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American Agriculturist, July 28,1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
FRESH VEGETABLES HIGHER 
THAN LAST YEAR 
HERSCHEL H. JONES 
T HE New York State Department of 
Farms and Markets made a compari¬ 
son of prices at the farmers’ public 
markets on July 19 with the same date 
in 1922, which shows that on nearly all 
green vegetables the farmers are get¬ 
ting higher prices now. Long Island 
tomatoes and white potatoes were al¬ 
most one-half the price realized a year 
ago. 
The first Orange County onions, both 
red and yellow, reached the New York 
market last week and sold at irregular 
prices, due to the small size and poor, 
quality. 
Green corn declined at New York last 
week owing to heavy receipts from 
New Jersey and poor quality, selling 
July 19 mostly at 1% @ 2c per ear, 
with a few sales at 2% @ 3c. 
Other fresh vegetables- from Long 
Island and other nearby sections sold 
' in the farmers’ markets as follows: 
BEANS—Green, per bushel basket 
or bag, $1.50 @ 2; fancy, $2.25 @ 3.50; 
wax, $1.75 @ 2.25. BEETS—per bunch, 
2 @ 3c; per 3 bu. bbl., $2 @ 2.50. 
CAULIFLOWER — per slat barrel, 
best, $4 @4.50; fancy, $5 @6; ordi¬ 
nary, $2 @ 3. CARROTS—per bunch, 
2@3c; cut, per 3 bu. bbl., $2.50 @ 3; 
fancy, $3.25 @ 3.50. CABBAGE—per 
head, white, 6 @ 9c; red, 8 @ 10c; Sa¬ 
voy, '7 @ 10c. CUCUMBERS — hot¬ 
house, per dozen, fancy) $1 @ $1.25; 
choice, 50 @ 75c; out-door, per 3 bu. 
bbl., $6.50 @7; fancy, $7.25 @ 7.50. 
KALE—per slat barrel, 75c @ $1. 
RADISHES—per bunch, red and white 
tip, 3 @ 4c; black, 4 @ 6c; fancy, 7 @ 
8c; white, 3 @ 4c. SPINACH—per 32 
qt. crate, Savoy, 75c @$1; New Zea¬ 
land, 35 @ 50c. 
Up-State green peas found a dull 
market last week and supplies were 
heavy. The quality was much im¬ 
proved. The chief cause for the poor 
market was the laten^s of delivery. The 
express company delivered shipments 
to the market so late they had to be 
held over till next day, and brought 
much lower prices. 
POTATOES MORE PLENTIFUL 
Due to heavier arrivals of potatoes 
from the Eastern Shore, Maryland, 
New Jersey and Long Island, the mar¬ 
ket turned quiet. Prices ranged lower. 
Best brands of Eastern Shore, $4.50 @ 
5 per bbl.; Southern New Jersey cob¬ 
blers, $3.50 @ 4.50 per 150-lb. sack; 
Long Island, $4.75 @ 5.25 bbl. 
Prices have been high enough in the 
New York City and other large mar¬ 
kets to stimulate early digging on the 
part of many growers. As the season 
advances this activity will naturally in¬ 
crease and with the greater number of 
carlot shipments prices in all probabil¬ 
ity will go lower. 
Southern New Jersey is suffering 
from drought. Some shippers of best 
stock cobblers around Salem will not 
be able to begin digging before Au¬ 
gust 1. 
SMALL FRUITS 
Oswego strawberries are about ended 
now. The sweet varieties of cherries 
are practically finished and the sup¬ 
plies are settling into red sours and 
black sours. Demand for these for 
canning purposes was much more ac¬ 
tive last week. Raspberries of good 
quality were in active demand and 
market for them was firm. Goose¬ 
berries were in light supply and found 
a steady market for fancy large stock. 
Supplies of red currants were liberal, 
but demand moderate. The following 
quotations represent wholesale sales of 
berries in the New York market 
July 19: 
BLACKBERRIES—per qt., best, 22 
@23c; fancy, 25c; ordinary, 18 @ 20c. 
BLACK CAPS—per pt., best, mostly 
10 @ 11c; fancy, 12 @ 13c; ordinary, 8 
@ 9c. CHERRIES—per qt., red sour, 
16 @ 18c; black sour, 16 @ 20c; West¬ 
ern New York red sours, 55 @60c per 
4-qt. basket; black sweets, 75 @ 90c per 
4-qt. basket. CURRANTS—red, best, 
. 10 (5) 11c; fancy, large, 12c; small and 
ordinary, 8@9c; black, best, mostly 
25c; fancy large, 27 @ 28c; small and 
ordinary, 20 @ 22c. GOOSEBERRIES 
—per qt., best, large, 17 @ 18c; fancy, 
20c; medium to small, 14 @ 16c. 
