The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-02-04
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET, WEEK
OF JANUARY 24-JANUARY 2e
prepared by the United States Bureau
of Markets.)
Fruits and Vegetables.


Except for a slight advance in cabbage,
all important lines either held steady at
last weeks prices or declined slightly.
Trading was practically suspended for
then considerable stock has arrived in a
frozen condition. Apples were steady,
New York State Baldwins selling $50
450 per Darrell, good New Hampshire
Baldwins from cold storage at $450-500,
and native grown Baldwins in bushel
boxes at 100000. Best Danish cabbage
per barrel to $3.50. New Florida cabbage
in barrel crates sold at the end of the
week at 1925. Native grown Pascal
celery was firm at s4.00-5.5O per bushel
per crate. Cape Cod cranberries were
steady at $14.00-17.00 per barrel. Con-
necticut Valley onions were steady at
$1.0O-1.5O per 100 poend sack. Aroostook
County potatoes were in heavy supply
and 10c-15c. lower, closing $1.50-1.70 per
100 pounds. This years potato crop Is
United States Department of Agricul-
ture indicates that a larger proportion of
the crop is still in the hands of producers
than at this time, last year. Native grown
parsnips and beets were steady at 81; So
LIS per bushel, turnips at 75c.- LIS, while
carrots were lower at $1.25-1.50. Squash
Hubbard selling at 6c.-7c. per pound:
Hothouse cucumbers were steady at
$I6.OO-SO.O0 per bushel, tomatoes at 40c.-
60c. per pound, while lettuce advanced to
Acc. $500 per bushel.
Dairy and Poultry
The only real feature on the Dairy
markets during the past week has been
the further sharp decline in fresh egg
prices. The lower retail prices evidently
stimulated consumption, and better
trade was reported for a few days, but
there was not sufficient to clean up
stocks and toward the last OF the week
the week has been about &c. per dozen,
Fresh Western eggs declining from Soc
CSC down to soc: -6lc. on Friday: Nearby
eggs have also been, more plentiful and
dropped from 70c.-T2c down to 64c.-67c.
Butter markets have made very little
change. Trade has been almost wholly
ually hardened, but no great price
changes have resulted. Fresh butter has
been reaching the market more freely
from nearby and western sections but has
not sold at much advance over the same
grade of storage butter. At the close
90-92 score fresh butter was bringing
48-50c.. and the same grade of storage
47-49c
Cheese also made a slight Improvement
in feeling put no change in price Very
little fresh cheese has been arriving mere
owing to the danger of frost damage In
shipping from country points at this sea-
son of the year, SO trade has oeen on
held goods and these have sold IN the the
range of 26-29c. for Twins and at 29-SOc.
for Young Americas;
The higher prices during the past week
on the Poultry markets have evidently
had an effect on trade, as dealers have
noted a gradual falling off in demand and
most of them find very quiet market.
Price changes have been noted only on
the very fanciest fresh chickens, some OF
these selling 1-2c. higher. Fowl have
ranged 36-43c. and chickens from 4O-5Qc
according to size and quality very niue
live poultry from nearby sections has
arrived and prices on these have been
about the same although heavier receipts
from western points have made tnis
class little easier. Fowl steady at 30
sec and chickens at 1850.