Cows . , .  3  00  to  0  '2.') 
Calves,  prime  veal,  100  lb .  8  00  @12  60 
Culls . .  C  00  to  7  50 
Sheep.  100  lbs .  4  00  to  6  25 
Lambs  .  8  00  to! 0  25 
Hogs .  5  75  to  0  75 
WOOL. 
Mills  are  busy  and  the  demand  for  wool 
good,  though  prices  are  not  materially 
changed-  Recent  sales  at  Boston  have 
been  :  New  York  and  Michigan  unwash¬ 
ed  Delaine.  28  to  30;  half  blood,  32  to  32; 
three-eighths  blood.  37  to  38.  Ohio  and 
Pennsylvania  half  blood  combing,  34  to 
35;  three-eighths  blood,  38. 
BEANS. 
Marrow,  100  lbs . . .  7  50  @  7  95 
Medium  . . .  G  HO  to  G  85 
Pea  .  6  00  to  G  70 
Bed  Kidney .  8  75  to  8  85 
White  Kidney  . 10  00  @10  25 
Yellow  Eye . G  00  to  G  10 
Lima,  California. . . . . . .  ..  5  25  to  5  35 
DRIED  FRUITS. 
Tlio  market  on  apples,  both  spot  and 
future  business,  is  very  dull.  Shipments 
of  considerable  volume  are  being  held 
here  in  the  hope  of  better  prices.  This 
applies  mainly  to  qualities  classed  as 
‘‘prime''  and  lower.  The  outlook  on  fancy 
is  more  favorable. 
Apples  Kvap..  choice  to  fancy .  sap®  !>'<. 
Lower  grades .  BJ*>@  7 
Sun  dried . .  5  to  Ct* 
Prunes,  lb .  4  to  12t* 
Apricots .  8  to  H 
Peaches .  4>^to  14 
Currants  .  9  ®  UI14 
Raspberries .  23  @  25 
KUKSfT  FRUITS. 
The  bulk  of  business  in  good  to  choice 
apples  is  now  running  between  $3.25  and 
$3.75.  Such  dessert  varieties  as  Wine- 
sap,  Jonathan  and  Spy  find  sale  above  $4 
and  even  up  to  $4.50. 
Apples  Hen  Davis,  bbl.  . 1  75  to  2  25 
Newtown,  hbl.  . .  2  00  to  8  111] 
IIubbiirdHton,  bbl .  1  75  to  3  (10 
. . .  (JU  to  4  50 
Wealthy  . . .  200  to  3  50 
Twenty-ounce  .  7  00  @  2  60 
Jonathan  . .  800  to  4  .ill 
Greening  . B  UO  ®  8  5u 
Baldwin .  2  00  to  3  LU 
King .  2  0(1  @  3  50 
York  Imperial .  2  25  to  3  25 
Spy . . . .  2  U0  to  4  50 
Cults,  hid  .  75  to  1  25 
Pears  Kietrer,  bbl .  160  to  2  50 
Cranberries,  C.tpe  Cod  bbl . . ..,7  00  toll  ou 
Jersey,  Ubi .  GOO  to  10  50 
Long  Island,  bbl .  8  Oil  toll  00 
Strawberries.  Fla.,  qt .  50  to  75 
V  KU  1ST  A  UL1CS, 
The  potato  market  is  in  slightly  better 
condition,  though  prices  remain  unchang¬ 
ed  with  $3  the  top.  Cabbage  is  averag- 
(Continiiod  on  page  05.) 
Products,  Prices  and  Trade 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York 
Week  ending  Dec.  31,  1915. 
Illumination 
Equal  To 
City  Light 
Absolutely 
Guaranteed 
The  commercial  values  of  farm  pro¬ 
duets  are  what  they  sell  for — not  neces¬ 
sarily  their  food  value  or  what  some  one 
thinks  or  wishes  they  wore  worth.  Hence 
representative  sales  rather  than  opinions, 
even  though  unbiased,  are  the.  correct 
basis  for  quotations.  Except  in  cases 
where  (jualitv  is  standardized  by  scoring, 
the  top  grade  refers  to  the  best  on  sale 
at  the  time.  The  best  sheep,  lambs, 
apples,  pears,  etc.,  one  week  may  be  much 
better  or  poorer  than  the  next. 
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MILK. 
