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Ctte  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
••  ;>4  ®  f7  per  hundred.  C.  D.  Murphy  recently 
•••  ?(5  ®  V>  shipped  two  carloads  of  fine  three-year- 
”*  2i  @  24  old  steers  to  New  York  City,  42  in  all, 
—  20  @  24  weighing  from  1,200  to  1,500  pounds  each. 
%  20  Silos  are  increasing  rapidly.  A  number 
;;;  (J  d  m  of  our  farmers  have  lumber  out  for  stave 
3  @  6  silos  and  a  few  others  plan  to  build  con- 
••••  jjj  ®  crete  and  tile  silos.  Unfavorable  weather 
5  J;  '7  conditions  during  March  have  greatly  in- 
luo  @  125  terfered  with  planting  the  pea  crop  for 
the  canuers.  and  the  work  is  already  sev- 
y  seven  prin-  oral  weeks  later  than  usual.  The  exeep- 
niniou,  during  tionally  tine  crop  of  peas  last  season  has 
induced  farmers  who  never  before  grew 
4,080,000  this  crop  to  make  the  venture,  and  the 
;  *  Y’.GoiiOO  acreage  while  late  in  planting  will  be  the 
’ '  7701500  hugest  in  years.  Sweet  potato  growers 
! !  22.500  are  now  preparing  the  hotbeds  in  which 
;  ]  179.300  they  raise  tlu  ir  plants.  Large  quantities 
.  508,000  of  wheat  still  remain  in  ,the  farmers' 
J_"  hands.  T11  some  sections  it  is  said  that 
du rinw  week  more  than  one-half  of  last  season’s  crop 
has  been  held  for  the  high  dollar,  and 
.,  -oq  o  | a  from  present,  indications  a  great  mistake 
*"  rVVo-'-in  has  been  made  as  the  price  has  declined 
...  o.tmi.OiU  frnm  $1.00  to  about  $1.10  per  bushel. 
•  *  *  Dover,  Del.  c.  n. 
...  6,509  Shippers  ore  offering  $16  per  ton  for 
...  4.075  Timothy  hay,  Alfalfa  $14  delivered  at  car. 
...  37  Danish  seed  cabbage,  $9  at  car.  Cows 
. . .  2,298  coming  fresh,  grades,  from  $35  to  $85 ; 
...  39.742  yearlings.  $7  to  $15;  dressed  hogs,  light, 
86,937  10  to  10% C. ;  fowls,  16c.  live.  Eggs  in 
. . .  64.157  trade  at  store,  23  to  25c.  Apples  sell  at 
...  82,(500  retail  in  local  town  at  $1  to  $1.25  per 
...  849  Ini.;  potatoes,  $1,50  per  bn.;  butter.  35 
,  . .  705,500  to  40c.;  farmers  receive  these  prices  when 
...  18.750  they  sell  to  consumer.  20  per  cent,  less 
...  1,621,420  when  sold  to  stores.  Milk.  Borden’s 
13,213  prices  except  August  and  September, 
. . .  2,110  when  the  producer  receives  5c.  per  hun- 
...  815  died  more.  This  is  at  the  farmer  milk 
—  Station  at  Hamilton.  E.  J.  1).  , 
Madison,  N.  Y. 
s 
.  .  ..  .  April  3.  Hay,  $12  to  $20  per  ton;  pota- 
vholesnhng  at  toes,  $1  per  bu. ;  red  kidney  beans,  $4.25 
e  is  not  much  per  bu. ;  yellow  eye,  $2.75;  wheat,  $1.10; 
green  si  nil  oatSt  .}r>c.  Lambs  (yearlings)  live  weight, 
assured  that  cents  per  lb.;  beef,  live  weight,  7%c. ; 
fy  and  cheap,  ]10gSi  ];V(.  weight,  8  to  9  cents.  March  21, 
oud  grade  can  oq  tioxen  case  of  eggs  shipped  to  New 
a  doe  a,  retail  York  City,  returns  received  net  $6.41. 
