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money, or any communication intended for the 
Business Department of die-paper, be addressed 
to the Editor, the Publisher , or The Bural New- 
Yorker, and not to any individual. We cannot 
otherwise guarantee the prompt entry of names 
upon our books, or the acknowledgment of money. 
livery, at $1.27*91.28; do. May, fl.MJffflLSS: New 
York No 2 red, April, |1.38, Ryoi at 73974c. for 
Western and 76976c. for State. Corn—Latest sales 
are of New York No, 2 on the spot at 6 SW 96 oc.: 
New York No. 2 old at 67Xc.: New York steamer 
mixed. 54(3)560,; steamer yellow, 55Kc.; ungraded 
mixed. 520(54Me.; No. 2 April delivery, 55Xc.: No. 2 
May delivery, lil’,fitMXf.; No 2 June delivery, MMOd 
steamer mixed, April delivery, 56o; do.. May delivery 
51M0. Oats of Ne» York No. I white, ftt 40Xg.» New 
York No. 2 white. SfifflSflKc.; white State. 36ffl89c.? 
white Western,869300.; mixed Western. 390(36X0.! 
New York No. I ut JtCMe.; New York No. 2 nt AiKo.; 
No. 2 Chicago, May delivery utUSc. 
ITav Aim Straw.—R eceipts are higher and de¬ 
mand Is very fair. 
Bale hay, Olkrtiific. for shipping, and 15@85c. for re- 
tail qualities; clover, 4U(!»60c. for prime, fetraw.459 
:>r, 0 . for long rye; 35945c. for Bhort rye. and 3;>@45c. 
for oat. . , , , 
Exports for past week iwnjales : since .Ian. 1st.. 
23.000 bales ;*uroo time last year 20,100 do. 
Hops.— Exports for the week have been only 185 
bales. Trade Is very dull, and prices are wholly 
nominal. 
New Yorks, good to prime, 7@10c.: do., low and 
fair, 597c.: Eastern, new. 5<<4So.; Wisconsin, do. 5 
8®c.: Yearlings, 293c.; Olds, all growths. 192c. 
Leather- Hemlock sole at 19Kc- to 21o. for light, 
Ki.X to 21 for middle. 20 to 21 for heavy and 17M,ca)19 
for good damaged. 
MAPLE StrOAB.—The market does not warrant 
now supplies, und many of the prominent producing 
point have discontinued shipments tins week. 
Prices from at. 10912a. for sugar, 75c.@100 per gallon 
Receipts of beans, 3.550 bush.; exports peas, 2162a 
bush.; exportB, bean* 750 bbls. 
We auote:- Beans, medium choice, *L65<a|.70i oth- 
er. $1,309 L6b; marrows, free to vessel $1.8o91.e7, 
fair to good, $1.6091.75: pea. $1.3591.65. White kidney. 
tl.4nraii.70; red, $2,1092,40; Black (Turtle houp) 
$2.50(32.05. 
Beeswax. — Small sales are being made at 27®28c. 
for Western and Southern. 
Exports past week, 4,331 pounds. Since JanA 8 A‘ 
76.000 do., or double the quantity of this date last 
year. 
Broom corn—A small trade is In progress. 
Quoted at OfflTKc for hurl and short brush , hot 
fiXe,: for medium green, 495c. for red and red- 
tipped, $ n>. 
Butter.— The butter market is proverbially an 
uncertain one between " huv and grass and the 
present period Is notan exception to the rule. 
Regular nnrl liheral receipts give buyers considera¬ 
ble independence, especially us the supply Is childly 
white sod must not lose an early sale. 1 no business 
of the week has suffered from one or two rainy days 
and the accumulation that formed was sufficient to 
break down prices. Thus we have 11 ',’0 
palls aiul choice half tubs selling quite closely in 
prices. No stylo or purchase in Suite exceeds ,5c. 
Western is very weak for white as some samples 
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Inside, 14th and lfith pages (Agate space). .40o. per line. 
" I3tb page.. 60 
Outside or lust page. 60 
Fifty per ct, extra for unnsual display. 
Special Notices, loaded, liy count. 78 
Business “ 80 
Beading " loo " 
Discount on 4 insertions. 5 per ct.; 8 ins., 10 per ct. 