The  Borden  contract  prices  for  the  six 
months  beginning  with  October  are  based 
on  the  fat  content  of  the  milk,  there  being 
a  difference  of  60  cents  per  100  pounds 
between  three  and  five  per  cent.  fat.  The 
price  increases  uniformly  three  cents  per 
100  pounds  for  every  tenth  of  one  per 
cent,  fat  increase.  Following  are  the 
prices  within  the  100-mile  shipping  zone, 
i  hitside  points  receive  10  cents  per  400 
pounds  less. 
3 ft  3.5' r  4%  4.5 ft  5ft 
Oct . $1.70  $1.85  $2.00  $2.15  $2.30 
Nov . 1.80  1.05  2.10  2.25  2.40 
Dec .  1.80  1.05  2.10  2.25  2.40 
Jan .  1.70  4.85  2.00  2.15  2.30 
Feb . 1.05  1.SO  1.05  2.10  2.25 
March _  1.60  1.75  1.00  2-05  2.20 
III  TT ICR 
Prices  are  one  to  1  )4  cent  lower.  Re¬ 
ceipts  have  been  larger  than  were  ex¬ 
pected  and  trading  very  slow.  C'onsider- 
able  fairly  good  creamery  and  some  of  the 
finest  storage  are  selling  under  30  cents 
city  made  at  22  and  packing  stock  down 
to  18. 
Creamery,  best,  above  ',12  score,  lb .  33L>to  34 
Extra.  92  score  .  32>sto  33 
Good  to  Choice  . 30  to  32 
Lower  Unities .  23  to  28 
Storage .  24  to  31 
State  Dairy,  be-t .  30  to  31 
Common  to  Good . . . 23  a  2G 
Ladle"  •  . . 18  to  22 
Packing  Stock  . . 17  @  21 
Process  . 21  to  25 
Elgin,  111.,  butter  market  34  cents. 
Philadelphia,  western  creamery.  30  cents. 
Boston,  western  creamery.  32. 
cue  ics  ic. 
Export  business  is  quite  active  in  skins 
at  14  cents  or  under.  Local  trade  in  best 
whole  milk  is  somewhat  improved. 
Whole  Milk.  State  specials .  17J4W  17% 
Average  tanOy  . . .  1G|*;(@  17 
Under  grades .  13  a  ltj 
Daisies,  best, .  17  to  1714 
Young  Americas  . .  17E@  18 
Skims,  special ...... . .  13  to  15 
Fair  to  good .  7  to  10 
EGGS 
Trices  remain  on  practically  same  basis 
as  last  week,  though  the  market  is  weaker 
on  medium  grades. 
White,  choice  to  fancy,  large  .  45  to  48 
Medium  to  good .  40  to  44 
Mixed  colors,  best . . 38  to  40 
Common  t6  good . 30  to  35 
Storage,  best .  24  to  25 
Common . 18  to  22 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Thickens  in  some  surplus;  choice  fowls 
in  only  moderate  supply  and  selling  up  to 
15  cents. 
Chickens,  lb. .  18J4®  7 *Ve 
Fowl*  . . .  . . 
Roosters.. .  U  to  11%. 
Ducks . . .  ...  .  17  to  IS 
Geese .  13  to  15 
DRESS ICD  POULTRY. 
Christmas  trade  cleared  out  the  de¬ 
sirable  turkeys,  some  choice  Maryland 
going  at  32  cents  at  the  last.  Buying  for 
the  January  1  holiday  is  never  very 
heavy,  biir  this  year  supplies  of  prime 
turkeys  were  so  scarce  that  30  cents  was 
freely  offered  for  anything  that  would 
meet  the  requirements.  Chickens  and 
fowls  were  in  surplus,  and  some  of  the 
stock  damaged  by  the  warm  weather  early 
in  the  week.  There  is  some  demand  for 
Sluing  guinea  fowls  weighing  about  two 
pounds  each  at  upwards  of  25  cents  per 
pound.  Came  birds  are  scarce,  and  many 
hotels  use  the  guinea  as  a  kind  of  substi¬ 
tute.  though  usually  listing  them  on  the 
bill  of  fare  as  guineas,  a  broiled  portion — 
three-fourths  pound  nr  less — costing  $1.25 
up.  depending  on  the  hotel. 
