436 
The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  17,  1&23 
Market  New 
Review  of  Philadelphia  Produce  Market 
(Supplier!  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
Cabbage  probably  held  the  interest  of 
the  trade  more  than  any  other  one  conn 
modify.  Prices  soared  until  on  March  5 
they  reached  .$75  a  ton,  when  there  was 
a  reaction  and  prices  on  good  stock 
dropped  to  $60  to  $65  a  ton  on  the  day 
following.  Reports  indicate  that  there 
has  been  considerable  speculative  buying 
in  Western  New  York,  which  accounts 
for  f.  o.  b.  prices  being  higher  than 
wholesale  prices  in  some  consuming  mar¬ 
kets,  Philadelphia  for  several  days  aver¬ 
aging  considerable  lower  than  Western 
New  York  f.  o.  b.  prices.  New  cabbage 
also  made  a  little  gain,  advancing  to  $3.25 
per  %-bbl.  hamper,  which  is  equivalent  to 
about  $125  a  ton.  The  shipments  from 
Texas  and  Alabama  increased  consider¬ 
ably  and  there  was  a  little  gain  in  the 
amount  of  second  crop  cabbage  forward¬ 
ed  from  South  Carolina,  but  the  total 
shipments  are  only  about  one-fourth  of 
last  year’s  movement  to  date.  Iceberg 
lettuce  from  California  was  in  fairly 
good  demand,  and  Southern  spinach 
brought  little  higher  prices  last  week; 
Texas,  in  round  bushel  baskets,  selling  at 
$1.65  on  the  6th.  Potato  shipments  were 
delayed  on  account  of  severe  weather  con¬ 
ditions  and  receipts  of  fresh  stock  in 
Philadelphia  were  (fairly!  light.  New 
York  round  white  in  150-lb.  sacks  made 
a  gain  of  about  25c  a  sack,  selling  on  the 
6th  at  $2.40,  and  prices  on  good  stock 
from  other  sections  also  averaged  a  little 
higher,  but  the  movement  was  slow. 
Sweet  potatoes  continue  to  sell  on  a  dull 
market,  Delaware  in  bushel  hampers 
bringing  50  to  65c  for  No.  1  stock,  and 
most  of  the  New  Jersey  stock  in  %-bu. 
about  the  same  price.  The  market  is 
filled  up  with  all  grades,  from  extra 
fancy  to  small  spindling  stock,  dealers 
having  considerable  difficulty  in  dispos¬ 
ing  of  the  latter  at  15c  per  %-bu.  ham¬ 
per.  Such  stock  hurts  the  market  for 
good  sweet  potatoes,  and  it  would  be 
better  if  it  was  left  on  the  farms.  There 
was  a  moderate  demand  for  onions  and 
although  shipments  in  general  showed  an 
increase  over  last  week,  prices  in  Phila¬ 
delphia  held  about  steady,  best  selling  $3 
to  $3.25  per  100-lb.  sack.  Apples,  New 
York  Greening,  held  steady,  best  A  2%- 
in.  stock  wholesaling  around  $5  a  bar¬ 
rel  ;  Baldwin  made  a  little  gain,  ranging 
from  $5.25  to  $5.75  a  barrel  on  the  6th. 
Receipts  of  Florida  string  beans,  peas, 
<  ggplant,  etc.,  were  fairly  light.  An 
abundance  of  strawberries  were  offered, 
lint  many  arrived  in  poor  condition. 
EGGS  AND  POULTRY 
The  egg  market  has  been  very  sensitive, 
fluctuating  from  lc  to  2%c  daily.  Deal¬ 
ers  have  been  a  little  cautious,  as  any 
material  increase  iu  supplies,  which  may 
be  expected  most  any  time  from  the 
Southwest,  would  likely  cause  the  market 
to  decline.  A  little  shortage  or  reports 
of  increased  offerings  were  quickly  re¬ 
flected  in  the  prices.  Nearby  extra  firsts 
ranged  from  39  to  42%c  a  dozen,  while 
the  high  price  for  Western  extras  was 
41c,  but  both  nearby  and  Western  extras 
closed  at  39c  on  the  6th,  as  supplies  were 
more  liberal.  Practically  no  eggs  are 
going  into  storage  at  the  present  time 
and  holdings  of  storage  stock  have  been 
reduced  to  less  than  300  cases,  the  trade 
now  being  almost  entirely  dependent  on 
current  receipts. 
