1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Agricultural  News. 
( Continued .) 
Here  is  Trust  management  for  you!  All  sales  of 
refined  sugar  by  wholesale  grocers  after  September 
IS  must  be  made  In  accordance  with  an  agreement 
entered  Into  between  them  and  the  American  Sugar 
Refining  Company  or  Trust,  by  which  the  grocers 
bind  themselyes  to  maintain  quotations  made  dally 
by  the  latter,  which  has  agreed  to  allow  an  extra 
discount  of  one-quarter  cent  per  pound  to  these 
grocers,  which  will  be  equal  to  $50  on  purchases  of  100 
barrels. 
The  United  States  government  has  been  sustained 
by  the  United  States  Court  of  Appeals,  In  the  c  le- 
brated  goat's  hair  case.  The  decision  is  of  vast  Im¬ 
portance,  involving  many  millions  of  dollars,  and  af¬ 
fecting  the  rights  of  wool  growers,  manufacturers  and 
Importers  all  over  the  country.  In  summing  up,  Jus¬ 
tice  Gray  says:  "  The  present  act  clearly  directs  that 
all  goat  hair,  without  regard  to  its  value  or  to  the 
purposes  for  which  It  Is  used  or  suitable,  shall  be 
subject  to  a  duty  ot  12  cents  a  pound.” 
In  New  York  the  State  tax  assessment  for  the  coun¬ 
ties  was  last  year  1.38  mills,  and  the  aggregate  taxa¬ 
tion  was  $1,417,272;  this  year  the  assessment  Is  1.08 
mills,  and  the  aggregate  taxation  $3,853,108.  Of  course 
farmers  will  have  to  pay  most  of  the  great  Increase. 
This  Is  attributed  by  the  Republican  papers  to  the 
fact  that  last  year  a  Republican  Senate  acted  as  a 
check  on  the  extravagance  of  a  Democratic  House, 
whereas  this  year  the  Democrats  hold  both  branches 
of  the  legislature  as  well  as  the  governorship. 
Most  of  the  Irish  landlords  belong  to  the  Conserva¬ 
tive  party,  and  many  of  them  during  the  Salisbury 
Ministry  refrained  from  pressing  their  tenants  for 
back  rents  In  order  not  to  embarrass  the  government 
by  agrarian  troubles  In  the  Green  Isle.  Now  actu¬ 
ated  by  a  motive  diametrically  opposite,  they  are 
putting  on  the  screws  in  the  hopes  of  securing 
money,  or,  next  best  thing,  embarrassing  the  Glad¬ 
stone  government  In  dealing  with  Irish  affairs.  Hence 
a  great  deal  of  trouble  may  soon  be  expected  between 
Irish  landlords  and  tenantry. 
The  Anti-Option  BUI  and  the  action  of  the  North¬ 
western  elevators  In  refusing  any  longer  to  give  in¬ 
formation  to  commercial  papers  about  the  stocks  of 
FRUITS— GREEN. 
Apples,  Duchess  of  O.,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  50 
Gravenstein,  perd.  h.  bbl . 2  25@2  50 
King,  per  d.  h.  bbl . 2  00@2  60 
M.  Blush,  d.  h..  per  bbl . 1  75@2  00 
Fall  Pippin,  per  d-h'd  bbl . 1  25@1  76 
Greening,  per  d.  h.  d,  bbl . 1  50@1  76 
Prime  open  headed,  bbl .  1  00@1  25 
Com.  and  wind-falls,  per  bbl .  50  <a  76 
Pears,  Bartlett  Up-Itlver,  per  half  bbl . 1  00@2  00 
Bartlett,  Western  N.  Y.,  per  keg .  76@1  50 
Seckel,  prime,  per  bbl . 3  0003  50 
Seckel,  poor  to  good,  per  bbl . 2  0003  50 
Seckel.  per  keg . 1  00@1  75 
Beurre  Bose,  per  bbl . 3  00@3  50 
Beurre  d’Anjou,  per  bbl . 2  5003  25 
Louise  Bonne,  per  bbl . 2  50@3  25 
Sheldon,  per  bbl . 2  5U@3  00 
Kelffer,  per  bb . 1 . 2  00@2  50 
Other  table  kinds,  per  bbl . 2  00®3  00 
Common  cooking  kinds,  per  bbl . 1  50@2  00 
Plums,  per  crate .  5001  00 
Per  basket .  30@  50 
P.  unes,  W’n  N.  Y.  German,  per  10  lb  basket.  65®  75 
Common,  i  er  10  lb  basket .  40@  60 
Peaches,  Jersey,  prime  to  fancy,  per  basket.  25@1  75 
Jersey,  plain,  per  basket .  75@1  00 
Jersey,  p  or,  per  basket .  50®  65 
Jersey  culls,  per  basket .  30®  40 
Grapes,  Up-River  "Vorden,  per  lb .  2)4®  3 
Concord,  per  lb .  2@  2)4 
Up-River  Delaware,  per  lb .  4®  7 
Up-River  Niagara,  per  lb  .  3®  5 
Up-River  Martha,  per  lb .  2®  2)4 
Western  N.  Y.  Del.,  per  5  lb.  basket .  15®  20 
Niagara  W'n  N.  Y.,  per  5  lb  basket .  14®  18 
Concord  W’n  N.  Y.,  per  5  lb  basket .  10®  15 
Cranberries,  Cape  Cod.  per  bbl . 6  00®6  75 
Cape  Cod,  per  box . 1  75@2  25 
FRUITS— DOMESTIC  DRIED 
Apples,  evaporated.  1891,  fancy . 
