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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
May 17, 1924 
Mar ke 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
There is considerable activity in the 
produce markets with nearby vegetables 
assuming an added importance as the sea¬ 
son advances. New Jersey asparagus was 
among the new arrivals last week, and it 
has been commanding very good prices. 
The average cool weather has made the 
season, unusually late, and only fair sup¬ 
plies have been received, small asparagus 
selling at $3 to .$5 per dozen hunches of 
about 2- lbs. each. Very large asparagus 
sold up to $9.50 or $10 per doz. The 
market on South Carolina asparagus also 
showed some strength, and prices ranged 
from $3.75 to $8 per doz. bunches, as to 
size. A few warm days, however, would 
undoubtedly see lower prices. Spinach 
has been steady to firm, with Jersey sell¬ 
ing from 40 to 80c per %-bu. basket, and 
fancy Bloomsdale from Norfolk, Va., 
bringing up to $3.50 per bbl. Radishes 
declined, and rhubarb, while in very good 
demand early in the season, soon loses Its 
popularity and prices drop. Last week 
good rhubarb sold mostly at $1 to $2.50 
per 100 bunches. Dandelion receipts have 
been of rather inferior quality, conse¬ 
quently lower. There seems to be very 
little interest in apples and outside of 
citrus fruits and bananas, pineapples 
were the only important fruit offered. 
Strawberries have been quite popular, 
but the market weakened with much 
heavier pfferings. North Carolina’s 
selling around $8 per crate of 32 
qts. Old potato offerings have been mod¬ 
erate, but the tendency is downward as 
more liberal receipts come in from the 
South. New York and Pennsylvania 
Round Whites in 150-lb. sacks sold 
‘around $2,65, and best new potatoes 
brought about $7 per bbl. Recent govern¬ 
ment reports state that the South Caro¬ 
lina potato crop will begin to move 
around May 25, but the stand is poor, 
indicating lower yields than last year, 
which would partially offset the increased 
acreage. Prospects look encouraging for 
the North Carolina and Virginia potato 
growers, with shipments expected to start 
about the first week in June, but will not 
be heavy until around the 20th. Old 
Onions have been very dull and selling 
under $1 a sack. New Yellow Bermudas 
from Texas have been arriving in good 
condition, but with increased offerings 
and slow sales prices ranged from $1.50 
to $1.60 per crate of about 45 lbs. Onion 
growers in Texas are reported to be get¬ 
ting about 80c- per crate, delivered at the 
station. Cabbage continues to sell well 
and considerable small stuff is being re¬ 
ceived. Good domestic cabbage has been 
commanding up to $110 a ton, and half¬ 
barrel hampers sold at $2.75 to $3. Beets, 
carrots and string beans advanced a little 
and Southern tomatoes were firm for good 
stock. South Carolina peae were in mod¬ 
erate receipt, but a little weak. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Egg receipts in Philadelphia w T ere a lit¬ 
tle heavier than a year ago, but for the 
past several weeks there has been little 
change in prices. About the middle of 
April nearby and Western extra firsts 
advanced l%c to 26c a dozen, which was 
held until after Easter, when 25c was 
about top price. Recently there has been 
a little more active demand, and for 
about a week 2514c has been the whole¬ 
sale price on best? nearby and Western 
eggs. Total receipts since Jan. 1 are a 
little heavier than a year ago, and cold 
storage holdings are likewise a little 
larger. However, reports of storage hold¬ 
ings of 10 principal cities for May 1 jvere 
1.745,155 cases, compared with 1,897,814 
cases on the same date a year ago. 
The demand for live fowl, especially 
fancy stock, has been very active, and 
the recent advance to 29 to Sic per lb. for 
colored fancy fat fowl was easily main¬ 
tained. White Leghorn fowl worked out 
at about 26c. The Eastern markets are 
becoming well filled with live broilers, 
and in Philadelphia prices were inclined 
to be easy. Plymouth broilers topped the 
market a't 55 to 5Sc per lb., and mixed 
breeds averaged about 49c. email White 
Leghorn broilers selling as low as 3Sc per 
lb. The demand for fresh-killed fowl 
easily took care of the offerings, and the 
market ruled firm on anything desirable 
in the line of fowl. Fr.esh-killed. bar- 
reled-paeked fowl weighing over 5 lbs. 
sold at 29 to 30c, the 4 to 5-lb. size being 
more popular and commanding lc per lb. 
more. Nearby fresh-killed chickens weigh¬ 
ing 4 lbs. or more sold up to 34c, with 
lightweight stock bringing as little as 26c. 
