1034 
T* RURAL NEW. YORKER 
August 20, 1921 
Market News 
and Prices 
Local Up-State Markets 
SYRACUSE 
Live Poultry.—Ducks, lb., 28c; 
spring. 80c; chickens, 28 to .‘lac; fowls, 
28 to 82c; geese, 35c; guinea hens, each. 
$ 1 . 
Dressed Poultry.—Ducks, lb.. 00c; 
chickens. 50 to 00c; fowls, 45 to 50c; 
eggs. 40 to 50c; duck eggs. 55c. 
Putter, lb., 45c; honey, comb. 80c; 
Italian cheese, lb., 45c; maple syrup, gal., 
$1.15. 
Apples, bu., $1 to $2; blackberries, 
crate. $7 ; cantaloupes, crate, $3.50 to $5; 
elderberries, bu., 75c to $1 ; huckleberries, 
crate, $10; pears, bu., $1.75 to $2; 
peaches, per 10 qts.. 80c to $1; plums, 
bu., $2 to $8; watermelons, each, 25c. 
Beans, stringless, bu., $2 to $2.25; 
English Limas, bu.. $1.50; beets, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; doz. bunches, 85c; cab¬ 
bage. new. doz. heads, 75c to $2.15; cel¬ 
ery. doz. bunches, 50 to 90c; carrots, doz. 
bunches. 35c; chives, bunch, 10c; cucum¬ 
bers, doz.. 10 to 20c; cucumbers, bu.. 50 
to 75c; pickles, per 100. 40 to 50c; dill, 
doz. bunches. 50 to 75c; eggplant, doz., 
$2; endive, doz. heads, 00c; garlic, lb., 
20c; kohlrabi, doz., $1; lettuce, leaf, 
crate, 75c to $2.50; Boston, doz.. 25 to 
40c; onions, doz., 20 to 25c; bu.. $1.25; 
parsley, doz. bunches, 40c; peppers, bu., 
$1.75 to $2.25; doz., 20c; potatoes, new, 
b"„. $1 to $2.25; pumpkins, each, 20c; 
radishes, doz. bunches. 20 to 25c; ro- 
maine. doz. heads. 30 to 50c; sage, bunch, 
5c; Summer squash, doz.. $1 ; sweet corn, 
doz., 10 to 20c; Swiss chard, bundle. 10c; 
tomatoes, bu., $1 ; turnips, doz. bunches, 
50c. 
Hay and Straw.—-Alfalfa, extra ton, 
$20 to $22; hay. No. 1. $20 to $22; No. 
2. $18; No. 8. $10; Timothy, $20 to $22. 
Straw, rye. ton, $14; wheat, $12; oat, $8. 
JOHNSON CITY AM) K.NDICOTT PUBLIC 
MARKETS 
Hamburg, lb.. 20c; boneless masts, 
20c; choice kettle roasts, 14 to 18c; por¬ 
terhouse steak, 28ir; round steak, 22c; 
neck cuts. 10c; pork loin, 20 to 25c; salt 
pork. 23c;. roasting pigs, 25c; sausage. 
25c; lamb chops. 28c; mutton, 25c; veal 
chops. 35c; veal cutlets. 40c; sliced ham, 
35c; brisket bacon. 22c; rabbits. 35c. 
Live Poultry.—Fowls, heavy, lb. 32c; 
old roosters. 25c; turkeys, 45 to 50c; 
geese. 34c; ducks. 32c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Fowls, heavy, lb.. 
38c; roasting chickens. 45c; turkeys, 55c; 
geese. 38c; ducks. 38c. 
Eggs. 45c; browns, 45c; mixed. 44c; 
milk. qt.. Oc; buttermilk, qt.. 5c; skim- 
milk. qt., 5c; butter, creamery, prints, 
lb.. 40c; best dairy, prints and jars, lb., 
46c; cheese, whole milk cream, lb., 33c; 
skim. 17c; cottage cheese, 10c; pimento, 
15c. 
Peaches, qt. ,12y>o; pears. KieflVr. bu.. 
$3; dried apples. 12%c; citron, each. 10 
to 15c; pie apples, qt.. Sc; plums, qt., 
15c; black rapsberrics. qt.. 30c; red rasp¬ 
berries. qt., 32c; white raspberries, qt.. 
32c; blackberries, qt.. 20c; huckleberries, 
qt . 30c. 
Beans, string. qt.._5c; dry, lb., 7c; 
beets, best, bu., $1.15; cabbage, white, 
lb.. 4c; cucumbers, each. 2 to 5c; sweet 
corn, doz., 30 to 35c; carrots, bunch. 5c; 
cauliflower, best. 10c; celery, best, bunch. 
12 to 15c; dill pickles, each. 1c; eggplant, 
best. 15c; medium. 10c; dill, bunch. 5c; 
lettuce, large heads, 5c; onions, green, 
bunch. 5c; onions, bu.. 75c; peas. q!„ 
10c; potatoes, new. peck, 50c; old. bu., 
60c; rhubarb, lb.. 5c; radishes, white, 
bunch. 5c; sauerkraut, qt.. 15c; spinach, 
peck. 20c; squash, best. lb. 6c; rutaba¬ 
gas, 90c; tomatoes, qt., 15c; vegetable 
oysters, bunch. 10c. 
