Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-11
4Markets.
Bosrom Marker.
Reported for the VERMONT FARNEn
4. ID. HIBBdRD,


Produce Commission Merchant 81 John Street. Boston
WEDNESDAY. April ..
butter aud Cheese.-The Butter market has rul-
cd quiet for the Of desirable stock and prices are
unchanged For primo new there Is an active demand
and lots as they come in sell readily at 40 "a 45c H.
Fine fall has become very scarce hardly enough Offer
ing 10 make price. Straight New York and VeTmont
dares Including good TO choice range from 30 q &c.
aud this covers the bulk Of the Gales. The supply Of
common butter is smaller than usual, and prices
tinue to rule at ifom Is "a zoe h.
The Cheese market has not changed materially since
our last with moderate demand nom the trade at l6
nc l7c for fine factory. We notice sales Of common 10
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hrmer tone.
Flour aud GrsIn.-Tho Flour trade continues
quiet and depressed. With money very tight, wheat
prospects good, and considerable supply Of wheat
still In the Interior buyers are likely to purchase very
wheat aou is nom 81 so 10 2 hi higher than al this
time last year Sales to any extent could not DO made
except at concessions and prices In consequence are for
the most part nominal We quote sales OF process
spring wheat extras at $40 az 70, up to si for favor
ito brand $3.50 q l2 for medium and choice ST. Louis
white wheats, Illinois at $3.50 "a 1886 and Ohio Ind
ana and Michigan at $3.50 "a 10 Dbl. Bakers extras
have been in moderate demand at y "a for Mnneso'
ta and 81 N for Milwaukee In low grades the sales
have been at s6.75 "a rs for Western extras
and $3.50 a for supsrs.
The market for Corn has been rather quiet aud prices
have ruled in favor Of buyers The sales have been at
II "a for Western and southern yellow, and 60 a Tic
for Western mixed although zoe is now about all that
frem 4s a SIC bu for brown and white In Rye sales
small at CSC 40 81 bu Shorts and Feed in good sup
ply and market rather dull We quote shorts at s22 10
23, and Fine Feed and Middlings at k23 10 q v ton.
In Barley nothing has beon done
Hay and straw.-Tho market Is steady for choice
Hay, with sales ranging nom $40 "a p " ton. Ordi-
nary slow Of sale at SIS a %. Rye straw S2l 10 &c
Oat Straw Sli V ton.
Hops.-The demand has been confined to small lots
for immediate with sales principally at Zoe and
der Some prime lots hold at 45c and over
Maple sugar and syrGP.-sugar small cake,
ane, rs n 9c large cake DO 10 a Ice, tub u a. l5c Y
IN ~ a.
other Produee.-Beans. Prices are better, with
sales Of mediums at $500 a go per bg. Pea choice
Northern handpicked s3.2j n $50. Yellow Eyes and
Red Kidneys s3.25 20 $50. Marrow s2.55.
Peas-Good to choice Canada $l.lo "a l.25i common,
500 "a los.
Eggs-Demand increasing but prices not sustained.
Sales OF Eastern and Northern at p a BE v doz.
Apples-Supply good and prices unchanged at 81 20 3
v b6l for Western and 81 80 "a ESQ per bbl for native
Dried Apples very dull at a Slc per h for Eastern
quartered and sliced.
Onions-sie az 1925 v Dbl.
Grass seeds-The market continues quite livoly fol
Glover aud Herds Grass and prices well sustained
40 9ic, and New York at 81 a lOc v ID. Herds Gras:
moves quickly at sa62l a 3.sll v bu for common e
top is steady at $3.50 a Y bag.
Groeeries.-Cofee dull, Sales Of Rio at "a a 2oc
and Java at 2ll "a 2ec y n, gold.
Moasses-s Sales of Porto Rico at 81 "a 62,c Cienlue
goes 3s 40 40c V gal.
Sugar-G Grocery Porto Rico 81 a &c y ID. Refined
Sugars have been in demand and sales have been more
freely made at q "a 10 for graduated, and 10 "a lO.C
for tho different grades Of Coffee crushed
ProvisIons.-Thoro has been a better demand fol
Pork and the market tends upward Sales of oxtri
prime at Sl3, and now very generally held ut $3.50
mess SIC Is, hold at $3.50 "a l. Western clear al
Sl7, and other lots at $3.50 "a % v Dbl including
Western and Boston In Beef there is no change The
Gales have been at SIP "a Il for mess and extra mess
and 1850 40 u for family. Lard is in fair demand will
sales at ~ 40 &C for Boston and "a 9ic for Western
steam and kettle. Hams firm and have been in de-
mand with sales Of Western at lJc, and Boston at ~
I2ie Y b.
WOOL MARKET
Stocks Of Wool comparatively hight, but there i,
no backbone to the market Money Is very tight and
holders Of Wool have little confidence Ia the future o
the market. An occasional lot Of very choiee Woo
commands fancy price. We report sale Of fleece thi
week rs high 64c p 10, but the Wool very supe
rior and this is no criterion OF the market Good line
Of Ohio and Pcnnsyl yania hecces cannot be quOred
over "a 40 j5c Michigan from y a Sc and Mestor
nesces from 80 "a SIC h. Choice super and 20 a
55c and California spring, good and choice lots iron
~ a. 36c Y ID. II any sale is made at advance OF
these figures it account Of its superior e'nditio
and unlitV and in most Is chenu high