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9ft*  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Mar  ke 
Review  of  the  New  York  Produce  Market 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
Those  having  apples  in  storage  seem 
much  more  interested  in  the  market  than 
the  buyers.  There  has  been  no  improve¬ 
ment  during  the  past  week,  either  in 
price  or  movement.  During  the  month  of 
November,  according  to  the  government 
reports,  there  were  over  2,500  carloads 
of  apples  received  in  New  York  City,  and 
over  50  per  cent  of  them  came  from  the 
Northwestern  States,  Washington  lead¬ 
ing  with  8(50  carloads,  New  York  coming 
second  with  777,  and  Oregon  third  with 
5(50  carloads.  This  gives  an  idea  of  the 
competition  with  which  Eastern  growers 
have  to  contend.  Not  only  are  there 
many  more  apples  in  storage  than  usual, 
but  other  fruits  are  plentiful  and  cheap, 
medium-sized  Florida  oranges  retailing 
for  25  to  30c  a  dozen,  and  grapefruit 
three  for  25c.  Cabbage  continues  to  be 
in  good  demand,  with  prices  gradually 
advancing.  Practically  all  of  the  cab¬ 
bage  has  been  coming  from  New  York 
State,  although  a  little  is  beginning  to 
come  in  from  Florida.  The  cabbage  crop 
there  is  expected  to  be  much  heavier  than 
last  year,  but  not  as  large  as  in  1921. 
Trading  in  onions  was  very  quiet,  and 
the  market  has  held  about  steady  on 
good  stock.  New  York  State  shippers 
have  already  moved  about  3,000  carloads, 
which  is  more  than  was  shipped  out  of 
that  State  last  year,  and  about  double 
the  amount  shipped  to  the  first  of  De¬ 
cember  a  year  ago.  Celery  has  been  in 
good  demand,  with  moderate  supplies.  and 
the  market  strengthened  a  little.  Cauli¬ 
flower  was  also  in  demand  late  in  the 
week,  although  supplies  of  Dong  Island 
stock  were  liberal  earlier  and  trading  was 
slow.  Dong  Island  Brussels  sprouts  held 
fairly  steady  under  a  moderate  demand. 
Florida  is  now  shipping  lettuce  in  earn¬ 
est.  150  carloads  being  received  in  New 
York  recently  in  one  week.  Western  re¬ 
ceipts  have  been  more  moderate  and  the 
market  has  held  fairly  steady.  Delaware, 
Maryland  and  New  Jersey  sweet  potatoes 
have  been  tending  downward.  Prices  got 
so  high  that  the  consumers  either  stopped 
buying  or  bought  in  small  quantities,  eon- 
■sequentlv  the  demand  was  limited  and 
prices  dropped.  Potatoes  continue  dull. 
In  the  past  New  York  dealers  have  been 
opening  their  houses  for  business  around 
midnight.  Recently  a  ruling  was  put  into 
effect  whereby  all  stores  will  not  open  for 
business  until  5  a.  m..  which  should  give 
the  salesmen  and  all  concerned  a  much 
better  working  day,  and  yet  not  interfere 
with  business  to  any  great  extent. 
