1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
283 
Market Briefs. 
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE. 
large seal catches.—R eports from 
Newfoundland state that 10 sealing vessels 
have returned to port with a total catch of 
over 220,000 seals. Ten or a dozen more 
vessels are still out, and it is probable that 
the entire fleet working oft Labrador this 
season will bring in nearly 600,000 hides. 
LONDON FUR SALES, held during the 
latter part of March, resulted in lower 
prices on most furs. The exceptions were 
prime otter and mink, the latter being 25 
to 40 per cent above last year’s figures. 
Fox, lynx and seal, which brought such 
enormous prices a year ago, have declined 
in some instances 50 per cent. The greatest 
cut was on Silver fox, of which a large 
number were held over from last year, a 
wide range of price was quoted, from ?50 
to $200. Skunk and raccoon sold at a dis¬ 
count of 10 to 15 per cent, although prices 
In this market are not materially affected. 
Muskrat sales were at January prices. 
RUBBER AFFAIRS.—The rubber trust 
Is evidently running against numerous 
snags, which Interfere with smooth sailing. 
Their troubles are caused by a dozen or 
more Independent concerns, which show no 
disposition to be either coaxed or driven 
into the combination. Within a short time 
the trust has made three cuts in price 
as a result of the competition of these out¬ 
side concerns. One of these cuts was said 
to be partly caused by the decline in the 
price of crude rubber, but it is doubtful 
whether the reduction would have been 
made if stock had been entirely in the 
hands of the combination. The receipts of 
Para rubber for the month of March were 
about 4,000 tons. 
TIN-CAN COMBINE.—The manufacture 
of cans for packing tomatoes and other 
fruits and vegetables is now practically 
in the hands of one concern. The small 
can makers have been gobbled up or frozen 
out, and prices of cans have gone up to 
such an extent that it is thought the out¬ 
put of tomatoes will be considerably de¬ 
creased. Packers will have to advance 
prices to such an extent that trade will 
suffer. Many people buy canned tomatoes 
because they are cheap and wholesome, 
rather than that they prefer them to any¬ 
thing else in the fruit or vegetable line, 
and, with any decided Increase in price, 
will turn to fresh fruits. It Is not likely, 
however, that can makers will long stick 
to a policy which would cut off trade in 
their goods. As soon as the effects of a 
prohibitory price are seen, those in control 
will see that enough reduction is made to 
counteract this. 
SHORTAGE OF CARS.—Every year, 
when large quantities of goods are to be 
shipped from any one section, there Is a 
complaint of scarcity of cars. Of course, 
railroad companies wish to transport all 
they can with the facilities they have, and 
do their best to handle the cars so that 
they may be had where most needed, but 
It is a difficult problem, and there is often 
considerable hard feeling worked up on the 
part of both shippers and railroad officials. 
It is commonly thought that the would- 
be shipper does all the worrying, while the 
railroad man takes things easy. This may 
be so to a certain extent, but it Is doubtful 
whether railroad people can get much com¬ 
fort out of having a lot of fruit growers, 
whose products are spoiling for lack of 
transportation facilities, hammer away at 
them day and night for more cars. Cali¬ 
fornia orange growers have Just been going 
through a siege of this sort. They had any 
quantity of fine fruit; but the markets were 
hundreds of miles away, and it was ap¬ 
parently impossible to get cars enough to 
handle the crop at the time when the big¬ 
gest shipments should have been made. 
The growers simply had to see their fruit 
spoil, and some that reached New York 
was too ripe when shipped, and should 
not have been sent at all. The railroad 
people claimed that the shippers were 
partly responsible for the trouble, on ac¬ 
count of diverting the cars from the points 
to which they were originally shipped, and 
delay in unloading. Anyone who unneces¬ 
sarily delays the unloading of a car under 
such circumstances Is doing an Injustice 
to both shipper and railroad company. It 
is difficult enough to handle a big crop of 
perishable stuff a long distance from mar¬ 
ket when all concerned cooperate to the 
best advantage. There are now between 
4,000 and 6,000 refrigerator cars in use in the 
California fruit service, and preparations 
are being made to Increase the supply. 
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Packing Leaves.— Tell Hope Farm man 
he wasn’t in It in gathering leaves. Let 
him take two slats one inch square and 
three feet long, and cut open one of the 
big phosphate bags; tack the same to the 
slats with leather w’ashers. Then take slats 
in about the middle with each hand; make 
drop into the box. The leaves 
Packed up clean. o. s. s. 
Mlllersburg, Pa. 
Work of the Wind. 
