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April 4 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
WUOLE8ALE EKICES. 
New York, March 25, 1903. 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, 78%; No. 1, 
northern. Spring, 86%; No. 1, hard, Mani¬ 
toba, 90%. Corn No. 2, mixed, 57. Oats, 
No. 2, mixed, 42. Rye, State, 56. Seeds, 
Toledo clover, April, $7.05; Timothy, $1.60. 
FEED.—City bran, bulk, $20. Spring 
bran, $19.50. I.lnseed meal, $27.50. Cotton¬ 
seed meal, $2Tti'2S. 
HAY AND STRAW.—Hay, No. 1. 95; No. 
2, 85@’90: No. 3, 55®70; clover, mixed, 70@76: 
clover, 60®70. Straw, long rye, 70@80; oat, 
50@55. 
MiDK.—New York Exchange price $1.60 
per 40-quart can, station charges, Ireight 
and ferriage to he deducted. 
RUTTER.—Creamery, extra, 91 to 94 
score, lb, 29®29i4; firsts, 27@2814: seconds, 
23@26; lower grades, 19(g)22; held, extras, 
24, firsts, 21®23; low'er grades, 15<g;20. State 
dairy, half-tubs, fresh, fancy, 27; tubs, 
fresh, firsts, 24@26; lower grades, 17@23; 
tins, fresh, etc., 17@25. Western imitation 
creamery, finest, 20@21; good to choice, 
1V®19; lower grades, 16@16. Western fac¬ 
tory, fresh, small tubs, fancy, 16; large 
tubs, 15»/fe@16; choice, 15; lower grades, 13@ 
1414 ; held, finest, 14%®15; lower grades, 13® 
14. Renovated, extras, 19; good to choice, 
16® 18; common to fair, 12@15; packing 
stock, solid packed, 12@13^; rolls, choice, 
lb, 16; common to prime, 
CHEESE.—State, full cream, small. Fall 
made, colored, fancy, 15; small. Fall made, 
white, fancy, 14%; small, colored, choice, 
14%@14%; small, white, choice, 14%@14i/4; 
.small, good to prime, 13%@14; small, com¬ 
mon to fair, 12@13; large. Fall mode, col¬ 
ored, fancy, 14V^®14%; white, fancy, 14%® 
KVz; colored, choice, 14%; white, choice, 
14@14%; good to prime, 13%@13%; common 
to fair, 12@13; light skims. Fall made, 
choice, 12%@13; Winter made, choice, llVi-; 
j)art skims, prime, 10%®'10%; fair to good, 
9%®)10; common, 6®7; full skims, 4%@5. 
EGGS.—State & Penn., fancy, selected, 
white, 15; fresh-gathered, firsts, 14@14%<; 
Western, fresh-gathered, firsts, 14; sec¬ 
onds, 13%; thirds, 13%; Kentucky, fresh- 
gathered, firsts, 14; Tennessee and other 
Southern, fresh-gathered, firsts, 13%@13%; 
seconds, 13%; thirds, 13; Western, fresh- 
gat lie red, dirties, 12%®13; checks, 11%; 
duck eggs, Baltimore, doz, 30; Virginia £ 
North Carolina, 28@29; far Southern, 22@24; 
goose eggs, doz, 65®70. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS.—Cucumbers, 
doz., $1@1.75; cauliflower, dozen heads, 
fl.50@2; lettuce, doz. 40@$1; mushrooms, lb. 
10@©0; radishes, 100 bunches, $2@)3.50: rhu¬ 
barb, dozen bunches, 25@50; tomatoes, lb, 
15®25. 
HOPS.—N. Y. State, 1902, choice, 31@33; 
medium to prime, 28@30; ordinary, 24@27; 
N. Y. State, 1901, 20@23; olds, 7@12. 
DRIED FRUITS.-Apples, evaporated, 
fancy, 7@7%: choice, 5%®6V2; prime, 5®6% 
common, 4®)5; sun-dried. Southern, sliced, 
4@5%; QuaTters, 4@5%; chops, prime, 100 
lbs, $2.37^.50; common to fair, $2@2.25; 
cores and skins, prime, 100 lbs, $1.45@1.55; 
common, $1.25@1.40. Raspberries, evapo¬ 
rated, 22@23. Huckleberries, 17@18. Black¬ 
berries, 8%®9. Cherries, 20@22. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples, Spltzenburg, 
cold storage, $2.50@4; ordinary storage, 
$1.25@1.75; King, cold storage, bbl, $1.75® 
2.50; ordinary storage, bbl, $1@1.50; Ben 
Davis, cold storage, $2.25^.50; ordinary 
storage, $].50®>2; Baldwin, cold stonage, 
$2®2.50; ordinary storage, 75@1.75; Green¬ 
ing, cold storage, $1.75@2.50; ordinary stor¬ 
age, $1@1.50. Cranberries, Cape Cod, bbl, 
$12@15; Jersey, original crate, $3.25@3.75. 
