26 
l*t RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
January 1, 1921 
Market News 
and Prices 
Local Up-State Prices 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, prime, sides, lb.. 10 to 12e; me¬ 
dium, lb., 0 to 8e; lamb, lb., 20 to 28c; 
live pigs, each, $3 to 84; small dressed 
pigs, lb., 30c; pork, light, lb., 15 to 18c; 
heavy, lb., 14c; veal, prime, lb., 18 %c; 
common, lb., 17c; sausage,^ lb., 28c. 
Ducks, live, lb., 30 to 35c: dressed, lb., 
50c'; chickens, live, lb.. 26 to 35c; dressed, 
lb., 40 to 45c; fowls, live, lb.. 26 to 35c; 
dressed, lb., 40 to 45c; turkeys, live, lb., 
50 to 55c- dressed, lb.. 75c; geese, live, 
lb.. 40c; dressed, lb.. 50c; guinea hens, 
dressed, each, $1.25; rabbits, dressed, lb., 
40c. 
Butter, lb., 60 to 8(><*; eggs, 05c to 
$1.15; duck eggs, $1; honey, lb., 40c; 
per cap, 25 to 28c: extracted, qt., 75c; 
Italian cheese, lb., 65 to 75c. 
Apples, bu., 60c t<> $L50; pears, bu., 
.82.50; cider, gal.. 20 to 25c; hickorynuts, 
l)ii., $3; beaus, dry, bu., $4 to $5; per 
qt.. 12 to 25c; beets, bu.. 75c; cabbage, 
doz. heads, 30 to 40c; red, per doz.. 50 
to 75c; per 100, $3; carrots, bu.. 50c; 
celery hearts, doz., 75c: stalks, _doz.. 50c; 
endive, doz.. 50c; garlic, lb.. 25c; horse- 
radish roots, bunch, 10c; lettuce, leaf, 
crate, $1.50 to $2.75; Boston, per doz., 
50 to 75c; onions, bu., 75c; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 50c; parsnips, bu.. $1; popcorn, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; pumpkins, each, 10 
to 15c; potatoes, bu., 50c to $1.25; ruta¬ 
bagas, bu., 50c; sage, lb., 10c; sauer¬ 
kraut. lb., 5c; turnips, bu., 50c; squash, 
bu.. 75c; per lb., Hubbard. 1 to 2c; vege¬ 
table oysters, doz. bunches. 60c. 
Alfalfa, extra, ton. $26 to $28: hay, 
No. 1. ton. $26 to $28; No. 2, $23 to 
$25; No. 3. $21: Timothy, $26_ to $28; 
straw, rye, ton, $13; wheat, $15. 
JOHN SOX CITY—ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Be 
ef, lb.. 
10 to 28< 
•; hamburg. lb.. 20c; 
lamb 
chops. 
lb. 
. 32c 
; mutton. 
lb.. 12 to 
25c; 
pork < 
•hops, trimmed, lb.. 
32c; sau- 
sage. 
lb.. 21 
x*; 
side 
pork, lb.. 
25c; pork 
steak 
, chunks. 
32c; 
roasting 
pigs, lb., 
25c; 
salt pork. 
lh.. 
23c; veal 
chops, lb.. 
32c; 
veal 
cut 
lets. 
lb.. 38c 
; rabbits, 
•)«V, , fUU ' o > . J - — --j 
dressed, lb., 35c. 
Live poultry—Fowls, heavy, lb., 40c; 
chickens, heavy, lb.. 28 t<> 32e; old roost¬ 
ers, lb.. 22c; turkeys, lb.. 45 to 50c; 
geese, lb.. 32c; ducks, lb.. 36c. 
Dressed poultry—Fowls, heavy, lb., 
40c; light, 35c; roasting chickens, lb.. 
40c; broilers, IV* lbs.. 50c: turkeys, lb., 
55c: geese, lb.. 38c; ducks, lb.. 40c: eggs, 
extra, white. 00c: fresh large browns. 
85c; mixed colors, medium, 80c; storage, 
60c; duck eggs. 81. 
Milk. qt.. 10c: buttermilk, qt.. 6c; 
skim-milk. qt.. 5c : creamery butter, fancy 
prints. 63c; best dairy prints. 62c; dairy, 
in jars. 62c: cheese, whole milk cream, 
lb.. 32c; skim. 17<-: cottage cheese, lb.. 
10c; pimento, lb.. 15c. 
