1556 
‘Ibt RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 20, 1924 
Market 
News 
N. Y. Produce Markets 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
New York and other Northern States 
have little to offer the markets but the 
more staple commodities, and these are 
now being taken from storage. The 
weather has been too severe to hold even 
the more hardy vegetables for shipment 
direct from the field with only a casual 
covering to prevent freezing; in fact, 
there has been some difficulty at times in 
transporting potatoes from producing to 
consuming centers without freezing, un¬ 
less special cars were used for the pur¬ 
pose. The market reports during the past 
month have frequently showed that some 
potatoes were selling under the regular 
market price, due to their having been 
touched by frost. Of the 1,600 carloads 
of potatoes received in the New York 
market during the month of November, 
according to Federal figures, Maine sup¬ 
plied about 850, Long Island around 550, 
New York State about 200, the few re¬ 
maining carloads being received from 
scattering points, including Canada, 
Idaho and Bermuda. Idaho’s growers 
ship a large potato, especially packed, 
which is used by hotels and restaurants, 
as it is exceptionally well adapted for 
baking purposes. The demand for pota¬ 
toes has been light, and with liberal sup¬ 
plies the market has been dull. Long 
Island Green Mountains ranged $3.35 to 
$3.65 per 180 lbs., bulk, while Maine 
stock brought $2.25 to $2.40, and York 
State round whites sold up to $2.20 per 
180 lbs., bulk. Long Island potatoes, as 
a rule, top the market, as many consum¬ 
ers prefer them, due to their bright ap¬ 
pearance, their eating qualities, and in 
cold weather they are not as likely to be 
frost injured on account of the short 
haul, many being trucked into the city. 
Carrot shipments from New York State 
have been much heavier this year to date 
than last year and prices have not been 
as good, York State carrots selling $1.10 
per 100-lb. sack, compared with $1.75 to 
$1.00 a sack a year ago. New York State 
is expected to produce about S56,000 bu., 
or nearly 150,000 bu. more than in 1023. 
Cabbage advanced considerably a week or 
two ago, when field cabbage had been 
cleaned up and storage stocks were being 
drawn upon, but the market evidently 
over-reached itself, as there has been 
some weakness, with Danish seed selling 
$12 to $16 per ton, bulk. Texas has al¬ 
ready begun to ship a little new crop cab¬ 
bage, although none had been received in 
New York at this writing. Celery offer¬ 
ings were fairly liberal, and with moder¬ 
ate trading the market held fairly steady. 
Considerable damage to celery fields in 
New Jersey and other nearby States was 
done by the freeze which occurred about 
the middle of November. Long Island 
cauliflower and Brussels sprouts have not 
been coming in in very good shape for the 
most part, giving the California products 
■a fairly good market on these commod¬ 
ities. Kale sold fairly as long as the 
weather was cold, but after a warm day 
or two trading was dull. Louisiana veg¬ 
etables are now coming in, these includ¬ 
ing escarole, chicory, parsley, bunched 
beets and shallots, these products being 
shipped iced in sugar barrels. Cranber¬ 
ries have been selling well and a strong 
market was reported. Apples were rath¬ 
er quiet, especially on average to poor 
offerings, fancy marks being firmly held 
as a rule. Citrus fruits sold well. 
EGGS AND POUETUY 
We have a situation in the egg market 
a little out of the ordinary. Although 
receipts in general were relatively light, 
probably the majority of fresh eggs were 
white and came from the Pacific coast 
and nearby points, and the mid-YVestern 
eggs find strong competition in the off¬ 
color or small-sized fresh eggs from the 
above-mentioned points. There was a 
little improvement in market conditions 
during the week. At this season of the 
year egg prices are usually on a down¬ 
ward trend, consequently receivers are 
desirous to avoid accumulations, and will, 
if necessary, shade the price to effect a 
clearance of the fresh stock coming in. 
While there has been some accumulations 
on hand, the amount has been reduced 
rather than increased, and prices held 
fairly steady, and 65c was probably about 
as high as anything in original packages 
sold for, repacked eggs, closely graded, 
bringing top quotations. On Dec. 8 cold 
storage houses in the metropolitan area 
had about 300,000 cases of eggs less than 
they had a year ago. when storage hold¬ 
ings were unusually heavy. 
