The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
Current Comment.
M AR K ELS

Grain and Feed. = There is a steady
FEELING on best grades of hay and
straw Fancy timothy sold at $2l to
% per ton, No. 1, ST to $18, clover
mixed, $12 to 10, clover, $l2 to IL. 80,
rye straw, $40 to Is. No important
changes have taken place in grain
markets, which are rather dull in the
west and steady in the east. Yellow
corn 90 to 5215c pep bu. in whole
sale way, clipped White oats, 43 to
4319c. Sacked spring bran sold at
SIG. 80 to II per ton, winter $40, mid
dlings, $16.50 to %, mixed, $40, 30 to
90 80; cottonseed meal. $26. 30 to 81,
oil meal, $26. These prices are at
wholesale.
Butter. The steadiness which has
continued to characterize the butter
market has occasioned considerable
comment. Prices maintained high
level on all markets for a number of
weeks, fluctuations in quotations be-
ing very small. The opinion was ex.
pressed by those in close touch with
the situation that the receipts would
not begin to show the increase Incl
dent to larger spring milk flow before
the middle of the month Some business
was consummated in storage butter at
Receipts at Boston showed some in
crease which was mostly confined to
the lower grades. The market was
fairly active on fancy fresh butter,
which sold at 2619 to 2719c per lb,
western spruce tub 2619 to &c. Best
vt. dairy showing a good proportion
of new milk was in demand at "a to
25c.
no go,
of cheese. The trading has been of
moderate character, but with light
stocks holders were very firm in their
views and prices were we'll main
tanned. Extra northern twins sold at
1419 to loo per ID, frsts 1875 to 14c,
sage cheese, Az to 15c.
Eggs - Offerings were liberal but
all active demand kept the market in
eggs sold at II to 1Sc per doz, eastern
| Az to 16c, western, loo, do storage
packed, 1913.
Potatoes. Receipts liberal, but
under a good demand best stock was
steadily held. Best Aroostook Green
Mts. sold at 80 to Soc per blu, Hebron
78 to SOC.
Maple Products. Receipts were
light and included only small pro-
portion of strictly choice sugar. The
market was steady. New sugar, in
small cakes, sold at IL to 15c per ID,
large cakes, II to 12c, bricks, 10 to
lie, choice heavy syrup, 90c to 81 per
gal, light weight, 75c.
Vermont Markets. AT Morrisville,
eggs 15c per doz, poultry IL to lac
per lb d W, butter 10 to 23c, maple
sugar 10 to12c per lb, syrup 70 to SOC
per GAL potatoes 60c per bu, oats 45c.
AT Vergennes, dairy butter IS to
22c, fresh eggs lac per doz, chickens
~ to 16c per lb, W, hogs to Sc,
veal calves to SIC | w.-At st. Al.
bans, creamery butter CSC per Id,
dairy "a to 26c.
Poultry The supply of good tc
choice fresh killed fowls was light and
the market ruled firm. Western iced
fowls were in good request. Fowls
sold at 10 to l6c per lb, W, roasting
chickens 20 to 22c, iced turkeys 10 tC
TIC. fowls IA to 1419c, capons, 10 tC
l9c. Live fowls and chickns IL to lac
Fat Hogs. Market on western live
hogs unchanged at 716 to 7S8c laiC
down here. Local lots at S$4 to 94C
d W.
Sheep and Lambs. The best grades
of lambs were only &c per 100 lbl
higher than last week, slim grades TX
higher. The range on lambs was So. 81
to s. % perl 90 lbs, and on sheep ST. 81
to Z 30. j. A. Hathaway sent in II
spring lambs, 6 weeks old, which
weighed 80 lbs each.
Veal Calves The calf market re
mains unchanged at a range of to
&c as to quality, unless very fancy.
Cattle. The call for good beet COWS
a trifle better, with easier disposals.
o. II. Forbush sold good beef cows
of l40 lbs at $40, COW of 800 lbs a
34c, COWS of 1920 lbs at 219c. j, A
Hathaway 40 steers of 1850 lbs at DC
80 do of 400 lbs at 4$4c, 30 do of l30(
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