Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets 
204  Franklin  St.,  New  York  City 
Considering  the  knocking  given  the  apple  market  by 
the  men  who  are  most  interested  in  developing  it, 
prices  for  desirable  apples  remain  good.  It  is  true  that 
a  large  volume  of  very  poor  apples  was  put  in  storage 
last  Fall,  and  did  not  improve  in  the  coolers.  Even 
some  fruit  put  in  storage  in  good  condition  came  out 
in  a  had  state.  The  price  of  all  this  is  now  and  always 
must  ho  low.  The  wonder  is  that  it  sells  at  all.  But 
good,  clean,  (sound  apples  sell  from  .$4  to  44.50  per  bar¬ 
rel.  and  it  the  trade  used  a  little  sense  and  made  the 
most  of  the  market,  instead  of  talking  calamity,  the 
consumption  would  he  larger,  the  demand  better,  and 
there  would  he  no  danger  of  good  fruit  going  to  waste. 
Fast  week  a  carload  of  150  barrels  of  the  Wm. 
Teator  Blue  Ribbon  brand  of  Baldwin  apples  was  sold 
""  1  hi '  dock  at.  $1  a  barrel  by  Messrs.  Kitlougk  &  Com¬ 
pany.  This  was  the  first  orchard  that  was  offeree!  at 
the  auction  sale  at  Red  Hook,  at  Mr.  Teutons  place, 
on  September  first  last.  The  best  bid  was  $2.12V>  pet- 
barrel.  Mr.  Teator  was  not  willing  to  sell  for  less 
than  $2.25  and  the  orchard  was  withdrawn.  After  the 
sale  at  Syracuse,  where  apples  brought  .$.2.40  per  bar¬ 
rel.  the  Teator  orchard  was  sold  to  Killongh  &  Com¬ 
pany  lor  $.5.20  a  barrel.  These  Baldwins  were  held  in 
storage  since.  The  account  would  probably  run  like 
this : 
Cost  of  apples .  $2.20 
Freight  to  storage . *  ^25 
Storage  . .'(30 
Freight  from  cooler .  .30 
Interest  . *  m 
Total  per  barrel . 
15o  barrels  . 
Sale  price  . 
$4.41 
<1(31.50 
150.00 
Total  loss  . $511.50 
Pilose  were  high-colored  apples  and  when  stored  were 
in  first  class  condition.  As  fancy  Baldwins  were  worth 
$4.50  a  barrel  on  May  17th.  the  day  of  sale,  and  the 
apples  sold  by  the  house  that  bought  them  and  held 
them  all  Winter,  the  only  inference  is  that  they  did  not 
hold  up  well  in  storage.  They  were  stored  in  the 
Bronx  storage  house. 
of  course,  some  of  the  apples  from  this  orchard  have 
been  sold  from  time  to  time  during  the  season,  and 
usually  at  fancy  apple  prices.  These  same  apples  that 
now  sold  for  a  dollar  a  barrel  would  have  sold  on  the 
auction  market  any  day  from  October  first  to  February 
first  fill-  front  $4  to  $4.50  a  barrel.  This  brand  is  weil 
known.  Ir  has* been  winning  prizes  for  years.  If  the 
apples  had  been  shipped  to  the  auction  and  sold  regu¬ 
larly  in  ear  lots  they  would  have  brought  a  good  profit 
to  tin-  dealer,  and  the  consumers  would  have  had  the 
benefit  of  a  high  grade  of  fruit.  The  dealer  held  for 
higher  prices  on  a  speculation,  and  now  takes  his  loss. 
Ji  is  one  of  the  best  speculative  houses  in  the  trade,  and 
good  losers  make  no  complaints. 
The  apples  were  worth  the  price  when  sold  in  the 
orchard.  For  any  time  during  the  four  months  fol¬ 
lowing  they  would  have  sold  at  a  profit.  There  is  no 
one  to  blame,  and  no  fault  to  find  except  at  the  bad 
judgment  of  holding  too  long  in  this  particular  instance. 