The live poultry market is in bad 
shape. Offerings were liberal, with the 
carry-over, and death losses have been 
large, due to a disease which is reported 
to be epidemic and which has thrown the 
market into a chaotic condition. The sit¬ 
uation is now in the hands of State au¬ 
thorities and the results of their investi¬ 
gation and their action in the matter is 
being awaited with considerable anxiety. 
Trading was naturally slow, although 
there was some demand for ducks. Offer¬ 
ings of fresh-killed fowl were liberal, 
prices .were low and many were put into 
storage. A few nearby capons were re¬ 
ceived and turkeys were slow. Chickens 
were also slow and only fancy stock 
would command top prices. Dressed poul¬ 
try storage holdings are considerably in 
excess of last year, the total for the four 
large cities, Boston, New York, Philadel¬ 
phia and Chicago, amounting to over 67,- 
365,000 lbs., compared with about 48,- 
660,700 lbs. a year ago. 
HAY AND STRAW 
The hay market has been very quiet, 
with prices changing very little. Receipts 
were moderate and there was a fairly 
good demand for top grades, but under¬ 
grades were inclined to move slowly. 
Good rye straw strengthened a littie dur¬ 
ing the week. b. w. s. 
Local Up-State Prices 
JOHNSON CITY-ENDICOTT MARKETS 
Butter.—Creamery, lb., 47c; dairy, lb., 
46c. 
Eggs.—Extra fancy, large whites, doz., 
70c; duck eggs, doz., 80c. 
Cheese.—'Whole milk (cream), lb., 30c ; 
cottage cheese, lb., 5c. 
Milk.—Sweet milk, qt., 10c; butter¬ 
milk. qt., 5c; skim-milk, qt., 5c; cream, 
qt., 80c; goat’s milk, bottle, 25c. 
Fruit and Vegetables.—Apples, bu., $1 
to $1.50; Lima beans, qt., 12c; beans, 
dry, lb., 10c; beets, lb., 5c; bu., $1.25; 
cauliflower, lb., 10c; 3 for 25c; cabbage, 
new, lb., 2c; carrots, bunch, 5c; bu., 90c; 
celery, bunch, 10c, 3 for 25c; fresh horse¬ 
radish, can, 12c; kale, pk., 20c; lettuce, 
head, 5c; Boston, head, 10c; onions, bu., 
$1.25; pickling, qt., 15c; bunch, 5e; 
parsnips, lb., 5c; bu., $1.25; onion sets, 
lb., 15c; potatoes, bu., 75c; pk., 20c; rad¬ 
ishes, 1924, bunch, 5c; sauerkraut, qt., 
15c; spinach, pk.. 20c; Hubbard squash, 
lb., 4c; dill, bunch, 10c; turnips, lb., 3c; 
bu.. 75c. 
Live Poultry.—Chickens, light, lb., 
23c; fowls. 41/2 lbs. or over, lb., 25c; 
geese, lb., 30c; ducks, lb., 25c; broilers, 
1%-lb., lb., 25c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Chickens, lb., 30c ; 
fowls, 4 y 2 lbs. or over, lb., 32c; geese, lb., 
35c; ducks, lb., 30c; broilers, 1%-Ib., lb., 
32c; squabs. 2 for 40c. 
Meats.—Choice kettle roasts, lb., 8 to 
14c; Hamburg, lb., 20c ;stiusage, lb., 20c; 
porterhouse steak, lb., 25c; round steak, 
lb., 22 to 25c; sirloin steak, lb., 25c; veal 
cutlet, lb., 40c; veal chops, lb., 35c; pork 
chops, lb., 32c; lamb chops, lb., 45c; rab¬ 
bits, lb., 30c; hams, sugar-cured, whole, 
lb., 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; buckwheat flour, lb., 5c. 
SYRACUSE PUBLIC MARKET 
Pork, light, lb., 14c; heavy, lb., 12 to 
13c; veal, lb., 13 to 15c; mutton, lb., 15c; 
lamb, lb.. 28 to 35c. 
