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Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets 
204  Franklin  St.,  New  York  City 
ot  bracing  lumber  or  strips  used  in  each  carload  of 
cherries.  This  expense  coupled  with  the  necessary 
labor  amounts  to  2c  per  box.  The  bulk  of  shipments 
are  made  to  New  York  via  freight,  the  freight  rate 
being  from  17c  to  18c  per  box.  Might  to  10  days  are 
consumed  in  the  transporting  of  a  carload  of  cherries 
from  California  to  New  York  City.  There  is  one  large 
California  shipping  association  shipping  by  express  ex¬ 
clusively  at  an  additional  cost  of  from  17c  to  20c  per 
box.  The  express  rate  on  carloads  is  about  ode  per 
box.  The  early  varieties,  when  carloads  arc  not  avail¬ 
able,  are  shipped  in  pony  refrigerators  which  contain 
12  boxes.  Thin  is  transported  across  the  country  in 
about  six  days  at  a  cost  of  about  5oc  per  ,box.  This 
charge  includes  the  icing  en  route  of  this  small  re¬ 
frigerator. 
In  the  height  of  the  cherry  season,  New  York  City 
receives  from  30.000  to  12.000  boxes  per  day.  Lust 
year  California  growers  sold  201, M0  boxes  of  cherries 
in  the  New  York  market  at  a  gross  income  of  $237,- 
168. < 0.  Montana  growers  sold  3.719  boxes  at  a  gross 
The  egg  trade  has  stiffened  just  a  little  during 
the  week,  l’rices  run  from  23e  to  27c  for  white  and 
22c  to  20c  for  brown.  Of  course  it  requires  uniform 
size  and  high  quality  to  reach  the  top  quotation.  In 
our  quotations,  it  will  he  noted  that  one  case  of 
eggs  sold  for  27c.  They  were,  of  course,  fancy,  hut 
this  is  the  only  quotation  in  the  city  where  eggs  are 
quoted  for  same  day  at  27c.  Wo  have  said  before  and 
we  repeat  now  that  these  quotations  of  the  Department's 
sales  are  the  only  absolutely  true  and  reliable  records 
that  have  ever  been  issued  by  a  receive)-  in  the  New 
York  market,  outside  of  other  published  auction  sales. 
The  publication  of  these  sales  and  prices  is  forcing 
honest  quotations,  and  as  the  volume  increases,  they 
will  force  correct,  quotations  by  the  ‘‘price  currents'’ 
regularly.  The  argument  is  that  tit"  quotation  of  these 
high  mark  prices  causes  other  shippers  of  poorer  goods 
to  he  dissatisfied.  Of  course  the  truth  is  that  the  real 
effort  of  low  quotations  is  to  cause  returns  for  best 
grades  at  average  prices  and  in  that  way  to  discourage 
producers  in  the  shipment  of  fancy  goods. 
On  Thursday  the  market  was  fixed  by  the  dealers  for 
live  poultry  at  21  the.  This  was  official  for  the  week. 
The  Department  made  a  high  record  in  sale  for  22T> 
cents  for  fowl. 
Summary  of  sales  of  miscellaneous  farm  products 
during  the  week  ending  May  27tb.  3.916; 
EGGS. 
1  case  . $  .27 
14  case  duck  eggs . 27 
1  case  duck  eggs . . 2.7 
3  2.'»  eases . 2(5 
77  rases  .  .' . 25 V’ 
98  eases  . t  .  . .  .27 
24  eases  . 
147  cases  . 24 
4  cases  . 2d 
1  cases  . 2214 
This  year  in  New  York  State  the  promise  is  for  a 
large  cherry  crop.  The  California  crop  is  light  anti 
Eastern  growers  should  realize  good  prices.  The  New 
York  State  cherry  is  of  superior  quality,  hut  as  usual 
the  Western  fruit  carries  in  better  condition  and  with 
its  superior  pack  attracts  buyers.  < Lowers  are  already 
looking  aroxihd  for  an  outlet.  They  are  generally  in¬ 
terested  in  the  provisions  being  made  by  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Foods  and  Markets  to  develop  the  greatest 
possible  consumption  in  the  New  York  City  market. 
