1903 
THE RURAT. NEW-YORKER 
i3 
MARKET NOTES 
THE WRONG ROOT.—A ginseng dealer 
in this city received a package containing 
over 20 pound.s of root.s which the shipper 
supposed to be ginseng. It turned out to 
be elecampane, a common roadside plant, 
which does not at all resemble ginseng. 
The package instead of selling for $75 to 
$100 was not worth enough to pay the ex- 
pressage. 
LONDON FUR SAT.ES.—London is the 
great center for fur buyers from all parts 
of the w'orld, and upon the periodical sales 
made there dealers in Europe and America 
make their prices. It is reported that on 
December 17, 57,000 sealskins were sold in 
half a day. Alaskan seal brought the high¬ 
est figures, $30 to $45 each, being an excess 
of about one-fourth previous prices. De¬ 
tails of the sales of inland caught furs will 
be given later. 
POTATOES.—A great variety is on hand 
at present, ranging in price from $4.50 for 
prime Bermuda to $1 per barrel for small 
southern second-crop. Long Island and 
Maine stand at $2 or over. Few others 
reach this mark. Receipts from Europe are 
light. A general price of $2 or over seems 
necessary to make European shipments 
profitable in this market. The effects of 
the cold snap of a few days since are seen 
in some of the present offerings. The mar¬ 
ket is burdened with stock of this sort, 
causing buyers to be very cautious and 
critical. It is sometimes hard to detect 
slight frost damage without cutting the 
potatoes. While a little chill does not in¬ 
jure the tubers for immediate use, in some 
cases giving a not unpleasant sweetish 
taste, the keeping quality is likely to be 
poor. 
CHRISTMAS GREENS.—The sale of 
Christmas trees and the various other 
greens used for decoration has become an 
annual feature of the trade of many pro¬ 
duce commission houses. Part of their 
supplies they buy from jobbers in the efty 
and part comes from their regular ship¬ 
pers. who make raids on the woods early 
in December, gettng large quantities of 
ground pine, which is shipped in bags. This 
is made up into wreaths and roping, some 
being dyed a frightful dark green, not in 
Nature’s color list. In addition to florists 
and commission men an army of special 
street venders appear, with stands along 
the curbstone and in the middle of son\e 
streets. Holly and mistletoe are most 
popular for house decoration. The holly 
offered here this year was fine, being well 
covered with berries. Much of the mistle¬ 
toe sold in the East is supposed to come 
from England, but more of it is of Ameri¬ 
can origin. In the Central West and South 
the native plant is used. It considerably 
resembles the imported and is doubtless 
sold as such to those unfamiliar with the 
two plants. Some of the holly is made up 
in wreaths which people hang in their win¬ 
dows, but most of it goes in bulk from the 
boxes in which it comes, the buyer paying 
10, 15 or 25 cents per bunch of two to half 
a dozen sprays, according to size and qual¬ 
ity. Mistletoe varies greatly in price from 
year to year. Sometimes large quantities 
of it heat on the voyage from England, 
arriving in an unsalable condition. We 
haA'e seen it .so scarce that a crate three 
feet each way cost $.50, as much as $1 being 
charged for a small spray. In selling mis¬ 
tletoe dealers have a habit of sizing up the 
customer and asking about all they think 
he can stand; 30 to 60 cents for a small 
handful is an average range. Very large 
fan-shaped branches as much as a foot 
and a half across and well berried are seen 
occasionally, selling at $2 to $3.50 or even 
more. 
LOW QUALITY PRODUCTS.—“Farmers 
will never quit raising low quality fruits 
and vegetables that sell profitably on their 
good looks.” This remark was recently 
made in reply to a statement that the apple 
and celery markets have been damaged by 
the sale of good-looking but low quality 
stuff that lessens rather than Increases the 
demand. If the remark quoted above is 
true, the necessary conclusion is that the 
farmer is so blindly grasping and lacking 
in consideration of the market to which his 
children must cater, to say nothing of en¬ 
tirely Ignoring the rights of present day 
consumers, that he is willing to use his 
energies in the production of counterfeits, 
products that he knows are not worth 
what he gets for them. There are farm¬ 
ers of this type, the same as there are 
humbug doctors, lawyers, etc., but we re¬ 
sent any such description of farmers as 
a class. The difficulty is that few realize 
at present the damage that is being done 
by the sale of Inferior products. But peo¬ 
ple say: “We have heard this for years, 
yet Ben Davis apples continue to sell, and 
this year bring as much as Baldwins." 
