THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 17 
198 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—There is a sur¬ 
plus of inferior stock. About the only im¬ 
provement is in young hen turkeys, which 
advanced slightly. There is a call for fancy 
chickens, but they are scarce. 
EGGS.—Trade is less active than a week 
ago, and supplies are large. Late receipts 
show inferior quality. Choice marks of 
refrigerator eggs were in demand at a 
relatively higher price than for fresh stock. 
BUTTER is firm. While 26 cents was the 
prevailing rate for extra creamery, a few 
out-of-town orders were filled at 26% cents. 
Supplies of the better grades are not large. 
Imitation creamery was in demand at 23 
cents. 
FRUITS.—The milder weather here, and 
reduced receipts owing to the heavy snows 
in some sections, have improved the apple 
trade. While there has been but little 
change in price, the market shows a strong 
undertone with a fair prospect of advanc¬ 
ing prices. Cranberries are scarce. Choice 
Cape Cod stock is held at $13 per barrel. 
Strawberries are more plentiful. Most of 
the sales range from 20 to 30 cents. 
LIVE STOCK.—Receipts for the first 
three days of this week were 8,925 cattle; 
166 cows, 2,449 calves, 11,006 sheep, and 
19,117 hogs. Choice steers sold at $4.85 to 
$5.60; fat oxen, $4.75 to $4.90; cows, $2.25 to 
$3.90, with one extra fat cow at $4.40. The 
demand for calves was good. Veals sold 
at $5 to $8.50, and barnyard stock $3 to $4. 
Sheep were scarce. Lambs were lower, 
and the market closed at a reduction, with 
several cars unsold. Prime sheep sold at 
$4.25 to $6, and lambs $6.25 to $8.25. Fair 
to choice hogs brought $5.20 to $5.35. 
GRAIN.—Cables on wheat were higher, 
but the market here has lacked vim. The 
weather west is reported to be detrimental 
to the crop, freezing during the night and 
tnawing in the daytime. Interior receipts 
of co. n have been cut down by the bad 
roads, and the local market was strong. 
Advices from the southwest state that corn 
planting has begun in northern Texas, and 
that the ground and weather conditions 
were favorable. Oats were more active, 
and a little export business was reported. 
The receipts were small, and but light 
stocks on hand. Rye was dull, with light 
offerings and no demand. 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, March 10, 1900. 
NEW BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, lb.. — ® 26 
Western, firsts . 2» © 35% 
Western, seconds . 23 © 24 
Western, thirds . 20 © 22 
State, extras . — @ 26 
State, firsts .■. 24%® 25% 
State, thirds to seconds. 20 © 24 
State, dairy, tubs, fresh, fancy. — © 25 
Tubs, fresh, prime. 23 @ 24 
Common to good. 20 © 22 
West’n, imitation creamery, ex. 23 © 23% 
Firsts .... i • <. (5) 22 
Lower grades . 18%@ 19% 
Factory, fresh, extras. — © 20 
Factory, fresh, firsts. 18%® 19 
Factory, thirds to seconds. 17 ® 18 
Rolls, fresh, choice. 19 © 20 
Fresh, common to prime. 17 © 18% 
OLD BUTTER. 
Creamery, Summer made, finest. 23 ® 24 
Summer made, com. to prime. 19 @ 22 
State, dairy, tubs or firkins. 18 @ 22 
Western factory, Summer made, 
finest . 18%@ — 
Lower grades . 17 © 1° 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, small, Fall 
made, fancy colored.. 12%® 12% 
Small, Fall made, fancy white. 13 @ 13% 
Small, choice —.. H,, 
Small, good to prime. Jf%© 12% 
Small, common to fair. 11 © 12 
Large, Fall made, fancy. 13 © 13% 
Large, choice .. — 
Large, good to prime. 12%® 12% 
Large, common to fair. 10%@ 
Light skims, small, choice. 11 © 11% 
Light skims, large, choice. 9%@ 10 
Part skims, small prime. 9%@ 10 
Part skims, large, prime. 9 @ 9% 
Part skims, fair to good.. 7 @ 8% 
Part skims, common. 5 @ 6 
Full skims . 4 @ 4% 
EGGS. 
