The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17
BOSTON MARKET
Current Comment.


pressing needs from time to time.
For choice grades on track about
$500 to $3.50; will cover sales max
ing while lower grades are ranging
down in price as to quality and con-
dition. Dat straw is quiet firm in
price, with quiet demand. Sales
of choice on track are being made at
$21 to 20 in quiet way
Corn The market is very bare of |
corn while only small offerings of old !
corn to arrive are noted. AT the !
close No. 2 yellow on track is quoted !
at about 721sc with steamer yellow at /
72c and lower grades down as to quail |
ity and color. Some old No. yellow |
lake and rail can be bought to arrive !
at SO to roc with new corn at SO to |!
66c for prompt shipment.
Oats The market shows only
quiet demand but prices hold about
steady AS compared with week
ago values are about the same, No |
c(inped white sales on track at 3916
to 40c with No 2. at 3S15 vote 39c
lower grades down as to quality.
Potatoes. - There has been full
supply offering until within the past
| dav or two and best Aroostook stock
! has been in moderate demand at so
to 53c for Green Mountains and SOC
for Hebrons, with some badly frosted
stock lower But receipts grew light
and at the close some choice Green
Mountains in lined cars are held at
DOC.
Flour. No life to the market,
prizes as whole have easel down
somewhat. The market for -four is
controlled to a great extent bv the
! Of
from day to day by the values Of
grain. Local dealers show no specu-
lative disposition aud will only buy
as needed to supply pressing needs.
Butter There has been a marked
shriDkage in the supply of fresh
creamery since our last weekly report
and although demand has not been at
all active, there has been steady ad-
vance in prices and at the close strict
ly fancy creamery in assorted sizes is
ger orally firm at 25c. Western in
large ash tubs firm at 24c. but only
small lots Offering The under grades
are tirmer in sympathy with the fin
est. and have a moderate sale at
quotations. Fine storage butter in
steady demand and firm. Boxes keep
we'll sold up. Prints in fair supply.
Cheese. = The arrivals have been
light and under strong advices from
the country at other markets prices
on fine goods have been advanced a
half cent, but demand has been very
moderate No Improvement in de-
maDd or price for fair to good stock
Eggs Receipts of choice fresh eggs
have been very light for the past
week, and there has been a steady
advance in prices The small lots of
choice fresh Mich. Ind, and Ills
have had ready sale at full prices,
but the general run of western have
been badly mixed and range from %
to 24c down as to quality, Refriger-
ators have been selling more freely,
some of the best April stock at 2015c.
Apples. Receipts of apples have
been a little larger than last week
and smaller proportion has been for
export. There has been fair demand
for red varieties with prices on fancy
lots fairly well sustained. Choice No
/ Baldwins hold steady at 81 so to
1.75 Green sorts in full supply and
moving slowly Greetings and Har-
veys hard to sell at overs 90.
Fresh Meats. We are still having a
dull market for beef, but there has
been no material change in prices
since our last report Mutton and
yearlings have been in good supply
and light demand with most sales at 3
to &c. The market has been well sup
piled with spring lambs, and there
has bean moderate demand at steady
prices. Receipts of veals moderate,
and the market keeps well sold up,
good to choice stock ruling firm at 8
TO II C. Country dressed hogs i'll mod
crate supply and STEADY, tair demand.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been little lighter than last week,
and the market has been gradually
working into better shape. Western
chickens and fowls have continued in
liberal supply but have been selling "a
little more freely, and smaller pro-
portion of sales have been at the low
prices for freezing AT the close
choice lots are selling fairly at l2c.
Turkeys have been in light supply,
choice western ruling firm at 90 TO 22c,
with some fancy small lots higher.
Western ducks generally slow at 10 to
l2c. The small lots of choice north
ern turkeys received have been selling
promptly at full prices. Choice chick
ems and fowls have been in steady de-
mand at well sustained prices. The
indications so far point to moderate
supplies and good market for choice
Thanksgiving turkeys, provided that
prices are not forced unreasonably
high.
Live Poultry. There has been a
good, fair supply of eastern fowls and
chickens with most sales at 10 to
101ac, but some extra stock briAgs a
little more.
Provisions. There has been slight
ly tirmer market for pork and lard but
hams are ruling a fraction lower.
Trade generally quiet.
Hides and Pelts. There is quiet
demand for hides but offerings are
small and this makes values quite
firm. For Bluffs at western points of
shipment about l01a TO 1880 Is a full
range of sales with seconds and BIS at
lc less. New England hides are dull
at to 71so fiat for butchers weight
Calfskins are active and firm with
elts firm.
Furs The market is firm for choice
furs with trade ouiet