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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
by the McKinley tariff bill. Already she has 
made an advance of five per cent, on the 
duties on doll bal s. 
The McCain Ant.i-Trust bill, just passed 
by both Houses of the Kentucky legisla¬ 
ture, makes an agreement of the farmers to 
curtail the acreage devoted to tobacco a con¬ 
spiracy, and subjects every member of an 
alliance entering into such an agreement to 
indictment and punishment. It is equally 
harsh against other combinations; but they 
chuckle, knowing that their money will en¬ 
able them to evade all the penalties of the 
bill, while the hard-pinched farmers, the 
loudest declaimers against Trusts, may get 
nipped. 
The other day Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, 
wanted the Tariff bill amended so as to 
give the President power to suspend its 
operations in the case of any article con¬ 
trolled by a Trust. Proposition was reject¬ 
ed of course. Many Republicans are kick¬ 
ing violently “ under the table ” or “ in the 
open ” at various provisions in the bill; 
but “at the pinch” nearly all will vote 
within party lines. The majority, led by 
bold Speaker Reed, are resolved to push 
the bill rapidly through the House under 
what the Democrats stigmatize as the 
“gag law.” 
It appears highly probable that Steven¬ 
son Archer, the Maryland thieving Treas¬ 
urer, will get off nearly scot-free on a legal 
technicality. The law under which he gets 
off was passed by a legislature of which he 
was a member, and reported by a Judiciary 
Committe of which he was also a member. 
“ A curious coincidence,” remark plain 
matter-of-fact people. The honorable ras¬ 
cal’s bondsmen are also not likely to lose a 
cent. 
In 1870, Georgia bonds bearing seven per 
cent, sold at a discount of nearly 20 per 
cent. An issue of new 3 % per cent, bonds, 
with which to take up the old ones, has 
just been sold at par. The only American 
lottery Georgians have suffered from has 
been the Louisiana swindle. 
General Middleton, commander of the 
Canadian militia has been convicted by a 
Parliamentary Committee of “looting” 
furs valued at from §5,000 to $6,000 during 
“ Riel’s Rebellion ” in the Northwest. They 
belonged to private parties, and he misap¬ 
propriated them. He was expected to re¬ 
sign at once; but hasn’t done so yet. It is 
said that a new Irish-French-Canadian 
“ combine” with headquarters at Quebec 
and Montreal, has been formed. One ob¬ 
ject of the association is to obtain money 
in Canada for Irish Home Rule, and an¬ 
other to wage warfare against British rule, 
with the final object of separation and 
the annexation of Canada to the United 
States. 
The Mexican Constitution made a Presi¬ 
dent ineligible for two consecutive terms. 
President Diaz last year succeeded in 
changing the constitution, so as to enable 
himsfif to be elected to a second term 
right away, and a bill is now before the 
Mexican Congress, with fair prospects of 
becoming a law, proposes to grant an in¬ 
definite term to the President. How long 
till, instead of a Republic, we shall have a 
Monarchy or perhaps an Empire just south 
of us ? 
The Canadian railway statistics show 
that Canada has 12,628 miles in operation, 
an increase of 566 miles over the previous 
year. 
Fully 20,000 Icelanders, or one-fourth of 
the population of the bleak island, will 
probably emigrate this year. They are go¬ 
ing mainly to the Canadian Northwest 
where conditions for agriculture are much 
more favorable than in their old home. 
Wliat our Friends Say. 
“ If all men knew what others say of 
them there would not be four friends in the 
world.” But this is what our friends say : 
“ I believe it to be ( a blessing from God, to 
help weak and sijffering humanity.” “ It 
is certainly a gre«$t relief to the suffering.” 
“ Your Compound Oxygen Treatment has 
done more for me'than any medicine could, 
and I feel very ’grateful for the relief.” 
“No return of the disease, nor any other 
complaint.” “ It is a restorative and 
curative agent whose power can not be 
overestimated.” “I regard Compound 
Oxygen as one of the greatest boons to 
suffering humanity, and speak from some 
observation, as well as personal experience. 
