The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-19
Current Comment.
M A r X ETS


markets are in a more unsatisfactory
condition than they have been since
the middle of December Live stock
from Vermont is Immediately slaugh
tered after it arrives, no New Hamp-
shire of any kind is allowed here and
the Maine drovers have become dis
gusted with the situation and have
practically withdrawn from the mar
ket. Because of the uncertainty re-
garding the receipts of local killed
stock the butchers are buying all the
beef, veal, mutton and lamb they need
in the west The few steers offered
at the yards have sold at 4$4 to Sic
pound, choice beef COWS at to SIC
and common to good beef COWS to
Be.
Pork. The market on pork products
is very firm, with prices generally
advanced: Short cuts and heavy
backs, 1922. %; long cut, 1922 %; medi-
um, sol. 25; lean meat, 94c; country
dressed hogs, sac. The current offer
ings of hogs disclose little change as
to numbers Total western packing
, 1926, 900, compared with 435, 900 the
preceding week and 455. 600 two weeks
ago, says the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent For corresponding time last
year the number was 415, 900, and two
years ago 500, 000 The quality is
somewhat irregular, mainly fair to
good. Prices are higher; the average
for prominent markets is about 81. 10
per 100 pounds, compared with Sc. 80 a
week ago, $7.05 two weeks ago, So. 10
year ago, and So. 80 two years ago.
Mutton and Veal. There is a firm
market for muttons and lambs; :, veals
are steady; Spring lambs, 8 to 1870
yearlings. to Sc; muttons, ITO SIC
veals 10 to He. At the stockyards
calves changed hands at % to &c a
pound. Several lots of northern sheep
and lambs came in that went direct to
butchers, with $500 head of western
that went to New England works
not as many cheap fiocks of sheep ar
rive, and best grades near II higher
for lambs; the range, 81. 80 to 7.3C
per 100 pounds, the lower grades be.
ing SOC per 100 pound higher. West
ern sheep at range of$4. 80 to 5. 90 pei
100 pounds.
Poultry. There is an easier market
for poultry, especially for western
is coming out and selling fairly we'll
fresh killed, II to 1Sc; frozen, IS tt
20o; northern fowls, IA to loo; west
ern fowls, - to 14c; chickens, west.
ern, 10 to l6c northern, IS to 22C
capons, IS to 20c geese, ~ to lac.
Eggs. Eggs are firm: Nearby an(
cape, 22c, choice fresh eastern, zoe
fair to good, 16 to 1867 choice fresl
Vermont and New Hampshire, zoe
western selected, 10 to 1917, fair t,
good, Is to 100 fresh southern, 49,.
to 100, western dirties, 15c, nearb.
duck eggs, 23 to 25c
Butter. The pressure to unloaC
: summer made butter has become ever
5 stronger and the cut in prices ha
? tended to unsettle the entire market
Holders have evidently lost confidence
1 in the future market and are nov
7 disposed to unload at the best pric
obtainable. Those whose butter stand
them 20 cents will make a loss. Gen
eral trade has been only fair, at time
rather dull, and the inability to effec
: clearance, except of the very high
est grade of fresh table butter, ha
made sellers feel that sooner or late
there would have to be some lower
ing of values all along the line. L
spite of the average gloomy outloo
fresh creamery bntter has advanced !.
C pound on a good demand and mod
crate receipts. The general price oh
tanned by dealers is 27c
Cheese Foreign cheese markets ar
steady and continue in sellers favor
buC buyers continue the hand t.
mouth policy and transactions ar
light. Finest American and Canadi
an, 49, TO l415c.