The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Current Weekly Comment.

CoRN.-The supply of corn for local use
has been small during the week, but the de-
mand is light and prices have worked down
from % to 81,
OATs.-The market has shown an easier
feeling during the week, and prices have
gradually declined. New oats are offered
| to arrive this month at from 80 to Sole
CHEEsE.-Receipts are moderate but
there is no improvement in the demand and
the market is ruling shade easier than
last week Medium and low grades are
dull and easy.
BEANS. - Receipts con tinue light, but
there is no improvement in the condition of
the market. Best domestic marrow pea are
dull and choice mediums sell very slowly.
Red kidneys dull and easy.
EGGs.-Receipts are running heavy for
this season of the year, and receivers are
having hard work to keep fairly we'll
cleaned up. There is some accumulation
of Eastern and nearby and prices are barely
sustained
PoTAroKs.-The market has been we'll
supplied, and Bristol Ferry and Jersey
stock have ruled fairly steady. Native
stock is coming in freely and best lots have
been selling generally at S175 per barrel,
with some common at S1.5O per barrel.
PoULrRY.-Choice Western fowls have
ruled steady for the past week, but the de-
mand has not been active. Good turkeys
keep well sold up. Northern and Eastern
receipts are light, and sales are in small
lots only. Live fowls are steady Chick
ems are selling well when Of good size.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market is quiet,
and sales have ruled very slow thus far
this month. The best grades of hay are
steady in price, and fancy cars are yet
quoted at full prices. The market is still
supplied with lower and medium grades of
hay, and such rule easier in price. Rye
straw is quiet
BUTTER.-Receipts have been little larger
than last week. but there has been no sur
plus of fine goods, and the market has been
ruling higher on best grades OF fresh made.
Strictly extra Northern dairy is in limited
supply and easy. No improvement in imi-
tation creamery or ladle goods. Box butter
firm for fine grades. Trunks in full supply.
FLouR.-The demand for flour has been
more quiet during the past week, and trade
has again subsidized to hand-to-mouth bust
ness. The tendency has been weaker, and
general values are about 10c lower to sell.
Buyers have no confidence in the future
and purchase only such supplies as they are
forced to have. New wheat tlours are now
coming in quite freely and meet with gen.
eral satisfaction Low grades are nominal
LUMBER.-The lumber market is probably
the weakest known for months There is
very little buying, and what lumber there is
being moved is at the lowest prices made
this season. The dealers now hope that
the receipt of cargoes will not be too free
this month, for If they are, with the lack Of
interest buyers are taking in the market, a
decentralization of the market is likely TO
take place. just at present such thing
does not seem likely to occur, as many of
the mills are down. East of the Penobscot
the mills are down, owing to the lack of
water supplies, but on the Penobscot there
is neither water nor logs enough to enable
the mills to run. The shipment of Nova
Scotan cargoes to this market has fallen off
considerably in the past few weeks.
WooL.-The market is dull, sluggish and
unsatisfactory. Sales have been markedly
limited all along the line. The attendance
Of manufacturers has been light, and the
inquiry decidedly restricted. That in the
face OF a slack demand prices should re-
main absolutely unchanged as indeed they
are, is most convincing evidence OF the
strength with which the staple is held.
Wool is owned at comparatively high
prices. The leather syndicate for example,
took over a million pounds of Utah, Wy
oming and Idaho in the bags, for which
they paid all the way from IL to 12tc. The
average secured cost OF the wool is 33 to 35
cents. On to-day's market they could barely
get rid of their wool and get their money
back. Like the other heavy owners OF eI-
pensive wool, however, the syndicate is
well suppliedsaTith funds, and content to
wait 70, the ance which is predicted for
September. "