New-York tribune., 1914-08-05
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
For week ending August 4. 1914
RITTER

COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
For week ending August 4. 1914
BUTTER.
Receipts for week. $1,000 pkgs' last
week, $3.50 pkgs. Exports, 2e9; imports.
sls The market continued 10 advance
following our last weekly report, ana ana
prices on most grades OF creamery "ti "osAeL
upward about ic This tended 70 check
buying, and trade is a little quieter at the
close, though the advances are well sus-
tained. Receipts moderate, but quallty
cry. extras. 29l5 a SOC; irsts. ESQ 29c; sec sec
onds. 231s q 2Jlsc: state dairy. hnest, |oW
2sc; good 70 prime. 256 2lc; process. . eA-
trss, 23a &c; hrsts; Ssc 2SSs@SS'1c' 'in''S''O"
CHEESE.
Receipts for week. 1876 boxes exports.
co. Quoted value OF highest grades OF whole
milk slightly higher than a week ago, but
only a few marks good enough 70 COM
mand our top figures. state. whole MIX
age fancy. i4i1c; prime, 13A Wl4hc'
daisies 15d15i4c; state, skins, fresh, spe-
cisls, IA a 12c; good to choice, logll
EGGS.
Receipts for week, of,715 cases; i'm
ports. 10. Arrivals light, although show
ing some increase toward the close. Ac-
cumuations have been closely cleared ana
the tendency has been upward, especially
shown some advance. Storage eggs more
active under speculative buying, whicn
appears to be based chiefly. upon the war
conditions I'm Europe, which are expected
TO prevent importations. Prices nave
ruled In sellers favor. with srecent sales
of good TO fine early packings generally at
IS n 26c. and few exceptionally fancy
marks a shade higher. Fresh gathered,
extras, dozen, 26a csc: extra frsts, 2th g
25hc; frsts, 23G24c; seconds, 20422c
refrigerator. special marks. fancy, charges
paid 26hc; frsts. 25g 2sc; seconds 2S1s
24hc; nearby. hennery whites. fancy, new
laid. 81 q 33c; gathered, 239 SOC; hennery
browns, ESQ 2oc; gathered and mixed 23
q27c.
FRUITS.
Receipts for week, 3,e43 bbls apples New
apples more plentiful and rarely reaching
top quotation. Pears lower. APPLES. oiid,
Dbl, 81 5OaS8 90; far Western. old, box, Sla
81 so; nearby. new. bushel basket, 50cgsl y;
bbl. 81 25@S3; PEARS, Il Conte, Dbl. - 90
sIas2; PEACHES. Ga, carrier. 81 25as2 25;
w Va, carrier. 81 25gSl 81; basket, t0q9oc.
Penn. Jer, Del and ND, basket, 60qs5c; car
rier, s1gs2; PLUMs, carrier. 81 2Sgsl b9
case, 81 i3asf 81; CHERRIES. sour. rcd,
4i4-qt basket, 10G40c; black. 10g5Oc; red,
4-qt basket. 25a30c; CURRANTS. red, qt
$gS1; black T&l2e r.Iay BLAcRshtHhs ot Iais
RAsPBERRIES. Jersey, red. pint, 5dSc: up
river. 56sc; Blackcaps, pint 5qoc; HUCkbE-
BERRIES. Penn and Jersey, at. 1ql2c
MUSKMELONS. Ariz, standard crate. 6ocg
81 %: fiat crate, Usage Gem, 60cqSl 25; (;
Nevada, crate, 81 75dS2; Jumbo, crate, 81 10
al 81 %: Texas, STANDARD crate 81; two-thrds
crate. 81 J0ds1 10; fat crate, sJcGSl; Usage
Gem. HAT crate. 81 80; n c. nat crate, G5cg
81 90; Del and Md. standard crate, 6oc9
81 25, Jumbo. crate. sl4S1 70; Del and Nd
fiat crate, 30a55c; Baltimore, Gem. standard
crate. 81; Jersey. F9r,dh.ook1 box 81; 81
81 -: GRAPEFRUIT. Fla, box, 81 1888 20;
Cuban, SldS4; Porto Rico. slaS3: PINE
APPLES. Porto Rico. Red Spanish, crate
9Ocgs4 20: Cuban. s5cq$3 20; Fls, SlgS5 go;
Smooth cayenne, S2ns4; NAIERMELONS'
carload. sl25qS2j0; 100 S12qs30
POTATOES AND VEGETABLES.
