Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-06-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

inc west Will a SAbAt NfdAANo HiioM II
for the week. Northern fresh. round
lots, 23hd24c; western, 2S6l231lc; Yer
mont dairy, 21d22c; renovated butter,
17d19c; jObbing, h91c more
New cheese is in moderate demand,
with prices easy. Liverpool has adj
vanced. Round lots. old, 14MQ15c;
new cheese, 11hG12e; jobbing, hG2c
higher.
Eggs hold steady at the recent ad-
vance. Arrivals of strictly fresh west
ern are not large. Western fresh, IT
d1sc; storage packed, 17ISd1Sc; east
ern, 1Sa19c; nearby, 20Q21c; jobbing,
lc to I1kc higher.
There is a firm arket for beans, both
here and in the country, though no fur
Their advance Is noted. Carload lots,
pea, $2.45; medium, $2.45; yellow eyes,
50. 70d2 10; red kidneys, S3.30d3.35;
California small white, S265; foreign
pea and medium, S225d2.3o; jobbing.
10c more.
The apple market is very quiet. Bald
wins from cold storage, $2.5Od3; No. 2,
all kinds, s1.25Q150; russets, S2GS;
northern spies, S2d3; Maine Ben Davis,
S202.5O. Small lots and jobbIng, JOc9
81 per Dbl more.
There is a quiet market for all kinds
OF nuts, with prices unchanged
California cherries sell at $2d2.50
per bx.
The market for potatoes is very firm
for old stock, owing to small arrivals,
as fires In the Aroostook section have
delayed shipments 70 considerable ex-
tent. Green mountains, 9OcdS1; he
brons. $4,000; Dakota reds, 65El70c;
new, rose and hebrons, bbls, S3G3 30;
white Bliss, bbls, S25Od3; red Bliss.
S2.2Jd2. rs; sweets. erts, 81; white
sweets, bbls, S1.50d1.75.
Bunch celery is selling at 5OclE1. IS
per bch
Onions are firm at: Egyptian, bgs,
$2.T5: Bermudas, $40 per crit
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 15c
per Id: southern, S1.25,d2 per crt. with
mushrooms at SO per Alb bskt
Cucumbers sell at S1.5Od4 per bX
for dollhouse all sizes
Yellow turnips sell at $3.50 per hbl;
beets, soc; carrots, 5OdS5c; parmlps,
81; egg plant, ,S3.5O,d4.50 per crt.
Cabbages sell at S15OQ1.T5 per large
crt. Norfolk.
Marrow squashcs bring S150lIt.T5
per crt; crOOkneck, 81 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 95d60c per doz; rad
fishes. 1Oc per doz; mint, 3Oc per doz;
cress, Soc per doz; satisfy. $3.50 per doc;
leells. Coo per doz.
New string beans are selling Mt $3.50
per crit for wsx, and $3.50 per crt for
green.
Spinach is quoted at 156I20c per bu
for native: parsley, dollhouse, S1.2J per
bx: romalne, $3.50 per bu, beet green's,
15c per bu; native beets, T5dS5c per doz
bchs; southern. 60QS5c per doz. bunch
onions, 60c per bx; bunch carrots. T563
81 per doz; Bermuda potatoes S49i50
per bb; rhubarb, lie crib; horseradish,
Sc per Dbl; peppers. S2.5Od2.73 per crit
Pork provisions are somewhat hrmer,
though few chances are noted. The mar
ketings of hogs indicate a moderate
reduction In number In comparison with
the preceding week, but continuance
OF enlargement in comparison with cor
responding time last year
There Is firmer market for fresh
beef, prices having been advanced, not
withsmnding slightly increased rr-
ceipts.
There is 4 very firm market for lambs
and choice Kentucky stock is held at
high prices. muttons and Yeals arc
steady Kentucky lambs, i4sllGc;
spring lambs, 1Sd14c; yearlings, f'4a
DC: muttons 7ls@9c; yeals. sale
Poultry has advanced slightly for
fresh killed fowls and chickens. The
supply Is moderate and the demand Of
seasonabe nature Western turkeys,
frozen, 1SU20c; iced, 15a1ec; western
fowls, iced. 13iA@14hc: western frozen
chickens 14@16c; fresh killed south
Shore chickens, 3Od32c; fresh Killed
northern fowls, l4Ml5c; broilers. 500
35c; western broilcrs, 23a2Sc; squad
broilers, per pair, I5qs0c; spring ducks,
2Oa21c
Hay Is very strong owing to the
drought, which promises to materially
shorten the crop; mflfeed is firm. bnt
not further advanced No. /, S23Gi25;
low grade, Sl5alO and up; rye straw,
S25d2j; cat straw, S9d11.
The shortage in feedstuffs throughout
the east means n much larger consump.
ton of all western grain, particularly
of corn and oats. Eastern dealers al
ready have made heavy purchases in
the west for forward delivery, partlcu-
larry Of oats The oats area will I'M
doubtedly show a heavy shrinkage from
that of last year and of corn also,
conservative estimates of the probable
corn yield being less than 2,0O0,000, 900
bushels, against 2,500,OO0,0O bushels
last year.
The improved eastern demand has
found its effect in Chicago in sales for
eastern shipment Of 100000 bushels
corn and $4,000 bushels oats. Included