C/JP  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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The  Milk  Situation  in  New  York 
At  the  End  of  September 
THE  FARMERS  "MEAN  BUSINESS.”— When 
these  lines  are  being  read  the  full  contest  between  the 
dairy  producers  of  the  State  and  the  milk  distributors 
of  New  York  City  will  be  well  under  way.  At  no  time 
in  the  last  40  years  have  the  farmers  of  the  State  of 
New  York  jointly  entered  a  contest  with  so  much  deter¬ 
mination  and  so  ready  a  willingness  to  work  toge+’  -n' 
as  they  have  exhibited  in  the  present  contest.  It  would 
seem  that  farmers  are  vying  with  each  other  for  oppor¬ 
tunities  to  make  personal  sacrifices  to  win  in  this  con¬ 
test.  The  more  difficulty  they  have  in  taking  care  of 
the  milk  at  home,  the  more  anxious  they  seem  to  be  to 
assume  the  burden  and  do  their  part.  New  sections  of 
the  Dairymen's  League  are  being  organized  constantly 
in  every  part  of  the  State,  and  separate  organizations 
such  as  local  milk  companies  and  Granges,  while  not 
yet  members  of  the  League  have  signified  their  inten¬ 
tion  to  co-operate  in  every  way  and  to  hold  the  milk 
until  this  contest  is  settled. 
TIIE  DEALERS’  BLUFF—' The  large  receivers  in 
New  York  made  provisions  in  advance  to  lay  in  a  stock 
of  milk  and  cream  for  the  first  of  the  month.  This  was 
brought  in  from  Pennsylvania  and  New  England  points 
and  would  only  keep  a  fair  supply  in  the  city  for  the 
first  few  days  of  the  month.  One  big  dealer  attempted 
to  place  an  order  for  a  carload  of  milk  daily  with  the 
Department  through  an  independent  dealer,  but  as  soon 
as  it  was  discovered  that  the  milk  was  wanted  by  a 
large  dealer,  who  refused  to  pay  the  same  price  to  his 
patrons  in  the  country,  the  order  was  declined.  Word 
comes  from  several  locations  in  the  milk  producing 
section  that  the  large  companies  are  offering  the  full 
League  price  to  individual  farmers  if  they  would  break 
away  from  the  League  and  sell  the  milk  direct  without 
contracting  to  the  Department  or  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  of  the  League.  These  overtures  are  being  re¬ 
fused  with  proper  contempt,  and  the  individual  pro¬ 
ducers,  whether  members  of  the  League  or  otherwise, 
are  standing  solidly  behind  the  organization,  not  only 
for  the  price  of  milk,  but  for  recognition  of  the  selling 
agency. 
LEAGUE  MILK  IS  BEING*  SUCCESSFULLY 
SOLD. — The  Department  working  in  conjunction  with 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  League,  has  been  able 
to  find  contracts  for  the  co-operative  creameries  and 
producers  who  could  pasteurize  the  milk  and  cream  in 
the  country  and  secure  the  League  price  for  it.  They 
have  been  able  to  sell  the  milk  and  cream  iu  the  city 
without  advancing  the  price  to  city  consumers.  It  was 
the  contention  of  the  big  dealers  at  the  beginning  of 
the  contest  that  the  Department  and  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  League  had  no  experience  iu  selling 
milk  in  New  York.  Their  honesty  and  sincerity  and 
capabilities  were  acknowledged,  hut  it  was  insisted  that 
their  want  of  experience  iu  the  milk  trade  made  their 
work  and  the  results  impossible..  They  pointed  to  their 
own  long  years  of  experience  and  large  capital  and 
thorough  organization,  and  insisted  that  they  were  un¬ 
able  to  pay  the  farmers  the  price  demanded  without  ad¬ 
vancing  the  price  to  the  consumer.  The  practical  test 
has  shown  that  the  Department  and  the  Executive 
Committee  have  been  able  to  guarantee  the  farmer  the 
price,  and  have  sold  the  milk  without  advancing  the 
price  to  the  consumer.  If  this  can  be  done  by  inex¬ 
perienced  no  n  in  the  trade  why  is  it  that  the  men  with 
long  experience  and  thorough  organization  and  unlim¬ 
ited  capital  are  not  able  to  do  the  same  thing?  There  is 
certainly  room  here  for  an  explanation. 
