The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-24
Current Comment.

BEANs.-Receipts have been rather light
| for the past week, but the advance to $40
checked the demand for marrow pea, and
trade has been quiet. Foreign beans in
| dull supply and moving slowly. Yellow
eyes steady. Red kidneys in good supply,
| dull and easy.
CoRN-The demand has been slow dur
ing the week, but prices are fairly steady in
| the quiet way sales are making. AT the
close No. yellow is quotable at about 51Ac,
with steamer yellow at sic, and lower
| grades ranging down as to quality and
| color. Fair export movement yet noted.
WooL.-The market has been quiet this
week and there are several reasons why it
| should have been so. In the first place
many buyers have been kept at home. The
freshets throughout New England have
made it imperative that manufacturers
should keep an eye on their water-w heels
Few have ventured TIP to the Boston
wool market, 1t is estimated that good
| half of the machinery in Maine and New
Hamps hire have been idle great portion
| of the week. Another reason for the quiet
| market has been the continued absence, 80
| far as important buying Is concerned, OF the
| four largest consumers. 1t is two weeks
now since their heavy purchases we're made
| and they have not seemed inclined to du-
plicate them. These. however, are consid-
cred but temporary embarassments and
| there Is much of permanent value in the sit
uation to offset them. There has been a
good demand through the week from the
smaller mills of Pennsylvania and New
York. Indeed, during the past fortnight
| good concerns outside the trusts have been
| steadily covering the orders for goods with
purchases of the raw material, q feature
that leads up to the idea that business with
the mills is being better distributed than
| for some time.
OArs.-The demand has been slow dur
ing the week, but prices hold steady. AT
the close fancy clipped white on track are
quoted at SO to 361c, with No 2 clipped white
at 34c. Lower grades are quiet, with val
ues ranging down as to quality.
FLoUR,-The market is quiet with the
general features unchanged. Some mills
are asking slightly higher prices than last
week, bus buyers are not disposed TO pay
any more, and it is only hand-to-mouth pnr-
chases that are made at old prices. The
trade are not heavily stocked, but they are
not inclined to pile up much, but work
close to their needs as rule Spring pat
ents are selling mostly at about "a to S4l0
for choice brands, but the full range would
be nearer to $685. 4.15, the latter being
extreme to sell the best fours. Winter
patents are slow of sale, with most business
at about SO 80 to 10, the latter being Tor
choice Ohio and St. Louis tours. Winter
clear and straight tours are quiet, but un-
changed at So 40 to $50 as full range OF
sales A fair amount OF flour Is yet going
for export from this port.
HAY AND STRAw.-There is quiet tone
TO the trade, with the market quoted about
the same. Weather conditions promise to
be favorable for grass, and this Will lessen
the consumption of cheap hay when cattle
can be put out to pasture The best hay Is
selling quietly at about S18 to 10, but the
price for lower grades favors the buyer, and
these show most accumulation. 1t ID SAID
that about 400 cars are on track awaiting
sale in this market Rye straw Is quoted
about the same, the best selling at SIT to Is
The demand continues moderate Dat
straw is dull.
LUMBER.-Interest centers this week In
the news from Maine Every one connect
ed with the trade is anxious to know the
character and extent of the damage done
by the freshets, how many hooms were
broken, what dams were carried away, and
all about everything that has any bearing
on the date at which the mills may be ex-
peoted to start, or which Is likely to affect
the volume Of their output. AS yet 1t seems