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Tht  RURAL  NEW. YORKER 
December  29,  1923 
Market  News  and  Prices 
Review  of  Philadelphia  Produce  Market 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
About  25  carloads  of  apples  were  re¬ 
ported  on  track  daily  during  the  past 
week,  aside  from  offerings  of  nearby  ap¬ 
ples  and  the  storage  stock  in  reserve. 
Offerings  have  been  ample  to  meet  all  re¬ 
quirements,  and  the  market  was  usually 
very  dull,  although  occasionally  active 
trading  was  reported.  Prices  changed 
very  little.  New  York  A2%-in.  Greening 
ranged  $3.50  to  $5  per  bbl.,  according  to 
quality,  and  Pennsylvania  York  brought 
around  $3.50  per  bbl.  Various  varieties 
of  nearby  apples  sold  at  50c  to  $1  per 
%-bu.,  Rome  and  Stayman  bringing  top 
prices.  New  Yrork  State  Greening  and 
Baldwin  ranged  60  to  75c  per  bu.,  while 
Northwestern  fancy  Jonathans,  large  and 
medium,  ranged  $1.35  to  $1.85,  with  some 
Stayman  going  as  high  as  $2  a  box.  Ap¬ 
ple  shipments  have  been  decreasing  from 
the  leading  producing  sections,  and  the 
f.  o.  b.  markets  in  the  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
district  held  about  steady,  with  Baldwin 
selling  chiefly  at  00c  per  bu.  for  A2%*-in. 
and  up  from  common  storage.  Cabbage 
prices  were  about  steady  on  old  stock  at 
$20  to  $28  a  ton  for  New  York  State 
Danish,  while  South  Carolina  crates 
ranged  $1.50  to  $1.75.  There  were  heavy 
supplies  of  cauliflower  which  moved  out 
slowly  early  in  the  week  at  around  $2  per 
crate  for  best  Long  Island  stock,  but 
more  moderate  receipts  caused  a  stronger 
market  and  prices  showed  a  little  im¬ 
provement.  Celery  has  been  moving 
slowly,  but  at  steady  prices,  New  York 
Golden  self-blanching  in  the  rough  rang¬ 
ing  $2.50  to  $2.75  per  two-third  crate. 
There  has  also  been  some  offerings  of 
celery  from  nearby  and  from  California, 
the  latter  bringing  $4  to  $5  per  crate, 
most  of  which  was  of  ordinary  quality. 
There  was  not  much  interest  in  yellow 
onions  at  $2  to  $2.50  per  100-lb.  sack, 
most  of  it  being  ordinary,  the  little  fancy 
offered  bringing  $2.75  a  sack.  Sweet  po¬ 
tatoes  seemed  to  have  recovered  from 
their  period  of  inactivity,  and  a  weaken¬ 
ing  market  and  showed  a  little  strength, 
nearby  yellows  selling  up  to  $1.65  per 
%-bu.  basket,  and  Delawares  $1.90  per 
bu.  A  year  ago  they  were  bringing  50 
to  65c  per  %-bu.  basket.  Delaware  has 
been  shipping  a  little  heavier  than  usual, 
but  practically  all  the  other  producing 
States  have  shipped  less  than  a  year  ago. 
The  crop  is  a  lighter  one  this  season, 
and  the  prospects  seem  good  for  better 
average  prices,  and  so  far  this  year  good 
returns  have  been  made  ever  since  the 
harvest.  Potatoes  continue  dull,  not  only 
in  Philadelphia,  but  in  most  of  the  im¬ 
portant  consuming  markets  of  the  East 
as  well  as  at  most  shipping  points.  Flor¬ 
ida  and  California  are  competitors  for 
the  lettuce  trade  and  such  vegetables  as 
peas,  tomatoes,  rhubarb  and  peppers  are 
also  arriving  from  these  States. 
