The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-04-22
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week of April 11-1e, 1927
tPrepared by the United States Bureau
of Markets)
Fruits and Vegetables

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Cabbage and spinach advanced under
hght receipts, while potatoes and new
onions were lower and other important
iihes about steady. Buying demand was
quiet in practically all lines showing life
only for those commodities which were in
unusually light supply.
Good New York State Baldwin apples
We're in light supply and advanced sight
~ to $5.50-$6.00 a barrel Maine Ben
Davis from common storage closed Csc
higher at $3.50-$4.25 a barrel.
New cabbage advanced 75c-$1 90 under
light supplies, Alabama cabbage closing
at $500 and South Carolina Wakefield
cabbage at $3.50 per 100 ID crate. Old
cabbage is practically all gone.
Native grown dandelions were plentiful
and unchanged at 75c-$1.0O a bushel
Nearby rhubarb was in liberal supply and
about steady at 10c-14c a pound. Seal
lions were unchanged at 75c-s1.25 a bush
ell.
Old crop onions sold slowly at 75c-
$1O0 per loo pounds, while Texas Ber-
muda onions were 75c-$1.00 lower at 81. 90
S2l2R per bushel crate.
Mississippi peas in % quart hampers
declined heavily to $500, but recovered
most of this loss by the end of the week,
closing at $275.
Aroostook County potatoes moved
downward another 10c to $1.10-$125 per
100 pound sack. Carlot sales were made
the latter half of the week at 81 90 per
100 pounds bulk delivered Boston. which
after deducting freight amounts to 55c-
zoe f. o. b. shipping point
Norfolk spinach in fair condition opened
at $1.00$1.50 a barrel, advanced to $500
$500 on Thursday for good stock but re-
ceded again to $2.50$3.O0.
Native grown root vegetables were un-
changed at the following prices per bush
ell: beets, s1.25$1.5 so; carrots, s1.25-$1.75;
spring dug parsnips s2.00-$25O and tur-
nips. 75c-s1.00.
Dairy and Poultry Products
The local market has shown still fur
Their the general unsettledness prevail
ing in foodstuff prices, and all products
have made further declines in the face
of a general feeling that prices could have
been maintained at present levels. Some
have dropped sharply, others only slight
ly, but all have declined.
Consumption of butter is evidently be-
ing affected by the unsettled labor con-
ditions and trade has not been as good
this week. Production has increased rap
idly and while supplies have cleaned up
so far, dealers expect severe drop be-
for the new season and the least accumu-
lation forced sharp break, prices going
down DC in the last two days. Fancy
fresh 90-92 score is now bringing 45c-47c
and storage 40c-43c
Egg production has been way ahead of
previous years and with new low prices
for grain registered each week. prospects
of lower egg prices seem in order. Buy
ers have held off. and most of the arrivals
have had to be stored for shippers ac-
count. Storage packed eggs have de-
clined 1c-2c down to 2Sc-31c while the
ordinary receipts have sold slow at Csc
CSC. Nearby eggs have also been accum-
ulating and are 1c-2c lower at 32c-37c.
Maple Products
Practically no new receipts of either
sugar or syrup, but trade has been very
slow and the majority of dealers have
found it hard to move what they have
on hand. Top grades are in light supply
and held slightly firmer. fancy sugar
&c in small cakes and syrup
$L75s2.00. but anything except
the fanciest has had to go at about the
buyers price, sugar at l5c-22c and syrup
at $3.50 down.