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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 14 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
The past week has been a very active one, at 
times excited and almost panicky, so far as the 
grain markets are concerned. The week opened 
very quiet with a tendency, if anything, toward 
lower prices. On Tuesday, prices did go some¬ 
what lower under the manipulations of specula- 
tors and others who were anxious to buy. But 
this condition was upset on Wednesday, when 
wheat made an advance of 7 cents in this market, 
and in the Chicago market, it advanced from 4 to 
10 cents, selling there for the highest price in 
nearly 10 years. Wednesday was a holiday here, 
so that not very much business was done. On 
Thursday, the boom came; there was great ex¬ 
citement and wide fluctuations, but compara¬ 
tively little active business done. Wheat and 
rye were the leading grains dealt in. The week 
closed with the markets a trifle lower, simply a 
reaction from the previous high prices, but the 
market still continued strong. The export de¬ 
mand fell off a little at the close, although this 
was but natural on account of the excessive de¬ 
mand ruling throughout the week. The official 
spot price of No. 2 red wheat at the close of the 
week is $1.45, although sales have been made 
during the week at $1.50. The flour market has 
been very much unsettled, the price having ad¬ 
vanced somewhat, although not in proportion to 
the advance in the price of wheat. Rye and rye 
flour have been very active, demand being con¬ 
siderable for export. There has, also, been a big 
export demand for corn, and prices have been 
advanced. Oats have been active, also, but 
closed more quiet and lower at the end of the 
week. Beans have continued to advance, and 
the price is very much higher than a few weeks 
ago. Chicago reports No. 2 Spring wheat, $1.10 
to $1.15; No. 3 Spring wheat, $1.08 to $1.25; No. 2 
red, $1.45 to $1.47; No. 2 corn, 34%c.; No. 2 yellow, 
35c.; No. 2 oats, 31*4c.; No. 2 white, 33*/* to 34c.; 
No. 2 barley, 42 to 50c. 
The butter market has been in pretty good con¬ 
dition during the week, receipts being pretty 
well cleaned up and the demand good. There 
was some talk of putting values a little higher, 
but this would have resulted in a falling off of 
demand and a dull market, so prices have gone 
unchanged. New cheese has become a factor 
in the market during the week, as little old stock 
is available. There is not much export demand 
for new cheese, so that the market for these is not 
very brisk. Any large supplies would probably 
glut the market. Boston reports butter steady 
at 1754 to 18c. for northern; 17 to 1754c. for west¬ 
ern; 15c. for imitation, and 14c. for dairies; 
cheese steady at 9c. for northern and 8*4 to 9c. 
for western. Chicago quotes creameries at 13 to 
16c.; dairies 12 to 15c. Philadelphia, fancy west¬ 
ern creamery, 17c.; prints, 18c. St. Louis, cream¬ 
ery, 15 to 1754c; dairy, 11 to 15c. 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, May 7, 1898 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, finest. 
State, firsts. 
State, thirds to seconds. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, finest. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Western imitation creamery,extras. 
Firsts... 
Seconds. 
Western factory, extras. 
Firsts ... 
Seconds. 
Lower grades. 
Old, per lb. 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full cream, colored, large, fancy. 
White, large, fancy. 
Large, good to prime. 
Small, colored, fancy. 
Small, white, fancy. 
Small, good to prime... 
Light skims, small, choice. 
Part skims, small, choice. 
Part skims, large, choice. 
Part skims, good to prime. 
Part skims, common to fair. 
Full skims. 
CHEESE—OLD. 
State, full cream, large, fancy, Fall made 
Large, fair to good. 
Large, common. 
Small, colored, fancy, September.... 
Small, white, fancy, September. 
Small, choice. 
Small, common to good . 
State, Light skims, choice. 
Part skims, good to prime. 
Part skims, common to fair. 
Full skims. 
EGGS. 
Nearby, fancy, per doz. 
State and Penna., fancy. 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts. 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, choice. 
Tenn., Va. and N. C., fresh gathered. 
Southern, ordinary to fair. 
Buck, Baltimore, per doz . 
Other Southern, per doz. 
