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September 3 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MARKETS. 
H/HOSIGHT. 
BEVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
Early in the week, offerings of grain were 
lighter, there was less pressure to sell, conse¬ 
quently a steadier market. There is a good ex¬ 
port trade in corn, and the market for rye is very 
firm. There have been reports of damage to the 
Russian wheat crop, which serves to strengthen 
the feeling in that grain. The weather in the 
West has been reported too hot and dry for corn, 
which strengthens its position. The export trade 
is largely of the latter grain. In Chicago, cash 
quotations are as follows: No. 2 Spring wheat, 63 
to 64c.; No. 3 Spring wheat, 61*4 to 62c.; No. 2 
red, 69c.; No. 2 corn, 3094 to 3024c.; No. 2 oats, 
3094c.; No. 2 white oats, 24 to 25c.; No. 3 white 
oats, 22*4 to 23*4c.; No. 2 rye, 43*4c.; No. 2 barley, 
39 to 45c. 
The market for dairy products has shown little 
change. There is a moderate trade in butter, re¬ 
ceipts are not large, and the supply about equal 
to the demand. There is, if anything, a surplus 
in the grades just below extras. There is no ex¬ 
port demand, and the out-of-town demand is light. 
Cheese has shown little change unless it be that 
the market is slightly weaker and prices a little 
lower. The weather has been very unfavorable 
for handling both butter and oheese. Baltimore 
reports butter steady at 19 to 1994c. for fancy 
creamery. Boston, butter firm at 19 to 19*4c. for 
northern, 19c. for western; 7*4 to 8c. for cheese. 
Chicago reports butter firm at 13 to 17c. for 
creamery; 12 to 17c. for dairy. In Philadelphia, 
butter is dull and lower; fancy western cream¬ 
ery, 19c.; prints, 18c.; cheese is firmer at 8 to 894c. 
for full cream fancy, and 794 to 724c. for choice. 
St. Louis reports butter quiet at 16 to 19*4c. for 
creamery, 13 to 17c. for dairy. 
In the fruit market, trade has been very un¬ 
satisfactory. While receipts of apples have not 
been heavy, trade is dull and everything except 
the very fancy grades are being urged for sale. 
Pears are easier and peaches have been in exces¬ 
sive supply, Irregular condition, many lots in bad 
shape, and unsalable for enough to pay expenses. 
Plums are moving very slowly with prices in 
favor of the buyer. Grapes are weak; water¬ 
melons dull at lower prices; muskmelons in ex¬ 
cessive supply. 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, August 27, 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choice, per bushel.1 75 @2 00 
Marrow, fair to good.1 40 @1 70 
Medium, choice.1 30 @ — 
Medium, fair to good.1 10 @1 25 
Pea, choice.1 25 @ — 
Pea, fair to good.1 10 @1 20 
lied Kidney, choice.195 @ — 
lied Kidney, fair to good.1 60 @1 90 
White Kidney, choice.1 40 @1 45 
Yellow Eye, choice.140 @145 
Black Turtle soup, choice.1 50 @ — 
Lima, California.2 30 @2 32 
Green Peas, 1897, bbls., per bushel. 82 @ 85 
1897, bags. 77 @ 80 
1897, Scotch, bbls. 92 @ 95 
1897, Scotch, bags. 87 @ 90 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 19 @ — 
Western, firsts. 1794® 1894 
Western, seconds. 16 @ 17 
Western, thirds. 1494@ 1594 
State, extras. 1894@ — 
State, firsts. 1796@ 18 
State, thirds to seconds. 14*^@ 17 
Western, June extras. 19 @ — 
Western, June firsts.. 18 @ 1894 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 17 @ — 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 15 @ 16 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 1694@ 17 
Welsh tubs, firsts . 15 @ 16 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 13 @ 1494 
Western Imitation creamery, extras. 1594@ 16 
Firsts. 14 @ 14 k; 
Seconds. 13 @ 1394 
Western factory, June extras. 14 @ — 
Firsts . 1394® — 
Seconds. 12*^@ — 
Thirds. 11 @ 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 714 
Colored, large, choice. 794® 7J4 
White, large, choice. 7 @ — 
Large, good to prime. 624® 6% 
Large, common to fair. 6*4® 6% 
Small, colored, fancy. 8 @ — 
Small, white, fancy. 724@ 8 
Small, good to prime. 794® 794 
Small, common to fair . 6 @ 7 
Light skims, small, choice. 694® 6*4 
Part skims, small, choice. 594® 6 
Part skims, large, choice. 5*4® 5*4 
Part skims, good to prime . 494@ 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 @ 394 
Full skims. 194@ 2 
EGGS. 
