RURAL NEW-YORKER 
175 
Products, Prices and Trade 
NEW YORK JANUARY 24, 1918. 
BITTER. 
, Fresh creamery coiitimies scarce, and 
Imlders are not anxious to sell their high- 
grade storage under present conditions. 
Tlie Food Administration has made a top 
■wholesale New York price of 47c for this 
grade. There is no doubt that this gives 
an ample profit to the speculators, but 
buyers are reported willing to pay .lOe to 
get the butter. So at pre.sent there is 
this anomalous condition that is good for 
no one. and to some extent defeats one 
of the very purpo.ses for which the food 
control was instituted. The same thing is 
true with the better grades of storage 
eggs. Buyers are ready to pay more 
liian the top price sot by the govern¬ 
ment. and the s])eculators are evidently 
liguring that if they sit tight they will 
eventually get their higher price. Food 
control under .such jug-handled conditions 
is a tough job for the man trying to do 
ih(> (■(introlliDg, and .still 
tougher 
for 
the 
rest of us. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 
. 54 
@ 
•54^ 
Good to Clioioe .. 
. 50 
@ 
53 
Lower Grades. 
. 42 
@ 
47 
Storage, good to choice, .... 
. 43 
® 
47 
Dairy, best.. 
® 
53 
Common to ((.>...1 . 
. 42 
@ 
50 
City made.. 
® 
40 
Packing Stock... 
. 36 
® 
39 
Process . 
® 
45 
CHEESE. 
@ 
® 
White, nearby, ohoice to fancy_ 
.. 71 
® 
73 
Medium to good. 
@ 
;*) 
Mired colors, nearbyi)est. 
<)8 
@ 
70 
. Common to good. 
60 
@ 
6.5 
Gathered, best, white. .. . 
... 70 
71 
Medium to good, mixed colors . 
.. 6;! 
@ 
67 
^ I.ower grades. 
.. 45 
@ 
50 
Storage, best. 
... 45 
® 
49 
Medium to Good .. 
@ 
43 
BEANS. 
Marrow, lUO lbs. 
@15 ,V) 
Pea. 
...13 75 
@14 00 
California, small white,. 
...13 00 
@13 .50 
Bed Kidney. 
...14 00 
@14 25 
Lima, California. . 
.13 00 
@13 25 
LIVE POCETRY 
Receipts are very light because of bad 
weather and shii)ping difficulties. Sales 
of fowls have been from .32 to ,3.‘5c for 
general run. 
PRESSED POI'I.TRY. 
Fresh stock showing good (piality is 
scarce and prices on this class of turkeys, 
< hickens and fowls are 3 to oc higher. 
'T urkeys, best lb. 
Common to good . 
Chickens choice broilers, lb.. . . 
ao 
45 
® .39 
® 33 
@ .50 
@ 36 
@ .32 
.. 25 
Capons, best . 
... 40 
® 42 
Smaller sizes. 
.. 33 
@ 37 
... 22 
@ 23 
@ 2.8 
Ducks . 
27 
Geese . 
@ 28 
Guineas, pair. 
@ 1 00 
Squabs, doz..... 
... 1 .')0 
@ 7 25 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers. . 
...1! 00 
@14 35 
Hulls . 
... 7 00 
@11 25 
Cows . . 
4 50 
@11 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 
.. 15 00 
@19 00 
Culls. 
... 800 
@12 00 
Sheep. 100 lbs'. -. 
... 800 
@10 56 
Lambs .. 
...J6 00 
@20‘JO 
Hogs.... 
@18 50 
WOOL. 
Business is fairly active and prices re¬ 
main lirm. Sales at Boston have been: 
New York and Michigan unwashed De¬ 
laine. 7-3: half blootk 75 to 7tic: three- 
eigliths bloofl, 7G to 77c; New England 
half blood. 70 to 72c; three-eighths blood, 
75 to 70c: Ohio and Pennsylvania un¬ 
washed Delaine. 75 to 70c; half blood 
combing. 77 to 7Sc. 
ERE ITS. 
The apple market continues irregular, 
with a heavy proportion of frost<'d or or¬ 
dinary (piality in the offering.9. Cranber¬ 
ries held at very high prices. Scattering 
lots of strawberries from Florida have 
sold aound 05c. 
Apples, Albemarle, bbl. * 00 @ 5 00 
Ben Davis.,. 3 00 @ 4 00 
Wlnesap .i. 4 00 @5 50 
(ireenliig . 4 00 @ 6 00 
Baldwin. 3 60 @6 00 
King. . .... .. 4 00 @6 60 
spy . 4 00 @ 5 75 
Pears—Kieffer, bbl. 2 00 @3 50 
Cranberries, bbl.15 00 @18 00 
strawberries, qt. 00 @ 75 
VEGETABLES. 
