Long Island Ducklings—Fresh Dressed
| 1920 |
|---|
| March | 31 | 45c | per lb. |
| April | 21 | 45c | " " |
| " | 28 | 38c | " " |
| May | 5 | 35c | " " |
| " | 12 | 35c | " " |
| " | 26 | 35c | " " |
| June | 2 | 35c | " " |
| " | 9 | 35c | " " |
| " | 16 | 35c | " " |
| " | 23 | 35c | " " |
| " | 30 | 35c | " " |
| July | 7 | 35c | " " |
| " | 14 | 35c | " " |
| " | 21 | 35c | " " |
| " | 28 | 35c | " " |
| August | 4 | 36c | " " |
| " | 11 | 36c | " " |
| " | 18 | 36c | " " |
| " | 25 | 36c | " " |
| September | 1 | 36c | " " |
| " | 8 | 37c | " " |
| " | 15 | 37c | " " |
| " | 22 | 38c | " " |
| " | 29 | 38c | " " |
| October | 6 | 38c | " " |
| " | 13 | 38c | " " |
| " | 20 | 39c | " " |
| " | 27 | 39c | " " |
| November | 3 | 40c | " " |
| 1921 |
|---|
| March | 30 | 48c | per lb. |
| April | 6 | 46c | " " |
| " | 13 | 38c | " " |
| " | 20 | 38c | " " |
| " | 27 | 38c | " " |
| May | 4 | 35c | " " |
| " | 11 | 32c | " " |
| " | 18 | 28c | " " |
| " | 25 | 28c | " " |
| June | 1 | 28c | " " |
The following quotations from the same source give the prices for frozen Long Island ducklings.
| 1920 |
|---|
| January | 7 | 41c | per lb. |
| " | 14 | 41c | " " |
| " | 21 | 41c | " " |
| " | 28 | 41c | " " |
| February | 4 | 41c | " " |
| " | 11 | 41c | " " |
| " | 18 | 41c | " " |
| " | 25 | 41c | " " |
| March | 3 | 41c | " " |
| " | 10 | 41c | " " |
| " | 17 | 41c | " " |
| November | 10 | 40c | " " |
| " | 17 | 40c | " " |
| " | 24 | 40c | " " |
| December | 1 | 40c | " " |
| " | 8 | 40c | " " |
| " | 15 | 40c | " " |
| " | 22 | 40c | " " |
| " | 29 | 40c | " " |
| 1921 |
|---|
| January | 5 | 40c | per lb. |
| " | 12 | 40c | " " |
| " | 19 | 40c | " " |
| " | 26 | 40c | " " |
| February | 2 | 41c | " " |
| " | 9 | 41c | " " |
| " | 16 | 41c | " " |
| " | 23 | 41c | " " |
| March | 2 | 41c | " " |
| " | 9 | 41c | " " |
| " | 16 | 41c | " " |
| " | 23 | 41c | " " |
Quotations from the same source are given below to give some idea of the range in price of the live Long Island spring ducklings and likewise of live old Long Island ducks or breeders.
Long Island Spring Ducklings—Live.
| 1920 |
|---|
| March | 3 | 50c | per lb. |
| " | 24 | 50c | " " |
| " | 31 | 55c | " " |
| May | 5 | 40c | " " |
| " | 12 | 40c | " " |
| " | 19 | 36 @ 40c | per lb. |
| " | 26 | 40 @ 41c | " " |
| June | 2 | 40c | per lb. |
| " | 9 | 36 @ 38c | per lb. |
| " | 16 | 36c | per lb. |
| " | 23 | 37c | " " |
| " | 30 | 38c | " " |
| July | 7 | 38c | " " |
| " | 14 | 38c | " " |
| " | 21 | 40c | " " |
| " | 28 | 40c | " " |
| August | 4 | 38c | " " |
| " | 11 | 34 @ 36c | per lb. |
| " | 18 | 38c | per lb. |
| " | 25 | 38c | " " |
| September | 1 | 40c | " " |
| " | 8 | 42 @ 45c | per lb. |
| " | 15 | 45c | per lb. |
| " | 22 | 45c | " " |
| " | 29 | 40c | " " |
| October | 6 | 42c | " " |
| " | 13 | 42c | " " |
| " | 27 | 42c | " " |
| November | 3 | 42c | " " |
| " | 10 | 42c | " " |
| " | 17 | 44c | " " |
| " | 24 | 44c | " " |
| December | 1 | 44c | " " |
| " | 15 | 42 @ 46c | per lb. |
| 1921 |
|---|
| March | 2 | 55c | " " |
| " | 9 | 55c | " " |
| " | 16 | 52c | " " |
| " | 23 | 50c | " " |
| " | 30 | 55c | " " |
| April | 6 | 50c | " " |
| " | 13 | 40c | " " |
| " | 20 | 45c | " " |
| " | 27 | 38 @ 42c | per lb. |
| May | 4 | 38c | per lb. |
| " | 11 | 38c | " " |
| " | 18 | 33c | " " |
| " | 25 | 33c | " " |
| June | 1 | 32c | " " |
Long Island Old Ducks or Breeders—Live
| 1920 |
|---|
| March | 17 | 45c | per lb. |
| " | 31 | 45c | " " |
| May | 19 | 30c | " " |
| " | 26 | 35c | " " |
| June | 9 | 30 @ 32c | per lb. |
| " | 16 | 32c | per lb. |
| " | 23 | 32c | " " |
| " | 30 | 35c | " " |
| July | 7 | 35c | " " |
| " | 14 | 35c | " " |
| " | 28 | 30c | " " |
| August | 4 | 35c | " " |
| April | 6 | 42c | " " |
| " | 13 | 36c | " " |
| " | 20 | 39c | " " |
| " | 27 | 33 @ 37c | per lb. |
| May | 11 | 33c | per lb. |
| " | 25 | 30c | " " |
Shipping Ducks Alive. While the great majority of ducks are shipped dressed there is some shipment of live ducks. This is particularly true during the Jewish holidays in March and in September and October when the demand for live ducks and the price paid for them is excellent. As a rule it pays better to ship alive the ducks which are inclined to be a little thin rather than to ship those which are in top market condition. This is due to the fact that fat ducks will shrink very considerably when cooped and shipped alive, this shrinkage running from one-half to three-quarters of a pound per head where they are cooped not to exceed 12 to 15 hours. The ducks which are in the fattest condition will shrink the most. At the season of the year when live ducks are in best demand it often pays to ship alive the ducklings which are sorted out as not being in the best condition rather than to hold them for further fattening.