Jersey and nearby, fancy, per doz. 16 @ 1654 
State. Penna. and Mich., fancy. 15 @ 1594 
Fresh gathered, firsts loss off. 15 @ — 
W’n&S’west’n, defective,per30-doz case.2 70 @3 45 
Dirties, per 30-doz case. 1 80 @3 00 
Checks, per 3J-doz case.1 50 @2 40 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy. 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 
Sun-drie^ Southern, quarters. 
Sun-dried, Southern, sliced, per lb... 
Chopped, per lb. 
Cores and skins, per lb. 
Cherries, 1898, per lb. 
Blackberries, 1898, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1898, per lb. 
Evaporated, 1897, per lb. 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb..... 
994@ 10 
954@ 994 
9 @ — 
6 @ 854 
394@ 4!4 
294@ 394 
4 @ 494 
3*4@ 394 
2 @ 2*4 
8 @ 894 
3 @ 4 
io @ 11194 
994 ® 10 
594 ® 6 
FRUIT8—GREEN 
Apples, selected table fruit, p. d.-h.bbl.2 50@2 76 
Alexander, per bbl . 2 00@2 60 
Oldenburg, h.-p.. p. d.-h bbl.2 00@2 50 
Gravenstein, h.-p., p. d -h. bbl.1 60@2 26 
Orange Pippin, h.-p.. p. d.-h. bbl.1 37@1 50 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Windfalls, per d.-h. bbl.1 00® 1 25 
Windfalls, per open d.-h. bbl. 75@1 00 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl.1 50@3 25 
Clapps, per obi..2 25@3 10 
Seckel, per bbl.2 60®4 00 
Keiffer, per bbl. .2 00@2 50 
Scooter, per bbl.1 50® 2 00 
Common kinds, per bbl.1 00@1 75 
Peaches, Ohio, per peach basket. 40® 60 
Ohio, per handled basket. 30@ 40 
l^J.Ohio, per carrier. 75® 1 10 
Md. and Del., perorate. 50@1 00 
Md. and Del., per basket. 40® 76 
Jersey, per basket. 20@ 75 
Grapes, up-river, Demnuie. per carrier.1 00@1 25 
Up-river, black, per gift carrier. 40® ’5 
Md. and Del., black, per carrier. .. 75@1 00 
Watermelons, large, per car-load .100 00@135 00 
Small to medium.60 00@85 00 
Large, per 100 . : .10 00® 15 00 
Small to medium.4 00@8 00 
Muskmelons, Jersey, per bushel box. 40® 50 
Jersey, per bbl. 50® 1 25 
Hackensack, per bbl .1 00@1 50 
Huckleberries, Jersey, per quart. 4 @ 5 
Mountain, per quart. 4® 6 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 70 @ 82 
Corn... 32 @ 39 
Oats. 26 @ 38 
Rye. 44 @ 50 
Barley malting. 50 @ 65 
Feeding. 33 @ 36 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs. 6 J @ 65 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.50 @ 55 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.35 @ 45 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.— @ — 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.— @ — 
Clover, per 100 lbs.— @ — 
No grade, per 100 lbs.20 @ 30 
Straw, long rye, per 100 lbs.30 @ 40 
Oat, per 100 lbs.25 @ 30 
HONEY. 
California, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 594@ 694 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.. 60 @ 58 
HOPS. 
