5Fe ELDREDGE 
. SEWING MACHINE 
J*~cniTRY IT ^ 1 
A^ 0 BE CONVINCEDTHATITJUSTLY 
LEADS the WQRLD 
Eldredge s.m.co. 
New York 8c Chicago. 
MARCH 54 
steers, 1,596 1b« $7.70; do. do., 1.228 lbs $6.81; Kentucky 
do.. WOO tbs V-’Vic; Mbwourl do., 1.246 ft, 12Wo; Penn, 
stall-led W45 lbs. 18c; Indiana do., 1,490 lb a like: Ohio 
do.. 1,503 IhISJic. 
Calves.— In moderate supply. Prime veals quoted 
at bWail&e. I.tve calves, Jersey, Bucks and River 
County. good to choice, 10o; do.. State prime, 9^a94c; 
do. talr to kooiI, 8a9c; do. common, 5a6c; dressed 
v-eals. poor to fair, do, good to line, IOallc; do. choice, 
lla!2c; do. city, 10al2c. 
Sheep and Lambs. Total receipts for the past six 
days, 20,200 bond nun Inst *>,944 head for the corres¬ 
ponding six days Inst week. The market ruled dull 
at steady prices, with reported sales of common to 
prime sheep at I'till c., and yearling In mbs at 7®8Hc. 
Western heavy wethers, 4* lb, mixed. West¬ 
ern, 5W@«Wc; Jersey, and near-by, bucks, 
4c; Spring lambs, 7®8c; Michigan sheep, 7}fcc: State, 
do, $7.00 P IM) lbs; do, lambs, 76 lbs, 854 c; Ohio sheep, 
94 lbs, $0.95. 
Hogs.—T otal receipts for the six days, 22,841 head, 
ngnInst 23,692 head for the corresponding time last 
week. Dealers reported the feeling firm; 7‘4@74o. 
for common to prime hogs. 
Mn.cn Co .vs.—There has been a fair demand for 
milch cows at $106? 00 Phead for ordinary to good cows. 
Burri'n —Demand on borne account Is moderately 
active. Old butter of all grades Is In an unsettled 
condition. As compared with prices a week ago 
creamery 1’iuicy Is in, lower.: Mute, new, 2c. higher; 
State dairy, 2c. lower; do. Welsh tubs, lc. lower; 
Western dairy unchanged- Western rolls 2c. lower. 
Creamery, fancy, Ilfic; do. choice, :iV>3V*: do* 
prime, Iv./ :’c; do, fair to good, 34w27e; do. ordinary. 
20:925c: Brute*,new,)>i line, '27.' 'bh* ; hfotc dairies, entire 
tub and firkin, best. Ale; do. Talr to good, l*$19c; 
State half-flrkin tubs uud palls, beat. 220; do. do. 
fine, %k'i 21c do. good, ls<oi9c; do.fair, 1 •>. 15; State Hl- 
klns, flue, 18® lie, do, fair to good, 15<17e; State Welsh 
tubs, choice, > >e: do, good to prime, ly.i Wet do. fair to 
good, I2wl7c; Western Imitation, erwum ry, fiiRlSk*: 
Westuru dairy, choice, 18®19o; do. good to prime, 14 
@17c; do. ordinary to fair, luyiilSc; Western factory, 
choice current make. 1* jv'-'.lo; do. fair P> good do., ll >: 
18c; do. ordlnury. in.; 12c,- Western rolls, KlSv20c*. 
Cheese.—A s compared with last week, prices are 
unchanged lu most Instances. They are: 
State factory, fancy Kail, H'pAHitfei prime to choice, 
13*S|@lie; good, 12491240 ; ruli-.Hi/iflise* do. medium, 
10®104c: do. poor, IksCvWe; Ohio Huts, choice to 
fancy, lil^c; do. (me, Y2.‘-4(s.i iJdc: ilo. fair to good. 10& 
12c; creamery skims, choice. - -.ii*: do. good, 7Vfci.fKe; 
do. fair, 6®i.«c; Pennsylvania skims, lancy, 9®I0c; 
do., fine, H®s«cj do., fair to good, 76*7460; skims, 
iron-clad, <3®t>l£c. 
