The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-17
Current Weekly Comment.

CoRN.-The market has worked down yet
more in sympathy with the lower price to
ship from the West, with the general de-
mand quiet.
BEANs.-Receipts have been very light for
the past week, but there has been no lack
of supplies as yet. Demand is slack and
sales are in small lots Yellow eyes and
red kidneys are having moderate sale at
quotations.
OATs.-The market is quiet, with prices
quoted abont &c below the figures of last
week, although at the close a better tone is
noticeable. The range on clipped white
334 to 44c with other grades down as to
quality and color.
FLoUR.-The recent break in the price of
wheat has demoralized the market for -four,
and general prices have been marked down
in sympathy. The demand has fallen off
until at present no one will buy without
they are forced to have supplies at once.
Low grades are dull, and prices are nomi-
nally lower.
EGGs.-Receipts have fallen off consider
ably, while the demand has been more
active and choice fresh stock has been
gradually working upward. Fancy nearby
stock is scarce. Eastern extras also in
light supply. Western are still out of favor.
CHEEsE.-Receipts have not been very
large this week, but more than enough for
the demand. Buyers have been holding off
and receivers have been obliged to shade
prices fraction in order to do any business.
Best large northern are dull at to Sic and
it takes an extra mark of twins to bring SIC.
Fair to good grades are very dull, at to &c.
POULTRY We have had a very steady
market for the past week. Western fowls
have been in good fair supply and have kept
very well sold up at l2c but at the close IL
is an outside price. Turkeys firm. Western
chickens have been plenty, and most lots
all all IAs.N
chickens and fowls sell in small lots at full
quotations Live fowls steady. Live chick
ems plenty and lower.
HAY.-The market is firm for choice hay
and such will sell at top prices, but offer
ings are composed largely OF lower grades.
For the best New York and Canada sales
have been recorded above extreme prices
quoted, but there is so little of that kind OF
hay about that it cuts but small Inquire IN
the market Low gr ides are quoted steady.
BUrTER.-The receipts have been very
heavy gain this week Demand has been
slack Buyers for cold storage are pretty
we'll stocked up, and best northern cream
cry is hard to place at over 1Sac, although
the finest marks are generally held at l9c.
Western creamery Is more or less defective
as a rule and most sales OF best marks are
at II to 17ac, but strictly extra stock will
still bring lSc Medium and low grades are
dull and weak.
us Wcch las Docu a lopobiblOh
of last. Trade has been rather light, the
yard men apparently having good stocks:
The car mills have been getting the most OF
the business, yet they have done less than
heretofore. Cargoes have sold very slow
indeed and some concessions have been
made in price. Short lumber has shared in
the quiet with spruce and other lumber.
Clapboards are in moderat request and are
firm because not plentiful Shingles are
quiet. Lath is steady. The m )vement in
boards is confined to pine and hemlock va
rietes. Box boards are very quiet
WooL-We have again to report an active
market and heavey sales OF well nigh every
thing but fleeces The market generally
has ri zen abort two cents the secured pound
since last week, and 10 now about six cents
the secured pound above the lowest point
reached. This is an advance in a month OF
| about twenty per cent, most encouraging
record. The attendance Of manufacturers
has again been liberal, and large proper
| ton Of the sales are to consumers, the price
now being rather too high TO encourage
| further speculation. 1t is also notable
fact that the heavy sellers are the dealers.
| The rush for wool in the West has resulted
| In cutting down consignments very ma
terially, though the growers who sold early
would, OF course, have obtained more money
il they had shipped their woods as usual
and obtained the full benefit of the rise.
The inquiry for all grades of medium wool
| continues brisk, the advance being even
sharper than on the finer varieties. -Com.
mercial Bulletin.