New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
For the week ended Tuesday. February 30 1912
BEANS AND PEAS eceInts for the Meek

of state marrow Offering mainly at 81 900
- 30: quality TO exceed outside figure must he
exceedingly fine. Medium cleaning up fairly at
81 35a 81 40 for choice Best pea easier bought
than sold at 81 10. and that could be shaded
on round lots. Not much interest IN red kid
Fney. and the soft condition Of much Of the
stock has made little pressure to sell; only
small sales at ton rate White kidney In lim-
tied demand, and little interest in yellow eye.
Turtle soup about out but other black beans
arriving, and demand not go good California
lima close firm. Scotch peas in light supply
and demand. Imported green peas show wide
range I'm quality and value. BEANS marrow
choice. 100 10. 81 o0Gsi %: poor 20 good. 81 -
good. S4G$f 30; pea. choice. 81 45nS4 so; poor
10 good S4aSi 30; red kidney. choice, - cog
choice. 50 soa IS IS: black. SEA So 25; yellow
eye, 81 10a 81 90; lima. so 50d So 50; PEAS,
scotch So 9o@$6; green, imported, 50 1o@
BUTTER-Receipts for the week. jiol2
pkgs last week, 27,i35; exports to Europe, 100;
10 other countries, 37I The declining tendency
weekly report, and by saturday the hnest
grades Of fresh creamery were down TO Zoc
Since then there has been no change. but
operators are cautious about any attempt 10
lower prices further. Consumptiye demand
has broadened as result OF lower retail
prices but tho supply Of fresh goods is quite
liberal and there Is accumulation OF hish
priced goods and every one feels the necessity
Of encouraging trade Extras are selling at Is
d2Slsc two cars of good commercial extra
stock selling at the inside figure. firsts IN
good demand, especially from out OF town, ar
2In2Il2c. HOl0erS or storage creamery hlb
not ohering goods at present, they cost high
and arF held against a possible recovery later
on Process extremely dull, owing to the de-
cline in creamery, and finest lots sell only IN a
small way at 23 Y n &c. Factory and packing
stock have settled Ia &c, and inquiry SIM
very light creamery specials III, 29c. extras,
2s 2slac hrsts 2Ta27sc; seconds 25ia a
2Ghc. thirds, 25c held, hrsts. 28ls a &c; sec
onds 25iz N 26c thirds, Csc: state dairy TUBS,
finest 2sc good 70 prime esq 2!s; common o 40 10
tras 2dc: frsts. % G25isc; seconds, 2fG "a &c;
factory current make, No 2, 23c. No g. 2lg
CHEESE-Receipts for the week, s,s23
boxes. exports 10 Europe, 219 10 other couh-
tries, 80. Market gaining strength. with a
are apparently offered at quotations Not
much surplus stock here for outside buyers
r gular trade. Low grades in moderate sup
ply and firm Skins increasing in supply
slightly. but prices high on all descriptions
state whole milk held. specials. III, lIi9c;
coiored III G17hc. ayeresa fancy, white,
1Tiac; colored. 17c: winter made, white aver
age fancy. 16is d16Ac; coloTed. 1GA alOlaci
earlier best l7ts n lT4c; state, skins. win
ter make. white, specials, Ia l4'ac; coz
ored. 14i9c; choice. 1874 Q13%ci und$-
EGGs-Rcceipts for The week 1882 cases
Receipts have increased. but the exhaustion
Of reserve stock has permitted very close
clearance. Last Wednesday the shortage of
stock for urgent needs early caused an ad-
vance IN prime Western and Southern to 800
3Gt on Friday. az which the week closed win
a close clearance. 50 far this week receipts
have shown only moderate increase, but
larger supplies ars near at hand ana re-
duction TO BIC made on Tuesday, at
which there is not complete clearance, some
late sales being made ~ a lower iiguro. There
Il. however. no material accumulation, dis
triluting channels being dependent upon
dAlly receipts The tendency Of the market
is downward. I'm sympathy with the prOepec-
tive larger supplies Fresh gathered, extras,
dozen. 3Gm3TC: hrsts, Soc. seconds. Sic, thirds
and poorer, 81 g33c; dlrties. E'p SOC checks'
merry whites. fancy, large new laid. SIC falr
to good. selected whites, ~ n3Sc; western.
gathered. 30 q3Ic, state. Pennsylvania ana
nsarby. hennSry browns 3UH37c, gathered
ard mixed. SIC.
FRUITS-DRIED- Receipts FOR the week
I 4BG eases dried apples and l0l, ,562 pkg5
! Other dried fruits. exports, 1890 pkgs dried
fruits There has been very little business in
spot evapcrated apples. The upstate mar
ket has continued irregular Al the close
February March prime as quoted y W 1s.e
| I b. outside quotation full Sun-dred ap-
pies scarce. chops taking wide range Little
| waste on the market and feeling strong, part
IN mPahy ,I M5 s ne 81 Parkfo par oo TPs2ie R s
carI6t sales At 81 75q$f 80 for February
March. loose b. and We quote at the clos,
81 T5HSlSI Raspberries scarce aud firm,
but outside figure only obtained In a jobbins
way APPLES. cyapOratcd fancy CARROTS.
