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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 9, 1924 
Market News and 
Prices 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
Trading in fruits and vegetables was 
hindered considerably early in the week 
by the cold weather. It also affected re¬ 
ceipts, and by the end of the week off er¬ 
ings in many lines were comparatively 
light and the demand fairly active. Ap¬ 
ples were freely offered, but the market 
held steady, with New York A-2%-in. 
■Greening selling .$4 to $4.50 per bbl., 
Pennsylvania A-2%-in. Stayman $4.25 to 
$4.50, and Yorks $2.50 to $2.75 per bbl. 
Some 2%-in. Greenings and York in 
bushels brought about $1 per bu. Large 
fancy Winesaps from the Pacific coast 
brought $2 per box, and some extra fan¬ 
cy $2.40 per box. Cranberries have been 
very dull. A few Kieffer pears from 
nearby brought 50 to 75c per %-bu. bas¬ 
ket if fancy, and aside from Florida 
strawberries, which have been wholesal¬ 
ing at 35 to 40c a quart, there were prac¬ 
tically no fruirs on the market excepting 
citrus. Oranges continue to sell at lo^v 
prices, and lemons ranged from $2 to $4 
a box. Trading in potatoes was very 
light on account of the weather; never¬ 
theless track holdings were reduced about 
40 carloads, and by the end of the week 
a firm market had developed. Maine 
Green Mountain in 150-lb. sacks advanced 
25c, to $3.50 a sack, and New York 
Round White advanced about the same 
amount, selling at $2.65 to $2.75 per 150- 
lb. sack late in the week. A little inter¬ 
est was manifested in cabbage and New 
York Danish advanced $5 a ton on good 
quality stock, best selling at $30 to $35 a 
ton. Total shipments of old cabbage so 
far this season is about 5,000 cars less 
than for the same period a year ago, 
while new cabbage shipments so far this 
season are more than double that of last 
year’s. Old cabbage sold in Philadelphia 
a year ago at practically the same price 
as quoted above, but new cabbage, which 
just now is selling at $2 per 1%-bu. ham¬ 
pers, is about $1 under prices received a 
year ago. The sweet potato production 
in 1923 was smaller than in 1922, and 
this is reflected in prices. Producers have 
been getting good returns, New Jersey 
yellows selling for $2 per %-bu. basket, 
or about $3.25 a bushel, compared with 
about $1.20 a bushel a year ago. Onions 
were in ample supply for the needs of the 
trade and the market was dull, with little 
change in prices on good stock, Massa¬ 
chusetts yellows ranging $2.35 to $2.50 
per 100-lb. sack, a few large fancy sets 
bringing $3.15. A year ago the general 
range on good onions was $2.50 to $2.75 
a sack, and for the past two years about 
SO per cent of the total shipments had 
been made by the middle of January. 
The onion acreage in Texas and Califor¬ 
nia is expected to be about the same as in 
1923. although growers, of course, are 
hoping for better yields. There was very 
little change in nearby root crops, beets 
selling 50 to 60c, carrots 60c to $1.10, 
and white and yellow turnips 20 to 40c 
per %-bu. basket. Southern vegetables 
generally firm. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Weather conditions, especially at this 
season of the year, are important factors 
in the egg market, and the cold wintry 
days dm'ing the last week or two were 
undoubtedly one of the main causes for 
an improvement in prices. Early in the 
week there was a good demand for fresh 
ea'srs, which advanced 1% to 2c a dozen, 
and although a portion of the increase 
was later lost due to more liberal re¬ 
ceipts, it was soon regained, and desira¬ 
ble grades of fresh eggs were kept Jairly 
well cleaned up. Nearby and Western 
extra firsts advanced. 44c a dozen, and 
firsts to 41c. Refrigerator eggs were 
steadily held at 23 to 30c a dozen, as to 
quality. The carry-over of refrigerator 
eggs into February will be much heavier 
than usual in most of our large cities, but 
reports for Philadelphia for January 
show an excess of only about 3.000 cases 
compared with last year, while New York 
has 155.000 eases, Chicago 75,000, and 
Boston 44.000 cases more than on the 
same date a year ago. Dealers, however, 
are counting on severe weather condi¬ 
tions, after the mild period early in the 
season, to curtail production and shorten 
the supply of fresh eggs, which would 
create a better demand for storage stocks. 
