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TShe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
October  7,  1916. 
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Boston  Produce  Markets 
THE  APPLE  QUESTION.  Per»  1)01(1  in 
higher  price.  A  good  tr 
Not  much  business  in  Winter  apples  coming  mixed  with  fr 
has  been  reported  yet.  No  mnoy  buyers  nnd  causing  the  whole 
lost  money  last  year  that  they  seem  as  a  lower.  Hennery  near! 
class  disposed  t.o  act  with  unusual  cau-  Eastern  extra,  40  to  41 
t'ioii,  and  there  is  the  impression  that  the  fusts,  04c.  ;  cold  storage 
crop  is  rather  large,  with  much  of  the 
fruit  not  up  to  last,  year's  standard.  “In  GLUT  IN  THE  Ilii 
every  orchard  !  have  seen,"  said  a  North  The  freight  yards  a 
Market;  street  dealer,  “there  is  a  good  cars  of  bay,  and  the  r 
deal  of  smoky  and  sooty  fruit,  even  where  an  embargo  on  further 
the  trees  were  well  sprayed.  The  season  present.  Said  ( \  F. 
was  very  unfavorable  for  bright-looking  “Huy  is  dull,  buyers 
apples.  Such  crops  will  he  a  little  hard  there  is  almost  no  imp; 
to  sell.  If  a  grower  gets  tin  offer  of  about,  of  the  threatened  striki 
$1.00  per  barrel  or  00  cents  per  bushel  well  and  have  bought 
box  at  the  orchard,  I  should  advise  him  ttiragc  has  been  good,  a 
to  sell.”  Another  dealer  who  had  been  for  low  grades  and  mix; 
around  tin1  nearby  orchards  i.nd  talking  stock  feeding.  There  is 
prices  of  .'55  to  00  cents  a  bushel  at  va-  No.  1  grade,  hut  the  1 
rious  places,  would  not  admit  any  actual  seem  to  he  holding  off 
purchases,  and  seems  to  have  found  grow-  settle  down.  Everybod 
ers  more  firm  than  he  expected.  A  lead-  sections  seems  to  have  a 
ing  Commercial  street  dealer  concludes  plus  lia.y.  The  occasloi 
that  apples,  first  class  or  fancy  in  color,  the  only  salvation  of  1 
etc.,  are  likely  to  he  scarce,  and  may  be  are  nominally  about  the 
worth  .$.‘1  a  barrel,  although  average  fruit  nation  is  very  much 
would  sell  much  lower.  A  well-known  They  are  waiting  for 
Massachusetts  grower  asks  $2.25  for  his  buying  from  hand  to  me 
No.  1.  A  few  actual  sales  of  New  Eng¬ 
land  orchards  were  reported  by  the  deal-  FEEDS  IX  STEOXf 
ers  at  a  rumored  price  of  $1.50  to  $1.75.  All  feeding  stuff  am 
These  figures  are  so  out  of  line  with  the  held  at  firm  prices  wit 
prevailing  high  prices  in  some  other  lines  yance.  _  Said  Soper  &  ( 
that  the  producers  in  many  instances  will  increasing,  and  the  mil 
he  inclined  to  wait.  Meanwhile  the  mar-  factoring  freely.  Midi 
ket  is  oversupplied  with  Fall  apples  of  are  75e.  higher  and 
rather  low  grade.  Large,  bright,  uniform  higher.  The  demand 
<4  raven  steins  and  a  few  others  sell  up  to  feeds  is  not  urgent;  inn 
$1  a  box,  but  much  stuff  sells  around  50c.  later.  The  market  is 
per  box  or  $1.50  a  barrel.  Both  whole-  peet  an  easier  market  \ 
salers  and  retailers  report  stock  rather  put  is  larger,  hut  the  si 
hard  to  sell  on  account  of  the  abundant  by  the  export  and  f 
supply.  Southern  planters  buy  « 
_  tilizer  owing  to  the  si 
PEAKS  A\n  GRAPES  IN  LARGE  RECEIPT.  cals.”  (’ornnieal  is  $1 
The  range  on  pears  is  50c.  to  $1.50.  mixed  feed  $31,  cotton 
Much  stock  is  small  and  rusty,  selling  it  $30.  gluten  $31.75,  hotni 
50c.  to  75c.  per  box.  The  later  varieties  meal  $2. 
