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The Convenience of Solid Trains. 
The Erie is the only railway running 
solid trains over its own tracks between 
New York and Chicago. No change of cars 
for any class of passengers. Rates lower 
than via any other first-class line.— Adv. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
As we intimated last week might be the 
case, it appears that the unseasonable 
frosts did not do so much injury to the 
fruit crops as was at first feared. There is 
great disagreement in the reports received, 
but it is noticeable that the later reports 
give more hopeful views of the situation 
than the earlier ones. Many of our reports 
were written before sufficient time had 
elapsed to ascertain the full extent of the 
damage. The weekly crop bulletin of the 
Meteorological Bureau at Ithaca, N. Y., 
says that reports show that the damage 
sustained was greatest on the highlands 
and other localities exposed to the freez 
ing winds. In the important peach and 
grape growing regions of the Hudson Val¬ 
ley, the central lakes and'Lake Erie, fruits 
are probably only slightly damaged, 
although definite information as to the 
condition of grapes in Dutchess County is 
needed. Plums, pears, cherries and cur¬ 
rants have suffered from the frosts in the 
region of Lake Ontario and over the cen¬ 
tral and eastern highlands of the State, but 
only in certain peculiarly exposed localities. 
An examination of specimens thus affected 
in the vicinity of the central office shows 
the buds to be still sound, and it is hoped 
that this may also prove true in other 
localities. Potatoes are frostbitten in the 
lower Hudson Valley, and a large acreage 
of beans is damaged or destroyed on Long 
Island. 
Reports from the Peninsula differ widely 
as to the prospects of the peach crop. Of a 
large number of reports some are to the 
effect that the crop is entirely ruined, 
others partially and still others that little 
damage is done. The majority agree that 
nothing positive can be told until June. 
Small fruits not so badly injured. 
New England suffered severely in some 
parts though in many localities fruits were 
not far enough advanced to be injured. 
The famous peach orchards of the Hales at 
South Glastonbury, Connecticut, suffered 
severely. Mr. J. H. Hale is reported by a 
local paper as having made a thorough ex¬ 
amination, and the Investigation makes a 
most melancholy revelation. In two of the 
three orchards every bud is dead. A week 
ago there was a promise of at least $30,000 
on the trees. To-day that is all gone. On 
the home orchard a few buds survive. He 
estimates that under most favorable cir¬ 
cumstances he may get 500 to 1000 baskets. 
Through the West reports differ widely, 
but the general tenor is about the same as 
from other parts; some localities suffered 
severely, while others which were more or 
less protected suffered less. The crop will 
probably average fair on the whole, 
though possibly the losses and gains will 
not be equally distributed as to indi¬ 
viduals. 
Large quantities of potatoes from Prince 
Edward Island are being shipped to the 
United States. 
The rate via the lakes and canal from 
Chicago to New York dropped to 4 cents 
on corn and 4>£ on wheat during the week, 
the lowest ever known. One boat-load of 
corn was carried from Chicago to Buffalo 
for one cent per bushel. 
The Collector of Customs at Rochester, 
N. Y., has been informed by the Treasury 
Department that cattle and sheep cannot 
be Imported at Charlotte, N. Y., in the 
absence of a quarantine station. 
A bacon company with a capital of £150,- 
000 has been formed in London to work for 
2L years in Russia. The freight rate to 
London will be nine pence cheaper than 
from Chicago. 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Chautauqua County, New York —We 
had a very dry season to the 1st of May ; 
since then we have had rain and snow with 
irosts, the mercury registering six degrees 
below freezing point on the 5th. It is 
thought by some that the pears, cherries, 
plums and peaches have been killed. Farm¬ 
ers are planting large quantities of pota¬ 
toes. Seeding is about all done. Winter 
wheat is looking fine. Hay is higher and so 
are all kinds of live stock. I have planted 
a half acre of Rural New-Yorker No. 2 
Potatoes with the seed obtained from the 
seven-eye potato sent me two years ago, and, 
besides, I have sold a peck and given away 
as many more. Butter is bringing a fair 
price. Farmers in general are quite hope¬ 
ful of the future. C. H. F. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Cook County, Illinois.— The cold wave 
of the 5th and 6 th, was not severe enough 
to injure fruit. Peaches are well out. Pears 
are showing the flower and apples are heav¬ 
ily set for bloom. The outlook for small 
fruits is good. H. A. w. 