EGGS  AND  POULTRY 
Egg  prices  generally  reach  their  peak 
during  the  month  of  November,  and  this 
season  the  middle  of  the  month  found  Me 
extra  fancv  large  chalk  white  eggs  bring¬ 
ing  84  to  86c.  this  level  being  maintained 
for  about  10  days.  A  year  ago  the  peak 
was  reached  about  a  week  earlier,  88  to 
94c  representing  the  high  prices  for  finest 
eggs,  and  probbaly  the  highest  point  ever 
reached  in  the  New  York  wholesale  mar¬ 
ket  was  in  1920  when  as  high  as  $1.10  a 
dozen  was  quoted  for  the  finest  eggs  on 
the  market.  Recently  prices  have  been 
dropping  on  these  large  fine  eggs,  as  the 
demand  was  not  equalling  the  supply  at 
the  high  prices  and  in  order  to  clear  the 
accumulations  lower  prices  were  neces¬ 
sary.  Pullet  eggs,  however,  which  equaled 
in  quality  the  fine  large  eggs,  but  did  not 
have  the  size,  generally  found  a  good  out¬ 
let  Recentlv  the  government  prelimin¬ 
ary  report  of  cold  storage  holdings  for 
December  1  was  released,  showing  an  ex¬ 
cess  of  739.000  cases,  compared  with 
holdings  on  December  1,  1922.  The  total 
reduction  of  egg  holdings  during  Novem¬ 
ber  was  greater  than  last  year,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  the  report  for  December  will 
be  favorable.  It  does  not  seem  likely, 
however,  that  the  handicap  of  so  many 
surplus  eggs  can  be  overcome  within  a 
month,  and  larger  holding  than  usual  will 
likely  be  carried  over  into  January. 
There  was  some  interest  in  live  fowl 
last  week  and  the  market  ruled  firm,  but 
live  chicken  receipts  were  in  excess  of  the 
demand  and  trading  was  slow.  Broilers 
sold  well.  Offerings  of  live  turkeys  were 
not  large,  but  the  demand  has  been  a  lim- 
ired  one  and  prices  declined.  Ducks  and 
geese  were  wanted  and  these  showed 
some  improvement.  Right  after  Thanks¬ 
giving  there  was  a  decided  break  in  the 
dressed  chicken  and  fowl  market,  and 
large  quantities  were  placed  in  storage, 
as  dealers  preferred  to  put  them  away  for 
future  use  rather  than  take  what  ^they 
could  get  on  the  declining  market.  From 
November  30  to  December  6,  inclusive, 
the  total  increase  of  storage  holdings,  the 
amount  put  in  in  excess  of  outgoing  stock, 
amounted  to  over  3,073,000  lbs.  in  New 
York  Citv  alone,  according  to  government 
statistics.  The  market  has  been  dull, 
only  fancy  stock  moving,  and  that  slow¬ 
ly.  ‘  Shippers  are  hoping  that  bottom 
prices  have  been  reached  and  that  there 
will  soon  be  an  improvement  in  the  situ¬ 
ation.  Just  now  there  is  considerable  in¬ 
terest  in  what  turkeys  may  do  at  Christ¬ 
mas  ;  but  after  the  bad  break  at  Thanks¬ 
giving  it  is  almost  impossible  to  make  any 
predictions,  as  dealers  are  very  unsettled 
in  their  views. 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
There  was  not  any  great  change  in  the 
hay  situation.  The  market  has  been  ir- 
t  New 
regular,  trading  light  as  a  rule,  and 
prices  held  about  steady.  Very  little  No. 
1  hay  was  offered.  Considerable  quanti¬ 
ties  of  Canadian  hay  was  received,  a  lit¬ 
tle  from  New  York  State,  and  most  of 
the  rest  offered  was  from  the  West. 
B.  w.  S. 
Buffalo  Wholesale  Markets 
The  produce  market  is  pretty  steady. 
Eggs  and  poultry  are  weak,  but  butter 
still  goes  up  slowly.  The  weather  favors 
easy  marketing  of  green  stuff. 
BUTTER — CHEESE — EGGS 
Butter,  steady ;  creamery,  52  to  59c ; 
dairy,  crocks,  38  to  42c;  common,  25  to 
28c.  Cheese,  easy  ;  daisies,  flat,  new,  27 
to  28c  ;  longhorns.  28  to  29c ;  Dimburger, 
32  to  35c ;  Swiss,  34  to  35c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed  poultry,  steady  ;  turkey,  32  to 
40c;  fowl,  2(5  to  32c;  chickens,  28  to  30c; 
old  roosters,  18  to  19c ;  ducks,  28  to 
30c ;  geese,  22  to  25c.  Dive  poultry, 
weak ;  turkeys,  35  to  38c ;  fowls,  15  to 
23c ;  chickens,  23  to  25c ;  ducks,  19  to 
25c;  geese,  20  to  23c;  pigeons,  pair,  25 
to  35c. 
