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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 16 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The grain market opened brisk at the begin¬ 
ning of the week. There were free export orders, 
and trading was brisk. Continental countries 
were free buyers of wheat. Later in the week, 
after fluctuating considerably, the market be¬ 
came firmer, offerings were lighter, and exporters 
were buying freely of the whole list of grains. At 
the end of the week, the markets were weaker, the 
Easter holidays on the other side being given 
as the cause. In Chicago, cash quotations were 
as follows: No. 3 Spring wheat, 91 to 98 cents; 
No. 2 red, $1.02% to $1.03%; No. 2 corn, 29*4 cents; 
No. 2 yellow corn, 29 cents; No.-2oats, 25% cents; 
No. 2 white, f. o. b., 2914 cents; No. 3 white, f. o. 
b., 27% to 29 cents; No. 2 barley, 30 to 45 cents. 
Portland, Ore., reports 1,763,000 bushels of wheat 
and 84,000 barrels of flour shipped from there in 
March to Europe and Africa, to which add San 
Francisco, making 2,242,000, valued at $1,666,000, 
the largest month but one on record. One boat 
from here for Havana took 15,000 bags of corn. 
The situation in beans is slightly improved. 
The butter market has developed considerable 
strength here during the week, and prices have 
been materially advanced. Supplies have been 
good, though not excessive, and demands have 
been pretty well supplied. The recent arrivals 
have not shown any improvement in quality, but 
buyers are not so particular about quality on a 
rising market as on a falling one. Cheese shows 
no change in prices, but it is reported that stocks 
are pretty low, especially of small full cream, 
and the demand is good for the home trade. 
Foreign advices show little to encourage export¬ 
ers. Reports from other leading markets are as 
follows: Baltimore.—Butter firm and unchanged. 
Cheese steady and unchanged. Boston.—Butter- 
quiet; northern, 21% to 22 cents; western, 21 to 
21*4 cents; imitation, 15 to 16 cents; ladles, 14 to 
15 cents. Cheese firm; northern, 8 to 8*4 cents; 
western, 8 cents. Chicago.—Creameries, 15 to 21 
cents; dairies, 11 to 18 cents. Cheese quiet at 8 
to 8% cents. Cincinnati.—Butter and cheese 
steady. Philadelphia.—Butter firm; fancy west¬ 
ern creamery, 22 cents; do. prints, 23 cents. 
Cheese steady. St. Louis.—Butter firm ; cream¬ 
ery, 16 to 21 cents; dairy, 10 to 15 cents. 
Receipts of live poultry have been excessive, 
and there are considerable accumulations, as 
the demand has been light. Quotations are ex¬ 
treme, and much of the stock on hand is likely 
to go at lower prices. Supplies of dressed poul¬ 
try are not so heavy, but the market is weak for 
fowls, ducks and geese. Choice broilers are in 
good demand at full prices. The quality of the 
turkeys on hand is mostly poor. Receipts of 
eggs continue excessive, largely from the West 
and South, but as many are going into cold stor¬ 
age, the market has kept in pretty good shape at 
slightly lower prices. Goose eggs have made 
their appearance, but they are scarce, and the 
market firm. From other cities come reports 
like these: Baltimore.—Eggs firm and unchanged. 
Chicago.—Eggs firm; fresh, 9% cents. Cincin¬ 
nati.—Eggs active at 8 cents. Philadelphia.— 
Eggs firm ; fresh nearby and western, 10% cents; 
fresh southern, 10 cents. St. Louis.—Eggs firm 
at 8% cents. 
The demand for potatoes continues good, and 
the market is in good shape under moderate re¬ 
ceipts. There is a strong demand for such as 
will do for seed, and these bring good prices. 
Old onions are plentiful and working out slowly. 
There is a plentiful supply of celery from Florida 
and California. There is a large accumulation 
of southern cabbages. Most other vegetables are 
doing well if of good quality, and bringing good 
prices, though there is a great deal of poor stuff. 
There is a firm market for asparagus. 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, April 9, 1898 
NEW BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 22 ® — 
Western, firsts. 21 @ 21% 
Western, seconds. 19%@ 2u% 
Western, thirds. 17 ® 18 
State, finest. 21%@ 22 
State, firsts. 2U%@ 21 
State, thirds to seconds. 17 @ 20 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 20 @ 20% 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 1 9 %@ 19 
Welsh tubs, finest. 19%@ 20 
Welsh tubs, firsts . 17 @ 17% 
Western imitation creamery, extras. 18%@ 19 
Firsts. 16%@ 17% 
Seconds. 15 @ — 
Western factory, extras. 16 @ — 
Firsts . 15 @ 15% 
Seconds. 14 @ 14% 
Lower grades. 13 @ 13% 
Rolls, fresh, choice. 14 @ 14% 
Poor to prime. 12 @ 13% 
OLD BUTTER. 
