The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13
Current Comment,

POTATOES Receipts have been moderate
hut rtds was quiet esfll in the ~,ek win
price- leaning little ia buyers favor AT
he close there IL a fair demand and a
steady market, bost Aroostook Green
Mountains generally held Al 6Oc, and choice
Aroosiook Hebrons bringing 81 York
state STOCK has moderate sale 80 10 53c.
OATs.-There il fairly steady tone 10
the market, with a limited demand in
progress Fancy clipped white oa's on
frack tilled through are quoied ~ "a TO
345c, with No 2 clipped VIII = a 1923 o 33c
Lower grades are dull and range uowu as
to quality.
CoRN.-The market for old corn il oaiet
with sales at about 424 70 AS for No. 2 vel
low on track billed through Most uf The
new corn coming In IL grading steau(r
yellOR, which sells at about al AIN
Lower grades are nominal as 10 quality and
color
HAY AND sTRAw-The hay market is
showing better lone and q former prices
sales are more easily effected RE hnlk Of
The business doing is al about el3 To- is, hut
fancy ca 3 will 60 above he batter heure
the position OF lower grade hay is much
meier, anu sncn are cleaning up fairly.
Rye straw is doing be ter, and choice cars
range ~ Sl4 10 10, although it tsk-- some
| thing choice to command the latter figure.
DRFs ED PoULTRY -Receps have not
been very heavy bus week bus the SUNNY
has been full more than enough for The
J bId'bs lIeIr " rs more or lrHS Stock
| RED over by 10 al ers and d mAnd has b TN
slack so far. West iced stock has been
| par icularly dull ~ with colder weather
| buyers show q decided preference for dry
packed. There has been no material
change in prices. Western dry packed
turkeys, II sluc ly choice bring 12c, but
there a'e few lois coming good euuugh 10
bring over 10 TO lie, and some poor clean
up a. 3 to &c. For iced turkeys 10c IT. an
outside price. There are few west chick
u Il. l.
really fancy lot would exceed quotations
WeStern fowls have 10 be extra TO exceed
8 TO 9lc.
FLOUR There is a quiet tone to the
trade, the demand b ing yet confined to
meeting pressi & needs from time 10 time
aud in this moderate way vain are quoted
| about steady. There is complete lack Of
any speculative feeling. bat holders n the
close are rather hrmer ia their views, al
though no business can he done A. any adj
vance. The range on spr ny natents is
about 50 So TO TO- bur ahou- SO 50 tu COW
ers the bu Of the business dong, extreme
quotations being for some SPECIAL brands.
There ia dull tone to winter pa ems, with
quiet sales ranging a. SO 65 70 100 as sup
plies are needed. For Clear aud straight
winter wheats the demand T. slow, with
rrces quoted at 1926 10 $50 Low g-ade
hlur- Intinue duh aud nominal.
BUTTER.-Rec have been light for
the p tst week and only a small proportion
suic ly fine. The small lots OF really extra
fresh northern creamery coming have met
with ready sale a. 27c, with now and then
special mark bring ug premium There
Ia hUt little fine fresh western creamery
coming, and assorted siz-s are firm at 27c
A large proportion Of rtc-ip are more or
less off, and have to go al 264 OF less as 70
quality. Fine June goods ii ~, and -Cme
held above quotations. Boxes Ia steady de-
maud. Prluis have a moderate sal-
CHEESE -Rec-ip's for export, u ,525 box
es Rrceprs for Il cal rec uur atr tuuier.
ate and fine stock is firmly hrld. The best
northern fall wins are in steady, moderate
demand ~ 123 10 1879 and some fancy u a ks
are bringing l3c. fine west. firm Al 12lc,
BEANS The market for white beans has
been rather quiet for the past week with
prices leaning a little in buyers favor and
A. the close best marrow pa are hard to
Mace except in mail way a. over 81.
Yell Nv eyes have been in ligh supDly aud
ruling higher, best lors firm ~ So 80 Red
kidneys quiet an little easier.
EGGs There has been liltle change dur
ing the past week except ltlle better feel
ing on account of the more favorable
weather. { boce fresh stock continues in
light supply and firm, but ordinary fresh
gathered and storage goods show no i'm
prOvemeut Fancy fresh Mich, etc, are
bringing % TO 24c. Fresh gathered wes'rrn
take wide range as to quality and have a
slow sale. R-frig ratios moving slowly
with most sales at IA 10 15c.
WooL.-The falling off OF the sales has
given he trade an opportunity TO bet on
stocks on hand January /. II ia known
that he back districts are cleaned ont and
that the total took on hand iu the country
Is the ligh est :or years. what wool there
j. in the country IL largely ctuteIeC h. re L
Boston, where the supply is generally be-
lirved TO he slightly in excess # the usual
conbiued stock OF foreign and domestic.
LUMBER. - The market retains all It's
strength and much of it, activity For GER
tain sorts Of lumber, indeed, the demand is
reported by wholesale housts IS exception
ally brisk and urgent. Spruce boarus, for
instance, are being inquired n with more
than ordinary eagerness, and the few mills
in a position to respond are receiving very
full prices. Some m4nui tctu ers are actu-
ally asking more han a week ago, ana the
tendency with all is howard Buyers are
quite conscious of the general treni and
Daturally anxious To for-tall dew lopments
winch from their point OF We Y are uudesir-
able. The result is rush HemlUck is