The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-13
BUTTER MARKET
CLOSES STRONG
Market Bureau Gives Re-
view of Conditions at
~ Boston
EGG PRICES ARE
SLIGHTLY LOWER

Big Surplus on Hand-BrOilers Drop In
Price on Light Demand-Vegetables
and Fruit Plenty and Prices Are
Lower.
BOSTON, Aug. 13.-The bureau of
markets and crop estimates of the United
States department of agriculture gives
he following Boston market review for
The week ending Aug. II:
The butter market furnished about the
only topic of interest during the past
week, prices for this article making
,harp drop and almost as quick re-
covery, with the tone at the close very
strong. Butter has advanced steadily
the past two months, the usual July
lump not occurring until the past few
lays. Buyers that had been waiting for
-he decline were quick to take advantage
If lower values and bought fairly heavily
with the result that most all grades are
back at last weeks figures. More butter
rom milk stations has resulted from the
Ooler weather. and quality is much i'm
proved. and except for the shortage in
forage holdings being about 100000
pounds under last year, the market would
probably hold steady. Fine northern
)utter is bringing 46c to 47c in tubs, SOC
20 32c in prints and western and dairy
loId unchanged at 3Sc to 44c and 2Jc to
,1c respectively.
Egg holdings on Aug. 1 were a disap-
continent to many, stocks continuing to
how heavy surplus, and prices have
jagged off slightly on all except the finest
trades which have shortened up and held
irm. Ordinary grades of nearbys and
Westerns are lc to &c lower, tirSts bring
ng SIC to See, graded eggs 3Sc to 45c,
md lpnnprVS unchanged
O 5Sc.
The demand for broilers. either alive
II dressed. has been very light at the
Driccs asked and the market has lost
trength during the week. Large sizes
md chickens have gone well, but the
mall birds have dropped 1c to PC. Live
hickens have ranged from pc to Soc as
size, twO-pOund or over dressed chick
ms having moved fairly well at 4Oc to
l3c and a few large chickens have
brought up to soc. Fowl show practi
,ally no change. live going at SOC to sc,
md dressed from Bic for very small up
o 39c to 41c for large. BOOSTERS have
been unchanged at &c.
77ruits and Vegetables.
Apples. sweet corn and tomatoes were
n plentiful supply and lower. Cucumbers
md potatoes were higher, while other
eading lines showed little change from
asst week. Figures recently published
W the United States department of agri-
ulture indicate that this years potato
.rop is the Hgbtest since 1876 which
will mean a generally high level of prices
his winter.
Native apples were slightly lower at
4 80 to $3.50 a bushel. while New York
tate apples were soc lower, Duchess
cling ut 225 to $50 and Wealthy at
.. to $3.50 a bushel basket.
Potatoes continued to advance, New
Jersey Cobblers reaching 81 and S4.25
Der 10O-lb. sack. The first cars of pota-
OeS were reported being loaded in
Nroostook county this week.
Live Stock Prices.
There was practically no change in the
livestock market at Brighton on Tues
lay as compared with Tuesday of the
PREVIOUS week Receipts were somewhat
ightcr but prices in general ruled steady
lnder fair demand. \ few light steers
we're sold at IS to $3.50 per 100 lbs,
butcher cows and heifers from So to
500. bulls 81 to 50, and Gamer cows
- to $3.50.
Veal calf receipts were moderate,
prices being practically unchanged from
asst Tuesday, mixed lots of light calves
selIing from IS to S11.50, with, heavy
Weights at $3.50 to Sc.
The few lambs offered were of only
fair quality and were sold at SIS to $40
Der 100 lbs.
There was moderate supply of good
| and choice steer beef on sale this week
rs well as a number of cars of common
light grass beef Good and choice steers
we're sold at SIG to S1S per 100 lbs,
| IT strong to $3.50 higher than week
ago, with common kinds at $11.50 to
$3.50 showing a decline of soc to $3.50
with medium grade ruling about steady.
Cow beef has been largely medium and
| common grades, selling from so to
| 511.50 per 100 lbs.
| The fresh pork market continues very
| duh, particularly for heavy average
| 'oins, which were in fairly liberal sup
/ ply. Eight to 10 average were sold today
ut $26 to SD, with a few sales up to
| S2S per 100 lbs.