1594 
The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
October 9, 1920 
Market News and 
Price 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
OCTOBER 1, 1920 
SIILK 
The New York price to producers for 
October, $3.65 per 100 lbs. for 3 per ceut 
miik at points 200 to 210 miles from the 
city, with 4c per 100 lbs. additional 
for every tenth of 1 per cent butterfat 
- over 3. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy lb. 61 <8 62 
Good to Choice . 59 @ 60 
Loner tirades. 47 @ 52 
City made. 40 @ 45 
Dairy, best . 59 <o 60 
Common to good . 45 @ 55 
Packing Stock. 06 @ 42 
CHEESE 
Whole Milk, fancy, new make. 29 @ 29J| 
Good to choice. 27 @ 28 
Skims, best. 16 & 19 
Fair to good . 11 <8 16 
EGGS 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. S7 <8 88 
Medium to good . Y5 <8 85 
Mixed colors, nearby nest. 74 <8 75 
Common to good. 60 @ 68 
Gathered, best, white. 83 @ 85 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 60 <8 65 
Lower grades. 45 (8 50 
LIVE STOCK 
Steer*. .. 8 00 <814 75 
Bull*:.1.6 00 (8 6 00 
Cows. 3 00 (8 9 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs.15 00 (821 00 
Culls. 8 00 @14 00 
Hogs. .15 00 (819 00 
Sheep. 100 !b«. 4 00 @ 7 50 
Lambs . 12 On (t? 15 00 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Chickens choice lb... 4(1 @ 50 
Fair to Good. 40 ffi 44 
Howls. 30 (ft 41 
Roosters. 26 <8 27 
Ducks .. 35 ® 38 
Squabs, doz. 4 00 (810 00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 100 lb*.... ... .10 50 @1100 
Pea . 6 50 @ 6 75 
Medium . 7 00 @ 7 50 
ERITITS 
Apples, bbl. 3 00 (8 5 00 
bu. bkt. 75 (8 1 50 
Pears, bbl.. ... 4 00 (5 10 00 
bu, bkt. 1 50 (8 3 00 
Oranges, box . 5 00 <8 9 50 
Lemons, box . 1 Ml 'a 5 00 
Peaches, bu. bkt.I 25 (8 1 75 
Plums. 8-lb. bkt. 20 (ft 35 
bu. bkt... 50 O' 1 50 
Muskmelons, bn. 75 <a 1 00 
Huckleberries, qt. 35 @ 38 
POTATOES 
Long Island, bbl.,.....3 00 (8 3 75 
Jersey, 150 lbs.2 25 (® 3 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt...'. 1 25 <a, 1 75 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 10 « 20 
Beets. 100 bunches . 2 011 “8 4 00 
Cabbage, bbl . 50 (8 1 00 
Carrots, 100 bunches.2 flu @ 4 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 50 @ 2 0o 
Onions, bu. 75 (8 I 75 
Squash, bbl. 100 @ 2 00 
Kgg Plants, bu.-». 50 @ 75 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. 100 i® 150 
Tomatoes. 6-bkt. crate. 75 @ 2 25 
3 pk box . . 50 @ 2 00 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 1 00 (to 2 00 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 50 (S 2 60 
Peppers, bbl. 1 75 (8 2 50 
ilomaine.hu..... loo (8 3 00 
Mushrooms, lb. 40 @ 75 
Cucumbers, bu. I 00 @ 2 25 
Spinach, bu. 1 25 (8 2 00 
Sweet Corn, nearby, 1 00.1 00 r/t 2 00 
Lima Beans, bu. 2 00 @ 3 00 
HAT AND STRAW 
ilay Timothy, No. 1. ton. 40 00 
No. 2 .37 00 
v -'u. 3 .33 00 
Shipping.28 00 
Clover, mixed .27 00 
straw. Rye. 25 00 
(841 oo 
(838 10 
(8 35 00 
(S 32 00 
(a 39 00 
@26 00 
GRAIN 
New York cash wholesale prices 
quoted : Wheat. No. 2. red. $2.54 ; corn. 
