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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 3 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AMD OUTLOOK. 
LIVE POULTRY FOR MARCH 15. —'This 
will be the Hebrew holiday Purim, kept in 
commemoration of the deliverance of the 
Jews from the evil designs of Haman, As 
usual, there will be an increased demand 
for live poultry, chiefly chickens and tur¬ 
keys. All shipments for this trade should 
be on hand here Monday or Tuesday, March 
12-13. 
BUTTER.—The recent drop of one cent 
has caused increased consumption and put 
some extra life into the market. The high¬ 
est bid on the Produce Exchange for west¬ 
ern extra was 24 cents. It is possible that 
a small fraction more might be had for 
extra fancy. There is but little business 
in storage creamery, holders not being at 
all anxious to sell. The arrivals of State 
dairy are light. 
VEGETABLES.—The receipts of State 
and western potatoes are rather light. Buy¬ 
ers are not active, and the market is gener¬ 
ally quiet. California cauliflowers are in 
liberal supply and sell well. State cabbage 
is high. A little has been received from 
California, but not enough to make any 
regular quotation. There is a good call for 
fancy tomatoes, but nearly all receipts are 
poor and sell slowly. Green peas from 
California are plenty and dull. Egg plants 
are inferior in size and move slowly. 
CLOTHESPINS.—Who will get up some 
sort of a spray for the trust scale? It is 
rapidly spreading over numerous things 
that make home worth having. A short 
time ago we heard of the bathtub and 
washboard trust, and now another of these 
active partners of soap and water, the 
clothespin, has been attacked. It is an¬ 
nounced that the combine will put up the 
price 100 per cent in a few days. Not far 
from 1,000,000 five-gross boxes per year are 
made in New York and Pennsylvania, 
which are the chief clothespin-producing 
States. It is claimed that the cause of this 
rise in price is the scarcity of suitable 
timber!!! _ 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, February 24, 1900. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per 
pound . 
Western, firsts . 
Western, seconds . 
Thirds . 
State, extras . 
State, firsts . 
State, thirds to seconds. 
June, extras . 
June, prime . 
Held, thirds to seconds. 
State, dairy, half firkin tubs, 
fresh, finest . 
Tubs or firkins, prime. 
Common to good . 
Western, imitation, extras. 
Firsts . 
Low grades . 
Factory, held, finest. 
Factory, held, thirds to firsts — 
Factory, fresh, extras . 
Factory, fresh, firsts. 
Factory, held, low grades. 
Rolls, Western, common to choice 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, small, Fall 
made, fancy . 
Small, choice . 
Small, good to prime . 
Small, common to fair. 
Large, Fall made, fancy. 
Large, choice . 
Large, good to prime. 
Large, common to fair. 
Light skims, small, choice. 
Light skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, small, prime. 
Part skims, large, prime. 
Part skims, fair to good. 
Part skims, common. 
Full skims . 
EGGS. 
State and nearby, fancy. 14 @ 14% 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts.. — @ 13% 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, firsts 13%@ 13% 
Tenn. and Va., best. — @ 13% 
Other Southern, average best.. 13 @ 13% 
Southern, poor to good, 30 dozen 
case .3 45 @3 75 
Western and Southern, dirties, 
30 dozen case .3 00 @3 15 
Refrigerator, choice, 30 dozen 
case .3 00 @3 30 
Poor to fair, 30 dozen case.2 40 @2 85 
Limed eggs, prime, 30 doz. case..2 40 @3 00 
FEED. 
City bran .17 00@17 50 
Fancy Spring bran, 200-lb. sks —16 75@17 25 
Spring bran, 200-lb. sks., per ton..16 25@16 75 
Spring bran, to arrive, bulk.—16 25@16 75 
Middlings, 200-lb. sacks.16 25@18 50 
Sharps, ton .17 00@20 00 
Red dog .17 35@18 00 
Mixed feed, 200-lb. sacks, per ton..17 85@18 50 
Linseed oil meal, to arr. and spot.27 50@ — 
Cake .27 75@27 50 
Cottonseed meal . —@26 50 
FRUIT. 
Apples, Winesap, per barrel.2 50@3 50 
York Imperial, per barrel.3 00@3 50 
Spy, per d. h. barrel.2 00@2 50 
Spitz, per d. h. barrel.2 50@4 00 
Ben Davis, per d. h. barrel.2 50@3 50 
Baldwin, per d. h. barrel.2 50(5)3 25 
Green’g, ice h’se, per d. h. bbl—3 00@4 00 
Greening, average prime.2 00@2 50 
Inferior, per d h. barrel.1 50@1 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, fancy, late 
varieties, per barrel .9 00@10 00 
C. Cod Early Black, barrel.8 00@9 00 
Jersey, per barrel .7 50@8 50 
Jersey, fancy, per crate .2 50@2 75 
Jersey, poor to prime, per crate..2 25@2 40 
Strawberries, Fla., per quart. 15@ 40 
— @24 
23 @23% 
22 @ 22 % 
20 @21 
— @24 
23 @23% 
20 @ 22 % 
22 @ 22 % 
21 @ 21 % 
19 @20 
- @13 
12 %@ 12 % 
12 % @ 12 % 
11 @ 11 % 
12%@13 
12 %@ 12 % 
11%@12 
10 %@ 11 % 
10%@11 
9%@10 
P %@10 
9 @ 9% 
7 @8% 
5 @ 6 
4 @4% 
FERTILIZING CHEMICALS. 