APPLES — POTATOES 
Apples,  steady ;  Fameuse,  bu.,  $1.75 
to  $2 ;  Jonathan.  Spy,  McIntosh,  $1.50 
to  $1.75;  King,  Wealthy,  Greening,  $1.25 
to  $1.50 ;  Baldwin,  Hubbardson,  $1  to 
$1.25 ;  windfalls,  50  to  65c*.  Potatoes, 
steady ;  home-grown,  bu.,  75c  to  $1 ; 
Michigan.  150  lbs..  $1.90  to  $2;  sweets, 
hamper,  $2.25  to  $2.75. 
FRUIT - BERRIES 
Pears,  quiet ;  Beurre  Bose,  bu.,  $2  to 
$2.25 ;  Iveiffer,  75c  to  $1.  Quinces, 
quiet;  bu.,  75c  to  $1.25.  Cranberries, 
steady ;  Cape  Cod.  50-lb.  box,  $4.25  to 
$4.50.  Grapes,  dull ;  California  Emper¬ 
or.  lug.  $1.75  to  $1.85;  Malaga,  crate, 
$1.10  to  $1.25. 
BEAN  S— 0  N 10  N  S 
Beans,  steady  ;  white  kidney,  cwt.,  $11 
to  $11.50 ;  marrow.  $10.50  to  $11 ;  red 
kidney,  $8.50  to  $9  :  pea.  medium,  $6.50 
to  $7.  Onions,  easy;  Spanish,  crate, 
$2.35  to  $2.50;  home-grown,  bu.,  $2.76 
to  $3  ;  State,  cwt.,  $2  to  $3.25. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables,  active;  beans,  green  and 
wax,  hamper.  $4.50  to  $5 ;  beets,  bu.,  90c 
to  $1.25 ;  Brussels  sprouts,  qt.,  20  to 
25c ;  cabbage,  bu..  50  to  60c ;  carrots,  bu., 
$1  to  $1.25;  cauliflower,  bu.,  $1  to  $2; 
celery,  crate,  $2.50  to  $5 ;  cucumbers, 
Florida,  crate.  $5  to  $6  ;  eggplant.  Flor¬ 
ida.  crate.  $6.50  to  $7  ;  endive,  doz..  75c 
to  $1  ;  lettuce.  2-doz.  box.  50  to  75c ; 
parsley,  doz.  bunches,  50  to  75c ;  pars¬ 
nips,  bu..  $1.50;  peppers.  Florida,  crate, 
$5  to  $6 ;  pumpkins,  bu..  $1  to  $1.25 ; 
radishes,  doz.  bunches.  30  to  35c;  spinach, 
bu.,  90c  to  $1;  squash,  cwt..  $2.50  to  $3; 
turnips,  white,  bu..  50c  to  $1 ;  yellow.  60 
to  75c ;  tomatoes.  10-lb.  basket.  $2.35  to 
$3.50;  vegetable  oyster,  doz.  bunches,  75 
to  80c. 
SWEETS 
Honey,  quiet ;  white  comb.  IS  to  22c ; 
dark.  18  to  20c  strained,  qt.,  70  to  80c. 
Maple  products,  inactive;  sugar,  lb.,  10 
to  18c ;  syrup,  gal.,  $1.25  to  $1.50. 
