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Market News and Prices 
Local Up-Statc Markets 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT PUBLIC MARKETS 
Beef, lb., 20 to 28c; hamburg. lb., 20c; 
lamb chops, lb., 32c; mutton, lb., 12 to 
25c: sausage, lb., 25c; roasting pigs, 
lb., 25c'; salt pork, lb., 23c; veal chops, 
lb., 32c; veal cutlets, lb., 35c; rabbits, 
dressed, lb., 35c. 
Live poultry, fowls, heavy, lb.. 30 to 
32c; chickens, 28 to 30e; old roosters, 
lb., 22c ; turkeys, 45 to 50c ; geese, 30c; 
ducks, 36c. 
Dressed poultry, fowls, heavy, lb.. 40c; 
under 4 lbs., 38c; roasting chickens, lb.. 
40c- broilers, 1%-lb., 50c; turkeys. 55c; 
geese, 42c; ducks. 42c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 73c; large brown, 
73c; mixed colors, medium, 70c; duck 
eggs. 90c. 
Milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 0c; 
6 kim-milk, qt., 5c; cheese, whole milk 
cram, 35c; skim. 17c; cottage cheese, 
10c; pimento cheese. 15c; creamery but¬ 
ter, fancy- prints. 56c; dairy prints, 55c; 
dairy, in jars. 55c. 
Apples, large. Baldwins, bu., $1.20; 
Fall Pippins, 95c; Greenings. $1.25; 
Kings, $1.50: Ben Davis. $1; Wolf 
River. $1.50; Spys, $1.50; other varieties, 
bu., 50e to $1.25. Pears, Kieffer, bu.. 
$1.75; small varieties, $1.60; dried ap¬ 
ples, lb., 1214c; citrous, each, 10 to 15c; 
cranberries, qt., 19c. 
Beans, dry, lb., 7c; beets, bu., $1.15; 
ctebbage, lb., white, lc; red, 2 c; carrots, 
bu., $1.15; cauliflower, best, 10 c; ordi¬ 
nary, 9c; celery, best, bunch. 10c; egg¬ 
plant, best, each. 15c; medium, 10c; 
ITorseradisk roots, lb.. 20 c; lettuce, large 
heads. 10c; onions, green, bunch, 5c; dry, 
bu., $1; parsnips, bu.. $1.40; potatoes, 
large white, bu., $1.30; medium, mixed, 
$1.25; small, bu., 90c; pumpkins, each, 
10 to 25c; rhubarb, lb., 5c; radishes, 
white, bunch, 6 c; round red, bunch, 5c; 
sauerkraut, qt., 15c; spinach, peck, 30c; 
Hubbard squash, lb.. 3c; rutabagas, bu., 
85c; red top turnips, bu., 75c; vegetable 
oysters, bunch, 10 c. 
Honey, clover extracted, lb.. 20c; 
clover card, lb., 30c : popcorn, shelled, lb., 
10c; on cob. 8 c; buckwheat flour, lb., 5c; 
chestnuts, bu., $9; black walnuts, bu., 
$2.50: butternuts, bu., $2; hickorynuts, 
bu., $5.50. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, prime, sides, lb.. 11c; medium, 
8 c; lamb, lb., 25 to 30c; live pigs, each, 
$3.50 to $4; small dressed pigs, lb., 25c; 
pork light, lb., 17c; heavy, lb., 14 to 15c; 
veal, prime, lb., 19c; common, lb., 17c; 
sausage, lb.. 25 to 30c. 
Ducks, live, lb., 35c; dressed, lb., 50 
to 60c; chickens, live, lb., 35 to 40c; 
dressed. 40 to 55c; fowls, live, lb., 25 to 
40c ; dressed, 40 to 55c; turkeys, live, lb., 
50c; dressed, lb., 75 to 90c; geese, live, 
lb., 35 to 40c; dressed, 55 to 60c; guinea 
hens live, pair, $1.25; rabbits, dressed, 
lb., 35 to 40c. 
