The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-12
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA,
PULLED AND sCoUREr
Current Comment.


OATs.-The demand continues moderate.
with prices trifie easier at the close. For
fancy clipped white on track billed through
about 30 to 351c is the price, with No.
clipped white at about SAC. Lower grades
are dull and range down in price as to
quality.
BEANs.-The continued light receipts give
holders more confidence and the market
has fairly firm tone but demand continues
TOO light to warrant any attempt to advance
prices. Best marrow pea are selling as
wanted at S130. Yellow eyes have to be
strictly extra to bring S1.40.
CoRN.-The demand has ruled quiet, with
buyers only meeting their pressing wants
from time to time. Prices are fairly steady
with old No. 2 yellow on track billed
through quoted at about 44c, and steamer
yellow at 43c. For lower grades the range
is down as to quality and color.
EGGs.-Receipts have fallen off a good
deal during the past week, and as most
everything has been showing up more or
less affected by the heat the supply of really
choice fresh stock has run little short.
Since Monday there has been q fairly firm
market for selected western, strictly choice
and free from heat at 15c. But for most of
the western ID to 141c is a full quotation.
Eastern are in limited supply, but very ir
regular in quality and value.
BUTTER.-There has been very little
change in the condition OF the market since
our last weekly report. Demand has not
been very active but there has been quite a
marked falling off in the receipts and prices
have been generally well sustained Strictly
| fine fresh creamery in assorted sizes has
been in fair steady demand at 19c. Western
creamery in large ash tubs is little slow
and there is only now and then mark
fancy enough to exceed 1910.
HAY AND STRAw.-The past week has
shown a slow demand for hay, while re-
celpts have ruled liberal, and there is a con-
| siderable accumulation OF the lower and
medium grades Choice hay is not in large
supply, and when such cars are found they
| bring top prices, the weakness being on the
lower grades. Rye straw is dull but the
market is quoted about the same as supplies
are needed. For fancy cars sales rule at
about $40 to IL. Dat straw dull.
CHREsE,-Receipts for export, 242 boxes.
There has been a slow trade for the past
week, and at the close The market is
shade easier than last quoted. Most sales
Of fine northern twins have been at SIC but
this is now an extreme price. Since Mon
day the weather has been extremely hot,
demand slack and receivers have been
obliged to put good many lots in storage
for lack OF buyers. Late sales of western
twins have been at Sic. Ohio flats fairly
steady.
DRESSED POULTRY ,-Receipts have been
moderate for the past week and until yester-
day western fowls kept we'll cleaned up,
selling generally at 12c. Yesterday was
extremely hot and after the early morning
trade there was very little done This
morning the market is easy at 11hc. Re-
J ce!pts OF broilers are increasing and the
tendency is to easier prices. 1t takes some
thing strictly choice and of good weight to
bring full quotations. Receipts OF spring
ducks have been light and choice lots in
steady demand.
FLoUR.-The past week has been more OF
less broken by the holiday and the fact
that the wheat market has been closed for
several days. Some -four has been sold
but it has not taken much to meet buyers
needs, and the general business continues
slow. Compared with last week values are
about &c easier for both spring and winter
tiours. Spring patents are slow at 1886 to
415 as full range Of sales, although some
special brands are held higher. Winter pa
tents are dull, with the range at about
1896 to 410, although some special brands
are held above the latter figure. For clear
and straight winter wheats about So 40 to
I 1856 covers the range of sales Low grade
tiours are dull, and prices largely nominal
WooL-The market continues highly
active not only here but in the country and
we are again obliged to advance prices all
along the line. The sales, large for an
ordinary week, are extraordinary in volume
4 when it is remembered that two days were
squarely out of the buying and another
practically 30. Manufacturers are doing all
the buying and speculation has stopped
Indeed, many Of the leading Boston houses
have Withdrawn from Montana, where
alone there is much wool left, as the price
is too high except for the more enthusiastic
souls from St. Louis
LUMBER.-Activity and trmness are still
the principal characteristics of the mar
ket for northern and eastern lumber. The
languor generally deemed inevitable dur
ing the dog days is conspicuous by its alb
sence and all the indications are that the
season will continue as it began. Both the
car and cargo mills have at present certain
ly all the orders they can take care of anC
the character of inquiriug relieves them OF
all anxiety as to the future.