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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 0 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
BKVIKW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
Corn seems to be the most active grain in the 
market this week. There have been contradict¬ 
ory reports about favorable and unfavorable 
weather in the corn-growing regions, and specu¬ 
lators have used this for all It’s worth. The week 
opened dull with wheat, and has continued dull 
throughout the week, with lower prices. The re¬ 
ceipts have been considerably larger, and the 
market abroad has been weak. The week closes 
with the markets somewhat lower than one week 
ago. Oats are firm in sympathy with corn. Rye 
is quiet, but the market is firm with very little 
offering. The barley market is extremely dull. 
Cash prices in Chicago, are No. 3 Spring wheat, 
70 to 75c.; No. 2 red, 71c.; No. 2 corn, 3494 to 3494c.; 
No. 2 yellow corn, 35 to 3594c.; No. 2 oats, 25*4 to 
2594c.; No. 2 white oats, 29c.; No. 3 white oats, 
27*4 to 28*4c.! No. 2 rye, 43 to 4394c.; No. 2 barley, 
31 to 35c. 
In the dairy market, butter has advanced under 
light receipts and a good demand, while cheese 
has declined, and the market ends up the week 
in a very bad shape. The quality of the cheese 
offered is very irregular, and shows the effects of 
the heat. In butter, there is considerable specu¬ 
lative inquiry, which helps the market. Boston 
reports butter steady at 18 to 1894c. for northern, 
17*4 to 18c. for western, 14c. for imitation, and 
13c. for ladles. Cheese was reported firm at 794 
to 794c. for northern, 794 to 794c. for western. 
Philadelphia reports butter firm at 18c. for fancy 
western creamery, and 21c. for prints. St. Louis 
reports butter firm at 16 to 1694c. for creamery, 
and 13 to 16*4c. for dairy. 
Receipts of live poultry have been fair, but 
there has been a good demand, and the market 
is steady. Outside figures are extreme except 
for fancy stock. Receipts of dressed poultry 
are moderate, but the extremely unfavorable 
weather has made the market dull. Prices are 
off considerably. Spring ducks are especially 
weak and dull. Eggs are extremely scarce for 
the best strictly fresh. The weather has been 
very unfavorable for handling them, and they 
deteriorate rapidly. The general demand is 
limited. 
Receipts of green fruits are liberal, and the 
demand is good for the choicest quality. There is 
a fair supply of apples, and fancy sell well, but 
most of the arrivals are defective. Pears are 
more plentiful and lower in price. Peaches are 
in moderate supply at the end of the week, and 
prices somewhat higher. Plums are steady. 
Grapes sell very slowly. Blackberries are in 
large supply, and sell for very low prices; the 
quality generally is excellent. Choice umsk- 
melons sell quickly at low prices, but many are 
poor and green. 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, jury 30, 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans. Marrow, choice, per bushel.1 60 @ — 
Marrow, fair to good.1 30 @1 65 
Medium, choice.1 37 @1 40 
Medium, fair to good.1 15 @1 36 
Pea, choice.1 32 @1 35 
Pea, fair to good.1 15 6)1 30 
Red Kidney, choice.1 95 @2 00 
Red Kidney, fairtogood.1 50 @1 85 
White Kidney, choice. 145 @150 
Yellow Eye, choice.1 40 @1 45 
Black Turtle soup, choice.150 @ — 
Lima, California.2 20 @ — 
Green Peas, 1897, bbl8., per bushel. 77 @ 80 
1897. bags... 72 @ 75 
1897, Scotoh, bbls. 87 @ 90 
1897, Scotch, bavs. 87 @ 90 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 18 @ — 
Western, firsts. 17 @ 1794 
Western, seconds. 16 @ 169$ 
Western, thirds. 14 @ 15 
State, fancy. 1794@ — 
State, firsts. 1694@ 17 
State, thirds to seconds. 14 @ 16 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 16 @ 1694 
Half-flrklu tubs, firsts. 15 @ 16 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 16 @ 16*4 
Welsh tubs, firsts . 1414® 1594 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 1214® 1* 
Western imitation creamery, extras. 15 © — 
Firsts. 13J4@ 14 
Seconds. 12*4® 13 
Western factory, Juue extras. 14 & — 
Firsts . 1314@ — 
Seconds. 1294@ 1214 
Thirds. 11 @ 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 794® 7 % 
Colored, large, choice. 7 @ 794 
White, large, choice. 7 @ 714 
Large, good to prime. 694@ 614 
Large, common to fair. 69*@ 694 
Small, colored, fancy. 894@ — 
Small, white, fancy . 8 @ — 
State, small, good to prime. 794@ 794 
Small, common to fair . 6 @ 7 
Light skims, small, choice. 694® 614 
Part skims, small, choice. 5J4@ 6 
Part skims, large, choice. 59i@ 6 
Part skims, good to prime. 414® 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 @ 314 
Full skims. 1 9t@ 2 
EGGS. 
