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BEANS AND PEASE. 
Beane, Marrow, choice. 1893, per bush ...2 40 @2 45 
Medium, choice, per bash.1 85 @1 90 
Pea, choice.1 77 @1 83 
Bed Kidney, choice.2 30 @2 40 
White Kidney.2 00 @2 10 
Lima, California (60 lbs).175 @180 
Foreign, Medium.1 40 @1 60 
Foreign, Pea.1 60 @1 65 
Green pease, bbls., per bush.1 15 @1 20 
Bags, per bush.110 @115 
Scotch, 1893, bags.1 43 @ — 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, 8tate tubs, extras, per lb.25 @26 
State palls, extra. 25 @23 
Biffin and other Western, extras...214328 
Western, first.25 @26 
Western, seconds.52 @24 
Western, thirds.20 @21 
State dairy, half-flikln tubs, fresh, extras. .26 @— 
First.53 @25 
8econds...21 @22 
Welsh tubs, firsts.24 @25 
Welsh tubs, seconds.21 @22 
Tubs, thirds.19 @10 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.23 @23 
Seconds.19 @20 
Thirds .17 @18 
Western dairy, firsts.20 @22 
Seoonds.184019 
Thirds.17 @18 
Western factory, firkins, June extras.18 @19 
Seconds to first.17 @18 
Tubs, June extras.19 @— 
Firsts.17 @18 
Seconds.16 @— 
Thirds ...15 @— 
Factory firkins, current make, first.19 @20 
Tubs, current make, first.19 @20 
Seconds.13 @— 
Thirds.17 @174 
CHBBSB—NEW. 
State factory, full cream, fancy, fallmade. 114® 11% 
Full cream, l’ge, col’d, fancy, August.. 1C4® 11 
Full cream, large, colored, choice.10%@ 10% 
Full cream, large, colored, good. 9k@ 104 
Full cream, large, white, fancy, Aug... 10%@ 11 
Full cream, large, white, choice.104@ 104 
Full cream, large,common to good. 94@ 1C4 
Full cream, small, fancy.124@ 124 
Full cream, small, choice.114® 12 
Full cream, small, good to fine.114® 11 9i 
Skims, goed to choice, small. 94® 10 
Skims, choice, large. 8 @ 8% 
Skims, fine. 74@ 74 
Skims, good. 5 @ 7 
Skims, poor. 2 @ 4 
EGGS. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 27 @ 28 
N. Y. State & Penn, fresh gathered,extra. 26 @ 27 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 244 @ 25 
Western, fresh gathered, extra. 254® 70 
Fresh gathered, firsts. 244® 25 
Seconds, per case.4 00 @5 00 
Ice-house, ch ilce, per doz. 22 @ 23 
Ice-house, poor to good. 19 @ 204 
Limed, choice. 20 @ 204 
Canadian. 20 @ 204 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.60 @70 
Rye.50 @57 
Barley. 00 @63 
Buckwheat.— ®— 
Corn.10 @464 
Oat.. 30 840 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, King, h. p., per bbl. 3 50@ 4 50 
Greenings, h. p., per bbl. 2 50@ 3 10 
Northern 8py, per bbl. 2 75@ 3 75 
Ben Davis, per bbl. 2 T£@ 3 75 
0.-heads,h. p. as to size and quadty... 1 25@ 2 00 
Common windfalls, per bbl. 75® 1 SO 
Baldwin and Uubbardston, per bbl .... 2 5Q@ 3 75 
Snow per bbl. 3 00@ 4 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, choice dark, pr bbl 5 25® 5 75 
Cape Cod, fair color, per bbl. 4 £0® 5 00 
Cape Cod. light color, per bbl. 2 00® 4 CO 
Cape Cod, per crate. 1 50@ 2 00 
Jersey, per crate.1 25® 1 75 
Grapes, W n N.Y., Isabella, per small bskt 10 @ 12 
W’n N. Y., Niagara, per small bskt.10 @ 14 
W’n N. Y„ Catawba, per large bskt-18 @ 22 
W'n N. Y., Concord, per small bskt. 11 j@ 13 
W’n N. Y.. Concord, per large bskt. 18 @ 22 
Catawba, In trays, per lb. 14® 14 
Niagara, In trays, per lb. 1 @ 14 
Grape fruit, per box. 2 C0@ 2 75 
Lemons, Fla., poor to fancy, per box. 1 00® 3 00 
Oranges, bright fancy, per box. 1 75@ 2 00 
Russet, prime, per box. 1 C0@ — 
Average lines, per box. . 1 2'@ 1 75 
Inferior, per box. 7£@ 1 12 
Pears. Boston, per bushel box. 2 00® 5(4) 
Lawrence, per bbl . 2 5C@ 3 50 
Vicar, per b.bl. .2 5C@ 3 00 
Kelffer, per bbl. 3 00@ 4 00 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1893, fancy.11 @— 
Choice.10 @104 
Prime. 94® 94 
Common, 1893 . 8 @ 9 
N. Y. State, sun-dried, sliced. 5 @ 54 
N. Y. State, quartered. 4 @5 
N. C., sun-dried, fancy. 6 @— 
N. C., sun-dried, sliced, choice. 44® 54 
N. C., siloed, prime. 4 @ 5 
Chopped. 14® 14 
Cores and skins. 2 @24 
Cherries, 1893 . 9 @10 
Huokleberrles.14 @144 
Blaokberrles. 64® 7 
Apricots, California, '93, per lb.11 @14 
Peaches, California, unpeeled. 84@10 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, yellow.. 17 @18 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, red.15 @16 
Delaware, evaporated, unpeeled. 6 @7 
N. C., peeled, fancy. 84@ 9 
N. C., peeled, choice. 8 @ 84 
N. C., peeled, fair to prime. 7 @ 74 
Prunes, California, per lb.— @— 
Plums, State, per lb.10 @— 
Raspberries, new evaporated, per lb.174@1S 
Sun dried, per lb. 16 @— 
GAME. 
