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tive.Farmers in some parts of Kan¬ 
sas are reported to be using corn for fuel, 
as it is cheaper than coal. The latter costs 
from 21 to 23 cents per bushel, while the 
former sells for 20 cents. 
The Pennsylvania State Horticultural As¬ 
sociation will hold its 31st annual meeting 
at Mifflintown, January 15 and 16, com¬ 
mencing at 11 o’clock. Every one interest¬ 
ed in horticulture, ladies especially, is in¬ 
vited to be present and take an active part. 
Space will be provided for the exhibition 
of fruits, flowers and vegetables. Rail¬ 
roads and hotels give reduced rates. E. B. 
Engle, secretary, Waynesboro. 
Queen Victoria is a very thrifty farmer. 
At the Birmingham fat-stock show, she 
captured the bulk of the highest prizes. 
With nine bullocks which were sent from 
Windsor, she won four first and two second 
prizes. She also won the special prizes for 
the best of Hereford and Short-horn breeds, 
and the Aldingham Challenge cup and 100 
guineas for the best bullock in all classes. 
The Prince of Wales won a single second 
prize, with a pen of sheep. The annual 
sale of the Queen’s Christmas fat stock re¬ 
alized high prices, aggregating £3,740. 
Numbers of Hackney stallions have recent¬ 
ly been purchased in England by agents of 
the' Italian Government for shipment to 
that country.The latest wild-cat 
scheme is one to send milk from Middle- 
to.vn, N. Y., to this city, through a pipe 
line, similar to those in use for conveying 
oil. No one who knows anything about 
milk, would be duped in such a way. 
... .The prohibition of the importation of 
American pork into France has greatly de¬ 
veloped the breeding and packing business 
in that country, although it has proved 
very unfavorable to the poorer classes who 
have been deprived of a cheap and whole¬ 
some article of food. 
Many European countries are now said to 
be turning their attention toward the 
United States as a source of supply for 
cavalry horses, but there are very few suit¬ 
able for that use. They want a horse 
weighing 1,300 to 1,400 pounds, well devel¬ 
oped in every way, and capable of carrying 
a man and his equipments weighing about 
300 pounds. He must have the strength 
of the draft horse, the endurance of the 
Arab, and the quality of the Thoroughbred. 
. : .A rabbit-proof fence 350 miles 
long is to be constructed between New 
South Wales and the South Austral an 
border. This pest is increasing alarmingly 
in California.The Wisconsin 
farmers’ institutes are more largely at¬ 
tended than ever this winter.A 
W estern breeder of Galloway cattle says 
that the hide of the Galloway is the comintr 
buffalo robe.”. 
The Columbia Buffet Stock Car Company 
has been incorporated in Illinois to buy, 
build, lease and operate, and sell railroad 
cars for the transportation of live stock ; it 
has a capital of $500,000.The 
Department of Agriculture reports that 
this country imports annually $40,000,000 
worth of flax, hemp, jute, ramie and simi¬ 
lar products, of which at least half might 
be saved by home production ; and it pro¬ 
poses to furnish seeds to the experiment 
stations, and to encourage their culture.... 
• • • • ..There have Ijeen some recent 
sales of American cattle in Germany at 
prices that would render it possible to ship 
cattle there with profit if it were not for 
the four weeks’ quarantine to which they 
are subjected. There seems little prospect 
of this quarantine being abolished. 
Complaint has been made to the Secretary 
of Agriculture for some time past that un¬ 
der the present system, the Department crop 
reports reach the speculator first, and that 
thereby a pecuniary injury is done to the 
farmers. These complaints have stimulat¬ 
ed the Secretary to propose a plan for facil¬ 
itating the distribution of monthly aud 
special crop reports so that the farmers will 
be protected. This plan has been embodied 
by the Secretary in a bill which directs the 
Department to furnish copies of the ad¬ 
vance monthly or special crop reports to 
such newspapers as may apply for the same 
at or after 4 p. m. on such days as the same 
may be prepared for publication, and at 
the same time to furnish copies to the 
Chief Signal Officer of the Army, who is to 
distribute them by telegraph to stations to 
be designated as central distributing points 
for the surrounding districts, and cause 
the report to be duplicated and distributed 
by mail to every post-office in the surround¬ 
ing districts with the least possible delay.. 