Seneca County, New York —Ice nearly 
a quarter of an inch thick was formed here 
May 4th ; snow fell at intervals on Tues¬ 
day, and on Wednesday morning the ground 
was white. Cherry and peach trees were 
In full bloom, and grave fears were enter¬ 
tained in regard to them. They have not 
drooped in the least, however, and peach 
blossoms examined on the 7th appeared to 
be in a healthy condition. The pollen 
looked normal through a hand magnifier, 
and the stigma seemed perfect. The floral 
envelopes were not damaged in the least. 
All kinds of fruit trees are loaded with 
bloom, except some varieties of apples. 
The fruit was never watched with more 
anxiety by all classes than it will be this 
year. 8 . A. L 
Washtenaw County, Mich.— We have 
this morning (May 5) had an alarming 
frost. The mercury stood at 26 degrees be¬ 
tween 5 and 6 o’clock. Peaches, plums and 
cherries were all in full bloom and all 
loaded. We cannot tell the damage yet, 
but it must be great. Pears and apples not 
yet open ; but the apple buds are few and 
far between. In some orchards a minute 
black insect is eating the heart of the 
apple buds. w. f. b. 
Kent County, Delaware.— Corn plant¬ 
ing began April 20. Some is up, but still 
there is much to plant. During the past 
two weeks we have had several frosts. 
Strawberries are hurt badly and many 
think that the peach crop will show the 
effect of the cold spell in the June falling. 
We have bad one shower of rain in three 
weeks. Early truck is up and growing, 
but some of the more tender kinds have 
been cut badly by the frosts. Land is 
working up hard. The extremely wet 
weather soaked it so that as soon as it is dry 
it becomes unusually hard. Plowing is not 
yet done on high land; it will have to be 
left until rain, as it is impossible to plow, 
although in low land sections, it is hardly 
dry enough yet. Grain is higher than it 
has been for years. Fruit trees of all kinds 
have blossomed fuller than for several 
years, and if not injured too much, we cer¬ 
tainly will have a crop. Whtat is from 12 
inches to two feet high, hut in nearly every 
field some spots have been killed by the 
water. Rye is in head, also Crimson Clover, 
which was quite extensively sown lastsum- 
mer; both are being cut for soiling. The 
prospect for a hay crop is not the best, still 
seasonable rains would make a grand differ¬ 
ence. Sorrel is overrunning this country ; 
few fields are exempt from it. Farmers, as 
a rule, feel more encouraged as the general 
outlook is quite promising Butter, 20 
cents; eggs, 15; potatoes, $L; corn, 85 cents ; 
wheat, $1.25 A. G. 8 
For a disordered liver try Beecjiam’s Pills. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York. Saturday May 16, i8gi 
Beans show no change and the market continues 
firm with light trading. 
Marrows—New, 81 60®$'! 55 New Mediums sholce 
$2 40; Pea, $'4 35; Red Kidney, 82 75@88 20 White 
Kidney, choice, $2 40 a$2 50 Foreign Mediums <2 10® 
82 15; do Marrow, 81 35g$2 60; Green Peas. $1 12 ®8' 15 
California Lima, 82 75®82 85. 
Butter has gone down with a rush. This sudden 
and extreme decline was as unexpected to dealers 
here as the previous high prices had been. The cause 
was a large increase in the receipts, combined with 
slow buying on the part of dealers. The latter will 
buy only In very small quantities, just suflielent to 
keep up their stock, when the market Is on the de¬ 
cline. Besides, the stock arriving Is not of a quality 
to keep for any length of time and holders are 
anxious to sell.* These causes have demoralized the 
market, which Is In extremely bad shape. Present 
receipts are not excessive, but as dealers are fairly 
well supplied, sales are slow. What the future will 
be it Is hard to say. That prlcej will be no higher Is 
a safe conclusion.' 
Creamert.— Elgin, best, 22®—c; Stat* and Penn¬ 
sylvania. 18422c; Western, best, 2U4 3 22c; do prime, 
<0®—c; do good, 18®19c; do poor, 16a 17c; West 
ern Imitation Creamery, prime, 19-52)c- do fine, 
17318c do poer, 15316c. Dairt.— State, best. 21®22c; 
do prime, 19@2 jc; do good, 17@18c ; do poor, 16 i-c ; 
Western, prime, 18® 19c ; do fair, 15®!6c ; do poor 12 
311c: do factory, best, 18a—c. do prime 16®:7c. do 
good, 15c. 
Cheese is extremely dull. There is very little ex¬ 
port demand and dealers are not disposed to stock up 
very heavily. The dealings are mostly In State fac¬ 
tory. The quotations represent more the asking than 
the selling prices on some grades. 
