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b%e RURAi NEW-YORKER 
Notes from Department of 
Foods and Markets 
204 Franklin Street, New York City 
April 12, 1917 
—Nearby bemieries in moderate 
f-iipply and Rood demand. Fancy State 
and nearby hennery whites, 38c to .‘lOc; 
State and nearby gathered whites, 3Gc 
to 38c; fancy State and nearby hennery 
browns, 37c to 38c; State and nearby 
liennery brown and mixed gathered, .3Cc 
to 37c. 
New York Ci,\ssification of Nearby 
liGGS.—They should be packed in new, 
standard 30 dozen cases, which are ac¬ 
cepted by the railroad at the lowest 
freight rate. They must consist of clean, 
full, strong-bodied, fresh eggs of uniform 
size. If white, they must be chalk white 
and free from cream colored and tinted 
eggs. If sold as browns, they must be 
buff to deep brown in color. They should 
w'eigh not less than 4.o lbs. net to the 
case from February IG to iMay 15; from 
Hay IG to Fel)ruary 15 net weight is 
not less than 44 lbs. to the case. 
In the grade of hennery eggs, the bal¬ 
ance, other tha'n loss, may be defective 
in strength or fullness but must be 
sweet. There may be an average loss of 
one dozen to case; and, of this average 
loss, the loss in bad eggs must not exceed 
one-half dozen. 
Fresh gathered nearbys shall be packed 
in standard 30 dozen cases which take 
the lowest freight rate. They must con¬ 
sist of clean, full, strong-bodied, fresh 
eggs of uniform size. If sold as white, 
they must be white and free from brown 
tinted eggs. If sold as brown, they must 
be buff to deep brown. From February 
IG to May 15 they must weigh 44 lbs. 
or more to the case. From May IG to 
September 1, net weight must be 43 lbs. 
or more. From September 2 to Febru¬ 
ary 15, net weight—43 lbs. or over. In 
the grade of fresh gathered nearby may 
be defective in strength or fullness but 
must be sweet and fre.sh. The maximum 
loss shall be from 1^/^ to two dozen per 
case. 
Butter. —Market higher. Fancy West¬ 
ern creamery butter, 47c to 48c. Prime 
to fancy 45i/^c to 47c. Best Eastern 
dairy, in tubs, 45c to 4Gc; in prints, 42c 
to 46c; in mixed packages, 42c to 46c. 
Cheese. —Market firm. Prices un¬ 
changed. Old New York State large 
•white and colored, 27c to 27^4c; State 
part skims, 19c to 21c. New State, large 
white and colored, 25140 . 
Live Poultry. —Express receipts light. 
Fowls, 23c to 25c; stags, 17c to 18c; 
Spring ducks. 30c to .33c; geese, 18c to 
20c; live rabbits. 2Ge to 28e peivpound; 
broilers, 45c to 50c; old roosters, IGc. 
Dressed Poxw.try. —Fowls, 27c to 
28c; roasting chickens, .’lOc to 33c; old 
roosters, 19c to 20(\ 
Live Calves. —Market lower than last 
week. Fancy calves. I'P/^c to 15c; good 
to prime, V2yoC to 13i^c; common. 12c 
to 13c: buttermilks, 7c to Sc; yearlings, 
7c to 7i/4c. 
Dres.sei) Calves axb Lamrs.— 
Dressed veal firm. Fancy xvhite meated 
calves, 18c to 19c; good to prime, 
16%c to 17c; common, 15c to 16c; but¬ 
termilks. 12c to 14c. Dressed hothouse 
lambs lower, .$8 to .$10 each. 
Live Lambs, Sheep axd Pork. —Live 
Spring lamb.s, .$14 to .$16 per cwt.; old 
ewes. 7V>P to 9c; country-dressed pork, 
16c to 20c. 
Apples. —Strictly fancy apples con¬ 
tinue in very limited supply and market 
firm. General receipts of State apples 
are poorly graded or not graded at all 
and dragging at irregular figures. Bald¬ 
win .$4 to .$4.75; strictly fancy command 
$5 to .$5.50: a few Greenings sold at .$6 
to $G.50; Ben Davis, ,$3.75. 
