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* American Agriculturist, August 9, 1924 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
MILK PRICES 
T HE Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation announces the following prices for 
milk in the 201-210 mile freight zone, for milk 
testing 3 per cent.: Class 1 , used chiefly for 
fluid purposes, $2.06 per hundred pounds; 
Class 2 -A, used chiefly as fluid cream, $1.70; 
Class 2 -B, used chiefly in the manufacture of 
plain condensed milk and ice-cream, $1.85; 
Class 2-C, used chiefly in the manufacture of 
soft cheeses, $1.85; Class 3 , for milk used 
chiefly in the manufacture of whole-milk 
powder, evaporated whole milk and sweetened 
whole condensed milk, $1.55; Classes It--A and 
i-B, based on butter and American cheese quo¬ 
tations in the New York market. 
Sheffield Producers 
Sheffield Farm Company Producers an¬ 
nounce the following prices for 3 per cent, milk 
in the 200-210 mile freight zone: Class 1 , $2.00 
per hundred; Class 2 , $1.70; Class 3 , $1.55; 
Class 4, to be determined by market con¬ 
ditions. 
Non-Pool Cooperative 
Non-pool Assn, prices are: Class 1 , fluid 
milk for city consumption, $1.86; Class 2, 
milk for cream, plain condensed and ice-cream, 
$1.70; Class 3 -A, milk for evaporated, con¬ 
densed, etc., $1.60; Class 3 -B, milk for fancy 
cheese, $1.45; Class k, determined on butter 
and cheese quotations on the New York 
market. 
Interstate Producers 
with the grain harvest. This will undoubtedly 
slow up production to some extent and the 
effect of this may be felt sooner than we antici¬ 
pate, but it is doubtful if it will come within 
two weeks. 
During the past week prices slumped to 38c 
on 92 score butter. This decline has attracted 
considerable out-of-town trade for storage, and 
a number of local operators are putting goods 
away. The storage trade is supporting the 
market to a considerable extent at the present 
time. Storage figures have assumed rather 
extreme proportions. During the past week 
local holdings increased over two million 
pounds. The storage holdings in the four 
largest cities report excess holdings compared 
with last year at 19,108,503 pounds, which 
means that there are nearly 20 million pounds 
more butter in storage at this time compared 
with last year. 
CHEESE MARKET FIRM 
Although there is little improvement in the 
prices, nevertheless the tone to the cheese mar¬ 
ket has improved during the past week. Here¬ 
tofore the market has been more or less idle 
with little or no activity. Average run, whole 
milk flats, are bringing up to 19Kc, although 
some are selling as low as 183djc. Fancy marks 
are bringing from 20 to 21 >£c, while a few pet 
marks go as high as 22c. Indications are that 
with the present demand, the market will con¬ 
tinue at least at its present condition. 
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association (Phil¬ 
adelphia plan) receiving station prices, 3 per 
cent, milk, 201-210 mile zone, $2.19; 101-110 
mile zone, $2.29. 
BUTTER MARKET WEAKER 
Heavy receipts have been responsible for a 
slump in^ig butter market. New York has 
bee^fd^^H^^large amount of butter from 
otJ^^^^Ml^^rjeveral carloads have come 
m H^Mgthe past week from such far western 
States as Montana, Idaho and Utah. Prices in 
New York City are far enough above other 
points to attract shippers. As long as this 
continues we can expect to see heavy receipts. 
And as long as stock flows this way freely it 
is doubtful if we will see any higher prices. 
Advices indicate that we can expect heavy 
receipts for at least two weeks and maybe 
three. A great deal depends on the weather. 
Reports from some sections of the West state 
that they are experiencing hot, dry weather 
out there with a great deal of trouble from flies 
as well as labor interferences in connections 
Established 1898 
EGGS WANTED 
-BY- 
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318 Greenwich St., New York City 
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EGG MARKET STRONG 
The recent attack of extremely hot weather 
has had a decided effect on the egg market, 
which has been responsible for a decided widen¬ 
ing of quotations. Shrunken yolks and other 
faults due to hot weather have caused this 
condition, and buyers are very critical when it 
comes to fancy stuff. Too much cannot be 
said about protecting eggs against the effects 
of hot weather. It is especially true that they 
should not be exposed to the sun’s rays at all. 
