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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 31 
MARKETS. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK’S MARKETS. 
This has been decidedly an “ off” week in the 
markets. The grain market opened higher on 
Monday, and then fell off later, but was higher 
again later in the week, so that taken together, 
there has not been much change from one week 
ago. 
From Tuesday morning to Thursday night, the 
city was enveloped in one of the worst fogs ex¬ 
perienced, it is said, in 30 years, and business on 
the rivers and bay was almost at a standsVU. 
This prevented the delivery of goods, the arrival 
and departure of steamers, and occasioned the 
loss of much perishable stuff. It was the worst 
holiday week for handling poultry that has been 
experienced in a long time. Not only was there 
a delay in delivery, which brought many lots 
into market in poor condition, but retailers were 
very slow to buy because of the very unfavorable 
weather. This resulted in much lower prices 
and a considerable accumulation of stock at the 
end of the week. Receipts of ducks and geese 
have been heavy. The week ends with much bet¬ 
ter weather, and it is hoped that this will influ¬ 
ence markets into a better condition. 
There is a fairly good trade in fancy fruits, 
but all other grades are decidedly off, both in 
demand and prices. Receipts of eggs are very 
light, but buyers have not taken hold beyond 
their immediate needs, so that trade has been 
quiet. Potatoes and vegetables generally are in 
fair supply with the exception of southern vege¬ 
tables, which have been very much delayed. 
The dairy market has shown no change worth 
noting. _ 
THE WEEK’S QUOTATIONS. 
Saturday, December 24, 1898. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1898, choice, per bushel.1 52 @ — 
Marrow, fair to good.1 25 @1 45 
Medium, 1898, choice.1 30 @1 35 
Medium, fair to good.1 05 @1 25 
Pea, 1898, choice.125 ® — 
Pea, fair to good.1 05 (ail 20 
Red Kidney, 1898, choice.1 80 @ — 
Red Kidney, fair to good.1 *5 @1 70 
Yellow Eye, 1897, choice.1 45 @1 65 
Lima, California.2 30 @2 35 
Green Peas, 1897, bbls., per bushel.. 92*@ 95 
1898, bags. 87*® 93 
1897, Scotch, bbls.1 02*@1 05 
1897, Scotch, bags.1 00 @1 02* 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb.. 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, extras. 
State, firsts. 
State, thirds to seoonds. 
Western, June extras. 
Western, June, seconds to firsts. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, finest.. 
Half-firkin tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Tubs, thirds to seconds. 
Firkins, fancy. 
Firkins, firsts. 
Western Imitation creamery, finest 
Firsts. 
Seconds. 
Western factory, June extras. 
Seconds to firsts. 
Current make, finest. 
Seconds. 
Thirds. 
Rolls, fresh, fancy. 
Fair to good. 
20 <3 
19 @ 
17 ® 
15 ® 
19 @ 
n*a 
14 Mi® 
18*@ 
10 ® 
18 @ 
10 ® 
17*® 
10 ® 
13 ® 
17 ® 
15 ® 
1014® 
14 ® 
13 & 
14 ® 
13 @ 
14 ® 
12 *@ 
11 *® 
14 @ 
12 *@ 
21 
20 
18 
10 
20 
18 * 
17 
19* 
18 
17 
18 
17 
15 
16 
17 
15* 
13* 
H* 
13* 
15 
13* 
12 
H* 
13* 
CHEESE—NEW 
State, f. c„ Sep. & Oc., col’d, large, f'oy. 10*@ 10* 
Sep. & Oc., white, large, fancy. 10*® 10* 
White or col’d., Nov., large, choice.. 9*® 10 
Large, good to prime. 9*® 9* 
Large, common to fair. 7 @ 9 
Sep. & Oc„ small, colored, fancy. 10*® 11 
Sep. &Oc., small, white, fancy. 10*® ii 
Small, Nov., good to choice. 9*® 10* 
Small, common to fair . 7 ® 9 
Light skims, small, choice. 7*® 8 
Light skims, large, choice. 7 @ 7* 
Part skims, small, choice. 6*® 7 
Part skims, large, choioe. 6 @ 6* 
Part skims, good to prime. 6*® 5* 
Part skims, common to fair. 3*@ 4* 
Full skims. 3 ® — 
EGGS. 
