Iht RURAL NEW.YORKER 
995 
Market 
News 
Phila. Wholesale Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
While carlot receipts of fruits and veg¬ 
etables were only moderate, offerings of 
nearby commodities were plentiful, and 
the variety IS steadily widening. Peaches 
and cantaloupes were in better demand, 
with some improvement in price, Georgia 
Carmans selling $2.50 to $3.75 per 6 - 
basket carrier. Watermelons found a dull 
market at $375 to $425 a carload for 
Florida Tom Watsons averaging about 28 
11 s. each. The watermelon season is late, 
even later than a year ago, with Georgia 
just beginning to ship. Apples are dull. 
A few Summer apples made their appear¬ 
ance, but only a few carloads have been 
reported out from Tennessee, Georgia 
and Illinois. The June drop in New Jer¬ 
sey was light. Cold storage holdings of 
old crop apples are exceptionally large. 
On June 1 barreled holdings were over 
ISO per cent greater, and boxed apple 
holdings 150 .per cent greater than on 
•Janie 1, 1923, according to government 
reports. Berries are playing quite an im¬ 
portant part in the produce market. The 
Delaware - Maryland and New Jersey 
strawberry season is practically through, 
leaving New York State and Pennsyl¬ 
vania to supply the markets of the East. 
North Carolina is still shipping dewber¬ 
ries, and express shipments were received 
from the Delaware-Maryland district, the 
latter selling $3 to $5 per 32-quart crate 
for best stock. New Jersey is expecting 
an exceptionally large crop of raspberries 
and blackberries, the former being already 
on the market, and the latter will soon be 
quite plentiful. Interest in the potato 
market is now turned toward Virginia, 
which has rapidly come to the front. The 
peak of the North Carolina movement has 
passed and the center of activity is now 
in the Norfolk and the Eastern Shore 
sections of Virginia. Soon Maryland and 
New Jersey will be entering the field. 
For a few days when shipments were 
light there was a strong market, with 
Virginia Cobblers selling $4.50 to $4.75 
per bbl., but loadings in produce sections 
soon became heavy again and prices 
dropped by July 1 to around $3.50 per 
bbl. Tomatoe® advanced slightly for sev¬ 
eral days, Mississippi selling around $1.25 
per 4-basket carrier, and fancy Floridas 
bringing up to $2 a crate. Nearby to¬ 
matoes will be unusually late; in fact, 
many expect the early tomato season to 
merge more or less with the later one. 
The asparagus season is waning, and the 
demand, as is natural, is slow. Nearby 
string beans ,which started the season at 
$2.25 to $2.50 per %-bu. basket, were 
soon selling around $1 a basket, and peas 
have dropped to a range of 50c to $1.50 a 
basket. New York celery is being ex¬ 
pressed to Philadelphia, bringing 75c to 
$ 1.75 a bunch, depending on the size. 
Lettuce receipts were heavy from_ nearby 
and the market was very dull at 25c to $1 
a bushel hamper. Beets and carrots held 
steady, but cabbage was generally weak, 
with Baltimore y 2 -bbl hampers, Wake¬ 
field, selling around $1. Onions were 
steady to weak on Southern stock, Yellow 
Bermudas selling around $2 a crate. New 
Jersey will soon supply most of the East¬ 
ern markets with onions; in fact, carlot 
shipments should be heavy about the mid¬ 
dle of July. Production in New Jersey is 
expected to exceed last year’s output by 
about 250,000 bu., due 'to more favorable 
weather conditions this season. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
The egg market in general was dull. 
While there was a good demand at steady 
prices for fancy eggs the bulk of the 
stock was medium or poor stock, and such 
worked out slowly, dealers often accept¬ 
ing the best price obtainable in order to 
keep the stock moving. Nearby and West¬ 
ern extra firsts sold at 29c a dozen, with 
seconds selling as low as 25c. _ Egg re¬ 
ceipts for the first six months this year in 
Philadelphia amounted to 1.014,227 cases 
compared with 1,059,261 cases a year 
ago The government cold storage report 
shows 335,376 cases of eggs on hand on 
July 1, 1924 in Philadelphia and last 
year on the same date 358,688 cases. 
