Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-09-03

0l.J0 per 6-bskt carrier.
Cqntalolpes sell at 75cGS150, as to
quality and condition
Canberrles are quoted at $2.5Od2.75
per bx
Grapes are in full supply. Moore'E
early are quoted at sOcd$1 per s.
bskt carrier; Delaware, S16ll 20;
Niagara, 75c@S1; Champion, 1910 per
bskt
California pluns are quoted ut SI50
also per bx; peaches. S125a1. 80.
Bartlett pears, S3.5O04; Tokay grapes,
S175@2.25: Malaga grapes, S175G
225.
Potatoes are easy in price, with the
arrivals free. Aroostook hebrons ard
Green mountains, 65c; Jersey hebrons
and round white, csc; Dbl stock, S1..5
az; yellow sweets, S2d2.5O.
Native celery is selling at 81 per doz
bchs.
Onions are quoted at: Native, bu.
00ci bunch onions, SOC per bx.
dollhouse tomgt toes are lower, at so
12hc per ID; southern, 75cdSl per CRIT;
native, per bx, S2d3
Cucumbers sell at S1d3 per hx, all
sizes.
Yellow turuips are quoted al $3.50
per bbl, and 75cGS1 per bu; white.
T5c per bu; beets, 9Oc per bu: bunch
beets, 1ikc; carrots. 81 per bu; bunch
carrots. &C; bunch parsnips, soc per doz:
parsnlps, $3.50 per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at t.e5
per Dbl; crooknecks 25c pc: doz; white.
25c per doz Bay state, $3.50.
Cabbages are selling at $1.2Jd1.5
per crt: Ssd12 per 1OOi savoy, $3.50 per
bbl red, 81 per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 35d SOC per bu bx:
radishes, SOC bx; mint, 25c per doz:
Cress. SOC per doz, lecks, 4Oc per loz.
String beans sell ut 75c for green
and I5c for wax. Green peas bring
S1.2jG1.50 per bu for native.
Spinach is uotod at 25c pep bu for
native; parsley dollhouse, 15c per bu,
peppers, -, 75c per pkg.
Green co.a is in good supply and "a
lower at 75cdS1 per bu.
Shell beans sell at $1.5Od2 % Dcr hu:
LIMA beans 1926 per bu; eggplant. 81
also per pkg; caulihower Montreal,
S2N2j0 per dOz.
There is a very strong market for
pork provisions, owing to the higher cost
Of hogs In the west There has been an
advance of Doc per 100 lbs in the past
two days The quotations are revised,
with lard higher.
Fresh beef is quiet, but prices are
fairly steady. The arrivals Of fresh beef
for the week have been very much
heavier for export, the supply for Ros-
ton having fallen off,
Lambs are in small supply, and nre
quoted steady muttons aud vcals are
quiet With a fair supply. Western fall
lambs, 7d9c; spring lambs, 1nd12c;
yearlngs, cas-; muttons. TGSc; yeals.
Od11c.
Poultry is steady with fair demand.
Western turkeys, frozen, 1Sail9c. iced.
14dllc; western fowls, iced. 12GISc,
fresh northern fowls. 13015c; broilprs,
14016c western broilers, l3GflSlsc
spring ducks. 1Gd11c.
There is good demand for choice
hay, with the supply light New nay is
coming forward quite freely and is
generally of satisfactory Quality: stra "
is steady for rye, with oat slow. Mill
feed is steady and unchanged. Hay, 40.
l, S2OQ21; lower grades, S1lMta; we
straw SlSd20 oat straw, $1Od11.
The extraordinary selling indSposl-
ton of wheat producers even at around
Sc to 1Oc and re higher prices than
year ago, coupled with good premiums
for cash wheat and the depleted old
crop spring wheat reserves are signally
illustrated in 20,000,OOO bus reduction
III primary wheat receipts past eight
weeks, viz: June 30 to Aug. 81, the total
being 25,4lO,000 bus against 1875
600 bus.
1t has been frequently noted this
year, Bradstreet's says, the farmers
have been very independent and have
showa an indispositon to part with
their wheat at any price below SOC al
Chicago. Farmers necessities are less
than in former years, and they seem
TO have pretty clear idea of what their
wheat is worth.
Another point Of bpllisl import not
vet given much, If any, weight in the
discussion is the possibility Of interrur-
ton to shipments from the Black sea
and neighboring ports in case present.
complications should bring about a
collision between some Of the larger
powers. 1t 8 safe to say that the
wheat situation will bear close watch
ing until the outlook In this respect
clears up measurably.