Ik RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1227 
Market.News an d 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
PRODUCE IN NORMAL SUPPLY 
Shipments of truck crops and fruits 
this season near the middle of July 
have been well in excess of 300,000 cars, 
and have reached almost exactly the 
same total as last season to correspond¬ 
ing date. Prices on almost everything, 
except onions, have been high this sea¬ 
son, owing to the good demand. Such 
conditions for early products are usually 
considered by the trade as an indication 
of high prices for the coming Fall and 
Winter. The unfavorable development is 
the slowing down of some industries, 
notably clothing and shoes. Evidently it 
is the brisk demand rather than light 
production that is beneath much of the 
present high price level. Most crops are 
ns large as usual, as is shown by the 
number of carloads shipped. Incidentally, 
even the supply of cane sugar is normal, 
hut the demand has increased greatly. 
Those best qualified to know do not seem 
to consider profiteering as the real cause 
of high prices to any important extent. 
UPS AND DOWNS IN PRICES 
Onion markets have continued depressed 
to such an extent that new shipments are 
checked. The only onion growers who 
made profits were the early shippers or 
thosc who sold on early contracts. Even 
these often had difficulty regarding the 
enforcement of their contracts. Some 
dealers appear to consider the contract 
as a cnance to make morey if the price 
goes up. but as something to squirm out 
of when the market breaks. It is very 
hard to convince such dealers that a ear- 
joad of oliions is first-class when it stands 
him at twice the market price if he ac¬ 
cepts the shipment, and right in this con- 
nection the Government Inspection Serv¬ 
ice has prevented loss for many a ship¬ 
per. Old apples are still coming out of 
storage in a small way and selling side 
by side with new apples from the South. 
Tennessee Transparents exceeded $4 per 
bushel in some of the city markets in the 
Central States. Such quotations look 
well for the reception of the main apple 
cron. 
Potato prices are slowly working down¬ 
ward, but are still twice as high as a 
year ago. Southern growers dug as early 
and as fast as they could and marketed 
their crop rapidly. Shipments now are 
not up to the volume of a year ago. East 
year old potatoes kept moving far into 
July. This year the supply of old pota¬ 
toes was practically all cleaned up by the 
middle of June, and shipments were light 
after April. Accordingly the new crop 
almost monopolized the market. New 
Jersey and other mid-season shipping sec- 
t : nns are starting. Early arrivals from 
Minnesota and other States will begin 
soon, but apparently the supply will be 
moderate throughout this month and 
next. The only development in crop news 
is the reported acreage increase of about 
10 per cent in the Rocky Mountain 
States, and the same gain in Aroostook 
County, Maine. 
The general range <>f new _ Southern 
potatoes in Eastern markets is .$10 to 
$12 per barrel. Texas onions range 
mostly from $1 to $1.50 per crate, and 
Texas tomatoes $1.50 to $2 per four- 
basket carrier. Tomato shipments are 
heavier than last year at this time, 
although the season was later and the 
movement was longer in getting under 
headway. 
Cantaloupes from California still lead 
in that line of produce, showing a wide 
range of prices, at $3 to $0 per crate, the 
highest prices often being in cities most 
distant from the producing section. The 
growers appear to be making liberal pro¬ 
fits this season, having a good crop and 
the weather conditions well adapted for 
gradual and orderly distribution without 
loss. 
Peaches are still coming, mostly from 
Georgia. The volume of the movement so 
far has not come up to expectations. 
Prices are a little higher than last year 
or in most previous years, mid-season 
varieties ranging from 82 50 to $3.50 in 
leading cities in the North, while pro¬ 
ducing sections range from $2 to $2.75 
per bushel, or per six-basket carrier. 
Watermelons have sold in stronger mar¬ 
kets probably than ever before, carloads 
often exceeding $1,000 in the large North¬ 
ern cities. In other seasons such prices 
pave prevailed for only a short time dur¬ 
ing the earlier part of the season. The 
cr<>n appears to be lighter than last year, 
judging from shipments to date, but on 
account of the lateness of the season com¬ 
parison is hardly possible. The crop ap¬ 
pears to be yielding better in the South¬ 
west than in the Southeastern producing 
sections. 
