THE RURAL NEW-YORKE 
845 
1889 
that he had instructions to sell to him at 
two or three cents above the market rates. 
No reason was given for this, and the in¬ 
structions were not now in force. John N. 
Hoover, a brother of the former witness, 
confirmed his testimony, and said that the 
boycott was lifted while the Senate com¬ 
mittee was making its investigations in 
the West, and that any of the firms would 
sell him meat now. Another butcher con¬ 
firmed the testimony of these witnesses. 
The committee think of visiting New York 
to investigate the dressed-beef export 
trade. 
A consignment of 3,479 tons of Java 
sugar was recently made to a Boston firm 
who are not members of the trust. 
The December cotton report of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture says that the crop ma¬ 
tured late, and that early frosts reduced 
the yield somewhat, especially in the 
Northern belt. Prices are a little better 
than last year.The New York State 
Dairymen s Association in session at Ithaca 
elected the following officers for the en¬ 
suing year: President, W. H. Gilbert, of 
Richiand; vice-president, J. W. Edmonds, 
of Sherman; secretary, Hon. Josiah Shull, 
of Ilion; treasurer, G. E. Powell, of Ghent; 
directors—Jesse Owen, of Elmira; General 
Edward F. Jones, of Binghamton ; Hiram 
Olmstead, of Walton ; Dudley Miller, of 
Oswego; Frank Blonding, of Hubbards- 
ville, and E. F. Ladd, of Geneva... 
The Delaware State Grange has been in 
session at Dover. The meeting was largely 
attended, and the reports showed the or¬ 
ganization in a prosperous condition. 
The Connecticut Board of Agriculture will 
meet at Birmingham, December 17-19. An 
excellent programme is presented, and an 
opportunity will be given for discussion of 
each paper. There will be music, a ques¬ 
tion box, an exhibition of fruits and other 
farm products, etc. T. S. Gold, Secretary. 
_The Michigan Short-horn Cattle Breed¬ 
ers’ Association will hold its ninth annual 
meeting in the senate chamber at Lansing, 
December 18 and 19. 1. H. Butterfield, sec¬ 
retary, La Peer.The New Jersey 
State Horticultural Society meets at Tren¬ 
ton, December 18-19. E. Williams, Mont¬ 
clair, secretary.The United States 
consuls throughout Canada have been in¬ 
structed by the Department of Agriculture 
to furnish it monthly reports of the area, 
condition and quality of crops in their dis¬ 
tricts, together with all particulars of in¬ 
terest to farmers which it is possible to 
f ather. It will not be possible to do much 
efore another year. 
Crops & fVhuhcts. 
Saturday, December 14,1889. 
To summarize the potato situation, there 
have been heavy crops in most of the West¬ 
ern States, and prices have been low ; in all 
the Eastern States except Maine, which 
had a very heavy yield, the tubers have 
rotted badly, lessening the yield materially 
and those escaping are many of them of 
poor quality. The result is heavy ship¬ 
ments from the West which have kept the 
market well supplied; while prices have 
been low in the West, heavy freight charges 
prevent a very high net price to the distant 
shipper. Still there have been heavy ship¬ 
ments of Western potatoes. One dealer 
said he had received potatoes on which the 
freight charges were $250 per car-load. 
W. E. Duryea’s Sons are heavy im¬ 
porters of foreign potatoes, but they 
inform us that their importations have 
been light thus far on account of the 
large receipts of Western stock. Freight 
rates favor the Scotch potatoes, as they can 
be brought from Dundee cheaper than they 
can from neighboring States. The rate 
now is 27 cents per sack of 168 pounds. It 
sometimes advances to 50 or 60 cents. At 
the lower freight rates which usually pre¬ 
vail, even with the 15 cents per bushel duty 
added, it is easy to see that potatoes from 
the interior have a strong competitor in the 
imported tubers. The variety imported 
from Scotland is Magnum Bonum. Pota¬ 
toes are also sent here from Ger¬ 
many, England, Holland, New Bruns¬ 
wick, Nova Scotia, and other coun¬ 
tries. The crop in most if not all of these 
countries is reported heavy, and shippers 
are only awaiting a cessation of Western 
shipments to send on large quantities. The 
reason of such cheap freight rates is that 
vessels have little freight and will bring 
over potatoes for about what it costs to 
load and unload them; they make very 
good ballast. Magnum Bonums sell now 
for about $1.80 to $2 per sack. Domestic 
potatoes are in good demand if of good 
quality. Burbanks are more in demand 
than they were, but the variety makes lit¬ 
tle difference. Smooth, clean, well-assort¬ 
ed tubers of good quality are what are 
wanted. Under existing conditions, prices 
are likely to be moderately high, and the 
supply ample. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
-OK- 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, December 14, 1889. 
Brans.— Marrows Now, *2 5U®*2 55; New Mediums, 
choice, *1 so SI 85; Rea, $1 75®*-; Red Kidney, $840; 
While Kidney choice,$4 70®*2 75: Foreign Medium*, 
$1 703*1 90; California l.lina, $8 00®*3'25; Italian, $1 70 
®*1 80. Ureen Peas, $1 05®*1 10. 
