The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-15
Current Comment.


operating spariDgly as they need supplies
At the close sales Of new corn on spot range
at about 43 TO 431c for good color with OF
lots down as to- quaiiv Some old No. 2
yellow Is quoted about &c above new.
OATs.-There is a steady tone to the mar.
ket but sales are ruling slow ~ a whole,
buyers operating Conservatively az tbev re-.
qure supplies. At the close about 37A to
37sc Is the price Of No clipped white on
TRACK billed through with fancy clipped at
38l to 300. Lower grades are dull with the
market steady at quotations.
BEANS. Receipts are on the increase,
and there IL q liberal supply OF marrow pea
Offering. Demand continues light, and al
though S1.30 has been the general asking
price for choice hand picked, only small
sales have been made. 1t would be very
difficult to place lot Of any size at over
Sl25. Extra yellow eyes steady at 81 30,
Red kidneys held as last quoted.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export 1912 boxes,
The arrivals for local account are light and
with anything like an active trade for few
days. the market would run short of sup
plies. ID mand IL very moderate however
and there is no quotable change TO report
Most sales OF fine Sept and Oct. northern
twins continue al IL to 114c, but there are
some marks held higher Fair to good
steady al 81 to 101c
HAY AND STRAW The receipts OF bay
show increase, and under moderate de-
mand, the tone is weaker for all but the
best lots in large bales S12 to 10 is yet the
price obtained as sales are making. Sup
| plies OF lower grades are accommodating, and
prices for such are more in favor of the
buyer, although the general range Of sales
is about the same. Rye straw Is in good
supply, and few sales to the trade are made
above S8, while quite good lots are quoted
at $3.50. Dat straw dull
EGGs-There was quite an increase ia
the supply Of fresh eggs Immediately fol-
lowing our last weekly report, with grad
ual decline in prices until Monday when
best western sold at zoe. Tuesday and
Wednesday the market was steady and
fairly firm. AT the close there is a light
supply offering, good many lots being
held off the market by shippers order, and
best western are in good demand al 21c with
some sales fraction higher. The weather
is extremely cold and a good many lots
arrive more or less frozen, and have to be
sold floss of,
DRESSED POULTRY Receipts have fallen
OIL considerably his week and toward the
close supplies of choice fresh western chick
ems and fowls have been rather light, and
as invoices are only moderate the market
closes with pretty firm tone on desirable
grades. Turkeys have been plenty and ON
average marks prices have been barely sus-
tanned. Most of the turkeys coming are too
large and coarse to bring much If ANYTHING
over lOc, although strictly choice, small and
medium sizes hold steady at II to 13c as
QuOlbh' OulJ q sIldll proportion or tle
western chickens good enough to bring
over 10 to lie. Best grades Of ducks and
geese selling fairly. Old cocks in steady
demand and firm.
FLoUR.-The mari et yet shows a slow de-
mand, and prices have weakened some " az
since our Last report. Buyers are purchas-
ing where they are forced to have supplies,
but beyond this it is very hard TO make
sales The feeling is by no means specula.
tive, and it takes but little 10 go around,
For spring patents about S4.10 to APO GOV.
ers the bulk of the sales made, aithongh
some special brands are held up 10 81 30 to
4.40 Brands below S410 do not include
the better Hours. Winter patents are NOV.
ing slow, but choice hours are quotable at
81 90 to 4.15 with some special brands held
higher. For clear and straight winter
tiours, the range is about SO 40 to 3 80, the
latter including very choice brands Low.
er grade hours are dull and prices are nomi-
nal.
BUTTER.-Receipts for the week include
27,43l lbs. for export. The market has tax
en- quite decided turn for the better dur
ing the past week. There was but httls
fine fresh butter left over from the previous
week and under moderate arrivals and 9
steady fair demand a frmer feeling has
x been developed on all grades with an adj
vance of to 1c on the finest fresh made
Stri 'tly fine fresh Vermont and New
Hampshire creamery was in moderate sup
ply Tuesday and sold generally al 21c. Elk
IRA lresn western creamery assorted sizes
has been selling at zoe but closes firm a
205c, with some special marks al 21c. Larg,
ash tubs have advanced to zoe but have
only a moderate sale. Medium and low
grades have had further sales for export
and are bringing full former prices. Imita
ton creamery and ladle goods steady al
quotations.
!. WooL.-There is an irregular demand fol-
wool. Some portions Of the trade have
been busy, others have been dull. The ag
gregate business for the week has been o.
very fair volume, and the price situation
has neither weakened nor visibly impro we'd
All OF the large buyers have been in ths
mar ket this week talking 40 cent wool, but
their efforts have been unavaing. Thers
is no good fine medium wool offering to-day
at less than AZ TO 43 cents. There have
been large sales during the week al AZ cents
flat, and the acceptance Of anything below
this figure would betray much less conf
deuce in the situation than is universally
current.
2 LUMBER The local market is reported al
quiet again this week. but the car mills
nevertheless, are all said to be busy, and.
x when in a position TO deliver promptly, ars
Y securing full prices from those of their Gus.
y toners who stand In need. Values ars
practically the same as at the date of our
4 last report, but there is a strong feeling in
Y hemlOck, due TO prospects, of short cut
because OF dimunition in the call for bark
Z The Penobscot lumbermen are being agi-
tated just row by a rumor that an immense
pulp mill co poration has already obtained
control of 10000 to 10000 acres Of timber
land in that vicinity and are diligently
looking about for more. The story includes
statements that several large mills are
about to be built at various points along the
river.