The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-01
wATERTowN AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.

wArERTowN AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE.-The receipts were 1870 head.
The market was inactive but steady. Com
mon to good lots of Northern sold at to &c
per Id. No fancy Offering
Among the sales we note the following:
BY +. II. Coolidge & Son. cows at $50, S36
and $50, and two fancy ones at $50 EACH by
A. Stone, two springers at 800 each; by &.
II. Merrill four cattle, average 1000 lbs. at
44c per Id, live weight; by |. G. Libby
Son, an extra good COW, warranted TO give
twenty quarts of milk per day, at 500; by j.
ID. Hosmer, one pair of working oxen girthing
seven feet and two inches and weighing
3100 lbs, at S130 and other pairs not so
good, at 500, SlOj and 1925: by j. III. Fogg,
one new-milch cow at $40 and three spring
ers and three two-year-old heifers at $50 for
the lot.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
1880 head. The market was steady, sheep
selling at 81 to 44c and lambs at 4l to sic per
pound.
SwINE.-The receipts were PATS head.
The demand was fair, Northern dressed
selling at to Ole and Western live at At
to 45c per pound.
VEALs.-The supply of veals was 404
head. Prices ranged at p to &c per Id.
PoULTRY.-Live poultry was in fair sup
ply, mixed lots selling at to Sc and young
turkeys at 10c per pound
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote hides at
y to Sc per 10, calf-skins at to Toe per lb,
dairy skins at % to SOC each, lamb-skins
at 81 90 to 100 each, shearlings at 10 to 25c
each, Brighton talow at % to Sc and coun-
try at Il to &c per Id.
BOSTON COUNTRY PRODUCE.
BUTTER.-Although the stormy weather
crippled business, there has been fair
call for butter. Extra Northern cream
nrN coll Of IN 10 fra
creamery at q to 2Sc, choice do at 90
to dc, the finest Franklin county dairy
at q to 2Sc, good to choice do at "a to
26c, extra Vermont at % to 26c, choice
Northern dairy at "a to DC and fair to good
do at 16 to 19c per pound.
CHEEsE.-There has been no advance in
prices, yet the market is firm at quotations.
We quote extra Vermont at III to 12lc,
good to choice at 105 to l15c, common at to
&c and extra sage at 124 to 1870 per pound.
EGGs.-There has been firm market for
fresh-laid stock but for other grades the de-
mand has been quiet. We quote extra YER
mont lots at "a to &c, New. York extra at
"A to PC and choice Western at IL to pc
per dozen.
BEANs.-teuotations are well maintained.
! Choice hand picked Pea sell at S1.S0, Vel
low Eyes at S1.70 to S1.75, do screened at
$3.50 to $1.S5 and Red Kidneys at S1.75 per
bushel
POTATOES is a heavy supply of all
! grades and the market is somewhat weak.
Early Rose sell at 45 to 53c and Beauty of
! Hebrons at As to 55c per bushel.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market is quiet and
prices are not well maintained. We quote
choice prime hay at S17.00 to $500, fair to
! good at $1,000 to $17 90 and poor at $1,000 to
$3.50. Rye straw sells at Sl6.OO to SIT 90
and oat at So to 50 per ton.
BOSTON FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLoUR.-There is a continued dizziness in
this market, and any attempt to place large
lot would be attended with a concession
Fine goods sell at $40 to $3.50, supertine
at S2.75 to $500, common extras at 1925
to $40, Michigan roller at $3.50 to S4.60,
St. Louis roller at $40 and Minnesota
spring patents at S4.75 to S4.S5 per barrel.
GRAIN.-The shipments to Europe are
large and the market is in decidedly bet
ter condition. Corn sells at As to 51bc
and oats at 81 to 40c per bushel, as to
quality. Winter wheat shorts bring $1,000
to $500, spring wheat bran S1450 to $3.50
middlings $500 to $500 and cotton-seed
meal S23 per ton.
THE WOOL MARKET.
THERE is stronger tone to the market,
although as yet it is evinced by firmer hold
ing and increased inquiry rather than by
sales at higher figures. Foreign markets
show steady Improvement. Ohio Xxx
sells at 81 to SIC, Ohio X at "a to
35c, Michigan No. l at 81 to 3Sc, Cali
fornia pulled at 30 to 3Sc, Eastern Ore
gon at 10 to 25c, Maine supers at 43 to
45c, extra Western supers at 20 to 35c and
medium combing at "a to 35c per pound.
THE LUMBER TRADE.
THE demand has been rather light, partly
owing to the stormy weather. Prices are
unchanged, but show an easier tone. We
quote rough hemlock boards at $1,000 to
$1,000 and planed at ST. to SO; spruce
undertioors at SIG and Northern stock
boards at $50; extra sawed cedar shingles at
$500 to 1926 and irst-quality shaved at
S5.25; extra Aft. spruce clapboards at S27
to $50, clear at $50 to S27 and No. at S12
to Sl5; spruce and pine laths, $500 to 1925.