Live Poultry.—Ducks. Spring, lb., 35c; 
chickens, Spring, lb., 20 to 27c; fowls, 
lb., 20 to 26c; turkeys, 35 to 50c; guinea 
hens, each, 75c; pigeons, pair, 75c; geese, 
lb.. 28c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Ducks, Spring, lb., 
45 to 50c; Spring chickens, lb., 35 to 
45c; fowls, lb., 35 to 40c; turkeys, lb., 55 
to 70c; geese, lb., 45 to 50c. 
Butter, lb.. 50c; eggs, 75 to 80c ; duck 
eggs, 75 to 85c. 
Apples, bu., $1 to $2.50; grapes, lb., 3 
to 5c; pears, bu., 75c to $1.25 ; quinces, 
bu., $1.75 to $2; beans, bu., $4 to $7; 
beets, bu., 50 to 75c; cabbage, doz., 40 to 
50c; 100, $2 to $4; curly cabbage, doz., 
60 to 65c; carrots, bu., 50 to 60c; celery, 
doz. bunches, 40 to 60c; endive, doz. 
bunches, 60 to 75c; garlic, doz. bunches, 
50c; Boston lettuce, crate, 75c to $1.25 ; 
leaf lettuce, head, 3 to 5c; onions, bu., 
75c to $1.25; parsnips, bu., $1; potatoes, 
bu., 50c; peppers, bu., $1.50 to $2; spin¬ 
ach, bu., $1; turnips, bu., 50 to 75c; 
Hubbard squash, lb., 1 to 2%e. 
Honey, qt., 65 to 75c; per cap, 25c; 
hiekorynuts, bu., $3 ; chestnuts, pt., 25c. 
Hay, No. 1, ton, $23; No. 2. $20; No. 
3. $18; straw, ton, $14 to $17 ; wheat, bu., 
$1.30; oats, bu., 65 to 72e; corn, bu., 
$1.38 to $1.43. 
ROCHESTER 
Live Poultry.—Springers, lb., 22 to 
25c; fowls, lb., 25 to 28c; roosters, lb., 23 
to 25c; ducks, lb.. 26 to 2Sc; geese, lb., 
2$ to 30c ; turkeys, lb., 50c; rabbits, pair, 
75c to $1. 
Eggs, 60 to 75c; butter, country crock, 
lb.. 35 to 40c. 
Honey.—Strained clover, lb. jars, 22 
to 23c; qt. jars, 60 to 75c; 5-lb. pails, 
$1.10; buckwheat, 5-lb. pails, 75c; clover, 
comb, fancy, 24-section case, $4.50 to 
$4.75 ; white clover, cap, 18 to 20e; buck¬ 
wheat. cap, 15 to 17c. 
Hiekorynuts, bu., $2; butternuts, bu., 
$1.50 to $2; walnuts, bu.. $1.50 to $2. 
Beets, basket, 40 to 45c; bu., 70 to 
75c; Brussels sprouts, qt., 25 to 28c; 
cabbage, doz. heads. 35 to 40c; 100 heads, 
$2.50 to $3.50: red Danish, crate, 75 to 
80c; ton. $25 to $30; carrots, bu.. 50 to 
60c; celery, doz. bunches, 40 to 60c; cu¬ 
cumbers. hothouse, basket, $3 to $3.25; 
endive, doz. bunches, 40 to 50c; horse¬ 
radish, lb., 10 to 12c; kale, bu., 40 to 
45c; lettuce. Boston, crate, 90c to $1; 
doz. heads, 25 to 30c; onions, yellow, bu., 
75 to 90c; parsley, doz. bunches, 20 to 
25c; parsnips, basket, 35 to 40e; pota¬ 
toes, bu., 45 to 50c; pumpkins, doz., 50 
to 75c; romaine, doz. bunches, 45 to 50c; 
rutabagas, bu., 70 to 75c; Hubbard 
squash, lb., 1% to 2y 2 c; turnips, purple 
top, bu., 90 to 95c; vegetable oysters, 
doz. bunches, 35 to 40c. 
