466 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 15, 1921 
Market 
News 
Price 
Review of the New York Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
Some vegetables ■which perhaps are in¬ 
significant in themselves will stand out 
for a time due to unusual circumstances. 
This has been true of parsley, which is 
usually regarded as a cheap commodity 
and is much used for garnishing, etc. The 
supply has been short, and early in Febru¬ 
ary New Orleans parsley was selling as 
high as $50 a barrel, high prices being 
maintained, recent sales being made at 
$35 a barrel and $12 a bushel. Old cab¬ 
bage receipts have been light and in sell¬ 
ers’ favor, $55 a ton being reached for 
White Danish and $90 a ton for red cab¬ 
bage. Old carrots were firm at $3.50 to 
$4 per 100-lb. sack, and the sweet potato 
market strengthened with only about 30 
carloads being received during the week. 
The first of the season’s offering of a pop¬ 
ular vegetable nearly always brings big 
prices, and California asparagtis was no 
exception. It has been in the market for 
a week or two and although moving slow¬ 
ly it has been bringing $20 to $25 a dozen 
bunches the past few days, about one-half 
the price received for the first few crates. 
However, increased receipts will undoubt¬ 
edly bring prices to much lower levels. 
While high prices have prevailed on a few 
vegetables, there has been practically no 
improvement in potatoes and apples. Dur¬ 
ing the last two weeks in February carlot 
receipts of potatoes were about 300 a 
week, compared w T ith approximately 400 a 
week for the two previous weeks. The 
lighter receipts did not seem to relieve the 
situation and there has been but little 
change in prices for some time, although 
occasionally a firm market was reported. 
Dong Island potatoes usually sell at a big 
premium over all competitors,. but re¬ 
cently the difference between Maine stock 
and Long Island stock has not been near¬ 
ly as wide as usual. Maine potatoes have 
been coming through in good shape, while 
Long Island stock has not been quite up 
to its usual standard, according to re¬ 
ports. Apple receipts last week were 
comparatively light, a larger proportion 
than usual were fancy and such sold well, 
but inferior qualities continue dull and 
weak. The Brussels sprouts season will 
soon be over insofar as Long Island is 
concerned, and with limited offerings 
prices advanced to 25 to 40c a quart. 
Eighty to 90 cars of spinach has been the 
weekly supply, mostly from Texas, and 
the South Carolina season is now opening 
up. which will soon be followed by the 
Norfolk, Va., section opening for ship¬ 
ment of early Spring greens. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Total receipts of eggs by New York re¬ 
ceivers were reported at 300,761 cases for 
the month of January, compared with 
409.742 cases for the month of February, 
and weekly comparisons would indicate 
that the increase is steady enough to take 
care of a normal expansion in the demand 
which generally comes at this season of 
the year with lower prices. With cold 
storage holdings low, although much 
larger than usual, the trade is largely de¬ 
pendent on current receipts, but with 
favorable weather there is now little fear 
of a shortage. This makes the reductions 
of storage stocks slow. Pacific coast re¬ 
ceipts especially have been much heavier, 
and they are the strongest competitors of 
our nearby stock. The market on West¬ 
ern eggs has also been weak, consequently 
prices on all fresh eggs have been drop¬ 
ping consistently and quite rapidly, on 
finest nearby eggs the decline at this writ¬ 
ing amounting to 23c a dozen within the 
past month. March is usually the month 
when dealers begin buying for storage, 
and the big question is “What is a safe 
price to pay for storage eggs?” Some 
trade papers are talking 24c, seaboard 
price, as being safe, but no one seems to 
be willing to make any predictions as to 
what the price will be. 
