Products, Prices and Trade 
CCRRENT PRICES AND NEWS AT NEW 
YORK AND OTHER PLACES NOTED 
NEW YORK, NOVEMP.ER 1, 1917 
BUTTER. 
The extreme prices recently prevailing have 
■n-orked in the interest of butter substitutes, 
sales of which have largely increased. Prices 
on top grades of creamery are a cent lower. 
Packing stock and city mat^e are very dull. 
Good State dairy remains without much change. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 45 
Good to Choice . 42 @ 44 
l.ower Grades. 39 @ 41 
Storage, good to choice, . 42 @ 44j^ 
Dairy, best. 43 ® 44 
Common to Good. 36 ® 41 
City made. i 34 ffl 37 
Packing Stock. 35 @ 33 
Process . "o7 ® 43 
Elgin, 111., butter market, 43 cents. 
CHEESE. 
The market continues weak and is lower. 
Consumers are buying very sparingly, taking 
only a small wedge, where they formerly got a 
pound or two. The Upstate and Wisconsin prim¬ 
ary marketsr are all lower. 
Whole Milk, fancy . 22 ® 23 
Good to choice. 21 @ 21% 
Lower grades. 17 @ 20 
Bklms, best. 16 ® 20 
Fair to good. 9 ® 12 
EGGS. 
Newlaid averaging better than two ounces, 
are scarce and salable at fancy prices to cer¬ 
tain classes of retailers whose customers buy 
the best, regardless of price. Eggs wholesaling 
at 75 cents are out of the reach of the rank and 
file of consumers, as they have no nutritive 
value commensurate with this price, compared 
with other protein foods. There is naturally 
a strong demand for gathered eggs showing a 
fairly high average of quality, and this makes 
it worth while for gatherers to grade and handle 
their collections more carefully and quickly. 
Storage eggs and good grades are wholesaling 
from 35 to 45 cents, and mixed lots around 30 
or 32 cents. 
White, choice to fancy. 
Medium to good. 
Mixed colors, best. 
Common to good. 
Gathered, best, white. 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 
Lower grades. 
Storage, best. 
Medium to Good . 
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LIVE POULTRY. 
Broilers, lb. 20 ® 21 
Spring Ducks, lb. 20 ® 23 
Fowls . 19 ® 21 
Boosters . la ® 16 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best lb. 33 @ 35 
Common to good . 25 ® 30 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 36 ® 38 
Roasters . 30 ® 34 
Fowls. 18 ® 24 
Roosters. 18 ® 19 
Spring Ducks. 25 ® 27 
Squabs, doz. 1 50 @ 6 00 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 8 00 @15 00 
Bulls. 6 50 @8 60 
Cows . 4 50 @ 8 60 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.16 00 @1625 
Culls. 8 00 @12 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 7 00 @1100 
Lambs .16 00 @16 60 
Hogs.16 60 @16 75 
WOOL. 
The Government is taking a rather strong 
hand to prevent speculation, and dealers are 
being warned that undue inflation of prices may 
result in Government control of wool stocks. 
Recent business at Boston has been: New York 
and Michigan, fine unwashed, 00 to 02; un¬ 
washed Delaine, 73 to 74; three-eighths blood, 
75 to 70; Ohio and I’ennsylvania, haif biood 
combing, 70 to 77; washed Delaine, 82 to 80; 
average New England, hatf blood, 70 to 72; 
quarter blood, 72 to 73; three-eighths bloo(i, 73 
to 74; Texas fine scoured, $1.55 to .$1.70; Terri¬ 
tory half blood combing, $1.70 to $1.75. 
FRUITS. 
Receijits of apples are, quite large, and the 
recent two or three bad storms have seriously 
hindered movement from the docks. Prices 
are without special change, high grades of des¬ 
sert varieties selling around $7.00, and good 
average graded stock .$4 to $5. A few held 
over peaches are arriving, but in rather poor 
condition, selling low. Choice pears are decid¬ 
edly scarce, the market being overloaded with 
low qualities. Grapes rather scarce and selling 
mainly high. Quinces dull, except for choicest. 
Oranlierries going slow but held at firm prices, 
as these are believed warranted by the size of 
the crop. Occasional lots of strawberries are 
arriving from California and Maryland, the 
latter being the Fall bearing varieties, and sell¬ 
ing at about half the piice of the Western ber¬ 
ries, owing to the small size. 
