The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-18


BOSTON. July 1S.-The United States
bureau of markets and crop estimates is
sues the following Boston Market Re
view for the week ending July 10:
Price advances have characterized the
Dairy and Poultry Products market for
several weeks, and as is usual after
period of rapid increases, this week has
seen a slowing down of trade and in some
cases even declines which. while they
may not be permanent. show that values
are nearing the top. Weather conditions
remain unfavorable for heavy production
and high quality. but they also have an
effect on demand.
Butter prices have advanced on an av-
erage of half cent daily for nearly a
month. and many now consider that we
have about reached the peak. although
some are still favOring another short in
crease. Danish butter is again Il factor
to be considered and while exchange
rates are unfavorable some Danish has
already been purchased and is in transit.
Strictly fancy grades from Vermont and
York state have been very short, and in
fact butter scoring above 80 points has
been very hard to find. This has easily
brought premiums. and IS closing at IL
[
good table grade.
The Egg Market.
The egg market has shown the effect Of
a too confident tone and constant in
creaSes in values, as trade shifted quickly
| to cheaper stocks and storage goods, with
a Consequent slump i'm demand and grad
ual drop in prices. Really fine eggs such
as hennerys are still short and no change
| Is noted on these. nearbys still bringing
l. 10 lint hn bnx
run poor in quality and have had to be
sacrificed at 1-2c lower prices or be
stored with Il chance on a later market.
| Western fresh firStS are bringing 31-34c.
/ higher grades from 3S-4Jc, and storage
moving ut 30-33c.
| The high prices recently obtained for
| live broilers has drawn heavy supplies
| from all sections and receivers have been
forced tn cut prices sharply to move them.
I Large two pound or over sizes have sold.
/ but smaller ones have gone from SOC
down To 2S-30c. This is generally CON
sIdered low and many expect reaction.
! Fowl have been short and held firmly
/ at ;:'2-34c. Dressed broilers have had to
go off in sympathy with the live birds
( but have cleaned up we'll at 40-4Jc
] Large fowl have been wanted at 3G-3Sc
and smaller sizes steady ut 33-35c
BOOSTERS have held steady at 20-24c.
Fruits and Vegetables
! The price trend in fruits and vegetables
! for the week was generally downward
/ Lettuce. potatoes and watermelons adj
vanced slightly. while string beans and
cabbage dropped sharply and most other
/ leading lines showed slight declines.
| Early apples began to arrive in mod.
crate quantities and sold well at So 90
S4.50 a bushcl for AstrachanS and Trans
! parents. Native string beans dropped
! from closing price last week of 81 90
$500 bushel to a range of S50c-S1 .00
/ this week. BUnched beetS were l5c lower
mt 33c-:l0c bushel.
/ Virginia potatoes advanced slightly to
Il range of S4.2J-S45O Il bushel partly
on the strength of a sharp advance in the
| Chicago market. which caused an advance
Mt shipping points.
/ Native biuebcrricS were lower at 15c-
DC and New York state blueberrieS at
35c~30c n quart. Currants sold 10c-2Oc
( and gooseberries 16c-20c a quart. while
red raspberries brought 1sc-2Sc a pint.
/ Live Stock and Dressed Meats.
! Receipts of cattle ut Brighton this
week were only moderate but buyers
were bidding unevcnly lower particularly
on the poorer grades. Butcher cows were
sold from S2.50-S6.O0 per 100 pounds.
/ bulls from S3.T5-S450. with Gamer cows
at S1.TI-S2. 90
| Early sales of veal calves were made
iup to Si1.o0 per 100 pounds. but the
LhaFket Wedkehed under liberal receipts
and bulk Of later sales were made from
SS.00-S900, with poorer calves at 81 90
/ 81 ~.
There were practically no sheep or
lambs ON sale.
The demand for dressed meats has
been very limited this week. retailers and
johhers purchasing only for immediate
needs
The dressed beef market weakened
after Tuesday and closed unevenly lower.
steers and cows selling from 50c-S1 90 per
100 pounds lower than a week ago. most
sales of good steers early today being
made at S14OO per 100 pounds, with
good cows at S11 5O-S12. 90
Local dressed veal has been in better
demand than Western. Brighton dressed
calves selling from S1200-S1S.OO per 100
rounds: with Eastern veal up to SD 90
for choice.