The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-06
BOSTON MARKET review
For Week Ending July /, 1922
Prepared by U. S. Bureau of Markets aho
Crop Estimates
BRIGHTON LIVE STOCK AND
DRESSED MEAT MARKET

DRESSED MEAT MARKET
LIGHT receipts and good demand
hrorsht steady prices on better grades.
while poorer kinds were weak to lower.
Goud and medium steers and oxen
brought S. o0-s50 per 10 lbs. with rev
at $9.u0 Butcher cattle. cows and heiters
went 10 81 50-6 %, few at $3.50. Buns
"a. 5o-5.50, Gamer cows and hefers s2.ss-
. - per 100 lbs. Receipts OF calves were
light and market weak on thin kinds Win
light and medium lots going at Slo.Oo-
II. 90, and a few choice at {l2.5O per loo
lbs Hogs were steady with bulk OF sales
si1 IS per 100 lbs. Under generally
moderate receipts. fresh becf has been
fairly active; prices being steady WITH
good steers today selling ut SIS l5.5Q
and medium $3.50 1890 per 100 lbs
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Liberal to heavy supplies. fairly good
buying demand and prices steady 10
slightly lower. First transparent apples
from Maryland brought S4.0o bu. bas-
ket but price later declined to s2.OO-2.5O'
Native asparagus lower at S3.00-50O
bu. box. Connecticut beans in 2S at
hampers selling well. fax at $2.50-2,5
and green 81 g0-25O Connecticut beets
s-Bc and carrots SIC a bunch. Native
beets lower at 75c-S1 90 a bu. box. and
carrots at 75c-Sllj a dozen punches.
baltimore cabbage declined sharply, then
recovered under lighter receipts to sl.5O-
175 per 100 Id. crate Native cabbage
mostly sl.50 barrel. Southern black
berries i525c and PENNSYLVANIA Blue
berries 25 Soc quart. Hudson River sour
cherries l0-I5c and red currants mostly
10-13c a at. Native cucumbers lower at
-. o0-7.o0 Blu. box Native gooseberres
1920 ct. Native lettuce steady at
s9c-sl 90 bu. box. New Jersey Lettuce
81 5O-2.00 crate. California Bermuda
onions lower at So. 0o-2 so n crate. First
Kentucky yellow onions of season So
400 per 100 lbs. sack. Native peas lower
Mt $2.j0-3.50 and parsley at mostly SD
a bu box. Georgia Hiley peaches lower
at So 90 800 crate. New potatoes steady
best Virginias s500-5.25 and Noriolks ut
$400-4.50 barrel. Maine potatoes higher
at $l.25-l.50 per 100 lbs Hudson River
red raspberries lower at 1915 pint.
Native rhubarb lower 50-75c blu. Ma
tive scalllons' lower 50-S5c, and spinach
higher 75c-1.2J n bu. box. Native straw
berries steady at l5-25c at. Mississippi
tomatoes In oversupply and lower, 5o-bjc
a crate. Southern watermclons steady
40-sec each weighing 24-26 lbs.
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Butter market has been firm the past
week with gradually rising prices. De-
mand has been good for the better grades
which have been kept We'll cleaned up.
Some export business has been developed
taking mostly S7-8S score butter around
33-35c. Western extras soc Northern ex-
tras 40-+1c. Cheese market firm with n
slight advance in prices Demand has
been mostly for twins around 21-22c with
single daisies 2l-2lHc. Young Americas
21-2lHc, Eggs stendy with very little
trading. Bulk of demand has been for
Current Receipts around "a 25c with some
graded receipts up TO zee Storage Packed
continue slow around 25lA 26l4c on flrsts
with some finer quality selling up to
28i5c Fancy Nearby Ilcnnerys firm &C.
39c In wholesale way.