The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-03

libersl-more strength in the west.
At close 3916 to 40o quoted for No. /
clipped white on track. lower grades
down as to quality.
Flour. The market has shown more
strength and prices have been ad-
vanced in sympathy with wheat.
Buyers have not followed the advance
however and at the higher price asked
it is almost impossible to make sales,
so that business at the close is very
slow.
Butter. The arrivals of fresh cream
cry nave been moderate for the past
week and fine stock has been in steady
demand with the market showing in
creasing strength. Fancy assorted
sizes have been selling well at 22c and
since Tuesday have been quite gener-
ally held at 22Ro. Western extras in
large ash tubs have advanced to 2i15c,
and close firm at that figure. There
has been only a light demand for any
grade of fresh creamery except the
finest. Northern dairy in light mp
ply, and selling we'll when strictly
fine. Some small sales of fancy June
creamery at 21o for large, and 22c for
assorted sizes Northing doing in imi-
tation creamery. Ladies' in moderate
demand. Boxes and prints in fair
supply and steady demand.
Cheese. Receipts have been moder-
ate for the past week but demand has
been slack and prices in buyers favor.
Strictly fine York State fall twins
have been selling at lotto 1870 but
the latter has become a top price and
difficult to realize except for small
lots. Vermont fall twins rarely good
enough to bring over 10c. Fair to
good stock dull at SO to 916c.
Eggs. Receipts have been liberal,
and the market for the general run of
stock dull and unsatisfactory. The
small lots of fancy fresh that show a
good proportion of new laid are SELL
ing well and occasionally exceed quo
tations. But most western are irregu-
lar in quality and value and have to
be worked off at is to 22c. R~efriger-
ators in full supply and dull quota
tions.
Potatoes. Receipts continue liberal
and there are large stocks on track.
Demand has been fair for choice
sound stock but a good many lots have
been more or less frosted and are
shrinking quite heavily. Most sales
of Aroostook stock have been at about
52c.
Apples. Receipts of apples nave
been a little lighter than last week.
Exports have been large, the local
trade has been more active. and al
though there has been little change in
prices the market closes in consider
ably better condition than a week ago.
! Choice soft fall varieties have been
in moderate demand.
Eracb Mao+c Tbara hos Loap N
good, steady market for choice beef,
but common cattle have been i'll lib
eral supply and hard to sell. Mutton
and yearlings have been dull and easy,
with most sales at 3 to &c. Receipts
of lambs have been liberal and price
in buyers favor. 1t takes very choice
stock to bring &c, and most western
have to sell at s to SIC. VeRls have
been in moderate supply and good de-
mand at well sustained prices. Choice
country dressed hogs have been selling
in small lots at 616 to &c.
Provisions. There has been no ma
terial change in prices since our last
report but demand is only moderate.
Live Poultry. The market has been
well supplied with both chickens and
fowls, and there has been a moderate
demand at 10 to lie, as to quality.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been larger this week, the weather
has been warm, demand slack, and
receivers ave been Obliged to cut
prices on chicken and fowls to keep
} them moving Choice large western
fowls dropped to ID to 1880 on Tues.
day and since then have been selling
| generally at 13c, with some ordinary
marks at ~ to 1910. Western chick
ems have been very dull with some
sales since Monday at 10 to 10. Some
mixed lots have been cleaned up at
lie. Old cocks have ruled steady at
l0c. Western yoGng turkeys have been
in moderate supply and best lots in
fair demand at IS to 20c. Northern
and eastern receipts are increasing.
Strictly choice Young turkeys hold
steady at % to 25o. Ohickens lower
and have to be fancy to bring 1So.
Choice fowls selling In small lots at
Ii to 15o.
Hides and Pelts. The market for
hides is firm under small offerings but
the demand is slow. For bluffs at
Ohio points of shipment 1870 is
quoted with Chicago at 1910 and Sec
onds and b S lo below Bluffs. New
England hides hold firm at 7 TO 1870
for butchers weights with green salt
ed at 10 to 1850. Oalfksins are firm
with pelts in demand.
Furs.-Trade is slow, but choice
turs are quoted steady in price.
New York, Oct, 81 christopher
Frawley was instantly killed this
morning while at work in the sub
way, being struck by an express train.