These quotations are for large quantities, 
and small buyers must expect to pay an ad¬ 
vance. 
Acid, Sulphuric, 50 deg., per 
ton . 
.12 00 
@15 00 
Phosphate, 12@16 
per cent., 
per unit . 
. 60 
@ 65 
Ammon., Sul., gas 
100 pounds . 
liq., 
per 
. 3 00 
@ 3 07% 
Bone, do . 
@ 3 00 
Azotine . 
. 2 30 
@ 2 40 
Boneblack, spent, per 2,000 lb.14 50 
Dried blood, high grade, West- 
@17 00 
ern . 
. 2 40 
@ 2 45 
Soft, red, city _ 
. 2 20 
@ 2 25 
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 
pounds . 
. 8 70 
@ 8 95 
Ex store, in bulk .. 
.9 75 
@10 50 
Kieserit, future shipment. 
.5 75 
@ 6 00 
Manure salt, double, 48 p. c... 1 02%@ 1 05% 
High grade, 90 to 95 p. c.1 98%@ 2 04% 
Sylvinit, 24@26 per cent., ac¬ 
tual weight . 36%@ 38 
Potash, mur., 80 per cent., 
future shipment . 1 78 @ 1 84 
Phos. rock, ground, per 2,000 
pounds . 9 00 @ 9 50 
Tankage, f. o. b., Chicago_19 00 @20 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red elevator. 75%@ — 
No. 2, delivered . 76%@ — 
No. 1, hard Duluth, f. o. b., 
afloat . 81 %@ — 
No. 2, Northern, f. o. b., afloat. 76%@ - 
Corn, No. 2, delivered . 43 @ — 
No. 2, in elevator . 42%@ — 
No. 2, white, f. o. b., afloat_ 43%@ — 
No. 2, yellow, f. o. b., afloat.. 43%@ — 
Oats, No. 2, white . 31%@ — 
No. 3, white . 31 @ — 
No. 2, white clipped . 31%@ — 
No. 3, white clipped . 31 @ — 
No. 2, mixed . 29 @ — 
No. 3, mixed . 28 @ — 
Reject ed . 27 @ — 
Rejected, white . 30 @ — 
No. 2, mixed, delivered. 29%@ — 
Track mixed . 29 @ 30 
Track white . 31 @ 35 
Rye, No. 2, Western, c. i. f., 
New York . 61 @ — 
State and Jersey, c. i. f., track. 57 @ 58 
Rye flour, fair to choice.3 25 @3 60 
Barley, Malt, fair to choice, c. 
i. f., New York . 50 @ — 
Feeding, c. i. f.. New York_ 43%@ 46% 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, fair to good. 
No. 1 . 
No. 2 . 
Timothy, prime to fancy 
HAY AND STRAW. 
These quotations are for large bales, 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1.S0@85 
No. 2 .75@77 
No. 3 .67@72 
Clover .65@75 
Clover, mixed ..75@77% 
Straw, rye, long .70@75 
Oat .40@45 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per dozen. —@1 00 
Fair to good, per dozen. 50@ 75 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per dozen.2 00@2 50 
No. 2, per dozen. 50@1 00 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, per lb. 25@ 40 
Tomatoes, per pound . 10@ 25 
Radishes, per dozen bunches.2 00@3 00 
Asparagus, Western, per dozen 
bunches .3 50@6 00 
Rhubarb, Western, per dozen 
bunches . 50@ 60 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, per barrel .3 50@5 50 
Havana, per barrel .3 00@4 00 
Florida, per barrel.2 50@3 50 
Maine, Hebron .1 75@2 00 
L. I., in bulk, per barrel.1 50@2 00 
State and Western, in bulk, 180 lb.. 1 50@1 75 
Jersey, round sorts, pr., per bbl_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. —@ 7 
Turkeys, mixed, per pound. —@ 10 
Ducks, per pair. 60@ 80 
Geese, per pair .1 25@1 50 
Pigeons, per pair . 30@ 35 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Fresh Killed. 
