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Ve RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 15, 1920 
Market News 
and Prices 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
HIGH PRICES AND LIGHT SUPPLIES STILL 
THE RULING CONDITIONS 
Old vegetables are about done. Their 
place has been filled by new liues from 
the South, supplemented with the equiva¬ 
lent of a few hundred carloads from 
Europe and Canada. Early Southern 
truck crops, like cabbage, celery and let¬ 
tuce and onions, have come along more 
freely than last season, but the early 
Southern tomato crop was reduced greatly 
by frost damage and worm injury. 
POTATOES RATHER SCARCE 
Southern potatoes also were delayed by 
frost in Florida and by drought in Texas. 
Shipments have been light thus far, and 
prices quoted in Northern markets place 
early potatoes in the luxury class. The 
wholesale prices quoted were for the first 
car of California potatoes, which sold at 
$15 per 100 lbs. in Minneapolis. Most 
new stock has be*en*S6W"Siwifd" - $20*Y»er 
barrel, and it is reported that some of*" 
the best Loug Island old potatoes reached 
that figure. 
The prices quoted overshadow even the 
quotations of 1917, that Spring of potato 
famine. Southern potato growers are not 
becoming rich nevertheless. The crop in 
early Texas sections, as in many local¬ 
ities. yields only 28 to 35 bushels per 
acre. It should reach 100 bushels to be 
satisfactory to the growers and to average 
equally for the whole country. The best 
potato sections reach an average of 200 
bushels per acre in favorable years. Many 
Southern growers have had more or less 
trouble with their supply of water for 
irrigation, and the uncertainty is still 
greater in sections where the main de¬ 
pendence is on rainfall. 
FIRM APPLE MARKETS 
red marrow. $10; red 
$13; pea, $5 ; yellow 
broilers, live, lb., 
35 to 36c; live 
white marrow, $0 : 
and white kidney, 
eye, $7.50. 
Fowls, live, lb., 42c: 
35 to 37c; ducks, live, 
geese, lb.. 25c. 
Eggs. 40 to 45c. 
Hides—Steers, No. 1, 
cows and heifers. No. 1. _ 
bulls and stags, lb., 15c; 
seacb,- $9—to $10: sheepskins, 
$3; calf skins, No. 1. 35c; 
No. 1. calf, over 14 lbs., 25c: 
14 lbs.. 23c. Wool—Unwashed, medium, 
40 to 45c; fine fleeced. 50 to 55c. 
Beet greens, bu., $1.75 to $2; carrots, 
14-qt. bkt., 50 to 60c; carrots, bu., $1 
ISc 
18c 
; No. 2. 17c; 
; No. 2. 17c; 
horse hides, 
eaclr. .-$2 to 
No. 2. 33c; 
; No. 2. over 
to $1.25; horseradish, lb.. 20 to 23c; let¬ 
tuce, doz. heads. 75c to $1; onions, green, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; onions. No. 1, 
bu.. $2.75 to $3; pieplant, doz. bunches, 
81.25 to 81.50; potatoes, bu.. $4 to $4.20; 
parsnips, bu., $2.50 to $3; radishes, doz. 
bunches. 25 to 35c; vegetables oysters, 
to 50c. 
bu.. $2.75 to $3 ; No. 1, 
ordinary, bu., $1.25 to 
D. 
doz. -bunches. 45 
Apples, fancy, 
$2.25 to $2.50; 
$1.75. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Northern creamery, extra, 65 to 6544c; 
Western creamery, extras, 64*4 to 65c; 
Western firsts. 62 to 63c; renovated. 53 
to 54c; ladles, 44 to 45c; storage, firm, 59 
to 61c. 
EGGS 
Fancy hennery and near-by, 54 to 5oc; 
Eastern extras,‘50 to 52c; Western ex¬ 
tras. 49 to 50c; Western extra firsts, 48% 
to 49c; Western firsts, 47 to 48c; storage 
packed, extra firsts, 4S to 49c; storage 
firsts, 47 to 47 %c. 
