1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
6i3 
Agricultural  News. 
(Continued.) 
Roy  Wilkes  has  reduced  his  record  to  2:07%. 
Jay -Eye-See  failed  to  beat  2:05%  last  week,  going 
In  2:08%.  Conditions  unfavorable. 
A  government  station  for  microscopic  Inspection 
of  pork  has  been  established  at  Indianapolis. 
A  steam-plowing  outfit  that  can  turn  up  60  acres 
of  soil  per  day  is  at  work  in  Baylor  County,  Tex. 
During  the  week  here  there  have  been  confiscated 
by  Inspectors  of  the  Health  Department  250,000 
pounds  of  bad  fruit. 
Nancy  Hanks  Is  a  Bostonian,  so  that  the  Hubbites 
still  have  a  champion  to  boast  of  even  after  the 
*'  knocking  out  ”  of  John  L. 
Farm  land  In  New  Jersey  is  rated  In  the  Census  at 
an  average  value  of  $05  an  acre— a  higher  average 
than  Is  given  to  farm  land  in  any  other  State. 
CROP  AND  MARKET  NOTES. 
The  crop  reports  of  Manitoba  show  that  95  per  cent 
of  the  wheat  crop  In  that  Pvovlnce  and  the  North¬ 
west  Territories  has  already  been  cut, 
BUTTER. 
Creamery —  western. 
Elgin  extras . . 25  @— 
Other  Western  extras . 24%@— 
Firsts . 21  *$@23 
Seconds . 19  @20 
•1’hlrds . 17  @18 
Imitation  creamery— 
Firsts . 19  @20 
Seconds . 16  @18 
Thirds .  15  @15*4 
Dairy  firsts .  18  @19 
Seconds . 1S*4@16 
Factory  lresh,  extra . 17  @— 
Firsts . 16  @1654 
Seconds . 15  @1554 
Fourths  to  thirds . 14  @15 
Rolls . —  @— 
STATE  AND  PENN. 
Creamery,  Pails,  extra . 24  @2454 
Half  firkin  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 24  @25 
Firsts . 20  @21 
Seconds . 18  @19 
Welsh  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 20  @21 
Firsts . 18  @19 
Seconds . 16  @17 
EGGS. 
N.  Y.  State  and  Penn,  new  laid  per  doz . 22  @2254 
Western  fresh  gathered  choice . 21  @21*$ 
Western  fresh  gathered,  fair  to  prime . 19  @20 
FRUITS— GREEN. 
The  production  of  corn  In  the  South  this  season  has 
been  59,000,000  bushels  greater  than  last  year,  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  Secretary  of  the  New  Orleans  Cotton 
Exchange. 
Exports  of  cattle  from  Atlantic  ports  week  before 
last  were  9,800  head,  against  12.416  head  for  the  pre¬ 
vious  week.  Dressed  beef  exports  for  the  same 
periods  were  20,525  and  23,392  quarters  respectively. 
Arrivals  of  cattle  at  Chicago  In  August  were  the 
largest  on  record  for  that  month,  a  total  of  308,000 
having  been  received.  Receipts  of  hogs  were  509,000 
and  of  sheep  174,000— the  second  largest  August  re¬ 
ceipts  on  record  in  both  cases. 
Reports  from  Warren  County.  Ohio,  say  the  tobacco 
cron  is  being  saved  in  good  condition.  The  acreage 
is  one- fourth  larger  than  ever.  The  prices  now  ruling 
are  the  highest  since  the  war  for  wrappers,  and  al¬ 
though  the  tobacco  will  not  be  ready  for  delivery  for 
some  months,  buyers  are  already  looking  over  the 
field. 
The  Northwestern  Miller  says  that  the  quantity  of 
wheat  handled  at  Minneapolis  for  the  crop  year 
ended  August  31,  eclipsed  all  records.  The  crop  of  the 
three  States— Minnesota  and  the  two  Dakotas— was 
estimated  at  150,000,000  bushels  or  over,  and  Minne¬ 
apolis  received  about  50  per  cent  of  It.  In  the  year 
before  when  the  figures  ran  up  to  52,151,(505  bushels, 
it  was  supposed  that  the  maximum  had  been  attain¬ 
ed,  yet  the  season’s  work  just  closed  goes  20,000,000 
bushels  better.  Of  this  quantity  of  wheat  about 
40,350,000  bushels  were  ground  by  the  mills  of  the 
city. 
