394 
March 1, 1919 
Products, Prices and Trade 
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 20. 1919. 
These prices and notes are believed to 
be fairly representative of the current of 
trade here: 
MILK PRICES. 
New York, for March, $3.21 per 100 
lbs., equivalent to 6.82 cents per quart 
for 3 per cent milk, with an additional 
4c per 100 for every one-tenth of 1 per 
cent extra butter fat, at points 150 miles 
from city. 
Prices to consumers remain the same 
as December and January, 10c for B and 
ISc for A grade. The supply exceeds the 
demand at these prices, and in some sec¬ 
tions producers without a contract have 
been unable to find an outlet. A recent 
demand for sweetened condensed milk for 
export has, however, tended to improve 
conditions somewhat. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, fancy lb . 
Good to Choice . .. 
Lower Grades . 
City made . 
Dairy, best .. 
Common to good . 
Packing Block . 
Prooess . . 
.... 50 
38 
... 30 
® 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
@ 
53 
49 
44 
38 
.61 
46 
35 
44 
CHEESE. 
Whole Milk, oid, fancy . 
... 34 
« 
35 
Good to choice . 
@ 
33 
Lower grades . 
@ 
3U 
New Make ... 
@ 
31 
skims, nest. .. 
@ 
20 
Fair to good . 
.. 10 
@ 
16 
EGGS. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy ... 
... 50 
@ 
57 
Medium to good . . 
... 51 
@ 
55 
Mixed colors, nearby best . 
@ 
49 
Common to good . 
@ 
46 
Gathered, best, white . 
@ 
56 
Medium to good, mixed colors 
... 43 
@ 
46 
Lower grades. 
@ 
42 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native 8ieers. 
@16 50 
Bulls . 
@12 00 
Cows . 
@10 .60 
Calves, prime veal,100 lbs. 
..1.6 00 
@20 50 
Culls. 
@13 00 
Hogs. 
@18 2.5 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 
... 9 00 
@11 00 
Lambs .. 
<a 17 50 
DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, choice. 29 @ 30 
Common to good. 22 @ 26 
Pork . 18 @ 21 
Lambs, hoi house, head .14 00 @17 00 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best. 
Medium to good. 
Chickens choice lb. 
Fair to Oood. 
Cowls. 
Capons ... 
Roosters.'. 
Ducks . 
Geese, . 
Squabs, doz. 
Rabbits, pair. 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 
Pea. 
Medium . 
Red kidney. 
White Kidney,. 
Yellow Eye. 
Lima, California. 
44 @ 40 
3.0 @ 42 
42 @ 43 
32 @ 30 
28 @ 33 
40 @ 51 
24 @ 20 
30 @ 40 
26 @ 33 
2 00 @10 50 
10 @ 40 
, 9 00 @11 00 
, 6 00 @7 Oft 
6 25 @7 00 
10 50 @11 75 
12 25 @12 0(1 
7 50 @8 00 
, 8 00 @ 9 50 
BRUITS. 
Apples—Baldwin, bbl. . 7 50 @1000 
York Imperial . 7 60 @ 9 50 
Ben Davis . *6 00 @ 8 Ob 
King . 7 00 @10 00 
Greening .... 7 00 @10 00 
Spy . 8 00 'd 12 00 
Pears. Kietfer, bbl. 5 (to @ 8 00 
Cranberries, bbl.18 00 @25 00 
Strawberries, qt. . 40 @ 80 
Oranges, box . ~ . 4 00 @ 6 00 
Lemons, box . 4 00 @ 5 00 
Grape Fruit. 4 00 @ 6 00 
Cocanuts, 1000.60 00 @90 00 
. VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—L. I-, 180 lbs. 
State. 180 lbs. 
Maine. 180 lbs. 
Virginia, late crop, bbl. 
Bermuda, bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. 
Beets, btil. 
Carrots, bbl. 
Cabbage, ton. 
New, bbl. 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 
Onions. 100 lbs. 
String Beans bu. 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl,. 
Egg Plants, bu. 
Spinach, bbl. 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl.. 
Parsnips, bbl . 
Salsify. 100 bunches. 
Kale, bbl.. 
Chicory, bbl. 
4 00 @4 50 
3 26 @ 3 50 
3 75 @ 4 00 
2 00 @ 3 50 
6 00 @ 8 00 
1 00 @ 3 00 
1 .60 @ 3 00 
1 25 @2 25 
20 00 @30 00 
2 50 @ 3 25 
2 00 @ 4 00 
1 50 @7 00 
2 00 @ 6 00 
1 50 @2 25 
3 00 @ 5 00 
2 00 @ 3 00 
1 00 @ 1 20 
1 00 @2 00 
3 00 @ 0 00 
2 20 @ 2 50 
4 00 @ 6 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Uay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 
No. .. 
No. 3. 
No grade . 
i Clover mixed... 
Straw, Bye,.. 
28 00 
24 00 
20 00 
10 00 
20 00 
13 00 
@29 00 
@27 00 
@23 00 
@ls 00 
@26 00 
@14 011 
GRAIN. 
Following are the Government prices 
on No. 2 R d wheat at various markets: 
New York. $2.37Ms; Chicago. $2.23: St. 
