The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-24
Boston Flour and Grain.

Boston Flour and Grain.
CoRN.-The demand has been rather light
during the week. but the feeling is little
better. We quote high mixed at 50 to 56bc,
steamer mixed at 55l to 56Ic, steamer yellow
at BOZ to 5Gc, and no grade at So to SAC per
bushel.
FLoUR.-The Ohio State Board of Agri-
culture, which has returns from twenty
states and assumes full crop for those not
reported estimates the crop for 1885 at 23O,-
10000 bushels-a shortage of 1871 ,576, 500
bushels as compared with 412, 355 500 bushels,
the average for the past five years. There
will probably be a shortage in the states not
reported The shortage is in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and California,
the six great winter wheat states. There
has been some Improvement in the demand
this week, and dealers are picking up old
lots. They have been running on light
stocks and are showing disposition to take
on good supply The tone of the market
is firmer because of the shortage in wheat,
and some of the mills are quoting 10 to DC
advance. We give receivers prices for car
load lots as follows: Fine flour at S2.S5
to $500 per barrel supertine at 1925
to $3.50; common extras, 1919 to $500;
medium extras. S4.25 to $3.50; choice
extras, S4.75 to $500; Minnesota bakers,
$500 to S4.65; New York roller, $500
to S5.15; Michigan, S4.75 to S4.S5; Mich
igan roller, $500 to S5.15 per barrel; Ohio,
Indiana. Southern Illinois and st. Louis pat
ents, $40 to $3.50; Ohio, Indiana, Southern
Illinois and st. Louis straights, $5.25 to S.
60; Ohio, Indiana, Southern Illinois and ST.
Louis clears $500 to S5.15: Minnesota spring
patents, S535 to $3.50; Wisconsin spring
patents, S5.35 to $3.50. Corn meal, So to
$3.50 per barrel. Rye flour, 20 to S4.62b
Oatmeal S475 per barrel for fine and S5.65
for cut.
Miscellaneous.
rIa 70 l.,
Der is very fair and prices are steady. The
mills are pretty well supplied with orders
and are not anxious for more, in view of the
difficulty in getting logs. The water in all
the rivers still continues low and even
should there be some heavy rains, some of
the logs would be hung up. We quote Hem
lock boards-rough, SIS to So planed
$1,000. Spruce boards-best, SlS, 90 to $500;
second best, $3.50 to $1,000; coarse $3.50
refuse, IS to $3.50 Box boards inch
S11.O0 to S11.50; inch. $1,000 to S10.25; 7
inch, $500 to 1928; { inch, $500 to $3.50
Spruce underfloors, $1,000 to $11.50; North
ern do, So to $780, Northern stockboards,
$3.50 to Sl4.00. Shingles-Extra Eastern
sawed, $3.50 to S375; do clear, $500 to
S3.25; first quality Eastern shaved, $685.
do spruce, No. l, SLAB to S1.55. Clapboards
Extra 4-feet spruce, $500; do clear
$500; extra pine, S4S.00 do clear, S43
Laths-Spruce and pine, $500 to 1925.
WooL.-Leading brokers are advising
hand to mouth purchases, and there appears
but little prospect of an advance. Business
continues on a sound, healthy footing, al
though the prices of wool remain low and
the discouraged ones are prophesying a fall
of Michigan Y to DC within ninety DAYS
As the market looks to-day, it is more likely
that the next three months will see a steady,
quiet business at about the present quota
lions. The announced prospective decline
in Michigan is based upon the idea that
Texas must certainly go lower before the
season is over. Ohio and Pennsylvania
tleeces are extremely quiet. Attempts have
been made to purchase at less than 25c in
the country, but as yet unSuccessfully.
Michigan wool is reported in good condition.
Texas wool is in fair request for the mo-
ment, and commission houses have been re-
celvlng some consignments. California wool
is out of sight of buyers in the present mar
ket. The cessation of purchases by the
largest Boston operator has somewhat quiz
eted the tone of the market in San Fran
cisco, though prices are not quotably lower.
Indiana wool is quoted in the country at u
TO pc, but Boston handlers announce that
at such figures purchases will be light. Ter
ritory wool is attracting some attention, and
manufacturers are not wanting who are de-
sirous of purchasing the wool for future de-
livery under guarantee that lots shall be
equal to last years wool. Pulled wool is
quiet, with light sales. Foreign wool is
quiet, as there is little wool in the market.
There is some inquiry for carpet woods and
carpet mills appear to be in a satisfactory con-
dition. The following are quotations for lead
ing grades: Xxx Ohio sells at 80 to 34c, Ohio X
at 30 to Bic, Michigan X at % to 29c, fine
Ohio delaine at 30 to 36c, Kentucky coarse
combing at % to 2ic, Texas fine at 10 to
zoe, Texas coarse and carpet at IL to lac,
Georgia unwashed at 81 to 23c, Northern
California spring at 20 to 24c, Wyoming fine at
17I to 194c, Eastern Oregon at II to zoe, Kan
sas fine to average at Is to zoe, and Montana
choice to medium at 81 to pc per pound.