POULTRY 
Poultry, fair demand, light supply; 
dressed fowl, 40 to 45c; chickens, 39 to 
45c; old roosters, 29 to 30c; ducks. 40 to 
42c; geese. 27 to 29c; frozen turkeys, 54 
to 56c; live fowl, 36 to 40c; old roosters, 
26 to 28c; ducks, 45 to 55c; geese, 30 
to 32c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, firm ; red. bu.. $1.75 to $3.25; 
green, $3 to $3.50; common. $1 to $1.25; 
named sorts, bbl., $6.50 to $10; Ben Da¬ 
vis to Greenings: Western, bu. box. $3 to 
$4; Jonathan to Rome Beauty. Potatoes, 
higher; fancy white, bu.. $4 to $4.40 to 
farmers; Jersey sweets, bu.. $4.25 to 
$4.50. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, firm ; kidney, bu., $12 to $14; 
marrows. $11 to $12; *'ea and medium, 
$7.50 to $8. Onions, firm ; yellow, cwt., 
$8 to $9; home-grown, bu.. $5 to $6; 
. Spa nish, crate, $2.50 to $3; Bermuda, 
crate, $6.50 to $7. 
FANCY AND SOUTHERN FRUITS 
Strawberries, fancy, crate. 24 qts., $11 
to $12; oranges, strong, $9 to $12; lem¬ 
ons. $6 to $7 ; grapefruit. $6 to $7: pine¬ 
apples. easier, crate. $8 to $8.50; ba¬ 
nanas, bunch, $4 to $7.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; asparagus, doz. 
bunches, $5 to $9 ; beans, green, hamper, 
$4 to $6; wax, $5 to $6.50; carrots, bu., 
$3 to $3.50; parsnips. $1.50 to $3; cab¬ 
bage, cwt., $7 to $7.25: celery, Florida, 
crate, $6.50 to $7.25; tomatoes, Florida, 
crate. $3 to $3.50; lettuce, 2-doz. box., 
$1 50 to $2.75 : pieplant, box. $5 to $5 75 ; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 35 to 40c; yellow 
turnips, bbl., $2.50 to $3; cucumbers, doz.. 
$1 to $2. 
SWEETS 
Apples are still coming to market in 
fairly heavy volume, mostly from the 
Northwest and from Eastern cold stor¬ 
age. Prices are holding up well and have 
even advanced in some places. Good 
Eastern apples of standard varieties 
reached $11 per barrel, and standard 
Western varieties sold up to $5 per box 
in some cities. The effect of prevailing 
low temperatures on pollination of the 
new crop is still a question. Early pros¬ 
pects for fruit in general arc good in the 
East and fair in most parts of the West. 
G. B. F. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Northern fowl, 45 to 46c; native 
squabs, $8 to $10 doz.; pigeons, $3.50 to 
$4 doz. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 42 to 44c; cocks, 27 to 30c. 
APPLES 
Baldwins, No. 1, $6.50 to $9.50; No. 2, 
$4 to $5; Northern Spys, $5 to $S; rus¬ 
sets. $4.50 to $8; Ben Davis. $3.50 to $5; 
Stark, $4 to $6; bu. box, Baldwins, extra 
fancy, $3.25 to $3.50: ordinary. $1.50 
to $3; Western, box.. $2.50 to $5.50. 
Honey, quiet; light, lb.. 35 to 40c; 
dark. 30 to 33c; m ole sugar, dull; choice, 
lb., 30 to 38c; syru gal., $2.50 to $2.75. 
FEED 
Hay, quiet; bulk Timothy, ton. $36 to 
$38; clover mix.. $35 to $36; wheat bran, 
$58; middlings. $61.50; red dog. $71; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $73 ; oilmeal. $65; hominy, 
$67: gluten. $72.25; oat feed, $46; rye 
middlings, $60. j. w. c. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
Local Up-State Prices 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, prime, sides, lb.. 16 to 17c; 
medium. 11c; lamb, lbs., 26c.; live pigs, 
each, $5; pork, lb., 20c; veal, prime, lb., 
24c; common, 15c. 
