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RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 30 
THE 
MARKETS. 
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK. 
EGGS.—The market for first-quality 
fresh-gathered is steady and offerings 
light. Refrigerators are urged for sale, 
and prices are weak and irregular. Limed 
eggs are very dull. 
HOPS.—Buying interest is rather slack 
at present. There have been occasional 
purchases of well-developed, cleanly- 
picked hops at prices above quotations, but 
there has been very little dealing above 
1C to 12 cents. Reports from the Pacific 
coast mention sales of 1,000 bales at eight 
to 9% cents. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS.—Fancy heavy 
lettuce is scarce and wanted at good prices. 
Most of the offerings are light-weight, and 
drag in competition with southern. Cu¬ 
cumbers are firm, and fancy lots would 
bring a premium above quotations. Mush¬ 
rooms are dull and irregular. Tomatoes 
are weak. 
FRUITS.—Trade continues disappoint¬ 
ing. The little interest that was shown 
at the approach of the holidays has waned, 
and dealers are urging sales to clear out 
holdings, though some fancy cold-storage 
apples are being held for better figures. 
There are but few grapes offered, and de¬ 
fective lots meet slow sale. Cranberries 
are dull. 
GRAIN.—Wheat is firm at a decline of 
% to % cent. Corn has dropped % cent, 
in sympathy with wheat. Trade in oats 
has been light. Large receipts west and 
the decline in shipments caused weakness 
in futures. Export demand is poor. Rye 
is firm at a small advance. Western rye 
was in demand, but sales small, on ac¬ 
count of higher prices. The price of buck¬ 
wheat is above the exporters’ limit, and 
all offerings are taken by domestic buyers. 
BUTTER.—The small receipts have 
strengthened the market, and there have 
been a few sales of fancy above 27 cents, 
but not enough to warrant a quotation. 
Firsts are moving fairly at 2G cents for 
best grades, and the accumulations of this 
class of stock are being steadily reduced. 
Fancy June creamery is steady. There is 
not enough State dairy arriving to give a 
reliable basis for quotations. Imitation 
creamery is firm, but rolls go very slowly 
unless fine. 
The Week’s Quotations. 
Winesaps, bbl.2 50 @3 50 
Smith, Cider, bbl.1 75 @2 25 
Greening, bbl.1 75 @3 00 
Spy, bbl.2 00 @3 00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, f’nc.y, bbl.5 50 @7 00 
Early Black, bbl.5 00 @6 00 
Crate .1 50 @2 00 
Jersey, per crate.1 25 @1 75 
GAME. 
Quail, average fresh, per doz_1 50 @ — 
Fair to good. 50 @1 00 
Partridges, prime, per pair.1 50 @ — 
Grouse, prime, undrawn, pair...1 00 @ — 
Prime, drawn, per pair. — @1 00 
English snipe, per doz. — @2 50 
Plover, per doz.1 00 @2 00 
Woodcock, prime, per pair.1 00 @ — 
Ducks, canvas, 6-lb. av. to pair.2 50 @3 00 
Canvas, lightweights, pair.1 25 @1 50 
Redhead, 5-lb. avge. to pair_1 75 (5)2 00 
Ruddy . 25 @ 75 
Teal, blue-wing, per pair. 40 @ 50 
Common, per pair. 25 @ 30 
Rabbits, per pair. 20 @ 25 
Jack Rabbits, per pair. 50 @ 60 
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. 3 white. 
No. 2 white clipped. 
No. 3 white clipped. 
No. 2 mixed. 
No. 3 mixed. 
Rye, No. 2 Western, c. i. f., Buf. 
No. 2 Western, c. i. f., N. Y_ 
State and Jersey, c. i. f., track. 
Rye flour, fair to choice. 
72%@ - 
73y 4 @ - 
80 @ — 
76%@ - 
39%@ — 
39 % @ — 
40 %@ — 
41%@ — 
31 %@ - 
31 @ — 
31%@ — 
31 @ — 
29 @ — 
28 <5> — 
56%@ — 
61 @ — 
57 @ - 
3 10 @3 50 
HAY AND STRAW. 
These quotations are for large bales. 
Small bales sell for 50 cents per ton less. 
Hay, No. 1. 80 @ 8014 
No. 2 . 72%(5) 7714 
No. 3 . 65 @ 70 
Clover . 65 @ 75 
Clover, mixed . 70 (5) 75 
Straw, long Rye. 60 @ 70 
Oat . 40 @ 45 
HOPS. 