Local Up-State Prices 
BINGHAMTON 
Potatoes, bn., $3.50 to $4; asparagus, 
bunch. 15c; spiuaeh, bu., $1.25; rhubarb, 
doz., 50 to 75c. 
Fowls, live, lb, 45c; dressed. 58c; tur¬ 
keys, live, lb.. 45c; dressed. 58c.: squabs, 
pur pair, 80c; broilers, live, lb., 55c; 
ducks, dressed, lb., 40c. 
Hides, cow. lb.. 10c.; bull. 9c; calf- 
^ to $4; horsehides, each, 
’• * $«>; lamb pelts, 25 to 50e. 
•HHlNSjON CITY AND ENPICOTT PUBLIC 
M MU*RTS 
P'cf. lb , 12 to 35c.; brisket bacon, lb., 
25c; ham, lb., 40c-; pork, lb., 18 to 25c; 
pigs, each, $5 to $0; rabbits, dressed, lb., 
30c. 
Chickens, live, lb., 30c; dressed, 42c; 
fowls, live, lb.. 35c; dressed, 42c; ducks, 
dressed, lb., 40c; turkeys, live, lb., 40c; 
dressed, 50c; woodchuck, lb., 30c. 
Rutter, lb., 62c; eggs, 49c; duck eggs. 
60c. 
Asparagus, half lb., 15c; beets, bu.. 
$1.25; beans, lb., 10c; carrots, new, 10c; 
cherries, qt., 18c; cabbage, lb., 10c; cel¬ 
ery, head, 15c; dandelion greens, peck. 
20c; onions, green, 3 bunches, 25c; let¬ 
tuce, bunch, 8c; onions, peck, 75c; peas, 
peck, 15c; potatoes, peck, 85c; potatoes, 
new, lb., 8c; radishes, bunch. 5c; rhubarb. 
4 bunches. 25c; spinach, peek. 25c; straw¬ 
berries, 22c. 
Milk, qt., 9c; buttermilk, qt., J5c; 
cream, qt., 80c; cottage cheese, lb.. 5c.; 
pickles, doz., 20c ; maple syrup, gal.. $3; 
vinegar, gal., 40c; kickorynuts. qt.. 23c; 
cornmeal, lb., 5c.; buckwheat flour, lb., 6c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, sides, prime, 14c; medium, lie; 
pork, lb.. 19c; lambs, lb., 26c; veal, 
prime, 22c; common, 39c; pigs, live, each, 
$ 6 . 
Ducks. Ifve, lb.. 40c; dressed. 55 to 70c; 
geese, live, lb., 35c; dressed. 55c; guinea 
hens, live, lb., 40c: fowls, live, lb., 35 to 
45c; dressed, 60c; broilers, live. 45 to 
55c; dressed, 75c; turkeys, lb.. 45c. 
Eggs, 55 to 60c; wholesale, 50c; duck 
eggs. 70c; cheese, Italian, lb., 65c; but¬ 
ter. lb.. 60 to 70c. 
Cherries, qt.. 20c; crate. $5 to $6.50; 
strawberries, qt.. 20 to 25c; crate, $4 50 
to $6; red raspberries, qt.. 70c. 
Asparagus, doz. bunches, $1.20 to 
$1.50; beets, doz. bunches, 60 to 75c; 
beet greens, bu., 75c; cabbage, doz. heads. 
$1.50 to $3; carrots, doz. bunches, 75c; 
garlic, lb.. 30c; horseradish, grated, bot¬ 
tle. 15 to 25c; roots, lb., 10c; lettuce, 
leaf, per head, 4 to 10c: Boston, doz., 50c 
to $1.60; onions, green, doz. bunches, 25c; 
parsley, doz. bunches, 60c; peas, bu., 
$3.50 ; potatoes, bu.. $2.75 to $4 ; romaine, 
bunch. 10c; sage, lb.. 10c; tomatoes, lb.. 
