The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-26
Current Weekly Comment.

BEANs.-Receipts, l ,456 barrels. The sup
ply still exceeds the demand and prices are
ruling lower than last week.
PoTAToKs.-Receipts, AZ, 900 bushels. The
market shows but little activity. Prices
but slightly changed. White stock is
plenty.
HAY AND STRAw.-Receipts, 1893 cars hay,
16 cars straw. The demand for choice hay
rules fair. Lower and medium grades are
in full supply. Straw is quiet.
EaGs.-Receipts, 6 barrels, 1888 cases
The demand has been fair but not active
enough to give any strength to the mark et
and the tendency Of prices has been steadily
downward.
CoRN.-Reoeipt pts, 40, 1854 bushels; stock in
elevators, 3O4, 43l bushels; exports, 50, 1856
bushels. The demand continues of q hand
to-mouth character. with no material change
in the range OF quotations.
OATs.-Receipts, 1O2, 772 bushels; stock in
elevators, II, 1863 bushels; exports, 1853 bush
els. The market maintains q steady tone,
with the demand ruling quiet, and buyers
only operating as their present necessities
demand.
CHEESE Receipts, 2S,249 boxes; for ex-
port, 70, 719 boxes; exports for week, ILL.,
222 pounds. There is no improvement or
change in the condition Of the market The
demand is light and sales have to be made
in small lots to realize quotations.
FLOUR. - Receipts, 23,01O barrels, 2S,2S3
sacks; exports, 1888 barrels, 81, $40 sacks.
The demand is limited and values are gen.
orally held steady. Buyers in need Of sup
plies are forced to pay about quotations.
The sales making are at about the range Of
prices quoted, but asking prices are above
these figures in many instances.
PoULTRY.-Receipts, 1852 packages. The
supply Of fresh killed continues light and a
further advance has been made on choice
r md nxu1o ak
running generally large and coarse and the
few really choice small ones received meet
with ready sale at full prices. Chickens
are in moderate supply and most of them
coarse and shaggy.
BUTTER.-Receipts, $50, OO1 pounds ex.
ports, 81 1876 pounds: Strictly fine fresh
creamery has been scarce and in demand.
Fine fresh Northern is particularly scarce,
and the small lots coming in sell at full
prices and in some cases above quotations.
Grades below the best are moving slowly
at about former prices. Jnne creamery
quiet and unchanged. Northern diaries
dull and hard to place unless strictly fine
and fresh.
LUMBER. - The market is somewhat
stronger than a week ago and better de-
mand than last reported. The main re-
quest is for frames, ordinary receiving most
OF the call. The large sizes are neglected
There is also springing up an inquiry for
cargo stock. 1t is generally felt that 1896 is
going to be better season than 1895. In
short, lumber business is somewhat better
Clapboards are in request and are bringing
very fair prices. Shingles are also quite
strong. Laths are neglected. Boards are
rather quiet.
WooL.-Sales for the week, 1,S17 900
pounds. The Commercial Bulletin says the
week just passed very nearly holds there cord
as the dullest in the history of the trade.
The sales OF domestic barely reach million
pounds, and Ieven the sales of foreign are
uDnaturally swollen by a lump sale OF 300,-
600 pounds OF miscellaneous merino woods
accumulated and not hitherto reported.
The market is suffering from three causes.
The first, Of course, is the ughtness OF
money, which is affecting all business The
second is the large supplies of wool already
in the hands of manufacturers. The third
is the demorslized condition of the dry
goods market, caused in part by the acute
ness of competition, foreign and domestic,
and in part, Of course, by the financial stu
alton.