Apples, Wealthy, bbl. 3 50 @6 50 
Holland Pippin. 3 00 @ 5 50 i 
McIntosh . 3 50 @ 7 00 
Ben Davis. 2 50 @ 4 00 , 
Vork . 2 60 @5 00 
Twenty-Ounce . 3 50 @ 6 50 
Greening . 4 00 @ 6 00 
Baldwin.. 2 50 @6 00 
King.. 2 50 @ 5 60 
.lonalhan. 4 00 @ 7 50 
Blush . 3 00 @ 4 50 
Fall Pippin . 3 00 ® 6 50 
Drops and Culls, bu. 60 @ 1 25 
Quinces, bbl. 2 60 @6 00 
Peaches, State, 16 qt. bkt,. 25 @ 60 
Bu.-bkt . 75 @125 
Grapes, 201b. bkt. 40 @ 65 
Bulk, ton .30 00 @90 00 
Pears, Seckel, bbl. 5 50 @ 9 00 
Kiefler, bbl. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Bartlett, bbl.4 OO ® 7 00 
Clairgeau, bbl . 4 00 @ 7 00 
Bose, bbl. 4 00 @8 00 
Anjou, bbl.L3 OU @6 00 
Plums, 81b. bkt. 20 ® 30 
Cranberries, bbl.. 8 00 @12 60 
VEGETABLES, 
Potatoes are lower, the drop in some cases 
being 25 cents per bushel. Most of the stock 
now offered by speculators cost high prices in 
the primary markets, and they are not dis¬ 
posed to sell at a cut figure unless absolutely 
compelled to, for lack of storage or need of 
money. There are reports that the City is to 
go quite largely into the potato business, buying 
in producing sections where they may be had 
at a moderate figure, and selling to consumers 
here practically at cost—about three cents per 
pound if possible. No one knows yet how much 
may be done in this line. The sale of a few 
cars in this way would have but little effect, 
but if a large volume of busiue.ss—several 
hundred cars—be done there is no doubt about 
its effect upon the general price range here. 
Cabbage, onions and celery are in large supply 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1307 
and lower. Cauliflower slightly higlier. Let¬ 
tuce higher when of good to choice quality. 
Potatoes—Long Island, 180 lbs. 5 00 ® 5 25 
Maine, 180 lbs. 4 25 @ 4 50 
Jersey, 1681bs. 3 50 @ 4 00 
State and Western, ISOlbs. 4 00 @ 4 75 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2 00 @ 3 25 
Beets, bbl. 2 50 @ 3 00 
Carrots, bbl. ...•. 1 75 @2 25 
Cabbage, bbl. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Ton .25 00 @36 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 50 ® 1 25 
Onions, Oranrc Co., 1001b bag . 2 00 @ 3 00 
Conn. Valley, lOOlbs,. 2 75 @ 3 00 
State and W’n., lUOlbs. 2 50 ® 3 00 
Peppers, bbl. 2 50 ® 5 00 
String Beans bu. 2 50 @ 4 00 
Turnips, bbl. 125 ® 3 00 
Squash, bbl. 125 @2 25 
Egg Plants, bu. 1 50 @ 4 00 
Tomatoes, nearby, 3 pk. box. 60 @ 1 50 
Horseradish, 100 lbs.10 00 @1100 
Lima Beans, bu. 2 00 @ 3 25 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Okra, bu. 2 50 @ 4 50 
Salsify, 100 bunches^. 5 00 @ 6 00- 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl.1 00 @150 
Kale, bbl. 50 @ 75 
Parsley, 100 bunches. 1 00 @ 1 60 
Spinach, bbl. 1 25 ® 2 00 
Cauliflower, bbl.;2 50 ® 5 50 
Celery, .doz. 25 @ 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 26 00 @27 OO 
No. 2.23 00 @26 00 
No. 3 .19 00 @2100. 
Clover mixed.15 00 @23 00 
Straw, Rye,.16 00 @17 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. red, . 2 25 ® 
Corn,as to quality, bush. 2 14 @2 15 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 65 @ 66 
Rye, free from onion. 1 80 ® 1 88 
RETAIL PRICES .AT NEW YORK 
Cabbage, head..08 @12 
Apples, doz.40 @60 
Fowls, lb.30 @.3,3 
Lamb Chops, lb.35 @40 
Roasting Beef, lb.30 @35 
RECEIPTS AT NEW YORK DURING WEEK 
ENDING OCTOBER 31 
Butter, lbs.2,726,100 
Eggs, doz .1,736,160 
Dressed Poultry, pgs. 24,728 
Live Poultry, crates. 585 
Cotton, bales. 57,213 
-Apples, l>bls. 96,494 
Lemons, boxes. 851 
Onions, sks. 54,101 
Oranges. 1x>xes. 74,760 
Potatoes, bhls. 90,082 
Corn, bushel. 61,600 
Hay, tons. 4,583 
Oats, bushel. 400,000 
Rye, bushel. 81,250 
Wheat, bushel.1,286,200 
Rosin, bbls. 11,534 
Spirits Turp., bbls. 4,260 
PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE MARKETS 
BUTTER 
Prices slightl.v lower and trading slow. Tnb 
creamery, good to ctioice, 42@44; lower grades, 
40@41; fancy prints, 51@53. 