50c; potatoes, bu.. $2.75 to $4. 
Honey. No. 1. per cap. 35c; extracted, 
light, pt., 55c; maple syrup, gal., $3 ; pop¬ 
corn. ini., $2. 
Alfalfa, extra, ton. $37; hay, No. 1. 
$30: No. 2. $34c; No. 3, $25 to $28; 
Timothy, $38; straw, rye, ton, $1S; oat, 
$20 ; oats, bu., $1.40. 
Buffalo Markets 
A general falling off in greenstuff quo¬ 
tations has taken place, as is natural in a 
growing midseason like this. Plenty of 
rain, but no great amount of heat is the 
record. The staples, butter, poultry and 
potatoes, are without material change, as 
follows : 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 54 to 62c; 
dairy. 45 to 54c; crocks. 45 to 52c; com¬ 
mon. 38 to 42c. Cheese, light demand; 
daisies. 29 to 30c; flats. 28 to 29c; long¬ 
horns. 31 to 32c. Eggs, strong; hennery. 
40 to 54c; State and Western, candled. 
45 to 47c. 
POULTRY 
Poultry, dressed, scarce, firm ; turkeys, 
57 to 58c; fowls. 37 to 41c: chickens, 
3(5 to 43c; old roosters, 27 to 2Se: ducks, 
39 to 40c; geese. 32 to 33c: live poultry, 
active; fowl. 33 to 37c: broilers. 50 to 
60c; old roosters. 28 to 29c; ducks, 38 to 
42c; geese, 30 to 32c. 
APPLES—POT ATOES 
Apples, new. Southern, scarce: yellow 
transparent, hamper. $4 to $4.25. Po¬ 
tatoes. strong. $2 75 to $3; Southern, 
bbl., $11 to $11.25. 
BEA N S-O NIO N S 
Beans, quiet; kidney, c-wt.. $12 to $14; 
marrow. $12 to $14; pea and medium, 
$8.25 to $8.75. Onions, quiet; yellow, 
evrt.. $4 to $4.25; Texas, crate, $1.50 to 
$ 2 . 
FRUITS AND BERRIES 
Strawberries, steady; home-grown, qt.. 
15 to 22c; huckleberries, steady ; qt., 25 
to 35c; blackberries. 25 to 28c; cherries, 
sold out; sweet, 5-Ib. basket, 75 to 90c; 
soar. 50 to 60c; oranges, box. $7.50 to $8; 
lemons. $5.50 to $6 grapefruit. $7.50 to 
89; bananas, bunch. $3 to $12; pineap¬ 
ples. crate, $6 to $8.75. 
PEACnES AND MELONS 
Peaches, firm, light receipts; Georgia, 
2 tot. crate. 83 to $4; watermelons, firm; 
each. 60c to $1 ; cantaloupes, steady; 
crate. $3.75 to $4 50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, big supply, easy; asparagus, 
doz. bunches. $1.25 to $3.50; beets. 40 
to 50c; carrots, 40 to 60c; pieplant, 40 
to 65c: parsley. 50 to 60c; radishes, 35 
to 45c; string beans, hamper. 83 to $3.75 ; 
cucumbers, hampers, $1 to $3; cabbage, 
crate, $6 to $6.75: lettuce, box. 50c to 
$1 ; peppers, box. $1.50 to $2; peas, bag, 
$3 25 to $3.50; tomatoes, Florida, car¬ 
riers. $3 to $4. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; light, lb.. 36 to 40c: 
dark, 32 to 34c; maple sugar, steady: 
sugar, lb., 35 to 38c; syrup, gal., $2.25 
to $2.75. 
FEED 
Hay, quiet; bulk, Timothy, ton, $40 to 
$42; clover mixed. $3.8 to 840; wheat 
bran, lower; ton. car lots. 855.50; mid¬ 
dlings. $59.50; red dog, $72.50. cotton¬ 
seed meal, $70; oilmeal, $65; hominy. 
