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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 14, 1924 
Market News 
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n d Price 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roaste, lb., 8 to 14c; hamburg, 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb., .‘50c; 
round steak, lb., 22 to 25c; sirloin 
steak, lb., 35c; pork chops, lb., 30c; 
sausage, lb., 20c; veal cutlets, lb.. 40c; 
veal chops, lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb.. 40c; 
woodchuck, lb., 30c; rabbits, dressed, lb., 
30c; sugar cured hams, lb., 30c. 
Lave poultry. — Chickens, light, lb., 
32c; fowls, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
30c; fowls, lb., 3Sc; geese, lb., 35c; 
ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, lb., 35c. 
Eggs, white, extra, 28c; 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, 32c. 
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; bushel, 
$1.25; celery, bunch, 10c; dandelion 
greens, peck, 25c; fresh horseradish, bot¬ 
tle, 12c; new green onions, bunch, 7%e; 
kale, peek, 20c; lettuce, head, 10c*; Bos¬ 
ton, head, 15c; onions, lb., 5c; bushel, 
$2; onions, green, bunch, 7%c; onion 
sets, lb., 15c; parsnips, bunch.* 7c*; pota¬ 
toes, bu., 90c to $1; pieplant, bunch, 5c; 
radishes, bunch 7%c; spinach, peek. 20c; 
sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, lb., 4c; 
bushel, 80c. 
Sweet cider, gal., 45c; buckwheat 
Hour, lb., 5c; honey, card. 22c ; extracted, 
18c; maple «yrup. gal.. $2 to $2.25; pop¬ 
corn, shelled, 3 lbs., 25c; cider vinegar, 
gal., 35c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., 11c; heavy, lb.. 8 to 
9c; veal, lb.. 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15 
to 27c; lamb, lb., 20 to 25c; beef, lb., 
G to 10c. 
Live poultry.—Ducks, lb., 28 to 30c; 
broilers, lb., 50c; chickens, lb., 25 to 
35c; geese, lb., 28c; guinea hens, live, 
each, 75c; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed poultry. —- Ducks, lb.. 45 to 
50c; broilers, lb., G5c; chickens, lb., 40 
to 50c; geese, lb., 35 to 40c. 
Butter, lb.. 45 to 50c; eggs, 25 to 30c; 
duck eggs, 35 to 40c; Italian cheese, lb., 
20 to 25c. 
Apples, bu., 75c to $2; asparagus, doz., 
75c to $2; beans, bu., $3.75 to $5.50; lb., 
8 to 10c; red kidney beans. lb„ 7c; cel¬ 
ery, doz. bunches, $1 to $1.25; garlic, 
lb., 10c; honey, qt., 65 to 75c; cap, 25 
to 30c; lettuce, Boston, doz., 75c to $1; 
leaf, head. 8 to 10c; maple syrup, gal., 
$2; onions, bu., 75c; doz. bunches.__25 
to 30c; parsley, doz. bunches, 50 to 55c; 
potatoes, bu., 75 to 90c*; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 50 to 60c; rhubarb, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 35c; spinach, bu., $1 to 
$1.25. 
Hay, No. 1. ton, $22; No. 2, $18; No. 
3. $15 to $17; straw, ton, $14 to $17; 
wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu., 64c; corn, 
bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 16 to 19c; 
forequarters, lb., 16e; hindquarters, lb., 
17 to 18c; dressed hogs, light, 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 tojLJc. 