Goose, per doz. 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, lancy to ex. fancy.. 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 
Evaporated, prime, per lb.. 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 
Sun-dried, Southern, quarters. 
Sun-dried. Southern, sliced, per lb... 
Chopped, per lb. 
Cores and skins, per lb. 
Cherries, 1897, per lb. 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 
Sun-dried, per lb. 
Huckleberries. 1897, per lb. 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Fancy red, per bbl. 
Ben Davis, per d. h. bbl. 
Baldwin, per d. h. bbl. 
Russet, per bbl. 
Common to fair grades. 
Oranges, California Navels, per box. 
Seedlings, per box. 
17 @ — 
16 @ 105* 
15)4® 16 
14)4® 15 
17 @ — 
16 @ 16)4 
14)4® 15*4 
16 @ 16)4 
15 @ 15*4 
16 @ — 
15 @ 1556 
1554@ - 
14*4@ 15 
14 @ 14)4 
1454® — 
1454® — 
14 ® — 
12 @ 
13)4 
8 @ 
15 
8)4@ 
8*4 
8)4® 
— 
8 @ 
8)4 
m® 
8)4® 
— 
8 @ 
8*4 
6)4® 
7 
6 'A® 
6)4 
5)4@ 
6 
4)4@ 
5 
3 @ 
4 
2 @ 
2)4 
m® 
9 
VA® 
m 
6)4@ 
7 
m® 
9 
8%® 
9 
8 A® 
8)4 
6)4® 
7)4 
6 ® 
0)4 
4)4@ 
5 
3)4@ 
4 
2 @ 
3 
12 @ 
12)4 
11 @ 
ll*4 
10*4® 
li 
10*4® 
ll 
10 ) 4 ® 
10)4 
9 @ 
9*4 
14 @ 
16 
8 @ 
12 
18 @ 
19 
10 @ 
_ 
9*4@ 
— 
9 @ 
9)4 
6 @ 
8)4 
3 @ 
4 
2)4@ 
3 
2)4@ 
4 
3*4® 
m 
2 M@ 
2)4 
15 @ 
17 
4 @ 
4)4 
10 @ 
11 
8 @ 
9 
6 @ 
7 
,4 00@4 50 
3 00@4 00 
2 75@3 50 
2 75@3 00 
.1 50®2 50 
.2 00® 3 25 
.1 50@2 00 
Strawberries, Norfolk, per quart. 6 ® 10 
Charleston, fair to choice, per quart.... 10® 18 
North Carolina, fair to prime, per quart. 6 ® 10 
FURS AND SKINS. 
Nor. West. Southern and 
No. 1 Quality. 
and I 
lastern. 
South Western 
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 
5 CXI 
@ 
7 (X) 
Beaver, large. 
6 00 
@ 
7 00 
5 00 
@ 
6 00 
Medium. 
. 4 00 
@ 
5 00 
3 00 
@ 
4 00 
Small. 
. 2 00 
@ 
3 00 
1 50 
@ 
2 50 
Silver Fox. 
.26 00 
@125 00 
— 
@ 
— 
Cross Fox. 
@ 
10 (X) 
— 
(ft 
— 
Red Fox. 
. 1 50 
@ 
1 60 
1 20 
(ft 
1 30 
Gray Fox. 
. 60 
@ 
70 
50 
® 
60 
Wolf, prairie. 
. 75 
@ 
90 
50 
@ 
60 
Timber. 
. 2 50 
@ 
3 00 
1 60 
@ 
2 00 
Wolverine. 
. 5 00 
® 
6 00 
— 
@ 
— 
Lynx. 
. 2 00 
<„ 
3 00 
— 
@ 
— 
Wild Cat. 
. 45 
® 
60 
30 
® 
40 
House Cat, black... 
. 25 
30 
20 
(ft 
25 
Colored. 
8 
® 
10 
7 
@ 
8 
Marten, dark. 
. 5 00 
@ 
8 00 
— 
@ 
— 
Pale. 
. 2 00 
@ 
3 00 
— 
@ 
— 
Skunk, black. 
. 1 00 
@ 
— 
86 
@ 
IX) 
Half-striped_ 
. 60 
@ 
65 
55 
@ 
60 
Striped. 
