The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-12
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending August s, 1871.
prepared by u. s. Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estimates)
Dairy and Poultry Products

Dairy and Poultry Products
Trade has been exceptionally dun the
| past week, and while this is usual dur
ing August, II is partly accounted for by
the reaction to the continual advance
noted during the past month. All the
products advanced continually up until
recently. and now there is quite general
profft taking and buyers are holding of
until present stocks have been used be-
fore taking on further supplies
The butter market has held fairly
| steady due to light supplies and a good
demand. especially for fine grades, but
| with the easier tone noted the past few
days. values are declining slightly, but
are still above week ago. Fancy north
ern made butter has been actively want
ed at 46-47c for tubs and around SOC for
prints, and fine western has sold wen up
to II at 44-45c Ordinary grades have
been more plentiful and are about the
same at 37-42c. Dairy butter in very
light supply and STEADY.
Egg trade has continued about as pre-
viousiy noted, values showing practically
no change, but quality has shown poorer
than at any time this year, very few
fancy grades arriving and these held
firmly at good prices. Nearby eggs have
not been as plentiful, but have not been
as much wanted and are firm at 50-5Sc
for hennerys. with easterns ranging 40
OVC WeSleTnS nave gone InOSI-
y around 35c, graded lots at 40-45c, and
poor qualities weak at 20-32c.
Country cheese markets reversed their
recent tendency, and sold down slightly,
the first decline noted for six weeks
New York state markets were steady.
and fine Twins are bringing former ng-
ures OF 2l-22c, but the styles secured
from Wisconsin are about lc lower AZ
% 25c.
Fresh killed poultry has come forward
more freely this week. especially broil
ers, and with buyers considering the
arket too high for storing these for
winter use, prices have gone off slightly,
most of the sales around 40c with fowl
also little easier at 3S-41c. few near.
by chickens have appeared but are still
Injuries at 45-55c. Live fowl have held
their own at 32-34c. but broilers have had
to drop with the dressed market small
Leghorns selling slow at 2S-30c, and large
sizes bringing up to $50.
Fruits and Vegetables
Supplies have not been heavy except
for certain commodities but the buying
demand has been correspondingiy light
and most lines showed little or no change
in prices. Peaches and potatoes were
higher, and cantaloupes and watermelons
lower.
Native tomatoes were slightly lower at |
piles were unchanged at 2.O0-4.00 a bushel. |
New York State Duchess and Craven
stein apples sold mostly 300-350 a bushel |
basket. Native bueberries were slightly |
higher at 1Sc-2Sc a quart. while fancy |
Maine and Nova Scotia berries sold aoc-
33c. Blackberries were lower at 12c-15c
a pint.
Native string beans we're steady at
1.5O-2.50 a bushel, and punched beets
were firm at 4Oc-50c a bushel.
Native cabbage was soc higher at 125-
$50 a BARREL while punched carrots were
at 75cA1.00 a bushel Sweet
corn was 25c lower at l.00-l.50 a bushel.
Yellow corn sold mostly ZOO Native
dollhouse cucumbers were steady at 100
400 bushel. while poor quality Mary
land cucumbers sold 40c-75c a bushel
hamper.
California cantaloupes were 100 lower
At 3.0O-35O per standard crate Of IS
melons. Maryland cantaloupes are OF
gocd quality this season and
sold 1.75-25O for the same style crate.
Native lettuce was steady at 5oc-l.5o
A bushel, while fancy New York lettuce
brought mostly $50 a crate.
Connecticut Valley onions were I'M
hanged at 275-3.00 per 100 pounds. New
,nions from Spain brought $3.50 a crate.
Peaches were scarce and much higher,
North Carolina Halcs selling 5.50-6.O0 per
i-basket crate. Meme green peas were
n slow demand at 3.OO-3.5o a bushel.
New Jersey green peppers were steady
Il 2.50-3.O0 a barrel
Virginia potatoes were higher at 500
i25 a barrel. while New Jersey stock
brought 3.00-350 per 100 pound sack. The
irst carloads of potatoes may move from
Maine within another week.
The first sweet potatoes from North
carolina arrived and brought 75o-S-50
,arrel.
Native tomatoes wee slightly lower AT
O0-4.50 a bushel. Connecticut tomatoes
we're steady at 3.5O-4O0 a bushel.
Southern watermo'orS were plentiful
md slightly lower r,slons averaging rs
o 30 pounds in weight selling zSc-4oc
'ach.