CAc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
303 
Products, Prices and Trade 
Peppers, bu.3 00 © 6 00 
String Beans bu. 3 00 @ 8 00 
Squash, bbl.2 00 @3.90 
•* 
Peas, bu..9 00 @ 7 00 
New York, February 14, 1918. 
The week has been fairly favorable for 
the movement of farm products here, as 
the weather has been mild and trucking 
oo: ditions improved, the ice on the streets 
having melted. 
BUTTER. 
The market is a little stronger and a 
trifle higher on the better grades of 
creamery’. Packing stock and city made 
remain without special change. 
Creamery, fancy ib. 
® 
53 
Good to Choice . 
@ 
Lower Grades. 
® 
48 
Storage, good to choice, . 
@ 
47 
Dairy, bext. 
® 
51 
Common to Good. 
@ 
48 
City made. 
@ 
40 
Packing Stock. 
@ 
39 
Process. 
@ 
46 
Whole Milk, fancy . 
Good to choice. 
261.4 
@ 
2.9!4 
Lower grades. 
@ 
22 
Skims, best. 
@ 
20 
Fair to good. 
@ 
14 
EGGS. 
Prices on nearby fancy have declined 
nearly 10 cents and flve to six on gath¬ 
ered. Production is increasing, and re¬ 
tailers are buying sparingly so as not to 
be caught with high-priced stocks in a 
falling market, 
Wblte, nearby, choice to taucy. 58 ® 59 
Medium to Kood. 55 & 57 
Mixed colors, nearbyi>est. 57 & 58 
Common to itood. 50 @ 66 
Gathered, best, white. 57 & 58 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... .54 ® 56 
Lower grades. 45 ® 50 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs.15 25 ®15 50 
Pea.12 50 @14 00 
California, small white,.13 00 ®13 75 
Bed Kidney.14 00 @14 50 
White Kidney.15 50 @16 00 
Lima, California...12 25 @14 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
The Government has prohibited the 
killing of hens and pullets until May 1. 
Dealers have been given until February 
to clear out the stocks on hand, and 
the following maximum prices have been 
established for the New York market: 
Fowls, 36 cents; turkeys’, ducks, geese, 
and young rooster.s, 3.o; old roosters, 27. 
The object of this order is to prevent the 
destruction of laying hens during the 
heavy production period of Spring. 
PRESSED POUr.TRY. 
The Government order stopping live 
poiiltry .slaughter for two months will 
doubtless stiffen the dressed poultry^ mar¬ 
ket materially, and give holders a chance 
to Avork out the 1917 frozen poultry. The 
Government has ruled that the 1916 pack 
must be disposed of by March 1. 
Turkeys, best lb. 37 @ 38 
Common to good . 30 @ 35 
Cblckeiis cboice broilers, lb. 45 @ 50 
Boasters . 33 @ 36 
Fowls., 28 @ 35 
Capons, best . 40 @ 43 
Smaller sizes . 33 @ 37 
Boosters. 24 @ 25 
Ducks. 29 @ 30 
Geese . 25 @ 30 
Bquabs, doz. 1 50 @ 7 75 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers..10 oo ®12 oo 
Bulls . 7 00 @11 00 
Cows . 4 50 @ 9 ,50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.15 00 @18 ou 
Culls.12 00 @14 00 
Bbeep, 100 lbs.8 oo @11 uo 
Lambs .16 00 @18 25 
Hogs.16 00 @17 00 
WOOL. 
Business ha.s been only moderate dur¬ 
ing the week. Recent prices iit Boston 
Avere : New York and Michigan tine un- 
Avashed, 6.3 to 64c; uiiAvashed, Delaaine, 
73c; half blood, 75 to 77c. Ohio and 
JVnusylvania half-blood combiijg, 77 to 
VSV-. NeAv England half-blood, 70 to 7.3c ; 
i.- »'..<-ight.s blood. 75 to 7tJe. Texas fine 
.‘^coured, $1.55 to .$1.60. 
imuiT.s. 
