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American Agriculturist, February 9, 1924 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
NO IMPROVEMENT IN GEN¬ 
ERAL MARKET SITUATION 
I T is very discouraging to review the present 
market situation if one is trying to pick up 
some optimism to pass on to country shippers. 
The market situation has been so dull and un¬ 
interesting through the entire winter that it 
has been the hopes of receivers as well as ship¬ 
pers that weather conditions would so turn 
that prices would react favorably in the coun¬ 
try. Blit in spite of the good wishes of all 
concerned we still continue to have extremely 
mild weather for New Y ork City, in fact the 
whole week ending February 2 was more like 
spring than the dead of winter. 
The mild weather has permitted steady 
movement of produce with the result that 
there have been no decided delays of freight 
shipment, consequently the market has had a 
fairly steady supply and with weakened de¬ 
mand due to the mild weather, prices have 
reacted very poorly. 
POTATO MARKET WEAKENS 
What has been said in the previous para¬ 
graph is especially true of potatoes. It is not 
very likely that the potato market will be any 
stronger than it is right now. As one market 
man told us this morning, “There are too many 
potatoes around for the market to strengthen 
to any degree.” Tha*t is the whole situation in 
a nutshell. Another old-time potato man who 
deals in eastern Long Island stock with offices 
at Riverhead, told your market reporter this 
morning that there are “lots of potatoes.” 
The reserves on the eastern end of Long 
Island are estimated anywhere from 350 cars 
to 700 cars. Estimates do not mean much, 
however, when they come from potato buyers, 
but it is a fact that reserve stocks are quite 
heavy. During the past week we received a 
letter from a Steuben County grower who 
wanted to know if it was wise to hold for $1 
a bushel. If he is waiting for the New York 
market to drive his prices up to $1 and is hold¬ 
ing his potatoes for that, he is sailing too close 
to the wind to be safe. If he can get 75c or 
80c he had better ease off some of his holdings. 
January carlot shipments for 1924 were the 
highest of any years for the same month, which 
indicates that the crop has been a good one. 
Long Island potatoes during the past week 
went down from $1.20 to $1.15 a bushel at 
Riverhead. “States” are asking $1.75 per 100 
pounds and $2.75 per 150 pounds sack de¬ 
livered. 
CABBAGE MARKET NO BETTER 
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Easily installed, occupy little space and 
are operated with average labor and 
farm power. 
Built in sizes for best custom work; for 
canning, preserving and vinegar factories. 
Requires small investment; low 
operating costs and pays hand¬ 
some dividends. 
Ask lor Bulletin and Rock 
Bottom Price 
York, Pa. 
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I THE BROWN FENCE & WIRE CO., D«pt.SOf>gCI»VBland, Ohio 
less dull. On an average $25 a ton seems to be 
the average price prevailing at loading points. 
There is something radically wrong in mar¬ 
keting cabbage, however. Last week we vis¬ 
ited several vegetable stores in one of the Long 
Island suburban towns outside of Long Island 
City. The Italian storekeeper asked 7c a 
pound for cabbage, which is $140 a ton. He 
said cabbage was awfully scarce. Your re¬ 
porter told him that there was lots of cabbage 
and we would be glad to put him in touch with 
growers who would sell him all he wanted for 
a quarter of what he was asking. He simply 
shrugged his shoulders. He said something 
about it being Danish cabbage, imported. Of 
course, we knew that it was nothing but State 
Danish cabbage. Even if it were imported, 
there is a very little bit coming in, nevertheless 
$140 a ton or 7c a pound is way out of sight. 
It is just a price boosting on the part of these 
local storekeepers who are mostly Italians, that 
keep consumption down. Poor people can not 
afford to buy cabbage when a head, hardly 
bigger than a man’s two fists, costs 25c. 
Department of Agriculture reports indicate 
that the Wisconsin crop has been fairly well 
cleaned up. Repox-ts indicate that about 95 
per cent, of the holdings have moved. South¬ 
ern cabbage is coming in in very good condi¬ 
tion, especially from Florida. The recent cold 
snaps are reported to have caused some damage 
in Texas and Carolina. Both of these States 
ship a large quantity of cabbage to the New 
York market. The plantings in the southern 
States hre much heavier than a year ago, al¬ 
though not as heavy as the year previous. It 
is, therefore, very likely that northern cabbage 
will not have a chance to reach the high prices 
of a year ago in spite of the damage done by 
frost. Of course, we can’t foresee what the 
weather will be and that is the controlling 
factor on the future market. Severe freezes 
and one bad blizzard or severe storm may 
change things all around. 