Quail, prime, fresh, per dozen. 1 75@ 2 00 
Prime, frozen, per dozen. 1 50@ 2 00 
Woodcock, per pair. 75@ 90 
Partridges. State, per pair. 1 U0@ 1 25 
Western, per pair. 75® 1 00 
Grouse. Western, dark, per pair. 75® 1 00 
Western, pin-tall, per pair. 4C@ 75 
Golden plover, per dozen. 1 25@ 1 50 
English snipe, per dozen. 1 25® 1 50 
Grass plover, per dozen. 1 00® — 
Sand snipe, per dozen. 30® 40 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair. 1 00® 2 50 
Red head, heavy, per pair. 75@ 1 25 
Red head, light, per pair. 40® 60 
Mallard, drawn, per pair. 40@ 80 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 40® 60 
Teal, green »lng, per pair. 25® 40 
Common, per pair. 55® 30 
Rabbits, prime, per pair. 30® 40 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover.9 00 @9 75 
Timothy.3 50 @4 CO 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1. 80 @ 85 
No. 2. 65 @ 75 
No 3. 60 @ — 
Shipp.ng. 30 @ 65 
Clover, mixed. £5 @ 65 
Clover. £0 @ 55 
Salt. 45 @ 50 
Straw, long rye. 60 @ — 
Short rye. 35 @ 45 
Oat. 40 @ 50 
Wheat. 35 @ 40 
HONEY 
White clover, 1-lb boxes, per lb. 13 @ 15 
White clover, 2-lb boxes, t er lb. 12 @ 1.3 
Buckwheat, 1-lb boxes, per lb. 10 @ 13 
Extracted, State, per lb. 14® £4 
Extracted, California, per lb. 54® 6ki 
Extracted Southern, per gallon. 60 @ 65 
N. Y. State, crop of 1893 . 224 ® 23 
Medium to prime. 18 @ 22 
N. Y. State, crop of 189*, choice. 21 @ 22 
Prime. 19 @ 20 
Common to medium. 18 @ 19 
Old olds. 8 @ 14 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1892, choice. 21 @ — 
Crop of 1893. 22 @ 23 
Common to prime. 19 @ 22 
California, old olds. 7 @12 
Bavarian and Bohemian. 70 @ 13 
Altmarks. etc. 65 @ 68 
MEATS AND STOCK. 
Beeves, live—Best native steers .5 00 @5 80 
Poor.8 00 @3 75 
Texans.8 00 @4 25 
Bulls and dry cows.1 60 @4 30 
Live veal oalves, prime, per lb. 64® 7 
Fair to good, per lb. 54® 6 
Common to medium, per lb. 4 @5 
Live Calves, Western, per lb. 3 @— 
Buttermilk, per lb. 24® 3 
Grassers, per lb. 24® 3 
Calves, city dressed, per lb. 9 @12 
Country dressed, prime. 104811 
Country dressed, fair to good. 94®-0 
Country dressed, common to medium.. 7 @9 
Dressed buttermilk, per lb . 54® 64 
Dressed grassers, per lb. 44@ 54 
Cows, Milch, choice.45 00 @— 
Poor to fair.20 00 @49 00 
Lambs, dressed, uear-by per lb. 4 @8 
Alive, poor to good, per lb. 2 @6 
Sheep, alive, good to prime, per lb. 3 @— 
Alive, poor to fair per lb. 14@ 24 
Pigs, roasting, 10 to 25 lbs , per lb. 10 @15 
Hogr. country dressed, 40 to 60 lbs , per lb. 9 @— 
Country dressed, 60 to k 0 lbs , per lb ... 84® 9 
Country dressed, 80 to 120 lbs., per lb .. 8 @ 84 
Country dressed, 120 to 180 lbs., per lb . 74® 8 
Country dressed. 80 lbs up. per lb ... 7 @ 74 
Pork tenderloins, per lb. 17 @18 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va.,h. p., fancy, per lb. 4 @ — 
Fair, per lb. 3 @ 34 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 24@ 3 
No. 2, per lb. 14® 14 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 14® 3 
No. 2. per lb. 14® 2 
Chestnuts, per bushel of 60 lbs. 1 (0® 3 00 
Hickory nuts, per bushel of 50 los. 75® 1 25 
POTATOES. 
