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7bt RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 24, 1024 
Market News 
a 
n d Prices 
♦t - • 
Review of Philadelphia Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
t Agriculture, Bureau of 1 Markets.) 
Apple receipts in New York City dur¬ 
ing April amounted to over 1,300 car¬ 
loads, and of these New York State and 
the! State of Washington each contribu¬ 
ted over 500 carloads. The apple mar¬ 
ket is showing no improvement except on 
goid to fancy qualities for which there 
hafc been a fairly good demand all the 
season. There hae been too much “or¬ 
dinary” stuff, which undoubtedly has hurt 
the market for the better quality product, 
and' closer grading in times of heavy 
production generally nets better prices 
than the marketing of orchard run fruit. 
Considerable scald has been reported for 
apples coming out of storage, and wide 
ranges in prices are largely due to this 
cause. Apple exports from New York 
during April totaled 1S6 carloads, ac¬ 
cording to government reports, and the 
torn! to May 1 equaled 1,134 carloads, 
compared with 871 carloade last year. 
Louisiana growers have shipped the 
bulk of their strawberries, and North 
Carolina is now the heavy shipper, prices 
noyT averaging about 14c a box. The 
berry market fluctuates rapidly, as they 
are very perishable and must be moved 
quickly at whatever price market condi¬ 
tions warrant. 
Old onions still sell on a dull market, 
but. there has been a little improvement 
froin the demoralized condition reported 
a few weeks ago. Poor onions are still 
selling under $1 a sack, but some stock 
showing good condition has moved out at 
.$2 to $2.40 a sack. New onions also as¬ 
sumed a firmer tone and tended higher. 
Cabbage has been an excellent seller 
this Spring and very good prices for the 
ne\4 Southern product have been received. 
About. May 1 South Carolina Wakefield 
sold around $4 per 1%-bu. hamper, but 
recent liberal receipts from various 
Southern States have caused a gradual 
weakening to $2 to $2.50 a hamper. 
Earlier in the season lettuce was sell¬ 
ing; at extremely high prices, Western 
Stakes for several weeks supplying the 
bulk of the lettuce sold. Now the Caro¬ 
lines are shipping liberally and prices 
have approached a more normal level. 
The old potato market continues to 
dra^. Long Island receipts were light, 
but!Maine and New York State continue 
to pour them in at the rate of about 125 
carloads a week. Maine Green Mountain 
have been selling at $3.10 to $3.35, and 
New York State $2.50 to $2.75 per 150- 
lb. sack. New potatoes from Florida 
fluctuated as to the supply, lighter re¬ 
ceipts toward the end of the week causing 
ai stronger market, with best Spaulding 
ftoee selling at $8.50 to $9 per bbl. 
Sweet potato receipts were very light, but 
the demand at this season of the year is 
naturally limited, with prices holding 
steady to firm. A year ago sweet pota¬ 
toes were selling at less than one-half the 
present market price. The market on 
nearby vegetables is very backward, due 
to the late Spring. Asparagus receipts, 
while on the increase, have not been un¬ 
duly heavy and prices declined rather 
slowly.. Rhubarb has been irregular and 
radishes sold fairly, but at unsettled 
prices. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Egg receipts in the New York market 
were considerably lighter last week, and 
the total receipts since Jan. 1 are also 
smaller, according to government sta¬ 
tistics. Offerings of nearby eggs however, 
continue to be liberal, but with surplus 
going into storage the market has held 
about steady; if anything, a slight im¬ 
provement being shown on average sales. 
Dealers are watching cold storage hold¬ 
ings very closely, and the market is very 
sensitive to changing conditions. The 
belief by many that there will not be such 
a large surplus this month and next as 
occurred a year ago has tended to 
strengthen the market and it. does not 
seem likely that dealers will be so rash as 
to repeat their mistakes of the past two 
years and put into warehouses such quan¬ 
tities Of eggs as to make it impossible to 
unload without heavy losses. The gov¬ 
ernment report on cold storage holdings 
fo> May 1 shows a total of 1,745,155 
cases of eggs in -warehouses, compared 
w,ith 1.897,814 cases a year ago. A com¬ 
parison for New York City for May 12 
shows 638,590 cases on hand, as against 
933.105 last year. 
