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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 8 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The wheat market opened lower on Monday, 
because of large receipts in the Northwest, and 
smaller export demands. On Tuesday, it rallied 
sharply under increased demands for export, 
and lighter receipts, only to fall off again later 
in the week. There is a moderate business do¬ 
ing in export grain at the end of the week, the 
high ocean rates tending to check purchases. 
Other grains are slightly weaker and lower in 
sympathy with wheat. Chicago reports No. 3 
Spring wheat, 63 to 64c.; No. 2 red, 65c.; No 2 
corn, 29% to 29%c.; No. 2 oats, 21% to 22}4c.; No. 
2 white oats, 24*4 to 26*4c.; No. 3 white, 23*4 to 
25J4c.; No. 2 rye, 47c.; No. 2 barley, 34 to 43c. 
The butter market shows no change worth 
mentioning. Receipts are moderate, and the 
supply of strictly fancy fresh creamery is report¬ 
ed to be somewhat smaller than one week ago; 
still the demand is light and business very quiet. 
There is an accumulation of some of the lower 
grades, and very small defects are now sufficient 
to cause buyers to demand a reduction from 
quoted figures. Cheese is somewhat higher, not¬ 
withstanding there is considerable accumula- 
FRUIT8—GBKBN 
Apples, f’y Vermont table sorts, p. d.-h. bbl.3 0004 00 
Detroit Rod, per bbl. 2 50@3 00 
Baldwin, h.-p., p. d.-h bbl. 1 50@2 00 
Blush, h,-p„ p. d.-h. bbl .2 50@3 00 
York Pippin, h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl.2 50@2 75 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.2 50@2 75 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.2 25(5.2 75 
King, per bbl.-..2 25(5/3 00 
Greening, per bbl.2 U0@2 75 
Windfalls, per d.-h. bbl.1 25@1 75 
Windfalls, per open bbl.1 0l)@l 50 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl.2 00@5 00 
Bose, per obi.2 00(§)3 50 
Anjou, per bbl.2 00(»2 50 
Seckel, per bbl.1 60@4 00 
Clairgeau, per bbl.2 00(52 50 
Sheldon, per bbl.2 10(52 50 
Common kinds, per bbl.X 00@2 00 
Peaches, Western, per peach basket. 60® 80 
Western, per bushel basket.X 25(51 00 
Md. and Del., perorate . .1 C0@1 75 
Md. and Del., per basket. 50(51 25 
Jersey, per basket. 60@1 26 
Up-river, per two-basket carrier..-..1 25(5/1 75 
Plums, State, Heine Claude, per 8-lb basket. 30@ 40 
Damson, per 8-lb basket. 40® 50 
Large blue, per 8-lb basket. 30® 40 
Prunes, State, uer 8-lb basket . 50® 00 
Grapes, up-river, black, per gift carrier. 40® 45 
Up-river, Deianaie, per carrier. 75@1 00 
Up-river,Niagara, per carrier. 50® 00 
West.’n N. Y. Delaware, per basket. 10® 11 
West’n N. Y. Niagara, per basket. 7® 10 
West’nN. Y. black, per basket. 7® 714 
Bulk stock, white, in trays, per lb. 1%@ 1% 
Bulk stock, black, in trays, per lb. 1® 154 
Bulk stock, black, in bbls, per lb. 1® 1J4 
Muskmelons, Mich., per 20-lb basket. 35® 40 
Colorado, per case. 1 00@2 to 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl.3 00@5 00 
Per crate. ....1 00@1 76 
tion and the demand is light; still the low prices 
favor purchases for export, and considerable 
business is probable. Boston reports butter 
steady at 21 to 22c. for creamery, 15 to 16c. for 
imitation, and cheese firm at 8% to 8%c. In 
Chicago, butter is steady at 13 to 19*4c. for cream¬ 
ery; 12 to 17c. for dairy, with cheese steady at 
7 to 8%c. Philadelphia reports butter steady at 
21c., and St. Louis at 18 to 22c. for creamery, and 
13 to 14*4c. for dairy. 
The fruit market is an important one these 
days. Receipts of fine apples are not large, and 
of fancy fruit are extremely small. For all 
such, the market is firm with a good demand. 
Choice pears are selling well; quinces are plenti¬ 
ful. Peaches are growing scarcer with a good 
demand, and plums are not in large supply. 
Grapes are plentiful, trade dull, and prices some¬ 
what lower. Cranberries are dull with little de¬ 
mand, stock is accumulating, and the market is 
weak. 
There is a liberal supply of potatoes, demand 
light, market weak, prices lower. Sweet potatoes 
from Jersey are steady, but those from the South 
are in over-supply and prices lower. The sup¬ 
plies of all other vegetables are fair, demand 
good, for best qualities. 
In the dressed poultry market, the supply is 
large, the market weak. The quality of some re¬ 
ceipts is very poor. Live poultry is in good de¬ 
mand. The tendency of egg prices is upward. 
Refrigerator eggs are coming into the market to 
a moderate extent, and the best grades are meet¬ 
ing a good demand. Of strictly fresh new-laid, 
there Is a limited supply. 
