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American Agriculturist, June 21, 1924 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
Milk Prices 
Dairymen’s League 
T HE Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation announces the following prices for 
milk during June 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 3-A, used chiefly as fluid cream, 
$1.70; Class 3-B, used chiefly in the manufac¬ 
ture of plain condensed milk and ice cream, 
$1.85; Class 3-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, $1.55; Classes 4-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 3-A, $2.00; 
Class 3-B, $2.25; Class 3-C, $2,25; Class 3 
$1.95. 
Sheffield Producers 
Sheffield Farm Company Producers an¬ 
nounce that the price of 3 per cent, milk in the 
201-210 mile freight zone is $ 1 , 703 / 6 - 
Non-Pool Cooperative 
Non-pool Assn, prices are: Class 1, fluid 
milk for city consumption, $1.86; Class 3, 
milk for cream, plain condensed and ice cream, 
$1.70; Class 3-A, milk for evaporated, con¬ 
densed, etc., $1.60; Class SB, milk for fancy 
cheese, $1.45; Class 4 determined on butter 
and cheese quotations on the New York 
market. 
Inter-State Producers 
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association (Phil¬ 
adelphia plan) June receiving station prices, 
3 per cent, milk 201-210 mile zone, $2.19; 
101-110 mile zone, $2.20. 
Platform Prices 
The N. Y. platform price is $2.30 per can for 
pasteurized 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 
$2.20. Competition from unorganized milk 
has forced the price lower in many instances. 
BUTTER MARKET STILL FIRM 
Heavy buying for storage, coupled with a 
f ood demand for immediate consumption, has 
ept the butter market in a very firm position. 
In fact that market is a little better off as we 
go to press than early in the week and also bet¬ 
ter than it was last week. Receipts have not 
increased as rapidly and heavily as most oper¬ 
ators anticipated and it is now that we are 
beginning to see the effects of the late season. 
Receipts last week, ending June 7, were much 
heavier than for the week previous. The re¬ 
ceipts for the week ending June 14 will no 
doubt run higher than for those for the week 
of June 7, but these are not enough to fill all 
needs. With moderate receipts prices ad¬ 
vanced over last week a full cent and the condi¬ 
tion of the market during the week has main¬ 
tained that price. Creameries scoring higher 
than 92 score, have been advanced from 42 to 
42j^c. However the bulk of the business is 
being done in creamery extra (92 score) at 
4134c. Which was the very top price a week 
ago. It is the shortage of supplies more than 
anything else that is responsible for the unusu- 
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heavily both for storage and for retail trade 
consumption. Advices indicate that next 
week’s arrivals will be much heavier. It may 
be that we will see a slight shading in price. 
However a tremendous amount of shortage 
must be made up before that will take place. 
CHEESE MARKET FIRM 
Trading is becoming more active in the 
cheese market'and the general tone is decidedly 
firm. With the arrival of full grass make on the 
market, it is reasonable to expect that this 
activity will continue. Speculators are not 
very anxious fo dabble in fodder or stock that is 
not strictly full grass. The best whole milk 
State flats, fresh, that grade fancy special, are 
quoted at 20c. Fresh fancys are being traded 
at 19 to 19j/£c. Average run fodders are still 
available at 18b£c. The market in the West is 
firmer on full grass stock and this tone has been 
transmitted to the New York market. Advices 
state that some business is being done up-State 
above par compared with the New York 
market. 
EGG MARKET IN SELLER’S FAVOR 
Receipts are gradually decreasing with the 
result that the market is maintaining a very 
firm position. On Monday June 9, the market 
was 16,500 cases short, outside of storage, 
compared to the week previous. On Tuesday, 
June 10, it was 14,500 cases short. On the 
11th the shortage was 9,000 cases and on the 
12th the eggs in the market were about on par 
with the same time the week previous. This 
gradual reduction, with statistics indicating 
that there is a shortage in storage reserves, is 
giving strength to fall and winter options. All 
this puts the market in favor of the seller. 
This condition has worked especially favorable 
in the case of nearbys during the last few days. 
Nearby white eggs are gradually decreasing in 
supply. Most receivers report satisfactory 
clearances with some further advances on fancy 
qualities of Jersey and other nearby hennery 
whites that are of superior-quality closely 
selected for color, size, shape and packed in 
cartons are quoted from 36 to 38c. In some 
instances this top price has been advanced a 
cent. This means that the major part of the 
business going on in the market is in the neigh¬ 
borhood of from 30 to 33c, which is a consid¬ 
erable advance over last week. 
Retail prices are still low enough through the 
Metropolitan district to encourage consump¬ 
tion and this is having an effect in maintaining 
a strong market. 
LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY 
It is an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good. 
The cool weather has had a stimulating effect 
on consumption in the city which has been 
directly reflected in the live poultry market. 
Early in the week the market was more or less 
dull, but by mid-week, June 11, when cooler 
weather came on, the market took a sudden 
brisk turn and helped matters decidedly. 
