The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-23

this week than last. They have sold more
and the fleece wool houses have had.a
particularly good inquiry for about all
grades of the fine. For pulled woods. also.
the demand is slightly better More buy
ers have certainly been on the market,
the smaller mills being well represented
in the list of customers. There is still
however, an almost total lack Of interest
in Lar &c lines. Nearly all the weeks BUSH
ness has been in small lots that are needed
for plecing-out purposes The mills out
side the combine are all running to the
fun limit of their capacities, and il is not
surprising that they are in need of the
raw material. While it cannot be said
that the outlook for revival Of active
interest on their part is certain, there Is a
more hopeful feeling in the trade and il is
quite generally believed that the demand
is to be better, independent of the final
settlement of the labor troubles i'm the
mills of the biggest consumer, troubles
that at present give no indications of end.
ing
LUMBER.-There is an air of expectancy
about the market for spruce lumber a
general feeling that an advance in associ-
alton prices is very near at hand This
may or may not turn out to be true, but
il is beyond all question that at the mo-
meut the merchant who can make prompt
delivery can secure a premium We
know that 81 over regular rates i being
successfully asked, and we hear Of one
mills in Maine a number have been closed
down and there is a COED deal of talk,
some of it of course exaggerated, about
shortage in logs The untimely disappear
ance of the SHOW interfered with the haul
ing in the woods and the fTeshets are I'M
dOubtedly responsible for some loss but
just how much no one can with certainty
state
DRESSED PoULrRY.-Arrivals for export
in addition to above, 3l59 packages, The
proportion of frozen stock in the receipts
is still large, and fresh-killed fowls cOntin-
ne in light supply. Best western fowls
sold on Monday ut II II to BE, but have
gained little since, and close firm AT the
latter price. southwestern fowls gen
orally held today at IL he Very few
fresh turkeys coming or wanted. old
cocks firm. Frozen turkeys firm and
having a moderate sale at quotations.
Broilers moving slowly Choice fowls
steady at l2c.
HAY AND STRAw.-The market main
tains a steady tone for choice grades of
hay, the demand being principally for
such. Low grade hay and damaged are
very dun ana bard 10 -elI. and low prices
have to- be accepted 90 clean up Best
| hay is selling AT Sl55O t. Is, while for
lower grades The range is down MS To quail
ity Receipts for the week include ls4
cars for export and 2i3 cars for local use,
while of the y cars straw received = cars
are f T. export Rye straw /, quiet. tine
range of sales being at Sl5 TO Us as % quail
ity. SWale hay is quiet, with sales maxi
ing at about 80 to- 10 Oat straw dun
BUTTEH. Receipts show a further
slight shrinkage again this week, ana
there are no indications us yet of any Im-
mediate increase i'm the supply. Reserve
stocks are completely used up and buyers
are dependent upon current receipts for
their daily wants The market ruled
steady at 30 LIE following our last weekly
creamery sold at Sic. Since then the
market has been showing increasing
strength and the closing sales have been
at - to b lie, The market would clean
mp quickly at BE but there is little tine
stock Offering under 81 / and some are
holding at SIC The under grades have
been selling close up to the best. Low
grades very scarce. Choice renovated in
demand at SOC Northern dairy lots SELL
ing readily at - to sic, Boxes and prints
well sold up.
FLOUR There Is no material improve
ment in the demand. purchasers yet being
only disposed to operate rs they are forced
to have supplies. The market is iirmeT.
however, and prices have been advanced
10 TO zoe per Dbl. compared with week
ago. This higher price has been forced by
the increased cost OF wheat, but II does
not encourage any more free buying as a
rule AT the close spring patents are
quotable at about 81 to 40 as full range
of sales while some special brands are
held al owe the latter figure Winter wheat
fiours are also held tirmer but the advance
in price has been less marked than fOr the
spring wheat goods. At the close about
81 to 10 would be fair range of sales
for winter patents, while for clear and
straight winter tlours the range is about
1915 TO 4, the latter for fancy straight
tlours. Low grades are nominal
LIVE STOCK
The receipts at the different live stock
yards for the week ending April were
2451 cattle, 1854 sheep IL 500 swine and
2279 calves
For beef cattle the demand was hardly
so active as last week and the feeling as
to prices was inclined to be easier Sales
included: beef COWS, averaging $40 lbs,
3 lie; ., 1910 lbs. 3 | 2c; ,. $40 lbs, Sc:
1913 lbs, &c; =, 1927 lbs, 8 lie; 2, l4lO lbs,
&C.
In mich cows very fairly active bust
ness was put through mt prices ranging
from S45 TO 90,
Prices of calves ruled firm, Sales in
cuded Il calves, averaging III lbs, 3 3-4c:
y, III lbs, Lie; 49, l32 lbs, 3-4c Is, III
lbs &C.