18 ins., 15 per ot.; 30 ins., 2u per ct.; 52 ins., 2o per ct. 
tV~ No advertisement Inserted for less than $2. 
Use the Anti-Friction Hay Carrier.* 
Tot nlflvulln# And ooar*f\tif l?«y. Oral" «*•*., l»t b*rn, UrnuiV. «>iod <ir il«l*l. II 
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Thoudind* irnnnwiu iw, Fir#urn* h**obom *nv1»'■ »ndUn« fratfH tnidM In forty- 
flft, .'Ouaocntlr#nloutr»r h-?a «tiick«Jlo • •Infl*d*j> Fnun# 
ui c,rs«. 9Rsr> Stamp roa ciagowa •• to 0. a. worn shouoi 
a real' co„ bataVia, ILL, 
HONEST FERTILIZER 
SPECIAL NOTICES 
Ammoniated Bone Super Phosphate, 
AND 
Pure Ground Bone. 
The purity Of these goodB Is guaranteed, and their 
standard proved by regular analyses of Prof. G. A. 
Liebig, und other eminent chemists. 
No Rock Phosphate. Mineral (iuanp, Land Plaster, 
Salt Cake, Spent or Slud.e Achl. anil other inferior 
materials,enter Into the manufacture of rny Phos¬ 
phate, which Issoiely madeof Bone, wleat. Blood, 
Pure Acl«l and Potash Suits.. 
My Works are always open for inspection to every 
consumer of Fertilisers. . „ _ . .._ 
Highest Premium and Medal of Honor awarded to 
my fertilisers by thu Centennial Commission, Pliila- 
1,1 Send U for' ti'tlW Spring Circular, containing: full di¬ 
rections and testimonials. L. L. CBWhABB, 
252 Washington Street, Buffalo, N. Y, 
For parti cnlnrs regarding Electric Belts, &c., ad¬ 
dress Pulvermacher Galvanic Co.. Cincinnati, O, 
HITE AND BROWN LEGHORNS, 
Light and Dark Branmas, and Wnite, Black 
Buff and Partridge Cochin EGGS for $1.59 per 1# by 
express. S. M. LIVINGSTON, 
Humphreyville, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
CHEAPEST FERTILIZER. 
BECAUSE THE BEST. 
PREMIUM BONE 
For all crops. Made only by the EXCELSIOR 
FERTILIZER WORKS, Salem, O. Circulars tree. 
Strict good middling.. 11 7-16 11 7-Ifi 119-lb 10 J-16 
Middling fair ..........11 15-10 11 15-16 121-16 121-lb 
Fair. 12 7-16 12 7-16 12 9-lb 12 9-iG 
Stained. 
Good ordinary. 715-lfic. Strict ordinary. 811-lCc.: 
Low middling. 9 3-16c.; Middling, 913-lGc. 
Cheese.— Exports for the week 13.700 boxes. The 
new cheese have been arriving moderately 
only and closelv taken up. with about the opening 
prices sustained. It is presumed that with next 
week’s supplies prices will scarcely be maintained. 
For new 12U9I8C. for best lots 119120. for good 
9X9He. for hair skimmed, und 5K97KC. for whole 
skimmed; old at 139I31L for fancy ; l?@12Xc. for 
prime; lO.XIlXo. for good; KfiSIOc. for fair. Western 
factory good to prime, at 10911c.: strictly fine. 12Xo.; 
fair to good utOalOc., and poor at 698c. 
Liverpool cable, (vis. Gold doses 100X, 
Exports for Die week,13,689 bpxqa. 
Receipts, 16.503 do. 
dried FRUiTs.-Aoplesof the h Igher grades have 
fair inquiries and rule strong in price but the com¬ 
mon lots are dull and depressed. Peaches und small 
fruits generally are urm. 
Peaches- Fancy North Carolina 12<atl3e.: Choice 
Georgia. 10911c.; good to prime Georgia: 3910c.; un¬ 
peeled halves. 4Xn. 
choice new 2tffl25f 
State pluius, 13914. 
— State quarters. 
