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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday. March 22,1890. 
Among many others the Census-takers 
will ask the following questions: Is the 
home you live in hired, or is it owned by 
the head or by a member of the family? If 
owned by head or member of family, is the 
home free from mortgage incumbrance? 
If the head of the family is a farmer, is the 
farm which he cultivates hired, or is it 
owned by him or by a member of his fam¬ 
ily? If owned by head or member of fami¬ 
ly, is the farm free from mortgage incum¬ 
brance? If the home or farm is owned by 
head or member of family, and mortgaged, 
give the post-office address of owner. 
The Kansas Farmers’ Alliance has, through 
its president, addressed an open letter to 
the Kansas delegation in Congress, calling 
its attention to the alarming condition of 
the agricultural interests in that State 
and demanding legislation for their relief.. 
..The Hay Exchange of this city talks of 
publishing an official paper of its own ... 
... .The Interstate Cattlemen’s Convention 
has just closed its session at Fort Worth, 
Texas. Among numerous resolutions 
passed were those asking for a national 
beef inspection law, the eradication of 
pleuro-pneumonia, the passage of laws de¬ 
claring illegal a combination to control the 
prices of products in the hands of the pro¬ 
ducers, the reduction of the tax on oleo¬ 
margarine, the unlimited coinage of silver 
and reciprocity with Mexico.A 
couple of Pennsylvania farmers disputed 
about the ownership of a §25 heifer, and 
parted with §370 in the courts before coming 
to a decision. Probably at least one of 
them is still unsatisfied. . 
The annual implement trial of the Elmira 
Farmers’ Club has come to be an establish¬ 
ed institution, and is an occasion of great 
interest to farmers as well as manufactur¬ 
ers. It will be held this year on the State 
Fair Grounds, April 10 and 11. The exhi¬ 
bition is free to exhibitors and visitors and 
will include all kinds of farm implements, 
wagons, seeds, nursery stock, etc., and an 
opportunity for testing implements and 
making sales will be afforded.The 
Williams Grove Fair, it is understood, will 
have a rival this year, the Agricultural 
Implement Exhibitors’ Union having re¬ 
solved to hold a picnic at Mount Gretna 
Park.At a meeting of the Southern 
Manufacturers’ Association last week it 
was resolved that as cotton bagging and 
other light material for packing is unprofit¬ 
able the bonus of 10 cents per 100 pounds 
for cotton so packed will not be allowed on 
the next crop.. 
The auction sales of horses at the American 
Institute during the week have been well 
attended, and while good prices have gen¬ 
erally been obtained, some very good 
horses have sold at comparatively low 
figures.Reports from Illinois say 
that wheat which up to March 5 never 
looked more promising, is badly killed 
throughout several counties. The mild 
winter had made it unusually forward, 
and the severe weather proved fatal. The 
Fultz has suffered more severely than the 
old Mediterranean.The Farmers’ 
and Dairymen’s Protective Association of 
Pennsylvania, which secured the enact¬ 
ment of the Anti Oleomargarine law by the 
legislature of 1884-1885, is vigorously pros¬ 
ecuting all violators of that law. A man¬ 
ager for an agency, a salesman and a huck¬ 
ster have been arrested and held in bail for 
trial. Civil suits have been entered against 
13 retail dealers to recover from each the 
fine of §100 for violation of the law of 1885. 
Criminal proceedings have also been en¬ 
tered against these dealers. The officers of 
the association say that they will prosecute 
all persons guilty of violating this law of 
1885.Massachusetts lost 3,000 sheep 
last year out of an aggregate flock of 
59,500, while Vermont lost 3,500 out of a 
total of 365,770. All of tbe New England 
States show a decliue in flocks, while the 
gain for the country as a whole, mostly 
exhibited in the far West, was about 1,736,- 
000, over a total of 42,599,000 sheep. Ev¬ 
idently the poor sheep need protection of 
some kind very badly. 
According to the recently issued report of 
the statistician of the Department of Ag¬ 
riculture, there are more horses in the 
country than ever before, there being 14,- 
218,837 the average value of which is §68.84 
per head. This is an increase of over a half 
million when the average value was §71.89 
per head. This points toward overproduc¬ 
tion. Milch cows, also, show a gain of 
654,258 head over last year, with a decrease 
in value of §1.80 per head or $22.14 
the lowest price reached in 10 years. 