Strawberries, Florida, refrigerator, prime, 
qt, 25; common, 10®20; crate, prime, 20@25: 
common, 5@15. 
ORANGES.—New York auction sales. 
Florida, bright, $2.75@6; russets, $3@5. Cal¬ 
ifornia navels, $1.85@3.25. Grape fruit, 
$2.50@7. 
VEGETABLES.—Potatoes, Bermuda, 
new, seconds, $6@6.50; culls, $3.50®4.5u. 
Havana, prime, $4.5b®6; seconds, $2.50@3.50; 
Southern, red, prime, $1.60@2.50: white, 
$J.50(^; common, $1@1.^; L. I., in bulk, $2(t( 
2.25; State, Pa. & Western, 180 lbs, $l.S7('o 
2.12; sack, $1.75@2; Maine, sack, $1.75@2.25; 
Sweets, Jersey, bbl, $2.5()@3.75; per half- 
bbl basket, $1@1.37. Asparagus, Charles¬ 
ton, Colossal, dozen bunches, $7@8: extra, 
$5^; prime, $3.60@4.50; short, $3@3.50; culls, 
$2@2.50; North ^rollna, dozen bunches, 
$1.60@6; California, $2.60^.60. Beets, New 
Orleans, bbl, $1.50@2; Bermuda, crate, 50® 
76: Charleston, 100 bunches, $2@3; Florida, 
bbl-crate, $1.76@2.25; bushel-crate, 75@1; 
old, bbl, 75. Carrots, Bermuda, crate, 75@ 
1; New Orleans, 100 bunches, $1@4; Charles¬ 
ton, 100 bunches, $1@4. Cabbage, Danish 
seed, red, ton, $5@10; white, $3@G; Domes¬ 
tic, white, ton, $3@4; red, bbl, 50®$!; old, 
white, bbl or crate, 65@85; Fla. & Charles¬ 
ton, new, bbl-crate, 50@$1.25. Cauliflowers, 
Florida, basket, $1.60@2.50. Celery, Cali¬ 
fornia, case, $5@6.50; California, 2-3 case, 
$S@3.60; Florida, case, $1@2.50. Cucumbers, 
Florida, crate, $3@4. Chicory and Escarol, 
New Orleans, bbl, $3@5. Eggplants, Fla., 
box, $1@2; Havana, $1@2. Kale. Norfolk, 
bbl, 10@6(). Horseradish, lb, 2@4; Balti¬ 
more basket, 75®)90. Kohlrabi. New Or¬ 
leans’, 100, $2@4. Lettuce, Florida, fancy, 
basket, $3; poor to prime, basket, $1@2.50: 
Charleston, basket, $1@3; North Carolina, 
bbl, $4@6; basket/, $1@2.50. Leeks. New 
Orleans,’ 100 bunches, $2®)3. Mint, 100 bchs. 
50®!. Onions, Orange Co., N. Y., red, bag. 
50^5; Connecticut, white, bbl, $4@8; yel¬ 
low, $1@2; red, 50@$1; State & Western, yel¬ 
low, bbl, 25®)75; yellow, bag. 25@1: State & 
Western, red, bbl, 50@75; Bermuda, crate, 
$S(^.26; Havana, $2.50. Okra, Havana, 
carrier, $1^. Peppers, Florida, carrier. 
$].60@2; Havana. $1@2. Peas. Florida, crte, 
$1@4; California, box, $1®?2.50. Parsnips, 
old, bbl, 75@90. Parsley. Bermuda, box, 
25®!.25; New Orleans. 100 bunches, $1@)2; 
Florida, basket. $1®1.75. Radishes, New 
Orleans. 100 bunches, $2@3. Romalne, Ber¬ 
muda, box. 50@].50: Southern, basket. $1.60 
@2.60. Spinach, Norfolk, bbl, 25@$1. String 
beans, Fla., wax, crate. $2@)4; Fla., green, 
crate $1.B0®'3.50. Squash, marrow, bbl. $!'<( 
1.50 Hubbard. $1@1.60; Havana, white, %- 
hbl box. $1.50@3: Florida, white, bushel 
crate, $].@1..50. Turnips, Canada. Russia, 
bbl 70@80. Tomatoes, Florida, carrier, $1@ 
2.50; llavatia, carrier, $1@2.25. Watercress, 
100 bunche.s, $2. 
COUNTRY-DKESSED MEATS.—Calves, 
veals, prime, $10%@11; fair to good, 9®lu: 
common, 6@8. Lambs, “hothouse,” head, 
$‘j®8; Winter, $2@4. Pork, Jersey, light, Ib, 
9%®10%; dressed, medium, 9%@9%; heavy, 
prime, 8@8%. Pork tenderloins, lb, 20. 
