The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-08
The Exx Trade Of New York.

The egg trade of this city Is carried Oh
chiefly in the immediate neighborhood o
Washington Market, and there are a number
of firms in that locality who make this bust
ness their sole specially. \ large proper
ton of the eggs received in New York com,
from New jersey and Pennsylvania. Mex
in order ranks our own State, and the re-
mainder is about equally divided betwee,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania eggs com.
mand the best prices in our market, averag-
ing at the present time thiry-four TO thirty
seven cents per dozen. From that figure
the price rece,les, according 10 the locality,
from which the eggs are received and the
manner in which packed, 10 a low average
| OF twenty cents per dozen, tins latter
4 figure being for Western lined. Jersey and
Western eggs are generally packed III bar
rels with oats; these oats, Of which a barrel
ON arrival generally furnishes from one Ia
two bushels, are OF a merchantable value,
bringing from II cents TO even As high As 81
per bushel in scarce times; a barrel Sener-
! ally contains abont - dozen eggs, and from
that TO as high As 100 doz. although these lat
ter do no, bring as good price at wholesale
on account of the greater liability of break
age. Eggs can he bought in Jersey, within
twenty-five miles of New York, for twenty
five cents per doz; by the time they have
reached the retailers hands, however, freight,
commissions, insurance, carriage, profits, &c,
&c, has augmented the price 10 5oG60c
per dozen, that being the price now
asked. This however, is an exceptionally
high price, and applies only 10 the
best fresh eggs. The average receipts Of this
article of produce in New York are about
eco packages day. The marke, at the
present time Is pretty well stocked, and the
advices received of heavy shipments in course
Of transportation to this point have tended
To weaken the price somewhat, although the
dealers express confidence in their ability Ia
sustain the price from the certain large de
mand during the holidays and the usually
restricted supply. The production ranges
rather slim rs the cold season approaches
and increases upon the advent of spring and
warm weather. Eggs have also of late years
I become an important article Of export, and
nearly every steamer for Europe carries out
large invoices. The majority Of those eX-
ported, however, are Consigned 10 parties in
| Liverpool for use in Great Britain, the CON
sumption there having attained enormous
proportions y. BuLIdin.
Keeping sweet Potatoes.
ALLEN Co, KANSAS, November l5.-Thc
most important part Of the process is the
changing or taking out and drying the ma
terill in which the potatoes are packed, at
least once during the winter, say about the
first of February, or as often As the packing
material becomes musty or damp. Once in
every two months would not be too often.
have found chat to be the hest material for
packing, and the most readily obtained, as it
could be had at any time during the winter
bv pulling il from the stack near where the
machine stood.
Cover the bottom of box with chat one
inch deep then put IN layer of potatoes,
not allowing them to touch each other. Fill
with chaff the inter,ices between the potatoes,
and put one inch Of chaff on this; then an
other layer Of potatoes, and 50 on, until the
box is filled-making the last layer Of chafi
about three inches deep. In covering the
box, leave cracks between the boards inch
wide. A few cracks in the sides or ends will
do no harm. At a guess ! will venture to
say the potatoes, during the winter, will
throw off their weight in water, and unless
this can be allowed to escape, by the circtila-
ton of air, they must rot.
Set the boxes around the walls Of a room
in which fire is kept about the same As in
a kitchen; keep them one inch from the floor
bv blocks, and the same distance from the
wall. Watch carefully after the first of Feb
uuary to see that the packing does not become
damp. Sand will answer the same purpose
il used in similar manner, and if thorough
" dried before using.
Twill give the mode fsprouting in due time
il not given by some one else, f. II. +.