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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
October 27 
MARKETS. 
ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. 
Readers who would like to have quota¬ 
tions given on other products than those 
named below are invited to make their 
wants known. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
EGGS.—The cool weather of the past few 
days has been favorable for the disposal of 
held stock. There have been a few sales 
of limed eggs at 17 cents, but the call for 
them is very limited. 
BUTTER is one cent up from last report, 
and trade shows a continued gain both for 
local and out-of-town business. The re¬ 
ceipts from some of the better western 
creameries have been light, and this has 
caused a noticeable shortage of high-grade 
stock. The only surplus is in factory 
grades, prices for which have not improved. 
LIVE STOCK.—Receipts for the iirst four 
days of this week were 9,915 cattle, 208 cows, 
5,214 calves, 35,430 sheep, and 21,680 hogs. 
Steers sold at $4.50; stags and oxen, $2 to 
$4.80, and cows, $1.40 to $3.60. Veal calves 
brought $4.50 to $8.25, and grassers and fed 
calves, $2.65 to $4.25. Sheep sold slowly, 
common to medium bringing $2.75 to $4.25, 
and lambs, $4.50 to $6.25. Fancy State hogs 
brought $5.50 to $5.60. 
GRAIN.— Wheat is firm. The Liverpool 
market has slightly advanced on rumors of 
damage to the crop by excessive rains. 
Corn trade is light, but old corn is very 
scarce, and it is expected that there will 
soon be a heavy movement of the new 
crop. There is a moderate demand and 
small receipt of oats. There is a call for 
buckwheat for export, but the price asked, 
65 cents, is prohibitive, and most of the 
grain is going to interior mills for flouring 
purposes. Rye and barley are dull. 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, October 20, 1900. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choice, per bu. 
Marrow, common to good.2 
Medium, choice . 
Pea, choice .•. 
Pea, common to good.l 
Red kidney, 1899, choice.. 
Red kidney, common to good.2 
White kidney, choice. 
White kidney, com. to good..2 
Yellow eye, choice.2 
Black T. S., choice. 
Lima, California .2 
Green peas, bbls., bu.1 
Bags, bu. 
Scotch, bbl., bu. 
Scotch, bags, bu. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Thirds . 
June, extra ... 
June, seconds to firsts. 
State dairy, half firkins, extra.. 
Firsts . 
Thirds to seconds.. 
West., imitation cream'ry, best. 
Lower grades .. 
West., factory, June pack, fey. 
Held, fair to good. 
Fresh, finest .. 
Seconds . 
Low grades ... 
Renovated butter, fancy. 
— @2 50 
10 <5>2 45 
— @2 20 
— <g)2 10 
95 @2 05 
— @2 30 
00 @2 25 
— @2 40 
00 @2 30 
25 @ — 
— @1 85 
S7%®3 60 
25 @1 27% 
— @1 25 
— @1 35 
— @1 30 
22 @ 22 % 
20 %® 21 % 
18%@ 19% 
16 @ 17 
20 % ® 21 
IS @ 20 
20 %® 21 
18%® 19% 
15 @ 17% 
17 @ 18 
14%@ 15% 
15%@ 16 
14%® 15% 
14 %@ 14% 
EGGS. 
QUOTATIONS LOSS OFF. 
Penna. & State, prime, doz.... 
W n, reg. packings, northerly 
section, firsts . 
QUOTATIONS AT MARK. 
State & Penna., prime to eh’ce. 
West’n candled, selected, fancy. 
Western, good to prime. 
W’n, & S’w’n, poor to fair. 
W'n dirties, candl’d, 30-doz. cs.3 
Uncandled, 30-doz. case.3 
Western, checks, 30-doz. case...2 
West., refrig’r, early packed, 
choice, storage paid. 
Early packed, prime. 
Fair to good. 
Common . 
Dirties, good to prime. 
