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July 4 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS. 
WHOLESAliK PRICES. 
New York, June 26, 1903. 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, 87; No. 1, 
hard, Duluth, 95; No. 1, Northern, Spring, 
92%. Corn, No. 2, mixed. 59V2- Oats, No. 2, 
mixed, 43%. Rye, State and Jersey, 56i4(3 
57’^. 
FRED.—Western, Spring bran, $19.50; Red 
Dog. $24; linseed meal, $24.50; cotton-seed 
meal, $27@28. 
HAY AND STRAW.—Hay, prime, $1.25; 
No. 1. $1.15@1.20; No. 2, $1@1.10: No. 3, 85@ 
95; clover, mixed. 80(g:90; clover, 56@75; no 
grade, 50@60; salt, 45@50. Straw, long rye, 
85@$1; short, 35(g)45; oat and w'heat, 35@40. 
MIDK.—Exchange price 2% cents per 
quart to shippers in 26-cent freight zone. 
BUTTER.—Creamery, extras, 2iy2@21%; 
firsts, 20V^@>21: seconds, 19(g.20; thirds, 180 
1814; State dairy, half-tubs, extras. 2014@21: 
tubs, firsts, 1914@20; seconds, 18@19: thirds, 
17; Western imitation creamery, extras, 
19y2@20; firsts, 1814@19; seconds, 17@18; 
lower grades, 15@]6; Western factory, ex¬ 
tras, 1714; firsts, 1614@17; seconds. 1514@16- 
thirds, 14<@)15; renovated, extras, 1814; firsts, 
17@18; seconds, 15@16: thirds. 13@14; pack¬ 
ing stock. No. 1, 15%: No. 2, 1414@15: No. 
3, 13@14. 
CHEESE.—State, full cream, small, fey., 
10%; fair to prime, S%@10%; large, colored, 
fancy, 10%; white, fancy, 10%; fair to pme., 
9%@10%; light skims, choice,' 8%; part 
skims, choice, 7@7%; prime, 614@0%; fair to 
gcTod, 6@6; common, 3; full skims. 2. 
EGGS.—Nearby, fancy, selected, white, 
19 @ 19 y 2 ; fresh gathered, extras. 18%: sec¬ 
onds to firsts, 16%@17: Western, fresh gath¬ 
ered, extras, 18@18%; firsts, 16@17; seconds, 
15(a!15%; thirds. 13%@14%: Kentucky, fresh 
gathered, seconds, 14<g;i5; Western, fresh 
gathered, dirties. No. 1 (candled), 13%@14; 
No. 2, 12@13; checked eggs. 11@12; inferior 
culls, 9@10. 
BEANS.—Marrow, choice, bu., $2.80@2.85: 
common to good, $2.20@2.75; medium choice, 
$2.30; pea. choice, $2.30@2.32%; medium and 
pea, common to good, $2@2.25; red kidney, 
choice, $3.05@3.10: common to good, $2.50@ 
3; white kidney, best, $2.60<g)2.65; black tur¬ 
tle soup, choice, $2.65@2.75; yellow eye, 
choice, $2.45@2.B0: Lima, California, $2.60. 
HOPS.—New York State, 1902, choice. Hi, 
22%@23%; medium to prime. 21(g)22: ordinary, 
17@20; N. Y. State, 1901, 14@17; olds, 5@9; 
German, crop 1902, 36@43. 
DRIED FRUITS.—Apples, evaporated, lb. 
6%@7%: choice, 6; prime, 5%; common, 4@ 
5%: sun-dried, quarters, 3%@4%; chops. 100 
lbs, $2.50@3; cores and skins, 100 lbs, $1.50@ 
1.70; raspberries, evaporated, lb. 23(g)24; 
huckleberries, 15; blackberries, 8; cherries, 
18@20. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples, Northern Spy, 
fair to prime. $3@4; Ben Davis, fair to 
prime, $2.50@3; Baldwin, fair to prime, $2.50 
@3.50; Russet, fair to prime, $2.50@3.50; all 
sorts, common, $1.50@2; Southern, new, $1@ 
2.25; basket, 60@1.25. Pears, Fla., Le Conte, 
bbl., $4@5.56. Peaches. Fla., carrier, $1@2; 
Georgia Carman, carrier, $1.50@2; Early 
Belle, $1.50@2; Michigan, $1.50@1.75; Wad¬ 
dell, $1.25@1.75: Tillotson, $1.25@1.75; Early 
River. $1.25@1.50; North Carolina, $1@2. 
