The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-06
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

Hay-The market for hay is very
dull, and buyers are holding back.
Recent receipts have been large, and
stocks are accommodating, tut it is
mostly the lower grades that are COM
ing forward. Choice hay is in light
supply. For about the best hay offer
ing $50 will cover sales made, although
fancy cars would go higher. Lower
grades range down as to quality. Rye
straw is dull, and few sales can be
made above 500 with the prospect of
lower prices as soon as new straw be-
gins to come in with any freedom
Corn-The market for corn has ruled
fiImer, with higher prices at the close
The demand continues slow, but avail
| able offerings are small. At the close
steamer yellow on track is quotable at
| 6119c, while lower grades range down
as to quality and color. No. yellow
to ship lake and rail is quoted at 603I
and Gle.
Oats-The market for oats is dull
and sales drag, although in sympathy
with the higher COST west, spot prices
have been worked higher. Choice
| oats are scarce, and but few of these
can now be had until the new crop
comes along. For No. 2 clipped white
on track about 44c is the price. with
the range down as to quality.
Beef, Mutton, Veal-There has been
quite a sharp advance in beef this
week, and since Monday best steers
have been selling at S3d and &c. Nut
ton and yearlings have had a steady
sale at unchanged quotations. Lambs
have been coming more freely and the
market has turned in buyers favor
AT the close best spring lambs are
Offering freely at 12c. Veals have
ruled steady. Receipts have been fair
and there has been moderate demand
for good choice at and 10c.
Dressed Poultry. Fowls in short
supply all the week and we have had
a firm and higher market. Choice
western advanced to 1415c on Monday,
and at the close some of the best marks
are bringing loo. Broilers have been
in fair supply and at II and 1Sc for
best western. Old cocks have adj
vanced to 10 and 1910. Choice east
ern fowls have been selling in small
lots at full quotations. Roasting
chickens little more plenty but fair
ly steady. Brothers selling generally
at zoe. Ducks steady at 10 and TIC as
to quality.
Live Poultry-Fowls have been in
good demand all the week and close
firm at 1890 with occasional sales a
fraction higher. Good broilers have
had steady sale at Is and Ice. Spring
ducks in moderate supply and steady
at lac.
Eggs-Receipts show considerable
increase this week and stocks On hand
are heavy. There has been no i'm
provment in quality, however, and
only small proportion show up good
enough for best trade. Michigan and
northern Ohio extras are in very lin.
tied supply, but there are some marks
of Michigan, northern Ohio and north.
western that are enough better than
the average to bring 1872 and TIC. Az
erages best Ind, ILL.,, and other west
ern have dull sale at 10 and 100 with
good many ordinary at IA C and I'M
Dire. Uncandled dirties and checks
dull and easy.
Butter-The receipts have been lib
eral although little higher than
last week, or for the corresponding
week last year. The market ruled |
fairly steady until Monday. when
there was a sharp decline in prices
and the feeling for day or two was
very much unsettled, with few buyers
piuuiuB ON6r lvt2o lOr eAtId dbsOrUeu |
sizes. There were few, if any, sales |
at this figure, however. and since |
Tuesday the market has developed a |
steadier tone and at the close there is |
good fair demand for strictly extra |
stock at zoe. Western extras in large |
ash tubs have been sold at 1890, but |
now best marks are generally held a
a fraction higher. The under grades
have been in liberal supply and offer
ing freely at the reduced quotations,
but meet with slow sale. Fine box |
es and prints steady but off grades
hard to place.
Cheese-There has been no change in
the condition of the market since our
last weekly report. Trade has been
quiet. but strictly extra stock has
ruled steady at last quotations. OFF
grades at 8 and 80 have been in
full supply and moving slowly.
Provisions There has been quiet
trade in pork and lard with prices
ruling little lower Ham steady
with fair sales.
Hides and Pelts-Trade is slow,
with only a hand to mouth demand. 4