Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-04

rejected tubs. Shippers stand ready TO take
sound lois at 90 to Gle.
Cheese; The trade are now paying 1874 TO
llc per u Tor choicr factory lots that last
week sold ut 10 to l3lc. Buyers have come
up To this point very reluctantly, hut tho
prices ruling IN the country made nm nd
vance necessary, and the indications nre
that II still further rise here will he needed
to move the stock ut liny profit No sound
cheese sells umler l2c per IT, aud very few
sales ri less than he.
Flour and Gutn-'Tho market for flour
remains about the same. Now flour comes
forward freely and there is good supply of
NIL kinds with inir demand from iObhcrs.
There is no disposition, however, To stock
up To any extent, aud the trade ARE still NOV
Ing cautiously. notwithstanding the compar-
MiVrly low prices now current. Most kinds
oi white wheat flour have rascd off about
25o per bhl during the week Choice Mich
igan and Indiana brands ARE selling prlnci-
pally ut G75; choice Illinois flour ut to
$50, and for st. Louis 3 to so per bb ARE
outside figures with few exceptions. Very
far white wheat flour can he bought from
to 9 25 per bbl, and the market has settled
down on low figures. The sales have been
ut 8 to 10 per bill for fancy Minnesota
brands. choice brands of this description sell
ing from Q to 10; white wheat st. Louis,
medium and choice brands, ut 6.2j to $50,
aud few lrvOritu brands from S.75 to 8 per
Dbl Illinois at Ia $50; and Ohio, Indiana.
aud Michigan ut 9 TO O.75 per bill very good
brands selling ut the latter rate, and 7 to
1925 is obtained only for u few f;tvOritu
brands. southern flour is quiet ut to o per
bbl for common extras and choice family.
Bakers extras nrc quiet and in moderate de-
mand. Minnesota extras range from $50 to
$50; aud Wisconsin mt q to 6.25 per hbl.
Low grades are in moderate demand for tho
Provinces with sales ut to for common
extras; and 4. 80 to 8 per Dbl for supcrs.
The market for corn is steady and firm
with small receipts and II reduced stock. The
sales have been ut 80 to 93c per bu for mixed
and yellow. The market for oats has be-
come quite steady, with II fair demand The
supplies OF new received So Tar have been
mostly mixed, and white are scarce and
wanted. The sales have ranged from 80 to
6jc per In for brown and mixed, as to qualI-
| ty. Choice white would bring 6 to 6jU per
bu In rye small sales ut 90 To 95c per bu.
| Shorts have been selling mt p so to "a; and
fine feed and mlddhngs at 2i to 26 per ton,
Groceries. --CoT"e: The market for all
| kinds of coffee has been quiet, and the ten
drncy OF prices is in favor of buyers, al
though Java is still held in few hands and is
| not offered at any concession. Tho trade are
purchasing very sparingy and we quote
| sales of Java at % tn 81, very choice brown
go to Boz; Mocha ut 271c; Rio ut is to 20c;
! Porto Rico at zoe; and Maracabo ut lSt to
Ole per Id, all gold.
Dyewoods: The market for St. Domingo
| lugwood is quiet hut firm. We quote 81 so
to - per ton. st. Domingo fustiC is scarce
and wanted at 30 per ton.
Fruit: The market for Malaga raisinS is
firm and layers are II shade higher. We
quote layers ut 1925 to $3.50 per box. and
loose Muscatel ut 800 In Sultana rlisins
the sales have been small ut llI to ljc per
Id. Smyrna figs are selling ut 1877 to lie per
lib, us to quality. Dates range from u to Sc,
with fair jobbng demand. African peanuts
| at $50 to l.G0; and Southern do ut to 1914
per bu, US to quality. Lemons have been in
| fair jObbimg demand ut 80 To 10 per box.
| Turkey prunOS are selling at llIc; citrOm ut
20c for English and L"ghOrn; and currhnts
at &c per III.
MolaSsrs GroccrS are not purchasing cX-
cept in n small way, and for boiling aud dis
tilling purposes there is very little offering.
| The sales include Barbados ut 47c. and
Trinidad mt l2c per gal.
| Rice: With the advent Of the new crop
the tendency of the market is to lower rates.
