New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
" arm W Gather
Brings Drop i'm
Prices of Food
Chucks and Plates of Beef
Reach New Low Level
With No Buyers; House
wives Want Dearer Cuts
OldPotatoes $1.25 Barrel
Week Is Marked by Unusual
Demand for Fruits and
Melons; Lemons Climb

hot weather prevailing during the
last week has caused a marked re.
duction in food prices, according to a
report published yesterday by the
State Division of Foods and Markets.
The report says:
The live stock market in the last
week has been demoralized on account
OF hot weather and a very light de-
mand. Calves were held ever fror
day to day until as many as 1900 were
on the market at one time, with prac-
tically no buyers. Most Of the liberal
were delivered in ba6 condition due
to the extreme heat, and many were
condemned by the Board Of Health or
refused by merchants. The prices
ranged from sc to loo per pound
"Chucks and plates of beef were Of
tered at new low price of &c per lb.
with no buyers. This is not only the
outcome of hot weather, but the effect
OF the marked tendency of housewives
to buy only the dearer cuts of meat.
Old Potatoes Cheap
The last of the old season crops
of vegetables are rapidly Disappearing
from the market, Southern and nearby
new new crop produce taking its place.
some old potatoes are still available,
put the demand is negligible. What
remains re- ma are selling slowly at from
This is in striking e contrast as to- to- i the
prices of So to SO for the same ouan-
tlty of old potatoes at this season last
year. Old carrots are still on sale.
put are drug on the market The
large supply of new carrots from
nearby is sufficient to supply the lin
tied demand. The old stock is bringing
from Toe to 81 per barrel, whereas last
year at the same date prices ranged
from sl5 to SIG per barrel, Old onions
are on the market yet, but most of the
stock is worthless and some il heinz
dumped. At this time last year the
supply had been exhausted for some
time. '0AA'
Western fruit shipments were
marked by the first full car of fresh
hgs ever received from California. The
car contained 1,1s0 packages, weighing
from ten to twelve pounds each. The
ehOlre car was sold at prices varying
from $40 to $3.50 per package.
The week was marked by an un-
usual demand for fruits and melons.
Inc approximate total receipts for
melons were: Watermelons, 800 cars:
cantaloupe, PSI cars; for fruits:
cherries, e5 carloads and 5000 baskets
from New York State; peaches. POI
cars; raspberries, 5000 crates; cur
rants, 5000 crates; huckleberries. $500
crates; gooseberries, 500 crates; black
berries, s cars.
Lemon Demand Strong
Because of the hot weather and in
anticipation of the Fourth of July trade
the demand has been strong for lem
ons throughout the week. During the
week a boat load Of lemons from Sicily
brought the highest prices in the mem
DRY of present buyers. They brought
at auction from $9.121a to $10.37 for
first choice stock of old crop contain
ing 800 lemons per box. Thirteen car
loads of California lemons sold at
Slips to $3.50 per box of 800 lemons.
Twelve thousand boxes Of oranges ar
rived during the week on the steamer
Willsolo by way of the Panama Canal.
There was some decay, the average
running. from 5 per cent to 10 per cent.
The prices hold up we'll under the
continued demand.
"The following table gives the prices
at which perishables sold in the whole
sale markets on July of this year and
on the corresponding date of last year: