Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-25

but the bulk Of the stock here is of "A rnher
poor quality, and II Is still difficult to place
round lots ut any reasonable figures. We
quote bay No ut 50. so to o; No . ut $50
and No ut 7 TO 7.25 per Dbl. Shore No
are held ut 10 to l2 us to quality; and No
Cat 8 to $50 per bbi. Herring are quiet,
with sales mt $50 to O per Dbl, Including
cholce shore splits ut the inside price, an in
VOICE oi Nova Scotia large splits mt SIS,
anu Labrador nj o. Box herring have been
selling ~ " to 3Oc per box for scaled. Sal
mon and alcwives are selling in small lots
at unchanged prices
Frult. In Malaga rnsins there Is very lit
We cIi'nge WIFE moderate demand. The
az a.lrS nave oech ut 80 per box for layers, and
20. 20 l0r loose muscato'. In Valencia raisns
, w s'l,'S nave been ut lie and Sutnnas ut
lol to lIc per h. In SMYRNA igs iobbiur
lots have been selling ut Gle; ritron nt ale:
prunes ri 10 to l2lc for Turkey and II to Isc
Tor French. Lemons range from 81 a. to 3
per box. including Malaga and Sicily. Nn-
pies oranges ut S5.7 per case, and Valencia
oranges ut 8 TO $50.
MOlnsses. The transactions include Dem
erara mt AZ to 53c, and small lots of Porto
Rico ut ~ to 4ic. In New Orleans molasses
inc sales have been ut 60 to CSC,
rs to quality. Sugar house mollsses is scarce
and prices nominal.
Rice. The market has been quiet and we
quote small sales ut to 73c for Carolina, 81
10 6sc Tor Rtngoon.
Sugar. Refined sugars are dull and prices
snaue easier We quote granulated ut Toe,
ana the different grades of coffee crushed Mt
Prod"ce.-Applcs. There are signs of inn
provemont, but the supply is still ample and
prices are unchanged. We quote: choice
Sl'io to =: common To good |. 2j to so. Dried
apples. There have been sales of New York
sliced ut &c, and quartercd ut 7 to Sc. The
market shows signs Of an Improvement. We
quote: Southern, quartered to &c. do sliced
to Zoe; Eastern. sliced to l0c.
Beans. Pea Northern handpicked 80. SO
to 2.6s, do Western handpicked 2.25 to $50.
do common to 2.25 medium, choice 1885
to 100, do common to good $50 to l.62;
Yellow eyes 3 to 3l21.
Butter. Buyers showed little more dis
position to operate Mt u slight concession
rom last weeks prices. Since then there
has been moderate movement, and holders
nre tribe stronger, in sympathy with the
favorable reports from New York. At one
time break seemed certain, but We think
the crisis is past, and the future is more ia
vorabe for holders, though no higher prices
are looked for. The sales have been mostly
ut 80 to 3sc including good to ch oico dairies,
with few fine lots of fall Mt 80 to 40c. Tho
l"tter Is very scarce, with hardly enough
coming IN to make u price. Western has
been selling slowly ut 90 to 32c for fair to
higher range. The supply of Western con-
tlnues to run poor. In Canada butter very
| little has been done. The best prices that
can be obtained are 81 TO 36c, which are not
satisfactory to owners.
Cheese. The market has been dull and in
| buyers iavor. We retain our outside quota
| ton ut Ice for choice Northern factory but
1t is obtained only for small lots and most
of the sales to the trade have been ut 10 to
l5lc.
Eggs. Eastern 80 to 35c. Northern 30 to
33c, Western 81 to 29c, limod 20 to 22c.
Hay and Straw. No change in the hay
market. Choice Eastern and Northern still
commands S22 to % per ton, with fair de-
| maud. Inferior grades dull. Sales of rye
straw have been ut $40.
Peas. Choice cooking $l.35 to LAO; COM
mon is to l.25.
| Potatoes. The market has been SUPPLIED
with potatoes. and prices have eased off, OK
cept for the best Jacksons, which we still
quote at 80. Etry Rose have dropped to 20
| to 75c.
Poultry. There is u large supply of West
ern poultry and the market Is depressed.
For ordinary lots of chickens and turkeys II
to l4c per lb is the range, and Ice is the top
for heavy Northern turkeys, which should
command lie. Geese dull ut 10 to lac.
Squash. Marrow $l2 TO Is, Hubbard 90
to 25 per ton.
PrGUisions.-Pork is dull and the sales
continue To arrive pretty freely from the
| West, and the market Is now well stocked
with all kinds. The sales have been mt $l6
| to 49, for prime; 81 so to % for mess; and
25 to 20 for clear and extra clear. Beef re-
mains the same aud continues in steady de-
mand. The sales have been ut 10. so to l3. so
for mess and Is to IL Tor fanny. Lard is
dull and remains unchanged. The sales
have been ut l41 to I5c for city and West
ern including steam and kettle rendered.
Dressed hogs are coming forward quite free
ly from tho West and sales at ct to 9sc.
City dressed hogs are still selling in small
lots ut l01c.
WOoL.-The market has been quite firm,
and purchases of fleece wool can only he
made ut full prices. Buyers have been quite
numerous and nearly the entire sales have
been to manufacturers, bnt there is also
more or loss speculative inquiry, and II fair
prospect for all desirable lots of fleece wool
ut IN early day.
Fleece wool continues to attract most at
tentlon; Sales of Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
tleeces from 52l to Soc per Id, mostly XXX
| fleeces ut 81 to sec. A good straight lot of
XN cannot now be bought under SOC, and
most of the stock now on hand is held high
er. Michigan 6eeccs have been sought af-
ter and the price of this description is u
shade higher. The sales include some con-
siderable lots of choice at 81, 5l1, 50 and
52ic.
Combing and dclaine fleeces continue in
steady demand The sales include $4,000
lbs. mostly Mt SO to Gee for Ohio and Penn
sylvania. Stocks are light and held quite
firm. In California wool the movement has
been very light