Apples, large. Baldwins, bu., $1.20; 
Fall Piopins. bu.. 05c: Greenings, bu., 
81.25: King. Wolf River and Spy*, bu., 
8150: Ben Dav ; s. bu.. 00c; other varie¬ 
ties. bu.. 50c to 81 25 : Keillor pears, bu., 
$1 75 small varieties. bu., 81.60; dried 
apples, lb.. 12V>c: citrons, each. 10 to 
15c: cranberries, qt.. 16c. 
Chestnuts, bu., $0 ; black walnuts, bu.. 
$2.25: butternuts, bu., $2; hickorynuts, 
bu., $5.50. 
Beans, dry. lb.. 8c; beets, bu.. $1.15; 
cabbage, white, lb., lc, red. 2c; carrots, 
bu.. $1.15; cauliflower, best, 10c; ordi¬ 
nary. 9c; celery, best, bunch. 10c. 3 for 
25c: eggplant, best, each, 15c; medium, 
each. 10c; lettuce, large head. 10c: 
onions, bu., $1: parsnips, bu.. $140; 
potatoes, large white. $1.30; red. $1.35; 
medium mixed, bu., $1.25; small. 90c; 
pumpkins, each. 10 to 25c; spinach, peck, 
,90c: sauerkraut, qt.. 20c: squash. Hub¬ 
bard. lb.. 3c; rutabagas, bu.. 90c; red 
top. bu., 80c. 
Honey, clover, extracted, lb.. 25c; 
. wer. cards. 30c; popcorn, shelled, lb.. 
Inc; on cob, Sc; buckwheat flour, lb., 6c. 
ROCHESTER 
Beef, dressed, carcass, lb.. 16 to 24c; 
forequarters, lb.. 12 to 18c; hindquarters, 
lb.. 18 to 25c; dressed hogs, light, lb.. 17 
to 18c; heavy. 14 to 16c; Spring lambs, 
lb.. 22 to 25c; yearling lambs, lb., 18 to 
20c; mutton, lb.. 1.6 to 18c; veal, lb., 20 
to 25c. 
Fowls, live. lb.. 22 to 25c; roosters, lb., 
22 to 25c; broilers, IV lbs., 32c; live 
ducks, lb.. 28 to 30c; live geese, lb.. 28o; 
live turkeys, lb., 45 to 50c; eggs. 90c. 
Apples, per 100 lbs.—King. $1 to 
81.25: Spy. $1 to 81.25; Greenings. 80 
to 90c; Baldwins. 90c to $1. Apples, 
best, bu., 75e to 81.25. Pears, bu., $1 to 
81 50. 
Beets, bu., 60 to 75c: cauliflower, doz. 
heads. $2.50 to $3; cabbage, ton. $7 to 
88 ; per 100 beads, 82.50 to $3 : per doz. 
heads. 40 to 50c: carrots, bu.. 65 to 75c: 
celery, doz. bunches, 50 to "60c; lettuce, 
head. doz.. 75c to $1; common, doz. heads, 
30 to 40c; onions, dry. bu.. 60 to 70c; 
potatoes, bu.. 90e to $1 ; parsnips, bu.. 
60 to 75c; pumpkins, doz., 50c to 81; 
squash. Hubbard, lb., 4 to 5c; turnips, 
bu.. 60 to 75c: vegetable oysters, doz. 
bunches, 45 to 50c. 
Beane, hand-picked, per 100 lbs.— 
Medium, $3.50; red marrow. $5.50; white 
marrow, $6: red kidney. $6.50: white 
kidney, $10; pea. $3.50: Imperials. $8. 
Hides—No. 1. steers. 7c; No. 2. steers, 
6c; No. 1, cows and heifers, lb.. 6c: No. 
2, cows and heifers. 5c; bulls and stags, 
lb.. 5c; horsebMes. each. 83 to 83.50. 
Slcius— Lambs, 50 tu 75c; No. 1 calf. 9c; 
No. 2 calf, 7c. Wool, fleece, lb., 20 to 
25e. 
Seeds, retail—Clover, bu.. $20; Timo¬ 
thy, bu.,.. 85 ; A Like. $20; Alfalfa, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The decline in eggs, which began last 
week, is the principal produce market 
change. Apples, potatoes and pretty 
nearly everything else are also weak or 
unsettled, which is much the same thing. 
Poultry is strong and cranberries have 
advanced. 