Broiling sizes were quoted at 35 to 41c 
per lb. 
HAY AND STRAW 
A scarcity of high grade hay has been 
The cause of a firm market and an ad¬ 
vance in price of fully $1 a ton. No. 1 
Timothy was quoted at $30, with some 
fine lots going at even better prices. No. 
2 Timothy and No. 1 light clover mixed 
ranged $28 to $29 a ton. Straw was 
firmlv held, but the market was quiet at 
$17 to $18 a ton for best straight rye and 
wheat straw. Oat straw worked out at 
$1 less. b. w. 8. 
t New 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg, 
3b., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb., 28c; 
round steak, lb., 24c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; pork chops, lb., 24c; sausage, lb., 
20c; veal chops, lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb., 
40c; woodchuck, lb., 30c; rabbits, dressed, 
lb., 30c; live pigs, 4 weeks old, each, 
$4.50. 
Live poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
32c; fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 
30c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dreesed poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
36c; fowls, heavy, lb., 33c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, white, extra, 27c; duck eggs, 
35c; milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim-milk, qt., 5c. 
Butter, creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
45c; best dairy, lb., 43c; cheese, cream, 
32c; cottage cheese, 5c. 
Apples, No. 1, bu., 81.10; Lima beans, 
qt., 12c; beans, dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 
5c; bushel, $1.35; cabbage, lb., 4c; cab¬ 
bage, new, lb., 6c; carrots, lb., 5c; 
bushel, $1.25; celery, bunch, 10c; fresh 
horseradish, bottle, 12c; new green 
onions, bunch, 714c; kale, peck, 20c; 
lettuce, head, 714c; Boston, head, 12c; 
onions, lb., 6c; bushel, $2.75; onion sets, 
lb., 15c; parsnips, bunch. 7c; potatoes, 
bu., $1; popcorn, shelled, 3 lbs., 25c; 
radishes, new, bunch, 7% c; spinach, 
peck. 20c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, 
lb.. 4c; bushel, 80c. 
Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat 
flour, lb., 5c; honey, card, 23c; extracted, 
15c; maple syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25; cider 
vinegar, gal.7 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., lie; heavy, lb., 8 to 
9c; veal, lb., 15c; mutton, lb., 15 to 20e; 
lamb, lb., 20 to 25c ; beef, lb., 6 to 10c. 
Live poultry.—Ducks, lb., 30c; chick¬ 
ens. lb.. 30 to 34c; geese, lb., 28 to 30c; 
guinea hens, each, 75c to $1 ; pigeons, 
pair, 75c; turkeys, lb.. 40 to 45c. 
Dressed poultry.—Ducks/ lb., 45 to 
50c; chickens, lb.. 45 to 50c; geese, lb., 
40c; turkeys, lb., 55 to 75c. 
Butter, lb., 55c; eggs, 22 to 27c; duck 
eggs. 35 to 40c; Italian cheese, lb., 20 
to 25c. 
Apples, bu., 50c to $2; beans, bu., 
$3.75 to $5.50; pound, 8 to 10c; red kid¬ 
ney, lb., 7 to 8c; beets, 50 to 75c; cab¬ 
bage, crate, 75c to $1; carrots, crate, 
$1.50; celery, doz. bunches, 75c to $1.25; 
garlic, lb., 10c; honey, qt., 65 to 75c; 
cap. 25 to 30c; lettuce, Boston, doz., 40 
to 50c; head. 6 to 8c; maple syrup, gal., 
$2; onions, dry, bu., 75c to $1; onions, 
doz. bunches, 40 to 50c; parsley, doz. 
bunches. 50 to 60c; parsnips, bu., $1.50 
to $1.75; potatoes, bu., 80 to 90c; rad¬ 
ishes, doz. bunches. 35 to 40c; rutabagas, 
50c; spinach, bu., $1. 
Hay. No. 1. ton. $20 to $22; No. 2, 
$15 to $17; straw, ton, $14 to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, 64c; corn, bu., 
60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb.. 15 to 17c; 
forequarters, lb.. 13 to 15c; hindquarters, 
lb., 17 to 18c; dreesed hogs, light, lb., 11 
to 12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring 
lambs, lb., 30 to 32c; yearling lambs, lb., 
18 to 20c; mutton, lb., 10 to 11c; veal, 
lb.. IS to 19c. 
Live poultry.—Broilers, lb.. 60c; fowls, 
lb., 25 to 30c; stags, lb., 18 to 20c; old 
roosters, lb.. 12 to 15c; guinea fowls, 
each, 50 to 60c; pigeons, each. 15 to 20c; 
ducks, lb., 25c; geese, lb., IS to 20c; 
turkeys, lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, live, pair, 
50 to 60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 40 to 45c; 
eggs, 27 to 28c. 
Apples, Baldwins, bu.. 60c to $1; 
Greenings. 75c; King, $1; Spys, $1; 
Russets, 75 to 80c. 
Asparagus, doz. bunches, $4.75 to 
$6.75; beets, bu., $2.50; cabbage, doz 
heads, 50 to 60c; carrots, bu., $1.50 to 
$1.75; celery, doz. stalks. 75c to $1.25; 
cucumbers, hothouse, 5 doz.. $2.25; 
horseradish, lb., 8 to 10c; lettuce, Ice¬ 
berg. crate. $6.75 to $7; lettuce, doz. 
heads, 90c to $1; onions, yellow, bu., 75 
to 90c; onions, Texas, crate. $2 ; onions, 
green, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; potatoes, bu., 
75 to 85c; radishes, doz. bunches, 30 to 
35c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, $1 to $1.25; 
spinach, bu.. $1.40 to $1.50; vegetable 
oysters, doz. bunches. 30 to 40c. 
Honey, strained, clover, lb.. 22 to 23c; 
qt. jar, 65 to 75c; 5-lb. pail, $1.10; buck¬ 
wheat honey, 5 lbs., 75c; comb, clover, 
fancy, case, $4.75 to $5; buckwheat, 
fancy, frame. 15 to 16c; maple sugar, 
lb., 22 to 24c; maple syrup, gal., can, 
$2.15 to $2.25. 
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; Imper¬ 
ials. $7. 
Hides, steers, No. 1, lb., 5c; No. 2. 4c; 
cows and heifers. No. 1. 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, lb., 4c; horsehides, each, 
$2 to $3; sheep skins, each. 50c to $2.50; 
calf. No. 1, 16c; No. 2, 14 to 15c; lambs, 
25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; fleece, lb., 
40c; wool, unwashed, medium, 40c. 
Wheat, $1.10 to $1.12; corn, shelled 
s and 
88 to 90c; oats, 57c to 58c; rye, 75 to 
78c. 
Hay and straw, Timothy, No. 1, ton, 
$22 to $23; Alfalfa, ton, $21 to $23; 
mixed hay, $17 to $19; oat straw, ton, 
$14 to $16; wheat straw, ton, $14 to $16; 
rye straw, ton, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The Spring comes slow, but there is 
some easing off in produce prices. Po¬ 
tatoes are off and apples are nearly gone, 
with pricee declining. Light poultry re- 
cepits make it firm. Cherries and musk- 
melons are here. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, firm; creamery, 37 to 42c; 
dairy, 28 to 35c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 20 to 21c. Cheese, easy; new 
daisies, flats, longhorns, 18 to 19c; Lim- 
burger, 32 to 34c; block Swiss, 34 to 
35c. Eggs, steady; hennery. 24 to 27c; 
State and western candled, 22 to 25c; no 
storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkey, 30 to 
36c; fowl, 28 to 33c; springers, 28 to 
31c; capons, 38 to 40c; old roosters, 23 
to 24c; ducks, 23 to 25c; geese, 20 to 
23c. Live poultry, strong; turkeys, 25 
to 30c; fowls, 24 to 29c; old roosters, 17 
to 18c; ducks, 23 to 30c; geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, steady, few sorts offering; 
Wealthy, King, Baldwin, bu., $1 to 
$1.25 ; Greenings, 75c to $1; seconds, 40 
to 50c; Russet, bbl.. $3.75 to $4; west¬ 
ern, box, $2 to $2.50. Potatoes, dull, 
lower; home-grown, bu.. 60 to 90c; Flor¬ 
ida, bbl., $8 to $8.50; Bermuda. $11 to 
$12; sweets, hamper, $3.25 to $4.25. 
