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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 4 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
Southern new potatoes are coming into the 
market quite freely, but prices remain steady 
Old potatoes have accumulated here, and the 
trade being light, the market is weak. Old onions 
are practically out of the market; New Orleans 
are more plentiful; Bermuda and Egyptian re¬ 
main steady. Beets are plentiful and lower; 
celery, irregular in quality and value; cabbages 
are very dull and outside quotations are extreme. 
Cucumbers vary greatly in price, and must be 
of fancy quality to bring anything more than the 
quoted price; peas are in liberal supply, and sell 
well when of good quality, but there is a large 
receipt of poor quality, and such drag along at 
low figures; tomatoes are scarce and the price 
consequently firm. The arrivals of apples are 
light, but the market does not change. Straw¬ 
berries are suffering greatly from the continued 
wet weather. Many of the lots coming in are soft 
and poor, watery in quality, and sandy. Prices 
are low on usual quality, and fancy varieties are 
not as a rule in fine condition. Gandys, from 
North Carolina, range from 10 to 15 cents a quart, 
and would bring higher prices were the quality 
better; Norfolk are generally inferior and sold 
at a reasonable price; Eastern Shore a little 
higher, some Ridgelys showing a finer quality; 
South Jersey berries are little better than Mary¬ 
land, and sell at the same price. 
Hops are moving very slowly, and though the 
prices are without radical change, they are cer¬ 
tainly in the buyer’s favor. Low grades are 
cheap, while choice goods, being scarce, are held 
at a premium of several cents. In dressed poultry 
the demand is disappointing; the weather is un¬ 
favorable to the use of broilers, and while sup¬ 
plies are comparatively moderate, the outlet is 
small and prices continue weak. There is a very 
moderate movement in frozen poultry. Canned 
vegetables show a little increase in price, be¬ 
cause large Government proposals are expected, 
and this may possibly improve prices this Sum¬ 
mer in tomatoes and such material for canning. 
The cash wheat market is in a very uncertain 
condition. Since news of Dewey’s victory at 
Manila, there has been an increase in the for¬ 
eign demand for American wheat and corn, and 
ocean freight rates on grain are declining. Many 
steamships which were chartered at the high 
rates of a few weeks ago have been relet, their 
proposed cargoes having been resold. It is said 
that in the early stages of the upward movement 
in wheat, Letter chartered steamers at a great 
many ports, so that when the regular dealers 
came, they found that the ready tonnage had been 
absorbed. This caused an advance in freight 
rates. The demand gradually fell off, and with 
the reselling of cargoes by foreigners, freight 
rates have practically lost their advance. July 
and September wheat shows a decline in spite of 
efforts on the part of Leiter and his followers to 
hold these futures. 
The markets of other cities give the following 
report in dairy products: Boston, butter steady, 
northern and western, 16J4 to 17c.; imitation, 1394 
to 14c.; cheese, firm. Chicago, the market is firm; 
creameries, 13 to 15>4c.; dairies, 13 to 15c.; cheese, 
creameries, 5 to 894c. Philadelphia, butter firm, 
with fair demand; fancy western, 15*4 to 16c.; 
prints, 16c.; cheese, dull and easier. New York 
factory, full cream, fancy, 794c.; fair to choice, 
6% to 794«. _ 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, may 28, 1898 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb. 1014® — 
Western, firsts. 1594@ 10 
Western, seconds. 1494@ 16 
Western, thirds. 1394@ 14 
State, finest. 10 @ 10)4 
State, firsts. 1594@ — 
St ate, thirds to seconds. 1394@ 15 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy. 15 @ 1514 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 14 @ 1414 
Welsh tubs, finest. 1414® 15 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 14 @ — 
Western imitation creamery, extras. 14 @ — 
Firsts... 1214@ 13 
Seconds. 1* @ — 
Western factory, extras. — @ — 
Firsts . 1214@ — 
Seconds. 12 @ — 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, full cream, colored, large, choice. OJf 
White, large, choice. 094® 9?4 
Large, good to prime. 694@ 094 
Small, colored, choice. 7 @ 794 
Small, white, choice. 7 @ 794 
Small, good to prime .. 696@ 694 
Light skims, small, choice. 0 @ 0)4 
Part skims, small, choice. 514® 0 
Part skims, large, choice. 5 @ — 
Part skims, good to prime. 4 @ 414 
Part skims, common to fair. 8 @ 314 
Full skims. 2 @ — 
CHEESE—OLD. 
State, full cream, large, fancy. 814® 9 
Large, fair to good. 794® 894 
Large, common. 6!4@ 714 
Small, colored, fancy. 894® 9 
Small, white, fancy. 894 @ 9 
Small, choice. 814® 814 
Small, common to good . 0l4@ 794 
EGGS. 
