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American Agriculturist, May 24, 192^ 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
Milk Prices 
T HE 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, $1.86 per hundred 
pounds; Class 2-A, used chiefly as fluid cream, 
$1.70; Class 2-B, used chiefly in the manufac¬ 
ture of plain condensed milk and ice cream, 
$1.85; Class 2-C, used chiefly in the manufac¬ 
ture of soft cheeses, $1.85; Class 3, for milk 
used chiefly in the manufacture of whole milk 
powder, evaporated whole milk and sweetened 
whole condensed milk, $1.60; Class f-A, and 
4-B, based on butter and American cheese quo¬ 
tations 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¬ 
nounce that the price of 3 per cent, milk in the 
201-210 mile freight zone for May is $1.70)^. 
Non-pooling producers association Class 1, 
fluid milk for city consumption, $1.86; Class 2, 
milk for cream, plain condensed and ice cream, 
$1.70; Class 3a, milk for evaporated, con¬ 
densed, etc., $1.60; Class 3b, milk for fancy 
cheeses, $1.45; Class 4 determined on butter 
and cheese quotations on the New York 
market. 
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association (Phil¬ 
adelphia price plan) receiving station prices, 
3 per cent, milk 201-210 mile zone, $2.19. 
The platform price is $2.60 per can for pas¬ 
teurized milk in shippers’ cans F. O. B. New 
York City; where an allowance of 10c per can 
is made city dealers furnish can, making it 
$2.50. Competition from unorganized milk 
_ has forced this price lower in many instances. 
Milk Pool Prices for April 
✓ The Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation’s gross pool price for 3 per cent, milk 
at the 201-210 mile freight zone for April is 
$1.835 for 100 pounds, with cents deduction 
for expenses and 5 cents for certificates of in¬ 
debtedness. The net pool price, therefore, 
is $1.75 and the cash payment is $1.70. 
BUTTER MARKET STEADY 
During the early part of the week ending 
May 17th, the butter market took on a very 
strong tone. During the middle of the week, 
however, the market seemed much better 
supplied with the result that by Wednesday 
there was rather unsettled feeling. However, 
the market still maintains its fairly firm 
condition, What will develop no one can say. 
There have been so many irratic changes in the 
market of late that most anything can be 
expected. The gains of last week were quite 
unlooked for. At this time of the year when we 
have reached the end of the hay and fodder 
period and before cows have been on pasture 
not enough to show the effect of grass, there is 
usually a trying period for the men in the mar¬ 
ket. However, this has not been so much in 
evidence this year due to the fact that the 
demand has been particularly good and there 
has been a disposition on the part of buyers to 
keep things moving. Buyers are not taking on 
any future supplies, nothing except their 
daily needs and this has kept business fairly 
active on the market. 
CHEESE MARKET EASIER 
Trading has been quiet and there has been 
as easing off on prices to some extent. Buyers 
in general seem to feel that with stocks as they 
are, much lower prices than prevail now will be 
forthcoming in the near future. Therefore, 
these buyers are playing a waiting game. The 
market on fresh cheese has been weakened 
considerably by heavy arrivals. Fresh whole 
White — EGGS — Brown 
Write for pamphlet of shippers reference and 
shipping tags. 
JOSEPH SILBERMAN 
The House of No Regrets 
304 Greenwich Street New York 
References: Irving Bank, Columbia Trust or 
Franklin National Bank 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
To R. BRENNER & SONS 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
358 Greenwich St., New York City 
SHIP to the right house 
M. ROTH & CO. 
EGGS 
milk State flats of average run are quoted at 
16c and offerings have got to be. extremely 
fancy to bring anything beyond that. Fancy, 
held, whole milk. State flats are meeting a quiet 
market but prices are holding fairly steady at 
24 to 24j^c» with average run usually a cent 
lower. 
