Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-28
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Boston MARKET.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER Nv
A. ID. HIBBA RID.

proiuce Commission Merchant, q John Street, Boston
WEDNESDAY,. Mar Is.
uu,,er and Cheese.-Tho Butter market has been
rather quiet the past three days and prices are about
The same as last week. Fine hll Butter has become
vavy scarce and will readily command our highest ag
ures say 80 SOC in round lots and higher range for
selections hut the bulk Of what is coming In now h OF
a medium quality, and the sales have been principally
AZ from 80 IA 36c for New York and Vermont and 25 ~
91e for Canada Fine lots Of Canada would command
IS a 3sc, hut receivers expect very little more Of that
Kind this season No Western Of consequence has been
received and prices are almost nominal.
For Cheese there continues 10 no moderate demand
from the trade at previous prices Holders who were
looking for advance are little disappointed and It
until the now crop Is available The sales Of good 70
choice factory have been at 10 a 7c v H. We quote
New York and Vermont choice factory 6i al lie, COM
mon 10 good a Ice choice dairy l5l a l6tc common
u good " "a loo 10.
Flour and CsrsIn.-The demand for Flour has
been moderate since our last With small stock In
obbers hands trade must soon become more ectNe; 10
New process spring wheat extras range rom so d "
medium and choice. AT $3.50 a. Z and few hyorite
brands tl250 a l3i Illinois at $3.50 lOyo' anu pnlo
Flour IL Arm but quiet We quote common extras and
choice family at 81 70 " bbl In bakers extras the
s7.25 a s.25 for Milwaukee. Low grades remain the
same Sales Of common Western extras at 81 az rs !
"" The market for Corn rules steady The sales Of
Southern yellow have been at 10 aud western mixed
been in fair demand Sales Of brown and white at 40 a
$50 y bu In Rye the sales have been small az gS a "
~
Fine Feed and Middlings at s@3 a p v ton In Barley
nothing has been DONE
Hay and straw. The hest grades of Hay are not
In excess of the demand and sell readily nj ts "a "
ton Fair quality ranges from so a ~, with moder-
ate demand Swae Hay is quiet at s7 and Rye stra"
at S6 ton
Hops.-Witb light demand prices have eesed oil,
and il would be difficult TO get 4Oc for prime lot
IL forced upon the market though some holders refuse
70 sell under ijc We quote good To prime 18Th ~ ID
45c v h.
Maple sugar and syrup.-sugar, small cake,
fine rs 100 large do do 10 a lse, tub u a l6e 10
syrup, 81 ~ a lao y gal.
Other Produce. Beans-The market for Beans is
without activity, and though we quote eholee euuis
at from $3.50 % 26O hu IL would be difficult 70 sel
car load at the outside price, For Pea and other kinds
the demand is light and prices are barely sustained
Rggs-The market is well supplied, with only a mod
doLen.
Potatoes-Potatoes have been selling at 50 "a eoc v
bu, including Northern and Eastern Jaeksohs anu
Early Rose with fair supply.
Onions-Sales at $40 "a 1880 V Dbl
Apples-The market continues to be well supplied
and prices unchanged We quote western ~ "a :
dull for dried apples and II is impossible 70 place
round lot at any reasonable figure The sales nave
been in small lots We quote nominally, Eastern sc'
ed, a "a sic, do quartered a &c v ID.
Grass Seeds-The market continues quiet for Clover
and round lot Of Western could not e placed az over
Sic y 10. Johhing sales have been at sc ID. Herds
Grass Is firm $3.50 as bu ioI round lots Red
top $3.50 40 as v bag.
Proyisions.-The market for Pork is quite firm and
prices tending upward sales at sl25O 40 for prime
S625 a 1850 for mess and 81 a 10 for clear. Beef
remains steady We quote and extra mess al y z
"a IA; and family extra at $3.50 "a IL " Dbl LaTu
"a 9tc v b for City and Western. Smoked Hams " n
l3c for Boston and Western, and fancy western IN bags
at Ice y b. Hogs are firm at ct a 6lc h. The ar
rivals have been quite small and the season has about
closed.
Groceries. CofIee-The sales Of Java have been al
n "a 23c gold Rio at l7i a Isle, gold ana singapore
at Is a ice gold The sales have been limited Out
stocks are held firmly.
susar-Fair to good Porto Rico s. a sac Coffee
Crushed 10 a lie, formulated Ilic 10. Market dull
and declining
MolAsses- Market very quiet, Sales Of Cienfuegoes
at 3sc aud Porto Rico at ~ "a &c v gal. Choicest
grades Of the latter are held at 65 "a G6c v gal.
WOOL MARKET.
The disposition to close up stocks is general that
lines of Michigan Ohio aud Pennsy lyania having been
cold at SOC and pulled has settled down a &c nom
last week and full Y 10 from the current rates few
weeks ago.
The demand is exclusively from manufacturers and
every lot sold goes into consumption. There Is no
speculative inquiry whatever, and not likely 10 be Tor
the present.
There has been quite demand for combing and de-
lane neeces from local buyers and for Philadelphia,
and all available lots of this description have been
bought up at prices ranging from 60 a 674c v 10.
The following are among the transactlons ior tine
week. the total Of which amount u US, zoo rs domes-
tic and 2l7 500 TBS foreign 10000 lbs OHIO, Penn and
West Virginia at So "a 63c 6l 900 tbs Michigan at %
"a 5Sc 1900 lbs Western, Wisconsin and New l0rk at
50 "a soc 5000 lbs eombing aud deaine at % az "ie