There were fluctuations in the live 
poultry market, especially on fowl. Early 
in the week prices on fat heavy fowl 
jumped 4c. to 28 to 30c per lb., but freer 
offerings and a slow demand caused an 
easier and lower market, best fat fowl 
selling most of the week at 26 to 27c. 
and best white Leghorns 22 to 24c. Fan¬ 
cy live broilers were steadily held at 32 
to 35c, and chickens showed a little firm¬ 
ness. advancing to 25 to 28c for 3-lb. 
sizes, after which they held steady, while 
heavier stock brought 22 to 24c. Turkeys 
dropped 2c, to 24 to 27c, and fancy white 
Pekin ducks were unchanged at 28 to 30c 
per lb. The market on fresh-killed fowl 
stiffened a little and barreled, dry-packed, 
dry-picked fowl brought 31c when heavy, 
small and poor stock selling as low as 17 
or 18c per lb. There was no change on 
nearby chickens, barreled, dry-picked, 
dry-packed stock ranging 27 to 31c for 
those weighing 4 lbs. or more. Reports 
on cold storage holdings of poultry in 
Philadelphia show present stocks to be a 
little less than those on hand a year ago. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
I lay receipts had increased consider-* 
ably the end of the w*eek. and with plenty 
of hay in sight buyers were slow to take 
hold, and prices eased off $1 a ton. No. 
1 Timothy hay sold after the drop at 
$28 a ton. No. .2 Timothy and No. 1 light 
clover mixed at $26 to $27 a ton. Straight 
rye straw was steadily held at $21 to 
$21.50 a ton. B. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Meats—Choice kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 
14c; hamburg, lb., 20c; pork chops, lb., 
24c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c; round 
steak, lb.. 24c; sirloin steak, lb., 25c; 
sausage, lb., 25c; veal cutlet, lb., 35c; 
veal chops, lb., 30c; woodchuck, lb., 30c; 
rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c. 
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, light. Jb., 
32c; fowls, 4% lbs. or over, lb., 35c; 
geese, lb., 35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, 
1 % lbs., lb.. 35c. 
Butter—Creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
58c; best dairy, lb., 56e. 
Milk—Sweet milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, 
qt., 5c; skim-milk, qt., 5c; cream, qt., 
80c; goats’ milk, bottle, 25c. 
Cheese—Whole milk (cream), lb., 34c; 
cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Eggs—Extra fancy, large whites, doz., 
47c; duck eggs, doz., 56c; pullets’ eggs, 
doz.. 40c. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, light, lb.. 26c; 
fowls. 4% lbs. or over, lb.. 28c; geese, lb., 
30c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 1% lbs., lb., 
30c. 
Fruits and Vegetables.—Lima beans, 
qt., 12c; beans, dry, lb.. 10c; beets, 
bunch, 5c; bu., $1.35; cabbage, lb., 5c; 
carrots, lb., 5c; bu., $1.25; cauliflower, 
lb., 18c; celery, bunch, 10c; citron, lb., 
10c; kale, pk., 20c; lettuce, head, 10c; 
Boston, head, 12c; onions, dry, lb., 6c; 
bu., $2.75; pickling, qt., 12c; parsnips, 
lb., 5c; potatoes, new, pk., _30c; bu., 
$1.10; sweet potatoes, 7 lbs., 25c; pump¬ 
kins ,eaeh 10 to 15c; radishes, bunch, 6c; 
Ilubbard squash, lb.. 7c; sauerkraut, qt., 
15c; Swiss chard, lb., 10c; turnips, lb., 
4c; bu., 80c. 
Miscellaneous—Sweet cider, gal.. 40c; 
buckwheat flour, lb.. 4c; honey, card, lb., 
23c; strained, lb., 18c; popcorn, 3 lbs., 
25c; maple syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25; pigs 
(live), four weeks, each, $4.50; pure ap¬ 
ple cider vinegar, gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb., 
9c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb.. 15 to 26c; 
lamb, lb.. 30c; beef, lb., 6 to 9e. 
Live Poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 28c; 
chickens, lb., 20 to 27c; fowls, lb., 20 to 
27c; geese, lb.. 28 to 30c; guinea hens, 
each, 75c to $1; pigeons, pair, 75c; tur¬ 
keys, lb., 50c. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lb., 45 to 50c; 
chickens, lb., 35 to 45c; fowls, lb., 35 to 
40c; geese, lb., 40 to 45c; turkeys, lb., 
55 to 75c. 
