THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
765 
889 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
SATURDAY, November 9, 1889. 
English farmers are apprehensive that 
the trade in frozen mutton from the Aus¬ 
tralian colonies will seriously interfere 
with the profits of sheep breeders in that 
country by reducing prices. The trade be¬ 
gan in 1882, and the shipments for the year 
ending June 30th last, reached a total of 
1,200,000 head.England also fur¬ 
nishes the report of a field of something 
over five acres in area, yielding 30 tons, 14 
ewt., of potatoes per acre, or about 690 
bushels. The variety was the Magnum 
Bonum.The following account 
of the breeding and pedigree of the fastest 
stallion in the world, and the highest priced 
horse in the world, an account of whose 
wonderful speed, and subsequent sale were 
recently given in these columns, may prove 
interesting. Axtell was bred by Mr. C. W. 
Williams proprietor of Rush Park Stock 
Farm, Independence, Iowa. Mr. Williams 
was poor, but managed to buy two mares— 
paying for them £250. These were full sis¬ 
ters. They were got by “ Mambrino Boy," ’ 
he by Herr’s Mambrino Patclien. The dam 
of Mambrino Boy was by Stroder’s Cassius 
M. Clay, Jr. The second dam of Axtell was 
by Mambrino Royal. He bred one of these 
mares to William L., by George Wilkes. 
William L., is one of the noted stallions be¬ 
longing to George Wilkes Simmons, Lex¬ 
ington, Ky., and is full brother to Guy 
Wilkes 2:15%', and his dam was also by Dr. 
Herr’s Mambrino Patclien. It will be seen 
by those familiar with pedigrees that Ax¬ 
tell has in his veins, first of all, Wilkes 
blood, the best Clay blood, Mambrino, Sir 
Archy, Diomed, Pilot Jr. American 
Eclipse, Abdallah, and several strains of 
Messenger blood. Axtell is so well balanced 
that he trots in five-ounce shoes before 
and four-ounce behind. He is bay in color, 
about 15% hands high, and weighs about 
1.000 pounds.. 
Dairy Commissioner Thom, of Wisconsin, 
has unearthed something decidedly “rotten 
in Denmark.” At a cheese factory in Azta- 
lan, Jefferson County, he and his assistant, 
H. K. Loomis, found a factory where four 
separators were running, and the skimmed 
milk was being made into cheese. About 
a pound of rotten butter was added to each 
100 pounds of milk. The butter was evi¬ 
dently what had spoiled on the hands of 
country grocers, and had been dumped in¬ 
to cheese and soap boxes, fish kegs, and 
tubs; was streaked with green, rotten mold 
all through it, and emitted an odor which 
Mr. Thom declares was the worst he ever 
smelled. The butter, grease, mold, odor 
and all are putin a sheet-iron can and melted, 
and, without any effort to purify it is mixed 
with the milk, and the milk heated and co¬ 
agulated before the stuff has a chance 
to rise. The commissioner says he has rea¬ 
son to believe that several other factories 
are engaged in the nefarious business, and 
that others are contemplating entering it. 
He also says that it means ruin to the dairy 
industry of the State. 
The Russian Government has authorized 
certain railways to construct grain eleva¬ 
tors, but reserves the right to appropriate 
them at any time it sees fit.About 
10,500,000 eggs were cooked at once in Chi¬ 
cago, Monday evening. The occasion was 
the burning of t he upper floors of the West¬ 
ern Refrigerating Company’s cold-storage 
warehouse.A mechanical cotton picker 
is being experimented with in Mississippi. 
It is said to do the work of 100 negroes.... 
The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, 
will hold its Annual meeting and also a 
Winter Corn Exhibit at Lincoln, beginning 
on January 21 next. The Armory Room in 
Grant. Memorial Hall has been secured, 
and there will be abundant space for a 
large display. The quantities of corn re¬ 
quired are not large, and the premiums are 
liberal, so there should be a large exhibit. 
There will be numerous addresses and 
papers from able speakers. Robert W. 
Furnas, secretary, Brownsville. 