!  each.  Vega-  Middlesex,  N.  Y.  11.  W. 
ngb  asparagus 
usually  early,  March  13.  March  came  in  as  a  lion 
per  ease  for  and  went  out  as  a  lamb.  We  truly  had  a 
a  a  trifle  low-  record-breaker  all  the  month,  for  stormy, 
5  per  hamper,  blustering,  wintry  weather.  The  roads 
barrel  down,  have  been  drifted  very  badly,  hut  we  have 
51.70  per  Liam-  had  a  thaw  for  the  past  few  days,  and  the 
11*  $2.50  per  roads  are  now  open  for  wagons.  There 
«>r  barrel  for  has  been  much  of  moving,  and  many  auc- 
es  arc  plenty  tions.  Western  horses  are  not  finding  as 
ibers,  65  to  80  large,  a  sale  as  formerly.  Sheep  are  very 
$4  per  barrel  high,  many  speculating  on  the  high  price. 
:et:  for  miisll-  Wool  twine  is  higher  accordingly  than 
for  pie  plant,  wool.  Wool  about  30c. ;  Timothy  hay, 
nelu-s  for  rad-  $18  pressed;  wheat,  $1  ;  oats,  40c.:  corn, 
■  for  tomatoes.  70c,;  barley,  60c.  ;  veal,  10c.:  pork,  8%e. ; 
;h  not  at  the  lambs,  10c.;  beef,  7  to  Sc.:  potatoes.  $1  ; 
il  peu  and  $5  no  sale  for  apples  by  bushel.  No  trading 
;till  quoted  at  in  red  beans.  Fertilizers  very  high; 
he  city  whole-  there  will  not  be  ns  much  used  as  for¬ 
do  grocers  up-  merl.v.  Clover  seed  high,  $1  I  per  bu. ; 
ii  price  when  Alfalfa  seed,  $14  per  bu.  Butter,  25c.; 
mils  a  peck,  eggs,  21e.  Young  pigs  are  scarce  and 
to  $1.75  per  high,  due  to  the  cholera  last  Fall, 
per  crate  for  Cauamlaigua,  N.  Y.  E.  T.  B. 
per  crate  for  Potatoes  are  selling  for  $1.25  per  bu. : 
4.  eo'-r  r  .  upples.  $1;  hay  from  $12  to  $15;  horses. 
*0  l0L  from  $75  to  $150  as  to  quality.  Cows 
' ’ r  from  $50  to  $90;  beeves,  from  5c.  to 
isitied.  Mnaii  Qi/pm  Hyp  weight;  veal  calves,  Sc.  live 
tout  one  cent  woig],t.  Light  pork  from  10  to  lOVyC. 
idntg  UI'  VlU  1  dressed.  Fowls  from  16  to  ISc.  live 
appearance.  weight.  C.  J.  R. 
jaling  at  -'9c.  [ i()p  Bottom,  Pa. 
Turkeys . 
Fowls  . 
Beg  of  lamb - 
Lamb  chops . 
Boasting  beef... 
Pork  cliops . 
Loin  of  pork  ... 
Lettuce.  bead.. . 
Radishes,  buuch 
Cucumbers,  each 
Apples,  doz . 
Cabbage,  head  . . 
Potatoes,  peck  . 
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Buy  in  V  the  Heart 
BENNETT 
saves  you 
1 5  fo  50% 
on  Interior  Trim 
Apples  Ben  Davis,  bbl.  150  @  2  25  T ,  ,, 
Newtown,  bbl .  . .  2  50  @  4  00  Blitter.  lbS . 
Wlnesan  .  2  50  @  4  50  Eggs,  dozen . 
Greening  .  2  00  @8  25  Dressed  Poultry,  p 
8pv . 200  @45(1  Live  1  on  1  try,  crat 
culls,  bbi .  75  @  1  25  Cotton,  bales  .... 
Western.  Box  . . 75  @225  Armies.  barrels  .. 
Pears— Kioffer.  bbl .  160  @  2  25  .  -  lrure 
Cranberries.  Cape  Cod,  bbl .  7  00  @1100  UaillHlliis,  IMHO 
Jersey,  bbl .  6  00  @1000  Lemons,  boxes  .. 