EGGS  AND  POULTRY 
Evsr  receipts  in  Philadelphia  during 
the  month  of  November  amounted  to  73,- 
660  cases,  according  to  government  sta¬ 
tistics,  which  is  about  37.000  cases  less 
than  was  brought  in  by  common  carriers 
during  the  month  previous.  New  York 
State  and  Wisconsin  receipts  showed 
large  increases,  but. the  big  cuts  in  ship¬ 
ments  from  Minnesota,  Missouri,  Iowa 
and  the  Middle  Western  States  made  the 
total  look  comparatively  small.  Since  the 
first  of  December  there  has  been  a  steady 
increase  in  the  offerings  of  fresh  eggs,  the 
week  ending  Dec.  15  amounting  to  24.000 
cases,  compared  with  about  12,000  cases 
during  the  last  week  in  November.  Such 
increases  would  naturally  affect  the  mar¬ 
ket,  and  during  the  past  week  it  has  been 
irregular,  but  the  tendency  has  been  gen¬ 
erally  downward.  There  wer  e  a  few 
days*  when  a  good  demand  caused  prices 
to  advance  to  53c,  only  to  drop  back 
again  to  50c  for  Western  and  nearby 
extra  firsts  when  mild  weather,  a  less 
active  demand,  and  more  liberal  supplies 
became  influential  factors  in  determining 
the  market  price.  Storage  eggs  continue 
to  be  dull,  selling  generally  29  to  30c, 
after  a  recent  drop  of  2  to  3c  a  dozen. 
Storage  stocks  in  Philadelphia  are  still 
larger  than  holdings  were  last  year  at 
this  time,  although  in  Philadelphia  the 
excess  amounted  on  Dec.  17  to  only  about 
6.000  cases,  while  in  New  York  the  dif¬ 
ference  was  about  214,000  cases. 
Very  little  activity  was  reported  in  the 
live  poultry  market  last  week.  Receipts 
have  been  ample,  medium  and  poor  grades 
often  in  excess  of  requirements,  and 
there  was  a  downward  trend  in  prices. 
Live  fowl  dropped  about  3c  per  lb.  during 
the  week,  fancy  colored  stock  bringing 
23  to  25c,  and  Leghorns  18  to  20c  per  lb. 
Live  chickens  were  even  weaker’^  than 
fowls,  registering  a  drop  of  about  5c  per 
lb.  last  week,  heavy  colored  stock  selling 
at  19  to  20c  after  the  decline,  and  Leg¬ 
horns  at  14  to  16c.  Old  roosters  brought 
only  16  to  17c,  and  live  turkeys  were 
weak  and  2S  to  32c  was  about  all  they 
were  worth  about  the  middle  of  Decem¬ 
ber.  Live  ducks,  fancy  White  Pekins, 
held  about  steady  at  24  to  26c  per  lb. 
At  this  writing  it  is  a  little  too  early  for 
the  Christmas  turkey  trade,  and  prices 
for  nearly  a  week  have  been  steadily  held 
on  fresh-killed  Spring  turkeys  at  40  to 
42c  for  nearby,  and  best  Western  sold  for 
36  to  38c  on  the  18th,  the  market  show¬ 
ing  a  slightly  better  feeling.  Heavy  fancy 
colored  fresh-killed  barreled-packed  fowl 
were  in  moderate  demand  at  28c  per  lb., 
and  nearby  chickens  were  steadily  held 
at  27  to  31c  for  those  weighing  4  lbs.  or 
over,  the  1%  to  2  lb.  size  going  at  32 
HAY  AND  STRAW 
The  hay  market  has  been  a  firm  one, 
and  all  desirable  stock  has  been  kept  well 
cleaned  up,  No.  1  Timothy  averaging 
about  $28.50  a  ton,  and  No.  2  Timothy 
and  No.  1  light  clover  mixed  for  about 
$27  a  ton.  No.  1  straight  rye  held  steady 
at  $21  to  $22  a  ton,  with  best  wheat  and 
oat  bringing  $16  to  $17  a  ton.  b.  w.  S. 
to  36c. 
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.,  24c ;  sausage,  lb., 
25c ;  veal  cutlets,  lb.,  35c ;  veal  chops,  lb., 
30c;  woodchuck,  lb.,  30c;  rabbits, 
dressed,  lb.,  35c ;  eels,  dressed,  lb..  2Sc ; 
pigs,  4  weeks  old,  each,  $4;  milk  goats, 
each,  $25. 
