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American Agriculturist, June 23,1923 
I 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON 
STREET 
HERSCHEL H. JONES 
I N the New York wholesale produce 
market section, the core of which 
is “Washington Street,” or “the Street,” 
as it is sometimes called to distinguish 
it from “the docks,” conditions are al¬ 
ways changing. 
Cucumbers which had been quite 
scarce and bringing as high as $6 to $7 
per bushel basket, suddenly fell to $3.50 
to $4 for the top quality and as low as 
$1 per basket for ordinary. On Tues¬ 
day morning there were 50 carloads 
in the market, mostly from South 
Carolina. 
New-crop Southern potatoes were in 
the heaviest receipts of the season on 
June 14. South Carolina Cobblers 
No. 1 brought from $5.50 to $6 per 
cloth-top barrel. Old crop white pota¬ 
toes found practically no market unless 
fancy. Not enough sales of State pota¬ 
toes to establish a market. 
New Jersey white cabbage began to 
arrive in the market. The first ship¬ 
ment brought $1.75 to $2 per hamper of 
about 40 lbs. Crates of about 100-lbs. 
brought $3.25 to $3.50. Virginia cab¬ 
bage was plentiful and declined to 
$1 to $2.25 per crate. 
Green corn from Louisiana made its 
first appearance and sold readily at $6 
to $6.50 per barrel of 8 to 10 dozen 
ears. 
A few small lots of cherries were re¬ 
ceived from Hudson River Valley. De¬ 
mand only fair. The market is heavily 
supplied with California cherries. 
Prices, per quart, various red sweet 
varieties, 5 (3) 20c; red sour, 14 (S) 15c. 
Four-quart baskets of early sweet vari¬ 
eties varied in price during the week 
from 75c to $1.25. New Jersey red 
sours in 12-qt. baskets sold at $1.75 to 
$2.25. It is reported that thgre is an 
unusually good crop of cherries this 
season in the Hudson River Valley. 
‘ STRAWBERRIES UNCERTAIN 
Fancy strawberries continued to be 
in active demand, but the market for 
ordinary quality was irregular and dull 
most of last week. Hudson River Val¬ 
ley and Long Island supplies increas¬ 
ing, and bringing highest prices. A 
few sales were made wholesale last 
week at 30 do 36c qt. for fancy. On 
.June 14, Delaware and Marylands sold 
at 10 to 20c and Jerseys 10 to 25c, 
mostly 15 to 20c. Carloads of straw¬ 
berries were received during the week 
from Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma 
and Missouri, and because of ordinary 
quality sold at much lower prices than 
those from nearby sections. 
LETTUCE FINDS WEAK MARKET 
Receipts of lettuce from Orange 
County, N. Y., increased, but much of 
. it was of small size and not well headed. 
The demand was limited. Abundant 
supplies from Long Island and other 
sections caused a weak market. Orange 
County lettuce sold mostly at 75c to $1 
per crate, with a few sales of fancy at 
$1,121^ to $1.35 and poor as lo-w as 50c. 
Long Island lettuce, romaine and 
spinach were plentiful and the market 
for them was dull. Wholesale prices in 
the farmers’ markets were: Lettuce, 
best, per crate (32 quarts), 75c @$1; 
romaine, per crate, 50 @75c; spinach, 
per crate, 50 @ 75c; fancy, $1. 
The first green peas of the season 
from Long Island sold at $3.50 per bu. 
bag in the farmers’ markets last week. 
BUFFALO VEGETABLE MARKET 
Homegrown vegetables in Buffalo 
market were limited to ASPARAGUS, 
which sold last week at $1 to $1.15 per 
doz. iy4-lb. bunches; CUCUMBERS, 75c 
@$1.25 box; PARSLEY, 40 @ 50c per 
doz. small bunches; RADISHES, 20 @ 
30c per doz. bunches; RHUBARB, 20 
@ 30c per doz. bunches; SPINACH, 30 
@ 50c per bu. 
BUNCHED STUFF SELLS WELL 
In the farmers’ markets in New York 
nearby growers found a fairly active 
demand for bunched vegetables. Fol- 
. lowing prices represent wholesale sales 
of farmers to retailers and jobbers: 
BEETS—-Pei bunch, best, 7 @ 8c; 
small, 5 @ 6c. CARROTS—Per bunch, 
best, 5@6c; fancy, large stock, 7c; 
smail^^^KOHLRABIES —Per bunch. 
3 @ 4c. LEEKS—Per bunch, new crop, 
4 @ 6c; old crop, mostly 3c. ONIONS 
—Spring, per bunch, 2@2%c; fancy, 
3 @ 314c. PARSLEY — Per bunch, 
curly, 2 @ 3c; small stock, best, 214 @ 
3c. RADISHES—Per bunch, red tip, 
best, 214 @3c; ordinary, 2c; white tip, 
2 @ 214c; fancy, 3c; white radishes, 
2 @ 314c. RHUBARB — Per bunch, 
best, 214 @ 3c; fancy large, 314c; few 
sales, 4c; small, 2 @ 214 c. 
