1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1\1 
Science from the Stations. 
(CONTINUED.) 
every trade and profession lives because it is 
needed and because it deserves to live. Then I 
have no fear for agriculture. 
We think most of our readers will he 
interested in reading the entire address, 
although it is likely that some of them 
will not fully agree with all that it con¬ 
tains. 
The United States Department of Agri¬ 
culture has issued Farmers’ Bulletin No. 
59, which treats of bee keeping. We have 
had a number of requests during the 
year for information concerning bees 
and honey. Persons who are interested 
in this subject should write to the De¬ 
partment at Washington for this bulle¬ 
tin, as it gives a clear description of the 
business of honey making. 
Sou. Inoculation fob Leguminous 
Plants. —This is the title of Bulletin 187 
of the Alabama Station (Auburn). For 
the past two years, agricultural papers 
have had more or less to say about the 
bacteria that work on the roots of plants 
like clover, cow peas and beans. These 
bacteria are the agents that enable such 
plants to absorb nitrogen from the air. 
It is now pretty well known that dairy¬ 
men are able to add a starter to their 
cream in order to sour or ripen it just 
exactly right, so that it may be ready 
for the churn. Such a starter is really 
only a mass of bacteria in the form of 
sour milk or buttermilk. This starter 
put into the cream, sends the bacteria 
all through the mass and, in this way, 
the ripening is brought about. Now in 
the same way the scientists tell us that 
we may add the bacteria of clover or 
pea growth to the soil so that the growth 
of the plants may be greatly increased. 
We know, from experience, that often¬ 
times these will not take or catch in 
certain soils. If, however, we keep on 
seeding year after year, and other con¬ 
ditions are right, there will come a time 
when the plants will make a fairgrowth 
The explanation of this is that, by con¬ 
tinued seeding and growing of the clover, 
the ground is finally inoculated with 
these bacteria so that, at last, a crop will 
develop as it should. Some of these 
matters are fully described in this bul¬ 
letin, and we think it will pay those 
who wish to keep track of these in¬ 
teresting developments, to secure this 
bulletin and study it carefully. 
What Chinese Eat.— Among oddities in vege¬ 
tables are lily bulbs, which are boiled and eaten 
by the Chinese. Other vegetables found in Chi¬ 
nese stores in this country are Soy bean9, in 
their ordinary condition,sprouted, and also made 
iDto a sort of cheese; Lotus seeds, the nuts of 
the Maiden-hair tree, ginger roots, yams, Chinese 
radish and tubers of the Arrow-head. We should 
have some difficulty in recognizing the common 
barnyard duck, as it is sold among the Chinese; 
the birds are skinned, flattened out, and dried or 
smoked. Dried cuttle-fish is another delicacy, 
and these ugly sea creatures, freshly caught, are 
sold in the San Francisco market. The Chinese 
are very suspicious of our food, and rarely buy 
except from dealers of their own race. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S MARKETS 
At the opening of the market on Monday, grain 
prices fell off considerably and the market was 
extremely weak. On Tuesday, prices were still 
lower and irregular, but towards the end of the 
week, they recovered slightly, and the market 
was somewhat firmer. There have been quite 
heavy Bales of wheat for the export trade,both here 
and in the western cities, and the prospect seems 
good for the market to remain, at least, as good as 
at present. The flour market is steady, although 
trade is not heavy. Rye flour also is selling well, 
although not in large lots. Buckwheat is coming 
into the market in larger quantities, and the 
market is steady. Corn is doing a little better 
than early in the week, and there have been 
some purchases for the export trade. Oats, also, 
are doing somewhat better, and exporters are 
taking considerable quantities. There is, also, 
more export demand for rye, and the market is 
correspondingly stronger. Barley is held firmer, 
and considerable business has been done in both 
feeding and malting. Receipts of beans are quite 
large and, as the demand is limited, sales are 
slow and prices tending downward. 
The poultry market is nearly swamped, espec¬ 
ially with fowls and chickens. Receipts both of 
live and dressed poultry have been heavy, and 
prices have been very low. Strictly fancy poul¬ 
try is in good demand, but a large part of the 
receipts are not of this grade. Receipts-of egg u 
are reported to be decreasing considerably, and 
strictly fresh are becoming very scarce. 
