THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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February 22 
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MARKETS 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Saturday, February 15, 1902. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern, New 
York . — @ 85% 
No. 1, hard, Manitoba, spot_ — @ 88% 
No. 2, hard, New York. — @ 85% 
Corn, No. 2, mixed, in elevator. — @68 
Oats, No. 2, mixed, in elevator.. — @ 49 
Harley, feeding . — @ 65 
Malting . — @ 6S 
FEED. 
City bran, bulk.21 00 @22 00 
Middlings . — @22 50 
Spring bran, bulk. — 20 50 
Linseed meal. — @29 50 
Cottonseed meal . — @26 75 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 1901, choice, per bush.. — @2 15 
Poor to good ..'.1 85 @2 10 
Medium, 1901, choice.1 72%@1 75 
Pea, 1901, choice.1 67%@1 72% 
Medium and pea, poor to good..l 50 @1 65 
Red kidney, 1901, choice.2 00 @2 05 
Poor to good.1 75 @1 95 
White kidney, 1901, choice.2 40 @2 45 
Black turtle soup, choice. — @1 80 
Yellow eye, 1901, choice. — @2 35 
Lima, California, 1901 .3 15 @3 20 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1. 82%@ 85 
No. 2. 70 @ 75 
No. 3. 60 @ 65 
Clover . 55 @ 57% 
Mixed . 60 @ 65 
Straw, rye, long. 75 @ 80 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price, 3% cents per 
quart, in 26-cent freight zone. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra, per lb. — @ 28 
Firsts . 26%@ 27% 
Seconds . 24 @ 25% 
Lower grades . 20 @ 23 
Held, fancy . 23 @ 23% 
Held, firsts . 21 @ 22 
Meld, seconds . 19 @ 21 
Held, owler grades. 16 @ 18 
State dairy, tubs, fresh, fancy.. 25 @ 26 
Fall made, finest. 20 @ 22 
Tubs, seconds . 18 @ 19 
Tins, etc. 15 @ 23 
W’n imitation creamery, fancy.. 21 @ 22 
Firsts . IS @ 19 
Lower grades . 15%@ 17 
W’n factory, fresh, fancy. 18%® 19 
Fresh firsts . 16%@ 17% 
Fresh, fair to good. 15%@ 16 
.Tune, choice .. — @ 16 
Held, fair to good. 15%@ 15% 
Lower grades . 14%@ 15 
Rolls, fresh, choice. — @ IS 
Fresh, common to prime. 14%@ 17 
Renovated butter, fancy. 21%@ 22 
Common to choice . 15 @ 20 
Packing stock . 14 @ 16 
EGGS. 
QUOTATIONS AT MARK. 
Nearby, State *and Pa., fresh 
gathered, choice . 28 @ 29 
Washington and Baltimore. 
fresh gathered, choice . — @ 28% 
W’n, fresh gathered, choice. 2S @ 28% 
Ky., fresh gathered, choice. — ® 28% 
W’n and Ky., fair to good. 27 @ 28 
Tenn. & other S’n, prime. — @ 28 
Tcnn. & other S'n. fair to good. 26 @ 27 
Fresh gathered, dirties, per doz 26 @ 27 
GAME. 
