202 
American Agriculturist, September 22,1923 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
OUTLOOK FOR McINTOSH 
HERSCHEL H. JONES 
M CINTOSH in barrels sold as high 
as $8 at New York last week and 
the prospects looked good' for a firm 
market on A Grade 2%-inch and over 
of good color. Some bushel baskets 
were received, selling at a top price of 
$2.25 at end of week. 
In 1922, the highest wholesale prices 
for McIntosh in the New York market 
were obtained in March, when quota¬ 
tions went up to $17 per barrel. Some 
individual sales outside the wholesale 
market were reported at $18 and even 
higher. The market started off in Sep¬ 
tember, 1922, at a top price of $5 and 
went up to $6.50 toward the end of 
September. In October the average 
top quotation was around $6. The 
highest wholesale quotation for Mc¬ 
Intosh for October and November, 
1922, was $7.50 per barrel the first of 
October. When receipts of western 
boxed apples of red varieties became 
heavy the market declined on McIn¬ 
tosh. It advanced again, however, 
toward the end of December to $8, and 
then in February took a rapid jump 
up to $13. 
In 1921 the trend of the market was 
almost the reverse of 1922. The high¬ 
est prices in the entire season for Mc¬ 
Intosh were obtained in the last week 
of September, when the top quotation 
was $13. They declined in October, 
when the receipts of western apples 
were heavy and continued low until 
December, when the top price of $10 
was reached, and after the first week 
in December they never reached higher 
than $9. 
The following table gives the aver¬ 
age monthly prices of McIntosh apples 
per barrel: 
Date 
September 
October . 
November 
December 
January . 
February . 
March .. . 
1903-1913 1921 1922 
$2.93 $8.37@ 10.67 $3.93@ 5.50 
3.58 7.00@ 9.75 4.79@ 5.79 
3.64 . 
3.70 9.00 @10.00 
. . . 7.36@ 8.00 
5.57 @ ,6-21 
6.94 @ 7.44 
7.64 @ 8.11 
10.62 @11.50 
15.50 @16.50 
that so much of it is being shipped 
without preservative in violation of the 
law, that their business is killed. A 
movement is now on among the larger 
manufacturers to secure a new uniform 
Federal vinegar law that will be more 
advantageous to those who make vine¬ 
gar from juice of whole, fresh apples. 
EGG PRICES REMAIN EIRM 
In spite of the New Year holidays 
when the Jewish buyers were prac¬ 
tically out of the market the price of 
eggs generally held firm last week. 
Nearby whites accumulated somewhat, 
but there was no price change. Total 
receipts of all eggs for the six days 
were 13,005 cases, compared with 24,- 
947 cases the week previous. 
BUYERS STOP PREMIUMS 
As result of the vigorous action of 
the association of live poultry buyers, 
the old practice of paying premiums 
on fat fowls previous to the Jewish 
New Year, was completely wiped out 
this year. In the past these have 
amounted to as much as 8c per pound. 
There were no wholesale buyers on the 
market either Tuesday or Wednesday 
on account of the Jewish holiday. As 
a result, on Thursday, September 13, 
92 carloads of poultry were on track to 
small lots of Junes as high as 28c per 
pound. Fresh average run flats brought 
26c per pound. 
POTATO MARKET QUIET 
The potato dealers in New York 
City last week seemed to be well sup¬ 
plied with stock. The large dealers 
and chain store buyers refused to pay 
more than $1.31 bu., loaded, for Long 
Islands. On this basis the grower was 
getting $1.25 bu. The Jewish holidays 
affected the trading to a very large ex¬ 
tent as a great many produce houses 
were closed, some from Saturday until 
Thursday. 
Later in the week the farmers re¬ 
fused to haul for less than $1.30 bu. 
Shippers offered 150-lb. sacks at $3.55 
to $3.65 f.o.b. loading point. 
In the city some dealers, expecting 
lower prices, were delivering to the 
chain stores for prices ranging from 
$3.75@4. 
A few cars of Maine potatoes ar¬ 
rived. Carlots in bulk were being of¬ 
fered at $2@2.15 cwt. delivered New 
York City. 
LARGER POTATO ESTIMATE 
The latest Federal crop estimates 
for September 1 show a gain of 10,000,- 
000 bushels over the August 1 forecast, 
GREENINGS IN DEMAND 
Greenings, A Grade, 2%-inch and 
over, are in demand. In some instances 
higher prices are offered f.o.b. shipping 
point than the New York market, 
which was between $5@6.50 per bbl. 
for A Grade 2%-inch last week. 
Following were prices on other va¬ 
rieties September 13 at New York on 
New York State apples, A grade, 2%- 
inch, per double-headed barrel: Alex¬ 
ander and Wolf River, $4.50@5:50, 
fancy $5.25(3)5.50; Wealthy, $5(3)6; 
Duchess, $4(3)5; Fall Pippin, $5(3)6.50, 
fancy, $5.75(5)6. Bushel baskets: 
Wealthy, $1(3)1.75; Duchess, $1(5)1.25; 
Maiden Blush, $1(3)1.50; Alexander 
and Wolf River, $1(5)1.75; Twenty 
Ounce, $1.50(3)2.25; McIntosh, $1.50 
@2.25. 
