1824 
Products, Prices and Trade 
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 4, 1019 
These prices and notes are believed to 
be fairly representative of the current of 
trade here. The range given in the quo¬ 
tations covers the qualities on hand at the 
time. The best grades of most fruits and 
vegetables, live stock and poultry on sale 
one week may be much better or poorer 
than next week’s offerings, so that a 
lower top price on such products does not 
necessarily mean a lower general market. 
This does not apply to butter, cheese and 
eggs, which are more thoroughly stand¬ 
ardized. 
milk Trices. 
New York, for December, $3 OS per 100 
lbs. for 3 per cent milk at points 300 to 
210 miles from the city, with 4c per 100 
additional for every tenth of 1 per cent 
butterfat over 3. 
Putter. 
The high level of prices makes a rather 
quiet market, though there is sufficient 
demand to take all of the offerings of 
high quality stock. Medium grades are 
going very slowly. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 74 @ 
Good to Choice .. 6!) @ 73 
Lower Grades.. 55 «ft 65 
Storage, best. 69 ® 70 
Fair to good. 55 @ 62 
City made..... 50 «* 54 
Dairy, best. 70 @ 71 
Common to good . 53 (3 65 
Packing Stock. 47 <3 51 
CHEESE. 
Whole Milk, fancy .. 32Vi^ 83 
Good to choice. 30 @ 32 
Skims, best. 22 @ 23 
Fair to good. 14 <3 10 
EGGS. 
Nearby fancy are very scarce. Whole¬ 
sale business is reported up to $1.02. and 
possibly more might bo had for the right 
kind of stock. Considerable bus'uess is 
done by commuters who have small flocks 
and bring iu a few dozen every day to 
special trade. Some of these are selling 
at $1.10 at present. As with butter the 
medium qualities are slow. Storage eggs 
are wholesaling from 45c to 55e and re¬ 
tailing according to the conscience and 
credulity, respectively, of the seller and 
buyer. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. 1 00 @ 1 05 
Medium togood . 73 @ 95 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 90 @ 95 
Common to good. 73 @ 85 
Gathered, best, white. 93 @ 1 00 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 80 @ 85 
I,ower grades. 4i @ 55 
Storage... 40 @ 65 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Market somewhat improved. Business 
reported at: Chickens, 24 to 27c; fowls, 
22 to 29c; roosters, 21c; ducks, 31 to 
33c; geese, 27 to 29c. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NatUe Steers.13 50 @16 25 
Balls . 6 00 @ 9 60 
Cows. 4 00 @ 9 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.22 00 @24 00 
Culls. 10 00 @15 00 
Hogs.12 00 @14 25 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 5 00 @ 9 00 
Lambs . 14 00 f a 16 00 
PRESSED POULTRY. 
The weather is favorable, but. market 
dull all around, so that surplus has to 
1 e stored. 
Turkeys, fancy, lb. 
@ 
M 
Fair to good. 
@ 
82 
Chickens choice lu. 
. 41 
@ 
4') 
Fair to Good. 
@ 
4U 
Broilers, lb... 
48 
fowls. 
•. 2« 
@ 
?ft 
.. 21 
(A 
23 
Ducks . 
@ 
41 
Squabs, doz. 2 5J @10 50 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbs—. 
Pea . 
Medium . 
Bed Kidney. 
White Kidney .. 
Yellow Eye..*... 
Lima. CHllfornla. 
.10 50 @11 50 
. 7 00 @ 7 75 
. 6 75 @ 7 75 
.10 50 @13 75 
.12 25 @12 50 
. 7 00 @ 7 25 
14 00 @14 25 
COUNTRY PRESSED MEAT. 
Calves, best. 29 @ 30 
Com. to good. 22 <a 25 
Lambs, hot house, each. 10 (HI (« 12 00 
Pork, heavy. 16 @ 17 
Light. 19 It 24 
FRUITS. 
Supplies of barrel apples are light, but 
business very slow. Cranberries dull, as 
the sugar shortage bits them seriously. 
Apples. Wealthy, bbl. 4 50 @ 8 51 
Fall Pippins. 5 (Ml @ 6 50 
Twenty Ounce. 4 00 @8 00 
York Imperial. 4 00 @8 75 
Wolf River. . 4 50 @6(0 
Greening. 4 50 @10 00 
King. 4 50 @ 7 50 
McIntosh. 5 00 @10 0(1 
Baldwin. 4 00 @ 8 50 
Windfalls. 150 @2 75 
Pears. Seckel, bbl. 5 00 @10 00 
Sheldon, bb:. ft ro @10 00 
Kieffer. bbl . 4 00 @7 00 
Oranges, box . 0 00 @ 9 60 
Lemons, box . 6 50 @ 6 50 
Grape Fruit. 3 50 @ 6 00 
Cranberries, bbl.;. 4 50 @9 00 
POTATOES. 
. Interior markets are strong. Business 
here is not active, but prices are without 
special change. The range is quite wide, 
owing to the varying quality. 
Long Island. 180 lbs. 5 2-3 @ 6 00 
Jersey. 165 lbs. 4 00 @ 4 75 
Maine, 180 lbs. 4 75 @ 5 00 
State, 180 1 bs . 4 50 @ 5 00 
Virginia, late crop, bbl . 2 50 @ 4 50 
Sweet Potatoes, bbl. 2 0U @5 OU 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage is higher; interior market 
strong. Onions dull. Carrots in sur¬ 
plus. Cauliflower running poor. South¬ 
ern string beans and lettuce lower. 