Potatoes axd Oxioxs. —Potatoes 
highei’. State potatoes, $9 to .$9.75 per 
165-lb. bag: Southern and Bermuda, 
$10.50 to $12.50 per barrel; Maine, 
$8.75 to $9 per 165-lb. bag. Long Island, 
baiTel, .$10 to $10.50. Onions—Old 
stock about cleaned up. Y'ellow. 100-lb. 
bag. $10 to $11.50: red, $10 to $10.50; 
Texas, per crate, $3.7.5 to $4.50: New 
Zealand, per crate (100 lbs.), $10 to 
$10.50: Spanish, ease. $2.50 to .$5.50. 
Onion sets, basket, $1.50 to .$3. 
Beaxs. —Market firm and higher. 
Marrow. 100 lbs., $14. to $14.50: pea, 
$14 to $14.50; red kidney, $13 to $13.25; 
white kidney, $14 to $15. 
IIoxEY. Maple Syrup axd Maple 
Sugar. —No. 1 clover comb honey, pound, 
15c to 16c; lower grades. 14c to 15c; 
maple syrup, $1.10 to $1.25 per gallon; 
maple sugar, small cakes, 16c to 18c per 
lb. Large cakes, 14e to 16c per lb. If 
maple syrup or sugar is scorched or 
burned in making will sell lower. 
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Inspect it. Compare it Match it point by 
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it the great- 
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offered. 
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irhe 3 and C H. P. STsu 
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ENGINE 
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Chicago 
All Fairbatiks-Morse dealers sell engines on a zone carload 
low freight basis. If you don't know the local dealer^ write us. 
Boston Produce Markets 
(roiitiuued from page 616) 
almost everywhere. The butchers offer 
the' farmers more for the dry cows than 
they paid for them, and with the grain 
market jumping higher there is strong 
jiressure to sell. I would like to give 
more cheerful news for the dairy busi¬ 
ness, and it really is encourag’ g for 
the men who stay by, because it suggests 
loss competition in the future and higher 
prices. The farmers don’t expect to make 
money in dairy products, because they 
never have, but they do feel like protect¬ 
ing themselves against loss, and I see 
only one way out under present condi¬ 
tions, and that is through considerably 
higher prices for milk and its products.’’ 
Said Green & Co.: “Fresh extras are 47e 
and storage butter is very firm at 46c. 
It looks as if the market might hold up 
for some time. Milk is going for cheese 
and for condensing. The high prices in¬ 
crease the sale of low grade butter and of 
butter substitutes. Cheese is 27 to 27i/4c 
for old and 26c for new. We are export¬ 
ing chee.se right along. The British army 
must have it, and it is about all full cream 
for them. Freight to Liverpool is 4c and 
insurance about l%c per pound.” 
DULL trade IX POULTRY. 
In live poultry there is less demand 
and a tendency toward larger supply. It 
is surprising how many fowls are .shipped 
during the height of the laying season. 
The other day five express teams were 
seen unloading fowls in a single block of 
stores. Dealers explain it by the pre.s- 
sure of high grain bills and the prospect 
of receiving a dollar or uioi'e for an av¬ 
erage ben. According to S. L. Burr: 
“Live fowl bring 25c. They have sold 
as high as 28e, but the .Tewish holidays 
are over. Tliere is little poultry here 
and very little demand. Dressed poultry 
is very short. Fancy fowl sell at 26 to 
27o, soft chickens 26 to 30c and large, 
soft chickens 3.3 to 3.5c. Cocks go quick¬ 
ly at 21c.” A few squab size broilers 
are coming and are quoted around $1.40 
per pair, dressing 1% lbs-, per pair. 
APPLE MARKET WEAK. 
<?ales are certainly slow for all but 
the fancy apples, and most dealers quote 
lower prices. Lord & Spencer: “Apples 
are off 50 cents, and it takes a good ap¬ 
ple to bring over $5. It is lack of buy¬ 
ing. People seem scared by war condi¬ 
tions. High prices and the prospect of 
war taxes alarm even the well-to-do. 
They should get back their appetite in 
May. Last year Ma^ was the best late 
apple month, and it .seems likely to be 
so again. Cold storage stock is pretty 
much cleared away.” Hall & Cole .say: 
“We have sold apples at $5 that were 
selling at $5.50 before the middle of 
April, and trade is slow. Apples lack 
style and color and they don’t look right. 
There is a little handsome fruit coming 
in bu.shel boxes that bring $2 to "$2.50 
jier box for Baldwins.” Said Blanchard 
& Co., “The range is .$3 to $6. Choice 
box fruit brings $2. Bussets are .$3 to 
.$4..50. Trade is dull.” 
