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7h*  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
August  25,  1923 
Market  News  and 
Review  of  the  New  York  Produce  Market 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
Supplies  of  nearby  and  shipped  in  fruits 
and  vegetables  seemed  to  be  particularly 
heavy  last  week  and  the  market  condi¬ 
tions  on  many  commodities  were  far  from 
being  satisfactory.  Friday,  the  10th,  was 
a  semi-holiday  and  was  a  disturbing 
element  in  an  already  over-crowded  mar¬ 
ket.  Receivers  were  obliged  to  be  open 
for  at  least  part  of  the  day  to  receive 
the  perishables  already  consigned  to  them. 
Trading  was  necessarily  dull  as  stores 
closed  early  and  what  trading  was  done 
was  mostly  with  hucksters  and  low 
prices  prevailed.  Up  to  Saturday  of  that 
week  the  peach  market  in  particular  was 
in  bad  shape.  'Heavy  receipts  of  New 
Jersey  Carmans  demoralized  the  white 
peach  market,  and  it  also  had  a  depress¬ 
ing  effect  on  the  peach  market  In  general. 
For  a  day  or  two  it  was  a  case  of  mov¬ 
ing  them  at  any  price  obtainable,  some 
bushel  baskets  selling  for  25c  or  less 
with  50  to  75c  a  bushel  a  common  price 
on  the  9th,  but  conditions  have  since  im¬ 
proved,  the  market  showing  a  little  more 
of  its  old  time  vigor.  Meanwhile,  South¬ 
ern  Elberta  peaches  were  sold  on  a  dull 
market  up  to  about  $2.50  per  6-till  car¬ 
rier  but  these  prices  have  since  advanced. 
The  apple  market  was  generally  dull  with 
the  exception  of  good,  large  fruit,  red 
preferred,  for  which  there  was  a  fair  de¬ 
mand.  Pears  were  slow.  The.  tomato 
market  was  •more  or  less  demoralized  and 
prices  were  irregular  and  showed  wide 
range,  but.  considerable  quantities  of  or¬ 
dinary  stock  sold  at  50  to  85c  a  bushel 
crate.  New  Jersey  canning  houses  are 
reported  as  paying  $15  to  $18  a  ton  for 
canning  house  tomatoes  delivered  at  the 
factory,  and  prices  got  so  low  in  Phila¬ 
delphia  that  canners  bought  «on  the  open 
market  at  15  to  25c  per  %-bu.  basket. 
The  New  York  market  was  rather  quiet 
on  onions,  although  the  tone  was  better 
late  in  the  week  and  they  were  more 
firmly  held.  Cabbage  was  about  steady. 
Cauliflower  was  in  fair  demand  but  trade 
was  limited  as  is  usual  during  hot 
weather.  Celery  was  dull  and  weak.  Let¬ 
tuce  receipts  were  over  80  carloads  for 
the  week  from  New  York  State  and  the 
market  was  irregular,  prices  averaging 
low  the  middle  of  the  week  but  improv¬ 
ing  later.  Potato  receipts  are  now  liberal 
from  Long  Island  and  New  Jersey,  grow¬ 
ers  are  digging  their  cobblers  but  have 
hardly  begun  on  the  Giants.  Virginia 
and  Maryland  are  practically  done  and 
Pennsylvania  has  just  begun  carlot  move¬ 
ments.  Places  dropped  a  little  early  in 
the  week  but  later  reports  are  more 
favorable,  the  market  holding  steady. 
New  Jersey  Cobblers,  No.  1,  have  been 
selling  at  $3.75.  in  Southern  sections  up 
to  $4  per  150-lb.  sack,  'f.o.b.  at  the  ship¬ 
ping  stations. 
EGGS  AND  POULTRY 
The  steady  decrease  in  receipts  of  near¬ 
by  white  eggs  has  been  one  of  the  chief 
causes  for  fairly  satisfactory  marketing 
conditions  during  the  past  week.  Clear¬ 
ance  of  good  stock  has  been  more  prompt 
than  usual  and  prices  advanced  all  along 
the  line.  There  are  still  many  eggs  be¬ 
ing  received  which  are  showing  more  or 
less  defects  but  these,  if  not  too  imper¬ 
fect.  were  moved  along  at  proportionate 
prices  instead  of  dragging  heavily  and 
being  forced  out  with  considerable  diffi¬ 
culty  as  is  usual  with  low  grade  stock. 
