New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
New York. December Is, 1912
BEANS AND pEAS-Repeinfs Ol7 Ia Q

Red Kidney unsettled; doubtful IL 81 80
100 ID. s. 759s5 so; medium, choice. 81 $50
81 40; pea, &c choice stS5gsi 40; imPGr-t6ed,
81 So old. 81 20d$4 30; black, choice. 81 IS
q 81 so; lima. California choice. SO 259
50 30; PEAS Scotch, choice. sIl09S4 10;
green. imported, So 7jQS4
BUTTER-Receipts, 1928 pkgs. Under the
call on Change two lots OF IS tubs each
creamery extras sold at Csc and - tubs at
that became the general trading basis. Held
creamery moving moderately when tine, mp
to SS998hc Tor extra June. Process abour
kc lower and trade unsatisfactory Factory
and packing stock slow. Creamery. extras,
SIC: drsts 30 g35c: seconds. 80 Q32c: thirds,
2I@29c; held, extras. 32iz a 33lac; frsts 81
state dairy. finest. 33q3ic; good TO prime,
20 32c; common 70 fair. % 2sc process,
extras, 27n27hc; hrsts. 26a 26isc; seconds.
25hc; factory, June make. 24a24Ikc: cur
rent; frsts, "a q 24iac; seconds, 90 q 90 Y c;
CHEEsE-Receipts 1901 boxes Trade
quiet but confident holding OF high grade
whole milks. many lots Of which could not
be bought at quotations given. Enough
stock offering 20 supply trado requirements.
State, whole milk. held. specials. 1885, aver
age fancy 17il9l7rc; fresh. specials. Tx
green and pasiy. Gai6hc; poor. 49,
1870; Daisies, held. best. 1sc; fresh. III q
1nrco: . state, skins held, specials, 14h q
Qi4c; choice. I2il a i3c; state. skins poor
to fair. 80 12c; fun Skins. 4a6Mc
EGGs-Receipts, 5000 cases. Fresh gath
cred frmer under more limited offerings,
but demand limited and some accumulation
OF average good qualities Low grade fresh
gathered and all fall held fresh quiet and
stronger under reduced offerings except al
higher prices and some speculative demand,
which Is. however. not following the higher
In rawfW 1.fs ..1a
1890 on current needs with few es-
pecially fancy marks up to zoe. Fresh gath
ercd, extras. dozen. 32g35c; extra hrsts
grades 23n26c: held. fresh, average best
23G2osi poor 20 fair 1SV22c: fresh gath
cores soe ao isG oT Creeks ssnr q iCS
paid, zoe; arsts. charges paid. 1914 GI10K c;
flrsts on dock, 1914 q 1gc; seconds, IN a 1Sc;
whites. fancy. large new laid. ~ g45c; Sc
lected, defective, 81 q 40c: nearby selected,
refrigerators, 1SG21c; Western. gathered.
gathered and mixed. 2sa3oc
FRUITs-DRTED-spot evaporated apples
quiet. Market upstate closes weak, prompt
deliveries q d5}ac, and very late. say from
April on, 53c. A car Of prime chops sold
on tho local market recently at &c. Nothing
doing IN spot waste Upstate chops firm at
81 55a 81 30 per 100 10. for prime In bbs,
b state; waste also firm at 81. excep-
tionally 81 05NSl 10. loose. same terms.
HAY AID sTRAW~Market steady on high iiiii
grade timothy. Supplies increased on medium
and low grades, and market slightly easier
Rye straw firm. Large baled hay, ton. lin
othy, No ], s22qs22 80; standard s2ld$2l 80:
No TO 2 slTG$2l; light clover. mixed. S2O0
S2i; No !. mixed, SlsdS20: heavy mixed. SIS
GSi9i No l clover, slsG$l9 small baled hay
2sq6c less 'han large; RYE STRAW Sl7
HOPs-Locsi market has quoted down
considerably. Country markets also quieter.
0f fsay FhGSsh q Es f Ssfhi Tescp. of
apples. but trade lighter, though prices about
steady. Keffer pears easier Cranberries in
cressing in supply, but firm. Strawberries
steady: fresh arrivals OF Florida In to-day
Florida oranges still in excessive supply
though tone slightly Lightly improved; APPLES
and King. Sass %; spitzenberg and Wine
sap. 50 50gS4; Hubbardson. 81 5Oas2 %. Ben
payl. and Baldwin. 81 so2s2 go BeIIehe II.
81 Ssssi 50: Far Western. box, slG$2 %;
PEARS. Kierer. Dbl s2qs3 %; basket, 6Oc0
q %; c1alrseaa, 50 6cas4: basket, sldsi 25;
sass TO- GRAPES, 4-ro basket salcc: 10
Cod. late. Dbl s7gse 30; crate, S2qs2 20; long
Island late, Dbl. s. co9s9 90; Early Black
RIEs. California, pint 30a loe; Florida; y.