The  plan  is  to  assemble  the  cherries  at  one  place  in 
the  city  and  hold  early  morning  sales.  If  the  volume  is 
large  enough  this  will  attract  the  buyers  for  out  of 
town  trade  and  also  the  large  buyers  for  the  1  1.000 
push  carts  and  peddler  wagons  of  the  city  besides  the 
buyers  for  local  stores.  It  is  also  planned  to  popular¬ 
ize  the  State  cherry  by  telling  consumers  of  their  su¬ 
perior  quality  and  suggesting  the  many  ways  they  may 
be  used  in  the  home  and  on  the  table.  In  other  words, 
everything  possible  will  lv  done  to  effect  a  large  dis¬ 
tribution  of  cherries  at  the  least  possible  expense  of 
delivery. 
The  Mate  growers  will  hardly  adopt  the  California 
box  because  of  its  expense  and  the  extra  labor  of 
packing.  The  quart  and  pint  box  is  satisfactory  in  the 
New  York  trade,  with  a  preference  for  the  former.  The 
cherries  are  of  course  picked  and  packed  with  stems 
attached.  As  these  boxes  are  filled  from  the  top  the 
facing  of  (he  basket  is  more  difficult  than  in  the  Cali¬ 
fornia  flat,  box  which  is  filled  from  the  bottom.  For 
best  results,  however,  the  box  should  he  faced  on  top 
with  all  stems  turned  downwards  and  the  top  layer  at 
least  generally  of  uniform  size.  These  should  he  packed 
in  gift  crates  and  if  coining  from  a  distance  should  be 
shipped  in  iced  cars. 
Of  course  care  should  be  taken  to  pick  when  the 
cherry  has  attained  just  the  proper  degree  of  ripeness 
to  carry  to  best  advantage.  All  defective  and  stemless 
cherries  should  he  discarded.  No  cherry  showing  ir¬ 
regularity  of  form,  insect,  sting  or  other  defects  should 
he  allowed  to  go  into  the  basket.  Buyers  cannot  exam¬ 
ine  every  basket,  and  if  they  find  one  basket  with  de¬ 
fective  cherries  they  protect  themselves  by  concluding 
that  the  shipment  contains  many  such  and  the  price 
varies  accordingly.  Defective  berries  need  not.  cause 
a  loss  of  sale,  but  it  is  sure  to  cause  a  lower  price  than 
the  perfect  pack. 
Large  quantities  of  inferior  quality  of  cherries  come 
every  year  from  the  West  and  are  absorbed  in  the  New 
York  market  at  good  prices.  Lot  us  make  an  effort 
this  year  to  see  if  we  cannot  develop  an  equally  large 
output  for  the  State  cherry.  The  Department  of  Foods 
and  Markets  has  every  facility  for  sale  and  distribu¬ 
tion  that  the  agencies  for  the  California  shippers  en¬ 
joy  and  if  the  cherries  are  shipped  in  good  condition 
in  large  volume  and  steady  supply  they  will  find  a  ready  Information  from  the  Northwest  indicates  that  the 
sale  at  satisfactory  prices,  Browers  who  have  cherries  recent  frosts  in  that  section  played  havoc  with  the 
to  market  are  invited  to  write  the  Depart- 
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A  Pony  Refrigerator  Crate  for  Cherries 
income  of  $2,737.80.  The  average  total  cost  of  pick¬ 
ing.  packing,  loading,  transporting  and  the  selling  of 
these  cherries  is  about  (511c  per  box.  Last  year  the 
average  price  received  by  the  California  grower  was 
about  M.l  I  per  box. 
