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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 16, 1924 
Market 
News and 
c e s 
Countrywide Situation 
GRAIN PRICES AND PRODUCTION-CORN 
GROWERS WORRY-LIVE STOCK HIGHER 
—DAIRY OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN — CAB¬ 
BAGE NORMAL-APPLES INJURED IN 
SOUTH. 
Those who watc-h only the prices are 
talking much of coming farm prosperity. 
Wheat may sell for more as a short crop, 
because the shortage is worldwide and 
wheat is largely a cash crop. But corn 
needs large production to bring prosper¬ 
ity, because so much of it is fed out. 
Farmers everywhere are worrying 
about the lateness of corn. Dry weather 
is holding it back more in the South and 
West. Some of it will be fit only for 
silage, and only a long growing season 
can provide a good general crop. Along 
in September and October the plans of 
Jack Frost will cause more anxiety than 
the politicians, although it is a lively 
political year. But most farmers feel in 
the back of their heads that crops and 
business are the main things and that 
no election will add much of anything to 
their income. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
One of the best features of the farming 
situation is the upward trend of the live 
stock markets. Hogs and cattle now 
show a little profit, and these are lead¬ 
ing cash items over a large Western area. 
The dairy outlook is more complicated. 
High prices of grain feed will raise the 
cost of milk and butter. It is doubtful 
whether the prices of dairy products can 
be raised to correspond, 'because of the 
flood of New Zealand, Argentine and 
Danish butter, held back only by an 8- 
eent tariff. Home competition is increas¬ 
ing, too. Production, storage, market re¬ 
ceipts, imports, number of cows and heif¬ 
ers, all show gains, and we are not ship¬ 
ping out much except some canned milk 
to Cuba, Japan and the Philippines. In 
short, the dairy industry is getting a 
touch of what happened to the grain and 
live stock farms two years ago; that is, 
heavy production, higher costs and world¬ 
wide competition. About the same may 
be said of poultry and eggs, because cost 
varies with the price of grain, and there 
is foreign stock ready to come in when¬ 
ever traders see a chance of profit. It 
may be for the next few years we shall 
hear less complaint from producers of 
cotton, grain and meat, and more from 
the dairy and poultry farmers. Still 
there is nothing in the outlook to worry 
about especially, only a need of caution 
against going in big. in expectation that 
these lines will be all ups and no downs. 
CABBAGE AND APPLES 
One or two special crop conditions de¬ 
serve notice. In cabbage the interest 
centers on the coming crops of the two 
great cabbage States. As go New York 
and Wisconsin so goes the market, pro¬ 
vided the South does not try to capture 
all the Winter trade. The New York 
crop began the month of August in good 
growing condition, likely to give a full 
crop except where the backward and 
stormy season made planting too late. 
The acreage is about the same as usual. 
Wisconsin has a little less shipping cab¬ 
bage and about 10 per cent less kraut 
cabbage planted, as compared with 1923. 
The crop is late, but looks well. The 
two States will have almost as much cab¬ 
bage as last year, which was about as 
usual. Last Winter’s rise was owing 
mainly to early Southern shortage. 
It may not be much of a year for 
apples after all. On top of the one-third 
decrease in the outlook for the Pacific 
Northwest comes a great falling off in the 
South. Driving through the Shenandoah 
Valley of Virginia about the first of Au¬ 
gust "the writer was impressed with the 
change since his previous visit in May. 
