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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER.' 
October 14 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
WHEAT.—War reports have made this 
grain unsteady, but the latter part of the 
week English houses bought freely, and the 
market closed strong. 
CHEESE.—The market has been firm on 
all grades. Only a moderate amount of ex¬ 
port business was done, as stock could be 
obtained from Canada at lower prices than 
the offerings here. 
HAY.—The hay market has been firm and 
advancing. There is little export trade, but 
the general demand is good. Straw is 
fairly active and strong. The Government 
is again in the market for a large amount 
of hay and some straw. The contracts call 
for the better grades. 
EGGS.—Receipts were moderate, and 
there was a steady demand for strictly 
fresh. On account of the cool weather, 
some refrigerator stock .has been moved, 
and, with the increase in price of prime, 
there will be heavy offerings of cold storage 
stock. 
PEACHES.—Receipts were light and of 
poor quality. The crop, except in Califor¬ 
nia, has been a failure, but purchasers have 
wanted only prime, and prices have been 
generally low. 
LIVE POULTRY.—The market has been 
demoralized. Receipts were heavy and de¬ 
mand light, but conditions improved the 
latter part of the week. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—There was a large 
amount on hand at the beginning of the 
week, and sales were slow, but the market 
has improved somewhat. Choice Spring 
turkeys were scarce. 
POTATOES.—The market was fairly act¬ 
ive for strictly choice stock. Second qual¬ 
ity was dull. Reports from the country 
indicate that there is a larger crop than 
was at first expected. 
Large, white, good to choice.. 11 %@ 11% 
Large, white, fancy. 11%@ 11% 
Large, common to fair. 10%@ 11 
Large skims, small, choice — @ 10 
Light skims, large, choice.... — @ 9% 
Part skims, small, prime. — @ 9% 
Part skims, large, prime. 8%@ 9 
Part skims, fair to good. 7 @ 8 
Part skims, common. 5 (if 6 
Full skims . — @ 4 
EGGS. 
State & Pa., average best, per 
doz., loss off. 
Western, firsts, loss off. 
Fair to good, loss off. 
Avge. best, candled, at mark. 
Seconds and low grades, 30- 
20 %@ 21 
— @ 20 
19 @ 191/2 
19 @ 20 
doz. case .3 45 @4 50 
Refrigerator, iirsts, at mark_ 17 @ 17% 
Fair to good, 30-doz. case.4 50 @4 95 
inferior, 30-doz. case.3 60 @4 20 
Dirties, per case, 30 dozen.3 15 @4 20 
Checks, per case.2 70 @3 45 
GREEN FRUITS. 
Apples, Snow, per bbl.2 00 @2 50 
Den Davis, per bbl.1 50 @2 25 
Maiden Blush, per bbl.1 50 @2 00 
King, per bbl.1 75 @2 50 
Twenty-Ounce, per bbl.1 50 @2 50 
Red, fancy, per bbl.1 75 @3 50 
Baldwin, per bbl.1 25 @2 00 
Greening, per bbl.1 25 @2 00 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.1 25 @2 00 
Pears, Beurre d'Anjou, per bbl.2 25 @2 75 
Seckel, per bbl.4 00 @6 00 
Sheldon, per bbl.2 50 @3 00 
Beurre Clairgeau, per bbl.2 50 @3 00 
Beurre Rose, per bbl.2 50 @3 25 
Keiffer, per bbl.l 75 @2 50 
Plums, State, com. gr’n sorts, 
8-lb. basket . 35 @ 40 
Large, blue table sorts, 8-lb. 
basket . 40 @ 50 
Peaches, Jersey, extra, per bsktl 10 @1 25 
Common to prime, per basket. 50 @1 00 
Quinces, Apple, fancy bright, 
per bbl.2 50 @ — 
Apple, fair to good, per bbl...2 00 @2 25 
Grapes, Niagara, per case. GO @ 75 
Up-river, black, per basket_ 6 @ 7 
Western N. Y., Delaware, per 
4-lb. basket . 13 @ 14 
Western N. Y., Niagara, per 
4-lb. basket. 8 @ 10 
Black, in bulk, per lb. — @ 1% 
White, in bulk, per lb. 1%@ 2 
Crab apples, per bbl.2 00 @4 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, fancy, 
per bbl.5 00 @5 50 
Cape Cod, in bulk, per lb. 2 @ 2% 
Cape Cod, early black, per bbl4 50 <g> — 
Cape Cod, crate.1 60 @1 75 
GRAPES.—The market is slightly firmer, 
owing to serious losses caused by freezing 
in some sections. Receipts are moderate, 
with some scarcity of fancy quality. 