New York State, crop of 1897, choice. 11 @ 12 
Prime. 9 @ 10 
Low to medium. 7 @ 8 
New York State, crop of 1896 . 394@ 6 
Olds. 1 @ 3 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897, choice. 11 @ 12 
Prime. 9 @ 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. 10 @ 1094 
Fair to good, per lb. 894 ® 99t 
Common to medium, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Buttermilks, per lb . 6 @ 8 
Pork, light, per lb...... 6 @ 694 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ 594 
NUT 8 . 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 494@ — 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 4® — 
8 helled, No. 1 Spanish. 4 @ 494 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 294@ 294 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 324 @ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 294® 294 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Spring chickens, Phil., choice, per lb.... 16 @ 18 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 10 @ 12 
Western, dry picked, large, per lb... 1194® 11 
Western, scalded, per lb. 894® 10 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 9*^@ 10 
Western, prime, per ib. 994 $ 10 
Southwestern, average best, per lb .. 9 @ 994 
Heavy, per lb. 9 @ 994 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 5 @ — 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 10 @ 1094 
Long Island. Spring, per lb. 10 @ If 94 
Western, Spring, fair to good, per lb 5 @ 7 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb. 13 @ 14 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.175 @ — 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 9 @ — 
Chickens, Spring, nearby&West’n,per lb 10 @ — 
Southern, r>er lb. 994@ — 
Roosters, per lb. 5 @ — 
Turkeys, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 @ 50 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ — 
POTATOES. 
TO AGENTS, 
CLUB-RAISERS 
AND FRIENDS. 
This season, we wish more trial subscriptions than ever before, 
and desire your help in getting them. We are going to pay you so 
that you can afford to devote some time to the work. We always 
have the help in this work of many good friends who have no 
thought of the reward. We appreciate their work, even when they 
send but a single name. But those who devote some time to the 
work naturally like pay for their efforts, and we want all of you to 
read the following terms : 
The Contest for 1898-9 
will begin August 29 and end October 8. This six weeks’ work will 
be for trial subscriptions for the rest of the year at 25 cents each. 
The club-raiser will collect the 25 cents of the subscriber, keep 10 
cents himself as commission, and send us 15 cents with each name. 
Daily $2 Prizes. 
For the working days during this contest, we shall send every 
night a $2 bill to the club-raiser who sends us the largest list of 
names for that day. No matter whether the list is large or small, 
the $2 will go back to some one every night. 
Then on October 8, we will count up the number of names sent 
in by each club-raiser during the contest, and we will award the 
following 29 prizes to the 29 club-raisers who sent us the largest 
29 lists of names during the contest—from August 29 to October 8, 
inclusive of both days. 
$410 in Cash Prizes, all Told. 
Largest Club, - - - - - $1 OO 
Second Largest Club, - - - - 75 
Third Largest Club, - 50 
Fourth Largest Club, - - - - 30 
Fifth Largest Club, - - - - 20 
Jersey, prime, per bbl.l 50@1 75 
Seconds, per bbl.l (H)@l 25 
Culls, per bbl. 75 ® — 
Long Island, prime, in bulk, per bbl. 1 50@1 87 
Jersey, yellow sweets, per bbl. 2 50@2 75 
Southern, red sweets, per bbl.1 C0@1 50 
Southern, white sweets, per bbl. 1 75@2 00 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets. Long Island, per 100 bunches. 75 @1 00 
Carrots. Long Island, per 100 bunches.. 50 @ 76 
Corn, Hackensack and L. I„ per 100 . 75 @1 25 
Jersey, per 100. 60 @1 00 
Cucumbers. Jersey, per bbl. 30 @ 50 
Pickles, per 1.000. 50 @150 
Cabbages. Long Isiand per 100.2 00 @3 00 