English snipe, per doz. — @2 50 
Golden plover, per doz. — @2 50 
Grass plover, per doz.1 50 @2 00 
Wild Ducks—Canvas, per pair..2 50 @3 00 
Red head, per pair.1 50 @2 00 
Mallard, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 40 @ 50 
Common, per pair. 25 <$ 30 
Rabbits, small, per pair. 15 @ 20 
Jacks, per pair. 30 @ 40 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves—Veal, prime, per lb. 11%@ 12 
Fair to good, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Common to medium, per lb- 6 @ 9 
Lambs — Dressed, “hothouse,” 
per head .9 00 @12 00 
Pork—Jersey, dressed, light, per 
lb.. 7%@ 8% 
Jersey, dressed, medium, p. lb. 7%@ S 
Jersey, dressed, heavy, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Pork tenderloins, per Hi. 20 @ 21 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, per lb. — @ 11 
Fowls, prime, per lb. — @ 13% 
Roosters, per lb. — @ 9 
Turkeys, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Ducks—Average W’n. per pair.. 70 @ 80 
Average S’n, per pair. 50 @ 60 
Geese—Average W’n, per pair..l 25 @1 50 
Average S’n, per pair.1 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, mixed, per pair. 25 @ 30 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys—W’n, young hens, f’cy. 15 @ 15% 
W’n, young and old hens, f’cy 1’4 @ 14% 
W’n, young hens and young 
toms, fancy . 14 @ 15 
W’n, young toms, fancy. 14 @ 14% 
Western, good to prime. 12%@ 13% 
Poor to fair. 8 @ 10 
Chickens—Phila., broilers, fancy 22 @ 25 
Phila., squab broilers, p. pair. 50 @ 70 
Phila., selected, large. 17 @ 18 
Phila.. mixed sizes. 14 @ 16 
State and Pa., fancy. 13 @ 14 
State and Pa., fair to good. 11 @ 12% 
Ohio and Mich., scalded, fancy — @ 13 
Ohio and Mich., scalded, fair 
to good . 11 ® 12 
Other W’n. average best. 12 @ 13 
Other W’n. fair to good. 10 ® 11% 
Fowls—Ohio and Mich., scalded. 12 @ 12% 
Other W’n. dry-picked, aver¬ 
age best . — @ 12 
Other W’n. scalded, average 
best . — @ 12 
Western, poor to fair. 8 @ 11 
Capons—Phila., fancy, large. 18 @ 2<i 
Phila., medium size. 15 @ 17 
DOG POWERS 
Best, Cheapest. 
JI ai der JVIfg Co. 
Cobleskill, N.Y. 
Phila.. small and slips. 12 @ 14 
Ohio, fancy, 8 lbs. and over_ — @ 17 
Other Western, large. — @ 16 
Western, mixed weights. 14 @ 15 
Western, small and slips. ll%@ 13 
Ducks—Western, fancy. 14 @ 15 
Poor to fair . 9 @ 12 
Geese—Western, prime . 9 @ 10 
Poor to fair. 7 @ 8 
Squabs—Prime, large, white, per 
doz.3 75 @4 00 
Mixed, per doz: .3 00 @3 25 
Dark, per doz. — @2 00 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys, No. 1, young hens. 15 @ 15% 
Hens and toms, No. 1. 14%@ 15 
Young toms . 14%@ 15 
No. 2 . 10 “@ 11 
Chickens, large, soft-meated, fy. 13%@ 14 
Average, No. 1. 11 @ 12 
No. 2 . 7 @ 8 
Broilers, dry-picked. No. 1. 17 @ 18 
Scalded . 15 @ 16 
Fowls, No. 1. 10%@ 11 
No. 2 . 7 @ 8 
Ducks, No. 1. 14 @ 15 
Geese, No. 1. ll @ 12 
FRUITS. 
Apples, York Imperial, bbl.3 50 @4 50 
Spitzenberg, prime to fancy..5 00 @7 50 
N. Spy, good to fancy, bbl...3 50 @5 00 
Winesap, per bbl.3 50 @4 50 
King, per bbl.4 00 @6 00 
Gano, per bbl.3 50 @4 50 
Ben Davis, per bbl.3 50 @4 50 
Greening, per bbl.4 00 @7 00 
Baldwin, prime, per bbl.4 00 @5 50 
Red Winter sorts, fair grades.3 00 @3 50 
Strawberries, Fla., per qt. 25 @ 40 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, good to fancy, doz_ 60 @ 75 
Poor to fair, per case.1 50 @2 00 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per doz.1 50 @2 25 
No. 2, per box.3 00 @4 00 
Mushrooms, good to fancy, lb.. 25 @ 40 
Poor to fair, per lb. 5 @ 20 
Tomatoes, per lb. 5 @ 25 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.4 00 @5 00 
Radishes, per 100 bunches.1 50 @2 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Maine, prime, bag.. 2 25 @2 35 
State, prime, per 180 lbs. 2 25 @ 2 37 
State, fair to prime, sack... 2 00 @ 2 25 
German, good to fancy, 
112-lb. bag . 1 00 @ 1 40 
Belgian, per 168-lb. bag. 1 65 @ 1 75 
Scotch, prime, 168-lb. bag... 1 75 @ 1 90 
Irish & English, 168-lb. sack. 1 75 @1 85 
Foreign, poor to fair, bag.. 1 50 @ 1 65 
Sweet Potatoes, So. J’y., bbl.. 3 50 @ 4 00 
Beets, Jersey & L. I., per bbl. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Brussels sprouts, per qt. 12 @ 15 
Cauliflowers. Cal., per case.. 2 00 @3 00 
Fla., per %-bbl. basket. 1 50 @ 3 00 
Celery, State and Western. 
