1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
6?9 
Agricultural  News. 
( Continued .) 
Australasia  has  nearly  reached  a  self-supporting 
basis,  so  far  as  sugar  production  Is  concerned.  The 
present  season’s  crop  Is  estimated  as  follows: 
Queensland,  67,000  tons;  New  South  Wales,  35,000 
tons;  Fiji,  20,000  tons,  ora  total  of  112,000  tons,  against 
an  annual  consumption  of  160,000  tons. 
The  llllk  Exchange  of  this  city  has  advanced  the 
net  price  of  mtlk  from  2)4  to  2)4  cents  per  quart,  the 
Increase  to  take  effect  from  September  1.  The  mar¬ 
ket  Is  fairly  well  supplied,  but  there  Is  no  notable  sur¬ 
plus.  The  demand  has  fallen  off  somewhat  with  the 
cooler  weather  and  the  cholera  scare,  leaving  the 
demand  and  supply  about  even. 
The  New  York  Board  of  Health,  on  September  15, 
offlciallv  announced  five  deaths  from  Asiatic  cholera 
within  the  city  limits.  There  are  other  cases  being 
watched  to  determine  whether  they  are  cholera  or 
otherwise.  The  authorities  feel  able  to  restrain  the 
pest  with  but  little  trouble,  and  few  fears  are  enter¬ 
tained  that  It  will  become  at  all  general. 
The  Bureau  of  Statistics  statement  shows  the  ex¬ 
portation  of  hogs  for  the  month  of  August  to  have 
been  87.510,  as  against  $1,804  for  the  corresponding 
month  of  1891,  and  for  the  two  months  ending  August 
$29,920,  against  $7,294  for  the  same  months  of  1891. 
The  total  value  of  beef,  hog  and  dairy  products  ex¬ 
ported  In  August  was  $11,896,000  against  $9,214,000  in 
August,  1891. 
In  Alabama  the  People’s  party  and  the  Kolbitesor 
Farmers’  Alliance  have  nominated  Presidential  elec¬ 
tors  and  express  their  determination  to  be  so 
strongly  represent  at  the  polls  on  election  day, 
that  it  will  be  Impossible  to  defraud  them  as  they 
were  defrauded  at  the  election  for  State  officers  a 
few  weeks  ago.  An  effort  is  being  made  to  induce  the 
Republicans  to  indorse  the  ticket,  but  the  local 
Republicans  appear  unwilling  to  “fuse.” 
The  newest  Industry  In  Texas  Is  gathering  and  cur¬ 
ing  canaigre  root,  which  grows  luxuriantly  in  the 
Pecos  Valley.  No  attempt  has  been  made  to  culti¬ 
vate  It  till  recently,  but  a  few  experiments  show  that 
a  small  amount  of  tillage  will  Increase  the  product 
Immensely.  The  roots  contain  more  tannin  that  any 
vegetable  substance  that  can  be  obtained  in  consid¬ 
erable  quantities.  As  oak  and  hemlock  bark  are  be¬ 
coming  scarce,  there  is  a  great  demand  for  a  substi¬ 
tute  for  them. 
The  long  battle  between  the  associated  and  non- 
assoclated  packers  at  the  Chicago  stockyards  has 
been  declared  off.  as  far  as  the  suits  begun  in  the 
United  States  are  concerned.  The  settlement  is 
made,  it  Is  said,  on  the  basis  of  an  agreement  on  the 
part  of  the  packers  to  remain  at  the  stockyards  for 
15  years.  The  approaching  transfer  of  most  of  Ar¬ 
mour's  business  to  Kansas  City,  however,  shows  that 
while  a  part  of  their  business  may  remain  there,  the 
bulk  of  It  may  go  elsewhere. 
The  Ohio  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  has 
been  removed  from  Columbus  to  Wooster,  O.,  and 
all  communications  and  publications  Intended  for 
this  station,  or  for  any  of  the  following  Individuals, 
should  be adddessed  accordingly:  Charles E.  Thorne, 
Director;  William  J.  Green,  Horticulturist  and  Vice 
Director;  J.  Fremont  Hickman,  Agriculturist; 
Frances  M.  Webster  Entomologist;  Bertha  E.  Wlld- 
man.  Treasurer;  Edwin  C.  Green,  Assistant  Horti¬ 
culturist;  F.  J.  Falkenbach,  Chemist. 