This is true of wholesale prices, but does 
not hold good of the retail trade of this 
city, where d.ally we see this apple dis¬ 
criminated against. Consumers are slowly 
becoming educated to the merits of differ¬ 
ent varieties. Two or three years ago it 
was common to see large Ben Davis re¬ 
tailing for five cents each the same as 
Baldwin or Spy. Now on most fruit stands 
the price is two for five. The contrast is 
still greater with extra, choice Spitzen- 
bergs, selling at 10 cents each. But how 
can Ben Davis apples wholesale so high if 
the retail price is cut in two? Largely be¬ 
cause there is no waste. But it is doubtful 
whether the price would keep up to its 
present notch if they all had to be re¬ 
tailed in markets where they would com¬ 
pete with better varieties. Being such ex¬ 
cellent shippers they come handy to send 
long distances to out of the way corners 
of the world that could not be reached 
with other apples. Another question often 
asked is w'hy it is possible to retail so 
many apples of this variety In markets 
like New York if people do not w’ant them? 
In a population so large and changing 
there are every year hundreds of unsus¬ 
pecting buyers who bite on the red bait. 
If all of these remember and refuse to bite 
again, another lot of experimenters is 
ready to take their places. In a small town 
with a fixed population the case would be 
different. If one puts on such a market 
.something of low quality, it is soon found 
out. and he gets such a. frost from buyers 
that he quits. Every low-grade apple eaten 
here lessens the demand for apples, where¬ 
as every Spy, Baldwin, Greening, King, 
Bellflower, or other variety of distinctive 
merit besides shipping qualities Increases 
the public appetite for apples. Varieties of 
potatoes, pears, strawberries, etc., might 
be named that make the consumer wish 
for less rather than more. Large quanti 
ties of heavy-yielding, soggy potatoes are 
produced on the plea that they are demand¬ 
ed for some restaurant and hotel uses in 
the making of potato salad or for boiling 
where they are intended to be sliced and 
warmed over without breaking the pieces. 
But this demand is not sufficient to use 
them all. They get into households where 
better potatoes are wanted. The members 
of the family say: “Potatoes are poor thl.s 
year,” and they eat rice or some other sub¬ 
stitute. In the same way oranges are sub¬ 
stituted for apples because “the apples are 
so poor.” The fact that several hundred 
people have been bitten in this way at 
about the same time may account for de¬ 
pressions In the potato or apple market 
that dealers are unable to explain. It Is 
said that such matters will right them¬ 
selves after a time, which Is quite true, for 
after buyers refuse to take a product the 
grower will necessarily stop raising it. 
But this is a case where foresight is much 
less expensive than experience. It is a 
short-sighted policy to force such an issue 
with buyers. Because all the results of 
market offerings cannot be at once traced 
they are none the less sure to be affected. 
This rule has few exceptions; when con¬ 
sumers get a good product, they know it 
and want more. Poor stuff has the opposite 
effect. They know it and want less. 
w. w. H. 
NEW YORK STATE BREEDERS. 
The annual meeting of the New York 
State Breeders was held at Rochester De¬ 
cember 17 and 18. The session, although 
lightly attended, had much of value in its 
discussions. Perhaps one of the dominant 
thoughts was the damage done to the 
breeders’ Interests by putting out regis¬ 
tered animals with a fashionable family 
name and pedigree but without Individual 
merit. Resolutions favoring increa.sed ag¬ 
ricultural facilities at Cornell were unani¬ 
mously passed with much enthusiasm. 
The most hearty and popular endorsement 
comes from every source for this much- 
needed addition to our State educational 
facilities. A resolution was also passed 
after a spirited discussion demanding that 
the present arrangements established by 
the Government for compulsory dipping of 
sheep at the Buffalo stock yards be with¬ 
drawn. This apparently unwarranted and 
unnecessary requirement is likely to ruin 
the sheep-feeding Industry of w'estern New 
York. Small lambs are run through this 
dip in cold weather and a large mortality 
follows, which in every ca.se the farmer 
must bear, whether they die at the stock 
yards or at home, and for which treatment 
four cents per head is charged. This lime 
dip was primarily inaugurated to prevent 
scab, but the farmers claim that it neither 
kills scab or lice. It would seem that our 
State Agricultural Department should in¬ 
vestigate this matter and cooperate with 
the National Government in adjusting upon 
some rational basis this ever present evil. 
Another important question resolved upon 
was that when the list of expert judges 
was printed it should show the particular 
kind of live stock of which the individual 
had some accurate and specific knowledge, 
and not permit a judge of cattle to pass 
upon every form of live stock upon ex¬ 
hibition. Expert Judges have frequently 
judged every class of live stock from rab¬ 
bits to horses, the management often in¬ 
sisting upon it in order to save expense. 
This makes a farce of the whole expert- 
judge business. The move is to be com¬ 
mended and will have a salutary effect pro¬ 
vided the fair associations will not put 
extra work upon these men. 
