RURAL NEW-YORKER 
995 
Notes from Department of 
Foods and Markets 
204 Franklin Street, New York City 
August 9, 1017. 
Eggs. — Xew-Iaid henneries scarce; 
market higher. Fancy State and nearby 
hennery whites, 48e to 50c; State and 
nearby gathered whites, 42c to 45c; fan¬ 
cy State and nearby hennei’y browns, 46e 
to 48c; State and nearby hennery brown 
and mixed gathered, 40e to 43c. Use 
new crates with No. 1 flats and fillers, 
place excelsior on top and bottom. Can¬ 
dle your eggs before shipping, and do not 
pack cracked or broken eggs. 
Butter. —Rest crenmery, 41e to 41%c; 
prime to fancy, 30c to 40i/4c; Eastern 
dairy fancy, 36c to 30c; Eastern dairy 
in mixed packages, 34c to 37c. 
Live Poultry. —Arrivals of live poul¬ 
try during this hot weather showed ex¬ 
cessive shrinkage. Many of the chickens 
died on the way. Fowls, 20c to 22c; old 
roosters, 16c; live rabbits low'er, 18c to 
20c; Leghorn broilers lower, 28e to 30c; 
colored broilers, 30c to 32c; State ducks, 
19c; Long Island ducks, 21 to 23c. 
Live Calves. —Fancy calves, 16c to 
lG%c; good to prime, 1514c to 16c; com¬ 
mon, l314c to 14%c; buttermilks, 10c to 
1014c; yearlings, 814c to Oc. 
Dressed Gales aa'd Dressed Pork. 
—Market continues steady; receipts 
light. Fancy white-meat calves, 21c to 
23c; good to pi-ime, 19c to 21c; common, 
17c. Dressed pork firm, 16c to 23c. 
Peaches. —Georgia Elberta, .$2.75 to 
$.3.25; Georgia Early Bells, $2.25 to 
$3.50; Jersey, $2 to .$3.50; Delaware 
and Maryland. $2.50 to $3.50; Missouri 
Elbertas, $3.50 to $4.50; Up-River Car¬ 
mans in baskets. 65c to 75c; Jersey Car¬ 
mans, $3 to $3.50 carrier. 
Blackberries. —.Jersey, 8c to 12c; 
Up-River, 14c to 15e qt. 
Huckleberries. —10c to 16c per quart. 
Penn-Mountain, 15c to 18c quart. 
Currants. —Up-River large, 7c to 8c 
per quart. Black Currants, l2c to 15c 
per quart. 
Gooseberries. —Small green, 6c to Sc; 
large, 8c to 10c quart. 
Plums. —Jersey, 6c to 8c per quart. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Norfolk, $2 to 
$3; Jersey, .$2.50 to $3.50; Eastern 
Shore, $2.25 to $3.50 barrel; Long 
Lsland, .$.3.25 to $3.75. Onions —Jersey, 
$1 to $1.50 ba.sket; Delaware and Mary¬ 
land, $1 to $1.25. Peas —^State, 75c to 
$1.50 basket. Beans —50c to 75e basket. 
Carrots —Nearby, $1.25 to $1.50 basket. 
Corn —Up-State, $1.25 to .$1.50 barrel. 
Cahhage — "Weak; Long Island and 
Jersey, 50e to 75e barrel. Lettuce —75c 
to $2 crate. Cukes —50c to 75e basket. 
Note. —When making consignments to 
the Department of Foods and Markets, 
always send a shipping notice with each 
consignment. When shipping live poultry, 
use well-ventilated coops, and do not 
overload them, as this will aid to reduce 
the shrinkage. If you have made con¬ 
signments to the Department and did not 
receive your check and sales, kindly ad¬ 
vise us. Many times consignments arrive 
here without tags or any identification 
marks. 
Boston Produce Markets 
(Continued fi-om page 982) 
Receipts this week will shrink about 
20 %. 
SCARCITY OF NEARBY EGGS. 