EXPORT DEMAND FOR APPLES 
The export demand for apples is 
especially active this fall. Quantities 
of fall varieties, as well as late summer 
apples, have already gone to British 
markets. Some fruit has been picked 
for export shipment too green ever to 
be of good quality. York Imperials 
from Virginia, for example, have been 
picked three weeks in advance of nor¬ 
mal maturity of color and size and 
some are already on their way across 
the ocean. The fruit crop abroad is 
light. Kiefer pears are also in demand 
for early shipment, good, well-packed 
stock selling at $3.75 bbl. f.o.b. shipping 
point. 
CIDER MAKERS DISCOURAGED 
Cider and cider vinegar manufac¬ 
turers seem to be quite uncertain as 
to prospects for business this Season. 
Some of the largest are hesitating to 
contract for cider apples because of 
fear that they cannot sell and ship 
cider, or make any profit on pure cider 
vinegar. The concerns that are ex¬ 
tracting pectin from apple waste (pec¬ 
tin is a substance used for jelly-mak¬ 
ing) are able to make vinegar so cheap¬ 
ly that others cannot compete. Cider 
vinegar is now selling as low as 13 
cents per gallon, which the manufac¬ 
turers consider too low a price. 
The Prohibition Law forbids ship¬ 
ping cider without preservative, yet 
the old-established cider dealers claim 
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 
60 @62 
58 @60 
49 @ 51 
45 @ 47 
45 @48 
45 @50 
35 @ 44 
49 @53 
43 @48 
42 @44 
35 @ 42 
47 @ 47 % 
50 @ 51 
46% 
48 @49 
45% @46 
46 @ 47 
42% @45 
38 @44 
U. S. Grades 
Old Grade 
$27 @28 
$17 @ 18 
Phila. 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to 
eastern farmers Sold on September 14: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) 
New Jersey hennery whites uncandled, extras. 
Other hennery whites, extras.. 
Extra firsts.. . 
Firsts.i .. 
Gathered, whites, first to extra firsts. 
Lower grades.i . . .. 
Hennfery browns, extras. 
Gathered browns and mixed colors, extras.... 
Pullets "No. 1.. 
43 
38 
47 % 
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. 
24@25 
12@ 18 
25 @28 
30 @31 
11 @12 
29 @31 
20 @24 
30 @31 
28 
11 @14% 
3% @4 
12% @13% 
3@4% 
9% @9jb 
27 @28 
21@23 
28 
22 
Standards 
$26@27 
22 @23 
" 26@27 
31 @ 32 
23 @25 
33 
31 
be sold with the market quiet and trad¬ 
ing slow. Express receipts were fairly 
heavy, but prices remained practically 
unchanged from last week. 
BUTTER CONTINUES UPWARD 
The market for butter in New York 
City continued strong and there was a 
slight upward tendency. On Septem¬ 
ber 13, creamery extras sold at 46 %c 
afid 93 score at 47 V 2 c per pound. Dur¬ 
ing the two Jewish holidays, unsalted 
creamery which is used largely by this 
trade sold slowly, but later in the week 
the movement was more rapid. 
The scarcity of lower grades of but¬ 
ter has caused buyers to scour foreign 
markets. Last week shipments were 
received from Ireland, Siberia, and 
Esthonia. Danish butter is not ex¬ 
pected as the English trade is now pay¬ 
ing a higher figure than can be realized 
in the United States after the 8c duty 
is paid. 
In the first six months of this year 
Denmark shipped 2,382 tons of butter 
to the United States, compared with 
only twelve tons for the same period 
last year. In the same period Denmark 
shipped 44,474 tons to great Britain. 
CHEESE MARKET QUIET 
The cheese market of last week 
showed more firmness especially on 
fancy stock. By September 13 the 
market was quiet again, with only 
light trading in state-whole milk flats. 
Some fancy sold at 26^c@27^c and 
13 up to $16, while common to good 
lambs brought $11@15.50. 
Receipts of live calves were likewise 
light, but a light demand left prices 
practically unchanged. The receipts 
of country-dressed calves which have 
been very light became heavier on 
September 13. With cooler weather 
this tendency is likely to continue. 
Prime veals sold at 19@21c and choice 
at 22c per pound. 
which brings the estimated crop for 
this year up to the average for the 
last five years, but still leaves it 62,- 
000,000 bushels below the record crop 
of last year. Slightly larger produc¬ 
tion is reported in Maine and a few 
of the Middle Western States. The 
New York State crop is now reported 
at'29,813,000 bushels, which is less than 
was previously estimated, but about 
8,000,000 bushels short of last year. 
