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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
^December 1?, 
MARKETS 
WHOLESALE PRICES. 
GRAIN. 
Corn, No. 2. 
Wheat, No. 2, red. 
No. 1, Northern, Dulutli. 
Oats, mixed .. 
Harley . 
FEEDS. 
Cornmeal . 28.00(g) 
Spring bran . ~— 
Red dog., 
Middlings . 22.00© 
Hominy chop. 
Gluten feed. 25.00© 
IIAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
Clover and clover mixed.. 
Straw, long rye. 
Short and oat. 
MILK. 
New York Exchange price $1.81 per 40- 
quart can, netting 3% cents in 20-cent freight 
zone where there are no station charges. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extra . 27 
Firsts . 24 
Seconds . 20 
Held, extras. 24 
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23.00 
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26.00 
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27.00 
28.00 
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16.00 
14.50© 
15.00 
14.00 
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14.00 
21.00© 
23.00 
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State dairy, half-tubs, extras.. 25 
Tubs, firsts . 22 
Tubs, seconds . 19 @ 
Fresh, thirds. 15 @ 
Western imitation creamery, 
firsts .:. 19 @ 
Seconds . 15 % © 
Western factory, held. 16 © 
Current make, firsts. 16 © 
Seconds. 14 %© 
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Lower grades 
Renovated, extras. — 
Firsts . 17 
Seconds . 15 
T.ower grades . 13 
Packing stock, No. 1. 16 
No. 2 . 
No. 3 . 13 
Held . 15 
CHEESE. 
Full cream, small, Sept., col¬ 
ored, fancy . — 
Small, late made, colored, ch. — 
Small. Sept., white, fancy.. —• 
Small, late made, white, ch. — 
Small, good to prime. 10%©' 
Small, poor to fair. 8 % © 
Large, Sept., colored, fancy. 
Large, late made, col'd. ch. . 
Large, col'd. good to prime.. 
Large, Sept., white, fancy.. 
Large, late made, white, ch.. 
Large, white, good to prime. 
Large, poor to fair. 
Light skims, small, choice.... 
Prime . 
Full skims . 3%© 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy.... 
Evaporated, choice . 
Evaporated, prime . 
Evaporated, common to good 
•*vSun dried, sliced, Southern. 
Sun dried, Canadian, quart's 
Sun dried. State and West¬ 
ern, quarters . 
Sun dried, Southern, cc 
cut . 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
Cores and skins, 100 lbs 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1904. 
Huckleberries, 1904 . 
Blackberries. 1904 . 
Cherries, 1904 . 
FRESH FRUITS 
Apples, King, u. h. bbl. 
Jonathan, d. h. bbl. 
Jonathan, Colorado, bit. box. 
Snow. d. h. bbl. 
Ben Davis, d. h. bbl. 
Spitzenburg. d. h. bbl. 
Spy, d. h. bbl. 
Baldwin, d. h. bbl. 
Greening, d. h. bbl. 
As to kind, in bulk. 150 lbs. 
Grapes, black. 10-basket crate. 
Catawba, 10-basket crate... 
Catawba. 4-lb basket. 
Black, S IT) basket. 
Black, 4-lh basket. 8 © 12 
Red, in bulk, ton. 25.00@35.00 
White, in bulk, ton. 20.00©30.00 
Concord, in bulk, ton. 25.00©30.00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, choice 
to fancy .5.50 
Poor*to good 
Jersey, bbl.6.00 
GAME. 
Quail, choice, large, doz.... 
South and Southwestern. 
English snipe, dozen. 
Grouse, white, pair. 
pair. 
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Canvas. 
pair. 
Wild ducks 
Red-head 
Mallard . 
Rabbits. Cotton-tai 
Jack rabbits, pair 
DRESSED PC 
Spring turkeys, fancy, lb 
Spring chickens, Phila., 8@9 
lbs to pair. Tit. 
Slate and Pa., mixed sizes. . 
Western, large, roasters.... 
Ohio and Michigan, fancy... 
Fowls, Western, average best. 
Poor to fair. 