No. 2. yellow, $1.38: oats. No. 2. white, 
67c; rye, $1.98; barley, $1.10. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter—Best . 68 to 69c 
Fair to good. 60 to 65c 
Eggs—Best . 90 to 95c 
Fair to good. 65 to 85c 
Fowls . 48 to 52c 
Thickens . 50 to 65c 
Bacon—Best . 55 to 57c 
Average grades . 35 to 45c 
Lamb chops . 50 to 60c 
Boasting beef . 45 to 48c 
Potatoes, lb. 214 to Sc 
Peaches, 8-qt. basket. 35 to 40c 
Huckleberries, Nova Scotia, qt. 45 to 50c 
Lettuce, head . 10 to 12e 
Cabbage, head. 10 to 15c 
Apples, choice, doz. 50 to 75c 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
Putter 
Fresh, solid-packed creamery, fancy, 
high-scoring goods. 64 to 66c, the latter 
for jobbing sales; extras, 63c; extra firsts. 
60 to 62c; firsts, 52 to 57c; seconds. 47 
to 51c; sweet creamery, choice to fancy, 
65 in 67c; common to good, 58 to 64c; 
ladle-packed, as to quality, 44 to 47c; 
packing stock, 39 to 42c: fancy brands of 
nearby prints were jobbing at 71 to 74c; 
good to choice, 63 to 70c; fair, 60 to 62c. 
Eggs 
Nearby firsts, 62 to 64c per doz : do., 
current receipts, 61c per doz.; do., ordi¬ 
nary to fair, 56 to 59c: Western, extra 
firsts. 62 to 64c; do., firsts, 60 to 61c; 
do., seconds, 51 to 55c; inferior lots 
lower: fancy, carefully selected, candled 
fresh eggs were jobbing at 78 to 74c. and 
fair to choice at 65 to 72c- per doz. 
CHEESE 
New York whole milk, current make, 
fancy flats, 29%. to 29%c; common to 
good, 25 to 29c; Longhorn, 29% to 30c; 
single daisies, 29% to 80c. Jobbing sales 
of fancy goods, 32 to 83e. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, not Leghorns, via express, fan¬ 
cy, weighing 5 lbs. and over apiece, 40 
to 42e; exceptional lots higher; light to 
medium, 36 to 38c; White Leghorn fowls, 
32 to 34c. Fowls, heavy, not Leghorns, 
via freight, in carload lots. 3S to 40c. 
Spring chickens, fancy, yellow-skinned, 
not Leghorns, weighing 3 to 3% lbs. 
apiece, 38 to 40c. Broiling chickens, 
fancy, yellow-skinned, not Leghorns, 
small-sized, 32 to 38c. White Leghorns, 
broilers, .82 to .Tie. Old roosters. 24 to 
25c. Ducks, old. 80 to 82c: do.. Spring, 
32 to 84c. Pigeons, per pair, 23 to 25c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, fresh-killed, dry-picked, in 
boxes, weighing 4% to 5 lbs. and over 
apiece, 48c; weighing 4 lbs.. 42c; weigh¬ 
ing 8% lbs., 87 to 38c; weighing 8 lbs., 
33 to 35c. Fowls, fresh-killed, in bar¬ 
rels, dry-picked, weighing 4 to 5 lbs. 
apiece, 42c; weighing 8% lbs.. 85 to 30e; 
weighing 8 lbs. and under, 30 to 34c. 
Broilers. Western, dry-picked, weighing 
1% to 2 lbs. apiece, 4.8 to 45c; broilers, 
Western, smaller sizes. 41 to 42c; fryers, 
Western, weighing 2% to 3 lbs. apiece, 
38 to 39c; broilers, nearby, weighing 1% 
to 2 lbs. apiece, 45 to 47c: exceptional 
lots higher; broilers, nearby, smaller 
sizes, 42 to 44c; old roosters, dry-picked, 
Western. 28c; Southern, 26 to 27c; 
Spring ducks, Long Island, 38c. 