Fancy  live  fowl  were  in  good  demand 
just  before  Purim,  or  Jewish  holiday, 
which  occurred  on  March  2.  Fancy  fat 
live  fowl  especially  were  in  demand,  and 
such  sold  up  to  30c  a  pound.  After  the 
holiday,  however,  the  market  was  quiet 
and  live  fowl  eased  off  about  2c  a  pound. 
Spring  chickens  held  steady  at  29  to  30c, 
but  broilers  advanced  2  to  5c  a  pound, 
selling  on  the  Sth  at  40  to  45c.  Dressed 
poultry  was  quiet  and  values  have  not 
changed  any  to  speak  of  for  several  days. 
Fresh-killed  heavy  fowl  declined  slightly, 
selling  at  30c  a  pound,  while  Western 
Spring  chickens,  barrel  packed,  held 
steady  at  27  to  28c.  Nearby  chickens 
weighing  4  to  5  lbs.  or  more  ranged  from 
28  to  32c.  Receipts  of  dressed,  poultry 
were  not  as  heavy  as  for  the  week  pre¬ 
vious,  but  were  adequate  to  meet  all  de¬ 
mands.  while  the  total  receipts  of 
dressed  poultry  since  the  first  of  January 
are  practically  the  same  as  a  year  ago. 
Withdrawals  of  stock  from  cold  storage 
are  now  much  heavier  than  ingoing  stoefc, 
but  the  amount  in  storage  in  Philadelphia 
is  considerably  over  a  milion  pounds 
more  than  was  on  hand  at  this  time  last 
year. 
IIAY  AND  STRAW 
The  market  on  hay  has  been  a  firm  one 
and  anything  desirable  was  quickly 
cleaned  up.  Prices,  however,  were  about 
steady.  No.  3  Timothy  selling  at  $23  a 
ton.  Light  clover  mixed  advanced  $2  a 
ton,  ranging  from  $21  to  $22  on  the  6th. 
No.  1  rye  straw  brought  $25  to  $26  a 
ton.  while  wheat  and  oat  straw  seldom 
sold  over  $15  or  $16  a  ton.  b.  w.  S. 
Local  Up-State  Markets 
SYRACUSE  PUBLIC  MARKETS 
Pork,  light,  lb..  13  to  14c;  heavy,  lb., 
9  to  12c;  veal,  lb..  13  to  16c;  mutton, 
1b.,  25  to  30c;  lamb.  lb..  20  to  30c:  beef, 
lb.,  7  to  10c. 
Live  Poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  30  fo  36c; 
chickens,  lb.,  30  to  38c;  fowls,  lb.,  30  to 
3Sc ;  geese,  lb.,  30c- ;  guinea  hens,  each, 
75c-  to  $1. 
Dressed  Poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  45  to 
55c;  chickens,  lb.,  45  to  50c;  fowls,  lb., 
40  to  45c ;  geese,  45  to  50c ;  rabbits,  lb., 
35  to  40c-. 
Butter,  lb.,  55  to  60c :  eggs,  45  to  50c ; 
Italian  cheese,  40  to  45c;  honey,  qt.,  65 
to  75c;  per  cap.  25c. 
Apples,  bu.,  $1  to  $3;  beans,  bu.,  $4 
to  $5;  beets,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.25;  carrots, 
bu.,  75  to  85c;  cabbage,  doz.  heads,  75c 
to  $1;  celery,  doz.  bunches,  80c  to  $1.25; 
eudive,  doz.  heads,  50c;  garlic,  lb.,  12c; 
lettuce,  leaf,  box,  $2 ;  Boston,  per  doz., 
75c  to  $1 ;  onions,  bu..  $1.25  to  $1.75 ; 
parsley,  doz.  bunches,  50c ;  potatoes,  bu., 
70  to  75c;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1;  rutabagas, 
bu.,  75c;  Hubbard  squash,  each.  10  to 
15c;  per  lb.,  2  to  4c ;  turnips,  bu.,  $1. 
Hay.  No.  1,  $18;  No.  2,  $16;  No.  3, 
$14;  straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16. 
