The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-21
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET Fca WEEK
OF JANUARY 10--I5, 1921 FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES.

AND VEGETABLES.
There were liberal supplies of the prin-
eipal fruits and vegetables on the mar
ket and many important lines showed a
downward price trend. Apples were
fairly fan x steady tea Y No Maine B9ldwins sell
Hampshire Baldwins at s475-5.50. Cab
page was plentiful and lower; Maine and
| New York state Danish lost Csc soc clos
ing at $lO0-1.25' per barrel. Cape Cod
eranberries Were in light supply and
higher at $14.o0-1SOO per barrel Florida
lettuce in half barrel hampers declined
from S2.50-3.00 on Monday u s1.75-2.25
by the end of the week. Connecticut
Valley onions were plentiful and. sold
potatoes opened at Pes s1 IS S1 but a dee
clined to S1.75-1.90 by the end of the
good demand at $40. 0-12O;Oo per ton
bulk. Texas spinach advanced from s1OO-
LIS per bushel basket to $3.50 81 the end
| of the week. Delaware and New Jer-
sey sweet potatoes were in light supply
and held firm at s1.75 per bushel. Native
grown root vegetables were steady at the
200. carrots and Dparsnips 81. 50-1.75 tur-
! nips 75c-1.00 Hothouse cucumbers and
! tomatoes were scarce and high, cucum-
bers selling SIS, 5000 per bushel box,
| and tomatoes 50c-6Cc per pound few
refrtgerators of Florida Strawberries were
received and sold at 50c-60c per quart.
Dairy Markets.
Practically all the dairy markets have
advanced with the exception of butter
! The expected arrival in this country of
over two million pounds from Denmark
caused a decline of to &c at the close
of the week. Consumption has been good
and the local market has had very little
fancy butter, but dealers are uncertain
| as to the effect of the heavy imports.
! Top grades of fresh closed at SIC and
storage at SOC. Low grades and Dairy
After the radical advance of 1-2c at
country cheese markets Monday, the mar
kets gained strength but dealers did not
| follow the advance well and at the close
| there was some nervousness evident
White Twins. fancy held. sold at Csc,
Young Americas at 29c, and late made
Eggs have not arrived as freely as ex-
pected and the low prices Of the past
7 ton beyond the supply. Storage. eggs
were practically off the market so far as
wholesale trade was concerned, SO prices
have made several sharp advances.
| Fresh westerns sold from CSC TO Tic on
| Monday and at the close had advanced
to 74-Te Hennery eggs went from 72c
Poultry has likewise advanced, most all
styles showing to &c higher at the close;
going from SS to 4Oc up to 42c whole
sale, while the fine chickens moved from
44c up to Acc and 4Sc. Broilers have sold
| up to 49c. Turkeys have been very short
| and are reaching the luxury class with
the few boxes here selling at 5Sc to SIC.
Geese and Ducks also Scarce and prices
points has not been plentiful and the APP
proachlng egg laying period has evidently
Kept the FOWL on the f,rm Large birds
| and chickens according to size up to 3Sc.
Residents of Methuen, Mass, are IN
grave doubt as to the outcome of a
special town meeting" which will be
held soon to decide the form of gov
| 4 A,sr l.
by the women's vote, which was of no
concern in 1917, when the decision for
city form of government was sup
posed to have been taken. Another
factor is the vote of scores of former
Lawrence citizens who have taken res
idence here lately.
Heads of two state departments
have lost little time in putting into
| practice certain recommendation
made by Gov Cox-of Massachusetts, in
his inaugural address, which make for
economy and bue'~-~- ~H7c'encv. Tax
Commissioner Henry F. Long and
nounced that the income tax depart
ment will begin promptly depositing
treasurer. The income tax depart
ment han6,o~ s16.oOOOOO annually.
To. rid the building of rats it is nee
essary to stop their food supply, de-
prive them of their shelter and then
either trap them, poison them or drive
them away with cats or dogs. This,
in brief is the advice the Boston
health department gives in a circular
it is now distributing. You will not
have rats unless you feed them or pro-
vide them with shelter, or do BOTH"
states the circular. "If rats already
infest your premises you will not get
rid of them until you have deprived
them of food and of shelter or OF
both"
Governor Cox, guest of honor at a
reception and banquet of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company at
the City Club, Boston, declared that If
people will get away from the appeal
to fear and despair" better conditions
will be seen in Massachusetts and the
United States. The governor further
urged his auditors to have care
TEST the traditions of law and order,
the right to individual liberty and to
enjoy the products of your own thrift.
fail to be protected" He asked for
a return to the example set by the
Pilgrims and the manner in which
they solved their problems 300 years
ago.
That pay-as-you-go plan be
adopted for meeting the required pen
sion expenditures which must be made
from the public treasury, in place OF
the present plan by which the burden
ployees be placed upon contributory
is shifted upon future generation;