Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-03
BOSTON MARKET.

The market for grain and Oreadstuif5 remains
quiet and without material change The home lie.
mand is restricted to immediate wants, in view OF
the abundant crop prospects; but the export move
ment continues on liberal scale, with harvest re-
ports unfavorable both from England and the
Continent, ana ocean freights have further alvanc
ell. Provisions are dull, and hog products have
further declined in the Western packing centres,
where the stocks are unusually large for the ser
son, and the southern trade prospects son5wnIt
dubious owing to the yellow fever.
FLOUR-rhe Flour market is steady and finn 10
choice st. Louis brands, which are IN better de-
mand from the trade and selling in large IS at
full quoted rates. Choice sping wheat patent $
are in moderate request, with buyers operating
from hand to mouth pending the new crop. But
low and medium grades OF patents IN default ul
straight brands are selling to Il far eX ent for
bakers USE There Is no change in prices. We note
small sales oil Western superne AT IS j0,tlUl, com
men extras, $425ai5O; medium co., at ! '7ja
800; and choice do, 1925 90 y Dbl, the outside
rate for choice Minnesota bakers brands. Straight
winter wheats selling at $40 $50 for OhiO and
Michigan, $5.25d5.75 for Indiana and Illinois, and
IS 50aG % p Dbl for ST. LOUIS, the outside rate for
lev fancy brands. Winter wheat patents are SELL
ing in a small way at $G.50d7jO, and Spring wheat
patents are in moderate demand at SjOJdl - T.
Dbl, few fancy brands 25d5Jc higher IN small lots,
Rye -four, cornmeal and oatmeal are quiet and I'M
changed.
GRAIN-The Corn market is firm, with contInu-
ed light receipts, and scarcity of spot gram ava
liable for immediate wants OF the local trade. But
the experiment movement is just now held IN
check by farther advance in ocean Heights, dua
to increase offerings of other kinds Of domestic
produce. There have been sales to-d'y OF high
mixed Corn, on track, at 5lc Y bus. We quote the
range ut 50td52c AZ bushel for mlXl AMI yellow
store, the latter mostly nominal car lots of high
mixed track are selling at sic; the same is asked
to arrive, and 490i9lac for steamer and No. mix.
ed for export free on board Oats are quiet ami
unchanged with liberal receipts aud moderate
demand from the trade. Old grain Is scarce, but
the demand is very limited. We quote the range
Tor old mixed and white at 3jajSc u bus. New
mixed and white oats are selling at range OF 3}@
BIC U bus. and extra white lac hiseor' kye, BAR
ley and Mill Feed are firm and unchanged.
PRODUCE.-rhe market is quiet and unchanged
for all leading articles under this head.
PROVISIONS.-The Pork market Is steader, Ow-
ing to a little recovery to-day In western prices,
and buyers are operating more more freely at prev.
ions rates. There is no change, and tran saCu1ls
are mostly coniined to small parcels Tor the local
trade. We note sales in jobbing lots OF prime
and extra prime pork at SS.2Od9 90; mess
81 5000 long cut clear, $40 5Odll 10; snolt
cut do Sll 25dll 10; backs, sla OOd!22 % per OO,
Smoked meats are in steady demand and arm al
61d7c for Ribs and shoulders, and 9a'bc per ID for
large and small Hams. Lard is in moderate tie,
mana and firm 81 d6}sc per Id Tor Boston ana
Western rendered. Dressed Hogs are iiimer at "a
SIC per Id for city dressed, rs 10 qualty ana
weight. We quote Mess ut S0500lO extra mess ~ ii
o IL 80: family IL 50al2; new plate l2d2 20 per OD
SUGAR-The raw market is trmer win steady
demand for current manufacture, and the Ielncl
article sold close up. Importers here an IN New
York are now holding firmly al ll.l6d6 lj-lJ llr
fair TO good refining grades, with sales in the a'ter
market at these figures. The sales here today nave
been 225 hhus Porto Rico, p. I. Reh1ed sugars are
firm and In steady demand, with the yellow Slaoe''
most wanted for lruIt preserving, sold very close
up. We note sales from first hands OF standard
cubes at S%c; powdered at So; granulatel al 80
standard A crushed, S4GS2Sc; do extra NJ ~,
do extra yellow at 7lSd7Ic; do yellow az
61 67o; and golden yellow Cat &c u h. Whole
sale grocers prices are cake above these qu'"'
tons.