VEGETABLE MARKET QUIET. 
The searcity o.f both native and south¬ 
ern truck and the high prices combine 
to keep the vegetable trade rather dull 
!Uid quiet. Valley onions are back to 
$1,3 per bag, but most shippers are out 
of the market. I’otatoes are inclined 
dull and a little weak on account of less 
buying for future needs, and the price is 
around .$3 in 'bulk. Increasing receipts 
of southern vegetables seem to forcing 
our greenhouse crops down from recent 
high levels. Lettuce is now $1..35 box; 
beet greens, 75c; dandelions, $1.50; rad¬ 
ishes, $2.50. Ilhubarb is 8c lb., toma¬ 
toes 35e lb., beets $1.75 doz. bunches, 
mint 60c dozen. 
.SUGAR F^VIRLY STEADY. 
Brices of maple sweets have eased a 
April 2S, 1917. 
little, with syrup around $1.35, and 
sugar 18 to 20c for the bulk of sales. Of¬ 
ferings seem about equal to demand at 
these levels. 
MEATS SELLIXG IVELL. 
Choice, heavy western beef is 17c and 
young western cow beef 15c, compared 
with 10c for common country dressed 
cow beef. Choice mutton is in light sup¬ 
ply at 18c. Heavy hothouse lambs sell 
around $12. Choice and fancy veal is 
18 to 20c and country dressed hogs 19 to 
20c. 
ACTIVE TRADE IX LIVE STOCK. 
The good prices paid for live stock 
lately is attracting liberal shipments, but 
the market is holding well, so far, and 
beeves are higher. Choice, heavy steers 
of the beef breeds sell at 10 to 11c and 
others down to 8c. Heavy beef cows 
bring 10c, and common dry cows 5 to 
7c. Calves range from 11 to 13c for 
good lots, hogs sell ai’ound IGc and sheep 
8 to lOc. Milch cows seem to be sup¬ 
plied in liberal numbers, but demand is 
not brisk enough to suit the drovers. 
Prices hold about the same, with the ma¬ 
jority of sales around $50 to $75 and a 
few fancy ones up to $100 or more. 
the HIGH GRAIN PRICES. 
The dealers in grain seem as much .-.t 
sea as the feedei's, concerning the futiiic 
of the market, but are inclined to advise 
caution in following up the late sbarii 
advances. Soper & Co. observe: “The 
pasture season is at hand when feeders 
will use le.ss grain, and the market 
would naturally ease up. But we can 
hardly count on lower prices for corn- 
meal and wheat by-products .so long as 
the central grain markets keep advanc¬ 
ing. Cottonseed meal is now the best 
value in the feed market at $45, com- 
l)ared with cornine.al at $60 and bran at 
$47. Linseed meal sells about the same 
as cottonseed. Both are rich feeds and 
cannot be fed freely with safety. G. B. F. 
Even Fairbanks, Morse & Co. 
have to do it—! 
The first “Z” engine announcement in the Fall of 
1915 almost revolutionized the farm engine business. 
Certain it is—the “Z” evolutionized farm engine val¬ 
ues. Within the first twenty-seven days—over six¬ 
teen hundred new F. M. & Co. dealers saw the real 
service they would render their customers by selling 
•'‘Z” engines. The close of the first year resulted in 
a distribution of over seventy thousand engines in 
1-^—3—6 H. P. sizes to satisfied farmers who knew 
engine quality when they saw it on the dealers floor. 
After perfecting the “Z”—thru modernizing our large 
engineering and quantity production facilities—we 
knew the demand would be big. So we bought ma¬ 
terials and accessories in almost unheard of quanti¬ 
ties. But enormous as were our purchases—they 
were depleted sooner than our biggest expectation. 
Our financial resorces—and large consumption— 
make it possible for us to continue to enjoy except¬ 
ional advantages in getting trainload after trainload 
from primary sources of supply and the situation 
today with us is better than the average. The one or 
two price advances to date were small indeed com¬ 
pared with the increases we had to pay. But the lines 
are sharply tightening. Raw materials are getting scarcer and 
scarcer — prices we must pay are jumping by leaps 
and bounds. This means price advances to you from 
time to time, because Z” en^-ine quality will be 
maintained. At todays prices this engine marvel is 
— as it always has been —“a wonder at the price.” 
So buy now. At least—this is our advice. 
