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‘ n *  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
December  1,  1923 
Market 
News  and  Prices 
Review  of  Philadelphia  Produce  Market 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
1  The  Philadelphia  apple  market  has 
been  dull  for  some  time,  and  reports  from 
shipping  points  in  New  York  and  Michi¬ 
gan  state  that  with  the  possible  exception 
of  Greening,  in  the  Rochester  district, 
the  market  has  been  dull  there  also.  New 
York  State  A-2%-in.  Greening  were  quot¬ 
ed  in  Philadelphia  last  week  at  $6.25  :o 
$6.50  per  bbl.,  while  Pennsylvania  and 
Virginia  A-2^-in.  York  brought  $3  to 
$3.25  per  bbl.  Four  to  four-fifty  a  barrel 
covered  the  sales  on  Baldwins,  while  New 
Jersey  Grimes  and  Rome  sold  at  90c  to 
$1  per  %-bu.  basket.  The  English  apple 
market  has  recently  slumped  and  there  is 
some  talk  that  an  import  duty  will  be 
placed  on  apples  by  the  English  govern¬ 
ment.  Such  a  step  would  favor  her  col¬ 
onies  and  tend  to  keep  out  apples  from 
other  countries,  the  United  States  includ¬ 
ed,  and  tend  to  depress  our  markets.  Un¬ 
til  the  slump,  export  trade  to  the  British 
Isles  this  Fall  had  been  good.  Cabbage 
fluctuated,  lighter  receipts  and  a  reduc¬ 
tion  of  accumulations  causing  a  stronger 
market  for  a  few  days,  but  the  market 
again  weakened  to  $18  to  $20  a  ton  for 
the  Danish  type.  Harvesting  is  about 
done  in  New  York  State,  although  some 
domestic  has  been  moving  during  the  past 
few  days  to  the  sauerkraut  factories. 
<  >nions  have  not  been  moving  well,  and 
the  market  held  barely  steady  at  $2.85 /o 
$3  per  100-lb.  sack  for  yellow  varieties 
from  New  York  State.  The  potato  mar¬ 
ket  was  generally  a  dull  one.  some  days 
very  few  sales  were  reported  and  there 
were  but  few  price  changes,  although  the 
tendency  was  weak.  Maine  Green  Moun¬ 
tain  in  150-lb.  sacks  ranged  from  $2.75 
to  $2.90,  and  New  York  State  Round 
Whites  generally  from  $2.50  to  $2.60  a 
sack.  There  was  a  wide  range  in  the 
prices  paid  for  Pennsylvania  potatoes, 
due  to  the  quality  and  grading  of  the 
stock.  Round  Whites  selling  up  to  $2.15 
bulk  per  cwt.,  poorly  graded  only  bring¬ 
ing  about  $1.50  per  cwt.  The  latest  crop 
report  shows  considerable  increase  in  pro¬ 
duction  over  the  October  estimate,  and 
places  the  crop  among  the  four  largest 
ever  produced.  According  to  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Agricultural  Economics, 
the  per  capita  production  of  potatoes  is 
nearly  3.8  bu.,  assuming  that  the  popula¬ 
tion  is  about  110.000.000,  and  that  the 
experience  of  recent  seasons  indicate  that 
when  the  per  capita  production  exceeds 
3.6  bu.  the  Spring  price  of  main  crop  po¬ 
tatoes  is  lower  than  that  of  the  previous 
Autumn.  Spinach  has  been  plentiful  and 
the  market  weak.  Kale  was  little  want¬ 
ed.  Nearby  lettuce  has  been  poor  and 
weak,  but  Western  lettuce  held  steady. 
Florida  and  other  Southern  products  are 
becoming  more  important  as  the  season 
progresses ;  at  present,  eggplant,  cucum¬ 
bers.  peppers,  peas,  beans,  pears  and  cit¬ 
rus  fruits  are  the  most  common  commodi¬ 
ties  from  the  South,  many  vegetables  com¬ 
ing  via  express. 
