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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 21 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
FRUITS.—Receipts of apples are light:, 
and there is a fair demand. There is but 
Corn, No. 2 delivered. 46 @ 
No. 2 yellow, f. o. b., afloat... 46%@ 
Oats, No. 2 white. 28%@ 
No. 3 white. 28%# 
Rye, No. 2 Western, c. i. f., 
New York . 62 @ 
State & Jersey, c. i. f., track.. 57 # 
HAY AND STRAW. 
little call for cranberries, but the supply 
is limited and prices remain as last re¬ 
ported. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Supplies are not 
heavy. The greatest demand is for prime, 
dry-packed stock, which is scarce, as the 
bulk of the shipments are coming iced. 
The quality of the turkeys arriving is in¬ 
ferior. 
BUTTER business is slow, and there is 
a surplus on the market. Buyers are tak¬ 
ing only what they need for present use. 
There are many complaints of poor flavor 
and weak body in the stock arriving at 
present. 
LIVE STOCK.—Receipts for the four 
days ending April 12 were: 7,602 cattle, 184 
cows, 11,349 calves, 13,157 sheep, and 21,014 
hogs. Steers sold at $4.90 to $5.60, oxen, 
$3.90 to $4.86, and fat cows, $2.10 to $4, with 
one extra cow at $5.30. Calves were a 
trifle higher, veals bringing $4 to $6.85. 
Common to good sheep, unshorn, brought 
$5 to $6 per 100 pounds; clipped $4. Lambs 
with wool sold at $7.75 to $8.75; shorn, $6.75. 
Trade in hogs was dull. 
These quotations are for large bales. 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less: 
Hay, No. 1. 80 @ 85 
No. 2 . 75 @ 77 
No. 3 . 67 # 70 
Clover .:. 75 @ 77% 
Clover, mixed . 80 # 
Straw, rye, long. 70 @ 75 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Veals, choice, per lb. 
Prime, per lb. 
Fair to good, per lb. 
Common to medium, per lb... 
Small, per lb. 
Calves, barnyards, per lb. 
Spring lambs, each. 
Pork, light, per lb. 
Medium, per lb. 
Heavy, per lb...... 
Rough, per lb. 
Tenderloins, fresh, per lb. 
9%@ 
— 
- @ 
9 
7%# 
8% 
6 @ 
7 
5 (ci) 
6 
5 <§> 
6% 
4 00 <#8 00 
7%# 
8 
7 # 7% 
6 # 6 % 
4 %# 5% 
— @ 20 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per dozen. 65 
Common to good, per doz. 40 
Romaine, per dozen. 50 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per dozen...1 00 
No. 2, per dozen. 50 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, per 
lb. 25 
Tomatoes, per lb. 10 
Radishes, per 100 bunches.2 50 
Cauliflowers, per dozen.2 00 
Rhubarb, L. I., per 100 bunches.4 00 
ft>l 25 
@ 75 
ft) 50 
# 25 
@3 50 
#4 00 
@5 00 
GRAIN.—On lower cables from Europe, 
and large shipments from Argentina, 
wheat -declined. Spring seeding has com¬ 
menced in the Dakotas. Farmers are re¬ 
ported holding their reserve stock for 
higher prices, but will probably dispose of 
it quickly when seeding is over. Corn 
showed marked weakness in sympathy 
with wheat. Increased receipts of oats 
caused irregular prices. The speculative 
trade is light. Rye is dull. Exporters 
show but little interest. The cold rainy 
weather in many parts of the country has 
hindered the sowing of grass seed, and 
trade is dull._ 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, April 14, 1900. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, lb. 
Western, firsts . 
Western, seconds . 
Western, thirds ... 
State, extras . 
State, firsts . 
State, thirds to seconds. 
Slate, dairy, half firkins, fancy. 
Dairy, Welsh tubs. 
Dairy, firsts . 
Western, imitation creamery, 
.extras .. 
Firsts . 
Lower grades . 
Factory, fresh, extras. 
Factory, fresh firsts. 
