The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-16
Current Comment.

OATs.-The market ia quiet and sales are
making moderately as supplies are needed.
CoRN.-The demand has ruled quiet
during the week with the range OF prices
about steady. For steamer yellow on track
billed through to outside points, the price is
about SIC.
PoTAToEs.-Th past few days has seen
milder weather and better demand has
prevailed. Prices have improved through
the better conditions, choice Hebrons rang
Ing up to 85c.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export 1884 boxes.
We are still having very dull market, and
although prices are held about the same,
full quotations are only realized for small
lots OF fancy goods.
HAY.-The market is quiet, with no i'm
provement in the situation. The best hay
is held steady in price, and sells fairly well
in a moderate way, but on the more common
grades the tone is dull and weak
EGGS Receipts have been considerably
larger than last week and are steadily in
creasing while demand improves very slow
| ly. Prices have been on the down ward
| turn and at the close are ruling 3 to &c low
or than week ago.
BUTTER.-Re ceipts are increasing little
but there has been no surplus of strictly
| fine fresh goods as yet and prices for top
grades of creamery are well sustained.
| Strictly fine fresh Vermont and New Hamp-
shire creamery has steady sale at 213c.
BEANs.-The demand continues slack and
! sales are in small lots and at easy prices.
For best hand picked marrow pea S1.10 is
an outside price and they are Offering TO ar
and in full supply. Red kidneys continue
quiet.
FLoUR-The market yet shows a quiet
tone, but some business is doing within the
range of prices quoted. The tone as a whole
Is better than was the case week ago, and
rather more business is doing in the quiet
way that supplies are needed. No one is
buying ahead to any extent, but dealers do
not look for any material decline in prices
on this crop, and will order quite freely
when they see what they consider low
price.
WooL.-The market has been extremely
dull and there are no interesting features to
report. The easier tone noticed a week ago
attracted many buyers to the market, but
80 far as sales are concerned their presence
has not been felt. There is no doubt that
buyers have been looking for soft spots and
perhaps the smallness of the weeks BUSH
ness is due to the fact that they have not
found as many of these as they were led to
expect. The market, while not as firm
as it was earlier in the year, is very
steady and there is no effort being made on
the part of dealers to force sales by accept
ing the low bids that have been made
. them.
LUMBER.-It can hardly be expected that
the second week in February would be any
better than the first so far as the demand
for stock is concerned. There is an inn
provement, however, inasmuch as there is
a somewhat better outlook for lumber, or in
other words, we are fast nearing the time
when lumber will be wanted. The car
mills report rather better inquiry, but
have not received many considerable or.
ders as yet. 1t is rather too early to expect
much in this line. Much at present depends
ON the business outlook. This is being quite
Z closely followed. II it proves as good as
anticipated, then we shall see good de
mand for lumber.