The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-03
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

Hay. The hay market is quiet, but
choice grades are firm. The market is
heavily supplied with low grades of old
hay, and such meet with very slow
trade. while prices entirely favor the
buyer. For best hay offering, about
$18 to 10 will cover sales made, but
fancy would go above this range.
Lower grades range down as to quail
ity. Rye straw holds steady in price,
but it would not take much to weak
en- values. Most sales Of good straw at
about $lS, but fancy would go higher.
Corn. The demand is moderate, but
arrivals are small. and it does not take
much to meet the wants of the trade.
Values hold steady, about CSC being
the price for steamer yellow on track
with lower grades ranging down as to
quality and color. For shipments
from the west, lake and rail, about
6134to &c is the range. with all rail
lots about 16c higher
Oats. The demand for oats is quiet,
most available offerings being o.. low
or grades. 1t looks as though the new
oats were going to be light in weight
but bright in color quality. At the
close No 2 clipped white is quoted at
44c, with lower grades down as to
quality. New oats to ship are quoted
at al to. 42c for 81 to 80 pound clipped.
Beef, Lambs, Veal. The beef trade
has been quiet all the week, but there
has been no change in prices. Best
| sale have had a moderate sale at 81
to $40, with common to good grades
slow at quotations. No change in NUT
ton or yearlings. Demand is light
| Il Loo, o.. I l.
been coming freely and have dull
| sale at steadily declining prices AT
| the close best lots are slow at &c, and
| at SC. Choice rs to 80 pound veals
have been in moderate supply and
| steady, but heavy weights remain dDll
| and have to be worked off at easy
| prices.
Cheese. Receipts have been moder-
ate for the. past week but trade has
been generally quiet and there has
| been no quotable change in prices
Fine twins have been selling in lots
as wanted at 1914 to 1870 for York
State. and 10 to 1910 for Vermont.
| Fair to good grades quiet and range
from to 10c.
Butter. Receipts have been consid-
erably lighter than last week, but they
are still heavy for this season of the
year. There has been steady demand
| for fine goods, however, and prices
have been ruling a fraction higher
| than last week. Assorted sizes have
been selling easily at 201a to 2034c and
large ash tubs at 20 to 2011c. Firsts
| continue in fair demand, best north
| ern at 1870. Seconds quiet and un-
changed. Extra north dairy has been
in limited supply and firm, some of the
best marks exceeding quotations. I'm
| der grades dull. Imitation creamery
and ladle goods quiet and unchanged.
| Strictly extra boxes and prints firm at
2l1ac. Common to good stock un-
| changed.
Eggs. Receipts have been moderate
| for the past week, and most all grades
have been unsteady, good demand at
| gradually hardening prices, the mar
ket closing IL TO &c higher than a
week ago. Some Of the best marks of
| Mich. and northern Ohio are now
| bringing 22c, and choice candled
| Mich. northern Ohio and northwest
ern are selling we'll at 1917 to 2Oc
Uncandled stock also keeps well sold
up. Dirties and checks have been in
steady demand and close fairly firm
| at quotations.
Dressed Poultry Receipts have
been considerably lighter than last
| week but demand has been slack, espe-
| cially for fowls, and prices have been
| ruling little lower. Strictly choice
| good-sized western fowls have been
selling at 13c, but there has been a good
deal of inferior stock that has had a
| slow sale at l-2 to 216c. Selected ! %
to 2 10 broilers have been in steady de-
mand at 10 to 1876. with mixed sizes
at 1919 to 13c. Eastern fowls have
been selling slowly and close at IA to
l5c. Choice chickens in moderate sup
ply and steady Ducks selling for the
most part at 10 to l6c.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
fairly liberal and choice lots of fowls
and chickens have been in moderate
demand at 1870. Spring ducks steady
and selling in small lots at 13c.
Hides and Pelts. There is vet a
slow demand for hides, but offerings
are small, and this tends to keep
prices about steady in the absence of
business. Buff hides are held at go
to 90. west as to point of shipment,
with seconds and BIS 10 below price
OF Bluffs. New England hides are easier
at about &c fiat for COWS, with
heavy steers at 61s to 7c, butchers
weights. Calf skins quiet.