10. %, q tOc; jobbing, lO19 010Ac: choice. car
lots. sac: jobhing. 990Ec; prime, carlots,
Sc; jobbing, sac. common 80 good, Gmic;
sun Iricd quarters. bass SqSisc, chops,
prime. b5ls, 100 To- 81 30; choice. 81 -; waste
domestic. S2dS2 II: Canadian 81. RASPBER-
RIES 2Iis Gr2S.c, APRtCOTS. California
Moorparlls lSc; Royal 1lQ 1Gc; TEACHES
IS 10 a0s. "a I2sc: zoos to dCs, 5aslsc
ERIITS-FRESH- Receipts for the week,
90 Isl bbls aprlos and 14G bbls and 30 crates
craubcrries. Liberal offerings OF apples. but
tradc active and stock moving OUT readily;
considerable pressure 10 sell medium, but
hish grades nrn, with some sales above quo
! HF.F NaN
better demand for high grade cranberrics
Tangcrpes steady. Oranges easier. Fancy
grapefruit drm. Pineapples unchanged. AZ ~,
PIES, spiizcnburg and Northern SPY bbl,
st so n 81 %: Twenty ounce. S2gSS rs; King,
81 5OmSI: Baldwin, 81 jOTf3 I5; Ben Davis
and York Imperial. 81 3Od$S; Grecnng 81 80
n Sy so. common and BADLY frozen. St1S1 80;
basksj. 75cgSI IS; CRANBERRIEs, Cape
So 5oGSs 80: New York. crate. 81 81 so; ma
tie. 81 5oQ IS: standard crate. 81 500 81 so;
bb 80 25a 50 80; sIRAWBERRiGSSs quart,
35 a aoc, GRAPEFRUIT. box, So 50aS7;
ORANGES, box. 81 25@SS: TANGERINEs,
PINFAPPLES, Porto Rico, crate, Si4$3.
HAY AND sTRAW-Good demand for high
grade timothy hay; medium and low grades
dull The Erie has placed an embargo against
New York shipments to-day. RYE straw frm.
HAY. large bales. timothy. No 3 10 No 1.
100 lb, 81 o2'b Gsl aS shipping aS 95caSl; clo-
mixed s9 2S s. i3q$ sTRSW co. ons Ss'yy r2c 81 s5
~ isc: oat and wheat. 50 60c
HOPS-Receipts for the week 1855 bales;
last week affected the situation here and
values were lowered to correspond A little
more business has resulted. but general trade
is very quiet. The purchases Of 900 bales or
more on the Pacifc Coast. mainly in oregon
and Washington. were chiefly for export In
The interior of New York state there is prac-
ticaIiy nothing doing. state 1911. prime to
choice, lb. 460 soc; medium 10 good, I0T i5c;
Pacific Coast. 1911, prime to choice, $50 t5c;
39c: 1909 300 33c: older grOwths. 1S9 2ic;
Germans, 1911 S5q9Oc.
GaME-Forelgn quiet but steady Domestic
cottontail rabbits i'm lighter supply and
shade drmer, but demand moderate. ENGLISH
PHEASANTS, dozen. Sl5: SCOTCH GROUSE.
so: BLACK PLONER; 81 5og 81: black cocks
dIes. Ib, 30 35c. fore quarters. Toe; whole
deer. isa zoe: RABBITS cottontail. domestic,
noir prime lJG iSc. jack. 25640c.
POULTRY YE--Receipt for the week
unloaded 100 carloads by freight and about
cars by express. Several carloads are being
carried on tracks under limits Of shippers.
sunnlies were quite liberal later last week, and
son,e\o carloads that arrived after Thursday
had to be carried over on tracks by receivers;
This week opened with adVicsS OF continued
liberal supplies and n weaker feeling devcl-
oped on fowls prices declining 10 l4c top for
,bst basis there has been fairly active de-
mend and feeling steady at the close Chick
ems in moderate supply and prime. smooth
legged Young roosters steady at l2c. but
st5gRy lots have TO 70 away below. CHICK
Fms ted12ikc: FOWLS. 1875 linci old
roosters and stays, 9Hc. TURKEYS. 15a f6c,
DTCKS. t7dlsc; GEESE 12a13c: GUINEAS,
mir SOC: PIGEONS. pair, 20c. DRESSED
Receipts for the week, 29.220 pkgs Supplies
sn,newbat lighter but demand exceedingly
allow and soup receivers compelled 10 carry
considerable surplus. Firm Western adyices
nrevent anv material decline. but absence Of
demand causes weak unsettled feeling.
Fancy large soft meated roasting chickens
scarce and would command extreme prices if
here Turkeys In moderate supply prime lots
drn especially good hens, occasional sales eN-
naedine ton dnotatons. Capons have sold
Sairlv TO Spectators for freezing purposes.
Ducks and geese scarce and fancy grades
ann souabs slow Fresh killed-TURKEYS.
drv nacked selected. young hens, 10, 2lc: toms.
ion o0c. western, COMMON, II n 16c; Texas.
arnrn rn iSn lnc. Old hens and toms. dry