The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-31
Current Comment.

HDeral ana there has been no Improvement
in the condition Of the market since our last
weekly report. The weather has been
warm most OF the time, and demand only
moderate at best, with very little il any
change in prices The general range for
west. tn keys is still from 10 to 12c, with
now and then lot Of fancy small, drawn
and headed, at 121 TO 13c. West chickens
have to be good deal better than the aver
age to bring over 10c, but fancy soft chick
ems are wanted, and occasionally sales are
reported at ~ to 13o. Good to choice west.
ern fowls are steady at to 10c, with some
extra choice and heavy bringing fraction
more. Capons in only moderate demand
Ducks and geese quiet.
BUTTER -Rece p's have been consider
ably lighter than last week and there has
been larger proportion Of boxes than u.s.
ual. There has been but little improve
ment in the demand, buye still coufining
purchases closely TO immediate wants. The
sales of strictly fine fresh northern cream
cry have been generally at 26c for assorted
sizes, but this has been an extreme price for
western, OF which there has been little good
enough to bring over % to 251c. Under
grades sell fairly, but hardly any thing of
fefing as low as zoe. June creamery quiet
but fine lots firmly held. Boxes and prints
in over supply.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market is weaker
under more liberal receipts, and the de-
| mand is naturally more quiet. OF receipts
noted above, there were A cars for export,
| the balance being for local use. For best
hay about $3.50 to II is yet quoted, the
| supply OF this grade being not very excess
| sive Lower grades show most weakness,
although the general range OF sales is about
| the same. Rye straw is quiet, but choice
cars are quoted fairly steady at about $3.50
to H. Dat straw is dull and nominal.
EGas.-,Receipts have been quite liberal
this week. but have been mostly storage
| goods. Since the drop in prices there has
| been an increased demand for fancy near
| by and eastern, and the market Is now
| pretty closely sold up. Strictly fancy fresh
west. have been selling fairly, but there has
| been no advance in prices. No sales of
consequence have been reported at over
zoe. There are a good many west. more
or less mixed with storage eggs selling at
irregular prices from 10 to Ice down to the
price Of ordinary storage stock. The mar
ket is overstocked with storage eggs, and
most lots extremely dull at 9 to 10c.
OATs.-The market is dull with the gen.
eral range OF values shade easier under a
slow business. Buyers are only meeting
pressing needs from time to time, and it
| takes but little to go round. Choice barley
clipped white on track is at 331 TO $3.50,
while No. clipped white is quOtable at
300. Lower grades are down as to quality.
CoRN.-The market has weakened some
what since our last report, and the general
demand is slow. Buyers are only operst-
| ing as forced to meet pressing daily needs.
At the close No. yellow on track billed
through is quoted at about 42a to 43c, with
steamer yellow at about 42Ic. Lower
grades are dull and nominal and range
down in price as to quality and color.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, 1892 boxes.
| There is no IN Aterial change to report De-
mand is moderate but stocks are not heavy
and prices are fully sustained. Sales Of
fine northern fall twins continue at 12b to
13c. Under grades well sold up. West.
twins steady. Some Ohio fats held at 121c
but no sales reported at over 12c.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts have increased a
| good deal this week. and with only mod
crate demand the market has weakened
| considerably. Choice Aroostook Green
Mountains have been selling generally at
| 65c but 1t has become an outside price.
Aroostook Hebrons have been selling for
| the most part at 60 to 62c, with few of
the best at 63c. York state stock slow at
| 80 to 60c
FLoUR.-The market has shown no inn
| provement in demand but the tone of val
ues is firmer, with prices held higher for all
| grades This is due to the higher cost to
| produce but it does not affect the demand.
| Dealers as rule keep about enough -four
on hand to meet their actual needs, and
| this is the extent OF IT, cir purchases. For
spring patents the general range for choice
| brands is about 81 to 40 but the range is
| down to So 80 to 3 80 in some instances.
| Some special brands are held above S4.10.
| Winter wheat patents are dull, and about
| So 70 TO $50 takes in the general range for
| patents, while SO % o 3 80 takes in the bulk
| Of the sales for clears and straights. Low
| grades are dull and nominal in prices.
BEANS Receipts have been light and we
! have had firm market for white beans for
the past week. Choice domestic marrow
pea have had a steady fair sale az 50 10 to
2 20, generally at the outside price. Foreign
| pea steady at 50 10 to 215. Not much de-
mand for mediums, Yellow eyes and red
| kidneys in full supply and dull at quota
| tioDs.
LUMBER.-For spruce the demand is still
| admittedly quiet, bus the mills in position
to respond pronp ly to a call for dimen-
| sion lumber are getting full prices for the
same without difficulty. With reference to
| random values, however, there is still a
good deal of gossip and some houses con-
tend that concessions are more common
this week than last, but that there will be
yielding on the part OF those mills at pres
emit holding out for full values is generally
considered as more than doubtful. The
season for logging has so far been poor
one, the want OF snow and rapid alterna-
| tons of mild and cold weather having in
teriered greatly with logging.
WooL.-Those unhappy individuals who
| lost heart and quoted drop in WOOL be-
cause of little setback in the London
| sales, have received tonic this week in
the shape OF smart increase or business,
and the largest sales recorded for nearly
two months. This increase is due to the
unparalleled prosperity OF the wooden mills
and their remarkable success in securing
huge orders at the most marked advance in
price ever made in single year. The mar
ket this week has been filed with buyers,
and while they have been looking particu-
larly for coarse and medium woods they
have by no means neglected the finer end Of
the market. The American Wooden Co.,
in particular has been free purchaser Of
medium and coarse fleece and pulled woods
to cover their large sales of serges, chew
lots, and other rough-faced fabrics.