BUTTER—C HEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery. 46 to_57c; 
dairy, 40 to 50c; crocks, 32 to 35c to 
48e; common. 26 to 30c. Cheese, unset¬ 
tled; flats, 25 to 27c; daisies and long¬ 
horns, 26 to 28c. _ Eggs, no further de¬ 
cline ; hennery. 75 to S5c; State and 
Wes-ern candled. 70 to 80c; storage, 58 
to 68c. 
POULTRY AND RABBITS 
Dressed poultry, strong and higher.^ es¬ 
pecially for turkeys; turkeys, 52 to 60c; 
fowl, 30 to 37c; chickens. 31 to 38c; old 
roosters, 28 to 30c; ducks. 40 to 44c; 
geese, 34 to 37c. Live poultry, firm; tur¬ 
keys. 50 to 55c; fowl, 25 to 30c; Spring¬ 
ers, 24 to 30c: old roosters, 24 to 25c; 
ducks. 36 to 40c; geese, 28 to 30c. Rab¬ 
bits. steady; jacks, pair, $1 to $1.30; cot¬ 
tontails, 50 to 75c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, easy; McIntosh, bu., $2 to 
$2.50; Wealthy. $1.75 to $2.25; Fameuse, 
Spitzenberg, $1.50 to $2; King. Wolf 
River, 85c to $1.50: Greenings, 75c to 
$1; common, 40 to 60c. Potatoes, weak ; 
good to fancy white, bu.. $1 to $1.25; 
second grade. 50 to 75c; sweets, hamper, 
$2.25 to $2.50. 
BE A X S—O NIONS 
Beans, easy; kidney, $10 to $12; mar¬ 
row, $10 to $11; pea and medium, $6 to 
$7. Onions, quiet; home-grown, bu., $1 
to $1.50; State and Western, cwt., $1 
to $1.75; Spanish, crate, $1.75 to $2. 
TREE FRUITS, ETC. 
Pears, dull; Keifers, bu.. 50c to $1. 
Cranberries, strong; (’ape Cod, bbl., $1S 
to $20. California grapes, firm ; Emper¬ 
ors, keg, $7 to $7.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, quiet; beets, bu.. 50 to SOc; 
carrots, 50 to SOc; cauliflower, $1.25 to 
$2.25; pumpkins. 50 to 60c; spinach, 
$1.25 to $1.50; squash. 65 to SOc; tur¬ 
nips, white, 90c to $1; yellow. 60 to 65c; 
cabbage, white. 100 heads, $2.50 to $4; 
Savoy, $6 to $7: ton. $9 to $11; celery, 
bunch, 30 to SOc: lettuce, hothouse, box. 
50c to $1 ; radishes, doz. bunches, 25 t<> 
40c; vegetable oyster. $1 to $1.15; 
parsley, 40 to 50c: shallots, 60 to SOc. 
SWEETS—NUTS 
Honey, quiet ; light c*omb, lb., 37 to 38c; 
dark. 32 to 33c. Maple products, quiet; 
sugar, lb., 32 to 38c; syrup, gal., $1.75 
to" $2.50. Nuts, steady; butternuts, bu., 
$1 to $1.25; black walnuts, 75c to $1 ; 
Italian, chestnuts, lb.. 13 to 14c. 
FEED 
Hay, dull; hulk Timothy, ton. $29 to 
$31 ; clover mixed, $26 to $28; rye straw, 
$12 to $14; oat and wheat straw. $11 to 
$12. Wheat bran, lower; ton, car lots, 
833.50; middlings. 830.50; red dog, 
844.50; cottonseed meal. $35.25: oilmeal, 
842; hominy, 841; gluten. $52.50; oat 
feed, $18; rye middlings. $32. j. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Extras, assorted, spruce tubs. 53V to 
54c; ash. extra*. 53 to 53Vc; boxes and 
prints, 54V to 55c; firsts, 14 to 51c; sec¬ 
onds. 38 to 12c; dairy butter. 35 to 40c; 
renovated, 44 to 45c ; held extras. 50 to 
51c; hold firsts. 43 to 48c; held seconds, 
38 to 42c. 
EGGS 
Fancy hennery and nearby, 98c to $1: 
eastern extras, SO to 82c; western ex¬ 
tras. 80 to 82c; western extra firsts. 78 
to 79c: western first*. 74 to 76c; stor¬ 
age extras, 61 to 62c; storage firsts. 58 
to 60c. 
