The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-26
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LUMBER.-The cargo mills being pract.
cally al shut down and the car mills not,
az rule, being under way yet, very little
lumber Is coming forward, and buyers who
neglected sufficiently to supply themselves
previous to the close Of navigation are In a
bad way. To bring forward promptly is,
under existing circumstances a matter OF
great difficulty, almost impossible, in fact,
and wholesale people are very chary about
saying anything at all definite AZ TO the
time OF delivery. A promise that they will
do their best is about as much az can be ex-
tracted.
BEANS Receipts continue fairly libera
but are meeting with a ready sale, and the
market has firm tone. Best marrow pea
have been selling well OF late at $3.50, and
at the close some are holding at $3.50. Ex-
ira yellow eyes generally held at So 60. Red
Kidneys in limited supply.
DRESSED POULTRY. Receipts have been
very heavy for the past week. The wealth
or has been very favorable and stock in ex-
cellent condition but buyers have had plen-
ty OF time to look for bargains and there has
been no rush of trade any day. The demand
has been principally for choice turkeys.
Choice ducks and geese have had moder-
ate call, but chickens and fowls entirely
neg ected. But western turkeys started in
on Monday at liz to 1910. Tuesdays sales
were at IL and 13c, and these have been the
ruling figures since then. AS usual buyers
are showing decided preference for drawn
and headed stock, and only few fancy
marks of western undrawn turkeys have
been sold at over 12c. Choice Kentucky
turkeys have been selling generally at IL TO
1910. Western ducks and geese have been
in moderate supply and steady demand at
10 to 12c. Chickens and fowls very dull at
quotations.
EGGs.-Receipts have not been very
heavy but demand has been light and with
weaker advices from other markets the
| fa N haa haan IN 90 pia nd
close fresh stock is ruling about &c lower
than q week ago, and dull al that. Fancy
fresh Michigan, Indiana, etc., are slow at
| 26c. Other fresh western range from "a to
25c down to the price of refrigerators. Good
TO choice refriRerators hold fairly steady at
20 to 21o.
| CoRN.-The market has been only mod
erstely supplied and the demand has been
| good in a quiet way. At the close, steamer
yellow and No. 2 yellow are quotsble on
crack billed through at 47a to 48c for new
corn, with old at 501c. Lower grades move
slow and range down in price as to quality
and color.
| PorAToEs.-There has been steady fair
demand and with receipts a little lighter
than last week the market has been ruling
firm and shade higher. Best Aroostook
Green Mountains are bringing Zoe. York
State and Michigan stock are selling fairly
at quotations.
FLOUR The market shows few new
features this week, the demand ruling slow,
with values only fairly maintained. Prices
| are rather easier as a whole and sales have
been made at lower figures. There is no
speculative feeling apparent and the bust
ness doing is confined to such goods as buy
ers may be obliged to have. Spring patents
have sold lower at 1896 for some country
brands OF Minnesota patents, while S4 to
40 will buy some very popular brands.
The full range of sales is up to 81 %, al
though some special brands are held higher.
Winter patents move slow, with most sales
making at $3.50 to 410. Kansas patents
are slow at SO IS to 4. For clear and straight
winters about SO 30 to 375 will cover the
range Of sales, the latter being extreme to
quote best tlours. Low grade flours are
dull and nominal.
CHEEsE.-Recepts for export, ). S54 boxes.
Trade has been rather quiet for the past
week, but prices have been fully sustained.
Fine fall northern twins have q steady sale
at III to 114c, with fancy September and Oc-
tober lots generally held al 12c. Fair to
good grades steady at 10 to lie. Extra
western twins in moderate supply and
steady Ohio flats quoted firm at 10 to lie.
OAT5.-The market has shown a rather
firmer tone during the week, with fair de-
mand noted in quiet way Fancy clipped
white on track billed through are quoted at
331 to "a &c at the close, with No. clipped
white at 81 to 3l4c. Lower grades move
slow and range down in price as to quality.
BUTTER,-lt has been a quiet week in
the butter trade, and the market has been
ruling easier on the general run OF stock.
Strictly fancy fresh northern creamery con-
tinues in light supply, however, and is
bringing very nearly former prices. The
best fresh western creamery has had only
moderate sale at 25c. There has been some
accumulation of off grades from 24c down
and dull market for such. limitations and
ladies dull and weak. Fine box butter
keeps we'll sold up. Fine June creamery in
steady, moderate demand.
HAY AND STRAw.-There is a good de-
msnd noted for hay, and prices rule firm,
particularly for the better grades. Advices
from some sections of the country note
scarcity of cars to ship the hay forward,
and this affects arrivals here. Weeks re-
ceipts were 446 cars hay and 81 cars straw,
including 81 cars hay for export. Best hay
is selling at 1880 10 10, while lower grades
mostly range at 10 to Is as to quality. Rye
straw is selling well and holds firm in
price, sales making at 16 to IT, the latter for
fancy.