129 
Products, Prices and Trade I 
Xinv YORK, .JANUARY 17, 1918. 
BUTTER. 
Itoceipts .arc light and prices two cents 
higher on most lines except storage, on 
which the Government has put a top 
price of 4<)% cents for two weeks. This 
is about one cent less than it has been sell¬ 
ing for. and some of the higher quality 
holdings have been taken off the market. 
Creamery, fancy lb. .5.1 @ .54 
Good to Choice . ,50 @ 52 
Lower Grades. 42 @ 47 
Storage, good to choice,. 40 @ 46 
Dairy, best. .51 ® .52 
Common to Good. 42 @ 47 
City made. 36 & 39 
Packing Stock. 34 @ 39 
Process . 39 ® 44 
CHEESE. 
Business is a little more active, especi¬ 
ally on army contracts, sales of about 175 
tons being reported recently. 
Whole Milk, fancy . 2.5 ® 25}4 
Good to choice. 23 ® 241^ 
Lower grades. 17 ® 22 
Skims, best. 18 & 19!4 
Fair to good. 9 ® 14 
EGGS. 
The market is very strong on the higher 
grades, but unsettled on medium qualities 
and storage. Uhoice Western whites are 
selling above 70 cents, and nearby of large 
sizes at 75 cents or more. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. 73 ® 7.5 
Medium to good.. ft5 ® 70 
Mixed colors, nearbybest. ^ ® 70 
Common to good. 60 @ 65 
Gathered, best, white. 70 ® 72 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 63 @ 67 
Lower grades. 45 @ 50 
Storage, best. 45 @ 48 
Medium to Good . 40 @ 43 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs.15 00 @15 75 
Pea.13 75 @14 00 
California, small white,.13 00 @13 .50 
Bod Kidney.14 00 @14 50 
Lima, California.13 00 @13 25 
DRE.SSED POULTRY, 
Turkeys, best lb. 34 @ 35 
Common to good . 30 @. 33 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 40 @ 45 | 
Roasters . 30 @ 35 
Fowls. 25 @ 31 
Capons, best . 38 ® 40 
Smaller sizes . 83 @ 37 
Roosters.'... 22 @ 23 
Ducks. 27 @ 28 
Geese . 23 ® 26 
Guineas, pair. 75 @ 1 00 
Squabs, doz. 1 50 @ 7 25 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. 10 25 @13 85 
Bulls . 6 00 @11 00 
Cows .4 .50 ® 9 .50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.15 00 @18 50 
Culls. 8 00 ®13 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 7 00 @12 00 
Lambs .15 00 @20 00 
Hogs.17 00 @17 75 
WOOL. 
The market is (luiet. but prices continue 
firm. Recent Imsiness at Boston has 
lieen : New York and Michigan fine un- 
Ava.slied, (>.8 to 054c; unwashed Delaine, 
7,‘5c; half blood. 75 to 70c; three-eighths 
blood. 77c. Ohio and I*ennsjdvania half 
blood combing. 77 to 7.^c; unwashed De¬ 
laine, 75 to 70c. New England half blood, 
70 to 72e: three-eighths blood, 75 to 705c. 
4'exas fine scoured, .$1,050 to .$1.72. 
FRUITS. 
.\pples are showing a large proportion 
of frost damage and prices on such lots 
are cut accordingly. Cranberries higher. 
Apples, Albemarle, bbl. 4 00 @ 5 .50 
Ben Davis. 3 00 ® 4 00 
Winesap . 4 00 @ 6 OO 
Twenty-Ounce . 4 00 ® 5 50 
Greening . 4 00 @700 
Baldwin. 3 .50 ® 6 00 
King. 4 00 @6 60 
Spy . 4 00 @ 5 50 
Pears—Kieffer. bbl. 2 00 ® 3 50 
Cranberries, bb!. .15 00 @18 00 
Strawberries, qt. 50 @ 75 
VEGETABLES. 