Plums, N. C.. Red June, carrier, $1.50@ 
1.75; Ga., Burbank, $1.50@2; Botan and 
Abundance, $1.60@1.75; Robinson, 75@$1.25. 
Cherries, Black. 10@13; red, 7@10; large 
white, 6@8; sour. 6@8. Currants, Cherry, 
qt., 7@9; small 6@7. Strawberries, Md. and 
Del., qt., 5@10; Jersey. 6@12; Up-river, 8@9; 
Western N. Y., 10@20; Hilton and Irving¬ 
ton, N. J., 10@16. Blackberries, N. C., 6@8; 
Md. and Del., 6@9; Jersey, 8@9. Raspber¬ 
ries, red, pint, 6@8; blackcap, pt., 4@6. 
Huckleberries, N. C., qt., 10@15; Md. and 
Del., 9@11; Jersey, 10@12; Pa. and N. Y., 
Mountain, qt., 14@15. Gooseberries, small 
green, qt., 6@7. Muskmelons, Fla., crate, 
75@$2. Watermelons, Fla., carload, $100@ 
206. 
VEGETABLES.—Potatoes, South’n, Rose, 
prime, $3.50@4.25; white Chilis, prime, $3.25 
®!4: red Chills, prime, $3.25@3.75; seconds, 
$2@2.50; culls, $1.50@1.75; old, in bulk, 180 
lbs, $3(g)3.25. Asparagus, Colossal, doz. 
'bunches, $4.60@5; extra, $3@4; prime, $2® 
:2.75; culls. $1@1.50. Beets, 100 bunches. $2@ 
,3. Carrots, 100 bunches. $1@2. Cabbage, 
Norfolk, bbl. or crate, $1@2; Baltimore, 
bbl., $1.75@2; Long Island, bbl., $1.75. Cu- 
cucumbers, Ch. and Sav., bkt., $1.50@2.50; 
N. C., $2@2.50‘ Norfolk. $2@2.75. Egg plants. 
Southern, box, $1@2.50. Lettuce, nearby, 
bbl.. $1@1.50; W'estern N. Y., crate, $1@1.75. 
Onions, Egyptian, bag, $2@2.10; Bermuda, 
crate, $1.50@1.70; Texas, crate, $1.80@1.90; 
New Orleans, bag, $1.25@1.40: Southern. 
Potato, basket, 75®$1; yellow, $1@1.25: 
white, 75®1.50. Okra, carrier, $1.50®2.5O. 
Peppers, Fla., car’r, $1.50@2.50. Peas, Wn. 
N. Y., Telephone, bu. bkt., $2@2.25; small. 
$1.50@1.75; L. I. and Jersey, bag, $1@2. 
Parsnips, old, barrel, 75. Radishes, near¬ 
by, 100 bunches, $1@1.50. Rhubarb. 100 
bunches, $1.50@2.25. String beans, Balti¬ 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
more, wax, bkt.. $1.75@2; green, $1.75@2; 
Norfolk, wax, $1.60@1.75: green, $1.50@1.75. 
Squash, Southern, white, bbl. crate, $1® 
1.25; yellow crook-neck, $1@1.75: Marrow, 
$].50@2. Turnips, white, 100 bunches, $1® 
2.50; nearby Stone, bbl., $1.25@1.75. Toma¬ 
toes, Fla., carrier, $1.50@2.25; Sav., $1.75®' 
2.25; Miss., case, 90@$L 
COUNTRY-DRElSSED MEATS.—Calves, 
veals, prime, Hj, 10%@11, fair to good," 9® 
10; poor, 6@8. Pork, Jersey, light, 9®9%; 
medium, 8%@9. 
