The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-20
Current Weekly Comment.

PoTAToEs.-W have had another week
of heavy receipts and dull trade with prices
for the best stock barely sustained.
BEANs-We have had continued liberal
arrivals and generally dull trade for the
past week, with prices ruling little lower.
OATs.-The demand for oats has been
quiet with spot offerings excessive, and the
market closes with a weak tone. Mixed
oats are dull.
WooL.-There has been no excitement in
trade and no new features to the situation
that call for particular attention. Values
generally are well maintained on all kinds
of both foreign and domestic.
CoRN.-The supply of old corn on spot
is very light and quotations are nominal.
New corn is in liberal supply. There is not
much new corn coming in, however, which
grades No yellow, and sales have been
noted at Al to 42c on track.
CHEEsE.-The demand has been slack,
especially for high cost latemade northern.
Our quotations are full as high as can be
realized, but the finest late-made goods are
generally held higher. Good early made
stock continues in fair demand.
EGGs.-Receipts continue fairly liberal
but contain only limited supply of fancy
fresh, and the market is full firmer than last
week on this one grade. Common grades OF
fresh gathered and held stock are plenty
and have to be worked off at irregular
prices.
HAY AND STRAw.-Choice grades of hay
are firm, with fancy cars occasionally SELL
ing above quotations. A quiet demand pre-
walls, however There is still good sup
ply of grades of hay below the best, and a
dull trade is noted for such with prices
fairly steady. Rye straw is firm, with a
moderate supply. Dat straw is dull
BUTTER.-There has been only moder-
ate demand from the home trade this
week and no further sales Of consequence
for export Fancy fresh northern creamery
is steady, but only a small portion of re-
ceipts are up to grade. Most lots are more
or less wintry and cannot be sold up to
quotations Medium and low grades are
quiet. June creamery quiet.
FLoUR.-The past week has been very
dull one, with very little selling at quota
tions. There Is still considerable flour, sold
some time ago at less than the current
range of prices, on which the mills are I'M
able to get shipping directions. Winter
wheat tiours continue steady at quotations,
but the demand is only fair. Low grade
fours continue dull, with prices nominal.
POULTRY. - Receipts have been smaller
| than the previous week, and as good deal
of the dry packed has arrived in bad order
the supply of choice stock suitable for the
| best trade has been rather light. Strictly
choice northern and eastern turkeys and
chickens have been in good fair demand,
with occasional fancy Vermont lots exceed
ing quotations. Common grades are still dull
and hard to place.
LUMBER-This is an interesting period in
northern and eastern lumber. Within a
fortnight the mills along the Maine coast
will be closed down, and in the mean time
they will find a ready market for all the de-
sirable lumber they can send in. Poor
stuff won't sell, and this is why the lumber
from the British provinces is not holding up
we'll. The car mills are doing only fair
business, but with the shut down OF the
large mills business with them may pick up.