LIVE POULTRY.—Fowls, lb, 13; roost¬ 
ers, young, 12; old, 9; turkeys, 15; ducks. 
Western, pair, 80@$1; Southern and South¬ 
western, 70@80; geese. Western, pair $1.5o. 
1.62; Southern and Southw'estern, $1.25@1.37; 
live pigeons, pair, 35®40. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Turkeys, young 
hens and toms, average best, 16; fair to 
prime, 13@15; old, 16. Chickens, Phiia., 
broilers, 3 to 4 lbs to pair, 25@30; roasters, 
lb, 18; mixed sizes, 15@17; State & Penn., 
broilers, fancy, 21@23; fancy roasting. 16® 
17: mixed sizes, 14®15; poor, 11@12%. Ca¬ 
pons, Phiia., fancy, large, 21@22; mixed, 
18@20: Ohio, fancy, large, 18®19: mixed, 
16®17. Fowls, Ohio & Western, fancy, 13(.(/ 
13%; other Western, small, fancy, 13; W’n, 
heavy, 12@12%; Southern and Southwest¬ 
ern, 11@12. Ducks, nearby. Spring, 24®25. 
Squabs, prime, large, white, doz, $2.50® 
2.75; mixed, $2; dark, $1.25®1.50. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Calves, $5®9. Sheep. $4(i 
j.40. Lambs, dull at $6.50. Hogs, $7.76. 
CHICAGO.—Steers, good to prime, $5.10® 
6:65; poor to medium, $3.75®4.75; stockers 
and feeders, $2.75®4.90; canners, $1.60@2.75. 
Sheep. $4.50@6.60. Lambs, $5.25®7.75. Hogs, 
mixed and butchers, $7.40@7.65; good to 
choice, heavy, $7.75®7.87%: light, $7.20@7.55. 
TOBACCO. 
VIRGINIA SHIPPING.—Common lugs. 
5%®6%: good lugs, 0%®7; common to me¬ 
dium leaf. 8%@9: medium to good leaf, 
dark, 9®10: light, 10®!!; good to fine leaf, 
dark, 11%®12% light, 12%@14. 
SEED LEAF.—Connecticut fillers, 8®10: 
average lots, 20®25; fine wrappers, 60@70. 
New York State fillers, 6®8; average lots. 
12@18; fine w.rappers, 40®50. Ohio fillers, 
6@7: average lots, 13@15; fine wrappers, 
i4®;20. Pennsylvania fillers, 7@10; average 
lots, 12@17. 
HUMOROUS. 
That the flesh of beasts Is wholesome. 
There are those who argue; still, 
Howbeit, beef and bacon 
Have made Chicago, Ill. —Life. 
C.vsky: ‘‘See here! thot dollar ye lent 
me yisterday wuz counterfeit." Cassidy: 
‘‘Well, Casey, didn’t ye say ye wanted it 
bad?”—Credit Lost. 
Misthess (in surprise): ‘‘Why did you 
place the alarm clock by the buckwheat 
batter?” Nora: "So ut would know what 
time to rise, mum.”—Chicago Dally 
News. 
Little Willie: “Say, pa!” Pa: “Weii, 
what is it, my son?” Little Willie; 
“What did moths live on before Adam 
and Eve wore clothes?”—Chicago Daily 
News. 
Kind Old I.ady: “You’re the daintiest 
little boy in the whole crowd. How is it 
you keep your face so clean?” Nibsy 
Murphy: “If 1 didn’t, me mudder’d wash 
it.”—Judge. 
Lawyer (to the widow): ‘“The law 
gives you a third, madam.” The Widow: 
“Well, I’m not going to take any chances 
in that direction. I shall proceed to 
hustle for my third, just as I did for my 
first and second.”—Chicago News. 
“I UNDERSTAND that in Russia they 
disinfect their money every now and 
then. Seems to me that would be a 
good idea for this country.” “Oh, I 
dunno. I never noticed that money here 
was alarmingly contagious.”—Brooklyn 
Eagle. 
George: “Women are still pushing 
their way into all industries.” Jack: 
“That’s so. I have just been discharged 
to make way for a woman.” “You have? 
Well! What are you going to do now?” 
“I am trying to marry the woman.”— 
Washington Times. 
Fortune Tei.ler: “During the next 
year you will be run over by an auto¬ 
mobile, severely clubbed by a police¬ 
man, and thrown off an electric car, not 
to mention other hairbreadth escapes.” 
Customer; “How in the world did you 
know I live in New York?”—Life. 
