1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
4i7 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW 1 
[f you don't see what you want, ash for it. 
Apple Blight.— 1. By to-day’B mall, I send end 
of apple branch and a few apples. What has stand 
them, and what Is the remedy ? 2. The rosebuds are 
very numerous. Can anythind be done to prevent 
their lojurlnd frnlt and shade trees, bnshes and 
vines? w. K. 8. 
Chester County, Pa. 
Axs.—1. The branches show blldht, and the ap¬ 
ples have been stand by the oodlind moth. The ap¬ 
ple trees should have been sprayed with the Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture before the buds started, adaln be- 
f )re the blossoms opened, and adaln within a week 
after the blossoms dropped; at the last sprayind a 
pound of Parls-dreen should have been added to about 
250 dallons of the Mixture Now, the trees should be 
sprayed two or three times at Intervals of a coup'e 
of weeks with the Bordeaux and Parls-dreen. 2. 
See remarks about rosebuds under Rurallsms, pade 
411. 
Bbbmgda Grass Seed.—W here can I buy Ber¬ 
muda diass seed 7 j. j. 
Oklahoma Territory. 
ANS.—Of Peter Henderson A Co., New York. 
Preserving eggs and Butter.— By what simple 
method can I preserve batter and egds for winter 
use ? w. p. A. 
ANS.—Batter must be thoroughly salted and freed 
from the buttermilk, and solidly packed In clean, 
new packages, the top being covered with brine. New 
stone Jars are as good as anything, unless t'^e butter 
Is Intended for market. Another good method some¬ 
times practiced Is to make Into rolls, and Immerse 
these In strong brine. Several dllTerent processes of 
preserving eggs were given In The R. N.-Y. of April 
21, page r&7, tlrst column. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Green corn from Bermuda has been In market. 
Southern apples have made their appearance. 
Georgia watermelons made their appearance dar¬ 
ing the week. 
Batter Is lower than at our last report, but has 
been still lower during the week. 
Gatest shipments of foreign potatoes must have 
entailed a lose upon the shippers. 
By the burning of the .lersey City abattoir, last 
Saturday night, 0 000 sheep perished. 
The canners take the surplus of asparagus when 
the price gets to about $1 per dozen bunches for 
prime. 
Some growers say that the seed crop of Crimson 
clover will be very short; that the wet weather has 
hindered tilling. 
The last onions from Bermuda were only 36 crates 
against 4.311 crates last steamer and 16,125 crates the 
previous steamer. This winds up the season, and 
arrivals have been 152,868 crates, against 288,786 
crates last year. Notwithstanding the short crop, 
prices have ruled low most of the season. 
Produce shippers sometimes do very foolish things, 
as we have perhaps before remarked. Recently a 
Wisconsin man shipped strawberries to Now York 
and they arrived In an utterly worthless condition. 
Strawberries are shipped from Florida In large quan¬ 
tities, why should they not be from Wisconsin, there 
being probably but Utile difference In the distance? 
But Florida strawberries are shipped early In the 
season when prices are high, and they must neces¬ 
sarily be to pay the charges in shipping such long 
distances. They are shipped, too. In cooler weather 
and the shippers have been experimenting for years 
until they have reduced the business to almost a 
science. The time may come when Wisconsin ber¬ 
ries can be shipped to New York and form quite a 
feature of the market, but we doubt It. 
The New York State Crop Bulletin says that fruits 
n general still remain very promising, apples espe¬ 
cially, although a blight has appeared In parts of 
Schuyler County, and some trees are dilng from an 
unknown cause near UeKalb Junction In St. Law¬ 
rence County. Strawberries are an enormous crop In 
the extreme southeast counties ; fair in western 
counties ; but In Franklin County almost a total 
failure. The crop Is about marketed on Long Island. 
Berries generally will be quite plentiful. Early 
cherries are ripe, and early peas are being picked. 
Potatoes are generally good, and particularly so In 
the southeastern counties. The potato bug seems to 
be rather scarce except In some western counties. 
If the conditions continue favorable haying will soon 
be fully under way with the general prospects of a 
fair to good crop. Old meadows will be light In 
eastern Chautauqua County, and In Franklin County 
the crop Is much below the average. 
Spraying in Wet Weather.- Crops are burning 
up now; not long ago they were freezing and drown¬ 
ing. Fruit of all kinds blossomed full, but has 
dropped badly from the effects of the cold and wet 
weather. I sprayed my apple trees with Bordeaux 
Mixture before the leaves came out, and intended to 
spray for the worms as soon as the blossoms were 
off, but It rained every day until about 10 days ago, 
when I spraved. I sprayed my plum trees too, but 
the curcullo Is working on them. I do not believe It 
practicable to spray In a wet season. x. b. s. 
Hydetown, Pa. 
Potatoes Not Coming Up Well.- Much com¬ 
plaint Is made by planters In this vicinity about 
potatoes not coming up. A farmer here bought seed 
potatoes of two dealers and treated both lots alike. 
Those of one lot all came up while of the other, not 
more than half grew and those were weak and 
spindling. He thought they had been soaked In brine 
to keep the sprouts from starting. 1 have heard 
others speak of this salting potatoes. What does 
The R. n.-Y. think about It? c. w. k. 
Taunton, Mass. 
K N.-Y.—We never heard of salting potatoes to 
prevent sprouting. Have any of our readers? A 
temperature much below 40 degrees Fahr. is likely 
to weaken if it does not destroy, thelrgerminatlng 
power. 
The Strawberry Crop.— Strawberries are ripen¬ 
ing rapidly. In Taunton market June 16 the price 
ranged from 12 to 24 cents per basket, some veryGflne 
berries selling at 24, the highest price ever asked for 
natives In this market. On my own grounds, the 
Shuster’s Gem Is yielding heavily of Unbly shaped, 
bright crimson fruit. Beder Wood was the first to 
ripen, but does not amount to much compared with 
the Gem. The Princess seems to be a very produc¬ 
tive variety with robust foliage, rather short trusses 
loaded with fruit, but with the fault of allowing the 
berries to lie on the ground, thereby requiring care¬ 
ful mulching In order to get clean frnlt. Parker 
Earle pleased me as a plant, and set an enormous 
number of berries, which no amount of “petting” 
will cause to mature satisfactorily. Lovett’s Early (?) 
has Just begun to ripen. Early and late varieties 
come nearer together than usual this year on account 
ol the late spring frosts which did much damage to 
the strawberry crop In this section. c. w. k. 
Taunton, Mass. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, marrow, 1892. choice.2 95 CS 00 
Fair to good.150 @175 
Medium, choice, 11:93.1 P5 @2 00 
Pea, 1893, choice.1 95 @2 00 
Medium and pea, fair to good.1 tO @1 75 
Marrow, foreign, 893. choice.2 £0 (&2G0 
Medium, foreign. 1893, choice.1 55 ®1 65 
Pea, foreign, 1893, choice.1 10 @1 75 
White Kidney. 1893, choice.1 EO 02 40 
Red Kidney, 1893, choice.2 70 @2 75 
Fair to good.2 .50 @2 60 
Black Turtle soup, 1891.2 00 O — 
Yellow Eye, 1893, choice.1 35 *2 45 
Lima, Cal., 1893 (60 lbs).2 23 @ — 
Green peas, i893, bbls, per bush.1 07V4@1 10 
Bags, per bash.1 02)4@1 05 
Scotch, 1893, bags.125 ® — 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, State and Penn., fresh extras ...18 ®— 
Elgin and other Western, extras.18 a— 
Western, first.I6)t(ai7 
Western, seconds. 15 @16 
Western, thirds.14 
State dairy, half-tubs, extra. 17 @171^ 
Firsts.16 ai6)4 
Seconds.14>iai5 
Welsh tubs, best lines.16 @16)^ 
Welsh tubs, seconds.14 ai5 
Tubs, thirds.13 &13H 
Western Imitation creamery, first.15 ai5)i 
Seconds. 12 @14 
Thirds.10 all 
Western dairy, tlrst.14 @15 
Seconds.imal2 
Thirds .!0 an 
Factory, firkins, extra.14 @143^ 
Tubs, extra.14 @ — 
Firsts.13 @13X 
Seconds.int®12)^ 
Thirds.10 011 
Old creamery. Western.11 @12 
Old Western factory, held.10 @11 
Grease, per lb. 6 @8 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, large, colored, fancy.8M 
Full cream, large, white, fancy. 8^ 
Full cream, large, good to prime.8)ia 8){ 
Full cream, large, common to fair. 7 0 8 
Full cream, small, colored, choice. 8H@— 
Full cream, small, white choice.8)^0— 
Full cream, small, common to prime.... 7 0 8 
Light skims, Herkimer Co., prime. 7 0— 
Part skims, Herk. Co., com’n to good.... 4 @ 6 
Part skims, Chen. Co., etc., prime.5940— 
Part skims, fair to good. 4 0 5 
Factory, part skims, common. 3 0 394 
Full skims. 2 @ 2>4 
EGGS. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 13 @ 14 
N. Y. State A Penn, fresh gathered. 12 @ 12)4 
Mich., No. Ohio and No. Indiana, fancy.. 1194@ 12 
Western, fresh gathered, average best.. 11)40 — 
Southwestern, fresh gathered, firsts. 11 0 1194 
FRUITS-GREEN. 
