424 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 8, 1924 
Market 
News 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
Trading in general has been slow on 
the Philadelphia market, but prices on 
several commodities have advanced. There 
were no new developments in the apple 
situation, however. The demand has not 
been ivery brisk, and the market held 
about steady with fair quality Baldwin, 
A-2 14 -in., ranging from $3.25 to $3.50 a 
barrel; and A-2 1 4-in. Stayman $4 to 
$4.50 a barrel. Miscellaneous varieties 
of nearby apples ranged generally $1 to 
$1.40 bushel. Reports of cold storage 
holdings in the United States for Feb. 1 
could not help but have a depressing ef¬ 
fect on the apple markets in general. 
Barreled apple supplies were reported as 
28 per cent greater than a year ago, and 
03 per cent above the five-year average, 
according to Federal statistics. Boxed 
apple holdings were 50 per cent heavier 
than a year ago. and 70 per cent above 
the five-year average. It is surprising 
that apples have held up as well as they 
have, but undoubtedly the export busi¬ 
ness which has been large, has been a 
big factor in maintaining prices. Con¬ 
sumption has also been good. Very little 
attention is being paid to cranberries, but 
Florida strawberries have been selling 
fairly at 35 to 40c a quart. The cabbage 
season for old stock is nearly over, about 
300 carloads being left in Western New 
York State, according to recent esti¬ 
mates. and a strong market developed 
with best stock selling at $55 to $00 a 
ton. Carrots are also money makers if 
one has any in storage at the present 
time. Reserve stocks for marketing pur¬ 
poses are nearly exhausted and prices 
have been climbing, advancing about $1 
a bushel since the middle of February 
and selling at $2.50 to $2.75 a bushel, and 
$1.25 to $1.50 per %-bu. basket. Sweet 
potato offerings have been light and the 
market on them has also been strong, best 
grade Maryland and Delaware in bushel 
hampers bringing $3.25 to $3.50, and in 
%-bu., baskets $2.50 to $2.75 for best 
New Jersey stock. On the other hand, 
onions have been very dull and inclined to 
be weak. No. 1 yellow ranging $2.15 to 
$2.40. with some storage held fancy stock 
bringing as high as $2.75 a sack. There 
was a slow market for potatoes, and 
prices changed very little. Maine Green 
Mountain in 2-bu. sacks bringing $2.75 
to $2.80 for U. S. No. 1 stock, and Penn¬ 
sylvania Round White in 150-lb. sacks 
ranging from $2.50 to $3. according to 
quality. Mushrooms held about steady. 
3-lb. baskets selling generally $1 to $1.25. 
but hothouse radishes and rhubarb were a 
little weaker. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
At this particular time the egg market 
is very sensitive and subject to frequent 
fluctuations, due not only to stocks arriv¬ 
ing, but also to the prospects of ample or 
short supplies in the near future, as the 
case may be. The low stock of cold 
storage eggs is also a factor influencing 
the market, as the trade is dependent to 
a greater extent on current receipts than 
during a period of large holdings. Early 
in the week ample offerings caused a drop 
in the market, with nearby firsts selling 
at 37c. but heavy snows, with the likeli¬ 
hood of lighter receipts for a few days at 
least, caused an upward trend which last¬ 
ed a couple of days, a gain of 3%c a 
dozen being made on finest eggs. Prices 
again dropped with more ample offerings, 
but a fair demand was reported at the 
lower quotations, best nearby and West¬ 
ern selling at 34%c a dozen. Cold stor¬ 
age holdings in Philadelphia on Feb. 25 
were down to 1.293 cases, compared with 
1.431 cases a year ago. On the same 
date storage holdings in four large egg 
storage centers were reported at 39.100 
cases, compared with 4.6S4 cases last 
year. Soon current receipts should in¬ 
crease sufficiently to take cai'e of all the 
needs of trade. 
