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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
June 7, 1924 
Market 
News 
Review of the New York Produce MarketStraw continues to niove slowly, with .$18 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department cf a t° n about to P for best Straight rye 
Agriculture, Bureau of 1 Markets.) Straw. B. W. S. 
Weather conditions have not been fa¬ 
vorable to local production of vegetables, 
and supplies from nearby farms have 
been light and the variety of vegetables 
offered limited. A little rhubarb has been 
coming in from the Hudson River Valley, 
and light offerings of spinach, radishes, 
leeks and other small vegetables were 
trucked in from Long Island and other 
nearby points. The late season, while it 
has restricted production and in many 
lines kept prices at higher levels than 
usual, may in the long run work out to 
the disadvantage of the producer. South¬ 
ern States are late in shipping their com¬ 
modities, and a period of warm weather 
would have a tendency to throw the Vir¬ 
ginia, Maryland, New Jersey shipping 
season for string beans, peas, etc., to¬ 
gether, and overload the market. New 
Jersey asparagus receipts have been quite 
liberal and the market was down to $5 
per dozen bunches for the large aspara¬ 
gus. Several days of wet, cool weather, 
however, caused light receipts and a jump 
in prices amounting to $2 a. dozen 
bunches on large asparagus. The mar¬ 
ket on carlot receipts of Southern com¬ 
modities has been generally active, al¬ 
though prices in many instances have 
dropped. Cabbage slumped badly. Too 
many producing sections were shipping 
at the same time, and the heavy receipts 
broke the market. Prices on string beans 
also declined rapidly. Best South Caro¬ 
lina stringless beans dropped about $4 
per 5-peck hamper within 10 days. Lima 
beans from Florida held up well, $4 to 
$7 per %-bu. hamper, but tomatoes were 
a little weak. New carrots have been 
bringing good prices, and a few old car¬ 
rots from New York State were available 
at $11 to $12 a barrel, and market firm. 
California Iceberg lettuce has been sell¬ 
ing well, but Southern was weak, irregu¬ 
lar and slow. Sweet potatoes have been 
selling at $4 to $5.25 per bu., and they 
averaged higher during the past season 
than ever before. Maine potatoes have 
been keeping unusually well this Spring, 
and chain stores have continued using old 
potatoes in preference to new Southern 
stock. Best Florida potatoes have been 
holding up to $8 to $9 a barrel until just 
recently, when heavy receipts made prices 
drop to present levels. The supply of 
No. 2s and 3s has been very heavy, and 
the difference in price between No. Is 
and 2s has been unusually wide. A few 
South Carolina potatoes were received, 
but were reported to be a little green. 
Apples were firm and best Baldwin tend¬ 
ed higher, while fancy Ben Davis brought 
$2.75 to $3 a barrel. Strawberry receipts 
were heavy and although wet weather 
caused considerable . loss in shipments, 
the demand was generally good and the 
market was kept well cleared. Price 
ranges were wide, due to variations in 
quality, but the best seldom exceeded 18 
to 20c a quart. On the 26th North Caro¬ 
lina Ivlondikes averaged 15 to 16c a 
quart, Missionaries 14 to 15c, while poor 
berries sold as low as 8c a quart. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Egg receipts were libei-al, amounting 
to over 227.000 cases for the week, which 
is a little heavier than a year ago for a 
similar period. There were some re¬ 
ports of accumulations which tended to 
check any upward trend in prices, and 
the market on nearby eggs on the whole 
hc.s been quieter. • Prices on strictly 
fancy eggs were well sustained, but re¬ 
ceipts are likely to continue liberal until 
there is a larger demand from Summer 
resorts. Cold storage movement is going 
along steadily, but holdings in New York 
are still about 365,000 cases short of last 
year’s supply at this ’time. 
The live poultry market has been a 
healthy one, and values on fowl in¬ 
creased. Arrivals were not heavy, and 
with consumptive demand good, dealers 
had little difficulty in getting an addi¬ 
tional cent a pound over previous prices. 
Live broiler receipts have been rather lib¬ 
eral, but the active demand prevented any 
weakness in market values and offerings 
in general worked out well. Spring ducks 
sold readily. Old roosters weakened with 
heavy receipts, but some reactions were 
experienced, 12c per lb. being too low 
with an active market on other poultry. 