At Bay State Fair, the co-operative cream¬ 
ery using the Cooley system of cream gath¬ 
ering and butter-making, won the first 
prize with the milk from mixed herds, over 
some of the best Jersey dairies using the 
separator and other processes. This was 
the first time that the creameries have had 
to compete with the fancy dairies in the 
same class, and therefore the co-operative 
factories using the Cooley system feel very 
much gratified at the result. There were 
over 200 entries of butter at this fair which 
is said to be the largest number of entries 
ever made. In the comnetitive contest the 
butter-maker who won the gold medal used 
cream raised in the Cooley creamer, churned 
it with the Davis Swing churn, and worked 
the butter on the Eureka butter-worker. 
In the contest for the best package of not 
less than five or more than 10 pounds, the 
contest was very close, between the Deer- 
foot dairy of choice Jersey cows using the 
separator process, and the West Dudley 
creamery using milk from mixed common 
cows, handled with the Cooley system. Each 
was scored 99 and a dozen or more experts, 
consumed 1% day in deciding which was 
entitled to the first prize, finally deciding 
in favor of Deerfoot. With such odds in 
the matter of cows, this is a wonderful 
showing for the Cooley system. The milch 
cows entered for competition were all ruled 
out or withdrawn, as the managers had 
ruled that no prize should be awarded for 
milk containing less than the legal require¬ 
ment of solids; that is. 13 per cent. The 
Green Mountain Stock Farm, West Ran¬ 
dolph, Vt., was awarded the sweepstakes 
gold medal at the Paris Exposition for but¬ 
ter made by the Cooley process. This firm 
also manufactured the model working 
creamery for the United States exhibit at 
this exposition, which was awarded the 
gold medal. This firm has been awarded 
22 gold medals during the last year, 14 of 
them being on the Cooley creamer and its 
products. This certainly is a good show¬ 
ing, and one of which any company may 
feel proud. 
The prices of wheat, oats and corn show 
an upward tendency, with everything very 
quiet. The visible supply in the United 
States and Canada in round numbers is: 
wheat, 25,000,000 bushels against 33,000,000 
one year ago, and 35,000,000 two years ago; 
corn, 7,000,000 bushels against 10,000,000 one 
year ago, and 7,000,000 bushels two years 
ago; oats, 7,000,000 bushels against 7,000,000 
bushels last year, and 6,000,000 two years 
ago ; rye about the same as last year and 
barley a trifle more. This is according to 
the statement of the New York Produce 
Exchange. 
Beans show slight changes. White Kid¬ 
neys are scarce and the price is well main¬ 
tained. Red Kidneys are lower. Several 
cars of California Limas have arrived, and 
prices have declined. Pea beans are weak 
and lower. 
Butter shows no change except that 
some small lots of extra, fresh table butter 
have exceeded quotations. Such butter is 
taken as fast as offered. The export de¬ 
mand is very light. 
Cheese shows little change in prices, al¬ 
though the export demand is quite strong. 
Skims are very dull. 
Eggs advance slowly for strictly fresh, 
but trade is dull in everything else. Limed 
are very dull, and but little is doing with 
them. 
Apples have arrived quite freely from 
the West, and good fruit sells readily. The 
West is furnishing better fruit than New 
York, and better prices are obtained. Va¬ 
rieties most in demand are Western Kings, 
fancy fall varieties and Greenings. 
Grapes are in lighter receipt and prices 
are somewhat firmer. The Concord is the 
leading variety, in spite of all talk to the 
contrary. The majority of people buy it in 
preference to red, green, white or any other 
color. Another feature noticeable here; 
growers talk of packing their grapes in 10- 
pound baskets. What becomes of them ? 
None are sold here. Dealers here sell nine- 
pound baskets. 
Pears are very quiet but prices are firm 
for fancy table varieties. 
Cranberries vary greatly in quality, 
also in price. There is a large quantity of 
defective, poor fruit on the market which 
sells very slowly at low prices. Fancy 
fruit is not plenty and sells readily at out¬ 
side figures. 
Oranges from Florida are becoming 
more plentiful, and are of fair quality. 
With t he decreasing supply of pears, grapes, 
and other domestic fruits, there is an in¬ 
creased demand for oranges and other 
tropical fruits. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, November g, i 88 g. 
Beans.— Marrows—New. t- 6O0S2 75; New Mediums, 
choice, <2 lu..i$22U; Pea, $l 90®*1 95. Red Kidney, <3 20 
White Kidney, choice,§2 6O0S2 75; Foreign Mediums. 