Other cattle have increased in number, 1,- 
816,607, while the average value has de¬ 
creased to §15.21 from §17.05 one year ago. 
The aggregate decrease in value is also a 
little over five per cent. Sheep show an in¬ 
crease for the first time in five years, there 
being 44,336,072 head, while the average 
value has also increased from §2.13 to §2.27 
There are 1,301,188 more swine than a year 
ago, while the price has declined §1.07 per 
head. Mules and sheep are the only stock 
which have increased in total value during 
the year. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PRICES 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, March 22 , 1890 . 
Bkans —Marrows—New, $2 10382 45; New Mediums 
choice. $1 70wi$l 75; Pea, 81 70©$1 75; Red Kiduey, 8-1 DO; 
White Kidney, choice,$2 55©82 70; Foreign Mediums. 
81 50©81 ;t>5 California Lima, 8 H 40©#3 45: Italian,$1 bO 
@81 75. Green Peas, 80 95©#1 00. 
BDTTKB—New—State and Pennsylvania, best, 23@24c; 
Elgin,best, 26U@27c; Western.best,25@25^c; do prime, 
20@22o; do good, 17@19: dopoor, 12015; State, Dairy, 
half-flrklns, tubs, best, 23@24c ; do do prime, 20@22; 
do do fine, 16@18; Welsh tubs, fine, 20ffl22c; do do, 
good, 15018; firkins, best, -& -c ; do prime, -<@—c, 
do fine,—O—c. Western Imitation Creamery, best, 
19@21; do fine, 14016; Western dairy, One, 16©18c; 
do falr,U@13e; do poor. do factory,fresh, best, 
18019c, do prime, 14@16; do good, 10011; do poor,5 
©9c. 
CHKK8K.—State factory, fancy,lOJ^Oll’^c; do do fine, 
9M@10)4c; do do, prime,9^@U)c; dodo, fair to good. 
89*@9>4c: Ohio, flat, prime, 10 @ 10 ^c; do good,—@—c; 
do, good, —@—; Skims, light, 7^@8>4c; do medium, 
@7c; do full, 20 4c. 
Eaas.—Near-by, fresh,14>^'®14i4c; Canadian,14@14J<fc 
Southern, 12H@14c; Western, best. I4@14!ic; limed 
9!^@l2c; Ice-house,lOOllc; Duck, 25@28c; Goose, 50®60c. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Apples, per bbl. 83 (Xka*4 25; 
Pears, per bbl, 82 00@$S50; do per keg, 82 00@2 75; 
Grapes, best, per lb, 5® 8c, do, good. 3©4c. Cranberries, 
C. C., per bbl, $11 oo@$14 ; do per crate, 82 75(0)84 25 ; 
Jersey, do, $3 50 485 U0. Lemons, per box. 82 50083 50 ; 
Oranges, Florida, 81 75@$5 (JO. Strawberries, 20@60c. 
* 
Domestic DRiED-Apples—Evaporated, old, 4@7c 
do choice, new.8>^@10c; prime, 8@8J^c: sliced, new, 
3!«@5c; do old, 3i4o34lc; Chopped,4®4 Mc, Coresand 
skins, 2©2J4[c. Cherries, new, 8@12o: do, old, 8@10c. 
Raspberries, new, 22©26c; Blackberries, 4@4Hc. 
Peaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 13©20c; do do, 
unpeeled, 6@9c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new, 13 
©15c; do do no, unpeeled,7J^©10c;do do, sundrled, 6j$ 
@9i^c. Huckleberries, new, lOj^oilc. Plums,new, 5*^@ 
6J*c. 
Game.— Plover, per doz, 81 25@81 50 : Snipe do, do, 
$1 2508200; Woodcock, per pair. 8 -@8-; Grouse- 
do do, — ©— ; Partridges do, 8 - ® 8 - — Duck, Mai; 
lard, 65@75c; do, Teal, 20@40c; do, Redhead,80 50@8100; 
do Canvas-back, 0008 5 OO. 
Hay and Straw.— Timothy, best, S0@85c; do good, 
650750; do medium. 50381 00 ; Clover, mixed, 45@55c; 
shipping, 3O@40c. Straw— No. 1 rye, 75©8Uc ; shor 
rye, 40©50c, oat and wheat, 80©35c. 
Honey— In one-pound boxes. White Clover ll©12c; 
Buckwheat, 10©llc; Beeswax 22©23c. 
