The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-14
NARKETS.
Current Comment.


same as sales are making. About
SIC 90 to 100 will cover sales of No.
hay, while occasional fancy cars viii
go higher. The range on lower grades
is down as to quality. Rye strawsie
in short supply and firm, but oat straw
is dull. Good rye straw is selling at
$22. 90 to 20. 90.
Corn. The demand for corn is quiet,
but values have been forced higher by
the increased Cost to shin from the
west. For old steamer yellow on track
about h9c is quoted at the close, with
new yellow corn at about 56 to 56%o.
Oats.-The market shows higher
values during the week, but general
trade has ruled slow. At the close
No 2. clipped white oats on track are
quotable at 4515 to acc, with lower
grades ranging down as to quality.
Oats to ship from the west are costing
about 431a to Acc for 80 to 40 Id grain
Meats Demand for beef has been
ony moderate for the past week, but
the market for choice cattle has been
firm, best steers selling since Monday
at to SIC. Mutton and yearlings in
moderate supply and late sales If best
stock at &c. Receipts of lambs have
been light, and although The extreme
cold has intertered with trade good
deal, the market has been firm and
closes a fraction higher. Veals have
been in moderate supply and steady
demand at we'll sustained prices.
Country dressed hogs in light supply.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
fallen off considerably during the past
week, but trade has been generally
quiet and the supply ample for the de-
mand. There has been little, if any,
change in prices. Selected hen turkeys
rule firm and sell fairly st 19c. with
choice young toms in moderate de-
mand at l8c. Other grades range down
about as quoted. West. chickens and
fowls have been in full supply and
generally QUILL, most lots arriving more
or less frozen and dlscololed. There
has been a fair inquiry for choice large
roasting chickens, but few ffering.
A few capons have been received, and
choice large are in fair demand. But
few choice broilers received. Old
cocks dull and unchanged. Strictly
choice ducks selling fairly. Geese
generally dull.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
light and choice fowls have been SELL
Ing in small lots at about 12c.
Butter Receipts have been light
for the past week, and slight ad-
vance has been made on fine goods,
both fresh and storage, but demand
has not been at all active. Fancy
fresh Vermont and N H. assorted sizes
have been in limited supply and sales
to regular trade have been at full
prices, but receivers with any surplus
to dispose of on the open market have
been obliged to make liberal couces-
sinnE Vary Iiffla of fhp NnrE fn "a
stock will grade better than firsts.
Western receipts very light. Good
frsts steady at 22c. There is a fairly
firm feeling on storage creamery, and
a moderate demand at quotations No
improvement in medium and low
grades Fine box butter in good de.
mand Prints going slowly.
Eggs. Receipts have been light for
the past week aud most of the late ar
rivals have been badly frosted. Prices
have been ruling little higher than
last week but demand has been limited
and at tie close most receivers report
slow trade. Fresh gathered western
have been selling at 80 to SIC as to
grade, but there is hardly anything
on the market today in condition to
bring full quotations. Retrlgerators
are closely sold up.
Cheese. Re ceipts have been light
for the past week and the market has
been very quiet. Fancy York State
| Sept. and Oct. twins are generally
held at l2c, but no large sales report
! ed. Best VT. lots rule steady at IL 80.
Late made stock remains dull at to.
lie as to grade.
Fruits. The weather has been SO
cold the past " eek that but little has
been done in fruit. Receipts of ap-
pies have been fairly liberal but g
good many have peen badly frozen.
There is no material change to report
in prices for choice fruit, but there is
good deal of frozen stock that will
have to clean up at low prices. Gran
berries have been plenty and dull,
with most sales at So 90 to 800. Flor
ida oranges have been in moderate
supply, and choice lots steady at quo
tstions. Tangerines sell fairly. Grape
fruit in good fair demand.
Vegetables. Receipts of domestic
onions by Iail for past six days, II,
1853 bis; previous six days. 4S0 bis
The arrivals of onions have been larger
this week, but only moderate sales
have been made on account of the ex-
treme cold Choice hard stock holds
steady at 2. 80 to 2.75. Oabbsges have
been in short supply and best stock
closes firm at 49, 30. Egg plants very
scarce. Squashes firm but sales light
ON account of the weather Receipts
of string Beans moderate and most lots
frozen. Good fresh stock steady at
80. 90. Tomatoes in moderate supply
and choice in fair demand. Goo d
turnips steady at 90c per Dbl.
Beans. Receipts have been fairly
libreal, but there has been no improve
ent in demand since our last weekly
report. Best domestic pea have been
selling slowly at So % and at the close
are hard to place in any quantity at
over 81. 90.
Hides and Pelts. The tone is weaker
for light hides, with the demand dull
and tanners holding back. Buff hides
are nominal ar ga to Sic, west. with
seconds and BIS 10 less. New England
hides are quiet at 60 fiat for cows.
with heavy steers at 619 to &c butchers
weights. Calfskins are steady with
pelts quiet.