•Pie RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
107 
Market News and Prices 
Review of New York Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets) 
Potato receipts the first week in Janu¬ 
ary were comparatively light, amounting 
to less than 200 carloads, compared with 
about 340 carloads for the week previous. 
The demand has been only moderate, but 
a firm market has prevailed and prices 
advanced about 25c per ISO lbs. during 
the past week. This firmness has been 
due to higher prices at country points 
rather than consumptive demand. Wheth¬ 
er this is the beginning of a steady move¬ 
ment with better prices, or is only a tem¬ 
porary condition to be wary of is a prob¬ 
lem of which time will be the final judge. 
Government reports show that about the 
same amount of potatoes from late pro¬ 
ducing States had been shipped this sea¬ 
son to Jan. 1 as a year ago. In other 
word's, the percentage of the crop which 
has been moved is larger this season than 
last, and this alone would indicate that 
those holding potatoes are now in a fairly 
strong position. However, any attempt 
to unload now would result in the loss of 
all that has been gained during the past 
few days. Many other products have 
also showed some activity since the holi¬ 
days. Old cabbage has advanced at least 
$5 per ton, to $35@$40 per ton for New 
York Danish. Southern new cabbage 
will soon be a factor in the market, sev¬ 
eral carloads already having been re¬ 
ceived from Florida and South Carolina. 
Onions were a little stronger after a dull 
market. Celery has been selling well, 
although State offerings were mostly of 
■ordinary quality. California shipped at 
least half of the celery used, and the 
Florida season has just opened. Dong 
Island cauliflower is gradually cleaning 
up, and, as usual, the average quality is 
not up to the earlier standards of the 
season. Carlot receipts of carrots from 
New \ T ork State were more than double 
the previous week’s receipts, but the'de¬ 
mand was good, 100 -lb. sacks advancing 
to $2.25@$2.40 per sack. Brussels 
■sprouts weakened a little, but at the 
slightly lower prices were in moderate de¬ 
mand. Sweet potatoes were steadily held 
and have been selling at good prices, 
fancy Jerseys bringing as high as $3.50 
per bu. hamper. The ever-increasing de¬ 
mand for mushrooms the past few years 
has caused considerable expansion in this 
industry, especially in Pennsylvania. 
This popular delicacy has been selling at 
$1@$1.35 for fancy whites in 3-lb. bas¬ 
kets, browns ranging 75c@$l. Apples 
have been coming in at the rate of about 
350 cars a week, but the market has been 
dull and was inclined to be weak. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Receipts of nearby eggs were larger 
than is usual during the early Winter 
months, due to favorable weather condi¬ 
tions. Pacific coast egg receipts were 
also liberal, consequently the trade has 
been amply supplied with fresh eggs. 
There was some carrying over of stock 
from day to day, which resulted *in a 
weak and declining market early in the 
week, becoming steady the last few 
days. Offerings of fresh gathered eggs 
from Western and Southern States have 
been liberal, but there has been little 
change in prices for a week or more. Re¬ 
ports of storms and low temperatures in 
Western producing sections helped to sus¬ 
tain the market, inasmuch as it would 
affect receipts from those States, and re¬ 
ceivers were not quite as anxious to sell. 
The carrying over into January in the 
warehouses in the United States of near¬ 
ly 950,000 cases of storage eggs more 
than usual, and of about 000,000 cases 
more than a year ago, has also had its 
effect on the market, although the demand 
for storage eggs has been fairly good. A 
report just issued by the United States 
Department of Agriculture shows that 
egg receipts in New York have increased 
steadily the past few years. In 1920 
pbout 5,000,000 cases were received, in 
1921 nearly 0,5SO,000 cases, in 1922 
6,800,000 cases, and in 1923 over 7,100,- 
000 cases. The States most outstanding 
in supplying the New York market were 
Illinois with 1,341,850 cases, Iowa with 
934,136 cases, and New York came third 
with . 245 ,433 cases. Pennsylvania was 
credited with 238,000, New Jersey with 
nearly 200,000 cases, and California with 
429,739 cases. 
