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August 9, 1924 
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Phila. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
During the Summer months earlot re¬ 
ceipts of fruits and vegetables are com¬ 
paratively light as Philadelphia is fed 
largely from nearby truck gardens and 
large fruit orchards. Last week Inina 
beans and eggplants were received from 
New Jersey for the first time this sea¬ 
son which nearly completes the long list 
of vegetables to make their initial appear¬ 
ance of the season from that State. The 
market on Georgia peaches, which _ has 
been in such poor shape, is now in a 
much more healthy condition. With the 
advancing season the quality of the 
peaches have improved, Elbertas in six- 
basket carriers selling fairly well at $1 
to $2 with Georgia Belles, ranging $1.25 
to $1.75 a carrier. Some Delaware 
peaches in half bushel baskets sold up 
to $1 a basket and sugar pears at $2 a 
bushel hamper Southern watermelons 
have been plentiful and selling at fairly 
steady prices, a carload of Tom Watsons 
selling for about $500 for melons aver¬ 
aging 28 to 30 lbs. Apples continue to 
move slowly, the large quantities of in¬ 
ferior stuff spoiling the market for good 
quality stock, prices ranging 50c to $1.25 
a bushel hamper on various early varie¬ 
ties. Huckleberries, raspberries, and 
blackberries held about steady. Delaware- 
Maryland huckleberries ranging $4.50 to 
$7 a crate and blackberries $2.50 to $4 a 
crate of 32 quarts. New York State is 
now shipping cherries to Philadelphia, 
four-quart baskets, sour, ranging 40 to 
05c, and sweet cherries 65c to 90e. The 
potato situation is very unsatisfactory, 
although prices have advanced a little due 
to the lighter shipments from Eastern 
Shore Virginia. However, at this writ¬ 
ing there is probably 25 or 30 per cent of 
the crop yet to be shipped with growers 
boldine back hoping for a high enough 
price in the consumers’ centers to pay 
for harvesting and marketing. Mean¬ 
while New Jersey growers are getting im¬ 
patient and prices continue low, 1 irginia 
Cobblers ranging $2 to $2.25 per barrel 
in Philadelphia. Nearby growers have 
done better than the sacked prices by sell¬ 
ing in the % bushel basket at prices 
ranging from 45 to 00c a basket. ' il .' 
baee receipts were very heavy and it 
sold on a weak market, 100-lb. crates 
from Ohio ranging $1 to $1.75. Celery 
has also weakened under heavy offerings 
and peppers are considerably lower. New 
York State peas are higher, best selling 
$1.75 to $2 a bushel hamper and corn is 
now experiencing a dull period. < ueum- 
K were weak at $1.75 to $3 a barrel 
for Virginia stock and D cl«aware-Mary- 
land bushels sold up to $1.50. North 
Carolina Lima beans brought as high as 
$0 a bushel on express lots. 1 he tomato 
market is weak. New Jersey is just get¬ 
ting well into the season and with the 
advancing season prices declined. 1 ery 
few earlv tomatoes were raised this year 
in New Jersey due to weather conditions 
earlier in the season, but what is known 
as “second earlies” is now coming along 
and prices are somewhat lower, 20-qt. 
crates selling for $1.75. to $---5. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
E r receipts for the week dropped off 
about 4,000 cases compared with the week 
previous, but was still a little heavier 
than for the same period a year ago. The 
decrease in the offerings affected the mar¬ 
ket on fancy more than on inferior grades 
and the former were kept well cleaned 
un. Prices advanced to 33c a dozen on 
nearby and western extra firsts, firsts 
selling around 30c a dozen. Unattrac¬ 
tive stock was quiet and prices irregular. 
On July 29. cold storage holdings in 
Philadelnhia were reported at 334,WD 
cases a decrease this season of about 2L- 
000 cases, but holdings a year ago were 
unusually large. 
The live poultry market was quiet un¬ 
der moderate offerings and fowls eased off 
a little with colored stock selling 20 to 
25c a pound. Fancy large Plymouth Bock 
broilers declined 3c a pound to 39 to 40c, 
ordinary selling down to 32c a pound. 
Mixed breeds dropped 5c to a range of 
50 to 35c a pound, but White Leghorn 
broilers were steadily held at 25 to 30c. 
