New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
For week ended September IS. 1918.

For week ended September 25 1918.
BEANS AND PEAs-Receipts for week.
$50 bags beans. 400 peas; exports. Ala
beans. 40 peas: imports, 9I3 beans, 40 peas.
Market very quiet. Oaly occasional inquiry
for choice quality domestic pea beans and
supplies very light. No new business in red
kidney, but tone hrm, sales UP 70 - 80,
holders asking 81 50qS4 g., though little
business has been accomplished. Californla
lima weak and bulk OF business is al IS 10
a. the close Poor market for old scotch
peas. sales making at So 80. Marrow, best.
100 Id. So 30 n 81 40; common 10 good, 50 50
q Sc %; medium, best. 81 SO; pea, hest. 50 30
n So 49, common 70 good, s. 4Oas 50; i'm.
ported, 81 J0qs3 IS. red kidney, best. - 80
California. choice, So l0as6 10; peas, Scotch,
1917. 81 I0gS2 10; green, 1917 Imported
81 $50 SO 30.
BITTER-Reccipts for week i647a pkSs
last week, 50.Ss3; exports, SOS, 10 tropical
countries There has been little chang
during the week. As a rule sellers have me-
promptly feeling that values were on
high enough basis. For the last Gay or two
the tone has seemed 20 be shade hrmer
on strictly high grade goods. and buyers
have rejected marks that commonly grade
extras; where the quality Is fancy o2nc ~
the general omen rate. now and then a frao-
ton more. Leaving that grade, prices are
irregular with . surplus OF stock and IN
satisfactory trading. considerable part 81
the accumulst ton consists OF butter from -
a coo. Receipts are fair and the quality
begins 70 improve, though We are sLlll ge'-
ting much faulty butter Cooler weather
toward the close is making some int"rest
in storage creamery and joobers sre using
a good deal Of this butter for their best
trade. In small way the fencicst lots
have reached 80 nc. but most OF the whole
sale business has been at 32c, with Lover
qualities ranging Down 10 csc. Process mas
had slow sale. The high cost OF production
however, makes a steady 20 firm holding
Factory slow and only the very best goods
reach top figures Receipts 81 packing stock
moderate and are picked up promptly, Al
firsts 2si5 d3lc: seconds. 26d27i.c; thirds
24i. a csc; held. extras 81 y Q32c; hrs,s ~
G31c state. dairy. finest, 3ogSle good 10
process. extras 2I62 7isc: irsts 25is
osisc; seconds 2SI. d24e; imitation cream
ery. hr.,s. 25i; a 26c; factory June max.
frsts. 24is n 25c; current make. firsts. 24i=c;
seconds 1914 u 24c; thirds % q 30 &c; pack
ing stock. June MAKE. No l, 24c: current
max, 20 !" 90 2S,sc, NO ;; im2asc.
The market has advanced. and closes rrn.
hut not especially active. There {. fair
demand out buyers are conservative On
fresh m-rkes AZ 1870. and most 81 III.
larger local tesbers show disposition 20
take on held clreese available az lSdi6iEe.
rather than pay prices asked for fsvorite
marks 81 fresh. Daisies unchans.d, though
a fresr Offering OF Wisconsns. Skins firm.
hut very few fresh show quality 10 exceed
f2Hc. Extra fancy N here. would exceed
that figure state whoiemilk. specials lsH
.
grades, 12l Hi5i.c. wholernilk. daisies. best.
i6s.c; Wisconsin wholemilk fats. best. ~
ai6tc; twins. 1854. a loo; daisies. lsi.
lSisc; choice. Tx d12tgc: fresh. specials.
12i. qi2lc: choice. II di2c: poor 10 fair.
a 10c: full skins or badly defective. l !. dic.
EGGS-Receipts for week. 1895 case.
