The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-04
Current Weekly Comment.

OATs.-The market has ruled fairly steady
during the past week, but the trend has
been lower as a whole Mixed oats are
nominal
POTATOES - Receipts have been quite
light for the past week, but there has also
been very slack demand and prices show
no Improvement
BEANs.-Receipts have been moderate
the past week, but demand has also been
slack. Prices remain about as last quoted.
Yellow eyes steady; red kidney dull.
CoRN.-The market is quiet and it does
not take much to meet buyers needs. Sup.
plies to ship from the West have been scarce
of late, and this tends to keep spot supplies
steady.
CHEEsE.-Receipts include I'll boxes for
export. There was dull market last week,
and although prices for fine September and
October northern are held unchanged, no
sales are reported except in small lots.
Good early made stock has moderate sale.
PoULTRY.-The arrivals for Thanksgiving
were considerably lighter than last year
and the market at the close was very closely
sold up. There is light supply Offering
and moderate demand. Prices are some-
what unsettled and will probably ease off
as the supply increases.
BUTTER.-Receipts are moderate, and as a
large proportion of the arrivals are more or
less wintry, the supply of strictly fine fresh
ClcdmoIy Is TuuuluR llRuu, duu pTlC6S LOT
such goods have tirmer tendency. There
is not much change in medium low grades.
June goods are in steady demand and
shade firmer.
HAY AND SrRAw.-The demand for hay is
moderate but the stocks on hand have been
considerably reduced and this gives more
tone to value. Choice hay is in light stock,
and fancy cars will command full quota
tions, while there is a better demand for
medium and lower grades. Rye straw is
quiet with the market steady.
EGGS. - There has been little if any
change in the condition of the market dur
ing the week past. Re ,eipts are fairly lib
eral but only very small proportion are
strictly fresh and occasional fancy lots COM
mand premium. Common grades of fresh
gathered and refrgerators are offering
! freely at former prices and have only a
moderate sale.
FLoUR.-The demand for -four has been
| very dull the past week, while prices for
spring whe ats have been forced down yet
more in the competition for trade. Winter
wheat fours are now quoted considerably
above the price of springs but they meet
with liHle call, buyers using the latter
wherever they can be substituted. Low
| grade 1ours are dull.
LUMBER.-The season in the East has
practically closed, as most of the mills have
shut down. Boards are in very fair re quest,
spruce and hemlock selling the readiest,
while pine boards rather lack in life. Box
| boards of all kinds are rather quiet. In
short lumber there is little of interest tran
spring. Clapboards are in moderate re-
quest only and shingles are quiet.
WooL.-Sales for the week, 1929, 800
pounds. The London sales were cheerful
surprise to the greater part of the trade, for
it generally expected that wool would go off
from five to ten per cent AS the reverse
was the case, there is a somewhat more
cheerful feeling among the trade and:pre-
dictions of an advance in prices and large
sales again by midwinter are numerous.