568 
August 13 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The grain market opened dull on Monday, and 
lias so continued during the week. There have 
been slight ups and downs, but little change in 
price. At the end of the week, wheat is a little 
more active and prices are slightly higher. Wheat 
shipments are very light, and the export trade is 
necessarily limited. Weather conditions are re¬ 
ported more favorable in the corn-producing sec¬ 
tions, and the speculative market for corn is 
easier in consequence. Still, the market con¬ 
tinues strong under heavy export demands. 
There is a slight improvement in the market for 
oats; little change in price. Rye is more active 
with light offerings. Barley is firm, but new 
barley is not offered in any considerable quanti¬ 
ties. In Chicago, cash quotations are, for No. 
2 Spring wheat, 68c.; No. 2 red, 69%c.; No. 2 corn, 
33 to 33}4c.; No. 2 yellow corn, 33*4 to 33%c.; No. 
2 oats, 21 »4 to 21 %c.; No. 2 white oats, 27 to 28c.; 
No. 3 white, 25 to 2714c.; No. 2 rye, 44% to 45%c.; 
No. 2 barley, 40c. 
In the dairy market, butter has advanced in 
price, while cheese has declined, and milk re¬ 
mains stationary. The receipts of butter have 
been moderate, the demand fair, and there 
is little surplus stock left on hand. Still, it re¬ 
quires the very best grades to bring the quota¬ 
tions. There is some speculation in June cream¬ 
ery, but these goods have not gone into consump¬ 
tion. Receipts of cheese have been large, much 
of the receipts showing the effects of the heat, 
and holders are anxious to close them out. There 
is very little demand, and the market is weak. 
Boston quotes butter steady at 1914c. for north¬ 
ern; 19c. for western; 14 to 16c. for imitation, 
and 13 to 13'/4c. for ladles; cheese steady at 7*4 to 
8c. In Chicago, the butter market is firm at 1314 to 
1814c. for creamery, and 13 to 16c. for dairies. 
Philadelphia reports butter firm at 20c. for fancy 
western creamery, and 22c. for prints. St. Louis 
reports butter firm at 16 to 20c. for creamery, and 
13 to 17*4c. for dairy. 
Receipts of live poultry have been fair, with a 
moderate demand for fowls. Chickens have been 
very weak, and prices low. There is a large ac¬ 
cumulation of ducks, and only moderate receipts 
of dressed fowls and chickens, though fully equal 
to demands. For very fancy, large chickens, 
there is a good demand at steady prices. There 
is a growing demand for turkeys. Spring ducks 
are plentiful, dull, and prices lower. Receipts of 
eggs are falling off and there is a good demand 
at increased prices for the best grades. The 
weather has been too hot for much of a move¬ 
ment in refrigerator eggs. 
Receipts of fresh fruits have been liberal in 
most lines. Apples have not been so plentiful, 
and there is a good steady market for choice 
fruit. Pears are in large supply; weak at lower 
prices. Peaches are becoming more scarce and 
the price has advanced materially. There is a 
large accumulation of grapes, and sales drag 
heavily. Some of the poorer grapes have not 
brought enough to cover freight. Pineapples are 
dull and weak. Currants and raspberries are 
about out of the market. Blackberries are be¬ 
coming scarce, and the price is considerably 
higher. Watermelons have been scarce, demand 
heavy, and prices have been advanced heavily. 
A large part of the receipts of muskmelons have 
been poor, and are sold for low prices. 
Receipts of potatoes have been moderate, and 
they are steady at prices somewhat lower than 
one week ago. Sweet potatoes are in market, 
but are selling slowly. There is a scarcity of 
choice onions; a liberal supply of cucumbers, 
eggplants, string beans and squashes. Potato 
Lima beans are scarce at high prices. Choice 
tomatoes are also scarce, and meet an active 
demand. 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, augxtst o, 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans. Marrow, choice, per bushel.150 @ — 
Marrow, fair to good.1 25 @1 46 
Medium, choice.1 30 @1 32 
Medium, fair to good.1 10 @1 25 
Pea, choice.1 25 @1 27 
Pea, fair to good.1 lu @1 20 
Red Kidney, choice.1 95 @2 00 
Red Kidney, fairtogood.1 60 @1 85 
White Kidney, choice.1 45 @1 60 
Yellow Eye, choice.145 @147 
Black Turtle soup, choice.150 @ — 
Lima, California.2 20 @2 25 
Green Peas, 1897, bbls., per bushel. 77 @ 80 
1897, bags. 72 @ 75 
1897, Scotch, bbls. 87 @ 90 
1897, Scotch, bags. 87 @ 90 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 19 @ — 
Western, firsts. 17)4® 18)4 
Western, seconds. IB @ 17 
Western, thirds. 14)4® 15)4 
State, extras. 18*4® — 
State, firsts. 1GH® 17*4 
State, thirds to seconds. 14)$@ 10)4 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 17 @ — 
Ilalf-flrkin tubs, firsts. 15 @ IB 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 10)4@ 17 
Welsh tubs, firsts . 15 @ 10 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 13 @ 14*4 
Western imitation creamery, extras. 16)4@ 10 
Firsts. 14 @ 14)4 
Seconds. 13 @ 13)4 
Western factory, June extras. 14 @ — 
Firsts . 13)4@ — 
Seconds. 12)4® 12)4 
Thirds. 11 @ 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 7 @ — 
Colored, large, choice. B%@ 
White, large, choice. 0%@ — 
Large, good to prime. 0%® 0)4 
Large, common to fair. 5)*@ 0 
Small, colored, fancy. 8 @ — 
Small, white, fancy. 7%@ — 
Small, good to prime . 7%@ 7)4 
Small, common to fair . 0 @ 7 
Light skims, small, choice. B @ 0)4 
Part skims, small, choice. 5)4@ 5% 
Part skims, large, choice. 5%@ 0 
Part skims, good to prime. 4)4® 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 @ 3)4 
Full skims. 1R@ 2 
EGOS. 
