Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-03-15
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week Of February 2s.Mareh 5, ts2'
prepared by the United States Bure
of Markets)
Fruits and Vegetables

Ffur8 ana Ve0otdoses
Apples, new cabbage and sweet potr-
toes were slightly higher this week, spill
ach lower, and other important lines
about steady.
New York State Baldwins advanced
CSC to $5.50-$5.75 per barrel, while New
Hampshire Baldwins sold $s.9o-$6.oo.
Maine and New York State Danish cab
bage lost &c during the week, closing at
which barely sold for freight last week.
advanced 75c to $3.e0-$3.25 per crate.
Connecticut Valley onions were plenti-
full and unchanged at 75c-$100 per 100
pound bag. while imported Spanish on
ions sold $3.so-34 per case.
Florida grapefruit was slightly hrmer
at 50. So IS. 90 per box. according to size
and quality, while Florida oranges sold
mostly $3.50-$4.26 per box
The potato market showed more activ-
ity toward the latter part of the week,
but there was no change In price, Aroo-
stock County Green Mountains holding
steady at S1.25-S1.40 per 100 lb. bag.
California Iceberg lettuce advanced to
$3.50 per crate in the middle Of the week,
but dropped back again under liberal re.
ceipts to $3.50-s4.00.
Native grown carrots were slightly
root vegetables were steady at the fol-
lowing prices per bushel: Beets. $780,
s1.75; parsnips. $1.5o-3L75; turnips, 75c.
$1.0o.
Hothouse products sold at the follow
ing prices: best green's. 75c-$1.00 per
bushel; cucumbers, 81. oo-$15.o0 per bu.;
lettuce, 5Oc-$1.50 per bushei; radisheA
30c-s0c per bushel; rhubarb, 7c-10c PEI
h., and tomatoes 2ec-5ec per pound.
Dairy and Poultry Products
Dairy markets have shown further re.
dictionary tendencies this week. and
prices on all products have been irregu-
lar. The advance In butter values due
to increasing demand for fresh made goods
proved to have been too rapid. and
lighter demand together with prospects
Of further importatiom,-about 30.0W
casks equivalent to $1,000 commercial
tubs being on the way from Danish ports,
broke prices and for the past three day.
the declines have averaged lc daily
Fancy fresh butter, S0-s2 score. has
dropped to s0c-s2c and storage Of the
same grade Is now bringing 47c-49c.
Cheese markets have shown increas.
ing frmness. and while prices are ne
higher as yet, there ts q better feeling
and some are holding their fne goods al
hc-1c above present market prtce1
Fresh New York made Twins are bring.
ing 24c-2Sc and the fine cured lots &c.
CSC.
Poultry prices have been Irregular and
both declines and advances noted. The
best fowl Of the season have eben ar.
irving this week, but heavy supplies and
lighter demand have lowered prices. an<
this will probably be reflected In sharl
advances when the Holiday demand
starts The best OF the large fowl haw
gone begging at 35c-40c or 40 less thar
last week. while some Of the fancy sof'
chickens which are scarce at this season
have sold up 1c-2c. Much Of the trade
Is on storage goods, brolers reaching a.
high as SOC and smaller chickens rang.
ing 35c-45c- Capons have been wanted
up to eoc- Live poultry has not been
in especially heavy supply but demand
has been only moderate and values have
held steady. Fowl have brought 3sc-3sc
and chickens 32c-35c as to quality.