632 
September 10 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The wheat market opened firmer at the begin¬ 
ning of the week, but the condition during the 
week has been one of ups and downs, with lower 
prices ruling at the close. There has been a 
good export trade in oats and corn. The situa¬ 
tion in corn is a little firmer under reports of un¬ 
favorable conditions. The crop is reported to be 
damaged somewhat by the extremely dry, hot 
weather. Chicago reports cash quotations as 
follows: No. 2 Spring wheat, 63 to 64c.; No. 3 
Spring wheat, 61 to 64c.; No. 2 red wheat, 67 to 
68 c.; No. 2 corn, 30% to31}4c.; No. 2 oats, 20%c.; 
No. 2 white oats, 23 to 24c.; No. 3 white oats, 22 L A 
to 23 * 4 ( 1 .; No. 2 rye, 42% to 43J4c.; No. 2 barley, 38 
to 43c. The market for beans is lower and weak 
under quite heavy receipts. 
Butter prices have declined some under larger 
receipts and a very dull market. There is very 
little buying by exporters. The weather has been 
exceedingly hot, and this is unfavorable to the 
handling of anything more than enough for cur- 
ent needs. Cooler weather would stimulate 
trade somewhat, and perhaps tend to keep the 
prices up to recent ones. There has been little 
change in the cheese market, some being bought 
for export. Much of that which is offered is said 
to be defective in quality; in fact, nearly all is 
out of condition, heated and ill-flavored. Boston 
reports butter steady at 19 to 19*4c. for northern, 
18*4 to 19c. for western, 14 to 15c. for imitation, 
13*4 to 14c. for ladles; cheese firm at 7*4 to 8 c. for 
northern, 7% to 8 c. for western. In Chicago, but¬ 
Peaches, Ohio, per peach basket. 40® 75 
Ohio, per handled basket. 40® 60 
Ohio, per carrier. 76@1 00 
Md. and Del., perorate. 76@1 25 
Md. and Del., per basket. 40@1 00 
Jersey, per basket. 30® 90 
Plums, State, per 8-lb basket. 18® 30 
Grapes, up-river, Deianaie. per carrier. 75@1 00 
Up-river, black, per gift carrier. 40® 50 
Up-river, Niagara, per carrier. 00® 75 
Watermelons, large, per car-load . 125 00®150 00 
Small to medium.75 00@100 00 
Large, per 100 .12 00® 10 00 
Small to medium.. .0 00® 10 00 
Muskmelons, Jersey, per bushel box. 30® 50 
Jersey, per bbl. 50® 1 00 
Hackensack, per bbl... 75® — 
Huckleberries. Jersey, per quart. 3® 5 
Mountain, per quart. 3® 6 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 09 @ 80 
Corn. 30 ® 38 
Oats. 2414® 37 
Rye. 41 @ 50 
Barley malting. 47 @ 54 
Feeding. 33 @ 36 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs. 60 @ 62 
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.25 @ 35 
Straw, long rye, per 100 lbs.30 @ 35 
Oat, per 100 lbs.25 @ 30 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 10 ® 1014 
Fair to good, per lb. 8)4@ 9)s 
Common to medium, per lb. 0 @ 8 
Buttermilks, per lb . 0 @ 8 
Pork, light, per lb. 6 @ 6*4 
Medium, per lb. 6 @ 5% 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 4%@ — 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 4@ — 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 4 @ 4% 
Shelled. No. 2 Spanish. 2*4@ 2% 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3%@ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 214® 2% 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
ter is reported steady at 13 to 1714c. for creamery, 
and 12 to 15c. for dairy. In Philadelphia, butter 
is firm at 19c. for fancy western creamery, and 
20c. for prints. Butter is selling slowly in St. 
Louis at 16 to 19*4c. for creamery, 13 to 1714c. for 
dairy. 
There is a good demand for potatoes, if choice, 
but a large part of the stock is of poor quality, 
and sells slowly at very irregular prices. There 
is an exceedingly wide range in quality and 
price of onions. All nearby vegetables are in 
liberal supply, and show little change. There is 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Spring chickens, Phil., choice, per lb.... 10 ® 18 
Phi la., poor to fair, per lb. 10 @ 13 
Western, dry picked, large, per lb... 10)4® 11 
Western, scalded, per lb. 8 ) 4 ® 10 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 9t4@ 10 
Western, prime, per lb. 9*4® 10 
Southwestern, average best, per lb .. 9 @ 9)4 
Heavy, per lb. 9 @ 9J4 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 5 @ — 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 10J4@ 11 
Long Island. Spring, per lb. 10)4® 11 
Western, Spring, fair togood, per lb. 5 ® 8 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb. 13 ® 14 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.1 75 @ — 
Small and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
a heavy accumulation of green corn, and it is 
selling at lower prices. 