Butter, lb.. 50 to 70c; eggs, 70 to 80c; 
duck eggs, $1; honey, lb., 40c; per cap, 
30c; extracted, qt.. 75 to 80c; lard. lb.. 
25c; Dalian cheese, lb., 70c. 
Apples., bu , $1; pears, bu., $2.50; 
eider, gal.. 30c; hickorynuts, bu., $3. 
Beans, dry, bu., $4 to $5; per qt., 12 
to 20c; beets, bu., 50 to 75c; cabbage, 
doz. heads. 40c; per 400, $3; red, per 
doz.. $4; curly, doz.. 45 to 90c; carrots, 
bu.. 50 to 60c ; celery, hearts, doz., 75 to 
90c; stalks, doz., 50c; endive, doz., 50c; 
garlic, lb., 25c ; horseradish roots, hunch, 
10c: lettuce, leaf, crate, $1.50 to $2; 
Boston, doz., 50 to 75c; onions, bu., 60c; 
parsley, doz. bunches. 50c; parsnips, bu., 
$1.20; popcorn, bu., 75c; pumpkins, each, 
10 to 20 c; potatoes, bu., $ 1 ; romaine, 
bunch, 5c; rutabagas, bu., 50c; Gage, lb., 
10c; sauerkraut, lb.. 5c; turnips, bu., 
40 to 60c; Hubbard squash, bu., 75e; per 
lb., 2 c; vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 
60c. 
Alfalfa, extra, ton. $28; hav. No. 1, 
$28; No. 2, $22 to $25; No. 3, $20; Tim¬ 
othy. ton. $28; straw, rye, ton, $13; 
wheat, $15. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 16 to 20c; 
forequarters, lb., 12 to 14c; hindquarters. 
18 to 20c; dressed hogs, light, lb.. 14 to 
15c; heavy, 13 to 14c; Spring lambs, lb.. 
22 to 25c; yearling lambs, lb., 18 to 20 c; 
mutton, lb., 12 to 16c; veal, lb., 21 to 23c. 
Live fowjs, lb., 28 to 30c; live roosters, 
lb., 28 to 30c; live broilers, lb.. 32c; live 
ducks, lb., 30 to 35c: live geese, lb., 2S 
to 30c; live turkeys, lb., 45 to 50c. 
Eggs. 65 to 75c. 
Winter w-heat, $1.80 to $1.85; corn, 
shelled. $1.08 to $ 1.12 bu.; oats, bu., 
54 to 55c; rye, bu., $1.50 to $1.55. 
Reets. bu., 60 to 75c; cauliflower, doz. 
heads, $2 50 to $3; cabbage, ton. $8 to 
$9; per doz. heads, 40 to 45c; carrots, 
bu., 50 to 55c; celery, doz. bunches. 50 
to 60c; lettuce, head, doz., $1 to $1.25; 
common, per doz., 25 to 40c; mint, green, 
doz. bunches, 30 to 35c; onions, dry, bu., 
50 to 60c; potatoes, bu., 70 to 80c; 
parsnips, bu.. 75c to $1; spinach, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; turnips, bu., 45 to 50c; 
vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 45 to 
50c; watercress, doz. bunches, 40 to 50c. 
Apples, per 100 lbs., Kings. $1 to 
$125; Greenings, 80 to 90c; Baldwins, 
90c to $1 ; apples, best, per bu., 75c to 
$1.25; pears, bu.. $1 to $1.50. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand-picked, me¬ 
dium. $3.50 to $3.75; red marrow, $5.50 
to $6 white marrow. $6.50; red kidney, 
$0.50 to $7.50; white kidney. $10; pea, 
$3.50; yellow eye. $7; Imperials, $ 8 . 
Raw furs, wholesale: Skunk. 35c to 
$2; rats, 10 to 75c; coon. 50c to $3; 
mink, $1 to $5. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The sudden cold snap, the first of the 
Winter, has not had time to tell on the 
produce market, and nearly everything is 
about as before. Butter, cheese and eggs 
have droppd off. and potatoes are weak. 
