4885 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
450 
head: St. Louis steers, 969 it, $5 85' do. 1,165 lb, $5 35; 
do, 1,098 ft. t r > 60 and SI per head; do, l,<«« ft, *5 90 
Western steers, 1.24* lb, *575- do, 1,018 S^e-, 55 tb, 
loss #100 per head: Western hulls, 1,315 tb, I'; Jersey 
dryeows, 90S lb, *3 10 
CALVES.—Veals, 124 tb, at 7'fe; common grassers, 266 
tb, at Sh.e; veals, HO lb, nt 8 !*c do. 142 lb, af 8 c; do. 
U 5 (al 8 fl tb, at do. 110® 170 tb, at Gt»9)*c. 
Shkkp and Lambs -Total receipts for six days 
89,968 head asaltiHtiT,156 head for the correspond lux 
time last week. Western lambs, ,2 lb. $605- State 
sheep, 106 tb. 5J4C1 do. 100 lb,4?^c do, 99 tb, *180* Mich 
Kan do. 89 lb. 4tt?o: do. 87 tb, 4V4C- do, 86 lb, to* State 
lambs, «H tb, r.iHo: do, 9i tb, 1 to'" do 8<i i», *« 80; State 
sheep am lambs, 94 tb, 6c, do. 78 ft, M*C: state sheep, 
PO tb. 54<c: Western do, hi n , 444 ," do. 85 tb. 4k>c 
Ohio sheep, 118 l>, Vic State do, 5*41 tb. he; do. ft? it,, 
444 c .MIc hi can (10.99 ft, 5c* do. I Oh It'. 3<*; State* sheep. 
liHltb. r-c "Modoes" T9 lb, 8Uc. Western sheep, 10, tb, 
lUe: Ohio lambs. 67 ft, w*c: Western lambs, «3 tb 
*5 1*194 '•Modoes." Jersey-red, ill -ft, I'qe; do, (4 lb, 
*860. 
Hoos. Total receipts for the six days 84,14'head 
against 27,685 head for the corresponding time last 
week Country dressed mi ill further declined J|c. 
per tb. and (he market was extremely dull Heavy 
sold at 5<i54ic: medium at 8 *%b? 4 c: and Uahr at 6*4 * 
6840 - Ohio hogs, 160 lb, at *5 10: Western pigs, 121 ft, 
at 1-5. 
THE HIGHEST GRADE AND THE CHEAPEST MADE 
AUInFTNE DRV condition May be readily sown by hand. Each bag P LA INI* Y BRANDED and 
a tac attached giving full directions for use 
If used In connection with Stable Manure, the quantities recommended may be reduced. May be applied 
broadcast or scattered lu the rows before planting, and also at any hoeing or cultivation. 
These manures produce earlier, larger, and better quality of crops ot potatoes and vegetables than farm 
yard or stable manure. 
Prices on Cara or Boat. 
Per ton Per bag 
2,000 tbs 200 lbs. 
For Potatoes—Use the Mapes Potato Manure—3 to 10 bags per acre.. $48.00 14.80 
The largest yields of potatoes on record were grown by E. S. Carman, Editor Rural New 
York hr. with this Manure. 
During past year Dr W. S. Combs, Freehold, X. .T,, grew on one acre 523 bushels, and on 
14 acres. 4,48 • bushels Xo rot, quail tv very superior. 
This manure Is also specially recommended for Asparagus, Beets. Mangolds, Early Tur¬ 
nips. and may be used on all early truck and vegetables. It Is not quite so forcing as 
the next following manure. 
For Vegetnlilo*-Onions. Tomatoes, Cucumbers. Melons, and all truck, use the Mapes Com¬ 
plete Manure ifor general uso Four to 10 bags per acre, broadcast, rakiu», or harrow¬ 
ing In....,.,, .... 50.00 5.00 
For Frnita-Strawberrles, Raspberries, Grape Vines and all Fruit Trees, use lu early Spring 
the Mapes Fruit and Vine Manure. One hundred pounds to 2.00U square feet—work In 
around trees as far u.« the brunches or roots extend ... 4 r '.00 4.00 
This manure Is for Increasing the fruiting power of trees and vine*. If a fertilizer Is de¬ 
sired for making more rapid wood growth, the Potato Manure may be used In the same 
way as the Fruit and Vine Manure. 
For Cabbnge utid Cnuliflowert*—Use the Mapes Cabbage and Cauliflower Manure—five to 10 
bags per acre. 45.00 4.50 
This manure ts used largely, and to the exclusion of stable manure, by many of the Cauli¬ 
flower growers at Maftituck, L, I., and by cabbage growers at east end or Long Island 
and elsewhere. 