Apples, bu., Alexander, $1.25 to $1.75; 
Baldwin, 75c to $1.25; Greening, $1 to 
$1.50; Ilubbardston, $1.50 to $2; King, 
$1.25 to $1.50; McIntosh, $1.25 to $1.75; 
Twenty Ounce, $1.25 to $1.50; Spy, 
$1.75 to $2.25; Wealthy, $1 to $1.50; 
Wolf River, $1.25 to $1.75; Pippin, 75e 
to $1.25; Snow, $1.25 to $2; Tallman 
Sweet, $1.25 to $1.50. Cranberries, half- 
bbl., $5 to $6; grapes, Concord, ton, $40 
to $50; lb., 2y 2 c; pears, Kieffer, 14-qt. 
basket, 40 to 50c; quinces, 14-qt. basket, 
40 to 50c. 
Beans, 100 lbs., hand-picked, red mar¬ 
row, $7 ; white marrow, $8; red kidney, 
$7; white kidney, $7; pea, $4.50; medi¬ 
um, $4.50; yellow eye, $5. 
Hides.—Steers, No. 1, lb., 7c; No. 2, 
6c; cows and heifers, No. 1, 7c; *No. 2, 
6c; bulls and stags, 5c; sheepskins, each, 
50c to $2.50; lambs, $1 to $2; shear¬ 
lings, 25 to 75c; calf, No. 1. 16 to 184c; 
No. 2, 1714c. Fleece, lb., 40 to 42c. 
Raw Furs.—Skunk, No. 1, $2.75 to $3 ; 
No. 2, $1.60 to $1.75; No. 3, $1 to $1.10; 
No. 4, 60 to 75c; mink, large'dark, No. 
1, $9 to $9.50; large brown, $7.50 to $8; 
medium dark, $7 to $7.50; medium 
brown, $6 to $6.50; small dark, $5 to 
$5.50; small brown, $3.50 to $4; rac¬ 
coon, large, No. 1, $5.50 to $6; medium, 
$3.50 to $4; small, $2.75 to $3 ; muskrat, 
Winter, large, $1.50; medium, $1.10; 
small, 75c; Fall, large, $1; medium, 65c; 
small, 40c; red fox, No. 1, large, $12; 
medium, $9; small, $6; weasel, white, 
25c to $1.50; brown, 10c to $1. 
Hay, Timothy, No. 1, ton, $23; mixed, 
$14 to $15; _Alfalfa, $20 to $21; oat 
straw, ton, $15 to $17; wheat straw, ton, 
$15 to $17 ; rye straw, $19. 
Buffalo Wholesale Markets 
The produce markets are quiet, with 
little change. Poultry continues dull and 
dairy products are only steady. Eggs 
are off. 
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.—Butter, 
steady ; creamery, 42 to 50c; dairy, 40 to 
45c; storage, 38 to 42c; common, 25 to 
30c. Cheese steady ; daisies, flats, long¬ 
horns, 23 to 24c; Limburger, 26 to 28c. 
Eggs, dull; heavy receipts; hennery, 50 
to 67c; State and Western candled, 56 to 
58c ; storage, 40 to 45c. 
Poultry.—Dressed poultry, quiet; tur¬ 
keys, 30 to 40c; fowls, 24 to 26c; chick¬ 
ens, 22 to 28c; old roosters, 20 to 22c; 
ducks, 28 to 30c ; geese, 22 to 26c. lave 
poultry, dull ; turkeys, 28 to 35c; fowls, 
16 to 23c; chickens, 38 to 25c; old roost¬ 
ers, 16 to 17c; ducks, 18 to 24c; geese, 18 
to 20c. 
Apples and Potatoes.—Apples, steady ; 
McIntosh, bu., $2.25 to $2.50; Spy, 
Snow, $2 to $2.25 ; Rome Beauty, Twen¬ 
ty Ounce, Spitzenberg, $1.75 to $2; King, 
Wolf River, Baldwin, Greening. $1.50 to 
$1.75; Western, box. $2.75 to $3.25 ; sec¬ 
onds, bu.. 50 to 75c. Potatoes, firm; 
homegrown, bu., 40 to 50c; sweets, bbl., 
$2.50 to $3. 
