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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 2 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS, 
WnOLBSALE PRICES. 
New York, April 23, 1903. 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, 83»4; No. 1, 
Northern. Spring, 88%; No. 1, hard, Mani¬ 
toba, 87%. Corn, No. 2, mixed, 55. Oats, 
No. 2, mixed, 38. Seeds, clover, Toledo 
prices, $6.50; Timothy, $1.60. 
PEED.—Coarse Western Spring bran, 
$17.50; Winter, $20(g)22. 
HAY AND STRAW.—Hay, better grades 
scarce and high, lower grades dull; No. 1, 
$1.06@1.10; No. 2, 90@$1; No. 3, 65@75; clover, 
mixed, 70@80; clover, 55@65. Straw, long 
rye, 65@80; oat, 45@50. 
MILK.—New York Exchange price re¬ 
duced to $1.51 per 40-quart can, taking ef¬ 
fect on all shipments since April 16. This 
is a cut of one-fourth cent per quart, mak¬ 
ing the net price three cents where the only 
charges are 26 cents for freight and five 
cents ferriage. 
BUTTER.—Creamery, extra, 91 to 94 
score, 25®)25%; firsts, 23%@24%; seconds, 21 
(§)23; lower grades, 18(g)20; State dairy, half¬ 
tubs, fresh, fancy, 24; firsts, 22@23; lower 
grrades, 17@21; tins, fresh, etc., 17^23%; 
Western Imitation creamery, fancy, 20; 
good to choice, 17@19; lower grades. 16®16; 
Western factory, fresh, fancy, 15%^6; 
choice, 15; lower grades, 13(g)14%; held, fin¬ 
est, 15; lower grades, 13@14%; renovated, 
extras, 19@19%; good to choice, 16@18; com¬ 
mon to fair, 13@15 packing stock, solid 
packed, 13@14%; rolls, common to prime, 13 
@14%. 
CHEESE.—State, full cream, Pall made, 
colored, fancy, 15; white, fancy, 14%; col¬ 
ored, choice, 14%'@14%; white, choice, 14%@ 
14%: good to prime, 13%(g)14; common to 
fair, 12@13: large, Pall made, colored, fey., 
14%@14%: white, fancy, 14%@14%: colored, 
choice, 14%; white, choice, 14<g)14%: good to 
prime, 13%@13%: common to fair, 12@13, 
light skims, choice, 10; part skims, prime, 
7%@8; fair to good, 6%@7: common. 3%@4%; 
full skims, 2@3. 
EGGS.—State and Penn., fancy, selected, 
white, 17@17%: fresh gathered, firsts, 16%; 
storage packed. Western, fancy, 16%; West¬ 
ern, fresh gathered, firsts, 16; seconds, 15%; 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, firsts, 16; sec¬ 
onds, 16@16%: Tennessee and other South¬ 
ern, fresh gathered, firsts, 15%@15%; sec¬ 
onds, 14%@15; Western, fresh gathered, dir¬ 
ties. No. 1, 14; No. 2, 13%@13%; Western 
checks, 12%(@13; duck eggs, Baltimore, 23; 
Western and Virginia, 20@22; Tennessee & 
other Southern, 18@20; goose eggs, uncand¬ 
led, doz., 30. 
HOPS.—New York State. 1902, choice, Ib., 
24@25: medium to prime, 23@24; ordinary, 19 
@20; New York State, 1901, 17@19; olds, 6@ 
11; German, crop 1902, 38@4l 
DRIED PRUITS.—Apples, evaporated, 
fancy, 6%@7%; choice, 5%@6 nrime, 5; com¬ 
mon, 3%@4%: sun-dried, Soutnern, quarters, 
4(^; chops, prime, 100 lbs., $2.37@2.50; com¬ 
mon to fair, $2@2.25; cores and skins, prime, 
100 lbs., $1.55@1.62: common to fair, $1.25@ 
1.50; huckleberries, 17@18; cherries, 18@20. 