A  SURPRISE  FOR  TIIE  DEALERS.— We  believe 
the  surprise  of  their  lives  awaits  the  big  milk  dealers  at 
this  time.  Their  plants  and  their  cans  will  be  idle. 
Such  milk  as  the  farmers  cannot  pasteurize  for  New 
York  will  he  made  up  into  other  products  at  home. 
The  people  of  New  York  City  will  be  short  of  milk  and 
the  big  dealers  with  their  idle  cans  and  idle  pasteur¬ 
izers  will  be  responsible  for  the  short  supply  of  milk. 
The  farmers  have  it  and  will  be  anxious  to  sell  it.  They 
will  deliver  in  Now  York  all  that  they  can  possibly  get 
pasteurized,  and  get  cans  to  deliver.  The  only  ques¬ 
tion  is  how  long  the  city  people  will  tolerate  the  dog- 
in-the-manger  policy  of  the  big  dealers.  In  the  mean¬ 
time  tin1  small  dealers  throughout  the  city  are  buying 
all  that  is  available.  They  will  be  furnishing  milk  to 
the  consumers  who  have  previously  been  supplied  by 
the  big  dealers  and  it  is  not  a  hazardous  prediction  to 
say  that  before  the  process  goes  to  its  utmost  limit  the 
big  dealers  will  see  light  and  pay  the  farmers  the  price 
they  justly  demand  for  their  milk. 
Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets 
204  Franklin  St.,  New  York  City 
EGGS. — Receipts  of  nearby  hennery  eggs  continue  in 
moderate  supply  with  only  a  small  proportion  selling 
at  top  quotations.  There  is  a  large  accumulation  of 
mixed  and  ordinary  eggs  for  which  values  are  irregu- 
'ar  and  demand  slow.  The  fancy  nearby  white  hen¬ 
neries  have  advanced  to  50c.  The  best  hennery  browns 
sell  from  55  to  43c,  mixed  lots  from  38  to  42c  as 
to  quality, 
BUTTER. — Western  creamery  butter  has  advanced 
under  heavy  export  buying.  The  fancy  Western  butter 
sold  from  35  to  30% e  for  extras.  The  best  State  dairy 
in  tubs  firm  and  selling  from  34  to  34  %e;  State  com¬ 
mon  to  prime  28  to  32c. 
CHEESE. — Price  advanced  one  cent  over  last  week 
with  good  demand  and  moderate  receipts.  Best  State 
white  and  colored  sold  from  20  to  20%c,  common  to 
good  sold  from  17%  to  10c. 
LIVE  POULTRY.— The  market  was  exceedingly 
quiet,  during  the  latter  part  of  the  week  due  to  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  the  Hebrew  buyers  who  were  oft  the  market 
owing  to  the  Hebrew  New  Year  holidays.  Prices  went 
lower  and  many  dealers  held  over  large  quantities. 
Fowls  and  chickens  sold  from  17  to  18e  generally  with 
some  sales  at  15c. 
LIVE  CALVES.- — Market  slow  and  lower,  the  best 
sold  for  14c;  common  to  good  sold  from  9%  to  12c; 
buttermilks  6%  to  7c. 
DRESSED  CALVES. — Receipts  moderate  with  slow 
demand.  A  few  white-moated  calves  sold  as  high  as 
21c  with  the  average  qualities  selling  from  17  to  20c. 
APPLES. — Market  dull  and  lower  owing  to  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  the  Hebrew  trade.  I.arge  quantities  of  green 
and  low  grade  apples  arc  being  held  over.  A  limited 
demand  for  fancy  colored  fruit  at  top  prices.  McIn¬ 
tosh  $3  to  $4;  Wolf  River  .$2  to  $4  ;  Alexander  $2  to 
$3.50;  Greening  $1.50  to  $5.50 ;  Wealthy  $2  to  $3.50; 
York  $1.75  to  $2.75;  Baldwins  $2  to  $2.75. 
PEACHES.-  In  fair  supply  and  selling  from  75c  to 
$1.50  per  bushel ;  in  16-qt.  baskets  from  45  to  65c.  A 
considerable  quantity  of  low  and  overripe  fruit  selling 
lower. 