The market on live poultry was strong 
all the week. Receipts were light and buy¬ 
ers, anxious to secure sufficient supplies 
to meet their requirements, pushed the 
price up 2 or 3c a pound, the preference 
being for the lighter weight fowl. Chick¬ 
ens worked out fairly well, but most of 
the express receipts lack quality at this 
season of the year. Express broilers are 
not very plentiful as yet, but the trade 
has not been taking hold of them very 
well unless they were small. Offerings of 
fresh killed fowl were lighter last week 
and the market ruled firm on light and 
medium sized fowl, heavy fowl being rath¬ 
er draggy when dealers attempted to get 
an additional cent a pound. There have 
been very few nearby fresh killed chick¬ 
ens coming in, but the season has begun 
for fresh broilers, with Virginia stock 
selling at 45 to 50c, and South Jersey 50 
to 60c per lb. Receipts of poultry during 
February were not quite as large as a 
year ago for the same month, according to 
government reports, while cold storage 
holdings on March 1 in New York were 
23,590.483 lbs. compared with 29,742.844 
lbs. last year. Chicago storage stocks 
were smaller by about the same amount, 
while Boston and Philadelphia were short 
about 500.000 lbs., compared with last 
year. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Quite a lot of Canadian hay in small 
bales has been coming into the New York 
market this Winter and has had consider¬ 
able influence on prices. While there has 
been no surplus of high-grade hay, in fact 
there has often been a shortage, the mar¬ 
ket has been well supplied with under¬ 
grade stuff. At the present writing the 
market is firm for large bales of good 
to choice hay, with small bales cleaning 
up .fairly well. b. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 11 to 13c; heavy, lb., 
9 to 10c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb., l5 
to 27c; lamb, lb., 30 to 35c; beef, lb., 
0 to 9c 
Live poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 25c; 
chickens, lb., 25 to 35c; fowls, lb., 22 
to 35c; 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., 40 to 45c; fowls, lb., 40c; 
geese, lb., 40 to 45c; turkeys, lb., 65 to 
75c. 
Butter, lb., 55 to 60c; eggs, 40 to 45c; 
duck eggs, 90c ; Italian cheese, lb., 40c. 
Apples, bu.. 75c to $2.50; beans, bu., 
$4 to $6; white kidney beans, lb., 9 to 
10c; red kidney, lb., 7 to 8c; beets, bu., 
90c; cabbage, crate, 50c to $1.50; car¬ 
rots, crate, $1 to $1.25; celery, doz. 
bunches, 50c to $1; garlic, lb., 10c; honey, 
qt., 65 to 75c; per cap, 25 to 30c; let¬ 
tuce, Boston, doz., 40 to 50c; leaf, per 
head, 5c; onions, bu., 85c to $1; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 50c; parsnips, bu., $1.75; 
potatoes, bu., 85c to $1; rutabagas, bu., 
85c to $1; turnips, bu., 90c to $1; Win¬ 
ter squash, lb., 3 to 5c. , 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20 to $22; No. 2, 
$18; No. 3, $16 to $17; straw, ton, $14 
to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25 ; oats, bu., 60c; corn, 
bu., 60c. 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg, 
lb., 20c; portei’house steak, lb., 30c; 
round steak, lb., 28c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; pork chops, lb., 24c; sausage, lb., 
25c; veal cutlets, lb., 35c; veal chops, lb., 
30c; lamb chops, lb., 40c; woodchuck, lb., 
30c; rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c; live pigs, 
4 weeks old, each. $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, white, extra, 45c ; duck eggs, 53c ; 
milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; skim- 
milk, qt.. 5c; cream, qt., 80c; goat’s milk, 
bottle, 25c; creamery butter, fancy prints, 
lb., 59c; best dairy, 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; horseradish, bottle, 
12c; new green onions, bunch, 7%c; kale, 
peck, 20c; lettuce, head, 10c; Boston, 
head, 12c; onions, dry, 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, 80c. 
iSweet cider, gal.. 45c; buckwheat flour, 
lb., 5c; honey, card, 23c; strained, lb., 
18c; popcorn. 3 lbs., 25c; maple syrup, 
gal., $2 to $2.25 ; cider vinegar, gal., 35c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb.. 14 to 16c; 
forequarters, lb., 13 to 15c; hindquarters, 
lb., 17 to 18c; dressed hogs, light, lb., 11 
to 12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring 
lambs, lb.. 25 to 26c; yearling lambs, lb., 
17 to 20c ; mutton, lb., 10 to 11c; veal, 
lb., 18 to 19c. 
