The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Market News 
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Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets) 
From about the middle of November 
until after New Year’s is generally known 
as about the dullest period of the year in 
the fruit and vegetable markets. For a 
day or two before the holidays there may 
be some activity, but this is only tempor¬ 
ary, and the market soon quiets down 
again. Holidays tend to break up the 
routine of marketing, and buyers are apt 
to purchase for immediate needs only, as 
they do not care to carry any unnecessary 
perishables over the holidays and week¬ 
ends. Then, too, that is a period when 
green vegetables from nearby are being 
eliminated by weather conditions, and re¬ 
ceivers turn their attention to Southern 
and Western States for these commodi¬ 
ties. With the holidays coming so near 
the week-end, there were very few days 
of trading last week, as the day immedi¬ 
ately preceding Christmas and the New 
Year is almost invariably very dull. Let¬ 
tuce was plentiful from California, Ari¬ 
zona and Florida, and the market sagged. 
California cauliflower was also offered, 
which sold in competition with that from 
Long Island, the latter selling at $2.00@ 
$2.25 a crate. Florida and California 
peas, Florida cucumbers, peppers, and 
Cuban tomatoes were some of the out-of- 
season vegetables which were not hard to 
find on the Philadelphia market last 
week. New Orleans is quite a shipping 
center for such commodities as anise, cur¬ 
ly parsley, endive, escarole and shallots, 
which are packed in barrels with ice and 
shipped to Northern markets during the 
Winter months. Shallots brought as high 
as $G a barrel, and endive $3@$3.50 a 
barrel on the Philadelphia market last 
week. At last there seems to be a slight 
improvement in the potato situation, the 
encouragement coming first from shipping 
sections. Wisconsin, Minnesota and East¬ 
ern f. o. b. shipping points reported a 
steady or firm market, in some localities 
growers even holding for higher prices. 
In Philadelphia the market has shown a 
little strength, New York State round 
whites advancing 10c a sack, to $2.50@ 
$2.60 per 150 lbs., and Maine Green 
Mountains holding at $2.90@$3 per 150- 
lb. sack. Many other consuming markets 
also showed a firmer tendency, although 
trading as a rule was not very active. 
Sweet potato offerings were light and the 
demand has been good at improved prices, 
New Jersey yellow varieties selling up to 
$2 per %-bu. basket, and best Delaware’s 
at $2.25@$2.50 per bu. hamper. The 
onion movement has been rather light, 
best Ohio, Indiana and Michigan yellow 
stock wholesaling around $2.60 per sack. 
Old cabbage advanced a little during the 
holidays, the best bringing $20@$25 per 
ton, but offerings were mostly ordinary 
and but few sales were reported last week 
after the higher prices prevailed. Celery 
was generally slow, but it was steadily 
held at $2.50@$2.75 per 2/3 crate in the 
rough for that from New York State, 
Jersey bringing about $2.25 per crate. 
Cranberries were dull under light trading. 
Offerings of cold storage apples were 
light, but there was very little change in 
prices, Pennsylvania A2%-in. Baldwin 
selling around $4, Greening $5, and Yorks 
$3.25 @$3.50 per bbl. Nearby Rome, 
Stayman and Paragon ranged generally 
60@90c per %-bu. basket. A few New 
York State pears, Duchess, Lawrence and 
L. Bond were reported as bringing $1 
per bu., and Sheldon’s about $2 per bu. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
There have been some fluctuations in 
the egg market, according to the amount 
offered and the demands of the trade. 
Nearby and Western extra firsts general¬ 
ly sold for about 47c per doz., but there 
were occasional days when supplies were 
a little heavy or the demand was a little 
slack, and prices were 2 or 3c per doz. 
lower. Eggs grading as firsts averaged 
about 44c per doz. The reduction of cold 
storage holding in Philadelphia during 
December were not as large as a year 
ago, according to government figures, and 
the market has been dull at 27@28c for 
refrigerator extra firsts. The present 
holdings of eggs in most of our large 
markets are also larger than last year, 
and there will undoubtedly be more stor¬ 
age eggs carried over into January than 
ever before. 
Offerings of live poultry were ample 
and trading was quiet until the last of the 
week, when fancy poultry showed some 
firmness, fat, heavy, colored fowl ranging 
24@26c, and best white Leghorns sold for 
19@20c per lb. Spring chickens also 
showed a slight improvement, chickens 
weighing 5 lbs. or over going at 22@23c, 
poor stock selling as low as 17c per lb. 
