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Countrywide Produce Situation 
SOME BRIGHT SPOTS IX THE TRUCKING 
SITUATION — PRICES steady AND 
VARIOUS PRODUCTS SEEKING WEEK 
A few shining points appear in the 
somewhat murky sky that overhangs 
truck farming interests. Some of the 
early stuff from the South is bringing 
satisfactory prices; not war prices by 
any means, but what the shippers con¬ 
sider fairly good these days, .as the yield 
is generally large in sections not affected 
by too much rain or by late frosts. 
FRITT IN FAIR DEMAND 
The statement applies to crops of small 
bulk and high value, like berries, on which 
the new freight rates do not take such a 
large per cent of the proceeds. Louisiana 
strawberries are selling around 25e. pint 
basis, in Northern markets. Strawber¬ 
ries have done well in the markets for 
many years past. Some sections show 
heavily increased acreage, sometimes one- 
half larger than last year, but on the 
average not over 20 per cent increase, 
and probably there will be no great over- 
supply if buying power continues fairly 
near the usual volume. 
Apples are clearing out quite well. Few 
growers or dealers have made any money 
out of them. Some have lost, but apples 
seem to have come nearer than most crops 
to paying the producer something for his 
labor. Northwestern boxed apples sve 
slightly higher than a year ago. at $3 to 
$4.50 for best grades. Some city mar¬ 
kets quote barreled apples above $0. but 
these are from cold storage. Common 
storage stock lias been sold out mostly by 
ibis time. 
THE GLUT OF VEGETAB1.ES 
Fruits as a class sell better than vege¬ 
tables. In some localities onions are be¬ 
ing given away or dumped, while cabbage 
and potatoes are sold very low or fed 
Out. but in most localities the best pota¬ 
toes are worth marketing. 
The great supply, as usual, is in the 
six States along the northern and eastern 
border from Maine to Minnesota. These 
produce eons'd-rably more than half the 
surplus available for marketing. .lust 
south of these are the main consuming 
States, from Massachusetts. New York 
and Pennsylvania, west to Iowa, and 
their requirements, in addition to their 
production, are about equal .to the avail¬ 
able surplus of the northern States men¬ 
tioned. In a general way the northern 
tier of States with their somewhat lower 
priced lands and climate favorable for 
root crops find it to their advantage to 
raise potatoes and to ship them South, 
receiving in return a large part of their 
supply of jind of various other crops 
not suitable for their climate. 
POTATOES DULL BUT FIRM 
Western country potato markets have 
been picking up a little. Prices are higher 
in Colorado and Idaho than in Maine, 
and the Chicago potato market is 10 or 
15c above the recent low points. When 
the price goes below 5(‘e per bushel many 
farmers will not both"! 1 to liaad'e their 
potatoes. Supplies fall away and prices 
soon recover for awhile. The price in 
most sections now is not far either side of 
50c per •bushel. Shipments are barely 
equal to average demand, and unless a 
shortage of Southern potatoes prolongs 
the demand for Northern stock it seems 
hardly probable that all the old potatoes 
will find a market. A moderate advance 
in nrice will bring out heavy shipments. 
The recent cold wave was quite gen¬ 
eral and caused serious damage to fruit 
and early truck crops in many sections. 
It is already evident that we are not to 
have another vear < f such vields as in 
1920. G. B. F. 
Local Up-State Prices 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Beef, prime, sides, lb.. 10 to 12c; me¬ 
dium. lb.. 0 to Sc; lamb. lb. 25 to 30c; 
live pigs, each, $4 to $5; small dressed 
pi^s. lb.. 10c; pork, light, lb.. 15 to 10c; 
heavy, lb. 12c; veal, prime, lb.. 17c; 
common, lb.. 15c; sausage, lb.. 20 to 30c. 
J.iv» poultry Ducks, lb. 35<-: chick¬ 
ens. lb. 40 to 45c: fowls, lb.. 40 to 45c; 
> nv’-rys. lb. 50c; geese, lb., 40c; guinea 
hens, each, $1. 