There has been only a moderate demand 
for dressed poultry and that was princi¬ 
pally for fancy stock, but with only mod¬ 
erate offerings prices have changed very 
little. Fresh killed, barreled, dry-packed 
fowl weighing 5 lbs. or over, worked out 
at 28 to 29c a pound, iced-packed fowl 
selling for about Ic a pound less and the 
preferred 4 to 4)/>-lb. fowl sold up to 
33c. Broiling chickens ranged 37 to 
41c and fancy nearby ducklings brought 
22c a pound. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
Offerings of the better grades of hay 
were generally light with practically no 
No. 1 Timothy hay available. No. 2 Tim- 
othv held steady at $25 to $26 a ton and 
best light clover mixed averaged $24.50 
a ton. Straight rye straw averaged about 
$18.25 and good oat straw, $16 to $17 a 
ton. B. w. S. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON C1TY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 14c; Immburg, 
lb., 20c; porterhouse steak, lb* 30c; 
round steak, lb., 22 to 25c; sirloin steak, 
t New 
lb., 25c; pork chops, lb., 30c; sausage, 
lb., 20c; veal cutlets, lb., 40c; veal chops, 
lb., 35c; lamb chops, lb., 45c; rabbits, 
dressed, lb., 30c; hams, lb., 30c; young 
pigs, each, $6. 
Live Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 32c; 
fowls, heavy, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 30c; 
ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 1% lbs., 40c. 
Dressed Poultry—Chickens, light, lb., 
36c; fowls, heavy, lb., 38c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 35c; broilers, 1% lbs., 
88c. 
Eggs, white, extra, doz., 35c; duck 
eggs, 45c; sweet milk, qt., 10c; butter¬ 
milk, qt., 5c; skim-milk, qt., 5c; butter, 
dairy, tubs, lb., 46c; creamery prints, lb., 
46c; cheese, cream, lb., 32c. 
Apples, No. 1, bu„ $1.50; asparagus, 
y 2 lb., 16c; Lima beans, qt., 12c; beans, 
dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 5c; cabbage, lb., 
6e; carrots, lb., 8c; bu., $1.25; celery, 
bunch, 10c; horseradish, bottle, 12c; 
kale, peck, 20c; lettuce, bunch, 5c; Bos¬ 
ton, head, 8c; onions, dry, lb., 5c; bu., 
$2; green, bunch, 5c; string beans, qt., 
15c; peas, 3 qts., 25c; strawberries, qt., 
25e; cherries, qt., 10c; 3 qts., 25c; goose¬ 
berries, qt., 12c; currants, 2 qts., 25c; 
red raspberries, qt., 35c; black raspber¬ 
ries, qt., 30c; huckleberries, qt., 30c; 
peaches, qt., 10c; 3 qts., 25c; potatoes, 
old, bu., 90c; pieplant, bunch, 5c; rad¬ 
ishes, bunch, 5c; spinach, peck, 20c; 
sauerkraut, qt., 15c; turnips, lb., 4c; bu., 
80c. 
Buckwheat flour, lb.. 5c; honey, card, 
22c; extracted, 18c; cider vinegar, gal., 
35c; maple syrup, gal.. $2 to $2.25; pop¬ 
corn, shelled, 3 lb., 25c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
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, Spring, lb., 25 to 
30c; broilers, lb., 25 to 30c; chickens, lb., 
20 to 28c; geese, lb., 28 to 30c; guinea 
liens, each, 75c; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed Poultry—Ducks, lb., 60c; 
broilers, lb., 55 to 65c; chickens, lb., 40c; 
geese, lb., 35c. 
Butter, lb.. 45c; eggs, 28 to 35c; duck 
eggs, 40 to 45c. 
Cherries, crate, $2.25 to $3; gooseber¬ 
ries, qt., 10c; currants, qt., 10 to 15c; 
red raspberries, qt., 30 to 40c; black rasp¬ 
berries, crate, $4 to $7 ; qt., 20 to 25c. 
Beans, bu., $1.50; beets, doz. bunches, 
30 to 35c; caobage, doz. heads, 70 to 75c; 
carrots, doz. bunches, 35c; cauliflower, 
doz., $2 to $3; celery, doz. bunches, 75c 
to $1.25; cucumbers, dcz.- 50c; garlic, 
doz. bunches, 50c; lettuce, Boston, doz., 
22 to 30c; leaf, head, 3 to 4c; onions, 
doz. bunches. 35c; parsley, doz. bunches, 
50c; peas, bu.. $1 to $1.50; potatoes, bu., 
65 to 70c; new, bu., $2.75; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 25c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 25c; 
spinach, bu., 40c; turnips, doz. bunches, 
40c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $20; straw, ton, $14 
to $17; wheat, bu., $1.25; oats, bu., 64c; 
corn, bu., 60c. 
