THE 
RAL NEW-YORKER. 
MARCH 46 
THE MARKETS. 
®|f Querist, 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Phonography and Stenography. 
J. N. M., Monloille, A r . ./.—Will the Rural 
please inform me whether Phonography and 
Stenography are the same, and if not, which one 
would it recommend a young man, who desires 
to become a reporter, to study? Also, will it 
recommend a suitable text-book ? 
Ans. —Phonography and Stenography are dif¬ 
ferent forms of the Bame art. In the latter, cer¬ 
tain signs or characters are used to represent 
whole words; but the system is being rapidly 
superseded everywhere, by phonography or pho¬ 
netic short-hand. In this certain sounds are rep¬ 
resented by distinctive characters—the conso¬ 
nants by straight. Hues and curves, the vowels 
by dots and short dashes. There are also a mul- 
titule of abbreviations. The system was in¬ 
vented by Isaac Pitman of Bath. England, and 
was first published in 1837. Since then various 
changes have been made by the inventor and 
other short-hand writers. The best text-books 
published iu this country are: “ Manual of Pho¬ 
nography,” by Benn Pitman of Cincinnati, 
brother of the inventor, and lately prominently 
before the public in connect,ion with his wife’s 
cremation ; “ The Handbook of Standard Pho¬ 
nography,” by .1. Graham, and “ The Com¬ 
plete Phonograpber," by James E. Munson. 
Your local bookseller can procure you either. 
Destroying the Fertility of Eggs. 
F. G F., Morristown, N. Y. —Will Mr. Half.8 
please inform me through the Rural, whether 
the fertility of eggs can be destroyed without in¬ 
juring them for market purposes, and if so, how 
oan it be done ? 
Ans. —There are ways of destroying the fertil¬ 
ity of eggs without injuring them for market 
purposes. One way generally believed to he ef¬ 
fectual, is to hold an egg tight in one hand, raise 
the hand above your head aud give it a very sud¬ 
den jerk downward. This may he looked upon 
by some persons as a very questionable question 
and answer; yet. I presume, the inquirer has some 
reasonable motive for seeking such information. 
For instance, a breeder of pnre-bred poultry may 
have more eggs than he oan dispose of at fair 
prices for setting, and wishing to turn them to 
account, sends them to market as ordiuary eggs 
for cooking. If he lives in a Hmall town or vil¬ 
lage, some selfish neighbor knows that he keeps 
good fowls, wants to obtain the stock, and is too 
mean to pay a fair price for them ; hearing that 
some surplus eggs are sent to the store or mar¬ 
ket, this covetous but parsimonious individual 
goes and purchases them or changes others for 
them, and so procures the stock for a more trifle, 
which his neighbor has paid high prices for, and 
Bpeut much valuable time in improving. This 
is not doing as one would be done by, and to 
frustrate suoh a proceeding is justifiable. 
Reclaiming a Peat Marsh. 
J. T. Pratt, Richland Go., VFts.—I have a 
peat marsh of 12 acres which is three feet deep 
to hardpan. Will the Rural please tell me how 
it can be reclaimed profitably ? 
The first requisite is to iusure good drainage, 
so that the basin of the marsh may be emptied 
rapidly after show ers, especially iu summer. The 
best means of effecting this is to put down cov¬ 
ered drains deep enough to take off all the water. 
If the swamp lies on a olay hard-pau impervious 
to water, and under this there is a stratum of 
gravel, drainage may he effected by sinking wells 
at intervals through the hard-pan, and these 
would also help to improve the character of the 
subsoil rapidly. Before attempting this method 
On a large scale, however, it would be well to 
Sink one well as an experiment, aud watch the 
results. If the water disappears iu the vicinity 
of the well, it will pay to sink others. Wheu the 
land is thoroughly drained, it should be plowed 
deep and cross-plowed to dry the top ; then burn 
this off, mingle the ashes with the rest by plow¬ 
ing and harrowing, and sow timothy, red clover, 
or perhaps corn. Such peat is a very valuable 
manure for sandy laud, aDd an application of 
sand will also greatly imj rove the peat. 
Beet Culture. 
Thomas E. Malony, Seneca Co., Ohio.—I 
wish the Rural would give me some informa¬ 
tion about raising beets for Block, aud the best 
variety. My soil is damp sandy loam and very 
rich. The information will oblige a new begin¬ 
ner. 
