The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-10-21
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending october 9TH, 1921.
prepared by U. S. Bureau Of Markets
and Crop Estimates).
DAIRY AND POULTRY +

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.
The Jewish holidays this week have
! had direct influence upon prices OF all
| commodities, the withdrawal from the
market Of this trade, giving easier ten
denotes to some and prospects of re-
newed buying helping to advance other
products.
The poultry market has been in pretty
bad shape this week, live birds accumu-
lating and going lower on most kinds,
and the dressed article being very spot
with a good demand and smaller and
less desirable stock dropping rapidly and
even then not moving Fancy large
at 4O-4sc, large fowl at sS-s5c, and me
dunn sizes ranging 3035c. Poor stock
and small broilers have dropped badly,
Live, fowl have sold from 2O-ssc, and
chickens from 20-3Sc, only the very
fanciest commanding the top price and
Lighter demands for fancy eggs. part
ly attributed to the extreme high prices
ruling. has led to some accumulation
nearby hennerys have gone from 65-15c.
western extras at $3.50, and ordinary
grades at 4oc upwards. Storage goods
have been pressed for sale and the mar
ket on these is none too steady at $3.50.
More pullet eggs are appearing each
week. and it seems to prophesy a good
Cheese trade has been good and has
been the only bright spot in the mar
ket; dealers cleaning up stocks readily at
dian cheeses are expected and as these
are expected and as these are all large
Cheddars unfit for small trade, Twins
selling easily.
Weather conditions have been bad for
butter quality, the unseasonable weather
make very poor in flavor Fancy grades
have been unusually short and prices for
these o Ts to b ssher 69 Pgear
importat tons, and shift Of trade to
storage goods. Fancy northern made
has up TO Se soo Sr
ranged 35-45c as to quality
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The fruit and vegetable market in gen
eral has been quiet with prices generaily
steady or trading diminished. with .he
which were slightly higher. The Jewish
holidays caused a considerable slacken-
week The market was fairly active on
Wednesday and dull the rest of the week.
The apple market has been oversup-
fs eots eaVe Tbese aPpes so praecay
all arrived in ripe to overripe condition
and sold at prices ranging from 2.So-6sO
oR Mane So n %o' tesdy
at 100000 and Shows at 6.5o-6,oO
barrel
stock sold as high as ESQ. Native beets |
were steady at 50-75c and carrots at
75c-1.00 a bushel. Native and New York
Domestic cabbage vas unchanged at
2.00-2.25 a barrel.
Cape Cod cranberries were unchanged
at 10.00-12.00 a barrel, or 5.0O-6.eO per |
I-2 Dbl crate Native caulifiower was
in liberal supply and dull at 5o-75c a |
bushel: Native celery was steady at
tuce was in very slow demand at % soc
a bushel for fair quality stock, but there |
was a little good lettuce on the market |
that brought as high as LOO. New |
York State Concord grapes were scarce |
and higher at 1.15-1.40 per IL quart bas-
ket.
higher at 3.75-4.00 per 100 ID. sack.
while Spanish onions were plentiful and
slightly lower at 4.50-5.00 a case. Maine
potatoes were in heavy supply and l5c
Green Mountains and 1.60-1.75 for Irish
Cobblers. but demand showed an Inn
toward the end Of the week
with prospects that prices would ad-
New York State Kieffer pears were in
slow demand at 3.00-5.00 barrel. New
Jersey Bell peppers were slightly higher
at l.50-16O a barrel, but there was little
demand for other kinds, and fairly good
in the week at SOC a barrel with very
few buyers.
Native spinach was steady at 25-5oc
bushel Good winter squash was in slow
demand at 2.oo-275 a barrel. Tomatoes
were soc lower at 50c-1.50 a bushel. On
tario rutabaga turnps were SOC lower
closing at 2.25-2.50 per 100 Id. sack.