The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-26
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
FOR Week Ending January 20 1922
CPrepoftd by'U.3s Bureau OF Markets.
..ats and Crop hstiIn%ies)
DAIRY & .pou1rRYl'PRoprfTs

Marry & ,poULTRYpPRoplFTS
,,.,,i,,,, has h,en much better TINS
..I h.,p siiI shows the cautious atei-
.tmd,, of tnost buyers, sales helns l1os','
for small lots and not over q Weeh nv
at a time The influence oil Supp!S -
demand has been wen illustraVea Ny nv
WAY egg prices have ranged le.'ls,y y
values dropping steadily until eouH"i'r
ton staritd MP and thslI' pres e"''' 't.,
almost daily with the lhcreaShs ~.
Nearbvs went down To Az een'9 anu .,
now up to 1872 cents, Wh't 80 =.
fresh iumped from 81 cents TO y "
,n,,s storage have also shown Inc IN
,oasod dpnand these advancing 10 ~
az cents. Butter prices also rer9Ner'u a
mart IF their loss. fresh extras " SNoi
bringing up TO - cents ana cips'"E -
AZ cents. while northern prlnlS nav pee"
actively wanted at t0-15 cents. "tS'e' u
fresh and storage has held Steauy ~
3u-35 cents. Cheese has not cn'ns Gu
fresh goods bringing FL cents ana ~
cured lots sold ut ~ cents p"' '''
tone in none too steady IN vie" u P''t
ont butter prices Arrivals ot both lresh
killed and live poultry have been mueh
smaller. no doubt due to hens starting 10
law and farmers holding stock pack lot
the present. Live birds have sold easily
at 1888 cents for fowl and ut 25-35 cents
for chickens Dressed poultry mas peeh a
uttle firmer on Ia, really fancy stun
which is not as Plentiful bul ofH'i''i'
kinds have hard sal" even AZ shitFp re
ductions, some inferior lots bringing "n's
1926 cents. Fancy large chickens nav
sold at 34-SS cents. fowl at $3.50 cents
and roosters have been taken freely at
22-24 cents.
80 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Trading has been quieter than Mt any
time since the holidays. with plehl'iu
supplies and a SaBgtng market Tor many
important lines. Apples were in light
supply but ample for the demand sell
ing 81 yV- 500 barrel for No. Maine
Baldwins out of cold storage. New YORK
state Danish cabbage slumped 10 cents
TO S2Jo-3.UO a barrel. California cauh =
nower steady at si.75k 95 crate. Ma
tive Pascal celery remained high al S5'oo-
800 Il bushel boN. A few Cape Cod Gran
berries still offered Ut s25.00-2S.O0 a bar
rel California Iceberg lettuce sloo lower
at s. =. 90 crate with native hothouse
stock draggy al 50-75 cents buahel box
Connecticut VALLEY onions 2J-50 cents
higher at 81 90 per- 100 pound sack. Maine
potatoes barely steady at S2.21-2}o per
100 mound sack. Texas spinach % cents
lower. 1t slsJ-l.50 Il bushcl basket. Della
ware sweet potatoes unchanged at 81 81
$50 a bushel hamper, Native winter
squash firm at 81 J0-3.50 a barrel Cana
dian rutabagn turuips steady nj $l75-
9.91 per i4O-lb sack. Native bcets and
carrots steady at - cents-l..3 End Sl.0o-
20 a bushel, respectively, with parsnips
L. cents lower at sl00-ll0 and turnips
% cents lower at - cents sl00 bushel
A little dollhouse rhubarb selling %
cents a pound. Florida green peppers
81. 90 lower ut So TOO Il crate. Florida
strawberries 2j cents higher at CO.'S
cents quart. Natbe hnthouse tomatoes
unchanged at $3.50 cents pound,
BRIGHTON LIVESTOCK AND BOSTON
DRESSED MEAT MARKET
Trading at Brighton was slow during
the week with light receipts. Prices wer,
about steady on cattle. with good ant
medium steers and oxen s4.5O-6o0 pei
100 pounds; cows and heifers $3.aO-0.o0
while Gamer COWS sold largely from
s2.25-2 u per 100 pounds. Veal calves
were steady to $500 higher with gooo
light lots going at $l4.oo716.o0 per 100
pounds under good demand. Bulk oi
hogs sold at s7,50-s00 per 100 pounds
There were no sheep offered.