Spring ducks. Maryland, fancy 
Ohio and Michigan, choice. - . 
Western, fair to good. 
Spring geese. Eastern, white.. 
Eastern, dark . 
Western, choice. 
Squabs, prime large white, 
LIVE STOCK. 
Oxen and stags.. 
Milch cows with calves. 
Dressed beef . 
Veal calves ... 
Lower grades . 
Lambs . 
Hogs, market weak. 
COUNTRY-DRESSED 
Calves, prime, light, lb. 
Fair to good. 
Heavy veals. 
Buttermilks . 
Grassers . 
Hogs. Jersey, light, IT). 
Medium . 
Heavy . 
Roughs . 
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Nearby, fancy, 
Selected, white, 
Fresh gathered, 
Fresh gathered, 
Ordinary . 
Western, candled 
finest . 
Fresh gathered, 
Fresh gathered, 
Fresh gathered, 
EGGS. 
selected, white, 
good to cli.. 
extra mixed 
firsts. 
and graded, 
average best 
seconds.... 
thirds. 
Kentucky, fresh gathered, poor 
to prime ... 
Tennessee and other Southern. 
West'n, fresh gathered, dirties 
Checked eggs . 
Refrigerator, April packed, av¬ 
erage prime . 
May and June packed. 
Summer packed . 
Limed eggs . 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, L. I., in bulk. 
180 lbs.; 
State and Western. 180 lbs. 1 
State and West'n, 150-lb bag.1 
Maine, bag . l 
Jersey, in bulk, 180 Ibs....l 
Bermuda, No. 1. bbl.f 
Sweet potatoes, Southern, bbl.l 
Jersey, bbl.2 
Brussels sprouts, quart. 
Beets, nearby, bbl. 
New Orleans. 100 bunches.. 1 
Carrots, nearby, bbl. 
New Orleans, 100 bunches..2 
Citron, bbl. 
Cabbage, Flat Dutch, 100....2 
Savoy and red. 100.2 
Danish seed, ton.9 
Domestic, ton .g 
Cauliflowers, L. I., short cut. 
bbl.i 
L. I., long cut, bbl.1 
Cucumbers, Florida, basket... 1 
Celery, extra fancy, doz. stalks 
Onions, Conn, and E'n, white. 
bbl.2 
Conn, and E'n, yellow.2 
Conn, and E'n. red.2 
Orange Co., yellow, bag. ...1 
State and Western, yellow, 
in bulk, per 150 lbs.2 
State and .Western, white, 
bushel-crate .1 
State and Western, red, bag.2 
Peppers. Florida, carrier.. ... 1 
Peas. Florida, bkt. or crate... 1 
Parsley, N. 0„ 100 bunches..2 
Romaine, N. O., bbl.4 
Radishes, N. O.. 100 bunches. .2 
Spinach. Norfolk, bbl.l 
Baltimore, bbl. 
Squash, marrow, bbl. 
Hubbard, bbl. 
Shallots. N. O., 100 bunches. ..2. 
Turnips,, Can., ruta barm. bbl. 
Nearby, ruta baga, bbl. 
Tomatoes. Florida, carrier.... 2. 
California, flat case.1. 
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FARM CHEMICALS. 
Ton to car lots. 
Nitrate of soda, spot. 4!).00© 
Cotton-seed meal, ton. 30.00© 
Dried blood . flfi.OO© 
Kainit . 10.00© 
Muriate potash, 80 p. c. 38.00© 
Acid phosphate . 10.00@ 
53.00 
32.00 
62.00 
12.00 
44.00 
15.00 
MARKET NEWS 
Dressing Poultry. — “I wish I could gain 
a little information with regard to dressing 
poultry. I don't seem to grasp the idea 
printed in The It. N.-Y. a few weeks ago 
about making an incision in the roof of the 
mouth. It seemed to me the birds lived too 
long and suffered unnecessary pain. The 
feathers bother me. I tear the flesh and spoil 
the appearance of the bird. If I could over¬ 
come these obstacles I could ship some nice 
birds to New York before Christmas.” 
New York. v. b. 
