1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
MATTERS AND MEN. 
Mb. John Little. —Another good naan has gone. 
Mr. John Little, of Canada, has long been one of 
the leading strawberry growers of that country. 
He was born in Ireland, September 26, 1815, and 
came to America when a young man. He settled 
in Canada, where he spent all of his subsequent 
life, over 50 years of it being on his farm at Pros¬ 
pect Hill, Ontario. Here he died on November 
17, 1897. He was, therefore, a little over 82 years 
of age. He was very sadly afflicted during the 
past eight months with an incurable disease, but 
was surrounded by his own wife and children 
and others who ministered to him with the great¬ 
est tenderness to the last. His life was one of 
love for horticulture, the strawberry being his 
especial delight. He grew many seedling varie¬ 
ties, some of which have become very popular. 
The Woolverton and Saunders are, perhaps, the 
best of them. No more modest, sincere and up¬ 
right man have I ever known. Blessed is his 
memory among horticulturists all over America. 
H E. v. D. 
Tomatoes are largely shipped from Valencia 
to the English market, the quantity for 1897 being 
152,096 cases. The same port, during the present 
year, sent England 911,316 cases of onions, and 
3,793,183 cases of oranges. 
An example of the advantage given by the 
ability to control one’s climate, is the fact that 
cherries forced under glass last much better than 
those outside; they are, of course, undisturbed 
by birds, and they are less troubled by rot. 
During 1896, St. Petersburg shipped to English 
ports 69,500,000eggs, these beingcarefull.v graded 
and packed with straw in cases of 1,500 each. 
The total number of eggs shipped from Russia to 
England last year is estimated at 230,000 cases, a 
total of 345,000,000 eggs. 
Agriculture in Japan is Increasing the volume 
of its products to a remarkable extent, and the 
farmers form a great many associations for 
mutual benefit, including organizations for in¬ 
surance, credit, and for the preparation, manu¬ 
facture and sale of agricultural products. 
A new beverage invented in France is “cham¬ 
pagne milk.” This is made from skim-milk, 
which is sweetened and flavored, sterilized by 
oxygen, and then charged with carbonic acid 
gas, like an effervescing mineral water. The in¬ 
ventor of this beverage has, also, originated a 
process for sterilizing milk and other ferment¬ 
able liquids, by putting them in closed vessels, 
and driving a current of oxygen gas through 
them. 
A school-teacher in Alsace is carrying on a 
species of pomological association among his 
scholars. During two years, he and his elder 
scholars have planted 275 fruit trees, scraped 
and dressed 1,000 trees to prevent insect attacks; 
re-grafted 86 trees, distributed 2,500 grafts, and 
erected 250 tree-guards to prevent damage by 
rabbits. In addition to this, the little associa¬ 
tion has hung 250 breeding-cages in the trees, to 
encourage the birds, pruned 250 fruit trees and, 
in 1896, they gathered and destroyed 6 500 pounds 
of May-bugs! 
A novel fertilizer, now being discussed in 
Russia, is “lacustral guano”. This is simply 
the mud from the beds of turbid lakes which, 
teeming with animal life, furnish, in the matter 
constantly precipitated to the bottom, an agri¬ 
cultural fertilizer very little inferior to fish 
guano. This substance is expected to be very 
valuable in reclaiming poor farming land in the 
vicinity of the lakes from which it is derived, and 
it will, also, be dried and compressed into blocks, 
for shipment toother localities. There are, doubt¬ 
less, many localities in this country where a 
similar material may be cheaply u^ed. 
HINDSIGHT. 
REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S MARKETS. 
The week opened with a depression in the 
wheat market caused by heavy shipments from 
foreign wheat-growing countries, reported lower 
prices abroad, and smaller export demand. It is 
reported that Russian shipments of wheat con¬ 
tinue on a scale that indicates a larger crop 
than had been estimated. Corn, also, was very 
quiet, but during the week, became much more 
active. It is said that the export demand is 
greater at all times than the available vessels for 
carrying the grain, and that corn is taken at any 
time when any room is to be had. About 1,000,000 
bushels of corn were delivered here on Wednes¬ 
day. Later in the week, there was a break in 
prices, which closed somewhat lower. On some 
days, there is more activity in one grain, and 
the next, perhaps, in another. Trade in buck¬ 
wheat isi'dull for want of freight room both for 
export and local shipment. Beans are doing 
fairly well, and the stock of Red Kidneys is light. 
