Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-24
BOSTON MARKET.

FLOUR-The Flour market is iirmer for spring
wheat extras, which are now very scarce and
wanted, especially good shipping and bakers
brands, and wheat prices are steadily Advancing
| IN the west. Choice winter wheat Aours are also
IN better demand and firm at full quoted rates.
There Is no quotable change. We mole small
sales oil Western superhne at S35OHl.OJ, COM
men extras, S425di5O; medium TO- at '.tja
800; AMI choice do, Sj2jdGU0 t. bUl the outside
rate for choice Minnesota bakers brands. Straight
winter wheats are selling al e5OOd 80 for ONO and
Michigan, 81 25d5.'5 for Indiana and Illinois, and
IS j0d6 % p Dbl for ST. Louis, the outside rate for
lev fancy brands. Winter wheat patents are sell.
ing in small way at S6.joa7iO, and Spring wheat
patents are In moderate demand at 81. OJdl - r
DBL, few fancy brands 2ad5Jc higher In small lots
Cornmeal is frmer at S2.25d2.4O T. Dbl Tor fresh
ground and kiln dried, and 1925 for granulaed.
Rye flour is scarce and firm at 50 jud3.s1, + bUl
Tor super and extra. Oatmeal is steady, with sales
at $4.50d5 r bbl for common westeTn, and Sj.jyGG
= Dbl for choice and fancy brands.
GRAlN.-rhe Corn market Is firm. and prices
have rather an upward tendency, with continued
light receipts of local grain, and iurher advance
both IN western and Liverpool quotations. There
Is an improved demand from both Shippers
and the home trade. We quote the range
at 5ldl23c p bushel for mixed and yellow IN
store the latter mostly nominal; car lots of hlgh
mixed on track are selling at 81 tc; the same Is asked
to arrive and 494 Gi9llc for steamer and No. mix
ed for export free on board with considerable
sales today at the inside figures. Oats are in bet
ter demand and frmer. Old oats are scarce and
selling in small lots at range of S3dSSc g bushel.
New mixed and white oats are selling at arrange OF
"A 1850 = bus. and extra white lG2c higher. Rye
scarce and firm at STA zoe v bushei. Barley i
steady, with sales at 65dS0c p bus for two.rowed
state; 70d S5c for four-rowtd state 9ed9j for two
rowed Canada; $ll5dl.20 for siX.Towed do, and
lSdjOc for feed grades. Shorts are in fair demand
and frmer with sales at ,Sl4.5OGl5 p ton for car
lots on track. Fine feed at Sl+.5Odl5, and mid
dlings at l5.50dl7 + ton, as to quality.
PR0DuCE.-rhe butter mai ket Is very firm anda
shade higherfor choice creameries and diaries the
ceipts of which just very light, and barely
efficient TO supply the current wants Of the trade,
who are compelled to substitute second grades To
some extent. The latter are also irmer and in
better demand, while inferior qualities neglect.
ed and selling at a wide range. We quote choice
Northern and Western creameries at lSd20c; lar
to good do at l5dl1c; choice New York and Yer
mont diaries OF l4d l6c Franklin county do at l6d
lie; selections and single tubs at l7dlSc; lair to
good do at lOd l2c: bakers butter at Case p b.
Western dairy butter is hrmer, and selling at
range oil 9d4c for ladle packed, any l9dl5c h for
dairy packed. Cheese is IN better demand, and
prices OF the better grades, which are in hmitei
supply and wanted for export, have slightly ad.
vanced American cheese is also higher in England.
We quote choice and extra Northern factories at
Cas- C; fair to good do at4Sd5hc; inferior grades
at sale p H. Eggs are shade lower, with iucreas.
ed rec pts and far demand from the trade. We
quote Eastern at l5dl6hc; Northern and P. +.
Island at l5adl6c: Western nominal atl42 l5c p
doz. Beans are In moderate demand, and prices
are steady. We quote sales of medium white at
81 80 a lao; pea do at 5 i4Odl IS from common 10
choice Western and New York; sl5udl60 for
Eastern handpicked; yellow eyes at 9Jcd$! Tor
flats, and S2G2 IL per bus for improved round yar
cites. Potatoes are coming forward quite freely,
We note sales OF New York and Vermont stock, in
car lots on track, at 5cGj5c per bus; natives are
| selling at $l.50Dl60, and Bangor stock, arriving in
small lots by steamer, at Sl6Odl Is per Dbl sweet
potatoes are plenty and lower, with sales at - per
Dbl for Virginia and S231 xd2 90 for jersey yellows
VEGETABLES AND FRUIr,-The market con-
tinues to be very abundantly supplied with all sea-
sonable varieties, and with favorable weather the
late TALL crops of roots and vegetables promise 10
he very la ge. The annual fair ofthe Massachusetts
horticultural Society, which opens to morrow IN
the society's building, will probably embrace the
finest 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. Cucumbers are sell
ing at 75c per 100; gherkns at ~ l5c per 100; Let
tuce at l5c per box parsley at SOC per bus; srlng
beans at 5Odi5c per bus; pole cranberry do at i
per bus; horticultural do at Sl.OOdl3j per bus, and
lima do at sl.25 per bus; marrow squashes a.
Sl.OOd1.25 per Dbl; cabbages at Si.OOdSUO per l0,
cullinowers at 75cdf2.0O per dcz; new turnls,
beets and carrots at 15c per bus; onions at s. pa
$3.50 per Dbl; tomatoes at 40ai0c per bus egg
plants a. 75cdSl per dox; bell peppers at I)c per
box; green corn at l0dacc per doz.