The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

that the general hay crop will turn
out quite fair after all, and in such
case the present basis of prices cannot
be maintained. Arrivals are yet run
ming mostly to the lower grades, and
| FANCY hay is scarce and nominal in
price. About $50 and 1872 will cover
sales of best hay Offering, but fancy
cars would go higher if it were avail.
able. Lower grades range down as to
quality. Rye straw is quiet but the
price is steady, sales making at S21
and S22 for best grades.
Corn-The corn market has ruled
dull, and it has not taken much to
meet the wants of the trade. Values
have worked lower, No Q yellow and
steamer yellow on track being quot
able at the close at about 59@ c. with
lower grades ranging down as to quail
ity and color. For No. yellow to
ship, lake and rail about 5716 and 58c.
is quoted.
Oats-The market for oats is dull and
values favor the buyer for spot lots.
| Offerings available are in excess of the
demand, which gives buyers the ad-
vantage as regards prices. At the
close No clipped white oats on track
is quotable at 45c. with lower grades
ranging down as to quality. For SO
and 80 lbs clipped white to ship from
the west lake and rail. about 42c. is
the price.
! Pork Products-There has been
| further slight decline in pork and lard
since our last report. Hams have
ruled steady and unchanged.
! Beef, Mutton, Veal. Beef has been
dull all the week and ruling a shade
lower, best steers moving slowly at
| 119 and 7Mc. Mutton has been quiet
with most sales at &c. and under.
1earlings have been selling at and
: G. as to grade. Spring lambs have
been in good supply and light demand
strictly choice fresh stock at 10 and
IL = c. with a good many more or less
OIL in quality or condition selling at
lower and irregular prices. Veals
have been plenty and dull, with &c.
| the top for average best lots.
Dressed Poultry - Receipts have
| been light for the past week but de-
mand for fowls has been moderate and
prices show but little Improvement
Some of the best western fowls have
| been selling at l3c. since Monday but
a good many lots have been so long on
the road as to arrive short or out of
ice and more or less out of order.
Such stock has to clean up at low and
irregular prices. Rroilers have been in
| good demand and ruling frmer. Old
cocks quiet. Eastern fowls steady.
Choice roasting chickens scarce.
Broilers in light supply. Spring ducks
in good demand.
Live Poultry. Receipts of fowls
have been moderate, and choice lots
in steady demand at 13c. Choice
brollers have been in good demand
and some sales of extra lots above
quotations. Ducks in light supply
and good demand.
Butter-Receipts have been lighter
then last week, and have fallen con-
siderably below the corresponding
week last year. y good many lots
have been showing hot weather de-
tects, and the proportion of extras is
smaller than it has been. Extra
creamery continue in good demand
and firm at 2lc, with special marks
ranging up to 2l15c. The under
grades have had only moderate sale,
tirsts rarely bringing anything over
zoe, and seconds ruling generally dull
at lSc. Strictly extra northern dairy
in light supply and steady at 2Oc
Cheese-Receipts have been liberal
for the past week and good many
lots more or less affected by heat.
Trade has been quiet with a further
decline in prices. Since Monday the
finest York state stock has been hard
to sell at over 10c and some very good
lots have been cleaned up at 93zc. Vt.
stock has been selling for the most
part at 8 and 9&c. Wisconsin twins
in limited supply and steady at quota
tions.
Eggs-Receipts have been heavy
again the past week and a large pro-
portion were more or less affected by
heat. Michigan and northern Ohio
extras have been scarce and at the
close are bringing 10 and l9c. The !
general run of fresh gathered western |
have been selling at IA and l6 but the |
latter price has been rather extreme, |
but few marks now showing up good |
enough to bring over IA and 10. Dirt |
les and checks dull and easy Fancy
nearby and eastern in moderate sup |
ply and steady.
Green Vegetables. Native cabbages
have been in moderate supply and
steady demand at So and So per 100
as to size and quality. Only small
lots coming from Long Island and Bal
ulmOre. NAIVE cucumDerS have been
ruling little higher this week and
there has been more call for good
southern. Onions have been in full
supply and quiet. Native stock quite
plenty at 20 and Soc per bushel.
Kentucky stocks generally small land
poor, very few good enough to exceed
81. 90. Peas continue in moderate sup
ply and good fresh lots in steady de-
mand. Squashes more plenty and
lower, but selling fairly. Native
string beans have been coming in free
ly, and since Monday have been sell
ing for the most part at 80 and 65c.
Receipts of tomatoes have fallen off.
Hides and Pelts-The demand for
hides continues dull, but under small
offerings prices are held about steady.
Any increase in the demand would
the market, while any
pressure to sell would weaken values.
Buff hides are dull at and 914c west
as to points of shipment, with seconds
and BIS lo less. New England hides
are quiet at 6 and 6 30 fiat for butch
ers' weights, with calfskins steady
and pelts quiet.