The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA,
Current Comment.

OATs.-Tbere is a slow demand reported
with the market rather easier in price com.
pared with last week. For No. 2 clipped
white oats on track the close is at S61 to
36Ac, with fancy clipped white at 379 to 3Slc
Low grades are down as to quality.
PoTAToEs.-Re have been heavy for
the past week and demand only moderate.
There Is quite an accumulation at the roads
but 1t is generally high cost stock and re-
ceivers are holding the market fairly steady.
Prices show but little change from last
week
BEANs.-Receipts continue light but there
is no Improvement in the demand and the
market has a barely steady tone. Best
marrow pea have been hard TO sell at over
S1323. Yellow eyes in full supply and best
lots urged for sale al 81 40. Very little do
ing in red kidneys.
CoRN.-The market has ruled dull with
the tone easier during the week. but the
close is steadier. For new No. 2yellow on
track billed through to outside points the
price Is about AL with steamer yellow at
44c. For lower grades the range is down as
to quality and color.
CHEKsE.-Recepts for exports z, 742 boxes.
The market shows little change from last
week. Old stock has a steady moderate
sale, best lots cleaning up at II to 12ac.
New cheese continues in moderate supply
and light demand, best full cream closing
steady at 81 TO 10c. Fair to good slow at
s to Sc.
HAY AND STRAw.-There is frmer tone
to choice hay and cars that are Of best quail
ity will command better prices. Sales have
been made at S14 to $50 and in special in
stances even higher, but little is coming
in that will go much above this. Lower
grades are selling better and the market is
steady. For rye straw the demand is quiet
but the price is firm for choice. Dat straw
quiet.
EGGs--Receipts for the past week have
been the largest OF the season. Demand
has continued moderate with only slight
changes in price Selected western held
ct weakened a little and the sales were
generally at 1890. Tuesday there was
further slight decline TO 131c. Since then
the market has ruled steady but closes with
a little frmer feeling, most receivers hold
ing selected stock at 1890. Eastern have
ruled steady at 49, to 14c as to quality.
DRESSED PoULTRY.-Receipts have been
very much lighter than last week, and ow-
ing to the hot weather good many lots re-
ceived since Monday have been short of ice
and more or less out Of order. Demand has
| been light and best marks Of western fowls
had a slow sale at 10c until yesterday, when
owing to the short supply Of choice stock in
prime order such lots were advanced to
103c, and close fairly firm. Lots out of Or
der sell at irregular prices as to condition,
some down to to DC. Old cocks in steady
demand.
FLoUR.-The market shows no improve
ment in the general demand, and sales are
slow for all grades Buyers do not appear
disposed to take flour at any reasonable
price, except to meet their pressing needs,
and agents find it no use to attempt to press
sales. Spring patents are quoted about the
same, but few sales have been made above
S4.10 to 4.15. The range on some brands is
down to $3.50 to %, but most fours are
held above $500. Winter patents are
dull with about S376 to 400 as the range of
the market. Clear and straight winters are
quiet at about SO 25 to 3,75 as to quality.
Low grades are dull and nominal.
BUTTER.-Recepts are increasing slowly,
but so large proportion OF the arrivals is
more or less defective that the supply Of
strictly fine is still moderate. There has
been good steady market for strictly extra
creamery for the past week and lie has
been the general price. 1t has been hardly
possible to sell for any more or buy for any
less. But buyers have been very particular
about quality, and good many marks that
usually grade with the finest are now re-
jected for slight defects and have to go at
16 to 161c. There are probably more cream
cries selling at 1910 than any other price
Low grades keep well sold up. Box butter
in liberal supply, and only the very finest
brings the usual premium over tubs. Prints
steady but quiet.
LUMBER.-All the cheerful features re-
Gently commented upon are retained. The
current demand is still equal to the speed
absorption Of everything that comes along
and recent appropriations continue to act as
a stimulus to rather than check upon bust
ness, The whole tone of the market ssvors
of prospective boom and the height of the
season is looked forward to with pleasur-
able anticipations. At the mills every one
is jubilant and confident and preparations
for unusual activity are being pushed for
ward at great pace. The freshets inter-
fere still with operations on the Penobscot
but this is the only encouragement so far
met with.
WooL.-The advance in the London sales
on Tuesday TO large extent than was an
tcipated has pushed the market here still
higher. 1t is perfectly idle to attempt to
conceal the fact that the market here is in
a healthy condition, snd that in spite Of the
glut of wool from the importations of two
years ago prices are slowly but surely work.
ing upwards. This is the worst time in the
year, of course, for an advance to take
place for every body except the wool grower
who is going to get the full advantage Of it,
The market during the last week has con-
tinued quite active, with a strong, healthy
demand; more big blocks of Australian
have been bought for export, and sales of
domestic wool would have been much
larger II holders had not marked up prices