Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08
BOSTON MARKET.

FLOuR-rhe Flour market is irmer for spring
wheat extras, which ave now very scarce ami
wanted, especially good shipping and bakers
brands, and wheat prices are steadily Advancing
IN the west. Choice winter wheat Auurs ate al-o
in better demand and tllm at full quoted rates.
There Is no qu)table change. We note small
men extras, $4.50a4.1j; medium DO, at S'.750
525; AMI choice do, $j.5OG6.jO y Dbl, the outside
rate for choice Minnesota bakers brands straight
winter wheats are selling $1,000 80 for Ohio and
Michigan, s6.25a6.75 for Indiana and Illinois, and
Sc j0aI.00 u bb for st. Louis, the outside for
few fancy brands. Winter wheat patents are sell
ing in small way at $6.50d7.7i, and Spring wheat
patents are in moderate demand at S6.75ds y b
Dbl, few fancy brands p G50c higher small lots.
Cornmea is hrmcr at S2.25G2i0 u bbl for flesh
ground and kiln dricd, and 1925 for granulatcd
Rye flour is scarce and firm at s. jO13s7l5 y Dbl
Tor super and extra. Oatmeal is steady, with sales
at $ij0U5 y Dbl for common western, and $J,jUG6
y Dbl for choice and fancy brands.
GRAIN,-The Corn market is lirm aud prices
have rather an upward tendency, with continued
light receipts of local grain, and further advance
both in western and Liverpool quotations. There
is improved demand from both shippers
and the home trade. We quote the range
at 5ld524c b bushel for mixed and yellow
store, the latter mostly nominal: car lots of high
mixed on track selling at SHE the same asked
to arrive and 49t0l9Iac for steamer and No. mix
ed for export free board with considerable
sales today at the inside figures. Oats in bet.
ter demand and frmcr. Old oats and
selling in small lots at range of 3363Sc y bushel.
New mixed and white oats are selling at range of
3id3Sc y bus. and extra white la2c higher Rye is
scarce and firm at 67d zoe v bushel. Barley is
steady, with sales at IS soc h bus for twO-rowcd
state 7OdS5c for lour.rowld state; 9eaaj for two
rowed Canada; $ll30l.2O for siNrowel do, and
As djOc for feed grades. Shorts are in lair demand
and frmer. with sales at .Slt.5OUl5 = ton for
lots track. Fine feed at Sl4jOa Is, and mid.
dlngs at lj.jOdl7 y ton, as to quality.
PRODUCE.-The butter maj ket is very firm and A
shade highertOr choice creameries and diaries the
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 nrmer and in
better demand while inferior qualities neglect
| ca anu selling al wide range. We quote choice
Northern and Western creameries at lS020c; lar
to good do at l50l7c; choice New York and Yer
mont diaries OF l4dlGc; Franklin county do at lGG
lie; selections and single tubs at l7dlSc; fair to
good do at lOdl2c; bakers butter at case y h.
Western dairy butter is 1Imer, and selling at a
range of 9dlic for alle packed, any l2aljc ID for
dairy packed. Cheese is III better demand, and
prices of the better grades, which in lmitet
| supply and wanted for export, have slightly adj
vanced. American cheese is also higher in England.
| We quote choice aud extra Northern factories at
6d6tc; fair to good do at 4sa5s c inferior grades
at 3dic v IL. Eggs are shade lower with ncreas.
cd receipts and far demand from The trade. We
quote, Eastern at l5ol61Ec; Northern and +. L.
| Island at l5ladl6c: Western nominal atlih dl5c f.
doz. Beans are in moderate demand, and prices
are steady. Wequote sales of medium white at
Si,SOa ldG; pea do at $llOaI: 55 from common to
Eastern handpicked; yellow eyes at 0OcdS2 for
Hats, and $2a2 10 per bus for improved round val-
etles: Potatoes are coming forward quite freely,
put the demand Is active and prices are unchanged,
We note sales of New Y DIRK and Vermont stock, in
| car lots on track, at 5oajjc per bus; natives are
selling at $l5ODl6O and Bangor stock, arriving in
small lots by steamer, at : Local 65 per biol Sweet
potatoes are plenty and lower, with sales at 81 per
Dbl for Virginia and S237 6d2 80 for lsey yeows.
/ VEGETABLES AND FRUIr.-The market CON
tinues to be very abundantly supplied with all
sonable varieties, and with favorable weather the
| late fall crops of roots and vegetables promise to
he very large. The annual fair ofthe Massachusetts
| horticultural Society, which opens TO morrow IN
the society's building, Will probably embrace the
nnest collection of native fruits and vegetables
that have been shown here for many years. The
demand for all kinds continues good, and there Is
| no material change in prices. Cucumbcrs are sell
ing at Zoe per 100; gherkms II dljc per 100; Let
tuce at loo per box; parsley at SOC per bus; string
beans at 5OdI5c per bus; pole cranberry do at II
per Dus; horticultural do at Sl.0Od2) per bus, ami
lma do at Sl.2j per bus marrow squashos a.
Sl0Oal25 per Dbl; cabbIges at SIOOdS.UJ per 1905
culinowers at 75cG f21J per duz new iunips,
0eets and carrots at 75c per bus; onions at $3.50
sou per Dbl; tomatoes at 40aj0c per bus; egg
plants at 7ocd$l per ioX; bell peppers at 7jc per
ooN, green corn at l0d1Oc PER duz.