There was some interest in fresh-killed 
turkeys, but the market varied from day 
to day, best Delaware and Maryland’s 
topping the market at 35@38c, with 
nearby stock generally running fair to 
good quality and bringing 28@32c per 
lb. in the wholesale market. There were 
only moderate requests for fresh-killed 
fowl and chickens, and prices held about 
steady, dry-picked, barrel-packed fowl 
weighing 5 lbs. or more selling at 28c, 
and nearby chickens ranging 27@31e. 
Small chickens, 1% to 2 lbs., were quoted 
at 32@36c. Fresh-killed ducks were weak 
and prices ^dropped 2 to 3c during the 
week to 25@28c per lb. Cold storage 
holdings of dressed poultry are about the 
same as a year ago. 
JIAY AND STRAW 
There were ample offerings of under¬ 
grade hay, but really good hay was in light 
receipt, and on such the market was firm. 
No. 1 Timothy selling mostly at $29 a 
ton, No. 2 for about $1 less, and No. 3 
sold around $25 a ton. Light clover 
mixed was quoted at $28. Straight rye 
straw was off a little under increased re¬ 
ceipts and a less active demand, best 
straight rye going at $21.50, while No. 1 
wheat and oat straw brought about $17 a 
ton. b. w. S. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTTE MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., IS to 20c ; hamburg, 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb.. 30c; 
round steak, lb., 24c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; pork chops, lb., 24c; sausage, lb., 
25c; veal cutlets, lb., 35c ; veal chops, lb., 
30c; woodchuck, lb., 30c; rabbits, lb., 
35c; pigs, 4 weeks old, each, $4.50. 
Live poultry-—Chickens, light, lb., 26c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 25c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
32c; fowls, heavy, lb., 35c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb.. 35c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 52c; pullet eggs, 
50c; duck eggs, 60c. 
Milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim milk, qt.. 5c ; cream, qt., 80c; goat 
milk, bottle, 25c; butter, creamery, fancy 
prints, lb., 57e; best dairy, lb.. 55c; 
cheese, cream, lb., 34c; cottage cheese, 
lb., 5c. 
Lim*i beans, qt., 12c; beans, lb., 10c; 
beets, bunch, 5c; beets, bu., $1.35; cab¬ 
bage^ lb., 3c; carrots', lb., 5c; carrots, bu., 
$1.25; cauliflower, lb.. 18c; celery, 
bunch, 10c; citron, lb., 10c; kale, peck, 
20c; lettuce, head, 10c; Boston, head, 
10c; onions, lb., 6c; bushel, $2.75; pars¬ 
nips, lb., 4c; potatoes, peck, 30c; bushel, 
$1.10; sweet potatoes, 7 lbs., 25c; pump¬ 
kins, each 10 to 15c; radishes, bunch, 
6c; Hubbard squash, lb.. 6c; sauerkraut, 
qt., 15c; Swiss chard, lb., 10c; turnips, 
bunch, 5c; bushel, SOc. 
Sweet cider, gal., 40c ; buckwheat flour 
lb., 4c; honey, card, lb., 23c; strained, 
lb., 18c; popcorn, 3 lbs., 25c; cider vine¬ 
gar, gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 11 to 13c; heavy, lb., 
10c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
26c-; lamb, lb., 30 to 32c; beef, lb., 6 to 
10c. 
Live poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 27c; 
chickens, lb., 20 to 28c; fowls, lb., 20 to 
28c; geese, lb., 30c; guinea hens, live, 
each, 75c to $1; pigeons, pair, 75c; tur¬ 
keys, lb., 50c. 
Dressed poultry—Ducks, lb., 40 to SOc; 
chickens, lb., 35 to 40c ; fowls, lb., 30 to 
35c; geese, lb., 40 to SOc; turkeys, lb., 
60c. 
Butter, lb., 55 to 60c; eggs, 60 to 
65c; duck eggs, 90 to 95c; Italian cheese, 
lb., 35 to 40c. 