Live poultry—Springers, lb., 25 to 
28c; fowls, lb.. 25 to 29c; stags, lb.. 12 
to 15c; roosters, lb.. 12c; guinea fowd, 
each, 40 to 50c; pigeons, each, 15 to 
20c; ducks, lb., 25 to 30c; geese, lb.. 18 
to 20c; turkeys, lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, 
pair, 50 to 60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45 to 50c; 
eggs, 45 to 50c. 
Apples, Baldwins, bu.. 80c to $1.25; 
Greenings, bu.. 75c to $1; Kings, $1 to 
$1.50; Spys, $1 to $1.50; Russets, 75 
to 80c. 
Beets, bu., 75 to SOc; cabbage, doz. 
heads. 80 to 90c; red. doz., SOc to $1; 
ton. $50 to $60; per 100 heads, $4.50 to 
$5.50; carrots, bu.. $1.15 to $1.50; cauli¬ 
flower, crate, $1.90 to $2; celery, doz. 
stalks, 80 to 90c; endive, lb., 35 to 40c; 
horseradish, lb., 3 to 10c; lettuce, doz. 
heads, 40 to SOc ; Iceberg, crate, $3.50 to 
$4; onions, yellow-, bu., $1.25 to $1.40; 
Spanish, crate. $1.75 to $2.50; parsnips, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; parsley, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; potatoes, bu., 90c to $1; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; ruta¬ 
bagas, bu., 75 to SOc; spinach, bu.. $1.90 
to $2; vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 40 
to 50c. 
Hickory nuts, bu., $2; walnuts, bu., 
$1.50 to $2; butternuts, bu., $1.50 to $2. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
marrow, $6: white marrow, $9; red 
kidney, $6; white kidney, $8; pea, $4.50: 
medium, $5; yellow eye, $5; Imperials, 
$7. 
Furs—Skunk, No. 1, $2.25 to $2.50; 
No. 2, $1.25 to $1.50; No. 3, $1 to $1.25; 
No. 4, 60 to 75c; muskrat, large white, 
$1 to $1.60; mink, prime, $5 to $10; 
raccoon, prime, $3.50 to $5.50; small, $1 
to $2; weasel, white, each, 25c to $1. 
Hides, steers, No. 1, lb.,J5c; No. 2, 4c; 
cow-s and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, lb., 4c ; horsehides, each, 
$2 to $3; sheep skins, each, 50c to $1.50; 
calf, No. 1, 18c; No. 2, 16%c; lambs, 
SOc to $1.50; shearlings, 25 to 75c; 
fleece, lb., 35 to 40c; wool, unwashed, 
medium, 35 to 40c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.10 to $1.12; corn, 90 
to 94c; oats, 58c; rye, 80 to 82c. 
