The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-23
Current Weekly Comment.

OATs.-The market has ruled quiet during
the week, with prices showing an easier
tone at the close compared with a week ago.
PoTAToEs.-The market for fancy stock
ruled fair during the past week, with gen.
eral prices on steady basis White stock
quiet and unchanged in prices.
EGGs.--The market is firm for all goods
that are fresh but lost lots coming in show
more or less mixture of old eggs. Eastern
receipts range very uneven in quality,
hence few lots bring full prices.
CoRN.--The spot market has been moder-
ately supplied, and prices obtained have
shown premium over the cost to ship.
The bulk of the receipts has been for ex-
port. The demand rules quiet.
BEANS. - The market for all kinds of
beans has been slow, and consumers are not
disposed to buy ahead of daily needs, ex-
cept at concessions in price. In the mod
crate way supplies are needed, quotations
dull.
CHEEsE.-The market closes firm, and
choice September made lots will command
better prices. For September twins of
choice mild quality 10Ic is readily obtained
and many lots are held above this figure
Early made goods are quoted irmer, but the
improvement is less. marked than on late
made goods.
HAY AND STRAW. - The hay market is
quiet, and general values are only fairly
maintained. The best hay sells most read
lily, but the business above SIT 80 to SIS is
small. Grades of hay more common in
quality are selling slowly, and for such the
market is weak and in buyers favor. Rye
straw is scarce, and lots here would COM
mand full quotations.
BUTTER.-The market has ruled steady
during the week, with a good fair trade in
fresh stock of choice flavor. Northern
creamery that is showing choice flavor sells
at 23c, while the range is down as to quail
ity. Northern dairy butter takes a wide
range, but choice Vermont lots sell up to
19c. June creameries are in fair demand
and steady in price. Imitation and ladle
goods are quiet.
LUMBER There is fair movement in
boards of all kinds, spruce and hemlock
particularly being in request. There is some
call also for pine boards. Box boards just
now are slow Of sale, the box manufacturers
falling to realize very good business up to
date. In short, lumber business is only
moderate. Clapboards are selling very well
and are bringing full prices. Dealers are
complaining of supplies. Shingles are very
quiet
FLoUR.-The market has ruled quiet, and
it is only in a moderate way as a general
rule that sales are being made. The price
| for spring patents has generally been ad-
vanced to $375 for choice brands. by those
mills inside OF the combination, but buyers
are not disposed to take much at that price.
Winter fiours are held steady, but they sell
hard, their cost being so close to spring
patents that buyers usually prefer the lat
| ter Low grades are dull.
| PoULTRY.-The receipts Of poultry have
been larger during the past week, and,
under moderate demand, prices have
ruled easier. Choice fat turkeys are steady,
but skinny lots are hard to sell at any
price, and the same can be said of other
poultry. Fancy Northern chickens sell up
TO full prices, but many common lots COM
ing in have to clean up low. Live poultry
| sells hard and sales have to be at low
prices owing to the supply of dressed stuff
| on the market
WooL.-The Commercial Bulletin reports
marked falling off from the recent large
sales. The heavy sales made last week and
the week before were mostly big blocks of
staple woods to the large worsted mills.
| Some large worsted mills that have been
running almost exclusively on foreign woods
have been among the largest purchasers of
domestic woods in the last two weeks. The
difference in price between domestic and
foreign is now so wide that they cannot
afford to use the latter as extensively as
before.