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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 19 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Dressed reals are lower. 
Trade In dry beans Is light. 
Egg plant Is extremely dull. 
Potatoes are more plentiful. 
Eggs are dull; receipts liberal. 
Dried fruits are extremely dull. 
Cherries are about out of market. 
There Is little doing In dried fruits. 
Tomatoes are a glut on the market. 
Hops are likely to prove a light crop. 
Blackberries have been a short crop. 
Good, large Hackensack corn Is wanted. 
No money In exporting apples this year. 
Choice hand-picked apples are In good demand. 
Cucumbers are in good demand at firmer prices. 
Musk-melons vary greatly In qua.lty and price. 
Reports of the apple crop continue discouraging. 
Kalamazoo celery Is reported In excellent con¬ 
dition. 
Cheese remains unchanged In price with the mar¬ 
ket dull. 
The financial depression depresses trade and low¬ 
ers prices. 
Currants have averaged lower prices thlB season 
than usual. 
The Liverpool fruit market has been exceedingly 
dull of late. 
Jonas Martin advises wilting early grapes 48 hours 
before packing. 
New crop Florida pineapples are In market In 
small quantities. 
The “ first bale ” of cotton continues to arrive at 
various Southern points. 
The trade In new grain Is reported to be almost 
paralyzed in the Interior. 
The peppermint ollc opof Wayne County, N. Y., Is 
this year estimated at 70,000 pounds. 
The bulk of the wholesale trade In fruits and pro¬ 
duce Is from two to six o'clock A. M. 
Receipts of onions Increase faster than the de¬ 
mand, hence lower prices prevail. 
It Is estimated that there are 60,000 miles of irriga¬ 
tion dltcnes in the State of Colorado. 
Heavy receipts of poultry have depressed the 
price more than is usual at this season. 
Tomatoes have arrived far in excess of the de¬ 
mand, and prices are consequently low. 
Reports from west of the Mississippi are to the 
effect that tne grape crop is more or less a failure. 
Hundreds of acres of tobacco were reported rid¬ 
dled by hail in Lancaster and York Counties, Pa., 
last Sunday. 
The English stallion. Ormonde, has arrived In this 
country, lie cost $150,000, the highest price ever 
paid for a horse. 
Do you notice the price of Champion grapes? Any 
money In them? Nobody wants them. Why try to 
force them on the market? 
Higher quotations nearly always bring increased 
shipments. Vice versa, increased shipments nearly 
always bring lower prices. 
The several Agricultural Congresses of the World’s 
Congress Auxiliary of the Columbian Exposition 
will be held In Cnlcago, October 16-28. 
The flour market Is extremely dull, and millers re¬ 
port prom s smaller than ever before. Yet there Is 
no decrease In the price of bread. 
During the week large lots of produce have sold 
below regular prices because tiatns were late and 
arrived after the bulk of the trade was over. 
Butter has jumped up under light receipts. Up 
to Thursday evening about 9,000 fewer packages had 
been received tnan during the corresponding four 
days last week. 
The corn exports from this country to Mexico, ex¬ 
clusive of meat, In recent years were as follows: 1890, 
961,458 busnels; 1891, 615,332; 1892, 754,548; 1893 (11 
montns) 6,544,166. 
The reports which the Canadian Pacific Railway 
receives dealing witn the crops in the Northwest In¬ 
dicate that he harvest this year will far exceed the 
yield of last year. 
In New York State, 40.000 acres of land are devoted 
to grapes, wbicn produce more than any other State 
except California, and which far exceed the latter 
In value per pound. 
Some of the grapes In western New York have been 
Injured by hall and heavy winds, but from all re¬ 
ports, a heavy crop may be looked lor from that 
region, nevertheless. 
Texas water-melon growers complain that their 
shipments .0 Western towns have of late proved ex¬ 
tremely unprotitaole, In Borne cases not realizing 
enough to pay freight. 
A large quantity of peaches, tomatoes and similar 
perlshaDle produce came on the market In bad con¬ 
dition on Monday, after being in the cars over Sun¬ 
day, and sold lor low prices in consequence. 
About 50 barrels of new dried Southern cherries 
have arrived and are being stored, as there is at 
present no demand. New lots of California fruit 
are also reported on the way to this market. 
The export demand for Red Kidney beans seems to 
have fallen off entirely, as two or three steamers 
have recently gone to South Cuban ports without 
carrying any shipments of beans to speak of. 
In south-central Kansas much of the corn crop was 
rulnea by hot winds and dry weather early In July, 
and tne average is 58 per cent. The oat crop is 28,- 
776,860 bushels. The central belt yield is low. 
Prices of spring chickens are very low In Western 
markets, and in consequence large numbers have 
been shipped here, rendering the market very dull. 
Shlppeis should hold their stock for a few days. 
