Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-02-12
IN HUB mARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

quiet but steady all the week, with
prices but little changed. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 2Su2SHc; north
ern fresh, round lots, 27@2Sc; western,
27G27Ac; eastern, 24@25c; jobbing,
nc to 1c more.
Cheese is firm in price, but the de-
mand is quiet The quotations are
steady at: Round lots, 14d14hc; sage,
l4h615c; jobblng, Ea2c higher.
Eggs are in short supply for fresh laid,
but other grades are coming in freely
and prices are easy. Western fresh,
23d24c; storage, 1Sd19c; eastern, 259
26c; nearby and fancy, 2SQ30c; jobblng,
1c TO 1Iac higher.
The country markets are firm on
beans and locally prices are steadily
held, though the market is rather quiet.
Carload lots, pea, $245G2.5O; medium.
S2,4J@2.50; yellow eyes, S29Od3; red
kidneys, S3.25d3.3O; California small
white, S2.G0d2.65; Jobbing, 1Oc more.
Very choice selections Of apples are
bringing good prices, but for ordinary
qualities the market is dull at: Fancy
Baldwins, 81. 250f2.5O; No. Baldwlns,
S1.5O92; greetings, $t.5Od2; No. 2, all
kinds, S1G1 %; HubbSrdston, 81. 25d2;
pound sweets, S15Oq2; northern spies,
S150d225; Kings, S2Q3; Tolman
sweets S1.5Oa25O; common apples,
75cGS125 Small lots and jobbmg
from zoe to 81 per Dbl more.
Cranberries are jobbed at $3.5OG5
per cft and $10G15 per Dbl. The re-
ceipts for the week were 357 bbls; last
year, 176 bbls.
Nuts are fairly steady at: Walnuts,
l1G15c per ID; castanas, 12c; filberts, II
6l12c; Texas pecans, 1Od14c; almonds,
13615c for hard and 14@16c for soft
shells; peanuts, No. /, 4hc; jumbos, 6
d615c.
The market for potatoes Is rather
quiet, at steady prices. Houlton Green
mountains, 7S1SOc; he brons, 73Gi75c per
bu; York state, Green mountains and
round white, zoe; western, 65d6Sc;
Dakota reds, 63G65c; sweets, double
heads, S2.5O03; vlnelands, 81.
Boston market celery is bringing
higher prices at $Gd9 per long bx; Pas
chal, SAG
California caulifower is Offering at
1915 per crt; Brussels sprouts, f5c per
at by the crit
Onions are selling at 81. 1908 per Dbl,
with jobbers by the bushel higher;
Spanish, long crts, $3.50.
Cucumbers are selling at SIC for
fancy long green; good, 81; medium.
S10G12; No. 2, S4d6.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted NJ SOC
per ID, with mushrooms AZ soc per ID.
Some new rhubarb is IN the mnrketand
selling at iOc per ID.
Cabbages sell at SIC for native and
Savoy.
Squashes are quiet and unchanged.
Marrow squash, SIS per ton Hub
bards, $2O025; turbans, S2OG25.
Yellow turnips sell at SIC per Dbl:
white French, S1d1,J0 per Dbl, white
fiat, 50c per bx; beets, soc; carrots, soc;
parsnips, Coo; egg plants, $3.50 per crit.
Lettuce sells at 50d7jc per doz; rad
ishes, 35c per doz; mint, 81 por doz;
cress, T5c per doz; parsley. 81 80 for hot
house, per bu; satisfy, 75c per doz;
leeks, 40c per doz.
Southern string beans sell at S3Gi4
per bskt for green and wax, according
to quality.
Spinach is quoted at 5nctlSl.5O per
Dbl; kale, 5Ocd$1 per Dbl; esl,ro. $3.50
per bu; endive, $3.50 per on, romeinc,
50 per bu; artichokcs, SIS per bu;
dandelions, S150 per bu
There is no Improvement to note in
the bay market Choice grades are
scarce but low grades are slow OF sale,
with full supply; straw is quiet aud
steady; miilfeed is Grmer. Choice hay,
S20G21; No. !, Sl7G19; low grade, So
ais and up; rye straw, S14Ql5; cat
straw, S9010.
Hams and fresh ribs are higher, but
other pork provisions are unchanged.
There is an easy market for fresh
beef with a very few choice cattle still
bringing Sc
Muttons and lambs are quiet but
steady at quotations Eeals are m
changed. Spring lambs, SG 10l5c; year
lings, 5dsc; muttons 5dSc; veals, 10
@11c
There is an easier tone to the market
for poultry, especially on western tur-
keys. Northern chickens are scarce.
Prices are not much changed. West
ern turkeys, 1S@20c: northern fowls,
14d16c; western fowls, 13d15c; chick
ems, western, 15@16c; northern, 17daOc;
ducks, 1661Sc; geese, l20lIc.
Yenison is still in moderate. supply
from cold storage, whole deer being
quoted at 15d20c, with saddles at 25H
Csc; skins on, and legs at 3Od35c. Bear
meat is in moderate supply at 1jGl20c.
There is little smaller supply of game,
prices being steady and unchanged.
Black ducks sell at Sl.75@2 per pair;
red headed ducks, $3.50; widgcon, 81;
teal, $11O. Philadelphia SQUAD are
firm at S4d4.50 per doz, with natives at