1456 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Market News 
November 22, 1924 
a 
n d Prices 
N. Y. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
There is a never-ending stream of per¬ 
ishables coming into New York through¬ 
out the year. No sooner does frost, dis¬ 
ease, insect or hot weather stop the ship- 
needs of the trade. The lettuce season 
starts in Florida in the Winter, the 
Spring finds Virginia shipping, which is 
followed by New Jersey and then New 
York State. With the coming of Fall 
and cool weather 1 the order of harvest is 
reversed. In the meantime Western and 
Southwestern States are shipping lettuce 
whenever there is a favorable market. 
Maryland and New Jersey tomatoes are 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTX MARKETS 
Butter.—Creamery, lb, 45c; dairy, 44c. 
Eggs.—Extra fancy, large whites, doz., 
72c; duck eggs, 82c. 
Cheese.—Whole milk (cream), lb., 29c; 
cottage, 5c. 
Milk.—Sweet, qt., 10c; ; buttermilk, 5c; 
skim-milk, 5c; cream, SOc; goat’s milk, 
bunches, 
Honey, 
qt., 60 to 
wheat honey, o-db. pails, 75c; clover, fan- $4.50; cabbage, bbl.,“ 75c to’’lettiir>p” 
Ws * 30: «»“<£•• 
Beans, per 100 lbs., hand picked, red 
Arrow >7 d»0 trr\ . _ 
out of season, but California is already Fruit "and Vegetables.—Apples, bu., .$1 kidne^’$7 50 • 'wi!if e o n r 1 T 0W ’ re(1 N. Y WhnIp«fi]o Aurkfod-l 
shipping tomatoes to the New York mar- to $1.50;Jama beans, qt., 12c; beans, $4 50 • ’ Yellow Eye* kldney » ; P ea ’ '' EOiCSaie Quotations 
ket. Many other vegetables might also 
be mentioned in this connection, so that 
now almost any of them may be pur¬ 
chased on the open market in nearly 
every month in the year, either as a stor- 
Sweet potatoes have been doing a little 
better, especially New Jersey and Dela¬ 
wares, now that shipments from the field 
are over. York State cabbage, although 
dull, seemed to have a little better move¬ 
ment, but carrots continued to have very 
slow sale. Celery moved well, but the 
advancing market caused freer offerings 
and market weakened. Lettuce declined 
with liberal receipts from New Jersey 
and larger supplies from western sec¬ 
tions. Spinach was irregular. Good ripe 
tomatoes were wanted, but nearbys are 
about done and California’s stock has 
been rather green on the whole, al¬ 
though some very good stock is being re¬ 
ceived. Lima beans steady to firm. Onions 
continue to move slowly and cauliflower 
was fairly steady. Apples show little 
change. 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
Receipts of nearby eggs continue light, 
especially large size, and these sold readi- 
]”, but the plentiful and increasing of¬ 
ferings of pullet eggs have had the ten¬ 
dency to prevent an advance in prices. 
The egg market in general has been very 
unsatisfactory. Mild weather is not, fav¬ 
orable to consumption and storage stocks 
are playing a large part in filling the 
needs of the trade. Medium and lower 
grades are especially dull and dealers 
have had difficulty in finding an outlet at 
all satisfactory. Storage eggs have not 
been in as good demand lately and prices 
declined. 
New York City supports a large live 
poultry market, probably the best in the 
country. An idea of the volume of live 
poultry may be obtained when, according 
to official reports, over 7,850 carloads of 
live poultry have been received via freight 
since the first of March, and over 450 
carloads were received by express. On 
the basis of 18,000 lbs. per car, this 
would equal about 150,000,000 lbs. dur¬ 
ing a period of eight months. For the 
past week the live poultry market has 
been generally unsatisfactory. This is 
particularly true of live fowl. Chickens 
held about steady under a fair demand, 
but live fowl were received in excess of 
requirements and the market naturally 
declined, receivers endeavoring to clean 
up holdover stock and to keep fresh re¬ 
ceipts moving, after which there should 
be some improvement in values. There 
has also been some disease among the 
poultry which has very likely caused the 
light demand. Old roosters were scarce 
and market firm. There has not been very 
much activity to the dressed poultry mar¬ 
ket. Barreled packed fowl were dull 
and weak with considerable small stuff 
being worked out with difficulty. Bar¬ 
reled chickens held fairly steady, but only 
fancy stock reached top prices quoted. 