THE WEEK'S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, October 1, 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, choice, per bushel.1 00 @1 02 
Marrow, fair to good.1 30 @1 55 
Medium, choice.1 20 @1 22 
Medium, fair to good.1 05 @1 15 
Pea, choice.1 17 ®1 20 
Pea, fair to good.1 00 ®1 10 
Red Kidney, choice.1 80 @ — 
Red Kidney, fair to good.160 ®1 76 
White Kidney, choice.140 @ — 
Yellow Eye, choice.140 @ — 
Black Turtle soup, choice.1 05 @1 70 
Lima, California.2 36 @2 37 
Green Peas, 1897, bbls., per bushel. 85 @ 87 
1897, bags. 80 @ 82 
1897, Scotch, bbls. 95 @ 97 
1897, Scotoh, bags. 90 @ 92 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 21 @ — 
Western, firsts. 19 @ 20 
Western, seconds. 17%@ 18% 
Western, thirds. 15%@ 10% 
State, extras. 20 ® 20% 
State, firsts... 18 @ 19 
State, thirds to seconds. 15 @ 17% 
Western, June extras. 19%@ 20 
Western, Juue, seconds to firsts. 17 @ 19 
8tate dairy, half-firkin tubs, finest. 18 @ 19 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 10 @ 17 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 17%@ 18 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 10 @ 17 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 14 @ 16% 
Western imitation creamery, finest. 10 @ 17 
Firsts. 14 @ 15 
Seconds. 13 ® 13% 
Western factory, June extras. 14 @ 14% 
Seconds to firsts.. 13 @ 14 
Current make, finest. 13%@ — 
Seconds. 12%@ 13 
Thirds... 11%® 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 8J6@ 8% 
Colored, large, choice. 8 @ 8% 
White, large, choice. 8 @ 8% 
Large, good to prime. 8 @ 8% 
Large, common to fair. 7 @ 7% 
Small, colored, fancy. 9 @ — 
Small, white, fancy. 9 @ — 
Small, good to prime. 8%@ 8% 
Small, common to fair . 7 @ 8 
Light skims, small, choice. 6%@ 7 
Part skims, small, choice. 0 @ 0% 
Part skims, large, choice. 5%@ 5% 
Part skims, good to prime. 4%® 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 ® 3% 
Full skims. 1%® 2% 
EGGS. 
Nearby White Leghorn, fancy, new laid. 20 @ 21 
Nearby mixed stock, fancy per doz. 18 @ 18% 
State and Penn., average best. 18 @ 18% 
Held and mixed, case count. 12 @ 14 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts loss off... 17 @ 17% 
Fair to good.. 10%@ 17 
W’n & S’west’n, defective,per 30-doz case.3 30 @4 20 
Dirties, per 30-doz case.2 40 @3 60 
Checks, per 30-doz case. 2 26 @3 00 
Refrigerator, case count. 13 @ 15 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 6 @ 8% 
Evaporated, 1898. per lb. 6 @ 8 
Sun-dried, quarters, 1898, per lb. 3%@ 4% 
Sun-drie'* Southern, slioed, 1898 . 4 @ 5 
Chopped, 1898, per lb. 1%@ 2% 
Cores and skins, 1898, per lb. 1%@ 2 
Cherries, 1898, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Blackberries, 1898, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1898, per lb. 10%@ 11 
Huckleberries, 1898, per lb. 7 @ 8 
GAME. 
Partridges, prime to choice, per pair....l 00 @1 50 
Grouse, prime to choice, per pair. 75 @ 90 
Woodcock, prime to choice, per pair. .. 1 00 @1 25 
English snipe, prime to choice, per doz 1 50 ®2 00 
Plover, golden, prime to choice, per doz 1 75 ®2 00 
Grass, prime to choice, per doz . 1 00 ®1 50 
Venison, saddles, frozen, choice, per lb. 10 @ 17 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair.1 50 @2 50 
Red heads, per pair. 1 00 ®1 60 
Mallards, per pair. 60 ® 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 35 @ 40 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 26 @ 30 
Common, per pair. 20 @ 26 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 09 @ 78 
Corn. 30 @ 37 
Buckwheat. 40 @ 45 
Oats. 23 @ 34 
Rye. 49 @ 53 
Barley malting. 45 ® 55 
Feeding. 33 @ 30 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.67 @ 00 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.45 @ 55 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.30 @ 40 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.— @ — 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.45 @ — 
Clover, per 100 lbs.40 @ — 
No grade, per 100 lbs.25 ® 35 
Straw, long rye, per 100 lbs.30 ® 45 
O&t, per 100 lbs.25 ® 30 
HONEY. 
State, clover, comb, fancy, per lb. 14 @ 15 
Clover, comb, fair, per lb. 11 @ 13 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Clover, extracted, per lb. 0 ® — 
California, comb, per lb. — @ — 
Extracted, per lb. 6%@ 7% 
Southern, new, in bulk, per gallon. 50 @ 56 
HOPS. 
