THE  RURAL  NEW- YORKER 
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-2c.;  geese.  IS  ami  10c.  Live  poultry, 
15  to  l<>o.  for  liens  ami  17c.  for  ducks. 
Dressed  beef  is  lower  siml  rlemaod  slow 
at  10  to  l.>.  per  pound.  Lamb,  10  to 
1 4  c. ;  mutton.  !)  ai.,1  10c.  j  vetil,  11  to  Hie; 
hogs,  S14  to  9c. ;  supply  heavy.  A  gen¬ 
eral  slowness  has  marked  the  live  beef 
trade  for  some  time  and  prices  are  not 
satisfactory;  much  stock  is  held  waiting 
for  a  better  market.  At  Heighten  best 
went,  at  about  No,  per  pound  ;  mediums  at 
$5.50  to  $7.50  per  <  wt.  ;  poor  grades  and 
bolognas,  .‘!  to  4 Vic.  per  lb.  Hogs  at  (H/L 
and  7c.  per  lb.  leave  no  profit  to  Eastern 
growers  as  the  rule.  Trade  in  milch  cows 
is  also  very  dull,  as  few  are  wanted  for 
various  reasons;  common  stock  bring 
about  $40  each  or  a  little  over;  a  few 
sales  of  the  best  milkers  at  from  $75  to 
over  $100.  a.  e.  p. 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention  Tiie 
U.  N.-Y.  anil  you'll  get  a  quick  reply  and  a 
‘‘square  deal.”  See  guarantee  editorial  page. 
Farm  News  and  Prices 
The  excessive  rainlall  of  last  Summer 
is  in  evidence  on  the  Lancaster,  Ha„  mar¬ 
kets  even  at  this  dale,  as  all  farmers  ap¬ 
peared  to  have  such  an  abundance  of  the 
various  crops  that  could  be  stowed  away 
for  a  month  or  two  that  there  seems  to 
be  nearly  as  much  surplus  as  during  the 
rainy  season.  Eggs  appear  more  plenti¬ 
ful  than  some  seasons,  and  are  selling  at 
38c.  and  40c.  per  doz.  Apples  of  rather 
low  quality  are  seen  everywhere,  due.  I 
think,  to  tiie  local  apples  not  keeping  this 
season.  E.  J.  W. 
Lancaster.  Pa. 
Dee.  N.  Cattle  are  of  very  slow  sale  this 
Fall,  moving  at  from  $10  for  scrubs  to 
$65  and  $70  for  best  grades.  Beef  entile 
bringing  about  He.  to  9^>e.  Veal  calves 
sell  readily  at  15e.  and  pork  is  quick  sale 
at  10c.  to  12c.  dressed;  chickens,  12  to 
15e.  wholesale,  according  fo  quality.  Far¬ 
mers  are  aide  to  gel  from  consumers  20 
to  25e.  for  the  best  ones.  Milk  is  bring¬ 
ing  7  to  9c.  retail,  according  to  quality 
and  i lie  ability  of  the  consumer  to  pay. 
Cream.  20e.  to  20c.  per  pint  ;  butter 
varies  in  wide  range  from  22  to  45e..  ac¬ 
cording  to  quality  and  is  ill  ready  de¬ 
mand.  Fggs  are  selling  at  55c.  per  dozen 
and  are  scarce.  Buttermilk  brings  20e. 
to  24c.  per  gallon  at  retail  and  12c.  to 
15c.  wholesale.  No  fruit  is  offered  for 
sale  ibis  year  as  the  crop  was  ruined  by 
Spring  frosts.  The  prices  received  de¬ 
pend  much  on  the  ability  of  the  producer 
as  a  salesman,  as  well  as  on  his  ability 
to  produce  articles  of  high  quality.  High 
quality  products  sold  |>y  a  man  of  good 
selling  ability  will  always  command  a 
premium.  ii.  j.  D. 
Bradford,  Pa. 
Nov.  20.  This  has  been  a  bard  year  in 
these  parts  for  most  crops,  so  much  rain. 
Dairying  is  the  lending  occupation  of 
most  farmers;  potatoes  and  hay  have  for 
ye  (Its  been  shipped  from  here  in  large 
quantities,  but  this  year  a  good  many 
have  to  buy  potatoes  for  their  home  use, 
hardly  anyone  has  any  to  sell.  No  No. 