Ans. —Norbiton Mangel Wurzel if the soil is 
deep, Warden Orange Globe, Long Yellow, 
Yellow and Red Globe, Red Tankard and Golden 
Tankard are all good. To thrive well, Mangels 
require a deep soil, and the ground should be 
plowed deep and generally subsoiled a foot to 
eighteen inches, but whether the later opera¬ 
tion would he advisable on your farm depends 
on the amount of moisture iu the soil and other 
conditions mentioned in answer to a corres¬ 
pondent in the last, issue of the Rural. Apply 
plenty of rich manure, sow in May in rows 
eighteen inches apart and afterwards thin out 
to eight inches in the row. On the first frost, dig 
and store in the cellar, or if you can secure a 
high, dry spot in the field, they can be safely 
preserved there in trenches; but you should be 
careful to maintain free ventilation by placing 
bunches of straw on end at intervals of four or 
five feet. Don’t store too many in the same pit, 
and they should not be covered until frosts bo- 
come quite severe. 
Chinese Yam. 
A. Duncan, Wm. H. Roller and others .—I 
read in the Rural of Feb. 9, an article on the 
Chinese Yam and would like to know where the 
seed oan be procured, as I would like to try its 
cultivation ? 
Ans.— Wo have to say for the benefit of many 
inquirers, that if they want this vine for orna¬ 
ment, probably they will be pleased. If for a 
crop in lieu of potatoes, they will be disappointed. 
In an amateur way or for a curious dish, it may 
be well to cultivate a few. The roots are 
18 inches or more long, club-shaped, the larger 
end down. The Hash is white, mucilaginous and 
liked by some. The digging of a crop owing to 
the depth to which the roots go perpendicularly 
down, would be very expensive, especially as 
being extremely brittle, they cannot be pulled 
out but must be dug under. 
The seed oannot be procured that we know of. 
In fact so far as we are informed there is no 
female plant in this country. Little bulblets 
are plentifully formed in the axils of the leaves 
or stems about as large as peas. These 
germinate and grow freely. They will fall upon 
the ground, remain over winter and spring up 
the next season. Thobburn ,& Co. and B. K 
Bliss of tins city, have the bulblets for sale. 
“Beauty of Hebron” Potato. 
D. L. S., Fredonia, N. Y .—I notioe in the 
last issue of the Rural, under the head of 
" What Vegetables to plant,” the name of a 
new variety of early potatoes, “ Beauty of 
Hebron.” (1) Will you pleaBe inform me 
where and for what I can get some for seed? 
I have heard of none in this section aud would 
like to hear more fully about it. Also (2) if 
plants, such as cabbage, cauliflower, celery etc., 
etc., can he shipped safely and lutw ? I want to 
raise a considerable number of onions this year, 
for a good profit; would you (3) buy sets or 
grow from seed sowing some seed for sets next 
year ?—say about one acre of onions. 
Ans. —(1) You can get seed potatoes of 
“ Beauty of Hebron ” of J. M. Tiiorburn & 
Co., 15 John 8treet, N. Y. We have beard that 
they are earlier than Early Rose and excellent 
in every way. The price is $4.50 per bushel or 
$9 per barrel. (2) They can he shipped with 
perfect safety, packed in a little damp moss or 
other moist covering and wrapped in oil paper. 
(3) From seeds as you say. 
Eradicating Wild Thyme. 
Irvington.— My lawn is overrun with wild 
Thyme, living through the winter and grasping 
the ground with a firm hold. 1 have found it 
impossible to eradicate it by tearing or diggiug. 
Can the Rural inform a subscriber of the best 
course to pursue to exterminate this disagreeable 
pest ? 
Ans.— We cannot except by carefully pulling 
up each plant by the roots. ,We were not aware 
that Wild Thyme (Thymus Serpyllum) ever be¬ 
came a great pest upon lawns that were well 
oared for and frequently cut. 
Miscellaneous. 
W. O. E, Campbell's, Tenn —Would it bo a 
profitable use of hen-manure to scatter daily half 
a bushel or more of it in the cow-stable, mix it 
with the stable manure and then in fall, use the 
entire amount as a top-dressing for rye. 
Ans. —Poultry manure is so excellent a fertil¬ 
izer, that its use in any form, sufficiently diluted, 
must be remunerative. With the shrewd farmer, 
however, the question with regard to everything 
on his place should be, not will this method he 
profitable ? but iB this method the most profit¬ 
able? And the Rural has frequently given at 
length its opinion of the best use aud treatment 
of ben-manure. 
