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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 17 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
BKVIBW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
This has been a bad week in the markets all 
around. Monday was a holiday and all the ear¬ 
lier part of the week was so oppressively hot 
that business was almost lifeless. The wheat 
market was very much depressed at the opening 
of the week, and did not improve as the week 
went on. Other grains were very much in the 
same condition. There was a light export de¬ 
mand, although some sales of wheat were made 
at the prevailing low prices. Corn, also, has 
Ijeen very slow, and oats and rye were dull. Bar¬ 
ley is nominal, so far as the export trade is con¬ 
cerned, as it is reported that Russia is under¬ 
selling this country in the English markets, and 
it is liable to remain in that condition. • Chicago 
gives cash quotations as follows: No. 3 Spring 
wheat, 58 to 63c.; No. 2 red wheat, 64*4 to 65c.; 
No. 2 corn, 30 'Ac .; No. 2 white oats, 23*4 to 24c.; 
No. 3 white oats, 22*4 to 23)4c.; No. 2 rye, 43 to 
43*4c.; No. 2 barley, 37 to 43c. 
The butter market has been extremely dull, but 
the change to cool weather at the end of the 
week has developed a firmer feelingand the mar¬ 
ket is in better shape on fancy, fresh table grades. 
On these, prices are a trifle higher, but a great 
deal of the stock is showing defects owing to the 
extremely hot weather through which it has 
passed. Dealers say that it has been a long time 
since butter ran so poor as it has been doing re¬ 
cently. A large part of these arrivals will have 
to be sold at very low prices. Receipts of cheese 
are showing up in fairly good condition, although 
somewhat affected by the heat. There is very 
little export trade. In Boston, butter is reported 
quiet at 19 to l9*4c. for northern, 1814 to 19c. for 
western, 14 to 15c. for imitation, 13*4 to 14c. for 
ladles; cheese steady at 7)4 to 8c. In Chicago, 
butter is reported steady at 13 to 18c. for creamery, 
and 11*4 to 15c. for dairy. Philadelphia reports 
butter steady at 19c. for fancy western creamery, 
and 20c. for prints. In St. Louis, butter is re¬ 
ported firm at 16 to 1814c. for creamery, and 13 to 
1714c. for dairy. 
There is a moderate supply of potatoes, but as 
the demand is light, the market is weak. A large 
part of the arrivals show poor quality, and these 
sell slowly at low prices. Sweet potatoes have 
been selling better. There is a liberal supply of 
onions, but many of them are so poor that they 
will not sell for enough to pay freight. Cabbages 
are in fair supply. There is a better demand for 
cucumber pickles, though little improvement in 
prices. Egg plants are dull. Corn sells well if 
fancy, but none at high prices. Lima beans are 
dull. Other vegetables show little change. 
The cooler weather has been favorable for the 
poultry market, although there is a large ac¬ 
cumulation of poor stuff, which will have to go 
at very low prices. Strictly choice, dry-picked 
chickens and fowls would sell quickly at fair 
prices, and fine young turkeys would sell for, 
some of the dealers say, 18 to 20c., possibly 
higher; but they w r ould need to be prime. There 
is a better demand for live poultry, and the mar¬ 
ket is firmer though sales are not heavy. Re¬ 
ceipts of eggs have been moderate, but strictly 
fresh are very scarce. 
There is a better feeling in the fruit market at 
the end of the week, but it is the same old story, 
an accumulation of jjoor stock of all kinds. At 
present there is a vex - y light supply of fancy, 
large, bright Bartlett pears, and choice Seckels 
would, also, sell quickly. There is a good de¬ 
mand for choice peaches, although some of those 
arriving during the week have been fairly melted 
down by the heat; a good demand for plums, and 
receipts have been light; only a moderate supply 
of grapes, still, prices are not high. The cooler 
weather has been unfavorable for the sale of 
watermelons. There has been a large supply of 
muskmelons and the price is low. Cape Cod 
cranberries have begun to arrive, but are not 
selling for very high prices. There is little de¬ 
mand as yet. The dried fruit market is very dull 
for all lines, but with cooler weather will prob¬ 
ably improve somewhat. 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, September 10, 1893. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beaas, Marrow, choice, per bushel.1 70 
Marrow, fair to good.1 35 
Medium, choice.1 25 
Medium, fair to good.1 10 
Pea, choice.1 20 
Pea, fair to good.1 10 
Red Kidney, choice.1 85 
Red Kidney, fairtogood.1 00 
White Kidney, choice. 1 4u 
Yellow Eye, choice.1 40 
Black Turtle soup, choice.1 55 
Lima, California.2 30 
1897, bags. 77 
1897, Scotch, bbls. 92 
1897, Scotch, bags. 87 
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@1 20 
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tail 15 
@1 90 
@1 80 
@1 45 
@1 45 
@1 00 
@ — 
@ 85 
@ 80 
@ 95 
@ 90 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, extras. 