“No,” said Yabsley, as he strode into 
the dining room, “I never missed a train 
in my life.” “I believe you,” remarked 
the sarcastic lady in front of him as she 
turned to examine and ascertain how 
many breadths had been ripped loose 
from her skirtband.—Baltimore-Ameri- 
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“They say,” said Willie’s mother, as 
they were watching the “Armless Won¬ 
der” wind his watch, write his name, 
and do other remarkable things with his 
toes, “that he can play the piano; but 
I don’t see how.” “That’s easy, mamma,” 
replied Willie. “He can play by ear.”— 
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Est. 1838. Butter,cheese. 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. Fruits. 
K. B. WOODWARD. 302 Greenwich Street, New York 
GIO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1876. PRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot- 
honse Products a Bpeoialty. Consignments soUolted. 
34 St 86 Little 13th St., New York. 
Dressed Calves and Lambs 
Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Hothouse Product.^. 
Top prices for Prime Produce. Write 
us what you have for sale. 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray St., New S'ork. 
I wish to make a yearly contract with 
some hotel, club or dealer to supply 200 quarts daily 
of high-grade milk, or25 to 30 quarts cream. Moderate 
price to responsible customer. 
L. M. STARR, 1126 Broadway, New York. 
male help of any kind, 
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orders a specialty. 1. HERZ, Labor Agency, 
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THREE CHOICE FARMS frJt b-.t 
Niagara County, must be sold to close an estate, a 
large share of purchase price may remain in mortgage 
at 5 per cent. 
160 acres, two good houses, grain and horse bam. 
sheep barn and hog pen; large orchard. Apples— 
Hubbardstons.Duchess, Baldwi ns and Greenings; crop 
of 1902. 1.200 barrels. All choice grain and fruit land. 
10 acres of woodland, all well fenced, drained and 
cultivated. On Income for 1902 cbeap at $75; will be 
sold quick at $65 per acre. 
172 acres, good house, large barns, stable for 20 head 
of cattle and 10 horses, 14 acres timber, large orchard 
apples and pears: well fenced: % mile from milk 
station; 2% miles from good market. Value at income 
for 1902 $75 per acre; will be sold quick at $65. 
100 acres all choice land, house nearly new, base¬ 
ment barns, new granary and poultry houses; orchard 
apples, plums and cherries; 3% miles from good 
market; only % mile from milk station. Milk sales 
1902 $.500. Farm worth on Income for 1902 $65 per acre; 
will be sold at bargain, $.55. 
For terms write BRONG & .TEFFERY, Attorneys, 
79 Main Street, Lockport, N. Y. 
FARMS FOR SALE. 
Toledo, O. March 20,190.3. 
Toledo Is situated on Lake Erie at the head of 
navigation. From 1890 to ISIH) Toledo grew faster 
than any other city of that class ih the United States. 
Toledo has a population of 150.000, is the third largest 
city of the fourth State of the Union, and is growing 
faster than ever in its history. Toledo will mark close 
to .300,000 In the next census. Toledo is the largest 
railroad center between New York and Chicago, and 
Is one of the largest in the United States. 
I offer improved farms within three miles of the 
city limits with good buildings, on good roads and 
electric car line at $150 per acre. These farms will in 
time be within the city limits and be very valuable. 
Toledo has better banks, schools, and churches than 
many larger cities. Parties seeking Investments send 
for circular or write for Information. 
W. li. HOLBROOK. 201. 202 Gardner Bldg., Toledo. 0. 
References: First National Bank Toledo, Ohio; 
Ohio Savings Bank; National Bank of Commerce. 
F or Farms, Colonial Ho.mks, Orchards, best 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY, Char¬ 
lottesville, Va. Sam’l B. Woods, President. 
For Sale—Farm of 150 acres near center 
of Orange Co., N. Y. House of 11 rooms, adapted 
for Summer boarders. All necessary outbuildings. 
Address B’ARMBR. Stony Ford. Orange Co., N. Y. 
F arm for sale— 60 acres. Fancy Poultry, Green¬ 
houses and Peach Orchards. Box 38, Cheshire, Conn. 
IF YOU WILL PAY THE FREIGHT, 
12 cents, I will send valuable information concern¬ 
ing thisState. JAMES ENDSLEY, Kllenshurg, Wash. 
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WANTED 
Highly qualified and capable man of 
experience and reputation, with capital, 
can acquire a lucrative and attractive 
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A few first-class Managers and Foremen. No farm 
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A flrst-class man as working foreman gardener. 
Must be thoroughly experienced In the care of lawns, 
shrubbery, fruit, flowers and all branches of outside 
work on a gentleman s country place. Address, giv¬ 
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F. W. ADaMS, Louisville, Ky. 
■Wanted—A Farm Teamster, single; 
Write, stating age, references and Salary wanted. 
T. A MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
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