The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-16
NARKETS.
Current Commit.

Hay The market is quiet and the
tone easier as a whole under large
receipts. Buyers are only operating
to meet their pressing needs as a rule.
Choice hay is steady but few sales are
being made above $19, while most bus
mess range considerably below that
price. Lower grades range down in
price as to quality. Rye straw is
the buyer For choice cars about $24
to % is yet the range of sales. Dat
straw is dull.
Oats. The demand for oats is dull,
and it is only in a very moderate way
that purchases are being made. At
the close No. 2 clipped white on track
are quotable at SOC, with the range
down Oh lower grades as to quality. A
TCorn.-The demand is dull and it is
only in a hand-to-mouth way that
sales are being made. Arrivals are
small, and spot supplies are yet quoted
somewhat above the cost to ship. At
the close about 68c will cover sales of
steamer yellow, with No. 2 yellow at
64c and lower grades down as to quail
ity and color.
Potatoes. Receipts of new potatoes
have been light for the past week and
choice stock has been in good demand
at full prices, choice No /. Rose SELL
ing generally at 5000 per Dbl.
Good No. 2's have been selling well
at SO. 90. Old potatoes have been in
light supply and fair demand with
most sales of choice hard Aroostook
stock since Monday at 81. 20. Che
nangoes have been generally firm at
$l.00.
Butter. -There has been but little
change in the condition of the market
since our last weekly report. Receipts
SO far this month have been consider
ably lighter than a year ago, but
there has been less speculative buying,
n there has been a full supply for
the demand. Most sales of extra
creamery for the week have been at
1877, but some special marks have
been Bringing a premium, in some
cases reaching 100. Firsts have had
a steady moderate sale, at 17% to 1Sc,
but under grades have been moving
slowly. Fine northern dairy lots have
been in steady demand. limitations
and ladies steady. Renovated dull.
Fine creamery boxes and prints firm at
1870. Dairy boxes and prints hard to
sell unless fancy.
. Eggs. Receipts have been consider
ably lighter than last week, and q
furGher slight advance on western
firsts was established on Monday, but
171c has been the ruling price for the
bulk of stock Offering, only exception
ally choice marks from northerly Sec
tions bringing full quotations. There
has been plenty of fair to good stock
offering at TIC. Dirties have been in
fair demand, some Of the best marks
bringing 14ac. Storage packed in
steady, moderate demand.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts have not
been very heavy for the past week but
demand has been light and 13c has
been about the top for best western
fowls. A good many delayed lots
have been arriving short of ice and
have had to be shaded a cent or more
as to condition. Fresh turkeys have
been dull and rarely good enough to
bring over loo. Old cocks quiet at
9 to 9%c. Frozen poultry steady and
in moderate demand.
Live Poultry Receipts of eastern
fowls continue light and choice small
lots have a steady sale at l3o.
Fresh Meats. Beef has been ruling
firm and higher since our last weekly
report, best steers selling since Mon
day at SC. Mutton and y~earlings have
been in moderate demand at I'M
changed prices. Fall lambs steady,
choice lots selling fairly at about 12c.
Eastern spring lambs in fair demand
at So. 90. to 700. for good to choice.
Western in moderate supply and sell.
ing in small lots at IL to lac. Re-
ceipts of veals have been moderate of
late with prices averaging II little bet
ter than last week, a few very choice
exceeding quotations but most sales at
7 to sc.
Provisions. Pork is a shade firmer.
Lard and hams unchanged.
Wool Trade has continued quiet.
The new woods are being bought about
as fast as they are offered, and the
bulk Of the clip in Utah. Idaho and
Wyoming is reported to have been
either bought up or contracted for.
In the past week buyers have been
operating in Oregon and in Texas. In
Heppner, IA to 14Ic has been paid,
and slightly higher, where choice
woods are offered. one sale being re-
ported as high as 1890, the wool, it
is claimed, costing so to 53c, clean,
landed.