Hot weather in the shipping sections 
causes heat defects to appear in nearly all 
shipments from distant points, and there 
is a shortage of extra and strictly fir.st 
grades, while desirable nearby eggs are 
so scarce that the market is somewhat 
unsettled, dealers being willing to pay 
premiums in many instances to get need- 
e<l supplies. The regular market for 
nearby henneries is 48c doz., but some 
jobbers and retailers are paying 50c and 
advertising for more at that price. Said 
a Chatham street dealer: “Eggs are 
short and the market is likely to show 
increasing strength for several months 
to come. Storage eggs were in very heavy 
stock in July, but the excess has been 
cut in two this month, and if the ten¬ 
dency continues even another month the 
storage stock will be where it was last 
year. Conditions look much better.” The 
weak feature is the abundance of eggs 
showing heat defects offered for sale at 
1 to 5c below regular quotations. West¬ 
ern extras sell at 43c and Western prime 
firsts at 38e. Regarding heated eggs, an 
experienced candler remarked : “We find 
it necessary to go through all receipts, 
even the choicest nearby. Every pro¬ 
ducer, even those catering to a local 
trade, should candle eggs in hot weather. 
With ordinary care, an egg or tw’o is 
likely to be left too long in the nest once 
in a while. A handy plan is a sheet iron 
chimney outside the glass chimney of the 
lamp, with an egg-shaped hole in the 
metal chimney. The glass chimney pre¬ 
vents the light from flickering. An elec¬ 
tric lamp is best, requiring only the 
metal chimney. On holding the egg to 
the opening, the light shines through and 
shows clearly any spot or red ring, 
cloudiness or enlarged air chamber. In 
extremely hot weather some eggs left in 
the nest only through the day will show 
a slight red ring and should be culled 
out.” 
BROILERS SELLING BETTER. 
The improvement continues on the 
sale of live poultry, especially broilers, 
owing to the Summer hotel demand to¬ 
gether with only moderate receipts. The 
general market for live fowls is 21e, 
broilers ^ to 23e, roosters 15e. S. L. 
Burr advises. “Send in chickens as large 
as possible, broilers dressing 2 lbs. sell 
best, but even 3 lb. birds are taken read¬ 
ily as light roasters and bring 24c. Many 
of the hotels are serving them in halves. 
Very few large roasters are coming and 
these sell at 28 to 30e alive or 38 to 40e 
dressed. As a nile it will pay New 
England shippers better to ship poultry 
alive, except for those which have due 
equipment facilities for handling the 
stock. Most of the Boston receivers 
have a plant for killing and dressing 
poultry and can do it to best advan¬ 
tage.” Said T. II. Wheeler & o., “Most 
of the trouble now with dressed poulto' 
comes from poor icing or no icing at all. 
It is true that a nearby shipment will 
come through better not iced if there is 
no delay; but delays are very likely 
to occur from train service or transfer, 
and the only safe plan is to ice all ship¬ 
ments heavily in the hottest weather. 
illLK DEVELOPMENTS FAVORABLE. 
The_ Boston contractors have fallen 
into line with the Hood firm in regard 
to paying the producers what they asked 
for milk, but in retailing the niilk the 
contractoi-s, most of which sell in part 
directly to consumers, seem to have no 
agreement. They range all the way from 
12c by the Hoods to 15e by the Deei’- 
foot Farm people. As for the producers, 
the further rise in cost of grain has 
already^ taken the slack out of the re¬ 
cent gain in rnilk price, and there is talk 
of another milk market advance, unless 
some other relief appears before the 
season of heavy buying of grain. Nearby 
shippers are likely to benefit from the 
Aug. 1, decision of the Massachusetts 
Railroad Commission requirng the rail¬ 
roads to adjust their _ rates within the 
State on a more uniform basis, the 
two Southern roads to come down to 
the lower tariffs prevailing on the 
northern road, and to hannonize their 
conditions with those required by the 
Interstate Commerce Commission. Pres¬ 
ent conditions in Massachusetts were 
held to be working to disadvantage of 
shippers. o. B. F. 
SWINE 
BRANFORD FARMS 
BERKSHIRES 
20 Young Sows Brea to Extra Good Boars for 
August, September and October farrow. Average 
Weight around 300 lbs. Prices range from $75 
to $100. 
75 Spring Pigs, both sex, sired by Branford 
Rival Lee, Branford Schoolmaster, etc. Prices 
$40 and up. 
Two Tried Service Boars. 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ON ARRIVAL. 
BRANFORD FARMS 
Groton, Connecticut 
ONE HUNDRED 
Berkshire Pigs 
rich in the blood of the 1914-1915-1916-1917 Grand 
Champions. Now on unlimited range. Boars, ^86 
upwards. Sows, 9SO upwards. A few sons and 
daugliters of Barron’s Successor 197499, Successoi-’s 
Duke 10th, 191530. Longfellow’s Double 209000 and 
Successor’s Double 208932, offered at very reasonable 
figures. Buy the blood that is in great demand. 