EGG MARKET CONTINUES POOR 
Only a small percentage of the near¬ 
by eggs received direct from producers 
were of extra fancy light yolk quality. 
A few of the best nearby whites sold as 
high as 34 to 35c, but the great bulk 
of them sold wholesale within a range 
of 28 to 33c, chiefly 28 to 31c per dozen. 
Poor quality still lower, with some even 
at prices of fresh gathered firsts. 
Extra fancy Jersey hennery whites 
graded to uniform high quality moved 
a little more actively toward the end 
of last week at top prices of 38 to 40c. 
Small lots of fancy brown eggs from 
nearby sections brought relatively high 
prices, with extra fancy Jersey hennery 
browns quoted at 36 to 37c. 
General receipts of eggs continue 
heavy for the season. Accumulations 
of reserve stock are greater than at 
this time last year, and the market gen¬ 
erally is pessimistic as to results. 
Speculative buyers are now interested 
only in prices much lower than previ¬ 
ously. Total receipts in first three days 
last week were nearly 10,000 cases 
greater than in same period the week 
previous. ^It is reported, however, that 
the production is falling off in some 
sections due to hot weather. 
As the weather gets hotter, especial 
care should be taken, to get eggs 
promptly to market. Pending shipment 
eggs should be kept only in a cool, 
dry place. 
DAIRY PRODUCTS FIRM 
Wholesale prices on butter were only 
14 c lower last week than the week 
previous. Buyers for cold storage have 
a tendency to hold off purchasing in 
anticipation of somewhat lower prices. 
The present prices, however, are lower 
than was expected a few weeks ago, 
and there has been a fairly steady 
movement into storage. Creamery ex¬ 
tras, 92 score, sold chiefly at 3814 @ 
38 %c, although the top quotation on 
June 14 declined to 3814 to 3814c. 
Some buyers are paying 3914 and 
occasionally 39 %c per lb. for high- 
score butter. The amount of cold 
storage butter on hand in New York 
City on June 14 was 4,148,475 lbs., 
compared with 3,400,700 lbs. on the 
same date last year. The total quan¬ 
tity on hand, in the four large mar¬ 
kets of the country, however, was about 
4,000,000 lbs. short of last year. Re¬ 
ceipts of butter in the first three days 
of last week were about 11,000 tubs 
greater than in the same period in the 
week previous. 
The active offering of foreign butter 
in the New York market is undoubtedly 
having considerable effect in holding 
down price levels. Over 20,000 casks 
of Danish butter are reported to have 
been purchased by New York mer¬ 
chants for shipment within a month. 
Holland has shipped 600 casks of un¬ 
salted butter so far and other ship¬ 
ments are in transit. We are begin¬ 
ning to get a little butter from Argen¬ 
tine. The Baltic countries are inquir¬ 
ing as to possible outlet for their sur¬ 
plus production of butter here this 
year. 
CHEESE HOLDS STEADY 
State whole milk flats, fresh, average 
run, 24% (j) 25c per lb., flats, held, aver¬ 
age run, 28 @ 2814 c. 
SMALL BROILERS NOT WANTED 
The market for broilers continues ^ 
acti,ve. Large size colored stock and 
large leghorns are in good demand. 
The supply of white leghorn broilers is 
increasing, however, and the general 
run of leghoi’ns sold at 40c lb. The 
very small broilers are not wanted, 
however, and bring only 25 @ 36c lb. 
Following were wholesale prices on 
other broilers, June 14: Colored, large, 
50; colored, small, 45c; white leghorn, 
fancy, large, 42c. 
Rabbits, live brought 25c lb.; old 
roosters, 12c lb. 
DRESSED CALF SUPPLY LIGHT 
Receipts of country dressed veal 
calves were light last week, but trad¬ 
ing was slow and really choice calves 
were in very small proportion. Dressed 
calves of coarse quality but of good 
weight sold slowly at unsatisfactory 
prices with sales toward the last of 
the week chiefly at 14 to 15c per lb. 
Dressed lambs are still arriving in 
small quantity with light demand and 
sales mainly at $3 to 8 per carcass. 
Demand was fairly good for live 
calves and prices were steady. Prime 
veals were in greatest demand and 
sold at $12.25 to 12.50 toward the end 
of the week. Some fairly good lots 
of live calves sold at $11.50 to 12. 