Cotton.— Pbo market ut close of wpek was extreme¬ 
ly dull. Southern advices and foreign reports show 
but little demand at present. Receipts since Septem¬ 
ber 1, 5,107,864 bales, against 4,118,093 bales same pe¬ 
riod last season. 
CURRENT PRICES 
Quotations based on American Standard of Classifi¬ 
cation. 
Uplands New 
and Orleans Texas. 
Florida, and Gulf. 
Ordinary. 7 9-16 Jj4 7% 
Strict Ordinary. 8 8 5-16 8 5-10 
Good Ordinary.. 813-16 9 S-tG 93-16 
Strict Good ordinary. 9W 9 9-Pi 9 9-16 
Low Middling. 94 101-16 10 1-16 
Strict Low .Middling. 101-16 10 5-16 10 5-10 
Middling. 10 Q 104 104 
Good Middling. Ill 11-16 in 15-16 1015-16 
Strict Good Middling. 1015-16 113-16 113-16 
Middling Fair.11 7-16 1111-16 1111-16 
Fulr. 12 3-16 12 7-16 12 7-10j 
STAINED. 
Good Ordinary. 7 13-10 | Low Middling. 8 11-16 
Strict Good Ord.... 8 (Middling. 94 
Dried Fruits.—A ll the choice lots of berries, cher' 
ries, etc., are under control and firmly held, 
and apples and peaches are also In very good hands, 
butthelatt >r appear to be slightly lacking in tone 
and hardly saleable at extreme quotations. 
Southern ripples, ordinary to good 6 Vk®9c,; do. One 
to choice, Sfs idee.: do. fancy, 10*iflU4c.; Western, 
ordinary, 7v>. iV|C.: do. do. talr to good, 74<!>T4c.; 
do. do., choice lota. Sc.; State, sliced, 8©9c.; do. 
quarters, 74®ilqc.; apples, evaporated. TkajUrc.* do. 
choice, ring out, ) >4®loc,: do., fancy selections, 164 
@17: peaches, Southern, wi'to,; do., Carolina, good to 
fancy,11 >6 hi.; do, Georgia. peeled, Uis 13'9e.; evaporated 
peaches, peeled, 2*92>c.; do. do., unneolod, 15(§|154C-, 
unpeeled peaches, halves, (7c.: do. do., quarters, 
;>4®i.ic ; plums, Southern, «!*>•. 12&e.; do., State, 124® 
13c.; cherries, 2.*a24c.r kiac Kerries, tur.tlB^tc.; Rasp¬ 
berries. 3 1 3jl\; huckleberries, ts.i 134c. 
Eoos.—About un average dully business was done at 
close of week ou most regular outlets, with no deci¬ 
ded ch mure made In the general standing of the mar¬ 
ket. Sellers, however, seem to feel that they have 
rather the greatest advantage. 
State and Pennsylvania in bids,, f 1 do*.. 20!<*(®2lc; 
choice Western. ai 'iiH®*.; Va., Md. and Del., prime, 
20 ® 204 e; Term . IV.'Ajc: Jersey and L. I., JI®21H;C: 
limed, Italic. 
Fresh Frcits.—A pples conttuuo slow and weak for 
the average qunljty ofTorlri}.:, though strict I v choice 
are held steadily. Grapes about steady. Cranberries 
dull and weak. Florida oranges firm for choice. 
Stravvuerrlcs. Fla., pur quart. til/wOe. ; upplt'i. 
Western New York, mixed lots, ®itXVjcA73; finld- 
wlns, p hbl, 84.2.7® 1.00; do,. Greenings, P bbl., $3.25 
@L00: do., Inferior, V bbl., $'2.2.g*3.50: grapes, w. N. 