The trade still prefers the smaller 
sized fowl, and desirable stock has ruled 
firm, with prices advancing 2c a pound 
during the week, to 2S to 30c for live 
colored fowl, and 25 to 27c for White 
Leghorns. Fancy 1% to 2-lb. live broil¬ 
ers topped the market, ranging 3S to 42c, 
and 3%-lb. chickens and larger ranged at 
2S to 32c per lb., medium sizes selling be¬ 
tween the prices received for broilers and 
heavy chickens. The demand in general 
for dressed poultry has been fair, with 
very few price changes during the week. 
Fresh-killed fowl sold generally at 2S to 
29c for dry-picked, dry-packed, barreled 
stock, the market hardening a little at 
the end of the week. Four-pound chick¬ 
ens brought 30 to 34c. and 1% to 2-lb. 
sizes 35 to 41c per lb. Government cold 
storage figures for Feb. 1 show shortage 
of cold storage fowl, compared with last 
year, of over 7.000.000 lbs. (20.519.000 
lbs., against 13.197.000 lbs.), which 
would seem favorable for comparatively 
high prices ruling for fowl later in the 
season. The amount of broilers* on hand 
was reported a little heavier than aver¬ 
age, roasting chickens as 35.060.000 lbs., 
or about 8.000.000 lbs. short of last year’s 
holdings on the same date, but about av¬ 
erage with the past five years. In gen¬ 
eral the prospects seem favorable for most 
poultry , turkeys being an exception, 
stocks of the latter being unusually heavy. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
The demand for desirable grades of hay 
has been fair, with No. 1 Timothy selling 
at $28, and No. 2 Timothy and best light 
clover mixed around $27 a ton; $20 a 
ton was about all that could be obtained 
for straight rye straw, while wheat and 
oat brought $18 a ton. B. w. s. 
Local Up-state Prices 
JOHNSON (TTY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle 
roasts, lb.. 
, 8-14e; 
hamburg, lb., 
20 c; 
round s 
teak. 
lb., 28c 
; porterhouse 
steak, 
lb., 
30c; 
sirloi 
n steak, 
lb., 
25c- 
; pork 
chops 
. lb. 
. 24c 
; land 
b chops. 
lb.. 
40c 
; sau- 
sage. 
lb.. 
25c; 
veal 
cutlets. 
lb., 
35c 
; veal 
chops 
. lb. 
30c 
; woodchuck, 
lb.. 
30c 
; rao- 
bits, 
lb.. 
30c-; 
; pigs 
. live. each. 
, 4 
w^eeks 
old. $4.50. 
Live poultry.—Chickens light, lb.. 28c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb.. 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb.. 30c. 
Dressed poultry.—Chickens, light, lb.. 
35c; fowls, heavy, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb.. 35c; broilers, lb.. 35c. 
_ Eggs, extra, white. 45c; duck eggs, 
53c; milk, qt.. 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim-milk. qt.. 5c; cream, qt., SOc ; goats’ 
milk, bottle. 25c; creamery butter, fancy 
prints. 59c; best dairy butter, lb.. 58c; 
cheese, cream, lb., 34c; cottage cheese, 
lb.. 5c. 
Lima beans, qt.. 12c; beans, dry, lb., 
10c; beets, lb., 5c. bushel. $1.35; cab¬ 
bage lb., 3c; carrots, lb., 5c, bushel, 
$1.25; cauliflower lb.. 18c-.; celery, bunch, 
10c; citron, lb., 10c; fresh horseradish, 
bottle, 12c; new green onions, bunch. 
7%c; kale, peek, 20c; lettuce, head, 10c, 
Boston, head. 12c; onions, lb.. 6c. bushel, 
$2.75; parsnips, lb., 5c; potatoes, bu., 
$1; radishes, new, bunch. 7%c; Hubbard 
squash, lb., 7c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; 
■Swiss chard, lb., 10c; turnips, lb., 4c, 
bushel. SOc. 
Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat 
flour, lb., 5c; honey, card, lb., 23c; 
strained, lb., 18c; popcorn, 3 lbs., 25c; 
maple syrup gal., $2.25; cider vinegar, 
gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., ll-14c; heavy, lb., 9- 
10c; veal. lb.. 14c; mutton, lb., 15-26c; 
lamb lb., 30-35e; beef, lb., 6-9c. 
Live poultry.—Ducks, lb.. 20-25c; 
chickens, lb.. 20-35c; fowls, lb.. 20-32c; 
geese, lb., 28-30c; guinea hens, live, each, 
75c-$l : pigeons, pair. 75c; turkeys, 
lb., 50c. 
Dressed poultry.—Ducks lb.. 45-50c; 
fowls, lb.. 45c; geese, lb., 40-45e; tur¬ 
keys. lb.. 55-75c. 
Butter, lb.. 55-00c; eggs, 50-60c ; duck 
eggs, 90-95c; Italian cheese, lb.. 40c. 
Beans, bu.. $4-$7; white kidney, lb., 
9-10c; red kidney, lb.. 7-Sc; beets, 90c- 
$1; cabbage, crate, 50-75c; carrots, crate, 
$1-$1.25; celery, doz. bunches, 50e-$l; 
garlic, lb., 10c; honey, qt., 65-75c, cap, 
25-30c; lettuce. Boston, doz.. 40-50c leaf, 
head, 5-7c; onions, bu.. 75c-$1.25; pars¬ 
ley. doz. bunches, 50c; parsnips, bu., 
$1.75; potatoes, bu.. S5c-$1.25; ruta¬ 
bagas. bu.. 85-95e; turnips, bu., 90e-$l; 
Winter squash, per lb., 3-5c. 
Hay No. 1 ton $20-$22; No. 2, $18; 
No. 3. $15-$17; straw, ton, $14-$17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu.. 60c; corn, 
bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb.. 13-16c; fore¬ 
quarters, lb., 13-15e; hindquarters, lb., 
18-19c; dressed hogs, light, lb., ll-12c; 
heavy, lb.. 9-10e; Spring lambs, lb.. 24- 
25c; vearling lambs, lb.. 17-20e; mutton, 
lb.. 10-llc; veal, lb., 18-19c. 
Live poultry.—Springers, lb., 20-27c; 
fowls, lb.. 20-28c; stags, lb., 12-15c; old 
roosters, lb.. 12c; guinea fowl, each, 40- 
50c; pigeons, each. 15-20c; ducks, lb., 20- 
26c; geese, lb., 18-20c; turkeys, lb., 30- 
35c ; rabbits, pair, 50-60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45-50c; 
eggs, 45-50e. 
Apples. Baldwins. bu., 80c-$1.25; 
Greenings, bu., 75c-$l; Kings, $1-$1.50; 
Spys, $1-$1.50; Russets, 75-80c; straw¬ 
berries. qt.. 55c; beets, bu.. 75-S0c; cab¬ 
bage. doz. heads, 60-75c;. per 100 heads, 
$4.50-$5.50. red, doz.. 75-S0c. per ton. 
$25-$27; carrots bu.. $1.15-$1.50; celery, 
doz.. S0c-$1; endive, lb., 35-40c; horse¬ 
radish. lb., S-lOc; lettuce, doz. heads, 40- 
50c. Iceberg, crate $3.50-$4 ; onions, yel¬ 
low. bu.. $1.25-$1.40; Spanish, crate, 
$1.25-$2.50; parsnips, bu.. $1-$1.50; 
parsley, doz. bunches, 20-25e; potatoes, 
bu.. 90c; radishes, doz. bunches, 20-25c; 
rutabagas, bu.. 75-S0c; spinach, bu., 
$1.90-$2; turnips, bu., 90c-$l; vegetable 
oysters, doz. bunches, 40-50e. 
