Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-08-20
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

prices Receipts are well cleaned up
and choice grades are in demand
Northern creamery, round lots, 210
21 l-2c; western. 21@2l 1-2c; Vermont
dairy, 10000; renovated butter, 16@
lSc; jobbing 1-2Q1c more.
Cheese is frmer, with the demand
moderate: Round lots, new, 100
10 l-2c; iobbing, 12Gtc higher,
Eggs are steady in demand, but
prices are firm, especially on choice
fresh stock Western fresh, 16@1Sc;
eastern 2OW23c; nearby, 25@2Sc; job.
bjng, 1d1 1-2c higher.
Beans are easy in price, with only a
fair demand Carload lots, pea, S225
@2.3O; medium, S235; yellow eyes,
S2.906295; red kidneys, $34503.55;
California small white, $260@2.65;
foreign pea and medium, $220@2.25;
jobbing, Toe more.
There is a good supply of new ap.
pies coming forward, and the quality
is constantly Improving Maine AS.
trachan, $225G3; duchess, $2.25g
2,75 sweet Dough, S250d3; Williams,
$203 per Dbl and 75cH$125 per bu;
Coddings $25Oa8; Maiden's Blush,
S2.25Q275.
Berries are getting scarcer, except
for blueberries, which are still in good
supply Blueberries are quoted at 10
@14c and blackberries at 10413c.
Maryland peaches are selling at SO
per crt. but much of the fruit arriving
is in bad order
Watermelons are in full supply, and
sell at 12@25c by the load The re-
ceipts were 1926, against 63.706 last
year
% Catalogues sell at 5O@s1.25 per crt,
as to quality.
California plums are quoted at $3.50
@2.5O per bx; peaches, $L25QL75;
Bartlett pears, S292.25.
Southern Delaware grapes are
quoted at s1.75a2 per carrier, with
Niagaras at S125G1.50 and Moore's
Early at t125G150. The receipts of
grapes for the week were 1887 car
riers, against 1929 carriers last year
Potatoes are in steady demand, with
prices easy under full supply:
Choice Jersey stock, S2259250 per
Dbl, and 75c per bu. Rhode Island and
Bristol Ferry, S2@225; sweet yellow,
$2.50d3; white, $1.75G2; red, S1.5OG2
Native celery is selling at S1.509
IT'S per doz lunches.
Onions are quoted at; Native, bu,
81 bunch onions, soc per bx.
dollhouse tomatoes are lower, at
10015c per ID; southern, s162 per
crt; native, per bx, $3d4
Cucumbers sell at S1d4 per bx, all
sizes.
Yellow turnips are quoted at S2.25
per Dbl and 81 per -. bunch turnips,
&c; new beets, 75c per bu; bunch
beets, 1.2c carrots, $3.50 per bu;
bunch carrots, &c; bunch parsnips, soc
per doz; parsnips. $l.75 per bu.
Cabbages are selling at S1.75 per
crt; native, SSd12 per 100.
Marrow sQuashes are quoted at
$l.25 per Dbl; crooknecks. Zoe per doz;
white, 25c per doz.
Lettuce is higher at 25d 35c per bu
bx; radishes. 75c bx; mint, Csc per
doz; creSs, Csc per doz; leeks. 40c
per doz.
y String beans sell at $1d175 for
green and S1.256175 for wax Green
peas bring S. per Dbl for native.
Spinach is quoted at soc per bu for
native; parsley, dollhouse 25c per bu;
peppers. Sl5OGL75 per pkg
Green corn is in good supply and
is selling at Sl61.50 per bu.
Shell beans sell at S1.25G2.25 per
bu; eggplant, SlG2 per pkg.
Lard is higher, but other pork pro-
visions are easy.
Fresh beef is easy, with the market
heavily supplied. Receipts are run
ming about double those of last year.
Lower prices are possible this week.
though an effort will undoubtedly be
made to sustain the market
Spring lambs are slightly frmer,
the market being we'll cleaned up:
Muttons and veals are steady: West |
ern fall lambs, 1850; spring lambs,
11G12e; yearlings, 6qSc; muttons,
6GSc; veals, 9@l1c.
There is a quiet market for poul- |
try, prices being easy but not much |
changed: Western turkeys, frozen,
1SG19c; iced, 15016c; western fowls.
iced, 14@15c; fresh northern fowls,
15@l6c; broilers, 16q1Sc; western |
broilers, 149l5c; spring ducks, 10 |
lsc; pigeons, s16O@l75 per doz;
squads, S2.5OQ3 per doz.
Hay is slow Of sale and the market
is weak, though not substantially |
lower; straw is quiet; millfeed is
steady and unchanged: Hay, No. l,
$2O@21; lower grade, $l4@19; rye
straw, $1,000; oat straw, SlO@11.
The effect of the bullish government
crop report on wheat has been felt in
expanding trade and steadily rising
prices, though at first discounted by
the professional element Europe has
also bought freely, having at last
awakened to the idea that active pur-