The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21
Current Comment.

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CoRN.-There is a rather firmer lone at
the close and prices are higher, both on spot
and to ship. Old No. yellow on track
billed through is quotable AT 43 to 434c, with
steamer yellow at about &c less New grain
arriving is grading about No. 3 corn and is
quoted at 40 to Ale on track.
OATs.-There is a frmsr tone at the close,
and prices are quored higher on all grades,
The demand is quiet but fair. For No. 2 |
clipped white on track billed through sales
range at 341 to A3c, with fancy clipped
white at 35a to 36c. Lower grades are slow
Of sale and range down as to quality.
BEANs.-There has been no material
change for the past week. Receipts are lib
ersl and there is full supply of white
beans Offering. Demand is light d best
marrow pea hard to eell at over S1.25 ex-
cept in small way. Yellow eyes a little
more plenty. Red kidneys steady but quiet.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, 1913
boxes. The arrivals for local account con-
tinue light and the market has a firm tone.
Dsmand ID moderate however and only the
finest September and October lots bring
full quotations. Late made northern twins
have only moderate sale at 101c Fair to
good lots Iule steady al 8 to Ole. Western
twins in light supply and firm.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market for hay is
quiet but prices hold about the same for
good stock. Buyers are not disposed to
carry much stock over into The new year,
and are purchasing spsripgly TO meet their
pressing needs. The best hay is yet selling
at S12 90 TO $12 30 for large bales with the
range down as to quality. Rye straw is in
good supply and moderate tales are max
ing.
FRESH MEATs.-The market for beef has
ruled steady with a moderate demand.
Mutton and yearlings continue in full sup
ply and is rather light demand at 10 7c as
to grade. r. ceipts Of lamb have been lib
eral and good to choice lots have been sell
ing fair at to but at the close there are
hardly any sales at over SIC Veals in mod.
crate supply and steady Al 8 to 10c for good
to choice. The small lots of country dressed
hogs coming in meet with a steady sale at
Al % 4ac for heavy and to 54c for choice
light
EGGs,-Receipts have fallen off consider
ably for the past week and choice fresh
stock has been in light supply. Demand
has been only moderate but with cold win
| try weather and no immediate prospect Of
ncre ase in supplies the market has firm
tone. There are very few of the fresh west
ern that are good enough to bring over % TO
24c but there is now and then a small lot of
extra quality that brings full quotations.
, Refrige ators are in stt ady demand and
! fl m, some Of the best early packed at 18c.
Choice lined steady at is to 16ic.
BUTTER Receipts for the week include
3O1, $50 BIS. for export, making the supply
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it has been Of late There has been steady
| moderate demand for fine fresh butter and
late sales have been at about a half cent adj
vance over last week, fine fresh Vt. and N.
81. Gre amery bringing q to 211c in assorted
| size tn bs and 21a to % in boxes and prints.
Some of the finest fresh western in assorted
sizes is also bringing 21ac. Thu re is no ma
| terial change in the under grades. Fine
June creamery holds steady at 10 to 19lc.
FLoUR.-The market holds fairly steady
as whole, although the range for most
f1ours show an easier tone compared with a
week ago. Buyers are operating in quiet
way as a rule, but at the same time fair
amount is being placed. The demand is
yet confined largely to meeting present
needs, there being little signs of any spec
ulative feature. The range for spring pat
| enis TO ship from the mills is about S3.65 to
4 90, but the bulk OF the sales OF choice
brands is at about 1915 to 80 az supplies
are needed. Winter patents range from
SO 70 TO 4 90, but few sales are make above
$3.50 on the present market For clear and
straight winters about SO 20 to 365 is the
range, with New York and Michigan at
1915 to $50. Low grades are quiet and
feaI ureless.
| PoULTRY.-Receipts have been liberal for
past week, fully as large as the average for
previous years, although considerably light
or than year ago. Turkeys we're in light
| supply until Monday bur since then have
been coming in freely. The weather con-
tinues cold and everything arrives in prime
condition. Turkeys kept closely sold up
until Monday, choice western at 13a TO lac,
| with some extra marks OF choice drawn a
/, little higher. Since Monday the best west.
| ern turkeys have been in moderate demand
at Is to 1910 for drawn and IL to 12lc for
| undrawn AID at the close the feeling Is fair
ly steady. The market is still glutted with
chickens and fowls. Western chickens
range FROM to 10c but most sales are al
| o. pA lx aud thnv,
ally choice mark, drawn and headed,
reaches 10c Weatern fowls dragging slow
| ly at TO 63c. Western ducks plenty and
| dull at 7 To Sc. A good many chickens,
FOWLS and ducks are going into cold storage
| LUMBER.-There has been fair business
doing III cargoes coming from the East, that
are the tag-end shipments Of the season.
This lumber brings very good prices, and
this Ia to be expected at this time OF the
year Good random cargoes we understand
bring from S12 30 to S13 per thousand.
Some large cargoes bring as much as S13 90;
the poor cargoes are naturally not much OF
a feature The call for frames has been
quite as light in the past week as hereto.
fore. Some manufacturers, however, are
doing a very fair business. The volume of
trade Is not expected TO be large, however,
before next year. Prices in frames are quite
| firm Business in boards is by no means
large. Hemlocks and spruce boards are
wanted and the movement in box boards
has been rather better yet not large.
WooL.-Prices during the week have
been steady at no quotable changes. Man.
| ufacturers, large and small, have bought
wool freely, and holders are inclined 10
raise quotations here and there. Outside OF
the large deals in Australian, sales have
generally been of moderate size, and in sew
eral instances sellers affirm that on split
blocks OF wool they have now and then Sc
cured slightly better prices than they OBJ
tanned a few weeks ago. Encouraged by
the markets activity holders are frmer on
qualities that are running light in the local
market. Yet prices are no higher, with the
pcs sible exception of certain qualities OF
fieeces, and the more conservative are wait
ing until The approaching heavy weight
SEASON shapes Itself before committing them
selves 10 optimism. Nomnally the market
is Ger ainly improved and there are many
Indications that the tediona rao ~ tho no az