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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 15 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The wheat market opened dull early in the 
week caused by heavy receipts in the Northwest, 
and the holding off from the market of export 
buyers. The latter expect lower prices and are, 
also, hampered by high ocean freight rates. In 
the middle of the week, the market improved 
somewhat, but later in the week again declined 
and is very dull. There has been very little 
change in price, but all grains have been dull, in 
sympathy with wheat, with the tendency if any¬ 
thing toward lower prices. Clover seed seems to 
be doing better, the demand is good and receipts 
moderate. A good many beans of the new crop 
are being received, but the market shows little 
change. Chicago quotes No. 2Spring wheat, 62c.; 
No. 3 Spring wheat, 59 to 6114c.; No. 2 red wheat, 
62*4 to 64%c.; No. 2 corn, 29*4c.; No. 2 oats, 22 to 
22*4e.; No. 2 white oats, 25 \i to 2514c.; No. 3 white 
oats, 23)4 to 24c.; No. 2 rye, 46c.; No. 2 barley, 34 
to 44c. 
The butter market has been a little lower dur¬ 
ing the week on some grades, although at the 
end of the week, the feeling is a little stronger on 
high-grade creamery. The general opinion is 
that there is not a very large stock on hand, and 
if so, this would be favorable to a good trade dur¬ 
ing the coming week. Receipts of State dairy 
are reported to be very small, and the quality 
very irregular. There is considerable trade in 
cheese, although some marks are showing up in 
very poor condition. The weather this week has 
been about the worst ever known at-this time of 
the year for handling butter, as well as for other 
perishable produce. It has been hot, muggy, 
with a little drizzling rain, and immense quan¬ 
tities of produce have spoiled completely. Balti¬ 
more reports cheese active at 9% to 10*4c. In 
Boston, butter is firm at 21>4c. for northern, 20*4e. 
for western, 15 to 16c. for imitation, cheese at 9 
to 9)4c. In Chicago, creamery butter is 13 to 17c.; 
dairy, 12*4 to 17c., and cheese 7*4 to 9c. In Phila- 
delj)hia, butter is steady at 20* / 4c. for fancy west¬ 
ern creamery, and 21c. for prints. 
The fruit market is in the dumps, and there is 
where large quantities of the fruits received this 
week will fetch up. Anything that is a little 
overripe has gone all to pieces, and large quan¬ 
tities will be a total loss; still, for fancy fruits 
in good condition, there is a good demand, and 
prices are good. There is little call for cranber¬ 
ries yet, and they continue dull. Peaches are 
becoming scarcer, but there are so many poor 
ones that the market is very irregular. There 
is little doing in dried fruits. 
The poultry market is lower all ’round. There 
is an accumulation of live poultry, a light trade, 
and the market weak. The weather has turned 
cooler at the end of the week, which is a, little 
more favorable for dressed poultry, but there is 
a large accumulation, and much of it out of con¬ 
dition. Strictly fresh eggs are in light supply and 
meet a good demand. Of others, there is a plenti¬ 
ful supply, and.the market shows little change. 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, October 8 , 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1898,'choice, per bushel.1 65 @ — 
Marrow, 1897, choice. 1 55 @1 60 
Marrow, fair to good.1 25 @1 50 
Medium, 1897, choice.1 20 @1 22)4 
Medium, fair to good.1 05 @1 15 
Pea. 1898, choice.1 22 ) 4®1 25 
Pea, 1897 , choice.1 17)4@i 20 
Pea, fair to good.1 00 oil 10 
Red Kidney, 1898, choice.1 80 @1 85 
Bed Kidney, 1897, choice.1 75 @ — 
Bed Kidney, fair to good.1 50 @1 70 
White Kidney, 1897, choice. 140 @ — 
Yellow Eye, 1897, choice.1 40 @ — 
Black Turtle soup, choice.1 65 @1 70 
Lima, California.2 32)4@2 35 
Green Peas, 1897, bbls., per bushel. 85 @ 87)4 
1897, bags. 80 @ 82)4 
1897, Scotch, bbls. 95 @ — 
1897, Scotch, bags. 90 @ 92)4 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 20*4® — 
Western, firsts. 19 @ 20 
Western, seconds. 17 @ 18 
Western, thirds . 16 @ 16 
State, extras. 20 @ — 
State, firsts. 18 @ 19 
State, thirds to seconds. 15 @ 17)4 
Western, June extras. 19)4@ — 
Western, June, seconds to firsts . 17 @ 19 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, finest. 18 @ 18)4 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 16 ® 17 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 17)4@ 18 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 16 @ 17 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 14 @ 15*4 
Western imitation creamery, finest . 16 ® 17 
Firsts. 14 @ 15 
Seconds.. 13 @ 13)4 
Western factory, June extras. 14 ® 14)4 
Seconds to firsts. 13 ® 14 
Current make, finest. 13)4@ 1* 
Seconds. 12)%® 13 
1 'hirds. 11)4® 12 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 896@ 8*4 
Colored, large, choice. 8)4@ 894 
White, large, choice. 8 * 4 ® 894 
Large, good to prime. 8 @ 8)g 
Large, common to fair. 7 @ 794 
Small, colored, fancy. 9 @ — 
Small, white, fancy. 9 @ — 
Small, good to prime. 8*4@ 894 
Small, common to fair .. 7 @ 8 
Light skims, small, choice. 6)4® 7 
Part skims, small, choice. 6 ) 4 ® 6)4 
Part skims, large, choice. 5)4® 594 
Part skims, good to prime. 4)4® 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3 ® 3)4 
Full skims. 1}4® 2*4 
EGGS. 
