1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
577 
As We Go to Press— Continued, 
a thought for you to run over a while— 
you men who recognize that your mis¬ 
sion in life is to do something with the 
talents that were placed in your hands. 
One thing more, and we are done for the 
week. Here is a letter from a hank di¬ 
rector in Ohio : 
I see by my Ruual that you look up the responsl- 
blllty of parties that are frauds. Our butter factory 
made three shipments of butter to James T. Mulhall 
& Co., 63 Gansevoort St., New York. Two of those 
consignments, he must have received after he had 
broken up, or refused payment. We drew on the 
firm through the Third National Bank. New York, 
and said bank sent a messenger to their place of 
business and reported to ns that the place was empty. 
A party gave him Inclosed card as the attorney that 
was settling up their business. We wrote said attor¬ 
ney some time ago, and cannot get a reply. The 
amount they owe us Is 11,231.41. If you can In any 
way Inform ns how to get at the case, let us know. 
Now for the past year or more, at all 
times of the day and night we have been 
warning our readers against just such 
parties. Further than that, we are 
advertising several firms that we are 
sure will make fair returns. And yet 
here comes a man who paid no attention 
to what we said, but sent 81,200 worth 
of butter to unknown parties, and now 
wants us to collect it for him ! From the 
best investigation we can make, it looks 
as though this firm would pay little or 
nothing of their debts. They probably 
worked that old, old game of offering 
several cents a pound above the market 
price. How long will reputable busi¬ 
ness men permit themselves to be cheated 
in this way ? 
The liret $2 was won by R. R. Oage, 
of Hamilton County, Oat., Canada, who, 
on September 1, sent the largest club for 
the day. 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Bananas are being sold at auction again this sum¬ 
mer. 
Cotton in some parts of Texas Is badly damaged by 
the boll worm. 
Evaporated apples from California sold well for 
about 12 cents per pound. 
The Peanut Trust has secured an advance of 
freight rates on broken car lots. 
Several cheese factories are reported to have 
closed in Ontario on account of the drought. 
The wheat crop of Minnesota and North Dakota Is 
said to be one of the largest ever harvested. 
The Philadelphia authorities are making war on 
the swill fed cattle In the suburbs of that city. 
The Florida lemon crop Is estimated at 200,000 
boxes. It will soon begin to move toward market. 
From 16 to 20 car-loads of Jersey peaches have 
been coming In per day lately. They are mostly of 
good quality. 
New York State potatoes are not only badly short¬ 
ened by drought, but are reported to be blighting and 
rotting badly. 
In many localities, the recent rains have not been 
sufficient to do much more than wet the surface. 
Soaking rains are needed. 
Trade In many farm products liable to be affected 
by the new tariff law, has been very quiet lately, but 
will now probably pick up. 
The United States Hay B'ever Association has biien 
holding a convention In New Hampshire. It Is not 
an agricultural organization, however. 
It Is reported that the utter failure of the corn 
crop has neOessltated the closing of several railroad 
stations In Nebraska. Corn seems to be king there. 
There Is an Increased demand for ginseng root, and 
the market Is firm at $2.9U to $3.15 for Canada and 
State, $2.30 to $2 60 for Western, and $2.15 to $2.30 for 
Southern. 
Louisiana sugar planters Intend to sue the Govern¬ 
ment for the amount of this year’s sugar bounty. It 
Is expected that the bounty will approximate 
$ 11 , 000 , 000 . 
The traffic In California fruit over the Union Pa¬ 
cific Kallroad is unprecedentedly heavy. An aver¬ 
age of nine or ten trains a day has recently been 
coming east. 
Up to Saturday evening, August 25, the receipts of 
live poultry had been 826 car-loads against653 for the 
same time last > ear, which were heavier than those of 
any preceding year. 
It has been discovered that a lot of cattle affected 
with Texas fever have been shipped from Texas Into 
eastern Kansas. Investigations and snlts against 
the guilty parties will follow. 
Large quantities of Bartlett pears have been put 
Into cold storage recently, until the capacity of the 
warehouses has been nearly exhausted. As a result 
they are now thrown on the market, and low prices 
prevail. 
<<The Life of an Iron Rooi 
or how long will it last ?” is the title of 
an instructive little book upon the pre¬ 
servation of iron roofing, sent free by the 
Cincinnati Corrugating Co., B. 16,Piqua,0 
Grape prices have been knocked Into a cocked hat, 
and for two leading causes of this the growers alone 
are responsible. One Is the growing of varieties like 
the Champion, which, while a few days earlier, are 
of such poor quality that they destroy the appetites 
of the eaters for more. The other Is the practice of 
girdling the vines to hasten ripening, which also 
gives poor fruit. People who buy aad eat this miser¬ 
able stuff, don’t want any more, prices go down, and 
when good fruit corcSs In, It suffers from the lack of 
demand and the low prices. 