Receipts of live poultry have been 
rather liberal by freight, but light by ex¬ 
press. The demand for live fowl was 
good, and there was a little improvement 
in iirices for good quality stock. Chick¬ 
ens have also showed a little strength, but 
it has been difficult to advance prices, due 
to their average poor quality, which is 
not unusual late in the season. A few ex¬ 
press broilers were ^received, which sold 
well, and Dong Island ducks were firm 
and higher. The market on fresh-killed 
fowl and chickens has been rather quiet 
since the holidays. There has been a fall¬ 
ing off in receipts, and the market has 
strengthened somewhat, especially on top 
grades. This h s been due to an antici¬ 
pation of lighter receipts, rather than to 
an active demand. Chickens were often 
coarse and staggy and sold at irregular 
prices. Capons have been a little more 
plentiful, but market held firm. On Jan. 
7 cold storage holdings were reported at 
27 570,461 lbs., compared with 25,343,808 
lbs. a year ago. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
Good quality hay lias been in good de¬ 
mand and there has been some firmness 
to the market. Darge bales of all grades 
moved along fairly well, although under¬ 
grades in small bales were often a little 
slow. Straw was dull. b. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; 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, dressed, 
lb.. 35c; pigs, 4 weeks old, $4.50. 
Dive poultry—Chickens, lb., 26c; fowls, 
lb., 25c; geese, lb., 30c; ducks, lb., 30c; 
broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry—Chickens, lb., 32c; 
heavy fowls, lb., 35c; geese, lb., 35c; 
ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, white, extra, 52c; duck eggs, 
60c; pullet eggs, 50c; milk, qt., 10c; 
buttermilk, qt., 5c; skim milk, qt., 5c; 
cream, qt., 80c; goat milk, bottle, 25c; 
butter, creamery, fancy prints, 57c; best 
dairy, lb., 55c; cheese, cream, lb., 34c; 
cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Dima beans, qt., 12c; beans, lb., 10c; 
beets, bunch, 5c; bushel, $1.25; cabbage, 
lb., 3c; carrots, lb., 5c; bushel, $1.25; 
cauliflower, lb., 18c; celery, bunch, 10 c; 
citron, lb., 10 c; kale, peck, 20 c; lettuce, 
head, 10c ; Boston, head, 10c ; onions, lb., 
6 c; bushel, $2.75; onions, pickling, qt., 
12c; parsnips, lb., 4c; potatoes, peck, 
30c; bushel, $1.10; pumpkins, each, 10 
to 15c; radishes, bunch, 6 c; Hubbard 
squash, lb., 6 e; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; 
Swiss chard, lb., 10c; turnips, bunch, 
5c; bushel, 80c. 
Sweet cider, gal., 40c; buckwheat 
flour, lb., 4c ; honey, card, 23c; strained, 
llx, 18c; popcorn, 3 lbs., 25c; cider 
vinegar, <* a l., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 10c; heavy, lb., 9c; 
veal, hi., 14c-; mutton, lb., 15 to 26c; 
lamb, lb., 30c; beef, lb., 6 to 10c. 
Uve poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 28c; 
chickens, lb., 22 to 28c; fowls, lb., 18 to 
27c; geese, lb.. 25c; guinea hens, each, 
75c to $1; pigeons, pair, 75c; turkeys, 
lb'., 50c. 
Dressed poultry —• Duc-ks, lb., 45 to 
50c; chickens, lb., 40 to 45c; fowls, lb., 
40 to 50c; geese, lb., 40 to 50c; turkeys, 
lb., 55 to 75c. 
Butter, lb., 55 to 65c; eggs, 50 to 60c; 
duck eggs, 90 to 95c; Italian cheese, lb., 
35 to 40c. 
Apples, bu., 50c to $2.50; pears, bu., 
$1 to $1.50; beans, bu., $5 to $ 6 ; beets, 
bu., 75c; cabbage, crate, 50 to 60c; car¬ 
rots, bu., 50 to 75c; celery, doz. bunches, 
50c- to $1; garlic, lb., 10c; lettuce, Bos¬ 
ton, doz., 40 to 50c; leaf, per head, 5c; 
maple syrup, gal., $2; onions, bu., 75c to 
$1.40; parsley, doz. bunches, 50c; pars¬ 
nips, bu., $1; potatoes, bu., 85 to 90c; 
radishes, doz. bunches. 30 to 35c; ruta¬ 
bagas, 60c; turnips, 75c to $1; Winter 
squash, lb., 2-to 4c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $22; No. 2, 
$18; straw, ton. $14 to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1; oats, bu., 60c; corn, 
bu., 95c. 