For Tobacco—Use the Mapes Tobacco Manure—eight to 10 bags per acre.. 50.00 5.00 
For Sweet • orn. Field Com, and Corn Fodder, use the Mapes Corn Manure—three to four 
bags per acre.. 46.00 4.60 
For Turnips ilatel-Use the Mapes "A" Brand Manure. . 40.00 4.00 
This is also an excellent fertilizer for using in the hills or rows for all crops - it is very safe. 
For G rnsa Tot>-1)rr*s*ng-Pastures and Lawns—Use the Mapes Grass and Grain Spring Top- 
Dressing—one to three bags per acre.. 47.00 4.70 
This is much superior to stable manure for spring application, particularly around dwell¬ 
ings. croquet-grounds, and lavrns. 
For use in drills or hills, in the place of, and In the same way as, Peruvian Guano, use the 
Complete Manure for general use. 
The itlnpes Pure Ground Bone: Fine. . 35 00 3.50 
Feels his.—By reason of present competition between the leading transportation lines, we can often ship 
at very favorable rates, particularly in car-load lots. 
Those ordering fr -m us, even by the simile bag. may rely upon our securing the lowest rate possible. 
Send postal for pamphlet on manures for ad crops. 
Hors. The quotation* are: New at IW, for best: 
I 4 <tiic. for good to prime: Ifclit. for low grades:old 
at 8 ii 10 c; Pacific coast at 12 ta 16c. 
Rick —Quotations: Carolina uml Louisiana com¬ 
mon to fair at 4Kta5i,f good to prime at M4&i)C: 
choice ut 8Hi-4.699C; extra head at 56*a 6640 : Ran¬ 
goon at its <. 5 e., doty paid, and *!Njti'<!‘Xe. In bond: 
Patna at SWfcSWe: Java at $*,**»*••- 
Seeds-—F or clover there ts mtmll demand. The 
Quotations arc as follows: 3c. for prime Western, 
sue. for choice, nnd 8 q,c. Tor extra choice Timothy 
is quiet and unchanged; quoted at $155wl.65. 
Linseed is nominal: quoted at *1 WlVgeash, 
SUQAR.—The quotutlousare, 
Cut loat. 6Q.<ts4i(*. crusued. 6^sii<mc: powdered, 
6Ue; granulated, hj%ci6 3-16e mould " A," 6tf*e; con- 
fection' , r«' ‘A." 8W» IS-iert standard 'A." 5 13 16c: 
off A. 5W®’Atc: white extra ”C," 59$<»5)ttt- yellow 
extra “C,» O," 4%®1J«e: ye* low*. 4W#49*e. 
Tallow. - Prime city quoted at 6I4C. with *2 
charge for packages Sales ore 70,000lbs In lots at 
at 6V,c. A lot of 25 hhds, City for first half of .March 
was sold ut 6W?c 
Tobacco.-K entno ky steady but quiet. Sales of 25 
hhds NO. 2 for March at «&e, and 25 Tor June at «9i>c, 
VKOtcrABUts.—The quotations are for:—Potatoes- 
Rose. Maine, per double headed bbl., *2*2 23 Rose, 
* 1 . 62 .*2 Tor State ♦ bbl. 1 Burbuuk, $!,5lL#$i 7 • F 
bbl- Peerless, at $t.t,0 * bbl, tin double bended bbls. 
25c.’ should he added to the above quotations.) 
Sweet potutoes at $5 50. Beeli—Bermuda, per crate, 
*1 7Ji>*2 Cabbages — Florida, per bbl, at *.laJi0; 
Long Island, per 100, at * w to. Celery, per dozen 
bunches, at *1 J5?.U 75. Kale—Norfolk, per bbl, at 88 
OnioD*— Knxtrm wtiHe, per l»t>l S *<><&« ea^t- 
ern. yellow, do-, ot *4 » 425 State.yellow, do., at *3.75 
<24: Eastern, red, bulk, per bbl, at $» N»; Chester 
red bulk, per bbl, <4.2 *1 50. Pen* Florida, cboi -e, 
ner eruie, at SSotf. String Bean*- Horldu, choice, 
oer crate. S I 4.5 Squash Marrow, per bbl. 75cwSi 
do, HUbbnrd, per bbl, at Stdnach-Norfolk: 
ner bbl. at $ 661 7. Tomotoes Florida choiceibustiel 
crate, ul *1 60(3.2; Bermuda, per box, at 3tv»i’c, Nan 
sau. per box, at 25ia50e. Turnips Rus.>ia Canada, 
per bbl, at 9.e®$l; Russia, Long IslaDd, per bbl, at 
$1(3)1.25. 
