The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
Current Comment.

HAY AND STRAW The market shows
lighter arrivals, receipts including 80 cars
for export and 139 cars for local use. The
tone of the market ia firm for the better
grades, which are Quotsbe at SIS to 10, but
lower grades favor the buyer and sales
show mostly easier prices for the latter, the
range being about S14 to II as business
averages. There are some Accommodations
OF lower grades but no excess OF the best.
Rye straw is quiet, but the demand 10 suf-
icieIit to harden prices somewhat, choice
cars selling at $1S to 1880. Dat straw dull.
EGGs.-- There has been very little, IL any,
change in the condition OF the market dur
ing the past week. The market is still well
supplied, although receipts are considerably
lighter than they have been. Demand con-
tinues fair. Selected western have had a
steady sale at lac with now and then
mark of fancy Michigan, Indiana, etc.,
held a fraction higher. Fair to good west
ern and southwestern in moderate demand
at about 13hc Dirties quiet. Fancy near
bys and eastern in moderated upply and
steady.
CoRN.-There Is a slow demand, but the
market shows frmer tone with values
about 1c higher than week ago. AT the
close No. 9 yellow is quotable at 525c, with
steamer yellow at about 52c. For lower
grades the market is dull with the price
ranging down as to quality and color,
BEANS There have been no arrivals OF
consequence during the past week. and al
though demand has been Light the Market
has developed little stronger tone, and at
the close some OF the best domestic marrow
pea are held at so 12lc Foreign beans re-
mains quiet at 81 80 to 2. Yellow eS es
steady and unchanged Red kidneys slow
LuMBER.-Spruce lumber market condi-
tions are practically the same as reported
week ago Prices are fully as strong, the
news from Maine confirming all that pre-
vious advices repC rted as to the greatness
OF the injury wrought by the recent fresh
cts. 1t seemed to be generally agreed that
mill operations in very many instances
have received a setback OF at least one
month. Promises, therefore, to deliver
lumber within what would ordinarily be
considered reasonable time are now inn
possible to extract. For some weeks, OF
course, they have been given very grudg-
ingly, but today they are not to be had at
all When the wants OF buyers show the
expansion incidental to the month OF May,
some OF the mills on the smaller streams
that escaped serious harm are destined TO
reap harvest. At the moment there are
quite number OF impatient purchasers
willing TO part with full prices for prompt
delivery, but who are Tending, 80 to speak
that there are some locks which refuse to
yield even to silver key.
DRESSED POULTRY has been con-
siderable frozen poultry received during
the week, but receipts OF western lceu
fowls have been light, and choice lots IN
steady fair demand at 10hc. The small lots
OF turkeys received sell at 10 iic as W
quality. Old cocks hold steady at TO Iac.
| There has been steady moderate demand
for frozen poultry at about former prices
CHEEsE. for export, 34l boxes
| There have been moderate arrivals OF new
| cheese this week, and best York state Twins
| have had moderate sale at W TO lOc, Win
| fair to good at to DC. Some inquiry toi