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RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 16 
THE 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS.—There is a 
fair call for fancy heavy lettuce at good 
prices, but most offerings are light weight 
and sell slowly in competition with south¬ 
ern. Cucumbers are firm for extra quality, 
but other grades are very dull. Tomatoes 
are dull and weak. 
GRAIN.—Wheat is quiet at a slight ad¬ 
vance. Corn is firm and %-cent higher. 
The export demand for rye is good, and it 
has advanced one cent. Buckwheat flour 
and grain are dull and but little business 
reported. Oats are steady at a rise of 
%-cent. 
VEGETABLES.—Irish potatoes are in 
moderate supply and selling well. Sweets 
are firm and offerings light. Receipts of 
onions are light. Cabbages are scarce and 
high, and cauliflowers plentiful. Very few 
green peas are arriving. String beans also 
are in light supply and sell well when of 
attractive quality. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—The receipts con¬ 
tinue large, and stocks accumulate rapidly. 
As is usually the case after a holiday, 
many of the shipments show an irregular 
quality of odds and ends, the shippers 
having previously sent the better grades 
for the Thanksgiving trade. The weather 
now is favorable, and buyers seem to be 
looking for dry-packed poultry, but very 
little fancy dry-packed is to be found. Iced 
poultry of all kinds is neglected. Ducks 
and geese are plentiful and very dull and 
w eak. 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.—T h e 
market for the leading sources of ammonia 
is firm, with inquiries from the South for 
early deliveries. Western packers have 
made fair sales of dried blood and tankage 
at full figures, and there is also a good re¬ 
quest for bone meal. Fish scrap is offered 
sparingly, and values are very firm. Ni¬ 
trate of soda is steady with only moderate 
offerings at present figures. Fine ground 
bone is quoted at $21 to $26 per ton; fish 
scrap, dry, $20 to $21; phosphate rock, 
ground, $6 to $0.50; tankage, $15 to $16; 
kainit, $S.50 to $S.95 per 1,240 pounds; nitrate 
of soda, $1.70 per hundred; muriate of pot¬ 
ash, $1.78 to $1.80; dried blood, $1.85 to $1.90. 
These quotations are for large quantities. 
Small lots would cost a little more. 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Saturday December 9, 1899. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, lb.. — @ 27 
Western, firsts . 25 ®) 26 
State, extras . 26% 
State, firsts . 25 
June, extras . 25 
June, firsts . 24 
State dairy, half firkin tubs, 
fresh, finest . 
Tubs, seconds . 
Western imitation creamery, 
seconds . 
Factory, June, extras. 
Factory, fresh, seconds to 
firsts . 
Western, factory, lower grades. 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, small, Sept., 
f3,ncy •••»••••••••••••••••••••••• 
Small, Nov., finest. 
Small, good to choice. 
Large, Sept., fancy. 
Large, Nov., choice. 
Large, good to prime. 
Light skims, small, choice. 
Light skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, fair to good. 
EGGS. 
QUOTATIONS LOSS OFF. 
State, Pa., and nearby, average 
best, per doz. 
Western, fresh gathered, best.. 
Fresh gathered, good quality. 
QUOTATIONS AT MARK. 
Western, good quality, 30-doz. 
case .4 80 
Poor to fair, 30-doz. case.4 20 
Refrigerator, firsts . 15 
Early packed, per doz. 16%' 
Inferior, per 30-doz. case.3 60 
Fresh dirties, prime, 30-doz cs..3 60 
Limed eggs, prime, per doz. 15 
FRUITS-DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1S99, fancy, 
per lb. 
Choice, per lb. 
Prime, per lb. 
Common to good, per lb. 
Sun-dried, s’n sliced, lo99, lb.. 
Sun-dried, s’n quarters, 1899, 
per lb. 
Chops, 1899, per lb. 
Cores and skins, 1899, per lb... 
Raspberries, evap., 1S99, per lb.. 
Blackberries, 1899, per lb. 
Huckleberries, 1899, per lb. 
Cherries, 1899, per lb. 
FRUIT—GREEN. 
Apples, King, per d.-h. bbl.2 50 
Winesap and York, per bbl...2 50 
Spitz, per d.-h. bbl.. 
Snow, per d.-h. bbl.. 
Ben Davis, per d.-h. bbl... 
Phoenix, per d.-h. bbl. 