Evaporated,  1891,  choice . 
Evaporated,  1891,  prime . 
F.vaporated,  1891,  common  to  fair.. 
Southern  sliced,  1891,  prime . 
8tate  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 . 
Ilucxieberrles,  1891,  per  lb . 
Cherries,  1892 . 
Cherries,  1891 .  . 
Plums,  State . 
Apricots,  Cal.,  1892,  per  lb . 
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6  @  7H 
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.10  @12 
.19  @  - 
.  -  @  - 
.  5  @  - 
.  -  @  - 
19  @20 
.18  @19 
7  @  - 
.15  @16)4 
GINSENG 
wheat  on  hand,  are  entering  strongly  into  party 
politics  In  Minnesota.  The  Democrats  are  vigorously 
trying  to  make  capital  of  both  to  win  the  farmers’ 
vote,  as  they  allege  both  are  designed  to  keep  down 
the  price  of  wheat.  Strange!  the  Chicago  specula¬ 
tors  are  reported  to  be  earnestly  indorsing  their 
statements  and  paying  for  the  publication  and  dis¬ 
tribution  of  tens  of  thousands  of  pamphlets  advo¬ 
cating  these  views. 
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BEANS  AND  PEAS 
Yellow  Eye,  choice,  1891 . 
Black  Turtle  Soup,  choice,  1891 . 
Lima  beans,  California  (60)  lbs.).... 
Foreign  medium,  1891 . 
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CHEESE. 
State  factory,  full  cream— 
Fine . 10)i@10)4 
White,  fine .  10  @10)4 
Good  to  choice .  8%@  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  .  1  @2 
BUTTER. 
Creamery—  western. 
Elgin  extras . 25  @25)4 
Other  Western  extras . 25 
Firsts . 22 
Seconds . 20 
Thirds . 17 
Imitation  creamery— 
Firsts . 20 
Seconds . 16 
Thirds .  15 
Dairy  firsts .  18 
Seconds . 15)4@16 
Factory  fresh,  extra . 17 
Firsts . 16 
Seconds . 15 
Fourths  to  thirds . 14 
Rolls . - 
@23)4 
@21 
@19 
@18 
@15)4 
@19 
@16)4 
@15)4 
@15 
STATE  AND  PENN. 
Creamery,  Pails,  extra . 24)4@25 
Half  firkin  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 25  @25)4 
Firsts . 22  @23)4 
Seconds . —  @— 
Welsh  tubs— 
Fresh  extras . 21  @22 
Firsts . 20  @21 
Seconds . 18  @19 
EGGS. 
N.  Y.  State  and  Penn,  new  laid  per  doz . 22)4@23)4 
Western  fresh  gathered  choice . 21)4@22 
Western  fresh  gathered,  fair  to  prime. ......20  @21 
The  records  show  this  Threshing-machine  to  be  the 
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Requires  only  about  IJSf  miles  travel  per  hour.  For  full 
description,  and  for  the  best  Straw-preserving  Rye- 
threshers,  Clover-hullers,  Fanning-mills,  Feed-mills,  Cir¬ 
cular-saw  Machines,  Land-rollers  and  Dog-powers,  send 
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logue.  Address,  HINA  Ell  HARDER,  Cobleeklil,  N,  Y. 
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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 
HAY  AND  STRAW. 
Hay,  No.  1,  per  100  lbs . 
No.  2,  per  100  lbs . 85 
Shipping,  per  100  lbs . 65 
Clover,  mixed,  per  100  lbs . 60 
Clover,  per  100  lbs . 
Hay,  salt  »'■—  "nn  ,v'° 
Buai. ,  biii, g  Rye,  per  *00  lbs . 
Straw,  Short  Rye,  per  100  lbs . 35 
Straw,  Oat,  per  100  lbs . 45 
8traw.  Wheat,  per  100  lbs . 
HONEY. 
White  clover,  1  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb . 
2  lb.  bxes.,  per  lb . .  8 
Poor,  per  lb .  6 
Buckwheat,  1  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb .  8 
Buckwheat,  2  lb.  bxs.,  per  lb .  6  _ 
Extracted,  per  lb . 7)4@ — 
Extracted  Southern,  per  gallon.... 