Receipts of potatoes are considerably reduced, 
but there is yet considerable accumulation, and 
no improvement in prices. Sweet potatoes, also, 
are in plentiful supply, and the demand is slow. 
Onions are quite plentiful, many of them of 
irregular quality, and few good enough to com¬ 
mand top prices. There is a large supply of 
cauliflowers and the market is weak. Green peas 
are coming in from the South ; also string beans. 
Cabbages are very plentiful, dull, and prices 
lower. 
Arrivals of butter have been very light, espec¬ 
ially of the best grades, and many receivers say 
that they have hardly enough to supply their 
trade. This scarcity is bringing out the June but¬ 
ter, and there seems to be some very good stock 
of this. Supplies of cheese are, also, moderate, and 
with some export demand, the market is in good 
shape. 
Receipts of apples have been quite liberal, but 
the larger part are not of the highest quality, 
many of them very inferior, and for such the de¬ 
mand is very small. Receipts of grapes have 
been large, also pears. Evaoorated apples are 
in light supply, and the demand is good with a 
firm market at full prices. 
MARKETS. 
Saturdav, October 23, 1897. 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1897, choice .1 4o@i 43 
Medium, 1896, choice .1 is@ — 
Pea. 1897, choice .1 is@ — 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 95@i 05 
White Kidney, choice .1650170 
Red Kidney, 1897, choice .1 55©i 60 
Red Kidney, common to good ....100O140 
Yellow Eye, choice .i 40@i 45 
Lima, Cal. (60 lbs.) .1 40©! 45 
Green peas, Scotch, 1896, bbls., per bu. i?7@ — 
Bags, per bushel . 8o@ 82 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb ...23 @— 
Western, firsts .21 @22 
Western, seconds .17 @19 
Western, thirds .14 @15 
State, finest .22 @23 
State, thirds to firsts .14 @22 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.19 @20 
Firsts .16 @18 
Seconds .14 @15 
Welsh tubs, fancy.i8k2©io 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts .14 @17)2 
Western imitation creamery, extras...15 ©16 
Firsts . 13 @14 
Seconds . ii54@!2 
Western factory, extra .i2)$@i3 
Firsts .12 @i2'< 
Seconds .11 ©u'/s 
Thirds . 9 @ioj 4 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full cream, large, choice. 8’/Z@ 8)4 
Fair to good . 8 © 8!4 
Part skims, good to prime . 5 © 5)4 
Part skims, common to fair .4 © 4^2 
Full skims . 3 @ 3J4 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, f’ey, sel., doz.. 21 @ 22 
State & Pa., c’ntry marks, av. best 18 @ 20 
Western, choice, loss off . 17 @ — 
Other West., f’r to g’d,30 doz. case.2 70 @360 
Western dirties, 30 doz. case .200 ©300 
Western checks, per 30-doz. case..: 50 ©240 
Refrigerator, good to fancy, doz.. 1 3 ) 4 © 14V2 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fancy, per lb.9 @— 
Choice, per lb. 8 ) 4 © 8)4 
Prime, per lb. 8) 4 @ 8)4 
Common to.good, per lb.5 © 8 
Sundried, sliced . 3 © 4)$ 
Southern, sundried, com. to ch’ce — ©— 
Sundried, quarters . 5 @6 
Chopped, per lb. 2 ) 4 © 3 
Cores and skins, 1897, per lb.2)4© 3 
Peaches, sundried, 1896, peeled, lb....— ©— 
Cherries, 1897, per lb.10 @12)4 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb.4 © 4)4 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per Ib..i3)4©r4 
Sundried, per lb.10 @11 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb.6 © 7 
FRUITS—GREEN. 