J ersey and nearby, fancy, per doz. 13 @ 14 
State and Penna., fancy. 1214@ — 
Western, selected, for storage, at mark. 11!4@ 12 
Fresh gathered, ungraded firsts. 12 @ 1214 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, choice. 11)4@ 1194 
Tenn. and Va., fresh, per 30-doz case.2 55 @2 70 
FRUITS—DRIED, 
Apples, evaporated, lancy to ex.fancy.. 10 ® — 
Evaporated, choice, per lb. 994@ — 
Evaporated, prime, per lb. 9 @ 914 
Evaporated, common to good, per lb. 0 @ 814 
Sun-dried, State, quarters. 3 @ 4 
Sun-dried, Southern, quarters. 2!4@ 3 
Sun-dried, Southern, sliced, per lb... 214@ 4 
Chopped, per lb. 4)4@ 494 
Cores and skins, per lb. 2!4@ 294 
Cherries, 1897, per lb.*.. 15 @ 17 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 4 @ 414 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 1014© H 
Sun-dried, per lb.. 8 @ 9 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb. 6 @ 7 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Fancy red, per bbl.4 00@4 50 
Ben Davis, per d. h. bbl.3 50®4 00 
Russet, per bbl.2 75®3 00 
Common to fair grades.2 25@2 75 
Oranges, California Navels, per box.2 00®2 75 
Seedlings, per box.1 25@1 05 
Pineapples. Fla., per case.2 50@3 60 
Porto Ricos, each. . 25@ 50 
Strawberries. N. C., fancy, Gandy. 10@ 16 
N. C., poor to good, per quart. 3@ 7 
Norfolk, good to prime, per quart_ —@ — 
Norfolk, poor to fair, per quart. 3® 5 
Eastern Shore, Va.. per quart. t® 7 
Maryland, per quart. 5@ 12 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 1 48 @1 50 
Corn. 37 @ 3994 
Oats. 33® — 
lty/e. 01 @ 06 
Barley malting. 58 @ 05 
Feeding. 35 @ 45 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1, per 100 lbs.70 @ 75 
No. 2, per 100 lbs.00 @ 05 
No. 3, per 100 lbs.45 @ 50 
Shipping, per 100 lbs.35 @ 40 
Clover, mixed, per 100 lbs.35 @ 40 
Clover, per 100 lbs.30 @ 35 
No grade, per 100 lbs.25 @ 40 
Sait, per 100 lbs.40 @ 45 
Straw, long rye, prime, per 100 lbs.3o @ 40 
Other grades, per 100 lbs.20 ® 30 
Oats, per 100 lbs.20 @ 30 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cauliflower, per doz .1 50@3 00 
Cucumbers, good to fancy, per doz. 30® 35 
Seconds, per doz. 15® 20 
Mushrooms, ordinary to fancy, per lb. 20® 00 
Tomatoes, fair to fancy, per lb. 10@ 15 
Lettuce, Eastern, fancy, per doz. 35@ 40 
Common to fair, per lb. 10® 25 
HONEY, 
State, white clover, comb, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 0 ® 0)4 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 6 @ — 
Buckwheat, extracted, per. 4 @ 4)4 
California, comb, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Extracted, per lb. 4 ) 4 ® 6)4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon. 50 @ 52)4 
HOI’S. 
New York State, crop of 1897, choice. — @ — 
Prime. 12 @ 14 
Low to medium. 8 ® 11 
New York State, crop of 1890 . 3)4® 7)4 
Olds. 1)4® 3 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897. choice. — ® — 
Prime. 11 @ 13 
Low to medium. 5 @ 10 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1890 . 394® 7 
Olds. 194 ® 394 
German, etc., crop of 1897 . 33 @ 40 
MEATS-COUNTRY DRESSED. 
Veals, prime, per lb. 9 ® — 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 894 
Common to medium, per lb. 7 @ 794 
Small, per lb. — @ — 
Spring lambs, prime, each.2 00 @4 00 
Pork, light, per lb. 0 @ 7 
Medium, per lb. 594@ 694 
Heavy, per lb. 49$@ 594 
Rough, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 4J4@ 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 3)4® 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 394® 
Shelled. No. 2 Spanish. 2 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3 
Shelled, No. 2 Virginia. 2 
POULTRY—FRESH KILLED. 
Turkeys. Western, per lb. 
Broilers, Phil., under3 lbs to pair, per lb. 
Phila., 3 to 4 lbs to pair, per lb. 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 
Western, dry picked, per lb. 
Western, scalded, per lb. 
Fowls, State and Penn, good to prime... 
Western, prime, per lb. 
Southwestern, heavy to medium, per lb. 
Ducks, Western, fair to good, per lb. 
Long Island and Eastern Spring.... 
Geese, Western, fair to good, per lb. 
Squabs, choice, large, white, per doz.2 
Small and poor, per doz.1 
494 
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294 
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27 
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POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 894@ — 
Chickens, Spring, per lb. 15 @ 20 
Roosters, per lb.•.. 6 @ — 
Turkeys, per lb. 8 @ — 
Ducks, fattened, per pair. 60 @ 65 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 00 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 40 @ 45 
Geese, fattened, per pair.1 25 @ — 
Western, per pair. 87 @1 12 
Southern and Southwestern, per pair 75 @ — 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 30 @ — 
Young, per pair. 20 ® 25 
POTATOES. 