HAY MARKET SLIGHTLY BETTER 
Because of light receipts of hay, 
market at New York advanced and 
held firm last week, although trade was 
not very active. Considerable hay is 
now coming in by Catskill boats, mostly 
of low grades and some sales of ship¬ 
ping or No. 4 were down to $20 per 
ton. No. 1 timothy is very scarce and 
could be quite readily sold at $28. No. 
2 is also firm. 
Brooklyn markets are not quite as 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on June 14; 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) 
New Jersey hennery whites uncandled, extras. 
Other hennery whites, extras. 
Extra firsts..- 
Firsts . 
Gathered, whites, first to fextra 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. . . 
Broilers, colored fancy*. 
Broilers, leghorn. 
New York 
38 @40 
36 @37 
30@32 
28@29 
28@31 
261/0 @271/0 
33 @35 
29 @32 
25 @28 
38% @ 391/2 
38% @381/2 
38 @38 14 
37 @371/4 
U. S. Grades 
$25@27 
23 @24 
15@20 
26@27 
29 @ 30 
10 
24 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers .. 
Buffalo 
Phila. 
27 @28 28 
. 241/2 @25 
26@27 
42 @ 43 
40 @41 
39 @40 
32@38 
391/2 
Old Grade Standards 
$ 20@21 $ 21@22 
. 19@20 
45 @ 50 
30 @40 
91 /. @lli/j 
3 @ 4 1/2 
10@14 
2 1 /. @ 4 1/2 
7 @7% 
24@25 
23@24 
45 
38 
111/4 
4 @ 51/2 
12@17 
3@5 
6 @7% 
19@22 
” ‘ 'is 
20@23 
43 @60 
30 @45 
active on low grades of hay as Man¬ 
hattan points. 
The prospect for the hay crop this 
season continues rather unfavorably 
in the East. It is impossible, however, 
to be certain of a hay shortage because 
of conditions this, early in the season. 
CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS 
Cash grain quotations June 15 were 
as follows; 
New York: Corn, No. 2 yellow, $1.02; 
No. 2 mixed, $1.0114; No. 2 white, 
$1.02; oats. No. 2 white, 55c; No. 3 
white, 53 @ 5314 c; ordinary white 
clipped, 53 @ 5414c. 
Chicago: Wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.13% ; 
corn, No. 2, white, 84 @ 8414c; No. 1 
yellow, 8414 c; No. 2 yellow, 8414 @ 
8414c; No., 3, 84c; oats. No. white, 44 
@ 4514c; No. 3 white, 43 @ 46c; No. 4 
white, 43c; rye, 73c; barley, 62 @ 64c. 
WOOL MARKET UNCHANGED 
There was no change in the whole¬ 
sale prices on wool last week. The 
market was slow. New York State 
fleece wool, unwashed, sold per lb. at; 
fine, 50 @ 51c, 14 blood, 64 @ 55c, % 
blood, 54 @ 55c, 14 blood, 52 @ 53c; 
low, 14 blood combings, 45 @ 47c; com¬ 
mon and grade,' 36 @ 38c. P’armer’s 
lamb skins, 70c each; packer’s lamb 
skins, $1.19 each. 
NO MARKET FOR BEANS 
There was practically no trading in 
dry beans in the New York market 
last week, and quoted prices continued 
as follows: Domestic, Marrow, choice 
$10.76 @ 11, fair, $10.25 @ 10.50; pea, 
choice, $7.75 @8; fair, $7.25 @ 7.60; 
medium, $8; small white, $7.25 @ 7.60; 
red kidney choice, $8.15 @8.25; fair, 
$8; white kidney choice, $9; fair, $8.50 
@ 8.75. _ 
OSWEGO BERRY CROP LATE 
The strawberry crop will be later in I! 
this county than in many years, accord¬ 
ing to several growers. Early berries 
are now coming into blossom, and with 
ordinary warm weather it is not ex¬ 
pected that many berries will move to 
market before the third week in June. , 
Blossoms were injured to some extent I 
by frosts in the latter part of May. 
The fact that the plants were so back¬ 
ward saved many from more serious 
damage. Cherries suffered considerable 
with the frost. According to F. H. 
Bond, fruit specialist of the county, a 
count of Montmorency cherries showed 
that 65 per cent of the buds were dead. 
The amount ranged all the way from 
20 per cent in some orchards up, to 90 
per cent in others. Thus far no dam¬ 
age is apparent in pear or apple orch¬ 
ards, although the heavy frost was ex¬ 
perienced when they were in bull bloom. 
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Money bach if not satisfactory 
ONE can at $1.25 often sufficient. In powder form. . 
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A veterinary’s compound for 
Horses, Cattle and Hogs. 
Heaves, Coughs, Distemper, 
Indigestion. Worm expellar. 
Conditioner. At dealers’ or 
by parcel post. 
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Farmer* Supplied with 
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Quality Guaranteed 
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520 Washington St. NEW YORK 
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358 Greenwich St., New York City 
