The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-24
Current Comment.


POTATOES. - Receipts have been quite
liberal this week but there has been an &C
tive demand and prices have been ruling
high, from SO to 80 80 for best Rose and
Hebrons, sccor ing TO the supply offering
from dsy to day. AT the close most sales
are at SO with some extra marks at 1926.
DRESSED POULTRY Receipts were light
following our last weekly report and choi ce
western fowls advanced to 111c on Monday
but the high prices checked the demand, q
good many dealers using frozen instead and
on Tuesday with larger receipts, the market
dropped back to 101 to lie Since then
there has been moderate demand with
most sales at 101c. Demand for chickens
has incre sed considerably OF late espec-
tally from summer hotels. Western have
been in light supply at 10 TO zoe. Choice
nearby chickens have been selling at % to
25c. Spring ducks steady at II to 49,
EGGs.- We are still having an extremely
dull and irregular market on the general
run OF western eggs. The weather continues
very hot and demand slack Most OF west
ern receipts are badly affected by heat and
have to be worked off to cheap trade at
low and irregular prices a good many at
to 10c and some still lower Uncandled
western have to be good deal better
than the average to bring 12c. Some soe
cisl marks carefully graded and csndled
before shipment bring - to lac. Michigan
are selling general at II to lac and are
rarely good enough to bring more. Dirties
dull Fancy nearby and eastern in light
supply and firm.
BEAN There has been little il any
change in the condition of the market dur
ing the past week. Receipts have been
moderate but there is a full supply of
white beans at hand and only a light de-
mand, General sales OF choice domestic
marrow pea continues at So 10. The small
lots OF choice yellow eyes coming meet with
a ready sale at full prices. Red kidneys
steady but quiet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the week include
104 800 lbs. for export. Weather conditions
throughout the producing sections continue
unfsvorable, especially in the west, where
there has been marked falling off in the
make OF late, and receipts OF strictly fine
butter are steadily decreasing, Demand
continues fair although the weather has
been too hot since Monday for very active
market. There has been very little change
II prices, but at the close the market ON
strictly fine creamery Is shade hrmer IL
anything, Northern assorted sizes, II they
grade extra, sell without difficulty at 201c.
Most sales OF western assorted extras con-
tnue at 20c. with special marks fraction
higher.
LUMBER.-Ot the Bangor mills a much
smaller proportion are in operation at this
tune of the year, and IL will probably be
late in August or early in September before
u fiCient number OF logs have arrived to
keep all the saws buzzing. Naturally, or
inevitably rather under the circumstances,
6ceipts here are comparatively light, and
as the demand in good prices are firm, more
especially for spruce schedules. Sometimes,
indeed, we hear OF u premium offered for
prompt delivery, a. no important business
~ less than association figures is reported
Whether when supplies are 30 largely in
creased, az they will be when the mills get
nnder way, present prices will continue to
prevail IL a question TO which AZ yet no de-
cidsd answer can OF course be- given; but
there is feeling, which can probably be-
called general that II the autumn trade
amounts to anything at al an advance is
more probable than decline.
HAY AND STRAW There ia slow de-
maud for hay, the ptosp cts of lower prices
on the new crop inducing dealers TO only
NEE their pressing needs at present. Thus
buyers will only opera q as thei necessi les
require, which make a slow business. The
best hay Is quoted at about BIZ, as sales
average, with lower grades ranging down
as TO quality. Weeks receipts include "
cars for export ald 308 cars for local us
Rye straw IL selling slowly, wi h buyers
taking only few bales at time to meet
their needs New straw for future ship
ment has been sold az Sl5.
Wool The market has ruled extremely
firm throu about the week, and while It
would be incorrect ~ say that the prices
have advanced, IL Is nevertheless true that
dealers are refusing offers which they would
have gladly accepted three or four weeks
ago. The lowest point touched by hne me-