ROCHESTER 
Beef, carcass, lb., 1514 to 1714c; fore¬ 
quarters, lb., 14c; hindquarters, lb., 1714 
to 1814c; 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 
37c. 
Live Poultry—Broilers, White Leg¬ 
horns. lb., 25 to 27c; colored, lb., 28 to 
32c; fowls, light, lb., 18 to 20c; heavy, 
lb., 24 to 26c; stags, lb., 18c; old roost¬ 
ers, lb., 15c; pigeons, each, 15 to 20c; 
ducks, lb., 18c; geese, lb., 16c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 30 to 40c; 
eggs, doz., 30 to 35c. 
Cherries, red, sour, lb., 5 to 6c; white, 
sweet, lb., 6 to 7c; red. sweet, lb., 8 to 
10c; black, sweet, lb., 8 to 10c; currants, 
red, lb., 7 to 10c; huckleberries. 32-qt. 
crate. $8.25 to $8.50; gooseberries, lb., 8 
to 10c; raspberries, black, crate. $5 to 
$6; red, pt., 15 to 18c; strawberries, 
crate, $5.50 to $6. 
Beets, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; cab¬ 
bage. doz. heads, 60 to 75c; carrots, doz. 
bunches, 20 to 23c; cauliflower, doz. 
heads. $1 to $1.25; celery, doz. bunches, 
75c to $1 ; cucumbers, doz., $1 to $1.50; 
green peas, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; horse¬ 
radish, lb., 8 to 10c ; kale, bu., 40 to 45c; 
lettuce, doz. heads, 20 to 25c; Boston, 
crate, 75 to 90c; onions, Spanish, crate, 
$2 to $2.25; green, doz. bunches, 15_to 
20c; parsley, doz. bunches. 20 to 25c; 
potatoes, bu., 70 to 75c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 10 to 12c; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 
25 to 30c; romaine. doz. bunches, 20 to 
25c; Summer squash, doz., 75c to $1; 
tomatoes, 12-lb. basket. $3; wax beans, 
14-qt. basket, 75c; green beans, 14-qt. 
basket, 75c to $1. 
Honey, strained, clover, lb.. 22 to 23c; 
qt., 65‘to 75c; 5-lb. pail. $1.10; buck¬ 
wheat honey, 5-lb. pail, 75c; clover, comb, 
fancy, case, $4.75 to $5; buckwheat, 
finey, frame, 24c; maple syrup, gal. 
$2.15 to $2.25. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The excellent growing weather has 
crowded the produce markets with fine 
stuff, which, sells at pretty ordinary 
prices. Strawberries lasted late, but are 
gone, only to be followed by other berries 
at fairly moderate prices. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
Butter, steady; creamery, 40 to 44c; 
dairy, 28 to 33c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 20 to 21c. Cheese, steady; new 
daisies, flats, longhorns, 21 to 22c; Lim- 
burger, 32 to 34c; block Swiss, 34 to 35c. 
Eggs, firm ; hennery, 32 to 35c; State and 
western, candled, 28 to 32c; no storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, steady ; turkeys, 30 to 
40c ; fowls, 27 to 30c; roasters, 34 to 40c ; 
capons, 45 to 50c; old roosters, 18 to 19c; 
ducks, 26 to 28c; geese, 15 to 18c. Live 
poultry, steady; turkeys, out of market; 
f wls, 15 to 22c; broilers, 22 to 34c; old 
roosters, 15 to 18c; ducks, 24 to 26c; 
geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES—POTATOES 
Apples, steady; Early Harvest, ham¬ 
per, $1 to $2.25; Delaware, bu., $1.75 to 
$2 ; seconds, 50c to $1. Potatoes, steady ; 
Eastern Shore, bbl., $2.75 to $3; Ken¬ 
tucky, bag, $2.50 to $2.75 ; sweets, ham¬ 
per, $3.25 to $3.50. 
PEACHES-MELONS 
Peaches, firm ; Elbertas, bu., $2.25 to 
$2.50; Georgia Belle, $1.25 to $1.35. 
