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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
259 
MARKET BRIEFS. 
Picked Up Here and There. 
PEA FOWLS.—I saw a very fine pair in 
the store of a dealer in live poultry. The 
price for the two was $12. The peacock 
was in a place so narrow that he could not 
turn around, and his tail, between two and 
three feet long, was protected by an ex¬ 
tension built on the coop and covered with 
burlap. Of course, these birds are not in¬ 
tended for food. They are bought by those 
who have fancy places in the suburbs and 
wish them to run around the grounds as 
ornaments. It is seldom that they are seen 
in the markets here. 
WOOL.—A little more activity is report¬ 
ed in the Boston market, and holders do 
not seem specially anxious to sell. A 
trade paper says that one large dealer 
there refused an order for 450,000 pounds, 
because the price offered was one cent 
per pound below his asking figure. Other 
similar cases are reported, showing the 
confidence of holders. A special feature 
in this market has been the inquiry for 
carpet wool. One lot of over 20,000 pounds 
is said to have sold at 16 cents. Some 
extra fine grades of Sydney and New Zea¬ 
land crossbreds, purchased by American 
buyers at the London auctions, will soon 
be on their way to this country. 
NIGHT ADVERTISING.—Darkness is an 
effective advertising medium if one knows 
how to use it. The theatres, newspapers 
and many stores in large cities understand 
this. Letters are formed of little incan¬ 
descent lights, and all in sight of the build¬ 
ing know that they are looking at So-and- 
So’s store or Such-and-Such theatre. It 
would seem as though some such device 
would be a good thing for factory owners 
along the lines of railways where there are 
many night trains. In traveling at night 
one often passes large factory buildings, 
but it is seldom that any illuminated sign 
is seen to tell what the factory is. Many 
people look out of the windows at night, 
and such a sign would be a standing ad¬ 
vertisement. 
ORANGES FOR CHARITY.—A feature 
of the week in the fruit trade was the sale 
by the Fruit Auction Company of a car of 
362 boxes of navel oranges donated by 22 
fruit associations in southern California 
to St. John’s Guild, of this city. The fruit 
was transported and sold free of charge. 
On its way across the country the car bore 
this inscription: “For Sweet Charity’s 
Sake.” In addition to the usual crowd of 
fruit men, there were a number of visi¬ 
tors at the auction, including ex-Mayor 
Strong, president of St. John’s Guild, who 
made a short speech. The total receipts 
for the 362 boxes were over $4,600. The 
first box was struck off at $110. The buyer 
put it up again, and it was resold for $265, 
making a total of $375, or about $3.50 for 
each orange. The proceeds of the sale will 
be used to give a series of steamboat ex¬ 
cursions during the Summer to the poor 
children in the tenement districts of this 
city, where life is almost unbearable dur¬ 
ing the extremely hot weather. 
“COUNTRY-DRESSED SPRING LAMBS 
are lower, on account of the quantity of 
small and Inferior city-dressed stock of¬ 
fered,” said a representative of Archdea¬ 
con & Co. “We have been getting $6 
apiece for good ones, but have some on 
hand now' that will have to go for $5.” 
Commission merchants complain that, 
while the law requires that country- 
dressed lambs must have head and feet re¬ 
moved, dealers in city-dressed stock man¬ 
age to evade the law in some way, and sell 
them with head and feet on. This gives 
them an advantage, as a lamb dressed in 
this way looks considerably larger. Some 
laws are unjust, and there is too much 
partiality shown in enforcing others. An¬ 
other example of inconsistency is that 
while candy and fruit are sold on the 
streets, exposed to all of the dust and dirt, 
commission merchant are not allowed to 
have dressed poultry, lambs or calves, all 
of which are washed before being cooked 
and eaten, on exhibition in front of their 
stores. 
LIVE STOCK.—The stock yards in this 
city receive a large number of live calves, 
i rom 6,000 to 8,000 per week during the busy 
season, which is now beginning. For the 
past two weeks I have noticed a good 
many small and inferior ones. Cold 
stables and lack of food had put a trade¬ 
mark on them. If calves cannot be prop¬ 
erly fed and cared for, it would be better 
to put them out of their misery before 
they are a week old. Such weak, razor- 
backed specimens are scarcely fit for food. 
In contrast with above may be mentioned 
a Spring lamb seen in the store of Wm. 
H. Cohen & Co. It was about five weeks 
old, weighed 39 pounds dressed, and was 
the fattest lamb I ever saw. The number 
of live cattle coming to these yards is not 
so great as formerly, as many are con 
signed direct to the slaughterhouses. Th 
receipts for the first three days of thi 
week were 7,779 cattle, 114 cows, 7,74 
calves, 16,135 sheep, and 22,915 hogs. Steer 
sold at $4.40 to $5.50; bulls, $3.50 to $4.65, am 
C , 0 F S ’ $2.15 to Veals brought $3 t 
$6, with a few at $6.25. Sheep sold at $4.5 
o $6; lambs, $6.50 to $8, and a few Sprini 
lambs at $3.50 to $5.25 per head. w. w. h. 
amrnnmm 
We supply everything in the Fertilizer line whether 
raw or manufactured, native or imported, which the 
world’s markets afford. We sell Wood Ashes, Peruvian 
Guano, Bone and Agricultural Chemicals, as well as 
the best mixed Fertilizers possible to produce. 
mmmt£ 
E “ For the Land’s Sake” I 
| USE BOWKER’S FERTILIZERS § 
3 They Enrich the Earth. 3 
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Write To-day for Catalogue and Prices. 
