Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13
BOSTON MARKETS..

WEDNESDAY,. Oct TO-
FLOUR. The flour market has been cumpar stive-
ly quiet since recent argc vances. and lhe de-
maud fr the time bel appears to be checked
Phi .es, however are firm sid holders are inuiffsr-
EFT ABOUT realizing uu!e full GU ted rates Oh
tanned. The scarcity Of water at the West has in
t-rieTed with mil ins operations ard some NIL ers
have disposed Of their wheat Al cvnp tratively bet
ter prle III "a could be obtained Tor nYur Wheat
thfoushouttho West il firm and m demand, with no
prO-p'ct Of any lower prices At present he prices
have hccn 4 s. 7ad6 ) for Western superdne; Sc
1JG5 % for common extras; s. z5d1 50 f,f Nj wau-
zee atd MiEresuta extras including choice bakers
brands White NhetIs haze heeu IN mucerate DO
maD1 at e. - a "a Tor 81 Ltuis, iucluding choice
ana iavotlte nraLds 6Oathern Flour IL firm bat
quiet. We quote common extras and choi' f.mtly
at s7Ii0Fhpl for Western. Rye -Four has been
IA en- IN snail lots a; s. az % Dol
GRAIN. The excitement in the Corn mar ct
since the news Of the ChicR coIla. ration la, cd
- al Vance OF about ~ hush but IL l. difficult
give a iable quOtatan. The amount Of grain IN
elevators at Chicago, la est returns l,4ug so
bush wheat, ESQ .256 bnsh Corn, 60 54I GO O.s
5ii Geo DO ye, 1855 do Bari Yin AL g. 81 =
500 bushels but how UGH OF this has been destroy
ed Is uncertain. Recent sales Al % for mixed and
95s fer elbow. but nov he'd hisher, and market
quite unsettled. Oats are in moderate d, mand md
have been selling az 52H6cghush for oark mixed
and choice White up 10 &c for fancy. In Bye the
sales have been in saiall Ots az slphush Bar ey
Is quiet and prices are nominaly slGD, loif
sh' rts have been at sg7G2s; Flae Feed s2Sa3O;
and Mi-dlings s3l 033etOn.
Provisions. The marketlfor Pork issteady ard
frm with fair demand Tho sales have been at
Sl % II for prime, sl4 50 "a 70 for and SIC 10
IS for clear and extra clear. Belf remains quite
steady. butssaes confined to small lots We quote
Western at $40 % Ia extra At $l2 so "a 10
/ 81; ana farnily extra at $l4 "a IS q Dbl Lard has
been 10 fair demand and market quite firm. sses
of steam and kettle rendered Western at l0is "a l0ic
y h and Alden's caddy ia "a l2c Z ID. In Smok-
cd Hans srles at - 20 i5c Y 70 Boston and West
ern Hogs hsv been in fair demand at g a &c 2 b.
PRODUCE. The market for all choice grades Of
Butter continues verV firm and full prices have
been reAlz d, but other KINDS plenty and re-
main without improvement. The sales have 5sen at
% a 32c for fine ia and ~ q 2sc = h for common
and goOi da ries. Western Butter ranges from Is 20
25c q b. and choice grades sell for an advance or
the after rate. Cheese is firm ana continues Ia ce-
rnand, with IA &c of rmers diaries IL n Sc and
factory at - 40 i4c Y b. to equality White beans
are quiet and have selling in Sun all lots at 50 a
50 . 4 iush Tor extra pea, including Western and
/ Eastern and 81 al 81 80 . hush for common and
/ good medium. Can ida Peas are quiet ami prices
/ nominally the same Potatoes have been arriving
more freely with sales 81 Jsehsors at 81 q ca: aud
carly hose Gu a &c Y bush. Onions are plenty
and dull at 81 "a 80 Y Dbl. Esss range from IS 10
| 3Oc 2 dozen
WO L. rho dsuan1 for fleece and pulled Wool
has been quite active and prices very gene ally
higher, OF the most des rable grades have adj
vsnced from 2Gf2 h the current rates obtain
/ able lew weeks ago, Manufacturers have heen
/ some .7oO % TBS fleece and pulled The trarssc
tons include anou, 90 Go TBS Michigan, Ohio and
Peuns' lvGniG fleece from Goa zoe. including round
| lots Of ho and Fem sylvaLia XXX and medium
from 62iG65c, andshichigs n from 6idI62eFo. West
ern q Goes have been selling at seI63c; combing
and deiaine from i.s7os and pulled at full prie-
es.