The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-10

holds firm and sells at SIS 10 10 30. there
being shortage OF this grade. No. 1 hay
Is quotable al Sl7 TO SIS, while lower grades
are steady at Sl4 to l6 as to quality, The
surplus on the warket caused by earlier
large receipts has beeu considerably re-
duced. Rye straw maintains steady lone,
with sales ranging at $40 TO 16 as to quality.
Dat straw dull.
PoTAToEs.-Trade has been quiet for the
past week, and since Monday 48c has been
the top for best Aroostook Hebrons, with
Mountains at 50c. York State stock in fair
supply and moderate demand at 40 to 45c.
LUMBER.-Local wholesale men say that
they are in receipt Of more orders for all
sorts OF spruce lumber, and. as q rule, talk
confidently of a 8 rengthening tone. 1t is
easier to mike sale than to get the stock.
This Is still particularly true of spruce
boards, and more or less correct of every
thi g. La rail associate prices there is no
positive change yet agreed upon, but ad.
vances are being asked and in some in
stances obtained. The tendency is upward
no doubt. Short lumber is without any es-
pecial change. Shingles continue to look
little better but there has been no mark up.
Laths cargo, retain the improvement re-
ferred TO week ago. Clapboards are
seeady.
BEANs.-Receips are still running light
and the small lots Of choice marrow
pea received meet with prompt sale at
full prices, but are Offering freely to arrive
at about $500. Yellow eyes and red kid
neys in limited supply and steady.
CHEESE Receipts for export s ,34S boxes.
There has been a moderate supply of fine
late-made cheese Offering for the past week,
and we have firm but rather quiet mar
ket. Fine north. twins have been in mod
crate demand at III to 11fc, with some fam
cy York State Sept. lots held at 12c. Extra
west. twins generally held at 11hc. Ohio
fats steady, with some small sales OF late
made at lie.
OATS There is a moderate demand rul-
ing, with prices quoted about steady. Fam
cy clipped white OATS on track billed
through to outside points are quotable at
33c, while for new No. 2 clipped white,
about 294 to 29ic is the price. Lower grades
range down as to quality. Old oats quoted
about &c above new.
WooL.-With the sales still expanding
| and a pretty good demand from manufac-
| turers the wool market has a more hopeful
aspect, but the change for the better is so
slight that no very great encouragem Mt
can be derived Still some large blocks OF
| territory wool are under negotiation, aud
! the prospects are brighter for their being
| finally closed. Buyers have for sew raj
weeks been hammering the market without
making any very great impression. Hold
| ers OF territory wool have withstood the at
| tacks, and it is now pretty well assured that
| the market can be sustained on its present
| lbN6i n IlbJlb more Whblcu ubtCb wool
! has moved this week at low prices, but no
| lower than have been inevitable for some
| time past. A feature of the week has been
| the effort to discount Republican success
| next November. Several buyers have made
offers on liberal lines, subj-c to acceptance
after the election and the triumph Of Me-
Kinley, There is feeling that the situs-
ton will show material improvement If that
event is successfully pulled off.
BUTrER-We have had sluggish mark
! ct for thetpast week. Receipts Of tne FRI sh
butter have not been very heavy but good
many buyers have June stock in storage
which they have been using TO the neglect
of fresh good, and stocks of everything tx
cept fancy fr sh northern creamery have
| been accommodating. The modeeate recei Is
of fine northern assorted sizes have bt en-
charged up To regular trade at 235c, but at
the close the market is lower anu the days
sales have been at pc generally. Extra
fresh west crea merry continues in full sup
| ply. Assorted sizes have been selling
slowly at &c, and most lots of large ash at
2lca, but closes lower and dull at the re-
duced quotations. Firsts and sec nds in
full supply, dull and easy. Very little call
for limitations or ladies. Fine northern
! dairy in limited supply and steady. Boxes
| es ling well. Prints steady. Fine June
| goods slow at 81 TO 2lhc.
FLoUR,-The market has ruled fairly
| steady during the week, but the demand
| mas Dt6n SLOW anu Uu5lu6bs uOluR mas Dtou
| to supply buyers actual need. The mills
maintain considerable steadiness in prices,
but ressles are yet being made at below the
mill prices in many instances, where the
buyer can Zee fair profit. Where buyers
need supplies they will purchase, but the
market shows no speculative feeling, and
it is slow work TO enthuse operators. For
spring patents about $40 TO AGO is the
! neneral range OF sales, but is some in
stances resaes have been made below in
side range, while some special brands are
held above outside quotations. Winter
patents range mostly at $500 to % but
some can be bought as low as SO 80 while
special brands have sold above outside
prices. Clears and straights are quiet,
with the range OF sales about the same.
Kansas patents are quoted at "A to %.
CoRN.-The market continues bare OF
spot Offering and occasional sales are made
at 51s TO &c for steamer yellow on track
billed through Lower grades move slo v
and are nominal in price as to quality and
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