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American Agriculturist, April 21, 1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
WOOL PEICES FIEM 
T here is a broadening tendency to 
the wool market, both here and 
abroad, and the tendency of prices in 
consequence is to harden. There is a 
more pronounced interest in fine wools, 
which have, been in tremendous demand 
and in relatively small supply. It is 
understood that of the imports of fine 
wools from abroad this season the 
greater part of such wools have already 
passed into the hands of the manu¬ 
facturers. 
In the West, short combing fine, and 
fine medium clips are now definitely on 
a clean basis, landed Boston, of $1.40 
and not infrequently slightly more is 
estimated to have been paid. The Idaho 
Falls wools, of about 60,000 fleeces, 
were bought last week at 43 ^,4 c for 
wool shrinking possibly 57 per cent 
and running closely to %-blood and 14- 
blood grades. 
• In the Boston market there has been 
a wide range of wools sold so far as 
qualities are concerned, and more in¬ 
terest is being shown in scoured wools 
of nearly all grades. Prices are very 
firm, and the tendency is to harden 
unless on low grades scoureds and wool 
oils. 
Following are the quotations on the 
New York market April 13: Domestic, 
cleaned, unwashed Ohio and Pennsyl¬ 
vania, fine delaine, 66 @ 58c per lb.; 
XX, 52 (5) 54c; 14-blood, 55 @ 56c; %- 
blood, 52 @ 53c; 14-blood, 50 @ 51c. 
POTATO MARKET STRONG 
Most of the buyers in New York City 
are now showing a decided preference 
for Idaho potatoes. The market firmed 
up last week from $1.90 cwt. sacked, 
delivered, to $2.20, and some of the 
largest shippers were not quoting until 
they have caught up on the orders they 
had booked. 
Some^cars of Maines came into Har¬ 
lem yards frozen, and this stock had a 
tendency to keep the prices unsettled. 
Other ya,rds report light arrivals and 
a good trade. 
Total carlot shipments of old-crop 
potatoes in the country this,season up 
to April 7 were 160,040, compared with 
157,433 last season to same date, and 
a total of 186,426 cars for all of last 
season. Carlpt shipments of new-crop 
potatoes this season, however, were 
26,441, compared with 19,858 in the 
same period last year. This means the 
total shipments of both late and early 
crop this season up to April 7 were 
over 7,000 cars in excess of last year’s 
shipments in the same period. 
STORAGE APPLES SHOW SCALD 
The bulk of the offerings of barreled 
apples at New York last week came out 
of storage with a bad condition of scald. 
Fancy Greenings of medium size free 
from scald brought as high as $7.60. 
Ordinary stock went as low as $4.50 
per bbl. There were very few fancy 
well-colored Baldwins available. 
Wholesale prices, barreled stock, A 
grade, 214-inch, at New York, April 
12, were: 
BaldwlTja.. 
Greenings. 
Ben Davis . 
Best Fancy 
$5 @6.25 
6.25@7.60 6.75@7.25 
3 @3.75 
Ordinary 
$4 @4.25 
4.50@5 
STORING HELPS EGG MARKET 
After the very dull period in the 
week following Easter, the egg market 
picked up again last week. Buying for 
cold storage became more active, and 
the receipts in the large markets fell 
off considerably. The decline in ship¬ 
ments to large markets is explained 
chiefiy by the fact that in the middle 
Western sections attention is being given 
largely to storage packing and the pro¬ 
portionate quantity of eggs that is go¬ 
ing into storage at country points is 
greater so far than at large markets. 
The stock of eggs in cold storage on 
April 12 this ye^r in the four large 
markets was only 441,979 cases, as 
compared with 988,136 cases at this 
time last year, and a still larger amount 
at this time in 1921. In New York 
City the cold storage stocks on hand 
April 12 were 243,064, as compared 
with 390,879 ht the same time last year. 
Receipts of eggs at New York were 
104,278 cases last week, compared with 
186,116 cases in the corresponding week 
last year, and the receipts at New York 
since January 1 were 2,124,985 cases. 
compared with 2,170,717 cases during 
the same period in 1922. 
BUTTER OUTLOOK GOOD 
Some dealers think there will still be 
a shortage before the spring increase 
in production, that will cause stiffen 
prices. The demand is very satisfac¬ 
tory. The wholesale trade is generally 
cleaning up its floor daily. The big 
chain stores are selling retail at a very 
small margin over wholesale prices, 
which tends to encourage consumption. 