The  market  was  also  helped  by  lighter 
receipts  of  Pacific  Coast  eggs.  It  is  re¬ 
ported  that  about  15,000  cases  are  being 
transported  by  ship  under  refrigeration, 
this  method  of  transportation  helping  to 
decrease  rail  receipts,  and  strengthening 
the  market  on  Pacific  Coast  eggs  during 
the  week.  There  has  also  been  some  de¬ 
crease  in  reserve  stock  due  to  lighter 
offerings  of  fresh  eggs  while  cold  stor¬ 
age  holdings  for  the  country  as  a  whole 
are  the  greatest  ever  recorded.  The 
amount  in  storage  in  New  York  is,  ac¬ 
cording  to  official  statistics,  practically 
the  same  as  a  year  ago.  Reports  indi¬ 
cate  that  there  was  an  increase  in  con¬ 
sumption  of  eggs  during  July  compared 
with  July  a  year  ago.  If  this  means 
that  the  consumer  Has  acquired  the  habit 
of  using  eggs,  cold  storage  holders  may 
yet  have  a  successful  season  in  spite  of 
the  large  stocks  in  the  warehouses. 
There  has  been  a  fairly  good  demand 
for  express  live  fowl,  but  the  preference 
has  been  for  heavy  rather  than  for  light 
or  medium  sized  stock,  and  the  difference 
in  price  between  light  weight  and  heavy 
fowl  will  probably  be  more  pronounced  a 
little  later  in  the  season.  Broilers  were 
generally  slow.  Supplies  increased  and 
it  was  found  necessary  to  drop  prices  to 
move  the  stock.  The  lowering  of  prices 
had  the  desired  effect  and  the  market  was 
in  more  healthy  conditions  the  last  of 
the  week.  Live  ducks  sold  well.  Fresh 
killed  broiler  receipts  were  heavier  but 
the  demand  was  fairly  good  and  prices 
eased  off  slowly.  Fresh  killed  fowl  sold 
well  as  did  roosters  and  ducks. 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
We  are  now  in  the  period  between  old 
and  new  hay.  Receipts  have  been  light 
and  the  trend  upwards  especially  on  good 
stock.  Some  new  hay  of  good  quality 
has  been  bringing  $26  to  $27  a  ton  but 
not  all  of  it  has  been  in  this  class.  Some 
arrived  in  a  heated  condition  which  sold 
as  low  as  $15  a  ton.  Rye  straw  is  weak¬ 
er  as  more  is  available  at  shipping  points, 
especially  in  New  Jersey  where  the  cut¬ 
ting  was  made  under  favorable  conditions 
and  the  quality  very  good.  B.  w.  S. 
Local  Up-State  Prices 
JOHNSON  CITY-ENDICOTT  MARKETS 
Kettle  roasts,  lb.,  8  to  20c ;  hamburg, 
lb.,  20c ;  porterhouse  steak,  lb.,  30e ; 
round  steak,  lb.,  24c;  sirloin  steak,  lb., 
25c ;  veal  cutlets,  lb.,  40c ;  veal  chops,  lb., 
30c ;  pork  chops,  lb.,  25  to  28c- ;  wood¬ 
chuck,  lb,,  30c;  rabbits,  dressed,  lb., 
30c. 
Live  poultry,  chickens,  light,  lb.,  34c ; 
fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  31c ;  geese,  lb.,  32c ; 
ducks,  lb.,  32c. 
Dressed  poultry — 'Chickens,  light,  lb., 
35c ;  fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  36c ;  ducks,  lb., 
35c;  broilers,  lb.,  32c. 
Eggs,  extra,  white,  37c;  duck  eggs, 
45c;  milk,  qt.,  10c;  buttermilk,  qt.,  5c; 
skim-milk,  qt.,  5c;  cream,  qt.,  75c;  goat 
milk,  qt.,  25c. 
