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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 8 
MARKETS 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
WHOLESALE PRICES. 
New York, March 1, 1902. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 1, Northern N. Y... — @ 85 
No. 1, hard, Manitoba . — @ 88 
No. 2, hard. New York. — @ 88% 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. — @ 69% 
Oats, No. 2, mixed. — @ 50 
Barley, feeding. — @ 63 
Malting . — @ 68 
FEED. 
City bran, bulk.20 50 @21 50 
Middlings . — @22 50 
Spring bran, bulk .18 75 @20 00 
Linseed meal . — @29 50 
Cottonseed meal . — @26 50 
BEANS. 
Marrow, 1901, choice, per bush..2 20 @2 22% 
Poor to good.1 85 @2 15 
Medium, 1901, choice.1 75 @1 80 
Pea, 1901, choice.1 75 @1 77% 
Medium and Pea, poor to good..l 50 @1 70 
Red kidney, 1901, choice.2 10 @2 12% 
Poor to good .1 75 @2 05 
White kidney, 1901, choice.2 40 @2 45 
Poor to good.1 90 @2 35 
Black turtle soup, choice. — @1 80 
Yellow eye, 1901, choice.2 30 @2 35 
Lima, California, prime. — @3 20 
Quotations for white beans are based 
on 60 pounds to the bushel in the New 
York market. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1. 82%@ 85 
No. 2. 75 @ 80 
No. 3. 60 @ 70 
Clover. 55 @ 60 
Clover, 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. 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Lower grades . 
Held, fancy . 
Held firsts . 
Held, seconds . 
Held, lower grades . 
State dairy, tubs, fresh, fancy.. 
Fall made, finest. 
Tubs, fair to good. 
Tubs, lower grades. 
Tins, etc. 
W’n imitation creamery, fancy. 
Firsts . 
Lower grades . 
W'n factory, fresh, fancy. 
Choice . 
Fair to good. 
Held, choice . 
Held, fair to good. 
Lower grades . 
Rolls, fresh, choice. 
Common to prime . 
Renovated butter, fancy. 
Common to choice . 
Packing stock . 
EGGS. 
QUOTATIONS AT MARK 
Nearby, State and Pa., fresh 
gathered, choice . 
Washington and Baltimore, 
fresh gathered, choice... 
W’n, fresh gathered, choice 
Ky., fresh gathered, choice. 
W’n and Ky., fair to good... 
Tenn. and other S’n, prime. 
Tenn. and other S’n,fair to good 
Fresh gathered, dirties, per doz 
GAME. 
English snipe, per doz. 
Golden plover, per doz. 
Grass plover, per doz.1 50 
Wild Ducks—Canvas, per pair...2 50 
Red head, per pair.1 50 
Mallard, per pair . 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 
Common, per pair. 
Rabbits, small, per pair. 
Jacks, per pair. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS 
Calves—Veal, prime, per lb. — ( 
Fair to good, per lb. 9 < 
Common to medium, per lb— 6 ( 
Lambs — Dressed, “hothouse,” 
per head .4 00 @8 00 
Pork—Jersey, dressed, light p. lb 7%@ 8% 
Jersey, dressed, med., per lb.. 7%@ 8 
Jersey, dressed, heavy, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Pork tenderloins, per lb. 19 @ 20 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers . 
Cows .2 25 
Sheep .4 00 
Lambs .5 50 
Calves .4 00 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 
Fowls, prime, per lb. 
Roosters, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Ducks—Average W’n, per pair.. 70 
Average Southern, per pair.... 50 
Geese—Average W’n, per pair...l 25 
Average Southern, per pair...l 00 
Pigeons—Mixed, per pair. — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys—Western hens, aver¬ 
age best . 
W’n hens and young toms, 
average best . 
W’n, young toms, av. best. 
Western, good to prime. 
Poor to fair. 
Chickens — Philadelphia broil¬ 
ers, fancy . 
Phila., squab broilers, p. pair. 
Phila., selected, large. 
Philadelphia, mixed sizes. 
State and Pa., fancy. 
State and Pa., fair to good. 
Ohio and Mich., scalded, fancy 
Ohio and Mich., scalded, fair 
to good . 
Other W’n, average best. 
Other W’n, fair to good. 