Limed, Western, fancy. 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
13 
& 
13% 
18%@ 
19 
21 
<0> 
22 
— 
@ 
21 
21 
@ 
22 
19%@ 
20 
18 
<v 
19 
15 
& 
17% 
90 
@4 20 
30 
@3 75 
55 
@3 60 
17 
@ 
17% 
16 
@ 
16% 
14%@ 
15% 
13 
@ 
14 
12 
@ 
13 
— 
@ 
17 
Apples, prime ... 
Low grades . 
Chops ... 
Cores and skins. 
Sun-dried, quarters . 
Sun-dried, sliced . 
Apricots, boxes, lb. 
Bags, lb. •••• . 
Peaches, Cal., unpeeled, boxes. 
Bags . 
Peeled, per lb. 
Pears, California, per lb. 
Raspberries, per lb. 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Peaches, W. Md., basket. 
Upriver, carrier . 
Virginia, carrier .2 
Upriver, basket . 
Mich. & Ohio, per bu.1 
Pears, com. kinds, nearby, bbl.l 
Bartlett .1 
Seckel, bbl.2 
Buerre Bose, bbl.1 
Sheldon, bbl.1 
Keiffer, bbl.1 
Apples, common, bbl. 
Fall pippin, bbl.1 
Baldwin, bbl. 1 
Greening, bbl. 1 
Pound, sweets, bbl.1 
Snow, bbl.1 
King, d. h. bbl.1 
Grapes, black kinds, carrier.... 
Niagara, carrier . 
Delaware, carrier . 
W. N. Y. & Del, small basket. 
Niagara, small basket. 
W. N. Y., Concord, small bskt. 
Catawba, small basket. 
75 
75 
00 
30 
00 
00 
50 
50 
50 
50 
25 
50 
50 
25 
25' 
50 
50 
50 
40 
60 
75 
8 
8 
Crate 
00 
@2 
50 
35 
m 
65 
10 
m 
25 
00 
@2 
50 
00 
@6 
00 
65 
@1 
•SO 
00 
@2 
50 
78%@ 
_ 
84%@ 
— 
87%@ 
— 
48%@ 
— 
48%@ 
— 
27%@ 
— 
55%@ 
— 
55 
@ 
56 
44 
@ 
48 
54 
61 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red. 
No. 1, Northern Duluth. 
No. 1, hard Duluth. 
Corn, No. 2, white, elevator_ 
No. 2, yellow. 
Oats, No. 2, white, in elevator. 
Rye, No. 2, W’n, c. i. f., Buf... 
State & Jersey, c. i. f., track. 
Barley, feeding, c. i. f., N. Y... 
Malting, c. i. f., N. Y. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
These quotations are for large bales. 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less: 
Hay, No. 1. 87%@ 90 
No. 2 . 82%@ 85 
No. 3 . 75 @ 77% 
Clover . 65 ® 70 
Clover, mixed . 70 @ 75 
Straw, rye, long. 70 @ 80 
Oat . 40 @ 45 
POTATOES. 
L. I., prime, in bulk, per bbl...l 37 @1 75 
State & West., per ISO lb.1 12 ®1 62 
Jersey, round, in bulk, per bbl.l 12 ®1 37 
Long, per bbl.1 00 @1 12 
Sweets, Jersey, per d. h. bbl...l 50 ®2 00 
Jersey, per cloth top, bbl.1 25 @2 25 
Jersey, red, per bbl.1 00 @1 25 
Southern, per bbl.1 12 @1 37 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. — @ 10% 
Chickens, per lb. — ® 10 
Roosters, per lb. — @ 6% 
Tin-keys, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Ducks, per pair. 55 @ 70 
Geese, per pair.1 12 @1 37 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ 20 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Turkeys, Sp’g, dry-picked, fey. 12 @ — 
Spring, scalded, fancy.. 11 @ 12 
Spring, poor to good. 6 @ 10 
Old, average, best. 8 @ 10 
Phila. Spring chicken, selected, 
large . 16 @ 17 
Mixed weights . 12 @ 13 
Ohio & Michigan Spring chick¬ 
en, scalded, fancy. 
