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

Boston, Feb. 1e.-Butter is steady
and unchanged. The receipts of fresh
creamery are only moderately large and
generally more OF less defective. Aver
age lots are hard to sell at 24Q25c, but
strictly extra stock brings 26c. Under
grades are only fairly active at former
prices,
Cheese is steady in tone, with fair
demand. Stocks are small, with the
supply being well taken care of. Round
lots, 14d14Mc; sage, 1415@15c; Jobbing,
hG2c higher.
The weakness in eggs is the leading
feature of the dairy markets. Large
receipts, sprlnglike weather and de-
moralizing advices from the other large
eastern and western markets are the
principal causes of a net loss Of 6Cd7c
dozen in nearby fancies and Vermont
and New Hampshire choice fresh for
the week, 7c in the best westerns and
5II9c I'm refrlgerators. Nearby eggs
IRE 10612c lower, as compared with
Jan. prices, Vermont and New Hamp.
shire 96lOc, best westerns DC, selected
StdS1sc, fair to good safe and refrigera-
tors S611lc.
Beans are still firm IN the country,
but easy here, with prices slightly lower.
Carload lots, pea, S2.4Od2.45; medium,
S2.4Od2.45; yellow eyes, $3.50; red kid
1eys. 1925; California small white, $500
d2.65; jobblng, 1Oc more.
There continues to be very dull ruar-
ket for all common grades Of apples.
Some choice Baldwins are selling freely,
however, in some cases, above the out
side quotations. There Is full supply
Offering OF most kinds Fancy Bald
wins, S2.25d2.50; No. Baldwins, 81 80
az; greetings, S1.5Od2; No. 2. all kinds,
$1G12 %; Hubbardston, 81. 25Gi2; pound
sweets, S15OG2; northern spies, $3.50
d2.25; Kings S2d3; Tolman sweets.
$1.5oG25O; common apples, 75cdS1.25.
Small lots and jobbing from soc to 81
per Dbl more.
Cranberries are jobblng at 81 per crt
and S13 per Dbl
Nuts arc fairly steady at: Walnuts,
11015c per ID; castanas, 12c; filberts, II
6i12c; Texas pecans 1Od14c almonds,
13G1Jc for hard and Halle for soft
shells; peanuts, No. l, 4hc. Jumbos,
GdG'kc
There is no change to note in potatoes,
the market being quiet but steady.
Houlton Green mountains. 7SdS0c;
hebrons, 73d75c per bu. York state.
Green mountains and round white, zoe;
western. 65d6Sc; Dakota reds, U3GG5c;
sweets double heads, S36(3.50; Vine.
land, s.
Boston market celery is firm at seas
per long bx; Paschal, S4dG per long bx;
California, $3.50
California caulifloweE IS Offering al
81 per crt, Brussels sprouts, 15c per at
by the crt.
Onions are selling at $3.50 per Dbl.
with jobbers by the bushel higher;
Spanish. long crts, $275.
Cucumbers are selling at S2Od25 for
fancy long green; medium, $10d13; No.
2, S5GIS.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at S5c
per lb, with mushrooms at 81 soar per
hx. New rhubarb sells ut Sc per 10.
Cabbages sell at Soc for native and
Savoy.
Squashes are frmer. Marrow
squash, $50 Per ton; Hubbnrds, 500;
turbans, sos.
Yellow turnips sell at 9Oc per Dbl:
white French, Sld15O per Dbl; white
fat, soc per bx; beetS, soc; carrots, JOc;
parsnips, 60c; egg plants. 50 per crit.
Lettuce sells at 2Ja5Oc per doz; rad
ishes, 40c per doz; mint, 81 per doz;
cress, 75c per doz; parsley. $3.50 for
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, T5c per doz:
leeks, lOc per doz.
Southern string beans sell at S3Q4
per bslt for green ana wax. according
TO quality
Spinach is quoted at S1M1.75 per Dbl;
kale, 81 per Dbl; esllro, $3.50 per bu;
endlye, $3.50 per bu; romaine, $15O per
bu; artichokes, S125 per bu; dandelons,
$3.50 per bu; beet greens, $3.50 per bu.
Bermuda potatoes job at S225 per
crit; horse radlsh, SO per bill; peppers,
s. per crit
There is but little change TO note in
pork provisions, the market being
steady.
The market for fresh beef continues
easy with only few choice heavy
cattle bringing top prices.
Aluttons and lambs are firm at quota
lions. veals are steady and unchanged.
Spring lambs, 9d11c; yearlings, 5llsc;
muttons, 5GSc; vesls, 1OG11c.
The poultry market for everything
but the finest fresh killed chickens is
rather quiet and some kinds are easier.
The supply Of fresh killed northern and
eastern chickens is limited. Quota
lions are: Western turkeys. 1920;
northern fowls, 15d17c; western fowls,
14d15c; chickens, western. 16di7c;
northern, 1Sd22c; ducks, 1661Sc; geese,
12d14c.
There is still a moderate Offering OF