Wheat,  bu.,  $1.35;  oats,  60c;  corn, 
95c ;  buckwheat,  per  100  lbs.,  $2. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed  beef,  carcass,  lb.,  11  to  14c; 
forequarters,  lb.,  8  to  lie;  hindquarters, 
lb.,  12  to  15c;  dressed  hogs,  light,  lb.,  11 
to  13c;  heavy,  lb.,  9  to  10c;  Spring 
Iambs,  lb.,  25  to  27c;  yearling  lambs,  lb., 
12  to  14c;  mutton,  lb..  10  to  12c;  veal, 
lb.,  18  to  20c. 
Live  Poultry — Broilers,  white,  lb.,  23 
to  27c;  colored,  lb.,  27  to  30c;  fowls,  lb., 
26  to  30c;  old  roosters,  lb..  15  to  20c; 
guinea  fowls,  each,  30  to  50c;  pigeons, 
each.  15  to  20c;  ducks,  lb.,  23  to  28c; 
geese,  lb.,  18  to  22c. 
Country  butter,  crock,  lb.,  42  to  45c; 
eggs,  45  to  55c. 
Apples,  best,  bu.,  $1.50  to  $2;  seconds, 
75c  to  $1 ;  per  bbl.,  $4  to  $7 ;  Brussels 
sprouts,  qt.,  25  to  28c;  cabbage,  red,  doz. 
heads,  75c  to  $1  ;  cabbage,  per  crate,  $1 
to  $1.10;  per  100*beads,  $5  to  $6;  Dan¬ 
ish,  per  ton,  $40  to  $45;  carrots,  bu.,  80 
to  90c;  celery,  doz.  bunches,  70c  to  $1 ; 
lettuce,  good,  doz.  heads,  40  to  50c ;  Bos¬ 
ton,  $1.50  to  $2.50;  mushrooms,  per  2%- 
1b.  basket,  $1.65  to  $1.75;  onions,  bu., 
$1.25  to  $1.50 ;  green,  doz.  bunches,  25 
to  30c;  Spanish,  per  crate,  $1.75  to  $2; 
parsley,  doz.  bunches,  25  to  50c- ;  pota¬ 
toes.  best,  bu..  55  to  60c;  seconds,  bu.,  40 
to  45c:  parsnips,  bu..  $1.40  to  $1.60;  rad¬ 
ishes,  doz.  bunches.  20  to  30c;  rhubarb, 
doz..  $1.25  to  $1.40;  spinach,  bu.,  $1.25 
to  $1.50;  tomatoes,  lb.,  25  to  30c;  tur¬ 
nips,  bu..  75c  to  $1;  vegetable  oysters, 
doz.  bunches,  40  to  50c. 
Beans,  per  100  lbs.,  hand-picked,  red 
marrow,  $7;  white  marrow,  $8;  red  kid¬ 
ney,  $7  ;  white  kidney,  $8  ;  pea,  $7  ;  me¬ 
dium.  $7  :  yellow  eye,  $7  ;  imperials,  $6. 
Furs— Skunk,  No.  1.  each,  $3.25  to 
$3.50 ;  So.  2.  each.  $2.25  to  $2.50 ;  No.  3, 
$1.25  to  $1.50;  No.  4,  85c  to  $1;  musk¬ 
rat.  No.  1,  large,  each,  $1.75 ;  mink, 
prime,  $5  to  $10 ;  raccoon,  prime,  each, 
$6  to  $7.50;  medium,  each.  $4.50  to  $5; 
small,  $3.25  to  $3.50;  weasel,  white,  each, 
20  to  90c;  gray,  10  to  25c;  brown,  15 
to  45c. 
Hides — Steers.  No.  1,  9c;  No.  2,  8e; 
No.  1.  cows  and  heifers,  9c;  No.  2,  8c; 
bulls  and  stags,  lb..  6c;  horsehides,  each, 
$2  to  $3 ;  sheepskins,  each,  75c  to  $2 ; 
calf,  No.  1,  13c ;  No.  2,  calf,  12c ;  fleece, 
per  lb..  35  to  40c;  unwashed,  medium, 
35  to  40c. 
Wheat,  $1.25  to  $1.30;  corn,  shelled, 
bu..  92  to  93c ;  oats,  54c ;  rye,  bu.,.  90 
to  95c. 