PRESH PRUITS.—Apples, Spltzenburg, 
cold storage, $2.50@4; ordinary storage, $1.25 
@1.75; King, cold storage. $1.75@2.50; ordi¬ 
nary storage, $1@1.50: Ben Davis, cold stor¬ 
age, $2.25@2.50; ordinary storage, $1.50@2; 
Baldwin, cold storage, $2@2.75; ordinary 
storage. $1@1.50; Greening, cold storage, $2 
@3; ordinary storage, $1@1.75; Russet, ordi¬ 
nary storage, $1.25@2.25; strawberries, N. C., 
qt., 10@20; Norfolk, qt., 15@20. 
VEGETABLES.—Potatoes, Bermuda, new, 
prime, $4@5; seconds, $3(g)3.50: second crop, 
prime. $3.50^; seconds, $2.50@3; Havana, 
prime, W@5.50; seconds, $2.50@3.W: Plorida, 
new. Rose, prime, $4@5; new. Chill, red, 
prime, $3.50@4; new, seconds, $2@3; South¬ 
ern, second crop, prime. $2@3: common, 
$1.25@1.75; Long Island, in bulk. $1.75@2.12: 
State. Pa., and W’n, 180 lbs., $1.50@2: sack, 
$1.50@1.85; Wisconsin. 150-lb sack. $1.40@1.50; 
Maine, sack, $1.75@2.25: sweets. Jersey, bbl., 
$2.75@8.75; half-bbl. bkt., $1@1.37. Aspara¬ 
gus, Colossal, doz., bchs., $5@6: extra, $4@ 
4.60; prime, $2.50@3.60: short, $2@2.50; culls, 
$l@k Beete, Bermuda, crate. 75; Charles¬ 
ton, 100 bchs., $1@3: Plorida, bbl. crate, $1.50 
@2; bu. crate, 50@$1: old, bbl.. 40@60. Car¬ 
rots, Bermuda, crate, 75; Charleston, 100 
bchs., $1@2: old, bbl., 50@$1. Cabbage, Dan¬ 
ish seed, old, ton, $4@10; Charleston, bbl. 
crate, $1.50@1.75: North Carolina, $1@1.60; 
Plorida, 75@$1.25. Celery, Plorida, case, $1 
@3. Cucumbers, Plorida, bkt., $2<g>4: Plorida. 
crate, $2@3: Charleston and Savannah, bkt., 
$3@4; hothouse, doz., 50@75. Egg plants, 
Plorida, box, $1@4; Havana, box, $1@3.50. 
Kale. Norfolk, bbl., 30@40; Baltimore and 
Washington, bbl., 30@50: Long Island, bbl., 
50@75. Lettuce, nearby, cold frame, bbl., 
$1.50@3: Southern, bkt., 75@$1.25; hothouse, 
doz., 35@65. Lima beans, Havana, crate, $2 
@4.50. Onions, Orange Co., N. Y., red, bag, 
75@$1.50: yellow, $1@1.75; Conn., white, bbl., 
$3@7: yellow, $1@2.50: red, $1@1.75: State and 
Western, yellow., bbl., $1@].37: bag. 75@1.50; 
red, bbl., 85@1.50: Egyptian, bag, $2.25:Ber- 
muda, cte., $1.35@1.40; Cuban, cte., $1.25@ 
140. Okra, Hav., car’r, 50@$3.50. Peppers, 
Pla., car’r, 75@$1.25: Hav., 50@$1. Peas, Ch., 
bkt., $1@1.50: Savannah, 75@$1.25: North 
Carolina, $1.25@2. Parsnips, old, bbl., 40@60. 