WOOL.-X Ohio at 8Hc; XX do. at 84c No. 1 do, at 
S2Vv«i33c delaine at 87c; Colorado at 18-ante Spring 
Toxns at 21.428c f-dl do, at l«a.l«c- butry spring at 
11<S?12C' Spring California at 22e. 
Boston, February 27. - Ohio and Pennsylvania 
flporoft have been niiio.t. MJahlttJiH X. sells at MKj. 
iivvovo . i j ... . 1 _1 » Ut . I 
SEND NINE CENTS IN POSTAGE STAMPS TO 
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 
for Circular giving Important advice about ship¬ 
ping produce. Also containing recipe for pre- 
*e< vlng eggs. Established 1845. 
No. U79 Washington 8t„ New York City. 
215 Pearl St., NEW YORK. 
O TJ B. 
Complete Manures. 
Prepared specially for each crop, furnish just the 
plant food the erop requires, and med upon the same 
land for several years; produced Immense crops each 
year. 
A A Ammontated Superphosphate, a splendid high 
grade arrlcle, made from bone. Price $37.50 per ton. 
Pelican Bone Fertilizer, :i thoroughly rellible 
article, made from bone, but not so high test as the 
"A A Ammontat d." Price $32.50. 
Agricultural Chemicals of Strict Purity. 
Send for our pamphlet “Facts for Farmers ” 
THE MAPES FORMULA AND PERUVIAN GUANO CO 
158 Front Street. New York. 
rtlKb DISSOLVED 
S.C.PHOSPHATE 
containing upwards of IS per cent, of available 
phonphoric ncitl. can be obtained by the ton or 
cargo at low prices from 
A. L. SARDY, 
10 Burling Slip New York. 
pa n mm i-inA Februnry Si. — common oiacK 
fleece at 5c- common and cot ted do at 24u common 
fleece at 20c- black do, at 20u: washed lock*, at 1 Halle. 
u fleece at :0c Ohio XX fleece at ?'!ne. do, at 34cj 
Ohlonn't Pennsylvania tine do, at 33c: MichWu.u X 
and above a' We: Indiana. Ohio and Pennsylvania 96 
elotuing ni 32^.0: Pennaylvanla medium clothing 
and delaine ut 82c: Pcnn»ylvaula mwltum clothing 
ohto do. at tie; do, tv blood do, at (4e West¬ 
ern medium do. nt 38c. Ohio tine delaine at 371tC; do, 
selected at 38c- do, dcloJuc at 37c: combing braid at 
30c- PeDtisvlvauia t4ti<*lalue at Hie- do, l, combing 
ata3m do. *1 do. at *0c Ohio do, at “H* Wo»ternM 
do 32c- Pennsylvania tm-dlum ctmiblug at Stic: Ohio 
do! at 37e: lob at 31c; black mb »t 25c- do. st 81c; 
noils at 19*'a45c- raohub al-duc: dead pulled ul 15c One 
city super do. at WV city super do, nt 27 c do, nt 250; 
do at 25-bc: w e-tern do. at 2.-C. coarse pulled »t 5 c: 
. ..,.IU*1 * 4 f >, l ihin nTinnar<*liJi li f AD1*> At. WP ! 
Pronounced by Market Gardeners to be 
the most reliable Drill in use. 
Send for Circular. 
HIGGANTYI M’F’G CORP., 
Hlgganuru. Conn. 
Warehouse, 3S So. Market St., Boston ‘ “ j. 
Send for Circulars to 
SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Agents j 
, .» anted, j 
Mg Pr^ce 
PENGUIN ISLAND GUANO. 
A pure natural guano, containing over 45 per oerit. 
of bone phosphate of lime and 1.25 per oent. of am¬ 
monia, a fertilizer for all farm crops. Price, *2' per 
ton, delivered on board railroad or steamboat In 
New York; also nt lowest market prices, Sulphate 
of Ammopts, German Sulphate of Potash, aud nil fer¬ 
tilizing chemicals. Send tor circular to 
liHAS, SPEAK. Jr., 85 W e*t !*u.. New York. 
Choice Seeds for the Farm and Garden- Potatoes 
aS>p*-ciallv. Over2W varieties 
Send for Catalogue and prices. Address 
M. K. PIEK«*ON. 
Mt. Pleasant 8red Fa. at. __ 
8eneca Custle, Out. Co.. 8. 1 . 