POULTRY 
Northern and eastern dry packed tur¬ 
keys. 55 to 60c; chickens, soft. 4V lbs. 
up, 38 to 45c; medium, 30 to 35c; broil¬ 
ers. 43 to 45c; fowls, choice large, 36 
to 38c; medium, 30 to 32c; squabs, $5 
to $7 per doz; pigeons. $3.50 to $4 per 
doz.; western dry packed in boxes, tur¬ 
keys, choice young. 52 to 54c; fair to 
good. 30 to 40c; old toms, 45c; chickens, 
4V lbs and up. 32 to 36c; under 4 lbs. 
27 to 30c; broilers, 38 to 42e; fowls, 4V 
lbs. up, 33 to 35c; 4 lbs. 30 to 32c; 3 
to 3V lbs., 26 to 29c: western dry packed 
in barrels, turkeys, old. 45 to 46c; young. 
50 to 52c; good to medium. 30 to 40c; 
chickens. 4 lbs up. 30 to 32c; under 1 
lbs., 26 to 28c; fowls. 4V lbs., and up. 32 
to 33c; 4 lbs, up. 29 to 30c; under 4 
lbs. 25 to 27c; geese, 30 to 32e; ducks, 
33 to 36e. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowl. 28 to 32c*; chickens, 26 to 30c; 
choice lots higher. 
APPLES 
Baldwins, $3 to 85 bbl; Greenings, $3 
to $4; Northern Spy, $3.50 to $5; sweet 
apples. $1 to $3 bbl. western, box, $2 
to $4.50. 
FRUITS 
Oranges. California navels, 84 to $7 
box ; Florida, 82 to 83.25 : Indian River, 
S3 to $5; grapefruit, 82.50 to 84.50: 
cranberries, 83 to 84 crate, $10 to $13 
bbl. 
POTATOES 
Maine, $1.50 to $2 per 100 lbs. on 
track; sweet potatoes, $1.50 to $1.75 
hamper. 
ONIONS 
'Connecticut Valley, $1 to S1.37V per 
100-lb bag; natives, 75c to $1 bu box; 
Spanish, $3.50 to $4 crate. 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage, $1 to $1.25 bbl.; celery, white, 
$1.50 to $2.25 bu. box ; paschal, $3 to $4 ; 
cucumbers. $12 to $30 bu box; lettuce, 
25 to 75c bu, box; spinach, 50c to $1 bu. 
box; squash, native, 875 to 8100 ton; 
western, $50 to $85; string b<*aus. $3 to 
$4.50 basket; beets. $1.25 to $2 bu box; 
carrots, 75c to $1.25 bu. box; Cape, $1.25 
carrots, 75c to $1.25 bu. box; turnips, 50c 
to $1 bu. box; Cane, $1.25 to .81.50 bag; 
peppers $3 to $5 crate : parsnip* 81 t<> 
81.25 bu.; radishes, $1.50 to $2.50 bu. 
box; cauliflower, 50c to $1.50 bu. box; 
brussels sprouts, 15 to 18c qt.; hothouse 
tomatoes, 35 to 40c lb. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Fresh, solid-packed creamery, fancy, 
high-scoring goods, 58 to 60c. the latter 
for jobbing sales; extras, 57c; extra 
firsts, 55 to 56c; firsts, 41 to 49c: sec¬ 
onds, 35 to 40c; sweet creamery, choice 
to fancy, 59 to 61c; fair to good, 48 to 
58c; ladle-packed, as to quality. 26 to 
28c*; packing stock. 22 t<> 24c; fancy 
brands of nearby prints were jobbing at 
66 to 68c; good to choice, 56 to 65c; 
fair, 53 to 55c. 
EGGS 
Nearby first*. 75 V to 77e per doz.; do., 
current receipts, 73%e per doz.; Western 
extra firsts. 74 V to 76 V c ! do., firsts, 69 
to 72c; inferior lots lower; fancy, care¬ 
fully selected candled eggs were jobbing 
at 87 to 8Se, and fair to choice at 79 to 
86e. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 26 to 35c; chickens, 26 to 30c; 
roosters. 20 to 21c; turkeys, 35 to 50c; 
ducks, 32 to 34c; geese, 26 to 31c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. 56 to 63c: fowls. 31 to 36c; 
chickens. 31 to 36c; roosters. 23 to 25c; 
ducks, 38 to 42c; geese, 34 to 36c. 