B. A., Erie Co., Pa.— I saw in the Rural 
that there was a premium of some flower seeds 
offered to those that took the paper, and as we 
have done so since February, I hasten to send in 
my claim. I do not understand whether we are 
to seleot the seeds or you are to make the selec¬ 
tion. I hope they may be such aa to make beau¬ 
tiful houso-plauts for winter, as I live so secluded 
from society that plants aud a few pets are the 
only company I have. Hope you will send a 
Pelargonium “ Rienzi." 
Ans —To explain to our new friends : For the 
past two years we have made free seed distribu¬ 
tions to our subscribers, and it is our intention 
to make another during the year. The seeds, for 
the inoBt part, will he such as oan net be pro¬ 
cured from any other source. Last year’s dis¬ 
tribution closed by limitation on the 1st of Jan¬ 
uary. 
L. W., Round Mountain Station, Ala. —(1). 
Where can I get Australian Gum trees ; and are 
they the same as the Gum trees of this conti¬ 
nent ? I have examiued the catalogues of seve¬ 
ral seedsmen, but can flud no mention of them. 
(2). I wish to buy a mowing machine. Onr grass 
here is of a peculiar kind, and stauds on not very 
level ground. I would like to get a strong ma¬ 
chine, bnt one that can be easily drawn by two 
light horses. 
Ans. —(1). The gum tree of this oountry is 
Liquidamber styraoitlua, that of Australia va¬ 
rious specios of the Eucalyptus; the chief of 
which introduced into the United States, is E. 
globulus. This is readily grown from seeds, and 
oan be purchased from many florists, among 
others, from Thobburn A Co., 15 John St., N. 
Y. (2). There are many excellent mowing ma¬ 
chines, the merits of which are about equal. 
Among the best that it would he well to examine 
are : The Bradley Mfg. Oo.’s, made at Syracuse, 
N. Y., “The Warrior Mower," Little Falls, N. 
Y., “ The Buckeye," Springfield, Ohio, and “ The 
Eureka, Towanda, Pa. Circulars descriptive of 
these machines can be had by applying to their 
respective makers. 
W. E. Emery, el al—See notoB from the Ru¬ 
ral Grounds, this issue. 
Communications received for the week ending 
Monday, March, iith. 
W. B. II. — H. H. — W. H. — E. S. — “ Young 
Orator” — 8. L. — “ Bob White. — J. P. — B. A.— 
C. 8. 8. — V. 8. B. — A. D. — D. L. R. — 8. W. C.— 
W. II. T — Cousin Emma—Hawaii nle —J. W. S — 
W. It. II. — Mrs. 8, C. — 8. V. W. — C. B. H. — 
R. C. J. — Minnie D. B. — M. W. F., thanks—" A 
Hired Man’’— T. B. M. — “ Blue Bell.—D. 8. M. — 
A. C. w. — M. G. R., many ilianks— H. P. H — 
M.G. R., (Washington) — II. It. R. —.1. P. J — 
J. O. T.—G. A. G —D. S. M.—R. G. F.—J. E McC, 
—B. P. M.—X.—A. B.—J. C. N,—C. C., It. was not 
so Intended—A. R. C—S.B. P —E. S.—“ Drew.” 
ftftos of t|t odlffh. 
CONDENSED NEW YORK TELEGRAMS. 
Sunday, March 10.—It Is believed In Washing¬ 
ton on whftt Is thought good authority, thar. the 
La. " Returning Board” prosecutions are ended 
and that convicted Andersou will soon be par¬ 
doned. The M'Garruhun claim for the quicksil¬ 
ver property now held by the New-ldrla Quick¬ 
silver Mine Is up again before the Senate Com¬ 
mittee on Public Lands. 
In the event of movements by England hostile 
to Rusta Lord Derby will resign the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs and he succeeded by Lord Lyons, 
tortnerly Brl lsh representative at Wash! jgton 
and lately Minister at Parts. 'Thepeople ol Eng¬ 
land are no doubt violently Inflamed against Rus¬ 
sia, as all public demonstrations show, but—well, 
Its probable their bitterness must be contlned to 
their own tight little Island. 
Monday, March 11.—The project of testing Mr. 