Live broilers have been bringing good 
prices all the Spring, although prices have 
recently declined. Liberal receipts from 
nearby and increase of offerings in freight 
receipts have resulted in a slower de¬ 
mand and lower prices. Live fowl usu¬ 
ally sold well, with some variations in 
price, but centering around 30c per lb. 
The lighter stock was preferred by the 
trade. Long Island ducks sold at lower 
figures, as supplies were too heavy to 
maintain former price levels. Although 
fresh killed fowl receipts showed a small 
increase, prices held about steady, and 
barreled packed fowl moved out readily 
enough. Spring broiling chickens sold 
well, with receipts light. Ducks lower. 
HAY AND STRAW 
In contrast with the strong market 
two weeks ago, an easier tendency has 
come about through increased receipts. 
High grade hay sold well, and under¬ 
grades were kept moving by slight con¬ 
cessions to buyers. Straw dull, and sales 
slow. b. w. S. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., S to 14c; hamburg, 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb., 28c-; 
round steak, lb., 24c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; pork chops, lb., 24c; sausage, lb., 
20c; veal cutlets, lb., 40c; veal chops, 
lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb., 40c; wood¬ 
chuck, lb., 30c; rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c; 
pigs, each, $4.50. 
Live poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
32c; heavy, fowls, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 
30c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
36e; heavy fowls, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, extra white, 27c; duck eggs, 35c; 
milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; skim- 
milk, qt., 5c. 
Butter, creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
44c; best dairy, lb., 41c; cheese, cream, 
lb., 32c; cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Apples, No. 1, bu., $1.10; Lima beans, 
qt., 12c; beans, dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 
5c; bushel, $1.35; cabbage, lb.. 4c; new, 
lb., 6c; carrots, lb., 5c; bu., $1.25; cel¬ 
ery, bunch, 10c; dandelion greens, peck, 
30c-; fresh horseradish, bottle, 12c; new 
green onions, bunch, 7%c; kale, peck, 
20c; lettuce, head, 12%c; Boston, head, 
15c; onions, lb., 5c; bu.. $2; onion sets, 
lb., 15c; parsnips, bunch, 7c; potatoes, 
bu., 90c to $1; pieplant, lb., 15c; rad¬ 
ishes, new, bunch, 7%c; spinach, peck, 
20c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, lb., 
4c; bu., 80c. 
Sweet eider, gal., 45e; buckwheat flour, 
lb., 5c; honey, card. 23c; extracted, 18c; 
maple syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25; popcorn, 
shelled. 3 lbs., 25c; cider vinegar, gal., 
35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 11c; heavy, 8 to 9c; 
veal, lb., 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
27c; lamb, lb., 20 to 25c; beef, lb., 6 to 
10c. 
Live Poultry—Ducks, lb., 30c ; broilers, 
lb., 50e; chickens, lb., 17 to 33c; geese, 
lb., 28c; guinea hens, each. 75c to $1; 
pigeons, pair, 75c; turkeys, lb., 40 to 45c. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lb., 45 to 
50c; broilers, lb., 70c; chickens, lb., 45 
to 50c; geese, lb., 40c; turkeys, lb., 55 
to 75c. 
Butter, lb.. 50 to 55c; eggs, 22 to 28c; 
duck eggs, 35 to 40c; Italian cheese, lb., 
20 to 25c. 