Scalded, fair to good. 
West’n Spring chicken, dry- 
picked, average best. 
Other Western Spring chicken, 
scalded, large . 
W’n Sp’g chicken, md. weights. 
Southern Spring chickens, aver¬ 
age weight, best. 
Western & Southern chickens, 
poor to fair. 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to 
choice . 
West’n, dry-picked, avge. best. — @ 10 
Ohio & Mich., scalded. 10 @ — 
Western, scalded, per lb. 9%® 10 
Southern & S’west’n, per lb.. 9%@ 10 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6 @ 6% 
Ducks, L. I. & East., Sp’g, lb.. 12 (a) lz% 
Western, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Geese, East., Sp’g, wh., per lb. 14 @ 15 
Eastern Spring, dark. 11 @ 12% 
Squabs, choice, large, wh., doz.2 50 @2 75 
Mixed, per doz.1 75 @2 00 
Dark, per doz.1 25 @1 50 
Culls, per doz. 50 @ 75 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, average, prime. — @ 11 
Fair to good. 9%@ 10 
Common . 7 @ 9 
Grassers, large . 5 @ 6 
Do, small . 5 @ 6 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, L. I., 100 bchs. 75 @1 00 
Cucumbers, barrels .2 00 @5 50 
Fla., crate . 50 #1 50 
Onions, Conn. & L. I., wh., bbl.l 50 @3 00 
Conn. & L. I., red, bbl.1 00 @1 50 
Conn. & L. I., yellow, bbl.1 00 @1 50 
Orange Co., white, bag.1 00 @2 50 
Orange Co., yellow, bag.1 00 @1 25 
Orange Co., red, bag.1 00 @1 25 
Western, yellow, bbl.1 25 @1 35 
State, yellow, 150 lbs.1 12 @1 37 
Small, white, pickle, bbl.3 00 @4 00 
Squash, marrow, bbl. 50 ® 60 
Hubbard, bbl. 75 @ — 
String beans, Virginia, basket.. 25 @ 75 
L. I. & Jersey, bag. 25 @ 50 
North Carolina, basket. 25 @ 50 
Turnips, Jersey, Russia, bbl... 60 @ 80 
Canada, Russia, bbl. 80 @ 85 
Tomatoes, Jersey . 25 @ 50 
Peppers, bbl. 25 @1 00 
Celery . 10 @ 40 
Egg plant, per bbl.1 00 @3 00 
Lima beans, Jersey, potato, bag.l 00 @1 75 
Jersey, flat, bag. 50 @1 25 
Carrots, washed, bbl.1 00 @ — 
Unwashed, bbl. 75 @ — 
Lettuce, L. I., bbl. 50 @1 00 
Cauliflower, L. I., bbl. 50 @2 00 
Brussels sprouts, qt. 4 @ 8 
Pumpkins, bbl. 40 @ 60 
Peas, bag .1 00 @1 25 
10 @ 
8 %@ 
9% 
9 @ 
9% 
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8 CD 
9 
8% 
8 @ 
8% 
6 @ 
7% 
10%@ 
— 
4%<0> 4% 
3 <g> 4 
50 @1 00 
50 @ 75 
3 ® 4 
3%@ 4% 
8%@ 15 
7%@ 12 
7%@ 10 
7 @ 9 
13 (a) IS 
6 @ 10 
18%@ 19 
pensive and durable. A postal card will 
bring sample and name of nearest dealer. 
Address F. W. Bird & Son, East Walpole, 
Mass. 
Whether wire be high or low, your fence 
will cost less money if you build it your¬ 
self. The Superior fence machine affords 
a simple and cheap way of building a 
smooth wire fence. The cost of the ma¬ 
chine is trifling, and one man can build 
with it from 50 to 75 rods a day. Write 
The Superior Fence Meh. Co., Grand River 
Ave., Detroit, Mich. 