Dressed poultry — Ducks, lb. 50c; 
( .Vi t ( .] C e-iHi, ("()<• ; fowls, lb., 00c; tur- 
kevs. lb.. 75 to 80c; geese, lb., 45 to 50c; 
rabb’ts. lb.. 40c. 
Butter, lb.. 53 to 05c; eggs. 25 to 40c; 
duck eggs. 45 u, (;(!<•; lard, lb., 25c; 
Italian cheese. 5 1 to 55c; maple syrup, 
gal , $2.25 to 82.5'V. 
Beans, drv. lb. 5 t<> 7<-; qt., 12 to 15c • 
fioefs. bu . 40 to 70c; cabbage, doz. heads, 
25 to 35c; pc 100 $3; red. per doz, 00c; 
curly, doz.. 45c; carrots, bu., 40 to 50c; 
celery hearts, doz.. 90c to $1 : stalks, per 
doz. 75c; garlic, lb. 20c; horseradish 
roots, per bunch. 19c; l«ttuce. leaf, per 
crate. $1.40 r<> $2.50; onions, per bu.. 45 
to 50c; hothoi'-c. per doz.. 40c; p«'*sh*y, 
doz. bunches. 50c; parsnips, bu., 75c to 
$1; popcorn, bu.. $1 to $1.50; potatoes 
bu., 50 to 00c; rutabagas, bu.. 50 to 00c; 
sage. Ui. 10c; sauerkraut, lb., 5c; Winter 
squash, !1>. 4<-: vegetable oysters, doz. 
bunches. 00c. 
Alf'ifa. extra, ton. $34: hav. No. 1. 
$*>': No. 2. $19 to $22: No. 3. $15 to 
$17: Timothy. $24; straw, rye, $13; 
wheat. $10; oat. $12. 
t New 
ROCHESTER LOCAL WHOLESALE 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb.. 15 to 18c; 
forequarters, lb.. 10 to 13c; hindquarters, 
lb.. 18 to 22c; dressed hogs, light, lb., 14 
to 15c: heavy, lb., 13 to 14c; Spring 
lambs, lb.. 20 to 22c: yearling lambs, lb., 
16 to 18c: mutton, lb.. 11 to 13c; veal, 
ib.. 18 to 20c. 
Live poultry—Fowls, lb.. 30 to 38c; 
roosters. 30 to 32c; ducks. 30 to 35c; 
geese, 20 to 25c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; 
eggs. 28 to 30c. 
Apples, per bu.-—Kings, $1 to $125; 
Spys. $1 to $1.40; Greenings, 75 to 90c; 
Baldwins. SO to 90c; seconds. 75 to 85c. 
Beets, bu . 00 to 75c; cabbage, ton, 
$0.50 to $10; per doz. heads. 30 to 40c; 
per 100 beads. $2 50 to $3.50; carrots, 
bu.. 55 to 75c; celery, doz. bunches, SOc 
to $1 : lettuce, curly, per doz.. 50 to 60c; 
mint, green, doz. bunches. 30 to 35c; 
onions, dry. 25 to 35c: green, doz. bunches. 
20 to 25c: potatoes, <bu., 45 to 50c; par¬ 
snips. 65 to 75c; pieplant, doz. bunches, 
$1 to $1.25; radishes, hothouse, doz. 
bunches. 30 to 35c; spinach, bu.. $1 50 to 
$1.75; turnips, bu.. 50 to 05c; vegetable 
oysters, doz. bunches. 45 to SOc; water¬ 
cress, doz. bunches. 40 to SOc. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand-picked, me¬ 
dium. $3.75; red marrow. $6; white mar¬ 
row. $5; red kidney. $7; white kidney. 
$8.50 to $9; pea, $3; yellow eye. $6: 
Imperial. $7. 
Hides. No. 1. steers. 5c; No. 2. 4c; 
cows and heifers. No. 1- 4c; No. 2. 3c; 
bolls and stags, lb.. 3c: horsehides. each. 
