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American Agriculturist, May 3 ,1934 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
Potato Market Weaker 
AS we go to press it looks as though the high 
IX point of the potato market has been reached 
and the general trend is downward. “State” 
potatoes from northern New York, Franklin 
County, were quoted at $2 per cwt. delivered 
and $3 in 150 lb. sacks. As we go to press, bulk 
potatoes are quoted at $1.75 per cwt. and 
sacked stock at $2.50 per 150 lbs. These 
quotations are for western New York goods 
in the vicinity of Rochester. 
The market is also weaker on Maines. The 
top price on bulk stuff is $2.25 per cwt. while 
$3.30 is the prevailing price for stock in 150-lb. 
sacks. These are delivered prices. 
Long Island's are about off the market. 
There are a very few reported still in the hand 
of the shippers. There are just enough coming 
in to warrant a quotation which would be 
anywhere from $3.60 to $3.75 f.o.b. Riverhead, 
in 150-lb. sacks. 
Southern potatoes are arriving in increasing 
quantities. U. S. No. 1 Spaulding Rose are 
quoted at $9.50, but a drop is momentarily ex¬ 
pected that will carry the price down in the 
neighborhood of $8. With the increasing ar¬ 
rivals of southern stock and the gradual reduc¬ 
tion in the price of these goods the consumption 
of new stock is gradually increasing, which 
doesn’t speak any too well for the prospects 
of old stock. 
Reports from up-State indicate that the 
general price being paid is in the neighborhood 
of 70 to 75c at the car. Some farmers have 
informed us that potatoes are being carred at 
80c. However, this is only on the very fine 
closely graded stock. Common stock in many 
instances has hit as low as 65c. 
GOOD HAY UP $2.00 
Quotations of No. 2 timothy are $2 a ton 
higher this week compared with last week. One 
car of No. 1 timothy in large bales was turned 
at $33 in the Brooklyn market and a car of 
small bales of No. 1 timothy at $34. A car of 
No. 1 in large bales sold in Manhattan at 
$32. This indicates the general situation in the 
hay market to-day. There is not near enough 
hay of good quality to begin to meet the de¬ 
mand and the market in Brooklyn is a great 
deal stronger than Manhattan. No. I will 
bring anywhere from $32 to 34 a ton with no 
trouble at all, while No. 2 will easily bring from 
$29 to 31. 
MILK PRICES 
The Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation announces* the following prices for milk 
during May in the 201-210 mile freight zone, 
for milk testing 3 per cent; Class 1, used chiefly 
for fluid purposes, $2.33 per hundred pounds; 
Class 2-A, used chiefly as fluid cream, $1.90; 
Class 2-B, used chiefly in the manufacture of 
plain condensed milk and ice cream, $2.05; 
Class 2-C, used chiefly in the manufacture of 
soft cheeses, $2.05; Class 3, for milk used 
chiefly in the manufacture of whole milkpowder, 
evaporated whole milk and sweetened whole 
condensed milk, $1.60; Class b-A, and 4-B, 
based on butter and American cheese quota¬ 
tions in the New York market. Prices for 
April were: Class 1 , $2.33; Class 2-A, $2.00; 
Class 2-B, $2.25; Class 2-C, $2.25; Class 3, 
$1.95. 
Sheffield Farms Company Producers an- 
nouce that the price of 3 per cent, milk in the 
201-210 mile freight zone for May is $2.00^. 
BUTTER AGAIN ON UP-GRADE 
The butter market during this week has 
shown much more activity than was reported 
in last week’s Agriculturist. On Monday 
the market showed a decidedly firmer tone 
compared to the close of the previous week, but 
no important changes were experienced in 
prices. Indications on Monday, however, 
were that business could be consummated at a 
slight advance and this materialized on Tues¬ 
day when quotations went up a full cent. On 
Tuesday the firm condition continued in even 
a greater degree with the result that an addi¬ 
tional cent increase was experienced, sending 
prices to 39j^ cents. As we go to press, the < 
temper of the market is still firm, but no at¬ 
tempts have been made to further advance 
prices. As the market opened on Thursday, 
things looked as though another advance were 
in sight, but the conservative element in the 
market argued against any change. 