The market on live fowl has been slow 
and dull with colored fancy fowl selling 
25 to 27c and White Leghorns 20 to 23c 
a pound. On the other hand live broil¬ 
ers were in fair demand and prices during 
the week advanced a little, 2-lb. Plymouth 
Rocks topping the market at 45 to 50c a 
pound, while mixed breeds of the same 
weight ranged 40 to 42c. White Leg¬ 
horn broilers sold as low as 28c for small 
size's, those in better demand ranging 32 
to 35c. The dressed poultry market was 
quiet and there were few price changes, 
fresh-killed, dry-picked, barreled-packed 
fowl weighing 4 to 5 lbs. selling 29 to 
30c a pound when dry packed, and 28 to 
29c for iced-packed stock. Broiling 
chickens held steady at 40 to 45 c. 
Dressed poultry receipts in Philadelphia 
were a little heavier the first six months 
of this year compared with a similar per¬ 
iod in 1923, but cold storage holdings on 
July 1 were lighter by about 930,000 lbs. 
HAY AND STRAW 
The hay market was dull and inclined 
to be weak on practically all but No. 1 
hay. So little of the latter was offered 
that it sometimes commanded a premium, 
although the market was generally rated 
at $29 a ton for No. 1 Timothy, and $26 
to $27 for No. 2. Light clover mixed was 
quoted at $25 to $26 a ton. Straw was 
steady, but quiet with best rye straw 
selling $18 to $18.50 a ton and oat straw 
$16 to $17 a ton. b. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Hamburg, lb., 18c; kettle roasts, lb., 
8 to 14c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c; 
round steak, Jb., 22 to 25c; sirloin steak, 
lb., 25c; pork chops, lb., 30c; sausage, lb., 
20c; ham, lb., 30c; veal cutlets, lb., 40c; 
veal chops, lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb., 45c; 
rabbits, dressed, lb., 30c. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 32c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, iy 2 lbs., 45c. 
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
36c; fowls, heavy, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, iy 2 lbs., 
55c. 
__Eggs, white, extra, 30c; duck eggs, 
37c; milk, qt., 10c; buttermilk, qt., 5c; 
skim-milk, qt., 5c; butter, creamery, fan¬ 
cy prints, lb., 46c; dairy, tubs, lb., 44c; 
cheese, lb., 32c. 
Apples, No. 1, bu., $1.10; asparagus, 
)4 lb., 12y 2 c; Lima beans, qt., 12c; 
beans, dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 5c; cab¬ 
bage, lb., 6c; carrots, lb., Sc; bu., $1.25; 
celery, bunch, 10c; fresh horseradish, bot¬ 
tle, 12c; new green onions, bunch, 5c; 
kale, peck, 20c; lettuce, bunch, 5c; let¬ 
tuce, Boston, head, 12)4c; onions, lb., 5c; 
bu., $2; onion sets, lb., 15c; parsnips, 
bunch, 7c; potatoes, bu., 90c; pieplant, 
bunch, 5c; radishes, bunch, 5c; spinach, 
peck. 25c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, 
lb., 4c ; bu., 80c. 
Buckwheat flour, lb., 5c; honey, card, 
22c; extracted, ISc; popcorn, shelled, 3 
lbs., 25c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., 11c; heavy, lb., 8 to 
9c; veal, lb., 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15 to 
27c; lamb, lb., 40 to 45c; beef, lb., 6 to 
10c. 
Live Poultry—Ducks, lb., 40 to 45c; 
broilers, lb., 30 to 40c; chickens, lb., 24 
to 30c; geese, lb., 28 to 30c; guinea hens, 
each, 75c; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lb., 45 to 50c; 
ducklings, 65c; broilers, 65 to 75c; chick¬ 
ens, 40 to 45c; geeee, 35c. 
Butter, lb.. 45 to 50c; eggs, 28 to 32c; 
duck eggs, 35 to 40c; Italian cheese, lb., 
15 to 20c. 
