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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 5, 1921 
Market N e w s an d Prices 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT PUBLIC MARKETS 
Beef, lb., 10 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., 
35c; veal cutlets, lb.. 40c; rabbits, lb., 
35c; dressed, 40c; sliced ham, lb., 35c; 
brisket bacon, lb.. 22c. 
Live poultry—Fowls, heavy, lb., 32 to 
34c; old I’oosters, lb., 22c; turkey, lb., 45 
to 50c; geese, lb., 36c; ducks, lb., 40c. 
Dressed poultry—Fowls, heavy, lb., 
40c; roasting chickens, lb.. 43c; turkeys, 
lb.. 55c; geese, lb., 42c; ducks, lb., 46c. 
Apples, large, bu., Baldwins, $1.20; 
Greenings, $1.25; Wolf River, $1.50; Ben 
Davis, $1; Spy, $1.50; other varieties, 
50c to $1.25. Pears, Kieffer, bu., $1.75. 
Cranberries, qt.. 20c. 
Beans, dry, lb., 7c; beets, bu., $1.15; 
cabbage, white, lb., lc; red, 2c; carrots, 
bu., 90c; cauliflower, 10c; eggplant, best, 
15c; medium. 10c; horseradish roots, lb.. 
20c; lettuce, large heads, 10c; onions, 
green, bunch, 5c; dry, per bu., 75c; par¬ 
snips, bu., $1.25; potatoes, bu.. 90c; 
small, 70c; rhubarb, lb.. 5c: radishes, 
white and red, bunch. Sc; sauerkraut, 
qt., 15c; spinach, peck, 30c; squash, 
Winter, lb., 3c; rutabagas, bu., 90c; vege¬ 
table oysters, bunch, 10c. 
Butter, creamery, fancy prints. 49c; 
dairy prints, 48c; dairy in jars, 48c. 
Eggs, extra white, 47c; brown. 47c, 
mixed, 47c; duck eggs. 75c. Cheese, 
whole cream, lb.. 35c; skim, 17c; cottage 
cheese, lb.. 10c; pimento, 15c. Milk, qt., 
9c; buttermilk, qt.. 5c; skim-milk, qt.. 5c. 
Black walnuts, bu., $2.50; butternuts, 
bu.. $2; hickorynuts, bu., $5.50; honey, 
clover extracted. 25c; card. 30c; popcorn, 
shelled, lb., 10c; on cob, 8c; buckwheat 
flour, lb., 5%c. 
Fish—Fresh salmon, lb., 35c; bull¬ 
heads. lb.. 35c; halibut, 35c; fresh white 
fish, lb., 25c; pollock, lb.. 25c; fresh her¬ 
ring, lb., 12c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, prime, sides, lb.. 9c; medium, lb., 
6 to 8c; lamb. lb.. 25c; live pigs, each, 
$3.50 to $4 ; small pigs, dressed, lb.. 14 
to 17c; pork, light, lb.. 15c; heavy. 12 to 
14c; veal, prime, lb.. 18c; veal, common, 
lb.. 16c; sausage, lb.. 28c. 
Ducks, live. !1>.. 35 to 40c; dressed, lb., 
50 to 55c; chickens, live. Il>.. 35 to 40c; 
dressed. 50 to 55c ; fowls, live. lb.. 35 to 
40c; dressed, 50 to 55c: turkeys, live, lb., 
55c; dressed, 75 to 90c; geese, live, 40c; 
dressed. 55 to 60c: guinea hens, live, each, 
$1 : rabbits, dressed, lb., 40c. 
Butter, lb., 50 to 63c; eggs. 40 to 45c; 
duck eggs, 90c; lard lb., 25c; Italian 
cheese, lb., 45 to 50<- 
Apples, bu.. 50c to $1.25; beans, dry, 
bu., $4; per qt., 10 to 30c; beets, bu.. 65 
to 70c; cabbage, dog. heads, 35 to 40c, 
per 100, $3; red. per dog.. 60c; curly, 
50c; carrots, bu.. 45 to 60c; celery hearts, 
doz.. 90c; stalks, 75c; endive, per dog., 
50c; garlic, lb.. 25c; horseradish roots, 
bunch, 10c; lettuce, leaf, crate, $1.40; 
Boston, dog., 50 to 75c; onions, bu.. 50c; 
parsley, dog. bunches. 50c; parsnips, bu.. 
$1 ; popcorn, bu.. $1.50; potatoes, bn.. 50 
to 60c; romaine. bunch. 5c; rutabagas, 
bu., 65 to 75c; sage, lb.. ]0c; sauerkraut, 
lb., 5c; turnips, bu.. 50c; Winter squash, 
bu.. 75c; per lb.. 2!/.e; vegetable oysters, 
dog. bunches, 60c. 