Vinegar, qt.. 10c; honey, clover, card, 
28c: clover, extracted, lb.. 20c; popcorn, 
shelled, lb.. 10c; on cob. Sc; maple syrup, 
gal.. $2.59. 
Rochester 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb. 12 to 16c; 
forequarters, 8 to 12c; hindquarters. 20 
to 24c; dressed hogs, light. 13 to 15c; 
heavy. 10 to 12c; Spring lambs. 22 to 
26c; yearling lambs. 16 to 18c; mutton, 
10 to 12c; veal. 14 to 1,8c. 
live Ponltv.v —Fowls, lb.. 28 to 30c; 
broilers, 33 to 35c; Springers, 33 to 35c; 
roosters, old. 28 to 80c; eggs. 40 to 45c. 
Apples. 14-qt. basket. 50 to 75c; bu.. 
$1.25 to $1.75; pears. 14-qt. basket. 75c 
to $1 ; plums. 14-qt. basket. 75c to $1 ; 
peaches, basket. 50c to $125; Lawton 
berries, crate. $6 to $7 ; inuskmelons. doz., 
$2 50 to $8; huckleberries, crate. $8 to 
$9; watermelons, each. 30 to 50c. 
Beets, doz. bunches. 25 to 35c r cauli¬ 
flower. doz. heads. $2 25 to $2.50; cab¬ 
bage. doz heads. 75c to $1.50; carrots, 
doz. bunches. 20 to 25c; celery doz. 
bunches. 75c to $1; eggplant, doz.'.'$1.25 
to $1.75; green peppers. 14-qt. basket. 50 
to 75c; red peppers, peck. 90c to $1; 
Lima beans lb. 40c; lettuce, doz. heads. 
30 to 45c; head lettuce, doz. 75c to $1 ; 
mint, green, doz. bunches. 30 to 35c; 
onions, green, doz. bunches. 15 to 20c; 
dry. 14-qt. basket. 50 to 60c; potatoes, 
new. 14-qt basket. 85c to $1 : old. bu.. 40 
to 45c; pumpkins, doz. $1.75 to $2; pie¬ 
plant. doz bunches. 35 to 40c; pickles, 
dill, per 100. 50 to 75c; radishes, doz. 
bunches. 10 to 12c; sweet corn, best, doz. 
30 to 35c ; seconds, doz . 20 to 25c; Sum¬ 
mer squash, doz.. 60 to 75c; tomatoes, 
14-qt. basket, 40 to 50c; green beans. 
basket, 65 to 75c; wax beans, basket, 60 
to 70c; watercress, doz. bunches, 40 to 
50c. 
Beans, red marrow. 100 lbs., hand¬ 
picked. $8; white marrow, $4.50; me¬ 
dium, $3.25; red kidney, $10; white kid¬ 
ney. 811; pea. $3.10; yellow eye, $6.50; 
Imperials. $8.50. 
Hides.—No. 1. steers, lb., 4c; No. 2, 
3c; cows and heifers. No. 1. lb., 3c; No. 
2. 2c ; bulls and stags, lb., 2c: borsehides, 
each. $1.50 to $2; lambs, each. 25c; calf. 
No. 1, 12c; No. 2, 10c; fleece, 15 to 18c; 
wool, unwashed, medium, lb., 15 to 18c. 
Wheat, bu., new, $1.10; old. $1.15; 
corn, shelled, bu., 85 to 86c; oats, white, 
new, bu., 42c; rye. new, bu., $1.10; old. 
$1.15. 
Hay.—Timothy, new, ton, $20 to $24. 
Straw, ton, $14 to $18. 
New York Who'csale Quotations 
August 11. 1921 
MII.K 
The New York prices for August fluid 
milk, 3 per cent, $2.90 per 100 lbs., in 
201 to 250-mile zone. 
RUTTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb . 
@ 
44 
Good to Choice . ... 
(a 
42 
Lower Grades . 
30 
1 a 
35 
City made . 
to 
33 
Dairy, best . 
u 
42 
Common to good . 
31 
to 
40 
Packing Stock . 
to 
20 
CHEESE 
Whole Milk, fancy, new . 
u 
2I« 
Good to choice . 
to 
20 
Skims . 
@ 
15 
EGGS 
White, nearby, oholce to fanoy . 
to 
58 
Medium to good . 
to 
52 
Mlied colors, nearby best . 
0 
48 
Common to good . 
0 
44 
Gathered, best, white . 
60 
Medium to good, mixed colors... 
35 
to 
42 
Lower grades . 
16 
to 
24 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers . 
ft in on 
Boll* . 
6 00 
Cows . 
2 00 
(to 
5 00 
Calves, prime veal, 100 lbs . 
