The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-13
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
For Week Ending July 7, 1922
Prepared by U. S. Bureau Of Markets ans
Crop Estimates
BRIGHTON LIVE STOCK AND DRESS
ED MEAT MARKET

BRIGHTON LIVE STOCK AND DRESS-
ED MEAT MARKET
Light receipts. strong western prices
made local offerings steady on most all
classes Of livestock Good and Medium
steers and oxen SIS. $4,000 few choice g. SO
per 100 lbs Butcher cattle. cows and
heifers 4 0O-7.00 few choice $50. Bulls.
under moderate supply weak at 49,
go Hogs under light supply were firm
with bulk going at 11.25-11.75 per 100
lbs Lamb receipts shorter than week
ago with quality improving. Choice
lambs q. 90 $500 with medium kinds
down to 20. 90 per 100 lbs. Fork under fair
demand and moderate receipts steady.
Today $40 loins 1909 1000. 1912 1900
1900. odd lots to freezer in order to
clear supplies of lighter averages. Pic
mics steady with 4i6 average Ia. 90 1850
per 100 lbs.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Liberal supplies. good buying demand
and no marked price trend in either di-
reeton Maryland and Delaware trans
parent apples lower at SIX 90 bu. bas-
ket Native aspara gus uDchanbed 400
SEQ bu. box for field run and 5-60-6.00
for extra fancy. Native string beans
lower at ,25-1 90 bu. box. Penna. blue
berries 2O-25c. native blueberriea 30 $50
quart New York State biackberries
30 -35c quart. Native punched beets lower
at 75-1.00 bu box. Carrots steady at
1.25-150 box. Connecticut carrots CO.
&c dozen punches. California canta-
lonpes plentiful but active at 275-3.6o
per standard crate of 36-45 melons. Good
native cucumbers lower at 3.00-3.60 a
bu. box Connecticut corn 2.00-2.25 per
q quart hamper. New York currants
1O-1sc quart. Native lettuce steady at
3D. LOO blu box, New York State lettuce
] Isl. 90 "A crate. Best California onions
mostly $50 crate. Kentuckys 326-3.6o
per 100 ID. sack. Best New York State
Telephone peas 350-4.0O bu. basket
Goorgis Hiley peaches lower mostly zoo
. rs with large well colored stock high as
$50 crate. Potates higher. partly be-
cause recent rains have stopped digging
in South. Eastern Shore Virginias selling
475-500 and Norfolk potatoes 4.00-4.50
Dbl New York State red raspberries To-
20c quart Connecticut crookneck squash
3 $3.50 bu. box. Mississippi tomatoes
higher at Co 9oc CRATE. Southern water
ufelona steady at 35-50c each for melons
averaging 24-28 lbs in weight.
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Butter market has been unsettled the
past week with prices Hc lower on west
ern extras today at 37hc and northern
extras 3S-3Shc. Supplies have been lib
eral on all grades except 91-92 score but
ter which is scarce. Medium and under
grades arc in liberal supply and accumu-
lating. Buyers willing to shade prices In
order to clean up this class of goods but
are holding firm on sf-92 score. Most
all marks arriving this week are below
their usual quality as they are showing
the effect of the heat. Cheese market
has ruled steady to firm this past week
with more activity to tradipg The bulk
of the demand and trading has been on
York state Twins around 22-22hc. Dais-
les and Young Americas not very active
and selling 2l-22c. Egg market holds
about steady with the bulk OF the trading
on current receipts Buyers want fine
Quality eggs and poorer goods are hard
to move. Current receipts A-25hc with
grades receipts up to 26c. Trades and
Drtles 21-23c Nearby hennerys selling
1880 with fancy brown hennerys up to
42c Dressed poultry market dull with
prices slightly lower. Native fowl rang
ing from % -32c today. Broilers 4o-4tc.
Live poultry easier on broilers at az
Sac but fowl holding steady at 2S-2sc.