The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
EMIT COM M EMIT.

BEANs.-Receipts have been light for
the past week but trade has been very
quiet. and while best domestic marrow
pea have been generally held at II 50 there
has been more or less cutting prices, and
occasional sales reported as low as 81 70.
yellow and red kidneys in fair supply
ana cholce lots selling in small way at
about S2.25.
CHEESE There is little if any change to
report. Receipts of new are increasing
but still moderate and best lots are having
a steady sale at about lie. with some Off
grade stock at II to IL lie Old stock is
in limited supply and fine fall twins hold
firm at 10 to ID LIE.
DRESSED PoULTRY Receipts for export
in addition to above 1901 packages. West
ern iced fowls have been in light supply
all the week and choice lots in steady de-
mand at he. Some ordinary marks have
been selling at II lie. Old cocks firm at
8 lie. There has been no material change
in frozen poultry. Turkeys in light sup
ply and firm Chickens quiet. Fowls in
steady demand.
Com Spot supplies are small and the
demand is slow, most business being done
in grain to ship from the west. Spot offer
ings have commanded a premium over
the cost to ship, but values are now higher
for the latter. At the close steamer yell
low is quotable at % to % lie, with other
grades down as to quality and color.
OATs-The demand has ruled slow but
offerings have been light and values show
firmer tone at the close Arrivals con-
tlnue small and spot supplies have COM
manded good premium. AT the close
about % 10 81 : Is the price of No. 2
clipped white on track, with lower grades
down as TO quality. Fancy clipped white
to ship from the west close at 80 ~ to SIC.
BUTTER Receipts have been steadily
| increasing since our last weekly report
and although the IN Tket has kept pretty
| well sold up there has been a fun suDply
1 rnuIlnr trade
| been steadily working downward. There
was but little done on Friday and Satur-
| day but some cleaning up sales at - l-2 to
| 25c. Mondays receipts were airly liberal
and fine creamery sold generally at 24c.
| Tuesday there was large increase in the
| arrivals over the previous week and prices
had to be shaded another half cent, but
| there was good demand at the decline
and the market cleaned up well. Wednes-
| days arrivals were moderate and fine
stocks ruled steady at % lie
| HAY AND STRAw.-The market is firm
| for choice grades of hay and such is
| wanted. Sales of choice hay are making
at SIS to 1880 but lower grades are in fun
supply, dun and weak. Supplies of lower
| grade hay are III excess of the demand
| and prices favor the buyer. Receipts for
| the week include 22l cars for export on
| through bills and 223 cars for local u Sc.
Rye straw is quiet but choice grades are
| firm at SIG to 1850 Recent arrivals have
been small Dat straw is dull.
| EGGs.-Receipts have continued heavy
| and trade rather quiet for the past week
| but there has been little change in prices
Good to fancy western have had steady
sale at IL IL to lie but with the% proper
| ton of stock good enough to bring the
outside price, steadily growing smaller
| A good many southwestern are showing
| warm weather defects and have to be
shaded more or less. Dirties are quiet
ana easy Eastern in moderate supply at
| l6 IL to II l-2c as to quality.
FLOUR The wheat market has ruled
| firmer and general prices for flour have
| been advanced, but trade continues slow
| The trade appears to have no confidence
| III the market and many operators are
selling flour in small lots at second hands
at prices below the cost of car lots to ship
from the mills Stocks in dealers hands
are moderate and it looks as though they
would be forced to come in soon but as
yet they show no inclination to purchase.
| At the close spring patents are generally
held about l0c higher but no sales have
been make at any advance. About $425
to 4.35 is the general asking rate for good
Hours, but about "a ID to 4.30 will cover
the sales made some special brands are
held much above the outside range. Win
ter patents are selling very slowly and
about Sab to 4.25 will cover range of
sales, although some choice brands are
held higher. For winter clear and
straic hts about So % to 4.l5 is the range
WooL.-There has been no relief from
the dizziness that has prevailed for several
months. Buyers continue Indifferent to
everything but the small lines needed by
them for piecing out purposes. Still ON
the closing days there were more manu-
tacturerS on the market and some deal
ers who had not seen a customer for weeks
felt a little more cheerful in the presence
OF even one The general conditions are
not changed in any important particular.
The advance i'll prices at London, which
was more than had been connted upon
has fallen fiat here Buyers say that they
care nothing about it. And why should
they, when. as they assert, they are being
pressed to buy wool at practically their
own figures in great many instances.
one prominent manufacturer said that
one day this week he had ten BUYERS at
his mill trying to sell wool.
LUMBER.-To secure spruce frame for.
less than 81 over the regular association
rates is rapidly becoming, if indeed, it
has not already become quite mpracti-
cable Buyers, who naturalio have been
| trying to keep prices down quite as
strenuously at sellers have been endeavor-
| ing to mark them up feel that the odds
are against them and seem disposed to
bow to the inevitable with better grace
| than they did a week ago Negotiations
| are more easily, more promptly, and from
a sellers point of view, more satisfactorily
concluded than they were. and prospects
brighten as time progresses. In the num-
Der OF orders received by wholesale
| houses here there is still room for inn
| provement, but this does not discourage.
Ii is felt that if more business is not yet
| actually in sight, it soon will he Ram
| dom may still sometimes be had for the
| figures quoted, but a little additional vigor
| i'll the demand would speedily have the
| effect of strengthening sellers views to
| the extent of 81.