N ew early white prissf. potato, 
and Garden Queen Sweet Cora, *36 in Prizes. 
New and true seeds, our Tree and Plant Aunual 
free. GEO. 11. COLV 1 N. 
Dalton, Pa. 
SETH CHAPMAN’S SON & CO., 
DEALERS IN 
Peruvian Guano, 
170 FRONT STREET, 
NEW YORK. 
BENCH’S 
RIDING OR WALKING 
CORN AND FALLOW 
BOWKER’S 
GROUND BONE 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS 
With double row 
Corn Planter and 
Fertilizer Attach¬ 
ments complete lit one 
M :i c h i n e. Received 
medal and h 1 g h e s t. 
award* of merit ut 
tlic Great Southern 
exposition. Louis¬ 
ville. Ky., anil u 
nil mi her of State 
Fair. In 1S-S8. 
new Iona Saturday February 28, I&5; 
Beeves -Total receipts for six days 11.858 head 
again*! 9.129 head for tie- corresponding time last 
week Sales; Lancaster Countv P. nn steers, 1.825 
ft, $660- do, ,433 «- *6 ail do. 1.465 ft, $0.56 do. 1.3.8 ft. 
*6 6- do 1.306 ft, $6 56: do. 1,10U ft, *6 0: do, 1,488 1b, 
86 4a’ dll! 1,415 ft, $6 10: do 1 ,.67 ft. *5 9^; do, 1,194 ft, 
85 96- I ill tb, 8-5 65- do, ,153 ft. 13 70: do, 1,21-1 ft, * 5 ( 6 : 
do 1(66 ft. $’»); do, 1,6^4 ft. •5‘0; do, 1^40 ft. $5 50; 
Western steer*, t.l'i ft. $5 45; Stale oxen. 1.407 ft, 5c: 
cows, 923 ft, 3c; Indiana steers, l.noo ft, 954 c sc ft: do, 
l«» lilt* u: do. 1.151 ft, $3 56: Vtilcagii do, 1.431 ft. 
*5; is), do.^,19' ft- *-5 71: 00.7,142 ft , »5 6 do, 1.145 ft, 
85 , 4 i’ levs 8( l(C r head* do, i,l4t ft, 85 Re. do, 1,154, *5 40 
do nu m * an. do, u ).54 ». *5 2 - do. 1.100 ft. >^c. 55 
ft do. 1.178 ft,y®*e: do. 9>9 ft.«SO:dO, 1,64.5 ft, 9c mixed 
\\Vvit-ru ►tei-rs, 1,249 ft-, 8*-6 du, 1,188 ft.86 do. 1,0.» 
m, 85 6 . do. 1,693 ft, *10W*, Western tUiokers, Ml ft, 
•4 5); do, 918 ft, 83 SO- dry cows, 3«5 ft., 82 w bulls, 
1 2QU ft, 4c do 1/tO ft, 4Q(- do. 1,106 ft, IWCl 'bi, 2,158 
4 Uc Ohio do, 1,171 ft. >5 65: do. 1.17s ft, $5 50; bulls, 
1 255 ft, me; State steers, 975 ft, illiC, 55 ft less 81 per 
head State oxen, 1,724 ft, *5ti0; do. 1,466 ft, #1 h) 
corn-fed Chorokees, 991 ft, 9^c, 55 ft, and 50c per 
Dr. Z. A. Gilbert, the Maine State Inspector of fer¬ 
tilizers, states of this bone: “The stock from which 
sample was taken, was well grown, being line and 
even- Tlie high percentage of Phosphoric Acid shows 
it to have bt-cu prepared from PIKE BO N K of good 
quality *' 
This bone la obtained from the Brighton Abattoir, 
where large number* of cattle and sheep art- slaugh¬ 
tered dally, and contains all the fertilizer properties 
of raw bone, being dried and ground within a few 
UoUrH after t he cattle are slaughtered. It ls.ttieretore 
much superior to most of the so called pure bone, 
which I- picked upon old pa-turc* hd. 1 the Western 
prulrlps»and which lm« lost much of Its value by long 
exposure to the weather. For further particulars, 
address 
BOWKEK FERTILIZER. 
Boston, Aina* 
SEND FOR FREE PAMPHLET ABOUT 
Fertilizers, and 
Fertilizing Chemicals 
A. L. SARDY, 10 Burling Slip, N.Y 
Thousands in nse giving entire satisfaction. The de¬ 
mand already .his season U three times as large as 
last year. Reliable Agent* wanted In all unoccupied 
territory. Send for catalogue, mailed free. 
Address // Eye H x- liltOJCGOLD, 
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