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Products,  Prices  and  Trade. 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York. 
Week  ending  Jan.  7,  1916. 
The  commercial  values  of  farm  pro¬ 
ducts  are  what  they  sell  for — not  neces¬ 
sarily  their  food  value  or  what  some  one 
thinks  or  wishes  they  were  worth.  Hence 
representative  sales  rather  than  opinions, 
even  though  unbiased,  are  the  correct 
basis  for  quotations.  Except  in  eases 
where  quality  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  bo 
much  better  or  poorer  than  the  next. 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy  Markets. 
MILK. 
The  Borden  contraet  prices  for  the  six 
months  beginning  with  October  are  based 
on  the  fat  content  of  the  milk,  there  being 
a  difference  of  (50  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. 
Outside  points  receive  an  agreed  amount 
less. 
3% 
3.5% 
4% 
4.5% 
5% 
Oct.  . . 
. .  .$1.70 
$1.85 
$2.00 
$2.15 
$2.30 
Nov.  . . 
...  1.80 
1.95 
2.10 
2.25 
2.40 
Dec.  .. 
...  1.80 
1 .95 
2.10 
o  95 
2.40 
Jan.  . . 
...  1.70 
1.85 
2.00 
2T5 
2.30 
Fob.  . . 
.  . .  1.65 
1.80 
1.95 
2.10 
2.2.5 
March  . 
...  1.60 
1.75 
1.90 
2.05 
2.20 
BUTTER. 
High 
scoring 
creamery  is 
scarce 
and 
one-half  cent  higher.  Market:  on  other 
grades  is  decidedly  easy,  and  asking 
prices  out  when  necessary  to  make  sales. 
Speculators  have  cleared  out  many  of 
their  storage  holdings,  so  that  for  the  re¬ 
mainder  of  the  Winter  current  receipts 
will  be  depended  upon  to  a  greater  ex¬ 
tent. 
Creamery,  best,  above  1)2  score,  lb .  33h;@  34 
Extra,  92  score  . . .  32j5@  33 
Good  to  Choice  .  30  @  32 
Lower  Grades . 23  @  28 
Storage . 24  @  31 
State  Dairy,  best . 30  @  31 
Common  to  Good .  23  @  27 
Ladles  . 18  @  22 
Packing  Stock .  iti  @  20 
Process  . . 21  @  24 
Elgin.  111.,  butter  market  31b$  cents. 
Philadelphia,  western  creamery,  34  cents. 
Boston,  western  creamery,  32, 
CHEESE. 
Export  business  continues  active,  a 
considerable  volume  of  whole  milks  hav¬ 
ing  been  sold  for  this  purpose  at  17 
cents.  Dealers  with  stocks  of  the  better 
grades  of  twins  and  skims  are  holding 
firmly  for  slightly  better  prices. 
Whole  Milk.  State  specials .  ntg®  17*4 
Average  fancy  . .  17  @  17 
Under  grades . . .  13  ®  10 
Daisies,  best. . . .  l"bj@  17i? 
Young  Americas  . .  18  @  18*^ 
Skims,  special . 14  @  16)4 
Pair  to  good . lu  @  13 
1SGG8 
Nearby,  both  white  and  brown,  are  in 
larger  supply,  but  continue  to  bring  the 
top  figures  when  of  uniformly  good  size. 
Offerings  of  gathered  stock  are  tempor¬ 
arily  light,  owing  to  bad  weather  in 
some  producing  sections,  and  a  higher 
selling  limit  set  by  some  shippers.  The 
best  storage  are  working  out  mainly  at 
24  to  25  cents. 
While,  choice  to  fancy,  large  .  45  @  47 
Medium  to  good .  4U  @  44 
Mixed  colors,  best,  . . .  36  @  41) 
Common  to  good.  . . . 30  @  35 
Storage,  best,  . . .  .  ...  24  ®  25 
Common .  18  @  22 
LI V K  POULTRY 
Choice  fowls  and  chickens  are  one  to 
two  cents  higher;  medium  grades  in  light 
demand. 