Hops.- State, New, 18©l9c; do, good, 17@18c; do 
common,13©14c; do 1888, besi,12©13c; do do, prime,1U@ 
lie; do do, common, 7@8c; California, New, best, 16 @ 
17c; do good to prime, 12©14c ; .do Oid, best, ll©12c, 
do common and fair, 7@9c. 
Nuts.— Peanutsarequlet. Fancy,hand-picked,quoted 
7 k@ 7 *sc. and farmers’ grades at 5-y©7c, Pecans, 6J4© 
9c. Chestnuts, 84 00086 OU per bushel; Hickory Nuts 
$1 25081 75 per bushel. 
Poultry.—Dressed— Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 120 
17c; Fowls, western, choice, I2©13c; do common to 
good, ll©12c; Ducks, spring, good, 10016; Squab, 
white, per dozen, $2 50084 00; do dark, do.82 00082 75; 
Chickens, spring, 12<n20c: Fowls, nearby, 12<al3c ; 
Capons, 11322c; Slips, 15©i7e. Broilers, heavy, 22©30c; 
do. light, 30037c. 
Poultry—Live. —Chickens—Spring, per Ib.lSO’S^c. 
Fowls near-by, per lb, 13©13!^c,do western, per lb, 13 
@13J*c; roosters, per lb, 7<a8c; Turkeys, per lb, 013 
14c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 75081 OO; Geese,West¬ 
ern, per pair, $1 35081 60. 
Seeds. -For clover, the best lots, In an export way, 
are at 6c., while there are some common grades as 
low as 5c. Timothy quoted at $1 50©$1 60. Canary, 
204c. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes—Maine, per bbl, 8190082 50; 
Long Island do, 82; State do, 81 25082 00; Western, do, 
8100082 25; Bermuda, do, $« 000810 oO; Florida, do, 
$3 500*6 00; Scotch Magnum, per 163-lb. sack, $1 50 
081 75, Sweets do, 83 25i»$4 50. Cabbage, per 1UU. 
$10 003815. Turnips.perbbl,90081 03; Onions—Orange 
County Red, $3 00084 00- Eastern White,$5 000810 OO ; 
Eastern Red, $4 0 ita$4 50; State, Yellow, 83 50084 25. 
Cauliflower, per bbl., 83 00<a83 00; Squash, Marrow, 
$1 15082 00; do Hubbard, $2 00382 25. Celery, per doz 
bunches, 20e®81 50 Tomatoes, per crate, 81 50083 10. 
Beets; per crate, 75c©$l 50: Asparagus, per bunch, 
«1 25081 50. Egg Plant, per bbl., S3 Ooo*S 00; Kale, per 
bbl , 81 0(JO8l 60 ; Spinach, per bbl. *2 00083 (JO ; Peas, 
per crate, *2 00085 00 ; String beans, per crate, $2 Ouo 
*5 00. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
GRAIN—WHEAT-Sales-Ungradel Winter Red at 
75©3h$ic ; No. 2 Red afloat, WJ!*fe9i>94c ; do tn store 
quoted, 8S^fa88Jic; No 1 Hard Spring, nominal. 9-H© 
99c afloat; No 1 Northern, 97@97tac afloat. RYE.— 
Quiet, but firmly held. Western, in boat loads, quoted 
WH-tnlUc ; State, 5l34053^c; Canada, SimS'c. BAR 
LEY.—In light demand; a car-load of two rowed State 
sold at 15c. CuRN.-Ungraded Mixed and White, 31 
38 (uc : No. 3 Mixed. S5J*.'359<o elevator; Steamer 
Mixed S61*c elevator, 37^c delivered; No. 2 Mixed, 
©3b9*c elevator, 37%'. delivered, 3-Me f. o. b ; 
Low Mixed. 36-hc elevator; Steamer White, 40c ele¬ 
vator. GATS.—sales—No 3 Mixed.28Me elevator; No. 
3 Mixed. 3o>oc elevator; No. 2 Mixed, 2876029c elevator, 
She delivered; No. 2 White. 31M@3lf«6c elevator, 3.’M t> 
3’Me delivered; No. 2 White. 81M®SlMc elevator; 
Mixed Western, 27M«3UMc; White, do, 30.0,35c. 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
March 22 , 1890 . 
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Over 20 dOO in use. Rceelved Highest Awards at 
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fairs and Expositions. Send for Book No. 18—Inter¬ 
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