Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-25
Produce Market

Today.
F'lour-Firmly held. Big sales
abroad and unsettling foreign politi-
cal conditions advanced wheat nearly
two cents; Sept, 91%@s2A.
Pork-Barely steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Weak; Middle West, 5000
1000.
Molasses-Dull.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-Steady. unchanged; $500
tubs.
Cheese-Steady, unchanged; 200
boxes.
Eggs-Firm, unchanged; $500 cases.
Live poultry-Easy; Western chick
ems, broilers, 22@2S; fowls. 161s@17;
turkeys, IS; dressed. quiet Western
chickens, frozen, 1920; fowls, 12@
1917; turkeys, 25@26.
Yesterday.
BUTTER-Yes the keen edge
was off the butter market which
characterized it the day before. Trad
ing was good and there were some
out of town buyers on the market,
but few sales were made. Prices are
higher than a year ago and specu-
lators are not interested in the nigh
est grade They are taking stock
which sells 25@26c. This is a good,
ordinary piece of butter and will pass
in most of the New England towns
for good table stock. Undergrades
continue firm and process advanced
1ac yesterday, while the lowest grade
of packing stock was off a. trifie. Mar
ket closed in an easy condition with
no business expected today, as it is
generally a half holiday. Prices fol-
low: Creamery extras, 2S@29c; firsts,
25@271ac; seconds, 22@24c; thirds, 201s
@211sc; State dairy, tubs, finest, 27@
271ac; good to prime, 24@26c; COM
mon to fair, 20M23c; process, extras,
221a@231zc: firsts, 21@22c; lower
grades, 1S@20c; imitation creamery,
firsts, 21h@22c; ladies, current make,
firsts, 2o1s@21c; seconds, 1sh@2oc;
packing stock, No. 1, 1870: current
make, No. 2, iSh@1sc; lower grades,
16ia@1Sc
EGGS-Because of the Gamblers
strike market was irregular, with
trading very light yesterday. Re-
ceivers would not take large quanti-
ties and many distributors were COM
PEELED to candle their own eggs. 1t is
believed that by Monday the places
of the striking Gamblers will be practi-
cally filed and business go on as here
tofore Because of the scarcity of
high grade eggs firsts were put up 1sc.
Distributors say they will go to the
coolers to get first class stock if they
suffer any Inconvenience by the
strike. Prices follow: Fresh gathered
extras, 25N26c; extra firsts, 23@24c;
firsts, 21@221ac; dirties, No. l. 171A@
1Skc; No. 2, 10@17c; checks. 16@1612c;
refrigerator firsts, charges paid, 24@
i241sc: seconds, 22i5@231sc; Pennsyl-
yania and nearby hennery whites,
fancy large, 2S@30c: hennery browns,
25m26c; mixed colors, 20m25c.
LIVE POULTRY-Trad was
light yesterday. There was no auc-
ton and independent receivers urged
sales to clean up stock unloaded. Ten
more cars were added to that I'M
loaded the day before, two of which
were by express and mostly broilers.
Fowls were easier by 1sc, and Long
Island ducks were 1c off. Little
stock will be carried over until next
week. Prices: Broilers, 20@23c; fowls,
16zsm17c: old ROSTERS, 12@1215c; tur-
keys, mixed, 15c; ducks, 15@17c; Long
Island spring, 16@17c; geese, 13@14c;
guinea fowls, pair, 60G65c; pigeons,
pair. 25c
DRESSED POULTRY = Stock de-
layed in transit was delivered yes
terday morning, but there was no
particular life to trade. Weather
conditions were favorable and ar
rivals were in good shape. There