Smith Cider, per d.-h. bbl. 
Baldwin, per d.-h. bbl. 
Greening, per d.-h. bbl- 
Inferior, per d.-h. bbl. 
Pears, Vicar, per bbl.2 
Kieffer, prime, per bbl.2 
Grapes, W. N. Y., Catawba, 
per 4-lb. basket. 6 
Black, per 4-lb. basket. 6 
Black, in bulk, per lb. 1 
Catawba, in bulk, per lb. 1 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, fancy, 
large varieties, per bbl.4 50 
Cape Cod, Early Black, bbl...4 00 
Per crate .1 40 
Jersey, per crate.1 00 
27 
26 
25 % 
24% 
25 ®) 
— 
20 ®> 
22 
17 @ 
19 
17%®) 
18 
17 ®> 
18 
15%®) 
16% 
12%@ 
13 
12 ®> 
12% 
11%®) 
11% 
12%®) 
12% 
11% 
H%1 
11% 
10% 
— ®) 
9% 
7%@ 
8% 
24 @ 25 
23%<® 24 
21 # 23 
@5 40 
65 
16 
@3 50 
£3 50 
"'3 50 
i3 50 
'2 75 
'2 25 
1 75 
i3 00 
_ 3 00 
@1 25 
@2 50 
3 00 
@6 50 
@5 00 
? 1 75 
1 60 
GAME. 
Quail, average, fresh, per doz..l 50 @1 75 
Partridges, prime, per pair.1 50 @1 60 
Grouse, prime undrawn, pair...100 ®)1 12 
Grouse, prime drawn, per pair.. 90 ®)1 00 
English snipe, per dozen. — ®)2 50 
Grass plover, per dozen.1 00 ®>2 00 
Woodcock, prime, per pair.1 00 ® — 
Ducks, canvas, 6-lb. av. to pair.2 50 @3 00 
Canvas, lightweights, pair...l 25 @1 50 
Redhead, 5-lb. avge. to pair..l 75 ®;2 00 
Common, per pair. 25 ® 30 
Rabbits, per pair. 10 ®> 20 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2 red elevator. 
No. 2 delivered. 
No. 1 hard Duluth, f. o. b., 
afloat . 
No. 2 Northern, f. o. b., afloat. 
Corn, No. 2 delivered. 
No. 2 in elevator. 
No. 2 white, f. o. b., afloat. 
No. 2 yellow, f. o. b., afloat_ 
Oats, No. 2 white. 
No. 2 mixed. 
Rye, No. 2 Western, c. i. f., Buf. 
No. 2 Western, c. i. f., N. Y... 
State & Jersey, c. i. f., track.. 
Rye flour, fair to choice. 
Barley, Malt, fair to choice, c. 
i. f., Buffalo. 
Feeding, c. i. f., Buffalo. 
72%@ - 
73%®) - 
79%®> — 
76%®) — 
39%®) - 
)3 50 
44 ®) 48 
40%®) 41 
FEED. 
City bran .17 50@18 25 
Spring bran, 200-lb. sacks, ton..17 00®>17 50 
Middlings, as to quality, ton...17 00®)20 50 
Sharps, per ton.17 00®)20 00 
Red Dog .18 50®)20 00 
Mixed feed, 200-lb. sacks, ton...18 00®)19 15 
Linseed oil meal to arrive 
and spot .27 50@ — 
Cake .27 26®27 50 
Cotton-seed meal .26 00®) — 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, Timothy, prime. 85 ®) 87% 
No. 1 . 82%®) 85 
No. 2 . 72%®) 77% 
No. 3 . 65 ®) 70 
Clover . 65 ®) 75 
Clover mixed . 75 @ 80 
Straw, rye . 70 ®) 75 
Oats . 45 ®) 50 
HOPS. 
