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Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 12, 1924 
Market News 
Prices 
Review of the New York Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
The season is getting pretty well along 
for many of our Northern storage crops, 
and some of those are cleaning up or have 
already been exhausted. During the last 
week in March there were no reports of 
carlot receipts of Northern cabbage, and 
New York State carrots were down to 
nine carloads for the week. There has 
been no shortage of carrots and the de¬ 
mand was only moderate, the old stock 
being supplemented by new carrots from 
Texas. Onion recipts continue fairly lib” 
eral from New York, Ohio, Massachusetts 
and several other States, and there were 
some imports, the result being a very slow 
market excepting for the comparatively 
few strictly fancy onions offered. I he 
new crop in Texas, Louisiana and Cali¬ 
fornia is estimated at 2,449,000 bushels, 
compared with 2,169,400 bushels a year 
ago. Most of the celery is of Florida 
origin, and the cauliflower is all coming 
from the Pacific coast. Spinach receipts 
have been heavy from Texas, and Vir¬ 
ginia contributed quite liberally, although 
very little of it is fancy as yet. Kale was 
also very dull. Lettuce was irregular, 
California lettuce, Iceberg type, making 
up the bulk of the supply. The mush¬ 
room market has been irregular and in¬ 
clined to be weak, while hothouse rhu¬ 
barb was easier. The potato market 
Continues to be unsatisfactory lor old 
stock. Supplies have been liberal, and 
with light trading a dull market pre¬ 
vailed. Government reports for March l 
state that 49 . 000,000 bushels were report¬ 
ed to be in the hands of growers and deal¬ 
ers that were available for sale, lhe ng- 
ures are for 11 surplus potato producing 
States in the North an( i Central West. A 
year ago there were 71 , 500,000 bushels. 
Of the 49,000.000 bushels, 15,000,000 
were intended for consumption within the 
counties where produced, and the 34,- 
000,000 bushels left were available lor 
shipment. Last year. 52,145,000 bushels 
were available for shipment on March 1, 
according to estimates, but many of them 
were in out-of-the-way districts m West¬ 
ern States and never reached the market, 
due to low prices prevailing.. Total ship¬ 
ments of potatoes from leading late crop 
sections to April 1, 1924, were a little 
larger than to the same date a year ago. 
Receipts of new Florida potatoes have 
been light and will continue so until they 
get well into the Hastings section. Ship¬ 
ments from that section will probably 
start about the middle of April. Apples 
continue dull. Argentine has recently 
been sending fruit to New York, includ¬ 
ing peaches, pears, plums, grapes and 
melons. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
There was quite an increase in egg re¬ 
ceipts last week, but there was little 
change in the range of values. For a 
while there seemed to be a better demand 
for the nearby eggs, but some accumula¬ 
tions were reported later in the week and 
dealers were reluctant to put those m 
storage at prevailing prices. The natural 
result was an easy market, with large 
bunches of mixed marks selling around 
27 to 28c a dozen. The market on the 
finer qualities of nearby eggs was fairly 
well sustained, but even these had to be 
shaded at times in order to clean up. 
Trading was very limited in storage 
packed eggs, and the amount of eggs in 
storage the first of April was about 40,- 
000 cases, compared with 75,000 cases a 
year ago, and over 150,000 cases in 1922 
on the same date. After the heavy losses 
many of the egg dealers sustained last 
season they are not in the mood to jump 
in and buy for 1924 storage unless they 
feel the price is low enough to make it 
safe. Eggs are now going into storage 
on the Pacific coast quite rapidly, conse¬ 
quently receipts from that part of the 
country have been comparatively light. 
Live poultry receipts via express were 
reported light and values in fowl and 
chickens changed very little during the 
week. Chickens received at this season 
of the year are mostly staggy and usually 
work out with difficulty, but receipts of 
such stock have been lighter than usual 
and there has been little trouble so far 
in disposing of them. Old roosters have 
been scarce and selling on a firm market. 