Turkeys, young hens, average 
best . 10 @ 11 
Mixed, average best . 9%@ 10 
Young, average grades . 8%@ 9 
Old hens . 8%@ 9 
Old toms . S%@ 9 
Poor . 7 @ 8 
Broilers, 2 to 4 pounds to pair- 18 @ 22 
Spring chickens, Philadelphia, 
large, per pound. 15 @ 16 
Philadelphia, mixed weights... 11 @ 13 
Chickens, State and Pa., prime.. 10 @ 12 
West., dry picked, fancy. 10 @ 11 
West., scalded, fancy. 10 @ 11 
West., good to prime. 8 @ 5! 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to 
prime . — @ 11 
Western, prime . — @ 11 
Western, fair to good. 9 @ 10% 
Old roosters, per pound. 7 @ 7% 
Capons, Philadelphia, fancy, 
large, per pound . 16 @ 17 
Philadelphia, medium weights. 13 @ 14 
Philadelphia, small and slips.. 11 @ 12 
Western, large . — @ 13 
Western, small and slips. 10 @ 11 
Ducks fancy . — @ — 
Good to prime . 10 @ 11 
Poor . 7 @ 8 
Geese, fancy . — @ — 
Good to prime . 8%@ 9 
Poor . 6 @ 7 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per 
Dark, per dozen . — @1 75 
Culls, per dozen. 50 @1 00 
Saw-machine (circular and drag). Dog-power, Steam- 
engine, Ensilage and fodder-cutter. Round-silo, 
Address, CEO. D. HARDER, Cobleskill.N. k. 
BIT Please tell what you wish to purchase. 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, young hens, No. 1. 
Mixed, young hens and toms, 
No. 1 . 
Young toms, No. 1. 
No. 2 . 
Broilers, fancy, dry-picked. 
Fancy, scalded . 
Chickens, fancy, soft-meated_ 
Average, No. 1 . 
No. 2 . 
Fowls, dry picked, No. 1. 
Plain . 
Ducks, fancy . 
Average, No. 1 . 
Geese, average, best . 
12 @ 
12% 
U%@ 
12 
11% 
8 @ 
9 
16 @ 
— 
13 @ 
14 
12%@ 
13 
11 @ 
12 
7%@ 
8 
- @ 
10% 
9 @ 
9% 
12%@ 
13 
11 @ 
12 
9 @ 
10 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, prime . —@11 
Fair to good . 8@10 
Common . 6@ 7 
Barnyards . 6@ 8 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
Subscribers wh® have something to sell 
or buy or exchang®, new or old, are In¬ 
vited to make their case known in this 
column. Help and Situation Wants will 
also be Inserted here. The cost will be 
four cents a word, each insertion; cash 
should accompany the order. This column 
will make and save money for the farmers 
who use it and watch it. 
Wanted—P osition by a first-class 
buttermaker. Graduate of Penn. State College. 
Good references. MR. D. A. ELY, Chittenango,N. Y’ 
Wanted, sober, industrious man in 
tenant house capable with teams and dairy, three 
miles from city. Box 204, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
A shelless walnut is reported from Cali¬ 
fornia. A mere film is said to cover the 
meat. 
A Camfornian writes this note to the 
Pacific Rural Press:—A bunch of wheat 
came up as a volunteer on my place which 
had forty-two heads, from which I shelled 
out and counted 2,072 grains. I have 
planted these grains in drills eight inches 
apart and the seed 1% inch apart in the 
drill, and will keep all weeds out of it this 
season. What w’ill the result be? 
Root Killing.— In a recent bulletin from 
the Iowa Station (Ames) Prof. Craig speaks 
of three means for preventing root killing 
of fruit trees:—These are, first, hardy 
stocks; second, deeper planting; and third, 
the modification of our cultural practices 
In orchards by the introduction of a cover 
crop system. We believe that this latter 
is an important suggestion. We are of the 
opinion that in the past too much time has 
been devoted to the study of varieties and 
too little to a study of methods of culture. 
Standard for Prize Corn.— The Indiana 
State Corn Growers’ Association has adopt¬ 
ed a score card for judging corn at the 
State and county fairs. It is as follows: 
Uniformity of variety and exhibit, 10 points; 
condition of marketableness, 10 points; well 
filled out at ends, 20 points; perfection and 
uniformity of grain, three points; length of 
ear, five points; circumference of ear, five 
points; straightness and regularity of rows 
of grains, 10 points; per cent of grain, 25 
points. The standard of perfection is as 
follows: "A perfect ear of corn in the 
northern third of the State should be nine 
inches in length; in the central third, 10 
inches; In the southern third, 11 inches. 
The diameter as to length should be as one 
to four. The ear should yield 90 per cent of 
grain. The ear should taper slightly, ap¬ 
proaching the cylindrical to near the point. 
It should be well filled out at both ends, 
with rows of grains regular and straight.” 
Disqualifications are as follows: “A red cob 
in white corn; a white cob In yellow corn. 
This applies to white and yellow corn only.” 