Live  poultry — Chickens,  light,  lb.,  2Sc ; 
fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  30c ;  turkeys,  lb.,  45 
to  50c ;  geese,  lb.,  30c ;  ducks,  lb.,  30c ; 
broilers,  lb.  30c. 
Dressed  poultry — Chickens,  light,  lb., 
35c;  fowls,  heavy,  lb.,  35c;  geese,  lb., 
35c ;  ducks,  lb.,  35c ;  broilers,  lb.,  35c. 
Eggs,  white,  extra,  62c ;  duck  eggs, 
SOc ;  pullet  eggs,  55c ;  milk,  qt.,  10c ; 
buttermilk,  qt.,  5c;  skim  milk,  qt.,  5c; 
cream,  qt.,  SOc;  goat  milk,  bottle,  25c. 
Butter,  creamery,  fancy  prints^,  lb., 
57c ;  best  dairy,  lb.,  55c ;  cheese,  cream, 
lb.,  34c;  cottage  cheese,  lb.,  5c. 
Apples,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.75;  selected,  bu., 
$1.50  to  $2  ;  Lima  beans,  qt.,  12c ;  beans, 
lb.,  10c ;  beets,  bunch,  5c ;  bushel,  $1.35 ; 
cabbage,  lb.,  3c;  carrots,  lb.,  5c;  bushel, 
$1.25  ;  cauliflower,  lb.,  15c  ;  celery,  bunch, 
10c ;  citron,  lb.,  10c ;  kale,  peck,  20c ; 
lettuce,  head,  8c ;  Boston,  head.  10c ; 
onions,  dry,  lb.,  6c ;  bushel,  $2.75 ;  pars¬ 
nips,  lb.,  4c;  potatoes,  peck,  30c;  bushel, 
$1.10 ;  pumpkins,  each,  10  to  15c ;  rad¬ 
ishes,  bunch,  5c;  Hubbard  squash,  ib., 
4c ;  sauerkraut,  qt.,  15c ;  Swiss  chard, 
lb.,  10c  ;  turnips,  bunch,  5c ;  bushel,  80c. 
Sweet  cider,  gal.  40c;  bread,  loaf,  5c; 
buckwheat  flour,  lb.,  5c ;  clover  honey, 
card.  75c;  strained  honey,  lb.,  15c;  pop¬ 
corn,  shelled,  3  lbs.,  25c;  butternuts,  bu., 
$1.50 ;  walnuts,  qt.,  15c ;  apple  vinegar, 
gal.,  35c. 
SYRACUSE  PUBLIC  MARKET 
Pork,  light,  lb..  11  to  12c ;  heavy,  lb., 
10c ;  veal,  lb.,  14c ;  mutton,  lb.,  20  to 
25c ;  lamb,  lb.,  30  to  32c ;  beef,  lb.,  6 
to  10c. 
Live  poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  20  to  28c ; 
chickens,  lb.,  18  to  25c ;  fowls,  lb.,  18 
to  25c ;  geese,  lb..  30  to  35c ;  guinea 
hens,  each,  75c  to  $1 ;  pigeons,  pair,  75c ; 
turkeys,  lb.,  40  to  50c. 
Dressed  poultry — Ducks,  lb..  40  to  50c ; 
chickens,  lb.,  30  to  40c ;  fowls,  lb.,  30 
to  35c ;  geese,  lb.,  40  to  50c ;  turkeys, 
lb.,  55c. 
Butter,  lb.,  65  to  70c;  eggs,  60  to  75c; 
duck  eggs,  90c ;  Italian  cheese,  lb.,  35 
to  40c. 
Apples,  bu.,  50c  to  $2.50 ;  pears,  bu., 
$1  to  $1.50 ;  beans,  bu.,  $5  to  $6 ;  beets, 
bu.,  85c  to  $1 ;  cabbage,  doz.,  40  to  75c ; 
carrots,  bu.,  60  to  75c ;  celery,  doz. 
bunches.  40  to  75c;  endive,  doz.  heads, 
50  to  75c ;  garlic,  lb.,  10c ;  honey,  qt., 
65  to  75e ;  per  cap,  25  to  30c ;  lettuce, 
Boston,  doz.,  40  to  SOc ;  leaf,  per  head, 
5c ;  onions,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.50 ;  parsley,  doz. 
bunches,  60c  ;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1 ;  potatoes, 
bu.,  75c  to  $1 ;  radishes,  doz.  bunches, 
30  to  35c;  rutabagas,  bu.,  60  to  75c; 
turnips,  $1 ;  pumpkins,  each,  10  to  15c ; 
Winter  squash,  lb.,  2  to  3c. 
