The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-05

has accumulated at the roads, and at the
close the feeling Is not quite so stong ~ It
has been. There has been no uuotable
change In prices for choice stock, however,
Best ArOOstook Green Mountains are still
bringing Coo and extra Hebrons hold fairly
steady at 58c. York State stock has been
coming quite freely and average lots are
having slow sale at 48 TO 50c.
WooL-Sales for the week, 4.78g o0t
pounds. The failures OF las, week have no
been followed by farther similar troubles
in the dry goods or wool trade. The wool
market Is steady, notwithstanding the hard
knocks 1t has received, and among the
principal members Of the trade there was
cheerful feeling last Thursday. Not that it
would have been better had the Hartley
failure not occurred, but it has been posi-
blnty Tor several months past, and every de-
cline In price since January / has but pro.
voked the crisis The affairs Of the con-
Germ and the desperate straits it was in have
been public property for some time, and to
many IT has been surprise that IL held out
so long. Now that the worst has happened
1t ia believed that what was a menace has
been removed, and with the long agony
over the situation is just so much relieved
There has been no effect upun prces nv the
failure and no apparent curtailment of the
demand. In TACT the sales of domestic
grades are slightly larger than last week
and the aggregate business of the week liz
OF good size. The Hartley woods will not he
sacrificed by the creditors. Arrangement
have been made whereby the wool will be
mar keted in the customary manner, and he
best prices obtainsble in the near future
will be sought. With the opinion prevail
| ing that the market Is to do better next
month or early in the coming year, no one
| is disposed TO hold clearance sales. To the
contrary there is a nursing of supplies in
| the belief that prices have touched their
| lowest point, while some OF the most conf
| dent traders think they can see the light
breaking on the prospect Of higher prices.
FLOUR AND GRAINs.-A dull market has
ruled all through the week and about the
| only sales made were where buyers were in
| need OF some special brands to keep uD as
sentiments. Prices are frmer for spring
| wheat patents, with not much change in
| other grades, Spring wheat patents are
| quoted al 1886 to % per Dbl. for Minneso-
| g. and Wisconsin brands, with some speciaI
| patents held at S3.40 to 4 40 and even high
or. Choice patents are offered a. S4.20 to
| $3.50 Few sales were made during the
week above So 30 per Dbl. Winter wheat
flours are materially changed in prices,
about $3.50 to 10 being full range for
Michigan. Ohio and Indiana patents. Win
ter wheat clear and straight fours are
quoted At $500 to $3.50, New York clears
and straights are dull at $3.50 to $40 per
| Dbl.
EGGS Receipts have been moderate for
the past week and have included very
small portion of choice fres There has
been steady demand for best fresh stock
and prices at the close are ruling full two
cents higher, fancy fresh Mich etc, selling
| well at Il to &c. Average marks of fresh
western have rather slow sale at 10 to zoe.
Refrigerators remain quiet and without ma
terial change.
CHEESE Receipts for export, l AIT box
es. We have had another very quiet week in
the cheese trade. Demand has been very
light ana at the close the finest northern
fall twins are hard to place at anything
over 114c, and some very good marks offer
ing at lie. Ohio flats dull and easy.
INLAY AND STRAw.-A quiet but very
steady market for hay is reported with no
material change to note in prices. Re-
ceipts are increasing but the demand is
sufficiently active to prevent any accumu-
lation of stock. Choice nay is still quoted
at SIS to 1880 per ton, with the demand
moderate and not much Offering. The
market 10 well supplied with lower grades
which sell slowly at SIT per ton down, ac-
ed in price, with the demand fair at $3.50
to Is 80 per ton for choice cut, some fancy
cars bringing even more.
CoRN.-The demand is slow for new corn
with old corn in good demand and scarce.
New No.2 yellow corn for shipment is quot
ed at 46dc bushels. Old No 2 yellow on
track is quoted at AZ to 47dc per bushels,
with new at "A to 445c. Lower grades range
down as to quality. Receipts continue
largely for export
OATs,-The market is steady, with fair
demand for nearby lots. About 324 to 334o
per bushel is the range for fancy heavy
clipped white oats on track billed through.
No. clipped through are quoted at 29f to
SOC per bushel, with lower grades down as
to quality.
BEANs.-Receipts of marrow pea beans
are steadily increasing, and prices are grad
uslly working lower. General sale since
Monday has been at 81 90 to so, but at the
close the market is hardly quotsble at over
80, Yellow eyes and red kidneys still in
short supply and bringing full prices.
BUTTER.-There has been little more
doing this week, aud since Monday a half
cent advance has been established on fresh
table grades. But demand Is not at all &C
tive and the supply of fresh creamery is full
enough for the wants OF the trade. Late
sales of fine fresh northern creamery have
been at 223c for assorted sizes and &c for
large tubs. Western extra creamery has
had moderate sale at % and 225c, the out
side for strictly fancy in assorted sizes.
First and second continue in ligh, demand.
limitations and ladies moving slowly. Fine
box butter steady. Points quiet, June ex-
tras in moderate demand at 21c generally.
DRESSED PoULr. Y.-There has been no
marked change in the condition of the mar
ket during the past week. The weather
continues warm and unfavorable and more
or less stock arrives little out OF condition.
Western iced fowls have ruled steady at 81
TO 95c for the general run, with few strict
ly choice large at 10c. Western iced chick
ems have been doing a little better choice
large roasting selling well at 10 to lie, and
strictly choice broilers ranging up to 10 to
13c. Western young turkeys have had
steady sale at 10 to lie for good average
lots. with few selected large al 42c. Some
small lots of dry packed western poultry
coming but have TO be exceptionally choice
and in prime order TO bring any more than
ice packed. Northern and eastern receipts
have been quite liberal and choice lots have
had moderate sale at former prices.