THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Another speaker said that beet raising was 
exhausting to the soil, and that the grow¬ 
ers can only secure one crop in every five 
years. 
Reports received by secretary Mohler, of 
Kansas, from correspondents in nearly 
every county in Kansas, show that the 
winter wheat crop is in fine condition. 
The heavy snow of the last week came just 
in the right time and Secratary Mohler be¬ 
lieves it has improved the condition of the 
crop 20 per cent. 
At a recent auction sale of of American 
apples at Covent Garden, London, some 
Newtown Pippins brought the extreme 
price of 80 shillings per barrel. Others 
sold for 60 shillings and one lot for 47 shil¬ 
lings. These unusually high prices are ow¬ 
ing to the extreme scarcity of choice apples 
of this variety. 
The receipts and exports of grains and 
breadstuff's at and from this port for the last 
three years are shown below: 
RECEIPTS. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890. 
Flour, p’gs. 
... 7,00 3 ,934 
6 , 501 ,9i6 
6,3-9,668 
Corn meal, bbls .. 
377.736 
383,473 
415,682 
Wheat, bush. 
... 19,906,937 
15.995,708 
15 779,257 
Rye, bush. 
216,139 
1,444 980 
1,268,9 8 
Oats, bush . 
28.563.042 
23,279,950 
33,872,600 
Barley and barley 
mult, bush. 
... 7,974,229 
8,906,928 
9,174,478 
Pease, bush. 
302,204 
418,4)0 
613.914 
Corn, bush. 
... 23,928,327 
85,546,217 
84,218,036 
EXPORTS. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890. 
Apples, bbls. 
363 251 
293.152 
122,942 
Wheat flour, pgs .. 
... 4,586,205 
4,207.005 
4,351 418 
Rye flour, bbls. 
2,304 
3,462 
2,459 
Corn meal, bbls_ 
126,091 
143,580 
15S.199 
Wheat, bush. 
... 12,396,128 
10,758,426 
12,857,665 
Rye, bush. 
7.020 
982,495 
1,453,620 
Oats, bush. 
138,498 
1,296 931 
9,505.637 
Barley, bush. 
6,807 
4,970 
301,912 
Pease, bush. 
144,791 
273,513 
365,942 
Corn, bush. 
... 13,644,995 
29,205,130 
24,368,570 
The Boston Commercial Bulletin in its 
annual review of the wool trade says: 
The year has been a slow, hard pull. The 
number of sheep on hand Jan. 1,1890, showed 
a considerable increase over Jan. 1, 1889, 
being 44,336,027 against 42.599,072. This year 
the figures are expected to be even larger, 
as sheep have not been generally slaugh¬ 
tered, farmers keeping them for the wool. 
The government estimate of the clip of 1888 
was 269,000,000 pounds, of 1889 262,000,000 
pounds, of 1890 276,000,000 pounds. The 
sales in Boston for the year were 120,541,546 
pounds domestic against 98,078,563 pounds 
domestic in 1889, and 26,802,700 pounds 
foreign against 32,496,200 in 1889. The total 
increase of pounds of wool sold in Boston 
in the year over 1889 is 16,769,483 pounds. 
The receipts for the year of domestic wool 
reached 512,069 bags against 410,732 bags in 
1889. The receipts of foreign wool only 
reached 111,662 bales against 161,132 bales 
in 1889. The decline in territory stocks and 
the increase of fleeces on hand are notable 
features. The effect of the new tariff is 
seen in the large stock of carpet wools held 
in bond by manufacturers, and the start¬ 
lingly small supply held by Boston dealers. 
The total stock of wool on hand in Boston, 
January 1, is as follows : Domestic, 24,042,- 
000, against 29,61,6,466 in 1890; foreign, 
1,793,200, against 5,603,300 in 1890; total, 
25,836,100, against35,200,700 in 1890. Boston, 
Hartford, Chicago, St. Louis and Portland, 
Ore., show lower stocks of domestic wool; 
New York, Philadelphia, Albany and Troy, 
Louisville and San Francisco show an in¬ 
crease. The supply of domestic wool now 
in the United States in the hands of dealers 
is 73,928,831 pounds, against 85,000,000 in 
1890. The supplies of foreign wool offered 
for sale in the the three Eastern markets 
compare as follows: 14,000,000 pounds in 
1891; 15,000,000 pounds in 1890. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Monday, January 12, 1891 
Beans are firmer, though prices are unchanged. 