I regard it as a wonderful remedy.” “ I was 
entirely cured of Neuralgia by it.” “I am 
now as well as ever, by God’s blessing and 
your Compound Oxygen Treatment.” These 
are a few extracts from patient’s letters, 
published in our quarterly, “ Health and 
Life.” Write for it. It is sent free, as is 
also our Treatise on Compound Oxygen. 
No other genuine than that of Drs. Starkey 
& Palen, 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pa., or 120 Sutter Street, San Francisco, 
Cal.— Adv. 
AGRICULTURAL. 
SATURDAY. May 17, 1S90. 
An immense agricultural exhibition 
opened in Vienna, May 14. 
Unusually neavy exports of beef cattle 
have materially induced the home supply. 
Mutton is also scafce, as many farmers find 
more profit in marketing their lambs than 
in keeping them until maturity. 
Large, fine cherries are in market from 
California. Thex sell for 80 cents per 
pouud. 
Chinese pheasants, unknown in Oregon 10 
years ago, are now so numerous there as to 
be a nuisance, and farmers are shooting 
them. 
A tornado which destroyed many build¬ 
ings passed over a large part of Missouri on 
Monday night; it was accompanied by hail 
which did great damage to the crops. 
On Saturday night a tornado passed over 
portions of Pennsylvania and Ohio. At 
Akron in the latter State, a large number 
of buildings were wrecked and several lives 
were lost. In the surrounding country 
many farm buildings, trees, and fences were 
prostrated, and persons and stock were in¬ 
jured. In Donegal Township, Pennsylvania, 
a farm-house was destroyed, the occu- 
ants fatally injured, and some of the 
ousehold effects were carried three miles 
away. 
There were heavy rains in the vicinity of 
Utica and Elmira, New York, on Wednes¬ 
day, which flooded lowlands and destroyed 
crops. In Reading, Pennsylvania, a cloud- 
burst^did much damage. In New Hamp¬ 
shire lightning struck a farmer’s bam kill¬ 
ing him and five horses. Augusta, Georgia, 
experienced a severe storm of wind and 
rain the same day, while North Dakota 
farmers rejoiced in eight inches of snow. 
The Farmer’s Alliance Exchange of 
Texas, located at Dallas, is the largest in¬ 
stitution of the kind in the world. It is a 
co-operative institution and has been large¬ 
ly engaged in selling agricultural products 
for farmers, and buying agricultural sup¬ 
plies. The promise of specially favorable 
terms both in selling and buying was the 
inducement held out to patrons; and 
whatever profits might be realized were to 
be divided between the customers in pro¬ 
portion to the amount of their dealings. 
For over a year there have been complaints 
of carelessness and mismanagement, if 
nothing more serious, in the way affairs 
were conducted. The charges were indig¬ 
nantly denied, however, and investigation 
was challenged. A telegram yesterday 
tells us that the charges were only too 
true. Three law suits have already been 
brought against the concern by people who 
allege that they have been swindled by it. 
Even Alliance men concede that there has 
been a defalcation of over $1,000,000. 
The clover fields of Sussex County, N. J., 
are being ravaged by worms, which threaten 
their entire destruction. 
Crop reports from Iowa are very encourag¬ 
ing, though the season is about two weeks 
later than last year. The hay crop will be 
short on account of the early drought. 
Freight rates on California fruits will be 
reduced on and after May 26. Special fast 
trains will also be run and persons ship¬ 
ping seven carloads of fruit at one time can 
have them sent at the same speed as pas¬ 
senger trains by paying about one-third 
more than regular rates. 
Chickasaw cattlemen drove their cattle 
over the unfenced crops of Oklahoma 
farmers; the latter resisted, and in the fray 
five farmers were killed and several more 
wounded. 