Butter,  creamery,  fancy  prints,  lb., 
46c ;  best  dairy,  lb.,  45c ;  cheese,  cream, 
lb.,  32c;  cottage  cheese,  lb.,  5c. 
Apples,  qt.,  5  to  10c ;  asparagus,  bunch, 
15c ;  beans,  bu.,  $1.25 ;  per  lb.,  10c ; 
beets,  bunch,  5c ;  cabbage,  white,  lb., 
5c;  carrots,  lb.,  5c;  celery,  bunch,  15c; 
cucumbers,  per  100,  60  to  SOc;  cauli¬ 
flower,  lb.,  5c ;  kale,  peck,  20c ;  green 
corn,  doz.  ears,  30  to  35c;  lettuce,  large 
heads,  each,  5c;  bunch,  5c;  new  onions, 
5c ;  onions,  dry,  lb.,  6c ;  new  potatoes, 
peck,  50c ;  bu.,  $1.40 ;  peppers,  doz.,  20c  ; 
radishes,  bunch,  5c ;  rhubarb,  lb.,  5c ; 
sauerkraut,  qt.,  15c;  spinach,  peck,  20c; 
tomatoes,  lb.,  15c ;  vegetable  oysters, 
bunch,  10c ;  green  peas,  qt.,  10c ;  huckle¬ 
berries,  qt.,  25c ;  red  raspberries,  qt.,  35c ; 
black  raspberries,  qt.,  25c;  long  black¬ 
berries,  qt.,  25c;  currants,  15c;  goose¬ 
berries,  qt.,  12c;  cherries,  sour,  qt.,  15c; 
sweet,  qt.,  22c. 
Bread,  loaf,  5c ;  buckwheat  flour,  lb., 
5c ;  maple  syrup,  gal.,  $2.25 ;  maple 
sugar,  lb.,  35c ;  popcorn,  3  lbs.,  25c ;  wal- 
nuts,  qt.,  15c ;  honey,  clover,  card,  22c ; 
extracted,  18c;  apple  vinegar,  gal.,  35c. 
SYRACUSE  PUBLIC  MARKET 
Pork,  light,  lb.,  11  to  12c;  heavy,  lb., 
9  to  10c ;  veal,  lb.,  13  to  14c ;  mutton,  lb., 
20  to  25c;  lamb,  lb.,  35c. 
Live  poultry — Ducks,  lb..  25  to  28c; 
Spring,  lb.,  30  to  35c ;  broilers,  live,  lb., 
25  to  35c;  fowls,  lb.,  24  to  30c;  geese,  lb., 
30c;  guinea  hens,  each,  75c  to  $1 ; 
pigeons,  pair,  75c. 
Dressed  poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  45  to  SOc ; 
Spring,  50  to  55c;  broilers,  lb.,  ,50  to 
60c ;  fowls,  lb.,  38  to  45c ;  geese,  lb.,  40 
to  50c ;  rabbits,  lb.,  40c. 
Butter,  lb.,  50  to  60c;  eggs,  38  to  40c; 
duck  eggs,  45c;  Italian  cheese,  lb.,  35  to 
40c. 
Apples,  bu.,  $1.50  to  $2.50;  apricots, 
crate,  $4;  currants,  crate,  $3;  qt.,  12  to 
15c;  gooseberries,  qt..  12%c;  red  rasp¬ 
berries,  qt.,  40c;  mulberries,  qt..  25c; 
black  raspberries,  crate,  $5  to  $6 ;  qt., 
20  to  25c ;  Columbia  berries,  crate,  $6.50 
to  $8 ;  huckleberries,  qt.,  20  to  25c ;  long 
blackberries,  qt.,  25c;  peaches,  qt.,  10c; 
pears,  bu.,  $3  ;  pums,  qt.,  25c. 