Apples, f’ncy red, hand-p’k’d, d.h.,bbl.2 5o@4 00 
Greening, per bbl.1 50©2 25 
Ben Davis, per bbl.1 73@2 75 
Baldwin, hand-picked, per bbl.1 5o@2 50 
20-oz. Pippin, hand-picked, per bbl.i 75©2 00 
Holland Pippin, per d. h., bbl_2 oo@2 50' 
Fall Pippin, hand-picked, per bbl..2 00(8)275 
King, per bbl.2 25@3 00 
Common, per bbl. 75@i 50 
Peaches. Jersey, per basket . 50© 1 25 
Up-River, per crate . 75@i 25 
Michigan, per bushel .200(8275 
Pears, Bartlett, choice, per bbl.2 oo©3 50 
Bartlett, poor to good, per bbl.... 50© 1 50 
Seckel, per bbl.3 00(85 00 
Bose, per bbl.1 50(83 00 
Anjou, per bbl.1 25(81 75 
Sheldon, per bbl.150(8250 
Keiffer, per bbl.1 oo©2 25 
Cooking varieties, per bbl. 5o@i 00 
Grapes, Up-River, Concord, per case.. 40© 60 
State Delaware, per small basket.. 9© 12 
State Niagara, per small basket.... 7@ 10 
State black, per small basket. 6© 8 
State Catawba, per basket . 7© 9 
Wine—in bulk, Delaware.2)4(8 — 
Wine—in bulk, white .i) 4 © t )4 
Wine—in bulk, black .i) 4 © — 
Plums, table sorts, per 10-lb. basket... 15© 20 
Green, per 10-lb. basket . 15(8 20 
Damson, per 10-lb. basket. 10© 15 
Prunes, per 10-lb. basket. 25(8 35 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl.4 oo©6 50 
Per crate .1 50(81 85 
Jersey, per crate .1 50© 1 75 
Quinces, per bbl.1 25@3 00 
GAME. 
English snipe, per doz.1 25@x 50 
Golden plover, per doz.r 25@i 50 
Grass plover, per doz.1 oo@i 50 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair .2 00(82 50 
Red heads, per pair .1 50(82 00 
Mallards, per pair . 60© 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair .. 35© 40 
Teal, green wing ; per pair . 20© 25 
Common, per pair . 20© 25 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 90(81 go 
Partridges, per pair .100(8125 
Grouse, per pair . 50© 90 
Venison, saddles, fresh, per lb. i6@ 17 
Macbeth lamp-chimneys 
save nine-tenths of the 
chimney money and all the 
trouble. But get the right 
chimney. Go by the Index. 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
GRASS SHED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 5 60® 7 00 
Tlmothv. 2 80® 3 60 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 97®1 00 
Rye. 48® 53 
Barley feeding. 28® 30 
Barley malting. 45® 66 
Buckwheat, silver. 37® 40 
Buokwheat, Japan. —@ — 
Corn. 30® 32 
Oats.22)4® 32 
HAT AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.65 @70 
No. 2.66 @60 
No. 3.46 @60 
Shipping.40 @46 
Clover, mixed.47 @62 
Clover.40 @45 
Salt.35 @45 
Straw, long rye.40 @60 
Short rye.35 @40 
Tangled rye .30 @40 
Oat.30 @36 
Wheat.30 @36 
HONHY. 
8tate, white clover, oomb, facoy, per lb.12 @— 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 8 @ 9 
White olover, extracted, per lb. 4)4<® 6)4 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 3!4@ 4)4 
California, oomb, fair to prime, per lb.11 @13 
Hxtraoted. per lb. 4)4@ 5 
Southern, In balk, per gallon.48 @50 
MEATS—DBHSSHD. 
Teals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 9)4® — 
Common to good, per lb. 6)4® 9 
Buttermilks, Der lb. 6 @ 6)4 
Orassors, per lb. 6)4® 6 
Small, per lb. 6)4® 6)4 
Pork, oountry dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 6)4® 7% 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 5)4® 6 
126 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 5 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fanoy, per lb. 4 @ — 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3 @ 3M 
8helled, No. 1, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
No. 2, per lb. 2)4® — 
Spanish, shelled, now. No. 1, per lb .. 4 ) 4 ® 5 
Hickorynuts. new. per bushel Of 50 lbs. .1 00 @1 25 
Chestnuts, per bushel.6 CO @6 f-0 
POTATOHB. 
Long Island, per bbl.2 12@2 25 
Albany and Troy, per bbl.1 75@3 00 
Jersey, per bbl .1 75@2 00 
Western New York, per bbl.1 76@2 00 
Jersey Sweet, per bbl.1 75@2 26 
Southern Yellow, sweet, per bbl.1 60@l 75 
Vlne'and, fancy, per bbl.2 00@2 60 
POULTRY—LIVH. 