Jersey and nearby, fancy, per doi. 1514® 16 
State and Penna., fancy. 14 @ 15 
Fresh gathered, firsts OjSOH. 1394@ 14 
W’n AS'west'n, defective,per30-doz case.2 40 @3 30 
Dirties, per 30-doz case. 1 80 @2 55 
Checks, per 33-doz case.1 50 @2 10 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy to ex.fancy.. 994@ 914 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 9 @ 914 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 9 @ — 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 2*14® 314 
Sua-dne 7 " Southern, quarters. 2J4@ 314 
Sun-dried. Southern, sliced, per lb... 3 @ 4 
Chopped, per lb. 314® 394 
Cores and skins, per lb. 2 @ — 
Cherries, 1898, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 3 @ 4 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Sun-dried, per lb. 8 @ — 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb. 4 @ 514 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, nearby, Ny’k Pip., h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl .1 50@2 50 
Nearby Astrachan. h.-p., p. d.-h bbl.1 50@2 50 
Nearby Sour Bough, h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl .. 1 60@2 25 
Nearby Sweet Bougb, h.-p.. p. d.-h. bbl..l 50@2 00 
Nearby, windfalls, per d.-h. bbl. 75@1 25 
Nearby, windfalls, per open d.-h. bbl.... 50@1 00 
Md. and Del., per crate. 50® 75 
Pears, LeConte, per bbl.1 G0@4 00 
Bell, per bbl. 2 60®3 00 
Scooter, per bbl.1 756 2 00 
Common kinds, per bbl. 1 25® l 75 
Pineapples, F,a., per case. 7633 00 
Peaches, Southern, Klberta, per carrier ....1 0u@l 12 
Southern, other large. 7561 (0 
Southern, small kinds and common. 50® 75 
Md. and Del., perorate. 50@ 75 
Jersey, per basket . 25® 60 
Plums. Southern, Botan, per carrier.1 50® — 
Wild Goose.1 00®1 25 
Robinson.1 00®1 25 
Grapes,Carolina. Delaware, per case.1 50@2 00 
Niagara, per case.1 25® 1 50 
Moore’s Early, per case.1 00@1 50 
Watermelons, large, per car-load .125 00@176 00 
Small to medium. 75 00@100 00 
Large, per 100.'5 00@20 00 
Small to medium. .7 00® 12 00 
Muskme ons, Baltimore, per bushel basket. 76@1 25 
Can aloupe, Ba t.. per bbl crate. 50® 1 50 
N. C.. Jenny Lind, per bbl crate.1 00@2 00 
N. C., common to fair, per bbl crate. 60@1 00 
N. C., per basket. 25® 50 
Md.. per carrier . 75®2 00 
Norfolk, per carrier. 40® 60 
Jersey, per bushel box. 50@1 00 
Huckleberries N. C., per quart. 5® 7 
Jersey per quart. 6@ 8 
Mountain, per quart. 7® 9 
Md. and Del., per quart. 6@ 7 
Blackberries, Jersey, cultivated, per quart.. 2® 4 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 7294® 83 
Corn. 33 @ 40 
Oats... 2694@ 37 
Rye. 45 @ 55 
Barley malting. 42 @ 50 
Feeding. 33 @ 37 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.70 @ 75 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.50 @ 65 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.30 @ 4u 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.— @ — 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.40 @ — 
Clover, per 100 lbs.30 @ 35 
No grade, per 100 lbs.20 @ 30 
Straw, long rye, per 100 lbs.25 @ 40 
Oat. per 100 lbs.25 @ 30 
HONEY. 
California, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 594® t94 
Southern, In bulk, per gallon. 50 @ 55 
HOBS. 
New York State, crop of 1897, choice. Scarce. 
Prime. 10 @ 11 
Low to medium. 7 @ 9 
New York State, crop of 1896 . 394@ 694 
Olds. 1 @ 3 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897. choice. 12 @ 13 
Prime. 10 @ — 
Low to medium. 4 @ 9 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896 . 3 @ 6 
Olds. 194@ 3 
German, etc., crop of 1897. 33 @ 40 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 8 @ — 
Fair to good, per lb. 694® 794 
Common to medium, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Buttermilks, per lb. 594® 694 
Small, per lb. — @ — 
Pork, light, per lb . 6 @ 694 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ 594 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Spring chickens, Phil., choice, per lb.... 16 @ 18 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 11 @ 14 
Western, dry picked, large, per lb... 13 @ 14 
Western, scalded, per lb. 12 @ 1294 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 10 @ — 
Western, prime, per lb. 994® 19 
Southwestern, average best, per lb .. 99fc@ — 
Heavy, per lb. 9 @ 994 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 1094® — 
Long Island. Spring, per lb. 10 @ — 
Western, Spring, fair togood, per lb. 3 @ 7 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb. 15 @ — 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.1 75 @2 00 
8mall and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 10 @ 1094 
Chickens, Spring, nearby&West’n.per lb 12 @ 13 
Southern, per lb. 11 @ 119* 
Roosters, per lb. 7 @ — 
Turkeys, per ib. 7 @ 8 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 @ 60 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 @1 25 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20® — 
Young, per pair.. 15 @ — 
POTATOES. 
