New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS

For week ended December 10, 1913.
BEANS AND PEAS-Receipts for the
week, 1872 bags beans, lrOSi peas; eApVlts'
800 beans, l.097 peas; imports, i,Z91 Dea has
Lag peas. The usual December duiness has
settled over the market. state marrow ieei
competition with foreign stock, and are CLOS
ing at about s. Az for choice quality; yoo-
bling sales OF the best imported at ~ eoQso,
but they can be bought In round lots loI
less Medium hard TO move. with 20 ~ o.
tanned only in small way. Red kidney quiet,
aud receivers ind difficulty In sustaining the
price on the basis OF IS 30g$5 80 for choice
quality. White kidney plenty ana ABOUT
steady More yellow eye in and ieenns
easier. Black beans scarce. scotch and
green peas favor the buyer BEANS. MAJ
low, cholce. 100 10, So 40; imported 81 V9g
So medium, So ejq 50 10; pea, So 900 20 10
imported. 50 4OGtS SO 80; red kidney, cholcS'
s. 3eQSj 81; white kidney. 50 500 s. 50; yell
low eye, - sOGs4 30; lima, California, 50 80
q So: PEAS, Scotch, s. 50. green imported
s. I0G$2 50.
BUTTER-Receipts for the week 80. 500
pkgs; last week. 80. 4gi; exports, 3l9 10
tropical countries, imports, l.34o. TRADE
fairly good following our last weekly report
and sellers were able TO cut down the sur
plus 10 some extent. Demand was met
promptly, however, and values made only =
slight advance. So far this week trade has
been quiet. but high grade fresh creamery
values are sustained on the basis OF 10 q 3ic'
rarely fraction higher. The quality has
improved. and some Of the stock is now usa-
BILE by the best trade. Fresh receipts OF
hrsts take range at IS q 3ic, and seconds AT
2ia PC. There is an accumulation of held
fresh. Storage creamery steady on high
qualities at 81 q 33c, II in local storage. some
lots from interior freezers go at 81 32c.
UEdergrade held are slow Process has
eascd OF. Factory In light demand and
barely steady. Creamery extras, 36gS1c;
fiTsts. IS q 3ic: seconds "a PIE; thirds, y
q 25c; held extras. 81 33c; rrsts. 27ls p3lc;
seconds, - y q 2oi2c; thirds, ga 23c; state
SOC; common to fair. 2Og 25c; process ex-
tfas, 2iI2 a25izc nrsts, 23g2ic. seconds,
20 % 22c, imitation creamery nrsts. 22lZ ~
- &c, factory, held, II q &c: current make,
trsts. 2lH2l nc; seconds, 1914 q zoe; factory
thirds. isg19c; packing stock held. 1914 a
e &c; current MAKE. No 2. l9q1sEc; pack
CHEEsE-Recepts for the week. 12,096
boxes; exports. 722 TO Europe and 254 TO
tropical countries. Market steady on higher
grades OF well cured state whole milks. Most
particular buyers generally paying 1890 for
selected fats. rare sales a fraction higher.
Ample onaring OF good quality state and
stock lower. Higher grades OF skins steady
but trade quiet and few OF the fresh makes
show quality to exceed liz II nc Moderate
some fair sized lots have lately cleared for
Europe. State. whole milk. held. specials.
l6&c; average fancy i6h. q l6!2c; fresh.
under grades 1914 Ac' daisies. held best.
l6ac. Wisconsin whole milk. daisies. fresh.
best. l6c twins, fats and daisies. held. best.
16G16iac; state. skins. held specials, Is q
,3Hc: choice. lIiga12iac. fresh. specials.
l2Il2iac; choice, 1l911i.c; poor to fair.
"a Zoe; poor or badly defective, "a &c.
EGGs-Rcceipts for the week. 4s,0T9 cases.
Imports 2.ill. arrivals increased. with larger
shipments In transit. Last week closed with
out clearance and an easy tone. so far this
week more liberal offerings and duh trade,
combined with pressure 70 sell in the face OF
Increasing supplies. have caused break In
prices. the market closing unsettled at the re
ducton. Storage eggs firm under reports OF
lisht stocks. Fresh gathered extras. dozen,
36G37c; extra frsts. 35c: nrsts. 33G3ic: sec
onds, 30h33r; thirds and poorer, dirtics. 25d
2Ic; checks 23q2jc; refrigerator, special
marks fancy. Sol2c. hrsts, 29d30C: seconds.