Poultry is in light demand. 
BUTTER—CHEESE-EGGS 
Butter, weak, but steadier; creamery, 
53 to 56c; dairy. 40 to 50c ; crocks, 30 to 
48c; common. 20 to 25c. Cheese, unset¬ 
tled: new daisies and flats, 26 to 27c; 
longhorns, 27 to 28c; old cheese, 1 to 2c 
more. Eggs, firm; hennery. 75 to 77c; 
State and Western, 67 to 71c; storage, 
65 to 68 c. 
POULTRY—RABBITS 
Dressed poultry, steady; turkeys, 50 
to 60c; fowl and chickens, 32 to 37c; old 
roosters. 27 to 29c.; ducks, 40 to 42c; 
geese, 30 to 34c. Live poultry, unsettled ; 
turkeys, 50 to 55c; fowl, ‘.30 to 37c; 
Springers, 30 to 36c; old roosters, 24 to 
25c ; ducks, 42 to 45c; geese. 32 to 34c. 
Rabbits, quiet; jacks, pair, $1 to $1.25; 
cottontails, 40 to 60e. 
GRAPES—CRANBERRIES 
Grapes, quiet; Cal. Emperor, keg. $7 to 
$7.50. Cranberries, steadv; Cape Cod. 
bbl., $15 to $17. 
APPLES —POTATOES 
Apples, easy; McIntosh, bu.. $1.75 to 
$2; Wealthy, King, Spitzenburg, $1.50 
to $1.75; Snow, Spy, $1.25 to $1.50; 
Greening. Baldwin. 75c to $1 ; common, 
40 to 50c. Potatoes, likely to advance 
with cold weather: good to fancy white 
bu., 80c to $1.10; seconds. 50 ‘to 75c- 
sweets, hamper, $2 to $ 2 . 75 . 
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Beans, dull; kidney, cwt., $10 to $11 ; 
marrows, $9 to $ 10 ; pea and medium. 
$5 to $ 0 . Onions, dull ; home-grown, bu 
$1 to $1.50; State and Western, cwt! 
7oc to $1.50; Spanish, crate. $1.25 to 
$1.75. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; beets. Florida, doz. 
bunches, 70 to 90c ; rew carrots. 40 to 
50c; shallots. 30 to 50c; parsley. ,80 to 
90c; radishes, 45 to 50c; beets.‘old. bu.. 
75c to $1; cauliflower. $2.50 to $ 3 ; car¬ 
rots. 50 to SOe; parsnips. $1 to $1.25; 
spinach. $1.75 to $2.25; turnips, white. 
50e to $1; yellow. 60 to 70c; cabbage. 
100 heads, $3.50 to $7; ton. $12 to $15; 
celery, bunch. 25 to 85c; Brussels 
sprouts, qt.. 25 to 30c; lettuce. Florida, 
hamper. $3.25 to $3.50; peppers, box. 
$6.50 to $7; squash, cwt.. $4 to $4.50; 
tomatoes, hothouse, lb.. 30 to 35c. 
SWEETS—NUTS 
Honey, dull; light, comb, lb., 37 to 38c; 
dark. 32 to 35c. Maple products, quiet • 
sugar, lb.. 30 to 38c; syrup, gal.. $1.75 
to $2.25. Butternuts, bu.. $1 to $1.25; 
black walnuts, lb.. 5 to 7c. 
FEED 
Hay, quiet; bulk. Timothv. $28 to $30; 
clover mixed, $25 to $27. ‘ Wheat bran,’ 
ton. cai'lot, $34.50; middlings. $31.50; 
red dog. $43.50; cottonseed meal. $38.50 • 
oilmeal. $40; hominy. $37; gluten, $54.50; 
oat feed, $27.50; rye middlings. $31. 
J. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Creamery, best, 55 to 56c; common to 
good. 46 to 52c; dairy, 30 to 40c; storage 
45 to 50c. 
