The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-18
BOSTON MARKET.
Current Comment.

Hay. Under smaller arrivals the
market for hay is working better. but
there is yet large amount of common
grades on hand, that is still weak in
price. Choice hay is steady at SIT to
Is while lower grades ranged down in
price as to quality and only hand to-
mouth demand noted. Rye straw is
quiet and buyers will only operate in
hand -to-mouth way, sales making at
about SlS to 20. Dat straw is dull.
Corn. The market has shown
very dull demand, but in sympathy
with the higher cost to ship from the
west prices have been marked higher.
At the close No. 2 yellow on track is
quoted at about GA to 6416c with
lower grades ranging as to quality.
Oats. The market has ruled dull
and while the close is frmer, there is
no improvement in the demand For
| No. 2 clipped white on track, the close
| is about SOC with lower grades rang
| ing down as to quality. The cost to
ship is 461a to 1870 for old 80 to 40-lb
oats, new oats, August shipment, at
! AZ to 43c.
Mill Feed. Receipts 313 tons. The
market continues dull with prices
| firmer.
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crate this week but there has been a
good deal of native stock on the mar
ket not included in the figures given
| above. Trade has been generally quiet
and prices have been gradually work
ing downward. At the close native
and Bristol Ferry stock is in limited
| supply on account of rain, and brings
full quotations. Jersey bulk stock in
full supply and selling generally at
soc.
Butter. There has been further
| considerable shrinkage in receipts
during the past week and the supply
| OF extra fresh creamery in assorted
! sizes has been short. There has been
, steady good demand for new butter
and slight advance in prices on as
sorted sizes. strictly fine marks selling
easily today at 100. Large ash tubs
have been comparatively plenty and
have had steady sale at unchanged
quotations. Best marks of eastern
creamery rarely exceed 171Sc. Firsts
| and grades below in full supply and
quiet at quotations. Receipts of north
ern dairy are moderate and strictly
extra lots keep we'll sold up at full
quotations. Common to good dairies
still move slowly. Strictly fine
creamery boxes and prints in moder-
ate supply and firm at 1870.
Eggs. Receipts have been nearly as
! large as last week, but the weather has
been more favorable, buy ers have been
taking hold more freely and prices
have been ruling a fraction higher,
| best marks of western from northerly
| sections selling fairly at zoe. Other
| good fresh western have been in steady
| demand at 10 to 1890, with fair to
good lots moving off fairly at 1718 to
18c.
Cheese. There has been but little
change during the week past. Fine
York State twins have been in steady
moderate demand at 8 to 814c Best
Vermont lots have been selling at ~
to SC, but at the close are generally
held at Sc and are moving off fairly.
Off grades are steady but anything
not good enough to bring 715c has
slow sale.
Dressed Poultry Receipts of fresh
killed poultry have been moderate for
the past week and have met with q
steady good demand. choice western
fowls selling generally at lac. Chick
ems have also been in better demand
and ruling little higher, choice
western closing firm at 16 and Ito.
10c. Choice eastern fowls have been
selling generally at loo. Nearby
broilers at IS and zoe. Ducks steady
at 10.
Live Poultry-Receipts have been
moderate and there has been steady
good demand for fowls with late sales
at 1870. Chickens have also sold
more freely and choice lots are firm
at IA and 141ac.
Fresh Meats - Beef has been in
larger supply for the past week and
ruling little lower, but there has
been little Improvement in demand.
Mutton and yearlings have been In
fair supply and moderate demand,
best lots at 8 and loo. Receipts of
lambs have increased and there has
been full, supply Offering. Demand
has been light and only strictly choice
stock salable at IA c, common to good
ranging down to 10 and 12c. Veals
have been in fair supply and steady
demand with most sales at aud 100.
Provisions. There has been furth-
er slight advance in pork since our
last report. Lard and hams steady and
unchanged.
Wool. There has been a good gen.
eral trade the past week, although the
tOuo VI bue uhrket HAS ruleu some
what quieter Business is holding up
fully as we'll as many expected, how
ever, in point of volume. Prices are
firmer, if anything, than they were
week or two ago, the rapid clean up
of woods in the country being an add
ed element of strength in the situa-
ton. Probably never in the history
of the business was the new clip
moved so rapidly and thoroughly as it
has been this season. Probably never,
also, was such a large percentage of
it contracted for ON the sleeps back
as has been the case this year. The
demand for fieeces has been very fair,
but it has tended slightly more tow
ards the fine stock, medium fleece
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