1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
697 
To Good Friends, 
Neighborly Club-Raisers, 
Hustling Subscription Agents. 
We want you to work for The R. N.-Y. You are to be paid for it, so as to 
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light additional cost, and thus meet the demands of an increased circulation. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
New York City. 
MARKET NOTES 
MILK PRICES.—The New York Milk Ex¬ 
change, at its last meeting, advanced the 
price to the farmer one-half cent per quart, 
or three cents per quart to shippers within 
the 26-cent freight zone 
BEANS.—The very moderate supplies on 
hand and reports of damage to the crop in 
Michigan and New York State tend to 
make a Arm market, although there is not 
sufficient demand at present to force prices 
up much. Marrows are 10 to 15 cents per 
bushel above last year’s figures, and as high 
as $2.S5 has been paid for a few choice 
marrows. 
HEAVY CATTLE SALES.—In three days 
during the last week in September over 
6,000 cattle were sold at the St. Paul, .Min¬ 
nesota, yards. These were not taken for 
immediate slaughter, being intended as 
feeders. The business of feeding cattle in 
the Middle West appears to be growing, the 
high figure at which fat beef sells leaving 
a fair profit after taking out the value of 
grain and fodder and first cost of cattle. 
HOPS.—Picking in Washington is over. 
The yield is only four-fifths of what it 
was expected, drought late in the season 
having cut the crop short. Oregon condi¬ 
tions are more favorable, nearly 20,000 bales 
more than in 1901 being expected. The usual 
amount of bluffing on the part of buyers 
is going on. A reported large deal at 20 
cents for January delivery is being held up 
to frighten growers to accept terms offered, 
but buyers do not take this as indicating 
the tone of the market, two or three 
cents per pound additional being of¬ 
fered by other dealers. In the East 
present prices range from 23 to 32 
cents, with growers not anxious to sell. 
The offerings of New York State hops are 
light, and 30 cents is about the lowest 
figure at which anything desirable can be 
had. Reports from European producing 
sections tend to strenthen the position of 
the producers still more, as the increase in 
the German crop is thought to be offset by 
a falling-off in Austria. 
CANNED GOODS SHORTAGE.—Last 
week the failure of the Maine canned corn 
crop was noted. There appears to be good 
evidence that tomatoes will also be scarce. 
The weather has been unfavorable for rip¬ 
ening the crop, and many packers are very 
short of their usual supply. Canned corn 
and tomatoes are two articles largely used 
in the army and navy, and men who deal 
in Government contracts are doing consid¬ 
erable skirmishing to get hold of supplies 
that they can offer at a reasonable price. 
This shortage will be felt also by the hotel 
and restaurant trade, which absorbs a 
large quantity of canned corn and toma¬ 
toes. 
FRESH FRUITS.—There is a long list of 
apples on hand, including the early-matur¬ 
ing Winter varieties. The demand is not 
so heavy as it will be a little later, when 
Winter apples are in better condition for 
eating. Prices at present are running from 
$1.50 to $3. We have noticed more fine Fall 
apples than usual, particularly Graven- 
stein, a most excellent variety, entitled to 
the front seat for quality. Like the El- 
berta peach, it is becoming better known, 
and the fruit stand man is glad to call it 
by name. Seckel pears head the list for 
price, although but few are found good 
enough to bring the top price of $4. Others 
seen are Bartlett, Bose, Chairgeau, Anjou, 
Sheldon, Louise Bonne, and Kieffer. We 
have noticed a good many windfalls of the 
last named variety, though why anyone 
should buy them is a mystery. Even the 
finest Kieffers are poor unless ripened sci¬ 
entifically by some one who knows how. 
Plums are very dull. The receipts of 
grapes continue light and prices remain 
too high to induce heavy consumption. We 
notice large quantities of inferior peaches, 
particularly Michigan stock in bushel bas¬ 
kets. They appear to be culls and leavings, 
small, bruised and knotty. Present peach 
prices show a wide range, and there is a 
surprising difference in prices asked for the 
same quality in neighboring stores. In 
buying a small quantity recently we were 
asked $3.50 by one man, but bought the 
same quantity of equally good fruit half a 
dozen doors away for $2.25. 
RETAIL.—This word has a varied mean¬ 
ing in the trade. A man handling potatoes 
by the car load would call selling b->' the 
barrel retail, while the man selling by the 
barrel would consider the retailer the one 
who sold by the peck or bushel. With re¬ 
tailers of the same class prices may vary 
somewhat on account of rent, transporta¬ 
tion charges or extent of trade. On this 
account it is about impossible in a paper 
of general circulation to give retail prices 
that are of value to any large number of 
readers. They would not only be of no 
value but positively misleading to many in 
other sections who might not take into ac¬ 
count the difference in conditions. For gen¬ 
eral information it seems better to give, on 
grain for instance, the prices at which 
great transactions are made. Taking these 
as a guide one can make allowances to fit 
his own conditions and get a fair Idea of 
what prices should be at his place. For 
his own protection any man who is buy¬ 
ing grain or feed ought to be informed re¬ 
garding freight rates from the district sup¬ 
plying his local dealer. If he and his neigh¬ 
bors are thus informed they can make the 
dealer explain any extravagant difference 
betwe'en cost and selling price. If he shows 
a disposition to be unreasonable, it is quite 
easy for neighbors to combine and buy in 
carload lots. Of course, on some products 
it is possible to give actual selling prices 
for quite small quantities. Eggs and but¬ 
ter, and most ordinary fruits and vegeta¬ 
bles come under this heading, and the 
prices given represent very near what any¬ 
one would have to pay in the open market 
on that day. _ w. w. h. 