FRUITS-BERRIES 
mycz -WBEW — 
Cherries, steady; California. 8-lb. box, 
$4.75 to $5.50. Grapes, steady; Califor¬ 
nia. Malagas, keg. $7 to $8.25. Straw¬ 
berries, higher; Louisiana, 24-qt. crate, 
$8.50 to $9. Cranberries, dull; Cape 
Cod. 50-lb. box, $3.25 to $4. Canta¬ 
loupes, weak; Mex., crate, $3.50 to $4. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, dull; white kidney, ewt.. $10 
to $10.50; marrow. $9.50 to $10; red 
kidney, $7.50 to $8; medium, $6.50 to 
$7; pea, $5.50 to $6. Onions, steady, 
home-grown, bu.. $1.50 to $2; State, cwr., 
50c to $1; Havana, crate, $4 to $4.25; 
western sets, $3 to $3.50. 
Vegetables 
Vegetables, firm; artichokes, box. $1.50 
to $2; asparagus, Indiana, crate, $3 to 
$3.25; beans, green and wax, hamper. $3 
to $5; beets, new. bu., $2 to $2.25; doz. 
bunches, $1 to $1.25; cabbage, bu., 75c 
to $1; Louisiana, crate, $5.50 to $6; 
carrots, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; cauliflower. 
California, crate, $2.50 to $4; celery, 
Florida, crate, $4.50 to $4.75; cucum¬ 
bers, Florida, crate, $5.50 to $6; en¬ 
dive, hamper. $3 to $3.50; lettuce. Ice¬ 
berg, box. $3.50 to $5; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 35c; parsnips, bu., $2.50 
to $2.75; peppers, Florida, crate, $5.50 
to $6; pieplant, doz. bunches. 60 to 65c; 
peas, bag. hamper, $2 to $2.25 ; radishes, 
doz. bunches, 40 to 50c; spinach. Texas, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; tomatoes, Mex., 
crate, $2.50 to $3.25; turnips, white, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; yellow, 60 to 65c; vege¬ 
table oyster, doz. bunches. $1 to $1.25; 
water cress, doz. bunches, 40 to 50c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, easy; white comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dark. 17 to 18c; new, case. $2.50 to 
$5. Maple products, steady; sugar, lb., 
20 to 22c; syrup, gal., $1.65 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay. firm ; Timothy, bulk. ton. $21 to 
$22; clover, mixed, $20 to $21; rye 
straw. $12 to $14 ; wheat and oat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot. ton, 
$25 ; middlings, $23.50 ; Red-dog. $33.50; 
cottonseed meal. $43.75; oilmeal. $41; 
hominy, $33; gluten. $35.80; oaj feed, 
$13.50; rye middlings, $24. j. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
May 8, 1924. 
MILK 
May League price for Class 1 liquid 
milk $1.86 per 100 lbs. 3 per cent milk 
in 201 to 210-mile zone; Class 2A. $1.70; 
Class 2B, $1.80; Class 2C, $1.85; Class 
3, $1.60. 
Sheffield price, $1.70. 
Non-pool price, Class 1, $1.86; Class 2, 
$1.70; Class 3, $1.60. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy . 
$0.39 
#$0.3914 
Good to to choice ... 
.36 
# 
.38 
Lower grades . 
.32 
# 
.33 
Dairy, best . 
# 
.38 
Common to good .... 
.32 
# 
.35 
Packing stock . 
.20 
# 
.29 
Danish . 
# 
.40 
Argentine . 
# 
.35 
Siberian . 
.31 
@ 
.34 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials 
$0.24% @$0.25 
Average run . 
.23 
@ 
•2314 
Skime . 
.10 
# 
.17 
New made, fancy. 
.16% # 
•i7y 2 
Average run . 
