The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-17
KENTUCKY AMI ,pn,.v.
Current Comment.

CoRs.-The demand has been slow dur-
ing the week with the tone steady. At the
close new No yellow corn on track billed
through to outside points IL quotable at 43c.
with steamer yellow at 425c. For lower
grades the range is down as to quality and
color.
OATs.-There is a quiet demand noted
with the tone only fairly steady Buyers
are operating conservstively at about SIC
for fancy clipped white on track, with No.
clipped white az about 36c. For lower
grades the demand is dull and the price
ranges down as to quality.
CHEKsE -Recepts for export, l. 10b boxes
Receipts OF new cheese have not been verv
hesvy' Demand has been moderate and
the market steady at 81 to Toe for fne fuli
cream. Under grades moving slowly at
quotations Fine old cheese selling in small
lots as wanted, at about former prices.
BEANs.-There has been very little i'm
| provement in the demand since our last re-
port but receipts have been very light and
the feeling is little irmer on choice marrow
pea and mediums. Best marrow pea are
fairly firm at 81 30. Yellow eyes in fun
supply and quiet at quotations.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY have been much
| lighter than last week but trade has been
quiet and the accumulations at the roads
reduces very slowly. The market has been
ruling steadily in buyers favor and at the
close prices are TO 10c lower than a week
ago. The weather has been very favorable
so far but liable TO turn hot any time and
dealers like to keep closely sold up at this
season or the year.
DRESSED POULTRY Receipts have been
light for the past week and western fowls
have been ruling higher and firm, although
demand has been only moderate. Sales
early in the week were at IL to 111c, but
since Tuesday there has been hardly any.
thing Offering under 12c. The stock has
been generally in good order, but there is
still some coming short of ice. Fresh tur-
keys generally slow at 10 to lie. Old cocks
in steady demand with most sales at SC.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market maintains
a steady tone but the demand is quiet. The
| higher prices have tended to decrease the
out OF town demand to some extent, and it
Is only the moderate offerings that sustain
values. Choice hay in large bales is selling
at $l4 to $l5, while occasional fancy cars go
even higher but little Of this latter Is COM
ing in. Lower grades sell at about former
quotations, the recent advance being for
best hay. Rye straw is quiet but the mar
ket holds about steady.
EGGs-Receipts have been liberal for the
past week but good many have gone di-
rectly into storage, largely on shippers
account, and the supply for regular trade
wants has been moderate. There has been
steady fair demand for choice fresh stock
with little variation in prices. Average
marks OF western have been selling at 1Ss
to 1s4c with extra storage packngs at lac.
Southern selling for the most part at 13c.
Eastern rarely good enough to bring more
than western.
LUMBKR.-Advices from the milling GEN.
tiers tell OF continued Inconvenience result
ing from the high water. About IL, OOO, 900
ieet OF logs are, in consequence, now hung
up in the Penobscot above Oldtown and re-
ceipts at Bangor from up the river have
been practically nil Little lumber is being
sawed as only the steam mills are running.
Patience under the circumstances is diff.
n 90 fbA ,hnr nv,1 a.. II
coming to hand give assurance of the best
year in the lumber trade since the palmy
days Of the deal business.
BUTTER.-The market cleaned up well last
and demand 30 far this week has been fully
equal to the supply. Up to to-day the sales
have been generally on the basis Of tic for
fine fresh creamery, but there were occas-
sional sales OF VI and N. FL. assorted sizes
on Tuesday at 174c. Since then the market
has been gradually gaining strength and
closes with firm tone, but little really fine
fresh creamery offerings today under 17ic.
Good tirsts have ruled steady at Is to 16lc
but under 16c trade has continued slow.
| Strictly fine box butter is fairly we'll sold up
and firm at 1Sc. Off grades in full supply.
Prints in steady, moderate demand
FLoUR.-The market is dull with the call
for supplies yet limited to very small pur-
chases. Values are quoted about the same
and many mills are held above the market,
but the business doing is where the seller is
able to offer at low figures. Spring patents
are offered az low as $3.50 in some in
stances, while this price is about all that
buyers are incline to pay at present. ex-
cept for special brands Few of these flours
are being sold above 81, except in special
way. Winter patents are dull with most
sales at .S3 rs to So. Some special brands
are held above these figures but they cut no
| figure in the business doing. Winter clears
and stra ghts are in slow demand with
about 1926 to 70 as a full range of quota
tions. Low grades continue dull. with
| prices nominal.
WooL.-The market continues strong,
active and buoyant. The attendance OF
manufacturing this week has not been par
ticularly large, and consequently, under
ordinary circumstances, some weakness in
prices might have been anticipated; but il
| the mill men have not been present in large
numbers, the spectators have still carried
on an active campaign, and the result is
liberal volume OF sale All sales for this
purpose are naturally exaggerated and apt
TO be repeated two or three times over.
For example, there have been repeated
statements Of the sale OF millions of pounds
Of domestic wool for export. The aggregate
of business done to date is repor ed by the
chief operator this week. 1t is 10000
pounds of Texas, Territory and California.
There have been some smaller sales out
side which have already hean ranorted