The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-22
Brighton and WATERFOWL
Live Stock.

straw, - 10 %.
Brighton and Watertown
Live Stock
VEALs.-Receipts, 100 head Sales were
steady. Prices ranged at % to per pound.
PoULTRY.-The receipts were two and
one-half tons. The ruling price was 10 to
129c per pound, live.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
1908 head. Sheep sold at % to 4lc and spring
lambs at to &c per pound.
SwINE.--The receipts were II 1884 head,
Northern dressed selling at to 7qc and
Western live at 81 to &c per pound.
CATTLE.-The receipts were 3,135 head.
The market was steady. Northern dressed
sold at to &c and fancy at I to Sc per ID.
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote Brighton
hides at to 64c and country lots at to sic
per ID; calf-skins, to &c per lb pelts, 75c to
S1,50 each; dairy-skins, 10 to 25c each /;
Brighton tallow, to 4lc and country lots
at to DC per pound.
Boston Produce.
BEANs.-Choice Vermont hand picked Pea
sell at $500 to $50, Mediums at 81. 40 to
S2.45 and Yellow Eyes at $40 to S2.75 per
buShel
CHEEsE.-The market is very dull but
receipts are not heavy. The supply is light
and prices are no lower. Choice sells at Sc.
Sage at to 95c per 10.
PoTAToEs.-The supply is large, demand
light, market dull and prices nominally
unchanged. Choice natives are selling at
S1.75 and $751; per barrel.
EGGs.-Recepts are heavy demand is
steady, but not equal to the supply and the
market is weak. Extra Vermont and New
Hampshire sell at 10 to 49, cents and West
ern at II to III cents.
HAY AND STRAw.-There is fair move
IpA in hnt array 10 1ul1 IA
lots sell at $500 to $1,000, fair to
good at S16 90 to SIS. 90 and poor at $500 to
$1,000 Rye straw brings $500 to $500
and oat $500 to $500 per ton.
BUTTER.-The market is overstocked with
everything but the finest creameres, de-
mand poor and business dull Choice
creameres are in light supply and are
trmer. Other grades are slow. Prices are
unchanged and except on choice grades are
in the buyer favor. equote extra North
ern creamery at PIC, extra Western cream
cry at poe, choice do at Isl to 19c, choice
Northern dairy at Is and fair to good do at
154 to 16!c per Id.
Flour and Grain.
GRAIN.-Corn sells at 81 to Gle and
oats at AL to 52c per bushel, as to quail
ity Winter wheat bran brings SO 90
spring wheat bran $1,000 to $3.50, mid.
dlings $1,000 to $2400 and cotton-seed meal
! $24 90 to $3.50 per ton
| FLoUR.-The market is steady. Spring
| wheat is higher, but not selling freely Mos
! of the business is done in winter wheats
| Carload lots of fine flour are selling at 81. &c
to $500, superfne at $2.S5 to $3.50, common
extras at 1926 to S4.57, Michigan roller al
S4.40 to $475, New York roller at $3.50 tC
| S5.15, st. Louis and Illinois clears at 81 .0(
to S4.25 and spring wheat patents at 50 II
to $3.50 per barrel.
Wool.
THE sales of wool the past week have
been the largest ever recorded and although
they represent transactions of the previous
two weeks the aggregate of the three weeks
business is stupendous. These sales have
been accompanied by an advance in some
lines and a generally stronger feeling in the
market. Ohio XXX sells at 81 to 32c; Ohio
Xxx, SOC; Ohio X % to 29c: Michigan X, q
TO 28c; Michigan No. /, 81 to 32c; Main,
supers, 80 to 39c; Eastern A supers, 80 t,
35c; Eastern b supers, 81 to 34c; Western
supers, n to DC.
Lumber.
THERE is a moderate demand for Eastern
lumber, but the market is quiet. Clap
boards are the most active, there being
good call for both spruce and pine Spruc,
and hemlock boards are in fair demand
The market for shingles is quiet The de
mand for spruce laths has been moderate
with prices easier for cargo lots, but steadil.
quiet by rail.