The  Premium  Fake  Exposed 
The  following  is  sworn  testimony  : 
In  the  produce  business  a  premium  means  an  amount 
or  percentage  above  the  published  quotation  in  a  “price 
current.”  There  are  two  such  publications  in  New 
5  oi'k  City.  But  there  can  be  no  premium  unless  the 
commission  dealer  enu  control  or  influence  the  publisher 
of  a  “price  current”  to  under-quote  the  market  “I’tv 
mi  urns”  are  a  fiction,  a  swindle  and  a  fraud.  They  are 
resorted  to  when  competition  is  strong.  The  commis¬ 
sion  dealer  promises  or  guarantees  the  shipper  a  price 
above  the  quotation  for  the  day  of  receipt.  Tf  the  quo¬ 
tations  were  fair  and  truthful  and  honest  it  would  he 
his  selling  price  and  the  commission  dealer  who  guar¬ 
anteed  a  cent  a  pound  more  would  have  to  lose  the  cent 
on  every  pound  sold  or  take  it:  out  of  his  commissions 
Consequently  he  lies  to  the  “price  current”  publisher  to 
induce  him  to  quote  a  price  less  than  the  actual  seilitm 
pri.-e,  so  that  he  can  settle  with  the  Shipper  for  his 
selling  price  or  for  less.  I  have  tried  to  influence  a 
low  quotation  in  this  way  and  for  this  reason. 
SAMVEL  WKKNKIt, 
Commission  Dealer. 
The  above  statement  was  made  last,  week  under  oath 
by  Mr.  Werner  in  an  investigation  by  the  Department 
ot  I- nods  and  Markets  of  the  live  poultry  business  in 
N<  w  York  City.  The  truth  of  the  statement  was  ad¬ 
mitted  by  several  dealers  present  at  the  time,  and  by 
the  two  publishers  of  the  two  “price  currents,”  Messrs. 
1  .  Q.  I- oy  and  I,.  Frank  Barry.  Heretofore  the  pre¬ 
mium  has  been  defended  under  one  pretext  or  another. 
It  is  now  discredited  and  repudiated.  Both  the  Foy 
and  the  Frner-Barry  publications  now  refuse  to  quote 
live  poultry  because  they  are  unable  to  get  reliable  in¬ 
formation  as  to  actual  l’riecs.  But  both  of  them  yet 
quote  fictitious  prices  on  butter  and  eggs  and  choose, 
ami  often  on  other  produce  on  which  the  commission 
dealer  pretends  to  pay  a  premium. 
Ibis  premium  fiction  has  cost  the  dairymen  and  egg 
and  poultry  producers  of  Now  York  State  many  mil¬ 
lions  of  dollars  during  the  past.  40  years.  The  fruit  and  ' 
vegetable  producers  have  also  paid  their  portion  of  the  ■ 
toll.  The  alleged  "premium”  is  usually  paid  on  West¬ 
ern  goods,  and  the  State  and  nearby  shipments  are  set-  i 
tied  for  on  the  basis  of  quotations  which  are  always  ' 
below  the  selling  price  when  a  “premium”  is  promised.  ! 
“Price  current”  publishers  must  get  their  informa-  , 
tion  from  the  commission  dealers.  It  is  to  the  interest  < 
C/?e  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
of  the  dealer  whether  promising  a  premium  or  not  to 
have  a  low  quotation  published  so  that  he  can  settle 
with  the  shipper  for  less  than  the  selling  price  of  the 
goods.  The  Attorney-General  found  this  quite  a  gen¬ 
eral  practice  in  his  recent  investigation.  1 1  is  report 
so  states.  IIo  must  now  insist  that  the  “price  cur¬ 
rents  ’  publish  exact  prices  or  institute  legal  means  to 
compel  them  to  do  so.  This  reform  alone  will  save 
millions  of  dollars  annually  to  the  farmers  of  New 
York  Slate. 
Co-operating  for  Distribution 
Last  week  an  important  conference  was  held  at  the 
office  of  the  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets,  be¬ 
tween  Dr,  Galloway,  Dean  of  Cornell  Agricultural 
(  allege,  Commissioner  Y\  ilson  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Director  Burnt  t.  of  the  County  Farm 
Bureau  and  Commissioner  Dillon  of  the  Department 
of  I*  oods  and  Markets.  The  purpose  of  the  conference 
was  to  consider  means  by  which  the  other  departments, 
institutions  and  organizations  in  the  State  could  co¬ 
operate  with  the  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets  to 
help  the  farmers  of  the  State  to  find  a  profitable  mar¬ 
ket  for  their  products. 
All  the  conferees  were  agreed  that  uniform  grades 
and  standard  packages  were  a  first  essential  to  suecess- 
ful  marketing,  and  plans  were  outlined  to  define  grades 
and  recommend  standard  packages  for  some  of  the 
most  important  State  products. 
To  establish  uniform  grades  and  standard  pack  or¬ 
ganization  among  producers  is  necessary  and  where 
farmers  of  a  neighborhood  indicate  a  desire  to  co¬ 
operate.  the  Agricultural  Department  will  send  a  man 
with  necessary  blanks  to  perfect  the  organization. 