Nearby White Leghorn, fancy, new laid. 30 @ 31 
Nearby mixed stock, fancy per dor. 26 @ 27 
State and Penn., average best. 26 ® 27 
Held and mixed, case count. 19 @ 22 
Western, fresh gathered, firsts loss off... 25 @ 26 
Fair to good. 24 ® 25 
Southern, fresh gathered, good to prime. 23 @ 2fr 
Refrigerator, fall packed, f’y, case count 20 @ 22 
Fall packed, fair to prime, case count 17 @ 20 
. Early packed, prime to choice. 18 ® 19 
Fair to good. 17 ® 18 
Poor to fair, per doz. 14 ® 16* 
Limed, western, per doz. 15 ® 17 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Northern, Greening, fancy, per bbl.4 00@5 00 
Baldwin, fancy, per bbl.4 00@4 50 
Snow, fancy, per bbl. 4 00@6 00 
Fair to prime grades, per bbl.2 00@3 25 
Western New York, Baldwin, per bbl.2 60@3 50 
Greening, per d.-h. bbl....3 0Q®3 75 
Spy, per d.-h. bbl.2 60®3 60 
Pacific Coast, boxes.1 26@2 50 
Oranges, Fla., bright, per box.3 50@4 00 
Russet, per box.3 00@3 50 
Grapefruit, Florida.4 0007 00 
Mandarins, Fla., per strap.4 00®8 00 
Tangerines, FJa., per strap.4 00@9 00 
Grapes, Catawba, per casket. 10® 14 
Cranberries, C. Cod,extra f’cyvari’s,per bbl.7 60®8 00 
Cape Cod, usual kinds, per bbl.5 50@7 00 
Cape Cod, usual kinds, per crate.1 60®2 00 
Jersey, per bbl.5 60@5 75 
Jersey, perorate.1 50@1 80 
FURS AND SKINS. 
Nor. West. Southern and 
No. 1 Quality. 
and Eastern. 
South W estern 
Black bear. 
.15 
00 
® 
25 
00 
12 
00 
@ 
20 
00 
Cubs and yearlings. 
. 5 
00 
@ 
10 
00 
3 
00 
® 
8 
00 
Otter. 
00 
® 
9 
00 
5 
00 
@ 
8 
00 
Beaver, large. 
6 
00 
@ 
7 
00 
5 
00 
@ 
6 
00 
Medium. 
00 
M 
5 
00 
3 
00 
@ 
4 
00 
Small. 
. 2 
00 
@ 
3 
00 
1 
50 
@ 
2 
50 
Silver Fox. 
.25 
00 
@100 
00 
— 
® 
— 
Cross Fox. 
00 
@ 
10 
00 
— 
@ 
—; 
Red Fox. 
50 
» 
1 
70 
1 
20 
® 
1 
40 
Gray Fox. 
60 
@ 
75 
40 
@ 
50 
Wolf, prairie. 
65 
@ 
75 
60 
@ 
60 
Timber. 
. 1 
50 
® 
2 
00 
1 
00 
@ 
1 
60 
Wolverine. 
. 4 
00 
@ 
5 
00 
— 
® 
— 
Lynx. 
. 1 
50 
® 
2 
50 
— 
® 
— 
Wildcat. 
35 
® 
50 
20 
@ 
30 
House Cat, black... 
25 
® 
— 
20 
@ 
26 
Colored. 
7 
® 
9 
3 
@ 
8 
Marten, dark. 
. 5 
00 
@ 
8 
00 
— 
@ 
— 
Pale. 
00 
@ 
3 
00 
— 
@ 
— 
Skunk, black. 
1 00 
@ 
1 10 
90 
@ 
1 00 
Half-striped. 
60 
@ 
65 
50 
® 
55 
Striped. 
30 
® 
40 
30 
(a 
35 
White. 
12 
® 
15 
10 
15 
Raccoon. 
70 
@ 
85 
59 
® 
65 
Opossum, large. 
18 
@ 
20 
16 
@ 
18 
Medium. 
10 
@ 
12 
8 
@ 
10 
Small. 
3 
@ 
5 
2 
® 
4 
Trash or summer 
Worthless. 
Mink. 
1 50 
@ 
1 85 
85 
@ 
1 25 
Muskrat, Fall. 
9 
® 
10 
6 
@ 
9 
Winter. 
12 
@ 
13 
11 
@ 
12 
Kits.. 
3 
@ 
4 
3 
<§> 
— 
GAME. 
Pa 
Prime to choice, drawn, per pair. 
ouse, undrawn, prime to choice, p. p’r.l 
Prime to choice, drawn, per pair—1 
Grass, prime to choice, per doz . 
Canvas and red head, light, per pair. 
Mallards, per pair. 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 
Common, per pair. 
Jack rabbits, per pair. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, prime, per doz. 
Mushrooms, choice, per lb. 
Tomatoes, choice, per lb. 
Common to fair, per lb. 
Lettuce, fancy, per doz. 
Common to fair, per doz. 
25 
@1 50 
00 
@1 25 
75 
@1 00 
20 
@1 25 
00 
®1 15 
50 
®2 00 
00 
@2 50 
00 
@1 50 
00 
@2 60 
25 
@1 75 
50 
@1 00 
60 
@ 75 
35 
@ 40 
25 
@ 30 
20 
@ 26 
12 
@ 20 
50 
® 60 
00@1 25 
30@ 50 
20® 30 
10@ 15 
50® 60 
• , 
20® 30 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., hand-picked, fancy, per lb. 3*@ 3* 
Va., hand-picked, extra, per lb. 2*@ 3 
Shelled, No. 1 Spanish. 3*@ 3* 
Shelled, No. 2 Spanish. 2*® — 
Shelled, No. 1 Virginia. 3*@ — 
Shelled. No. 2 Virginia. 2*® — 
Chestnuts. Southern, per bush. of 00 lbs.. 75 @175 
Northern, per bushel of 60 lbs.1 00 @2 50 
Hickorynuts, per bushel Of 50 lbs.3 00 @ — 
Butternuts, per bbl.100 @2 00 
POULTRY—DRESSED—DRY PACKED. 