EGGS 
Fancy nearby. 75 to 80c; gathered, 
good to choice, 65 to 72c; storage, 57 
to 6.3c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 38 to 40c; chickens, 34 to 36c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 55 to 60c; good to choice, 
45 to 50c; chickens. 38 to 40c; fowls. .30 
to 38c; ducks, 33 to 36c; geese. .30 to 36c. 
ERUPTS 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl.. $3 to $5 50- 
Greenings, $3 to $4 ; Spy. $3.50 to $o! 
Cranberries, bbl.. $15 to $17. Strawber¬ 
ries, qt., 50 to 60c. 
POTATOES 
Maine, 100 lbs.. $1.70 to $1.90; sweet 
potatoes, bu., $1.50 to $1.75. 
VEGETABLES 
Onions. 100 lbs.. 50c to $1.50; cabbage, 
bbl.. $1.25 to $1.50; celery, bu. box, $1 5f 
to $5; lettuce, bu. box. 15 to 50c; spin¬ 
ach, bu. box, $1.25 to $1 50; squash, ton. 
$80 to $ 120 ; carrots, bu. box. $1.25 to 
$1.75; turnips, bu. box. 50c to $1 ; 
radishes, bu. box. $1.75 to $ 2 ; Brussels 
sprouts, qt., 15 to 20c-; tomatoes, hot¬ 
house, lb., 20 to 60c. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
Best Timothy, $37 to $39; No. 2 . $33 
to $35; No. 3. $25 to $27 ; clover mixed. 
$32 to $37. Rye straw, $26 to $27; oat 
straw, $18 to $19. 
Pittsburgh Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best, 55 to 56c; common to good, tub, 
51 to 54c; rolls, 37 to 38c. 
Eggs 
Best nearby, 78 to 80c; gathered, 64 
to 72c; storage, (iO to 65c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Hens, 25 to 30c; chickens, 30 to 33c; 
roosters^ 21 to 23c; ducks. 36 to 40c; 
geese, 35 to 40c; turkeys, 58 to 60c. 
PRESSED POULTRY 
liens, 40 to 45c; roosters, 28 to 30c; 
broilers. 45 to 50c; ducks, 45 to 50c; 
turkeys, 65 to 70c. 
FRUITS 
Apples, bbl., $4,50 to $5.50; cranber¬ 
ries. bbl., $12 to $14 ; strawberries, qt., 
65 to 75c. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 150 lbs., $2.25 to $2.50; 
sweet potatoes, bu., $2 to $2.50; cabbage, 
lun, $,s to $15; onions. 100 lbs.. $1.50 to 
$2; turnips, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; carrots, 
bu., $1.25 to $1.50. 
HAY 
Timothy. No. 1. $30 to $30.50; No. 2, 
$27 to $28; clover mixed. $28 to $28.50. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best ^creamery. 54 to 55c; good to 
choice. 50 to 53c; lower grades. 35 to 
45c; ladles, 25 to 30c; packing stock, 
15 to 22c. 
Eggs 
Best nearby, 71 to 72c; gathered, good 
to choice, 60 to 66 c. 
LIVE poultry 
Chickens, 30 to 36c; roosters, 23 to 
26c; fowls. 28 to 37c; ducks, 36 to 40c; 
geese, 28 to 32c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. 55 to 60c; fowls, 32 to 3Sc; 
chickens, 32 to 38c; ducks, 30 to 40c; 
geese, 30 to 32c. 
FRUITS 
Apples, bbl., $2.50 to $5.50; cranber¬ 
ries, bbl., $12 to $17; strawberries, qt., 
40 to 55c. 