The Portland Mfg. Co., of Portland, 
Mich., are the sole manufacturers of Ter¬ 
rill's Perfect washer, which has met with 
unequaled success everywhere. They 
guarantee their washer to do the work as 
represented and should it fail in any parti¬ 
cular or the purchaser be the least dis¬ 
satisfied the company will return the 
amount paid for the machine. They sell 
their washer by agents only, many of 
whom have made small fortunes. It would 
be well for those of our readers who are in 
need of a washing machine or would like 
to act as their agent to write them for 
particulars and proofs backing up their 
guarantee and statements. 
6 %@ 
8 @ 
@1 25 
@2 00 
@2 50 
@ 75 
@2 25 
@1 25 
@3 75 
@4 50 
<p)2 50 
@2 50 
@1 50 
@ 75 
@2 25 . 
@1 50 
@2 00 
@2 25 
@3 00 
@2 25 
@ 50 
@ 75 
@1 00 
@> 12 
©> 10 
7% 
FARM WORK AND FARM BOYS. 
Intending to attend the Watkins Fair 
1 took the train for Ithaca. Along the 
road short buckwheat, hardly worth cut¬ 
ting, short, frosted corn and apples on 
the ground make one almost disloyal to 
his chosen profession, and one wonders 
how the farmers will pull through the 
Winter with nothing to do, or no chance 
to earn anything. One of the problems 
for the coming farmer to solve is paying 
work for the whole year, for the profits 
on live months’ work will not now, as 
formerly, furnish a year’s living. Meeting 
a young man who formerly worked for 
me, and left the farm because "It was too 
hard work,’’ I was induced to spend the 
night with him in the city. He has 
learned the baker's trade, has married, 
and is getting fair wages. "Do not com¬ 
plain of hard work or short crops,’’ he 
urged. "I never knew what hard work 
was till I came here. Go to work at 4 
P. M. and keep at it till late next morn¬ 
ing. Stand by a box and knead bread- 
all you can lift till you are ready to drop, 
breathe flour into your lungs till they 
hurt, and stand near the big oven till 
you have taken out hundreds of hot big 
loaves, in a hot Summer’s night and work¬ 
ing in the sweet pure air of the fragrant 
meadow W’ill seem like a holiday. I have 
worked till I would go to sleep standing 
by the trough and still keep going. Tell 
The R. N.-Y. boys there are plenty of 
places w’orse than a farm.” He was white 
and thin in the face, and could not bear 
to taste of bread, cake or pie, quite a 
contrast to the ruddy-cheeked farm boy 
who could eat all he could hold three 
times per day and enjoy it. We farm 
people forget some of our “creature com¬ 
forts” for which other people pine. 
c. e. chapman. 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price within 26- 
cent freight zone, three cents per quart. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
The Pineland incubator is one of the 
well-made machines that we have no hesi¬ 
tancy in recommending. The manufactur¬ 
ers claim special merit for their regulator 
and system of ventilation. Address Pine- 
land Inc. and Brooder Co., Box P, James- 
burg, N. J. 
We are informed that the six horse 
power Mietz & Weiss gas engine and four 
horse pow r er direct-connected kerosene en¬ 
gine and electric' generator have been 
awarded the silver medal at the Paris Ex¬ 
position, 1900. These engines are well 
adapted for farm operations. The manu¬ 
facturer is A. Mietz, 128 Mott St., New 
York. 
It is remarkable how a cold snap will 
shorten the supply of milk from the dairy 
and of eggs from the hennery. This is not 
true when the farm buildings are made 
comfortable and warm. The moral is plain 
—close up every crack before cold weather 
sets in. There is nothing better for this 
purpose than Neponset Roofing—it is inex- 
A hitherto peaceable butcher is thirst¬ 
ing for revenge on a joker who, w T hen the 
butcher's back was turned, stuck a sign 
“Beware of the dog” on a string of sau¬ 
sage hanging in the window. 