Fruits and Berries.—Pears, steady; 
Winter varieties, $1.50 to $2; Keiffer, 50 
to 75c. Cranberries, firm ; Cape Cod, 
bbl., $11 to $11.50. Grapes, California 
varieties, lug, $2 to $2.50 (10c lb. retail). 
Beans and Onions.—Beans, weak; 
white kidney, marrow, cwt., $10.50 to 
$11 ; red kidney, $9 to $9.50; medium, 
$6.50 to $7 ; pea, $6.25 to $6.50. Onions, 
quiet; Ebenezer, bu., $1.50 to $1.75; 
white and yellow, bag. $2 to $2.50; Span¬ 
ish, crate, $1.90 to $2. 
Vegetables.—Quiet; artichoke, box, $6 
to $6.50; beans, green and wax, bu., $5 
to $7 ; beets, bu., 75c to $1; cabbage, bu., 
40 to 50c; carrots, bu., $1 to $1.25 ; cauli¬ 
flower, bu., $2.75 to $3 ; celery, crate. $1 
to $1.25; cucumbers, Florida, crate, $5 to 
$7; eggplant, crate, $5.50 to $6; endive, 
doz., 75 to 85c; lettuce, 5-lb. basket, 45 
to 50c; Iceberg, crate, $2.50 to $3.25; 
parsley, doz. bunches, 90c to $1 ; pars¬ 
nips, bu., $1.40 to $1.50; peppers, Flor¬ 
ida, hamper, $6 to $6.25; spinach, bu., 
$1.25 to $1.50; squash, cwt., $1.50 to $2; 
tomatoes, Florida, re-packed crate, $6.25 
to $6.50; turnips, yellow, bu., 40 to 65c; 
white, $1 to $1.25; watercress, doz. 
bunches, 25 to 30c. 
Sweets.—Honey, quiet; white comb, 20 
to 23c; dark, 16 to 18c. Maple products, 
slow; sugar, lb., 12 to 18c; syrup, gal., 
$1.25 to $2. 
Feeds.—Hay, weak; Timothy, bulk, 
ton, $18 to $20; clover mixed, $17 to $19; 
rye straw, $12 to $14; wheat and oat 
straw. $10 to $12. Wheat bran, carlot, 
ton. $33; middlings, $35 ; Red-dog, $46 ; 
cottonseed meal, $42; oilmeal, $45.50; 
hominy, $49; gluten, $43.70; oat feed, 
$15. j. w. c. 
N. Y. Wholesale Quotations 
December 11, 1924. 
December League-pool prices for 3 per 
cent milk in 201-210-mile zone : Glass 1, 
$3.07 per 100 lbs.; Class 2A. $2.10. plus 
skim-milk value; Class 2B, $2.25; Class 
2C, $2.15; Class 3A, $1.S0; Class 3B, 
$1.75 ; Class 3C, $1.65. 
Sheffield Farms : Class 1, $3.07 ; Class 
2, $2.20; Class 3, $1.65. 
Non-pool Association: Class 1, 82.80; 
Class 2, $2.20; Class 3A, $1.70; Class 
3B, $1.65. 