Alfalfa, extra, ton, $26; hav, No. 1. 
$26; No. 2. $22 to $24; No.' 3. $18 * 
Timothy, ton. $28: straw, rye, ton, $13; 
wheat, $16; oat, $18. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 15 to 17c, 
forequarters, lb.. 10 to 13c; hindquarters, 
lb.. IS to 20c: dressed hogs, light, lb., 14 
to 1.5c; heavy, 13 to 14c; Spring lambs, 
lb„ 18 to 22c; yearling lambs, lb., 16 to 
18c; mutton, lb.. 11 to 13c; veal, lb., 21 
to 23c. 
Live fowls, lb.. 34 to 36c; live roosters, 
lb.. 30 to 32c; live ducks, lb.. 40 to 45c; 
live geese._ lb., 28 to 30c: live turkeys, 
lb.. 47 to 50c; eggs, 45 to 65c. 
Apples, bu.. Kings, $1 to $1 25; Spys, 
$1 to $1.25; Greenings. 75 to 80c; Bald 
wins, 80 to 90c; seconds, 65 to 75c. 
Beets, bu.. 60 to 75c; cabbage, ton, $8 
to $10; per dog. heads. 35 to 50c; 
per 100 heads, $3 to $5.50; carrots, 
bu.. 55 to 75c: celery, dog. bunches. 
65 to 75c; lettuce, head, dog., $1 to $1.25; 
common, dog. heads. 10 to 50c | mint, 
green, dog. bunches, 30 to 55c; onions, 
bu., 40 to 45c; potatoes, bu., 40 to 45c; 
parsnips, $1.25 to $1.50; radishes, hot¬ 
house. dog. bunches, 25 to 50c; spinach, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; turnips, bu., 60 to 
75c; vegetable oysters, dog. bunches. 45 
to 50c; watercress, dog. bunches, 40 to 
50c. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand-picked, me¬ 
dium. $3.75 ; red marrow. $6; white mar¬ 
row. $5.50; red kidney, $7 ; white kidney, 
$10; pea, $3.50; yellow eye, $6; Im¬ 
perials, $8. 
Hides—Steers. No. 1, lb., 6c; No. 2, 
5c; cows and heifers, No 1. 5c; No. 2. 
4c; bulls and stags, lb 4c; horsehides, 
each. $2.50 to $3; la Mbs. each. 50 t< * 75c; 
calf. No. 1, 9c; No. 2. 7c; fleece, lb., 15 
to 16 c. 
Buffalo Markets 
It seems that the potato market is 
bound to go to nothing, even Bermudas 
showing a big sag. Butter is higher, but 
the rule is “weak,” “dull” and “little 
doing,” even with the Winter at its full, 
such as it is. Eggs continue to decline. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, stronger; creamery, 44 to 53c: 
dairy, 38 to 45c; crocks, 37 to 44c; com¬ 
mon, 25 to 29c. Cheese, unsteady; dai¬ 
sies and flats. 25 to 28c; longhorns, 27 
to 29c. Eggs, plenty; hennery, 42 f<> 
47c; State and Western candled. 38 to 
42c. 
POULTRY —RABBITS 
Dressed poultry steady; turkey, 48 to 
62o; fowl and chickens. 34 to 38c; 
capons, 50 to 60c; old roosters, 28 to 
29e; ducks, 42 to 44c; geese, 32 to 35c. 
Live poultry, easier; turkeys. 50 to 55c; 
fowl. 34 to 38c; chickens, 32 to 35c; 
ducks, 38 to 42c; geese. 28 to 30c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, dull. King, Spitgenberg. bu.. 
$1.50 to $1.75: Spy. $1.25 to $1.50; 
Greenings, Baldwins. $1 to $1.25; sec¬ 
onds. 40 to 60c. Potatoes, weak. Choice 
to fanev white, bu.. 55 to 70c; seconds, 
35 to 40c; Bermudas, bbl.. $11. to $12.50; 
sweets, Jersey, hamper, $2-85 to $3. 
BEANS -ONIONS 
Beans, weak. Kidney, cwt., $8.50 to 
$9.50; marrow, $8 to $9; pea and me¬ 
dium, $4.75 to $5.25. Onions, weak. 
State and Western, cwt.. 75c to $1.35; 
home-grown, bu., $1 to $1.40. 
