The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
Current Comment,


liberal for The past week, but owing to The
warm weather there has been but little
stock received in condition to hold. and
there has been an unusually light demand
LOT me week previous to Thanksgiving.
There has been no very marked change in
prices OF strictly choice turkeys In good or
der, but good many lots have been show
ing up more or less affected and "A few sales
nave been made at full quotations Most
safes OF western turkeys have been at about
lOc, with some poor lots cleaning Up al 7 to
DC. it takes strictly choice dry.packed
lot to bring anything over 10c Western
chickens and fowls have been in heavy sun.
ply aud very dull with "A large proportion
OF sales at to Be- At the close it takes a
fancy lot OF chickens to bring i0c and fowls
have to be selected, all choice and large Ito
bring over &C. Western ducks selling periA
orally at 6 to 10c as to grade.
EGGS. Receipts have been larger than
iast week but here has been no increase in
.ne supply OF fancy fresh aud such goods
nave peen IN demand full prices. Fancy
Irssu wien" meet with a ready sale al 23e.
Inc lower grades OF fresh western ar4 IT,
regular In quality and value and rau1e fr. m
~ 10 Zlc down to the price of storage
goods. Refrigerators plenty and dull with
prices low and Irregular.
CoRS.-The market shows frmer tora
at the close, but the demand is quiet and
cor nned TO meeting pressing needs For
| ShNiN' w" ANO = gtllDW ON HACK billed
| through 445c is quoted, with steamer yellow
at 44fc. Lower grades range down in price
as TO qnality and color. New corn is quiet.
FLoUR-The market shows values we'll
| main tanned but the demand confines allow
| Buyers have no stock Of -four on hand bnt
! they are content 10 purchase from time 10
| tlme Just what is needed TO keen them
! along The mills have kept prices firm and
III several instances bids Zoe below the mill
| price have been made without success INIT
| thls was as close as buyers could be- forced
For spring patents about So 90 to 40 will
take IN about the full range of sales
although some brands might be bought he
| low S59O and me speCia brands are held
above S4.l0. Most business for choice
brands Is At "a, or under, however, only
special brands going above For winter
patents the demand is slow at SO 70 TO 9 30.
WINE clears and straights mostly rsr 90 be-
tween 50 % to $50. Low grades are dull
and nominal.
BUTTER. - Receipts Of fine fresh bntter
have been light for he past week and the
market has kept closely sold up, with prices
ruling higher and firm. Since Monday the
fnest northern creamery has been selling
at 26c Strictly fine fresh western. would
orlhg the same, but there is hardly any
coming. The under grades are steady at
quotations. Fine June creamery firm al "a
cts, with some holdings higher. Boxes
and prints firm at quotations.
OATS. Trade continues moderate but the
market Is firm with general values well
maintained. Best fancy clipped white oats
on track billed through viii sell 40 34lc
while Tor No clipped white about 33c il
the price Lower grades range down in
price as to quality.
POTATOES Receipts have been rather
light again this week. There has been a
good steady demand and "a gradual advance
IN prices the market closing Arm az So to
6Oc for AroostOok OR en- Mountains with
Aroostook Hebrons at 50 TO 58c York
state stock has steady sale at 50 to 55c as
to grade.
BEANS Demand has not been very ac-
tive since our last weekly report but the
tone of the market has been strong with a
! further advance in prices. Late sales OF
choice marrow pea have been al s % but at
the close choice lots are generally held at
81. Best yellow eyes have advanced to
1920 with some holding higher. Red Kid,
neys firm at So 20 for best,
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, 3. 500 boxes
Demand continues ght and there is moth
ing new to report Fine northern fall twins
are selling as wanted at 121 to 1890 gener-
ally, but some of the best September lots
are firmly held at ID. Fine western twins
steady at 1910.
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts of hay
have been larger, but they include 113 cars
for export, which do not affect the local
market OF this export Of hay part Is from
Canada in bond, and is destined for South
Africa. Local sales are quiet, but choice
hay is steady, with sales OF fancy AT SIC and
SIT, the latter for large bales. Rye straw
is quiet, but the best grades are selling at
S13 and S14, Lower grades Of hay and
straw range down as to quality.
LUMBER.-During the period under re-
view the market for spruce has been quite
ss active as was anticipated a week ago.
For some days urgent buyers have been
very much in evidence and all seem 10 rec
ognize fully that nothing is 20 he had at any
concession from quotations For all he
stock upon which sellers can lay their
hands there is in fact ready sale at full
quotations. Hemlock is as scarce and high
as previously reported.
WooL-There is a better movement in
wool, but less circulation. In other words,
the sales this week are more largely t. mills
than for some time past Dealers with
large stocks have stopped purchasing, for
though the supply in the world shows
famine, the stock in Boston is larger than
usual at this season of the year. On the
other hand, such dealers as are trying to
buy have not found the process easy, for, as
one of the shrewdest operators said this
week, II wool is good enough for another
dealer to buy it's good enough for me to
hold" The amount Of ancient stuff stored
since the curse of Bryan fell upon the trade
was evidently larger than the largest est-
mates. A block OF 1886 territory was
dropI ed this week and there is known to
considerable line Of 1897 heeces still wait
appreciation also.