Freight arrivals of live poultry have been 
heavy which was responsible for some of the 
draggy tone during the early part of the week. 
The market on fowls strengthened a cent and 
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due to lighter supply broilers have been meet¬ 
ing a stronger market. Express broilers have 
been meeting a good market and the indica¬ 
tions are that this will continue. In fact in 
some instances coops of selected colored broil¬ 
ers have been working out at prices a trifle 
above top quotations. Unless we get some real 
red-hot weather the market bids fair to con¬ 
tinue this way. 
Fresh killed broilers have been in more or 
less light supply but there has been such a wide 
range of quality that values have been rather 
hard to establish. The demand has been good 
for strictly fancy stuff, but comparatively 
few arrivals have been good enough to com¬ 
mand the top quotations which are 48 cents on 
fancy milk fed stock. Poor fresh killed stock is 
dragging badly. 
POTATO MARKET FIRM 
There is little in the potato market at the 
present time to interest the average up-State 
or even Long Island grower. The old potato 
deal is about at an end. Indications are that 
there aren’t any more than thirty cars of 
potatoes available of the old stock and some 
of these are coming from Michigan. The 
unusual feature of the market right now is 
that old stock that is good, meaning firm and 
well graded, (which is unusual) is selling on 
par or maybe a little above the best southern 
arrivals. States in 180-pound sacks are quoted 
at $4.50, while the best southern stocks are 
bringing from $3.50 to 4 a barrel on the 
docks. 
In the new potato market South Carolina 
is shipping by far the heaviest with North 
Carolina second, Virginia Eastern Shore third, 
and Florida bringing up the rear. The 
Florida potato deal is about over. Various 
fancy Cobblers from South Carolina, grading 
U. S. No. 1, are quoted at $3.75 to $4. How¬ 
ever, the prices range all the way from $1.50 up. 
Spaulding .Rose are quoted anywhere from 
$1.40 to $3.75 according to quality, grade and 
size, while Red Bliss vary from $1.25 to $3.00. 
Cobblers from North Carolina are varying 
from $1.50 to $4.00. Arrivals from the 
Virginia Eastern Shore are bringing anywhere 
from $1.25 to $3.25, while Norfolk stock is 
quoted at anywhere from $3.50 to $3.75. 
Undoubtedly these prices are not of a great 
deal of interest to the up-State grower, but 
it will serve to give him an idea of what the 
Southern grower is getting when he considers 
these prices are at the docks in New York. Out 
of these prices must be deducted transporta¬ 
tion charges from the farm to the docks as 
well as steamship transportation to New York 
City. Receivers estimate that the steamship 
transportation charges are 75c per barrel from 
South Carolina points and about the same 
from Norfolk, Va. 
NO CHANGE IN HAY MARKET 
The hay market continues to be steady to 
firm, especially on hay in large bales which is 
selling more readily than small bale stock. 
Receipts of good quality hay have only been 
moderate and so are clearing up well. No 1 
hay is bringing from $32 to 33 per ton in large 
bales with small bales going at $31. Large 
bales of No. 2 are bringing from $30 to 31, 
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Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to Eastern farmers 
sold on June 12 : 
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... 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score... 
Extra (92 score). ... 
State dairy (salted), finest.. 
Good to prime.. 
New York 
36 to 38 
34 to 35 
32 to 33 
30 to 31 
30 to 32 
25 to 29 
33 to 35 
31 to 32 
42 to 42% 
41 % 
Buffalo 
' 28 to 30 
26 to 27 
27 to 28 
Phila. 
*29 to 30 
.28 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) 
Timothy No. 2. 
Timothy No. 3. 
Timothy Sample. 
Fancy light clover mixed No. 1. 
Alfalfa, second cutting No. 1. . 
Oat Straw No. 1. 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy. 
Fowls, leghorns and poor. 
Chickens, colored fancy. 
£ Chickens, leghorns...■ 
Broilers, colored. 
Broilers, leghorns. 
U. S. Grades 
' $29 to 31 
26 to 29 
18 to 24 
30 to 31 
31 to 33 
14 
29 
27 
42 
39 to 41 
40 to 41 
32 to 39 
Old Grade 
$21 to 22 
43 
4 *% 
Standards 
$28 to 29 
26 to 28 
20 to 30 
’is to ii 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, spring common to good 
Sheep, common to good ewes. . . 
Hogs, Yorkers.. 
48 to 45 
26 to 40 
11 to 10 
4% to 5 
16% to 17% 
*5 to Q 
7% to 
8 
7% 
26 to 27 
22 to 24 
42 
88 
28 
26 
40 to 45 
while small bales are a dollar less on each end 
of the quotation. 
. GRAINS AND FEEDS 
According to New York State Department 
of Farms and Markets, the following prices 
prevailed, through billed from western points: 
The quotations given in this report show the approximate 
prices at which feed can he purchased per ton, aha grain per 
bushel, in straight carlots delivered on track at points in the 
different freight zones as indicated. Mixed carlots cost 
approximately 32.00 per ton more. 
