Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-13
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

| the position evidently well sustained;
trade rules quiet: Extra creamery,
small pkgs, 21M2l1ac; northern fresh,
round lots, 2OHM21c; western, 2OGc;
eastern, 2O1ac: dariies. 1IM1Shc; flrsts,
1GM 17lac; ladies, 11M1Gc; jobbing, " to
| 1c more.
Cheese has been considered rather
easy till within II few days, when the
position is better sustained. Liverpool
is also more steady: Round lots, new,
1-l010 lie; sage, 10hMllc; jobbing,
Y to 1c higher.
Eggs are firm for the best, whether
fresh or out of storage. Still trade Is
rather quiet: Early storage, 15MlIc
fresh western, Halle choice Michigan,
100; eastern, 11M22c; nearby and fancy,
20M 23c ana up; jobbins, 1c to 1hac
| higher.
Beans are Il little easier, not on ac-
count of greater receipts of domestic,
but foreign beans are coming in more
freely, under the higher prices. Still
quotations are nomnally unchanged.
ADllltS III w DNfIl StlIlliS Sp''i Wv al
better of late, especially on the best
varieties. Prices are considerably
higher: Gravcnsteins. S3M4; Williams,
S3Gi3.50; astrachans, S1.j0m2.50; duch-
ess. S3M3.5O; plppins, $2.5OM35o; BUSH
els, lOc6i$2; choice and jobblng lots,
50cMS1 more.
Pears are in pretty full supply and all
but the best varieties, in good order,
have to be sold low. Native Bartlctts
are quoted at $364 per Dbl; Clapp's
fayoritcS and other varieties, S2M3.
BY the buShel pears sell at 5ucdSl.5O,
as to quality and condition. There are
still few California pears on the
market.
The peach season has evidently passed
its height. The Connecticuts and some
of the Hudson rivers have been fine;
others green and very unsatisfactory.
Delawares have sold at 15cddSl.Jo per
bskt; COnnccticuts, GOcMSl.I5; Cali
fornas, SlM1.2J.
The supply of domestic plums is quite
abundant and prices rule rather easy.
several varieties have been selling the
past week at 56iGc per qt, in crate lots
while in large packages they have sold
at from lJc up to :}Jc. California plums
and pruncs are still on the market, in
limited supply, and selling at SlM2 per
Crt or carrier.
Grapes are in fair supply for the sea
son and prices are not very satisfactory:
DelawareS are quoted at IJcldSl % for
S-hskt carriers: NlagaraS, I5cGt$l;
Moore's early, zoe; Wordens, I5M$1;
black. lOMl2c.
Bhirberrics are still on the market
but the supply is limited. and the de-
mand very small. Cranberries are com
Ing forward. though it is rather early.
They are quoted at $3.50 per cs, and at
Sc per Dbl, but the demand is so small
that good lots are being put away
against Il better demand.
Potatoes are reported steady, with Il
pretty good supply at hand. Ilchrons
1OGi 73c per hu: Green mountains, 700
73c: hbls. S2u25O; cloth head sweet
81. 1913; double heads. $4,000.
Onions are in full supply and quoted
ut 81 25gl275 per bbl; bus, 75cuSl;
picking, S2Gt2.50 per bX for white:
yellow, LOO.
Celery is quoted at 50d15c per doz
Caulitiowcrs are rather scarce at Sl.50
per long hx. Lettuce sells at ga iOc
per bX; radiSlIes 25c per bX.
Cahbagcs are well held at 7jcfI$1 per
Dbl. with savoy at zoe. Cucumbrrs are
quoted at S1.5014 per bX, rs TO quality
Gerkins for picking the scarce, and
bring pretty high prices.
Squashcs sell AT $50 per Dbl for mar
row: turban and hubbard, S1.I5m2.
Summer squnshcs are stillOn the market
and sell at a wide variety of prices
Tomatoes are in very full supply, while
the quality is excellent, so far as ma
tives are concerned. They sell ut 25W
zoe per bx; green, 2aa50c.
1urnips are quoted at Sl.23 per Dbl for
best ST. Andrews, yellow; white, Sl.50;
white fiat, zoe per bx. Beets are quoted
at ;3}5c per bl.; carrots, 4Oc; paiSnipS. 1Jc.
Mint sells at pc per doz; cress Soc;
parsley, Zoe.
String beans sell at 25dI5c per bx, as
TO quality: butter beans, 4oc. Shell
beans bring 2JM50c per bX. as to quality.
Civ beans sell Mt 81 per bX: Lima beans
nj I5c for common. improved, S1.JO.
Green peas sell ut 81 per bX 70" good
Green corn is still very plenty and sells
at 25n35c per bu.
Egg plants are quoted at 81 leeks, SOC;
peppers. 'oc.
4 steady hay market continues to be
noted. with the best hay pretty firm.
Straw is in quiet request, with prices
little changed. ATillfeed is Il little
firmer: Hay. S12H 1890; fancy and job
bling. SIS. 5Od20; rye straw. S16M1S; oat
straw. S9M1O.
The position of pork and lard is ire
mendously firm, following the remark
able high prices hogs have reached the
mast week-thc highest for many years.
Almost the whole market is advanced.
Lambs are Il shade easier with NUT
tons steady and veals firm. Trade has
been rather better of late. Lambs. IA
Zoe: yearlings, case; muttons. GdT1ac;
vroIS. SGflOc: fancy and Brishtons, 100
lie.
\ firmcr feeling has been ruling on
ICED poultry Fowls are firm, with
chickens steady: Iced turkeys. la
Ike: frozen. 9m11kc; fresh native
chickens. 13M1ac; western, 13G1Ic;
fresh fowls. 11M15c: iced fowls. l0t16
11sc: iced chickens. 12d1 5c; live fowls.
Slf Zoe: live chickens, 9al2c; spring
ducks. 10G13c.
Abnormally large receipts of wheat
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