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BUTTER 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week Ending Mar. 26. 1915. 
MILK 
The Borden contract prices for the six 
months beginning with April are based 
,!ii the fat content of the milk, there be¬ 
ing a difference of 60 cents per 100 
pounds between three and five per cent, 
fat. The price increases uniformly three 
cents per 100 pounds for every tenth of 
une per cent, fat increase. 
3% 3.5% 4% 4.5% 5% 
\pril .... $1.31 $1.46 $1.61 $1.76 $1.01 
May .... 
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July ... 
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Sept. ... 
Top grades of creamery are as last 
reported. The tone of the market as a 
whole is in better condition than at last 
report, the surplus of medium grades hav¬ 
ing been worked out. 
Creamery, extra.above 92 score, lb.. 
Extra. 92 score . 
Good to Choice . 
I ower Grades. 20 
Storage . 
State Dairy, be-t. 
Common to Good. 
Ladles . 
Packing Stock. 16 @ 
Process . 19 @ 
Elgin, 111., butter market 28 cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 29 cents. 
Boston, western creamery, 30. 
Chicago creamery. 25@28. 
CURES 1C. 
Best whole milk and average fancy are 
one-fourth cent lower. There is consider¬ 
able surplus of medium grade held stock. 
But little doing in export business, as 
present prices and ocean freight rates 
are too high to interest that class of 
trade. 
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EGGS 
The price advance noted last week has 
her u held and in some cases exceeded. 
But as a rule buyers feel uncertain about 
the future and are inclined to take the 
smallest possible quantity to eover their 
immediate needs. More will be known 
about April storage demand next week. 
White, choice to fancy, large .. 24 
Medium to good. 20 
Mixed colors, best. 22 
Common to good. 17 
FRESH FRUITS 
The apple market is stronger on 
grades above ordinary; $3 to $4 covers 
most wholesale business in good apples, 
the latter price being only for exception¬ 
al marks of standard late varieties like 
Albemarle Pippin and Winesap. Ben 
Davis and Gauo types are still very low, 
even for fancy sizes. Strawberry re¬ 
ceipts have been moderate and prices 
holding well up to former figures. 
Apples—Ben Davis, bbl . 1 50 
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Chickens choice broilers, lb.... 25 @ 27 
Broilers, common to good. 21 @ 22 
Roasters . 23 ® 24 
Fowls....... 14 @ 1754 
Ducks,. 12 @ 18 
8quabs, doz. 1 25 @3 75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 6 50 @8 58 
Bulls. 5 00 @ 6 00 
Cows. 3 50 @6 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lb. 8 00 @13 00 
Culls. 5 00 @ 7 05 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 5 00 @ 6 70 
Lambs . 7 00 @10 50 
Hogs . ... .. 7 50 @ 7 80 
HOPS. 
Prime to choice. 14 @ 16 
Common to good 12 @ 13 
Pacific Coast ... 13 @ 14 
Old stock... . 7 @ 3 
HAY AND STRAW. 
There are no price changes, and the 
market is weak except on better grades 
of Timothy. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . ’0 50 @2100 
No. 2.18 50 @19 50 
No. 3 . 16 00 @17 50 
Clover mixed . 17 00 @18 00 
Straw, Rye.14 00 @15 00 
GRAIN 
Wheat has declined three to five cents 
on good crop outlook except in fly in¬ 
fested sections, and the probability of 
further active work in the Turkish 
Straits. The supply of corn is largo and 
market rather weak, but no change noted 
in price of either corn or oats. 
Wheat. No. 1. Northern Spring . 163 @ 
No. 2. Red . 165 @ 
Corn, as to quality, bush. 8U @ 83 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 62 @ 64 
Rye, free from onion.1 25 @ 1 26 
RETAIL PRICES A'l NEW YORK. 
Those are not the highest or lowest 
figures noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and Ihe buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of New York’s 
population. 
Eggs, fancy white, doz. 30 @ 35 
Mixed colors, new laid. 25 @ 2S 
Ordinary grades. 20 @ 23 
Butter, fancy prints, lb. .. 36 @ 3S 
Tub. choice. 33 @ 35 
Chickens, roasting, lb. 26 @ 27 
Broilers, common to good, lb. 25 © 28 
Fricassee, lb. 18 @ 20 
Fowis . 18 @ 23 
Turkeys. .-. 22 @ 24 
Leg of lamb. 18 @ 20 
Lamb chops.. 16 @ 2' 1 
Roasting beef . 18 @ 22 
Stewing beef. 12 @ 16 
Pork chops.?.... IS @ 20 
Loin of Pork. 17 @ 20 
Round Steak .. 18 <» 27 
Apples, dessert, ooz. . .. 25 @ 50 
Cooking, pet lc. 25 @ 30 
Potatoes, peck. 25 @ 30 
Linseed oil in carload lots is selling at 
about 60 cents per gallon. 65 to 68 cents 
for smaller lots, and raw Calcutta seed 
at 70 cents. Flaxseed at Duluth and 
other western primary markets brings 
$1.90 to $1.95 per bushel. 
I N Stacking Hay or Using a Binder 
best results depend on uniform strength of 
Rope or Twine used. You have enough busy- 
season troubles, so avoid Rope and Twine 
worries this year by using 
Columbian 
Rope and Binder Twine 
which are made of long, tough selected fibre of un¬ 
usual strength by our own system of careful spinning. 
COLUMBIAN Rope and Twines are made uniform 
throughout their entire length — wear better, last 
longer. 
Be sure your dealer gets COLUMBIAN Rope and Twine 
for you this year. Our big distributors in every large 
center can furnish him promptly. 