In order to get the benefit of high prices, 
farmers have got to collect eggs at least twice 
a day and store them in a cool cellar. If the 
average producer were able to stand beside a 
candler he would realize what a little extra 
care would mean in getting better prices. In 
view of the fact that so many bad eggs are 
coming into the market, Urner-Barry, in the 
Producers’ Price-Current, are running the 
following note: 
It is Illegal to Ship Bad Eggs! 
“All shipments of eggs should he carefully 
candled, immediately previous to shipment, 
and all bad or doubtful eggs removed and de¬ 
stroyed. Careful attention to this require¬ 
ment will insure against your eggs being seized 
and prevent possibility of your being prosecuted 
under a federal law.” 
The prices of nearbys compare very satis¬ 
factorily with those of last year. In our issue 
of August 11, 1923, quotations were as follows, 
and they may be compared with those of the 
present day in the box in the lower part of the 
page. 
New Jersey hennery whites, closely selected, 
extras 44 to 47c; other hennery whites, extras, 
43 to 46c; extra firsts 36 to 38c; firsts 32 to 35c; 
nearby gathered whites, firsts to extra firsts 
32 to 37c; nearby whites, undergrades, 23 to 
31c. In other words, all down the line wejfind a 
very satisfactory comparison with last year in 
the neighborhood of a 3 to 5 cent spread in 
favor of the present year. 
EXPRESS POULTRY EASIER 
Heavy receipts last week were carried over 
and as a result the market has been weaker 
right along. Stock is moving slowly and prices 
have had a tendency to weaken. Only the 
fanciest stuff is getting any consideration. 
Express Leghorns of the fancier grades are 
moving a little better, but anything that tends 
to be small is being cut. Colored stock for the 
most part is turning around 28c, although a few 
fancy selected arrivals are reported sold at 30 
to 31c. 
Express fowls are poor and are not bringing 
much of anything. Especially is this true with 
White Leghorns. 
POTATO MARKET NO BETTER 
There has been comparatively little‘change 
in the potato market during the past week and 
indications are that next week will find it the 
same. Long Island growers have got to get 
their Cobblers out, to make room for late sum¬ 
mer crops, and it is a case of “have to dig to 
make room.” The other night your reporter 
watched some of the Long Island trucks roll by 
to the Wallabout market carrying swinging 
loads of 250 to 300 bushels each. The situa¬ 
tion in this early market is quite discouraging. 
Long Islands are bringing from $2 to $2.50 
a barrel and on the first of the month only the 
best marks are reaching the top figure. Jersey 
Cobblers are working out from $1.50 to $2.00 
a barrel while receipts from North Carolina 
vary from $1.50 to $2.25, and Virginia ship¬ 
ments from Norfolk section carrying the same 
quotation. Virginia Eastern Shore vary all 
the way from $1.50 to $2.50, depending upon 
quality. » 
The continued dry and hot weather is giving 
many of the Long Island growers a great deal 
of food for thought. Many of them report 
that the crop is not bottoming out as it should 
and unless we get rain shortly, we will see a 
lot of small potatoes on the market. 
VEGETABLES 
BEANS: Market steady, moderate de¬ 
mand. Hudson Valley, $1.50 to $2; Western 
New York, wax, $2.; green, $1.75 to $2.00; 
Jersey wax, 75c to $2; Jersey, flat, stringless, 
75c to $2; Long Island stringless, per bag, 
$1 to $1.50; Long Island wax, per bag, 75c to 
$1.50. 
BEETS: Market dull on slow demand. 
50c to $1, bushel; nearby 2 to 2j / 2 c per bunch. 
CABBAGE: $1 barrel. 
CARROTS: Demand for only fancy stuff; 
$1 to $1.50 per bushel hamper; 1% to 2c per 
bunch. 