Hickory nuts, bu.. $2; walnuts. $1.50- 
$2 ; butternuts. $1.50-$2. 
Beans, hand-picked, per 100 lbs., red 
marrow. $6 ; white marrow. $9 ; red kid¬ 
ney, $6: pea. $4.50; medium, $5 ; white 
kidney. $8; yellow eye, $5; imperials. $7. 
Raw furs.—Skunk, No. 1, each. $2.25- 
$2.50, No. 2. $1.25-$l-50, No. 3, $1-$1.25, 
No. 4. 60-75e; muskrat, large Winter, 
each, $1.55; mink, jorime. $5-$10; rac¬ 
coon, prime, each, $3.50-$5.50. small, $1- 
$2; weasels, white each, 20-70c. 
Hides.—No. 1. steers, lb., 5c, No. 2, 
4c; cows and heifers. No. 1. 5c, No. 2, 
4c; bulls and stags, lb., 4c; horsehides, 
each, $2-$3 ; sheep, each. 50c-$1.50; calf, 
No. 1. 18c, No. 2. 16y 2 c; lamb, 50c-$1.50; 
shearlings, 25-75c; fleece, lb.. 35-40c; 
wool, unwashed medium, 35-440c. 
Wheat, bu.. $1.10-$1.12l; corn, bu., 
93-94c; oats, bu.. 57c; rye, bu., S0-S2c. 
Hay. No. 1. Timothy, ton. $22-$23; 
Alfalfa, ton, $21-$23; mixed hay, ton, 
$17-$19 ; oaf straw, ton. $14-$16 ; wheat 
straw, $14-$16; rye straw, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The produce market is quiet, with 
prices about as before. Poultry is weak, 
hut hothouse vegetables are somewhat 
stronger. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 57-55c; 
dairy, 40-44e; crocks. 35-36c; common, 
25-28c. Cheese, steady; daisies, flats, 
25-26c; longhorns, 25-27c; Limburger, 
33-34c; Swiss. 34-35e. Eggs, easy ; hen¬ 
nery. 39-45e; State and Western candled, 
36-40c ; storage. 31-32e. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady: turkey. 33- 
37c; fowl, 28-32c; capons, 33-3Sc; chick¬ 
ens. 28-30c; old roosters. 17-20e; ducks, 
28-30e; geese, 19-20c. Live poultry, 
firm; turkeys. 28-30c; fowls, 24-2Sc; 
Springers. 17-27c; old roosters. 15-16c; 
ducks, 20-25c; geese, 17-19c. 
APPLES—pi 1TATOES 
Apples, steady; Spy, King, Wagner, 
Wealthy, Greening. Spitz, bu., $1.25- 
$1.50; Ben Davis, 75c-$l; seconds, 50- 
75c. Potatoes, steady ; home-grown, bu., 
$1.10 to $1.15 ; Burmudas. bbl., $15-$19; 
sweets, hamper, $3.35-$3.65. 
GRAPES AND BERRIES 
Grapes, quiet ; Cal. Malagas, keg, $6.75- 
$8. Strawberries, firm ; Florida, qt., 30- 
65c. Cranberries, quiet; Cape Cod, box, 
$3.25-$4. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, dull ; white kidney, cwt.. $10.50- 
$11; marrow. $9.50-$10; red kidney, 
$7.50-$8; pea, medium, $6-$7. Onions, 
dull; home-grown, bu., $2-$2.50; State, 
large bags, $2.75-$3; Spanish, crate, 
$1.75-$2. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, slow; beans, green and 
wax. hamper, $7 J $7.50; beets, bu., $1.25- 
$1.50; carrots, bu., $1.50-$1.75 ; cabbage, 
bu., 85-c$l; cauliflower, bu., $1.50-$1.75; 
celery, bunch, $1-$1.75; cucumbers, doz., 
$4.75-$5; egg plant, Florida, crate. $4.50- 
$5; endive, doz., 75c-$l; lettuce, iceberg, 
box. $3.25-$3.50, curly hothouse, basket, 
S0-90c; parsley, doz. bunches, $1.80- 
$3.25; parsnips, bu., $1.50 J $1.75; peas, 
'hamper. $8-$S.50; peppers, crate. $4- 
$4.50; radishes, doz. bunches, 30-40c; 
spinach, bu., $1.65-$1.75; tomatoes. Fla., 
box, $5-$6; turnips, white, bu.. 50c-$l: 
yellow, 65c-75e; vegetable oysters, doz. 
