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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Some farmers in Fresno County, Cali¬ 
fornia, are growing bamboo for fencing. 
It is said that one acre will yield enough 
for a mile of fence, though it is not reported 
how often this yield occurs. 
An agreement has been arrived at with 
the Indians occupying the Colville Reserva¬ 
tion in Washington, by which 1,500,000 acres 
are to be sold to the Government at $1 per 
acre. This land, which will be thrown 
open to settlement, is one of the nicest and 
most attractive portions of the State. 
A cargo of 647 Canadian catt'e was 
seized at Liverpool on the charge that 
pleuro pneumonia existed among them. A 
later dispatch says that upon a thorough 
examination no traces of the disease could 
be found and the cattle were accordingly 
released. 
Condensed Correspondence. 
Luzerne County, Pa.—T he weather is 
very dry here; not enough rain for six 
weeks past to wet the ground. Grass short. 
One-fourth more potatoes planted than 
usual. w. K. o. 
Steuben County, N. Y.-We have had a 
very dry season and have not had a good 
soaking rain since March. We had a couple 
of inches of snow on May 5, which helped 
somewhat. Winter grain has not stooled 
well on account of the drought. Old 
meadows will be light. Spring grain and 
potatoes grow very slowly. c. n. E. 
Orleans County, N. Y.-We have been 
having quite a severe drought through the 
latter part of April and so far in May, 
every little shower ending with frost which 
is unfavorable for fruit as the trees are just 
in bloom. There are, also, several insect 
pests new to this locality ; but in spite of 
all, farmers are looking forward hopefully 
and working hard to put in a large acreage 
of crops to make up in some degree for two 
years of failure. w. j. s. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, May 30 , 1891 
Beans. -The market Is scarcely so Arm as one week 
ago. There Isa tendency to lower prices, though 
stock of good quality sells readily at quotations. 
Marrows—New, $1 61)382 50; New Mediums choice. 
$2 40; Pea, $2 40 ; Red Kidney, $2 753$3 CO; White 
Kidney, choice, $2 403$2 50 ; Foreign Mediums, $2 10® 
$2 15; do Marrow, $2 35382 60; Green Peas, 81 12381 15. 
California Lima, 82 65 3 82 75. 
Buttek has shown trifling changes during the week. 
Receipts have teen heavy of Western creamery and 
factory, and prices have declined a trifle on those 
grades. Farmers seem to be holding back State dairy 
as the receipts for the past few days hardly equal the 
demand and the price has advanced a trifle. The 
trade Is very exacting and goods must open up well 
with good color, grass flavor and be evenly salted 
and nic ly packed to bring quotations. 
Crkamkry.—E lgin, best, 18%©—c; State and Penn¬ 
sylvania, 15310c; Western, best, 18%3—c; do prime, 
17©17%c; do good, 15316c; do poor, 143—c; West 
era Imitation Creamery, prime, 16 3 —c; do fine, 
14315c; do poor, 12313c. Dairy.—S tate, best, 18%©l9c; 
do prime, 17@lSc; do good, 15316c; do poor, 14 3 —c ; 
Western, prime, 153—c : do fair, 12314c; do poor, 10 
©lie; do factory, best, 14 3—c; do prime, 13©:3%c; do 
good, U%© 12 %c. 
Cheese has eased off a little. The export trade Is 
increasing, so that there Is a fair outlet. The weather 
has been too cold for proper curing. Wbite cheese 
bring about one-eighth of a cent more than colored. 
Fancy, new, 9%©9%c; fine, 9%@9%c; good, 9 a9%u; 
fair, 8%38%c; light skims, 637c; skims, 233%!.; Ohio 
Flat, 7%38c 
Eggs advanced early in the week and under light 
arrivals the market is strong at quotations. Begin¬ 
ning with Monday they were sold “loss off,” that is, 
the seller has to stand the loss if a :y. Goose eggs are 
22@23 cents. 
Near-by, fresh, 19319 %o; Canadian,—3—c; South¬ 
ern, 13318%c; Western, best, 19319%e; Duck, 19©20c. 
Fruits.— Apples are so nearly out of market that 
quotations are nearly nominal. The trade is quick to 
take all offerings at quotations. Florida oranges are 
also about out of market Strawberries from Virginia 
and points south are nearly out of market. Mary¬ 
land and Delaware send most of the arrivals, with 
some from New Jersey. The cold weather delays 
ripening and does not help the quality. The supply is 
not large aud flue fruit brings better prices than last 
week. Some cherries from North Carolina sell well. 