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Branches: New York Chicago Boston 
King . 2 CO ‘@ 3 25 
Winesap . 2 50 @ 3 00 
Albemarle Pippins. 3 50 @ 3 75 
Spy . 2 00 @ 3 50 
Greening ... 2 00. @3 50 
Box. as to variety, . 90 @ 1 60 
Pears. Kietler. bbl. 1 50 @ 3 00 
Cranberries. Cape Cod, bbl. 2 no 'it 6 00 
Jersey, bbl. 2 00 to 4 50 
Strawberries, Fla. qt. 20 @ 50 
BEANS. 
All varieties are five to 10 cents per 
100 pounds lower, and very little business 
lone at the outside figure quoted. 
Marrow. 100 lbs..... 6 75 @6 80 
Medium . 5 55 @ 560 
Pea . 5 21) @ 5 30 
Red Kidney. 6 25 @ 6 30 
White Kidney . 7 25 @ 7 30 
Yellow Eye. 6 00 @ 6 10 
Lima, California. 5 75 @5 90 
VEGETABLES. 
No improvement in the potato situa¬ 
tion. New from the south are not coming 
rapidly, but the yards are heavily stocked 
with State and Maine, which may be had 
at 40 to 50 cents per bushel in small 
lots. White and yellow onions from the 
Connecticut Valley have sold a little bet¬ 
ter, especially large yellow. Cabbage 
selling well at full former quotations. 
Potatoes-Jersey, bbl. 
State, 180 lbs. 
Maine, 180 lbs. 
Bermuda, bbl.. 
Southern, new. bbls. 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 
Asparagus. Cal., doz. 2 00 
Beets. 10(1 bunches. 
Carrots, bbl. 1 00 
Chicory, southern, bbl. 1 50 
Cabbage, old. ton .12 Oil 
New, bbl. crate. 2 00 
Horseradish, bbl . 3 011 
Kale, bbl. 1 00 
Leeks, 100 bunches. 1 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 1 00 
Onions—Red. bag . 
Yellow. 
White . 
Peppers, bu. 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 
Spinach, bbl. 
string Beans, bu. 
Squash. Hubbard, bbl. 
Marrow . 1 50 
Now.bu . 
Egg Plants bu. 1 50 
Tomatoes, 6- blit, crate. 1 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls . 17 
K osters . 
Ducks... 
Geese. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, choice, lb._ 
Common to good.14 
BOSTON MARKET REVIEW. 
The general condition of the apple mar¬ 
ket is improving, demand being good on 
best stock and slow to fair on common 
to cheap. Prices are improving slightly, 
itn I stocks are decreasing quite rapidly, 
nearly 50 per cent, during the past three 
months, and nearly 25 per cent, in the 
past month. Exports have decreased 25 
per cent, in the last week. B st Bald¬ 
wins bring $2 to $2.25 per barrel; good 
to fair, $2.50 to $2.75; other grades, $1.50 
to $2.00. Greenings $2 to $2.25; North¬ 
ern Spy, best $2 per barrel; good $1.75 
to $2.25; Ben Davis, $2; Russet $2 to 
$2.50; native box stock 50 to $1.25. 
Cranberries slightly improved in price, 
but still selling slowly; best, $4.50 per 
barrel. $1.50 per box; others $2 per bar¬ 
red, $1 per crate. 
Hothouse tomatoes sell well at 50 to 60 
rents per pound for best, others about 25 
cents. Lettuce slow at 40 to 60 cents per 
box. Cucumbers lower, best $7 per box, 
others $2 to $6. A little native celery 
left at $2 to $2.50 per dozen. Native 
cabbage $1 per barrel. Plenty of pota¬ 
toes at low [trices, good stock selling at 
90 cents to $1 per bag. Onions, prices 
range from $1.40 to $1.70 per bag for na¬ 
tive. Yellow turnips, $1.50 per bag; 
white egg, 85 cents per box; purple top 
75 e<nits if good. Beets 85 cents per box 
for old stock, new bunch stock. $1.50 per 
dozen bunches. Carrots 75 cents per box 
for old stock. Parsnips $1 per bushel. 
House rhubarb 9 cents per pound for 
fresh stock. 
Butter slow sale at low prices, 32 to 
32 cents for best: other grades, 28 to 31 
rents. Cheese slightly higher and light 
supply, 16 to 18 cents. Eggs in heavy 
supply and demand not enough to hold 
prices at a reasonable basis; 20 cents 
per dozen is store price paid farmers in 
cash and trade. I ive poultry in demand 
at good prices, 18 cents paid in some 
cas-s, in others 15 to 16 cents. Jewish 
holidays are responsible for demand at 
present. Dressed poultry brings good 
prices, 18 to 20 cents for fowls, broilers 
selling at 20 cents for fresh-killed, 25 
cents for storage: turkeys 23 cents. A 
large supply of live beef at Brighton is 
filling storage plants to full capacity, and 
sales are largely made at reasonable 
prices. Best cattle 7% to 8*4 per pound. 
Good quality cows, 5 to 6 cents. Live 
hogs 714 cents per pound; dressed 814 to 
9Vi. cents; sheep 5 and 6 cents; lambs 
9 cents; veal calves 814 to 914; steer 
hides 19 cents per pound; cow 17*; calves 
25 cents. No milch cows on sale at 
Brighton. 
Best horse hay slow at $24 per ton; 
other grades $15 ti $20. Oornmeal and 
cracked corn $1.60 per 100 pounds; oats ! 
65 to 69 cents per bushel; bran, per ton. j 
$27; mixed feed $28 and $30; cottonseed 
meal $33; linseed $38; gluten $28.50 to 
$30. a. e. r. 
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