Use: KuMQUATS, qt sd10c: TANGERINES.
strap 81 o6asi; ORANGES. box, 81 y94S4:
crate, p5cas3 10.
Y-ALIvE-Receipts unloaded. II
carloads by freight and about car by eN-
hands Prime fowls about steady. but chick
ems ana ROSTERS lower. Prime ducks and. geese
In fair demand and frm. FOWLS average
best. 1915; poor iZgiSe; GR tiys l@g
i6c: DUCKS. i4a16c; GEESE, lSdl4c; GUM
EAS, pair. CSC; PIGEONS, pair. &c DRESSED
There is a shortage OF strictly fancy dry
packed turkeys in perfect condition, and a few
such wanted for Immediate use. with pedling
sales higher than We quote. Fancy dry packed
chickens and fowls also short and firm. Few
fancy ducks and geese available as yet De-
mand confined almost entirely TO pedllng lots
FOR Immediate use, and all medium and poorer
grades, including feed poultry continue under
neglect: Squads scarce ana firm sreIh Killed;
and Jersey, selected young hens aud small
toms, 25a26c: fairly large toms, 22a2ie: Viz
gnla selected, &c; average, Da2le; state an, ana
boxes dry picked, selected. 22c; bbls, 2l4.2c;
average zoe: scalded. selected, Gle; Ohio and
Michigan. bbls, 2iq22c; Tennessee and KEEL
Texas. isai9c poor. 1916; old hens, $50
lgc: old toms. i8c. CHICKENS, broilers, IL TO
box. milk fed, "a n TO dozen 26c 20 70 30 10,
a4c; corn fed. "a 10, 2oc 20 TO 30 10. 1sc; fry
ers. l2 10 box, milk fod. 81 to As 10. 174lsc;
corn fed. 15c: rossters, IL 70 box, milk fed.
AZ N and over. lsq1sisc; corn fed. lie; dry
average. 17c 10 and over, lsc; barrels. near
BY. SQUAD broilers, pair. 65a7Oc: fancy. broil-
ers. 10, 25l26c Philadelphia fancy roasting,
22G23c; flr 10 good. is92Oc; Pennsylyania'
age. i3ai5c: virginia, milk fed. broilers, 2 ID
and under, 22G23c; 3 to 3h 10 and over. l6lac;
Western. dry picked. milk fed. ID and over.
l7hc; mixed, loo: corn fed broiers, lSnl9c; !
mixed isa14c; Michigan and Ohio, scalded.
selected large. 16o: mixed. 13a13isc: other
Western. mixed. 13c; Southern. dry picked.
Fowls, dry packed. II to box, Western,
boxes. 80 to 90 10 and over to dozen, dry
picked. 149l6hc: under 80 10, 12lzc barrels,
dry picked. 10 average, l4isc; dry picked.
I4Isc; other Western. scaded, 13Gl3lec. small
and poor 1iGi2c: COCKS, old, 10, lie; DUCKS, |
spring, Wisconsin. stall fed. 10000; Western !
ioc. GEESE, spring I791sc: Western fancy. |
I5fi6c: fair TO good 13a14c; inferior. sd10c. !
SQUADS, prime, white, dozen, 81 25dSi so: |
3 ID and over to pair, pair. 9Ocasl; old, 50a6oc.
GAME--Supplies OF rabbits and Jack rab- |
bits continue moderate and choice grades firm
ly sustained. Cottontails, undrawn, dry. pair
35li4oc; drawn. 25d30c; jacks. 75c4$l.
POTATOES AND vEGETABLES--Trade |
quiet on domestic, while potatoes and best |
Maine bags not exceeding SO TO- sweets steady.
Fancy ceulfowers higher. New Orleans yege-
tables in some accumulation. Fancy elephants |
wanted. Lettuce in lighter supply OMEN
firm. Romaine dull Fancy tomatoes sell
fairly well. Two cars fresh California In to
day but not selling best bids equi y 70
Dbl. so 5OGs6; No 2. 81 50qS3. Virginia and
late crop Dbl 81 5oas2; bag; 81 20
gsl so Maine pa san y V bS, or ri baE Sc 9sS
PennsyIyanla. bulk. $50 y. ;2gs2 2S; state,
bulk 81 sIa;2 lS bag q 5Sgs2; Il. W s%sF4
Psg r a s 1S yeiloS ordinary. Dbl
81 5oas2; Jersey, No ], Dbl. s2%sS; basket I"c
low IOO-fb bag 406 s5c: red, 40Q I0c Orange