The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-19
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sales are being made Supplies OF
lower grades are large and values for
such favor the buyer, but choice
grades are quite firm in price. For
| No. l hay about SIG. 80 to n. so is the
price under small offerings. Lower
grades range down as to quality. Rive
traw quiet but steady.
Corn. The market is quiet but ar
rivals are small for local use, and
| this keeps values quite steady. Sales
of steamer yellow on track are being
made in quiet way at about sc,
while lower grades range down as
10 quality and color. For No 2. vel
low to ship, lake and rail, about 53 to
$3.50 is the price
!, Oats. The market is dull and sales
are being made in hand to mouth
way. No 2 clipped, 43 to 1910 is the
price with the range down Oh lower
grades as to quality. The range to
ship is about 4016 to 44c for lake and
rail.
Beans. Receipts have been much
larger than last week and have in
cluded 100 bags and 1000 half bags
foreign beans Demand has been
light and prices in white beans have
been steadily declining. At the close
80. 10 is an outside price for best
domestic pea and would probably
have to be shaded to move any quaint
ity Best foreign pea have been slow
at 81. 90 to 2.05. Yellow eyes and red
kidneys in limited supply and steady,
but have to be strictly choice to
bring full quotations.
Butter. The arrivals of fine fresh
70 I,,t
dealers have been using held goods so
feely that the supply has been full
more than enough for the demand
and prices have been sustained with
difficulty. Strictly extra VT. and
n. H., assorted sizes have been gen.
orally held at 23c but it has become
an extreme price, and at the close a
good many marks have to go at 2215c.
York State and western have been
quiet and close barely steady at % &c
Lard tubs dull at pc Good firsts
have been in limited demand at about
2lc. But little doing in the under
grades Extra storage creamery is
quoted steady at 2115 10 22c. Fine
box and print butter in steady, fair
demand.
Cheese. Trade has been quiet for
the past week and general sales of
fine LATE made twins have been at
! lI2c for Yotk state, and 1115c for
Vermont but strictly fancy September
stock has been held at full former
prices iair 80 good early made
goods have a moderate sale at l01a to
lie.
Eggs. -Receipts have been moderate
and only u small proportion choice
cri tgs,
The small lots of western extras re-
ceived have sold promptly at soc,
and firsts have been in limited supply
and steady demand al 26 to 2Sc Most
of the fresh gathered western have
been more or less mixed with old eggs
and have been selling at "a to 25c, or
less. Dirties steady Refrigerators
have been in steady demand and ru-
ing traction higher than last week.
Potatoes. Receipts have been lib.
eral but there has been a steady good
demand and a further advance in
price. Late sales of choice Aroostook
Green Mountains have been Csc gen.
orally with some in small way at
zoe. Hebrons have ruled steady at 60
to &c
Dressed Poultry. Receipts of chick
ems and fowls have been very heavy
again this week Quality have been
generally undesirable and for the bulk
of stock offering we have had an ex-
tremely dull market There has been
hardly any western fowls good enough
to bring over lie, and a good many
have sold at 10 to l01%c. Average
best large roasting chickens have been
selling at about 12c, with now and
a to Of 10
few fancy broi!ers coming have had a
ready sale at IA to 15c Mixed sizos,
which comprise the bulk of the ar
rivals, have been hard to sell at any
reasonable price. Young turkeys have
been in light supply and choice stock
in steady demand but hardly any
western good enough to exceed l6c.
Old cocks have been slow at 80 to sc.
Receipts of northern and eastern
chickens and fowls have been quite
liberal and strictly choice lots III fair
demand. Common stock dull and
easy. Choice young turkeys have
been in limited supply and bringing
full prices
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
moderate and good to choice lots of
fowls and chickens have ruled steady
at 10 to 101sc.
Meats We have had continued |
dull market for beef for the past week !
with only occasional sales of fancy
steers at over 8 to SIC. Extra NUT
ton has ruled steady at to 619c, but
sheep and yearlings have
been dull, with most sales at to 5C
Lambs have been in full supply and
moderate demand choice at 815to Sc,
with some common ranging down to
Sc. Receipts of veals have been mod
Grade, and there has been a good,
steady market for choice medium
weights Mt ~ to lie. Country dressed
hogs have been in fair supply and
demand at So to 70.
Provisions. There has been a mod
arate demand with a slight advance
N pork Lard and hams steady and
unchanged.
Furs-. Little doing, but the market
holds about steady.
Vegetables. = Arrivals have FALLEN
If considerably but otherwise there
las been little change in the onion
rade. Offerings are still liberal,