RASPBERRIES—per qt., red, best, 15 
@ 16c; fancy, 17 @ 18c; ordinary, 
12 @ 13c. 
LARGER MOVEMENT OF EGGS 
The records of receipts, cold storage 
movement and stocks on hand in the 
wholesale market show a larger trade 
output of eggs since July 1 than last 
year at this time. The leading egg trade 
journal estimated the movement of 
eggs out of wholesale channels the sec¬ 
ond week in July as 132,672 cases, and 
the first week as 139,109, compared 
with an average weekly output in July, 
1922, of 113)000 cases. 
Receipts of eggs at New York are 
now running larger again than last 
year. Very fancy selected hennery 
whites continued last week at a top 
price of 45c per dozen, but the de¬ 
mand was not urgent enough to move 
all of the stock received without price 
concession. General receipts of nearby 
whites contain only a small proportion 
of fancy light yolks and are so irregu¬ 
lar in quality that there was a tendency 
to offer .them in mixed lots at easy 
prices. A large part of the supply 
had no outlet above a range of 30 @ 38c. 
Fine medium quality nearbys moved 
fairly well, however, at around 37 @ 
38c. The white egg market has been 
weakened by recent heavy shipments 
by boat from the Pacific Coast. The 
withdrawal of about 15,000 cases of 
“short held” eggs of good quality from 
cold storage, also hurt the market for 
fresh. 
SLOWER DEMAND FOR FOWLS 
Relative prices of broilers and fowls 
were somewhat reversed last week from 
the week previous. Fowls moved slow¬ 
ly and heavier supplies caused con¬ 
siderable declines. Colored fowls on 
July 19 were quoted at 24c and Leg¬ 
horn and poor, colored, 18 @ 23c, com¬ 
pared with 25 @ 28c for Leghorn and 
poor, colored fowls the week previous. 
Broilers, however, were in lighter 
supply early in the week and met very 
active demand. Toward the end of the 
week, the shipments increased, especial¬ 
ly on white Leghorn broilers, and the 
market tended weaker and lower with 
large colored broilers selling at 39 @ 
40c per lb on July 19; Leghorn, large, 
at 36 @ 37c. Leghorn, average, 32 @ 
35c; small, mixed and Leghorn, 26 @ 
31c. Old roosters were quoted at 15c 
per lb. wholesale; pigeons, per pair, 
30c; rabbits, per lb., 35c. 
DRESSED CALVES WEAK 
Although fresh receipts of country 
dressed calves were light last week, 
the demand continued very slow, and 
prices showed a declining tendency. 
There were offers of Western-dressed 
calves at lower prices than country- 
dressed calves. It did not seem a mat¬ 
ter of price, but merely that the stock 
was not wanted. A few sales of fancy 
veals were reported at 21 @ 22c. There 
was a fair call for cheaper veals 
around 14 @ 16c. 
Toward the latter part of last week 
the market advanced 50c for live calves, 
due to light receipts and a good de¬ 
mand. Prime calves were quoted at 
$13.25 @ 14 per cwt., and fair to good, 
$12.25 @13. 
The tone of the lamb market was 
slow and unsteady. Only prime stock 
reached top quotation of $13.75 @ 14 
per cwt. 
BUTTER SUPPLY MORE LIBERAL 
The more liberal receipts of butter 
last week caused some decline in whole¬ 
sale quotations, but there was an active 
buying for cold storage purposes and 
toward the end of the week the mar¬ 
ket was quite firm on higher grades. 
Creamery, extras, 92 score, were quoted 
July 19 at 38 %c, compared with 39 @ 
39 %c the week previous, and 35% @ 
36c on the corresponding date in 1922. 
Creamery higher score than extra was 
quoted on July 19 at 38% @ 39 %c, 
compared with 36% @ 37c on July 19, 
1922. Stocks of medium and lower 
grades butter are accumulating in the 
wholesale market and these are offered 
liberally at 36c, with sales generally 
somewhat lower. The market on im¬ 
ported butter is very quiet, due to high 
prices in foreign markets. The demand 
for unsalted 'creamery is slow, cream¬ 
ery unsalted extras, 92 score, being 
quoted at 39 @ 40c on July 19. 
CHEESE STORINGS HEAVY 
During the last week there was a 
rapid movement of American cheese 
into cold storage and active trading on 
New York State flats. Up-State prices 
were relatively high and offerings in 
the New York market were conserva¬ 
tive, with most sales at 25 @ 26c per 
lb. Toward the end of the week some 
Wisconsin dealers were offering cheese 
for prompt shipment at a fraction low¬ 
er than earlier prices, and the tone in 
the West seemed somewhat easier. 