Turkeys were in fair demand for the 
season, but offerings were in excess of 
the demand and the market weakened. 
There is beginning to be considerable in¬ 
terest as to the prospects of the Thanks¬ 
giving market for turkeys. Reports would 
indicate that a light supply of nearby 
turkeys would be available for Thanks¬ 
giving and this includes New York. Ver¬ 
mont, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, 
etc. Texas, where a large part of our 
Thanksgiving turkeys originate, is ex¬ 
pected to ship as many as last year as 
well as some Rocky Mountain States. 
Many of the Middle Western States are 
reported as backward, a few about the 
same as a year ago. Storage stocks are 
heavy, although not as large as last year. 
As to price, at this early date, one man’s 
guess is probably as good as another’s, 
there being too many factors influencing 
the price to make any accurate predic¬ 
tions 
HAY' AND STRAW 
Hay receipts were moderate during the 
week with sbme scarcity of No. 1 Tim 
othy, which sold well. Medium and low 
I5e; spinach, pk., 20c; Hubbard squash, 
lb., 4c; green tomatoes, bu., $1; dill, 
bunch, 10c; turnips, lb., 3c; bu., 80c. 
Live Poultry—‘Chickens, 4% lbs. or 
under, lb., 25c; fowls, 4% lbs. or over, 
27c; geese, 30c; ducks. 25c; broilers, 1%- 
lb., 25e. 
Dressed Poultry.—Chickens, 4% lbs. 
or under, lb., 32c; fowls, 4% lb.s. or over, 
34c; geese. 35c; ducks, 30c; broilers, 1%- 
lb„ 32c. 
Meats.—Choice kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 
14c; hamburg. 29c; sausage, 20c; porter¬ 
house steak, 25c; round steak, 22 to 25c; 
sirloin steak, 25c; veal cutlet, 40c; veal 
chops, 35c; pork chops, 32c; lamb chops, 
45c; rabbits, 30e; hams, sugar cured, 
whole, 30c. 
Miscellaneous.—Sweet cider, gal., 35c ; 
honey, card, 23c; extracted. 18c; pop¬ 
corn, shelled, 3 lbs. 25c; maple syrup, $2 
to $2.25; pigs, 4 weeks old, each, $4; milk 
goats, each, $15 ; vinegar, pure, gal., 30c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKETS 
Pork, light, lb., 14c ; heavy, lb., 11 to 
12c; veal, lb., 13 to 15c; mutton, lb.. 15 
to 22c; lamb, lb., 28 to 35c. 
Live Poultry.—Ducks, Spring, lb., 20 
to 25c; chickens, lb., 20 to 24c; fowls, 
lb.. 20 to 28c; geese, lb., 25 to 28c; 
guinea hens, each, 75c ; pigeons, pair, 75c. 
Dressed Poultry. — Ducks, lb.. 45 to 
50c; chickens, lb.. 40 to 45c; fowls, lb., 
38c; geese, lb.. 50c. 
Butter, lb.. 50 to 60c; eggs, 75 to S5c; 
duck eggs, SOc. 
Apples, bu.. 75c to $2; grapes, lb., 4 
to 8c; pears, bu.. 75c to $1.25; quinces, 
bu.. $2 ; hickorynuts, $3 ; chestnuts, pint, 
25 to 30c; beans, bu.. $4 to $5; beets, 
bu.. 50 to SOc; cabbage, doz.. 35 to 50c; 
per 100. $2 to $4; carrots, bu., 50 to 60c; 
cauliflower, doz. heads, 75c to $1.25; cel¬ 
ery, doz. bunches, 35 to 70c; endive, doz. 
bunches, 60 to 75c; garlic, doz. bunches, 
SOc; lettuce, Boston, crate, 75c to $1.25; 
honey, qt., 65 to 75c; per cap, 25c; let¬ 
tuce, leaf, head, 4 to 5c; onions, bu., 75c 
to $1.25; doz. bunches, 20c; parsnips, 
bu., $1 to $1.25; potatoes, bu., 50 to 65c; 
peppers, bu.. $1.50 to $2; spinach, bu., 
50 to 75c; turnips, bu.. 60 to 75c; Hub¬ 
bard squash, lb., 2 to 2%c. 