The demand is increased for the best grades, while 
inferior stock rules dull. 
Marrows—New, 81 85@$2 SO; New Mediums choice. 
$2 15; Pea, $2 15 ; Red Kidney, $8 20®$3 25; White 
Kidney, choice, $2 40@$2 50 ; Foreign Mediums, $1 75® 
$2 00; do Marrow, $2 65® $2 75; Green Peas, $1 00@$1 05. 
Butter Is dull. Aside from State dairy, prices have 
a downward tendency. Western butter sells slowly 
except some of the lower grades, which are sold 
quite freely for export. The demand for fresh made 
creamery is light. 
Creamery.— Elgin, best, 29®-c; State and Penn¬ 
sylvania, 20®2Sc; Western, best, 292-c; do prime, 
25@26s; do good, 22@24c; do poor, 19 221c; West¬ 
ern Imitation Creamery, prime, 22®28c; do fine, 
lS@21c ; do poor, 18® 15c. Dairy.— State, best, 25@26c ; 
do prime, 22@23c; do good, 19® 21c; do poor, I4@18c ; 
Western, prime, 19®20c ; do fair, 18®15c ; do poor, 11 
® 12 c; do factory, best, 202 22 ; do prime 16@18c; do 
good, 10318 c. 
Cheese Is firmer, though prices remain as before. 
The best grades are being held for 10 cents, and will 
soon reach that figure. Supp’lesare steadily d ecreas¬ 
ing under moderate receipts and demands for home 
markets and export trade. 
Fancy, Sept.,94i@9%c;flne,9^®9^c; good,S@ 8 ^; fair. 
7 ® 754 c ; light skims, 6 ^® 6 ^c; skims, 2®2f^c.; Ohio, 
Flat, 6J4®9J4c. 
Egos have declined slightly, but prices are firm at 
quotations. Held stock Is in very light supply. There 
Is a good demand for this to supply a cheaper class of 
trade. 
Near-by, fresh, 28@29c; Canadian, —®—c; Southern, 
25226c: Western, best, 26*^327c; Ice-house, 20®22c ; 
Limed, 23c; Fall packed, 23@2 r c. 
Fruits.— Apples are in better demand, but prices 
show little change. Grapes are ottered freely at 
quotations. Cranberries sell more slowly. Oranges 
are plentiful, and the market quiet except for the 
best grades. The trade in dried fruits Is quiet. Cali¬ 
fornia unpeeled peaches are in large supply and 
weak ; other kinds unchanged. 
Apples—N. Spy, $3@$5 00; Ballwin, $2 50@$5 25: 
Green. $3 50 a $6 00; Ben Davis, $4 00@$5 25; common 
t) good, 81 00283 50; Lemons, per box, $3 00@$4 00; 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, #10 50®$13 00 per bbl.; $3 25@ 
$3 50 pel crate; do Jersey 82 75 8 8 3 25 per crate; Grapes, 
Concord, 14@18c per basket. Catawba, 14®18c per 
basket. Florida Oranges, fancy Dright fruit, 176 to 
200, 83 25; fancy bright* mixed counts, 83, common to 
fair grade, $2 50@$2 75; coarse fruit. $2® 82 25; russets, 
82@#2 37; tangerines and mandarins, dull with prices 
easier. 
Domestic. — Apples — Evaporated, good to fancy 
1356@15>^c; poor, ll@ 12 c; coarse cut, 8R®9c; sliced, 
8 @llc.; do old, 3* 4 ®394c; Chopped,4@4*4c; Coresand 
skins. 3J4®4c. Cherries, new, 29@31c ; do, old, 8@10c. 