MILK.—The Exchange price for October 
has been fixed at 2% cents per quart. This 
is % cent increase on the price for the same 
month last year. Creamerymen in the 
more distant parts asked for 3 cents, but 
could not bring enough pressure to bear to 
compel the Exchange to grant that figure. 
BUTTER.—Receipts have been limited, 
and considerable cold storage stock was 
moved. There was an advance of one cent 
on extra creamery, and one-half cent on 
best June. Receipts in the New York 
market for the last month were about eight 
per cent less than for the same month last 
year. Exports for this season have been 
62,700 packages in advance of last year. The 
prospects are fair for prime. 
APPLES.—There has been a good de¬ 
mand for choice Winter storage and ex¬ 
port. The bulk of arrivals show fairly 
good quality, and prices tend upward. 
Western New' York reports an immense 
crop. Wayne County is said to take the 
lead for heavy yield and fine quality. The 
value of the crop in this County alone is 
estimated at $250,000. The supply is light 
in many parts of the country, and dealers 
do not expect a surplus of desirable quality. 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday, October 7, 1899. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans. Marrow, 1898, choice, bu. — @2 00 
Medium, 1898, choice.1 55 @1 60 
Pea, Mich., 1899, bags. — @1 55 
Pea, State, 1898, choice.1 50 @ — 
Red Kidney, 1898, choice. — @2 00 
Red Kidney, poor to good.1 50 @1 95 
White Kidney, 1898, choice.2 10 @ — 
Yellow Eye, 1898, choice. — @1 55 
Black T. S., 1898, choice.1 90 @ — 
Lima, California .2 85 @2 90 
Peas, 1899, bbls., per bushel. — @1 20 
1899, bags, per bushel.1 15 @1 17% 
Scotch, 1899, bbls.1 20 @1 22% 
Scotch, 1899, bags. — @1 20 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extra, per lb — @24 
Western, firsts . 22 @ 23 
Western, seconds . 19%@ 21 
Western, thirds . 17 @ 18 
State, extra . 23%@ 24 
State, firsts . 22 @ M 
State, thirds to seconds. 17 @ 21 
June, extra . 22 @ 23 
June, seconds to first*. 19 @ 21% 
State, dairy, half firkin tubs, 
fancy . — @ 22 
Dairy, half firkin, tubs, firsts.. 20 @ 21 
Dairy, Welsh tubs, finest. 21%@ 22 
Dairy, Welsh tubs, firsts. 19 @ 20 
Dairy tubs, thirds and seconds 15 @ 18 
Western, imitation creamery, 
extra . 19 @ — 
Imitation creamery, firsts. 17 @ 18 
Imitation creamery, seconds.. 15%@ 16 
Factory, June, extras. — @ 16% 
Factory, June, sec’nds to firsts 15 @ 16 
Factory, current packed, finest — @16 
Factory, seconds to firsts. 15 @ 15% 
Factory, lower grades. 14 @ 14% 
CHEESE. 
State, f. c., small, col. fancy— 12 @ 12% 
Small, white, fancy. U%@ 12 
Good to choice. 11%@ 11% 
Small, common to fair. 10%@ 11% 
Large, colored, fancy. 11%@ 12 
Large, colored, choice. — @ 11% 
Large, col., good to pr. 11%@ 11% 
GAME. 
Venison, fresh saddles, per lb. 23 @ 25 
Frozen saddles, per lb. 18 @ 20 
Partridges, prime, per pair.1 50 @2 00 
Grouse, prime, per pair. 90 @1 00 
Woodcock, prime, per pair. — @1 25 
English snipe, per dozen. — @2 50 
Grass plover, per dozen.1 00 @2 00 
Reed birds, per dozen. 50 @ 60 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2 red elevator. 75%@ — 
No. 2 red delivered. 76%@ — 
No. 1 hard Duluth, f. o. b. 