Apples, bu., 75c to $1.50; asparagus, 
doz., $1.25 to $1.50; beans, bu., $3.75 to 
$5.50; lb., 8 to 10c; red kidney, lb., 7c; 
beets, doz. bunches, $1; celery, doz. 
bunches, $1 to $1.25; garlic, doz. 
bunches, 50c ; lettuce, Boston, doz., $1.25 ; 
leaf, per head, 4 to 5c; onions, doz. 
bunches, 25c; parsley, doz. bunches, 50c; 
peas, bu., $4; potatoes, bu., 70 to 85c; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 25c; rhubarb, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 30c; spinach,, bu., 60 to 
75c; strawberries, qt., 30c; crate, $7 
to $8. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20; No. 2, $18; No. 
3, $15 to $17; straw, ton, $14 to $17. 
Wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu., 64c; corn, 
bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER PUBLIC MARKET 
Dressed beef, carcass, lb., 15 to 18c; 
forequarters, lb., 15c; hindquarters, lb., 
17*4 to 18y>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., 33 to 38c ; 
fowls, lb., 24 to 27c; stags, lb., 18 to 20c; 
old roosters, lb., 15 to 18c; pigeons, each. 
15 to 20c; ducks, lb., 25c; geese, lb., 18 
to 20c; turkey®, lb., 30 to 35c. 
Butter, country crock, lb., 35 to 40c; 
eggs, 28 to 30c. 
Apples, Baldwin, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; 
Ben Davis, bu., 50 to 75c; strawberries, 
32-qt. crate, $6 ; asparagus, doz. bunches, 
$1 to $1.25; beets, doz. bunches, 60c to 
$1 ; celery, doz. bunches, $1 to $1.25 ; cu¬ 
cumbers, doz., 75c to $1.25 ; horseradish, 
lb., 8 to 10c; kale, bu., 50 to 60c; let¬ 
tuce, Boston, head, crate, $4; leaf, doz. 
heads, 25 to 35c; onions, green, doz. 
bunches, 12 to 15c; parsley, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; poatoes, bu., 90c to $1; rad¬ 
ishes, doz. bunches, 10 to 12c; rhubarb, 
doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; Itomaine, doz. 
bunches, 40 to 50c; spinach, bu., 30 to 
40c; tomatoes lb., 30 to 35c. 
Honey, strained, clover, lb., 22 to 23c; 
qt. jars, 65 to 75c; 5-lb. pails, $1.10; 
buckwheat, 5-lb. pails, 75c; fancy, frame, 
15 to 16c; maple sugar, lb., 22c; maple 
syrup, gal., $2.15 to $2.25. 
Geraniums, doz., $1.50 to $2 ; hickory- 
nuts, bu., $2; butternuts,, bu., $1.50 to 
$2 ; walnuts, $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, lb., 5c; No. 2, 
4c; cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 
4c; bull® and stags, 4c ; horsehides, each, 
$2 to $3 ; sheepskins, each, 50c to $2.50; 
calf, No. 1, iey 2 e; No. 2, 14y> to 15c; 
lambs, 25c; shearlings, 10 to 25c; wool, 
fleece, lb.,, 40c; unwashed, medium, 40c. 
Wheat, bu., ,$1.22 to $l/.25; corn, 
shelled, $1.03 to $1.04; oats, bu., 60 to 
61c; rye, 82 to 84c. 
Hay, No. 1, Timothy, ton, $23 to $25; 
mixed hay, ton, $20 to $ 22 ; oat straw, 
ton, $14 to $16; wheat straw, ton, $14 
to $16; rye straw, ton, $ 20 . 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
There is not much change in the pro¬ 
duce markets. Offerings are mostly heavy 
and the demand is good. Crops grow fast. 
Blackberries have arrived. 
Straw—Rye, $23 to $24; oat, $14 to $15 ; 
wheat, $12 to $13. 
POTATOES 
Maine Green Mountain, 100 lbs., $1.50 
to $1.75; new, bbl., $4 to $4.75. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 25 to 27c; broilers, 30 to 35c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 30 to 31c; broilers, 40 to 43c; 
ducklings, 25 to 27c; old roosters, 20 to 
21 c. 