bunches, 80c-$l. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; white comb, lb., 20-23c ; 
dark. 15-17c; strained, qt., 70-80c. Maple 
products, inactive; sugar, lb., lOc-lSc; 
syrup, gal., $1.25-$1.75. 
Feed 
Hay, steady ; Timothy,, bulk. ton. $15- 
$19; clover mixed. $14-$18; rye straw 
$12-$13; oat and wheat straw. $10-$12. 
Wheat bran, car lot, ton, $27.50; mid¬ 
dlings. $28; red dog. $35.50; cottonseed 
meal. $44.50; oilmeal, $40; hominy, $33; 
gluten, $37.30; oat feed. $18.50; rye 
middlings, $38.40. .T. w. C. 
New Jersey Local Grain and Feed Prices 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
The following quotations show* approxi¬ 
mate cost of feed per ton and grain per 
bushel in carlots, sight draft basis, de¬ 
livered on tracks at the various stations 
given below. The quotations are based 
on sales for transit and nearby shipments 
Monday, Feb. 25. 1924, according to the 
United States Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics co-operating. Feed all in 
100-lb. sacks. Figures are for Belvi- 
dere, Milford. Washington. Highbridge, 
Frenchtown. Flemington. Passaic, Hack- 
ettstowm, Belle Meade, Califon, Lebanon, 
Newton. Branchville, Sussex. Lafayette, 
Hopew^ell, New Brunswick, Mt. Holly, 
Morristown, Dover. Paterson. Elizabeth, 
Somerville. Newark, Trenton Perth 
Amboy and Montclair: 
Per bu. 
No. 2 wdiite oats.$0.59% 
No. 3 white oats .57% 
No. 2 yellow 7 corn .97% 
No. 3 yellow corn.95% 
Per ton 
Spring bran .$31.90 
Hard W. W. bran . 34.40 
Spring middlings . 31.90 
Red-dog flour . 39.90 
Dry Brewers’ grains. 41.40 
Flour middlings . 33.90 
36% cottonseed meal . 45.90 
43% cottonseed meal . 50.15 
34% linseed meal. 44.15 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
February 28. 1924. 
March 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, $2.25; Class 2C, $2.25; 
Class 3, $2. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy . 
$0.50 
@$0.50% 
Good to choice. 
.47 
@ 
.49% 
Lower grades. 
.45 
@ 
.46% 
Dairy, best . 
.49 
@ 
.49% 
Common to good . . .. 
.44 
@ 
.48 
Packing stock . 
.24 
@ 
.31 
Danish . 
•49% @ 
.50 
Argentine . 
.44 
@ 
.48 
New Zealand . 
■48% @ 
.49 
CHEESE 
Full cream held speeials.$0.26 
@$0.26% 
Average run . 
. .24 
@ 
•24% 
Skims . 
.10 
@ 
.19 
New make, fancy. 
•21% @ 
•22% 
Average run . 
•20% @ 
.21 
EGGS 
Another drop in price, striking prac¬ 
tically all grades. 
