Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-30
BOstOn Market.
Reported for the vERHoNr FARMER BY
n. ID. HIBBARD,
Produce Commission Morohap.q, John s,r.., po,,


Produce Commission MerchantQi John Street, Boston.
SATURDAY, April "a.
Flour and Grain--rho market continues
steady and firm for -four. The demand Is
not very active but n very fair business has
been done, with prospect of steady tie
mand and u firm market. The principal
inquiry is still for good and choice white
whcats ranging from $3.50 to 7, and low
grades nre also in demand for the Eastern
trade aud for the Provinces. The sales Of
Iancy Minnesota brands have been Mt 81 TO
$780, tho latter price continues to be an out
side figure for the best, with one or two ex-
ceptions; white wheat st. Louis from 1926
10 7.5O and u few favOrite brands Mt 7.75 to
9; white wheat Illinois ut Gas to 1876; and
white wheat Ohio, Indiana and Michigan ut
@ to 6.75 good and lavorite brands Michigan
selling ut o .25 to $50.
Corn The sales have been ut 80 to Csc,
including mixed and yellow.
Oats. The stock Is moderate and in few
hands. The sales have been Mt 70 to 76c for
mixed and white.
Feed. The market continues rather dull
for shorts with further sales ut S27 per ton.
Fine feed and middings range from $2S to
Fresh Meat-All kinds of fresh meats have
been in good demand at firm prices. We
quote: Beef, hind quarters, choice. 1874 to
10, do, common to good II to l3c, do, fore
o TO 71c; mutton. extra 10 to lie, do COM
| mon tn good o to Sc; lambs. choice III 10 l2c,
do, common TO fair " to l0c; veals, choice
IL to l4c; fair to good to l2c; common
| to &c.
GrocerteS.-Coflee. There is n firm feel
ing for coffee with fair demand. The
| sales of Java have been Mt 25 TO CSC; Rio ut
l5a to l9c; Maracaibo at 10 to 22Ac; small
lots OF Mocha Mt 32c; and Porto Rico ut 100
per 'b, all gold.
| Dyewoods. The market is quite firm for
st. Domingo logwood, and we continue to
quote $26 to ~ per ton. st. Domingo fustic
nominally 1856 to 81 per ton.
Fish. Goldfish are quiet, with sales mostly
in small lots Mt steady prices. We quote
bank and Georges at $3.50 to 8, and Nova
Scotia and Newfoundland at $50 to 7 per
qtl. The market for mackerel continues
dull, and large lots can only be placed at
very low prices. We quote No bay at 1926
to6; No 2 Mt $50 to y; and No 3 at 6.25 to
$50 per Dbl but in the absence of sales it is
impossible to give reliable figures.
Fruit. The market is quiet for Malaga
| raisins, and the sales have been confined to
small lots at 1915 to $50 for layers and $50
| to 365 for loose muscatel. Valencia raisins
have been selling ut ll5c, and Sultana rails
ms mt l5c per ID. Smyrna figs have been
selling Mt IL to l9c per Id, rs to quality.
Lemons are selling at $4.25 to 5, and oranges
from to $50 per box.
Maple Sugar and Sirup. Supplies of sugar
have been coming IN quite freely and prices
have further declined. The best lots cannot
be placed mt over l2c, and sales are slow at
that. Tubs and large cakes dull at 8 to l0c.
Sirup moves slowly at 75c to 81, with sales
mostly at 75c.
Molassos. Small lots of cienfuegoes, av-
erage quality TO the trade, at 45c; choice
article would bring IN advance on this price;
200 hhds Trinidad vt Ale; $50 hhds Barba-
does ut AZ to 40; 81 hhds old Porto Rico at
44c; and choice would bring Csc per gal.
Sugar house mOlasscs is firm. The Oxnard
IS sold ahead to next June, and the price in
Philadelphia is Bic.
Sugar. Refined sugars are steady and con-
tinue in fair demand. The sales of powder
ed have been ut l0lc graduated I01 to
l0lc; and the different grades of coffee
crushed at 81 to l0c.
Produce. Apples. Choice Western 50 SO
to 2.75, common to choice I25 to .. Dried
apples. The demand continues light. with
sales mostly in small lots. Southern. quar-
tered to &c; state and Western quartered 9
10 loo, do and Southern sliced 9 to lie; East
ern sliced 10 to lie.
Butter. There has been a slow and I'M
satisfactory trade during the week, and tho
heavy receipts ut the close have caused de
cline of about &c per ID. The best lots Of
new butter cannot be quoted over 28e, and
| for the past two days most of the sales have
been Mt 25 to &c. Buyers are not operating
freely even Mt these figures, and the tenden-
cy is still downward. Although we quote
choice old butter mt % TO 24c, none here Il
I worth over 22c, and the sales have been
mostly from 10 TO zoe. The quality of the
new butter coming in is rather poor, owing
to the backwardness of the season. and deal
ers are not disposed to take much Of II ex
cept ut very low prices.
Beans. Pea, Northern hand picked %. 2!
| IN I ha "A nil. IL I'D m
do, common LIS to 2; medium, choice *
to $50. do. common to good LES to l.50
yellow eyes 3 to 3.l2j
Cheese. There has been a moderate de.
mand from the trade Mt steady prices. The
sales have been at l6 to l6Ic, with few
fancy lots ut l7c A few boxes of new cheese
have been received, but not enough to make
price. In New york, new full cream cheese
IS selling Mt Is to lee.
Eggs. Under the influence of liberal re-
ceipts prices have settled down to 10 to l9c
ut which there has been more activity.
Grass Seeds: Clover has ruled quite firm
} with sales OF Western at ia to l21c, anC
; very little offering at the inside price. New
. York is held mostly at l3c. The tendency
Is to higher prices for all kinds of clover
Herds grass has been selling more freely al
J S260 to 2.75, but the stock is larg'
and it is hard to get any advance. Rec
top is little firmer, with sales ut 81 per bag
Hay and Straw. There has been pretty
good demand for hay, with sales of choice
lots ut S22, and occasional lots have beer
: sold at %.
Onions, native g.. so to 2.75 per Dbl; Der
muda 81 to l.25 per crate.
5 Potatoes. The supply of potatoes has been
[ light, and jackson Whites have sold readily
ut SOC, with an upward tendency at the close
Early Rose cannot be placed Mt over 75c, and
other varieties range from IS to zoe.
Y W00i.-The market has remained quite
steady since our last, with fair deman,
from manufacturers, who continue to pur.
chase to supply their immediate wants
Y Prices are unchanged.