The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-25

prepared by U. S. Bureau of Markets
and Crop EstimateS)
Week Ended June ID, 1921.
BOSTON. June 25.-The United States
department of agriculture, bureau of mar
kets and crop estimates, issues the follow
ing Boston market review
Fruits and Vegetables.
Green vegetables of all kinds were in
abundant supply this week. With the eX-
ception of spinach, practically no leading
line advanced in price, while cantaloupes'
lettuce. new potatoes and tomatoes were
among the commodities which were dis
tinctly lower.
Native asparagus declined 81 to a range
of S4-SG a bushel box. Native punched
beets were 50-75c. lower at $l-1.25
bushel. while punched carrots were steady
at $3.50.
Arrivals of more than 81 cars of string
beans were reported. mostly from Mary
land and Virginia. and prices lost more
than half, Baltimore wax beans in bushel
hampers closing at S1.7J-2.0O and green
at 81. 5O-17J, while Norfolk green beans
in peck hampers, which sold last week
for S3.5O-5.00, closed this week at SID
10.
MARYLAND and Virginia cabbage in bar
rel crates advanced 2Jc. to a closing range
of $3.50. Connecticut green peas were
81 lower at $3.50 a bushel hamper.
California Bermuda onions were slightly
lower at S1.50-1 60 Il buShcl crate. New
potatoes from Virginia were SLID lower
at S5-3. ST. n barrel, while old potatoes
from Maine held steady at 10000. per
1O0-pound bag.
Native Strawberries began coming in
abundance and sold mostly 2O-4Oc.
quart.
Tomatoes were considerably lower.
Florida stock selling $3.50 crate while
Mississippi in four basket crates sofa
S1.2J1.1J. Native spinach was in good
demand and slightly higher at 4O-61c. a
bushel Florida watermelons were lower
selling 4O-75c each for melons averaging
22 to 80 pounds.
Dairy and Poultry Products.
The Boston market is general conSid-
cred as following the lead of other large
cpntPrS such as New York and Chicago
but this week it has gone its own way.
and prices for many products are out OF
line with those in other distributing cen
tiers, a condition which may result IN
some sharp changes in the future.
The local butter market has led the
country the past week, prices here staying
a full cent over the others. and over last
weeks prices. Supplies have been light,
many have been storing fine grades for
contracts and next winters needs. and
buyers have had hard work to find fancy
qaulty for use. The fine 90-92 score has
sold up to 1884 &c. and is fairly steady
at the close Dairy butter which has sold
hard all year. is also higher at 1S-2lc,
Egg producing sections have been
through considerable hot weather recently,
and~tfis has shown in the quality OF re-
CENTS now arriving. Buyers have had (
difficulty in securing really fine eggs. and
the increased demand for them has forced
prices UP to Sc Nearby hennery eggs
have been diverted to local uses. and the
few on the market have readily brought
3S-44c Western hennerys have sold up.
33c. to 4Oc. being about the usual range,
Ordinary westerns selling better, and
these showing lie. higher as well.
The lower prices for poultry that deal
erS have been expecting have shown up
lately. and with increased arrivals all
kinds have had to go lower. \ few fancy
large brOiers for summer hotel trade have
held steady around zoe, but small sizes
have dropped to Acc. Fowl have sold of
daily. large birds going from SEC. on Mon
day down to 33-34c. at the close while the
four pound size has dropped to Isle.
Live fowl have held steady over the jew
ish holiday. but are nov declining with
most of the sales at 3O-:ic. Brothers also
easy at 40-45c. and ROSTERS weak at
1920. .-.
Live Stock and Dressed Meats.
Beef cattle on the Brighton market to-
day sold practically steady with a week
ago Cows ranged from So to S$7, bulls
ST to $3.50 and Gamer cows from SD
to $3.50 per 100 lbs
Receipts of veal calves were about twice
those of u week ago. but despite this in
crease in supplies prices advanced about
81 per 100 lbs. Bulk of sales ranged from
S11 30 to $14.f
Hog receipts were light and the mar
ket ruled steady. The bulk of offerings
were disposed of at Il range of $3.50 to 50.
\ few sheep and lambs were received at
WATERFOWL. Lambs brought S1R and fat
ewes So per 100 lbs. The tendency of
fresh meat prices on the Boston market
was downward during the past week.
Beef and lamb. however, recovered some
what from the low spot reached on Thurs
day.
The average quality of beef offered was
good although some grassy stock was in
cluded in the receipts. as was also u num-
Der of steers too heavy and unfinished to
satisfy trade requirements. Steer beef
sold today from $14.J0 to $14.7J per 100
lbs.
Supplies of eastern and native veal
were fair with receipts of western dressed
light Medium grades of the latter were
quotable from $14 to SO. Eastern and
Brighton. dressed veal SIS to $40.
Good grade lamb was generally scarce
with the supply of thin, grassy stuff lib
eral The demand for the latter was ex-
tremeIy light. Light and handyweight
sheep sold fairly well with heavy weights
hard to move Lamb ranged from SO to
S27 and mutton from SO to $14 per 100
lbs.
Pork Ioins were draggy because of the
warm weather. Light loins 81 to SD,
Brighton dressed hogs S11.2J to SD.