GRAPES AND BERRIES 
Grapes, quiet; California Emperors, 
keg. $7 to $7.50. Strawberries, firmer: 
Florida, qt., 40 to 65c. Cranberries, 
steady; Cape Cod, bbl., $14 to $15. 
VEGETABI.ES 
Vegetables, dull. Wax beans, hamper, 
$8 to $9; cabbage. Florida, do., $2.25 to 
$2.50; beets, new, Southern, dog. bunches, 
$1 to $1.25; carrots, 50 to 60c;. shallots. 
50 to 75c; radishes. 25 to 35c ; vegetable 
oysters. 75c to $1 ; beets, old. bu.. 65 t<> 
75c: carrots. 50 to 75c: cauliflower. $2.25 
to $2.75; parsnips, 75c to $1; spinach. 
$1 to $1.50; turnips, white, 50c to $1 : 
yellow. 60 to 75c; Brussels sprouts, qt., 
30 to 35c: cabbage, old, cwt.. $1 to $1.25; 
squash, do., $2.50 to $4.50; endive, box. 
22 to 25c; iceberg lettuce, crate. $2.75 to 
$3.50; tomatoes, do.. $6.50 to $9. 
SWEETS—NUTS 
Honey, quiet; light comb. lb.. 30 to 
37c; dark. 25 to 28c. Maple products, 
dull; syrup, gal., $1.65 to $2.35: sugar, 
32 to 38c. Nuts, dull ; butternuts, bu., 
75e to $1; black walnuts, lb.. 5 to 7c. 
PEED 
Flay, quiet; bulk Timothy. $24 to $25; 
clover mixed. $22 to $23 ; straw, $14 to 
$16. Wheat 'bran, scarce and higher; 
ton. earlot. $27.50: middlings, $27.50; 
red dug. $36.20: cottonseed meal. $34; 
oilmeal. $42 ; hominy. $30; gluten. $38.50 : 
oat feed. $12; rye middlings, $28. 
J. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Creamery, Best. 49 to 50c: common to 
good. 43 to 48c; dairy, 30 to 38c; stor¬ 
age. 40 to 45c. 
EGGS 
Fancy nearby. 51 to 52c; gathered, 
good to choice, 40 to 48c. 
LIVE POUT .TRY 
Fowls, 36 to 3Sc; chickens, 32 to 35c. 
DRESSKP POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 55 to 60c; good to choice. 
45 to 50c; chickens. 38 to 40c: fowls. 
30 to 39c; ducks. 35 to 38c geese. 30 
to 36c. 
FRT7ITS 
Apples, Baldwins, bbl.. $3 to $6.50; 
Greenings. $.''• to $4; Spy, $3.50 to $5. 
Cranberries, bbl.. $16 to $20. Straw¬ 
berries, qt., 40 to 65c. 
POTATOES 
Maine. 100 lbs.. $1.25 to $1.35; sweet 
potatoes, bu.. $1.50 to $2. 
VEGETABLES 
Onions. 100 lbs.. 75c• cabbage, bbl.. 
$1.25 to $1.50: lettuce, bu.. box. 50c to 
$1: spinach, bu. box. $1.25 to $1.75; 
squash, ton. $80 to $120; carrots, bu. 
box. $1 to $1.25 turnips, bu. box, 50c 
to $1; radishes, bu. box. $1.25 to $2; 
Brussels sprouts, qt., 15 to 25c; toma¬ 
toes, hothouse, lb., 15 to 50c. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Best Timothy, $30 to $32; No. 2. $27 
to $28; No. 3. $23 to $24; clover mixed. 
$29 to $32. Rye straw. $23 to $24 ; oat 
straw, $17 to $18. 
Pittsburgh Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best. 53 tu 54c: common to good, tub, 
49 to 51c; rolls, 35 to 37c. 
Eggs 
Best nearby, 40 to 41c; gathered, 37 
to 39c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Ileus, 35 to 38c; chickens, 35 to 3Se; 
roosters. 21 to 22c; ducks. 40 to 43e; 
gco.se, 33 to 35c; turkeys, 45 to 55c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Hens. 48 to 50c:' roosters, 30 to 33c; 
broilers, 45 to 52c: ducks, 40 to 45c; 
turkeys, 60 to 65c. 
Fruits 
Apples, bbl.. $4.50 to $6; cranberries, 
bbl., $16 to $20; strawberries, qt.. 50 to 
75c. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, 150 lbs.. $2 to $2.50; sweet 
potatoes, bu.. $2 t<> $2.50; cabbage, bbl., 
$1.75 to $2; onions, 100 lbs., 75c to 
$1.25; turnips, bu.. $1 to $1.25; carrots, 
bu., $1 to $1.25. 
