1891 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
5o5 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Hay is booming. 
Red potatoes sell cheaper. 
Few game birds in market. 
Too hot for handling butter. 
Large spring chickens sell best. 
State dairy butter is not plentiful. 
There is very little trading in hops. 
Export business in lard is improving. 
Small fruits are mostly soft and poor. 
Cheese exporters are doing a good busi¬ 
ness. 
The plentiful supply of water-melons 
meets a good demand. 
Most of the Southern apples received here 
are a disgrace to the senders. 
Buyers of Egyptian onions have sus¬ 
tained heavy losses this year. 
Kansas wheat is badly injured by the 
heavy rains of the past week. 
A small lot of new Virginia red wheat, 
the first of the season, was sold in Balti¬ 
more Tuesday for $1.50 per bushel. 
Ohio last year produced from 44,303 acres 
cultivated by 12,929 planters, 37,853,563 
pounds of tobacco having a selling value 
of $2,642,858. 
Reports from the Canadian Northwest 
show that the crop prospects there and in 
Manitoba are of the brightest and excel 
previous years. Rain has been bounteous 
and weather well tempered. 
Recent regulations by freight authorities 
controlling transportation from Cincinnati, 
say that all water-melons for shipment in 
less than car-load lots must be packed. As 
this city is a center of the distributing 
trade, this is a serious blow, and protests 
are loud and vigorous against the ruling. 
In regard to the grape crop in central 
New York the Penn Yan Democrat says 
that the dead leaves on the grape vines In 
many vineyards in the towns of Middlesex, 
Italy and Naples, show the fatal effects of 
the killing frost, and cast a gloom over 
many whose hope of prosperity was based 
on a good yield from the vines. For many 
miles along the river road, from Rushville 
to Naples, the grapes are destroyed, as they 
are also in many vineyards on higher 
grounds and in Vine Valley, although, In 
that favored section many of the best vine¬ 
yards escaped damage. 
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BURLINGTON ROUTE 
ONLY ONE NIGHT ON THE ROAD. 
Leave Chicago at 1:00 P. M., or St. Louis 
at 8 :25 A. M., and arrive Denver 6:15 P. M. 
the next day. Through Sleepers, Chair 
Cars and Dining Cars. All Railways from 
the East connect with these trains and 
with similar trains via Burlington Route 
to Denver, leaving Chicago at 6:10 P. M., 
St. Louis at 8:15 P. M., and Peoria at 3 :20 
P. M. and 8 :00 P. M. All trains daily. 
Tourist tickets are now on sale, and can 
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Burlington Route depots In Chicago, Peo¬ 
ria and St. Louis. 
There is no better place than Colorado 
for those seeking rest and pleasure.— Adv. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York. Saturday. June 27 , 1891 
Beans are dull with the exception of Marrows 
which are scarce and firm The light tecelpts prevent 
any material decline in prices. Foreign are in good 
demand at quotations. 
Marrows—New. #1 60®$2 45: New Mediums choice, 
$2 30; Pea, $2 30; Red Kidney, 82 75482 90; White 
Kidney, choice, $2 40 482 50 Foreign Mediums, 62 10® 
|2 15; do Marrow, $ '■ 35 3$2 40; Green Peas. $1 05®tl 10 
California Lima, 82 05 482 70. 
Butter remains about stationary. Fancy creamery 
has a good demand and pi ices are held firmly. For 
dairy the demand is limited and p ices are weak. 
Still the receipts are small, so no great decline is 
probable. The lower grades of both dairy and cream 
ery are In least demand. Factory butter Is selling 
well. There is a 1 ght export demand at present. 
Creamer?.— Elgin, best IS®-c; State and Penn¬ 
sylvania, 16@18%c; Western, best, 184—c; do prime, 
17®—c; do good, 15%®16c; do poor, 14415c; West 
ern Imitation Creamery, prime, 15®16c: do fine, 
li 4— o; do poor, 12»13c. Dairy. -State, best, 17%®18e; 
do prime, 17 4—c; do good, 16 417c; do poor, 14®—c ; 
Western, prime, 14 415c: do fair, 12413c; do poor, 10 
611c: do factory, best, 14®-c. do prime. 13®—c do 
good, 12@l2Hc. 