Pea Beans range from $5.25 to 6 for very choice; 
red kidneys are quoted at $7.35 for most choice 
stock. 
average run, 24 to 25cfflats, fresh, fancy, 21% 
to 22}^c; flats, fresh, fair to good, 19 to 
POULTRY MARKET WEAKENS 
Warm weather and a fairly liberal supply 
continues to keep the cabbage market more or 
The live poultry market on fowls has taken 
a downward turn, due primarily to lower con¬ 
sumption which at this time seems to be un¬ 
usually light. It is reported that the Jewish 
people, who are heavy buyers of live poultry, 
are not buying as heavily as usual. Live chickens 
are in light supply and the demand bids to con¬ 
tinue firm. There has been some active trading 
in express fowls as well as express chickens 
and broilers which have been in extremely light 
supply and meet a strong demand. Colored 
fowls via express are bringing from 26 to 28c; 
Leghorns via express 24 to 25c; choice chickens 
via express 28 to 32c with average run 24 to 25c. 
Express broilers are bringing from 40 to 45c. 
The dressed poultry market is quite dull. 
The season is getting late and most of the 
chickens that are coming in are little better 
than stags. With a wide range in quality we 
have a similar wide range in prices. 
DRESSED MEAT AND LIVE STOCK 
Live calves have been in rather light supply 
with a result that the market has maintained 
a fairly firm tone. The market on live lambs 
has been fairly steady There has been little 
or no change in the sheep market, except for 
very common stock which has been hard to 
move. 
Due to the fact that the supply is much 
larger than the demand for country dressed 
veal, there has been more or less of a downward 
trend to that market, with a result that it 
closed from 1 to 2c weaker. Market indica¬ 
tions are that there may be an upward turn 
MARKET BETTER ON NEARBY EGGS 
EXPORT TRADE HELPS APPLES 
Activity in the export trade is the only 
encouraging feature in the apple market. 
Otherwise the outlook is pretty dull. The 
weather is decidedly unfavorable for consump¬ 
tion and the heavy crop of boxed from the 
West is being dumped on the New York market 
with the result that things look pretty blue. 
In spite of all that has been said about the 
western cooperative merchandizing plans, 
nevertheless those fellows are dumping their 
stock on the New York market with the result 
that it is knocking the props out from under 
the prices and materially hurting the barreled- 
apple trade. Small fruit stands prefer the 
boxed stock, due to its attractive appearance 
and convenience in handling. 
There is a much better movement of fresh 
nearby stock and moderate arrivals of fresh 
eggs have been clearing reasonably well. 
However, advices from the weather bureau 
indicate that higher temperatures are to be 
expected throughout the producing sections, 
which, with western advices for a weaker mar¬ 
ket, have caused the speculators to withdraw. 
However, on fresh nearbys the tone of the 
market is very satisfactory. During the past 
week the movement in the egg market has 
been the best since the latter part of November. 
BUTTER MARKET BETTER 
NO CHANGE IN BEANS 
Values continue to maintain their previous 
standing in the dried-bean market. There is a 
tendency in the chain stores to put dried beans 
up in cartons. This form of package is a whole 
lot easier to handle, makes a more attractive 
display, has the advantage of being free from 
dust and rarely shows the effect of climatic 
changes. Domestic Marrows are quoted from 
$10.25 to 10:50 for average stock; domestic 
TOBACCO HOMESPUN an°d 
recipe tree. Hand-picked chewing 5 lbs. $1.50; 10, $2.50. 
TOBACCO GROWERS UNION, MURRAY, KY. 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to eastern farmers 
sold on January 31: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) 
New Jersey hennery whites uneandlecl, 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 .. . 
New York 
50 to 52 
49)4 to 50 
49 
47 to 48 
40 to 41 
32 to 39 
49 to 50 
Buffalo- 
Phila. 
45 to 47 
43 
40 
46 
42 to 44 
38 to 40 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score 
Extra (92 score).. 
State dairy (salted), finest.... 
Good to prime 
51 Yi to 52 
51 
50 to 50 Yi 
47 4 to 49)1 
53 to 54 
49 to 50 
43 to 48 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) 
U. S. Grades Old Grade Standards 
Timotty No. 2. 
Timothy No. 3. 
Timothy Sample. 
Fancy light clover mixed. 
Alfalfa, second cutting. . . 
Oat Straw No. 1. 
$26 to 27 
24 to 25 
16 to 19 
26 to 27 
30 to 32 
15 
$17 to 18 $26.50 to 27.50 
. 24 to 25 
26 to 27 
’ i7 to is 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy . . . 
Fowls, leghorns and poor. 
Chickens, colored fancy. 