Southern, prime.1 75@2 00 
Jersey, prime, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
Seconds, per bbl.1 00® 1 5i 
Culls, per bbl. 75®1 00 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl.1 75@2 00 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.4 50@6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 76®3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets. Long Island, per 100 bunches.1 00 @ — 
Carrots. Long Island, per 100 bunches.. 1 00 @ — 
Corn, Hackensack, per 100 . 75 @1 60 
Jersey, per 100 . 50 @1 25 
Cucumbers, Norfolk, per bbl. 20 @ 30 
Jersey, per bushel box. 25 @ 40 
Pickles, per 1,000.1 00 @2 25 
Cabbages. Long Island, per 100.2 00 @4 00 
Cauliflower. Long Island, per bbl.1 50 @4 (0 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl.2 00 @2 25 
Per bushel box. 60 @1 00 
Lettuce. Long Island, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Lima beans, potato, per basket. 3 00 @4 00 
Flat, per basket .. . 1 50 @2 00 
Tomatoes, Norfolk, per carrier. 10 @ 20 
Southern Jersey, per bushel box. 20 @ 75 
Upper Jersey, per bushel box. 25 @1 CO 
Peppers, Jersey, per bushel box. 40 @ 50 
Peas, Long island, per bag .1 60 @2 50 
Western New York, per bag.1 50 @2 50 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. 75 @1 00 
Kohlrabie, per 100 bunches.1 00 @ — 
Squash. Southern, per bbl crate. 25 @ 76 
Jersey, marrow, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Turnips, Jersey, white, per 100 bunches .1 00 @2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 60 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.2 25 @3 25 
Orange Co., N. Y., Red, per hag .1 50 @2 25 
Southern, per 94-bbl basket.1 00 @1 50 
Per bbl.175 @2 75 
String beans, Boston, wax, per basket ...1 25 @1 50 
Long Is’and. per bag.1 25 @1 50 
Baltimore, per basket.1 25 @ — 
WOOL 
Texas, fine and fine medium, 12 mos.15 @17 
Medium, 12 mos.17 @18 
Fine and tine medium Spring,6 to 8 mos.14 @15 
Fine and fine medium Fall.12 @14 
Western States, fine choice.14 @15 
Fine medium choice.15 @17 
Medium choice.16 @19 
Quarter.16 @18 
Fine average.13 @15 
Medium average.13 @15 
Quarter average .13 @15 
California, Northern, Spring free.16 @17 
Middle County Spring.13 @14 
’ Southern Spring.J294@13 
Burry and defective. 9 @10 
Northern Fall, free.15 @16 
Southern Fall.10 @12 
Fall defective. 7 @ 9 
Oregon, Eastern choice.15 @— 
Eastern average.12 @13 
Eastern heavy. - ..10 @11 
Valley No. 1.18 @20 
Valley No 2.20 @22 
Valley No. 3.19 @20 
Valley lambs.17 @19 
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Territory, fine choice.12 @14 
Fine average; .10 @13 
Fine medium choice.16 @17 
Fine meoium average.13 @14 
Medium choice.17 @18 
Medium average.16 @16 
Quarter.16 @17 
A Calf Quintbtte. —I notice in The R. N.-Y. of 
July 9, the remarks on duplicate twin calves. 
About the year 1878, while I was traveling in 
Illinois and stopped for a day in Mount Carroll, 
Carroll Couuty, and very cold weather (ther¬ 
mometer 30 degrees below zero), a farmer drove 
Into town with five calves in his farm sleigh. All 
looked alike for color and uniformity of size, as 
I notv remember, and the size was quite up to the 
size of the ordinary Jersey calf of single birth. 
These five calves were from this farmer’s cow, at 
one time, and given birth when so cold that they 
were frozen stiff when he found them. He brought 
them to town to exhibit, and his statement was 
fully credited by the many acquaintances who 
said that he was a man of strictest integrity, and 
could be relied upon for truthfulness. Any one 
seeing the calves would not for a moment doubt 
his statement. I make this report, to show the 
possibility of even a larger number of calves at 
a single birth, and I have no doubt they would 
all have lived had they a proper place for com¬ 
fort. ' R. H. 8. 
Brockport, N. Y. 
It’s like the story of the horse-shoe nail. The 
•• slight cold ” lays the foundation for the serious one. 
Cure it with Jayne’s Expectorant. 
Aid digestion with Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills. 
— Adv. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
844 Washington Street, New York. 
Wc have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE and FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS. Shipping Cards and Stenoils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
Primonn Plnuor - bu. home-grown Crimson 
U 11 111 0 U II UlUVcl Clover Seed for Sale. 
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND. Milford, Del. 
W HEAT—1,000 bu.seod. Gold Coin and others. $1.50 
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