1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
749 
A Vain Search. 
SEVERAL YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EXPENDED 
An Expert Accountant and Bookkeeper of Detroit Troubled with Heredi 
tary Scrofula in its Worst Form—Spends a Small 
Fortune Seeking to Find a Cure. 
From, the Evening Neivx, Detroit , Mich. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIKW OF THE WEEK'S MARKETS. 
The grain market opened the week in a very 
unsettled condition, and has been far from steady 
during the entire week. The speculators are 
largely responsible for this, and have been manip¬ 
ulating the markets in their own interest, both 
here and in the West. The prices of wheat de¬ 
clined a little on Monday; nothing was done on 
Tuesday, it being a holiday; Wednesday there 
were large sales for export, and on Thursday 
came a big break in the market and decline of 
prices which were hardly recovered during the 
remainder of the week. At this lower price, large 
quantities were sold for export. Corn has fol¬ 
lowed wheat quite closely, although not declining 
so much in price. There have been many sales 
for export, and the market has been good. The 
trading in oats has been good, there being a 
good demand for local trade and considerable 
sales for export. Rye has been very dull, with 
little business. Barley has been in light demand, 
and the supply has been moderate, there being 
little change in prices. Beans have declined 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl.4 00@7 00 
Per crate. 1 60@2 00 
Jersey, per crate.1 26@1 75 
Jersey, per bbl.4 50@5 25 
Oranges, Fla., per box.3 00@4 00 
Grape fruit, Fia., per box.5 60@6 60 
Quinces, per bbl. 1 26@3 60 
GAME. 
English snipe, per doz. 1 2601 60 
Golden plover, per doz.1 2501 60 
Grass plover, per doz.1 0001 60 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair.2 0002 60 
Red heads, per pair.I 0001 60 
Mallards, per pair. 60© 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 35© 40 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 200 26 
Common, per pair. 20© 26 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 90@1 00 
Partridges, per pair.1 00@1 25 
Grouse, per pair. 60@1 00 
Rabbits, per pair. 250 35 
Venison, saddles, fresh, per lb. 16© 17 
GRA8S SHED. 
Clover, per 100 lbs. 6 00© 6 26 
Timothy. 2 75© 3 26 
GRAIN. 
Wheat. 98 $1 00 
Rye. 50© 66 
Barley feeding. 28® 31 
Barley malting. 60® 65 
Buckwheat, silver. 37@38)4 
Buckwheat, Japan. —© — 
Corn. so© 34 
Oats. 24© 32 
HAY AND STRAW. 
James H. Wallace, the well known expert 
accountant, and bookkeeper, of Detroit, Mich., 
lately had a remarkable experience, and a re¬ 
porter called at his pretty home 240 Sixth Street, 
to interview him regarding it. He found Mrs. 
Wallace in the midst of house cleaning, and after 
the reporter stated the object of his visit Mrs. 
Wallace said : “ You had better see Mr. Wallace, 
at the office of C. A. Haberkorn & Co., table 
manufactory, on Orchard Street, and he will tell 
noticed the Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills article in the 
newspaper which was laying on the floor. I read 
it carefully and immediately decided to give the 
pills a trial, as the account which I read had 
been of a case similar to mine. I sent the office 
boy over to Frank Houp’s drug store for a box 
and took some that afternoon. I continued their 
use and before I had used one box I noticed an 
improvement. I grew better rapidly and all my 
friends noticed the improvement, and after 
largely in price, and the supply is large. " 
The butter market has been almost without 
change during the week; the receipts have been 
moderate, about equal to the demands, and as 
there has been no accumulation, trade has been 
very quiet. Receivers say that there is a little 
improvement in quality of some lines, but the 
market is very critical. Cheese has dropped off 
in price, through full supplies and a light demand 
for export. 
The poultry market is off again, as the demand 
is moderate and the receipts large. Prices have 
declined on almost all lines. The quality of much 
of the stock is below what it should be, and 
much carelessness is shown in dressing many of 
the lots. Strictly fresh eggs are very scarce, and 
all grades are doing slightly better. The shortage 
is helping to bring out the refrigerator and limed 
eggs, of which there seems to be an abundant 
supjjly. 
Apples are coming in moderately but many of 
the best are going into cold storage, so that the 
market is firm. Fancy pears are in good demand, 
and the price keeps well up. The best qualities 
of grapes are not in large supply, and are selling 
well at slightly higher prices. There has been 
little change in dried fruits. 
Potatoes are doing better under lighter re¬ 
ceipts and a cleaning up of the previous accumu¬ 
lations. Jersey sweet potatoes are doing well, 
also. There is a scarcity of fancy cauliflowers, 
also of choice onions and green peas. Most other 
vegetables show little change, and the supply is 
ample for all demands. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 100 lbs.85 @70 
No. 2.66 @60 
No. 3.. @60 
Shipping.40 @45 
Clover, mixed.47 @52 
Clover.40 @45 
Salt. 35 @46 
Straw, long rye.40 @60 
8 hort rye.35 @40 
Tangled rye .30 @40 
Oat. 30 @36 
Wheat.so @35 
HONHY. 