Hates’ rlgli to the presidency Is gathering 
strength. Ex-Judge Black, Montgomery Blair 
and a number of other lawyers and Democratic 
politicians propose to bring the question to Judi¬ 
cial settlement. Gloucester, Mass., fishermen 
complain loudly of outrages on them by New¬ 
foundland Britishers. Our foreign office has 
called the attention of the English Government 
to the matter, and It. does not Increase the Can¬ 
adian chances of touching those $5,000,000 award¬ 
ed them for fishing damages. Atlanta, Ga., felt 
the worst tornado yesterday ever known there. 
Thp Episcopal Church was demolished during 
service, but as the congregation threw them¬ 
selves under the seats by the advice of the min¬ 
ister all miraculously escaped death, though 
eighteen were more or less Injured. 
For the past week there has been a lull In 
European news; except the receipt of telegrams 
containing conjectures, contradictions, and unre¬ 
liable Internal Ion of diplomatic movements and 
tendencies, rurntshed chiefly to mi newspaper 
columns. The news appears to bo confirmed that 
Suleiman Pasha was drowned in a sick for hav¬ 
ing entered into a conspiracy to depose the Sul¬ 
tan. Moreover, his slaughter of his command by 
hurling them at the Shlpku Pass, his insubordi¬ 
nation which purallzed Mehntnot All, and his 
blundering movements as commander-ln-Ohlef 
deserved the lntllctlon of many such examples cl 
Ottoman vengeance. The treaty of peace be¬ 
tween Russia and Turkey has been ratified, and it 
seems mutually agreed that they will nor recog¬ 
nize the right of any Power or Congress of Powers 
to Interfere with Us terms. 
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Manufacturers of Clothing and ladles' suits 
find the New Davis Sewing Machine adapted to 
the full range of their work, trimming, binding, 
sewing thick and thin goods, over-seams, without 
any difficulty, and i\ qulrlng no basting or change 
or tension. The Davis skwino Machine Co. are 
enlarging their manufactory at Watertown, N. Y., 
to enable them to supply the Increasing demand 
ter their machines. 
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Happy tidings ter nervous sufferers, and those 
who have been dosed, drugged aud quacked. Pul- 
verraacher’s Electric Belts effectually cure pre¬ 
mature debility, weakness and decay. Book and 
Journal, with Information worth thousands, mail¬ 
ed tree. Address Pulvermachbr Galvanic Co. 
Cincinnati, onto. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York, Saturday, March 9, 1878. 
Beans ant> Peas.- Ueceiptsof beans past week, 
ATT,'bills. Medium bean* are quoted ns be tore, but 
holders do not limit fur further fulling nu in prices 
for primp stock, ami thei e Is le -8 pressure to t-ell. 
During the pus throe year* the war in Cnbn lias en- 
iurccd t n Exportation ot marrows, but with quiet 
re* orert In Umt important ial.»n«i, former shippers 
are not Venturing so freely, it is iinnsnnl to see ">e- 
nlums and m-now* so i.earl* similar In price. Nei¬ 
ther pea. while, nor red kidney has much activity 
In t'e generally quiet, market that prevail*. Cnna- 
dlan pe'g steady at liXc., hulk and bond, Green pea* 
very null at the low figure of $1.16. Southern B. E. 
peas nominal at $3,2$ V 2 bush bag. 
We quoteBeans, medium choice, fl.70nd.70! oth¬ 
er. $ I 4'>‘>c 1.55 ; marrows, choice. $ Libia, 1.7ft: other. 
$1.65*1.(15: pea, $ 1 .AW 1 .SU. White kidney. choice, $1.70 
(*1-81): other, fi.sft®! lifts red.choice. t2.3>@2,50: oili¬ 
er. $2.3ft®3.40, 'Turtle Boup beans. $1.50. Lima. $3. 
Beeswax.—T here is but ill tie demand from either 
exporter- or home buyers. Western and Southern 
quoted ut 27 <a, 28 o. 
Broom rmtN has a freer demand from consumers 
and holds firm. 
Green bru-di at 6®7H'c.; green hurl. 6dt6Kc.7 me¬ 
dium green, o@ 6 > 6 y,; red-upped, 4®5c., and com¬ 
mon red, Ikit.l 
Bpttkr.—T hr first few dav* ot March have had a 
rulner Intimidating eltect upon buiu r merchants. 
There is at present nothing to tiuild late spring 
hopei-upon if the opening is as inltd in the Imp rt- 
ma dairy diHiriets a- it Is In a « irio udjaoont area. 