Chickens, leghorns. 
26 to 28 
24 to 25 
28 to 32 
22 to 25 
25 to 27 
20 to 22 
22 to 24 
19 to 21 
27 to 28 
23 to 25 
33 to 35 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers. 
13 to 16')> 
4 to 4J 4 
9y 2 to U}/2 
4 !/ 2 to 7)4 
7)4 to 7)n 
MILK PRICES 
Prices of February for the 3% milk in the 
200 mile zone are as follows: Dairymen) 
League Co-Operative Association, class ) 
$2.33 per hundred. The Non-Pooling Co. 
Operative Association, flat price, $2.30; class 1, 
$2.35. Sheffield Producers, $2.35 per hundred, 
HAY MARKET QUIET 
The hay market is easy and somewhat un¬ 
settled. There is only a moderate demand, 
Supplies on No. 1 stock are rather scarce, 
Suffolk County, Long Island, 
the “Aroostook” of New York 
{Continued from page 127) 
Although there has been no material change 
in prices, nevertheless there is a much steadier 
feeling in the butter market as we go to press. 
A number of buyers have been replenishing 
their depleted stocks, one of the big chain 
stores is reported as having purchased in the 
neighborhood of over 2,500 tubs of finest 
creamery. Foreign butter has been in some¬ 
what lighter receipts. 
soda, the increased use of the former 
source of ammonia in mixed fertilizer i; 
being recommended. 
Seed treatment is practically not at al 
used on Long Island, as the growers fee 
that the more efficient method of con¬ 
trolling such diseases lies in the purchase 
of clean seed. Doubtless the principa 
reason for this attitude is the labor in- 
volved in the treatment of seed in such 
large quantities as are used on the Island. 
Although practically all growers on the 
Soutli Side and a large percentage of 
those on the north, use bordeaux for 
spray, relatively few have as yet become 
converted to the use of bordeaux dust, 
It is the feeling that the increased prac- 
tice of using home-mixed dust with the 
accompanying improvements in both 
dusting machines and in the dust mate¬ 
rials, will eventually encourage dusting 
in this area. 
Suffolk County growers are especially 
alert in their study and use of market 
news information. Many of these grow 
ers during the past season made use<o 
the radio news service. 
Based upon the present intentions o 
approximately 150 growers in Suffolk 
County, potato planting in this county 
next spring will be approximately the 
same as that of last year. If anything 
slight increase is indicated. 
CHEESE MARKET QUIET 
There is nothing unusual in the cheese 
market. Trading has been progressing uni¬ 
formly. The following are prices quoted on 
American cheese: STATES, whole milk, 
flats, held, fancy, 25to 26c; flats, held. 
'ANTED 
U. S. RAILWAY r- 
.ERKS 
$133 to $192 Monti. 
pay. Common educatto 
sufficient. Write Immediately for free list of Governmec 
positions obtainable; free specimen examination ques¬ 
tions and information telling now to get a position. 
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, Dept. H205, Rochester, N.I 
CATTLE 
HOLSTEIN BULLS for Sal 
Sons of 
DUTCHLAND C0LANTHA SIR INKA 
FISHK1LL FARMS, Hopewell Junction, N.Y 
HENRY MORGENTHAU, Jr., Owner 
r T f C r r C* f TVJ Q Extra fine lot registas 
XT. OLnJ J. EiO cows fresh or soond* 
10 registered heifers soon due. 20 registered beifa 
ready to breed. 4 high record service bulls, 
J. A. LEACH CORTLAND, N. 
SWINE 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Yorkshire and Chester cross and Chester an 
Berkshire cross and Berkshire and Jersey R# 
cross pigs 6 weeks old $4.00 each; 7 to $ week 
old $4.50 each; 8 to 10 weeks old $5.00 each, 
will ship from 1 to 75 for your approval C.O.h 
WALTER LUX 
388 Salem Street Woburn, Mass 
O f /X) Bred sows, service boars and); 
, i. C pigs from Schoolmaster, Calls?) 
• a . v-> o. Edd _ wudwood aEd white E* 
blood. Priced reasonable and shipped C. O. D. 
VIEWMONT FARM, MAINVILLE, FA 
PFfTCTFREn ft I f and CHESTER WHITE P lfi: 
KtiUlO 1LKLU U. I. L. E. P. ROGERS, WAYV1LIE.S- 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOO 
Grand champion breeding. Largest herd in America. Free boot' 
HARPENDING Box 10 DUNDEE, n- 
-I will buy good 
and White Cnested 
WANTED 
Chickens, anytime. „ 
LLOYD GOLDSBORO, Mohntoa, Pa. 
