The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
Current Comment,


more or less mixed with refrigerator and
other held goods, Such lots are very hard
to place and have to be worked off at low ,
and irregular prices. Choice esh.gatbered
western have been IN moderate demand at
zoe with small lots Of fancy Michigan, In.
diana, etc. containing good proportion of
new laid at 21c,
DRESSED POULTRY The glut OF chickens
and fowls reported a week ago was cleaned
up on Friday and Saturday but at very low
prices. Since then receipts have been fairly
liberal but the weather has been little
more favorable, stock in better condition
and there has been a steady, fair demand
Best western fowls have been selling at 10I
to lie and choice chickens at II to IL and
| occasionally 12c. Western young turkeys,
II choice and large, bring 10 TO 14c but there
are few such received. Most Of them are
small and thin and have to go at 10 to 12c.
Northern and eastern chickens and fowls
| were in light supply and brought full prices
on MOI dal and Tuesday but are more
plenty again at the close. Choice, heavy
young turkeys in good demand and firm
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts of hay
hay have been larger, while the demand
has ruled q1iet as whole. Prices are not
materially different but the tone is only
fairly steady. The best hay is selling as
wanted at about S16 to II while the range
for lower grades is S12 to IS as to quality,
The supply of lower grades is much better
| cleaned up than previously, and these are
in fair demand. Rye straw has come for
| ward more freely, but strictly choice grades
are scarce, much OF the arrivals being rather
poor in quality,
OATs.-The market has worked higher
during the week, with spot offerings quoted
firm at the close. For fancy clipped white
oats on track billed through the close is
about 43c, while for No clipped white
about 80 TO 334 is the price. Lower grades
range down as to quality.
BUTTER Receipts show q considerable
falling off but the market has not cleaned
up for the past two weeks and there is quite
a large accumulation OF fresh stock on the
market which receivers are becoming anx-
ious to move. There have been few sales
of fresh northern creamery at over 231c this
week and at the close this is all that can be
realized for best assorted sizes. Large tubs
are not salable at over 23c. Western fresh
creamery is dull, and late sales of fine as.
sorted sizes have been at 23c generally.
Large ash tubs cannot be placed today at
are in full supply, dull, and easy. Low
grades steady. Boxes having only a mod
crate sale. Prints dull Fine June goods
held at about former prices but moving
slowly.
BEANs.-Trade has been quiet for the past
week and the tendency has been little in
buyers favor. Best marrow pea have been
slow at 81 80 and some sales reported
towards the close at 81 TO- Best yellow
eyes quiet at 50 to 2.10 Red kidneys
steady.
, CHEEsE.-Recepts for export, 472 boxes,
The market has been very quiet since our
: last weekly report. Buyers have been
taking only such small lots as were needed
! for immediate use and 1880 has been an
outside selling price for fine northern fall
: twins. Some very choice lots have to go at
12Ac, Best western twins continue in mod
crate demand at 1910 Ohio flats quoted
steady at II to 11lc.
PoTAToEs.-Re have been moderate
this week, but there is a large accumulation
on hand from previous arrivals and the
market has been ruling flower since Mon
day. Aroostook Green Mountains have been
selling generally at Acc, and Aroostook
Hebrons at 40 to Acc, as to quality. York
state round white quiet at 40 to 43c, with
long white ranging from 80 to 40c.
CoRN.--The bulk of the receipts have
been for export and spot offerings have
ruled light. This has caused premium on
spot lots over the price to arrive. AT the
close No. 2 yellow on track billed through
is quotable at 44lc, with steamer yellow at
A TO 444c. Lower grades range down as to
quality and color.
FLoUR.-The market is held firmer at the
close for general brands of spring patents,
but this does not improve the sales. Buy
ers appear to have no confidence in the fu-
ture and will purchase only as forced to
meet their pressing needs. The advance
asked al the close Is due in part to the fact
that freights will be higher Nov. and as
mill-men can get few cars to ship out flour
before the advance, they are discounting
the higher freights in their asking prices
for flour. Asking range for spring patents
Is $40 to 4 40, but most sales made are at
$40 to 420. Winter wheats are steady
with most sales OF patents at the range of
1878 to $50, although some choice brands
are held higher. For clear and straight
winters about $3.50 to 3 Is covers the range.
New winter wheats are coming in quite
good.
LUMBER.-It must be inferred from all
dealers reports this week that the bloom is
still on the rye; in other words, that there
is not as yet the slightest reason to modify
anything that has been said of late as to the
singular activity OF the demand and the
phenomenal strength of prices. Faith in
the future as well as satisfaction with the
present is prominent feature Of the situa-
tion and great preparations are already be-
ing made for next season. President f. L.
Bradstreet, for instance, of the Kennebec
Log Driving Co., in recently published
interview said "The cut of lumber along
the Kennebec and its tributaries for the
coming winter will be the largest in its his
tory. More men and horses are going into
the woods at present than was ever known
before. The average cut Is 100 900, 900; the
cut for this winter will be 100000 900. This
was cansed by the steady demand and high
price in the large markets. There will be
no logs carried over this season"
WooL.-Every record has been broken by
this weeks transactions. The enormous
total that has changed hands this week
eclipses anything ever done in any Ameri-
can market in the brief space of six days.
The next highest was the week ending Oc-
tober 9, 1897 3,743, 500 pounds. The sales
TO date in Boston are still, of course, be-
hind the speculative year of 1897 AT this
tine in 1897 we had sold 339, 093, 600 ponds;
in 1893 03,423.000, this year 257,543,000
pounds. This years business as compared
with that represents healthy trade and in
large consumption. Quototions this week
have surpassed even the quotations under
the Mckinley tariff