February 23, 1024 
318 
M 
a r 
k 
e i 
N 
Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
e w s a 
n d Prices 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
< Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
The Philadelphia fruit and vegetable 
market has been rather quiet for the past 
week or 10 days, the trade showing more 
interest in Southern and Western com¬ 
modities than those raised nearer home. 
The season is now so far advanced on 
Southern and Western vegetables that 
the variety now on the local market is 
nearly equal to that offered during much 
of our growing season in the North. The 
volume offered is, of course, much small¬ 
er. During the first half of February, let¬ 
tuce was one of the most popular veg¬ 
etables coming from California and Flor¬ 
ida, and celery was also in good demand. 
Tomatoes have been selling on a steady to 
firm market for a week or more. String 
and Lima beans should not be forgotten, 
the former wholesaling on the 11th at 
$3.50 to $4 for freighted stock, and ex¬ 
press receipts sold up to $5.50 per %-bu. 
hamper, while Lima beans, which have 
been on the market but a few days, 
ranged from $6 to $10 per %-bu. hamper. 
The preference now is for new cabbage, 
rather than old, and prices on the former 
advanced during the week 50c, to $1.75 to 
$2.25 per %-bbl. hamper. Eggplant 
should be included in the list of Southern 
vegetables available, as well as peas, 
spinach, new carrots, kale and parsley. 
In addition, California contributed arti¬ 
chokes, chicory and cauliflower and even 
asparagus from Ohio hothouses was occa¬ 
sionally seen in the market, selling at 
from $4 to $7 per %-lb. bunch. Straw¬ 
berries and citrus fruits are also warm 
climate commodities which add to tin* va¬ 
riety of fresh food products now available. 
During these days of properly balanced 
meals it can truly be said that the con¬ 
sumer seeks a large variety of produce, 
but purchases in small quantities. The 
market for old cabbage last week was dull 
and much of it very ordinary and price 
ranges wide, New York Danish ranging 
from $25-$35 a ton. ‘Onions were dull and 
weak, with quality and prices irregular, 
but really good stock sold generally at 
$2.25 to '$2.50 per 100-lb. sack. Long 
Island is still contributing Brussels 
sprouts, 25c a quart being about top 
price for good stock. There was a good 
supply of nearby vegetables. Sweet po¬ 
tatoes sold well and the market was firm¬ 
ly held at $2.75 to $3 a bushel for Dela¬ 
ware sweets, and $1.75 to $2.25 per %- 
bu. basket for those coming from New 
Jersey. Parsnips weakened, but old car¬ 
rots strengthened a little. Other root 
crops were about steady, and the few 
nearby greens offered were in good de¬ 
mand.' Potatoes have been moving slow¬ 
ly, round whites grading U. S. No. 1 sell¬ 
ing generally at $2.50 to $2.90 per !<>()- 
lb. sack. The apple market was dull and 
inclined to be weak, buyers apparently 
purchasing only for immediate needs. 
A-2%-in. Greening ranged from $4.25 to 
95 a” barrel, and unclassified Greening 
sold around $3.50. Stay man from vari¬ 
ous sections ranged from $3 to $3.7.) a 
barrel for 2%-in. size, the 3-in. Stayman 
bringing $1.75 to $1.90 per bu. hamper. 
At the same time Stayman from thejvest 
coast were quoted at $1.65 to $1.8o per 
box for extra fancy large apples. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Frequent fluctuations in the egg mar¬ 
ket are to be expected at this season of 
the year. Storage stocks are at their 
lowest in late Winter and early Spring, 
and variations in current receipts are 
likely to be reflected in market prices. 
During the past week the demand m gen¬ 
eral has been good for both storage and 
fresh eggs. Prices climbed from 43c a 
dozen on Feb. 1 on nearby extras to 51c 
on the 6th, jumping 5c a dozen in one day 
on account of light receipts said to be 
due to weather conditions in producing 
sections interfering with collections and 
production. The upward trend was fol¬ 
lowed by a drop of 3c a dozen when re¬ 
ceipts were more liberal and the demand 
limited. There was also a good demand 
for refrigerator eggs, which was an un¬ 
expected event, as cold storage holdings 
throughout the country have been unusu¬ 
ally heavy for the season, and dealers 
have been wondering how they were to 
dispose of them without a big loss. Prices 
advanced 3c a dozen on best refrigerator 
etrgs, selling on the 9th at 2< to o4c a 
dozen. The preliminary cold storage re¬ 
port issued by the government for r eli. 1 
shows 198.000 cases of eggs on hand, 
compared with 213,000 cases in 192o and 
181.000 cases for the five-year average. 