Ducks, live, lb., 40c; dressed, lb., 55_ to 
60c; geese, live. lb.. 45c; dressed, 55c; 
fowls, live, lb.. 50 to 55c : dressed. 60 to 
65c; live rabbits, each, $1; dressed, lb., 
45c. 
Butter, lb.. 70 to 75c; eggs. 50c; whole¬ 
sale. 46 to 4Sc-: duck eggs, 65c. 
Beans, bu.. $7.50; per qt.. 25c; beets, 
bu., $1.50; carrots, bu., $1.75; cabbage, 
lb., 4c; per head. 5 to 15c; cabbage 
plants, doz., 15c; lettuce, per bunch, 7c; 
onions, green, bunch. 35 to 40c; onions, 
bu.. $3.25 to $3.75; parsnips, bu., $1.50; 
potatoes, bu., $2.75 to $4; radishes, per 
doz. bunches, 60c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 
75c to. $1; turnips, bu.. $1. 
Honey, No. 1, per cap. 35c; extracted, 
light, pt.. 55c: horseradish, grated, per 
bottle. 15 to 25c: roots, lb.. 10c; maple 
syrup, gal., $3.50; popcorn, bu., $2; 
apples, bu., $3 to $3.50. 
Alfalfa, extra, ton. $35; hay. No. 1, 
$35; No. 2. $32; No. 3, $25 to $28; 
Timothy, $35; straw, rye, ton, $18; oat, 
$ 20 . 
JOHNSON CITY PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef. lb.. 12 to 33c : pigs, each, $5 to 
$6; pork. lb.. 18 to 25c; ham, lb., 40c; 
veal. 1.8 to 40c. 
Chickens, live. lb.. 36c; dressed, lb., 
42c: ducks, dressed, lb.. 40c; fowls, live, 
lb., 35c; dressed, lb.. 42c; turkeys, live, 
lb., 45c; dressed, 50c; rabbits, dressed, 
lb.. 35c. 
Eggs. 36c; duck eggs. 60c; butter, lb., 
70c; milk, qt., 9c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
cottage cheese, lb.. 10c. 
Apples, bu.. $1.50 to $3.50; beets, bu., 
$1 10; beans, lb.. 9c; carrots, bu.. $1.10; 
cabbage, lb.. 10c; celery, per head. 13 to 
15c; dandelion greens, per peck, 40e; 
green onions, three bunches, 25c; onions, 
peck. 75c; lettuce, three bunches, 25c; 
potatoes, peck. 90c: radishes, three 
bunches. 25c; rhubarb, lb.. 10c; maple 
syrup, gal., $3; honey, lb., 33c; vinegar, 
gal., 40c. 
BINGHAMTON WHOLESALE MARKET 
Fowls, live, lb., 38c; dressed, lb., 44c; 
squabs, per pair. 80c; broilers, live, lb., 
60c ; ducks, dressed, lb., 42c. 
Cowhides, green. 17 to 22c; bull hides, 
green, 16c; horse hides, $8 to $10; calf 
skins. $2 to $7. 
Maple sugar, lb.. 35 to 40e; maple 
eyrup, gal., $2.75 to $3. 
ROCHESTER WHOLESALE AND PUBLIC 
MARKET 
White Winter wheat. $2.70 to $2.75; 
corn, shelled, bu., $1.93 to $1.95; oats, 
white, nominal, bu.. $1.24; rye, bu., $1.95 
to $2; hay, $18 to $32. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., medium, $5.50; 
ONIONS 
Connecticut Valley, $6 to $7.50 per 
100-lb. bug; Egyptian. $7.50 to $8.50 bag; 
new Texas, $5 to $5.50. 
POTATOES 
Aroostook Green Mts.. $7 to $7.25 per 
1(H) lbs. on track; cobblers. $7 to $7.25; 
P. E. I.. $6 to $6.50; new Florida, $20 to 
822 bbl.; sweet potatoes, $3.25 to $3.50 
basket. 
