1891 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
6i7 
Condensed Correspondence — Continued. 
Labette County, Kan.—O a the 6th. 7th 
and 8th of August the thermometer at 3 P. 
M. each day was 100 degrees with a south¬ 
west wind and to day (August 9,) at 2:30 
It was 103 degrees. This high temperature 
was accompanied by southwest wind sub¬ 
ject to occasional change in its direction. 
The foliage fought hard to stick to the trees, 
but this afternoon I notice the latter are 
wilting. The roads are alive with dust. 
Our oat and wheat and fruit crops are good, 
but potatoes and corn are very unpromis¬ 
ing, and their loss will be very severely felt. 
Hay and rye are excellent. Wheat 75 cent?; 
corn 55 cents; flour $2.50 100 pounds; hay, 
per ton (prairie) $3. Have had no rain 
since June.__ J. b. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Rye has advanced. 
Cotton prices are away down. 
Cotton-seed exports are heavy. 
The tobacco market is overstocked. 
Peaches hold the place of honor in the 
markets. 
The first return for buckwheat is the 
highest for eight years, with slight Increase 
in acreage. 
On Tuesday, 1,000,000 bushels of wheat 
were bought in the Produce Exchange for 
export. A sharp advance in prices resulted. 
Reports from all parts of the Province of 
Ontario state that the crops are the best in 
many years. All grains are above the aver¬ 
age. Roots and fruits are fair. 
Barley promises a large crop. California 
returns condition at luO, or practically per¬ 
fect. In New York and Wisconsin, how¬ 
ever, the prospect is less favorable. 
Messrs. James Lindsay & Son, Glasgow, 
Edinburg and Leith, cable that they antici¬ 
pate a good demand for American apples 
In their markets, and advise immediate 
shipments. 
The government crop report gives the 
condition of potatoes remarkably high, a 
point over last month. Should the present 
prospect be continued, the crop will be one 
of unusual proportions. 
Messrs. J. C. Houghton & Co., Liverpool, 
cable that the prospects for American ap¬ 
ples in their market are good. The English 
crop blossomed well, and a large crop was 
expected; but of late cold weather and 
rains have had a bad effect, and they believe 
their crop will be below the average. 
In consequence of the Russian ukase pro¬ 
hibiting the exportation from Russia of rye 
and rye meal, the prices of grain in Ger¬ 
many have suddenly risen. Rye has ad¬ 
vanced six marks, wheat two marks and 
oats mark per double hundredweight. 
Potatoes and other kinds of grain have 
also advanced. 
Oats have improved two points during 
the month, according to the government 
report, and the figures of condition indicate 
a medium yield per acre. Averages in 
States of larger production are: New York 
92, Pennsylvania 91, Ohio 86, Michigan 86, 
Illinois 86, Wisconsin 89, Minnesota 94, 
Iowa 98, Kansas 90, Nebraska 96. 
A shortage in winter apples is predicted. 
A heavy crop of fall apples is admitted. 
Because the returns to the United States 
Department of Agriculture of August con¬ 
dition include both fall and winter varie¬ 
ties, that authority’s report does not apply 
accurately to winter fruit. There is a fair 
crop in the famous Annapolis Valley, Nova 
Scotia, but the shortage is serious in the 
Ontario apple belt. Maine has an even 
poorer crop than last year, and while the 
production in the other New England 
States and in New York is considerably 
above the unprecedented shortage of 1890, 
the average of the seven States is only 52 
compared with 38 last year, 100 represent¬ 
ing a full crop. 