EGGS  AND  POULTRY 
Egg  receipts  last  week  were  a  little 
heavier  than  for  the  week  previous,  but 
there  continues  to  be  a  scarcity  of  fancy 
fresh  eggs.  The  demand  has  been  very 
good  for  both  nearby  and  Western  extra 
firsts,  mostly  at  67c  per  doz.  The  major- 
itv  of  the  offerings,  however,  contained 
more  or  less  unattractive  stock  and  sold 
at  a  wide  range  in  prices.  Those  grading 
as  firsts  sold  for  60  to  61c,  and  the_range 
for  seconds  was  as  low  as  35  to  45c  per 
doz.  The  best  refrigerator  eggs  have  been 
moving  out  at  33  to  35c  per  doz.  Dealers 
having  many  cold  storage  eggs  on  hand  do 
not  seem  to  be  in  an  enviable  position. 
Government  reports  for  Nov.  1  showed 
that  there  were  more  eggs  in  storage  than 
a  year  ago,  last  year’s  holdings  being 
larger  than  ever  before,  and  the  move¬ 
ment  of  storage  eggs  in  the  four  large 
cities.  Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia 
and  Chicago,  for  the  first  half  of  Novem¬ 
ber  was  not  as  large  as  for  the  same 
period  in  1922.  However,  a  comparison 
of  storage  figures  for  Philadelphia  for  the 
first  half  of  November  show  holdings  to 
be  smaller  in  that  city  than  a  year  ago 
by  about  12.000  cases. 
Really  fancy  live  poultry  has  been  hold¬ 
ing  fairly  steady,  but  with  plenty  of 
stock  coming  in  which  could  be  classed 
only  as  “ordinary”  or  “common.”  the 
market  has  been  inclined  to  be  weak,  and 
price  ranges  were  wide.  Colored  fancy 
fowl  was  quoted  most  of  the  week  at  25 
to  27c,  medium  averaging  about  16c,  and 
poor  selling  as  low  as  12c  per  lb.  Best 
Spring  chickens  seldom  brought  over  20 
to  22c.  while  medium  colored  stock  and 
best  White  Leghorns  sold  for  about  17c. 
Roosters  averaged  about  15c  and  live  tur¬ 
keys  ranged  at  40  to  45c  per  lb.  Offem 
ings  of  geese  were  too  heavy  for  the  de¬ 
mand  and  prices  declined  to  20  to  25e 
per  lb.  Dressed  poultry  supplies  have 
been  heavy  and  considerable  quantities 
were  put  away  for  future  use,  the  total 
increase  in  storage  holdings  for  the  first 
half  of  November  amounting  to  about 
270.000  lbs.  The  market  on  the  average 
run  of  fowl  eased  off.  but  colored  fancy 
heavy  fowl  was  steadily  held  at  29c.  small 
fowl  ranging  from  15  to  20c.  Broiling 
size  chickens  brought  up  to  J56c,  and 
heavy  chickens  ranged  from  27  to  31c. 
Turkey  prices  dropped  about  3c  per  lb. 
during  the  week,  to  50  to  52c,  with  some 
indication  of  going  even  lower. 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
The  hay  market  has  been  very  quiet 
and  plenty  of  hay  was  offered  at  the 
prevailing  prices.  No.  1  Timothy  brought 
$28,50  a  ton.  .and  best  light  clover  mixed 
about  50c  a  ton  less,  with  medium  clover 
mixed  bringing  $26.  There  was  no  change 
in  straight  rye  straw,  $22  a  ton  prevail¬ 
ing.  Wheat  and  oat  straw  is  a  little 
higher  than  it  was  a  few  weeks  ago,  best 
bringing  $17  a  ton.  B.  w.  s. 
Local  Up-State  Prices 
JOHNSON  CITY-ENDICOTT  MARKETS 
Kettle  roasts,  lb.,  8  to  14c;  hamburg, 
lb.,  20c ;  porterhouse  steak,  lb.,  30c ; 
round  steak,  lb.,  24c;  sirloin  steak,  lb., 
25c;  pork  chops,  lb.,  30c;  veal  cutlets, 
lb..  40c- ;  veal  chops,  lb.,  30c ;  wood¬ 
chuck.  lb.,  30c;  rabbits,  lb.,  35c;  eels, 
dressed,  lb.,  28c;  pigs,  4  weeks  old,  $4; 
milch  goats,  each,  $25. 