.15 
.16 
Prices 
Eggs 
White, choice to fancy . . .$0.32@$0.33 
Medium to good.26@ .30 
Mixed colors, nearby best .30# .31 
Gathered, best.28# .2S14 
Common to good.21 @ .23 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.29@$0.30 
Broilers .40 # .55 
Roosters .15# .16 
Ducks .18# .28 
Geese .14)@ .15 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.36@$0.3S 
Common to good.25# .32 
Capone, best .51# .52 
Undergrades .35# .45 
Chickens, best .46# .48 
Fair to good .28# .40 
Roosters .20# .25 
Ducks .20# .23 
Geeee ..20# .25 
Squabs. 11 to 12 lbs., doz... 7.00@ 8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 5.50# 6.75 
6 to 8 lbs.4.00# 5.25 
Guineas, pair . 1.25@ 2.25 
Eruit 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl.$3.00@$8.00 
Albemarle .3.00# 7.00 
Greening . 1.50# 5.00 
Baldwin . 2.00# 4.25 
Spy .2.50# 7.00 
Stayman . 2.25# 4.25 
Rome . 2.50# 4.00 
Pears—Ivieffer, bbl.1.50# 4.50 
Strawberries, qt.15# .35 
Kumquats, qt.OS# .15 
Muskmelons, bu. crate.3.00# 6.00 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$3.50@10.00 
Beets, bu. 1.50# 2.00 
Cabbage, 14-bbl. bskt. 1.50# 2.75 
Carrots, new. bbl.3.00# 4.50 
Celery, doz. hearts . 1.25# 1.75 
Dandelions, bu.50# .75 
Horseradish, bbl.15.00@16.00 
Kale, bbl.75# 1.50 
Lettuce, bu. bskt. 1.50# 5.00 
Onions, 100-lb. bag.40# 1.40 
Parsley, bu.2.00# 2.50 
Parsnips, bbl.4.00# 4.50 
Peas, bu.1.50# 2.50 
Radishes, bu. bekt. . .'.1.00# 1.75 
Rhubarb, 100 bchs. 3.00# 3.50 
Spinach, bbl. 1.50# 2.75 
Squash, new, bu.3.00# 5.00 
String beans, bu.1.50# 7.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.75# 6.00 
Turnips, 140-lb. bag.3.00# 3.50 
Watercress, 100 bchs.3.00# 3.50 
Potatoes 
Maine, 150-lb. sack .$3.00#$3.25 
Long Island, 150 lbs.4.25# 4.50 
State. 150 lbs.!.. 2.50# 2.75 
Florida, new. bbl.2.50# 7.50 
Bermuda, bbl. 5.00# 9.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu.3.00# 5.25 
hay and straw 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy ....$29.00#$30.00 
No. 2 . 27.00# 28.00 
No. 3 . 25.00# 26.00 
Straw—Rye . 19.00# 21.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, beet .$10.00#$12.50 
Good to prime.12# .14- 
Culls .04# .09 
Lambs, hothouse, each. 7.00#12.00 
Pigs, 40 to 80 lbs.10# .13 
Heavier .07# .09 
LIVE STOCK 
Calver, best .$9.00@13.00 
Lower grades . 6.00# 8.00 
Sheep ..•. 6.00# 6.75 
Lambs ..11.00#15.65 
Hogs . 6.50# 7.00 
Retail Prices at New 
York 
Milk—Grade A. bottled, qt. 
Grade B, bottled, qt. 
.13 
Grade B, bottled, pt. 
.09 
Grade B, loose, qt. 
• • . 
.10 
Certified, qt. 
.28 
Certified, pt. 
.17 
Buttermilk, qt. 
.10 
Cream, heavy, 14 pt. 
.28 
Butter, best . 
$0.48# 
.49 
Cheese . 
.34# 
.38 
Eggs, best, doz. 
.42# 
.44 
Gathered . 
.30# 
.38 
Fowls ... 
.30# 
.45 
Chickens, lb. 
.45# 
.55 
Turkeys, lb. 
.45# 
.48 
Wool Notes 
Business in eastern markets ie light; 
foreign markets firm. Recent Boston 
quotations are: New York and Michigan 
unwashed delaine, 52 to 53c; half blood, 
54c; quarter blood, 51 to 52c. Ohio and 
Pennsylvania, half blood combing, 54 to 
55c; three-eighths blood, 53 to 54c. New 
England, half blood. 52 to 53c; quarter 
blood, 51 to 52c. Texas, scoured basis, 
$1.15 to $1.30. Oregon, No. 1 staple, 
$1.32 to $1.33. Mohair, combing, 70 to 
80c; carding, 65 to 70c. 
“There’s something in the world be¬ 
sides money.” “Yes, there’s the poor- 
house.”—Boston Transcript. 
“Did the speaker electrify his audi¬ 
ence?” “No, he merely gassed it.”— 
Willamette Collegian. 
