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American Agriculturist, March 8,1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets 
MEANING OF MARKET 
QUOTATIONS 
HERSCHEL H. JONES 
O NE of the readers of this page re¬ 
cently asked just what the wholesale 
prices quoted here mean. “How can 
the farmer judge from them what the 
price should be f. o. b. his shipping 
point?” All the wholesale quotations^ on 
this page represent prices paid to origi¬ 
nal receivers, by jobbers, retailers or 
other wholesale dealers. On commis¬ 
sion sales the returns to the shipper 
are these jprices minus freight, cartage 
and commission. Such charges as an 
inspection fee for examination of 
dressed meat by the health department 
are usually deducted from the returns. 
To compare these New York market 
prices with your local shipping point 
prices, find out the freight rate from 
your local agent, then deduct from the 
price quoted, the freight on that quan¬ 
tity, the customary commission charge 
and customary loading charges at your 
end. Cartage is not a large factor per 
unit. The usual commission on eggs 
and poultry is 5 per cent, on fruits and 
vegetables 10 per cent, on hay $1.50 @ 
$2 per ton. With hay you do not have 
cartage to pay but frequently have de¬ 
murrage or storage. 
CABBAGE REACHES $55 
No one could have foretold the phe¬ 
nomenal rise in prices of state old crop, 
white cabbage in the last month. Last 
week a few sales of fancy. White Dan¬ 
ish were made at New York at $52 @ 
$55 per ton wholesale and on February 
21 the best old crop Danish variety sold 
mostly at $50, with ordinary quality at 
$45 @ $48. Shipments of Southern 
cabbage continue light and demand is 
extraordinarily active. The difficulty 
of shipping cabbage during the severe 
weather without freezing was the prin¬ 
cipal factor in reducing supplies^ and 
sending the market up. In our judg¬ 
ment, those farmers who are so situated 
that they can get their cabbage to 
market safely while the cold weather 
continues, will get higher prices than 
are likely later. 
POTATO PRICES TREND UPWARD 
Potatoes sold at higher levels at New 
York, due to a good deal of frosted 
stock. There has been a steady demand 
for fancy. Long Island’s, South Side, 
touched the high point for the season 
$1.25 per bushel to the farmer. Since 
there are a few cars yet xmsold, this 
price is likely to hold firm or go even 
higher. 
“States” due to cold weather have 
not been coming in freely and the car- 
lot market in New York City has held 
about $1.30 cwt. delivered for the best 
bulk, sacked, 150-lbs. from $1.90 @ $2, 
carlots, depending upon quality. The 
jobbing trade has paid from $2,25 @ 
$2.35 for fancy, poorer stock much 
lower, some $1.75. 
APPLE MARKET MORE ACTIVE 
Owing to comparatively light supplies 
from Hudson River Valley^ and West¬ 
ern New York, and more active demand, 
the market for barreled apples advanced 
just before Washington’s Birthday. 
Fruit of fancy quality large size in 
good condition and free from frost sold 
very readily. 
Buyers have fought for the privilege 
of paying $14 @ $15 per barrel for 
fancy graded McIntosh in the last two 
weeks. Baldwins, A grade 2% in. sold 
February 21, at $4.76 @$5 per barrel, 
for best, $5.25 @ $5.50 for fancy, and 
$4.25 @ $4.50 for ordinary. Best Bald¬ 
wins a year ago sold at $7.25 @ $8. 
Greenings on February 21, 1923, sold at 
$4.50 @ $5.50, mostly $5 @ $5.25 for 
best quality, whereas at this time last 
SHIP 
EGGS 
TO THE RIGHT HOUSE 
M. ROTH & CO. 
ESTABLISHED OVER 30 YEARS 
185 Duane Street, New York City 
WRITE FOR SHIPPING TAGS 
k ' 
year A grade Greenings of fair quality 
brought $11.50 per barrel. 
EGG RESERVE STOCKS LOW 
Moderate arrivals of eggs on the New 
York market in late February main¬ 
tained a good tone to the egg market, 
offerings clearing rapidly. The promise 
for egg arrivals in the closing days of 
February and early March was an im¬ 
portant subject of gossip among the 
traders. The reserve stocks of eggs are 
nearly used up in anticipation of heavy 
spring arrivals. 
At New York, nearby hennery whites, 
extra fancy, uncandled, brought 48 @ 
50c per dozen, other nearby extra 
fancy, whites, locally candled, 50c, 
extra, 46 @ 47c, extra firsts, 44 @ 45c, 
firsts, 42^4 @) 4314 c, pullets, 39 @ 40c, 
extra fancy hennery browns from New 
Jersey, 47 @ 48c, other extra browns, 
45 @ 46c. As a matter of comparison. 