White, choice to fancy.... $0.37@$0.88 
Medium to good.34@ .36 
Mixed colors, nearby, best.. .35@ .36 
Gathered, best.32 @ .33 
Common to good.2S@ .30 
Storage, best .25@ .26 
Common to good.20@ .24 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.28 @$0.30 
Chickens .25@ .35 
Broilers .60@ .65 
Roosters .15@ .16 
Bucks .30(a) .36 
Geese .20@ .21 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.34 @$0.35 
Common to good.25@ .32 
Chickens, best.44@ .48 
Fair to good.28@ .40 
Roosters .17@ .23 
Ducks .25@ .28 
Geese. .20@ .26 
Squabs. 11 to 12 lbs., doz... 9.50(5)11.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 7.50@ 9.00 
6 to S lbs. 3.50(5) 7.00 
Spring guineas, pair. 1.00@ $1.50 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl. .. . 
Greening . 
Baldwin . 
Spy . 
Wealthy . 
King . 
Twenty Ounce . 
Stayman . 
Jonathan . 
Grimes . 
York . 
Pears—Kiefer, bbl. 
Cranberries, bbl. 
Half-bbl. box . 
Strawberries, qt. ... .. 
Ivumquats, qt. 
.$3.0O@$S.00 
. 2.25@ 6.50 
. 2.50@ 5.50 
. 3.00@ 7.00 
. 2.00@ 4.00 
3.00@ 4.50 
. 2.00@ 4.00 
. 2.25@ 4.25 
. 2.00(5 3.00 
. 2.50(5) 3.00 
. 3.00@ 4.50 
. 1.50@ 4.50 
. 5.00@ 7.50 
. 2.50@ 3.75 
.35 @ .50 
. . 10 @ .12 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu.$1.50@$2.25 
Asparagus, Cal., doz. buchs..30.00@50.00 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag. 3.25@ 3.50 
Cabbage, 100-lb. bag. 2.50@ 3.00 
Ton .40.00@50.00 
New, bu. basket. 1.50@ 2.25 
Kale, bbl.1.00(5 1.75 
Parsley, 100 bunches.8.00@10.00 
Eggplant, bu. 2.00(5 2.25 
Lettuce, bu.2.50@ 3.25 
Onions, 100 lbs.2.25@ 2.75 
Peppers, bu.2.25@ 5.50 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 5.00(5) 7.50 
Spinach, bu.1.00@ 1.60 
Peas, Southern, bu. basket.. 5.00@ 6.00 
Squash, bbl. 5.00@ 6.00 
String beans, bu.3.00@ 6.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.50(5) 3.50 
Turnips, bbl. 1.50@ 2.50 
Cucumbers, bu. 5.00@ 9.00 
Watercress, 100 bunches.... 3.00@ 4.50 
Brussels sprouts, qt.17@ .35 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.00@ 1.50 
POTATOES 
Maine. 150-lb. sack.$3.25@$3.50 
Long Island, 150 lbs. 3.50@ 4.00 
State 150 lbs. 2.50@ 2.85 
Florida, new*, bu.4.00@ 4.50 
Bermuda, bbl. 9.00@15.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 1.50@ 4.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—Timothy, No. 1. . . .$28.00@$29.00 
No. 2. 26.00@ 27.00 
No. 3. 22.00@ 23.00 
Straw*—Rye . 20.00@ 21.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice .$0.18@$0.19 
Good to prime.13@ .16 
Grassers.08 @ .12 
Lambs, hothouse, each.10.00@14.00 
Pigs. 40 to SO lbs.10@ .13 
Heavier .05@ .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$16.00@$17.00 
Lower grades. 10.00@ 14.50 
Sheep . 4.00@ 8.50 
Lambs. 13.50@ 17.00 
Hogs. 6.50@ 7.75 
Retail 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 . 
$0.60@ 
.62 
Cheese. 
.34 @ 
.38 
Eggs. best, doz. 
• • • • 
.55 @ 
.60 
Gathered. 
.45 @ 
.50 
Fowls. 
.... 
.30@ 
.40 
Chickens, lb. ... 
• • • • 
.45 @ 
.50 
Turkeys, lb. 
.45 @ 
.48 