BROOKLANDS FARMS. Berkshire Dept, Walpole, N. H. 
SHEEP 
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F ORSALE^Rcffe nAMP9HIRE-I>OWN’ EWES ANI> 
It A MS. ELLIS TIGER, Gladstone, New Jersey 
For Sale— Regf. South-down Ewes age” 
Also Ewes and Ram Lambs. ELtlS TIGER, Gladitone, H. i'. 
F or SAIE—Twenty Grade Shropshire Kweti—Retrls- 
teredBueb. EUGEMONT STOCK FAKH, Raccoon Ford,Va. 
TUN4SRAMSg™l™i^^ll 
The leading breed for hot house lambs. Write for 
hterjituroand prices to J. N. McPherson, Scottsville.N.Y. 
For Sale—Pure Bred Shropshire Buck Lambs 
ewes. Satisfaction iruaranteed. 
WILLIS A. WHITE _ Geneva, N. Y. 
DOGS and FERRETS 
IVtsle Puds setter cross. 3 months 
ol'i- Three dollars. 
MULLLLK, Route 2, Mapledale Farm.WESTWOOD, N. J. 
of SIZE 
and QUALITY 
BERKSHIRES 
The boar. Majestic Mammoth 229500, weight 
407 lbs. at 7 months of age, was bred and 
grown by us. When you want the best and 
want them big, write to 
C Uf r^ADTCD WHITGUERN FARM 
. AT. I UK, WEST CHESTER, Pa. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHWOOD; 
Letter from H. M. Harris, Clarksville, Va.: "I am 
well pleased with the sow and hope I have good luck 
withher." Breeding Berkshires is not a side line 
with ns, nor a fad. For fourteen years we have sold 
more of them than any three breeders in the 
country. Each year shows increased business. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING. Box 15. Dundee. N. Y. 
TARBELL FARMS BERKSHIRESl^|"f^„7f|r- 
Berkshire pigs of both sexes. Good Breeding. Ex¬ 
cellent individuals. Prices low and satisfaction 
guaranteed. Tarbell Farms, Smithville Flats. N. Y. 
BERKSHIRESi?[,?„.’a 
Breeding and atiality nnexcelled. Prices right 
Write us your wants. H. GRIMSHAW. North East, Pa. 
Springbank Berkshires ?ot’'by 
Charmer’s Star Master, due August 28th. Some March and 
April Boar pigs,^weighing around 80 pounds by Charmer’s 
Champion 6th, No. 208,200. J. E. WiTSON, M.rbl.dale, Coyn. 
LarirP RRrltRhirnPiorR D’D of Masterpiece and High wood 
LolgC DGI KolllIDrlgS blood. Spring Slack Farm, Belliville, Pa. 
PedigreedDuroc-JerseyPigs 1f,;ed"coiues Its 
ALTAVISTA FARM, Darlington, Maryland 
BLUE PIGS 
If yon are not satisfied 
with the growing qual¬ 
ities of the hogs you 
now raise, why not try the BLUE one ? They 
are not expensive, but they are the best. Write 
for descriptive matter and booklet. 
BLUE HOG BREEDING CO., - WILMINGTON. MASS. 
REGISTERED CHESTER WHITES 
Boars, Gilts, Bred gilts and Pigs. Sati.sfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Kidgely Manor Farm, Stone Ridge, N. Y. 
OIP Pir'Q beady TO SHIP. Silver 
K tVSk.7 Strain. Prices reasonable. 
BKUBAKF.Ii BROS., 3IIFFLINTOWN, PA. 
Collie Pups 
Rpff Ynrlf^hirpPiirg eight weeks old. 
neg. lorKsnirerigs h |_ garreh. lyndonviiie , n. y. 
NELSON BKOS., Grove City, Pa. j FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVILVV STOCK PAKM.R. 
F. 1>. No. 1, Winaton-Salem. North Carolina 
COLLIE PUPPIES 
from choice registered stock, the 
handsome and intelligent kind, at 
farmer’s prices. Males, spayed 
females and open females for 
breeding. Circular free. 
Clovernook Farm, Chambersburg, Pa. 