Spring chlokens, per lb. 6)4® 7 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 7)4 a 8 
Western, per lb. 7)4® 8 
Southern, per lb. 7)4® 8 
Roosters, old, per lb. 4 a 4)4 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. . 7 ® 8 
Duoks, looal, per pair. 60 ® 65 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 60 
Sonthern, per pair. 40 ® 60 
Geese, looal, per pair.1 00 @1 50 
Western, per pair.1 00 @1 26 
Sonthern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ — 
Yonng, per pair. 16 @ 20 
DRH8SHD POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old average lots, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Spring, dry picked, per lb. 11 @ 13 
Spring, scalded, per lb . 10 @ 11 
Broilers, Phlla., fancy . 13 @ 14 
Phlla., fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 11 
Western, per lb . 7 @ 8 
Fowls, State & Penn., good to prime. 8 @ 8)4 
Western, prime, per lb. 8 @ — 
Western, scalded. 7 <9 8 
Old cooks, per lb. 5 & 6)4 
Ducks. Eastern spring, per lb. 12)4® 13 
Geese, Eastern, white . 14 @ — 
Eastern, dark. 12 @ 13 
Squabs, tame, white, per doi.2 00 @2 60 
Mixed lots, per do*.1 60 @1 75 
Dark and poor, per do*.1 26 @1 60 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, local, per 100 bnnohes.1 00@ — 
Cabbage Jersey and L. I., per 100.3 00@3 60 
State, per 100.2 60@3 00 
Cauliflower, per bbl. 6G@1 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per do*. 25® 30 
Small to medium, per do*. 10@ 26 
Cucumbers, per barrel.1 25@3 00 
Florida, per orate. 60@1 00 
Egg plant. Jersey, per bbl.1 00@2 00 
Lettnoe, Boston, per do*. 20 ® 30 
Liooal, per bbl. 30@ 60 
Onions. Orange County red, per bag.1 00@2 00 
Orange County yellow, per bbl.1 26@1 60 
Orange County white, per bbl.1 00@3 00 
Jersey white, per bbl.1 50@3 00 
Ha?tarn whits, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Parsley and Leeks, per 100.1 00@ — 
Peas, Va.. per )4-bbl basket.1 00@1 60 
Sqnash. marrow, per bbl. 60® 75 
Hubbard, per bbl.1 00@1 26 
String beans, Va., per )4-bbl basket. 76@1 00 
Tomatoes. Jersey, per box. 40@ 76 
Turnips, Russian, per bbl. r,o@ 85 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XXX.27 @— 
XX and above. 26 @— 
X. 23 @- 
Miobigan, X and above.22 @— 
No. 1.26 @26 
Texas, scoured basis, spring, One.42 @46 
Spring, med.42 @43 
Fall, tine.35 @36 
California, scoured basis, spring, Northern.43 @46 
Sonthern.41 @44 
Fall.32 @35 
Oregon, soonred basis, Eastern.42 @46 
Valley.37 @42 
Territory 8taple, scoured basis.47 @62 
Kentuokv, Indiana and Missouri, combing.20 @23 
Clothing.19 @— 
MILK AND CREAM 
Tbs total daily supply ba* been 21.435 cans of milk, 
148 aam of condensed milk and 406 can* of oream. 
Tbs exchange price is $ .31 a can west of the Hud¬ 
son, and $1.37 delivered in this city. 
An Ambitious Girl. 
From the New Era, Oreensbunj, Ind, 
This paper recently received information that 
the ten year old daughter of Mr. M. Rybolt, of 
Hartsville, Ind , had been cured of a severe ill¬ 
ness. The case seemed more than an ordinary 
one, and consequently a special representative 
was sent to investigate. 
The Rybolts are well-to-do farmers living about 
two miles southwest of Hartsville. When the 
reporter called Mr. and Mrs. Rybolt and their 
daughter in question, Louise, were at home, also 
the other three children. Louise is the oldest. 
She had been going to school for four years, 
and was formerly in very good health, but for 
the past year or more she has been ill. 
A year ago the present winter it was noticed 
that she was breaking down in health. For a 
time the cause could not he ascertained, but it 
was finally decided that it was from over-study. 
