The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-01
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

Hay. The demand for hay is quiet,
and the market for general lower
grades continues to drag. Choice hay
is not plentiful, and such will sell
fairly at full prices. About SIT. 80 to
Is will cover sales of the best hay
offering, but fancy cars would go even
above this rate. Lower grades range
down as to quality, rye straw is. quiet
but prices hold steady.
Corn. 1.-The supply available on spot
is small while the demand is also
moderate. Prices have worked lower
during the week, about Gle being the
quotation for steamer yellow on track,
with lower grades down as to quail
ity. The cost to ship lake and railiis
about 90 to $3.50 No. 3. and No.t2
yellow.
Oats. The market is quiet with
prices trifie easier during the week.
The demand is slow with buyers only
meeting pressing needs. AT the close
No. Clipped white on track are
quotable at 45c, with lower gTaoes
ranging down as to quality. Offerings
are moderate of good oats.
Beans. Receipts show a steady in
crease but are still moderate. Trade
has been rather quiet but "A firmer !
feeling has developed under unfavor-
able crop reports and strong country
advices. Buyers respond very slowly
to any advance, however, and although
some late arrivals of choice domestic
pea have been held at 50. 40 and up
wards very few classes have been
made at over 81. 30. Choice foreign
pea are also higher and firmly held.
Yellow eyes and red kidneys in light
supply and limited demand at quota
tiOns.
Butter. Receipts have been liberal
for the past week but there has been
"a good, steady demand and further
] slight advance has been established on
fine goods. Since Monday strictly eX-
TIA creamery in assorted sizes has been
selling well at 2219c, and at the close
some special marks are held a shade
/ higher Extra western in large ash
/ tubs has been in steady demand at 2l16
to 22c, closing steady at the latter
price. Firsts have been quiet at 21c
for northern and 1873 to 2019 G, for
western. Extra Vt, dairy i'll light
Sales of imitation creamery and ladle
goods continue light. Extra boxes
and prints keep well sold up and close
firm at quotations.
Eggs. Receipts have been consider
ably larger than last week. but the in
crease has teen III refrigerator stock.
Fancy fresh stock has been in limited
supply and good demand with prices
fully sustained. But average marks
of uncandled western have met with
slow sale in competition with refriger-
ators, the latter giving better salts
faction and having the preference
with most buyers. Good dirties keep
well sold up. April refrigerators
have been i'll steady demand at 2015 to
21c.
Meats The weather has been more
favorable this week and there has
been better demand for all kinds of
fresh meats. Beef has been i'll steady
fail demand at unchanged quotations.
Mutton has been selling fairly, some
extra sheep at 7c. Yearlings have
been generally quiet at to &C. Spring
lambs have been in fair supply and
steady demand, most sales at s to l0c,
with few fancy at 1016c. Receipts
of veals have been moderate and good
to choice calves have been selling we'll
at S to lie.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts have
been larger than last week but are
still running light for this season of
the year. Choice western fowls have
met with ready sale and since Mon
day have been firm at l41ac Choice
large western chickens and selected
broilers havealso been selling well and
ruling higher and firm. Eastern chick
ems and fowls have been in limited
supply and choice lots have sold
promptly at full prices. Ducks, steady.
Cheese. Arrivals have been mod
crate again this week and fine goods
have been in steady demand, with
prices at the close ruling fraction
higher and firm. Late sales of fine
Y ork State twins have been at ll34c,
and today some of the finest marks
are held at l2c. Best Vermont twins
have been selling generally at III to
1870. There is considerable fair to
good early made stock selling at 10 to
lie. Very little Wisconsin or Ohio
stock Offering.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
heavy and demand light Since Mon
day most sales OF choice chickens and
fowls have been at ~ to 1890, with
ordinary lots ranging down to lie.
Potatoes. The market is working
into better shape with more favorable
weather. At the close of the week
there is a good fair demand for Aroos-
took HebIons ard Green Mountains.
Vermont Green Mountains are selling
at 40 to 47o.
Hides. There is yet a slow demand
for hides, but offerings are small, and
values hold steady. At Chicago and
OHIO points of shipment, buff hides
are quotable at Ss4 to SO with seconds
and BIS about to lc less New Eng
land hides are quiet at &c flat for COWS,
with heavy steers at 619c to &c fiat.
Calfskins are quiet but steady.