The supply has run larger than the previous
week. and during the last few days qvaity.
especially from central Western and Southern
sectors has shown slight lmproy ement. A
great hulk Of the stock. howeYer' has ben De.
fective showing weak, shruaken eggs. ana
these hav. had unsatisfactory sale: IN fact.
though IN. fsnciest lots OF fresh eggs ar. nc,
plenty enough 70 cause any change IN tho
r-ice storage eggs moving better because .,
70, ,os T Ts2E ts %Ssh sp to ss % ss
Some surplus OF nearby eggs. and they are
weak, except very fancy hennery whites. Fresh
satssred srtrss so5so SSsSSs sAt'. ~.
thirds ard poorer. i1d2ic. dirtiss. No ]. ZIG
DC; No . and poorer. IoG coc checks. gcol q
choice dry, iod3oc; undersraces. cases. So 80
sons charges paid go: arc; nrss. :512dc:
seasons. 23isG24i.c: lower grades. isac3e.
1sarby hennery Tht s ssssssd ssg
merry, brown. S2637c: gathered and mixed. -
Q35c
FRUITS-DRIED-Recei for week. see
market in evsporated apples. Prime cold stoE-
age goods upstate held ~ &c and 6isc bid: rut
g9res strong at the close 1Se is bid for oc,oesr-
iiveries worth about the same. Future chops
very strong at 2,!c o for prime, n Ssis; ,;
and &C bid FOR the later deliveries. Prime
waste upstate prompt shipment. held AZ Nc.
same terms. California fruits on spot quiet.
PT. sysporated fancy 5obStns sale, n.
shNec; choice. 7⊁ prime. I'.nIe.c; car
lots. 7a7i.c; sun-dried. N. 4qsc; ApRICors.
unpeeIcd. 10, sasi4c; PRUNEs, Cslifornia 10,
1O0s 70 sos. 8 'gG1?c.
FRUITS-FREsH--Rsce Of apples for
the week. g.. 152 bbls. Apples steady; GOOD de-
mard for fancy but much Of the offerings ordi-
nary and selling under top figures Bartlett
pears, unless large and green, sell slowly.
Peaches easier few closely selected mSras ea.
in range OF 5016oc per basket. Pluns IN
changed. Grapes higher. Rasnberries easier.
ssbi~ srss Fs' y.ow msstsS GnnpreVed
APPLES. Mcintosh Dbl, $685. 20; Jonathan.
s2q$4 ?5; Duchess Of Gutenberg. Dbl. So onn
So 90 Grsysnsie,n s. s $z ~ VENT oSsse
& sSaS %: w SI river and AieSsnder So 500
s. q; King. g a39ss 10; commen si9sl 20:
CRAB APPLES. small bsl, seaso: large. $50
SC: PEARS, Beurre Bose. Dbl S2as3 So Clair
sssu sss5 p EasSs basket .sas sss TO- bs
s3Ns5: Seckel. s2hs5: shelton, s? 25ds3; Kief
fei Dbl, 81 2aas? %; Howell. Dbl $685.
Flemish Beauty, s. coas:5 20: Bufnn seas: 20;
81 5oT 81: PEACHES. csr1er. sian 20: .
basket crate 75cdsl 81; basket 4oa6Sc:
PLUMs. psmson. s-ib basket. 2ydsoc; other
kinds. I0Ta5c. 3-ih basket, 4od50c; hushel.
5Osns1 Is: PRIMES, s.rb basket. .sdSoc:
bashel. 81 Sogs2 GRAPES. bsck. esse, IN,
75e; Delaware and Niagara. 75q SIC; black. 20
10 basket. 5os65c i-rb basket Sd1oc; white.
2D-ib basket, 50Gec an basket: sal
RAsPpERRfES. red. pirt sdTc; CRANBER-
RrEs. Dbl. S5ds5 80 standard. crate. 81 f56
81 S.: Nev York, 81 N0s1 as. MuskMEL-
ONS. New MeSicsn. standard crate 81 tOn
81 az two-thirls. s, :5asi 20: pony. 81; Cole
RADIO. standard crate. Slns1 49, pony. I5cdsi:
tat ;s'n?oc; Utah. standard crate. SiGsi 70:
wATFRMFLONS. carload. S15dSioo: CITRoS
bbl. 50ffI5c: PfNEAPPLFS. Porto Rico. crate
sass 20; cuban. sids2 as; Florida siqSe I5;
smooth Cayenne. 81 JOnSS So
HOPS-Receipts for week. 6ji bales The
country markets have shown a considerable
advance. and this has made q stronger fseliux
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