ROCHESTER 
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; 
Spring lambs, lb., 24 to 25c; yearling 
lambs, lb., 18 to 20 c; mutton, lb., 10 to 
lie ; veal, lb., 18 to 19c. 
Dive poultry—Broilers, lb., 18 to 25c; 
springers, lb., 18 to 22 c ; fowls, lb., 16 to 
26c; stags, lb., 12 to 15c; old roosters, 
lb., 12c; guinea fowl, each, 30 to 50c; 
pigeons, each, 15 to 20c-; ducks, lb., 20 
to 26c; geese, lb., 20 to 22c ; turkeys, lb., 
30 to 35c; rabbits, pair, 50 to 60c-. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45 to 50c; 
eggs, 50 to 60c. 
Apples, Baldwins, bu., 60 to 80c; 
Gravenstein, $1 to $1.10; Greenings, 75 
to 90c; Kings, 75 to $1; Spy, 75c to 
$1.10; Russets. 75 to 80e. 
Beets, bu., 75 to 80c; cabbage, doz. 
heads, 50 to 60c-; per 100 heads, $4 to 
$5; cabbage, red. doz., 75 to 80c; car¬ 
rots, bu., 60 to 65c; cauliflower, South¬ 
ern, crate, $2; celery, doz. stalks, 50 to 
75c; horseradish, lb., 10 to 12c; lettuce, 
doz. heads, 25 to 35c; Boston, hamper, 
$1.85 to 82; onions, yellow, bu., $1 to 
$1.10; parsnips, bu., 90c to $1; pota¬ 
toes, bu., 70 to 75c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 20 to 25c; rutabagas, bu., 75 
to 80c; spinach, bu.. 85c to $1; squash, 
Hubbard, lb., 4 to 5c; Southern toma¬ 
toes, $5 to $ 6 ; turnips, bu., 90c to $1; 
vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 40 to 
50c. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
marrow, $6 to $6.25; white marrow, $ 8 ; 
red kidney, $6 to $6.25; pea, $4; 
medium, $4.50; white kidney, $7 to 
$7.50; yellow eye, $5; Imperials, $ 6 . 
Hickory nuts, bu., $ 2 ; walnuts, $1.50 
to 82 ; butternuts, $i.50 to $2. 
Furs, skunk. No. 1, each, $2.25 to 
$2.50; No. 2, $1.25 to $1.50; No. 3, $1 
to $1.25; No. 4, 60 to 75c; muskrats, 
Winter, No. 1, each, $1.50; mink, prime, 
$5 to $10; raccoon, prime. $3 to $ 6 ; 
medium, each. $2 to $4: small. $1 to $2; 
weasel, white. 20 to 70c; gray, 10 to 
25c; b’-ovn. 10 to 25e 
Hides, steers, No. 1 , 5c; No. 2 , 4 c; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2 , 4 c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each, $2 
to $3; sheep skins, each, 50c to $1.50; 
calf, No. 1, 13e; No. 2. 12c; lambs, 50c 
to $1.50; shearlings, 25 to 75c; fleece 
lb., 35c; wool, unwashed, medium, 30 
to 35c. 
Wheat, $1.05 to $1.08; corn, shelled, 
88 to 90c; oats, 53 to 54c; rye, 75 to 
80c. 
Hay, No. 1, Timothy, $23; Alfalfa, 
$22 to $24; mixed, $18 to $20; oat 
straw, ton, $14 to $16; wheat straw, 
ton, $14 to $16; rye straw, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The city produce markets are quiet to 
dull, with a few exceptions. Butter, 
cheese and eggs are not so strong, but 
poultry is pretty firm. Potatoes are firm. 
Vegetables are fairly firm. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, easy; creamery, 52 to 58c; 
dairies and crocks’, 38 to 42c; common, 
25 to 28c. Cheese, dull; daisies, flats, 
new, 26 to 27c; longhorns, 27 to 28c; 
Dimburger, 33 to 35c. Eggs, easy ; hen¬ 
nery, 41 to 47c; State and Western 
candled, 36 to 41c; storage, 34 to 36c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady; turkey, 36 to 
38c; fowl, IS to 32c; chickens, 30 to 
32c; capons, 35 to 38c; old roosters, 17 
to 19c; ducks, 27 to 30c; geese, 25 to 
27c. Dive poultry, firm ; turkeys, 34 to 
35c; fowls, 20 to 28c; chickens, 21 to 
25c; old roosters, 16 to 17c; ducks, 24 to 
25c; geese, 19 to 20c; pigeons, pair, 25 
to 30c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, steady ; Gravenstein, McIntosh, 
Jonathan, $1.75 to $2; Spy, $1.50 to 
$1.75; Kings, Wealthy, Greenings, $1.25 
to $1.50; Baldwins, Hubbardsons, $1 to 
$1.25; seconds. 50 to 75c; Western box, 
$2.50 to $4.75. Potatoes, firm; home¬ 
grown, bu., 60c to $1 ; Michigan, 150-lb. 