Receipts of poultry are liberal, and with the 
exception of fancy dry-packed turkeys, the mar¬ 
ket is dull and prices are very low. Receivers 
are not able to stand about prices when a pro¬ 
spective buyer is found. There is a large accu¬ 
mulation of fowls and chickens. Strictly fresh 
eggs are scarce, and there is some demand for 
the best quality of refrigerator stock. Limed 
eggs are dull. 
Receipts of apples have been liberal, but most 
of them are reported to be of medium and low 
grades; for the latter, trade is dull, but for the 
better qualities, there is a good demand. The 
demand for pears seems to be very light. Re¬ 
ceipts of cranberries have been light, and the 
market is strong. There is a good, firm demand 
for Florida oranges. Grapes are„dull.except for 
the best grades. 
Receipts of potatoes are liberal, and outside 
quotations are extreme. Best qualities of sweets 
are not in large supply. There is a large supply of 
celery. The best of the southern vegetables sell 
quickly for good prices. Onions show little 
change. _ 
MARKETS. 
SATURDAY, DECEMBEB 
BRANS AND PEAS. 
nsana, Marrow, 1897, oholoe. 
Medium, 1897. oholoe. 
Yellow Bye oholoe. 
Lima. Cal., (00 lbs). 
Green peas, 8 ootch, 1896, bhls., per bushel. 
Bags, per bushel. 
KUTTHR—NSW. 
Creamery. Western, extras, per lb. 
Western, firsts. 
State, finest. 
State, thirds to firsts.14 @21 
State dairy, balf-flrkin tubs, fanoy.19 @21 
firsts. 16 @:8 
Seconds.16 0 6 
Welsh tubs, fanoy.19 @19* 
Welsh tubs, seconds to firsts.15 @18 
Western imitation creamery, extras.16 @.7 
Firsts.18 914 
seconds.11*012 
Western faotory, extra.13*913 
Firsts.12 @12* 
Seconds.11 @11* 
Thirds. 9 @10* 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State, full cream, large, oholoe. 7?.(J 8 
Fair to good. 7 @ 7* 
Part skims, good to prime. 5 0 5* 
Part skims, oommon to fair. 3*0 4* 
Full skims. 8 @ 8* 
■GGB. 
Near-by,new laid,fanoy, selected,per do* 26 0 — 
State&Penn.,country marks,aver ge best 25 O — 
Western, oholoe. 23 @ — 
Other Western, fair to good, 30 doz oase.3 60 @4 89 
Western dirties, 30 doz oase.3 on @3 30 
Refrigerator, fall packed, per doz. 12 @ 18 
Early packed, per doz. 9 0 14* 
Limed, Western prime, per doz.. 12 @ 13 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair.2 00@2 50 
Red heads, per pair.I 00@L 60 
Mallards, per pair. 600 75 
Teal, blue wing, per pair. 3 @ 40 
Teal, green wing, per pair. 200 26 
Common, per pair. 20 @ 26 
Partridges, per pair. 93@1 25 
Grouse, per pair. 6001 13 
Rabbits, per pair. 16@ 25 
Venison, saddles, fresh, per lb. 12® 16 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 new Timothy, per 10(1 lbs_ 
....70 
@73 
. 4. 1897. 
No. 2.. 
@65 
No. 3. 
@bo 
Shipping.. 
@45 
,1 4001 42 
Clover, mixed. 
.1 2201 26 
Clover. 
@4| 
.1 1601 20 
8 alt. 
.35 
@45 
,1 0001 16 
Straw, long rye.. 
@45 
.1 400 1 46 
Short rye. 
040 
.1 6501 70 
Tangled rye . 
0:5 
.1 ,601 50 
Oat. 
0 HP 
.1 3001 35 
.1 1601 27 
Wheat. 
HOPS. 
@35 
. 8/0 — 
. 830 — 
N. Y. State, crop of 1897. 
018 
Crop of 1896. oholoe. 
@ 8 
Medium to prime. 
.23 0— 
Old olds. . 
. 2 
0 4* 
20 022 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1897. 
