ftaaMSB4WRI 
FEB. * 
THE RURAL NEW-/ORKER 
v i's rye», 
minutes; air ana wasn uu. ^ — 
cu tch water used the day before and again put 
in the cotton ; let it stand until the next morn¬ 
ing then put through boiling water in which 
the remaining bichromate has been dissolved ; 
wash out and finish in soap and water. Or, 
make a purple dye of extract of logwood and 
alum and a yellow dye of fustic ; dip the goods 
into the purple dye, then into a tartaric acid 
water, and then into the yellow dye. Contiuue 
until you have a rich shade. For red: Boil 
one pound of camwood in an iron kettle; put 
in two or three pounds of cotton goods and let 
stand from one to three days according to the 
shade you wish. Air aud heat occasionally. 
A Cough* Cold, or Sore Throat should not 
he neglected. “ Brown's Bronchial Troches ” are a 
simple remedy, and will generally give Immediate 
relief. ___ 
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FAIR 
r 111 stake of S125, for best 
j • g. UR 1 butter made in. United 
States or Canada, was 
awarded George Sidney 
’Ternium for best butter made in New York 
arded J. S. Murray. Delhi. N. Y. All used 
V CREAMERS* the cheapest dairy ap- 
le. Send stamp for Circular to 
VT. PAlt.1I MAC HINE CO., 
Bellows Calls, Vt. 
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION 
ew work on n new subject of Immeiu* importunes to Farmei 
and Dairymen. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
The preservation of green ctop». in a grc-cn state, in 
aijQfl. French and American metliodM ami experiences. 
to lot) tons per acre of (food. Juicy food, Instead of J4 
m o tons of dry liay. Sit cows on ensilage at same coat 
^7,n^ on hay. amfin better condition. A sure crop m- 
stead of an uncertain one. Stables without barns. 
trice, Cloth, with illustrations. $1. _ 
J. b. BROWN. 53 Beckman St., New York. 
Agents wanted.__. 
NEW YORK, Saturday, Jan. 25, 1879. 
HP-ANS and PEAS.-There Is no Improvement In 
prices for mediums or marrows. Trade is u trifle 
more active, but nut up to the winter style ot busi- 
“°, H in mediums. While consumption Is so light 
with the present liberal supplies, quotations will 
not improve. Marrows for export do n t scent to be 
largely wanted, though the outlook last week w.s 
favorable. White kidneys and pea very quiet. Uod 
kidneys weaker, but there has been ■» Very pr »P“ r - 
0 ,„ H,,d large business In them tills year, and stock 
beans qnlot. Green peas steady ni #1.3O0lJis. Latw- 
dlan tWHBm bulk Itntl bond, 73*75e.; Southern U. a. 
3 bushel bag- Medium bean* 
ILIKo iM V Wl'IUK uifJ W »V '.••n s, • J • - - 
choice. T2.l2tf2.50: oilier tl.26al.T6. Baldwins, *1.':>0 
2; Greenings, 11.62*187; soy8 and sweet 
poor and frost touched. TSo.«$l. Cranberries dull 
atthom iment : Mtorks, however, ftro not large and 
former full rates are demanded fur prime. A con¬ 
signment of western urrlved frozen. Florida oranges 
dull, a good many hare latterly arrived of bad color, 
and buyers hold otf lor belter supplies, t or fancy 
use the Indian rlTer grove* are sending some beau¬ 
tiful high colored stock. Extra one-naif barrel 
boxes. K<ai.r<l: good. *t: common Tlu 502.25; barrels, 
t,-wa8. Hickory nuts quiet at |2i42.25 for sheUbark*. 
Thorn U stronger ieclt g orr the part of holders in 
peanuts, but the demand does Dot as. yet support 
them. Host hand-picked Va. fl.0581.10; other 60t^ 
95c.: shelled, 4<i®5c. Pecan nuts, 7X®9c< Hot-nouse 
strawberries have sold at $6 per quart. 
Exports of apples for week. 4,044 bbls. 
Grain.— Wheat has shown limited export deal¬ 
ings. aud with larger supplies by rail priceB are 
W S»ffa«£5i No. Spring at *104 ; No. 2 spring 
at lHc.i«i|l: NO. 8 spring at 9ljv83c.: ungraded spring 
at 96's lbc. ungraded amber at tl.OAo.) 11, NO. * amoer 
at f-U.7utl.inX; ungraded red at S10431.08X: No. 1 
red at f-l.IU; ko. c red at *).0flH®l.l»X i No- S red at 
6l.08Xatl.OA: ungraded white av *1.07tgl. 1 (JH ;extra 
white at 6102»t.l2Xt white 8;»m at tLJluLUK; No. 