CAULIFLOWER: Market steady; fairly 
good demand, especially for fancy stock. No. 
1 , Catskill, from $3.50 to $6 per crate; No. 
2 , Catskill/$1 to $2.50. 
CELERY: Liberal receipts of rough. 
Orange County and up-State stuff meet a dull 
and weak market. Golden, self-blanching. 
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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 August 1: 
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. 
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. S. 
Timothy Sample. 
Fancy light clover mixed No. I. 
Alfalfa, second cutting No. 1. 
Oat Straw No. 1. 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor. 
Chickens, colored fancy. 
Chickens, leghorns... 
Broilers, colored... 
Broilers, leghorns.\. 
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. 
46 to 48 
44 to 45 
40 
41 to 43 
35 to 38 
37 
37 to 40 
30 
37 to 42 
32 to 33 
29 to 30 
34 to 36 
37 to 44 
29 to 37 
33 to 34 
38% to 39 40 to 41 39 
38 36jto 39 38% 
. 38 to 39 . 
. 31 to 37 . 
U. S. Grades Old Grade Standards 
$27 to 29 $20 to 21 25 to 26 
24 to 25 . 21 to 22 
16 to 21 . . 
27 to 29 . 24 to 25 
30 to 31 . . 
14 . . 16 to 17 
23 to 24 21 to 22 24 to 26 
20 to 21 18 to 20 18 to 20 
28 to 31 29 to 33 40 
22 to 28 22 to 26 39 
10 to 12% 
4 to 43/ 
10 % to 14 
S% to 5 
11 
Orange County, per ^ crate, $1 to $2; Otsego 
County, $1.75. 
LETTUCE : Receipts heavy from up-State 
sections. Most offerings show tip burned. 
Fair demand for fancy stock. Market in 
general is weak. Oswego County Big Boston 
mostly $1.25 to $1.50; few fancy up-State up 
to $1.75; poor stuff from 75c to $1; Orange 
County 75c to $1.25; Western New York $1 
to $1.50. 
PEAS: Arrivals light. Inactive demand 
makes market weak. Many shipments ar¬ 
rived too late; Madison County best from 
$1.75 to $2.50; ordinary from $1.50 to $1.75 
per bag. 
HAY IN BUYERS’ FAVOR 
The hay market has continued weak and 
draggy ever since our last report. Accumula¬ 
tions have tended to depress the market espe¬ 
cially in view of the fact that most of the 
arrivals and holdings in the sheds come under 
No. 3 and No. 4. There is a lot of Canadian 
hay of poor grade and low grade stuff in small 
bales on hand, which Is always a bad influence, 
hurthermore, though the receipts have been 
light, nevertheless new hay coming in has been 
more or less poor grade. Very little of this 
hay will grade as high as No. 2. 
Prices on new hay average from $2 to $3 a 
ton less for the same grade compared with old 
hay. There is practically no No. 1 hay .in the 
metropolitan district and some No. 2 has been 
selling as high as $29. The Brooklyn market is 
about the same as Manhattan. 
GRAINS AND FEED 
According to New York State Department 
of ! arms and Markets, the following prices 
prevailed July 19: 
The quotations given in this report show the approximate 
prices at which feed can be purchased per ton, and grain 
per bushel, in straight carlots through billed from Western 
points, delivered on track at points in the freight zones as 
indicated. Mixed carlots cost approximately'$2 per ton more 
Retail feed and grain prices vary with different local dealers 
depending upon their individual cost of doing business, volume 
handled, etc. In the case of feeds the retail price may some¬ 
times be as high as $5 per ton above the wholesale prices given 
in this report. 
The wheat market continues its activity and upward trend, 
mainly due to brisk export business on a cash basis, continued' 
reports of spread of black rust from Manitoba and North 
Dakota, unfavorable foreign crop reports and prospects of 
a speedy settlement of the European controversy. Reports 
from the Argentine state that drouth is on the increase. July 
corn has reached new high ground touching $1.14. 