Pong  Island,  bbl.... .  8  00  @1100  Onions,  sacks  ... 
Strawberries,  Fla.,  qt . 10  @  25  Or-inwiK  Lives; 
vegetables.  Potatoes,  barrels* 
Interior  potato  markets  are  ranging  Corn,  bushel  .... 
high,  in  fact  out  of  proportion  to  present  Hay,  tons  . 
New  York  conditions,  as  prices  here  have  Oats,  bushels  .  . . 
reached  a  burdensome  figure  for  consum-  Itye,  bushels  .... 
ers.  A  fair  proportion  of  consumers  use  Wheat,  bushels  .  . 
a  certaiu  amount  of  butter,  potatoes  or  Kosin.  barrels  .  . 
any  other  food  product,  no  matter  what  Spirits  Turpentine 
the  price,  but  a  great  many  look  for  sub-  Tar,  barrels  .... 
stitutes  when  one  product  gets  what  they  - 
consider  disproportionately  high.  On  its  R  ff  1 
last  trip  from  Liverpool  the  Kroouland  Buttai 
brought  12,000  bushels  of  potatoes  for  With  strawberr 
shipment  to  Cuba,  prices  in  British  open  05  t0  05  cents  a  <1 
markets  being  40  per  cent,  lower  than  at  proRpect  of  flush 
New  York.  Old  cabbage  in  surplus  and  fron,  the  ^outll  y 
showing  a  large  amount  of  waste.  Texas  Southern  fruits  wi 
new  onions  in  good  demand  at  $1  to  $1.30  f01.  oranges  and  lei 
per  bushel.  According  to  the  Govern-  ()e  bought  for  12  6 
moot  report  the  Texas  crop  on  10,057  ;in(]  pineapples  foi 
acres  will  be  about  1,900,000  bushels.  This  tables  are  rather  si 
will  be  400  carloads  less  than  last  year,  b‘;iK  ,na(]e  j(s  anpe 
when  the  area  was  1,100  acres  less.  Tlirips  wholesaling  at  $3 
and  drought  have  done  great  damage.  Florida,  wTth  Nort 
Kale  and  spinach  selling  well.  Choice  let-  rr  ^yJIX  beans  sir 
tuce  scarce. 
Polar, oes-  Long  Island,  bbl .  4  00  &  4  25 
Maine . 350  @  375 
Slate .  3  25  @3  50 
Western.  150  lbS.. .  ....  285  @3  00 
Bermuda.,  bbl .  4  00  @7  00 
sent  tier  a.  new,  bbl  . . . 3  5(1  @7  00 
Swe.  r.  Pin atoes.  Jersey,  bu .  60  @  1  25 
Beet^.  bbl .  1  00  @  1  25 
Can nf  .  bill . .  . .  2  00  @3  00 
Cucumbers,  bn . . . 2  UU  @  3  75 
I  lothouse,  doz .  50  @125 
Cab  bilge,  ton . . .  7  00  @13  011 
New  Southern, bbl .  75  @2  00 
Lettuce,  hall  bbl.  basket .  1  00  @1  50 
Onions.  State.,  100  lb.  bag  . . .  50  ©  175 
i  iirm.  Valley,  bag  . .  2  00  @2  50 
I  'ex us,  new,  bu.  crate  . .  75  @  2  U0 
Asparagus,  doz.  bunches . . .  125  @  4  00 
Poppers,  bu.  . . . . 100  @'3  00 
Peas,  bn .  2  00  @6  00 
Bail i sties,  bbl . . .  125  @2  00 
nuthouse,  100  bunches .  2  00  @  4  00 
S|iimiCh.  bbl  .  75  @  2  00 
Kale,  bbl  .  10  @  8U 
Leek  100  bunches . . . . .  4  00  @  600 
Pn  rMij|,s.  bbl . . .  15  @  125 
Komuinu,  bbl., .  175  @  3  00 
String  Beans,  bu .  3  00  @  5  75 
Turnips,  new,  white,  bbl .  2  00  @  3  00 
Hutabaga, . 160  @  200 
Rilsify,  1U0  bunches .  3  00  @  5  00 
Squash  old.  bbl.  . .  175  @2  00 
Now,  hu .  1  25  @  1  75 
Tiiinatous,  6-bkt.  crate  . . 75  @2  25 
Hothouse,  lb .  10  @  20 
Water  Cress.  100  bunches  .  100  @  2  U0 
Kim  burl),  hothouse,  do/.,  bunches....  30  @  60 
Mushrooms,  lb .  20  @ 
I  'urslcy,  bbl .  2  50  @  3  50 
HAY  AND  STRAW. 