The apple market remains about the 
same as for several weeks. Hound bai - 
relled ajiples sell npAvard of $6 in some 
ca.ses, Avhile inferior varieties and frosted 
stock run between $2.50 and .$4. StraAV- 
herries from Florida in much larger sup¬ 
ply and lower, excei»t for fancy Vic 
Ohmer. 
Apples, York Imperial, bbl. 
@ .9 25 
Ben Davis. 
@ 4 25 
AVinesap .. 
@ 6 00 
Greening . 
@ 7 00 
Baldwin . 
@ 5 25 
King. 
@ 5.90 
Spy ..... .... 
® 6 .90 
Pears—r.iefi^r, bbl. 
. , 1 
3 00 
Cranbe Ties bbl. . 
- 5 V» 
@18 00 
strawt jrrle , qt. 
@ 60 
VEGETABI.ES 
The pot.Tto market, i.s 
though prices remain 
a trifle 
easier, 
Avithout 
much 
change ou sound stocks, (luions in large 
supply and dull. Cabbage continues high. 
Kale, lettuce and all salads going at a 
very wide range, oAving to weatiier dam¬ 
age. Sections of the Middle Houth. Avhich 
usually have large quantities of these 
things for Spring, shipments luxA’e been 
entirely frozen out. 
Potatoes—Long Island, 100 lbs. 2 40 
Maine, 100 lbs. 2 00 
Jersey, lOOlbs. 2 00 
@ 2 75 
@ 2 25 
. ,.... _ @2.50 
State and Western, loio lbs. 2 00 @ 2 .50 
- - - @ 2 75 
® 4 00 
@ 3.50 
@ 3 50 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. 1 00 
•Beets, bbl. 3 00 
Carrots, bbl. .. 2 50 
Cabbage, bbl. . .V.’.V.". 2 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 6 00 ® 9 00 
Tomatoes, Greenhouse, lb. 15 @ 25 
Mushrooms lb . 25 @ .>0 
Horseradish, lUU lbs.500 @850 
Cucumbers, hothouse, doz. 1 00 @ 1 75 
Salsify, 109 bunches . 7 ,50 @ 9 00 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl. 500 @800 
Kale, bbl. 50 @ 2 25 
Spinach, bbl... loo @3 50 
, HAY AXD STRAAV. 
The freight situation has made receipts 
A’ery light in city markets, particularly at 
3.3d' St., whei’e extreme prices are offered 
for Avhat little is to be had. In- other 
yards deliveries have been rather better 
and the price range loiver. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 39 90 @40 00 
@38 00 
@33 00 
@.35 00 
@22 00 
CIIEE,SE, 
Business is light, and .some price-cut¬ 
ting reported by dealers Avho have to 
move their medium-grade stocks. 
No. 2.34 00 
No. 3. ,29 00 
Clover mixed.28 00 
Straw, Bye, .. ..20 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. No. 2. red, . 2 26 
Corn.... 175 
Oats, as to weight, bush.2 00 
Bye, free from onion. 2 00 
@ 
® 1.80 
@ 1 02 
@ 2 25 
RETAIL PRICES AT XEAV YORK. 
These are not the highest or loAvest 
price.s noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of Ncav York’s 
j)opnlation : 
Butter—Best prints.$0.58 .$0.60 
Tub, good to choice.55 .57 
Eggs—Fancy .65 .70 
Gathered, good to choice... .00 .60 
Medium grades. '...... .45 .50 
Potatoes, lb.04 .05 
Cabbage, lb... 04 .05 
Apples, doz..30 .60 
Turkeys, lb.40 .45 
Fowls, lb..3,S .42 
Capons, lb.48 .5.3 
Industrial Statistics 
Texas is going into" the castor bean 
business heavily, as I'OO.OOO acre.s will be 
lil.iuted this year, partly' ou (Titverii- 
ment contracts. 