Retail feed and gram prices vary with different local dealers, 
depending upon their individual costs of doing business, 
volume handled, etc. In the oase of feeds the retail price 
may sometimes be as high as So per ton above the wholesale 
prices given in this report. June 7, 1924. 
Roch- 
Boston ester Buf- 
Albany Ogdens- TJtica Syra- falo 
berg case 
No. 2 W. Oats.. .60% .61% .59% .59% .57% 
No. 3 W. Oats.. .59 .60 .58% .58 .55% 
No. 2 Yel. Corn. .94% .96 .93% .92% .88% 
No. 3 Yel. Corn. .93% .94% .92% .91% .87% 
Ground Oats... 41.00 41.60 40.60 40.30 38.90 
Spr. W. Bran... 25.25 25.85 24.85 24.55 23.15 
Hard W. Bran.. 26.00 26.60 25.60 25.30 23.90 
Standard Mids.. 27.75 28.35 27.35 27.05 25.65 
SoftW.Mids... 34.00 34.60 33.60 33JO 31.90 
Flour Mids. 29.75 30.35 29.35 29.05 27.65 
Red D. Flour... 37.00 37.60 36.60 36.30 34.90 
D. Brew. Grains 33.00 33.60 32.60 32.30 30.90 
W. Hominy.... 35.00 35.60 34.60 34.30 32.90 
Yel. Hominy... 34.00 34.60 33.60 33.30 31.90 
Corn Meal.36.50 37.10 36.10 35.80 34.40 
Gluten Feed.... 39.75 40.35 39.35 39.05 37.65 
Gluten Meal... 46.50 47.10 46.10 45.80 44.40 
36%Cot.S.Meal 44.50 45.20 44.10 43.60 42.40 
41%Cot.S.Meal 47.50 48.20 47.10 46.60 45.40 
43%Cot.S.Meal 49.00 49.70 48.60 48.10 46.90 
31% OP Oil M.. 42.50 43.10 42.10 41.80 40.40 
34% OP Oil M.. 44.50 45.10 44.10 43.80 42.40 
Beet Pulp. 37.50 38.10 37.10 36.80 35.40 
Note —For points taking New York rate add to Albany 
price % cents on oats; % cents on corn; 10 cents on cotton¬ 
seed meal; 20 cents on other feeds. 
MEATS AND LIVE STOCK 
The market on live calves has shown more 
activity of late and there is a decided firmness. 
Prices have advanced approximately $1 per 
cwt. during the last couple of days. Prime* 
veals are selling up to $13.50 per 100 with fair 
to good stock selling from $11 to 12.50. Culls 
run as low as $6.50 to $9. The market on 
spring lambs has been generally firm and 
during the week prices advanced 25c a 100. 
Prime stock is bringing from $18 to 18.25 per 
cwt. Fair to good stock is bringing from 
$16.50 to 17.75. Prime ewes are quoted any¬ 
where from $8.50 to 9 with good stock from $7 
to 8 per 100. Live hogs vary from $5.50 to 6 
per 100 with roughs up to $8 for light to 
medium weights. 
The market on country dressed veal calves 
has not been as good as the live calf market. 
Rainy and unfavorable weather has had a 
tendency to slow up trading with the result 
that there have been a smaller number of sales 
at top figures than might be expected. Strictly 
fancy veals have been coming in rather light 
and these have had fairly good sale up to 16c 
but even that figure has been shaded in some 
cases and prime marks have been bringing 
from 14 to 16c with the outside figure very 
extreme. Fair to good stock is working out 
during the trade at from 11 to 13c. 
BOSTON WOOL MARKET 
Reports from the Boston wool market 
indicate that the market is very spotty. The 
demand is poor and trading has been very 
slow. It may be that the trade is" holding off 
until the coming sale at Sydney, Australia 
and the London Sale which is scheduled for 
July. On fleece wool, similar to Ohio and 
Pennsylvania, on the grease basis, are quoted 
as follows: l /i blood combing 50 to 52c, l A 
blood clothing 44 to 45c; Y blood combing 
50c; Y blood clothing 44 to 45c; Y blood 
combing 45 to 46c; Y blood clothing 42 to 
43c; common braid 39 to 40c. 
Long Island Potato Tour Next 
Week 
T HE annual Long Island Potato Tour, 
which has become quite an institu¬ 
tion among potato growers of the entire 
North Atlantic and New England potato 
growing region, will be held on June 25, 
26 and 27. Growers of seed potatoes 
from central and northern New York, 
as well as seed growers from Maine, find 
this an excellent opportunity to get per¬ 
sonally acquainted with growers in the 
most intensive potato producing section 
of the East. 
The tour will start on Wednesday, 
June 25 from Mineola. Those who wish 
to make arrangement to be accommo¬ 
dated on the trip should write H. C. 
O’Dell at Mineola, L. I. In the past 
there have always been enough auto¬ 
mobiles to accommodate all late comers. 
