The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-10

stocks of maple sugar ana syrup III tie
producing regions on Feb. Is, 1921, and
4 comparison of the stocks on hand last
wear. The report states:
"These reports. indicate that about
3ls 500 pounds OF maple sugar and
las. 600 gallons Of syrup were held by
producers and local dealers in the pro-
ducjnc regions on Feb. 10, 1921, as com
pared with 1876 900 pounds Of sugar and
09,700 gallons of syrup on the same
date last year Combining sugar and
svrup together. allowing eight pounds
OF sugar for one gallon of syrup, there
were on hand this year tFeb. - l,5Ol,-
400 hounds. compared with G3,aOO
pounds last wear. This years stocks
are large compared with the holding OF
one wear apo. tho increase being 63
per cent but compared with the pro
duction Of 1920 the stocks on Feb. -,
1921. were comparatively small II
is not customary to carry over large
stocks Of maple sugar or syrup from
one year 10 another.
"While many spondents report
cd no stocks on hand, there were 9TH
crs who reported much larger amounts
on hand than usual. some being held
by producers and some by the maple
product companies who buy direct from
the producers
The same report shows that Yer
mont in 1920 produced 3,o65,o0 pounds
II sugar aud 100000 gallons Of syrup.
This production was greater than any
of the other states which reported. he
total production for the IL states was
7.52s, Gao pounds of sugar and 1905.
SIS gallons of syrup. The following
comment Is quoted for Vermont, Deal
.ers have more stock than usual on
hand. Producers have been holding
more than usual for their home use;
thew feared another shortage Of granu-
lated sugar,
The Dairy Producers Market
Market MIX With the present low.
er prices for milk and with the in
crease in consumption the markets for
whole milk are in a better condition
than they have been for some time
past The condensaries in many parts
of the country are operating again, and
the present firm condition Of the but
ter and cheese markets Is helping TO
readiust the market conditions on milk.
Butter-The butter markets are IN
firm condition. Both fresh and held
butter arc moving into trade chan
nels at firm and high prices The out
of storage movement il large and there
ia a strong demand Al the present time
on the New York market for salt and
unsalted butter in 90 and 30 pound
tubs.
Chcese-Cheese has resisted the re
cent price declines to a greater degree
than the other dairy products. There ls
a demand for high quality whole milk
cheese. The wholesale price for fresh
made cheese Is 23c 70 PC per pound.
Cheese shipped to New York should
not he colorcd too highly as that mar
ket demands q colorless cheese or q
straw colorcd cheese. The cheese should
he shipped ono in box.
Pot and Bakers--There i a limited
demand for fresh hoop cheese A. 50
per can. There Is no demand for stor-
ago pot or bakers cheese. Cold stor-
ago reports show that there is $4,000
mounds Of this cheese in storage more
than ~ this time last year.
Swiss-The demand is good for both
/ foreign and domestic make. There j.,
however. very little foreign cheese ar
| irving. The prevailing wholesale nrices
are as follows: Fancy. Goa SIC; No. !,
4oa SOC No. ., 2s63Oc; foreign, fancy
| 746 T5c.
Cream Shipments--Weight 81 10 cal.
Ions of cream Of different percentages
Of butterfat: