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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 9 
As We Go To Press. 
“BOILED DOWN.” 
Space is valuable this week, and so we 
are asked to be brief in this department. 
More premiums, you notice. It’s a sort 
of overflow meeting, and “ still there’s 
more to follow.” Notice how you can 
buy that sewing machine outright if you 
like, or you can get up a full club of sub¬ 
scriptions and get any premium, or get 
part of the required subscriptions and 
pay cash for the rest. There you have 
three ways of doing business. Which is 
your way ? Ill 
We never did have so many kind words 
and good wishes as we are having this 
season Already the rush for next year 
has begun, and it is the exception when 
a renewal comes in without a new sub¬ 
scription tied to it. Of course, you want 
to be a rule, and not an exception, so we 
shall look for a new name in your letter. 
We have not a bit of fault to find with 
this note, for example : 
A prominent and successful lawyer of Beaver has 
a farm he wishes to put on a paying basis. He thinks 
of making onions and potatoes his chief money 
crops He asked me, “ Which Is the best farm paper 
yon know ?” I replied, "The R. N.-Y. Is head and 
shoulders above them all.” Please mall sample 
copies. The Issue just to hand Is a grand specimen. 
Pennsylvania. J. W. bobbin. 
Now, that is what we call a friendly 
act. If a new subscription results from 
these sample copies, we shall take pleas¬ 
ure in giving Mr. Dobbin credit for it. 
We shall do the same for you. How easy 
it would be for you to put in a “ word 
fitly spoken ” for The It. N.-Y. Many 
have received benefits from our paper. 
Don’t let them become “ benefits forgot ” 
when it comes to renewing. 
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Another Pennsylvania friend sends 
this characteristic note : 
I like Thu K. N -Y. better all the time, and would 
not part company with It for ten times Its cost. This 
Is not "taffy;” I mean what I say. 
That’s right, don’t give us any taffy— 
we have no use for it and we will tell you 
why. Taffy is all butter and sugar, 
analysis shows that there is not a bit of 
protein in taffy—it’s all carbohydrates. 
Now protein is the stuff that makes 
muscle—without it muscular energy is 
impossible. Feed the taffy therefore to 
the old fogies who have reached their 
growth and now only desire to put on 
fat. We prefer protein—good, honest 
criticism and suggestions that will give 
us muscle and ambition to improve. We 
are going to give you 52 issues of The R. 
N.-Y. for 1894 and we shall try to make 
each one clean, bright, reliable and help¬ 
ful. Will the last one be 52 times as 
good as the first ? No, we don’t promise 
it—if we did of course you would expect 
to pay 52 times as much for that last 
issue. What we promise is to do our 
best to keep out all the shoddy and 
give you nothing but straight, all wool 
goods. And right here let us say that 
we do not get down and beg anybody to 
take The R N -Y. If you dont think it 
is worth the price—$1 per year—drop it 
right away. We are printing this paper 
as a matter of business, and we are going 
to give you every cent of your money’s 
worth! { j { 
We will take as a text for our advertis¬ 
ing sermon this week the following note: 
During the past few months 1 have adveitlsed In 
several of the better class of agricultural papers and 
have had mote Inquiries for Jerseys from the "ad.” 
In The Hub AT., than from all others combined. 
They came from as far east as MasBacbusetts, and 
west ns Iowa. I regret that farmers show so little 
“snap” In business. I buy bay (raising very little) 
and have to purchase from dealers and commission- 
men because X believe the farmers will not bale and 
sell their own. There are hundreds of cars coming 
here every week and I venture to s .y that the farmer 
doesn't realize 50 per cent on his crop, and still The 
Rural blames the middleman. Why don't the Granges 
do something besides wind? In this one Important 
Item, let them combine, buy a press carefully grade 
each car-load and see If there Isn’t profit In strict 
business. I am paving to-day 113 51 per ton for No. 1 
Timothy delivered; freight, say $1 50 per ton, baling 
and loading $3, dealer’s profit (what ?) Net to pro¬ 
ducer, ivliat'! Wny pay the baler (do It yourself) and 
the middleman? Whose fault is It? The producer’s. 
Why? Because he doesn't let the outside world know 
he has anything to sell. ROBERT f. SHANNON. 
Pittsburgh, Pa 
MUSIC 
BOOKS 
We submit that letter for your consider¬ 
ation. What do you think about it? 
Should the Granges bale hay instead of 
wind ? Are they responsible for the 
middlemen ? Is not The R. N.-Y. a door 
through which to pass their goods to 
the “ outside world ? ” Hay ? 
MEATS AND STOCK. 
Beeves, live—Best native steers.5 00 @5 80 
Poor.3 00 @3 75 
Texans.3 00 @4 25 
Bulls and dry cows. 1 50 @4 30 
Live veal calves, prime, per lb. 65$@ 7 
Fair to good, per lb. 55$@ 6 
Common to medium, per lb. 4 ® 5 
Live Calves, Western, per lb. 3 @— 
Buttermilk, per lb. 25$@ 3 
Grassers, per lb. 25$ @ 3 
Calves, city dressed, per lb. 9 @12 
Country dressed, prime. 104$@11 
Country dressed, fair to good. 95$@105$ 
Country dressed, common to medium.. 7 @ 9 
Dressed buttermilk, per lb . 55$@ 55$ 
Dressed grassers, per lb. 4 ® 55$ 
Cows, MXlch, choice...45 00 @— 
Poor to fair.20 00 @40 00 
Lambs, dressed, near-by per lb. 4 @8 
Alive, poor to good, per lb. 2 @5 
Sheep, alive, good to prime, per lb. 3 @— 
Alive, poor to fair per lb. 15$@ 25$ 
Pigs, roasting, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb. 10 @14 
Hogs, country dressed, 40 to 00 lbs . per lb. 85$@ 9 
Country dressed, 00 to 80 lbs , per lb ... 8 @ 85$ 
Countrv dressed, 80 to 120 lbs., per lb .. 75$@ 8 
Country dressed, 120 to 180 lbs., per lb . 7 @ 75$ 
Country dressed, 180 lbs up, per lb ... 65$ @ 7 
Pork tenderloins, per lb. 17 @18 
POTATOES. 
Potatoes, Me., Rose & Hebron, per d. h. bbl.2 00@2 25 
L. 1., In Dulk, per bbl .2 00@2 25 
Jersey, choice, In bulk, per bbl.1 02@1 87 
Jersey, common, In bulk, per bbl.1 2501 50 
State Rose and Hebron, par 180 lbs.1 75@2 00 
State Burbank, per 180 lbs.1 60@1 76 
N. Y. State, common, per 18) lbs.1 25@1 37 
Scotch Magnum, per 168-lb sack.1 65@1 85 
Irish and English Magnums, per 168-lb 
sack.1 60@1 75 
German, per 168-lb bag.1 60@2 00 
Sweet, Eastern Shore, per bbl.1 60@1 75 
8weet, extra fancy, Vineland, per bbl. ...2 75@3 75 
Other Jersey, per d. h. bbl.1 50@2 50 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Ducks, local, per pair. 75 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 63 @ 80 
Southern, per pair. 60 @ 60 
Fowls, local, per lb. 95$@ 10 
Western, per lb. 9 @ 13 
Southern and Southwestern, per lb... 8 @ — 
Geese, local, fattened, per pair. — @ — 
Western, per pair. 125 @162 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair.l 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 20 @ 30 
Roosters, mixed, per lb. 6 @ — 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Western, per lb. 8 @ 85$ 
Southern, per lb. 7 @ — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 10 @ 11 
POULTRY DRESSED-ICED. 
Turkeys, dry p., selected, large, per lb. . 9 @ 10 
Dry picked, average straight lots .... 9 @ — 
Scalded, prime, per lb. 9 <a 10 
Small and poor, per lb. 5 @ 7 
Chickens, Phlla., 3 lbs or over, pr lb. — «* — 
Small. — @ — 
Western, large, dry-picked. 8 @ 9 
Western, scalded, choice. 8 @ 9 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 75$ 
Fowls, State and Penn., per lb. 8 @ 9 
Western, prime, dry-picked, per lb .. 8 @ 85$ 
Prime, scalded. 8 @ — 
Poor to fair. 6 @ 75$ 
Old roosters, per lb. 6 @ 65$ 
Spring ducks, L. 1., per lb. 14 @ 15 
Eastern, per lb . 14 <3 — 
Western, fancy marks. 9 @ 10 
Western, poor to fair, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Geese, Eastern, per lb. 12 @ — 
Geese. West’n, young and old, mixed 
per lb. 6 @ 8 
Squabs, tame, white, per dozen.2 50 @ — 
Dark and poor, per dozen.1 60 @ — 
DRY-PACKED. 
Turkeys, Md. & Del., good to fancy. 11 @ — 
N. Ohio & Mich., prime, scalded. 10 @ 11 
Other Western, scalded, prime. 10 @ — 
Western dry-picked, prime. 10 @ — 
Western, poor to fair. 5 @ 7 
8tate and Penn., fancy. 10 @ 11 
Chickens, Jersey and near-by, prime_ 10 @ 12 
State and Penn., prime . 9 @ 95$ 
N. Ohio & Mich , scalded .. 9 @ 954 
Other Western, prime. 8 @ 9 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 75$ 
Fowls, Jersey and near-by, prime. 9 @ 10 
State and Penn., prime. 8 @ 9 
Western, prime. 8 @ 85$ 
Western, poor to fair. 6 @ 7 
Ducks, Jersey and near-by, prime. 11 @ 12 
Md. and Del., choice. 11 @ 12 
Western, fair to prime. 9 @ 11 
Geese, Md. and Del., choice. 10 @ 12 
VEGETABLES 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 7@ 15 
cabDage. Fiat Dutch, per 100.2 6u@5 00 
Carrots, washed, per barrel. 75@1 25 
Cauliflower. L. I. and Jersey, per bbl.1 25 0 2 25 
Celery, flat bunch, per dozen.1 C0@1 75 
Poor to good, per dozen. 10® 25 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate.2 00@3 50 
Eggplant, Florida, per obi.4 00@8 00 
Green peas. Va., per basket. 50@1 60 
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 75 
Connecticut, white, per bbl.2 5003 25 
Connecticut, yellow, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
State and Western, yellow, per bbl.I 25@1 60 
Orange County, white, per bbl.2 00@3 fO 
Parsnips, per bbl....1 25@1 60 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl.1 f0@l 25 
Hubbard, per bbl .1 2501 25 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I., Russia, per bbl.. 75@1 CO 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 19,324 oans of milk, 
160 cans of condensed milk and 348 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been 11.60 a can of 40 quarts. The Ex¬ 
change price Is $1.57 a can. 
Estab’d] JACKSON BROS. psa 
N. Y. STATE DRAIN TILE AND PIPE WORKS, 
76 Third Avenue, ALBANY, N. Y. 
Also agents for Akron 
Salt Glazed Pipe, Fiir 
Brick and Cement. 
ROUND 
and SOLE 
MARKETS 
.■(olssued In connection with the 
I World’s Fair. 4 vols , lOu 
1 pages eacn, namely:— 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Btate tubs, extras, per lb.25 @26 
State palls, extra. . 25 @26 
Elgin and other Western, extras.27J$@— 
Western, first.25 @26 
Western, seconds.22 @24 
Western, thirds.20 @21 
State dairy, half-flrkin tubs, fresh, extra*..26 @— 
First.23 @25 
Seconds...21 @22 
Welsh tubs, firsts.24 @25 
Welsh tubs, seconds.21 @22 
Tubs, thirds. .19 @20 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.22 @23 
Seconds.....19 @20 
Thirds .17 @18 
Western dairy, firsts.20 @22 
Seconds.185$@19 
Thirds.17 @18 
Western factory, firkins, June extras.18 @19 
Seconds to first.17 @18 
Tubs, June extras.19 @— 
Firsts. 17 @18 
Seconds. 16 @— 
Thirds. ..15 @— 
Factory firkins, current make, first.19 @20 
Tubs, current make, first. ...19 @20 
Seconds. 18 @— 
Thirds.17 @175$ 
Carefully self cted gems, con¬ 
sisting of Morceaux, Gavottes, 
Reveries, etc. 35 pieces. 
“Royal Collection 
ot Dance Music” 
lor Piano. 
Well-selected Waltzes, Schot- 
tlsches. Polkas, etc. Extremely 
popular. 46 pieces. 
Excellent music, with taste¬ 
ful accompaniment for the 
piano. 45 ballads. 
“Royal Collection 
of Songs with 
Choruses.” 
Full of variety; justtbe book 
for the home or the glee club. 
41 Bongs with choruses. 
Each volume is hand¬ 
somely bound in paper 
covers. 
Apples, King, h. p., per bbl. 3 50@ 4 50 
Greenings, h. p., per bbl. 2 60@ 3 60 
Northern Spy, per bbl. 2 75@ 3 76 
Ben Davis, per bbl. 2 T5@ 3 75 
O.-heads, h. p. as to size and quality... 1 25@ 2 00 
Common windfalls, per bbl. 75@ 1 60 
Baldwin and Uubbardston, per bbl .... 2 60® 3 75 
Snow, per bbl. 3 00@ 4 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, choice dark, pr bbl 6 25@ 5 50 
Cape Cod, fair color, per bbl. 4 60@ 5 00 
Cape Cod, light color, per bbl. 2 00® 4 00 
Cape Cod, per crate. 1 50® 2 00 
Jersey, per crate.1 25@ 1 60 
Grapes, W’n N.Y., Isabella, per small bskt 10 @ 11 
W’n N. Y., Niagara, per small bskt.10 @ 14 
W’n N. Y,, Catawba, per large bskt.... 16 @ 20 
W’n N. Y., Concord, per small bskt. 11 @ 13 
W’n N. Y.. Concord, per large bskt. 18 @ 20 
Catawba, In trays, per lb. 15$@ 15$ 
Niagara, In trays, per lb. 1 @ 15$ 
Grape fruit, per box. 2 00® 2 75 
Lemons. Fla., poor to fancy, per box. 1 00@ 3 00 
Oranges, bright fancy, per box. 
Russet, prime, per box. 
Average lines, per box. 
Inferior, per box. 
Tangerines, per box. 
Mandarines, per box. 
Pears, Boston, per bushel box. 
Lawrence, per bbl . 
Vicar, per bbl... 
Keiffer, per bbl ... . 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1893, fancy. 
Choloe. 
Prime. 
Common, 1893 . 
N. Y. State, sun-dried, siloed. 
N. Y. State, quartered. 
N. C., sun-dried, fancy. 
N. C., sun-dried, sliced, oholoe. 
N. C., sliced, prime. 
Chopped... 
Cores and skins. 
Cherries, 1893 . 
Huckleberries. 
Blackberries. 
Apricots, California, ’93, per lb. 
Peaches, California, unpeeled. 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, yellow 
Delaware, evaporated, peeled, red .... 
Delaware, evaporated, unpeeled. 
N. C., peeled, fancy. 
N. C., peeled, choice. 
N. C., peeled, fair to prime. 
Prunes, California, per lb.. _ 
Plums, State, per lb.10 @— 
Raspberries, new evaporated, per lb.17^$@18 
Sun dried, per lb. 16 @— 
GAME. 
Quail, prime, fresh, per dozen. 1 75® 2 1 
Prime, frozen, per dozen. 1 50@ 2 1 
Woodcock, per pair. 75@ 1 
Partridges. State, per pair. 1 U0@ 11 
Western, per pair. 75® 1 1 
Grouse, Western, dark, per pair. 75® 1 1 
Western, pin-tall, per pair. 60® 
Golden plover, per dozen. 1 25® 1 
English snipe, per dozen. 1 25® 1 
Grass plover, per dozen. 1 00® 
Sand snipe, per dozen. 80@ 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair . 1 00® 2 
Red head, heavy, per pair. 75® 1 
Red head, light, per pair. 40® 
Mallard, drawn, per pair. 40® 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 40@ 
Teal, green vdng, per pair. 25® 
Common, per pair. 25® 
Rabbits, prime, per pair. 30@ 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.60 @70 
Rye.50 @57 
Barley.50 @63 
Buckwheat.57 @75 
Corn.40 @45 
Oats.30 @40 
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