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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, June 29, 1889 
From the June Report of the Department 
of Agriculture we learn that the area of 
wheat is slightly in excess of last year’s, and 
the condition high, although there has been 
some injury in certain localities from exces¬ 
sive rains and floods, gullying uneven or de¬ 
clining surfaces and inundating bottom lands. 
Whether this injury will make any consider 
able local reduction of reported averages will 
be determined later. In Pennsylvania, Mary¬ 
land and Virginia this cause of reduced con¬ 
dition will have a perceptible influence on 
production. Special reports from Virginia 
say that wheat ha9 not filled, and that fields 
with sufficient straw for 30 bushels per acre, 
will not yield 10. The fields present a beauti¬ 
ful appearance, but the grain is not there. 
This isowing to the extremely wet weather. 
In Dakota, wheat in the fields which were 
sown with frosted seed, is spindling and un¬ 
thrifty. The average condition of rye is 
high. The average condition of oats indi¬ 
cates a medium crop. The usual breadth of 
barley is reported, and the condition is said to 
be good. Cotton presents the lowest average 
condition of any farm crop, the weather hav¬ 
ing been too cold, and the seed-bed too dry 
for proper germination, and later frosts have 
injured it to some extent. The area planted 
has been somewhat reduced on the Atlantic 
coast, and increased in the States west of Ala¬ 
bama. Peaches average poorly in the dis¬ 
tricts of principal production. Unseasonable 
frosts and wet weather have reduced the crop 
materially. New Jersey and Delaware prom¬ 
ise very light crops, while Maryland and 
Virginia show better prospects.The 
N. Y. Sta e Board of Assessors met with the 
town supervisors and assessors of Orange 
county at Newburgh, recently. One supervis¬ 
or said that he did not believe there was a sin¬ 
gle farm in Orange county actually worth its 
assessed valuation, while cities and villages 
are assessed on an average about 75 per cent. 
The State Assessors said they had found 
wherever they went through the State that 
farming lands were decreasing in value. 
.The two cars sent out by the California 
Board of Trade with tne exhibits of the prod¬ 
ucts of the State arrived at Jersey City last 
week. They have been visited by crowds of 
people. This free agricultural and industrial 
exhibition has been on the road since Decem¬ 
ber 6, last. It was sent out to induce immi¬ 
gration to the Golden State.New Bartlett 
pears have been received at San Franciso and 
sold at $l per box. Very few choice Lima 
beaus are on sale. The asking rate is $5 
Der cental. 
The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Society for 
the Promotion of Agricultural Science will 
be held at Toronto, August 26-27. W. R. 
Lazenby, Columbus, Ohio, secretary. 
Considerable interest is being manifested in 
the possible enlargrd production of California 
olive oil. The quality of such samples as 
came to hand during the early cultivation of 
olives on the Pacific equaled the high grade 
of Italian or Spanish pressings. There is a 
large line of trade that wdl support the ven¬ 
ture if prices.at all favor, as against the for¬ 
eign make. Growers assert that they can 
compete in the article, and arrange them¬ 
selves successfully with the producers who 
entered fruits which before had exclusive 
shipment from the Mediterranean. 
The army worm has made its appearance in 
Elkhart county, Ind., and is going through 
the wheat, rye and oats at an astonishing 
rate. Farmers are much wrought up over 
its work.Another Dairy Conference 
was held at Spencer, Tioga county, N. Y., 
June8. A picnic and institute combined were 
contemplated, but a heavy rain necessitated 
holding the meeting in the town hall, where 
a very interesting meeting was held. 
The Treasury Department has decided that 
so-called annatto, consisting of a solution of 
auuatto and turmeric in cottonseed oil, and 
used as a coloring for butter, is not the 
annatto extract of commerce which is exempt 
from duty, but is properly classified as an un- 
enumerated manufactured article, dutiable at 
the rate of 20 per cent, ad valorem.. E. 
T. Turner, C. E , has been appointed director 
of the New York State Meteorological Bureau 
and Weather Station.Large numbers 
of Shire horses of best breeding and quality 
have been purchased during the last few 
wteks for exportation to this couutry. Nearlv 
all are for breeders in the West.A 
New York grocer was recently fined $50 for 
selling oleomargarine as pure butter. 
Abbott & Bluke have purchased the Clipper 
Macuiue Works at Keene, N. H., from the 
executors of the former proprietor, and will 
continue the manufacture of the Clipper 
mowers auil reapers.The2lst Annual 
Fair of the South Carolina Agricultural and 
Mechani/al Society will be held at Columbia, 
November II to 15 A new main building 
has been constructed giving over 20,000 square 
feet of floor space. The railroads offer liberal 
excursion rates. The premium list is ex¬ 
tensive and liberal, and un appropriation from 
the State legislature insures prompt pay¬ 
ment Thomas W. Hollaway, secretary, 
Pomaria. 