POOR DEMAND FOR HAY 
There was very little interest in hay 
shown last week by buyers, partly on 
account of the Jewish holidays and the 
market generally was weak. Those 
boatloads of hay which were reported 
of very good quality sold out slowly 
at $29 for No. 1 as the highest 
price, while considerable went at $28 
per ton. 
CASH GRAIN QUOTATIONS 
Cash grain quotations September 14, 
were as follows: 
New York : Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.16. Corn 
—No. 2 yellow, $1.07 ; No. 2 mixed, $1.06; No. 
2 white, $1.07. Oats—No. 2 white, 51c; ordi¬ 
nary white clipped, 50@53c. Rye —79%c. 
Barley, 77%@78%c. 
Chicago: Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.02% @1.03. 
Corn—No. 2 white, 88% @ 89c; No. 2 yellow, 
88%@89%c. Oats—No. 2 white, 40% @42%c. 
Rye—68%@72%c. Barley, 57@73c. 
LAMB PRICES ADVANCE 
With light receipts lambs showed a 
steady increase in price during the 
week, choice stock selling on September 
VIRGINIA P0ULTRYMEN FORM 
MARKETING ASSOCIATION 
A committee of eight men from the 
South spent several days in New York 
City last week studying wholesale egg 
market conditions, preliminary to the 
beginning of shipments from a new co¬ 
operative association called the Virginia 
Poultry Producers’ Association. This 
Association has a large membership in 
Virginia and will erect several central 
grading and packing plants. It expects 
to develop a large volume of uniformly 
graded fine quality eggs to reach the 
same class of trade as New Jersey and 
New York State eggs. They point out 
that they can ship in the late after¬ 
noon and have their eggs at New York 
the next morning and are really nearer 
the market than many other “nearby” 
sections. 
F. N. Dixon of Richmond, Virginia, 
President of the Virginia Poultry Pro¬ 
ducers’ Association, said that it was 
planned to form a southern federation 
of poultry producers’ associations. 
LIVESTOCK SALES DATES 
September 26-27—Northern New York 
Holstein Breeders’ Sale, Water- 
town, N. Y. 
October 3-4—National Dairy Show 
Sale, Syracuse, N. Y. 
October 5-10—World’s Dairy Congress, 
State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, 
N. Y. 
October 6-10—National Dairy Show, 
State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, 
N. Y. 
October 9—Eastern States Holstein 
Breeders’ Sale, West Chester, 
Pa. 
October 10-11—National Dairy Show 
Sale, Syracuse, N. Y. 
October 12—A. C. Kiefer, Holstein 
Dispersal, Mexico, N. Y. 
October 12—T. W. Hudson, Holstein 
Dispersal, Java, N. Y. 
WHITE EGGS BOUGHT 
THE YEAR AROUND 
No Commission. Fresh, Clean, 
Unassorted Eggs Wanted 
SHIP TO 
CENTRAL NYACK POULTRY FARM, Nyack, N. Y. 
References Upon Application 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
To R. BRENNER & SONS 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
’358 Greenwich St., New York City 
More Eggs at Lower Production Costs 
For greater egg production at minimum cost feed 
“KEYSTONE MEAT MEAL”—minimum protein guar¬ 
antee 56$. Price $3. 75 per bag of 100 pounds. Attractive 
price on ton and half ton lots. Write for free mail 
sample, Let us send you interesting information on 
this subject—the results of experiments by various 
authorities, also unsolicited testimonials from feeders. 
Takes the place of meat scrap and does the same work 
for less money. Write to-day. 
KEYSTONE HIDE CO. LANCASTER, PENNA. 
$1000 Secures Village Farm 
With 11 Cows, Horses, Hogs 
75 hens, 15 ducks, furniture, gas engine, implements, tools, 
200 bu. oats, 400 bu. potatoes, 150 bu buckwheat, 50 T. hay, 
collie dog, etc.; 16u acres; excellent advantages, good 
markets; 105 acres fields for oats, potatoe-, corn, buck¬ 
wheat, eto.; 25-cow pasture, estimated 1200 cds wood, 
250,000 ft. timber, sugar and apple orchards; buildings 
valued over $7000, folly equipped with lightning rods, good 
2 story 9-room house, porch, running spring water, 56-ft. 
basement barn silo, tool house, granary, garage, poultry 
house, etc. Cal ed away, to sell at once $7000 takes* all, 
only $1000 needed. Immediate possession. A. B. Ctute, 
95 Chenango St., Binghamton, N. Y. 
I CAC TAD A rrn Chewing, four pounds $1.40; 
LEiAx 1 UDfivLU fifteen $4.00. Smoking, four 
pounds $1.00; fifteen $3.00. Pay when received. Pipe and 
recipe free, united tobacco growers, paducah, KY. 
IRIS—PEONIES AND HONEY Best Varieties 
W. H. TOPPIN 
Write for prices. 
MERCHANTV1LLE, N. J. 