1  hay.  No.  2  hay  sells  at  $12.  oat  straw 
$4,  The  Belfast  Fillmore  Dairy  Pro¬ 
ducts  Co.  buy  the  milk  and  either  make 
cheese  or  ship  it  as  they  think  best.  At. 
present  they  are  paying  $1.70  per  100 
pounds  for  tile  milk  with  hardly  any  satis¬ 
fied  patrons.  Cows  sell  for  from  $25  to 
$50  to  dealers.  Bulls  4%  cents  pound.  A 
few  carloads  of  potatoes  have  been 
hrouglit  into  nearby  towns,  and  sell  at 
$2.12  per  150-lb.  stick.  No  peaches  are 
ever  grown  here.  Apples,  pears,  plums 
and  cherries  were  a  complete  failure  and 
all  we  have  are  shipped  in.  Last  week 
a  ear  of  apples  brought  to  a  nearby  town 
sold  readily  at  from  $2  to  $2.50  per  bar¬ 
rel.  The  stores  here  are  paying  20  cents 
for  dairy  butter,  and  20  cents  for  eggs  in 
trade.  Not  much  wheat  grown  here,  but 
a  few  have  a  little  to  sell  and  get  from 
$1  to  $1.25;  oats  40  cents  per  bushel. 
Some  beans  are  raised,  along  the  river 
flats  they  are  turning  out  well,  but  back 
on  (he  clay  lulls  the  farmers  lmrdly  get 
their  seed  back.  No  market  price  estab¬ 
lished  yet.  A.  A. 
Cancadea,  N.  Y. 
place  after  the  report  was  compiled,  is 
not  touched  upon. 
Former  Town  Clerk  Cleary.  Democratic 
boss  of  11a  verst  raw,  N.  Y„  who  was  ac¬ 
quitted  of  killing  Eugene  Newman,  who 
married  bis  daughter,  Anna  Cleary,  was 
sentenced  to  Sing  Sing  prison,  Dee.  27, 
for  forgery.  Supremo  Court  Justice 
Tomkins  gave  him  front  three  to  six 
years.  Ilis  lawyer,  immediately  moved 
for  a  certificate  of  reasonable  doubt. 
There  are  seven  iudietments  hanging  over 
Cleary’s  head  upon  which  lie  might  bo 
tried. 
The  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  was  re¬ 
strained.  Dee.  2N.  from  making  price 
agreements  on  grain  to  arrive  there,  in  au 
order  by  Federal  Judge  K.  .M.  Landis. 
The  dftiTee  hinds  the  board  as  a  corpora¬ 
tion.  its  o (lieers  and  1.500  members.  An 
appeal  will  be  taken,  according  to  at¬ 
torneys  for  the  board. 
Dr.  Katharine  Bcmcut  Davis,  New 
York's  only  woman  ('ommissioner,  re¬ 
signed.  Doc.  28.  as  the  head  of  the  De¬ 
partment  of  Correction  to  accept  appoint¬ 
ment  by  Mayor  M  itched  as  chairman  of 
the  new  Parole  Commission,  ller  salary 
will  be  $7,500  a  year,  the  same  amount 
she  has  been  receiving. 
Abandoning  all  efforts  to  get  out  of 
Mexico  while  amnesty  is  withheld  from 
him  by  the  Carranza  government,  Gen- 
crnl  Francisco  Villa  lias  fled  into  the 
Hucrero  Mountains,  west  of  Chihuahua, 
taking  with  him  Francisco  Obregon,  a 
brother  of  (ienernl  Alvaro  Obregon,  the 
Carranza  commander  in  chief.  For  months 
Villa  held  Francisco  Obregon  a  prisoner 
in  Chihuahua,  capturing  him  soon  after 
the  Torrenn  battle  as  Obregon  was  try¬ 
ing  to  reach  the  border.  Now  lie  is  hold¬ 
ing  General  Obregon's  brother  in  the  hope 
of  forcing  the  granting  of  amnesty  by 
( ’arranza. 
WMm. 
Buffalo  Markets 
There  was  some  advance  in  poultry 
during  the  holidays,  as  almost  everything 
was  rather  scarce,  but  ns  a  rule  all  mar¬ 
ket  produce  is  plenty  and  selling  at  mod¬ 
erate  prices.  Eggs  have  nosed  off  a  little, 
with  butter  and  cheese  unchanged.  Ber¬ 
muda  potatoes  are  now  plenty,  but  rather 
small  nud  bringing  $8.50  and  $9  per  barrel. 