1 white at Suoxai.MK : No. 2 white at ♦l.OTAt.inx; 
No. 3 White at *1.03* »l.ni; No. 2 amber. January 
option, at *1 07X: d •» February option, nt l.lT s0 
1.07X: No. 2 reo. January option, at ; do. Feb¬ 
ruary option, at 6U»N«L(toX do.. March option, at 
*1.11. Corn Is active and well sustained in price, 
latest sales arc of t termer mixed, In lot*, at t-xw 
46Vc.: New York No 2 at 4Sc„- prime do. In store at 
4«Sk<a47c.; New York No. 3 at iS*c-i ungraded mixed 
at 47MtHc-; No. 2 « httc at iPw tUWc.; New Y otk No. 2 
new at uviUc.; Jersey yellow at 4&®4ii<o. for new: 
yellow Western new at 48 u4hXcd New 1 ork steamer 
white at <60.; No. 2, January option.at 4, He.; do Feb- 
rnary option, at ftj*c.; do. Stare It optiou. at 4oX® 
4C.XC: steamer mixed. January option, at <«>.: do., 
February upturn. at 44X«. Outs are offered lower, 
with lair supplies; latest sales of New York No. 1 at 
31 vc.; New York No. 2 at .d&»:ilX e.: New Y ork No - 
wiiltn nt New YOTk No. S&t ^K«&30HCt; New 
| Yurk No. :> wkiitf at New York rejectc^at 
28HC.; white Western at 33H035O.; mixed do. at 31J<C.. 
wuito State at 83<0356.; New York extra white ot38 
(«’38Xo.: New York No. I w hite at 3oe.; No. I Chicago, 
afloat, at 31XO.; Jersey at Sic. Harley, «-rowrea. 
93e.i*fl: do,2-rowed,78883c.: Canadian, 9,c.*1.26; malt 
unchanged. 
H\Y and STRAW.—Prime lots of hay aud long 
rye straw are higher, with a good trade tn them. 
Sales at 40045c. for shipping, and .O-sSJc. tor retail 
a ualltuis. Straw quoted at 50000a. for long rye, and 
Vatiic. for short rye, and oat at 40045c. 
Exports, for week, 490 bales. Southern demand for 
SrHM. fi l-WH: fair to good, fl_ffli.sl.30; mriWH, 
Kr me free oil ship, *1.4201.45: fair to pOuo, *l.26uj 
F»“«ea. *L40w“.&: white klduey. *1.0601.99: red 
dm.’cLobu*4fr.iM2.05; lair to good. *2.35. t 2,50; black 
^'lleormt» of beans for week, 8,316 bushels; exports, 
933 pkg*. 
BnrTEB.— Dealers more generally report a fair 
business, and the sales are running doserto receipts 
than for the past fortnight. The only grip of the 
ir -,i Kid. however. a» before is In the flue grades, and 
huge 'purchasers of half tubs nave not paid tho 
ovraiiio Creameries are weaker i the general rw- 
ce lpts containing very even table qualities Ol half 
tub. This part ot the season usually brings us 
-ome good parts of counties where the custom lius 
heeu to hold for mid-Winter. The under grades and 
b-e been scp E orted t to degree 
hr exportation.* * -- 
been pMill for comiuon, 
Wel h tubs, und SUo. tor 
of half tubs. / • 
matos to come 
lighten It. “ 
under flue to extra, 
the letter showing a 
sull close to arrivals. 
**siute '(ud *5hdrles, special. 2u®2lc.; other, 17019c.; 
Crkln diurie*,f4lr to prime. 16018c.; Welsh dalrles.aue 
fill. 16017c* choice half tubs. «3»2fic.: fair to prime 
do . 1V02IC.: choice Welsh. 19.f2bc^ tiilrto prime. U 
iliStcS o Ice creamery 21027c.; best western cream¬ 
ery 3l": other. 28030c.; early packed creamery. 
wfliis • poor stale. 9012c.: Western dairy, tide fresh, 
18020c.; hiir to good. 19s.I5c.; factory, ladle packed. 
lHllfflc.! g-iod. 11091c.; other, 7®9c.l rolls. 10015c., 
^"^itcceipls for week. 29,271 pkgs.; exports. 3.377 do. 
11EE81VAX.—Small sales are being made at 26027c. 
for Western and Southern. 
Broom CORN.— All grades but the short descrip. 
Hon are plcniy aud easy in price. Brush and short 
broom choice, per lb.. 506X0 ; do., common to 
good. 8X04M-; do., common to fair, 30SXC.; red 
and crooked. 2®3c. 