Creamery, West’n, summer make, finest 17 @ 18 
Summer make, common to prime_ 14 @ 16 
State dairy, tubs or firkins, finest. 16%@ 17% 
Tubs or firkins, good to prime. 15 ® 16 
Tubs or firkins, poor to fair. 13 @ 14% 
Western factory. 12%@ 14% 
CHEESE. 
State, full cream, large, fancy, Sept. 8 @ — 
Large, fair to good. 7%@ 7% 
Large, common. 6 ® 6% 
Small, colored, fancy, September_ 8%@ 8% 
Small, white, fancy, September. 8%@ 8% 
Small, choice. 7%@ 8 
Small, common to good . 6 @ 7 
State, Light skims, choice. 6 @ 6% 
Part skims, small, choice. 6 @ — 
Part skims, good to prime. 4%@ 5 
Part skims, common to fair. 3%@ 4 
Full skims. 2 © 3 
EGGS. 
Nearby, fancy, per doz. 11 @ 11% 
State and Penna., fancy. 10 @ 10% 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts. 10 @ — 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, choice. 9%@ — 
Tenn.. Va. and N. C.. fresh gathered. 9%@ 9% 
Southern, ordinary to fair. 9 @ 9% 
Duck, Baltimore, per doz. 22 @ — 
Virginia, per doz. 18 @ 19 
Othern Southern, per doz. 14 @ 17 
Goose, per doz. 65 ® — 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, lancy to ex. fancy.. 8%@ 9% 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 8$£@ 8% 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 8 ® 8% 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 4 @ 7% 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 3%@ 4% 
Sun-dried, Southern, quarters. 2%@ 3 
Sun-dried. Southern, sliced, per lb... 2%@ 4 
Chopped, per lb. 3%@ 4 
Cores and skins, per lb. 2%@ 2% 
Cherries, 1897, per lb. 14 ® 15 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 4 @ 4% 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897. per lb. 10 ® 11 
Sun-dried, per ib. 8 @ 9 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb. 6 ® 7 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, Fancy red, per bbl.3 50@5 00 
Ben Davis, per d. h. bbl.2 50@3 50 
Spy, per d. h. bbl.2 50@3 25 
Baldwin, per d. h. bbl.2 50@3 00 
Greening, extra fancy, per bbl.4 U0@4 50 
Greening, fair to choice, per d. h. bbl....2 50@3 00 
Common to fair grades.1 50<«2 50 
Cranberries, Jersey, per crate.3 00@3 50 
Oranges, California Navels, per box.2 00@2 75 
Seedlings, per box.1 50@2 00 
Strawberries. Fla., good to choice, perquart. 15® 20 
I’oor to fair, per quart. 12® 14 
Charleston, fair to choice, per quart_ 12® 22 
FURS AND SKINS. 
Nor. West. Southern and 
No. I Quality. and Eastern. Southwestern 
Black bear.20 00 @ 30 00 15 00 @ 20 00 
Cubs and yearlings.. 5 00 ® 10 00 3 00 @ 8 00 
Otter. 6 00 ® 8 00 6 00 @ 700 
Beaver, large. 6 00 @ 7 00 5 00 @ 6 00 
Medium. 4 00 ® 5 00 3 00 @ 4 00 
Small. 2 00 @ 3 00 l 50 ® 2 50 
Silver Fox.25 00 @125 00 — @ — 
Cross Fox. 5 00 ® 10 (K) — @ — 
Red Fox. 1 50 ® t 60 1 20 ® 1 30 
Gray Fox. 60 @ 70 50 @ (31 
Wolf, prairie. 75 @ 90 50 ® 60 
Timber. 2 50 @ 3 00 1 50 ® 2 00 
Wolverine. 6 00 ® 6 00 — @ — 
Lynx. 2 00 @ 3 00 — @ — 
WlldCat. 45 @ 60 30 @ 40 
House Cat. black.... 25 @ 30 20 @ 25 
Colored . 8 @ 10 7@ 8 
Marten, dark. 5 00 @ 8 00 — @ — 
Pale.2 00 @ 3 00 — @ — 
Skunk, black. 1 00 @ — 85 @ 90 
Half-striped. 60 @ 65 55 @ 60 
Striped. 30 @ 35 25 @ 30 
White. 16 @ — 10 @ 15 
Raccoon. 75 @ 85 55 @ 65 
Onossum, large. 18 @ 20 16 @ 18 
Medium. 10 @ — 8 @ 10 
Small. 5@ — 4@ 5 
Trash or summer Worthless. 
Mink. 1 25 ® 1 60 85 @ 1 25 
Muskrat, fall. 10 @ 11 9 @ 10 
Winter. 13 @ 14 12 ® 13 
Kits. 4 @ 5 3 @ — 
Spring. 16 @17 16 @ 16 
Grain. 