Parsley, Bermuda, box, $2@2.50. Radishes, 
Norfolk, bkt.. 60®75: nearby. 100 bunches, 
$1@2. Rhubarb, lOO bunches, $2@4. Romalne, 
Bermuda, box, $1@1.25: Southern, bkt., $1@ 
1.50. Spinach, Norfolk, bbl., $1@2; Balti¬ 
more, $1@2. String beans, flat, green, bkt., 
$1.50@3: crate, $1@2; wax, bkt., $2@3; crate, 
$1.50@1.73. Shallots. 100 bunches, 25@75. 
Squash, old, bbl., $1@1.50: Havana, white, 
half-bbl. box. $1.50@3; Plorida, white, bu. 
crate, $1@1.50. Turnips, Canada, Russia, 
bbl., $1®1.12 ;Jersey. Russia, 75@85: N. C. 
white, bbl. crate, $1@4. Tomatoes. Plorida, 
carrier. $1@4: Havana, carrier, $1@4. Wa¬ 
tercress, 100 bunches, $1.50@2.50. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS.—Calves, 
veals, prime, lb., 8%@9; fair to good. 7%@8: 
common, 6^. Lambs, “hothouse,” head, 
$2.50@5.50. Pork, Jersey, light, 10@10%; me¬ 
dium. 9%@9%: heavy, prime, 8@8%. 
LIVE POULTRY.—Powls, lb., 14; roosters 
young, 11%@12: old, 8%; turkeys, 12@13: 
ducks. Western, pair, 80@$1; Southern and 
Southwestern, 70@80; geese. Western, pair, 
$112@1.37; Southern and Southwestern, 90@ 
$1; live pigeons, pair, 30@35. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Turkeys, young 
hens and toms, average best, 15; fair to 
prime, 13@14; old, 16@17; chickens, Phila., 
broilers. 3 to 4 lbs. to pair, 35@40; State and 
Penn., broilers, 3 to 4 lbs. to pair, 25@30; 
fowls, Ohio and Michigan and other W’n, 
small, fancy, 13@13%; Western, heavy, 12%; 
Southern and Southwestern, 13; ducks, 
nearby. Spring, 28; squabs, prime, large, 
white, doz., $2.75; mixed, $2.25; dark, $1.50 
@1.75. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Calves, $4@6.50. Sheep, 
clipped, $4. Lambs, unshorn, $7.25. Hogs, 
State, $7.50. 
BAST BUPPALO.—Calves. $5.25@7. Sheep, 
$2.50@6.40. Lambs, $5.50@7.45. Hogs, heavy, 
$7.50@7.60: mixed, $7.45@7.50; Yorkers, $7.36@ 
7.45. 
CHICAGO.—Steers, good to prime, $5.10 
@5.60; Stockers and feeders, $3@4.90: Tex¬ 
ans, $4@5; canners, $1.50@2.76. Calves, $2.60 
@6. Sheep, $3.75@4.40. Lambs, $4.30@7. Hogs, 
mixed and butchers’. $7@7.30; good to 
choice, heavy, $7.35@7.60; light. $6.75^.16. 
A Belgian Hare Man. —I was interested 
in reading the article on Belgian hares by 
P. A. Rogers some time ago. My experience 
is a little different from his. He says: 
"They have to be cooped up all the time, 
or they won’t do well, cannot be fed on 
green food all the time, for it will kill 
them.” I say turn them out and feed 
green stuff and they will thrive and grow 
fat. Por example, over a year ago I turned 
out a dozen into a lot about 50 x 75; had 
open shed to run under, and in all that 
time I have not fed them a dollar’s worth 
of hay or grain, green stuff the year around 
that costs me nothing, but the trouble of 
getting it, and on this diet they do much 
better than when cooped up and babied. 
There is not a sick one in the lot; they 
breed in Spring and sell in Winter; ex¬ 
pense is nothing, and I never sell one for 
less than $1 dressed, regardless of weight, 
wholesale or retail, and for one’s own use 
they are the best and cheapest meat I 
know of. As a craze or fad, the Belgian 
hare is dead; but as a practical thing, he 
is very much alive yet. I have bred them 
for eight years, so I think I know some¬ 
thing about them. w. c. E, 
Auburn, R. I. 
