The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
BIC PRICE DROPS
IN EGGS, POULTRY
More Eggs Being Sent Into
Boston Markets-All
Grades Lower
FOWLS AND CHICKENS
MATERIALLY LOWER
Best Prices 1886 Cents Butter Mar
ket Dull With Fancy Northern at iG
Cents-Apple Market Firmer-Better
Prices for Livestock

/ EFlCtS IOF LIVESTOCK.
, WASHINGTON. Dec 3.-The United
States department of agriculture, bureau
of markets and crop estimates. issues the
following Boston Market Review for the
week ending Dee. ,:
Dairy and Poultry Products
There is usually a duh market immed-
lately after the Thanksgiving holiday,
very few products moving well, and price
declines being the general rule.
Weather conditions are not such that
the trade can expect to keep prices up
very high, and with increasing arrivals of
fresh eggs the market has broken badly
and most all grades are considerably
lower. Nearby sections are sending hea-
vIer shipments to market, and the fancy
hennerys are seldom exceeding Soc. which
is about 10c less than was obtained before
holiday. Ordinary Westerns have also
dropped off about Jc, 60-6Jc being the gem
eral figure. Storage are not as active, due
10 the easier market for the fresh pro-
duet, but so far they have held steady at
3S-40c
Retailers were evidently hit very hard
by the newspaper and other talk in re-
gard to high prices for poultry at Thanks
giving, as this week they have been COM
plCtely off the market. and receivers have
had to cut prices sharply or else store
their goods, if they did not wish to take
losses. \ few turkeys have been on the
market, and while J0c has been obtained
i'll a peddling way, it would be difficult to
move any quantity at that figure. Fowl
and chickens have both dropped. the fin
est generally going at 3j-;}6c and the 81
pound sizes from 30-32c. Roasters have
sold, however, because supplies were
light, 23c being the usual price Ducks
4 Il
the best for ducks, and the geese bring
iVg around 2Se.
Conditions in the butter market have
been no better than for the other pro-
ducts although a comparatively higher
western market has shifted some of the
trade here, and has made a little better
demand on ordinary storage around 40c
Fancy -nCrtbena butter is unchanged at
45e for tubs, and 4s-50c for prints
Fruits ard Vegetables
Supplies of fruits and vegetables were
somewhat lighter than last week De
mand was only moderate. but with the cx
Cepti1n of California lettuce. which
slumped badly. all leading lines were
steady and a few commodities including
cabbage, caulifiower and sweet potatoes
advanced in price.
Apple receipts have been lighter and
the market has taken on firmeF' tone
4
shire BaldwinS were especially in demand
at S650-7 a barrel Most No. | Maine
Baldwins were Of only fair quality and
sold $5-6. while No. l Spies brought 50
$50, with a few best selling SG-6.J0 a
bushel
Connecticut valley onions were steady
at s5.50-J.TJ per 100 pound bag. with
little fancy stock selling as high as So
Spanish onions brought mostly Sl-J.50 a
case. AroOstoOk county potatoes were
steady at S1S5-2 per 100-poand bag for
Green Mountains, and S1.T3-1S5 for
Spaulding Rose.
Brighton Livestock Market
Receipts of live stock at Brighton were
about normal this week although num-
ber of cars arrived lae on account of the
sleet storm. Prices ruled generally steady
to firmer than last week. good cows and
heifers showing greatest strength
Butcher cows and heiferS were sold from
$50 and canner cows from S1.7J-2.1 10 per
100 pounds. Veal calves ruled weak to
uucvenly lower ouSaccount of the poor
market for dressed veal. Prices ranged
from $7-950 per 100 pounds on mixed
lots.
Hog receipts were very light. prices be-
ing uncycnly lower at 81 7.25-T.50 per 100
pounds.