The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
! For, Week Ending January n. 1922
prepaied by l. s. Bureau OF Markets
49, and Crop EstimaLesl ..F

(Prepafed by L. s. Bureau OF Markets
,ttt and CROP Estimatesl s-#
!, DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS,
Last week Witnessed steady and rap
id advance in egg values. and this week
started on ithei Same. but AS usual con-
Sumption f-il on, buying became cav
JiQus. AND AZ soon as, The eytreme cold
wave disappeared allowing egg shipments
TO start again. prices broke badly Fresh
Westerns advanced to JU-54c. o. and are
closing at 4:-45e. Nearbys went mp 10
d5r5Su and have settled back to 41-52e.
Storage eggs also gained 24c but are
down to former figures of 26-30c. Butter
prices acted about the same as eggs. a
Steady gain up until Thursday and then
The decline started with IA likelihood Of
Il further drop. Fresh Northern tubs are
ranging 34-37c. prints 3S-43c and dairy
goods are steady at 3Oc. Western Fresh
and Storage sell at 30-36c. Cheese prices
were Off &c at the start of the week. and
have held about steady since then with
trade little more active, fresh good
bringing 21-22c and cured lots mostly zoe.
Live poultry has been u little more pen-
tiful and sometimes sold lower. the fui
range for hens being q CSC and for chick
ems up Ia 32c. Dressed poultry has
dragged except for a few special de-
mands. some fancy BOOSTERS selling al
20 25c. large roasting chickens at 3a-3Sc.
capons at 45-4Sc and fancy fowl at 81 SOC.
Undergrades and odd sizes have been ir-
regular from lS30c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Trading almost at standstiil all
week until Thursday afternoon because
of the cold weather Buyers hocked on
the market after the cold spell and sever
nj lines showed an upward price tendency
in spite of liberal accumulati ton OF sup
plies. Apples were unchanged. Maine No.
Baldwins from cold storage selling i.Oo-
500 u Dbl. New York State Danish cab
bage was firm at 800 Dbl New cab
bage appeared on the market IN ncreas-
ing amounts and was lower. Florida
Wakefield in Il Dbl. hampers selling l.'5-
200. Native Pascal celery was steady at
3.25 500 1t bu. box. Native dollhouse let
tuce was Toe lower at 40-JOc bu. box,
but California iceberg lettuce was slightly
higher ut 3003.5o crate. few Cape
Cod cranberrles last week brought 25oV-
2S.00 a Dbl, Connecticut Valley Onions ad-
yanced Soc to I 90 80 per 100 10. sack
Aroostock County potatoes were steady
at 2.15-2.35 per 100 Id. sack. Texas spin
ach was higher at LIS 4 blu. basket and
Norfolk spinach advanced to 300-35O
Dbl, Native winter squash was 5oc hlgh-
err at 2.50-4.0O bbl Florida strawber-
res were 10c lower at 60-6bc a quart. Ma
tive parsnips were slightly higher at LOO
l25 Il bu. while other root vegetables
were unchanged at the following prices
per bushel: Beets 75c-i25, carrots lOo-
1.25. turnips 75c-1.0o.
BRIGHTON LIVESTOCK AND BOSTON
DRESSED MEAT MARKET
Under light receipts at Brighton this
week, trading was fairly active with prl-
ees steady to stronger ON cattle. Good
and medium steers and oxen sold for
450-7 90 per 100 lbs. Veal calves were
steady with good light lots going at it0O-
1G. 10 per 100 lbs. Under fair demand. The
few hogs ON the market sold at around
900 per 100 lbs, which were In line with
Western figures during the past week.
There were no sheep offered. The contin-
ued cold snap OF the past few days held
back arrivals OF Western dressed meats
but did not cause buying TO increase as
might have been expected Trading thru
out the week has been slow with beef 100
higher than week ago, with the market
easing off late today. Today, good steers
were going at 13.00-13.50, mediur, at
IL. 90 - 90. Cows of good grade have
brought around 1000 with medium going
at 80 per 100 lbs. Forequarters were
draggy at times during the wee& while
on other days they moved readily. There
have beer few good kinds here while the
bulk Of offerings consist Of light weight
cattle, medium in quality and poorly
dressed. Under light receipts veal has
been steady with Western medium SELL
ing at 14.00-15.QO, Brighton dressed 1000
1900 and country dressed a.oo- 800 per
100 lbs. Lamb receipts, have been light
With 3 decline Of 100 per 100 lbs when
compared with r fsak ago, cho, g az Is
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