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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 5, 1924 
Market News and 
Price s 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department off 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
With the season getting along toward 
the first of April, a touch of Spring is in 
the air, and the first of the nearby hot¬ 
bed greens are coming into the market. 
Dandelions sold at good prices, bringing 
$1.50 to $2 per %-bu. basket. Some 
Pennsylvania Jerusalem artichokes were 
offered, and sold at $1.50 per %-bu. 
basket. Leeks generally brought $4 to $5 
per 100 bunches, and salsify $8 to $10 
per 100 bunches. Old beets and carrots 
showed a little strength, and most nearby 
vegetables found a fairly active market. 
Sweet potatoes held firm with light offer¬ 
ings, best Delawares and Marylands sell¬ 
ing at $3 to $3.40 per bushel hamper, 
and Jersey stock, both yellow and red 
varieties, ranged .from $2.25 to $2.05 per 
% bushel. New Jersey farmers in the 
southern part ofi, the State are already 
breaking ground ,in preparation for the 
planting of potatoes and other crops. The 
figures of “intentions to plant,” as ob¬ 
tained by the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture, are already out and they indicate 
a reduction of about 10 per cent in po¬ 
tato acreage for New Jersey compared 
with a year ago, but show an increase in 
the Northern Atlantic States of 4 per cent 
over last season. New England expects 
a gain of 9 per cent, but Lake States, 
the Northwest and most Mountain States 
expect a decrease. Sweet potato acreage 
will evidently be about the same in New 
Jersey, but in the South a much larger 
acreage than usual is contemplated, prob¬ 
ably due to the poor success in cotton 
raising in certain sections. There was a 
moderate amount of carlot receipts of 
vegetables, which moved along the usual 
channels of trade fairly rapidly with but 
few changes in prices. Iceberg lettuce 
from the West advanced a little, and 
Florida celery sold fairly well. Apples 
are holding about steady on good stock, 
New York A2%-iu. Baldwin ranging at 
$3.75 to $4.50 a barrel, while Pennsyl¬ 
vania Winesap brought $4 and Ganos 
$3.50 a barrel. Trading in nearby medi¬ 
um and poor apples was slow, but fancy 
stock moved out readily enough. There 
has been no improvement in the potato 
situation and little seems to be looked 
for. Supplies were liberal and the de¬ 
mand slow at $2.60 to $3 per 150 lbs. for 
Best Maine Green Mountains w r ith $2.50 
per 159-lb. £ack about top price for best 
round whites from New York State. Lit¬ 
tle interest was shown in onions, and the 
market was weak, with best Ohio selling 
at $2.25 per 100-lb. sack, and York State 
yellows ranging at $1.75 to $2. Florida 
string beans, beets, eggplant and other 
tender vegetables moved steadily with 
but little change in prices. California 
asparagus is down to $6 to $7 per doz. 
for the jumbo bunches, and Southern 
spinach brought $1.75 per bu. and $3 to 
$3.25 per bbl. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Eggs have been moving out fairly well 
at the low prices prevailing. Prices have 
tended to weaken rather than strengthen, 
and some have been going into storage. 
From March 1, when local supplies of 
storage stocks were practically exhaust¬ 
ed, to March 22, the total gain in storage 
eggs was about . 2,200 cases, and there 
has also been a freer “into storage” 
movement in the large cities than a year 
ago. However, this does not necessarily 
mean permanent storage, as dealers may 
prefer under present market conditions to 
store for the time rather than force prices 
any lower by loading down the market 
with more eggs than it can well absorb. 
Receipts of eggs for the week ending 
March 22 were 32,243 cases, or about 
6,000 cases more than for the previous 
week, and about 9,000 cases less than for 
the same week a year ago. Prices on 
nearby and Western extra firsts have 
dropped to 24c per doz., 2c lower than 
they were a week later in the season last 
year. The poultry industry has expand¬ 
ed greatly during the past few years, 
and unless the demand continues to be as 
good or better than in the past, further 
expansion is likely to mean lower average 
prices for poultry products. 
Early in the week live poultry were 
wanted for the Jewish holiday or Purim. 