Beans,  bu.,  $3.50  to  $5 ;  string,  bu..  75c 
to  $1 ;  beets,  green,  doz.  bunch,  25  to  30c ; 
beet  greens,  bu.,  50c;  cabbage,  doz.  heads, 
50  to  90c ;  carrots,  doz.  bunches,  30  to 
35c ;  cauliflower,  doz.  heads,  $1.50  to  $2 ; 
celery,  doz.  bunches,  $1  to  $1.50 ;  corn, 
doz.  ears,  20  to  25c;  pickles,  per  100,  60 
to  75c;  cucumbers,  bu.,  $1.25  to  $1.50; 
egg  plant,  each,  25c;  endive,  doz.  heads, 
50c ;  garlic,  lb.,  10c ;  honey,  qt,,  65  to 
75c ;  cap,  25c ;  Boston  lettuce,  doz.  heads, 
25  to  50c;  lettuce,  leaf,  head,  5  to  6c ; 
Iceberg  lettuce,  doz.  heads,  $1.75 ;  maple 
syrup,  gal.,  $2 ;  onions,  green,  doz. 
bunches,  20  to  35c ;  parsley,  doz.  bunches, 
SOc;  peas,  bu.,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  potatoes, 
new,  bu.,  $1.65  to  $1.75 ;  rhubarb,  doz. 
bunches,  25  to  40c;  radishes,  Summer, 
doz.  bunches,  25  to  30c;  Summer  squash, 
per  doz.,  50  to  75c;  turnips  .doz.  bunches, 
40c ;  tomatoes,  qt.,  15  to  25c ;  bu.,  $2.60 
to  $6. 
Hay,  No.  1,  ton,  $20  to  $22;  No.  2, 
ton,  $18;  straw,  ton,  $14  to  $17. 
AVheat,  bu.,  $1.35;  oats,  bu.,  65c;  corn, 
bu.,  95c;  buckwheat,  per  100  lbs.,  $2. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed  beef,  carcass,  lb.,  15  to  19c; 
forequarters,  lb.,  10  to  13c ;  hindquarters, 
lb..  20  to  25c;  dressed  hogs,  light,  11  to 
12%c ;  heavy,  lb.,  9  to  10c ;  spring  lambs, 
lb.,  "28  to  30c;  yearling  lambs,  lb.,  22  to 
24c;  mutton,  lb.,  13  to  14c;  veal,  lb.,  18 
to  20c. 
Live  poultry — Broilers,  lb.,  25  to  34c; 
stags,  lb.,  12  to  15c;  fowls,  lb..  18  to  24c; 
old  roosters,  lb.,  12c;  guinea  fowls,  each, 
30  to  SOc;  pigeons,  each,  15  to  20c  ;  ducks, 
lb.,  20  to  23c ;  geese,  lb.,  IS  to  22c ;  rab¬ 
bits,  pair,  50  to  60c. 
Butter,  country,  crock,  lb.,  30  to  35c ; 
eggs,  30  to  35c. 
Apples,  basket,  65  to  75c;  currants, 
red,  lb.,  12  to  14c ;  black,  lb..  16  to  18c ; 
gooseberries,  lb.,  13  to  15c ;  peaches, 
basket,  75c  to  $1 ;  raspberries,  red,  60-pt. 
crate,  $8.50  to  $9 ;  per  pt.,  15  to  16c : 
Shaffer  berries,  crate,  $5  to  $5.50;  per 
qt.,  15  to  17c;  watermelons,  each,  25 
to  SOc. 
Beets,  doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c;  cab¬ 
bage,  home  grown,  doz.  heads.  75  to  90c ; 
cucumbers,  doz.,  S5c  to  $1 ;  carrots,  doz. 
bunches,  20  to  25c;  green  peppers,  peck, 
55  to  75c ;  lettuce,  doz.  heads.  25  to  35c ; 
Boston,  crate,  75e  to  $1 ;  onions,  green, 
doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c;  parsley,  doz. 
bunches,  25  to  30c ;  potatoes,  new,  bu., 
$1.85  to  $2 ;  romaine,  doz.  heads,  25  to 
30c ;  radishes,  basket,  40  to  SOc ;  rhubarb, 
doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c;  Summer  squash, 
per  box.,  50  to  75c;  sweet  corn,  doz.  ears, 
25  to  35c ;  tomatoes,  peck  basket,  $1  to 
$1.25 ;  wax  beans,  14-qt.  basket,  60  to 
70c;  green  beans,  basket,  75c  to  $1. 