Melons, active; cantaloupes, California, 
crate, $2.50 to $3; Southern, flat, 65 to 
90c; honeydews, flat, 65c to $1; water¬ 
melons, each, 25 to 40c. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Cherries, steady ; sour, 6-lb. basket, 35 
to 40c; sweet, light, 80 to 90c; black. $1 
to $1.10. Currants, red, qt., 5 to 10c; 
raspberries, red, qt., 25 to 30c; black and 
purple, 32-qt. c-ate, $4 to $5; blackber¬ 
ries, Delaware, 32-qt. crate, $2.25 to 
$3.50; huckleberries, 6-lb. basket, 75 to 
90c; gooseberries, 4-qt. basket, 35 to 50c. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, quiet; marrow, cwt., $10.50 to 
$11; white kidney, $10 to $10.50; red 
kidney, $7.50 to $8; medium. $6 to $6.50; 
pea, $5.50 to $6. Onions, steady; Jersey 
hamper, $2.25 to $2.50; Spanish, crate, 
$1.85 to $2; Ebenezer, bu., $1.50 to 
$1.75. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables, steady; asparagus (going), 
Mt. Morris, doz. y 2 - lb. bunches, $1 to 
$1.25 ; beans, green and wax, bu.. $1.25 to 
$2; beets, doz. bunches. 35 to 40c; cab¬ 
bage, bu., 50 to 75c; carrots, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; cauliflower, bu.. $2 to $2.25; 
celery, Florida crate, $4.25 to $6.75; 
corn, doz. ears, 50 to 60c; cucumbers, 
Illinois, box, $2 to $2.25; eggplant, ham¬ 
per, $2.50 to $2.75; lettuce, box, 50 to 
75c; Iceberg, 50 to 75c; parsley, doz. 
bunches, 40 to 50c; peas, 1%-bu. sack, 
$1.25 to $1.75 ; peppers, Jersey, box, $1.50 
to $1.75; pieplant, doz. bunches. 25 to 
30c; radishes, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; 
spinach, bu., 50 to 75c; tomatoes, Cali 
fornia, box, $2.75 to $3; turnips, white, 
bu., $1 to $1.35; yellow, 50 to 65c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, quiet; light, comb, 20 to 22c; 
No. 2, 17 to 19c; Florida, case, $2.50 to 
$5. Maple products, quiet; sugar, lb., 18 
to 22c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.50. 
FEEDS 
Ilay, easy; Timothy, bulk, ton, $19 to 
$21; clover mixed. $18 to $20; rye straw, 
$12 to $14 ; oat and wheat straw, $10 to 
$12. Wheat bran, earlot, ton, $27.50; 
middlings, $29; Red-dog, $39.50; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $46.50; oilmeal. $45.50; hom¬ 
iny, $43.50; gluten, $42.30; oat feed, 
$13.50. J- w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Yellow Transparent, No. 1, bu., $1.25 
to $2 ; No. 2, 50c to $1. 
RUTTER 
Extra creamery. 3814 to 39c; firsts, 37 
to 38c; seconds, 35 to 36c. 
CHEESE 
Held extras, 25 to 26c; firsts, 23 to 
24c; fresh extras, 21 to 2114c; firsts, 20 
to 2014o. 
EGGS 
Hennery, brown extras, 47 to 48c 
white and mixed extras. 39 to 42c; west¬ 
ern extra firsts, 30 to 31c; western sec 
onds, 2614 to 2714c. 
VARIOUS FRUITS 
Huckleberries qt., 28 to 35c; muskmel- 
ons, bu. crate. $3.50 to $4 ; watermelons, 
each. 25 to 45c; peaches, 6-basket carrier, 
$1 to $2.50. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy. $32 to $33 ; No. 
2. $26 to $28; No. 3, $18 to $21; clover 
mixed, $22 to $26; swale, $17 to $20. 
Straw—Rye. $23 to $24 ; oat, $13 to $15; 
wheat, $12 to $13. 
POTATOES 
New, bbl., $2 to $2.75. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 21 to 23c; broilers, 32 to 33c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 28 to 30c; broilers, 38 to 40c; 
ducklings, 24 to 26c; old roosters, 18 to 
20c. 
VEGETABLES 
Srting beans, bu., 50c to $1: cabbage, 
bbl., 50c to $1 ; lettuce, box. 25 to 50c ; 
radishes, box, 50 to 75c; spinach, box, 
50 to 75c; squash, box, $1.25 to $1.75. 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
July 31, 1924. 
MILK 
August League price, Class I, fluid. 3 
per cent milk in 201 to 210-mile zone, 
$2.06 per KM) lbs.; Class 2A (for sweet 
cream), $1.80; Class 2B (plain con¬ 
densed, ice cream and homogenized), 
$1.85; Class 2C (fancy soft cheese), 
$1.85; Class 3 (condensed, powdered and 
hard cheesel, $1.55. 