FEED 
Hay,  easy;  Timothy,  bulk,  ton,  $17  to 
$19 ;  clover  mixed.  $16  to  $18 ;  rye  straw, 
$12  to  $14;  wheat  and  oat  straw.  $10  to 
$12;  wheat  bran,  carlot.  ton,  $30;  mid¬ 
dlings.  $28;  red-dog.  $35;  cottonseed 
meal.  $47.40;  oil  meal,  $42.50;  hominy, 
$36:  gluten.  $45.30;  oat  food,  $16;  rye 
middlings.  $27.40.  J.  w.  C. 
Boston  Wholesale  Markets 
apple 
Baldwin.  $2.50  to  $4.50  bbl. ;  McIntosh 
Reds,  $3.50  to  $7 ;  Northern  Spy,  $1.50 
to  $3  ;  King,  $2.50  to  $4  ;  Ben  Davis,  $1 
to  $2  ;  Russets.  $1  to  $3 ;  standard  farm 
boxes,  50c  to  $2.50. 
BEANS 
Carlots,  per  100  lbs..  New  York  and 
Michigan  choice  pea  beans,  $5.60  to 
$5.75 ;  fair  to  good,  $5.50 ;  California 
small  white.  $7.25  to  $7.50 ;  yellow  eye, 
extras,  $7.35  to  $7.50 ;  seconds.  $7 :  red 
kidney,  choice.  $7.75  to  $8;  fair  to  good, 
$7.25  to  $7.50. 
BUTTER 
Fresh,  creamery  extras.  54  to  54%c ; 
boxes  and  prints,  56  to  57c;  creamery 
firsts.  48  to  52c;  seconds.  45%  to  47%c; 
storage  extras.  50  to  51c;  firsts,  47%  to 
49c ;  seconds,  45  to  47c. 
EGGS 
Nearby  hennery  brown  extras,  75  to 
72c;  white  and  mixed  extras.  67  to  69c; 
Western  hennery.  64  to  66c* ;  Eastern  and 
Western  extras.  60  to  63e ;  Western  ex¬ 
tra  firsts.  55  to  57c ;  Western  firsts,  51 
to  54c :  Western  seconds.  30  to  45c  ;  re¬ 
frigerator  extra  firsts.  32  to  33c;  firsts, 
30  to  31c ;  seconds.  28  to  29c. 
FRUIT 
Cranberries.  $3  to  $4;  crate:  grape¬ 
fruit.  $1.50  to  $2  box  ;  oranges.  Florida, 
$1.5(1  to  $2.25 :  California  navels,  $2.50 
to  $4 ;  lemons.  $3  to  $4. 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
Hay,  No.  1  Timothy.  $31  to  832  ;  No. 
2  Timothy.  $27  to  .828;  No.  3  Timothv. 
$23  to  $24  :  No.  2  Eastern.  $21  to  $26  ; 
shipping.  $17  to  $19;  clover  mixed,  $24  to 
December  22,  1923 
P  r  i  c  e  s 
$28 ;  poor  and  damaged,  $15  to  $17 ; 
swale,  $19  to  $20;  rye  straw,  $27  to  $29; 
oat  straw,  $15  to  $16;  wheat  straw,  $13 
to  $14. 
MILLFEED 
Prompt  shipment,  per  ton,  Spring  bran, 
$33  to  $33.50 ;  Winter  bran,  $34  to  $35  ; 
middlings,  $31.50  to  $38 ;  mixed  feed, 
$33.50  ro  $38;  red  dog,  $38.75;  gluten 
feed,  $48.55;  gluten  meal,  $59.80;  hom¬ 
iny  feed,  $38.50 ;  stock  feed,  $39 ;  oat 
hulls,  reground,  $17 ;  cottonseed  meal, 
$48.50  to  $54.75 ;  linseed  meal,  $48.50. 
ONIONS 
Connecticut  Valley,  $1.50  to  $3  per 
100-lb.  bag;  New  York,  $2.25  to  $3; 
natives,  $1.25  to  $1.50  box ;  Spanish,  $4 
to  $4.50  case. 