Beans,  per  100  lbs.,  hand  picked,  red 
marrow,  $5.50;  white  marrow,  $7.50;  red 
kidney,  $5.50;  white  kidney,  $7.50;  peas, 
$5;  medium,  $5;  yellow  eye.  $5.50;  im¬ 
perials,  $5.50. 
Hides,  steers,  No.  1,  6c;  No.  2,  5c; 
cows  and  heifers,  6c;  No.  2,  5c;  bulls  and 
stags,  5c ;  horse  hides,  each,  $2  to  $3 ; 
sheep,  each,  75c  to  $2.50;  calf,  No.  1, 
11c;  No.  2,  10c;  fleece,  unwashed,  lb., 
40  to  45c ;  medium,  40  to  45c. 
Hay,  Timothy,  No.  1,  $18  to  $20; 
clover,  $17  to  $18;  Alfalfa,  $17  to  $18; 
oat  straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16 ;  wheat  straw, 
$14  to  $16;  rye  straw,  $20. 
Wheat,  bu.,  95c  to  $1 ;  corn,  $1.02  to 
$1.03 ;  oats,  48c ;  rye,  70  to  75c. 
Buffalo  Wholesale  Markets 
Still  the  long  drought,  more  prolonged, 
with  produce  plants  somehow  standing 
it  and  everything  in  sufficiency,  so  the 
prices  are  usually  given  as  only  “steady.” 
No  rain  in  sight. 
BUTTER — C II EESE — EGG  S 
Butter,  steady ;  creamery,  39  to  47c ; 
dairy,  30  to  J16c ;  crocks,  29  to  34c ;  com¬ 
mon,  20  to  25c.  Cheese,  firm  ;  new  daisies 
and  flats,  24  to  25c ;  longhorns,  25  to  26c ; 
Limburger,  31  to  33c;  Swiss,  30  to  31c. 
Eggs,  firm  ;  hennery,  33  to  37c;  State  and 
Western  candled,  26  to  33c ;  no  storage. 
POULTRY 
Drese<5  poultry,  steady ;  turkey,  34  to 
42c ;  fowl,  22  to  SOc ;  chickens.  IS  to  32c ; 
broilers,  40  to  42 ;  capons,  36  to  40c ; 
old  roosters,  17  to  18c;  ducks,  24  to  28c; 
geese,  20  to  22c.  Live  poultry,  steady ; 
turkeys,  25  to  SOc;  fowls,  18  to  24c; 
chickens,  27  to  30c;  broilers,  25  to  36c; 
old  roosters,  15  to  16c ;  ducks,  22  to  25c ; 
geese,  18  to  20c ;  pigeons,  each,  15  to  20c. 
PEACHES  AND  MELONS 
Peaches,  steady ;  Georgia  Belle,  bu., 
$2.25  to  $2.75 ;  Elberta,  Carman,  $2.75  to 
$3.25 ;  home  grown,  small  basket,  25  to 
SOc.  Melons,  active;  canteloupes,  crate, 
$3  to  $3.75 ;  honey  dews,  flat,  $2  to  $2.50 ; 
watermelons,  each  20  to  90e. 
FRUITS  AND  BERRIES 
Pears,  steady  Cal.  Bartletts,  box,  $2  to 
$3.  Plums,  steady ;  home  grown,  small 
basket,  25  to  SOc.  Cherries,  scarce ;  sour, 
basket,  50  to  60c.  Grapes,  steady,  Malaga 
lug,  $3.50  to  $4.  Raspberries,  scarce; 
purple,  crate,  $7.50  to  $8 ;  blackberries, 
$7  to  $8 ;  currants,  red,  qt..  10  to  12c ; 
black,  8  to  12c ;  huckleberries,  crate,  $6 
to  $7. 
