The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-09
RETAIL DEALERS PRICES.
Current Comment.

DRESSED PoULrl We have had a quiet
market for the past week Receipts have
been moderate, but the supply has been
ample for the demand There has been
very little change in prices. Most sales of
west. iced fowls have been at 9ac, with oc-
casional sales Of fancy marks at lie, and
some ordinary cleaning up at &c. Old cocks
have been in steady demand. Very few
turkeys coming or wanted. West. iced
ducks dull at 8 to &c. Frozen poultry is
still moving slowly, with prices held about
as last quoted
BUTTER.-There has been a most decided
change in the condition of the market since
our last weekly report. Prices have been
advanced II to &c and creameries that sold
at 49, to 19c week ago are now bringing
20 to 201c Buyers do not like to pay these
prices but few of them have any stock on
hand and most receivers report good fair
trade. Fine creamery was pretty closely
sold up last week at 19c, and Mondays
sales were at 1910. Tuesdays receipts sold
generally at zoe, but since then strictly fine
goods have been firm at 20ac. The under
grades are also higher and in moderate de-
msnd at the advance. North. dairy has a
steady moderate sale at 16 to 18c. Imita-
ton creamery rarely shows quality to bring
over 16c. Boxes and prints in full supply
and average lots selling at the price OF tubs.
HAY AND STRAw.-The hay market shows
no material change, the general demand
ruling quiet, although the better grades sell
fairly. Choice hay is firm at SIT to $780,
while occasional fancy cars will go higher.
Lower grades are dull and the market is
weak. The shipments of cattle to Europe
from this port since the South African war
started has fallen off largely, owing to the
many steamers taken away for transports,
and this is noted in the less demand for
cheap hay. Rye straw Is quiet but firm at
$14 to S15 for choice cars.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export, 433 boxes
There has been no material change during
the past week. There has been steady,
| moderate demand for choice old cheese at
| III to 12c.
FLoUR.-There is very slow demand
| noted for flour, and buyers will only oper-
ate to meet their pressing needs Reports
| from the west speak favorably of the out
look for the coming wheat crop as whole,
and this encourages the trade to expect low
er cost -four later. The distributing bus
mess is slow, and theItendency is to operate
conservatively in all departments of the
| market. Spring patents take a range of
about $3.50 to 80 80 as covering most sales
| made, but some special brands are held
higher. For winter patents about $3.50 to
3 80 will cover the business doing, but few
sales are making above 90 IS outside of spe-
| cial brands. Clear and straight winters are
dull at So % to 1856 as a general range.
Low grades are dull and nominal.
EGGs.-Receipts have been heavy for the
past week and good many lots going
| INTO storage. Inc COnSunptlV6 demand Is
only moderate. There has been no mate
rial change in prices. Strictly choice fresh
western have ruled steady at 13c with
good many ungraded lots at 12l to 1870.
| Storage stock steady at IL to 134c with now
| and then a fancy mark at 131c. Eastern
! have to be much better than the average to
reach 1870
BEANs.-Receipts continue moderate but
there is no improvement in the demand,
and the market has quiet tone. Best
marrow pea are generally held at 1925 but
are hard to sell in large lots at over $500.
| Yellow eyes and red kidneys remain quiet
and unchanged.
CoRN-While the cost to ship from the
west has held firm during the week, spot
| lots move slow and prices are in favor of
the buyer. For No. 2 yellow corn on track
billed through about 4Sc is the price to sell,
with about the same figures for steamer
| yellow. For lower grades the price is
down as to quality and color.
OATs.-There has been a quiet demand in
progress with prices fairly maintained in
the quiet way that sales have averaged. At
the close about 1890 is quoted for choice
clipped white, with No. 2 clipped white at
31ac and No clipped white at 314c. Low
or grades are dull and nominal
WooL.-The market is again as sloppy as
| Thursdays rain storm. A few more job
| lots have been washed out of holes and cor
ners, but aside from that nothing has been
| done. We give IN erteuso in another col
| umn the most valuable foreign article that
has appeared on the general situation. Ev-
erything apparently favors an advance.
There is a shortage in the supply of merino
woods, machinery is we'll engaged, the con-
sumption OF wool is large. Confidence in
the future has been smashed in Europe by
the extraordinary feehleness of England in
the field What next?
LUMBER,-The uneasy feeling caused by
the break in New York last week has worn
off somewhat and there is better all round
demand for spruce. Cancelled orders have
in several instances been renewed and both
buyers and sellers are more cheerful. The
meeting OF spruce manufacturers who ship
by water, held in Bangor last week, has
been followed by a meeting of the manu-
facturers who ship by rail. at which they
determined to reduce their output one-half
because OF the limited supply OF logs.