The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-30
NARKETS.
Current Comment.

crop of hay and pasturage promise
good, and this affects the present de-
mand. For the best hay Offering
about $40 and 81 will cover sales, al
though strictly fancy cars would go
higher. Lower grades are dull and
range down as to quality Rye straw
is easier, and about 500 will cover best
sales Some new straw has been sold
at SIT and IS.
Corn-The demand for corn has been
quiet. with the tone rather easier, al
though firmeI feeling is noted at the
close. For steamer yellow and No.
2 yellow on track about 5915c is the
price. with lower grades ranging.down
as to quality and color.
Oats-The market for oats is dull,
and lower prices are ruling under lib
eral offerings on spot. The cost to
ship has declined somewhat, and the
general market is weaker. At the
close No. 2 clipped white on track are
quotable at 43 and 44c, with lower
grades down as to quality.
Butter--Receipts have been consid-
erably larger than last week but are
still running lighter than for the cor
responding week last year. Quality is
still irregular, the arrivals showing a
small proportion of extras, and a good
many lots more or less defective in
quality or condition. There has been
fair demand for strictly extra stock,
but a generally slow market for off
grades. Prices ruled steady until
Tuesday, when the market weakened
little and since then extra creamery
in assorted sizes has been selling at
20 and 2034 C, with 2015c an outside
price for large ash tubs. Firsts and
seconds have been in full supply and
light demand. There is very little
northern dairy good enough to bring
full quotations most lots ruling dull
at 16 and l8c. Strictly extra boxes
and prints in steady demand, but off
grades are not wanted, and are hard
to sell at l6 and 17c.
y Eggs-Receipts continue liberal and
show no improvement in quality or
condition. Most everything has been
badly affected by heat and only
small proportion suitable in quality or
condition for best trade. Small lots
of strictly extra Mich. and northern
Ohio have been meeting with ready
sale at 1872 and 100, but average best
stock has been hard to. place at 10 and
16c and good many fair lots have
been closed out at lac. Dirties have
been dull, uncandled rarely exceeding
l0c. checks slow at and &C. Fancy
nearby and eastern in limited supply
and firm.
= Cheese-Receipts have been liberal
and trade quiet for the past week. but
prices on strictly fine stock have been
we'll sustained, the proportion Of eX-
tras in the arrivals being unusually
light Most of the stock Offering has
and large proportion of the sales at
915and 9Ac Strictly extra New York
and Wisconsin twins rule steady at 10
and 1014c. Receipts for the week in
clude 1928 boxes for export
otatoes-Receipts have been heavy
for the past week and although there
has been very good demand prices
have been gradually working down.
ward, and at the close best Rose and
Hebrons are selling generally at 80. 10.
Receipts from Norfolk and eastern
shore are falling off jersey stock
coming freely and of extra quality.
| Receipts from Bristol Ferry have also
been liberal since Monday.
Beef-The beef market has been
working into better shape since Mon
! deay there has been a light advance in
prices, best cattle closing fairly firm at
! "a and SIC. Mutton has been in mod
crate supply and at the close some of
the best sheep bring SIC. Yearlings
have also been doing better choice
lots closing steady at and Sc. Re-
ceipts of spring lambs have been rath-
er light and prices have advanced a
cent good to choice lots selling since
Monday at 1919 and 1890. The old
stock of veals has been cleaned up and
choice fresh receipts have been selling
for the past day or two at and loo
but demand is limited and these prices
would be hard to sustain under any
material increase in the supply.
Provisions--There has teen a steady
| moderate demand with only slight va
ration in prices.
Live Poultry-There has been
good demand for fowls this week and
a slight advance in prices, some late
sales of choice lots at 1870. Broilers
have been in steady demand at well
sustained prices. Spring ducks steady
at lac.
Dressed Ponultry - Receipts have
been light again this week and since
Monday we have had a frmer market
for western fowls. choice marks SELL
ing generally at 1880 This morning
Unere is llBnI supply, WIN mOsU lOtS
held at lao. BroileIs have been in
good demand at we'll sustained prices.
Choice eastern fowls have been selling
generally at loo. Roasting chickens
little more plenty. Brothers in
steady demand and firm. Spring ducks
little more plenty towards the close
and hardly quotable at over l7c.
hides and Peits. There is slow
call for hides but available offerings
are small and this keeps prices steady.
For buff hides are nominal at 8 and
914c west as to point of shipment,
with seconds and BIS 1c less. New
England hides are quoted at csc fat
for COWS and bulls, butchers weights,
with heavy steers at and 71Sc fiat.
Calfskins are steady, with pelts quiet.
Horses-The market has not the
buoyancy it had few weeks ago but
fair summer trade is noticed. N OF
as many western arrivals, with a good
number of acclimated horses from
Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine.
Good New England horses are consid-
cred as good as western, and better to