LIVE POULTRY.—Spring chickens, near¬ 
by. lb. 16; Western. 16; Southern, 14; fowls, 
13: roosters, 8%; turkeys, 11®12; ducks, Wn, 
pair, 80®$!; Southern and Southwestern, 70 
@80; gee.se. Western, paii', $1.12@1.25; South¬ 
ern and Southwestern, 90@$1; live pigeons, 
old, pair, 30; young, 25. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Fresh killed, 
iced, turkeys, young hens and toms, av’ge 
best, 13®15; old, 14®a6; broilers, Phlla., 2 
lbs av'ge to pair, pair, 40@45; Phila., 3 to 4 
Hjs to pair, lb, 25; mixed sizes, lb, 21@23: 
State and Pa.. 3 to 4 lbs to pair, lb, 22®23; 
mixed sizes, lb 19@21; Baltimore, dry-pick¬ 
ed. mixed sizes, 20®21; Western, dry-pick¬ 
ed, 18@20: scalded. 16@18; Southern, scald¬ 
ed. small, 13@15. Fowls, Western, fancy, 
13%: Southern and Southwestern, 13®13%. 
Ducks. Long Island, Spring, lb, 17%; East¬ 
ern, Spring, 17%@18; Jersey, Pa. and Va., 
H;%@17. Squabs, prime, large, white, doz., 
$2.50@2.75; mixed $2.25; dark, $1.50. Frozen, 
turkeys, young hens. No. 1. 18; young 
toms. No. 1, 19; young, mixed. No. 1, 18%® 
19; young, mixed, average, 17%@18; old 
toms, 18®19; broilers, dry-picked. No. 1, 19 
@21; scalded. No. 1, 16@18: capons, choice, 
large, 21@22: medium size. 19@20. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Steers, $4.65®5.45; bulls, 
$2.75@4.50; cows, $1.50@4.10; calves, veal, 
$5.25@8; buttermilks. $4@4.50. Sheep, $3@4.50; 
lambs, $4.50@6.90. Hogs, State, $6.60. 
EAST BUFFALO.—Steers, $4.25@6.50; 
calves, $5.25@7.25. Sheep, $2®5.25; lambs, 
$5@6.75. Hogs, heavy, $6.30@6.35; pigs, $6.45 
@6.50; roughs. $5.40@6.65. 
CHICAGO.—Steers, good to pme, $5@5.50; 
Stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.70; cows, $1.60 
@4.80; calves, $2.80®6. Sheep, $3®4.25; 
lambs. $4@6.75. Hogs, mixed and butchers’, 
$5.75@5.85; good to choice, heavy, $5.80® 
5.90; light, $5.75@5.95. 
LUMBER.—Spruce, Eastern, special cai'- 
go delivered New York, $18.50@22; random 
cargoes, narrow. $18@19; wide, $20@21; hem¬ 
lock, Pa., joist, $16.50@17; boards, $17.50®18; 
surfaced, $18@19: timber, 20 feet and un¬ 
der. $17.50@18; 22 to 24 feet. $20@20.50 ; 26 to 
28 feet, $21®21.60: 30 to 32 feet, $22@22.50; 34 
to 36 feet. $23®23.50 ; 38 to 40 feet, $24@24.50; 
white pine, uppers, $82@95; cuts, $41.50®65; 
shelving. $.35@46; dressing boards, $33@35; 
box. $21@25: shippers, $23@25; mill culls, $13 
@19; yellow pine, random cargoes, sail, de¬ 
livered at New York, $23@24: ordered car¬ 
goes, average, $24@25; flooring. $16®25; step 
plank. $32@35: siding. $19.60@21.50: heart 
face boards, $24@26; car orders. $21®22. 
Cuba—Nuevitas, mahogany, $7@8.50; cedar, 
$7.50@8.50; Gibara, mah’ga’y, $8@9; cedar, 
$7.50@8.50: Santa Cruz, mahogany, $8@10; 
cedar. $S.50@9.50; Manzanilla. mahogany, 
$8@10: cedar, $8.50@9.50: Santiago, mahog¬ 
any, $9@12; cedar, $8@9. Mexico—Cazones, 
mahogany, $7.50@10; cedar, $8.50@10: Fron- 
tera, mahogany, $8@11; cedar. $8@10. 