Factory, thirds to seconds — 
Rolls, fresh, choice. 
Fresh, common to prime. 
CHEESE. 
Stale, full cream, small, col¬ 
ored, fancy . 
Small, fancy, white. 
Large, colored, fancy. 
Large, white, fancy. 
Choice . 
Good to prime. 
Common to fair. 
Light skims, small, choice — 
Light skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, small, prime. 
Part skims, large, prime. 
Part skims, fajr to good. 
Part skims, common. 
Full skims . 
EGGS. 
Penn., fresh, fancy, per doz.... 
West’n, fancy, storage packed. 
Fresh-gathered, firsts . 
Kentucky, l'resh-gathered, lsts. 
Ky., Tenn. & Va., average best. 
Other Southern, fresh, fair to 
good . 
Western and Southern, fresh, 
dirties, 30-doz. case. 
Checks, per 30-doz. case. 
Duck eggs, Baltimore, per doz. 
Western . 
Tenn. and Va., per doz. 
Southern, per doz. 
Goose eggs, per doz. 
- @ 
20 
19 # 
19% 
18 # 
18% 
17 # 
17% 
19%# 
20 
19 ft) 
— 
17 ft) 
18% 
18%# 
19 
38%# 
19 
— # 
18 
17 # 
17% 
— # 
16% 
15%# 
16 
— # 
16% 
— # 
16 
15 # 
15% 
16 @ 
16% 
14%# 
L 
13 @ 
13% 
12%# 
12% 
13 @ 
— 
11%@ 
12 
— # 
11% 
11 ft) 
11% 
8 @ 
10 
8 %# 
9 
8 ft) 
8 % 
7 # 
7% 
6%# 
7 
6 %@ 
6 
4 # 
4% 
- @ 
3 
12%@ 
13 
— @ 
12% 
- # 
12 % 
12 ft) 
12% 
11%@ 
12 
11 %@ 
11% 
— @3 30 
— @3 00 
25 @ 26 
23 @ 24 
— # 23 
19 Co> 21 
— # 50 
FRUITS. 
Apples, Ben Davis, prime to 
fancy .4 00@ 5 00 
Ben Davis, fair to good.3 00# 3 50 
Rome Beauty, per bbl.3 50# 5 00 
Spy, fancy, per bbl.1 00# 5 00 
Spy, fair to prime.3 00?/) 3 50 
Baldwin, choice to fancy.4 00# 4 25 
Baldwin, fair to good.3 00# 3 50 
Russet, Roxbury, per bbl.3 00# 4 00 
Russet, Golden .2 25# 3 00 
Poor to fair grades.2 00# 2 50 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl..9 00ft)ll 00 
Jersey, per crate.2 50# 2 75 
Strawberries, Fla., prime to 
choice, per quart. 25# 30 
Fla., common to fair. 15@ 23 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2 red delivered. 79%@— 
No. 1 hard Duluth, f. o. b., 
afloat' . 79%@ — 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, per bbl.4 00 @7 00 
Havana, per bbl.3 00 #4 00 
Florida, per bbl.2 50 #3 50 
Maine, Rose, per bbl.1 75 #2 25 
Hebron .1 50 #2 00 
L. I., in bulk, per bbl.1 50 # — 
State and Western, in bulk, 
180 lb.1 37 @1 62 
Jersey Prime, per bbl.1 25 #1 50 
Sweets, Cumberland Co., cloth 
tops .3 00 #3 50 
South Jersey, double heads...2 50 #3 12 
POULTRY—LIVE.. 
Spring chickens, per pair. 50 #1 00 
Fowls, Southern & S’western, 
per lb. 11 @ 11% 
Chickens, per lb. 11 # 11% 
Roosters, old, per lb. — @ 8 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 12 # 12% 
Ducks, Western, per pair. 60 # 90 
Southwestern, per pair. 60 # 70 
Southern, per pair. 50 # 60 
Geese, Western, per pair.1 00 @1 37 
Southwestern, per pair. 87 @1 37 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, per pair. 25 @ — 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Fresh Killed. 
