The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-01
HIGHER MAPLE SUGAR PRICES
Were Secured This Year Through Yer
mont Exchanges.

1 Success has marked the work of tie
Vermont Maple Products Cooperative
Exchange to a greater degree than had
been even anticipated, according TO q
statement recently issued by Amos j.
Eaton, manager of the exchange, with
headquarters in Essex Junction, in CON
ference with Il. b. Cornwall, president
of the Vermont Farm Bureau fedora
ton, which has been cooperating with
Mr.. Eaton In carrying out the program
of the exchange.
This maple products marketing assoc
citation, though organized only last
spring, has already disposed of $500
gallons Of syrup and 1885 pounds Of
sugar up To Oct, |. 1t has approx
| mately $500 gallons in bulk in stock
at the present time, also 1000 GALLONS
| in tin and glass and 1000 pounds If
sugar. Altogether, l4,637 gallons of
syrup have been received from the
members and consgnees. OF this
amount s,425 gallons have been number
one quality; 1850 gallons have been
number two; and 1852 gallons number
three quality,
In grading sugar, the exchange mas
graded so per cent more in the number
one class than did the dealers presi.
ously. Advance prices paid BY the ex-
change were 90 cents for number sire.
IS cents for number two and 60 cents
for number three. All of the number
two and number three grades have been
sold. Final payments to producers will
be made in December, sometime before
Christmas
1t is figured that the exchange has
paid higher prices to producers than
they could get from any other source.
except through private trade. Where
producer has had good private trade.
the exchange has not attempted to get
him to market his sugar through them,
but rather has advised that he keep
his private trade and get all that he
could for the sugar.
Consignees, who are not members OF
the exchange, but who desire to mar
ket all or some part of their product
through the exchange, are allowed to
do so on basis of final settlement ten
per cent of the regular price, or an ad
vance of 70 cents for number one and
so cents for number two, they to pay
their own transportation charges.
The total receipts Of the exchange up
TO Oct. ], amounted to $25 ,204.7l. while
the total disbursements were S25,074.05.
leaving a cash balance of $4,000. In
addition to this the exchange has in &C.
counts receivable, material in stock, |
packing cases and tins and material in |
bond, assets amounting to a total Of !
Sl5,32l.55. There are liabilities to off- /
set this which amount TO ss,70707,
leaving balance on the right side OF /
the ledger of S6,6l44S.
As the fan market II now opening /
up for grade one sugar and is likely to l
continue throughout the fall and early /
winter, the prospects are good for dis
posing of all Of the maple products /
which the exchange now has on hand
before the new crop begins TO come IN.
Those who have watched the growth III
the exchange during the first season
feel very well satisfied with the prog
ress which has been made and antici.
pate an even better season in 1923. The
exchange did not plan TO handle a large
amount OF sugar the first season as the
organization was really an experiment.
But even with the small amuont han
He'd, the price was increased TO the pro-
iucer, and plans are being made TO
cover the entire state next season.
The locals now having membership
IN the exchange are; Mount Mansfield,
10 members; Franklin county, i mem.
bers; Central Vermont, Il members;
upper Winooski, 10 members; Glover.
nine members; Cancels Hump. eight
members; Danville. seven members;
central Orange couDty, seven members.
In addition 20 these, there were Ii con.
'ienees who marketed all or part If
heir product through the exchange this
asst season.