The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-12
Current Weekly Comment.

BEANs.-Receipts have been light and the
market for white beans has taken sharp
upward turn. Yellow eyes firm at QUOTA
tions. Red kidney steady
OATs.-The tone of the market is quiet,
with prices ruling rather easier as whole.
At the close sales of No. clipped are noted
at about 39Ic, while lower grades of clipped
sell at 800
CoRN.-The market has weakened during
the past few days. with the general trade
dull. At the close values are easy, with
steamer yellow on track at about go TO cole,
while lower grades range down as to quality.
EGGS The market was dull and weak
for day or two following our last weekly
report, owing to the extremely hot weather,
but since then it has been cooler and there
has been a good fair demand at steady
prices. Eastern extras in light supply and
firm.
BUTTER.-Receipts have been heavy but
not unusually large for this season of the
year, and have had steady fair demand at
the range OF prices quoted in our last weekly
report; But the finest northern creamery
is hard to sell at anything over 19c, although
a good many lots are held higher. The I'M
der grades remain quiet and easy.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market for choice
hay is quoted about steady with quiet
trade in progress. There is a dull tone to
all grades below choice, and on poor hay it
is difficult to induce buyers to take hold at
even very low prices. The market for low
grade hay is as dull as at any time yet.
Rye straw is quiet and the market is steady.
Dat straw dull.
CHEEsE-Receipts have been light, and
the market pretty closely sold up and hrmer,
but owing to the hot weather there is but
little desirable stock offering. Strictly fine
large northern are in light supply and bring
&c. but most lots are more or less defective
and have to go at 7lc or less. Sage cheese
has very little demand and brings no more
than plain. Ohio flats in light supply.
PoULTRy.-Northern and eastern receipts
are light and sales are in small lots Spring
chickens ruling lower and have to be
choice and of good weight to bring over
soc. Old cocks dull and easy. Very little
call for turkeys, and prices have ruled low
and irregular, some closing out at &c. Live
fowls in steady fair demand. Live spring
chickens range from 20 to 25c per pound,
WooL.-The market is decidedly more
active, though on speculative account. The
sales of domestic wool are larger than last
week. This demand has not come from
manufacturers wholly, but to considerable
extent from dealers. New wool has been
sold in sizable blocks the last week. In
spite Of the determined opposition OF buyers.
in spite OF cheap foreign woods, the early
purchases Of woods have at least been sold
without loss, though at prices that scarcely
justify the latest developments OF boom in
the West which continues undated.
FLouR.-The wheat market has shown an
easier tone the past week, and at the close
the price of flour is rather weaker At the
high prices asked by the mills, not much
business has been done, as buyers yet have
lower cost goods that they are willing to let
go at about 20 to 25c below the prices that
the mills are asking. Until these lower
cost goods get cleared up out of the way
there will be little call for supplies. Buy
ers look upon the present advance as largely
speculative, and do not think it will hold
long. Low grade flours continue dull.
NORTHERN AND EASTERN LUMBKR.-There
is fair number Of orders being placed for
spruce lumber, both car and cargo. The
former is quite firmly held in price, as the
combination mills are making every effort
to maintain values, and they are doing it
quite successfully, Some Of the small out
side mills are cutting prices, but only to
slight extent and are on the whole real
izing the benefits of the combined efforts
of the other manufacturers. The cargo
mills also that are not in the combination
are profting by the list prices, and are get.
ting far higher values than they have real
lied in the past two years. Both hemlock
and pine boards are in fair demand. Box
] boards are very quiet Short lumber quiet.