Offerings of fresh killed poultry were 
slightly larger, but wet weather inter¬ 
fered with trading and business was not 
very brisk. Some of the_ Philadelphia 
broilers, iced, sold up to 55c per lb., as 
did some of the fancy Western boxed 
packed, but many poor broilers, were re¬ 
ceived and price ranges were wide, prob¬ 
ably most sales occurring at from 40 to 
50c per lb. on neary and Southern stock. 
Barreled packed fowl were down a little, 
with some stock being carried over with 
the anticipation of a better market for 
Memorial Day needs. Spring ducks were 
active. 
HAY AND STRAW 
The hay market continues strong with 
receipts light, especially for high grade 
b„y. Buyers are inclined to hold off 
rather than pay the prices asked, hoping 
for more liberal receipts and lower prices. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-EN DICOTT MARKETS 
Butter—Creamery, fancy prints, lb., 
44c; best dairy, lb.„ 41c. 
Eggs—Extra fancy, large whites, doz., 
28c; duck eggs, doz., 35c. 
Cheese—Whole milk (cream), lb., 
32c; cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Milk—Sweet, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 
5c; skim-milk, qt., 5c. 
Fruits and Vegetables—Asparagus, % 
lb., 15c; Apples, No. 1, bu.. $1.10; Lima 
beans, qt., 12c; beans, dry, lb., 10c; 
beets, lb., 5c; cabbage, lb., 4c; new, lb., 
8c; carrots, lb, 5c; bu., $1.25; celery, 
bunch, 10c; dandelion greens, pk., 25c; 
fresh horseradish, bot., 12c; new green 
onions, bunch, 7%c; kale, pk., 20c; let¬ 
tuce, head, 10c; Boston, head, 15c; 
onion, dry, lb., 5c; bu., $2; green, bunch, 
7%c; onion sets, lb., 15c; parsnips, 
bunch, 7c; potatoes, bu., 90c to $1; pop¬ 
corn, shelled, 3 lbs., 25c • pieplant, bunch, 
5c; radishes, new, bunen, 7%e; spinach, 
pk., 20c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, 
lb., 4c; bu., 80c. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, light, lb.. 32c; 
Fowls, 4% lbs. or over, 32c; geese, lb., 
30c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 1% lb., 30c. 
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
36c; fowls, 4% lbs. or over, lb., 38c; 
geese, lb., 35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, 
1% lbs., lb., 35c. 
Meats—Choice kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 
14c; hamburg, lb., 20c; pork chops, lb., 
30c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c; round 
steak, lb., 22 to 25c; sirloin steak, lb., 
25c; sausage, lb., 20c; veal cutlet, lb., 
40c; veal chops, lb., 35c; pork chops, lb., 
34c; lamb chops, lb., 40c; woodchuck, 
lb., 30c; rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c; sugar- 
cured hams, lb., 30c. 
Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat flour, 
lb., 5c; honey, card, 22c; extracted, 18c; 
maple syrup, gal., $2 to $2.25 ; pigs, live, 
4 weeks, each. $4.50; pure apple cider 
vinegar, gal., 35c-; Florida oranges, pk., 
60c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., lie; heavy, lb., 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., 28 to 30c; 
broilers, lb., 45 to 50c; chickens, lb., 25 
to 35c; geese, lb., 28c; guinea hens, each, 
75c; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed Poultry — Ducks, lb., 45 to 
50c; broilers, lb., 70 to 75c; chickens, lb., 
40c; geese, lb., 35 to 40c. 
Butter, lb.. 45 to 50c; eggs, 24 to 30c ; 
duck eggs, 35c; Italian cheese, lb., 20 
to 25c. 
Apples, bu., 75c to $1.50; asparagus, 
doz. bunches. $2 to $2.50; beans, bu., 
$3.75 to $5.50; lb., 8 to 10c; red kidney, 
lb., 7 to 8c; celery, doz. bunches, 75c to 
$1.25 ; garlic, lb., 10c; honey, qt.. 65 to 
75c; per cap, 25 to 30c; lettuce, Boston, 
doz.. 75c to $1; leaf, head, 8c; maple 
syrup, gal., $2; onions, bu., 75c; green, 
doz. bunches, 30c; parsley, doz. bunches, 
50 to 55c; parsnips, bu., $1; potatoes, 
bu., 70 to 85c; radishes, doz. bunches._35 
to 40c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 25 to 35c; 
spinach, bu., $1 to $1.25. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $22; No. 2, $1S; No. 