Hay,  No.  1,  ton.  $20  to  $22;  No.  2, 
$18 ;  straw,  ton.  $14  to  $17 ;  wheat,  bu., 
$1 ;  oats,  bu.,  60c ;  corn,  bu.,  95c. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed  beef,  carcass,  lb.,  14  to  18c; 
forequarters,  lb.,  14  to  16c ;  hindquarters, 
lb.,  19  to  20c ;  dressed  hogs,  light,  11  to 
12c ;  heavy,  lb.,  9  to  10c ;  Spring  lambs, 
lb.,  24  to  25c ;  yearling  lambs,  lb..  7  to 
19c ;  mutton,  lb.,  9  to  10c ;  veal,  lb.,  19 
to  20c. 
live  poultry — Broilers,  lb.,  18  to  25e ; 
springers,  lb..  8  to  23c ;  fowls,  lb.,  16  to 
23c ;  staggs,  lb.,  12  to  15c ;  old  roosters, 
lb.,  12c ;  guinea  fowls,  each,  30  to  50c ; 
pigeons,  each,  15  to  20c ;  ducks,  lb.,  20 
to  24c:  geese,  lb.,  IS  to  23c;  turkeys,  lb., 
30  to  35c ;  rabbits,  pair.  50  to  60c. 
Butter,  country,  crock,  lb..  45  to  50c; 
eggs,  65  to  75c;  apples,  Baldwin,-  bu., 
75c  to  $1 ;  Gravenstein,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.10  ; 
Greenings,  bu..  80c  to  $1 ;  Kings,  $1  to 
$1.25 ;  Spys,  $1  to  $1.25 ;  Russets,  90c 
to  $1.10. 
Beets,  bu.,  75  to  SOc ;  cabbage,  doz. 
heads,  60  to  75c;  per  100  heads,  $4  to 
$5 ;  cabbage,  red.  doz.,  75  to  SOc ;  car¬ 
rots,  bu.,  60  to  65c;  celery,  doz.  stalks, 
40  to  65c ;  endive,  doz..  20  to  25c ;  horse¬ 
radish,  lb.,  10  to  12c ;  lettuce,  doz.  heads, 
25  to  35c ;  Boston,  hamper.  $2.35  to 
$2.50;  onions,  yellow,  bu..  $1.40  to  $1.50; 
Spanish,  crate,  $2.35  to  $2.50 ;  parsnips, 
bu..  90c  to  $1 ;  parsley,  doz.  bunches,  20 
to  25c ;  potatoes,  bu..  75  to  S5c ;  romaine, 
doz.  heads.  25  to  30c;  radishes,,  doz. 
bunches,  15  to  20c;  rutabagas,  bu.,  75  to 
80c;  spinach,  bu..  70  to  80c;  Hubbard 
squash,  lb..  1  to  2%c;  turnips,  bu..  90c 
to  $1 ;  vegetable  oysters,  doz.  bunches, 
35  to  40e. 
Hickory  nuts,  bu.,  $2 ;  walnuts,  bu., 
$1.50  to  $2 ;  butternuts,  bu.,  $1.50  to  $2. 
Beans,  per  100  lbs.,  hand-picked,  red 
marrow,  $6  to  $6.25 ;  white  marrow,  $8 ; 
red  kidney,  $6  to  $6.25;  white  kindey,  $7 
to  $7.50 ;  pea,  $4  ;  medium,  $4.50 ;  yel¬ 
low  eye,  $5 ;  Imperials,  $6. 
Hides,  No.  1,  steers,  lb.,  5c ;  No.  2, 
4c ;  cows  and  heifers,  No.  1,  5c ;  No.  2, 
4c ;  bulls  and  stags,  4c ;  horsehides,  each, 
$2  to  $3 ;  sheep  skins,  each,  50c  to  $1.50 ; 
calf,  13c  ;  No.  2,  12c  ;  lambs,  50c  to  $1.50 ; 
shearlings,  25  to  75c;  fleece,  lb.,  35c; 
wool,  unwashed,  medium,  35c. 
