Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
783 
Market News and Prices 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
Farmer's position s,ii.l favorable— 
PRICES HIGHER THAN YEAR AGO—IN¬ 
CREASED ACREAGE OF STANDARD VEGE¬ 
TABLES—GOOD YEAR FOR FRUIT, 
The improvement in the farmer’s po¬ 
sition seems to be holding, l'rices of farm 
products look better by comparison with 
those of a year ago, although they are 
low compared with the war boom. Eu¬ 
rope is taking more grain and cotton at 
higher prices. Germany, by the way, is 
back to second place as a Cotton buyer, 
and Japan has about doubled now, taking 
third place as a customer for American 
cotton, with England first. Our own mills 
are back to the 1015) rate of demand. 
Most fruits and vegetables are higher 
than a year ago. and many thousands 
more’ cars have been shipped. Butter is 
.3 to 5)e higher, while cheese sells about 
the same as then. Any little advance 
the dairy farmers get is offset by higher 
cost of store feeds. Dairy farmers suf¬ 
fered less than grain farmers in the slump 
of 1920-21. but have seen less improve¬ 
ment since. Live stock is higher than a 
year ago for sheep, lambs and hogs, but 
not for cattle. General business conditions 
have shown fairly steady improvement 
for the past eight months. If tin* gain 
continues, as seems likely, there will be 
more money to he spent for the Summer 
and Fall products of the farm. Labor for 
the farm is still in fair supply, but the 
surplus is being taken up by the factories 
and road building in some sections. 
The season is late in a general way, 
but on the whole about as favorable as the 
average. There were floods in the South¬ 
west, drought in the Southeast and frost 
midway. The Northwest had some frost 
injury, but while the Northeast suffered 
but few drawbacks, the frost did harm in 
some localities, but did not greatly dam¬ 
age the outlook. The country’s fruit crop 
has been cut somewhat, and it may be 
just as well, for a full crop East. West 
and South could not all be sold. So far 
as can be estimated, there will he about 
10 per cent increase in the majority of 
main-crop potato States, and about 10 
per cent in Northern and mid western 
onion acreage. This would not necessarily 
mean over-production, unless all sections 
have a full yield. Just now both the 
onion and potato markets are between the 
old and new seasons, and supplies are 
moderate. 
MORE POTATOES AND ONIONS 
The old potato market season draws 
close to the end without the extreme 
slump of last year. The situation im¬ 
proved rather during May. All the old 
Slates except Maine were about done 
shipping, ami new potatoes were late in 
the Upper South and not quite ready to 
fill the gap. Old potatoes average in the 
cities about $1.50 for 100 lbs., atul new 
stock about $5 per hhl. Reports show in¬ 
creased planting in the North and West, 
hut a considerable part of the main crop 
is not. planted until .Tune, and conditions 
mav be changed by the time the first of¬ 
ficial forecast is issued in July. 
EARLY FRUITS COMING FAST 
It has been a great season for straw¬ 
berries. It seems that the height of the 
season was passed with the peak of the 
Tennessee shipments. The next Crop in 
succession in the South Atlantic States 
was reduced by the early frosts. The 
price, average in city markets has recov¬ 
ered somewhat for choice stock, but there 
is still a considerable bulk of sales as low 
as S to 16c tier quart. The average price 
of berries from the various sections is 
around $3 per 24-qt. ease, or about one- 
half the price usually in the same markets 
a year ago. The difference is owing to 
the greater yield and somewhat larger 
acreage this year, and possibly to the 
somewhat larger supply of other fruits. 
There are still close to one million boxes 
of Northwestern boxed apples in storage. 
Dried fruits are in fair supply. Consid¬ 
erable quantities of South American 
peaches, melons, etc., were placed upon 
the large markets this season, and the 
Georgia peach crop is beginning to move 
in a limited way. The quality of the fruit, 
is reported good for early peaches. Ap¬ 
parently the yield will he only moderate, 
owing to weather damage of various kinds. 