New York State, crop of 1899, ch. 12%@ 1314 
Medium . 8 @ 9 
Crop of 1898 . 5 @ 8 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1899, ch... 12%@ 13% 
Medium . 8 (5) 9 
Crop of 1898 . 5 @ 8 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Lettuce, fancy, per doz. 75 @1 00 
Poor to fair, per doz. 25 @ 60 
Cucumbers, No. 1, per doz. 60 @1 00 
No. 2, per doz.1 50 @2 00 
Mushrooms, fair to choice, lb... 20 @ 40 
Tomatoes, per lb. 5 @ 12 
Radishes, round, p. 100 bunches.l 50 @2 00 
Asparagus, per doz. bunches_2 00 @3 60 
LIVE STOCK. 
Calves, veals . 6 @ 814 
Lower grades . 3%@ 5 
Sheep . 3 (5) 414 
Lambs . 4 ? 4(5) 5% 
Hogs . 4!4@ 4% 
Saturday, December 23, 1899. 
MEATS—COUNTRY DRESSED. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, lb.. — @27 
Western, firsts . 25 @ 26 
Western, seconds . 23%@ 24 
State, extras . 2614@ 27 
State, firsts . 25 @ 26 
June, extras . 25 @ 25% 
June, firsts . 23%@ 24% 
Held, thirds to seconds. 21 @ 23 
State dairy, half firkin tubs, 
fresh finest . 25 @ — 
Half firkin tubs, firsts. 23 @ 24 
Tubs, seconds . 20 @ 22 
Firkins, finest ... 22 @ — 
Firkins, seconds to firsts. 19 @ 21 
Western, imitation creamery, 
firsts . 21 @ 22 
Seconds . 17 @ 19 
Factory, June, extras. 17!4@ 18 
Factory, held thirds to firsts.. 16 @ 17 
Factory, fresh, extra. — @20 
Factory, fresh, firsts. 18 @ 18% 
Factory, thirds to seconds. 15%@ 17 
Rolls, Western . 16 @ 20 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, small, Fall 
made, fancy . 
Small, Nov., finest. 
Small, good to choice. 
Small, common to fair. 
Large, Fall made, fancy. 
Large, Nov., choice. 
Large, good to prime. 
Large, common to fair. 
Light skims, small, choice. 
Light skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, small, prime. 
Part skims, large, prime. 
Part skims, fair to good. 
Part skims, common. 
EGGS. 
QUOTATIONS LOSS OFF. 
State, Pa., and nearby, average 
best, per doz. 
Western, fresh-gathered, best.. 
Fresh-gathered, good quality.. 
Kentucky, fresh-gathered, ch... 
12%@ 13 
12 @ 12 % 
11 %@ 11 % 
11 @ 11 % 
12%@ 13 
11 3 4 @ 12 
11 %@ 11 % 
10 @ 11 
— @ 10 % 
— @ 9% 
9%@ 9% 
8 @ 9 % 
7%@ 8% 
5%@ 6% 
24 @ 25 
23%@ 24 
21%@ 23 
22 @ 23 
QUOTATIONS AT MARK. 
West’n., good quality, 30-doz. cs.4 80 
Poor to fair, 30-doz. case.4 20 
Southern, poor to good, per cs..4 20 
Refrigerator, early packed, lsts. 14 
Fall packed, per doz. 16 
Fair to good, per 30-doz. case..3 00 
Inferior, per 30-doz. case.3 60 
Prime, per 30-doz. case.3 60 
Dirties, per 30-doz. case.2 85 
@5 10 
@4 65 
@5 10 
@ 15 
@ 17 
@4 20 
@3 90 
@4 00 
@3 15 
FRUIT—EVAPORATED. 
Apples, extra fancy. 11 @ 12% 
Fancy . 8%@ 9% 
Choice . 7%@ £ 
Prime . 6%@ 7 
Low grades . 5 @ 6 
Chops . 1%@ 1-35 
Cores and skins. 1%@ 1-30 
Sun-dried, quarters . 5 @ 6 
Sun-dried, sliced . o @ 6 
Apricots, boxes, lb. 13%@ 
Bags, lb. 13 @ la 
Peaches, Cal., unpeeled, boxes.. 8%@ 10 
Bags . 3 @ 9% 
Peeled, per lb. 17 @ 25 
Raspberries . 13 @ 14 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, Baldwin, bbl. 
Spitz, bbl. 
Ben Davis, bbl. 
King, bbl... 