The August returns of the statistician of 
the Department of Agriculture make the 
condition of corn 90.8, spring wheat 95.5, 
spring rye 89 6, oats 89 5, barley 93.8, buck¬ 
wheat 97 3, potatoes 96 5, tobacco 88.5, hay 
90.9. Corn has fallen off two points during 
the month, the decline being almost entire¬ 
ly in the States of the Ohio Valley and the 
Northwest. The decline was due to dry 
weather and low temperature in all por¬ 
tions of the corn surplus districts. East of 
the Alleghany Mountains and in the South 
conditions were favorable and State aver¬ 
ages advanced. The crop continues late in 
most sections. Unless August should prove 
unusually favorable there is grave danger 
that the crop may not mature properly. In 
the surplus States the averages are Ohio 
93, Indiana 88, Illinois 88, Iowa 90, Missouri 
87, Kansas 88, Nebraska 89. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PEI0ES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York. Saturday. August 15, i8qi 
Brans are unchanged. The offerings are not large 
and the small demand keeps the market In fairly 
good shape. 
Marrows—New, $1 60®*2 40; New Mediums choice, 
*2 35; Pea, $2 35 ; Red Kidney, $2 75®$2 90; White 
Kidney, choice, $2 40®#2 45 • Foreign Mediums, #2 15® 
*2 20: do Marrow, *'! 353*2 40; do Pea, *2 201?$2 25; 
Green Peas, *1 10 3* 1 15 California Lima, *2 503*2 55. 
Butter has advanced from one to two cents per 
pound on every grade. The light receipts coupled 
with the good quality are the chief causes A good 
quality always Increases the demand for any article. 
The prospects are that there will be a still further 
advance unless the receipts should be unexpectedly 
large. 
Creamery.— Elgin, best, 19%®20c; State and Penn- 
sylvanla, 16%®20c; Western, best, 19 119%c; do prime, 
17®19 o; do good, 15%®16%o ; do poor. 14®-c; West¬ 
ern Imitation Creamery, prime, l">®li%'j • do fine, 13 
Qlie; do poor, 12®i2%c. Dairy.—S tate, best, 18®l8%c; 
do prime, 16®17c; do good, 15@16c: do poor, 14c; 
Western, prime, 14%®15c : do fair, 13®13%c ; do poor, 
12 212%c: do factory, best, 14c: do prime. 13®13 %<j; 
do rood. 12312%c. 
Cheese has advanced for the best qualities. The 
demand continues strong and the market firm. In¬ 
ferior grades are dull at unchanged prices. 
Best factory, eolored, 8%38%c ; best factory, white, 
8%®8%c: good factory, 7%®8%c; fair factory, 6%®7%c, 
part skims, best 5%3 6%c; fair skims, 135c • com¬ 
mon skims, 3 2.3%c ; full skims, 2<2 2%c; Ohio flat, 5% 
@7%c. 
Eoos are unchanged in price, but receipts have ex¬ 
ceeded demands and the market Is dull. Prices are 
barely steady. 
Near-by. fresh, 18%®— 0 : Canadian, —®—c: South¬ 
ern 15 %16c: Western, best. 16%317«. 
Fruits.— The market is nearly glutted with all 
kinds of fruit. Peaches have been such a rarity for 
several years that many are going light on other 
kinds with the object of laying In a heavy stock of 
peaches. This makes trade dull on most others. For 
apples the trade Is extremely slow. Pears are dull 
and low for everything except the choicest. Plums 
are In good demand for the best, but others are dull 
and neglected. Peaches are In larger receipt and 
prices are easing off. The glut of peaches now looked 
for will probably come In a few days If at all. Grapes 
from North and South Carolina are mostly poor and 
meet a limited demand. Small fruits are about out 
of market and are not missed. Melons are mostly of 
poor quality. Inferior qualities of fruits will not pay 
for shipping to this market. Dried fruits dull and 
likely to remain so. The prospect Is for txiremely 
low prices when they begin to move. 
Apples, per crate, 25 345c; do per bbl., 50c 341 25. 
