The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
Current Comment,

EGGs.-We have been having cold winter
weather since Monday and the market has
improved considerably in tone. There has
been slight Improvement in prices on
fancy fresh western and late sales of such
have Deen al 24c generally. Common to
good fresh-gathered western are still NOV
ing slowly and at about previous prices.
Storage goods are also doing little better
and at the close are generally held at $3.50
to 80 per case.
DRESSED POULTRY There has been lit
tie change since our last weekly report.
Receipts continue quite liberal and in adj.
dition to the supply for local account $500
packages have been received for export.
Demand has been only moderate. Western
turkeys have been in liberal supply and
only now aud then lot of fancy small.
drawn and headed, have been sold at over
114c. A good many are coming undrawn
aud with heads on Such lots are generally
hard to sell at anything over 10c. The de-
mand is almost wholly for medium and
small sizes Largo turkeys have TO be
worked off at easy prices Choice chick
ems have not been over plenty and some
| fancy lots exceed quotations but ordinary
western chickens are plenty and slow at
8 to &c. Choice, heavy western fowls are
| in steady demand and some extra lots
bring premium. Western ducks and
geese have only moderate sale.
Ns.-Receipts have not been very
heavy this week but demand has been light
and the market no more than steady. Best
marrow pea are selling generally at 81 95.
Yellow eyes and red kindeys quiet at quo
tations.
OATS There is a very limited demand
but the market maintains fairly steady
tone. The market for fancy clipped white
holds at "a to "a sc for cars on tracks billed
through to outside points, with No. 2 clip
ped white at 329 to $50. Lower grades
range down as to quality.
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hold about the same as supplies are needed.
Sales OF old No. 2 yellow on track billed
through TO outside points range at 43 to 43jc
with suew steamer yellow at az to 425c.
Lower grades are nominal and range down
as to quality and color.
FLoUR-The -four market is firmer owing
to increases in freight rates January l and
higher cost of wheat The demand is not
active, however, aud sales making are con-
fined TO what small lots buyers are forced
to have. Spring patents are quotabe at
about So 80 to 4.15 as general range at the
close, but some special brands are held
above the latter figure. The advance is
largely felt on this grade. Winter patents
are slow, with about 1915 to 3 so as a fair
quotation OF the market, but little is sell
ing. For clear and straight winters about
SO 20 10 1865 will cover the range of sales.
Low grades are dull. The stock OF -four in
Boston Jan. l, was 1874, 081 bills, including
1894 bbls., in regular warehouses, 80 $40
at railroad depots, and 1857 bills, for tx
port on through bills. Stock Dec. |, $685.
was 1881 bbls. Dec. l, 1899, was 125, 72s
bbls.
HAY AND STRAW Market is steady liberal
arrivals yet noted, although 98 cars were for
export, and do not affect the local business.
For the past few months prices have ruled
very steady, about SIG so to II 90 covering
the price for fancy. with lower grades down
as to quality. The supply of poor hay
keeps we'll cleaned up, and the range in
values on offerings is moderate. Rye
straw is dull, but prices are about steady,
although the market is hardly as firm a
month ago. Most sales at $3.50 to 400.
CHEEsE-Receipts for export, 3, 1876 boxes
Trade has been generally quiet for The past
week but stocks are moderate and firmly
held. Fine north. twins have been selling
generally at 121 to 13c, the outside for best
York State Sept. lots. Western twins
steady at 12lc.
BUTTER-Demand has not been very ac-
tive for the past week but receipts have
been 50 light that the market has kept
closely sold up, and at the close most all
grades are in short supply. Prices have
been advanced from l to 20 during the
past week, and the closing sales OF fine
fresh creamery have been at 29c generally,
with off grades selling at n to CSC, unless
seriously defective. Fine June creamery is
firm at &c, with some holding for further
advance Boxes and prints are COMPARE
the.same grade in ubs.
LUMBER.-The business in spruce lumber
not ordinarily expected until the middle Of
the month or later is already beginning to
come along. The demand is not, az the mo
ment, really brisk, but it is good for the
first week in January and OF a character
that argues well for actual activity ere he
lapse OF many days Even now enough is
being done to test the temper of the market.
Dimension lumber is manifestly very firm,
but random is not more than steady, looks
a little druggy in fact. just how long his
may be expected to continue is not plain.
| Many OF the yards are certainly in want of
random, and speedy revival in the request
may work a change in the feeling or hem
lock ere is nothing to be said, the features
Of trade being those previously commented.
WooL.-Not for months, not for year
has the market been in as dull a condition
as it is today. There have been few manu-
facturers in town. There has been little
inquiry by mail or wire, and it would be
natural to expect slow but steady decline
in prices. Contrary to the usual course OF
events the reverse is the fact. Manuiac-
turers who have tried to hammer the mar
ket have merely hurt their hands. Dealers
have barely enough wool to keep them go
ing Ill clip time, and they do no know
where to replace IL,