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HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Jan. 30, 1886. 
The House Committee on Military Affairs 
has favorably reported a bill appropriating 
$500,000 for the New York monument to Gen. 
Grant, the money to be available when volun¬ 
tary subscriptions shall have reached $350,000. 
Many believe the National Monument should 
be in the National Capital.On 
Jan. 10 Capt. Crawford, of the IT. S. Army, 
while hunting hostile Apaches in the mountains 
of Sonora, came upon a party of Mexicans 
who fired on the Americans, killing Crawford. 
Our troops returned the fire killing four of the 
enemy. Geronirno was completely tired out 
by Crawford’s relentless pursuit, and he sur¬ 
rendered hostages to Lieut. Mavis who succeed¬ 
ed Crawford, and would have surrendered his 
entire band had Mavis been able to grant terras 
of surrender. The matter is to be referred to 
Gen. Crook.Owing to the law's out¬ 
rageous delays in criminal cases, and the 
probability of the escape of notorious crimi¬ 
nals through legal technicalities and mawkish 
sentimentality, “Judge Lynch” has been re¬ 
markably busy of late in a great many parts 
of the country. Indeed, there has been a good 
deal of talk of introducing his summary ad¬ 
ministration into several cities and la rge towns 
where crime by far too often goes unwhipped 
of Justice.Mi's. Crag Wadsworth, who 
it was currently reported, three or four years 
ago, was about to marry President Arthur, 
died Wednesday.Petitions for the re¬ 
appointment of O’Donnell as State Railroad 
Commissioner of this State, are pouring in 
clouds upon Governor Hill from all classes of 
the community. Some farmers’ associations, 
however, are opposed to him; but it would 
seem the majority are in his favor.. 
... .The railroads of Texas are indebted to the 
State for money due to the School Fund to 
the amount of $1,650,000.American 
vessels are not allowed to carry passengers 
between one Canadian port and another, and 
a bill is now before Congress prohibiting Can¬ 
adian vessels from carrying passengers be¬ 
tween one of our ports and another. 
John C. Kimball, bis wife and three children, 
on their way home from Dodge City, Kan., 
were caught in a blizzard and frozen to death 
last Wednesday.The bill authorizing 
the President to reinstate General Fitz John 
Porter as an officer of the army has been 
favorably reported from the Military Com¬ 
mittee. It is proposed to restore him to the 
rank he held when cashiered, and put him on 
the “retired” list, with the pay, etc., of the 
position; but no “back pay” is to be allowed.. 
.J. A. Chapleau, the Canadian Secretary 
of State, announces that an amnesty is to be 
extended to all political prisoners of the North¬ 
west. The Indians are not included. The 
Indians of the Northwest have uo vote.. 
.The Chinese in Cloverdale, California, 
have been ordered to leave town within 48 
hours, owing to excitement caused by the mur¬ 
der of a lady by her Chinese cook. “Anti- 
Chinese” organizations are being formed 
throughout the State, and the war against the 
pig-tailed race has received a lively impetus. 
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Those who have used the Boss Zinc and 
Leather Collar Pads and Ankle Boots 
say they are the best and cheapest, because 
most durable. They will last a life-time. 
Sold by harness makers on 60 days’ trial. 
Dexter Curtis, Madison, Wis.— Adv. 
AGRICGLTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, Jan. 30, 1886. 
The Sixth Annual National Agricultural 
Convention of the American Agricultural As¬ 
sociation will be held at the Grand Central 
Hotel, New York, February 3d, 4th and 5th, 
1886. All interested in agriculture and kin¬ 
dred pursuits are invited to attend and partici¬ 
pate iu the proceedings. Addresses will be 
delivered and papers rea/1 by the leading 
thinkers and writers on agriculture, live 
stock, dairying, ensilage, and other practical 
subjects, and there will be open discussions of 
each by the members.A Convention of 
the National Dairymen’s Protective Associa¬ 
tion will be held at the Grand Central Hotel, 
New York, Friday, February 5th, 1886, to 
which all friends of the dairy are invited. 
The object of the convention is to give ex¬ 
pression to the sentiment against the manu¬ 
facture and sale of fraudulent butter, and to 
consider means for the protection of dairy¬ 
men and consumers against this gigantic evil. 
.Fifty million dollars’ worth of gold 
has been shipped from British Columbia 
since 1858. The export last year was $595,000. 
.A farmer in New Hampshire has 
been fined for cruelty iu not providing shelter 
for his cattle during the late cold weather. 
