The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16
Current Weekly Comment.

PoTAroEs. Trade has been fair during
the week, but receipts have ruled liberal
and values are only fairly steady.
OATs.--Little demand is noted, but spot
supplies are small, and this keeps values
firm and lighter than the cost to ship from
the West
CHEEsE.-The market is lightly supplied
with choice late made cheese, and for such
values are ruling better. Common lots of
cheese are yet quiet.
EGGs.-There is a quiet demand noted,
but the market holds steady for goods that
are fresh, and such will sell at full prices.
Held stock is quiet and steady.
CoRN.-The spot market has been lightly
supplied, and prices on track are about 1c
more than is asked for supplies to ship.
The demand is quiet, aud it does not take
much to meet the necessities. of the trade.
BKANs.-Trade has been dull for all kinds
and any pressure to sell has to be at conces-
sions. Yellow eyes have arrived more
freely, and it has been hard work to clear
up shipments on the open market above
S1.50. Red kidney are in slow demand
General purchases are confined to small
lots.
PoULTRY.-The market has been literally
supplied with all kinds Of poultry and this
has had a tendency to weaken prices. There
is a slow call for turkeys and values yet
rule low. Northern chickens are getting
nOIo plonJlul. 1.-Two CulChcub are nuro
plentiful, and values rule low for all but
choice stock.
BUTTER.-The market is quiet, and goods
that are not up to the top in quality and
flavor yet sell slowly and at no better
prices. Choice lines of northern creamery
in assorted sizes that can show good flavor
are in steady demand but there is yet con-
siderable supplies on the market that have
to clean up low. June creamery quiet with
ladies dull.
HAY AND STRAw.-The hay market is
quiet, with conditions not materially
changed Choice hay sells fairly and at
steady prices, but the market is yet fully
supplied with lower and medium grades,
which are easy in price, and values for such
yet favor the buyer. Rye straw is showing
frmer tone, offerings being moderate.
Dat straw yet dull.
Observation-Disclosures are now pushing work
forward quite rapidly and are, in conse.
quence, taking considerable lumber. Prices
on frames are somewhat trmer and some OF
the better cargoes are bringing more. The
market in clapboards is quite strong owing
to the greater activity. Shingles are qulet
and without feature. Boards OF all kinds
are very quiet. Hemlock and pine boards
are moving fairly well, while i is generally
admitted that box boards are dull
F1ouR.-The market has been very dull
, the past week, with but little -four bought
for local use. There has been an increased
demand for export for winter fours, how
ever, but these goods are yet behind spring
patents in the volume OF business done.
The com animation among leading spring
patent mills yet holds. but the price has
been reduced to 1896 for choice brands.
Winter t1ours are moving very slowly and
are quoted about the same all along the
line. Low grade ti)urs are very dull.
WooL.-The business transacted during
the past week has been large aud compares
favorably with that of last week, says the
Commercial Bulletin For the three weeks
that have just closed there has been more
wool sold for actual consumption than at
any other similar period in this market. OF
the total of sales reported over 100000
pounds were of American growth The
firnness and high cost of foreign woods
have caused our manufacturers TO purchase
the domestic grades. Probably the small
supplies OF Australian and other foreign
woods that are now offering here has also
had much to do with the change in the
views OF buyers.