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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Market News 
September 20, 1924 
and Prices 
Phila. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
Receipts of nearby produce continue 
heavy on the wholesale market while car- 
lot receipts continue light. However, the 
appearance of the market is gradually 
changing, a suggestion here and there re¬ 
minding us of what is to come. Crab- 
apples note an advance in the season, 
pumpkins make us think of frost while 
grapes in our Northern States are dis¬ 
tinctly a Fall product. However, the 
grape season is late in the East, but Cali¬ 
fornia grapes were active. Peach arrivals 
are heavy from nearby, New Jersey El¬ 
bertas being in season. The demand for 
peaches was about moderate and the mar¬ 
ket irregular due to quality, size or va¬ 
riety of peach. Elbertas ranged 30c to 
•$1 per . % bushel as to quality, while 
Belles 'brought 30 to 00c; and a few 
Hales were quoted at 75c to $1.25 a % 
bushel basket. Apples held about steady 
with the majority of carlot receipts ori¬ 
ginating in New York State, Duchess 
ranging 85c to $1 a bushel according to 
grade. The Wealthy is one of the most 
popular of nearby apples, a % bushel 
basket ranging 60c to $1 and Graven- 
steins ranged 60c to $1.25 per basket. A 
few crabapples met a limited demand at 
75c to $1.15 per % bushel .basket for the 
better quality of nearby fruit. A few 
blackberries, huckleberries and raspber¬ 
ries continue to arrive, *but receive very 
little attention from the trade. Pears 
held fairly steady with York State Bart- 
letts selling around $3.25 a bushel and 
Clapps averaging about $2 a bushel. Can¬ 
taloupe receipts from nearby have been 
heavy and moderate supplies were 
brought in from California and Colorado. 
Prices on nearby stock have been low and 
western fruit sold slowly at $3.50 per 
crate of 45’s for Colorado Salmon tinted 
cantaloupe. Rough celery from New 
York State met a slow demand due to 
large amount of washed stock on hand. 
There was generally a good demand for 
York State lettuce, bushel crates selling 
$1.50 to $2.25 with Romaine selling 
around $1 per lettuce crate. Onions 
were slow at $1.75 to $2.25 for the best 
yellow stock with some Japanese sets 
bringing $2.50 per 100-lb. sack. York 
State peas were dull and cauliflower slow. 
The white potato market has been work¬ 
ing into a little better condition. Dur¬ 
ing the last week in August carlot ship¬ 
ments were just about large enough for 
the markets to take care of comfortably 
which should give dealers a chance to 
clean up any hold-over stock. The last 
few days, however, shipments have in¬ 
creased to around S0£) v carloads and a 
material increase over these figures for 
any length of time would have a tendency 
to fill up our markets again, although a 
little cool weather might help to take 
care of the increase. The Eastern Shore 
of Virginia is practically done and the 
season in Southern New Jersey is draw¬ 
ing to a close. Many of the Northern 
States, however, have been digging and 
with 25 to 50 or more carloads per day 
moving from many States the total vol¬ 
ume soon becomes large, but the general 
harvest of the Fall crop will soon be 
here. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Receipts of eggs, especially fine stock, 
have been light. For the week ending 
September 6, only 21,536 cases were re¬ 
ported as being received, compared with 
nearly 31,000 cases for the week previous, 
and the total receipts since January 1 
amount to 1,202.000 cases compared with 
1,345,000 last year, according to govern¬ 
ment reports. During August receipts 
amounted to about 429,500 cases, nearly 
100.000 cases less than for the same 
month a year ago, but about the same as 
in 1022. The shortage of fancy stock 
has kept the market well cleaned up with 
nearby and western extra firsts selling 
at 41c and firsts at 36c a dozen. Medium 
and lower grades, however, were general¬ 
ly quiet. Refrigerator eggs, extra firsts, 
sold at 35c, and firsts 33 to 34c a dozen. 
