The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-14
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Current Comment.

Hay and Straw. There is dull
tone to the hay market and prices are
more III favor of the buyer. Receipts |
continue liberal. For choice hay |
about ST.. 30 to 1900 will cover top |
sales making while for lower grades |
the range is down as to quality. More |
rye straw is coming forward aud the :.
tone is easier, about $24. 90 being the |
top of the market to sell. Dat straw |
is dull.
Corn. THE demand for corn is dull |
and 1t is only in hand to mouth
way that sales are being made. No.
yellow on track is quotable at the
close at BE- to $500, with steamer yell
low at 81 to 5T19c. Lower grades
range down in price as to quality and
| color. The cost to ship is 81 to $3.50
as to quality.
Oats. There is very slow business
doing and while prices are held about
steady the tone is easy and in buy
er's favor. No. 2 clipped whites on
track are quotable at 49, to 400, with
lower grades ranging down as to
quality. The cost to ship from the
west is 46 to 48c for 81 10 40 pound
oats.
Dressed Poultry. There has been
little if any change in the condition
of the market during the past week.
Western fowls have been in full sup
ply and best marks have had dull
sale at 12c, with good many COM
mon to good at 1919 to 114c. Some
arriving out of ice and in poor order
have been sold a6 6 to Sc. Choice
broiler have been in steady demand at
we'll sustained prices. Old cocks quiet
at SIC. Strictly by choice eastern
fwols have been selling in small lots
at lac. Ducks steady. Choice broilers
in good fair demand Squads selling
at $l.20 to 40 per dozen as to quail
ty.
Live Poultry. Eastern fowls have
been IN good supply and selling gener-
ally at lie. Spring chickens keep
well sold up at steady prices
Fresh Meat. The market has been
well supplied with beef, and best
cattle have had a moderate sale and
close steady at 80 to &c. Mutton and
yearilugs have been dull and have to
60 at easy prices. But few fall lambs
good enough to bring more than year
lings. There was good fair holiday
, demand for spring lambs and the
market cleaned up we'll. Some very
choice Eastern have been selling since
Monday at 10 to 16c and some very
choice western have been sold at lac.
Veals have been in good supply and
large coarse calves have been hard to
sell. Choice light and medium
weights have been in steady moderate
J demand at about Sc.
Provisions. market has ruled
steady and without material change.
Pork and lard a shade higher, hams
as last quoted.
Eggs. Receipts have fallen off con-
: siderably since our last weekly report
8 and an increasing proportion shows
the effects of hot weather. Stock that
!. has not been candled before shipment
is shrinking heavily, and has to be
sold at easy prices. most western at
t 16 to TIC. Fancy candled stock suit
a able for best grade is in limited sup.
ply and brings full quotations. Dirties
quiet. Fancy hennery firm at 23c.
5 Eastern take wide range as to DUAL.
Q ity and condition.
Q Butter. Receipts have been liberal
for the past week but there has been
good fair demand and prices on fine
butter have been fully sustained
Q Extra creamery has been selling gen.
orally at 1879 to 1870, but at the close
there are few lots of quality to suit
the best trade to be had at anything
under l9c. Firsts have been in good
supply and moderate demand at 171S
, to lSc. Northern dairy is rarely good
= enough to bring over 16c, and good
Q many lots have to be cleaned up at IL
n to l4c. limitations and ladies are
q quiet and unchanged.
4 Cheese. There has been full sup
ply offeringg but a very light demand
for the past week, and prices today
n are ruling Z, to 20 lower than a
# week ve K, ago . Extra York State twins
j. today at SO to $40 and $40 is an ex.
= treme price for extra Vt. lots. Com
It mon to good lots slow at to Sc.
a Potatoes. Receipts have been lib
n eral but there has been good demand
: for good to choice stock, and since
Monday prices have been ruling high
@ er. best Rose and Hebrons selling al
81 20 to $50. At the close some extra
marks range up to 2.75. White Bliss
and Chilli Reds in moderate demand
+ at quotations.
Q Hides and Pelts. There is a slow
o demand for hides but available offer
v lngs are small and prices are hello
steady. Bluffs at western points OF
shipments are quoted at 8 to 915c with
/, seconds and BIS 1c less. New Eng
% land hides hold at &c fiat for COWS
10 with steers at $50. Oalfskins are
" firm.
:. Wool. The market is quieter thar
u it was week ago, not so many large
1t lines of wool having been taken.
.s Prices realized may be said to have
been fairly satisfactory, some of thu
best fine mediums having sold at $40
is clean. this grade of wool selling
l. readily at SOC, unless there is some
q 'ouG" about it, while half bloodl
have sold at 49c. Strictly fine woods
l. are moving slowly for the reason tina
g prices are held too high in many casel
!, for manufacturers to consider. In the
"a country, the center of interest hal
been Montana, where more than hall
II of the entire clip has been contracted
II for. Fleeces have not been quite al
IS active the past week, but there is 8
O fair inquiry reported for about every