THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
000,000. has accepted a nomination for Con¬ 
gress by the Democrats of the Third Louisi¬ 
ana district, in the hone of defeating William 
Pitt Kellog; ...The total number of hogs 
slaughtered annually tn the United States is 
estimated at .‘JO,0CM\0O(),the average dressed 
weight being 175 pounds each.The ex¬ 
ports "f live stock and dressed meat* from the 
port of Boston last week for the foreign mar¬ 
kets were 1,108 cattle, 255 sheep and 1.712 
quarters of beef ........ Exports from New 
York last week included 1,100 live cattle, 
3,770 quarters of beef, and 000 carcasses of 
mutton .The number of imported tho¬ 
roughbred cattle lauded in Baltimore in the 
year ending June 1, was 1.100, which, with 68 
calves dropped in quarantine, makes 1.117. Of 
these 203 were Black Polled Angus cattle, 196 
Gallo ways, 553 were Hereford*,31 Short horns, 
23 Sussex and 18 Jersey.At a recent 
sale of Hampshire Down sheep. In England. 
1,350 head brought an average, for ewes aud 
lambs, of about #27 per head .The wool- 
growers of Texas avow their detenmuatinn to 
vote against an.v and every candidate for Con¬ 
gress who refuses to pledge himself to restore 
the duties of 1S67 on wool.... , .The cultiva¬ 
tion of wheat in Cuba has proved a success, 
aud large numbers of flouring mills are build¬ 
ing.The wool-growers of the Sixteenth 
Ohio Congressional District at a meeting, re¬ 
cently, resolved to support ao candidate for 
Congress who would not support legislation 
restoring the old turifF on wool .I'he first 
Jot. of Iowa corn of the crop of 18S4 was sold 
in Des Moines on the 12t,b iust. It was plump 
and dry. The price was 25 cents. Corn is 
now deemed safe from frost in that State, and 
the crop is estimated at800,000,000 bushels, by 
parties in that State .The Board of Di¬ 
rectors of the grant St Louis Pair have deci¬ 
ded to exclude Jersey cattle from the fair, on 
account of reported prevalence of contagious 
pleuro-pneumoniu among that breed. Be¬ 
tween 180,000 and $80,000 worth of Jerseys 
used to bo sold at that, fair annually. 
It is said that Concord grapes are “shelling” 
very badly along the Hudson, especially about 
Clltitondale, Modeua, Highland, Tivoli, Mil- 
ton. Marlboro, Cornwall, Fishkill und German 
town; but that the quantity grnwu is so enor¬ 
mous, that it will In* hard to tell what to do 
with them all, except to use them for wine¬ 
making.According hi reports from Dela¬ 
ware. It is estimated that 20,CK)0 persons— men, 
women and children--are now engaged in 
picking, culling and handling peaches; wages 
average #1 per day each. On an average, UK) 
peaches are required to fill a basket.,. 
i’h® Ontario (Canada) Council has thrown ad¬ 
ditional restrictions around the importation of 
ive stock and meats from the United states.. 
Last crop was 2,320,000 tons. Several thous¬ 
and tons of the new crop have been placed on 
the United States markets at such low prices 
as to have a depressing effect on sugars of 
home production. 
The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly re¬ 
view of the corn trade, says: Good progress 
in the later harvest was made the past week. 
The dry weather was favorable for thrashing, 
and the deliveries of wheat by farmers are on 
the increase. The price of wheat declined Is 
per quarter during the week, aud Hour fell 6d. 
The sales of English wheat during the week 
were 86,053 quarters at 31s, against 67,665 
quarters at 41s 8d for the corresponding week 
last year. The foreign wheat market Is de¬ 
pressed and prices still further declined. In 
the oft coast trade 13 cargoes arrived, six 
were sold, seven were withdrawn and six re¬ 
main. Trade forward is growing worse, 3ls 
per quarter ware accepted for No. 1 red win 
ter wheat, flat. Maize in London is scarce 
and steady; there is no mixed American on 
spot; round 6d lower. Prices of barley and 
oats in favor of buyers. 
option sales at 7.44c. City steam ts steady at 7.50c. 
No, I City, at 7.23c. Kenned Is fairly active: sales 
for Continent at 7.H74e: South Ainerlcitn quoted at 
8,-lue. 