$2 to $9 50: lambs, each. 50c to $1 : calf. 
No. 1. 9c; calf. No. 2. 7c; fleece, lb. 15 
to 18c: wool, unwashed, medium. 15 to 
18c 
Wheat, bu.. $1 50 to $1 55; corn, 
shelled, bu.. 92 to 95c: oats, white, 4814 
to 49c; rye, $1 35 to $1.40. 
BINGHAMTON WHOLESALE BRICES 
Live poultry—Fowls, lb.'. 35c; chick¬ 
ens. lb.. 35c: turkeys, lb.. 50c. 
Dressed poultry—Fowls, lb.. 40c: tur¬ 
keys, lb.. 60c: ducks, lb.. 45c; squabs, 
per pair. 80c. 
Potatoes, 1m. 65 to SOc; lettuce, per 
doz 60c to $1.50; manic sugar, lb 25c; 
maple syrup, gal. $1.25 to $1.50: beets, 
bu.. $1 to $1.25: cabbage, per 100 lbs, 
$1 to $2; carrots, bu . 75c: tu' - "'!)bu.. 
75c: parsnips, lm.. $1.25 to $1.50: Win¬ 
ter squash, lb.. 4 to 5c; celery, pe v doz, 
60c to $1 50; apples, bu.. 75c to $1 95; 
buckwheat flour, per 100 lbs.. $4.25; 
hickorynuts. 1m.. $3 
IT'di's and pelts—Cow hides. Ik.. 4c; 
bn'l liides. 3c; calfskins, each. 25c to 
$1 50; b<>rsehides, each. $2 50; lamb pelts, 
25 to 50c. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
Former conditions continue in the 
produce trade. Eggs and potatoes are 
very low. and nothing is up to counter¬ 
balance them Wheat feeds have been 
put down sharply. Dull is tin' word gen¬ 
erally. First appearance of asparagus. 
BUTTER-<' 11 F.F.SE— EGGS 
Blitter, steady : creamery. 44 to 50c; 
dairy. 42 to 45c; crocks. 30 to 45c; com¬ 
mon. 99 to 25c. Gheesp. steady: flats. 
26 to 29c; daisies. 26 to 30c; longhorns. 
29 to 30c-. Eggs, overstock ; hennery. 29 
to 35c; State and Western candled, 27 to 
28c; duck eggs. 50 to 55c. 
POULTRY— RABBITS 
Dressed poultry, dull ; turkeys. 57 to 
62c; fowl. 35 to 40c; capons. 50 to 60c; 
old roosters, 26 to 29c; ducks. 42 to 45c; 
geese. 9,2 to 35c. Live poultry. lower; 
fowl. 35 to 38c; chickens. 32 to 34c; old 
roosters. 24 to 25<•: ducks. 43 to 44c; 
geese. 9,4 to 35c. Rabbits, steady ; lacks, 
pair, 90c to $1 ; cottontails, 25 to 45c. 
GRAPES—BERRIES 
Grapes, slow : California Emperors, 
keg. $7 to $7.50. Strawberries, dull; 
Southern, qt.. 15 to 36c. Cranberries, 
weak; Cape Cod, bbl., $14 to $15.50. 
apples—Potatoes 
Apples, 'quiet; Spy, Snitzenberg, Bald¬ 
win. Snow. $1.25 to $1.75; greenings. 
$1 25 to $1 50; seconds. 75c to $1. Po¬ 
tatoes. dull; fancy white, bu.. 60 to 70c: 
seconds 40 t<> "O'-: Bermudas, bbl.. $14.50 
to $16.50; sweets, hamper.- $2.75 to $3. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, dull; kidney, cwt.. $8 to $9; 
marrow. $8 to $8.50: pea and medium, 
$4.75 to $5 35. Onions, dull: home-grown, 
bu.. $1 to $1.25; State and Weste-n cwt.. 
50c to $1 : Spanish, crate. $2 to $2.25. 