The  Massachusetts  Ploughman  says  the  Indica¬ 
tions  are  that  the  crop  of  cranberries  in  Plymouth 
County  will  be  only  about  half  as  large  as  usual.  The 
Rocky  Meadow  bog  will  yield  about  one-third  of  a 
crop.  The  crop  of  berries  at  East  Head,  which  has 
usually  given  employment  to  some  1,500  pickers,  will 
be  so  small  this  year  that  the  owners  will  not  even 
open  a  store  for  supplies.  None  of  the  large  bogs  in 
Middleboro,  Carver  and  Lakeville  will  yield  more 
than  two-thirds  of  the  usual  crop.  The  cause  of  the 
short  crop  Is  the  dry  weather  partly,  but  more  es¬ 
pecially  the  span-worm,  a  little  insect  which  It  Is 
found  hard  to  exterminate. 
According  to  the  latest  statistics,  the  cranberry 
crop  will  be  62,000  bushels  less  than  last  year's.  The 
following  comparisons  will  show  the  crops  for  the 
last  few  years  : 
CRANBERRY  CROPS  COMPARED. 
(BUSHELS.)., 
Section .  1892.  1891.  1890.  1889. 
New  England .  446,400  480.000  200,000  200,000 
New  Jersey .  157,500  250,000  375,000  350,000 
The  West .  94,200  30,000  220.000  70,000 
Apples,  Alexander,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  25@3  00 
Duchess  of  O.,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@3  00 
Gravensteln,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  75 
20  Oz.  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  50 
Codling,  per  d.  h.  d,  bbl . 1  60@1  85 
Codling,  per  open-head  bbl . 1  25®  I  75 
Holland  Pippin,  per  d  h.  bbl . 1  50@1  81 
Orange  Pippin,  per  d- h’d  bbl . i  50@2  00 
Fall  Pippin,  perd-h'd  bbl . I  50@l  75 
■M.  Blush,  per  bbl . 2  00@2  50 
Porter,  per  bbl . 1  50@1  75 
Com.  and  wind-falls,  per  bbl .  50@1  00 
Pears,  Bartlett,  fancy,  large,  per  bbl . 4  00@ - 
Bartlett,  fair  to  good,  per  bbl . 3  00@3  50 
Bartlett,  Inferior,  per  bbl . — 2  00@2  50 
Bartlett  Up-lllver,  per  keg . 1  00@2  00 
Bartlett,  Jersey  and  Del.,  per  basket. . .  — @ - 
Bartlett,  per  crate . . @ - 
Clapp’s  Favorite,  per  bbl . 2  50@3  25 
Clapp’s  Favorite,  per  keg . 1  00@1  50 
Seckel,  fancy,  per  btl . 3  50@4  00 
Seckel,  poor  to  good,  per  bbl . 2  00@3  00 
Seckel.  per  keg . 1  50<s2  00 
Louise  Bonne,  per  bbl . 2  000  3  00 
Scooter,  per  bbl . 1  50@2  00 
Flemish  Beauty,  per  bbl . 1  50@2  00 
Flemish  Beauty,  per  keg .  75@1  25 
Plums,  Up-River  Egg.  per  bbl . 4  00@4  50 
Up-River  Egg,  per  keg . 2  00@2  50 
Relne  Claude  and  Gage,  per  bbl  .  . 4  C0@6  00 
Common  kinds,  per  bbl  . 3  00@4  00 
As  to  kind,  per  basket .  35@  60 
Peaches,  Jersey,  fancy,  per  basket . 1  21@1  75 
Jersey,  prime,  per  basket . 1  12@1  25 
