The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-16
The Markets.

In vermont--At vcrgennes, Saturday, vLry
little butter was offered Common winter sold
Tor 20 and 25c; October 26 and NC; new milk
zoe sc Is and SOC; eggs 2Sc per dozen, potatoes
and Csc per bushel; beans, II. T.. peas 81 25
md % so per busltel; apples. X. ]. Greetings,
SO and "a. rs per barrel
boston Produc There Ia a steady demand
for choice grades of butter, but all other kinds
have been in moderate request. The sales of
Northern fall crcameries have been at 80 and SIC;
and 20 and 25c per pound Tor held stock. Eggs
have been in fair demand, with sales of New
York and Vermont at 30 and Bic; Northern at %
and 39c per dozen. Beans have been quiet, but
prices are steady. The sales OF pea have been
vt 81 so ana 1886 for small and so 60 and $2s5 for
large; medium at $2.55 and $26O; yellow eyes
at S3 30 and 50 SO, and red kidneys at 1925 and
$3.50 per bushel' Potatoes have been arriving
more freely and sal, of Eastern rose at 90c;
Northern rose and Proincs at 50 and 90c; and
white brooks and Chenangoes at 20 and SOC per
bushel. Green apples have been selling at $3.50
and 81 per barrel Tor No, l Baldwins. Dried
apples are in moderate demand and sales at
and 10c for Eastern and Northern sliced, and IL
and lSc Tor choice evaporated. Poultry has been
in demand and sales at Is and 23c for choice
Western and Northern turkeys and chickens,
and fowls at IL and l8c.
Roston WOOL his has been the most active
week for year. Prices have advanced, and on
i washed fleeces are up 2 and &c per pound higher
than last week. The movement In wool has Ueen
quite general throughout the country, and in all
the leading markets the past has been the most
active week of the year. The sales of all kinds
have been upward of 100000 pounds. and we
and 43 for Y, A and 45 for Xxx and AZ l'2c for XXX
and the tendency of prices is upward All grades
have been in demand, particularly desirable lots
of fine and medium. Michigan neeces have been
selling at 40 and al l2c for y, and the market is
now firm at Al and 42c per pound. No. fiseces
have been in demand with sales OF Michigan and
ONO at AZ and ACC per pound. and now held
higher. Combing and delaine are sought after,
and sales of fine delaine at A. and As 12c and fine
anu No. combing at 40 and 80 per pound. There
have been large sales of unwashed woods at a
wide range.
| Watertown Live Stock-At the WATERFOWL
| (Mass) yards the weeks supply figured l,l67
cattle, The country cattle were at the yards
| win the exception OF a bunch by Aldrich &
| Johnson, The Western were behind time, of a
qualty to tempt the buyers, the range in price
being "a and 34c per pound live weight, the
average weight being from ! 200 TO 800 pounds
each. The run at these yards from the west was
6SS head a comfortable ira e noticed in coun.
try stock, the best selling DC per pound, d. W
such are the best the country Affords; nice, fine
stock; common stock from IA and lac, with
good stun at 6 4 and lie per pound, d. W.
J. .. Sanborn of New Hampshire had the best
| noticed. Prices are steady at the quotations.
| Wood & Breck sold oxen TO dress ,l25 pounds,
sold three year old steers, dress 500 pounds, al
\ l-2c per pound, ID. W. e. .. Howe of Maine
| sold one pair working oxen of good weight al
$l55. j. o. Sanborn sold heavy cattle; I aver
age 1000 pounds ut IL and o.; IL three year
| Odds at &c &c shrink. In sheep and lambs the run
of Northern focks is very light, and the trade
not particularly active. The market opened
fair, as If all the arrivals would be cleaned oui
very easily, but the courage OF buyers did moi
hold well at all after the first onset. While al
| closing sales indicate no improvement. Lambs
moved for the most part from and &c and sheep
| 3 and lac, as to quality. Mich COWS in laiI
demand, with sales from $40 and So