We read that a man out in Nebraska has 
a flock of 1,000 turkeys which he lets out 
to his neighbors at $20 per day to rid their 
farms of grasshoppers. To trace some of 
the reports in newspapers back to any 
reliable source would be about as difficult 
as to gather up the noise, smoke and wad¬ 
ding from the report of a gun and put 
them all back into the gun again. 
CORN SHELLERS. 
This 1-hole shelter has feed table, tan.crank 
and pulley, can be run by hand or power. Shells 
largest and smallest ears, 16 to 25 bu. an hr. 
Has heavy balance wheel—makes it run easy. 
Made of best material, guaranteed to please. 
PRICE complete, $5.25; with crank only, 
for hand use, $1.50; hand shelter, 75c. 
This 2-Holeg?=£ 
power and 
hand shellerf^- 
with feed table, fan, cob carrier, crank 
and pulley #U2 75. Without cob car¬ 
rier, $10.25 Runs easy; shells every ker 
nel from ear; 35 bu. an hour. SELF FEED 
i hel ler—700 bu. per day—9 si yles of .hellers. 
A I C n Powers—tread and sweep, (Jasollne 
AL^U. engines. Wind Mills, Feed Cookers,! 
Scales, Sawing Machines, Horse Blankets, 
Hardware. We sell direct to ytin at wholesale prices. Catalogue 
sent free Prices on 10.000 at tides. Everything needed on the farm. 
Marvin Smith Co., 57-59 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, Ills. 
Best 
Ever 
Made 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
A Desirable Farm, 30 miles from 
New York, \\i R.R. Nicely situated: large buildings; 
pleasant neighborhood. Stock, crops, implements, 
etc. $8,500. Address H.. Box 36, Liberty Corner, N. J. 
Wanted, Farmer and Wife — On a 
small horse farm In Pennsylvania a farmer who 
understands breeding of mares and care of stallion 
and colts: the managing of employees and not afraid 
of work himself. Wife qualified for her part. To 
the suitable man and wife an unusual opening pre¬ 
sents Itself. Establishment tirst-class throughout. 
Address T. A. WILLSON, Clare-Point Stock Farm, 
Ephrata, Pa. 
Six Valuable Farms for Sale. 
From 100 to 600 acres. Quality of land unsurpassed; 
splendidly located near li. K., steamboats and Tangin 
and Pocomoko Sound and Chesapeake Bay; climate 
mild and healthy. Fish, oysters and game plentiful. 
Best home market for what you have to sell. For 
maps, description, price, Ac., address 
WM.S. RICHARDSON, Marion Sta., Somerset Co., Md 
■Best Carpet Stretcher made. 
10 other articles needed in 
every home. W. E. Bitterly, 75 Wash. St., Auburn, N.Y 
AGENTS WANTED- 
BELGIAN HARE GUIDE I 
every phwo of the subject. Price *25 eta.; or wit 
» and DIRECTORY Or BREEDER8, 
_ __ __ __ \ Illustrated, practical and cover* 
every phaaeofthe subject. Price iiSTta.; or with I. I*. JOURNAL 1 yr. 40 eta. 
Sample copy of Inland Poultry Journal FREE if requeated, or 6 months trial 
•ubicription 10 eta. Inland Poultry Journal Co., Indianapolis, Ind« 
Oldest Commission House in New York 
Butter, Cheese. Eggs, Pork, Poultry, Dressed Calves, 
Game, etc. E. B. Woodward, 302 Greenwich St., N.Y. 
Of I I fk your APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, 
>N H I I-* GRAPES, BUTTER, SOUTHERN 
A A A A PKODUCE, etc., to SAMUEL 
WHITTON, Commission Merchant, Utica, N. Y. 
Write for prices. Kef.: Bradstreet’s Mer. Agency. 
JELLIFFE, WRIGHT & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, 
284 Washington Street, New York. 
Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue, West 
Washington Market. 