Iffie weather has continued so cold that 
a considerable proportion of the potato 
receipts are frosted. Fancy prices have 
prevailed for sound, and the market on 
the remainder of stock is unsettled. 
Onions are dull. Cabbage scarce. South¬ 
ern salads arriving in bad condition, ow¬ 
ing to frost and (ielays in shipment. 
Potatoes—Long Island, 100 lbs. 3 00 @ 3 50 
Maine, 100 lbs. 2 75 @3 25 
Jersey, lOOlbs. 2 25 @2^ 
State and Western, 100 lbs. 2 50 @ 3 25 
Sweet Potatoes, bn. i oo @ 2 25 
Beets, bbl. 4 00 @600 
Carrots, bbl. 2 .50 @ 3 50 
Cabbage, bbl. 2|00 @ 3 00 
Ton . ^ . 3 .i ()0 @50 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. .50 @2 00 
Onions, State and W'n., 100 lbs. 2 00 @ 3 00 
Peppers, bu. 3 00 ® 7 50 
String Beans bu. 100 @800 
Turnips, bbl,.1 25 @ 4 00 
Squash, bbl. 2 00 @3 50 
Peas, bu. 3 00 @ 6 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 3 50 @400 
Tomatoes, (ireenhouse, lb. 15 @ .35 
Musiirooms lb .. 25 @ 60 
Horseradish. 100 lbs . ..,.5 00 @8 50 
Cucumbers, hothouse, doz. 1 00 @ 1 .50 
Salsify, 100 bunches. 5 00 @ 7 00 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl. . 2 00 @ 4 50 
Kale, bbl. j 75 @ 1 25 
Parsiey, bbl. 4 oo @ 00 
Spinach, bbl.-. 3 00 fd 7 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton ..35.50 @.37 00 
No. 2.34 00 @35 00 
No. 3..31 00 @33 00 
Clover mixed.28 00 @33 00 
Straw, Rye.20 00 @22 00 
GRAIN. 
VV heat. No. 2. red, . 2 26 @ 
Corn.new. . 17.5 @180 
Oats, as to weight, bush. 99 @ 1 01 
Rye, free from onion. 1 97 @ 2 04 
RETAIL PRICES AT NEW YORK. 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted_ here, but repre^nt produce 
of good (juality and the .huying opportuni¬ 
ties of at lea.st half of New York's popu¬ 
lation. 
The market i.s (piiet at last week's, price 
range. More busine.ss would’ he doing if 
export space were available. 
Whole.Jlillt. f.ancy . 25 @ 
Good to choice.. 23 @ 
Lower grades. 17 
Skims, best. 18 
2.51^ 
•2414 
22 
19 !.^ 
14 
Fair to good. 9 
EGGS. 
The market is a trifle lower, perh.aiis 
mainly because of the larger arrivals 
from the Far We.st—nearly oOO.OOO 
dozen the first half of the week, .'^mue 
of the high grades sold in the auction 
rooms, where oranges are handled, 
brought -'upwards of 70 Of'uts.-- The 
weather in ('aliforuia egg sections is 
mild, and producers are sending them 
East by expres.s as fast as possible while 
the price remains high. 
•Butter—Best prints.. 
■ Till), good to choice.....'.'! 
Egg.s—Fancy . . 
. .$0.01 
. ' .58 
$0.02 
;00 
SO 
Gatliered, good to fdioico.. 
.0.5 
.70 
jMedinm grades. 
.55 
■ .00 
Potatoes, lb.;. . . 
.04 
.05 
Gabbage. Ih. . . . .'.. ... 
.04 
.05 
Apple.s.. doz.... . . 
.30 
.00 
’Fiirkevs. lb. 
.42 
Fowls. 11). 
.34 
Capons, lb. 
.45 
..50 
.79 to 
5.7e ; 
Philadelphia Markets 
BETTER. 
Market very firm. Best prints, 
Ole; tuhT^ choiee to fancy, 53 to 
common to good, 49 to 52c. 
CIIITESE. 
Full cream, fancy. 25i^ do 20c; good 
to choice, 23to 24y>c;’’common, 22 to 
23c. 
EGGS. 
_Receii(ts light. Fancy nearby. 70 to 
77c: gathered, good to choice, 68 to 72c; 
lower grades, 00 to 05c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowl.s. 27 to 30c; chickens. 20 to 29e: 
roosters. ‘20 to 21c; ducks, 20 to 30c: 
geese. 25 to 28c; turkeys. 27 to 2.Sc; 
guineas, pair. 4o to il-oc; pigeons, pair, 
20 to 25c. 
DRE.S.SED POULTRY. 
