Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-25
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending August 26th, 1921

prepared by U. S. Bureau of Mark
cts and Crop Estimates)
DAIRY AND POULTRY PROD
UCTS
The market has hardly had a good
appearance from the standpoint Of
the producer the past week. but the
consumer is having his turn, and
most of the dairy products can be
purchased at lower costs than for
some time. A declining market
usually brings dull trade. and il
frequently expected to so to lower
levels than it actually does, but the
present market hardly appears to be
at the bottom.
Cooler weather throughout the
producing sections has brought
heavier production and better quail
ity of butter, and the same coudi-
tions have resulted in a lighter con-
increased quite generally. This has
| lead to lower prices and with BUYERS
holding off, most grades are about
&c under last week, fancy northern
selling at 4l-42c in tubs and 44-46c
In prints. while western goods have
dropped TO 3s-41c. Dairy butter is
short and unchanged.
Local cheese trade has been light,
and while some export and specuia-
tive demand has developed in the
/ West. Boston prices are about 1-2c
under last week. Country Board
prices arc 1-2-1c higher, but fine
Twins are seldom moved above PIC
and the small styles such as Amer
ica's at 22-2ic.
Light supplies have been the only
stabitiZing element in the poultry
market, and it is. a question how
long this condition will continue
Trade is light and selective. taking
only the best stock and other
grades have had to be pushed, and
while large sizes of fowl and chick
ems have sold at 40c and 43c respect
lively, the medium grades have gone
slow. A few fancy roastes have
gone up to soc, and good old roos-
ters have continued to bring &c.
Live birds have not been as PLENTY.
and have held steady at last week S
figures of cS-3"c for fowl and c6-:37c
for chickens as to size. with ROSTERS
around 20c.
EgS prices have continued easy.
some grades going down 1-3c and
others holding Arm. Weather con-
ditions promise better qualities. and
consequent iessening of the range
between fine and ordinary grades.
! Henherles are still bringing I'D to
ooc, westerns up 10 soc graded
marks around 40c. and frsts from
'o-3:'c Cndergrades have dropped
TO 2o-2sc or about &c lower.
FRtITS AND VEGETABLES
\ little more activity was notice
able this week than last. but there
were no pronounced price changes
CucumbeTs, lettuce, reaches and DO.
/. 'a'ces were Slight! lower. while
sweet corn and tomatoes recovered
somewhat from the extremely low
prices of last week.
Apples were firm. Maine state nm
CLASSIFIED Williams selling S5 IO-7 M
a barrel. while native William 6
brought 2O0-3.JO a busle, Nova
Scotia blue berries sold mostly %
SIC quart. The season for New
England blueberries is about over
Native cabbage was about steady
at s2.2o-215 barrel. Several cars
OF cabbage arrived from Virgin;a
ana sold mostly S2.75 per 100 round
crate Native punched beets were
steady at 40-50c and punched car
rots at 6oc-S1.00 a buslel.
Cantaloupes were practicaI,,- I'm
changed, Delaware and MarvIao nd
STOCK bringing s1.50-175 per stand
ard crate OF 45 melons, while New
Mexico pink meats brought 75c-
$40 per fiat crate of o to Is melons
Native cucumbers were SOC lower
at sl.OO-3.O a bushel White and
yellow sweet corn was slightly high
er at foc-S1.00 bushel.
Native lettuce was lowar se,,,,o
mostly 25-.Nc a bushel. while ro.
maine was steady at 50-75c a husbe,
new YORK state grapes were o5-
QUO lower. basket carriers ~
Moore's early and Niagara bringing
$685. $50. 9 'iis
Connecticut Valley onions rera in
slow demand but firmly bsld -
s7'2o-3oo per 100 lb. sack. while
bushel
Connecticut Belle peaches wore
slightly lower at s1.25-1.50 ner "a
quar- basket; good nearby peaches
soid 2oc higher than this
New Jersey Bell reoper. ,ou.
c cn at $l.2o-1.50 barrel. or 30.
W'c bushel hamper. The frs+
Maine potatoes arrived a week 400
ana brought $3.50 per 100 nou,ds
puo later declined to $3.1O-325 New
Jersey potatoes sold at s3o5s a
per cwt o. ~
Native Marrow SQUASH wss s.o,a,
at S2.50-300 a barrel while 80
summer squash was lower at ao-75c
a bushel. 'oe
sweet potatoes were lower y;r-
GINA stock selling Sc and
North Carolina at 5,0o-5.75 a barrel
ahe first New Brunswick Ruta bapa
tarnips arrived this week and sn,d
slowly at $3.50 per $40 H. SACK
Native tomatoes. which sold at
.oc-sl.S % a week ago, recovered to
si.-o-2.W this week. Southern wat
ermeions sold slowly at 25-4Oc each
Ior melons averaging $3.50 pounds
In weight, with some extra large
melons selling higher.
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