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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 8 
Money Begging Again. 
We are short for space this week, and can only say that the $2 
bills go this week to only five agents. One of the $2 weekly prem¬ 
iums does not go out because only five agents send five or more 
names each this week. Two of the premiums go to New York, one 
to Connecticut, one to Wisconsin and one to Canada. The six prem¬ 
iums are up for next week. Several agents sent four names last 
week. Why not make it one more and be sure of the $2 ? Bear this 
in mind, and do not forget the large cash premiums May 1. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
AMONG THE MARKETMEN. 
WHAT I SEE AND HEAR. 
Rkckivekh complain that southern strawberries 
have been arriving in bad condition, in spite -of 
the ice. They say that they were, probably, over¬ 
ripe when picked, and perhaps there had been 
considerable rain, which rendered them soft. 
Recent prices have not been very high. 
X X X 
I see a good many spring lambs that are too 
light in weight. The price is liable to decline at 
this season, and many shippers hurry their stock 
along to get it sold before the drop. But care 
should be taken not to send too small lambs, or 
the loss will more than balance the gain. 
X X X 
Many of the milk and butter stores are painted 
a pure white color, and the wagons used for de¬ 
livering milk are painted the same color and 
kept scrupulously clean. They present an attract¬ 
ive appearance, just in keeping with that 
class of trade, and must go far toward influenc¬ 
ing customers favorably towards the goods. 
X X X 
The push-cart men have now taken to selling 
garden seeds. Of course, they are all fresh stock, 
and first-class in quality, albeit sold at a low 
price. Not many years ago, sidewalk dealers 
were selling seeds, spring after spring, bearing 
the imprint of a firm that had gone out of busi¬ 
ness years before. And many men bought these 
seeds, too, because they were cheap. 
X X X 
Receipts of eggs, especially western and south¬ 
ern, have been extremely heavy, and the price 
hab gone away down. Many of these are being 
held, and the quality is rapidly deteriorating. 
The outlet for the immense surplus is in cold 
storage, and not many are thus put away until 
April. Buyers, too, say that they must buy for 
about 10 cents per dozen for this purpose. Mean¬ 
while, prices of strictly fresh laid nearby eggs 
are about up to the average with a good demand. 
Another good argument for the home market. 
X X X 
“ The Canada farmers have nearly driven the 
Long Island farmers out of the turnip business,” 
said one wholesale produce dealer. “ The quality 
of the Canada turnips is so much better, that the 
demand has grown for them. The climate there 
is more favorable, being cool and moist, and the 
result has been that the trade has all gone that 
way at higher prices.” Which shows that quality 
tells despite the distance. Of course, the class 
of goods makes some difference, because some 
will bear transportation and keeping much bet¬ 
ter than others. Turnips will bear long ship¬ 
ment. 
X X X 
A Canada man is anxious to ship Hubbard 
squashes to this market. He is a little late for 
this year. There is only a limited time that such 
shipments would be practicable. In fall and early 
winter, the Long Island and New Jersey truckers 
send large quantities of squashes, both Hubbard 
and Marrow; the ruling price last fall was about 
50 cents per barrel. They could not be shipped 
for very long distances and sold for that at a 
profit. After the near-by stocks are about ex¬ 
hausted, if southern vegetables haven’t begun to 
arrive too freely, there is a chance for other ship¬ 
ments at good prices. Early in March, there was 
a demand for more squashes, but now they could 
be sold only in small lots. There is danger, too, 
that so late in the season, the squashes would be 
spotted, and thus a loss would result. 
t X X 
An inquirer from Virginia asks about the pros¬ 
pects of selling watermelons of 12 to 50 pounds 
weight, in this market, one to three car-loads per 
week, the melons to be fresh and in fine condi¬ 
tion. I asked a number of wholesale dealers 
their opinion. Briefly, it amounts to this: No 
one can tell so far ahead how melons will sell; 
there is always a heavy demand during hot 
weather, for choice melons. The price depends 
upon the supply and the weather; the first melons 
come from Florida, the largest supply from 
Georgia a little later, those from Virginia still 
later. If the Georgia supply should run a little 
short, and the weather keep hot, the Virginia 
melons will bring a good price. But often the 
docks are literally swamped with melons; then 
the price is away down. A few days of cool 
weather will often knock the market into a 
cocked hat. It’s all a lottery. Two or three car¬ 
loads a week are but a drop in the bucket. The 
range of weight mentioned is too great; 12 
pounds is too light a weight, and 50 is pretty 
heavy—the latter weight is not plentiful—20 to 40 
would be better for this market, although, when 
the market is bare, almost any first-class melon 
will sell well. f. h. v. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
St. Clair County, III.—Continual rain has set 
farmers back; no spring work is done yet, and 
no oats sown. Fruit prospects, especially peaches 
and Japan plums, very bright at present, h. c. e. 
Lee County, III—Winter wheat was about all 
winter-killed, I think, in this part of Illinois. I 
sowed 75 acres last fall, but expect to put it into 
other crops; I think I will try some spring wheat 
on part of it. I use a press drill. c. s. 
Hamilton County, Ind.— We are having exceed¬ 
ingly wet, warm weather; it begins to put farm¬ 
ers behind with their spring work. The wheat 
prospect is rather poor—70 to 75 per cent is con¬ 
ceded to be about the condition. w. k. 
Ontario County, N. Y.—We had a very open 
winter, with very little sleighiDg. The roads 
have been in very good condition considering the 
state of the weather. Prices of produce are very 
low, with farm wages as high as usual, from $15 
to $20 per month. I am feeding a deck-load of 
western lambs, which are feeding very well, 
when the warm weather is taken into account. 
No changing in farm property. e. t. b. 
St. Catharines, Ont.—T he Carman potato re¬ 
ceived last year was very poor on account of 
drought; it was the dryest season I remember. 
Very few peach buds were killed, and there is a 
good show for fruit. We had a very mild winter, 
six or eight degrees below zero was the coldest. 
It is regular March weather, rain, snow, blow 
and sunshine, all in one day. Winter wheat and 
clover look extra good. I live about three-quar¬ 
ters of a mile south of Lake Ontario. 8. s. P. 
(Continued on next page). 
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