He was the richest man in the neighborhood. 
.White people of means and education 
are said to be leaving West Virginia, Ohio, 
and parts of Western Pennsylvania for Ar¬ 
kansas. their intention being to carry on farm¬ 
ing extensively in the most productive and 
healthy sections of that State.The fruit¬ 
growers of California arc petitioning Congress 
not to pass the Mexican reciprocity treaty, as 
the competition it authorizes would greatly 
injure their business. They say that the pres¬ 
ent duty of 35 per cent, ad valorem on prunes, 
two cents per j>ouud on raisins, and $1 per 
gallon on olive oil, affords no real protection 
to these enterprises. Congress is therefore 
asked to raise the duty on prunes to 50 per 
cent., on raisins to three cents, and on olive oil 
to $3, and to decline to ratify the treaty. 
_The Danish Government has been urging 
a protective duty <>u imported sugar and corn. 
That on corn would have prevented any 
American importations—they don’t amount 
to much anyhow—but the Lower House of 
Parliament has rejected the Government's 
bill.Mr. Pierre Lorillard, the most con¬ 
spicuous figure on the American turf, is about 
to retire from it permanently. His famous 
racers are to be sold, but h is great horse breed¬ 
ing establishment at Rancocas, N. J., is to be 
retained. His desire to give more attention 
to this and his large business interests, is 
the cause of lus retirement. 
The Connecticut Legislature, last Thursday, 
passed a resolution calling upon Congress to 
increase the duty on leaf tobacco so as to pro¬ 
tect tobacco raising in the “Nutmeg” State.. 
. The aggregate receipts of wool in 
Boston since January 1, 1886, have been 14,- 
987 bales domestic, 2,639 bales foreign, against 
14,245 bales domestic and 667 bales foreign for 
the corresponding period of 1885.Hogs 
are still dying in great numbers around 
Beloit, Wis. Over 10,000 it is estimated, 
have lately died within a radius of 15 miles 
of the city—measles, it is thought. 
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fd Railroad 
Company, it is said, will establish stock-yards 
and erect large packing-houses at Argentine, 
adjoining Kansas City, Mo., in connection 
with its projected lines iuto Indian Territory 
and Texas. The company, it is said, contem¬ 
plate building 400 miles of road, to have ready 
for the moving of cattle next year, from 
Kiowa through the Territory to the Texas 
Pan-handle, and from Arkansas City, Ark., 
toward Fort Worth, besides short feeders to 
its lines.New Orleans refuses to buy the 
Exposition buildings for the proposed $125,- 
000. The thing must collapse soon, therefore, 
unless another raid on the city treasury shall 
prove more successful.This is the 
severest Winter Scotland has had hi 20 
years. Sheep iu great numbers are per¬ 
ishing from starvation... 
The Randolph Peters Nursery Company was 
organized at Wilmington, Del., on the 28th of 
January. Sarah A. C. Peters was elected 
President and John S. Barn ha rd, Treasurer 
and Manager.The House Committee 
on Agriculture has determined to recommend 
the establishment of a Department of Agri¬ 
culture and Labor with a Secretary, who shall 
be a member of the Cabinet, at its head. 
A largely attended cattlemen’s convention is 
now being held at Denver, Col, Revision of 
the land laws for the interest of stockmen and 
the leasing of the “arid region” in large bodies, 
to stock owners are strongly advocated. 
....Heavy rains followed by severe frosts 
caused a heavy formation of ice on the trees 
in many parts of Massachusetts and Maine, 
last Thursday, and the disfigurement and des¬ 
truction, due to the breaking down of trees and 
branches under the load, have been heavy 
and widespread....... 
....Our New York readers should not forget 
the State Farmers’ Institute to be held at 
Ithaca, N. Y., February 10th, 17th and 18th. 
Dr. Caldwell assures us that reduced rates are 
promised by the railroads and hotels. Let 
tbex'e be a graud rally.. 
For a full illustrated Descrip¬ 
tion of our Free Seed Distribu¬ 
tion for 1886, examine the Nov. 
14 issue. Preserve it for future 
reference. It is sent to all ap¬ 
plicants for specimen copies. 
The Microscope raised the standard of 
Thatcher’s Orange Butter Color until three emi¬ 
nent experts in New York State reported good 
enough.— Adv. 
Crojis & iUnrkfls. 
Saturday, Jan. 30, 1886. 
