1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
389 
MARKET NE WS 
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MILK TRICES.—At Its meeting, April 28, 
the New York Consolidated Milk Exchange 
reduced the price to producer one-fourth cent 
per quart. This nets the shipper 2% cents 
per quart at points in the 26-cent freight 
zone where there are no charges other than 
freight and ferriage. 
SEIZURE SALES.—The Custom House has 
recently disposed of an odd lot of stuff either 
unclaimed or held for payment of duty. 
Among other things were a fur-lined overcoat, 
37,000 cigars and cigarettes, some Italian 
chestnuts, 26 hogsheads of sauerkraut and a 
Dachshund dog. The latter brought $21, 
and the kraut $5 per cask. 
STRAWBERRIES are arriving in increased 
quantities from the Central South, and prices 
are low enough to appeal to the general 
buyer. On account of the poor condition of 
some South Carolina berries they were cleared 
out at very low figures. The wholesale price 
for the past week has run from 8 to 25 cents 
per quart. I have seen very fair berries at 
retail for 30 cents. 
risk of grounding and other accident by the 
use of men who are constantly running vessels 
in or out of the harbor and are therefore nec¬ 
essarily familiar with the peculiarities of 
channel, tides, etc. This one item of pilotage 
at New York costs nearly $75, and at some 
German ports it is more than $100. The 
largest list of separate charges Is made at 
Havre, France, where 22 expense items are 
figured, some of them being only a few cents. 
Here is a partial list: Pilotage, tide money, 
sweeping wharf, contribution to lifeboat, sig¬ 
nals, advertisements, tallying charges, Board 
of Health, stamps, and discharging machin¬ 
ery. The charges for harks and other smaller 
craft are much less, except in cases where 
sail vessels are required to be towed through 
long channels. _ w. w h. 
“What’s the matter, little boy?” ask¬ 
ed old Mr. Goodart. “What are you cry¬ 
ing for?” “Boo, hoo!” sobbed the boy. 
“Boo, hoo!” “Come, come! Don’t mind! 
Don’t mind!” “Boo, hoo! I didn’t, an’ 
that’s what I was licked fur.”—Philadel¬ 
phia Ledger. 
APPLES.—Varieties most seen at present 
are Spy, Baldwin, Greening and Russet. Pom¬ 
eroy, a variety not very well known, is selling 
well for a sweet apple. It is red, crisp and 
of agreeable flavor when in good condition. 
There is a scarcity of Ben Davis, though no 
greater than the lack of demand. Probably 
they are being held up until a little later, 
when other varieties preferred by consumers 
here are scarce. 
MEAT CAKE.—“Where can I get the meat, 
cakes from which scraps for poultry are pre¬ 
pared How do they come and what do they 
cost?” w. 
Earlville, N. Y. 
These cakes are sold by dealers in provi¬ 
sions and packinghouse products in this 
city. They are shaped like large cheeses and 
pressed so tightly that they do not fall to 
pieces easily. The price at present is three 
cents per pound, and the cakes weigh any¬ 
where from 120 to 150 pounds or more. 
FLOUR stocks in this market at present 
are very heavy, equal to nearly 500,000 bar¬ 
rels. This is about one-third more than ordi-, 
narily carried; business is depressed and 
prices tend downward, though it is not prob¬ 
able that there will be any material drop. In 
such a case it would be no use for the mills 
to try to force sales by cutting prices, as the 
consumptive demand for flour cannot be spe¬ 
cially increased in this way. The retail trade 
is not likely to be affected by this surplus, as 
the mills and wholesalers adjust such matters 
with as little loss to themselves as possible. 
MARKETING CUT FLOWERS.—“Can you 
put me in communication with some one who 
can give me reliable information as to the 
market for cut flowers and bulbs, and the best 
way of disposing of them in New York City? 
I do not mean a commission merchant. Who 
is at the head of the flower market (or ex¬ 
change) in the lower part of the city, where 
the flowers from all the surrounding country 
—Long Island and elsewhere—are brought 
before daylight almost, and the sales con¬ 
cluded and the place closed before nine or 
ten o’clock?” M. m. w. 