Blackberries, N. C., Wilson, par quart. 10@ — 
Dorchester, per quart. 7 @ 9 
Del. A Md., Early Harvest, per quart.... 70 9 
Wild, per quart. 3@ 6 
Cherries, black, per lb. 40 8 
Red and While, per lb. 3@ 6 
Sour, per lb. 30 4 
Currants, cherry, per lb. 60 7 
Small, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Grapes, Fla., Niagara, per 24-lb carrier.2 00@4 00 
Gooseberries, prime green, per quart. 4 @ 7 
Huckleberries. Md. and Del., per quart. 9@ 12 
Jersey, per quart. I2@ 16 
Peaches. B'la , per .carrier.2 OO 4 00 
I’er flat case. 1 60@ — 
Pears, Fla.. Le Conte, per carrier.1 75@J 25 
Plums, N C , Wild Goose, per l()-lb basket... 6 C@ fO 
Ga . Wild Goose, per carrier.1 60@2 CO 
Ga . Wild Goose, per crate. 7531 25 
8 . C., Wild Goose, per half-carrier. 75@1 !6 
Strawberries. Western N. Y., prime, per qt.. ,50 10 
Upper Jersey, average, per quart. 30 7 
Upper Jersey, fancy large. 8 @ — 
Staten Island, prime, per quart. 5@ 10 
Long Island, prime, per quart. 4 @ 7 
Up-River, fancy, large, per quart. lOtj — 
Up-River, prime, per quart. 4 @ 8 
RasDterrles, Jersey, red. per pint. 6 @ 7 
Jersey, black cap, per pint. 3 @ 5 
Md. and Del., red, per pint. 5 @ 7 
Md. and Del., black cap, per quart. 4 @ T 
Md. and Del, black cap, per pint. 20 4 
Muskmelons, Fla., per bbi crate.2 000 3 50 
Per basket. 7601 50 
Watermelons, B'lorlda, choice, per 108 ..10 00@35 CO 
Prime, per 100 .24 00028 00 
Georgia, small, per 100.50 00026 00 
Pineapples, Fla., fancy, per 100.23 00®36 00 
Average, per 100 . 6 00 410 00 
FRUITS-DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated. 1893, fancy. 
Choice. 
Prime. 
Common. 
Chopped, 1893, per lb. 
Cores and skins, 1893, per lb. 
Peaches, Del., evap., peeled. 
N. C., peeled, fancy. 
Choice. 
Fair to crime. 
Cherries, 18S3, per lb. 
Blackberries, 1S93. per lb. 
Huckleberries, 1893, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1893. 
Sun-dried, 1893. 
Plums, Southern, Damson, per lb_ 
Apricots, Cal., 1893, per lb. 
Peaches, Cal., unpeeled, 1891, per lb. 
Peeled, 1893, per lb. 
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Wheat. 
Bye. 
Barley. 
Buckwheat 
Com. 
Oati. 
GRAIN. 
.62 
.52 
!76 
.43 
,38 
074 
058 
0 - 
095 
047 
051 
GRASS SEED. 
Olover, per 100 lb . 8 50 0 10 26 
Timothy. i 00 0 4 35 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1. 80 0 85 
No. 2 . 70 0 76 
No 8 . 65 0 65 
Bhlpp.ng. 80 0 66 
Clover, mixed. 50 0 80 
Clover. 45 0 60 
Salt. 45 0 50 
Straw, long rye. 65 0 — 
Short rye. 45 0 50 
Oat. 45 0 65 
Wheat. 40 0 50 
POTATOES. 
Southern Rose, fancy, per bbl.2 1232 25 
Southern, prime, per bbl.1 76*2 00 
Southern Chill red, prime, per bbl.1 5001 76 
Southern, seconds, per bbl.10 0' 25 
Southern, culls, per bbl. 7.50100 
Domestic, old, per 180 lbs.1 2501 76 
Scotch Magnum, per 168-lb sack. 1 500 — 
POULTRY-LIVE. 