Wheat.103 @111 
Corn. 34 %@ 36 
Buckwheat. 43%@ 48% 
Oats. 30%@ 38 
Rye. 55 @ 59 
Barley malting. 45 @ 53 
Feeding. 33 @ 44 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.70 @ 75 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.60 @ 65 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.45 @ 55 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.35 @ 40 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.35 @ 45 
Clover, per 100 lbs.30 @ 35 
No grade, per 100 lbs.20 @ 30 
Salt, per 100 lbs.40 @ 45 
Straw, long rye, prime, per 100 lbs.30 @ 40 
Other grades, per 100 lbs.25 (a 30 
Oats, per 100 lbs.25 @ 35 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 6 @ 6% 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 5 @ — 
Buckwheat, extracted, per. 4 @ 4% 
California, comb, per Ib. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 4%@ 5% 
Southern, in bulk, pet gallon. 50 @ 52% 
HOPS. 
New York State, crop of 1897, choice. 16 @ 17 
Prime. 14 @ 15 
Low to medium. 10 @ 13 
New York State, crop of 1896, choice. 7 @ 8 
Prime. 5 @ 6 
Low to medium. 3%@ 4% 
Olds. 1%@ 3% 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897. choice. 16 @ 17 
Prime. 14 @ 15 
Low to medium. 8 @ 13 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1896, choice. 7 @ 8 
Prime. 5 @ 0 
Low to medium. 3%@ 4% 
Olds. 1%@ 3% 
German, etc., crop of 1897 . 33 @ 40 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cauliflowers, fancy, per doz.1 75@2 00 
Cucumbers, good to fancy, per doz.1 00@1 25 
Seconds, per doz. 60@ 76 
Mushrooms, ordinary to fancy, per lb. 30® 60 
Tomatoes, fair to fancy, per lb. 15@ 25 
Lettuce, Eastern, fancy, per doz. 00@1 00 
Common to fair, per lb. 20@ 50 
Radishes, per 100 bunches-.1 00@2 00 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.3 50@4 00 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 8%@ 9 
Fair to good, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Common to medium, per lb. 5 @ 6% 
Small, per Ib. 3%@ 5 
Spring lambs, prime, each.5 00 @5 50 
Poor to good, each..2 50 @4 50 
Pork, light, per lb. 6%@ 6% 
Medium, per lb. 5%@ 6 
Heavy, per lb. 4 @ 5 
Rough, per lb. 2%@ 3% 
• NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 4 @ 4% 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 3 @ 3% 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 3%@ 3% 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 2%@ 2•% 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3 @ 3% 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2 @ 2% 
ltickorynuts. new, bushel 50 lbs.1 50 @2 00 
Bullnuts, Western, new, per bushel. 50 @ 75 
Pecans, round lots, ungraded, per lb. 3 @ 3% 
Polished, as to size. 4 @ 6 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Turkeys. Western, straight hens, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Western, straight toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Broilers, Phil.. 3 to 3% lbs to pair, per Ib. 35 @ 40 
Phil., 3 to 4 lbs to pair, per lb. 25 @ 30 
Chickens, Phila., 5 to 6 lbs to pair . . 18 @ 20 
Fowls, state and Penn, good to prime... 10%@ 11 
Western, prime, per lb . 11 @ — 
Western, heavy to medium, per lb... 9%@ 10% 
Capons, Phila., fancy, large, per lb. 16 @ 17 
Phila., medium sizes. 14 @ 15 
Phila., small and slips. 11 @ 12 
Western, fancy, large. 14 @ 15 
Western, medium sizes. 12%@ 13% 
Western, small and slips. 10 @ 11 
For Allaying Hoarseness and Irritation of 
the Throat, “Brown's Bronchial Troches ” are 
wonderfully effective. Avoid imitations.— Adv. 
NATIONAL LAND ROLLER. 
For information about 
the best Land Roller. 
Dorse-power, Thresher, 
Clover-huller, Fanning- 
mill. Feed-mill. Rye 
Thresher and Binder, 
Saw-machine (circular and drag). Dog-power. Steam- 
engine, Ensilage and fodder-cutter. Round-silo, 
Address, CEO. D. HARDER, Cobleskill. N. Y. 
BIW Please tell what you wish to purchase. 