bag, $1.65 to $1.75 ; Bermudas, bbl.. $14 
to $16; Jersey sweets, hamper, $2.50 to 
$3. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Pears, steady; Beurre Bose, bu., $2 
to $2.50; Keiffers, 75c to $ 1 . Cranber¬ 
ries, quiet; Cape Cod, 504b. box, $3.75 
to $4.50. Grapes, dull ; California 
Emperor, Malaga, box, $1.50 to $2. 
Strawberries, few; Florida, qt., 40 to 
50c. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, easier; white kidney, marrow, 
ewt., $10 to $11; red kidney, $7.50 to 
$ 8 ; pea medium, $6.50 to $7. Onions, 
steady; Spanish, $2.35 to $2.50; home¬ 
grown, bu., $2.75 to $3; State, ewt., $2 
to $3.25; Indiana, 150-lb. sack, $3.25 to 
$3.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, fair; beans, green and wax 
hamper, $4 to $5; beets, bu., $1 to $1.25 ; 
cabbage, 100 heads, $4 to $ 6 ; carrots, 
bu., $1 to $1.25 ; cauliflower, bu., 50c to 
$1 ; celery, bunch, 50 to 80c ; cucumbers, 
Florida, crate, $6 to $9; eggplant, Flor¬ 
ida, crate, $6 to $7 ; endive, doz., 75c to 
$1; lettuce, Florida, crate. $2.25 to 
$2.50; Iceberg. $2.25 to $3.35; parsley, 
doz v bunches, 65 to 75c; parsnips, bu., 
$1.35 to $1.50; peppers, Florida, crate, 
$3 to $3.50; radishes, doz. bunches, 35 
to 40c; spinach, bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; 
squash, ewt., $3 to $5; tomatoes, 10-lb. 
hothouse basket, $2.50 to $3.50; turnips, 
white, bu., 50c to $1; yellow, 60 to 65c; 
vegetable oyster, doz. bunches, 75 to 90c. 
Mixed colors, nearby, best... .50# .51 
Gathered, best .47# .49 
Common to good. 30@ 42 
Storage, best .30(g) .32 
Common to good.24# .28 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, Spring, choice 
Common to good. 
Chickens, best . 
Fair to good. 
Roosters . 
Ducks .. 
Geese ..... 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs*"doz 
9 to 10 lbs. 
6 to 8 lbs.. 
Spring guineas, pair_’. 
FRUIT 
$0.38#$0.40 
.25 # .35 
.40(0 .42 
.28 # .35 
.13 @ .17 
.25 # .30 
.18# .26 
8.50(0)10.50 
7.00(0) 8.50 
3.00(0) 6.75 
1.00@ 1.50 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl... 
Greening. 
Baldwin . 
Spy .. 
Wealthy . 
King ..; 
Twenty Ounce. 
Sutton . 
Jonathan . 
Grimes . 
York. 
Pears—Kieffer . 
Cranberries, bbl. 
^ Ilalf-bbl. box . 
Kumquats, qt. 
