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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May IG 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS, 
WHOLBSAIiE PRICKS. 
New York, May 8, 1903. 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 1, Northern, Spring, 
86%; No. 2, red, 82%; No. 1, hard, Duluth, 
90. Corn, No. 2. mixed, 64%. Oats, No. 2, 
mixed, 38. Rye, State and Jersey, 66®67. 
FEED.—Spring bran, $17®17.75; Red Dog, 
n9@19.60. Linseed meal, J22.60. Cotton¬ 
seed meal, 327@28. 
HAY AND STRAW.—Hay, No. 1, n@l.<»; 
No. 2, 86@95; No. 3, 70@80: clover, mixed, 
70@80: clover. 66(g;65. Straw, long rye, 65® 
86; oat, 46®50. 
MILK.—New York Exchange price $1.41 
per 40-quart can, or 2% cents net to ship¬ 
pers who pay only 26 cents freight and five 
cents ferriage. The receipts at this market 
for the week ending May 2 were 215,090 cans 
of milk and 10,375 of cream. 
BUTTER.— Creamery, extras, 22, firsts, 
20%@21%; seconds, 19@20; lower grades, 17® 
18; State dairy, half-tubs, fresh, fancy, 21; 
firsts, 19@20: lower grades, 17®18%; tins, 
fresh, etc., 17@20%: Western Imitation 
creamery, fancy, 19; good to choice, 17®18%; 
lower grades, 15@16; Western factory, fresh, 
finest, 16%; fair to prime, 14%@15; lower 
grades, 13®14; held, finest, 15@15%: lower 
grades, 13®14%: renovated, extras, 18; good 
to choice, 16@17%; common to fair, 13®16; 
packing stock, solid packed, 13@15; rolls, 
common to prime, 13@16. 
EGGS.—State and Penn., fancy, selected, 
white, 18; fresh gathered, firsts, 16%@16%; 
storage packed Western, fancy, 16%@16%; 
Western fresh gathered, firsts, 16@16%; sec¬ 
onds, 15%; Kentucky, fresh gathered, firsts, 
16; seconds, 15@15%; Tennessee and other 
Southern, fresh gathered, firsts, 15@16%; 
seconds, 14%@14%; Western, fresh gather¬ 
ed, dirties. No. 1, 14; No. 2, 13®13%; Wes¬ 
tern, checks, 12%@13; duck eggs, Baltimore, 
19; Western and Virginia, 16@18; Tennessee 
and other Southern, 14@15; goose eggs, un¬ 
candled, 25. 
HOPS.—New York State, 1902, choice, 23 
@24; medium to prime, 21@22; ordinary, 17® 
20; New York State, 1901, 15®18; olds, 6@10. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples, Spltzenburg, 
prime. $2@3.60; King, prime, $1.75®2.60; Ben 
Davis, $2.26@2.50; Baldwin, prime, $2@2.76; 
Greening, prime, $2@3; Russet, prime, $1-50 
@2.76; strawberries. Charleston, 10®18; oth¬ 
er South Carolina, 9@12; North Carolina, 8 
@12; Norfolk, 10@14; Eastern Shore (Md. & 
Va.). 12@14. 
DRIED FRUITS.- Apples, evaporated, 
fancy, 6%@7%; choice, 6%@6; prime, 5%@5%; 
common, 4@5; sun-dried, quarters, 8%@4%; 
chops, prime, 100 lbs., $2.37@2.50; common 
to fair, $2@2.26; cores and skins, $1.66@1.70; 
huckleberries, 17@18; cherries, 18®20. 
LIVE POULTRY.— Spring chickens, near¬ 
by lb, 25; Southern, 18@20; fowls, 13; roost¬ 
ers, 8; turkeys, 10@11; ducks. Western, pair, 
80@$1; Southern and Southwestern, pair, 70 
@80; geese. Western, pair, $1.12@1.25; South¬ 
ern 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, 15®16; broilers, Phila., 3 
to 4 lbs. to pair, 35@40; State and Penn., 3 
to 4 lbs. to pair, 25@30: Baltimore, dry- 
picked, 2 lbs., average to pair, 45@65: fowls. 
Western, small, fancy, 14; heavy, 13%; 
Southern and Southwestern, dry-picked, 13% 
@14; scalded, 13@13%; ducks, nearby. Spring, 
lb, 22; squabs, prime, large, white, doz., 
$2.76; mixed, $2.25; dark, $1.50@1.76. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS.— Calves, 
veals, prime, lb, 8%@9; fair to good, 7%®8; 
common, 6@7; lambs, "hothouse,” h’d, $2.60 
@6.50; pork. Jersey, light. 9%@10; medium, 
9%@9%; heavy, prime, 8@8%. 