A cablegram from Rangoon, Burmah, says 
the exports of rice will be fully a million tons 
—nearly 15 times the whole product of the 
United States. It is thought, however, that 
the report is intended to depress other rice 
markets; for owing to the late disturbances it 
is not unlikely that the crop will be less than 
usual. Now prices of foreign rice are 12 to 15 
per cent, lower than in 1882, when the crop 
was larger than the present estimate. This is 
due to competition with other low-priced 
cereals and to the fact that we now raise 
nearly enough to supply the home demand, 
except for brewery purposes, for which 
“broken” rice is used. Prices of domestic rice 
are unusually low, so that the crop is entering 
iuto consumption much more rapidly than 
usual, the sales to date being 300,000 barrels 
against 125,000 for the some period last year. 
The medium grades of domestic are about half 
a cent a pound lower than the same grades of 
foreign at this place, but Western buyers by 
purchasing at primary markets save nearly 
twice that difference. 
The forthcoming report of the Illinois State 
Agricultural Department on the amount of 
wheat raised and consumed during the year 
1885, will show a condition of affairs not known 
to exist for the past 85 years, there being a 
deficit of 5,000,000 bushels in the crop. The 
acreage harvested was 1,068,364. The amount 
annually required for seed and consumption 
is 13,739,029 bushels, but the amount produced, 
as shown by the returns, was 8,299,243 bushels. 
Of the 102 counties in the State only 23 re¬ 
port a surplus in production over the demands 
for seed and consumption. These counties are 
not located in any particular belt, but are 
scattered throughout the State indiscrimin¬ 
ately. 
fashionable clubs and restaurants, Game eggs 
are considered most palatable. Bantam eggs 
find good sale in the same places and are con¬ 
sidered excellent. Where a fashionable mar¬ 
ket can be secured, the Bantam will give as 
large a percentage of profit for food consumed 
as any breed known. Great numbers of eggs 
are sold at five cents each; wc know of fami¬ 
lies paying 90 cents per dozen. Such eggs are 
delivered every day a few hours after being 
laid. They are guaranteed absolutely fresh 
and pure; a single stale or ill-shai>eu egg 
would ruin the business. The greatest care is 
necessary iu producing and delivering. Poul- 
tryraen who serve these fashionable customers 
frequently mark each egg with the date of its 
production. If an egg should turn out badly 
with this mark upon it, the dealer’s reputation 
would be ruined. As in the case of “gilt- 
edged” butter, people pay an extra price for 
the assurance that the article is honest. 
The Cincinnati Price Current of Thursday 
says : The number of hogs packed in the West 
last week was 290,000, compared with 270,000 
the same week last year. The total to date 
since November 1 is 5,255,000 against 5,265,000 
last year. The movement at the principal 
points since November 1 is as follows: 
Chicago. a. 085,uOO 
Kansas City.603,000 
Cincinnati. 811.005 
St. Louis. 295,000 
Milwaukee. 270.000 
Indianapolis. 212,000 
Cedar Rapids. 159,000 
Louisville. 121,000 
Si Joseph Mo.... 109,000 
Cleveland . 57,000 
Jlrown’s Bronchial Troches "'111 relieve Bron¬ 
chitis, Asthma. Catarrh, Consumptive and Throat Dis¬ 
eases. They are used always with good success.—Adv 
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. 
The Minneapolis flour market is somewhat 
brighter; and were it not for low water all 
the mills would be in operation. The pro¬ 
duction for the week was 90,648 barrels, 
against 72,866, the preceding week, and 97,000 
the corresponding week in 1885, Receipts of 
wheat for the week, 404,880 bushels; ship¬ 
ments, 26,880 bushels of wheat, and 77,875 
barrels of flour. Wheat in store—Minneapo¬ 
lis, 5,951,485 bushels; Duluth, 5,567,571; St. 
Paul, 1,172,000. 
Reports from leading peach growing sec¬ 
tions along the Hudson River Valley show that 
the buds were killed when the mercury went 
down as far as 16 below zero. This is the 
third total failure of the peach crop in three 
consecutive years. The prospective loss to 
Ulster County is estimated to exceed $150,000. 
Eggs here are lower again. A few weeks ago, 
the price went up to 29 cents, but now they are 
dull at, 23. Little probability of higher prices, 
unless the weather changes. The condition of 
the egg market may be seen from the follow¬ 
ing figures, giving prices for the different 
periods of late years. The number of eggs on 
hand this yea r is greater than ever before. 