8 tate, white olover, oomb, fanoy, 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 
Bxtraoted. per lb. 4 ) 4 © 5 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.48 @60 
14 @17 
7 @ 8 
5)4© 7 
2 @ 4)4 
14 @17 
9 @10 
6 @ 7)4 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1897. 
Crop of 1898. ohoice. 
Medium to prime. 
Old olds. 
Paoiflc Coast, orop of 1897. 
Crop of 1896, choice. 
Crop of 1896, medium to prime. 
German, 1896. 
MBAT8—DRH88HD. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb. . 
Common to good, per lb. 
Buttermilks, per lb. 
Grassers, per lb. 
Small, per lb. 
Pork, country dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb. 
126 lbs and up. per lb. 
Roasting pigs, 10 to 30 lbs each, per lb.. 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb . 
8helled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, new. No. 1, per lb .. 
Hlckorynuts, new. per bushel of 60 lbs. .1 00 @1 25 
Chestnuts, per bushel. 3 50 @7 00 
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MARKETS. 
8ATETRDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1897. 
POTATOES. 
Dong Island, per bbl. 2 26@2 37 
Jersey, per bbl. 1 g 2@2 12 
Western New York, per bbl. 1 76@2 12 
Jersey Sweet, per bbl. 2 26@2 to 
Vineland, fancy, per bbl.2 00@3 00 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1897, ohoice.l 30@1 32 
Medium, 1897. choice. 1 17@1 20 
Pea, 1897, ohoice...i 06@ — 
Medium or Pea, common to good. 90@1 00 
White Kidney, ohoice.l 40 @ — 
Red Kidney, 1897, ohoice. 1 32@1 35 
Red Kidney, common to good. 95@1 25 
Yellow Eye ohoice. 1 3 j@i 35 
Lima, Cal., Y60 lbs). 1 30@1 32 
Green peas, 8 cotch, 1896, bbls., per bushel... 90@ — 
Bags, per busbel. 86 ® — 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras, per lb . 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, finest. 
State, thirds to firsts. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fanoy . 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Welsh tubs, fancy. 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts_ 
Western imitation creamery, extras 
Firsts . 
Seoonds. . 
Western factory, extra. 
Firsts. 
Seoonds. 
Thirds. 
CHEE8B—NEW. 
State, fnlloream, large, choice. 
Fair to good. 
Part skims, good to prime. 
Part skims, oommon to fair. 
Full skims. 
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Near-by,new laid,fanoy, seleoted.per doz 23 O — 
State&Penn.,country marks,aver'ge best 20 @ 22 
Western, ohoice. 20 @ — 
Other Western, fair to good, 30 doz case.3 00 @4 50 
Western dirties, 30 doz case.2 40 @3 15 
Western oheoks. per 30-doz case.2 10 @2 40 
Refrigerator, fall packed, per doz. 14 @ 19 
Early packed, per doz... . 12 ) 4 © 14)4 
Limed, Western prime, per doz. 13 @ 14 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fanoy, per lb. 
Choice, per lb. 
Prime, per lb. 
Common to good, per lb. 
Sundrled, sliced. 
Sundrled. Canada, quatters, 1897 
State & Western, quarters. 1897. 
Southern, quarters, 1897 . 
Chopped, 1897, per 100 lbs. 
Cores and skins. 1897, per 100 lb... 
Cherries, 1897, per lb. 
Blackberries, 1897, per lb. 
Raspberries, evaporated, 1897, per lb. 
Sundrled, per lb. 
Huckleberries, 1897, per lb . 
. 8%3 9 
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• 7*i@ 8H 
. 6 @ 7)s 
. 3 @ 4H 
6 @ 6 
. 4 @ 6)4 
• 3 @ 4)6 
2 76@3 00 
2 50@3 00 
10@12)4 
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,13X@14 
10 @11 
6 @ 7 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, fancy red, hand-picked, d. h., bbl..2 60@4 00 
Greening, per bbl. 1 60@3 00 
Ben Davis, per bbl.. 76@3 00 
Baldwin, hand-picked, per bbl.1 50@2 75 
20-oz Pippin, hand-picked, per bbl.I 76@2 00 
Northern 8py, per d. h. bbl. 1 6003 CO 
King, per bbl.2 26@3 60 
Common, per bbl. 75@1 60 
Pears, deckel, per bbl . 3 00@6 00 
Boso, per bbl. 1 50@3 50 
Anjou, per bbl. 1 25@1 76 
Kellie-, per bbl. 1 C0@2 15 
Cooking varieties, per bbl. 60@l 60 
Grapes, Up-River, Concord, per case. 30@ 50 
State Delaware, per small basket. 8® 14 
8tate Niagara, per small basket. 8@ 12 
State black, per small basket. 6® 8 
State Catawba, per basket. 7 ® 8 
Wine-in bulk, Delaware. 114 ® 194 
Wine-in bulk, white. 1 @ 
Wine-in bulk, black. t@ 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring ohiokens, per lb. 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Southern, per lb. 
Roosters, old, per lb. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Duoks, looal, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Southern, per pair. 
