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October 10, 191S 
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MODERN TRAPPINO METHOD'-.: 
Tells how to trap for Musk¬ 
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years’ square dealing assures you 
satisfaction on every shipment. 
iFURS 
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furs—not ono cent deducted for commission 
—no other deductions made. You get lib¬ 
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TRAPPERS 
1 Along in Nov. 
when furs get 
prime, Jim Ellis 
will issue ajirlce 
list that any fur 
shipper can understand. There won’t be anything 
Hashy or sensational about it but the prices quoted 
nnd the prices paid will be the same and that's all 
any fair minded man expects. 
JAMES P. ELLIS, Exporter Raw Furs 
34-36 Mill Sfrool MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. 
Established 1899. Price list free. 
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tells how t<> trap fox, muskrat, 
Skunk, wolf, mink, etc.; water den, 
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The World’s Fur Center 
New York, the greatest city in the world, is 
the center of the World’s Fur business. No 
matter where you ship your Raw Furs, they 
must eventually come to New York. 
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RAWFURS 
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ments—the square deal. imually liberal for quick shipments. He need# your furs. No shipiuent too small. 
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M. F. Pfadzer & Co- Members Raw Fur Merchants’ Ass’n 
• 115-119 WEST 29TH STREET (Desk 17J, NEW YORK 
The International 
Fur Market 
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S Tlio reliable Raw Fur merchants of New Yovk^ Joined together as the Razv.Fur Alcrehants* A.ssociation, 
pledge you, the sliipper, their solemn word, that liere iu New York, The International Tur Market, you y\ ill Jw 
realize tho utmost that the world s highest price market can afford. New York is eagerly and instantiy Kj 
responsive to increased demand, which is a guarantee of tlio greatest net i)roceed.s for yoti. New Y oi k’s do- 
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PH TfSppcrS Guide eventually because they zvUl he dressed, dyed, manufactured and sold here. Ship them 
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Products, Prices and Trade 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 10. 
These prices and notes are believed to 
be fairly representative of the current of 
trade here: 
BUTTER. 
I’rices are four cents below the high 
mark reached last week, and buying has 
improved a little with this decline. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 
fe 
591^ 
Good to Choice . 
. 56 
fe 
68 
Lower Urades. 
63 
Dairy, be«t. 
fe 
51% 
Coiiiiiion to Good. 
fe 
65 
City made. 
fe 
42 
Packing Stock. 
fe 
40 
Process. 
fe 
.50 
CHEESE. 
Sales at 82 cents have 
been made 
at 
interior markets, and the best grades of 
fresh made are held at fkl or above, which 
is five cents above the price permitted for 
best storage. The Government, however, 
has commandeered a considerable per¬ 
centage of the stored cheese. 
Whole Milk, fancy . 33 «) 33J6 
Good to choice. 31 @ 32 
Lower grades. 29 @ 30 
Skims, best.. 25 ® 25% 
Fair to good . ... 17 a 22 
eggs. 
The higher grades are two cents ad¬ 
vanced. No special change in the or¬ 
dinary run of gathered stock. Storage in 
good demand, hut offoriug light. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy . 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 
Common to goo<l. 
Gathered, best, white.’ ’ 
Medium to good, mixed colors’ 
LIVE STOCK. 
Sheen. 100 lbs . 
76 
fe 
77 
65 
fe 
72 
60 
fe 
62 
60 
fe 
54 
70 
72 
63 
fe 
57 
42 
fe 
47 
39 
fe 
46 
9 
00 
@16 75 
6 
50 
@8 50 
4 
CO 
fe 1 
3 50 
15 
00 
@21 00 
8 
00 
@14 00 
16 
50 
@19 00 
8 
00 
fell 00 
13 
00 
fall 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Receipts quite large and trading good 
on choice. Sales are reported at: Fowls, 
25 to 20c; chickens. 25 to 2Sc ; roostera, 
22c ; turkeys. 2.S to 80c ; ducks, 80 to .88c ; 
geese, 25 to 2C)e; pigeons, pair, 80 to 85c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickens choice broilers, lb. 48 
Fair to Good. 40 
Fowls. 32 
llooster'i . 25 
Spring Ducks. 33 
squabs, doz......].!! 2 00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 10 00 
I’ea.10 00 
California, small white,.11 75 
Bed Kidney. 10 00 
White Kidney. 12 00 
Lima, California. ..13 00 
% 
<» 
50 
45 
35 
26 
@ 39 
<a 5 25 
ei2 00 
fell 25 
fel2 00 
fell 25 
fel4 00 
fel3 75 
FRUITS, 
Apples going in a generally lower range 
except top qualities of such dessert varie¬ 
ties as McIntosh and .Jonathan. Peaches 
about gone and mainly poor. Grapes 
bringing good prices. Pears averaging 
low quality. 
