The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16
BOSTOH MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending March 10, 1922
prepared by u. S. Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estimates)

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
The poultry market has furnished the
only excitement during The past week,
and this is about over FOR the present.
Live fowl have been short for consider
able period, and the active demand by
Jewish trade this week forced a very
sharp advance. prices jumping from 30
32e up TO 3S40e. but selling back to
34-3ac Very few chickens have been
available for trade and these peddled out
at varying figures rs to quality. Dressed
poultry likewise gained a little. fowl ad
Vanens 33-36c, chickens bringing from
&c for SINAI! W to sc for eapons.
boosters sold well around PC. Egg prices
continued their decline until western
fresh were down TO &c and nearbys to
2Se. but tie low retail prices evidently
stimulated demand and the market has
recovered about &c. westerns bringing
2i2Gc.and nearbys going up to &c.
The season OF heaviest production Is
nearly at hand and some are starting
To get supplies ready to put into cold
storage which accounts for some OF the
advance. Cheese has advanced slightly
with the better dem, and lighter sup
plies, fresh goods bringing up TO u &c and
the cured lots went up to 2tc Butter
values have been tending upward lately
and tie past few days has been an adj
vance of &c, fresh northern in tubs sell
ing easily at 39c. prints ut 42-43c anu
western fresh brought 32-37c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Good volume of trading with prices
generally steady to higher except for
celery and tomatoes. which are in liberal
supply and lower. Apples steady. M.
Naine baIdwns selling 7.50-S.00 and Len
Davis 5.50-60O Dbl. First California
asparagus of the season arrived this
Week and brought 24.00-40.00 doz.
punches. Cabbage In liberal supply and
dull, Florida 100 ID. crates bringing -
- and x Dbl. Hampers 9oc-1.10. cali
fornia cauihower steady at l.50-2.50 a
crtte according to quality. Florida Gel
cry lower at 3.0035 % a crate for the best
eiaes. Norfolk kale firm ut zoo a Dbl.
Native dollhouse lettuce active and 5oe
hisher at 1.75-2.00 a blu. box. California
iceberg lettuce bringing G00G.50 crate.
Aas7. aud New York state onions firm al
S.25-8.5O per 1U0 III. sack. Florida oranges
active and higher at 6.00-700 "A box.
Maine Green Mountain potatoes steady
1t ls5-2.00 per 100 Id, sack. Texas spin
aeh in good demand at sa.502.55 bu.
basket. Native squash higher at 40
5.t1 4 Dbl. Florida tomatoes lower at
2.d6-3.50 4 crate Native dollhouse Vege-
tables selling at the following prices.
bu. box: beet green's 1.00-l.25, cucumbers
J.UB- lE.iH. TaulSfltS. ,Du-b.-J, JlotllbufG
rhabarb higher at lS-20c 10. Carrots
lower and other native root vegetables
steady at the following prices, per bu.:
beets 1.00-1. -, carrots and parsnips l.@5-
l.50. turnips 75c-1.00
BRIGHTON LIVESTOCK AND BOSTON
DRESSED MEAT MARKET REVIEW
Trading at Brighton was fairly active
and under fair receipts and demand,
price were generally steady with few
good and medium steers and oxen sell
ing at 4.50-650. cows and heifers 800
So, Gamers and cutters 2.25-2.50 per
100 lbs. Veal calves were steady with
good light lots going at 10.00-12.00 per
10, lbs, while the few hogs on sale met
with a ready outlet at 1l.00-l1.50 per 100
lbs Lenten season has curtailed fresh
meat outlet which with industrial deyel-
opments caused slow and draggy trade.
Good steers today went at 13o0-13.50,
with medium at 12.50-1300, while cows
cows were zoe lower with good grade
going at 10.50-11.00 and medium lots
950-i050 per 100 lbs. Bulls were slow
sellers at steady prices compared
with p week ago. Veal continued steady
With a week ago with western medium
selling at 14.00-15.00.