The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
BOSTON MARKET
Current Comment.

Hay In the hay market dull de-
mand prevails and it is only in slow
way that sales are being made. Sup
plies coming along are liberal and the
tone as whole is oply fairly steady.
Very choice cars will sell above SIG
but little is coming along that will
grade this high while about SIS to 16
will cover sales of No. 1. Lower
grades range down as to quality. Rye |
straw is quiet but the market is steady |
| about $2l to % covering the range Of |
sales. Dat straw is dull.
Corn. The supply Of old corn is
about gone and new corn ranges as to |
| quality. For kiln dried on track,
sales are making at 800 but for regu-
lar new steamer yellow about 57%c
| is the price. No grade corn ranges
down in price as to quality and color.
The cost to ship is about $40 for No.
yellow with transit lots at $3.50
Oats. - The market maintains
steady tone but the demand is slow
and it is only in hand to mouth way
that supplies are being taken. Values
hold about the same on the basis of
80 to $3.50 for No. ] clipped white.
and lower grades down as to quality.
The last to ship is 3719 to $3.50 for 36
to AZ ID oats.
Flour.--The tone has worked easier
during the week and values for spring
patents are lower Market without
life and while dealers are buying
some along their purchases are very
moderate. The stock of flour on hand
is large and this has a tendency to
keep demand slow. Winter patents
quiet and steady.
Bntter. Receipts have been quite
liberal for the past week, but have
included only small lots of fresh but
ter. Storage goods from other mar
kets comprises large proportion of
the arrivals. Trade has been gener-
ally quiet, but prices have been we'll
sustained, and the market closes with
a firm tone. Fresh creamery mas been
selling generally at 90 to 26c, as to
grade, the outside for fancy assorted
sizes Storage creamery in steady de-
mand at full late prices limitations,
ladies and renovated steady at quota
tions. Fine fresh creamery boxes and
prints at 27c.
Cheese Demand continues fair and
stocks are being steadily reduced.
There has been no material change in
prices but the market has firm tone
and some fancy stock is held above
quotations. Late made VT, stock
sells for the most part at 1917 to lie.
Eggs. Trade has been quiet for the
past week but receipts have been mod
crate, the weather cold and prices
| steady although fresh stock has not
/, been cleaning up quite as promptly as
heretofore. Fresh gathered western
have to show good proportion of
new laid to bring full quotations, and
there are good many more or less
mixed that have to 60 at 26 to 2Sc or
less. Refrigerators quiet and I'M
changed.
Potatoes. Receipts have been light
; er than last week but supplies con-
l tinue heavy and in excess of demand.
/ Prices have been ruling lower and at
the close best Aroostook Green Noun
tains have a dull sale at so to BIC.
Hebrons more plenty and dull at soc.
Apples. Receipts of apples have
, been light for the past week, good
] many have been more or less frozen.
The weather has been cold and trade
generally quiet, but there is a little
J firmer feeling on choice fruit and &C.
} casional sales of fancy red varieties
/ above quotations. Common fruit is
still moving slowly and at easy prices.
Dressed Poultry. There has been q
large increase in receipts especially in
: chickens and fowls. Turkeys were
in rather light supply for dav OF
two following our last weekly report,
a good many shipments being delayed.
but since Monday have been coming
more freely and at the close are in full
supply. The best western turkeys
have been in good, fair demand at is
to zoe, but it takes very choice stock
III boxes to bring the latter price, and
most Of the stock offering has to go at
1S to 1870 or less Western chickens
and fowls have been plenty generally
small and ordinary hard to sell.
Choice large chickens have been in
moderate demand at ID to 14c and Sc,
lected large fowls hold steady at IL tc
1881, but the bulk of stock has to &C
at 10 to 12o for chickens and 10 to lie
for fowls with some poor lots as low
as to &c. Western ducks quite plenty
nd moving slowly. Geese in full
supply and dull. Fancy northern tur.
keys continue scarce and sell IN small
lots at % to 25c. Northern chickens
fowls, ducks. and geese in Moderate
supply and steady demand.
Live Poultry. Demand is limited
but receipts light and prices we'll sus.
tanned on choice stock.
Fresh Meats. Beef has been in good
supply and has a steady, fair sale al
unchanged quotations. Best grades
OF mutton and yearlings have been
ruling little higher but there are
still good many lots that have to
sell at 8 to &c. Receipts of lambs
have been light, especially of eastern,
and prices have advanced | to &c dur,
ing the week, closing firm at quota
tions. Veals have been in moderate
supply, steady demand, and firm
Country dressed hogs in steady, fail
demand
Provisions. Trade has been quie-
for the past week. Pork holds steady
Lard and hams fraction lower,
Hides and Pelts. The market foI