PLUMS. — In  light  supply  and  steady.  Western 
New  York  Damsons  in  8-lb.  baskets  sold  from  25  to 
35c;  Niagaras  20  to  30c;  green  from  12%  to  20c. 
GRAPES. — Weak  and  black  selling  lower.  Up-River 
Delaware,  Concord  and  Worden,  selling  from  50  to  75c 
per  crate.  Black  in  20-lb.  baskets  35  to  50c. 
PEARS.—Tn  light  supply  and  lower.  During  the 
fore  part  of  the  week  we  sold  a  few  fancy  Bartletts  at 
$7  per  bbl.  This  was  about  a  dollar  above  any  quota¬ 
tion.  The  general  range  of  price  on  Bartletts  ruled 
from  $4  to  $5.50.  Anjou  $3  to  $4.50;  BoSc  $2.50  to 
$4.50;  Clairgeau  $2.50  to  $4;  Kieft’er  $1.50  to  $2.50; 
common  varieties  $1.25  to  $2. 
POTATOES. — In  such  light  supply  that  market  is 
firm  and  higher,  especially  on  Jersey  stock.  Jersey 
round  kinds  $2  to  $3.25  per  105-lb.  bag;  Jersey  long, 
$2.85  to  $3  ;Maine  $3.25  to  $3.35 ;  Long  Island  $3.25 
to  $3.60. 
Summary  of  sales  of  miscellaneous  farm  products 
during  the  week  ending  September  28tli,  1016 : 
40  bbls.  peppers  .  1.00 
100  bbls. 
3  baskets  peppers . 40 
2  bbls.  cauliflower  . 
2  bbls.  cauliflower  . . 
_  3.50 
_ 4.00 
Q  O.X 
2  bbls.  cauliflower  . . 
_ 3.00 
6  bbls.  cauliflower . 
_ 2.75 
9  bbls.  cauliflower . 
-  2.50 
22  bbls. 
256  lbs.  beans  . .  . . 
3  crates  beans  .  .  . 
2  crates  beans  . . , 
2  crates  beans  . .  . 
7  crates. 
7  baskets  beans  .  . 
1  basket  beans  .  . 
0  baskets  beans  . . 
17  baskets. 
4  bags  beans  .  . .  . 
1  bbl.  pickles  .  .  . 
13  baskets  pickles 
38  baskets  pickles 
32  baskets  pickles 
6  baskets  pickles 
21  baskets  pickles 
4  baskets  pickles 
114  baskets. 
1  basket  cucumbers 
1  bbl.  cucumbers  .  . 
1  basket  okra  .... 
4  baskets  okra  . .  . . 
10  bbls.  corn  . 
6  bids,  corn  . 
3  bags  potatoes  . . 
1  car  watermelons 
2  crates  grapes  . . 
5  crates  grapes  . . 
5  crates  grapes  . . 
.08 
1.50 
1.37% 
1.25 
1.50 
.60 
.50 
1.25 
3.50 
1.00 
.80 
.75 
.70 
.65 
.50 
1.40 
2.00 
.50 
.35 
1.00 
.75 
1.95 
$150.00 
.  .  .60 
.  .  .65 
.55 
43% 
7 
20 
4 
7 
18% 
31 
6 
39% 
9 
23 
o 
11 
12 
15 
7 
G 
1 
1 
1 
EGGS. 
crates  . 50 
crates  . $0.4S 
crates  . 47 
crates  . . 46 
crates  . 45 
crates  . 44 
crates  . 43 
crates  . \ . . . .  .42 
crates  . 41 
crates  . 40 
crates  . 38 
crates  . . .  . . •. . . . . . . .  .37 
crates  . i . 36 
crates  . ; . . 35 
crates  . .34 
crates  . . 33 
crates  . .32 
crates  . 31 
crate  . 30 
crate  . .29 
crate  . 2S 
263%  crates, 
o 
124  lbs. 
BUTTER. 
. $0.32 
120  lbs .  .31 
5  lbs . 30 
249  lbs. 
PRESSED  MEATS. 
41  lbs.  duck  . 
254  lbs.  duck  . 
1  calf,  109  lbs . 
1  liver  . 
1  calf,  97  lbs . 
1  liver  . 
%  beef,  75  lbs . 
1  calf,  85  lbs . . 
1  calf,  96  lbs . 
1  liver  . . . 