Live fowl were in good demand when 
fancy, and prices advanced slightly, of¬ 
ferings averaging about 25c a pound on 
colored stock, and 10c on White Leghorn. 
Chickens were quiet and inclined to be 
easy. The preference was for Plymouth 
Rocks, weighing 3 lbs. or more each 
which sold at 32 to 33c a lb., mixed 
breeds seldom bringing more than 30c 
and White Leghorns averaged about 27c 
a lb. Dressed poultry receipts were light 
and the fowl market ruled firm on a mod¬ 
erate demand, heavy stock selling at 30c 
with light weight fowl going as low as 
20c a lb. Broiling chickens held steady 
at 37 to 41c a lb. 
IIAY AND STRAW 
There has been no excitement in the 
hay and straw market. For several days 
there has been little or no change in 
prices, No. 2 Timothy selling $18 to $10 
a ton, there being too little No. 1 grade 
to quote. No. 3 Timothy ranged $15 to 
$16 a ton, and sample hay sold as low as 
$10. Light and medium clover mixed hay 
worked out around $17 a ton. Old rye 
straw moved along at $17 to $18 a ton 
w*ith wheat and oat straw averaging 
about $13.50 a ton. B. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Butter.—Fancy prints, lb., 46c; beet 
dairy, lb., 45c. 
Eggs.—Extra fancy, large whites, doz., 
46c; duck eggs, doz., 55c. 
Cheese.—Whole milk, cream, lb., 30c; 
cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Milk.—Sweet milk, qt., 10c; butter¬ 
milk, qt., 5c; skim-milk, qt., 5c. 
Fruit and Vegetables.—Apples, No. 1, 
bushel, $1 to $1.50; Lima beans, qt., 12c; 
beans, dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 5c; cab¬ 
bage, lb., 2%c; cauliflower, lb., 10c; car¬ 
rots, lb., 5c; bushel, $1.25; celery, bunch, 
10c; 3 for 25e; cucumbers, small, per 
100, 65 to 90c; medium, each, 1 to 3c; 
fresh horseradish, bottle, 12c; new green 
onions, bunch, 5c; kale, pk., 20c; let¬ 
tuce, bunch, 5e; Boston, head, 6c; onions, 
dry, lb., 5c; bushel, $1.75; onions, green, 
bunch, 5c; string beans, qt., 10c; 3 for 
25c*; peas, 3 qts. 25c; Columbia berries, 
qt., 22c; gooseberries, qt., 12c; red rasp¬ 
berries, qt., 35c; black raspberries, qt. 
20c; huckleberries, qt., 20c; peaches, El- 
berta, qt., 15c; potatoes, new, pk., 25c; 
popcorn, shelled, 3 lbs. 25c; pieplant, 
bunch, 5c; radishes, new, bunch, 5c*; 
spinach, pk., 20c; sauerkraut, qt., 15c; 
sweet corn, doz., 20 to 25c; Summer 
squash, lb., 5c; tomatoes, lb., 20c; tur¬ 
nips, lb., 4c; bushel, 80c. 
Live Poultry.—Chickens, under 4 lbs., 
lb., 25c; fowls, 4% lbs. or over, lb., 30c; 
geese, lb., 30c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 
1 % lbs., lb., 35c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Chickens, 4 lbs. or 
under, lb., 36c*; fowls, 4% lbs. or over, 
lb., 3<Sc; geese, lb., 35c; ducks, lb., 35c; 
broilers, 1 % lbs., lb., 40c. 
Meats—Choice kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 
14c; hamburg, lb., 20c; pork chops, lb., 
28c; porterhouse steak, lb., 30c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., 14c; heavy, lb., 11 to 
12c; veal, lb., 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15 
to 23c; lamb, lb., 28c; beef, lb., 6 to 10c. 
Live Poultry.-—Ducks, Spring,, lb., 24 
to 25c; broilers, lb., 21 to 25c; chickens, 
lb., 20 to 25c; geese, lb., 28c to 30c; 
guinea hens, each, 75c; pigeons, pair, 
75c. 