The correspondent is right in bis criticism 
of ihis method of killing poultry. Sticking 
in the mouth is unnecessarily cruel, even 
when done by an expert, as (lie aim is not to 
kill the bird instantly. The most humane 
way is to cut the head off, and for shipment 
to Boston this method is the correct one. 
But New York. Philadelphia. Chicago and 
some other markets demand that the head 
be left on. and until people become suffi¬ 
ciently civilized to do away with this ridic¬ 
ulous and barbarous custom shippers will 
feel that they have to conform to the re¬ 
quirements of these markets. For those who 
have trouble with dry picking, scalding is 
recommended. When neatly done scalded 
birds sell about as well, certainly better 
than torn dry-picked. For scalding.' the bird 
may be killed as quickly as possible, cutting 
the jugular vein and spinal cord at the same 
instant. For dry picking there must be a 
short interval between bleeding and piercing 
the brain to get the best results. When 
scalding, do not immerse the head or feet, 
as it will give them a cooked appearance. 
Take them by the head and legs, dip body 
in the water two or three times. Then pick 
quickly with as little rubbing as possible. 
Cotton. —The Government report made a 
great stir in the market, being 1,000,000 bales 
above other estimates considered conserva¬ 
tive. Prices in speculative trade dropped at 
a wild rate, and for some time hung around 
eight cents. The claims made by some that 
the market will finally settle down on a 
seven-cent basis are nonsense. There have 
been times when a 12.000.000-bale crop 
would have meant five-cent cotton, but the 
high prices of the last two or three years 
have made the consumptive market decidedly 
hungry. Any material decline is sure to 
make an increased manufacturing demand, 
both in this country and Europe, as idle 
mills and those that have been buying only 
just enough to keep going will "be likelv 
to stock up. The attitude of southern plant¬ 
ers will have a strong influence on the mar¬ 
ket. One of the largest speculative opera¬ 
tors in the South and this city is urging 
farmers to hold for nine or ten cents, advice 
that will doubtless be heeded by many who 
are not obliged to sell at once. Taking every- 
thing into consideration, it is not probable 
that this large crop will cause any low price 
level. With another one or two on top of it 
results would be different. 
Apples. —McIntosh 
King and other 
is now 
Winter 
off the market, 
sorts have full 
swing. A good many nearly prime apples 
are working out. at $2. It. is hard to find 
many that will bring more than $2.50, and 
$1.50 is top for the lower grades. Foreign 
demand continues good for choice red vari¬ 
eties. An apple duel is going on between two 
well-known exporters. They are bombarding 
each other through the newspapers, each 
claiming that the other does not know what 
he is talking about. One alleges that there 
is systematic juggling of returns, to prevent 
shippers from this country from getting 
what the apples are worth, and that an ex¬ 
porter who is not in this ring has uphill 
business. The matter is mentioned here, be¬ 
cause so many of our readers have sent ap¬ 
ples abroad. In regard to the merits or 
otherwise of this discussion The R. N.-Y. 
offers no opinion, but one fact alone would 
seem to indicate that as a rule shippers are 
fairly treated. Most farmers who send ap¬ 
ples abroad are so well informed on condi¬ 
tions and methods there that any attempt 
at systematic bunko business would be de¬ 
tected by a score of shippers at the same 
time, and a howl that would not down would 
be heard. The general methods of handling 
and selling at auction on the other side are 
such as to inspire confidence. The people 
there want good fruit, and are willing to 
pay for it, and we do not believe that the 
man who has the apples desired stands as 
mueh chance of having his shipments dis¬ 
counted as in sending to markets in this 
country, where private sales may lie made in 
such a way that the shipper never knows 
what his fruit brought. The important thing 
in shipping, both here and across the water, 
is to pick out the best handler one can find, 
and then stick to him year after year. 
w. w. H. 
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Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
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Boars, Collie Pups, White Holland Turkeys aud 
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Breeders and shippers of high class Single Comb Pure 
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For reliable prices send two-cent stamp. 
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Ginseng, Lock Box 4f Hightstown. N. J. 
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An Everblooming Dwarf Crimson Kanibler, 
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229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
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