POTATOES 
Maine.  Green  Mountain.  $1.50  to  $1.60 
per  100-lb.  bag;  Spaulding  Rose,  $1.40 
to  $1.50 ;  sweet  potatoes,  $1.75  to  $2  25 
ba.*  set. 
POULTRY 
North  and  Eastern  dry  packed  chick¬ 
ens,  soft,  414  lbs.  up,  26  to  32c:  chickens, 
medium,  20  to  24c ;  broilers,  30  to  35c ; 
fowls,  choice  large,  28  to  30c;  fowls,  me¬ 
dium,.  IS  to  22c;  squabs,  native,  per  doz., 
$5  to  $7  ;  Western  boxes,  turkeys,  choice 
young,  30  to  32c;  turkeys,  medium.  20c; 
chickens,  4%  lbs.  and  up,  25  to  2Sc ; 
chickens  under  4  lbs.,  20  to  23c;  broilers, 
30  to  36c;  fowls,  4%  lbs.  up.  24  to  27c, 
fowls,  4  lbs..  23  to  24c;  fowls,  3  to  3% 
lbs.,  15  to  20c ;  old  cocks,  18  to  19c ; 
Western  dry  packed,  bbls.,  turkeys,  choice 
young,  28  to  30c;  turkeys,  medium,  18  to 
20c ;  chickens.  4  lbs.  up.  21  to  23c ;  chick¬ 
ens  under  4  lbs.,  20c;  fowls,  4%  lbs.  and 
up,  23  to  24c;  fowls,  4  lbs.  up,  per  lb.. 
22c  ;  fowls  under  4  lbs..  14  and  18c ;  old 
cocks,  18  to  19c ;  ducks,  18  to  20c ; 
geese,  15  to  18c. 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Darge  fowls  and  chickens,  23  to  25c ; 
small,  20  to  22c. 
VEGETABLES 
Beans,  Southern,  $3  to  $4  hamper ; 
beets.  75  to  85c  box  ;  cabbage,  $1  to  $1.75 
bbl.;  Danish,  $1.50  to  $1.60;  carrots.  75c 
to  $1  box;  cauliflower.  $l_to  $1.50  box; 
celery,  white,  $1.75  to  $2.25  box  ;  paschal, 
$3  to  $4 ;  cucumbers,  $4  to  $8  box  ;  let¬ 
tuce.  25  to  50c  box  ;  peppers,  $3.50  to  $4 
crate  ;  parsnips,  $1  to  $1.50  box  ;  radishes, 
hothouse,  $1  to  $2  box ;  spinach,  40  to 
75c  box ;  Southern.  $1.15  bu.  basket ; 
squash.  $1.50  to  $2.25  bbl. ;  blue  Hubbard, 
2  to  2%c  lb.  ;  tomatoes,  hothouse,  18  to 
20c  lb. ;  turnips.  75c  to  $1  box  ;  rutaba¬ 
gas.  $2  per  140-lb.  bag;  white  cape,  $1.75 
to  $2  per  100-lb.  bag. 
