The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-28
MARKETS.
Current Comment.

Hay. Arrivals of hay have fallen
off somewhat but the market is yet
heavily supplied. This is particularly
so of the lower grades and such are
easy in price with values in favor of
the buyer. For the best hay, sales yet
range up to $l7. to SIS. but the gener-
al range is lower as to quality OF the
hay selling. Rye straw is in quite
demand but values hold steady at 1922.
to 23 for choice cars.
Cofn.-The demand for corn con-
tinues slow but under higher prices to
ship from the west, local values hard
ened. At the close No. 2 yellow on
track is quotatable at about $3.50
with steamer yellow at SOC and lower
grades down as to quality. The cost
to ship from the west is about 59H to
soc for all rail, and $50 to 5914c for
lake and rail.
Oats. -There is slow call for sup
plies but under small arrivals and
steady prices in the west, quotations
are well maintained and show some
advance. AT the close about 5015c is
quoted for No. 2, clipped white, on
track, with lower grades down as to
quality.
J Fresh Meats 1t has been about the
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meat trade Since the advance in
prices last week the consumptive de-
mand has fallen off almost entirely and
good many buyers have large
stocks on hand that were bought a
week ago. Choice beef ranged up TO
IL to 1119o early in the week but very
! few sales have been made at the high
! prices. Since Tuesday the market has
been weak and it the close best cattle
are Offering freely at 8 to 915c West
! ern mutton and yesrlings have been
in light supply and moderate demand
at 10 to lie, but eastern have been
generally hard to sell at over to sc.
Spring lambs have been in light sup
ply but selling slowly at wide range
in prices. Owing to the very hot
weather of late a good many lots Of
eastern lamb veais, etc., have had to
sell for what they would bring. veals
have ruled steady. good to choice at
9 to 10c.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts have
been light for the EAST week but the
-, consumptive demand has fallen off al
most entirely and good many buyers
have stock on hand that was bought
a week ago. Sales have been very
light since Monday and prices have
been gradually weakening. AT the
close best western fowls are selling
generally at 13c, with choice western
chickens at zoe and old cocks al $50.
Choice eastern fowls are quiet at lac.
Choice nearby hroilers in moderate
demand at % to 23c. Pigeons very
dull and weak.
Live Poultry. Receipts of eastern
fowls are still moderate and choice
lots in steady demand at 12c Receipts
of spring chickens are increasing snd at
the close it takes an extra choice lot
to bring l9c.
Provisions Pork has been ruling
higher and firm. Lard steady. Hams
in good, fair demand at shade better
prizes.
Butter. There has been little. if
any, change during the past week.
Receipts are still running heavy, but
there has been steady, fair demand,
and prices have b3en generally well
sustained. Some western extras in
large ash tubs have been selling at
1Sr, but fine assorted sizes have ruled
generally firm at 1870, with some
have had steady moderate sale at II
to 1870. Medium and low grades very
quiet at EQUATIONS. Northern dairy
lots continue in full supply, generally
ordinary in quality, and most sales at
10 to 100 and under. Box and print
butter has q steady sale when strictly
fine but dairy butter sells better in
tubs as rule.
Cheese. We are still having dull,
weak market. Buyers do not show
any disposition to stock up at present
prices, and only small sales are max
ing at quotations. Extra York State
twins are hard to sell at over SC, and
a good many of the best vt. marks
cannot be placed at over ~ to 1910.
Common to good stock dull at to 70.
Eggs Receipts have been light
for the past week and there was q
gradual advance in prices following
our last weekly report until western
tirsts sold at 10 to 20, the outside for
fancy marks from northerly sections.
Since then the weather has been ex-
tremely hot demand less active and
prices have not been fully sustained,
large proportion of the western firsts
selling at 100. There is good deal of
stock more or less affected by heat
that has to go at a lower range. Fam
! cy hennery and other extra stock has
been in limited supply and bringing
full prices. Dirties fairly steady but
shrinking heavily.
Potatoes Receipts were heavy fol-
lowing our last weekly report and
there was steady demand in prices
until Monday when most sales Of
Norfolk and Heprons were at $3.50 to
1.75. Since then the market has been
working into better shape and at the
close some of the best marks are bring
ing So There is good deal of infer
ior stock however that has to 60 at
low and irregular prices down to 81.
% 1.50,
Wool. -rhe mar ket has been excited
the past week. In Montana there is
wild excitement. AT the sales at
: Great Falls, last week, as high as
1890 was paid for wool, which means
cost landed of about 22c. The NAL
ket is considered to be headed for 200
in Montana, but as yet, the figure has
not been reached there. The prices
which are being paid in the State are
from 90 to nearly $40, above last