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Products, Prices and Trade 
—-- 
NEW YORK, MAY 15, 1919. 
These prices and notes are believed to 
be fairly representative of the current of 
trade here: 
MILK PRICES. 
New York, for May, $3.06 per 100 for 
three per cent milk, with an additional 
4c per 100 for every one-tenth of one per 
cent extra butterfat, at points 200 to 210 
miles from city. 
BUTTER. 
Prices have been two cents lower, but 
recovered later in the week. Quality of 
the pasture butter is improving. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 59 @ 60 
Good to Choice . 57 @ 58ha 
Lower Grades. 52 @ 55 
City made. 44 @ 48 
Dairy, best . 57 @ 58 
Common to good . 47 @ 56 
Packing Stock. 49 @ 45 
Prooess . 47 @ 53 
CHEESE. 
The following quotations are on new 
make. Western markets are easier. Busi¬ 
ness here is light. 
Whole 5111k. fancy . 32 ®> 32^ 
Good to choice. 31 @ 31*^ 
Skims, best. .. 23 @ 24 
Pair to good. 12 & 19 
Eggs. 
Best grades are in small supply and 
higher. There has been considerable loss 
from the express strike, which delayed 
many shipments a week or more. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. 54 @ 55 
Medium to good . 49 @ S3 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 49 @ 50 
Common to good. 42 @ 48 
Gathered, best, white. 49 id 52 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 44 @ 50 
Lower grades. 38 @ 42 
LIVE STOCK. 
Native Steers.14 75 @17 50 
Bulls . 9 DO @12 00 
Cows. 4 25 @1175 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 14 00 @17 00 
Culls. 7 00 @10 00 
Hogs.18 00 @2100 
Sheep. 100 lbs.10 00 @1100 
Lambs .17 00 @2100 
DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, choice. 23 @ 24 
Common to good. 16 @ 21 
Pork . 21 @ 25 
Lambs, hothouse, head . 8 00 @13 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Sales are reported at: Fowls, 3-1 to 
36c; broilers, lb.. 60 to 75c; roosters, 20 
to 21c; Spring ducks, 45 to 46c; geese, 
IS to 19c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best. 48 @ 42 
Medium to good. 40 © 46 
Chickens choice lu. 42 @ 43 
Fair to Good. 37 @ 39 
Fowls. 33 @ 37 
Boosters. 26 « 27 
Ducks . 38 © 40 
Squabs, doz.. 2 00 @1000 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs....10 25 @1175 
Pea. 
75 
@ 8 
00 
Medium .. . 
50 
@ 8 
00 
Red KUlney... 
.. 10 
75 
@12 
25 
VVliito Kidney .. 
75 
@12 
25 
Yellow ICye. 
. 7 
25 
© 7 
50 
Lima, California. 
00 
@ 8 
75 
FRUITS. 
Apples 5u light supply aud very high 
when sound. Strawberries selling well, 
except some low grades from the Caro- 
linas. 
Apples —Baldwin, bbl. 8 00 @1100 
Hen Davis. 5 00 © 8 00 
Greening . 7 00 @11 00 
Albemarle . 7 00 @14 00 
Strawberries, qt. 15 @ 35 
Oranges, box . 5 00 © 9 00 
Lemons, box . 4 00 @ 5 75 
Grape Fruit. 5 50 © 9 00 
Pineapples, 36s to 30s. 4 85 @5 10 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes in heavy surplus ami mainly 
lower. Asparagus scarce on account of 
the cool weather. Cabbage high for sound 
stock. 
Potatoes— L. I., 180 lbs. 4 50 @5 50 
State, 180 lbs. 3 50 @ 4 50 
Maine, 165 lbs. 3 50 is 4 50 
Bermuda, bbl. 3 00 @9 00 
Southern, new, bbl., best . 7 00 @ 8 25 
Southern, common to good . 2 50 © 6 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. 2 00 @ 5 00 
Beets, bbl. 1 50 @ 2 25 
Carrots, bbl. 3 00 @4 50 
Cabbage—New, bbl. 3 00 © 4 50 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket.. 75 @3 00 
Onions. 100 lbs. 1 00 © 5 00 
Btrlng Beans bu. 2 00 © 7 00 
Squash, New, bu, , . . 1 50 @ 3 50 
Kgg Plants, bu. 3 00 @ 5 00 
Spinach, bbl . 75 © 1 50 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. ..2 00 @4 00 
Parsnips, bbl . 3 00 @4 00 
Kale, bbl . . .. I 00 @ 1 50 
Chicory, bbl . i 00 @ 2 50 
Asparagus, doz. 2 50 @ 6 00 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 50 © 3 00 
Peas, bu. bkt. 3 50 @ 4 25 
Parsley, bbl. .12 00 wlSiO 
Tomatoes, 6 -bkt.. crate. 1 00 @ 6 60 
Radishes, bu. bkt. 50 @ •> so 
Rhubarb,100 bunches . 2 00 @ 5 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton . 42 00 @43 00 
No. 2.40 00 @4100 
No. 3 .38 00 @39 00 
No grade .30 00 @34 00 
Clover mixed.35 00 @41 00 
Straw, Rye,.13 00 @14 00 
GRAIN. 