Jersey,  plain,  per  basket .  75@1  20 
Jersey  culls,  per  basket .  50@  65 
Grapes,  Up-River  Champion,  per  lb .  2@  2)4 
Up-River  'Vorden,  per  lb .  4*$@  5 
Concord,  per  lb .  3@  4 
Up-River  Moore’s  Early,  per  lb .  3@  4 
Up-River  Delaware,  per  lb .  5®  7 
Up-River  Niagara,  per  lb  .  6@  7 
Cranberries,  Cape  Cod.  per  bbl . 6  00@7  50 
Cape  Cod,  per  box . 2  00@2  50 
Muskraelons,  Hackensack,  per  bbl .  75@1  00 
Gem  and  Jenny  Lind,  per  bbl .  40@1  00 
Christina,  per  bbl .  25@  75 
Nutmeg,  per  bbl .  25@  60 
Watermelons,  poor  to  fancy,  per  car . . @ - 
Prime  large,  per  100  .  0  00@ - 
Medium,  per  100 .  6  (J0@  9  00 
Small,  per  100 .  4  00@  5  00 
FRUITS— DOMESTIC  DRIED 
Apples,  evaporated,  1891,  fancy .  8  @  8% 
Evaporated,  1891,  choice .  7%@  - 
Evaporated,  1891,  prime .  7%@  7*$ 
Evaporated,  1891,  common  to  fair .  6  @  7 
Southern  sliced,  1891,  prime .  4  @5 
State  and  coarse  cut,  1891 .  4%@  4% 
Southern  coarse  cut,  1891 . -  @  - 
Chopped,  1891 .  2)4®  2% 
Cores  and  skins,  1891 . 
...  i 
@  2% 
Peaches,  Georgia,  sun-dried,  1892 . 
..10 
@12 
N.  C.  peeled,  fancy . 
..  - 
@  - 
N.  C.  peeled,  choice . 
.  .  - 
@  - 
Southern  peeled,  common  to  prime... 
Raspberries.  1892,  evaporated . 
..  - 
@  - 
..19 
@  - 
f892,  sun-dried . 
Blackberries,  1891,  per  lb . 
..  - 
@  - 
..  5 
@  - 
Huckleberries,  1891,  per  lb . 
.  .  - 
@  - 
Cherries,  1892 . 
..19 
@20 
Cherries,  1891 . 
..18 
@19 
Plums,  State . 
.  7 
@  - 
Apricots,  Cal.,  1892,  per  lb  . 
..12 
@15 
GINSENG 
Total  crop .  689,100  760,000  800,000  585,000 
It  is  proposed  to  make  a  deduction  of  20  per  cent 
from  this  year’s  aggregate  to  meet  possible  shrink¬ 
age.  leaving  a  total  output  of  558,480  bushels.  The 
crop  of  1888  was  580,000  bushels;  1887,  612,023;  1884,  the 
smallest  on  record,  280,000.  These  were  the  figures 
reached  from  a  multitude  of  reports  sent  from  Mas¬ 
sachusetts,  Connecticut  and  New  Jersey,  etc.,  to  the 
Convention  of  the  American  Cranberry  Growers' 
Association,  held  at  Philadelphia  the  other  day. 
Prices  ought  to  be  better  than  last  year. 
BEANS  AND  PEAS 
Marrow,  choice,  1891 . 2  20  @2  25 
Mediums,  choice,  1891 . 1  95  @2  00 
Pea,  choice,  1891 . 1  95  @2  00 
White  Kidney,  choice,  1891 . 2  75  @2  80 
Red  Kidney,  choice,  1891  . 2  95  @3  00 
Yellow  Eye,  choice,  1891 . @ - 
Black  Turtle  Soup,  choice,  1891 .  —  @-  — 
Lima  beans,  California  (60)  lbs.) . 2  00  @2  05 
Foreign  medium,  1891 . . @ - 
Green  peas,  1891,  bbls.,  per  bush . 1  80  @1  85 
Green  peas,  1891,  bags,  per  bush . 1  75  @1  80 
CHEESE. 