Apples, bu., SOc to $2.50; pears, $1 to 
$1.50; beans, dry, bu., $5 to $6; beets, 
bu., S5c to $1; cabbage, crate, 50 to 
90c; carrots, bu., 60 to 70c; celery, doz, 
bunches, 40 to 75c; endive, doz. heads, 50 
to 70c; garlic, lb., 10c; honey, qt., 65 
to 75c; per cap. 25 to 30c; lettuce, Bos¬ 
ton, doz., 40 to 50c ; leaf, head, 5c ; onions, 
bu., 75c to $1.35; parsley, doz. bunches, 
50c; parsnips, bu., $1 ; potatoes, bu., 75c 
to $1; radishes, doz. bunches, 30 to 35c ; 
rutabagas, 60 to 75c; turnips, bu., $1; 
pumpkins, each 10 to 15c; Winter 
squash, lb., 2 to 3c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $22; No. 2, 
ton, $18; straw, ton. $14 to $17; wheat, 
bu., $1; oats, bu., 60c; corn, bu., 95c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 14 to ISc; 
forequarters, lb., 14 to 16c; hindquar¬ 
ters, lb., 19 to 20c; dressed hogs, light, 
lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb.. 9 to 10c; 
Spring lambs, lb., 24 to 25c; yearling 
lambs, lb., 17 to 19c; mutton, lb., 9 to 
10c; veal, lb., 19 to 20c. 
Live poultry—Broilers, lb., 18 to 25c; 
springers, lb„ 18 to 23c; fowls, lb., 16 to 
23c; stags, lb., 12 to 15c; old roosters, * 
lb., 12c; guinea fowls, each, 30 to 50c; 
pigeons, each, 15 to 20c; ducks, lb., 20 
to 26c; geese, lb., 20 to 25c; turkeys, lb., 
30 to 35c; rabbits, pair, 50 to 60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb„ 45 to SOc; 
eggs, new laid, 60 to 70c. 
Apples, Baldwin, bu., 60 to SOc; 
Gravenstein, bu., $1 to $1.10; Greenings, 
75 to 90c; Kings, 75c to $1; Spys, 75c 
to $1.10; russets, 75 to 80c; beets, bu., 
75 to 80c; cabbage, doz. heads, 50 to 
60c; per 100 heads, $4 to $5; cabbage, 
red, doz., 75 to 80c; carrots, bu.. 60 to 
65c; celery, doz. stalks, 40 to 70c; en¬ 
dive, doz., 20 to 25c; horseradish, lb., 
10 to 12c; lettuce, doz. heads, 25 to 35c; 
Boston, per hamper. $2 to $2.25; Ice- 
burg, per crate. $4.50 to $4.75; onions, 
yellow, bu., $1.25 to $1.40; Spanish, 
crate, $2.25 to $2.50; parsnips, bu., 90c 
to $ 1 ; parsley, doz. bunches, 20 c; pota¬ 
toes, bu., 75 to SOc; romaine, doz. heads, 
25 to 30c; radishes, doz. bunches, 20 to 
25c; rutabagas, bu.. 75 to SOc; spinach, 
bu., 85c to $1; squash, Hubbard, lb.. 3 
to 4c; sweet potatoes, hamper, 82.50 to 
$2.75 ; turnips, bu., 90c to $1 : vegetable 
oysters, doz. bunches, 40 to 60c. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
marrow, $6 to $6.25; white marrow, $8 ; 
red kidney, $6; pea, $4; medium, $4.50; 
white kidney, $7 to $7.50; yellow eye, 
$5: Imperials, $6. 
Hickory nuts, bu., $2; walnuts, bu., 
$1.50 to $2 ; butternuts, bu., $1.50 to $2. 
Hides, steers, No. 1. 5c; No. 2, 4b; 
cows and heifers. No. 1. 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each, 
$2 to $3 ; sheep skins, each, SOc to $1.50; 
calf. No. 1, 13c; No. 2, 12c; lambs, 50c 
to $1.50; shearling, 25 to 75c; wool, 
fleece, lb., 35c; unwashed medium, 35c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.05 to $1.08; corn, bu., 
SS to 90c; oats, bu., 52 to 53c; rye, 75 
to 80c. 
Hay, No. 1. Timothy, ton, $23; Al¬ 
falfa, $22 to $24 ; mixed hay, $18 to $20; 
oat straw, ton, $14 to $16; wheat straw, 
$14 to $16; rye straw, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
With dressed turkey selling for mostly 
under 40 cents for holiday consumption 
and other foods not much higher accord¬ 
ingly the people must have gone through 
the holidays pretty well fed. Easy to 
steady is the rule. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, firm; creamery, 46 to 58c; 
dairy and crocks, 38 to 42c; common, 
25 to 28c. Cheese, easy; daisies, flats, 
26 to 27c; longhorns, 27 to 2Sc; Lim- 
burger, 33 to 35c; Swiss, 34 to 35c. Eggs, 
steady; hennery, 40 to 49c; State and 
Western candled, 41 to 45c; storage, 30 
to 35c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkey, 35 to 
3Sc; fowl, 25 to 32c; roasters, 25 to 28c; 
chickens, 26 to 31c; old roosters, 17 to 
19c; ducks, 22 to 30c; geese, 25 to 27c. 