Timothy  hay,  ton,  $21  to  $23 ;  straw, 
ton,  $14  to  $16. 
Seeds — Clover,  large,  bu.,  $14  to 
$14.50;  medium,  $14.50  to  $17.50;  Tim- 
othy,  bu..  $3.75  to  $4.25 ;  Alfalfa,  bu., 
$13  to  $14  ;  Alsike,  $13  to  $15. 
JOHNSON  CTTY-ENDXCOTT  MARKETS 
Hamburg,  lb.,  18c;  boneless  roasts,  lb., 
8  to  20c;  kettle  roasts,  lb.,  S  to  14c;  por¬ 
terhouse  steak,  lb..  24c ;  round  steak,  lb., 
22c;  lamb  chops,  lb..  30  to  35c:  mutton, 
lb..  10  to  25c;  sausage,  lb.,  25c;  salt 
pork,  lb.,  18c;  sliced  ham,  lb.,  30  to  35c; 
sliced  bacon,  lb..  30e;  pork  chops,  lb., 
30c :  pork  loin,  lb..  20c ;  pork  steak,  lb., 
35c;  veal  cutlets,  lb.,  35c;  veal  loaf,  lb., 
35c;  rabbits,  live.  lb..  20c-;  dressed,  lb., 
30c;  pigs,  six  week's  old,  each,  $4. 
Live  Poultry — Fowls,  lb..  27c;  old 
roosters,  lb.,  20c;  geese,  lb.,  30c;  ducks, 
lb..  30c. 
Dressed  Poultry — Fowls,  lb..  35c; 
geese,  lb.,  36c ;  ducks.  36c. 
Eggs,  extra,  white.  54c- ;  brown,  42c- ; 
pullet  eggs,  40c ;  duck  eggs.  50c. 
Milk,  qt.,  10c;  buttermilk,  qt.,  5c; 
skim-milk,  qt.,  5c  ;  cream,  qt.,  75c- ;  butter, 
creamery,  fancy  prints,  55e ;  best  dairy, 
52c;  cheese,  cream,  31c;  skim,  17c;  cot¬ 
tage  cheese,  5c ;  pimento  cheese,  roll,  10c, 
Apples,  bu..  $2;  beets,  bu..  $1.25; 
beans,  lb.,  8c;  celery,  bunch.  10c;  cab¬ 
bage,  white,  lb.,  3c :  carrots,  bu.,  $1.15 ; 
greens,  peek,  45c- ;  lettuce,  Boston,  head, 
10c ;  onions,  bu..  $1.65 ;  green,  bunch, 
5c ;  potatoes,  bu.,  90c  to  $1  ;  rhubarb, 
lb..  5c;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1.25;  spinach, 
peck,  45c;  shell  beans.  10c:  turnips,  bu., 
§0c :  vegetable  oysters,  bunch.  10c. 
Popcorn,  shelled,  lb..  10c :  bread,  17-oz. 
loaf,  5c;  maple  syrup,  gal.,  $2:  clover 
honey,  card,  23c :  cider  vinegar,  gal.,  35c ; 
butternuts,  bu.,  $1.50. 
s  and 
Buffalo  Wholesale  Markets 
The  produce  markets  are  pretty  quiet. 
New  Southern  stuff  begins  to  come  in, 
but  the  demand  is  not  heavy.  Prices  are 
more  uniform  than  usual.  The  snow  is 
gone  and  receipts  by  truck  are  liberal. 
BUTTER — CHEESE — EGGS 
Butter,  steady;  creamery,  48  to  55c; 
dairy,  42  to  50c;  crocks,  40  to  49c; 
common,  30  to  35c.  Cheese,  steady ; 
daisies,  flats,  28  to.  30c ;  longhorns,  29  to 
30c;  limburger,  30  to  32c.  Eggs,  firm; 
hennery,  39  to  40c;  State  and  Western 
candled,  38  to  39c;  no  storage. 
POULTRY 
Dressed  poultry,  active ;  turkeys,  25  to 
42c;  fowl.  16  to  28c;  broilers,  33  to  42c; 
capons,  33  to  40c;  chickens,  16  to  24c; 
old  roosters,  22  to  23c;  ducks,  26  to  32c! 
geese,  20  to  22c.  Live  poultry,  steady ; 
turkeys,  35  to  49c ;  fowl,  24  to  26c ; 
Springers,  22  to  24c;  chickens,  20  to  26c; 
old  roosters,  17  to  18c;  ducks,  24  to  30c; 
geese,  IS  to  20c. 
