The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

prices hold about steady. The range is
about $500 to 1865 for straghts, with clears
at S3.25 to 345, including New York and
Michigan tlours.
BUTTER.-Recepts have fallen off a
good deal this week but there has been an
improvement in the condition of the mar
ket. Demand continues extremely slack
Most buyers hove more or less held stock
on hand which they are becoming anx-
lous to move and this is being used in the
place of fresh to a great extent. OFF
grades are very dull on account of the
sharp competition from renovated The
small sales of fancy. fresh, assorted sizes
have been at &c generally for both north
ern and western. Large ash tubs have
been selling very slowly at q lie. OF
grades have to be worked off at easy pri-
ces Fine June goods in light demand at
Il to Il lie. Boxes held fairly steady.
Prints in moderate demand.
HAY AND STRAW The tone of the mar
ket is quiet but best grades of hay are
firm Receipts for the week include 141
cars for export and 276 cars for local use,
with 20 cars of straw Best grades of hay
sell quite readily at S17 to $1750 but the
market is oversupplied with lower grades,
and such favor the buyer, sales ruling as
low as Sl1 for poor stuff. Rye straw is
quiet but the market holds steady on the
basis of els 80 to SIG for choice cars Ar
rivals of straw have been little larger
yet
EGGs.-Receipts of choice fresh stock
have been light for the past week and
prices have been working upward. Fam
cy, fresh Michigan, Indiana, etc, have
been selling readily at % to 24c, and at
the close some small lots, mostly new laid,
bring 25c Other western have been
more or less mixed, only now and then
lot good enough to bring over 20 to 2lc.
Refrigerators continue in steady moder-
ate demand, but have to be extra to bring
1Sc.
POTATOES Receipts have been fairly
liberal this week but there has been
steady, good demand, with an upward
tendency in prices At the close some of
best Aroostook stock is bringing zoe.
York state Green Mts. have been in mo-
derate supply and limited demand
EANs;;-Receipts include 10000 bags
foreign beans Domestic stock has been
in moderate supply bnt demand has been
light and the sales generally in small lots.
Best domestic narrow pea have been hard
to place at over S210 Yellow eyes and
red kidneys have been selling slowly at
quotations
OATs.-Prices have worked higher dur
ing the week, but the market is quiet and
sales are making in moderate way Re-
celpts show some falling off and spot Of
ferlng are light At the close No clip
PED white oats are quotable at about As to
4o19c, with lower grades down as to quail
lty. Fancy clipped white to arrive quot
ed at Al to 4719c. None on spot.
CHEESE - Receipts for export, SSs
boxes There has been fair supply Of
fering and n steady demand with no ma
terial change in prices Fine northern
september twins have been selling gen.
orally at 105c. with now and then a fancy
York state lot held higher Fair to good
lots to continue in steady demand at 8 to
Toe. Best western twins selling well mt
lO19c Ohio flats steady at to 916c
CoRN.-The market has ruled quiet but
the tone is firmer with prices advanced
about lc for the week. Local arrivals are
small, the bulk of the receipts being for
export on through bills. At the close
steamer yellow and No. yellow on track
are quoted at 66 to &C 1-2c, with lower
grades ranging down as to quality and
color.