Wheat,  bu.,  $1.05  to  $1.10 ;  corn,  8S 
to  90c ;  oats,  52  to  53c ;  rye,  80  to  82c. 
Hay,  Timothy,  No.  1,  ton,  $22 ;  clover 
or  Alfalfa,  $20  to  $22  ;  mixed  hay,  $18 
to  $20 ;  oat  straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16 ;  wheat 
straw,  ton,  $14  to  $16;  rye  straw,  $20. 
Buffalo  Wholesale  Markets 
The  produce  markets  are  not  very 
strong.  Eggs  have  declined  and  some 
vegetables  are  lower.  Poor  demand  is 
said  to  be  the  difficulty. 
BUTTER — CHEESE — EGGS 
Butter,  steady ;  creamery,  52  to  58c ; 
dairy,  crocks,  38  to  42c ;  common,  25  to 
28c.  Cheese,  steady ;  new  daisies,  flats, 
27  to  28c ;  longhorns,  28  to  29c ;  Lim- 
burger,  33  to  35c;  Swiss,  34  to  35c. 
Eggs,  weak;  hennery,  52  to  56c;  State 
and  Western  candled,  45  to  52c ;  storage, 
32  to  40c. 
POULTRY 
Dressed  poultry,  dull ;  turkey,  35  to 
40c ;  fowl.  22  to  32c ;  chickens,  25  to  26c ; 
roasters,  28  to  30c ;  old  roosters,  18  to 
19c ;  ducks,  25  to  30c ;  geese,  23  to  25c. 
Live  poultry,  steady;  turkeys,  32  to  34c; 
fowls,  22  to  25c;  chickens,  22  to  23c; 
broilers.  34  to  40c;  ducks,  24  to  27c; 
geese,  21  to  23c;  rabbits,  wild,  pair,  55 
to  60c ;  pigeons,  pair,  25  to  35c. 
APPLES — POTATOES 
Apples,  dull ;  Fameuse,  bu.,  $1.75  to 
$2;  Jonathan,  Baldwin,  McIntosh,  $1.50 
to  $1.75 ;  King,  Wealthy,  Greenings', 
$1.25  to  $1.50 ;  seconds,  50  to  75c.  Po¬ 
tatoes,  quiet ;  home-grown,  bu.,  75c  to 
$1 ;  Michigan,  150  lbs.,  $1.90  to  $2;  Jer¬ 
sey  sweet,  hamper,  $2.75  to  $2.85. 
FRUIT  S - BFRRIE  S 
Pears,  easy ;  Beurre  Rose,  bu.,  $2  to 
$2.50;  Iveiffer,  75c  to  $1.  Quinces,  quiet; 
bu.,  75c  to  $1.  Cranberries,  Cape  Cod, 
50-lb.  box.  $4.25  to  $4.50.  Grapes,  Cali¬ 
fornia  Malaga,  box,  $1.50  to  $2;  Tokays, 
$L65  to  $2.25. 
BEANS — ONIONS 
Beans,  quiet ;  white  kidney,  ewt.,  $11 
to  $11.50 ;  marrow,  $10.50  to  $11 :  red 
kidney,  $8  to  $8.50;  pea,  medium,  $6.50 
to  $7.  Onions,  weak ;  Spanish  crate, 
$2.36  to  $2.50 ;  home-grown,  bu.,  $2.75 
to  $3 ;  State,  .cwt.,  $2  to  $3.25. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables,  steady ;  beans,  white  and 
wax,  hamper,  $4.50  to  $5 ;  beets,  bu., 
90c  to  $1 ;  Brussels  sprouts,  qt.,  15  to 
25c;  cabbage,  bu.,  50  to  60c;  cauliflower, 
bu..  $1  to  $1.50;  carrots,  bu.,  $1  to 
$1.25  ;  celery,  crate,  $4.50  to  $5  ;  cucum¬ 
bers,  Florida  crate,  $5  to  $6 ;  eggplant, 
Florida  crate.  $5.50  to  $6 ;  endive,  doz., 
75c  to  $1 ;  lettuce,  2-doz.  box,  $1  to 
$1.25 ;  Iceberg.  Florida  crate.  $1.75  to 
$2 ;  parsley,  doz.  bunches,  50  to  75c ; 
peppers,  Florida  crate,  $5  to  $6 ;  pump¬ 
kins.  bu..  $1  to  $1.25 ;  radishes,  doz. 
