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American Agriculturist, Marcli 10,1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
POTATO MARKET BETTER 
D ue to cold weather, car shortage 
and bad roads in the country, there 
was a good market for potatoes last 
week. The demand began about Wash¬ 
ington’s Birthday and prices for States 
firmed up from $2.00 per 150-lb. sack, 
delivered in carlots, to $2.20, with quo¬ 
tations ranging from $2.10 to $2.40. 
Bulk, $1.26 cwt. to $1.35. Sales in the 
yards, depending on quality, were made 
from $2.15 to $2.50 per 160-lb. sack; a 
few quoted .as high as $2.65. Long 
Islands in light supply (there are only 
a few cars yet in the hands of growers) 
sold as high as $5 per 180 lbs. bulk in 
some yards. At Pittsburgh March 1 
State round whites brought $2.75 per 
150-lb. sack. 
As long as present conditions prevail 
in the country and the New York City 
arrivals are light, the demand ought to 
continue. 
Total carlot shipments in the coun¬ 
try, including both old and new crops 
potatoes, are running several thousand 
ahead of last year at this time, al¬ 
though shipments of late crop potatoes 
are about 5,000- cars below last year. 
Shipments of Long Island potatoes are 
over 2,000 cars in excess of last year 
to date, but up-State New York is 
nearly 4,000 cars below last year. 
Maine is, 7,000 cars behind last year. 
The United States Department of 
Agriculture estimates a much smaller 
acreage of early Irish Cobblers to be 
planted in Alabama, Florida, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and 
Virginia. It is possible that in spite 
of tte heavy production of late crop 
potatoes last fall, the two factors of 
destruction of crop because of discour¬ 
agement and neglect in the West and 
the shortage in new crop potatoes, may 
keep the market in the East from 
breaking as sharply as expected with 
warmer weather. 
HIGH CABBAGE PRICES CONTINUE 
Cabbage continues very scarce and 
good Danish white sold last week at 
$50 to $55 per ton in New York. Some 
New York buyers went up into the 
country and bought cabbage from 
growers at $30 per ton by paying cash 
for it, while shipments sent to New 
York on consignment realized $40 per 
ton net f. o. b. shipping point for the 
shippers. Southern new cabbage ship¬ 
ments so far this season amount to 
only 852 cars, compared with 2,730 cars 
up to February 25 last year. The mar¬ 
ket will probably hold up till new-crop 
shipments become heavier, but warmer 
weather will release *a lot of late cab¬ 
bage that cannot be shipped under 
present conditions. The Pittsburgh 
market has been higher than New 
York, and on March 1 white Danish 
was quoted there at $70 to $80 per ton, 
wholesale bulk. 
APPLE RECEIPTS LIGHT 
Owing to the light receipts last week, 
the market' continued firm and active 
for fancy barreled apples of either red 
or green varieties. The f. o. b. market 
at Rochester for A grade 2^/4-inch 
Baldwins was $4.75 to $5 per bbl. and 
for Greenings $4.50 to $4.75. 
Wholesale prices at New York on 
barreled apples March 1, per bbl., A 
grade, 2-inch, were: 
Vahiety Rest 
Baldwin... $5.25@5.50 
Greening. Vi.5C)@5.75 
King. 5 @5.25 
N. Spy.... 7 @8 
Fancy Ordinary 
$5.75 $5 . 
6 4.75@5 
5.50 4.50@4.75 
9 @10 
EGGS COME DOWN GRADUALLY 
The top quotation on extra fancy 
New Jersey eggs was down to 45c per 
dozen March 1, compared with 48c on 
the previous Friday. Receipts at New 
York are increasing, and exceed those 
of last year since January 1 by over 
60,000 cases. Total receipts in the four 
largest markets of the country are 
also in excess of last year by over 
20,000 cases. Reports from most sec¬ 
tions of the country indicate increased 
numbers of laying hens. The storage 
reserve is now nearly exhausted. The 
temporary advance in eggs, due to ex¬ 
treme cold weather, however, seems to 
have reduced consumption somewhat. 
The demand for fancy nearby eggs 
has been active, however, and stocks 
cleaned up fairly well last week. Fancy 
hennery brown eggs now bring amost 
as high a price as fancy whites, top 
quotation being 44c on March 1. To 
get such a price, the eggs must be a 
good dark brown color and large size. 
Cream-colored eggs are not wanted. 
Wholesale prices on March 1 were 
about Ic lower per dozen than on corre¬ 
sponding date last year. 
