The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-20
CURRENT CONF EMIT.

OATS The market is firmer with prices
advanced. Spot offerings are light and a
good demand prevails. No fancy clip
ped white oats on spot, but the cost to
ship is about 80 1-2 to sic per bush 1T
the close No clipped white oats are
quotable at 80 IA to 80 l-2c per bash, with
No. clipped white at 80 to so lac Lower
grades down as to quality.
Corn The market is lightly supplied
with corn about all the arrivals being
billed for export or else delivered at out
side points. Spot offerings command
premium over the cost to ship from the
west. At the close steamer yellow and
No. 2 yellow on track are quoted at 60 IL
to SO 3-4c per bushel, with lower grades
ranging down as to quality and color.
DRESSED POULTRY. 49, There has been
only moderate increase in receipts this
week, but demand has been generally
slack and prices have eased off a little on
most all kinds. Western iced turkeys have
been running light and thin and since
Monday 12c has been about the top for
best lots. Iced chickens have been irreg-
ular and very rarely good enough to bring
over 10 to lie Average lots of iced fowls
have been dull at 1-2 to Zoe. Dry packed
stock is coming in small lots and if in
good order, meets with moderate sale at
quotations, but there are very few turkeys
good enough to exceed 13c. Northern and
eastern receipts are increasing and IL
clude good many ordinary lots of chick
ems and fowls that have to be worked off
at easy prices. Turkeys are easier and
have to be extra choice to exceed 16c
Choice large roasting chickens bring Is to
Ice and fancy broilers range up to lSc
For Thanksgiving, shipments should be
timed so as to reach here from the sd TO
18th, and should be confined closely to
choice large turkeys. Light, thin turkeys
are not wanted for this holiday and COM
mon chickens and fowls are always h rd
to sell at any reasonable price.
EGGS Receipts have been moderate
and still include very small proportion
of choice fresh stock. The moderate arri-
walls of fancy fresh Michigan, Indiana
etc sell rapidly at 26 to PC and some lots
running very largely new laid bring more
Other western are generally more or less
mixed and sell at irregular prices as to
quality
FLoUR.-7he demand for flour has been
light the past week, with the tone of the
market easier, although prices are not
materially changed from a week ago
There is more disposition shown by mil
lers to make concessions in order to Sc
cure business but the trade do not take
hold except in a small way TO meet re
quirements The general range for spring
wheat patents is - to 20 per Dbl for
choice brands, one special minneapolis
patent being held higher, but these prices
would doubtless be shaded If the oppor- |
tunity to Sc ure new business offered For !
winter patents the range is 1890 to 40 |
per Dbl the latter for the best st. Louis |
and Ohio tlours Clear and straight win |
ter wheat tlours are quoted at So. 35 to 3 60 |
per Dbl for clears and straights So 65 to |
3 so per bbl, including New York and |
Michigan flours Low grades are dull and |
WooL.-The great improvement noted |
last week is strongly maintained, though
of course such phenomenal sales ms those
of last week have not been repeated
The market continues, however very
active, with a good demand for well nigh
every grade of wool on the list All sorts
and descriptions of odds and ends have
been worked off this week. One sale was
made of a thousand bag lot of three years
old secured Colorado wool Ii brought
42c, good price for today Ii was once
worth 52c mt which figure il changed
hands, Hartford firms, ms wen us Boston
houses, have closed out all sorts of bar
gains in the way of secured wool These
lots have been not only of Territory, but
of Texas and pulled woods.
BEANS. Receipts of domestic beans
contidue fairly liberal and there is only
moderate demand, sales being generally
confined to small lots for immediate use
Choice marrow pea have ruled fairly |