The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-03
SHORT LUMBER
SPRUCE .
Current Comment.

OATs.-The market yet shows scarcity
Of good oats, the arrivals being mostly Of
poor quality. The demand rules slow.
Corn. - There is a moderate demand
noted, but the values have hardened some
what during the week, and the close is
steady.
PoTAToEs. Trade has been dull this
week. Receipts have been light, however,
and strictly choice Aroostook Hebrons have
been ruling little frmer than last week.
BEANs.-Receipts have been larger and
demand slack for the past week with prices
leaning in buyers favor. Best marrow pea
have been hard to place except in a small
way, at over 95c. Yellow eyes plenty and
dull, with S1.20 about the top for best. Red
kidneys quiet at about S1.35.
CHEESE Receipts have been heavy this
week, but 1908 boxes were for export and
the supply available for home trade is be-
ing steadily reduced. Trade has not been
active but there has been fair demand for
all grades with prices ruling little higher
than last week and the market closes firm
at quotations.
FLoUR.-The demand for flour continues
slow, while the weaker tone to wheat dur
ing the past few days makes the close very
depressed. Buyers do not appear to have
any faith in the market, and while they
will take supplies from time to time as they
are forced to, they are not disposed to pur-
few days general prices are quoted about
10 to &c lower in sympathy with lower
wheat
BUTTER.-Receipts have fallen off consd
erably this week. The supply of really fine
fresh creamery has been light, and owing to
the extreme cold and stormy weather
throughout the country there is little pros
pect of immediate increase and the market
closes firm at quotations. But northern
New York stock is generally off quality and
sells at zoe or less and only small proper
ton of western is good enough to bring 21c,
even in assorted sizes, while large ash tubs
are dull at zoe. Grades from about 10 to 18c
are still plenty and dull, although there is
some demand for such goods for export.
June creamery has steady sale. Imitation
creamery and ladies in limited demand only.
Wool. Sales for the week, 1892, 900
pounds. Another smashing weeks BUSH
ness has followed hard upon the heels of
last weeks phenomenal record. II it had
not been for the heavy storm on Thursday
even last weeks record would have been
broken, for the almost equally large sales
recorded are the record really OF but five,
not six days. There are no especially new
features to the market and prices are ex-
actly where they were last week. We now
have to contend against the wool supply of
the world, and to raise prices all over the
world in order to advance our own. This
has been done to a modest extent, and sole.
ly by purchases for speculation for the
American market. There is just now a
hitch in the upward movement, but the
sales continue enormous.
LUMBER.-The mills that ship by car
think they can see some business in sight.
February is the month which usually brings
them in more or less orders, as the yards
want to get in little stock for their early
spring trade. This purchasing. however,
is largely dependent upon the winter trade
the yards have had. But few years ago we
saw the yards doing very good business in
on irrespective of the season. This year
that demand has been quite limited and
many Of the yards are likely to enter the
spring with larger stock on hand than
they have been accustomed to carry. For
this reason there is some misgivings regard
ing the trade of the car mills Boards of all
kinds are dull. Short lumber shows no i'm
provement whatsoever from last week.