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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 19 
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Marrow, choice, 1891. 
Mediums, choice, 1891. 
Pea, choice, 1891. 
White Kidney, choice, 1891. 
Red Kidney, choice, 1891. 
Yellow Eye, choice, 1891. 
Black Turtle Soup, choice, 1891. 
Lima beans, California (60) lbs.) 
Foreign medium, 1891. 
Green peas, 1891, bbls., per bush 
Green peas, 1891, bags, per bush 
Green peas, Scotch, 189i, bushel 
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BUTTER. 
STATE AND PENN. 
Creamery fall made tubs best. 
Seconds to firsts. 
Penn, extra. 
Half firkin tubs— 
Fresh extras.i. 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Welsh tubs— 
Fresh extras.. 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Dairy tubs thirds.... 
Entire dairies— 
Extras. 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Firkins extras. 
First. 
Seconds . 
WESTERNS. 
Creamery— 
Elgin extras. 
Other Western extras. 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
June extra. 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Imitation creamery— 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
Dairy firsts. 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
Factory fresh Iowa, etc., extra.. 
Ind., etc., firsts. 
Seconds.. 
Fourths to thirds. 
Rolls fresh extra. 
Seconds to firsts. 
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CHEESE. 
State factory, full cream— 
Fancy.. 
Choice. 
Good to prime. 
Fair to good. 
Common. 
Skims small fine. 
Skims large choice. 
Light skims fair to good 
Light skims poor. 
Skims. 
Pennsylvania skims. 
EGGS. 
N. Y. State and Penn, new laid per doz 
Western fresh gathered choice. 
Western fresh gathered, fair to prime. 
Southern fresh gathered. 
Canada held fresh prime. 
Western ice-house fall packed. 
Western ice-house early packed. 
Limed eggs Canada choice. 
Limed eggs Western choice. 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
11 @ 11)6 
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10)4@10 % 
9)6@10 
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Grouse, dark, prime, per pair. 1 25@1 35 
Grouse, pin-tail, prime. 1 12@1 25 
Wild ducks, H. de G. Canvas, per pair. 4 00@5 00 
Western Canvas, per pair. 3 00@4 00 
H. de G. Red head, per pair. 2 00@3 00 
Western Red head, per pair. 1 00@2 50 
Mallard, per pair. 60@ 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 40® 50 
Teal, green wing. 25@ 30 
Common, per pair. 20® 25 
Venison, short saddles, per lb. 10@ 12 
Venison, whole deer, per lb. 8 ® 9 
Rabbits, per pair. 10@ 15 
Jack Rabbits, per pair.•. 70® 80 
Hares, Western, per pair. 10® 20 
Tame Squabs, white, per doz. 2 50@- 
Tame Squabs, dark and poor, per doz..@1 50 
Live Pigeons, per pair. 25® 35 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs...80 @ 85 
No. 2, per 100 lbs. 70 © 75 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.00 @ 05 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.70 @ 80 
Clover, per 100 lbs.00 @ 70 
Hay, salt, per 100 lbs.50 @ — 
Straw, Long Rye, per 100 lbs.00 @ 05 
Straw, Short Rye, per 100 lbs.50 @ 55 
Straw, Oat, per 100 lbs.40 © 50 
Straw, Wheat, per 100 lbs.40 @ 50 
HONEY. 