Live poultry.—Broilers, lb., 45 to 55c; 
fowls, lb., 25 to 29c; stags, lb., IS to 
20c; old roosters, lb., 12 to 15c; guinea 
fowls, each, 50 to 60c; pigeons, each. 15 
to 20c; ducks, lb.. 25c: geese, lb., 18 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., 50c to $1; Ben 
Davie, bu., 50 to 75c; strawberries. 24- 
qt. crate. $5 to $5.75; asparagus, bunch, 
doz., $1.50 to $1.60; beets, doz. bunches, 
$1.50; celery, doz. bunches, $1.15 to 
$1.35; cucumbers, doz., $1.75 to $2; 
horseradish, lb., 8 to 10c; kale, bu.. 60 
to 60c; lettuce, Boston, per doz., $2 to 
$2.25; lettuce, doz. heads, 50 to 65c; 
onions, yellow, bu.. 75 to 90c; green, doz., 
bunches, 13 to 15c; parsley, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; potatoes, bu., 75 to SOe; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; rhu¬ 
barb, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c: spinach, 
bu., $1.25 to $1.75: tomatoes, lb., 50 to 
55c. 
Clover honey, strained, lb.. 22 to 23c; 
quart, 65 to 75c; 5-lb. pail. $1.10; buck¬ 
wheat honey, 5-lb. ^ pail, 75c; comb, 
clover, fancy, case, $4.75 to $5; buck¬ 
wheat, fancy section. 15 to 16c; maple 
sugar, lb.. 22c; maple syrup, gal., can, 
$2.15 to $2.25. 
Pansies, doz. pots. 75 to J)0c; geran¬ 
iums, doz. pots, $1.50 to $2.25. 
Iliekorynuts, bu.. $2; walnuts, bu., 
$1.50 to $2; butternuts, $1.50 to $2. 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
marrow, $6; white marrow. $10; red 
kidney, $6; white kidney, $8.50; pea. 
$3.75; medium, $4.50; Yellow Eye, 
$4.50; Imperials, $6.50. 
Hides, steers. No. 1, lb., 5c; No. 2, 
4c; cows and heifers, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
Bulls and stags. 4c; liorsehides, each, 
$2 to $3; sheepskins, each, 50s to $2.50; 
calf. No. 1. 16 to 16% c; No. 2, 14% to 
15c; lambs, 25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; 
fleece, lb., 40c; wool, unwashed, medium, 
40c* 
Wheat, bu., $1.10 to $1.15; corn, 
shelled, 90 to 91c; oats, 57 to 5Sc; rye, 
75 to 78c. 
Seeds, clover. Mammoth, bu., $15 to 
$16; medium, $14 to $15; Timothy, $4.50 
to $5; Alfalfa, $14 to $15.25; Alsike, 
$10 to $11. 
Hay, No. 1, Timothy, 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 situation is much the 
same. Prices are pretty firm, a few 
vegetables shading off on account of the 
advance of the season. Everything grows 
at a slow rate. 
BUTTER—CHEESE-EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 38 to 44c; 
dairy, 28 to 33c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 20 to 21e. Cheese, steady; new 
flats, 19 to 20c; daisies, 20 to 21c; long¬ 
horns, 21 to 22c; Limburger, 32 to 34c; 
block Swiss, 34 to 35c. Eggs, firm ; hen¬ 
nery, 26 to 28c; State and western can- 
died, 25 to 27c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm ; turkey, 30 to 
36c; fowl, 23 to 27c; springers, 28 to 
31c; broilers, 38 to 46c; capons, 40 to 
50c; old roosters, 19 to 20c; ducks, 27 
to 28c; geese, 20 to 25c. Live poultry, 
steady; turkeys, 25 to 30c; fowls, 23 to 
27c; broiler's, 38 to 45c; old roosters, 24 
to 26c; geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apples, dull; Gravenstein, Spy. bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; Baldwin, Kings, $1 to 
$1.25; Greening, Ruseet. 75c to $1; west¬ 
ern, box, $2 to $2.25. Potatoes, steady ; 
home-grown, bu., 80 to $1.20; southern, 
bbl., $5.50 to $6.50. 
FRUIT S—BERRIES 
Cherries, quiet; California, 8-lb. box. 
$3.25 to $3.50. Strawberries, active. 24- 
qt. crate, $2.75 to $5. Cranberries, dull ; 
Cape Cod. 50-lb. basket, $3.25 to $5. 
