February 24 
138 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
BUTTER.—Trade is quiet, but there is no 
accumulation of stock, and the outlook for 
the future is good. Western extra has 
dropped to 25 cents since last report. A 
little fancy State dairy is selling at 24 
cents. Factory butter is in moderate sup¬ 
ply and steady. 
CHEESE.—Part of the Fall stock of large 
sizes to be had at 12% cents has been picked 
up by exporters, and holders are now ask¬ 
ing 12% cents. The sales for export alone 
on February 13-14 were about 2,000 boxes. 
The home trade is quite satisfactory, and 
the market show's a firm tone. 
GREEN FRUITS.—The bulk of the sur¬ 
plus stock of apples on hand has been 
cleaned up. Receipts are moderate, and 
the general tone of the market is firm, 
fancy grades showing the most strength. 
Cranberries are in fair demand. Florida 
strawberries are a little down, ow'ing to in¬ 
creased receipts. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—There is a liberal 
supply here and on the w r ay. Turkeys are 
especially plentiful, and sell slowly, aver¬ 
age grades being offered at nine to 
cents. Fancy chickens are very scarce, 
some of the receipts, especially of scalded 
stock, open up sweaty. Capons are plenty 
and dull. But few desirable ducks and 
geese are arriving. 
GRAIN.—Wheat is weak. Corn is also 
lower. Exporters have fair orders for 
both this grain and rye, which cannot be 
filled on account of the high rates of ocean 
freights. Local trade in oats is good. The 
shipments of wheat to Europe for the nine 
weeks ending January 27 were only 44,000,000 
bushels, 27,000,000 less than for the same 
period last year. The total visible supply 
of wheat east of the Rockies is 84,308,000, 
corn, 25,213,000; oats, 13,520,000. 
EGGS.—The tone of the market is very 
firm, though not strong enough to warrant 
an advance in quotations. 'I he speculative 
demand is good. Quite an amount of stock 
is held for an increase under instructions 
of shippers. 
Sales of wool in the Boston market for 
the week ending February 12 were 4,433,000 
pounds. Sales since January 1 amount to 
25,854,600. _ 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, February 17, 1900. 
BUTTER. 
Western, extras, per 
Creamery, Western, extras, pci 
pound . — 
Western, firsts . £ 
Western, seconds . " 
State, extras . Humii 
State, firsts .-•. 
State, thirds to seconds. Q 
June, extras ... 
T»iyy£» nHmA . 
to seconds. 19 @20 
half firkin tubs, 
fresh, finest ... — 
Dairy, tubs or firkins, prime. 22 
Dairy, common to good . 
Western, Imitation, extras . ^ 
Imitation creamery, firsts . 19 
Imitation cream, low grades. 17 
Factory, held, finest..........— 
held, thirds to firsts .. 16 
fresh, extra. 
fresh, firsts... 17%@18 
June, prime 
Held, thirds 
State, dairy, 
Factory, 
Factory, 
Factory, 
Factory, 
held, low grades........ 16 <ga< 
Rolls, Western, common to choice lb @19 
Renovated butter . i< 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, small, Fall 
made, fancy . 12%(g)lJ 
Small, choice —.. 
good to prime . 
common to fair . 
Fall made, fancy . 
good to prime. 
common to fair . 10 
small, choice. 10%@10% 
large, choice. 
Small, 
Small, 
Large, 
Large, 
Large, 
Large, 
Light skims, 
Light skims, 
13% 
@ - 
@ 13% 
@ 13% 
— 
@ 13 
3 30 
@3 75 
— 
@3 00 
3 00 
@3 30 
_ 
@3 00 
,2 40 
@2 85 
.2 70 
@3 00 
Part skims, small, prime. $\ 2 <i 
Part skims, large, prime. 9 
Part skims, fair to good. 7 
Part skims, common . *> 
Full skims . 4 
EGGS. 
State and nearby, fancy ......... 13%^ 
Western, fresh gathered, prime. 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, prime 
Tenn., Va. and N. C., prime.... 
Western and Southern, poor to 
good, 30 doz. case. 
Dirties, 30 doz. case.. 
Refrigerator, good to fancy, 
Fall packed, 30 doz. case. 
Early packed, choice, 30 doz. 
C£LS@ «••••••••••••••••••••••* 
Poor to fair, 30 doz. case.. 
Limed eggs, prime, 30 doz. case.2 70 
FEED. 
.......17 00@17 50 
Spring bran,'200-lb. sks., per ton..16 25©16 75 
Spring bran, to arrive, bulk.16 2»@16 75 
Middlings, 200-lb. sacks.16 2 d@18 60 
Sharps, ton .17 W@20 00 
Red dog .17 35^15 00 
Mixed feed, 200-lb. sks., per ton....17 85@18 50 
Linseed oil meal, to arr. and spot.27 50@ — 
C a ke . £1 ib(£y£l oU 
Cotton-seed meal . —@26 50 
FRUIT—EVAPORATED. 