BEANS — ONIONS 
Beans,  dull :  white  kidney,  marrow, 
cwt.,  $8.50  to  $10 ;  red  kidney,  $8  to  $9 ; 
peas,  medium,  $6.50  to  $7.  Onions, 
steady;  Spanish,  crate,  $1.50  to  $1.75; 
home  grown,  bu.,  $1.75  to  $2.25. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables,  good  supply ;  artichokes, 
drum,  $10  to  $12 ;  beans,  green  and  wax, 
bu.,  $1.25  to  $2 ;  beets,  doz.  bunches,  30 
to  35c;  cabbage,  100  heads,  $8  to  $10; 
carrots,  doz.  bunches,  50  to  60c;  cauli¬ 
flower,  bu.,  $1.75  to  $2 ;  celery,  doz. 
bunches,  30  to  75c;  corn,  doz.  ears,  20 
to  35c;  cucumbers,  basket,  $1.25  to  $1.50; 
egg  plans,  doz.,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  endive, 
doz.,  75  to  90c  lettuce,  box,  75c  to  $1 ; 
green  onions,  doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c; 
parsley,  doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c ;  peppers, 
hamper,  $1  to  $1.25;  peas,  bag,  $2  to  $3; 
radishes,  doz.  bunches,  25  to  40c;  Sum¬ 
mer  squash,  bu..  $1.25  to  $1.50 ;  tomatoes, 
20-lb.  basket,  50  to  65c;  turnips,  white, 
bu.,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  yellow,  $1  to  $1.25; 
spinach,  bu.,  65  to  90c. 
SWEETS 
Honey,  dull;  white  comb,  23  to  25c; 
dark,  10  to  12c.  Maple  products,  inactive ; 
sugar,  lb.,  10  to  ISc;  syrup,  gal.,  $1  to 
$1.50. 
FEED 
Hay,  steady  ;  Timothy,  bulk  ton,  $15  to 
$18 ;  clover  mixed,  $14  to  $17 ;  rye  strawr, 
$14  to  $15 ;  oat  and  wheat  straw,  $10 
to  $12.  Wheat  bran,  car  lot,  ton,  $28; 
middlings,  $31 ;  red  dog.  $37.50 ;  cotton¬ 
seed  meal.  $42.75;  oilmeal,  $45;  hominy, 
$36.50;  gluten,  $44.65;  oat  reed.  $14.50; 
rye  middlings,  $30.50.  j.  w.  c. 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
MILK 
Dairymen’s  League  Co-operative  Asso¬ 
ciation,  Inc.,  prices  August  16  to  end  of 
month.  Class  1  fluid  milk.  3  per  cent,  in 
201 -210-mile  zone,  $2.73  per  100  lbs. ; 
Class  2,  for  cream  and  ice  cream,  $2.05. 
BUTTER 
Creamery,  fancy  . $0.44@$0.45 
Good  to  choice . 39  ®  .43 
Lower  grades  . 34 @  .36 
Dairy,  best . 42®  .43 
Common  to  good . 33@  .40 
Packing  stock  . 29  @  .32 
CHEESE 
Fresh  specials . $0.26  @$0.26% 
Average  run  . 24% @  -24% 
Skims  . 10  @  .17_ 
Utica  market .  -22% 
EGGS 
White,  choice  to  fancy . $0.53@$0.54 
Medium  to  good . 40@  .44 
Mixed  colors,  nearby,  best  .  .  .48@  .50 
Gathered,  best . 35@  .37 
Common  to  good . 22(a)  .28 
Seans 
Pea,  100  lbs . $6.25@$6.50 
Red  kidney  .  7.00®  7.25 
White  kidney  .  8.25@  8.75 
Yellow  eye .  7.0O@  7.75 
Live  Poultry 
Fowls,  lb . $0.22  @$0.27 
•Spring  broilers  . 26@  .30 
Roosters  . 14@  .15 
Geese  . 13  @  .16 
Ducks,  Spring . 25 @  .27 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  best  . 
Common  to  good . 
Broilers,  best,  lb . 
Fair  to  good  . 
Fowls  . 
Roosters  . 
Ducks  . 
Squabs,  11  to  12  lbs.,  doz... 
9  to  10  lbs . 
6  to  8  lbs . 