Green gooseberries sell for 8 @H) cents per quart, if 
large aud flue. Dried fruits are a little week under 
free offerings. 
Apples—Wine Sap, 85 0 00; Baldwin, 84385 50; 
Green, $4 00385 00; Ben Davis, 83 00384 00; common 
to good, 81 00383 50; Russet, $4 U0@$5 00 ; Lemons, per 
box, $3385 75 Grape Fruit, per bbl., $103812. Florida 
Oranges, choice Indian rivers, 83 385 50; brights, 833 
83 50; russets, 82 75; tangerines, 83 50©$5: mandarins, 
82 00385; strawberries, 7317e; Cherries, N. C., per lb., 
11819c. 
Hay is a trifle lower, under liberal receipts and 
moderate demands. Under the present outlook for 
the coming crop, the price is not likely to go much 
lower. 
Choice, 75380c, Timothy, No. 1, 70375c; do No. 
2 , 553 65c: shipping, 453 50c; Clover Mixed, 50355e. 
Straw—No. 1 rye, 80385c.; short rye, 50355c; oat and 
wheat, 35@40c. 
Maple Sugar.— Choice new quoted at 7@7% cents 
per poun i. Syrup, 65 370c for new. 
Poultry.—L ive has been steady all the week. The 
supply is liberal. Small and medium sized spring 
chickens are most plentiful and sell slowly. Large 
ones are in good demand. Turkeys, ducks and geese 
are dull. Dressed poultry shows little change. Good 
spring ducks are firm and in good demand. All sea¬ 
sonable game birds are in light supply and good de¬ 
mand If fresh killed. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens—Spring, per lb., 19c© 
27c; Fowls, near-by,per lb U3U%c, do Western,per lb, 
ll©ll%c; roosters, old, per lb, 6 %c; Turkeys, per lb, 
9310c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 65375c; Geesf, 
Western, per pair, 81 00381 15 
Poultry.—Dressed—' Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 93 
15c; Fowls, western, choice, 1031tc; do common to 
good, 8©10e, nearby, 11Q-c; Ducks, good, 10320; 
Squan: white, per dozen, 83 2538-; do dark, do,81 75 
Broilers, 25338c. 
Vegetables.— Domestic potatoes are Arm at quota¬ 
tions. The demand is good and offerings moderate. 
Southern potatoes have declined slightly. Sweet 
potatoes firm. Onions lower and dull. Green peas 
vary greatly in price according to the supply. Prices 
one day may be doubled the next. There Is a fair 
supply of most of the Southern vegetables and prices 
are well sustained for prime stock. The supply comes 
from all along the coast from Florida to Maryland, 
with radishes, lettuces, turnips, etc., coming from 
New Jersey and Long Island. 
Potatoes—Charleston, per bbl. 84 5)385 50; Jersey, 
per do., 82 50383 25; State, do., 83 00883 50 ; Maine, 
do., 83 00 3 83 50 ; do Floridas, $3 50885 50; Scotch 
Magnums, per 168 lb. sack, 83 25383 75; Sweets, 
do., 81 50383. Onions-Bermuda per crate, $125 381 45; 
Egyptian, per bag, 81382; Cabbage, Florida, per crate, 
8125382, Squash, Florida, per crate, 750(38125; Turnips, 
per 100 bunches, 83 383 50, Egg Plant, Southern, per 
bbl., 84 003 86 00; Cauliflower, per bbl., -3-, 
String Beans, per crate, 82 00383 00 ; Cucumbers, Fla., 
per crate, 82 3$3. Tomatoes, per crate, 8 1 25 3 82 50. 
Peas, per half-barrel, 01 <t$2 25; do Maryland, per half¬ 
bushel, $2 253 8 2 50. Beets, Fla., per crate, 81881 25 ; 
Asparagus, per doz. bunches, 75c©$2 25; Hothouse 
cucumbers, 81 00381 50 per doz. 
Wool.—T here is very little trading in wool, manu¬ 
facturers buying only what they wish for their im¬ 
mediate needs. The same report comes from Boston, 
Philadelphia and other markets. 
