The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-30
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Prepares ~ o : nafsas % MARSH
and crug ExtlmAtssl

scarcity u nus butter nth sod a.
nzna made prioes advance the fore part
q the Wcek A point Naa huAliy NeAched
where consumption intsrfcred with
and advises " aeAkness and lowcr psices
a. other markets caused buyers ~ 40 on
/ Tie marsst and there ~As some Attls
I accum uiAtton Of northern butter, an Of
F which causcd prices 10 drop &C Today.
+ Holders u storage butter hela their Of
feTing ARMY with good trade thronxh-
T out the Seek until today. when they
were Offering concessions In order -
| move goods. However. Il 10 the general
opinion among the majority ~ dealers
that the present weakness Is more OF less
Temporary The few arrivals OF fresh
cheese were readily taken At z2-iahe
with few small lots of eStp fancy 2ac
| Cured cheese IN stan moving very web up
10 2thc. Stocks held in STORAGE ara fair
/ ~ well picked over
The fore part OF the week offerings ~
fresh eggr we're light and readily taken
NJ to zehe However. A. receipts In
creased and other markets slowed up.
the weakness was renected here on Thurs
day but more strength Was gained toda
and although the market was not active
the majority Of goods moving went out
At Is y &c. Nearby hennerys settled
back to ale, Some southern eggs that
were on hand for few days we're moved
AT 2s-2sc.
Arrivals Of live poultry none too heavy
Demand for fowls sufficiently active TO
hold them nrm at 32-ssc. Chickens show
at z6-Soc, Although receipts OF fresh
dressed poultry were light. there is some
accumulation Of especially heavier fowls
with dull easier market. prevailing
prices - 5gc
Offerings Of maple sugar and syrup
more liberal s20o appears to be outside
on gallon pail syrup. Large cakes sugar
2s-33e.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
There was a good volume OF trading
Cabbage and spinach were lower, but
other leading lines were mostly steady
10 higher. Apples steady, best New
York State Baldwins telling 7.50-S50 and
No, Maine Ben Davis 100000 Dbl Cab
bage lower. Texas selling 3.O0-325 Dbl
and Florida Wakefield 00-i 20 hamper
Florida celery soc higher at 3l0o-350 a
crate for the best sizes. Connecticut
Valley onions much higher at l0.0o-ii 90
per 100 h. sack Florida DANCES higher
at 700-s.50 box Maine potatoes weak
ened slightly but recovered 10 L75-l.s5
per 100 10 sack Norfolk spinach lower
al 2.50-3.50 bbl and Texas at LIS bu.
basket Native squash firm at G00-s.50
bbl Delaware sweet potatoes steady At
20O-2.25 bu, hamper. Florida tomatoes
In heavy supply but steady az 2.00-s.25
a crate. aecording 10 size. Ontario rut
abaga turnips higher at 25o-2.76 per 40
H. sack Native 'hothouse vegetab les
mostly higher al the following prices per
bu. box beet greens 1.25-i50. cucumbers
500-i2.00 dandeiiuns 225-25o lettuce 1
l75-2.00; radishes i.00-2.50 Hothouse
rhuharb / Sc 10. Native root vegetables Ia
good demand at the following prices per
bu. box: Heets ana turnips i60-i Is; car
rots and parsuips l50-l75.
Half Of a 100000 order for elcc-
trical equipment received by the Cen
eral Electrical Company AZ schnee.
indy, ~ y, viii come 10 the Pitts .
field. Mass. works the order being
for high-yotage equipment from tie
Southern California Company Of Los
Angeles, which o. 70 iIstall line ca
paBle bf transmission Of 220000 volts.
the highest in the United States.
Compass bearings BY radio again
proved their merit when they directed
the army transport Cantigny. with a
part 81 the 9th Regiment, Z. $ Infan-
try. from the Rhine. safely through
the storm into Portland harbor, al
though the transport was handicapped
by the dense darkness and the fact
thai her own compass was out Of com
mission
"Our birds should be protected and
preserved aud this can be accomplished I,
by instilllng love Of them IN the
minds Of the children Of the state"
Gov. Baxter SAYS in proclamation
designating Friday. April a. as Bird
Day in Maine lie urges the people
and particularly the teachers in pub
lie schools to observe the day with
appropriate exercises.
New England is clean" declared
DIR. Valera H. Parker Of the United
States Interdepartmental Social Hy-
giene Board speaking in Boston At a
meeting Of police and health officials
civic clubs and army and navy on
Gers DR.. Parker said that the reports
OF the government board, which cover
the entire country show that New
England is remarkably free from open
ly operated commercialized vice.
W. A. Clark Of Northampton. Mass
president Of the New England Coal
Dealers Association. which held its
annual convention in Springfield said
Informally that In his opinion the
price Of coal would drop one or two
dollars q ton after the strike, regard
less of its outcome He said that the
outcome was difficult 10 forecast ow.
ing 70 unusual circumstances New
England, he aid has about two .
months supply on hand at normal
The Irish-American Line 81 State
ST Boston. announce the opening Of
a new. direct. independent passenger .
and freight service between Boston
and ireland A special excursion. AZ
low. round.trip rates. viii leave Bos-
ton IN April. 10 accommodate the er-
pe-4ed rush 81 people ~ Irish extrac.
-. .rwfoue n visit their native L. nj ]