Receipts for week. 1882 bbls. White
potatoes hrmer Beans. beets and carrots
continue plenty, and low. though good
beans lately higher Caulinowers hrm % tor
clined. Peppers also cheaper. Tomato
market we'll sustained on selected stock.
PoTAToEs. l. /; bbl or bag; s2gs2 20;
southern. bbl. s17Jgs2 %. defective No. l..
81 25dSl o.: seconds and culls, 75cg 81;
sweet potatoes. old, No l. bsk, I5c a 81 TO-
New& C. 5SE s2ga ..sn ysms' c. 81 hS5
Sc so; L I. 81 25qS2;. Dbl. 50 15as4 80; Md
and Va. bsk. 81 25dsl 75. orange County
red, bag. 81 1909 25, bsk. 75easl 25.
BEETs BEHf 100 S' bSnches esS SOC ST. G'P per Dbl
asI. CARROTS, 100 punches, 80 Doe;
bsk., 4o9 75c: bbl. unwashed, slGE 80;
wsshsdi 81 5oss2, CELERY ,5' Ter Stat State
case. 81 5Oas3. CABBAGEs. nearby. bbl.
FLoWERs' DBL isoG 81 50; state. bbl.
81 -. Jersey. per 100. 9Oc aSl rs. CUCUM-
Nd. bsk., I5q 25c; Jersey. .bsk.. 5ogeooee:
Roshoass RRot SEs SOS S.k 75e%s e9u DOL %cucUMBER
PICKLES. large. bbl. 75caSl 80: small
bushel bslk. 75c9s1. EGGPLANTs. Iersey,
SsE, SsE 1os &c; do dcs @ Sos. so SOC asi LIMA
BEANS Southern. bsk, s1@S1 Is: Jersey,
81 20 n 81 30. OKRA. Jersey. peach bsk, 81
as1 %. PEAs-state. bsk. 50a 9oc; bss,
e 75c; Jersey. Dbl. 81 25a 81 30; bsk. 500
roc ROMAINE, nearby. bsk. % a soc; box
259 SOC. SQUASH. white, bbl. 25q75c;
yfST eTS0hsf % foM%ToEs sfk s. Bsio Sii S.E
0ocqsi %: Grant. soc a 81; nearby. Jersey
Grant. soc 81 %. TURNIPs, white bbl
csc n 81; Rutabags, 30 a s5c. WATER
CREss, 100 punches, $lQs1 so.
HAY AND STRAW.
Market has ben lightly supplied with
Timothy hay all week. There is very light
higher Large baled hay. ton. Timothy
prime No l. s23 q SEA; No 3 20 No 8. s199
g. 0Ot fancy lgnt clover IniAed, tSl 20
$22: other mixed. sl0d $50; No l clover
$106 $40: rye straw No I. SIS. (Small
baled hay soc lower per ton than large.)
POULTRY.
DREssED-Receipts for week, 1884 cases
On Monday, with invoices showing a little
increase, 4-pound and lighter weight fowls
ruled weak and shade easier. but heavy
fowls continued scarce and firm. Frozen
poultry quiet. especially chickens. Fancy
grades OF frozen poltry have been in fair de-
mand and firm. TURKEYS. fresh killed.
fancy, l7qlsc; CHICKENS. broilers, bbs,
Phila and l. squads. pair 6ou7Oc; Phila.
fancy. . rb each. 2Sa3Oc; Penn. average best.
&c: Va. selected. 22dz3c: Western. fancy.
milk fed. 22g23c: corn fed dry picked. IA
&c: scalded isd23c: FOWLS box packed.
l2isNl9isc; bbl packed, i30lSc: COCKS. old.
l2i.ffl3c: DUCKS, i I. I4Vi6c; SQUADS.
white. prime. 81 15d.3 70; dark. 5, 25dN 80; ;
culls, 50Gl7Jc. Frozen - TURKEYS. box
packed. young hens or toms, 25lfe6c: bbl
packed. 25d25c. old, 23d24c CHICKENS,
brollers. milk fed 1913: corn fed. 14ai7c:
roasters, soft meated. milk fed. 1sg22c; corn
fed. 1890: FOWLS. box packed. 13algiac.
~ 10 size and quality; ROOSTERS. Old Igia
fli3c. ALINE-Roceipts unloaded last week.
lO6 carloads by freight and about II cars by
express Market strong. With an advance on
fowls over last week On Monday trading
was slow. but holders inclined 10 feel steady
on basis Of lsc on Tuesday invoices showed
a little Increase. and with a continued slow
trade market was weaker. with fowls offered
at 17i.c. Broilers have been fairly plenty,