MAPLE PRODUCTS 
Syrup, $2.75 to $3.25 gal.; sugar, pails, 
30 to 35c lb.; bricks, 37 to 3Sc lb.; 2-oz. 
cakes, 42 to 45c. 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage, $8 to $8.50 crate; celery, 
white, $2.25 to $2.50 doz.; cucumbers, 
$5 to $11 bu. box; lettuce, $2 to $2.50 
bu. box; peppers, $9.10 to $10 crate; 
radishes, 50 to 75c doz. bunches; spinach, 
Norfolk, $3 to $4 bbl.; squash, 6 to 8c 
lb.; tomatoes, hothouse, 50 to 60c lb.; 
beets, $1.75 to $2.25 bu. box ; white tur¬ 
nips. 81.50 to $2 bu. box; carrots. $2.25 
to $2.75 bu. box; parsnips. 81 to 81.50 
bu. box; yellow turnips. $2.75 to $3.50 
bag; white cape turnips, $3 to $4 per 
100-lb. bag; rhubarb. 10 to 18c lb.; as¬ 
paragus. California. $4 to $8 doz.; string 
beans, $2.50 to $6.50. 
HAY 
Per ton : No. 1 Timothy, $48 to $49; 
No. 2 Timothy, $42 to 45; No. 2 Eastern, 
$40 to $41 ; No. 3 hay. $36 to $38; clover 
mixed hay. $38 to 842 ; fine hay, $36 to 
$39; rye straw, $27 to $28; oat straw, 
$23 to $24. 
MILLFEED 
Per ton: Spring bran, $61.50; Winter 
bran. $63; middlings. $63.50 to $68; 
mixed feed. $63 to $69; red dog, $73.50; 
gluten feed, 875.12: hominy feed. $68.90; 
stock feed. $68.50: oat hulls, $51; cot¬ 
tonseed meal. $72.50 to $76.50. 
Buffalo Markets 
With never so cold an April, the let¬ 
ting down of produce prices is still slow. 
The Southern conditions must be as 
backward as ours, for scarcely a decent 
strawberry has come up from there yet. 
The trade is now looking for them from 
Tennessee, saying that they are always 
better than the Florida berries. The 
switchmen’s strike has hurt, the trade 
badly, but produce that comes in by truck 
is growing in amount steadily, as that 
conveyance is more reliable than any 
other. Still produce is no looser strong. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, weak on 1 rg.. receipts; cream¬ 
ery. 64 to 72c; dairy. 54 to 64c: crocks, 
52 to 63c; common, 49 to 52c: oleomar¬ 
garine, 29 to 33c. Cheese, dull; daisies, 
30 to 32c: flats. 30 to 31c: longhorns, 
33 to 34c: Swiss. 40 to 55c. Eggs, strong 
on light receipts; hennery, 45 to 49c; 
State and Eastern candled, 45 to 46c: no 
storage. 
BUTTER 
Fresh, solid-packed creamery, fancy, 
high-scoring goods, 64 to 66c; the latter 
for jobbing sales; extra, 63c; extra firsts. 
61 to 62c: firsts. 59 to 60c; seconds, 55 
to 58c: sweet creamery, choice to fancy, 
6o to 67c; ordinary to good, 57 to 64c; 
ladle-packed, as to quality, 45 to 47c • 
packing stock, 38 to 42c;' fancy brands 
of nearby prints were jobbing at 72 to 
74c: good to choice, 64 to 71c f fair, 61 
to 63c. 