are  coming  better  owing  to  more  favor-  cow  trade 
able  weather.  Teaches  do  not  seem  fthnn-  D<l.l]prs  say  tll0  ,ms, 
dan  and  good  native  auppl.es  bring  ,5c.  t!on  has  boon  responsible 
«ili«Pl  pbd8kiu-  $oV?°  milch  cows  lately.  T1 
J11-75vPl1,  V  ’  x  "v  T  -5C'  to  Sf'  rV  quickly  now,  as  usual, 
M  i  in  "'  KT*?  f°  plen‘  fared  are  of  ordinary  ; 
•  iful  at  b  to  30c.  per  small  basket.  $  I0  to  $C,0,  as  compared 
VEGETABLE  SUPPLY  MODERATE.  for  large,  handsome  ei 
Frost  has  shortened  the  supply  from  milk  capacity.  Beef  cal 
some  localities,  and  the  trend  seems  to  ;  *n0§r,.  of  them  ben 
show  higher  average  prices.  It  is  a  <  aB’es,  10  to  l_c. ;  slice] 
pretty  good,  firm  market.  Beans  are  $1  *yt°10e. ;  hogs,  1  a  ti 
to  $i.50  box;  beets,  $1;  cabbage,  50c.;  co,,'ts  are  increasing, 
carrots,  $1.25  to  $1.75;  encumbers,  $3  to  Pr°mptiy. 
$4;  eggplant,  $1.75;  corn,  85c.  to  $1.  and 
good  tender  corn  with  green  husks  is  Buffalo  Ma 
rather  scarce;  cauliflowers,  $1.25;  let-  T.  ,  .  .. 
tuce,  25c.  to  50c.;  Lima  beans,  $2.25;  .  Reaches  retail,  gom 
onions.  $1.35;  tomatoes,  $1.25  to  $1.75  °'Y  asf  oent%t1,u;Jh 
Summer  squash,  35c.  to  50c.  ;  string  potatoes  are  $1.00,  i 
beans,  $1.25  to  $2;  peppers,  $1.25  to  i 
$1.50;  parsley,  35c.  to  f-Oc.  per  box.  Jw 
Marrow  squash  are  $2  per  barrel ;  celery,  £  )[  ^  .$2.5 
$1  per  do'/.en  ;  mushrooms,  50C.  per  pound  f  )Ios  js  bJ  ]n 
Potatoes  seem  to  be  tending  higher,  and  T».„.,.s  n,.,.  ,'lentv  at  50c 
best  Maine  stock  is  selling  at  $2.25  per  Sodod.  Tysius  or  cfap'r 
120-lb.  bag  at  the  Charlestown  freight  Bartlotts,  50  and  75e  f< 
yards  Natives _ ate  $l,2o  per  box.  The  t  Crapes  are  plentie 
market  outlook  is  considered  firm  for  the  18-lb.  basket  for  i 
long  puli  Complaint  of  rot  is  so  gen-  ^,rnia  prap(.s  abound  a 
eral  that  the  stock  of  marketable  potatoes  a,  Mf,,a  pilima 
will  he  much  reduced.  7-ib.  basket ;  prunes  If 
BUTTER  STILL  HIGHER.  01,8  :)re  l'lcilty,  blit  not 
Although  the  butter  market  elimhs  are'*^' amTsOc1 
higher  and  higher  each  week,  the  trade  pin,apr)leg  still  retail  a 
feeling  appears  confident  on  account  of  *  '  OMmrPo  aro  s 
the  moderate  receipts  and  the  active  do-  Cian  during  the  Slimmei 
maud.  A  good  deal  of  cold-stored  butter  „er  ^ox 
is  already  coming  out,  and  it  sells  about  p  Vegetables  arc  strong 
one  cent  below  the  best  fresh  made.  Said  por  bu.  for  string  bon 
j  ul  probability  highest  of  anything  at.  .1 
that  England  will  need  to  draw  on  our  <jmp  retailing  as  high  i 