England reports the worst apple crop In 20 years. 
Many counties will have Just enough for home con¬ 
sumption, and those having any surplus, have only 
a small one. Large quantities will be wanted from 
other countries to supply the demand. Holland has 
only half a crop, Germany only a quarter crop, and 
will be a large buyer this year from other countries. 
France has a fairly gcod crop In the south, but, be¬ 
ing early fruit, these are likely to be cleared away 
during the next three months. On the other hand, 
the great apple-producing country from Nantes to 
Orleans has a bad crop, and the country adjoining 
Belgium also Is bad. This Is most Important, It be¬ 
ing a district that sends very largely to the English 
markets. Belgium In certain districts has a fair 
crop, but they are mostly early fruit, sorts that do 
not keep much after October; late sorts are a very 
poor crop. Italy had a very large crop last year and 
sent Bcmethlng like 5,000 tons to England after Christ¬ 
mas, but this being the non-bearing year, she can 
only have a light crop. Looking at Europe gener¬ 
ally, It is the worst crop of apples for many years, 
and this should leave a grand opening for American 
apples. 
Valley County, Neb— We have not had rain 
enough to thoroughly soak the ground since three 
years ago last June; just a few showers to moisten 
the surface. There are but two pieces of wheat In 
the neighborhood good enough to stack. Thousands 
of acres were never cut; some were mowed for hay, 
and did not yield much of that. Some have thrashed, 
but now wlsn they had lot It go. One man got 24 
bushels from 25 acres, another 38 from 18. one 12 
from 16, one 74 from 60, one 138 from 65. one 89 from 
60, and one 50 from 12 sores, the best yet thrashed. 
This covers about four townships. There are only 
three pieces of corn that will produce anything but 
stalks; all dry as winter. Hay Is nothlrg. There Is 
one piece of millet. Corn stalks are all being cut for 
hay. People are all leaving that can get away—15 
families gone and more g-lng. 1 have not raised 
enough grain and hav on 158 acres aside from the 
stalks, to keep one span of horses till the next crop. 
I had 54 acres of meadow land, 31 acres of oats, 78 
acres of corn. Horses cannot be sold at all. Fat 
cattle are $l per 100 pounds; cows one-half cent per 
pound. We are shipping corn from Kansas. Many 
are applying for help already. .j w. ». 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW 1 
[f you don't see what you want, ask for it. 
Detkoit Commission Mehchants.— Who Is a re¬ 
liable commission merchant in Detroit, Mich., for 
the sale of garden produce ? A. w. T. 
Indiana. 
ANS.—We don’t know. Do any of our readers In 
that vicinity? If so, will they answer? 
Noiseless Caktridoes — Is there such a thing 
made by the cartridge companies in the United 
States as a noiseless cartridge used to shoot ducks or 
wild geese? Where are they made ? What are they 
made of ? h. ii. o. 
Norihvllle, Tenn. 
ANS.-Never heard of any such. Have any of our 
readers ? Why not try an air gun ? 
Brook TBOUT.—Will some one who has had ex¬ 
perience In the matter, explain about raising brook 
trout for market? With a stream of cold water, 
plenty of fall, and a chance to build pools, will there 
oe any chance for a profit? What about prices? 
Where are the best markets ? B. s. P. 
Proctor, Vt. 