It is pretty hard to explain just how such a 
tremendous change should occur in the market 
in so short a time. Dealers are uncertain on 
futures and have been striving to arrive at 
figures that will permit them to make fairly 
safe investments. Last year, not only in the 
butter market, but in eggs as well, heavy 
storage was made that later proved disastrous. 
CHEESE MARKET STEADY 
During the past week, there has been some 
steadier tone to the cheese market and in fact 
indications would warrant the statement that 
there has been more activity than for some 
time past. The market, as we go to press, has 
a steady tone. However, there is nothing that 
would warrant any undue activity in the mar¬ 
ket. The make in the country is heavy and the 
general situation would not warrant any 
material change. Fancy, held, whole milk 
flats (State) are quoted at 24 to 24j^c with 
average-run goods a cent lower. Fancy fresh 
flats are slightly stronger than last week, 16 to 
17c, with average run at 1534c- 
EGGS HOLD FIRM 
The greatest surprise of the week has been 
the remarkable firmness displayed by the egg 
market. Usually right after Easter, there is a 
decided slump and prices go tumbling. Quite 
the reverse is true this year, at least so far. 
Arrivals have been large, but not at all exces¬ 
sive for the season. Consumption is holding up 
a great deal better than last year. During the 
early part of the week, the market was very 
strong, in fact it showed a gradual strengthen¬ 
ing up to Thursday. On Thursday night stocks 
did not clear as closely as they did early in the 
week and, while trading is at the same price as 
previous, nevertheless, there is an indication 
that by next week there will be a slight weak¬ 
ening of the market. It is certainly remarkable 
how the market has held up. The storing sea¬ 
son is in full blast. The movement into storage 
is heavy and stocks of the first grade are 
eagerly sought. The last two days of the week 
were Jewish holidays fyid the market held up 
fairly well. There is a very strong possibility 
that when these are past we may see a weaken¬ 
ing in the tone. Even at that those poultry- 
men who are sending in No. 1 eggs, in color, 
size and pack are in much stronger position. 
Undergrades will be the first to feel the slump. 
LIVE POULTRY MARKET WEAKER 
Quite a few cars of live poultry were carried 
over from the previous week, and with supplies 
running far beyond the demand, express re¬ 
ceipts soon eased off especially on fowls. 
Freight receipts also began to feel a shading in 
price. Liberal receipts continued during Tues¬ 
day and Wednesday with the result that prices 
continued downward. On the first two days of 
the week, the market on freight arrivals was so 
weak and sales so small that prices were tem- 
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TOMATO PLANTS 
porarily withdrawn. By Wednesday the mar¬ 
ket on fowls was absolutely demoralized and 
most of the sales were reported at 25c. As we 
go to press the tone to the entire market is very 
weak which seems to be accentuated by other 
arrivals that are on the way. 
On express goods, only the most selected 
fowls reached 28c, the majority clearing at 
prices considerably lower. Broilers, depending 
on quality vary all the way from 35 to 65c, 
showing the extreme discrimination that buy¬ 
ers are showing at this time. 
DRESSED POULTRY STEADY 
Much in contrast to the live poultry market, 
the tone to fresh-killed dressed stock is much 
better. Fresh fowls are in strong demand and 
with an extremely light supply there is con¬ 
siderable competition among buyers to secure 
the light stocks that are available. This condi¬ 
tion has forced up the price on most grades. 
Receipts of dressed spring broilers are increas¬ 
ing, especially from near-by sections, but 
stocks are selling promptly, especially on fancy 
goods. However, the quality of arrivals is 
variable. Long Island spring ducks are work¬ 
ing out fairly well at 25c. 
