Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-11
Boston Market.
Reported for the VERMONT FARuRR by
A, ID, RID.
Produce Commission Merchant,2l John Street, Boston.
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Produce Commission Merchant 2l John Street. Boston.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8.
Flour and Grdin.-Tho market has been
dull for Flour, but prices continue to be
sustained. Common extras have been moro
sought after than any other description
There is, however, no pressure TO sell ut any
concession, and present low prices are likely
to be sustained. The sales of fancy Mime
sofa brands have been Mt $3.50 to $50 per
Dbl, choice brands ranging from 8 to 8. so
white wheat ST. Louis, including common
and choice brands, mt SIS to 8, and u few
well known brands % to SOC per Dbl higher;
white wheat Illinois at 5.75 to Z; and Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan Mt 5. so to 6, and Il fe W
well known brands ut 6.25 to 6 so per Dbl.
Southern flour is quiet ut to $50 per Dbl
for common extras and choice family. In
bakers extras the sales have been at g. so to
9 for Minnesota and $50 TO 6. rs for Wiscon-
sin. Common extras continue in demand ut
8 to $50 per Dbl; and Western supers ut
.25 to AIS per Dbl.
The market remains quite steady for corn
The sales of new mixed and yellow have
been ut 92 to 9ic per bu. Old corn is NOM
inally y6 to 08c per bu for mixed and yellow
The arrival of oats have been considerable
but the market is still quite firm. The sales
of No. mixed and No. 3 white have been
ut GO TO zoe per bu; rejected ut 65 to &c, and
No. white ut re.
Shorts have been selling at 1874 to "a. so; ;
fine feed ut 26 to 27i and middlings mt % to
80 per ton, rs To quality.
Groceries. -Coifee. The sales of Java
have been mt "a to zoe, gold, rs to quality;
Mocha ut % to 29c, gold; Rio Mt IA to zoe,
gold; Maracaibo ut 6to zoe, gold; and Porto
Rico mt Is to l91c, gold.
Drugs, Dyes and Chemicals. Bleaching
powders are shade firmer, with sales most
ly Mt S2,70, currency from store. Sal Soda
is n little easier, offering mt $l.70, gold, to
arrive, and pic, currency on the spot, with
considerable on the way, caustic soda is
quiet nj Sc, gold; bicarb is quiet, ut sc, gold,
tor English, and Ate, currency for American.
Refined camphor is tirmer and higher, with
sales ut 20 to 29c per Id. Cream Tartar is
lower, with sales ut IS to 354c, gold. Sicily
crude birthstone has been selling IN lots
from II recent import, ut S32 to 40 per ton.
Castor oil is in fair demand at Is to lie per
ID, currency. Shcllac is selling at rs to S5c
for second quality and DC.
The fish trade has been quite dull. Cod
fish. being IN light stock, are firmly held Mt
S. so to 575 per qtl for large Grand Bank,
and SIS TO @ for Georges. Small Goldfish
scarce and nominal The sales Of Nova
Scotia Goldfish have hecn at 5.75 for bank
ard 6.25 for shore. Mackorel. We quote
bay No ut $50 TO 0; No. 9 ut $50 to 8 /;
and No. ut 7 to 1895 per Dbl. Large No. 3
are scarce and worth almost as much rs
2's. Shores range from 10 to ~, rs to quail
~; and good No. are held ut 8 to $50 per
Dbl, with some inferior lots Offering lower
Smoked herring sell slowly at 30 to SOC per
Dbl for scaled. We quote medium and
choice salmon at $2l to % per tierce, but no
sales Of Importance. Alewives quiet at to
4.25 per Dbl.
Fruit. The stock on hand is quite moder-
ate for tho season and prices are steady.
The sales have been at 80 for layers and
Oper box for loose museatOl. In Valen.
ella ralsins sales mt lilo, and Sultana at l71c
per ID. Citron sells at 32c for Leghorn /;
cnrrants 6ic; prunes at l94c for turkey and
10 to l64 for French. Peanuts are easier.
African are selling In jobbing lots ut 81 25
TO lao; and Southern ut It's to 2 per bu.
Lemons range from 80 to $50 for Malaga
and to per box for Sicily.
Sugar. Refined sugars have been in fair
demand, with sales of powdered at 1910
graduated at l0ac; and the different grades
Produce, Apples. Choice SI.75 to 2;
common to good 1875 to $50. Dried apples,
Southern, quartered, to &c. sliced TO lee.
Beans. Tho sales of choice mediums have
been Mt Sl.90 to 1895. Pea are quiet and
steady Mt 2.25 10 ESQ. with occasional fancy
lots at 2.62. Yellow eyes are coming in n
little more plentier, and selling ut to 3.l24
Butter, There continues TO be a scarcity
of fine fall butter and sales have been made
Mt 40 to 42c, but Ale is an extreme price for
strictly prime lots of Vermont, aud very lit
tie on the market brings more than 4Oc per
lib. The trade are running mostly on New
York and Vermont straight diaries ut SO to
3Sc, aud ut these figures there is n moderate
movement. Good 10 choice Western is SO
ing ut % TO sec, with occasional hne lots