BUTTER 
Creamery, fancy .$0.44 @$0.45 
Good to choice.38 @ .44 
Lower grades.34 @ .37 
Packing stock.25 @ .28 
CHEESE 
Full cream, specials....$0.22 @$0.22 y 2 
Average run .21 @ .21 y 2 
Skims . . . ..14 @ .18 
EGGS 
White, fancy .$0.73@$0.74 
Medium to choice.54@ .65 
Pullets.50 @ .53 
Mixed colors, nearby, best.. .74@ .75 
Gathered, best.60@ .65 
Common to good.34@ .50 
Storage, best.45@ .50 
Lower grades.33@ .42 
LIVE POULTRY 
Fowls, lb.$0.15@$0.30 
Chickens.19@ .35 
Roosters.14 @ .15 
Ducks.22 @ .23 
Geese.12@ .18 
Turkeys.25 @ .30 
Rabbits, lb.20@ .25 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, choice.$0.44 @$0.45 
Common to good.28@ .35 
Chickens, best.44!@ .45 
Fair to good.30@ .38 
Roosters.16@ .22 
Ducks.18@ .25 
Geese.16@ .27 
Guineas, pair . 1.10@ 2.00 
Squabs, 11 to 12 lbs., doz... 7.50@ 9.00 
9 to 10 lbs. 5.75@ 7.00 
7 to - 8 lbs. 4.25@ 5.50 
Culls. 1.50@ 2.50 
WILD RABBITS 
Cottontails from the West in quite 
large supply, wholesaling around 40 to 
50c per pair. Jacks, 75c to $1.25. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves, best.$0.16@$0.17 
Good to prime.11 @ .15 
Culls.07 @ .10 
Lambs, head .3.00@12.00 
Pigs, 25 to 35 lbs.15@ .24 
LIVE STOCK 
Calves, best, 100 lbs.$12.00@$13.00 
Lower grades . 7.00@ 9.00 
Sheep. 3.00@ 7.00 
Lambs. 13.00@ 16.00 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels sprouts, qt.$0.07 @$0.23 
Cabbage, bbl.1.25@ 1.50 
Carrots, bu.75@ 1.00 
Cauliflower, L. I., crate_ 1.00@ 3.00 
Celery, doz. hearts. 1.00@ 1.35 
Cucumbers, bu. 2.25@> 6.50 
Eggplant, bu. 2.00@ 4.00 
Leeks, 100 bunches.1.50@ 2.50 
Lettuce, 2-doz. crate. 1.00@ 3.00 
Onions, 100 lbs. 2.00@ 2.50 
Parsley, 100 bunches . 1.50@ 3.00 
Peas, bu.1.50@ 5.00 
Peppers, bu.2.50@ 5.25 
Radishes, 100 bunches.1.0O@ 2.00 
Spinach, bbl.2.00@ 3.25 
Squash, bbl. 1.50@ 1.75 
String beans, bu. 1.50@ 7.50 
Tomatoes. 6-till crate. 6.00@ 7.50 
Turnips, rutabaga, bbl.1.00@ 1.25 
Watercress, 100 bunches.... 2.50@ 3.00 
POTATOES 
Long Island, 180 lbs.$3.50@$3.75 
State, 150-lb. sack. 1.65@ 1.85 
Maine, 100 lbs. 1.20@ 1.25 
Bermuda, bbl. S.00@14.00 
Sweet potatoes, bu.1.75@ 3.00 
FRUIT 
Apples, Baldwin, bbl.$3.00@$0.00 
Ben Davis . 2.00@ 4.00 
Greening. 3.00@ 6.50 
McIntosh. 4.00@11.00 
Spy.3.00@ 6.50 
York.3.50@ 5.75 
Grapes, 20-lb. basket.5ft@ .80 
Pears, bbl. 3.50@12.00 
Strawberries, Florida, qt... 1.50@ 2.00 
Cranberries, 50-lb. box. 5.50@ 6.50 
Ivumquats, qt.10@ .20 
Oranges, box . 2.00@ 8.50 
Grapefruit, box . 2.00@ 6.00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay—No. 1 Timothy-$25.00@$26.00 
No. 2 . 23.00@ 24.00 
No. 3 . 20.00@ 21.00 
Straw—Rye. 15.00l@ 17.00 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk. Grade A, bottled, qt.$0.18 
Grade B, bottled, qt.15 
Grade B, bottled, pt.10 
Grade B, loose, qt.10 
Certified, qt.28 
Certified, pt.17 
Buttermilk, qt.10 
Cream, heavy, y 2 pt.29 
Butter, best .$0.58@ .59 
Cheese.34 @ .38 
Eggs. best, doz.85@ .90 
Gathered.50@ .75 
Fowls.40@ .45 
Roasting chickens.50@ .55 
Ducks, lb.35@ .40 
Turkeys, lb.45@ .55 
Potatoes, lb.02 @ .03 
String beans, lb.15@ .20 
Onions, lb.05@ .08 
Lettuce, head .10@ .20 
Cabbage, lb.05@ .06 
Cucumbers, each.15@ .20 