State, firsts. 
State, thirds to seconds. 
Western, June extras. 
Western, June firsts. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, firsts . 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 
Western Imitation creamery, extras. 
Firsts . 
Seconds. 
Western factory, June extras. 
Firsts . 
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Thirds. 
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CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 
Colored, large, choice. 
White, large, choice. 
Large, good to prime. 
Large, common to fair. 
Small, colored, fancy. 
Small, white, fancy. 
Small, good to prime. 
Small, common to fair . 
Light skims, small, choice. 
Part skims, small, choice. 
Part skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, good to prime. 
Part skims, common to fair. 
Full skims. 
EGG8. 
Jersey and nearby, fancy, per doz. 17 
State. Penna. and Mich., fancy. 18 
Fresh gathered, firsts loss off. 15*4® 
W’n AS’west’n, defective,per30-doz case.3 60 @3 90 
Dirties, per 30-doz case.2 25 
Checks, per 30-doz case.1 81 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy. 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb, 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 
Sun-drier 1 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. 
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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.1 75@2 25 
Gravenstein, h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl .1 6U@2 25 
Orange Pippin, h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl.1 37@1 50 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.2 00@2 25 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.2 00@2 25 
Windfalls, per d.-h. bbl.1 00@1 25 
Windfalls, per open d.-h. bbl. 75@1 00 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl.1 00@3 25 
Bose, per obi.2 00@2 50 
Seckel, per bbl.1 50@3 50 
Keiffer, per bbl. .2 06@2 50 
Clairgeau, per bbl.1 50®2 25 
Common kinds, per bbl.1 00@1 75 
Peaches, Ohio, per peach basket. 40® 75 
Ohio, per handled basket. 40@ 50 
Ohio, per carrier. 75(«.l 60 
Md. and Del., perorate. 75@1 25 
Md. and Del., per basket. 40® 1 00 
Jersey, per basket.. 30® 1 00 
Plums, State, per 8-lb basket. 20® 40 
Grapes, up-river, Deian aie. per carrier. 75@1 60 
Up-river, black, per gift carrier. 40® 00 
Up-river, Niagara, per carrier. 50@ 70 
Watermelons, large, per car-load .160 00@175 00 
Small to medium.100 00@125 00 
Large, per 100 .16 00@20 00 
Small to medium. ....8 00@14 00 
Muskmelons, Jersey, per bushel box. 30@ 50 
Jersey, per bbl. 50® 1 00 
H ackensack, per bbl . 60® 75 
Colorado, per case. 3U@ 75 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 69 @ 80 
Corn. 30 ® 38 
Oats..... 24*4® 37 
Rye. 41 @ 50 
Barley malting. 47 @ 54 
Feeding. 33 @ 36 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.6J @ 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 
HONEY. 
California, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 5*4® 6*4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.... . 50 @ 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 . 3)4@ 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. 1*4@ 3 
German, etc., crop of 1897. 33 @ 40 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 10 @ — 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 9J4 
Common to medium, per lb. 6 ® 714 
Buttermilks, per lb. 6 @ 7)4 
Pork, light, per lb. 6 @ 6H 
Medium, per lb. 5 @ bH 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 494@ — 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 4@ — 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 4 @ 4)4 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 2>4@ 294 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 394@ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2)4® 2 % 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Spring chickens, Phil., choice, per lb.... 16 @ 18 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 10 ® 13 
Western, dry picked, large, per lb... 1CJ4@ 11 
Western, scalded, per lb. 8)$@ 10 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 9*4@ 10 
Western, prime, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Southwestern, average best, per lb .. 9 @ 9*4 
Heavy, per lb. 9 @ 9)4 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 5 @ — 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 16)4® 11 
Long Island. Spring, per lb. 10)4® 11 
Western, Spring, fair to good, per lb. 5 ® 8 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb. 13 @ 14 
8quabs, choice, large, white, per doz.1 75 @ — 
Small and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
POULTRY’—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 8)4® 9 
Chickens, Spring, nearby&West’n.per lb 10 @ 11 
Southern, per lb. 9>4@ 10)4 
Roosters, per lb. 5 @ — 
Turkeys, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 @ 50 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ — 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, prime, per bbl.1 37@1 75 
Southern Jersey, round, in bulk, per 180 lbs 1 37@1 62 
Upper Jersey, round, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Giants, per bbi.1 00@1 25 
Jersey, sweets, per d. h. bbl.1 50@2 25 
Sout hern sweets, prime, per bbl.1 00@1 37 
Red sweets and yams, per bbl.1 00@ — 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.5 00@6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 75@3 25 
VEGETABLES. 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 21.400 cans of milk, 
173 cans of condensed milk and 811 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2)4 cents a quart net to 
the shipper 
Beets. Long Island, per 100 bunches. 75 @1 00 
Carrots. Long Island, per bbi.1 00 @1 25 
Corn, Hackensack and L. I., per ICO .... 60 @1(0 
Jersey, per 100 . 50 @ 75 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bbl. 30 @ 60 
Pickles, per 1.000 . 25 @1 60 
Cabbages. Long Island, per 100.2 00 @3 00 
Cauliflower. Long Island, per bbl .1 00 ®3 00 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Per bushel box. 25 @ 50 
Lettuce, Long Island, per bbl. 50 @1 00 
Lima beans, potato, per bag. 75 @1 00 
Flat, per bag . 5u @ 60 
Tomatoes. South’n Jersey, per bush. box. 10 @ 25 
Upper Jersey, per bushel box . 15 @ 50 
Peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Squash, white, per bbl. 3J @ 60 
Marrow, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Yellow, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
Turnips, Jersey, white, per 100 bunches .1 00 @2 50 
Russia, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.l 00 @1 75 
White, per bbl.1 00 @2 00 
Yellow, per bbl. I 00 @1 50 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag. 10 @ 75 
Orange Co., N. Y., white, per bag ... 10 @150 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag . 10 @1 25 
Western, per bbl. 100 @ — 
String beans, Long Is’and, per bag. 30 @ 60 
WOOL 
Texas, fine and fine medium, 12 mos.15 @17 
Medium, 12 mos.17 @18 
Fine and fine 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.12*4@13 
Burry and defective. 9 @10 
Northern Fail, 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 
Territory, fine choice.12 @14 
Fine average: .10 @13 
Fine medium choice.16 @17 
Fine medium average.13 @14 
Medium choice.17 @18 
Medium average.15 @16 
Quarter. 16 @17 
The Rambouili/et Merinos.— These sheep grow 
larger than any other Merino, shear more wool 
of as good quality, and not so much grease. They 
are very hardy. The ewes raise good lambs until 
they are 12 and 14 years old. They will fatten as 
quickly as any breed of sheep, will breed any 
month in the year, and are very prolific, fully 
one-half dropping twins. The rams at maturity 
weigh from 200 to 300 pounds, and shear from 16 
to 24 pounds of wool. The ewes weigh 150 to 200 
pounds, and shear 14 to 18 pounds of as good wool 
as grows on a sheep’s back. j. e. webb. 
Indiana. 
FRAZER oEiU 
BEST IN THE WORLD. 
Its wearing qualities are unsurpassed, actually 
outlasting three boxes of any other brand. Not 
affected by heat. ZW GET THE GENUINE. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
$50 Sewing Machine for $19.50. 
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We should be sorry if any reader of The R. N.-Y. in any part of the country 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
This is a very handsome combination pearl-handled penholder and paper cutter, 
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