Live poultry, active; turkeys, 34 to 37c; 
fowls, 16 to 25c; chickens, 20 to 24c; old 
roosters, 15 to 18c; ducks, 21 to 26c; 
geese, 20 to 22c. Pigeons, pair, 25 to 
35c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, steady ; Fameuse, bu., $1.50 to 
$2; Spy, McIntosh, $1.25 to $1.75; 
Wealthy, Greenings, $1.25 to $1.50; 
Baldwins, Hubbardson, $1 to $1.25; sec¬ 
onds, 50 to 75c; Western, box, $1.75 to 
$3.75. Potatoes, steady, home-grown, 
bu., 60 to 90c; Michigan, 150 lbs., $1.50 
to $1.75; Bermuda, bbl., $14 to $16; 
sweets, hamper, $2,25 to $3. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Pears, quiet; Beurre Bose, bu., $2 to 
$2.50; Keiffer, 75c to $1. Cranberries, 
dull; Cape Cod, 50-lb. box, $4.25 to $4.50. 
Grapes, quiet; California Emperor, 
Malaga, box, $1.50 to $2. Strawberries, 
a few Floridas, qt., 65 to 85c. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, steady; white kidney, $11 to 
$11.50; marrow, $10.50 to $11; red kid¬ 
ney, $8 to $8.50; pea, medium, $6.50 
to $7. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, active; beans, green and 
wax, hamper, $4.50 to $5.25; beets, bu., 
75e to $1; cabbage, bu., 50 to 60c; car¬ 
rots, bu., $1 to $1.25; cauliflower, bu., 
$1 to $1.50; celery, crate, $2.75 to $5; 
cucumbers, Florida, $6 to $9; eggplant, 
Florida, crate, $6 to $7; endive, doz., 
75c to $1; lettuce, crate, $1.50 to $1.75; 
Iceberg, box, $1.75 to $3; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 50 to 75c; parsnips, bu., $1.50 
to $1.75; peppers, crate, $5 to $6; pump¬ 
kins, bu., $1 to $1.25; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 30 to 45c; spinach, bu., $1.65 
to $1.75; squash, cwt.. $3 to $5; toma¬ 
toes, California, box, $4.75 to $6; tur¬ 
nips. white, bu., 60c to $1; yellow. 50 
to 65c; vegetable oyster, doz. bunches, 
75 to 90c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; light comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dark, 18 to 20c; strained, qt., 70 
to SOc. Maple products, inactive; sugar, 
lb., 10 to 18c; syrup,, gal., $1.25 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay, quiet; Timothy, bulk, ton, $17 
to $19; clover, mixed, $16 to $18; rye 
straw, $12 to $14; oat and wheat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, 
$30; middlings, $30; red-dog, $35; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $47; oilmeal, $44; hominy, 
$34.75; gluten, $43.30; oat feed, $10; 
rye middlings, $27.40. j. w. C. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
January 3, 1924. 
MILK 
January milk prices are as follows: 
League Pool, Class 1, $2.80; Class 2A, 
$2.25; Class 2B, $2.35; Class 2C, $2.35; 
Class 3, $2.10. 
Non-pool flat price, $2.55. 
Under the flat price the buyer takes all 
the milk produced and the quotation is 
for 3 per cent milk at the 200-mile zone. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .. 
.$0.55 @$0 
•oo% 
Good to choice.. . 
.48® 
.54 
Lower grades . .. 
.41 @ 
.43 
Dairy, best . 
.53 @ 
.54 
Common to good 
.50 
Packing stock . 
.28® 
.32 
Danish . 
.54 
Argentine . 
.41 @ 
.48 
Siberian . 
.40® 
.47> 
Canadian . 
•52% 
CnEESE 
Full cream specials.$0.25% @$0.26 
Average run .22% @ .24 
Skims .10 @ .16 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.$0.5.4@$0.55 
Medium to good.46® 
Mixed colors, nearby, best.. .53® 
( ommon to good.30@ 
Storage, best .34@ 
Common to good.24 @ 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb, 
.50 
.54 
.45 
.37 
.32 
Chickens, lb. 
Roosters, lb. 
Ducks, lb. .. 
Geese, lb. 
Turkeys, lb., 
dressed poultry 
Turkeys, choice ... 
Common to good . 