2 00 @2 75 
2 25 @3 50 
2 00 @3 00 
2 00 @3 00 
Calves, prime . 10 @ — 
Fair to good. 7%@ 9% 
Common . 5 @ 6% 
Grassers . 4 @ 6 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. — @ 8 
Fowls, per lb. 8%@ 9 
Roosters, old, per lb. — @ 5 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ — 
Ducks, per pair. 40 @ 60 
Geese, per pair.1 00 @1 37% 
Pigeons, per pair. 20 @ 25 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Turkeys, nearby, fancy, per lb.. 13 @ 14 
Nearby, fair to good. 12 @ 12% 
Ohio & Michigan, fancy. 12%@ 13 
Ohio & Mich., fair to good. 11 @ 12 
Other Western, fancy. 12%@ — 
Other West’n, fair to prime... 11 @ 12 
Poor . 7 @ 9 
Spring chickens, Phila., l’ge, lb. 15 @ 16 
Mixed weights . 11 @ 12 
Chickens, West’n., dry-picked, 
prime . 9%@ — 
Western, scalded, prime. — @ 9% 
Western, poor . 6 @ 8 
Fowls, State and Pa., good to 
prime . — @ 9 
Western, good to prime. S%@ — 
Western, poor . 6 @ 8 
Ducks, nearby, prime. 12 @ 13 
Western, prime . 11 @ 11% 
Western, poor . 7 @ 9 
Geese, nearby, prime. 10 @ 12 
Western, prime . — @ 10 
Western, poor . 6 @ 8 
Squabs, choice, large, white, 
per doz. — @2 25 
Dark, per doz.1 25 @1 50 
Culls . 50 @ 75 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, Bermuda, per bbl.5 00 @6 00 
Long Island, per bbl.1 50 @2 00 
State and Western, per 180 lbs.l 50 @1 75 
Jersey, per bbl.1 25 @1 62 
Sweets, Jersey, per cloth top, 
per bbl.2 50 @3 00 
Sweets, Jersey, yellow, per 
d.-h. bbl.2 25 @2 75 
Sweets, Va. & N. C., yellow...1 25 @1 75 
Md. & Del., yellow, p. basket. 75 @1 25 
Brussels sprouts, per quart. 5 @ 10 
Beets, nearby, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Carrots, nearby, washed, bbl...l 00 @1 25 
Unwashed, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Cauliflowers, L. I., per bbl.1 00 @3 50 
Cucumbers, Fla., per basket.1 50 @2 50 
Cabbages, L. I., per 100.4 00 (a 6 00 
State, per 100.5 00 @7 00 
L. I., red, per bbl.1 00 @ — 
Celery, State and Michigan, per 
dozen roots . 10 @ 60 
Chicory, N. Or., per bbl.3 00 @4 00 
Egg plants, Fla., per bbl.2 50 @4 50 
Per %-bbl. box.1 00 @2 50 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 40 @ 50 
Lettuce, Fla., per %-bbl. basket.l 00 @2 50 
N. C., per bbl.3 00 @6 00 
Norfolk & N. C., per bu. bskt. 75 @1 25 
N. Or., per bbl.3 00 @4 00 
Okra, Fla., per carrier.1 50 @2 50 
Havana, per carrier.1 00 @2 00 
Onions, Bermuda, per crate.2 00 @2 75 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, p. bag. 75 @1 00 
White, per bag.1 25 @2 00 
Yellow, per bag. 75 @1 12 
State & West’n., yellow, bbl. 75 @1 25 
Red, per bbl. 75 @1 12 
Eastern, white, per bbl.2 00 @2 75 
Red, per bbl.1 00 
Yellow, per bbl.1 00 
Peas, Fla., per basket.1 00 
Peppers, Fla., per carrier.2 00 
Fla., per bushel basket.2 00 
Havana, per carrier.2 00 
Parsnips, nearby, per bbl. 75 
Romaine, N. Or., per bbl.3 00 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 50 
Hubbard, per bbl. 75 
Fla., white, per bu. crate.1 00 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl. 75 
Baltimore, per bbl. 75 
String beans, Fla., green, crate,1 00 
Wax, per crate.1 00 
Turnips, nearby, white, per bbl. 60 
Russia, Canada, per bbl. 75 
Jersey, per bbl. 60 
Tomatoes, Fla., per carrier.1 00 
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BUSINESS BITS. 
An incubator man writes that in his 
opinion “a chick well hatched is a chick 
half raised.” In this he claims that the 
Star incubator excels. It is made by the 
Star Incubator and Brooder Co., Bound 
Brook, N. J. 
