Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14

ward moro freely aud there is now II good
assortment Of leading ST. Louis brands
Lower prices looked for on family brands.
Fancy Minnesota ranges ftom SO to $40 per
bb. the latter I'm extreme price for the best
II we except favorite brands that ARE not
quotabls; white wheat St. Louis, medium
aud choice brands, Mt $3.50 toiSO per blIl,and
the latter Is now mn outside price for tho
best Illinois at $3.50 to 50; and Ohio Mich
igan and Indiana ut 1925 to $3.50, including
choice and E,vurite brands Mt the latter RATE.
Southern flour is dull and IN limited demand.
Sales Of common extras and choice lamily
ut 80 to 80 per Dbl In bakers extras there
have beOn salUs OF Minnesota ut 81 to SO Do
aud Wisconsin ut SO to 1925 per Dbl. In
low grades the sales have been NJ SO to 1913
Tor western common extras, and $3.50 to 20
per Dbl Tor supers.
The supply Of corn on the market u very
small, and rs but very littls is on the way,
prices continue to be we'll sustained The
trade arc purchasing in small lots ~ wanted
at 81 to 30 cents per bu for mixed yellow.
Tho market for oats Is unsettled, and quota
tons ARE for the most part nominal. We
quote brown and white ut rs to 85c per bu.
Rye is dull with small sales of new and old
at 81. Is to Sl.20 per bu. Shorts have been
| selling ut S2l to &22 and fine feed and mid
dlings Mt 1923 to s25 pgr ton.
Drugs and Chemicals. There has been
more demand for soda ash, with sales of
300 tons at 2Ic, gold, and none can be bot
| under 0-lGc, on spot or to arrive. Sal soda
lie. Bleaching powders 2Ec. Cream tartar
| Is firm, with sales ut 800. gold, and an up
ward tendency, Refined camphor Is dull,
and has been sold at % to 2Oc. Potato
starch, II TO "a.
Fresh Medt.-rho cool weather impaired
n tirmor tone 10 the meat market. Beef is
in good demand. Lambs meet with II ready
sale. Veals are not plenty and wanted. We
quote: Beef, hind quarters, choice, l43 to
Is, common to good 10 to IA fore quarters,
choice, to 81, common to good, to 73c per
III. Mutton, extra, o to 10, common to good
O to Sc. Spring lambs, choice, II to Is. com.
mon to fair, to l3c per Id. Veals, choice,
l2A TO 10, fair to good, 9 to ~, common, to
Sc per Id.
Groceries Coffee. There is very firm
feeling for Java aud prices continue to be
well sustained. Rio and other kinds are
, dull. The sales of Java have been in small
lots ut 2l4 to 30c for common and very
choice; Mocha at 81 to Csc; Rio ut Ia to
22c; and small lots Of Porto Rico at 20d 10
221c per Id, rs to quality.
, Molasses. quiet market, principally on
account of tho scarcity of low and medium
grades, of which the market is almost bare
Small sales of Barbados ut 47c; and Glen
iuegos Mt 45c per gal. In sugar house mo
lasses there have been further sales ut $40
per gal, and the article is very scarce ant
firm.
Rice. The market is steady and firm
y with far demand. Sales of Carolina ut g.
to 9sc Rangoon ut g. to Gle; and small
lots of Patna ut 7lc per Id.
, Sugar. Prices remain unchanged. Th
sales include fair to good refining Sagua n
8 to Size; Porto Rico fair refining ut TIC
good refining Cieniuogos at Sic; common +
fair refining Trinidad ut "a to Tic. For nc
fined sugars tho demand has fallen OIL bu
! prices remain the same. We quote powder
i ell and crushed at lie; graduated ut l0s'
}. and the different grades of coffee crushed /;
n st 10 l0ac per Id.
Other Produce. Beans. Choice medium
are in light receipt, and receivers are gcttin
L advanced prices, sales having been made
8 80 10 to 80 90 per bu. while u higher rang
. is looked Tor. Pea beans are II little firme
n in sympathy with mediums, and sales hay
>. been mostly ut so to $500 por bu, vii
IL fine northern ut 1910. Yellow Eyes 81
s mostly ut 1918 per bu.
e. Eggs. Northern, ~ to %; Eastern, %
10 "a.
= Hay and Straw. For the choicest grad
70 OF hay there has been Il fair demand, wi
Id sales ut 1874 to S26 per ton; but all the lON
or grades move slowly at prices almost non
inal. Rye straw is in good request ut S22
1923 per ton.
ne Hops dull at Is to 25c for 1873, and 10
s. I5c for 1872.
II Onions. bermuda, 81 per bill.
=, Potatoes. A fair supply of potatoes CO
VI tinues TO be received from sources in ii
vicinity and prices rule steady. with sales
In 80 to 50 25 per Dbl These figures are col
:, sidered low and shippers in the country a
holding back rs much ms possible, but We
u not think they will gain much by it.
N WOOL MARKET.
w There is more or less speculative inquir
O. but ut prices which holders would not listt
n. 10. Our market is in fact steady and tir
/. for all desirable lots of wool-the domesi
Nc clip is rapidly going into consumption-al
n parties who looked for lower prices will
st disappointed.
III The price of fleece wool has not vari
since the now clip began to make its appea
ance. Medium y an'f XX Ohio fleeC
~ have been selling ut SO and $50 per III, NJ
n. for some choice lots of NIX the latter pri
N has been refused The transactions in Oh
l1' and Pennsylvania nceces embrace 49, @
nc lbs the past week, including all grades. XXX
I'd and picklocks selling ut AZ to Coo per Id.
er Michigan heeces the sales have been print
RI paly at 40 to ole per Id, and ut the clio
-, manufacturers appeared more disposed
" purchase largely of all kinds of fleece VIC
Wy vt current rates, aS it is evident that prC
he now are us low Us they are likely to be
of soma time to come.
a For delane and combing selections the
w. w. is u decidedly tirmcr feeling, though coar
ne western is dull and neglected. We won
he not he surprised to see the best lots of d
IT, mestc combing soon up to 65c per h. &c
,os siderable has been sold Mt 60 to 62c per
20 and the latter price has been offered
eu choice lots deliverable through August n
IT, September and declined.
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