VEGETABLES 
Yege'abYs. dull ; asparagus, California, 
ease. $9 to $11 : string beans, hamper, 
$7 to $8; new beets, hamper, $1.50 to 
$ 1 75; Florida cabbage. $1 50 to $1 75; 
obi beets, bu.. U5 to 85c; carrots. 50 to 
75c-; parsnips. 75c to $1 ; spinach. $1 
to $1.25: turnips, white, 75c to $1.25; 
yellow. 6.) to 90c; beets, new, doz. 
bunches. 40 to 60<-; e-ij-'-ots, 40 to 60c; 
radishes, 25 to 35-; sha'lots, 40 to 60c; 
vegetable oyst r>-s. 7“<- to $1 ; cabbage, old, 
cwt.. 50c to $1 ; < au’iflower. crate, $1.50 
to $2 25; l-'iorida celery. $2.25 to $2.75; 
iceberg lettuce. $4 t<> $4.75; Florida to¬ 
matoes, $5 to $8; endive, lb., 15 to 18c; 
peppers, box., $4 to $6. 
sweets 
Honey, dull: fancy white comb, lb., 
2i to 35c; dark, 22 to 25c. Maple prod- 
s and 
nets, qqiet; new syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25; 
new sugar, lb., 26 to 30c. 
FEED 
Hay. aesy ; $17 to $21; clover mixed, 
$16 to $18; straw, $15 to $16; wheat 
bran, much lower; ton, carlot, $25.50; 
middlings. $23; red dog, $34.50; <-otton- 
secd meal. $31; oilmeal, $40; gluten, 
$40.50; hominy. $28; oat feed, $10; rye 
middlings, $26. j. w. C. 
Boston V/holesale Markets 
' BUTTER 
Creamery, best. 45 to 46c; common to 
good. 40 to 43c; dairy. 30 to 38c; storage, 
40 to 43c. 
EGGS 
Fancy nearby. 39 to 40c; gathered, 
good to choice, 27 to 28c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 38 to 40<-; chickens, 35 to 38c. 
PRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 55 to 60c; good to choice, 
45 to 50c; chickens. 38 to 42c; fowls, 
30 to 3,9c; duc-ks. 35 to 38c; geese. 30 
to 36e. 
FRUITS 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl.. $3 to $6.50; 
Greenings, $3 to $4: Spy, $3.50 to $6. 
Cranberries, bbl.. $20 to $22. Strawber¬ 
ries. qt., 30 to 50c. 
POTATOES 
Maine, 100 lbs.. $125 to $1.50; sweet 
potatoes, bu., $2.25 to $2.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Onions, 100 lbs.. 50- to 75c; cabbage, 
bbl.. 75c* to $1.25; lettuce, bu. box, 75c to 
$1.25; spinach, bbl.. $2 to $2.75; carrots, 
bu. box. $1 to $1.50; turnips, bu box. 50c 
to $1 : radishes, bu. box. $2 to $3: Brus¬ 
sels sprouts, qt.. 15 to 20c; tomatoes 
hothouse, lb.. 15 to 40c. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Best Timothv. 831 to 8.32: No. 2. $27 
to $28 : No. 3. 825 to $20; clover mixed. 
$27 to 831. Rvc straw. $23 to $24; oat 
straw. 818 to $19. 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best creamery. 49 to 50c; good to 
choice. 44 to 47c: lower grades. 35 to 
40c: ladles, 22 to 23c; packing stock, 
16 to 20c. 
EGGS 
Best nearby. 34 to 36c; gathered, good 
to choice, 25 to 30c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Chickens. 50 to 55c; roosters. 24 to 
25c; fowls. 36 to 37c; ducks, 36 to 45c. 
geese. 28 to 32c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys. 55 to 60c; fowls, 32 to 40c; 
chickens. 32 to 40c; duc-ks, 35 to 40c; 
geese. 30 to 32c. 