Grapes, quiet; Malagas, keg, $7 to $8.25. 
Muskmelons, California, crate. $7 to 
$7.50; watermelons, each, $1.25 to $1.50. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, quiet; white kidney, c*wt., $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. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, moderate; asparagus, bas¬ 
ket, $2.25 to $3.50; beans, green and wax, 
hamper, $1.50 to $1.75; beets, hamper, 
$1.50 to $1.75; doz. bunches, 75c to $1; 
carrots, bu.. $2 to $2.75; hamper, new, 
$1.40 to $1.50; cabbage, new, hamper. $2 
to $2.75; cauliflower, hamper, $2.50 to 
$3 ; celery, crate, $4.25 to $4.75; cucum¬ 
bers, basket, $1 to $1.50 (retailing at 5c 
each); eggplant, doz., $2.25 to $2.50; 
lettuce, crate, $2.25 to $2.50; Iceberg, 
$3 to $4; parsley, doz. bunches. 25 to 
35c; parsnips, bu., $1.75 to $2.25; peas, 
crate. $2.25 to $2.75; peppers, crate. $6 
to $6.50; pieplant, doz. bunches, 30 to 
40c; radishes, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; 
spinach, bu., 50 to 75c; turnips, yellow, 
bu., 60 to 65c; white, $1.50 to $1.75; 
vegetable oyster, doz. bunches, $1 to 
$1.25; watercress, doz. bunches, 30 to 
35c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, weak; white comb. 20 to 22c; 
dark, 13 to 15e; case, $2.50 to $5. Maple 
products, dull; sugar, lb., IS to 22c; 
syrup, gal.. $1.60 to $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay, steady; Timothy, bulk, ton. $20 
to $22; clover, mixed, $10 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, $43; oilmeal. $40; hominy, 
$33.50: gluten, $36.80; oat feed. $13; 
rye middlings. $23.50. J. w. c. 
Market Notes from Department of 
Agriculture, Trenton, N. J. 
Strawberries. — (Wholesale prices) : 
Trenton, crate, $4 to $4.50; qt.. 12% to 
14c; New York, qt., 15 to 20c; Phila¬ 
delphia. qt., 10 to 15c. Retail prices: 
Trenton, qt., mostly, IS to 20c; Morris¬ 
town, qt.. 30c; Upper Montclair, qt., 25 
to 28c; Montclair, qt., 20c; Bogota, qt., 
18c. 
New Jersey strawberries will soon be 
here in volume. Shipments from Cum¬ 
berland County have already started, but 
the height of the season in southern coun¬ 
ties is not expected until about the mid¬ 
dle of June. Other strawberry sections 
of the State follow closely, northern sec¬ 
tions being about a week later than the 
southern counties. An unusually good 
crop is expected this year. 
TO CAN STRAWBERRIES 
Strawberries used for canning must be 
good size, firm, rather acid and of a 
bright color. They are washed, hulled, 
and then canned by the following meth¬ 
od: Use 1% cups of sugar and two 
tablespoons of water to one quart box 
of berries. Put the water in the bottom 
of the saucepan, add the sugar and then 
the berries. Place over a low heat, al¬ 
low to come to the simmering point and 
simmer 20 minutes, or until the hardest 
berry is soft. Remove from the stove, 
allow the first, steam to escape, cover and 
let stand for 24 hours. During this time 
turn the berries over in their syrup at 
least eight times. At the end of 24 hours 
pack the berries in sterilized jars, place 
them in boiling water and boil four min¬ 
utes. Remove and seal tightly. In the 
water-seal canner bring just to 212 de¬ 
grees Fahr. 
ASPARAGUS 
This is one crop upon which the con¬ 
tinuous rains have had no bad effect. 