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24 
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25 
21 
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23 
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22 
23 
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19 
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16 
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24 
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20 
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17 
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19 
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19 
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19% 
17 
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17% 
15 
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15 
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17% 
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@ 28% 
28 
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@ 28% 
28 
@ 28% 
, 27 
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— 
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26%@ 27 
— 
@ 26 
@2 50 
— 
@2 50 
1 50 
@2 00 
2 50 
@3 00 
1 50 
@2 00 
75 
@1 00 
60 
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40 
@ 50 
25 
@ 30 
10 
@ 12 
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@ 25 
11 
9% 
8 
, 19 
@ 20 
4 50 
@6 40 
,2 25 
@4 25 
4 00 
@5 50 
5 50 
@6 80 
4 00 
@8 50 
@ 11 
— 
@ 11 
— 
@ 7% 
— 
@ 13 
@ 80 
@ 60 
@1 50 
@1 25 
@ 35 
- @ 15 
14 
14% 
— @ 14 
13 @ 13% 
8 @ 10 
24 @ 27 
60 @ tfO 
14 
18 
17 
13%@ 14 
11%@ 13 
13 @ 13% 
11 @ 12 
12%@ 13 
10 @ 12 
Fowls—Ohio and Mich., scalded. — @ 11% 
Other W’n, dry-picked, aver¬ 
age best . — @ U 
Other W’n, scalded, average 
best . — @ 11 
Western, poor to fair. 8 @ 10% 
Capons—Phila., fancy, large- 18 @ 20 
Phila., medium size . 15 @ 17 
Phila., small and slips. 12 @ 14 
Ohio fancy, 8 lbs. and over— 17 @ 17% 
Other Western, large . — @ 16 
Western, mixed weights. 14 @ 15 
Western, small and slips. 11%@ 13 
Ducks—Western fancy . 14 u* 15 
Poor to fair. 9 @ 12 
Geese—Western prime . 9 @ 10 
Poor to fair. 7 @ 8 
Squabs—Prime, large, white, per 
doz.3 50 @3 75 
Mixed, per doz.3 00 @3 25 
Dark, per doz. — @2 00 
FROZEN. 
Turkeys—No. 1, young hens. 15%@ 16 
Hens and toms, No. 1. 15 @ 15% 
Young toms. 14%@ 15% 
No. 2. 10 @ H 
Chickens — Large, soft-meated, 
fancy . 13%@ 14 
Average, No. 1. 11 @ “ 
No. 2. 7 @ 8 
Broilers—Dry-picked, No. 1. 17 @ 18 
Scalded .. 15 @ 16 
Fowls—No. 1. 11 @ 11% 
No. 2. 7 @ 8 
Ducks—No. 1. 14 @ 15 
Geese—No. 1. 10 @ U 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS 
Lettuce—Poor to fair, per case.. 50 @1 50 
Cucumbers—No. 1, per do 2 .1 75 @2 00 
No. 2, per box.3 00 @4 00 
Mushrooms—Good to f’cy, p. lb. 25 @ 50 
Tomatoes—Good to fancy, p. lb. 15 @ 30 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.4 00 @6 00 
Radishes, per 100 bunches...<....1 00 @2 50 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples—York Imperial, per bbl.3 50 @4 50 
N. Spy, good to fancy, per bbl3 50 @5 00 
Wine Sap, per bbl.4 00 @5 00 
Gano, per bbl.4 00 @4 50 
Ben Davis, per bbl.4 00 @4 25 
Greening, per bbl.4 50 @7 00 
Baldwin, prime, per bbl.4 00 @5 00 
Red Winter sorts, fair grades.3 50 @4 00 
Cranberries—Cape Cod, fancy, 
per bbl. — @ 8 50 
Cape Cod, good to prime.7 50 @8 00 
Jersey, fresh cleaned, bbl.5 75 @6 25 
Jersey, fresh cleaned, p. erate.l 75 @2 00 
Strawberries—Florida, per qt... 30 @ 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes — Maine, prime, per 
bag..... 2 25 @ 2 40 
State, prime, per 180 lbs. 2 25 @ 2 50 
State, tair to prime, p. sack. 2 00 @ 2 25 
German, good to fancy, 112- 
lb. bag. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Belgian, per 168-lb. bag. 2 00 @ 2 15 
Scotch, prime, p. 168-lb. bag. 2 00 @ 2 20 
Irish and English, per 168-lb. 
lb. sack . 2 00 @ 2 10 
Foreign, poor to fair, bag— 1 60 @ 1 90 
Sweet Potatoes — So. Jersey, 
per bbl. . .4 00 @ 4 50 
Beets—Jersey and Long Isl- 
adn, per bbl. — @ 2 50 
Florida, per crate . 2 00 @ 2 25 
Florida, per 100 bunches. 5 00 @ 6 00 
Brussels sprouts, per qt. 18 @ 22 
Cauliflowers — California, per 
case . 2 00 @2 50 
Florida, per %-bbl. basket— 1 00 @ z 50 
Celery — State and Western, 
per doz. roots. 10 @ 50 
Jersey and Long Island, per 
doz. flat bunches. 76 @ 1 00 
California, per case. 3 00 @ 4 00 
Carrots—Long Island, per bbl. 1 50 @ 2 00 
Cabbage—State, per ton.22 00 @28 00 
State, per bbl. crate.1 25 @ 1 50 
Eggplants—Florida, per %-bbl. 