The following officers were elected: M. 
H. Olin, president; Gerald Howatt, vice- 
president; E. A. Callahan, secretary; W. 
W. Smallwood, treasurer. A delegation 
was present from eastern New York and 
seemed to be right in asking that at least 
each alternate session be held at some 
central point in eastern New York, or 
change the name to the Western New 
York Association. ii. E. cook. 
Peach’tree-Borer.— My experience witn 
this miserable pest is to dig about eight 
or 10 inches around the roots of the peach 
trees, then take a knife and get the borers 
out and fill the excavation with unleached 
ashes, and in May put the earth back leav¬ 
ing the ashes. I do this In November or 
December. I shall try a few trees with 
gas tar. geo. carter. 
Virginia. 
Ir$ $0 Easy 
To take cold. It’s so coininon to neglect 
the cold. That is one reason why there 
are so many people with "deep-seated,” 
stubborn coughs, and so many more with 
"lung trouble.” 
The short, quick way to cure a cough 
is to use Dr. Pierce’s 
Golden Medical Dis¬ 
covery. The quicker 
this remedy is used the 
quicker the cure. But 
even when neglect has 
let disease fasten on 
the lungs, " Golden 
Medical Discovery” ' ' 
may be relied on to 
cure in ninety- 
eight cases out of 
every hundred. 
The only niotivf 
for substitution is 
to permit the dealer 
to make the little 
extra profit paid on the sale 
of less meritorious medi¬ 
cines. He gains. You lose. 
Therefore accept no substi¬ 
tute for "Golden Medical Discovery.” 
"I am feeling quite well,’’writes Miss Dorcas 
A. IrCwis, of No. 1129 24 th St., Wa.shiiigton, I). C. 
”My cough is very much better, and I owe it all 
to Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. I 
cannot .say too much in prai.se of the medicine. 
I had been quite a siifferer for a long time, and 
after reading Doctor Pierce’s Comnion Sense 
Medieal Adviser thought I would try his ‘ (ioldcii 
Medical Discovery,’ I commenced tnuing it in 
May, 1899 . Had not been sleeping well for a long 
time. Took one teaspoontid of Dr. Pierce’s 
Golden Medical Discovery and slept nearly all 
night without coughing, so I continued taking 
it. I am in great sympathy with cvcryliody who 
suffers with a cough. I had been a .sufferer for 
more than ten yeans. I tried lots of different 
medicines and different doctor^, but did not feel 
much better. I coughed until 1 commenced .spit¬ 
ting blood, but now I feel much stronger and 
am entirely well. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical 
Discovery IS the best medicine I have ever taken. 
My home is in Williamsburg, Virginia.” 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are a la¬ 
dies’ laxative. No other medicine equals 
them for gentleness and thoroughness. 
Fleming's 3 are free 
if they fail. 
Fistula & Poll Evil' 
CURED IN 2 WEEKS. 
Fifteen to 30 days is all the time 
required to cure with Fleming’s 
Fistula and Poll Evil Cure. Other 
remedies require months and 
often fail. This has never yet 
failed. 
'Doom of Lump Jaw 
You need never lose an animal or forfeit 
a cent of its value by reason of lump jaw. 
Fleming’s Lump Jaw Cure takes off every 
vestige of the lump. Seldom leaves a scar. 
Easy to use and harmless. 
Spavin Gured Minu1«s. 
One treatment is usually all that is re¬ 
quired to take off any spavin with Flem¬ 
ing's Spavin Cure. No cost if it fails. 
rite today for circulars on any or all the above renie* 
dies. Stato which circulars are wanted. 
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XTiilon 8tock. Ynrila* • OiJonso, 111* 
STONE BOAT HEAD- 
•A great thing. Write for 
free catalogue and prices. 
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KirnARo k.vtes. 
12 Si. rorlinnil, Mich, 
Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
Boschert Press Co.. 118 West Water St..Syracuse,N.Y. 
To January 1, 
New subscribers to T ;k 
R. N.-\. will now get the 
1904, for $1. P<'U?erfrom the time snh- 
^ ^ scriptions are received 
until Jannarj- 1, 1904. If you will send us a elnb 
of four snb.scriptions, new or renewal, with ^ 4 . 
we will advance your own subscription one year 
free. 
n||nT||||P CURED while you work. You pay 
nUi I UnC J4 when cured. No cure no pay 
ALEX. 8 PEIR.S, Bo.v 8:4t, Westbrook, Maine. 
