27 
Vte RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Market News and Pri 
c e s 
Review of the New York Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets) 
With the publishing of the final esti¬ 
mates of the apple crop by the U. S. Bu- 
weeks old, $4; milk goats, each, $25. State and Western "candled, 40 to 47c ; 
reau of Agricultural Economics, we are iu 0U c u\L phickens,,,J lg hL r§ c > storage, 30 to 32c. 
informed tint this; vpar’s vipkl is tile ■‘-Owls, lb., 30c, turkeys, lb., 45 to oOc ; 
stormed that this,. year s . yield ^ the geesej lb>> 30c . dttckS) lb>> 30c . broilers ; 
lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
largest ever, exceeding that of 1920 by 
about 500.000 bbls., and is about 8 per 
cent larger than last year’s estimated pro¬ 
duction. The great increase in produc- 3 ?,^ ’ geese, _lb., 35c; 
tinn w»« in tho Pnoifio "Mnrthwpst whinh T -, * ^*2 ^ ’ blOllerS, lb., 3pC. 
Eggs, large white, 62c; duck eggs, 
80c; pullet eggs, 55c; milk, qt., 10c; 
buttermilk, qt., 5c; skim milk, qt., 5c; 
cream, qt., 80c; goat, bottle, 25c. 
cum scurugp on occ. a, xo_o, as on ore. W ?. Ut £'l STTtf’ «? nCy V vint \ lb " 
1, 1922. In barrels the total holdings ? b „ 34c; ^ttage ch£e4? IK, !£*“ *'***’ 
Apples, bu., $1 to $1.75; selected ap¬ 
ples, bu., $1.50 to $2; Lima beans, qt., 
12c; beans, lb., 10c; beets, bunch, 5c; 
beets, bu.,_ $1.35 ; cabbage, lb., 3c ; car¬ 
rots, lb., 5c; bushel, $1.25; cauliflower, 
generally dull and the demand light, even oa' 1 j bl c ncb 4. ’ ba * e ’ R®c k > 
for fancy fruit coming from cold storage onions,* dry , h fb ’0c- pe?' b —’ 
Cranberries have not been moving out jV 7<” •.’a7. „ 
very rapidly, and the market has been hi,«RM P %i* 9 n. p p tato f s ' 
rated as “easy.” A few strawberries have 2 ~ ’ „Z aet - 
already been received from Florida, which , ’P 
wholesaled around $1 per qt., but need¬ 
less to say there was very little demand 
for that at that price. Cabbage accumu¬ 
lated in the railroad yard under a limited 
demand and more liberal receipts of new 
tion was in the Pacific Northwest, which 
was partly offset by smaller yields this 
year in New England, New York and the 
West Central States. Nearly twice as 
many boxes of apples were reported in 
cold storage on Dec. 1, 1923, as on Dec 
amounted to about 3,000,0000 more than 
those of a year ago. In the New York 
market, prices held about steady, al¬ 
though the demand has been very limited, 
and in barreled stock was chiefly for 
fancy Baldwin and Greening. Pears were 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, steady; McIntosh, Fameuse, 
Jonathan, bu., $1.75 to $2.25; Spy, $1.50 
to Ki »&. Greening, Wealthy, $1.25 
to $1.50; Hubbardson, $1 to $1.25; sec¬ 
onds, 50 to 85c. Potatoes, quiet; home¬ 
grown, 75c to $1; Michigan, 150-lb. sack, 
$1.90 to $2 ; Bermudas, bbl., $14 to $16; 
sweets, Jersey hamper, $2.75 to $2.85. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Pears, quiet.; Beurre Bose, bu., $2 to 
$2.o0; Iveiffer, 75c to $1. Quinces., bu., 
ioc to $1.25. Cranberries, Cape Cod, Beets, bu. 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$4.00@$6.50 
Greening . 2.50® 5.50 
£ ald wm . 2.00® 4.50 
V$ y .. 3.00® 4.50 
Wealthy . 2.50® 2.75 
Tu“ g * * A. 3.00® 3.50 
Twenty Ounce .2.00® 2.75 
. 2.00® 3.00 
Jonathan . 3.00® 4.00 
v' riI , nes . 2.50® 3.50 
Pears—Kieffer . 4.00® 5.00 