Of the four large cities, New York. 1 hil- 
adelphia, Boston and Chicago. Philadel¬ 
phia was the only one having fewer stor- 
•itre eggs on hand on Feb. 9 than a year 
So, New York reporting 90,272 eases, 
compared with 28.S71 ease in 1923. and 
Chicago 37,337 cases, against <.6ol cases 
^' There was very little change in the 
prices on the live poultry market during 
the week. Live fowl prices dropped a lit¬ 
tle but soon recovered, with colored stock 
selling at 25 to 27c per lb. As usual at 
tliis season of the year the preference s 
f u* the smaller fowl. White Leghorns 
were quoted at 24c per lb. Fancy Sprin* 
b-oilers were in very good demand, and 
the few fancy offered brought as high as 
40c per lb. Three-pound chickens were 
steadily held at 30 to 32c, while heavy 
chickens sold mostly around 25c per lb. 
Fresh-killed fowl were in moderate de¬ 
mand, and during the week the market 
eased off about 1c per lb., fresh-killed, 
dry-picked, dry-packed, barreled stock 
selling at 28 to 30c for 4 to 5 lb. fowl. 
On the other hand, nearby chickens ad¬ 
vanced about 3c per lb. during the first 
week or 10 days in February, the heavier 
stock ranging from 30 to 34c, and the 1% 
to 2 lb. chickens 35 to 41c per lb. Re¬ 
ceipts of dressed poultry since the first of 
the year were reported at 3.218,712 lbs. 
on Feb. 9, or nearly 500,000 lbs. heavier 
than for a similar period in 1923, and 
while considerable quantities were put in 
storage, still the amount on hand was 
about 500,000 lbs. less than a yes- ago 
on the above mentioned date. 
HAY AND STRAW 
The demand for desirable grades o l hay 
was generally good, with No. 1 Timothy 
selling chiefly at $28 to $28.50 a ton, and 
No. 2 and No. 1 light clover mixed $27 
to $27.50 a ton. Rye straw has been 
working out around $20 a ton, and best 
wheat and oat straw at $18 a ton. 
B. w. S. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8-14c; liamburg, lb., 
20c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c; round 
steak, lb., 24e; 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., 30c. 
Live poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 26c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 28c; 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.—White, extra, 47c; duck eggs, 
56c; milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim milk, qt., 5c; cream, qt., 80c; goats' 
milk, bottle, 25c. 
Butter.—Creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
58c; best dairy, lb., 56c; cheese, cream, 
lb., 34c; cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Lima beans, qut., 12c; beans, lb., 10c; 
beets, bunch, 5c; bushel, $1.35 ; cabbage, 
lb.. 3c; carrots, lb., 5c, bushel, $1.25; 
cauliflower, lb., 18c; celery, bunch, 10c; 
citron, lb.. 10c; fresh horseradish, bottle, 
12c; new green onions, bueh, 7%c; 
kale, peck, 20c; lettuce, head. 10c; Bos¬ 
ton, head, 12c; onions, dry, lb., 6c; 
bushel $2.75; parsnips, lb., 5c; potatoes, 
bu., $1.10; pumpkins, each, 10-15c; rad¬ 
ishes, new, bunch, 7%c; Hubbard squash, 
lb., 7c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; Swiss chard, 
lb., 10c; turnips, lb., 4c, bushel, 80c. 
'Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat 
flour, lb., 4c; oney, card, 23c. strained, 
lb., 18c; popcorn, 3 lbs.. 25c; maple 
syrup, gal., $2-$2.7o; eider vinegar, 
gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 10-12c, heavy, lb.. 9c; 
veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb., 15-26c; lamb, 
lb.. 30-35c ; beef, lb.. 0-9c. 
Live poultry.-—Ducks, lb., 20-28c; 
chickens, lb.. 20-27c; fowls, lb., 20-27c; 
geese, lb.. 28-30c; guinea hens, live, each, 
75e-$l ; pigeons, pair, 75c; turkeys, lb., 
50c. 
Dressed poultry. — Ducks, lb.. 45c; 
chickens, lb., 40c; fowls, lb.. 40c; geese, 
lb.. 40-45e; turkeys, lb., 55-75e. 
Butter lb., 55-65c eggs; 50-60c; duck 
eggs. 90-95c; Italian chesee, lb., 35-40c. 
