Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16


Vermont butter sells under 35c per IN.
There las been more inquiry for western
h.ll, and salds haoe been made ns hjgh "a
30 to &c per Id, but very little of This kind
comes here, aud the sales of western have
Weh mostly at % TO 32c per III. So far,
the demand has been equal To tho supply,
aud desirable lots are still wanted nj orr
outside quotations; but dealers are INCLINED
To hold OIL on medium grades, and the gene |
raj opinion Is that prices are fully high |
enough for a healthy trade.
Cheese Choice factory, per lib, IS to l5i
fair 10 good, II 10 l4ic. Wostern-choice
factory, l4I to Isl; fair to good, 10 to lac
per Id.
Flour and Grain.-Flour. Amer an ac-
tive market for some weeks past, trade has
become comparatively quiet, and the trans
actions have been rather limited. In prices
no material change. The stool. is now ac-
cumulating, but supplies OF some Of the tie
sirnble brands are still sold up close. New
spring wheat extras have been arriving
more freely, and for desirable brands Of
Wisconsin and Minnesota prices are rs to
Soc per Dbl lower Fancy Minnesota brands
are still quite scarce aud firm The sales o.
fancy Minnesota brands have been quito
brisk ut TO 10, and tho latter is now an ex-
treme price, with few exceptions; white
wheat st. Louis, medium aud choice brands,
ut 6.25 TO o; Illinois nj 6.25 10 g. and Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan ut to 7 per Dbl, with
but few brands that command over 615.
Southern flour II quiet mt 5.25 to 6.75 per
bbl for common extras aud choice family.
Bakers extras are dull and sales at q to for
Minnesota, and $50 to 600 per Dbl for WIS
consn. In common western extras the
sales have been to some extent mt 5.25 to
5.75; and western supcrs ut 4.5O to AS per
Dbl.
The receipts of corn have been small.
Prices are firm and yellow Is quite scarce.
The sales have ranged from to 1903 per bu
for mixed and yellow. Oats: The sales
have ranged from 90 to $40 per bu Tor mix
ed and white, and rejected ut So to SOC per
bu. In rye the sales have been in small
lots ut to Los per bu. Shorts at S25 10 20
per ton. Fine feed and middings are scarce
and nominally mt S2S TO 80 per ton.
Fresh Meat. - We quote Beef, hind
quarters, choice, IA to l4Ac, common to good,
to l2c; fore quarters, choice, "a TO &c.
common to good. to &c per ID. Mutton,
extra, y to III, common to good, 10 &c per
Id. Spring lambs, choice, 10 10 IL, common
to fair, Ito &c per Id. Veals, choice, IL to
lac, fair to good, to l0c, common, &c
per Id.
Groceries. - Coffee: There is consdera-
able inquiry for jobbing lots of Java coffee,
but all spther kinds are dull and have been
IN limited demand. In prices no material
| change.
| DOO"OOuS' W. QuOlc Dl. Log
wood ut SOP to %; st. Domingo Fustic
scarce and wanted at 25; Lima Wood rs;
and Sapan Wood 55 per ton.
Fruit: There is II irmer feeling for NAL
aga ralsins, mt SO TO 3.05 for layers, and $50
To 3.55 per box for loose musciltel. In Val
eneia raigins SAFES ut l0tc, aud new Sultana
| rilisins ut l5Ac per Id. In citron sales at "a
to 35c per ID Tor Leghorn and English
Dates "a to Sc, and currants &c per H.
Lemons have been selling ut 81 for Malaga,
and 0 10 10 for Sicily,
MOlasses: Market quiet and no sales of
amy Importance since our last, Tho trans
actions include Barbados, understood II
shade under SOC; CienIuUgos at 46c; and
small lots of choice Porto Rico ut 60 to 65c
per gal. There is considerable inquiry for
low grades for Canada, but the stocks of
both low and medium grades arc small.