ANS.—To explain the whole business would require 
a book, and such a one is published by Livingston 
Stone, Charlestown, N. H. A cold stream of water Is 
a necessity, and ponds are usually constructed. At 
present, there doesn’t seem to be much encourage¬ 
ment to go Into trout breeding, unless one has a bet¬ 
ter market than Is found In this city. Prices now 
are only about 50 cents per pound, much below the 
usual price. There seems much competition, large 
numbers are brought from Canada, and some prefer 
the wild trout. The usual size In market here Is 
about one-half pound, and the best market is at the 
opening of the season In April. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, marrow, 1893, choice.3 40 ® — 
Fair to good.2 75 C<43 25 
Mfdlum, choice, 1693 .2 00 @ — 
Pea, 1893, choice.195 @ — 
Medium and pea, fair to good.1 fcO @175 
Marrow, foreign, 893, choice. — <a — 
Medium, foreign, 1893, choice.1 40 @1 60 
Pea, fore’gn, 1893, choice ..1 bO @1 60 
White Kidney. 1893, choice.2 50 @2 60 
Red Kidney, 1893, cnolce.2 75 @2 85 
Fair to good.2 00 @2 50 
Black Turtle soup, 1891.1 95 @2 00 
Yellow Eye, 1893, choice.2 50 @ — 
Lima, Cal., 1893 (60 lbs).2 50 @2 55 
Green peas. 893, bols, per bush.1 17 (S — 
Bags, per bush. 1 12 ® — 
Scotch, 1893, bags.120 @ — 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, State and Penn., fresh extras , .. 21 !^ 4 — 
Elgin and other Western, extras. 24)*®— 
Western, firsts.21 @22 
Western, seconds.18 @20 
Western, thirds.16 @17 
State dairy, half-tubs, extra . 22 @221* 
B’lrsts. 20 @21 
Seconds. 17 019 
Thirds.15 @16 
Welsh tubs, best lines.— to— 
Welsh tubs, seconds.— a— 
Tubs, thirds.— a— 
Try the Nickel Plate Road when you 
go West.— Adv. 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.17 aiS 
Seconds. 15 @16 
Thirds.I3^@I4 
Western dairy, firsts.16 @17 
Seconds.141*015 
Thirds .13Xal4 
Factory, firkins, extra. 16!4@— 
Tubs, extra.15 @ — 
Firsts.14 @14X 
Seconds.13t<@— 
Thirds.12)*@13 
Old Western factory, held. 9 ®10X 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, large, colored, fancy.10%a— 
Full cream, large, white, fancy.10?^ i— 
Full cream, large, good to prime.9 * a 
Full cream, large, common to fair. 8 a 
Full cream, small, colored, cnoice.l(9<@103i 
Full crehm, small, white choice.lO^tolO^ 
Full cream, small, common to prime.... 8>*aiU'>^ 
Light skims, Herkimer Co., prime.— @ — 
Part skims, Uerk. Co., com’n to good....— @ — 
Part skims, Chen. Co., etc., prime. 6 ® 7 
Part skims, fair to good. tH® 6 
Factory, part skims, common. 3>«® 
Full skims. 2 @ 3 
EGGS. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 18 ® 18^ 
N. Y. State & Penn, fresh gathered, firsts 17!4@ — 
Northwestern fancy . 16H@ 
Western and N’western. good to prime.. '5Vi@ 16 
Southwestern, fair to good. I4)k® 15 
'Vestern & S'western, inferior, per case .2 (X) @3 00 
Western seconds, per case.2 CO @3 00 
FKUITS-GRREN. 
Apples, JO-ounce, fancy, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Duchess of Oldenburgh. per bbl.1 50@2 25 
Gravenstelu, per barrel.1 1 0®2 00 
Holland Pippin, per d. h. barrel.1 25al 75 
Malden’s Blush, per d. h. barrel.110®2 00 
Nyack Pippin, per d. h. barrel.I 25@1 1 0 
Orange Pippin, per barrel.1 2.5@1 50 
Poor to good, per oarrel. 60@1 00 
Grapes. Del and Md., Moore’s Early, per lb. 3<9 4 
Jersey Champion, per lb. la 2 
Up River. Cnamplon. per lb. 1@ 2 
Moore’s Early, per lb. 2 a 3 
Worden, per lb. 2® 3 
Delaware, per lb .. 3® 4 
Niagara, per lb . ... 3® — 
Delaware, per 5-lb basket. 15@ 20 
Niagara, per 6-lb basket. 12 * 15 
Concord, etc., per 8-lb basket. 15® 25 
Ifuckleberrles, .Md. and Del., per quart. —@ — 
Jersey, per quart. 3@ 6 
Shawangunk Mtn , per box. fO® 75 
Peaches, Jersey, farcy, per basket. 7o81 '10 
Prime, per oasket. 60* 70 
Fair to good, per basket. :15® 50 
Poor, per basket. 2t® 30 
Up-River, per basket. )0 100 
Pears. Up-River. Bartlett, per barrel.1 25'a2‘.'6 
Jersey Bartlett, per bbl. 1 50®2 75 
Flemish Beauty, per bbl.1 50 1 75 
Clapp s Favorite, per barrel. 1 60@2 50 
Common cooking, per barrel.1 00®l .50 
Plums. Up-River, Kgg, per bbl.1.5U@2 00 
Per keg . 76 @i 00 
Per basket. —@ — 
Green Gage, per keg.1 00@1 25 
Per barrel.2 0U(a2 50 
Damson, per bbl.1 lo®! 00 
Common green, per bol.1 2.5@1 75 
Prunes. Up-Ulver, German, per 8-lb box.... 25 » 50 
Muskmelons. South Jersey, Gem, per bbl.,.. 75®1 '26 
South Jersey, Jenny Lind, per bbl. 75®' 00 
South Jersey, Hackensack seed, per bbl. 60®1 00 
Mon. Co., Jersey seed, per barrel. 75 100 
Hacsensack, Jersey, per barrel.1 5092 00 
Watermelons, Southern, choice, per 106 ... '6 00® — 
Prime, per 100 .10 0I'@!4 00 
Georgia, small, per 100 . 6 00® 9 00 
FRUITS -DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated. 1893, fancy.. 