Apples, extra fancy... 9 
Choice . 6%G 
Prime . JpfeS 
Low grades .„ 
Chops .1 25 
Sun dried, quarters . 4%1 
Sun dried, sliced . 5 @ 
Apricots, boxes, pound. 13 
Bags, pound . ••••••• . 
Peaches, Calif., unpeeled, boxes. 8%<j 
Bags . 6 
Peeled, per pound . 17 
Raspberries . 18 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, Baldwin, barrels .2 25@3 50 
Spitz, barrel .2 50@4 50 
Ben Davis, barrel .2 25@4 00 
Winesaps, barrel .3 00@3 50 
Greening, barrel .2 00@4 00 
Spy, barrel .2 25@2 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, fancy, bar¬ 
rel .8 00@9 50 
Early black, barrel .7 00@8 50 
Jersey, per crate.2 25@2 50 
Jersey, barrel .7 50@S 25 
Strawberries, quart . 25@ 50 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red elevator. 
No. 2, delivered ... 
No. 1, hard Duluth, f. o. b., 
afloat . 
No. 2, Northern, f. o. b., afloat.. 
Corn, No. 2, delivered . 
No. 2, in elevator. 
No. 2, white, f. o. b., afloat. 
No. 2, yellow, f. o. b., afloat. 
Oats, No. 2, white oats. 
No. 3, white oats . 
No. 2, white clipped . 
No. 3, white clipped . 
No. 2, mixed oats. 
No. 3, mixed oats. 
Rye, No. 2, Western, c. i. f., N. Y. 
State and Jersey, c. i. f., track.. 
Rye flour, fair to choice. 
Barley, Malt, fair to choice, c. i. 
f., N. Y. 
Feeding, c. i. f., New York. 
76%@ 
77%@ 
82%@ 
78%@ 
42%@ 
41%@ 
43%@ 
43 (a) 
32 @ 
3i%@ 
32 (a) — 
..3iy 2 @ - 
29 @ — 
28 @ — 
62 @ — 
60 @ - 
3 25 @3 60 
51 @ 55 
43%@ 47 
HAY AND STRAW. 
These quotations are for large bales. 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less. 
Hay, No. 2.75@77% 
No. 3 .70@72% 
Clover .65@70 
Clover, mixed .70@75 
Straw, Rye, long .70@S0 
Oat .—@45 
FERTILIZING CHEMICALS. 
These quotations are for large quantities; 
and small buyers must expect to pay an ad¬ 
vance. 
Acid, Sulphuric, 60 deg., per 
ton.... .12 00 @15 00 
Phosphate, 12@16 p. c., per unit 60 @ 65 
Ammo., Sul., gas liq., per 
100 lb. 3 00 @3 05 
Bone, do . 2 85 @ 2 95 
Azotine . 2 20 @ 2 30 
Boneblack, spent, per 2,000 lbs.14 50 @17 00 
Dried blood, high grade, West¬ 
ern . 2 40 @ 2 45 
Soft, red, city . 2 10 @2 12% 
Fish scrap, dry (at factory), 
f. o. b.21 50 @22 50 
Machine dried .20 50 @21 50 
Ground bone, steamed, per 
ton .21 50 @22 00 
Raw .25 00 @26 00 
Calcutta, raw .26 00 @27 00 
Kainit, future ship., per 1,240 
lbs. . 8 70 @ 8 95 
Ex store, in bulk . 9 7 5(75)10 50 
Kieserit, future shipment. 5 75 @ 6 00 
Manure, salt, double, 48 p. c— 1 02%@ 1 05% 
High grade, 90@95 per cent.. 1 98%@ 2 04% 
Sylvinit, 24@26 p. c., act. w’gt. 36%@ 38 
Potash, mur., 80 p. c., future 
shipment . 1 78 @ 1 84 
Fhos. rock, ground, per 2,000 
lb. 9 00 @ 9 50 
Tankage, f. o. b., Chicago.18 50 @19 50 
MEAT—COUNTRY-DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 10%@ 11 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Common, per lb. 6 @ 7% 
Calves, barnyards, per lb. 6 @ 8 
“Spring” or Winter lambs, each3 00 @8 00 
Roasting pigs, per lb. 8 @ 12 
Pork, light, per lb. 7%@ 7% 
Medium, per lb. 6%@ 7% 
Heavy, per lb. 6 @ 6y 2 
Tenderloins, fresh, per lb. 20 @ 21 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per dozen. 60@1 00 
Fair to good, per dozen. 30@ 50 
Inferior, per barrel.1 00@1 50 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per dozen.2 00@2 50 
No. 2, per dozen. 50@1 00 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, per lb.. 25@ 50 
Tomatoes, per pound. 10@ 20 
Radishes, per doz. bunches.2 00@3 Uu 
Asparagus, Western, per dozen 
bunches .3 50@5 00 
Rhubarb, Western, per dozen 
bunches . 50@ 60 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, per barrel .5 00@6 00 
Florida, per barrel .2 5o@4 00 
Maine, Hebron .1 75@2 00 
L. I., in bulk, per barrel.1 50@2 00 
State and Western, in bulk, ISO lb...1 62@1 87 
Jersey, round sorts, pr., per barrel..1 37@1 62 
Giant, per barrel .1 25@1 50 
Sweets, Cumberland Co., cloth 
tops .2 75@3 25 
South Jersey, double heads.2 25@2 75 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Chickens, per pound. — @ 10 
Fowls, per pound. — @ 11 
Roosters, old, per pound. - @ i 
Turkeys, mixed, per pound. 9%@ -■ 
Ducks, per pair . 60 @ 80 
Geese, per pair .1 25 @1 50 
Pigeons, per pair . 30 @ 35 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Fresh Killed. 