Cotton— Has Bbowii more activity, and closed 
m for January. 9.47&na.49c.: February, 9.49*9.60c.: 
March. y.6i <9.n9o.; April,9.85@.9 86c.: May, 10.01® 10.02cd 
June, I0.13ud0.14c.; July. Ul.2o0io.24c.: August, 10.310 
10.33c. 
Quotations for spot cotton are based on Amer¬ 
ican standard of classilication, and on cotton In store 
running in quality not more than half a grade 
above or below the grade quoted : 
Uv’filuU. N. orleani. Texas, 
1 rdinary.I B r lB 7 7 U o^5 
strictgoodToV.:::::::::'su5S * *4* 
fedlng W . W ‘.. :“"V:.".V9 7-W 9 9-15 9 
oood mroaitT;^;:;...... . 9 u-us 91^-16 9 1.V16 
Strict good middling ,....10 .V16 10 5-10 10 5-1B 
Middling Fair. W u « w u ^ 
. STAINED. 
Good ordinary.T U-16 t Low Middling.... 8 11-16 
katrifvt t/nfid nrdlnarv.8 3-16 1 Mlddiittg*••*«••••« 9 1-16 
PLATFORM 
Spring Wagon 
Among the latter sales 10c. has 
MiaKic. for fair Including 
„ tor a compaTaLlviily uloe grade 
A large quautiiyof state butter ro- 
o come forward, and the aim of sellers Is to 
the market as much a* possible Of nil grades 
Western dairy and ladle packod, 
marked improvement in quality. 
Roll Putter scarce, but not 
The Plut tlira. 
EVERY WAGON FULLY WARRANTED. 
This is the best, handsomest, lightest and strongest 
wagon of its kind in the market. Every 1 arnier and 
Dairyman should have one. 
agents wanted. 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
WATERTOWN SPRING WAGON CO., 
Wutertown, N. Y. 
SPECIAL NOTICES 
UNSURPASSED FOR MAKING 
LIGHT BREAD 
Biscuit, R olls. Cake a nd Pastry. 
It Is Better and Healthier than ordinary Baking 
Powder. Cream Tartar or YeaBt. 
The cost of raising Bread, Biscuit. Ac., with it it 
only about half as much as by ordinary Baking Pow¬ 
der. and trie result is muoh better. 
It restores the nutritious elements which are taken 
from the flour in bolting. No ordinary BakiDg Pow¬ 
der or anything else used for raising bread does this. 
Universally used and recommended by prominent 
Physicians. _ 
If you cannot get it of vour Grocer send a three- 
cent stamp to tne manufacture,-s for a sample. 
Manufactured according to the directions of Prof. 
E. N. HotSford, by the Rumford Chemical Works 
Providence R. *• 
CO., Cincinnati, O, 
ADVERTISING RATES : 
Inside. 14th and 16th pages (Agate space). .40c. per line, 
“ I8th page.. W , 
Outside or last page.... 8° 
Fifty per et extra for unusual display. 
Special Notices, leaded, by count. 79 
Reading “ l -°° 
Discount on 4 insertions, 5 per ct.; 8 infl^, 19 per ot 
13 ina.. 15 per ct. *, 36 iiiB., 30 per ct; 52 ms., 25 per ct 
tr No advertisement inserted for less than *9. 
LEATBKH.—Sales of hemlock soie at iwauuo. ior 
light : 19021c. for middle; 19020c. for heavy, and 170 
lwc.for good damaged. 
Hops.— Shipments this week have been 1.377 bales' 
thu »how» a somewhat freer movement on export 
account, wtneti m chiefly in the medium grades; 
prices generally arc held steady. 
* Quotation* are for New Yuras, new CTOp. choice. 
13lt.*i. New Yorks, new crop, good and prime. 10013; 
New Yorks, new arop, low to fair, i@9; Eastern,St* 
13; Western, 80IS; Yearlings. 406: Olds, all growths. 
203: Pacific coast. 12015. 
PorxTRY AND Uamb. — Live fowls and turkeys 
scares and hlgncr. The now rates, howe'er, would 
not toliow fre>- dr.llverle*. Roosters dull: old, s@pc.; 
young 6u.7c.; N J. fowls. UlsiUc.; Western 9,tl0cn; 
turkeys, hen, Skmllc.: turns, 8,*9c.; nucks. near by, 50® 
87c-; Western and Southern, tOaSOC-; geeae. N. J„ 
*i.3t>»l.«2: uthcr. tl.12tfl.37 : pigeons. 25c. 