Cauliflower. Long Island per bbl .1 00 @3 00 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl. 1 00 @1 50 
Perbushelbox. 40 @ 75 
Lettuce, Long Island, per bbl. 50 @1 00 
Lima beans, potato, per bag. . 1 00 @1 50 
Flat, per bag. 50 @1 00 
Tomatoes.South’n Jersey, per bush. box. 10 @ 25 
Upper Jersey, per bushel box . 15 @ 35 
Peppers, Jersey, per bbl... 50 @1 00 
Squash, white, per bbl. 30 @ 60 
Marrow, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Yellow, per bbl. 25 @ 60 
Turnips, Jersey, white, per 106 bunches .1 00 @2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.2 00 @2 50 
White, per bbi.2 00 @3 50 
Yellow, per bbl. 2 00 @2 75 
Long Island, Red. per bbl.2 00 @2 75 
Jersey, White, per bbl . 2 00 @3 60 
Orange Co.. Yellow, per bbl . 75 @1 50 
Orange Co., N. Y., White, per bag .. 2 00 @3 00 
Orange Co., N. Y.. tted, per bag. 75 @1 75 
Southern, per 94 -bbl basket.1 00 @1 25 
Per bbl. 1 25 @2 25 
String beans, Long Is’and, per bag. 50 @ 75 
WOOL 
Texas, fine and fine medium, 12 mos.15 @17 
Medium, 12 mos.17 @18 
Fine and fine medium 8 pring, 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. 10 @18 
Fine average. 13 @15 
Medium average. 13 @15 
Quarter average.13 @15 
California, Northern, Spring free.16 @17 
Middle County 8pring.13 @14 
Southern Spring.]294@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.is @20 
Valley No 2.20 @22 
Valley No. 3.19 @20 
Valley lambs. 17 @19 
Territory, fine choice.12 @14 
Fine average: . 10 @13 
Fine medium choice. 16 @17 
Fine meaium average.13 @14 
Medium choice. 17 @18 
Medium average. 15 @iti 
Quarter. 11 @17 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23.714 cans of milk, 
161 cans of condensed milk and 727 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 294 cents a quart net to 
the shipper 
Sixth Largest Club, - - - - I 5 
Seventh Largest Club, - - - 10 
Two Next Largest Clubs, each $5, - I o 
Five Next Largest Clubs, each S3, - I 5 
Fifteen Next Largest Clubs, each SI, - I 5 
This amounts to $340 for the 29 prizes, and the $70 for daily 
prizes brings the total up to $410, in addition to 40 per cent com¬ 
missions for six weeks’ work. 
This contest will be figured up on the basis of trial subscriptions. 
Each trial for the rest of the year will count one; yearlies count 
four, and six-months’ count two. 
For Individual Work Only. 
General subscription agencies will not be allowed to compete for 
these prizes, neither will two or more agents be allowed to combine 
in one club. The prizes will be awarded for individual work. 
Must Be Paid For. 
Every subscription must be paid for before it can count for a 
prize. Always deduct the commission when sending order. 
How To Send Money By Mail. 
Bank checks, post-office money orders, express orders, or drafts 
are perfectly safe ways to send remittances by mail • registered 
letters are also safe. 
Clubs mailed on the last day of the contest—October 8—will 
count, if you wire that night the number of names sent. 
The number of farmers who appreciate a reliable farm paper 
ike The Rural New-Yorker is increasing every year. The cheaper 
papers are distributed among them, but they are willing to pay fcr 
The R. N.-Y. when they become satisfied by a trial of its reliable 
character. This is why we are able to make such liberal inducements 
CUTTERS AND SHREDDERS 
of all sizes, positively the Best, and Carriers 
to match. For full Informa¬ 
tion about these, also best 
Horse-power,Thresher 
huller.Dog-power, Rye 
er and Binder, Fanning mill. 
Saw-machine (circular and 
drag). Land-roller, Steam-en¬ 
gine, Root-cutter,Corn-shellerandRound-silo. Address 
CEO. D. HARDER, M’f’r, Cobleskill N.Y. 
|3P“Please tell what you wish to purchase. 
for trial subscriptions. A nice club can be worked up in almost any 
neighborhood. There is money in it for any one who devotes a little 
time to it. The daily prizes will be going out now every day ; the 
others in a few weeks. They are all in cold cash. Don’t you want 
some of them ? Write for samples and supplies. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, NEW YORK. 