697e.; *“ 
prime_, ... 
quarters at 4X®4XC. 
at 2X03X0-1 I 
This is a NEW LATHE, on a NEW PLAN, hav¬ 
ing a Cylinder Bed, which is much more simple aud 
convenient than tue Old stylo. It has attachments 
for circular and scroll sawing and bracket molding. 
New, Novel, and the Best Invented. Manufact¬ 
ured and sold bv the 
BATTLE CREEK MACHINERY CO , 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
Send for Circular and Trice List. 
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>>._ Reg. March 31. ^ 
1874. / 
THE ORIGINAL & ONLY GENUINE 
“Vibrator” Threshers, 
WITH IMPUOVED 
MOUNTED HORSE POWERS, 
Ami Steam Thresher Engines, 
Made only by 
Common lugs.2jy» 3X 3 @ 3X 
Low leaf...4X9 5 •? ® !> 
Medium leaf. 5X9 bk 6X@ 7 
Good leaf...6X@7X — @— 
Fine leaf.— — 
Selections.— — 
SEEDLEAF—CROP OF 1876. 
New England wrappers, common.10 ®—12 
Bne. do.}§ ®-7 
seconds....... 
Killers.. —..6 @ { 
Seconds and tillers, shipping. 9 @11 
Pennsylvania assorted lots. J 
wraiipers...j"* - §°S 
New York assorted lots, common to medium 8 @ 9 
(jood. 10 912 
Ohio assorted lots... l 9 
Wisconsin assorted lots............. 7M@ » 
Veoetaiii.kS. —Export potatoes for the past week 
8 229 bbl. Poach Blow* to bring f 1.3791.SO. must be 
faultless: a good deal of Stock Is offered at .oc. in 
bulk and 100ffllS6 lu lb». Florida new I.Jonblbs. Ber- 
m uda, $7509801). Sweet have kept elegantly this 
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. fiUTTA PEECHA PAINT. 
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for Wood. Iron, Stone or Brick Structures, 
FOR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WORK. Send 
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GUT TA PERCH A PAINT COMPANY, 356 
Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio._ 
1 ,; quarters. 1c. Pitted cherries, 
.">e,; Rnspbarnes. 270. New York 
southern pliiiua, 11912c. Apples 
„ . .. old. 44f@-'Xc.; do. sliced, prime. 
Western quarters. 491Vc.: Southrru, at fi@7c. 
sliced. itfflifiXo. for fair to good.; Southern 
Tenm-s-ee quarters. In bags, 
prime fancy and North Curolina si ceil 
nt s®12c; Blackborrlea lOXc. Exports for the week 
700 bbls. apple* believed lobe mostly on owners' 
account. . 
icaas.—Receipts for the week, 9,635 bbls. The week 
following Master is apt to he a quiet one In the egg 
trade. Consumers become more or less cloyed during 
Lent, anil spring table Items are abundant and low 
enough, this season, to turn the current of trude 
into other channels, nenee. though receipts are 
falling off. prices are easy, without prospect of sud¬ 
denly favoring sellers, southern eggs are almost 
out of date, A few Invoices Of line Canadian have 
appeared ; not quoted above Western choice. Duck 
und goose weak with the close of the Easter fount. 
New Jorsov, 12@12 to.: State and Penn.. lOX'fitllo.; 
Western and Canadian, choice, 1O&10KO.I Southern, 
in good order, 9X<«i10c.; inferior, 9c.; Duck, 10(3)170,; 
Goose, 30@35o. 
Fkkd.—^ iiles arc at $17,501% 18.60 for 40 lbs. arid CO 
lbs.; $18(5)19 for HU Ihs.; $lfl®20 for 100 thg.; $18@19 for 
rye feed, and $20®21.50 for sharps. 
Fkathurb.—S oiling in a small way at IStSSOC. for 
prime, and 4U@l2e. for mixed, which Is hotter. 
Fi.our.— There lias been a more active business 
fi.r export, and low grades are held (Irmly. The 
higher grudes are plenty anil easy In price. 