3, $15 to $17 ; straw, ton, $14 to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu., 64c; corn, 
bu., 60c. 
BOCHESTER 
Dressed beef carcass, lb., 16 to 19c; 
forequarters, lb., 16c; hindquarters, lb., 
17% to 18%c; dressed hogs, light, lb., 
11 to 12c; heavy, lb., 9 to 10c; Spring 
lambs, lb.. 30 to 31c; yearling lambs, lb., 
18 to 20c; mutton, lb., 10 to 11c; veal, 
lb.. 16 to 17c. 
Live Poultry—Broilers, lb., 45 to 55c; 
fowls, lb., 25 to 29c; stags, lb., 18 to 20c; 
old roosters, lb., 12 to 15c; guinea fowl, 
each, 50 to 60c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20c; 
ducks, lb., 25c; geese, lb., 18 to 20c; tur¬ 
keys, 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; 
Greening, 75 to 80c; Ben Davis, 50 to 
75c; Russet, 75 to 80c; strawberries, 
crate, $4.75; asparagus, doz. bunches, $3 
to $4; beets, doz. bunches, $1.65 to $1.75 ; 
carrots, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; celery, doz. 
bunches, $1.15 to $1.35; horseradish, lb., 
8 to 10c; kale, bu., 50 to 60c; lettuce, 
Iceberg, crate. ‘ $2.25 to $3.50; Boston, 
per doz.. $2.50 to $2.75; onions, yellow, 
bu., 75 to 90c; green, doz. bunches, 12 to 
15c; parley, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; 
potatoes, bu., 75 to 80c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 30c; rhubarb, doz. 
bunches, 40 to 50c; spinach, bu.. 75 to 
90c; tomatoes, hothouse, lb., 50 to 55c. 
Honey, strained, clover, lb.. 22 to 23c; 
qt., 65 to 75c; 5-lb. pail, $1.10; buck¬ 
wheat honey, 5-lb. pail, 75c; fancy clover 
comb honey, 24-section case, $4.75 to $5; 
buckwheat, fancy, frame, 15 to 16c; 
maple sugar, lb., 22c; maple syrup, gal., 
$ 15 to $2.25. 
Hickorynuts, 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, $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $6 ; white kidney, $8.50; pea, $3.75; 
medium, $4.50; yellow eye, $4.50; im¬ 
perials, $6.50. 
Hides—Steers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each, $2 
to $3; sheepskins, each, 50c to $2.50; 
calf. No. 1, 16c; No. 2, 14 to 15c; lamb, 
25c; shearlings. 10 to 25c; wool, fleece, 
lb., 40c; unwashed medium, 40c. 
Wheat, bu.. $1.10 to $1.15; corn, 
shelled, bu., 90 to 91c; oats, 56 to 57c; 
rye, 75 to 78c. 
Seeds—Clover, Mammoth, bu.. $15 to 
$16; medium, bu., $14 to $15; Timothy, 
bu., $4.50 to $5; Alfalfa, bu., $14 to 
$15.25; Alsike, bu., $10 to $11. 
Ilay—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 
The produce markets are pretty steady. 
Watermelons have appeared, but the 
homegrown stuff is so slow on account of 
cold weather that growers are discour¬ 
aged. 
BUTTER-CHEESE-EGGS 
Butter, firm; creamery, 38 to 43c; 
dairy, 28 to 33c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 18 to 20c. Cheese, steady ; daisies, 
flats, new, 20 to 21c; longhorns, 21 to 
22c ; Limburger, 32 to 35c ; block Swiss, 
34 to 35c. Eggs, steady ; hennery, 26 to 
28c; State and Western candled, 25 to 
27c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkeys, 33. to 
37c; fowls, 29 to 33c; broilers, 37 to 
45c; capons, 38 to 40c; old roosters, 23 
to 24c; ducks, 24 to 25c; geese, 20 to 
24c. Live poultry, steady; turkeys, 28 
to 30c; fowls, 25 to 27c; springers, 28 to 
31c; old roosters, 17 to lSc; ducks, 23 to 
24c; geese, 17 to 20c. 
