The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-23
The Markets.

In Vermont-At Vergennes. Saturday, butter
ranged in price from Is to 26 cents per pound /;
eggs II cents per dozen; potatoes, 60 cents per
bushel; beans, : 65 to 81 10 per bushel apples,
$3.50 to $500 per barrel; beef, o. TO $3.50; pork.
IS to $50; hay, IS to $40 per ton.
Boston Produce---There Is VI ry dull feeling
for butter, and prices are unsettled and lower.
There is considerable poor on the market a por-
ton OF which has already been shipped to Eu-
rope. New milk Northern dairy sells at 20 and
81, as to quality; and inferior TO good old dairy
at ID and Doc per lib. Cheese is firm, and has
been in steady demand. Sales of choice at IA
and IA 2c fair to good at ii and I3 l-2c. and
eased of, with fair demand at 81 and 26c per
dozen. Potatoes are in steady demand and in
light stock. Sales of Eaatern Rose at 81 and 8 90.
Prolifcs at 95c and 81. Northern Rose at 95c and
81, Peerless II 80 and 95c and White Brooks at
So and 90c per bushel. The market is firm for
green apples and stock reduced. sales of No. l
Baldwins at $3.50 and 81 per bbl and for fancy
Russets higher prices obtained.
Boston WOOL There has been fair demand
for wool and the business of the week has been
a good average, but includes considerable Med
trrranean carpet. The transactions have been
200, 600 lbs of all kinds, and include OHIO and
Pennsvlvaia feeces at AZ and 44c for X, and As
anu ACC foi AA. up to soc for choice xxx. Mich
igan fieeces have been selling at 40 and AZ 1.2c
per pound, including large lines of choice X at
~ and AZ l-2c per lb. Combing and delane
fleeces are firm and in demand, and have been
sold at As and A lie for fine delaine and 4s and
soc Tor fine and No ! comblng. Unwashed woods
have been in demand but desirable lots are sold
up close, ana aSSOrtmentS are much broken. The
sales have been at wide range of prices. but al
full current rates for desirable lots of fine and
'iium grades. In California wool the trans
actions have not been TO any extent, and include
small lots OF fall and spring at 30 and 33c per h.
Pulled wool continues in demand and choice
stpers are firm. The sales of common and
| cho e supers have been al 25 and 4Sc per Id, in.
| GLIDING choice and fancy lots of Eastern and
Maine at 45 and 4Sc per Id. In foreign wool the
movement has not been to any extent except in
carpet wool. The sales in clnde 100000 pounds
MontcviueO on private terms.
Watertown Live Stock There was large
| run of cattle at the WATERFOWL, (Mass.) yards
Tuesday; 1347 head arrived from the New Eng
land States, excepting II head from Northern
New York 992 head of Western. Butchers were
DESTROYS Tor the CATTLE and even came the night
| before, so rs to be on hand early Tuesday morn
ing, but finding the large run held off in theii
purchases, pretending not being over anxious FOL
the stock, The weather was against the trade
being driving rain storm. Owners held of, bu
finally concluded to make concessions at leas
lac from the advance Of last week. The Western
cattle found sale at 34 and ! &C live weight
while country lots range from 4 "a and l0c POI
| lib, b. w. Wells 4 Richardson sold % oxen, es
timated to dress 900 lbs each ut 10c per 10, ID
W; j. o. Sanborn sold 40 cattle, to dress from
some very good steers for s l-2c to dress 700 lbs
Mich cows we're in good supply, witt
ste dy prices obtained. Sales from $50 up to $St
per head, including fancy mixers. In sheer
| and lambs the trade was slow and prices lower