The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
BUTTER PRICES
ARE VERY ERRATIC
Dairy Goods Bring 30-3S
Cents in the Boston
Markets
SUPPLIES
RATHER LIGHT
Hens and Eggs Below BrattiebOrO
Prices-POtatOeS Are LOwer-Light
Demand and Lower Prices for Live
stock in Brighton Market.

BOSTON, Aug. 27.-The United
States department of agriculture, bureau
of markets and crop estimates, sends out
the following Boston market review for
the week ending Aug. 20:
Most of the dealers did not expect a
much better demand for dairy and poul-
try products until after Labor day, but
the past week has seen a slight improve
ment in trade and some price changes.
The market has been spotty, butter and
cheese making slight gains and eggs and
poultry easing off still further.
Supplies of neither live nor dressed
poultry have been excessive. and prices
have varied daily with the demand, but
the close is fairly steady on both. Live
birds have sold down and then up, large
fowl gaining 12c at the close with most
of the sales at 30-;}3c., few fancy large
chickens bringing around 37c. and broil-
erS holding at 2S-3:}c. BOOSTERS have been
short and easily Saleable at 20c. Specu
lative buying of dressed broilers for Stor-
age purposes has not been as good lately.
and more of these have been moved on
the market prices going down to 3S42c.,
while the few fancy large chickens have
moved in a small way at 1860. Fowl
are slightly easier. especially on the small
sizes which are ranging 3O-36c. while the
fine large ones have brought 3S-41c.
Demand for hennery eggs Is as keen
as at any time this summer, and as pro-
duction is evidently lighter, the sharp
competition has forced these slightly
higher westerns ranging 5O-5Gc., and
nearbys J5-62c. Other grades have been
competing more and more with storage
eggs as buyers views as to a profitable
winter is disappearing. and sales on the
market have meant further concessions,
fancy westerns seldom bringing over Zoe,
firsts from 30-36c, and undergrades
25-2Sc
Butter prices have been erratic. the
early part of the week seeing daily de
clineS and the close bringing a sharp ad
vance, but this only reflects the unsettled
opinions of the trade. many considering
butter hardly safe proposition in view
Of recent Developments. Fancy northern
goods have been a little more plentiful,
tubs going from 40-i3c.. prints from He.
up, ordinarv grades of western ranging
3040c., and dairy goods unchanged ut
30-3Sc.
The cheese market has made little
change except to gain strength prices be
ing the same as last week. Twins at 21c..
and small styles at p DE. but the ten
dency is towards firmness.
Fruits and Vegetables. t-r|
Trading was slow, and most c9mmodi-
ties were unchanged in price from a week
ago. Onions We're the only leading COM
modify that advanced in price, while cab
bage and potatoes were lower.
Apples were in good demand and firm.
Native apples, including Gravensteins,
Astrachans and Mcintosh, sold $3.50
$50 a bushel. while Duchess. Wealthy and
Williams from Maine sold $5.00-T.00 a
barrel.
Potatoes were 10000. lower. Maine
Cobbers closing at $2.75-2.S5 and New
Jerseys at $2.S5-3,00 per 100lh. sack.
Sweet potatoes were scarce toward the
end of the week and Virginia stock cleaned
up readily at $3.50 a barrel. North Caro-
lima stock was J0-70c. lower than this.
Livestock and Dressed Meats.
There was only a moderate run of beef
cattle at Brighton this week, the supply
being somewhat lighter compared with
recent weeks. Despite the comparatively
light offerings, demand was extremely mar
row and prices are quotably lower on all
classes. Steers sold from S40O-7.O0,
butcher COWS and heifers from $500
800, Gamer cows from S1.S5-200 and
bulls $3,00-4.00 per 100 lbs.
The supply of veal calves was only
moderate and prices were generally steady
with a few sales slightly higher than last
week. Demand was fairly active, espe-
cially for the better grades. Mixed lots
of light calves sold mostly from $500
HOO with a few selected light weights up
DEOuRHI. from
100000 per 100 lbs.
: There were no lambs on sale.
! Receipts of western dressed beef were
moderate being about the same as last
week. Early week trade was on a weak
and unsettled basis, however, due to i'm
provement in the demand. especially for
fOrequarters. prices moved sharply up
ward after midweek. The improvement
shown was on common and medium steers
and cows, these classes showing advances
of $100-2.00 for the week Choice steers
were practically off the market good
steers selling today at S15.00-1G.0O
medium and common kinds from S11 90
400. Common cows are quoted at $500
300. while medium cows are quoted at
$9O0-9.50.
The veal market for western dressed
has ruled steady to strong under light re-
ceiptS and a fairly steady demand To-
days range of prices of S9.50-1100 is soc
per 100 lbs. higher than one week ago.
Receipts of western veal have been only
moderate. Demand has been ample to
eep offerings moving at prices steady with
last week. Bulk of sales range from
S15.00-1S00 with a few choice selected
calves ruling around $4,000 The Brigh-
ton market is steady with a week ago at
SS.00-1600.
Receipts of western dressed lamb were
slightly less than last week. Demand has
been fairly steady with prices unchanged
| from last week Good and choice grades
S22.OO-24.00. The light offerings of NUT
ton moved under a slow demand about
steady with last week, common and me-
dunn mutton being quotable today at
S7.00-11 90.
Pork receipts show an increase ovei
recent weeks. However, cooler weather
tended to broaden the demand and prices
are unchanged from last week $40 loins
II are ur1Otnd at SDS 1D-O7 10