afloat ... 84%@ — 
No. 2 Northern, f. o. b. afloat. 7S%@ — 
Corn, No. 2 delivered. 41 @ — 
No. 2 in elevator. 40%@ — 
No. 2 white, f. o. b., afloat. 42 @ — 
No. 2 yellow', f. o. b., afloat_ 39%@ — 
Oats, No. 2 white. 31 @ — 
No. 3 white. 30%@ — 
No. 2 w'hite clipped. 31%@ — 
No. 3 white clipped. 31 @ — 
No. 2 mixed. 29 @ 29% 
No. 3 mixed. 2S%@ — 
Rejected . 27%@ — 
Rejected white . 29 — 
No. 2 mixed delivered. 29%@ 29% 
Track mixed . 29 @ 30% 
Track white . 30 @ 35 “ 
Rye, No. 2 Western, c. i. f., Buf 61%@ — 
No. 2 State, f. o. b. 66%@ — 
State & Jersey, c. i. f., track. 61 @ 62 
Rye flour . 3 25 @3 65 
Barley, Malt, fair to choice, c. 
i. f., Buffalo. 46%@ 50 
Feeding, c. i. f., Buffalo. 42 @ 44 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, Timothy, prime. 82%@ 85 
No. 1 . 75 @ SO 
No. 2 . 70 @ 75 
No. 3 . . . 60 @ 65 
Clover .. 60 @ 70 
Clover, mixed . 65 @ 75 
Straw, rye . 57%@ 65 
Oat . 40 @ 45 
COUNTRY DRESSED MEATS. 
Calves, prime . 10%@ 11 
Fair to good. 9 @ 10 
Common . 5 @ s% 
Grassers . 5 @ 7 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. — @ 8 
Fowls, per lb. — @9 
Roosters, old, per lb. — @ 5 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. S @ 10 
Ducks, per pair. 40 @ 55 
Geese, per pair.1 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ 20 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Turkeys, young, dry picked, 
good to prime. 10 @ 12 
Young, scalded, fair to good.. 8 @ 10 
Young, poor to fair. 5 @ 9 
Avge. grades, hens and toms. 11 @ 12 
Spring chickens, Phila., large, 
per lb. 16 @ 18 
Mixed weights . 11 @ 12 
Western, dry picked, fancy, 
per lb. 10 @ 10% 
Dry picked, prime, per lb. 9 @ 9% 
Scalded, prime, per lb. 9 @ 9% 
Scalded and dry picked, fair 
to good . 8 @ 8% 
Fowls, State & Pa., good to 
prime . 10%@ 11 
Western, dry picked, prime. — @ 10% 
Southwestern, dry picked, aver¬ 
age prime . — @ 10 
Western, scalded, avge. prime. — @10 
Old cocks . — @ 7 
Ducks, Eastern & L. I. Spring, 
per lb. 13%@ - 
Western, Spring . 7 @ 9 
Old . 7 @ 8 
Geese, Eastern, Spring, select¬ 
ed w'hite . 15 @ 16 
Eastern, Spring, dark, per lb.. 13 @ 14 
Squabs, choice, large, white, 
per doz.2 50 @2 75 
Dark, per doz.1 50 @1 75 
Culls . 50 @1 00 
POTATOES. 
East End L. I., fancy, in bulk, 
per bbl.1 62 @1 75 
L. I., fair to prime, in bulk, 
per bbl.1 25 @1 50 
Albany, in bulk, per bbl.1 25 @1 35 
Western N. Y., in bulk, ISO lbs..l 25 @1 50 
Maine, per 168 lbs.1 30 @1 40 
Jersey, round sorts, pr., per bbl.l 25 @1 50 
Giant, prime, per bbl.1 12 @1 25 
Prime to choice, per bag.1 25 @1 40 
Inferior, per bbl. 90 @1 00 
Sweets, Cumberland Co., cloth 
tops .2 00 @2 25 
South Jersey, double heads_1 75 @2 00 
Va., fancy selected, per bbl..137 @ — 
Va., avge. pr. lots, per bbl_1 12 @1 25 
Va., poor to fair, per bbl.1 00 @ — 
FEED. 
City bran, per ton.16 50@ — 
Spring bran, 200-lb. sacks, per 
ton .17 00@ — 
Spring bran, to arrive, bulk_14 50@15 25 
Middlings, as to quality, ton. 16 00@17 50 
Sharps, per ton.17 50@18 50 
Red Dog .17 85@18 25 
Mixed feed, 200-lb. sacks, per 
ton .17 10@17 35 
Linseed oil meal to arrive and 
spot .24 00@25 00 
Cake .23 75@ — 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange. 
Subscribers who have something to sell or 
buy or exchange, new or old, are invited 
to make their case known in this column. 
Help and Situation Wants will also be in¬ 
serted here. The cost will be four cents a 
word, each Insertion; cash should accom¬ 
pany the order. This column will make 
and save money for the farmers who use it 
and watch it. 