Butter, lb., 55 to 65c; eggs, 55 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.. $4 to $7; beets, 70 
to 80c; cabbage, crate. 50 to 75c; car¬ 
rots, crate, 50 to 80c; celery, doz. 
bunches, 50c to $1; garlic, lb.. 10c; Bos¬ 
ton lettuce, doz., 40 to 60c; Jeaf, head, 
5c; onions, bu., 75c to $1.35; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 60c; parsnips, bu., $1 to 
$1.25; potatoes, bu., 80c to $1; ruta¬ 
bagas, 50 to 75c; turnips, SOc to $1; 
Winter squash, lb., 3 to 5c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $21; No. 2, 
$19 ; 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; hogs, light, lb., 11 to 
12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring lambs, 
lb., 24 to 25c; yearling lambs, lb., 18 to 
20c; mutton, lb., 10 to 11c; veal, lb., 18 
to 19c. 
Live Poultry—Springers, lb., 20 to 24c; 
fowls, lb., 20 to 26c; stags, lb.. 12 to 15c; 
roosters, lb., 12c; guinea fowls, each. 40 
to 50c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20c: ducks, 
Jb., 20 to 26e; geese, lb. 20 to 22c; tur¬ 
keys, lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, pair, 50 to 
60e. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45 to SOc; 
eggs, 60 to 65c. 
Apples—Baldwin, bu.. 75c to $1; 
Greening, bu.. 75c to $1; Spy, $1 to 
$1.25; King. 75c to $1; Russets, 75 to 
SOc; Wolf River. $1 to $1.25. 
Beets, bu., 75 to SOc; cabbage, doz. 
heads, 50 to 60c: per 100 heads, $5 to 
$5.50; red. doz., 75 to SOc; ton. $23 to 
$25; celery, doz. stalks. 50 to 75c; en¬ 
dive, French, lb., 35 to 40c; horseradish, 
lb.. 8 to 10c; lettuce, doz. heads. 25 to 
35c; Boston, hamper. $2 to $2.25; Ice¬ 
berg, crate. $3 to $3.25; onions, yellow, 
bu., $1 to $1.50; Spanish, crate, $1.75 to 
$2; parsnips, bu., 90c to $1; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 20c; potatoes, bu., 85 to 90c; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; ruta¬ 
bagas. bu.. 75 to SOc; spinach, bu., $1.90 
to $2; turnips, - bu., 90c to $1; vegetable 
oysters, doz. bunches, 40 to 50c. 
Beans, 100 lbs., hand-picked, red mar¬ 
row, $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. 
Furs—Skunks. No. 1, each. $2.25 to 
$2.50; No. 2. each $1.25 to $1.50; No. 3, 
each, $1 to $1.25; No. 4, 60 to 75c; 
muskrat. No. 1. each, $1 to $1.50; mink, 
prime, $5 to $10; raccoon, prime, each, 
$3 to $6; medium, $2 to $4 ; small, $1 to 
$2; weasel, white, each, 20 to 70c. 
Steers, No. 1, lb., 5c; No. 2, 4c; cows 
and heifers, No. 1. 5c; No. 2, 4c; bulls 
and stags, lb., 4c; horsehides, each, $2 to 
$3; sheepskins, each, 50c to $1.50; calf, 
No. 1, 13c; No. 2. 12c; lambs, lb., 50c to 
$1.50 ; shearlings, 25 to 75c ; fleece, lb., 35 
to 40c; wool, unwashed, medium, 35 
to 40c. 
Wheat, !bu., $1.05 to $1.10; corn, 
shelled, bu.. 88 to 90c; oats, 56 to 57c; 
rye, 75 to SOc. 
Hay, Timothy, No. 1, ton. $22; Al¬ 
falfa, $21 to $23 ; mixed hay, $17 to $19; 
oats straw, ton. $14 to $16; wheat straw, 
ton, $14 to $16; rye straw, ton, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
More severe weather has prevailed at 
times in the past week and curtailed re¬ 
ceipts. Eggs have been in more limited 
supply and quotations have been higher. 
A stiffening has also taken place in best 
creamery butter, as well as in poultry. 
Vegetable and fruit trade has impx*oved 
some, with potatoes an exception. 
