Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01
New York Produce Market

BUTTER-The scarcity Of fine
table stock caused an advance of &c,
at there were sales at 26c, with buy
ers for more of the same kind at that
price. Outside of the high grades
there was little or no change, process
being 1sc higher for the best lines.
Dairy stock remains unchanged. There
is a slight trace of grass in receipts
and in another week there ought to
be full grass butter. Packing stock
remains steady at quotations. Prices
follow: Creamery, extras, 251a @26c,
flrsts, 2315@25c; seconds, 22@23c;
firsts, 211s@221ac; State dairy, finest,
24R@25c; good to prime, 22@24c;
process, extras, 20m21c; firsts, 1SQ19c;
stock, held, 16@17c; current make,
No. 2. 16@1612c; No. 8, 13@15hc.
CHEESE-The demand is for fresh
whole milk stock. There is some de-
mand from out of town for white,
but uncolored ranges from 1872 to
l3%c. There are few sales trifie
above this. There have been a few
sales of fancy flats as high as 1870.
quotations are unchanged. Prices
We're: State, whole milk held as to
quality, 13la019c; fresh specials, 14@
14Ac; State skins. held, 11@14c;
fresh specials, 11@111sc; skins, fresh,
good to choice, 9d1Oc; poor to fair,
5GS16c.
EGGS-The bulls were in control
and the market went up lie on cur
rent receipts and 1ac on storage
packed. Bidding under the call was
active and there We're a number of
sales at high prices. Northern packed
irsts sold at 2212c. the highest this
season. There was an offer of $4,000
dozen of northern Indiana storage
packed at 221ac, with 22Ae the high
est bid at the close. Market was not
looked upon as staple by receivers,
but as being manipulated by specula-
tors. Eggs are we'll cleaned up. The
best dirties are selling 191ac, with
checks PC higher. Market closed in
strained condition. Prices follow:
Fresh gathered, extras, 23@231sc; stor-
age packed, firsts, 22@221sc; regular
packed, firsts, 21@22c; seconds, 2O1a9
21c; Pennsylvania and nearby hen
merry whites, large fancy, 24c; hen
merry browns, 23M231ac; brown and
mixed colors, 21@22c; Baltimore ducks,
22@23c; Western, 20622c; Tennessee
and other good Southern, 19@22c,
Goose 30m40c
LIVE POULTRY-Ther was I'M
loaded 10 cars with six cars left on
track for today. Market was rather
slow, although we'll cleaned up. Only
the heavy fowls brought the outside
quotations Old roosters were dull
and broilers a trifle easier. Prices are:
Fowls. Western, 17417Ac; Southern,
1615@17c; old ROSTERS, H@111ac; broil-
ers, 35@40c; turkeys, lac; ducks, 15@
Ice; geese, 10@11c; guinea fowls, pair,
70@S0c; pigeons. pair. Acc.
DRESSED POULTRY-Philade
broilers were easier by &c. with best
bringing 40c. The run of fresh killed
was small and trading light; much OF
the stock is irregular. There is a
demand for dry packed fowls in small
boxes and large sizes are steady, with
small sizes slow and irregular in price.
There were just about enough old
ROSTERS to go around. There is
trif1e easier feeling on spring ducks.
Prices follow: Fresh killed turkeys.
average. a Id, 21@23e. Brothers; Phil-
adelphia, fancy, 112 lbs. each, To-,
3Sm40c; 2 lbs. each, 3Sq35c. Fowls,
Western, boxed, 60 lbs. and over to
dozen, 1S1bc; SO to AZ lbs, 17@171ac;
under 80 pounds. 156151sc; in bar
rels, lbs, 171a01Sc; fancy scalded,
171a@1Sc; Western and Southern, poor,
13@14c. Ducks, spring, Long Island
PIC Old ROSTERS, 14c. SQUADS. white,
10 lbs to dozen, $4pSi.25; 7 lbs, $3.50
0S2.75. Frozen-Turkeys, small, West
ern selected, hens and toms. 25@26c;
Kentucky, 236231ae; Texas, 23c: old
hens, 23024; old toms, 22@23c. Broil-
ers, IL to box, milk fed, fancy, is to
"a lbs, 23c; corn fed. zoe. Chickens,
milk fed, 81 to SO lbs. to dozen, 1f4
1sc; corn fed, 15@16c. Fowls, West
ern, boxed, so lbs. and over to dozen,
1S1sc; 80 to 80 lbs, 14lsQ15c; old
ROSTERS, lac.