Choice. 
Prime. 
Common. 
Chopped. 1893, per lo. 
Cores and skins, .89?, per lb.. 
Peaches, Del., evao., peeled. 
N. C.. peeled, fancy. 
Choice. 
Fair to prime. 
Cherries, 1894, per lb . 
Blackberries, D9<, per lo. 
Huckleberries, 1893, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1893. 
Evaporated, 1894. 
Plums, Southern, Damson, per lo..., 
Apricots, Cal., 1893, per lb. 
Peaches, Cal., unpeeled, 1891, per lb 
Peeled, 1893, per lb. 
.12H@13 
. 9 @12 
. 1H@ 2 
• IM® 1% 
.14 @15 
.10 ®— 
. 9 ®— 
. 8 @- 
.14 @15 
. 5>*@ 6 
.— a— 
.17 @18 
.17 @18 
- ® - 
8X@ 0>i 
- @— 
@— 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.64 @76 
Bye.63 @58 
Barley.— ©_ 
Buckwheat. 76 @95 
Corn.50 @68 
Oats.40 @51 
GRASS SHED. 
Glover, per 100 lb . 9 00 @ 9 75 
Timothy. 6 50 ® 6 00 
HAY AND STRAW 
Hay, No. 1. 70 ® 75 
No. 2. 60 ® 65 
No 3. 45 ® 55 
Shlpp.ng. 60 ® — 
Clover, mixed. 45 ® 50 
Clover. 45 ® — 
Salt..... 40 ® 45 
Straw, long rye. 60 ® 66 
Short rye. 40 ® 45 
Oat. 35 @ 46 
Wheat. 40 ® 45 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1894 . 10 @ 12 
N. Y. State, crop of 1893, choice. 8 @ 9 
Prime. 7 @ — 
Medium. . 6 ® _ 
Common. . 5 @ — 
Old olds. 4 @ 6 
Pacific Coast,, crop of 1893, choice. 9 @ 10 
Prime. 9 @ — 
Medium. 8 @ — 
Crop of 1892. 7 @ 9 
California, old olds. 6 @ 7 
Bavarian and Bohemian. 30 @ 40 
12 ® 12H 
11 @ IIH 
1014 ® 11 
9*® — 
9^6® - 
9 a - 
5 ® 6 
9 ® 10 
60 ® 80 
50 ® 70 
40 ® 60 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, large, per lb. 
Medium, per lb .... . 
Small, per lb. 
B'owis, local, per lb.... . 
Western, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Roosters, per ib. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Ducks, local, per pair... 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Geese, local, per pair.1 12 @1 37 
Western, per pair .100 @125 
Southern and S western, per pair .... 90 @1 CO 
Pigeons, old, per pair.. 30 ® — 
Young, per pair. 20 @ 25 
F'tBSH DRE33BD POULTRY-ICED PACKED. 
Turkeys, West'n light weights, choice .. 8 ® 9 
Western, toms, heavy. 6 ® 7 
Spring chickens, Phlla., fancy. 17 ® 18 
Philadelphia, fair to good. 14 ® 16 
Western, dry picked. 13 
Westarn, scalded. 12 @ 12>* 
Ducks, spring, L. I., per lb. 14!^@ 15 
Boston, per lb. 14!*@ 15 
Western, per lb . 7 ^ 10 
Fowls & chickens. State and Penn., prime 10 ® 10 i< 
Western Dry-picked, large.. 10 to 10)4 
Good to prime, scalded. 9 @ 10 
Western, poor to fair. 8 0 9 
Geese spring, per lb. 12H@ 13 
Old roosters, per lb. 5 >*@ 46 
Squabs, tame, white, per dozen.1 75 @2 CO 
Dark and poor, per dozen.1 25 ®1 50 
POTATOES. 
