Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-04
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, June 1.-Butter is steady,
with a good demand. Northern fresh,
round lots, 23@24e; western, 23Q23hc;
Vermont dairy, 21@22c; renovated but
ter, 1Skd19c; jobbing, 1zG1c more.
Old cheese is about out of the market,
with new quoted easier. Round lots,
old, 14h@15c; new cheese, 12dl2hc;
jobblng, h@2c higher.
Eggs are firm. Western fresh, 170
l7hc; storage packed, 1Td1716Gg east
ern, 1SG19c; jobbing, lie to IL higher.
Beans are firm, with country advices
very strong. Carload lots, pea, $2409
2.50; medium, S245; yellow eyes, $40
G2.75; red kidneys, $3,25q3.30. Cali
fornla small white, $3.50; jobbing, Zoe
more.
Apples are very quiet although the
cool weather frightened trade a little.
Baldwins from cold storage, S2.50Q3;
No. 2, all kinds, $l.2J615O; russets, 80
as, northern spies, S2G3; Maine Ben
Davis, $2d250. Small lots and job
bling, 50cd$1 per Dbl more.
Strawberries have been coming In
large numbers for the week, the total
being 62,547 crts, against 39,S6s crts for
the same week last year. Prices are
from &c to lie per bx.
Potatoes are easier. Green noun
tains, S5d90c; hebrons, 75GS0c per bu;
York state, Green mountains, 75IS0c.
western round white, 70d73c; Dakota
reds, 65d0Sc; new .Florldas, $4,000
per Dbl; Jersey sweets, bskts, 81; south
ern white sweets, S1.5Od1.T5.
Bunch celery is offering at 5OcG$1.25
per bch.
Onions are firm at: Egyptian, bgs,
S2.75; Bermudas, 500 per crt.
HOthOuse tomatoes are quoted at 15c
per ID; southern, 81 25d2; per crt, with
mushrooms at So per Alb bskt; hot
house, 81 per ID.
Cucumbers sell at S1.5Oa4.5O per bx
for dollhouse, all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at So per Dbl;
white French, So per Dbl; beets, 50c;
carrots, 50GS5c; parsnips, 81; egg
plant, S2.50d3.5O per crit.
The market for Norfolk cabbages is
demorallzed, with prices at 75cd$1.2j
per Dbl.
Lettuce sells at 25dGOc per dOz; rad
ishes, Toe per doz; mint, SOC per doz;
eress, 35c per doz; satisfy, $50 per
doz: leeks, 40c per dOz.
New string beans sell at 81. 5002 per
crit for wax and green
Spinach is quoted at $4,000 per bx
for native; kale, 25e per bx for native;
RrtichoSeS, $3.50 per bu; parsley, hot
house, Sl.20 per bx; dGndeliOns, 81
per bu; beet greens, zoe per bu; native
beets, G0GT5c per doz bchs; southern,
3Od4Oc pee doz; bunch onions, zoe
per bx
Bermuda potatoes job at s. per bbl;
horse radish, so per Dbl; peppers, $3.50
az per crt.
Choice hay is very scarce and prices
are very firm, with poor outlook for
the future crops Straw is firm: mill
feed is quiet hut firm. Choice hay. S23
Q24; No. /, $2O022; low grade, Sl50lg
and up; rye straw, S22a23; oat straw,
S9d1O
Pork provisions are easier and prices
are revised. The Kill Of hogs by Boston
packers has been somewhat smaller.
Prices are decidedly reduced, ami the
average of prominent markets is about
$500 per 100 pounds, compared with
$3.50 a week ago, $3.50 two weeks ago,
$3.50 Il year ago, and s. 20 two years
ago.
Fresh beef is fairly steady, with trade
rather slow The beef arrivals are
much smaller
Lambs are fairly steady but the
market is much oyerstockcd with year
llngs, Veals are steady Spring lambs,
t3@l4c; yearlings, 7lsd9c; muttons, 0ls
@10c; vealS, 10d1t, with some fancy
higher.
There is a good demand for poultry
at steady prices Western turkeys,
frozen, lSd20c; iced, Ice; western
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chickens. liMlGc, fresh killed northern
chickens, 25M2Sc: fresh killed northern
fowls, lJd1Cc; broilers, 30d35c; west
ern broilers. 25m3Oc; SQUAD broilcrs,
per pair, I5N90c, spring ducks, 2Od2lc
The Massachusetts agricultural state
board, in its report Of June !, says that
reports show that the prevailing
drought has checked vegetation and pre-
vented termination Of seeds, making re-
planting necessary in some Instances.
The drought has practically stopped the
growth of grass, and feed in pastures
already is becoming short. Even with
plentiful rains the hay crop win be a
scanty one Upland mowings have he
gun TO turn brown, and the grass on
lowlands is short and thin.
Reports from Connecticut are ms bad.
No rains there for nearly a month
The Maine Farmer says: Maine to-
day is suffering from what soon will
cause tremendous loss unless rains
come. The area Of drought is abroad
The late extremely low temperatures
hnVp hrouphf min 20 oil crops vr-Ifoh