Pears, Le Conte, per bbl., *2 00®43 00; do Bartlett, 
per crate, 50@70c; do Harvest, per bbl., *1 00 3*2 00; 
do Clapp’s, per bbl., *1 75 3$2 5J; do Bell, per bbl., *1 25 
@*l 50; Huckleberries, 4®7c per quart; Lemons, per 
box, $2 25®*4 50; Peaches, per basket, 25c®$l; Plums, 
Green Gage, per bbl., $2 503*3 00; do Egg, per 
bbl., *2 50; Musk-melons, per barrel, 40c@*2 50; 
Water melons, per 100, *8(I0@*20 00. Grapes, S. C., 
Niagara, per lb., 4@Sc; do, do, Concord, per lb., 
8®6c; do, do, Delaware, per lb., 6@10c; do, do Moores , 
3® 5c. 
Dried.— Evaporated apples, fancy, —@—c: prime 
to choice, 9 310c; good, 8 39c; sun-dried sliced.— 
a—c; cores and skins, l®l%e: chops, 2% 38c; cher¬ 
ries, new, 10c; raspberries, 16® 17c ; blackberries, 8% 
@4c: Callfo nia peaches, unpeeled, 9@10c; apricots, 
9 311c. 
Hay is firmer and a trifle higher. The demand Is 
good and supplies moderate. Straw Is unchanged. 
Choice, $1®*-, Timothy, No. 1, 85®95c ; do No. 
2 70®75c: shipping, 60365c; Clover Mixed. 60@65c. 
Straw—No. 1 rye, 65270c.; short rye, 50360 3 ; oat, 50c. 
Poultry.— Live chickens and fowls are doing better 
than last week under light receipts and a good de¬ 
mand. Chickens were considerably lower early In 
the week under excessive supplies. Dressed fowls 
are considerably lower, especially West rn. Several 
overdue lots arrived in bad condition and sold for as 
low as three cents per pound ; some were so far gone 
as to be seized by the health officers. The demand 
for live poultry Is likely to be good for the next few 
weeks. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens—Spring, per lb., 12c@ 
14c; Fowls, near-by, per lb 1314314 5 , do Western, per 
lb, 13%®14c; roosters, old, per lb, 8c; Turkeys, per lb, 
103— 0 ; Ducks, Western, per pair, 50®65c; Geese, 
Western, per pair, *1 25®$1 50 
Poultry.—Dre88ed— Turxeys, mixed, per lb. 12® 
13c; Fowls, western, choice, 10311c; do common to 
good, 6®9c, nearby, ll®12c; Ducks, good, 8® 17; 
Squab: white, per dozen, *2 50®*2 75; do dark, do, 
*150; Chickens, 6®22c. 
Veoetables.— Potatoes are quiet with little change 
In prices. The supply has been ample to meet all de¬ 
mands. Sweet potatoes from North Carolina and 
Virginia are mostly of poor quality and sell for low 
prices. Onions are some lower, but firm. Tomatoes 
are low and must be of good quality to bring enough 
to pay for ha r dling. Green corn of fine quality Is in 
good demand. Some green pease have sold for *1.50 
to $2.50 par bag. Yellow squashes sell best. A good 
demand for Lima Beans. Egg plants dull. 
Potatoes L. I., per bbl. $1 00®* 1 50; do Jersey, per 
do., 75c®*l 50; do, Sweets, 75c**2 75. Onions-Potato, 
per bbl, $2(03*2 50; do Jersey Yellow, $2 00®$2 50 ; 
do Connecticut Red, $1 75®$2 00 : do Orange County 
Red, *1 75®*2 00; do State Yellow, *2 E0@$3. Cabbagr, 
per 100, *3 00®$4 00; Squash, per bbl., $100@$125; 
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Turnips, Russia, per bbl., 75c®$l 00, Egg Plant, 
per bbl., *1 00®*t 50; Cauliflower, per 100, —@— ; Lima 
Beans, per hag, $2 00»*2 50; Cucumbers, per 1,000, 
$1 25®*1 50. Tomatoes, per crate, 20®50c Beets, per 
100 bunches, *—®$—. Corn, per ICO, $1 0C@$1 75. 