Cheese is unchanged in price, but the feeling is un 
steady ar.d any increase in receipts would probably 
lead to lower prices. Some sales of bsst factory were 
made at early in the week, but this price was not 
long sustained. The extreme heat has been unfavor- 
a> le to the handling of stock. 
Best factory, colored, 84a 4-c ; best factory, white, 
6 H@-c: good factory, 8 ®—c; fair factory, 7%®—c, 
part skims, bestow 644c; fair skims 546c • common 
skims, 444%c full skims, 2* 3Hc ; Ohio flat, 5®6c. 
Egos are higher than one week ago, but are dull 
just now and lower than earlier in the week. The 
hot weather has been unfavorab'e io the freshness 
of eggs so desirable. Heavy receipts have also had 
their • fleet on prl es. Every advance In prices seems 
to bring forward heav er receipts, which In time de¬ 
press prices again. »» 
Near-by, fresn, 17% $17%o; Canadian, —®—c: Soutl • 
era 15%4l6%o: Wsstarn. best, 1741714c;Duck, lS@2Jc. 
Fruits. —Southern apples are plentiful and mostly 
of poor qmllty, consequently the price is not large. 
Choi e red apples would bring good prices. Le Conte 
Pears from Georgia are in market and bring good 
prices It of good quality, but most of the offerings 
are inferior and sales drag. Peaches from the South 
are In light receipt and of poor quality. Plenty of 
Wild Goose Plums, but the same old story, a large 
part inferior and selling at low prices, while the de¬ 
mand for choice fruit is unsupplted. Cherries have 
been In large supuly. but the rains have made many 
of them soft and of undesirable quality. Many of 
them too, are not carefully picked and assorted and 
the packages In which they are shipped do not tend 
to improve their appearance. Berries became very 
scarce at the close of last week, but receipts have 
been large this week, many of them soft and of in¬ 
ferior quality. Currants are becoming more plenti¬ 
ful, but the demand is good. A good Inquiry for 
water-melons. Dried fruits show no change worth 
noting 
Apples, Southern, per crate, 35c®$l ; do per bbl., 
$175®$2 50; Pears, Le Conte, per bbl., $3 00 ® 68 U 0 ; 
Huckleberries, 5410c per quart; Lemons, per box, 
$3® *5 75 ; Peaches, per crate, 75c4$2 00; do Peen-to. 81 
82 00 per case; Gooseberries, per quart, 7® 0c ; straw¬ 
berries, 6411c; Cherries, per lb, 2SI0c ; Plums, Wild 
Goose, per case, 82 25®$3 25. Blackberries, per quart, 
10 16c; Musk-melons, per crate, 8150@83; Water- 
me’ons, ter 100. 815®826. Raspberries, per pint, 3® 
10c. Currants, per lb., 7(4 9c. 
Dried.— Evaporated apples, fancy, 12 X12%e : prime 
to choice, 9%4’.l%c ; poor, 8«9c ; sun-dried sliced, 9 
6 l<)%c, cores at d skins, 2®2%c; chops, 2%®8%c; cher¬ 
ries, li(417c; raspberries, 16®18c; blackberries, 5c; 
California peaches, unpeeled, .0@12c: apricots, 10 4 
14c. 
Hay is higher under light receipts and a good do. 
mand. The shortage in the new crop is an assured 
fact and high prices are quite likely to follow. 
Choice, 85 490c, Tlmotny, No. 1, 80 485c; do No. 
2, 70475c: shipping, 60465c; Clover Mixed, 55 X 60c. 
8traw—No. 1 rye. 75 iSOc.; short rye, 553 65c. oaf, 5ks. 
Poultry.— Live Is doing considerably better under 
light receipts. The demand is good for all prime 
stock The receipts of dr-ssed poultry are light and 
all prime stock meets qnlck sales. Most farmers will 
find It more satisfactory to ship fowls alive in light, 
well ventilated coops, supplied with food and water. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens -Spring, per lb., 16c® 
23c; Fowls, near-by,per lb 13 41314c. do Western,per lb, 
13 ®-c; roosters, old, per lb, 7o; Turkeys, per lb, 
10412c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 65®85c; Geese, 
Western, per pair, 81 25@$1 50. 
