The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
Current Comment.

FLoUR.-The market presents no new
the demand ruling quiet, with
buyers only meeting pressing needs Mill
agents are selling little flour, although they
very steady prices as a rule. The
recent clearing up OF some good lines OF
spot flour held in storage has met a consid.
cradle Of the demand that has come up of
late, the more 30 as sales were made at con-
concessions from the price to ship.
Spring patents are yet quoted at $3.50 to
3 80 as a general range OF sales, but special
brands are held somewhat higher. For
winter patents prices are steady, but the
market is dull, with the range quoted at
SO 10 to 1886. Clear and straight winter
wheats are quoted at $3.50 to 800
HAY AND STRAw.-The market for hay
has worked rather easier under more lib
eral receipts, while the prospect for large
hay crop has u tendency to weaken the
tone somewhat. Choice hay maintains a
steady tone, however, and best grades are
quotable at Sl7 10 10. For lower grades the
demand Is slow and prices are weak, with
stocks accommodating. The general demand
for hay is quiet. Rye straw Is quiet, but
the market is steady with best grades sell
ing at $3.50 to 16. Dat straw is dull and
nominal in price.
GGs.-Receipts have been running con-
siderable lighter than last week, but the
storage demand has also fallen off, and the
supply Offering has been more than enough
for the wants of the trade. Prices have
been fairly sustained but yesterday was a
holiday, and this morning, with two days
receipts offering, hot weather, and a slack
demand, the market weakened and closes
with 13c the top for best fresh western.
Good average marks are selling at 121c,
with fair to goodat III to 12c. Dirties
quiet at SO, Eastern have to be very fancy
to bring over 1910. Sales are still at mark
as a rule, but the price has to be made ac-
cording TO quality and condition.
Dressed POuITRy Receinta NJ ined
fowls for a week have been moderate and
we have had a steady but not very active
market. Best western fowls have been
selling generally at 10c, but at times 1t has
been necessary to shade this price frac.
ton in order to clean up. Western broil-
ers have been in fair supply and best lots
in moderate demand at II to 18c, with COM
mon down to lac. Fresh killed turkeys
generally poor and hard to sell. Spring
ducks in moderate supply and steady.
There has been very little doing in frozen
poultry, and prices are nominally I'M
changed.
BEANs.-Receipts have been very light for
the past week, and choice marrow pea have
been firmly held but there has been no i'm
provement in the demand. Sales have been
light and in small lots. Choice foreign pea
have moderate sale at 50 10 to So 10 Ex-
ira yellow eyes steady but quiet. Red kid
neys selling slowly 1T quotations.
BUTTRR-Receipts are showing a steady
increase and there has been full supply Of
most all grades offering during the past
week. Demand from regular trade has
been only fair, bot there has been some
buying for storage and considerable stock is
going into storage on shippers account, so
that the market keeps fairly we'll cleaned
up. Up to Tuesday most sales OF fancy
fresh creamery were 205c, but since then
stock has been 21c. There are still some
sales at 20tc, however, and it is claimed
| that the goods are extra, 80 we make the
double quotation. Extra western in large
ash tubs is quoted at POI to 21c, but must be
very fancy to reach the outside.
OATs.-The market is quiet and the tone
rather weaker, further decline being no.
ted compared with week ago. For fancy
clipped white oats on track billed through
the market is about 80 to 1921, with No. 2
clipped white at 30c. Lower grades range
down in price as to quality.
PoTAToEs.-Receipts OF old potatoes have
fallen off considerably and choice Aroos-
took Hebrons pretty well sold up and firm
er. Choice Aroostook Green Mountains are
| also bringing full price. Other kinds SELL
ing about as quoted New potatoes continue
| in moderate supply but move rather slowly.
No. Rose at SO 30 to 81 and other variecies
at $3.50 TO $3.50 per Dbl. as to size and quail
ity.
CoRN.-There has been an easier tone to
the market during the week, but the close
| Is little hrmer. Buyers are only taking
supplies to meet their pressing needs, and
sales are slow For No. yellow and
| steamer yellow on spot about 45b to Acc will
cover recent sales made, with lower grades
ranging down ~ to quality and color.
| CHEEsE.-Receipts for export 663 boxes.
| The market has been literally supplied for
| the past week, demand has been light and
| prices tending downward Al the close
! best north, twins are hard TO sell ~ over
10 m nAQ Ian af Y 10
Sc. Western twins in light demand at quo
tations. Ohio flats have settled down to
| Sic and are slow at that.
LUMBER.--In the general demand for
| spruce lumber there has been no expansion
! during the period covered by this report,
and in no respect has there bean any de-
! cided change in the aspect OF the market
A buyer in rush must pay full value in all
instances. The man who can wait can not
| infrequently succeed in securing conces-
| sions from combination prices unless. in
| deed, he is in search OF hard schedules,
which still command full figures That
! business on the whole is discouraging both
| the wholesale houses and retailers agree. 1t
is as d rule, indeed pronounced very dull.
WooL.-Another week of paralysis has
been sustained by the market. Dealers
generally seem TO have given up hope of
much improvement until better news comes
from European markets, which are now
pressing so heavily upon our own. AL
though the protective tariff is preventing
the importation OF heavy shrinkage woods,
and encouraging the importation of only
the lighter woods, which are in small sup
ply, it is a significant fact that the receipts
of foreign wool show steady tendency TO
increase. AT this port the receipts Of for
egn wool today are nearly three times
what they were in the same time last year,
though domestic receipts are twenty-five
per cent less. There has been no particu-
| lar change in the market as far as prices
are concerned. The readiness OF wool to
advance under the slightest provocstion
WAS shown by the higher cost of quarter
blood woods landed from the West on the