Governor Hill of New York signed the bill 
giving the Hatch mooey to the Cornell Uni¬ 
versity Experiment Station, but vetoed the 
bill providing for the distribution among ex¬ 
isting agricultural societies of the unused ap¬ 
propriations of former years, and an item of 
$1,306 in the supply bill for printing 5,000 
extra copies of the report of the annual meet¬ 
ing of the State Dairymen’s Association. 
The hop louse made its appearance in great 
numbers in some parts of M jutgomery coumy. 
N. Y.Australian lady bugs have been in¬ 
troduced into some of the California orange 
groves, and it is hoped that they will destroy 
the scale insect. This bug belongs to the same 
family as those found in New York, which are 
known to feed upon the hop louse. 
LATEST MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Mew York, Saturday, June 29, 1889. 
N9W YORK MARKETS. 
Cottos.—T he quotations, according to the American 
classification. are as follows: 
Mew Orleans. 
Uplands. and Onlf. Texas 
Ordinary.5 3-16 3 7-16 . 
Strict Ordinary. 896 876 . 
8ood Ordinary. 9 9 -16 9 13-16 . 
8trlct Good Ordinary.. 10 10W . 
Low Middling. 1036 1094 . 
8trtctLow Middling... 1094 11 . 
Middling .11 15-16 11 3-16 . 
Good Middling.11 7-16 11 11-16 . 
Strict Good Middling.. 11 11-16 11 15-16 . 
Middling Fair.1236 1296 . 
Fair. 1294 13 . 
STAINED. 
Good Ordinary.8 1-16 | Low Middling ... 996 
8trlct Good Ord_8 11-16 I Middling.10 7-16 
Wool.— Spring Texas, 17®2Sc. and Fall do 20*25c; 
Fall California, Il*l8c, and Spring do 186921; Scoured 
Texas. 52453c; Delaine. J6c; Indiana, 29c; Scoured 
Territory, 55c; Donskot. 2436c: XX Ohio, 34c; Scoured 
Colorado, 53c; Australian, 38c. 
Poultry— Chickens, spring, per lb, 14®17c. 
Lite Fowls, near-by, per ft, ll>6c; row is. 
Western, per ft 1136®—C' roosters, per E, 7c; tor- 
keys, per ft 9®10o: ducks, western.per pair, 70@0.90c; 
geese, western, per pair, $1 15®$l 40. 
poultry.-Dressed— Turkeys, dry picked, good to 
choice, per ft, 10 *—c; do do, common to fair. 8®9c, 
do, Iced, dry picked, choice, 8®—c. Fowls, western, 
do. choice, 1036®llc; do, nearby, do do, 1136®l2c; ; 
Chicks and Fowls, mixed. 12® :4c; do do do. scalded 
10®Uc- Squabs, white, per doz, !3 U0®$3 25 do, dark* 
do, 11 75®g2 00. Chickens Philadelphia, dry picked" 
24 A26c, do Jersey, do, choice, 18®26 c do nearby, do* 
good 18126c; do Western, do do, 13®22c; do do, Iced, 
good to choice 16®18c. Ducks, spring, choice, per lb, 
14418c; dodo, good, 12*14; do Western, good, 12414c. 
Geese, Western, good, 8®l0c, 
Hops.— State, new, best, 22®23c; do, prime, 20 422c; 
do, low grades, 13®16c; do do, 1887, 8 ®9 do do do 
California, common to prime, I4®20c: choice. 20®22c 
Hat aed Straw.— Choice Timothy,90®!-: do good 
do, 75®80c; do medium, 65®70c; shipping, 60®65c; do, 
Clover, mtxed, 50®55c. Straw.—Mo. 1, rye, 65®70c; 
short do 50®55; oat, 45®50c. 
Beans.—M arrows, new. 12 00412 25; new mediums 
choice, 120042 25; pea, 12 00*12 25 red kidney, 13 00; 
white kidneys,cholce.235*2 60; foreign, mediums, 135 
®1 55 ; California Lima, 13 15®!3 60; green peas, 
$1 35®-. 
Nuts.—P eanuts are quiet. Fancy, hand-picked 
quoted at 8®-c, and farmers’ grades at 6®736c. 
Pecans, 5®736c. 
FRUIT AND VKGKTABLB MARKETS. 
VBOETABLE8.—potatoes.—Eastern Shore, per bbl, $2.- 
50®!3 50; New, poor to good. 11 UO®$2 50: Old. 11 00® 
11 50. Norfolk, New, $2 50*13 50. Cabbage—Mew, per 
10O. 11 50 4 *2 50. Cucumbers, per crate. 50c*$l 25. 