Poultry,—Dressed—T urceys, mixed, per lb. 94 
11c; Fowls, western, choice, 115^413o; do common to 
good, 10411c, nearby, 133-c. Ducks, good, 8418 
Squan: white, per dozen, $3 25 48-; do dark, do,81 75 
Broilers, 23®S8c. 
Vegetables.— Old potatoes are about out of mar¬ 
ket. A large part of the sto'-k comes from Norfolk 
and the Eastern Shore, but a few Long Islands have 
made their appearance and will be quite plentiful 
In a few days. The question of just when to market 
new potatoes is a perplexing ono to the grower. Of 
course the potatoes are growing eve r y Cay, but if 
they are left one day too long, the prl e may decline 
to such an extent as to more than counterbalance the 
growth of many days. On Wednesday good stock 
sold for 83 to IS 25 per barrel In 50-barrei lots, but the 
price Is declining rapidly and will probably be con. 
slderabiy lower than quotations before this paper 
reaches our readers. Early Rose sell better than red 
varieties. Onions are firm. Cabbages plentiful from 
near by points Most other vegetables plentiful and 
cheap Cucumbers extremely plentiful. Tomatoes 
are m large supply. Several lots from Mississippi 
have been sold at auction during the week. 
Potatoes-Old, per bbl. $2 5o®$4 00; do Norfolk, per 
do., |2 75@$4; Eastern Shore, do, 82 50^$3. Onions— 
Bermuda per crate, $1 75482 00; do Egyptian, per bag. 
$250 4 82 75; do Potato, per bbl, 83484 50; Cabbage, L. I., 
per 100, 82 50 4 83. Squash. Southern, perorate, 5 c 412 ; 
Turnips, per 100 bunches, $150482 50, Egg Plant, So ith- 
ern, per bbl., $4®$6; Cauliflower, per 100, 50c@Jl 50, 
String Beaus, per crate, 75c@8t; Cucumbers. South¬ 
ern, per crate, 30®75c. Tomatoes, per crate, 75c®8l 25. 
Peas, Long Island, per bag, 75c *81 00. Beets, per 100 
bunches, 81 50 4 82 50; Asparagus, per doz. bunches, 
50c®81 25. 
Wool —Sales light. Holders do not feel disposed to 
yiel 1 from the old basis, and quote XX fleece at 32%c; 
fine spr'ng Texas, 18@22c . line Tt-rritory, 20c; half_ 
blood flee.e, 36c; line unwashed, 21c; Spring Call- 
fornla, r8@25c. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT.—Clear weather was reported in the West 
and Southwest, with prospects of an early movement 
In nevwh'at. More rain had fallen in the spring 
wheat section and the arrivals at all points were 
liberal. The Farmer’s Review, was out wilhavery 
favorable ar icle on the winter wheat crop, placing 
the yield of Illinois at 15 to 20 bushels per acre. In. 
diana 15 to 20 bushels Kentucky 10 to 15 bush, Mis¬ 
souri 15 to 35 bushels and Kai sas 20 bushels. The 
same account also declared the spring wheat crop to 
be in good condition. Clearances were somewhat 
larger, and there was renewed buying for export, 
but they had but little influence. Bradstreet’s esti¬ 
mated a de rease of 1,616,000 bushels in available 
stocks east of the Rockies, wile the Pacific coast 
stocks showed an increase of 387,000 bushels. There 
was some talk of a French synd’eate betu* formed to 
invest a large amount in wheat, but this was com. 
pletely ignored. On the spot the market broke fully 
1 %® %c, leading to a fair degree of activity. Sales.— 
Ungraded Winter Red and Spring. 81 liU%®$l 08 %; 
No. 2 Chicago Spring, 8103)4481 04*6 afloat; No. 1 
Northern Spring, 81 07H481 0854 afloat; No 2 Red, 
afloat, 81 06)4481 07% ; do, In store, 81 05®$1 05)4 ; 
No. 2 June, 8115%®$1 06%; do July, $1 02 4 8 1 04% ; do 
August, 97%®98 15-16c; do September, 98%49T%e; do 
October. 97)4698Hc; do November, 97%c; do Decem¬ 
ber, 9854699%; do January, 9954c do February, SI 0"%; 
do May, 8102 %®*t 04. RYE—Wholly neglected. 