SPECULATION APPECTS BUTTER 
MARKET 
Last week wholesale prices on fresh 
creamery extras went up to 52 %c, and 
then dropped to 49c. Speculative buy¬ 
ing in the Chicago market undoubtedly 
had a considerable effect on prices and 
kept the tone firm. The situation was 
very sensitive, however, and prices 
dropped very sharply on March 1. The 
consumption has held up remarkably 
well in the face of prevailing prices. 
Stocks on hand in the four largest 
national markets last week showed 
some reduction, and the present cold 
storage holdings are extremely light 
for the season. The production of new 
butter is still running considerably 
ahead of last year. Prices now are 
below the level of most of the foreign 
butter markets, and no further new 
shipments are l^ing directed this way. 
Only a small shipment of 1,000 boxes 
of Argentine butter arrived last week. 
In spite of the decline on March 1, the 
prospect is for a continued firm market. 
CHEESE MARKET STEADY 
The production of cheese in the East 
has not increased materially. Only a 
few lots have come to New York and 
trading on these has been rather quiet, 
since the only large buyers have been 
the grinders. There has been some 
export inquiries for fresh cheese, Eng¬ 
lish markets being high, but the prices 
bid have not yet been high enough to 
secure any stock here. In the West the 
making of fresh cheese is gradually 
increasing and is still running heavier 
than last year. 
The wholesale market for cheese has 
been more active, however, and stocks 
of held cheese at al| the Eastern mar¬ 
kets have been reduced to an extremely 
low point for the season. Fancy, held. 
State flats which are in the hands of a 
few dealers are very firm and show a 
tendency to advance. Feeling is gen¬ 
erally steady on fresh State flats, spot 
offerings of which are light. A good 
many of the fresh cheeses now being 
made are washed curds of which com¬ 
paratively few are coming to this 
market. State whole milk flats, aver¬ 
age run, white and colored were quoted 
March 1, at 28 @ 28^4c for held and 
26c for fresh. 
NEW RULING ON LIVE ANIMALS 
The recent ruling of the New York 
City Health Department prohibiting the 
sale ‘of live animals unless first sent to 
the licensed meat slaughter houses has 
caused objection from some of the lab¬ 
oratories where these animals were 
used for experimental purposes. The 
Health Department has stated that 
shipments of live animals destined for 
hospitals and universities would be 
under embargo until the laboratory 
actually received them. Dealers having 
orders from these laboratories can have 
the embargo on the animals lifted by 
communicating with the Department of 
Health. 
The prohibition of the sale of live 
animals unless sent to licensed slaugh¬ 
ter houses has cut off a large part of 
the receipts. 
LIVE STOCK PRICES LOWER 
• 
The New York market on practically 
all live stock was lower last week owing 
to decreased demand. The supplies of 
cattle were heavy and there was a fair 
'supply of calves. There were practi- 
ally no lambs from nearby sections. 
Calves both of Jersey City and New 
York sold at 5 to 15c per lb., prime 
stock bringing 14 to 15c. Cattle ranged 
from 5Vz to 10c per lb., bulls 5 to 6c, 
cows 2 to 5c and hogs mostly around 9c. 
FIRST SPRING BROILERS ARRIVE 
The first receipts of genuine spring 
broilers arrived last week and sold 
quickly at 85c each, 1 lb. weights. A 
few later sales were reported as high 
as 87c, the range going as low as 75c. 
There is a strong demand for these 
early spring broilers and additional 
shipments would move quickly. There 
is an over-supply of live fowls in the 
market and prices tend downward. The 
average run of live chickens received 
now are very staggy and little better 
than old roosters. Small chickens are 
in demand and selling at a wide range 
in prices depending upon size and quali¬ 
ty. Express shipments of pigeons sold 
at 60 (S) 55c _ per pair. Express ship¬ 
ments of live turkeys sold readily. 
Demand is largely for hens and on 
mixed lots 25c has been full price. 
Straight shipments of hens bring as 
high as 40c. The season for geese is 
rapidly waning, qualities are running 
poor and trading is slow with 20c as 
extreme price for the best. 
HONEY MARKET STEADY. 
Wholesale prices on honey have 
changed very little in several weeks but 
the feeling is a little better. White 
clover extracted per lb. sells wholesale 
at QVz @ 10^c, in comb, $3.50 @ $4.50 
per case; Buckwheat extracted, 8% @ 
10c, in comb, $3 @ $4. 
DRESSED MEATS LOWER 
Country dressed calves dropped from 
25 to 16c per lb, on an average last 
week. Receipts were very heavy,and 
market was weak. Dressed hot house 
lambs found a slow demand and dropped 
from 15 to 10c per lb, on an average. 
There were very few dressed hogs from 
nearby sections. The prices ranged 
from 5 to 30c, depending upon weights 
and quality. White-skinner roasting 
dressed pigs, 10 to 15 lbs. weight, sold 
at 25 to 30c per lb.; 16 to 40 lbs., 20 @ 
23c: 40 to 100 lbs., 12 @ 16c, and 100 
to 150 lbs., 10 @ 12c. 