There is no frost Iu this ncighuurhood to waste 
siirtiig's .sun-warmth and the meadow* seem ready 
to as-ume their green grandeur as soon »sa lew 
seasonable .-bowers tod winter a glad and positive 
Milieu. With our ] heral stock of turner mid com¬ 
paratively free receipts, saner* feel warned that 
there is no time to he losti i pushing trade and all 
gr.iucs of butter arc named easier. One thine rooms 
pretty well settled and that is tuueh of rile surplus 
oi medium, and as some term them " willed ” lots, 
will not rnu down last enough to m i ve them from 
grease si t the worst nr exporter's opt ion at 'he best. 
Snippers have tttkon over H.ljiJO lin kages this week 
at a range i«|ie. for Western. Most of hue local 
trade in butler has been at prices verging towards 
annexed inside rules. 
We quote tttntn creamery, 26®36c.: fancy palls. 80® 
82c.. other iVru.2He,; creamer), good ,o onoioe. 26@36c.: 
half tuba, tine, 29 30c.: extra. 3j@37o : other, 22»27c.; 
Fall Welsh 27@29u.; Welsh tun*, dairy. 25®(?u.; other, 
20 Z3o.: full iiairie». Uric. 2&«80e.: common, 20@24c.; 
firkins, 20*'A'c : poor Mate, Uorilc.; Western cream¬ 
ery, good to canter, 8 ft*87c.! poor to good. 25<s.82c.; 
factory, choice. 20@23u ; good. Id .18c.; common, 7® 
lie.; roils. I2®l8c.: grease, liL. i7c. 
Receipts lor the week. I8.39i pkgs. 
Exports past wees, 1 ) 2 - pugs 
Cfip.tsK.- The English market Is at a decline, and 
expo iters will parch. n>e Importers’ lota only ns they 
get easier terms The decline for the wee* is about 
9 * 0 ., and at rite dose there is a desire to Belt, as sup¬ 
plies itre arriving beyond expectation*. and with ihe 
a valued BcaAon the disposition la to keep slocks 
down as close a* possible. 
Fancy lactones. 'S’* i.SJ^o.; good and prime, 13® 
13«.i lair Iota, Jl«nllH '.: pour, KKiftui^c.: 7® 
loo., skimmed. rami dairy, Tkful.'ic. tor good to 
prime; llmfirt. for fair lots: 8 <• lie. for skimmed; 
Western factory. Cheddar. I3@13>*c. ter flue U@ 
13 c, for good ; 0 -. 110 o. for poor. 
Exports for the week, 27.679 boxes. 
Liverpool entile. (IS*. Gold close* 101. 
Cotton has been affected by the foreign news and 
ha* generally tended higher, with more ota stir to 
export demand, 
Latesi price* are for March. 10.08® 10.89c ; April 11. 
09aiIl.i9c.; May. 11 17@ll.18a ; June, ll.27@ll.28o.; 
Julv, IL35@ll.3Mc.; August. 11.41® 11.41c.; September, 
11.244*11. 6 a.; October, ll.U5®llA)ic.; November, 10.91 
&IQ.92C.: December, 10.9.c. 
Quotations tor spot cotton are based on American 
Standard of classification, and ou cotton in store 
running in quality not more than halt a grade above 
or below the grade quoted. 
L'p'ands. A'n. Orleans. Texas. 
Ordlnarv.. 8 * 816 8 * 
Btriet ordinary. $J 6 8 J 6 9 9 
Gnml ordinary. 9 ••-10 9 6-ttS 9 7-16 9 7-16 
Strict go id do. I'K »(» 10 10 
Low middling.106-16 10 6 16 10 7-16 10 7-16 
Strict low middling....Ill il-16 li 11-16 10 13-16 10 13-16 
Middling. 11 11 1 D 6 11)6 
Gooo middling. 1196 H96 Ills lift 
Strict good middling. 1111-16 11 11-16 It 18-16 11 13-16 
Middling fair. 123-16 12 8-16 12 5-16 12 b-lti 
Fair . 1211-16 12 11-16 12 18-16 10 13-16 
Stained, 
Good ordinary, 8 3-l6o. Strict ordinary. 8 15-lCc.; 
Ljw middling, 9 9-ltic.; Middling, 10 l-10c. 
DKikn FRUIT*.—In apples the better grade* of 
sliced and quarters have continued for home de¬ 
mand and rule firm; hut the common qualities are 
dull. Pouches and small frnlts genemlli on reduced 
Block* are rather more Iu furor of sellers. 