Representatives  of  the  Agricultural  Department,  of 
Cornell  Extension  Work,  and  the  County  Farm  Bu¬ 
reau  managers  will  give  information  to  the  growers 
in  reference  to  the  markets  conducted  by  the  Depart¬ 
ment  ol  Foods  and  Markets,  and  help  farmers  in  the 
assembling  and  grading  of  produce.  The  Department 
will  keep  all  these  agents  advised  as  to  market  con¬ 
dition,  prices,  etc.,  and  in  the  shipping  season  of  high¬ 
ly  perishable  products  will  furnish  telegraphic  quota¬ 
tions.  * 
Since  the  Legislature  gave  the  Department  of  Foods 
and  Markets  practically  no  appropriation  to  use  in  field 
work,  and  the  items  if  did  give  are  limited  to 'definite 
and  specific  purposes,  this  cooperation  with  the  Depart¬ 
ment  is  most  important.  With  all  influences  working 
together  as  outlined  and  backed  by  the  farmers  them¬ 
selves,  the  products  of  the  State  should  be  marketed 
this  year  to  the  best  possible  advantage.  The  full  mar¬ 
ket  price  of  the  goods  should  he  realized  on  the  basis 
of  supply  and  demand,  and  the  return  for  the  selling 
price  will  be  sure  and  prompt.  In  the  past  lost  ac¬ 
counts  Were  frequent,  and  prices  uncertain.  Under  the 
State  system  there  can  be  no  lost  accounts.  Trans¬ 
portation  companies  are  held  responsible  for  losses 
through  their  fault,  and  the  prices  are  (he  highest  the 
particular  grade  of  goods  will  bring  on  the  day  of  sale. 
The  fancy  high-grade  egg  trade  lias  probably  reached 
the  low  price  market  for  this  season.  New  York  State 
and  nearby  eggs  reached  2(ie  for  fancy  grades  in  the 
New  3  ork  market  last  week,  and  are  not  likely  to  go 
lower  this  season.  Summer  eggs  from  the  West  and 
South  will,  of  course,  be  cheaper. 
New  York  has  less  than  its  usual  reserved  stock  in 
storage  at  this  season.  On  the  other  hand.  Chicago  has 
its  full  supply  or  possibly  a  little  more  than  the  usual 
stock  in  storage.  Chicago  has  increased  its  storing 
capacity  and  naturally  increases  its  holdings,  while 
New  York  has  neglected  to  provide  cold  storage  facilities 
and  the  result  has  been  a  disadvantage  to  State  pro¬ 
ducers  especially  of  both  eggs  and  apples.  The  New 
Y'ork  dealers  are  storing  Western  eggs  in  New  York 
at  24c.  This  is  4c  a  dozen  higher  than  the  “egg  trust" 
planned,  at  their  Kansas  City  convention  in  March,  to 
pay  for  eggs  this  year.  The  Chicago  rate  is  22e  to 
22c.  The  publicity  given  the  attempt  to  control  the 
price  of  eggs,  together  with  the  encouragement  to  con¬ 
sumers  by  getting  eggs  at  a  fair  price,  and  to  use  them 
when  cheap,  has  resulted  in  maintaining  a  higher  level 
of  prices  to  the  egg  producer.  The  free  discussion  and 
publicity  of  the  egg  trade  has  caused  a  distribution  of 
eggs  to  the  consumer  at  a  lower  cost  than  ever  before 
in  Now  York  (  ity,  both  through  wholesale  and  retail 
channels,  and  naturally  resulted  in  very  much  increased 
consumption. 
Finest  creamery  butter  is  now  ruling  22c  per  pound 
and  the  surplus  is  being  taken  by  speculators  for  stor¬ 
age  at  this  price,  'fbe  outlook  is  for  a  very  high  but¬ 
ter  and  cheese  market,  throughout  the  season.  The  ex¬ 
changes  and  the  price  currents,  however,  are  making 
quotations  below  the  actual  selling  price,  so  that  a 
member  may  buy  butter  on  the  exchange,  and  sell  at  a 
Pi "ht  to  another  wholesale  dealer.  This  manipulation 
is  one  of  the  great  evils  of  the  trade.  It  must,  he 
stopped,  and  it  will  be  stopped. 
