The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-24
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

there is yet considerable supply left
| which is hard to sell. Sales of better
grades of hay making are at about $l7
to Is, but fancy cars will exceed this
range. Lower grades range down in
price as to quality. Rye straw is in
fail demand and prices are steady.
Most sales ranging at about SIT to IS.
Mill Feed. The market holds quite
steady with little doing.
Corn. The market is lightly suppl
ed with corn, but it does not take
much to meet buyers needs. Prices
are held firm, sales on spot being made
at about 6315 to 64c for steamer yellow
on track. For No. yellow to ship
from the west lake and rail, about
6219c is the price, with No. yellow
at 81 to 6214o.
Oats. The demand for oats is quiet
and the market is frmer both on spot
and to ship. The supply of choice
oats is very limited and few are being
offered to arrive. At the close No 2
shipped white on spot and quoted at
about 4516c, with No clipped at Az
to 45c. Lower grades range down as
to quality Shipping prices are from
40 to 4514 for "a to 80 lbs.
Butter. There has been a marked
shrinkage in receipts for the past
week and we have had good firm
market for strictly fine stock. Extra
creamery in assorted sizes has been
selling we'll ut 81 re, with some spe-
cial marks fraction higher, and
closes firm at 22c. Western in large ash
tubs has had steady sale at 21c, and
some of the best lots are now bringing
a half cent more Firsts have had
only a moderate sale and show but
| little improvement in price. North
ern dairy has been in light supply and
best grades are ruling higher. Only a
moderate movement in limitations or
ladies. Renovated also in light de-
mand. Strictly extra boxes and prints
in steady demand and ruling about a
cent higher than tubs
Eggs Receipts have fallen off con-
siderably this week, and as a large
proportion of the arrivals has been re-
frigerator stock the supply of fresh
gathered has been light There has
been a steady demand for all grades
with prices we'll sustained. The small
arrivals of extra Mich, and northern
Ohio stock have been selling easily at
23c and close firm at 24c. Other fresh
western have had steady sale, choice
caDdled at 2l16c to 22c, and average
/
ators have been selling fairly but the
weather has been unfavorable for a
free movement
Beef, Mutton, Veal. We have had
week Of extremely hot weather for
this season of the year, and as con-
sequence very dull market for all
kinds of fresh meats Beef las been
steadily held, but has sold very slowly.
Mutton and yearlings have ruled dull
and easy. Spring lambs have been in
full supply, and 10c has beer about
the top for best lots, with a good
many ordinary eastern at to Sc.
Veals have been arriving in poor or
der, and a good many sales have been
made since Monday at to &c. At the
close it takes very choice stock in
prime order to bring 10c.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been rather light this week, and fur
Their slight advance in prices has been
established on choice western fowls
and chickens. Fowls have been in
steady demand since Monday at 1872
and 14c, and close firm at the latter
price. Choice western roasting chick
ems, lbs and upwards. have been in
light supply aC 10 TO 16c. Choice
broilers have been in steady demand at
! IL W lffott WIFI lllAtu slLtS SlOW ht
10 to 1880. Eastern stock sells well
when IN prime order but most lots re-
ceived of late have been more or less
out of condition., and have had to go
at easy prices.
Live Poultry Receipts have been
fairly liberal and have met with a
good demand, choice straight fowls
and chickens at 13c generally. Ducks
| have STEADY mOdaratp sale
Provisions. The markets for pork
, has ruled quiet but with prices gener-
ally we'll sustained. Lard firm and a
fraction higher Hams steady.
Hides and Pelts. The demand for
hides continues slow, but under small
: offerings of light hides prices are held
, fairly. Bluffs are nominal at 8A to &c
at western points of shipment, with
seconds and BIS about 1c less. New
England hides continues slow with
COWS at about &c fiat, and heavy steers
, at 615 to &c. Calfskins are quiet and
steady, with pelts quiet.
Fruit Receipts of apples have been
heavy, and owing to the unfavorable
weather demand has been slack Since
Monday it has been almost impossible
to makes sale of any consequence, eX-
cept at cut prices, best red fruit sell.
ing at 20 to SOC lower than last week.
Fancy Maine Harveys have been hard
to sell at over 80. 80. Blush, Pippins,
Porters, etc, have been dragging at
irregular prices from So 90 down. The
market closes in a very demorailzed
condition with no immediate prospect
of improvement. Peaches have been in
moderate supply and choice fruit in
steady demand at full former prices.
Pears have been in lighter supply and
a choice hard Bartletts doing better.
3 Plums continue plenty and dull. A
good many in poor order have to be
: forced off for what they will bring.
0 Receipts of cranberries have been lib
: eral and demand moderate. Grapes
| have been coming in freely, but have
been generally ordinary in quality and
good many in poor order. There il
: "A fair demand for choice, but a slow
market for ordinary stock. Colorado
musgmelons have been in full supply
and fair demand. But few watermel.
ons offering or wanted.