The independent-reporter., 1921-12-29
boston MARKET REVIEW
For Week Ending December 224' 1921.
UPrepared by u. S. Bureau OF Markets
and Crop EStimates)
DAIRY & POULTRY PRODUCTS.

DAIRY g. POULTRY PRODUCTS.
Buyers evidently decided that poultry
Was too high Us trade held of and deal
eis had to cut prices sharply to stimu-
late any demand and clean up stocks.
Turkeys started the week at 55-5sc Tor
Weston birds, and this broke gradually
until the close la-j5c was usual. North
cfn fancy We're short and held fairly
steady around Coo. Chickens dropped
slightly, few really fancy roasters bring
iuB 45c average at 30, fowl at 33-54e
and undergrades at a0e. Market badly
stuck On geese. closing s4las on loc to
30=34c, and duck at "a 3lG. Egg mar
ket has gained little. supplies not as
ncavy and "A moderate holiday trade
clearing stocks ut l-.c advance. Near
bys nlIncr at Js-66 Western ranging a.
portations Of iSutter are starting again.
and this scared most buyers 10 values
slumped steadily until today. Fancy
Fancy Northern goods are shortening up
ana trtncr ut 43-44c for tubs, 4b-4sc for
prints and dairy has had little call at
j5c. average Western has been short
3S-ilc. Nothing new in the cheese trade,
prices holding steady with II fair de-
mand at 23-2ic for fine early cured goods
aud at 20-22c for fresh made.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Active. pre- holiday trading in celery
cabbage dull. Maine No, ] Baldwin APP
pies steady at S6 G.50 a bbl. For fair
quality stock and $7.O07.5O for best
cold storage apples. New York State
Danish cabbage steady at 50 % bDl.
Native white celery higher at 5000. 80 a
DGshel box, ana good rascal celery much
elanDerries steady at $500 100 bb
CdIlorllia Iceberg LETTUCE active and
higher AT s450-5.0O II crate, aud native
dollhouse Lettuce At % d bushel
$j.lU- j.JU per tO0 10. bag. Aroostook
County Potatoes remaining steady ut
ii.S1-l95 per 100 10. bag. Baltimore
Spinach dull at $l.125a = l. % a bushel baa-
slowly at 5000 ton. southern sweet
potatoes declined early ia the week but
later recovered at 9l.1o, 30 bushei
hamper Tie first Florida straw wberries
arrived Wednesday and sold at y2 90 a
quart Wholesale
BRIGHTON LIVESTOCK AND BOSTON
DRESSED MEAT MARKET
The market on cattle at Brighton was
very dun this week ON account OF the
depressed condition OF the dressed beef
market. Prices ruled generally 5U-75
cents per lUO pounds lower than Last
week. Steers and oxen were sold from
Si.3 1850 per leo pounds, beef cows from
SjO0-5.0O, and Gamer cows from }l.76-
200. The veal cali market ruled strong
10 higher mixed lots selling from 81 W.
1870 per 100 pounds. Hogs were steady
to easler at $DOO- 20 with light receipts.
sheep and hmb receipts were light, sheep
selling from si,OO-5.VO and lambs from,
SlU. U.0u- lOU per 100 pounds
There has been II generally poor de-
mand for dressed lamb. the market show
ing declines OF $3.00-4.00 per 100 pounds
since last Friday. Good and choice
grades were selling today from S2tUe-
2iOO per 100 pounds. Light mutton has
has been IN fair demand. while heavy
sheep were slow and prices ruled uneven.
~ lower with range today OF IS 90
I3.uD per l0U pounds.
Fresh pork loins were draggy most OF
the week but strength Of live hogs In the
West caused the market to advance 81 So
2,UO over thr lnw spot OF the week s. III
average IONS were selling today from
Slo,0O lb.oU per lUU pounds. with 4-g and
Us average picnics at sl000ll00.