Cranberries, bbl.5.00@ 7.50 
Half-bbl. box . 2.50® 3.75 
Kumquats, qt .06® .12 
Strawberries, So., qt.SO® 1.00 
VEGETABLES 
50-lb box, $4 to $4.50. Grapes, dull; Carrots, 100-lb. bag... 150® 2 
California Emperor, Malaga, box, $1.50 Cabbage, bbl..l‘‘>5® T' 
to $2 ; Tokay, $1.65 to $2.25. 100-lb. bag . !!!!!!! l Jo® 1 
poultry New, basket. L00® 1., 
Boston, head, 10c"; Dressed poultry, weak; turkey, 32 to p„®,' bbI ; K \. l-00@ 1J 
per bushel, $2.75; 39c; fowl, 22 to 30c; chickens, 30 to pWnl-inf mi .*^®15.( 
a toes, peck, 30c; 32c; roosters, 26 to 28c; old roosters,' j Jff*? U ’ bu . 3.00® 4.1 
potatoes, 7 lbs.,' 18 to 20c; ducks, 25 to 30c; geese, 23 b ; ... 1-OOg 2.( 
saui 
iOc 
Sweet cider, gal., 40c; loaf, 5c; buck 
wheat flour, lb., 5c; clover honey, card, 
cabbage from Southern States and in- bon o£’ .* b *’ 18c; popcorn, 
pvancori crnnrGtoo nf rUfi otitihoorD sJio 11 o<i. o lbs., — 5c , butternuts, bu., 
creased supplies of old cabbage from New 
York State. The higher prices of a week 
or two evidently started a general move¬ 
ment of cabbage marketward, which all 
but swamped it, as several consigned car¬ 
loads were reported as bringing little 
more than freight charges. Onions moved 
very slowly, and there was only a moder¬ 
ate demand for carrots. Good cauliflower 
has been rather popular, and Brussels 
$1.50; walnuts, qt., 20c; apple vinegar, 
gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb., 
10c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb.. 20 to 
sprouts sold moderately well at steady chickens, lb., .18 to 25c; fowls, lb., 18 to 
prices. Spinach lias been draggy, and - 2 C 1 goose, *“•> 30c; guinea liens, each, 
ioc to $1; pigeons, pair, 75c; turkeys, 
lb., 45 to 50c. 
Dressed poultry—Ducks, lb.. 40c; 
, - , —-, .., __^ egetables, dull; beans, green and wax, 
-5c; lamb, lb., 30 to 32c; beef, lb., 5 to hamper, $5 to $5.75; beets, bu.,- OOc to 
10c. -$1; carrots, bu., $1 to $1.25; cabbage, 
Live poultry.—Ducks, lb., 20 to 24c; u " 
very little attention was paid to tnrnips, 
squash, pumpkins, etc. The lettuce mar¬ 
ket has been unsatisfactory, due largely ... . - , • _ - - 
to the limited demand, rather than to the chickens, lb- o5 to 40c; fowls, lb., 35c; 
excessive supplies. The potato market S e c|c, lb., 40c; turkeys, lb., 50 to 60c. 
does not show much improvement. Occa- , Butter, lb„ 5o to 60cj eggs, 55 to 05c; 
. $2.50@$3.00 
2.00 
60 
T ^ ew ’J? u ' basket .. i-00® L50 
Kale, bbl. .,. 1.00® 1.50 
00 
50 
Onions, 100 lbs..2 m® 2 75 
b«. . : i;S)I i.oo 
Cauliflower bb. .3.00@10.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches.3.00® 7.00 
BEANS—ONIONS ^mach, bu. ..... . 1.00® 1.15 
t . , ,,1- , °, S Peas, So., bu. basket. 2.00® 3 00 
Beans, dull; white kidney, cwt., $11 Squash, bbl. •> 00® 3 no 
to $11.50; marrow, $10.50 to $11; red String beans, bu. 150® 3 50 
kidney, $8 to $8.50; pea, medium, $6.50 Tomatoes, 6-till crate....... 3.00® 4 ”5 
to $'. Onions, steady; Spanish, crate, Turnips, bbl. 150® 175 
p-25 to $2.50; home-grown, bu., $2.75 Cucumbers, bu.175® 4’f>0 
* OOK Watercress, 100 bunches_ 2.25® 3 ! 00 
Brussels sprouts, qt..10® .22 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.00® 1.75 
POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb. sack .$2.75®$2 90 
- - 50 
65 
00 
UIVAl 
Hay—Timothy, No. 1-$30.00@$31.00 
No. 2 . 28.00® 29.00 
to $3; State, cwt., $3 to $3.25. 
