The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-09
IN HUB Markets
Quotations on the Leading Products in
Demand.

Boston, March 9.--There is not much
change IN the local market for butter.
cheese and eggs, and though sharp
breaks in egg prices are reported from
outside markets they are not appre
ciably changed here.
Butter has been quiet, the high
prices having restricted sales to cor
siderable extent Choice fresh cream
cry is in moderate supply, but the de-
mand Is confined to immediate wants.
as lower prices are expected. North
ern creamery, 330331se; western, S2es
33c; dairy, 30Q31c; storage creamery.
3I033c.
Cheese Is firmer, but holders are not
pressing sales and the trade is taking
hold fairly well at full prices. York
state, 13h@14e.
Eggs are weak and lower in all west
ern markets, Chicago being 411@5"
lower and New York re lower. ST
Louis also declined 4c. Here the market
is easy. Choice nearby, 34Cd85c; eass-
ern. 32Q33c; western, 31@32c; storage.
2TG2sc.
Beans are easier for car lots Of choice
pea, but other grades are unchanged
Carload lots, pea, 81 .90Q1 %; medium
$2.2OG2. %; yellow eyes. $40; red KID
neys, $3d3. 80; California small white
S2.5oa2.55; lobbing prices, l0M i5e
higher
The open weather has permitted of
fairly free movement Of fruits ard
vegetables in the local market. Prict
generally are firm, though here and
there are spots Of weakness, and III
many Instances quotations are deter
mined by the condition of the offerings
The latter is particularly true Of
southern garden truck. The potnfc
market has a weak tone; supplies are
large. the demand quiet and prices
even lower than they were week ago
Cabbages. turnips, squashes ai4d
onions all bring higher prices thar
they did week ago. Kale and string
beans continue scarce and high. SPIN
aeh is firm. Lettuce is steady and Gel
cry holds very firm. Rhubarb has again
advanced, and tomatoes remain very
steady.
Apples have sold well, but receipts
have been large and prices are little
changed. Cranberries are dull, hut
steady.
Potatoes -Aroostook Green noun
tains, 40d43c bu; hehrons. sSM40c:
Dakota reds, 95c: sweets, Jerseys, 81
$3.50 Dbl: vinelands. S4Q4.50.
Onions Native, S125 a bu; Der
mudas. $3.50 4 crt; leeks, SOC doz bchs
Tunips Yellow, $101.25 bbl;
white, T5cmSl bu: French white, So
a bag
Spinach, etc. dollhouse spinach, S15O
a blu; Norfolk. SO a Dbl: dollhouse dandc-
lions, Siege bu; beet greens, SIC
blu.
Cranberries Fancy late varieties ST
017.50 Dbl: other late varieties, s.. 30
06; early varieties. S5G6: soft stock.
$2d3; crates. fancy. S2.5Od2.75; com
mon to good s150Gi2
Lard has advanced but other pork
provisions are steady, without change
Fresh beef Is decidedly weaker. and
dealers find It difficult to get full prices
for the best cattle. even though prices
are on d basis OF about re lower than
d week ago The market Ii quiet. with
heavy supply Choice heavy cattle,
75hdSe; light, 51kG7c: heavy binds 81
61Oc; light. 8lsQ9c; heavy fores 5iA6s
&c; light, 4@5c.
lambs are in oyersupply. and much
| lower prices are quoted on choice lots:
muttons and yearlings are steady:
yeals are firm. Spring lambs, 9Km10c:
| yearlngs. TnSc muttons, TMsHc;
veals, 10I11c; fancy, 12c,
Poultry Is III fair demand for fresh
killed, but large part Of the western
receipts come frozen and sci slowly
| Prices are steady Western turkeys
small, 21023c: mixed sizes 20M2ic,
western capons, small, 1GMlSc; large.
| f9n22c: northern chickens, large. rs
M21c; medium. 1h1lGc; western chick
ems. large. 15d16c; medium, 1s@l4e;
northern fowls. 14nIGc: western. l:69
15c: geese, 1tN13c; ducks. 130lGc
Hay is In liberal supply but the de-.
mand Is fair especially for the low
| grades. and prices hold steady: straw
IS dull: inillfeed IS steady HAY No J..
/ S1550fGl7. low grades SffW15. rye
| straw. $2G92ls oat straw Sl0Mfl
/ The feature OF the Chicago wheet
| market for the week was the slump ii
the May option. which after M tx
citing furry. went to SLIPS The
1 market rallied Immediately. but all tile
decline ewas not regained, the weeks
operations showing loss Of 23-se on
May, 21sc on July and Use on Sep
temher.