Turkeys, Md. & Del., choice to f’y, per lb. 11 @ 12 
State and Penn., fancy, per lb. 1U*@ 11 
State and Penn., good to prime, p. lb. 10 @ — 
Ohio and Mich., scalded, fancy, p. lb. 10 @ 11 
Other Western, av’ge finest, per lb.. 10 @ 11 
Other Western, good to prime, p. lb. 9 @ 10 
Other fair to good. 8 @ 9* 
other Inferior. 6 ® 7 
Chickens, Phila., broilers, per lb. 16 @ 78 
Phiia., prime straight lots, ber lb... 13 @ 14 
Phila., poor to fair, per lb. 9 @ 11 
Jersey and nearby, prime. 9 @ 10 
Jersey and nearby, fair to good. 8 @ 8* 
State and Penn., good to prime. 7*® 8 
State and Penn., fair to good. 6*@ 7 
Western, good to prime. 7 @ 8 
Western, fair to good. 6*® 7 
Fowls, Jersey, good to prime. 8 @ 8* 
State and Ptnn., good to prime. 7*® 8 
Western, good to prime. 7 @ 7* 
Western, fair to good. 6 @ 6* 
Ducks, nearby, prime to choice. 9 @ 10 
Western, good to prime. 8 @ 8* 
Western, fair to good. 4 @ 7 
Geese, Western, prime. 8*@ 9 
Fair to good.. 6 @ 8 
Eastern Spring, per lb. 13 @ 14 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Fowls, per lb. 7*® 8* 
Chickens, Spring, nearby AWest’n,per lb 6 @ — 
Southern, Der lb. 5 @ 6 
Roosters, par lb. 4 & 4* 
Turkeys, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, average Western, per pair. 50 @ 65 
Average Southern, per pair. 40 @ — 
Geese, average Western, per pair.1 00 @1 50 
Average Southern, per pair. 75 @100 
Pigeons, per pair. 10 @ 15 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, prime, per bbl.1 753 2 00 
Maine Hebron, per sack.1 50@1 75 
State, round, in bulk, per 180 lbs.1 37@1 62 
Long, per 180 lbs.1 25@1 50 
Jersey, round, in bulk, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Long, in bulk, per bbl.1 12@1 37 
German, per 112-lb bag. —@ — 
Cuin’d Co., N. J., sweets, per bbl.1 50@2 50 
8wedesboro, N. J., sweets, per bbl.1 25@1 75 
Southern sweets, prime, per bbl. 50® 75 
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Brussels sprouts, per quart. 4 @ 10 
Carrots, Long Island, per bbl.... 75 @ 90 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate.1 00 @2 50 
Cabbages, per 100.2 00 @4 00 
Cauliflower, Long Island, per bbl.1 00 @6 00 
Egg plant, Florida, per bbl.2 00 @5 00 
Florida, per box.1 00 @2 60 
Green peas, Fla., per *-bbl basket.1 50 @2 50 
Lettuce. Florida, per basket.1 00 @3 00 
Okra, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @1 50 
Tomatoes, Florida, per carrier.1 00 @3 00 
Peppers, Florida, per carrier. 75 @1 25 
Spinach, Norfolk, per bbl. 1 00 @1 25 
Squash, Hubbard, per bbl. 50 @ 75 
Marrow, per bbl. 60 @ 60 
Yellcw, per bbl. 25 @ 50 
String beans, Fla., express, per basket..1 60 @2 75 
Express, per crate.1 50 @2 76 
Freight, per crate.1 00 @2 00 
TurnlpB, Canada Russia, per bbl. 75 @1 00 
Jersey Russia, per bbl. 00 @ 80 
Onions, Conn, and Eastern, Red, per bbl.l 50 @2 25 
White, per bbl.3 00 @6 00 
Yellow, per bbl.1 00 @1 75 
Orange Co., yellow, per bag.1 00 @1 75 
Orange Co., N. Y., white, per bag....2 00 @4 00 
Orange Co., N. Y., red, per bag .1 25 @2 00 
Western, per bbl.1 00 @3 50 
R AW FURS.—I pay highest prices. Send for list. 
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Poultry. Foreign and Domestic Fruits. Consignments 
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Hothouse Products, Mushrooms, Fancy Poultry and 
Eggs sold for Highest Prices by 
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Dressed Meats: 22, 24 and 26 Grace Avenue, West 
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Live Stock: Union Btock Yards, foot of West 60th St. 
Refer to Irving National Bank. 
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| Poultry, 
1 Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
| Calves, 
I Nuts, 
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