VEGETABLES 
$4.00@$6.50 
2.50# 5.50 
2.00(0) 4.50 
3.000 4.50 
2.50(0) 2.75 
3.00(0> 3.50 
2 . 00 ( 0 ) 2.75 
2.00(0) 3.00 
3.00(0> 4.00 
2.50(0) 3.50 
2 . 00 ( 0 ) 4.00 
4.00(0) 5.00 
5.00# 7.00 
2.50(0) 3.75 
. 06 # .12 
Beets bu .$2.50#$3.00 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag. 1.50# 2.00 
Ca bbage, bbl.1.25# 1.60 
100 -lb. bag . 1 . 10 ( 0 > 1.40 
New, bu. basket. 1.00# 1.50 
£ aIe ’ *>W. .. 1 . 00 # 1.50 
Parsley, bbl.12.00#15.00 
Eggplant, bu. 3.00# 4.50 
Dettuee, bu. . 1 . 00 # 2.00 
Onions, 100 lbs. 2.00# 2 75 
I eppers, bu . 2 . 00 # 3.00 
CauliHower, bbl. 3.00# 11 .00 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 3 00# 7 <)(> 
Spinach, bu. 1.00# 145 
l eas, So., bu. basket. 2.00# 3 00 
Squash, bbl. 2.00# 3.00 
String beans, bu. 1.50# 3.50 
tomatoes, 6 -till crate. 3 . 00 # 4‘'5 
Turnips, bbl. 1.50# 1.75 
Cucumbers, bu. 1.75# 4.50 
Watercress, 100 bunches.... 2.25# 3 00 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 10 # 22 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.00# 1.75 
POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb. sack.$ 2 . 75#$3 05 
Dong Island, 150 lbs. 3.75# 4.00 
State, 150 lbs.2.25# 2 85 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 1.50# 3J)0 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A, bottled, qt.$017 
Grade B, bottled, qt. 44 
Grade B, bottled, pt.l(> 
Grade B, loose, qt. 44 
Certified, qt. ’28 
Certified, pt.!.*. . . 47 
Buttermilk, qt. . 40 
Cream, heavy, y 2 pt. !!.!!!. !29 
Butter, best .$0.65# .66 
Cheese .34# .38 
Eggs, best, doz. 60# .65 
Gathered . 50 # .55 
Fowls . 30 # , 3 8 
Chickens, lb. 45 (ft) 43 
Turkeys, lb. 45 # .50 
Potatoes, lb.03# .04 
Onions, lb.05# 40 
Dettuee, head . 10 # .15 
Sudden Death of Fowls 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; white comb, lb., 20 to 
23c; dark, 18 to 20c; strained, qt., 70 
to 80c. Maple products, inactive; sugar, 
lb., 10 to 18c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay, dull; Timothy, 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, $29; middlings, 
$29; red-dog, $34; cottonseed meal, $47; 
oilmeal, $44; hominy, $34.50; gluten, 
$43.30; oat feed, $16; rye middlings, 
$27.50. j. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
I have a flock of about 500 White Deg- 
horns which are fed a well-balanced mash 
and feed. Dately I have found, upon en¬ 
tering the coops in the morning, a fowl 
dead on the roosts. I have found one 
each morning for the last four mornings. 
The combs are blue. The flock is a very 
healthy one and the pullets that died 
are some of the best ones I have. Can 
you tell me what may be the cause of 
their death? The mash consists of 100 
lbs. of each of the following; Ground 
oats, beef scrap, middlings, bran and 
cornmeal. The scratch feed consists of 
two parts cracked corn, one part wheat 
and one pant oats. r. t. 
New Britain, Conn. 
January 9, 1924. 
January milk prices are as follows: 
Deague Pool, Class 1, $2.33; 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#$0.56 
.54 
Lower grades . 
. . . .41# 
.43 
Dairy, best . 
. .. .53# 
.54 
Common to good . . . 
. . . .40# 
.50 
Packing stock. 
. . . .28# 
.32 
Danish . 
. . . .53# 
.54 
Argentine . 
. . . .41# 
.46 
Siberian . 
. . . .40# 
.45 
Canadian . 
.52i/ 2 
CHEESE 
Full cream specials. . . . , 
Average run . 
Skims . 
..$0.25 #$0.26 
. . .221/.# .24 
. . 40 # 16 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.. 
_$0.50(ft $0.52 
Medium to good. 
, . .. .45# .48 
Apoplexy is assigned as one cause of 
sudden death of an apparently healthy 
bird, this being the result of the burst¬ 
ing of a blood vessel in the brain. There 
are other causes, none of which, so far 
as I know, are apparent to observation 
before death. These deaths are likely to 
occur in well-fed birds that have limited 
range or exercise. If they occur often 
in a flock, it may indicate the need for a 
less stimulating ration, with more green 
food and opportunity for activity. As 
the deaths occur suddenly, without pre¬ 
vious evidence of illness, I know of no 
way of f-oretelling them in individual 
fowls. m. B. D. 
He: “Ah, your little dog has an en¬ 
viable position!” She; “Do you mean 
because he is always with me?” He: 
“Not exactly, but I was iusr thinking 
how happy I would be if I had some 
to pay all my taxes for me!”—-Kasper. 