CONSUMPTION CURED. 
Wanted, at once, a thoroughly prac¬ 
tical cheesemaker who has had experience with sour 
milk. Good job for right party. 
GOODNOW BROS., Conway, Mass. 
Strictly Pure Maple Sy-rup, High- 
Grade Seed Potatoes. Postal for prices. Motto: 
Honesty, Quality. R. M. STAFFORD. Chardon, O. 
Pure Seed Potatoes.—A ll the high- 
grade varieties. For circular address 
S. M. POTTER, Holland Patent, N. Y. 
DAW FTTPQ— 1 P a Y highest prices. Send for list, 
nn II 1 UllO J. c. DILLIN, West Philadelphia, Pa. 
RPAnY ! " arc * 1 '■ Spring Catnlog, about 500 pages, for 
IlLMU I farmors ami housekeepers, sent free. Send names 
f others. Patrons Supply House, 50 Lake St., Clileago. 
WE 0|Q A WEEK ANI) EXPENSES to men with 
PAY OI Grigs to Introduce our Poultry Compound 
Send stamp. Javelle Mfg. Co., Dept. 26, Parsons, Kan 
Sing Songs.—B right new ones, and the 
Dear Old ones, with music. Over 50 for 10c. Head¬ 
quarters for Music and Books. 8end for our cata¬ 
logue. Walker Publishing Co., 134 Van Buren Street 
(Dept. Z), Chicago, Ill. 
Stock and Grain Farm " 
700 acres, new buildings and fences. Good location 
for store. Address J. O. FITCHKTT, Rufllns, Va. 
5,000 Acres Stock and Timber Land 
for Sale. FRANK DOERRE, Selgers, Miss 
Brass Band 
Instrument*. Drum*, Uniform* 
A- Supplied. Write for catalog. 445 
illustrations. FREE; it gives Mu¬ 
sic and Instructions for New Hands. 
LYON & HEALY, 
30 Adam* St., CHICAGO. 
WRITE 
WELLS-HIGMAN GO., 
St. Joseph, Mich., 
FOR 
BERRY BOXES, 
An old physician, retired from practice, had placed 
in his hands by an East India missionary the formula 
of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and 
permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Ca¬ 
tarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections; 
also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility 
and all Nervous Complaints. Having tested its 
wonderful curative powers in thousands of eases, 
and desiring to relieve human suffering, 1 will send 
free of charge to all who wish it, this recipe, in Ger¬ 
man, French or English, with full directions for pre¬ 
paring and using. Sent by mail, by addressing, with 
stamp, naming this paper, W. A. Noyes SW Powers’ 
Block, Rochester, N. Y 
Grape and Peach Baskets, 
AND 
STAVE BASKETS. 
We make specialty of shipping berry-box ma 
terial in the flat. 
Solid Gold Swiss Watches 
JELLIFFE. WRIGHT & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, 
284 Washington Street. New Y'ork. 
Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue, West 
Washington Market. 
Live 8tock: Union Stock Yards, foot of West 60th St. 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
WM. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
tn and 231 Washington Street, New York 
OUR SPEOIALJ1ES: 
Game 
■ Poultry, 
1 Mushrooms, 
Fare, 
1 Calves, 
1 Nuts, 
Ginseng, 
| Spring Lambs, 
| Live Qnall. 
erry Boxes 
Best White wood, 
$2.5 0 1000. 
Send for New Catalogue, FREE. 
Peach and tirape Baskets. 
Melon Baskets. 
Good Fruit 
always finds a ready market, but to bring top 
prices it must be put up in neat, attractive 
and substantial packages. We have every¬ 
thing in the basket line. All sizes of 
Berry 
Baskets, 
Peach and Grape Crates. 
Buy direct from the manufacturers and 
•ave money. Write to-day for catalogue and 
new price list Special price in carload lots. 
A. H. MONTAGUE & SON, 
120 Warren Street New York City. 
AN EARLY ORDER WILL SAVE MON&Y 
FULL JEWELED, LADIES' SIZE . 
Our readers may not know it 
but tariff regulations often make 
a great difference with the busi¬ 
ness of even the largest importers. 
We learned recently that one of 
the leading importers was about 
to close out a line of ladies’ high- 
grade solid gold Swiss watches 
and we got an option on his whole 
stock. While there are a good 
many of these watches, we advise 
our readers to send in their orders 
as soon as possible because we 
don’t know how long they will 
last. Every watch in the lot is 
worth twice what we ask for it. 
We have them at the following 
prices: $18.50, $15.50, $14.50 and 
$12.50. We believe there is many 
a man who will be glad of this 
chance to make his wife or daugh¬ 
ter happy by giving her one of 
these beautiful and valuable solid 
gold full jeweled watches. Every 
watch guaranteed. Address 
THE, RURAL; NEW-YORKER. 
New York. 