The live poultry market is fairly steady under 
good receipts and a moderate demand. There is, 
also, a moderate supply of dressed poultry, and 
a good demand for high-grade stock. For all 
such, the feeling is firm. Spring ducks are do¬ 
ing considerably better. Eggs have advanced, 
although the receipts during the week have been 
larger and the demand not very strong. Prices 
would not be kept where they are except that a 
good many are being kept off the market. Chi¬ 
cago eggs are reported firm at 12 * 4 c. for fresh; 
Cincinnati, Arm at 12c.; Philadelphia, firm at 
16c. for fresh northern; 15c. to 16c. for western; 
14c. for southern; St. Louis, quiet at 11c., loss off. 
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Orange Pippin, h.-p. 
, p. d.-h. bbl_ 
. 1 
37® 1 
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Holland Pippin, per 
bbl. 
. 2 
00 ® 2 
25 
Fall Piupin, per bbl. 
00 ® 2 
60 
Windfalls, per d.-h. 
bbl. 
00 ® 1 
25 
Windfalls, per open 
d.-h. bbl. 
75® 1 
00 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl. 
60® 3 
(ID 
Clapps, per obi. 
25® 3 
00 
Seckel, per bbl. 
60ffl3 
60 
Keiffer, per bbl. 
. 2 
C082 
50 
Scooter, per bbl. 
50® 2 
00 
Common kinds, per bbl.. 
0081 
76 
Fowls, per lb. 814® — 
Chickens, Spring, nearby AWest’n.per lb 10 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 9*4@ — 
Roosters, per lb. 5 @ — 
Turkeys, per lb. 8 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, prime, per bbl.... 
Southern Jersey, round, in bulk, per 180 
Upper Jeisey, round, per bbl. . 
Giants, per bbl .. . 
Jersey, sweets, per d. h. bbl. 
Southern sweets, prime, per bbl. 
Red sweets and yams, per bbl. 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 
Timothy, per 100 lbs. 
VEGETABLES. 
@ 9 
@ 50 
@1 25 
@ — 
....1 37@1 87 
lbs 1 50® 1 75 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, Septembku 3, 1898. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 1814® — 
Western, firsts. 1714® 18 
Western, seconds. 10 ® 17 
Western, thirds. 1414® 15 
State, extras. 18 ® — 
State, firsts. 17 ® 1714 
State, thirds to seconds. 141$® I0)a 
Western, June extras. 18*4® 19 
Western, June firsts. 18 ® — 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 10*4® 17 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 15 @ 16 
Welsh tubs, fancy... 1614® 17 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 15 @ 10 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 13 ® 14J4 
Western Imitation creamery, extras. 1614® 16 
Firsts. 14 ® — 
Seconds. 13 ® — 
Western factory, June extras. 14 ® — 
Firsts . 13 ® 13*4 
Seconds. 12)4® — 
Thirds. 11 ® 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 7%® 7*4 
Colored, large, choice. 7)&® 7% 
White, large, choice. 7 ® 7% 
Large, good to prime. 6 %® 7 
Large, common to fair. 6 @ 6^4 
Small, colored, fancy. 7%® 8 
Small, white, fancy. 7%® 8 
Small, good to prime. 7)4® 7*4 
Small, common to fair . 6 @ 7 
Light skims, small, choice. 6)48 0)4 
Part skims, small, choice. 5%@ 6 
Part skims, large, choice. 6 %®- 0 
Part skims, good to prime. 4*4® 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 ® 3)4 
Full skims. 1)4® 3 
EGGS. 
Jersey and nearby, fancy, per doz. 17 
State. Penna. and Mich., fancy. 10 
Fresh gathered, firsts loss off. 15)4® 
W’n&S’west’n, defective,per30-doz case.3 30 
Dirties, per 30-doz case.1 70 
Checks, per 30-doz case.2 
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. 
FRUITS—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 25 
Gravenstein, h.-p.. p. d.-h. bbl .1 50®2 25 
Corn, Hackensack and L. 1., per 100 . 
Jersey, per 100 . 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bbl. 
Pickles, per 1.000. 
Cauliflower. Long Island, per bbl. 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl. 
Per bushel box. 
Lettuce, Long Island, per bbl. 
Flat, per bag . 
Tomatoes, South’n Jersey, per bush. box. 
Peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 
Squash, white, per bbl... 
Marrow, per bbl. 
Yellow, per bbl. 
Russia, per bbl. 
Yellow, per bbl. 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag. 