Stocks  at  most  of  the  large  receiving 
points  here  arc  lower  than  for  some,  time, 
but.  arrivals  are  expected  to  increase 
within  flic  next  week,  as  some  embargoes 
have  been  lifted.  Bye  straw  temporarily 
scarce  and  higher. 
Day  Timothy,  No.  1.  ton  .  27  00  @28  00 
No.  2 . 24  00  @25  00 
No.  3  . 20  00  @22  00 
Clover  ml  xed  . . . 16  00  @24  50 
No  grade  . . . ...10  00  @16  00 
Straw,  11  ye,  . '. . . . ..16  00  @17  00 
GKA1N 
Irregular  crop  reports  have  made  a 
heavily  fluctuating  market,  the  close  be¬ 
ing  at  a  little  advance  over  last  report. 
Wheat.  No.  1.  Northern  Spring .  I  ll  @ 
Corn. as  to  quality,  bush... .  85  @  86 
Flour,  earlots.  at  N,  Y .  bbl . .  5  50  @  6  25 
Oats,  as  In  weight .  bush . 51  @  62 
Bye,  tree  from  onion .  104  ©  1  t'o 
HE  BBS,  ROOTS,  ETC. 
Burdock  Root . 10  @  12 
Calamus  . . .  10  @  12 
Dandelion  . . . * .  12  @  15 
Pennyroyal  Leaves . 2  @  4 
Sage  .  1-  @  15 
Thyme  6  ©  7 
Peppermint  Oil . 150  @  200 
•WOOL. 
Manufacturing  demand  is  active  and 
the  market  generally  firm.  Recent.  sales 
at  Boston  have  been :  New  York  and 
Michigan  unwashed  Delaine,  30;  half 
blood,  34  to  35:  three-eighths  blood,  39. 
Ohio  and  I’eunsylvania  half  blood  comb- 
iug,  36  to  37;  three-eighths  blood,  40. 
RETAIL  PRICES  AT  NEW  YORK. 
Those  are  not  the  highest  or  lowest 
gures  noted  here,  but  represent  produce 
of  good  quality  and  the  buying  opportun¬ 
ities  of  at  least  half  of  New  York's  pop¬ 
ulation. 
Eggs — Fancy,  while,  large,  doz .  33  @  35 
Mixed  colors,  now  laid  . 23  @  50 
Ordinary  grades .  22  @  24 
Butter,  fancy  prints,  lb . .  41  @  45 
Tub.  choice .  36  @  40 
Chickens,  roasting,  lb.  .  33  @  35 
Broilers,  common  to  good,  lb .  60  @  55 
Fricassee,  lb .  ....  20  @  24 
IT  doesn't  matter  whether  you 
have  $5  or  $5,000  to  spend — 
whether  a  small  order  or  a  big  one 
— we  can  give  you,  quality  for 
quality,  the  very  best  value  in  the 
market  on  all  building  materials. 
Don’t  think  of  buying  doors,  win¬ 
dows,  frames,  mouldings  or  any 
other  article  entering  into  the  con¬ 
struction  of  frame  structures  be¬ 
fore  you  have  seen  our  goods  and 
our  prices.  We  are  price  regulators 
in  all  kinds  of  building  materials 
because  we  are  situated  in  the  geo¬ 
graphic  center  of  the  lumber  mar¬ 
ket — wo  save  on  freight,  knowledge 
of  markets  and  enormoi  j  buying 
facilities. 