White clover, 1 lb. bxs., per lb. .13 @14 
2 lb. bxes., per lb.12 @13 
Poor, per lb. 9 @11 
Buckwheat, 1 lb. bxs., per lb. 9 @10 
Buckwheat, 2 lb. bxs., per lb. 9 @9 
Extracted, per lb. 7 @ 7)6 
Extracted Southern, per gallon.60 @70 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, 1891, choice.21 ©21)6 
Fair to prime.18 ®19 
Common.16 @17 
N. Y. State, 1890, choice.17 @18 
Good to prime.14 @15 
Old olds. 4 @ 5 
California, 1891.18 @22 
California, 1890.13 @15 
Pacific Coast, old olds. 4 @0 
Bavarian.42 @44 
Bohemian.45 @47 
A mark, &c.40 @42 
POULTRY-LIVE. 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Spring chickens,Western and South’n, per lb 8 ® 8)6 
Fowls, State, Penn, and Jersey, per lb.9 @ 9)6 
Fowls, Western and Southern, per lb.9 @ 9 14 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 5 14® 6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @9 
Ducks, N. Y., N. J. and Penn., per pair.70 @ 90 
Ducks, Western, per pair.00 @ 80 
Geese, Western, per pair.1 00@1 25 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
DRY PACKED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, Jersey, per lb.12 @15 
Delaware and Maryland, dry picked.12 @14 
State and Pennsylvania, choice, per lb . .12)6@13)6 
Western, choice, per lb.12 @13 
Western, Inferior, per lb. 8 @10 
Philadelphia chickens, fancy broilers, per lb.18 @20 
Chickens, fancy roasting, per lb.15 @10 
Special chickens, fair to good.12 @14 
Chickens, Jersey, good to choice.10 @11 
State and Pennsylvania.9 @10 
Western. 8 @9 
Chickens and fowls mixed State and Penn.. 8 @ 9 
Western. 7 @ 814 
Western inferior. 4 @0 
Ducks, Jersey choice.11 @13 
Eastern.14 @15 
State and Pennsylvania.10 @12 
Western. 7 @10 
Geese, Eastern, per lb.13 @14 
Jersey and Maryland.10 @12 
Western. 0 @8 
ICED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, dry picked, young choice, per lb...12 @13 
Scalded, young choice.11 @12 
Young, poor to fair. 6 @9 
Western chickens, dry-picked, choice,. 8 @10 
Chickens, scalded, choice. 8 @ 8)6 
Chickens, poor to fair.5 @7 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, prime. 8 @9 
Western, scalded, prime...7) 6 @ 8 
Western, poor to fair.5 @7 
Old Roosters.— @ 6 
Ducks, Western. 7 @ 9 
Geese, Western, per lb. . 0 @8 
MEATS AND STOCK. 
Live veal calves, prime, per lb. . 114® 8 
Fair to good, per lb...6)4® 1% 
Common to medium, per lb. 5 @0 
Live calves, Western, per lb. 294® 314 
Live calves, grassers, per lb.2 @2 )6 
Calves, dressed, near-by,.choice.10 @— 
Country dressed, prime. 9 @ 9 )6 
Country dressed, medium to good. 7 @ 8 ]4 
Country dressed, common. 5 @0 
Country dressed, small, per lb. 4 @5 
Dressed grassers, per lb. 3 @5 
Lambs, alive, good to prime, per lb.5) 6 @ 6 
Lambs, alive, fair to good, per lb. 4 @5 % 
Sheep, alive, good to prime, per lb. 4%® 5 
Sheep, alive, poor to fair, per lb. 8 )|@ 4)4 
Hogs, upper Jersey, dressed, light, per lb.... 5 ]4® 6 
Lower Jersey, dressed, light, per lb.5 @ 5 14 
Country dressed, medium, per lb. 4 14® 5)4 
Country dressed, heavy. 4 @4)6 
Apples, Snow, per bbl. 
Spitz, per bbl. 
King, per d. h. bbl. 
Baldwin, State, per d. h. bbl. 
Baldwin, Up-R., per d. h. bbl. 
Baldwin, poor, per bbl. 
Greening, State, per d. h. bbl. 
Greening, Up-R., per d. h. bbl. 
Greening, poor, per bbl. 
Cranberries, fancy black, per bbl. 
Cape Cod, fair to good, per bbl. 
Cape Cod, soft, per bbl. 
Cape Cod, dark, per crate. 
Cape Cod, light, per crate. 
Jersey, per crate. 
Grapes, Western N. Y., Catawba, 5 lb bsk . 
Grapes, Western N. Y. Concord, 5 lb bsk... 
Oranges, Fla., bright, straight lines. 
Bright, 17t>@200, per box. 
Bright, 226@250, per box. 
Bright, 126@150, per box. 
Russet, prime, per box. 
Inferior, per box. 
Tangerines, Fla., per box. 
Mandarins, Fla., per box. 