Small lots of Carolina have been sold st 8 to
SIC; Rangoon ut 90 to 6lc; and Patna ut 7ic
per ID.
Sugar: There is n better feeling and
prices are 1c higher all round, fair to good
refining ut the close selling at 81 to Ssc per
| lb. Refined sugars are firm and have been
| in demand We quote powdered and crush
ed at lie; gramuIalcd ut l0Sc: and the diller
ent grades of coffee crushed at 81 to l0lc per
Id, rs 10 quality.
Other Produce.-Bcans: The bean mar
kct has been decidedly dull. and mediums
have been difficult to place ut 81 per bu. Pea
have also cased oft II little, with sales ut . .25
to 262 per bu. Yellow eyes scarce and nom
mally unchanged. We quote: Pea. North
crn, H. p. per bu, {. 50 TO 2G2I do Western
ii. p, 2.25 to ! 60; Ito common , to 2.25
medium. choice % to ?; do common to
good l.50 to 100; Yellow eyes 3.G2 to 3.75.
Eggs: Prices settled down lc per doZ ear
ly in the week, with sales of Eastern ut 2lc,
and Northern at 23i per doz, and these are
the top figures for large lots.
Green Apples: The market is well sup
plIcd with apples and sales have been most
ly ut so to $50 per Dbl, with some very
choice red ut 3.
Hay and straw; Old hay is in liberal re-
cCipt and recent extreme prices are not full
~ sustained. Choice Eastern has been sold
ut S2i, and ii is difficult 10 get over % for
best Northern. There is II large supply of
inferior grades aud prices take wide range.
Hops \ round lot could not be placed ut
over 25c per h. The tone of the market Is
not so strong but the indications are favor.
able for II comparative high range of prices
next season. The first bale of new hops
growth of 1874, was receive in this city last
week Tuesday We quote: Good to prime,
1873, per Id, 25c; do 1872, 10 to 20.
Peas: Canada good to choice, Ito to
l.20; do common 9jc to 81.
Potatoes: The market has been well sup
piled with potatoes. with sales at LIS to
per bbl, and Gj TO zoe per bu.
PtroieHn.-rhe demand for refined pc
troluum is gradually increasing and prices
are II shade irmcr. We continue to quote
large and small lots ut IL TO l2c per GAL
bblS extra, with sales mostly in II small way.
Naptha is getting scarce and is firm ut II to
ll4c per gal for 20 gravity. Crude has been
advancing.
Py0riSiORS.-rhurc is no chance to notice
in the pork market. Demand steady but
moderate, and the sales have been ut S2l to
% for prime; 81 To 81. 80 for mess; and 26 to
% per bhl for clear and extra clear, as Ia
| quality. Beef remains quite scarce and
steady, with sales at Il to 10 for mess and
extra mess, and II to $50 per bhl for ftmi-
ly. Lard is dull and sales could only be
forced Mt some concession. The transactions
include small lots mt l5l to l6Ac per lib fOl
city ard Western, including steam and ket-
tie rendered. Smoked hams arc in steady
demand mt 10 to l44c per 10, rs TO quality
City dressed hogs are selling ut l0c per lb.
Cutncats arc IN fair demand mt steady prices.
WOOL MARKET.
The market has been steady and firm will
n fair demand from manufacturers, and full
prices have been readily obtained for all de-
siruhlG kinds. A large portion of the West
ern clip has already come forward, receipts
ut this point having fallen off materially and,
while holders are still willing to meet the
market mt the current rates, there is no pres
sure to sell, us II very confident feeling pre-
walls that better prices will be realized later
in tho season.
Pulled wool Is very scarce and sold close
up, and the supply of foreign sheep skins has
become almost exhausted. There is none
here in importers hands, and in New York
the stock is also very mnch reduced. Tho
machinery of the country is, in fact, running
almost exclusively on domestic fleece and
pulled wool, aud ut the present rate of con-
sumption the supply is disappearing quite
, rapidly.
The principal demand the past week has