THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 12 
■24 
MARKETS 
Prices obtained during week ending 
March 4, 1904: 
GRAIN.—Wheat, No. 2, red, for export, 
$1.08; No. 1, Northern, Duluth Inspection, 
51.10%. Corn. 63. Oats, 57. Rye, State, 80. 
Barley, 58068. 
GRASS SE 7 EDS.—Clover, medium red, 100 
lbs., 514.50; Red-top, 100 lbs., 515; Timothy, 
100 lbs., 56.50. 
BEANS.—Marrow, bu., $2.8503.20. Pea, 
51.7502.20; Red kidney, 52.9003.25; White 
kidney, 53; Yellow eye, 52.60. 
FEED.—Retail prices, Spring bran, 5240 
27; middlings, 527030. 
HAY AND STRAW.—Hay, No. 1, 90; No. 
2, 80085; No. 3, 65070; clover, mixed, 60070. 
clover, 50060; marsh, 50060. Straw, rye, 
$101.15. 
MTLK.— New York Exchange price three 
cents per quart to shippers In 26-cent 
freight zone. 
BUTTE R.—Creamerv. 15026%. State 
dairy, 14022; Western factory, 12015%: 
renovated, 12018%; packing stock, 12015. 
EGGS.—Choice to fancy, 20028; lower 
grades, 16019. 
CHEESE.—Full cream, 9012; skims, 307. 
DRTED FRUTTS—Apples, evaporated. 
■107; sun-dried, 3%06; ebons, 100 lbs., 52.250 
2 55: cores and skins. $1.2501.60; raspberries, 
?90?3; huckleberries, 13%014; blackberries, 
505%. 
FRFSTT FRUTTS.— Annies, choice, bbl., 
*°5O04: under grades, $1.2502; cranberries, 
bbl., $509; strawberries, Fla., qt., 15035. 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS— Asnaragus. 
doz bunches, $306; he^ts. 100 hunches, $40 
5: cucumbers, doz.. 37051.37; lettuce, doz. 
10060; mint, doz. bunches, 25065; mush¬ 
rooms. lb, 10035: radishes. 100 hunches, 
$1.5002.50: rhubarb, doz. bunches, 30065; to¬ 
matoes, Tb, 10020 . 
VEGETA BTjES.—P otatoes, good to oh., 
bbl., $2.7506.50. Sweets, yellow. $1.5004: 
carrots, bbl., $1.5002.25; celery, doz . 10075: 
cabbage. Danish seed, ton, $25055; domestic 
seed, $20035: onions, bbl., vellow. $2,500 
3.50; red, $2.5003.50: white. $2.50 05.50: spin 
ach, bbl., 5307; squash, Hubbard, $202.50; 
turnips, rutabaga, bbl., $1.5001.62. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED MEATS.—V e a 1 
calves, good to prime. 10011 %; buttermilks. 
507. Pork, light, 7%07%: medium, 6%07% 
Lambs, “hothouse,” head, $408. 
LTVE POULTRY:—Chickens, lb., 12; 
fowls, 13%; roosters, 8 %; turkeys, 15. 
DRESSED POULTRY.—Turkeys. 12018; 
chickens, 12020; fowls, 10013; squabs, doz.. 
$2.5003.25. 
FARM CHEMICALS.—Prices given are 
for single ton to carload lots f. o. b. New 
York: Nitrate of soda, ton, $46048. Dried 
blood, 12 to 13 per cent ammonia, $50056 
Concentrated tankage, $16020. Ground bonp 
$22027. Acid phosphate. $11015. Muriate 
of potash. $38048. Sulphate of potash, $44 
060. Kainit, $11013. Copper sulphate, per 
pound in barrel lots, 6 % cents. Sulphur 
flour, ner pound in barrel lots. 2 % cents 
Sulphide of potash (liver of sulphur), in 
cans of 50 lbs., per lb., 14 cents. 
LIVE STOCK. 
NEW YORK.—Steers, $4.3005.40: calves. 
$40 8 75. Sheep, $3@4; lambs, $6.2507. Hogs, 
$5.5006.05. 
EAST BUFFALO.—Steers, $505.25: Stock¬ 
ers and feeders, $2.7504; calves. $5.5007.75. 
Sheep, $304.85; lambs, $506.60. Hogs, $5.55 
05.75. 
CHICAGO.—Steers. $3.5006.75; calves. $30 
6.75. Sheep, $3,500)4.25; lambs, $406.75. Hogs, 
$50)6.60. _ 
MARKET N E W S 
HARD TIMES have been after the army 
of fruit peddlers who sell from outdoor 
stands or carts on the streets in this city. 
