The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-08
BOSTON MARKET.
Current Comment.

Hay. The hay market is dull, the
trade as rule-being we'll supplied for
the present needs. Receipts have
ruled moderate but under the lack of
demand prices are no firmer. For
best new hay about SIG. 90 to II. 90
will cover the range of sales with
lower grades down as to quality. Rye
straw is meeting with very light
demand as buyers expect lower prices
when receipts increase.
Oats. The market is heavily sup
piled with oats and under dull de-
mand values are in favor of the buyer
For No. clipped white on track
about 400 is the market with lower
grades down as to quality. The cost
to ship is 40 to Ago for 80 to 40 lb.
OATS
Corn. The market corn is dull but
available offerings are small and prices
are mostly nominal. At the close
about Coo will cover the price of No.
2 yellow on track, with steamer yell
low at 6419c and lower grades. down
as to quality and color. The cost to
ship is about Ga to 6419o for all rail,
and 63 to $3.50 for lake and rail
Butter. Receipts have fallen off q
little but are still running much larger
than year ago. Demand continues
active, however, and prices on fine
grades are ruling full half cent
higher than week ago. Fancy
creamery in assorted sizes has been
scarce all the week and since Monday
has been selling readily at 2lc. There
has been a fair supply of western in
large ash tubs and most sales have
been at 1890 but sales of special marks
are reported considerably higher.
There has been good fair demand for
good firsts and steady market for
medium and low grades. Dairy butter
in moderate supply and selling we'll
when strictly fine. Boxes and prints
In short supply and bringing full
| prices.
Eggs. There is shown a marked in
crease over last week, and receipts for
| the same week last year. There has
| been very small proportion of choice
| fresh stock in the arrivals, however,
and such goods have had steady sale
| at well sustained prices, best fresh
| gathered western at 1919 to zoe. Fair
| to good western have been in heavy
| supply and dull at 1715c to 1870 with
dirties have ruled steady Eastern
Y.
Fancy hennery keep we'll sold up.
Cheese. The arrivals for local &C.
count have been lighter than last
week but trade has been quiet and
| there has been little change IN prices.
The best York State twins have been
selling at to 914c and best Vermont
at 80 to SO. with now and then a
| fancy mark held fraction higher.
| hn rl~a a. 4
| during the week to keep on the basis
of the cost Of wheat, but the demand
has ruled very dull. The trade appear
to have no confidence in the price of
flour and any advance is not followed
| by any increased buying. Where a
car or so is needed the goods are
taken, but this is the extent of the
demand.
Potatoes. Receipts have been light
but there has been no improvement in
demand and sales have been generally
at easy prices. ChoU6 Aroostook
round white have had q moderate sale
at BOO, with Hebrons at 90 to DOC as to
| quality. Strictly extra Jersey stock
has ruled steady at 55c but good
many have been too small and ordi.
nary to bring over 40 to 500.
| IhOou uhohos. -D66L HAS De6Q III Iull
supply with the market lower and dull
especially on common grades. Choice
cattle. have been selling at s tc 80
with common grades plenty and dull
at to &c. Mutton and yearlings have
been in good supply and light demand
with most sales at to 10. Lambs
have been doing little better, choice
Aroostook county and Brighton dressed
keeping pretty well sold up at about
| l2c. Western lambs have been irreg-
ular in quality, prices ranging from
10 to l2c. Receipts of veals continue
moderate, and good to choice lots in
steady demand at to loo.
Provisions. Pork remains quiet at
unchanged quotations. Lard and hams
IN steady demand at we'll sustained
| prices.
Dressed Poultry. - Receipts have
been fairly liberal but have included
more or less frozen stock. Fresh west
ern fowls have been in moderate supply
and steady demand with an increasing
proportion of the sales since Monday
at 14c. A good many of the western