Petitions  numerously  signed  have  been  presented 
to  President  Diaz,  of  Mexico,  to  have  him  restore  the 
duties  on  corn  Immediately  to  prevent  the  further 
introduction  of  American  corn  Into  the  Republic. 
The  President  has  refused  to  stop  the  free  admission 
of  the  grain  until  the  time  originally  agreed  upon 
has  expired— September  30.  He  is  considering  the 
matter  of  placing  a  special  tax  on  all  corn  that  is 
allowed  to  accumulate  in  Mexico  during  September 
This  would  force  speculators  to  turn  loose  their  hold¬ 
ings.  and  likely  cause  a  considerable  decline  In 
prices  just  before  the  first  of  October. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Minnesota  Railway  Commis¬ 
sion,  millers  and  elevator  men,  at  the  State  capltol 
the  other  day,  It  was  decided  to  make  a  material 
change  In  the  grain  grades,  which  will  affect  the  100,- 
000,000  bushels  of  new  wheat  to  be  marketed  this  year 
by  Minnesota  and  the  Dakotas.  The  Railway  Com¬ 
mission,  after  discussing  the  question  thoroughly, 
decided  to  continue  No.  1  Northern  as  the  contract 
grade,  but  to  insert  the  following  after  the  rule: 
"  For  grading  No.  3  wheat,  hard,  flinty  wheat  con¬ 
taining  no  appreciable  mixture  of  soft  wheat  may  be 
admitted  to  the  grades  of  No.  2  Northern  and  No.  3, 
provided  the  test  weight  of  the  same  is  not  more  than 
one  pound  less  than  the  minimum  test  weight  re¬ 
quired  by  the  existing  rules  for  such  grades,  and  pro¬ 
vided,  further,  that  such  wheat  is  In  all  other  re¬ 
spects  qualified  for  admisssion  into  said  grades.” 
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BEANS  AND  PEAS 
Marrow,  choice,  1891 . 2  20  @ - 
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. 
8tate  factory,  full  cream— 
Fine . 10)4@10)4 
White,  fine . 10  010*4 
Good  to  choice .  894@  9 
Common  to  fair .  7)4@  8)4 
Part  Skims  Chenango  Co.,  etc.,  choice 
colored .  6)4®  7 
Part  skims  prime .  5  @6 
Part  skims,  fair  to  good . !.3)4@  4 
Part  skims,  common . (2)4@,’3 
Full  skims . tl  @  2 
BUTTER. 
POULTRY— LIVE. 
VEGETABLES. 
Creamery —  western. 
Elgin  extras . . 25  @25)4 
Other  Western  extras . 25  @— 
Firsts . 22  @23 
Seconds . 19  @20 
Thirds . 17  @18 
Imitation  creamery— 
Firsts . 19  @20 
Seconds . 16  @18 
Thirds .  16  @15)4 
Dairy  firsts . 18  @19 
Seconds . 15)4@16 
Factory  fresh,  extra . 17  @— 
Firsts . 16  @16)4 
Seconds . 15  @15)4 
Fourths  to  thirds . 14  @15 
Rolls . -  @— 
STATE  AND  PENN. 
Creamery,  Palls,  extra . 24)4@25 
Half  firkin  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 25  @25)4 
Firsts . 20  @21 
Seconds . 18  @19 
Welsh  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 20  @21 
Firsts . 18  @19 
Seconds . 16  @17 
BGG8. 
N.  Y.  State  and  Penn,  new  laid  per  doz . 22  @23 
Western  fresh  gathered  choice . 21)4@22 
Western  fresh  gathered,  fair  to  prime . 19  @20 
FRUITS— GREEN. 