Penn., fresh, fancy, per doz. — @ 
Average best . 14%© 15 
Western, fresh-gathered, firsts. — ® 15 
Kentucky, Tenn. and Va„ fresh- * 
gathered, firsts . 14%@ 14% 
Other Southern, fresh, average 
best . 13%@ 14% 
Western and Southern, fresh, 
dirties, 30-doz. cs.3 30 @ — 
Refrigerator, choice, 30-doz. cs..3 45 @3 60 
Poor to good, 30-doz. cs.3 00 @3 30 
Duck eggs, Baltimore, per doz... — © 27 
Virginia, per doz. 24 @ 25 
Southern, per doz. 21 © .-3 
FRUITS. 
Apples, Baldwin, bbls.2 50 @3 75 
Spitz bbl.2 50 @4 50 
Ben Davis, bbl.2 25 @4 00 
Greening, bbl.2 25 @4 00 
Spy, bbl.2 2o @2 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, fancy, 
bbl.11 00@12 00 
Jersey, per crate.2 40 @3 00 
Jersey, bbl.8 o0 ©9 00 
Strawberries, quart . 20 @ 40 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red elevator. 76%@ — 
No. 2, red delivered. 77%@ — 
No. 1, hard Duluth, f. o. b., 
afloat . 80%@ — 
No. 2 Northern, f. o. b., afloat. 75%® — 
Corn, No. 2, delivered. 42%@ — 
No. 2, in elevator. 41%© ~ 
No. 2 white, f. o. b., afloat. 42%® — 
No. 2 yellow, f. o. b., afloat.... 42%© — 
Oats, No. 2, white. 31V 4 <§ 
No. 3 white. 30%^ 
No. 2 white clipped. 31% 
No. 3 white clipped. 30%' 
No. 2 mixed. 28%' 
No. 3 mixed. 28 
Rejected . 27 
Rejected white . 30 
No. 2 mixed, delivered. 29 
Track mixed . 28 © 29% 
Track white . 31 © 35 
Rye, No. West’n, c. i. f., N. Y.. 60 ® — 
State & Jersey, c. i. f., track.. 58 © 59 
Rye flour fair to choice.3 00 @3 60 
Barley, Malt, fair to choice, c. i. 
f., N. Y. 49 0 54 
Feeding, c. i. f., N. Y. 43 @ 46 
HAY AND STRAW. 
These quotations are for large bales. 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1. 82%@ 85 
No. 2 . 75 © 77% 
No 3 . 60 © 70 
Clover, mixed . 
Straw, long rye.. 65 © 75 
Oat . — @ 4o 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per doz.... S? ^ S 
Common to good, per doz. 35 © ou 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per doz.1 50 @1 u> 
No. 2, per doz...•••• 50 ©1 00 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, lb.. 35 © 40 
Tomatoes, per lb........... 10 © 
Radishes, per doz. bunches.2 00 @3 uu 
Asparagus, Western, per doz. 
bunches .. • • • • — @3 00 
Rhubarb, Western, per doz. 
bunches . 40 @ 65 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, per bbl.3 50 @6 00 
Havana, per bbl.3 00 ©4 uu 
Florida, per bbl.......2 50 @3 50 
Maine, Rose, per bbl..2W> ©f 60 
L. I., in bulk, per bbl.............1 o0 @2 00 
State & Western, in bulk, 180 lb.l 50 @1 87 
Jersey, prime, per bbl.........1 2o @1 75 
Sweets, Cumberland County, 
cloth tops .••••••••■••.2 7o @3 35 
South Jersey, double heads....2 25 @3 to 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Chickens, per lb. — J? 10 
Fowls, per lb.• •. ^ 
Roosters, old, per lb.... — © 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 19 @ 
Ducks, per pair. © 00 
Geese, per pair... 1 ™ ©1 ou 
Pigeons, per pair. © 00 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Fresh Killed. 