Spring chickens, local, per lb. 17 0 22 
Western, per lb. 17 0 22 
Southern, per lb. 15 0 17 
ITowls. local, per lb. 994 4 10 
Western, per lb. 99*0 10 
Southern, per lb. 9940 — 
Roosters, per lb. 8 0 — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb . 8 0 8 
Ducks, local, per pair. 60 0 75 
Western, per pair. 50 0 60 
Southern, per pair. 40 0 50 
Geese, local, per pair.1 00 01 25 
Western, per pair . 90 @1 12 
Southern and S'western, per pair .... 80 0 90 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 30 0 35 
Young, per pair. 25 0 — 
FRESH DRESSED POULTRY-ICED PACKED. 
Turkeys, Wesfn light weights, choice .. 7 0 8 
Westyrn, toms, heavy. 5 0 6 
Broilers, Pblla., fancy. 22 0 28 
L. 1., Scalded. 19 0 22 
Western, dry picked. 18 • 21 
Western, scalded. 19 0 20 
Ducks, spring, L I., per lb. 16 0 — 
Fowls A chickens. State and Penn., prime 8 0 — 
Dry-ploked, large. 8 0 — 
Good to prime, scalded. 8 0 — 
Western, poor to fair. 7 0 794 
Old roosters, per lb. 4 0 — 
Sqnabs, tame, white, per dozen.2 .50 0 — 
Dark and poor, per dozen.150 0 — 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, ex. per dozen bunches. 76@ — 
Prime. 400 60 
Culls. 290 35 
Beets, Jersey and L. I.. per lOObnnohes.1 (002 00 
Cabbage, Baltimore, per bbl.1 C0@1 23 
Norfolk, per bbl. 1 0001 75 
L. 1. and Jersey, per 100.4 000 5 00 
Cucumbers, Savaonah. per crate. 6001 00 
Charleston, per basket. 7601 25 
Md. and Noifolk, per basket.1 OUOl 60 
Egg plant, B'lorlda. per bbl. 3 t0«5 00 
Green corn, N. C., per 100. 50 J1 50 
Green peas, Long Island, per bag. 5001 00 
Horseradtsb, per lb. 3@ - 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate.2 0002 25 
Egyptian, per bag.2 400 2 60 
Per bag.126'>i 75 
Rhubarb, per lOO.2 300 3 00 
Squash, Florida, marrow per bbl. 1 600 2 60 
Savannab, per bushel crate. 60® 75 
String Beans, Jersey, per basket. 7£® — 
Md.. wax, per basket. 50® 76 
Norfolk, per half-bbl. 400 60 
Norfolk, per bushel. 250 40 
N. C., per basket. 250 40 
Tomatoes, B'la., per carrier crate. 7601 fO 
Savannah, per carrier crate.1 000 2 50 
Miss , per case. 1 (X)0 — 
Turnips, white, per 100 bunches.2 0002 50 
If you name Thx Rural Nxw-Yorkib to our 
advertisers, you may be pretty sure of prompt 
replies and right treatment 
FALMEB, BIVENBUBO A CO.. 
Suocessors to G. S. PALMER. Established 1869. 
Wholesale Commission Merchants. 
POULTRY AND CALVES A SPECIALTY. 
Also Butter, Eggs, Apples, Potatoes and Oranges 
166 Kesde Street, New York, 
Referenoes; Chatham National Bank. 
Choice Butter, Eggs, Cheese. 
For all such we will get you extra prices. We don’t 
want poor goods. Creamery butter In prints or tubs a 
specialty. Stencils and cards furnished on appllca- 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce CoininisHlon Merchants, 
32 Little I’Jth Street, New York. 
FANCY FROITS and VEGEMES. 
I will get you extra prices for choice Ilerries, 
Cherries, Currants, Gooseberries. Green 
Peas, String: lieans, Tomatoes, etc. No use for 
poor goods. Write for Shipping Cards and Directions 
for parking. J. H. TIENKEN, 32 Little Twelfth 
Street, New York. 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
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Fruits and Produce- 
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Quanuues, all Products of the drohard, Garden, 
Dairy, Hennery and"Farm. ’ ” 
Market Keports, Special Heferencea, Stencils, etc., furnished 
free on application. 
611 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
(C7*lnquirie8 and Correspondence Invited. 
We are Headquarters on 
GINSENG ROOT. 
Merchants and Collectors of this valuable root 
will find It to their profitable Interest to ship ns their 
GIN.SENG ROOT, and to correspond with us. 
Highest market values paid. Prompt returns given. 
HIRSH A LOWBN8TBIN. 
References: isaCExporters of Gtnserg Root, 
N. Y. Nat l Ex. Bank. 176 Chambers St., 
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