Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-23

Old butter is moving slowly, but holders ara
rot forcing sales, because they think Il will
90 better In u week or two. Prime lots still
command "a to Csc, but they are quite scarce
and most Of the sales have been ut is To ooc
inferior grades for bakers use have been
selling at 10 to l6c, and considerable guam
tity changed hands Mt the outside price.
Canada Peas. Choice cooking 81 rs IN
80. common LOS to l.l0
Sneese; IIo receipts for tho week have
usen lOSb boxes. Sales Of choice factory
continue to he made ut 10 to l8Ic, in lots ns
wanted by the trade. with no indications of
change. We notice that the season for
new cheese has opened Mt Little Falls, N.
l., with sales Mt 10 10 l3c. IL these figures
are sustained, prime old cheese will 20 ont
at good prices. g. '
Eggs. Supplies from the North have been
coming IN quite freely the past three DAYS.
and prices have rapidly declined. Yester,
day Northern and Eastern were selling AT
~ TO slc, and the market closes with a fur
ther downward tendency
Grass Seeds. The market for Glover enc.
tains very strong tone. and the advance
previously noticed is well maintained There
have been further sales of Western nj ia To
l2c, and the best lots are held ut l2Ic. New
YORK IS scarce, and mostly held at I2c. MT
which price sales have been made. Herds
grass has been in improved demand. with
.
"; and 3.S7 is the closing price for best.
Red top has been quiet, with sales confined
to small lots ut "a per bag.
Hay and Straw. Hny las been i'm steady
demand, with sales of choice mt S2l To- %
aud medium ut IS to 90. Rye straw is scarce
ana mas advanced fully 81 per ton, with
sales ut S2l and some receivers ask 500
Hops. Good to prime, 1874, 30 TO CSC. do.
1873. IS to CSC. W.
Onions 50. so 10 SIS per Dbl.
Potatoes. jackson White Potatoes have
been pretty firm, with sales at rs TO SOC, but
at the close good lots are Offering at 75c.
Early Rose have been selling fairly at 20 to
range from go to zoe.
Woot.-The feeling grows stronger that
prices OF wool must settle down when the
new clip of the country begins to come for
ward. Stocks now on the seaboard are so
comparatively light that we do not look for
any material change for some months to
come. Fine fleeces have been more sought
after the past week. and the sales have been
$4,000 lbs, mostly \ and above. at SO to SIC,
some very choice Xxx and No mt 55c and n
lot of $4,000 lbs choice No ut SOC. The re-
cent transactions in fine heeces have mate.
rally reduced the stock, and the supply now
IN The country is in the hands of very few
houses.
Combing and delaine Heeces are still
sought Tor and command full prices, lot of
lO,OOO lbs domestic selling at sac NoIis
also very scarce and wanted aud continues
to command higher price than picklock.
lot oil 1000 lbs choice Ohio having been
taken at SOC.
Pulled wool is still in demand, and in
prices no change. Holders of this descrip-
ton are disposed to meet the market and tho
bulk OF the pulled wool received continues
to be sold on arrival at the current rates.
The supply for some weeks past has not ex-
ceeded the demand, but with any falling off
prices would recede.