Oxford Democrat., 1921-05-03
NUMBER 10.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
Week Of April 1t-ts. 1871
prepared by the United States Bureau
Of Markets)
Fruits and, Vegetables

Of Markets)
Fruits and, Vegetables
Most lines showed little or no change
rom last week Apples were higher and
cabbage, potatoes and spinach lower.
Apples were In light supply, and New
York State A Grade Baldwins advanced
5O-75c to $650-100 a barrel Maine Bald
wins out Of common storage sold $4.0O-
500. Asparagus was more plentiful and
closed 50c-$1.0O lower. California aspara-
gus closing at $4.00-6.00 per dozen bunch
es, and New Jersey stock at $4.oe-6.oo.
Small lots Of native grown asparagus
were on the market
Cabbage lost 75c-$1:o0. Alabama cab
bage in barrel crates closing at $3.00-3.z6
and South Carolina stock at $2.00-250. A
few cars Of Florida cucumbers arrived
and sold $300-4.50 per Is quart hamper.
Old crop Connecticut Valley onions
held firm at 75c-$1.00 per 100 ID. bag.
while Texas Bermuda onions were uifie
lower at 81. 80 $500 q bushel crate. Flor
ida green peppers were hrm at N-ee-e-ao
a crate.
Aroostook County potatoes lost 15c,
closing at $1.00-1 10 per 100 lb. bag. Ship
pers received the equivalent OF 40-Soc per
10 lbs. bulk I. o. b. shipping point. New
Florida potatoes were $1.O0 lower at
S7.00-7.60 q barrel.
Spinach was lower, Norfolk stock clos
ing at 81 50-2.50 q barrel and Baltimore
spinach in bushel baskets at so-soc.
North Carolina Strawberries were 1o-lsc
lower at 30-40c quart.
Native grown green vegetables are
coming in now. Dandelions were Sec low
or at 75c-$L00 a bushel, hothouse lettuce
25c higher at S20O-260; scallions SOC low
er at 4O-75c a bushel while rhubarb lost
nearly half. closing at 6-1oc pound
Native grown turnips were unchanged
at 75c-$1.O0 bushel. but all other root
vegetables were 25-75c higher. beets CLOS
Ing at Sl.25-1.75; carrots at s20o- sz.eo.
and parsnips at S2.00-$2.75 a bushel.
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
The holidays this week have helped the
local market and have served to make an
active demand for most products. but the
andertone has continued unsettled and AT
the close still further declines are noted.
Country cheese markets continued the
irop noted for several weeks, New York
state prices being &c and Wisconsin lc
ower, and local dealers followed suit. fresh
Twins dropping 1-2c to 20-2c- Cured
cheese has gone mostly In toooins
way. prices ranging 24-27c.
Poultry markets have shown the frst
.eal activity noted for some time, and job
bers report an unusually good distributing
trade for both fresh killed and frozen
birds. Prices have continued to 30 down.
Is supplies have increased ana no one
desires to hold their receipts long. but
sales have been very free. Fancy fat fowl
have had a good call at T-40c, smaller
styles ranging down to $50. The Jewish
trade has taken live fowl readily at good
orices. mostly 3s-43c. but at the close In
,ide figure Is extreme
MAPLE PRODUCTS
Practically no change In maple syrup.
,s supplies have not been heavy and the
,ancy goods have sold readily at N7s-
100. but old syrup has continued to drag
At buyers price. Fancy sugar has also
sold but receivers have had to cut the
lark and poor goods II 1t was to be
moved, prices on this ranging 2oc down.
while the small cakes have continued TO
bring 26-28c.
Responding to an alarm for shoot
.ng ARRAY In Wilson avenue, Chicopee'
Mass. the police found two women
lighting viciously in the street. and
Stanley Kulpa, husband OF one or the
lighters. threatening to kill Mrs. John
Lath. with whom his wife was tight
ing. The first few shots had been
fred into the air to frighten his wife's
assailant. {:
Judge Samuel Utley in central dis
rict Court, Worcester. Mass,
sentenced Moses Sylvia, 72, to the
state farm on a charge Of drunken
less, afterhe had set fire to his trunk
II his boarding house in Wilkinson
Vile. Explaining his act Sylvia said
hat his trunk was rat-infested, 30 he
decided to extermtnate the rodents
Ind the trunk at the same time.
The will of Harry Kirke Porter. the
former head of the H. X. Porter Com
,any, locomotive builders Of Pitts
,urg, Pa. has been admitted to pro-
,ate. Among the many bequests to
charitable and educational institu-
ions was one Of $50, 900 for the Amer
can Baptist Missionary Union OF Bos-
ON. and one Of $4,000 for the Newton
Theological Institution, Newton
Centre. Mass.
The carpenters' strike, which has
,aralyzed the building industry IN the
WOburn, Mass. District since Dec ~,
1920, has been settled by arbitration.
Builders in Woburn, Stoneham. Win
chester, Reading. Wakefield, Melrose
md Lexington are concerned The
lew rate Of wages Is 80 cents an
,our. The agreement Will terminate
Feb. l. 1922, according to the dsctsion
II the arbitration board
The box Of jewelry found on the Co.
,asset, Mass. estate Of Charles c.
Wheeiwright by employees OF the gypsy
moth department, was examined oy
Two gem experts, who. after q de-
saRed appraisal, placed the value OF
he find at more than $1,000. The
worth Of one diamond and platinum
,tn alone is given as $1,000. An the
stones are nawiess. and the settings
,re OF the finest workmanship.
Fifty dollars a month end board
will be the top price paid fazm hands
n Aroostook County, Me-, this season.
That Is the price for a hrzt-oaas hand.
able to do anything around the farm.
Help who cannot measure up 10 stan
dard VIA get less. $35 to so. and 81
day and board viii be boys pay.
This Is something Of drop from the
times when ordinary farm hands de-
manded from 81 to $6 q day and keep
and boys s. day.
Speaking at public meeting in the
Brookline, Mass. Town Hall In the In
.erest of the Farm Bureau movement,
Walter B. Farmer, director OF the Co.
operative Marketing Association. de-
clared The farmer and consumer are
Me only two parties In tho United
States who are not organized The
time has come" said Mr.. Farmer.
"wherfs thl farmer and the consumer
must organize, must get together, SO
tthat the. unnecessary middle man may
be eliminated. II we are to avoid tho
pitfalls into which other courtri' s
have fallen, we must aid the farmer
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