Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-09

Gold in Boston. Tuesday, lyJ
US. Skies, 1881, registered, IA
DO do coupon, ilj
do Fivctwenties, 1866 Jan. and July, !0t
do do 1850 May and Nov, IS4
do do 1861 ll34
do Ten.lortles registered, I!t
do do coupon, l0.
do New Elves, mi
do Currency Skies, l3G
FLOUR AND GRAIN.-The Flour market is STEADY
and the sales confined to small lot, as wanted,
Corn is quiet but firm and Oats ave in tar demand,
Rye is higher. Feed is scarce. Barley Is nominal.
In the matter Of Flour there is nOtCab e contrast
between the currant rates now and year ago. as
VIII be seen:
May 4, 1871 May4, l,1t.
Western superGne, s. 300 : w ~ uUU As
Common extras, s J0d J2l iI1 jU
Wisconsin extras, 9 UUU - . nUG gu
Minnesota bakers, 9jJulU9 - GOA 100
ONO, MlchlSan and lndi-
ana, IjOJHll 20 SOFA ~!
Illinois and st. Louis, lU5ldl2 70 GjJd gw
Minnesota patents, IL VOul3UJ 1jJ VS.
1t viii be seen that prices range from $5a4 Y uJy
higher now than at this time last year. Inns ai.
vance, however, Is not wholly IN consequence
the European war. Wheat is very scarce through.
out the West, and mlllers have Ounl II difficult
Tor some months past TO lind sufficient choice wet
10 Keep up an assortment Of their best brands
Apart from the war this would have led to- higher
range Of prices than last year and this fact hul an
IMPORTANT influence IN forcing up prices so rapidly,
Corn meal n Dbl, SO 25a} IS; RYE flour Sc UUdt jU
Oat meal, 81 5uaS o. Com mixed and yellow per
bushel, 7ld75; Oats mixed and whltc jN9ds, kye,
5 2Odl % Shorts ucr ton SIS Ouql7 90: Fine Feel
W OOd2o 10; Mlddlngs, $40 OOd5O On.
PROVISIONS The market for Pork is rather iUA
prime, $l3 j1dl4 "; mess at Sl7 Uudl7 80 aud
is sfenIv With MS Of n,,Sa o,1 mos. al
sl2 GOALS 50 y bbl, and SIl OGMIj OF for family.
Lard steady sales of city and Western at l4Hlltc
u III, including steam and kettle rendered Hams
y and stnndv Draesni H. ',.. - n
HAY AND sTRAw-There Is a laIr feeling for bay
with ample supply. Sales OF coarse Nulncrn aud
Eastern at S2Oa2l and line and medium glaie>'
$l6dlS b ton. Western hay has been selling o.
| l7Ul0 per ton. RYE straw IS selling Al ~. = too,
| GRASS SEEDS = Prices are firm. 7lmoiUy Is sr.
ling at ~ 0O ami - per bttshel; Rrdtpp al !! 10
ami 2 % per bag, and Clover at IS and is per O
for Western, and l5alGc for New York and Yer.
mont.
| PoTAToES.-The main feature OF The maket Is
the large receipts nom oya scuul and +, E.
Island. We quote.
10, ProIlics, Il GOAL %, pnyiD S"ed,In.,, 5G eg
Z. Il. /, Chenangoes, 7jdSuc; Onions r. bul 81 jM
| ) % Bermuda, n crate ~ 5JGt 90. BcrmlII pult
toes p bol, 81 81.
GREEN APpLEs-Anples a,e nnirt ,ut price, arc
steady Weuuole at N UIl3 % TOR choice. and 20
, % Tor common
| VEGETABLES AND FR,IT.-Cranbcriir, are SELL
ing at 3 UUaS 10 b Dbl; suuashes at 81 uUd5j oog
Marrow and So 50d4 70 lor Hubbard; Oranges at
| So 75d 70, Lemons at So 5O(IO; bananas al ; %
| ~ puuO"' rISs III u range VI wan "'r
and SIC for Pc, sian. Manic Smgar MT M qc IN
lOl tubs, and Va &c for cakes: New AlapIe syrup
Is selling at 7jaSOc ~ gallon Nav Drl,d Appes at
5d6c Ii lor state 6narIrrdrG. and ,.a..,c for
do sliced
| POULTRY There is n pood demond for choice
| lots We nunIe, .Tn,Lo,,e oI,i,' '',r In II and
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