EGGS 
Nearby firsts. 44c per doz. ; do., cur¬ 
rent receipts. 43c per doz.; Western ex¬ 
tra firsts. 43%c ; do., firsts, 42%c; in¬ 
ferior lots lower; Southern, 38 to 41c; 
fancy, carefully selected candled eggs 
were jobbing at 50 to 52c per doz. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Sold slowly, with fairly liberal offer¬ 
ings at former rates. Fowls, fancy, 
small. 39 to 40c; heavy. 36 to 38c; broil¬ 
ing chickens, fancy, soft-meated. weigh¬ 
ing 1 to 1% l [ bs. apiece. 75 to 85c; 
roosters, stagg.v, young roosters. 30 to 
32c; old roosters. 25 to 28c. Ducks— 
White Pekings. 33 to 35c; do., Indian 
Runners, 30 to 34c; do., Muscovy, 30 to 
32c. Pigeons, old, per pair, 50 to 60c; 
do., young, 50c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Receipts were light and the market 
ruled firm. Fowls, fresh-killed, dry- 
picked, in boxes,—Weighing 4 lbs. and 
over apiece, 44c; weighing 3% lbs. and 
over apiece, 42 to 43c; weighing 3 lbs.. 
37 to 39c. Fowls, fresh-killed, in barrels, 
dry-picked, weighing 4 lbs. and over 
apiece. 44c; weighing 3% lbs.. 41 to 42c; 
weighing 3 lbs., 35 to 37c. Old roosters, 
dry-picked, 31c. 
GREEN FRUITS 
There was a fairly active demand for 
choice stock of most descriptions. Straw¬ 
berries a shade higher. Apples, per bbl., 
as to quality. 85 to $11.50; do., per box. 
$3.50 to $5.50. Oranges, Florida, per 
box, $6.50 to $12 80; do., California, per 
box, $5 to $10.50. Grapefruit, Florida, 
per box, $5 to $10 50. Strawberries, 
Southern, per qt., 20 to 50c. 
VEGETABLES 
White potatoes, per 100 lbs., $7 to 
$7.50: do., per 150-lb. bag. $11 to $11.50; 
do., per 165-lb. bag, $12 to $12.25. Sweet 
potatoes, Southern, per hamper, $1.35 to 
$3; do., Jersey, per bkt., $1 to $2.40. 
Cabbage, Florida, per hamper. $2 to 
$3.25; do.. Southern, per bbl.-crate, $3.50 
to $6. Onions, Texas, per crate, $2.25 
to $3.25. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
Labor troubles continue to hamper the 
handling of farm produce here. While 
one strike is being seM'<-! another breaks 
out. and perishable food spoils before it 
can be put into consumptive channels. 
The various authorities appear unable to 
do much but “investigate,” which merely 
adds more to the financial burdens of the 
hoi polloi. 
MILK PRICES 
The price for May remains the same 
as in April. $2.55 per 100 lbs. for 3 per 
cent milk at points 200 to 210 miles from 
the city, with 4c per 100 additional for 
every tenth of 1 per cent butterfat over 3. 
... - 
Receipts are large and prices several 
cents lower, with probability of a still 
further drop. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 62 @ 62> S 
Good to Choice . 69 @ til 
Loner Grades. 54 @ 58 
Storage, best. 59 @ 60 
Fair to good. 53 @ 5 $ 
City made.... 40 @ 46 
Dairy, best . 60 @ 61 
Common to good . 46 @ 52 
Packing 8 tock. 38 @ 43 
CHEESE 
The market is firm. Quotations given 
are on current make. 
Whole Milk, fancy, new make. 
.. 27W V) 
28 
Good to choice. 
.. 26 
@ 
27 
Skims, best. 
.. 18 
Oh 
19 
Fair to good. 
<a> 
15 
EGGS 
Receipts, except of low 
grades, 
are 
moderate, aud prices without 
much 
change. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy ..... 
.. 52 
@ 
53 
Medium to good .. 
@ 
61 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 
,. 50 
@ 
51 
Common to good. 
@ 
48 
Gathered, best, white. 
@ 
52 
Medium to good, mixed colors .. 
. 44 
@ 
49 
Lower grades. 
. 37 
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42 
LIVE POULTRY 
LIVE STOCK. 
Bteers . 
.11 00 
@13 75 
Bulls . 
@11 50 
Cows. 
. 4 00 
@10 50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 
..14 00 
@19 50 
Calls. 