Following are the Government prices 
on No. 2 Red wheat: New York, 
$2.3714; Chicago, $2.23; Baltimore, 
$ 2.3514 ; Kansas City, $2.13; St. Louis, 
$2.21. Corn, No. 3, yellow, New York, 
$1.89% : Chicago, $1.73 Vj. Oats, No. 3, 
white, New York, 78 to 79c; Chicago, 
6714 to 68c. llye, New York, $1.59; 
Chicago, $1.51; Duluth, $1.43. 
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OTe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
. Retail Prices at New York 
These are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good quality and the buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of New York’s 
population : 
Butter—Best prints . 70c 
Tub, good to choice.64 to 67c 
Cheese .40 to 45e 
Eggs, fancy .64 to 65c 
Good to choice.55 ta 62c 
Potatoes, lb.3 to 4c 
Apples, doz.60 to 75c 
Fowls, lb.40 to 45c 
Bacon, lb.45 to 48c 
Fresh fish, lb.25 to 28c 
Lettuce, head . 5 to 10c 
Boston Milk Prices 
Following is the May price for milk 
shipped to Boston from various zone 
points inside the State. The quality basis 
is 3.5 per cent fat; 4c more per 100 lbs. 
being paid for every tenth of one per cent 
above 3.5, and the same rate or deduc¬ 
tion being made for milk running below. 
AT STATIONS /NSIDE MASSACHUSETTS. 
Cwt. in 
Miles 8% qts. 40-qt. cans 
81-100.614 3.374 
141-160.599 3.276 
181-200.590 3.223 
AT STATIONS OUTSIDE MASSACHUSETTS. 
Cwt. in 
^lilcs S 1 /^ qts. 40-qt. cans 
81-100 .594 3.374 
141-160 .574 3.276 
1S1-200.560 3.223 
241-260 .540 3.148 
281-300.532 3.09S 
Where farmers furnish cans between 
farm and railroad or milk stations, a pre¬ 
mium of 2.3 per cwt. is paid. Where- 
ever dealer maintains country milk sta¬ 
tions or agents for the inspection or re¬ 
ceipt of milk, title to such milk will pass 
at shipping point. These prices do not 
include war tax or freight. They are 
subject to that discount. 
Philadelphia Markets 
Butter. 
Nearby prints, 60 to 68c ; tub creamery, 
best, 60 to 62c; common to good, 54 to 
5Se; packing stock, 44 to 46c. 
ECGS. 
Nearby, best, 53 to 55c; gathered, best, | 
46 to 47c; lower grades, 40 to 44c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls, 34 to 37c: broilers, 55 to 65c; 
roosters, 24 to 25c; ducks, 30 to 36c; 
geese, 22 to 25c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Fowls, 36 to 38c; roosters, 27c; squabs, 
doz., $5.50 to $9.25. 
FRUITS. 
Apples, Baldwin, $8 to $10; Russet, $6 
to $8; Ben Davis, $0 to $8. Strawber¬ 
ries, qt., 18 to 30c. 
' VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, 100 lbs., $2.40 to $2.65; 
sweet potatoes, bu., $1.50 to $3.25; 
onions, new, bu., $4.25 to $5; cabbage, 
bbl., $3 to $4.75. 
nAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, Timothy, No. 1. $39 to $40; No. 
2. $36 to $38; No. 3. $34 to $36; clover 
mixed, $3S to $39. Straw, rye, $13.50 to 
$14; oat aud wheat, $10.50 to $13.50. 
Material for Hay Caps 
Can any satisfactory substitute for 
sheeting at 40 cents a yard be found for 
hay caps this year? If not. will they pay 
at that price? I have 25 acres of clover 
to cut, and want to get it in without get¬ 
ting it wet. M. D. c. 
We doubt it, but perhaps our readers 
can answer. It looks now like a wet sea¬ 
son, aud with hay at present prices, al¬ 
most any reasonable expense for keeping 
it dry will pay. 
Farm Labor Bureau 
Mr. Severin Peterson, formerly of the 
immigrant labor bureau, 15 Pearl St, 
New York, is now superintendent of the 
State Farm Labor Bureau at 254 West 
34th St., New York. Applications for 
farm help sent to Mr. Peterson will have 
careful attention and as prompt service 
as possible. 
The Washington and Rensselaer coun¬ 
ties, N. Y.. Wool Growers’ Association 
made their first shipment of wool for this 
season May 3. Three cars were loaded 
at Eagle Bridge, containing 53,232 lbs. 
in 279 sacks from 79 growers. At Cam¬ 
bridge one car was loaded with 78 sacks, 
weighing 14,563 lbs. All four cars were 
consigned to Adams & Poland. Boston. 
Mass., to be sold on commission. The as¬ 
sociation expects to make another ship¬ 
ment about the first of June, and if that 
does not finish this year's clip another 
will be made in the early Fall. The as¬ 
sociation has this year adopted the plan 
of weighing all wool at the ear on the 
same pair of scales, and using a special 
form for a record and receipt to the 
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