APPLES — POTATOES 
Apples,  unchanged;  McIntosh,  bu.,  $2 
to  $2.50;  other  named  varieties,  $1.75  to 
$2,  except  Baldwin,  Greening,  $1.50  to 
$1.75;  common,  75c  to  $1;  Western,  box, 
$1.50  to  $2.50.  Potatoes,  quiet ;  home¬ 
grown,  bu.,  40  to  65c ;  Bermudas,  bbl., 
$14.50  to  $17 ;  Southern  sweets,  hamper, 
$1  to  $1.75. 
GRAPES  AND  BERRIES 
Grapes,  steady ;  California  Malagas, 
keg,  $7  to  $10 ;  Tokays,  box,  $3  to  $3.75. 
Strawberries,  firm ;  Southern,  qt.,  30  to 
50c ;  cranberries,  steady ;  box,  $3  to  $4. 
BEANS— ONIONS 
Beans,  quiet ;  w’hite  kidney,  cwt.,  $9.50 
to  $10.50;  red  kidney.  marrow’,  $8.50  to 
$10;  pea,  medium,  $8.25  to  $8.75.  Onions, 
quiet ;  homegrown  Ebenezers,  bu.,  $2  to 
$2.25 ;  yellowr,  cwt.,  $2.25  to  $2.75  ;  Span¬ 
ish,  small  crate,  $1.70  to  $1.85. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables,  fair  demand,  plentiful ; 
green  and  wax  beans,  hamper,  $5  to  $6 ; 
beets,  bu.,  75  to  90c;  doz.  bunches,  75  to 
80c;  Brussels  sprouts,  qt.,  20  to  30c; 
carrots,  bu..  50  to  75c ;  doz.  bunches,  60 
to  75c;  cabbage,  cwt.,  $3.50  to  $4;  new’, 
crate,  $3.50  to  $3.75 ;  cauliflower,  crate, 
$2.50  to  $2.75 ;  celery,  crate,  Florida, 
$2.35  to  $2.50 ;  cucumbers,  doz.,  $2.25  to 
$2.50 ;  endive,  lb.,  25  to  35c ;  lettuce, 
Florida  hamper,  $1.75  to  $2.25;  parsley, 
doz.  bunches,  30  to  50c;  parsnips,  bu., 
$1.25  to  $1.50;  pieplant,  California,  box, 
$2.75  to  $3 ;  radishes,  doz.  bunches,  40  to 
50e ;  shallots,  doz.  bunches,  50  to  85c ; 
tomatoes.  Florida,  crate,  $3  to  $6  tur¬ 
nips,  white,  bu.,  $1.25  to  $1.75;  yellow, 
60  to  75c ;  vegetable  oysters,  doz. 
bunches,  80c  to  $1 ;  watercress,  doz. 
bunches,  45  to  50c. 
SWEETS 
Honey,  quiet-',  white  comb,  18  to  25c; 
dark,  12  to  16c.  Maple  produces,  more 
active ;  sugar,  lb.,  12  to  16c ;  syrup,  gal., 
$1.10  to  $1.60. 
FEED 
Hay,  steady;  Timothy,  bulk,  ton,  $20 
to  $23  ;  clover  mixed,  $19  to  $22 ;  straw', 
$10  to  $12 ;  u’heat  bran,  earlot,  ton,  $34 ; 
middlings,  $34 ;  red  dog,  $38.50 ;  cotton¬ 
seed  meal,  $47.25;  oilmeal,  $50;  hominy, 
$33.25 ;  gluten,  $46.50 ;  oat  feed,  $17.25 ; 
rye  middlings,  $34.50.  J.  w.  c. 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
March  8,  1923 
MILK 
Dairymen’s  League  Co-operative  Asso¬ 
ciation,  Inc.,  price  for  March  Class  1 
fluid  milk,  3  per  cent,  in  201-210-mile 
zone,  $2.80  per  100  lbs. ;  Class  2,  for 
cream  and  ice  cream,  $2.50. 
BUTTER 
Receipts  large  and 
prices  2 
to 
4  cents 
lower  on  most  grades. 