Apples-Baldwin. bbl. 4 00 fe 4 75 
Gravenstcin . 4 OO fe 6 00 
Fall IMppin, bbl. 4 00 fe 6 00 
Grimes . 3.50 fe 4 50 
Alexander. 3 50 fe 6 00 
Malden illusli. 4 00 fe 5 25 
Wealthy. 4 .50 @ 6 25 
Jonathan. 6 00 fe 8 00 
Crab Apples, bbl. 6 to fel5 50 
Pears. Anjou, bbl. 4 00 fe 8 00 
C'airgeau, bbl . 6 00 fe 9 00 
Bartlett, bbl. 6 10 fe]2 Oo 
Seckel. bbl. 8 00 fel2 00 
Kieffer, bbl. 2 00 fe 4 00 
Muskmelons, bu. 1 oO @ 1 75 ^ 
Peaches, 24 qt. crate . 1 75 fe 3 25 
16-ql. bkt. 75 fe 1 75 
Bu. bkt. 2 00 fe 3 25 
Cranberries, bbl. 6 00 @8 50 
Plums. 81b. bkt. 60 fe 80 
Grapes, 41b. bkt. 19 @ 25 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes ill large receipt, and mainly 
lower. Cabbages dull. Onious doing a 
little better. Lettuce and peijpers iu 
large supply. 
Potatoes—L. I., bbl. 4 ,50 ® 5 00 
Jersey, bbl. 3 50 fe 4 25 
Swoet Potatoes, bbl. 3 25 fe 4 00 
Beets, bbl. 1 75 fe 2 25 
Carrots, bbl. 1 oO fe 1 50 
Cabbage, ton.18 00 @20 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 25 fe 1 00 
Onions. 100 lbs. 1 00 fe 2 00 
Peppers, bbl.1 00 § 2 25 
String Beaus bu. 60 @150 
Squash, bu. 50 fe 75 
Peas, bu. 2 00 @ 3 00 
Lima HeanS bu . 100 us 2 00 
CaullHower, bbl. 2 00 @ 5 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 75 @ 1 00 
Tomatoes, bu. 50 @ 2 25 
Cucumbers, bu, . 1 50 ® 2 60 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 43 00 @45 00 
No. 2.40 00 @42 00 
No. 3 .37 00 @39 00 
Clover mixed.38 00 @42 00 
Straw, Bye.22 00 @24 00 
bu.. 
Government Crop Report 
The October estimate puts yields as fol¬ 
lows, compared with 1917: 
1918. 
918,920,000 
2,717.775,000 
1,535,297,000 
70,087.000 
280.505.000 
891.279.000 
195.889.000 
80.254,000 
Wheat, 
Corn. 
Oats. 
Rye . 
Barley, .. . . 
Potatoes .. 
Apples, bu.. 
Hay, tons.. 
1917. 
050.828,000 
3,159.494.000 
1,587.280.000 
00.145,000 
208,975.000 
442.580.000 
174,008,000 
94,980.000 
Philadelphia Markets 
BUTTER. 
Best creamery. 08 to 65e; tub choice, 
60 to 61c: packing stock, 39 to 41c. 
Eggs. 
Nearby choice, 58 to 00c: gathered, 
best, 52 to 54c; lower grades. 40 to 48o. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls, 35 to 38c; chickens, .84 to 80c: 
roosters, 24 to 2.5c: ducks, ’28 to 84c; 
guineas, pair, 75 to 90c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickeus. 85 to 40c; fowls. 38 to 88c; 
roosters. 28^40: ducks. Spring. 38 to 
39c; squabs, doz., $0 to .$8.25. 
FRUITS. 
.Ypples. bbl., $8..50 to .$0; pears, bbl., 
$7 to .$12: plums, 4-qt. bkt., .50 to 00c; 
grapes, .8-lb. bkt., 25 to 30c: peaches, bu., 
$2 to $2.80. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, No. 1. bbl.. .$2 to $5; sweet 
potatoes, bbl., .$2,50 to .$8.50; cucumbers, 
bu.. $1 to $1.50; peas. bu.. .$2 to .$8; 
cabbage, ton, $20 to .$25; onions, 100 lbs., 
.$1..50 to $2. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy, $80 to $37 ; No. 2, 
$.84 to $.85; No. 8, $'2S to $.82; clover 
mixed, $27 to $.84. Straw, rye. $10 to 
$18; oat and wheat, $12.50 to $14. 