Eruits 
Apples, per bskt., 10 to 75c; apples, 
per bbl., $2 to $6. Oranges, per box, 
$2.50 to $8.60. Peaches, Jersey, per 
bskt.. 75c to $2.25. Pears, per bu., $1.25 
to $3.75. Grapes, per pouy-bskt., 18 to 
28c. Plums, per bu., $1 to $2. 
Vegetables 
White potatoes, Jersey, per %-bu. bskt. 
—No. 1. 55 to 75e; No. 2. 30 to 40c. 
Sweet potatoes. Southern, per bbl, $2.75 
to $3; sweet potatoes, Jersey, per %-bit. 
lwkt.—No. 1. 50 to 90c; No. 2, 80 to 40c. 
Cabbage, Jersey, per bskt., 15 to 25c. 
Onions, Jersey, per bskt., 40 to 65c. 
Cucumbers, per bu., $1 to $2.75. Toma¬ 
toes. Jersey, per bskt., 35c to $1.50. 
String beans, per bskt., 25c to $1. Lima 
beans, per bskt.. $1 to $8. Corn, Jersey, 
per bskt.. 50 to 80c. Beets, nearby, per 
100 bunches, $2.50 to $3.50. 
BEANS AND TEAS 
Beaus, per 100 lbs., in earlots—Mar¬ 
rows, II. P., 1919, $10.25; pea beans, 
New York and Michigan, 1919. $6.25; 
small white, $6.25; Japanese, 1919. $6.25; 
Lima. California, 1919. $10.75 to $11; 
do.. Madagascar, $7.75; green peas, do¬ 
mestic, choice, $5; green split peas, 
$7.50; yellow split peas, choice, $6.75. 
baled hay and straw 
There was little trading, but values 
were well sustained on desirable stock. 
No. 2, $81 to $82; No. 8, $27 to $29: 
samples. $28 to $25: no grade. $18 to 
$21. Clover-mixed bay—Light mixed, 
$29 to $80; No. 1 mixed, $27 to $2S. 
Straw—No. 1 straight rye, $19 to $19.50; 
No. 2 straight rye, $17 to $18; No. 1 
tangled rye, $16 to $17; No. 2 tangled 
rye, $15.50 to $16; No. 1 wheat straw, 
$16 to $17; No. 2 wheat straw, $15.50. 
BRAN 
Carlots. including soft Winter bran, 
Western, in 100-lb. sacks, per ton, $50.50 
to $51; Spring bran, per ton. in 100-lb 
sacks. $49.50 to $51. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
butter 
Extras, assorted, spruce tube, 62% to 
63c; ash. xtras, 61% to 62c; boxes "and 
prints. 63% to 64c; firsts. 55 to 60c; sec¬ 
onds, 51 to 54c: dairy butter. 50 to 55c; 
ladles, 46 to 47c; renovated, 51% to 52c. 
eggs 
Fancy hennery and nearby. 85 to S6e; 
Eastern extras, 76 to 78c; Western ex¬ 
tras. 70 to 72c; Western extra firsts, 00 
to 62c; Western firsts. 57 to 59c: storage 
extras, 55c; storage firsts, 52 to 54c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Northern fowl, large, 43 to 44c; medi¬ 
um, 40 to 42c; native broilers, 45 to 48c; 
roasting chickens, 55 to 60c; Western 
broilers. 40 to 50c; Western ice packed 
large fowl. 39 to 41c: medium. 35 to 80c; 
small, 28 to 30c; native squabs, $5 to $0 
doz. • pigeons, $3.50 to 84 doz. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowl. 88 to 40c; chickens, 37 to 38c; 
old roosters, 23 to 25c. 
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