The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-21
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Hay.-The hay market continues
quiet with ruling slow, and values yet
rather in favor of the buyer For
No /. hay about $1,000 to II. GO will
cover sales made, and it is only &C.
oasional fancy cars that Will 20 ABOVE
this range. Lower grades of hay are
dull and range down as to quality,
Rye straw is coming forward slowly
and prices are ruling higher for choice
grades. The market is quotable tall
$23. 90 to "a. 90 to cover sales made. "a
Oats. There is slow demand rul-
ing, but prices have hardened some
what during the week. For No 3.
clipped white on track the market is
quotable at 49, to 47c. with lower
grades ranging down as to quality.
The market is firmer to ship from the
west.
Corn, The market is quiet, but
general values hold about steady
with offerings fair. For old steamer
yellow on track about 5S15 to 59c is
the price, while new corn on spot IL
quotabe at about 56c. The cost of
new yellow corn to ship from the W est
is SO to 5519c.
Meats. Beef has been firm, and
choice cattle in steady, moderate de-
mand at to SIC. Extra mutton has
been in moderate supply and fair de-
mand at 616 to &c. Receipts of lambs
have not been very heavy but demand
has been slack, aud only a few ex-
! ceptionally choice have been sold at
over 10 to 1870 Veals in fair supply
and steady demand, choice lots at 10
! to 1019c, with a few extra at lie
| Country dressed hogs have been in
rather H. hit supply and ruling tirmer
Provisions. Trade has been rather
quiet for the past week and prices for
pork and lard have dropped off frao-
! ton. Hams steady.
Eggs. There has been considerable
increase III receipts OF fresh goods
this week, but little, if any, improve
ment In demand, and prices at the
close are ruling about &c lC wer than
a week ago. There was steady de.
cline in fresh west. until Tuesday
| when best stock sold at 80 to 32c, and
some more or less frosted at CSC.
Since then the market has ruled
steaoy at quotations. Receipts Of
fancy nearby and extra east. have
been steadily increasing, and they are
Offering freely at the reduced quota
tions.
Butter. Receipts have been little
larger than last week, and there has
been full supply of most ali grades
Offering. Demand has been slack and
under weak advlces from other mar
kets a sharp cut mas been made in
prices. Since Tuesday 23c has been
about the top for fancy fresh Vt and
n. II. assorted sizes, and sales have
been light at that. There has been
very little fresh western creamery
Offering and quotations are ostly
nominal. Firsts nave been exceeding
ly dull. Storage creamery has had
only moderate sale and closes
cent lower than "a week ago. Very
little movement in medium or low
grades. Fine box butter las ha d a
moderate sale. Prints have been hard
to place.
Cheese - The arrivals have been
light. but there has been no improve
ment in demand or change in the gen.
eral condition of the market since our
last report. Fancy York State Sept.
and Oct. twins hold steady and have
limited sale at l2c. Best VT. stock
moving slowly at II &c, with late
made goods ranging from 8 to lie as
to quality.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
very light and small lots of choice
fowls sell readily at 12c.
Dressed Pou try. Receipts continue
fairly liberal but are running largely
to small boxes. There has been but
little change during the past week,
Turkeys have been in moderate supply
and selected small hens in steady de-
mand, with some sales of extra marks
at zoe. Young toms generally too
large to bring on lSc, and 1870 is
still about the top for mixed lots.
Choice large western chickens III linn
tied supply and firm at lac, but COM
mon and medium stock plenty and
moving slowly, especially when frozen
and discolored. Choice large I'M
frozen west. fowls .have kept fairly
we'll sold up at 13c. Choice large
capons steady at quotations. Brothers
in light supply and some of the best
west. bring 18c. Choice ducks steady
Geese dull.
Hides and Pelts.-The demand for
hides continues slow, but general
prices are quoted about the same.
About sd to SIC west is quoted for
Bluffs, with few sales making. Seco nds
and BIS range 1c below Bluffs. New
England hides are quiet at &c fat Tor
cows. butchers weights. Calfskins
are firm, with pelts quiet.
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