The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
Current Weekly Comment.

OATs.-Trade is ruling moderate, with
prices about the same as a week ago, al
though values have been higher since our
last report.
EGos.-Receipts have been liberal. The
weather has been hot, and demand for the
general run of stock very light. There is a
fair call for strictly fresh stock.
CoRN.-The general market has shown
stronger tone since our last report. but at
the close prices are easier, with the demand
confined to meeting pressing needs.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market continues
quiet, with general conditions about the
same. Buyers are paying full quotations
for the best hay, but low grades are in full
supply and dull. Rye straw is quiet; oat
straw moves slowly.
BEANs.-Receipts continue moderate and
the market firm for choice stock of all kinds.
Demand has not been very active, but there
has been enough doing to sustain further
slight advance in prices, and at the close the
market is ruling about &c higher than last
week.
PoULTRY.-Eastern receipts are still light.
Late sales of spring chickens have been at
80 to Soc for choice, but these prices are not
expected to hold long. Western iced fowls
have been plenty, selling at the close at y to
91c. Live chicke as sell at 20 to 22c, but an
increase in receipts would cause lower
prices.
LuMBER.-The demand for lumber con-
tinues very fair indeed, some good orders
having been placed. The mills claim to be
fairly busy on orders taken at old prices.
The cargo mills are also doing we'll and
have been getting advanced prices. In
boards there has been nothing doing. Short
lumber is quiet,
BurrER.-There has been little change in
the condition of the market during the
week. Receipts of the best grades continue
heavy, and large proportion OF the ar
rivals go directly into cold storage. Prices
hold as last quoted Fine northern cream.
cry is in demand at 19c, but there are few
lots offering under 49, and 2Oc Extra
western is in steady demand at Is and 10tc,
with some special marks higher. Low
grades are quiet and easy
CHEEsE-There has been large supply
offering the past week and only moderate
demand. Prices have been ruling about
the same as last quoted, the best large
northern selling in small way at y to SC.
| But the outside Is an extreme price and
only realized for strictly perfect stock, of
whice. there is but little to be had. Most
lots are more or less defective from the eff
fects OF heat and have to be sold accord
ingly.
FLoUR.-The market shows continued abb
sence of life, the cost of supplies from the
mills being yet above what many 1obbers
are putting out their goods for from second
hands. AS long as the trade has got flour
millers are asking to ship, it is difficult to
get up much Of business. The feeling is
that the present full advance has been
greater than the market was entitled to on
wheat conditions, and this induces buyers
TO hold back.
WooL.-The market continues as active
and strong as last week. There is no fur
Their advance to be quoted. There can be
none till foreign wool advances and makes
room for ours. There has been a good at
tendance the past week and the activity of
the buyers for the Pacific and for the Man.
chester mills has encouraged holders ma
terially There are numerous bull features
to the Market and were it not for low prices
abroad 1t Is difficult to see what could pre-
vent RISE American woods are now pretty
closely sold out, and the same is true Of
! 1898 Australian. We are facing the cam
paign with no supplies but new woods, and
these, as far as Americans are concerned,
were purchased at prices above rather than
below the equivalent Of current rates at the
| seaboard