Sugar house molasses is scarce,
Sugar: Market quite firm No sales have
been made us yot over 81 To &c for fair and
good refining grades, but there is no good
now offering under DC. and very little to bG
had ut that price. Refined sugars ARE firm
and have been in demand. We quote pow
dered ut lice; graduated at lie; and the
different grades of coffee crushed mt 81 to
l0Sc.
Other Produce.-Apples The market is
well supplied and rather slow ut quotations /:
Choice, per bbl. 81 TO $50; common to
good, $50 to LIS.
A few lots of southern dried apple have
been received, and the market opens with "a
moderate demand ut the following quota
tions; Chartered, per Id, 60 to 71c Sliced
to lie.
Beans We notice further sales of med-
um mt 50, which is the lowest price for
choice lots, and some receivers are asking
POS per bu. Pea and yellow eyes are quiet
ut previous prices. We quote: Pea, north
ern III 7, per bu, $50 to 3.62; do, western IL
L, 2.25 TO $50; ds. common, , to 2,25; me-
dunn, choice. > to 2.05; do common TO good,
$50 to Log; yellow eyes, 2.75 TO 3.
Eggs: The market has ruled steady, with
sales mostly at 25 to 2Gc per doz. We quote :
Eastern, 25 to 26; northern 81 to 25; west
ern, Is To -; Island. "a to 25.
Hay and Straw: Choice new hay meets
with ready sale ut 1928; sOmc grades OF old
would bring 81 to % per ton, but rather
scarce. Rye straw is wanted at $95 per
ton.
Hops: Choice new eastern are selling at
30 to 35c in round lots, and % to 4OI per III
in jObbing parcels. At these rates there is n
far demand and II firm tone. We quote
Good TO prime, 1874, per ID, 80 to 40c; 1873,
20 to Csc; 1872, IL to l5c.
Onions: Per Dbl =. so to-2.75.
Potatoes: There has been good de-
mand for potatoes, and sales of jackson
whites and Early Rose have been made ut
|
the close. Peerless and other common va
rietes are coming in and selling ut SO TO 55c
per bu.
Peas: Choice cooking, 1875 to 40; COM
mon, los TO Ito.
I1trOieUm.- demand for refined has
increased and an advance of about lc per
gal over current rates in September is es-
tablIshcd. The sales have been at III to
l21c per gal bbls extra, but Boston rcfiners
| rni tn sal lnrU TrS lots do,
l2c. There have been further sales of case
oil Mt lac per gal, tins included, and rein.
ers are now firm mt lie per gal. The lowest
price named for 80 gravity naptha is l2c pei
gal, and small sales have been made ut I2Ic
Crude ut Titusvillc is quoted Mt Los pei
Dbl.
Provisions. The market for pork
remains quiet. The sales have been con.
fined to small lots and we quote prime nj
| 1880 to 20; mess mt $3.50 to "a and clear
and extra clear mt 20 to 81 per Dbl. Beef
remains the same, aud continues in steady
demand. Tho sales of mess and extra mess
! have been Mt II to l6; and family extra ut
II to IL. so per Dbl. Lard has been in mod
crate demand with sales OF city and western
including steam and kettle rendered, ut IL
to Isle per Id. Smoked hams have been in
moderate demand ut - TO lIc per H. fol
Boston and western. City dressed hogs arc
selling ut l0c per lib. In cutmeats no mate.
rial change, and the demand has been quite
moderate.
WOOL MARKET.
Another dull week IN the wool trade
Manufacturers still feel quito discouraged
about tho sale of goods and are very gener
ally stopping portion of their machinery
or reducing tho hours of labor. 1t is be-
llGved that % per cent of the production oI
goods in New EnglaNd will be- stopped, un.
less the market improves. and we can
scarcely look for any decided improvement
now when manufacturers feel so disappont-
cd with tho result of the business so far
The fact Is manufacturers have been look.
ing forward to the fall trade too hopefully
have expected too much, and ~ usual their
expectations have not been realized. Com
pared with other branches of industry, wool
lens stand well, and if the production is cur
tailed to tho extent now anticipated, the
surplus stock must soon disappear The