The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-28

Current Comment.

BEASs.-There has been little change a
since our last weekly report Receipts
have been light and demand slack. Best
marrow pea has been generally held at ST.
reported to arrive at S120. Yellow eyes
and red kidneys quiet and steady,
OATs.-The market has ruled quiet and
prices have averaged lower during the
week. AT the close the tone is frmer and
asking prices are about &c higher. Best
clipped white oats on track billed through
close at about 32c, while for No2 white,
about 30 to 30a is quoted Lower grades
range down as to quality.
CoRN.-The market has shown a rather
easier tone during the week although spot
offerings have been small, most of the re
cent arrivals being for export on through
biiis. AZ the close, No. yellow on track
billed through is quotable at 37tc with
steamer yellow about 1 to 1c less. Lower
grades range down as to quality and color.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, 681 boxes.
Supplies have been light, weather cool and
conditions generally favorable for an up
ward movement in prices. An advance Of
&C was made quite early IN the week, fine
northern twins selling at BIC. At the close
best marks are quite generally held at &c.
Fair to good grades have a steady sale at
7 to TIC Fine western twins steady at to
&c..
HAY AND STRAw-The market for hay
continues dull, and under liberal receipts
supplies on track are accommodating, 1t is
hard work to get over S12 for choice cars Of
new hay, while very good cars have sold at
$40 to IL per ton. Low grades are dull and
weaker the range being down to SO to
for some lots. Rye straw is showing more
steady tone and the feeling is frmer.
Most sales yet range however at about ST
to for good to choice. Dat straw dull.
EoGs.-:Receipts have been lighter than
last week and large proportion badly
heated. Strictly choice fresh stock has
been in short supply. Very few OF the
Michigan or northwestern have been good
enough to bring the usual premium Best
marks have been selling at 16lc. For aver
age fresh western the market has been slow
at 153 to 10. Refrigerators are taking a
large share OF the trade, selling generally
at IA to 141c, with now and then fancy
mark at 15c.
DRESSED PoULTRY.-Receipts have been
moderate, and with considerable increase
in the demand prices have been ruling
higher for the past week. Western fowls
have been selling generally at 12c and
chickens at IL to 14c but there is a little
easier tendency at the close. Some sales of
fowls at 113c, and of common chickens at
IL to ll5c Receipts OF northern and east
ern chickens and fowls are increasing but
prices have been well sustained on choice
lots so far. Eastern ducks steady at 10 to
lie.
WooL.-Tbe market rules very quiet on
all lines of domestic woods while the foreign
interest shown in supplies in bond consti-
tutes the only feature in that division.
Trade is light. The buying element is linn
tied and there is little real life behind in
quiries. Yet the commercial atmosphere
is clearer, the trade are more hopeful and
while there has not as yet been any actual
results to Justify the greatest optimism for
the immediate future, the probable course
of the market is becoming more definite
and tends to tighten the feeling of appre-
hension.
LUMBER.-There has been better mar
ket for lumber this week than any previous
ly in September. The buyers are getting
to that point where they are ready to buy
lumber and largely because they must have
1t. For some time they have been buying
from hand to mouth and it is quite true that
they lay in fall stock at least. There is
feeling that the market is to be better and
preparation is being made for such improve
ment. Prices are hardly any better, how
ever, and it could hardly be expected that
they would be. Cargoes are going at the
same old values and fortunately for the
trade they are not coming forward very
rapidly.
BUTTER.-Receipts of fine fresh goods
continue light and with competing markets
| generally higher and firm, receivers have
been obliged to make a sharp advance in
prices here although demand for fresh stock
has not been particularly active, an increas-
ing proportion OF the trade drawing on stor-
age goods for supplies. Late sales of fresh
Vermont and New Hampshire assorted
sizes have been at 21h to 22c. York state
lots firm at 21ac. Western extra fresh
creamery has moderate sale at 20t to PIC.
Grades below the best are steady. Fine
western June creamery has steady sale at
10 to l9lc for large, and 19i to zoe for assort-
ed. Box and print butter steady.
FLoUR.-The market shows higher prices
asked compared with last week, but at the
advance buyers are less disposed to oper-
ate. AT the lower prices asked quite fair
sales were made, but the advance tends to
| check business The trade realize that the
advance in wheat tends to make higher
prices asked, but they are by no means con-
tident that wheat will not again fall off.
For new wheat spring patents the market
is quoted from $685. to 81. 25, but few sales
| have been made above $500 to S410, while
most OF the sales booked have been below
| $500 for choice brands. Winter patents
are meeting with a slow sale at about S375
to So so as a full range, with most sales of
straights at $3.50 to So 60. Lower grades
are dull and range down as to quality,
about all of the business doing being in the
| best grades.