New York State, crop of 1899, 
choice . 13 ®) 14 
Common . 8 ®> 9 
New York State, crop of 1898, 
choice . 9 ®> 10 
Low to medium. 6 ®) 7 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1899, ch... 13 ®) 14 
Common . 9 ®> 10 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1898, ch... 10 ®> 11 
Low to medium. 8 ©! 9 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per doz. 75 ®)1 00 
Poor to fair, per doz. 20 ®' 40 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per doz. 60 ®>1 00 
No. 2, per box.1 50 (©2 00 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, lb... 40 <fi) 60 
Tomatoes, per lb. 6 ®) 10 
Radishes, round, p. 100 bunches.l 50 ®)2 00 
Asparagus, per doz. bunches_2 50 ®)4 00 
MEAT—COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 11 ®> 11% 
Fair to good, per lb. 9 ®) 10% 
Common, per lb. 6 ®) 8% 
Calves, buttermilks, per lb. 6 @> 7 
Grassers, per lb. 5 ®) 6 
Roasting pigs, per lb. 7 @) 10 
Pork, light, per lb. 6 ®) 6% 
Medium, per lb. 5%@> 6 
Heavy, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Tenderloins, fresh, per lb. 16 ®) 17 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. — ®) 9 
Fowls, per lb. — @ 10 
Roosters, old, per lb. — ® 6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 (5) 9 
Ducks, per pair. 40 ®) 60 
Geese, per pair.1 00 @1 37% 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 ®) 20 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Dry Packed. 
Turkeys, nearby, fancy, per lb.. 
Nearby, fair to good. 
Western, fancy . 
Western, fair to prime. 
Poor . 
Spring chickens, Phila., large, 
per lb. 
Mixed weights . 
Chickens, Western, dry-picked, 
prime . 
Western, scalded, prime. 
Western, poor .. 
Fowls, Western, good to prime. 
Western, poor . 
Ducks, nearby, prime. 
Western, prime . 
Western, poor . 
Geese, nearby, prime. 
Western, prime . 
Western, poor . 
Squabs, choice, large, white, 
per doz. 
Culls . 
11 %®) 12 
10 ®> 11 
10 %@ 11 
8 ®> 10 
5 @ 7 
13 ®) 14 
10 ® 12 
9%@ — 
9 ®> 9% 
5 @ 8 
8%@> 9 
5 ®> 8 
10 ®> 11 
9 & 10 
5 @ 8 
9 ®> 10 
8 ®) 9 
5 & 7 
— ®2 50 
50 ®) 75 
FRESH KILLED—ICED. 
Turkeys, Western, fancy, dry- 
picked . 
Western, fancy, scalded. 
Western, fair to good. . 
Young, poor to fair. 
Western, dry-picked, fancy, lb. 
Scalded, prime, per lb. 
Scalded and dry-picked, fair 
to good . 
Fowls, State and Pa., good to 
prime . 
Dry-picked, prime . 
Old cocks . 
Geese, Western, Spring, pr., lb. 
LIVE STOCK. 
Calves, veals . 
Grassers . 
Sheep . 
Lambs . 
Hogs . 
VEGETABLES. 
9%®' 10 
9 ®) 9% 
8 ®> 8 % 
6 ®> 7 
8%®) 
9 
7%@ 
8 
8%@ 
9 
8 @) 
8% 
- @ 
6 
- ®) 
8 
8 ®> 
9 
2%@ 
3% 
2%@ 
4% 
5y.@ 
6% 
4%®) 
4% 
Potatoes, L. I., per bbl.1 25 @1 75 
Maine, per 168-lb. bag.1 30 ®1 50 
Albany, per bbl.1 25 ®1 40 
Jersey, per bbl.1 12 @>1 37 
Sweets, Cumberland Co., cloth 
tops .2 75 @3 25 
Sweets, Jersey, yellow, per 
d.-h. bbl.2 50 @3 00 
Sweets, Va. and N. C., yellow.2 00 ®2 50 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 5 ®) 10 
Beets, per bbl. 75 ®1 00 
Carrots, nearby, per bbl. 75 ®)1 25 
Cauliflowers, L. I., per bbl.1 00 ®)2 50 
Cucumbers, Fla., per basket....1 00 @2 25 
State, per 100.2 50 @4 50 
State per 100.2 50 @4 50 
L. I., red, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Celery, State and Mich., per 
dozen roots . 10 @ 50 
Chicory, N. Or., per bbl.3 00 @5 00 
Egg plants, Fla., per bbl.2 50 ®)5 00 
Per %-bbl. box.1 00 ®)2 50 
Kale, L. I., per bbl. 25 ® 30 
Norfolk, per bbl. 50 ®) 60 
Lettuce, Fla., per %-bbl. basket.1 00 ®)2 50 
Norfolk & N. C., per bu. bskt. 75 ®1 25 
Peas, Fla., per basket.1 00 ®)2 25 
Peppers, Fla., per carrier.2 00 @3 00 
Parsnips, nearby, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 50 ®) 75 
Hubbard, per bbl. 50 ®1 00 
Fla., white, per bushel crate.1 00 @1 25 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl.1 00 @1 25 
String beans, Charleston, per 
bushel basket . 75 @2 00 
Fla., per bushel basket.1 00 ®2 50 
Turnips, nearby, white, per bbl. 50 ®> 75 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier.1 00 @2 00 
Okra, Fla., per carrier.1 50 @2 60 
Onions, Orange Co., N. Y., red, 
per bag . 70 @ 90 
White, per bag.1 50 @2 25 
Yellow, per bag. 75 ®1 12 
State & West’n, yellow bag.. 75 ®)1 12 
Red, per bbl. 75 ®)1 00 
Eastern, white, per bbl.2 00 ®)3 00 
Red, per bbl.1 00 <S>1 25 
Yellow, per bbl.1 00 ®)1 50 
BUSINESS BITS. 