Melons from Florida are selling from 50c 
to $1. wholesale, hut the movement is not 
yet well under way. Early reports indi¬ 
cate a heavy supply of cantaloupes both 
from the Pacific Coast and from the South 
Atlantic cantaloupe sections. g. b. f. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENMCOTT MARKETS 
Hamburg, lb.. 18c; boneless roasts, lb., 
22c; choice kettle roasts, lb., S to 14c; 
neck cuts, lb., 8c; porterhouse steak, lb., 
25c; round steak, lb,, 22 to 24c; sausage, 
lb., 20c; salt pork, lb„ 20c; pork loiu, 
lb., 27c; pork chops, lb„ 32c; sliced 
ham, lb.. 30 to 35c; Dold hacon, lb„ 20c; 
lamb chops, lb., 30 to 35c; mutton, lb., 
10 to 25c; veal cutlets, lb,, 35c; veal loaf, 
lb, 35c{ rabbits, live, lb., 25c; dressed. 
30c; bullheads, local river, lb., 30c; eels, 
lb.. > 30c; six-wceks-pigs, each, $0. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, lh., 32c: fowls, 
lb.. 32c; old roosters, lb , 25c; gprse. lb,, 
32c; ducks, lb., 32c; day-old chicks, each, 
20c. 
Dressed Poultry — Chickens, lh., 38c; 
fowls, lh.. 38c; geese, lb., M4e; <1 licks, lb., 
34c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 2.3c; brown. 28c; 
duck eggs, 35c; milk, qt., Sc; buttermilk, 
qt., 5c; skim-milk, qt„ 5c; cream, qt., 
70c; butter, creamery, fancy prints, 45c; 
best, dairy, 45c; cheese, cream, 30c ; skim, 
17c; cottage cheese. 10c; Pimento cheese, 
15c. 
Popcorn, shelled, lb., 6c; bread, 17-oz. 
loaf, 5c; new maple syrup, gal., $1.75 to 
$2; new maple sugar, lb., 20 to 25c; 
clover honey, card. 23c; vinegar, eider, 
gal., 40c. 
Apples, bu„ $2.40; asparagus. 11 %c; 
beans, lh.. Sc: celery. 12Vge; cabbage, 
white, lb., 6c; Carrots, bu., $1.50; cu¬ 
cumbers, each. 5c; horseradish, bottle, 
lik': dandelion greens, peck, 20c; let¬ 
tuce, large heads, each. 10c: unions, dry, 
3 lbs.. 25c: green, bunch. 5c: potatoes, 
bu.. 95c; new, lh.. 5c; parsnips, bu., 
$1.35: pens, qt., 15c; rhubarb, lh., 10c; 
radishes, bunch, 5c; spinach, 15c; string 
beans, qt.. 15c: squash, Hubbard, lh., 5c; 
strawberries, qt.. 25 to 2Sc; sauerkraut, 
qt., 15c; rutabagas, bu., 80c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, lb„ 14c; heavy, 12c; lamb, 
Spring, lb.. 30 to 50c; beef, lb., 7 to 9c; 
veal. lb.. 12c. 
Live Poultry—Ducks, lb.. 30c: broilers, 
lh„ 40 to (50c; fowls, lh„ 27 to 34c; 
geese, lb.. 35c; guinea hens, each, $1. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lh., 50c; 
broilers, lb.. 75c; fowls, lh., 45 to 50c; 
geese, lh.. 40c. 
Eggs, 27 to 30c: duck eggs. 35 to 40e ; 
butter, lb.. 40 to 45e; Italian cheese, lb., 
r |f) to 40c. 
