Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-03
Boston Produce Market.
For he Week Emitting april %.

BunER- Receipts for the week Oh packages $50 boIes,
and bbls, against 5sl2 packages and 81 bys for the
corresponding week last year receipts to-day al pack
ages and boxes The demand Is limited To small lots
and trade is quiet something fancy has sold shade
above quotations but there very few lots that
would command outside figures
We quote choice butter in lots at 3aG)dc per 10
common and fair @as'c old butter laaic, as to quail
CnEEsE-Recept. for the week l15s boxes and casks
and 81 boxes for to-day. The demand for inferior and
strong cheese Is light and prices somewhat irregular
but for fine cheese there j. demand sufficient to prevent
We quote fine factory cheese at l30t1o per lb good
do 90 choice dairy at Halle common to fair lots
at 60l0c good do q.
EGGs-Receipts for the week 1862 boxes l.2 bills and
for to-day i boxes and D bhls The market l. quiet
and hardly strong a. IL yesterday. We quote
Eastern at c Western at 49, and Northern at 9c per
Br1Ns-Receipts for the week &c bb., aud Tor to-day
ot Of choice hand picked pea and medium beans which
are selling at quotations inferior lots are dull and not
We quote choice hand.pickei mediums at $2,2J0-
common do l,75U2i yellow eyes siou-,-i choice
McsgeI4 pea ueaIs a' ~ :. I iAser uo az, ~
GRAss SEEDs-There is steady demand and nc
change 10 note in j0hbng prices which follows
Timothy sl,5o0i per bush Glover at l0dlc per H.
DRiEb, AfrLrs|There Is very lite demand and the
market is dull az lass per ID for Eastern quarters and
PorAfnEs-The receipts continue 20 be equal to tn,
demand and prices rule steady AZ SlD 10 per bush io
Jackson Whites, and 1Ocfos for red and mixed lots
poorer qualities sell with difficulty, but the best lot
command our outside prices.
We quote choice Northern and Eastern hay at s2Snlf
300 per ton and New York at 81 00d p 90 c0nL4O
/ hay sells at sl0D22, and straw at $40 per ton.
aud dqc for Pearls
] FLoUR-rhe receipts for the week have been ~, "
hbs, against 10 j bhls for the corresponding week
last year Receipts to-day fi70 bhls. The market 70
all descriptions Is dull and there Is nothing doing eN
cept IN small lots required for present wants
at 50 50aT per bbl medium and choice extras s107
with some choice Minnesota brands held az s; Mehiga
aud Indiana white wheat brands s. 2j0s choice 81
Louis and southern Illinois brands s. 0GlI9 30 with
few fancy brands selling at higher figure Kiln drie
I Corn Meal 81 per Dbl.
CoRNRecelpts for the week IN 565 bush and for I,
day 6s01 bush. The market throughout the week la
ruled dull aud prices have steadily declined. small sale
we're made to-day at d79c per bush for mixed and sOi
/ slc for yellow.
OA1s-Recepts for the week ii,7s3 bush. and for :,
day 3l2 bush. The market r. heavy, and last sale
were made at 6llDG5c for mixed and No. white.
SHoRTs-Receipts for the week 1896 bush, and to-da
100 bush There were no shorts, Feed OF Miidngs
icred to-day but the last sales Of Shorts readil
made al $50 per ton
RNE-Receipts ~ bush for the week. The market
quiet, with sales at 81 lO1 ~ per bush
PROylsIeSs-There Is a little better feeling anon
holders, and the general impression appears 10 be thi
the next change Will be an upward one.
We quote j0bbing prices Of the wholesale trade as 70
lows CLEAR Pork Western and city packed, 81 50ip
larl-Steam and kettle at l21l2lci city tubs per
llams-Cty sell al l3ie; Western do tic per 10. Beef
family plates at se0dD1 sos extra mess SIC 500le q
mess DO ftifpl6 per Dbl.