For nearly three months Winter has been 
holding on with the tightest sort of grip, 
much of the time so severe that apples 
and similar fruits could not be safely ex¬ 
posed to the open air. If the conditions 
under which these Greek and Italian 
fruit peddlers live here are better than in 
their native countries, it is hard to im¬ 
agine what their surroundings must be 
Half frozen, ill fed and crowded into filthy 
dens, where they could not keep reason¬ 
ably clean if they had a disposition to do 
so, they are not so well situated as the 
cattle on the average farm. This shutting 
off of street business has made a decided 
difference in fruit store trade. Dealers say 
that there is no noticeable increase in theij 
trade in high-grade fruit, but that tlv 
cheaper apples, bananas, etc., go quickly. 
Fruit that previously they could scarcely 
sell to regular customers is now taken 
bv those who usually buy on the streets 
Varieties of apples now seen mostly arc 
Spy, Baldwin, Spitzenburg and Newtown 
BUTTER,—A reader in Illinois asks: 
"What is the cause of the low price oi 
butter this Winter? Is the market over 
stocked with cold storage butter of such 
good quality that it outsells and sets the 
price for fresh creamery? Our creamery 
butter netted only 20 % cents per pound this 
month in Chicago—not much inducement 
for Winted dairying. We tried one of the 
best firms in Philadelphia, and got a net 
price of one cent less per pound than for 
butter shipped the same day to Chicago.’ 
The increased space in cold houses and 
the constant improvement in storage meth¬ 
ods are sure to work toward equalizing 
the Summer and Winter prices of butter. 
This does not necessarily mean that there 
will never be such a wide range of yearly 
prices as formerly, but unless some new 
complication comes up the differences are 
sure to decrease. Some kinds of butter 
are not suitable for storage and must be 
disposed of soon after production. Others 
can be held six to nine months or longer 
with safety. If the price offered runs low 
during parts of the Summer the dealer puts 
the butter away until he can sell at a 
profit. Thus, at a time of expensive and 
slack production, when the maker of fresh 
goods might expect an advanced price he 
finds a line of butter, satisfactory to hi: 
trade, coming from storage, and under¬ 
bidding him. Another reason is the re¬ 
duced cost of producing butter on a large 
scale. Improved machinery, greater skill 
in handling the product from start to 
finish, and other reductions in expense that 
come from carefully organized methods in 
business of large magnitude, have made ii 
possible to lower the cost so that the 
butter can actually be sold profitably for 
less money than where made in small hit- 
and-miss lots. Perhaps by careful figuring 
this correspondent may find that this 20V: 
cent butter has not cost as much propor¬ 
tionately as when he got a higher price 
formerly. There may be other reasons for 
the low price referred to, but these two 
alone are sufficient to account for it. This 
seems a rather hard outlook for the smaller 
producers. Business on a large scale can 
be done on a smaller margin. Feed can 
be bought cheaper and care per cow does 
not cost so much. The small maker must 
figure very closely to get most milk from 
his cows and most profit from the milk 
w. w. H. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULLS 
FOR SALE CHEAP. . 
Several very large, handsome, perfectly marked, 
registered Holstein-Friesian bulls for sale at far¬ 
mer s prices. From a year to 18 months old. Selected 
from bestdamsin herd of over forty head. All sired 
by Dora Delvol's Count. No. 23,757, or Corona Spofford 
l’ietertje, No. 30.160. Extended pedigree furnished. 
Inquire 1*. » MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y., or 
MCLENNAN BKOS. STOCK FABM, 
Dki.t, McCi.ueu, Manager, 
li. F. D., Ischua, Cattaraugus Co.. N. Y. 
MAPLE ROW STOCK FARM, k 
AYRSHIRES.—Choice slock of the best Breeding foi 
shIc Prices reasonable. Correspondence soli iP t. 
F. II. COOKINGHAM, Cherry Creek, N Y 
Q nrnrtnrnrl Sable and White Scotch Collie Pups, 
ncglblcl Cl! Males, $8.00. Females, $5.00. 
MRS. HUGH B1UNTON, West Chester, Pa. 
C1IK81IIKE PIGS, $5. Yearling Boar. R. C. B. 
Leghorn Cockerels. Sara A. Little,Clyde. N.Y., R.F.D. 
Oldest Commission 
House in New, York 
Est.1838. Butter,chee»« 
eggs, pork, poultry, dressed calves, game, etc. Fruit* 
# K WOODW ARD 302 Greenwich Street. New York 
DRESSED LAMBS 
Calves, lloi house Products,Fruits,Vegetables 
Top prices for choice goods. Write us what you 
have to sell. 
ARCHDEACON & GO.. 