Asparagus, doz. bunches, $1.50 to 
$1.75; cowslips, bn., 50c; endive, doz. 
heads. 75c; garlic. lb., 20 to 25c: honey, 
pt.. 30 to 35c; kohl-rabi. doz.. 60c; let¬ 
tuce. leaf, crate. $1.20 to $3.50; Boston, 
doz. heads, $3: maple syrup, gal.. $1.50 
to $2: onions, green, doz. bunches. 25 to 
30c; potatoes, bu., 65c to $1.20; rhubarb, 
doz. bunches, 30 to 35c; rotnaine, doz. 
heads. 50c; radishes, doz. bunches. 40c; 
spinach, bn., $1. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $23; No. 2. 
$17 to $19; No. 3. $16; Timothy, ton, 
$20 to $23; rye straw, ton, $14 to $20. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed heef, carcass. lb„ 10 to 15c; 
forequarters, lb., 8 to 10c; hindquarters, 
lb., 16 to 20e; dressed hogs, light, lb., 
12 to 15c: heavy. 10 to 12c; Spring 
lambs, lh., 30 to 32c; yearling lambs, lb., 
14 to 16c; mutton, lb., 10 to 12c; veal, 
lb.. 12 to 16c. 
Live Poultry—Broilers, Spring, lb., .5$ 
to 40e; fowls, lb., 26 to 2Sc; r< >• »sters. 
old, 16 to 18c; guinea fowls, each. 50 to 
60c; ducks, lb.. 23 to 25c; geese, lb., IS 
to 20c; turkeys, lb.. 30 to 35c. 
Eggs. 28 to 30c; butter, country, crock, 
lh.. 33 to 35c. 
Strawberries, Kentucky, crate. 24 qts.. 
$5.50 to $0.50: Maryland. 32 qts., $6.50 
to $7; pineapples, ease, $4.75 to $5: as¬ 
paragus, small, doz. bunches, $1.25 to 
$1.50; large, doz. bunches. $3.50 to $5; 
beets, new. doz. hunches. $1.50 to $1.75; 
beef greens, bu.. $1 to $1.25; carrots, bu., 
$1.45 to $1.55; celery, doz. bunches, $1 
to $1.10: cucumbers, doz.. $1.25 to $1.50; 
Lettuce, head. doz. 60 to 75c; mint, green, 
doz. hunches. 20 to 35c; onions, bu,, $1.50 
to $2; green, doz. bunches. 20 to 25e: 
potatoes, lm., 90 to 95c; pieplant, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 40c; radishes, doz. bunches, 
10 to 15c; spinach, bu., 35 to 50c; to¬ 
matoes, lb.. 20 to 35c; watercress, doz 
bunches, 40 to 50c. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand-picked, red 
niarinw, $7 50; white marrow. $6; red 
kidney, $7.50; white kidney. $8; pea. $6; 
ellow-pye. $K; Imperials. $5. 
Hides. No. 1. steers, 7c; No. 2. 6c; 
cows and heifers. No. 1. 5c; No, 2. 4c; 
hulls and stags, lb.. 4c: horsehides, each. 
$2 to $2; lambs, each, $1 to $1.50: calf 
skins. No. 1. 10c: No. 2, 9c; wool, fierce, 
lh., 25 to 28c; unwashed, medium, lb., 
2s to 30c. 
Wheat, bu.. $1.25 to $1.28; corn, 
shelled, bu., 75 to 77c; oats. 48 to 49c: 
rye. $1.10 to $1.15. 
Hay. Timothy, ton. $26 to $2S; straw, 
ton. $14 to $18. 
Seeds, clover, large, bu.. $14 to $16; 
medium. $14.50 to $16.50; Timothy, 
$4.25 to $4.75; Alsike, fi'2 to $13; Al¬ 
falfa, $13 to $14. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
Butter is off again, with no sign of re¬ 
covery. Good pastures are perhaps the 
reason. “Easy’’ seems to he the word 
generally. Ouions are finding their new 
low level. Green stuff grows fast. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, weak; creamery, 33 to 39e; 
dairy, 30 to 35c; crocks. 30 to 34c; com¬ 
mon. 21 to 24c. Cheese, unsettled; 
daisies, new and old, 19 to 25c; fiats, IS 
to 24c; Longhorns, 18 to 25c; Swiss, 
wheel. 35 to 60c. Eggs, easy; hennery, 
27 to 29c; State and Western candled. 