Chickens,  lb. 
Fowls  . 
@ 
@ 
15 
16 
1114 
19 
@ 
Geese . 
DRESSED  POULTRY. 
@ 
15 
There  are  practically  no  turk 
eys 
on 
hand  except  Western,  which  sell  all  tic 
way  from  16  to  24  cents.  The  special 
season  for  Capons  hits  opened  and  they 
will  be  the  top  notch  feature  of  the 
poultry  market  until  early  Summer,  as 
roasting  birds.  The  weights  run  from 
six  to  eight  pounds,  depending  on  the. 
hived  and  how  well  they  have  done.  Now 
and  then  a  larger  one  is  found,  and 
some  lighter,  which  are  classed  as  “small 
and  slips.”  where  the  caponizing  was 
only  partially  successful.  As  a  rule  the 
best  wholesale  five  to  eight  cents  per 
pound  above  other  chickens. 
Turkeys,  choice,  lb . . . 24  @  25 
Common  to  good  . .  115  @  22 
Chickens  choice  broilers,  lb .  28  @  30 
Broilers.  common  to  good .  24  @  27 
Squab  broilers,  pair . . .  80  @  80 
Roasters  ...  .  25  @  28 
Fowls . 14  @  17^j 
Spring  Ducks .  17  @  20 
Sqnabk.  doa . 125  @4  75 
Guineas,  Spring,  lb .  20  @  25 
VARIOUS  DRESSED  MEATS. 
Calf  market  in  bettor  condition.  Hot¬ 
house  lambs  in  increasing  supply  and 
selling  well.  Roasting  pigs  and  heavier 
pork  lower.  Rabbits  in  large  supply  but 
mainly  small;  large  white  .Jacks  bring 
or  upwards  per  pair  when  prime. 
Cnlves .  10  &  Hi 
Lambs,  hothouse,  head . . . 10  00  @1200 
Pork . . . . .  7  (it)  8)4 
Rabbits,  cottontuii,  pair .  15  @  35 
Jacks,  pair  . . .  75  @100 
LIVE  STOCK. 
Prime  steers  selling  well ;  other  beef 
TShe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
101 
stock  slow.  Calves  generally  lower. 
Sheep  and  lambs  scarce. 
Native  Steers . ..6  50  @  S  00 
Bulls .  4  50  @  7  00 
Cows  . .  3  00  @  6  00 
Calves,  prime  veal,  100  lb .  8  00  @12  75 
Culls .  r,  on  @  7  so 
Sheep.  100  lbs .  4  00  @0  25 
Lambs  . . . . . .  8  00  @10  75 
Hogs . . .  5  76  @  0  To 
WOOL. 
The  market  is  very  firm,  with  higher 
prices  in  some  lines.  Arrivals  at  Boston 
during  1915  amounted  to  429,615,000 
pounds,  or  nearly  100.000.000  pounds 
more  than  the  previous  year.  Recant 
sales  at  Boston  have  been:  New  York 
and  Michigan  unwashed  Delaine,  28  to 
50;  half  blood,  52  to  55;  three-eighths 
blood,  51  to  58.  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania 
half  blood  combing,  34  to  3o;  three- 
eighths  blood  38. 
BEANS. 
Marrow.  100  lbs . 
@  7  90 
Pea  . 
Red  kidney . 
White  Kidney  . . 
. 8  50 
. <;  no 
@6  70 
@  S  75 
@10  on 
@  G  10 
@5  35 
Lima.  California... . 
. 5  25 
DRIED 
FRUITS. 
Conditions  are 
unchanged ; 
market 
very  dull  in  both  spot  and  speculative 
trade.  Some  sales  at  cut  prices  are 
noted  where  dealers  found  it  necessary  to 
reduce  their  holdings. 
Apples — Evap..  choice  to  fancy . .  s?4@ 
Lower  grades .  8!u@  7 
Sun  dried .  a  @  6>.» 