Whites  are  not  above  9()e.  per  bn.  whole¬ 
sale.  and  sweets  bring  $1.25  per  bn.  ham¬ 
per.  Apples  are  plenty  at  $2  and  $4.50  per 
barrel  for  reds  and  50  cents  less  for 
greens.  The  display  of  Western  apples  is 
not  large.  There  are  no  pears  in  market. 
Crapes  are  confined  to  Californios,  which 
sell  at  $5  and  $9  per  keg.  and  retail  at  10 
cents  a  pound  for  good  quality.  The  citrus 
fruit  crop  bids  fair  to  sell  for  less  than 
the  former  crop,  especially  oranges, 
which  are  now  about  on  a  par  with 
lemons,  wholesaling  at  $2.75  per  box. 
Crape  fruit  is  noire  plenty  at  $2  per  box-. 
Vegetables  are  active,  Brussels  sprouts 
still  retailing  at  15e.  a  quart  and  squash 
at  $1.25  nud  $1.50  per  hundred  pounds; 
cabbage,  $1.50  and  $2.25  per  100;  cauli¬ 
flower,  $2.50  per  crate;  string  beans,  yel¬ 
low  and  white.  $5  per  hamper,  or  15c.  a 
quart  retail;  celery.  20  and  liOe.  a  hnuch; 
hothouse  cucumbers,  75e.  to  $1.50  per 
dozen  ;  lettuce,  OOe.  per  box  or  10c.  a 
head  retail;  yellow  turnips,  00c.  per  bar¬ 
rel.  Beans  are  higher  at  $4.75  for  red 
kidneys  or  marrows  and  $4.10  for  me¬ 
dium.  Onions  are  firm  tit  65c.  to  $1.15 
for  yellow  and  $1.50  per  crate  for  Span¬ 
ish.  Creep  onions  are  plenty  at  lOe,  a 
bunch,  retail.  Cranberries  tire*  plenty  at 
$7  and  $9  per  barrel  and  the  usual  10c.  a 
quart,  retail. 
Rabbits,  about  the  only  game  sold  on 
the  markets,  are  plenty  tit  60, •.  per  pair, 
with  the  fpr  on.  Large  pumpkins  are 
20e.  each.  Butler  is  steady  at  27e.  for 
best,  wholesale,  consumers  paying  4c. 
more.  .Most  "choice  Elgin”  is  selling  at 
22  and  25e.  retail.  Cheese  remains  at 
18c.  for  best,  down  to  15e.  for  common. 
Fggs  are  25  and  45e.  from  storage  to 
fancy,  good  grades  retailing  at  20c.  Choice 
young  turkey  wholesale  at  26  and  27c. 
dressed;  old  toms,  20r. ;  fowl,  1 1  »<  *.  for 
fancy;  chickens.  14  and  l!Se. ;  dltcks,  17 
and  20e. ;  geese,  15  and  19c.;  live  poultry, 
2  and  2c.  lower  than  dressed.  .T.  w.  c. 
Florida  has  a  greater  number  of 
cattle  in  pastures  and  on  the  open 
range  than  any  State  in  the  Union. 
Year  ’round  grazing  and  the  mild 
climate  combine  to  make  stock  rais¬ 
ing  unusually  profitable  in  Florida. 
Some  of  the  finest  blooded  cattle 
in  the  country  are  found  in  Florida. 
Hogs  raised  in  the  State  have 
brought  top  prices  for  many  years 
in  some  leading  markets. 
Florida  is  a  healthful  State  for 
man  and  beast.  The  weather  is 
pleasant  all  the  year  ’round,  and 
sunstrokes  are  unknown.  The  aver¬ 
age  production  of  farm  crops 
amounts  to  about  $80  per  acre,  but 
only  S  per  cent  of  the  tillable  land 
is  under  cultivation. 
For  further  i nlorraation  about  Florida, 
address  any  or  all  oi  the  following: 
Bonrd  of  Trail*,  Avon  Park,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trade,  Bartow,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trade,  Frostproof,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Ti  ada,  Ft-  Lauderdale,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trada,  Ft.  Myera,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trada  of  Howay,  Yalaha,  Florida. 
Chamber  of  Coromrro*,  Jacksonville^  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trade,  Lakeland,  Florida. 
Hoard  ofTrado,  Lake  Wales,  Florida. 