California  cherries  are  sold  exclusively  al  auction 
in  New  York  City,  Baltimore,  Boston,  Philadelphia, 
Pittsburgh,  Cleveland.  Cincinnati,  Buffalo,  Detroit, 
Chicago,  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  Toronto  and  Montreal. 
The  accompanying  picture  is  a  box  of  cherries  taken 
from  a  car  received  in  New  York  on  May  19th,  391(5. 
This  variety  is  the  Black  Tartarian  and  graded  12- 
row.  There  were  1 5 4  boxes  of  this  pack,  variety  and 
quality  which  sold  for  $1.90  per  box.  Black  Tartar- 
inns  in  this  same  car  sold  as  low  as  $1.60  per  box  and 
as  high  as  $4.77  per  box,  the  average  for  the  entire 
car  being  $1.90  per  box. 
POVT.TKY. 
1  box  poultry.  33  lbs . 
2  coops  old  cocks.  SS  lbs . 
1  coop  chickens.  20  lbs . 
1  coop  fowl,  4i.‘{  lbs . 
1  doz.  squabs  . 
1  coop  chickens,  lit  ]hs . 
1  coop  chickens.  22  lbs . 
320  Ihs.  old  rocks . 
44  lbs.  fowl  . 
303  Ihs.  broilers  . 
3(5  Ihs.  chicks  . . 
42  lbs.  fowl  . 
177  lbs.  fowl  . 
947  lbs.  fowl  . 
IIS  lbs.  old  codes . 
72  lbs.  fowl  .  .  . 
7  lbs.  old  cocks 
PKESSEP  -MEATS 
2  calves,  ISO  lbs . 
2  livers,  heads,  etc . 
2  calves,  217  lbs . 
2  calves.  289  lbs . 
1  calf,  OS  lbs. . 
Liver  . 
1  calf,  98  Ihs . 
1  calf,  105  lbs . 
Liver  . 
1  calf,  101  lbs . 
Liver,  etc . 
1  calf,  SS  lbs . 
1  calf,  101  Iks . 
Liver,  etc.  . 
lies 
VEG  ETA  BI.ES. 
TJ5  i  4  baskets  lettuce 
M 12  baskets  lettuce 
30  bags  potatoes  . 
2  barrels  rhubarb 
1  doz.  hunches  a 
1  basket  lettuce 
20  hunches  rhubarb. . . . . . 
2  hags  potatoes  . 
1.  hbl.  potatoes*  . 
4  bids,  potatoes  . 
•5  hhls.  potatoes  . 
1  hbl.  potatoes  . 
1  hbl.  potatoes  . 
1  hbl.  potatoes  . 
IS  crates  tomatoes  . 
7  baskets  radishes  . 
A  Box  of  California  Black  Tartarian  Cherries 
MU  IT. 
1  crate  strawberries,  basked  . . . 
!)  boxes  canned  peaches,  per  dnz 
1(5  boxes  canned  peaches,  per  doz 
7  boxes  on nucrl  peaches,  per  doz 
4  hbls.  Baldwin  apples  . 
1  hbl.  Jonathan  apples  . 
2  hbls.  Jonathan  apples  . 
10  hbls.  Ben  Davis  . . 
3  hbls.  Fngraded  apples  . 
MTSCET.I.  A  NEOt 
12  lamb  skins  . 
2  lamb  skins  (clipped )  . 
“Handle  hoes  right.”  says  E.  F.  I).  “As  the  boy 
takes  his  first  hoe  in  hand,  see  that  he  places  his  hands 
to  have  best  control  of  it — with  thumbs  down.  Many 
a  man  T  have  seen  with  the  awkward  hold  of  thumb 
op  on  lower  hand  having  been  alb. wed  to  start  his 
hoe  habit  so  when  the  tool  was  first  given  to  him. 
Start  right,  and  so  keep  right;  in  this  and  other 
things.” 