supplies  the  next  two  or  three  months  ,,,.v  js  15  p,  gOc  per  do; 
until  the  arrival  of  New  Zealand  and  high  at  35  to  30c  per  < 
Australian  butter,  disposes  holders  not  to  «»<£.  to  $1.50  per  bu.  ai 
sell  reserve  stock,  although  prices  are  ad-  loo  for  pickling  size, 
mittedly  high  at  <>%e.  above  the  level  of  quite  as  high  as  forme 
last  year  at  the  Corresponding  time.  Con-  T„.r  dozen,  good  heads 
sumption  is  at  a  high  point,  hut  the  cost  loss  than  5c  each.  Tot 
of  good  butter  tends  to  increase  the  use  at  35  to  40c  per  20-lb 
of  substitutes.  Cheese  has  advanced  %c„  are  $2  per  bbl. 
owing  to  export  demaud  and  a  20  per  Butter  is  firm  at  35c 
cent,  shortage  of  stock,  compared  with  ery,  30  to  33c  for  best 
last  year.  Cheese  is  5c.  higher  than  at.  for  crocks  and  23c  for  1 
this  time  last,  year."  Extra  creamery  advances,  best  domestic 
butter  is  34 ^c. ;  dairy.  25  to  30c.;  co’d  cents,  auction  prices  r 
storage,  32  to  34c.  Choice  New  York  cents.  Eggs  are  gettin 
cheese  is  now  20c, ;  lower  grades,  37c.  to  42c  for  white  hennery, 
18%c. ;  skims,  34  to  3Gc.  for  storage.  Poultry  is 
„  _  for  live  fowl,  fancy ;  37 
POULTRY  VALUES  FAIRLY  STEADY.  weight;  15  to  lfic  for 
Poultry  has  been  in  brisk  demand  late-  to  17c  for  ducks  and  14 
ly  owing  to  preparation  for  the  double  Dressed  poultry  is  aboi 
set  of  Jewish  holidays.  After  the  first  frozen  poultry  or  tiirl 
week  of  October,  the  end  of  this  special 
demand  tends  to  cause  weakness  in  com-  - 
mon  years,  but  this  year  dealers  have  al-  We  had  a  very  cool 
most  stopped  predicting  cheap  poultry,  early  Summer,  followed 
Receipts  are  increasing  fast  as  the  season  of  intensely  hot  dry  w< 
advances,  but  the  demand  seems  able  to  crop  was  the  heaviest  on 
keep  up.  although  chickens  not  large  is  no  second  crop  worth 
enough  for  roasters  are  slow  to  sell  at  and  red  rust  hurt  th 
top  prices.  Fowls  are  20c.  alive,  and  22  about  15  bu.  per  acre.  ( 
to  24c.  dressed  ;  small  chickens.  21  to  Early  potatoes  one-half 
23c.  live,  and  25  to  28c.  dressed;  large  toes  at  present  are  not  v 
dressed  chickens  are  32  to  34c.  ;  young  we  have  had  rains  reeo 
ducks,  30  to  20c.  alive.  and  blight  hold  off  long 
T-,  ,  , _  have  some  sort  of  a  cro 
EGGS  IN  LIGHT  RECEIPT.  per  .  potatoes,  $1.! 
Shipments  are  running  light  compared  bu.  Hay,  $10  to  $14  ] 
with  last  year,  but  all  the  eggs  are  com-  $1  per  bu. 
ing  that  buyers  seem  to  want  at  this  high  North  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
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