The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-29
at 524 to 521c, with lower grades ranging In
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at SGT to 521c, with lower grades ranging In
price as to quality and color.
FLoUR,-The market shows little change
In the general situation, -four being taken
when it Is needed, but buyers will not
stock ahead in the least There is an en-
tire absence OF any speculative feeling, and
be the price going higher or lower it does
not induce any more free operations on the
part of the trade. AS supplies on hand get
low buyers will operate sparingly, and this
Is the extent OF the weeks business. Spring
patents at the close range mostly at "a to
81 %, but some Minnesota brands can be
bought at SO %, while special brands are
held up to $3.50 to 4 80. Winter patents are
slow, with most business at about SO 80 to
~ 10, although some special bands OF Ohio
are held higher. For winter clear and
straight hours the full range is about SO 40
to $3.50, some New York and Michigan fours
selling at 10 30 to $40 Low grades are dull
and nominal.
HAY AND STRAw.-There is vet only
quiet demand for hay, but under mo i 81 ate
receipts prices hold about steady. Arrivals
for the week include q cars for export and
1913 cars for local use. Choice hay is quot
able at 3l8 90 to 10, with lower grades from
$14 to Is as to quality. Rye straw has
shown much strength and sales range up to
$50 to 81 for the best. Buyers are operat-
ing very sparingly at the price, and u few
cars accumulation would quickly break
prices again, Dat straw Is dull, with prices
nominal,
LUMBER.-There is still an active demand
for spruce lumber and prices continue to
hold their own. There are more mills get
ting under way. every week and supplies,
OF course, may be expected to increase ma
terially from this time forward; but as yet
there is not more lumber to be- had than is
urgently needed. AT the moment the tone
OF the market must, indeed, be described as
steady to firm.
BuTTER.-There has been heavy in
crease in receipts for the past week. but the
quality has been generally fine and demand
fairly active, with prices ruling a half cent
higher than last week. The sales of north
ern c. eamery since Monday have been at
2Oc generally, but as this price barely pays
cost some are holding for a further advance.
Western creamery has been in steady de-
mand and firm, but only special marks at
1910. Large ash tubs have to be strictly
extra to exceed 100. Good frsts are having
steady sale at Isl to 19c. Medium grades
quiet. limitations and ladies steady at
quotations, but not much doing in them.
Fine northern dairy in fair demat d. Boxes
and prints steady and strictly fine selling
fairly at 201c.
PorAToEs.- Receipts of old potatoes have
fallen off considerably this week and there
has been further advance in prices. At
the close choice hard Aroostock Green
Mountains and Hebrons are firm and in
fair demand at 75c. Other varieties when
choice bring full quotations.
CHEESE Receipts have betn rather light
| for the past week and under strong advices
from the country the market has firm
| tone, some OF the late arrivals of fine north
ern twins being held above quotations. De-
| mand Is moderate, however, and no QUOTA
BILE advance has been established ss yet.
| Best western twins steady ~ 9 cents. Ohio
flats in fair demand at 10 81.
BEANS. -Receipts continue light, but
there has been no improvement in demand
and the tendency OF prices has been in buy
ers favor. Best domestic marrow pea have
been extremely dull with 81 05 an outside
price and some sales towards the close at
81. Best foreign pea slow at $3.50. Yellow
eyes in moderate supply but demand limit
ed. Red kidneys dull and easy.
Wool The market is very quiet. Since
| the large sale Of territory noted last week
there has been little doing an on Thurs
day in particular Sabbath calm prevailed
over the trade. Prices are quite steady,
however, and the West as usual at this
season is above the Eastern level. The
free shipments, combined with a compare
lively slack business, lend color to the be-
lief that manufacturers are buying larger
proportion Of foreign and domestic woods
direct than is usually the case. The con-
sumption OF wool is certainly on the in
| crease and OF adulterants on the decrease.
The confidence of dealers in the market is
best evinced from the fact that they are not
only buying wool in the West, but to some
extent, they are buying wool from each
other. Fortunately for American growers
the Dingley tariff protects them from the
utter decentralization ruling abroad. Though
Australian wool has just touched the lowest
level ever reached in London, American
territory wool is fifteen cents the secured
pound higher than the lowest level reached
in the American august, 1896.
EGGs.- Receipts have been running I'M
usually heavy for this season of the year,
and stocks have been steadily ACCumulatinQ
sill ce our last weekly report. Consumptive
demand is falling off as it always does dur
ing the berry season, and for the general
run OF stock we are having an exceedingly
OF western have been at II to 13c, with
some small lots Of fancy Michigan at 1910.
Some common western and Southwestern
have to clean up at 11ac. Dirties very dull,
some inferior marks at 50 40 per case.