The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-01
Brighton and Watertown
Live Stock.

Live STOCK.
CArTLE.-The receipts were POI head.
Northern dressed sold at a to 63c and{ancy
at to . per pound.
SwINE.-The receipts were 19,454 head,
Northern dressed selling at to Tic and
Western live at to 6fc per pound.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
9,424 head. Lambs were firm Sheep sold
at 3 to 54c and lambs at % to &c per pound.
VEALs.-Receipts, 800 head. There was
a steady demand. Prices ranged at % to
&c per pound.
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote Brighton
hides at to &c and country lots at IS to &c
per lb calf-skins, 6 to &c per ID; sheared pelts,
Soc to $l15 each; dary-skins, II to 25c each;
Brighton tallow, to &c and country lots
at II to &c per pound.
Boston Produce.
EGGs.-The demand is fair, with prices the
same as quoted last week. Vermont sell
at u to pc and held lots at II to 20c per doz.
PoTAToEs.-T The market is firm for
choice stock. Good lots of Early Rose sell
at so to Soc, Hebrons at Is to SOC and Bur
banks at soc per bushel
BEANs.-Choice hand-p picked Pea sell at
$40 to 1918, Mediums at $3.50 to S2.55,
Yellow Eyes at $3.50 to S2.5j and Red Kid
neys at $3.50 to $3.50 per bushel.
CHEEsE.-The demand is improving and
prices are strictly maintained. The stock
is rather light. Extra Vermont sells
at II to 13c, good to choice at IL to 12c,
common at to 10c and extra sage at Is to
13Ic per pound.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market is steady,
with fair demand at quotations. Choice
hay sells at $1,000 to Sl70G, fair to good
at S14.00 to $500 and poor at $1,000 to
$3.50. Rye straw brings $500 to $3.50
and oat $500 to $1,000 per ton.
TIT. l.. Il
Prices are slightly advanced and are well
held. The supply is not large, and there is
not more than enough to last through the
season. We quote extra Northern creamery
at 81 to 29c, extra Western creamery at 30 to
32c, choice do at % to &c, the finest Franklin
county dairy at % to 30c good to choice do
at "a to &c, choice Northern dairy at % to
24c and fair to good do at 20 to 22c per pound.
Flour and Grain.
FLoUR.-The market is steady and firm.
Carload lots of fine flour are selling at $3.50
to So 90, superfne at $3.50 to $40, common
extras at 1926 to $3.50, Michigan roller
at S4 % to $3.50, New York roller at 81 20
to S4.75 St. Louis and Illinois clears at 81 %
| to 81 % and spring wheat patents at 5000 TO
| 1913 per barrel.
GRAIN-Corn sells at 624 to 66c and
! oats at 80 to 46bc per buShel, as to quail
ity. Winter wheat bran brings 5000 TO
500 80, spring wheat bran S2l 90 TO S2l LOO,
middlings $500 TO S24.00 and cotton-seed
meal S23.25 per ton.
Wool.
THERE is a slightly improved tone noticed,
and although there has been no general adj
vance in prices vet the decline has abated.
Ohio Xxx sells at 81 to 32Ic, Ohio X at 30 to Bic
Michigan No. at "a To 35c, Maine supers AT
40 to 43c and extra Western supers at 20 to
2Sc per pound.
Lumber.
| THE cold and stormy weather has etfec-
tually interfered with trade and the demand
for Eastern lumber this week has been
next to nothing, with the exception OF
the trade in box-boards, which are still
in good demand at full prices. North
bad weather. Orders for random and
dimension lumber are rather scarce. We
quote as follows Rough hemlock boards
sell at $1,000 to 5000 and planed dc
at $500; the best clear spruce floor boards
at $500 to $3.50, coarse at $1,000 to S13.Ot
and refuse at $500 to $500; one-inch box
boards at S120 TO Is 90 and seven-eighths dc
at S11.00 to 1l.50; Eastern sawed cedar
shingles at $40 to S3.62l, clear do at $500
to S3,l28 best shaved shingles at S5.25,
other grades at S3.25 to S4.75 and No.
spruce at S1.25 to $3.50; extra four-foo
spruce clapboards at $1,000 TO S27 90, dc
clear at 1914 to $500 and other grades
at Sl2to $1,000; pine and spruce laths a
$500 to 1925 and spruce underiioors a
S10,5O TO S1l.00.