Packing stock. 
@ 
.29 
Danish . 
.40 
@ 
.41 
New Zealand . 
.39 
@ 
.40 
Argentine . 
.34 
@ 
.36 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials.$0.24%@$0.25 
Average run ..23 @ .23% 
Skims .10 @ .16 
New made, fancy.16% @ .1”% 
Average run .16% @ .16% 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.$0.34@$0.35 
Medium to good.26@ .32 
Mixed colors, nearby, best.. .32 @ .33 
Gathered, best ..28@ .29 
Common to good.21@ .23 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$1.50@$7.00 
Beets, bu. 1.25(Si 1.50 
Cabbage, %-bbl. bskt. 1.0O@ 1.50 
Carrots, new, bu. 1.00@ 2.00 
Celery, doz. hearts. 1.50@ 2.25 
Horseradish, bbl.11.00@17.00 
Kale, bbl.50@ 1.00 
Lettuce, bu. bskt. 1.00(d) 2.00 
Onions, 100-lb. bag. 1.25(d) 1.75 
Parsley, bu. 1.75(d) 2.50 
Peas, bu.50(d) 2.00 
Radishes, bu. bskt.75(d) 1.25 
Rhubarb, 100 bchs.2.00@ 3.00 
Spinach, bbl.1.00@ 2.00 
Squash, bu.1.00(d) 3.00 
String beans, bu. 1.00(d) 3.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.50(g) 4.50 
Potatoes 
Maine, 150-lb. sack.$2.75@$3.00 
State, 150 lbs. 2.40(d) 2.60 
Florida, new, bbl. 2.50(d) 6.50 
Sweet potatoes, bu.4.50(g) 5.50 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy.$31.00 (g)$32.00 
No. 2 . 28.00(d) 29.00 
No. 3 . 26.00(g) 27.00 
Straw—Rye. 15.00 18.00 
Oat and wheat. 14.00@ 16.00 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, steady; Spy, Gravenstein, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; Wealthy, King, Baldwin, 
$1 to $1.25; Greening, Russet, 75c to $1; 
fancy Western, box, $2 to $2.50. Po¬ 
tatoes, steady; homegrown, bu., 80 to 
90c; Florida, bbl., $7 to $9.50. 
FRUITS AND BERRIES 
Cherries, quiet; California, S-lb. box, 
$3.25 to $3.50. Cranberries, dull; Cape 
Cod, 30-lb. box, $3.25 to $4. Strawber¬ 
ries, firm; Louisiana 24-qt. crate, $4.50 
to $4.75. Grapes, quiet; Malagas, keg, 
$7 to $8.25. Muskmelons, Mexican, crate, 
$5 to $5.50. Watermelons, each, $1.50 
to $2. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, easy; white kidney, cwt., $10 to 
$10.50; marrow, .$9.50 to $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $7.50 to $8; medium, $6.50 to $7; 
pea, $5.50 to $6. Onions, quiet; home¬ 
grown, bu., $1.50 to $2; Texas, white, 
crate, $2.50 to $2.75; Western sets, $3 
to $3.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, fair trade; asparagus, Mt. 
Morris basket, $3 to $3.50; beans, green 
and wax, hamper, $2.50 to $3; beets, new 
hamper, $1.50 to $1.65; doz. bunches, 90c 
to $1; carrots, bu., $2 to $2.65 ; cabbage, 
new hamper, $2.25 to $2.75; cauliflower, 
hamper, $4 to $4.25; celery, crate. $4.25 
to $4.75; cucumbers, Southern, basket, 
$2 to $2.50; eggplant, crate, $5.50 to $6; 
lettuce, Iceberg, box, $3 to $3.75; 10-lb. 
basket, $2 to $3; parsley, doz. bunches, 
25 to 35c; parsnips, bu., $2.25 to $2.50; 
peas, bag, $2 to $2.75; peppers, Florida 
crate, $5 to $5.50; pieplant, homegrown, 
bunch, 25 to 35c; radishes, doz. bunches, 
35 to 40c; spinach, bu.. 90c to $1; to¬ 
matoes, Southern, box. $4.45 to $6 ; tur¬ 
nips, white, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; yellow, 
60 to 65c-; vegetable oysters, doz. bunches, 
$1. to $1.25; watercress, doz. bunches, 
25 to 35c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; white comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dark, 13 to 15c; case, $2.50 to $5. 
