The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-04
Current Weekly Comment.

CoRN.-The market has ruled easy during
the week, and in sympathy with the decline
in values West the close is lower.
Eaas.-Receipts have been lighter and
there has been more demand, with a grad
ual advance in prices. At the close there is
a good demand for strictly choice fresh
stock.
CHEEsE.-Receipts have been very light
and a further advance Of about tc has been
established on fine cheese. Some of the
late sales Of large Northern have been at
Ste. Fair to good grades are moving slowly
and at about former prices.
OArs.-The demand rules quiet, but the
market is steady, and the business doing is
about at last weeks prices. Old oats are
yet commanding a premium over new, sales
OF the former being made at 80 to 32Ac. Our
quotations are for new oats.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts nave been heavier
and prices have been tending downward.
Aroostook Hebrons have been selling for
SOC and there has been a full supply offering.
Rose have only a moderate sale at 40 to 75c,
as to quality. Native stock more plenty
again.
BEANs.-Receipts have been very light
and there is only a limited supply OF white
beans offering, but trade is at a complete
standstill and prices are nominal. There
are but few yellow eyes in market. Red
kidneys are plenty and hard to place.
HAY AND STRAw.-The tone of trade is
dull, and there is yet an excessive supply
of low and medium grade hay on the mar
ket, which keeps values for such easy in
spite Of present light arrivals. Choice hay
is not in excessive supply and the market
holds steady, fancy cars selling at full quo
tations. Rye straw is quiet with the mar
ket steady. Dat straw dull.
PoULTRY.-There has been a good fair de-
mand for western fowls, with most sales at
lie. Chickens have had a slow sale at 10 to
12c generally. Old turkeys steady, Some
small lots of spring turkeys have. been re-
ceived, but there is little call for them, and
prices are not established as yet. Northern
and eastern receipts are in small lots only.
Live fowls steady. Live chickens selling
fairly.
LuMBER.-This has been a quiet week in
the lumber market. Good cargoes, how
ever, nave been readily bought because
they are not really plentiful. Poor cargoes
are very hard to move. Business in boards
continues quite good in both hemlocks and
pines. Thu outlook in boards Is somewhat
better than it was, yet trade is rather light.
Short lumber does not change much. Shin
giles are quiet and clapboards are steady.
wooL.-The market has ruled extremely
quiet during the past week. but there has
been no further recession in price. Wool
is held in very strong hands, and until the
September wool sales, at least, 1t Will be
held with tirmness. The American clip is
undoubtedly very short. TIL shortage
would be even more marked than it ap-
pears to be did not the pulled wool from
the slaughtered sheep temporarily swell the
total.
BUrTER.-Prices remain as last quoted,
but full quotations are hard to realize, es-
pecially on Western dreamer Extra
Northern creamery range from 20 to PIC,
but only the finest Vermont exceeds zoe.
The under grades remain dull and hard to
sell. Extra Northern dairy in steady fair
demand. Fair to good grades very dull.
Imitation creamery and ladle goods quiet
and unchanged. Fin trunk butter well
sold up and firm.
FLoUR.-The market is depressed and the
tone yet easier, with buyers not disposed to
operate in the least without they are forced
to AVE the goods. The gradual decline
that has prevailed for a month or more back
has taken all life out Of the trade, and buyers
look for yet lower prices. The range Of
sales on spring patents is about $3.50 to
$500 for choice brands, and it is difficult to
get any more for anything offering. Some
special brands are yet held higher, but they
cut only a small figure in the trade. Low
grade fours continue dull and nominal.