Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-24
Markets.
BOSTON Market.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER by
Il. ID. HIBBARD,

Produce Commission Merchant 81 John Street, Boston
WEDNESDAY, April %.
Butter and Cheese.-The supply of new
butter has not been so plenty, and the down
ward tendency has received "a temporary
check Choice lots of New York and Yer
mont have been selling ut IS to Soc per h.
bat it must be IA strictly fine invoice to COM
mand the outside price and but few buyers
are willing to give over 35c. Fair to good
lots range from 80 to 34c. Choice new West
ern has been selling in "A small way ut 80 to
3ic, but very little so far has been received.
Old butter Is fast running out. A few lots
have been sold at 30 to 33c, but il is difficult
to get over 32c, except for something very
nice.
There has been more inquiry the past two
days and prices are firmer. The stock is
very small and holders are quite indifferent
about selling, except in small way to the
trade. We quote; New York and Vermont,
choice I6I to lie, fair to good Is to Ice;
Western, choice 10 to l64c, common to good
II TO l54c.
Flour and Grain.--Jobbers are purchasing
-four with more confidence than for some
time past and trade with the interior is inn
proving. The sales Of fancy Minnesota have
been at $50 to 10 so per hbl, and firm, with
some iavOrlte brands AT 1878 to ii; medium
and choice st. Louis white wheats range
from to 1880; Illinois at $50 to 8; and
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan ut 7.50 TO $50
Southern flour Is in steady demand ut $6.5O
to 10 so for common extras and choice fami-
ly. Bakers extras are quite stendy and
have been selling ut 81 to 7. so for Wisconsin,
and to S.25 for Minnesota. Low grades
are IN demand and range from $3.50 TO for
Western common extras; and $50 to for
supers.
Corn is now wanted TO meet the in
creasing demand from the Eastern trade
The sales have ha0n Mt 90 In Oh, ior reieetp1
~ to 94c for new mixed and yellow, 941 q
for extra yellow, and 80 tn 95c for old, Oats
are quite firm, with u good demand, particu-
larly the higher grades of mixed and white.
The sales have been To some extent ut 62 10
zoe for brown and white, as TO quality. In
rye tho sales have been in small lots ut 81 III
to l.l2. Shorts. fine feed and middlings
have advanced and now range from $50 Ia
80 per ton
Groceries Coffee. The sales include
iObbing lots of Java ut 20 10 25c, gold, and
3Oc, currency, for fine brown; Rio, in small
lots nj l91 to Gao, gold; Mocha 1T 20 to SOC
gold; Porto Rico at pa to 23c, gold; anC
MarHcabO at ga to csc, gold.
! Fruit, There is very little doing in Mala
81 rasins and we have only to notice SINAI
sales ut ~. SIS for layers, and 1926 to 1886 pei
| box FOR loose muscatel,. SuluIna rasinI
have been selling in small lots ut Ia
per III. smyrna figs range from ~ TO lsc
rs to quality Dates have been Hing II
jobhlng lots ut 81 To SAo; cltron at Csc; cur
rants at 6lc; and Turkey prunes Mt ~ L
| l94o per lib. Lemons have been selling II
iobbing lots at $3.50, and oranges at $50 Ia
q per box,
Molnsses. There is firm feeling, bu
with small stocks sales are limited. The
sales include Porto Rico, common and choice
at as 10 TOO, and CiuniuegOes At AZ 10 4Sc
Distilllng mOlasses is scarce dnd higher