GRAIN MARKET 8 . 
WHEAT — Clearances were liberal, and private 
cables declared that the damage to the French crop 
had been greater than reported, while dispatchfs 
from the West stated that the young spring wheat 
plant was suffering from chinch bugs and cutworms, 
but even this failed to arrest the downward tendency^ 
Sales.-Ungraded Winter Red, 8106%3$116%; No. 2 
Red Winter. 81 12381 12% afloat; do, f. o. b., 81 12%3 
8112%; No. 2 Chicago, $1 10%©$111% to arrive, afloat; 
No. I Hard Spring, 81 16%3$1 17, afloat; No. 1 North¬ 
ern Spring, 81 13381 13%, afloat; No. 2 May, 81 11%© 
8111%; do June, 8119%38110%; do July, $1 07 5-16© 
$108%; do August, $ 101 % 3$1 05%; do September, 
$103%3$104%; do October, $1 03%3$1 01%; do De¬ 
cember, $104%©$105%; do May, 1892, 81 C8%3$109%. 
RYE —Dull and unchanged in price. State quoted, 
85392c for the whole range. CORN.—Sales—Ungraded 
Mixed aud White, 66369%c; No 2 mixed, 66%©67c In 
elevator; 67%368c afloat; steamer mixed, nominal; 
No. 2 White, 70c in elevator; yellow, 67e In elevator; 
No. 2 May, 66%<367%c; do June, 63 365%c; do July. 61% 
361%e; do August, 60%363%c; do September, 60360%c. 
OATS.—Merely followed the drift In corn. Trade was 
quite moderate. Sales—No. 3 mixed, 5035 c elevator; 
No. 3 white, 51%@52c elevator; No. 2 mixed, 51%354c 
elevator; 52%358%c afloat; No. 2 white, 53 %@ 54 c ele¬ 
vator ; No. 1 White, ,62c elevator; No. 2 Chicago, 52% 
353 %c; Ungraded Mixed Western, 49©53c. White do, 
54367c; No. 2 May, 51%c; do June, 50%©51%c ; do July, 
49%351c; do August, 42©43c; do September, 40o ; No. 
2 White, July, 52%@53%c. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—Inferior to choice native steers sold at 
$4 553$6 50 ; one car-load of extra Lancasters at $6 60 
corn-fed Texans and Colorados at $4 55 3 85 30 . oxen 
and stags at $4 20 ; bulls at $2 503$4 ; cows and heifers 
at $3 20@$4 75. City dressed beef in fair demand at 
7%<88c for Texas sides, and 8%39%cfor native car¬ 
casses, extra beef selling u p to 9%© 10c. Cable advices 
quote refrigerate! beef steady, with average sales at 
4 %d, or about 9%c per pound; American steers de¬ 
clined %c, selling at 12313c (tops 13%c), estimated 
dead we ght. 
MILCH COWS.—Dull and $33$5 per head lower for 
all but strictly prime dairy stock. Poor to good cows 
sold at $20 3 845 per head. 
CALVES.—Buttermilk calves sold at 3%34c; selected 
do, at 4%©4%c; common to choice veals, at 5@6%c 
(few extra 6 %c); culls and bobs, at 4 a5c ; mixed lots, 
at 4%<35%c. Dressed calves steady at 638%e for 
country-dressed veals; small calves, 4©5o ; 7©10e for 
city dressed ; 536%c for dressed buttermilks. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS.—Prime lambs are not over 
plenty, and prices for such held up well, but ail other 
grades were lower, and sheep were dull wiihagen- 
eral downward tendency. Yearlings just about held 
their own. The pens were not cleared. Common to 
choice sheep sold at 84 53385 75 ; bucks and coarse 
ewes at $33$4 25 ; a car-load of Western •* culls ” at 
$3 60; good yearliogs at $6 50386 75 ; Southern lambs 
at 7%®8%c per pound ; a deck of Marylands at 9c ; a 
bunch of Jerseys at about 9%c ; culls at 6 %c. Dressed 
mutton unchanged at 9©10%c ; dressed yearlings sold 
at U©12c ; dressed spring lambs at 10314c. 
HOGS.—None fo • sale alive. Nominally steady at 
81 35384 60 for Western pigs, aud $4 903 85 15 for good, 
medium and heavy Ohio and State bogs. 
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