Apples, bu., 50c to $2; asparagus, doz., 
$2.40; beans, bu.. $3.75 to $5.50; dry, lb., 
8 to 10c; red kidney, lb., 7 to 8c; beets, 
50 to 75c; cabbage, crate, 75c to $1; car¬ 
rots, crate, $1.50; celery, doz. bunches, 
75c to $1.25 ; garlic, lb.. 10c-; honey, qt., 
65 to 75c; cap, 25 to 30c; lettuce, Bos¬ 
ton, doz., $1 ; leaf, per head, 6 to 8c; 
maple syrup, gal., $2; onions, bu., 75c; 
doz. bunches. 30 to 35c; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 50 to 55c; parsnips, bu., $1.75 ; 
potatoes, bu., 75 to 90c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 35 to 40c; rhubarb, doz. 
bunches, 80c; rutabagas, doz. bunches, 35 
to 50c; spinach, bu., $1 to $1.25. 
Hay. No, 1, ton, $20 to $22; No. 2. 
$18; No. 3, $15 to $17 ; straw, ton, $14 
to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, lb., 2c; 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., 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., IS to 20c; old 
roosters, lb., 12 to 15c; guinea fowls, 
each, 50 to 60c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20c ; 
ducks, 25c; geese, lb., 18 to 20c; turkeys, 
lb., 30 to 35c; rabbits, pair. 50 to 60c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 40 to 45c; 
eggs, 27 to 28c. 
Apples, Baldwin, bu., 60c to $1; Green¬ 
ing. 75c; King, $1; Spy, $1; Russet. 75 
to 80c. 
Asparagus, doz. bunches, $5 to $7.50; 
beets, doz. bunches, $1.65 to $1.75; car¬ 
rots, bu.. $1.50 to $1.75; celery, doz. 
stalks, 75c to $1 ; cucumbers, doz.. $2 to 
$2.75; horseradish, lb., S to 10c; lettuce, 
Iceberg, crate, $6.25 to $6.50; doz. heads, 
90c to $1 ; onions, yellow, bu.. 75 to 90c; 
green, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c-; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; potatoes, bu.. SO 
to 85c; radishes, doz. bunches, 30 to 35c; 
rhubarb, doz. bunches, 75 to 90c; spin¬ 
ach, Texas, bu., $1.85; tomatoes, lb., 50 
to 60c; vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 
30 to 40c. 
Strained clover honey, lb.. 22 to 23c; 
qt., 65 to 75c; 5 lbs., $1.10; buckwheat 
honey, 5-lb. pail, 75c-; clover, fancy comb, 
24-seetion case, $4.75 to $5; buckwheat, 
fancy, frame, 15 to 16c; maple sugar, lb., 
22c; maple syrup, gal., $2.15 to $2.25. 
Hickorynuts, bu., $2; walnuts, $1.50 to 
$2 ; butternuts, $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. 
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, 16c; No. 2, 14% to 15c; 
lambs, 25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; wool, 
fleece, lb., 40c; unwashed, medium, 40c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.10 to $1.15; corn, 
shelled, 8S to 90c; oats, 56 to 57%c; rye, 
77 to 78c. 
Seeds—Timothy, bu., $4.50 to $5; Al¬ 
falfa, $13.75 to $14.75; Alsike, bu., $10 
to $11. 
--ay—Timothy, No. 1, ton, $22 to $23; 
Alfalfa, $21 to $23; mixed hay, $17 to 
$19; oat straw, ton. $14 to $16; wheat 
straw, ton, $14 to $16; rye straw, $20. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The Spring comes on slowly. Produce 
is fairly strong, with butter going up 
again. Out-door work is terribly handi¬ 
capped by cool weather and rain. 