Non-pool Association: Class 1, $2; 
Class 2, $1.70; Class 3A, $1.55. 
Sheffield Farms: Class 1, $2; Class 2, 
$1.70; Class 3, $1.55. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy 
.$0.39 
@$0,391/2 
Good to choice 
.35 
© .38 
Lower grades 
.33 
© .34 
Packing stock . 
.20 
© .29 
CHEESE 
Full cream fresh 
spec.. .$0.21 
@$0,211/2 
Average run . 
.19 
© . 191/4 
Skims . 
.10 
@ .13 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.$0.47@$0.48 
Medium to good.35© .43 
Mixed colors, nearby best . . .43@ .44 
Gathered, best.34@ .36 
Common to good.24@ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb.$0.20@$0.24 
Broilers.25© .30 
Roosters. .15 @ .16 
Ducks, Spring.23© .24 
Geese.09@ .10 
Rabbits .20© .21 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice .$0.40@$0.41 
Common to good.25@ .35 
Broilers, best .42© 
Fair to good .35 @ .40 
Roosters . .«.16@ .2i 
Ducks .22© .23 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs. doz... 6.00@ 8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 4.50© 6.00 
7 to 8 lbs.... 3.75© 4.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best .$0.15@$0.16 
Good to prime.12© .14 
Culls .08 @ .10 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best .$12.00@$13.00 
Lower grades. 7.00© 9.00 
Sheep . 4.00© 6.00 
Lambs. 12.00© 14.50 
Hogs . 7.00@ 8.00 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu.$0.50@$0.65 
Cabbage, bbl.1.00© 1.25 
Carrots, new, bu.50© 1.50 
Celery, doz. hearts.75© 1.25 
Cucumbers, bu. 1.00© 2.50 
Eggplants, bu. 1.50© 2.50 
Lettuce, bu.50@ 1.50 
Onions, bu. 1.25© 2.50 
Parsley, bu.1.00© 1.25 
Peas, bu.1.75© 2.25 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 2.00© 3.00 
Peppers, bu. 1.00© 2.00 
Rhubarb, 100 bunches. 1.50© 2.00 
Spinach, bu.75@ 1.50 
Squash, bu.1.00@ 1.25 
String beans, bu.75@ 2.50 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate. 1.25@ 4.00 
12-qt. basket . 1.00© 2.00 
POTATOES 
Eastern Shore, bbl.$1.75@$2.50 
Norfolk.1.75© 2.25 
North Carolina . 1.75@ 2.25 
Long Island . 2.00© 2.50 
Jersey, 150-lb. sack . 1.50© 2.00 
FRTJIT 
Apples, new. bu. $0.50© $2.75 
Peaches, 6-till cai-rier. . . . 1.50© 2.75 
Blackberries, qt.10© .20 
Raspberries, pt.06© .15 
Black caps, pt.05© .12 
Gooseberries, qt. .04© .14 
Huckleberries, qt.15© .25 
Cherries, qt.09© .16 
Muskmelons, bu. 2.75© 3.75 
Watermelons, car .250.00@670.00 
IIAY AND STRAW 
liar—No. 1, Timothy . . .$30.00@$31.00 
No. 2 . 27.00© 28.00 
No. 3 . 22.00© 25.00 
Straw—Rye.19.00© 20.00 
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, y 2 pt. . 
.28 
Butter, best . 
_$0.49© 
.50 
Cheese . 
.34© 
.38 
Eggs, best, doz. 
.50© 
.55 
Gathered . 
.45 
Fowls . 
.40© 
.45 
Roasting chickens . 
.50© 
.55 
Turkeys, lb. 
.45© 
.50 
Cherries, qt. 
.15© 
.20 
Peaches, doz. 
.20© 
.30 
Watermelons, each . . . . 
.50© 
.75 
Honeydew melons, each 
.25© 
.35 
Blackberries, qt. 
.25© 
.30 
Huckleberries, qt. 
.25© 
.35 
Potatoes, lb. 
.02© 
.03 
String beans, lb. 
.10© 
.15 
Onions, lb. 
.08© 
.10 
Lettuce, head . 
..08© 
.12 
Cabbage, lb. 
.05© 
.07 
Cucumbers, each . 
.05© 
.10 
Corn, ear . 
.10 