$72; gluten, $77.25; oat feed, $52; rve 
middlings, $58. J. w. C. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Northern creamery, extras. 59 to 59%c; 
Western creamery, extras, 58% to 59c; 
Western firsts, 56 to 58c; renovated, 51 
to 52e; ladles, 46 to 47c. 
CHEESE 
Fresh choice, 2S to 2S%c; firsts, 25 
to 27i4c; held extras. 30% to 31c; firsts, 
26 to 29c; seconds, 20 to 24c;-skims, 15 
to 19c. 
EGGS 
Fancy hennery and nearby. 67 to 68c; 
Eastern extras, 56 to 58c; Western ex¬ 
tras. 51 to 53c; Western, extra firsts, 
46 to 47c; Western firsts, 43 to 45e. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Northern fowl, large, 43 to 44c; me¬ 
dium. 40 to 42c; native broilers, 65 to 
70c; Western ice-packed, large fowls, 40c; 
medium. 35 to_36e; small. 30 to 32c; na¬ 
tive squabs, $5 to $7 doz.; pigeons, $3.50 
to $4 doz. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowl, 37 to 39c; broilers, 55 to 56c; 
old roosters, 23 to 25c. 
POTATOES 
Aroostook, Green Mte.. $7 to $7.50 per 
100 lbs. on track; new Southern, $10 to 
$11.50 bbls. 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage, $5 to $6.50 crt.; celery, 
white, $3 to $3.50 doz.; cucumbers, $2.25 
to $6 bu. bx.; lettuce, $1 to $1.75 bu. bx.; 
peppers, $3 to $3.50 crt.; spinach, native, 
$1 to $1.50 bu. bx.; tomatoes, hothouse, 
20 to 25c; yellow turnips, $1 to $1.50 
bbl.; radishes, $1 to $1.25 bu. bx.; as¬ 
paragus. $3 to $7 bu. bx.; squash. South¬ 
ern. marrow. $4 to $5 crt.; green peas, 
$3 to $3.50 bu. bx.; string beans. $2 to 
$2.50 bskt. 
FRUITS 
Oranges. California navels. $5 to $7.50 
bx.; late Valencias, $5 to $8.50; grape¬ 
fruit. $3 to $7 bx.; strawberries, native 
trays, 20 to 40c; erts.. 15 to 25c; rasp¬ 
berries. prs.. 15 to 16c; blueberries. 30 
to 35c ^ blackberries, 15 to 25c; pineap¬ 
ples. $5 to $S.50 crt.; cantaloupes, Cali¬ 
fornia. standard erts.. $6 to $6.50; pony 
crates, $4 to $4.50; flats, $2; water¬ 
melons, 70c to $1 each. 
HAY 
Per ton: No. 1 Timothy. $44 to $46; 
No. 2 Timothy, $30 to $42; No. 2 Eastern, 
$35 to $37 ; No. 3 hay. $30 to 834; clover 
mixed. $30 to $37 ; fine hay, $30 to $32 ; 
rye straw, $26 to $27; oat straw, $1S 
to $19. 
MILLFEED 
Per ton: Spring bran, $58.50; Winter 
bran. $59.50: middlings. $63 to $68; 
mixed feed, $65 to $68; red dog, $77; 
second clears. 889; gluten feed. $75.12; 
hominy feed, $76.40; stock feed. $76; oat 
hulls, $54.50; cottonseed meal, $70 to $76. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Fresh, solid-packed, creamery, fancy, 
high-scoring goods, 59% to 61%c\. the 
latter for jobbing sales; extras, 58%c; 
extra firsts, 56 to 57e; firsts. 51 to 55c; 
seconds, 45 to 50c; sweet creamery, choice 
to fancy, 60% to 62%e; common to good. 
51 to 59%c; ladle-packed, as to quality, 
44 to 46c: packing stock. 3S to 41c; 
fancy brands of nearby prints were job¬ 
bing at 67 to 69c; good to choice, 59 to 
66c; fair, 56 to 5Sc. 
