THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Many shippers do not make more than one grade, 
shipping the stock as it is dug, while others make 
two grades, mixing the culls with the seconds; 
such do not bring as much as if separated and 
shipped as “primes,” “seconds” and “culls.” 
From the present rate of the growth of olive 
production in California, the prediction is made 
by some that it will eventually become one of the 
three most important industries of that State. 
The building of mills in several parts of the State 
for the extraction of the oil, has done much to in¬ 
crease the popularity and success of olive culture. 
A dairy division has been created in the bureau 
of animal industry of the United States Agricul¬ 
tural Department, and H. E. Alvord, has been ap¬ 
pointed chief. The object of the division is to 
collect and disseminate information about the 
dairy industry of the country. The organization 
will probably be effected on July 1. For the work 
of the division, $25,000 will be available annually. 
Boston and New York fruitmen are to have a 
conference on the subject of freight discrimina¬ 
tion. It is said that it costs $288 to transport a 
cow? 4. What weight is in best demand? 5. car-load of berries from Maryland to Boston, more 
. . .. . .. . , , than it costs to carry three car-loads of flour 
What is the manner of disposing of calves after from Minnesota to Boston, while a car-load of 
they reach the city ? h. p. w. fruit is brought from California to Boston for 
Orleans County N Y $225. At a conference of representatives of the 
. ' ' Boston fruitmen with the railroads, any change 
Ans. 1. If they come through promptly, they in freight rates was refused. Evidently some- 
come into market on Monday, and are mostly thing is wrong somewhere, 
killed on Monday night, unless there is a heavy 
supply, or there is some other reason for carrying 
them over, when they may possibly be kept for 
several days. As a general thing, they are killed 
as promptly as possible, as they are likely to 
deteriorate if kept long. 2. According to law, a 
calf should be not less than three weeks old, and 
should weigh not less than 60 pounds when hog- 
dressed. While this law is supposed to be 
enforced, and thousands of “bobs” are seized, 
many more thousands are sold every year. In 
fact, during the past week, and at other times, 
there has been a demand for such calves from 
certain sources, that has made them sell for a 
good, round price. 3. Yes, if just as well fattened. 
If a calf is satisfactorily fat, the dealer doesn’t 
care how he was made so. 4. Usually, about 100 
pounds, dressed, although this varies. Probably 
from 125 to 150 pounds live weight, is as near the 
mark as one is likely to get. 5. Cars containing 
live stock, are run to the stockyards in New York 
or Jersey City. The slaughterers come here and 
make their purchases, and the calves are taken 
to the slaughter houses to be killed and dressed 
for market. They are then sold to the whole¬ 
salers and retailers. 
MEATS—DRESSED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime . S\4® !) 
Fair to good, per lb. 7J*@ 8 
Com. to med., per lb. 7 @ 7 
Buttermilks, per lb. 6 @ ^ 
Small, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Spring lambs, dressed, prime, each.4 50 @5 00 
Fair to good, each.1 50 @4 00 
Pork, country dressed, light, lean, per lb. 7 @ 7 1 
Medium, per lb. ‘ ~ 
Heavy, prime, per lb. 
NDTS. 
Peanuts, Va.. h. p., fancy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled. No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 
POTATOES. 
Florida, prime, per bbl. 
Seconds, per bbl. 
Savannah, prime, per bbl. 
Charleston, prime, per bbl. 
New Orleans, prime, per bbl. 
Culls, per bbl. 
Bermuda, prime, per bbl. 
Seconds, per bbl. 
Scotch, per ltio-lb sack. 
Maine Rose, per d. h. bbl. 
Maine, Hebron, per sack. 
Canada, per 180 lbs. 
Jersey, per 180 lbs. 
State White kinds, per 180-lbs. 
Jersey sweets, fancy Vineland, per bbl ... 
Double-headed bbls. 
POULTRY-FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys, clear hens. 