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  ®lo 
Bavarian .  47  @50 
MEATS  AND  STOCK. 
Live  veal  calves,  prime,  per  lb .  7%@  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,  Duttermllk,  per  lb .  2)4@  3 
Grassers,  per  lb .  2)4®  2)4 
Calves,  city  dressed,  per  lb .  9  @12 
Country  dressed,  prime . 10)4@11 
Country  dressed,  fair  to  good . 9  @10 
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)f 
Alive,  poor  to  good,  per  lb .  4%@  5Jf 
8heep,  alive,  good  to  prime,  per  lb .  4%@  5 
Sheep,  alive,  poor  to  fair,  per  lb .  3)4@  4 
Hogs,  country  dressed,  light,  per  lb .  8  @8)4 
Country  dressed,  medium,  per  lb .  7  @  7)4 
Country  dressed,  heavy .  -  ®_ 
Live,  per  100  lbs . 5  50@6  00 
POTATOES. 
Long  Island  in  bulk . 1  75@  1  00 
Jersey,  Prime . 1  so®  1  75 
8weet,  Southern  yellow,  per  bbl  . 1  75@  2  00 
Jersey . .  00@  2  50 
POULTRY— LIVE. 
Spring  chickens,  per  lb.,  large . 
Medium,  per  lb.,  large . 
Fowls,  Jersey,  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 .  . ”l 
S’n  and  Southwest’n.  per  oalr . .1 
Live,  pigeons,  per  pair . 
POULTRY— DRESSED. 
Turkeys,  spring,  per  lb . 15  @ie 
Old  mixed  weights,  prime . id  @17 
Phlla.  chick’s,  3  to  8)4  lbs  to  pair,  per  lb . 19  @20 
Chickens,  mixed  weights,  per  lb . 15  @17 
Western  chick’s,  dry  picked  choice,  per  lb  .  .13  @14 
Chickens,  dry  picked  talr .  ...11  @12)4 
Chick’s  scalded,  choice,  per  lb . 12)4@13 
Chick’s  scalded,  fair  to  good,  per  lb . 12  @— 
Chickens,  Inferior .  10  /a_ 
Fowls,  Western  prime  dry  picked . ’.!l3 
Western  prime,  scalded . .13 
Western,  poor  to  fair . .’.11 
Old  Roosters .  8 
Spring  Ducks,  per  lb,  Long  Island . ....17 
Eastern,  per  lb . . 
Jersey  and  Up-River,  per  lb . ’l5 
Old  ducks,  Jersey  and  Up-River,  per  lb...  .11 
Spring  ducks,  Western,  per  lb .  8 
Old  ducks.  Western .  "  8 
Spring  geese,  Eastern,  perlb _ .’’.’.18  @19 
Tame  squabs,  white,  per  doz . 2  50@3  00 
Dark  and  poor,  per  doz . 1  75@g  00 
TALLOW. 
City  prime  ($2  for  hogsheads) .  434@4)4 
Country  (packages  fresh) . . 
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VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage,  L.  I.  and  J’y  Flat  Dutch  per  100. 
Cauliflower,  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl 
Celery,  Mich.,  per  doz.  roots 
Local,  per  doz.  bunches 
Corn,  Hackensack  fancy,  per  100.. 
Fair  to  good,  per  100 
Egg  plant,  Jersey,  per  box 
Lima  beans,  jersey  Potato,  per  bag 
Onions,  Conn,  white,  per  bbl 
Conn,  yellow,  per  bbl 
Conn  red,  per  bbl 
State  and  Western  yellow,  per  bbl 
Orange  Co.  red,  per  bbl . 
Jersey  and  L.  I.  yellow,  per  bbl 
Peppers,  near-by,  per  bbl 
Pickles,  large  count,  per  1000 
Cucumber,  small,  per  1000 
Pumpkins,  L.  I.  and  Jersey,  per  bbl 
Squash  Marrow,  per  bbl  ... 
Tomatoes.  Jersey,  per  box 
Turnips,  L.  I.  and  Jersey  Russia,  per  bbl. 
Bran,  40  lb . per  cwt.  t 
601b 
Middlings,  80  lb 
100  lb 
Sharps 
Hominy  Chop 
Oil  meal . 
Cotton-seed  meal 
GRAIN. 
Wheat . . $0  72 
Rye .  60 
Barley 
Corn .  53 
Oats .  38 
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permanent  readers,  and  thus  swell  our  regular  list.  Remember,  also, 
that  we  have  $200  (Two  Hundred  Dollars)  to  divide,  pro  rata, 
among  all  those  of  our  present  subscribers  who  on  January  1  next 
shall  have  sent  in  only  ten  or  more  trial  subscriptions.  This  is  in 
addition  to  any  other  premiums.  Trial  subscriptions  are  stopped  at 
expiration. 
*1HE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY,  Times  Building,  New  York. 