FRUITS 
An-des, bbl.. $3 to $5.75; strawberries, 
qt.. 25 to 35c. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, cwt. 90c to $1.15; %-bu. 
basket. 20 to 50c: sweet potatoes, %-bu. 
basket. 81 to $1 50: onions. 100 lbs., 75c 
to $1 : carrots, bbl.. 81.50 to $2.50; cab¬ 
bage. bbl., $1 50 to $2 50. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Timothy. No. 2. $23 to $23.50; No. 3, 
$21 to $22: simple $18 to $20: clover 
mixed. $20 to 822.50 Straw, rye. $16 to 
$17: wheat, 815 to $16.50. 
Pittsburgh Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best. 51 to 52c ; common to good, tub, 
47 to 50c; rolls. 35 to 36c. 
Eggs 
Best nearby, 28 to 29c; gathered, 23 
to 24c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
ITcns. 36 to 38c; chickens, 35 to 38c; 
roosters. 20 22c: ducks. 38 to 42c; 
geese, 30 to 32c; turkeys, 40 to 45c. 
PRESSED POULTRY 
liens. 48 to 50c; roosters. 30 to 35c; 
broilers, J 5 to 50c; ducks, 45 to 50c; 
turkeys, 60 to 70c. 
FRUITS 
Apples, bbl.. $4.50 to 86; cranberries 
bbl., $15 to $16; strawberries, qt., 25 to 
60c. 
Vegetables 
Potatoes. 100 lbs.. 81 to $1.15; sweet 
potatoes, bu . 82 to 82.50; cabbage, bbl., 
50 to 75c: unions. 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. $22 
to $23: clover mixed. $23 to $25. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
March 31, 1921 
M ILK 
The New York price to producers for 
April is $2.10 per 10() 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. Loose milk at stores retails at 
10 cents per quart; bottled. Grade A. 18 
Prices 
cents; bottled. Grade B, 15 cents; certi¬ 
fied, 28 cents. 
RUTTER' 
Prices have been both down and up 
during the week, closing at the same 
figure as last reported. Market on city 
made and packing stock is very dull. 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
. 46 
9 
47 
Good to Choice . 
.. . 41 
<a 
45 
Lower Grades. 
. 33 
to 
36 
City made. 
@ 
26 
Dairy, best . 
to 
45 
Common to good .. 
& 
40 
Packing Stock. 
. 18 
<0 
22 
CHEESE 
Held stock remains 
without 
price 
change. New make is 
24i/> cents for good. 
dull and 
22 
to 
W hole .Milk, fancy. 
. 28 
at 
29 
Good to choice. 
. 24 
@ 
26 
Skims, best.. 
. 17 
<a 
19 
Fair to good. 
. 11 
9 
16 
eggs 
Receipts continue large, but demand 
good, and prices are holding around last 
week’s figures. Storage by speculators 
and on shippers’ accounts is quite active. 
White, nearby, choice to fanoy_ 
38 
to 
39 
Medium to good . 
9 
36 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 
@ 
34 
Common to good. 
9 
30 
Gathered, best, white. 
.. 35 
to 
36 
Medium to good, mixed colors .. 
30 
(a 
31 
T,owpr errarips .. 
22 
<h 
24 
Storage, best. 
27 
® 
28 
LIVE STOCK 
8t.eers. .. 
<<0 
9 SO 
Bull* . 
4 50 
to 
7 00 
Cows. 
3 00 
to 
6 25 
Calves, prime veal,100 lb*. 
. 7 0(1 
@13 00 
Culls. 
@ 
5 00 
Hogs.... 
to 1 1 n0 
Sheep. 100 ]bs. 
. . 4 50 
to 
5 00 
Lam bfl . . 
to) 
9 00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Business is reinc-fod at : Fowls, 33 to 
36c; chickens. .35 to 45c; roosters, 19 to 
20c; ducks. 35 to 40c; geese, 20 to 22c; 
turkeys. 45 to 50c. 
PRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best. 60 @ 62 
Com. to good. 40 @ 54 
Chickens choice Ib. 45 (a 55 
Fair to Good.K) @ 34 
Fowls. ... ;t5 @ 40 
Roosters. 25 <a 28 
Pucks . 30 @ 45 
Squabs, doz 5 0 " 10 oo 
Geese . . 25 @ 35 
COUNTRY-PRESSED MEATS 
Sales are reported at: Calves, choice. 
19 to 20c; common to good. 14 to 17c; 
pork. 100 to 150 lbs. each. 14 to 17c; 
heavier, 9 to 12c; 50 to 100 lbs. each, 15 
to 19c; Jambs, hothouse, each, $8 to $15. 
BEANS 
Marrow, 100 lb«. 7 50 @ 8 00 
Pea. 4 50 @ 4 75 
Medium .5 01) 5 50 
Bed Kidney . 9 00 @ 9 50 
White Kidney.13 50 @14 00 
Yellow Eye. 8 50 @ 9 00 
FRUITS 
Apples are in light supply, but many 
damaged by scald. Strawberries are ar¬ 
riving from Louisiana in open crates, 
wholesaling around 30 cents for fairly 
good. 
Apples. Baldwin, bbl. 
... 4 00 
@ 
b 50 
Greening. 
... 3 50 
to 
5 00 
Albemarle . 
... 4 00 
(to 
7 50 
Pears, bbl. . 
... 2 00 
@ 
3 50 
Strawberries, qt. 
15 
@ 
40 
POTATOES 
Long Island, 180 lbs. 
? *>5 
@ 
3 25 
State, 150 lbs. 
to 
2 25 
Bermuda, bbl_ .... 
... 8 00 
@13 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bn. bkt. 
... 1 00 
to 
2 50 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz bunches.. 
... 2 00 
to 
5 00 
Brussels Sprouts, qt. 
a 
20 
Beets, bbl. . 
to 
2 50 
Cahbiiyp t«*n .. 
. 10 00 
fi 15 00 
New. bu-bkt. 
@ 
1 75 
Carrots, bbl. 
.. 1 60 
to 
2 00 
Lettuce. ImIf -bbl. basket. . 
1 25 
9 
2 50 
Onions. 100 lbs. 
.. 50 
to 
75 
Egg Plants, bu.. 
.. 4 (10 
to 
7 0(1 
Turnips, rutabaga bbl. . 
.. 1 25 
(a 
1 50 
Radishes, too bunches. 
@ 
3 00 
String Beans, bu. bkt. 
@ 5 00 
Pepners. bu . 
. 3 00 
to 
6 (10 
Parsnips, bbl . 
@ 
3 0(1 
Romanic, bu. 
... 1 00 
@ 
1 25 
Mushrooms. Ib. 
@ 
60 
Spinach, bbl.. 
... 1 00 
to 
2 50 
Kale, bbl.. 
... 75 
® 
1 00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy,No. 1. tot.3100 (832 00 
No. 2 .29 00 @30 00 
No. 3 . 24 00 47 26 00 
Shipping.. .2100 @‘>3('b 
•'lover. Mixed . . 20 00 @30 00 
Straw. Rye . ..18 00 @20 00 
Oat and wheat. . .. 12 00 @16 00 
GRAIN 
Cash wholesale prices quoted at New 
York : Wheat. No. 2 hard Winter, $1.70; 
corn. No. 2 yellow. 79c; oats. No. 2 
white, 52c; rye, $1.61; barley. S2o. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
April 11—Cattle Feeders* Day, Iowa 
State College. Ames, la. 
May 2-5—Thirteenth Annual Purdue 
Egg Show, Lafayette, Ind. 
May 11 — Annual Meeting American 
Guernsey Cattle Club. New York City. 
May 19 — Washington County. Pa., 
Guernsey Field Day. Washington, Pa. 
“Is this the hosiery department?” 
asked the voice over the ’phone. “Yes.” 
replied the wearied saleswoman. ‘‘Have 
you any flesh colored stockings in stock?” 
asked the voice. “Yes.” replied the sales¬ 
woman. “Do you want pink, yellow or 
black?” G’W-f 7,os;f 
