The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28

lower grades ranging down in price as to
quality and color.
BUTTER Receipts have been moderate
for the past week aud supplies OF fne fresh
butt nave been light but full enough for
tue demand. There has been no material
change In prices. Buyers generally refuse
to pay over 25c for the finest fresh creamery
in assorted sizes and are taking only small
lots at that. Under grades are slow at quo
tations Boxes and prints steady. Fine
June creamery has been in steady demand
at % to 221c, and occasionally 23c
CHEEsE-Receipts for export, 1,708 box.
es. We have had another quiet week in
the cheese trade. Demand has been light
and Tor small lots, fine northern fall twins
selling as wanted at II TO lac, and fair to
goOd grades slow at 104 10 103c. Very few
west twins or Ohio fats Offering
WooL.-Sales for the week, 1894 900 lbs.
III would be idle to say that the dry goods
commission house failure, carving with IL
the suspension Of one well-known mill and
close scrutiny OF the credit of Others has
peen without effect on the wool market. 1t
has had most unpleasant effect, especially
on the wool houses who have lost money by
the Stott smashup. In addition to the
money owed here, about S65 OOO Hartford
10 caught to the extent of some 100000 IL
is, however, true that the standing oi the
firms concerned is so high that their credit
even has not been in the slightest degree
impaired by this loss. II is likely howev or
that the trade will long remember the reac.
ton In 1900 from the inOxication Of 1899 IL
was just about this time last year that the
happy grower struck the luckless Eastern
dealer by selling him wool on the sheep's
backs at the top OF the market, q Joyous
speculation in which many fingers ere
burned. Most Of the larger houses have
shot buyers out into the iOyously wild a nd
TO considerable extent, woody West. The
| West Is just wild enough, however, not to
part with wool on today's market, and he
Territory trampers have secured little or
| nothing. Receipts at Boston this week OF
| domestic wool are only fifth as large as
those for the same week last year.
EGGs.-Receipts have been larger for the
| past week but there has been no increase
| in the supply Of choice fresh, and such lots
| continue in steady demand at full prices
Fancy fresh Michigan, etc, keeps well sold
up at 70 to &c. Average marks Of fresh
| gathered western have moderate sale at
% to 24c. Best refrigerators have a steady
sale at 10 to zoe, with fair to good at II to
| 18c.
BEANs,-Receipts Of marrow pea beans
have fallen off considerably during the pas
| week, and prices have been advanced lit
tie. Sales have been at S2.05 generally but
at the close some are holding at So. 10. Vel
low eyes in light supply and best lots firm
at So 40 and $50.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts have fallen off con-
siderably this week and under a steady de-
mand Tor choice stock the market has been
working upward Since Monday extra
Aroostook Hebrons have been selling at SO
to 60 cents and Hebrons at 60 to 64c, Da-
kota reds in moderate demand at 80 to 55c,
York state stock steady at 80 to 90.
DRESSED POULTRY Receipts have been
| liberal the past week but the weather has
been 80 warm and unfavorable since Mon
day that trade has been almost at q stand
still. This morning the weather is a little
cooler and there are more buyers about but
they are doing good deal OF shopping
There has been no marked change in prices
during the week, but the market has been
| in buyers favor and full quotations hard to
realize. Most sales Of western turkeys have
been at 10 10 12c, with a few choice dry
packed at 13c, and now and then fancy
mark drawn and headed a little higher
Western chickens and fowls have been in
heavy supply, very dull, and most lots sell
ing at easy prices. Ducks in light supply
| and firm
Receipts from the north and east have
been fairly liberal, and have had slow
sale. Northern turkeys have been rather
ordinary SO far, very few good enough to
dull at about lac. Choice fowls slow at 12c.
Ducks in light supply. Small lots of geese
selling at 10 to 12c.
OATs,-The market has hardened a trifle
| during the week but the general demand
has ruled quiet, with buy ers operating as
they happened to need supplies. At the
close fancy clipped white oats on track bill
ed through are selling at 32d to 33Ac, with
No. 2 clipped white at 29a to SOC. Lower
grades range down as to quality,
HAY AND STRAw.-The hay market main
tains a steady tone the demand being fsir
and stocks are not accommodating very much.
The mild, opeu fall which keeps feed good
makes great difference in the country de-
mand, however, and the market feels this
somewhat Choice hay is not very plenti-
| full, the bulk of the receipts grading lower
in quality. and about S14 to 16 covers the
price for such. Choice hay is firm at S18
to $780, while some fancy would go higher.
Rye straw is firm, with choice selling at
SIG to 1850. Dat straw is dull.
LUMBER.-As time goes on the demand
grows more urgent and the higher prices
noted below are the natural result. For
spruce boards there is a loud call and buy
ers are found willing to pay $14 30 by water
and SIS 90 by rail for inch and upward.
! All sorts of long spruce lumber indeed are
| being eagerly inquired for, those who were
sceptical as to scarcity having been COM
PEELED to alter their views. Not only is
there want OF material; there Is also
| lack OF vessels TO move what is ready with
due expedition, so that altogether there is
good deal to worry both buyers and SELL
ers at present. Freight from Bangor are in
the vicinity Of S2.75 to 800. 1t is sale in
deed that even these figures do not always
look very attractive to vessels owners.
For short lumber there is good demand.
Shingles are really brisk and firm, hut there
has been no positive advance over the hg-
ures quoted. Clspbosrds are meeting with
| very fair attention at quotations. Laths
tend upwards; in ear lath. indeed, we note
| a substantial advance. The whole aspect
| of the market for both long and short
| northern and eastern lumber Ia very firm. Il