The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-24

Corn. The market is bare of corn
and occasional cnrs coming in are SELL
ing at "a to 100. Old corn in transit
ranges at SO to zoe, with new corn at
SO to 67o. Demand slow and only the
scarcity keeps prices on the present
basis.
Oats. The market lacks life but
general prices hold fairly steady as
sales are making. For No. 2 clipped
white on track 38 to $3.50, is about the
range with lower grades down as to
quality. Cost to ship 38 to 1890.
Flour. The market shows an alb
sence of life and general sales max
ing have been moderate. Values
marked up on spring patents have
been reduced and at close about the
same range of prices rule as week
ago. Shipments abroad have become
lessened by high prices here.
Apples. Receipts of apples show
steady increase, and although exports
are fairly liberal the local market has
been over stocked all the week and
generally dull. Red fruit sells fairly
when strictly choice. Ba.dwins have
to be choice and of good size to bring
full quotations and a good many small
lots have to go at 81. 90
Potatoes. Receipts have been mod !
crate aud prices have been advanced
On choice fresh arrivals Late sales of
choice Aroostook stock have been al
$50 for Green Mountains and 55c f5
Hebrons. There is still some of
stock on hand that has to go at eaE
prices.
Butter. Trade has been generally
quiet and there has been no material
change in the condition of the market
during the past week Receipts have
been moderate and have included only
small lots of fancy fresh creamery
which have had a steady sale at well
sustained prices Most Of the fresh
creamery arriving has been more or
less defective and hard to sell in COM
petition with storage goods. Fine
storage butter has been in steady de-
mand at 2215 to 2315c. Boxes in fair
supply and steady. Prices quiet
Cheese. - further advance has
been established on fine cheese and
the market has firm tone although
| demand is not very active A the
close fancy fall twins are selling gem
orally at II to 1119c with some Of the
best September lots held fraction
higher Fair to good stocK in light
demand at We TO lu12c.
Eggs There has been marked
shrinkage in receipts this week, and
supplies of fancy fresh laid eggs have
been decidedly short, stock suitable
for best trade meeting with prompt
sale at very wide range in prices, as to
quality and condition Refrigerators
have been moving more freely, choice
| April stock at about 21c.
! Fresh Meats. The beef market re-
mains about as last REPORTED. Best
cattle hold steady at 81 to 915c but
common grades in full supply ana
quiet at to 716c. Mutton and year
lings are still in light de nand with
most sales at to &c. Spring lambs
in good supply and good to choice lots
steady at to &c. Receipt OF yeaIs
continue moderate and the market
! keeps we'll sold up at unchanged
! quotations. Country dressed hogs
steady at 619 to &c.
! Dressed Poultry. Receipts have
been very light for the week before
Thanksgiving. Only small lots OF
turkeys have been received so tar ana
prices on choice stock have been rul-
/ ing higher and firm. Since Monday
choice dry packed western ana Ken
lucky turkeys have been firm nc 70 to
2cc. with choice ice packed aooot
cent under the price OF dry
Old turkeys. if choice, sell easily at
zoe. Northern turkeys have been IN
moderate supply with most sales or
choice az 26 to 2Sc, but AT the close
some fancy large are bringing 5Oc.
/ Choice large chickens are selling but
ter than usual on account OF the hlgh
price of turkeys ana best lots are
bringing 20c. Fowls hold steady.
Ducks in light lupply Some small
sales of choice gese at about lac
Live Poultry Receipts have been
moderate, ~and demand light Most
sales continue a 10 TO lOlac but some
fancy lots briIg a little more ana
some roor stoG has been cleaned up
at SC.
Provisions. : There has been no.
material change in price of pork and
lard during he week Hams have
been ruling fraction higher Trade
continue quiet
Hides AMI Pelts. The demand for
hides continues slow, but the market
is is held firm under moderate offer
ings. Bluffs st western points of ship
ment are firm at 10 81 to 1890, with
seconds and b S at lc less. New Eng
land hides continue steady at TO go
fiat for butte ers weights Oalfskins
are active and firm with pelts. steady.
Wool While the market is some,
what ouieter than it was for want OF
stock. there is no diminution what
ever in the strength of the situation.
There is demand for about every
thing and all classes of stock are get
ting down to very limited supplies
Some Of the heavy shrinkage tine
staple Wyomings are reported to have
been equivalent TO CSC, clean, but
which will actually cost the purohas-
ers close to zoo. With choicest fine
Austrian selling for American ao-
conntat close to one dollar per pound.
secnred basis, with fine territorial
woods of best quality bringing fully
Gsc ner mound, and quarter-blood tieeces
costinq between 90 and 600, the mar
set NAV be said to be on very high
basis. as compared with the average
nrice of wool for the past 10 years.
And vet the tendency is still upward,
and consumers are taking the woods
- currant uuotatiOns Fleeces are in