Hotter —quotations: State, best, palls. 27o#We; 
do. tubs. 28427c, Western, Jflc. for best:, 34925c. for 
prime: State dairy half llrltlmt, tubs and palls, 
best extra, 2‘k»21c. for best; do. nr I mo, 22c do. do, 
fair, lilc do. Welsh tubs, extras, 22023c; prime, 
*'*-*! no do. good. ID®.'tic Western Imitation cream 
cry, choicest, do fair, tAtolSe; Western dairy, 
littbsHo. for best Invoices: 15016c. for prime, W st, 
ern factory fresh extras, current make, 14913c; 
12013c, for fair, atul 'J«slie. for poor: June tubs 
and tlrklns, 1601 S 4 C, 
At the Mercantile Exchange the following tele 
grams were received; From Philadelphia Market 
strong: extra creamery at 27uC23c. Prom Chicago 
Market firm, choice creamery, 230254c: extra dairy 
at 229210. Prom Boston—Market llrui; Northern 
creamery, 249211c; Western do. 23025 c; dairy, 24923c. 
Prom Cincinnati- Market firm ut IBot'lOe. 
CHEEsk.—Quotations: UtoUftyc. for fancy facto¬ 
ries: I0!a®ll)lge. for Hue- good iota,2<t‘JVtc fair lots, 
ft's, itHVle, night rnllk skims, R Ohio Mats, IIitiis^c; 
for best down to 495c. for commons Pennsylvania 
skims, 1 ) 49290 . for good; 1919c, for common 
At the Mercantile Exchange the following tele¬ 
grams were received; Proiu Philadelphia -Market 
firm: Cheddars.lie: flats, ««l»4e; receipts, 868 boxes. 
Prom Boston—Murker, firm; extras, I04'«llo; West¬ 
ern, 1119109 . Prom Cincinnati-Market strong at 
89c; receipts, 221 boxes; shipments, 215. Prom Chica¬ 
go Market steady eheddars, !W4Gj>t09c. From Liv¬ 
erpool Finest at 52s. 
Poos. —Quotations: State, 20e: Canadian, 190199c, 
aud Western. 194020c, 
At the Now York. Mercantile Exchange “call” the 
following figures ruled: Michigan firsts. 20oi Ohio 
tlrsts, 199ct State extra, 21c: State firsts, JOO! Penn¬ 
sylvania extra, 2to Ohio extra, 2le; Michigan extra, 
21 e: Canada extra, 2le. 
At the New York Mercantile Exchange, the follow¬ 
ing telegrams were received; From Phtlade'phla- 
Market strong: quoted ul 309239c; receipts, 974. From 
Boston Market steady: quoted at I7®29c. From 
Cincinnati -Market easier at 12o. From Chicago - 
Market firm; quoted at 17c. 
Poultry asp Qamic. -The following are the quota¬ 
tions: 
I.ivic Poultry Fowls, near by, W ft, 15016c.: do. 
Western, 1401.3c: do Southern, H0He; spring chick 
cos, l.y<»t(le, per lb. for Jersey 14915c. for State, ami 
lie for Southern; ducks. State, * pair, HUutDuc’ do. 
Western * pair. !H)9?5o.: Reuse, State, V pair, $1.75 
02 .i*i; do. Western, per pair. $1.309b.13. 
Dressed Pori.rnv. -Turkeys, per ft. iboific, chick 
fin, Western, dry picked, per lb. ]tl 9 l 8 c: Stats spring, 
scalded, 154111 .;; Philadelphia. 21922 ducks Western 
per lb, 180140, fowls, Philadelphia prime, t«e; do, 
Jersey prime, lie; do. State and Western prime, 14® 
V5e: squabs, white, per dor,., $3.2502.30. Game- 
Woodcoek, $ 191.25 per pair. 
Bkans. Quotations are; Murrows, $2.4592.50 for old, 
and S2.S592.70 for new; mediums nominal forold, and 
$2.25 for new, pea, $2.:!0 for new; red kidney, $H for 
now. 
Peas—G reen are quoted at $1.5001.55 for new. 
Peanuts.—Q uoted at 89069 c. for hand-picked; 
fanners' grude at Hit 4«44.4o. 