Louis. $2.21. No. 3 Yellow corn at New 
York.’$1.45; oats. 68 to 69c; rye. $1.42; 
not much sale for buckwheat grain here, 
nominally $2.90 to $3 per 100 lbs Pro¬ 
ducing points in Pennsylvania and New 
York report buckwheat as selling from 
$3 to $3.10 per 100 lbs. 
Retail Prices at New York 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices not 1 here, but represent produce 
of good qualtiy and the buying opportuni¬ 
ties of at least half of New York’s popu- 
jpLUJXl . 
Butter—Choice prints.5« to 58c 
Tub. best .54 to 56c 
Cheese .32 to 35c 
Eggs—Best .62 to 63c 
Common to good.45 to 50c 
Fowls, lb.35 to 38c 
Chickens, lb.40 to 45c 
The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Lamb chops, lb.45 to 48c 
Roasting beef, lb.35 to 38c 
Potatoes, lb.2 to 3c 
Cabbage, head .10 to 12c 
Apples, doz.50 to 75c 
Philadelphia Markets 
BUTTER. 
Best creamery prints. 58 to 60c; tub, 
choice, 52 to 53c; packing stock, 36 to 
38c. 
EGGS. 
Nearby choice, 49 to 51c: gathered, 
best, 43 to 47c; lower grades, 40 to 42c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls, 39 to 40c; chickens, 36 to 38c; 
roosters. 24 to 25c; ducks, 38 to 40c; 
guineas, pair, 90c to $1. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys. 43 to 45c; chickens. 32 to 
35c; fowls, 28 to 35c; roosters. 27c; 
ducks, 38 to 40c; squabs, doz.. $6 t<> 
$8.25. 
FRUITS. 
Apples, bbl.. $7 to $10: cranberries, 
bbl.. $15 to $20; strawberries, qt., 50c 
to 75c. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, No. 1, 100 lbs.. $1.75 to $2; 
%-bu. bkt., 80 to 90c: sweet potatoes, 
bu., $1 to $1.75; cabbage, ton. $40 to 
$42; onions, 100 lbs.. $1.25 to $3. 
Maine Hay Market 
Hay, baled, ton. $17 to $20; loose, $15. 
The Family Cow 
I have been reading with much interest 
your “family cow” articles. I possess 
such an animal, but she could not camp 
here unless she paid her way and interest 
on investment. She is a pure-bred Guern¬ 
sey, and this is why, if you have a lot 
of money in an animal, you will most 
likely take care of her. and no cow will 
do her best unless she is made comfortable 
and well filled with good feed ; therefore 
she must have a large feed box. long body, 
also deep, big but 'fine-boned; not too 
iiervous; tine hair; neat bead and neck, 
and well-shaped udder. When you milk 
her she must deliver a pail of 4 per cent 
milk without producing tears in your 
eyes; iu short she must be a picture of 
a cow with all the essential machinery, 
and you will be delighted when you look 
at her, and you won’t feel mean when 
you make a dollar a day. and feed her 
calf too. Then just think what a pure¬ 
bred animal is worth, and you can easily 
figure why you should own one in place 
of grades, provided you are interested 
enough to treat them right. A. s. 
The recollection of Q 
Trade Mark Registered 
remains 
E. C. SIMMONS 
look for this Trade Mark 
on Tools and Cutlery 
When you find the KEEN KUTTER trade¬ 
mark you can be positive that the article which 
bears it is the best of its kind which it is possible 
to produce. And practically every sharp edged 
tool you will ever need is offered you under 
the KEEN KUTTER brand. 
SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY 
Never in the history of out- 
country will Farm and Garden 
crons bo more needed or command 
higher prices than the present 
year. The DO-IT-ALL Tractor 
does the work on big and little 
farms, makes farming easy and 
pleasant so ahoy or girl may do 
the hardest work. They not only 
plow, but cultivate any crop that 
grows. Experience not necessary. 
They run all kinds of machinery 
by belt, operate Lawn and Horse 
Mowers, and cost less to buy than 
to keeo a horse a year. 
ASK FOR TO AT A LOG “K” 
IT'S FREE 
AND 
THEY r=> L. OW' \ 
HA O VV' 
CUL-TINSA TE A' - 
A ‘ 
Consolidated Gasoline EnQ. Co. 
Z02. FULTOH ST., FEW YORK, At V. 
'bhe 
BEILEVEE^SPREADER 
Distributor blades that easily become loosened are a source 
of trouble and expense. That’s why we eliminated the possi¬ 
bility of the distributor blades of the Bellevue No. 10 Spreader 
from working around the shaft. 
They’re put in to stay! Each steel hexagon shaped distributor 
blade is securely bolted to a square steel shaft. The Bhaft passes 
through a square opening in each blade that fits the Bhape ofthe 
shaft tightly. The blades couldn’t move around even if they 
weren’t bolted. Then each blade interlocks with another, making 
a three- way protection against loosening of the blades. 
That’s the way we built the entire Bellevue No. 10 Spreader— 
by eliminating the mistakes others have made, by studying con¬ 
ditions and requirements. When you take the Bellevue Spreader 
into your field and see how efficiently it works you will say that 
the people who built it knew their business. 
It is to your advantage to see the Bellevue No. 10 before you 
buy a spreader. Ask your dealer about it—and if he can’t tell 
you, write to us for our free Spreader Catalog. 
OHIO CULTIVATOR CO. BELLEVUE, OHIO 
Address Dept. 55 
The Distributor Blades of 
the No. 10 Can ’t Work Loose 