EGGS 
Nearby firsts, 4Sc per doz.; do., cur¬ 
rent receipts, 45c per doz.; do., ordinary 
to fair, 42 to 44c; Western extra firsts. 
47 to 49c; do., firsts. 43 to 45c; seconds 
and poorer, 30 to 41c; fancy, carefully 
selected candled eggs were jobbing at 58 
to 60e per doz. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, fresh-killed. dry-picked, in 
boxes, weighing 4 to 5 lbs. apiece, 42c; 
weighing 3% lbs. apiece. 39 to 40c; 
weighing 3 lbs. apiece. 35 to 37c. Fowls, 
fresh-killed, in barrels, dry-picked. Weigh¬ 
ing 4 10 5 lbs. apiece, 40c; weighing 3% 
lbs.. 37 to 38c: weighing 3 lbs., 33 to 
35e; milk-fed fowls, weighing 4 lbs. and 
over apiece, in first-class condition, will 
command a premium of % to le over 
quotations. Broilers, Western. dry- 
picked. not Leghorns, 62 to 65c; some 
nearby stock higher. 
FRUITS 
Oranges, per box. $5.25 to $10; grane- 
fruit, Florida, per box. $3.20 to $5.80; 
pineapples, per crate. $5 to 88; peaches, 
Georgia, 81 to 83.75; watermelons, Flor¬ 
ida, per car. $300 to $600; cantaloupes. 
Western, per standard crate, $3 to $5; 
cantaloupes. Southern, per flat crate. $1 
to $1.25; blackberries, per qt.. 15 to 30c: 
gooseberries, per qt., 25 to 30c ; currants, 
per ut . 15 to i.Sc; raspberries, Jersey, 
per pint, 10 to 12e. 
VEGETABLES 
White potatoes. Southern, per barrel— 
No. 1, $9 to $11.50; No. 2 and culls. $3 50 
to $6. White potatoes. Jersey, per %-bu. 
bskt. No. 1. $2.15 to $2.25; No. 2. $1.10 
to $1.40. Cabbage, Pennsylvania, per bar¬ 
rel. 82.50 to 83 25 ; do., Jersey, per bskt., 
65c +o $1. Onions, Jersey, per bskt, 40 
to 00c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
JULY 9, 1920 
milk 
The New York price to producers had 
been fixed until October 1 as follows: 
July, $2.95; August, $3.35; September, 
$3.65. These prices are for 3 per cent 
milk at points 200 to 210 miles from the 
city, with 4 cents per 100 lbs. additional 
for every tenth of 1 per cent butterfat 
over 3. 
BUTTER 
Prices are one to two cents lower, and 
business active at these figures. Quite 
active speculation is reported. 
Creamery, fancy lb. 
58 
Good to Choice . 
@ 
56J* 
Lower Grades. 
@ 
50 
City made. 
@ 
46 
Dairy, best . 
. 56 
@ 
57 
Common to good . 
@ 
54 
Packing Stock .. 
@ 
42 
CHEESE 
Market strong, especially on new State. 
Large shipments from Wisconsin are on 
band, and going slightly under State as 
the primary cost was iesi. 
Whole Milk, fancy, new make. 27}<£@ 28 
Good to choice. 24^® 26 
8 klms, best. 19 ® 20 
Fair to good. H @ J 6 
EGGS 
There has been an advance of one to 
two cents on the better grades, which are 
scarce. 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. 60 @ 61 
Medium to good. 52 @ 59 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 55 @ 56 
Common to good. 45 @ 50 
Gathered, best, white. 58 @_ 50 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 44 @ 52 
Lower grade’s. 36 @ 42 
LIVE STOCK 
Sieers. 11 00 @16 50 
Bulla . 550 @ 7 25 
Cows. 4 50 fe 8 50 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs. 13 00 @18 00 
Culls. 8 00 @11 00 
Hoes.16 00 @17 25 
Sheep, 100 lba. 5 00 @ 9 00 
Lambs .12 00 @17 00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Broilers in better supply and mainly 
lower. Business is reported at: Fowls, 
33c; roosters. _20c; broilers, 45 to 50c; 
ducks. 25 to 35c; geese, IS to 20c; tur¬ 
keys, 35c. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickens ciicice lb.. 65 
Fair to .Good. 50 
Fowls. 33 
Roosters. 23 
Ducks . 32 
Geese. 23 
Squabs, doz.. 3 00 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEAT. 
