Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-16

IEc; Stearns Il Caldwell sold sixty I'VE heau ha'I
lambs, averag 80 lbs, at "a C per pouhu'
Gold in Boston, Tuesday, 1919 ,o->
US skies 1881, registered We
do ao Five.twenties, 1865, Jan. and July, ly3'.
do do 1865 May and Nov, iVlT
do do ioot iSsHH
do Ten.lorties registered, i iCSS
do do coupon, io7'
do Currency SKIES
FIouR AND GRAIN.-There is a better demand
for Flour, and sales have been more liberal tnan
for some time past. stocks have accumulated Out
ve do not look for lower prices while wheat con
Times so high at all points. There Is ialr prospect
OF more business dslng as stocks IN lhe hahds VI
dealers must be pretty well reduced me market
remains dub for Corn and Oats. we quotei
SPRING wHEATs.
Western superGne, per Dbl, o. 25di 10
Common extras, you
Wisconsin extras, o. a.
Minnesota, bakers, ''O"' d"
Minnesota and WISCONSIN, ,o1.
fancy, . '''"'-'
o,,o WHALE" ""''"'' 81 5oaG75
Michigan, :Ud9 %
Indiana, - -a
Illinois, 2Uu Do
ST. Louis, 3OdsW
southern, family, 65Odo -
Corn, mixed and yellow, y bushel, 59 .!
Oats, ,xed and white, 3s'ad 70
Corn meal v Dbl, - ~
Rye flour, =" w
03t meal 80 600
Rve - 70
shorts, 70 ton, 2oc0 a 20jO
Fine Feel q 90 12O0
Middngs, Z'tV -4VV
| PROVISIONS. market for Pork remains the
same with moderate demand at $40 GOA % per
Dbl for prime; $l3 25dl3 50 for mess, and Sl5 jOU
II 50 per Dbl for clear and extra clear, as to quality
The market for Beef remains the same, and the sales
have been at $2 0Odl2 so for mess S3 OOdl3 % for
extra mess and GA 5Odl5 80 p bbi for family extra.
There is fair demand for Lard, with sales AT
9d9S p ID for city and Western. The demand IS
steady for Smoked Hams, and the sales have been
at 10 lie r. ID for city and Western, and Bale V
h for fancy Western. The receipts of Western
Hogs have been light and prices are nominal, from
| 5ha54 T. ID. City dressed have been selling at
6aG4 c p h.
GREEN APPLEs-The sales have been at So 5OG
90 v Dbl, with few fancy varieties at higher
PoTAroEs-There is no material change. Early
Rose are selling at 6UaG5c T. bushel with far de-
mand; jackson Whites at 5OG45c r. bushel; Nova
Scotia Chenangoes and Jacksons at 4jd5Oc per
bushel. The shipping demand is light.
| DOMESTIC FRUIT.-Green Apples have been in
liberal supply for few days and prices easier.
Sales of choice at So 2jd3 u per Dbl; common 10
good range from ~ OOa3 90 per Dbl. The sales of
| Cranberries continue at S5Ij 80 per Dbl for coun-
| try, and S6GD6 50 for Cape Delaware and Cataw ba
Grapes from 81 to ) so for two and three pound
boxes in crates of - boxes.
Il FRESH MEATs.-We quote: Beef, hind quarters,
choice, per Id. iOdllic; do common to good "a &c,
do fore quarters choice 6dG!c; do common to good
SAGE Mutton, extra, 7dsc; common to gODd 3H
, &c. Spring Lambs choice T. n, sane; 10 COM
mon to good, 4dsc. Veals, choice, y b, ga iUG;
fair TO good, 7d9c common 4dGc.
PUULTRY-ChOIce Turkeys are in good demand,
with sales OF Northern at la lie T. ID ane Western
at lidl6c Y h. Choice Chickens command l7c T.
HAY AND sTRAw.--Choice Eastern and Northern
ruless steady. with sales atsls 1900 per ton Fine
and medium grades are quiet at tl4 U0dSlT 20 per
ton. Rye straw has been selling mostly AT Sl5 90
per ton.
NAILS-All the Nail manufacturers east of the
i Alleghanies have agreed to run only on bali time
during this year, IN order that the market get
INTO healthy condition. We quote lUda6Ud at ;! W
per keg, with dIsCOunt to the trade.
MOLAsSEs-Thele continues to be dull feeling
for MOlasses, and prices are almost entirely nom
nal. The stock OF foreign amounts to 2ig2 hhds OF
= all kinds
sUGAR-The market is quiet for Sugar but prices
= have advanced. We quote good refining at =, a
I4c, but sales could not be forced except ONE
concession. Refined sugars tending upward,
The sales olpowcered have been at we; granunt-
cd at 9ssa94c, and the different grades OF coffee
crushed at SAYS T. 10 wholesale srocers ask an
advance on these prices.
t DRY GooDs.-Commercial and shipping List
Trade has not yet opened with any lUrGe and he
ket preserves very quiet tone. There are no
changes of Importance TO report but on nearly all
kinds of Cotton fabrics there is stronger feeling
and the impression is gaining ground that rates
will be established on more satisfactory basis
when buyers are prepared TO operate. stocks gen
elally are light for the season ana the outlook Is
fairly encouraging. Both jobbers and manuftcti.
rers have experienced close year ami only by the
strctest economy and most judcious mana cement
lls any money been made The mills running on
export goods have kept production well sold up
anu their accounts show fair balance of profits
Dut on Common Goods for home consumptIon VERY
little II any profit has been secured No great
losses nave been sustained, however, and the sIua-
tloh On the whole is better than at this time last
year. Ia the JobbIng firms very few changes are
announced and all The leading houses Iemain
ABOUT the same as last year.
WOOL The year opens with a comparatively
quiet DOL market, but there is steady and lrm
leellhS anu holders appear TO be confident that If
any chanSe takes place it will be for the better
rms view is strengthened by the comparatively
small stocks now on hand IN the leading MAJ kel>
~ VIII oe seen IN reference 10 the stock now on
nahu mere That 1t is less than last year by 2UupOI
hsuomesllc, and $50 600 lbs loregn. The failing OF
Is IN neeces, pulled and California and II is evident
tuat Tue consumption of manufacturers has
neeh unusually large the past SIX months and We
nave SIX months before the new clip of the " est f.,
4Namaoie Tor consumers. In New York and DINER
: !SduuS markets stocks are also quite reduced Al
uis time last year there was very large stock of
lal W Dol IN San Francisco but now II would he
uhcuIt 10 p'ck up lOOU,0V0 lbs there and inns IN.
GUIDES All the odds aud ends and unieslraLlr lot,
usua'Iy found at the end OF season OF the STOCK
VI iplc,9h W DOL there Is very little Wool that Is
aNaiiao'e me SuUOO lbs Cape viii no doubt "a To
Han 'ua' anu with the exception of a. 900 lbs Ans.
Haan anu New Zealand, the balance is nearly all
~ U"lpSt wool lhere Is very little ioleIgn ClotnIp-
I pol on tlU way and we cannot look Tor any con.
sHetabie Wool while our markets are Io,yer thau
an the leading Wool markets abroad. Sn f,r ns
ouPPles OF Ool are concerned there is every ron.
soh 10 iook Tor strOug and firm market onI-n oIh
ing Out inc depressed state OF the manuTacturIn,
business prevents an advance. A cOnparsjun 81
ptiees now ana at this time last year from actual
sales, is as follows: ' ~ ''