Summary  of  returns  made  shippers  of  eggs  and  mis¬ 
cellaneous  products  for  the  week  ending  May  Istb 
by  the  New  York  State  Department  of  Foods 
and  Markets.  20-1  Franklin  St.,  Neiv  Y’ork  : 
EGGS  — 5(;  doz.  duck  eggs  20c;  54  crates  20c:  5 
crates  25V><* ;  112  '/.-crates  25c  ;  12  orates  2  I  F,e  •  “OT 
%-crntpS  21c:  2  crates  22 U,  e ;  1  crate  2.2  Ur;  "l  'crate 
22!4e;  <  crates  22c;  2  crates  20c. 
MISCELLANEOUS. — - 29  lbs.  butter  2Sc;  20  doz. 
canned  peaches  75c;  1  poop  rabbits,  42  lbs..  20c  21 
lbs.  butter  2Se;  64  lbs.  butter  27Vac;  1  box  squabs,  S-I2 
Vo  <lno"  :  r,r’  ll,s-  poultry  19%c;  52  lbs.  poultry 
l.'e;  coops  stags  and  old  cocks.  140  lbs..  14 Vw  2() 
(  peaches  60c;  2  calves,  140  lbs..  15c;  1 
calf,  114  lbs.,  17c;  1  calf,  110  lbs.,  I7c;  liver,  heart, 
etc..  70c;  1  calf.  127  lbs.,  10c;  liver,  heart,  etc..  00c; 
1  calf,  N2  lbs.,  l.i  14c;  liver,  50c;  1  calf,  77  lbs..  14 '4c 
hver  .few;  24  cases  of  cheese,  1,741  lbs.,  Ki^e:  10  Tbs. 
butter  2„c ;  On  lbs.  fowl  22c;  111  lbs.  stags  1  Sc ;  54  lbs. 
!i>vv  3^  ^ox*  S(inabs  ;  \\  <*oops  rlik-kcns,  IDS 
lbs..  2(3e ;  58  lbs.  fowl  l9%e ;  29  lbs.  old  . . .  12c-  1 
coop  fowl  ;j8  lbs  10c;  20  lbs.  butter  20c:  20  lbs.  blit¬ 
ter  .32c ;  2°  lbs.  butter  27c;  10  lbs.  butter  22r;  2()  lbs. 
)Si'  hotter  28c ;  2  bids,  maple  syrup,  20 
gal.  $1;  10  lbs.  butter  24c;  25  lbs.  butter  27c;  T»<) 
bunehes  rhubarb  1 '4c  a  bunch ;  215  hunches  rhubarb 
00c  per  cwt. ;  271  bunches  rhubarb  N5c  per  owt  •  ”4 
bunehes  rhubarb  1.0c  a  doz.;  1  basket,  lettuce  $2-2 
baskets  lettuce  $1.75;  2  baskets  lettuce  $1.50-  4  bas- 
terS°8ctll,Ce  17  lljs.  butter  25c;  20  lbs.  but- 
New  Jersey  Board  of  Agriculture 
In  accordance  with  the  Gaunt  law,  passed  at  the  last 
session  of  the  New  Jersey  Legislature,  a  convention  of 
delegates  representing  agricultural  interests  and  or¬ 
ganizations  met  at  Trenton,  May  17.  to  elect  the  eight 
members  of  the  new  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 
There  were  72  authorized  delegates  and  all  but  two 
were  present.  Unusual  interest  and  enthusiasm  were 
shown  in  this  meeting  and  its  purpose  |o  put  New 
Jersey  agriculture  in  the  position  merited  by  its  im¬ 
portance. 
Senator  Joseph  S.  Frelinglmysen,  head  of  the 
present  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  which  passes  out 
of  existence  July  1.  presided.  lie  stated  Hint  (his  was 
an  open  convention  of  agricultural  interests  to  take  the 
action  desired  by  representative  agriculture  of  the 
State,  and  that  no  political  or  other  considerations 
were  to  stand  in  the  way  of  a  clear  expression  of  these 
wishes. 
A  nominating  committee  had  been  appointed  to  sug¬ 
gest  candidates  for  the  new  board.  President  Frcling- 
liuysen  wished  it  distinctly  understood,  however,  that 
the  work  of  this  nominating  committee  did  not  bind  the 
convention,  but  that  nominations  would  he  received  from 
any  delegate  for  one  or  all  members  of  tin*  new  board. 
The  following  were  elected:  Four-year  term,  Jos.  S. 
Freliughuysen,  of  Somerset  County,  and  Theodore 
Brown,  of  Gloucester  County;  three  years,  II.  W.  Jef¬ 
fers.  Middlesex  County,  and  Edward  A.  Meobling,  of 
Burlington  County ;  two  years,  L.  Willard  Minch,  of 
Cumberland  County,  and  Thomas  E.  Inslee,  of  Sussex 
(minty;  one  year  term,  Frederick  M.  Curtiss,  of  Ber¬ 
gen  County,  and  E.  A.  Sexsmith.  of  Monmouth  County. 