Reports from most of the corn-growing districts 
of the West Indicate a continuation of the drought, 
and a discouraging situation as related to corn, In 
some cases amounting to an almost total failure. 
Cuba has for many years failed to raise sufficient 
coffee for home consumption, but there Is understood 
to be a movement on foot looking to a revival of the 
Industry with a hope of eventually bringing It back 
to an export position. 
The Columbian Grape Exhibit of the Chautauqua 
Horticultural Society and Farmers’ Institute of the 
New York State Agricultural Society, will be held 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 19, 
20 and 21, at Ripley, N. Y. 
The butchers of a certain Western city infringed 
the law relating to the inspection of meats. The In¬ 
spector prosecuted the violators. Now the latter are 
after the official scalp of the Inspector. Who will 
win? Those with the biggest political pull. Sad, but 
true. 
Large quantities of California Lima beans have 
been placed upon the market here within the past 
few days, with the effect of materially affecting 
prices. Some large lots have been sold for $1 60 to 
$1.65, though much higher prices have been realized 
In a jobbing way. 
The market has been nearly glutted v ith yellow 
sweet potatoes, many of them badly assorted, and 
selling for low prices In consequence. If at lea t 
one-fourth of them had been taken out and left at 
home, the remainder would have brought more 
money, and a reasonable profit. 
Among the Items In the laBt report of the New 
York Board of Health we find the total number of 
Inspections of milk to be 1,372, specimens examined, 
1,660 and quarts destroyed 113. There were also 39 
analyses of milk and other foods. Five samples of 
milk were found to be watered, six to be skimmed, 
six to be both skimmed and watered, and none to be 
normal. 
“ The meat and dressed poultry market Is not what 
It used to be years ago before the adoption of cold 
storage,” said Mr. DeNoyelles of West Washington 
Market. “Prices vary less, because If there Is a sur¬ 
plus, the stock can be put Into the refrigerators and 
held off for a few days. Of course there Is some 
variation, but not so extreme s formerly. It Is a 
good thing all around.” 
Another cargo, the second, of bananas was sold at 
auction on Tuesday, at satisfactory prices. Prices 
realized were for No. l’s, 90c to $1.20; No 2’s, 50c to 
$1; No. 3’s, 40 to 62K cents. These prices were some¬ 
what lower than those realized at the sale last 
week, but the market was more fully supplied, and 
was duller than then. The auction system for 
bananas now seems an assured success. 
New York 8tate Dairy Commissioner Schraub has 
compiled a pamphlet showing the production of 
cheese and butter In each city, town and village In 
the State We are told that It Is a very Interesting 
compilation, and that It Is the first of Its kind, which 
may all be true. But we are not told wherein It is of 
any practical value or In what way it may be made 
helpful to the farmers or dairymen. As far as Its 
being of ar y earthly use. It Isn’t worth the paper It 
Is printed on. 
The monthly crop report of the Kansas Board of 
Agriculture declares that rains recently have gener¬ 
ally Improved the condition of corn. Of wheat 75 per 
cent had been cut August 1 and some thrashing had 
been done. The yield as repo r ted indicates that the 
aggregate product of the State will be 2,000,000 bush¬ 
els below last month’s estimate, making the total 
for the State, winter and Bprtng. 21,000.000 bushels, 
against 70,000 000 bushels last year. The quality 
generally Is reported poor because of chinch bugs 
and rust. 
A commission merchant of San Antonio, Tex., has 
received an order to purchaie 200,000 pounds of 
Mesquite beans for export to Germany. It Is said 
the German government is purchasing the beans to 
experiment In feeding them to the cavalry horses of 
the German army. Forage Is very scarce and dear 
at his time In Germany, and the fame of the 
nutritious Mesquite bean has reached that empire. 
It is believed these beans can be gathered here and 
exported profitably to Germany, and If so It will 
open up a new industry. 
In regard to English crops, the Mark Lane Express 
says that where the wheat crop Is bad It Is very bad. 
Where It is good it is barely good. The average 
yield Is not expected to exceed 27 bushels to the 
acre, which will make a total of 7,087.500 quarters 
against 8,000.000 quarters In 1892. The growth of root 
crops, including potatoes, has been highly favorable 
lately. The cool, showery weather has been advan¬ 
tageous only to oats and barley In backward dis¬ 
tricts. There will probably be a very fair second 
hay crop, and an Improvement In the pastures. 
The potato crop Is short, but It Is potent In certain 
directions. On Staten Island, a potato poacher was 
shot and killed after being chased out of a patch he 
was robbing. In Pennsylvania, two potato-loving 
tramps mortally stabbed the farmer who attempted 
to drive them from his potato patch. In Ohio two 
men detected In surreptitiously removing tubers 
from a potato patch were peppered with shot from 
the owner’s gun, while near Montreal two young 
men engaged In shooting at potato eyes lor bull's 
eyes, wound up by shooting at each other's eyes. 