Fertile Valley Farm, desirable loca¬ 
tion. Bargain. PAINE, South Randolph. Vt. 
For Sale.— Paying- California Fruit 
Ranch, one mile from rai road station; 79 acres. Or¬ 
chard, pasture, woodland. Fivenever-failingsprings, 
soft water. Sold last season’s crop for over *1,700. 
Price, (3 000. Not ess than one-half or one-third 
down; balance low interest and easy terms For 
particular* address owner. S. F. WOODWORTH. 
Clipper Cap, Placer County, Cal. 
Look Here !—342 acres—the best farms 
in Virginia. On the James River. Good level land, 
good buildings and fences. An excellent farm, and 
only $12 per acre, with stock and farming utensils. 
For particulars address O NEDV1IJEK, Oldfield, Va. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
The R. N.-Y. is receiving an, unusual 
number of complaints from shippers who 
have been so unfortunate and careless as 
to ship produce to commission merchants 
who have no credit and no standing in the 
trade. Once more, do not ship goods to 
commission men unless you know that an 
account can be collected against them in 
the courts, and have some reliable assur¬ 
ance of their integrity. 
The writer of this note recently visited a 
dairy of registered Jerseys tied with the 
Willard Knapp Cow Tie. The cows seemed 
perfectly comfortable, and enjoyed the 
greatest possible freedom, being able to 
lick themselves on any part of the body, 
still interference with their neighbors is 
impossible. It will be worth any dairy¬ 
man’s while to look into the merits of this 
tie. Full information and testimonials will 
be furnished by Willard H. Knapp & Co., 
404 Groton Street, Cortland, N. Y. 
Wanted— Protestant man to work on 
farm; strictly temperate. State age; references 
required; wages$16. Three cows kept. 
Address Lock Box 9, Ridgefield, Conn. 
WANTED 
-Second-Crop Clover Hay. State 
Price in car lots. f. o. b. 
C. K. WHITE, Fox Chase, Pa. 
Poland-China and Large English 
Bkkksh i res. all ages, pairs not akin; strictly first- 
class stock. Price, $3 and upwards. 
VV. A. LOTHERS, Lack. Pa. 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Bovee Po¬ 
tatoes. 75 cents per bushel, $1.60 per barrel. 
WM. KENGEKMaNN, East Granby, Conn. 
Brass Band 
Instrument*. Drum*, Uniform* 
A Supplies. Write for catalog. 445 
illustrations. FREE; it gives Mu¬ 
sic and Instructions for New Hands. 
LYON & HEALY, 
SO Adam* »U, CHICAGO 
Horses wnich have been used steadily 
at work, either on the farm or road, have 
quite likely had some strains whereby 
lameness or enlargements have been 
caused. Gombault’s Caustic Balsam ap¬ 
plied as per directions, just as you are 
turning the horse out, will be of great ben¬ 
efit; and this is the time when it can be 
used very successfully. It needs no care 
or attention, is absolutely a safe remedy, 
and does its work well and at a time when 
the horse is having a rest. Of course, it 
can be used with equal success while horses 
are in the stable. 
Michigan Consumption Law.— There is a 
law declaring consumption a contagious 
disease, the same as scarlet fever, diph¬ 
theria, etc., and requiring physicians and 
families to report the same to the health 
officer. Funerals are to be carefully guard¬ 
ed. All physicians with whom I am ac¬ 
quainted, are heartily in favor of the law, 
and are doing all in their power to have it 
enforced. The people In general are also 
very much pleased with the law, and 
readily acquiesce in all the requirements of 
the physicians and health officers. I cannot 
see but it is one of the most reasonable re¬ 
quirements of the sanitary department of 
the State, and as far as I know, is gener¬ 
ally very cheerfully acquiesced in. I. k. d. 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
The latest scheme for driving the 
American hogs out of Europe, is to estab¬ 
lish vast hog farms in Siberia, where it is 
said that pork can be produced cheaper 
than in this country. In a recent story 
called When the Sleeper Wakes the reader 
is carried 300 years ahead. At that time 
the great proportion of the world’s popu¬ 
lation is supposed to be gathered in the 
large cities, steam has largely disappeared, 
and the world’s work is being done by 
electricity, generated by windmills. Food 
is produced largely in Europe, where vast 
herds of hogs and sheep are kept in pas¬ 
tures and where in our day are found 
towns and small cities. 
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