$1 70 *$190; California Lima, S3 090$-Italian, $1 85 
0$2 oO. Green Peas, $: U:5.*$l 10. 
Butter— New—state and Pennsylvania, best,24 5:244, 
Elgin, best, 25c: Western, best, 234£is24c; do prime, 
190'22c; dogood, 15*18- dopoor, 12014; State, Dairy, 
half-flrklns, tubs, best, 280—c ; do do prime. 19021; 
do do line, 15-i. 17; Welsh tubs, flue, 19*21o; no do, 
good, 15*17; Hrkins, best, —0 -e ; do prime, -0—e; 
do tine,—0—e. Western Imltatlou Creamery, best, 
17019: do line, 12015; Western dairy, tine. IlftlBe; 
dc fair, lie; do poor.901Uc; do factory,fresh, best, 
12(413c, do prime. 110114 ; do good, 9<#)0 ; do poor, 7 
@9c. 
CHKK 8 K.—State factory, fancy, 104c ; do <10 line, 
94«10c; do do, prime. 9010c: do do, fair to good, 
8 ?< 094 e: Ohio, flat, prime, 740HK'; do good,— 0 —c; 
do. good, — 0 —; Sktms. lignt, 708c; do medium 
507c; do full, 204c. 
Kaos,—Near-by, fresh, 234026c ; Canadian. 220 
24c; Southern, 20022c; Western, best, 22a24c; limed, 
17c; lee house, 16020c. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Apples, per bbl. Si 59094 00; 
Pears, per bbl, S2 000 $6 50 ; do per keg, $2 0002 75; 
Grapes, best per lb, 3 <*7e. do. good. 203c. Cranberries, 
C. C . per bbl, §4 UO 0 $? 50; do. per crate, $2 25;*$2 50; 
Jersey,no. S' 25.iS2.5o. quinces, per bbl, *2 5O0$5 00. 
Lemons, per box. $3 50;*$? 00. 
Domestic Dried Apples—Evaporated, old, 5084c; 
do choice, new. 94010c; prime, 6@S4c; sliced, new. 
405 c; do old. 3'n 3 -qe: Chopped. 2££o3e, Cores and 
skins, 240 —c. Cherries, new. 9012c: do. old,8010c. 
Raspberries, new 22(a24c ; Blackberries, 54*540. 
Reaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 15020c, do do, 
up peeled, 8010c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new. 18 
<a 15c ; do do do, unpet led. 74 »l0e ; do do, sundrled, 9 
094c Huckleberries, new, 12013c.Plums, new, 7»9c. 
Game.— Plover, per doz, SI 500*1 75 : Snipe do, do, 
SI 5O0S17V Woodcock, per pair. $0 8ll0$l 09; Grouse, 
do do. 75*$1 00: Partridges do. $75 *81 15. Duck, Mal¬ 
lard 60075c; do, Teal. 25050c; do, Redhead.$1 uO0$. 50; 
do Canvas-back. S3 5O0S3 00, Rabbits, per pair, SO0 
40c; Quail- per dozen, $1 5O0$2 25; Venison, pel- lb., 
5®20c. 
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Over 20o00 is use. Rceeived Highest Awards at 
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SMALLEY TREAD POWER WITH GOVERNoa 
Hay and Straw. -Timothy, best. 800—c; do good, 
65070c; do medlnni, 40050c; Clover, mixed, 45@50c: 
shipping, 40«45c. Straw—N o. 1 rye, 60070c; short 
rye, 35040c; oat, 30 *35c. 
Hoxkt—I n one-pound boxes. White Clover, 12014c; 
Buckwheat, lu012c; Beeswax 22023c. 
Hops.— State. New, 12013c; do, good, 10011c; do 
common. 7@9c; do 1588. best. 11012c; no do prime, 90 
10c; do do. common, 608c; California. New, best, 120 
—c; do good to prime, 10011c; do Old, best, 11012c. 
do common and fair, 709c. 
Nuts.— Peanuts arc quiet. Fancy, had picked, quoted 
at 7*—c. and farmers' grades at 540 —c, Pecans, 540 
64 c. Chestnuts. Si OO 0 S 6 00 per bushel: Hickory Nuts 
$1 50 *$; 75 per bushel. 
