Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-26
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week Of April 11-te, 1921
prepared by the United States Bureau
OF Harketsl
Fruits and Vegetables


Cabbage and spinach advanced under
light receipts. while potatoes and neY
onions were lower and other important
lines 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
were in light supply and advanced slight
ly to $5.50-S6.00 a barrel Maine Ben
Davis from common storage closed 25c
higher at $3.50-$4.25 a barrel.
New cabbage advanced 76c-$1.o0 under
light supplies. Alabama cabbage closing
at $500 and South Carolina Wakefield
cabbage at $3.50 per 100 fb crate. Old
cabbage Is practically all gone.
Native grown dandelions were plentiful
and unchanged at 76c-$1.00 q bushe
Nearby rhubarb was in liberal supply and
about steady at 10c-t4c pound. Seal
lions were unchanged at 75c-$1.25 BUSH
eL
Old crop onions sold slowly at 7sc-
$10O per 100 pounds. while Texas Ber-
muda onions were 75c-$1 90 lower at 600
$212h per bushel crate.
Mississippi peas In % quart hampers
declined heavily to 500. but recovered
most of this loss by the end Of ths week.
closing at $2.76.
Aroostook County potatoes moved
downward another 10c to $1.1o-$1.25 per
| 100 pound sack. Carlot sales were made
the latter half Of the week at $1.0o per
100 pounds bulk delivered Boston. which
after deducting freight amounts to 65c-
| Soc (. o. b. shipping point.
Norfolk spinach In fair condition opened
at $1.00-$1.5o a barrel, advanced to $500
$500 on Thursday for good stock but re-
ceded again to $2.50-$3.0o.
~ klAn
changed at the following prices per BUSH
ell: beets. $1.25-$1.50; carrots, r.25-$l.7S;
spring dug parsnips s2.00-$2.6o and tur-
| nips. 75c-$1.o0.
Dairy and Poultry Products
The local market has shown still fur
| ther the general unsettledness prevail
ing in foodstun 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 a sharp break. prices going
| down &c in the last two days. Fancy
| fresh 90-s2 score is now bringing 46c-47c
| and storage i0c-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
&c. Nearby eggs have also been accum-
ulatins and are 1c-2c lower at a2c-a7c.
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 frmer. fancy sugar
reaching &c In small cakes and syrup
bringing Sl.75-s2.oo. but anything except
| the fanciest has had to 60 At about the
buyers price. sugar at l5c-11c and syrup
It $l.6o down.