bunches,  30  to  35c  ;  spinach,  bu.,  50c  to 
$1 ;  squash,  cwt.,  $2.50  to  $3 ;  tomatoes, 
10-lb.  basket.  $2  to  $2.75  ;  turnips,  white, 
bu.,  60c  to  $1 ;  yellow,  50  to  60c ;  vege¬ 
table  oyster,  doz.  bunches,  75  to  90c. 
SWEETS 
Honey,  quiet ;  white  comb.  20  to  22c ; 
dark,  IS  to  20c ;  strained,  qt.,  70  to  80c. 
Maple  products,  inactive ;  sugar,  lb.,  10 
to  18c ;  syrup,  gal.,  $1.25  to  $1.75. 
FEED 
Hay,  easy ;  Timothy,  bulk,  ton,  $17  to 
$19 ;  clover  mixed,  $16  to  $18 ;  rye  straw, 
$12  to  $14 ;  oat  and  wheat  straw,  $10 
to  $12 ;  wheat  bran,  carlot,  ton,  $30 ; 
middlings.  $29 ;  red-dog,  $35 ;  cottonseed 
meal.  $47.20;  oilmeal.  $44.50;  hominy, 
$35.50;  gluten,  $45.30;  oat  feed,  $16; 
rye  middlings,  $27.40.  J.  W.  C. 
Skims  . 10  @  .19 
EGGS 
White,  choice  to  fancy  . . .  .$0.61. @$0.62 
Medium  to  good . 56@-  .60 
Mixed  colors,  nearby  best  . .  .54  @ 
Gathered,  best . 49 @ 
Common  to  good . 30@ 
Storage,  best  . 40 @ 
Common  to  good . 24  @ 
.56 
.50 
.45 
.42 
.32 
LIVE  POULTRY 
Fowls,  lb. 
.  .  .$0.20@$0.25 
Chickens  . ’  ,21@ 
Roosters  . 13@ 
Bucks  . 24  @ 
Geese . 20  @ 
Turkeys  . 32@ 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  Spring,  choice _ $0.44@$0 
Common  to  good . 25  @ 
Chickens,  best  . 43 @ 
Fair  to  good . 33(a) 
„  Fowls  . 16  @ 
Roosters  . 13(g) 
Bucks . 20@ 
Geese  . . 1S@ 
Squabs.  11  to  12  lbs.  doz.  . .  8.00010. 
9  to  10  lbs .  6.500  8 
6  to  8  lbs .  3.000  6, 
Spring  guineas,  pair .  1.00@  1 
PEUIT 
Apples — McIntosh,  bbl . $4.000$S 
Greening  .  2.500; 
Baldwin . 2.000 
'S»y  .  3.00@ 
Wealthy  .  2.500 
Winter  Banana  . 2.500 
King  .  3.000 
Twenty  Ounce  .  2.000 
Belicious  .  2.000 
Jonathan  .  2.000; 
Grimes  . 2.000 
York  .  2.000 
Pears — Seek  el,  bbl .  5.00010. 
Kieffer,  bbl .  1.500 
Cranberries,  bbl .  6.000: 
Half,  bbl.  box  . . 3.00(g) 
Kumquats,  qt . 030 
Strawberries,  So.,  qt . 1.000 
.23 
.14 
.32 
.25 
.35 
.45 
35 
.45 
40 
.29 
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.30 
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$3.00  @$4.00 
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VEGETABLES 
Beets,  bu . 
Carrots,  100-lb.  bag  . 
Cabbage,  bbl . 
100-lb.  bag  . 
New,  bu.  basket  . 
Kale,  bbl . 
Parsley,  bbl . 
Eggplant,  bu . 
Lettuce,  bu . 
