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American Agriculturist, July 14,1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
WHERE NEW YORK GETS ITS 
BUTTER 
HERSCHEL H. JONES 
I T may be surprising to many New 
York State dairymen to learn that in 
the month of June, 1923, New York 
City received butter in the following 
quantities from the following principal 
States in order of importance: 
Minnesota 
Iowa . . . 
Illinois . . 
Nebraska 
Wisconsin 
Michigan 
Indiana . . 
New York 
11,344,206 
6,540,802 
3,605,662 
2,080,168 
1,535,920 
1,132,934 
1,104,151 
837.132 
The total receipts at New York in 
the month of June were 31,164,885 
pounds, of which New York State sup¬ 
plied only one-five hundredth part. 
In the receipts of cheese, however, 
New York State took a more promi¬ 
nent position, being second only to Wis¬ 
consin. Out of total receipts at New 
York in the month of June of 5,207,483 
pounds of cheese, 2,246,812 pounds 
came from ' Wisconsin and 1,630,547 
pounds from New York State. 
BUTTER MARKET ACTIVE 
There was a large volume of buying 
of butter last week in the New York 
wholesale market. In addition to local 
demand for consumption and storage 
there was considerable business for 
out-of-town shipment. Creamery ex¬ 
tras (92 score) sold principally at 38c 
per lb., which was only %c lower than 
a week previous. 
There were 2,567 casks of Danish 
butter received, which sold at 39 to 
39 %c, duty paid. 
Receipts of butter are running lower 
than at this time last year, but the 
total receipts at New York since Jan¬ 
uary 1, 1923, are larger by 20,000 tubs 
than in the same period last year, and 
the quantity of butter on hand in cold 
storage at New York at the present 
time is about 2,000,000 lbs. in excess 
of last year. The total quantity on 
hand in the four largest markets of the 
country, however, is 3,000,000 below 
last year at the same time. 
New York State whole milk Ameri¬ 
can cheese flats are still held firmly 
and the market is steady with very 
little trading at prices above a range 
of 24 @ 25c. Wisconsin cheese markets 
are a little weaker. Prices are not 
much lower than previously. 
FANCY EGGS IN LIGHT SUPPLY 
Nearby hennery white eggs were in 
lighter supply last week and the mar¬ 
ket was quite firm on the best qualities. 
Prices advanced gradually and on July 
5 selected New Jersey hennery white 
extras were quoted at 44c per dozen, 
and other nearby selected white extras 
at 41 @ 42c. All except seriously de¬ 
fective eggs moved more easily at ad¬ 
vancing prices and the prospect is for 
a continued good market on all really 
fancy fresh eggs. 
The present wholesale prices are 
practically at the same level as last 
year at this time. In July, 1922, hen¬ 
nery white extras graded to uniform¬ 
ity went up to 49c top price by the end 
of the month and average extras up to 
40 @ 42c. From July 1 right on up 
to the second week in November the 
market for fancy nearby henneries ad¬ 
vanced steadily, the top price for 
graded extras reaching 94c on Novem¬ 
ber 8. Whether this steady advance 
will be repeated this year or not is 
uncertain, but there will undoubtedly 
be a real scarcity of the fanciest eggs 
in the next few months and the poul- 
trymen who can get eggs of fancy 
quality to market will be well re¬ 
warded. 
The bulk of sales of good quality 
nearby eggs last week probably were 
within a range of 28 @ 34c, with bet¬ 
ter quality selling at 35 to 39c. 
The best scientific knowledge on egg 
production in the country and the best 
trained minds in the egg industry are 
centered on the production of quality 
eggs for the New York market. The 
standards of quality established by this 
competition are not easy to attain. 
DARK YOLKS CAUSE KICKS 
No one thing causes more complaints 
among buyers against the majority of 
average nearby eggs than dark yolks. 
The discriminating trade in New York 
that is willing to pay high prices for 
quality, demands a light yolk egg, and 
it is not at all uncommon for them to 
be willing to pay as much as 4c more 
per dozen for eggs that have light 
yolks, like the Pacific Coast eggs, com¬ 
pared with eggs of the same quality 
otherwise but with dark yolks. How¬ 
ever undesirable it may be from the 
standpoint of giving the hen a well- 
rounded diet, it is essential from a mar¬ 
keting standpoint for the nearby pro¬ 
ducer of fancy eggs to feed his hens in 
such a way as to get light yolks, if he 
wants to get top prices. 