Beets, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Carrots, bbl. 2 00 @3 00 
Cabbage—ton .30 00 @ 60 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 1 00 @2 50 
Onions. 100 lbs. 2 00 @ 6 00 
String Beans bu... 2 00 @450 
‘Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Squash, bbl,. 1 50 @ 2 25 
Egg Plants, bu. 1 00 @ 5 00 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. 150 @2 50 
Okra, bu. 3 00 @ 6 00 
Tomatoes. 6-bkt. crate. 1 00 @ 2 .50 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 2 00 @ 4 0U 
Horseradish, loo lbs. 8 oo @1100 
Peppers, bu. 2 00 @ 4 00 
Romaine. bu. 75 @2 50 
Mushrooms, lb. 50 @ 65 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton. 33 00 @3100 
No. 2.30 00 @32 00 
No. 3 .28 00 @29 00 
Shipping.25 00 @27 00 
Clo-er. mixed.26 00 @32 00 
Straw, Rye.13 00 @14 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2. red. New York. .$2.37% ; 
corn, No. 2, yellow, $1.74 ; oats, No. 2, 
white. SSc; rye, $1.68; barley, $1.60; 
buckwheat, 100 lbs., $3.05. 
MILL FEED. 
City bran. $45; middlings, $54; red 
dog. $65 to $60; rye middlings, $48 ; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $S0.50; linseed meal, $79. 
WOOL. 
Manufacturers have been buying heav¬ 
ily of late. Recent sales at Boston were 
at; New York and Michigan unwashed 
delaine, 85 to 87c; half-blood, 80 to S2c; 
three-eighths blood, 68 to 69c. Ohio and 
Pennsylvania unwashed delaine, 89 to 
90o : half blood combing. 83 to 85c. New 
England half blood. 72 to 75c; thi - ee- 
eiglitbs blood, 65 to 67c. 
Philadelphia Markets 
RUTTER. 
Best prints. 82 to S3c; tub,fancy, 74 
to 76c; good to choice, 62 to 70c; packing 
stock, 47 to 49c. 
EGGS. 
Best, nearby, 02 to 04c; gathered, good 
to choice, 80 to S4c; lower grades, 70 
to 75c. 
LIVE TOULTRY. 
Fowls, 30 to 32c; roosters, 21 to 22c; 
ducks. 2S to 34c; geese, 24 to 26c; tux- 
keys, 36 to 3Sc. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best, 46 to 47c; common to 
good. 40 to 45c; fowls, 28 to 35c; roosters, 
24c; broilers, 38 to 40e; ducks, 2S to 3Sc. 
POTATOES. 
Pennsylvania, 100 lbs.. $2.50 to $2.90; 
New York, $2.35 to $2.50; nearby, %-bu. 
bkt.. 40e to $1; sweet potatoes, bbl., 
$2.50 to $4.25. 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, ton. $40 to $65; onions. 100 
lbs., $2.25 to $5.25; pickles, $1.75 to $2. 
FRUITS. 
Apples, bbl., $4 to $8.50: box. $2 to 
$3.75; cranberries, bbl., $9 to $10. 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Ilay, No. 1, Timothy. $33; No. 2. $30 
to $31; No. 3, $27 to $28. Straw, i-ye, 
$14 to $14.50; oat and wheat, $12.50 to 
$13. 
Boston Markets 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, best, 70 to 71c; good to 
choice, 66 to 6Sc; renovated, 58 to 59c. 
EGGS. 
Best, nearby, 9Sc to $1; good to choice, 
90 to 92c; gathered, fair to good, 75 to 
SSc; stoi-age, 50 to 54c. 
December 13, 1919 
POTATOES. 
Aroostook, 100 lbs., $2.75 to $3; Cana¬ 
dian, $2.40 to $2.75. 
vegetables. 
Cabbage, bbl., $3.50 to $4; celerv, doz., 
$1.50 to $2; lettuce, bu. box, $1 to $1.25; 
spinach, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; squash, ton, 
$30 to $35; sprouts, qt., 18 to 20e; toma¬ 
toes, hothouse, lb., 20 to 30c. 
ATPLES. 
Greening, bbl., $3.50 to $5.50; Bald¬ 
win, $3 to $6 50; McIntosh, $5 to $10; 
King, $4 to $6.50; Spy, $3.50 to $5.50. 
BEANS. 
White pea, 100 lbs., $7 to $7.75; yel¬ 
low eye. $8 to $8.25; red kidney, $11.50 
to $13.75. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls, 25 to 30c; chickens, 25 to 2Sc; 
roosters, 22c. # 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, best, 50 to 55c; common to 
good. 35 to 46c; fowls, 32 to 38c; broil¬ 
ers, 40 to 45c; roasters, 35 to 42c. 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
ITay, No. 1, Timothy. $36 to $37; No. 
2, $32 to $33; No. 3, $27 to $30; clover 
mixed, $28 to $32. Straw, rye, $17 to 
$18; oat, $16. 
Eeed. 
Spring bran. $45; middlings, $4S to 
$54; red dog, $65; gluten, $72. 
Borby : “I made a quarter today. Uncle 
Jack.” Uncle Jack: “That’s good, little 
pal. IIow did you make it?” Bobby: 
“Borrowed it from ma.”—New Y(rk 
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