The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-06
BOSTON MARKET.
Current Comment.


and sales making are at lower prices
there being considerable pressure to
sell. For the best hay about $16. 90 to
SIG 30 is yet quoted, while the range
on lower grades is down as to quail
ity. Rye straw holds quite steady in
price, with sales making at about $40
to 20 for choice. Dat straw is dull.
Oats.-The market has been heavily
supplied, while the demand rules
slow. AT the close about 3915c, will
cover sales of No. 1 clipped white,
with No. 2 clipped white at $500, aud
lower grades down as to quality. The
cost to ship is 80 to 3915c for 36 to AZ
10 oats.
Corn.-There have been only moder-
ate offerings on spot but the demand
has ruled slow. AT the close values
are steady at about 631S to 64o for No.
yellow with steamer yellow on track
at about SO to 6319c. Lower grades
range down as to quality and color.
Cost to snip 6216 to 631@.
FPotatoes. Receipts have been larger
than last week but there has been
better demand, strictly choice Aroos-
took stock selling fairly at SOC for
Green Mountains and 4Sc for Hebrons.
York State round white have Il limit
ed sale at AZ to 45c.
Apples. Receipts of apples have
been heavy for the past week, and we
have had dull weak market for most
everything except fancy red fruit.
Gravensteins keep well sold up and
other choice red eating sorts sell fair
ly. Green varieties generally dull,
and averaging lower prices Some
Balwdins and Greetings in bnlk SELL
ing at about roc per Dbl.
Flour. The market for flour has
followed the fiuctuation in wheat and
agents prices are generally based on
the cost of the raw material. Buyers
have purchased considerable flour DUR
ing the past month but sales of
the week have flattened down
some what and at the close business is
slow. The trade are inclined to have
a little flour bought ahead during the
| excitement shown in wheat but they
/ are by no means disposed to stock
ahead to any extent Occasionally
days of fair activity exists but general
| operations are conservatively conduct
ed.
Butter. Receipts have been quite
/ liberal for the past week, considerably
| larger than year ago, but we have
/ had generally firm market for fine
fresh made creamery, and a further
| general advance has been established
in prices. Since Monday extra fresh
creamery in assorted sizes has ruled
firm at 2i19c, with Monday extra VT
and n. H., at 22c. Western large ash
tubs have been in steady demand at
2016c, and some sales reported 2lo.
Fair to good grades at ~ to 1870
have been in steady moderate demand
but the lower grades have been quiet.
Fine northern dairy has been in light
supply and good demand at full
prices. Extra box butter scarce and
firm. Prints in fair supply.
Cheese. The arrivals have been
larger this week but there has been
steady fair demand and a further
advance in prices has been established,
fine late made twins selling at 10 to
1914 for York State and 10c for YER
mont with some special marks held
fraction higher. Common to good
grades quoted steady at to Sc. Sage
cheese scarce and bringing lie.
= Eggs. Receipts have been moderate
for the past week and the small pro-
portion of choice fresh stock in the
arrivals has had a ready sale at we'll
sustained prices. But for the general
run of fresh gathered western we
have had a dull and unsatisfactory
market with most sales making in the
range from IS to 20c. Good dirties
III steady demand. Fancy hennery
close firm at soc.
Fresh Meats. The market has been
we'll supplied with beef for the past
week and trade has been generally
quiet. Best cattle have ruled steady
at to &c with common ranging down
to 8 to &c. Lambs have been in good
supply, light demand, and ruling low
er, sc the top for best western and
only a few strictlj choice eastern
bringing l0o. Veals have been in
moderate supply and good demand at
well sustained prices.
Dressed Poultry. There has been
only moderate increase in receipts
this week and prices have been gen.
orally we'll sustained on choice large
fowls, such lots selling well at l4c
and at times a little more. a good
many western fowls have been in
ferior, however, small and plnfeathery
and have had dull sale at 10 toll 3 &c.
Western chickens have been plenty
generally poor and hard to sell. Aver
age best lots have been selling at ID
to l4c with good many ordinary
mixed sizes at II TO 12c. Choice
broilers have been scarce and there
are very few cnoioe large roasting
chickens arriving as yet. Northern
and eastern fowls steady at 10 to
1870. Receipts Of chickens increas-
ing. Ducks in light supply and firm.
Live Poultry. Receipts of eastern
| fowls and chickens have been quite
liberal and good lots in fair demand
at l2c.
Provisions. Demand fair with pork
and lard firm and little higher.
Hams steady and unchanged.
Hides and Pelts. The hide market
shows rather frmer tone, and more
purchases are noted at quotations.
Sales of Bluffs range at 994to l0c, as
to points of shipment, with seconds
and BIS lc below Bluffs. New Eng
land hides are steady at about &c fiat
for butchers weights. Oalfskins are
firm with pelts steady.
| Furs. There is a steady tone to the
market with prices unchanged.
| Wool The wool market-sstilI oon-