HAY 
Timothy. No. 1. $25 to $26: No. 2. $23 
to $24; clover mixed, $23 to $24.50. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best, creamery, 51 to 53c: good to 
choice. 44 to 49c; lower grades, 35 to 
40c; ladles, 25 to 28c; packing stock. 15 
to 22c. 
Eggs 
Best nearby. 37 to 38c; gathered, good 
to choice, 30 to 34c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens, 40 to 45c; roosters, 24 to 
25c; fowls. 28 to 38c; ducks, 36 to 45c; 
geese, 28 to 32c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. 55 to 62c; fowls, 32 to 39c; 
chickens. 32 to 40c; ducks, 35 to 40c; 
geese, 30 to 32c. 
1’R UITS 
Apples, bbl.. $2.50 to $6 cranberries, 
bbl., $12 to $20; strawberries, qt., 25 to 
50c. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, cwt., $1 to $1.20: %-bu. 
basket, 20 to 50c: sweet potatoes, %-bu. 
basket. $1 to $1.50; onions, 100 lbs.. 75c 
to $1.10; carrots, bbl., $2 to $3.50: cab¬ 
bage. ton. $8 to $14. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Timothy. No. 2. $2.”. to $24; No. 3. $21 
to $22: sample. $18 to $20; clover mixed, 
$20 to $22.50. Straw, rve, $16 to 
$17.50; wheat. $15 to $16.50. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
February 24. 1921 
MILK 
The New York price to producers for 
March is $2.10 per 100 lbs. for .‘1 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 burterfat 
over 3. 
Butter 
Creamery, fancy'lb. .50 @ 51 
Uoml In Choice . to @ 49 
Lower G rudes. no @ 35 
City made. 31 @ 27 
Dairy, best . 46 id 48 
Coidmon to good . 28 @ 37 
Packing Stock. 17 id 21 
CHEESE 
Whole Milk, fancy. 28 <d 29 
Good to choice. 24 id 26 
Skims, best. ... . 17 <d 19 
Pair to good. . .. • II id 16 
Eggs 
White, nearby, choice to funcy. 55 <d 56 
Medium to good . 50 @ 54 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 42 id 43 
Common to good. 33 <d 40 
Gathered, best, white. 53 id 55 
Medium to goon, mixed colors . 35 @ 41 
I.ower grades. 29 @ 32 
Storage, best. 33 @ 35 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers.. i . 8 75 <d(0 50 
Ball* . 6 00 Id 7 25 
Cows. 3 00 Id 7 00 
Calves, prime veal. 100 lbs. 12 00 @16 50 
Culls. 8 00 @10 00 
Hogs. 8 75 @11 >5 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 4 00 @ 5 00 
Lambs . 7 00 r<t 8 00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Business is reported at: Fowls, 32 to 
37c: chickens. 30 to 36c: roosters, 17 to 
18c; ducks, 45 to 48c; geese, 20 to 2Sc; 
turkeys, 45 to 50c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 60 @ 62 
Coni, to good. 40 @ 54 
Chickens choice lb.... 45 @ 55 
Fair to Good. 31) «§> 34 
Fowls. 35 @ 39 
Boosters. 25 @ 28 
Ducks . 30 @ 41 
Squabs, doz. 4 On @1100 
Geese. 25 @ 36 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Sales are reported at: Calves, choice, 
21 to 22c; common to good. 13 to 16c; 
pork. 100 to 150 lbs. each, 14 to 16c; 
heavier, 9 to 12c: 50 to 100 lbs. each, 15 
to 18c; roasting pigs, 10 to 15 lbs.. 34 
to 40c: 16 to 20 lbs., 25 to 28c. Rabbits 
from the West have brought 20 to 35c 
per pair for cottontails and 65c to $1 per 
pair for jacks. 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 lbs. 8 00 @ 8 50 
Pea . 4 50 @ 5 00 
Medium .. 5 00 @ 5 75 
Red Kidney . 9 00 @9 25 
White Kidney. 14 00 @15 00 
YeFow Eye. 9 00 @9 50 
FRUITS 
Apples, Baldwin, bbl . 
Greening. 
York. 
King. 
bu. bkt. 
Pears, bbl. .... 
Cranberries, bbl . 
Strawberries, qt. 
Kumquats, qt. 
