The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-12
1ARkETS.
Current Comment.

Hay. The market for hay is quiet,
and sales rule slow, with libel al sup
plies on hand. Arrivals cont inue in
excess of the demand and stocks con-
tinue to accumulate. Sales making
rule at about SIC. 30 to 1900 for No.
l, but some fancy cars would go
above this range. Lower grades
meet with very dull sale, and the
price ranges down RS to quality.
Rye straw holds firm in price, but
the feeling is that values will weaken
somewhat.
Corn. There is a quiet tone to the
market, but values have worked
slightly higher during the week. At
the close No. 2 yellow and steamer
yellow on track are quoted at $500,
with lower grades down as to quality
and color. For shipment from the
west lake and rail, about "a to Doc is
the price.
Oats. The market is dull, with
values more in favor of the buyer
under a slow demand. For No. Q
clipped white on track about 43 to
4319c is the price, with lower grades
ranging down as to quality. The
range to ship from the west is about
AZ to 49, for 80 TO 39 lbs, with fancy
at as to 41c.
Meats. The beef trade has been
dull for the past week and there has
been slight decline in prices. Extra
mutton has been in limited demand.
Common sheep and yearlings have
been selling slowly and at easy prices.
Lambs have been doing a little better
than last week. but DC has been the
top for best lots, with plenty of COM
mon to good at 6 to &C. Veals have
10, s,, CT, Il i
mand at well sustained prices. Coun-
try dressed hogs have been selling in
small lots at Z to SC, as to quality.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts are
steadily increasing and we have had
heavy arrivals of chickens and fowls
for the past week. The weather has
been warm, demand slack, and the
market has been completely demoral-
lied. A good many western chickens
and fowls have been frozen because
there was no other way to get rid of
them. There have been hardly any
sales of fowls at over 12c since Mon
day and most lots have been too poor
and pinfeathery TO bring over II to
12c, and only few fancy large roa St
! ing or selected lrOilers bring more.
| Choice young turkeys have been in
/ light supply, most lots running poor
and thin, very few good enough to ex-
coed i6o old cocks plenty, lower
and dull! Northern and eastern
I chickens and fowls have been coming
| freely and have and a dull sale with
prices ruling lower and weak. Choice
! young turkeys in light supply and
/ bringing full prices For Tanksgiv-
ing the indications point to moderate
supplies OF turkeys and fancy stock
, will probably bring good prices.
! Shipments should be timed to reach
here by Saturday, Nov 81, so as to
/ be ready for Mondays market.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
| fairly liberal, and there has been
/ steady, moderate demand for good to
choice chickens and fowls at 10 to
1890.
| Provisions. There has been a light
/ demand for pork and hams with
prices ruling lower. Lard has been
flrm ana d traction higher.
/ Green vegetables. Receipts of do
mestic onions by rail for past six
days. 1896 bbls. previous six days,
/ 1858 bbls Receipts of onions have
fallen off considerably for the past
week, but there is still large accum-
ulation common stock offering, fo1
/ which the market Is extremely Gull
and weak. large proportion of sales
of late have been at SIC to l. 90.
| Strictly choice bright stock is in linn
tied supply and steady at So 90. Cab
| bages have been in moderate supply
and doing better. Squashes plenty
and in moderate demand. String
beans sold at easy prices early in the
week, but have been in light supply
| for the past day or two. Turnlps in
full supply and choice stock steady at
I Soc
I Fruits. -Uhoice Mol Baldwin APP
| piles and Greetings have had mod
crate sale at So. %. The market has
| been glutted with common mixed
sorts, and such stock has been forced
off at 81. 90 to 81. 90 for what it would
bring. Pears in moderate supply and
steady. Cranberries selling fairly and
prices we'll sustained. Grapes in mod
crate supply and little higher. Ca
tawbas firm at loo, and some sales of
| Concords at 16c Ounces scarce and
/ firr-. Receipts of Florida oranges
moderate, and choice bright fruit in
steady demand, some OF the best at
So. %. Grape fruit plenty and slow.
Butter Receipts have been liberal
for this season of the year, but in
cluda ll2, 775 lbs for export. Demand
for fresh goods has been moderate for
the past week, and the tone no more
than steady. Fancy fresh Vt. and N.
H. assorted sizes have been in moder-
ate demand at 23c, with York State
and west at 221ac. Large tubs quiet
at 22c. Good frsts steady ut 2lc. The
under grades remain quiet and I'M
changed Storage goods in moderate
demand at quotations. Fine box and
print butter in steady demand
Cheese. There has been full sup
ply Offering for the past week and
only light demand. No change in
prices. Extra York State twins are
selling as wanted at ll$4c and best
VT. lots at 111ac. Fair to good early
made TO quiet and steady at l019 to
lie.
Eggs. Receipts have been moderate
| for the past week and only small
proportion choice and fresh. Extra
| Mich, ETC.. have had ready sale at
! CSC. Good to choice marks Of other
western have been in steady demand
at % to 25c, with medium grades
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