New ’York State whole milk flats, 
fresh, average run, were quoted 
throughout the week at 25c per lb. 
The Federal report as to cold stor¬ 
age holdings of cheese in the four 
large markets on July 19 showed a 
surplus of about 3,000,000 pounds above 
the stocks on hand on the same date 
last year. The movement out of stor¬ 
age in New York and Philadelphia was 
somewhat in excess ' of the movement 
into storage, but there was a heavy 
movement into storage at Chicago. 
CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS 
Cash grain quotations July 20 were 
as follows: 
NEW YORK — Corn, No. 2 yellow, $1.08 ; 
No. 2 mixed, $1.07; No. 2 white, $1.08%. 
Oats, No. 2 white, 53%e; No. 3 white, 
51%@52c; ordinary white clipped, 52% @ 
53%c. 
CHICAGO — Corn, No. 2 white, 87@87%c; 
No. 2 yellow, 88@88%c. Oats, No. 2 white, 
43@44%c; No. 3 white, 40%@42%c! 
Barley, 62 @ 69c. Rye, 63%c@64c. 
STRONG MARKET FOR GOOD HAY 
Due to scarcity of top grades of hay, 
the market was strong for them last 
week, but low grades were hard to sell. 
* On July 19 a car of No. 1 Timothy sold 
at $29 per ton, and No. 2 would bring 
$28, graded according to Federal 
grades. New Jersey rye straw selling 
at $23 per ton. Receipts of poor and 
ordinary quality hay in excess of 
demand. 
The following figures as to this 
year’s hay production have just been 
issued by the New York State Depart¬ 
ment of Farms and Markets: 
1923 
(July Forecast) 
1922 
Tons 
Tons 
New York. 
6,389,000 
6,818,000 
New England.... . 
4,247,000 
4,476,000 
New Jersey..... 
275,000 
485,000 
Pennsylvania.... 
3,205,000 
4,888,000 
Del., Md„ Va. .. . 
Ohio, Ind., Ill., 
Mich.’Wis., Iowa, 
Minnesota. 
1,225,000 
1,994,000 
27,654,000 
37,183,000 
United States.... 
82,797,000 
96,687,000 
Will Buy White Eggs 
THE YEAR AROUND 
NO COMMISSION 
Fresh, Clean, Unassorted White 
Eggs Wanted 
SHIP TO 
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NYACK, N. Y. 
References Upon Application 
Farmer* Supplied with 
STEEL WIRE BALE TIES 
FOR HAY AND STRAW BALING, ETC. 
Quality Guaranteed 
H. P. & H. F. WILSON CO. 
520 Washington St. * NEW YORK 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
To R. BRENNER & SONS 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
358 Greenwich St., New York City 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers sold on July 19: 
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 
40 @45 
40 @43 
34@37 
30 @ 33 
30 @36 
26 @29 
33 @38 
29@32 
26 @32 
38% @39% 
38% 
37% @38 
36@37 
U. S. Grades 
Buffalo 
33 @35 
30@31 
42 @43 
40 @41 
38@39 
31@37 
Phila. 
27% 
25 
1 
40 
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 . .. 
$25 @26 
$18 @19 
22 @ 24 
13 @ 18 
25 
28 @30 
10 @12 
24 
24 @25 
18 @23 
20 @22 
39 @40 
40 
36 @ 37 
ao 
10 @12% 
12 @12% 
4@6% 
5% @6% 
11 @13% 
13% @15% 
3% @5 
7@8 
8% @8% 
8% 
Old Grade Standards 
$23 
19 @20 
22 @23 
28 @29 
23@25 
43 @45 
League Price For August Milk $2.43 
THE Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association, Inc., announces 
that the following prices have been voted for the month of August, 
quotations being given for milk produced in the basic zone of 201-210 
mile zone from New York City for 3 per cent milk: 
Class 1—For milk that goes into fluid consumption, $2.43, which 
is 10 cents better than the price in July. 
Class 2—For milk which goes into the manufacture of cream and 
ice cream, $2.05, which is the same as the July price. 
Class 3—For milk used chiefly in the manufacture of evaporated, 
condensed, and powdered milk and hard cheeses, a differential of 85 
cents per hundred has been voted above the price of milk going into 
the manufacture of butter. This is also the same as July price. 
Classes 4a and 4b are the same as in July, with the exception thgt 
slight changes have been made in the differentials. 