Live  poultry — Chickens,  light,  lb.,  30c ; 
fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  30c ;  geese,  lb.,  30c ; 
ducks,  lb..  30c;  broilers,  lb..  30c. 
Dressed  poultry — Chickens,  light,  o5c  ; 
fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  35c:  geese,  35c;  ducks, 
lb.,  35c ;  broilers,  lb.,  35c. 
Eggs,  white,  extra,  72c ;  duck  eggs, 
82c;  milk,  qt.,  10c;  buttermilk,  qt.,  5c; 
skim  milk,  qt..  5c;  cream,  qt.,  75c;  goats 
milk,  bottle,  25c;  creamery  butter,  fancy 
prints,  lb..  53c ;  best  dairy,  lb.,  50c ; 
cheese,  cream,  lb.,  32c;  cottage  cheese, 
lb.,  5c.  „  ,  .  .  , 
Apples,  bu..  $1  to  $1.75;  selected,  bu., 
$1.50  to  $2.25;  grapes,  lb.,  10c;  pea's, 
bu.,  $1.50  to  $2;  shell  beans,  qt.,  10c; 
drv  beans,  lb.,  8c;  beets,  bunch,  5c; 
bushel,  $1.40;  cabbage,  lb.,  3c;  carrots, 
lb..  5c;  bushel,  $1.25;  cauliflower,  lb., 
8c;  celery,  3  bunches,  25c;  citron,  lb.. 
10c ;  green  peppers,  doz  .  25c ;  kale,  peck, 
20c ;  lettuce,  head,  5c ;  Boston,  head,  It  c ; 
onions,  lb..  6c ;  per  bu..  $2.75 ;  onions, 
pickling,  qt.,  12c;  parsnips,  lb..  5c;  po¬ 
tatoes,  peck,  30c;  bushel,  $l.lo;  pump¬ 
kins,  each,  10  to  15c;  radishes,  bunch, 
5c ;  Summer  squash,  lb.,  3c ;  Hubbard 
squash,  lb..  5c;  sauerkraut,  qt..  15c; 
Swiss  chard,  lb..  10c;  tomatoes,  lb„  8c; 
turnips,  bunch,  5c;  bushel.  80c. 
Sweet  cider,  gal..  40c  ;  bread,  loaf,  5c ; 
buckwheat  flour,  lb.,  5c;  clover  honey, 
card.  23c;  strained  honey,  lb.,  18c;  maple 
syrup,  gal.,  $2.25;  popcorn  shelled,  3 
lbs.,  25c;  butternuts,  bu.,  $1.50  ^  walnuts, 
qt.,  15c;  cider  vinegar,  gal.,  35c;  sweet 
potatoes,  8  lbs.,  25c. 
SYRACUSE  PUBLIC  MARKET 
Pork,  light,  lb.,  13c ;  heavy,  lb.,  10c ; 
veal,  lb.,  14c;  mutton,  lb.,  18  to  20c; 
lamb.  lb..  30  to  32c ;  beef,  lb.,  8  to  14c. 
T five  poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  -0  to  -5c ; 
chickens,  lb..  20  to  25c;  fowls,  lb.,  20  to 
25c;  geese,  lb.,  30c:_guinea  hens,  eacb, 
75c;  pigeons,  pair,  75c. 
Dressed  poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  40  to  4oc , 
chickens,  lb..  30  to  40c;  fowls,  lb.,  30  to 
40c ;  geese,  lb..  40  to  50c. 