Live Stook: Union Stock Yards, foot of West 60th St. 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
WATfU rUAlJM A11 farmers interested 
\\ Alin LnAlvJU rttbCl ln good Fanning Mills 
will receive a nice watch charm by sending 4c. stamps 
to JOHNSON & FIELD M’F’G. CO., Racine, Wls. 
New Feed Mill. 
Special Introductory Price. 
SUNDRIES MFG. CO., South Bend, Ind 
Grind Corn 
and other grain with one of 
our labor-saving mills. 3 
kinds—Sweep, Geared and 
Belt. Do perfect work, 
coarse or line. They don’t 
break. If we can’t suit you, 
no one can. Agents want¬ 
ed. Catalogue A- c 7 free. 
. J. ADAM, Joliet, Ills. 
A BIG GAIN 
in milk, butter, beef, pork, mut¬ 
ton and general growth and de¬ 
velopment is the sure result of 
feeding ground feed. It not 
only pays better, but 
it saves about 40 % of 
the feed. The best way 
to grind feed is with the 
KELLY 
EX'Sl'nJVULL 
_=-• It crushes and grind* ear 
—,'Ti? ; IF C ornshucksandall. Grinds 
all other grains single or mixed. You can make the feed as fine or 
coarse as you please. They grind fast and easy. Catalogue free. 
THE 0. S. KELLY MFC. CO., Dept.M, Iowa CHy, Iowa. 
Grind and Shell 
When you buy this 
BUCKEYE 
FEED MILL AND POWER 
COMBINED 
you not only have a 
grinder that will grind 
corn and cob and all other 
grains, but you have a 
power as well to runshe 1 lor, 
feed cutter or other ma¬ 
chinery . Remember —It’S 
the old reliable Buckeye. 
Send at once f oreatalog s. 
STAVE It CAItltlAGE CO., 
36th nod Wallace Sts.,Chleago 
None 
Better 
Madi. 
SCIENTIFIC 
fThis can best be done by grinding 
all the grain fed to live stock 
Grinding 
Mills 
both sweep and power,maks feed I 
go the farthest. Cruah andgrtnd 
ear corn, shucks on or off,and all | 
other grains, separate or mixed. 
See advantages to freecatalogR 
FOOS MANFC. CO. 
Springfield, O. 
ni A pi# u A 1 AII/ CORN SHELLER 
DLA vl\ nHlf IV Best Hand Sheller 
made. Honest, Original, Durable, 14 years record. 
Capacity, 8 to 14 bus. per hour. Instantly clamped to 
box. Always ready. Shells easily and perfectly 
clean. Will last a lifetime. Send $2.25 for genuine 
“ Black Hawk,” all charges prepaid. Beware of Imi¬ 
tations which are always frauds Get Original and . ,,, _ 
Best ana you will be satisfied. Address A. H. BATCH, Inventor and Sole Maker, Clarksville, lean 
ni A pi/ « | A till LT GRINDING MILL 
E# L. r\ IV. n t\ W IV For Hand Use. Will 
grind Corn, Wheat. Rye, etc., for table, or coarser for 
Chickens, Pigs,Calves, etc. Simple, Durable, Efficient. 
Send iSUi.OO for Grinding Mill, delivered to your de¬ 
pot. AGENTS WANTED. Write for circulars. 
It’s the Long Run 
and economy that should be consid¬ 
ered in buying a mill. You don’t want 
a mill to be a constant source of ex¬ 
pense for grinding parts and repairs, 
. a power consumer and a poor grinder. 
In our French Buhr Mill you get one of genuine merit and value. Lasts for years without 
expense, easy to care for, large capacity, little power, does fine work, grinds feed for stocK, 
and meal for family uses. Every mill warranted and sent on trial, i actory prices. J^stao. looi. 
NORDYKE & MARMON CO., 
Flour Mill Builders, »70Day Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 