Pout.trv. Dressed— Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 70 
18c: Fowls, western, choice, 10«12c; do common to 
good, 7@9c: Ducks, spring, good, 11017; Squabs. 
white, per dozen, $3000$-; do dark, do, $2 0O*$2 25; 
Chickens, spring, 9015c; Fowls, near by, 11012c. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens—Spring, per lb, 9010c. 
Fowls near-by, per lb, 9<tl0c, do Western, per lb. 9 
0 9hc; roosters, per lb, 5406 c; Turkeys, per lb, 30 
11c; Ducks,Western, per pair, 60075c; Geese,Western, 
per pair, $1 4O0$1 65. 
Seeds. -Clover Is hard to sell; exporters quiet. New 
prime,future deliveries offered at 64 and eholce,6 4c, 
with fancy at 6^c. Timothy quoted at $1 50i®$l 6U. 
Canary, 204e. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes—Jersey, per bbl. SI 250$! 50 
Long Island do. $2: Statedo.Sl 250S165: Western, do, 
Si 00 4 .$ 70; Sweets do. $1 75 *$3 00. Cabbage, per lutl, 
83 00**1 50. Turnips, per bbl,75«S0c Onions—Orange 
County Red. $1 OO0$2 2 V Eastern White, $3 oO0$4 00 ; 
Eastern Red, $2 25*$2 75, State, Yellow. $1 750$2 00. 
Cauliflower, per bbl. $1 t)O0$5 09; Squash, Marrow, 
$u 750 < 1 10; do Hubbard, $1 0U»$1 25, Celery, per doz. 
bunches, I5c0$l 00. 
Wool.— Spring Texas, 17023c, and Fall do 20025c; 
Fall California, '5018c,and Spring do 19025; Scoured 
Texas 52 53c; Delaine. 36c; Indiana, 29c; Scoured 
Territory, 5'c; Donskoi, 244c; XX Ohio, 34c; Scoured 
Colorado, 53c; Australian. 3Sc. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT—Sales—Hard Spring, 94?<ic, afloat; No. 1 
Northern, 9040904c, afloat; Ungraded Winter Red, 
764(*,S9qc: No. 2 Red. si*844e, afloat; 84c f o b.; do 
In elevator quoted 8340345 . 40 . RYE.—Unchanged in 
price and quiet. Western quoted 510524c; state, 530 
5t>c. BARLEY. Still mlee In buyers’favor. Sales- 
Ungraded Canada. 624c. COR.>.—Ungraded Mixed 
ana While, 40043c; No 2 Mixed, 4 '. 40414 c. elevator, 
424 . 1224 c afloat: No. 2 White, 424c, delivered. OATS. 
—sales. 'No. 3. 254c: No. 3 White, 274028c; No. 2, 264 
264c. elevator, 274c, delivered; No. 2 White, 2940 
29c No. 1 White, 34c; Mixed Western, 240274c White 
do. 27 . 3340 . Fr.ED —Quoted : 40 lbs, at 60i»65c 60 
lbs, 60 *65c. 80 lbs, 6507OC; 100 lbs. 80090c; Sharps, 900 
95c; Rye Feed, 7Ue. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—The range for ordinary to choice beeves 
was from $3 25 to $4 85, with the bulk of the sales at 
§3 30*s4 50. Oxen and stags sold at $2 9 U 0$4 35, bulls 
at $2 l0.*S2 6 >; cows at st 75 *$2 90. Latest private 
eable advices quote British markets slow and un¬ 
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MILCH COWS.—Market slow for fair to prime cows, 
at $35 to $50 per head. Poor trash sold as low as $28. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS;—Very ordinary to choice 
Sheep sold at $3 8.4'. $5 50; Culls at $ 30 $ 85 O. and 
common to prime Lambs at S3 50t»$6 40, with a few 
selected up to $6.50 *$6 7o. There was a firmer tone to 
the trade, and all grades of Live Calves sold a frac¬ 
tion higher. Sales of grasses were at $2 40 <y ,2 6 tl; 
fed Calv.-s sold at S! 750*3, and ordinary to choice 
Veals at $5 ** 6 . a car load of grassers was sold on 
Tuesday at $2 25. 
HOGS —Market firmer and prices 10015c higher, at 
$4 25»$4 65 to. fa'r to prime Hogs. 
Communications Received for the W :ek Ending 
November g, i 88 g. 
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