Squash, per bbl. 75c@12 25. Tomatoes, per crate, 75c® 
11 25. Onions -New Orleans, per bbl, 13 00413 25; East 
Shore, do, 12 25®82 50. Beans, string, per crate40®75c. 
Asparagus per doz, 75c®$l 50. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Peaches, per crate, $1 00®14 00; 
do. per box, 75c4!l 25. Cherries, per lb, 4®14c; Huck¬ 
leberries, per qt. 10®15c Gooseberries, per qt. 4 45c. 
Plums, per qt, 10®12c. Apples—Southern, per bbl, 75c 
®12 SO. Strawberries-Western N. Y., 10413c. Rasp¬ 
berries, per pt. 4®8c. Watermelons, per 100,11210® 
$25 00. Currants, per lb, 4®5c. Blackberries, per qt, 
I0@18c. 
domestic dried.— Apples, evaporated, new, cnoice 
to fancy, 436®6c; do new, common to prime, 3344494 c; 
sliced,now, 294®344c;quarters,234®334c: chopped. 134 * 
136c; cores and skins, 1®—c. Cherries, new, 10®Uc. 
Raspberries, new, 17®19c. Blackberries, 4®434c. 
Huckleberries, 10411c. Peaches—Delaware, evapo¬ 
rated, peeled, I0®14c; do do, unpeeled. 5*6c: North 
Carolina sun-dried, peeled,636 48c. plums, 54536c. 
PROVISION MARKETS 
New York.—peovisions.—port.— New mess,13 25413 
50, short clear, 11400*16 00. Extra Prime mess. 112 50® 
1— prime do. $12®$12 25 andfamlly mess, 112 75 ®1S2S. 
Been— India Hess In tierces, 112412 50 Extra Mess, In 
barrels. $675*700 Paocet, $9 50®$I0 00 per bbl, and 
!12®$12 50 In tierces; Plate, 17 5048 00; Family at $11 
—4114. Hams -113 50®$14 00, Winter packing. Cut 
Meats.— Quoted 121b average.Bellles. 636®—c; Pickled 
Hams, li?4c: pickled Shoulders. 636®696c : Smoked 
shoulders 636c; do Hama. I23**l236c- Dressed Hogs — 
City, heavy to light.64696c. Pigs. 694 c. Laud. -City 
steam, 16 35: June. 1-; July, $6 94, August, $7 03; 
September, 17 11; October. 17 17; South America, 7.6c. 
Boston.—Provisions tlrm and steady. New Mess, 
Pork, $13 75®!I4 (JO; Old Mess Pork, $13 00®$18 25; Ex¬ 
tra Prime, new, $13 00®$13 25. Lard, $8 50®$9 50. 
Philadelphia. Pa.— provisions.— Potatoes lower; 
Early Rose. 27®30c per bush.; Burbanks and White 
Star*, 28®32c ; Hebron, choice, S5®40; New Potatoes. 
Florida, per bbl , 11 75413 50. Provisions were 
steady. Beep.—C ity family, per bbl, $9u0®$9 50; do, 
packets,$8®8 50; smoked beef, 1041036c: beef hams,$14 
pork.— Mess. 114 00®!-: do Prime Mesa, new, $13 
50: do, family, $151V>®15 50; Hams, smoked, per lb, 
1136®lSc: do, S. P., cured In tierces, 936*llc; do 
do, In salt. 10c: sides, clear ribbed, smoked, —®8c; 
shoulders, In dry salt and fully cured, 634®644c do, do, 
smoked, 7c; Shoulders, pickle cured, 7®734c; do do 
smoked, 3®834c; bellies, In pickle, 8®3>6c ; do 
breakfast bacon, 936®10c. Lard.— Steady; Citr re¬ 
fined, 3c ; do steam, 74736c; butchers’ loose, 63* 47. 
Chicago.—Mess Pork.—$11 85411 90 Lard.— 16 624— 
per 100 lbs; Short Rib sides (loose j. 15 95; dry salted 
shoulders, boxed, $5 37: short clear sides, boxed, 
$6 25(4 $6 37. 
DAIRY AND KGG MARKETS. 
New York.—butter— New-State aiulPenu.best.174 
18: Elgin, best.18®—; Western.best 17®1736; do prime. 
l536'*i63*;dogood,l4364l5;dopoor.l34i336. State.Dairy 
half tlrktns, tubs, best. 17®l7l*c; do do prime. )6®17; 
do do tine, 1416413; Welsh tubs, flue, 1536*16; dodo, 
good. 14*15; flrklns, best, —<4—e; do prime, —®—e; 
do line,—<4—c. Western Imitation Creamery, best, 
1541536; do fine, 12*413; Western dairy, tine, 13*14 ; do 
fair, 11412 c; do poor. 9410c; do factory, fresh, best, 
123*®13, do prime, U3«®12; do good,10*11; do poor, 8 
®9c . 