About half the crop had fallen off, owing 
to cold weather followed by drought. That 
great region which last year ranked next 
to New York and Michigan will have 
probably not over half a crop. This de¬ 
velopment means a better market for 
Northern apples. Even the Southern 
crop, if not hurt too much by 
drought, may bring more than a full crop 
would sell for. If all sections had heavy 
crops the market outlook would be hope¬ 
less. Distant apple growers like the 
peach orehardists of Georgia would be 
dumping some of the fruit, because not 
worth shipping. Perhaps it is just as 
well to have the weather do some of the 
dumping. G - 
N. Y. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
Peaches were the most important com¬ 
modity in regard to the number of cars 
unloaded in New York when 5<2 ctirlonds 
were reported received for the week end¬ 
ing August 2. This is an average. of 
nearly 95 carloads for every working 
day and even that number is about 100 
carloads less than was received during 
the previous week. About 450 of the 
cars were Georgia peaches, but the qual¬ 
ity in general was very good. Most of 
the week prices were on the downward 
grade, but recent prices have been a lit¬ 
tle better under a more active demand 
for eood fruit. Elbertas sold generally 
$1.50 to $2 per six-basket carrier with 
some fancy reaching $2.50 a carrier. Wa¬ 
termelon receipts have fallen off rapidly 
and cantaloupe offerings are also a little 
lighter. Of the 300 carloads of canta¬ 
loupes offered during the week, only 
about 25 were from Eastern States. Cali¬ 
fornia led with 182 carloads. The lighter 
supply was instrumental in strengthening 
the market, best Turloeks in crates of 45 
melons ranging $5 to $5.50 a crate. For 
several days Summer apples have been 
selling on a firm market with an increas¬ 
ing variety to choose from. Starrs, Yel¬ 
low Transparents, Williams Iparly Red, 
Dutchess and Red Astrachans were the 
most important varieties offered, prices 
ranging $1 to $2.75 a bushel on Starrs, 
only large well graded stock bringing top 
figures, while $2.25 a bushel was about 
top price for many of the most popular 
varieties. Berries were in limited receipt, 
but under an improved demand prices 
advanced on fancy stock. There was an 
upward trend in New York State cherries 
last week, red sour selling 40 to 55c per 
four-quart basket. New York State grow¬ 
ers have had a monopoly as to the let¬ 
tuce market, but considerable stock 
showed tii) burn and buyers were rather 
critical. The supply was heavy, the mar¬ 
ket weakened and price ranges were wide 
with ordinary to good lettuce bringing 
75c to $1 per crate of two dozen, fancy 
higher. Onions met a fairly active de¬ 
mand with Massachussets yellow topping 
the market at $3 to $3.25 a sack. Some 
of the York State offerings were not quite 
mature enough to bring full prices and 
Spanish onions were dull. New Jersey 
is about through shipping and Eastern 
Shore stock has been running small and 
generally poor. The potato market is 
causing no little concern among those in¬ 
terested in this product. Apparently 
there was a little encouragement earlier 
in the week when prices advanced to 
$2.75 a barrel, but heavy receipts again 
forced prices downward with $2.25 a bar¬ 
rel about top price for well graded East¬ 
ern Shore Cobblers. Virginia has been 
holding back hoping for an improvement 
in prices, but no sooner had the market 
strengthened when it was broken again 
with too many potatoes. New Jersey 
and Long Island growers have also been 
holding off, but rain is needed in these 
sections and it looks as though they 
would have to dig in many places regard¬ 
less of market conditions. By the third 
week in August, New Jersey growers will 
undoubtedly be shipping quite freely and 
Long Island cannot be far behind. The 
tomato market has not been in very good 
shape, stocks not clearing and prices 
seeking lower levels almost daily. New 
Jersey shipments to New York were 
heavy, 170 carloads for the week, Mary¬ 
land contributed about 30 carloads and 
there were scattering receipts from other 
States. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Egg receipts have been a little heavier 
and with recent advance in price, dealers 
are already drawing on storage stocks. 
This has tended to reduce the demand 
for current receipts and some surplus of 
fresh eggs was reported by some houses. 
There has been little change in prices on 
nearby eggs for several days, but the de¬ 
mand in general has not been as good, 
some dealers in search of a high-grade 
product turning to Pacific Coast eggs to 
fill their needs. However, very critical 
buyers continue to use nearby eggs and 
the proportion of extra fancy stock be¬ 
ing small there has often been some diffi¬ 
culty in filling the orders of these buy¬ 
ers and prices on such stock have been 
sustained. Cold storage holdings in New 
York are about 300,000 cases less than 
a year ago. 
The freight market on live poultry was 
overloaded and prices averaged consid¬ 
erably lower than for the week previous. 
As is usual when there is more stock 
offered than is wanted buyers became 
very critical and the best stock moved 
out’ first and considerable concessions 
from top prices had to be made for any¬ 
thing not really fancy. The weather was 
hot and fowl were not moving well, in 
fact sellers often used broilers to help 
sell the fowl. Express receipts of live 
fowl were moderate and prices on colored 
stock were sustained, but small and poor 
stock was hard to sell. Express live 
broilers were fairly steady and there are 
some indications for a slight improvement 
during the next few days. Prices on ex¬ 
press receipts of fresh killed poultry were 
fairly steady, but market was generally 
dull. 
HAY AND STRAW 
A threatened teamsters’ strike in the 
hay market was a disturbing element, but 
this has been partially settled and is no 
longer a disquieting influence. Trading 
has been slow, with an over supply of 
medium and lower grades which dragged 
heavily, while very little No. 1 Timothy 
was offered. Straw steady to firm. 
B. w. s. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
Butter is lower and potatoes are weak, 
but in general the produce market is 
firmer than it was a week ago. 
BUTTER—CIIEESE-EG G S 
Butter, steady; creamery, 37 to 42c; 
dairy, 30 to 38c; crocks, 22 to 30c: com¬ 
mon, 18 to 20c. Cheese, firm; new 
daisies, flats, longhorns, 21 to 22c; lim- 
burger, 32 to 34c; block Swiss, 35 to 38c. 