PEDIGREEDA* JID 
EUGIBLE TO REGISTER Airedale I ups 
good specimens, $5. Russian Wolf-hounds, best 
blood in America, S20 and »25. Also Airedale 
brood bitches, $20 up. 
J. GUY LESHFB ■ Northumberland, Pa. 
AIREDALE TERRIERS£l5fi« 
One bitch in whelp cheap. Stud dog, winner of 
many blue ribbons, and a brave hunter. Fee, it 15. 
Puppies, $15. Allstone, Bound Brook, N. J. 
Airedales for Sale - 
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HORSES 
FRANK MEAB 
Also one nine-months-old 
female. Pedigreed stock. 
Amenia, New York 
/ISwAyf-afga Pr!ea« higher than formerly. 
^ rilUUS Pedigreed pups for sale. 
W. A. LOWBER 
pi 
Burlington, N. J. 
Aged 3 months. Pedigreed; eligible 
to registration. Females, $8; males, 
$12. JOHN VAN TUYL, Paekkks Glen, Pa. 
AIREDALES April females byCh.EeniuareCon- 
MiiiiaWHkbw jnror. Promising puppies. Price, 
ten dollars. C. A. STEVKNS, Cummington.Mass. 
H-e AEither color; any size. 
Mated Pairs or dozen 
lots. Catalogue free. JNO. F. MURRAY, New London, 0. 
Either color; small. Mated 
pairs or dozen lots. Pamph¬ 
let and price list free. 
2,000 Ferrets 
LEVI FARNSWORTH, New London, Ohib 
jEf* O r r O t S for Sale 
Either color, any size, singles, mated pairs, or dozen 
lots. Catalogue free. C.H. KEEFER SCO., Greenwich, 0. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Qu/icc No Fresh Milkers 
OWI99 UUaXO Sharpies, Centre Square. Pa. 
Grade Bucks, SIO; . Pure Bucks, S30 
FOR SALE 
Three Percheron Horses 
registered in P. S. S. B. One pair six-year-old mares ; 
weight, 1,700 each. Sure breeders. One two-year-old filly; 
a prize winner at N. Y. State Fair last year. One Stallion 
three years old, a Son of the $50,000 Carnot. Won first 
prize last year for the best two-year-old in N. Y. State. 
Also first at Middletown, N. Y. These horses are all sound 
and right in every way and can win in any show ring. 
ARDMORE FARM, Glen Spey, Sullivan Co., N.Y. 
For Sale-Pure-Bred, Black Percheron STALLION 
age.fiyears; sound and a good breeder. Price, right. 
O. V. BEAMS, Box 264, Eau ciaire, Mich. 
SHETLAND PONIES 
200 head to select from. Special prices on colts for 
August and September. Write Dept. L. 
The “Shadyside” Farms, North Benton, Ohio 
SHETLAND PONIES 
All ages and colors at give-aw.ay price.s, as I am ob¬ 
liged to sell out. Pauline Smith, Monroe, Ct. 
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JERSEYS 
Fosterfield s Herd Reg. Jerseys 
FOR SALE 
COWS, HFIFFRS and CALVES. Address 
Charles G. Faster,P.O.Box 173. Morristown, Morris Ca.,N.J. 
B ull, dropped July 11, 1916. 
fawn, very ha 
. . Solid gray 
fawn, very handsome. Sire, Woodrow of Bron- 
dale by the Warden; 30 R. of M. daughters out 
of Orsena of Brondale; 749 lbs. 11 oz.. Class AA. 
Dam.INatalie of Brondale, 491 lbs. 12 oz.. Class AA; 
a great-granddaughter of Sophie's Tormentor. 
BRONDALE FARM, East {^Hardwick, Vt. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves For Sale 
sired by Tovono Pogis of Hood Farm and out of 
high-producing cows. Prices reasonalile,quality con¬ 
sidered. William Berry, Valley View Farm, Be Lancey, N.Y. 
ft 
HAMPSHIRES” 
Pigs any age ; bred gilts for fall farrow. 
Free circular. Registered Guernsey Bulls. 
LOCUST LAWH FARM. eird-Io.Uaod. 6«l R, Pa. 
Reduce the High Cost of Living~jeMeV 
watch the “kiddies” thrive on the rich, crea 
,—Buy a registered 
’ rsey cow and 
creamy milk. 
JONES JERSEY FARM, Sauquoit, N. Y. 