. 30 
@ 
36 
25 
@ 
30 
White. 
. 15 
@ 
— 
10 
@ 
15 
Raccoon. 
. 75 
@ 
85 
55 
@ 
66 
Opossum, large. 
. 18 
@ 
20 
16 
@ 
18 
Medium. 
. 10 
® 
— 
8 
@ 
10 
Small. 
6 
@ 
— 
4 
@ 
5 
Trash or summer 
Worthless. 
Mink. 
. 1 26 
@ 
1 60 
85 
@ 
1 26 
Muskrat, fall. 
10 
@ 
11 
9 
@ 
10 
Winter. 
. 13 
@ 
14 
12 
@ 
13 
Kits. 
4 
@ 
5 
3 
@ 
— 
Spring. 
. 16 
(ft 
17 
16 
@ 
16 
HAV AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 1U0 lbs. 
75 
No. 2, per 10U lbs 
65 
No. 3, per 100 lbs 
50 
Shipping, per 100 lbs... 
40 
Clover, mixed, p 
er 100 lbs. 
.35 @ 
40 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 
.30 @ 
35 
No grade, per 100 lbs .. 
.25 @ 
40 
Salt, per 100 lbs. 
.40 @ 
45 
Straw, long rye, prime, per 100 lbs.... 
35 
Other grades, per 100 lbs.. 
. 20 @ 
25 
Oats, per 100 lbs... 
30 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, good to fancy, per doz. 75@ 87 
Seconds, per doz. 20® 60 
Mushrooms, ordinary to fancy, per lb. 15® 50 
Tomatoes, fair to fancy, per lb. 12@ 20 
Lettuce, Eastern, fancy, per doz. 40® — 
Common to fair, per lb. 20@ 35 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 756@ — 
Fair to good, per lb. 654 ® 7 
Common to medium, per lb. 6 ® 6 
Small, per lb. 4 @ 6 
Spring lambs, prime, each.4 00 @4 50 
Poor to good, each.2 00 .@3 50 
Pork, light, per lb. 654® 654 
Medium, per lb. 554® 6 
Heavy, per lb. 4 ® 5 
Rough, per lb. 254® 354 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 4 @ 454 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 3 @ 354 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 3 @ 354 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 2 @ 254 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3 @ — 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2 @ 2*4 
Hlckorynuts. bushel 60 lbs.1 50 @2 00 
POULTRY—DRESSED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Broilers, Phil., under3 lbs to pair, per lb. 28 ® 30 
Phil., 3 to 4 lbs to pair, per lb. 28 @ — 
Chickens, Phila., 5 to 6 lbs to pair_ 18 @ 20 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 956@ 16 
Western, prime, per lb. 954 ® 10 
Western, heavy to medium, per lb... 854 ® 954 
Capons, Phila., fancy, large, per lb. 16 @ 17 
Phila., medium sizes. 14 @ 15 
Phila., small and slips. 11 ® 12 
Western, fancy, large. 14 @ 16 
Western, medium sizes. 1254® 1354 
Western, small and slips. 10 @ 11 
Ducks, Western, fancy, per lb. 7 @ 8 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 5 @ 7 
Long Island and Eastern Spring.... 14 @ 16 
Geese, Western, fair to good, per lb. 4 @ 6 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.2 25 @ — 
Small and poor, per doz.1 26 @1 50 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 9 @ 954 
Chickens, Spring, per lb. 18 ® 20 
Roosters, per lb. 5 @ 554 
Turkeys, per lb. 8 @ — 
Ducks, fattened, per pair. 70 @ — 
Western, per pair. 66 @ 65 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 45 @ 60 
Western, per pair. 87 @1 12 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 76 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ 30 
Young, per pair. 20 @ 25 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, prime, per bbl.4 50@6 00 
Seconds, per bbl.3 00®4 00 
Florida, Rose and Hebron, per bbl.4 00@6 00 
Chili Red, per bbl.4 00®5 50 
Seconds, per bbl.3 00® 3 50 
Maine, Rose, per d. h. bbl.3 00@3 26 
Rose, per sack.3 00®3 26 
Hebron, per sack.2 60®2 80 
Jersey, per obi.2 50®3 00 
Per sack.2 60®3 00 
State and Western, per 180 lbs.2 75@3 12 
