The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

light, and small lots of choice eastern
fowls have been selling generally at
13c.
Fresh Meats. - There has been a
further advance in beef this week
with some sales of choice steers at
SIC, but at the close the weather is
warm and trade Quiet. Muttons and
yearlings have been in limited supply
and steady at quotations. Receipts of
fall lambs have been moderate and
choice lots steady at 1915 to l3c.
Spring lambs have been selling fairly
and prices have been well sustained.
Receipts of veals have been heavy since
Monday, land the market dull and
weak. AT the close there is large
supply on hand, the weather is warm
and most lots have to be forced off at
easy prices.
Provisions. There has been a slight
advance in lard. Pork and hams
steady and unchanged
Butter. Receipts have been rather
moderate fer this season of the year.
but trade has been quiet, and supplies
full enough for the demand. Extra
fresh creamery sold at 20c until Mon
day, when the market eased off half
cent. Tuesday, under quite liberal
arrivals and weak advices from other
markets prices dropped to 1870. At
this price buyers have been taking
hold more freely and although receipts
were heavy today the market closes
with steady tone. There has been
considerable improvement in quality
during the week. -. - -.
Cheese. Receipts for export 1868
boxes. Supplies of new cheese have
hqpn ctoadiIu
last weekly report but demand has
been limited and improves slowly.
Advices from country points have
been stronger, however, and since
Monday best fresh arrivals have had
moderate sale.
Eggs.-We have had heavy recelpts
again this week and generally dull
weak market. Western frsts sold early
in the week at 1715 to 16c, but have
been gradually woI king downward,
and at the close art dull at 1917 to
lie. with fair to goo lots plenty and
slow at 16c. Dirtits and checks are
also ruling a cent lower than a week
ago. Storage packed western first
have declined to III to 1Sc, and are
having only moderate sale.
Potatoes. Receipts of old potatoes
have been moderate and there was q
firm and advancing market the first
part of the week, best Aroostook
Green Mountain ranging up to $l.25.
But since Monday the weather has
been warm, demand light and the
market weaker closing dull at the re-
duced quotations. New potatoes have
been in moderate supply and choice
ripe Rose and HebIons in steady de-
mand at $500 to $50 per bbl
Fresh Fruits. Receipts of apples
have been light for the past week, but
there has been but little demand, and
sales have been confined to small lots
of choice fruit. Strawberries were
IN fair supply the first part of the
week and good to cllo dice berries had
steady sale at aoout 10 to 12c.
Maryland shipments due yesterday
were delayed by the r. r. strike in
New York, and arrived this morning.
Most lots were in bad order and had
to go for what they would bring, a
good many at to &c. Only few of
the best in refrigerator cars brought
full quotations. Norfolk berries by
boat, sold at 9 to 12c as to quality.
Hides and Pelts The demand for
hides by eastern tanners continues
dull but available offerings are small
and this keeps prices firm, For Bluffs
at Ohio points of shipment S7S to &c
is quoted with Chicago at S56 to sac.
Seconds and BIS range 1c below Bluffs.
New England hides are dull at &c fiat
for COWS with heavy steers at 81 to
&c. Calfskins are steady with pelts
dull. ss.sksaas
Wool. The market is slow, and in
striking contrast with the situation in
the west, where buying of the new
woods is active and prices are strong.
and advancing. Manufacturers are,
buying the old woods for a consider
ably less price than the new woods
can be landed for, judging from the
figures which are reported as being
paid in the interior Locally prices
show no improvement whatever, al
though the undertone is firm; but in
the west there is quite boom on and
in many instances prices have been
paid which are higher than those,
paid a year ago and higher than
woods have been selling for at the sea-
board markets. Operations in the new
woods have been carried on mostly in
Idaho and Wyoming. In the latter
State the Oosgriff clip of 10000
pounds has been sold to a Boston
house at 1880. The wool is heavier
than it was last year, and the esti..
mated shrinkage is II to 70 per cent.
In secured woods there has been
fair trade. though at very small
of profit. The demand has
been for woods grading from a medi
um up, especially for woods costing
from 42c to 4Sc for territory and pulled
woods Prices are firm.