VEGETABLES.—Potatoes. Bermuda, 
new, prime, $4@4.76; seconds, $3@3.50; Fla., 
new. Rose, prime, $3.60@^.25; new. Chili, 
prime, $3@3.76; new, seconds, $2@3; Charles¬ 
ton, Rose, prime, $3@4: Chilis, prime, $2.50® 
3.50; culls, $2@2.60; Long Island, in bulk, 
bbl., $1.75@2.12; State, Penn, and Western, 
80 lbs., $1.60@1.87; Wisconsin, 160-lb sack, 
$1.40@1.50; Maine, sack, $1.75@2.25; sweets, 
Jersey, bbl., $2.75@3.76; half-bbl. bkt., $1® 
1.26. Asparagus, Colossal, doz. bunches, 
$3.50@6; extra, $2.25@3; prime, $1.50@2.25; 
short, $1@1.50; culls, 75@$1. Beets, South¬ 
ern, 100 bunches, $1@6; old, bbl., 40®60. Car¬ 
rots, Southern, 100 bunches, $1@3; old, bbl., 
60®$!. Cabbage, old, ton, $4@10; Charleston, 
bbl. crate, $1@1.26; North Carolina, bbl. 
crate, $1@1.25; Norfolk, bbl. or crate, 75® 
$125. Celery, Florida, case, $1@4. Cucum¬ 
bers, Florida, basket, $1.50@2.25; crate, $1@2; 
Charleston and Savannah, bkt., $2@2.50; hot¬ 
house, doz., 50@75. Egg plants. Southern, 
box, $1@3. Kale, nearby, bbl., 50@75. Let¬ 
tuce, nearby, bbl., $1@8. Onions, Orange 
Co., N. Y., red, bag, 75@$1.50; Conn., yellow, 
bbl., $2@3; red, $1@2; State and Western, 
yellow, bbl., $1@1.50; red, $1@1.50; Egyptian, 
bag. $2.35@2.50: Bermuda, crate, $1.50®1.60. 
Okra, carrier, $2@3.50. Peppers, Fla., car’r, 
$1.50@2.60; Havana, car’r, $1@2. Peas, Ch’n, 
bkt., 7o@$1.25; Edenton, N. C., half-bbl. bkt., 
$1.76®2.60; bu. bkt., $1@1.75; other N. C., bu. 
bkt., 75@$125; half-bbl. bkt., $1@2; Va., half 
bbl., $2®2.75; bu. bkt., $1.25®1.75. Parsnips, 
old, bbl,, 40@60. Parsley, Bermuda, box, 
$1@2.50. Radishes, Norfolk, bkt., 75; near¬ 
by, 100 bunches, 75®$1.26. Rhubarb, 100 
bunches, $1@2. Romaine, Bermuda, box, 
$1; Southern, bkt., $1. Spinach, nearby, bbl., 
$1@1.75. String beans, Fla., green, bkt., 
$1.50@2.50; crate, $1@2; wax, bkt., $1.75@2.75; 
crate, $1.50@2.50; Savannah and Ch’n, bkt., 
$2.25@2.76. Squash, old, bbl., $1@1.60; Ha¬ 
vana, white, %-bbl. box, $1.50@3; Florida, 
bu. crate, $1@2. Turnips, Canada, Russia, 
bbl., $1@1.25; nearby, Russia, bbl., $1; N. C., 
white, bbl. crate, $1@2. Tomatoes, Florida 
or Havana, carrier, $1@3. Watercress, 100 
bunches, 50@$1.60. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Steers, native, $4.80@5.60; 
bulls, $3@4.35. Cows, $2@3.85; milch cows 
with calves, $25@62.50; calves, veal, $3.50@7; 
small, $3. Sheep, $4®6; lambs, $4®7.35. Hogs, 
State, $7.25@7.40. 
EAST BUFFALO.—Calves, $4.50@6.70. 
Sheep, $2@5; lambs, $5.60@7. Hogs, Yorkers, 
$6.95®7.05; heavy, $7.10®7.20; roughs, $6.20® 
6.30. 
CHICAGO.—Steers, good to prime, $5.10® 
6.65; Stockers and feeders, $3.25@5; Texans, 
$4®4.75; canners, $1.60@2.80; calves, $2.50@6.50. 
Sheep, $3.76@5.60; lambs, $4.30@7.25 Hogs, 
mixed and butchers’, $6.25@6.95; good to 
choice, heavy, $6.90@7.06; light, $6.46@6.80. 
MILK MATTERS, 
But little milk is sent from here to New 
York at three cents, I think. Meal and 
corn sell for $1.30. Pasture is good for the 
time of year. I am not shipping milk nor 
buying feed, and do not know how ship¬ 
pers regard the outlook. Some dairies sell 
at three and 3% cents to be used here. 
Stockbridge, Mass. a. p. b. 
The milk prices are running from $1 to 
$1.10 per can in this section at present. 