Gloucester Co.. Va. 
New York has no central flower market or 
exchange in the lower part of the city, and 
the great bulk of the trade is handled through 
commission merchants. The Cut Flower Ex¬ 
change, at 26th Street and Sixth Avenue, is 
the outgrowth of cooperative effort on the 
part of a number of growers who wished to 
meet buyers direct, instead of selling through 
commission men. It began in a small way, 
growers coming in from Long Island or New 
Jersey with their baskets, and meeting their 
customers where they could, until the need of 
some central location Induced cooperation, 
which has been very successful. As a rule, 
commission florists are in very close touch 
with the growers, and a feeling of mutual 
interest, fostered by association in trade so¬ 
cieties, prevents much friction that is found 
in other lines. The Florists’ Directory lists 
30 firms engaged In the florist commission 
business in this city. They are practically 
all open for business by six o’clock in the 
morning, if not earlier, and the rush is over 
in a few hours. Some handle all lines; others 
confine themselves to specialties. A beginner 
would do well to communicate with several 
of these dealers, and learn the requirements 
of the market, for New York has the most 
critical and luxurious buyers in the country, 
and their tastes must be consulted by the 
producer. Anyone who is not within horse 
or trolley distance of this city must look well 
into the matter of express facilities before 
making arrangements to ship here. Anyone 
trying to ship flowers from a district where 
there are not enough florists to make their 
influence felt is likely to become a speedy 
convert to the parcels post movement. 
DOCKAGE EXPENSES.—The cost varies 
at different ports, the heaviest charge, over 
$1,000 for large steamers, is made at Liver¬ 
pool. This Includes doemng and pilotage. 
Havre, France, is next highest, nearly $750; 
Hamburg, Germany, $600; and New York 
about $550. At most large ports special 
pilotage is compulsory, the idea being to lessen 
Silas: “By hick, that was a good joke 
they played on old Sheriff Hicks, of the 
prohibition town. Some one told him 
there was a man in his district selling 
something to brace you up. It took the 
Sheriff two days to catch the man.” Cy¬ 
rus: “What was he selling?” Silas: 
“Suspenders.”—Chicago News. 
"I enjoyed good health until about two years 
ago wheu I noticed my back began to ache fre¬ 
quently; it became sore and lame, and headache 
soon added to my misery: also found that my 
general health diminished. I became thin and 
weak and nervous, having severe pains at regu¬ 
lar intervals,” writes Mrs. Augustus Emory, 
Treasurer New Century Club, 34 Dean Street 
(Roxbury), Boston, Mass. She continues: "My 
work which before had seemed an easy task 
soon seemed like a heavy burden. I decided 
to try Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, which 
several of my friends praised so highly. I felt 
relief within a week, my appetite came back, the 
pains gradually decreased and I enjoyed sound 
sleep. Within fourteen weeks I had completely 
recovered mv health. I seemed built up anew, 
my pulse, which had been weak became nor¬ 
mal, and new life animated my entire being. 
I gladly endorse your medicine.” 
Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription 
restores weak and sick women to sound 
health, by curing the local womanly dis¬ 
eases which are generally responsible for 
the failure of the general health. A wom¬ 
an’s entire being is centered in her wom¬ 
anly nature. When the delicate womanly 
organism is attacked by disease; when 
there is irregularity or a disagreeable drain; 
when inflammation burns and ulcers gnaw 
the general health will reflect the progress 
of disease, in increasing weakness, nerv¬ 
ousness, backache, headache, loss of appe¬ 
tite and sleeplessness. , 
So sure of it is the World’s Dispensary 
Medical Association, of Buffalo, N. Y., pro¬ 
prietors of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip¬ 
tion, that they offer $500 reward for women 
who cannot be cured of Leucorrhea, Fe¬ 
male weakness, Prolapsus, or Falling of 
Womb. All they ask is a fair and reasona¬ 
ble trial of their means of cure. 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate the 
stomach, liver and bo%vels. 
RIDER AGENTS WANTED 
.One in each town to ride and exhibit a 
'sample Bicycle. Write for special offer. 