Raspberries, 27®29c; Blackberries, 8 ®9c: Huckle 
berries, new, 18@19e; Blums, new, 10@12c: Peaches, 
California peeled, 30®83c; do unpeeled, 16@19c. South¬ 
ern unpeeled, 6J4®7c; Apricots, California, 17®2( c; 
Plums, Cal., 15@16c. 
Game—P artridges and grouse are outlawed. Quail 
are In light supply and firm at quotations. Rabbits 
are still In large supply and low in price. Extra fine 
lots are showing a little more strength. 
Quail, prime, per doz, 81 25@$150; Wild Ducks. 
Western, Canvass, per pair, $3 5 : )@>$5 50; do, do, Red¬ 
head, per pair, $1 50@82 50; do, do, Mallard, per pair, 60 
@85c; do, do, Teal Blue wing, per pair, 40®50c; do, do, 
common, per pair, 20@25c; Babbits, per pair, 6@15c. 
Hay Is In large supply and some grades are lower. 
Choice, 70@75e, llmotny, No. 1, 55®60c; do No. 
2, 50®55c; shipping, 40@45c; Clover Mixed, 40845c. 
Straw—N o. 1 rye, 85®—c.; short rye, 50® 69c; oat and 
wheat, 40®50c. 
Honey.— New Comb quoted nominally at I5@17c for 
white clover and 11® 18c. for buckwheat. California 
extraete 1 dull at 694@7c. 
Hops fall to show any Improvement and some 
grades are lower. 
State, ’90 crop, 3S®40c; do, prime and choice, ’89, 24 
®26c; do good, 22@23c do common, 17@21c; do 1888, 
good and prime, 15@17c; do do, common, I2®14c; 
Pacific Coast, 1889 crops, 18®26c; do, 1890 crop, S6@3Se. 
Nuts.— Peanuts are unchanged. Fancy, hand-picked, 
quoted at 4%®4%c, and farmers’ grades at 3®3%c 
Pecans, ll®12c ; Chestnuts, $2 00@$5 50 per bushel; 
Hickory Nuts, $1 75®82 to per bushel. 
Poultry.— Live is in light receipt and prices have 
advanced slightly. Fine dressed poultry Is In most 
demand at present. There Is a surplus of poor and 
medium stock and prices are weak and variable. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens—Spring, per lb, 7®7t6e. 
Fowls near-by, per lb, 9®—o, do Western, per lb, 
8J4@9c; roosters, per lb, 4)4® 5c; Turkeys, per lb, 10® 
11c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 60®80c; Geese, West¬ 
ern, per pair, 81®81 37. 
Poultry.—Dressed— Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 9® 
14c; Fowls, western, choice, 8 ® 10c; do common to, 
good, 7®8c; Ducks, spring, good, 10®15; Squab: 
white, per dozen, 82 50®82 75; do dark, do, $175; 
Chickens, spring, Philadelphia, ll@16c.; Western, 9 
®12o ; Fowls, near by, 9®10cRi. 
Vegetables.— Receipts of domestic potatoes con¬ 
tinue light, and though Importations are considerable 
they are not sufficient to affect prices. The extreme 
cold weather In Europe will hinder the movement of 
foreign potatoes for some time. South Jersey sweets 
are In large receipt, dull and lower. Onions scarce 
and higher. Cabbages are scarce. Some Imported 
stock has been sold [for $80 812 per 100. Southern 
vegetables are in (good demand when prime, but 
much of the stock Is variable In quality. There is a 
fair supply of Key West tomatoes, but the demand 
for them Is limited. 
Potatoes—Long Island, per bbl. $3 25®$3 50; Jersey, 
per do., $1 50@$3 50; State, do., $3@$S 50; Maine, do., 
$3 00&$3 50; Magnums, per 163 lb. sack, $3 00® 
$3 50; Sweets, do., $1 75@$8 25. Onions—Western New 
York, $4 00®$4 50, Connecticut Red, $4 25®$4 50, do 
White, $4 00@$6 00; do yellow. $4 00@$4.50. Western, 
$3 50®$4; Jersey, $4@$4 50; Cabbage, L. L, per 100, 
$ 6 @$ 8 ; Squash, per bbl., $1@$1 25; Turnips, per bbl. 
