The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-16
COM M EMIT.

to Tune and All advance or a decline does
not appear TO make any difference. The
market yet shows no speculative signs.
sales ruling of a hand-to-mouth character,
For spring patents the range is lower,
About s4.10 to AS is the general range of
sales, but some choice fours can be
bought at S4.0j, while special brands are
held considerably above S4.25. There is
little doing in winter wheats, patents be-
ing slow, with about 81 10 to AS as the
range OF sales, although some special
brahds are held above the latter figure.
For clear and straight winters the range is
about 1910 TO !, some strictly straights at
$40.
CORS.-The corner In corn being forced
in Chicago has not affected local prices as
set to any extent, AMI about - to "a 1-2c
is yet quoted for spot corn or for Nc 2
yellow to ship from the west Offerings
are small with tn, demand light. Lower
grades range down IN price as TO quality
and color,
OArs.-The market has ruled quiet, with
prices on a lower basis of sales than last
week. The demand is quiet and confined
TO meeting hand-tO- mouth necessities.
Fancy clipped white is quotable at 63c,
with No. . clipped white at 60 "a TO Sic,
Lower grades range down as to quality.
HAY AND >TRAw.-The arrivals of hay
are large, but choice hay is not plentiful.
The over supply Is medium grades that
range IRON Sl4 to 16, which are too poor
for local buy ers and too high for export,
For choice hay the market Is about SIS,
with lower grades ranging down as to
quality. Weeks receipts include III cars
for export on through bills. II 1854 cars
for local use Rye straw is quiet but the
market is about steady at $1,000 to II for
choice.
BEANs.-The unfavorable crop advices
have made a little stronger holding on
nearly all the STANDARD varieties of dOmes
tic beans. The trade passing, however.
hos laptt yary lipht aG usual af this saa-
son of the year. At the close there is a
disposition to hold strictly fancy marrow
at S225 and a few have been placed at
that, but most busines thus far has been
at S2.22 -. Medium and pea have adj
vauced to S1.75 firm. and some choice pea
IN bbls have been placed even higher; the
quantity of stock Offering at the moment
is very moderate. Export orders for red
kidney have come to hand very slowly,
, but the reserved offerings of stock have
enabled sellers to get 1912 12 to 2 35 for
choice dry lots.
EGGs.-Receipts have fallen off consid-
erably since ur last weekly report and "a
further slight advance in prices has been
established. Stri, tly choice fresh stock
has been in moderate supply and steady
demand, fancy candled Mich. eranging
since Tuesday up to 10 LIE. Some of the
best northwest, Candled before shipment,
have been selling at l9c. Choice uncan-
died western have been in moderate de-
Ilulu at c W 10 I--Ns NJ IAN " EOOh lON5
ranging down to Ii l-2 to Il lie. Good to
choice Iii: ties have had a moderate sale at
II IL to IL lie. Receipts of fancy near
by and eastern are falling off.
POULTRY Receipts have been rather
light again for the past week, but there
has been no improvem ent in the demand
and prices have been no more than steady.
rest, western iced fowls have been drag
ging slowly at L. lie inc "A good many
lots have been cleaned up at IL to re.
Western broileTs have been in moderate
demand at l6 to 1SC but a shade easier.
Northern and eastern fowls steady. Broil-
ers selling for the most part at 20c and un-
der. Duel selling generally at l5c. In
live poultry eastern receipts nave been
moderate and have sold fairly at about
12c for choice fowls and ii to Is for broil-
eTs.
CHEESE. Receipts forexport $3.50 boxes.
There has been 10 material change dur
ing the past week. Receipts have bt en-
fairly liberal and demand moderate with
most sales of fine northern twins at l0c.
the market closing with a steady toue,
BUTTER.-There has been a slight reac-
ton since our last weekly report. Buy
ers took hold quite freely last week at pc
but by Monday there were few receivers
who had any fine assorted sizes to offer
under % LIE, and since then this has been
the ruling price. Western extras in large
ash tubs have been selling fairly at % to %
lie. Receipts are still running generally
fine and the small proportion of tirsts and
seconds meet with a steady sale. Receipts
Of northern dairy are light and selling
fairly. Imitation creamery II ladle
goods in limited supply ana steady. But
little doing in renovated. Box butter sells
fairly. Prints in moderate demand
WooL,-There has been no change in
the situation except i'll the way of greater
strength. Notwithstanding the disap-
poiutment of the Londou opening, prices
in Rnsfnn hnNp kpnf on advancing a
pretty good sign that we are independent
of the conditions abroad. Not only have
prices for several grades of domestic wool
been marked up since our last review but
actual sales have been made at the adj
vance. The test between buyer and seller
has been made with the result in favor of
the latter. The outlook is distinctly en-
c%ouraging, There Is no boom, but the
market has surely worked out of the rut
il was in early i'll the year, has already sus-
tanned an improvement in value and bids
fair to go still higher in the near future.
That this has been brought about without
the active assistance i'll the ranks of the
buyers of the American Wooden Company
is all the more encouraging.
LUMBER The market for spruce lum-
Der is suffering to some extent from the
languor generally noticeable during the
first half of July. The fourth of the month
is almost invariably the signal for q slack
ening i'll the demand and this year proved
no exception to the rule. Buyers ever
since have been harder to interest and at
this writing trade is quite generally des-
cribed as quiet. 1t is not meant, OF course,
! that times are actually dull but only that
business suffers by comparison with that in
progress previous to the date that the lum-
bermen as well as all other people were
called upon for their annual display of pa
triotism. A buy er i'll want of a frame will
quickly learn that the temporary lull has
worked no change whatever in the senti-
ment.