Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-05
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week Of March 2t.2e. 1921
prepared by the United States Bureau
Of Markets.l
Fruits and Vegetables

EVutSS aUo VSSSs~SSe
Apples, onions, potatoes and spinach
we're lower. cabbage and lettuce higher.
and other important lines about steady.
New York State Baldwin apples de-
clined about SOC barrel under heavy
receipts to s5.0O-s5.50 and Ben Davis 10
$400-s450. Maine No. 1 Baldwins and
Spies from common storage sold $500
$500.
Asparagus was more plentiful and
lower, California stock closing at $500
$500 per crate and South Carolina at
$4. 00-$8.00. Texas Flat Dutch cabbage
was scarce In the middle OF the wesk
and advanced to $3.50 barrel. but de-
clined again to n closing price OF 4.oo
California and Oregon caulifower was
still plentiful and cheap at s1.00-$2.0o
per crate, according to condition. Florida
celery was practically unchanged at
$2.50-s2.75 per crate.
Florida oranges and grapefruit con-
tinued to sell at moderate prices. bring
ing mostly $3.00-$i.00 a box for fair quail
ity fruit, with fancy Indian River grape
fruit selling as high as $500.
Connecticut Valley onions were abun-
dant and very cheap, selling 50c-75c per
100 pound bag. Shippers are endeavor-
Ing % clean up the crop before new onions
from Texas begin To arrive. which will
be soon after April I.
Aroostook County potatoes were 1Oc
lower at $1.25-$1.40 per 100 pound bag.
Native grown Green Hubbard squash was
In good demand at Sc-shc per pound.
Norfolk spinach was 75c lower at $500
$2.75 per barrel.
Dairy and Poultry Products
No two Of the products have shown
similar tendencies this week. but all re-
fleet the general unsettled condition OF
the market. Butter has advanced slightly,
but Is closing easier. cheese has made
general decline, poultry has held abont
steady, while eggs have reacted nervousiy
with supply and demand. but show weak
ness at the close.
Fresh butter has been short OF trade
needs, and the consumption OF top grades
Is evidently heavier, as dealers report
general increase in sales Of fresh goods
and have been able to secure lc-2c more
than last week Arrivals from Denmark
have been heavy, but people seem to Ike
the fine quality, light salted and colored
butter from that country, and many are
taking this in preference to the domestic
product Top grades Of fresh soc-szc
score are now bringing 45c-47c and stor-
age 40c-43c.
Fresh poultry has not been plentiful.
but demand has been normal and no
marked change has been noted IN pr1cef
Fresh roasting chickens are selling Wen
at 4Ic-5Oc, fine large fowl at fOc-43c ana
smaller sizes at Csc up. Frozen birds
have had some call. but are not moving
IS well as expected. Live poultry has
been wanted beyond the available supply
for the holiday, and has sold up sharply.
Fine large fowl have ranged 4oc-43c.
With q few chickens around aSc.
Maple Products
Quite liberal supplies Of both now and
last years syrup and sugar have arrived
this week. and with high prices and very
ueht demand, dealers have found trade
siow Small two ounce cakes Of new
sugar have ranged 32c-3sc. bricks went
around eSc, and pals and tubs from lsc
up Der pound. New syrup has had
limited demand at @2.Oe-$3.@ per gallon
With the last years and dark colorad
around $3.50. Expected supplies arc not
heavy, but demand is very slack.