DON’T GROPE IN THE DARK 
Avoid all mineral and poisonous substances; they heal 
naturally by scabbing and drying. Insist on having 
VETERINARY PIXINE 
It penetrates, absorbs and heals. Its power is a 
revelation. Positivtdy cures chronic scratches, grease 
heel, speed cracks, hoof root, cowpox, mange and 
sores. Money back if It falls. 
2 oz.,25c.:8 c,z.,50c.; 5-lb. pkge., $4. 
At all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. 
“SAVE-THE-HORSE” 
(TKADE-MAKK) 
Facts so true results so convincing—need one wonder tvhy onr written guarantee which accompanies 
every bottle was constructed so that it is equivalent to a bond. 
1752 N. St.. Washington, D. C. 
(jentlemen—In the case of my horse 1 can say I was 
not sanguine when three Veterinary Surgeons after 
e.xamining the horse said ho could not be cured of 
bone spavin. All agreed that he would probably bo 
lame the rest of his life. It was a case of two years 
standing, and the horse was 12 or i:8 years old and 
they said it was almost, impossible to cure such a 
pise. I had him blistered several limes with ut re¬ 
lief. I paid $10 for two applications of a wonderful 
cure and sent him in the country for pasture tbeeany 
part of the Summer, and while there t led a bottle of 
—but ho came hack to me on three legs, as it were, 
with an awfully blistered leg. I would not have him 
tired and sent for your medicine, and after the sore 
healed my groom applied the remedy as'directed. I 
did not use him for a week or two, but as he grew 
btffter, I used himfrequently. His lameness gradually 
left him, and to-day he seems as well as ever, so that 
the horse which two months ago would not have 
brought $5 at auction is worth all of $:i00 to mo and I 
have never ceased to be grateful to the “Save-the- 
Horse" remedy and have recommended It without 
hesitation and you deserve all success. 
W. H. BURNETT. 
- New York, N. Y*. 
Gentlemen—My horse was hurt on the outside of the 
hock by a severe blow which caused a hard swelling 
to form below the hock. The Veterinary blistered 
her and laid her up for a week. He said’it was pos¬ 
sible he would nave to fire and blister lier several 
times beiore it would be entirely removed. 1 used 
part of the bottle purchased from jou. and the lump 
apiiears to be entirely removed, and I have worked 
her continually. C. C. LANGHAM, 
Painter and Decorator, 245 W.26th St. 
Some Cases Take Two Bottles. 
New York. N. Y. 
Gentlemen—1 used two bottles of "Save-the-Horse’ 
as a last resort, not having very much faith In adver¬ 
tised preparations. The horse treated was- a very 
valuable bay tandem leader. He had ii bone spavin 
deep seated, and at the time I started to use “ Save- 
the-Uorss” bad been laid up about 8 months. He had 
been blistered and he had been fired once, and was 
Ju.st as lame as before. My coachman applied your 
remedy as directed and I am glad to say the hor’so is 
absolutely sound to-day and has been so for several 
months. I used the horse during treatment for light 
driving only. I consider your remedy one of the most 
wonderful things on this market to day, ami I am very 
glad Indeed to be able to state the facts in the case. 
ED\V. n. HAWKE, Jn., Law Ottices, Wi B’way. 
Blauvelt, N. Y. 
Gentlemen—Our business is boarding and carl ngfor 
horses. Wo liave many sent here to be treated for 
various afflictions, among them and on which our urst 
trial of “ Save-the-Horse" was used was a valuable 
mare with a pair of bog spavins. Wc do not know 
definitely of how long standing, but she had been 
treated by a Veterinarian and pronounced incurable. 
Having noticed your advertisement, we decided to 
give It a trial. We began treating her ab-'iii the iiild- 
dlo of .lune, and iit that time she was very lame, buc 
we allowed her to run in pasture all the time wo were 
I’sing “Save the-Horso" lof which we used not quite 
one bottle) and to-day she is a sound horse. We will 
soon begin treiiting one with bone spavin that lias 
been tired but not cured. Our faith lu it is so strong 
that wo are almost willing toguarantee the cure. 
W. H. BUKR. 
Po.sitively and permanently cures Bone and Bog .Spavin, Ringbone, Curb, Thoroughpln, Siilint, 
Zapped Hock, Shoe Boil, Wind Puff, Weak and Sprained Tendons, and all Lameness. 
Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious ingredient. 
Work hor.se continuously if desired. Cures without scar, blemi.sh or loss of hair. 
$5 PER BOTTLE. 
Written guarantee with every bottle, constructed to convince and protect yon fully. The need of 
second bottle is almost improbable, except in rarest cases. Guai'.'intee covers effectiveness of one 
bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon apidication. 
SC.OO a bottle at all dealers ami druggists, or sent prepaiil liy the niitnufacluri-rs. 
00., Tx-oy, IXT. Y. 
