The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-17
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

Hay. The demand for hay contin.
ues slow, and buyers are only meeting
their actual needs from time to time
Values are quoted the same. about
SIS 80 to II. on covering sales of No. 1.
with fancy cars ranging higher. The
weakness is in the lower grades, hich
range down as to quality. Rye straw
is quiet with about 1921 90 the top of
the market for choice cars. Dat straw
is dull at 50 for choice.
Oats. There is a quiet tone to the
market and the demand is low. The
tone of values has hardened during
the week, No. 2 clipped white on
track being quoted at a to 1870 at the
close with lower grades down as to
quality.
Corn.-The demand for corn contin-
ues slow but the tone of the market is
firmer and values increased in strength
during the week. At the close steam-
er yellow on track is quotable at Of to
5619c, with lower grades ranging
down as to quality and color. The
cost OF new No 3. corn to ship from
the west, December shipment, is 53c.
Butter. Receipts have been light
for the past week, and most everything
more or less wintry. Strictly fine
fresh creamery has been in limited
supply and although demand has been
only moderate, the small lots of Ver-
mont and New Hampshire assorted
sizes have kept well sold up, and since
Monday have been bringing 25c The
best of the New York State stock has
been slow at 24c. Western large ash
tubs IN light demand. Firsts moving
slowly at about former price. Storage
creamery in steady demand at 2216 to
2319c. Medium and low grades quiet
and unchanged. Fancy boxes ana
prints firm at quotations.
Cheese. The market has been steady
but very quiet for the past week.
Strictly fine Sept and Oct. stock is
firm and selling in lots as wanted at
fnll former prices, but supplies of
late made are liberal, irregular in
quality and, as a rule, have TO 90 at
easy prices. Sage cheese is dull and
unchanged.
Eggs Receipts have been light for
the past week and western fresh gath
cred firsts have been in steady demand
at soc, with average best marks NOV
ing off fairly at 26 to csc. Fancy
nearby and extra eastern have been
more plenty, in light demand and
lower. RerfigeTators have been sell
ling we'll and April frsts close firm at
25c.
Provisions We have had uuieI.
market for the past week aud the
slight changes in price have been in
buyers favor.
Meats. The beef trade has been
slow for the past week with slight
decline in prices, best cattle closing
dull at IA to SIC. Mutton ana year.
nngs nave been quiet at to &c.
Lambs were slightly frmer Immediate
~ following our last weekly report,
but have had slow sale since Mon.
day, and at the close $40 is the TOD
selling price for choice, with common
lots ranging down to to &c. Veals
have been coming more freely since
Monday and ruling little easier. best
lots selling today at 10 to l016c. Coun-
try dressed hogs in steady, moderate
demand.
Dressed Poultry. The market has
been heavily overstocked with western
chickens and fowls all even for the
best lots and good deal of stock has
gone into freezers. Prices have been
steadily working downward, and at
the close II to l2c is full quotation
for most lots of both chickens and
fowls. 1t takes a strictly choice mark
OF large chickens in boxes to bring
l3c, and IL l-2c is the top for average
best fowls. Turkeys moved slowly
early in the week but there has been
more inquiry for the past day or SO,
and strictly choice No. western close
firm at II to i8c. Old cocks in mod
crate demand Choice ducks steady.
Geese generally dull. Northern tur-
keys are scarce, and quotations nomi-
nal. Small lots of chickens and fowls
have modern sale at quotations.
Live Poultry. Choice fowls have
been in rather light supply and steady
demand at lie Very few chickens
good enough to bring over lie
have not been very heavy but demand
has been moderate and prices have
been ruling in buyers favor Late
sales of choice domestic pea have been
at So 10, and at the close this is an
outside price. Foreign pea plenty
and lower. Yellow eyes in fair sup
ply and have to be strictly choice to
bring ~. 30. Red kidneys quite plenty
and lower.
Potatoes. Receipts have been con-
siderably lighter this week, and choice
stock has been in steady. moderate
demand. There has been little change
IN prices but the feeling is slightly
stronger at the close.
Hides and Pelts. The demand for
hides is slow. but the tone of the mar
1et is about steady. Bluffs at western
points of shipment are quotable at
about S1s to sac, but sales Tor for
ward delivery are made below this
,rice, Seconds and BIS range j, be-
ow Bluffs. New England hides are
luiet. Calfskins are steady, with pelts
low.