VEGETABLES 
$1; lettuce, 2-doz. box, $1 to $1.25; Ice 
burg, crate, $3 to $3.75; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 50 to 75c; peppers, Florida, 
crate, $5 to $6; pumpkin, $1 to $1.25; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 35 to 40c; spin 
No. 
23.00® 25.00 
sionally a little firmn^s will be reported, e /n gS ’ 90e t0 $1; Italian cheese ’ * b ” bu - £ to $1.25; squash, cwt.,'$2.50 
to Jl 3; tom atoes, 10-lb. basket, $3 to 
$3.25; turnips, white, bu., 50c to $1; 
'tv Uclllj ll III LI v III UlIlCoo W 1A A UC It |JU A bCtl^ . a 
but no material advance was made and , to , c ' , 
trading- was often lisht Anples, bu., 50c to $2.o0; pears, bu., „ . , —, __ 
g f lght> $1 to $1.50; beans, bu., $5 to $6; beets, yellow, 60 to 65c; vegetable oyster, doz. 
EGGS AND POULTRY bu., 35c to $1 ; cabbage, doz., 40 to 60c; bunches, 75 to 90c. ’ 
Weather conditions are always impor- carrots, bu., 60 to 75c; celery, doz. sweets 
taut factors in production and marketing bunches, 40 to 75c; endive, dozf heads, TTomw m,®- in io . 
of perishable and semi-perishable com- 50 to 70c; garlic, lb., 10c; honey, qt., 9® - dark Q 1S tn 9 ® 18 Cf . to 
modities, and this season has been unusu- 6o to 75c; per cap, 25 to 35c; lettuce, if!o„ fl uart - ‘5 fo 80c. 
ally favorable to large and continued egg Boston, doz., 40 to 50c; leaf, per head, to 18c • mun^ t e'ai m «1 t ^>5 e io S <R1 S 7^ lb- ’ 10 
production. We have had very little 5c; onions, bu., 75c to $1.35; parslev, t0 C ’ syiup ’ gaI -- $1—o to $1.7o. 
snow or cold weather so far in the East- doz. bunches, 60c; parsnips, bu., $1; po- feed 
ern States, compared with other years, tatoes, bu.. 60 to 85c; radishes, doz. Hay, easy; Timothy, bulk, ton, $17 ^ ... ... 
and this has tended to increase the sup- bunches, 30 to 35c; turnips, $1; pump- to $19; clover mixed. $16 to $18; rye ^ alv es, best .15.25®16.f 
ply of nearby fresh eggs. The far West- kins, each, 10 to 15c; Winter squash, lb., straw, $13 to $15; oat and wheat straw Lower grades .5.00@12.( 
ern States have evidently been shipping 2 to 3c. $10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot ton’ Sheep . 4.00® 7.3 
fully as many eggs as they were a year Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $22; No. 2, $30; middlings, $30; red-dog, $35; cot- T —-- 
Straw—Rye . 21.00® 22.00 
Hat . 14.00® 15.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice .$0.16®$0.17 
'rood to prime.12® 15 
Grassers .07® *10 
Lambs, hothouse, each.10.00®13.00 
Pigs, 40-80 lbs.10® .15 
Heavier .05® .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers, 100 lbs.$7.75@11.65 
Bulls . 5.50® 6.50 
Hows .1.25® 4.00 
00 
00 
Kambs . 13 .o6®1L25 
Hogs . 6.50® 7.00 
storage than .ever before at this time of 
year, and the combination of circum¬ 
stances has tended toward a weak and 
lower market. Last week the market 
broke badly, the sharpest drop coming 
Dressed beef carcass, lb., 14 to 18c; 
forequarters, lb., 14 to 16c; hindquar¬ 
ters, lb., 19 to 20c; dressed hogs, light, 
lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb.,_ 9 to 10c; 
about Dec. 20, when Pacific coast eggs 7 ii am ?S’ -^ c 5 yearling 
fpll off flhcmt' no nor rlnz fit mipfinn Thia IcimDS, lb., L * to 1JC ; mutton, lb., 9 tO 
fell off about 5c per doz. at auction. This 
naturally affected the whole market on 
fresh eggs. Refrigerator eggs have had 
a better movement, but it was probably 
due to lower prices stimulating trade. 