Pacific Coast extra whites, sold on the 
same market at 45 @ 46c per dozen, 
extra firsts, 43% @ 44%c. 
BUTTER PRICES HOLD STEADY 
The higher grades of fresh creamery 
butter at New York, sold at steady 
prices; even some of the lower grades 
were relatively firm. Finest New York 
State dairy butter, brought 50 %c per 
lb, good to prime, 48 @ 50c, common to 
fair, 42 @ 4714c. Fresh creamery but¬ 
ter, highest score, sold at 6114 @ 52c, 
92 score, 50% (S) 51c, firsts, 49 (S) 5014 c. 
FIRMER TONE ON FANCY CHEESE 
With supply no larger than demanded 
for absorption by the market. New 
York State whole milk cheese was firm 
at 28% @ 29c per lb, for special, 28c 
for average run. Fair to good whole 
milk flats, sold at 26 @27c per lb. 
Wisconsin whole milk twins, held, 
brought 27 %c, fresh Daisies, 2614 (§> 
26 %c. New York State skims, 21% @ 
22c. 
DRESSED POULTRY STEADY 
The third week in February showed 
some improvement in the dressed poul¬ 
try trade, possibly due to the holiday 
on February 22. Prices were steady, 
except on large size fowls, which were 
in relatively heavy supply. New York 
State and nearby dry picked fowls by 
the bbl, 6 lbs and over, sold at 31 @ 
32c per lb, 4 lbs 30c; 3% lbs and under, 
24 @ 29c, dry picked roasting chickens, 
medium weights, 32 (g) 86c. 
Live poultry receipts were irregular 
causing considerable fluctuation in the 
market prices, sometimes of as much as 
2c per lb. on succeeding days. 
CHOICE DRESSED MEATS HIGHER 
At New York, country dressed veals 
sold well on a firm market: prices 1 
cent higher than in mid-February. 
Choice veal calves went at 25 @ 26c per 
Ib. prime, 22 @ 23c, fair to good, 18 @ 
21c. Best hot house lambs, brought 
$10 @ $14 per carcass; 30 and 60 lb. pigs 
sold at 14 @ 16c per lb, heavier weights 
much lower. 
HAY TEMPORARILY SCARCE 
In spite of the heavy supplies of hay 
still on hand in the country, the New 
YoVk market was practically cleaned 
out of unsold stocks at all terminals 
last week and prices went still higher. 
On February 20, there was only one car 
received at 33rd Street. The embargo 
and permit restrictions of the railroads 
cut off shipping and advanced the 
market, but it is likely that as usual by 
the time the shipper who hears of these 
prices gets his hay to the market, it 
will be over supplied again and prices 
down. The best time for shipping hay 
to New York, however, will undoubtedly 
be between now and opening of naviga¬ 
tion on the Hudson and canals. 
STEERS MEET FAIR DEMAND 
At New York, beef animals were in 
fair demand, prices continuing steady. 
Good steers all sold at $9.75 per cwt, 
medium grades, $1 @ $1.65 lower, med- 
ium_ to choice bulls went at $5 @ $6.50, 
choice cows up to $5.50. One group of 
Pa. steers weighing 1,273 each brought 
$9.75 per cwt. Market on calves was 
active and strong with good to choice 
veals, going at $13.60 @ $17. Some 
irregularity existed in the hog market. 
Prices uneven. Medium to light weight 
animals were quoted at $9.25 (S) 9.35 per 
cwt, pigs, $9.15 @ $9.25, heavy animals, 
$8.76 @ $9. 
Little change was recorded in the 
sheep market. Wethers sold at, $4.60 
cwt, with some fancy animals going as 
high as $7.60. Lambs of the better sort, 
brought $16.25 @ $16.50. 
FEEDS HOLD FIRM 
The Buffalo feed market was less 
active last week, but prices held firm, 
with some further advances in mill 
feeds. Quotations on carlots f. o. b. 
Buffalo in 100-lb. sacks, Feb. 21, were: 
Gluten feed, $46.50@47 per ton : Cottonseed 
meal 36, $48.50@49 ; Oil meal 33%-34%, $51 
@51.50 ; Dried brewers’ grains, $49@50 ; Stand¬ 
ard spring bran, $34.75@35 ; Hard winter bran, 
$35.25@35.50 ; Choice flour middlings, $37@ 
37.50; White hominy, $34.80@35.30 ; Feed 
grains, f. o. b. Buffalo, per bu. No. 2 yellow 
corn, 85c ; No. 2 white oats, 53c; barley, 80@ 
82c; rye, 76@78c. 
