The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-15
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10y 80 bNAONJ Niuh AOnCl Bldutb NOty
dull and easy in price. Choice hay is
scarce and the market shows good
strength for the better grades. Sales
OF No. in large sales are making lat
$500, while fancy cars, where they
are available, will command more,
Sl8. 90 being readily obtained for
such. The range on lower grades is
down as to quality. Receipts for this
week include 81 cars for export on
through bills and 321 cars for local
use. Rye straw is firm for choice
grades, the range being up to S1S. 90 to
1900 for fancy cars. Dat straw 10
dull.
Corn.-The market has ruled dull
and the tone is slightly easier at the
close. Arrival for local use are small,
but 1T does not take much to meet
buyers needs. Al the close, for No.
2 yellow and steamer yellow on track
billed through the price is about
| 0o19c, with lower grades ranging
down as to quality and color. For
No. 2 yellow to ship, lake and rail,
about SIC is the price.
Oats. The market is dull, with
! prices fairly maintained as supplies
| happen to be needed. At the close
No. 2 clipped white oats on track are
| -
431a to 44c. Lower grades dull.
Meats. Beef has been in steady
moderate demand at well-sustained
| prices. Extra mutton has been selling
as wanted at 81 to &c. Yearlings
generally slow at 3 to &c. Spring
lambs have been in good supply and
steady demand, with few sales at over
lOc. Receipts of veals have been
larger and prices have eased off
| little. At the close best medium
weight calves have to sell at 10c.
! Heavy weights are Gull and have to
| 90 at easy prices. Pork has been in
moderate demand with backs and
( short cut little lower.
Dressed Poultry. u. Arrivals have
been liberal for the past week and
| demand slack. Best western fowls were
hard to sell at over 1870, and good
deal of light stock has been cleaned
up at IL and 1910. Choice large
western chickens and selected broile1s
have been fairly steady at 13c, but
most receipts have been ordinary
mixed sizes and haru to place at ~ to
1212c. Some ordinary marks have
been sold down to lie. There is but
little demand for spring turkeys and
the small lots coming are barely good
enough to bring full quotations. Re-
ceipts of eastern fowls and chickens
easier tendency.
Eggs. Receipts have been liberal
again this week, but only a small pro-
portion have been fancy fresh, and
fresh gathered stock suitable for best
trade has been in limited supply and
steady demand at well sustained
prices. For the general run of fresh
gathered western we have have had
dull market with sales at irregular
prices, from II to PIC, as to gu ality.
Good dirties have ruled steady Re-
frigerators have been selling fairly
best April stock ruling firm at PIC.
Butter. Fresh stock did not clean
up well last week owing to the liber-
cal use of held goods, aud the market
opened Monday with weak and I'M
settled tone. Prices were cut a cent
a pound on all grades of table butter
but trade continued quiet until yes
terday, when there was more inquiry,
especially for fine assorted sizes at
2l1ac. The offerings at this price
were limited, however, and at the
close such stock is doing better
again, fan sales reported today at 22c.
Western large ash tubs sold early in
the week at 201a to 21c and the lat
ter is about the top selling price to-
day. The under grades have been
moving slowly and at easy prices.
Fine box and print butter close steady
| at quotations,
y Cheese. Receipts for export 1850
boxes. Trade has been quiet since
our last weekly report and with full
supplies Offering the market has been
working more in buyers favor. At
the close 1870 is an outside price for
the finest late made York State twins,
and some very good marks are selling
at l2c. Best Vt. twins are slow at
l2c. Fair to good early made stock
in full supply and light demand at
l01a to 111sc.
| Beans. Receipts have been moder-
ate for the past week but demand has
been slack and receivers ave not been
BILE to sustain prices on white beans.
Sales of choice domestic pea early in
! theweek were at 50. 30 but later the
price was cut to 81. 30, with free
offerings to arrive at So 20. Foreign
pea quiet and easy. Red kidneys and
| yellow eyes steady but only limited
sales.
| Green Vegetables. Receipts of do
mestic onions by rail Tor Past six
days 2,S9S bbls Receipts have in
creased but demand has also been more
active and prices have been ruling
! higher, choice yellow in full size bbls.
bringing 81. 20. Cabbages have been
in good supply and fair demand at
steady prices. Squashes more plenty
and easier. AT the close western
Hubbard have to be very fancy to ex-
coed $25. 90. Tomatoes continue in
good fair supply. Receipts of trunips
| have been moderate and choice stock
in steady demand at 90c per Dbl.
Potatoes. - Receipts of Aroostook
Green Mountains have been very
heavy for the past week, and since
Monday 30 to 5sc has been a full
quotation. Receipts of Hebrons have
been comparatively light, and prices
have been well sustained, choice lots
closing steady at SOC. Only moderate
arrivals from York State and VT.
Hides. The hide market is yet dull,
and eastern tanners will buy but few,
and then only as compelled to- Buffa