10c; veal, lb., 19 to 20c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
December 27, 1923. 
MILK 
January milk prices are as follows: 
Live poultry—Broilers, lb., 18 to 25c; Il?o£ Ue ^° ol ®£ la 5S. b $2.80; Class 2A, 
springers, lb., 18 to 23c; fowls, lb., 16 $2.25 ; Class 2B, $2.35; Class 2C, $2.35; 
to 23c; stags, lb., 12 to 13c; old roosters, Hlass 3, $2.10. 
1 U -* O__• f i ^ _ 7 Aon flni 
V- r w r yj v. 1 1 ILUO Dl»*iII VIXCl till ^ l. A (l VIV, i 1 ^ * 
Just before Christmas receipts of live l guinea fowls, each, 30 to oOc; 
- - - - pigeons, each, 15 to 20c ; ducks, lb., 20 
fowl and chickens were so heavy as to 
practically demoralize the market. Un¬ 
der such conditions it is almost impossi¬ 
ble to determine what the market is, as 
Non-pool flat price, $2.55. 
Under the flat price the buyer takes all 
to 24c; geese, lb., 18 to 23c; turkeys,’lb., |He milk produced and the quotation is 
30 to 35c; rabbits, pair, 50 to 60c. ^ or 3 npr mi,lf nf +l ’ £ ‘ onn - TT ”' 1 " 
receivers are obliged to either hold their e SSS, 65 to 70c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45 to 50c; 
poultry, which is expensive, or sell at the 
best prices possible, which usually means 
for 3 per cent milk at the 200-mile zone. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.55 @$0.56 
Apples,. Baldwin, bu., i oc to $1; Good to choice 48 
— — — - l J ‘ jjwow.w.v, n uitu u.iuuujf lucaun , ^ ^ Creen- Lower grades . 41 
concessions to the buyers. Turkeys sold ° 4 , < : £9. - ^ Kings, $1 to $l._o; Spys, Dairy, best .53 
well. Broiilers generally sold well, and Bussets, bu., 90c to $1.10; Common to good.40 
capons are commencing to arrive, but Sx e f’ 53?'’ ca , doz. heads, Packing stock.28 
very little really good stock was offered. 3 J ; P er * ea oA to ; S ab " Danish .53 
There were liberal supplies of fresh- f’ ’ do ?•» to 80c ; carrots, bu., Argentine .41 
killed chickens, and the demand was only ’ on 5 !’ ks > ^0°; Siberian . 40 
for fancy, soft-meated stock. Such sold i a * o d0Z, l ZT tQ ? 5c Horseradish, lb., New Zealand 
@ 
I 
® 
@ 
@ 
.54 
.43 
.54 
.50 
.32 
.54 
.46 
.45 
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.1() 
Cream, heavy, % pt.29 
Butter, best .$0.65® .66 
Cheese .34® .38 
Eggs, best, doz.65® 
Gathered .50® 
Bowls .30® 
Chickens, lb.45@ 
Turkeys, lb.45® 
Potatoes, lb.03® 
Onions, lb.05® 
Lettuce, head .10® 
.70 
60 
.38 
.48 
.50 
.04 
.10 
.15 
Potato Experience in Florida 
I am a farmer of 13 years’ experience 
in the famous Hastings potato district of 
Florida. We use over a ton of fertilizer 
per acre and the highest grade of seed 
1U1 » C luouuura BiiuYVAig ■R nc .f rin „„„ m -a ’ vauauiau . or (a; .Dzyo stock. The man who does his own work 
up coarse, the market was irregular, and , y oa ’ ^ ^ ;“ 5 i? $_-; o0 ;.I c «- cheese wil! need a cash outlay per acre of $125 
inferior qualities were often neglected. iF’ ^ onions, ^ which is available as a loan to growers 
Offerings of fancy fresh-killed fowl were f ? pan }^ S A , Fu |^lp C r^ m i*i SPeCia 8 .whose standing is satisfactory to the local 
rather light and the market was firm. ? ra Li’ 8 —^ to $2.50; parsnips, bu., 90c Average run .-2%® .24 banks. 
