Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-02-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Feb. 23.-Butter has I'D
yanced trihe in sympathy with New
York, but trade is quiet with only choice
fresh made bringing full quotations.
Northern fresh, round lots, 24lhG23lkc;
under grades are little changed,
There is little improvement in the
condition OF the egg market Sales Of
the best westerns are generally at lSc
d dozen and southwestern Mt 17ikQ1Sc.
Refrlgerators are dull at 12lJl1c.
Boston's supply OF cheese continues
small and prices are firmly maintained
despite limited demand. Fine north.
ern fall twins are quoted at lie a
pound, although once in while 8 cclal
marks bring more, Fair to good stock
is steady at 12h@13hc.
Beans are quiet but steady. Carload
lots, pea, S240a245; medium, $24N0
2.45; yellow eyes, $3.50; red Kidneys,
1925; California small whitn, S2.6(l
2.65; jobbing, 10c more.
Apples are still duh, though n few
choice Baldwins from cold storage sell
readily at or above quotations. The
market is amply supplied, receipts being
heavy still Fancy Baldwu,s, S2.250
$50; No. Baldwins, $1.5O@2, greetings,
S150d2; No. ., all kinds, $1Gt %; Hub.
bardston, S1.25d2; pound sweets, $3.50
az; northern spies, $1.50Gja -; Kings
S2a3; Tolman sweets, S1.3O125O; conf
mon apples, 75cdS125. Small lots and
jobbing from SOC to 81 per Dbl more
Cranberries are jobblng at S4d5 per
crit and S12a15 per Dbl.
Strawberries are in better supply.
The fruit sells at retail ut pc per bx
up. according to size Of box and quality.
Nuts are steady at: Walnuts, 1lG15c
per ID; castanas, 12c; filberts 11Gl2c;
Texas pecans, l0dl4c; almonds, l3d15c
for hard, and 1fG16c for soft shells;
peanuts, No. l, 4Ac; jumbos. Ga6kc.
Potatoes are quiet, with fun receipts.
Sweets are firm. Houton Green noun
tains, 7SdS0c; hebrons 73li-:Ic per bu:
York state, Green mountains and round
white, zoe; western, G5Gi6Sc: Dakota
reds, 63G65c; sweets, double heads, 81:
Vinelamd, $3.50.
Boston market celery is Iirm at sea
0 per long bx; Taschol, SJal7 per long
bx; California, IS.
California cauli6ower is Offering at
$3.50 per crit; Brussels sprouts. 2Jc per
qt by the crit
Onions are selling ut $3.50 per Dbl,
with jobbers by the bushrl higher.
Spanish, long crts, 50 70; bermuda, 50
per crit.
.Cucumbcrs are selling ut $50 for
fancy long green; medium, Sl0Gil2; No.
2, S5dS,
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 5Oc
per ID, with mushrooms at 81. 2j72 per
bx. New rhubarb sells Mt IOa12c
per 10.
Cabbages sell at Soc for native and
Savoy.
Squashes are quoted at $50 per ton
for marrow.
Yellow turnips sell at Doe per Dbl;
white French, S1d150 per Dbl: white
fiat, 50c per bx: beets, soc; carrots. soc;
parsnips, COO; egg plants, 81 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 25uG0c per doz; rad.
ishes. Doc per doz; mint. ~ per doz;
cress, 75c per doz; parsley. S1GiI so for
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, zoe per doz;
leeks, 50c per doz.
Southern string beans sell at S9a4
per bskt for green and wax, according
to quality
Spinach is quoted at S1Gf15O per Dbl;
kale, 5O@G0c per Dbl; eskro St6O per bu;
endive, $50 per bu: ROMANO. 100 per
bu; artichokes 81 % per bu; dandclons,
$l.2J4l.50 per bu; beet green's, 81 per bu.
Bermuda potatoes job ut ST per Dbl:
horse radish, SO per biol; peppers, Sld2
per crit
Fresh beef is very easy, with the bulk
Of the sales at &c. There are few
choice heavy cattle that sell at nc, and
occasionally one that viii cut up 7 3-4c.
Heavy receipts aud a quiet demand
help depress the market.
Hogs are very firm IN tue west, due.
It is said, to speculative manipulation.
While beef has been going down, pork
has advanced until the price is ali cut
Of proportion with other meats. The
result on the local trade is that the
public is buying very sparingly. The
consumption Of the popular cuts las
fallen of largely
Muttons and lambs are firm, especially
the latter. \ few choice lambs bring
az high as 1lhc. Veals are steady and {
unchanged, Spring lambs, sale; year
lings, 7QSc; muttons, case; yeals, 10
@1tc.
Poultry is quiet with only choice
fresh killed bringing fuIipriccs. Fowls
are in demand and are frn,. Western /
turkeys, 1sd20c; northern fowls, l56J
Ice; western fowls, 14Gi15isr: chickens,
western, 15Q17c; northern, 1Sa22c;
ducks, 16d1Sc; geese, 12614c.
Venison is still coming out of cold |
storage to a limited extent, ana fancy
prices are obtained when sold. Bear |
meat is about done. Game continues in
moderate supply with prices I'm.
changed Black ducks sell Mt 81 75gJ2 |