The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-26
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending August 18TH. 1921.
prepared by u. s. Bureau OF Marke"
and Crop Estimates)

prepared by u. s. Bureau OF MarkeS
and Crop Esttmates
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
The butter market furnished about the
only topic of interest during the past
week, prices for this article making
sharp drop and almost as quick recov-
cry, with the tone at the close very
strong. Butter has advanced steadily the
past two months, the usual July slump
not occurring until the past few days.
Buyers that had been waiting for the
decline were quick to take advantage OF
lower values and bought fairly heavily
with the result that most all grades are
back at last weeks figures. More but
ter from milk stations has resulted from
the cooler weather and quality Is mucn
improved, and except for the shortage
in storage holdings being about eighteen
million pounds under last year, the mar
ket would probably hold steady. Fine
northern butter is bringing 4e-47c In
tubs 5O-52c in prints and western ana
Dairy hold unchanged at 38-44c and 20
CSC respectively.
Egg holdings on August LIST were a
disappointment to many. stocks contn-
uing to show heavy surplus. and prices
have sAgged off slightly on all except the
finest grades which have shortened up
and held firm Ordinary grades Of near
bys and westerns are 1-3c lower, firsts
bringing 1850, graded eggs 3S-45c, ana
nearby hennerys unchanged at 5O-58c.
The demand for broilers, either live or
dressed has been very light at the prices
asked and the market has lost strength
during the week. Large sizes and chick
ems have gone well. but the small birds
have dropped 1-2c. Live chickens have
ranged 26-33c as to size. two pound or
over dressed chickens have moved fairly
well at 40-43c, and few large chickens
have brought up to 55c. Fowl show prac-
| tically no. change, live going at 3O-S2c,
and dressed from sic for very small up
to 39-41c for large. BOOSTERS have been
unchanged at 26c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples, sweet corn and tomatoes were
! in plentiful supply and lower, cucumbers
and potatoes were higher, while other
leading lines showed little change from
| last week. Figures recently published
by the U. s. Department of Agriculture
indicate that this years potato crop Is
the Hghtest since 1916. which will mean
a generally high level of prices this
winter.
Native apples were slightly lower at
| 15O-350 a bushel, while New York State
apples were SOC lower, Duchess selling
at s225-275 and Wealthy $2.OO-2.5O
busbel basket
| BlueDerry prices SaBBeu unuer hedNy
receipts Monday, but later recovered ia
last weeks range of 1880 quart for
natives and 20-30c for Maine and Nova
! Scotia berries.
Native cabbage was 25c lower at $500
$50 a barrel Native punched beets were
unchanged at 40-5Oc, and punched carrots
at 75c-1.0 90 a bushei.
Native sweet corn was SOC lower. Whit
corn bringing 75c-1.00 and yellow corr
| 1.00-1.25 a bushel.
Native dollhouse cucumbers were high
er at 100000 a bushel Native lettuce
was steady at 50c-1.25 a bushel while
good New York State lettuce closed 5O'
lower at 10000 a crate.
The first New York State grapes ar
rived this week. Champions sold LIS
1.5O and Moore's Early L75-2.00 per s.
basket carrier.
Connecticut Valley onions held firm a
2.75-3.OO per 100 ID. bag.
! Potatoes continued to advance. New
! Jersey Cobblers reaching 4.00-4.25 PEI
| 1O0-lb. sack. The first cars of potatoes
! were reported being loaded in Aroostool
County this week.