Vegetables 
Potatoes, c-wt., $1.50 to $1.80; %-bu. 
basket. 25 to 70c; sweet potatoes, %-bu. 
basket. $1 to $1.50; onions, 100 lbs., 
$1.25 to $1.50; carrots, bbl., $2 to $4. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Timothy, No. 2. : _3 to $27; No. 3, $24 
to $25; sample. $21 to $23; clover mixed, 
$22 to $26. Straw, rye, $19 to $20; 
wheat, $16 to $17.50. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
January 20, 1921 
MILK 
The New York price to producers for 
January is $3.18 per 100 lbs. 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 
There lias been a drop of 2 to 3 cents 
on top grades. About 2.000,000 lbs. of 
Danish arrived this week, a few carloads 
of California make, and a car of New 
Zealand via the Pacific coast. Most of 
the imported butter, except some from 
Argentina, scores high in quality. 
Creamery, fanoylb. 52 at 52 ^ 
Good to Choice . 47 <a 50 
Lower Grades. 32 <a 44 
City made. 20 09 28 
Dairy, best . 49 at 50 
Common to good . [35 <9 40 
P&oklrjg Stock. 15 g) 22 
CHEESE 
Whole Milk, fancy. 28 O 29 
Good to choice. 24 @ 26 
Ski mi, beat. 17 @ 20 
Fair to good. 11 Q 16 
EGGS 
White, nearby, choice to fanoy. 78 at 79 
Medium togood. 70 at 77 
Ml*ed colors, nearby best. 75 @ 76 
Common to good. 65 @ 70 
Gathered, best, white. 74 @ 76 
Medium to good, mixed colors ... 66 @ 74 
Lower ermlAK. 50 at 55 
Storage, best. 60 @ 64 
Common to good. 38 at 45 
LIVE STOCK 
Steeri. 8 00 dlO 10 
Bull! . 5 50 d 8 00 
Cows. 3 00 d 7 50 
Calves, prime veal. 100 Ibi. 14 00 @19 00 
Culls... 9 00 dll) 00 
Hogs. 8 75 dl I 25 
Sheep, 100 lbs. 4 00 d 5 00 
Lambs . 9 00 dll 75 
LIVE POULTRY 
Business is reported at: Fowls, 36 to 
37c; chickens. 27 to 32c; roosters, 16 to 
17c; ducks. 40 to 45c; geese, 28 to 36c; 
turkeys, 45 to 50c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 55 d 60 
Com. to good. 40 @ | 54 
Chickens choice lb. 35 d 40 
Fair to Good... 30 @ 34 
Fowls. 35 d 41 
Roosters. 22 d 26 
Ducks . 35 @ 40 
Sonahn. doz. 4 00 *M1 00 
Geese . 25 d 34 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Sales are reported at: Galves, choice, 
23 to 24c; common to good. 14 to 20c; 
pork, 100 to 150 lbs. each, 15 to 16c* 
heavier, 10 to 12c; 50 to 100 lbs. each’, 
15 to 18c; roasting pigs. 10 to 15 lbs., 35 
to 40c; 16 to 20 lbs., 25 to 32c. Rabbits 
from the West have brought 25 to 35c 
per pair for cottontails and $1 to $1.25 
per pair for jacks. 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 Ibi.g 75 
£. ei V. 4 75 
Red Kidney . 9 25 
White Kidney. ”".'.'.15 00 
Yellow Eye. 9 00 
FRUITS 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl. 
Greening. 
York.".***... 
King.. 
bu. bkt. 
Pears, bbl. 
Cranberries, bbl 
Strawberries, qt...'"’ 
. 3 50 
3 50 
3 00 
3 00 
75 
3 00 
12 00 
40 
d 9 00 
d 5 00 
d 5 75 
d 9 50 
iff 15 50 
@ 9 50 
d 5 00 
<9 5 00 
<a 4 00 
d 5 00 
d 1 50 
@ 3 50 
@ 14 00 
d 50 
POTATOES 
Long Island, 165 lbs.... 
State, 150 lbs. 
Maine. 180 lbs_ 
-2 50 
@ 
(9 
4 25 
2 75 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt 
1 85 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels Sprouts, qt 
Beets, bbl. 
Cabbage, ton..""***" 
Carrots, bbl. 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket 
Onions. 100 lbs. 
Squash, bbl. 