Hay, No. 1. ton, $18; straw, ton, $14 
to $17. 
Wheat, bu.. $1.30; oats, bu., 65 to 72c; 
corn, bu., $1.38 to $1.43. 
ROCHESTER 
Beef carcass, lb., 17c; forequarters, lb., 
14c; hindquarters, 17 to IS%c; hogs, 
light, lb., 12 to 13c; heavy, lb., lie; 
Spring lambs. 23 to 24e; yearling lambs, 
lb., 17c; mutton, lb., 10c; veal, lb., IS 
to 20c. 
Live Poultry.—Broilers. Leghorn, lb., 
24c; colored, lb., 25 to 26c; fowls. Leg¬ 
horn, lb., 17 to 20c; colored, lb., 25 to 
26c; stags, lb., 15c; old roosters, lb., 12 
to 15c; pigeons, each 15 to 20c; ducks, 
lb., 20 to 24c; geese, lb., 20c; guinea 
fowls, each, 65c. 
Butter, country, crock, lb., 35 to 3Sc; 
eggs, 60 to 70c. 
Apples, per bu., Alexander, $1.25 to 
$2; Baldwins, Twenty-ounce, Wealthy, 
Wolf River. Pippins. Snow, Tollman 
Sweet. $1.25 to $2; Spvs. $1.65 to $2; 
cranberries, half bbl.. $5.25 to $5.50; 
grapes. Niagara, 14-qt. basket, 90c- to $1; 
Concord, basket. 90c to $1; Delaware, 
November 13, 1924. 
Milk 
November League-pool prices for 3 per 
$1.60; Class 3B, $1.55. 
2, *2fcia s fn?:60 ClaSS $3 '° 7; C,aas 
A «2.S0; 
.Hay, No. 1, Timothy, ton, $20 to $21; Class 2, $2; Class 3A \$1 60- 
mixed, ton, $16 to $18; Alfalfa, $18 to $1.55. ’ Class 3B > 
$19; oat straw, $14 to $16; wheat, $14 
to $16; rye, $18. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The demand for produce is rather 
light; potatoes and onions are weak, 
but the rule is steady, as if the supply 
and demand were pretty even. Turkeys 
are down. 
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.—Butter, 
steady; creamery, 38 to 45c; dairy, 33 
to 35c; crocks, 30 to 32c; common, 25 
to 28c. Cheese, dull; new daisies, flats, 
State and western candled, 54 to 60c; 
storage, 40 to 41c. 
Poultry.—Live poultry, steady ; tur¬ 
keys, 33 to 35c; fowls, 16 to 23c; broil¬ 
ers, 20 to 22c; roasters, 22 to 23c; old 
roosters, 16 to 17c; ducks, 20 to 23c; 
geese, 18 to 20c; dressed poultry, fair ; 
turkeys, 35 to 40c; fowls, 25 to 32c; 
broilers, 34 to 40c; roosters, 34 to 36c; 
old roosters, 20 to 22c; ducks, 32 to 34c; 
geese, 20 to 22c. 
Apples and Potatoes.—Apples, dull ; 
McIntosh. $2.50 to $3; Fameuse. $1.50 
to $2; Wolf River, $1.50 to $1.75; 
Gravenstein, King, 20-oz., Greenings, 
Baldwins, $1.25 to $1.50; seconds, 50 to 
65c; western, box, $2.50 to $2.75. Pota¬ 
toes, overstocked; homegrown, bu.. 45 to 
SOc; sweets’, bbl., $3.75 to $4. 
