Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-15
BOSTON MARKET.

FLOUR-rhe Flour market is lirmer for spring
wheat extras, which are now very scarce ana
wanted, especially good shipping and bakers
brands, and wheat prices are steadily ADVANCING
in the west. Choice winter wheat fuurs ale also
in better demand and finn at full quoted rate.
There Is no qu9table change. We nute small
sales OF Western superhne at $lo0a42j com
men extras, $4.50ai.7j; medium TO-, at S'.IjG
BPS; and choice do, S5.j0d6lO Y bUl, the outside
rate for choice Minnesota bakers brands Straight
winter wheats are selling at St0OdG 90 for ono and
Michigan, So .25d6.75 for Indiana and Illinois, and
80 oOa1O Y Dbl for St. Louis, the outside rate fora
lev fancy brands. Winter wheat patents are sell
ing in small way at S6.5OdL7i, and SpIIrg wheat
patents are IN moderate demaud at IS. ljds - +
Dbl, few fancy brands 25a5Oc higher IN small lois.
Cornmea is lifmer at $2.2jd2lO u bUl for he,A
ground and kiln dried, and 1925 for granulatel.
Rye Hour Is sea- ce and firm at S35od3.s7'5 = Dbl
Tor super and extra. Oatmeal is steady, with sales
at $i.50G5 p Dbl for common western, and &5,jJdG
y Dbl for choice and fancy brands.
GRAlN.-The Corn market is firm, and prices
have rather an upward tendency, with continued
both in western and Liverpool quotations. There
is an improved demand from both shippers
and /, the home trade; We quote, the range
store the latter mostly nominal: car lots of hlgh
mixed on track are selling 5l!c; the same is asked
to arrive, and 4940I0t3c for steamer and No. mix
ed for export free on board, with considerable
sales to-day at the inside figures. Oats are in bet
ter demand and flrmer. Old oats are scarce and
selling in small lots at range OF 33G3Sc y bushCl
New mixed and white oats are selling at range OF
3id3Sc v bus. and extra white lac higher. RIVE
scarce and firm at 67a70c v bushe. Barley J,
steady, with sales at 65dS0c ID bus Tor two-rowci
state 70aS5c for iour-rowtd state; 91n 81 for two
rowed Canada; $lljdl.20 for six rowed do, ard
Isdj0c for feed grades. Shorts are in lair demand
and frmer, with sales at .Sli.500l5 p ton Tor car
lots on track Fine feed at tl4.jOdI5, and mid.
dlings at l5.5O0l7 v ton, as to quality.
PRODUCE-The butter maj ket is very firm anla
shade higherfor choice creameres and diaries there.
ceipts of which are just now very light, and barely
Sufficient to supply the current wants OF the trade,
who are compelled to substitute second grades 10
some extent. The latter are also lrmer and IN
better demand while inferior qualities are neglect.
ed and selling at wide range. We quote cuoice
Northern and Western creameries at lSd2Oc; tar
TO good do at l5Ul7c; choice New York and YER
mont diaries OF Halle; Franklin county do at lGd
lie, selections and single tubs at LA lSc tar to
good do at l0dl2c; bakers butter at case t. h.
Western dairy butter is frmer, and selling at a
range OF 9dl4c for ladle packed, any 19dl5c h for
dairy packed Cheese is IN better demand and
prices OF the better grades, which are in hmtei
supply and wanted for export, have slightly adj
vanced. American cheese is also higher in England.
We quote choice and extra Northern factories at
6d64 C; fair to good do at 4adjHc inferior grades
at Sale v Il. Eggs are 1t shade lower with lncreas
ed receipts and far demand from the trade, We
quote Eastern at l5dl6hc; Northern and ?. b.
Island at l5lSdl6c Western nominal at l4la di5GP
doz. Beans are In moderate demand, and p4ce'
are steady. Wequote sales of medium white at
sl.SO LAO; pea do at $i.4Odl.55 from common to
choice Western and New York; fl.j0al,G0 for
Eastern handpicked; yellow eyes At 90cdf2 Tor
Hats, and SEA! 10 per bus for improved round vail
cites; Potatoes are coming forward quite freely
We note sales New Iork and Vermont stock, IN
car lots on track, at 5QdJ5c per bus; natives are
selling at Sl.50Ol.60, and Bangor stock, arriving IN
small lots by steamer, at Sl.6Odl 65 per Dbl sweet
potatoes are plenty and lower, with sales at 8 per
Dbl Tor Virginia and S23I1sd2 30 for jersey yeioWs'
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.-The market con
lnues TO be very abundantly supplied with all sea-
sonable varieties, and with favorable weather Tue
late iall crops Of roots and vegetables promise 70
he very la &c. The annual fair ofthe Massachusetts
horticultural Society, which opens to morrow IN
me soctty's building, Will probably embrace ihe
finest collection of native fruits and vegetables
That have been shown here for many years Ihe
demand for all kinds continues good, and there's
no material change in prices. Cucumbrrs are sell
ing at 75c per 100; gherkns at l2 l5c per lOJ; Let,
luce at l5e per box parsley at SOC per BUS; stIhT
beans at 5OdI5c per bus; pole cranberry do at y
per bus; horticultural do at Sl00al2j per bus, an"
lima do at Sl25 per bus; marrow squashes A.
lOOal.2o per Dbl; cahbages at st.OOGS.J per im'
cuIlinowers at 75cGt2.0J per dOz; new lurnns,
oeels and carrots at 75c per bus; onions at = ga
$2oO per Dbl; tomatoes at 40a50C per bus efs
plants Nv 75cdsl per dox; bell peppers at 15c per
oox; green corn at l0a20c per doz.