Cotton.—T he quotations according to the Ameri¬ 
can classification are as follows: 
New 
Orleans Texas 
Uplands and Gull. 
Ordinary.... H 8-10 8 7 16 8 7-16 
Strict Ordinary... W 4 8 lt 
Good Ordluary. 9 716 9 tidti 9 l-in 
Strict Good Ordluary. 9 13 111 10 l-lfi iu 1-10 
Low Middling... 10 1-10 10 5 10 10 5-10 
Strict Low Middling. 109 104 109 
Middling. 10 7 16 III 11-16 10 U-16 
Good Middling. 1094 1076 lots 
Strict Good Middling. 10 W-IB U 1-16 11 l-io 
Middling Fair.... 11 3-16 11 7 1(1 II 7-10 
Pair... 11 1310 12 1-10 12 116 
STAINED. 
Good Ordinary ... 7 13-18 | Low Middling. 9 5-16 
Strict Good Ord.. 89 I Middling. 9 15-16 
DRIED Fruits.—Q uotations arc for: Fancy evapo¬ 
rated apple*, H09Uc: choice do, 7079c: prime do., fl 
®G9o: fancy .North Carolina sun dried apples, sliced, 
lie-, choice do., 5®59«; prime do., 44 4 , 44 c: common 
do., Ir; peeled peaclie.i, HUn. for best Georgia; He. for 
Choice; utipeeled halves, 19050: blackberries, H 90 
Cabbagcs-Flat Dutch, v 100, $1.5002.00. Cucumbers— 
r -aS.!"'' U ' l, i,*'. '.J*K».*2--? I '>«4. Egg Plant Long Island 
ijiiii .lur^uv, H hhl . at fto.u&ti ,'2.\ Orci'U ••orn—per 100 « 
"*25, onions—Eastern white, per hbl, tl.'001.75; 
1,1*1 l."' r ’ V • squash— Mnrmw, Jersey, per 
hoi., si lumatoes vie. per box. Turnips—Russia, 
U"r bbl, *Oe.0$!. CntuiUOWcr, per bbl, $102,50. Lima 
beans, per bag, $1. Pumpkins, per bbl.. $1. 
Wools , There |s a growing strength ror fleece 
wools. The demands are dally oil the Increase and 
noiders maintain 11 tlrm range of values. All other 
weakness 1 ^ UlU> K * l>w ’hoarse grades Incline to 
LIVE 3TOOK MAKKET8, 
dk>ve 8.—Receipts were: Totnl for six days 10,900 
against 9,313 head for Ihe corresponding time last 
week.* Sales; Ohio steers. 1592 lb. $7 30; do. 1,168 ft, 
H9e. 36 lb; Ohio steers, i,3Ji) tl., $j ; do, 1,3591b, $6.70: 
do, 1.852 lb, 86,55; State steers, ;,204 lb, l!9e, 56 lb; 
oxen, 1,7401b, 109 c. 55 II.; Kansas Hirers. 1,134 lb. $6.60; 
do, 1,127 Jb, $6.5(1; ladlatms, 1,004 lb. 109o 55 lb: Tex¬ 
ans, 948 th, 10,9c: do. 942 lb, lOe, and *37; Kentucky 
do, 1,212 lb, $5.73; do, 1,261 lb. *6.W; do, 1,097 lb, $5.75; 
do, 1,174 lb, $7.13: mixed Western steers, 1,275 lb, $6,40: 
do, 1,1*0 lb, $6.44; do, LOW lb, $«; do. 1,177 lb, lie; Ken¬ 
tucky do, 1,475 lb, I2*le, 57 lb; West Virginia do, 1,410 
lb do, 1,345 ib, tpqe: no. 1.155 in, 119 c; 
do. 1,373 1b, He; do, 1,130 Ib, 108,{c; do, 1,300 lb, do, 
1,277 lb, *6.40; do, 1,814 lb, $6.35: Western steers, 
1,059 lb. lie, 55 lb, less $1 per bead; Virginia steers, 
1,105 lb, $ 7 . 10 ; do, 1,3691b, $7: do, 1,475 11), $6,75: 
do, 1,360 Ib, $6.65; Virginia steers, 1 150 lb, I 090 , 56 Ib: 
do, 1,311 D) I VC ’ do, 1,118 lb, 129e; do, 1,113 lb, H)e; do, 
1,122 lb, lOo; 55 Ib; do, 1,079 Ib, ll)9e 13 Texans, 992 lb, 
994c. 1> ’ 1 lb; 37 do, 910 lb, H-fyc, less 50e. per head: do, 929 
Ib, 99o: (lo, 897 lb. at,!lc; Illinois Steers, 1,150 Ib, $ 8 . 75 ; 
do, 1,400 lb, 12c, 30 lb: Indiana Stockers, 747 lb, 80 , 55 
lb; Pennsylvania steers, 1 160 Ib, $5,65- do. 1,294 lb, 
1090 . 901 b, d 0 , 1.0641b, $3; Pennsylvania oxen, 1,340 
lb, lit 9340 ; cows, 780 ft, 39c. 