Dressed Poultry. — Ducks, lb., 50c; 
broilers, lb.. 40 to 50c; chickens, lb., 35c : 
geese, lb., 35c. 
Butter, lb.. 50 to 65c; eggs, 48 to 50c; 
duck eggs, 45 to 50c. 
Apples, bu.. 75c to $1.50; elderberries, 
bu., $1 to $1.25; huckleberries, crate, 
$5.75; quart, 25c; blackberries, qt., 25c; 
peaches, basket, 50 to 60c; pears, bu., 
75c* to $2; plums, basket, 20 to 35c; 
beans, bu., $1 ; beets, bu., $1; cabbage, 
doz., 40 to 50c; per 100, $4.50; carrots, 
bu., $1; cauliflower, head, 15 to 25c; cel¬ 
ery, doz. bunches, 50c; cucumbers, bu., 
40<* to $1; small, bu., $1.25; eggplants, 
each, 15 to 25c; garlic, doz. bunches. 50c; 
honey, qt., 75c; cap, 30c; Boston let¬ 
tuce, head, 10c; lettuce, leaf, head, 3 to 
4c; onions, bu., $1.50; doz. bunches, 20c; 
potatoes, bu., 75 to 85c; peppers, bu., 
$1.50 to $1.75; rhubarb, doz. bunches, 
25c; spinach, bu., 75c; sweet corn, doz. 
8 to 20c; tomatoes, bu., 70c* to $1; tur¬ 
nips, doz. bunches, 40c; squash, doz., 
25 to 40c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $18; straw, ton, $14 
to $17; wheat, bu., $1.30; oats, bu., 65 
to 72c; corn, $1.38 to $1.43. 
ROCHESTER 
Beef, carcass, lb., 15 to 18e; forequar¬ 
ters, lb., 14c; hindquarters, lb., 17 to 
18c; hogs, light, 11 to 12c; heavy, 9 to 
10c; Spring lambs, lb., 27 to 28c ; year¬ 
ling lambs, lb.. 17 to 18c; mutton, lb., 
10c; veal, lb., 16 to 17c. 
Live Poultry.—Broilers, White Leg¬ 
horn, lb., 25c; colored, lb., 28c; fowls, 
white, lb., 18 to 21c; colored, 24 to 26c; 
stags, lb., 15c; old roosters, lb., 15c; 
pigeons, each, 15 to 20c; ducks, lb., 20 
to 24c; geese, lb., 16c. 
Butter, country, crocks, lb., 40 to 45c; 
eggs, 35 to 40c. 
Apples, Red Astrachan, bu.. 70 to 80c; 
Yellow Transparent, bu., 75 to 00c; 
Duchess, bu., 75c to $1 ; blackberries, 
crate, $4 to $6.50; quart, 16 to 22c; 
elderberries, 14-qt. basket, 40 to 50c; 
plums, 14-qt. basket, 50 to 60c; peaches, 
10-qt. basket, 40 to 50c; Rochester 
peaches, 10-qt. basket. 50 to 65c; pears, 
14-qt. basket, 50c to $1. 
Honey, strained clover, lb., 22 to 23c; 
quart, 66 to 75c; 5-lb. pail, $1.10; buck¬ 
wheat honey. 5-lb. pail, 75c; clover, 
comb, case, $4.75 to $5; buckwheat, fan¬ 
cy, frame, 24c; maple syrup, gal., $2.15 
to $2.25; befets, basket, 40 to 50c; cab¬ 
bage, doz. heads, 30 to 40c; ton, $S to 
$10; cantaloupes, crate, $1. to $4; car¬ 
rots. basket, 35 to 40c*; cauliflower, doz. 