Nova Scotia Orchards.- Having read 
somie of your experience with apple or¬ 
chards I feel that I would like to tell you 
what I learned about orchards while trav¬ 
eling through the Annapolis Valley in 
Nova Scotia a short time ago, where I 
actually saw forests of apple trees. They 
plow their orchard with fertilizer enough 
to start a good crop of clover, and when 
that becomes six Inches high it is plowed 
under, the same process being followed 
every year, as they claim that is a good 
fertilizer for the trees and they do not try 
to raise anything else on the land except 
apples. They also spray from two to three 
times in the Spring, the last spraying be¬ 
ing done as soon as the little apples set. 
The plowing is done by always turning the 
furrows towards the trees which forms 
ridges with a row of trees along the top 
of each ridge. This is so the water will 
run away from the roots of the trees. 
They also cut their trees back more than 
I ever saw a New England farmer do, and 
they send thousands of barrels of apples 
to England every year. g. h. g. 
Brockton, Mass. 
Handling Alfalfa ILat.— Reading about 
the use of slings in handling hay, I 
thought you might wish to know how we 
do on Woodland Farm. We do not use a 
hay loader any more, since we make Al¬ 
falfa hay, as we find that is best cured 
by being put up in small cocks to cure 
out, so that the leaves will not fall off so 
much; therefore our hay is pitched by 
hand on to a broad platform on a wagon. 
This platform is 16 feet long and eight 
feet wide, and has at each end two stand¬ 
ards about four feet long, with a cross¬ 
bar bolted at the top. We place one sling 
on this' bed and then put on the load, our 
hired men not liking to put In the other 
slings. At the barn we use two forks, 
double harpoon, placing one about four 
feet fi'om each end, then hitch to both of 
these same as to each end of the sling, 
and with our Alfalfa, which clings to¬ 
gether better than most kinds of hay, we 
take up about one-third of the load; then 
the forks once more and we hook on to 
the sling and clean up the load. s. s. s. 
Mechanlcsburg, O. 
Spom's.UAN: “Have you seen anything 
—ah—worth shooting round here?” 
Boy: “Well, no—not till you came, guv- 
’nor.”—Ally Sloper. 
Free for a Club of Four. 
Here are 44 first-elass tools for repair¬ 
ing shoes, rubber, harness and tinware. 
We are going to give no arguments why 
you should have them, d'he reasons and 
uses are apjiarent to every one. There 
is nothing like mending a hole, putting 
in a stitch, or driving a nail in time. It 
always saves time and money. It often 
saves live.s. The price is $2 alone, but 
we will .send it and a year’s subscription 
to Tiik Rural New-Yorkkr new or re¬ 
newal, both for S3.25. The receiver pays 
freight charges, or we will send it to you 
free for a club of four yearly subscript- 
tions at SI each. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
409 Peai’l Street, New York. 
|-|n|l COD CAI C— I'J of 'and, 
rAlfni ruil vALU beautiful wate, situa¬ 
tion. in fniit belt. Brick dwelliiut, outbuildings and 
fences new. Fish, oysters, etc., right at door. Kent 
Co„Md. Price, $19,000. Also handsome house in town. 
H. L. BOYD, Chestertown, Maryland. 
F 
OB. Farms, Colonial Homes, Orchards, best 
climate and water, good transportation, write 
ALBEMARLE IMMIGRATION SOCIETY, Char- 
lottesviUe, Va. Sam’l B. 'Woods, President, 
REAL ESTATE WANTED 
Fof> Hundredm of Ommh Buymrrnm 
Tte names and addresses of these Cash Bnyers yon can get In fail ia 
•Qr.monthly D. 8. REAL ESTATE dOORNAL. These cash bayert us 
located throughout the United StatM and Canada. Get our Jcorsal 
and write to them, and sell your property yourself. If the bnytri' 
addresses are not Incur JonrDaI,we will refund your money. Yearly 
snbeoriptlons $1.00. The first Journal may make or sareyon sasy 
dollars in buying or selling. Sample Journals 25 cents eaeh. 
U. S. Real Estate Journale 52 Houac Block, lUon, N, Y. 
THE HESSLER IS THE BEST. 
PWee, 
EACH. 
Discount Dozer. 
Lots. 
Simple, Dumble, 
Economical. 