Young toms. 9 @ — 
Chickens,Phila., under 4 lbs. to pair.per lb 48 @ 45 
Phila., 4 lbs. or over to pair, per lb ... 88 @ 42 
L. I. broilers, scalded, per lb. 85 @ 88 
Western scalded, per It*.. 28 @ 83 
Western, dry-picked, per lb. 33 @ 37 
Fowls, Western, scalded, choice. 11 @ — 
Dry picked, choice. 11 @ — 
Common to fair . 9J^@ 10) 
Old roosters, per lb. 6t£@ 7 
Ducks, L I., spring, per lb. 27 @ 29 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.2 50 ®3 00 
Mixed lots, per doz.2 00 @2 25 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 60 @1 75 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, large, per pair.1 00 @1 25 
Small to medium, per pair. 60 ® 90 
Fowls, local, per lb. 12 ® — 
Western, per lb. 12 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 11 ) 4 ® 12 
Roosters, per lb. 7)4® 8 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 60 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ 55 
Geese, fancy fattened, per pair.1 00 @1 25 
Western, per pair. 80 @1 12 
Southern and S’western, per pair. 60 ® 75 
Pigeons, per pair. 20 @ 30 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, per doz bunches .. .1 00@l 75 
Beets, Savannah, per crate.1 00@1 75 
Florida, per crate. 7501 50 
81a. and Charleston, per 100 bunches ....2 00@4 00 
Cabbage, Florida, per bbl crate. —@ — 
Charleston, per bbl crate.1 50@1 75 
N. C., per bbl crate.1 50® — 
Norfolk, per bbl crate.1 2501 60 
Celery. New Orleans, per doz roots. 25® 50 
Cucumbers. Fla., per crate. 60®1 00 
Charleston, per basket.1 00@1 75 
New Orleans, per doz. —@ — 
Green peas, Norfolk, per half bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Edenton, per half bbl.I 00@1 25 
Edenton. per bushel. 7501 00 
Other N. C., per half bbl.I 00® — 
Other N. C., per bushel . 76® — 
Horseradish, per lb. j@ 2 
Kale, Long Island, per bbl. 50@ 75 
Lettuce. Norfolk, per basket. —® — 
Norfolk, per bbl. —® — 
Nearby, per bbl.1 00(«2 50 
Onions. Havana, per crate. —@ — 
Bermuda, per crate.1 1501 26 
Egyptian, per UO-lb bag.1 75®1 90 
Radishes, Norfolk, per bbl. —@ — 
L. I., per 100 . 60® 75 
Rhubarb. L. 1. and Jersey, per 100.1 00®2 00 
String beans, Fla., wax. per crate. 75® 1 25 
Green, Fla., per crate. 50® 1 00 
Georgia, wax. per crate.1 25® 1 50 
Georgia, green, per crate.1 26® 1 50 
Charleston, wax, per basket.1 50® — 
Charleston, green, per basket.1 25® 1 50 
Spinach, Long Island, per bbl. 75® l 00 
Squash. Southern, yellow, per bushel crate.. 6001 00 
White, per bushel crate. 25® 75 
Marrow, per bbl-crate.2 00@3 00 
Turnips. Jersey. Russia, per bbl. 75® 1 00 
Canada. Russia, per bbl. 7501 00 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier.3 00®6 00 
Key West, per eaTier. _@ _ 
Key West, per bushel crate. —® — 
Key West, per box. —® — 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 22,067 cans of milk, 
205 cans of condensed milk and 629 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.12 a can of 40 quarts. 
.4 00® 5 00 
.2 75@3 00 
.4 00@5 00 
.4 00® 5 00 
.3 00® 3 50 
.2 00® 2 50 
,4 50® 6 00 
3 00® 4 00 
.2 00 ® — 
.1 50® 2 00 
.1 50® 2 00 
2 00 ® — 
.1 60@1 75 
.1 60® 2 00 
.2 00®3 00 
.2 00®2 50 
MARKETS 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 189-1, choice. 
Medium, choice, 1894 . 
Pea. 1894, choice. 
White Kidney, 1894, choice. 
Red Kidney, 1894, choice. 
Black Turtle soup. 1894. 
Yellow Eye, 1894, choice. 
Lima. Cal., 1894 (GO lbs). 
Medium, foreign, 1S94. 
Marrow, foreign. 
Pea, foreign, 1894. 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 
Bags, per bushel. 
Scotch, bags. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, State and Penn., extras .. 
Elgin and other Western, extras . 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds..... 
Western, thirds. 
8tate dairy, half tubs, extras. 
Firsts . 
Seconds. . 
Welsh tubs, extras. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 
Tubs, thirds. 
Western dairy, firsts. 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
Factory, extras. 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Thirds... 
Western imitation creamery, firsts. 
Seconds. . 
Thirds. 1 ) 4 ® 8)4 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full cream, large, colored, choice.656® 654 
Large, white, choice.656@— 
Fair to prime.5 ® 514 
Small, choice. 6 @ 6 
Small, fair to good. 4 @ 5 % 
Light skims, Central N. Y.. choice.4 @414 
Common to fair. 2 @4 
Part skims, Chen. Co., etc., best . 2)4® 4 
Fair. 2 @ 3 
Common. 1U@ iu 
Full skims. 1 @— 
EGGS. 