Chicago cash prices, No. 2 hard winter at $1.36 to $1 37 
New York cash prices on the same, $1.49. 
Albany 
Ogdens - 
burg 
Utica 
Rochester 
Syra- 
Buf¬ 
falo 
No. 2 W. Oats... 651-2 
.66% 
.64% 
.64% 
.64% 
No 3 W. Oats.64% 
.65 !M 
.64 
.63% 
•61% 
No. 2Yel.Corn.. 1.28 
1.29% 
1.27 
1.26 
1.22 
No. 3 Yel. Corn.. 1.27 
1.28% 
1.26 
1.25 
1.21 
Ground Oats.47.00 
47.60 
46.60 
46.30 
44.90 
Spr. W. Bran.... 30.50 
31.10 
30.10 
29.80 
28.40 
Hard W. Bran.. .31.00 
31.60 
30.60 
30.30 
28.90 
Standard Mids.. . 32.50 
33.10 
32.10 
31.80 
30.40 
SoftW.Mids. ...37.00 
37.60 
36.60 
36.30 
34.90 
Flour Mids.36.50 
37.10 
36.10 
35.80 
34 40 
Red Dog Flour.. .42.50 
43.10 
42.10 
41.80 
40 40 
D. Brew Grains. 38.00 
38.60 
37.60 
37.30 
35.90 
W. Hominy.45.00 
45 60 
44.60 
44.30 
42.90 
Yel. Hominy.44.25 
44.85 
43.85 
43.55 
42.15 
Corn Meal.50.00 
50.60 
49.60 
49.30 
47.90 
Gluten Feed.43.50 
44.10 
43.10 
42.80 
41.40 
Gluten Meal.. 
— 
— 
36% Cot. S. Meal 46.50 
47.20 
46.10 
45.60 
44.40 
41% Cot. S. Meal 50.00 
50 70 
49.60 
49.10 
47.90 
43% Cot. S. Meal 55.00 
55.70 
54.60 
54.10 
52.90 
31% OP Oil Meal 44.75 
45.35 
44.35 
44.05 
42.65 
34% OP Oil Meal 45-50 
46.10 
45.10 
44.80 
43.40 
Beet Pulp.38.00 
38.60 
37 60 
37.30 
35 90 
Since Buffalo is an important milling center for wheat feeds 
and linseed meal, quotations are given for this point on both 
a through-billed and a local basis. Ground oats $42; spring 
wheat bran $27; hard wheat bran $29.50; standard middlings 
$29; soft wheat middling $34; flour middlings $33.50; red 
dog flour $39; dry brewers grains $33; white hominy $42.75; 
yellow hominy $41.75; corn meal $46; gluten feed $41.25; 
gluten meal $49; 31% old process oil meal $45; 34% old process 
oil meal $45.50. 
For points taking New York rate add to Albany price % 
cents on oats; (k & cents on corn; 10 cents on cottonseed meal; 
and 20 cents on other feeds. 
LIVE STOCK MARKET STEADY 
The market has been fairly steady on live 
quotations, especially on the better grades. 
Hot weather is having the effect of spreading 
quotations over a wide range. Real top qual¬ 
ity prime veals are bringing $13 per cwt, al¬ 
though most sales are going on from $10 to 
12 . Undergrades, including grass and butter¬ 
milk, are as low as $5 per hundred. 
The lamb market has turned weaker right 
along. During the middle of the week it was 
fairly firm but the arrivals of 35 carloads had 
the effect of softening prices slightly. Choice 
lambs are bringing $14.50 per hundred, while 
most of the sales are turning at anywhere from 
$11 to 13 with culls ranging down as low as $8. 
The market is firm on live hogs. Arrivals 
have been rather light and the market has 
turned decidedly firmer and higher. Real 
fancy first class stock will undoubtedly reach 
$10 to 11, although hardly enough arrivals are 
coming in to warrant a quotation. 
In this hot weather it is a good idea to pay 
very close attention to any kind of shipments. 
If hogs are to be expressed in shipping, it is a 
good idea to make liberal use of ice. 
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