85®90c, Egg Plant, Southern, per bbl., $2 00@$6; Cauli¬ 
flower, per bbl., —®—, Celery, per doz.. 15c® $1; 
String Beans, per crate, $1@$2 50 ; Cucumbers. Fla., 
per crate, $1 00®$1 50. Tomatoes, per box, 65c@$l 00. 
Kale. Norfolk, per bbl, $1; Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl, 
$1 50® $2 00. Peas, per crate, $3<r$4. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT.—The spot; market ruled somewhat un¬ 
settled, following options, closing about steady. 
Sales-Ungraded Winter Red, $1®$1 08; No. 2 Red, f. 
o. b., private terms; quoted, $1 05@$1 C696 store and 
afloat; do In store, $1 04V6; do delivered, 1 0596; No. 1 
Hard spring, Nominal, $1 1296; No. 2 January, $1 0896@ 
gl 04; do February, $1 0496®$1 05; do March, $1 05(4® 
$1 05)4; do May, $1 0494® $1 05 5-16; do June. $1 0896® 
81 0396; do July, 99 1S-16@ 8 1 00 5-16c; do August, 97%@ 
93J4c; do December, 81 0096®$' 00)4. RYE.—Had a 
slow inquiry. Western/! 11 boat loads, quoted at 77® 
80c; Canada, 73®74c; State, 78®80c. BARLEY.—Mod 
erately active at firm prices. Sales—No. 2 Milwau¬ 
kee, quoted at 82®S8c; Ungraded Canada, 90@91c; 
Ungraded Western, 78@90c; No. 2 Canada, 87c; extra 
No. 2 do, 90c; No. 1 Canada, 95c. CORN.—The export 
buying of spot had a strengthening effect. On the 
spot there -was a rise of about 9 ae> leaving off firm. 
Sales—Ungraded Mixed and White, 59@61)4c; No. 3 
mixed, 59J4@57Hc elevator; steamer mixed, 5996®5996c 
store and elevator, 6094 ® 61 c delivered, spot and 
special; No. 2 Mixed,'60c store, 60£6®6196c delivered; 
steamer yellow, 5994@6oc elevator; low mixed, 59J4@ 
60c elevator; No. 2 White, 60@61Xc elevator ; steamer 
white, 5994c; graded yellow’, 60>4c; No. 2 January, 5994 
@5996; do February, 60)£®e0-Kc; do March, 60@6054c; 
do May, 59 15-16@60 5-16c. OATS.—Sympathized with 
corn, and closed with'a general advance throughout 
the entire list. Small receipts at West, and free buy¬ 
ing there by a big operator had something to do with 
the rise. The spot market gained }4@94c (latter on 
graded mixed), with light offerings and continued 
good demand. Sales—No. 3.mlxed. 50)4c elevator; No. 3 
white, 51J4@51^c elevator; No. 2 mixed, 51!4@51}6c 
vaeletor, 52*<c delivered; No. 2 white, 52)4@52)4c ele 
vator; No. 1 White, 55c elevator; No. 2 Chicago, 5296c; 
Ungraded mixed Western, 49@52c; do white, 52@52)4e; 
No. 2 January, 519*c; do February, 52c; do March, 54c; 
do May, 5296® 5296c; No. 2 White January, 5294@5296c; 
do February, 53@ 5396C; do March, 5296C; do May, 5496c. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—The light supply of cattle was hardly 
sufficient to go around and Included no prime or 
choice steers. Common to good steers sold at $4 35® 
85 10. oxen and stags at 83 86@*4 50, cows at 83@$3 75, 
bulls at $2 803 83 30. Dressed beef firm at 694@8c per 
pound for ordinary to prime quality. Latest cable 
advices quote refrigerated beef steady at 496e, or 
about 394c per pound, and American steers selling at 
1096@12 c, estimated dressed weight, sinking the offal. 