State and Western, per sack.2 75®3 00 
Sweets, Vinelandand vicinity, per bbl.5 00@6 00 
Other Jersey, per p. h. bbl.4 00@5 00 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.4 50®6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 75@3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus,colossal, per doz bunches....3 25 ®1 00 
Prime, perdoz bunches.2 00 @3 00 
Culls, perdoz bunches.1 00 @1 60 
Beets. F*a., per bbi-crate.1 00 @2 00 
Florida, per bushel crate. 75 @t 00 
Charleston, per 100 bunches.2 00 @5 00 
Celery, Florida, per 3 to 8 -doz case.1 50 @2 60 
California, per doz. 25 @ 50 
Cabbages, Southern, per bbl crate. 50 @1 00 
Cucumbers, Fla., per crate.1 00 @2 60 
Egg plant, Fla., per orange box.2 00 @3 00 
Lettuce, Southern, per bbl.1 00 @2 00 
Nearby, per bbl.1 50 @2 00 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @2 25 
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. 60 @ 75 
Florida, yellow, per bushel crate.... 75 @1 00 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.1 00 @1 50 
Turnips, Russia, ner bbl.1 00 @1 25 
N. C., white, per 100 bunches. 50 @1 00 
Onions, Eastern, red, per bbl.2 00 @4 00 
Bermuda, per crate.1 65 @1 75 
Eastern, white, per bbl.3 00 @9 00 
Eastern, yellow, per bbl.2 00 @4 00 
Carrots. Charleston, per 100 bunches ... .2 00 @6 00 
New Orleans, per 100 bunches.3 00 @ — 
Radishes, Norfolk, per basket. 25 @ 75 
String beans, Fla., green, per basket.1 00 @2 76 
Wax. perbasket.1 00 @2 25 
Kale, Long Island, per bbl. 25 @ — 
Spinach, L. I. and Jersey, per obi. 75 @100 
WOOL. 
Texas, fine and fine medium, 12 mos.15 @17 
Medium, 12 ..17 @18 
Fine and fine medium Spring, 6 to 8 mos.14 @15 
Fine and fine medium Fall.12 @14 
The best Horse-power, 
Fanning-mill, Feed-mill, 
| Kye-thresher, Land-rol¬ 
ler, Dog-power, Steam- 
I e n g i n e, Clover-huller, 
1 Saw-machine (circular & 
drag). Sweep-power, 
juum auu jaumioge Cutter, Round-silo, „ 
Ceo. D. Harder, Manufacturer, Cobleskill, N.Y. 
■ Please tell what you wish to purchase. 
Western States, tine choice.13 @14 
Fine medium choice.15 @17 
Medium choice.16 @19 
Quarter. 16.: @18 
Fine average. 12 @13 
Medium average.13_ <g 16 
Quarter average.13, @16 
California, Northern, Spring free.16 @17 
Middle County Spring.13 @14 
Southern Spring.12)4@13 
Burry and defective. 9 @10 
Northern Fall, free.15 @16 
Southern Fall.10 @12 
Fall defective. 7 @ 9 
Oregon, Eastern choice. 15 @— 
Eastern average.12 @13 
Eastern heavv.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 @15 
Fine average: .10 @13 
Fine medium choice. 15 @17 
Fine meaium average.13 @14 
Medium choice.17 @— 
Medium average.15 @16 
Quarter.17 @— 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23,765 cans of milk. 
145 cans of condensed milk and 584 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2*4 cents a quart net to 
the shipper. 
Before cold weather sets in again 
why not go through your outbuild¬ 
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roofs, any shingles or clapboards 
coming off, any cracks that need 
stopping up to make the buildings 
warm ? 
Remember your stock will do 
better if kept warm, chickens grow 
faster, hens lay more eggs, cows 
need less grain and give more milk. 
The best roofing and side-covering 
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With the necessary nails and tin 
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You see, a little goes a .long way. 
For inside lining use Neponset 
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