Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30
Boston Market.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER by
n, ID. HIBBARD.
Commission MCrchant.2l John Street. Boston.
WEnNESnA Oct %

WEDNESDAY, Oct. %.
Butter and CheeSe.--Stocks have accumu.
lated considerably the past two weeks, and
there is decidedly easier feeling all round
with light demand from the trade. The
principal receivers are not forcing sales and
refuse To accept lower prices, but the pre-
vailing opinion is that present figures cannot
be maintained If receipts do not materially
fall of. Most of the butter here. however.
was bought at high prices in the country,
and owners will makea determined effort to
prevent II break. There have been sales of
New York and Vermont fall lots at 80 to
40c, and some selections mt II higher range,
but the extreme figures current two weeks
ago are not easily realized. Summer diaries
have been selling Mt 35 to $50, and these fig
ures cover the bulk of the transactions, but
at the close buyers are not willing to give
3Sc except for II very choice lot. A large
portion OF the butter received tho past two
weeks has been summer make, and if any
decline takes place it will be on these grades
Western is coming in little more freely,
but the stock is still comparatively light.
Fine fall is scarce and commands IS TO Bic,
AVID medium % to SEC per Id, with sales of
the latter mostly at % to SOC.
Cheese.-Tho market retains all the
strong features previously reported. The
best late made cheese is now firmly held mt
l61c, and buyers have hegn operating freely
ut l51 to Ice per lib. The bottom price for
any kind is lac, and il would be difficult to
buy n lot of sound cheese under l0c per lb.
Shippers have been buying in New York Mt
l6 to 1910, and most OF the September make
has been bought up in the country Mt l6c per
ID.
Flour and Grain.-There is quite a
furry in the flour market. Some Western
mills have presumed TO sell direct to jobbers
in lots of rs and so barrels, which has brok-
en- down prices from p5 TO so cents per bar
rel. The large receivers, out of whose pro-
fits this reduction comes, feel aggrieved, and
will not buy OF these mills which have been
so audacious and the trade is consequently
very unsettled. Choice st. Louis brands that
last year were selling Mt Sl0.50 to Sll per
Dbl can now be obtained from 81. so TO 50;
the prices of leading Michigan brands have
declined from $3.50 to 80, last year to So
TO G. so the present rates and there is II gene
raj falling off of from 81. so to SO per Dbl on
all white wheats. Even nj these low prices
buyers have no confidence and will carry rs
small stock us possible while their local
trade is interiered with. Fancy Minnesota
-four is about the only description that has
remained steady during the past few weeks.
Flour is controlled by u few leading houses.
Prices range from SO to $3.50 per bill, and
few iavOrite brands 90 up to SlO white
wheat ST. Louis ranges from IS to 50, with
some iavorite brands ut an advance on the
latter rate, but while flvorite brands keep
up ut comparatively high figures, others
equally rs good that are scattered so freely
by tho mills, are selling mt SOC TO 8 per Dbl
less; Illinois white wheats range from 80 to
81; and Ohio, Indiana and Michigan from
1918 TO $3.50 por bbl. In Southern flour
very little has beeu done. We quote COM
mon extras and choice family ut SO. rs to 50
per Dbl, with II few lavorite brands ut AN nd
vance on the latter rate. Minnesota extras
nra Inll aud from TX EO IN ~ and
Wisconsin extras from 1925 to 1918 per
Dbl.
The market for corn is not 50 firm. The
receipts have been quite small and our stock
in elevators Is gradually falling oil, leaving
u comparatively small supply to meet the
wants OF the trade. The sales of mixed and
yellow have heen Mt 90 to 81. oil per bushel
Some new Western corn has been received,
aud prices range from 80 to 99c per bushel
Oats are firm and have been in better re-
quest ut improved prices. The sales of mixed
and No. 2 white, have been at go to Gle per
bushel and rejected ut IS to 500 per bushel
Oats inspecting No. | come along very spar
ingly and the price of this description Is
nominally GO TO Gle per bushel. In rye small
sales Mt 81 TO $l,05 per bushel. Shorts have
been selling ut S24 to 25 and fine feed and
middlings are scarce and nominally $2s to
80 per ton.
Fresh Meat. - We quote Beef, hind
quarters, choice, IA to l4Ic, common to good.
TO lee; fore quarters, choice, "a to DC,
common to good. TO 90 per ID. Mutton,
extra, Q to 10, common to good 9 10 Be per
10. Spring lambs, choice. to lO4, common
To fair, 0 to 6c per ID. Veitls, choice, IL to
lac, fair to good, 8 to lOc, common,
to lie per Id.
GrOcerteS.-COffec. Tho plarket is very
firm for coffee and prices are higher and
tending upward. The stock Of Java is small
and controlled by few hands, with sales at
2i4 to 800 per ID for common and very
choice, gold; Rio Is iirmer. with sales at l5A
TO 2lo per ID, gold; Mocha ut 264 to 27c,
gold, with small sales Maracaib0 ut ls4 to
2 le, gold and Porto Rico at 10 to 9Oc per
Id, gold.
Fruit. Malaga raisins are scarce and firm.
No direct receipts rs yet but supplies are
near at hand. We quote sales OF layers nj
80 10 $50; and loose Muscated at $500 q