Apples, bu., 50c-$2.50; pears, bu., $1- 
$1.50; beans, bu., $4-$7; white kidney, 
lb., 10c; red kidney, lb.. 9cbeets, bu., 
S0c-$1; cabbage, crate, 50-S5c; carrots, 
crate, 90c-$1.25; celery, doz. bunches, 
50c-$’l; garlic, lb.. 10c; honey, qt., 65-, 
75c. cap, 25-30e; lettuce, Boston, doz., 
40-50c, leaf, per head, 5c; onions, bu., 
75c-$1.40; parsley, doz. bunches, 50c; 
parsnips, bu., $1.75; potatoes, bu., 8oc- 
$1; rutabagas, bu., 75e-$l; turnips, bu., 
$1 : Winter squash, lb.. 3-5c. 
Hay, No. 1. ton. $20-$21; No. 2. 819; 
straw, ton, $14-$17. 
Wheat, bu., $1; oats, bu., 60c; corn, 
95c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef.—-Carcass, lb.. 13-l<c; 
forequarters, lb., 14-16c; hindquarters, 
lb, 19-20e; dressed hogs, light, lb., 11- 
12c; heavy, lb., 9-10e; Spring lambs, lb., 
24-25c ; yearling lambs, lb.. 17-20c; mut¬ 
ton. lb., 10-llc; veal, lb., 18-19c. 
Live poultry.—Springers, lb.. ‘_0-l6c; 
fowls, lb.. 20-28c; stags, lb„ 12-loc; old 
roosters, lb., 12c; guinea fowls, each, 40- 
50c; pigeons, each. 15-20c; ducks, lb.. 
20-26c; geese, lb... 20-22c ; turkeys, lb.. 
30-35c; rabbits, pair, 50-60e. _ 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 4o-o0c; 
eggs, 50-55c; nuts, hickory, bu., \ ^nl- 
nuts, bu.. $1.50-$2; butternuts, bu.. 
sn 50-$° oo 
Apples, Baldwins, bu.. 80c-$1.25; 
Greenings, bu., 75c-$l; Kings. $1 -$1.25 ; 
Spys, $1-$1.75; Russets, 7oc-S0c ; \\ olf 
River, $1-$1.75. 
Beets, bu., 75-S0c; cabbage, doz. heads, 
60-75c. per 100 heads, $4.50-$o.50; red. 
doz.. 75-80e; ton. $25-$27; carrots, bu., 
$1.15-$1.50; celery, doz. stalks, S0c-81; 
endive, French, lb., 35-40c: horsernrPh. 
lb, S-lOe; lettuce, doz. heads. 25-40c, 
Boston, hamper, $2-$2.25, iceberg, crate, 
$3-$3.25; onions, yellow, bu., $1-$1.50; 
Spanish, crate, $1.75-$2.50; parsnips, bu., 
$1-$1.25 ; parsley, doz. bunches, 20-25c; 
potatoes, bu., S0-85c; radises, doz. 
bunches, 20-25e; rutabagas, bu., 75-S0c; 
spinach, bu.. $2-$2.15; turnips, bu., 90c- 
i 1 ; vegetable oysters, doz. bunches. 
40-50c. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
marrow, $6-$6.25 ; white marrow, $8 ; red 
kidney, $6-$6.25; • pea, $4; medium, 
$4.50; white kidney, $7-$7.50; yellow eye, 
$5; imperials, $6. 
Raw furs.—Skunk, No. 1, $2.25-$2.50; 
No. 2. $1.25-$1.50; No. 3, $1-$1.25 ; No. 
4, 60-75c; muskrat, No. 1, $1.50; mink, 
prime, $5-$10; raccoon, prime, each, $3- 
$6; medium, $2-$4; small, $l-$2; weasel, 
white, each, 20-70c. 
Hides.—Steers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2. 4c; 
bulls and stags, lb., 4c; horsehides, each, 
$2-$3; sheep skins, each, 50c-$1.50; calf. 
No. 1, 13c; No. 2, 12c; lambs. 50e-$1.50; 
shearlings, 25-75c; wool._ fleece, lb., 3o- 
40c ; unwashed medium. 35-40c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.08-81.10; corn, 93-94c; 
oats, 57-58c; rye, 80-82e. 
Hay. No. 1. Timothy, $22 ; Alfalfa, ton, 
$21-$23; mixed hay, $17-$19; oat straw, 
ton, $14-$16; wheat straw. $14-$16; 
rye, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
Prices have been fairly steady in the 
local produce markets lately. Butter has 
been quite active at firm quotations and 
eggs are iii steady demand. Live poultry 
supplies have been light. A number of 
vegetables have been advancing, while 
fruits are steady. 