@18 
.17 @18 
Crop of 1896, ohoice.. 
@10 
.14 @16 
Crop of 189«, medium to prime. 
0 7* 
.23 0— 
German. 1896 . 
@23 
HOT-HOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, fair to fancy, per doz. 50 @ 15 
Lettuce, Eastern, per doz. 15 @ 60 
Mushrooms, ordinary to fancy, per lb... 25 @ 60 
Radishes, per 10J bunches ...2 50 @3 00 
Tomatoes, fair to fancy, per lb. 10 @ 31 
Grapes, imported, per lb. . 50 @100 
MEATS-DRESSED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb... 9*@ — 
Common to good, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Buttermilks, per lo. 
Grassers, per lb. 
Small, per lb. 
Pork, oountry dressed,60 to 80 lbs., per lb 
80 to 120 lbs., per lb . 
126 IbB and at. per lb . 
Roasting pigs, 10 to 30 lbs each, per lb.. 
Pork tenderloins, per lb . . 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fanoy, per lb. 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, new. No. 1. per lb 
6 U« 
(* 
4*0 
65s 
5 0 
8 
6*0 
6 * 
6 0 
6* 
4 0 
6 
. 8 0 
9 
, 14 0 
15 
4 0 
_ 
. 3 0 
3* 
, 3 0 
3* 
• 2 *@ 
4 0 
— 
1 60 01 
76 
6 on 06 60 
2 00 04 (0 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, fanoy, per lb. 
Choloe, per lb. 
Prime, per lb. 
Common to good, per lb. 
Snndrled, siloed.. 
Sundrled. Canada, quarters, 1897 
State <fc Western, quarters. 1897. 
Sonthern, 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 . 
FRUITS-GREEN. 
. 8*0 9 
. 8*0 8 * 
. 7*0 8* 
■ 5 @ 7* 
. 3 @ 4* 
, 5 @ 6 
.406 
. 3 @ 4* 
3 09@3 37 
2 50@2 76 
. 12014 
.4 0 4* 
.13 014 
.10 @11 
.607 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, per bbl.. .2 600 2 75 
Jersey, per bbl.1 75@2 25 
Western New York, per bbl .2 6002 37 
Jersey 8 weet, per bbl.1 5002 t(J 
Vineland, fanoy, per bbl.2 00 0 3 60 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring ohiokens, per lb. 
Fowls, looal, per lb. 
Western, per lb. 
Southern, per lb.. 
Roosters, old, per lb. 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 
Dnoks, looal, per pair. 
Western, per pair. 
Sonthern, per pair. 
7 
0 
7* 
9 
0 
9* 
9 
0 
»* 
9 
0 
9* 
4*0 
5 
8 
0 
9 
50 
0 
76 
60 
0 
65 
40 
u 
50 
8i3 
Geese, local, per pair..1 00 @1 60 
Western, per pair..1 00 @1 26 
Bonthern, per pair. . 76 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 9 — 
Yonng, per pair. 13 a 16 
DRY PACKED. 
Turkeys, .lersey and Up-River, fancy . 13 0 13* 
ctate and Penn., fancy, per lb . 12 @ 1-* 
Stite and Penn., good to prime, lb... 11 & li 
Western, fancy, per lb. 1 @ 12 
Western, good to prime, per lb. 10 0 li 
Western, poor to fair, per lb .609 
Spring chickens, Phlla., fancy, per lb .. 11 0 12 
Phlla , fair to good, per lb. 8 to. 9* 
Chickens, Jersey, prime, per lb. 9 ® s-* 
State and Penn., good to prime, lh... 8 © 8 * 
Western, prime, per lb. 8 m i* 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 6 f<* 6 * 
Western, Inferior, per lb. 6 @ 5* 
Fowls, State and Penn , good to prime.. i*@ 8 
Western, prime, per lb. .... 7 @ i* 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 6 @ ft. 