@ ’ 75 
@ 60 
@ 42 
@ 25 
@ 35 
@ 27 
@9 00 
Calves, best..'. 23 ® 24 
Com. to good ... 15 @ 20 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lba. . 11 00 @12 00 
Pea .. 8 00 @ 8 25 
Medium .. . .. 8 00 @ 8 25 
Red lildney. 16 50 @17 00 
White Kidney ....15 00 @1550 
Yellow Eye-;.ll 00 @11 25 
FRUITS 
A few more apples are arriving, but 
mainly poor. The price range on peaches 
is wide, many being inferior. Strawber¬ 
ries about, gone, except from Western 
New York. Cherries lower. 
Apples, new. bn. bkt. 2 00 @ 4 00 
Oranges, box . 3 00 @ 8 50 
Lemons, box . 2 00 @ 4 00 
Grape Fruit. 2 00 @ 4 50 
Currants, qt. 14 @ jg 
Raspberries, pt. 11 @ is 
Gooseberries, qt. 15 @ 20 
Strawberries, qt. 20 @115 
Peaches. 6 -bkt. crate.1 00 @ 4 00 
Muskmelons, bu. 4 no @ 5 5 u 
Huckleberries, qt. 20 @ 35 
Blackberries, qt. 15 @ 30 
Cherries, qt. 14 @'i 8 
\\ atermelons, carload. joo O 0 @ 700 00 
POTATOES 
Some stock from nearby is on hand. 
Southern are light supply and many poor. 
Southern new bbl. 4 00 @11 00 
Nearby. 165 lbs. 6 00 @12 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt-... 2 00 @ 4 25 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus doz. bunches. 1 50 @ 4 00 
Beets, 100 bunches... 3 00 @4 00 
Cabbage, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Carrots, loo bunches... 1. 3 00 @4 00 
I,ounce, hulf-bbl. basket. 50 @100 
Onions, new. bu. 50 @ 150 
Squash, new.bu. 1 00 @3 00 
Kgg Plants, bu. 300 @7 00 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. 2 00 @ 3 00 
Tomatoes. 6-bkt. crate. 1 50 @ 4 00 
3 pk box . 2 00 @ 4 00 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 1 00 @ 3 00 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 50 @ 1 -, 5 
Peppers, bu.1 00 @ 1 75 
Romaine, bu. 05 75 
Mushrooms, lb. 50 @150 
Cucumbers, bu. 2 00 @6 00 
Spinach, bu. 25 @ 1 00 
Kale, bbl. 75 @ 1 00 
Peas- .:. 50 @ 1 50 
Sweet Corn, Southern, bu.1 00 @3 50 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy, No. 1. ton. 47 00 @48 00 
No - 2. 4100 @ 43 00 
No. 3. 3500 @19 00 
Shipping.34 00 @36 00 
Straw, Rye. 19 00 @20 00 
GRAIN 
Following are the cash wholesale prices 
reported at New York: Wheat No. 2 
red. $2 95: corn. No. 2. yellow, 81.83; 
oats. No. 2. white. $1.30; rye, $2.40: 
barley. $1.60. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter, best ... . 
Fair to good... 
Eggs, best . 
Fair to good. 
Cheese, lb. 
Potatoes, lb. 
Lettuce, head . 
Strawberries, qt. 
Raspberries, pt. 
Dressed fowls, lb.. 
Broilers, lb. 
65 
to 
67c 
60 
to 
63c 
70 
to 
75c 
55 
to 
.65c 
35 
to 
40e 
7 
to 
8c 
5 
to 
10c 
45 
to 
50e 
25 
to 
30e 
45 
to- 
75c to 
81 