100 Murray Street 
New York 
Bi-Pedal Sickle 
and Tool Grinder 
Geared like a bicycle, fitted with 
famous Carborundum wheel grinds 
20 times as fast as sand stone. For 
Sickles, Edge Tools, Saw Gumming, 
Polishing. Farmers* Special Offer, 
10 Days Free Trial. Price 98.50. 
Returni f not satisfactory. Agents Wanted. 
K. Luther Bros. Co., 
22 Penn Si., N. Milwaukee Wi*. 
TRACELESS 
HARNESS. 
No whiffletrees—no traces. Fine for farm work. Has no 
equal for use in orchard, vineyard, garden, luml>ering, etc. 
Easier on team. Write us now. Catalogfree. Agents wanted. 
B. r, BAKER CO., 223 Main St., Burnt Hill., N. V. 
Mark the Grave 
of your departed. 
Headstones $4 up 
Monuments $11 up 
Blue or White Marble 
nicely lettered. Instructions 
for setting. 8ave agent’s 
commission. Send lor Catalogue. 
W. J. MOORE, 
41*Third 8t. Sterling, III. 
WANTED 
HAY AND STRAW 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS. 
F. D. HEWITT, 120 Liberty St., N. Y. 
$53.00 TO CALIFORNIA , OREGON 
AND WASHINGTON. 
Via the Chicago, Union Pacific and North- 
Western Line. Daily from Chicago, March 
1 to April 30. Correspondingly low rates 
from all points. Pullman tourist sleeping 
cars Chicago to San Francisco, Los An¬ 
geles and Portland daily. Double berth 
rate from Chicago only $7.00. Daily and 
personally conducted excursions. Three 
fast trains daily to the Pacific Coast. The 
only double track railway to the Missouri 
River. All agents sell tickets via this 
route. For full information, time sched¬ 
ules. maps and book on California write 
to W. B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic 
Manager, C. & N. W. Ry, Chicago. 
NICKEL PLATE ROAD'S NEW 
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS. 
If you expect to take advantage of the 
low colonist rates to the Pacific Coast, 
write R. D. Payne, General Agent, 291 Main 
St., Buffalo, N. Y., or A. W. Ecclestone, 
D. P. A., 385 Broadway, New York City, 
for particulars regarding their splendid 
tourist sleeping cars. They afford a com¬ 
fortable journey at a very low cost. 
CASH 
FOR YOUR 
FARM 
WILLIAM 
OR ANY REAL ESTATE. 
No matter where located. Send 
description and lowest cash price. 
I succeed by giving personal at¬ 
tention. Interesting and valuable 
particulars FREE, Write to¬ 
day. Hank references. 
T. BROWN, 120 Brown Law BMd’g, Lancaster, Fa. 
C«UA D^SnI Dill* Instead of using Metal 
Ofllw lUlnl DIIIS Rooting,which requires 
painting every 
two years, nse 
Arrow Brand 
Asphalt * . 
Ready Boofinrf 
already sur¬ 
faced with gravel, and which needs no painting. 
ASPHALT REAM ROOFING CO. Send for free 
82 Pine 8t., New York. samples. 
Hay Shippers 
can save money by reading the 
Hay and Grain Reporter 
every week. It gives a complete 
account of conditions at all the 
principal shipping points, with cur¬ 
rent prices and the gist of the 
week's news in the trade. 
Price .$1.00 a Year. 
Special Trial Rate- 25 cents for 
four months. 
HAY AND GRAIN REPORTER, 
602 Rialto Building, Chicago. 
01IN0 MEN WANTED, RAILWA 
Train service.experience unnecessary 
Prepare you at home by MAIL. Send 
stamp for application blank and book¬ 
let. J. P. Railway lastitate, ladlanaoolls lad. 
‘POSITION WANT10D—Superintendent amine... 
gardener, by a capable man in all departments 
Long and satisfactory references from large places: 
ige,45; married. Address Box 323. Mt. Kisco,N. Y. 
AT T E N TIO NTSSMS: 
favor us with your orders. Mail orders a specialty. 
I. HERZ, Labor Agency, 2 Carlisle St., New York. 
liADPfi P, ADDII |— First-class Managers and Gar- 
lYlftniHl 00 flrniL I deners. No charges to em¬ 
ployers. Men’s records carefully investigated before 
recommendation. The Science Agency, Durham, N.H 
ZENOLEUM AGENTS WANTED. 
We wish to secure good, live stockmen to interest 
themselves in the sale of Zenoleum. To those wtio 
can show plenty of good business for famous Zeno¬ 
leum Dip ami Disinfectant, we will offer a proposition 
that is sure to be interesting and profitable. Address 
for particulars at once 
ZENNER DISINFECTANT CO., 
IOO Bates St. Detroit, Mich. 
FOR SALE. 
