The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-09
Current Comment.

FRUIT. Apples are weak and the
market is overstocked. Good apples
are selling for 81 a barrel
Butter. - Everything considered,
there has been a satisfactory market
during the week Buyers have want
ed all of the useful grades of fresh
butter. and some of the storage hold
ings have found place with class
of trade that could not afford to pay
the prices asked for fresh. So that
there has been o further reduction of
stocks. Naturally the make will be
somewhat on the increase from now
on, and yet this will probably come
slowly, as bad roads seriously inter
fere with the delivery of milk and
cream. The st. Adams butter mar
ket is firm, with the general price 22c;
selections, 24c and fair to good, 20 to
21c. The Elgin, ILL.,. market is report
ed firm at 2S1ac. New York is strong
at 29c; Chicago firm at csc.
Cheese. Cheese is firm, with a
steady demand. Round lots, 1434 to
1890; sage, 10 to 1516c; jobbing
Ito &c higher. Foreign cheese mar
kets continue firm, and with light
stocks holders control the markets
finest American and Canadian, 1434 to
15Ic.
Eggs. Eggs are firm, with choice
fresh bringing full prices: Western
fresh, 10 to 16c; eastern, 16 to Tic;
nearby and fancy, Is to 100; jobbing,
1c to l1ac higher.
Poultry and Game. Poultry is
rather easy, except on choice northern
chickens and broilers and western iced
fowl: Western turkeys, fresh killed,
l6 to 18c; frozen, 10 to 1Sc; northern
fowls, Ia to loo; western fowls, IA to
1412c; chickens, western, 10 to 14c {;
northern, 20 to 25c; spring broilers
81 per pair capons IS to zoe; geese
IL to lac.
Mutton and Veal. There is firm
market for mutton and lambs with a
good demand; veals are steady; spring
lambs, IL to 12c, with a few fancy,
1879 to 13c; yearlings, 8 to 91ac NUT
! tons, 8 to 10c veals, 10 to lie, with
some fancy higher At the stock
yard veal calves are arriving freely,
| but the number offered for sale was
very small. Sales have been made by
O. H. Forbush of calves, averaging
1875 lbs, at nc; calves averaging 100
lbs, at &c; calves averaging 80 lbs, at
| &c, few at fancy price being fancy
stock For best lots of sheep and
lambs an advance is noticed equal to
20 to 25c per 100 lbs, and poor grade
lambs 80 higher The market is very
firm on western where the bulk of
supply is from.
Mich Cows. --Milkmen are endeav-
oring to secure mich COWS, but for
the most part are unsuccessful, owing
to the great difficulty in getting COWS
into the State without crossing infect
ed or quarantined States. Maine
drovers lave taken June orders at
prices ranging from $50 to 70 for COWS
to come by boat to Boston, the buyer
taking the risk of securing the neces.
| sary permit from the State authorities
to move them from the wharf in Bos-
| ton.
Pork. - Pork provisions are firm
with some cuts advanced in price
Boston packers have made much
larger kill of hogs for the week. The
total for the week was about 23, 500
preceding week, 10, 000 same week a
year ago, 20, 200. For export the de-
mand has been larger. Prices have
advanced under the short supply, the
average for prominent markets at the
close indicating about ST. 40 per 100
lbs, compared with 81. 10 a week ago,
| 81. 40 two weeks ago, So. 80 a year ago,
and So 10 two years ago.
Meal and Feed. Corn meal has been
steady all the week, the closing prices
being without change; oatmeal is
steady. Corn is dull at shortly lower
prices Oats are quiet and unchanged,
though the market is firmly held.
The growing wheat crop has main
tanned its previous very promlsin &
condition during the past week. The
favorable condition of wheat prevails
generally over the entire wheat area.
| There is dull and unsatisfactory
market for hay. Choice hay is in
good demand, but offerings are small.
Lumber. = Spruce lumber is firm
with an improved demand There is
some call for lumber for prompt de-
| livery The situation in the east is
somewhat mixed, but high prices
seem likely for lumber even if the cut
of logs proves to be larger than at first
reported. The quotations in this mar
ket are firm and unchanged.
| Beef. There is an easier market for
| fresh beef, with a full supply and a
light demand. Prices are lower.
Live stock at the yards is from 10 to
25c per 100 lbs less than last week.
The receipts of western cattle for
slaughter are heavier than they have
been for years. These cattle are being
bought at low figure i'll Chicago.
The top price last week was 5l9c lb,
as compared with 1880 Id during the
corresponding week last year. There
is practically no competition among
buyers and drovers are obliged to ac-
cept whatever price they are offered
or to have their stock slaughtered and
the meat sold on commission. j. A.
Hathaway sold for city trade 20 steers,
| nYernping |. 300 lbs at NC; % do