The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
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rives of hay on the market and this
tends to strengthen the tone, but the
demand is yet quiet. 1t is expeo ted
that much hay is held back by bad
transportation facilities caused by the
weather. and that supplies will be
plentiful when the roads get straight
ened out again. About SIT. 90 to II. 80
will cover sales of No /. hay with
some fancy higher and lower grades
down as to quality. More straw is
coming along and the tone is easier,
although much of the arrivals is Of
poor grades. Choice rye straw will
sell up to s23.00
Corn. The available supply on spot
has been light, most arrivals being Tor
export or through bills The demand
is slow, with buyers only operating
as forced to meet pressing needs. For
steamer yellow on track at the close
about 500 is the price with lower
grades down as TO quality and color
The cost to ship takes a wide range az
to quality.
Oats. Market bare of supplies and
values forced higher. No 2 clipped
| white on track at 55c with lower
grades down as to quality. General
demand quiet.
Potatoes Receipts have been mod
crate, and the market has been ruling
firm and little higher, but the
weather has been too cold to move
stock safely most of the time for the
past week. AT the close choice Aroo-
stock Green Mountains are generally
held at CSC and Hebrons at 95c. P.
e. Island stock In light supply and
J firm at $50.
Butter. Receipts have been mod
crate for the past week and most of
the fresh made butter arriving has
| been decidedly wintry, hardly any
thing grading extra except some of
the be Vt. and N. H. assorted sizes.
Such stock has been in steady demand
and since Tuesday has been ruling
firm at 25c. A good many lots Of
, fresh creamery have to go at 20 to
22c, and move slowly at that. There
has been an improved demand for
storage creamery. and at the close
prices are ruling about cent higher
than week ago. Fine imitation
! creamery has been in steady demand.
Ladies' have been quiet. Extra rem
ovated selling fairly. Strictly extra
boxes and prints have been in short
supply, most of the box and print but
ter being more or less defective and
hard to sell.
! Cheese. -The arrivals for local ac-
count have been light, the cold wealth
or probably preventing usual ship
ments. The market has been we'll
supplied. however, and all grades
have been Offering freely at former
prices and in some. cases slight con-
cessions. have been made. Demand
has been light and the market closes
quiet at the revised quotations.
Eggs. Receipts have been moderate
and have kept pretty closely sold up
but the market has been very sensi-
tive and there has been more or less
change in price from day to day.
, The market was very firm on Friday
following our last weekly report but
quite liberal receipts on Saturday
with the usual light trade at the close
Of the week caused a drop of &c, " vest
ern firsts selling at $50. Monday the
market was steady, and since then
has been gradually gaming strength.
oloing firm at the advanced quota
tions
Dressed Poultry. Supplies for the
local trade have been light for the
past week, especially of choice chick
ems and fowls. Receipts of turkeys
have been light but demand as been
slack, and prices have not been fully
sustained. Strictly choice small hens
have ruled fairly steady at zoe, but
100 has been an outside price for best
young toms. There has been
steady demand for choice western
chickens, some extra choice and soft
at Is to 16c, but most lots too hard
and STACEY to exceed lac. Choice
western fowls have been in light
supply and good demand. Old cocks
keep well sold up. Ducks steady
Geese quiet. Capons sell slowly IN
less strictly choice and large.
! Live Poultry. Receipts light and
choice eastern fowls generally firm at
14c.
Provisions - There have been he
changes of consequence during the
past week, and the market closes
steady at quotations.
Fresh Meats. There has been nc.
change in the beef market during the
past week. Supplies have been liber-
al and demand moderate. Extra NUT
ton has been in steady, fair demand,
and at the close some of the best sheep
bring 719c. Common sheep and year
lings continue plenty and in light de-
mand. Lambs have been in good
ooiAlbk lOte
! at 80 to l0c, with a good many com.
mon to good at to Sc. Receipts
of veals continue fair, and meet with
steady sale at unchanged quotations.
Country dressed hogs in moderate
supply but moving slowly ats616lto &c.
Hides and Pelts. Demand I'M hides
is slow, but the market is held
about steady. Tanners are only buy
ing as forced to have supplies. but
three is no pressure to sell For Bluffs
at Ohio points of.shipment about S5s
to ss4 is the market, with Chicago
at $40. Seconds and BIS range about
lc below butts. New Englnd.. hides
are quiet on the basis of &c fiat, for
cows. LCalfskins are firm with pelts
steady.
Furs.-There is little doing, but
prices mold about the same. Ea.ss
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