Delicious  .  2.00@  5.00 
Jonathan  .  2.004/)  4.00 
Grimes  .  2.004/  3.00 
York  .  2.00@  4.75 
Blush  .  2.00(g  4.50 
Pears — Seckel,  bbl .  5.00@10.00 
Kieffer.  bbl .  1.50@  5.50 
Cranberries,  bbl . 6.50(5)  8.50 
Half,  bbl.  box  .  3.50@  4.50 
Crabapples,  bu .  1.504/  5.00 
Kumquats,  . 10@  .12 
Strawberries,  So.,  qt . 1.00@  1.25 
VEGETABLES 
Beets,  bu . $1.25@$1.50 
Carrots,  bu .  1.00@  1.25 
Cabbage,  bbl .  1.75@  2.00 
100-lb.  bag  .  1.654/)  1.90 
New,  bu.  basket  .  2.004/)  2.25 
Kale,  bbl . 75(g)  1.00 
Parsley,  bu .  1.00  @  2.00 
Eggplant,  bu .  2.004/:  5.00 
Dettuce,  bu . 754/  3.50 
Onions,  100  lbs .  2.004/)  3.00 
Peppers,  bu . 2.25  @  4.25 
Cauliflower,  bbl .  3.00@  8.00 
Radishes,  100  bunches .  3.00@  7.00 
Spinach,  bu . 75@  .90 
Peas,  So.,  bu.  basket  .  2.00(g)  5.00 
Squash,  bbl .  2.00(g)  2.25 
String  beans,  bu . 2.00(g  5.00 
Tomatoes,  30-lb.  crate .  2.25@  2.75 
Turnips,  bbl .  1.254/)  1.75 
Cucumbers,  bu .  1.5047)  5.25 
Watercress.  100  bunches  . . .  2,254?)  3.00 
Brussels  sprouts,  qt . 10@  .20 
Celery,  washed,  doz.  hearts.  1.00@  1.50 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
Hay — Timothy,  No.  1 . .  .  $28.00@$29.00 
No.  2  .  26.00@  27.00 
No.  3  .  23.00@  24.00 
Straw — Rye  .  21.00@  22.00 
Oat  .  14.00(g)  15.00 
POTATOES 
Maine.  150-lb.  sack  . $2.25@$2.85 
Long  Island.  150  lbs . 3.50@  3.65 
State,  150  lbs . 2.25(g)  2.35 
Sweet  potatoes,  bu . 1.50@  3.00 
COUNTRY-DRESSED  MEATS 
Calves — choice  . $0.20@$0.21 
Good  to  prime . 1347)  .19 
Grassers . 0847'  .11 
Dambs,  hothouse,  each  .  .  .  .  10.00@13.0() 
Pigs,  40-80  lbs . 0847)  .10 
Heavier  . 05  @  .07 
LIVE  STOCK 
Steers,  100  lbs . $7.75@$9.50 
Bulls  .  5.00 47)  6.50 
Cows  .  1.25(g)  4.00 
Calves,  best  . 13.5047)14.00 
Dower  grades .  5.0047)  9.00 
Sheep .  3.004?)  6.00 
Dambs  . 13.00@14.25 
Hogs  .  6.50(g)  7.00 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
December  13,  1923. 
MILK 
December  milk  prices  were  announced 
as  follows :  Deague  Pool.  Class  1.  $2.80 ; 
Class  2A.  $2.25  ;  Class  2B,  $2.35  ;  Class 
2C.  $2.35;  Class  3.  $2.15. 
Non-pool  flat  price,  $2.55. 
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  . $0.55  @$0.56 
Good  to  choice . 
.48  @  .54 
Dower  grades  . 
.41  @  .43 
Dairy,  best  . 
.53%  @  .54% 
Common  to  good  .... 
.40  47)  .50 
Packing  stock  . 
.28  47)  .32 
Danish  . 
.53  @  .54 
Argentine  . 
.41  @  .45 
Siberian  . 
.40  47)  .45 
Canadian . 
.49  @  .51 
CHEESE 
Full  cream  specials  .  .  .$0.26%  @$0.27 
Average  run  . 
.24  @  .25 
Skims  . 
.10  @  .19 
EGGS 
White,  choice  to  fancy  . 
.  .$0.64 @$0.65 
Medium  to  good  . 
.  .  .57 @  .62 
Mixed  colors,  nearbv  best 
.  .  .67 @  .68 
Gathered,  best  . 
.55  @  .60 
•  Common  to  good  ...... 
.  .  .35  @  .50 
Storage,  best  . 
.  .  .42  @  .43 
Common  to  good . 
.  .  .24 @  .40 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Fowls,  lb . 
.  .$0.22 @$0.31 
Chickens  . 
.  .  ,21@  .23 
.  .  ,13@  .15 
Ducks  . 