BUTTER-CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, stronger ; creamery, 52 to 5Sc; 
dairy, crocks, 35 to 45c*; common, 25 to 
28c. Cheese, moderate; daisies, flats, 26 
to 27c; longhorns, 26 to 27c; Limburger, 
34 to 35c. Eggs, firmer; hennery, 42 to 
47c; State and Western candled, 41 to 
44c; storage, 30 to 35c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady ; turkeys, 35 to 
37c; fowls, 24 to 28c; roasters, 25 to 
28c; old roosters, 15 to 17c; capons, 36 
to 3Sc; ducks, 28 to 30c; geese. IS to 
20c. Live poultry, firmer; turkeys, 30 to 
34c; fowls, 18 to 26c; Springers, 21 to 
24c; old roosters, 14 to 16c; ducks, 25 to 
27c; geese, 18 to 20c. Pigeons, pair, 25 
to 30c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, steady; McIntosh, bu., $1.75 to 
$2.25; King, Greening, Spy, $1.40 to 
$1.75; Wealthy. $1.30 to $1.50; fancy, 
box, $3.25 to $3.50. Potatoes, weak; 
homegrown, 60c to $1; Bermudas, bbl., 
$14 to $17; sweets, hamper, $3 to $3.25. 
FRUITS AND BERRIES 
Grapes, moderate; Tokay, box. $1.35 
to $1.50; Muscatel, $1.25 to $1.35. Straw¬ 
berries, quiet; Florida, qt., 50 to 55c. 
Cranberries, slow; Cape Cod, 50-lb. box, 
$3.25 to $4. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, steady ; white kidney, cwt., $10 
to $10.50; red kidney. $8 to $9.50; pea, 
medium, $6.25 to $6.75. Onions, weak; 
Spanish, crate. $1.75 to $2; homegrown, 
bu., $1.75 to $2.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; beans, green and 
wax. hamper. $4.50 to $7; beets, bu., 75c 
to $1; Brussels sprouts, qt., 20 to 25c; 
cabbage, bu., 60 to 85c; carrots, bu.. $1 
to $1.25; celery, doz. bunches, $1.00 to 
$1.15; cucumbers, doz., $2.50 to $3.50; 
eggplant, Southern, crate, $3 to $4.50; 
endive, doz., 75c to $1; lettuce, hothouse, 
basket, 75 to 90c; Iceberg, box, $2 to 
$2.25; parsley, doz. bunches, 65 to 90c; 
parsnips, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; peas, South¬ 
ern, hamper, $9 to $10; peppers, South¬ 
ern, crate. $2.75 to $3; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 45 to 60c; spinach, Texas, bu.. 
$1.50 to $2; tomatoes. Southern, box, $5 
to $6; turnips, white, bu., SOc to $1; 
yellow, 60 to 65c; vegetable oysters, doz. 
bunches, 75 to 90c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, steady; white comb, lb., 20 to 
23c; dark, 15 to 17c. Maple products, 
firm ; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay, quiet; Timothy, bulk. ton. $17 to 
$17.50;,clover mixed, $13 to $14; rye 
straw. $10 to $12 ; oat and wheat straw, 
$11.50 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, 
$30; middlings, $30; Red-dog, $35 ; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $45.25; oilmeal, $43 ; hom¬ 
iny, $35.75; gluten, 43.30 ; oat feed, $16; 
rye middlings, $29.40. j. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
January 31. 1924. 
February milk prices are as follows for 
3 per cent milk in 201-210 mile zone: 
League Pool, Class 1. $2.33; Class 2A, 
$2.10; Class 2B, $2.35; Class 2C, $2.35; 
Class 3. $2.05. Non-pool flat price, $2.30. 
Sheffield price, all milk, $3.35. 
BUTTER 
Creamerv, fancy . 
$0.51 
@$0.52 
Good to choice. 
.46 
@ 
.50 
Lower grades . 
.41 
(a) 
.44 
Dairv. best. 
.50 
@ 
.50% 
Common to good. ... 
.40 
@ 
.47 
Packing stock . 
.25 
@ 
.29 
Danish . 
@ 
.51 
Argentine . 
.43 
@ 
.48 
Siberian . 
@ 
.44 
Canadian . 
