The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-29
BOSTON MARKET,
Current Comment.

get top prices. The demand is slow,
and this tends to give buyers the ad-
vantage under greater pressure shown,
to sell. For the best hay about SIG to
10. on IS the range. and this means
something very choice. Lower grades
are easy in price and range down as
to quality. Rive straw is meeting
with a quiet demand, but the price is
steady at $40 to 20 for choice.
Corn.-There has been but little
corn on the local market to sell and
this has caused a premium to De asked
over the cost to ship. The demand is
slow however and..i is only in a hand.
to-mouth way that sales are made.
No. 2 yellow at the close il quoted
up TO $50 to 64c with steamer yellow
at 63 to 63%c while for lots to shin
the range is 6219 to 631S as to route.
Oats. There have been large ar.
rivals during the week the receipts
including IA big line for export. Prices
are held about the same about 4OM TO
Ale covering sales of No. | clipped
white with No. 2 clipped white at
$50 and lower grades down as to
quality. The cost to ship is about
3S% to 40c as to grade.
Mill Feed. The market is duIl with
prices easier.
Flour.-The lower prices ruling for
wheat has caused lower quotations to
be given for flour, prices being down
40 to SOC from the top figures asked.
The demand is slow and it is difficult
to get buyers interested in the least
at present. There was some buying
done on the upward movement but
the trade as a whole have got but
little flour on hand and are yet obliged
TO depend upon new purchases to meet
their needs.
Potatoes. Receipts have not been
very heavy for the past week. but
full more than enough for the de-
mand, which has been light. Prices
have been ruling a little lower. rang.
ing ftom 40 to 4Sc as to quality. The
change to colder weather causes a
better feeling at the close, and sales
are easier to make at full quotations.
Apples. There has been a steady
demand for fancy red apples and
choice cooking sorts have been selling
we'll. But since Monday receipts have
been very heavy. supplies have been
accommodating and at the close the
feeling is a little easier, especially on
oommon sorts. There has been no
quotable change in price as vet but
there are fewer sales at full quota
tions.
Eggs. - Receipts show a marked
shrinkage the past week and supplies
of choice fresh stock suitable for nest
trade have been light, extras and
firsts strictly up to grade selling
readily at full quotations. Most of
the fresh gathered western have been
showing up irregular in quality and
value however and have had a slow
sale at prices ranging from IS to 2Oc.
100 dlrties steady. Extra eastern
and fancy hennery firm. No whole.
sale business i'll refrigerators as yet.
Butter. Receipts are running fairly
liberal but there hasg been a steady
demand from regular trade for the
past week, and the market has had a
generally firm tone. Fancy creamery
i'll assorted sizes has beer in good de-
mand at 21c, and since Tuesday some
special marks have been ruling a
little higher, extras closing firm at
2Oc. Fair to good grades from l7%
10 1890 continue in steady moderate
demand. Low grades quiet. Fine
dairy butter in light supply and good
demand. limitations and ladies' steady
but quiet. Boxes and prints in moder.
ate supply and selling at about form
er prices.
Cheese. The arrivals for local ac.
counts have been moderate and we
have had a firm. but not active, mar.
ket. Sales nave been confined for the
most part to regular trade wants.
flne twins have been in moderate de-
mand at "a to 900 for York State,
anc y to 916c for Vermont, with COM
mon TO good grades ranging from 6 TO
$50, Choice Wisconsin twins have
been selling fairly at about 8 to Gle.
Fresh Meats. There has been a
steady, fair demand for beef for the
past week, and but little change in
prices. The supply of common grades
Is not so heavy as it has been. Nut
ton and yearlings have been in mod
crate supply to steady prices. Lambs
have been ruling a little firmer since
Monday. choice Arostook county sell
ing we'll at lO19 to lilo. Western
lambs rarely good enough to exceed
lOc Veals nave beer in fair supply
n good demand, good to choice lots
at 8 to lilo.
Provisions. There has been a steady
demand for pork. lard, and hams,
with prices we'll sustained.
Dressed Poultry. = Receipts have
been moderate but trade quiet for the
past week. with prices for western
OWL averging little lower. Fancy
large fowls have been selling at IA to
l41sc but the latter price has become
too extreme to quote. Ordinary small
fowls have had a slow sale at l3 TO
Choice western broilers have
been steady aud fancy large roasting
nickens scarce but there have beer
plenty OF common mixed sizes that
been hard to Sell at lS to lac.
" cocks steady. Choice eastern
FOWLS have been selling in small lots
10 to 1879. Fancy large roasting
chickens and choice broilers in steady
demand. Choice ducks firm, some OF
he best at TO.
. Live Poultry. There has been a
good supply offering and only a mod.
crate demand, prices ruling a shade
'asier since Tuesday.
Wool.-Prices continue strong on all
'iasses Of stock and the feeling In ali
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