Turkeys, young hens, fancy. 
Mixed, fancy . 
Young toms, small, fancy. 
Young toms, heavy . 
Old hens . 
Old toms . 
Poor . 
Broilers, 2 to 4 pounds to pair.... 
Spring chickens, Philadelphia, 
large, per pound . 
Philadelphia, mixed weights.. 
Chickens, State and Pa., prime.. 
West., dry picked, fancy. 
West., scalded, fancy. 
West., good to prime. 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to 
prime . 
Western, prime . 
Western, fair to good. 
Old roosters, per pound. 
Capons, Phil., fancy, large, per 
pound . 
Phil., medium weights . 
Phil., small and slips. 
Western, large . 
Western, small and slips. 
Ducks, fancy . 
Good to prime . 
Poor . 
Geese, fancy . 
Good to prime . 
Poor . 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per 
dozen . 
Dark, per dozen . 
Culls, per dozen . 
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Eastern N. Y. Horticultural Society. 
At the recent meeting of this Society the 
following officers were elected: President, 
James Wood, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; vice-presi¬ 
dent, Walter F. Taber, Poughkeepsie, N. 
Y.; secretary-treasurer, Charles H. Royce, 
Rhinecliff, N. Y. Fruit Committee: Geo. 
T. Powell, Ghent; Jas. R. Clark, Milton; 
Dr. F. M. Hexamer, New York City; Ed¬ 
win Barns, Middle Hope; Nat. Foster, 
Riverhead. Committee on Flowers: J. W. 
Withers, New York; Frank Coutant., High¬ 
land; Walter G. Saltford, Poughkeepsie; 
F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown; Elmer Smith, 
Rensselaer. Committee on Vegetables: C. 
L. Allen, Floral Park; John Jeanning, Jr., 
West Sandlake; E. Van Allen, Delmar; H. 
S. Beadle, West Cambridge; R. N. Penney, 
Riverhead. Committee on Insects: Dr. E. 
P. Felt, Albany; L. L. Morrell, Kinderhook; 
S. B. Huested, Blauvelt; H. C. Sillson, 
Highland; P. Van Schaack, Coxsackle. 
Committee on Plant Diseases: F. C. Stew¬ 
art, Ithaca; P. W. King, Athens; F. A. 
Taber, Poughkeepsie; Edwin Barns, Middle 
Hope; L. E. Covert, Clintondale. Commit¬ 
tee on Legislation: W. D. Barns, Middle 
Hope; A. W. Williams, Highland; W. F. 
Taber, Poughkeepsie; J. R. Cornell, New¬ 
burgh; W. H. Ferguson, Voorheesville. 
Committee on transportation and commis¬ 
sion houses: J. A. Hepworth, Marlboro, 
Ulster County; Frank Taber, Poughkeep¬ 
sie, Dutchess County; J. S. Hosford, Kin¬ 
derhook, Columbia County; H. W. Colling- 
wood, New York. Committee on exhibitions: 
Vegetables—C. L. Allen, Floral Park. 
Flowers—J. W. Withers. New York. Fruits 
—B. D. Van Buren, Stockport. 
Farmers’ Combination.— The farmers of 
central Delaware have formed what they 
call the Kent County Tomato Growers’ As¬ 
sociation. Secretary E. G. Packard tells us 
that this has been simply a case of neces¬ 
sity. Farmers felt that they must organize 
in self-defence, or quit business. He says 
that they are laying the foundation of a 
strong working organization, which will 
embrace all growers of vegetables and 
fruit. The movement was begun by the 
tomato growers, but those who raise sweet 
potatoes and berries are anxious to come in 
and make the movement a general one. 
Mr. Packard says that the time will soon 
come when the crop of Kieffer pears alone 
will be something enormous. When that 
time comes the growers w’ant to be in shape 
to handle the crop to the best advantage, 
and among other things to be provided are 
cold-storage plants. These growers want 
to establish a uniform package which will 
be regarded as standard in the market, and 
they also want a system of proper grading 
and honest packing. The chances are that 
local organizations like this one can be ar¬ 
ranged so as to be of great value to farm¬ 
ers and growers. Such organizations will 
give better results than the larger ones, 
because they will be less cumbersome. 
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