We  guarantee  our  doors  f  -  -a,., 
as  to  quality,  finish  and  iSES!' 
against  warping.  Our  line  r— rggjl 
is  the  most  complete  and  „  ;5  -■ 1 
our  prices  the  best.  '.pTTTij 
whether  ill  Oak,  Birch,  ^ 
Fir  or  Yellow  Pipe.  Com-  l[2Z3]i 
plete  stock  of  sizes  and  iTtt' . 
styles  always  on  hand  for  nflgp:, 
immediate  shipment.  id:*.  -  ■ 
This  handsome  yellow  Pine  5 -cross  door, 
thick,  2-0x6-0-ONLY  $1.80.  Other  sizes  in  pro¬ 
portion.  In  ordering  xfe r  fo  No.  205,  and  state 
size  and  thickness  desired. 
It  costs  no  more  to  buy 
•  *  ,.  high-grade  windows  from 
!  I  Jill  us  than  ordinary  ones 
elsewhere  —  because  we 
I  are  right  in  the  heart  of 
,|  i|  jli  the  White  Pine  district 
and  near  the  glass  fac- 
Li-LiiJ  tori  os  and  get  the  pick  of 
the  market  at  right  prices. 
This  fine  four  light  window,  No.  12ti,  ready  glazed 
and  including  upper  and  lower  sash,  only  84c., 
size  2  x  3  feet.  Other  sizes  in  proportion.  Im¬ 
mediate  delivery. 
You  Need  the  Big  Bennett 
Price  Regulator  Catalog 
Full  of  wonderful  values  and  clearly  illus¬ 
trating  everything  necessary  to  build  a  frame 
structure  from  cellar  to  roof— including  all 
kinds  and  grades  of  hardware. 
Price  Regulators  in  Buildina  Materials 
2  Thompson  St.  N.  Tonawanda, 
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e  Thompson  St,.  A.  Tonawanda.  N.  Y. 
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Cetalug.  I  am  parti calarly  Interested  in  the  Items  checked. 
_  Lumber  m  Lath  ”  Shingles 
H  Frames  m  Doors  m  Windows 
_  Interior  Finish  B  Wallboard  m  Paint 
J  Clapboards  O  Roofing  □  Hardware 
Name.,... . . . 
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Occupation . 
BARNS  iHi  SILOS 
April  3.  At.  a  recent  sale  seed  potatoes 
sold  from  $1.50  to  $1.67  per  bu.  in  large 
lots.  The  farmers  last  week  received 
$1.40  to  $1.50  per  bushel  for  good  eating 
and  $1  per  bushel  for  second  size  pota¬ 
toes.  Corn  at  public  sale  sold  for  90c.: 
wheat  retails  at  our  mill  $1.25;  oats  at 
mill.  65c.;  bran,  $1.40.  Hogs  at  the  large 
packers  in  Philadelphia  $13.75  per  ewt. ; 
the  shop  I  work  in  paid  $12  per  ewt. 
dressed.  Good  fat  beeves,  cows,  are  sell¬ 
ing  for  7  cents  per  lb.  ou  hoof.  Eggs,  re¬ 
tail,  28c.  Young  yearling  chickens  per 
lb..  22c. ;  old  fowls,  16c.  per  lb.  F.  a.  C. 
Horsham,  Pa. 
April  3.  Cows,  $50  to  $90 ;  poultry, 
20c.  live  weight;  butter,  35  to  3Se. ;  eggs, 
fresh,  26c.  potatoes,  $1.25  to  $1.50  bu. ; 
carrots.  20c.  peek;  beets,  20c.  peek;  par¬ 
snips,  4c*.  Hi. :  pigs,  spring,  $3.50  to  $4.50. 
Mayfield,  N.  Y.  f.  r. 
April  1.  The  weather  1ms  at  last 
warmed  up  hut  the  ground  still  continues 
too  wet  for  plowing  or  planting  early  po¬ 
tatoes  or  other  crops.  Mitch  cows  are  in 
good  demand  and  are  bringing  high  prices. 
