The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-19
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
For Week Ending January "A, 1s2
GPrepared by Il. S. Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estlmates)

DAIRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
The market has taken a turn iof 'a'
better during the past few DAYS am
the declines OF the last TWO Weeks ia"
mol been recovered the feeling Is muth
better and trade regaining some % -. =,
l1sses Butter prices broke shaIp'5,
score going from 3s-3J cents and SELLING
back to u cents while storage sooua
dropped to 2S-32 cents and later ga4h'hs
I cent Print goods have been scarce an"
selling al Az cents. LEGS also iost he@F
is At the start. nearby coming iof"ala
too freely and going from D cts uoWh "
II cents then jumping back 10 ~ cents
Western fresh followed the same eoniS''
ceiling a. low as 81 cents ana eiosHts -
80 cents. Storage were very "eah' o''
Tuesday, some sales found down 10 10
., cents but this did not laA and later
W.. ~ to $50 cents. The feelins III
l6e poultry trade has been little Del
Ter. bu1 actual business Is sill llSh1 anu
usny feel that values are too hlsh. =
rs turkeys have peddled out al ep-''
cent? and j large lot received from Ehs
land have helped the local supply. l&rse
fancy chickens have continued to bfihs
- ~ cents, fowl have gone mostly al -
- ernls and small sizes were very SO"
III 45z5U cents. BOOSTERS had some eau
td IL cents. More live stuff has been
coming and values are caster, lo"l $40"
ing ZIP al 30-32 cents and chicks having
II little trade up to % cents. cheese mas
he'd Il steady position. fancy cured lois
at "a cents and fresh at 2l-22 cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Trading generally quiet with price
tendency downwards on many lines. Ap-l
pies in light supply and steady, NO.
Maine BaidWins from cold storage sehlhs
Al $40 5. W and freshly packed stock out
( ~
Florida green beans plentiful and CON
S.derabls lower Ut $a.0n-3.5U per 26-qt.
hamper Maine and New York STATE
DANISH cabbage % cents lower at Sou
). - Il barrel Native pascal celery steady
at sat- 50 and ordinary white celery
1T s2n0-3.UD bushel box. Native not
house lettuce lower At 50-75 cents "A
sbush.l boN.i Connecticut Valley onions
show strong upward tendency, reaching
f.$G % 81, PEI 100 pound sack. Market
l$excite1i Ut shipping points, +. q. b. sales
las high as 800 "a bag being reported
Z Aruostool County Green Mountain
I:poeltoes - cts lower al 81 25-23j per lUU
,.poand sock Naive winter squash firm
at S3.oo-3.0 % a barpel Native rpot sege-
tables generally firm at The following
lfpilets per blishel box: beets 1881 20
lfcarrots pA1shps and tdrnips sl.00ti.2b
|. Florida strawberries mare plentiful than
shsuul this time. Of year, % cents lower a
.40-I0 cents n quart. dollhouse rhubarb
rom Quebec selling 20 cents pound.
IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK AND BOSTON
I DRESSED MEAT MARKET
Z Trading IT Brighton during the week
Twas active under good demand Will
| Jeceipts Df cattle were light with prices
I.about steady on medium and good steers
J at $4.JG-6.ag; beef cows S3.50-J.00 and
Gamer cows s2,25-2.5O per 100 pounds
The veal calf market shows an advance
OF 81 0U-2.00 under good demand with
medium and good light lots going at
S12.U0-l4.00 There were no sheep
lambs or hogs sale.