The champion corn-husker made a record 
in the corn-field of John Duryea near 
Hempstead, Dong Island, the other day. 
His name is John H. Macy, and his em¬ 
ployer backed him for $100 to husk 100 
bushels ot corn in seven hours. The corn 
stood in shocks in the field just as it was 
cut, 56 hills to the shock, and from 2% to 
2)4 bushels of corn in each shock. A time¬ 
keeper and judge were appointed and at 
nine o’clock the fun began. A stream of 
ears flew from the husker’s hands as fast 
as two men could pick them up. As fast 
as an armful of stalks were husked they 
were bound and set up. In three hours, 
one minute and 40 seconds, he had husked 
56% bushels, and at the end of six hours, 
29 minutes and 54 seconds, he scored 102 
bushels, and he now says he might have 
finished 10 minutes sooner if he had only 
tried. Oh, for a few more such hired men ! 
Corn-husking machines would be at a 
discount. 
The premiums received by California wines 
at the Paris Exposition are likely to lead 
to a large trade in England, Germany, Den¬ 
mark, bweden and Norway, and perhaps 
other European countries. There 
is quite a commotion in Charleston over 
the proposition'to'sell thejphosphate beds, 
outright. The phosphate industry is the 
leading business of Charleston, aud mil¬ 
lions of dollars;are invested in it. The^de- 
posits are mined by companies who'pay the 
State a royalty of one dollar per ton, this 
revenue amounting to about $230,000 a 
year. Should the proposed sale be made, 
the purchasers would be at liberty to in" 
crease this royalty to any figure they 
choose, as the bill which has been intro¬ 
duced into the legislature, contains no re¬ 
strictions. Many of the fertilizer works in 
Europe and America get their supplies 
from these mines, so the results or this 
movement are watched by them with pe¬ 
culiar interest. 
Crops Sc itfarhfis. 
Saturday, December 28,1889. 
The grain market is not very active. The 
holidays interfere to some extent with the 
dealings, and the condition of the roads in 
the interior is unfavorable to the market- 
ingof the crop. The export trade is light. 
Wheat is a little easier in price : No. 2 
is selling at 85 to 86%, and No. 1 hard 
spring at 96% to 96% cents. 
Rye is in light receipt; selling at 56 to 60 
cents for State, Canada and Western. 
Barley is in very light demand. Canada 
is quoted at from 57 to 70 cents according 
to quality, the latter figure being for fancy 
lots. Western sells for 45 to 62% cents, 
State six-rowed 54 to 60 cents, and two- 
rowed 53 to 54 cents. Malt is slow of sale. 
Corn was moderately active, sales mostly 
for export. Ungraded sold at 33 to 41 cents, 
and No. 2 white at 42% to 44 cents. 
Oats were the most active of any grain, 
there being increased demand, principally 
on export account. No. 2 white sold at 29% 
to 32% cents, delivered, while No. 1 white 
brought 35 cents, and mixed Western 27 to 
30 cents. 
Potatoes are quiet, the receipts about 
equaling the demands. Western stock 
shows the most firmness. Arrivals of for¬ 
eign stock continue steady Sweets have 
advanced slightly. All choice grades will 
sell at top prices. All other vegetables are 
in fair supply. Onions are firm, white 
being very scarce and high. Cabbage are 
scarce. Squash are in good demand, Long 
Island Hubbard bringing $1.75 to $2.00 per 
barrel, with Marrows a Tittle lower. Kale 
and spinach are plenty at fair prices. South¬ 
ern string beans, cucumbers and egg plants 
are in moderate supply, and sell well if of 
good quality. 