This demand stimulated the market and 
prices advanced to 30c for colored fowl, 
but as the holiday is now past and re¬ 
ceipts continue liberal, prices eased off 
about 2c per lb. White Leghorn fowl 
dropped to 24 to 2oc after the holiday, 
and there was an advance in broiling 
chickens of 5c per lb., to 50 to 55c, which 
has since been held. Spring chickens av- 
eraging 2^ lbs. brought 40 to 4oc, and 
for heavier”stock 30 to 32c was about all 
that could be obtained. Staggy young 
roosters were quoted at 26 to 2Sc per lb. 
The market on dressed poultry was well 
sustained, the finer qualities selling read¬ 
ily. The preference was for the 4 to 5-lb. 
fowl, which sold at 29 to 30c per lb., 
heavier stock selling lc under _ these 
prices, and light weight fowl ranging at 
23 to 25c. Chickens, broilers, brought as 
high as 41c, heavy ranged at 30 to 34c, 
and medium sized were the least desir¬ 
able, working out at 26 to 31c per lb. 
HAY AND STRAW 
There has been a good demand for the 
better grades of hay and the market on 
No. 1 Timothy was firm at $28 per ton, 
with some exceptionally good stuff bring¬ 
ing a little more. There was plenty of 
poor and medium grades of hay, which 
moved out slowly, No. 3 Timothy selling 
around $25 a ton, and sample hay going 
as low as $18. Straight rye straw held 
steady at $19 to $20 a ton for the best, 
with No. 1 wheat and oat straw bringing 
$18 to $19 per ton. 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., 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 ; pigs, live, 
4 weeks old, each, $4.50. 
Live poultry—Light chickens, lb., 28c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb.. 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
35c ; fowls, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 35c; ducks, 
lb.. 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, white, extra, 30c; duck eggs, 
53c; milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim-milk, qt., 5c; cream, qt., 80c; goat’s 
milk, bottle, 25c; butter, creamery, fancy 
prints, lb., 58c; best dairy, lb., 56c; 
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., 5c; new, lb., 8c; carrots, lb., 
5c; bushel, $1.25; cauliflower, lb., 18c; 
celery, bunch. 10c; 3 bunches, 25c; cit¬ 
ron, lb., 10c; fresh 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., 6c; potatoes, bu., 
$1.10; radishes, new, bunch, 7%c; Hub¬ 
bard squash, lb., 7c; sauerkraut, qt., 
15c; Swiss chard, lb., 10c; turnips, lb., 
4c ; bushel, 80c. 
Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat flour, 
lb., 5c; honey, card, 23c; strained, lb., 
ISc; popcorn, 3 lbs., 25c; maple syrup, 
gal., $2 to $2.25; cider vinegar, gal., 
35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb., 
8 to 9c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
27c; lamb, lb., 30 to 35c; beef, lb., 6c. 
Live poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 22c; 
chickens, lb., 27 to 35c; fowls, lb., 27 to 
35c; geese, lb., 20 to 25c; guinea hens, 
each, 80c to $1; pigeons, pair, 75c; tur¬ 
keys, lb., 50c. 
Dressed poultry—Ducks, lb., 45 to 50c ; 
chickens, lb.. 45 to 50c; fowls, lb., 40 to 
45c; geese, lb., 40c; turkeys, lb., 55 to 
75c. 
Butter, lb., 50 to 55c; eggs, 26 to 35c; 
duck eggs, 45 to 50c ; Italian cheese, lb., 
40c. 
Apples, bu., 75c to $2.25 ; beans, bu., $4 
to $5.75; per lb., 9 to 10c; beans, red 
kidney, lb., 7 to 8c; beets, bu., 75c to 
$1.25; cabbage, crate, 50c to $1; carrots, 
crate, $1.25 to $1.75; celery, doz. 
bunches, 50c to $1; garlic, lb., 10c; 
honey, qt., 65 to 75c ; per cap, 25 to 30c; 
lettuce, Boston, doz. heads, 40 to 50c; 
leaf, per head, 5 to 7c; onions, bu., $1 
to $1.25; parsley, doz. bunches, 50c; 
parsnips, bu., $2 to $2.25; potatoes, bu„ 
70 to 90c; rutabagas, 85c to $1; turnips, 
$1 ; Winter squash, lb., 3 to 5e. 
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. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb.. 15 to 17c; 
forequarters, lb., 13 to 15c; hindquarters, 
lb., 17 to ISc; dressed hogs, light, lb., 11 
to 12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring lambs, 
lb., 26 to 28c; yearling lambs, lb., IS to 
20c; mutton, lb., 10 to 11c. 