BUTTE R—CIIEESE—EG G S 
Butter, strong; creamery, 50-56 1 : 
dairy, crocks, 35-44c; common. 25-2Sc; 
Cheese, weak; daisies, flats, 26-30c; long¬ 
horns, 26-27c; Limburger, 34-35c. Eggs, 
steady ; hennery. 45-50c; State and West¬ 
ern candled, 44-46c; storage, 32-37c. 
- POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkeys, 34-3Sc ; 
fowls. 27-33c; roasters. 28-30c; old roos¬ 
ters, 17-20c; capons, 33-38c; ducks, 28- 
30c; geese. 20-23c. Live poultry, firm; 
turkeys, 29-31 c; fowls, 20-29c; Spring¬ 
ers, 26-28c; old roosters, 14-16c; ducks, 
28-30c-; geese, -18-20c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, slow; Gravenstein, bu.. $2- 
$2.35; Wealthy. $1.30-$1.50; McIntosh, 
Jonathan. $1.75-82.25; Kings, $1.40- 
$150; Northern Spies, $1.50 -$1.75; 
Green, $1-81.50; fancy, box, $3.25-83.50. 
Potatoes, steady: home-grown. 40c-$l; 
Bermudas, bbl.. $15-819; sweets, hamper, 
$3-83.25. 
FRUITS AND BERRIES 
Grapes, slow; Malagas, keg, 80.75-$ 
Strawberries, steady; Florida, qt., 55- 
60c. Cranberries, slow; Cape Cod. 50- 
lb. box, $3.25-$4; Howe’s, $4.25-$5. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, steady; white kidney, cwt., 
$10.50-$11 ; red kidney, $7.25-$8; pea, 
medium. $6-$7.50. Onions, weak. Span¬ 
ish, crate. $1.75-$2; home-grown, bu., $2- 
$2.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, firm; artichokes, crate, 
$6.50-$7.50; beans, green and wax, 
hamper, $4.50-86.7.); beets, bu., 75c-$l ; 
Brussels sprouts, qt., 25-30c; cabbage, 
bu., S0c-$1; Florida, hamper, $1.75-$2; 
cauliflower, hamper. $2.25-2.60; celery, 
doz. bunches, $1-$1.15; cucumbers, doz^, 
$2.75-$3.50; eggplant. Southern, crate, $3- 
$4.50; endive, doz., 65c-$l; lettuce, crate. 
$1.25-$1.65 ; basket, 75-S5c ; Iceberg, box, 
$2.75-$3.25; mushrooms, 3-lb. basket, 
$1.40 to $1.60; parsley, doz. bunches, 50- 
S0c: parsnips, bu., $1.50i-$1.75; ^peas, 
Southern, hamper, $7.75-$S.50; peppers, 
Southern, crate. $2.75-$3.25; radishes, 
doz. bunches, 30-40c; rhubarb, dozen 
bunches. $l-$l-50; Spinach, Texas, bu.. 
$1.75-82.25; tomatoes. Southern, box. $5- 
$6; turnips, white, bu., 50e-$l; yellow, 
60-65c vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 
75-90c. 
SWEETS 
Ilonev, steady; white comb, lb., 20 to 
23c; dark, 15 to 17c_ Maple products, 
firm; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay, firm; Timothy, bulk, ton, $19; 
clover mixed, $13 to $15; rye straw, 
$12 to $13 : oat and wheat straw, $12 to 
$14. Wheat bran, carlot. ton, $28; mid¬ 
dlings. $29; Red-dog, $35.50; cottonseed 
meal $45; oilmeal. $40; hominy, $34; 
gluten, $40.30; oat feed, $17.50; rye mid¬ 
dlings, 82S.40. J• w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
February 14. 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 
Creamery, fancy ..$0.52 
Dairy, best . 
.51 
@ 
.51% 
Common to good. 
.41 
@ 
.47 
Packing stock . 
.24 
@ 
.30 
Danish . 
.51% @ 
.52% 
Argentine . 
.44 
@ 
.48 
Siberian . 
.42 
@ 
.44 
New Zealand . 
.50 
@ 
.51 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials.$0.26% @$0.27 
Average run.24 @ .‘24% 
Skims .10 @ .19 
New make, fancy.21% @ .22% 
Average run . .20 @ .20% 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.... 
.$0.49 @$0.50 
Medium to good... 
. .45 @ .48 
Mixed colors, nearby, best. 
. .46 @ .47 
Gathered, best . :. 
. .43 @ .45 
Common to good. 
.34 @ .40 
Storage, best .. 
