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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
OCT. 24 
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The Convenience of Solid Trains. 
The Erie is the only railway running 
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New York and Chicago. No change of cars 
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CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
The average of the corn crop is returned 
as 92.5. 
The shipments of apples from the port of 
New York for the week ending October 10, 
were as follows: To Liverpool, 20,000, to 
Glasgow, 13 000, to London, 100 barrels. 
Total, 33,100 barrels. The total exports for 
the week from the United States and 
Canada amounted to 63 000 barrels, includ¬ 
ing 8,000 from Nova Scotia to London. 
Messrs. James Lindsay & Son, Glasgow, 
Edinburgh and Leith, cable that in their 
markets the prices for apples ruling now 
are as follows: Seeks, $3 40 to $3 89; Kings, 
$4.38 to $5 58; Baldwins, $3.89 to $4 38; 
GreeniDgs, $3 15 to $3.65; Spys, $3.89 to $4.38; 
Nonsuch, $3 40 to $3 89; various other kinds, 
$3 40 to $4 85. There is an excellent demand 
for gocd quality. 
Among the States giving the largest av¬ 
erage yields of wheat this season are Ohio, 
17.1; Indiana 17 7; Illinois, 17 8; Minnesota, 
17 6; Oregon, 17 5; Washington 18. The ex¬ 
tremes are, South Carolina, 5.5, and Colo¬ 
rado, 20.2. California presents a disap¬ 
pointing output, a large area having been 
cut for hay, and some districts, notably in 
the San Joaquin Valley, returned reduced 
yields that are nearly failures. 
Messrs. Otto G. Mayer & Co., say that 
there is such a large quantity of the various 
kinds of merchandise now being exported 
that the steamers fill up rapidly; therefore, 
while they take every precaution possible, 
they cannot insure that apples will go for¬ 
ward by any particular steamer. The ex¬ 
perience last week with the Majestic is an 
illustration given. She sailed on Wed¬ 
nesday the 7th inst., and on Monday the 
5th inst. she stopped receiving freight at 
3 P m. It is so with other steamers also. 
Messrs. J. C. Houghton & Co., Liverpool, 
cable that American apples were offered 
in their market October 12. As there are 
many of the parcels arriving in bad condi¬ 
tion, the prices vary considerably. The un¬ 
usually warm weather prevailing at the 
time of the shipment of the apples un¬ 
doubtedly had considerable influence in 
causing the apples to decay on the voyage. 
They quote as follows: Kings, $1 95 to $6 05; 
Baldwins, $1.95 to $4 85; Greenings,$1.70 to 
$4.13. The demand for good, sound fruit 
continues active. Poor qualities are neg¬ 
lected. 
The latest Government report says that 
the yield of wheat in thrashing has in most 
districts proved higher than the apparent 
condition of the crop throughout the season 
and at harvest would seem to Indicate. 
The general average of yield per acre for 
the whole breadth harvested is returned 
at 15 bushels. This is three bushels per 
acre above the average for the series 
of years 1880 to 1890 inclusive, and more 
than one bushel above the highest average 
ever before recorded. The yield Is large in 
the case of both spring and winter grain, 
the former averaging 16.4 bushels, and the 
latter 14.4 per acre. 
The October report of the Department of 
Agriculture says that the previous report 
showed the condition of potatoes unusually 
high, but there were Indications of possible 
damage from rot and blight which appeared 
to be developing in some sections, yet the 
crop came through the month with an av¬ 
erage condition of 91.3, the highest October 
condition, with one exception, reported in 
more than 20 years. The crop is generally 
good in all districts where grown, the 
State averages being very uniform. There 
has been some loss from rot, and it is pos¬ 
sible that further injury may occur in 
October, either in the field or bin. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Snow in northern Vermont last Sunday. 
New York has petitioned for a govern¬ 
ment inspector of hog meats. 
The kite-shaped track seems to be gaining 
in popularity with horsemen. 
The equinoctial season has been produc¬ 
tive of disastrous gales, but an unusually 
small amount of rain. 
From information received by the Can¬ 
adian Minister of Agriculture it is learned 
that there is now a good demand for two- 
rowed barley which has been grown in Can¬ 
ada for shipment to the English market. 
Stanley says that certain portions of 
Africa will always be worthless on account 
of the grasshoppers. In one instance he 
saw a column of young grasshoppers 10 
miles broad by 30 miles long marching 
down a valley, and when the grass was fired 
against them they were thick enough to 
smother the flame. 
The National Horse Show Association of 
America will hold its Seventh Annual Ex¬ 
hibition In Madison Square Garden, Novem¬ 
ber 16 to 21 inclusive. Prizes amounting to 
$20,000 are offered. Further information of 
the Secretary, 63 Madison Avenue, New 
York. 
It is reported that the National Butchers’ 
Association is considering plans for the es¬ 
tablishment of a mammoth slaughter house 
in Dallas, Tex., with a view of supplying 
the members of the association throughout 
the country in opposition to the Armour 
and Swift establishments. 
Germany is revising its commercial treat¬ 
ies and the reciprocity arrangement is that 
the United States will be given the same 
concessions that are granted to favored 
European nations. On rye It will be given 
greater advantages. On meat and farm 
products generally it is thought that the 
reduction will be about 30 per cent. 
The New England Tobacco Growers’ As¬ 
sociation held a special meeting and voted 
to have a committee of three members ap¬ 
pointed in each town to look out for the in¬ 
terests of the tobacco growers, to solicit 
subscriptions and to appear before the prop- 
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