Live poultry—Springers, lb., 25 to 28c; 
fowls, lb., 25 to 29c; stags, lb., 12 to 
15c; roosters, lb., 12c; guinea fowl, each, 
50 to 60c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20c; 
ducks, lb., 25 to 30c; geese, lb., 18 to 20c; 
turkeys, lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, live, pair, 
50 to 60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 45 to 50c; 
eggs, 28 to 30c. 
Apples, Baldwins, bu., 60 to 90c; 
Greenings, bu., 75c to $1; Kings, bu., $1; 
Spys, $1 to $1.25; Russets, 75 to 80c; 
beets, bu., 75 to SOc; cabbage, doz. heads, 
50 to 75c; per 100 heads, $4.50 to $5; 
cabbage, red, ton, $50; carrots, bu.. $1.50 
to $1.75; cauliflower, crate, $2.25 to 
$2.50; celery, doz. stalks. 75c to $1; en¬ 
dive, French, lb., 35 to 40e; horseradish, 
lb., 10c; lettuce, doz. heads, 30 to 40c; 
Iceberg, crate, $3.50 to $4.50; onions, yel- 
low. bu., $1 to $1.15; Spanish, crate, 
$2.25; parsley, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; 
potatoes, bu., 75 to S5c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 20 to 25c; rhubarb, doz. 
bunches, $1.25 to $1.50; rutabagas, bu., 
75 to SOc; spinach, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; 
vegetable oysters, doz. bunches. 40 to SOc. 
Hickorynuts, bu., $2; walnuts, bu., 
$1.50 to $2; butternuts, bu., $1.50 to $2. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand-picked, red 
marrow, $6.50; white marrow, $10; red 
kidney, $6.50; white kidney. $9; pea, $4 ; 
medium, $5; yellow eye, $5; Imperials, 
$7. 
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, No. 
1, large Winter, each, $1 to $1.60; mink, 
prime, $4 to $8; raccoon, prime, each, 
$3.50 to $5.50; small, $1 to $2. 
Hides, steers, No. 1, lb., 5c; No. 2, 4e; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each. $2 
to $3; sheep skins, each, 50c to $2.50; 
calf, No. 1, 17c; No. 2, 15% to 16%c; 
lambs, 25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; wool, 
fleece, lb., 40c ; unwashed, medium, 40c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.10 to $1.15; corn, 
shelled, bu., 93 to 94c; oats, bu., 55 to 
56c; rye, 80 to 82c. 
Hay, Timothy, No. 1, ton. $22 to $23; 
Alfalfa, ton, $21 to $23; mixed hay, ton, 
$17 to $19; oat straw, ton, $14 to $16; 
wheat straw, ton, $14 to $16; rye straw, 
ton, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
A temporary shortage of certain vege¬ 
tables caused them to advance, but apples 
are weak and potatoes are not very 
strong. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 46 to 52c; 
dairy, 38 to 42c; crocks, 35 to 36c; com¬ 
mon, 25 to 28c. Cheese, unchanged; new 
flats, daisies, longhorns, 23 to 24c; Lim- 
burger, 34 to 35c; block Swiss, 34 to 35c. 
Eggs, steady; hennery, 26 to 29c; State 
and western candled, 25 to 27c; storage, 
23 to 26c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady ; turkey, 30 to 
37c; fowl, 28 to 32c; springers, 24 to 
31c; capons, 35 to 40c; old roosters, 20 
to 22c; ducks, 28 to 30c; geese, 20 to 23c. 
Live poultry, steady ; turkey, 28 to 32c; 
fowls, 22 to 25c; chickens, 22 to 26c; 
old roosters. 17 to 18c; ducks, 27 to 29c; 
geese, 25 to 30c. Pigeons, pair, 25 to 30c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, quiet; Spitzenburg, Spy, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; King, $1 to $1.35; Bald¬ 
win, Greening, 90c to $1; Ben Davis, 50 
to 75c; seconds, 40 to 50c. Potatoes, 
slow, homegrown, bu., 60 to 90c; Ber¬ 
mudas, bbl., $15 to $16; sweets, Jersey 
hamper, $4 to $4.25. 