BUTTER-CHEESE-EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 40 to 46c; 
dairy, 28 to 33c; crock®, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 18 to 20c. Cheese, firm ; new flats, 
20 to 21c; daisies, longhorns, 21 to 22c; 
limburger, 32 to 34c. Eggs, easy; hen¬ 
nery, 29 to 31c; State and Western can- 
died, 27 to 29c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, weak ; turkeys, 30 to 
36c; fowls, 20 to 30c; capons, 45 to &0c; 
chickens, 32 to 34c; old roosters, 18 to 
19c; ducks, 25 to 27c; geese, 15 to 20c. 
Live poultry, dull; turkeys, 28 to 30c; 
fowls, 23 to 26c; broiler®, 25 to 38c ; old 
roosters, 16 to 17c; ducks, 22 to 25c; 
geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, quiet; Baldwin, bu., $1.50 to 
$1.75; Russet, $1.25 to $1.50; Ben Davis, 
$1 to $1.25; Western Winesap, box, $3 
to $3.50. Potatoes, firm; homegrown, 
old, bu., 70 to 85c ; Southern, bbl., $4.25 
to $5.25. 
FRUITS-BERRIES 
Cherries, strong; homegrown, 4-qt. box, 
90c to $1; box, $2 to $2.50. Plums (first 
arrival) California, box, $1.50 to $2.50. 
Strawberries, weak; homegrown, 32-qt. 
crate, $4 to $4.50 (15c qt. box retail). 
Blackberries, Southern, 32-qt. crate, $5 to 
$6. Grapes, California Malagas, bbl., $7 
to $9. 
PEACHES-MELONS 
Peaches, steady; Georgia, bu., $,2.50 
to $3. Cantaloupes, over-supply; Cali¬ 
fornia crate, $2.75 to $3 ; honeydews, box, 
$2.50 to $2.75. Watermelons, each, 60c 
to $1.15. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, dull; 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, steady; Cali¬ 
fornia, crate, $2.10 to $2.35 ; Texas, $2.25 
to $2.50. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, strong; asparagus, Mt. 
Morris, doz. y 2 - lb. bunches, $1 to $1.25 ; 
beans, green and wax, hamper, $3.50 to 
$3.75; beets, homegrown, doz. bunches, 
85fc to $1 ; cabbage, 'Southern, crafie, 
$1.75 to $3.50; carrots, hamper, $1 to 
$1.25 ; cauliflower, out of market; celery, 
California, crate, $6.50 to $7; corn, 
Southern, bbl., $1.50 'to $2; cucumbers, 
Southern, hamper, $1.25 to $1.75 (retail 
3 for 10c) ; eggplant, crate, $4 to $4.50; 
lettuce, box, 50 to 75c; Iceberg, $3.50 to 
$4; parsley, doz. bunches, 40 to 50c; 
peas, bag, $2.25 to $3; peppers, hamper, 
$1.50 to $1.75 ; pieplant, bunch, 20 to 25c ; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c; spin¬ 
ach, bu., 40 to 60c; tomatoes, Florida, re¬ 
packed crate, $3.50 to $4; turnips, white, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; yellow, 60 to 75c; 
watercress, doz. bunches, 25 to 30c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; white comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dark, 17 to 18c; case, $2.50 to $5 ; 
Maple products, dull; sugar, lb., 18 to 
22c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.50. 
FEEDS 
Hay, weak ; Timothy, bulk, ton, $18 to 
$21; clover mixed, $17 to $20; rye straw, 
$12 to $14; wheat and oat straw, $10 to 
$12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, $25; mid¬ 
dlings, $26 Red-dog, $37.50; cottonseed 
meal. $45.50; oilmeal, $43; hominy, 
$39.50; gluten, $37.90; oat feed, $13.50; 
no rye middlings. J. w. c. 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, bu. box, $3 to $5.50; string 
beans, hamper, $1 to $2.50; cabbage, 
crate, $1.25 to $1.50; lettuce, box, 20 to 
50c; radishes, box,, 40 to 50c; spinach, 
box, 25 to 30c. 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
July 3, 1924. 
liquid 
MILK 
July League price for Claes I 
milk, $1.86 per 100 lbs. 3 per cent milk 
in 201to 210-mile zone; Class 2A, $1.80; 
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 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Baldwin, bbl., $2 to $ 6 ; Ben Davis, 
$1.50 to $2.25. 