Turkeys, young hens, avge. best. U%© ^ 
Mixed, average best.. _ 
Young, average grades. " © 
Old toms . ° % © • » 
Poor . • ^ 0 
Philadelphia broilers, 2% to 3 
lbs. average to pair. -4 © 3» 
3 to 4 lbs. to pair... “ © ^ 
Spring chickens, Phila., large, 
Phila., mixed weights.... W it 
Chickens, State & Pa., prime.... 11 © 13 
W’n, dry-picked, avge. best.... 10 © n 
W’n, scalded, avge. best. 10 @ R 
Western, good to prime... » © 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to pr. 10%@ — 
Western, 3% to 4-lb. average, 
prime . — 
Western, heavy . ~ © 
Old roosters, per lb......— ‘ © ‘- 2 
Capons, Phila., fancy, large, lb. 16 © 17 
Phila., medium weights.... 13 © 14 
Other Phila., small and slips.. 11 © R 
Ohio, fancy, large. R © « 
Western, large . © 1^/2 
Western, small and slips. 10 © 13 
Ducks, good to prime. — © 10 
Poor . 7 g ° 
Geese, good to prime. ~6 @ 7 
Squabs,’ choice,'large, wh„ doz. — @3 00 
Dark, per doz.1 50 @1 75 
Culls, per doz. 50 ©■*■ w 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, young hens, No. 1. 12 @ 
Mixed, young hens and toms. 
No. 1 ... 11 77,, 
Young toms, No. 1. — © 
2 . 8 ^ ^ 
Broilers," fancy, dry-picked. 15 ® 16 
Chickens, fancy, soft-meated.... 13/b® — 
Average, No. 1. R @ 
2 . 472^ ® 
Fowis, dry-picked, No. 1. — ® 1 J8f 
Plain . 9 ® 
Ducks, fancy . T 9 
Average, No. 1...... ^ 
Geese, average, best. a © iv 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, prime . ~ @ 
Fair to good. ° © % 
Common . 5/ 2 @ 1 / 2 . 
Barnyards ^eds.'" ® ® ", 
Clover, fair to good. 7 @ 
No. 1 . Sgl “ 
Timothy, prime to fancy.2 90 @3 75 
VEGETABLES. 
Brussels sprouts, quart. 4@ 12 
Beets, Florida, bu.1 J^® { f 
Bermuda, crate . 1 A 
Celery, California, doz. 35@ 15 
State, doz. 
Florida, 4@12 doz. cases. 
Cauliflower, Florida, box. 1 00@ 2 50 
California, case...... 2 75@ 3 3. 
Cabbage, Florida, bbl. 2 50@ 3 00 
State, ton .20 00©28 W 
Carrots, Bermuda, erate.1 00@ 1 35 
Washed, bbl.1 06® A 
Unwashed, bbl... 75@ 1 00 
Chicory, New Orleans, bbl. 5 00© 8 0< 
Egg piant, Florida, %-bbL. 5 ml 7 no 
Escarole, New Orleans, bbl. 4 00@ 7 W 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl...... 75® 1 W 
Lettuce, Florida, %-bbl.S2 
Onions, Bermuda, crate.75 
Havana, crate .. .. 1 60© l 55 
Orange Co., white, bag. 1 1 50 
Yellow, bag . 1 00@ 1 25 
Rp(i bci£f ... 90@ 1 15 
Eastern, white, bbl. 2 75@ 3 25 
Red bbl. 1 00@ 1 25 
State and Western, white, bbl... 1 75© 2 («' 
Yellow, bbl.J 15© 1 30 
Red, bbl.J 25® 
Okra, Florida, carrier. 2 00@ 3 05 
Peas, California, flat case.1 00@ 2 00 
Peppers, Havana, crate. 1 50@ 2 00 
Florida, carrier .1 50© 3 50 
Parsley, New Orleans, 100 bchs.... 3 00© 4 00 
Romaine, Bermuda, crate. 75© 1 25 
String beans, Fla., crate.1 00® 5 00 
Spinach, Norfolk, bbl. 75® 1 50 
Squash, Hubbard, bbl. 75® 1 00 
Marrow, bbl. 50@ 75 
Tomatoes, Florida, carrier. 75® 1 7o 
Turnips, Canada Russia, bbl. 80® 90 
Jersey and L. I. Russia, bbl. 75® 85 
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Special terms to Institutions, Clergymen, Farmers and 
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THE CHAMPION 
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Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
Cream Separator, for Sale cheap.— 
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Animal Power Cane Crusher ; little 
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5,000 Acres Stock and Timber Land 
M 
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The day of the old fash¬ 
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BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, 
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Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue, West 
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Live Stock: Union Stock Yards, foot of West 60th St. 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
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Send stamp. Javelle Mfg. Co., Dept. 26, Parsons, Kan 
Stevenson’s Pedigree White Wyandottes. 
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8 . M. POTTER, Holland Patent, N.Y. 
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