Ducks, Western, fancy, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 5 @ 6 
Geese, Western, prime, per lb. 6%@ 7 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 4 @ 6 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.2 75 @3 00 
Small and poor, per doz.1 50 @2 00 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 10 @ — 
Chickens, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Roosters, per lb. 6 @ — 
Turkeys, per Ib. 10 @ 11 
Ducks, fattened, per pair. 80 @ — 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 50 ® 60 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 25 @1 50 
Western, per pair. 87 @1 12 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 75 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ 30 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, prime, per bbl.6 50®8 00 
Seconds, per bbl.4 00@6 50 
Southern, second crop, per bbl.3 C0@7 00 
Maine. Rose, per d. h. bbl.8 00@3 25 
Rose, per sack. 3 00@3 25 
Hebron, per sack.2 40@2 50 
Long Island, per bbl.2 60@3 00 
Jersey, per bbl.2 0O@2 50 
Per sack.2 00@2 37 
State and Vesterm.per 180 lbs. 2 00@2 62 
State and Western, per sack.2 00@2 45 
State, Jersey or Western, poor to good.1 00@1 75 
Sweets. Vineland and vicinity, per bbl.3 50@5 00 
Other Jersey, per p. h. bbl.3 00@4 00 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.4 50@6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs..2 76@3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus,colossal, per doz bunches....! 50 @5 50 
Prime, perdoz bunches.3 00 @4 00 
Culls, perdoz bunches.1 50 @2 50 
Beets, locai, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Florida, per bushel crate. 75 @ — 
Charleston, per 100 bunches.2 50 @4 00 
Celery, State and Western, per doz. 5 @ 50 
Florida, per doz. 5 @ 65 
California. 10 @ 75 
Cabbages, Jersey and L. I., per 100.2 50 @4 09 
State, per 100. 2 00 @2 50 
Charleston and N. C , per bbl crate. 1 00 @1 25 
Florida, per bbl crate.100 @ — 
Egg plant, Fla,, per barrel.4 00 @8 00 
Per orange box.3 00 @3 50 
Lettuce, Florida, per basket.1 00 @2 50 
Charleston, per bushel basket.1 cO @1 25 
North Carolina, per bbl.2 50 @6 00 
Norfolk, per bushel basket.100 @125 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @2 75 
Peppers, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @2 00 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl.1 50 @2 00 
Hubbard, per bbl.2 00 @2 50 
Florida: white, per bushel crate. 75 @ — 
Parsnips, per bbl. 60 @ 76 
Turnips, Russia, per bbl. 60 @ 75 
White, per bbl. 40 @ 50 
Okra, Havana, per carrier.2 50 @3 00 
Onions, Orange County, red, per bag. 50 @1 50 
Orange County, yellow, per bag.1 00 @1 50 
Orange County, white, per bag.1 00 @2 00 
Eastern, white, per bbl.1 00 @8 00 
Onions, Eastern, red, per bbl. 75 @1 75 
Eastern, yellow, per bbl.1 00 @2 00 
State and Western, yellow, per bbl.. 75 @1 50 
State and Western, red, per bbl. 50 @150 
Carrots, washed, per bbl.1 25 @1 76 
Unwashed and ungraded, per bbl_1 00 @1 12 
Charleston, per 100 bunches.2 50 @5 00 
Baltimore, washed, per bbl.1 25 @1 50 
Radishes. Norfolk, per basket. 50 @1 00 
String beans, Fla., green, per crate.1 00 @3 50 
Wax, per crate.1 0'4 @4 00 
Kale, Norfolk, per bbl. 40 @ 60 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl.1 00 @1 26 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23,529 cans of milk, 
152 cans of condensed milk and 446 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2% cents a quart net to 
the shipper. 
How's Your S 
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It Is made In a var- IRON ROOFING. 
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■ l\ U I O PRODUCE . 
We receive and sell, in car-load or smaller lots, all 
Products of the GARDEN, ORCHARD, DAIRY, 
HENNERY and FARM. Market Reports, References, 
etc., free upon application. Address 
No. 611 Liberty St,, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
844 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK. 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE and FANCY LEGHORN 
EGGS. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
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Weak Lungs 
Recent Progress of Medical Science. 
Extract from Or. Robert Hunter's lectures on the 
lungs have been pub.ished from time to time in this 
paper for the purpose of informing the people of the 
real nature of lung diseases and the discovery of a 
successful treatment of the lungs by Antiseptic 
Medicated Air Inhalations. No truth of medical 
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patients whose lives have been saved by Dr. Hunter. 
Mr. Mendenhall, of Harper & Brothers. New York 
City, says : “ I took the grippe. It was neglected and 
resulted in pneumonia, which left my lungs in a 
wretched condition. I was treated by five physicians 
without any benefit. I was away from business a 
year and four months, coughed and expectorated 
quantities of matter. I could not walk a block with¬ 
out complete exhaustion when Dr. Hunter took 
charge of me. I am as stout and wel I as ever to-day, 
and ascribe it all to Dr. Hunter’s skill and the heal¬ 
ing, life-saving power of iiis antiseptic inhalations.” 
Any subscriber of The Rural New-Yorker who 
is interested, can obtain this book free by addressing 
Dr. Hunter at 117 West 45th St., New York.— Adv. 
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July 1, we will give a prize of $5 for the best picture made from one of these 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