Am Pressure For Water.— The great 
cold storage plant at Albion, with a capac¬ 
ity of 100,000 barrels of apples (by the way 
it is to be filled this Fall) has to use a 
great deal of cold water for cooling fhe 
gas on its rounds. To obtain its supply the 
company drilled four wells quite a dis¬ 
tance apart and about 160 feet deep. They 
use no pumps to raise the water from 
their wells (they are not flowing wells), 
but use a new system of raising water by 
driving air through a pipe to the bottom of 
the well. The water is raised to the tank. 
It is claimed to be cheaper and much less 
expensive to keep in repair. This system 
has been in use here for more than a year. 
This is written in reply to the letter of 
inquiry of S. H., Carthage, Mo., page 640. 
Albion, N. Y. i. n. s. 
White Mountain Farming.— Living back 
among the White Mountains we do not 
realize much how farming is done in the 
Western States, but think there are a few 
good farms this way. This is a large milk 
county, Borden’s Condensed Milk Co. have 
a large plant here, and pay fair prices 
for milk, so it gives the farmers a good 
chance to dispose of it. Another import¬ 
ant feature is the thousands of Summer 
boarders who spend their vacation in the 
mountains, which gives a good demand for 
all kinds of produce. We had a large hay 
crop, but corn and beans are nearly a 
failure. Potatoes yielded well, but are rot¬ 
ting badly. The present price is 40 cents 
per bushel, but think they will be higher. 
I am quite interested in Mapes, the hen 
man, as I keep quite a flock myself; 
Brown Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks 
and White Wyandottes. f. l. c. 
Whitefield, N. H. 
Mice and Melons.— In an excellent bul¬ 
letin issued by the Georgia Experiment 
Station (Experiment, Ga.), we find the fol¬ 
lowing: “Mice frequently do considerable 
damage in the cantaloupe fields by digging 
up and eating the seeds immediately after 
they are planted. This season they were 
very troublesome at the Station and in 
fields of this vicinity. White arsenic and 
cornmeal was tried at the Station, and the 
mice gave no further trouble. One pound 
of arsenic to 50 pounds of cornmeal was 
used. The poisoned bait was applied here 
and there over the field and covered with 
a little grass and a handful of dirt. Mr. 
Mark Riegal. of Pomona, Ga., was suc¬ 
cessful in destroying mice in his canta¬ 
loupe fields last Spring by soaking the seed 
in a solution of Disparene (arsenate of 
lead) for several hours before planting. 
His first planting, untreated, was almost 
entirely destroyed by the mice, but the 
second planting of seed soaked in Dispar¬ 
ene was but little molested.” 
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The man who puts on stilts does not in¬ 
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stilts, and when he’s off them he feel# 
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felt. Stimulants are 
the stilts of the stom¬ 
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man feel better for the 
time being, but he 
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, for them afterward. 
The need of the man 
Iwhose stomach is 
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Dr. Pierce’s Golden 
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The sole motive for substitution is to 
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The sluggish liver is made active by 
the use of Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. 
Waltham and 
Elgin Watches 
HIGH GRADE. LOW PRICES. 
Some of our people will want watches this Fall. 
Our people are used to good things and will want 
GOOD watches. That is the kind weofTer (Walthams 
and Klglns only) and all full 15-jeweled. Every watch 
is warranted and may be returned at our expense if 
you don't like it when you seo It. We guarantee 
every watch to be first class in every respect, and the 
prices are the lowest on record. 
Men's 14k. 25 Year Gold Filled Watch 
Full 15-Jeweled Works, Hunting Case, 
$16.50. 
No. 201 is a genuine Waltham or Elgin Watch. The 
works are full-jeweled, stem wind and set, and con¬ 
tain the greatest improvements. The case is 14k. 
gold tilled, warranted for 25 years. This watch sells 
at from 825 to $115, but we will send one including free 
safe delivery for only $10.50. 
Men's 14k. 25 Year Gold Filled Watch 
Full 15-«Je\veled Works, Open-Face Case, 
$13.60. 
No. 202 Is the same as No. 201, but open face. Price 
Including free safe delivery, only $13.00. 
Men's Sterling Silver Watch. 
Full 15-Jeweled Works, 3-ounee Case, 
Open Face or Hunting. 
$ 12 . 00 . 
No. 203 Is ust like No. 201, but the case is sterling 
silver, weighin'-' ounces, open face or hunting 
Delivered - a goodv pning order for only $12. 
Mens Full 15-Jeweled Waltham or 
Elgin Watch. 
Nickel Silver Case, Open Face. 
$7.75. 
XJo. 204 is just like No.202, but tho case Is made of 
solid nic’-ol-silvor, a beautiful white composition 
metal. Prico including free safe delivery, only $7.75. 
Ladies' Full 15-Jeweled Watch. 
14-k. 25 Year Gold Filled Hunting Case. 
$15.25. 
No. 205 Is just llko No. 201, but ladies' size. Delivered 
free in good running order for only $15.25. 
Address 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
NEW YORK CITY 