The^New York Sun thinks that the colored 
rain which recently fell in Italy was caused 
by dust which blew across the Mediterra¬ 
nean Sea from the Desert of Sahara. It 
says: “Perhaps we do not commonly appre¬ 
ciate what an active agent the wind is in 
the removal of matter from one place to 
another unless this activity takes the form 
of a hurricane or tornado. Several years 
ago a considerable shower of barley fell 
from the heavens in a district of southern 
Spain. The source whence the barley came 
was a mystery till it was learned, a little 
later, that a whirlwind in Morocco had 
swept clean a number of thrashing floors 
where the farmers with their flails were 
separating the grrain from the straw. This 
was probably the solution of the phenome¬ 
non observed In Spain. The grain had been 
carried across the Mediterranean from 
Africa to Europe. It is well known now 
that the wind as a carrier of matter plays 
an Important part, in the course of ages, 
in determining the topographic aspects of 
the earth’s surface, and thus helps to dis¬ 
tribute the Industrial features of life. A 
great deal of the dust of the Sahara has 
helped to make the fine soil that produces 
two crops a year on the banks of the Nile. 
The vast accumulations of loess, among 
the most fertile of the soils in China, which 
in some places are as much as 2,000 feet 
thick, are deposits of dust blown southward 
from the rainless regions in the heart of 
the continent. This has been proven by the 
fact that the organic remains found In them 
are never marine, and are very rarely even 
of fresh-water orlgrln. They consist almost 
entirely of land shells, with now and then 
the bones of some land animal.” 
Why is This? —I had a few years ago a 
bushel box of Early Ohio potatoes In the 
cellar and on top of them a box of Carman 
No. 1, which I was saving for seed. When 
I went to get them I found that the rats 
had gnawed a hole In the box of Ohio and 
had eaten some of them, but had not 
touched the Carmans, which they could 
have got at without gnawing. After plant¬ 
ing what I wanted, I had some left of each 
kind, which I gave to a neighbor, who put 
them into his cellar that night. The rats 
carried off every piece of the early Ohio, 
and did not touch one of the Carman. The 
rats must be experts at the business to tell 
the difference between one kind and an¬ 
other. V. E. H. 
Lakeport, N, H. 
A Happg Momcr 
Frolicking with her babv makes one of 
the prettiest spectacles seen in the 
home. But nothing is sadder to see than 
the unhappy mother, weak and nervous, 
striving in vain to hush the cries of her ! 
weak and nervous babe. There can be ! 
no happiness for ! 
either mother or j 
child without 
health. Doctor j 
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women nervous 
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There is no alco¬ 
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Mrs. James W. Blacker, of 6 m Cather¬ 
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medicines have done wonders for me. For 
years my health was very poor; I had four 
miscarriages, but since taldng Dr. Pierce’s Fa¬ 
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covery,’ I have much better health, and now I 
have a fine healthy baby.” 
Use Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets with 
"Favorite Prescription” if the bowels 
are inactive or irregular. 
Eureka 
Potato 
Planter, 
S35.00 
Guaranteed to equal the work of high-priced planters 
in any spot or place. Has Fertilizer Attachment. 
Write for catalogue and full Information. 
EUREKA MOWER 00., UTICA, N. Y. 
DREER’S Garden Calendar'»1901 
The largest and most complete SEED, PLANT and BULB Catalogne 
ever offered for FREE DISTRIBUTION. It contains 200pages,which are 
fully illustrated, true to nature, and is bound In beautmil embossed 
lithographed covers. We will send a copy free to all who mention this 
paper, and request those who are Market Gardeners to state the same. 
HENRY A. DREE R, 714 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. 
Ellwood Steel Wire Fences 
Six styles—18 to 58 inches—best steel wires, 
heavily galvanized. Expansion and contrac- 
for. Every rod guaranteed, 
bold by local agents. If no agent in your 
town write to the makers. 
American Steel &Wire Co.. Chicago or New York. 
Ait Early Vegetables 
should be forced forward as 
rapidly as possible in order 
to get them quickly to market. 
The profits of the crop frequently 
depend on a gain of ten days in mar¬ 
keting. This can be accomplished 
by the judicious and liberal use of 
NStmie of Soda, 
applied in proper proportions with phos¬ 
phates and potash salts. Every gard¬ 
ener should use it. Pamphlets and 
full information free on application 
to John A. Myers, 1^0, John 
Street, New York City. IJmiof 
dmmimrm in Nitrate of Soda 
will also be furnished. 
Victor Steel Trap Free. 
This reliable and popular Steel Trap is just the thing for farmer hoys who wish 
to make money by trapping muskrats for their fur. It is also of great use to the 
farmer in ridding him of skunks, weasels, rats, woodchucks and such other animals 
as may visit his poultry houses and barns. They are supplied with strong chain 
about feet long. You can get this trap absolutely free. Get a neighbor who is 
not now taking The Rural New-Yorker to give you his subscription. Send us his 
name and his dollar and we will send you the trap prepaid. 
Horses. *2 Book for $ I 
Cattle, 
Sheep. 
Swine 
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Swine, by Curtis, that we will mail postpaid as 
long as they last for $1. This book is the standard 
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almost all agricultural colleges, and is indorsed by 
all leading authorities on live stock. It is a large 
book, fully illustrated, and requires 16 cents to pay 
postage alone. These copies are in condition for 
any library, and will be reserved for subscribers 
alone. They will not be sent at this price to deal¬ 
ers. They are a great bargain at the price for anyone 
who wants to make a study of animal husbandry. 
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