Highest Grade CO.75 4p ( V 
1904 Models " to I i 
Coaster Brakes, Hedgetliorn Puncture 
Proof Tires and best equipment. 
1902 & ’03 Models 
Best Makes »•“ 
500 Second-Hand Wheels 
All makes and Models C0 
;ond as new ipO 
Great factory clearing sale at 
|half factory cost. We Ship on Ap¬ 
proval without a rent deposit and al 
(ow 10 DAYS FREE TRIAL on 
'very bicycle. Any wheel not satisfac 
itorv returned at our erpeuse. 
EARN A BICYCLE taking orders 
from a sample wheel furnished by us. Our agents 
make large profits. Write at cure for catalogues 
and our special offer. AUTOMOBILES, 
sewing machines, tires, sundries, etc., half usual prices. 
MEAD CYCLE CO., Dept. 17ft C Chicago 
Barn With Safety 5% 
Phis Is a fair rale to receive on your money. Your p er j^ nnum 
Endorsed by the 
nost conservative 
luthorities upon 
investments. 
..-.. .- . Per Annum 
avings Invested with The INDUSTRI AI.SAt 1NI.S 
IND LOAN CO. are free from speculative dangers—earn 6 p. c. 
per annum—a prortt consistent with 
safe methods—and always subject to 
your control. 6 p. c. PER ANNUM 
paid for every day Invested, with¬ 
drawable at your pleasure. 
Our business established over 
10 years, under supervision of 
New York Banking Dept. Our 
patrons in every State of the 
Union—their increased invest¬ 
ments prove th> ir satisfaction. 
Write for particulars. 
Assets, $1,700,000 
Surplus and Profit h, $160,000 
Industrial Savings and Loan Co. 
1134 Broadway, Nkw York. 
OUR NEW, BIG, GENERAL MER¬ 
CHANDISE CATALOGUE IS NOW 
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DOLLARS -* 
THIS BOOK WILL BE SENT— 
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THE GREAT PRICE MAKER, asrtTC 
ways sold at 50 cents, will hereafter be sent to any ad 
dress by mall, postpaid. FREE on application, 
ABSOLUTELY FREE, VJ 
1 cent. Now and hereafter anyone any 
where can get our complete big general 
merchandise catalogue (The Great Price 
Maker), the most complete general mer¬ 
chandise catalogue ever published, free 
for the asking. On a postal card or In a 
letter It will only be necessary to say: 
“Please send me your big catalogue,” 
and the big book, the greatest low prlco 
making catalogue ever published, the 
book that has always sold for 50 cent9, 
will be sent to you by return mail, post¬ 
paid, FREE WITH OUR COMPLIMENTS. 
WHY WE CAN AFFORD TO SEND 
THIS BIG GENERAL MERCHAN¬ 
DISE CATALOGUE TO ANY 
ADDRESS BY WAIL, POST¬ 
PAID, FREE FOR THE 
ASKING. 
FIRST, the big paper mills that make 
our paper have completed a new type of 
paper making machines of an enormous 
size, which turn out a a very low costa 
high grade of very thin paper, greatly 
reducing the cost of the paper and. BE¬ 
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SECONDLY, we have just completed 
the greatest catalogue printing plant of 
the kind In the world, where a large num¬ 
ber of automatic perfecting printing 
presses print and fold tills catalogue 
(each machine) at the rate of 5,000 32 
pages per hour; a number of new bind¬ 
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these new, especially designed, high type 
_ of labor saving machinery has greatly 
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THIRDLY. Our prices on all goods have now been reduced until they are so much lower than the prices 
asked by any other house that almost every catalogue wo mail brings us orders and makes us new custom¬ 
ers. Scarcely a catalogue is wasted. This reduces our cost of advertising to next to nothing, and we are thus 
enabled to give our customers and their friends the benefit of this saving and offer to our customers, their 
friends or anyone who wishes to receive It, the big catalogue (The Great Price Maker) the most complete, the 
most interesting, the lowest priced general merchan¬ 
dise catalogue ever published, FREE BY MAIL, 
POSTPAID. FOR THE ASKING. 
BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING ANY- 
UfUpQC on a P°»* al card or In a letter say “Send 
IHlCnC me your big catalogue,” and it will go to 
you free by return mall, postpaid. When you receive 
this catalogue you will be surprised how much money 
you can save by sending to us for the goods you want. 
RCMCMRCR this is the catalogue that has always 
IlLlYlClilDdl sold for 50 cents. No catalogue Is 
published by any other house that will in any way com¬ 
pare with It; such low prices are printed In no other 
book published. The big book is now and will hereafter 
bo furnished to anyone free for the asking. Hereafter 
there will be no excuse for you buying anything any¬ 
where and paying more money for it than the price at 
which the exact same article Is Illustrated, described and 
priced in this big free catalogue. Just delay buying a 
few days until you can write for this big free book to 
soo what our prices are, and then decide where you 
should buy the goods. 
m Dlf* BfinV tells Just howto order.tells how 
DIU DUUIV much the freight, express or 
mall will be on anything to your town, it is our very 
latest cataloguo for Spring and Summer, brought 
right up to date, containing all new goods, all the 
very latest cut prices, all the new and extraordinary 
offers, embraces every strong point of every other 
catalogue published,with lower prices, many additions, 
many new and interesing features. 
WE ARE THE LARGEST MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN THE WORLD. 
Our annual sales are greater than the combined sales 
of all other exclusive mall order houses. We own, 
control or own the output of more factories than any 
other merchandising institution in America. We are 
the originators of the one small profit plan above the 
actual cost of production. All orders are filled by us 
with the specific understanding and agreement that if 
the goods are not perfectly satisfactory when received 
or if there is the slightest damage, whether caused by 
the railroad company, by carelessness or otherwise, 
the goods can he returned to us at our expense and 
we will immediately return the money sent us. 
ASK YOUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT* US. 
THIS BIG CATALOGUE SSSSKrtVffK 
thousands of quotations. Is 9x12 Inches In size. 
NAMES THE VERY LOWEST PRICES ON EVERY¬ 
THING IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS. CLOTHING. 
FURNISHING GOODS. HARDWARE. BOOTS AND 
SHOES. CARPETS. FURNITURE, STOVES. VEHIC¬ 
LES, HARNESS, SADDLERY, WATCHES, JEWELRY. 
CLOCKS, BABY CARRIAGES, BICYCLES. BOOKS. 
CLOAKS. CUTLERY. DRUGS. GUNS. SPORTING 
GOODS. MILLINERY. ORGANS. PIANOS, MUSICAL 
GOODS. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS. OPTICAL GOODS. 
PAINTS, OILS. WALLPAPER. PLUMBERS’ SUP¬ 
PLIES, PUMPS. SEWING MACHINES. SAFES. 
SCALES. STATIONERY. TINWARE. TOYS, BARBERS’ 
SUPPLIES. ARTISTS’ MATERIALS. BELLS. BLACK¬ 
SMITHS' TOOLS, BUTCHERS’ SUPPLIES. DAIRY 
SUPPLIES, DIAMONDS, ELECTRICAL GOODS. EN¬ 
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PHONES. TALKING MACHINES, MOVING PICTURE 
MACHINES. EXHIBITION OUTFITS. LADIES’ WEAR¬ 
ING APPAREL, LAMPS. MACKINTOSHES. MANTELS. 
MECHANICS’ TOOLS. TOMBSTONES. ETC., IN 
SHORT PRICES LOWER THAN WERE EVER 
BEFORE KNOWN OR QUOTED ON ALMOST 
EVERY KIND OF GOODS USED BY MANKIND. 