Western, inferior, per lb. 5 0 i* 
Ducks, nearbv. fancy, per lb. @ 1 
Western, fancy, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Western, fair to good, per lb. ■> @ 7 
Geese. Eastern, spring, white, per lb ... 13 @ 11 
Eastern, spring, dark, per lb.11 @ 12 
Maryland, prime, per lb. 9 t 10 
Western, prime, per lb. 8 0 s 
Western, fair to good, per lb. 6 0 8 
Squabs, choice large, white, per doz.... 2 25 @ — 
Small and poor, per doz. 1 25 0 — 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage Jersey and L. I., per 100.3 00@3 51 
8 tate, per 1U0. 2 6003 UO 
Red, per bbl. 760 99 
Cauliflower, per bbl.1 0008 69 
Celery, fanoy, large, per doz. 250 — 
Bmall to medium, per doz. 10 ® 20 
Cuonmoerr, Florida, per orate. 1 (1091 75 
Egg plant. Fla., per ohl .. 5 008 7 60 
Lettuce. Fla., per basket. 2 006 2 60 
New Orleans, per bbl.3 0004 00 
Onions, Orange County red, per bag. 1 5002 26 
Orange County yellow, par bbl. 1 26@2 0U 
Orange County white, per bbl.1 5003 60 
Jersey white, per bbl. 1 5004 50 
Eastern white, per bbl.2 0006 00 
Peas, Southern, per basket . —@ — 
Squash, marrow, per bbl.1 0001 35 
Hubbard, per bbl.. 1 25@1 60 
String Deane. Sonthern, per bushel basket.. 1 0002 (10 
Tomatoes. Fla., per carrier.2 00@4 00 
Tu'ntps. Russian, per bbl. 600 76 
Spinach, per bbl. 1 000 1 50 
WOOL. 
Ohio and Pennsylvania, XXX.32 @33 
XX and above. 31 @32 
X. 26 0- 
Mlohlgan, X and above.23 @24 
No. 1. 28 @29 
Texas, soonred basis, spring, fine.60 @64 
Spring, med.42 @48 
Fall, fine. 44 @45 
California, soonred basis, spring, Northern .48 @63 
Sonthern.47 @52 
Fall.....36 @44 
Oregon, soonred basis, Eastern.47 @53 
Valley.40 @47 
Territory 8 taple, soonred basis.48 @67 
MILK AND CREAM 
The total dally supply has been 31,466 cans of milk. 
124 cans of condensed milk and 42j cans of cream. 
Beginning November 21, the Mill Exchange urlce 
has been 3 cents a quart nut to the shipper at points 
subject to a 25-cent freight rate. 
Apples, fancy red, hand-picked, d. h.. bbl..2 5004 00 
Newtown Pippin, fancy .3 0606 00 
Greening, per bbl.2 00@3 60 
Ren Davis, per bbl.2 0003 2c 
Baldwin, band-picked, per bbl.2 0003 CG 
20-oz Pippin, hand-picked, per bbl.2 0903 05 
Northern Spy, perd. h. bbl. 2 0004 10 
King, per bbl . .8 0034 U 
Common, per bbl.1 0002 06 
Pears, deckel, Boston, per tox. 2 0006 Vj 
Boso, per bbi. 2 0"@3 60 
Anjou, per bbl.1 60@a 6'. 
Clalrgeau, ner bbl. 2 06 @2 6 
Grapes, State Niagara, per small basket_ 70 8 
State black, per small basket . 70 - 
State Catawba, per basket. 80 0 
Wine-ln bulk, white. 10 * 
Wine-In bulk, black. 1@ * 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, per bbl.6 0009 1 t, 
Per crate.2 000'- 2 
Jersey, per crate.1 5002 10 
Jersey, per bbl. 6 (006 50 
Oranges, Fla., per box.2 U04 ot 
Grape frnlt, Fla., per box .6 0007 i0 
GAME. 
The misery of it is awful. USE ST. JACOBS OIL 
TO 
CURE 
SCIATICA 
You’ll feel it is worth its weight in gold. 
Mason & Hamlin 
PIANOS AND ORGANS. 
English snipe, per doz.1 2601 60 
Golden plover, per doz.1 2601 60 
Grass plover, per doz.1 0001 60 
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Pill a bottle or common glass with 
urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; 
a sediment or settling indicates an un¬ 
healthy condition of the kidneys. When 
urine stains linen it is evidence of kid¬ 
ney trouble. Too frequent desire to 
urinate or pain in the back, is also con¬ 
vincing proof that the kidneys and 
bladder are out of order. 
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