heads, 75c to $2.50: celery, doz. bunches, 
50 to 75c; corn. Evergreen, doz., 15 to 
20c; Golden Bantam, doz., 10 to 20c; 
cucumbers, doz., 40 to 50c; pickles, small, 
per 100, 20 to 35c; dill pickles, crate, 
75c; eggplant, doz., $1.25 to $1.50; 
horseradish, lb., 8 to 10c; kale, bu., 40 
to 45c; lettuce, doz. heads, 60 to 75c; 
Boston, crate, $1.75 to $2; onions, Span¬ 
ish, orate. $2 to $2.25; onions, per 100 
lbs., $2.75 to $3; peppers, green, 14-qt. 
basket, 40 to 50c; parsley, doz. bunches, 
20 to 25c; potatoes, new, bu., $1.25 to 
$1.30; radishes, doz. bunches, 12 to 15c; 
romaine, doz. bunches, 20 to 25c; Sum¬ 
mer squash, doz., 30 to 40c; tomatoes, 
14-qt. basket, 30 to 35c; wax beans, 14- 
qt. basket, 40 to 50c; green beans, 14- 
qt. basket, 40 to 50c; beans, per 100 lbs., 
hand picked, pea, $4.50; red kidney, $8; 
medium, $4.50; Yellow Eye, $5. 
Hides, steers, No. 1, lb., 6c; No. 2, 5c; 
cows and heifers, No. 1, 5c; No. 2, 4c; 
bulls and stags, 4c; horsehides, each, $2 
to $3; sheep skins, each, 50c* to $1.50; 
calf, No. 1, 18c; No. 2, 16%c; lamb 
skins, 25c to $1.25; shearlings, 10 to 75c; 
wool fleece, lb., 38c; unwashed medium, 
38c. 
Wheat, bu., $1.35 to $1.45; old, $1.25 
to $1.30; new, corn, shelled, $1.37 to 
$1.38; oats, 57 to 58c; rye, 95c to $1. 
Hay, Timothy, No. 1, ton. $22 to $23; 
damaged hay, $15 to $18; mixed hay, $16 
to $18 ; Alfalfa, ton, $20; oat straw, ton, 
$14 to $16; wheat straw, ton, $14 to $16; 
rye straw, ton, $18. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
A sharp advance in eggs is the princi¬ 
pal change in produce prices. Otherwise 
liberal receipts tended to depress market 
strength. 
BUTTER—CHEESE—EGGS 
white and mixed, 57 to 59c; western, 
extra firsts, 38 to 40c; western, seconds, 
30 to 32c. 
VAJHOUS FRUITS 
Huckleberries, qt., 15 to 30c; musk- 
melons, bu., crate, $1.50 to $2.25; wa¬ 
termelons, each, 35 to 60c; peaches, 6- 
basket carrier, $2.25 to $3. 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy, $29 to $30; No. 
2, $26 to $27; No. 3, $16 to $18; clover 
mixed, $22 to $25; swale, $17 to $19; 
Straw—Rye, $21 to $22; oat, $13 to $14 ; 
wheat, $11 to $12. 
POTATOES 
New Jersey, 100-lb. bag, $1.60 to 
$1.65; nearby, box, 75c to $1. 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, 25 to 27c; broilers, 28 to 30c. 
DRESSED POULTRY • 
Fowls, 25 to 28c*; broilers, 36 to 40c; 
ducklings, 24 to 27c; old roosters, 18 to 
20c. 
VEGETABLES 
String beans, bu., $1.50 to $2; cabbage, 
bbl., 75c to $1; lettuce, box, 75c to $1; 
radishes, box, 50 to 85c ; spinach, box, 
75 to 85c; squash, box, 25 to 50c; toma¬ 
toes, box, 75c to $1.50. 
Butter, easier; creamery, 36 to 42c; 
dairy, 31 to 34c; crocks, 22 to 24c; com¬ 
mon, 20 to 21c. Cheese, firmer; flats, 22 
to 23c; longhorns, 22 to 24c; daisies, 23 
to 24c; Limburger, 32 to 34c; block 
Swiss, 34 to 35c. Eggs, higher; hennery, 
44 to 50c; State and western candled, 36 
to 42c; storage, 34 to 35c*. 
