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THE RURAL HEW-YORKER 
Vegetables. —Export potatoes now arrive more 
or less soft or sprouty, and the extreme is seldom 
made. Choice Peach Blows and Early Rose brine 
*1.50@1.62; others |H.00Cil.28 and many offered at 75 
without bbl. a Rood deal of stock is offered at 75c. In 
bulk and lUOGtl'ffi in tbs. Florida new N’<3»5lbs. Ber¬ 
muda, $7.50^8.00. Hweet have kept elegantly this 
season and Delaware bring *1.75®*: Onions have ad¬ 
vanced largely and suddenly; Red and \ollqw *2@.4; 
white *3*3.75 all Eastern. Chester new h'gher tm- 
2.50. R. Turnips 78: carrOU 7&&1.0O; Green peas, 
urate 50@75o. Norfolk and N. C. now lead the trade 
range per bbl. f^Xn'.ti); string beaus low 4.50@5: Fla. 
do. *1.02: cucumbers tS*®!!: Asparagus Is In large 
supply Oyster Bay 3<«s3.50 N. J.and Del. ?2i@2.ij; 
Southern *1<A1.76. Radishes 60*1.25 per T. W.Kale 
old 20(a25c. Lettuce hbl. 2@3.50. Cabbages, Norfolk, 
bbl. *2@2,50. Spinach bbl. *l.Gi 1.25. 
Wool.— There baa been a dull stupid market 
through the week, the trade holding off for the 
new clips, and business possible only at easy priceB. 
berries, lOHc. Apples—State quarters. 454@o)4c.: do. 
sliced, prirae.8®7o,; Western quarters, 4@4^c.: South¬ 
ern at 6@7c- for prlme*licod,6@5>4C. for fair to good ; 
Southern quarters, 4M«4Kc-: Tennessee quarters, in 
bags, at 2 £<vo <Kc.; prime and fancy North Curolina 
sliced at 8@*.2c. 
Exports for the week, 350 bbls. dried apples. 
Essential Oils.— Peppermint in tin. *i.75@2.00; 
glass, *2.50*2.70; Wlotergreen. *I.'.<kit>2, large pkgs.; 
small, *2.10*2.15; Sassafras, 42@46c. 
Egos.—R creipt* for the week. 0.9© bbl»- The mar¬ 
ket is gradually working up from Its late depression; 
still rates will have to be kept more or less popular 
until the danger of accumulation is passed. Receipts 
are favorably moderate. „ _ 
Near poin{s, IV.tllc.; State and Penn., 12K@ITc-I 
Western and Cunadlan, fresh. 12c.: poorer inferior 
held stock. 10@llc.: Duck, H«t)5c.; Goose. 27®2Hc. 
Featb tins.—Ciinlcc white goose, picked, 45c.; mir¬ 
ed, 40c.; scalded, 36c.; duck, 20o. 
Funs A NR Skins.— Late sales at Letpsie devel¬ 
oped noth mg favorable for our home market, and 
the receru table of prices Is only nominal. 
Flour - Mas been declining, in sympathy with 
wheat, and closed weak except for Minnesota 
grades, which held higher on account of the destruc¬ 
tion bv tiro of several more important, mills in Min¬ 
neapolis. 
Latest price* are *4.1fl@4.75 for poor to fancy super¬ 
fine State; fl.l»a5.]5 for poor to good extra do; *6-L» 
<*5.50 for good to very choice do.; *4.l5<3>4.75 for su¬ 
perfine, Indiana, lows. Michigan. Ohio, Ac., (the lat¬ 
ter an extreme); *LftD35.lQ for inferior to good 
shipping extra do.. <ni*lnlyat ft.90*5.05 for lines); 
and *5.1585.50 for good to choice extra do.; common 
to choice white wheat extras, *5AVdikJO; choice U> 
fancy do- at *d.fctti7.S0; red and amber winter wheat. 
Inferior to choice trade and family, at *6.15466.35: 
round hoop Ohio at *LK-ai.i&, and trade and family 
brands of do. at *5.35*4!.85. the latter rale tor Tory 
choice; St. Txiuls. I5.253U.U0 for very poor to good 
extra, and #»UXK*7.fci for good to very choice i with a 
few brands of fanev quality quoted up to*T.2<VS*?.60): 
Mlmiesni a clear, Tory I nfarlor to very choice at *42.1) 
@6.00 (a few fancy brands selling a* high as t'U6@ 
6.25); Minnesota •• straight," inferior to very choice, 
at *5.75®ii.76 (few brands going abore 96.50, and 
patent t*oor to fancy choice at *S.00;tS.i5: unsound 
stock at from *2,23@6.76: city mill extra at to‘.OiA.15 
for fair Lt very choice for West Indies: do. for Kny 
gland at *t 85*5.00: do. trade and family extras. *fl.3o 
<2)7.50: do. for South America. *6.30*7 25 for fair to 
fancy; No. 1 at l3.ft.VAt.T5 for infer 1 or to very choice 
(fancy lots held as high n* *4). 