Fancy, new, 10J4@-c; fine 10®—c; gor»d,|9J4@10c; 
fair, 9®9^c; light skims, 6®8Mc; skims, 2®4o.; Ohio 
Flat, 8®lQc 
Eues have gone lower than our last quotations 
though they have been up to 17 cents for nearby dur. 
Ing the week. Heavy arrivals are responsible for 
this. Goose eggs are 21 to 22 cents. 
Hear by, fresn, 15J4®-o; Canadian.—®—c; South¬ 
ern, 14>4®15c: Western.best. 15® 15^o; Duck, 18®19c. 
Fruits.— Apples are In light receipt and fine dessert 
fruit sell at higher prices. Grape fruit Is selling at ex¬ 
treme prices, it Is difficult to remember when it has 
sold so high. Fine Florida oranges have been In bet¬ 
ter demand, but there has been little advance in 
prices Strawberries are becoming more plentiful, 
though many of the receipts show the effects of dry 
weather. The larger part of the receipts are from 
Norfolk, Delaware and Maryland, though some of the 
hucksters have been selling “ Jersey berries ” for two 
weeks. It Is noticeable that no retailer empties the 
berries from the baskets. The latter go with the fruit. 
The dried fruit market remains quiet with little 
change, as this Is not a time of year for much change 
in this stock. 
apples—Wine Sap, %i 50®85 50; Baldwin, 84 00®$5 ; 
Green, $4 00>s$5 00; Ben Davis, $3 0<)®84 00 ; common 
to good, $1 00a83 00; Russet. $4 no®$4 50: Lemons, per 
box, $3®$5 75 Grape Fruit, per bbl., $103812. Florida 
Oranges, choice Indian rivers, $3«$5; brlghts, $3 i 
$3 50, russets, $2 75; tangerines, $3 50®$5; mandarins, 
$2(i0®85; strawberries, 3 'a 20 c. 
Maple Sugar.— Choice new quoted at 7J4@8 cents 
per pound. Syrup, 70c for new. 
Poultry.— Live Is In light receipt and prices are a 
trifle higher, but trade is dull. Turkeys are lower 
large toms being In least demand. Ducks and geese 
are generally poor and sell very slowly. Pigeons In 
good demand at 50 cents per pair. Little change In 
dressed poultry except that broilers are lowor. 
Capons are not quoted. Frozen stock Is held firmly. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens—Spring, per pair, 50c® 
$1 00; Fowls near-by, per lb 12313o. do Western, per lb, 
12 ® 13c; roosters, old, p 6 r lb, 7®7J4c; Turkeys, per lb, 
9tfllc; Ducks, Western, per pair, 65®75c; Geese, 
Western, per pair, $1 00®$1 15. 
Poultry.—Dressed—T urkeys, mixed, per lb. 9® 
15c: Fowls, western, choice, 10®12t4c; do common to 
good, !)®10c, nearby, 12!*®—c; Ducks, good, 10@18; 
Squat); white, per dozen, $3 50®$3 75; do dark, do,81 75 
@$2 00; Broilers, 35@45c. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes arc unchanged, except that 
new Southern are a trifle lower. Receipts of domestic 
old potatoes have been large. Bermuda and Egyp 
tian onions are a trifle dull. Asparagus Is more 
plentiful and lower. Cabbages easier and In large 
supply. String beans and pease more plentiful. Ripe 
Florida tomatoes are firm at good prices. Cucumbers 
are more plentiful and must be good to bring outside 
quotations. Radishes are a drug on the market. 
Potatoes - Charleston, per bbl. $5 0 .k 8$6 00; Jersey, 
per do., $2 75® $3 50; State, do., $3 25® 83 75 ; Maine, 
do., 83 50 i$3 75 ; do Florldas, $3 50® $7 00 ; Scotch 
Magnums, per 1*3 lb. sack, $3 50 k $3 75; Sweets, 
do., $1 25®$2 25. Onions-Bermuda per crate, 82 00 ; 
Egyptian, per ease, $2 25 ; Cabbage, Florida per crate, 
75c®$l 75, Squash.Florida, per crate,75c®$l 25; Turnips, 
per bbl. 63®75c, Egg Plant, So itberu, per bbl., 84®8<L 
Cauliflower, per bbl.,—®—, Celery, per doz.. 8 —® 8 — ; 
String Beans, per crate, 81 50®J3 50; Cucumbers, Fla., 
per crate, 82-484. Tomatoes, per crate, 81 50 ®$4 00. 