Choice family cows a specialty, 
GUERNSEYS 
i^uaiity Guernsey Products 
The highest Natural Golden Yellow color, dellcfoua Indi¬ 
vidual flavor, and h*gh content of butter fat—combine to 
make Guernsey milk In greatest demand 
Club 
Box 
Peterboro, 
Write for fn- 
formation rela¬ 
tive to^Goemaeya 
American 
Guernsey Cattle 
Dciie Aiiouuernseys for i ^ e mon* 
u u u ® ^ ^ - Very Hengonable Prices. 
M. H. McCallum, Mgr., BELLE ALTO FARMS VVernersville, Pa, 
ForSale-REGISTEREDYOUNG GUERNSEY BULLS 
with May Rose breed. M. J. Grimes & Bro., Catawissa, Pa. 
AYRSHIRES 
SOUTH FARM 
AYRSHIRES 
300 Head—75 Animals Imporltil from Scotland. 
143 Cows Have Qualified for Advanced Registry. 
MALES AND FEMALES FOR SALE 
SOUTH FARM. WILLOUGHBY, OHIO 
HOLSTEINS 
Maple Lawn Holsteins 
300 Registered and High Grade Holsteins. 50 
Holstein heifers, 1 week to 1 year of age. A. R. 
O. cows and heifers in calf to OrmsbyJane 
King, at reasonable prices. 
C. W. ELUS. Ji*. 
Maple Lawn Farm Cortland, N. Y. 
Spot Farm Holsteins 
$ 15 to $20 
HIGH GRADE CALVES 
sex. Express paid in 
6. 40 large high grade 
32 registered Holstein 
duo in August and Sep- 
35 registered heifers, 
old. 40 high grade 
registered bulls. 
J.C. REAGAN.TuIly.N.Y. 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
inn cows. They are good size and large 
IU U producei’S. 
3 ft Fresh and nearby springers. Grade Heifer 
U calves. Registereil heifer calves and Regist¬ 
ered bull calves. Also service bulls all ages, if you 
want the best we can please you. 
WEBSTER & WADSWORTH 
Dept. Y Cortland, N. Y. 
Phone 14-F-5 Phone 43-F-2 McCraw 
Stevens’ Farm 
HOLSTEINS 
calves, $15 
calves and 
calf for $60. 
eifer and bull 
ages. 
higkprodueing dama 
H. STEVENS. Cortland. N. Y. 
Grade Holsteins for Sale 
Oftft extra fancy, well bred and nicely marked cows. 
aUU A number are recently fresh and otliera due to 
freshen soon. They are heavy producers and will 
please you. 
jftft large, well bred two and three year old heifera 
I U U bred to good registered H. F. bulls. All stock sold 
with a full guarantee. Special price on cor load lots. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON Springdale Farms, Cortland, N.Y. 
Phone 116 or 1476 M 
A Flat Pocket-book 
Cuts no ice as our prices are low. Male calves half 
value. Cows, yearling heifers and heifer calves 
that can’t be beat for quality and price. Herd sires 
ai-e top notchers. We guarantee satisfaction. 122- 
acre alfalfa farm for sale. 
ELITE STOCK FARM 
F. H. Rivenburgh, R. 1, Stockbridge, New York 
C* *„ ¥ ¥-1 nf-LMjjY months old 
B^IX A AdrCirS good individuals 
nicely grown, sired by a grandson of the $50,000 
King Segls Pontiac Alcartra at $600 F. 0. B. 
J. L WHITE & SON, Lock Box IS. Locke. N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
Purebred Holstein Cows and Heifers 
bred for Fall freshening to onr $10,000 bull. Farm¬ 
er’s prices. MOHEGAN FARM. Peekskill, New York 
High 
. Grade HOLSTEIN WIVES gS».5Ti'!; 
to $20. Ship any where. F. H. Wood, Cortland, N.Y. 
Registered Holstein Heifer sSht n"eariy whittan'd 
fit to show. Sired by Tidy Abbekerk Pnnee Jewel. 
Price, $75. GEO. E. HOWEIX, Spruce Firm, Howeixs, N.Y 
Holaiein BullBargaina Sft’iS' 
bs. milko Ss Hs Heist, Center Square, Penna, 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves wStlfor 
special offer. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenanga.N.V. 
O NE CAR GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, 3 and 
3 yean old. J. it, sbelhluixb * sons, Urnia*, N. X. 