Hay, No. 1. Timothy, ton, $22 to $23: 
Alfalfa, ton, $21 to $23 ; mixed hay, ton, 
$17 to $19; oat straw, ton, $14 to $16; 
w-heat straw, ton, $14 to $16; rye straw, 
$ 20 . 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The first appearance of California as¬ 
paragus is a Spring note that will be ap¬ 
preciated. As a rule the produce market 
is steady and quiet. Strawberries retail 
as low as 40c. Apples are easier. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 50 to 54c; 
dairy, 40 to 45c; crocks, 38 to 42c; com¬ 
mon, 26 to 30c. Cheese, dujl; new daisies, 
flats, longhorns, 24 to 25c; Limburger, 
33 to 34c; block Swiss, 34 to 35c. Eggs, 
unchanged; hennery, 30 to 35c; State 
and w-estern candled, 27 to 30c ; storage, 
25 to 26c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkey, 30 to 
38c; fowl, 28 to 32c; springers, 24 to 
31c; capons, 33 to 38c; old roosters, 20 
to 22c; ducks, 28 to 30c; geese, 20 to 
24c. Live poultry, active; turkeys. 32 
to 34c; fowls, 24 to 30c; springers, 22 to 
28c; old roosters, 17 to 18c; ducks, 26 
to 2Sc; geese, 17 to 20c; pigeons, pair, 
25 to 30c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, easy; Spy, King, Wagner, 
Spitz, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; Baldwin, 
Wealthy, $1 to $1.25; Ben Davis, 75c to 
$1; seconds, 50 to 75c; western, box, 
$1.75 to $2. Potatoes, steady, home¬ 
grown. bu., $1 to $1.10; seconds, 40 to 
50c; Bermudas, bbl., $18 to $19; sweets, 
Jersey hamper, $3.50 to $3.75. 
GRAPES-BERRIES 
Grapes, steady ; Malagas, keg, $6.75 to 
$8. Strawberries, quiet; Florida, qt., 
40 to 45c. Cranberries, Cape Cod, bu., 
$4 to $4.50. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, dull; white kidney, cwt., 810.50 
to $11; marrow, $9.50 to $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $7.50 to $8; pea, medium, $6.25 to 
$6.75. Onions, easy; homegrown, bu., 
$2 to $2.50; State and western, bag, $2 
to $2.75 ; Spanish, crate, $1.75 to $2. 
Vegetables 
Vegetables, firm; asparagus, Califor¬ 
nia, crate, $15 to $16 ; beans, green and 
wax. hamper, $7.50 to $8; beets, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; cabbage, bu., $1 to $1.25; 
Florida, hamper, $2.25 to $2.50; car¬ 
rots. bu., $1.50 to $1.75; cauliflower, 
California, crate, $1.25 to $1.75; celery, 
Florida, crate, $2.50 to $3; cucumbers, 
doz., $2.50 to $2.75; eggplant, Florida, 
crate, $4.50 to $5; endive, lb.. 20 to 40c; 
lettuce, Iceberg, crate, $3.25 to $3.50; 
parsley, doz. bunches, $1.75 to $3.50; 
peas, hamper, $8 to $8.50; peppers, 
crate, $5.50 to $6; radishes, 25 to 30c; 
spinach, Texas, bu.. $1.75 to $2; toma¬ 
toes, 10-lb. basket, $3.50 to $4; turnips, 
white, bu., SOc to $1; yellow. 60 to 65c; 
vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, $1 to 
$1.25 
SWEETS 
Honey, light comb, lb., 22 to 23c; dark, 
14 to 16c; strained, pint, 35 to 40c. 
Maple products, dull; sugar, lb., 10 to 
18c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.75. 
Peed 
Hay, steady; timothy, bulk, ton, $15 
to $19; clover, mixed, $15 to $18; rye 
straw, $12 to $14 ; oat and wheat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, $28; 
middlings, $28; red-dog, $34.50; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $34.70; oilmeal, $42; hominy, 
$33; gluten. $38.30; oat feed, $17; rye 
middlings, $28.40. j. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
March 6, 1924. 
•March milk prices are as follows for 
3 per cent milk in 201-210 mile zone: 
League Pool, Glass 1. $2.33; Glass 2A, 
$2.10; Class 2B. $2.25 ; Class 2C, $2.25 ; 
Class 3, $2. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy , . 
....$0.48 
@$0.48% 
Good to choice . . 
.46 
@ 
.47 
Lower grades .. . 
.43 
@ 
.45 
Dairy, best. 
.46 
@ 
.47 
Common to good 
.43 
@ 
.45 
Packing stock .... 
.24 
@ 
.31 
Danish. 
.48 
@ 
.48% 
Argentine . 
.43 
@ 
.47 
New Zealand . 