Retail Prices at New York 
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 popula¬ 
tion : 
Blitter—Best prints.08 toGSc 
Tub, choice .00 to 62c 
Medium to good.51 to .58c 
Cheese.88 to 4.5c 
Eggs—Best nearby.SO to 85c 
Gathered, good to choice.GO to 70c 
Potatoes, lb..8 to 4c 
Cabbage, head.10 to 12c 
Lettuce, head . .8 to 5c 
Onions, Ih. 5 to Oc 
Dressed fowls, lb.40 to 42c 
Chickens, lb.45 to 50c 
r.eg of lamb, lb.88 to 45c 
Bufialo Markets 
Peaches are growing dry, at $1 to $1.40 
for l/^-hu. basket and plums are going at 
40e to 00c and prunes at 00c to 75c for 
7-lb. basket. Melons are losing quality, 
at $1.50 to $2.25 per bu. All home-grown 
grapes are scarce and high, at 35c to 4.5c 
for 7-lb. basket, but Californias are plenty 
and fine at .$1.75 to $2 for 24-lb. basket. 
-Vs high as $100 per ton has been paid 
for Chautauqua grapes. Potatoes are 
quiet, but high, at $2.25 to $2.7.5 per 
100 and sweets, $1.50 to $2.25 per 
hamper. Apples are quiet at 50c to $1.00 
per bu.; quinces, .steady at $2.50 to .$8.50 
per bu.; pears, firm at .$2.25 to $4 per 
bu. with Bartletts about gone and later 
varieties coming in. Onions are quiet 
at $2.10 to .$2.50 per bu.; beaus still 
high at .$7.80 to ,$8.40 per bu. 
Special and southern fruits are mostly 
dull at ,$9 to .$9 50 per box for oranges, 
$4 25 to ,$5 for lemons and $1 to .$1,2.5 
per 10^ for limes. Bananas are steady 
at ,$2.7o to ,$5 per hunch. Cranberries 
are steady at $9 to .$9..50 per bbl. 
The vesretable market is active at good 
Iirices. Cabbage was badly injured by 
wonns and will he only a moderate crop, 
at $.8 to $0 per 100 heads. Green beans 
are ,50c to ,$2; carrots. 80c to $1; cauli- 
ower. $1 to $1.25; tomatoes. .50c to $1 40 • 
white turnips. $1.25 to $1 .,50. Yellow turu- 
ips, 8.»c to .$1 ; beets, 90e to $1; cucum¬ 
bers, $1 to $1.25, all per bu. Celery is 
“’7^8P<’r hunch; lettuce, 75c to 
81.50 per box; radishes. 2.5c to .80c per 
doz. hunches; peppei-s $1.25 to $1.85 per 
hamper; siunach. .81.25 to $1.50 per bu • 
egg plant, 25c to 80c per doz. 
Butter continues firm, spite of late big 
advances. Cows are doing well on the 
return of excellent pasture; creamery, 
57 to G4c; dairies. 54 to 00c; crocks. 48 
to 50c; low grades. 40 to 4.8c. Cheese l.s 
.80 to 82c for best domestic, with prospect 
of further advance; 42c for Swiss Eggs 
are firm, except fancy grades, at ,50 to C4c 
for hennery; 45 to ,54c for candled. Muck 
laying down of eggs by families has pre¬ 
vented a very big advance. 
Dressed poultry is dull, hut heavy live 
is scarce. Dressed fowl, 80 to .88c; roast¬ 
ers. 88 to 40c; broilers. 40 to 42c; ducks, 
42 to 48c; frozen turkevs. 44 to 45c: old 
roosters. 28 to 29c; live fowl. 28 to ,80c ; 
broilers. 24 to 28c; old roosters. 28 to 29c. 
Rabbits have appeared, selling at the high 
price of $1.20 to $1.80 for jacks per pair. 
Squabs are ,$0.50 to $7 for heavy per doz.; 
pigeons. 50 to 00c per pair. State chest¬ 
nuts have apTieared. selling at 28 to .80c 
per lb. Maple syrup and honey are firm 
at $1.85 to $2 per gal. for syrup; 24 to 
30c per lb. for honey. j. w. c. 
Wheat, ,$2.18 per bu.; elevators all full 
and mill cannot take in wheat or corn. 
Corn, .$1.00 per 70 lbs.; rye, $1.50 per 
bu.; oats, 70c; hay, $22 per ton. Butter, 
42c; creamery, 49c per lb.; eggs. 41c; 
potatoes, around $2 per bu.. about half 
crop. Wheat crop little less than aver¬ 
age ; corn little better than half crop; 
cool weather i:i .’^une and dry through 
.July. It takes almost double acreage to 
fill silo that it did last year. Farm work 
well advanced ; ground in good shape for 
seeding; began seeding week to 10 days 
earlier than usual. Farm labor scarce, 
and wages high; pretty tough on farmer 
farming on shares. Cattle and hogs high ; 
cattle 10 to 12c; hogs, live weight, 20 to 
22c per lb. Fruit crop fairly good; 
peaches .sold for 75c to $1 per % basket; 
apples, 7,5c to $1 per bu. j. b. s. 
Franklin Co.. Pa. 