CALF MARKET WEAK 
Live calves are meeting a weaker market and 
the trend for the immediate future at least is 
slightly downward. Top prices on prime veals 
are $13 per cwt., with prices varying all the 
way down to $3.50 on small stock. Common 
to good vary all the way from $9 to $12 per 100. 
About the same situation exists in the mar¬ 
ket for country dressed veals. The arrivals are 
liberaljand demand shows no material improve¬ 
ment with the result that the market is weak 
and irregular. A few veals have gone out at a 
premium but on average stuff, sellers have been 
forced to accept all bids within reason in order 
to avoid too heavy an accumulation. Small 
veals are selling as low as 3 to 5c. 
Hothouse lambs are coming in fairly liber¬ 
ally, but in spite of this supply, a fair outlet is 
absorbing the receipts, keeping the market 
steady. Prices are no different from last week, 
varying anywhere from 7 to 11c, mediums are 
bringing from 3 to 6c. Occasionally a few 
extra fancies are bringing a premium. 
WOOL SLIGHTLY MORE ACTIVE 
There is a little more activity noticeable in 
the Boston wool market as far as trading is 
concerned. However, this activity is limited 
only to trading and not to prices, which remain 
on about the same level as previouslyFleece 
wools similar to Ohio and Pennsylvania on the 
grease basis are as follows: Fine combings, 
55-56c; fine clothing, 47-48c; 34-blood comb¬ 
ing, 55-56c; 34-blood clothing, 47-49c; 3-8 
blood combing, 54-55c; 3-8 blood clothing, 47- 
48c; 34-blood combing, 51-52c; 34-blood 
clothing, 44-45c; common and braid, 42-43c. 
MAPLE SYRUP 
With the greater part of the annual spring 
flow over, maple sap producers are beginning 
to inquire about the market. It is very diffi¬ 
cult to get a concrete expression from any one 
relative to the present situation. Advices 
from Northern New York indicate that in gen- 
eral the run was very satisfactory and a good 
grade of syrup was harvested. For one thing, 
there was very little rain during the run in most 
bushes resulting in a good, clean product. 
Other sections report uneven runs, some 
bushes yielding well and others, very poorly. 
Pennsylvania generally reports a short crop. 
Advices from Canada state that the maple 
syrup crop up there will be heavier than ever. 
The average price seems to be anywhere from 
$1.50 to $1.65 per gallon. 
The New York market is dull. Last year 
there were all kinds of reports circulated about 
a short crop, and stocks were bought up readily. 
Some of those stocks are still being held in New 
York warehouses, particularly No. 2 and No. 3 
grades, which move very, very slowly. At 
present dealers show no disposition to stock up. 
If it develops that supplies are a little weak, 
we may expect more activity in the near future. 
One of the biggest drawbacks in the maple 
syrup industry is the wide variation in the 
product itself. It seems there are hardly two 
producers who turn out the same grade of 
syrup. In view of the geographic limitation of 
the industry, and the other factors that control 
it, it seems that the cooperative efforts of pro¬ 
ducers should meet with excellent success. A 
high-grade, uniformly manufactured product, 
sold under a brand and merchandized wisely, 
should prove successful on the market. 
GRAINS AND FEEDS 
According to New York State Department 
of Farms and Markets, the following prices 
No. 2 Wh. Oats 
No. 3 Wh. Oats 
No. 2 Yel. Corn 
No. 3 Yel. Corn 
Sp’g. Wht. Bran 
H’d.W.Wht. 
Sp’g. W. Mids. 
Soft W. Mids.. 
Flour Mids.... 
Brewers Grains. 
Hominy Feed W 
Hominy Feed Y 
Gluten Feed... 
36% Cottonseed 
41% Cottonseed 
43% Cottonseed 
32% Linseed... 
34% Linseed... 
meal; 20 cents on other feeds. 
i April 19th. 
