Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, March 8. There Is no ma
terial change in the general COZ ditions
OF the butter, cheese and egg markets
There was limited supply Of fancy
fresh creamery butter offered, but the
demand was quiet and most sales were
at 2Ghc a pound. The receipts of
cheese for local account continue small
and with fairly active demand, rices
are easily maintained.
Fresh western eggs are firmer, after
an advance Of 2 to &c, The supply is
limited. Eastern and nearby eggs are
steady and unchanged. Western fresh,
zoe; storage, 12d14c; astern, 2nG21c;
nearby and fancy, 226t23c; iobbing, 1c
to 1hc higher
Beans are easy aud lower in this
market, though country markets are
still firm. Carload lots, Tea, S23td
24O; medium, S2.3Jn2 10; yellow eyes,
S2.S5d2.90; red kidneys, $320d3.2J;
California small white, S2GO42.65;
jobbing, Zoe more.
Apples have been iull, though prices
have not materially changed. A few
choice lots are still being sold above
quotations. Fancy bald 4! rs, s2.250
ESQ; No. ] Baldwins, SlJ0a2; green
ings, 81. 30d2; No. 2, all kinds, S1Gl1. "5;
russets, S1.5Od2; Hubhardston, S1.25d
2; pound sweets. $1J0a2; northern
spies, S1.5Od2.5O; common d pies, 75c
d$1.25. Small lots and jobbing from
6Oc to 81 per Dbl more.
Cranberries are jobblng st S404 so
per crt, and S12d15 or bbl. The re-
ceipts for the week we're 20 hbls; last
year, AS bbls
Strawberries have Zee IN fun receipt
during the week Retail prices are
from 35cd5Oc per bx, according to size
Of box and quality.
Nuts are steady at: Walnuts, 11m
15c per lb castanas, i2c; albests, ia
12c; Texas pecans, l0dIlc; almor DIS,
13d15c for hard and 140i6c for soft
shells; peanuts, No. /, S-tc; jumbos.
6d6hc.
Potatoes are quiet in demand, hut
prices are steadily held. Houlton
Green mountains 7SGlS0c; hebrons, 70
d75c per bu; York state, Green noun
tains and round white, 6S0T0c; V estern,
65d6Sc; Dakota reds, G30G5c; sweets,
$3.50.
Boston market celery Is firm AZ sea
s per long bx; PaschaI, S4dG per long
bx; California, $3.50.
California caulinowcr is Offering mt
So per crt; Brussels sprouts, SOC per at
by the crt.
Onions are selling NJ St.25d2c5 per
Dbl, with jobbers by the bushel igher.
Spanish long crts, S275; Bermuda, 81
per crt
Cucumbers are selling at S9d11 for
fancy long green; medium, @dS; No.
2, SAC.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 35c
per ID; southern, S2Q3 per crt with
mushrooms at 81 per bx New rhubarb
sells at Zoe per TO-
Cabbages sell at SIC for native and 81
for Savoy.
Squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard.
yellow mrnips sell at o0c per Dbl;
white French. $1d1.J1 per Dbl; white
fiat, soc per bx beets, Doc; carrots, soc;
parsnips 6oc; egg plant, 81 per crit
Lettuce sells at 250T5c per doz rad
ishes, Soc per doz; mint Toe per doz
cress, Toe per doz; parsley, $3.50 for
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy. 81 per doz
leeks, Toe per doz.
Southern string beans sell at 81 per
bskt for green and wax.
Spinach is quoted at $3.50 per Dbl
kale, soc per Dbl; eskro $3.50 per bu;
endive, $3.50 per bu; rouaine, - 90 per
bu; artichokes, S125 per bu; dande-
lions Sl25 per bu; beet green's 75c per
bu; chiyes, Zoe per bX.
Bermuda potatoes job at SO per bbl;
Florida potatoes, $3.50, horse radish,
Sc per Dbl; peppers, 500 per crt.
The market on pork products is very
firm, with prices generally adyaI ced
Fresh beef has been easy. a few
choice heavy steers sell above PC, but
the bulk Of the supply sells It T07 1-4c
Beef arrivals are again very large.
There is a firm market for Inuttons
and lambs at unchanged prices. veal,
are steady. Spring lambs, GG11ci
yearlings, Tdsc; mutto Is, 5TiSKc; yeals
10d11hc.
There is an easier market for poultry
especially for western fresh killed
stock Some frozen stock is coming
out and selling fairly well The quo
tations are: Western turkeys, fresh
killed, 17@1sc; frozen, $4,000: horth.
ern fowls, 14G15c; western fowls, 1874
14c; chickens, western, 13d1Gc; north.
ern, 1SQ22c; capons, 1SG20c; geese,
12d14c.
Venison is still in fair supply from
cold storage, though prices rule high
Game is in moderate supply and sells al
firm prices. Mallarl ducks sell at 81 &c
per pair; red headed ducks, $3G3IO
widgeon, 81: Philadelphia SQUAD are
firm at S4@4 70 per doz, with natives al
S3.50a3.75: "uail Si25d4.5O per doz