EGGS 
Market dull on nnd'ergrades and storage. 
Choice newlaid qualities scarce. Good to choice 
nearby, 50@53; gathered, best 44@45; common 
to good, 38@43; storage,3.3@40. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls and chickens in large supply. Fowls, 
20@23; cliickeiis, 19@23; roosters, 18@19; 
ducks, 19@21; turkeys, 24@26. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
These are not the highest or lowest prices 
noted here, but represent produce of good quality 
and the buying opportunities of at least half 
of New York’s population: 
Butter, prints.48 @50 
TAib .44 @47 
Eggs, best .75 @80 
Fair to good.55 @65 
Storage .40 @45 
Cheese .28 @.32 
Potatoes Ih.03 Vo @04 
Lettuce, head.10 @1;) 
Cauliflower, head.20 @25 
Fowls in moderate supply. Chickens and ducks 
seliing well. Fowls, 24@27; chickens, 23@26; 
broilers, 30@3t!; roosters, 20@21; ducks, 25@ 
27; turkeys, 30@.35; guineas, pair, $1@$1.15: 
squabs, doz., .$4@.$6.25. 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers. $10@.$13.75; bulls, .$6.25@.$8.60; cows, 
$7@$8.50; calves, $14.50@.$16.50; sheep. $5@ 
$11; lambs, .$15@$17.2r); hogs, .$18@.$18.50. 
FRUITS 
.Apples, dessert varieties, bbl., $4..50@.$5.50; 
conimou to good, $2@.$4; grapes, 15-lb. bkt.,50 
@58; pears, Seckel, bu.. ,$2.25@$2.75; quinces, 
bbl., $3@$3.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, onions and cabbage dull. Potatoes, 
bu., $1..50@$1.75; sweet potatoes, %-bu., .50@ 
85; lettuce, doz., 25@75; brussels sprouts, qt., 
10@16; cabbage, ton, $38@$,50; onions, 100 lbs., 
$2.2.5@$3; carrots, %-bkt., 50@55; spinach, %- 
bkt., 25@35; turnips, %-bkt.. 35@45. 
IIAY and straw 
Timothy, No. 1, .$27@.$27..50; No. 2, .$24.,50@ 
$26..50; clover, .$23@$25; straw, rye, $16®.$17; 
oat, $12..50@.$14. . I- ^ 
Grains are shipped in here with feeds, 
mo.stly from the West, and these arc re¬ 
tail prices: Corn, $4.25 per 100-lb. bag; 
oat.s. 70c bu., mostly raised here; beans, 
.$2.20, from West; middlings, $2.60 to 
$2.75; cottonseed meal, ,$2.75; potatoes, 
per bbl., .$4, raised here; turnips, per bbl., 
$1.50, fine quality; butter, per lb., 4.^c 
to .50c; eggs, 50c paid farmers; beef, 12c 
lb., by side; pork, IGc to 18e lb., dressed; 
cows, $40 to .$70; sheep, $8 per head; 
calves, .$10 to ,$25. ii. M. G. 
Washington Co., Me. 
The present price of potatoes is .$1..30 
to .$1..35 per bu.; oiiion.s, $1.40; apples, 
75c to $1. Cabbage, $16..50 per ton. 
Wheat, .$2 per bn.; corn, .$1.75 ; oats, 7.5c ; 
buckwheat, .$1.75; rye, .$1..55; barley, 
$1.75. Butter, 42c per lb.; eggs, 40c; 
chickens, 22c per lb. Hogs, 21c per lb.; 
cattle. $16.50 per cwt. Canned tomatoes. 
No. 2, ,$2.70 per case; corn, No. 2, ,$2.70 
per case; peas, No. 2, .$.3 per case at can¬ 
nery. s. A. z. 
York, Co., Pa. 
In the city the toiler had just been 
advanced in salary. “Now,” he chuckled, 
“I can begin .saving to buy a farm.” In 
the country tlw agriculturist looked at 
the cheque received for his season’s wheat. 
“.\nother crop or two like this,” he 
mused, “and I can move into the city.”— 
Credit Lost. 
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