Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-07
9f[arkets.
BOsson MARKET.
Reported for the vermont FARaER by
A. ID. HTBB1RD,

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Produce Commission Merchant, q John Street. Boston.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 90
HITTER and Cheese.-There has boen good do
mand during the week, and notwiths@ndng lncreased
is an advance Of a 20 " h, and the market closes
very Arm. Prime lots Of fall made New York and Yer
tanned for round lots for fine selections 70 N iUc
has been paid. Choice diaries are IN request at y a
have been reSdil placed at 25 "a 9Oc, and II is now
difcut TO got ail lot under 2sc v h. The stock Of
bought under l2c and from that up TO 2c, including
bakers and common. Canada Butter is in mir receipt
and has been selling readily at ~ az 35c for choice ia
made and rs 10 3Oc for fair to good,
In Cheese there has been moderate demand from
tho trade at i6c for fine factory and from " % 80 for
stronger feeling In sympathy with the New York mar
k9t and prices fy lc v ID higher, with further
upward tendency IL Is now generally believed that
the stock Of ne Cheese the seaboard and to come
forward Is comparatively SMALL and that before sup
plies of can be obtained, higher range Of prices
will prevail The export demand has been quite active
ing v n.
Flour and Grsin.-The demand for Flour has
been fair, and stocks are becoming reduced. round
lot Of any leading brand is difficult TO md Medium
tbS market I found to he quite small The sales Of
medium and choice st Louis have been at 10 a. Si3,
Illinois from 40 ell So and Ohio, Indiana and Mchi-
gan white wheats from $50 20 $o5O v bbl. New pro
spring wheat extras range from l225 I'D SIS DBL
in steady demand at $50 a $3.50 for Minnesota and
$50 aD $3.50 for Milwaukee Low grades are firm but in
moderate demand We quote common western extras
at $3.50 and Western supers at 575 "a s6.25 v Dbl.
The receipts of Corn have been moderate and prices
continue to be sustained Sales of Western and south
yellow at "A "a 75c, and Western mixed at ~ "a 73c
~ bu. Oats are also quite firm. Sales q brown and
white at 81 10 Coo and choice white would bring an ad
SII0 bu shorts scarce and in demand at 26 "a s27,
and Fine Feed and Middlngs at "a "a S2s ton.
Hay and s.reVv.-Loss demand with So sales .o Of
choice at q a. S2S Ordinary sells slowly al ~ az vs.
Rye Straw dull at "a 40 S29 ton.
HOps.-M Market firm, with sales of good to prime at
other PrOduoe.-Beans firm, with sales Of medi-
ums at ESQ a S2s7 Pea Beans steady at 362 a. 1915
for choice Eastern. Yellow eye and red Kidney $50 a
1915 per bu. Canada peas 100 "a Sl6O for good 10
choice.
Eggs-Scarce, with an advance Of to &c. Sales at
AZ "a 45c per doc.
Potatoes-Prices weak. Sales of Jacksons and Early
Rose at IS n SOC per bu.
Onions-5 "a S. so per Dbl.
Appies--wcs,ern $50 a 81, Native "a sa.5O' de-
mand moderate.
Grass seeds-Clover Western, v ID, 81 "a loo, Herds
Grass, v bu $3.50 a 400, Red Top, bag, $50 D$
PrOvisiOns.-There is very good demand for
Pork Sales at | so a sl2 for prime 45O a. SIS for
mess and $3.50 a $3.50 for clear as to quality. In
Beef there is no change, with steady demand. The
sales of and extra have been at ~ $4 and
mand with sales from 81 a &C for City and Western;
Smoked Hams have been selling at Y a lSe n, ana
q % &c v ID, principally at ste v ID.
WOOL MARKET.
Business very dull. combination the part of
manufacturers has in fact been started agreeing TO
stop onehalf their machinery for ninety days, or run
half time for that period, to become binding only when
signatures representing 900 sets Of machinery OBJ
taned We do not learn of any manufacturers in this
immediate neigbbOrhOod who have signed such an a.
Ereement yet II has been freely used by them,
during the week. to bear down prices Of Wool and APP
parently with effect. We satisfied that such
combination cannot last for ninety days even If the
representatives of 900 sets of machinery obtained
for all such combinations have turned out failures-
Sales have been made during the week Of Ohio and
Penn. at 6s 20 69c New York, Western and Michigan at
co a &C. comhng 20 "a 75c super and pulled at 30 NJ
Csc y b. Total sales Of domestic 637 800 lbs.