EGG MARKET CONTINUES FIRM 
In spite of the fact that trading of late has 
not been very active and that some receivers 
report a lighter demand for stock for storage or 
for stock already stored, nevertheless, the 
market maintains not only a steady tone but 
quite a firm one. Eggs of higher quality are 
showing a great deal more strength than aver¬ 
age receipts. Defects are becoming quite 
general in a large percentage of the receipts. 
The market on nearby whites is steady, the de¬ 
mand good and prices generally in the seller’s 
favor, especially on prime to fancy offerings. 
LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY 
The market on live fowls is rather flighty. 
Medium to light stock is selling fairly well but 
offerings of heavy fowls are dragging and are 
being shaded from a half cent to cent in many 
instances. For some reason or other the fowl 
market is off color. Express fowls are having a 
quiet sale and most of the business is being 
done at 27c. Birds have got to be extra fine 
to bring 28c. Live broilers are in heavy supply 
and on account of this are meeting a market 
that can be considered only fairly steady. 
Decoration Day, which is on May 30, usually 
offers a better market for broilers or frying 
chickens. Broducers who are planning to meet 
this market should plan to get their stuff in on 
Wednesday and Tuesday the 26th and 27th, not 
later than the 28th as trading is usually done on 
these days. Stock that will come in on Thursday 
will be too late for the peak of the market. 
Although receipts of fresh killed fowls have 
not been heavy, nevertheless they have been 
equal to the demand which has been slow. 
The dressed poultry market seems to lack pep 
and sales do not warrant any change in quota¬ 
tions. Fancy box-packed fowls still maintain 
the top figures but there are plenty of ordinary 
fowls being offered at'a cent or more under 
quotations. Nearby fresh killed broilers are 
increasing in supply, in fact to the extent that 
the market is beginning to weaken. Jersey 
and other nearbys as well as Southern receipts 
are ranging mainly from 50 to 60c., poor stocks 
are ranging below 45c. Long' Island ducks 
are plentiful but the demand is active so that 
the receipts are cleaning up fairly well at 21c. 
The live market on Long Island ducks, 
springers is 25c and 22c on breeders. 
OLD POTATOES BARELY STEADY 
Owing to a demand that is quite dull and 
to trading that is light, the market on old pota¬ 
toes barely holds its steady tone. Apparently 
there is great anxiety on the part of shippers 
in the country to clean up their stock, this 
being reflected into the market with the result 
that dealers are not over anxious to take on 
anything. As long as the supply of new pota¬ 
toes continues as it is, there is very little likeli¬ 
hood of the market improving on old stock. 
As we stated in our reports last week, if any¬ 
thing happens to the Southern market without 
warning we may see a short spurt on old goods. 
States are generally quoted at $2.40 to 
$2.50 per 150 lbs. sack in the country. How¬ 
ever, only very finest stock is bringing that 
price. Mains are quoted at $3.00 per 150 lbs. 
New potatoes, Spaulding Rose, are quoted 
anywhere from $8.50 to $8.75 per barrel, de¬ 
livered on the docks at New' York. In general 
these Florida arrivals are equal to all of the 
other arrivals together. 
APPLE MARKET HOPELESS 
The situation in the apple market is abso¬ 
lutely hopeless as far as the man is concerned 
who is trying to sell the regular stock that is 
coming out of storage, or is trying to dispose 
of his holdings across the water. About the 
only fellows who can see a little daylight are 
those who have cleared up their stocks and are 
holding particularly fancy stocks of Newtown 
Pippins. A review of the latest trade reports 
will - show the very unsatisfactory condition 
in the market. 
