Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-12
BOst0m Market.
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER by
II. ID. HIBBARD,
Produce Commission MsrchAnt2I John Street. Boston

Produce Commission Msrchant2l John Street. Boston.
SATURDAY. March 6.
Flour and Grdin.-Flour. The receipts
of flour have again been quite small and the
stock is becoming gradually reduced. There
continues to be u scarcity Of all low grades,
and for them the market is firm at the re-
cent advance, and the supply of medium and
choice is but moderate for the season. The
difference in price OF high and low grade
flour is less marked than usual. rs very good
brands of white wheat can still he bought
from SO to 7. Tho sales of fancy Minnesota
brands have been ut 81 to $50. the latter
price for choice; white wheat st. Louis,
common and choice brands, ut SIS TO 8 I;
white wheat Illinois ut 1915 tot; white
wheat Ohio, Indiana and Michigan Mt $50 to
to 6.25 per bbl.
The market for corn has been quite steady
since our last, with n fair demand from trade
The sales of mixed and yellow have been
ut S7b to Gle.
Rye. The sales of rye have been confined
to small lots mt 95c to 81.
Shorts are scarce and the sales have been
mt S3l so to - per ton, and fine feed and
mddlings have been selling at 80 to IS.
Fresh Hedt.-Beef, hind quarters, choice
10 to l35c, do, common to good 8 TO lie, do,
fore quarters, choice 9 to SIC, do, common
to good to 6ac; mutton, extra, Q to l0c, do,
common TO good to Sc; lambs, choice 10
TO lie, common to fair to &c; veals, choice
10 to lac. fair to good to lee. common @ to
Sc por ID.
Observation-Disclosures. Java has been taken
in small lots at 20 to 29c, gold; Mocha, at
32c: Rio nj l6I TO zoe; Maracaibo ut 10 TO
poe per III, all gold.
Fish. The sales of Goldfish have been con-
fined to jobbing lots at $3.50 to 6 per qtl for
large bank and $50 TO for English cured.
There has been n little better demand tor
mnckerel from dealers hands, but it is still
difficult to move large lots and prices are in
favor of buyers. We quote bay No nom
inally $3.50 to 0, No $50 to 8, and No at
to 1875 per bbl.
Fruit. Malaga raisins quiet ut S2,s5 per
box for layers, and $40 to 3,75 per box for
loose MuScatel. Valencia raisins are selling
in small lots Mt ll1c, and Sultana ut l51 30
Ice per Id. Smyrna figs have been selling at
IA to lSc per Id, rs to quality. Lemons have
been selling ut 81 to per box in jobbing
lots, and oranges from 2.75 to 1926 for Paler-
mo and Messina..
Molasses. There has been rather II frmer
feeling since tho passage of the tariff bill,
with fair demand. The sales comprise
$50 hhds now crop Matanzns ut 39c; 400
hhds new crop Cienfuegos at Al to 42c, and
for choice lots of this description 42c is now
asked; 300 hhds Demerara Mt 49 TO 46c, 90
hhds new crop Porte Rico at SO to 55c; 30
hhds old Porto Rico mt AZ to 501c; and 80
mus ouIlnNn anu uIlUA ltInGTNIh ON
private terms. New Orleans molasscs is
scarce and prices range from 90 to rec per
gal, rs to quality.
Rice. The sales of Carolina have been
few casks mt u to 7Ec, and fancy lots are
held higher. In RangOon sales of 900 bags
al Ole, aud 200 bags Patna at 7c per h.
Refined sugars are firm and prices are
higher. Sales of crushed and powdered ut
l0Ic graduated ut l0lc and the different
grades of coffee crushed at To l0Ic.
PrOduce.-ADples, choice $3.50 to 3; COM.
mon to good | to 1875.
Butter. Holders are disposed TO accept
any reasonable offer, and u buyer who means
business need not run around much to find
bargains, unless he is extremely hard to
please. We give 80 to 33c rs II Quotation for
extra fall lots, but there is very little Of this
quality coming in, and SOC must he consider
ed as the top of the market for straight lots
OF choice New York and Vermont butter,
with % to 25c for fair to good. For Western
choice we cannot quote over csc, although
something fancy might bring SOC, and plenty
of common to good can be bought at 10 to
Csc. Canada butter cannot be sold at any
price that will remunerate shippers, and
none OF any consequence has been received
for week or two.
Cheese. New York and Vermont, choice
factory 10 To l6Ae. fair 10 good la to l51c
Western, choice factory l5A to l64c. common
TO good IA TO l5c.
Eggs. The market was almost entirely
bare OF eggs the past two days and prices
advanced To extreme figures, but when the
snow blockade is removed there will be AN
abundant supply and prices will drop again.
Hay and Straw, The demand for choice
grades has been rather light. and II Is diff
cult to got over S22 per ton for the best.
Hops, The sales continue TO be confined
to small lots. aud the market remains very
quiet. We quote good TO prime, 1874, 30 TO