Poultry sells readily at fair prices if of 
f ood quality. Fancy lots, especially tur- 
eys, are always in demand at holiday 
times. There is plenty of poor stock which 
it is hard to sell at any price. Turkeys 
were offered at retail for 12 cents per pound 
because they were so skinny. The same 
birds would have sold for at least 20 cents 
had they been fat. Poultry must be fat to 
bring good prices. From now on the mar¬ 
ket will be good for all kinds if in good 
condition. 
Fruits are about equal to the demand. 
Fancy apples sell well although the demand 
is limited. Cranberries have advanced 
rapidly. Florida oranges have been in 
large supply, and prices have been forced 
down. There should be some method de¬ 
vised by the shippers to equalize shipments. 
Butter is very dull except in the fancy 
grades which are in good demand at pay¬ 
ing prices. The best Elgin creamery brings 
29 cents, State 25, and so on down to West¬ 
ern factory held as low as seven cents. 
Eggs are more plenty with the beautiful 
spring weather which has encouraged the 
biddies to active operations, and facilitated 
shipments, and prices are consequently not 
very firm. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, December 28 , 1889 . 
Beans.— Marrows-New, *2 10®*2 45; New Mediums, 
choice, *1 804*185; Pea. *175®*-; Red Kidney, $ 840 ; 
White Kidney, choice,*! 70®*—; Foreign Mediums, 
*1 70»*1 90; California Lima, *3 0J®*3 15; Italian,* 1 70 
®*1 80. Green Peas. *1 05®*1 10. 
Butter— New—state aud Pennsylvania, best, 20 ®25; 
Elgin, best, 29c: Western, best, 24®27^c; do prime, 
234250: dogood, 18420 - dopoor, 14®17; State, Dairy, 
half-flrklns, tubs, best, 22 ® > 8 c ; do do prime. 19921 ; 
do do fine. 15 417: Welsh tubs, One, 19 421c; do do, 
good, 15®18; ttrklns, best, —<4^—c : do prime. — c; 
do fine.—®—c. Western Imitation Creamery, best, 
18®20: do fine, 14416; Western dairy, flue* 16®18c; 
do fair, ll®18c; do poor. 9®10c; do factory,fresh, best, 
19®20c. do prime, 15®I7; do good, 10® 12 ; do poor, 7 
® 10 c. 
Cheese.— state factory, fancy. I0®104£c : do do fine, 
914410c; do do, prime. 9®ltic; do do, fair to good. 
8?i®9!4c: Ohio. flat, prime, 714® 10 c; do good,—®—c; 
do. good. —®—; Skims, Ugnt, 7®8c; do medium, 
5®7c; do full. 2®4c. 
Kaos,—Near-by. fresh, 26®27o ; Canadian. 20® 
22c ; Southern. 20®21c; Western, best, 20®26c ; limed, 
I6®17c; ice-house, 14®18c. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Apples, per bbl. *2 00®*4 00, 
Pears, per bbl, *2 OU®*3 50 ; do per keg. *2 00@2 75; 
Grapes, best, per lb. 8®7c; do, good. 2@8e. Cranberries; 
C. C , per bbl, *5 (KV®*13; do per crate. *2 75(71*8 50; 
Jersey, do, *2 50®*3 25. Lemons, per box, *1 50®*4 50. 
Domestic Dried -Apples — Evaporated, old. 5@7J4c- 
do choice, new. 9^®i0c; prime, S®ss«e: sliced, new. 
4®5*<c;do old, 3L»®34{c: Chopped, S^iaS^c, Cores and 
skins, 2!«®Sc. Cherries, new, 8 ® 12 c: do. old, S@ 10 c. 
Raspberries, new. 21®24c ; Blackberries, 5*4®54»e. 
Peaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 15® 20c, do do, 
ud peeled, 8 ® 10c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new. 18 
®15c; do do do, unpeeled,744>a.lOe; do do, sundried. 6 W 
®944c. Huckleberries, new, 11® 12c.Plums. new,7®8J4c 
S*terc11ancou.9’ vt vti.sin 9 . 