MAPLE PRODUCTS 
The market for maple sugar and 
syrup is quiet, although supply of cake 
sugar is light. Wholesale prices 25 @ 
30c per lb. for sugar and $1.60 @ $1.70 
for syrup. The large buyers are fairly 
well supplied till new run of syrup 
will be available. Consumer demand is 
light. Opportune time for producers 
to interest the public in maple syrup 
and sugar, is during the coming sap 
drawing season. A campaign of pub¬ 
licity and advertising would at that 
time do a lot to increase consumption. 
HAY SHORTAGE RELIEVED 
The acute shortage of hay at New 
York terminals, due to difficulties of 
transportation, was somewhat relieved 
last week. Receipts continue light, 
however, and the market steady. The 
values of hay shipments were not 
clearly defined, and prices depended 
somemiat on willingness • of dealers 
who had hay to take advantage of 
shortage. Most sales ranged from $26 
to $30 per ton, with some at even 
higher prices. 
With milder weather, country roads 
may in such bad shape as to check 
shipping, and the market may continue 
good for some time. It would seem de¬ 
sirable to get hay to market as long as 
conditions remain as at present. 
The railroad’s system of issuing per¬ 
mits through New York dealers for 
shipment of hay has been repeatedly 
criticised in these columns. It has some 
arguments in its favor, of course, but, 
on the whole, it is a pernicious system. 
If permits are to be issued at all, they 
should go out through some public 
agency, such as the Department of 
Farms and Markets, or a committee in 
which shippers and receivers are rep¬ 
resented. The whole machinery for 
handling hay shipments in the New 
York market creaks with antiquity. 
FEED MARKET QUIET 
Offerings of feed stuffs were liberal 
at Buffalo last week, but prices contin¬ 
ued fairly firm. Bran and middlings 
were in greatest demand. Quotations 
on carlots f. o. b. Buffalo in 100-lb. 
sacks, March 1, were: Gluten feed, 
$46.50; cottonseed meal, 36 per cent, 
$47.75; cottonseed meal, 43 per cent, 
$53; oil meal, 33 to 34 per cent, local 
billed, $50; dried brewers’ grains, $49; 
standard spring bran, $35; hard winter 
bran,' $35.75; standard spring mid¬ 
dlings, $35; choice flour middlings, 
$37.00; white hominy, $33.80. Feed 
grains f. o. b. Buffalo, per bu. y No. 2 
yellow corn, 84c; No. 2 white oats, 53c. 
CASH GRAINS AT NEW YORK 
The following were cash grain prices 
at New York March 1: No. 2 hard 
winter, $1.31; No. 2 mixed durum, 
$1,221/4; No. 2 yellow corn, 91c; No. 2 
mixed corn, OOVzc; No. 2 white oats, 
56c; rye, 95%c; barley, 81@82c; buck¬ 
wheat, $1.95 @ 2.25. At Chicago —No. 
hard wheat, $1.18l^ @ 1.201/4; No._ 2 
yellow com, ISVz @ '74%c; No. 2 white 
oats, 4514 @ 47c; rye, 83i/4(S)84c; 
barley, 65 (S) 73c. 
TRADING IN BEANS LIGHT 
The New York market on dry beans 
continued quiet. Trading was mostly 
of light jobbing character. Feeling 
fairly steady on most varieties. Quo¬ 
tations March 1 follow: Mamows, do¬ 
mestic, $10 @ 10.75; per 100 lbs., pea 
beans, medium, $8.25 @ 8.50; red kid¬ 
neys, $8.50; white kidneys, $9 @ 10. 
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Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on March 2: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) 
New Jersey henneiy 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 score). 
State dairy (salted), finest.., 
Good to prime. 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) 
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.... 
New York 
Buffalo 
Phila. 
43 @45 
45 
40 @40% 
39@4 i 
40 
38% @39% 
38 
38%@40 
37 @38 
42 @44 
36 @41 
38@39 
37%@38 
38@39 
49% @50 
55@56 
49 
54@55 
53 
50@51 
45(®48 
U. S. Grades 
Old Grade Standards 
$28@29 
20@21 
20@21 
27@28 
17@18 
21@23 
27@28 
20 
28@29 
16@18 
15@16 
25 
26@27 
28@29 
24@25 
24@25 
23@24 
23@25 
26@28 
15@16 
17@18 
19@20 
13 @13% 
11@15 
4 @, 4% 
4@5 
9% @13% 
14@15% 
3%@ 5% 
6@ 8% 
9 @ 9% 
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