Butticb— New—State aud Pennsylvania, best, 24(326; 
Elam, best, 2flc; Western, best, 24®27^o; do prime, 
23 ,25c; dogood, 19«21- dopoor, 14@17; State, Dairy, 
half firkins, tubs, best, 22@28c ; do do prime. 10(321; 
do do tluo, I."x3l7; Welsh tuba, One, 19®21o; do do 
good, 15<a>18; firkins, best, -«-c ; do prime, o 
do One,—@—c. Western-Imitation Creamery, best, 
21023; do One, 15(317; Western dairy, One. 16<318c; 
do fair, ll®13c; do poor. 9®10c; do faetory,fresh, best, 
19(320c, do prime, 15®17; do good, 10(312 ; do poor,7 
®10c. 
Chkesk.—S tate factory, fancy, 10®109£c ; do do One, 
9V63 10c; do do. prime, 9@ll)c; do do, fair to good, 
8?i@9J4|c; Ohio, flat, prime, 7^6®10c; do good,—c; 
do. good, —<3—; Skims, lignt, 7®8c; do medium, 
5@7c; do full, 2®4c. 
KG08,—Near-by, fresh, 24@26c ; Canadian. 20® 
21c; Southern, 20321c; Western, best, 23,qj®24e; limed, 
16H@18c; Ice house, I7®18c. 
Fkuits.— Fuesh.— Apples, per bbl. $2 00(3*4 00; 
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Over 20 uOO in use. Received Highest Awards at 
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u. u , per out, uwo*ii uu ; uu per crate, ioca.*o 
Jersey, do, $2 503*3 00. Lemons, per box, $1 50®*4 50. 
Domestic Dried - Apples — Evaporated, old, 5@7Jijc - 
do choice, new.9J$®l0c; prime, 8@8J4c; sliced, new, 
4<35>^c; do old, 31$®394c: Chopped, 8^a3^c; Cores and 
skins, 2te®8c. Cherries, new, 8®12c: do, old. 8@10c. 
Raspberries new, 21(324c ; Blackberries, 5J4(35^6C. 
Peaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 15®20c, do do, 
unpeeled, 8® 10c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new. 13 
®15c; do do do, unpeeled,7J4c»10c; do do, sundrled, 6^6 
@9)^c. Huckleberries, new, ll®12cJ , lums, new,7®8J^c. 
Game.— Plover, per doz, $1 50®81 75 : Snipe do, do, 
81 50®$ 175, Woodcock, per pair. $0 50®$1 00; Grouse, 
do do. 75(3*110; Partridges do, *0 55(3*1 00. Duck, Mal¬ 
lard. 75®85c; do, Teal, 35®50c; do, Redhead,81 50@#2 50; 
do Canvas-back, $3 00(3*5 00; Rabbits, per pair, 10® 
12c; Quail, per dozen, $0 50®$1 50. 
Hay and Straw. -Timothy, best. 80®85c; do good, 
70@75c; do medium, 50®60c; Clover, mixed, 45@55c: 
shipping, 40®45c. Straw—N o. 1 rye, 75®85c ; short 
rye, 35®40c, oat, 30« 35c. 
Honey— In one-pound boxes. White Clover, I2®14c; 
Buckwheat, I0@12c; Beeswax 22®23c. 
Hops.- State, New, 12®14c: do, good, 10(31 lc; do 
common, 7C39c; do lt>88, pest. 10<al2c; do do prime, 9® 
—c; do do, common, 6®7c; California, New, best, 12® 
13c; dogood to prime, 10®llc; do Old, best, ll®12e, 
do common and fair, 7@9c. 
Nuts.— Peanuts are quiet. Fancy.nand-plcked,quoted 
644@7^c, and farmers'grades at 4Vs®5}4C, Pecans, 6® 
8**c. Chestnuts,$4 U0®*6 IX) per bushel: Hickory Nuts, 
$1 50® $2 (JO per bushel. 
Poultry. Dressed— Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 103 
15c; Fowls, western, choice, 8®10c; do common to 
good, 5®8c: Ducks, spring, good, 9®14; Squabs, 
white, per dozen, *250®*2 75; do dark, do. *2 (Xk»*2 25; 
Chickens, spring, 9®16c; Fowls, near by, 5®l(>c. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens — Spring, per lb, 8®9c. 
Fowls near-by, per lb, 9®loc, do Western, per lb. 9 
®l(’c; roosters, per lb, 53j(a6c; Turkeys, per lb, 9® 
11c; Ducks,Wescern, per pair, 60®8de; Geese,Western, 
per pair. $1 15®$150. 
Seeds. -Clover is hard to sell; exporters quiet. New 
prlme.future deliveries offered at 6(4 aud choice, 6J^c, 
with fancy at 654c. Timothy quoted at $1 50®$1 60. 
Canary. 2®4c. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes—Maine, per bbl. 81 90®$200; 
Long Island do, $2; Stale do, $1 25®$215. Western, do, 
$1 00 3*1 90; Sweetsdo,*2 25 3*3 50. Cabbage, per loo, 
*3 IA)®*5 00. Turnips, per bbl, 75®95c Onions—Orange 
County Red, *1 50(3*2 75- Eastern White, *5 oO®*3 00; 
Eastern Red, $2 50«t*3 00, State, Yellow, *2 llo®*2 25. 
Caulldower, per bbl. *3 U0®*9 00; Squash, Marrow, 
*1 00(3*1 25; do Hubbard, *1 25®*1 50, Celery, per doz. 
bunches, 20c®*l 50. 
Wool.— Spring Texas, 17®23c, and Fall do 20325c; 
Fall California, 15®18c, and Spring do 19®25; Scoured 
Texas. 52<«.58c; Delaine, J6c; Indiana, 29c; Scoured 
Territory, 55c; Donskot, 24(40; XX Ohio, S4c; Scoured 
Colorado, 53c; Australian, 
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