Conditions in the jiotato market are un- 
^tisfactory, a.s there is almost no frost- 
free stock offered and many iieople object 
to the slightly sweetish taste of the chilled 
potatoes. Cabbage scarce. Onions mov¬ 
ing fairly at about former prices. South¬ 
ern green stuff selling in a wide range 
because of frost damage. 
Potatoes—Long Island, 100 lbs. 2 50 
Maine, 100 lbs. 2 25 
Jersey, lOOlbs. 2 00 
State and Western, 100 lbs. 2 25 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. 1 00 
Beets, bbl. 3 00 
Carrots, bbl.2 .50 
Cabbage, bbl. 2 00 
Ton .35 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. .50 
Onions, State and W’n., 100 lbs. . 2 00 
Peppers, bu.3 00 
String Beans bu. 100 
Turnips, bbl,. 1 25 
Squash, bbl. 2 00 
Peas, bu.3 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 3 50 
Tomatoes, Greenhou.se, lb. 15 
Mushrooms lb .. 25 
Horseradish. 100 lbs.5 00 
Cucumbers, hothouse, doz. 1 00 
Salsify. 100 bunches . 5 00 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl.2 00 
Kale, bbl.1.50 
Parsley, bbl.4 00 
Spinach, bbl. 3 00 
@ 3 30 
@ 3 25 
@ 2 25 
@ 3 25 
@ 2 50 
@ 4 50 
@ 4 00 
® 3 00 
@55 00 
@2 50 
@ 3 25 
® 8 00 
@ 9 00 
@ 4 00 
® 3 25 
@ 7 00 
@ 4 50 
@ 35 
@ .55 
@ 8 50 
® 1 75 
@ 7 00 
@ 4 00 
@ 2 75 
@10 00 
f<6 6 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Some .sales of No. 1 hay in New York 
are reported at ,$40. This is solely be¬ 
cause of the railroad situation, wliich 
makes hay shipment* slow and difficult. 
AYe have many requests for the names of 
hui/crs of hay -not commission men. 
Most commission dealers do more or less 
buying, according to their needs, but we 
cannot guarantee that they will buy at 
any special time or price. Those who 
want to turn the hay into money quickly 
are advised to deal with their local buy- 
JT/ic RURAL N 
ers. 8traw is very scarce here, some 
choice rye having sold above .$20. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . .18 00 @40 00 
No. 2.35 00 @37 00 
No. 3 .32 00 @34 00 
Clover mixed.28 00 @34 00 
Straw, Bye,.19 00 @20 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. red, ... 2 26 @ 
Corn, new. 1 75 @ 2 OO 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 96 @ 99 
Rye, free from onion. 197 @2 00 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good qualit.v and the buying opportuni¬ 
ties of at least half of New York’s popu¬ 
lation. 
Bnttor—Best prints. 
Tub, good to choice. 
.58 
Egg.s — b^ancy . 
.80 
Gathered, good to choice. 
.. .65 
.70 
Medium grades. 
.. .55 
.60 
I’otatoes lb. 
.. .04 
.05 
Cabbage, lb. 
.. .04 
.05 
Apples, doz. 
.. .30 
.60 
T-urkeys, lb.. 
.42 
Fowls, lb. 
.,36 
I 
Since the Government took charge of 
the railroads many trains have been laid 
off. on some of the larger roads more than 
100 being removed. Doubtless many peo¬ 
ple have wondered how this could be done 
without demoralizing travel, or if these 
trains were not necessai’.v, wh.v were they 
not taken off before? The fact is thii't 
few roads dared make economies of this 
kind that they knew were feasible, be¬ 
cause of the effect on their stock in the 
various exchanges where it was sold. The 
news that any road was economizing by 
cutting down train service or equipment 
was given wide publicity, and used to 
hammer down the selling price of the 
stock. Government conti'ol and guarantee 
of income has now given opportunity to 
make what they know to be needed eco¬ 
nomies without being at the mercy of the 
stockjobbing cutthroats. For a time at 
least we shall no longer see solid daytime 
trains of parlor cars with a handful of pas¬ 
sengers, who did not nearly pay for the 
wear and tear on tracks and equipment. 
