Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03
BOSTON WHOLESALE MAR
KET REVIEW
For Week Ending May I, 1873
Eruits and vouetables

The receipts Of apples were light
until toward the close OF the week
when more cars arrived from New
York State. On account Of limited
supplies the market has maintained
a firm tone. A2A New York Bald
wins selling at $6.50-$6 per barrel
yesterday and today. Asparagus
prices remain unchanged with nor
NAL demand and moderate receipts:
prices range from $3.00-$7.00 per
crate on South Carolina asparagus in
crates holGing one dozen punches, the
larger sized stock bringing higher
prices. Cabbage receipts are falling
off slightly and the market has been
steady with a firm undertone. South
Carolina Wakefield cabbage in barrel
crates closed the week at $5.00-$5.25
per crate, or about csc higher than a
week ago. Eggplant and peppers
have been in light supply, especially
fancy stock which has commanded
premium. Lettuce closed the week
strong and higher on account of light
supplies. Spinach receipts continue
heavy and the market has gradually
declined until it is about soc per bar
rel lower than week ago, closing
prices being s1.50-s2.0 90 per barrel on
the best Norfolk. Texas onions are
meeting with a slow demand especial
ly for poor stock which is difficult to
move regardless of prices asked
Best ycllows from Texas $2.50-$2.75
per standard crate. Egyptian i'm
ported onions steady at $3.75-$4.00
per 10 ID sack. Sweet potatoes and
Rutabaga turnips moved very slowly
and have been barely steady. Straw
berry receipts are increasing and
prices vary with weather and re-
ceipts. Potatoes declined with lin
tied amount of trading; Green Noun
tains sacked cwt, S2.15-$o.35
Dairy and Poultry Products
Dressed poultry market rules
about steady with not much activity
to the trading. Receipts are largely
fowl and stays. Trading on frozen
poultry is also very quiet with de-
mand mostly for chickens. Fowl 6
lbs 2s-31c: As lbs 31c-32; 3-3a lbs
25c-21c; stays 2Sc-29c Live Poultry
trading has been rather quiet; re-
ceipts have been light and the call
was mostly for fowl. Fowl 27-29c;
stays 20c21c. Butter market rules
considerably firmer at the moment
following a week Of declining prices
and unsatisfactory market. Buyers
were SIOHlIS LlOie Interest tOUdN
with receivers not Offering goods
freely.aEd in some quarters asking a
premium. Street stocks of butter
are rather limited especially on car
lots. Northern butter continues to
arrive quite freely but a large per-
centa5e shows body and color de-
fccts Extras 43c: Northern extras
assorted sizes spruce tubs 43c-43ac,
Eggs: Fading has been very unsat-
isfactory the past week. Storage
packed eggs are moving very slowly,
with most OF the demand for fresh
gathered first of current receipts.
Buyers are evidently looking for eggs
for immediate use and are unwilling
to pay storage packed prices but are
looking for cheaper eggs. Extras
sc 33c: extra firsts 301c-31c: firsts
2Sc-29c; seconds 2Gc-o7c; storage
packed firsts 30c-S1c: storage packed
, extra firsts 31!c-32c: nearby hem
ncrys 31c-34c: fancy browns CSC.
distributed through the Boston Of
flee of the, United States Department
of. Agriculture Bureau OF Agrictul-
tural EconoMics)