3 50 @ o 00 
3 50 @5 50 
3 00 @ 5 00 
3 00 @4 25 
1 00 @ 1 50 
2 00 @ * 50 
15 00 @21 00 
40 @ 75 
20 @ 22 
POTATOES 
Long Island. 165 lbs.. 2 50 @ 3 00 
State, 150 lbs. 1 75 @ 2 00 
Maine. 180 lbs. 2 50 @ 2 75 
Bermuda, bbl... 6 00 @9 50 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bkt.. 1 00 @ 2 00 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 12 @ 25 
Beets, bbl. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Cabbage, ton . 10 00 6 IS 00 
New, bu-bkt..... 1 00 @2 25 
Carrots, bbl. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Lettuce, balf-bbl. basket. 2 00 @4 00 
Onions. 100 lbs. . 50 @ i 25 
Squash, bbl. 3 00 @5 00 
Bgg Plants, bu . 3 00 @ 7 00 
Turnips, rutabaga bbl.. 125 @ 175 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 3 00 @4 00 
String Beans, bu bkt.' j 00 @6 50 
Peppers, bu. 400 @6 50 
Romaine. bu. 1 00 @ “>25 
Mushrooms, lb." 40 @'75 
8pinach, bbl. 2 00 @3 00 
Kale, bbl. I 35 @ 1 75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy,No. l.ton. 29 00 
■ No. 2 ..25 00 
No -. ...22 00 
Shipping. 18 00 
clover. Mixed . . , ->000 
Straw, Rye . 10 on 
Oat and wheat..12 00 
@30 00 
@28 00 
fo 24 00 
@20 0(1 
@27 00 
@19 00 
@15 00 
GRAIN 
Cash wholesale prices quoted at New 
York: Wheat, No. 2 hard Winter, $1.93; 
corn. No. 2 yellow. 90c; oats. No 3 
white, 57c; rye, $1.70; barley, 80c. 
HIDES AND SKINS 
Prices quoted at New 5 ork on country 
slaughter steer hides are 9 to lOe ; cows 
im , ( l .bulls, 7 to 9e. 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 . 
. . . $.56 
to 
$.58 
Fair to good. 
. . . .50 
to 
.53 
Milk—Li’osc. ,*it stores. 
. . . .11 
to 
.12 
Bottled. Grade A. 
.19 
Bottled. <Irade B. . 
.16 
Certified . 
.28 
I feavy cream. 1 .. pint. 
.30 
Cheese, lb. 
, . . .45 
to 
.55 
Eggs—Best . 
. . . .65 
to 
.70 
Fair to good. 
. . . .45 
to 
.55 
Fowls . 
to 
50 
Turkeys . 
. . . .7)7) 
to 
.65 
Chickens . 
... .45 
to 
.55 
Lamb chops . 
. . . .50 
to 
.65 
Potatoes, lb. 
to 
.03 
Best Crops for Small Farm; Two-year- 
old Hens 
I have a small farm of two acres. This 
was an old orchard when I bought it 
two years ago. My neighbors tell me it 
had not been plowed for 45 years. I have 
raised fine garden truck ou it both years. 
What is best to plant? I keep a cow, 
have 50 bens now, and expect to raise 
about 300 chickens for market, and I 
want to plant something that will help 
to feed my cow and chickens. I see so 
much advertising about mangels for cows. 
Would you advise me to put mangels in 
part of the ground? Are they good for 
chickens? We are getting only from nine 
to l.i eggs a day. We feed dry mash and 
scratch feed, keeping the mash by them 
all the time. Can you tell me why we 
do not get any more eggs? We have the 
White Leghorn, mostly all two years old, 
■had 20 Rock pullets. Are the hens too 
old? We have a .very comfortable hen¬ 
house. h. M. 
Ohio. 
Some of your good farmer neighbors 
can tell you more about what you can 
raise to advantage upon that two acres 
than I can. Much depends upon what 
crops are best adapated to your locality 
and to that particular piece of ground. 
Corn is one of the most profitable crops 
for stock feeding where it does well. The 
gram is needed by both cows and hens, 
and tlu‘ stalks make excellent fodder for 
the former. A cornfield, too, is a fine 
place in which to raise young chicks. 
Mangels, in suitable soil, produce a very 
large amount of succulent vegetable food 
for both cows aud hens, but only a small 
space would be required for the number 
of these that you now have. Cabbages 
are also a good crop for hens and - for 
milk cows; you have probably raised them 
in your truck gardening. 
Two-year-old hens are not too old to 
lay. but they cannot be expected to pro¬ 
duce Winter eggs as pullets will. A good 
flock of two-year-old liens may be culled 
at molting time in the Fall, and many in¬ 
dividuals found that it will pay to keep 
for three years. Early hatched pullets 
(April and May) are depended upon by 
poultrymen for their early Winter eggs, 
however. At. R. n. 