POULTRY 
Dressed poultry, firm; turkey, 35 to 
37c; fowls, 28 to 32c; chickens, 30 to 
33c; broilers, 38 to 40c; old roosters, 18 
to 19c ; ducks, 26 to 28c; geese, 20 to 
22c. Live poultry, steady; fowls, 23 to 
26c; broilers, 28 to 30c; old roosters, 20 
to 22c*; ducks, 23 to 25c; geese, 17 to 
20c. 
APPLES'—POTATOES 
Apples, quiet; Wealthy, bu., $1 to 
$1.25; Astrachan, 75 to 90c; Duchess, 25 
to 50c; crabs, $1 to $1.50. Potatoes, 
easier; homegrown, bu., 75c to $1; Jer¬ 
sey and southern, bbl., $2.25 to $2.85; 
sweets, hamper, $2 to $3.50. 
FRUITS-MELONS 
Peaches, scarce; Elbertas, bu., $2 to 
$3; homegrown, $1.50 to $1.75. Pears, 
steady; Clapp, bu., $2 to $2.25; sugar, 
$1.50 to $1.75; Bartlett, $2.75 to $3. 
Plums, tjuiet; Abundance, bu.. 50c to 
$1.50; Damson, 4-qt. basket, 25 to 30c; 
prunes, 40 to 45c. Cantaloupes, active; 
California, crate. $2.50 to $4.50; Jersev, 
$1.75 to $2; honeydew, $2 to $2.25. Wa¬ 
termelons, each, 50 to 90c. 
GRAPES-BERRIES 
Grapes, quiet; Malagas, lug, $1.40 to 
$1.50; Thompson, $1 to $1.10; Zinfan- 
del, $2.50 to $2.75. Blackberries, qt., 
18 to 20c; elderberries, bu., $1.40 to 
$1.50; huckleberries, 6-15 basket, 50 to 
75c. 
BEANS-ONIONS 
Beans, steady ; white kidney, c-wt., $10 
to $10.50; marrow, $9 to $10; red kid¬ 
ney, $7.25 to $8; medium, $7 to $7.50; 
pea, $6 to $6.50. Onions, weak; Ebe- 
nezer, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; Spanish, crate, 
$2.10 to $2.25; yellow, cwt., $2.50 to 
$2.75. 
VEGETABLES 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
September 11, 1924. 
MILK 
2B, $2.05; Class 2C, $2.05; Class 
$1.45. 
Sheffield Farms: Class 1, $2.60; Class 
2, $1.70; Class 3, $1.55. 
Non-pool Association: Class 1, $2.40; 
Class 2, $1.85; Class 3A, $1.55; Class 
3B, $1.45. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.38% @$0.39 
Good to choice.36 @ .38 
Lower grades. .33 @ .35 
Packing stock.26 @ .29 
CHEESE 
Full cream, specials ...$0.21 @$0.22 
Average run .19% @ .20 
Shims .06 @ .12 
Utica, N. Y. market. 
Fggs 
White, choice to fancy ... 
Medium to good . 
Mixed colors, nearby best. 
Gathered, best . 
Common to good . 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb.$0.25@$0.30 
18% 
$0.58 @$0.60 
.55 
.52 
.44 
.35 
.45 @ 
.50@ 
.43 @ 
•2S@ 
.27 ( 
Broilers 
Roosters .15@ 
Ducks, Spring.23@ 
.29 
.16 
.27 
Turkeys . 
.25 @ 
.30 
Rabbits, lb. 
.29 @ 
.30 
DRESSED 
POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice . . . . 
Common to good . 
.30@ 
.40 
Broilers, best . 
.40 @ 
.41 
Fair to good .... 
.35@ 
.40 
Roosters . 
.17 @ 
.21 
Ducks . 
