The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
SHORT LUMBER.
Current Comment.

CORN Receipts have been liberal during
the week, but Is largely for export che 10.
cal market ruling quiet. AT the close No,
2 yellow on track billed through liz quoted
at Al to Al &c with steamer yellow about &c
lower. Lower grades are dull and range
down as to quality and color.
BEANS Receipts have been fairly liberal
again and under the larger offerings and a
continued dull trade the market weakened
considerably since our last weekly report.
Best marrow pea are now hard to sell at
over Sl 20. Yellow eyes and red kidneys
steady but quiet at quotations.
OATs.-There is a quiet business doing.
but the market holds about steady in the
moderate way supplies are being taken. At
the close the price for No. 2 clipped white
oats on track billed through is about 33l to
34c, with fancy clipped white at SO. Low
or grades range down as to quality.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export 1886 boxes.
There has been little change since our last
report. Trade has been quiet, extra north
ern small sizes selling in small lots at Il to
SC, with fair to good grades in full supply
and dull at 81 to 7c Sage cheese dull at SC
for best. Western twins and Ohio flats in
light supply and steady.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market shows no
material change, the demand ruling slow
for all kinds, although choice grades are
steady. The supply of fancy hay is small
and this keeps values steady. Lower grades
are being reduced in stock somewhat owing
to general light receipts, but prices on such
are no stronger Rye straw is dull and
sales average small, while prices continue
! low. Dat straw nominal.
| EGGs.-We have had a dull market for
the past week for the general run of fresh
stock. The weather has been hot and
muggy and most arrivals more or less af-
fected. Average grades of fresh western
have met with very slow sale at 10 to lac
| with some very badly heated lots ranging
| down to 12c Strictly fancy fresh are in
/ limited supply and there are still some sales
| of extra Michigan at 141c. Moderate sales
continue from cold storage at Is to 1871
BUTTER.-Receipts are moderate and so
| large proportion show hot weather defects
that the supply of strictly extra fresh cream
cry is light, but demand is also light and
| the advance in prices since our last report
| has been caused more by the strong adyices
from the country and other markets than
| from any improvement here. Strictly extra
northern creamery is now generally firm at
| 19ic, but sells slowly. Extra western
steady at 100, with some of the best in as
| sorted sizes held at 1910. Firsts hold
| steady at II to 49, Imitation creamery is in
light supply and some of the finest brings
16c. Fine box butter steady. Prints SELL
ing more freely.
FLoUR.-The market for flour is yet very
dull and buyers are only operating to meet
their pressing needs. While prices have
declined largely since the break in the
Chicago wheat corner, there is every pros
| pect of yet lower prices when new wheat
| goods come in more freely, and consequent
| ly buyers are not inclined to stock ahead at
present values. Spring patents are yet
quotable for old wheat goods at $3.50 to
! $50, the latter for fancy brands, but new
wheat spring patents for October shipment
can be purchased at S4.15 to 4.40 The
position of winter wheat f1ours is unchang-
ed, patents from new wheat being quoted
from mill at $500 to 4.25 while clear and
straights range from 1926 to 400. Low
! grades continue dull.
WooL.-There is very little encourage
ment in business as it stands today. The
demand is of no greater strength than it
was last week. and indeed the current sales
are of lesser volume. Trade as a whole has
been rather quiet and the buying element
has been limited. There are potent rea-
sons, however, for the present week being a
! dull one, and far from taking discourage
ment from no greater extent to purchases,
| the trade are inclined to look upon the in
creasing distribution of sample bales with
some satisfaction with reference TO future
sales. Worsted mills have largely kept
| aloof from the market this week as the
goods situation has not developed to make
purchases necessary.
LUMBER.-A better feeling is noticeable
in the lumber trade, which can be attribut-
ed to no other reason than that the pros
poets of peace are at hand. One who has
followed the lumber market, however, can
readily understand how such prospect
would have most beneficial effect upon
the general lumber trade, so depressed has
it been for months back The war has a
most depressing influence upon real estate
building, and the lumber market was there
by directly affected. Though the tone of
the market be improved it has not as yet
resulted in much new business. 1t can
hardly be said to be due to the fact that
this is August, as dealers say they have
known the time when August was the best
month in the year for business. 1t is most
likely, however, that the trade will not
commence to purchase in any considerable
quantity until September.