.  .  .24  @  .30 
Geese  . 
.  .  .20@  .25 
Turkeys  . 
. .  .28  @  .32 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  Spring,  choice  . 
.  .$0.42@$0.43 
Common  to  good  . 
Chickens,  best  . 
.  .  .4347)  .44 
Fair  to  good  . 
Fowls  . 
.  .  .  .16@  .30 
Roosters  . 
. .  .13@  .18 
Ducks  . 
.  .  .2047)  .25 
Geese  . 
.  .  .1847)  .23 
Squabs,  11  to  12  lbs.,  doz. 
..  8.0047)  9.50 
9  to  10  lbs . 
.  .  6.2547)  7.50 
6  to  8  lbs . 
Spring  guineas,  pair  .  .  . 
FRUIT 
Apples — McIntosh,  bbl.  . 
.  .  .84. 00 4? $8. 00 
Greening  . 
Baldwin  . 
.  ..  2.004?)  5.00 
Spv  . 
.  .  .  3.0047)  4.50 
Wealthy  . 
Winter  Banana  . 
.  .  .  2.5047)  4.00 
King  . 
Twenty  Ounce . 
.  .  .  2.00@  5.00 
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 . 11 
Certified,  qt . 28 
Certified,  pt . : . 17 
Buttermilk,  qt . 10 
Cream,  heavy,  %  pt . 29 
Butter,  best  . $0.65@  .66 
Cheese  . 34 @  .38 
Eggs,  best,  doz . 8047)  .85 
Gathered  . 50@  .70 
Fowls  . 30  @  .38 
Chickens,  lb . 45@  .48 
Turkeys,  lb . 45@  .50 
Potatoes,  lb . 03(g)  .04 
Onions,  lb . 05  @  .10 
Dettuce,  head  . 10@  .15 
New  Jersey  Local  Grain  and  Feed  Prices 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
The  following  quotations  show  approxi¬ 
mate  cost  of  feed  per  ton  and  grain  per 
bushel  in  carlots,  sight  draft  basis,  de¬ 
livered  on  tracks  at  the  various  stations 
given  below.  The  quotations  are  based 
on  sales  for  transit  and  nearby  shipments 
Monday,  Dec.  10.  1923,  according  to  the 
United  States  Bureau  of  Agricultural 
Economics  co-operating.  Feed  all  in  100- 
lb.  sacks.  Figures  are  for  Belvidere,  Mil¬ 
ford,  Washington,  Highbridge,  French- 
town,  Flemington.  Passaic.  Hackettstown, 
Belle  Meade,  Califon.  Debanon.  Newton, 
Branchville,  Sussex.  Dafayette.  Hopewell, 
New  Brunswick,  Mt.  Holly,  Morristown, 
Dover.  Paterson.  Elizabeth.  Somerville. 
Newark.  Trenton,  Perth  Amboy  and 
Montclair : 
Per  Bu. 
No.  2  white  oats  . $0.55% 
No.  3  white  oats . 53% 
No.  2  yellow  corn  . 94% 
No.  3  yellow  corn  . 91  % 
Per  Ton 
Spring  bran  . $32.10 
Hard  W.  W.  bran  .  33.40 
Spring  middlings  .  31.90 
Red-dog  flour  .  37.90 
Dry  brewers’  grain  .  44.40 
Flour  middlings  .  33  90 
.36 %  cottonseed  meal  .  49.90 
4.3%  cottonseed  meal  .  56  90 
31%  linseed  meal  .  45.65 
34%  linseed  meal  .  46.90 
Scandalized  Judge  (to  enraged  attor¬ 
ney)  :  “Silence!  I  fine  you  $5  for  con¬ 
tempt  of  court.”  Enraged  Attorney 
(planking  down  $20  bill)  :  “Five  dollars 
doesn’t  beein  to  express  my  contempt  for 
this  court !” — Sun  Dodger. 
