Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-19
New York Produce Market

BUTTER-The market firmed up
hc yesterday on fancy stock. Dc
liveries by jobbers were a little
freer, but deliveries from the docks
were still delayed, and there is much
butter on the way that will not
reach destination until the latter
part of the week. Aside from the
high grade table stock, there was
no change in quotations. Under
Creamery extras, 3012c; flrsts, 27@
5Oc: seconds, 24d26c; held extras, 20
6291hc; firsts, 26@28c; State dairy,
finest, 29629Rc; good to prime, 251a
| 02Slhc; process extras, 2215M23c;
hrsts, 21@22c; ladies, current firsts,
2O1bd21c; packing stock, current
make, No. 2, 1S15c; No. 8, 16@1Sc.
CHEESE-Better trading yesterday
and the market firmed up on daisies
nc. Whole milk skins and held stock
remained firm at same quotations.
Prices are: State, white, specials, 10
| 1181kc; colored specials, 1S@1SAc;
average fancy. 17A@17%c; under
grades, 14hG16hc; daisies, held, best,
! 1S@18Ac; skins, held, specials, 13A@
| 14Ac; held. choice, 1191215c; skins,
fresh good to choice, 10A@11Ac;
poor TO fair, 6610c.
EGGE-Deliveries from the docks
were better yesterday and trade was
unusually good. Jobbers had used up
all the stock on hand and were COM
PEELED to buy. Receivers reported one
of the best days for week. At
| initial points the feeling is weak.
quotations. But few foreign eggs are
| due today. 1t will wind up the sea-
son. Duck eggs are coming in small
quantities, but not sufficient to quote
Best are worth 40c. Prices follow:
Fresh gathered extras, 31@31lac;
extra f1rsts, 301sc; firsts, 291s@30c;
seconds, 271a@29c; Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy,
3Sd39c; hennery browns, 311se; brown
and mixed colors, 300301sc; re-
| frigerator, finest, 26626l3c; fair to
good, 24@25c; lower grades 20@23c;
| European, fresh, 100 dozen to case,
| fair to prime, 25027c.
LIVE POULTRY-Late vest erday
prices were fixed at such a high rate
| that it will curtail consumption.
Twenty EIGHT cars were unloaded.
While these Were fairly we'll cleaned
| up buyers declare 1t will curtail their
distribution with prices so high. 1t
| is seldom that fowls go up as high as
| 20c which was the basis fixed yes
| terday Chickens are also up &c above
| Lilt CLOSE vi ittoI WCChs DuNho anu
| geese are unchanged, but pigeons are
somewhat scarcer and up &c a pair.
| Quotations follow: Chickens, nearby,
| fSc fowls. 30c; old roosters, lac; tur-
KEYS, zoe; Western and Southern
ducks. lie; geese, 14e; guinea fowls,
pair. Csc; pigeons. pair, 35c
DRESSED POULTRY-Bad condi-
tons in the streets prevented deliv-
cries from the docks, but sales were
small so stock was not particularly
needed. All stock delivered was
| frozen, and there we're not enough
| large fowls to go around. But few
capons coming, but enough to supply
| the demand. Considerable stock is
| taken out of the freeZers for current
use because of the scarcity of fresh
| killed. Receipts for the week promise
to be the lghtest for some time. Quo
tations are: Turkeys, Western dry
picked. average cost, 23G24c; Western
| scalded, fancy. 25c; Ohio and Michi-
gan, 25c; Texas, average best. dry
picked, 2215c; Philadelphia broiIers, 2
| lbs. each 30433c; box packed Western
fowls, dozen in box, so lbs. and over,
I81hc; under 80 lbs. 15c Barrellod
stock, dry picked, lbs. each, 1Sc; 3
lbs and under, 1871 @16c; scalded, 1917
| disc; old ROSTERS 131sc; squads,
prime white, 10 lbs. to dozen, per
1 dozen, $3.50; lbs, So; to 61s lbs,
49, 7561$3; dark. s175. Capons. Phila-
delphia, . to 10 lbs, 3S4snc; Ohio, 81
@24c, Western slips. 1SQl9c.