The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-30
The Markets..

In Ncrmont-At Nergcnnes, Saturday, there
was q large attendance. Butter was dull owing
To unfavorable returns from last weeks ship
mcnts. The ruling price ior good new milk was
25c very few fancy tubs brought 26c; new
milk bntlcr - and 25c; winter butter Is and zoe ,
esgs,dull at iec yer d"z; potatoes at o, and 6oc
kct was dun and sales were slow. New butter
sold at 90 and 25c a pound; fancy diaries at "a
higher price.
Boston Produce The butter market has been
very dull the past week and prices are lower;
fresh made Western creameries have been sell
ing at 30 and BE, with fancy lots higher; new
Northern dairy ut - and 26c for choice and 20
an % for fair and good and old butter is dull
at 20 and 2jc for good and choice and IL and lSc
Tor inferior. Cheese Is quite steady and firm
with II lair demand; sales of choice at II and
IA &c; fair to good ut IL and l3c, and common at
3 and l0c per Id. Potatoes have been arriving
more freely. and the tendency Of the markets is
to easier rates. The sales of eastern rose have
been at 81, northern rose at 9jc, proliiics at 30
and 81, peerless at 90 and 95e and white brook
and Chen ingoes at 50 and Soc per bush. Green
apples have been in fair demand, with a small
stock. The sales OF No. Baldwins have been al
| 50. 10 and i25, and No. at - and per barrel
Boston Wool / he past has beena quie. week
| in the wool market, but prices remain about the
same and desirable grades are held with consid
| cradle lrmness. The sales of the week have been
100000 lbs OF all kinds and qualities We quote
ONO and PennsN lvania ieeccs at AZ and Acc tol
y and M, with very little OF this description
| lett; Michigan flceces have been selling at 4t
| and i2c for lair and choice, anu ohio and Mich
|
| ane fccces are lrm and scarce. We quote fine
delaine al A and Acc and fine and No. l combinR
at AZ and soc per pound. Unwashed woods have
been in far demand, and desirable lots scarce
and firm We quote sales principally at % and
Bic Tor line and medium grades. In Calitornis
| the sales have been at ~ and BE PEE Id, as Il
| quality. Pulled woods have been in demand anI
market firm. The sales of common and choice
supcrs have been al 20 and i,c per lib rs to quail
| ty and include choice Eastern and Maine at 4,
and 4 C per lib. In foreign wool the sales Nav,
| been ufno importance, Stocks are quite small
and The desir;iule lots of Australia and Monte
| video on the market are held at full prices.
| (Mass.) yards, Tuesday, there We're 2l7 head o
the New England States, Of a quality made OF thu
usual variety, but as II VIII ole not as good as las
| Tuesday. The market has fallen OF in price
from IA and l-2c per ID dressed weight; tn,
| trade was certainly moderate when compared
with last week. Butchers seeing that the suppl,
was considerable took advantage and bid tn,
| above decline and would not adhere to higher
| rates. The movement in beef shows less activi
| ty i'll the city, butchers do not pr pose to pa,
| eXtravagaht rates ii they can help themselves
The ughtne 50 of the market for cattle across thu
| water tends to ease up the market here, i'll tn,
| OK ports are considerable. Hathaway & jackson
| sold Western from IL and &c live wei. hit
| weights on best 400 and 1900 lbs; cheaper cat
tie weighing /, 100 and 300 lbs Northern cattle
| largely from and lie per Id, D. W. Wells 4
Richardson solu 10 oxen, average ,55I lbs, al III
live welght,or about the same as lie SO shrink
| or lac OIL from last week for same quality.