.. 9 00 
@11 50 
Hogs. 
.. 16 00 
@17 00 
Sheep, 100 1 bsj. 
..10 00 
@14 00 
Lambs . 
..16 00 
@18 00 
Market is easy. Sales are reported at: 
Fowls, 36 to 38c; broilers, 60 to 95c; 
roosters. 17 to 19c; Spring ducks, 40c; 
geese, IS to 20c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickens choice lb. 46 @ 50 
Fair to Good. 35 @ 42 
Fowls. 33 & 44 
Capons. 50 @ 65 
Roosters. 29 @ 30 
Ducks . 32 @ 34 
Geese. 25 @ 31 
Squabs, doz. 3 00 @1200 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEAT. 
Calves, best. 22 © 23 
Com. to good. 16 @ 21 
Lambs, hot house, each. 8 00 @12 00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lbl.1100 @1125 
Pea. 7 00 @ 8 00 
Medium . 7 00 @ 7 50 
Red Kidney.15 00 @15 25 
White Kidney ..1500 @1550 
Lima, California.1175 @12 00 
FRUITS. 
Apples, Winesap, bbl. 7 00 @ 9 00 
Albemarle. 9 00 @13 50 
Winesap, box. 3 25 @ 5 00 
Newtown, box. 2 75 @4 25 
Oranges, box . 6 50 @14 00 
Lemons, box . 4 00 @ 6 50 
Grape Fruit. 4 50 @7 50 
Strawberries, qt. 15 @ 40 
POTATOES. 
Old. 180 lbs. 13 50 @14 50 
Southern new bbl. 16 00 @20 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt.2 OU . @ 4 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus doz. bunches. 
Beets, bbl. 
Carrots, bbl.. 
Cabbage—old bbl . 
New, bu. bk.. 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 
Onions, new, bu. 
Squash, new.bu... 
Kgg Plants, nu. 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. 
Tomatoes. 6-bkt. crate. 
Radishes. 100 bunches . 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 
Peppers, bu. 
Komaine, bu. 
Mushrooms, lb . 
Spinach, bbl. 
Kale, bbl. 
Chicory and Escarol, bbl. 
Garlic, lb. 
Peas, bu. 
Parsley, bbl. 
Parsnips, bbl. 
2 00 @ 8J50 
3 00 @5 00 
4 00 @ 7 00 
2 50 @ 5 00 
1 50 @3 50 
1 00 @ 5 00 
3 00 @ 5 00 
3 00 @600 
2 00 @ 6 00 
3 00 @ 4 00 
3 00 @10 00 
3 00 ® 5 00 
1 00 ® 4 00 
2 00 @ 8 00 
1 00 @2 50 
30 @ 60 
2 50 @4 00 
2 00 @ 3 00 
3 00 @ 3 51) 
10 @ 25 
4 00 @ 7 00 
8 00 @12 00 
2 00 @ 3 00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Receipts are somewhat larger and inar* 
unsettled, with prices liable to sudden 
. Timothy, No. 1. ton 
4o. 2. 
4 O. 3 . ., , a .............. * 
'hipping. 
60 00 @ 65 00 
. 48 00 @65 00 
40 00 @45 00 
. 35 00 @40 00 
GRAIN 
No. 2 hard Winter, $3.12; corn- No. 
2. vellow. $2 09; oats, $1.45; rye. $2.52, 
barley, $1.80; flour, carlots, 196 lbs.. 
Spring patents, $14.25 to $l5.2o; soft 
Winter, $11.50 to $12.25. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter, best. M>. Jo 
Good to choice. to 
Eggs, nearby, doz. £5 f° 
Gathered .^0 to 
Potatoes, lb. 8 to 
Onions, lb.*° 
Lettuce, head . 
Fowls, lb.|5 to 
Boron, lb. ..40 to 
Lamb chops, lb.^2 I 1 ' 
Rib roast, lb. ~' J 1 
7oc 
68c 
80e 
70c 
9c 
15c 
25c 
4$c 
50c 
50c 
28c 