L. I. Rose In bulk, per bbl.1 75®1 00 
Jersey, average, per bbl.1 25@1 76 
N. C , Red. sweets per bbl .1 0I®1 60 
Yellow sweets, per barrel.kOO® — 
Va.. ye low sweets, per barrel.2 00@3 .50 
Va. white and yams, per barrel. 1 25@1 60 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I. and .lersey, per lilO.5 0D®7 00 
State, per'00. .s 00@7 00 
Caulitlower Jersey, per bbl.1 0D®2 00 
Celery, Mich . per dozen roots. f@ 16 
Slate, per dozen roots. R® 12 
L. I. and .lersey, per dozen roots. 15® 25 
Rhode Island, per dozen roots. 40® 60 
Cucumbers, N. J & 1 ,. I., per bnl. 40® 60 
Cucumber pickles. L. 1 and N J., per 1,000.. 0ll®I 35 
Egg plant, Jersey, per box. 75 y 40 
Jersey, per barrel. 7511 00 
Green corn, Jersey per 100. 60 J1 00 
Green peas. Long Island, per bag. —@ — 
Green peepers, Jersey, per bbl. 60* 7) 
Hopseradlso, per lb. - @ — 
Lima beans, fist per bag. 1 00c 1 25 
Potat), per bag.1 fO,® — 
Onions, Eastern, red, per barrel.1 ,5001 75 
Orange County, red, per barrel.I 00®1 37 
Orange County, yellow, per barrel. 1 I0@1 60 
L. I. and Jersey, per barrel.1 60a2 50 
String beans, L. I and Jersey, per bug. - @ — 
Squash, Jersey yellow, per bbl. _ 
L. 1.. per bbl . 76 al 00 
Tomatoes, Jersey, Acme, per box. 20® 35 
Jersey. Grant, per box. 15® 20 
Turnips, Jersey, Russia, per barrel. 75®1 OO 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
PALMER, EIVENBUBO ft 00., 
SnocesBors to G, S. PALMER. Established 1869. 
Wholesale Commission Merchants, 
POULTRY AND CALVES A SPECIALTY. 
Also Butter, Eggs, Apples, Potatoes and Oranges 
106 Keade Ntreeti New York, 
References: Chatham National Bank. 
FANCY FRUITS and VEGETABLES. 
I will get you extra prices for choice Plums 
of all kinds; also P«i!ioh«H, I’ears and Apples, 
Corn. Pens, P»»tHtoes, etc. No use for toor goods. 
Write for 3hlpplng Curds and Directions for packing. 
J. U. TIENKKN, 
32 Little Twelfth Street, New York. 
ESTABLISHED IN 1876. 
SDMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
liKAJDQUAIlTKlta H’Otf, 
Fruits and Produce- 
iieGoivf) pfi d sell, in oar l oad lots an d sm aller 
quantiues. alTProaucts oFtEe ^Jrch’afd, CJardon, 
^airy . Hennery and Farm. 
Market Keports, Special Kcfcrences, Stencils, etc., furnished 
free on application. 
611 Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
CCplnqulrlea iind Correspondenoo Invited. 
TWO 
Thoroughbred English Beagle 
Hound Bitch Pups, cheap. 
W. A. B'REED, Homewood, Pa. 
PROFIT 
IN 
There Is probably no branch of 
farming or stock-raising that Is 
BO sure to return, a profit as the 
flock of sheep, and there ts prob¬ 
ably no branch so much neg- 
■» .y* w Tp\ lectod, A well-kept fiock would 
H r J Hi r restore the fertility to many run 
• down farms, and put their own- 
e 8 on the road to prosperity. 
But every man doesn’t know how to care for sheep, 
though he can easily learn. " Sheep Farming” is a 
practical treatise on sheep, their management and 
diseases. It tells In plain language how to select 
and breed them, and how to care tor them. It Is a 
little book worth three times its cost to any farmer 
who raises sheep. Sent postpaid for 25 cents. 
Address THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
Cor. Chambers and Pearl Sts., New York. 
A Carving Set. 
flere is an article every family needs 
three times a day, and every man knows 
how difiicult it is to carve a fowl or even 
a roast without a good carving knife. 
This is a nine-inch imported Sheffield 
steel knife. We are using one just like 
it on our own table, and can recomtrend 
it as first-class in every respect. Price, 
with a renewal $3.25, or with one new 
name $3. Sent for a club of 8 ; with 
steel for a club of 10. 
Little Detective Scale. 
This scale weighs from one-quarter of 
a pound to 25 pounds. Every family 
should have one. Nothing could be 
nicer for weighing small articles. Price, 
with a year’s subscription, $3.25 ; with 
a new subscription, $3. Or given out¬ 
right for a club of seven new subscrip¬ 
tions. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
