The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
Current Comment.

OATs.-The demand is slow and prices
have been worked lower. At the close the
best fancy clipped white on track billed
through are quoted at SO to 361c, while No
2 clipped white sell at about 361c. Lower
grades range down as to quality.
CBEEsE.-Receipts for export, 1858 boxes.
Receipts OF new cheese are increasing. but
are having slow sale and generally at easy
prices. Very little of the new stock is good
enough to bring full quotations. Old cheese
are having steady moderate sale, best lots
at 81 to Sc.
CoRN.-The market has shown weaker
tone this week, and prices are about lie
lower at the close, with q quiet demand.
For steamer yellow on track billed through,
the close is about 411c, with No. yellow at
42c, while lower grades range down as to
quality and color.
BEANs.-Receipts are still moderate but
demand continues slack and the market for
white beans has barely steady tone. Best
marrow pea are still selling as wanted at
81 40. Mediums in small way at 1.45. Ex-
ira yellow eyes steady at S155 to 1.60. Red
kidneys in light supply and firm.
EGGS. - Receipts have been unusually
heavy this week, shippers hurrying consign-
ments forward in order to get in before the
advance in freight rates June 1. Demand
full cent since Monday. At the close, best
western, including Michigan, northern Ohio
and Indiana are hard to place at anything
| over lie. Seconds dull at BIC.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts OF old potatoes have
fallen off good deal but trade has been so
dull for the past week that stocks on hand
| have been reduced but little Prices have
been steadily declining and at the close are
| ruling 10 to 15c lower than week ago.
| Closing sales OF Aroostook Hebrons have
been at GO to 75c A few of the best hard
Rurals, White Stars and Burbanks bring
SOC, but Toe buys most anything now offer
ing.
and eastern lumber has been only moder-
ate since our last report. The consumptive
| trade has been 30 light that the yard peo-
pie have not seen fit to purchase any con-
siderable quantity of lumber. With the fu-
ture so uncertain, the disposition OF the yard
They are fairly stocked for the present
though it could not be said they were carry
ing much lumber on the stocks.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market continues
dull, with the lower grades weak. The
railroads are charging track storage from
June l, as follows For first ten days, nc
charge, next days, 81 per car, next days
$3.50 per car, and for every days there
after, 50 per car. Sundays are included
There is no weakness for best grades OF
hay, some fancy cars yet exceeding quota.
tions. Owing to the storage charged, deal
ofo dlo CloduluB up pOOI udy WutTo Ju6y
can Rye straw is quiet at unchanged
prices.
BUTTER.-Receipts are heavy, as usual al
this season of the year but the quality is
generally fine and although prices are rul-
ing little higher than was anticipated,
there is a steady fair demand both from reg.
ular trade and from speculative sources
There is very little northern creamery of.
fering under 171c, but York state lots do not
move very readily at that figure. Western
extra sell generally at TIC, with now and
then fancy mark in assorted sizes at 17lc
Off grades range from 16ac downward as to
quality.
| WooL.-The market is falling back more
upon its natural resources for trade. A
| little less business is therefore reported, but
| where there has been loss in trade there
has been gain in firmness. In fact the alb
sence of the former is in part accounted for
by the presence of the latter. A tone oil
greater steadiness is apparent Prices are
not advanced, but there is not the diversity
of figures noticeable short while ago
Soft place are more difficult to be found
In fact, the market has secured a basis for
its values which was earlier lacking. The
| level of the new clip wool is now known
quantity and dealers know the lowest price
at which their woods can be sold
FLoUR.-The market has been greatly de.
moralized this week by the break in wheat
caused by the ending of the May deal.
Buyers have been doing very little Of late,
and since the break in prices 1t is almost
impossible to sell flour as no one has con-
fidence in prices being held up much longer
The wheat market continues to sell lower
and this causes quotations for -four to rule
nominal AT the close spring patents are
nominal at about So 20 to 6.75, but no bust
ness could be done at the higher range,
some very choice brands being offered at
S6.40 For winter patents the range is
nominal at $500 to 80, while clear and
straights range from $5.35 to 6,25. There is
no demand for low grades and prices are
nominal.