The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13
Current Comment.

OATs.-There has been light call for
supplies noted, with prices quoted about the
same. The local demand continues dull.
Choice grades demand good price, but are
very scarce.
CoRN.-There has been slow demand
noted the past week, but the tone Of the
market is not materially different. Low
grades are dull, with prices ranging down
as to quality and color
Eoos.-Receipts are liberal for this season
Of the year, and there is quite an accumula-
ton of fresh stock on hand. Demand has
been slack. Best Western were dull at 1Sc.
Choice fresh Eastern sell at 100.
PoTAroEs.-Receip for the week, $1,000
bushels. Out of town trade has been quite
active. Best Aroostook Hebrons have had
some sales for the past day or two at forty
three cents. Other kinds in steady fair de-
mand.
HAY AND STRAw.-The new year has
shown no increase in the demand. Stocks
on hand have increased and the tone is a
trifie weaker. The quality OF the hay ar
irving averages poorer as whole. Rye
straw is plenty and the market weaker.
BEANs.-Receipts for the week., 1872 bar
rels. Trade has been very dull, with
further decline in prices. Best mari ow pea
are selling al 95c, and IL takes a fancy mark
of York state mediums to bring 81. Yellow
Eyes are plenty, and best lots dull at 81 %.
POULTRY. Receipts are falling off, but
are still heavy for the season. There has
been q dull and unsatisfactory market, and
it has been almost impossible to place the
goods arriving at any reasonable price and
large quantities have been put in cold stor-
age.
CHEEsE.-Receipts include 6,379 boxes for
export. There has been steady moderate
demand both for the home trade and for
export since our last report, and the mar
ket is ruling shade trmer for all grades.
Mediums and low grades are held for COM
paratively full prices.
BUrTKR.-Receipts have been fairly lib
eral, but very small proportion Of the
fresh creamery has been up to grade. De-
mand has been slack, and prices have been
ruling little lower. Most OF the sales Of
fine fresh Northern creamery have been at
BIC. Fine June goods are in steady moder-
ate demand.
FLoUR-The market has ruled quite firm
during the past week, but the call for sup
plies continue light and but little flour is
being taken. Wheat shows more weak
ness, and this tends TO make prices for flour
little easier, although agents are asking
about the same rates. Low grade tiours are
dull, with prices entirely nominal.
WooL-Sales for the week, 3,1S5, 800
The only sale of moment for the week has
been big block OF Australian, otherwise
the market has ruled quiet and in buyers
favor. The year opens with the largest
stock OF wool ON hand ever known at this
season of the year, and nothing but the
hope of better things in the Spring sustains
the market even at its present low level.
There has been pretty fair attendance,
however, this week, and some picking up OF
sample bales and bags. The large supply
OF secured foreign and domestic woods is
not an encouraging feature, but in spite OF
all these facts there is disposition 10 re-
gard the worst as over, which is encourage
ing.
LuMBER.-Now that the cargo season is
over the attention of the trade is turned TO
the car mills and there is much speculation
as to Just what kind of a season they will
have. The recent snow falls have put them
in position where they are enabled to get
their logs to the mills. 1t is hardly TO be
expected, however, that the yards will see
much of them until next month, as they saw
TO ii that they received fair supply for the
winter from the cargo mills. The car mills,
however are asking very fair prices and it
remains to be seen whether or no they can
main tain them. The yards are moving very
little lumber at present and 1t now looks as
though the winter will prove less active
than any for several years past.