These prices are for fresh State eggs: 
Jan. Feb. Mar. Dec. 
1886.......27 2234 
1885.80 33 2834 2S 
1884.33 37 2534 28 
1883.31 30 27 31 
1882.34 28 31 S3 
1881. 34 47 22 35 
1880.25 20 15 33 
It will thus be seen that eggs reached their 
lowest point in price in 1880. and their highest 
in the following year. The prices realized this 
year are far below the average. This is 
partly due to the fact that the egg market has 
changed of late years. Most of the eggs 
quoted are brought from a distance. The 
“near by” and State eggs are mostly sold direct 
to private customers at far better prices. 
Large quantities of Western eggs find their way 
into this market. Most of these are shipped 
well, packed in barrels with cut straw. The 
patent egg cases appeal' to bo used mostly for 
near-by lots. Fresh eggs are carefully tested 
as soon as received. When held before a 
caudle in a dark room, an experienced tester 
can tell at a glance the quality of an egg. A 
good hand can easily test 10 dozen per minute. 
Eggs are retailed at present at 10 for 25 cents. 
There is not much pro tit for the handlers. 
Many limed eggs are sold. They are generally 
considered fair for cooking purposes, but are 
worthless for boiling, as the shells fall in 
pieces. The greatest sale for limed eggs is 
found among the restaurant keepers. In some 
markets, there is a special craze for brown 
eggs. Many persons believe that a brown 
shell betokens an extra richnesss of the con¬ 
tents. In some markets, dealers have resorted 
to the practice of coloring eggs with a brown 
preparation iu order to deceive customers. In 
many cases these colored eggs gave such good 
satisfaction that t he whole t heory was exploit¬ 
ed. In this market, color appeal's to have less 
influence than it does iu the Boston market. 
People naturally pick out the largest. A long, 
narrow egg gives one an idea of extra size and 
is generally chosen in preference to a solid 
egg, which really contains more nutriment. 
Tastes differ with regard to eggB from differ¬ 
ent breeds. One dealer finds Leghorn eggs the 
most salable, while others are anxious to obtain 
Plymouth Rock or Brahma eggs. At the 
Saturday, January 30,1885. 
CniCAOO.— Compared with prices a week 
ago, “regular” wheat is 3>.c. higher; No. 2 
Spring, l%c. higher. Corn, j£'c. lower. 
Oats, %c. higher. Pork, 20c. lower. Cattle, 
a shade lower. Hogs, a trifle lower. Sheep, 
somewhat higher. 
Wheat.— January. February,80B4'(rfj8194c: 
May, 80%t>®87}4c. ; No. 2 Spring, »t *te. : No. 3 
Spring, nt 70c. Corn.—S ternly ami quiet; Cash, 30>4c; 
January, MiygoMMa; February. 364«<i sejtie. May, 4034 
@40Wc. Oats Firm: sales ranged; Cosh. 29&(d30c; 
January. 39J4S630CJ May. 31ji@32c. Rye—D ull; No. 2. 
58c. (naiXY.—No 2. 60i«4>lc. Cork — quirt; Cash, 
•1075(91090; January, #10771^*10 80: February, 010 75@ 
10 8714 : May, at 011 LARD.—Finn ; holes 
ranged ; Cash. 08 lOGul 1234; January. 06 10(», 861234 ; 
February. #610:7(06 )2'4; May, 86 2734&6 80. Bolkmeats. 
— Shoulders. $395«<,4 00; Slum rib sides, V. 27**<3530; 
Short clear slues, $5 «V 3$5 70 . Catti.i; Market slow; 
Shipping steers, $35W«:t 05 •. Stockers mid feeders. 
±2 MM; 100 ; eowx, bull* and mixed. 81 SOM 100; 
bulk, *2«lil«3 in. Hole;. Market strong; rough and 
mixed,SS65<ir:3Of.; packing and shipping; 13 {*@4 85; 
light, $3 40(4.1(6: skips, to 00648 60. Sheet.— Market 
linn; Natives, 82 BOM 85; Western, $2 50toi00* lambs, 
81 00® 4 75; Texans. S3 OOfiW 75. 
St. Louis. — Compared with cash prices a 
week ago, wheat is higher. Corn, un¬ 
changed. Oats, %c. lower. Pork, steady. 
Cattle, somewhat higher. Hogs, steady. 