BUTTER-CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, higher; creamery, 36 to 43c; 
dairy, 28 to 33c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 20 to 22c. Cheese, firm; new flats, 
daisies, longhorns, 19 to 20c; Limburger, 
32 to 34c; block Swiss, 34 to 35c. Eggs, 
firm; hennery, 26 to 28c; State and 
western candled, 23 to 26c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady ; turkey, 30 to 
36c; fowls, 23 to 33c; springers, 28 to 
31c-; capons, 38 to 40c; old roosters, 22 
to 24c; ducks, 26 to 28c; geese, 20 to 
23c. Live poultry, steady; turkeys. 28 
to 30c; fowls, 25 to 29c; broilers, 28 to 
30c ; old roosters, 17 to 18c; ducks, 23 to 
30c; geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, dull; Gravenstein, Spy, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; Wealthy, King, $1 to 
$1.25 ; Greening, Russet, 75c to $1; West¬ 
ern, box, $2 to $2.25. Potatoes, dull; 
home-grown, bu., 60 to 90c; Florida, bbl , 
$7.75 to $8; Bermudas, bbl., $11 to $12; 
sweets, hamper, $3.25 to $4.25. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Cherries, easy; California, 8-lb. box, 
$4 to $4.25. Strawberries, large supply ; 
Louisiana, 24-qt. crate, $3.50 to $4. 
Cranberries, dull; Cape Cod, 50-lb. box, 
$3.25 to $4. Muskmelons, big supply; 
Mexican, crate, $3.50 to $4. Grapes, 
dull; California, Malagas, keg, $7 to 
$S.25. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, dull; white kidney, cwt., $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.. $1.25 to $1.50; western, 
cwt., $1.75 to $2; Texas, crate, $2 to 
$2.25; western sets, $3 to $3.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, active; artichokes, crate, 
75c to $1.50; beans, green and wax, 
hamper, $5 to $5.75; beets, new-, bu., 
$2.75 to $3; doz. bunches, $1 to $1.25; 
cabbage, Louisiana, crate, $5.50 to $6: 
carrots, bu., $2.75 to $3; cauliflower, 
California, crate, $3.50 to $3.75; celery, 
Florida, crate, $4.50 to $4.75; cucumbers, 
southern, hamper, $5.75 to $6; eggplant, 
crate, $5.75 to $6; endive, California, 
crate, $3 to $3.25; lettuce, Iceberg, crate, 
$2.50 to $3.50; parsley, doz. bunches, 50 
to 60c; parsnips, bu., $2 to $2.75; peas, 
bag, $2 to $2.25; peppers, Florida, $5.50 
to $6 pieplant, doz. bunches, 50 to 75c; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 40 to 45c; spin¬ 
ach, bu.. 90c to $1; tomatoes, Mexican, 
crate, $2.75 to $3; turnips, white, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; yellow, 60 to 75c; vege¬ 
table oyster, doz. bunches. $1 to $1.25; 
watercress, doz. bunches, 35 to 40c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, weak; 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, steady; Timothy, bulk, ton, $20 
to $22; clover mixed, $19 to $21; rye 
straw, $12 to $14 ; wheat and oat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton. 
$23.50; middlings, $23; Red-dog. $35; 
cottonseed meal. $43.70; oilmeal, $40.50; 
hominy, $33; gluten, $35.80; oat feed, 
$13.50; rye middlings, out of market. 
j. w. c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
May 15, 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 . 
.$0.40 
@$0.41 
Good to choice . . .. 
. .36 
@ 
.39 
Lower grades . 
. .33 
@ 
.35 
Dairy, best . 
. .38 
@ 
.38% 
Common to good ... 
. .32 
@ 
.36 
Packing stock . 
. .20 
(6) 
.29 
Danish . 
,@ 
.41 
Argentine . 
@ 
.36 
Siberian . 