Live broilers were irregular. Early in 
the week there were too many broilers, 
resulting in a weak market but soon the 
demand absorbed available supplies and 
lhe market strengthened and then ad¬ 
vanced. Long Island Spring ducks are 
now coming in quite plentifully and with 
heavier receipts expected a weak market 
was the natural result. Very few fresh- 
killed chickens are to be had, and fresh- 
killed broilers were scarce, as most ship¬ 
pers prefer to ship them alive when as 
good prices can be obtained as prevailed 
last week. Offerings of fresh-killed fowl 
were rather light, and while No. 1 boxed- 
packed stock moved out fairly well, sales 
of barreled-packed offerings were slow 
and the market in large-sized stock fowl 
was inclined to be weak. Squabs were 
plentiful. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
There has been an over supply of Can¬ 
adian hay. which has dragged heavily on 
the market. The market on good hay, 
however, has been fairly firm, but straw 
has been quiet. Supplies of straw were 
light, but as there was little call for it, 
prices held about steady. b. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg. 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb., 2Sc; 
round steak, lb., 24c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; pork chops, lb., 24c; sausage, lb., 
25c. 
Live poultry—Chickens, light, lb.. 28c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
35e; fowls, heavy, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 28c; duck eggs. 
38c; milk, qt., 10 c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim-milk, qt.. 5c; cream, qt., 80c; goat’s 
milk, bottle, 25c. 
Butter, creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
55c; best dairy, lb.. 53c; cheese, cream, 
lb.. 34c; cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Lima beans, qt.. 12c; beans, dry, lb., 
10c; beets, lb., 5c; bu.. $1.35; cabbage, 
lb.. 4c; new, lb., Sc; carrots, lb., 5c;; bu., 
$1.25; cauliflower, lb.. 18c; celery, bunch, 
10c; 3 bunches, 25c; citron, lb., 10c; 
fresh horseradish, bottle, 12 c; new green 
onions, bunch, 7%c; kale, peck, 20c; let¬ 
tuce, head, 7%c; Boston, head. 12c; 
onions, dry. lb., 6 c; bu., $2.75; parsnips, 
lb., 6 c; potatoes, bu., $ 1 ; radishes, new, 
bunch, 714c; Hubbard squash, lb., 7c; 
sauerkraut, qt., 15c; Swiss chard, lb., 10c 
turnips, lb., 4c.; bu., 84c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light., lb., 10 to 11c; heavy, lb., 
S to 9c; veal, lb., 14c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
27c; lamb, lb., 30 to 35c. 
lave Poultry—Ducks, lb., 20 to 22c; 
chickens, lb., 25 to 33c: fowls, lb., 25 to 
32c; geese, lb., 20 to 25c; guinea hens, 
each, 80c to $ 1 ; pigeons, pair, 75 c; tur¬ 
keys, lb., 50c. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lb.. 45 to 
50c; chickens, lb., 50c; fowls, lb.. 45c; 
geese, lb., 40c ; turkeys, lb.. 55 to 75c. 
Butter, lb., 50c; eggs, 26 to 35c; duck 
eggs, 45c; Italian cheese, lb., 40c. 
Apples, bu., 50c to $2.50; beans, bu., 
$3.75 to $5.50; beans, lb., 8 to 10c; red 
kidney beans, lb., 7 to Sc; beets, bu., 75c 
to $1; cabbage, crate, 50c to $1; carrots, 
crate, $1.50; celery, doz. bunches, 50c to 
$1; garlic, lb.. 10c; honey, qt., 65 to 75c; 
cap, 25 to 30c; lettuce, Boston, doz. 
heads, 40 to 50c; lettuce, leaf, per head, 
5 to 7c; maple syrup, gal., $2 to $2.50; 
onions, bu., 75c to $1; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 50c; parsnips, bu., $1.85 to $2; 
potatoes, bu., 70 to 85c; rutabagas, bu., 
50c; turnips, bu., $1. 
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., 64c; 
corn, bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 15 to 17c; 
forequarters, lb.. 13 to 15c; hindquar¬ 
ters, lb., 17 to 18c; dressed hogs, light, 
lb., 11 to 12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; 
Spring lambs, lb.. 26 to 28c-; yearling 
lambs, lb., 18 to 20 c; mutton, lb., 10 to 
11c; veal, lb., 18 to 19c. 
