The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-19
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA
PULLED AND sCoURKI
Current Comment.

OATS. - There IL moderate demand
noted with the general range OF values
about the same. For fancy clipped white
about 343 to BIC Is the price, with No.
clipped white about 34c on track. Lower
grades range down as TO quality.
CoRN.-The demand is quiet. but prices
hold about steady, with buyers operating
TO meet their present needs. AT the close
old No. yellow on track billed through is
quotable at about 44c. with steamer yellow
at about 429c. Lower grades range down
as to quality and color.
BEANs.-Under the influence of light re-
ceipts and strong advices from shipping
points, an advance of to 1Oc per bnsheI
has been established on marrow pea and
mediums during the past week and the
market has firm tone. Demand moder.
ate. yellow eyes are also frmer, some
holding extra marks at S1.5).
CHEESE. - Receipts for export, 1885
boxes. There has been little change in the
condition OF the market since our last week
1 ly report There has been a full supply
Offering but q light demand Best northern
twins have been selling generally at &c
and only now and then an exceptionally
fine mark has exceeded this price.
BUTTER.-Trade has been quiet for the
past week and with continued liberal re-
ceipts, receivers have not been able to keen
as closely sold up as they would like 4
good deal of the butter now coming forward
shows the effects Of the hot weather, and
| bOmo ludb ubudlly DrluR the mil
market price have to be shaded from half
to a cent to effect sales.
HAY AND STRAW The market has been
| literally supplied with hay, but the arrivals
have been mostly of medium and lower
grades. Choice hay is not in large supply
and sales are making mostly at SIG to IT.
| Some fancy cars go higher, but such are
few. Lower grades favor the buyer in
price under large receipts. Rye straw is
quiet but for choice cars about $40 to II is
quoted, The general tone for hay and
straw is easy.
POTATOES Receipts have been liberal
since our last weekly report, but the mar
ket has kept well sold up and prices have
held up well until today. Rose and He
brons have been selling generally at S2.75 to
80 as to quality, but at the close SO 90 il
about the top for best marks, and there are
good many ordinary, especially Eastern
Shore, that are having slow sale at $3.50
TO 2.75. Some small lots coming from Bris-
tol Ferry, R. l., are held at SO %. These
quotations are for barrel lots.
EGGs.-Rccepts have been quite liberal
Tor the past week but only small proper
ton OF the arrivals have been strictly choice
and fresh. Most everything is showing up
more or less heated and for this defect
western stock we have had dull market
ranging from 49, to 14Ac as to condition.
strictly choice selected western have
been in light supply and firm at 15c
Eastern continue in light supply and strict
4 ly fancy marks bring premium.
LUMBER.-Advices from all the great
{ trade centers repeat with emphasis the
story OF a generally active demand and very
firm prices, and on spot business is un-
seasonably brisk. The current month, u.s.
ually esteemed the dullest period of the
year in lumber circles, is witnessing a vol
ume OF sales which would be considered
creditable even during the season when
the trade expects to reap its harvest and
indiRatinng hat tha ht,at Ia
experienced will last throughout August.
DRESSED POULTRY. Owing to the ex-
tTemely hot weather at the close of last
week there was an unusually light demand
and best western fowls had slow sale on
Friday at lie Since then we have had
dull and rather weak market until today
AT the close there is more doing and a firm
or feeling, some holding choice western
fowls at ll1c, although there have been few
sales as yet at anything over lie. The sup
ply OF broilers is increasing, and prices are
Z working lower. 1t takes fancy lot Of
western to bring over 15c. Spring ducks
have been in light supply, but are now a
little more plenty again.
FLoUR.-The tone of the market has been
fairly steady, but the demand continues
slow, and buyers have shown no DISPOSE
ton 10 purchase except as their necessities
obliged them. In this way "a car or so being
sold here and there, but it has taken little
flour to supply buyers this week. The tone
Is little hrmer at the close, but no more
disposition to buy is shown. For spring
patents about So % to 10 will cover about
all of the business doing, although some
special brands are held above the latter
price. Winter patents continue slow at
So 80 to lilo as about full range of sales.
Some special tiOurs are held higher For
winter clears aud straights the range is
about SO 40 TO 1856, the latter for choice
Ohio tours. Low grades continue dull and
nominal in prc'
WooL.-The market continues to adj
vance and prices are quoted higher for
most kinds OF domestic and for Australian
Even medium woods that have failed to im-
prove to any extent in the face of better
prices for all other grades, have shown an
upward tendency within few days The
demand has been very active and the sales
of domestic grades have been the largest
ever reported in single week at this mar
ket. The week has been of large individual
transactions between dealers and some of
the biggest consumers The demand has
not been general, the smaller manufactur-
ers not being represented in the list Of buy
ers Nor have all the dealers participated
IN the trade. Indeed the holding interest is
quite large and good portion Of the large
receipts is held off the market for higher
prices than can now be obtained.