$0.3S@$0.39 
.30@  .35 
.42@  .43 
.35  @  .40 
■20@  .30 
.14@  .IS 
.20@  .25 
6.50@  8.50 
5.50 @  6.50 
2.75@  5.00 
FRUITS 
Apples,  bu . $  0.50@$  2.25 
Blackberries,  qt . 09@  .12 
Huckleberries,  qt . 12@  .23 
Cherries,  qt . 15®  .20 
Peaches,  Georgia,  crate  . .  2.00@  3.50 
Jersey,  crate . 75@  1.50 
Muskmelons,  bu.  prate  . . .  1.50@  2.50 
Watermelons,  car  . 150.00@700.00 
VEGETABLES 
Beets,  bu . $0.75@$1.25 
Carrots,  new,  .bu .  1.00(a)  1.50 
Cabbage,  bbl . 2.00 Ca)  3.00 
Parsley,  bu . 50@  1.00 
Peas,  bu.  basket  .  2.00 Ca)  3.50 
Eggplant,  bu .  1.25@  2.00 
Lettuce,  bu . 50@  1.50 
Onions,  bu .  1.25@  2.25 
Peppers,  bu . 50®  1.00 
Radishes,  bu .  1.50@  2.00 
Sweet  corn,  100  . 1.25®  3.00 
Spinach,  bu . 50@  1.75 
Squash,  bu.  . 50@  1.50 
String  beans,  bu . 75®  2.25 
Rhubarb,  100  bunches . 2.00®  3  00 
Tomatoes,  6-till  crate  .  50®  1  “>5 
Turnips,  bbl.  .  2.00®  3.50 
Cucumbers,  bu . 50®  1  *>5 
Watercress,  100  bunches  . .  ’  2.50 
POTATOES 
Eastern  Shore,  bbl . $3.00@$3.50 
Long  Island,  bbl .  4.00®  4  50 
Sweet  potatoes,  bbl . 6.00®  7  00 
live  stock 
Steers,  100  lbs,  . 
Bulls  . 
Cows  . 
Calves,  best  . . . 
Lower  grades 
Sheep  . 
Lambs  . 
Hogs  . 
$8.25  @11. 25 
5.50®  6.25 
1.50 @  5.00 
12.00@15.00 
5.00®  9.00 
4.00®  6.50 
8.00@14.25 
6.50  @  8.50 
Retail  Prices  at  New  York 
Milk — Grade  A.  bottled,  qt . 80  17 
Grade  B,  bottled,  qt . ’  ’  '14 
.  Grade  B,  bottled,  pt . i . .  j  jq 
Grade  B,  loose,  qt . '  ’10 
Certified,  qt . ’  28 
Certified,  pt . ’77 
Buttermilk,  qt . ’  ’70 
Cream,  heavy,  %  pt . . .  ‘  ‘  30 
Butter,  best  . $0.51  @$0.53 
Cheese . 32®  .37 
Eggs,  best,  doz . 55® 
Gathered  . 35@  .45 
Fowls  . . 35®  .45 
Broilers,  lb . 60@  .65 
Turkeys,  lb . ■ . 48®  .50 
Potatoes,  lb.  . 04®  .06 
Onions,  lb . 05®  .10 
Letuce,  head  . 10®  .15 
Wool  Notes 
Foreign  markets  are  steady.  Business 
in  the  West  light.  Recent  prices  reported 
at  Boston  are:  New  York  and  Michigan 
unwashed  delaine,  53c;  half  blood,  55c- 
quarter  blood,  49  to  50c-.  Ohio  and  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  half  blood  combing,  55  to  56c; 
fine,  48  to  50c.  Texas,  fine  scoured,  $1  30 
to  J1^.  No.  1  staple,  $1.35 
to  $1.37. 
I  think  that  children  are  not  as  ob¬ 
serving  as  they  should  be,”  said  the  in¬ 
spector  to  the  teacher.  “I  hadn’t  no¬ 
ticed  it,”  replied  the  teacher.  “Well.  I’ll 
prove  it  to  you,”  and  turning  to  the  class 
the  inspector  said :  “Someone  give  me  a 
number.”  “Thirty-seven”  said  a  little 
boy  eagerly.  The  inspector  wrote  73  on 
the  board,  and  nothing  was  said.  “Will 
someone  else  give  me  a  number?”  “Fifty- 
two,”  said  another  lad.  The  inspector 
wrote  down  25  on  the  board,  and  smiled 
at  the  teacher.  He  called  for  another 
number,  and  young  Jack  called  out  “Sev¬ 
enty-seven  ;  now  see  if  you  can  change 
that.” — Public  Opinion  (London). 