calves, -city dressed veal*: 1O01H9C: country 
dressod. 40120; aud itressed grosser* at iW.tje; sales, 
veals lio lb,, at 9 c, Grasnera, 231 ft at $3.60: do 119 ft, 
at 4c mixed do. 228 ft at He: do. 210 ft, at V; grnssors 
242 ft, at, 8<te; do 214 ft,ut : 19 c; do 216 ft, at $3.40; 
aud do. 329 ft, at 3e. Veal*, 195 ft at 8c: grassers, 211 
ft, at 391 *; do. 313 lb, at $1.40; and do. 236 1 b, at . 04 c. 
Smcnr and Camus Total receipts for six days 50, 
067 head, against 34 ,Ih: 1 bead for the corresponding 
time last week. State sheep and lambs, i- ft, at, 9e; 
t'anmia die. p 119 ft, state do. non,, ai lUe: 
Northern 1 'aHilda lambs. 79ft,at 6e- I'amula do. 71 ft, 
nt« ! 9e- Stale lambs. 75 lb. lit wile: rlo 66 ft, at 64 c: 
Ohio (b.,96 ft, at Stfle: do, 02 ft at sen do,96 ft, at 44 * 0 ; 
Indiana do,93 ft, m $1,40- (|o.8ft ft, in * 1 . 60 * Kenluclry 
lambs, II ft, at 6c- do, 67 ft ut , Mlg . Kentucky sheep. 
Ill tb, at V5|,e. Pennsylvania sheen. 70 ni, at lot 
Pennsylvania lambs 71 ft, at lUso; do, 77 ft,atfi9e; 
do,« 1 ft, at lie ■ Western sheep, 85 ft, nt $4.30; no, H5 ft, 
at 44c: Jersey owes, HI ft, at le. 
Hooh—T otal receipts for six days 23,229 head, 
against 19233 head for the corresponding time lust 
week. Country dressed In tn tide rule supply anil 
tlrmor. with medium sidling at H4®H8 4 e, and light 
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 
Saturday, September 20, 1884. 
Chicago.— Compared with cash prices a 
week a ago, “regular” wheat is about the 
same; No. 2 Chicago Spring, do; No. 2 Red, 
higher. Coru, 2% c . higher. Oats, %c 
higher. Rye, 'qc. higher. Barley, %c. lower. 
Pork, from to 45c. higher. Hogs, 20c. 
to 85c. higher. Cattle, a trifle higher. Sheep, 
a little higher. 
Wheat. In active demand, and strong. Sales 
ranged: September. 730764c- Oe toiler, ,ii407;4e 
November, ■- 't ,:i' ( ,e. December. 794 ..-de- No 2 
Chicago Spring, 757*078‘,. ( e So. 3 do. 58$iS3e: No. 2 
Red, dc- No, 3 Red, 64406.3c. ConN Excited; sales 
ranged. Cash, 884 itSHtfc; September, 59060c- Octa 
her. ttg «549c November, 160164c nil tin* year, 390 
■fOe- May HJ4039TV. (hts. Firm and higher sales 
ranged. t!«*l>. 2M*C’ -I'lidf Inber, i264c: October 
254te: all ihe year, 2540254c; May, ®40aiWe, Rye— 
firm at Me. UAin.iev-Plrm: tf.c. September. Pmoc 
—Dull’ «ales ranged: Cash, $10,75017 September. 