. .32 
@ 
.35 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials $0.24% @$0.25 
Average run .23 @ .23% 
Skims .10 @ .17 
New made, fancy.16% @ .17% 
Average run .15 @ .16 
Eggs 
White, choice to fancy_$0.34@$0.35 
Medium to good.26(6) .32 
Mixed colors, nearby best .. .31(6) .32 
Gathered, best.28@ .29 
Common to good.21@ .23 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.26@$0.27 
Broilers .40@ .50 
Roosters .14 (6) .15 
Ducks .18 @ .25 
Geese .12 @ .14 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.36@$0.38 
Common to good.25@ .32 
Capons, best .51 @ .52 
Undergrades .35@ .45 
Broilers, best .60@ .65 
Fair to good.50@ .55 
Roosters .20@ .24 
Ducks .20@ .22 
Squabs, 11 to 12 Iba, doz... 6.75(6) 8.00 
9 to 10 lbs.5.25(6> 6.25 
7 to 8 lbs.4.00(6) 4.75 
Guineas, pair . 1.25@ 2.25 
FRUIT 
A recent steamer brought 2S0,000 lbs. 
of grapes from Argentine. 
Apples—McIntosh, bbl. .. ,$3.00@$S.00 
Albemarle . 3 i .00@ 7.00 
Greening . 1.50@ 5.00 
Baldwin . 2.00(6) 4.50 
Ruseet . 2.00@ 3.00 
Spy . 2.50(6) 7.00 
Stayman . 2.25@ 4.25 
Rome . 2.50(6) 4.00 
Grapes, Argentine, 20-lb. bx. 3.50@ 6.25 
Pears, Kieffer, bbl.1.50(6) 4.50 
Strawber ries, qt.10(6) .20 
Muskmelons, bu. crate.3.00@ 8.00 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$2.75@$8.50 
Beets, bu. 1.50(6) 2.00 
Cabbage, %-bbl. bskt.1.50(6) 2.50 
Carrots, new, bu.3.00(6) 4.25 
Celery, doz. hearts . 1.50(6) 2.25 
Dandelions, bbl.75(6) 1.25 
Horseradish, bbl.16.00(6)17.00 
Kale, bbl.50(6) .75 
Lettuce, bu. bskt.50@ 1.50 
Onions, 100-lb. bag. 1.00(6) 1.75 
Parsley, bu. 1.75(6) 2.00 
Parsnips, bbl.4.00(6) 5.50 
Peas, bu. 1.50@ 2.50 
Radishes, bu. bskt.1.00(6) 2.00 
Rhubarb, 100 bchs.2.00(6) 3.00 
Spinach, bbl. 1.500/' 1.75 
Squash, new, bu. 2.000/) 3.00 
String beans, bu.1.50(6) 7.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate .2.50@ 8.00 
Turnips, 140-lb. bag . *.3.00@ 3.50 
Watercress, 100 bchs.3.00@ 3.50 
POTATOES 
Maine. 150-lb. sack .$3.10@$3.25 
Long Island, 150 lbs.4.25(6) 4.50 
State, 150 lbs.2.50@ 2.65 
Florida, new, bbl. 2.500/' 9.00 
Bermuda, bbl. .. 7.00@10.50 
Sweet potatoes, bu.3.50(6) 5.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy_$29.0G@$30.00 
No. 2 . 27.00(6) 28.00 
No. 3 . 25.00(6) 26.00 
Straw—Rye . 19.00@ 21.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best .$0.17 @$0.18 
Good to prime.12(6) .14 
Culls .06 @ .09 
Lambs, hothouse, each.7.00@10.00 
Pigs, 40 to 80 lbs.10@ .13 
Heavier .07)@ .09 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, beet .$9.00@12.00 
Lower grades . 6.00(6) 8.00 
Sheep . 6.75@ 7.25 
Lambs .12.00@16.00 
Hogs . 7.50@ 8.00 
Wool Notes 
Business in eastern markets continues 
light; foreign markets firm. Recent Bos¬ 
ton quotations are: New York and Mich¬ 
igan 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. 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A, bottled, qt.$0.16 
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, % pt.28 
Butter, beet .$0.48@ .49 
Cheese .34@ .38 
Eggs, best, doz.44 @ .46 
Gathered .30@ .38 
Fowls .30(6) .45 
Chickens, lb.45@ .55 
Turkeys, lb.45@ .48 