Wool.— Dea’ers ascribe the general Inactivity to the 
intense heat. No special effort Is made to do business 
since the Inquiries are light. XX fleece 80%'381c! 
spring Texas, 17 25c; fall do, 1632ic; scoured fine 
spring do, eight months, 62 364c; medium scoured do, 
5 '<358c ; Georgia, 26%@27c. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT.—The weather abroad was reported as un¬ 
settled. The export demand continued brisk and the 
c'earanee8 were large, while the receipts at the West 
showed some falling off all of which had a stimu¬ 
lating effect. Bradstreet’s reported an increase of 
662,000 bushels In stocks east of the Rockies. The spot 
market advanced, and trading was quite brisk. 
Sales—Ungraded Winter Red and Spring $1 00%® 
$1 1454; No. 2 Red, store and elevator, $103%<3*105; 
do afloat *1 05%®$1 07% ; do f. o b., $1 05%®$' 08%, 
as to delivery, No. 2 Chicago, *1 11®*1 11%; No. 2 
August, $1 03%®*1 06% ; do September, $1 03 3$l 06%; 
do October. $103%®S1C5%; do November, $105%® 
$106%; do December, $1 (J5%3*1 08%; do January, 
$106%®$109%; do May, *1 C9%®*1 12%. RYE-In 
good demand and very firmly held. Sales.—Western, 
to arrive, c. f. and I., 93%e, and 16,000 bushels to an In¬ 
terior point at 9l%e. CORN.—The arrivals at the West 
were not excessive, and the cables came higher. 
Bradstreet’s reports an increase of 199,000 bushels In 
stocks east of the Rockies. On the spot there was an 
unsettled market, closing rather easier. Sales. Un¬ 
graded Mixed and White, 71®75%c ; No 2 mixed, 71® 
74%c elevator; 75®75%c afloat; 72c special Septem 
her and 70%c special October; No. 2 August, 72c; do 
September, 68%@69%c ; do October, 66367%c. OATS.— 
The spot market made a slight advance, but trading 
was quiet. Clearances were unimportant. Sales— 
No. 3 mixed, 43c elevator ; No. 3 white, 47c elevator ; 
No. 2 mixed, 43 244c elevator; 44®45c afloat; No. 2 
white, 49 350c elevator; No. 1 White, 51c olevator; 
No. 2 Chicago, 44®45c : ungraded mixed 5Vestern, 41® 
46c; white do, 45356c; No. 2 August, 38@36 %c ; do 
September, 34%®35c ; do October, 34%®35%c. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—Market slow and 10®15c off on medium 
to prime ca tie and 20c lower on common grades. 
Common to choice native steers sold at *3 05®$5 85 
per 100 pounds ; 3 car-loads of extra do, at $6@$6 10 ; 
Texas and Colorado do, at $3 25@$4 75; oxen and 
stags, at $3 802*4 75 ; bulls at $1 50@*2 50 ; cows and 
heifers, at $2 50®$3 75. Cable advices report the mar¬ 
kets for refrigerated beef steady at 4d. or scant 8c per 
pound. American steers quiet at 9@10%c, estimated 
dressed weight. 
MILCH COWS.—Poor demand and feeling weak. 
Reported sales ranged from $20 to *35 per h r ad. 
CALVES.—Demand fair at prices about steady. 
Buttermilks soli at $2 503*8 per 100 pounds ; grassers 
at $1 85®*2 37%; mixed lots and fed calves at *8 50 3 
$5 ; Western calves at $3 50 ; common to prime veals 
at *53$6, and choic extras at $6 250*6 50. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS.—Trade dull, with sheep a 
shade easier and lambs %c off. Common to choice 
sheep sold at $4 20@*5 75 ; lambs at $5 25@$6 20, few 
choice at $6 25. 
HOGS.—Trade slow and hogs are not wanted. Re¬ 
ported sales ranged from $5 40 3*5 80 for State hogs. 
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