Dressed poultry has a free trade only at the 
IttUer part of the week; anil accumulations frozen 
or off In appearance are stow ot sate. 1 rime I resli 
has » rvudy place. Western shippers aro a.ked to 
note and they w 11 save time by the hint, that only 
fat dry-picked stock U wanted; lean sell uo belter 
1 * i* h Ua^ * ilr y - picked turkeys, 12014c.; fresh New 
Jersey, ll*»selected Western. 11012c.; other. 
8 »Ur.; PUlis. fowl*. lOtf i2«.;do. ciilcks, 13« IIHe.; near- 
bv fresh, U-Alf -e.; other, including frozen, 5®c.;8 
Cupuns, i9®fflo ; nips. 150170.; Ducks. 9tf l3o.; Geese, 
^amn is falling off In receipts, but there is a large 
quaiHliy in siore, and prices coutlnue easy. De¬ 
mand is good, and dealers expect to work off con¬ 
siderable stuff at lUe prices. . „ 
Quail. »* dot.. 70075c.; Grouse, trapped. V pair, 60 
a!. . a™-,., j uAfAa • Pariridces. IR Dair. 75c.0*i; 
FARM IMPLEMENTS A SEEDS 
Call on or write to tt. H. ALLEN it CO 
York, for whatever you want of the above. 
Address 189 A 191 Water St. 
GREAT OFFER FOR FEBRUARY. 
LOW prices lor cn*b. 8P LEN I) 
»2 Q.A uMfii nt rpedK, *65* 3 vrlili j^ob Bam 
t n<l C«upl" r *M> ^ B eis ^30. 1 do 8 t'»,l do 
*34. 7 «>c.ave all ROSEWOOD PIANOS 
S3IA, 7 1-3 do SL40, nM round eorwerado 
8 (7.3. wiirrsnieJ MX years, AGENTS 
WANTED. Ill u«*n leu t a I o *» iO ailed, 
niuakc at hitlf P'Jre* UOKAt^i WATEKs *. 
SON». Nlaf ra.atid Dealera, 40 E. 14in St.,N.x . 
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FAIR 
ONE DIPLOMA gSSteSLjsss- 
Wells, Rlcliavdson & Co’s PERFEC TED 
BUTTER COLOR 
Over SU Compelilvrs. for“Superior ^ 
Perfeciinn of Color, anil Ftrmavonre. _ Nlucll Ot Hie 
priyp lint n r \vnftColor4?«l with it. t* 1 11 
tHia i■ A - U yon r Drusnrist or Merchant f(ir it; or to 
know wh o it is,what it costs.wherd to get it. write 
know what it is, w. 
Wells. Uicuaudsos 
& Co..Proprs.. Burlington,Vt. 
LIGHTNING HAY KNIVES 
WEYMOUTH’S PATENT. 
Common lugs 
Goodings .... 
Low leaf. 
Medium leaf. 
Qood leaf..... 
Fine leaf. 
Selections,... 
Michigan. Ao.; tefiktfSx0 for interior to goon 
shipping extra do. and *423004.26 for good to very 
choice extra do.; common to about choice white 
wheat extras, *4J3ihA5.00; choiceito fMcy «<» « 
*5 (Xka5.76; red and ambw wlmet 
to very choloo trade and family, at *3.9005.60, round 
houp Ohio at *3.»U4(ft-26. and trade and family brands 
of do. at tt.250T6.OO. the latter rate for very 
choice; St. Iajals. Tt.00i4l.75 for very poor to good 
extra, and lt.75ty5.S0 for good to choice .Min¬ 
nesota clear, very Inferior to fancy, at *3.oOtf 
6.00; few brands going above 
“ straight." luferlnr to fancy at *1.10*6.60; and 
patent fair to strictly fancy at *5.2609-26. f"^brands 
going above *7.60: unsound stock at from *2.U0ait ,o, 
city mill extra at *t 65*5.00 for West Indies Ithe lat¬ 
ter rate for fancy In nuw packages); do. for Kuglaiid 
*3.8503.80 ; do. trade and family extras. T5.ltXtf8.00, 
This Knife Is the b*-t in use for cutting down hay and straw ln 
mow and stock, cutting tine feed from bale, cutting corn stalks for 
feed, cutting peat unu ditching marshes. 
The blade is best cast steel, spring temper, easily 
and is giving universal satisfaction. A few moments trial wilt 
show its merits, and parties once using it are unwilling to 0o with¬ 
out it. its sales are last increasing for ^P 011 “? < 'T. el *Jw h n»« 
trade, and it seems destined to take the place of all other Hay 
Knives. . n . 
They are nicety packed In boxes, one dozen each, of 50 ids. 
weight. suitable for shipping by land or water to any part of the 
the Hardware Trade generally. 
