News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-08
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW
Week Ending March 4, 1922
prepared by u. S. Bureau OF Markets
and Crop Estimates)
DAIRY & POULTRY PRODUCTS

DAIRY & POULTRY PRODUCTS
The demand for fresh killed poultry
has been unusually good recently, and
the market has shown the first sign OF
improvem ent noticeable since the holi-
day season Fowl have been especially
wanted. and prices have jumped "a cents
the finest now bringing 1896 cents, and
frozen stock has also advanced to 1922
cents Chickens have9gained slightly but
not to the same extent as the fowl, most
sales ranging 1896 cents, with a few cap
ons going up to 4043 cents. Live birds
have also shortened up and advanced
large fat fowl moving freely at 1898 cts.
and chickens up to IS cts A few fancy
have sold higher Egg values have wav-
cred. the fore part of the week seeing a
slight increase which was more than on
set by losses at the close, Western fresh
dropping down to 2S-32 cents and near
by peddling at 1888 cents. A few duck
eggs are starting to appear but demand
is not yet up to the Easter requirements.
Butter has improved, both in quality and
price. fancy Northern being taken up to
$3.50 cents per tub and around AZ cents
for prints Western fresh has sold "a
81 cents, and undergrades have been
wanted at 80 cents. Cheese prices have
not changed locally, fancy held goods go
ing at 1924 tcents, and fresh at 20-22
cents, but country advces are lower and
DO not forecast any further advance here.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
General tone of the market firm, with
moderate volume of business and a few
important lines higher. Apples steady,
No. 1 Maine Baldwins selling $7.50-S.00
and No. 1 Ben Davis $5.50-6.00 a barrel
Cabbage still in liberal supply and not
cleaning up in spite of light receipts
Florida cabbage selling $2O0-25O per 100
H. crate, or $1.00-1,25 per half barrel ham
per. California cauliiower dull at 81 so
200 crate. Lettuce active and higher,
native dollhouse stock selling $1.O0-1.50 a
bushe box. Florida Big Boston at $500
$50 crate, and California Iceberg let
tuce at $5.00-650 a crate. Massachusetts,
onions declined but recovered quickly to
last weeks level of sS.25-S50 per 100 Ib.
sack following reports of frost damage to
the Texas crop. Maine potatoes firm at
81. 85- 90 per 100 h. sack. Texas spinach
80 cents higher at $2.75 a bushel basket.
Native winter squash higher at $3.50-4.50
barrel. Native dollhouse products SELL
ing at the following prices a bushel box;
cucumbers s5.00-14.0c; dandelions $500 |
3.25; radishes $2.002..J; watercress $1,000 |
ESQ. Hothouse rhubarb mostly IS cents |
10. Native root vegetables steady in |
spite Of liberal receipts from other states; |
selling per bushel box; beets $1.00-125; |
carrots $1.50-175; parsnips $1.25-1.50; tur- |
nips rs cents-1,OO
,~-' LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
Trading at Brighton was fairly active |
and under light receipts and fair demand, |
prices generally were steady with few |
good and medium steers and oxen SELL !
ing at $4.50-650, cows and heifers $500 |
5.25, Gamers and cutters $2.25-250 per !
100 lbs. Veal calves were steady with |
good light lots going at $10.CO-12.0 90 per |
100 lbs while the few hogs on sale met !
with ready outlet at $11 .00-11.5O per 100 |
lbs. Trading at the wholesale markets
was fair with good steers going today at |
s13. 50-14.00 and bulk Of medium at $500 !
1850 which was steady with last week. |
Cow receipts were liberal with good go
ing at S10.50-11.00 and medium $1,000
1850 per 100 lbs. while bulls were slow
sellers at $7.00-8.00 per 100 lbs. Veal con-
tinued steady with week ago with
Western medium selling at s14.00-15.00,
heavy frozen sides S1l.00-12 1900, Brighton
dressed $6.00-10.00 and choice country
dressed at $40. 90 30. 90 per 100 lbs