DRIED  FRUITS. 
Apples—  Kvap..  choice  to  fancy .  8  @  8*^ 
Rower  grades . . .  6I$@  7 
Sun  dried . . .  a  @  6q£ 
Prunes,  lb.. . 4  @  12 
Apricots .  8  @  14 
Peaches .  i\£®  h 
Currants  .  it  @  10J6 
Raspberries  . 2t>  @  28 
FRESH  FRUITS. 
The  storms  and  fogs  of  the  past  week 
have  delayed  the  unloading  and  move¬ 
ment  of  apples.  Some  of  the  market 
streets  have  piles  of  snow  big  enough  to 
make  a  Northern  New  York  man  feel  at 
home.  The  demand  for  barrelled  stock 
running  good  to  choice  is  fairly  strong, 
at  the  range  of  prices  recently  prevailing. 
Frosted,  withered  or  poorly  graded  apples 
go  at  irregular  prices.  Several  years  ago 
the  writer  was  censured  at  a  farmers’  in¬ 
stitute  for  showing  some  culls  taken  from 
a  barrel  of  supposedly  choice  apples.  The 
institute  conductor,  a  well-meaning  man 
with  some  knowledge  of  dairying,  but  who 
knew  very  little  about  apples,  was  quite 
sure  that  New  York  apple  men  did  not 
put.  up  such  cull  fruit.  Yet  within  a 
few  days  sizable  shipments  have  conic 
from  the  heart  of  the  Western  New  York 
apple  section  containing  worse  culls  than 
those  shown — mixed  varieties  labelled 
Grade  A  Baldwin,  in  brazen  violation  of 
both  law  and  common  business  decency. 
The  search  for  a  substitute  for  honesty 
in  apple  packing  has  been  long  and  fruit¬ 
less,  but  growers  who  are  not  looking 
for  any  substitute  for  honesty  lind  no 
difficulty  in  selling  their  apples  at  full 
value. 
Apples— Ben  Davis,  bbl.  .  2  00  @2  25 
Newtown,  bol .  2  50  @  4  00 
Wioesiip .  2  50  @  4  50 
Jonathan  . 2  50  @  4  25 
Greening  . .  2  110  @3  75 
Baldwin . 2  00  @  3  75 
York  Imperial . ,,,..  2  00  @3  50 
Spy .  2  00  @  4  50 
Gulls,  bbl . . .  75  @  1  25 
Pears- K letrer,  bin .  l  50  @2  50 
Cranberries.  Gape  Cod  bbl .  7  00  @10  0(1 
Jersey,  bbl . . .  0  50  @9  50 
Ruhr  Island,  bbl .  8  00  <5)10  00 
Strawberries,  Fla.,  qt, .  20  @  30 
VEGETA  nines. 
The  potato  market  is  strong  because  of 
high  prices  asked  at  interior  points.  Bus¬ 
iness  in  New  York  is  rather  light,  owing 
Products,  Prices  and  Trade, 
Wholesale  Prices  at  New  York 
Week  ending  Mar.  10,  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  cases 
where  quality  is  standardized  by  scoring, 
the  top  grade  refers  to  the  best  on  sale 
at  the  time.  The  best  sheep,  lambs,  ap¬ 
ples.  pears,  etc.,  one  week  may  be  much 
better  or  poorer  than  the  next. 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy  Markets. 
MIRK. 
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. 
Outside  points  receive  an  agreed  amount 
3%  3.o%  4%,  4.5%  5% 
Oct . $1.70  $1.85  $2.00  $2.1 5  $2.20 
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  1.86  2.00  2.15  2.20 
Feb . 1.65  1.8Q  1.05  2.10  2.25 
March  ....  1.60  1.75  1.00  2.05  2.20 
BUTT  Kll. 
The  market  is  very  firm  because  of  the 
scarcity  of  high  grades,  which  are  two 
cents  advanced.  Speculators  in  storage 
have  been  unloading  their  supplies  at  a 
profit  seldom  realized,  as  the  present 
prices  so  near  Spring  are  unusual. 
Creamery,  best.,  above  92  score,  lb .  S7Ri@  38 
Extra,  92  score  .  37 
Good  to  Choice  .  30  @  34 
Rower  Griules .  jji  ®  jjy 
Storage  . * .  ®  2L, 
State  Dairy,  be*t . . .  *  f 
Ladle"  .  ■  ® 
Packing  Stock .  'J  ® 
Process  . *-  ® 
Elgin,  Ill.,  butter  market  35  cents. 
Phllndnl  iihlii,  western  creamery.  «S  emits. 
Boston,  western  creamery.  35bS- 
CHEESE. 
A  little  more  business  than  for  some 
time  past  has  been  noted,  both  in  the 
way  of  local  and  export  buying. 