Great Is the potato 1 
A Western correspondent of a Southern paper 
made the statement that the pear trees of the entire 
coast of southern Mississippi had been killed by 
blight. One of the local papers says that no writer 
ever made a more serious mistake in his life. It is 
true the blight has appeared on some varieties in a 
few orchards only—principally those on low, wet 
land-but In no instance has serious damage resulted 
and in only a very few orchards can any trace of the 
disease now be found. The trees are very healthy 
and have borne an immense crop this season. 
And now from the Panhat die of Texas come re¬ 
ports of a tight between big ranchmen representing 
English syndicates and tne owners of the smaller 
ranches. Water is scarce, and as the syndicates 
have all the principal streams fenced up, the smaller 
cattlemen are shut off from water, and they have 
proceeded to cut fences and open the way for their 
uttering stock to quench their thirst. Rangers are 
patrolling the’country and the cattlemen are up In 
arms and insist that the water shall be open to all. 
Reasonable demand, Isn’t It? Blood has been shed, 
and the end Is not vet. 
The New York State Weather Bureau In its last 
weekly crop report says that hot. sunshiny weather 
obtained over the greater part of the State, and little 
or no rain has fallen. The continued drought 
threatens to seriously affect late oats, buckwheat, 
garden truck, etc. Meadows and pastures have 
suffered most and present generally a brown and 
parched appearance. The aftergrowth has been 
checked and the present outlook for the second hay 
crop Is decidedly bad. Dairy Interests have fallen 
off considerably, many farmers being obliged to fur¬ 
nish extra feed to their stock. In the central and 
south-central portions wells, springs and brooks are 
very low and there Is great difficulty In getting water 
for stock. 
While the dry weather has been unfavorable for 
growing crops, it has been just the thing for the 
w/ieat harvest In the Northwest. In Minnesota and 
North Dakota all reports show that wheat has filled 
remarkably well to the top of the head, with a 
plump berry of fine quality. The estimates of the 
probable yield vary from 10 to 20 bushels per acre 
upon the different divisions. Taking the average of 
all the reports, there will certainly be over thre?- 
fouitbs of an average crop of average superior 
quality of wheat, which Is a larger yield than It ap¬ 
peared possible there would be one month ago. Re¬ 
ports from all stations in the province of Manitoba 
lndica'e that there will be an exceptionally good 
crop, very much larger than was raised last year. 
For several years, during the season we have re¬ 
ceived weekly reports of the Liverpool and London 
apple markets from Messrs. J. C. Houghton & Co. In 
their first report this year, they say that they are led 
to expect a home crop much superior In extent and 
quality to recent seasons. Th's fact Is likely to be 
unfavorable to shipments of the Inferior descriptions 
of Canadian and American apples, but It Is fair to 
mention th t the very advanced state of the home 
crops will most likely throw the bulk of supplies 
much earlier than usual for consumption on the mar¬ 
kets, and consequently foreign supplies, which arrive 
later will not have to compete with the full weight of 
the crop. As regards the superior qualities of Amer¬ 
ican, and the winter stock of Canadian apples they say 
that they do not hesitate to expect a good demand. 
They repeat the warning of last year that very small 
and common qualities are not likely to result favor¬ 
ably to shippers and had better be left alone. This 
In face of plenty of English apples Is more than ever 
likely to prove wise advice, and should be heeded 
by all contemplating shippers. 
A delegate convention of the Association of Amer¬ 
ican Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 
Is called to meet in Chicago on Tuesday, October 17, 
1893, at 10 o’clock A. M. Membership is as follows: 
1. Every college established under the act of Con¬ 
gress approved July 2,1862. or receiving the benefits 
of the act o( Congress approved August 30.1890, and 
every agricultural experiment station established 
under State or Congressional authority, the Bureau 
of Education of the Department of the Interior, the 
Department of Agriculture and the Office of Experi¬ 
ment Stations of the last named department, shall 
be eligible to membership In this association. 
2 Any institution, a member of the association In 
full standing, may send any number of delegates to 
the meetings of the association, but one shall be 
designated to the association as the regular repre¬ 
sentative and voting delegate. The same delegate 
may represent both a college and a station, but shall 
cast only one vote In general sessions. Other dele¬ 
gates may be designated by any institution to repre¬ 
sent It In specified sections of the association, but 
such delegates shall vote only In such sections, and 
no Institution shall be allowed more than one vote 
in any sectional meeting. 
3. Delegates from other Institutions engaged In 
educational or experimental work in the Interest of 
agriculture may, by a majority vote, be admitted to 
conventions of the association, with all privileges 
except the right to vote. 
4. In like manner, any person engaged or directly 
Interested In agriculture, who shall attend any con¬ 
vention of this association, may be admitted to simi¬ 
lar privileges. 
The programme for the sessions and other particu¬ 
lars will be announced later. 
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