Turkeys, hens, average best... — @ 11 
Toms, average grades. 8%@ 9 
Poor . 7 # 8 
Philadelphia broilers, 2% to 3 
lb. average to pair. 27 # 30 
3 to 4 lb. to pair. 20 # 25 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to 
prime . 10%@ 11 
Western, dry-picked, per lb... 10%@ 11 
Western, scalded, per lb. 11 ft) 11% 
Iced, prime, per lb. — @ 10% 
Iced, fair to good. 9 # 10 
Capons, Ohio, fancy, large. 15 # — 
Western, large ... 13%# 14% 
Western, small and slips. 11%# 12% 
Ducks, L. I. and East., Spring, 
per lb. — @30 
Western, average best. 6 @ 8 
Geese, Western, average best.. — # 8 
Western, poor . 5 # 7 
Squabs, choice, large, wh., doz.2 50 @2 75 
Dark, per doz.1 25 #1 50 
Culls, per doz. 50 #1 00 
Frozen. 
Turkeys, young hens, No. 1. 12 @ 12% 
Mixed, young hens and toms, 
No. 1 . 11 @ 12 
l r oung toms, No. 1. — ft) 11 
No. 2. 8 ft) 10 
Broilers, fancy, dry-picked. 15 # 16 
Fancy, scalded . 13%# 14% 
Chickens, fancy, soft-meated.. 12 # 12% 
Average, No. 1. 10 ft* 11 
Fowls, dry-picked, No. 1. 9%# 10 
Plain . 8%# 9 
Ducks, fancy . 12 # 
Average, No. 1... 10 # 11 
Geese, average, best. 9 @ 10 
FRESH VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, Char’ton, culls to pr.2 50@6 00 
Beets, Florida, crate.1 00ft)l 30 
Bermuda .1 00#1 25 
New Orleans .3 00#4 45 
Charleston .1 50@)3 75 
Celery, California, doz_.•. 50#1 20 
Florida, case .1 75(77)4 00 
State, doz. 25# 90 
Cauliflower, California .3 00#4 75 
Cabbage, Florida, bbl.2 50@3 70 
Charleston, crate .2 50#3 75 
California, bbl.3 80#4 00 
Long Island, bbl.4 00ft>6 00 
North Carolina, bbl.2 00#3 25 
Carrots, Bermuda, bbl.1 30ft)l 50 
Washed, bbl.1 25#1 50 
Unwashed, bbl.1 00#1 30 
Chicory, New Orleans, bbl.3 50#6 00 
Egg plant, Florida, crate.1 50#4 00 
Escarole, bbl.3 00#5 00 
Kale, Norfolk, bbl.1 30#1 50 
Lettuce, Florida, bbl.2 00ft4 75 
North Carolina, bbl.4 00#5 50 
SILOS 
Round, of Any Size, and all 
Machinery Needed. 
G. D. Harder, Coblesklll, N. Y. 
Onions, Bermuda, crate.1 65@1 75 
Havana, crate .1 00#1 75 
Eastern, white, bbl.2 00ft>2 50 
Yellow, bbl.2 00@2 75 
Red, bbl.1 50@2 00 
Red, bag .1 25#1 75 
Orange County, white, bag—1 50#2 10 
State and Western, white, bbl.l 50@2 00 
Tomatoes . 2 00@4 00 
Spinach .1 25@1 50 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
5,000 Acres Stock and Timber Land 
for Sale. FRANK DOERRE, Seigers, Miss 
Fertile Valley Farm.—Desirable loca¬ 
tion. Bargain. PAINE. South Randolph, Vt. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
Gas and gasoline engines are undoubted¬ 
ly becoming more and more popular for 
farm' work every year. As farmers are 
familiarizing themselves with their uses 
and advantages, they are taking the place 
of other power to a large extent. One of 
the convenient portable powers which has 
come to our attention is the Rumsey, made 
by the Binghamton Gas Engine Co., Bing¬ 
hamton, N. Y. This company will be glad 
to give full information and prices on re¬ 
quest. 