Ogdens- 
Albany burg 
Utica 
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Syra¬ 
Buf¬ 
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.89 
. 29.25 
29.85 
28.85 
28.55 
27.15 
33.50 
34.10 
33.10 
32.80 
31.40 
, 33.00 
33.60 
32.60 
32.30 
30.90 
27.50 
28.10 
27.10 
26.80 
25.40 
36.00 
36.60 
35.60 
35.30 
33.90 
37.50 
38.10 
37.10 
36.80 
35.40 
32.50 
33.10 
32.10 
31.80 
30.40 
33.75 
34.35 
33.35 
33.05 
31.65 
33.20 
33.80 
32.80 
32.50 
31.10 
31.00 
31.60 
30.60 
30.30 
28.90 
l 45.00 
45.60 
44.60 
44.30 
42.90 
1 47.75 
48.45 
47.35 
46.85 
45.65 
1 49.50 
50.20 
49.10 
48.60 
47.40 
44.25 
44.95 
43.85 
43.35 
44.15 
45.25 
45.95 
44.85 
44.35 
43.15 
point® taking New 
York rate add to Albany 
ten million now ready. Open 
field grown, large, hardy 
stocky plants. Varieties: New Stone, Greater Baltimore 
and Livingston Globe. Prices by parcel post, 100, 50c; 
500, $1.50; 1,000, $2.50; postpaid. By express collect, 
1,000 to 4,000, $2.00 per 1,000; 5,000 to 9,000, $1.75 per 
1,000; 10,000 and over, $1.50 per 1,000. Roots wrapped 
to damp moss, safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 
TIFTON, GA. 
P. D. FULW00D, 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to eastern farmers 
sold on April 24: 
EggS, Nearbys (cents per dozen) New York Buffalo Phila. 
New Jersey hennery whites uncandled, extras. S3 to 35 . . 
Other hennery whites, extras. 53 3° „_ . " - akiz 
Firsts. 27)4 to 28 . 24 K 
Gathered, whites, first to extra firsts. 27)4 to 30 . . 
_ Lower grades. f« 3° •! . . 
Hennery Drowns, extras. 29 to 32 •• • . 
Gathered browns and mixed colors, extras. . 26 to 27 . 
Pullets No. 1. 25 to 27 . 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score.. 39 to 39)4 
Extra (92 score). 38^ 
State dairy (salted), finest. , 
Good to prime... 36)4 to 37)4 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) u. S. Grades 
. $28 to 30 
■ . 25 to 27 
. 14 to 18 
... 24 to 26 
26 to 27 
. 15 to 17 
Timothy No. 2. 
Timothy No. 8. 
Timothy Sample....... 
Fancy light clover mixed. 
Alfalfa, second cutting.. . 
Oat Straw No. 1. 
40 to 41 
39 to 40 
36 to 37 
30 to 35 
Old Grade 
$19 to 20 
39)4 
Standards 
$26 to 27 
25 to 25)4 
26 to 27 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy . 
Fowls, leghorns and poor... 
Chickens, colored fancy. . . . 
Chickens, leghorns. 
Spring Broilers. 
27 to 28 
25 to 26 
50 to 65 
28 to 30 
23 to 26 
24 to 26 
20 to 22 
7 to 18 
8 to 30 
22 to 25 
55 to 60 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium.. 
Bulls, common to good. „ 
Lambs, common to good. to ll 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers. 7M to 7% 
10 to 12 
4 to 4 H 
T B Clean-Up Results 
{Continued from page kbl) 
possible always for any dairyman in the 
State to hire his own veterinarian and get 
his herd accredited promptly and his 
tuberculous animals paid for, _ for the 
individual owner who takes the initiative 
in cleaning up his herd will always be the 
one who will do the most to keep the herd 
clean afterwards. Moreover, the above 
figures show that the individual owners 
scattered around the State are the. ones 
who are badly in need of cleaning up 
because of the high percentage of reactors 
in their herds. 
Next week we will talk about the 
indemnities which owners receive for 
reacting cattle and we will have some 
good letters from dairymen giving their 
experiences. 
FLEECE WOOL 
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358 Greenwich St., New York City 
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