There were altogether in public ware¬ 
houses at New York only 1,043,646 lbs. 
of butter on April 12, compared with 
1,576,886 lbs. the same date last year. 
Receipts are running around 30,400 lbs. 
per week. 
BROILERS TOO LIGHT 
Receipts of live spring broilers by 
express last week were liberal, but 
toward end of week they sold qqite ac¬ 
tively and at fairly good prices. Many 
shippers have been sending too light¬ 
weight broilers to market to get good 
prices, some weighing as little as one- 
half pound. To get best results, broil¬ 
ers should be 114 lbs. or more, and it is 
a mistake to send any less than 14 lb. 
They should be carefully sorted as to 
size and weight so that each coop is as 
uniform as possible. 
LIVE-CALF RECEIPTS HEAVY 
The receipts of live calves at New 
York last week were heavy and the 
demand moderate, which resulted in a 
decline of prices toward the end of the 
week. Strictly choice veal calves sold 
at $11 per cwt. in the middle of last 
week, but declined on Thursday with a 
top price of $10 per cwt. On Wednes¬ 
day, other grades ranged from $10.50 
down to $6 for very common and small 
calves brought $3.50 to $4.50 p6r cwt. 
The day following, medium grades sold 
considerably lower and small calves 
dropped down to $3 to $4. The de¬ 
mand for the best quality of live calves, 
however, was about sufficient to clean 
up supplies. 
Choice clipped live lambs sold on 
April 12 at $12.25 per cwt., which was 
an improvement over the market earlier 
in the week. The best unshorn lambs 
did not bring over $14 to $14.50. 
Live hogs declined slightly early last 
week and then continued steady. 
CHOICE VEALS SCARCE 
The receipts of country-dressed veal 
calves at New York last week continued 
to be heavy of the medium grade, but 
choice veals were comparatively scarce. 
Toward the end of last week the tone 
of the market for average quality 
dressed calves was weak and the prices 
irregular. Really choice veals, how¬ 
ever, were sold at 15 to 16c per lb., with 
some very fancy occasionally bringing 
even higher prices in a small way. 
Prime veals sold largely at 12 to 13c, 
and poor to fair grade 9 to 11c, with 
very common and small at still lower 
prices. 
Country-dressed lambs were in light 
receipt early last week, but somewhat 
heavier toward the end of the week. 
The finest hothouse lambs of desirable 
weight sold as high as $11 per carcass., 
The lower grades toward the end of the 
week sold at a wide range of from $3 
to $8. There were practically no re¬ 
ceipts of country-dressed pork from 
nearby sections, and prices of 16 to 17c 
for pigs, light to medium weight, per 
lb., were nominal. 
HAY MARKET STEADY 
The market for hay and straw at 
New York was steady last week, and 
there was very little change in prices. 
Shipments to 33d Street on the New 
York Central were light, and ship¬ 
ments reported on the way were not 
heavy. There was very little accumu¬ 
lation of stock in the market. Rye 
straw was scarce and prices for it firm. 
Oat straw sold slowly. Hay shippers 
are urged to comply with the require¬ 
ments of the New York State laws in 
tagging each bale of hay or straw with 
a cardboard tag with large legible fig¬ 
ures, giving the exact weight of the 
bale. 
FEED MARKET STRONGER 
There was much more activity in 
feeds at Buffalo last week and the 
market was firm with a tendency 
toward higher prices. Nearly all feeds 
advanced over the previous week except 
gluten feed and cottonseed meal. Quo¬ 
tations per ton in 100-lb. sacks, carlots, 
Buffalo rate basis, April 11, were: 
Gluten feed, $40.05; cottonseed meal, 36 
per cent, $44.75; cottonseed meal, 43 per 
cent, $51; oil meal, 31 per cent, $40.50; 
standards spring bran, $34.25; hard winter 
bran, $34.75; standard spring middlings, 
$33.75: choice flour middlings, $36; white 
hominy, $33.55. No. 2 yellow corn per'bushel, 
92%; No. 2 white oats, 54%c; barley feed, 
72 @ 76c; No. 2 rye, 90c. 