Y., CutaiMjU,$7.9j®ld,9y; cranberries. Jersey, prime, r' 
orate, fair to good, ?' erntc, fg/>lk$$8*, Fin. 
oranges, choice, bright, e i*bhl, box, $u>~c4,.*»i; do, do., 
fair to good, si.'sij»t.5 : peanuts.Virginia,hand-picked, 
ft ft., t<$7-«c.; do., do., futiev. 1 1 . - -be.: do., do., good 
to prluif. 5}« hickory nuts, e bush., $L0t®1.75; 
pecans, f< ft., 5® it*. 
Hops.—as the warmer season draw s ucarer holders 
display more eouildcuce, however, now that the 
dullest p.rlod has passed without developing any 
material weakness lu the market. The outlook at 
present seems most favorable to holders. 
N. Y, Stutc, crop of lss.’, cjiolce, 900; do. medi¬ 
ums. SJ®"Le; do. low grades, 50 ®s2c: do. crop of Is81, 
good to choice, Ssjo.Gc. do. old olds. 664375c: Eastern, 
crop of H-2, fair to choice, Si®9U0; Pacific t oast, do.. 
80@90c. 
Poultry and GaUS.—P rices for live poultry arc nom¬ 
inal. For dressed there is n steady demand. Phila¬ 
delphia broilers and roasting ehlektna are In moder 
ate supply. Ducks and geese quiet. 
Live Poultry—Spring chickens, near-by, p ft., 11® 
15c.: do.. Western uud Southern, IPitljc.; fowls. Pa. 
and Jerrtaj 13c.; do. state, 15c,;do. Western, 14®15c , 
roosters,mixed, old and young.9®U)e; turkeys, Jer¬ 
sey and Pa., 1 1 -150.; do. Western, 16® 18c.; ducks, 
Staio, Pu., and Jersey, p pair, tl.*2rs>! l.:oc; do. West- 
ei-u, v 1 pair, *l.iu.-;$j,25; geese, Woiern,^ pair. 
$1.5‘\'i>20U; do., state,Pa. nud Jersey, P i>alr. $22V.t2jb. 
Dressed Poultry—Turkeys. Jersey, choice, 7rio38c.; 
prime, dry-plcited, 21®2A.; prime, scalded. 2li(;422e. * 
poor to fair, litOilsc capons, large, 2%.,y •:>}.; no, small, 
9KB26c.; slips, Fly21c.:chickens, Philadelphia, broilers, 
x ft., 'Io's-jJc.: do., do. roasters, x ft., 22®25C.: do.. 
State, choice, 17®lSc.; do., Wotorn, . fowls, 
Bucks Go. and >, J., prime, iv.-.ldo.,, 1.. 1. nnd N. 
J., fair to good, It® i c ; do.. PUlIqdciphtn, dry-plcJoal, 
prime, tic.: ; 1 '.Yestern, dry picked. 11 
do., do., scolded, llctljc.: do., mlr to good, 13® 
11c.: duck -, state anil Western, fair to good, l«®ls<*.; 
do., Philadelphia, Spring, r ft., 3*®25c.; ao., State and 
Western Choice, Sl‘ j,23; geese, Philadelphia, young, 15 
@16; do., Statu nnd Western, prime, TJ.ilSc.; do., fair 
to good. 10® 12c. 
Seeds.—C lover, p ft. prime, 13c; choice,llPtc: fancy 
14c: timothy, domcctlc rtnxsucd, $ 1 . 00 , 
Calcutta Ulisaod, *J.80@L90 per bush. 
Hay and Straw.—H uy in moderate supply and de¬ 
mand fair. Prices steady. Straw in light supply 
and llrm. 
Hay, No. I, prime, 100 ft*. H3c; do. No. 2, good, 73® 
80c; do. No. 3, medium, <d@7Vc; do. clover mixed, UV, 
70o; do. shlpiilug. me: do. clover, -1 aw, No. 1 
rye, 55c: No. 2 rye, I 5 @-A,'; do. oat, •lUu-lio. 