A large paper company is reported to 
be planning a $3,000,000 plant in Mary¬ 
land to make alcohol for the GoA’ernmeut 
from wood pulp Avaste. 
An Indiana produce concern, has had 
its license reA’oked by the Government be¬ 
cause it permitted two carloads of po¬ 
tatoes to freeze in the railroad yards. 
The gold and silver output of this coun¬ 
try during 1917 Avas: 
—Oold— 
Tine Ozs. 
201 
733.911 1,351.100 
267,700 8,18.3,200 
1,006.969 1,989,800 
771.328 8.163,600 
.'8tate or Territory 
Alabama . 
Alaska . 
Arizon.a . 
California . 
Colorado . 
Georgia . 
Idaho . 
Illinois . 
Maryland . 
Michigan . 
Missouri ...... 
Montana . 
Nevada . 
New Mexico. . ,. 
North Carolina. 
Oregon . 
South Carolina. 
South Dakota.. 
Tennessee . 
Texas . 
T’tah . 
Vermont . 
Virginia.. 
AVashington .. . 
AVyoming. 
1*. Islands. 
Porto Rico. 
-Silver— 
Pine Ozs. 
288 
.34,419 
.6 
181,720 
3.34,894 
49.590 
759 
81,144 
53 
3.57,619 
258 
42 
175,133 
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21,0.36 
10 
67.921 
6 
191,100 
99„3(M) 
58.3,200 
14,315,.3(X) 
400 
9,4 (K) 
257,000 
4,9(K) 
16,600 
11,683,100 
3,.3(X) 
1,100 
6.8(5,700 
21,100 
13,711,1(X) 
11,441,000 
1,313,700 
2,800 
215,700 
Ton .35 06 @60 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 75 @ 3 00 
Onions, State and W’n., lUO lbs. . 1 50 @ 2 50 
Total. 4,085,589 74,244,500 
Philadelphia Markets 
BUTTER. 
Receipts light and market active and 1 
fii'm. Fancy prints, 56 to 59c; tub, good 
to choice, 52 to 54c;.loAver grades, 45 to 
4 Sc. 
EGGS. 
Market strong. Fancy nearby, 64 to 
65e; gathered, good to choice, 55 to 56c; 
loAver grades, 50 to 54c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
The Governm.ent has ruled that be¬ 
tween February 23 and May 1 no busi¬ 
ness shall be done in live bens or pullets 
for slaughter. Chickens, 28 to 32c; old 
roosters. 23 to 24c; ducks, 28 to 34c; 
geese, 28 to 82c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Receipts light and market very firm. 
FoavIs, 27 to 32c; roosters, 2.5 to 26c; 
liroilers. fancy, 40 to 42c; fair to good. 
34 to 36c; roasters, 32 to .3.3c; capons, ,36 
to ,39c; turkeys, .34 to 3Sc; ducks, 28 to 
32c. 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers, $10.50 to .$13.35; bulls, .$7.75 to 
.$9..50; cows, $7 to .$9; calves, $1.3 to 
,$17.50; sheep, $7 to .$14 ; lambs, .$15 to 
$18.50; hogs, $18.50 to $19. 
I’RT’ITS. 
Apples, hbl., $3.25 to ,$6.50; bu. hkt., 
,50c to $1.50; box, .$1..50 to .$2.25; sti’aw- 
berries, qt., 40 to 50c; cranberries, bbl., 
$13 to $18; oranges, box, .$2 to $7. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, 100 lbs., $2 to $2..50; SAveet 
potatoes, bu., 7,5c to $1.50; lettuce, bu., 
50c to $1.65; turnips. 100 lbs., ,$2 to 
,$2.25; cabbage, ton. .$60 to $70; onions, 
100 lbs., 75c to $2; kale, bbl., $1.50 to $2. 
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