The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-13
BOSTON MARKET.
Current Comment.

Butter. There was steady demand
for fine butter during the first part of
the week, but since Tuesday trade has
been quiet A good many buyers APP
pear to be drawing on their storage
stock, and demand for fresh goods is
considerably lighter with 2115c about
the top for finest assorted sizes.
West, large ash tubs are dull and hard
to sell at over 201Sc Fair grades
and selling fairly. Extra box butter
keeps we'll sold up. Prints steady.
Cheese. There has been good sup.
ply Offering and steady moderate
demand with a further slight advance
in prices. Lates sales of fine York
State twins have been at 1870 gener.
ally with some fancy marks held at
10c. Best Vermont twins have been
selling fairly at 10 to 1870. Common
to good grades steady at to Sc.
Moderate sales OF sage cheese at II to
ll4c.
Potatoes - Receipts have been
fairly liberal and there has been
steady demand for good stock, prices
at the close ruling about &c higher
tudu W6tk ago. OUOlCb ArOOSUOUk
Green Mountains are selling we'll to-
day at 55c. Hebrons in light supply
and firm at 53c with small sales high
or.
Apples. - Receipts of apples have
been very heavy again this week, and
the market has been glutttd with
everything except fancy soft red vari.
cites which have had a steady sale at
fairly well sustained prices. Harveys,
Greetings, Porters, Pippins, and all
common sorts have been hard to SELL
and have been forced off at low prices
Baldwins and Greetings in bulk sell
slowly at 70 to SOC per Dbl.
Fresh Meats. There has been no
material change in the beef market
since our last weekly report. There
has been full supply offering and
only moderate demand at to 90 for
best cattle, common grades ranging
down to to &c. Extra mutton has
ruled steady at z co 719c., common
slow at to &c. Yearlings have been
in light demand at 5 to &c, as to quail
ity. Receipt of lambs have been lib
eral, and a good many have been poor.
Strictly choice lambs have had fair
sale at &c, with eastern at 91&c.
Common to good lots slow at 6 to &c.
Veals have been in larger supply, and
best lots selling generally at l0c, only
few choice bringing more. -r-,-.. .-,..-.
Dressed Poultry - Receipts have
been considerably larger than last
week but here has been no improve
ment III quality, western arrivals run
ming largely to poor fowls and COM
mon chickens. Very few western
fowls have been good enough to- bring
over Is to 1870 and some poor lots
have been cleaned up at 1890. Aver
age best western chickens have been
selling at IL to 13o with few choice
broilers and extra large roasting
chickens higher. Common mixed sizes
very dull at 10 to lie. Small sales of
choice spring turkeys at about 23o.
Northern and eastern fowls if strictly
choice bring loo. Chickens selling
fairly at quotations. Ducks in steady
demand.
Hay. There is a dull demand noted
for hay and values favor the buyer.
Supplies on hand are large while buy
ers appear to be we'll filed up and
will only operate very sparingly.
About co. will cover sales of the
best hay while No. 1 is quoted at
about $500 to 1880 with lower
grades ranging down as to quality.
Rye straw firm in price with about
$40 90 to $4,000 covering sales of
choice. Dat straw is dull.
Oats There is no life to the demand
ard sales are slow. Offerings ON the
market are plentiful, with free arriv-
ais, although considerable portion
are for export At the close about
1870 is quoted for No. l clipped
white, No. 2 clipped white, at 3S15c
and lower grades ranging down as to
quality. The COST to ship is 30 to $3.50
for 36 to 10 lb oats.
Corn. The demand for corn con-
tinues quiet, but the market is steady
and prices hold about the same. No. 2
yellow on track about &c, with steam
er yellow at 6315c and lower grades
ranging down as to quality and color.
Mill Feed. - The market is quiet
with prices firmer
Flour. There has been no life to
the demand for -four during the past
week. Prices are fairly maintained
as whole but they are largely nomi-
nal in the absence of business.
Eggs. There has bee steady de-
mand for the small lots of strictly
choice fresh STOCK received during the
past week, but for the bulk of arriv-
ais we have had dull and unsatisfac-
tory market. Average best western
have been hard to sell at 1919 to 20c
in competition while refrigerators and
"a good many ordinary western have
to be worked off in the range from II
to 100. Best April refrigerators offer
ing at zoe but no sales of consequence
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
quite liberal, quality poor and most
sales at about lilo.
Provisions. There has been furth-
or slight advance in pork and lard.
Hams steady and unchanged.
hides and Pelts. There is sUeady
tone to the hide market, with light
demand and moderate offerings. Bluffs
are quotable at 9s4 to 10c, as to point
of shipment, with seconds and BIS
at 1c less. New England hides are
steady at 70 flat for butchers weights.
Calfskins arevfrm with pelts steady.
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