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15 P.O.stamps to — U U, n HlU| sum mere 
for circular about Shipping Produce Also 
for Preserving Eggs, Established 1845. 
rToouce uomt 
slon Merchai 
Mo, 5$T# Washington 8t„ Mew York City 
Game —Plover, per doz, *1 50®(U 75 : Snipe do, do, 
*1 50®* 175, Woodcock, per pair. $0 50®*1 00; Grouse, 
dodo. 45®65; Partridges do, *0554*1 00. Duck, Mal¬ 
lard. 75®85c; do. Teal. 35@50c; do. Redhead,*1 50®*2 50; 
do Canvas-back, *3 00®*5 00, Rabbits, per pair, 10@ 
12c; Quail, per dozen, *0 50®*1 50. 
Hay and Straw. -Timothy, best, 80®85c; do good, 
70@75c; do medlnm, 50®60c; Clover, mixed, 45@55c: 
shipping, 40®45c. Straw— No. 1 rye, 75®80c ; short 
rye, 35®40c, oat, 30® 85c. 
Honey— In one-pound boxes. White Clover, 12®14c; 
Buckwheat, U)@l2c; Beeswax 22®2Sc. 
Hops.- State. New, 13«15c: do, good, ll®12c; do 
common, 9®l(.c; do R88. best. 10<o.l2c; dodo prime,9® 
—c; do do. common, 6®7c; California, New, best, 12® 
13c; dogood to prime, 10@Uc; do Old, best, 11® 12c; 
do common and fair, 7@9c. 
Nuts.— Peanuts are quiet. Fancy,band-picked.quoted 
694®7J4c, and farmers’ grades at 4y»®5*#:,Pecans, 6J4® 
9c. Chestnuts, ?4 00@*6 00 per bushel; Hickory Nuts, 
*1 50® *2 00 per bushel. 
Poultry.— Dressed—T urkeys, mixed, per lb. 10® 
18c; Fowls, western, choice, 7® 9c; do common to 
good, 5®7c: Ducks, spring, gcod, 4@14: Squabs, 
white, per dozen, *2 50@*2 75; do dark, do. *2 00®*2 25; 
Chickens, spring, 7®14c; Fowls, near by, 5®l(>c. 
Poultry—Live.— Chickens — Spring, per lb, 7®8c. 
Fowls near-by. per lb, 7®9c, do Western, per lb. 7 
®9c; roosters, per lb, 5®5*TjC: Turkeys, per lb, 8® 
12c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 60®80c; Geese,Wes tern, 
per pair, *1 15®*1 50. 
Seeds. -Clover is hard to sell; exporters quiet. New 
prlme.future dellverie- offered at 6*4 and choice, 6 ! 4 c, 
with fancy at 6-yc. T, loihy quoted at *1 50®*1 60. 
Canary, 2@4c. 
Veoetables.— Potatoes—Maine, per bbl. *1 90®*2 0o; 
Long Island do, *2; State do, 81 25(4*215 Western, do, 
*1 004*1 90; Sweets do. S2 25 4*4 on. Cabbage, per 100, 
*5 00(4*7 00. Turnips, per bbl,75@95c onions—Orange 
County Red. *1 50<4*2 fO Eastern White, $5 00®*8 00; 
Eastern Red, *2 504*3 00, State, Yellow. *l 75r»*2 00. 
Cauliflower, per bbl. *3 00®*3 00; Squash, Marrow, 
*1 00®*1 25; do Hubbard, *1 25a.*l 50, Celery, per doz. 
bunches, 20c®*l 50. 
Wool.—S pring Texas, 17@23c, and Fall do 20425c; 
Fall California, 15®18c, and Spring do 19®25; Scoured 
Texas. 52«i58c; Delaine. 36c; Indiana, 29c; Scoured 
Territory, 55c; Donskol, 24*^c; XX Ohio, 34c; Scoured 
Colorado, 53c: Australian, 38c. 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
December 28 , 1889 . 
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