Apples,  Alexander,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  25@2  50 
Duchess  of  O.,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  50 
Gravensteln,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  25 
20  Oz.  per  d.  h.  bbl . 1  75@2  00 
M.  Blush,  per  bbl . 1  75@2  00 
Holland  Pippin,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 1  25@1  75 
York  Pippin,  per  d-  h'd  bbl . 1  25@1  75 
Fall  Pippin,  per  d  h’d  bbl . 1  25@1  75 
Codling,  per  d.  h.  d.  bbl . 1  25@1  76 
Culvert,  etc.,  per  bbl .  1  0U@1  25 
Com.  and  wind-falls,  per  bbl .  50  31  00 
Pears,  Bartlett,  fancy,  large,  per  bbl . 6  50@ - 
Bartlett,  good  to  prime,  per  bbl . 4  00@6  00 
Bartlett  Up-River,  per  half  bbl . 2  00@3  00 
Bartlett,  Western  N.  Y.,  per  keg . 1  50@2  50 
Clapp’s  Favorite,  Wet’n  N.  Y.,  per  keg  ..  75@1  25 
Seckel,  fancy,  per  bbl . 4  00@4  — 
Seckel,  poor  to  good,  per  bbl . 2  50@3  50 
Seckel.  per  keg . 1  50@2  00 
Beurre  Bose,  per  bbl . 3  50@4  00 
Beurre  d'Anjou,  per  bbl . 2  75@3  25 
Louise  Bonne,  per  bbl . 2  25@3  00 
Other  table  kinds,  per  bbl . 2  00®3  00 
Common  cooking  kinds,  per  bbl . 1  50@2  00 
Plums,  Green  Gage,  per  bbl . 5  00®  7  00 
Reine  Claude,  per  bbl . 5  li0@7  00 
Other  Gage,  per  bbl . 4  00@5  50 
Lombard,  per  bbl . 4  00@5  50 
Damson,  per  bbl . 3  50@5  00 
Common  kinds,  per  bbl  . 3  00@4  00 
Per  crate .  75@1  60 
Per  basket .  40@  75 
Prunes,  W’n  N.  Y.  German,  per  10  lb  basket.  75@ - 
Common,  i  er  10  lb  basket .  50@  65 
Peaches,  Jersey,  prime  to  fancy,  per  basket.  85@1  25 
Jersey,  plain,  per  basket .  50@  75 
Jersey  culls,  per  basket.....’ .  25®  40 
Up-River,  per  basket .  30@l  25 
Grapes,  Up-River 'Vorden,  per  lb .  2)4®  3 
Concord,  per  lb .  2@  3 
Up-River  Delaware,  per  lb .  5@  7 
Up-River  Niagara,  per  lb  .  4@  6 
Up-River  Martha,  per  lb .  2@  2)4 
Western  N.  Y.  Del.,  per  5  lb.  basket .  25®  30 
Cranberries,  Cape  Cod.  per  bbl . 6  00@7  00 
Cape  Cod,  per  box . 2  00@2  25 
Muskmelons,  Jer  ey,  per  bbl .  25@  75 
Watermelons,  per  100 . 5  00@15  00 
FRUITS— DOMESTIC  DRIED 
Apples,  evaporated.  1891,  fancy . 
Evaporated,  1891,  choice . 
Evaporated,  1891,  prime . 
Evaporated,  1891,  common  to  fair.. 
Southern  sliced,  1891,  prime . . 
State  and  coarse  cut,  1891 . 
Southern  coarse  cut,  1891 . 
Chopped,  1891 . 
Cores  and  skins,  1891 . 
Peaches,  Georgia,  sun-dried,  1892 . 
N.  C.  peeled,  fancy . 
N.  C.  peeled,  choice . 
Southern  peeled,  common  to  prime 
Raspberries,  1892,  evaporated . 
1892,  sun-dried . . 
Blackberries,  1891,  per  lb . . 
Huckleberries,  1891,  per  lb . . 
Cherries,  1892 . 
Cherries,  1891 . 
Plums,  State . 
Apricots,  Cal.,  1892,  per  lb . 
GINSENG 
Northern  and  Canada,  per  lb . 
Western  as  to  quality,  per  lb . 
Southern  as  to  quality . 
GRASS  SEED. 
8)4@  - 
8  @  8*4 
7)4®  m 
6  @  7)4 
4  @  5 
4 14®  m 
■  2)4®  m 
.  2  @  2)4 
10  @12 
.  -  @  - 
.  -  @  - 
.19  @  - 
.  -  @  - 
.  5  @  - 
.  -  @  - 
19  @20 
.18  @19 
7  @  - 
.15  @16)4 
$2  75@3  10 
.  2  25@2  50 
.  2  20@2  40 
Spring  chickens,  per  lb.,  large . 
Medium,  per  lb.,  large . 
Fowls,  J ersey ,  State  and  Penn.,  per  lb . . . 
Western,  per  lb . 
S’n  and  So' western,  per  lb . 
Roosters,  mixed,  per  lb . 
Turkeys,  mixed,  per  lb . 
Ducks,  N.  Y.,  N.  J.  &  Pa.,  per  pair . 