20 to 28c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady; turkeys. 4.5 to 
59c; fowl. 22 to 33c: chickens, 26 to 34c; 
broilers, 38 to 44e: old roosters, 23 to 
24c; ducks. 31 to 32c; geese, 20 to 21c. 
Live poultry, easy; fowls. 20 to 29c; 
broilers, 40 to 50c; old roosters, 19 to 
20c; ducks. 23 to 30c-; geese, 18 to 22c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, quiet; best named varieties, 
bu., $2.50 to $3; seconds. $1.75 to $2.25; 
common, $1.25 to $1.50. Potatoes, easier; 
best homegrown, bu.. 80c to $1.10; sec¬ 
onds. 50 to 65c; Florida, hhl.. $4 to $7.75J 
Carolina, $0.25 to $0.50; sweets, hamper. 
$1.75 to $2. 
berries and melons 
Strawberries, soft and easier; best. 24- 
qt. crates. $4.75 to $5: seconds, $2.50 to 
$4. Watermelons, firmer; each. 80c to $1. 
REA N S—ON IO N S 
Beans, firm : kidney, $8 to $9; marrow, 
$8 to $8.25; pea aud medium, $7 to $8. 
< hiions, steady; Texas, crate. $1.50 to 
$2.75; Bermuda, $3.25 to $3.50; Egyp¬ 
tian, sack. $5 to $6. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, mostly firm ; asparagus, Mt. 
Morris, doz.. $2.75 to $3.50; beans, green 
and wax; hamper. $1.75 to $2.75; beets, 
bu.. $3.50 to $3.75: doz. bunches. 90c to 
$125; cabbage, crate. $1.50 to $3 50; car¬ 
rots. new, bn.._ $2.25 to $2.50; doz. 
bunches, 50 to 75c: celery. Florida, crate, 
$3.75 to $4; cucumbers, hamper. $1.25 to 
$1.75; lettuce, curly, lh., 5 to 7c: home¬ 
grown, box. 65 to 75c; parsley, doz 
bunches. 75c to $1.25; peas, Southern, 
hamper, $2 to $2.75; peppers, box, $3 to 
$3.75; pieplant, doz. bunches. 25 to 50c; 
radishes, doz L bunches, 15 to 25ct spinach, 
fin., 50 to 75c; tomatoes, Florida, crate, 
$2.50 to $5; watercress, doz. bunches, 
30 to 40c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, easy ; light comb, lb.. 15 to 22c ; 
dark. 10 to 12c. Maple products, quiet; 
sugar, lb., 10 to 15c; syrup, gal., $1.25 
to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay. strong; Timothy, track, ton. $21 
to $24: clover mixed. $20 to $23; rve 
straw. $18 to $20; oat and wheat straw, 
$16 to $18; wheat bran, car lot. ton. $25; 
middlings. $24; red dog. $34.50; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $50.75; oilmeal, $51; hominy, 
$28; gluten, $36.75; oat feed. $10 50; 
rye middlings, $25. j. w. c. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best creamery, 38 to 39%c; good to 
choice. 3-» to 36%c; lower grades. 32 to 
34c; ladle-packed, 23 to 27c; packing 
stock, IS to 24c. 
EGGS 
Fancy, nearby. 34 to 36c; gathered, 
good to choice. 27 to 28c; lower grades, 
22 to 25c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, fancy. 26 to 28c; fair to good, 
24 to 25c; Spring chickens. 50 to 55c; 
ducks, 22 to 24c; geese. 14 to 16c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 30 to 34c; roosters, IS to 20c; 
Spring ducks. 25 to 26c. 
