The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-09
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending March q, 1922
prepared by u. s. Bureau Of Markets
and Crop Estimates)
DAIRY & POULTRY PRODUCTS

DAIRY e. POULTRY PRODUCTS
The demand for fresh killed poultry
has been unusually good recently, ana
the market has shown tho first sign OF
Improvement motto cable since tho hoh-
day season. Fowl have been especially
wanted. end prices hove jumped - cents
the hneA now bringing "3-"j cents. ana
frozen stock has. also advanced to 3G-s2
G. hts. Chickens have gained slightly, hut
not to the same extent as the fowl, most
sales ranging 3D-36 cents, with few cap
oas going up to 4.-i2 cents. Live birds
have also shortened up and advanced
large fat fowl moving freely at aQ-33 cts
and chickens up to IS cts. A Few tancy
have sold higher. Egg values have way
cred the fore part of the week seeing
slight increase which was more than on
yet by losses at the close, Western fresh
dropping down to 2S-32 cents ana near
by peddlins at SIS cents few duck
eggs are starting to appear but demand
Is not yet up TO the Caster requirements.
Butter has improved. both In quality and
price. fancy Northern being taken up to
$3.50 cents pes tub and around ~ cents
for prints Western fresh has sold 81
81 cents. and undcrgr1dcS have been
wanted at 32 ctnts. Cheese prices have
not changed locally, fancy held goods go
ing ut 23-24 cents, ana fresh ut 2O-22
do not forecast any further advance here.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
General tone Of the market firm. with
moderate volume of business and "a few
important lines higher. Apples steady,
No. / Maine Ealdwins selling S7.50-S SOC
and No. Ben Davis $j.50-G.UO IA barrel.
Cabbage still in liberal supply and not
cleaning up in spite of light receipts.
Florida cabbage selling s200-2.5 30 per 100
Id. crate. or $ 100-l.2j per half barrel ham
per. California caulifower duh at 81 so
80 a crate Lettuce active and higher,
native dollhouse stock selling $l.00-1 80 n
bushel box, Florida Big Boston at $500
so "A crate, and California Iceberg let
tuce ut S5.0o-G.50 a crate Massachusetts
onions declined but recovered quickly to
last>wcek's Lowell of $S.2J-S. so per 100 III.
sack following reports Of frost damage to
the Texas crop Maine potatoes firm at
1.S5-2,0u per 100 III. sack. Texas spinach
% cents higher mt 81 - n bushel basket.
Native winter squash higher ut $S.50-4.50
n barrel Native dollhouse products sell
ing ut The following prices II bushel box;
cncumbers SlU0-1i.C0; dandelions 5000
a.; radishcs ZOO %: watercress 200
80. Hothousc rhubarb mostly II cents
lh. Native root vegetables steady in
spite OF liberal receipts from other states:
selling per bushel box: beets sl.G0-i.2j.
carrots Sl.5o-l.75; pafsnips 1925 80; tur-
nips Is eents-l00.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
Trading at brighton was fairly active
ard under light receipts and fair demand.
prices generally were steady with few
good and medium steers and oxen sell
ing at Sl.5o-6.5o. cows and heifers $500
49,. Gamers ana cutters $2.25-250 per
100 lbs. Veal calves were steady with
good lRht lots going at $40 N-l2.00 per
loo lbs. while the few hogs on sale met
with ready outlet at $lt00-1l.50 per 100
lbs. Trading at the wholesale markets
WIS TAR with good steers going today at
Sl3.5o- on and bulk of medium at $l3.00-
LOT which was steady with last week
Cow receipts We're liberal with good go
ing At $l050-1l.00 and medium $1,000
1850 per loo lbs while bulls were slow
sellers IT S7.00-S. 90 per 100 lbs. Veal con-
tinued steady with n week ago with
Western medium selling at Sl4.00-15 90.
heavy frozen sides $ll00-12 90. Brighton
dressed $6O0-l0.00 and - ice country
dressed at s20O0-92.O0 g.