Butter,  lb..  60  to  65c;  eggs,  SO  to  95c, 
duck  eggs,  90c  to  $1 ;  Italian  cheese,  lb., 
35  to  40c.  ..  _ 
Apples,  bu.,  50c  to  $2;  grapes,  lb..  5 
to  7  ;  pears,  bu.,  $1  to  $2.50:  beans,  bu., 
$3.50  to  $7.50 ;  beets,  85c  to  $1 ;  cabbage, 
doz..  50  to  75c;  carrots,  bu.,  65  to  0 5c ; 
celerv,  doz.  bunches,  40  to  <  5c ;  endyve, 
doz. ‘heads,  50  to  70c;  garlic,  lb.,  10c; 
honey,  qt.,  65  to  75c;  per  cap,  25  to  30c; 
lettuce.  Boston,  doz.,  40  to  50c ;  leaf,  per 
head.  5c;  onions,  bu.,  $1.65  to  $2;  pars- 
lev.  doz.  bunches,  50c;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1 
to  $1.25;  potatoes,  bu..  90c  to  $1.10; 
radishes,  doz.  bunches,  30  to  35c ;  ruta¬ 
bagas,  75c ;  turnips,  $1  to  $1.25 ;  cauli¬ 
flower,  head.  10  to  15c;  crate,  <5c  to 
$1.50;  pumpkins,  each  10  to  20c;  Vv  in¬ 
ter  squash,  crate,  75c  to  $1;  . lb.,  2c. 
Hay.  No.  1.  ton.  $20;  No.  2,  $15; 
straw!  ton.  $14  to  $17;  wheat,  bu.,  $1 ; 
oats.  bu..  60c;  corn,  95c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed  beef,  carcass,  lb..  14  to  18c ; 
forequarters,  lb..  14  to  16c ;  hindquarters, 
lb  19  to  20c;  dressed  hogs,  light,  lb., 
11  to  12c;  heavy,  lb.,  9  to  10c;  Spring 
lambs,  lb.,  24  to  25c;  yearling  lambs,  lb., 
17  to  19c;  mutton,  lb.,  9  to  12c;  veal, 
lb.,  19  to  20c. 
Live  poultry — Broilers,  lb..  18  to  23c ; 
fowls,  lb.,  17  to  23c;  stags,  lb.,  12  to 
15c;  old  roosters,  lb.,  12c;  guinea  fowl, 
each.  30  to  50c ;  pigeons,  each,  15  to  20c ; 
ducks,  lb..  18  to  21c;  geese,  lb..  18  to 
21c ;  turkeys,  lb.,  40  to  45c ;  rabbits,  live, 
eggs.  75  to  85c. 
Butter,  country,  crock,  lb.,  40  to  45c; 
eggs,  50  to  60c. 
Apples.  Baldwin,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.25 ; 
Gravenstein.  bu..  $2;  Greenings,  bu..  $1 
to  $1.10;  Twenty  Ounce,  bu.,  $1.25  to 
$1.50;  King.  bu..  $1.25  to  $1.50;  North¬ 
ern  Spy,  $1.50  to  $2 ;  Russets,  bu..  $1 
to  $1.15;  grapes.  14-qt.  basket,  $1.10  to 
$1.15  ;  pears,  Keiffer,  50  to  60c ;  quinces, 
bu..  $1.25  to  $1.50;  chestnuts,  lb.,  30c. 
Beets,  bu.,  80  to  90c;  cabbage,  doz. 
heads,  50  to  60c ;  per  100  heads.  $4.50 
to  $5 ;  cabbage,  red.  doz.,  ,90c  to  $1 :  do¬ 
mestic.  ton.  $12  to  $15;  carrots,  bu.,  60c; 
cauliflower,  doz.  heads,  75c  to  $1.50: 
celery,  doz.,  50  to  75c;  endive,  doz.,  20 
to  25c;  horseradish,  lb..  10  to  12c;  let¬ 
tuce,  doz.  heads,  25  to  35c ;  Boston,  crate, 
$1.25  to  $1.50  ;  onions,  yellow,  bu.,  $1.60 
to  $1.65  ;  Spanish,  crate,  $2.50  to  $2.75 ; 
parsnips,  bu.,  90c  to  $1 ;  parsley,  doz., 
bunches,  20  to  25c;  potatoes,  bu.,  85  to 
90c  ;  pumpkins,  doz.,  50  to  75c;  romaine, 
doz.  heads,  25  to  30c ;  radishes,  market 
basket,  50  to  65c;  rutabagas,  bu.,  75  to 
80c ;  spinach,  bu.,  65  to  75c ;  squash, 
Hubbard,  lb.,  2c;  turnips,  bu.,  90c  to  $1 ; 
vegetable  oysters,  doz.  bunches,  35  to 
40c. 