Fowls. 27 to .‘51c; broilers, .33 to .37c: 
roasters. 29 to 30c; turkeys, 37 to 38c; 
ducks. 25 to 30c; geese, 23 to 25c ; .siiuabs, 
doz., $4 to $7.25. 
FRUITS. 
Apples—King, ,$4 to .$0: Spy, $3..50 to 
.$5.50; Greening, .$4 to $0.50; Baldwin, 
.$3.50 to $5.50; Winesap, ,$3.25 to $0; 
York Imperial. $4 to .$5.25; cranberries, 
bbl., $13 to $18. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, %-bkt., 00 to 90c: 100 Ihs.. 
.$2.25 to $3; .sweet potatoes. %-'bkt.. 75c 
to $1.2.5; lettuce, bn. bkt.. .50c to $1.75; 
Brussels sin-outs, qt., 15 to 25c; kale, bid., 
.$1.50 to .$2; cabbage, ton, $.30 to $50; 
onions, 100 lbs., $1.75 to $.3; mushrooms, 
lb., 30 to 55c. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. No. 1 Timothy, .$29 to $.30; No. 2. 
$28 to .$28..50; No. 3. $25 to ,$26; clover, 
mixed. $2.5 to .$29; straw, rye. $17 to. 
$18.50; oat and wheat, $14.50 to $16. 
Industrial Statistics 
The catch of cod in Newfoundland wa¬ 
ters in 1917 was about 200,000,000 IE's., 
which sold for nearly nine cents, or twice 
the ordinary price. 
At the St. Louis fur auction, Jiin. 2.3. 
red fox sold up to $40; timber wolf, $34 ; 
ermine, $3; 00.000 ermine brought $90,- 
000, and 11,000 red fox. of which 1.000 
were Au.stralian, brought .$.300,000. Among 
the large lots auctioned were 95,000 Aus¬ 
tralian opossum, 14,500 ringtail opossum, 
12,500 lynx and 10,000 wallaby. Wolver¬ 
ine skins sold 60 per cent higher than in 
October. A collection of 65,000 mink 
pelts sold for $450,000. 
Receipts at Atlantic seaboard ports 
during week ending .Tannary 19 were: 
Wheat Corn Oats 
New York. 514,000 47,000 .548.000 
Philadelphia. . . 10<),000 41,000 300.000 
Baltimore. 120.000 43,0fM) 00.000 
New Orleans.. . .33,000 102,000 14.000 
Our Crop of dry beans last year was 
18,130,000 bushels, cp- 0,(K)0,000 more 
than the year before. Michigan ivas far 
ahead in area—039,000 acres, 3,51.5,000 
bushels, but California, with 5.58,000 
acres, gave the highest yield of all—8,- 
.$35,000 bushels. Other States with more 
than 30,000 acres were : 
Acres Bushels 
New Mexico. 213.000 9.58,000 
New York . 210,000 1,575,000 
Colorado. 193,000 1,407,000 
Wisconsin. 35.0()0 202,000 
Maine. 33,000 S'lO.OOO 
The Department of Agriculture reports 
the value of farm products in this coun¬ 
try at $19.443.849.;{81. or .$0,000.(M10.(1()0 
more than in 1910. Of this total, $13,- 
•580,76S.()()0 were for farm crops and tlie 
remainder animals and an-imal products. 
Corn led in value at .$4.()53.07'2.0()(), and 
cotton was si'cond. I’he total value, by 
8tat(‘s, with rank, was: 
State 
Value Rank 
Maine. . .. 
New Ilampshire. 
Vermont. 
Massachusetts . . 
Ithode Isl.ind . . . 
Connecticut. 
New I’ork ...... 
New .Jersey . 
Pennsylvania. . 
Delaware. 
Maryland. 
I'irgiiiia. 
West Virginia . . . 
North Carol in a. . 
Sduth Carolinn. . 
Georgia. 
Florida. 
(Ihiii. 
Indiana. 
Illiii'iiis. 
Michigan. 
Wi.sconsin. , . ... 
Minnesota. 
Iowa.. 
Missouri. 
North Dakota . .. 
South 1 lakdta .. . 
Nebraska. 
Kansas '. 
Kentucky.; . 
Tennessee. 
Alabama.. 
Mississippi. .... 
Texas.' . . . 
Oklahoma.. 
.\rkaiisiLs. 
Montana. 
Wyoming. 
('olorado. 
New Me.xic.i .... 
Arizona-. . .. 
rtah. ... ;. 
Nf'vada. 
Idalio. 
Washington. . . . 
< )regon. 
< 'alifoniia. 
I'nitc:! .'States.' 