BUTTER 
Extra creamery, 41 to 4iy 2 c; firsts, 39 
to 40c; seconds, 37 to 38c. 
CHEESE 
Held extras, 25 y 2 to 26c; firsts, 24 to 
25c; fresh extras, 22 to 22)4 c; firsts, 21 
to 2 iy 2 c. 
EGGS 
Hennery, brown, extras, 40 to 41c; 
white and mixed extras, 37 to 39c; West¬ 
ern extra firsts, 28)4 to 29)4e; Western 
seconds, 26 to 26)4 c. 
VARIOUS FRUITS 
Blackberries, qt., 8 to 14c; strawber¬ 
ries. qt., 10 to 25c; huckleberries, qt., 24 
to 25c; muskmelons, bu. crate, $2.25 to 
$3; watermelons, each, 50 to 85c; 
peaches, 6 -basket carrier, $2 to $3.50. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy, $33 to $34 ; No. 
2, $27 to $29; No. 3, $18 to $22; clover 
mixed, $22 to $27; swale, $18 to $ 20 . 
Creamery, fancy 
40 Good to choice 
Lower grades 
'Packing stock .. 
Danish. 
Argentine . 
.$0.42 @$0.42 y 2 
.37i/ 2 @ .41 
.34 
@ .36 
.20 
@ .29 
@ .42 
.37 
@ .39 
►.25 
@$0.26 
.23 
@ .24 
.10 
@ .16 
.21 
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.19 
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[ CHEESE 
Full cream held specials f 
Average run . 
Skims . 
New made, fancy. 
Average run. 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.$0.41@$0.42 
Medium to good.30@ .39 
Mixed colors, nearby best.37@ .38 
Gathered, best.31@ .32 
Common to good.24 @ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb. 
Broilers . 
Roosters . 
Ducks. . . , 
Geese 
Rabbits. . 
, $0.21@$0.26 
.34 @ .43 
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.23 
.12 
.30 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice.$0.39@$0.40 
Common to good.25@ .35 
Broilers, best . 43 @ 
Fair to good.37 @ 
Roosters.16@ 
Ducks .22 @ 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz.,. . 6 . 00 @ 
9 to 10 lbs. 4.50 @ 
7 to 8 lbs. 3.75 @ 
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6.00 
4.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best.$0.13@$0.14 
Good to prime.09@ .12 
Culls.06@ .08 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .-.$10.00@$12.00 
Lower grades . 6.00@ 8.00 
Sheep . 4.00@ 6.00 
Lambs .11.00@ 15.50 
. 7.00@ 7.80 
VEGETABLES 
Asparagus, doz.$1 
Beets, bu. 1 
Cabbage, bbl. crate. 2. 
Carrots, new, bu. 1 
Celery, doz. hearts. 1 
Cucumbers, bu. 1 
Eggplants, bu. 1 
Lettuce, bu. 
Onions, bu. 1 
Parsley, bu. 
Peas, bu. 1 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 1 
Peppers, bu. 1 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1 
.Spinach, bu. 
Squash, bu. 
String beans, bu. 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 
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POTATOES 
Maine, 150-lb. sack.$3.00@$3.50 
State, 150 lbs.3.00@ 3.25 
Southern, new, bbl. 1.25@ 7.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 6.00@ 6.50 
FRUIT 
Apples—Baldwin, bbl. ... $2.00@ $6.00 
Albemarle. 2.00@ 5.50 
Gano . 2.0O@ 2.50 
Russet. 2.00|@ 3.50 
Spy. 3.00@ 6.00 
Ben Davis . 2.00@ 3.00 
Winesap. 3.00@ 4.00 
Peaches, 6-till carrier_ 3.00@ 5.50 
Strawberries, qt.05@ .25 
Blackberries, qt.05@ .25 
Huckleberries, qt.15@ .30 
Cherries, qt.08@ .12 
Muskmelons, bu. 2.50@ 3.75 
Watermelons, car .375.00@675.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1, Timothy . .. $29.00@$30.00 
No. 2 . 27.00@ 28.00 
No. 3 . 24.00@ 26.00 
Straw—Rye. 18.00@ 19.00 