State  factory,  full  cream— 
Fine .  9%@  9*4 
White,  fine .  9%@ 
Good  to  choice .  8%@  9ys 
Common  to  fair .  7)4@  8!4 
Part  Skims  Chenango  Co  ,  etc.,  choice 
colored .  6  @  6)4 
Part  skims  prime .  5  @  5*4 
Part  skims,  fair  to  good .  3*$@  4 
Part  skims,  common .  2*$@  5 
Full  skims .  1  @2 
ENSILAGE 
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For  full  informa 
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Drag-saw  Machines, 
and  “  Why  Ensilage 
Pays, ’’send  for  Ensi¬ 
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For  the  best  Horse - 
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mills,  Circular-saw  Machines.  Land-rollers  and  Dog- 
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Address,  MINAKD  II A  It  I>E  It,  Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 
Northern  and  Canada,  per  lb . $2  75@3  10 
Western  as  to  quality,  per  lb .  2  25@2  50 
Southern  as  to  quality .  2  20@2  40 
GRASS  SEED. 
Clover .  10)4@  15 
Timothy . 1  00  @1  30 
.  HAY  AND  STRAW. 
Hay,  No.  1,  per  100  lbs . 85  @  90 
No.  2,  per  100  lbs . 75  @  80 
Shipping,  per  100  lbs . 65  @  — 
Clover,  mixed,  per  100  lbs . 65  @  — 
Clover,  per  100  lbs . 60  @  70 
Hay,  salt,  per  100  lbs . 50  @  — 
Straw,  Long  Rye,  per  100  lbs . 55  @  60 
Straw,  Short  Rye,  per  100  lbs . 35  @  40 
Straw,  Oat,  per  1(K)  lbs . 45  @  $5 
8traw.  Wheat,  per  100  lbs . 40  @  — 
HONEY. 
White  clover,  1  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb . 10  @12 
2  lb.  bxes.,  per  lb .  8  @10 
Poor,  per  lb .  6  @8 
Buckwheat,  1  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb .  8  @10 
Buckwheat,  2  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb .  6  @8 
Extracted,  per  lb . 7*$@— 
Extracted  Southern,  per  gallon . 60  @70 
HOPS. 
N.  Y.  State,  1891,  choice . 23J4@25 
Fair  to  prime . 22  @23 
Common . 20  @21 
N.  Y.  State,  1890,  choice . —  @— 
Good  to  prime . —  @— 
Old  olds .  7  @10 
California,  1891  . 20  @23 
California,  1890 . 12  @17 
Pacific  Coast,  old  olds .  6  @10 
Bavarian . 47  @50 
MEATS  AND  8TOCK. 
Live  veal  calves,  prime,  per  lb . 8  @- 
Falr  to  good,  per  lb .  7%@  7% 
Common  to  medium,  per  lb .  6  @  7 
Live  calves,  Western,  per  lb .  3  @5 
Live  calves,  Duitermilk,  per  lb .  3  @3)4 
Grassers,  per  lb .  2J4@  3 
Calves,  city  dressed,  per  lb .  9  @11 
Country  dressed,  prime . 10J4@11 
Country  dressed,  fair  to  good . 9*$@10 
Country  dressed,  common  to  medium..  8  @9 
Dressed,  buttermilk,  per  lb .  6  @  7 
Dressed  grassers,  per  lb .  5  @  6 
Spring  Lambs,  alive,  near-by,  per  lb . 6*$@  6% 
Alive,  poor  to  good,  per  lb .  5  @6 
Sheep,  alive,  good  to  prime,  per  lb .  4%@  5*4 
Sheep,  alive,  poor  to  fair,  per  lb .  3*$@  4*$ 
Country  dressed,  medium,  per  lb .  7%@  7*4 
Country  dressed,  heavy .  -  @  - 
Live,  per  100  lbs . 5  25@5  75 
POTATOES. 
Long  Island  In  bulk . 1  50®  1  75 
Jersey,  Prime . 1  25®  1  50 
Sweet,  Southern  yellow,  per  bbl  . 2  50@  2  75 
TALLOW. 
City  prime  ($2  for  hogsheads) . 4%@4% 
Country  (packages  fresh) . . 4%@4  5-16 
POULTRY— LIVE. 