Common to good. 
. .25@ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls . 
.$0.24 @$0.27 
Chickens . 
. .25 @ .33 
Broilers . 
. .40(5? .55 
Roosters . 
. .15(5) .16 
Ducks . 
. .30 @ .35 
Geese . 
. .20 @ .23 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice . 
. $0.34 @$0.35 
Common to good. 
. .25 @ .32 
Chickens, best . 
. .40(3? .42 
Fair to good . 
. .28 @ .36 
Roosters . 
. .10@ .21 
Ducks . 
. .25 @ .28 
Geese . 
. ,20@ 26 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz.. . 
. 9.00@11.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 
6 to 8 lbs... 
Spring guineas, pair. 
. 1.00 @ 1.50 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl. . . . 
.$3.00 @$6.50 
Greening . 
. 2.25@ 7.00 
Baldwin . 
. 2.00@ 5.50 
Spy .. . . 
. 3.00@ 7.00 
Wealthy . 
. 2.00(5? 3.75 
. 3 00 (a) 4 50 
Twenty Ounce. 
. 2.00(5? 4.00 
Stayman . 
. 2.25@ 4.25 
Jonathan . 
. 2.00@ 3.00 
Grimes . 
. 2.50@ 3.00 
York . 
. 3.00@ 4.50 
Pears—Kieffer, bbl. 
. 2.00@ 4.50 
Cranberries, bbl. 
Half-bbl. box . 
. 2.50(5? 3.75 
Strawberries, qt. 
. .30 @ .50 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu. 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag. 
Cabbage, 100-lb. bag. 
New, bu. basket . 
Kale, bbl. 
Parsley, 100 bunches. 
Eggplant, bu. 
Lettuce, bu. 
Onions, 100 lbs. 
Peppers, bu. 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 
Spinach, bu. 
Peas, Southern, bu. basket. 
Squash, bbl. 
String beans, bu.. 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 
Turnips, bbl. 
Cucumbers, bu. 
Watercress, 100 bunches.. . 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts. 
POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb. sack. 
Long Island, 150 lbs... 
State, 150 lbs. 
Bermuda, bbl. 
Sweet potatoes, bu. . . . 
3.25@ 3.75 
1.75@ 3.00 
1.50(3? 3.00 
1.25@ 1.75 
8 . 000 ) 10.00 
3.000) 3.50 
2.75 @ 
2.25(3? 
2.25 @ 
5.00(3? 
1.75@ 
3.00(5? 
4.50@ 
5.00 @ 
1.50(5? 
1.50@ 
5.00 @ 
4.00(5? 
.10(5) 
1.00(5? 
3.50 
3.25 
4.50 
9.00 
2.00 
7.50 
5.50 
6.50 
3.50 
2.00 
9.00 
6.00 
.20 
1.50 
.$3.25 @$3.85 
. 3.55@ 3.75 
. 2.75@ 3.00 
.. 9.00@15.00 
.. 1.50@ 3.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hav—Timothy, No. 1.... 
, $28.00@$29.00 
No. 2 .. 
. 20.00(5) 27.00 
No. 3 . 
22.00@ 24.00 
Straw—Rye . 
. 20.00@ 21.00 
Oat .. 
13.00@ 14..00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED 
MEATS 
Calves—Choice . 
Good to prime . 
. . .15(5? .‘20 
Grassers . 
. ... ,11@ .14 
Lambs, hothouse, each.. 
. . . 10.00(5)14.00 
Pig*. 40-S0 lbs. 
. .. .10@ .13 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$16.00@$17.00 
Lower grades . 10.00(5? 14.50 
Sheep . 4.00@ 8 50 
Lambs . 13.00(3} 15.25 
Hogs . 6.50@ < .7o 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A. bottled, qt.$0.17 
Grade B, bottled, qt. 
Grade B, bottled, pt. 
14 
.10 
Grade B, loose, qt. 
Certified, qt. 
Certified, pt. 
Butteimilk, qt. 
.53 
Good to choice 
.48 @ .51 
Lower grades.45 @ .47 
Cream, heavy, % pt.. . , 
Butter, best . 
Cheese . 
Eggs, best, doz. 
Gathered . 
. . . $0.63@ 
. . . .34 @ 
... .62@ 
. . . .50@ 
. . . .30 @ 
Chickens, lb. 
.45@ 
Turkeys, lb. 
.45@ 
Potatoes, lb. 
.11 
.28 
.17 
.10 
.29 
.64 
.38 
.65 
.60 
.40 
.50 
.48 
.04 