Bermuda, prime, per bbl.3 00@4 50 
Seconds, per bbl.2 00@2 75 
Southern, Rose and Hebron, per bbl.3 00®4 25 
Chili Red, per bbl.3 00®4 (JO 
Seconds, per bbl.2 25@2 76 
CulJs, per bbl.1 G0®2 00 
Maine, Hebron, per sack.2 60®2 76 
State and Western, per 180 lbs.2 25@2 50 
State and Western, per sack.2 25®2 50 
State, Jersey or Western, per sack.2 25@2 50 
SEEDS. 
Clover, per 100 lbs.4 50@6 00 
Timothy, per 100 lbs.2 75®3 50 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus,colossal, per doz bunches....2 25 @2 50 
Prime, per doz bunches.1 00 @1 75 
Culls, per doz bunches. 50 ® 75 
Beets, Southern, per 100 bunches.1 00 @4 00 
Celery, Florida, per 3 to 8-doz case.1 00 @3 00 
Cabbages, Southern, per bbl crate. 50 @1 00 
Cucumbers, Fla., per crate. 75 @1 00 
Savannah and Charleston, per bkt... 75 @150 
Egg plant, Fla., per orange box.2 00 @3 00 
Lettuce, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier.1 60 @4 00 
Peppers. Florida, per carrier.3 00 @6 00 
Squash, Florida, white, per bbl crate.1 00 @2 00 
Florida, yellow, per bbl crate.1 50 @2 50 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. 50 @1 00 
Turnips, N. C., white, per bbl crate. 50 @1 50 
Okra, Fla., per carrier.2 00 @2 50 
Onions, Eastern, per bbl.2 00 @4 00 
Egyptian, per bag.2 75 @2 90 
New Orleans, per bbl.3 50 @ — 
New Orleans, per bag.1 00 @1 75 
Bermuda, per crate.1 00 @ — 
Peas, Norfolk, per basket . 75 @1 25 
N. C., per basket. 50 @1 00 
Baltimore, per bushel basket. 60 @1 00 
Radishes, per basket. 25 @ 60 
Per bbl. 50 @1 00 
String beans, Sav., green,>per basket. 50 @1 2o 
Wax. per basket. 50 @150 
Charleston, green or wax, per basket. 50 @125 
Kale, Long Island, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
Spinach, L. I. and Jersey, per obi . 75 @1 00 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23,430 cans of milk, 
113 cans of condensed milk and 651 cans of cream. 
The Milk Exchange price is 2 cents a quart net to 
the shipper 
Shade Wont Work' 
;Because it isn’t mounted on 
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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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because we can send him just as good a machine as is made for $19.50. The finish 
and appearance and attachments are in 
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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 
free to any one who sends us one new subscription with $1. 
LADIES’PEARL WAIST SET 
These cuts show a handsome pearl 
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dumb-bell links for the cuffs. They are 
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mail, $1. We will send any one by mail 
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The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
A PORTABLE HARNESS 
SHOP. 
This is simply a strong chest, and con¬ 
sists of a good knife, an adjustable sew¬ 
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saddler’s bent awl, a wrench, a paper of 
harness needles, a ball of linen harness 
thread, a hall of shoemaker's wax, a box 
of bifurcated rivets, with a “set” for 
holding rivet while you drive it in, and 
SHOP CLOSED WITH CLAMP&TO0LS 
-= PACKED INSIDE. =— 
a file, suitable for mending harness. The 
clasp for holding the harness fastens 
into the socket shown on one end of the 
box. Every man who has a harness to 
mend will appreciate the value of this 
set of tools. Price $2, or we will send it 
free for a club of four new subscriptions 
at $1 each, or for two new subscriptions 
and $1 extra. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
A Watch for a Dollar. 
During the month of May last year, 
we offered to furnish our old subscribers 
with a Watch for $1. It was a great 
bargain, and we did it only for one 
month. We were obliged to refuse orders 
afterwards, but we repeated the offer for 
the month of May again this year. We, 
however, neglected to get the announce¬ 
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this account have concluded to extend 
the time one week in order to give 
every one a fair chance. We will fill 
orders for it up to June 8, but no 
longer. The Watch is fully warranted, 
solid nickel case and movement, jeweled, 
stem-wind and set. Any time until June 
8 inclusive, you may send us one new 
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for postage and registering Watch, 
and we will send you the Watch by re¬ 
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the new subscriber. Of course, you get 
the dollar for the new subscription, so 
the Watch will cost you only $1, besides 
the postage. If you are not satisfied, 
we will return you all the money. The 
Watches are actually worth $5 at retail. 
We do this for the new subscriber, but 
only to J une 8. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine. 
Geo. W. Curtis, M. S. A. Origin, History, Im¬ 
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each of the Different Breeds, with Hints on 
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