$U>.jO01b.,.3; I),-toller. il6.9,sail7; all the year gll "n* 
II.2>. Hoos. Bast grade* active and |ca,l5e Higher 
than yesterday. Rough naeklug $r,.io^5.!iO; packing 
and shipping. $648.ai| light, #5 50«6.3O. skips and 
grasser* ut $405.50, Caiii.k General market easier; 
VAifp.rtH RI *5 1110* - good to choice of from 1,200 to 
L330 Ilis at $6 1006.50; common t • fulr, $505,90; grass 
era ut $4,5005 f>0, range cut tie steady; Texans, $»05, 
Siikki’ Market steady; Inferior to fair, $2,500.3; 
medium to good,$3.lo*3.80; good to choice at $3,900 
St. Louis.— Compared with cash prices a 
week ago, No. 3 Rod Wheat is IJ£c. higher; 
Corn, 2)^c. higher. Oats, lo. higher. Rye, 
ltfc. lower. Pork, 50c. Idgiier. 
Wheat. No, 4 Red, 134079c. ea»!u September, 774 
07.44c.- October, 799079Uc: November. 9l4aH|Uc; 
December. 3340: No. i Red. 05«684o. Conn higher’ 
Cash, 500504- September. I'MU’c: October, isuc. tuts 
Firm sales nt 270274c. onsh' September, 26i4r»274c- 
November, 264c- uil the year, 26-4c. rye At ’Oe. 
Barley -No market. Flax seed- Uuiet ut $1.29. IIav 
—S teudy and unchanged. Buis Firmer hi ,30 734c. 
Pork Jobbing, *16.80. Hm.it Meats Long clear. 
$9 4 -; slmrl rib, $9 3009.55; short clear, $9.90. I.akd- 
$7.U24@J.08 
Cincinnati. W'iikat Irregular; Vo 2 Red at 77c a 
3Ht*e ( OKS Firmer; No. 2 mixed, Vie. OATH—Scarce 
and llriu nt 274023c Rye Quiet at36c Baui.icy Ir 
regular; extra No. 3 full, »5'<»70e. Pome -Quiet at 
$16.i3«ii. LAun Kaslcr at 7 3,uc, Hrr.gvEATs- 
Qu let and unchanged. Bacon Steady and unchanged 
Bpttkr -Strong: creamery. 2-10.306; dairy, 20022c. 
lions Steady, common and light, $4.51kg,6; packing 
uud butcher*’ $>.4008,25. 
One of tin* priut’ipal attractions at the Illi¬ 
nois State Fair, held in Chicago, 111., Sept. 8- 
18, was the Whitman Pd tout Rebound Plun¬ 
ger Contiuuous Hay Press, The rapidity of its 
work and the solidity of th* bale are among 
its principal features. In this press every for¬ 
ward movement of th® horse drives the plun¬ 
ger forward. The power is vary simple, strong 
and durable. Visitors interested in bay presses 
were loud in their praises, aud many sales 
were mtitle during the fair. Tht-so proves nre 
made in three sizes by the Whitman Ag. Co., 
St. Louis, Mi), Among other Implements, this 
company showed u broadcast seeder, which 
attaches to the back end of a wagon, and has 
become very popular of late.— Adv 
P ^ —THE 
BEST TONIC. 
Strong & Parker, Vergennes, Vt.. exhibited 
at the Vermont Stab) Fair the Little Giant 
Road Machine, a practical implement for 
making and repairing highways. It has 
given great satisfaction wherever used, 
for its simplicity aud durability. It is said 
to be the mo&t practical and cheapest road 
machine on the market. It works pcrferrtly 
as a ditching machine, and is valuable for 
handling snow. It is uDo u first-class railroad 
grader, aud will do the work of a hundred 
men. Every machine is warranted. All in 
need of such a machine can send to the manu¬ 
facturer for free circular. Price $05.—Adu. 
This medicine, combining Iron with pure 
vegobibh) tonics, mflckly and completely 
Lures Dymiepsln, ln<!l K e*lloii, WoiUess, 
Inipure Itlnoil, 3lularlu,< IiIIIhuikI Fevers, 
and Neuriilgin. ’ 
It is an unfailing remedy for DiscnscH of the 
KnlncyM und IJyrr. 