Prunes,  lb .  4  @  12b, 
Apricots . . .  8  @  14 
Peaches .  4?^@  14 
Currants  .  9  @  10W 
Raspberries., .  ....  ..  23  @  25 
FRESH  FRUITS. 
Apples  are  selling  well,  anything  above 
medium  being  in  good  demand,  and  fancy 
25  cents  per  barrel  higher.  Strawber- 
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Another  Sweet  Clover  Crank 
Old  Farmer  John  rested  his  hands  on 
his  hips,  gave  n  keen  little  whistle,  and 
looked  at  his  son  with  a  quizzical  expres¬ 
sion. 
"Well,  you  say  that  The  R.  N.-Y.  and 
all  other  leading  farm  papers  advise 
farmers  to  sow  Sweet  clover.  Ha-ha ! 
Why  when  I  was  a  boy  we  always  burned 
it  up  with  the  rest  of  the  weeds.  Cows 
won’t  eat  that  coarse  dry  stuff;  and  in 
my  opinion  a  cow’s  appetite  doesn't 
change  with  the  fashion.  They  eat  the 
same  things  they  did  -10  years  ago.  But 
if  you  want  to  try  it,  go  ahead.  Take 
that  half  acre  of  gravel  land  down  by 
the  creek.”  So  saying  he  picked  up  his 
shovel  and  walked  briskly  out  of  the 
barn. 
The  son.  with  a  look  of  determination, 
hurried  out  to  start  his  self-appointed 
task.  Yes,  down  by  the  creek  was  a  half 
acre  of  sandy  gravel  land,  where  no 
Crops  of  any  kind  had  as  yet  been  able  to 
grow. 
"Well,  I  won’t  be  wasting  any  land  if 
I  can’t  make  a  go  of  it.”  thought  the 
boy  Henry.  “I’ll  sow  it  without  a  nurse 
crop,  too.  I  think  it  will  do  just  as 
well.” 
By  the  second  week  in  May  the  ground 
was  plowed,  dragged  and  sown  with 
Sweet  clover.  No  fertilizer  or  barnyard 
manure  was  added  to  the  soil.  In  due 
course  of  time  tender  green  plants  be¬ 
gan  to  appear;  By  the  latter  part  of 
June  (of  the  same  year  that  it  was 
Sown)  the  clover  had  reached  a  height 
of  eighteen  inllCes. 
“It  don't  look  so  bad,”  said  Farmer 
John.  “But  you  just  wait  till  it  gits 
a  little  bigger.  It  will  be  so  coarse  and 
hard  the  cows  won’t  eat  it.” 
"I’m  going  to  cut  it  before  the  blos¬ 
soms  come,  and  while  the  leaves  are  ten¬ 
der  and  green.” 
The  result  was  that  a  little  over  n  ton 
of  clover  was  cut.  The  last  week  in 
August  it  was  cut  a  second  time. 
“There,  daddy !  Nearly  three  tons  of 
as  nice  a  hay  as  you  could  want  from 
only  one-half  acre  of  land.  Can  you, 
beat  it?” 
“That  is  a  pretty  good  yield,  my  sou,” 
answered  the  old  farmer.  “Why  not  sow 
some  more  Sweet  clover  over  in  the  big 
lot  behind  the  barn  next  year?” 
Note: — The  facts  of  the  story  written 
above  are  true.  At  the  same  time  that 
the  half  acre  of  gravel  land  was  sown 
with  Sweet  clover  without  a  nurse  crop, 
five  acres  of  yellow  loam  and  clay  were 
sown  to  Sweet  clover  with  millet  as  a 
nurse  crop.  Which  way  is  better — Sweet 
clover  with  or  without  a  nurse  crop — 
can  be  told  next  year,  ami  we  shall  he 
glad  to  lot  the  readers  of  The  R.  N.-Y. 
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clover  was  grown  in  the  southern  part  of 
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