New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

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COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
For the week ended Tuesday. February 27, 1912.
BEANS AND PEAs--Receipts for the week
5,5i2 bags beans. l.415 peas exports ~ Deans'
s26 peas; imports, 2,SsS beans, $3.50 peas,
| There has been no Improvement in demand ior
| domestic white beans. Prices for small yarieues
| have been sustained because of moderate sup
Tlles and steady TO firm interior adyices' out
marrow have declined fully &c, and close easy az
! 81 S5dS4 90 for choice quality. The movement
| in red kidney is still comparatively small. and
the condition or the stock makes receivers
lets s'GG are nc now % oerng at 81 s5asi co. and some
! pretty good lots are available at ~ I0gsf %,
taere prospects Of light export orders asai1n
! this week. White kidney quiet and unchahged.
Black beans have declined under treer receipts
and lack Of trade we are advised that some s ots
weak. California have advanced fully loc and
close firm, with freer buying; dry weatRsr S,oh on
the Pacific Coast is affecting the crop. Seotsh s;
>, S5GS4 0O poor to good. 81 25ds4 SO: medium.
choice. 81 S5q$4 4o poor 70 good Sagsi Syi peai;
SidnsS SSIiRsS ehoea 5Sst 81 sS5si poor 5C@
s. So white kidney, choice, So SOC 50 20; oIaek; *
SGSs2 eS% Eye g es slss lS ma poSeG SS
BUTTER-Recelpts for the week, S5:so7
pgs last week 54s2 no eT9S5ts 9Sp So to ESspRe apRet
began to pick up little and there mas ini1 sinI9
been an improved tone to the market; hetalI az
|
| constructive outlet. There was some speculative
! tuying, which permitted reduction OF previous
aceunulatons Prices have advaneea i9A ,,ss re,
easy to sell creamery specials to-day at 3O1t c
ord few lots were placed ZIP to Bic. Extra
psi. Sg.a anS for At o SSf sna 70 ''Fs
qualities keep cleaned up 80 closely that ,,,nS tns
range Of values is unusually narTow Not mISa
| are waiting future market Process begins 70
sell little better, because Of scarcity Of com. I'm,
| peting grades Of creamery. Factory steamer nut
| quiet Packing stock slow and still unsettled.
Creamery specials, 10, S0he; extras, SOc; nrsts;
SssF29AS seconds 5sgss 5g2ss seconds iss 27Sse
| thirds 25a26c; state dairy tubs, finest zong
2ehc; good prime. 21q2sc; common 70 oe tar, "a
frsts, o5ft25Hc; seconds. 24a24iac; factory, cur
| rent make, frsts 25c; seconds, 24c; thirds, zig
22Iac: paclting stock. current make NO = zZ@
- CHEEsE;-Receipts for the week, $3.50
boxes; exports to Europe 554; TO other countries.
reduced to very low point and most operators
] here are only offering cheese to regular trade
| there being little available for outside buyeIs'
| There has, howver, been some out OF town Iaoe
| and Shipments have been made back to produc-
| ing sections. The market is very firm with nm
| est selected whole milk flats now held up TO lSG
! generally although considerable business is stlll
! reported at l7%c, and number OF receivers are
willing TO supply trade at that price some
are still available at 174@17isc, but not many.
! Winter made whole rnilks scarce. Arrivals OK
winter made skins Increasing So far receipts
have cleared closely, but buyers are more as
| criminatng and exporters reducing bids slightly.
| II would he good policy for manufacturers 20
make a higher grade OF skins from now on on
| 17&c: colored. 17&c: average. fancy. white.
| I7lkc. coloIed 17ha11isc; winter made, white.
| dergrades 1411Gi6Isc; daisies, fall and earlier,
best 17Ac; state skins, winteT-make white
specials 14AG1ihc: colored, l4l40l4hc; choice
l3AQl34c; fair. 1%haiSc; undergrades' nomi-
EGGs~ReceIpts for the week. 57.1O7 cases;
| Delays in forwarding stock kept the market
sh daH %PpSd g &c dsS soS 1 to M
at the price formerly ruling prime Western
| Jumped to 40c There was reaction to $50
day some further concessions were made on late
| deliveries, though there was close clearance
So far this week stock has come In much larger
| quantity and the market has fallen 20 a closer
parity with country cost. Tuesday sales fell to
29Iec. At this solne lots were Withdrawn, bur
though the tone IS uncertain Fresh gathered.
exuas dozen. 90ff31c: hrsts, DIS; seconds,
2ssa29c; dirties. 26g27c; checks 24g2oe; state
PENNSYLVANIA and nearby hennery whites, fancy,
large, new laid. 8s934c: selected, fair 10 good,
3lQS2c; Western gathered, 8oa32c; state. Penn
syivania and nearby hennery browns, So93ic;
! gathered and mixed colors 29isc.
| FRUITs-DRIED-Rece for the week.
