The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01
BOSTON MARKET,
Current Comment.

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buyers are small. Arrivals have ruled
light of late. but the trade appear to
have their present necessities well
looked after, and it does not take
much to meet the present demand.
For choice hay about SIT and 10 is the
market, and it looks as though new
would open at about SIC and H. the
latter for choice large bales. Lower
grades range down as to quality. Rye
straw is dull.
Corn. The market has shown only
dull demand, while available offer.
ings have been small. Prices are well
maintained but are largely nominal in
the absence of business doing on spot.
For No. 2 yellow on track about go
is quoted, with lower grades down as
to quality and color.
Oats.-There is dull tone to the
market and values for new oats are
lower. Old oats on spot are about
cleared up For new No. 2 clipped
white oats on track about 44c is the
price and No. clipped at 43c, with
rejected at AZ to 4216. New oats ar
irving are proving good in quality.
Mill Feed-Market continues dull
with prices steady.
Butter. Receipts show large in
crease this week and have been con-
siderably heavier than for the same
time last year. There has been
steady good demand, however, es-
peclally for small packages, and a
further slight advance has been es-
tablished in prices. Since Tuesday
there has been very little extra fresh
creamery in assorted sizes offering,
and in most cases buyers have had to
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quality wanted. A good many sales
are reported this week at 2015c. West
ern large ash tubs are still compar-
atIyely plenty, and have been selling
for the most part at 100. Good firsts
in moderate demand. Northern dairy
sells readily when strictly extra, but
common grades are dull and I'M
changed. Medium and low grade
stock remains about as last reported.
Cheese. Receipts continue moder-
ate and further advance in prices
has been established, but demand has
been less active. Late sales of fine
York State twins have been made at 90
generally, some of the finest marks
bringing 94c. Best Vermont twins
have ruled steady at SIC, with closing
sales at S$c. Common to good grades
in full supply at 6 to &c, Moderate
sales of Wisconsin twins at s TO S15c.
Eggs. There has been little change
! during the past week. Receipts have
been fairly liberal but there has been
good demand for choice fresh stock
and medium grades have been moving
off fairly. Best marks of fresh
gathered western have been selling
we'll at 1872 to zoe. but there has been
liberal supply of fair to good stock
thut hoI b 10 %
1890. Good dirties in steady demand,
some of the best candled at 1870.
Fancy henuery in light supply.
Fresh Meats. Beef has been in full
supply and demand rather slack
Choice cattle have ruled steady at So
TO 919c but common to good grades
have been plenty and dull at to &c.
Mutton ard yearlings have been NOV
ing slowly with large proportion of
sales at to &c. Lambs have been in
full supply and generally dull at 9 to
lie. There have been very few good
enough to exceed the latter price and
some common range down to SC. Veals
continue in moderate supply and
steady demand. most lots at to loo,
with a few fancy higher.
Provisions. Trade continues quiet
but the market has fairly steady
tone.
Dressed Poultry. The market
opened Monday with a rather weak
feeling, best western fowls selling at
1890 and very few western chickens
at over loo. Since then there has been
a moderate demand with prices fairly
steady. A good many common west.
ern chickens have been selling at Is
to lao. Late sales of old cocks have
been at Sc. Choice eastern TO Wis
have been selling tor the most part at
15o. Nearby broilers have had slow
sale and are ruling lower. Ducks
steady at 10 to 16c.
Live Poultry. Eastern fowls have
been in good fair supply and selling
for the most part at 1870 Chicken
quite plenty and average lots selling
az about the price of fowls.
Flour.-The market has shown very
high prices asked during the week,
but at the close the tone is easier.
Buyers have not been attracted at the
advance, and the extreme quoted has
been entirely nominal. No one appears
to have any confidence in the advance
and many lots are being offered from
second hand at prices much below
what is asked for shipment from the
mills.
Potatoes. Receipts have been very
heavy for the past week and have in
cluded some shipments from Aroos-
took county. Demand has been very
light and since Monday we have had
an exceedingly dull, weak market
with $l.7C about the top for best stock
IN bbls. and most sales of bulk stock
at about 55c. Aroostook county pota-
toes are meeting with a slow sale,
the market being fully supplied with
ripper and better stock from other
points.
Hides and Pelts. The tone of tn
market is rather easier for hides, but
offerings are small with dull de-
manu. About loo is the market for
buff hides at Ohio points of shipment,
with seconds and BIS about lc less.
Oalfskins hold firm with lambskins
quiet and easy.
Wool. The tone of the wool market
continues firm. with satisfactory
business in progress. The demand is
not as active as it was, although in