Cheese.— State ractory, fancy, 936c ; do do line, 
—4-e; do do, prime, 894®9c: dodo, fair to good, 
794®8o: Ohio, fliu. prime. 794®89io ; do good, —®—c;, 
do. good, —<4—; Skims, light, &36®Tc; do medium, 
2®3; do full, l«2c. 
Kaos,—Near-by. fresh, 15®- 0 ; Canadian, 1494c 
Southern. 1434414160; Western, best, 1441436c. Duck 
14416 c; Goose, 2u3t*23c. 
Philadelphia.—butter firm. Pennsylvania cream¬ 
ery extra, at 16®l7o; Pennsylvania Prints, extra. ISo; 
B. C. and N. Y. creamery. Extra, 17c; Western factory 
14415c, packing butter, 114112c. Sggs.—Were Arm; 
Pennsylvania (lrsis 16®1636o: Western firsts, 15416c; 
Cheese dull -steady; demand fair: Mew York full 
cream, at (®936o, Ohio flats choice, 834c; do, fair to 
prime, 736® 8c. 
Chicago. Ill — Hotter.— on the Produce Exchange 
to-day the butter market was generally Ann; Elgin 
creamery, 1536®l6.t*o; choice Western,n®i53»c. choice 
dairy, 12®1336c; common to fair, 8®10c. Eggs firm at 
12®-c. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT.—Sales—Ungraded Winter Red at 8234® 
8936c; No. 2 Red, free on board, &536®87c; do Instore 
quoted. 8536@86>6c; No. 2 June closing at 8634 c; do Ju¬ 
ly. 8494®8636c: do August, 8476®8636; do September. 85 
®8694 c ; do October, 8736c; do December, 8836@90c, 
Rye— In belter demand at higher prices, Sales- 
Western, for export, 5oc. Barley Malt— Unchanged 
In price and quiet. Barley— Rumored sales, Cali¬ 
fornia, 70c. Cor*—U ngraded mixed at 41@44c; No. 2 
mixed at 42c elevator. 4794®4836 afloat, spot and ar¬ 
rive, 42-96®4536c cost, freight and insurance; No 2 
White, 4ic bid afloat; No. 2 June, 42c; do July, 4136® 
4234c; do August, 4236@42 15-16; do September, 4896@ 
4394c; do October, 4t36 *4494c, Oats— No. 3, 2736c; do 
White. 3236c; No. 5, 2836c; No. 2 Chicago, 29c afloat; 
No. 5 White, 3336®3394c; No. 1 White,38c; Mixed West¬ 
ern. 264 . 30 c; White do, 33®39c; No. 2 Juue, 2836®2896c; 
do July, *894®2896c • do August, 2836® '896c; do Sep¬ 
tember, 283*®2896c; do October, 2896®2894c; do White, 
June. 8 . 394 c; do July, 3334 . Feed— Quoted, 100 lbs, 70® 
S0c; Sharps, 80485c; Rye Feed, 65®70e. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
New York, Saturday, June 29, 1889. 
BEEVES.—Poorest to best grass and corn-fed steers 
sold at $3 75®$4 50; "stlllers” at $3 70®$4 35; bulls at 
12 40®$3 40; cows at $2®$2 75. 
CALVES.—Market active at an advance of 36c per 
lb on veals, and 34c on buttermilks. ButtermliKs 
ranged from 2c to 336c per lb; Yearlings, fed and 
mixed Calves sold at 3®4c; Common to Cnoice Veals 
at 4 to 6c. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS.—Sheep were In light supply 
and higher, and Lambs sold at an advance of 34 to 36c 
per lb; Bucks and "culls ” brought 12 50@$8; Texas 
Sheep, $3 5u; Common to Good Native do, $4@*5; and 
Common to Choice Lambs $6 25®17 60. Sales—West¬ 
ern Sheep,77 lbs average, at $4 70 per 100 lbs; Ken¬ 
tucky Lambs, 68 lbs, at 17; State Lambs, 54 lbs, at *6. 
75; Bucks, '09 lbs. at $2 50; Ohio Sheep, 763$ lbs. at $2. 
25; Kentucky Sheep, 120 lbs, at $4 50; Indiana Sheep, 
108 lbs, at $5, Texas do ,69 lbs, at 13 50; Virginia Lambs, 
78 lbs, at $7 60. 
HOGS.—Nominally firm, and dealers quote $4 70@$5 
for fair to prime Hogs. 
Communications received for the Week Ending 
June 29 , 1889. 
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