The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-25
Current Comment.
MARKETS

Hay. -The market is quiet for hay,
choice grades are scarce, and would
sell high in price if available. About
S21 to % will cover about the best
hay selling, but fancy cars would,go
higher. The market for lower grades
ranges down in price as to quality.
Rye straw is quoted steady with
choice grades ranging up to S22 to %,
while less fancy would range down as
to quality
Corn. The market has been lightly
supplied, and it is only in moderate
way that sales are being made. VAL
ues are obtained as business rules.
4 Oats. The market continues to work
higher and there is every indication
that the. old crop will go out high.
Arrivals are grading poor in quality,
and choice oats are very scarce. For
No. 2. clipped white at the close about
46 to 47c will cover range of sales,
with lower grades down as to quality.
Beef. We have had a steady market
for beef for the past week, but de-
mand has been only moderate. Nut
ton has been dull. Most of the stock
is too coarse and heavy to bring over
6 to &c. Choice yearlings have been
moderate demand at to lie. Fall
lambs have been in limited supply and
steady at ~ to 13c. Eastern spring
lambs have been in moderate supply,
but irregular in quality. Most sales at
50. 90 to 50. 90 with few of the best
at $500. Western lambs have been in
good supply and selling fairly at IL
to loo. Receipts of veals have been
liberal, ana very few sales at over SC.
Most lots work out at re to SIC.
Live Poultry. Receipts of fowls
have been moderate this week, and
since Monday choice small lots of
eastern have been selling at 14c. Re-
ceipts of spring chickens are increas-
ing aDd prices have to be shaded a
little on most lots. 1t takes some-
thing fancy to bring full quotations.
Dressed Poultry. Fowls have been
in light supply all the week and best
western have been in steady demand
at loo. Receipts of western broilers
are increasing but prices have been
well sustained so far. Old cocks have
had steady sale at lie. Choice east
ern fowls have been in steady demand
at l6c. Choice roasting chickens in
light supply and steady at 80 to Soc.
The supply of breilers is increasing
and it takes extra stock to bring full
quotations. Ducks quite plenty and
have to be etxra to exceed 16c.
Butter. There was a light demand
following our last weekly report and
good deal of stock was left in re-
ceivers' hands at the close Saturday.
Monday the tone was weak and uu-
settled under unfavorable advices from
other markets and the few sales re-
ported were at 2214 to 2219c. There
was no speculative buying and only
a limited demand from regular trade,
buyers generally holding off. Tues
day the sales were very light, and 22c
was the ruling price. Wednesday
was holiday. This morning there
is a steadier feeling, and good, fair
demand for fine creamery at 22c,
with some receivers holding their
best marks a fraction higher. Firsts
have dropped to 2lc, and have been
moving slowly. Northern dairy gen.
orally dull. No material change in
imitation creamery, ladies, or pack
ing stock. Boxes and prints in full
supply and moving slowly at quota
tions.
Eggs. Receipts have been heavy
for the past week and the general run
of western stock has met with a slow
sale Western firsts strictly up to
grade, have ruled fairly steady at 16c.
But a large proportion of the stock
Offering has been more or less defec-
tive and has been hard to place at over
IA to loo. Strictly extra Mich, ETC.,
have been in limited supply and in
steady demand at l71Sc. Fancy near
by and eastern in limited supply and
firm.
Hides and Pelts. The hide market
is steadily hardening, but the demand
continues moderate. Buff hides are
quoted at to 914c at Chicago and
Ohio points of shipment, with offer
ings moderate The price of seconds
and BIS is lc below Bluffs. New Eng
land hides are quiet but steady at to
SIC fiat for butchers weights Calf
skins are steady with lambskins quiet.