The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-13
Current Weekly Comment.

EGGs.-There is full supply of every
thing except fancy fresh; such goods are
scarce and are ruling higher.
OATS. - The demand for oats has been
quiet, but spot offerings have not been ex-
cessive and values maintain fairly steady
tone.
BEANs-R Receipts have been heavy and
demand only moderate, with prices gen.
orally ruling lower and in buyers favor.
Yellow Eyes moving slowly.
CoRN-The spot market has been mea-
gerly supplied with old corn, and new corn
grading No. yellow has been sold at 43 to
45c on track while old corn of this grade is
Dominally higher.
CHEEsE.-Trade has been quiet the past
week, with very little change in the condi-
ton of the market. Fine late-made north
ern are still generally held higher but are
hard to place at anything above quotations.
Good early made stock is selling fairly.
BUTTER.-Trade has been very quiet the
past week. The export demand has dropped
off and the home trade is light. Prices hold
about as last quoted, but fresh creamery is
accommodating and concessions would have
to be made to move stocks freely. Fine
June.ereamery is steady but quiet.
HAY AND STRAw.-The demand for hay is
yet quiet but the market is firm for choice
grades and occasionally fancy cars sell
above quotations, The market is yet fully
supplied with grades below the best, and
for such prices are only fairly steady. Rye
straw is yet in moderate supply and fancy
cars sell even above quotations. Dat straw
is dull.
Observation-Disclosures continue heavy and
meet with dull sale at low and unsatis-
factory prices. There is no market this year
for anything except the best OF white stock.
Red varieties are not wanted, and Rose and
Dakota Red are simply unstable. There
is now two weeks supply on hand at the
roads, and future shipments should be in
cars prepared for winter weather.
POULTRY market continues heavily
stocked with all kinds and qualities Of
dressed poultry and the trade is dull and
dragging The demand has been more than
usually slack, owing to the warm weather.
Northern and eastern receipts cleaned up
fairly last week. Present indications are
that the supply for Thanksgiving will be
unusually large this year and prices lower
than common.
LUMBER.-The market values of spruce
and other Northern and Eastern lumber are
much stronger than they have been at any
time in months. Cargo stock, in fact Is
bringing about SlOO per thousand more
than they were some three or four weeks
ago. Frame stock from the mill is also
higher and stronger Short lumber is in
moderate request only, clapboards being in
particularly good demand. Shingles are
quiet
FLoUR.-The market has again relapsed
into a stagnant position, with not much
flour selling at any prize. The trade as a
rule have all the goods that they want at
present. and are not disposed to do much.
Winter wheat fiours are steady, but the de-
mand noted week ago has subsidized and
little is being sold The stock of flour in
market November / was 145 765 barrels,
Last months stock, 1872 6S barrels; last
year, 15l ,210 barrels.
WooL.-The market is much queter than
Of late and sales continue small. The in-
quiry last week was better than the eff
fective demands There was very fair
attendance of buyers on the lookout for
bargains. They were not willing TO pay
topping prices for woods, but slight shad.
ing here and there readily secured business.
This statement applies neither to Aus
tralian woods nor to fine washed tieeces,
whose cheapness, as compared to Austria
liam, has made them attractive at current
rates.