Many horsemen make the mistake of 
putting a harsh bit in the mouth of a 
spirited or a hard-to-manage horse. This 
as a rule will make the animal more vic¬ 
ious. The Imperial bit is just the thing 
to control such a horse—it is mild on the 
horse’s mouth but the leverage is so great 
that the most vicious horse can be con¬ 
trolled by a lady. It also prevents side¬ 
pulling, tongue-lolling, etc. Write Im¬ 
perial Bit & Snap Co., 400 Wisconsin St., 
Racine, Wis., for particulars and prices. 
The Farmer’s Handy Wagon Co., of Sag¬ 
inaw, Mich., give away one wagon every 
month. They place a numbered card in 
each catalogue sent to farmers, and once 
a month they have a drawing of all the 
numbers that are out, and then announce 
these numbers in their farm paper adver¬ 
tisements. There are 10 wagons, the cards 
for which are in the hands of farmers, but 
have not been reported. They are as fol 
lows: 9000A A, 8953T, 9400F, 8816X, S614N, 
8072BB, 6593B, 1907M, 0428U, 1314C. 
STOCK FOR SALE - 
Limited number shares Capital Stock of THE 
UNION OIL AND GAS CO. This company is incor¬ 
porated under the laws of West Virginia for the 
development of large tracts of oil and gas lands now 
leased by this company. The lands are located close 
to the producing we.Is in the great oil and gas fields 
of West Virginia any South-eastern Ohio, and is 
certain to pay large dividends when developed. Par 
value of each share ($5) NON-ASSESSABLE. Write 
for prospectus and full particulars. THK UNION 
OIL AND GAS CO- Wheeling. W. Va. 
GXO. P. HAMMOND. EST. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO.. 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE), Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs. Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited. 
34 & 36 Little 13th St., New York. 
Hay Wanted. 
All grades in strong demand. 
High prices can be realized 
on quick shipments. 
F. I). HEWITT, 
120 Liberty.Street, New York. 
References: Citizens Bank of Locke, N. Y., and 
Liberty National of New York. 
SPR/IVG LAMBS 
We have a large trade on fancy LAMBS, CALVES 
md POULTRY throughout the winter; also, HOT¬ 
HOUSE PRODUCTS. We solicit your consignments, 
md can guarantee top prices for fancy stock. 
ARCHDEACON & CO.. 100 Murray Street, New York. 
APDI F rmiiQ The apples for profit. Late 
Ml I LC UIUIIO keepers, vigorous growers. 
York Imperial, North Western Greening and Black 
Twig. II. E. MARKELL Gerrardstown. W. Va 
The white ants form one of the house¬ 
hold afflictions in India; often, in a single 
night, they will bore out the inside of a 
table or chair leg, leaving only a varnish 
shell that collapses at a touch. Since it 
is impossible to reduce the number of ants, 
experiments are now being discussed con¬ 
cerning the possibility of impregnating the 
wood with non-evaporating poisons. Cor¬ 
rosive sublimate, chloride of zinc, arsenic or 
antimony are suggested, but the main 
difficulty is how to force these solutions 
into the fibers, and to do it cheaply. 
Ghost of the Glacier 
And Other Tales, including Making a Revolution, 
Susquehanna Trail, Sculpture of the Elfs, Once 
a Pillar of the World, Feathers of Fashion, and 
others. A delightful volume, beautifully illus 
trated. Ready for distribution about May 1. 
Send 10 cents to T. W. Lee, General Passenger 
Agent, Lackawanna Railroad, 26 Exchange Place, 
New York City. Edition Limited.—Ado. 
WE 01D A WEKK and expenses to men with 
PAY M10 rigs to Introduce our Poultry Compound 
Send stamp. Javelle Mfg. Co., Dept. 26, Parsons, Kan 
66 
FUMA 
ing small.' 
grind 11 
9 9 kills Prairie Dogs, 
' Woodchucks, Gophers 
and Grain Insects."The 
wheels of the Gods 
grind slow but exceod- 
but you can stop their 
11 as others 
So the weevil, 
with Fuma Carbon Bisulphide are doing. 
