The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-04

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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
A sharp decline in prices for NEW cab
page featured this past week. Caullhower,
lettuce and spinach advanced, while other
important lines held about steady
New Hampshire and New York Baldwin
apples from cold storage held firm at $500
$3.50 per barrel. NEW cabbage from
Florida declined 75c per crate to So
$3.50, which barely covers freight and re-
frigeration charges Maine and New
YORK State Danish cabbage lost Csc clos
ing at s100-s1.25 per barrel
Cape Cod cranberries were in light sup
ply and firm at $500 90 per barrel.
Florida celery was plentiful and weak
at $2.50-$3.0O per crate. California cauii-
flower advanced SOC to 81. 1925 per
crate. California Iceberg lettuce ad-
Vanced $l0O' closing at $3.5O-s4.0O per
Connecticut Valley onions are plentiful
and cheap, selling at 75c-$1.00 per 100 ID.
bag. Considera bic imported onions have
been arriving from Spain and selling at
S3.50-$4.00 per case.
Aroostook County potatoes held steady
at 81 1851. 40 per 100 lb. sack. Green Hub
bard squash was in good demand at 6-7c
! per ID, and Delaware and New Jersey
sweet potatoes were steady at $1.75-$2 90
per bushel hamper.
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
Dairy. markets appear to have STRUCK
pottom at least for the present, as the
| advances of last week have held and
In the case of butter prices have gone
rapidly upward. The low prices have
stimulated R!i consumption of butter, and
! as buyers seem willing to pay a reasons
able figure, they have been able to get
better grades than formerly, and the in
o orGased 70 demand d1s fer these have caused
is now bringing about &c more than a
week ago, fresh 1922 score Selling at
48-52c and storage Of the same grades al
45-48c. Less imported butter is arriving
and prices appear firm.
To bring about a greater consump-
ton of salt water food fish in the
! United States, Boston fish interests
have set aside Wednesday, March 9,
as national fish day" This move
ment has met with approval in Wash
ington, and officials of the United
States Bureau of Fisheries have de-
clared that day the official national
fish day" throughout the country.
Capt ]. Seldom of Rome, N. Y,
speaking on "'Boys' Clubs" at a ses-
sion of the young peoples councils
being held by the Salvation Army in
Boston, told Of his success in organic
ing a ''rough-neck club" aimed to
provide opportunity for recreation and
education to boys of the streets who
are reached by no other organiza-
ton and have no chance to attend
school
With reports of sap running in ma
pie trees at a few places, Vermont
farmers in the recent mild weather
have begun to overhaul their maple
sugar making equipment in prepara-
ton for an early season. A little SUI
gar may be made here and there as
the sap shows in sensitive trees, but
it is probable that the industry will
not get fairly under way until the
first of March.
An increase of Is per cent was re-
ported in the weekly payrolls of con-
Germs affiliated with the Shoe Manu-
facturers' Association, Haverhill,
Mass. The aggregate payroll for rs
shoe firms was $93,O63, as compared
with s7S,341 for the previous week.
Reports from the local labor unions
were that nearly 60 per cent of the
employees are now at work in the shoe
and its allied trades.
The New Hampshire public service
commission, in a report giving the
Boston & Maine railroad permission to
close or discontinue agencies at "a
rural station in that state, says that
labor costs comprise IS per cent Of
the roads operating expenses. The
B. & NJ. asserts it is running behind
more than 81 100000 month and that
only by the strictest economy can it
continue to serve the public.
William B. Bassettt. vice-bresident
of the Phoenix National Bank, Hart
ford, Conn. one of the biggest in New
England committed suicide by send
ing bullet from a 9S-calibre Colt re-
volver into his right temple. The
reason for his act was evidently hui
initiation because President Leon N.
Broadhurst had asked him for his
resignation as an officer of the bank
charging him with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer of the bank"
Judgment in favor of the United
Hatters of North America and Hat
ters' Union locals in Danbury, Nor
walk and New York was given in the
superior court, Bridgeport, by Judge
William VI. Maltbie, in the case Of
the r. & W. Hat Shop. Inc, against
jeremiah Sculley Of Danbury and
others. for union locals aud the ma
tional organization. The hat COM
pany charged conspiracy to injure its
and asked for damages.
Representatives OF the FIVE largest
New England dairy interests, in an
all-day conference on the proposed
dairy products tariff at the American
House. Boston. decided to appoint a
committee which shall pre-
pare statistics for congressional con-
sideration and stimulate concerted ac-
lion by national associations Of milk
producers. The organizations repre-
sented included the dairy divisions Of
he DEPARTMENTS Of agriculture of all