7 011 
toll 50 
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4 OH 
@ 
6 00 
Hogs . 
to 12 50 
Sheep. 100 lbs. 
. 3 00 
to 
5 00 
Lambs . 
@12 00 
LIVE POULTRY 
Prices are reported as follows: Fowls, 
27 to 28c; broilers, 25 to 30e; roosters, 
16c; ducks, 22 to 25c; geese, 14 to 10c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best . 
to 55 
Com. to good _ 
30 
@ 40 
Chickens choice lb. 
to 42 
Fair to Good .... 
... 
.. 30 
® 35 
Fowls . 
30 
@ 40 
Boosters . 
to 25 
to 2K 
Ducks . 
.. 25 
Squabs, doi . 
to 7 00 
BEANS 
Marrow. 100 lbs . 
, , ,,,, . , 
.. t 60 
to 6 00 
Pea. 
to 4 80 
to 4 75 
Medium . 
.. 4 50 
Bed Kidney . 
a 12 00 
White Kidney. 
to 12 no 
Yellow Eye. 
FRUITS 
@ 8 on 
Apples, new, bo. 1 25 to 4 00 
Peaches, 6-bkt. crate. . . 2 25 @ 5 50 
Watermelons, carload . 175 00 @325 00 
Blackberries, qt. 
@ 
23 
Huckleberries, qt... 
. 18 
<«■ 
38 
Muskmelons. bu. 
Pears, bbl. 
to 2 25 
@10 00 
POTATOES 
Long Island, bbl. 4 00 @ 6 00 
Eastern Shore. 2 00 to 5 75 
Jersey . 3 00 @ 5 00 
Sweet Potatoes, bu. bltt. 1 50 to 3 25 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, 100 bunches. 2 00 a 2 50 
Cab bane, bbl. . 3 00 to 4 00 
Carrots, bu. 150 a 3 00 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 00 @3 00 
Lettuce, half-bbl. basket. 100 to 3 00 
Onions, new, bu. 75 to 3 00 
Egg Plants, bu. 50 to 1 00 
Turnips, rutabaga bbl. 150 w 2 00 
Radishes. 100 bunches. 100 @2 00 
8tring Beans, bu. bkt. 1 00 @2 50 
Peppers, bu. 50 to 1 00 
Peas, bu. 1 00 @ 4 (Hi 
Romaine.bu. 50 @ 1 75 
Mushrooms, lb. 50 @ 76 
Tomatoes, 6-bkt crate. 50 to 1 25 
3 pk. box. 25 @ 1 00 
Squash, bu . 35 to 75 
Sweet corn. 100. 75 a 3 50 
Cauliflowers, bbl. 3 00 @6 00 
Lima Beans, bu. 51) @ 1 25 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay. Timothy,No. 1. ton.29 00 @30 00 
No. 2 .27 00 @28 00 
No. 3 .24 00 @26 00 
Shipping.20 00 @23 00 
Clover. Mixed .25 00 @29 00 
Straw. Rye . 22 00 @23 00 
Oat and wheat.|] (to @12 00 
GRAIN 
Cash wholesale prices quoted at New 
York: Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, $1.35; 
corn, No. 2 yellow, 80c; oats, No. 2 
white, 49c; rye, $1.20; barley, 76e. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Butter—Best . .. 
Good to choice. 
Eggs —Fancy . . . 
Good to choice. 
Potatoes, lb. .... 
Lettuce, bead .. . 
Peaches, doz. .. . 
Blackberries, qt. 
Huckleberries, qt. 
Chickens, lb. 
Fowls, lb. 
Bacon, lb. 
.54 to .56 
.50 to .52 
.55 to .60 
.45 to .52 
.03 to .04 
.10 to .15 
.50 to .75 
.35 to .45 
.35 to .45 
.45 to .50 
.40 to .45 
.40 to .50 
Philadelphia Wholesale Markets 
BUTTER 
Best creamery. 44 to 46c; common to 
good, 35 to 42c; packing stock, 24 to 27c. 
EGGS 
Nearby fancy, 53 to 54c; gathered, 
common to good, 35 to 40c. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 30 to 32c; broilers, 34 to 40c; 
ducks, 18 to 23c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 34 to 39c; broilers, 34 to 3Sc; 
ducks, 27 to 2Sc. 
FRUITS 
Peaches. L.-bu. basket, $1 to $3.25; 
muskmelons. bu. crate, 75e to $1.25; 
watermelons, carload, $175 to $325; 
blackberries, qt., 15 to 22e; huckleberries, 
qt., 20 to 32c. 
VEGETABLES 
Potatoes, new. bbl., $4.50 to $5; cab¬ 
bage, %-bu. basket. 65 to 90; onions, %- 
bu., 75 to 80e. 
JIAY AND STRAW 
Hay—Timothy. No. 2, $23 to $24; No. 
3. $20 to $21; clover mixed, $20 to $21. 
Straw—Rye, $19 to $20; wheat, $12 to 
$12.50. 
Hog Raisers 
Poultry Fatteners 
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