Geese, looal, per pair. 1 
Western, per pair. 1 
Southern, per pair. 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 
Young, per pair. 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old average lots, per lb. 
Spring, dry picked, per lb. 
Spring, scalded, per lb. 
Chickens, Phlla., fancy . 
Phila., fair to good, per lb. 
Western, per lb . 
Fowls. State & Penn., good to prime. 
Western, prime, per lb. 
Western, scalded. 
Old cooks, per lb. 
Ducks. Eastern spring, per lb. 
Western spring, per lb. 
Geese, Eastern, white. 
Eastern, dark. 
Western, prime. 
Inferior. 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz. 2 
Mixed lots, per doz. 2 
Dark and poor, per doz. 1 
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VEGETABLES 
Cabbage Jersey andL. I., per 100. 3 00@4 00 
State, per 100. 2 50@3 00 
Red, per bbl. 9 o@ _ 
Cauliflower, per bbl. 6G@1 25 
Celery, fanoy, large, per doz. 25 © 30 
8mall to medium, per doz. io@ 20 
Cucumbers. Florida, per crate. 1 00@2 00 
Egg plant. Fla., per H-bbl box. 1 6002 60 
Lettnoe, Boston, per doz. 300 36 
jLooal, per bbl. 7501 00 
Onions, Orange County red, per bag. 1 00@2 00 
Orange County yellow, per bbl.. 1 26@1 76 
Orange County white, per bbl. 1 50@3 00 
Jersey white, per bbl. 1 50@3 60 
Eastern white, per bbl.2 00@5 00 
Parsley and Leeks, per 100. 1 00@ — 
Peas, Va., per X-bbl basket. 50@1 00 
N. C., per bushel basket. 30@ 75 
Squash, marrow, per bbl. 60@ 76 
Hubbard, ner bbl. 1 00@1 25 
8tring beans, Va., per )4-bbl basket. J6@ 40 
Tomatoes. Jersey, per box. 50@ 75 
Turnips, Russian, per bbl. 50© 76 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XXX. 31 
XX and above. 39 
X. 26 
Michigan, X and above.26 
No. 1.28 
Texas, scoured basis, spring, fine. 53 
Spring, med.47 
Fall, fine. 44 
California, scoured basis, spring. Northern .48 
Southern. 47 
Fall.40 
Oregon, scoured basis, Eastern.41 
Valley. 49 
Territory 8taple, scoured basis.49 
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MILK AND CREAM 
The total daily supply has been 32.500 oans of milk, 
148 cans of oondensed milk and 444 oans of aream. 
The price has been advanced M cent a quart to pro¬ 
ducers. 
If you find a cold creeping on, keep a bottle of Dr. 
D. Jayne's Expectorant near at hand, and take a 
lltt’edose occasionally. It will relieve at once, and 
soon bring about a cure. 
Stimulate your Liver with Jayne’s Painless Sana 
tive Pills.— Adv, 
you of his experience much better than I.” A 
visit was made to the office of the above concern 
where Mr. Wallace was seen. “I am,” said Mr. 
Wallace, “ yet a young man, still I have suffered 
untold agonies and tortures. I was born with 
that awful hereditary disease known as scrofula, 
and what I suffered cannot be well described. 
“The first physicians that treated me said it was 
At constitutional blood disorder and by constant 
treatment and diet it might be cured. The blood 
purifiers and spring remedies I used only made 
the eruptions more aggressive and painful. In 
1888 I was a fearful looking sight and was in fact 
repulsive. On my limbs were large ulcers which 
were very painful, and from which there was a 
continuAtl discharge. In three years I spent over 
$3000 in medicine and medical services and grew 
worse instead of better. I tried the medical baths, 
and in 1893 went to Medicine Lake, Washington, 
but was not benefited. I then tried some pro¬ 
prietary medicine, but did not receive any 
benefit. 
“ One day in the fall of 1895 while reading the 
paper I noticed an article about Dr. Williams’ 
Pink Pills for Pale People, but did not give it 
much attention. That afternoon while moving 
some books I broke an ulcer on my leg and 
nearly fainted, the pain made me sick and I had 
to stop work. While sitting in the chair I again 
taking eight boxes there was not a sore on my 
person. 
“ I am covered with scars from the ulcers but 
since that time I have not seen a single indica¬ 
tion of the old trouble. I continued the use of 
the pills long after I was cured as I wanted to 
get my system rid of that awful disease. 
“If I only had bought Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills 
for Pale People at the start I would be thousands 
of dollars ahead and had five years of health and 
happiness instead of torture. To-day I feel like 
a perfect man and my doctor says I am entirely 
rid of my old trouble.” 
(Signed) James H. Wallace. 
Detroit, Micu., May 7, 1897. 
Before me a Notary Public in and for Wayne 
County, Michigan, personally appeared James 
H. Wallace, who being duly sworn, deposed and 
said that he had read the foregoing statement 
and that the same was true. 
Robert E. Hull, Jr., 
Notary Public. 
Wayne County, Mich. 
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receipt of price, 50 cents a box or six boxes for 
$2.50 (they are never sold in bulk or by the 100), 
by addressing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., 
Schenectady, N. Y. 
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