The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-15
BOSTON MARKET.
Current Comment.

very slow. Buyers appear to have no
confidence in the market and will
only buy in hand to mouth way.
About SIG 90 to 100 will cover sales
of best hay, with lower grades down
as to quality. Rye straw quiet, with
about $19 90 to 1000 covering the
range, of sales.
Corn. market is very bare of
corn and this causes firm tone with
spot prices showing premium over
the cost to ship from the west. The
demand is quiet For No. yellow
on track about 60 to CSC. is quoted with
| steamer yellow at 60 to 651%c, and
lower grades down as to quality. The
cost to ship is about Ga to 641Sc, for
No. %, and 63 to 64c for No. 3 yell
low.
/ Oats. The market is heavily sup
piled with oats and the demand is
very slow. Values rather favor the
buyer as whole. For No Q, clipped
white on track about 80 to 40c will
cover sales made with No. clipped
white on track about 391% to 40c will
cover sales made with No. 1 clipped
white at 40 TO 41c Lower grades
range down as to quality.
Mill Feed. The market is dali with
rather easier prices.
Flour. The market has ruled very
dull during the past week with spring
wheats quoted lower. Buyers are yet
only taking fours when compelled by
| pressing needs, and it does not appear
to affect their purchases whether the
market is advancing or declining.
ANY weakness shown since last week
has been in spring wheats, winter
wheat f1ours showing good strength to
values, although they are meeting with
a slow sale.
Provisions. There has been a steady
moderate demand for all kinds of pork
products with no material change IN
prices
Fresh Meats. Beef has been in full
supply and has had slow sale but is
moving more freely at the close and
this morning some of the best steers
are held at Sc. Mutton has been quiet
with most sales at to &c. Yearlings
have been in light demand at to Sc
as to quality. Lambs have been in
good supply and fair demand but are
ruling little easier at the close, some
ordinary eastern ranging down to Z
to &c. Veals have been selling well
with prices averaging little better
than last week.
Butter. - Receipts show a still
further shrinkage this week, but are
still liberal for this season of the year.
There has been less speculative buy
ing for the past week, but the con.
sumptive demand has been very good
and prices on fine butter well sus-
tanned. Fine creamery in assorted
sizes is still in light supply and keeps
we'll sold up at 21c. Western in large
ash tubs has been moving rather slow
ly, and slight concessions have been
necessary in some cases in order to
clean up. Good frsts have had
moderate sale. Medium and low
grades, quiet. Fine dairy butter in
limited supply. and steady demand.
Receipts of boxes and prints are still
light, and fne.goods meet with ready
sale.
Eggs. Receipts have been liberal,
but considerably lighter than last
week. Quality has been very irregu-
lar, only small proportion showing
up good enough for best trade. For
such stock there has been steady de-
mand at well sustained prices, best
fresh gathered western selling gener-
ally at 1879 to zoe, with now and then q
mark from northeriy sections held at
20L. Fair to good western have been
offering freely at II to 1890 and some
very defective are urged for sale at
still lower prices. Good dIrJles steady.
Eastern unchanged. Fancy hennerv
in limited supply
Cheese. There has been full sup
ply Offering and only moderate de-
mand, prices showing little change
from last week. Fine York State
twins have been selling in small lots
as wanted at to 915c, but there have
been few sales of Vermont stock at
anything over Sc. Common to good
grades sell slowly at 6 to SC. Small
sales of Wisconsin twins at s to &c, as
to grade.
Dressed Poultry. There has been
a moderate supply of western fowls all
the week and choice marks have had
a ready sale at 14c. Western chickens
have been quite plenty but large
proportion medium sizes, not suitable
for either broiling or roasting, and
such lots have teen extremely hard to
SELL Choice broilers have been in
steady demand. Scattering small lots
OF fancy large roasting chickens
in steady demand at loo. Chickens
take a wide range as to size and quail
ity. Some fancy large, 4 to 3 lbs. each
bring % to 25c. Choice broilers
steady at 16 to 17c. Ducks were a
little slow early in the week but are
doing better again at the close.
Live Poultry There has been a
good demand for fowls for the Jewish
New Year trade. and choice lots have
kept we'll sold up at l3c. Choice
chickens have also been selling we'll.
Potatoes. Receipts from Aroostook
county have increased considerably
this week and have met with slow
sale. Prices have been gradually
working downward and the market
closes dull at 80 to 53c.
Hides and elts-The demand for
hides is yet slow, but unner moderate
offerings prices hold about steady.
Bluffs at western points of shipment
are quoted at 10 to l01ec. with seconds
and BIS at 1c less. New England
hides are quiet at 70 fiat for butchers
weights. Oalfskins hold firm with
pelts steady.