Beans,  per  100  lbs.,  hand-picked,  red 
marrow,  $6  to  $6.25 ;  white  marrow,  $8 
to  $8.50 ;  red  kidney,  $6  to  $6.25 ;  white 
kidney,  $7  to  $7.50;  pea,  $4.75;  medium, 
$4.75;  yellow  eye,  $5.50;  imperials,  $6. 
Hides,  steers,  No.  1,  6c ;  No.  2,  5c ; 
cows  and  heifers,  No.  1,  6c;  No.  2,  5c; 
bulls  and  stags,  5c;  horse  hides,  each, 
$2  to  $3 ;  sheep,  each,  50c  to  $1.50 ; 
calf,  No.  1.  13c ;  No.  2,  12c ;  lambs,  50c 
to  $1.50;  shearlings,  25  to  75c;  wool,  lb., 
40c  ;  unwashed  medium,  40c. 
Wheat,  bu.,  $1.05  to  $1.10;  corn,  bu., 
$1.10  to  $1.12  ;  oats,  52c ;  rye,  80  to  85c ; 
hay,  No.  1,  Timothy,  $23  ;  clover  or  Al¬ 
falfa.  $18  to  $20 ;  mixed  hay,  ton,  $18 
to  $20 ;  oat  straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16 ;  wheat 
straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16 ;  rye  straw,  ton. 
$20. 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
November  22,  1923. 
MILK 
Nov.  12,  milk  prices  were  announced 
•as  follows:  League  Pool.  Class  1,  $2.80; 
Class  2 A.  $2.05;  Class  2B,  $2.40;  Class 
2C,  $2.35 ;  Class  3.  $2.20. 
Non-pool  flat  price,  $2.55. 
Sheffield  Farms,  flat  price,  $2.58. 
Under  the  flat  price  the  buyer  takes  all 
the  milk  produced  and  the  quotation  is 
for  3  per  cent  milk  at  the  200-mile  zone. 
BUTTER 
Creamery,  fancy  . 
$0.53 
@$0.54 
Good  to  choice . 
.48 
@ 
.52 
Lower  grades . 
.41 
@ 
.43 
Dairy,  best . 
.52 
@ 
•52i/2 
Common  to  good  .  .  . . 
.40 
@ 
.48 
Packing  stock  . 
.28 
@ 
.32 
Danish  . . 
.51 
@ 
.52 
Argentine  . 
.41 
@ 
.43 
Siberian  . 
.39 
@ 
.42 
Canadian  . 
.48 
@ 
•51i/2 
CHEESE 
Full  cream  specials  .  . . 
$0.27 
@$0.28 
Average  run  . 
.25 
@ 
.261/2 
Skims  . 
.10 
@ 
.19 
EGGS 
White,  choice  to  fancy  .  .  .  .  $0.S5@$0.86 
Medium  to  good  . . 60@  .80 
Mixed  colors,  nearby  best  .  .76(0}  .77 
Gathered,  best . 65@  .67 
Common  to  good . 35  @  .52 
Storage,  best  . 42@  .45 
Common  to  good . 30@  .40 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Fowls,  lb . $0.20@$0.27 
Chickens  . 22  @  .28 
Roosters  . 13@  .14 
Ducks  . 24  @  .30 
Geese  . 20(g)  .24 
Turkeys  . 40  @  .42 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  Spring  . $0.44@$0.50 
Old.  best  . 34 @  .38 
Common  to  good . 30@  .33 
Chickens,  best  . 41@  .42 
Fair  to  good . 33 @  .40 
Fowls  . 16@ 
Roosters  . 15@  .19 
Ducks  . 25  @  .30 
Geese  . 25  @  .29 
Squabs,  11  to  12  lbs.  doz...  8.50@10.00 
