The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-21

price for the best stock and this morning
there was further drop to SO with some
fair stock selling at 275. Receipts from
Aroostook Co. have been quite liberal for
morning. Best Hebrons and New Queens
are selling today at about 81. Other good
varieties quoted At So to 90c per bushel
CoRN.-Arrivsls have been small during
the week, and lots in elevators are only
available for export. The demand has
been sufficient to keep the local market
well cleaned up, the cost to ship from the
west governing the local price. At the
close No. yellow and steamer yellow on
track are quoted at 661 to &c, with lower
grades down as to quality and color.
Wool There has been lull this week
throughout the wool trade. The trsnsac.
tions for the last three weeks have been I'M
history OF the trade, with but one or two
exceptions, has 80 much wool been sold in
80 short time. Dealers are far behind on
deliveries Some OF them do not expect to
catch up with their deliveries for two
months to come, and there are many who
will continue to ship wool already sold for
the next six weeks. The scarcity of packers
still continues, and though the work is not
very difficult and requires comparatively
very little skill, fifty cents an hour is gen.
orally paid. There has been no decline in
prices. On the other hand, what few
changes have taken place have been in the
other direction. The country districts, not
only the Territories but the fleece wool
States, have seldom been more closely sold
mp at this season OF the year. The large re-
ceipts in Boston are worthy of notice. In
spite OF heavy shipments, far ahead OF last
year, IL will be noted that the stock on
hand in Boston is now even larger than last
January. 1t is certainly healthier condi-
ton to have the wool in this market near
the consumer than hidden in barns and
l.lNna at
last year. Texas and California woods have
been leaders this week and 19c has been
touched in both instances.
FLCUR.-The market is quoted higher
and sales agents have generally marked up
their prices. The demand Is dull, however,
and at any advance buyers are holding
back. They appear to take but little stock
in the advance and look for values to fall
off again soon. When -four is needed to use
at once, they will buy little on the mar
ket but this is the extent Of operations.
Spring patents at the close are quotsble at
special brands are held higher and about
Sal u % will cover the sales Of most
choice brands. Win or flours are higher,
but the advance has been Ii IS marked than
on springs. About So 70 to will cover the
range for patents with clear and straight at
So 30 TO 3 70 as to quality.
LUMBER.-The demand for spruce grows
more active and the tone Of the market
therefore frmer with each succeeding
week. Buyers are more alive than ever to
the fact that they are in need Of stock and
are pressing sellers to urge the mills to
hurry. AS result there is disposition in
some instances to ask an advance OF 81 and
at the moment this seems likely to become
general. The features Of the situation are
in fact those OF last week greatly scceDtuat-
ed. The Bangor mills are not yet at work
but the logs are coming along and it Is now
said that quite number OF saws will be
buzzing next week. 1t will be ten days or
a fortnight however before everything will
be running full blast and Ia the meantime
the feeling is one Of great strength.