The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-27
BOSTON MARKET.
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and present conditions are worse than
at any time for years. Dealers look
for lower prices when shipments in.
crease, n they will only buy in q
hand to mouth way. About SIC. 90
will cover best hay on the market. but
about 81. 90 to $l5. 90 will buy most
any grade here while the range is
down for lower grades as to quality.
Rye straw is in light sup ply and firm
price. Choice cars will sell at 1922. 90
to 21.00, but buyers will only pur-
chase to cover actual needs. Dat straw
is dull and unchanged.
Corn. - The market is quite firm
from the fact that offerings of cid
corr are getting scarce. No. 3 yell
low lake and rail is about all that is
now being offered to arrive from the
west and for that 6316 to SAC is quot
ed. For steamer yellow on track
about 6419c is quoted for spot lots
with No. 2 yellow at Coo. Lower
grades range as to quality and color.
Oats. Slow demand with market
weaker as a whole. Supplies on hand
large and buyers only operate to meet
needs.
tlour.-The flour market closes with
prices held firmer in sympathy with
bdO nv Cllah 10 1Ob olONs
For choice brands of spring patents
about Sc. so to 6. 70 is quoted but no
n will buy except a car or so as they
are forced to have the flour. Some
special brands are held above this
range while very choice c%ountrv brands
can be bought below THESE prices TIE
market shows an entire absence OF
speculative feeling. Dealers simply
have no confidence in the market but
are buying from time to time what
they need at ruling rates.
Apples. Receipts of apples large
including, however, many for export.
Choice soft fall varieties in lighter
supply and selling readily. Prices
unchanged. No demand for winter
varieties.
Potatoes. Receipts have been quite
liberal for the past week and there
has been a good fair demand for
choice stock, best Aroostook Green
Mountains ruling firm at 55o. Choice
Hebrons steady at 53c. Moderate sales
of York State round white at about
roc.
Butter. Receipts for export and the
net supply has been considerably
lighter thar last week but much larger
than a year ago. The market did not
clean up well but there has been an
improved demand for fine fresh cream
cry and prices nave been ruling 8
fraction higher. Strictly fancy assort-
ed sizes have been selling at 22c. GOOD
firsts have also been doing a little
better, and are moving off fairly. Re-
ceipts of northern dairy are light, and
strictly fine in good demand at full
quotations. Boxes and prints in fair
supply and steady demand.
Cheese. Trace has been quiet for
the past week and the market closes
with a barely steady tone. Fancy fall
twins have had only a moderate sale,
demand being confined pretty closely
to small lots for immediate use at
1914 to 1890 for York State, and 10 to
1014c for Vermont Fair to good lots
plenty and dull.
Eggs. Receipts foot up a little
larger than last week but there has
been no increase in the supply Of
choice fresh eggs, and sll such arriv-
ing have met with a ready sale vt full
prices, occasional marks of very fancy
western exceeding quotations. Most
western have been irregular in quail
ity, however, showing too many old
eggs and too few new laid to bring
over 20 TO PIC. There are still a good
many ordinary western working out
at II to 19c There has been but little
movement in refrigerators in a whole
sale way as yet.
Fresh Meats. Choice beef has been
in light supply and firm but common
cattle have been plenty ard have had
a slow sale. Demand for mutton and
yearlings has been light. with most
sales at 5 TO &c. Spring lambs have
been in fair supply and moderate de-
mand, but only a few of the best have
been salable at over DC. There has
been no material change in veals. Re-
ceipts have been fair and good to
choice lots in steady demand at 8 to
l0c, with a few extra calves higher.
All sales of choice country dressed
hogs at about 70.
Provisions. Trade has been moder-
ate for the past week, and prices for
most all lines are ruling lower than
"A week ago,
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been rather light Tor the past week,
and there has been a good, steady
market for chickens and fowls. Choice
large western fowls have been in
steady demand at 1875 to lac.
Western chickens have been selling
fairy at $50 for choice large roasting
stock with common TO good at IL To
lac. A considerable increase in re-
celpts of western turkeys but quality
generally poor, few good enough to
exceed zoe, and some poor cleaned up
at l2c. Old turkeys in good demand.
Northern turkeys more plenty and
lower. Choice northern chickens i'll
moderate supply and good demand.
Choice 70 us steady at l5c.
Live Poultry. Eastern receipts
continue fairly liberal but generally
Ordinary in quality. Hardly any
good enough to exceed lie and a good
many lots cleaning up at 10c.
Hides and Pelts. Slow demand for
hides, but offerings are moderate
with prices firm. For bluffs at west
ern points of shipment about 10 { o
1870 is quoted. with seconds and BIS
10 less New England hides are
quoted at Z to 1850 fiat for butchers
weights. Caltskins are firm with
nelts steady.