Peas, per crate, 5Cc $2 25. Beets, Fla., per crate, 81 
(6 82 00; Asparagus, per doz. bunches, 75c®8‘2 00; 
Hothouse cucumbers. 81 50®81 75 per doz. Radishes, 
Norfolk, per 100 bunches 25@75c. 
GRAIN (AKKET 8 . 
WHEAT -Sales -No. 2 Red Winter, 81 17®81 In 
store and elevator, 81 7-4' 81 8 delivered, $1 16*4® 
81 133^ f. o. b.; Ungraded Winter Red, *1 12^®*1 19 ; 
No. 1 Hard Spring, 81 20®8 1 20!u to arrive, delivered ; 
No. 1 Northern Spring, 81 17 <s$l 1754 to arrive, de¬ 
livered ; No. 2 Chicago, Spring, $1 15®$1 15R, to arrive; 
No. 2 May, 81 13J£oi$l 16; do June. $1 1144381 13*4; do 
July, $108%381U; do August, *1 <r>‘ 4 ®$l 1.654; do 
September, * 1 0424 *81 0544 ; do October 810654; do 
December, $1 O 45438 I l'6J4: do May, 1892, <1 (95 4 «1 1054. 
RYE —Dull and nominal. BARLEY.—Dull and nom¬ 
inal. CORN.—The speculative market was moderately 
active, and in sympathy with wheat. Sales—No 2 
mixed, 79c In elevator; 80 afloat; Ungraded Mixed, 78 
®82c; yellow, 79c In elevator; No. 2 white, 82 c bid ; No. 
2 May, 7224474c; do June, 69a 6954c; do July 6654 , 6 : 44 c; 
do August, 66@67c; do September, l5J4->66c. OATS.— 
In cash market advanced 54®lc, closing strong. 
Sales—No. 3 mixed, 5754 c; No. 3 white, 5'c; No. 2 
mixed, 58@585tc In elevator; 59 3 5954c delivered; No. 
2 white. 5954@60c; No. 1 mixed, 60c ; No. 1 White, 65c; 
No. 2 Chicago, 59g 5954c; Ungraded Mixed Western, 54 
®61c White do 62 70c; No. 2 May, 5754 c; do June, 5894c; 
do July, 5544@5644c; do August, 43c; do September, 
41c; do White, May, 5954c ; do July, 58®5854c. 
LIVE 8TOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—With some demand for export the mar¬ 
ket opened moderately active and a shade higher for 
top steers, but common to fair sold at Just about last 
Monday’s prices. “Silllers” sold at the extreme 
range of $4 80@86 10, meal and corn fed native steers 
at $5®86 35 for common to extra, oxen at 84 75®S5 25, 
bulls at 82 75®f4 50, cows at 82®83 35. City dressed 
beef continues slow at 854®954e, with extra and 
selected carcasses selling In a small way at 994@iOc. 
Cable advices from London and Liverpool quote re¬ 
frigerated beef steady at or scant 844 c per pound. 
There was a little spurt in the live market which sent 
prices up about leper pound, but the advance was 
mainly lost, and American steers are quoted at 11® 
1254c (tops 13c) estimated dead weight. 
MILCH COWS.—Demand good and prices steady, 
with sales at 825®855 per head for common to choice. 
CALVES.—The market opened Arm all around, but 
weakened with the later arrivals. Buttermilk calves 
sold at 354®454c; mixed lots at 4543554 c; poor to 
choice veals at 5®654c. and five extra selected do, at 
7c. Dressed calves opened active and steady, but 
closed weak, with a downward tendency In prices. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS.—The market still further de 
cllned on both sheep and yearling lambs fully 54 c per 
pound; and while prime Southern lambs held up 
fairly well, the commoner grades were dull and lower. 
Sheep were not bringing Buffalo cost. Poor to prime 
clipped sheep sold at 84 50@$5 90 per 100 pounds ; a 
selected bunch of Wethers at $6 10; unshorn sheep at 
8«@87; clipped yearlings at $6 25®$7 , spring lambs at 
75469c per pound, with a deck of Marylands quoted 
at the top market price or 954c. The dead market 
ruled weak, with dressed mutton selling atl0®llc 
(ehotce 1154c); dressed yearlings and winter lambs 
sold at ll®13e (selected at 1354® 14c), and dressed 
spring lambs are still sold by the carcass at 85®87 
eaeh. 
HOGS.—Feeling week. Nominal quotations 84 60® 
84 85 for Western pigs and $5 20@$5 50 for State hosps. 
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