Wheat. Weak; No. 2 Red, Cush. 9236 m 9 lev, Jan¬ 
uary. 02c.: February, 92r\; May 99We- Corn quiet; 
Cash. .TW.f.illCttv, January, 88540&JI4C.; February, 
84c.; May, 3734c, Oats dull: No. 2 Mixed, Cash, 
28ta.2S.14e.;' Jautiarv, 28Wc., May. 31 hie. Rye steady 
at 60e. Harley dull at COftBOC. Eggs sternly nt 17® 1734c. 
Flax Seed steady at 8106. Cork, 811 00. Bulk Meats 
—Long Clear, *5 30; Short lilb. 05 4O&05 45; Short Clear, 
$5 53. Lard firm at $59ba*5 98. Caltle. -Market 
active. Fair to Choice Native Shipping Steer*, *4 00 
(ai$5 15; Native Butcher Steers. *3 25® $4 25; Cows and 
Heifers, 82 25®S3 00; Stockers and Feeders, $3 0Q@4 00. 
Hoas.—Light. *350®3 75; Fucking. $880® 4 05, Heavy, 
84 10®-s Hu. Sheep.—M arket easy and quiet; Common 
to Choice. 82 50® I 50. 
Boston. —Compared with cosh prices a week 
ago, coin is from J 3 e. to lo, higher; oats, 
steady, with a slight upward tendency; hay 
and straw sternly; butter, northern cream¬ 
ery unchanged; choice summer, 2c. to 3c. 
higher; other grades steady; cheese, steady; 
eggs, about 2c. lower; potatoes, steady. 
Grain.—Corn. —Steady, and In moderate de¬ 
mand. Sales of Steamer Yellow, at 5134c; steamer 
mixed al 51c; and no grade nt 4U(ui5Q)£c. per bushel. 
Oats Have been more active, with sales or No. I and 
barley at 44m. 46c; No. 2 white at 12e: No, 3 white 
are held nt He, per bushel. RYE No. 1 has been 
quoted at 67c, per bushel. Hint Is firm at 816 50@ 
818 00 for Spring and 8IS ISO for Winter; line feed 
and middlings al $18 00w.2l 00, and cotton seed ineal at 
$2500 on spot mid 823 00 per ton to arrive. Hay and 
Straw—H ay In good demand ami steady, Sift®20 18 ton 
for choice and fancy; fab to good, 8176* if); tine, 816m 18; 
for poor anti damaged, atlOn i5. Western Choice 816m 
IT do fair to good Silt.. 15. Rye straw is held at •19M.2! 
for choice, and 812e< 11 for common to good. Swale 
hay, •Ui'til'J; Oaf strnw, $9,,. tu per tun. PuoprCK -The 
various articles under this head continue to command 
fair prices. UcTTEK-Nurtherii creamery,choice to extra 
3866380; good toehoieesummer,!KM'22 o; western cream¬ 
ery. 2Jw;S3e, for choice to extra, i tort hern dairy, 32A 28c, 
for Vermont extra; 13.,, JV, choice, .and >2® I6e, for fair 
to good: Weateru dairy, 1 Smi22c, for choice, and 10@ 
15c, for fair to good; Imitation creamery at t‘«n26c, for 
g ood to extra; ladle packed, ut ISm'IUc. for choice. 
iiKKiE—New York choice to extra, ft®.imp', and com¬ 
mon to good, 5 m So: Vermont choice to extra, sq.® 10c, 
and common, ,Vy fc; Western common to extra, at 
4631094c, Sage, extra, IWlOc, good to choice. 8®10c. 
Eon’s—Cape and near-by, per dozen, nr ante Eastern 
extras, 34344625e; do, firsts, SS524C: Northern. Irculi, 2IM. 
25cs Western fresh, 23, o 21c; Provincial, 21 m 20e. Beans— 
Choice Northern hand-picked pen. ut $1 cnvr.l 65 per 
bushel; do. do, New York, *1 tiflftl Ob; do, do, screened 
at 8i 25® 105; medium choice, »t noth do, screened, 
A] 2 r K'cl 40, YeUnW Eyes. Improved, ul 01 906*1 65; do, 
choice flats, 81 50G»t 55! K-d Kidneys. $180682 00. Can 
ada peas, 85 cm:•! On per bushel for common to choice, 
cireen pens. Northern, at VOrtiS) iJO: do, Western, $1 20 
<®135. Potatoes range at 60M,80c, per bushel, as to 
quality. 
laijUffUancons 
When Baby was siok, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clang to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