It Is Invaluable for Diseases peculiar to 
Women, ami all who lead sedentary lives. 
It does not fnju re th e teeth, ca use hem he-he or 
produce constipation -nil„ r frsm mr.tlirwr* ilo 
It enriches and purifies the blood, stimulates 
the appetite, aids the asGinllntlon of food, re¬ 
lieves Heartburn and Rririiing nml strength¬ 
ens the muscles and nerves. 
For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of 
Energy, Ac., it has no equal. 
aw* The genuine has above trade mark and 
crossed red lines on wrapper, Take no other. 
HaiUonirby aitow n ( iii uk ai, co., iultimoke, md. 
PBODDCB AND PROViaiON'l 
The St. Albans Foundry, St. Albans, Vt., 
exhibited at their State Fair horse powers, 
thrashers, saws, fodder shudders, new, 
novel, and unique: the D® Laval creuru 
separator, operated by their one horse power. 
Send for circular.— Adv. 
Smith, Whitcomb ft Cook, of Burre, Vt., 
showed at the Vermont State Fuir, the 
improved North American Plow, which 
they claim to be the most perfect swjyul 
plow ever invented. It Is reversible, with 
Stationary cutter, center cutter ami center 
draft, and is adapted for flat land or hillside. 
It attracted the attention of everyone inter¬ 
ested in plows, aud any farmer in need of a 
plow should send to the manufacturers for a 
rcular before purchasing elsewhere.— Adv. 
THE SEED DRILL REGULATOR 
\ /tt* C A \/ C C two-fifths of tho Hoed 
J ” * .. . ,-iud nuo-half of tlm 
Fertilizer. Lightens the draft. Pre- 
S lfV ^11 vents clogging. Heed will coino up 
sevi-rul day* sooner. DO percent, more 
■e»*d will rnrne up. Produced strong i>lanta 
*ud largo yield. Hentl for pamj'hlet, "lima to Unit* 
WAsaC'Seed Drill U«*ttUtor Co. Lemont.Cuntr* Co.Fa 
The Cheapest Force Pump 
IN THK WORLD. 
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOE 
3PEAYIW3 r&UIT TEEE3. 
Can h*- applied to any service 
that a Cistern or Force Pump can 
be used for. Send for catalogue. 
FIELD FORCE IMLUI* CO., 
Lock Box 461, 
Lock i>nr>, N. Y. 
Messrs Gurleu Bros., DeKalb, IU., 
who make as line Creamery butter as can be 
found in their State, heartily recommend 
Thatcher’s Orange Butter Color.— Adv. 
Farmers—Try It l 
Wells, Richardson & Co.’s Improved Butter 
Color will be found to bo the only oil color 
that will not become rancid. Test it and you 
will prove it. It will not color the butter¬ 
milk; it gives the brightest color of any made, 
and is the strongest and therefore the cheaj> 
est.— Adv. 
CHALLENGE WIND lIVZILIa. 
t Ovnr ULU00 la actual use. Victorious 
-— at, all fair*. Found In every state 
"A'AV*'f and Territory >,f the if. s. ft is a 
KoTIVT section wheel Ims been made by us 
’ «• for toil years: In al that time not 
once blown down without lower 
breaking a record uoothi-r mill can 
show. We leave If, to Ihe till bile to 
determine their innrlf,a. 51111s sent on 
30 days' trial. Best K>rd Mills, Com shelter*,&c.,&c. 
Catalogue free. CHALLENGE WIND MII.LS FEED 
MILL CO., Batavia, III. 
CROPS AND MARKETS. 
This season’s wheat crop of Ohio is now es¬ 
timated at 43,982,%9 bushels, being an aver¬ 
age yield per acre of 17% bushels. The quality 
is above the average. The oat crop of that 
State Is estimated at 28,898,01*1 bushels, the 
a verage yield being a trifle more than 81 bush¬ 
els per acre. 
M. Licht, a celebrated authority on beet 
sugar statistics, estimates the aggregate pro¬ 
duction this year at 2,520,000 to 2,550,000 tons, 
provided the weather continues favorable. 
Bend iMutp for flltmrini'd .-malogar: of Ouo», Knlret, W*u-he» 
Pi POW£LL & SON, ISO Mala St., Ciuciuanti, 0. 