The crop is of unusual excellent quality, 
and while the acreage planted to aspara¬ 
gus is the largest ever grown in New 
Jersey, the demand has kept ahead of the 
supply. The attention given to relative 
food values of various crops has brought 
the asparagus to the front because of its 
high vitamine content. Improved meth¬ 
ods of cultivation, also, have helped in¬ 
crease the public taste, the biggest grow¬ 
ers, strong on quality promotion, have 
adopted a policy of careful grading, some 
using from two to five recognized grades 
in bunching the asparagus for market, so 
that bitter and tough asparagus never 
leaves the farm to disappoint a buyer. 
Government Grain Report 
CORN 
Corn planting was further delayed by 
unfavorable weather in all central dis¬ 
tricts east, of the Mississippi River. 
Much remains to be planted in the Ohio 
Valley and Middle Atlantic areas, where 
some report that only about half of the 
corn crop has been put in. Germina¬ 
tion was also unusually slow and much 
replanting would be needed because of 
the 'Continued cool weather. Planting 
has been completed quite generally in the 
Mississippi River and Rocky Mountain 
districts, but weather has been too cool 
for best germination and growth in most 
sections. 
The crop is generally up to a good 
standard, but is off color, while the prog¬ 
ress and condition are very poor to poor 
in Iowa with unsatisfactory stands. It 
was too cool and cloudy for corn in the 
lower Great Plains, and there is much 
replanting to do in Kansas, while warm¬ 
er weather is much needed in the north¬ 
ern plains area. The crop made fairly 
good progress in the more southern dis¬ 
tricts, especially in the Southeast, be¬ 
cause of the warmer weather. 
WINTER WHEAT 
The drouth has been thoroughly brok¬ 
en in Kansas, except in the southw T esterxi 
portion while rainfall in southern Ne¬ 
braska and northern Missouri was bene¬ 
ficial for Winter w 7 heat. More moisture 
is needed, in northern Nebraska, in Iowa 
and northwestern Illinois. Wheat made 
generally fair progress in* Oklahoma, and 
fair to good growth was reported in the 
eastern Winter wheat belt, as well as in 
the Mid-Atlantic area. Rainfall was 
beneficial in much of Montana and in the 
middle Rocky Mountain States, but the 
continued absence of rain has been very 
detrimental for all small grain crops in 
the more western and northwestern dis¬ 
tricts. Wheat is heading short in Ore¬ 
gon, Washington and in Idaho, where 
many localities have experienced the 
driest Spring on record. The crop was 
coming into head during the week as far 
north as north central Missouri and 
southern Indiana. 
SPRING WHEAT 
Spring wheat continued in good stand 
in principal producing States, though 
growth was slow and rain is now* needed 
in many portions of the belt. The crop 
is reported well stooled in Minnesota, 
coming nicely in North Dakota and in 
mostly good condition in South Dakota. 
Increased moisture benefited this crop in 
the central Rocky Mountain States, but 
drouth was damaging in the far north¬ 
west. 
New made, fancy.1S%( 
Average run.17% ( 
EGGS 
W r hite, choice to fancy .. 
Medium to good . 
Mixed colors, nearby, best 
Gathered, best . 
Common to good . 
.19 
.18 
. $0.34@$0.35 
. .26 @ .33 
. .32 @ .33 
. ,2S@ .29 
.21 @ .23 
00(d) $7.50 
.25@ 1.50 
25@ 2.50 
00@ 2.50 
50(d) 2.25 
00@17.00 
75@ 1.00 
1.50 
2.00 
2.50 
3.00 
1.25 
3.00 
2.00 
2.00 
2.00 
3.25 
00 @ 
25@ 
75@ 
25 @ 
75@ 
50 @ 
00 @ 
00 @ 
00 @ 
50(d) 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$2 
Beets, bu. 1 
Cabbage, bbl. crate. 2 
Carrots, new*, bu.1 
Celery, doz. hearts . 1 
Horseradish, bbl.11 
Kale, bbl . 
Lettuce, bu. bskt.1 
Onions, 100-lb. bag. 1 
Parsley, bu. 1 
Peas, bu. 1 
Radishes, bu. bskt. 
