The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-27
NARKETS.
Current Comment.


Hay and Straw. The market for hay
is dull for common grades, there be-
ing "a large supply Of such on hand,
of hay ranges at $13. 16. For the best
hay Offering about $40 will cover
most sales, but fancy cars would go
higher. Rye straw is quiet but prices
hold steady, arrivals being small. For
new straw, about SIT to $1S is the
market, but the demand is confied to
meeting pressing needs. Dat straw is
dull.
Corn.-The supply lin spot is small
and but little is available at junction
points of shipment. 1t does not take
much to meet the demand, but values
hold steady. Sales of steamer yellow
noted on track at 63c, with lower
grades down as to quality. No. 2
yellow to ship, lake, and rail, is
quoted at 62c, with No. 3 yellow at
6119c.
Oats. The market is well supplied
with lower grade oats, but the better
grades are not plentiful. The demand
is quiet, with the general tone steady.
At demand is quiet, with the general
tone steady AT the close, 2 clipped
white are quoted at 1890 on track,
with the range down as to quality.
New for August shipment are quoted
at 4219 to 1890 for Sc to 3S lbs. oats.
Beef, tc.-The beef trade has been
rather slow for the past week and
prices have been ruling shade easier,
best cattle selling at So to sac. Nut
ton and yearlings have been very dull
| xtrif /, al at = 70 st,ta
of spring lambs have been liberal and
demand slack with prices in buyers
favor. AT the close best lots are Offer
| ing freely at 10 to lie and are meeting
with slow sale. Choice veals have
been in moderate supply and some
sales of fancy rs to 80 Id. calves have
been made at IL C, but good deal of
/ the stock is too large, some weighing
| $50 to 200 lbs. Such are very undesir-
able.and cannot be sold to best trade.
Provisions. Demand for pork and
lard continues quiet with prices a
shade easier than last week. Hams in
steady, fair demand.
Butter. Receipts show considerable
increase this week, but otherwise
b, there has been no material change,
strictly extra creamery ruling steady
and fairly firm at 201@c for assorted
sizes and large spruce tubs, with vest
ern large ash tubs in moderate de-
mand at 20c FiIsts hold fairly steady
and have moderate sale at quota
tions. Seconds dull and easy. Extra
northern dairy steady but under
grades dull. Imitation creamery and
ladle goods quiet. Strictly extra boxes
and prints in moderate demand. Com
mon to good stock very dull.
Cheese. Receipts have been moder-
ate and fine stock in steady demand
for the past week with prices ruling a
fraction higher. Extra York State
twins have been selling at 10 to 101ac,
and best vt. at 10 to 1910. Firsts
about former prices. No Ohio flats
Offering. Choice marks would bring
81 and might do fraction better.
Dressed poultry. There has been
quite large increase in receipts for
the past week but demand has been
lighter than usual, and fowls have
been accommodating. Prices we're fairly
we'll sustained until Monday, how
ever, when best west sold at lac.
Choice stock is offering freely at 1870
but is meeting with slow sale. West
ern broilers have been plenty all the
week and have sold at the price of
fowls. Spring ducks steady at 1870.
Choice eastern fowls sell in small lots
at 10 to 16c. Spring chickens have to
be extra TO bring full quotations.
Ducks in fair demand at 10 to 17c.
Live Poultry'-19c easier with ten
tons in market. Fowl 1z16. broilers
1872, cocks at s and 90.
Eggs. Receipts show considerable
increase this week, but there has been
steady, good demand and slight
advance in prices has been established
on most all grades. Mich, northern
Ohio and northwestern stock has had
ready sale since Monday at 20c for
extras and 1872 to l9c for choice can
died. Ind, ILL.,, and other western
uncandled keep we'll cold up at l6 to
tic. Dirties and checks in steady
demand at quotations. Fancy nearby
are selling rather slowly.
Hides and Pelts. The market for
hides is yet slow, but there has been
little more doing, and values are
slightly firmer. For bluffs at Ohio
points of shipment about SO is quoted,
with Chicago at SIC. Second and BIS
range 1c below the price of bluffs. New
England hides are quiet at 61Sc fiat
for COWS and bulls, butchers weights.
with heavy steers at to 719c fiat.
Calfskins and pelts are quiet.
Furs. The market holds steady on
choice furs