Fertilizer  is  being  purchased  very  spar¬ 
ingly,  but  more  lime  than  usual  is  going 
to  be  used  this  season.  Dressed  pork 
readily  brings  $10  per  ewt;  hay,  $15; 
bran,  $26;  middlings,  $32;  eggs,  18c.; 
corn,  80c.;  chickens,  15c.  live  weight; 
country  butter,  30c.;  white  potatoes,  80c*. 
per  bu.  in  carload  lots;  oats,  65c.;  Can¬ 
ada  peas,  $3,25;  cowpeas,  $1.85.  Milk 
ranges  in  price  at  the  different  creameries 
and  cooling  stations  from  $1.50  to  $1.75 
Our  Specialties 
Furnished  complote.  ready  to  erect.  Material 
for  any  stylo  of  bam  you  wish  to  build.  Let  us 
semi  .von  our  free  book  on  bam  plans.  It  Mill 
show  you  several  up  to  dale  designs.  We  eun 
furnish  you  blue  prints  showing  every  detail  and 
yonr  carpenter  can  go  ahead  with  tho  work  with¬ 
out  delay. 
OUR  MOTTO 
Best  quality  for  lowest  prices 
1x4”  Selected  Yellow  Fine  for  barn  siding.  .$25.00 
lxl"  Nearly  I'lnar  Douglas  Fir.  barn  siding  34.00 
1x6”  Nearly  Clear  Douglas  Fir.  Novelty  Sdg.  34.00 
1C*  Thick  Exua  Clear  Red  Cedar  Shingles  3.80 
All  of  our  bam  siding  lays  without  waste.  Our 
values  are  unequaled  anywhere  for  like  quality. 
Standard  Fruit  Books 
Successful  Fruit  Culture.  Maynard... 
The  Nursery  Rook.  Bailey . 
The  Pruning  Book.  Bailey.... . 
American  Fruit  Culturist.  Thomas . . . 
Citrus  Fruits.  Hume..., . . . 
California  Fruits,  Wlckson..., . 
Dwarf  Fruit  Trees.  Waugh . 
Plums  and  Plum  Culture.  Waugh.... 
Fmit  Ranching  in  British  Columbia 
Bcalhy  . . . 
Farm  and  Garden  Rule  Book  . 
Wo  have  been  nianufacturing  silos  Tor  twelve 
years.  Wo  know  what  you  want  and  can  give 
you  one  of  tho  he<--*  -I 'pc  .■  market  at  the 
n-.'i-t  ...,.i..  Semi  for  a  free  e"->  catalogue  and 
tea  us  what  size  to  quote  you  on.  "Live  Wire” 
agents  wanted  in  unoccupied  territory. 
REPAIR  BILLS 
We  beat  the  world  on  quality  anil  price.  These 
are  a  few  of  tho  items  we  carry. 
Oak  Flooring  Yellow  Pine  Finish 
Yellow  Pine  Flooring  Yellow  Pine  Casino 
Maple  Flooring  Yellow  Pine  Ceiling 
White  Pine  Flooring  Yellow  Pine  Moulding 
Wall  Board  Paints 
Framing  of  all  kinds  Shingles,  plain  or  stained 
l  i  t  ns  give  yon  wholesale  prices  on  any  kind  of 
building  material  you  may  need.  We  can  save 
you  good  money. 
ENTERPRISE  LUMBER  &  SILO  CO., 
North  Tonawanda  New  York 
Types  and  Breeds  of  Farm  Animals. 
Plumb  . $2.00 
Principles  and  Practice  of  Poultry  Cul¬ 
ture.  Robinson .  2.50 
Etvine  in  America.  Coburn . 2.50 
Diseases  of  Animals.  Mayo .  1.50 
Farmers'  Veterinary  Adviser.  Law....  3.00 
Principles  of  Breeding.  Davenport . 2.50 
Hens  for  Profit.  Valentine .  1.50 
Diseases  of  Poultry.  Salmon . 50 
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