9  to  10  lbs .  6.75 @  8.00 
6  to  S  lbs.  _ 3.00@  6.50 
Spring  guineas,  pair .  1.00@  1.60 
FRUIT 
Apples — McIntosh,  bbl . $4.00 @$9.00 
Greening  .  2.50@  6.50 
Baldwin  .  2.00@  5.00 
Spy  .  3.00@  5.00 
Wealthy  .  2.50@  5.00 
Winter  Banana  .  2.50@  4.00 
King  .  3.00@  4.50 
Twenty  Ounce .  3.00@  5.50 
Delicious  .  2.00@  5.00 
Jonathan  .  2.00@  4.00 
Wolf  River  .  2.50@  5.00 
Grimes  .  2.00@  3.00 
York  .  2.00@  4.25 
Blush  .  2.50@  4.50 
rears— Seckel.  bbl .  5.00@10.00 
Kieffer,  bbl . 1.50@  5.50 
Grapes,  20-lb.  basket . 80@  1.15 
8-till  crate  .  1.25@  1.50 
Cranberries,  bbl . 7.00@  9.00 
Half  bbl.  box .  3.50(g)  4.50 
Crabapples,  bu .  1.50(g)  5.00 
Kumquats.  qt . 15@  20 
Quinces,  bbl . 4.00@  5.00 
VEGETABLES 
Beets,  bu . $1.25@$1.50 
Carrots,  bu .  1.00@  1.25 
Cabbage,  bbl . 1.00@  1.25 
100-lb.  bag . 85 @  1.10 
Ton  . 10.00@12.00 
Kale,  bbl . 75@  1.25 
Parsley,  bu .  1.00@  1.25 
Eggplant,  bu . 4.00@  5.50 
Lettuce,  bu . 75@  4.00 
Onions,  100  lbs .  2.00@  3.00 
Peppers,  bu .  1.50@  2.50 
r^nliflower.  bbl . 4.00@10.00 
Padishes.  100  bunches .  1.25@  2.00 
Spinach,  bu . 75@  1,00 
Peas,  So.,  bu.  Dasket . 4.00@  9.00 
Squash,  bbl .  2.00@  2.25 
String  beans,  bu . 2.00@  7.00 
Tomatoes,  30-lb.  crate  .  3.00@  3.50 
Turnips,  bbl.  .  1.25  @  1.50 
Cucumbers,  bu . 3.50@  5.00 
Watercress,  100  bunches  . . .  3.00 
Brussels  sprouts,  qt . 15@  .28 
Celery,  washed,  doz.  hearts.  1.0O@  1.75 
IIAY  AND  STRAW 
Hay— Timothy,  No.  1  . .  .$29.00@$30.00 
No.  2  .  26.00  @  28.00 
No.  3  .  24.00@  25.00 
Straw — Rye  .  22.00@  23.00 
POTATOES 
Jersey,  100-lb.  bag  . $1.40@$1.50 
Maine,  150-lb.  sack  .  2.60@  2.85 
Long  Island,  150  lbs.  .  3.50@  3.75 
State,  150  lbs .  2.40@  2.60 
Sweet  potatoes,  bbl . 3.50@  3.75 
COUNTRY -DRESSED  MEATS 
Calves— Choice  . . $0.17@$0.18 
Good  to  prime . 12@  .16 
Grassers  . 07  @  .10 
Lambs,  hothouse,  each .  8.00@12.00 
Pigs,  40-80  lbs . 10@  .12 
Heavier  . 08@  .10 
LIVE  STOCK 
Steers,  100  lbs . $7.75@$8.75 
Bulls  .  4.0.0@  4.50 
Cows  .  1.25@  2.25 
Calves,  best  . 13.00@13.o0 
Lower  grades  .  5.00@  9.50 
Sheep  . .  4.00@  6.00 
Lambs  . 13.00@13.50 
Hogs  .  6.50@  7.75 
Retail  Prices  at 
Milk — Grade  A,  bottled 
Grade  B,  bottled,  qt. 
Grade  B,  bottled,  pt. 
Grade  B.  loose,  qt.  . 
Certified,  qt  . 
New 
qt. 
York 
. $0.18 
. 15 
. 10 
. 11 
Certified,  pt . 
.17 
Buttermilk,  qt . 
.10 
Cream,  heavy,  x/%  pt. 
•  •  • 
.29 
Butter,  best  . 