Vegetables.—I rish iiotatoes are steady for prime 
lots suitable for seed, with very few such available. 
Sweets bold firmly. Old onion- In fair request. 
Onion-, rod, per bbl., $L j'V,t3.00; do. yellow, $1,505 
$2.00: do! while, i. 'c- cabbage, near-by, P lu) 
$0(913; potatoes, Bermuda, p bbl..$.>,.:5.:. •; do Fastcrn 
2.7 , 
sweet poiui ,g!., 1 lu dried, f* bid.. 82 '<®2.i5; do. fair to 
1 - 1 i ■ ' . 1 ! . 1 . - 
turnips. Russia, P bid., Sl.OVit 1.12; squash, V bbl., 
$8.50® I; kale, Norfolk, Scotch, p bbl,, $l.'2noL5i; do. 
do. common, $l@l.2S: Nplttuch, Noriolk, $2t'25(i«!ls aspar¬ 
agus, Chari -ton, V bunch, toiktfFOc; groott peas, 11a., 
1) crate, $2a4.tAi; -u luv beans, Fla .,P crate, $tp g: 4.30. 
tomatoes. Nn-sau, F bid., S>s?oc.; Bermuda, Jdc.ut$L 
The following quohitlutw are for hoi house producU: 
Cucumber-. So. 1 V do/-, do., cull*, P ion, $9®id; 
lettuce, extra. P doz.. 75 vs7e.; do., common to rntr, P 
bbl., $s®5; rndlshcs, v I «j bunches, $K95; rhubarb, P 
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Send for it free. Finest book ever printed 
on these subjects. 
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CHICAGO, ILL. 
Garden Tool Catalogue now ready. 
Will be paid to the farmer who this year raised the 
largest crop of potatoes from one-half acre manured 
with SARDY’S FERTILIZERS. 
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Oend for Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of 
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FERTILIZERS 
Sales lu 1881, 500 Tons. 
Sales In 1882, over 60,000 Tons 
In the Report of the Agricultural Department of 
North Carolina for the years 1877. 1878,1879 and 18S0, 
the aye rage commercial value of fertilizers was 
$84.6S per ton: the price paid by the consumer was 
S40.9L We are prepared to furnish the pure Men¬ 
haden Guano, treated with sulphuric acid, which 
renders It a soluble fertilizer, f. o. b. on cars or ves¬ 
sel, In bulk for $25 per ton, or In bags for $29 per ton. 
G. A. Liebeg, of Baltimore, the recognized authority 
in valuation of fertilizers In the United Statea puts 
their value at $43 a«J per ton. being a saving to the 
consumer by the use of our fertilizer of over $26 per 
ton. For particulars and samples address 
JOSEPH CHURCH & CO., 
Tiverton. R. T. 
Improved Cornell Corn Sheller 
.qggw FOR 1SS‘2. 
will shell more corn with 
IrMYv ' j [A^.1 few lo inn- than any other 
j'V —St: —. ".I JJ machine In market. 
It i H The only Sheller made 
*. v ',t R\ .4 that uses 
1 SPIRAL SPRINGS FOR 
THE PRESSURE BAR. 
51,, ^ Krerv Machine War- 
8 Ty Bf ranted to do as good 
Bm’& .-T'- 4 i(A- 9 work as 
ANY SHELLER MADE. 
1 j7f Ask to see the Cor- 
4 . 1 s \jSY - ^ nell Sheller try It, aud 
FTf" 'Jr^Wk JRS- F° u wttl buy no other, 
t AddrctM orders to 
d&S&yizsf- w aterman & co., 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
HILL«DBRI lli 
PHOSPHATE 
0 005? H ATE 
Send 9c. In P. O. Stamps to 
WITH POTASH. 
A general Fertilizer for all crops, and 
low in pr ce. prepared from the bone, I 
blood, and meat waste of the Brighton 
Abattoir, rastun. where abont 100 000 || 
cattle a..d 600.000 sheep are aiaa r titered ] 
annually. 1: Is used in the bni or drill or 
broadcast, either alone cr with manure. 