FRUITS 
Apples, per bbl.. $2 to $5.50. Oranges, 
Florida, per box. $1.20 to 85.80. Grape¬ 
fruit, Florida, per box, 80c to $4.45. Tan¬ 
gerines. Florida, per half-box. $1 to $3. 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per crate, $2.50 
to $5 ; do., per bbl., $10 to $16. 
• VEGETABLES 
White potatoes. Pennsylvania, per cwt., 
extra fancy, $1.50 to $1.75; choice, $1.25 
to $1.50. Jersey, per %-bu. basket—No. 
1, 50 to 70c; No. 2. 25 to 35c. Sweet 
potatoes. Jersey, per %-bu. basket—No. 
1. 85c to $1.15; No. 2. 40 to 60c. Sweet 
potatoes. Southern, per hamper. $1.15 to 
$1.25. Cabbage, per ton, 87 to 812. 
Onions, per 100-lb. sack, 81 to 81.25. 
Beets, old, per bbl.. 81.50 to 82.25. Car¬ 
rots. old, per bbl., 8- to $3. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
December 24. 1920 
MILK 
The New York price to producers for 
January is $3.18 per 100 lbs. for 8 per 
cent milk at points 200 to 210 miles from 
the city, with 4 cents per 100 lbs. addi¬ 
tional for every tenth of 1 per cent 
butterfat over 3. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancylb. 
,. 56 
@ 
57 
Good to Choice . 
a 
55 
Lower Grades....*...... 
@ 
44 
City made. 
2? 
a 
28 
Common to good . 
<4 
<a 
54 
45 
Packing Stock.•. 
a 
24 
CHEESE 
Whole Milk, fancy. 
.. 27 
<& 
: 28 
Good to oholoe. 
a 
26 
Sklmt, best. —. 
a 
20 
Fair to good . 
a 
16 
EGGS 
White, nearby, choice to fancy. 
a 
85 
Medium to good . 
a 
83 
Mixed colors, nearby nest. 
79”@ 
80 
Common to good. 
a 
75 
Gathered, best, white. 
.. 83 
81 
Medium to good, mixed colors .. 
. 70 
a 
75 
I.owflr ffraiips. 
. 52 
a 
60 
Storage, best. 
HO 
@ 
61 
Common to good. 
. 42 
a 
55 
LIVE STOCK 
a 1 1 oo 
Bulls . 
, „ 4 00 
a 
7 00 
3 00 
a 
8 00 
Calves, prime veal.100 lbs. 
12 00 
@i 
7 .50 
Culls. 
. 9 00 
@10 00 
.10 50 
an oo 
8heep. 100 lbs.. 
. , 3 .50 
@ 
.5 00 
Lambs . . 
.10 00 
<ft 1 
2 0(1 
LIVE POULTRY 
Business is reported at: Fowls. 24 to 
34c; chickens. 24 to 30c; roosters. 17 to 
18c: ducks, 30_to 31c ; geese, 28 to 30c; 
turkeys, 50 to 52c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. •'* <3 83 
Com. to good. II @ 50 
Chickens oholoe lb. 43 @ 45 
Fair to Good .. 35 @ 40 
Fowls. 30 9 37 
Roosters.... 
Ducks 
Squabs, doz 
Geese. 
23 @ 25 
35 @ 40 
400 all oo 
30 @ 40 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Sales arc reported at: Calves, choice, 
20 to 21c; common to good, 12 to 18c; 
pork. 100 to 150 lbs. each. 14 to 15c: 
heavier. 10 to 13c: 50 to 100 lb*._ each, 
15 to 18c; roasting pigs. 10 to 15 lbs., 
30 to 35c; 16 to 20 lbs.. 25 to 29c. Rab¬ 
bits from the West have brought 30 to 
15c per pair for cottontails and $1 to 
$1.40 per pair for jacks. 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 lbs.8 7* @ 9 00 
Pea . 5 00 @ 5 50 
Medium .. 5 50 @5 75 
Red Kidney . 9 50 @10 00 
White Kidney.15 50 @1600 
Yellow Eye. 9 50 ttlOOO 
FRUITS 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl. . 
Greening. 
York. 
. 350 
. 350 
. 2 7.5 
McIntosh. 
.4 50 
. T5 
Pears, bbl. 
Cranberries, bbl. 
POTATOES 
. ... 300 
. 9 00 
Long Island. 165 lbs.,. 
Jersey, 1.50 lbs. 