We-tern for September quoted at 74@75c, and S ate 
for September at 78 79c. CORN.—Bradstreet’s esti¬ 
mated a decrease of 675 090 bushels in available stocks 
east of the Rockirs, but neither this nor the full buy¬ 
ing for export had any marked lnfluen e. The spot 
market broke fully 2a3c on a heavy pressure to sell 
due to free arrivals, Sales—No 2 mixed, 6Tc elevator; 
68c afloat; 6554®62%c do sp clal July, and 6 2 54®6154c 
do special August; No. 2 July. 61%®62% ; do August. 
59%@s9%c; No. 2 September, 58®58%c. OATS.—Felt 
the depression noted in wheat and corn, and prices 
suffered a decl'ne all around. The spot market broke 
54@i)4c with liberal offerings, while demand was 
more moderate. Bradstreet’s estimates a decrease of 
712,000 bushels for the week in available stocks east 
of the Rockies. Sales—No. 3 mixed, 38c elevator ; No. 
3 white, 41H®42c elevator; No. 2 mixed, 89c elevator. 
40c afloat; No. 2 white, 42%@43%c elevator; No. 1 
White, 5')c elevator; No. 2 Chicago, 40c; Ungraded 
Mixed Western, 36443c White do, 444 520; No. 2 July, 
39440c; do August, 35%®36c; do September, 31%® 
34%c; No. 2 White, July, 41%@41%c. FEED.—Quiet 
and steady ; quoted : 40 lb., 75®85c spring aud winter, 
60 lb.. 75®80c; 80 lb., 85@90c; 100 lb., $1 15481 25; 
sharps. $12548130; rye feed nominal, $1; hominy 
chop, $1 05481 10. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—There was a wide range In the quality of 
the cattle offered, but an active demand for all 
grad s, including some call for export, prices rang¬ 
ing from a shade better for common and medium 
steers to 15c higher for top grades. Poor grass natives 
sold at $3 4 8 8 85, decent to choice steers at t 4 20@$6 85, 
aud a car load of very cho ce Lancasters at $6 50; 
oxen and stags at 83 10® $3 60; bulls at $2 25 2$ 1 25, 
and one extra fat bull from Lancaster County at 
$4 75 ; cows at $2 65 4 83 60. City dressed beef In fair 
demand at 5%®7%c for Texas sides; 8®9t4C for native 
do, with choice selected bringing 9%@lCc. Cable ad¬ 
vices quote refrigerated beef %c higher, with average 
sales at 4%d, or scant 9)4c per pound, and American 
steers Inner on a light supply at 1‘2@13)4C ('ops 13%c) 
estimated dead weight. 
MILCH COWS.-Demand fair and prices steady, 
with sales at the range of $25®$50 per head for com¬ 
mon to choice stock. 
CALVES.—The supply was heavy, but the market 
steady for buttermilk cilves and fairly firm for veals 
and with an active demand. Buttermilk calves 
brought 2®3c (few selected 3%e) fed and mixed lots 
sold at 8%® 5%c; poor to choice veals at 5@6%c. 
Dressed calves more active at 6 X8%c for country 
dressed veals (little calves, 4%s5Hc); 9® 10c for city 
dressed, and 4 5%c for dressed buttermilks. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep were in moderate ro’ 
quest at barely sustained prices. Poorest to best 
sheep sold at $3 50 485 62)4 per 100 pounds ; ordinary 
to prime Southern lambs at $6 25<<t$7 50; two car. 
loads of choice Marylands at $8: culls at $1 62%®$5 60 . 
Dressed mutton about steady at 8.4'C%c for city 
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for Inferior quality. Dress d lambs higher In the 
slaughter hou es, although Washington market did 
not show any material Improvement. Sales ranged 
from 9 to 13c. per pound. Souihcrn shippers say that 
the present season is not as satisfactory to the trade 
as last year. Mo d of the lambs have been contracted 
at higher prices than In 1890, while a year ago the 
New-York market was He better than at the present 
time. 
HOGS.-Steady at $4 75 2$5 25. 
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