The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Current Comment,

have been lighter than usual for the Christ
mas season, but there has been a full sup
ply for the demand Trade was quiet on
Friday and Saturday following our last
weekly report demand being confined
closely TO immediate wants. The market
opened Monday with fair supply Of tur-
keys, but only moderate sales were made,
and most Of the business In good TO choice
west, was az II 20 13c Tuesday the wealth
er was warm and unfavOrable, and there
was little change in the condition Of the
market Yesterday the weather was clear
and cooler, aud most receivers reported
good, fair trade with strictly choice drawn
and headed western turkeys bringing 49, 10
lac, aud undrawn selling generally at u TO
l3c Until after the holidays there is a de-
cided preference in this market for drawn
and headed stock.
EGGS There Is nothing favorable to re-
port in the condition Of the market. The
tone Is dull and weak on everything except
the small lots OF strictly fancy fresh which
are bringing about former rTices a few
be At about 20 TO 21c aud ordinary fresh
gathered very dull at l6 to Tic. Storage
stock plenty and exceedingly dull at 10 to
15c as to quality and condition.
BUTTER Receipts are still running light
! but it Is the season Of the year when trade
| is always quiet, and the supply has been
full enough for the demand. Prices remain
at last quoted. Strictly extra fresh cream
| cry holds steady at 2TC, but only small
proportion of leceips are good enough 10
! bring over % TO PC Medium and low
| grades steady at quotations. Boxes selling
fairly. Prints in moderate demand.
CHEESE -Beceipts for export 1857 b ,xes.
| Receipts for local account are running light
| and the market has firm tone but trade
continues quiet. There has been no quo
table change in prices Fine northern twins
rule steady at 49, TO 13c, but only fancy
| York state September lots at the outside.
Western twins selling generally at l25c.
OATs-There is a quiet tone TO the mar
ket but prices are held about steady for all
grades. Buyers are operating rs they need
supplies. For fancy clipped white on track
billed through the close was steady al "a to
345 with No. clipped white at 32fc. Lower
grades range down in price as to quality
CoRN-The market has ruled quiet dur
ing the week, but the tone is irmer at the
close, and prices advanced about &c. Old
No. = yellow on track billed through are
quoted at 434 to 43lc with new steamer yell
low at All 10 42c. Most of the new corn ar
irving viii grade steamer yellow.
BEANS. - The weeks receipts include
100 bags foreign beans but no sales report
ed AZ yet Domestic marrow pea are in full
supply and quiet, choice hand-picked at
S195. yellow eyes moving slowly and
hardly notable at over 50 %, although some
Of the best new are held higher. Red kid
neys quiet.
FLoUR.-The tone Of the market has been
uELutE duu EtuGidl prizes duNdutBlt uuN
business is dull, with sales limited. Buy
ers will take a car or so from time to time
Z as needed, but this is the extent OF present
operations. Dealers are not heavily
stocked, but rppear content to work along
( in hand to mouth way. At the close most
= business in spring patents is doing at 81 to
415, as supplies are needed, but about So 30
to 20 will cover the full range. Some
{ special brands are held even above the lat
1 ter figure but few sales are made. Winter
al uf IN m
range, but sales are slow. For clear and
straight winter wheats about $3.50 TO 3.6'
covers the market.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts have been light and
early in the week prices were marked up q
cent or two, and trade has been so quiet ioI
the past day or so that the advance could
not be maintained, and at the close the
market is quoted at so to 63c for Aroostook
Green Mountains, with Aroostook Hebrons
at So to 60c. New York State stock ranging
from 50 TO 58c as TO quality.
HAY AND Straw The weeks receipts
include $500 tons shipped from Canada via
Boston TO South Africa for the English
army, which does not affect the local mar
ket. Best cars Of hay are selling at SIG 90
to II, while lower grades range at about
S13 to 16 as to quality. Lower grades are
selling more close to the price OF choice
Rye straw is quiet, but the mf rket is steady,
with best cars selling at S1t to 1850. Dat
straw is dull.
Wool. The demand for wool has fallen
off. There has been squeeze in money.
Yet wool is slightlw higher than last week,
and every sale that shows any change in
price shows a movement toward higher
prices. Probably such a condition will
never occur again. 1t has never occurred
before. That it should occur at all is the
best evidence of the inherent frmness of
the staple under the usual conditions OF the
supply.
LUMBER-The tenor of wholesalers re-
ports is still uniformly cheerful. For spruce
there is a continued good demand and
prices retain all the strength they have ac-
CURED from time to time throughout he
season. The weather has a good deal to do
with the duration OF this desirable state Of
things. An open winter means that con-
sumers will be using up supplies with COM
parative freedom, and that the making of
additions thereto will be unusually difficult.
The lack of snow always interferes materi-
ally with the movement from the mills.
Even higher prices than those ruling a. e
therefore quite possible AT the moment
the tone is very firm. or hemlock there is
nothing new to be said Scarcity keeps
values steady at the level quoted.