Fresh fruits. — Apples are scarcely In stock 
enough to quote by. Red and extra Russets nomi¬ 
nally *5*0 e bbl.; poor to prime Russets, *3.0U<a>4.M). 
Strawberries arrive from several points, and Mary¬ 
land will bo added next week. Norfolk, good to 
best. 20*>3Oc. per quart; fair 15c.; North Curolina, 
20 a 30c.: Charleston. 20@30o., inferior, 5*16c. Cran¬ 
berries have cloiert out as a prosperous crop ; a rem¬ 
nant of crates, ft. Peanuts still lack their wonted 
spring demand ; prices weak. Va. hand-picked, *1.35 
JOB LOT, 2 button, all shades, 25c. and 36c. 
PREMIER KIDS. 
2 buttons, 75c.; 3 buttons, 90c. 
“L.” REAL KIDS, 
2 buttons. *1: 3 buttons, *1.35. 
LORD & TAYLOR KIDS (first quality), 
2 buttons, *1 40: 3 buttons, *1.66. 
JUL1EN KIDS. 
4 buttons, *1.20; 6 buttons, *1.50. 
TREFODSSE KIDS. 
2 buttons, *1.65; 3 buttons, *1.90. 
4 buttons. *2.20 : 6 buttons, *2.70. 
MISSES’ KIDS, 
2 buttons, 70c.; 3 buttons. *1.25. 
LADIES’ LACE MITTS, 
with and without fingers, 35c. to *3. 
LADIES’ LISLE THREAD GLOVES, 
2, 3 and 4 buttons. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS 
New York, May 4, 1878. 
Beeves.— Receipts for the week. 10,277 head: do., 
last week. 10,600 do. "Moving day," which usually 
interrupts city business in meats did not have its 
customary effect this First of May. At both yards 
a steady sale of cattle t* noted and prices at the 
close higher than on last Wednesday. Choice steers 
brought UOifaiOMo.; ordinary to prime, nutive steers 
9@I0c.; bulls, 3>ii*4k;c.; Cherokee, 8)*c. Export de¬ 
mand steady. 
Cows and CAt.VBS,—Few arrive nnd few wanted 
unless extra. Milkmen would pay 50@65c. but the 
quality they want are worth as much at home. 
Veal Calves.— Receipts have been liberal and 
prices are easy; good to prime. 5,y@6Xc. Butter¬ 
milk. 4K*5Kc.; common, 3@4c. Hog dressed veal 
has no reliable rate, the weather has turned very 
warm. 
Sheep and Lambs.—R eceipts for the week. 20.539 
head : do. last tweek, 13.517 do. Market inactive, 
quality somewhat against quick sales; fail* to good 
clipped sheep. 4V"'05Hc. do. undipped, 5X@6c.; good 
to extra lambs, &X. 10Ni@llc. 
8wine.-- Kecelpts for the week. 30,390 head; do. 
last week 26.397 do. No late sale of live; sold 
Thursday, *3,65*3.75. good corn-fed. Country 
dressed dropped. 
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LADIES' ALL SILK TIES, fringed ends, 15c., 20c. 
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LADIES’ ALL SiLK TIES. 10c.. 15c.. 18e.,20c.and 
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LADIES’ ALL SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, 15c.. 
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FRENCH FLOWERS, 
5c., 10c., 15c., 18c,, 20c., 25c. up to $5 
A LARGE VARIETY. AT VERY LOW PRICES. 
Skkd.—G rass Is dull but firm; Clovers quotea at 
tor State and 7K@7Xe. for Western; Tim¬ 
othy at 11.30 to *l.4ll 
Tobacco. —Is essentially as last week as respects 
prices. More interest Is saown by oxporters and tbe 
general trade is fairiy active. 
KENTUCKY LEAF. 
Light. Heavy. 
Common lugs.2J4C* 8W 8 ® 3K 
Medium leaf. JW “>4® I 
Fine leaf.— ®~ ~ ® — 
Selections . — ® — ® 
HKEDLEAF—CUOF OF 1876. 
New England wrappers, oowmou. .10 @—12 
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selections.®*" 
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Fillers.*. 6 @ ; 
Second* und tillers, shipping.9 @11 
Pennsylvania assorted iota. 9 @17 
wrappers.......20 
New York assorted lots, common to medium b ma 
Good. 16 @12 
Ohio assorted lots. 
Wisconsin assorted lots. ”H@ 9 
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BLACK FRENCH LACES, 
20c.,26c.,27o.,30c., 37c., twenty-five per cent, less than 
regular prices. 
TORCHON LACES, 
5c., 7c., 9c.. 10c., lie., 12HC., lac., 17o„ 20c,. 25c., very 
cheap. 
A LARGE LOT OF LADIES’ FOUR-PLY LINEN 
COLLARS at 16c.. worth 25c. 
LADIES’ LINEN COLLARS, 7c., 9c., 10c. and 12HC. 
LADIES’ AND GENTS’ ALL-LINEN HANDKER¬ 
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