On May 1, cold storage holdings, including 
both boxes and barrels, in terms of barrels, 
amounted to an equivalent of 2,279,415 barrels 
an increase of 1,092,862 barrels over 1923 for 
the same period. The actual boxes in storage 
on May 1, amounted to 3,271,412 an increase 
of 1,615,889 over 1923 figures. A consider- 
able"port ion of this box stuff is still in the West 
and bids fair to stay there. It is doubtful if 
much of a percentage of these goods will 
reach Eastern markets. The actual barrels in 
storage in the United States on May 1, were 
1,888,942 an increase over 1923 of 554,232 
barrels. The decrease of storage holdings 
during April 1924 was 45.04 per cent, compared 
to a decrease in April 1923 or 53.07 per cent, 
compared to a five-year average of 54.02, 
showing that consumption has been less in 
proportion to the extremely heavy crop. In 
order to figure on carloads, one carload is 
equivalent to about 150 barrels; so from the 
foregoing figures you can estimate the length 
of a train of apples that is still in the market. 
During the past six weeks, apple dealers 
have been experiencing extremely heavy losses 
on shipments to England and European ports. 
Our foreign markets have absolutely gone to 
pieces. Reports state that apples are selling 
for two shillings a barrel in England. This 
is due to the extremely bad condition in wffiich 
apples are arriving on the other side. The 
cause of this is due to the fact that steamers 
have experienced terribly heavy storms on the 
Atlantic and the hatches have had to be closed. 
As a result, the apples heated and went bad 
rapidly. One dealer told the writer that he 
made a shipment of 200 barrels and just the 
other day received a bill for $371 from the 
consignee for transportation and got nothing 
for the apples. 
HAY MARKET STEADY 
There is little or no change in the hay market. 
It is still steady on the better grades of hay, 
especially in large bales. However, poorer 
grades still continue to drag. Brooklyn is 
reported being somewhat easier than Man¬ 
hattan except on No. 1 goods. The market 
over there is liberally supplied and trading is 
321 Greenwich St., N. Y. C. 
Write for Shipping Tags 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to Eastern farmers 
sold on May 15: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) New York 
New Jersey hennery whites uneandled, extras . S4 to 35 
Other hennery whites, extras . 32 to 33 
Extra firsts . 30 to 31 
Firsts . .- . 28 to 29 
Gathered, whites, first to extra firsts . 28 to 30 
Lower grades . 26)4 to 27 M 
Hennery browns, extras . 30 to 32 
Gathered browns and mixed colors, extras . 28 to 30 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score . 40)4 to 41 
Extra (92 score) ... ~ 40 
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 No. 2 . 
Alfalfa, second cutting No. 2 .. 
Oat Straw No. 1 . 
U. S. Grades 
$27 to 28 
25 to 26 
15 to 20 
25 to 27 
27 to 28 
15 
Buffalo 
27 to 29 
26 to 27 
43 to 44 
41 to 42 
38 to 89 
32 to 37 
Old Grade 
$21 to 22 
Phila. 
Standards 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor. 
Chickens, colored fancy. 
Chickens, leghorns... 
-Broilers, colored. 
Broilers, leghorns. 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. 
Hogs, Yorkers. 
27 to 28 
.27 
45 to 50 
30 to 45 
9 to 11 
4 .o \y 2 
6 to 8)4 
7 to 7% 
27 to 29 
23 to 26 
48 to 55 
only fair. Thirty-one dollars is about the top 
price and No. 1 hay in large bales. No. 2 is a 
little bit easier than it was a week or so ago 
$28 being the top price for buyers discriminat¬ 
ing to the extent of $1, a tone on small bales. 
GRAINS AND FEEDS 
According to New York State Department, 
of Farms and Markets, the following prices 
prevailed on April 26th, through billed from 
western points: 
Roch- 
Albany 
Boston 
Ogdens- 
Utica 
ester 
Syra- 
Buf¬ 
falo 
No, 2 Wb-i Oats. 
■ 58 % 
burg 
- .59% 
58 
cuse 
.57 % 
.55% 
-S7H 
„ ,85)4 
38.90 
No. 3 Wh. Oats. 
.58 
.59 
•5734 
.57 
No. 2 Yel. Corn 
■93}4 
.95 
•92)4 
.91 y 2 
No. 3 Yel- Corn 
i .91)4 
.93 
,9oy 2 
.89)4 
Ground Oats .. 