FRUITS 
Apples, hhl.. $5 to $6.25; strawberries, 
qt., 10 to 30c; oranges, box, $3 to $10; 
grapefruit, box. $4.25 to $6.40. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, new. hhl.. $2.75 to $5.25; cab¬ 
bage. hhl.. $1 50 to $1.65; asparagus, 
bunch. 10 to 40c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Baldwin, hhl., $6 to $8.50; Spy, $5 to 
$7: Ben Davis, $4 to $5; bu. box, $1.50 
to $3. 
BEANS 
Ten, 100 lbs.. $7 to $9.25; red kidney, 
$7.50 to $9.25; yellow-eye, $8.25 to $S.75. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, best. 36 to 37e; good to 
choiee, 33 to 35c; dairy, 27 to 34c. 
EGGS 
Nearbv hennery, 33 to 34c; gathered, 
choice, 29 to 31c; common to good, 24 
to 27c. 
Mil,I. FEED 
Spring bran, $27.50 to $27.75: mid¬ 
dlings, $27.50 to $30; red dog, $38.50; 
mixed feed. $31 to $35; gluten feed. $40; 
cottonseed meal, $50 to $56; linseed meal, 
$52 to $56. 
POTATOES 
Green Mountain, 100 lbs., $1.20 to 
$1.30; new, hhl., $4 to $6.50. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 30 to 31c; broilers, 48 to 50c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Native roasters, 35 to 38c; fowls, 2S 
to 32c: roosters, 20 to 21c; squabs, doz., 
$5 to $7. 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage, bbl.. 50c to $1.25; celery, bu., 
box, $3 to $3.25 : lettuce, bu.. 50 to 75c; 
radishes, 50 to 75c; tomatoes, lb., 25 to 
30c; rutabagas, 140 lbs., $2 to $2.75; 
spinach, box, 20 to 40c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
June 1. 1922 
MILK 
Dairymen's League Co-operative Asso¬ 
ciation, Inc., prices for June: Class 1, 
for liquid consumption, $1.75; Class 2, 
for cream and ice cream. $1.50: Class 3. 
for condensed milk, a differential of 20c 
over butter prices; Class 4, for butter 
and cheese, price based on butter and 
cheese quotations. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb... 
Good to choice. 
.34% 
m 
.35 
.31 
m 
.33 
Lower grades. 
.29 
Oi 
.30 
City made. 
.24 
Or 
.28 
Dairy, best . 
.33% 
Cry 
.34 
Common to good.... 
.29 
Or 
.32 
Packing stock . 
.19 
@ 
.25 
CHEESE 
Whole milk. new. f’ey. .18% 
m 
.19 
Average run . 
.17% 
@ 
.18 
Skims . 
.14 
@ 
.15 
EGGS 
White, choice to f’ey.. 
.37 
(a> 
.38 
Medium to good.... 
Mix’d col’s, n’by. best. 
.32 
Oy 
.35 
.32 
Or 
.34 
Medium to good.... 
.25 
Or 
.30 
Gathered, best . 
.30 
Or 
.31 
Medium to good.... 
.24 
(til 
.28 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best.49 
Or 
.52 
Common to good.... 
.42 
(a 
.47 
Chickens, choice, lb... 
.42 
Or 
.45 
Fair to good. 
.30 
(a 
.40 
Broilers, lb. 
.40 
Oi 
.60 
Fcwls . . 
§ 2i) 
Or 
.33 
Roosters . 
.18 
Or 
.20 
Ducks . 
.20 
or 
.25 
Geese . 
.15 
Or 
.IS 
.Squabs, doz. 
4.00 
Or 
9.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers . 8.75 
(o 
9.00 
Bulls .,. 
4.00 
@ 
5.25 
Cows . 
1.50 
Or 
5.00 
Calves, prime v'l. c-wt. 
10.00 
Ol 
13.00 
Culls . 
5.00 
Or 
8.00 
Hogs . 
10.00 
Or 
11.75 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
4.00 
(ft) 
6.00 
Lambs . 
14.00 
Oil 
17.06 
BEANS 
Marrow. 100 lbs. 