Ducks,  Western,  per  pair . 
Southern,  per  pair . 
Geese,  Western,  per  pair . 
S’n  and  Southwest’n.  per  oalr . 
Live,  pigeons,  per  pair . 
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POULTRY— DRESSED. 
Turkeys,  spring,  per  lb . 19  @21 
Old  mixed  weights,  prime . 19  @— 
Phila.  chick's,  3  to  3)4  lbs  to  pair,  per  lb . 19  @20 
Chickens,  mixed  weights,  per  lb . 16  @18 
Western  chick’s,  dry  picked  choice,  per  lb  .  .14  @15 
Chickens,  dry  picked  fair . 12)4@13)4 
Chick’s  scalded,  choice,  per  lb . 12**@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 . 18  @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 
Cabbage,  L.  I.  and  J’y  Flat  Dutch  per  100.  4  00@  5  00 
Cauliflower,  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl .  1  00@  4  00 
Celerv,  Mich.,  per  doz.  roots .  10@  50 
Local,  per  doz.  bunches .  75®  1  25 
Corn,  Hackensack  Jersey,  per  100 .  1  25®  1  60 
Fair  to  good,  per  100 .  75®  1  00 
Egg  plant,  Jersey,  per  box .  75@  1  25 
Lima  beans,  jersey  Potato,  per  bag . 1  75@  2  00 
Jersey  flat,  per  bag .  1  00®  1  50 
Onions,  Conn,  white,  per  bbl .  2  50®  4  00 
Conn,  yellow,  per  bbl .  2  75@  3  25 
Conn  red,  per  bbl .  2  25®  2  60 
Orange  Co.  red,  per  bbl .  1  75®  2  25 
State  and  Western  yellow,  per  bbl .  2  50@  8  00 
Jersey  and  L.  I.  yellow,  per  bbl .  2  50®  8  00 
Peppers,  near-by,  per  bbl .  60®  75 
Pickles,  cucumber,  large,  per  1000  .  2  50®  3  00 
Cucumber,  small,  per  1000 .  1  00®  2  00 
Pumpkins,  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl .  50®  1  00 
Squash,  L.  I.,  crook-neck,  per  bbl .  75®  1  00 
L.  I.  and  Jersey  white,  per  bbl .  75@  1  00 
Tomatoes.  Jersey,  per  box .  40@  60 
FEED. 
Bran,  40  lb . 
60  lb . 
Middlings,  801b... 
100  lb . 
Sharps . 
Hominy  Chop . 
Oil  meal . 
Cotton-seed  meal 
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.  75  @  — 
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.  80  @  85 
.  80  @  85 
. .  —  @  — 
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Clover .  10)4@  15 
Timothy . 100  @130 
HAY  AND  STRAW. 
Hay,  No.  1,  per  100  lbs . 90  @  — 
No.  2,  per  100  lbs . 85  @  — 
Shipping,  per  100  lbs . 65  @  — 
Clover,  mixed,  per  100  lbs . 60  @  65 
Clover,  per  100  lbs . —  @  — 
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  100 lbs . .....45  @  55 
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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)4@— 
Extracted  Southern,  per  gallon . 60  @70 
HOPS. 
N.  Y.  State,  1891,  choice .  . 23  @— 
Fair  to  prime . 21)4@22)4 
Common . 20  @21 
N.  Y.  State,  1890,  choice .  . 13  @18 
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  STOCK. 
Live  veal  calves,  prime,  per  lb .  794 @  8 
Fair  to  good,  per  lb .  7)4  @  7)4 
Common  to  medium,  per  lb .  6  @  7 
Live  calves,  Western,  per  lb .  3  @3)4 
Live  calves,  Duitermllk,  per  lb .  2)4@  3 
Grassers,  per  lb . . .  2)4®  2)4 
Calves,  city  dressed,  per  lb .  9  @12 
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Country  dressed,  common  to  medium..  6  @8 
Dressed,  buttermilk,  per  lb .  3)4@  5 
Dressed  grassers,  per  lb .  3  @  4 
Spring  Lambs,  alive,  near-by,  per  lb . 6  @  6)4 
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8heep,  alive,  good  to  prime,  per  lb .  494  @  5 
Sheep,  alive,  poor  to  fair,  per  lb .  3J4@  4 
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Country  dressed,  heavy .  -  @  - 
Live,  per  100  lbs . . 5  25@5  75 
POTATOES. 
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