Philadelphia Markets 
BUTTER. 
Receipts are light and market very firm. 
Best prints, 56 to 57c; fancy tub, .54 to 
55c; good to choice, ,50 to 5.3c; lower 
grades, 45 to 4Sc. 
EGGS. 
Supplies are very small, including 
storage stock. Fancy lots of nearby have 
worked out at 7.3c or above. Good to 
choice, 6.3 to 6Sc; medium grades, 50 to 
58c; storage, 43 to 46e. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Good deinand for heavy fowls and soft- 
meated chickens; coarse grades selling 
slowly. Fowls. 26 to 29c; chickens, 25 to 
29c; ducks. 26 to 30c; geese, 28 to 29c; 
old roostei's, 20 to 21c; guineas, pair, 45 
to .5.5c; pigeons, pair, 20 to 25c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys scarce; market strong on 
jn-ime fowls and chickens. Fowls, best, 
.30 to .31c; common to good, 25 to 29o; 
chickens, fancy broilers. .35 to 37c; roost¬ 
ers, .30 to .32c turkeys, 26 to .34c; ducks, 
$5 to ’ squabs, doz., 
frltits. 
Ajiple.s selling well when in good con¬ 
dition. King, bbl., .$4 to .$5.75; Spy, ,$4 
to .$5.,50; Ilubbardston, .$3.25 to $5.25- 
Baldwin, .3.50 to .$5.50; Greening, .$4 to 
.$6.50; York. .$3 to $5.25; Ben Davis, .$.3 
to ,$3.50. Cranberries, bbl., ,$1.3 to .$18; 
strawberries, qt., 50 to 75c. 
VEGETABLES. 
Serious frost damage noted in most re¬ 
ceipts of perishables. Potatoes. 100 lbs. 
$2.25 to ,$2.40; sweet potatoes, %-bkt.. 
75c to $1..30; Brussels sprouts, qt., 15 to 
28c ; cabbage, ton, ,$40 to .$65; kale, bbl., 
onion.s. 100 lbs., .$1.40 to 
.$2.90; turnips, 100 lbs., $1 to $1.75; let¬ 
tuce, bbl., $1 to $1.,50. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Ilay. Timothy. No. 1, .$29 to .$29.,50; 
No. 2. ,$27.50 to $28.50; No. .3, .$24.,50 to 
.$25.;.)0; clover mixed. $2.3 to $27. Straw 
rye, $16 to $18 ; wheat and oat, $14 to $15! 
.$1.,>0 to $1.40; oats, 6oe to 70c; hay, per 
ton, $18 to .$20; baled. .$27 to .$30- 
•straw, .$9 to'$11; corn fodder, 3MiC to 
4c jier sheath. I’otatm's, per bu, $1.20 
to $1..30. Apjde.s. 75c to $1.25; turnips, 
90c; cabbage. 100 lbs., $1.50; beans, per 
Ul. 1()C to 18c. Butter, 50c to 55c; eggs, 
,)0c to 52c. .Alilk, per qt. 8c. We pay 
for flour per barrel: Straight. $10; 
Blended $10.50. Spring Wheat, $12 to 
li'-au, per 
100 ]b.s, $2._u. Middlings, $2.70, and other 
f'ied IS high. Cows sell at from $60 to 
$100, as to quality and 
beef, 12c to 14c per lb. 
Fat calves, 12c to 14<-. 
22c. Live, about 20c. 
.$5 to $6 each. Chickens, per lb., 2()c 
Ducks, 22c. Geese, per lb., 22c. Tur¬ 
keys. 27c to 30c. Dressed poultry, .30c 
to 40c. The horse market is slow, not 
so much demand for them, nor so high a 
priee. e. t. s. 
Dauphin Co., Pa. 
s;rade. Dressed 
Live. Sc to 10c. 
Hogs, dressed. 
Suckling pigs. 
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