We made a slight error recently in giv¬ 
ing the previous address of Hamilton & 
Co., the swine breeders. It was formerly 
Cochranville, Pa., and is now Rosenvick, 
Pa. The location of the farm has not been 
changed. 
Those thinking of buying an incubator 
should write to J. H. Jones, Box 107, 
Streator, Ill., for catalogue of the Illinois. 
This is made in sizes from 50-egg up; is 
not affected by sudden changes in the 
weather, and is packed with asbestos and 
covered with iron, thus being fire-proof. 
The United Correspondence Schools, 154- 
158 Fifth Avenue, New York, afford young 
men and women in the country an oppor¬ 
tunity to take a thorough course of study 
by mail, and thus equip themselves for 
successful work in many of the trades and 
professions. The cost of tuition is mod¬ 
erate, and those interested should write for 
particulars to above address. 
The writer has carried an Elgin watch 
for 14 years. Two weeks after being pur¬ 
chased, it was dropped from a second- 
story window, struck the roof of a veranda 
and then fell to the ground, where it land¬ 
ed on a large stone. The cases were ruined, 
but the watch was running when picked 
up, and none of the works were damaged. 
This shows that the manufacturers’ claims 
for best material and workmanship are 
well grounded, although, of course, these 
watches are not intended to be used as 
baseballs. An attractive booklet, The 
Ways of a Watch, will be sent free of 
charge by the Elgin National Watch Co., 
Elgin, Ill. _ 
Mark Twain’s White Duck Suit. 
Some years ago Samuel L. Clemens, known 
to every American reader as Mark Twain, had 
occasion to take a trip over the Lackawanna 
Railroad from New York to Elmira. This journey 
led him across the beautiful meadows of New 
Jersey, up into the Blue Ridge mountains, along 
the tops of hills and mountains witli an occa¬ 
sional dip into the valleys, the train most of the 
time skirting the picturesque Morris and Essex 
canal, the magnificent Delaware river, or the 
beautiful Susquehanna river. It led him through 
Delaware Water Gap, one of the most magnificent 
natural scenes on the American continent, where 
mountain, cloud and water literally meet. It led 
him through the busy coal mining region in 
Pennsylvania, and with it all he was delighted. 
Arriving at Elmira he sent the following telegram 
to a friend who had escorted him to the station 
in New York: 11 Left New York on Lackawanna 
Railroad this morning in white duck suit, and it 
is while yet.” This testimony of Mr. Clemens to 
the cleanliness of the Lackawanna Railroad is no 
fancy of the humorist’s brain. The road burns 
anthracite coal, and there is, therefore, no smoke, 
and its roadbed is rock ballasted, hence there is 
no dust. Mr. Twain’s white duck suit was white 
at the end of his journey, because those elements 
of railroad travel which cause one usually to de¬ 
sire a bath immediately after leaving a train, are 
entirely wanting. 
Incubators and Brooders 
Incubators from 15.00 up. 
Brooders from $3.80 up 
Catalogue free. 
L>. A. BANTA, 
Ligonler, I mi. 
SHIP YOUR PRODUCE 
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, POULTRY, PORK, 
CALVES, to the old Reliable Commission 
House (Established 1805). 
