The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
KENTUCKY AND IrnIAnA
PULLED AND SECURED
Current Comment.

OATS There is a slow call for supplies,
and prices have been worked lower At
the close No. clipped white oats are quota
BILE at 81 20 32c, with fancy clipped at SIC.
Lower grades range down as to quality.
CoRH-There is a dull tone to the mar
Bet, with spot offerings light, most OF the
arrivals going for export. For No. 2 yellow
on track billed through to outside points
the close is about 42lc, with steamer yellow
at 42c. Lower grades range down as to
quality and color.
BEANs.-There has been slow trade in
all Kinds OF beans since our last weekly re-
port, and prices have not been fully sus-
tanned. Late sales Of choice marrow pea
have been generally at 81 37l, but 1t would
be difficult to do much business at over
81 80. Yellow eyes in light demand at
about former prices.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market for hay is
depressed by the heavy offerings OF low and
medium grades and values favor the buyer.
Of the best hay coming in, few sales are
made above SIG to $780, while the range is
| down to S15. Low grade hay is very weak
| and in over supply Rye straw is quiet
with only hand to mouth demand noted.
About SO to 10 covers the range OF prices.
Dat straw dull,
CHEEsE-Receipts for export, 1876 boxes.
Demand continues light and although re-
ceivers under the influence OF the high
prices ruling at shipping points are holding
fresh arrivals Of fine northern twins at 94 to
9ac, buyers are not responding and there
have been no sales OF consequence at over
&c as yet. Fair to good grades are quoted
steady at u TO 81. Western twins in light
supply. OHIO flats quiet at to SIC.
BUTTER.-The tone of the market has
been generally quiet for the past week and
on the bulk of receipts the tendency has
been to easier prices. Only small proper
ton OF the arrivals will grade ezra and for
such lots there has been steady demand
from regular trade at about former prices.
Strictly extra northern creamery keeps well
sold up at 49, to 1876 There are not
enough sales of western assorted sizes at
over 18c to warrant quoting.
EGos.-We have had very dull market
for the general run of western eggs since
our last weekly report Receipts have been
liberal for this Sc ason OF the year and hard
ly any good enough for best trade. Best
marks have TO go at about 141c and off
grades at IL to lac as to quality and condi-
ton. All sales are loss off and the shrink
age is generally heavy. Fancy nearby and
strictly extra eastern are in light supply
and bring full prices.
DRESSED PoULTRY.-Receipts have not
been very heavy for the past week but
there has been full supply for the demand.
Western fowls have been selling slowly and
although some Of the best marks have been
held at 12c there have been few sales ex-
cept in jobbing way at over 11Ac. Broil-
ers have been in steady moderate demand,
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with small sizes down to ~ to 13c. East
ern broilers sell for the most part at 10 to
l8c. Spring ducks in moderate supply and
steady.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts foot up considerably
lighter than last week but there are good
many native potatoes coming which are not
included. There was little improvement
in the market for choice fresh arrivals on
Friday following our last weekly report,
best Bristol Ferry stock bringing So 90.
Since then we have had fairly steady
market for choice fresh stock. Southern
and western potatoes have had a slow sale
at 81 90 to / 80 and there is little encour-
agement for further shipments.
LUMBER.-A large volume OF business
continues to be accomplished and orders in
sight are sufficiently numerous and invoke
large enough quantities to augur well for
the immediate future. The indications in
deed are for an expansion of demand dur
ing the balance of this and the early part of
next month. What is true of Boston in
this respect seems to be also true of other
great trade centers, reports from nearly all
Of which speak of satisfaction with the
present and hope for and confidence in the
future.
FLoUR.-The market continues quiet in
all departments with the demand confined
to a car or so here and there as supplies are
obliged to be had. Buyers appear to have
no confidence in the future and are purChas-
ing as little as their needs will allow. The
price compared with week ago is rather
easier, although not materially lower. Fol
spring patents the range OF sales has been
abou So IS 10 4, with some special brands
up TO 81 05 10 40, the latter being the full
top of the market. Winter patents are
quiet, at about 1915 to 3S5 as regular
range of sales but some choice brands
range up to $685. to 4. Winter Gear and
straight flours are quotable at $3.50 to $40
Low grades nominal.
WooL.-The IN irket continues buoyant
and strong on all varieties of fine and me
dunn wool. The sales are not as large al
the huge totals reached last week and the
week before. Still they have been larger
than the average weeks business and quite
sufficient to maintain the cheerful tone that
has been steadily prevailing. The receipts
for the week, it will be noted, are just
{ double those for the same week year ago,
and it is scarcely an exaggeration to say
that the available wool OF the country is
: either already on the Atlantic sesbosrd oil
( on its way here. Hoary headed old piles Of
wool that have been seized by banks have
this week been hauled to the Eastern mar
ket and shipped off to mills. The country
{ is stripped bare except a few small lots still
= held by spectators. The advance that was
= foreseen by the wise ones in March has
come, and the limit set by them has been
reached,