1912 cases dried apples and 45,s95 pkss other
dried fruits; exports, ST 823 pkgs dried fruits:
| There has been no change in spot evapcrated
apples: sto.ks are very light, and az the close
Sc is usually asked for prime in carlots and $40
! for choice The market upstate has ruled quiet
and weak: TIC is bid at the close and Z sc asked
| for prime Z b. Spot chops showing Irregular
quality. with only rare sales reported, waste
! 2Hc. b IN bbls; upstate waste market has
| ruled firm INC bid and 17sc asked for prime IN
| bags, b. sun dried apples ir range Of eqsc.
Raspberries scarce and firm. but demand light
| ana quota tions nominal. Continued good trade
in aprtcots prunes and peaches at the lower
prices, APPLES, eya2orated, fancy, cariots, n
| 9Hdl04c jobbing 10lE Tl0&c; choice, carlots,
| sls8sNc; tobbins. &C. prime, eartots I%gss
Jobbng, She common TO GOOD sgLG; sun I'M, dreS fSc
| ib 50 so; chops, choice bbs. 81 1898; waste.
domestic bags $2ds2 IL: Canadian. bhls 81:
Ts2ss; S ss APRaGors Rd2ns i4iSd Gs
PEACHEs. fSElc peeled. 20a22c; unpeeied ioai2c
PRUNEs, sos to sos. 25-ro boxes. 9Gl21sc; loos
FRUITs-FRESH-Rec for the week,
1901 bbls apples and l,077 bbls eranberries.
Apples have met good demand. with some extra
still arriving freely and selling we'll at about
/ steady prices. Strawberries have been more
plenty, but met good demand until just at the
| close. when prices were lower oranges and
gra pefrut have sold well. though supply liberal
the last day or two, with trade less s.. active and
| prices showing slight decline. APPLES, spitzen-
| berg and Northern Spy. Dbl. 81 509s4; Twenty
| Ounce s2dS3 10: King, 81 60G$i; Baldwin, 81 10
aS3 so: Ben Davis and York Imperial, 81 S04s3;
! Greening $2dS4 Gano cold storage, $3qS3 70;
ern, boxes, slas8; PEARS. Kiener. basket. 75c8
Ho%es we b5 So FAIR 70 pTc a@s Sc Oss sG New
Yo;k rss 'tS sa Ss 90 5aiiEs Ns {S4f SS S SSss
RfEs ISfIsS quart. soST5c; GRAPEFRUIT. box. 81 so
| q$G: ORANGES, box, 81 25aS5; TANGERINES.
strap. 81 50Qs5; KUMQUATs' quart llgl4c;
HAY AND sTRAW-Better grades OF timo-
thy hay sell fairly well at unchanged quotations.
! although little large baled stock Is showing
/ quality to exceed 81 30 Medium and low grades
continue TO drag. with quite free offerings, al
! though some reduction in supply in transit Rye
prime. 81 IS: No to 1, slqsl 30; shipping, o5ca
I ST; clover mixed. light, 81 1881 20; heavy sic
, 81 20; pure sl9$1 20. sTRAW--Long rye. 9oc;
HoPS-Reccipts for the week. 7Os bales;
! exports OBS The market has improved: buying
has not increased, but the advance on the Pacific
| Coast has encouraged a more confident holding
! here and some dealers ask little more than
we quote Since our last report there have been
| further purchases in Oregon at $685. and
growers are now asking 39g40c for the best lots.
Very little doing in the interior OF this state.
s,a.e to good. "a 4odi5c Pacific Coast. 1911 prime 70
choice 43g45c; medium to good 4og l2c /. 1910
| nominal S4q36c 1909. 3o4SSc; older growths,
isa24c; German, 1911, s5G90c.
| GAME-Foreign quiet but unchanged. Do
nestle cottontan rabbits in light supply but de-
| nrand limited PHEASANTS, English, dozen,
sis; GROUSE, Scotch, 50: PLoyER. black. IS 80
| dSi: black cocks and grey nens, sIQSI TO-
yENs9N 5, hind sadaeIs Ssa isd 10 SSRSS RRB eo
tontai. domestic. pair, prime loafsc: jack 2og
OporITHy-ALIyE-Re Sor the week.
| OF carloads by freight and about cars by eN-
press Several cars that arrived last week were
under limits OF shippers. put SonsiderapiIe cons an'i
| raIIy over Some 2j carloads had 10 be carried
| on tracks until this week. on MONDAY eaViees
Indicated considerably lighter fresh reeeipts, anu
| and sellers were apart IN their views. on tues
| day receivers showed increasing nrmness gen
eSalty asking Isle for heavy fowls In some In
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