Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-03
New York Produce Market
Yesterday.

BUTTER-Due to weather condi-
tions, il was impossible to get enough
fresh stock to take care of the de-
mands, and in consequence the mar
ket yesterday held it's firmness, par
ticularly on high grade fresh goods.
Even had the butter come in the
streets. it were in such condition
that it could not be moved. Most
sales of extras were at &c, with only
a small quantity going higher. There
was some fancy Danish selling at 81
M32c; held creamery is weak, while
factory and packing stock are with
out change. Prices follow! Cream
cry extras. 311a@32 firsts, 2S031c;
seconds, 24@27c; held extras, 29@30c;
firsts, 26D2Shc; State dairy, finest,
30@31 good to prime, 26G29c; process
extras, 221a@23c; firsts, 21022c; ladies',
current firsts, 201a@21c; packing stock,
current make, No. 2, 1S1se;a mo. 3, $50
1Sc
CHEESE-Market is still firm par
ticularly on the best State stock.
Holders of fine grades are showing
more confidence and there is a much
better feeling, Due to the weather
business yesterday was very light,
and due to this quotations are UNI
changed. Prices are: State, white,
| specials, 1SQ1Shc: colored specials,
1Sm1SAc; average. fancy, 17A@17%c;
undergrades, 141a@161ac. Daisies,
held best, TN 01Sc; Skins, held, spe-
! cials, 13A@14Ac; held, choice, Ito
121ac skins. fresh, good to choice,
0M@11Ac; poor to fair, 6d10c.
EGGS-Practically all of the eggs
on the market yesterday were few
thousand cases which had been car
ried over from last Saturday. Be
cause of this shortage in supply there
was a much better feeling to the mar
ket and prices advanced 1ac dozen on
all grades. Under the call of the Mer-
camille Exchange $50 cases of firsts
sold for sic, which is the general price
on the street for average offerings,
although some stock showing frost
brings less. Duck eggs continue in
light receipt and prices advanced lie.
Prices follow: Fresh gathered, ex-
tras, 32@S2iac; extra, flrsts, 311sc:
firsts, bic; seconds, 291a @301ac; Penn
sylvania and nearby hennery whites,
fine to fancy, SSe; hennery browns.
321ac; brown and mixed colors, 301a@
311ac; refrigerator finest, 271a@2Sc;
fair to good. 25@27c; European. fresh,
| 100 dozen to case, common to prime,
22@27c. Duck eggs, State and nearby
white, Acc; Baltimore 3S@39c; West
ern, 96@37e; Tennessee and other
good Southern, 34036c,
LIVE POUI4TRY-While there were
80 cars on track yesterday morning
| it was almost Impossible to unload
them and nothing was delivered
Heavier receipts are anticipated for
the balance of the week, but it is be-
/ lieved that deliveries will continue
| slow for the next few days No
prices have been settled upon yet and
quotations cannot be given.
DRESSED POULTRY-Due to the
! severe snow storm. which practically
| tied up business. there were scarcely
any fresh receipts of poultry deliv-
cred yesterday. Buyers might be
willing to take the stock, but do not
| like to do so until they have some
assurance that they will be able to
the prices which are being quoted
both for fresh killed and frozen are
largely nominal. Quotations are:
Fresh killed turkeys, Western, box
and barrels fancy, 25c; Tennessee
and Kentucky, best, 2S1231sc. Texas,
| best, 23c; broilers, Philadelphia,
| fancy, ~ lbs. EACH per h., 35040c
? lbs. each 30@S3c Virginia. milk fed,
| 11a and lbs, 24c; chickens, Philadel-
phia, fancy, 24q25c; mixed, 17@1Sc;
Western. milk fed, 17@19c: coarse
lac; capons. Philadelphia. and 10
lbs, 2S@S0c; slips, 2O921c; Western,
s lbs, 24c; and lbs, 21@23e.
FOWLS-Westernb boxed 60 lbs. and
over to dozen. Ice; 36@42 lbs, lie;
under 30 lbs, 15c in barrels. 5 lbs,
1sc: Michigan scalded, 16@1Sc West
ern and Southern, poor. 12@14tsc
| Frozen-Turkeys, small Western Sc
lected hens and toms, Csc; Tennessee
and Kentucky, 23@2S1sc; Texas, CSC;
old hens. 23924c; old toms, 22@23c
| broilers, ~ to a box, milk fed, fancy
1924 lbs, 26@27c; corn fed, 24@25c
| Chickens, milk fed, S1@36 lbs. to
dozen. 19@20c: corn fed, 17@1Sc
| Fowls. Western, boxed so lbs. and
over to dozen. Ice; 30@S5 lbs. 100
| 161sc: old ROSTERS. 14c. Ducks. Long
Island. 1s919c: Western. 17@1Sc; No
| >. 1SW14e. Geese Western, fancy, II
Q17c. No. 2. 1S@l4c.