Live Poultry—Springers, lb., 25 to 
2Sc; fowls, lb., 25 to 29c ; stags, lb., 12 to 
15c; old roosters, lb., 12c; guinea fowl, 
each, 50 to 60c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20e; 
ducks, lb.. 25 to 30c; geese, lb.. IS to 20c ; 
turkeys, lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, pair, 50 
to 60c. 
Butter, country crock, lb., 40 to 50c; 
eggs, 28 to 30c. 
Apples. Baldwin. 60c to $1.25 ; Green¬ 
ing, bu., 75c to $1 ; King, $1; Spy, $1 to 
$1.25; Russet, 75 to 80c; strawberries, 
qt., 70c; beets, bu.. $1.25 to $1.50; cab¬ 
bage, doz. heads, 50 to 75c; per 100. 
$4.50 to $5; carrots, bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; 
cauliflower, crate, $2.25 to $2.50; celery, 
doz. stalks, 75c to $1.10; endive, lb.. 35 
to 40c; horseradish, lb., 5 to 10c; lettuce, 
Iceberg, crate, $5 to $ 6 ; lettuce, doz. 
heads, 35 to 50c; onions, yellow, bu.. 80c 
to $1.15; Spanish, crate, $2.25; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; potatoes, bu.. 75 
to 80c; radishes, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; 
rhubarb, doz. bunches. $1.35 to $1.50; 
rutabagas, bu.. 75 to SOe; spinach, bu.. 
$1.75 to $1.85; 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. $6.25; white marrow, $ 10 ; red 
kidney, $6.25 ; white kidney, $9 ; pea, $4 ; 
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 7.5c; muskrats, large. Win¬ 
ter, each. $1 to $1.60; mink, prime. $4 
to $ 8 ; raccoon, prime. $3.50 to $5.50; 
small, $1 to $ 2 . 
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 to $3; sheepskins, each 50c to $2.50; 
calf. No. 1. 17c; No. 2, 15% to 1614c; 
lambs, 25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; wool, 
fleece, lb., 40c; unwashed, medium, 40c. 
Wheat, $1.10 to $1.13; corn, shelled. 
93 to 94c: oats, 54 to 56c; rye. 78 to 80c. 
Hay—Timothy, No. 1. ton, $22 to $23 : 
Alfalfa, ton. $21 to $23; mixed, ton. $17 
to $19; oar straw, ton. $14 to $16; wheat 
straw. $14 to $16; rye, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The decline in butter is the market 
feature It is still weak “in the absence 
of buyers,” is the report. Potatoes are 
also down. Strawberries are scarce. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGG S 
Butter, lower; creamery, 41 to 46c; 
dairy, 38 to 42c; crocks, 24 to 28c; 
common, IS to 20c. Cheese, easy; new 
daisies, flats, longhorns, 22 to 24c; Lim- 
burger, 34 to 35c; block Swiss, 34 to 35c. 
Eggs, steady; hennery, 26 to 29c; State 
and western candled, 24 to 26c; storage, 
21 to 23c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, quiet; turkey, 30 to 
36c; fowl, 20 to 31c; springers, 28 to 
31c; capons. 38 to 42c; old roosters. 22 
to 24c; ducks, 23 to 25c; geese, 20 to 
23c. Live poultry, steady; turkeys, 29 
to 30c; fowls, 21 to 28c; springers, 24 
to 26c; old roosters, 17 to 18c; ducks, 
22 to 24c; geese, 17 to 20c; pigeons, 
pair, 25 to 30c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, dull; King, bu., $1 to $1.35; 
other home sorts, $1 to $1.25; fancy 
western or storage, $1.75 to $2. Pota¬ 
toes, lower, homegrown, 75 to 90c; Ber¬ 
mudas, bbl., $15 to $16; sweets, Jersey, 
hamper, $4 to $5. 