Creamery,  fancy,  lb. 
.48 
.48% 
Good  to  choice . . . 
.45 
<d 
.47 
Lower  grades  .... 
.40 
(d\ 
.44 
Dairy,  best  . 
.46% 
(d 
.47 
Common  to  good . . 
.41 
(d 
.44 
Packing  stock  . 
.35 
(d 
.39 
CHEESE 
Whole  milk,  special. 
.29 
® 
.29% 
Average  run  . 
.28 
(d 
.28% 
Skims  . 
.21 
m 
.22 
EGGS 
White,  choice  to  fey 
.46 
.47 
Medium  to  good.. 
.40 
cd 
.44 
Mix’d  col’s,  n’by.  b’st 
.46 
<S> 
.47 
Fair  to  good .  .  .  -  . 
.40 
m 
.44 
Gathered,  best . 
.40 
(a) 
.41 
Common  to  good. . 
.30 
(d 
.36 
Storage  . . . 
.32 
Cd 
.36 
BEANS 
Marrow,  100  lbs.  .  ... 
10.00 
01 
11.00 
Pea  . 
8.00 
Cd 
8.50 
Red  kidney . 
8.25 
(d 
8.50 
White  kidney . 
8.50 
(d 
9.25 
Yellow  eye . 
8.00 
cd 
8.25 
Black  turtle  soup. . 
5.25 
(d 
6.00 
FRUITS 
Apples,  bu.  bkt...- 
.75 
(d 
2.00 
Baldwin,  bbl . 
3.00 
(d 
5.25 
Ben  Davis  . 
2.50 
(d 
5.00 
Greening  . 
3.50 
(a) 
6.00 
Jonathan  . 
3.50 
<d 
4.50 
King  . 
2.75 
m 
4.50 
McIntosh  . 
6.00 
m 
12.00 
r  r  i 
c 
e 
S 
Albemarle  . 
.  3.75 
@ 
4.50 
Winesap  . 
.  4.00 
<05 
5.50 
York  . 
.  4.00 
@ 
6.25 
Pears,  Kieffer,  bbl. 
.  1.50 
@ 
3.00 
Cranberries,  bbl . . . 
.  4.00 
<05 
12.00 
Kumquats,  qt . 
.10 
<01 
.15 
Strawberries,  qt. .  . 
.30 
@ 
.45 
LIVE 
STOCK 
Steel’s  . 
8.75 
@ 
9.25 
Bulls  . 
.  4.25 
@ 
6.50 
Cows  . 
.  2.00 
<d 
5.50 
Calves,  prime  . .  .  . 
.  14.50 
Cd 
15.50 
Culls  . 
.  6.00 
Cd 
10.00 
Sheep  . 
.  5.00 
Cd 
7.50 
'Lambs  . . .  . . 
.  12.00 
@ 
15.00 
Hogs  . 
.  7.75 
@ 
9.25 
COUNTRY-DRESSED  MEATS 
Calves,  best  . 
.17 
<0! 
.18 
Common  to  good.  . 
.10 
Cd 
.16 
Lambs,  hothouse,  ea. 
9.00 
@ 
11.00 
Roasting  pigs  . 
.20 
(d 
.30 
Pork  . 
.08 
cd 
.11 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  best . 37 
cd 
.38 
Common  to  good. . 
.30 
@ 
.35 
Chickens,  choice,  lb. 
.40 
cd 
.46 
Fair  to  good . 
.25 
m 
.35 
Fowls  . 
.17 
cd 
.31 
Capons,  best  . 
.40 
Cd 
.41 
Fair  to  good . 
.32 
<0. 
.37 
Roosters  . 
.16 
Cd 
.21 
Ducks  . 
.25 
Cd 
.31 
Geese  . 
.15 
(d. 
.23 
Guineas,  pair . 
.  i;> 
cd 
1.00 
Squabs,  large,  doz.. 
10.00 
m 
11.00 
Small  . 
3.00 
@ 
6.00 
VEGETABLES 
Beets,  bu .  2.75 
cd 
3.00 
Carrots,  100  lbs.  .  .  . 
1.50 
cd 
1 .65 
Cabbage,  ton  . 
50.00 
Cd 
55.00 
New,  %-bbl.  bkt. 