WINTER WHEAT OUTLOOK 
The forecast of the smallest wheat 
crop iff five years, issued by the U. S. 
Dep. of Agr. last week, naturally 
tended to strengthen the market for 
wheat and all grains. “Owing to ex¬ 
tensive drought or scanty rainfalls 
last fall and winter in many sections,” 
the report said, “much wheat failed to 
germinate.” The severe winter has 
injured much of that which did grow. 
In some Western States the condition 
ranges from 50 per cent to complete 
failure. The estimate of April 1, is 
76.2 per cent of normal for the coming 
season or about 572,317,000 bushels. 
The speculative future market was 
very “bullish” as a result of this infor¬ 
mation and even cash spot grains ad¬ 
vanced considerably. Prices on cash 
grains, April 12, follow: 
New York — No. 2 red wheat, $1.52 i/J ; No. 
2 hard winter, $1.37% ; corn, 2 yellow, $1.02; 
2 mixed, $1.01% ; 2 white, $1.02 ; oats 2 white, 
57%c: white clipped, 56% @ 59c; fancy white, 
clipped, 59% @ 61c; rye, 96%c; buckwheat, 
$1.86 @2.10. Chicago — corn, 2 white, 82 %c: 
2 yellow, 82% @ 83%c; oats, 2 white, 47% @ 
48c; rye, 86% @ 87c; barley, 62% @ 71c. 
Pure Bred vs. Good Bulls 
{Continued from page 363) 
Laura gave an average of 3,607 lbs. 
of milk a year during five lactations. 
Her half-Holstein daughter, Lotta, 
gave an average of 7,340 lbs, of milk 
for five lactations. 
Her three - quarter - Holstein grand - 
daughter gave 9,698 lbs. average for 
two lactations. 
Her 15/16 - Holstein great - grand - 
daughter gave only 4,850 lbs. average 
for two lactations. All the daughters 
of the sire of this last cow were about 
equally bad, although the sire was pure 
bred, and probably would have brought 
more than most dairymen would be 
willing to pay for a sire to head the 
herd. 
I am not giving these instances for 
the purpose of proving that grades are. 
better than pure breds as sires. I do 
not think they are. I do, however, think 
that the cream of grade bulls are pre¬ 
ferable to the skim milk of pure breds, 
and the skim milk ones are all too often 
the one the average dairyman buys. 
Spring Egg Season 
Means Plentiful Production 
To Obtain Good Results 
SHIP NOW 
TAUBER BROS. 
183 DUANE ST., NEW YORK CITY 
I ' ' 
EGGS WANTED 
Well-packed, evenly graded, Whites and Browns 
bring highest prices 
LEWIS & SANDBANK 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
152 Reade St., New York 
REFS. GREENWICH BANK: COM. AGENCIES 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
To R. BRENNER & SONS 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
358 Greenwich St., New York City 
WANTED FRESH 
Brown and White Eggs 
Also Duck Eggs 
GEO. M. RITTENHOUSE & CO. 
23 and 25 Jay Street, New York 
Established 1867 
Get our price before 
you sell. VVe buy it 
in large or small lots. 
Spot cash; quick re¬ 
turns. Will furnish 
sacks. Write to-day giving us full par¬ 
ticulars. Send the names of your friends. 
KEYSTONE HIDE CO., Lancaster, Pa. 
WRITE FOR FREE SHIPPING TAGS 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on April 12: 
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 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. 
New York 
36% @37 
36 
32 @33 
30 @31 
30 @33 
28 @29 
33 @35 
29 @32 
25 @27 
49% @50 
49 
48% 
47% @48 
U. S. Grades 
$25@26 
21@23 
14@17 
25@26 
30@31 
16 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor... 
Chickens, leghorqs.. 
Roosters. 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
V Bulls, common to good.. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers .. 
Buffalo 
29@3f) 
28@29 
53@54 
51@52 
49@50 . 
42@48 
Phila. 
28% 
27 
49 
Old Grade standards 
$20@21 $21@22 
. 18@19 
21@22 
15.5b@i6 
26@27 
26@27 
24@25 
21@23 
29@30 
21@22 
( 27@28 
15@16 
17@18 
19@20 
9 @10 
8 @11% 
4 @ 4% 
5 @ 6% 
0 @12 
10 @11% 
3%@ 5% 
5 @ 7% 
9 @ 9% 
8% 
