The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.

WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.
CATrLE.-The receipts were 1928 head
The market was steady at to 7Ic per ID,
with no fancy lots Offering Among the
sales we note the following: By |. c. Libby
Son. young store stock at q to BIC per 10,
live weight by j. b. Remicl, two spring
ers at $50 each; byJ. Meloy, one nice mich
COW at $50, one at $50 and one at $50; by
f. III. Coolidge, three springers at $40 per
head by j. S. Henry, thirty cows, all the
way from $50 to S65 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
1898 head. Trade was steady at % to- sc
for sheep and to Gle per 10 for lambs.
SwINE.-The receipts were 1867 head.
The market was firm, Northern dressed
selling at to 63c and Western live at 81 to 5Ic
per pound.
VEALs.-The supply of veals was IA
head The market was more steady and
firm at p to &c per pound
PoULTRY,-Therew were 1900 pounds upon
the market, chicks selling at 124c and hens
at 10c per pound.
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote hides at
u to Sc per 10, calf-skins at s to lie per h.
dairy skins at % to SOC EACH lamb-skns
at 30 to 65c each, shearings at 10 to 25c
each, Brighton tallow at q to SC and coun-
try at Il to &c per Id.
BOSTON COUNTRY PRODUCE.
BUTTER.-Trade continues rather mod
crate, but the market has a firm tone and
most receivers are asking little more than
last week. The offerings of Northern cream
cries are very light and prices are well
maintained. We quote extra Northern
creamery at q to DC, extraWestern creamery
at 10 to 20c, choice do at 16 to TIC, the finest
Franklin county dairy at 16l to lie, good to
choice Northern dairy at IA to 15c and fair
! to good do at II to 13c per pound.
EGGs.-The market is very dull. Receipts
are plenty and there is little demand.
Strictly choice fresh laid stock is in moder-
ate supply and good demand, but prices
are nominal. Ice-house stock is not wanted
at any price. Extra Vermont lots sell at 15l
to 17ic New York extra at lie and choice
Western at 14lc per dozen.
BEANs.-There is very little change in
the market There are plenty of pea and
medium beans, and for hard stock there
is moderate demand. We quote Pea
Beans at S1.75 to S1S5, Mediums at
S1.50, Yellow Eyes at 40 to S1.50 and Red
Kidneys at Sl.75 to $500 per bushel.
CHEEsE.-The market is firm and prices
are tending upward, although the demand
continues moderate Nothing is being done
in the low grades. We quote extra Vermont
at 81 to &c, good to choice at s to sic, common
at to &c and extra sage at % to 94c pei
pound.
HAY AND STRAw,-The demand is mod
crate and the market quiet. We quote
choice prime hay at $500 to $500, fair tC
good at $500 to $1,000 and poor at $1,000 to
$3.50. Rye straw sells at $1,000 to S17.0C
and oat at IS to $40 per ton.
PorAToEs.-The demand has been light
and the market dull, with downward ten.
dency. Early Rose sell at 60 to zoe and
Beauty of Hebron at 60 to zoe per bushel.
BOSTON FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLoUR.-The tone of the market continues
rather quiet and buying is done in {
somewhat hand-to-mouth manner. We
quote receivers prices as follows: Fine
goods sell at $3.50 to $3.50, superfine a
1913 to $500, common extras at 1925 tC
S3.40, Michigan roller at $3.50 to S4.60, st
Louis patents at $500 to So. and st. Loui.
clears at Sab to $4.30per barrel.
GRAIN.-In some respects the marke
is in buyers favor, but in others i
remains firm. Corn sells at 30 to 5S'
and oats at 37a to 4O4c per bushel, al
to quality. Winter wheat shorts brinl
$500 to $1,000, spring wheat bran S14V
to S14.50, middlings $1,000 to $3.50 anC
cotton-seed meal S22 per ton.
THE WOOL MARKET.
THERE is steady demand at quotations
The condition Of the goods market is promis
ing. Ohio Xxx sells at "a to Soc, Ohio X a
- to 33c, Michigan No. at SO to SIC
California spring at 20 to &c, Eastern
Oregon at % to Doc, Maine supers at 3Sc
extra Western pulled at 2S to 32c an,
medium combing at "a to 35c per pound.
THE LUMBER TRADE.
LATHs are in fair demand and ar
coming in quite freely, and frames sci
we'll. Prices are unchanged. We quot
rough hemlock boards at $1,000 t.
5000 and planed at 81 to 81; spruc
underhoors at SIG and Northern stock
boards at $50; extra sawed cedar shingles a
S3.25 to $3.50 and tirst-quality shaved a
1925; extra Aft. spruce clapboards at So
to 500, clear at S26 to $27 and No. at 81
to SIS; spruce and pine laths, S1.75 to Sl.9C