S. H. & E. H. EROST, 
who now occupy the large corner building, Jay and 
319 Washington St.. New York A coiner 
property well located positively has no equal. Goods 
show up from tour directions, attracts buyers, makes 
good results. Shipping material furnished. Refer 
Irving Nat'onal Bank. 
POULTRY. 
We have all our arrangements made and are pre¬ 
pared to handle all shipments of Poultry and Game 
to good advantage. WRITE us at once for informa¬ 
tion regarding shipments to us. We take pleasure in 
answering our correspondents. Fancy Large Tur¬ 
keys are in Demand for the Holidays. 
ARCHDEACON & CO., 100 Murray Street. New York 
QXO. P. HAMMOND. K8T. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples, Peaches, Berries. 
Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry. Mushrooms and Hot¬ 
house Products a Specialty. Consignments solicited. 
34 & 36 Little 12th St., New York. 
F. X>- HEWITT, 
120 Liberty Street, New York. 
COMMISSION HAY and STRAW 
Write for Quotations. 
ESTABLISHED 1855. 
SLINGERLAND & CO., 
receivers of 
Hay and Straw 
603 West 14th St., New York. 
Goods received via all roads reaching New York, 
Brooklyn and Jersey City. 
Prompt Sales. Liberal Advances. 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange* 
Subscriber* who have somethin* to sail 
or buy or exch&n*e, new or old, are in¬ 
vited te make their case known in thia 
column. Help and Situation Want* will 
also be Inserted here. The cost will be 
four cents a word, each Insertion; cash 
should accompany the order. This column 
will make and save money for the farmers 
who use It and watch It. 
Oklahoma Farm for Sale.— 100 acres. 
100 in cultivation. Good for corn, cotton and fruit. 
Price. $1,500 part or time. J D. TAYLOR, Hilton, 
Oklahama Territory. 
Wanted. —Men to earn 860 a month 
selling Nursery Stock. Write us to-day. Highland 
Nursery Co., 107 Cutler Building, Kochester, N. Y 
Exchange Bronze Turkeys, Kouen 
Ducks Golden Wyandottes for Incubitor, Cyphers 
preferable. Frank Botsford.Guyanoga, Yates Co.,N.Y 
YOU CAN BUY A FARM WITH YOUR RENT. 
We will sell you a farm of 40 acres, six-room house 
and barn in our great Chicora Colony, in the South, 
on a cash payment of 1 250. balance $5, monthly. Send 
for particulars and our Real Estate Journal all free. 
D. L. R1SLKY, 211 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia. Pa 
FOR SALE. 
A Fruit farm in bearing In the southern fruit belt, 
at Tifton. Ga. Peaches netted this year $2 per crate. 
The above will be sold at a bargain if sold at once. 
For terms, price and further particulars apply to 
KENT & SON, Cotton Warehouse, Tifton, Ga. 
TEN WEEKS FOR 10 CENTS. 
That big family paper The Illustrated tYerkly, of 
Denver Co o. (founded 1890; will be sent 10 weeks on 
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trations of scenery, true stories of love & adventure. 
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EASILY EARNED BY LADIES, GIRLS and BOYS 
taking 3 orders per day for each of our Brands 
of Soaps, Perfumes, etc. Particulars Catalog 
of premiums; Bicycles, Watches, Capes, Jtc., 
sent free. F. Parker, 30(1 Clinton St., Chicago. 
Rheumatism, HleuralSia.Cour. Lumbago ARE CAUSE p ^ 
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I nllvvCw Write J. V. Kenyon, Owego, N. Y. 
Gold-Shell Rings. 
Most people like a 
nice ring. We show 
three styles. These are 
made by drawing a 
shell of gold over a rod 
of composition metal. 
They are better and 
will wear longer than 
solid gold rings of a 
low carat. The retail 
price would he from 75 
cents to $1. We will 
send one of these ringd 
postpaid as a re want 
for sending one new subscription at $1. 
Cut a slip of paper the size of finger and 
send for size. 
Bone Cutter. 
The value of green cut hones for 
fowls has been repeatedly proved, both 
by tests at experiment stations, and by 
practical feeders. This cutter is intended 
for the use of small flocks. It will cut 
enough for a flock of CO hens in three 
minutes, and cut it fine enough for little 
chicks. If you have a dozen or more 
hens, you want one. The price with crank 
is $7. We will send it for a club of five 
subscriptions at 551 each, and $5 extra, 
money, or free for a club of 20 at $1 each 