FOWLS SELL WELL 
For the first time in some weeks, 
there was an active demand and strong 
market for fowls last week. The usual 
Fourth of July demand for broilers 
was sufficient to move the very liberal 
supplies that came in, but prices were 
white and green, prime, best $3.75 @ 
4, fancy $4.25 @ 4.50, fair stock $2.50 
@3, culls $1.25 @1.75; BEANS— 
green per bu. bag, “Round” $2.75 @ 
3.25, flat $2.50 @ 3, wax $2.75 @ 3.25, 
fancy $3.50 @4; BEETS—per bunch, 
best, 5 @ 6c, ordinary anl small 4 @ 
4%c; CAULIFLOWER—per slat bbl., 
best $4 @ 4.50, fair stock $3.25 @ 3.75, 
No. 2’s $1.50 @2.50; CARROTS—per 
bunch best 3 @ 4c, small 2 @2%c; 
CABBAGE—per head “white” 8 @ 
10c, fancy large 12c, per slat bbl $2 
@ 2.25; KALE—per slat bbl. $1 @ 
1.25, few sales $1.50; LETTUCE—per 
crate (32 qt.) 50 @ 75c, fancy few 
small sales $1; ONIONS—per bunch 
best 3% @ 4c, fancy, young, few sales 
4%, ordinary 3c; PEAS—per bag 
(bu.) best $1.25 @ 1.50, poor 75c @ 
$1; RADISHES—per bunch, red and 
white tip best 3 @ 3%c, ordinary 2%c, 
black 4 @ 5c, white 2 @ 3c; RO- 
MAINE—per crate (32 qts.) 50 @ 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on July 5: 
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.i. 
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 
Buffalo 
Phila. 
44 
41@42 
36 @38 
29@30 
28 
32 @35 
32@37 
25 
29@31 
33@36 
28 @ 32 
27 @28 
28 @30 
38% @39 
41@42 
38% 
38 
39 @40 
37@37% 
37 @39 
35% @36% 
30@36 
. 
U. S. Grades 
Old Grade 
Standards 
$21@23 
$19@20 
$22@23 
18@ 19 
12@15 
25 
19@20 
21 @ 23 
27@29 
10 @12 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor... 
Broilers, colored fancy. 
Broilers, leghorn. 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers. 
26 23@24 
24@26 21@22 
42@45 45 
35@37 32 
11% @12% 12% @13 
4@4% 4@5% 
10@14 14 @16 % 
2% @4% 5@7 
8@8 !4 8@8% 
26@27 
21@22 
53@55 
rather in buyers’ favor. Some broilers 
had to be carried over the Fourth of 
July, but were sold later. The best 
Boston broilers on July 5 brought 45c 
and the best white leghorn 38c, while 
most of the stock sold at lower prices. 
On July 5 average leghorn broilers 
were quoted ~at 35 to 37c and small, 
30 @ 33c. 
Express shipments of live fowl sold 
chiefly at 26c per lb. for either white 
leghorn or colored; some of the poorer 
white leghorns sold at 24 to 25c. 
GOOD PRICES FOR POTATOES 
A short supply of new potatoes 
caused prices for Eastern Shore Vir¬ 
ginia potatoes to go up to $7 per bbl. 
last week. The first new potatoes from 
Long Island and from New Jersey 
reached the market last week, which is 
unusually early. The new Long Island 
cobblers were in good condition and 
sold at $6.50 per bbl., but the _N. J. 
potatoes were small and less desirable. 
DULL MARKET FOR PEAS 
Very heavy receipts of green peas at 
New York last week caused a decline 
in prices and a dull market. Thirty- 
three carloads arrived from State sec¬ 
tions on Friday alone. Early in the 
week the best peas brought a top price 
of $2.50, but the range later was from 
$1 @ 2.25 per bu. basket, depending on 
quality, mostly around $1.50. 
JERSEY SWEET CORN “IN” 
In the farmers’ public markets at 
New York last week, New Jersey sweet 
corn made its first appearance and sold 
at 3 @ 4c per ear. Long Island and 
New Jersey cabbage sold readily. The 
following prices represent sales by 
farmers to jobbers and retailers on 
July 5: 
ASPARAGUS—Ter dozen bunches, 
75c, per slat bbl. $1 @ 1.50; SPINACH 
-—per 32-qt. crate Savoy $1.75 @ 2, 
New Zealand 75c @ $1. 
PLENTY OF CHERRIES 
Shipments of cherries, particularly 
white sweets, were so heavy that the 
market became weaker last week. Late 
deliveries kept many shipments from 
reaching the best early morning mar¬ 
ket and necessitated carrying them 
over. The crop of white sweets has 
been especially large in Columbia 
County this year. The sour varieties 
will form a larger portion of the ship¬ 
ments from now on and there is also 
a large crop of them. 