Fruits and Berries.—Peaches, a few 
Elbertas, bu., $1.60 to $1.75. Pears, 
steady ; Bartlett, bu., $2.50 to $3; Shel¬ 
don, $2.25 to $2.50; Iveiffer, 75c to $1; 
other sorts, $1.50 to $2. Prunes, bu., 
$1.50 to $2. Quinces, slow; $1 to $1.25. 
Cranberries, quiet; half-bbl. box, $4.50 
to $5. Grapes, firm; ton, $S5 to $90; 
homegrown, 20-lb., basket. $1 to $1.50; 
California, all sorts, box, $1.20 to $2.50. 
Beans and Onions.—Beans, steady ; 
white kidney, marrow, cwt., $11.50 "to 
$12; red kidney, $9.50 to $10; medium, 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.41 
Good to choice.35 
Lower grades. 
Packing stock . 
30 
20 
CHEESE 
Full cream, specials_$0.21 
Average run. iq 
. .06 
EGGS 
Skims. 
@$0.42 
@ .40 
@ .32 
@$0,211/, 
@ .20 
@ .14 
dilute, choice to fancy... 
Medium to good. . 
•. .$0.82 @$0.84 
Bullets’. 
Mixed colors, nearby best 
Gathered, best . 
• • • .50@ .58 
.69@ .70 
Common to good. 
Storage, best. 
Lower grades.' 
. .. .32® .50 
... .45@ .50 
live poultry 
Fowls, lb. 
Chickens. 
Roosters. 
Ducks. 
.. . -24(g) .20 
• • • .1G@ .1 i 
Geese. 
Turkeys. . . 
Rabbits, lb. "* 3/® 'o'. 
dressed poultry 
Turkeys, choice. so or 
^ Common to good. 
Chickens, best . 
.28@ ~.32 
lair to good. 
Roosters . . . 
Ducks.. 
... .16@ .21 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz. 
9 to 10 lbs. 
.. 7.25@ S.50 
7 to 8 lbs. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED 
Calves, best . 
meats 
Good to prime. 
Culls. 
Lambs, head. 
Pigs, 2o to 35 lbs. 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best, 100 lbs.$11.50@$12.00 
pea, $6.50 to $7. Onions, slow; Ebene- Lower grades. 7.00® 0.00 
zer, bu., $1.25 to $1.50; white and yel- />heep. 3.00® 6M0 
low. bag, $1.50 to $1.75; Spanish, crate, Lambs. 12.00® 14 25 
$1.90 to $2. 
Vegetables. 
-Vegetables, liberal sup- 
Vegetables 
$7 ; Limas, qt., 35 to 40c; beets, bu., 75c 
to $3 ; cabbage, bu., 40 to 50c; carrots, 
bu.. SOc to $1; cauliflower, bu., $1 to 
$1.25; celery, 60 to 65c: cucumbers, hot¬ 
house, basket, $3 to $3.25; eggplant, 
bu., $1.50 to $1.75; endive, doz., 75 to 
85c; lettuce, box, 75c to $1; Iceberg, 
crate, $4 to $4.50; parsley, doz. bunches, 
30 to 40c; parsnips, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; 
peppers, green and red, bu., $1.75 to $3; 
pumpkins, bu., 75 to 85c; radishes, doz. 
bunches, 15 to 20c; spinach, bu., 96c to 
$1; squash, bu., $1 to $1.25; tomatoes, 
20-lb. basket, 60 to 75c; turnips, yellow, 
bu.. 60 to 70c; white, 85c to $1; vege¬ 
table oyster, doz. bunches, 90c to $1.25. 
Sweets.—Honey, quiet; white comb, 
20 to 22c; dark, 16 to 18c. Maple prod¬ 
ucts, quiet; sugar, lb., 18 to 22c ; syrup, 
gal.. $1.50 to $2. 
Feeds.—Hay. quiet; Timothy, bulk, 
ton, $19 to $21; clover mixed. $18 to 
$20; rye straw. $12 to $14; wheat and 
oat straw. $10 to $12. Wheat bran, car- 
basket. 90c to $1; Concord, ton, $70 to L ot - ton - $ 28 ? middlings, $29; Red-dog. 