... 2 00 
8 00 
.... 1 50 
.... 1 50 
.... 1 00 
'a 2 50 
612 00 
09 1 75 
Ot 3 (JO 
w 2 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl. 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 
(a 
1 85 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 
Peppers, bu.”* 
Romaine, bu_ 
3 00 
.. 3 50 
@ 6 50 
@ 5 00 
Mushrooms, lb. 
Spinach, bbl. 
40 
@ 
60 
Cei ry. Large crate. 
Kale, bbl. 
@ 
1 25 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy,No. 
No. 2 . 
No. 3. 
1 . ton ..... . 
.... 34 00 
<a 35 00 
. 
. 31 00 
@33 00 
Shipping . 
Clover. Mixed . 
Straw, Rye . . .. 
. 
.25 00 
.28 00 
@20 00 
@32 00 
Oat and wheat. 
GRAIN 
.15 00 
@16 00 
Cash wholesale prices quoted at 
York: Wheat. No. 2 red. $ 1 . 99 ; 
No. 2 yellow, 87c; oats, No. 2 ’ 
58c; rye, $1.83 ; barley, 95c. 
New 
com, 
white, 
1 rices quoted at ^New York on country 
slaughter steer hides are 11 to 12 c; cows 
and bulls, 7 to 9c. Horsehides have sold 
from $2.75 to $3.50 each. Country 
slaughter calfskins, from 9 to 12 lbs 
$1.75 to $1.95; lighter, $1 to $1.25. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter—Best .$.63 to 
Fair to good.60 to 
Milk—Loose, at stores. 
Bottled. Grade A. 
Certified . 
Heavy cream. % pint. 
Cheese, lb. 45 to 
Eggs—Best .85 to 
Fair to good.65 to 
Cowls .42 to 
Turkeys . 55 to 
Chickens . 45 to 
Lamb chops. 50 to 
Potatoes, lb.03 to 
$.64 
.62 
.12 
.21 
.28 
.30 
.55 
.95 
.75 
.50 
.60 
.50 
.65 
.04 
General Notes 
Some retail dealers, even some farmers 
who peddle their potatoes, still manage 
to get away with almost war prices to tiie 
consumers, but in the large chain stores 
potatoes at retail are sold nearer the 
wholesale level than other vegetables. 
Such stores all along the Atlantic sea¬ 
board are asking 30c to 40c per peck, 
which would be, say, $2.50 per 100 lbs., 
compared with an average price to grow¬ 
ers- in Eastern producing sections qjf about 
$1.40, which is as close a price as the 
grower usually expects to get in distant 
markets. 
The cabbage grower, for instance, is 
often exasperated during a city visit to 
find 1 his $5 per ton stock selling at 5c per 
pound, and the onion grower who got 50c 
per bushel finds onions retailed at 10 c 
per quart. 
Distant shippers have been hard tjit by 
the raise in freight rates. Not much is 
lpft for the Florida lettuce grower, who 
paid over $1 for transportation to Boston 
or New York and sold at $1.25 to $1.75 
per crate, with other expenses to come 
out of the balance. The California ship¬ 
per was at still greater disadvantage, 
and often could not afford to ship at all 
during the time of lowest prices in De¬ 
cember. Of course, the handicap of a 
distant shipper is to the advantage of the 
Northern hothouse lettuce, which never¬ 
theless has severely felt the competition of 
the excellent quality stock which Florida 
has been shipping this season. The ad¬ 
vance in freight and express charges prob¬ 
ably will keep some of the railroads from 
bankruptcy, hut threatens to put out of 
business the distant shipper of fruits and 
vegetables in season when prices are low. 
Apart from the low net prices of farm 
produce, the situation is becoming a little 
more hopeful for producers. Labor sup¬ 
ply seems to be increasing; wages coming 
down, also the cost of many lines of farm 
supplies. The mild season has been fa¬ 
vorable for out-of-door work, which has 
continued later than usual in many sec¬ 
tions. g. R. F. 