per doz. roots. 10 @ 50 
Jersey & L. I., per doz. flat 
bunches . 75 @ 1 00 
Cal., per case. 3 00 @ 3 50 
Carrots, L. 1.. per bbl. 1 00 @ 1 50 
Cabbage, L. I., Flat Dutch, 
per 100 . 2 00 @ 4 00 
State, per ton.12 00 @16 00 
State, per bbl. crate. 1 00 @ 1 10 
Eggplants, Fla., %-bbl. crate. 5 00 @ 7 00' 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 90 @ 1 00 
Lettuce, Fla... per basket.1 00 @ 2 50 
Other Southern, per basket. 75 @ 1 50 
Okra, Havana, per carrier_ 7 00 @ 8 00 
Onions, Orange Co., wli., bag. 2 00 @ 4 50 
Orange Co., red. per bag_ 2 75 @3 50 
Orange Co., yellow, bag_ 2 75 @3 50 
Orange Co., poor to f’r. bag. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Connecticut, white, bbl. 4 00 @ 5 50 
Connecticut, yellow, bbi— 3 25 @ 3 75 
Connecticut, red. per bbl_ 3 50 @ 4 00 
State & W’n, yellow, bag... 3 00 @ 3 50 
State & W’n, red, per bag.. 3 25 @3 75 
Parsley, Bermuda, crate. 2 00 @ 2 50 
Romaine, Bermuda, crate_ 50 @ 1 25 
Florida, per %-bbl. basket.. 1 00 @ 2 00 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl. 2 50 @ 2 75 
Squash, Hubbard, per bbl. 2 75 @ 3 00 
Marrow, per bbl. 2 50 @ 2 75 
String beans, Fla., per crate 
or bushel basket. 4 00 @ 5 50 
Turnips, Jersey. Russia, box. 75 @ 85 
Canada, Russia, per bb!_ 75 @ 85 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier... 1 50 @ 3 00 
FURS. 
Black bear .15 00 @28 00 
Cubs and yearlings. 6 00 @13 00 
Beaver, large . 7 00 @ 8 00 
Medium . 4 00 @ 5 00 
Small . 2 00 @ 3 00 
Red fox . 2 00 @ 4 00 
Gray fox .\. 60 @ 1 00 
Wolf, prairie . 1 25 ® 1 75 
Marten, dark . 4 00 @12 00 
Pale . 2 00 @ 4 00 
Skunk, black .. 1 40 @ 1 60 
Half-striped . 80 @ 1 10 
Striped . 40 @ 50 
White . 20 @ 30 
Raccoon . 1 10 @ 1 50 
Opossum, large . 50 @ 60 
Medium . 25 @ 30 
Small . 12 @ 15 
Mink . 2 50 @ 4 50 
Muskrat, Winter . 17 @ IS 
Fall . 11 @ 14 
Kits . _ @ .3 
Windmill Irrigation not Successful. 
In The R. N.-Y. of December 28 I see 
an inquiry as to water supply from wind¬ 
mills. It is more in regard to the irrigat¬ 
ing side of the question I write. T. M. H., 
unless uncommonly favorably situated, will 
not find the windmill a success in that line. 