It has always been the ambition of Louise to 
educate herself as soon as possible, for she was 
anxious to graduate from the common branches 
early, and to enter a college of music, which her 
parents promised she could do as soon as she 
could finish the common branches. 
How many children by diligentstudy to achieve 
their ambitions are injuring their health. It was 
so in this case. The child studied hard all day 
and often far into the night, and had won the 
respect and admiration of her teacher and all 
the school by her aptness, and rapid learning. 
For some time Louise experienced an indis¬ 
position which she would not make known to her 
parents, for fear they would have 'her remain 
from school Her headache soon became un¬ 
endurable, and was noticed by her teacher. She 
had by this time grown pale and weak. 
One day she became suddenly sick at school, 
and was taken home. 
For several weeks she suffered from a fever, 
and the physicians could not rally her. A neigh¬ 
bor urged them to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills 
for Pale People, which they finally did with 
splendid results. Louise began getting better at 
once, and by the time she had consumed ten boxes 
of the pills she was cured. 
“What you have written is true,” said Mrs. 
Rybolt. “I don’t think Louise would have re¬ 
covered had it not been for Dr. Williams’ Pink 
Pills for Pale People. She is in perfect health 
to-day, and able to re-enter school. 
“ We are using these pills in our family when 
we need medicine, and find they do more good 
than doctors’ medicines, and they are not nearly 
so expensive. I would be glad to recommend 
them to any one who is sick, and can especially 
recommend them in any case similar to Louise’s.” 
Dr. William’s Pink Pills for Pale People are an 
unfailing remedy for all diseases arising from a 
poor and watery condition of the blood, such as 
pale and sallow complexion, general muscular 
weakness, loss of appetite, depression of spirits, 
lack of ambition, anmmia, chlorosis or green 
sickness, palpitation of the heart, shortness of 
breath on slight exertion, coldness of bands or 
feet, swelling of the feet and limbs, pain in the 
back, nervous headache, dizziness, loss of mem¬ 
ory, feebleness of will, ringing in the ears, early 
decay, all forms of female weakness, leucorrboca, 
tardy or irregular periods, suppression of menses, 
hysteria, paralysis, locomotor ataxia, rheumat¬ 
ism, sciatica, all diseases resulting from vitiated 
humors in the blood, causing scrofula, swelled 
glands, fever sores, rickets, hip-joint diseases, 
hunchbacb, acquired deformities, decayed bones, 
chronic erysipelas, catarrh, consumption of the 
bowels and lungs, and also for invigorating the 
blood and system when broken down by over¬ 
work, worry, diseases, excesses and indiscretions 
of living, recovery from acute diseases, such as 
fevers, etc , loss of vital powers, spermatorrhoea, 
early decay, premature old age. They act directly 
on the blood, supplying to the blood its life-giving 
qualities by assisting it to absorb oxygen, that 
great supporter of all organic life. Pink Pills 
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid 
on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or six boxes for 
$••) 50 , by addressing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., 
Schenectady, N. Y. 
FRUITS 
VEGETABLES, 
PRODUCE. 
We receive and sell, in car-loads or smaller lots, all 
Products of the GARDEN. ORCHARD, DAIRY, 
HENNERY and FARM. Market Reports, References 
etc., free upon application. Address 
No. 811 Liberty 8treet, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
SOMERS, BROTHER & CO. 
WIKI. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
Game, 
Poultry, 
| Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
Calves, 
Nuts, 
Ginseng, 
Spring Lambs, | 
| Live Quail. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
H44 WASHINGTON STREET., NEW YORK. 
We have an extra demand for CHOICE CREAMERY 
BUTTER, CHOICE CHEESE and FANCY LEGHORN 
EGG8. Shipping Cards and Stencils on application 
Reference: Oansevoort Bank. 
MAKE NO MISTAKE. 
SHIP 
YOUR FRUiTS AND VEGETABLES, 
POULTRY, PORK, CALVES, to the 
old Reliable Commission House. (Est. 1866 .) 
S, H. & E. H. FROST, 100 Park Place, NewYork 
Stencils,Shipping Cards,&c., furnished on application 
References: Irving Nat. llankor any of theCom.Ag’a. 