$0.62@ 
.64 
Cheese  . 
.... 
.34  @ 
.38 
Eggs,  best,  doz.  . 
.  .  .  . 
.90@ 
.92 
Gathered  . 
.  .  .  . 
.50@ 
.65 
Fowls  . 
.35  @ 
.45 
Chickens,  lb . 
.45@ 
.50 
Turkeys,  lb . 
.50@ 
.55 
Potatoes,  lb . 
.  .  .  . 
.03  @ 
.04 
Onions,  lb . 
.05  @ 
.10 
Lettuce,  head  . 
.10@ 
.15 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
APPLES  AND  POTATOES  IN  HEAVY  SUP¬ 
PLY  ;  EAST  IN  FAVORABLE  POSITION  ; 
WASTEFUL  EXPENSE;  HOW  NEW  YORK 
MAY  CUP  DOWN  ITS  MARKETING  COSTS. 
The  Northwestern  apple  crop  has  been 
showing  better  month  by  month,  while 
New  York,  the  leading  Eastern  apple 
State,  is  below  early  expectations.  Ac¬ 
cordingly,  the  price  outlook  is  relatively 
better  for  Eastern  holders.  Right  now, 
best  Eastern  apples  are  selling  at  about 
the  same  price  as  Western,  so  far  as  the 
grades  and  varieties  of  the  two  sections 
can  be  compared.  Eastern  crops  probab¬ 
ly  net  more  to  the  growers.  Higher 
freights  are  bearing  hard  on  Western 
shippers  of  all  kinds  of  produce.  Finally, 
the  East  may  regain  some  of  the  markets 
held  by  the  West,  but  by  that  time  trie 
West  will  have  cities  enough  to  use  most 
of  its  own  produce. 
MAINE’S  GOOD  CROPS 
With  the  combination  of  luck  and  skill. 
Maine  leads  them  all  average  combined 
yield  per  acre  of  all  crops.  At  the  op¬ 
position  corner  of  the  country  is  Wash¬ 
ington,  with  yields  nearly  as  good  as 
those  of  the  Pine  Tree  State.  The  whole 
country  is  a  little  below  average  yield  of 
recent  years,  but  30  States  are  above. 
Those  below  average  are  mostly  in  the 
South  and  West  where  drought  and  in¬ 
sects  made  more  trouble  than  usual  and 
rather  more  than  in  other  parts  of  the 
country.  Total  production  in  the  United 
States  is  a  little  less  than  last  season, 
but  prices  are  21  per  cent  higher.  Alto¬ 
gether,  the  average  farmer  has  consider¬ 
able  to  make  him  thankful  this  year. 
MORE  EASTERN  POTATOES 
The  potato  States  have  shown  bigger 
yields  month  by  month,  thus  lessening  the 
early  hope  of  good  prices.  Northeastern 
producers  are  in  best  position,  with  mar¬ 
kets  near  and  a  large  yield  of  good  qual¬ 
ity.  The  improvement  in  the  probable 
yield  reported  during  October  and  No¬ 
vember  was  mostly  in  Maine,  New  York 
and  Pennsylvania.  Maine  tops  the  list 
with  270  bu.  per  acre  and  quality  99  per 
cent.  Most  Western  States,  not  using 
irrigation,  have  less  than  100  bu.  per 
acre,  with  quality  somewhat  rough.  Maine 
has  a  favorable  chance  to  test  its  new 
method  of  co-operative  marketing,  which 
will  apply  to  the  greater  part  of  its  cron 
this  season,  if  plans  announced  earlier  in 
the  season  turn  out  as  expected. 
While  co-operative  methods  may  help 
in  the  country  end  of  the  market,  it  is  a 
fact  that  the  greater  part  of  the  needless 
cost  of  marketing  is  at  the  city  end.  It 
is  not  all  due  to  the  wholesale  middlemen 
nor  even  to  the  retailers,  but  much  of  it 
is  a  result  of  clumsy  methods  of  handling. 
Some  parts  of  the  cost  may  never  be  cut 
down  much  until  consumers  themselves 
co-operate  and  do  more  of  their  own 
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