The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-21
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hay. line nay market is dull and
weak under large supplies on hand.
The roads are forcing dealers TO move
the hay, and this makes a pressure to
sell that gives buyers all of the advan-
tage For the best hay about SIT to 1S
is the market, while lower grades
range down to So to IL as to quality.
Rye straw is quiet, with about $22 to
23 as fair quotation.
Corn. The market has advanced in
price during the week but the demand
is slow and it is only in hand to
mouth way that supplies are being
taken. At the close No. 3 yellow on
track is quotsble at SO to 5916c, with
steamer yellow at 30 to SOC, ard low
er grades down rs to quality and color.
The cost to ship is % to 60c.
Oats. There is only very quiet
local demand for supplies, but values
show slightly frmer tone at the
close. For No. clipped white on
track about 48o is the market with
lower grades ranging down as to quail
ity. The cost to ship is 46 to 48c for
80 to 40 Id. oats.
Mill Feed. The market continues
dull with prices firmer
Fresh Meats. We have had firm
lOl all kluub VI lI6bu u6dbS
since our last weekly report and there
has been sharp advance in beef ow.
ing to the strike in western packing
houses and prospect of light supplies
In consequence. Best cattle are sell.
ing this morning at lie an advance of
&c from last weeks prices Mutton
and yearlings have been ruling higher
and are selling fairly at quotations.
Receipts of spring lambs continue
light and best western are finn at 16c,
with fancy eastern selling in small
lots at TIC. Veals have been in mod
crate supply and steady demand, late
sales of choice calves at 10c with fair
to good at TO &c.
Provisions. There has been steady
moderate demand with only slight
changes in pr ice.
Live Poultry. Receipts of eastern
fowls have been moderate. and choice
lots in steady demand at about lie, but
bring 12c at the close. Choice spring
chickens, 2 lbs and over have steady
sale at we'll sustained prices.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts have
been moderate this week but trade
generally quiet, and there was no
change in prices until Thursday when
buyers took hold more freely and the
market cleaned up short and a little
higher. There is a good demand for
choice western fowls at 18c and some
extra marks are held from half to
cent higher. Brothers are also in
light supply, choice marks bringing
20 to 23c's Old cocks range up to iOc.
Choice eastern fowls in limited supply
and some choice lots selling today at
l5c. Choice broilers in good demand
at % to 27c. Ducks steady.
Butter. Receipts have been liberal
again this week and since Tuesday
the market has been ruling fraction
lower, some sales of extra fresh cream
cry making at 1850. The offerings at
this price have been limited, however,
most receivers refusing to sell fine
goods under 1870, and some holding
special marks of asso rted sizes still
higher. Firsts have been in moderate
demand at about II to TIC. with me.
dunn and low grades quiet and easy.
Northern dairy lots continue in full
supply and are having dull sale, very
few at over ID to 16c and q good many
at IL to lac. Creamery boxes and
prints have been selling we'll andygen.
orally at q premium above quotations,
but dairy boxes and prints are not
wanted and have to be worked off
slowly.
Cheese. 1.-The market has been very
quiet for the past week and the ten
dency of prices has been in buyers
favor. Extra twins have been selling
slowly and in small lots at Sc for York
State, and SIC for, Vermont. but these
prices have become very extreme.
Eggs. Receipts have been quite
light for the past week and most re-
ceivers report marked falling off in
invoices. There has been steady de-
mand for choice fresh stock and a
gradual advance in prices. At the
close Michigan extras are in light sup
ply and bring 90 to 21c. Western
firsts in steady demand at Is to 1Sc1%
with some fancy marks from northerly
sections held at 100. Western fair 20
good are quoted steady at 17c. Fanov
hennery keep well sold up at "a to 25c.
Potatoes. Receipts have been light
er than last week and choice stock has
been in steady demand. 9est Rose
and Hebrons sold at So 80 to 2.75
Monday and the advance was well sus-
tanned. Shipments have begun from
Long Island and Jersey and the mar
ket is easier at the close under the in
creased arrivals. Best stock has been
selling at 50. 90 to 2. 90 but indications
point to further decline soon
Hides and Pelts. The market con.
tinues quiet for hides, but the tone is
firmer. Bluffs at western points of
shipment are quotable at 914to 916c,
with seconds and BIS 1c less. New
England hides are steady at &c fat for
COWS and SIC for heavy steers, butch
ers' weights. Calfskins are firm, with
pelts quiet.
Wool. An enormous business has
been accomplished in the wool market
the past week, some of the largest
consumers having purchased freely of
wool, in addition to which there has
been good active buying by many of
the medium sized mills. The prices
at which the business of the week
has been done show distinct ad-
vance, strictly fine selected staple
having sold as high as CSC, clean,
while quarter blood fieeoes have been
taken at 81 TO CSC. Prices vary some
what, according to the ideas of olders.
Thus some owners of choicest quarter
hIondr ara hOIdinO than M Q0o brt