41.00 
41.60 
40.60 
40.30 
Sp’g. Wht Bran 
26.50 
27.10 
26.10 
25.80 
24.40 
H’d. Wht. Bran 
30.00 
30.60 
29.60 
29.30 
27.90 
Standard Mids. 
26.00 
26.00 
25-60 
25.30 
23.90 
Soft W. Mids.. 
36.00 
36.60 
35.60 
35.30 
33.90 
Flour Mids. 
31.00 
31.60 
30.60 
30.30 
8 90 
Red Dog Flour. 
37.00 
17.60 
36.60 
36.30 
34.90 
Brewers Grains. 
31.00 
31.50 
30.60 
30.30 
33.90 
White Hominy. 
34.75 
35.35 
34.35 
34.05 
32.65 
Yellow Hominy 
34.25 
34.85 
33.85 
33.55 
32.15 
Corn Meal. 
36.50 
37.10 
36.10 
35.80 
34.40 
Gluten Feed.... 
38.25 
38.85 
37.85 
37.55 
36.15 
Gluten Meal. . . 
46.50 
47.10 
46.10 
45.80 
44.40 
38% Cottonseed 
45.50 
46.20 
5,10 
44.60 
43.40 
41% Cottonseed 
48.50 
49.20 
48.10 
47.60 
46.40 
43% Cottonseed 
50.00 
50.70 
49.60 
49.10 
47.90 
31% OP Oil M . 
44.00 
44.60 
43.60 
43.30 
41.90 
34% OP Oil M . 
44.50 
45.10 
41.10 
43.80 
42.40 
Beet Pulp ..... 
36.00 
36.60 
35.60 
35 30 
33.90 
Pennsylvania’s T B Plan 
{Continued from page 4-98) 
Live Stock Sanitary Association had this in 
mind when the following regulations were 
submitted as amendments to the Accredited 
Plan. The regulations are practical and do 
not work a hardship on owners bringing cattle 
into such areas either for dairy, breeding, 
grazing and slaughter purposes. 
The following regulations govern cattle 
brought into the area before and after it is 
declared an Official Modified Accredited Area: 
1. Cattle for_ any purpose originating in Accredited 
Herds or Official Modified Accredited Areas may be 
brought into areas operating under the Modified Ac¬ 
credited Area Plan at the purchaser's convenience without 
a tuberculin test. 
2. Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes brought into 
the area that do not originate from Accredited Herds or 
from Official Modified Accredited Areas are required to 
pass at least one tuberculin test at point of origin. 
3. Apparently healthy cattle for immediate slaughter 
may enter the area but must be slaughtered within ten 
days and during this interval they must be kept separate 
and apart from other cattle. 
4. Cattle for feeding and grazing purposes may enter 
the area and need not be tuberculin tested during the 
feeding and grazing period, providing they are kept 
separate and apart from other cattle. If the owner does 
not value facilities to keep cattle for feeding and grazing 
E urposes separate and it is necessary to house them with 
is native cattle whose health has been determined,, he is 
required to have the cattle tuberculin tested at point of 
origin. 
Farmers ■ Growers - PouItrymen and Shippers 
We ship in cars and small lots, once used 
Barrels, (apple, potato, slat, etc.) Baskets, 
Butter Tubs, Carriers, Crates and Egg Cases. 
Also all varieties of new and used Fruit and 
Vegetable Packages. Our used egg cases are a 
special feature. Satisfaction guaranteed or 
money refunded. Write or wire at once. 
NATIONAL PACKAGE SUPPLY CO. 
Dept. N. Paul, 370-371 South St., New York City 
BINDER TWINE 
Shortage predicted. 
Get our low price and 
order early. Farmer Agents wanted. Sample free. 
THEO. BURT & SONS, Melrose, Ohio 
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