The Chandlee fence is provided with a 
lock that is said to be like a bull dog, in 
that it holds the stay just where you put 
it. It makes a neat and inexpensive fence. 
The Chandlee Fence Co., 17 S. Howard 
Street, Baltimore, Md., will send catalogue 
and particulars, if you are interested, 
either as buyer or as agent. 
Wants, For Sale or Exchange 
Subscribers who have something to sell 
or buy or exchange, new or old, are in¬ 
vited to make their case known in this 
column. Help and Situation Wants 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. 
Wanted. —Men to earn $60 a month 
selling Nursery Stock. Write us to-day. Highland 
Nursery Co., 107 Cutler Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
Hay for Sale.—A bout 20 tons bright, 
early cut, clover mixed. ISRAEL M. KAUFFMAN, 
Belleville, Mifflin Co., Pa. 
.Early Bird Tomato.—D o you want to 
get into the market two weeks ahead of your neigh¬ 
bors ? 1 have the pure seed. 
C. BOGGS, Cheswold, Del. 
Wanted.—M an over 40 with horse. 
Experienced Farmer and Salesman on salary. Wagon 
furnished. 
AMERICAN SILO-SEED CO., Buffalo, N. Y. 
A Good Farm, near city of 70,000 in¬ 
habitants, to rent or on shares; none better for 
Truck or Fowls; would keep eight head of stock; all 
tools. Address OPPORTUNITY, this Office. 
Farm for Sale of 267 acres, with good 
improvements of all kinds; also a good granite 
quarry half a mile to railroad, to be sold cheap. Ap¬ 
ply to JOHN McMILLAN, Henderson, Vance Co.,N.C 
If every farmer had a feed mill he could 
save the toll which he otherwise has to 
pay the miller. It takes no more time to 
do the grinding at home than to cart the 
grain to the public mill. The P. N. Bow- 
sher Co., of South Bend, Ind., have some 
convincing circular matter and testimo¬ 
nials, showing the superiority of their mill, 
which they will be glad to send to any 
farmer interested. 
The Scientific American gives an illus¬ 
trated description of the scientific depart¬ 
ment of the International Correspondence 
School, at Scranton, Pa., in its issue of 
December 9. The school has 130,000 stu¬ 
dents enrolled, with a corps of 226 teachers 
and assistants. Students have a choice of 
60 separate courses, embracing, practi¬ 
cally, the whole field of technical instruc¬ 
tion. Full particulars are furnished direct 
from the school, addressed as above. 
The only objection that has ever been 
urged against the feeding of root crops to 
live stock, has been the trouble of pre¬ 
paring the food in such a manner as to 
obviate all danger of choking, and in such 
shape as to be easily and readily digested. 
The Banner root cutter removes these ob¬ 
jections. It cuts roots into thin shavings, 
which are easily masticated, and readily 
eaten even by young lambs. O. E. Thomp¬ 
son & Sons, Ypsilanti, Mich., will send 
descriptive catalogue. 
We are asked what a Rochester radiator 
is. It is a little arrangement to put on the 
stovepipe to catch the heat that ordinarily 
goes up the chimney, and radiate it into 
the room. It may be used in the same 
room with the stove, or in the room above, 
where it will save the use of an extra 
stove. It makes no dust, uses no extra 
fuel, and requires no care. It is especially 
useful in sleeping rooms. The Rochester 
Radiator Co., 27 Furnace Street, Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y., make them and sell them direct. 
SHIP YOUR PRODUCE 
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, POULTRY, PORK, 
CALVES, to the old Reliable Commission 
House (Established 1865). 
S. H. & E. H. EFtOST, 
who now occupy the large corner building, Jay and 
319 Washington St., New York A corner 
property well located positively has no equal. Goods 
show up from tour directions, attracts buyers, makes 
good results. Shipping material furnished. Refer 
Irving National 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 
QKO. P. HAMMOND. K8T. 1875. FRANK W. GODWIN. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & C0„ 
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. 
in. X>„ HEWITT, 
120 Liberty Street, New York. 
COMMISSION HAY and STRAW 
Write for Quotations. 
ESTABLISHED 1855. 
SLINGERLAND & CO., 
RECEIVERS OF 
Hay and Straw 
503 West 14th St., New York. 
Goods received via all roads reaching New York, 
Brooklyn and Jersey City. 
Prompt Sales. Liberal Advances. 
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