MILCH COWS.- Market quiet and unchanged at 
$203845 per head. 
CALVES.—Demand fair for all grades, with sales at 
$2 75 8 83 25 for barnyard calves and yearlings; $3 50 
@$3 75 for Westerns ; and 81 f0@|8 for poor to prime 
veals. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Steady for sheep, but easier 
for lamos, and closing 96®94c lower. Poorest to best 
sheep sold at $4 3796@$6 per pound, and good to choice 
lambs at $7@$7 25. 
HOGS.—Nominally steady at <3 85@$4 10 for good 
hogs._ 
Bekcham’s Pills cure Sick Headache. 
TIMELY TOPICS. 
Powderly appears now the main stickler 
for a third party. He is vigorously urging 
the farmers to hang on to the tail of his 
kite. 
Hiram Tuttle, just inaugurated governor 
in N. H., commends ballot reform to the 
thoughtful consideration of the legisla¬ 
ture. A secret ballot bill was at once in¬ 
troduced. 
Emma Abbot, the well known American 
opera singer, died at Salt Lake City, on 
January 5, of pneumonia, at the age of 40. 
An earnest, honest self-made woman, who 
made and saved from $500,000 to $1,000,000. 
Gov. Winans, of Michigan, was in¬ 
augurated at Lansing, Thursday—the first 
Democratic Governor since Bogle was 
elected in 1868. For 35 years neither branch 
of the legislature has been Democratic; 
now both are. 
It has just been discovered that the 
United States have lost millions of dollars 
in import duties through frauds in under¬ 
valuing Canadian dutiable goods imported 
into this country. The American consuls 
in Canada must have taken part in the 
swindles. There’s likely to be a large de¬ 
crease in Canadian imports apart from that 
due to the McKinley Bill. 
Out in Montana the Senate is Democratic 
by 10 to 6; but both the Republicans and 
Democrats have each a separate House, the 
Democratic House being recognized by 
the Senate and the newly elected Governor, 
Toole. The trouble is again over the mem¬ 
bers from Silver Bow County, from which 
there are five Republican and five Demo¬ 
cratic contestants. 
The struggle for United States Senator in 
Kansas waxes more bitter every day. The 
Ingalls people appear to have hitherto 
failed in their strenuous efforts to sow dis¬ 
sensions among the Alliance men; for the 
latter have just held a “love feast” at 
Topeka, and sworn unchangeable fidelity 
to each other, and unchangeable hostility 
to the vitriolic Senator. The great trouble 
with the Alliance men appears to be the 
choice of an eligible candidate to succeed 
Ingalls. 
JAN. 1 7 
Senator Cameron is sure of re-election in 
Pennsylvania, so are Vest in Missouri and 
Teller in Colorado. 
In Minnesota the Democratshaving with¬ 
drawn their candidate for Speaker in favor 
of Champlain, the Alliance man, the latter 
was elected by a vote of 72 against 41 for 
Searle, the Republican. 
Gen. Devens, Attorney-General of the 
United States under President Hayes, is 
dead. So is ex-United States Treasurer 
Spinner, the first man who gave women 
employment under the Government. 
The nomination of Judge Brown, of 
Michigan, to succeed the late Justice Mil¬ 
ler, as Associate Justice of the U. S. Su¬ 
preme Court, has been confirmed by the 
Senate, and meets with general approval. 
Jugigo, the Japanese murderer from this 
city now confined in Sing Sing prison, was 
sentenced to be electrocuted several months 
ago. A ppeals were made to the State and 
United States Courts against the execution 
of the sentence as “cruel and unusual.” 
All lheCourt8 decided against the appellant. 
A lawyer, hired by the Westinghouse Elec¬ 
tric Company, has again applied for a new 
trial to the U. S. District Court here, and 
his application has been refused. From the 
lower court he appeals once more to the 
United States Supreme Court, and the ap¬ 
peal acts as a stay of execution. This thing 
can be repeated indefinitely in every case, 
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