GRAPES—BERRIES 
Grapes, steady; Malaga, keg. $6.75 to 
$8. Strawberries, quiet; Southern, qt., 
55 to 75c. Cranberries, dull; Cape Cod, 
50-lb. box, $3.25 to $4. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, dull; white kidney, cwt., $10 to 
$10.50; marrow. $9.50 to $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $7.50 to $8; medium, $6.75 to $7; 
pea, $6 to $6.25. Onions, steady ; home¬ 
grown, bu., $1.50 to $2 ; State and west¬ 
ern. cwt., $2.25 to $2.50 ; Spanish, crate, 
$2 to $2.25. 
Vegetables 
Vegetables, steady; asparagus, Cali¬ 
fornia, crate, $6 to $8; beans, green and 
wax, hamper, $7 to $7.50; beets, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; Southern, crate, $2 to 
$2.25; cabbage, bu.. 75c to $1; Florida, 
hamper, $1.75 to $2; carrots, bu., $1.75 
to $2; Southern, crate, $2 to $2.25; cauli¬ 
flower, California, crate, $1.75 to $2.25; 
celery. Florida, bunch, $2 to $2.25; cu¬ 
cumbers, doz., $2 to $2.25; eggplant, 
Florida, crate, $3.75 to $4 ; endive, doz., 
25 to 40c; lettuce, hothouse basket, 75 to 
90c; Iceberg, crate, $3.50 to $5 ; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 50c to $1.50; parsnips, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; peas, bag, $6 to $8; pep¬ 
pers, Florida, crate, $6 to $6.50; pie¬ 
plant. California, box. $3.50 to $4.50; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 30 to 35c; spinach, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.65; tomatoes, Southern, 
box, $4.50 to $5.25; turnips, white, bu., 
SOc to $1; vegetable oyster, doz. bunches, 
$1 to $1.25. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; white comb, lb., 20 to 
23c; dark, 17 to 18c; qt., 70 to 80c. 
Maple products, active, sugar, lb., new, 
28 to 30c; syrup, gal., $1.75 to $2. 
FEED 
Hay, steady; Timothy, bulk, ton. $15 
to $19; clover mixed, $14 to $18; rye 
straw, $12 to $13 ; oat and wheat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, 
$26; middlings, $26; Red-dog, $34 ; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $43.20; oilmeal, $39.50; 
hominy, $32.50; gluten. $38.30; oat feed, 
$14 ; rye middlings, $26.40. J. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
MILK 
All groups have agreed substantially on 
continuing the March price of milk dur¬ 
ing April. The Pool price for Class 1 
liquid milk remains at $2.33 per 100 lbs., 
and other classes the same as last month, 
except Class 3, which is reduced 5c, mak¬ 
ing the April price of this class, $1.95. 
The Sheffield price remains at $2.20; 
and the Non-pool at $2.30 for Class 1; 
and $2.15 on all-milk basis. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
reports prices of milk for Eastern cities, 
at country shipping points, when reduced 
to the 3 per cent basis as follows: 
New Haven, Conn., $3.07; Washing¬ 
ton. D. C., $2.71 ; Chicago, Ill., $2.47; 
Indianapolis, Ind., $1.72; Baltimore, 
Md., $2.53; Boston, Mass., $1.99; St. 
Louis, Mo., $2.05; Trenton, N. J., $2.46; 
New York, N. Y., $2.33; Cleveland, Ohio. 
$2.S0; Pittsburgh, Pa., $2.55; Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa., $2.39; Scranton, Pa., $2.30; 
Dallas, Texas, $2.20. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .. 
....$0.44 
@$0.44% 
Good to choice . 
.42 
@ 
.43 
Lower grades . . 
.38 
@ 
.40 
Dairy, best . 
.42 %@ 
.43 
Common to good 
• in .38 
@ 
.42 
Packing stock . .. . 
.24 
@ 
.31 
Danish . 
. • • • .44 
@ 
.45 
Argentine . 
.38 
@ 
.42 
New Zealand .... 
.43 
@ 
.43% 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials $0.24% @$0.25 
Average run . . .. 
@ 
•23% 
Skims . 
.10 
@ 
.19 
New made, fancy .. 
.19 
@ 
.20 
Average run . . . . 