Apples —Slate ><u.>tler». old. new. 6 ik@ 
6 >*e.; Western quarters, old, 6 «bQ)»i'.: new -5Jfe.; 
Southern, new. prime sliced, 7c.; lulr in good. 5®.>Kc. 
Beaches— Foaled, new, 9i<$Il.)c,; (lopeeled halves, 
4\ 5e.; IInpeeled quarter*, •Jfiaic. Pitted cherries, 
15o»l7Blackberries 'kaUOo. Raspberries,26c. Plums, 
16c. and Southern at 12c, 
Boon.—Receipt* for the week, in,92 1 * barrels. Lent 
a* voi ha* given no marked impetus to thegenenri 
demand, bat holder* look tor an early enl •rgement 
of Ootl-umpdon. Price* Have »n> snap; uqc is ex¬ 
treme for bust Western marks or selected h mlliern. 
f ancy or extra fresh neir point* not above lti®pisc. 
Interior or long-stored egg* which are the ghost of 
the market t.lii* season arc freely offered at U)@l3o.; 
Limed dull at 8 @Uo. 
FEED. — Bale* 40 pounds ave. $18 01,^19 00 ; 60 
pounds ave. $I8 ®i8.50; 80 pound* ave., *l7.50csl8.50; 
100 pounds, $l 6 cc 20 ; and rye at $IS.60wl9.o0. 
Flour,—W ith lower market* for wheat, abroad, 
diminished export movement a"d la-ge supplies, 
(incus have been dei lining and closed weak. 
Latest prices are »4 l0ai4.66 tor poor io fancy nupnr- 
(InoKtate: ft.7&<uil>. 10 lor common to talr oxtriido; 
$5 16® .60 for good to choice do,; $>.10 * 4 65 for super¬ 
fine Michigan, Indiana, Iowa. Ac., outride fur choice: 
fU.7fW3Li.I0 for shipping extra do,, the (mode price 
for poor, and $*i.l.Vaft.ft() tor good to strictly fancy ex¬ 
tra do.; common to choice white wheat extras, $.s.:5 
@1.65 ; fancy do alf66®7.50: red amt amber winter 
wheat, good to choice family, at $ft.lO® 6 .Hft: round 
hoop Ohm *t fl8*086.25, and trade brands of do. at 
$5.lfi®6 75. the latter for choirs: Si. Louis. $V25@H.I0 
for poor to fair extra and $6.iu®7.(J0 for good to fancy, 
(with a few brand* of vary fanov quality quoted up 
to$1.9.»a.7,50): Minnesota clear. $4.35"fl.OO: Minnesota 
*'straight, ’common to fstriev, st $6.f0ut«.7a and pat¬ 
ent poor to very choicci, $6.I0®82ft. with a few fancy 
at $H 3Vii8 ftO. unsound stock at t2.3ft@ft.7ft: city mill 
extra at $5Hftii'i.35 ter tiorui very choice for West 
Indies: do. for Knelatd H 80@5JW;' do. trade and 
family extras, $0.35@7 50; do. Booth A merlca, $6.36® 
7 3 1 for fair to fanev No. ‘I si $2 6 ••»3 76, 
Guru meal is selling at ♦2.6»G#2,7ft ter Western yel¬ 
low and $3.15 for Brandywine. 
FRESH FRUITS —The market for apple* Is weak; 
supplies are la go f.»r the season »nd demand 
especially as other cities aie sending their surplus 
here. A full price for most prime Bald *ius. Green¬ 
ing* and Russels Is $i. other qualities range at $2.50 
®4. Stock sink* very rapidly of late when exposed. 
Cranberries have advune.ud; fancy bis.,fit.te; good, 
$7.50; do. crate, choice, $3; good, S3.13<n,2.i2: fair, 
$1.5u iV. '.'v Florida oranges, $3 fOk'a.ftll-choice Indian 
Itiver exceed the extreme. Brninut* wmilc hut moro 
activity la expected. Best haml-nlcked Virginia, 
$1 Su®i.40: good to fancy, 8 jc.@fl.-iu. Hickory nuts 
not ti led even in 75c.«$1. Beoans, Texas. HaiUc. 
pur pound, riot houso strawberries $l per Quart. 
Funs and SKINS,-Market nominal and likely to 
bo until the next London sales are heard lroiu. 
