Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-02
BOSTON Market.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER by
A. ID. HIBBARD,

Produce Commission Merchant.2l John Street, Boston,
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30.
BUtter and Checse.--Buttcr: There has
been an increased demand during the week, |
and under the influence of light receipts and |
the high iatcs paid in the country, prices |
have advanced TO &c per Id. Several lots |
of Vermont September made were received |
this week and quickly disposed of ut 80 to |
SIC per ID; and the indications are that fine |
TALL butter will command high prices during |
the next two or three weeks. Straight New |
York and Vermont choice dairies sold mt "a |
TO 35c, aud few with September ends were
taken ut 36c per Id. Fair to good lots COM |
mand 30 TO 33c. and 30c is the bottom price
for the poorest Vermont butter on the mar
ket. For choice fresh western 30 to 32c has
been obtained, and strictly fall made will
command 33c per Id. Common to fair west
ern is held ut 26 to 2Sc, but it does not move
easily, ms It is too high for bakers and not
good enough for the trade.
Cheese: We cannot quote any advance
in prices but there is II irmer tone and il is
pretty certain that II higher range will be
established Tor August make Most of tho
stocl: now Offering is July make, and selling
at l3l TO l4c per lb, with medium quality ut
~ to 49,.
Drugs. Dyes and Chemicals. Caustic soda
is held ut SIC, gold, but the demand is light,
and offers II shade under would not be rrfus
I.SJ
gold; bicarb is selling at 5!c, gold, for En-
glish, aud 43c. currency, for Chamberlin's
American. Refined cnnphOr is dull and in
moderate demand at % to 2Sc per ID; Coch-
meal plenty and dull aud sales limited ut As
to SOC, gold, for Honduras; Cream Tartar,
with favorable adviceS from abroad, contin-
ues to he held quite firm, with sales Mt sac,
gold. Potato starch is still held ut Sc per ID,
but with the near approach of new crop,
| buyers operate cautiously and purchase only
in small lots, us II considerable decline is
looked Tor.
Flour and Grdin.-Flour. Prices rule
full 50 per Dbl lower than last year on all
white whcats and fancy Minnesota brands
and 81 per Dbl lower on all low grades, and
| buyers are stocking up with confidence, as it
is believed that prices are now rs low rs they
| are likely To rule any time during the sea-
| son. Desirable brands of fancy Minnesota
arc very scarce, and notwithstanding the
large receipts of other kinds for some weeks
past, stocks generally are sold up quite close.
The sales OF fancy Minnesota brands have
been at 80 to 10 per Dbl, the latter price for
iavOritc brands, with few exceptions that
go up TO higher figures; white wheat st.
| Louis from 6.25 to o, leading brands now
firm mt to O; white wheat Illinois nj IS
to 8; and Ohio, Indiana and Michigan ut
to per Dbl. favorite brands selling from
G.75 To 7 per hbl. Southern flour is firm ut
choice family. In bakers extras the sales
have been nj to g 25 per bbl for Wisconsin,
and $50 to for Minnesota, Il few flvorite
brands of the latter selling ut an advance ON
Z. In low grades considerable sales for the
Provinces 1T 5.25 to 5.75 for common extras
and 40 to i,15 per Dbl for supers.
The market for corn is not quite SO firm,
but no material change III prices to notice
| The sales have been rather limited for some
| days, and we quote | .03 to | .06 per bu for
mixed and yellow. The receipts have been
moderate and stocks are small. Oats are
firm and have been in fair demand. Prices
range from o. to re per bu for brown and
white, the latter price for No. |. In rye
the sales have been small ut | to LOS per bu.
Feed of all kinds is scarce. We quote
shorts ut 1927 to %; fine feed ut 90 to 30; and
middlings nominally 30 to IS per ton.
Groceries. - Coffee: Market quite firm,
with n steady but moderate demand The
sales comprise small lots of Java at 90 to
274c, gold. and very choice brown ut 2s to
5Oc; Mocha at q to 274c, gold; Rio ut l54
to 2lc. gold; Maracaibo mt II to Gle, gold
and Porto Rico ut ls to Zoe per Id. gold.
MolaSses; There is very firm feeling
for molasses, with Il good demand for low
and medium grades for export and consump-
ton. The better qualities are in moderate
request but held firm. The transactions in
clude small lots of Porto Rico at AZ To CSC
small sales OF Sagua ut 36c; and Port Spain
at Ale per gal. Sugar House molasses held
mt 35c per gal.
| Rice: The market is quiet for rice and
| the sales have been small lots of Carolina ut
to 74c Rangoon ut 81 to 81; and Patna ut
! 7tc per Id.
Sugar: The market for sugar is very firm
mt the recent advance, but sales are restrict
| rI ON account of the small stocks Offering.
We quote fair to good refining ut 81 to SIC
| per Id. Refined sugars are in demand and
refners ARE sold close up. We quote crush
al and powdered at llac; graduated ut He
and the different grades of coffee crushed ut
81 To l0sc per III.
Other Produce. Apples: Choice sound
apples command 2,25 per Dbl, and are in
better demand, but there is n large supply Of
inferior kinds which sell slowly at ut | to /. so
per Dbl.
Beans: The sales Of choice mediums
have hecn mostly mt | .95 per bu, with few
desirable lots of new at ,. Pea sell slowly
| NJ go to 2.62 per bn, rs TO quality. Ii Is
dltllcult to get over 3 per bu for yellow
eyes.
Eggs: There has 6een short supply of
| fresh eastern, and the market has ruled firm
nj 25c To 26c per ,lOz. The hest northern
sold ut 25c, but lots not strictly choice sold
| at % to PIE.
Hay and Straw: New hay is coming 10
hand IN good condition. Rye straw has been
In better demand. We quote: Ilay-choice
northern, S24 to 25; choice eastern, % to "a F;
| lar To good, 10 10 20; inferior, 10 to 10 ;
western choice, % to "a; swalc, 0 to IL.
Slmw-rye, 10 to 90; oat, IL to I2 per ton.
Hops; There Is Il fair demand Tor new
eastern, .wnh sales OF consignmenls 80 Ia
Soc' and jobbing lots ut 30 to 40c per ID. Old
hops dull.
Onions Per Dbl, 2.75 to 800.
Potatoes: 65 TO zoe for Early Rose.
PROVISIONS. -POrk: Stocks arc light but
the demand continues to be confined to
small lots mt 1880 to 90 for prime; "a to
24.5O for mess; and 20 to 81 per bbl for clear
anu extra clear, MS TO quality. Beet remains
INC same aud has been in steady demand Mt
VA to 10 for mess and extra mess and II
to 1850 per Dbl for family extra. Lard Is
hrm and continues in fair demand, with
sales Mt l5l 10 l0c per lb for city and west
ern, including steam and kettle rendered.
Smoked hams have been in fair demand
and remain quite steady, with sales ut 10 To
lac per ID for city and western. Dressed
hogs arc selling at l04c per lii. Cutmeats
nre selling ut liz to l2ic per ID, ms to quail.
ity.
WOOL MARKET.
Both buyers and sellers appear to be quite
indifferent about operating. and very
slight difference in price has interfered with
large transactions. Manufacturers arc NOV
ing very cautiously, and complain that the
movement In goods rs yet falls considerably
short OF expectation. so much so that there
Is more or less talk about stopping machin-
cry. To what extent this Will be carried
out remains TO be seen, but Il has had as yel
no effect on prices of Wool, rs il is believed
that under any circumstances sufficient
amount Of machinery will keep running TO
consume all the available supplies Of wool
now in the country The markets abroad
are still quite firm and there is no margin