Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-13
Boston Produce Market.
MONDAY, May II, 1874.

MONDAY, May II, 1874.
BUTTER Receipts have been daily growing larger,
hut up 70 the present writing accumulation has
taken place, and the prices quoted last week are
stu we notice easier tendency, and
should not be surprised decline in before
our next report For New York and Vermont
choice lots 36d3sc have been obtained, and Tor fair to
good l]lD3jo per III. In iohblng way 3g0i0c has
been the range for grocery selections. We look for
free arrivals Of Western butter very soon Some very
choice lots sold at 3l0Nc per H. but further sales
could not be made at over 3p9jc for choice and 0lp
40 for ordinary There has been good deal Of talk
among butter men about the artificial butter, and
excitement has been created by sensational ar
tlcles In New York and Boston newspapers in regard
to tho materials Il Is composed Of. A mandatory
has been In operation in Camhridgeport since JRnu-
airy last aud In order to give tho public reliable in
formation about the matter we obtained permiss on
10 examine the promises and the whole process. The
building is large frame structure, situated near
the Charles river, and every thing inside and out u
neat and clean Abont twenty hands are at present
employed The works run by thirty-horse
power engine, with facilities for making four thou
sand pounds Of butter daily but at present the pro-
duction is about 300 pounds. From January to
April, eighty thousand pounds were made and sold
Pure fresh suet Is the main ingredient. Nodrty STUFF
can DO used. The suet, after being well cleaned and
trimmed, Is ground In cylinder fine lard and
put into steam vat where II Is melted and all mem
hranes and tissues separated from II. The oily mat
ter is then drawn Oh into large vessels, allowed Ia
cool, and then made into Jumps, put into q prcss
where the oil which makes the butter is squeezed out
into large troughs What remains IN the press IL
stearne, which put into candles. The OIL Olco-
morgarine, Is taken from the troughs, and put into
n
uarly ohurned by steam for about two hours AFTER
that, the churn Is emptied into canng vat with
cold water where the substance the appear
ance of butter II is then worked over on boards.
sailed and put up for market. II can be made fol
l6c per Id. Up To April i is sold at 30c and is now
selling under the name Of Pearl butter at 2jc per 10
Wholesale Chemists say that II contains all the prn
cipal constituents Of natural butter and Il not un
wholesome It is hard TO tell II from inferior ar
tice of real butter. The whole process occupie,
about twontyour hours, from the time Thu suet Il
taken from the animal untl it Is ready TO be paoket
as butter.
CIlEESE.-The market sustains a firm tone Thor,
is fair demand which takes OIL all arriving and unit
the supply increases, no decline is expected. Sale
of choice factory have been made at lG 40 l7lc and IL
0bhng Mt 7lc No &c per ID. Fair to good factory ans
dairy ranges from "a lGe per ih. skim cheese Is al
most unsaloable. 1t Is quoted nomlnally at "a e
EGGS-Reoapts are increasing and prices are OF
the decline. Yesterday, Eastern selling nj II
"a 9c, aud Western and Northern at az 10 per doz
POTATOES Supplies have been quito light AMI
prices advanced to sllO D LIS per bu. for jackson
Whites. Early Rose selling at 81 05 40 ll0. Com
mon kinds range from 90 40 81 per bushel.
ONIONs-Tho market Ia almost bare Of naty
onions and dealers arc holding at s. 40 o. per bib
Bermuda onions are beginning to cornell and sellin.
ApPLEs-Nery few green apples here and price
prices have advanced TO ~ 40 l3c for Sliced and H.
"a l24 for guartered, with firm tone.
MAPLE SUGAR ASD sYRUp-'rhe demand ha
easod of again, and 1t Is not easy 10 obtain ousid
figures. Tho stock is light, however, and receivers
not force sales The range for tubs and cakes Is loo
% per Id. Syrup is selling fairly at 70 "a 81 per gal
| Ion, rs to quality.
HOPs-Dealers are looking for az improved demand
but so far the sales have been light, and mostly a
| poe az 10 per lb though there arc some choice lot
which cannot he bought under 3jc 40 rs.
| HAY AND SrRAW-Ch0iee lots Of hay sell roadi
at k2j 40 q per ton, and extra would 20 higher. O
binary grades slow OF sale, and range mostly froI
SIS "a p per ton, as to quality. Straw is quiet at pre-
/ yiOus prices.
| GRASS sEEDS-Thore has been very dull see'
market since our last, but II is hoped that the ln
weather which appears to be setting In will start u
| trade again. Prices are the sane as last week
| WOOL,-Tha London sales now coming OF indcat
that the English market has lost Its buoyancy, an
prices have easod of Id per ID, greasy Australian
| This news has not had much effect our market o
account OF the small stock Of ne ieeces, and the fac
that there IA margin for the import OF foreign froi
that sale Some considerable wool has, however, bee
| received direct from Australia, the Cape and III
river Platte, which will give manufacturers ampl
supplies, with what Is on the way and nearly due,
| bridge over the next two months. The purchases
| wool the past week have been 2,lOOO00 lbs
and comprises considerable line Ohio and Pennsylvl
MIA leeces at b5W5Sc Michigan eeces at 5Olp5aIc Ne
Hampshire heeees ut bOD5lc, oombing and delan
1eeces from 5sapd3e 5000OOlbs Australian at 81 as
and considerable Cape at $50 per Id. New Calico
mia has been arriving freely and has been sol
from jOa3ic per lb. for the spring CLIP.