Onions,  100  lbs . 
Peppers,  bu . 
Cauliflower,  bbl . 
Radishes,  100  bunches . 
Spinach,  bu . 
Peas,  So.  bu.  basket . 
Squash,  bbl . 
String  beans,  bu . 
Tomatoes,  30-lb.  crate . 
Turnips,  bbl . 
Cucumbers,  bu . . 
Watercress,  100  bunches  .  . . 
Bi'ussels  sprouts,  qt . 
Celery,  washed,  doz.  heai’ts. 
HAY  AND  GRAIN 
Hay — Timothy,  No.  1  .  .$28.00@$29.00 
No.  2  .  26.00@  27.00 
No.  3  .  23.00@  25.00 
(Straw — Rye  .  21.00(g)  22.00 
Oat  .  14.00@  15.00 
1.65  „ 
1.50  @ 
1.35  @ 
.75@ 
.75@ 
14.00@15.00 
3.00(g)  5.00 
•75@ 
2.00@ 
2.00(g) 
3.00  @ 
3.00@ 
.75@ 
2.00(g) 
2.00(g) 
1.50(g) 
3.00  @ 
1.50@ 
1.75@ 
2.25  @ 
,10@ 
1.00@ 
1.90 
1.75 
1.60 
1.25 
1.00 
3.25 
4.00 
3.00 
7.00 
7.00 
1.00 
4.25 
3.00 
4.00 
4.00 
2.00 
3.75 
3.00 
.20 
1.50 
.$2.35@$2.80 
.  3.35(g)  3.50 
.  2.25(g)  2.50 
.  1.50@  3.00 
POTATOES 
Maine.  150-lb.  sack  .... 
Long  Island,  150  lbs.  . . . 
State.  150  lbs . 
Sweet  potatoes,  bu . 
COUNTRY-DRESSED  MEATS 
Qalves — choice  . $0.1S@$0.19 
Good  to  prime  . 12(g)  .17 
Grassers  . : . 08(g)  .11 
Lambs,  hothouse,  each  _ 10.00@13.00 
Pigs,  40-80  lbs . 10@  .15 
Heavier  . 05@  .08 
LIVE  STOCK 
Steers,  100  lbs . $7.75@$9.10 
Bulls  . . .  5.00@  5.25 
Cows  .  1.25@  4.00 
Calves,  best  . 12.00@12.75 
Lower  grades  .  5.00@  9.00 
Sheep  . 3.00@  0.00 
Lambs  . 13.00@14.25 
Hogs  .  6.50@  7.00 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
December  20.  1923. 
MILK 
December  milk  pi-ices  are  as  follows ; 
League  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 
Ci’eamerv,  fancy  . . . 
@$0.55% 
Good  to  choice  . .  . 
...  .4S 
@ 
.54 
Lower  grades  . . . . 
...  .41 
@ 
.43 
Dairy,  best . 
. . .  .53 
@ 
.54 
Common  to  good  . 
. . .  .40 
@ 
.50 
Packing  stock  . 
.  .  .  .28 
@ 
.32 
Danish  . 
@ 
.54 
Argentine  . 
...  .41 
@ 
.45 
Siberian  . 
...  .40 
@ 
.45 
New  Zealand  . 
...  .5014  @ 
.51 
Canadian  . 
...  .51 
@ 
•52% 
CHEESE 
Full  cream  specials  . .  .$0.26%  @$0.27 
Average  run  . 24  @  .25 
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 @  .06 
Cheese . 34(g)  .38 
Eggs,  best,  doz . . . 65(g)  .75 
Gathered . 50@  .60 
Fowls  . 30  @  .38 
Chickens,  lb . 45@  .48 
Tui-keys,  lb . 45  @  .50 
Potatoes,  lb . 03(g)  .04 
Onions,  lb . 05@  .10 
Lettuce,  head  . 10@  .15 
Bobby  :  “Can’t  I  change  my  name  to¬ 
day,  ma?”  Mother:  “What  in  the  world 
do  you  want  to  change  your  name  for?” 
Bobby  :  “Cause  pa  said  he  will  whip  me 
when  he  gets  home,  as  sure  as  my  name’s 
Robert.” — Boston  Transcript. 