A Young Orange Grove in South Fla. 
10 acres, 7% of which Is cleared and planted in 
selected varieties of Grape Fruit and Oranges. Lo¬ 
cated directly on Orange River, famous for its line 
bearing orange groves. Titles perfect. Call on or 
write to Wm. Gomra, who has charge of the property. 
This is a line chance for anyone who wants a Grove. 
WM. GOMM, Fort Myers, Fla 
Stock Farm 
BARGAIN. 
We have for sale a 380 acre farm in central 
Ohio of very productive soil, thoroughly tile 
drained, good location. Near county seat. 
Good 2 story frame house, 10 rooms, tenant 
house 6 rooms, 8 barns, smallest 30x60, stock 
scales, stock water in nearly all fields. 
Price Only $23, OOO. 
Write for price book of other good farm bargains. 
We have hundreds of them in all parts of the State. 
BELL BROS. & STEVENSON, Dept. F, Mary»vlllo,Q. 
For rich farming, fruit growing, flua 
write 'J. O.S. HANSON, mich: 
ON EVERY SHEEP 
YOU SHEAR WITH 
PRICE ONLY 
SAVE 20 GENTS PER SHEEP 
Stewart’s Improved 1904 
Sheep Shearing Machine v|rj75 
The day of the old-fashioned hand Rhears is past. No owner of I U 
10 sheep or more can afford to shear by hand, even though the | WNN 
work be done for nothing. Don’t butcher your sheep. Shear 
with machines and get one pound of wool extra per head. It will more than 
WfSTjcover the cost of shearing. Send today for valuable book, “ Hints on Slicur- 
)L ing.” It is free and will save you money. _ 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT CO., 143 La Salle Ave. CHICAGO. 
The Perfect Stable Floor 
B. GROSCHE & CO., 108 Greenwich St., New York. 
is not made of slippery, cold cement 
but of plank—antiseptic, water , rut- 
aud rot-proof by treatment with , 
S. P. F. Carbolineum. 
FARQUHAR KEYSTONE 
CORN PLANTER 
Plants com, beans, peas, etc., without cracking a grain or 
missing a hill. Will work wherever a plow will run. I )rops 
seed in drills, or in hills at any distance. Distributes any 
kind of fertilizer in any quantity desired, with absolute 
safety from injury to seed. Strong steel frame gives light¬ 
ness and durability. Write for new 1904 catalogue describ¬ 
ing tins and other farm Implements and machinery. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., Ltd., York, Pa. 
Ono-IIorBO Corn. Itcan 
utid Garden Seeder. 
I>rops iu hills»nd drills 12 
acres a day. p er tillier extra 
$28 75 
Calu¬ 
met 
check 
row 
planter with automatic reel 
and 80 rods wire. 
two section steel land 
roller. 7 ft. 3 section, 
$17.50. 8ft. $18.75. Light 
running .strongest,l>est. 
PLOWS. 
»|.96 
VI and 
up. 
for this 
sickle 
grinder; grinds heel and 
point a t same time. 
Grinds 6 ft. sickle in 10 
min With 1 stone for 
sickles, $2.78. With 2 
stones for grinding all 
kinds of tools, $3.10. 
$1.25 
for our Genuine 
Otis Crank 
Seeder. 
Sows wheat, oata, 
Kraea seed. etc. Re¬ 
tails at $3.00; our 
price only $1.26. 
CUT THIS AD OUT 
for 40 
ft. 
Hay 
Car¬ 
rier 
outfit. 
One 
car¬ 
rier, 1 
fork, 
13 raf¬ 
ter Irons and hooks. 180 ft. 
rope, 5 floor hooks, 3 pulleys. 
Wood, steel and cable track 
outfits any lengths, 
and send it to ns and we will mail you our Agri¬ 
cultural and Farm Machinery Catalogue FREE. 
For this 12-1G all steel 
disc harrow. Frame Is 
made of best angle steel. 
Axle of cold rolled pol¬ 
ished steel. Discs highest 
grade tempered steel. 
Spring seat. Draft is di¬ 
rect from axle. Guaran¬ 
teed i n every way. 
for this Gem 
Garden Drill 
W ith 11 toolscomplete$8.50 
20 forWol verine 
Garden Cultivator. 
We have com plete 1 i ne gar¬ 
den tools. Seed Drill s05o up 
Steel lever harrow; c uts 
10 ft; GO teeth; two sec¬ 
tions . 
.10 
S t e o I Cultivator, 
plain, with shovels, 
spreads to 38inches. 
MARVIN SMITH CO. CHICAGO, 
JAYNE’S EXPECTORANT 
CURES THE WORST COLDS. 
For 73 years the Standard Cough Remedy. 