Nearly one-half of all the families In the United State* 
have dealt with us. Ask your neighbor if the goods he 
bought from us were perfectly satisfactory and much 
lower In price than he could buy elsewhere. Tell your 
neighbors that the big book, that heretofore was fur¬ 
nished for 50 cents, will now be sent to them free for the 
asking. If you are saving money by buying from us, 
please help your neighbor to save also, by telling 
him our new paper and catalogue making machinery 
enables us to offer the big catalogue free. HE, 
TOO. CAN HAVE IT, FREE FOR THE ASKING. 
m TUIC An miT and send to us (If you have 
I nld All UU I no big catalogue of ours), 
and Immediately upon receipt of your letter containing 
this advertisement we will mall you our latest big 
general merchandisecata!ogue(the Great Price Maker), 
the book that we have always sold for 50 cents, the 
bonk that for money soring values is worth more than all 
other catalogues that were ever published. Tlio big book will 
cn In you by return mall. postpaid, freo with our compliments. 
THIS ADVERTISEMENT l&.Xw.XKtl 
It out and preserve It, and don’t fail to tell your neigh¬ 
bors about It. Let everyone understand that the big 
book, heretofore sold at 50 cents, will now be furnished 
to anyone by mall, postpaid, FREE ON APPLICATION. 
“■»«».* SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago', III. 
ROW DEPOSITED IN THE BANK 
$ 75 , 000.00 
IN CASH GIVEN AWAY. 
To arouse interest in, and to advertise the 
GREAT ST. LOUIS WORLD’S FAIR, 
this enormous sum will bo distributed. 
Full information will be sent you ABSO¬ 
LUTELY FREE. Just send your 
name and address on a postal card and 
^ wo will send you full particulars. 
World’s Fair Contest Co., J 
108 N. 8th Street, 
St. Louis, Mo. 
Gets ALL the Cream. 
Comploto separation in tiO to 90 
minutes is made by circulation of 
cold water thro patented Center 
Column and Outside Jacket. Sim¬ 
ple. Practical. Water and milk 
do not mix. “Equals a $150. ma¬ 
chine.” 10,000 Fanners use it. 
WE GIVE A BINDING GUARANTEE 
We refund your money if not sat¬ 
isfied. The best investment on 
the farm. Write today for full 
particulars and testimonials. 
SUPERIOR FENCE MACHINE CO. 
Jv- Grand River Ave. Detroit, Mich. 
BINDER TWINE 
FARMERS wanted as agents. 
August Post, Moulton, lowa. 
BINDER TWINE 
LOWER PRICES 
this season than last year. Why pay more 
when you can buy the best of us at lower 
prices than all others ask ? Do not fail to send 
today for our low cash prices & freo samples. 
Order 
fiom 
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UIC Will Ann Other houses demand all money in advance, that is why we allow you to examlno, and invito your 
nk Ship l# ■ Ui 13s inspection of every ball before (laying, trusting to your creditand experience to determine quality. 
Dontbuy this season until UfC CIIARiHTFF TWIKF to be the highest grade on the market Do not compare 
you have our lower prices. If k 0 UAllAll I EX I If I ll E our twine to inferior grades offered by Catalog concerns. 
Remember wo aro not in THE TRUST and are tho first and only in- Q C U * >ostal . Card to nu “ r< ', 5t P lace a ' H \ receive by real- 
dependent factory In the United States selling direct to consumers, wHll# ed mail samples, prices, etc. Ask for Lot No. 139 
COOPER CORDAGE CO. Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City 
g j A Day’s Work For An Engine 
on the farm is likely to include pumping, feed cutting, sawing, sepa¬ 
rating cream—a dozen tilings. A power isn’t fit for the farm unless 
Jt’s adapted to many duties and will stand rough handling and most 
any kind of setting. That’s j ust a part of the reason why 
GASOLINE 
ENGINES 
are so popular with farmers. They are suited to any work you have, 
they stand rough handling and moving, they are composed of few 
parts and are strong, simple and safe. Two other things worth 
knowing are that they are the easiest gas engines made for a begin¬ 
ner to run and they cost as little as any for fuel. Not all gas engines 
combine strength, safety and dependableness. You can make a mis¬ 
take in buying. Write lor free catalogue and see why the Stoddard 
Verticals and Horizontals are superior to others. 
Stoddard filfg. Co., Rutland, Vt. 
We make the Green Mountain Silo and carry full line Dairy Supplies. 
STODDARD 