.23 @ 
.24 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs, 
., doz.. . 6.50@ 
8.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 
. 5.25 (a) 
6.50 
7 to 8 lbs. 
5.00 
Vegetables, quiet; beans, green and wax 
bu., 75c to $1.25; beets, doz. bunches, 15 
to 25c; bu., 75c to $1; carrots, bu., 75c 
to $1; doz. bunches, 15 to 35c; cabbage, 
new hamper, 25 to 50c; cauliflower, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.75 ; celery, crate, $1 to $1.25 ; 
corn, doz. ears, 10 to 15c; cucumbers, bu., 
75c to $1; eggplant, hamper, 75c to $1; 
lettuce, 10-lb. basket, 25 to 40c; parsley, 
doz. bunches, 20 to 30c; peppers, bu., 
75c to $1; peas, bag, $1.25 to $1.75; 
radishes, doz. bunches, 15 to 25c; spinach, 
bu., 50 to 90c; turnips, yellow, bu., $1.25 
to $1.50; tomatoes, bu., 50 to 75c. 
SWEETS 
Honey, steady; white comb, lb., 20 to 
22c; dahk, 17 to 18c; fancy, case, $5 to 
$6. Maple products, dull; sugar, lb., 18 
to 22c; syrup, gal., $1.25 to $1.50. 
FEEDS 
Hay, steady ; Timothy, bulk, ton, $1S to 
$22; clover, mixed, $17 to $21; rye straw, 
$12 to $14 ; oat and wheat straw, $10 to 
$12. Wheat bran, carlot, ton, $2S.50; 
middlings. $30; Red-dog, $41.50; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $43; oilmeal. $47; hominy, 
$45; gluten, $44.70; oat feed, $16.50. 
J. w. c. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
APPLES 
Williams, bu., 50c to $1.50; Wealthy, 
75c to $1.25; Gravenstein, 50c to $1.75. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best .$0.19@$0.20 
Good to prime.14@ .18 
Culls .08 @ .12 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best, 100 lbs.$12.00@$13.00 
Lower grades. 7.00 (a) 9.00 
Sheep . 3.00@ 6.00 
Lambs . 12.00@ 14.25 
VEGETABLES 
Beets, bu.$0.50@$1.00 
Cabbage, bbl.50@ 1.00 
Carrots, bu.75@ 1.00 
Celery, doz. hearts.75@ 1.25 
Cucumbers, bu.25@ .100 
Eggplant, bu. 1.00@ 1.25 
Lettuce, 2-doz. crate . 1.00@ 1.75 
Sweet corn, 100 . 1.75 @ 2.50 
Onions, 100 lbs. 1.25@ 2.00 
Parsley, 100 bunches.75@ 1.50 
Peas, bu. 1.50@ 3.50 
Radishes, 100 bunches .... 1.00@ 2.00 
Peppers, bu.50@ 1.50 
Spinach, bu. 1.00@ 1.25 
Squash, bu. 1.00@ 1.50 
String beans, bu.50@ 2.50 
Lima beans, bu.2.00@ 3.25 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate.75@ 2.00 
12-qt. basket .25@ .75 
POTATOES 
Long Island. 180 lbs.$2.75@$3.00 
Jersey, 150-lb. sack . 1.25@ 2.25 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.3.00@ 5.25 
FRUIT 
BUTTER 
Extra creamery, 38% to 39c; firsts, 
37 to 38c; seconds, 35 to 36c*. 
, CHEESE 
Fresh extra, 21 to 21%c; firsts, 20 
to 20 %c. 
EGGS 
Hennery, brown extras, 60 to 61e; 
Apples, bu. 
Barrel . 
_ 1.00@ 5.50 
Peaches, 6-till carrier . 
_ 1.00@ 2.25 
Bushel basket . 
16-qt. basket . 
.25 @ .65 
Blackberries, qt. 
.08 @ .15 
Figs, fresh, qt. 
.15@ .18 
Raspberries, pt. 
.10@ .18 
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