The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-27
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
For Week Ending April p, 1922
CPrepared by Z. 5. Bureau OF Markets
and Crop Estimates)
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Offerings in heavy volume. with mod
crate buying demand end n generally
downward price tendency seker lines
declining sharply South Carolina aspar-
tsus was steady at 3.00-6.50 crate, ac-
cording to quality while some fancy,
large green New Jersey asparagus sold
as high as 500 a dozen lunches. Ala
bama cabbage .75-l09 lower at 2.00-2.jO
Il crate. Florida celery steady at 4.0O-l50
Il crate Tor the best sizes California and
Arizona Iceberg lettuce l.00--ower at
2.00-2.o0 crate. Texas onions 200 lower
at 3.O0-350 Il crate. Egyptian onions sell
ing o.0U-6.5O per loo lb, seek. Florida or
anBes lower at 600. 30 a box. Maine
potatoes zoe lower at l25-l 40 per 100 10.
sack. New Florida potatoes 80 a lar
rel Norfolk spinach active and higher
at 350-4.O0 barrel. Florida tomatoes
slightly lower at 1.50-2.50 a crate. Ma
tive hothouse vegetables mostly lower
ut the following prices II bus box:
Feet green's .50-1.00 cucumbers 3.00-
1UO dandelions loo Outdoor dande-
lions f.10-1.25); lettuce 1.75-2.00; radishes
2.OO-3.9o. Native root vegetables steady
to firm, selling per bus. box: beets l25-
l.5O carrots 1.25-1.75 paranips l.i5-2.OO
per cellar stock and 2.00-2.25 for spring
dug stock; turnips 1.00-125.
DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Tho continued scarcity of fresh butter
under active demand has held the market
firm and caused prices To advance to Sc,
Many users of storage butter have
turned, at least partially, to fresh be-
cause of the difficulty Of securing storage
Of desirable quality, Available supplies
Of fresh have been cleaned up daily with
some buyers running short the In OF
week. Toward the close Northern butter
was offered quite freely at 3S-59c With
western goods cleaning up readily at
about the same levels. Small lots star-
age butter have been active 33-36e.
Movement of CARROTS not active because
Of scarcity of quality some moved Sl-Sae.
because of lower New York and MiScon-
SIN primary markets, fresh cheese las
ruled weak under light demand. Al
though supplies are not heavy dealers are
free sellers at concessions. Twins can
be purchased 1813- daisies l9-l35ge
Cured cheese has ruled about the aame.
Quality is in demand al full prices, - %.
Egg market has not been active during
the week but dealers have held quite
firmly To their asking prices Current
arrivals OF hrsts have generally moved
Ut 2612-2I with quality Bringing premi-
ums IN many cases. Southern egEs
mostly at 25-25h. Dhties ranged 23-24e,
trades 2315 PIC. Storage packed eeEs
also not active, firsts most 2Si2-29c. No
interest in the finer grades. Nearby hen
neres have been firm but starting to ac-
1umulate, moved from 30-33c Live pOul-
icy Is IN light supply but is also limited
Chickens range 23-25c: fowls - sic. Oh
terlngs of fresh killed light fowls 32-3Ge
chickens 25-29c. Frozen poultry slow.
fowls 30-32c, chickens 25-33c Maple
syrup and sugar in more liberal supply
with demand very slow. Syrup per gal
ION l.50-l.65; sugar 2l-26c.
BRIGHTON LIVE STOCK AND
DRESSED MEAT MARKET
Receipts on all classes were light on
account Of the holiday Wednesday. with
hardly enough to test the market. While
prices tended firm on those sold.