I  he  hoard  will  soon  be  organized  by  the  election  of 
secretary,  assistant  secretaries  and  ehief  of  bureaus. 
The  office  of  secretary  is  of  great  importance.  Frank¬ 
lin  Dye,  who  for  20  years  has  served  I  lie  Slate  so  ef¬ 
fectively  in  this  position,  and  who  recently  passed  his 
SOth  birthday,  wishes  to  retire.  Among  those  prom¬ 
inently  mentioned  for  the  new  secretaryship  is  Prof. 
Alva  Agee,  who  has  been  for  several  years  in  charge 
of  the  extension  work  of  the  Experiment  Station,  and 
is  well  acquainted  with  the  State’s  agricultural  condi¬ 
tions  and  needs. 
A  Meeting  of  the  Dairymen’s  League 
The  following  has  been  sent  out  by  I  he  secretary 
of  the  League.  No  doubt  there  lias  been  strong  pres¬ 
sure  for  some  definite  action.  The  success  of  those 
dairy  farmers  who  supply  milk  to  Chicago  has  brought 
the  matter  to  a  head,  and  it  is  now  up  to  the  League. 
A  meeting  of  the  directors  of  the  Dairymen’s  League 
will  be  held  Thursday,  June  1st.  at  1  p,  m„  at  the 
Agricultural  Department,  Albany.  This  meeting  has 
been  called  owing  to  the  many  eommunications  from 
Stockholders  and  dairymen  urging  that  some  action  be 
taken  to  relieve  the  milk  situation.  Il  is  to  be  hoped 
that  you  can  bring  to  this  meeting  the  opinions  of  the 
branches  m  your  county  and  vicinity  that  will  lead  to 
some  definite  constructive  plan,  ai.ukut  mannish, 
See reta ry. 
New  York  State  News 
SOME  NEW  CONSERVATION  LAWS.— The  con¬ 
servation  law  has  been  quite  generally  amended  bv  bills 
recently  signed  by  the  Governor.  Chief  points  of  in- 
,  ,aro  :  A  licensed  hunter  must  at  all  times 
ulule  hunting  wear  a  button  giving  the  number  of  his 
lieenso  or  forfeit  his  license.  Dogs  mav  he  taken  into 
game  preserves  under  certain  regulations,  hut  a  metal 
tag,  bearing  the  number  of  the  license  must  he  at¬ 
tached  to  the  collar  of  the  dog.  The  regulations  rela- 
five  to  Um  nnportation  of  lawfully  killed  game,  into 
the  State,  have  been  broadened.  Fmler  tin*  „ew  law 
such  importation  is  permit  Led,  under  license  bv  the 
commission,  at  all  times  when  such  game  mav  be  law¬ 
fully  transported  from  the  State  where  taken  Tim 
open  season  for  deer  is  extended  to  districts  in  Lewis 
and  Jefferson  (  nun  ties  west  of  the  Ftica  and  Black 
Liver  railroad,  which  section  has  heretofore  been  closed 
1  he  open  season  for  game  birds  remains  the  same  as 
nt?rrtoioi*<\ 
A  PILL  VETOED.—  Assemblyman  Witter's  bill 
which  provided  for  the  payment  for  slaughtered  oat- 
t  e  by  treasurers  of  counties  in  which  animals  were 
slaughtered  instead  of  by  counties  in  which  the  owners 
reside,  did  not  meet  the  Governor’s  approval  This  bill 
also  contained  provisions  for  the  control  ami  suppres¬ 
sion  of  infectious  diseases  of  domestic  animals 
error  in  the  bill  is  given  as  one  reason  for  the  Gov¬ 
ernor  s  action. 
NEW  STALLION  REGISTRATION  LAW.  The 
hill  which,  has  I . .  previously  referred  to  in  these 
items  requiring  the  registration  of  stallions  offered  fop 
public  service  has  become  a  law  Those  interested 
should  procure  a  copy  of  Um  law  as  it  is  highlv  im¬ 
portant.  It  is  looked  upon  as  a  step  in  ih->  right  di- 
reetH.ri  and  one  that  should  have  been  taken  before. 
It  will  eliminate  breeding  from  .scrub  stallions  after 
•'an  1.  101 1,  as  none  will  care  to  take  the  chances 
V,ld‘  ls  uot,  l*‘*w  than  $25  nor  more 
than  $100.  1  he  law  is  to  take  effect  August  1  of  this 
year-  J.  VV.  I). 
