The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-19

Foreign pea are also doing little better.
Yellow eyes very scarce and some sales on
extra lots at 80. Red kidneys unchanged.
LUMBRR.-For spruce the market contiu-
ues firm, association prices being adhered
to rigidly all along the line. Under all the
circumstances OF course this Is only natural.
Both by water and rail supplies are coming
slowly, and ~ many Of the larger mills are
shut down, including those OF the Stearns
Lumber Co. and Messrs Aver q Co., and
several others are operating with great de-
liberation, the outlook for immediate relief
OF the present scarcity Is not very encour-
aging. The difficulty in many cases, of
course, Is that the drives are not all in yet.
In the meantime the demand from the re-
tail trade here is active, in some cases real
ly urgent, so that the strength of prices Is
quite natural IL not inevitable. Premiums
for prompt delivery are not unheard Of.
CHEEsE-Receipts for export, AGA box
es. The market has been well supplied for
the past week and there has been q steady,
moderate demand for fine northern twins at
8 to 91c. Fair to good lots have moderate
sale at to BIC. West. twins have been in
moderate supply and some of the hest
marks have been selling at 9ic. Ohio flats
In fair supply and steady at 8 to BIC.
DRESSED POULTRY Receipts have been
moderate for the past week, but trade has
been quiet, and there has been no material
change in prices. Choice western iced fowls
have been in moderate demand at 10c.
Spring chickens still In limited supply and
small lots OF strictly choice bringing 25c.
| Most sales OF fresh turkeys at u to 8. Old
cocks steady at q to 7. Nearby spring
chickens coming in small lots and late sales
| have been at % to 32c. Spring ducks sell
ing in small way at IL to 10.
HAY AND SIRAw.-The hay market is dull
| and the price favors the buyer on allgrades.
| Receipts have been liberal, including 2S
cars for export and 242 cars for local use.
With the wet weather ruling the prospects
appear bright for large hay crop, and
buyers look for lower prices. For best hay
about S16 appears to be the top to sell,
while lower grades range from S14 to II as
to quality. Rye straw is moving slowly, as
buyers will only operate to meet their press
ing needs. About 800 is the top OF the
market to sell car lots. Dat straw dull.
PoTAroEs.-Recep OF old potatoes have
been quite liberal for the past week and
since Monday the tendency has been to
easier prices, There is only moderate de-
mand at the close at the reduced quotations.
New potatoes have been in good supply.
| Receipts are steadily increasing and prices
| working downward. At the close it takes
strictly extra Rose and Hebrons to bring 81
| and most sales OF North Carolina and Nor
folk stock are at SO to $3.50 Good white
and red Bliss in moderate demand at SO to
1926 per bbl
WooL-There are many who are won.
dering why wool does not rise. There is q
good steady demand and full average of
sales every week. 1t is known that shoddy
and cotton are going out Of use very largely
thanks to the recent agitation on the sub.
iect. Moreover, the mills are running on
full time, and some of them are actually
declining further orders. One hundred and
two million pounds were actually shipped
out of Boston in five months Dan. l to
June p or twenty-five million pounds more
than the total stock on hand January /.
| The stock hand ia mt pYaasaiVa for plin
time The imports into the United States
to May since last clip time DULY l, 1900
show drop of over ten million pounds of
Glass ], seven million pounds OF Glass
and thirty-5ix million pounds OF Glass 3
woods, Yet wool does not advance and
medium woods continue to weaken.
OATs.-The market has shown easier VAL
ues during the week, with quiet demand 1,
Buyers are only meeting pressing needs.
AT the close fancy clipped white are quoted
a. So to 369c, with No 1 clippppedat 81 to with
No. clipped white at BAT TO 341c, and
lower grades ranging down as to quail
ity. Considerable supplies yet going for ex-
port.
FLoUR-The market has ruled weaker,
and with prices lower sales have increased
somewhat. The trade show no disposition
to buy on any advance, but usually wait for
q break to meet their pressing needs. In
this way sales agents are putting few cars
Of flour here and there, whens at the higher
prices asked they could sell almost nothing.
No one will buy ahead of meeting pressing
needs. The close for spring patents shows
about "a to 4 10 as the popular range OF
sales, but some Wisconsin brands can be
bought as low as SO 80. while choicer hours
range above $40. Winter patents are slow
OF sale, with about $50 to 10 covering the
better brands, include New York and Michi-
gan. Clear and straight winter wheat
dours are quiet, but prices hold steady. For
New York and Michigan the range is about
S345 to IS, while Ohio and st. Louis range
at $3.50 to $50 Kansas patents have sold
at $3.50 to 1896.
CoRN.-There is limited demand noted
and the market Is easier, with prices
lower Steamer yellow and No. 2 yellow
at the close were selling at 80 to 6O1c for
lots on track, with lower grades rangiu g
down as to quality and color. The export
movement co tinues good.
EGas.-Receipts have fallen off little this
week but are still unusually heavy. Ber-
ries Of all kinds have been in full supply,
and demand for eggs has been light, leav-
ing large surplus whica receivers have
been obliged to put into cold storage.
Prices have been gradually weakening, and
| at the close average best western are not
quotable at over IL TO 12kc. Common stock
very dull at II to 11ic. Dlrties in moder-
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