8.00 
(ft 
8.50 
Medium . 
7.50 
Of 
8.50 
Pea . 
8.00 
Of 
9.50 
Red kidney. 
8.25 
(a 
9.00 
White kidney. 
9.75 
(a 
10.00 
Yellow eye. 
6.50 
Oi 
7.00 
FRUITS 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl.. 
4.50 
Or 
9.00 
Ben Davis . 
4.00 
Or 
5.50 
Spy . 
7.00 
Ot 
10.00 
Russet . 
4.00 
Oi 
6.00 
Western, box . 
2.00 
Ot 
4.75 
Strawberries— 
Jersey, qt. 
.12 
Oil 
.25 
Delaware and Md... 
.08 
Of 
.20 
Avocados, doz. 
4.00 
Of 
5.00 
Muskmebms. bu. 
3.00 
0i' 
12.00 
Watermelons. car.325.(K) 
<0)650.00 
Peaches. Ga.. crate... 
1.00 
Or 
4.(HI 
Huckleberries. N. (’.. qt. 
.25 
Of 
.35 
Blackberries. N. qt. 
.20 
Oil 
.35 
Gooseberries, J'sey, qt. 
.14 
Of 
.15 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz. b’s... 1.75 
Of 
5.00 
Beets, bu. 
1.50 
(0) 
1.75 
Carrots, bbl. 
4.00 
(if 
5.00 
Cabbage, bu. 
.75 
Of 
1.50 
Eggplant, bu. 
1.25 
Of 
1.75 
Lettuce, bu. 
.50 
Oi 
2.50 
Onions, bn. 
1.50 
Of 
2.00 
Peppers bu. 
1.25 
Of 
2.50 
Radishes, %-bbl. bkt.. 
1.00 
Of 
1.50 
Spinach, bbl. 
.75 
Of 
1.25 
Squash, bid. 
.25 
Of 
.75 
String beans, bu. 
1.00 
ot 
1.75 
Tomatoes, G-bkt. crate 
1.50 
ot 
5.50 
Watercress. 100 b’ches 
2.50 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 
2.50 
Of 
4.50 
Cucumbers, bu. 
.75 
Oi 
3.00 
Lima beans, bu. 
6.00 
Of 
9 (X) 
Peas, bu. 
2.00 
@ 
4.00 
POTATOES 
Maine, 180 lbs. 2.25 
Of 
3.00 
State. 180 lbs. 
2 25 
Of 
3.00 
Southern, new. bbl.... 
2 50 
0i) 
4.00 
Sweet potatoes, bn... . 
2.75 
Of. 
3.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothv, No. 1.. 31.0$. 
Of 
32.00 
No. 2. 
28.00 
Oi 
30.00 
No. 3. 
25.00 
Or 
26.00 
Shipping. 
22.00 
Of 
24.00 
Clover mixed . 
22.00 
Oi 
30 00 
Straw, rye .. 
35 00 
Of 
36.00 
Oat and wheat. 
16.00 
Of 
18.00 
GRAIN 
Cash quotations at New York : 
"Wheat. No. 2. red.$1.25 
No. 1. Northern... 1.46 
No. 2. Durum. 1.38 
Corn. No. 2, yellow.79 
Oats, No. 2. white.40 
Rye . 1.11 
Barley .77 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter—Best ...$.46 to $.18 
Fair to good.40 to .44 
Milk—Loose, at stores.07 to .08 
Bottled. Grade A. .17 
Bottled. Grade B. .14 
Certified. .28 
Heavy cream, % pint__ .28 
Cheese, lb.30 to .42 
Eggs—Best .45 to .18 
Fair to good.30 to .42 
Fowls . 45 to .50 
Chickens ..45 to .55 
Lamb chops .50 to .65 
Potatoes, lb.03 to .04 
Apples, doz.50 to .75 
Onions, lb.05 to .10 
Lettuce, head .05 to .10 