Whole  Milk,  State  specials  .. 
Average  fancy  . 
Under  grades . 
Daisies,  best . . . 
Young  Americas . 
Skims,  special  .  . . 
Fair  to  good . . . . 
EGGS 
Arrivals  are  much  heavier  and  prices 
two  to  four  cents  lower.  Business  for 
the  week  has  been  active. 
White,  choice  to  fancy,  large  .  31  @  32 
Medium  to  good.. .  23  @ 
Mixed  colors,  best.  . .  @  oi 
Common  to  good .  ®  -3 
Storage,  best,  .  *g  ® 
Common.  . .  ld  ©  la 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Local  business  has  for  10  days  been 
unsettled  because  of  a  strike  of  the  offi¬ 
cial  killers,  who  demand  one  cent  per 
head  for  killing,  instead  of  a  straight 
salary.  The  range  of  prices  on  sales 
made  remains  about  as  last  week,  choice 
fowls  bringing  18  to  lit  cents. 
Things  a  Farmer 
Can  Make  with 
a  Few  Sacks 
of  Cement 
18  @  1S‘4 
i7H'a  i7*f 
13  @  17 
ist4®  ism 
19Vj@  2o 
15  @  HHs 
lb  @  13 
The  farmer  anti  his  help  can  use  their  spare 
hours  to  advantage  in  building  simple,  permanent 
farm  structures  of  concrete.  These  require  no 
repairs;  never  need  replacing;  are  lasting  im¬ 
provements.  And  they  are  easily  constructed, 
with  tools  which  every  farmer  already  owns  or 
can  easily  obtain. 
Concrete  Watering  Trough 
Keeps  drinking  water  clean  and  free  from 
the  slime  and  splinters  of  decaying  wood. 
Concrete  Barn  Floor 
Can  be  easily  washed  and  kept  clean. 
Never  rots  nor  gets  slimy  like  wood  floors. 
Is  not  slippery. 
Concrete  Garbage  Receiver 
More  sightly  and  convenient  than  cans,  and 
better  protection.  May  be  moulded  to  per¬ 
mit  the  frequent  burning  of  garbage. 
Concrete  Hog  Wallow 
Keeps  hogs  from  getting  plastered  with  mud. 
Becomes  an  atitomatic  dipping  vat. 
Concrete  Septic  Tank 
Safeguards  the  family’s  health.  Prevents 
contamination  of  water.  A  big  improvement 
over  the  insanitary  privy. 
Concrete  Root  Cellar 
Prevents  freezing  of  vegetables  and  fruit. 
Preserves  them  for  right  market  conditions. 
Concrete  Culverts  and  Small  Bridges 
Make  permanent  passageways  over  ditches. 
Concrete  Chicken  House 
Better  than  wood.  Rat- proof,  vermin-proof, 
sanitary. 
'zMfgfa  Many  other  structures,  too  numer- 
m.s  to  mention,  can  be  built  of  con- 
crete.  Tell  us  what  you  want  to 
buid.  We  will  send  you  help.  Our 
'  '  book,  “Concrete  in  the  Country,'-  is 
^  fe  free  for  the  asking. 
Concrete  Sidewalks 
Much  cleaner  than  cinders  or  dirt.  More 
lasting  than  boards. 
Concrete  Fence  Posts 
Won’t  rot  nor  split.  Properly  reinforced  with 
steel  rods,  they  stand  any  ordinary  strain. 
Concrete  Cellar  Floor 
Keeps  out  rats,  vermin  and  moisture.  Makes 
the  sanitary  floor. 
Concrete  Milk  House 
Safeguards  the  purity  of  milk.  Concrete 
absorbs  no  impurities,  gives  oif  no  odors, 
can  be  washed  absolutely  clean. 
Concrete  Feeding  Lot 
Saves  feed  from  being  trampled  in  the  mud. 
Keeps  the  stock’s  feet  in  better  condition. 
Concrete  Manure  Pit 
Preserves  all  the  liquid  fertility  of  manure. 
A  load  of  well-rotted  manure  from  a  concrete 
pit  is  worth  two  loads  of  ordinary  manure. 
Concrete  Cistern 
Keeps  the  water  clean.  No  impurities  can 
soak  through  a  wail  of  concrete. 
Concrete  Dipping  Vat 
Every  farmer  needs  one  for  the  comfort  and 
health  ot  his  stock.  Cannot  leak  nor  become  foul. 
PORTLAND  CEMENT  ASSOCIATION 
111  West  Washington  Street,  Chicago 
1 10  New  Montgomery  St. 
Southwestern  Life  Building 
Dallas,  Texas 
Commerce  Building 
Kansas  City 