Eggs, steady ; hennery, 32 to 38c; State 
and Western candled, 31 to 36c; no stor¬ 
age. 
Poultry » 
Dressed poultry, steady ; turkeys, 30 to 
36c; fowls, 27 to 36c; broilers, 34 to 40c; 
capons, 45 to 50c; old roosters, 18 to 
19c; ducks, 26 to 28c; geese, 18 to 22c. 
Live poultry, steady ; turkeys, 28 to 42c! 
fowls, 16 to 21c; broilers, 22 to 32c; old 
roosters, 15 to 16c; ducks, 20 to 25c; 
geese, 17 to 20c. 
APPLES-POTATOES 
Apple’s, steady; Duchess, bu., .$£ to 
$2.50; Transparent, $1.50 to $2; Graven- 
stein, box, $3 to $3.25. Potatoes, weak ; 
Eastern Shore, bbl., $2.65 to $2.75; 
sweets, bbl., $3.25 to $3.50. 
PEACHES-MELONS 
Peaches, steady ; Elberta, bu., $1.50 to 
$1.75. Cantaloupes, flats, $1.50 to $1.75; 
honeydewe, crate, $1.50 to $1.75; Avater- 
melons, each, 40 to 75c. 
FRUITS—BERRIES 
Cherries, firm ; Montmorency, 4-qt. bas¬ 
ket, 40 to 45c; sweet, 80c to $1.10; sour, 
crate, $2.50 to $3. Raspberries, red, qt., 
20 to 25c; black and purple, crate, $4 to 
$5; blackberries, Southern, 32-qt. crate, 
$4.25 to $6; huckleberries, crate, $6 to 
$6.50. Gooseberries, 4-qt. basket, 35 to 
50c. Currants, red, qt., 10 to 12c; black, 
10 to 15c. 
BEANS—ONIONS 
Beans, steady ; marrow, cwt,., $10.50 to 
$12; white kidney, $10 to $10.50; red 
kidney, $7.50 to $8; medium, $6 to $6.50 ; 
pea, $5.50 to $5.75. Onions, quiet; Eben- 
ezer, bu., $1.50 to $2; Jersey, hamper, 
$2.25 to $2.50; Spanish, crate, $1.85 to 
$ 2 . 
Vegetables 
Vegetables, quiet; beans, green and 
wax, bu., $1 to $1.25 ; beets, hamper, 50 
to 65c; doz. bunches, 15 to 25c ; cabbage, 
bu., 50 to 75c; carrots, doz. bunches, 15 
to 30c; cauliflower, bu., $2.25 to $2.50; 
celery, crate, $2 to $2.75; corn, doz. ears, 
25 to 35c; cucumbers, Delaware, hamper, 
$2 to $2.25; eggplant, hamper, $1 to 
$2.50; lettuce, box, 40 to 50c; Iceberg, 
50 to 75c; parsley, doz. bunches, 35 to 
40c; peas, bag, $1 to $1.25; peppers, bu., 
$2 to $2.25; pieplant, doz. bunches, 10 to 
25c; radishes, doz. bunches, 15 to 25c; 
spinach, bu., 75c to $1; tomatoes, 4-qt. 
basket, $1 to $1.25. 
SWEETS 
Honey, steady ; white comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dark, 17 to 18c; case, dark to light, 
$2.50 to $5. Maple products, steady; 
sugar, lb., 18 to 22c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to 
$1.50. 
Feeds 
Hay, firm ; Timothy, bulk, ton, $18 to 
$21 ; clover mixed, $17 to $20; rye straw, 
$12 to $14 ; oat and wheat straw, $10 to 
$12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, $27.50; 
middlings, $29; Red-dog, $39.50; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $46.75; oilmeai, $45.50; glu¬ 
ten, $42.30; hominy, $45; oat feed, $14. 
J. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Earlv kinds, No. 1, bu., $1.25 to $2; 
No. 2, 50c to $1. 
BUTTER 
Extra creamery, 37% to 38c; firsts, 36 
to 37c; seconds, 34% to 35%c. 
CHEESE 
Held extras, 25 to 26c; firsts, 23 to 
24c; fresh extras, 21%c ; firsts, 20 to 21c. 
Eggs 
Hennery, brown extras, 51 to 52c; 
white and mixed extras, 43 to 45c; west¬ 
ern extra firsts, 33 to 34c; western sec¬ 
onds, 27% to 28% c. 
VARIOUS FRUITS 
Huckleberries, qt., 20 to 28c; muskmel- 
ons, bu. crate, $3.50 to $5.50; watermel¬ 
ons, each, 25 to 85c; peaches, 6-basket 
carrier, $2 to $2.50. 
