The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08

former range of quotation. For No.
2 clipped white on track about 38 to
35c is the price with other grades as
to quality. The cost to ship from the
west is 88 to 800 for 36 to 42lb, oats.
Potatoes Receipts have been lib
eral this week and prices could not be
fully sustained under the increased
offerings. Late sales of choice ARGOS
took Green Mountains have been at 30
to 60c. But few Hebrons coming.
Butter Receipts have been light
for the past week and include 80, 600
lbs. for export. There has been
steady demand for fine butter and
general advance in prices. Since
Tuesday the finest fresh creamery has
been selling on the basis of 20 to 26c
but there has been hardly any offer
ing on the open market. Firsts have
been in moderate demand but there
has been little movement in medium
and low grades. Fine storage cream
cry has been in steady demand, late
sales at % to 26c, with some special
marks held higher. Fine boxes and
prints in limited supply and steady
demand
Eggs. Receipts have been moderate
for the past week and have run large
ly to refrigerator stock Fresh gath
cred have been in limited supply and
prices we'll sustained ON fancy. Most
lots have been irregular in quality and
value, however, and have to be worked
off at easy prices.
Cheese. The arrivals for the week
have been light and there has been a
steady fair demand and firm market
for fine cheese. Some fancy York
State Sept twins are held at 12c. A
coed deal of the stock is late made
and has to 60 at l019 to tic.
Flour. There has been a quiet tone
to the market during the week with
values inclined to be trifle easier at
the close There is yet an entire lack
of any speculative disposition shown
and purchase made from time to time
are to cover actual needs. Dealers are
carrying fair working stocks but this
/ is the extent of their desire to stock
! up For spring patents fair quota
ton of sales at the close is So. 10 to
6.25 with some special brands held
above the latter figure.
Apples. Receipts of apples have
fallen off and the supply of the local
market has been more than ample for
| the demand. Fancy red fruit sells
fairly but there are few Baldwins good
enough to exceed $1.75. some fancy
! large range up to 50 and such lots sell
easier than small ann medium at 81 to
S1.50 Common fruit is plenty, dull
| and weak.
Dressed Poultry. Receipts have not
been very heavy for the past week but
trade has been quiet since Thar ksgiv-
| ing, especially in chickens and fowls,
ana prices have eased OF little. A
| good many dry packed lots have been
more or less out of condition and but
! few iced lots good enough to bring
full quotations. AT the close it takes
= an exceptionally choice mark of west
( ern chickens to bring over l3c for dry
I or IL to l215c for iced. Fowls have to
be choice and large to exceed 1870
| for dry and 1870 for iced Strictly
choice western turkeys have been in
! moderate supply and fairly steady at
| II TO l8c with plenty of common to
good at 10 to 16c. Ducks and geese
in moderate supply and light demand.
Receipts of northern turkeys have
been light and fancy lot would prob
bly, exceed quotations. Northern
chickens, fowls, ducks and geese sell
ing in small lots at quotations.
Live Poultry. Receipts light and
small of eastern fowls and chickens
selling at 10 TO lie as to quality.
Fresh Meats. There has been no
quotable change in beef during the
part week. Best cattle have been SELL
ing fairly at . to 915c with the under
grades ranging from to SC as to quail
ity. There is some inquiry for extra
heavy sheep but average lots of mut-
ton and yearlings remain dull at to
&c. Spring lambs have been in good
supply and moderate demand at steady
prices Receipts of veals still moder-
ate and good to choice in steady de-
| mand at 9 to lie. Choice country
dressed hogs selling in small lots at
81 to 70.
Hides and Pelts. The demand for
! hides continue slow but under moder-
ate offerings prices are abont steady.
The range for bluffs is about 1915 to
! 1890 at western points of shipment
with seconds and BIS 1c less. New
! England hides are steady at ~ TO Sc
bat for butchers weights. CalfskiDs
and pelts hold firm,
Wool. The tone of the market is
strong and top prices have in many
instances been secured, but the mar
| ket is generally ON no higher level
than it was week ago. The mills
are buying conseryatively, and only
such stock as they need, and it is evil
dent that many of them intend to con-
tinue this policy until after the turn
of the year. They talk generally in an
encouraging way as to the goods mar
ket, the outlet for the next heavy
weight season being considered as
very promising.