Round, Strong, 
Heavy. 
Lowest in price, 
highest In quali¬ 
ty. A sample best 
evidence. Reap¬ 
proved Jan. aith, 
190:L Circulars 
sent free. Orders i)romptly shipped. We sell direct 
to the farmer. If. E. HESSLER CO.. Syracuse. N. Y. 
RmiAL Mail Box. 
A T T F ILI TT I ILI —deeding male 
A\ I I dTfl I l\/IM help of any kind, 
favor us with your orders. Mall orders a specialty. 
I. HERZ, Labor Agency, 2 Carlisle St., New York 
Wanted—Farm hand; must milk well, 
be capable teamster, and care for farm horses. State 
experience and wages wanted. 
JOHN S. WALSH, Mont Clare, 111. 
A TC* |r>—Nursery Stock Safesmen; big 
Vw in 1 b piiy weekly. Best trees for 
J UDICIOUS buyers. PR UDENTIAL ORCHARD CO., 
Box 1, ShermansvlUe, Pa. 
reliable men to sell all kinds of 
If All I bU Nursery stock on commission. Apply 
atonceto “THE MOUNTVILLE NURSERIES, David 
S. Herr, Proprietor, Mountville, Pa.” 
GOODROADS 
4 STRCCTftWrit* 0. B.IONG. BUfTALO. N.T. 
BEfrtR i Stone AtCos! 
Oldest Commission Mss.^Lt^rVees"; 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. FrulU. 
a, B, wOODWABD, 802 Qreenwlcbt Street, New York 
SIL.O SEIIM 
presumes the use of tlie modern round silo. 
They are the clieapest and best, and preserve 
the sil.age better than all others. There are 
no angles or corners to admit the air and 
cause to mold or rot. We make them In 
four Belles and 200 sizes. Made of Cjpresi, White 
Pine and White Hemlock. Anjbodj can set them up. 
We also make a full line of Ensilafte 4 nd Fodder Cut* 
ters, D^ead Powers, VTood Baws, l^reihers. Enfines, 
etc. Send for Book cm Siloe and Ensilage. Mailed free. 
HAK1>EK MFO. €0.» Cobleakin, iT. T. 
New York State Fair 
Syracuse, September 7 to 12, 1903. 
$60,000 in Premiums and Purses. 
It will be the Best and Largest Agricultural Kxhibltlon ever given in the State. 
More ca.sh offered than formerly. The number of classes in all departments have been 
increased. 
Live Stock Exhibit 
promises to be larger than ever. New classes have been added in the Cattle, and Swine 
Deijartmeuts. Full classification for 
Poultry, Pigeons and Pet Stock 
The iucreased interest and cash offered in this Department promise one of the Best 
Poultry Kxhibits ever held iu the States. 
The Implement Display 
Will exceed the tinusual large exhibit of last year. A new dock and increased unload¬ 
ing facilities have been provided for the quick and safe unloading of machinery. Special 
care will be given to locating the Machinery Exhibit in advantageous positions. 
The Domestic Department 
w'ill interest the ladies. More classes than formerly have been added this year to this 
department bringing it up to date. To appreciate the additions made, a copy of the prize 
list should he secured at once. 
Farm Produce 
will be one of the most interesting exhibits of the Pair. Owing to the large increase in 
classes added this year, an unusual fine exhibit may be expected. Send for prize list and 
note the changes. 
Dairy Exhibit 
More money than ever will be offered in this department. Several new' classes iu Cheese 
have been added, insuring a larger exhibit than the fine one of last year. 
Fruit and Flowers 
will interest everybody, as an umisual flue display will be seen this year. New classes 
have been added iu this Department. 
Entries iu the Live Stock Department close August 8th, in all other Departments. 
August 31st, except Machinery, which closes on September 7th. Send for prize ILst. 
S. C. SHAVER, Secretary, Albany, N. Y. 
The New Horticulture. —Thousands of our 
readers who read about “ Root Pruning” and “Mulch Culture,” 
do not know that H. M. Stringfellow has written an excellent 
book with the above title. Mr. Stringfellow has no interest 
in the sale of this book. We offer it for 50c. Every fruit¬ 
grower should have it. The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