The flow of milk is as large as last year. 
The farmers are looking for a fair price 
for their milk this year, different parties 
looking after the milk; feed about 25 cents 
per 100 cheaper than last year. The pas¬ 
tures are backward; April was cold and 
wet, and now it is quite dry; not much 
stock out to pasture yet. g. g. c. 
White House. N. J. 
The Boston contractors seem to have 
the best of the situation here, paying but 
about 23 cents net per can of 8% quarts as 
against 26 last year. But the worst feature 
of the whole matter Is the "surplus” 
clause which they have succeeded in forc¬ 
ing upon the producers this year, which 
virtually leaves them at the mercy of the 
contractor. It is needless to add that the 
farmers are far from satisfied with this 
arrangement but seem to be powerless to 
remedy the evil; the local trade being 
limited offers but little aid, and there be¬ 
ing no creameries near here leaves the 
contractors practically masters of the 
situation. The amount of milk produced 
varies but little from year to year, except¬ 
ing perhaps the coming season, when we 
look for an increased supply. The em¬ 
bargo placed upon the shipment of cattle 
from this State leaves a larger number 
of milch cows in the hands of the farmer. 
The price of feed at this time Is very high, 
mill feed being from $22 to $23 per ton; 
cornmeal $1.15 per 100 pounds. The effect 
of the unusually cold Spring is noticeable 
in the pastures, as the feed is very poor 
for the time of year. This will be par¬ 
tially overcome, however, from the fact 
that the farmers are sowing a larger 
acreage of fodder crops. f. k. h. 
Nashua, N. H. 
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The contained Information is especially 
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Planting Cow Peas.— I am sure that the 
greatest trouble with growing cow peas is 
that they are planted too soon. In Georgia 
the late varieties should not be planted be¬ 
fore June 10. I would imagine that North 
It would be best not to plant before July L 
Louisville. Ga, j. c. L. 
Mother Apple in England.— A corre¬ 
spondent of the London Gardeners’ Chron¬ 
icle has this to say of the Mother apple: 
“Nicely grown and well ripened, the fruits 
of this variety are quite suitable for the 
dessert, in fact it is one of the best flavor¬ 
ed apples I know of that ripen in October. 
It fruits well as a pyramid if the roots are 
kept near the surface, and it does well 
when trained as an espalier, but as a 
standard tree I have no experience of it.” 
Strawberries on Muck.— In reply to 
your query on page 330 of The R. N.-Y. as 
to what varieties of strawberries do best on 
muck, I have about 20 varieties growing on 
different kinds of soil. The Sample and 
Bubach seem to hold first place on muck 
and also on sandy loanu The Sample, how¬ 
ever, is far ahead of any other variety we 
have in productiveness and size. The ber¬ 
ries fairly He in heaps along the side of the 
rows. It is also a better shipper than Bu- 
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Wanted—Good reliable men to sell the 
best line N ew England-grown Nursery stock ;good pay; 
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F 
OR Farms, Colonial Ho.mes, Orchards, best 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY, Char¬ 
lottesville, Va. Sam’l B. Woods, Fresident. 
FARMS FOR SALE 
The safest place to buy a farm is near a growing 
city. The last census made Toledo the fastest-grow- 
og city in the United States. I have farms for sals 
within 20 miles of the city limits from $40 to 1126 pei 
acre. Address W. L. HOLBROOK, 201 A 202 Gardnei 
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Per Acre. 
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THE JOHN M.CANNON LAND AGENCY, CRESCO, IOWA. 
OLD GOLD WANTED 
We will pay the highest cash price for old gold to 
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OPTICAL CO., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. References: 
The Poughkeepsie Trust Co. and Merchants’ National 
Bank, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
bach. We have planted more largely of 
Sample this Spring than of any other va¬ 
riety. We had the Parker Earle on muck 
WANTED.—Private shippers and 
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WM. A. BURDICK, 2122 Eighth Ave., New York City 
last year, and it proved a complete failure. 
The Maximus is a good one on muck, as 
also is the Brandywine. We have numer¬ 
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Rough Rider, which does not seem to do 
well here. It will have a fair trial, how¬ 
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Port Jervis, N. Y. 
Ten Days Trial FREE 
$26 Worth of Machinery for $8.50 
HANDIEST THING ON THE FARM, ■4 machines 
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Straight Straw, Rye and Wheat Thrasher 
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Our Machine will 
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Oldest Commission 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. Fruits. 
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0X0. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1876. FRANK W. GODWIN. 
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COUNTRY produce;, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
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STRAWBERRIES 
Fruits, Vegetables, Hothouse Products, Eggs, 
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Market Information, packing and shipping in¬ 
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W/CjI f drilling 
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NO PAINTING REeUIRED«lf;,-Il KJ 
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as the work 
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mailing andce- 
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f. 
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