EDWARD R. TAYLOR, Penn Yan, N. Y 
25-gallon pkt., 50c.; 100-gallon pkt., $2. 
If druggist cannot supply send $1.75 for 100-gallon 
pkt. to J. D. MERCER, 68 Murray St.. New York. 
Premiums to Patrons. Get Pamphlet. 
P OTATOES— Early Harvest, Ohio, Rose, Boveo, 
King of Roses, Now Queen. Thoroughbred, Irish 
Cobbler, Sir Waller Raleigh. Stump the World. 
85 kinds. C. W. FORD & CO., Fishers, Out. Co., N. Y. 
Send 25 cents to R. F. Colwell, Bar¬ 
rington, R. I., for sample of new sweet corn, the 
"Honey Prolific,” the sweetest and best in the world. 
Successful Fruit Growing-. 
The address delivered by the super¬ 
intendent of the Lenox Sprayer Com¬ 
pany, of x'ittefield. Mass., before the 
Lenox Horticultural Society at Lenox, 
Mass., mention of which we made in 
previous issues, was such a popular suc¬ 
cess that the company have been 
obliged to change the plan of distribu¬ 
tion. The address is almost a college 
education to fruit growers, fruit dealers, 
and, in fact, to anybody eating fruit or 
even having but few fruit trees, or in 
any way concerned. It wa 3 an ad¬ 
mirable address, is quite lengthy, about 
an hour’s talk. It is said that had it 
been placed on the market .n book form 
it might have yielded the speaker a 
fortune; It no doubt would have sold at 
a good price. All rights were reserved, 
however. The full address, profusely 
illustrated, in pamphlet form, was in¬ 
tended to be sent to fruit growers and 
owners of estates, free for the asking, 
but requests for it came from all sorts 
of people. Dressmakers, school boys 
and girls, clerks, leaders of clubs, young 
lawyers, college boys, and many who 
never owned a fruit tree or even a busu 
under the sun, sent for it. The com¬ 
pany had to draw a line at this point, 
as it was never intended for this class 
of people. To prevent imposition the 
address will only be sent to people in¬ 
terested in fruit culture, and a fee of 50 
cents in postage will be charged. This 
book exclusively treats of the interests 
of owners of fruit and shade trees, the 
kind of pumps In orchard work or in the 
park to be used, with comments upon 
the “homemade” Bordeaux, made on a 
barn floor by Mike—or Jim—with a hoe 
in hand, and its failure. Published on 
good paper, easy reading, plain in lan¬ 
guage, free from technicalities. We be¬ 
lieve this book to be a good investment 
for owners of country seats or fruit 
growers. We have one on our table; 
the book is all right. Send for the lec¬ 
ture to the Lenox Sprayer Co., 420 West 
Street, Pittsfield, Mass. “Cut this out 
before you forget.” 
Keystone Adjustable Weeder 
and Shallow Cultivator. 
Can be expanded to 7% feet. Narrowed to 30 inches. 
Points of Superiority over a Straight Frame Weeder. 
It is adjustable both as to depth and width. Can be narrowed 
to 30 in., and expanded to 7% ft. When narrowed up to 30 in. 
it can be used between the rows, working close to the plants— 
long after straight-frame Weeders are set aside. Being 
A-shaped, it is not only stronger, but adapts itself much better 
to uneven surface than a straight frame weeder. It has no 
shafts, therefore no horse lost motion, and will not jump. Teeth 
are strong and pliable, and have blunt points, which is im¬ 
portant when working sensitive plants. 
Write for Weeder Booklet. 
Keystone Farm Machine Co.,York Pa., 
12 styles of Cultivators with 
all latest improvements. 
20 styles of Corn Shellers; also 
Harrows, Field Rollers, Feed 
Cutters, etc. 
10 styles of Corn Planters, all 
arranged so that operator can 
always see the corn dropping. 
Write for Descriptive Circulars and 
SAVE MONEY, 
