The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11
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Hay and Straw.-The demand for
hay is not active, but arrivals have
been moderate, and this causes a more
steady tone to prevail. The demand is
yet only to meet pressing needs. For
No. hay about $3.50 to II 90 will
cover most sales making, while occa-
sional fancy cars will go higher. Low
er grades range down as to quality.
Rye straw is firm for choice grades
with sales at 1928. 90 to 2400 For oat
straw the market is good at So 90 to
10. 90 for choice.
Corn. The market has been very
bare of corn for local use, most ar
rivals being for export on through
bills. The demand is slow, but prices
hold firm. For new steamer yellow
about SIC is the price with No. 3 corn
at 56 to 561ac. Much corn is coming
soft and kiln dried to ship is costing
60c, with other grades at "a to SEC
Oats. There is scarcity of sup
plies on spot arrivals from the west
being held back by bad transportation.
Prices are higher but the demand is
quiet. For No 2 clipped white on
spot about 5219 to 53c is the price,
with lower grades ranging down as to
quality. Shipping prices are firm, the
range being from 4918 to 5215c for 81
to AZ Id. oats.
Butter. Receipts of fine fresh but
ter have been light for the past week
and the market has been showing in
creasing strength, fancy VI. and N.
H. assorted sizes closing steady at 24c,
but with sales confined closely to regu-
lar trade. There has been very little
fine fresh York State or western cream
cry Offering and quotations are mostly
nomial. Firsts have advanced cent
in sympathy with the better grades.
but move very slowly in competition
with storage stock. Extra storage
creamery has been in steady demand
at quotations. VT. dairy lots have u
slow sale. limitations. ladies', and
renovated quiet and unchanged. Box
es and prints in full supply and most
lots hard to place at anything over the
price Of tubs.
Cheese. The arrivals for local ac-
count have been moderate for the past
week, and the market has ruled steady
and without quotable chanee. Strict
ly extra Sept. and Oct. twins have
had steady sale at l2c for York State
and II &c for VT, with late made stock
quiet at to lie as to grade.
Eggs. Demand was light immedi-
ately following our last weekly report,
prices steadily declining until Mon
day, when best western sold at SO to,
SAC. Since then the market has been
little more active and has kept well
sold up, western frsts ruling firm at
SAC on Tuesday and Wednesday. with
closing sales at 35c. Some small lots
of Kentucky firsts have been selling at
the price Of western with Tenn. and
other southern 1 to &c lower as to
quality. Nearby and eastern continue
III moderate supply.
Dressed Poultry. In the market for
chickens and fowls since our last
weekly report, turkeys have been
moving slowly, demand being confined
to small lots of selected small hens
and medium sized toms. Heavy
weights have been decidedly dull.
Western chickens have been selling
10 to 16c, but most lots at .l2 to lac.
Western fowls have been in good de-
mand best marks at 1872 to lac. Old
cocks steady at l0c. But little call for
ducks Geese dull. Choice large
capons steady at 10 to zoe, with med
ium sizes slow at l6 to 18c.
Live Poultry. Receipts have been
light and small lots of choice eastern
fowls have met with a ready sale at
13 to lac.
Fresh Meats. - Beef has been in
steady, moderate demand for the past
week, but there has been no change
in prices. Extra mutton has been sell
ling fairly at about &c but common
sheep and yearlings have been plenty.
dull and easy. Receipts have been
liberal and a large proportion too large
and coarse to bring full quotations, q
good many selling at to Sc with
strictly choice small lambs steady a
l0c. Veals have been in fair supply
and good to choice lots in steady de-
mand at TO lie. Country dressed
hogs quite plenty and selling in small
lots at 6% to &c.
Provisions. There has been steady
moderate demand and only slight
changes in prices.
Hides and Pelts.-The market for
hides continues quiet, but values are
held about the same, and are obtained
as sales are making. Bluffs are Quota
BILE at SO to $40 west as to points Of
shipment, with seconds, and BIS lc
less. New England hides hold steady
on the basis of &c fiat for cows, butch
ers' weights. Cslfskins are firm with
pelts steady.
London, Feb. S.-Central News..re
ports that strong Japanese fieetIhas