IIAY 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 $3. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 23 to 24c; broilers, 23 to 30c. 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Fowls, 28 to 30c; broilers, 36 to 40c; 
ducklings, 24 to 26c; old roosters, 18 to 
20c. 
VEGETABLES 
String beans, bu., $1 to $2; cabbage, 
bbl., $1 to $1.25; lettuce, box, 15 to 50c; 
radishes, box, 50c to $1; spinach, box, 
75c to $1.25; squash, box, $1.25 to $1.75. 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
August 7, 1924. 
MILK 
August League price, Class I, fluid, 3 
per cent milk in 201 to 210-mile zone, 
$2.06 per 100 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 cheese, $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.$0.38 4?$0.39 
Good to choice.34 @ .37 
Lower grades.32 @ .33 
Packing stock.20 @ .29 
CHEESE 
Full cream fresh spec...$0.21 @$0.21% 
Average run.19 @ .19% 
Skims .10 @ .13 
EGGS 
White, choice to fancy.$0.48@$0.50 
Medium to good.40@ .45 
Mixed colors, nearby best... .45@ .46 
Gathered, best .36@ .37 
Common to good.24@ .28 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 1'b. 
Broilers.. 
Roosters. 
Ducks, Spring . 
Geese. 
Rabbits . 
$0.20@$0.25 
.28 @ .33 
.15@ .16 
.2.3 @ .24 
.09 @ .10 
.20@ .21 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice . 
Common to good. 
Broilers, best . 
Fair to good . 
Roosters ... 
Ducks. 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs. doz... 
9 to 10 lbs. 
7 to 8 lbs. 
$0.40@$0.41 
.25 @ .35 
.42 @ .44 
.35 @ .40 
.16@ .21 
.23 @ .21 
6.00 @ 8.00 
4.50@ 6.00 
3.75@ 4.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best.$0.15@$0.16 
Good to prime.12,@ 14 
Culls.0S@ .11 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best ... 
Lower grades 
Sheep . 
Lambs. 
Hogs.. 
$11.00@$11.50 
7.00@ 9.00 
4.00@ 6.00 
12.00@ 15.25 
8.25 @ 10.25 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu.$0.60@$1.00 
Cabbage, bbl. 1.25@ 1.50 
Carrots, new, bu.50@ 1.75 
Celery, doz. hearts.75@ 1.00 
Cucumbers, bu. 1.0O@ 2.50 
Eggplants, bu.2.50@ 3.50 
Lettuce, bu.504? 1.00 
Sweet corn, bbl. *.. 2.0014? 3.00 
Onions, bu. 1.25@ 2.50 
Parsley, bu. 1.004? 1.50 
Peas, bu.1.25@ 2.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 2.00@ 3.00 
Peppers, bu. 1.00@ 3.00 
Spinach, bu.i5@ 2.00 
Squash, bu.100@ 1.50 
String beans, bu.75@ 3.25 
Lima beans, bu.3.754? 5.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate .1 00@ 3.00 
12-qt. basket.40@ 1.00 
POTATOES 
Eastern Shore, bbl.$1.5O@$2.0O 
Norfolk. 1.50@ 2.25 
North Carolina . 1.754? 2.00 
Long Island . 2.254? 2.75 
Jersey, 150-lb. sack. 2.00@ 2.25 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.4.50@11.00 
FRUIT 
Apples, new. bu .$0.50@ $3.00 
Peaches, 6-till carrier.... 1.50@ 2.75 
Bushel basket.75@ 2.00 
Blackberries, qt.10@ .20 
Raspberries, pt.10@ .20 
Blackcaps, pt.10@ .15 
Gooseberries, qt. 04(a) .15 
Huckleberries, qt.154? .28 
Cherries, qt.10@ .18 
Currants, qt.15@ .22 
Muskmelons, bu. 2.754? 5.00 
Watermelons, car .175.00@475.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1, Timothy-$29.00@$30.00 
No. 2 . 27.004/' 28.00 
No. 3 . 22.004? 24.00 
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, % pt.28 
Butter, best .$0.49@ .50 
Cheese.34 @ .38 
Eggs, best, doz.55 @ .60 
Gathered.40@ .50 
Fowls .40*4? .45 
Roasting chickens.504? .55 
Ducks, lb.35 @ .40 
Turkeys, lb. 45(a) .50 
Cherries, qt.204? .30 
Peaches, doz.25 @ .35 
Watermelons, each.50@ .60 
Iloneydew melons, each. 354 ? .50 
Blackberries, qt.20@ ,_’5 
Huckleberries, qt.25@ .35 
Potatoes, lb.02 4r .03 
String beans, lb.10@ .15 
Onions, lb.084? .10 
Lettuce, head .084? .12 
Cabbage, lb.054? .07 
Cucumbers, each.05@ .10 
Corn, doz.35@ .50 
