Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


further declined, with the market slow
aud buyers looking for still lower
prices. Receipts are gradually increas-
ing. Northern fresh, round lots, 25lD
26c; western, 25d26c; Vermont dairy,
21d24c; renovated butter, 1SG20c; job
bing hQ1c more.
Cheese holds steady with a fair de-
mand. Stocks are being steadily re.
duced. Round lots, IA 3-4G15c: sage,
16115hc; tobbing, hQ2c higher.
Eggs are firmer under smaller re-
ceipts and an increased speculative de-
mand In the west Western fresh, 100
16ac; eastern, 17d17hc; jobblng, lie
to 11ac higher.
Beans are firmer in the country, but
quiet and unchanged here. Carload lots,
pea, $3.50; medium, $3.50; yellow eyes,
$2.SOd2 So; red kidneys, $3.056l3. 10;
California small white, S2.55a2.0O;
jobbing, Toe more.
There is a steady demand for choice
apples at unchanged prices. Baldwins
from cold storage, S2d2.75 fancy Bald.
wins, S1.75d2.T5; No, / Baldwins, S1.25
d175; No. 2, $1d1.25; greetings, SIG
1.5O, russets, S1d2; northern spies, $3.50
d2.5O; Kings, S2d3; Tolman sweets,
81 .5Od2. 80; Maine Ben Davis, S1.769
2.25. Small lots and jobblng, 5Ocg$1
per bu more.
Cranberries continue TO sell in small
way at s. per crit and $50 per Dbl.
though the season is about over.
Strawberries are in full supply, and
are quoted at 12G15c for North Caro-
lima and 15Q1sc for Norfolk by the
load. Some fancy sell higher.
New maple syrup is scarce and sells
at 9OctdS1 per gal can; new sugar. 10
df5c per ID for small cakes; bricks, 10
Q12c; pals, 10c.
Potatoes are quiet but steady in
price Houlton Green mountains, SS
dS5c; hebrons, 75tdisc per bu; York
state, Green mountains, roc; western
round white, 6Sd70c; Dakota reds, 90
d63c; Pride OF the South, 6Od65c; Vine
land sweets, s393.5O; Jersey bskts,
$3.50, southern white. 50.
Boston market celery is practically
done California sells at $1d1JO per
bunch.
Onions are firm at 50 30 per Dbl. With
jobbers by the bushel higher; Spanish,
long crts, So Egyptian, bgs S2.65 Der.
mudas, S1.GO per crit.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted NJ 35c
per ID: southern, $3.50 per crt. with
mushrooms at 81 per bx. RhuAarB
sells at &c per 10 for native. and S19
100 per crt for Chicago.
Cucumbers sell at S3d6per bI for lot.
house, al! sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at 81 per Dbl:
white French, S1.J0d2 per bbl white,
Cat, Toe per bx; beets, 25c; carrots, Soc;
parsnips, soc; egg plants, SO per crit
Cabbages sell at SIPS for native: new
southern, large crts, $2d2.5O
Squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard
Lettuce sells at 5OdS5c per doz; rad
ishes, round soc per doz; long, 40c per
doz: mint. 75c per doz; cress, Soc per
doz; satisfy, $3.50 per doz; leeks, SOC
per doz.
Spinach is quoted at 50 per Dbl for
southern, and TIC per bX for native:
kale, 35c per bx for native; artlchokes,
81 per bu; parsley, dollhouse, So per
bX; dandelions, Goo per bu; beet greens,
40c per bu; new southern beets, roc
per doz bchs; native, S1d1.5O.
Bermuda potatoes job ut S5dG per
Dbl: Florida potatoes. S2d25O; horse
radish, SO per Dbl; peppers, 50 per crt.
There is a steady market for pork
provisions, with the western markets
firm aud the local kill small. The
local trade is quiet on account Of the
high prices ruling,
The market for fresh beef is rather
easier, though a few choice cattle are
still bringing Sc when cut up.
Muttons and lambs are steady and un-
changed; vaals are quiet. Choice spring
lambs, $6a9 each; spring lambs, 110
12c, with a few fancy at 13c; yearllngs,
b0IOtt hiultOAHs AVAl4Nt NNulos cAAAOtf
with some fancy higher.
There is a short supply Of iced and
frozen fowl, and prices are firm, with
other grades steady and unchanged
Western turkeys, iced, 15td17c; frozen.
1Gd1Sc; northern fowls, 14h616hc;
western fowls, iced, 141z015c; frozen
western fowls, 13d14c; western frozen
chickens, 13d16c; northern, 2Od25c;
spring broilers, 2sd3Oc; lib brollers,
per pair, S1d1 .25; capons, 1920
Millfeed is very firm and lots on the
spot or In nearby transit sell at a
premium of S161.5O per ton. Hay is
in lighter receipt, but the market is
still well supplied and dull. Choice
hay, S21; No. l, S17d19; low grades, S12
G1j and up; rye straw, S1Gd17; cat
straw, S9d10.
The report is very favorable from all
sections on the winter wheat crop.
which is an unusual condition. The
weather of late has been rather cool
over the winter wheat belt, which las
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