Vhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1191 
Products, Prices and Trade 
Current prices and news at New York and 
otlier places noted'. 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 4, 1917 
BUTTER. 
Prices have been three-fourths of a cent 
higher, but dropped a little, later in the week. 
Storage stock is being used to a rather large e.\- 
tent, and this has slightly weakened the market 
on fresh creamery. The best storage is wholesal¬ 
ing around 45 cents. 
Creamery, fancy lb. i6h@ i6U 
Good to Choice . 44 @ 46 
Rower Grades. 40 @ 43 
Storage, good to choice, . iSM® 45 
Dairy, best. 45 ® 45H 
Common to Good... 39 ® 44 
City made. 37| |® 40 
P.acking Stock. 35 ® 39 
Process . 38 @ 44 
Elgin, 111., butter market, 43H cents. 
CHEESE. 
The market on top grades Is slightly higher. 
Medium and under qualities are offered rather 
urgently by holders. Exporters are looking 
about a little for supplies In the event of ship¬ 
ping space being available. 
Whole Milk, fancy . 26 @ 26J4 
Good to choice. 24 ® 
Rower grades. 19 @ 23 
Skims, best. 19 ® 20 
Pair to good. 9 ® 16 
Watertown, N. Y. 25%® 2514 
Utica, N. Y. 25 ® 21]^ 
Plymouth, Wis. 25 ® 26% 
EGGS, 
Conditions remain about the same as last week, 
tliough occasional lots of nearby white have 
sold a little higher. Conditions 
in the 
medium 
grades are quite unsettled. 
White, choice to fancy.. 
@ 
63 
Medium to good.. 
® 
58 
Mixed colors, best. 
@ 
52 
Coiuinon to good. . 
@ 
46 
Gathered, best. 
® 
58 
Medium to good . 
® 
50 
Lower grades. 
® 
35 
Storage, best. 
® 
43 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Broilers, lb. 
® 
28 
Spring Ducks, lb.. 
® 
•29 
Fowls .... 
® 
28 
Roosters . 
... 18 
® 
20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best lb. 
® 
37 
Common to good . 
® 
30 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 
® 
38 
Roasters . 
® 
33 
Fowls. 
® 
31 
UooRtfirfl . . 
22 
Spring Ducks. 
@ 
26 
Squabs, doz. 
@ 5 60 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers... 
@15 10 
Bulls. 
... 6 00 
@10 UU 
Cows . 
@9 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 
..15 00 
@17 
00 
Culls. 
@12 00 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
@11 50 
Lambs . .....a... 
..16 00 
@17 on 
Hogs. 
@19 
75 
WOOL. 
Government and mill demand continues large. 
Recent i)rices at Boston have been: New York 
and Michigan flue unwashed, 00 to 02; un¬ 
washed Delaine, 73 to 74; half blood, 75; three- 
eighths blood, 75 to 70. Ohio and Pennsyl¬ 
vania, half-blood combing, 70 to 77. Average 
New Ihigland, half blood, 70 to 72; three-eighths 
blood, V3 to 74. Texas fine, scoured, !?1.50 to 
$1.70. 
FRUITS. 
The few high-grade apples offered bring high 
prices—$0 or better for clioice dessert varieties. 
Ordinary barrel or basket stock goes around 
$2.50 to $3 a barrel. Peaches in large supply, 
but bringing good prices when sound. The 
range of prices on the large packages, like 
bushel baskets, is very wide, as some arrive in 
practically sound condition and others with a 
heavy proportion of bruised fruit. Pears are 
selling well—some up to $7 a barrel. Plums 
slightly higlier. Grapes moving rapidly and at 
good prices for the better qualities. 
Apples, Wealthy, bbl. 3 50 @6 09 
Oldenburg . 3 00 @ 4 00 
McIntosh. 3 50 @ 6 00 
Wolf River. 2 60 @ 5 00 
Alexander . 2 50 @5 00 
York . 260 @4 60 
Twenty-Ounce . 2 50 @ 6 00 
Greening . 2 60 @ 6 00 
Baldwin. 2 50 @ 4 00 
King. 2 50 @ 6 00 
.lonathan . 3 00 @6 60 
Graven stein . 3 00 @ 5 50 
Blush . 3 00 @ 4 60 
Fall Pippin . 3 00 @6 00 
N. W. Greening. 4 00 @6 50 
Drops and Culls, bn.i. 76 @125 
Crabapples, bbl.. 4 00 @1000 
Huskmelons, bu. 125 @150 
Peaches, State, 16 qt. bkt,. 30 @ 90 
Bu.-bkt. 100 @175 
Grapes, 201b. bkt. 60 @ '70 
Pears. Seckel. bbl. 5 50 @ 7 60 
Kieffer, bbl.150 @2 25 
Bartlett, bbl. 4 00 ® 7 00 
Clairgeau, bbl . 3 00 @ 4 75 
Bose, bbl. 3 00 ® 5 00 
Anjou, bbl. 3 00 ® 4 50 
Plums, 81b. bkt. 25 @ 75 
Cranberries, bbl.. 8 00 @10 60 
F'resh Figs, qt. 10 ® 20 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes remain about as last reported, round 
varieties bringing mainly $4 per sack or a little 
better. Cabbage higher. CauliUower selling 
well, though at a low figure, except for best. 
Tomatoes in good demand, but averaging low 
quality. Cucumbers and pickles getting scarce. 
Potatoes—Long Island, 180 lbs. 4 25 @ 4 76 
Maine, 180 lbs. 4 00 @4 25 
Jersey, 1681bs. 3 00 @4 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 3 00 @ 4 00 
Beets, bbl. 1 60 ® 2 60 
Carrots, bbl. 1 60 @ 2 00 
Cabbage, bbl. 125 @175 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 25 @ 60 
Onions, Orange Co., 1001b bag . 2 60 ® 3 26 
Nearby, bu... 100 @160 
Peppers, bbl. . 3 00 © 6 00 
String Beans bu. 1 00 @ 2 2s 
Turnips, bbl. 100 @2 00 
Squash, bbl.1 26 @ 1 50 
Egg Plants, bu. 75 @ 1 00 
Peas, bu. 60 @ 2 60 
Tomatoes, nearby, 3 pk. box. 50 @175 
Horseradish, 100 lbs... 4 00 @ 9 00 
Lima Beans, bu.1 00 ® 2 00 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 00 @ 1 75 
Sweet Corn, nearby, 100 . 1 50 @ 2 50 
Pickles,, bu. bkt, :. 2 00 @ 2 75 
Okra, bu. 3 00 @ 5 00 
Cauliflower, bbl. 2 50 @6 00 
Celery, .doz. 25 @ 60 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs.13 00 @14 25 
Pea.12 75 @14 25 
Medium.12 75 @13 76 
White Kidney.13 00 @14 00 
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