WITH PHOSPHATE 
FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS, 
Produce Commission Merchants. 
for Circular of advioe about Shipping Produce. Also 
recipe for Preserving Egos. 
No. '179 Washington Street, New York. 
Prices current furnished free. 
Reference Irving National Bank, New York City 
BRADLEY’S SUPERPHOSPHATE 
has been the Standard Fertilizer of New F.ngland, as 
It is now of l he United States. It owes Us superiority 
to having all the elements of plant-food combined In 
the best proportions, to the high grade materials of 
which It is composed, and to the great cart* taken in 
Its manufacture. Insuring an uuetiualed mechanical 
condition. It 1? a PURE BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE. 
For sale by local scents throughout New York State. 
Pamphlets giving full directions for use, nnd testi¬ 
monials from influential farmers, sent free on appli¬ 
cation. 
BU.LDLEY FERTILIZER CO., 
27 Kilby Si., Boston, .Mas*. . 
*20 West Alniu *t.. Ruclieder, \. A . 
, uroaijcasi. oncer aione or wuu manure, 
giving;» vigorous siurt, a larger yield, and 
1 improving the quality. As we have sold 
I tho past year about 23,000 tons against 
1.000 tons in 1870, It must be giving good 
satisfaction. Bel ore buying, see our local 
! agent, or write to us for pamphlet. 
bWKER FERTILIZER CO. 
BOSTON & NEW YORK j 
The best Raspberry grown; warranted genuine; 
iriee, packed and put on the cars, per 501), $4.50; per 
,000, $8.00: per 5,000 to 10,000, $7.00. A .1.1 reas 
L. TEMPLIN' Sr SONS. 
Calla, Ohio. 
A R M E RS 
FRIEND 
DAYTON,0 
( MW PLAiMEII 
ANNUAL SALES, 50,000 TONS. 
This old and reliable Fertilizer, which has been on the market for 
^ eisrliteeu years, is unsurpassed for use on Farm. Garden, Lawn, 
■KSf ^ or Flower Bed. It is a complete manure, rich in all the necessary 
. elements. The Farmer who plants his crops, looking to the money 
ehey will return, dnds that every dollar's wortii of 
J| . SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO 
applied to the soil, repays its cost many times over. Try it, and be 
- *^°*~; convinced. Pamphlets, with testimonials, etc., forwarded free. If 
there is no local agent in your vicinity, address 
«LIDDG\ & CURTIS, 
Geii‘1 Selling Agents, Boston, Mass. 
II. D. WOODRUFF, Auburn, N. Y„ Special Agent for Xew York. 
Creencastle, Penn. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
G R AIN and FERTILIZER 1> RI L LS, complete 
FORCE FEED. RUBBER SPRINGS, Al TO- 
MATIC CUT-OFF Saving FERTII.IZERS. 
Hand aud Self Dtunp HAY RAKES, and other 
Farm Implements. 
Free Seed for TRIAL 
Desiring every farmer (and nearly one hundred ihousaiul now use 
,-A them,) to test the purity and choice quality ot the seed I raise, 1 
,1 I w ill send free a collection containing a trial paOciage ot each of 
Gf the following 1 * Varieties for the cost of postageaiui pimu gup viz... 
tfy 12ck E»rly lUd dlobe, EounJ Daaven ■mlCr»cker Onion Mriblehead 
V Early Corn . D*nv«rs Carrot; Cocaanut S^u-uin, Talthy* and Improved 
V-.~. Wlrlte Spine Cucumber; Sn^ar Pumpkin; Improved American Savoy, 
jBSc Tottlera and Premium Plat Dutch Cabbage. My large Seed Catalogue I rue 
to all who write for it. James J. II. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass. 
A SPECIALTY. 
Agents wanted In territory not occupied. 
Descriptive Circulars oti application. State where 
you saw this. 