Rhubarb, 100 bchs.1 
Spinach, bbl. 1 
Squash, bu. 1 
String beans, bu.1 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1 
Potatoes 
Maine, 150-lb. sack .$3.10@$3.40 
State, 150 lbs.2.75@ 3.00 
Southern, new, bbl.2.50@ 5.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu.4.50@ 6.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy _$31.00@$32.00 
No. 2 . 28.00(d) 29.00 
No. 3 . 26.00(d) 27.00 
Straw—Rye . 15.00@ 18.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best .$0.13@$0.16 
Good to prime. 12(d) 14 
Culls .06(d) .10 
Lambs, hothouse, each . 4.00@10.00 
Pigs, 40 to 80 lbs.10(d) .13 
Heavier .07@ .08 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb.$0.26@$0.28 
Broilers .40(d) .45 
Roosters .12@ .14 
Ducks .• .18@ .25 
Geese .10@ .14 
Rabbits . .35 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.36@$0.3S 
Common to good.25@ .32 
Capons, best .52(d) .54 
Undergrades .36 @ .45 
Broilers, best .50(d) .55 
Fair to good .40@ .45 
Roosters .17@ .21 
Ducks .22 @ .23 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz. . G.25@> 8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 5.0O@ 6.00 
7 to 8 lbs.4.00@ 4.75 - 
FRUIT 
Apples—Baldwin, bbl.$2.00@$4.75 
Albemarle . 4.00@ 6.50 
Greening . 2.00(d) 4.00 
* Russet . 2.00@ 3.00 
Spy . 2.50(d) 8.00 
Stayman . 2.25@ 4.25 
Borne . 2.50(d) 4.00 
Grapes, Argentine, 20-lb. box 1.50(d) 5.25 
Peaches, 6-till carrier . 2.50@ 4.50 
Strawberries, qt.0S@ .20 
Blackberries, qt.22@ .25 
Huckleberries, qt.35@ .40 
Muskmelons, bu. 6.00@ 7.00 
Watermelons, car . 900 @ 1300 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$9.00@$12.00 
Lower grades . 6.00(d) 8.00 
Sheep . 6.00f@ 6.50 
Lambs .15.00@ 17.75 
Hogs . 7.00(d) 7.25 
Wool Notes 
Business is dull and prices remain 
without special change. Recent Boston 
quotations are: New York and Michigan 
unwashed delaine, 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; carding, 65 to 70c. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
June 5, 1924. 
MILK 
June 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. $1.85; Class 2C. $1.85; Class 
3. $1.55. 
Non-pool and Sheffield prices: Class 1, 
$1.86; Class 2. $1.70; Class 3A, $1.55. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy . 
$0.40 
@$0.41 
Good to choice . 
.36 
<d -39 
Lower grades. 
.33 
@ .34 
Packing stock . 
.20 
@ .29 
Danish . 
.40 
@ .41 
Argentine . 
@ .37 
CHEESE 
Full cream held specials $0.25 
@$0.25% 
Average run. 
.23 
@ .24 
Skims . 
.10 
@ .16 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk—Grade A, bottled, 
qt.$0.16 
Grade B, bottled, qt. 
Grade B, bottled, pt. 
.09 
Grade B, loose, qt. . . 
.10 
Certified, qt. 
.28 
Certified, pt. 
.17 
Buttermilk, qt. 
.10 
Cream, heavy, % pt. 
.28 
Butter, best . 
.51 
Cheese . 
. . . . 34@ 
38 
Eggs. best, doz. 
.44 @ 
.46 
Gathered . 
.38 
Fowls . 
.30 @ 
.45 
Chickens, lb. 
.60@ 
.65 
Turkeys, lb. 
.45 @ 
.48 
“Yes,”' said young Mrs. Torkins. “I 
am sure our garden is going to be a suc¬ 
cess.” “So soon?” “Yes, the chickens 
have tasted everything and they are per¬ 
fectly enthusiastic.”—Washington Star. 
