The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-11
BOSTON PRODUCT MARKET
Week Of January 31-February 5
prepared by the United States Bureau of
Markets.


Fruits and Vegetables
The most noteworthy feature the glut
of Texas spinach, nearly all of which sold
during the latter half of the week for less
than freight Apples in somewhat light
er supply and firm, New York Baluwins
selling $4.00-$5O0 and good New Hampshire
Baldwins from cold storage at $5.00-$5.50 per
barrel. Maine and New Fork State Danish
cabbage was steady at S1.25-Sl.50 per barrel
and Florida Wakefield cabbage at s1.50-S2.00
per half barrel hamper. Native grown Pascal
celery was steady at $4.00-$5.50 per bushel
box while California Golden Heart celery sold
mostly S6.50-S7.00 per crate. California Ice
berg lettuce was steady at $3.00-S3.50 per
crate, Florida Big Boston at $2.00-$3.00 per
hamper and native grown dollhouse lettuce
at 30c-S110 per bushel box Connecticut VAL
| ley onions were lower at $1.00-$1.25 per 100
pounds. Aroostook County potatoes declined
5-10c from last week, selling S150-Sl.65 per
100 pounds Texas spinach opened at s1.0O-
s1.25 per bushel and declined under excessive
supplies to $4,000. Maine and Ohio Green
Hubbard squash in god demand at S110-
1920 per ton bulk. Florida Strawberries adj
vanced to 75-S5c per quart on Monday hold
ing this advance throughout the week. Della
ware and New Jersey sweet potatoes were
steady at $1.56-s1.s5 per bushel Native
grown parsnips advanced to S1.50-$2.00 per
bushel, while other root vegetables
steady at the following prices per bushel:-
Beets, s1.50-s175; Carrots, s1.25-s1.5O; Tur-
nips, 75c-$1.25.
Dairy and Poultry
The markets have all shown lower tenden-
.ies this week, and perhaps the fore
runners of still heavier declines to come.
Butter is still being imported, one lot from
Argentine arriving at Boston this week, and
heavy shipments are in transit from Europe.
Local consumption has been good, but the
influence of this foreign butter has made
holders of storage very nervous and the lack
of buying has increased this Local prices
dropped about &c from SOC Gown to Ate for
fancy fresh 90 score, and at Chicago butter
for future delivery sold from 44c down to 39c.
Egg prices have suffered at other markets
more than at Boston. Prices there have
dropped sic but short local supply and an
increasing demand have held Boston to a A-3c
decline, but this will probably mean more
serious drop here next week. At the close,
fresh westerns bringing 57-59c and near
by hennery eggs went at 6O-63c.
Cheese has been also unsettled but not much
lower Those holding stocks of undergrades
nave manifested a desire to clean out their
supply at 24-26c but fancy held cheese has re-
manned steady at 2S-30c.
Dressed Poultry has also been affected by
the lower prices other foodstufs, and
while prices have not declined there is
feeling of nervousness evident and slacken-
ing in demand. The very fancy soft meated
birds have sold, but others have dragged at
former prices. Turkeys short at $500, large
chickens selling fairly well at 45-5Oc, small
sizes at 35-4sc and fowl at 36-43c. Live
Poultry has held its own. supplies still light
and demand good. Prices for fowl have
ranged 36-40c and chickens depending OH
quality from 32-36c.
A bill which would have authorized
payment of a pension of $25O0 year
to widows of Governors of Massachu-
sets was given leave to withdraw by
legislative committe on social well
fare. after the petitioner, M. A.
O'Brien, failed to appear at hearing.
Such a provision may be incorporated
in the new pension laws to be drawn
I'D during the present session.
Leslie E. Smith, master of the Mas
sachusetts State Grange, has made
emphatic denial of a published state
ment that the state grange has
launched a movement to produce and
distribute it's own milk" 'As master
Of the Massachusetts State Grange"
said Mr. Smith, 81 wish to say that
the newspaper story is the first | have
Ieard of this proposition. There is
nothing to it and our grange has no
such thought"
Exclusion of newspaper reporters
from the Connecticut state prison
death house at execution is recon-
mended by the Rev. Michael P. Barry,
Roman Catholic chaplain of the state
prison, in his report to the prison
directors. The chaplain's report is
embodied in the biennial report of the
prison directors submitted to Gov.
Lake.
The Manchester Agricultural College
State meteorological reports that the
weather for January was two degrees
warmer than normal, with little snow.
The precipitation, two inches, was 40
percent below normal. The lowest
temperature, 6 degrees below zero was
on the 18th with the barometer show
ing an exceptionally high record of
5000 inches
The Massachusetts, Federation of
Churches, joint committee of 20 &C.
clesiastical bodies of Is denominations
repre- enting 2300 churches, has
adopted through its executive commit
tee and the committee on interna-
honal relations, a resolution favoring
disarmament. The resolution which
will be sent to all Massachusetts
senators and representatives.
Felix Vorenberg, yice-president and
secretary OF the Gilchrist Company
OF Boston, speaking before the Pitts
field. Mass. Chamber OF Commerce.
declared that the opportunities Of the
retail merchant are much greater to-
day than ever before, but with these
greater opportunities come also great
er responsibilities and in consequence
greater share OF criticism. He
said these opportunities may be
summed up under the following head
ings: To restore normal cond tons;
to raise the standard of business
ethics; to help administer the affairs
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