Jersey and nearby, fancy, per doz. 10 @ 10)4 
State, Penna. and Mich., fancy. 14)4@ 15)4 
Fresh gathered, firsts loss off. 14)4® — 
W’n & S’west’n, defective,per30-doz case.2 49 @3 30 
Dirties, per 30-doz case.1 80 @2 65 
Checks, per 30-doz case.150 @2 10 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
8tring beans. Boston, wax, per basket... 50 @100 
Long Is and. per bag. 50 @1 00 
Norfolk, per basket. 75 @1 25 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 24.050 cans of milk, 
202 cans of condensed milk and 808 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2 cents a quart net to 
the shipper 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
S&?!? 11881011 Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 36 Little 13th St., New York. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy. 9'4@ 9)4 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 9 @ 9% 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 9 @ — 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 0 @ 8)4 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 3 @ 3% 
Sun-drie'* Southern, quarters. 2)4@ 3% 
Sun-dried. Southern, sliced, per lb .. 3 @ 4 
Chopped, per lb. 3)4@ 3% 
Cores and skins, per lb. 2 @ _ 
Cherries, 1898, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 3 @ 4 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Sun-dried, per lb. 8 @ — 
Huckleberries. 1897. per lb. 3)4® 4)4 
FRUIT8—GREEN 
App'es, 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 25 
Nearby Sour Bough, h.-p.. p. d -h. bbl 1 f0®2 25 
Nearby Sweet. Bougn, h.-p.. p. d.-h. bbl..l 25® — 
Nearby, w.ndfalis, per d.-h. bbl. 76@1 25 
Nearby, windfalls, per open d.-h. bbl_ 50@1 00 
Pears. Bartlett, per bbl. 2 60@3 50 
Clapps, per obi.2 5o@3 50 
LeConte, per bbl.l t0@3 50 
Belt, per bbl.l 5(j@l 75 
Scooter, per bbl.l 25® l 50 
Common kinds, per bbl. 1 00@1 50 
I’ineappies, Fia., per case.1 00@3 00 
Peaches. Southern, Elberta, per carrier.1 0u@2 25 
Southern, other large.1 lOal 75 
Southern, small kinds and common.... 1 00@1 60 
Md. and Del., percrate. 50@1 25 
Jersey, per basket . 25@1 00 
Plums. Southern, Botan, per carrier.1 50® — 
Wild Goose.l 00® 1 25 
Robinson .1 00@1 25 
Grapes, Carolina. Delaware, per case. 60@1 25 
Niagara, per case . 60@1 00 
Moore’s Early, per case. 6.@1 00 
Watermelons, large, per car-load .200 00 <t300 00 
Small to medium.100 00@175 00 
HmaU to medium. 10 00®20 00 
Muskme.ons, Baltimore, per bushel basket. 40® 76 
Can aloupe, Bait., per bbl crate. .. 50@1 00 
N. C.. Jenny Lind, per bbl crate. 50@1 00 
N. C., common to fair, per bbl crate. 25® 75 
N. C., per basket. 2>@ 50 
Md.. per carrier . 25@1 00 
Norfolk, per carrier. 25® 50 
Jersey, per bushel box. . 50® 75 
Huckleberries. N. C., per quart. 4@ 0 
Jersey, per quart. 4® 7 
Mountain, per quart. 5@ 8 
Md. and Del., per quart. . 4@ 0 
Blackberries, Jersey, cultivated, per quart. 3® 0 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 73 @ 85 
Corn. 33 @ 40 
Oats. 20)4@ 37 
Rye. 45 @ 55 
Barley malting. 42 @ 50 
Feeding. 33 ® 37 
HONEY. 
California, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 5)4@ 0)4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon. 50 @ 58 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Fair to good, per lb. 0)4® 7)4 
Common to medium, per lb. 5 @ 0 
Buttermilks, per lb . 5 @ 0)4 
Small, per lb. — @ — 
Pork, light, per lb . 0 @ 6)4 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ 5% 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 4%@ 6 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 4@ — 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 4*4® 4)4 
Shelled. No. 2 Spanish. 2)4® 294 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3%@ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2)4® 2% 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb.. 8 @ 9 
Spring chickens, Phil., choice, per lb_ 15 @ 10 
Phi la., poor to fair, per lb. 10 @ 13 
Western, dry picked, large, per lb... 12 @ — 
Western, scalded, per lb. 11@ — 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 10 @ 10)4 
Western, prime, per lb. 10 @ 10)4 
Southwestern, average best, per lb .. 9)4® 10 
Heavy, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 6 @ 0 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 10 @ — 
Long Island. Spring, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Western, Spring, fair togood, per lb 3 @ 7 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per Id. 16 @ — 
8quabs, choice, large, white, per doz.1 75 @2 00 
Small and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 10 @ — 
Chickens, Spring, nearby&West’n,per lb 11 @ 12 
Southern, ner lb. 10 @ 10)4 
Roosters, per lb. 0 @ — 
Turkeys, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 @ 50 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ — 
POTATOES. 
Southern, prime.1 75@ _ 
Jersey, prime, per bbl.1 50® 1 87 
Seconds, per bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Culls, per bbl. 75® — 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Yellow sweets, per bbl. 3 00@3 75 
Red sweets, per bbl .2 50@3 0u 
White sweets, per bbl. 2 50@3 00 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.5 00@6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 90@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 50 
Jersey, per 100 . 50 @1 00 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bushel box. 16 @ 25 
Pickles, per 1,000.1 00 @2 25 
Cabbages. Long Island, per 100.2 00 @2 50 
Cauliflower. Long Island, per bbl.1 00 @3 00 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl.1 50 @2 00 
Per bushel box. 50 @100 
Lettuce, Long Island, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Lima beaus, potato, per bag.2 50 @3 50 
Flat, per bag.1 00 @1 50 
Tomatoes, South’n Jersey, per bush. box. 30 @100 
Upper Jersey, per busnel box. 40 @1 25 
Peppers, Jersey, per bushel box. 25 @ 40 
Peas, Western New York, per bag.1 00 @2 00 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. 75 @100 
Kohlrabie, per 100 bunches .1 00 @ — 
Squash. Southern, per bbl crate. 25 @ 75 
Jersey, marrow, per bbl. .. 75 @1 00 
Turnips, Jersey, white, per 100 bunches .1 00 @2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.2 25 @3 00 
White, per bbl.2 60 @3 50 
Yellow, per bbl.2 50 @3 00 
Long Island. Red. per bbl.2 00 @3 00 
Jersey, White, per bbl .2 00 @3 00 
Jersey. Yellow, Der bbl .2 25 @2 75 
Orange Co., N. Y., White, per bbl_2 00 @3 00 
Orange Co., N. Y., Red, per bag.1 50 @2 25 
Southern, per )4-bbl basket.1 00 @1 60 
Per bbl.175 @2 75 
CUTTERS AND SHREDDERS 
of all sizes, positively the Best, and Carriers 
to match. For full informa¬ 
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Horse-Power.Thresher.Clover- 
huller.Dog-power, Rye Thresh¬ 
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Saw-machine (circular and 
drag). Land-roller, Steam-en¬ 
gine, Root-cutter,Corn-shellerandRound-silo. Addrese 
CEO. D. HARDER, M’f’r, Cobleskill N.Y. 
tyPlease tell whatyou wish topurchase. 
THE BEST POTATO DIGGERS 
Are sold by JAS. S. CASK. Colchester, Conn. 
f \ 13 A I p — Hoover Potato Dig- 
■ IA QHUEa ger, in perfect order. 
Used one season. Half price. 
GEO. K. HOPKINS, Salem, Ind. 
AI Potted Strawberry Plants. 
26 Glen Mary 1 
26 Gardner yBy Express for 3*1.00. 
12 Hismarck j 
PETER SPEER. Passaic. N. J 
SEED WHEAT. 
Send for circular. MAHLON SAGER, Orangeville,Pa 
Fall Seeds and Bulbst'iUvYnU 
SPECIALTY. Do you want any of the above ? Ifso, 
write for my ill’d circular describing them. I am 
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to quote low-down prices for all these Seeds and 
Bulbs in quantities. See my exhibit at Williams 
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application. HARRY L. HOLMES. Harrisburg, Pa. 
SHROPSHIRES 
Rams, Lambs. Yearlings, and 
two- year-olds. CHESTER 
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notable sires. Write for circu¬ 
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Improved Chester Whites - 
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*15 to *17. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
CHAS. K. RECORD. Peterboro, N. Y. 
Kills Prairie Dogs, Woodchucks, Gophers, and Grain 
Insects. 
“Fuma” Carbon Bi-Sulphide Did It. 
“I treated 500 inhabited (prairie dog) holes two weeks 
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