Turkeys,  choice,  lb  .  28  to  30 
Common  to  good .  16  to  26 
Chickens  choice  broilers,  lb .  28  to  30 
Broilers,  common  to  good  .  24  to  27 
Squab  broilers,  pair  . .  ..  GO  to  80 
Roasters  . .  .  25  to  28 
Fowls .  14  to  17 
Spring  Ducks .  17  to  20 
Squabs.  Got  ...  •  .  . 125  to  4  75 
Guineas.  Spring,  lb .  20  to  25 
VARIOUS  DRESSED  MEATS. 
The  soft  weather  early  in  the  week 
caused  heavy  damage  to  calves  in  ship¬ 
ment.  Hothouse  lambs  are  scaree ;  pork 
market  very  dull.  Babbits  selling  well 
when  in  good  condition.  Belgian  hares 
have  never  taken  milch  bold  on  this  mar¬ 
ket.  French  restaurants  use  them  to 
some  extent  but  at  prices  that  seem  very 
low  to  those  who  have  been  raising  them 
as  pet  stock. 
Calves .  9  to  14 
Lambs,  hothouse,  head . 9  UO  toll  0U 
Pork .  7  to  8% 
Rabbits,  cottontail,  pair .  20  to  40 
Jacks,  pair  .  75  to  85 
LIVE  STOCK, 
Steers  and  other  beef  stock  in  good  de¬ 
mand.  Calves  are  scarce.  Sheep  and 
lambs  higher. 
Native  Steers .  . .  6  50  to  8  25 
Bulls .  4  50  @  7  00 
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We  have  a  friend  in  New  England  who 
has  succeeded  in  starting  a  considerable 
acreage  of  Alfalfa.  It  has  probably  cost 
him  considerable  to  get  Ibis  going,  but 
he  lias  a  good-sized  acreage.  He  also 
grows  corn,  making  use  of  the  grain,  but 
thus  far  is  not  satisfied  with  the  price 
he  obtains  for  the  dry  stalks.  He  has 
tried  various  ways  of  bundling  the  stalks, 
such  as  chopping  or  shredding,  but  they 
mold  more  or  less,  so  that  there  is  con¬ 
siderable  waste.  Now  our  friend,  like 
a  shrewd  Yankee,  thinks  of  a  new  idea 
which  he  believes  would  Work.  His 
scheme  is  lo  shred  these  stalks  and  thor¬ 
oughly  dry  them,  and  then  mix  about 
one-third  cornstalks  with  two-thirds 
chopped  Alfalfa,  hale  the  products  and 
put  it  on  the  market  as  a  sort  of  balanced 
roughage,  which  he  thinks  would  find  a 
market  among  dairymen  and  horse  feed¬ 
ers.  The  theory  is  that  this  would  make 
something  of  a  bn  lanced  ration,  that  the 
stock  would  eat  tlie  shredded  fodder  along 
with  the  Alfalfa,  and  that  there  would 
be  a  ready  demand  for  it.  Personally  we 
doubt  if  any  sllcli  scheme  would  pay. 
Some  years  ago  in  the  West  it  good  deal 
of  the  corn  fodder  was  shredded  and  kept 
in  the  stack  or  mow  for  feeding.  At  one 
time  great  things  were  told  about  the 
future  of  this  shredded  fodder.  It  was 
to  be  baled  and  sold  on  the  regular  bay 
market.  Experiments  with  it  were  tried, 
but  apparently  without  much  success,  as 
ir  is  impossible  now  to  find  the  shredded 
fodder  on  the  market,  and  our  informa¬ 
tion  is  that  less  of  it  is  now  shredded 
than  several  years  ago.  Silos  are  in¬ 
creasing  apparently  throughout  the  West, 
but  in  some  way  the  shredded  fodder  is 
not  so  popular.  We  think  the  public 
would  be  rather  suspicious  of  a  mixture 
of  shredded  fodder  and  hay.  It  would 
be  regarded  its  a  substitute  for  other 
kinds  nf  hay,  and  with  each  year  the 
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suspicion  upon  substitutes.  We  speak 
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thought  out  for  disposing  of  farm  pro¬ 
ducts.  but  in  this  case  we  doubt  if  there 
would  be  any  great,  success  to  it.  The 
Alfalfa  hay  would,  we  believe,  be  more 
profitable  if  sold  by  itself. 
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