The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-13
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week of May 2-7, 1921
Prepared by the United Stats Bureau
of Markets.)
Fruits and Vegetables.

Asparagus, cabbage, lettuce, spinach
and strawberries were higher, potatoes
and tomatoes lower, and other important
lines about steady
Apples were scarce and firm at $500
$7.25 a barrel for New York State Bald
Ben Davis out of common storage
brought $500 $500 and few fancy New
Hampshire Baldwins as high as $780,
| Asparagus was plentiful and lower at
the beginning of the week, but was
scarce and higher at the close on account
| of 1.-THE cold weather, which retarded it's
growth. Native grown asparagus closed
at $7.00-$S.50 bushel box and New Jer-
sey at s5.00-s7.50 per dozen punches.
Native grown cucumbers closed higher
at $S.00-$11.00 per bushel box. Dande-
lions were 25-35c lower at 40-65c o bush
ell. .Hothouse lettuce was 50-75c higher
at $500 300 4 bushel
Aroostook County potatoes were slight
ly lower at 75c- 90 per 100 pound bag
while NEW Florida potatoes were steady
at $8.O0-sS.50 a barrel
The first native grown spinach ap-
peared on the market this week and sold
at $1.50-$1.75 a bushel.
Native rhubarb declined still further
to $1.25-$ $3.50 a bushel, and scallions
were slightly lower at 40-50c a bushel.
Native grown beets and carrots were
a bushel respectively, while parsnips ad-
vanced slightly to range of $2.25-s3.5O
bushel
Dairy and Poultry Products
At the close of last week, about all
dealers were talking lower prices, but
this week has shown the results of a too
bearsh tendency, as while the close is
easy, most of the products reacted sharp
ly and advanced right up to Friday.
H. II.
ing of butter have evidently brought
further increase to the already heavy
and demand has been
greater than the available supply. The
market closed at about last weeks prices
fine fresh 90-92 score going at 35-37c,
and storage about used up at 3O-34c.
The close of the Jewish holidays
brought more buyers to the egg market,
and with a good consumptive demand,
prices have shown a steadier tendency.
Fine qualities from the northern sections
have been in more demand. These have
gone mostly at 26-29c with the southerns
at 22-25c. Nearby eggs have held steady
at unchanged prices, generally 30-32c
for fair, and 36-4oc for hennerys.
Cheese markets appeared on bottom
last week, but a letup in export demand
and heavier production forced further
drop of lie in country markets, and the
local trade followed. Fresh Twins have
sold mostly at 17-lSc and held or cured
OTIS at A-26c.
Fresh killed poultry has been increas
ng in receipts, but demand has also i'm
proved and prices have held about
steady. Fowl make up most of the ar
rivals, and these are selling mostly at
,6-40c. A few broilers have come along.
md have had a good call at nominal
prices. Very little live poultry has ar
lived from nearby points, and with a |
rood demand, prices have shown 1-3c |
higher on large fowl, most of these bring
ng $3.50. BOOSTERS have brought "a |
0c and limited trade on good broilers |
round 60-6Sc.
Maple products have shown practically |
10 change so far rs good qualities are
oncerned, fancy sugar going around 25c
nd syrup about S175. Heavy arrivals
{ dark and poor goods and buyers have
bout marked their own prices, sugar
ding at 10-17c.