Spring  chickens,  per  lb.,  large .  13  @  14 
Medium,  per  lb.,  large .  12*4@  13 
Fowls,  Jersey,  State  and  Penn.,  per  lb. ..  13  @  13*4 
Western,  per  lb .  13  @  13*$ 
S’n  and  So’ western,  per  lb .  13  @  — 
Roosters,  mixed,  per  lb .  7*4@  8 
Turkeys,  mixed,  per  lb .  11  @  13 
Ducks,  N.  Y.,  N.  J.  &  Pa.,  per  pair .  70  @  90 
Ducks,  Western,  per  pair .  60  @  80 
Southern,  per  pair .  50  @  60 
Geese,  Western,  per  pair  . . 1  25  @1  50 
S’n  and  Southwest’n.  per  oair....  ..  1  12  @1  25 
Live,  pigeons,  per  pair .  30  @  35 
POULTRY— DRESSED. 
Turkeys,  spring,  per  lb . . 20  @25 
Old  mixed  weights,  prime . 18  @— 
Phlla.  chick's,  3  to  3%  lbs  to  pair,  per  lb . 17  @19 
Chickens,  mixed  weights,  per  lb . 14  @16 
Western  chick's,  dry  picked  choice,  per  lb  ..13  @14 
Chickens,  dry  picked  lair . 12  @12*4 
Chick's  scalded,  choice,  per  lb . 12*4@13 
Chick's  scalded,  fair  to  good,  per  lb . 11  @12 
Chickens,  Inferior .  8  @10 
Fowls,  Western  prime  dry  picked . 12*4®  13 
Western  prime,  scalded . 13  @13 
Western,  poor  to  fair . 9  @11 
Old  Roosters .  8  @— 
Spring  Ducks,  per  lb,  Long  Island . 16  @17 
Eastern,  per  lb  . 16  @17 
Jersey  and  Up-River,  per  lb . 14  @15 
Old  ducks,  Jersey  and  Up-River,  per  lb...  .10  @11 
Spring  ducks.  Western,  per  lb .  8  @12 
Old  ducks.  Western .  8  @10 
Spring  geese,  Eastern,  per  lb . 18  @  — 
Tame  squabs,  white,  per  doz . 2  50@2  75 
Dark  and  poor,  per  doz . 1  50@1  75 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage,  L.  I.  and  J’y  Flat  Dutch  per  100  .  3  00®  5  00 
Cauliflower.  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl .  1  00@  3  00 
Celery,  Mich.,  per  doz.  roots .  10@  15 
Local,  per  doz.  bunches .  1  00@  1  75 
Corn,  Hackensack  Jersey,  per  100 . 1  25®  -  — 
Fair  to  good,  per  100 .  ?5@  1  00 
Egg  plant,  Jersey,  per  box .  75@  1  25 
Lima  beans,  jersey  Potato,  per  bag . 1  25®  1  50 
Jersey  flat,  per  bag .  75@  1  GO 
Onions,  Conn,  white,  per  bbl .  1  75®  2  50 
Conn,  yellow,  per  bbl .  2  00® - 
Conn  red,  per  bbl .  1  50®  l  75 
Orange  Co.  red,  per  bbl .  1  25®  1  50 
State  and  Western  yellow,  per  bbl .  1  75@  2  00 
Jersey  and  L.  I.  yellow,  per  bbl .  2  00@ - 
Peppers,  near-by,  per  bbl  .  60@  75 
Pickles,  cucumber,  large,  per  1000 .  2  25®  2  50 
Cucumber,  small,  per  1000 .  1  75@  2  25 
Pumpkins,  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl .  50®  1  00 
Tomatoes.  Jersey,  per  box .  13®  25 
FEED. 
Bran,  40  lb . per  cwt.  $  65  ®  67*4 
60  lb .  65  ®  — 
Middlings,  80  lb .  65  @  — 
1001b .  75  @  80 
Sharps .  75  ®  80 
Hominy  Chop .  —  @  — 
Oil  meal .  1  20  @1  25 
Cotton-seed  meal .  . . . @-  — 
GRAIN. 
Wheat . $0  79)4®  79% 
Rye .  62  @  63 
Barley . —  @ 
Corn .  54  @  56 
Oats . .  38*4®  47 
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