.46 
@ 
.49 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials.$0.26 
@$0.27 
Average run.24 @ .25 
Skims .10 @ .19 
New make, fancy.21% @ .22% 
Average run .20 @ .20% 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy ... .$0.52@$0.53 
Medium to good . 48@ .50 
Mixed colors, nearby best... .50@ .52 
Gathered, best.47@ .49 
Common to good.34@ .41 
Storage, best .30@ .35 
Common to good.24@ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.24@$0.2S 
Chickens .22@ .32 
Roosters .12@ .13 
Ducks .30@ .34 
Geese .23 @ .25 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.37@$0.38 
Common to good . . .■.25 @ .35 
Chickens, best .44@ .45 
Fair to good .28@ .36 
Roosters .16@ .21 
Ducks .25@ .30 
Geese .20@ .27 
Squabs. 11 to 12 lbs., doz.... 9.00@)11.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 7.50@ 9.00 
6 to 8 lbs.3.504/ 7.75 
Spring guineas, pair. 1.00@ 1.50 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$3.00@$6.50 
Greening . 2.25 @ 7.00 
Baldwin . 2.00@ 6.00 
Spy . 3.00@ 8.00 
Wealthy . 2.00@ 4.00 
King . 3.00@ 4.50 
Twenty Ounce. 2.00@ 4.00 
Stayman . 2.25@ 5.00 
Jonathan . 2.00@ 3.00 
Grimes . 2.50@ 3.00 
York . 2.00@ 3.50 
Pears—Kieffer . 2.00@ 5.00 
Cranberries, bbl.5.00@ 7.50 
Half-bbl. box . 2.50@ 4.75 
Strawberries, qt.25@ .35 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu. .$2.75@$3.50 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag. 2.60@ 2.85 
Cabbage, ton .30.00@35.00 
100-lb. bag . 1.75 @ 2.00 
New, bu. basket . 1.50@ 1.75 
Kale ,bbl. 1.75@ 2.00 
Parsley, 100 bunches.4.00@ 5.00 
Eggplant, bu.3.00@ 4.50 
Lettuce, bu. 3.00@ 4.00 
Onions, 100 lbs. 2.00@ 3.25 
Peppers, bu.2.25@ 2.75 
Radishes, 100 bunches .... 7.00@ 9.00 
Spinach, bu. 1.90@ 2.25 
Peas, Souothern, bu. basket. 3.00@ 8.00 
Squash, bbl.4.50@ 5.50 
String beans, bu. 2.25@ 3.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.50@ 4.75 
Turnips, bbl. 1.50@ 1.90 
Cucumbers, bu.3.50@ 8.00 
Watercress, 100 bunches .@ 3.50 
Brussels sprouts, qt.12@ .28 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.25@ 1.75 
POTATOES 
Maine. 150-lb. sack.$3.25@$3..40 
Long Island, 150 lbs.3.90@ 4.00 
State, 150 lbs.2.50@ 2.75 
Bermuda, bbl.9.00@14.50 
Sweet potatoes, bu.1.50@ 3.50 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hav—Timothy, No. 1... $29.00@$30.00 
No. 2 . 26.00@ 27.00 
No. 3 . 23.00@ 24.00 
Straw—Rye . 20.00@ 21.00 
Oat .. 13.00@ 14..00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice .$0.21 @$0.22 
Good to prime.15@ .20 
Grassers .11 @ .14 
Lambs, hothouse, each.10.00@14.00 
Pigs, 40-80 lbs.10@ .13 
Heavier .05@ .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Steers, 100 lbs. 
Bulls . 
Cows. 
Calves, best . 
Lower grades. 
Sheep . 
Lambs . 
Hogs . 
$7.75@$9.00 
4.75 @ 5.75 
1.25@ 4..00 
16.00@17.00 
5.00@12.00 
4.004/1 8.00 
13.0047)14.75 
6.50@ 7.90 
detail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A. bottled, qt.$0.17 
Grade B, bottled, qt.14 
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 .$0.63@ .61 
Cheese .34@ .38 
Eggs. best, doz.62@ .65 
Gathered .50@ .60 
Fowls .30 @ .40 
Chickens, lb.454/i .50 
Turkeys, lb.4547) .50 
Potatoes, lb.03@ .05 
Onions, lb.05@ .10 
Lettuce, head .10@ .15 
She: “Isnt it a nuisance, dear? 
Mo’ther sent me a recipe for some won¬ 
derful floor polish, but I’ve mislaid it.” 
He (tasting soup suspiciously) : “Are 
you sure you mislaid it, darling?”—The 
Passing Show. 
