The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
l Produce Market | Furnished by Connecticut | Department of Agricultural
 B. P. storrs, local agent.)

Lighter offerings of high grade live poultry of the young stock classes recently have resulted in higher prices. Broilers, outlets and roasting size chickens of the heavy breeds all brought higher prices at the Hamden auction Tuesday. A few capons sold for 20 to 20 1-2 cents a pound, indicating that de- inand for the best in this class of live poultry has become unusually active. Live fowl and other live poultry of only fair quality brought about the same prices as earlier In the. winter. Only 3O6 crates of live stock were in the Tuesday sale at Hamder this week.
 Live fowl of tho heavy breeds brought 2l to 23 cents . pound; Leghorn fowl 20 l-2 to 93: heavy broilers l7 Ia to 2s; heavy bullets g Ia to 20: leghorn btoilerS i7; heavy roasters 2S to % l-2; and roosters 10 i-2 to a cents 6 pound.
 Egg offerings at Hafnden Tues day totaled 6i2 cases and sold for practically the same prices as last week. Large Specials brought 26 to 20 Ia cents 6 dozen, averaging 288: large Extras 26 to 20, averaging the same as Specials ct 28.e; medium Specials 9 l-2 to 25 l.2, average 24.3; medium Extras 23 i-2 to 26, average 24.l; and bullet Extras 90 l-2 to 9 Ia, averaging 22.l cents @ dozen.
 At local fruit and vegetable wholesalers Wednesday green beans, western iceberg lettuce and peas continued selling for high prices High grade beans brought $b.BO to $6.76 Q bushel, some only fair around $.00. Lettuce of the five dosen- per-crate slse sold for 9b.5O to S0,00 q crate, but six dozen size was pric- cd around $4.2B c crate.
 The following quotations are based on cash sales of No. i native products to retailers at wholesalers stores, except as otherwise noted:
 APPLEs-Fancy Mcintosh and Delicious 2.6O-2.7S bu.; Baldwlns l.09-a.e0 bu.; No. 1 Mcintosh, etc., 2.co-e.SO bu.; Baldwins l.7S.e.OO bu. Utility Mcintosh 1.7S-2.0O bU.; Bald wins 1.0O.l.7b bu.j No. } various varieties l.25-1.5O bu.; southern No. ! YO-ks l.65.l.8S bu.; western box. ed Delicious 39S-s.b0 bu.
 vEGETABLEg--Bsans, southern green 4.OV-5.7S bu.; broccoli, Gal. S.60-3.7B crate; beets, southern .BO- 50 dox. buns; old 1.00- -1.2S bu.; cab- bage, southern 2.35-2.0O crate; car. rots, southern .S0..e0 do2. buns; old wished 1.O0-l.2S bu.; cauliflower, Cal L00-2.00 crate, celery, washed .0b.l.2S dos, kale, southern l.0O-2.OO bhL; lettuce, western iceberg A.OO- GOO orAtei onions, yellow l.sB.l.15 but parsnlps, washed 1.a0-l.65 bu.; peyrcrs, southern 3.2B.A.OO crate; potatoes S.eo.e.0S cwt., le.eo.l.7S hu spinach. southern .90-l.OO bu.; squr-h, Hubbard l.4O.l.TS cwt.; to. ilaatOes. southern 3.0O-3.BO lag; sur- nlps .bO-.7S bu.; Canadian .e0-.9O bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS -- Conn. eess per dos. Newlald fancy .3e; special .3l..32I extra ..1O..so, gather cd .27-.eo, newiald medium .2S; 1, 4clal medium .27..2s, extra me- diutn .e6..25; outlets .s4-.2eD western er E .2s..20; live fewl, heavy go. .2 b.; legIioFn .i0-.2S lb.; brollers and bullets. heavy .l8..1e D., leg h0-il .iS..es D.; Foaalers .es.27 D.; ( ssed fowl .2l..2e b., bFelieFS 20. .3I lbi roaslefs .se..s3 b.. issheys. western .24..es lb.i Conn. fancy .33 %.
 LIVESTOCK. MEATS AND BUT. TElt--Ilulcher naegk. oOWs .ea..o5 b. calves se7-.li D., meats, beet .i5.eo lb.l veal .ie-.lsll b., Inmb .l5 20 Ib.i poFk leins .Ies.e1 lhl hain best smeke9 .2l-.2e Ib.i batter eose1 seeFe .s0-.3s Ih.