New-laid, fancy (nearby), at mark. 15 @ 15 )4 
N. Y. State & Penn., fresh collections.... 14\i® 14)4 
Northern Indiana and Ohio, choice. 14 @ — 
Western, fresh collections, choice. 1354@ 14 
Nashvllles, fresh collections, choice. 12 %® 13 
Tennessee & Va.,fresh collections,choice 12%@ 13 
Southern, fresh collections, prime. 12 @ 12 % 
Duck eggs. Md., per doz. 17 @ — 
Southern, per doz. 13 @ — 
Western, per doz. 13 ® 14 
Goose eggs, per doz. 20 ® 24 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1894, fancy. 654@ 7 
Choice. <>'4® 614 
F ritne . 5%@ 6 % 
Common.5 ® 5 % 
Sundried, sliced. 5 @6 
Chopped, 1894, per lb. 2 @2U 
Cores and skins. 1893-4, per lb. ) 4 @ 1 
Apricots, Cal., 1894, boxes, per lb. 6 ) 4 ® 9 
Bags, per lb. 6 @8 % 
Peaches, Cal., unpeeled. 1894, per lb. 6 ® 6 % 
Peeled, per lb.12 @15 
Plums, State. 3)^@ 4 
Cherries, 1894, per l'o .11 @— 
Blackberries, 1894, per lb. 4 @ 414 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894.19 @— 
Sundried.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Baldwin, per bbl.3 oo@4 50 
Ben Davis, per bbl.3 00@4 50 
Greening, per bbl.3 00@3 50 
Russet, per bbl.2 (J0@3 50 
Spy, per d. h. bbl.3 00@4 00 
Poor to good, per bbl.1 otl®2 00 
Strawberries, Norfolk, prime, per quart. 6® 8 
Charleston, fancy, per quart. —@ — 
Charleston, fair to good, per quart. —@ — 
N. C., fancy, per quart. 8® — 
N. C., fair to good, per quart. 4@ 6 
N. C., poor, per quart. 3@ — 
Maryland, fancy, per quart. 8@ 10 
Maryland, poor to good, per quart. 6@ 8 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1893, choice. 5 @— 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 9 @— 
Prime. 8 @— 
Medium. 6 ® 7 
Common. 3 @ 5 
Old olds. 2 @ 3 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1894, choice. 9 @— 
Prime. 8 @— 
Medium. 6 @7 
Crop of 1893, choice. 5 @_ 
Bavarian and Bohemian.22 @26 
Altmarks.18 @20 
.18 @— 
.18 @— 
.16 @17 
.14 @15 
.12 @13 
. 10H>@17 
,15 @16 
13 @14 
16 @16% 
15 @16 
12%@U)4 
.11 @13 
.12 ®12)4 
8 \4® 6)4 
. 7 ) 4 @ 8 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
The crop of old apples is about marketed. 
Trade in California raisins is extremely dull. 
Strawberry receipts have been remarkably 
heavy. 
The outlook for the Eastern cherry crop is re¬ 
ported bad. 
Low opening prices on California canned fruits 
are anticipated. 
There has been an increased export demand for 
canned tomatoes. 
A shipment of 149,040 gallons of cider was re¬ 
cently made to England. 
Some of the new-crop canned California aspar¬ 
agus is now on its way to this market. 
The cidermakers of New England have formed 
a National association for the common good. 
The apple bloom this year was generally heavy; 
what the outcome will be, remains to be seen. 
A syndicate is reported formed in London for 
the purpose of controlling the canary seed market. 
The peach crop has begun to fail in the differ¬ 
ent producing regions; this is a rather late start. 
Two New York City sportsmen were fined $1,350 
and $325 respectively, for killing robins on Staten 
Island. 
A movement has been put on foot to abolish the 
daily butter and egg call on the New York Mer¬ 
cantile Exchange. 
According to a recent decision of the courts, 
artificially colored vinegar can no longer be 
legally sold in New York State. 
Many of the Southern cabbages are nothing but 
leaves, and sell for very low prices. It doesn’t 
pay to send this sort of stuff. 
□ Mincemeat manufacturers take large quantities 
of the cheaper grades of California raisins; this 
is an excellent thing for the raisin growers. 
The first cherries from North Carolina sold for 
10 to 12 cents per pound, and would have sold for 
50 per cent more had they been of good size and 
color. 
Reports are rife of the destruction of the apple 
and other tree fruits in various parts of the 
country; but it is yet too early to make any accu¬ 
rate predictions. 
Barbadoes, which has heretofore admitted sugar 
free of duty, has placed a duty of $2.40 per 100 
pounds on that article, and one of 24 cents per 
gallon on molasses, to continue in force until 
December 31. 
Many of the potatoes are arriving from Florida 
and other Southern points in crates holding a 
barrel of potatoes. The barrel-crates do not sell 
as freely as the barrels and average about 50 
cents lower in- price, though holding fully as 
much as regular-sized barrels. 
Southern new potatoes should be graded more 
carefully than is generally done by most shippers. 
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weeks old, $5 each. A. .1. c. C. Bull Calf, a little 
white on it, $20. WANTED—Maun Bone Mill 
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CHOICE'HPRODUCTS 
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Butter in tubs and prints a specialty. Live and 
Dressed Poultry and Eggs, Hovs. etc. Stencils, etc., 
on application. GARNER & CO.. Produce Commis¬ 
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AGENTS WANTED 
To canvass for the sale of our 
Poultry, Fruits and all Produce 
sold at top prices. Daily returns. 
For stencils, prices and references, 
write F. I. SAGE & SON. 
183 Reade Street. New York. 
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