The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-21
Current Comment.
MARKETS

Butter. -Ihe new butter trade year
begins with healthy conditions The
st. Adams butter market is reported
steady, with the general price 1870,
selections zoe and fair to good 17c to
18c. New York firm at 22c. Chicago
firm at 21c, packing stock 14c We
quote in Boston: Creamery, extra
northern New York 2219c, western
2215c, northern firsts 2115c. eastern
2lc, western firsts 2119, Vermont ex-
ira dairy 21c.
Eggs. Nearby and. Cape fancy zoe,
choice fresh eastern II to 18c, fresh
Vermont and New Hampshire II to
1Sc, Michigan firsts 1874 to TIC, west
ern selected 1910, fair to good 10 to
16c.
Cheese. - Best New York twins
141ac, firsts 1872 to 14c, seconds II to
12c, best Vermont twins 1412c, frsts
1872 to lac, seconds II to l2c, sage lac,
New York twins, choice new 1919 to
1890, fair to good 12c, Wisconsin
choice new 1873 to 1891.
Potatoes. old potatoes are in good
supply, and the market has little
firmer feeling. New potatoes are in
than last week.
Beef. There is firm market for
fresh beef and higher prices. The re-
ceipts for the week were not large,
and the market cleaned up we'll Cat
tie sold at Cd to 558c Id and beef COWS
at 314 to 415c lb. The demand was
very brisk, and prices were as gen.
eral rule higher than week ago.
Sales: cattle, average 1895 lbs, SIC
lb; 3, l470 lbs, 5Ac; 10, 151c lbs,
$500 cwt. 2, 1915 lbs, 514c lb 6
beef COWS, 80 h., 3s4c; s, 800 lbs,
SIC; 5, 1910 lbs, 414c; 4, 995 ID, 4c /;
| 2, 1920 lbs, 416c; 2,S4O lbs, $40.
| Grain and Feed. There is firm
market for cornmeal in sympathy with
spot corn; oatmeal is quiet but
steady. More spot corn is available,
but prices are holding firm and high.
Oats are firm yesterday, with prices
higher for spot stuff and for shipment.
Speculative wheat shows slight de-
cline for the week, the scare over pos
sible damage to the winter wheat crop
having lost much of its force. Hay
has been little more active during
the week, with the best grades selling
readily; poor grades are slow and
hard to move; millfeed is firmer.
Horses. "A good line of horses is
upon the market for drive and draught,
some selling at 800 pair for heavy
draught work, down to $780, The
season has arrived for good sale of
family horses to take into the coun-
try or beach. Prices paid $500 down
as to quality. Sales within the range
of 500 to $3.50 mostly.
Pork. Boston packers have again
made smaller kill of hogs. The total
for the week was about II, S00 pre-
ceding week, 200; same week a
year ago, 20. 200. For export the de-
mand has been much smaller, the total
value by Boston packers having been
about $780, 900; preceding week,
$780,, 600; same week last year, Sl35,
600. At the stock yards prices for fat
hogs are off in western live &c. at
676 to nc; local hogs, 81 to 81.
Poultry. - There is a very quiet
market for poultry, with prices steady
as quoted Western turkeys, frozen,
IS to 20c; iced, 100; western fowls,
iced, 1872 to lac; frozen western
fowls, - to 1890: western frozen
chickens, IA to 16c; fresh killed
uOrtDeTu CIlCh6Ils, ~ w SoO, iiOoi
killed northern fowls, 10 to Ice
broilers, 80 to &c., squad broilers,
per pair, 70 to 90c; spring ducks, q
to soc.
Mutton and Veal. - Mutton ant
lambs are firm, with best pring lambs
quoted higher; veals are steady
Spring lambs, 10 to 14c, with some
fancy higher; yearlings, to 10c
muttons, 8 to 10c; veals, 8 to 10c
with some fancy higher. At thu
stock yards several lots of spring
lambs arrived that cost from SIS to 81 {
head. Choice calves are in particu
larly good demand and butchers are
paying higher prices for the choicest
The supply of veal in Boston is very
small, and butchers report great diff
Guilty in getting supply of local kill
ed stock. Sales; IA calves, average
1879 lbs, 614c; ~, 1872 lbs, $50; 10
12l lbs, 6Ic; ~, ITO lbs, 51ac; IA,
l0s lbs. 514c; 32, III lbs, sac; 81
1879 lbs, 594o.