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Products, Prices and Trade 
Wholesale Prices at New York. 
Week ending Sept. 3, 1915. 
The commercial values of farm prod¬ 
ucts are what they sell for—not neces¬ 
sarily their food value or what some one 
thinks or wishes they were worth. Hence 
representative sales rather than opinions, 
even though unbiased, are the correct 
basis for quotations. Except in cases 
where quality is standardized by scoring, 
the term “best” refers to the best on sale 
at the time. The best sheep, lambs, 
apples, pears, etc., one week may be 
much better or poorer than the next. 
Live Stock and Dairy Markets. 
MILK. 
The Borden contract prices for the six 
months beginning with April are based on 
the fat content of the milk, there being 
a difference of 60 cents per 100 pounds 
between three and five per cent. fat. The 
prices increases uniformly three cents per 
cent, fat increase. 
3% 
3.5% 
4% 
4.5% 
5% 
April . . 
.. $1.31 
$1.46 
$1.61 
$1.76 
$1.91 
May ... 
.. 1.06 
1.21 
1.36 
1.51 
1.66 
June .. 
.. 1.00 
1.15 
1.30 
1.45 
1.60 
July .. 
.. 1.16 
1.31 
1.46 
1.61 
1.76 
Aug. . . 
.. 1.32 
1.47 
1.62 
1.77 
1.92 
Sept. . . 
. . 1.41 
1.56 
1.71 
1.86 
2.01 
BUTTER. 
There has been an advance of one-half 
cent on the better grades of both dairy 
and creamery. Business has been more 
active than for some time on low grades 
as well as the higher qualities. 
Creamery, best.above 92 score, lb...... 27 @ 2716 
Extra. 92 score . 2(i @ 2616 
Good to Choice . 22 & 24 ~ 
Lower Grades. 20 & 21 
State Dairy, best. 25 16® 26 
Common to Good. 20 @ 24 
Ladles . 18 @ 21 
Packing Stock. jg <3 20 
Process . 20 @ 23 
Elgin. Ill., butter market 24^ cents. 
Philadelphia, western creamery. 2616 cents. 
Boston, western creamery. 2f>^>. 
Chicago creamery. 22®'U16. 
Kansas City, 24@27. 
CHEESE. 
Both whole milk and skims are one- 
half cent higher, though business is only 
moderate in volume. The up-State mar¬ 
kets are mainly higher, pasture good and 
weather favorable for cheese curing. 
Whole Milk. State specials. 13 16C& 13& 
Average fancy . 13 @ 13 14 
Under Rrades. 11 @ 12 
Daisies, best. li l A@ U16 
Young Americas. 15 @ 15^ 
Skims, special. 10 @ 11 
Fair to good . 7 @ 9 
PRIMARY MARKETS. 
Cuba, N. Y.. 13. 
Watertown. N. Y.. 12@I2$4. 
Utica. N. Y.. \2®\2H. 
Little Falls. N. Y.. 11^012. 
Plymouth, Wis., 12J4@13!4. 
EGGS 
The fancy grades of both white and 
brown are one cent higher. Receipts of 
medium and under grades are large, 
and offered at cut prices to possible 
buyers. 
White, choice to fancy, large . 34 @ 35 
Medium to good. 25 @ 31 
Mixed colors, best. 30 @ 31 
Common to good. 24 <3 28 
Storage, best, . 23 @ 24 
Common. lb @ 21 
St. Louis, gathered, 19. 
Chicago, 20021. 
Kansas City, 15020. 
Indianapolis, ind., 21022. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Marketing for the first Hebrew holi¬ 
days is under way. Supplies thus far 
are ample, fowls and chickens running 
lower than last week. 
Chickens, lb. 
. 16 
@ 
16 16 
Fowls . 
. 15 
@ 
16 
Roosters. 
@ 
12 
Ducks . 
& 
17 
Geese. 
& 
12 
Chicago, Chickens !6@16b* 
Kansas City, 15. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Demand for fresh killed has been 
light, partly because of the poor quality 
of current receipts, buyers preferring the 
graded frozen stock. Spring ducks are 
selling well, especially for storage. 
Turkeys, choice, lb . 20 & 21 
Common to good. 14 @ IS 
Chickens choice broilers. !b. 24 @ 25 
Broilers, common to good . 21 @ 23 
Squab broilers, pair. 40 @ 50 
Roasters . 22 @ 24 
Fowls. 14 @ 18 
Spring Ducks. 16 <3 17 
Squabs, doz. 125 @3 50 
WOOL. 
Stocks of the new clip oast of the 
Mississippi are being rapidly worked 
down. The market is fairly active, 
though not brisk. Recent sales at Bos¬ 
ton have been : Michigan and New York 
unwashed Delaine. 2(5 to 27; half blood, 
62 to 83; three-eighths blood, 37 to 38; 
Ohio and Pennsylvania lleeces, half blood 
combing, 35 to 36; fine unwashed, 26 to 
27 y 2 . 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers and fat cows selling well; 
calves higher; sheep and lambs in mod¬ 
erate demand, a few prime lambs having 
brought $10 per hundred. 
Native Steers. 7 65 @ 9 15 
Hulls... 4 50 @660 
Cows. 3 00 @ 7 00 
Calves, prime veal. 100 lb. 9 00 @13 50 
Culls. 6 00 @ 8 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 3 50 @ 5 75 
Lambs . 8 00 @10 00 
Hogs. 7 50 @ 8 30 
(General Markets on page 1127.) 
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