The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-06
MICHIGAN.
Current Comment.

CoRN.-The demand has ruled slow dur
ing the week and prices lower, although a
better tone is noted at the close. For No.
yellow corn on track billed through about
40 to 40lc is the price at the close, while
other grades range down as to quality and
color.
BEANs.-Receipts continue light but there
is no improve ment in the demand and
prices are still tending downward. For the
past day or two it has been hard TO sell the
best marrow pea at over S1.20. Extra yell
low eyes dull at S135 to LAO. Red kidneys
quiet at $1,70 to 2.05. :.
PoTAToEs.-Re Receipts have been quite lib
eral and have had steady sale. The arri-
walls were heavy Monday and the morning
market was weak, some of the best Rose
and Hebrons selling at $3.50. Later sales
were at S2.62 to 275, and Tuesday the mar
ket was we'll cleaned up and finn at the
outside
OATs.-The market has shown an easier
tone during the week, with light demand,
but at the close the feeling is firmer. Sales
yet rule quiet for all grades. Fancy clipped
white oats on track billed through are
quoted at BAL to 35c. with No. 2 clipped
white at 33c, while lower grades range down
as to quality.
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts have 1ul-
ed liberal and they show large proportion
of poor hay. Fancy hay is in moderate
supply and such will command the full
and have to sell at weak prices. 1t is most
ly the lower grade hay on hand. Rye
straw is in quiet demand, but prices rule
about the same. Dat straw dull and nomi-
nal.
CHKEsK.-Recepts for export, Ill boxes.
The feeling Is frmer here in sympathy
with other markets but demand continues
moderate with sales generally in small lots.
Late sales Of finest northern small sizes
have been at 7! to TIC with fair to good lots
slow at to &c. Best western twins are
bringing 7ic. Ohio flats in moderate de-
mand at 81 to &c for best. Sage cheese dull
and easy.
EGGs.-Receipts have been rather light
for the past week and as q large proportion
have been more or less affected by heat, the
supply of really choice fresh stock has been
a little short and prices for such ruling
frmer. Demand has been only moderate
however. Michigan and some OF the best
northern Ohio and Indiana have been firm
at IL to 12ic but for average western IL to
1ltc has been the range with some ordinary
marks down to 10c. Some OF the best
eastern exceed quotations.
WooL.-The market continues grudgingly
slow Of sales. Dealers report that a better
tone to trade is perceptible, but this is the
best that can be said Of the situation. Of
fers have undoubtedly been made by manu-
facturers for stock in both the local market
| and certain western sections, but figures
have been too low in most cases to land the
wool. The continuance of an apathetc
trade in the local market is considered in
favorable light by those dealers whose
hopes of breaking the high range OF prices
in the West have not yet been extinguished.
LUhBER.-It is hard to get any one to en-
thuse over lumber in these days so quiet is
the market. Dealers in fact, talk less about
1t even among themselves than ordinarily.
June so far has been quiet month and
there has been scarcely any considerable
business done. Orders are light and con.
sumers buy only what obliged to. The
shipments are quite light also. One OF the
| largest handlers OF cargoes in this market
says that he Is getting Just about one-half
the cargoes he should for this time OF the
year. The mills, however, will not ship
freely as they feel that prices are unprofit-
ably low.
BUTTER. - Receipts have been a little
lighter than last week and considerably less
than for the same week last year. There Ia
very little export demand, however, and
speculative buying 10 lighter than usual, so
there Is q full supply for the wants OF the
trade and the market is only steady.
Strictly extra northern creamery sells fairly
at 17Ac. Best western at II to 171c, strictly
extra separator lots at the outside. Gath
cred cream western has to be very fancy
to bring over 16Ac. Medium and low grades
are quiet. Imitation creamery and ladle
goods in moderate supply and steady.
Print and box butter in over supply and
dull, hardly bringing ss much az the same
grade in tubs
FLoUR.-The market has shown rather
easier tone TO values under dull demand,
and but few sales are being made. The
trade find themselves with high priced