Ch  imhcr  of  Comuieroe,  Lake  Worth,  Florida. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Miami.  Florida. 
Oklawnha  Vallef  Hy  ,  Oran£e  Spring*.  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trade,  Oranjfe  .Springs,  Florida. 
Hoard  of  Trade,  Orlando,  Florida. 
11  tard  of  Trade,  Plant  City,  Florida* 
II  >a *d  of  Trade,  Sarasota.  Florida. 
Hoard  of  T r»»de,  Sebring,  Florida. 
Board  ofTrade,  Tampa.  Florida. 
Board  of  Trade,  Wsoohula,  Florida. 
Board  of  Trade.  West  Palm  Beach,  Florida. ^ 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  W'inter  Haven,  Florida* 
Board  of  Trade,  Winter  Park,  Florida. 
FARM  AND  GARDEN.  During 
Farmers’  Week  at  the  University  of  .Mis¬ 
souri  (Columbia)  Jan.  1-7,  20  State  as¬ 
sociations  held  their  annual  meetings.  A 
special  feature  this  year  was  a  short 
course  for  rural  preachers. 
Following  a  conference  of  representa¬ 
tives  of  the  Southwestern  Cattlemen’s 
Association,  embracing  Texas,  Oklahoma, 
New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  steps  were 
taken  at  San  Antonio,  Tex..  Dec.  29,  for 
the  establishment  of  a  series  of  packing 
houses  by  association  members.  This  is 
the  first  action  in  the  tight  against  the 
big  packers  to  bring  about  greater  com¬ 
petition  in  the  buying  market.  It  is  de¬ 
eds  red  that  tin1  big  packers  have  reduced 
prices  until  further  reduction  means  driv¬ 
ing  many  cattle  raisers  out  of  business. 
Many  cattlemen  have  agreed  to  finance 
the  project  on  a  basis  of  $1  for  every 
head  of  cattle  they  own. 
Boston  Market  Review 
Christinas  trade  in  Boston,  while  not  as 
good  as  usual  at  this  season,  was  fairly 
satisfactory  to  sellers  in  most  lines. 
Squash,  which  is  an  important  vegetable 
at  this  time,  sold  very  satisfactorily,  in¬ 
deed.  readily  cleaning  tip  at  the  rate  <>f 
$40  to  $50  per  toil,  One  grower  in  a 
neighboring  town  had  about  15  acres  on 
high  ground  and  the  wet  weather  of  lat¬ 
ter  Summer  being  very  favorable  for  this 
high  ground  a  crop  of  about  200  tons  was 
the  result,  and  two  of  his  neighbors  with 
auto  trucks  have  been  making  daily  trips 
to  Boston  with  his  crop,  which  you  cun 
readily  see  is  returning  him  good  money, 
as  keeping  the  crop  up  to  this  time  is  not 
hard,  anil  percentage  of  waste  is  also 
small,  but  increases  from  this  time  out. 
Lettuce  sold  well  at  $1  to  $1.25  per  small 
box  of  18  heads  and  supply  was  about 
used  up  Friday.  Potatoes  in  supply 
about  equal  to  demand  at  about  $2  per 
bag.  Sweets,  however,  were  short,  as 
shipments  exported  did  not  arrive;  the 
price  of  $2  per  barrel  and  $1  per  basket 
and  even  more  was  easily  obtained.  To¬ 
matoes  were  also  cleaned  up  pretty  well, 
as  supply  was  rather  small  at  25c.  per 
pound  for  hothouse  and  $4.50  per  crate 
for  Florida.  Celery  was  also  among  the 
short  stocks  and  prices  received  for  this 
were  pleasing,  from  $1.25  per  dozen  for 
poor  ii 1 1  tn  $2.25  for  best. 