Tisa2s'2c: lower grades. 22a2Tc. nearby
henncry whites. fine 10 fancy, large. 42d45c
gathered, fine 10 finest, 4284ae; fair TO good,
3sd+0c; small or defective. 32Q36c; Western,
gathered, 3ia3sc; nearby. hennery brown. SIC:
gathered and mixed 35d36c fresh. foreign. 12p
dozen cases, fair 10 prime 27d3Cc: poor TO
fal, 22926 refrigerator, 23G25c; lined, 22ia
FRUITS RIED-Keceipts for tho week
-, $50 cases ard 7s021 pkss. Exports. ll5 $50
rkgs. Nothing doing In spot cvapora;ed apples.
Prime cold storage goods upstate quiet, but
strong, AZ INC, exceptionally. Sc. { o b. New
goods very dull, but strong. Prompt shipment
prime held AZ Sc with 7Ac bid o b. Janu-
aryG held ut SIC. and later deliveries are
nominal Chops. Docember-January delivery
held al 2'ac for prime in obs, h. and waste
very quiet but strong at 2lic loose same
terms Raspberries offering az 24c for prime
In bD's, o b. Spot California fruit season
ably quiet. hut rather strong. especially on
primes. APPLIES. .evaporated fancy, 10, liza
IT,; choice, 9',naiac: prime new. si.ds &c
old. s.; APRICOTS california. royals. choice
20 fancy ~ l3Tl5c; Moorparks, 1TisPisc;
PEACHES, unpeeled. GisdsEc; PRUNES,
California, zoos TO 3os. 32ml2hc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the week
54,S25 barrels apples. Apples I'm very heavy
supply, but active and firm. Pears wanted
and prices higher Cranberries show improve
ment Strawberries lower. Oranges and grape
fruit In free supply. but closing frmer. APP
Plies. Jonathan, Dbl, s. 50aS6; Twenty ounce.
s. jOpN: Snow and spy. s. 50qs5: Spitzenberg
and lIubbardson. s. 5o4N so; York Imperial.
win, s. 6oaA 20; Ben Davis. s. sass 20: Far
Western box apples. 81 5OGs2 70; PEARS. Beurre
Rose and Clairegeau. Dbl. s6G5S; Seckel. 81 500
S. 80: Duchess. SaS6; Lawrence. Sass: Kiefer.
S2aS3 90: bskt, 5Ocasl %; Beurre d'AnJou, 500
Sc 50: sheldon. aqs5 80: CRANBERRIEs Cape
Cod, late Dbl, SO JOqsiO: New York. crate;
crate. s2ds2 20; New York. 81 6OdN s.; de-
fective. bbl s3as6 Long Island, late. SqSlo:
early black. S. 50dss; Jersey, fancy. large. late,
sass 50. ordinary So 5OGs7 so; crate. 81 75@s2 %;
STRAWBERRIES. Florida quart, 6oaISc:
TANGERINEs. Florida. half box 81 l6gS2 %;
SATSUMAS. 81 25qS2: ORANGES. Florida, box.
slas3; Porto Rico. slas?; Isle OF Pine; socg
81 l5qSf so; GRAPEFRUIT. Florida, box, s29
81: cuban and Isle OF Pine, 81 ?5dts so; Porto
Rico. 81 3S9S So; Jamaica. slas2 30; Nassau.
81 50as2 Is: PINEAPPLES. Porto Rico, crate,
slas2 Is; cuban and Florida, ;Gs2 80.
UAy AND STRAW - Feeling steady on
high grades OF timothy hay In large bales.
Liberal offerings of medium and low grades,
and on such market in buyers favor. HAY,
timothy. No 1. ton, $50 50a$2i 90; No to stand
ard sl5as20; light clover, mixed. SIS 5OuSl9 80:
other mixed si4qSls so; No clover N7dSls
(small baled hay 2nasc lower than large;
STRAW. rye sl7Gsls: cat straw. 81.
HOPS Receipts for the week. 2o43 balos;
exports ais Market on the Pacific Coast
easier on low and medium grades. which com
mise a large part OF the stocks. Sales have
been at I9a9ic. but for few OF the choice
growths pc or possibly a fraction more has
been obtained. Growers seem disposed TO meet
the reduction and sell when opportunity offers.
Nearly all OF the hops In New York State have
nassed out OF growers hands. but there has
been some trading among dealers at from 42q
dc The local market has held up pretty well
on state hops. but Pennsylvania have leaned
In BUYERS favor. the lower cost on the coast
having some influence here. Outside figures
extreme for wholesale business State. 1913,
choice TO- 46qfsc; medium to prime toq t5c;
1912 common to good isq25c: old ODDS. l6alsc;
Pacific Coast. 1918. choice. 27q2sc: medium TO
prime 2iI26c 1912. prime to choice. 22Q24c;
common to good lsa2ic; old olds l5qlsc; i'm
ported, 1913. 63q7oc
POULTRY - ALIVE - Receipts for the
week 12s carloads by freight and about 0
cars by express. Supplies last week proved
larger than expected, but fowls held up to the
close on the basis OF 10lsc. Chickens were