GRAPES-BERRIES 
Grapes, quiet; California. Malagas, 
keg, $7 to $8.25. Strawberries, firmer; 
Florida, qt., 65 to 85c. Cranberries, 
dull; Cape Cod. 50-lb box. $3.25 to $4. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, quiet; white kidney, cwt., $10 
to $10.50; marrow. $9.50 to $10; red 
kidney. $7.50 to $S ; medium, $6.75 to $7 ; 
pea. $5.75 to $6.25. Onions, dull; home¬ 
grown, bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; State and 
western, cwt., $2 to $2.50; Spanish, 
crate, $2.25 to $2.50 ; Havana, crate, $4 
to $4.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; artichokes, box, 
$4.50 to $ 5 ; beans, green and wax, hamp¬ 
er, $7 to $7.50; beets, bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; 
new. hamper. $2 to $2.25; cabbage, bu., 
75c to $1; Florida, hamper, $1.75 to $2 ; 
carrots, bu.. $1.75 to $2 ; crate, $2 to 
$2.25; cauliflower, California, crate, 
$1.75 to $2.25; celery, Florida, crate, 
$3.50 to $4 ; cucumbers, doz.. $2 to $2.25; 
eggplant, Florida, crate. $3.75 to $4; en¬ 
dive, hamper, $3 to $3.25; lettuce, hot¬ 
house, 75 to 90c; Iceberg, box, $3 to $5; 
parsley, doz. bunches. 90c to $1.50; peas, 
Southern, bag, $6 to $ 8 ; peppers. Florida, 
crate, $6 to $6.50; parsnips, bu., $1.50 
to $1.75; pieplant. California, $3.50 to 
$4; spinach, bu.. $2 to $2.25; tomatoes, 
Southern, box, $4.50 to $5.25; turnips, 
white, bu., $1 to $1.25; yellow, 50 to 
65c; vegetable ovster, doz. bunches, $1 
to $1.25. 
SWEETS 
Honev, easv; white comb, lb., 20 to 
23c; dark, 17 to 18c; qt., 70 to 80c. 
Maple products, active; sugar, lb., 20 to 
2Sc; syrup, gal., $1.75 to $1.90. 
FEED 
Hay, steady; Timothy, bulk, ton. $15 
to $19; clover, mixed, $14 to $18; rye 
straw, $12 to $14; oat and wheat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, 
$26; middlings, $25 ; Red-dog. $30; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $43; oilmeal, $38.50; hom¬ 
iny, $31; gluten, $38.30; oat feed, 
$13.25 ; rye middlings, $26. J. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
April 3. 1924. 
MILK 
The Pool price for Class 1 liquid milk. 
$2.33 per 100 lbs. 3 per cent milk in 201 
lo 210-mile zone: Class 2A. $2.10; Class 
2B. $2.25; Class 2C, $2.25; Class 3, 
$1.95. 
Sheffield price. $2.20. 
Non-pool price. $2.30 Class 1 ; $2.15 
on all-milk basis. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy . . 
_$0,421/2 @$0.43 
Good to choice . . 
.39 
@ 
.42 
Lower grades . . . 
.35 
@ 
.38 
Dairy, best. 
.40i/o @ 
.41 
Common to good 
.36 
@ 
.38 
Packing stock .... 
22 
@ 
.29 
Danish . 
. .43 
@ 
.44 
Argentine . 
.36 
@ 
.38 
New Zealand . 
. 40 
@ 
.41 
CHEESE 
Full cream held .specials $0.2414@$0.25 
Avei’age run .23 @ .23% 
Skims.10 @ .19 
New made, fancy.17%@ .18% 
Average run.16% @ .17 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy $0.34 @$0.35 
Medium to good .... 
.28 
@ 
.32 
Mixed colors, nearby best 
26 
@ 
.28 
Gathered, best . 
.25 
1/2 @ 
.26% 
Common to good .... 
.21 
@ 
.24 “ 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.26@$0.27 
Chickens .25@ .35 
Broilers .55@ .65 
Roosters .16@ .18 
Ducks .27@ .30 
Geese .17@ .18 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.34@$0.36 
Common to good . 
.32 
Capons, best . 
.44 @ 
.45 
Undergrades .. .. 
.30 @ 
.40 
< 'hickens, best . 
.46 @ 
.48 
Fair to good . . . . 
.28@ 
.40 
Roosters . 
.1S@ 
.26 
Ducks . 
.30 
Geese . 
