The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-11
Current Comment.
M AR X ETS

Hay and Grain. The market for
choice hay is firm and available sup
plies of such are small. Most of the
arrivals are grading poor in quality.
For the best hay sales are ranging
from $50 90 to 1900, but fancy cars
would even exceed this latter price if
available. Lower grades range down
in price as to quality. Rye straw
holds steady in price for good grades.
Oats have ruled quiet during the
week, but prices hold firm, and show
rather an advance over a week ago.
The market holds firm for corn, but
the demand is moderate and it would
not take much to depress values At
the close steamer yellow and No. 2
yellow on track will sell at about so
to Gle, white steamer corn is quotable
at SOC and No. 3 corn at so to 60c.
Beef, Mutton and Veal. Beef has
been selling little better this week
and prices have been ruling higher
again, best cattle selling since Mon
day at s to SIC. Mutton and year.
lings have been quiet and easier,
with general sales at 8 to 10c. Fall
lambs have been in steady moderate
demand, few Of the best at lac.
Spring lambs have been in good sup
ply and are shade easier. At the
close there are very few eastern good
enough to exceed 5000, and most
western have to go II to lac. Re-
celpts of veals have been quite liberal
and since Monday 10c has been an
outside price for best lots and most
sales at to Sc. Pork. Pork has
eased off "a little. Lard shade firm
er Hams steady and unchanged.
Live Poultry. Choice fowls hold
steady and have a moderate sale at
l3to 1870. Small lots of broilers SELL
ing at 25c.
Dressed Poultry. - Western fowls
have bene in fair supply and there
was a good fair demand on Friday at
10 to 1890, but from Monday until
today trade has been slow with few
sales at over 13c. Supplies are mod
crate and choice marks firm at 1890
and some holding a shade higher.
Western broilers have been in light
supply and choice lots in steady de-
mand. Old cocks quite plenty and
selling generally at l0c. Only small
lots of nearby broilers coming. Small
sales of green ducks ats to 20c.'
Butter. Receipts have been heavy
for the past week but are running
lighter than usual at this season of
the year, owing to heavy rains and
floods in the west and the severe
drouth prevailing in the east. There
has been steady, good demand and
the market has been showing increas-
ing strength, strictly extra creamery
rnling firm at the close at 23c. Good
firsts have also kept we'll sold up and
are ruling firm today at % to 221ac.
Northern dairy lots are still irregular
in quality and rarely bring full quota
tions. Imitation creamery and ladle
goods in limited supply and firm.
Strictly extra boxes and prints are
selling fairly but there is surplus Of
pecially dull and most of them would
sell much better if packed in 20 and
80 Id tubs.
Eggs Receipts have been liberal
from the past week, but very irregular
in quality and condition. A very
small proportion have been choice and
fresh enough for best trade Buyers
are looking for extra stock and best
marks of Michigan and northern Ohio
meet with a ready sale at 171bc.
Firsts, if strictly up to grade, bring
1614to 1870, but very large proper
tion are only fair to good and have to
be worked off at 10 to 16c. Good
dirties steady. Fancy nearby and
eastern are bringing full prices.
cheese. The market has been we'll
supplied with new cheese this week,
and trade has been quiet with prices
gradually working downward, At
the close strictly extra York State
and Wisconsin twins are selling as
wanted at II to 1114c. Best Vermont
twins Offering freely at lie. Off
grades in light demand at quotations.
Hides. The demand for hides is
quiet, but prices hold firm in the
west, with Bluffs rather stronger.
At Ohio points of shipment bluffs are
firm at &c, with Chicago at $50.
Seconds and BIS range lc below Bluffs.
New England hides hold steady at 6
to SIC fiat for butchers weights
Oalfskins quiet.