Hired Help and Machinery.- The Cali¬ 
fornia Prult Grower tells of two large 
fruit growers who are rooting up their 
trees and expect to sow Alfalfa. Help is 
so scarce that these men will abandon 
fruit growing and feed cattle for beef or 
milk. This paper says that labor-saving 
machinery will prove the greatest help to 
the fruit grower: “Oranges and lemons 
are, as everyone knows, being brushed and 
graded as to size by mechanical means. 
Prunes are being graded, prepared for the 
dip and otherwise handled by mechanism. 
Apricots and peaches are being cut and 
pitted for the curing trays and canning 
plants by machinery, and other instances 
will readily suggest themselves to the 
reader. The next big labor saver may be 
expected to be in the form of a mechanical 
fruit-tree pruner. In fact, such a piece of 
mechanism is even now in existence and 
awaits only the finishing touches to make 
it Immediately available. The force used 
is compressed air and this is produced by 
means of a small engine mounted on a 
wagon. From the air reservoir radiate 
four lengths of hose at the ends of which 
are the shears and necessary mechanical 
device by which the latter are operated. 
The action of the pruner equipped with 
this piece of mechanism is something like 
that of a man with a gun—he pulls a 
trigger and almost simultaneously the 
branch or limb is severed from the tree 
or vine. The cut may be at right angles 
to the growth, or it may be diagonal; in¬ 
deed, the cut is made at any desired angle. 
There is a great advantage in this, as 
every orchardlst will readily recognize. 
Equipped with this machine one man is 
enabled to do the work of six men who 
are not so equipped.” 
GOMBAILT’S 
CAISTIC BALSAM 
A safe, speedy and 
positive cure for 
Curb, Splint, Sweeny, Capped Hock, 
Strained Tendons, Founder, Wind Puffs, 
and all lameness from Spavin, Ringbone 
and other bony tumors. Cures all skin 
diseases or Parasites, Thrush, Diphtheria. 
Removes all Bunches from Horses or 
Cattle. 
As a HUMAN REMUH-r for Rhen- 
mutlam, Sprains, Sore T'hroat, etc., it 
is invaluable. 
Every bottle of Caustic Ralsant sold is 
Warranted to give satisfaction. Price Sl.itO 
per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex¬ 
press, charges paid, with full directions for its 
use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo¬ 
nials, etc. Address 
THE LiWRENGE-VlLLUISCOKPANT.CleTeland, Ohio. 
A Revolution in Dairying 
We can prove that the Plymouth Cream Extractor has 
more points of excellence than 
any other. Here are a few: Milk 
not mixed with water. Removable 
inner can. Inner can has center 
tube which is also water recep¬ 
tacle. Water distributed equally 
around and under inner can; also 
through center tube, giving great¬ 
est possible cooling surface. No 
water required live months in the 
year. New and origlnalfaucet; im¬ 
possible to leak or sour. You’ll be 
sorry if you buy any other before 
investigating this. Send for 
catalog. PLYMOUTH CREAM 
SEPARATOR COMPANY, Plymouth, Ohio. 
CLAD STONC BOAT 
PAT*o Aos.aoittiaBS' 
WANTED 
to go in the country, a man and wife, with one or 
two partly-grown boys, say from 12 to 15, who can 
help with the milking and dairy, .and .attend 
school in the village. There is a good farmhouse 
for them to live in, and they will be obliged to 
board two or three of the farm hands. Man 
must have knowledge of dairying, be a good 
milker and be competent to assist in the manage¬ 
ment of the enterprise. There is an e.xcellent 
future for an industrious, intelligent and reliable 
man. First-class references required. 
Address S. W. B., P. O. Box 1020, New York. 