Chickens, best . 
Fair to good . 
Roosters . 
Ducks ......* 
Geese . 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs. 
9 to 10 lbs. 
6 to 8 lbs 
$0.20@$0.29 
.21 
.17® 
.24 @ 
. 20 @ 
.30 
.30 
.30 
.26 
.27 
doz. 
.$0.38 @$0, 
. .25 @ , 
. .38 @ , 
.24 @ . 
- .14@ 
. .25 @ 
, .1S@ 
S.50@10. 
7.00@ 8. 
3.00@ 6. 
40 
35 
40 
.17 
.30 
.26 
.SO 
1.50 
Spring guineas, pair 1.6o@ 1.40 
FRUIT 
Apples—Mdntosh, bbl.$ 4 . 00@$6 
Greening . 3.00® 6 
Baldwin .2.00@ 
Spy 3.00® 
Ilubbardston . o go@ 
£ in S • • ..3.00® 
Twenty Ounce. 2.00@ 
Sutton . 2.00® 
Jonathan .3.00@ 
Grimes . 2.50@ 
Pears—Kieffer . 4 . 00 @ 
Cranberries, bbl. 5 . 00 @ 
Half-bbl. box . 2 50@ 
Kumquats, qt.>) 6 @ 
Strawberries, So., qt. 35 @ 
Oranges—Cab, box . 3.75@ 
Florida .3.00® 
.00 
.00 
.50 
.50 
.25 
.50 
.75 
.00 
.00 
.50 
25 
00 
,50 
75 
,12 
,55 
,25 
50 
VEGETABLES 
C^age, bbl.1.25@ 1.60 
100-lb. bag . 1.25@ 1.50 
„^ ew - hu. basket. LOO® 1.50 
Kale, bbl .. i.oo@ 1.25 
Parsley, bbl.1 2.00@15.00 
Eggplant, bu. 3.00® 4.00 
Lettuce, bu. 1.00(a) 2.25 
Onions, 100 lbs. 2.00@ 2.50 
Peppers, bu. . .. 1.50@ 2.25 
Cauliflower, bbl.3.00@11.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches.5.00® 6.00 
Spinach, bbl. 1.00@ 2.50 
J eas, So., bu. basket. 2.00@ 3 50 
Squash, bbl. 2.00 (a) 3.50 
String beans, bu. 1.50@ 3.50 
Jomatoes, 6-till crate..._ 3.00@ 5.00 
Turnips, bbl. 1.50@ 1.75 
Cucumbers, bu. 1.75® 4.50 
Watercress, 100 bunches_2.50@ 3.00 
Brussels sprouts, qt.<.. . .10® 25 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.00® 1.75 
POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb sack.$3.00@$3.15 
Long Island, 150 lbs. 3.60® 3.75 
State, 150 lbs. 2 60® 2 75 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 1.50® T50 
hay and grain 
Hay—Timothy, No. 1-$29.00@$30.00 
No. 2 . 27.00@ 28.50 
_ No - 3 . 23.00@ 25.00 
Straw—Rye . 19.00® 20.00 
Oat . 13.00@ 14.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice .$0.20@$0.21 
Good to prime.14® 19 
Grassers .10® .12 
Lambs, hothouse, each.10.00® 13.00 
Pigs, 40-80 lbs.io@ .15 
Heavier .05 @ .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers, 100 lbs.$7.75@$9.50 
Bulls . 5.50® 6.50 
Cows . 1.25® 4.00 
Calves, best .15.25@lfl.50 
Lower grades .5.00® 12.00 
Sheep . 4.00® 8.00 
Lambs .13.00® 14.25 
Hogs . 6.50® 8.00 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A, bottled, qt.$0.18 
Grade B, bottled, qt.15 
Grade B, bottled, pt.10 
Grade B, loose, qt.... 11 
Certified, qt.28 
, Certified, pt. .17 
Buttermilk, qt... 10 
Cream, heavy, % pt.29 
Butter, best . $0.65@ .66 
Cheese .34® .38 
Eggs, best, doz.65@ .72 
Gathered . 50@ .60 
Fowls .30@ .38 
Chickens, lb.45@ .48 
Turkeys, lb.45® .50 
Potatoes, lb.03® .04 
Onions, lb.05® .10 
Lettuce, head .• . 10 ® .15 
“Minister’s Wife: “Wake up! There 
a™ burglars in the house.” Minister: 
“Well, what of it? Let them find out 
their mistake themselves.”—College of 
the Pacific Weekly. 
