The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-19

Firsts were advanced from 1880 to
34-3Sc. Demand for storage eggs light.
The poultry market was wonderfully
improved during the week. Receipts were
lighter and the demand much better
Fair-sized fowl reported in good demand
up to SIC, and chickens up to sc. Fine
five-pound chickens sold at a large prem
/ ium up to SOC. Live poultry practically
unchanged. Fowl around SOC, chickens
about BE, and ROSTERS DC.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Trading was somewhat lighter than last
week, with cabbage, cantaloupes, peppers
and potatoes lower in price. Apples, on
ions, peaches, sweet potatoes and tomatoes
were less plentiful and higher.
Native Gravensteins, Mcintosh and
Wealthy apples sold mostly 100000 a
bushel box, with some extra fancy stock
as high as $3.50. Maine No. l Craven
stems were higher at S7.00-S50 a barrel,
and Wealthies at $6.00-700. No. 1 Nova
Scotia Gravensteins sold $6.50-7.00 a bar
rel
The demand for potatoes has fallen off,
and AroostOok county stock declined 25c.
to S2.15-225 per 100-lb sack Sweet po-
tatoes on the other hand, were 25c.
higher, Virginia yellow stock closing at
S4.50-475 a barref.
Livestock and Dressed Meat
Receipts of beef cattle at the Brighton
market this week were light and met with
poor demand. Prices ruled generally
steady in line with last week. \ few
medium grade steers were offered at
heifers brought from S3.0O-5.O0, Gamer
cows $1.50-2.00, and bulls $3.00-3.75 per
100 lbs.
Receipts Of veal calves were light prices
ruling steady to stronger than last week.
Mixed lots were sold from S10.00-1300
per 100 lbs Heavy calves were weak at
S4.00-6J0 per 100 lbs.
\ few sheep and lambs were on sale at
prices ranging from $S00-10.00 per 100
lbs. on lambs and $2.00-400 on medium
to good ewes
Dressed beef trade has been very quiet
this week. with ribs and headquarters
hard to move. Forequarter prices showed
some improvement late in the week. but
not enough to offset the weak market for
hindquarters. More grass cattle were in
cluded in receipts, although there was a
plentiful supply of heavy fat kinds.
Prices ruled generally steady for the
week, with Mondays advance of SOC. per
| 100 lbs. lost on Tuesday. Good steers
were sold at $13.5O-1400, medium $1,000
1900 and common S1100-11.j0. The sup
ply of cows has been light and of gen
orally poor quality, but the market ruled
generally firm on account of the shortage.
Western dressed veal trade has been
dull. prices on heavy sides ranging from
S10.00-11.OG per 100 lbs. Brighton dressed
4 veal was in moderate supply at prices
ranging from S10.00-16OO per 100 lbs.
and Maine calves around $1S.00-2000 for
the better grades
The dressed lamb market recovered from
the low spot Of last Friday, opening $10O-
200 higher on Monday. with further
advance of S2,00-3.00 during the week.
Good-and choice grade lambs were selling
today at S1S00-22.00 per 100 lbs. Nut
ton receipts were moderate with sufficient
/ demand to hold the market steady with
: last week
| Fresh pork trade has been slow, prices
ruling very uneven. particularly for hevay
fresh and all weights of frozen loins
| Eight to lob. average loins were selling
| today at S2700-2S.0O per 100 lbs with
! picnics at S1200-13JO.