.17% @ 
.18 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy ... .$0.34@$0.35 
Medium to good.30@ 
Mixed colors, nearby best .. .29@ 
Gathered, best .26@ 
Common to good. .21@ 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.28@$0.29 
.33 
.30 
.27 
.24 
Chickens .27 @ 
Broilers .55@ 
Roosters .15@ 
Ducks .31 @ 
Geese .18@ 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.34@$0.35 
.35 
.65 
.17 
.34 
.21 
.32 
.45 
.38 
.50 
.40 
.26 
.27 
.26 
Common to good.25 
Capons, best, .44@ 
Undergrades .30@ 
Chickens, best .46@ 
Fair to good.28@ 
Roosters .18@ 
Ducks .20@ 
Geese .20@ 
Squabs. 11 to 12 lbs., doz. .. 9.00@10.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 7.00@ 8.00 
6 to 8 lbs.3.50 @ 6.25 
Spring guineas, pair . 1.00@ 1.75 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$2.75@$S.OO 
Greening . 2.50@ 6.00 
Baldwin . 2.50@ 5.00 
Spy . 3.00@ 6.00 
King . 3.00@ 4.00 
Stayman . 2.25@ 4.25 
Rome . 2.50@ 4.50 
Pears—Iveiffer. bbl.1.50@ 4.50 
Cranberries, bbl. 5.00@ 7.50 
Half-bbl. box . 2.50@ 3.75 
Strawberries, qt.20@ .80 
Kumquats, qt.10@ .13 
Vegetables 
Asparagus, doz.$5.75@$10.00 
Beets, bu. 
. 1.50@ 
1.75 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 
. .10@ 
.28 
Cabbage, old, 100-lb. bag. 
. 2.25 @ 
2.50 
New, bbl. 
. 3.50@ 
3.75 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag. 
. 3.75@ 
4.00 
Celery, doz. hearts, . 
. 1.25@ 
1.75 
Dandelions, bu. 
3.50 
Escarol. bbl. 
. 5.50@ 
6.00 
Horseradish, bbl. 
.10.00@ 
17.00 
Kale, bbl. 
. 1.75@ 
2.25 
Lettuce, bu. bkt. 
. 2.75@ 
6.00 
Onions, 100-lb. bag. 
. 1.50@ 
2.50 
Oyster plant, 100 bchs.... 
. 10.00@ 
12.00 
Parsley, bbl. 
.25.00@ 
30.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 
Peas, bu. 
. 4.50@ 
5.00 
. 2.00@ 
5.00 
Radishes, bn. bkt. 
.50@ 
3.50 
Rhubarb, 40-lb. box . 
. 3.50@ 
4.00 
Spinach, bbl. 
. 2.00@ 
6.00 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. .. 
. 3.00@ 
4.50 
String beans, bu. 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate . . .. 
. 1.50@ 
7.00 
. 1.50@ 
4.25 
Turnips, 140-lb. bag. 
. 1.60@ 
2.25 
Water cress, 100 bchs. . .. 
. 3.50@ 
4.50 
POTATOES 
Maine. 150-lb. sack.$2.75@$3.30 
Long Island. 150 lbs. 3.75@ 4.00 
State. 150 lbs. 2.50@ 2.65 
Florida, new, bbl. 3.00@ 8.50 
Bermuda, bbl.10.00@ 13.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 1.50@ 4.50 
HAY AND GRAIN 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy.$29.00@$30.00 
No. 2 . 26.00@ 28.00 
No. 3 . 22.00@ 23.00 
Straw—Rye . 20.00@ 22.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Choice .$0.18@$0.19 
Good to prime.12@ .17 
Culls .05 @ .09 
Lambs, hothouse, each.6.00@12.00 
Pigs. 40 to SO lbs.10@ .12 
Heavier .07@ .09 
Live stock 
Calves, best .$13.00@$15.00 
Lower grades. 10.00@ 12.50 
Sheep . 4.00@ 8.00 
Lambs . 13.50@ 14.00 
Hogs . 6.50 @ 8.40 
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.10 
Certified, qt.28 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
'Cream, heavy, % pt.29 
Butter, best .$0.54@ .56 
Cheese .34 @ .38 
Eggs, best, doz.50 <a> .55 
Gathered . 35@ .45 
Fowls .30@ .40. 
Chickens, lb..45@ .50 
Turkeys, lb.45@ .48 