.$71,425,000 
25.748,000 
45.950.000 
00.100.000 
S;352.000 
57.814,000 
- 417.798,000 
103.S95.0(M) 
412.. 394.000 
27,707.000 
123.879.000 
.344.1.59.000 
132,281.000 
417,840.000 
380.887.000 
.542,733.000 
104,771.000 
54(>.05S.000 
503.1.54.000 
842,042.000 
3.50,205.000 
307,()95.0<)0 
480,230.0()() 
783.4S8.0(M) 
540,0.30.000 
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300.582.000 
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' 375.710.000 
200.819.000 
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::.59..590.000 
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• :',.50.5.'18.000 
103.845.000 
.52.,829.000 
U')4.000.000 
.■ls.470.000 
27.008,000 
49,027.000 
25.13.55,000 
94.890,000 
144.422.000 
10^.032.000 
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potatoes bring about $1.50 i>er hu.; 
butter about 55c; cheese about 2()c. Poul¬ 
try, 24c, liveweight; pork, 22c, dressed. 
Loose hay in barn, from $10 to $14. 
ilk brings $3.35 per cwt. at Borden's 
condensery for 3 per cent milk. Eggs, 
about .50e. Yea! calves, 19c per lb., 
dressed; beef, 15c, dressed. No. 1 fresh 
cows hi-ing about .$150. f'arrots and tur¬ 
nips, 7.5c per bn.; 'onions, $2; cabbage, 
about $2.50 per cwt. There was not 
much fruit aroiiJuT hej-e.last year. . 1 . A. A. 
Chautauqua I'o., N. Y. 
PRACTICAL FARM BOOKS 
Vegetable Growing, Lloyd.$1.75 
Asparagus, Hexamer.50 
Bean Culture, Sevey.50 
Celery Culture, Beattie.50 
Tomato Culture. Tracy.50 
3Ielon Culture, Troop.50 
Vegetable Gardening. Watts. 1.75 
Vegetable Forcing, Watts. 2.00 
The Greenhouse Book, Wright. 1.00 
The Potato, Gilbert. 1.50 
American Apple Orchard Waugh... 1.00 
Strawberry Growing, Fletcher. 1.75 
ilannal of Fruit Diseases, Ilesler 
and Whetzol. 2.00' 
Fungus Diseases of Plants, Dnggar, 2.00 
Diseases of Economic Plants, Stevens 
and Hall. 2.00 
Manual of Fruit Insects, Sliugerland, 2.00 
Injurious Insects, O’Kane. 2.00 
Weeds of the Farm and Garden, 
Pammel. 1.50 
A B C of Bee Culture, Root. 2.00 
Productive Orcharding, Sears. 1.7.5 
American Fruit Cultni-ist, Thomas.. 2.50 
Successful Fruit (’ulture, Maynard, 1.00 
The Pruning Jlannal, Bailey. 2.00 
Bush Fruits, Card. 1.50 
The Nursery Book, Bailey. l.,50 
American Peach Orchard, Waugh.. 1.00 
Dwarf Fruit Trees, Wangh.50 
Cheo.se Making, Van Slyke. 1.75 
Questions and Answers on Milk and 
Milk Testing, Pnblow and Troy.. ,50 
Qimstions and Answers on Butter 
3Iaking, Pnblow and Troy.50 
Jlanual of M'lk Pi-odncts. Stocking. . 2.00 
Productive P o n 11 1 - y Husbandry, 
Lewis..v. 2.00 
Diseases of Poultry, Salmon.50 
Poultry Breeding and Management, 
Dryden. 1.00 
Sheep in America, Wing. . .. 1,00 
Productive Horse Ilnsbandry, Gay.. 1.75 
Di.seascs of Animals. 3Iayo. 1.50 
Common Diseases of Farm Animals, 
Craig. 1.75 
Productive Feeding of Farm Ani¬ 
mals, Woll. ... 1.75 
Feeds and Feeding, Henry. 2.25 
3Iilk Testing, 'Van-^Slyke.. 1.00 
Milk and Its Pi-odncts, Wing. 1..50 
Manures and Fertilizers, Wheeler. .. 1.00 
Fertilizers, Voorhoes.... 1.50 
Soil IMauagement, Lyon and Fippen, 1.75 
Fertilizers and Crops, Van Slyke. . . 2.50 
Farm Maniiros, Thorne. 1.50 
Principles of Breeding. Davenport.. 2.50 
Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, 
Plumb. 2.00 
Judging Live Stock, Gay. 1.50 
Meadows and Pastures, Wing. 1.50 
Alfalfa, Wing. 2.00 
Forage Crops, Voorhees. 1.50 
The Corn Crop, Montgomery. 1.60 
Farm Management, Warren. 1.75 
Farm and Garden Rule Book, Bailey, 2.00 
Ventilation, King.75 
The Soil, King. 1.50 
Irrigation and Drainage, King. 1.50 
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