1  calf,  115  lbs . 
1  calf,  90  lbs . 
.$0. 
34 
10 
82. 
679 
21 13 
311 
782 
225 
125 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Ibs. 
1 1)8, 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Ibs. 
old  cocks 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
broilers  . 
POULTRY. 
.$0.14 
.  .25 
.  .24 
22 
.20 
.19 
43281bs. 
621 
IhJ. 
443 
1047 
1938 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
fowl 
fowl 
fowl 
fowl 
fowl 
fowl 
o 
15 
10 
5 
25 
8 
25 
VEGETABLES. 
90 
1 
10 
10 
31 
crates 
crates 
crates 
crates 
crates 
crates 
crates  t 
crates. 
basket  I 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
tomatoes 
tomatoes 
tomatoes 
tomatoes 
tomatoes 
baskets. 
1  box  tomatoes  . 
8  doz.  bunches  celery 
17  doz.  bunches  celery 
22  doz.  bunches  celery 
12  doz.  bunches  celery  , 
36  doz.  bunches  celery 
11  doz.  bunches  celery 
10  baskets  lettuce  . .  . . 
1  bbl.  parsnips  . 
20  bbls.  peppers 
40  bbls.  peppers  . . . . 
.25 
.20 
.50 
.75 
.50 
.25 
12  crates, 
1  keg  plums  .  1.75 
1  keg  plums  .  1.60 
1  crate  plums  .  2.50 
2  crates  plums  .  2.12% 
1  orate  plums  .  1.50 
1  crate  plums  .  1.00 
5  crates. 
144  quarts  plums  . 08% 
128  quarts  plums . 08 
32  quarts  plums  . 07 
64  quarts  plums  . 05 
368  quarts. 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
baskets 
18% 
18 
IS 
63 
,20 
.75 
11 
,20 
.21 
,60 
.21 
•19% 
8 
17 
4 
866 
48 
355 
72 
1 
o 
26 
359 
25 
20 
143 
o 
20 
plums  . r . 35 
plums  . 32% 
plums  . 31% 
plums . 30 
plums . 28 
plums  . . 27 
plums  . 25 
baskets  plums . . . 20 
baskets  plums . 17 
baskets  plums  . 16 
baskets  plums . 15 
baskets  plums . 14 
baskets  plums . 13 
baskets  plums  . . 12% 
baskets  plums  . . . 10 
baskets  plums  . 07% 
1968  baskets. 
5  baskets  peaches  . 65 
16  baskets  peaches  . 50 
5  baskets  peaches  . 42 
26  baskets. 
17  carriers  peacl.es 
4  eariei\s  peaches  . 
21  carriers. 
1.15 
1.00 
15  crates  peaches  .  1.37% 
6  crates  peaches  .  1.25 
30  unites  peaches  .  1.12% 
5  crates  peaches  .  1.10 
8  crates  peaches  .  1.05 
31  crates  peaches  .  1.00 
oo 
2 
]23 
7 
•21% 
— 
.21 
9 
.20 
.19 
1 
2 
10 
$1.00 
15 
.90 
4 
.75 
4 
.65 
1 
.60 
o 
.55 
2 
,  .50 
_ 
41 
,  .65 
11 
0 
,  .60 
4 
.  .50 
.40 
19 
12 
4 
.20 
17 
.50 
4 
.40 
1 
.35 
1 
.30 
3 
95  crates. 
kegs. 
3.00 
1.50 
box  pears  .  2.00 
boxes  pears  . . .  1.75 
pears  . .  1.50 
pears  .  1.25 
pears  .  1.00 
pears  . 93% 
. 75 
. 62% 
boxes 
boxes 
boxes 
boxes 
box  pears  . 
boxes  pears 
2  boxus  pears 
.50 
baskets  pears  .  1.75 
baskets  pears  .  1.50 
baskets  pears  .  1.37% 
baskets  pears  .  1.35 
baskets  pears  .  1.25 
baskets  pears  .  I  12% 
baskets  pears  . 1.00 
baskets  pears  . 75 
baskets  pears  . 70 
basket  pears  . 65 
basket  pears  . 
basket  pears 
baskets  pears 
basket  pears  , 
basket  pears  . 
.60 
.50 
.45 
.35 
.30 
91  baskets. 
(Continued  on  page  1299.) 