.47% @ 
.48 
. CHEESE 
Full cream held specials$0.25%@$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.. .$0.33@$0.35 
Medium to good.30@ .32 
Mixed colors, nearby, best.. .32@ .33 
Gathered, best .27@ .28 
Common to good.22@ .25 
Storage, best .21@ .22 
Common to good.17@ .20 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.28 @$0.32 
Chickens .25@ .35 
Broilers .55 @ .65 
Roosters .15@ .17 
Ducks .30 @ .36 
Geese .18@ .21 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.34@$0.36 
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@11.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 7.50@ 9.00 
6 to 8 lbs. 3.50@ 7.00 
Spring guineas, pair . 1.00@ 1.50 
Bruit 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$3.00@$9.00 
Greening . 2.50@ 7.00 
Baldwin . 2.50@ 5.50 
Spy . 3.00@ 9.00 
Wealthy . 2.00@ 4.00 
King . 3.00@ 4.50 
Twenty Ounce . 2.00@ 4.00 
Stayman . 2.25@ 4.25 
Jonathan . 2.00@ 3.00 
Grimes . 2.50@ 3.00 
York . 3.00@ 5.00 
Pears—Iveiffer, bbl.1.50@ 4.50 
Cranberries, bbl.5.00@ 7.50 
Half-bbl. box . 2.50@ 3.75 
Strawberries, qt.20@ .60 
Kumquats, qt.10@ .12 
Vegetables 
Beets, bu.$1.00@$1.75 
Asparagus, Cal., doz bchs.. 7.00@25.00 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag . 3.25@ 3.50 
Cabbage, 100-lb. bag .3.00671 3.50 
Ton .40.00@50.00 
New, bu. basket . 1.50@ 4.25 
Kale, bbl. 1.00@ 1.50 
Parsley, 100 bunches . 6.00@ 7.00 
Eggplant, bu.2.00@ 2.50 
Lettuce, bu. 2.50@ 3.00 
Onions, 100 lbs. 2.25@ 3.00 
Peppers, bu. 2.25@ 5.75 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 5.00@ 8.00 
Spinach, bu. 1.00@ 1.50 
Peas, Southern, bu. basket.... 5.00@ 6.00 
Squash, bbl.5.00 @ 6.50 
String beans, bu.3.00@ 7.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.50@ 3.50 
Turnips, bbl. 1.50@ 2.50 
Cucumbers, bu.3.00@ 7.00 
Watercress, 100 bunches . .. 3.00@ 5.00 
Brussels sprouts, qt.17@ .40 
Celery, washed, doz. hearts.. 1.00@ 1.50 
POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb. sack.$3.25@$3.60 
Long Island, 150 lbs.3.75@ 4.00 
State. 150 lbs.2.50@ 2.90 
Florida, new, bu. 6.00@10.00 
Bermuda, bbl. 9.00@ 14.50 
Sweet potatoes, bbl. 1.50@ 4.25 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy.$29.00@$30.00 
No. 2. 26.00@ 27.00 
No. 3. 22.00@ 24.00 
Straw—Rye. 21.00@ 23.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice.$0.17@$0.18 
Good to prime.13@ .16 
Culls.06 @ .10 
Lambs, hothouse, each.10.00@14.00 
Pigs, 40 to SO lbs.10@ .13 
Heavier .05 @ .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$13.00@$14.00 
Lower grades. 10.00@ 12.50 
Sheep . 4.00@ 8.50 
Lambs. 13.50@ 15.00 
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 .$0.58@ .60 
Cheese.34 @ .38 
Eggs, best, doz.50@ .55 
Gathered.35@ .45 
Fowls.30@ .40 
Chickens, lb.45@ .50 
Turkeys, lb.45@ .48 
Joab: I’ve got a new pig and named 
it Ink. Joe: What’s the idea. Is he 
black? Joab: No, but he is always get- 
ing out of the pen and running all over. 
—Everybody’s Magazine. 