Nearby White Leghorn, fancy, new laid. 20 @ 21 
Nearby mixed stock, fancy per aoz. 18 ® 18)4 
State and Penn., average best. 18 @ 18)4 
Held and mixed, case count. 13 @ 14 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts loss off... 17 @ 17)4 
Fair to good. 16)4@ 17 
W’n& S’west’n, defective,per30-dozcase.3 00 @4 20 
Dirties, per 30-doz case.2 40 @3 60 
Checks, per 30-doz case. 2 25 ®2 85 
Refrigerator, case count. 13 @ 15 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, f'y Vermont table sorts, p. d.-h. bbl.3 00®4 00 
Detroit Red, per bbl.2 00@2 75 
Baldwin, h.-p., p. d.-h bbl.1 00@2 00 
Blush, h.-p„ p. d.-h. bbl.2 00@2 75 
York Pippin, h.-p., p. d.-h. bbl.1 50@2 50 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.1 50@2 50 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.1 50®2 60 
King, per bbl.2 00®2 75 
Greening, per bbl.2 00@2 75 
Windfalls, per d.-h. bbl.1 00®1 25 
Windfalls, per open bbl. 76@1 25 
Crab, large, per bbl.2 60@5 00 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl.2 00@4 75 
Bose, per Dbl.2 00®4 00 
Anjou, per bbl. .1 60®2 25 
Seckel, per bbl.1 60@4 00 
Clairgeau, per bbl.1 50®2 50 
Sheldon, per bbl ... .1 50®2 50 
Common kinds, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
Peaches, Western, per bushel basket. 25®1 50 
Md. and Del., per crate.1 00® 1 75 
Jersey, per basket. 50@1 25 
Up-river, per two-basket carrier.1 00®1 50 
Plums, State, Damson, per 8 -lb basket. 30@ 40 
Middleburgh, per 8 -lb basket. 25® 30 
Prunes, State, oer 8 -lb basket . 30® 40 
Grapes, up-river, black, per gift carrier. 35® 40 
Up-river, Deianaie, per carrier. 50@1 00 
Up-river, Niagara, per carrier. 40@ CO 
West’n N. Y. Delaware, per basket. 9® 12 
West’n N. Y. Niagara, per basket. 7® 10 
West’n N. Y. black, per basket . 4® 6 
Bulk stock, white, in trays, per lb. 9i@ 1)4 
Bulk stock, black, in trays, per lb. 1@ 1 M 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl.3 00®5 00 
Per crate .1 00® 1 66 
GAME. 
Partridges, prime to choioe, per pair....! 00 @1 25 
Grouse, prime to choice, per pair. 50 @ 75 
Woodcock, prime to choice, per pair. ..100 @125 
English snipe, prime to choice, per aoz.l 50 @2 00 
Plover, golden, prime to choice, per doz 1 75 @2 00 
Grass, prime to choice, per doz ... 1 00 @1 60 
Venison, saddles, frozen, choice, per lb. 16 @ 17 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair.1 50 @2 50 
Red beads, per pair.1 00 @1 50 
Mallards, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 35 @ 40 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 25 @ 30 
Common, per pair. 20 @ 26 
GRAIN 
Wheat. 67 @ 76 
Corn. 30 @ 36 
Buckwheat. 40 @ 43 
Oats. 28 @ 34 
Rye. 49 @ 54 
Barley malting. 45 ® 55 
Feeding. 33 @ 36 
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. 6 @ — 
California, comb, per lb. — @ — 
Extracted, per lb. 6)4® 7)4 
Southern, new. In bulk, per gallon. 50 @ 56 
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end we will send it every week for the rest of this year to new 
subscribers who send 10 cents during the month of October. 
Naturally, every one will wonder how we can do this. Fig¬ 
ured up in immediate dollars and cents, we can not do it without 
losing money ; but we are willing to spend some money to let 
the farmers of the country know just what kind of a paper 
The R. N.-Y. is. We have never made an investment of the 
kind that has not turned out right in the end. The paper is 
really so cheap at $1 a year, that most progressive farmers 
want it after they have had an opportunity to learn of its 
real value to them. We get a large percentage of permanent 
subscribers from those who take short-time trial subscriptions 
first. 
We want every old subscriber now to tell at least one 
neighbor of this opportunity to get acquainted with the paper, 
and send in his name and his dime. We cannot, of course, 
allow any commission on subscriptions for nearly three months 
at 10 cents each. But we are going to make it an object just 
the same for agents and club-raisers to get up clubs for us 
this month. We will keep a careful account of all names sent 
in by agents from October 8 to November 1, and will award 
prizes on November 1 as follows : 
Largest Club, ------ $25 
Second Largest Club, - - - - I 5 
Yeals, prime, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Common to medium, per lb. 5 @ 7 
Buttermilks, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Grasseis, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Pork, light, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Medium, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
Heavy, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Roasting pigs, per lb. .... 7 @ 10 
NUT 8 . 
Third Largest Club, 
Fourth Largest Club, 
Fifth Largest Club, 
Sixth Largest Club, - 
Next Five Largest Clubs, $2 each 
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Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 49f@ — 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 4® — 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 4 @ 4M 
Shelled. No. 2 Spanish. 2)4@ 29* 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 394 @ 4 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2)4® — 
Chestnuts, Southern, per bush, of 60 lbs. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Northern, per bushel of 60 lbs.2 50 @ 3 00 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Here are 11 prizes. There is only about two weeks’ 
time to work. You can certainly get a subscription from 
every farmer that you meet, and it w T ill not take much time to 
get up a club of 40 or 50, or even of 100 names. 
Turkeys. Spring, dry-pickeked, large — 
Scalded, large, per lb. 
Poor to fair, per lb. 
Old Western, per lb. . 
Spring chickens, Phil., broilers, per lb... 
Phila., prime straight lots, per lb.... 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 
Western, dry picked, prime, per lb.. 
Western, scalded, prime, per lb. 
Western, scalded or dry-picked, fair. 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 
Western, prime, per lb. 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 
Old cocks, Western, per lb. 
Ducks, Eastern, Spring, per lb. 
Long Island, Spring, per lb. 
Western, Spring, fair to good, per lb. 
Geese, Eastern Spring, per lb.. 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz. 
Mixed, per doz. 
Small and poor, per doz. 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 
Chickens, Spring, nearby AWest’n,per lb 
Southern, per lb. 
Roosters, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 
Geese, average Western, per pair. 
Pigeons, per pair. 
POTATOES. 
State, per 180 lbs. 
Long island, in bulk, prime, per bbl. 
Jersey, round, in bulk, per 180 lbs.... 
Giants, per bbl.. . 
Jersey sweets, per d. h. bbl. 
Southern sweets, prime, per bbl. 
Red sweets and yams, per bbl. 
11 @ 12 
10 @ 11 
7 @ 9 
9 @ 11 
15 @ — 
13 @ 14 
9 @ 11 
9 @ 9)4 
8) 4® — 
7)4® 8 
9) *@ — 
9 @ — 
8 @ 8)4 
5)4® 6 
13)4® 14 
13)4® 14 
6 
@ 9 
12 
@ 13 
2 25 
@2 50 
1 75 
@2 00 
1 25 
@1 50 
9 
@ — 
8 
@ — 
7 
@ 8 
5 
@ — 
9 
@ 10 
40 
@ 60 
75 
@1 25 
16 
@ 25 
12® 1 37 
1 37@1 62 
1 00@1 25 
75® 1 12 
1 00@1 75 
75@1 00 
, 75® — 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.5 50@7 76 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 60@3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, Long Island, per 100 bunches. 75 @1 00 
Carrots, Long Island, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Corn, Jersey and L. I.. per 100. 60 @1 00 
Cucumbers. Jersey, per bbl.1 00 @2 00 
Cabbages, Long Island, per 100.1 50 @3 50 
Cauliflower. Long Island, per bbl. 50 @2 00 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl. 75 @125 
Per bushel box. 50 @ 75 
Lettuce, hothouse, per 5 or 6 -doz case.... 75 @1 25 
Lima beans, potato, per bag. 50 @ 75 
Flat, per bag. 25 @ 50 
Tomatoes, Jersey, per bushel box. 20 @ 40 
Peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 50 @1 00 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 50 @ — 
Squash, Hubbard, per bbl. 60 @ 76 
Marrow, per bbl. 50 @ 65 
Yellcw, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
Turnips, Canada Russia, per bbl. 75 @ 85 
Jersey Russia, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red. per bbl.l 00 @1 50 
White, per bbl.2 00 @2 50 
Yellow, per bbl. 1 00 @1 50 
Orange Co., yellow, Der bag. 60 @1 00 
Orange Co., N. Y., white, per bag.... 1 50 @2 00 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag . 60 @1 25 
Western, per bbl. 76 @1 25 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
This is a very handsome combination pearl-handled penholder and paper cutter, 
with plated gold pen. It is a very handsome thing, and would make a suitable 
present to a school girl or friend. Put up in a plush-lined box. We will send this 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
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