$75; grapes, lb.. 3% to 4c- pears Keifer $43.50; cottonseed meal. $43.50; oilmeal. 
14-qt. basket. 50 to‘60c: prunes. German' $47; hominy, $42; gluten, $43.70; oat 
ply; beans, green and wax, bu., $6.70 to Brussel^sprouts^qt .$2.00@$3.00 
o 
10 
.65 
.50® 1.50 
50@ 1.75 
Cucumbers, bu. 2.50® 6.0 
Eggplant, bu . . . 1.50@ 4.0‘ 
Leeks, 100 bunches. 2.00® 0 5 
Lettuce, 2-doz. crate.1.00® 3.51 
14-qt. basket. 60 to 75c; quinces, 14-qt. 
basket, 40 Jo 50c; beets, basket, 40 to 
45c; bu., 75 to SOc; doz. bunches. 20 to 
25c; Brussels sprouts, qt.. 22 to 25c; 
cabbage, doz. heads, 35 to 40c; per 100! 
$2.50 to $3.50 ; Copenhagen, ton. $5 ; car¬ 
rots, basket, 30 to 35c; per bu., 50 to 
60c ; cauliflower, doz. heads. 50c to $1.50 ; 
feed $14.50. 
j. w. c. 
„ , , e ■ 1 , iU „ . . 50 to 75c; horseradish, lb., 10 to 
er grades moved fairly with offerings suf- 12c; kale. bu.. 40 to 45c; lettuce Ice- 
fleient to meet trade requirements. Rye berg, crate. $5 to $5.35 • Boston crate 
straw, however, was plentiful and prices 90c to $1: lettuce, doz. heads. 20 to 25c •' 
dropped about a dollar per ton. Crops onions, Spanish, crate, $2 to $2.25: 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
Apples.-Baldwin, bbl.. $3 to $4.50; 
Greening, $3 to $4.50; McIntosh. $4 to 
$ 8 . 
. , , , T -, Butter.—Extra creamery, 39 to 39%c; 
celery, doz. bunches. 50 to boc; eggplant, firsts. 34% to 3S%c; seconds, 32 to 34c 
1 ‘ v ” Cheese.—Fresh “extra, 21% to 22c; 
firsts, 20% to 21c. 
Eggs.—Hennery, brown extras, 78 to 
79c; white and mixed. 73 to 74c; west¬ 
ern, extra firsts, 53 to 56c; western, sec- 
r sprouts, qt. 10 @ .21 
Cabbage, bbl.75@ l.H 
Carrots, bu.50® 
Cauliflower, Catskill, crate. 
Long Island, crate. 
Celery, doz. hearts. 100® 1 9^ 
^eory bbl .‘.V ^of 1.00 
Cucumbers, bu. 2.50® 6.00 
00 
50 
Onions, 100 lbs. 1 25® 9 15 
galley, bu./. '.Bo@ *".75 
Beas ’ bu. .2.00® 5.00 
1 eppers, bu*. . 1.00® 2.00 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 100® o'00 
Spinach, bu.90® i; (K) 
Squash bbl. 1.25@ 1.50 
String beans, bu. 1.50® 5.00 
Lima beans, bu.3.50@ 6.00 
Tomatoes, 6-till crate.3.00® 6.00 
Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl. 1.00® 1.25 
Watercress, 100 bunches_ 2.00@ 2.50 
POTATOES 
Long Island, ISO lbs.$2.50®$2.65 
State. lnO-lb. sack.1.60® 1.75 
Maine, 100 lbs.1.10® 1.15 
Sweet potatoes, bu. 1.00@ 2.50 
Bruit 
Apples, bu.$0.75@$2.25 
Barrel .2.25@10.00 
Grapes, 20-lb. basket.35® 75 
Bea f s - bbl. 3.50@12.00 
Crabapples, bu. basket.1.50® 4 50 
Cranberries, 50-lb. box.4.00@ 5.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy.$26.00® $27.00 
No. 2 . 23.00® 25.00 
„ N°. 3. 21.00® 22.00 
Straw—Rye. 16.00® 17.00 