Potatoes, Me., Rose & Hebron, per d. h. bbl.2 00@2 J5 
L. I., In bulk, per bbl .2 00®2 25 
Jersey, choice, In bulk, per bbl.1 62@I 87 
Jersey, common, la bulk, per bbl.1 2531 50 
State Rose and Hebron, per 180 lbs.1 7f@2 00 
State Burbank, per 180 lbs.110®1 76 
N. Y. State, eommon, per 180 lbs...1 25@1 87 
Scotch Magnum, per 168-lb sack.1 6"@1 85 
Irlth and English Magnums, per 168-lb 
sack.1 60@1 75 
Sweet, Eastern Shore, per bbl.1 26® 1 19 
Sweet, extra fancy, Vineland, per bbl... .3 75@3 50 
Other Jersey, per d. h. bbl.1 C0@2 25 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Ducks, loca', per pair. 70 @ 85 
Western, per pair . 6) @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 60 @ 60 
Fowls, local, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 84 
Southern and Southwestern, per lb... 8 @ — 
Geese, local, fattened, per pair. — @ — 
Western, per pair.112 @1 53 
Southern and Southwestern, per palr.l 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 10 @ 30 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 5 @ — 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 7 @ 74 
Western, per lb. 7 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 7 © — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 ® 10 
POULTRY DRESSED-ICED. 
Turkeys, dry d., selected, large, per lb. . 114® 12 
Dry picked, average straight lots .... 11 @ — 
Scalded, prime, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Small and poor, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Chickens, Phlla , 3 lbs or over, pr lb. 13 @ 14 
Small. 10 @ 12 
Western, large, dry-picked. 84® 94 
Western, scalded, choice. 84® 9 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 8 
Fowls, State ard Penn., per lb. 84® 9 
Western, prime, dry-picked, per lb.. 84® 9 
Prime, sca'ded. 8 @ — 
Poor to fair. 6 @ 74 
Old roosters, per lb. 6 @ 04 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 14 @ 15 
Eastern, per lb . 14 @ — 
Western, fancy marks. 9 @ 10 
Western, poor to fair, per lb. 5 ® 8 
Geese, Eastern, per lb. 14 @ — 
Geese. West’n, young and old, mixed 
per lb. 6 @ 8 
Squabs, tame, white, per dozen.2 50 @ — 
Dark and pocr, per dozen.110 @ — 
DRY-PACKED. 
Turkeys, Md. & Del , good to fancy. 12 @ 14 
N. Ohio & Mich., prime, scalded. 12 @ 13 
Other Western, scalded, prime. 104® H 
Western dry-picked, prime. 11 @ 12 
Western, pocr to fair. 7 @ 10 
Chickens, Jersey and near-by, prime.... 11 @ 12 
State and Penn , prime. 10 @ 11 
N. Ohio & Mich , scalded .. 10 @ — 
Other Western, prime. 94@ 10 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 8 
Fowls, Jersey and near-by, prime. 10 @ 11 
State and PenD., prime. 94® 10 
Western, prime. 84® 9 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 8 
Ducks. Jersey and near-by, pilme. 12 @ 14 
Md. and Del., chtlce. 12 @ 14 
Western, fair to prime. 8 ® 12 
Geese, Md. and Del., choice. 12 @ 13 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 7® 16 
Cabbage. Flat Dutch, per 100 . 2 6i>@5 00 
Carrots, washed, per barrel. 75@1 25 
Cauliflower. L. 1. and Jersey, per bbl.1 0D@1 50 
Celery, flat bunch, per dozen.1 C031 75 
Poor to good, per dozen. 10® 25 
Cucumbers, Florida, perorate.2 00@3 £0 
Eggplant, Florida, per ool.4 0008 00 
Green peas. Va., per basket. 60@1 50 
N. C., per crate . —@ — 
Lettuce, per bbl. 2 00@4 00 
Onions, Orange County, red, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
Orange County, yellow, per bbl.1 25®1 50 
Connecticut, red, per bbl.1 25@1 76 
Connecticut, wnlte, per bbl.2 50@3 25 
Connecticut, yellow, per bbl.1 2S@1 75 
State and Western, yellow, per bbl.1 25@1 £0 
Orange County, white, per bbl.2 00@3 CO 
Parsnips, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl.1 C0@1 25 
Hubbard, per bbl .1 25Q1 25 
Turnips. Jersey and L. I.. Russia, per bbl.. 75@1 CO 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 19,282 cans of milk, 
147 cans of condensed milk and 303 cans of oream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.65 a can of 40 quarts. The Ex¬ 
change price Is $1.57 a can. .» 
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