BOWKER FERTILIZER CO.,| llimmilllK . 
[Independent Company.] Itlt 444 4444 4444 % 
43 Chatham St., BOSTON. 68 Broad St., NEW YORK. 
IJou often hear the salesmen of other machines saij 
Just asjood as M~CoRMick,’but you N EVER hear 
a McCormick salesman say Just as 6ood! 
Our deputation / 
and Sales are the/ 
Greatest in the World/. 
MCCORMICK 
HARVESTING MACHINE. CO. 
CHICAGO 
WRITE 
WELLS-HIGMAN CO., 
St. Joseph, Mich., 
FOR 
BERRY BOXES, 
Grape and Peach Baskets, 
AND 
STAVE BASKETS. 
We make specialty of shipping berry-box ma 
terial in the flat. 
oteel Roofing 
t ONLY TOOLS YOU NEED. 
Wehaveon hand 26 001) squares BRAND 
NEW STEEL ROOFING. Sheets either 
flat, corrugated or “V” crimped, a . awn 
Price per square of 10x10 feet \ l.|h 
No other tool than a hatchet or hammer 
to required to lay this roofing. We furnish 5 
with each order sufficient paint to cover, and g 
nails to lay it, without additional charge 
Write for onr free catalogue No. K , 
of general merchandise bought by os at 
Sheriff’s and Receiver’s 8alee. _____ 
“OCR PRICES ABB ONB-HALF OV OTHERS." 
CHICAGOHOUSEWRECKINGCO. 
W. 35th A Iron Sts., Chicago* 
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Donf Take Any Chances 
on an inferior vehicle or harness. Your life and that of your familv 
depends upon their quality and reliability. You can t tell very 
much about the quality of a vehicle by simply looking at it The 
paint and varnish effectually hides the quality of material Ve¬ 
hicles must he bought largely on faith—faith in the honesty of the 
manufacturer. - •' 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS 
but have been selling vehicles and harness 
direct to consumers for twenty-seven years. 
In fact we are the largest niunufactur- 
_ ers of vehleles and harness In the world 
No. COtl— Canopy-Top Surrey, with side curtains, SSH? JLoti *Tl- m V"" ‘-Xcluslvely. 
fenders, lamps, storm apron, sun shade and pole or ^oods nmf onr ’i y °- f 
shafts. Price *63 A* cnod aasell. fn. *ss me.. our K°°d8 and our method of doing bust- - 
snatts. Price, coo. As good aa sella tor *3o more. ness You take no chance8 . we sh ? p our No . T5— Single collar 
~ ” " , , _ vehicles and harness any where for exarai- and hame harneas, with 
nation at ul guarantee everything. Send for our large Illustrated Catalogue before nickel trimmings. Price, 
buying. IT ’S FREE. *14. Good as usually selli 
for *20. 
ELKHART CARRIAGE & HARNESS MANUFACTURING CO., Elkhart, Indiana. 
60 OTHER STYLES. 
BUY DIRECT FROM FAGTORY 
You can buy one vehicle or harness from us as cheap 
as dealers can buy in car load lots. Goods exactly ar 
represented. Every shipment subject to examination 
if not satisfactory money refunded. 
Send for large Illustrated Catalogue. It 
is free. Keep the middleman’s profit in your 
own pocket. 
CONSUMERS CARRIAGE & MFG. CO. (INC.) 
269-272 S. Desplaines St., CHICAGO, ILL. 
S3I.95 
for this 
TOP 
BUGGY 
75 OTHER STYLES. 
KEYSTONE QUICK 
KEYSTONE Side-Delivery Rake tosses - 
’ the hay into a light, airy, continuous 
winrow to cure without bleaching. 
■■Hastens curing—saves use of ted- 
I der—gathers no trash — Make* 
1 A.l hay. Rakes wide, fast, clean. 
No dumping—any boy can use it. 
Simple— Strong 1^ Follows mower closest. Leaves 
—Succesful. hay beat shape for loader. 
KEYSTONE Three Feed Hay Press, complete with horse power. 
Has three feeds to every round of the power, giving % greater capacity than others 
with same power and help. Steel and iron — u* 
throughout—no cog wheels on horse power—no 
release jerk to sweeps—press always on wheels. 
MAKERS 
KEYSTONE 
M fG Cfl 
STERLING 
III _ 
KEYSTONE Hay Loader 
rear of wagon, runs light, requires no 
extra horses. It loads a wagon in 
five to ten minutes from win- 
rows or cock. Lets all the 
hay without any trash. 
Does not thrash off leaves. 
Saves time and labor when 
both mean money. 
Attached to 
Simplest. 
jStrongest. 
Speediest 
SnoripSonil to KEYSTONE MFG. CO., 24 River St., STERLING, ILL 