$2 00® 3 00 
2 25® 3 00 
2 00® 2 50 
1 50@ 1 75 
1 25® 1 50 
1 00 ® - — 
1 50@ 1 75 
1 25@ 1 50 
-@ 1 00 
3 75® 7 25 
5 50® (i 50 
2 00@ 4 00 
2 12@ 2 25 
1 75@ 2 00 
1 50® 2 00 
13® 16 
14® 17 
1 50@ 1 87 
1 87@ 2 12 
1 50@ 1 75 
1 50@ 1 75 
1 37® 1 50 
1 25(« - 
. 3 00® 5 00 
2 00@ 3 00 
FRUITS—DOMESTIC DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1891, fancy. 794® 8 
Evaporated, 1891, choice. 6)6® 7 
Evaporated, 1891, prime. 6 @ 6)4 
Evaporated, 1891, common to fair. 4 @5)6 
Southern sliced, 1891, fancy. 4)4 @ 456 
Southern sliced, 1891, prime. 394® 4 
Southern sliced, 1891, common to fair. 3 @3)6 
Ohio and Michigan, quarters, 1891. 4 @ 4% 
State and coarse cut, 1891. 4 @ 4% 
Southern coarse cut, 1891..3)6® - 
chopped, 1891. 2)6@ 2-14 
Cores and skins, 1891. 1)4@ 1)6 
Peaches. Del., peeled fancy.15 @20 
N. C. peeled, fancy. - @10 
N. C. peeled, choice. 9 @ - 
Southern peeled, common to prime. 7 @8)6 
Raspberries, 1891, evaporated.16 @17 
1891, sun-dried.15 @16 
Blackberries, 1891, per lb. 3)6@ 4 
Huckleberries, 1891, per lb. 9 @9)6 
Cherries, 1891. 8)6@10 
Apricots, Cal., 1891, per lb. 8@ 10)6 
GAME. 
Quail, prime, per doz.$1 00@1 25 
Quail, fair to good... 50® 75 
Partridges', prime, near-by, per pair..@1 00 
Western, undrawn, prime. 70@ 80 
Western wet and drawn. 50® 65 
POTATOES. 
Michigan Rose and Hebron, per 180 lbs... .$1 25® 1 37 
State Rose, per 180 lbs. 1 25@ 1 37 
Hebron, per 180 lbs. 1 25® 1 37 
Burbank, per 180 lbs. 1 25®- 
Peerless, per 180 lbs..@ 1 25 
Fair to good, per 180 lbs. 1 00® 1 12 
Jersey Burbank, in bulk, per bbl. 1 00® 1 25 
Jersey Peerless and Blush, in bulk,per bbl. 1 00® 1 12 
Sweets, South Jersey, fancy, per bbl. 2 00® 2 50 
Jersey, fair to good, per bbl. 1 25® 1 75 
Virginia, yellow, per bbl. 75@ 1 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Cucumbers, Fla., per crate.$1 50® 3 00 
Cauliflower, prime, per bbl. 2 00® 3 00 
Cauliflower, inferior, per bbl. 75@ 1 50 
Celery, Michigan, per dozen roots. 10@ 25 
Celery, L. I. and Jersey, per doz. bunches. 75® 1 25 
Egg-plant, Florida, per bbl. 2 50® 5 00 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 50@ 75 
Onions, Conn, white, per bbl. 4 00® 6 00 
Conn, red, per bbl. 2 00® 2 25 
Conn, yellow, per bbl. 2 25®- 
Orange Co., red, per bbl. 1 50@ 2 00 
Orange Co., yellow, per bbl. 2 00®- 
String beans, Southern green, per crate ... 1 00® 2 50 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl. 1 00®- 
Tomatoes, Fla., per crate. 2 00® 3 00 
Turnips, Canada Russia, per bbl. 65® 75 
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How to increase the crop without corre¬ 
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By L. H. BAILEY. 
It contains, in handy and concise form, 
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CONTENTS. 
Injurious Insects, with preventives and remedies. 
Plant diseases, with preventiAOs and remedies. 
Waxes and washes for grafting and for wounds, 
cements, paints, etc. 
Seed Tables. 
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Maturity and Yields: Time required for matur¬ 
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Keeping and storing fruits and vegetables. 
Propagation of Plants: Ways of grafting and 
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Standard Measures and Sizes: Standard flower 
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Chemical Composition of Fruits and Vegetables; 
Seeds and Fertilizers; Soils and Minerals. 
Names and Histories: Vegetables which have 
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Names of fruits and vegetables In various languages. 
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