New York State, crop of 1898, choice. 17 @ 18 
Prime. 15 @ 10 
Low to medium. 13 @ 14 
New York State, crop of 1897. 8 @ 13 
Olds. 2 ® 4% 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1898, choice. 18 ® 19 
Prime. 15 ® 17 
Low to medium. 12 @ 14 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897 . 0 ® 13 
Olds. 2 @ 4 
German, etc., crop of 1898. 52 @ 00 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 10 @ 10% 
Fair to good, per lb. 8%@ 9% 
Common to medium, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Buttermilks, per lb. 0 ® 8 
Pork, light, per lb. 0 @ 0% 
Medium, per lb. 6 ® 0 
Heavy, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Roasting pigs, per lb. 8 @ 10 
In Pharaoh’s Time 
an Elgin watch would have been a 
greater marvel than the pyramids. 
It is a great marvel to-day in its 
complete mechanism and absolute 
time keeping. 
Ruby Jeweled Elgin Watches 
have been the world’s standard for a 
third of a century, during which 
period nearly eight million perfected 
time-pieces have done duty dutifully. 
All Jewelers Sell Them. 
Established 1875. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & GO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds of 
COUNTRY PRODUCE, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 '& 36 Little 12tli St., New York. 
MAKE NO MISTAKE. 
QUID YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, 
Onlr POULTRY, PORK, CALVES, to t*. 
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 theCom.Ag’s. 
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%@ 2% 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3%@ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2%@ — 
Chestnuts, Southern, per bush, of 60 lbs.2 50 @ 3 50 
Northern, per bushel of 00 lbs.3 00 @ 3 50 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Spring, dry-pickeked, large.... 13 @ 14 
Scalded, large, per lb. 12 @ 12% 
Poor to fair, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Old Western, per lb. 9 @ 11 
Spring chickens, Phil., broilers, per lb... 16@ — 
Phlla.,-prime straight lots, per lb.... 14 @ 15 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 10 @ 12 
Western, dry picked, prime, per lb.. 10 @ 10% 
Western, scalded, prime, per lb. 9 ® - 
Western, scalded or dry-picked, fair. 8 @ 8% 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 10 @ 10% 
Western, prime, per lb. 10 @ — 
Western, fair to good, per lb . 9 @ 9% 
Old cocks, Western, per lb... 0 @ — 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 12 @ 12% 
Long Island, Spring, per lb. 12 @ 12% 
Western, Spring, fair to good, per lb. 7 ® 9 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb. 12 @ 13 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.... 2 25 ®2 50 
Mixed, per doz. 1 75 @2 00 
Small and poor, per doz.1 25 @1 60 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Chickens, Spring, nearby&Wost’n.per lb 9 @ 10 
Southern, rer lb. 9 @ 10 
Roosters, per lb. 5 @ 0 
Turkeys, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 40 @ 00 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 75 @1 25 
Pigeons, per pair. 15 @ 25 
POTATOES. 
State, per 180 lbs.1 25@1 62 
Long Island, in bulk, prime, per bbl.1 50@1 75 
Jersey, round, in bulk, per 180 lbs.1 12@1 37 
Giants, per bbl .. . .1 60@1 12 
Jersey sweets, per d. h. bbl.1 25@2 
Southern sweets, prime, per bbl.. 75@1 
Red sweets and yams, per bbl. 75® 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.5 50®7 60 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 50@3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets. Long Island, per 100 bunches. 75 @1 00 
Carrots, Long Island, per bbl. 75 @100 
Corn, Jersey and L. I.. per 100. 00 @1 00 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per bbl. 30 @ 50 
Pickles, per 1,000 . 50 @160 
Cabbages. Long Island, per 100 . 2 00 @3 50 
Cauliflower, Long Island, per bbl. 2 00 @4 50 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl. 75 @125 
Per bushel box. 50 @ 75 
Lettuce, Boston hothouse, per doz . 15 @ 30 
Lima beans, potato, per bag. 50 @ 75 
Flat, per bag. 25 @ 5U 
Tomatoes, Jersey, per bushel box . 25 @ 50 
Peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 50 @100 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 50 @ — 
Squash, white, per bbl. 30 @ 00 
Marrow, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Yellow, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
Turnips, Russia, per bbl. 50 @ 85 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.l 00 @1 75 
White, per bbl.2 00 @3 00 
Yellow, per bbl. I 00 @1 50 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag.1 00 @1 60 
Orange Co., N. Y., white,per bag... 2 00 @2 50 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag . 1 00 @1 75 
Western, per bbl.1 00 @1 75 
Only One Week 
left now to send trial subscriptions on tlie present contest. 
The contest closes October 8, and the cash will go out 
promptly to the largest 29 clubs sent since August 29. In 
the meantime, the $2 daily prize is going and will continue 
to go every night. All names sent October 8, will count, if 
you wire number sent, or if post mark shows up plain. We 
want to say just one parting word now. There are a few 
days left; a little lively work during the rest of the week will, 
probably, make a difference of quite a good many dollars in 
prize money. If you are first, you get $100; second, $75; 
third, $50; and so on. Isn’t the difference between $50 and 
$75 worth three or four days’ effort ? 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
GOLD 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 hack 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 eheap watch 
for Rural girls and women folk, hut 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. 
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