The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20
MICHIGAN.
Current. Comment.

OATs.-The market Is quiet but the tone
is steady, with a rather frmer feeling at
the close. For clipped white oats on track
billed through sales are making at about "a
to 44c, while No. 2 clipped white are SELL
ing at 80 to 323c. Lower grades range down
in price as to quality.
CORN.-The market has ruled slow and
rather easier but at the close q firmer tone
prevails and prices are about the same as
last week. The price OF No. 2 yellow at the
close is about 40t to 40tc on track billed
through, with steamer yellow at 800 to 40c.
Other gades range down as to quality and
color.
BEANs.-Receipts have been very light for
the past week but trade has been quiet. and
there has been little change in the condition
OF the market. Best marrow pea have been
slow at $1.20. but at the close are shade
frmer. Extra yellow eyes remain quiet at
S135 to $1.40. Red kidneys in limited de-
mand at S1.75 to So.
PoTAToEs.- Receipts have been heavy for
the past week but there has. been a steady.
good demand from both local and out Of
town buyers, and good prices have been
realized. Choice Rose and Hebrons have
been selling generally at SO, with now and
then fancy mark higher. Red varieties in
moderate demand at $3.50 to S2.75.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export ia boxes.
| There has been no material change in the
condition of the market since our last re-
! port. Trade continues quiet and sales are
confined to small lots, the finest northern
| small sizes moving slowly at II to nc. Fair
| to good lots dull at 6 to &c. Western twins
| have to be fancy to bring over &c. Ohio
flats slow at quotations.
EGGs.-Receipts are steadily falling of,
and as large proportion of the arrivals are
more or less affected by heat, the supply of
| really choice fresh stock Is running short.
But cold storage goods have been drawn
upon to supply the deficiency, 80 there has
in tr,o
extra Michigan are firm at lac. Western
sell generally at IL to lac as to quality and
condition. Strictly extra eastern in light
supply at IA to 15c.
BUTTER.-There has been large falling
off in receipts for the past week and with
an increasing proportion Of the arrivals
showing hot weather defects the supply of
| strictly extra fresh creamery is much light
or than it has been. Prices for the finest
goods have frmer tendency again. Late
sales of strictly extra northern creamery
have been generally at Tic. There is con.
siderable slightly defective stock that has
slow sale at 16 to 16ic. Northern dairy lots
are still having slow sale at II to 15c.
Imitation creamery and ladle goods in linn
tied supply and steady. Box butter still in
full supply. Print butter selling fairly.
| LUMBER.-The market has been scarcely
any more active this week than last. Con-
sumers are buying in moderate way only,
| and that Of course means that prices lack
real snap. Prices on both cargo and car
stock are quite as low as they were month
or more ago. Cargoes are not coming for
ward nearly as freely as ordinarily. One of
the largest wholesale dealers in this city
says that the receipts by cargo for July so
| far this month have been scarcely 80 per
cent OF what they were in 1894. The re-
| ceipts by car are fair but prices are rather
easy. In boards there is very little trans
piring that is new.
WOOI-There Ia mora real life IN trad;po
this week than last. A number OF good
sized transactions, aided by one or two
large sales, has piled up the total volume to
| quite respectable showing and has given
to the market the sem blsnce OF reawakened
activity. Nearly all Of the large Eastern
mills have been operating with more or less
freedom within the past two weeks, while q
Philadelphia concern has picked up the
largest single lot OF wool. Last week the
Wanskuck mills took up good round lot
OF Eastern Oregon wool and this week the
Washington, the Pacific, the Phoenix Mills
and Charles Fletcher, Of Providence. have
been in the market intent upon purchasing.
FLoUR.-The demand has ruled very
quiet during the week, very little flour being
sold. Prices hold about the same and as
supplies are needed buyers are paying quo
tations, but concessions would have to be
made in order to encourage any activity in
the demand. There are yet considerable
supplies OF high cost hours held by dealers
and until some Of this Is out Of the way
they are not disposed to buy more. For
spring patents the price is yet about $3.50 to
BIO to ship from the mills, the latter being
for special brands, most good fiours ranging
from 70 down. Offerings OF winter wheats
TO arrive are largely for new wheat goods.
Patents to arrive yet rule at S4.15 to 4.75,
with clear and straights at S3.40 to 400.
The price of New York and Michigan fours
Is yet based on old wheat.