The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-14
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA
PULLED AND sCouREr
Current Comment.

BEANS Receipts continue quite liberal
demand very light, aud prices barely steady
on the best stock Strictly choice hand
picked marrow pea are selling in small lots
az wanted A. ST. 30. Yellow eyes plenty
and best stock very duh at 81 40.
OATs.-There is a limited demand noted,
with the market steady and not materially
changed in price. For fancy clipped white
oats on track about 35b to 36c covers the
range of sales, with No. clipped white at
S43c' Lower grades range down ss to quail
ity
CoRN-The tone OF trade is quiet with
prices steady for sound grain, The No 2
yelloW Onerlng IS mostly old corn, as the
new will not grade this high az yet. For
old NO yellow on track about 43lc is the
price at the close, with new corn at 425c
down as TO color aud condition.
PoTAToEs.-Old potatoes are still coming
quite freely but demand is steadily falling
| off and 1t takes very choice hard stock 10
bring full quotations. Receipts of new
southern are steadily Increasing. There
has been steady demand for the past
week with but little change in prices. No.
! stock ranges from $500 to 100, but must
be strictly extra to exceed SO 90.
DRESSED POULTRY - The market has
been steady but quiet since our lest weekly
| report. The weather was extremely hot
! the first part OF the week aud demand light,
but yesterday was cooler, and western
! fowls cleaned up well at 104 to lie There
| - a iail lulb UuOTulDR anu Lue mar
ket closes steady at quotations. Brothers
| coming in small lots and having steady
sale.
EGGs.-Receipts have been liberal for the
past week, but we have had a very steady
market and towards the close a slight adj
vance mas been esta blished on best grades.
The sales OF selected western have been
generally at ID to 14lc with a fixed allow
ance for loss, but today best marks are
bringing l4a to l5c. Some ordinary lots sell
ling at IL to lac. Eastern are irregular in
quality and value, and have to be fancy to
bring over 15c.
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts Of hay
have ruled large, and under a quiet de-
mand the tone is easier as a whole. For
choice hay in large bales about SIG 90 to
Id on Will cover sales made, while lower
grades range down as to quality. Most OF
the better grades arriving are selling at
about $500 to 1900. Low grades are quiet
with prices about the same. Rye straw is
quiet with choice grades at $40 80 to II so
as supplies are needed. Dat straw dull.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, l ,234 boxes.
There has teen large increase in receipts
this week, the weather has been hot, and
good deal of the stock more or less affected
Demand has been slack, and for small lots
with prices ruling lower, Late sales of best
northern twins have been at to SIC, and at
the close the latter price is becoming ex-
IRENE. Some ordinary marks selling at 6
to &c. Western twins in moderate supply,
but having slow sale
LUMBER-The fear that low water in the
rivers was likely to interfere seriously with
the operations OF many of the mills has
turned out to be only too we'll founded. In
Maine much serious inconv enience is being
experienced and the St. John presents a
most dlscouraging aspect so many are the
drives hung up" A little rain, however,
is all that is needed to cheer the producers,
whose orders continue to pour in on them
thick and fast.
FLoUR.-The market shows an easier
tone at the close and extreme asking prices
have been reduced somewhat fro IN the Top.
The demand has not been much during the
advance and at the close buyers are yet
holding back and meeting only their press
ing needs Spring patents at the close are
quoted at 81 10 TO 4.45 as full range but
few sales even of choice brands could be
made above S4.20 to 425. Winter patents
take a wide range as to quality The range
is about 90 to 420 as covering most sales
= but some fancy brands are held higher. For
clear and straight winters the range is 3 90
Z to 400, with sales slow Low grades are
dull with prices nominal.
BUTTER. Receipts show large increase
this week but are still considerably lighter
than last year. Demand has been rather
slow most OF the time but there hes been no
accumulation OF fine goods. Advices from
western and other markets continue strong
Since Monday buyers have been taking
hOlu hiOic lItCly anu lOudN IutTt IS u RLOu
demand for strictly extra creamery at l9c
with now and then a sale of some special
mark for storage fraction higher. Firsts
are selling fairly at III to Isle. Northern
dairy steady at II to 1Sc for strictly fine.
Re epts OF box butter running unusu-
ally heavy and only the fanciest marks
bring the usual premium over the price OF
tubs Prints are in limited demand.
WooL.-Tne market during the week has
shown symptoms not only of activity, but
OF healthy activity. AS is usual during he
spring month";, the excitement is much
more pronounced in the West than at the
seaboard and the advance at points of con-
sumption is discounted before it takes place
by the enthusiastic spectators who are
bidding against each other at the point of
production. There has been a square ad-
vance this week on all kinds of fine and
: tine medium WOOL but medium woods Of the
Kentucky, Missouri and Indiana variety
remain in statu quo 1t seems to be only a
{ question Of time when the Doc line for
; secured fine medium territory is passed.
The timid souls in commission houses and
newsT aper offices who steadily fought the
inevitable and prophesied lower prices
when higher ones were inevitabe are all
, converted now and apparently convinced
that wool has right to rise as well as other
commodities