Maine. 180 lbs. 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt. 
.4 00 
.2 50 
. 3 50 
. 75 
VEGETABLES 
@ 5 50 
@ 6 00 
@ 4 50 
@ 5 50 
@ 7 00 
@ f50 
@ 0 00 
@15 0<> 
@ 4 25 
@ 3 00 
A 4 00 
@ 200 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 1# @ 18 
Beets, 100 bunches. 2 00 @ 3 00 
Cabbage, ton. 8 00 @13 00 
Carrots, bbl. 1 60 @ 2 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 7* @2 25 
Onions. 100 lbs. 50 @2 00 
Squash, bbl...... 100 @2 50 
Kgg Plants, bu. 3 00 @ 5 50 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl.. 150 @2 00 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 1 00 @ 3 00 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 3 00 @ 6 50 
Peppers, bu. 4 00 @ 7 00 
Romaine.bu. 1 00 @ 2 00 
Mushrooms, lb. *0 @ 60 
Spinach, bbl. 2 50 @3 25 
Cel - ry. Large crate. 2 00 @ 5 00 
Cauliflower, bbl. 1 50 @3 Oh 
Kale, bbl. 75 @ 1 00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy,No 1. ton. 36 00 @38 Oh 
No. 2 .34 00 @35 00 
No. 3. ... ...31 00 @33 00 
Shipping.29 00 @30 00 
'’lover. Mixed. 3ft 00 @36 00 
Straw. Rye .20 00 @22 00 
Oat and wheat.13 00 @15 00 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter—Best . 
.$.63 to$.64 
Fair to good. 
.60 
to 
62 
Milk—Loose, at stores. 
.14 
Bottled. Grade A. 
.21 
Certified . 
.28 
Heavy cream. V* pint. 
.30 
Cheese, lb. 
.45 
to 
.50 
Egg* —Best . 
.90 
to 
1.00 
Fair to good. 
.65 
to 
.80 
Fowls . 
.42 
to 
.45 
Turkeys . 
.55 
to 
.68 
Chickens . 
.45 
W* 
.50 
Lamb chops . 
.50 
to 
.65 
Potatoes, lb. 
.03 
to 
.01 
Country-wide Produce Situation 
Some of these prices look like grim 
jokes when placed beside the quotations 
with which tin* new year opened 12 
months ago. Potatoes in larger city 
markets average about $1.65 per 100 lbs. 
the country over. -V year ago tin* ^cor¬ 
responding average was about 85.75. 
Cabbage is selling at 811 per ton in 
Cincinnati, where a year ago the price 
was 885 and the contrast is nearly as 
great in other cities. Onions range <of 
to 81.25 per 100 lbs. in large lots com¬ 
pared with 85 to 86 a year ago. Bald¬ 
win apples sell at 84 to 85 per barrel for 
best grade*, compared with 87 to $8 last 
season. 
The apple market began to show signs 
of weakness about the middle of the 
month and the prices may be considered 
about 25c per barrel lower, on the aver¬ 
age. The general range in leading states 
for standard varieties, best grades, is 
$3.75 to 84.50. Northwestern apples 
have shown little decline but prices have 
been more irregular in city markets with 
quite a premium ou the large sizes. The 
northwestern crop seems to run to small 
sizes this season. 
The general weakness at the end of the 
year included' onions and cabbage also, 
both these lines being extremely dull, 
and draggy and reaching lowest levels of 
the season. A general range of 75c to 
81 covers the onion market in leading 
cities. Then* is a great deal of stock of¬ 
fered in New York. Massachusetts and 
middle western producing sections and no 
very active buying. The price is hardly 
above .$1 at shipping points anywhere. 
The cabbage market is suffering addi¬ 
tional depression since the freezing 
weather which injured the keeping qual¬ 
ity of some of the stock and forced it 
upon tin* market for quick sale. The re¬ 
sult. was that prices have been often 
lower in some city markets than at ship¬ 
ping points. The general range in cities 
is 810 to 815 per ton. The markets 
ought to do better after the first of the 
year, as most of the half frozen cabbage 
will he out of the way or unsalable by 
that time. Swbet potatoes are holding 
prices in northern markets better than 
some other lines with the average price 
of about $3 per bbl. and 81.50 to 82 per 
bushel hamper, but apparently they are 
not netting shippers much more than 
white stock the margin being greater on 
account of the perishable nature of sweet 
potatoes, g. b. f. 