Latest prlo.ai are $4.15(^4.90 tor poor «i fancy *uper¬ 
il nstate; $5.6696.20 for poor to good extra do; $1.20 
(55 60 for good to very cholco do.; $4.15X4.90 for su- 
perilne, Indiana, Iowa. Michigan. Ohio, .to., (the lat¬ 
ter an extreme): (to ; $i.!*'35.3D for Inferior to good 
shipping extra do., (mainly at {5.1XV95.10 for lines); 
and $5.25(35.65 for good to choice extra do.; common 
to choice wldte wheat extra*. $5.56(^6.60; choice to 
fancy do. at *6 6097.50; red and aroticr winter wheat, 
inferior to choice trude and family, at $5.3596.50: 
round hoop Ohio at 460095.85, and trade and family 
brands of do. at $5.50*0.75. the .latter rate for very 
choice; St. Louis. $5.45®iU6 for very poor to good 
extra,and *6.1(197.25 for good to very choice (with a 
few brands of fancy quality quoted up to $7.25'*7,.V)); 
Minnesota clear, very Inferior to very choice nt $5.10 
@6,10 (a few taney brands selling ns high as $6.log# 
6.25); Minnesota *• mtnilglit," inferior to vory choice, 
at $5 7590.75 (few brands going above $0.36 gO 5n, und 
patent poor to fancy choice at $6.10r,i8.75; unsound 
stock at from $2.2695.75: City mill extra at »5 90.(6.25 
for fair to very choice for West Indie* ; do. for En¬ 
gland in $S.006*5,10: do. trade and family extras. 16.50 
@7.50; do. for South A mnrtcii. $!.40 *7.35 for fair to 
fancy; No, S at $3.1094.35 for inferior U> very fancy. 
CintN MUAL. — Brandywine quoted at $3.1093.16, 
and Western yellow at $2.25912.65. 
Frksii KitifiTS.—Appless arc nearly out; quota¬ 
tions me merely made from regular customers lor 
the remnant. Baldwins, $5@6: Russets, $4afi; poor, 
$3.tl. Strawlier los have boon in l-glit sii|ij>ly: 
Charleston prlmu. H0(.'n40c., inferior to fnlr. 5@2no.: 
a few earh N 'rfolk, .Xi;j. 50O. llot-liouso Uluok llum- 
burg grapes. $1.7592.25 per lb. Cranberries are over 
with commercially. Peanuts continue dull. Hand- 
NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO 
BATTLE CREEK, MICH. 
Halladay Standard 
The only Wind Mill awarded 
TWO XftSDAXiS 
and 
TWO DIPLOMAS 
by tb« 
CENTENNIAL JUDGES. 
Every machine warranted to 
bo well made ot good mat rtui; 
to do coocl work In auv kind 
of wind; to bo perfectly self 
regulation; to possess more 
power and to be more relht- 
ble than any other Wind Mill 
made. 
Each piece istlttcd aud num¬ 
bered so that a stranger can 
put the Mill up, using our 
drawings and printed Instruc¬ 
tions for a guide. 
Send for Cata¬ 
logue “ B" and 
U.S. WIND IHQIHt 
& PUMP CO., lyt ''TV 
Batavia, III, k 
T HE hi retell less Gvniii-Snvlner, Time. 
Huvhin, iiuti M'Miuy-Suviiu TliroeU^re oi tliln |.«v aii«l 
Arouoi .ttion. Hcyottd nil Klvnlry «or Baptit Worlc, Por* 
foot Clvuutu^, Qpd fur Saving Grniu from Wuslnge. 
6 RAIN Raiser* will not Submit to the 
cnOn&OUS waalu* *• of Grahi X t lie? interior work 0om* t»y 
ottu.*r ainchiuoN, Wliuu nucu pottltnt itii the iUlf««icnce, 
T HE ENTIRE Threxhlug Expenses 
,AI)<I i’lli'D X 1-1 L 'l , >M|i , *» 1l-.lt iHIHOmt OAI1 InJ CUiVtil! t»y 
itii? Extra Grain SAVLL> l»y (braa ImproviM MacUints. 
N O Revolving Shallis Inside the Sepn- 
Tr\tor, KnUivl> li» j im:n TJohIxim. Plckcra. RnililluM, 
Atul all xudi tlmc-iw*uiilivi5 uu*l umtn-wiiRtliuf compU- 
cKtioiiy. Pcrl'fOily il<lnpUtl to oil Kliulf*. ou.l Coiiilfilpiid of 
drain* Wot or Dry, I.mi 5 or Shoi I, lie-.K|i*»l or Boutol. 
