The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-09
Danny 4 POULTRY PRoDTcrs

DAIRY q POULTRY PROJECTS
Tee demaad ar lfash kHet palt7
has BEEN unusually good reeenfiy ana
the market has shown TIE arst s.En g
Improvement noticeable since tHc hUN-
day season Fowl aaFc been especially
wanted and prices haye jumped - cent.
the nuesl now hriraue $685. cents. and
frozen stock has aIsg advanced 60 al-s
cents Chickens hav gained slightly ha5
not ~ The SAME extent az the iaal mnsf
sales ranging 29-a6 cents with few cap
ons going up t8 fGags cents Like hlrds
have also shortened 81 and advanced
large rat fowl moving freely az 3a-s9 cts
and chickens 10 20 q cts few faney
have sold highcr Egg values have NAY
cred the fore part Of the week seeing e
slight Increase which W.. more than on
set by losses IA tho close Western fresh
dropping down 10 zA-3z cents ana near
hy peddlinF ST s5sk cents A few duck
eggs are starting % appear but demand
&c not yet up 90 the Easter requirements
Butter has improved both Ia quality and
price. fancy Northern being taken up e
$3.50 cents per tuh ana around A. cents
for prints Western fresh has sold 81
81 cents. and underrtades have been
wanted az 90 cents Cheese prices have
not changed locally. fancy held goods go
ing az 1874 cents and fresh At 20-2e
cents but country advices are lower and
DO not forecast any further advance here.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
General tone Of the market arm. with
moderate volume OF business and few
important lines higher Apples steady
No. ] Maine Baldwins selling s7.50-s,0N
and No ! Ben Davis S. 50-600 a barrel
Cabbage still in liberal supply and not
cleaning up In spite 81 Hight receipts
Florida cabbage selling s2.0O-2 50 per 100
III crate or 3i.00-l.2 % per half barrel ham
per. California caulihower dun at 81 So
2 80 crate Lettuce active and higher
native dollhouse stock selling sL00-i50 a
bushel box. Florida Big Boston al $500
4 50 crate. and California Iceberg let
tuCe at S5,00-e.50 a crate. Massachusetts,
onions declined but recovered quickly q
last weeks level Of sS.25-S 90 per 100 10.
sack following reports Of frost damage 10
the Texas crop Maine potatoes firm al
ST. $ 90 per 100 10. sack, Texas spinach
30 cents higher al s275 a bushel basket
Native winter squash higher al So 50-4,b0
a barrel Native dollhouse products sell
ing al the following prices a bushel box
cucumbers s5.00-i4.eH. daHdelions $500 /
2h' radishes 81 .00-2.25: watercress $500 /
80. HOthOuse rhubarb mostly 10 cents I
q 10 Native root vegetables steady IN 1
spite Of liberal receipts from other states, .
selling per bushel box; beets 81 00-1 2j: I
'arrots Sl5o-I75 parsnlps sl.25-l5o; tur
alps rs cents-1.00
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
Trading al Brighton was fairly active
md under light receipts and fair demand
PRICES generally were steady with few
rood and medium steers and oxen SELL
ne al 81 50-65O, cows and heifcrs So 90 .
rs, Gamers and cutters s225-2.50 per \
90 lbs. Veal calves We're steady with .
FOOD light lots going al fl0Nl-1200 per \
90 lbs while the few hogs on sale met n
With a ready outlet az 81 00-ll so per Toe
bs Trading az the wholesale markets
vas fair with good steers going today NJ
10 50-l4 90 and bulk II medium al SI3 O0-
$50 which was steady with last week
'ow receipts were liberal with good go-
ng at d50-1l00 and medium $1,000
0. 80 per 200 lbs while bulls were slow
ellers ~ $I00-S.00 per 100 lbs Veal con
inued steady with a week ago with
Western medium selling al 81 00-f5O0.
eavy frozen sides Sll00-13 O0 Brighton
ressed &6.00-lo.00 and choice country
resscd at $1,000 % 90 per 100 lbs