Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19

s675a7O0; first quality, S5.75a6.5O; second quail
ity, S5ooa5.5o; third quality, s45Oa475 per 100
lbs on total weight of hide, tallow and dressed
beef; few choice single pairs, S7.25a I 80; bulls,
S425. Working oxen, 800 100 per pair, or ac-
cording to their value as beef; steers, $50 n 10
Mich cows, $50 i0 extra good, $40 60; farrow
and ordinary, sl0a2S. Yearlings, 81. Goa IA two
year-olds, So AIS; three year-olds s15a 49, Sheep
and lambs, a iic; extra, a 5ic-or so. 80 a 80
per head, live weight. Fat hogs, 4ic per Id. Veal
calves, S550a6.0O per head. Brighton hides, 6tc
country lots, 5ic per ID. Calf skins, 1Oc per Id.
Tallow, 3 5tc; country lots, Al 4ic per h. Wool
pets, S1.00a / 30 each.
REMARKs-The advance mentioned last week
of fc per Id on cattle has been held The supply
runs light from the North. A very good feeling
exists, and butchers more inclined to pur-
chase at Union Market than run their chances at
Brighton in the afternoon. J. Stetson sold ten
steers, average si6 lbs, at 3sc live C. Ieavitt &
Son sold eleven steers, average !, 175 lbs at 5tc,
live; NJ. T. Shackett sold twenty three year-old
steers, average 1850 lbs at SIC, live, and seven
oxen average ZOO lbs, at 4ic, live; II. F. Gilbert
sold two oxen, to dress $50 lbs, at &C. dressed; s.
+. Rossiter sold six oxen to dress / 900 lbs each
at Z Tie, dressed weight. Prices are firm ON
sheep, and as lambs are short in market there is
an advance of ic per lb. There were some very
fine flocks on sale. ID. A. DeWolf sold seventy
seven lambs, average SO lbs, at 6c-the best flock
at market; NJ 7. Shackett sold one hundred and
thirty-eight sheep. average 20 lbs, at jlc; II. S
Britton sold one hundred sheep average So lbs at
ilc, and fity-two head, average ninety-one lbs at
5ic 5. Robinson sold fifty-nine sheep, average so
lbs, at DC per pound.
Boston Produce Market.
EGGs.-Owing to a light supply the market has
ruled firm at 90 for Eastern, 81 2sc for North
ern and 26 27c per dozen for Western.
HAY AND SrRAw-Choice hay is steady at SIS
a 49, and low and medium grades at so IA per
ton Rye straw sells at sll a II per ton
CRAVING quote mixed and yellow corn at
As a zoe; oats at 80 3Sc, according to quality
and rye at Coo per bushel. Shorts and fine feed
range at $3.50 a l6, and middlings at SIG II
per ton.
POTATOES The market for potatoes is lower,
as the supply is more than receivers can well take
care Of Northern Rose sell at so Soc, Jacksons
at Toe, Seedlings and Peerless at 10 SOC, and
Prolifcs at 80 n SOC per bushe
MEAL, ETo.-Corn meal has been in steady de
mand at 81. q 40 per barrel In rye flour the
sales have been in small lots at SO % u $50 per
barrel. Dat meal continues in fair demand at
$3.50 a 475 for common Western, and 50 a .. 30
per barrel for favorite and fancy brands.
CnEEsE.-Sales continue to range at a Sc per
pound for good to choice, but 81 SIC still cover
the bulk OF the business. A few fancy lots 60
IL, hut .,i,.
OF course we mean for round lots to sell again.
Small lots go higher than our figures. Common
cheese is dull, and ranges at 3 a &c per pound.
PouLrRY.-With light supply of poultry,
prices have slightly advanced Fresh killed
Northern turkeys and chickens command IA a lGc,
and some fancy lots go higher. Western turkeys,
frozen, sell at IL a lic, and chickens at 10 12C
per pound. Mixed lots of chickens and fowls
command "A Toe. Geese remain quiet at Sc.
BUrrER-There continues to be fair export
trade, and stocks are running down. few
weeks ago the demand WAS mostly for low-priced
| common quality, but during the past week several
lots Of medium diaries, ranging at II a lic, hav,
been taken, and holders are beginning to feel re
eved For home consumption the demand con
tinues light. and buyers are very hard To please
Fine dairy lots sell readily enough at % 25c and
creameries run up TO 2s 3Oc; but these are quite
scarce, and for most of the butter coming II
Is zoe is an extreme range, the bulk Of the sale,
being at - ldc per pound
FLoUR.-Flour is now coming forward more
| freely from the West, and there is a steady de
mand. Choice patents are in fair request but the
trade are running on winter wheats, as prices rul,
| comparatively low for them, and the quality /,
excellent The sales of patent Minnesota and
| Wisconsin brands have been at SO 30 a s 20, and
patent winter wheats at SO a 100 per barrel st
| Louis winter wheats are selling at 50 20 n 6 20
| and have been in demand Illinois and Indiana Al
| 50 a 9, and Ohio and Michigan at si.75 3 % pei
barrel In Minnesota extras the sales have beer
at 81 20 a 8 80, including choice bakers brands
and Wisconsin extras at 81 a45O per barrel West
ern common extras range at SO. 75a % per barrel
WATERBURY, CENrER,-Deacon Alfred York
has exchanged his place here with G. W Moody
| for one at the village, Moody has sold the York
| place To A. II. Atherton, Carl Marshall has