Orange Co., N. Y., white, per bag. 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag ... 
String beans, Long Island, per bag.... 
MILK AND CREAM. 
168 cans of condensed milk and 780 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2% cents a quart net to 
the shipper 
... 1 37(&1 02 
. .1 00@1 37 
...2 0U®2 50 
... 1 25® 1 60 
...1 00@1 25 
75®3 25 
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@3 00 
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®1 00 
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@ 50 
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@1 00 
76 
@1 25 
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@ 75 
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@ 75 
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@ 75 
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@2 00 
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.ns 
of milk, 
MAKE NO MISTAKE. 
QUID YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, 
Onlr POULTRY, PORK, CALVES, to the 
old Reliable Commission House. (Est. 1865.) 
S. H. & E. H. FROST, 100 Park Place, NewYork 
Stencils,Shipping Cards,&c., furnished on application 
References: Irving Nat. Bank or any of the Com Ag’s. 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Butter, Eggs, Cheese 
Poultry. Foreign and Drnnestie Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 30 Little 13th St., New York. 
The Prizes Are Going! 
Last week was the first week of our trial subscription 
contest. The 12 daily prizes went out to the six agents who 
sent the largest club for each day. Here they are : 
Monday.F. H. BALLOU, Ohio. 8 Trial Subscriptions. 
Tuesday.F. H. JOHNSON, Massachusetts. 39 Trial Subscriptions. 
Wednesday.. .S. S. CHANDLER Jn., Wisconsin. 5 Trial Subscriptions. 
Thursday.S. J. COSTIN, Virginia. 17 Trial Subscriptions. 
Friday.F. H. JOHNSON, Massachusetts. 50 Trial Subscriptions. 
Saturday.J. P. SCHERER, New York. 2 Trial Subscriptions. 
It will be seen that for the most part the clubs were small. 
Mr. Ballou sent $1.20 after keejhng his commission. Some 
agents at the fairs ask us how we afford to do it. The ex¬ 
planation is too long. All you care to know is that you get 
your money for a little work. We are satisfied. We always 
believed in giving big value for little work or money—in 
short, in giving the other fellow a bargain. That is the prin¬ 
ciple The R. N. -Y. is run on. When you read the above 
report, you will say that you could do better than that. Well, 
then, go ahead and do so next week. Samples and supplies 
free. THE RURAL HEW-YORKER, New York. 
COLD WATCH FOR $9.50. 
WALTHAM AND ELGIN. 
This is the greatest bargain in watches 
that we ever struck. We do not expect ever 
to get another lot of as good watches at the 
price. We have only a limited number of 
these now. They are in high-grade, gold- 
filled cases warranted to wear for 15 years. 
The case is made from two sheets of solid 
gold rolled out with a sheet of heavier metal 
between, to make the case stiffer and more 
durable, and is an excellent protection for 
the works. The works contain all the latest 
improvements, including seven jewels, com¬ 
pensation balance, safety pinion, patent 
regulator, porcelain dials, and are stem¬ 
winding and stem-setting. The watch has 
an open face with heavy beveled glass crystal, 
and with screw back and front, and patent 
inside dust band, making a complete dust- 
proof case. We guarantee this watch in 
every way, and will return money to any one 
not satisfied. But there is no danger of any 
one not being satisfied. It’s a great bargain. We 
send it by registered mail, postpaid for $9.50. We 
include a year’s subscription for $10, or we will send 
it free for a club of 25 yearly subscriptions at $1 each. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
A Watch for the 
Women Folk. 
We have wanted to get hold of a good cheap watch 
for Rural girls and women folk, but never succeeded 
until now. Here it is, fully warranted. Nickel case 
and movement, jeweled, stem-wind and set. Price, 
with handsome chatelaine pin, as shown in cut, $3.50, 
or we will send it and one yearly subscription to The 
R. N.-Y. for $4, or we will send it free for a club of 10 
yearly subscriptions at $1 each. This is an oppor¬ 
tunity for the girls to show their enterprise. It also 
affords a way for the hoys to do something nice for 
the sister. A club of 10 may be raised in a short time, 
and the watch makes a nice present for the mother 
or sister. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
THE LEVIN PRTJNER. 
This is the best pruner that has yet been made. It will cut one-half inch dry 
branch. It is made of the best 
steel, and cuts smooth and clean 
as a knife, but faster and, of 
course, easier. It is an article 
that every person who owns a 
tree or shrub or vine needs. We 
have secured a new lot at a bar¬ 
gain, and can furnish them to 
subscribers now at 50 cents each, 
postpaid; or with one new subscription and 25 cents extra; or we will send it free 
for a club of two yearly subscriptions. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
