The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-14

been slow at 21hc. and at the close a good
many sales are reported at 21c. Western
assorted extras have been selling generally
21c, but 1t has become an outside price and
large ash tubs have dropped 10 20bc. of
grades from Is to zoe continue in full sup
ply and are having slow sale Low grades
quiet. Box butter has a steady moderate
sale. Fine prints keep we'll sold up
EGGs. Receipts OF fresh-gathered west
ern have be moderate but have been
poorer than ever Stock coming from some
OF the best shippers IL showing up 80 per
cent rotten and the remainder poor No %.
Good fresh stock would sell well II IL could
be found but, large proportion OF the goods
received for the past week have been sold
AT Sl.5O to ~ per case. Buyers in want OF
good STOCK have been using refrigerators,
which have been in steady demand, rang
ing from 14ac for June up to 1Glc to lie Tor
fancy April stock
DRESSED PoULrRY Receipts Of west ern
poultry have been larger for the past W eek
d trade has be n generally dull. Oh dice
western fowls sold at 10bo until Tuesday
when some of the best lots had to clean up
At 10c. Since then the market has been
quiet at 10 TO 10lc. Chickens dropped TO II
! to 13c on Friday and continued in bny ers
favor until yesterday. at the close The
market is fairly sold up and some very
choice are bringing IA. Nearby broi lers
| have been in light demand but choice large
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25c. Spring ducks in limited supply.
BEANS The local demand is not very
active, but the offerings are light and the
market has u very firm tone. Choice do
nestle marrow pea have advanced TO $3.50
to 2.55, and At the close are generally held
At the latter price. Choice yellow eyes very
scarce and might exceed quotations. d
kidneys in light supplies and firm at $3.50
| to 260.
CHEEsE.--Recepts for export 942 boxes.
There had been no ma erial change during
| the past week Fine northern twins have
been in steady demand at 81 to 9ac for York
| State, and 81 to 81 for Vermont. There is
still considerable fair to good stock selling
at 81 TO &C. Best western twins have been
in steady demand at 9lc Ohio flats steady
at 81 to Sc.
OATs.-The spot market is very moder-
stely supplied and the price is governed
from day 10 pay by the cost to ship. Fancy
clipped white are scarce and nominal, while
No. clipped white are quotable at 432 to
44c. Lower grades range down ss to
quality.
CoRN.-Arrivals have been moderate, and
available offerings are small. Prices have
worked higher in sym pathy with the in
creased cost to ship from the west. At the
quoted at Ga to 641c, with lower grades
ranging down as to quality and color.
FLOUR The market continues quiet and
sales making are confined to small purchas-
es here and there ss buyers are forced to
have supplies No one shows any disposi-
ton to buy ahead on an advancing market,
and In reality most -four is sold when the
market is declining. When prices advance
buyers will not purchase except at old
prices, and they usually are able to wal
until break comes. Spring patents at the
close are quotsble at about SO 80 to 4 10 as
a range OF sales. although some special
brands are held higher. Kansas patents
are nominal at about 1865 to $40 with few
Offering. Winter patents are slow Of sale
with the range at about SO 10 to 80, while
the range for clear and straights is about
50 10 to $50 az covering most sales. A fair
amount is yet going for export.
HAY AND STRAw.-The hay market is
frmer, particularly for the better grades,
the recent small receipts causing choice
grades TO become quite scarce. The best
hay is doing better but not much improve
ment can be noted in the more common
qualities. The hest hsv will sell In a COM
mon way At $3.50 to 1900 for old, but any
liberal arrivals would break the market.
Lower grades range down in price, as to
quality. Rye straw is quiet, with moder-
ate sales Of new at about SIS to 16 for the
best WEEKS arrivals include 10 cars for
export and rs cars for local use.
PoTAToEs-There has been only mod
crate increase in receipts this week, al
though stock has been coming from good
many different points. Choice Rose and
Hebrons have been in steady demand at
S4 70 40 and the market closes nrm at
$425 per Dbl.
LUMBER.-The market for spruce lumber
is fully as firm as heretofore reported, and
will continue so until the sawmills at Ban
gor have received and RATED out their logs.
The east branch drive of 122 000,0 900 feet or
Whereabouts is near its destination, and
prospects for the speedy resumption OF
work are probably better therefore than at
the date OF our last report. In the mean
time the demand continues active and vail
ues are strong. Receipts both by rail and
water are necessarily coming along very
slowly Several OF the principal mills are
not in position to accept any further Or
ders for the present. and only old and val
ued customers can be sure OF getting any
thing in q hurry, ard even they must pay
\ handsomely for their privileges
2 WooL.-Another active week has followed
the even larger business done last week.
The attempt to bear the market for stock
exchange purposes by Misrepresentation OF
the opening OF light woolens has completely
failed. There has been a brisk demand this
week and the purchases have been made
" not only by the buyers Of the American
Wooden Company, but to a very large ex.
tent by outside mills. The Wsnskuck Com
" psny, the Arlington Mills and the Slater
= Mills all bought heavily. Prices here and
there show q slight advance on some OF
last weeks figures. With South American
crossbred wool, however, on such a very
low basis that under Free Wool our medium
American woods would have to be selling at
y 15c secured pound it Is rather difficult to
" push prices much higher than they are to-
day.
AT todsy's figures. however. there has been
n good, free, liberal demand. There 10
scarcely a variety OF American wool that is
not represented in this weeks sales. There
have been sales OF both fine and medium
heeces and OF almost every variety of wool
grown west OF Mississippi except Montana.
There are only two or three lots Of old Mon
tans left here and the new wool has not yet
arrived.