.26 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., 
doz. .. 6.75@ 
8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 5.25 @ 6.50 
6 to 8 lbs. 3 . 00 @ 5.25 
Guineas, pair . 1.25@ 2.25 
FRUIT 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$2.75@$S.0<> 
Albemarle . 6.50@ 7.50 
Greening . 2.50@ 6.00 
Baldwin . 2.50@ 5.00 
Spy . 3.00@ 6.00 
King . 3.00@ 4.00 
Stayman . 2.2 5 @ 4 .l 5 
Borne . 2.50@ 4.50 
Pears—Keiffer, bbl. 1.50@ 4.50 
Cranberries, bbl. 5 . 00 @ 7.50 
Half-bbl. box . 2.50@ 3.75 
Strawberries, qt.20@' .75 
Kumquats, qt. 10 @ .13 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$5.50@ 10.00 
Beets, bu. 1.50@ 1.75 
Brussels sprouts, qt.0S@ .25 
Cabbage, old. 100-lb. bag_ 2.25@ 2.50 
New, bbl.2.75@ 3.00 
Carrots, 100-lb. bag . 3 . 75 @ 5.00 
Celery, doz. hearts . 1.25@ 1.75 
Dandelions, bu.3.00@ 3.50 
Escarol. bbl. 5.00@ 5.50 
Horseradish, bbl.15.00@17.00 
Kale, bbl.50@ 2.50 
Lettuce, bu. bkt.2.75@ 4.75 
Onions, 100-lb. bag . 1.50@ 2.25 
Oyster plant, 100 bchs.10.00@12.00 
Parsley, bbl.\ 20.00@25.00 
Parsnips, bbl. 4.50@ 5.00 
Peas, bu. 2.00@ 5.00 
Radishes, bu. bkt. 1.50@ 4.00 
Rhubarb, 40-lb. box . 2 . 75 @ 3.50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.50@ 3.50 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl.3.00@ 4.50 
String beans, bu. 1.50@ 7.50 
Tomatoes. 6 -till crate. 1.50@ 4.50 
Turnips, 140-lb. bag. 2.00@ 2.25 
Watercress, 100 bchs.3.00@ 3.50 
POTATOES 
Maine. 150-lb. sack .$2.75@$3.15 
Long Island. 150 lbs.3.75@ 4.00 
State. 150 lbs. 2.50@ 2.05 
Florida, new, bbl.3.00@11.00 
Bermuda, bbl. 7.50@15.50 
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 .$0.19@$0.20 
Good to prime.12@ .17 
Culls .05 @ .09 
Lambs, hothouse, each. 7 . 00 @ 12.00 
Pigs, 40 to 80 lbs.10@ .12 
Heavier .07@ .09 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best 
Lower grades . 
Sheep . 
Lambs . 
Hogs . 
. . $13.00@$14.50 
. . 10.00@ 12.50 
.. 4.00@ 7.00 
. . 11.00@ 11.50 
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.10 
Certified, qt.28 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
Cream, heavy, % pt.29 
Butter, best .$0.52@ .53 
Cheese .34 @ .38 
Eggs. best, doz.45@ .50 
Gathered .30@ .40 
Fowls .30@ .40 
Chickens, lb.45@ .50 
Turkeys, lb.45@ .48 
The recent government report of the 
potato holdings in the country shows 
that the great western and central ship¬ 
ping States have only one-third to one- 
half as many potatoes as a year ago. New 
York and Maine are the only leading 
States having more than in 1923. Need¬ 
less to say the whole showing is favorable 
to a steady market and a good clean-up 
for the season. The best part of it is 
that the farmers themselves held most of 
the stored stocks this season and have 
not suffered the loss that seemed likely 
when the market was at its worst. The 
holdings April 1 are evidently only about 
one-half those held April 1 last year. 
Margaret is only seven years old. but 
sometimes quite naughty. On one oc¬ 
casion her mother, hoping to be particu¬ 
larly impressive, said, “Don’t you know 
that if you keep on doing so many 
naughty things your children will be 
naughty, too?” Margaret dimpled and 
cried triumphantly, “Oh, mother, now 
you’ve given yourself away !”—Every¬ 
body’s Magazine. 