crate . 3 50 @ 6 00 
Kale—Norfolk, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
Lettuce—Florida, per basket.. 1 00 @ 3 00 
Other S’n, per basket. 75 @ 1 50 
Okra—Havana, per carrier.1 50 @ 2 50 
Onions—Orange Co., white, per 
bag. 2 00 @ 5 00 
Orange Co., red, per bag. 3 00 @ 3 50 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag. 3 00 @ 3 50 
Orange Co., poor to fair, per 
bag . 2 00 @ 2 50 
Conn., white, per bbl. 4 00 @ 6 50 
Conn., yellow, per bbl. 3 50 @ 4 00 
Conn., red, per bbl. 3 50 @ 4 00 
State and W’n, yellow, per 
bag . 3 25 @ 3 75 
State and W’n, red, per bag. 3 25 @ 3 75 
W’n, white, per bush, crate.. 1 25 @ 1 35 
Havana, per crate. 2 10 @ 2 25 
Shallots—N. O., per 100 bchs.. 3 50 @ 4 50 
Parsley—Bermuda, per crate.. 2 00 @ 3 00 
Romaine—Bermuda, per crate. 50 @ 1 50 
Spinach—Norfolk, per bbl. 2 25 @ 3 00 
Squash—Hubbard, per bbl. 2 75 @ 3 00 
Marrow, per bbl. — @ 2 60 
String Beans—Fla., per crate 
or bush basket. 4 00 @ 4 50 
Turnips — Jersey, Russia, per 
box . 90 @ 1 00 
Canada, Russia, per bbl. — @ 1 00 
Tomatoes—Florida, per carrier 1 50 @ 2 25 
Havana, per carrier.1 00 @ 2 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 @300 
Red fox . 2 00 @ 4 00 
Gray fox . 60 @100 
Wolf, prairie . 1 25 @ 1 75 
Marten, dark . 4 00 @12 00 
Pale . 2 00 @400 
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 @ 18 
Fall . 11 @ 14 
Kits . — @ 3 
Early varieties like these do not do well 
with us; they rot badly. The Wheatland 
is a fine peach, but too tender in bud to 
be of much use. Most of the new varieties 
I try do not do very well, so I stick to 
the good ones. ethelbert bliss. 
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WIRE FENCE AT WHOLESALE. 
AIbo Ooilod Boring, plain and Barb wire. Rend for Oat. 
and prices. W. II. Mason <fc Co., Box 67 , Leesburg, O. 
Factory to Farm 
at wholesale prices The Best 
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THE CLEVELAND FENCE CO., 
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OLEO or BUTTER? 
Kanch or Farm stock, stay in PAGE enclosures. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 
WIRE FENCE 
Heavy lateral .vires, heavy hard steel stays, colled 
spring wire. Bare Grip lock. In strength, appearance, 
and durability, the Hard Steel cannot be excelled 
Write for catalogue and prices. __ 
TUB HARD STEEL WIRE FENCE CO., 
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. 
Before Buying Fence . 
write us and save money. BROWN Fence weighs 
25 per cent more than m ;st other fences. All wiies 
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Catalog free. Agents wanted. THE BROWN FENCE 
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AND IS 
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Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
Wanted— Farmers and Dairymen, $30 
to 160. with bouse or board. Only competent men with 
good references. The Rural Agency, Durham, N.H, 
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Positions Wanted. 
The Baron de Hirsch Agricultural 
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FOR SALE. 
Farm and county rights of the 
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Stock, Grain, 
Grass,Truck, 
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-FARMS- 
$5 to $15 per acre. On Eastern 
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WE HA VE EOR SALE 
a large stock of new Plover Seed; also Dairy, Poultry 
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CHAS. H REEVE, 187 Washington St.. New York. 
WE PAY W-42 A WEEK and expenses to men 
pound. 
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Harder Mfg Co. 
Cobleskill, N.Y. 
Peaches in Massachusetts. — I grow a 
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grower, but have not many of the new va¬ 
rieties. Those that do the best with me 
are Mountain Rose, Oldmixon Free, and 
Champion for white; Crosby, Elberta, and 
Late Crawford for yellow; the Red Cheek 
Meloeolon does very well. I have the Car¬ 
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yet; Hynes Surprise, Horton and Rivers. 
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