The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-08
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

SuI Gill &OIIIIIIGlll.
Hay. The market is dull for hay
and sales drag as a Ewhole. Choice
grades are not i'll good supply, how
ever, and values on such maintain
fair strength. Prices range at about
SIT to 1850 for about the best hay
offering. Rye straw is firm in price
for choice cars and such readily COM
mand top prices. Dat STRAW is dull.
Corn. The market il very dull,with
prices weaker to sell. Arrivals are
small, and it does not take much to
meet buyers needs. At the close No.
2 yellow and steamer yellow ON spot
is quotable at SOC on track, with
steamer and No.3 corn about lc less.
For No. yellow to ship lake ana rail
about SIC is the price, with No. 3
yellow &c less.
Oats. Trade is slow, with a very
moderate demand for oats. No 2.
clipped white oats on track are quot
able at 4416c, with lower grades down
as to quality. For new oats to ship,
lake and rail, about 4215 to Acc is the
range.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been moderate for the past week, but
demand has teen light, and prices
have eased off a little. Eastern and
nearby fowls have been in liberal
supply at IA to loo Choice chickens
have ruled steady at 1415 to loo.
Ducks in light supply
Live Poultry Receipts have been
liberal and demand rather slack for
the past week. Best lots of chickens
| and fowls have been selling at 12c and
ordinary lots at II to l115c.
Provisions. - There has been
steady, moderate demand with no
material change in prices for pork.
Lard shade easier. Hams steady
Meats. Beef has been in steady,
moderate demand and there has been
no quotable change in prices since
our last weekly report. Extra mutton
has been in moderate supply and
steady at 616 to &c. But little call for
yearlings. The market has been we'll
| supplied with spring lambs and good
to choice lots have been selling fairly
at 8 to l0c. Veals have been in rath-
er light supply and good demand,
choice lots keeping we'll sold up at
| 10 to lie.
Butter. Receipts are still running
heavy for this season of the year and
/ demand has been rather light Strict
! y OAblh OAOoLhCly III aeHOlltu 6lLtb
! has kept pretty closely sold up, how
ever, and has ruled steady at 2215c.
Large ash tubs have been moving
slowly, especially western ash, for
which 22c has become an extreme
price. Northern fi1sts have had a
moderate sale at 21c, with west, quiet
at 1872 to 2016c The small lots of
extra vt. dairy received have had q
steady sale at unchanged quotations.
Cheese. We have had firm mar
ket since our last report ano a furth-
er advance has been established in
| prices, but demand has not been very
active. Since Monday strictly fine
York State twins have been selling
at 1214c, and best Vt. lots have ruled
firm at 12c. Fair to good stock in
good supply and moderate demand at
lO1a to l11ac.
Eggs. Receipts have been liberal
for the past week, bat have included
a good many retrigerators. The sup
ply of fancy fresh stock has been
light, and there has been steady de-
and for such goods at full former
prices Good dirties continue in
steady demand; April refrigerators
steady at 201a to 2lc.
Potatoes. Receipts show consider
able increase this week but we have
had good, steady market, with
! prices ruling shade better than last
week. Choice Aroostook Green Noun
tains have been firm at soc and some
sales little higher. Hebrons have
been selling for the most part at SOC,
with now and then sale at $50.
York State and vt. stock has had
moderate sale at 40 and SOC.
| DnlaS -Racaiptc Of oD,laO have
been liberal for the past week, but
there has been a steady shipping de-
mand for choice hard fruit. and good
to choice soft varieties have been SELL
ing quite freely to the local trade.
There has been little change in prices
except on fancy red, which have been
ranging higher. some fancy Crave
stems reaching $500.
Beans. Receipts have been little
larger than last week, and there has
been good, fair supply offering.
Demand has been light and for small
lots, with prices ruling about as
quoted week ago. Some of the best
domestic beans have been selling at
So. 40, but 81. 30 is the more general
price for lots of any size, and some
sale to arrive are reported at 80. 30.
Choice foreign pea steady. Yellow
eyes and red kidneys in moderate de-
mand at quotations.
Hides and Pelts The market for
hides continues dull, but prices are
held about the same. Bluffs i'll the
west are quoted at Ss4to 90, with Sec
onds and BIS about s4to 1c less New
England hides are slow at about &c
fiat for cows, and 615 to 70 for heavy
steers. Calf skins are quiet with
pelts steady.