A'UT'pWTIf IM—JNoedlng male help ot auy Kind, 
* 1 l-<lx 1 IV-flx favor us with your orders. Mail 
orders a specialty. I. HERZ, Labor Agency, 
No. 2 Carlisle Street, New York. 
ET* M ^ I —80-aere Stock Farm with 
■ i/l Odlt^ buildings, $1,.500; $8(K) 
cash. 275-acre Stock Farm with buildings, 8o 
acres in wood and timber. Price !f:i,.500; $1,500 
cash. Also Grist Mill and a Hotel property. 
J. R. McGONIGAL, Dover, Del. 
F 
OR Farms, Colonial Homes, Orchards, be.st 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOOIKI’Y, Char¬ 
lottesville, Va. Sam’l B. Woods, President. 
OLD GOLD WANTED 
We will pay the highest cash price for old gold to 
make into spectacles. Send us what you have, and 
we will advise you promptly its value, which. If not 
satisfactory, will be returned to you In the same con¬ 
dition as received, without expense. C. H. PERKINS 
OPTICAL CO., Poughkeepsie. N. Y. References; 
The Poughkeepsie Trust Co. and Merchants’ National 
Bank, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
GOV 
JT Revolvers. Guns, Swords, Military 
• Goods. New and old. auctioned to F. Ban- 
nerman, 679 B’w’y, N.Y. 15c. CatTg mTd fic. 
Oldest Commission S^.ButwrTcheese: 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. B'rults. 
K. B. WOODWAKD, 802 Greenwich Street, New York. 
Dressed Calves and Lambs 
Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs, Hothouse Products. 
Top prices for Prime Produce. Write 
us w-hat you have for sale. 
ARCHDEACON* CO., 100 Murray St., New York. 
OlO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1876. PRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers In all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Batter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a BpecialW. Consignments solicited. 
84 & 36 Uttle l8th St., New York. 
THE MERIT of YEARS 
attaches to this rooflng. It is 
known and used in every sec¬ 
tion of the whole country. 
FIRE, WIND and 
WATER PROOF, 
durable and low In price. Be- 
Ing soft and pliable, It Is easy 
to fit and lay. Exposure makes 
hard as slate. Send for Sample and Circular. 
Ae P. SWAN CO., lU Nassau St. NEW YORK. 
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THE 
ARROW BRAND 
ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO. 
82 I’iiie ,St., New York. 
can be V ery 
advantageous¬ 
ly applied on 
SILOS, Purni 
Buildings or 
Shells by auy 
handy man. 
Send for free 
samples. 
ers 
Sarsaparilla 
“Without doubt I owe my life to Ayer’s 
Sarsaparilla. It’s the most wonderful 
medicine in the world for nervousness. 
I cannot thank you enough for it.” 
Mrs. Delia McWell, Newark, N. J. 
Are you discouraged, half-sick, miserable all the time? 
Then your blood is thin and impure. Make your blood 
rich and pure with a doctor’s medicine—Ayer’s Sarsa¬ 
parilla; tested and tried for sixty years. Ask your doctor 
if he knows a better spring medicine. Hi d°rSstf; LowenfM^^: 
The New York State Fair 
Prize List is now ready for 
distribution, and can be had 
by applying to S. C. Shaver, 
Sec’y, Albany, N. Y. 
WELL 
DRILLING 
MACHINES 
Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Any mechanic can 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. Y. 
Big Bargains in Farm Sunni ies 
^Plumbing £5. 
tics Room 
Porcelain Bowl, Hardwood Seat and 
Tank. Nickel Plated flush andsupply 
pipes, complete, each $ 10 . 00 . 
Cast Iron Bath Tubs. 
^ Leofitb 5 ft. 
^ Complete with 
full .set nickel 
I plated fittings, each 
I $11.00. They are new 
I goods, ask forfr^cata- a 
I logueofour fulllineofplumbingsupplies. ^ 
Steei Roofing 
strictly new, perfect, Semi- 
Hardened Steel Sheets,' a feet 
wide ,6 feet long. The best Root¬ 
ing. Siding or Celling you can 
use. We furnish nails free and 
paint roofing red two sides. 
