The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-21
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Prepared by U. 9. sureas Of Markets ane
Crop Estimates
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Trading continued quiet, with lettuce
practically the only leading line to ad
vance in price, and many important lines
lower. Native-Gravenstein apples steady
at $l.25-1.75 and Mcintosh at S1.50-225 a
bn. box. Green and wax beans steady at
81. l.50 a box. Cut beets steady at
81 1.50 blu. Cabbage lower at mostly
Sl.O0 barrel. Cut carrots sharply lower
at 75c$1.00 bu. Celery lower at 1925
LOO box. Corn steady at 75c- % box
for white and 81 00-1.5 for yellow. Egg
plant steady at 75c-$1.25 box. Lettuce
higher at Sec 81 90 box. Parsnips un-
changed at $1.75-2.00 bu. Green peppers
lower at 5O-75c box. Spinach steady at
10000 box. Squash weak at mostly soc
a box for summer and s.. 00-2.50 a barrel
for winter squash. Tomatoes lower at
50c-s 90 for ordinary stock and 81 2o-1 so
for fancy stone tomatoes. Shipped in
Cantaloupe market demoraliZed, with ex
cessive supplies, poor demand, and best
stock selling for less than freight and
icing charges. Good Colorado cantaloupes
75c-$l 90 per standard crate of 80 to As
melons. Honey dew melons $1.25-2.OO
crate. Good New York State lettuce high
er at $3.50 a crate with some arriving in
decayed condition and selling lower. Mid
die western onions lower at mostly $1.75
per 100 ID. bag. Most Massachusetts,
onions showing decay and bringing $1.26-
l.50 bag. New York State peaches low
er at mostly 81 150 bushei. nearly
all offerings showing more or less decay.
California Bartlett pears drug ON the
market. Maine potatoes lower at $1.00-
lilo per 100 Id. sack. Virginia sweet po-
tatoes lower at $2.00-2.25 a barrel
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.
Butter market opened barely steady on
Monday with an unsettled underto
which developed into an easier feeling
on Tuesday when dealers became free
sellers and were inclined to shade prices
somewhat. especially on the medium and
lower scores. Market tirmed up on We'd
nesday and has held firm and unchanged
since then Trading has been rather
quiet the latter part of the week as many
large users of butter have begun using
their storage stocks and therefore were
not In the market except for small lots
of fancy butter. Western extras selling
39c, Northern extras assorted sizes spruce
tubs 391a -4dhc. Cheese market has ruled
firm throughout the week with no mater
ial change in prices. Trading has been
fairly quiet with but few sales reported.
Dealers are holding Arm to asking T.-s~r5
and in some quarters are asking premi-
um on fancy York State Twins. Some
fair sized lots OF Single DAISIES changed
hands on Tuesday but other than that
trade has been quiet ON both DAISIES and
Young Americas. Fancy York State
Twins selling mostly 22-22hc. Daisies and
Young Americas 21-22c Eggs are hold
Ing about steady with fair trade limited
mostly to finer quality eggs around 3S-41c.
Supplies of this grade have been short
and in good demand. Ordinary receipts
moving slow selling mostly Is CSC; West
orr 3Z-Ab RS-Alc
Trades and Dirties 22-25c. Nearby hen
nerys arriving in more liberal supply and
in many quarters are showing an accumu-
lation resulting In an easier feeling, sell
ing mostly in smaller lots 3S-5lc. Fancy
browns up to SEC. Dressed poultry mar
ket firm with demand and movement good
with supply short on heavy fowl (4h 6
ID. av) selling 30-33c. Chickens in fair
demand around zoe. Brothers 2S-32c.