Cranberries  in  many  cases  poor  in  qual¬ 
ity  and  in  demand  also  and  prices  eased 
up  some,  from  $9  to  $N  and  $7  per  bar¬ 
rel.  and  crates  at  about  the  same  rate 
correspondingly.  A  few  Bose  pears  read¬ 
ily  sold  at  $5  a  box.  Oranges  in  good  sup- 
pi  >5  but  not  very  ripe  in  some  eases; 
$2.50  to  $4  was  the  range  op  these.  Ba¬ 
nanas  reasonable  at  $1.50  up  to  $2  per 
bunch.  Grapefruit,  $2  ami  $1  per  box; 
lemons,  $1  to  $5  per  box;  foreign  grapes, 
$0  to  $9  per  barrel.  Cucumbers.  $0  to 
$7.,i0  per  box.  Onions  n  little  better  in 
quality  and  readily  sold  for  $2.50  per  bag 
lor  best  ;  Spanish.  $4  per  ease.  Apples 
in  good  demand,  but  Hie  large  supply  of 
ripe  and  medium  grade  fruit  kept  prices 
reasonable  oil  all  but;  very  best,  which 
always  bring  a  good  price,  as  those  who 
want  them  can  pay  a  fancy  price.  Best 
Baldwins  $1  and  better;  common  stock, 
$2.50  and  $2  per  barrel.  Greenings,  $2 
to  $1;  King,  $5  per  barrel;  McIntosh,  $2 
per  box  ;  Western  stock.  $2  to  $2  per  box. 
Fiji* nips,  $1.50  per  barrel  for  yellow 
stock.  ;»0c.  to  $1  per  box  for  White  Egg 
and  others. 
Dressed  poultry  was  in  good  demand 
and  ranges  from  17  to  22c.  per  pound, 
with  broilers  at  25c.;  ducks  tip  to  20  and 
‘A\  hat’s  become  of  the  solitary  horse¬ 
man  who  used  to  appear  in  the  first  chap¬ 
ter  of  the  novel,  outlined  against  the  hor¬ 
izon  on  the  top  of  a  hill V  "lie  is  prob¬ 
ably  at  (lie  bottom  of  the  hill  in  an  auto 
with  bis  engine  stalled.” — lJuek. 
ktfOX in 
Events  of  the  Week 
DOMESTIC. — A  rear-end  collision  be¬ 
tween  two  sections  of  a  heavy  passenger 
tram  on  the  Lackawanna  Railroad  at 
Slateford,  Pa.,  Dee.  22,  caused  the  death 
of  two  persons. 
The  Mexiean  typhus  plague  1ms  crossed 
the  Rio  Grande  in  Texas,  appearing  at 
Laredo.  Information  to  this  effect 
reached  the  United  States  Public  Health 
Service  at  Washington,  Dec,  22.  Stren¬ 
uous  efforts  are  being  made  to  prevent 
further  spread  of  the  disease  on  this  side 
of  the  line.  The  Public  Health  Service 
has  issued  orders  detailing  special  agents 
ut  all  towns  along  the  border  and  at.  each 
of  these  places  a  rigid  quarantine  inspec¬ 
tion  will  he  established.  All  persons  leav¬ 
ing  Mexico  will  be  subjected  to  careful 
examination  and  suspects  placed  in  de¬ 
tention  camps. 
Federal  agents  recovered.  Dec.  25, 
$250.0(1(1  in  bonds  of  the  du  Pont  Powder 
Company,  several  smaller  blocks  of  se¬ 
curities  and  checks  for  $00,000.  $25,000 
and  $75,000.  all  of  which  were  stolen 
from  a  registered  mail  hag  at  Wilming¬ 
ton.  Del..  Dec.  24.  They  had  been  se¬ 
creted  in  an  old  stove  at  the  home  of  two 
negroes  now  under  arrest.  The  men  had 
tried  to  burn  the  bonds,  hut  failed.  The 
mail  hag  with  securities  to  the  value  of 
$750,000  was  stolen  while  being  delivered 
from  the  local  post  office  to  till,*  Pennsyl¬ 
vania  Railroad  station. 
Dec.  20  nine  persons  w>  re  killed  in  and 
around  New  York  City  by  accidents  re¬ 
sulting  from  a  storm  that  included  thun¬ 
der  and  lightning,  snow  and  a  00-mile 
gale.  There  was  heavy  property  loss. 
The  Panama  Canal  has  cost  the 
United  Stall's  $257. 420. 018. s I,  including 
funds  on  hand  for  work  under  way.  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  annual  report  of  Major- 
Gen.  George  W.  Goethals.  Of  this 
amount  $14. 089,872. 30  has  been  devoted 
to  fortifications.  Some  idea  of  the  ex¬ 
tent  of  the  many  slides  that  haye  hamp¬ 
ered  the  canal  is  conveyed  by  the  figures 
for  tiie  Gail  lard  cut,  where  0,071.182  cu 
biv  yards  of  earth  and  rock  were  removed 
after  the  canal  opened,  up  until  June  20, 
1915.  The  largest  slide  of  all,  which  look 
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