The following wholesale prices rep¬ 
resent the market on July 5: CHER¬ 
RIES—per qt., red sour, Montmorency 
10 @ 15c; black sour, 20c; in 4-qt. 
baskets, sweet varieties, 50c @ $1.25; 
GOOSEBERRIES—per qt., large 18 @ 
20c, medium 13 @ 15c, kmall 10 @ 11c; 
RASPBERRIES—per qt., red best, 
mostly 10 @ 12c, fancy 14 @ 16c, ordi¬ 
nary 5 @ 8c; CURRANTS—red, per 
qt., mostly 12 @ 14c, few small sales 
fancy 15 @ 16c; ordinary 10 @ 11c. 
GOOD HAY IN DEMAND 
Receipts of hay fell off last week and 
the market was firmer on top grades. 
Poor hay was dragging. Most of hay 
received was No. 3 or No. 4. Fairly 
large supplies reported in transit, which 
might cause decline later. No. 1 
Timothy was quoted July 5 at $26 per 
ton. 
CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS 
Cash grain quotations July 6 were 
as follows: 
New York—Corn, No. 2 yellow 
$1.06%; No. 2 mixed $1; No. 2 white 
$1.00%; oats, No. 2 white 53c; No. 3 
white 51% @ 53c; ordinary white 
clipped 51% @ 52 %c. 
Chicago—Corn, No. 2 white 82% @ 
82%c; No. 2 yellow 83% @ 84c; oats, 
No. 2 white 42 @ 43%c; No. 3 white 
40% @ 43c; barley 60 @ 69c. 
HONEY PRODUCTION LIGHT 
Beekeepers generally all over the 
country report, according to the United 
States Department of Agriculture, a 
poor season for honey production. The 
West and Southwestern report very 
poor prospects and very light old crop 
honey on hand. Vermont is about the 
only State that reports an excellent 
outlook. In New York and Pennsyl¬ 
vania, the hot weather has dried up 
the nectar in clover blossoms. 
A few sales are reported in the 
Northern States of white clover at 12c 
lb., in 60 lb. cans or 14c wholesale in 
small pails. The New York City 
market is very dull, and demand is light 
with very little trading. 
The United States Department of 
Agriculture has just established official 
standards for wool grading. There are 
seven grades, as follows: Fine, % 
blood, % blood, % blood, low % blood, 
common and braid. The properties 
considered, after several years’ investi¬ 
gation and study of the standards, 
are first, diameter of fiber; second, 
length of fiber; third, spinning quality 
of fiber, fourth shrinkage of wool, the 
fineness of fiber being regarded as basic. 
Save the Potato Crop 
(Continued from page 23) 
the reasons why Long Islanders are 
not taking to dust more rapidly.” 
That man just about spoke a volume 
in those few words. I have been in 
the southwestern corner of Livingston 
County and seen potatoes growing on 
hilltops that tax a man’s climbing 
ability, let alone a team of horses. To 
get a tank of liquid spray up there 
is next to impossible and to go back 
and forth for each refilling is quite 
impracticable. 
I have in mind two growers in par¬ 
ticular, George Mehlenbacher and his 
neighbor, Gibson, of Wayland, N. Y., 
v/ho bought a duster in partnership 
and solved the problem of hauling 
spray materials up steep hillsides. One 
trip up the hill carried enough dust 
for the whole field. Another advantage 
they found in their duster was that 
they could easily cover a field in the 
morning before the dew is off the 
plants and before hay was dry enough 
to be hauled into the barn. Of course, 
these men had an acreage that war¬ 
ranted the purchase of a duster, but 
where acreage was low more men can 
get into the ring. 
But whether you dust or spray, the 
main thing is to get on the poison and 
the fungicides to check plant losses. 
One of the best potato growers that 
I know, G. T. Powell, of Glen Head, 
Long Island, has been conducting 
spraying tests for several years and 
his tests bear out the statement that 
the cost of spray and its application 
is more than paid for by the increase 
in returns. He has been demonstrating 
not only that it is possible to control 
disease, but that it is a paying propo¬ 
sition. 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
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Bonded Commission Merchants 
358 Greenwich St., New York City 
Farmers Supplied with 
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FOR HAY AND STRAW BALING, ETC. 
Quality Guaranteed 
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smoking 5 lbs $1,35; 10, 
$3.00; 20, $3.60. PIPE 
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