2.00 
Cd 
3.75 
Celery  hearts,  doz.. 
Leeks,  100  bunches. 
1.00 
® 
1.50 
3.50 
@ 
6.00 
Salsify,  doz.  bunches 
1.25 
@ 
1.50 
Parsley,  bbl . 
4.00 
m 
8.00 
Parsnips,  bbl . 
3.50 
Cd 
4.00 
Peas,  bu.  basket .... 
3.50 
Cd 
5.50 
Eggplant,  bu . 
2.00 
cd 
4.00 
Lettuce,  bu . 
2.50 
Cd 
4.00 
Onions,  100  lbs.  .  .  . 
1.75 
Cd 
3.25 
Peppers,  bu . 
Radishes,  bu.  bkt .  . . 
2.50 
Cd 
3.25 
.50 
Cd 
2.50 
Spinach,  bbl . 
2.50 
Cd 
3.50 
Squash,  new-,  bu. .  .  . 
1.75 
Cd 
3.00 
String  beans,  bu... 
2.50 
Cd 
6.00 
Ch’y  &  Escarol,  bbl. 
2.50 
Cd 
6.50 
Brussels  sprouts,  qt. 
.15 
Cd 
.30 
Tomatoes,  6-till  c’te. 
1.50 
Cd 
4.00 
Turnips,  bbl.  ..'.... 
Cucumbers,  bu . 
3.00 
Cd 
4.00 
5.00 
m 
8.00 
Kale,  bbl . 
2.25 
(0) 
3.00 
Watercress,  100  bchs. 
3.00 
@ 
3.50 
POTATOES 
Long  Island,  180  lbs.  4.75 
Cd 
5.00 
State,  180  lbs . 
3.25 
Cd 
3.60 
Maine,  180  lbs . 
3.75 
Cd 
4.00 
Penn’a,  150  lbs ... . 
1.90 
(d 
2.00 
Sweet  potatoes,  bu . . 
.50 
<d 
1.50 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
Hay,  No.  1,  Timothy  28.50 
(d 
29.00 
No.  2  . 
26.00 
Cd 
28.00 
No.  3  . 
23.00 
(d  25.00 
Clover  mixed  .... 
19.00 
(0) 
25.00 
Straw,  rye  . 
30.00 
@ 
32.00 
Retail  Prices  at  New  York 
Milk- 
Grade  4,  bottled,  qt . .  .18 
Grade  B,  bottled,  qt .  .15 
Grade  B,  bottled,  pt .  .10 
Grade  B,  loose,  qt .  .11 
Certified,  qt .  .28 
Certified,  pt .  .17 
Buttermilk,  qt .  .10 
Cream,  heavy  %  pt .  _  .30 
Butter,  best  . 57  <0}  .58 
Cheese  . 32  @  .37 
Eggs — Best,  doz . 58  @  .60 
Gathered  . 45  (0>  .50 
Fowls  . 35  (d  .40 
Chickens,  lb . 40  @  .45 
Turkeys,  lb . 50  @  .55 
Potatoes,  lb . 03  @  .04 
Onions,  lb . 05  (d  .10 
Lettuce,  head  . 10  <0}  .15 
Cabbage,  head  .  . . 15  @  .20 
Acid  Phosphate  with  Hen  Manure 
Some  time  ago  I  noticed  a  statement 
that  acid  phosphate  mixed  with  poultry 
manure  would  make  it  easier  to  handle, 
tend  to  minimize  evaporation  and  would 
make  a  complete  fertilizer.  I  would  like 
vour  opinion  on  these  points,  especially 
the  last.  c.  W.  P. 
New’  York. 
The  R.  N.-Y.  has  stated  the  facts 
about  this,  not  once,  but  50  times. 
Poultry  manure  is  quite  strong  in  nitro¬ 
gen,  but  lacking  in  phosphorus.  The 
use  of  acid  phosphate  supplies  this  lack 
and  improves  the  manure.  It  also  helps 
to  hold  the  ammonia,  but  does  not 
greatly  improve  its  handling  quality. 
Some  drier,  like  dry  road  dust  or  land 
plaster,  would  make  the  manure  easier 
to  handle.  In  order  to  make  a  “com¬ 
plete-’  manure  we  should  add  potash  as 
well  as  phosphate. 
