Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-27
Boston Produce Market.

MONDAY, May d, 1874.
BUTTER-There has been steady decline in prices
since last owing to continued heavy receipts and
the tendency sstil In favor ofboyers. Receivers
anxious sell fast they oan for the butter that
IL arriving will not improve by keePing and they are
days choice lots Of New York and Vermont sold at
3lc per h. but at the close Sic ID extreme price,
and the Indications that 300 will be tho top price
before our next report. Western has been comingin
freely, and selling at palc per lb but the best
lots can now be bought at 9Oc and will probably be
lower There Is very little difference In the quality
OF Western and Eastern butter and buyers ready
10 take the former In preference " offered eo per ID
CHEFsE-Reeeivers are now working on new cheese
all the old being in dealers hands, and selling in
small way at high prices, say 7b9lse per ID. Good
new cheese is in light supply and commands l69sic
per Id, white other grades range al the way from O9
any price, and II is useless to send It here.
EG0S-Tbere has been no material change In the
price feggs since last Sales Of Eastern continue
to be made at l76lsc, Northern at l6Hl7c and West
POTATOES-The receipts have been light, and
prices rule high. Jackson Whites and Early Rose
have sold at sl.l5Rl % per bush, and the market
closes somewhat excited. Davis Seedlings Garnet
Chill and other varieties, sold at 3l .O5 per bush.
APPLES-The market continues active for dried
apples and prices very firm with sales Of good TO
choice sliced at li1l5c and qunrtercd at l3alic per
h. The supply is barely enough for the demand,
and consignments readily disposed Of. The sales
ofgTeep spp,ess are in snail TSy a. ssses per POL
sale Of maple sugar is fast drawing to Close and the
stock now here is difficult to sell at 9nl0c per To-
though some very choice lots have been sold at II
I2c, which Is the very highest range the market will
bear Syrup has been selling at T5cmsl per gal
quality, but some is now offering at coo, and SOC is
HAY AND sfRAW-Thore continues to be a scarcity
Of choice hay, and Eastern and Northern readily com
mands sTM59 per ton. Ordinary grades are selling
moderately at prices ranging from ssdp2i per ton,
10 quality. Rye straw has sold at f2i6Dl5 per ton.
GRASS sEEDS-The lobbers have had another
good week, and they expect lively trade during the
remainder Of the month. Glover rules firm at 0apl ic
per ID for round and obbing lot. including Western
and Northern, and Timothy at t2.slap3 % per bush.
Some very choice lots OF Timothy sell at s33TnJ5O
In jobblng way. Sales Of Red Top at .50H5 per
sack
FLOUR-Buyers of flour still operate very eau
tiously, and purchase only for the supply ofmmedate
wants Choice Minnesota brands are selling at tl0D
II tho best St Louis at sOnO.50, and the best Mich
igan, Ohio and Indiana white wheats at tsDs 50 per
Dbl. Medium grades are dull at fas per Dbl. =.
CORN MEAt-C0rn meal has been selling quite
| freely for the Provinces at ti,3jai.iO per Dbl.
CORN-There is no change In corn, hut the market
Is dull at 92a95e for mixed and yellow, and 75G9lc
| per bush for rejected, as TO quality.
OATs-Oats continue In fair demand at 6i973c per
bush for brown and white. and are held arm.
WOOf-The market for this staple sustains better
range Of prices than for almost any other kind OF NOR
chandse, In consequence Of the light stocks on hand
and the high prices rulngin leading foreign markets
The new California clip Is coming forward more
freely and some COCOON lbs have been sold at 3O7C
per ID, aud one very choice clip as high as zoe. The
competition at San Francisco Keeps up higher range
OF prices there than be realized here, Ohio and
Pennsylvania 1esces very scarce, and have been
so SSS e.srS o. Ne. YORK sss Name from
4saDs1c per ID. Combng wool has been In demand al
566D62c, and lot OF new unwashed Kentucky at i6s
per h. IL Is believed that wool will open at the Wes
hull per ID higher than last on account Of tn,
small stock now on the seaboard, but how manuiac
urers afford TO pay any advance not very clear
as wooden goods have been more depressed ant
unsaleablo than during the past four mouths. Their
continues % be largo movements In pulled wool %
have been sold during the week from 3555ic per 10
tho boat Eastern supers ranging frOm 52g55te.