The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-15

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demand quiet. Sales are making as
supplies are needed at about $50 to
81 for choice. Dat straw is dull.
Oats. The market for oats is quiet
and values hold about steady. Deal
ers are buying to meet their pressing
daily needs but are MT disposed to
purchase ahead to any extent. At the
close about 80 to 1870 will cover
| sales of No. l clipped white with No.
2 clipped white at 38 to 3815c The
cost to ship for 80 to 40 lb. oats is 37L
to 3S19c, with some fancy at 40c. N
Corn.-The demand for corn is
slow but available supplies are mod
crate as whole. At the close old
steamer yellow is quoted at about SO
to &C as supplies are taken while for
new No. 3 yellow on track about 57T
to 5Sc is the price. The cost of tran
sit lots of No. yellow ia about 81 to
5716c with lots to ship at 55c. No
grade lots range down in price as to
| quality
Butter. - The market las gained
strength during the past week, and fac
grades of both fresh and hel1 are rul,
ing little higher than week ago.
Fancy fresh creamery in assorted
sizes has been in limited supply and
steady moderate demsnd at 26c, with
fair to good grades steady at 90 to
| 25c. Storage goods have been moving
| freely. Fine assorted sizes selling
| generally at csc, with most sales of
western large ash tubs at 24c Held
I firsts in steady demand at % to 23c.
! Fine fresh cremery boxes and prints
keep well sold up at 27c.
Eggs. Receipts have been consid-
! 0rahIU lQrupr tbiu nd
| been some increase in the supply Of
fresh goods, but there has been
steady demand and prices have been
| generally well sustained. Fresh
gathered are still showing irregular
quality and only small proportion
| good enough to bring full quotations.
| Refrigerators have been ir steady de-
mand and are ruling firm at quota
tions.
Cheese. The arrivals for local
account continue light demand fairly
active, and the feeling firm on best
grades. There is steady demand
for fire York State twins llsl to I2c,
and some fancy Sept. lots are held
! higher vt. lots mostly late made
and rarely exceed 1919 to lie.
Flour. There has been slow de.
mand noted during the week but with
the advance made in wheat the cost
of -four is somewhat higher. Buyers
| show no speculative disposition, how
ever, and will buy about as freely on
declining market as they will on
an advancig one.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
not been very heavy for the past week
but have run largely to ordinary west
ern chickens and fowls. Turkeys
have been in light supply and the
small lots received have sold promptly
at full prices, some of the best ex-
, ceeding quotations. Chickens and
fowls have been generally dull and
irregular good many western chick
ems cleaning up at II to 12c and fowls
at 10 to l2c but strictly choice large
chickens and selected large fowls have
been in limited supply with OCCASION
al sales at premium. Western ducks
quite plenty, and moving slowly.
Geese in full supply and dull. Vest
ern iced poultry has been cleaning M
at low prices Fancy northern turkeys
have been scarce, and some sales
above quotations. Northern chicken,
fowls, ducks. and geese in moderate
supply and steady demand.
Live Poultry. There has been q
limited supply for the past week and
small lots of choice eastern fowls and
chickens have been selling at 12o.
Fresh Meats. - There has been a
steady, fair demand for beef at I'M
changed quotations. Mutton and
yearlings quiet but strictly extra
sheep are in limited supply. Eastern
yearlings range from to &c as to
quality. Spring lambs continue in
fair supply and steady demand, good
to choice lots at to &c. Choice veals
keep well sold up at 10 TO lie but fair
to good grades are little slow.
Country dressed hogs in fair supply
and only choice light weights exceed
SIC.
Provisions. There has been a
steady, moderate demand the last week
with only slight changes in price.
Potatoes. Trade has been quiet
for the past week and the market has
weakened under the continued liberal
arrivals. At the close best Aroostook
Green Mountains are selling at 55o
generally with Hebrons at about 90
to 53c.
Apples. Receipts of apples have
been light for the past week and
stocks on hand have been reduced
considerably. There has been little,
if any, improvement in demand for
common sorts, but choice and fancy
varieties have been selling more freely
and close firm at quotations. Bald
wins take wide range as to size and
quality and have to be choice and of
good size to exceed $1.50
Hides and Pelts. There is yet
slow demand for hides. but values
are held quite firm under small avail
able offerings. For Bluffs at Ohio
points of shipment about 1890 is
quoted, with Chicago lots held at the
same price. Seconds and BIS are
quoted 1o below the price of Bluffs.
New England hides are steady at ~
to Sc fiat for butchers weights. Calf
skins and pelts ale steady
Wool. The demand has slackened
quite n little, except for woods grading
half blood, which are very strong.
Price on the medium woods are firm
or, if anything, than they were, but
indications are that on fine territory it
would be possible for buyers to oper-
ate on terms slightly more to their
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