Trading in turkeys was active and the 1 , ; pa 7 K le Z’ ofc bunc Hes, 20c; pota- Skims .10 @ .16 Forty barrels is a good average yield 
market was in a much better condition ?. es ' b S^ to 80c, romaine, doz. heads, EGGS per acre, although it sometimes drons to 
than at Thanksgiving time. Ducks sold Isc rf^agas^b?’ 75 Z 'to b J White ’ choice to faney .$0.54@$0.55 20, while good fields sometimes yield up 
fmnrovW ' Wlth gradually bS ’ 75c to $1 ’ sau’alh Hubba’rd P 1h 2 , r . Medium to good .46® .50 to 80 or 100 barrels per acre. Our aver- 
impiovmg, and geese were fairly active. to 4c tomatoes 101b’ basS fe ^ Iixed colors ’ nearb y. best... .53® .54 age price here last season was about $6 
HAY AND STRAW $3; tumi??, bJ., 90c t^fi^ vegetable Ga ^ hered ’ best •••.* d 7® .49 per, barrel for No. 1 _ and $4 for No. 2 
well; but with large quantities showing oe a 4 s ’ ^-t? 3 -P c ’ Canadian . '.51 ^@ .52 y 2 
Common to good.30@ .45 on board the car at Hastings. 
Storage, best .38® .40 Our methods are different from most 
Common to good.24® .32 other potato sections, and all the farmers 
LIVE poultry wb o come here “knowing the potato 
Fowls, lb.$0.20® $0 27 game ” hav ® bad to forget all they ever 
Chickens . ' 91 ® 'oo knew and start all over again as almost 
_J. . ..* V cvcrv stfin nf tlwx tmir ici /llffnvnnf 
Lately the trade has been purchasing oysters, doz. bunches, 40 to' 60c 
for immediate requirements only, prob- Hay, No. 1. Timothy, ton, $23; clover 
abl /^ ue -, t( 3 tbe approaching New Year or Alfalfa. $22 to $24; mixed hay, ton, 
and the desire to reduce inventories. Con- $18 to $20; old straw, ton, $14 to $16 • 
sequently trading has been dull, with little wheat straw, ton, $14 to $16- rve straw 
prospect of there being renewed activity ton, $20; wheat, bu., $1.05 to $1.10; —— . . ^ . -- 
until along in January. Considerable corn, bu., 88 to 90c; oats, bu., 53c; rye, Roosters . 13® 14 ev< * ry of tbe way is different. 
quantities of Canadian hay in small bales SOc. Ducks .24® 82 A government field agent who has trav- 
was in evidence, but was generally low- Hickory nuts, bu., $2; walnuts bu Geese .'.. dq® 'or °^ ed over the local territory reports rent- 
grade mixed clover hay. Very little $1.50 to $2; butternuts, bu., $1.50 to $2.’ Turkeys .! 32® 40 als of land now at $17 to $20 per acre. 
strictly No. 1 Timothy in large bales was np „ Qa ' Land that has a real future cannot be 
offered and undoubtedly this would have poultry bought very cheap anywhere and espe- 
Turkeys, Spring, choice.$0.38@$0.40 cially here. Personally. I wouldn’t sell 
Common to good.25@ .3o for $2(X) per acre, and I seriously doubt 
Cmckens, best .40® .43 if any desirable land could be bought at 
.35 that price anywhere around here. Our 
•37 land is very “spotted,” good and bad 
n - - -HO mixed. Some pieces are worthless, al- 
Geese .............. .though adjacent to some of the very best. 
►Squabs, ll to 1*- lbs., doz. • • R.»>0^7y'10,*)0 T)on t buy fitly laud h^ro without sccittfi 
5 .7.00^ S.oO it, nor without tho advice of a person not 
o to o lbs.. 3.00 (ol 0.715 interested in the sale J T s 
Spring guineas, pair. 1.00@ 1.50 Saint Johns Co., Florida. 
sold readily had it been available. 
B. w. S. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
A holiday season with turkey only 39 
cents wholesale is something of" a record. „ 
Other market stuff was much as usual Roosters . 
Local Up-State Prices and usual]y pre tty dull. The soft 
JOHNSON city-endicott markets weather is against activity. 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg, | butter—cheese—eggs 
20c; Powerhouse steak, lb 30c; j Butter, firm; creamery, 52 to 59c; 
round steak, lb., _4c; sirlom steak, lb., jfdairy and crocks, 38 to 42c; common, 2 6 
Fair to good.28® 
.13® 
.25® 
Ducks 