Maple products, dull; sugar, lb., 18 to 
20c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.50. 
FEED 
Hay, steady; Timothy, bulk, ton, $18 
to $22; clover mixed, $17 to $21; rye 
straw, $12 to $14 ; oat and wheat straw, 
$10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, 
$22; middlings, $22; red-dog. $35; cot¬ 
tonseed meal, $44 ; oilmeal, $40; hominy, 
$33.25; gluten, $35.80; oat feed, 13.50. 
j. w. B. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best .$0.15@$0.16 
Good to prime.12(g) .14 
Culls.06(g) .09 
Lambs, hothouse, each. 4.00@10.00 
Pigs, 40 to 80 lbs.10@ .13 
Heavier.07 @ .08 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls .$0.26@$0.27 
Broilers.40@ .50 
Roosters . . ..12@ .13 
Ducks .18@ .25 
Geese.10@ .14 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.36@$0.3S 
Common to good.25(g) .32 
Capons, best .52@ .54 
Undergrades.36(g) .45 
Broilers, best.50@ .55 
Fair to good.40(g) .45 
Roosters.16 (g) .21 
Ducks.22(g) .23 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz... 6.25@ 8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 5.00@ 6.00 
7 to 8 lbs. 4.00(g) 4.75 
Fruit 
Apples—Baldwin, bbl.$2.00@$4.2o 
Albemarle.3.00@ 6.50 
Greening.2.00(g) 4.00 
Russet.2.00(g) 3.00 
Spy.2.50@ 7.00 
Stayman. 2.25@ 4.25 
Rome.2.50(g) 4.00 
Grapes, Argentine, 20-lb. box 1.50@ 5.50 
Peaches, 5-in. carrier. 7.00(g) 8.00 
Strawberries, qt.10(g) .20 
Muskmelons, bu.6.00(g) 8.00 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$9.00@$12.50 
Lower grades . 6.00(g) 8.00 
Sheep. 6.75(g) 7.00 
Lambs.15.00(g) 18.00 
Hogs. 7.50@ 8.00 
Wool Notes 
Mill and speculative buying continues 
light. ^ Recent Boston quotations are: 
New York and Michigan unwashed de¬ 
laine, 48 to 49c; half blood, 50c; quarter 
blood, 45 to 46c. Ohio and Pennsylvania, 
half, blood combing, 52 to 53c; three- 
eighths blood, 48 to 50c. New England, 
half blood, 46 to 47c; quarter blood, 43 
to 45c. Texas, scoured basis, $1.15 to 
$1.30. Oregon, No. 1 staple, $1.28 to 
$1.30. Mohair, combing, 75 to 80c; card¬ 
ing, 65 to 70c. 
Retail Prices at New York 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
May 29, 1924. 
MILK 
June League price for Class 1 liquid 
milk. $1.86 per 100 lbs. 3 per eent milk 
in 201 to 210-mile zone; Class 2A. $1.70; 
Class 2B, $1.85; Class 2C, $1.85; Class 
3, $1.55. 
These are the League prices. The other 
associations have all endorsed the com¬ 
mittee price of $2.33, but all prices are 
subject to revision and it is expected that 
the other groups will make a new price to 
conform to the Pool price. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.40@$0.41 
Good to choice.36 @ .38 
Lower grades.33 @ .34 
Milk—Grade A, bottled, qt.$0.16 
Grade B, bottled, qt.13 
Grade B. bottled, pt.09 
Grade B, loose, qt.10 
Certified, qt.2S 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
Cream, heavy, % pt.28 
Butter, best .$0.49@ .50 
Cheese .34 @ .38 
Eggs, best, doz.44 @ .46 
Gathered.30@ .38 
Fowls.30 (g) .45 
Chickens, lb.60(g) .65 
Turkeys, lb. ,45@ .48 
Marjorie (going to bed) : “Mother, I 
needn’t brush the tooth the dentist is go¬ 
ing to pull tomorrow, need I?”—Boston 
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