We in this country have had three dry 
seasons, and every possible plan has been 
tried in the way of irrigation, but unless 
in a very small way and under most favor¬ 
able conditions, windmills have been en¬ 
tirely discarded for irrigation. Our condi¬ 
tions are favorable—a steady breeze from 
the ocean at least half of every day; water 
near the surface 10 to 40 feet in unlimited 
supply, but no windmill in the country will 
furnish water enough to give a constant 
and large enough “head” of water to be 
practical for anything but the smallest 
garden. There is probably nearly every 
make of windmill known, in use within a 
radius of 10 miles of here, as under con¬ 
ditions as above they are very satisfactory 
for domestic supply. A great deal of Irri¬ 
gating is done with gasoline engines and 
centrifugal pumps—the latter, where water 
is not too far from surface, satisfactorily, 
and as it is profitable to keep an engine 
for the purpose alone, and also not in use 
every season, it seems to me that a por¬ 
table gasoline engine that could be used 
for all work such as wood sawing, feed 
cutting, etc., would be about my ideal of 
what T. M. H. needs. g. e. e. 
Ventura Co., Cal. 
A Bran Feeder.—I desire to add my 
mite to the bran discussion. I have owned 
some pretty fair horses in the last quarter 
century, bred a number, including one 
with record of 2:25%, and that I have seen 
step in 2:22, now over a dozen years old 
and never saw a day, except when away on 
some campaigning junket, that he hasn’t 
had a portion of bran in his feed, and now 
and then an entire bran mash. His feed 
just now, mixed for me at the feed store, 
is in the proportion of say 10 bags of oats 
(six bushels), 50 pounds of cracked corn 
and 60 pounds wheat bran, and he gets 
now, with light use not over six quarts 
per day; looks smooth and bright, and if 
any doubters were nearby I’d hitch up and 
show them that he is feeling as nimble as 
a colt. I have fed bran to horses constantly 
from babyhood up without a moment’s 
trouble; have fed it to high-class Jerseys, 
when I used to have them, and to their off¬ 
spring with most gratifying results. I am 
first, last and all the time in favor of the 
continuous (but always rational) use of 
wheat bran for horses, cows, hens, and 
any other animal that relishes it, and a 
quarter century experience backs me up 
in the value of it. j. a. t. 
Hartford, Conn. 
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CONTENTS. 
The Rural New-Yorker, Feb. 22, 1902. 
FARM TOPICS. 
The Plank Frame Barn.121 
Ventilating Damp Root Cellar.124 
Damage from “Corn Weevil”.124 
Hope Farm Notes.129 
Promoting Farmers’ Institutes.132 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. 
Cheap Horse Wintering.121 
How Fine Creamery Butter was Made..122 
Training a Stubborn Mane.122 
The New York Milk Trade.122 
Delaware and Rhode Island Poultry....130 
The Warm Mash for Poultry.130 
Does Dishorning Injure Stock.130 
Dry Nurses for Baby Pigs.131 
Arguments for Angus Cattie.131 
How to Keep Shredded Fodder .131 
A Strong Plea for Dairymen—Part I_132 
Ration for Milch Cows. M32 
Feeding Mangels to Hens.133 
Rambouillet and Dorset Cross.133 
Worms in a Horse.133 
Developing a Heifer; Sulphur.133 
HORTICULTURE. 
Another Fruit Fraud. 122 
Pine-Tar Injures Trees.124 
Apples for Northwestern Ohio.124 
Beans That Will Not Pod.124 
Melon Blight Carried on Seeds.124 
Fruit Questions from Missouri.124 
Everybody’s Garden .125 
The Clinton Grape.126 
Forcing Rhubarb .126 
“The Big Butternut Tree”.126 
Cultivation of Dill.126 
Woolly Aphis; Locusts; Peaches.126 
Western N. Y. Horticultural Society_127 
Ruralisms .12S 
Eastern New York Horticultural Society 
Meets . 139 
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WOMAN AND HOME. 
Frbm Day to Day.136 
The Rural Patterns.136 
A Trek to the South. Part VI.137 
Rural Recipes .137 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bulletins Boiled Down.127 
Editorials . 134 
Events of the Week. !!!!." 135 
An Eastern Man Out West.135 
Arid Land Irrigation. 135 
The New York State Grange.135 
Markets . 138 
Market Notes . !!l39 
Business Bits . !]]]!!! 139 
Humorous . 140 