Comeseither flat, corrugated or 
- . ‘V’erimped. Delivered freeof all 
■ charges to all points inU.S. eastof Mississippi 
$2.25 PER SQUARE 
I Prices to other points on application. A 
I square means loo square feet. 
Barbed and Smooth 
write for our prices on a and 4 
^ point Barbed Wire, painted and 
galvanized;-aiso, 65,000 pounds 
SMOOTH GALVANIZED WIRE SHORTS 
Gauges: 10 . 11 , la. 13 and 14 . Price $i.4o per 
hundred lbs. We also handle other kinds, 
write us your wants. 
Teieghones 
S5. 
at 
Each one is guar¬ 
anteed to be in per- 
fectorder before leavingour plant. 
We arc able to offer you an instrU' 
I ment for $5.00 that would cost 
you twice as much elsewhere. We 
carry a full stock of supplies. 
Sena for Phone Catalogue. 
Cold Water or Ready Mixed Paints 
9 - We bought at Receiver’s Sale 
from a leading paint house. 
* ^ a very large quantity of Cold 
Water Paintsaod Ready Mixed Paints. Equal 
in grade to any on the market. 
Here is a Genuine Paint Bargain. Before 
placing your order, write u.s for our special 
prices. You can surely save money, without 
sacrificing quality. 
am rx special Tot of new gaTvan 
n^d%tbgwgo%M ized No. 19 poultry netting 
^ while the supply lasts, at 
FaGaMtntM these prices, rsorunning 
• • """Sr feet to bale. “ 
12 inch....^.,.$0.45 per bale. 
18 inch.. 0.65 per bale. 
30 inch. 1.10 per bale. 
36 inch.. 1.3.^ per bale. 
42 inch. 1.50 per bale 
graces ^t^coirespqitdingly Jqw prices. 
rougnt iron 
Steam, Gas or Water; sizes to it in. 3iam 
We have in stock 2 , 000.000 feet of Standard 
black wrought iron pipe, second hand. It is 
in good conditiou. complete with threads and 
couplings at following prices. 
M inch cents per foot. 
% inch at 2^ cents per foot. 
I inch at 35 ^ cents per foot. 
15^ inch at 4^ cents per foot. 
Farm 
^ S6VOO 
We bought several carloads of new Portable 
Forges at a low price. We have 
also for sale horseshoes, horseshoe 
. nails, bl'ksmith tools of all kinds. 
^ soo doz. single bitted axes 
^ 35c. 175 doz. double 
ware bitted axes, zd oual. ^ 40 c. 
6.000 Dietz Lanterns, tew slightly 
affected bjT\^ter. Write forprices. 
tasoiine Engines 7^ 
. 2 HORSE POWER _ 
Absolutely new; most mo^l 
ern type. Guaranteed,I 
pumping jack & fixtures & [ 
fittings for $ 75 . With 
pumping jack $70. 
Headquarters for 
Machinery 
Our line of machinei^ ^^^1 
plies is almost unlimited. I 
^mpletestock of SawMIJU» f 
Pumps, Sugar Machinery, I 
etc. 
And in fact everything in that line. 
tuiiding MateriaiX 
LUMBER. SASH. OOORS.ETC.I 
Weearry a complete stock of firsil 
class Building Material of allf 
kinds. Send us your bill for I 
estimate. | 
10 CARLOADS OP NEW DOORS| 
AT $1.00 each 
HARDWARE SUPPLIES 
Write for our catalogue of build- 
er's hardware. The percent of I 
the dealers profit we can save I 
you will prove a revelation. 
SkjlD FOJK fiAlTA t S7 illustrated catalogue containing prices of which the above are only a few samples. 
j t upon reouest 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. hIcago" 
