The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-02
Current Weekly Comment.

CORN. Values have generally worked
dow from our last report, but the market
is steady, with the demand quiet at the close.
EGGs.-Receipts continue pretty full, but
the offerings of strictly choice fresh stock
are light. Prices have been ruling very
steady.
OATS - The demand for oats has been
quiet, but. under light offerings on spot,
prices are quoted about steady. Mixed oats
are dull.
B~EANs.-Ther has been more demand for
white beans for the past week, and a fairly
steady market for choice hand picked do
mestic marrow pea and medium. Screened
stock hard to place. Yellow eyes more
plenty, lower and dull. Red kidneys dull.
PoTAToEs.-There has been a very good
demand from the city trade, but, with no
out-of-town business of consequence, the
outlet is altogether too small for the heavy
arrivals, and the competition between sellers
is so sharp that some very low prices are
being made.
oHEEsE.-Trade has been quiet since our
last report, but, under the influence OF
stronger advices from other markets, thste
is a little better feeling here. Extra North
efh twins continue in moderate demand.
Large sizes are In limited demand. Fair to
good grades dull and easy.
PoULTRY.-There has been a good fair
demand and a steady market for Western
fowls all the week. Chickens have had
only a moderate sale. Spring turkeys are
still dull, but are beginning to show some
Improvement in quality and at the close
are selling still more readily than last week.
Live fowls are in steady dem and.
HAY m STRAw.-The market for choice
hay is yet quite steady, with fancy cars
still quotable at former prices. On grades
below the best the tone ia easy, and in some
instances prices are being cut to a more or
less extent. There is yet considerable old
hay OF common grade to clean up, which
weakens the market. Rye straw is in mod
crate demand.
There is a dull and u~nsatis-
factory market for the general run Of stock.
There has been the usual demand for small
lots OF fancy fresh-made Northern creamery
in assorted sizes, and such stock keeps well
sold up to pc. Common to good grades in
full supply and hard to place. Fin imits-
ton creamery in small packages rules
steady; large tubs very dull. Nothing doing
in ladle goods.
FLoUR.-The market has been unsettled
and values have followed the price of wheat
to a considerable extent. The high price
asked for winter wheats, compared with the
cost OF spring patent, has hurt trade in the
former, and buyers are taking the latter as
they want supplies, as a rule. The lower
grades OF winter and spring wheats are dull
and unchanged. There is little doing in low
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WooL.-At the time of the falling off of
the demand in midsummer, The Commercial
predicted a dull market till the
September wool auctions, TO be followed by
an improvement at that time. The predic-
ton has been exactly fulfilled. The sta
situation was too strong for the
European bears, who always attempt to
drag down prices. The advance in Europe
has been followed by a brisk demand here.
LUMBER There are fewer cargoes being
here than ordinarily, fortunately
for prices, as there is not demand enough to
take what is ordinarily shipped on this
There are quite a lumber Of poor
sent in here which sell at very low
prices. The car mills, which ship pretty
good stock, are getting rather better prices
in some cases. AS q rule, however, they
are selling at the old figures. Clapboards
are selling as fast as they arrive and are
rather stronger. The shingle trade is look
ing up also. Business in boards is only
moderate.