The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-28
cURR EMIT COM M EMIT.


FLoUR-The market continues firm as
far as prices are concerned, but the de-
mand is yet very slow. Buyers have al
lowed their supplies of mill feed to be-
come about used up and are forced to
pay good premium for nearby stock,
and it looks as though they might be
caught in the same way on -four. No one
appears inclined to buy flour except
where they can wait no longer, and then
they want II az quickly as possible. The
range ON prices is about the same, but at
the higher quotations asked there Is but
little being done. Spring patents are
quOtable rs sales are making at about
"a 10 TO 4.30 but special brands are held
considerably above the latter price Win
ter patents are slow of sale, with about
81 10 4.25 covering business doing, al
though some brands are held higher. For
winter clear and straight lours the range
is about 50 20 to 4.l5. with sales very mod
crate
CHEESE. - Receipts for export, 2,O39
| boxes. The arrivals of fine new stock
| continue moderate ana the market main
tains q firm tone Best marks are still
| selling generally at l2C but some ale held
fraction higher. Fair to good lots
quoted steady at II to II &c. Stocks of
| old cheese are pretty well sold up and fine
northern fall twins hold firm at 10 to
| 10 1-2c
| DRESSED POULTRY Receipts for export
! in addition TO above ,2l0 packages. There
| has been quite marked increase in the
! supply of westeTn-iced fowls this week
and since Monday the market has been
dull with best western selling generally at
| IL lie, and southwestern at l2c Some
| arriving short of ice have been cleaned up
at II to II he Old cocks in steady de-
| mand aud firm Frozen stock remains
about as last reported. Turkeys scarce
| and firm. Chickens in light demand
Fowls selling fairly.
GGs-Receipts have fallen of con-
siderably this week. demand has been a
little more active, and since Monday fancy
Michigan, indianapolis, etc and some of
the best of the other western have been ia
steady demand at lie, with now and then
a mark held a fraction higher. Good
average western have been selling at
about 16 lie, Southwestern in moderate
demand at l6 to 16 lie, with some ordi-
nary marks down to 10 &c. Drties have
been selling slowly at 10 IL to lac East
ern in limited supply and choice fresh
firm at II lie
BEANs.-There has been little change
during the past week, There was trifle
hrmer feeling Immediately following our
last weekly report, but no improvement
in demand, and under increased receipts
the market has turned in buyers favor
again. Sales of choice domestic marrow
pea have been at 81 50 generally. Foreign
beans fairly steady Yellow eyes and red
kidneys in fair supply and selling as
wanted at quotations.
BUTTER.-Receipts have been heavy for
the past week and considerably in excess
of immediate trade wants, but quality has
been generally fine and prices well sus-
tanned Fine fresh creamery has been in
steady demand a pc and the market
closes with a fairly firm tone Under
grades have also been in steady demand
but not much stock Offering under pc.
Northern dairy lots are still selling well at
p to 22c. Some small sales of imitation
creamery at 20 to PIC. Boxes and prints
III steady demand, some of the finest at
24c.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market shows a
firm tone to choice hay, the general wants
of buyers being mostly confined to the
better grades, Choice hay will sell at SIS
Is 90 but the lower grades are III over
supply for the demand, and easy in price
Weeks arrivals include 246 cars for ex-
D port and 206 cars for local use. Rye straw
. Is firm for choice grades at SIG to $50 and
, occasionally fancy cars 90 higher Re-
\ ceipts for the week include ! car for e X
j port Oat straw is dull
CoRN.-Spot offerings of corn continue
very small and prices obtained show a
3 considerable premium over the cost to
. SHIP from the west. The wants of Buyers
are small, however, and it would not take
much to more than stock the market.
s Most purchases are made to be shipped
from the west. At the close about II to
5 13c is quoted for spot steamer yellow, with
.
5 OATs.-There is little doing in oats on
q spot, most business being in grain to be
q shipped from the west. Spot offerings
0 are small and command premium over
5 the cost to ship. For No. 2 clipped white
on track the close is about 53c, with lower
grades ranging down as to quality.
WooL.-After depression over a period
of three months or more there is little
better tone to the market, with more wool
selling and the general demand more
active. Any change of this kind is of
course welcome, Even if the buyers have
not taken much, the fact that they have
been interested enough to come here and
submit bids is sufficient to lead dealers to
believe that the tide has turned. For
weeks there has been an actual drought
of buyers, but within few days there has
been steady stream of visitors and the
hearts of the dealers are cheered. Some
of the large mills have been on the mar
ket and have picked up some wool The
buyers of the American Wooden Company
3 have been around sizing things up. Good
I sized mills whose buyers have not been
4 seen for weeks, have been represented in
: the list. On the whole the prospects are
brighter and better general business is
looked for.
LUMRER.--It is this week easy to speak
with certainty of the price for spruce
frames. Add II to the association rates
and there can be no mistake. In random
there is some irrtgularlty, the premium
not being always required As to the de-
mand passing, wholesale merchants do
not always agree Some describe it as
lacking III snap and vigor while others call
it really brisk. Those disposed to COM
plain little agree however, with the OPP
timists III taking bright view of the
future. There are many retail dealers
who speak in glowing terms of the large
and still expanding wants of their custom
ers, and very few, if any. whose reports
are tinged with anything like despond-
ency.
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