H OT only Vastly Superior for Wlient, 
OhIh, liiulvjf ltju, Itllti UUl* UiiliilN liUC tliC ONLY UtlC* 
ct'Hs,fai Tiir« H|„-rIn K^ax, Timothy, Millet, Clover, an l 
like KcqnfiTH 110 *• AltAobiueuftt" or “ rebuild!ug'* 
to clidUKU fVujU dm 111 lo Seede. 
M ARVEIjOCS for Simplicity of Parts, 
itttm; lu>i tllnd 0li4>liAlf Hit* ii<4Ual llcllfe uu«l UeatB. 
Makes uo Uttvrlu** or Scatterlnga. 
F OUR Sizes of Separators Dlatlc, rang- 
in * iroin MX i«i Twelve tiorao sue, nud iwu styu s oi 
.Moult led Mur ic* To Weld CO match. 
S TEAM Power Threshers a Specialty. 
V special separator made uxpnwtly for btexm l*i>wt*r, 
0 1111 Unrivaled Steam Thresher Eu- 
-lliep, wllli \ tillable Juiprcivimoilti nud Uisdlielivo 
FetUiirvn, far beyond nuy ocher make or kind. 
I N TIiovoukIi Workmanship, Elegant 
I'lnlsli, |Vrii*cut»n ot r.wiA, ConipbdJMieM of K«|iiiimient, 
• t»%, our *• VimiATtut** Tbrcslier OuMlts him Incomparable, 
F OR Particulars, call on our Dealers 
v-r write to u» )m-illu»irAtod Cliculm, which wo uiulltic^ 
Warranter! the b^trand che.ip- 
I rn \g A I jest Dva# fee nil tarnilv and 
k Y II 11 fanoy dvclng. Dresses, clonk*. 
U U Coats. Ribbons, Tics. Feathers, 
anyihing, can bo colored any 
_________ _ shade. Anyone cun use them. 
rjgfl 1 yU a ft The expense is trifling. We 
Ww j AH I || especially rccummend the 
” Black a.- much better than log¬ 
wood. Sold by druggists, ur 
s a, gm. M any color sem bv Mail, large 
■ '111 ISac size, 25c,, small site 15c. Send 
U O L,IJ a?for Dye Book and beauclfnl 
Samples, Free. 
Wells, Richardson a Co.. Prop's, Burlington,Vt. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS, 
NEW YORK, April 27,1878. 
Beeves.— Receipts for the week. 10,600 head : do., 
last week, 8,674 do. Average quality runs well. Re¬ 
ceipts have weighed enough upon the market to 
weaken it. and prices are lower than at our Inst. 
Corn-fed Clierokees and Texas sold ut 8-kM9*o., rat 
hulls, part Mall-fed. 3>t'94c.-. medium to good native 
Mcrra, 8V919C : selected. UKklUKc. Trade In live for 
export steady. 
COWHAND CALVICSL-Uecelpts arc moderate and 
tlu* fnnnvjr rttUKQS tire ^illl ourr^nt. for iulr; 
$60a70 for really good to extra tnlUiers. 
Veal UAi.VER.-Uecelps_forthe week, at the yards, 
3 876 head : do. last week. 2,624 do. The market has 
ruled weak without really being dull. Dealers think 
the decline I* cheeked. The range for common to 
prime has been 4<j»6*4o. Buttermilk calves. 8 X® 6 ‘Xc. 
ltog-dressed dmulnul : 59tic. fair to good; poor. 39 
l)SC. 
Suker and Lam ns. Receipt* for the week. 18,517 
head; do, last week. 17,887 do. Market llrtu at both 
Jersey City and 60th Sli OOt. Poor Clipped sold at 3c. 
it m.: medium to fair sheared. 4 : sho>£c.; unshorn, 
6 K 9 USC. Lutubs run fair 4n quality ; quoted BJ699C. 
Swine.-- Receipt* for the week, 25,397 head; do. 
last week 29.718 do. The market at the close was a 
shade tinner. Ohio, 152 lh*., »<>ld at &KC-; country- 
dressed, 4 ) 496 c. for fat heavy to medium and their 