GRAIN MARKET FEVERISH 
Prices of grains fluctuated up and 
down in the most feverish manner last 
week, as first “bulls,” then “bears,” held 
sway but the future trading did affect 
cash grain very much. Cash grain quo¬ 
tations, February 21, follow: 
At New York — Wheat, No. 2 hard winter, 
$1.30% per bushel; corn. No. 2 yellow, 93c; 
oats. No. 2 white, 57c : ordinary, white, clipped, 
55@57%c; rye, $1.25; barley, 81@82 ; buck¬ 
wheat, $1.96@2.25. At Chicago — Corn, No. 
2 yellow, 71%e; oats. No. 2 white, 46@46%c; 
barley, 64@73c. 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on February 23: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) 
New Jersey hennery whites uncandled, extras... 
Other hennery whites, extras.. 
Extra firsts....,... 
Firsts.. 
Gathered, whites, first to extra firsts. 
Lower grades. 
Hennery browns, extras..... 
Gathered browns and mixed colors, extras.. 
Pullets No. 1. 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score. 
Extra (92 scone).. 
State dairy (salted), finest.. 
Good to prime.... 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) 
New York 
Timothy No. 2. 
Timothy No. 3. 
Timothy Sample... 
Fancy light clover mixed 
Alfalfa, second cutting.. 
Oat straw No. 1. 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor. 
Chickens, leghorns. 
Roosters.. ... 
Live Stock (cents .per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good.. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers.. 
U. S. Grades 
$25@26 
23@24 
19@20 
25@26 
26@27 
15@17 
28e 
26c 
26c 
15@16c 
14%@16 
4@4% 
9%@12% 
3y2@5y2 
9 
Buffalo 
48@50 
50 
44@46 
44@45 
42% @43% 
42% @45 
41@42 
44@46 
39@43 
41@42 
39%@40 
41@42 
51% @52 
55@66 
50%@51 
53@54 
50@51 
43@48 
Phlla. 
'” 41 % 
'”46 
61 
Old Grade standards 
$20@21 $19@21 
. 17@18 
29@30c 
26@28c 
22@24c 
17@18c 
12% @17 
4%@5y2 
12% @15% 
7@8 
9 
20 
15@i6 
28@29c, 
’25@28c 
18@19c 
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There Will Be a Shortage InBaby Chicks 
Order Now—Avoid Disappointment 
There Will Be a Shortage InBahy Chicks 
Order Now—Avoid Disappointment 
Per 25 
Per 50 
Per 100 
Chicks 
Chicks 
•'hicks 
S. C. Leghorns > 715 
White and Black C 
$9.00 
$17.00 
S. C. Leghorns ; 
Brown and Buff | 
i $5.00 
$10.00 
$19.00 
Barred Rocks ' 
Rhode Island > •>: en 
Reds, S. C. or R. C. f 
$10.50 
$20.00 
White Wyandottes ; 
White Rocks 
' $6.00 
$11.50 
$22.00 
Anconas 1 
BlackMtoorcas i tg.SO 
Buff Orpingtons f ^ 
$12.50 
$24.00 
Light Brahmas 
Famous Marcy’s l 
$10.00 
1 
$19.00 
$35.00 
Jersey Black j 
Giants ' 
' $14.00 
$27.00 
$50.00 
ON ORDERS OF 500 to 1,000 of one variety 
SPECIAL DISCOUNT ALLOWED 
Whether your order Is big or small It will have the 
same careful attention. Safe arrival of ■ full count 
guaranteed by Parcel Post Prepaid. Immediate 
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April Chicks Ic lower. May Chicks 2c lower. June, 
July and August Chicks 3c lower. 
ANTHONY H. MOSS, MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. 
BABY CHICKS 
The big, fluffy, lively kind— THE KIND 
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BARRED and WHITE ROCKS. REDS, 
ANCONAS, MINORCAS, 50, $8; 100, $15; 
500, $72.50. BUFF ORPINGTONS and 
WHITE WTANDOTTES, 50, $8.50; 100, 
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Zeeland, Mich. 
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Get a brooder free of charge by getting 
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WHITE ORPINGTONS. $25.00 
BUFF ORPINGTONS. 23.00 
BARRED ROCKS. 22.00 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 25.00 
WHITE LEGHORNS . 18.00 
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204 Northampton, Buffalo, N. Y. 
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strong, vigorous, well-hatched Chicks from 
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Better, stronger, with plenty of "pep”: 
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TURKEYS $7.00 
GEESE $4.50 DUCKS $2.00 
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