The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
London New York.
A farmer from Middletown. Monmouth

farmer from Middletown. Monmouth
.,usts. y J called upon Borough Presi-
...1t MARKS .cslcrday to find out II ar
....lcuis could bee made for receiving
carload VI produce at each OF the four
...i markets every weekday. lie said
farmers iu his section are anxious TO
.lub.r, and furnish their products d.
..-. 90 IN, consumer.
h.o-h.- dealer said he wants to send
carload 81 potatoes to tho markets
,ou Long Island each day. lie asked
.pout terminal facilities.
,.rund produce man. discussing the
ejs OF making shipments to Manhattan,
sad ,nsf +, had cost him 20 cents per
Nrrr to g,t potatoes from Europe and
> c.rtS per barrel to send a barrel from
"a. middle part Of Long Island to New
YORK Wa the Long Island railroad.
Dir Marks said that nifty farmers arc
,oN bringing produce into the markets
al however. are not coming daily.
Thrift -seven loads were delivered last
saturday,.
President McCormacl, OF the Borough
o. Il .nmoud has received promises from
a.fe.u farmers thai they Will do bust
..es 81 the Tompkinsyille square Mar
Ayt to-day.
A meeting Of farmers will be held At
Wu,et HAN, Queens, tonight. Jesse Wine
birsh. chairman of the farmers commit
Gee will preside. Borough Secretary
D. 'ph Folks. Coroner Timothy Heitly and
secretary of Markets Anthony 4. Lud-
den viii explain the details of the mar
nts To- farmers of queens, Elmont
Sorugd,ld I;oeedale, Valler Stream. Hol-
g.. pud Itmaica. The local committee
consists Of Adam Voogel. Charles Brown.
..a1b Siuons and William Klein.
BUruugn President Marks loft town yes
t.-iiy. a..uupanivd b. Mrs MARKS and
Borough Secretary Folks. to inspect tho
markets. Of Philadelphia and baltimore.
The director of the department Morris
T. Cook. and William II. Han. chief OF
tr bureau OF city property. will escort
'Ie party through the Philadelphia mar
Hats this morning. In the afternoon
Mayor James II. Preston and Comptroller
.f.ues T. Thrift Of Baltimore will take
Nr Marks through the markets in that
cy,
" Marks hopes TO acquire information
g. 10 wIn b. helpful in maintaining the
ot,l markets Of Manhattan during the
winter lie also expects to get a birds
"e View Of tho terminal facilities as
..'.'ei 10 market developments.
Prices at tho open markets yesterday
.o 40 follows:
Apples. .5c. onc-haf bushcl grapes,
.... l' quart hos: pears, 80 quarts Sc;
peaches a5c II quart box; muskneions,
.N .pt 2'c. oranges. .our for i0c..
lemons So. a dozen. beets, three punches
t.., carrots, three punches BE-. celery. Sc.
l.rgc bunch. cabbaGcs.. &c. large head;
'tli.hoNcr Sc large head; cucumbers,
90 for 'c.; cgs plants, &C. very large.
E-"en corn, 90 a dozen; lettuce &c. q
lid. ] ana beans, 80. quart; onions, &C.
quart peppers. eight for DC; green
T"1s. 90. quart. potatoes. seven pounds
-n', parsnips, 25c. half bushel sweet po-
''i0es. o., quart radsheS, three
hH1ches &C.; spinach. fourteen pounds for
BRUISED SPROUTS, &c. IA quart; string
ans ~. quart; tomatoes. l0c two
t.vt basket; Yellow turnips, o5c. half
n.~h"l; eggs, brown, 35c. dozen; but
90. jtr. per pound; lambs chops, 20 and
49, per pound; shoulder, 14c. per pound
S..,ts, l"c. pcr pound; ham, 22c. per
J. Iud, lp'u, pork chops, 22c. per pound
on. PC per pound; steak, &c. per
IHd. fowl 'sc per pound; broilers. zoe.
pound ducks, lSc per pound, weak
va ot per pound; bluelish, Sc. per
l''7d. poreies, DC. per pound; fluke, 20
I." pound.