The Division of Pomology of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture has issued a circular 
of inquiry relating to small fruit culture, to 
which replies are desired for the use of the 
Pomologist in the preparation of a special 
report upon small fruit culture in the U. S. 
The questions include everything relating 
to location soil, culture, fertilizers, mulch¬ 
ing, varieties for home and market use, 
prices, diseases, insect enemies, etc. Fruit¬ 
growers are invited to co-operate,by sending 
address for the circular. Those furnishing 
information will receive a copy of the re¬ 
port when complete. 
The Farmers’ Alliance is making rapid 
strides in the East. Steps are being taken 
to organize 200 alliances in Penn, during 
this month and next, when a State alliance 
will be formed. This organization is now 
17 years old, having been started in New 
York in 1873, whence it moved first 
westward then southward, and then again 
northward, up the Atlantic Coast States. 
It now has about 3,000,000 members, and 
alliances are forming at the rate of one a day 
In some of the States. Over 1,000 alliances 
were formed in a single year in Georgia, 
which now has 2,500 local organizations, and 
Texas nearly 3,000. It is said that Kansas 
has the largest membership of any Western 
State, numbering over 100,000 farmers, 
farmers wives or their sons and daughters. 
In some sections all other organizations 
excepting the Grange have been consoli¬ 
dated with the Alliance. The order hasn’t 
always had smooth sailing, however. In 
some towns in Indiana, their trade is all 
given to the firm which will give them the 
best terms, and if satisfactory terms can¬ 
not be secured then a co-operative store is 
opened. There is trouble reported between 
the Alliance of Warren, a town near 
Wabash, and the merchants who have re¬ 
fused to make special prices. The Alliance 
controls the trade of the vicinity. Many 
merchants are preparing to leave the place. 
The Warren News suspended publication 
this week on account of the squeeze. The 
President of the Fair Association has an¬ 
nounced that no exhibition will be given 
this year owing to disturbed business rela¬ 
tions. 
The Highland crofters on the Islands of 
Mull and Iona have gained a victory over 
their landlord, the Duke of Argyll, the 
Land Court having reduced their rents 
about 33 per cent, and wiped out two-thirds 
of the arrears. 
Young “ Bob ” Wallace stole over $50,000 
from his bachelor uncle John H. Wallace, 
editor of Wallace’s Monthly and other pub¬ 
lications devoted to the horse, and left the 
country. His uncle had been his benefac¬ 
tor, had implicitly trusted him and would 
have made him his heir. Now the young 
man is a fugitive from justice. 
The President has transmitted to the 
House a letter and several statements from 
the Secretary of State respecting the im¬ 
portation into foreign countries of Ameri¬ 
can breadstuffs and provisions and the 
rates of duty imposed upon such articles. 
From these tables it appears that the im¬ 
portation of American pork and lard into 
Austria-Hungary has been prohibited since 
May 10, 1881, and the sale of American 
canned meat products was prohibited in 
Hungary in 1884. The importation of 
American pork into France has been pro¬ 
hibited since Feb. 18, 1881, and all lard im¬ 
ported from the United States is subject to 
inspection. The importation of American 
pork into Germany has been prohibited 
since Jan. 8, 1880, and of American potatoes 
since 1875. The importation of American 
S ork into Italy has been prohibited since 
'eb. 20,1878. The importation of Ameri¬ 
can potatoes into Spain is prohibited and 
American pork and lard are subject to gov¬ 
ernment inspection. The importation of 
American cattle and swine—save in bond— 
into Ontario was prohibited April 23, 1880. 
The importation of American pork into the 
Ottoman Empire has been prohibited since 
1881. 
The National Wool-Growers’ Association 
convenes at Galveston, Texas, June 11, and 
the wool-growers of that State are active 
in their endeavors to make the meeting a 
successful one. 
The exports of wheat and flour from San 
Francisco for the 10 months ending May, 
show an increase over the previous year of 
750,000 centals, but a falling off in value of 
$1,457,000. 
A number of Sussex County, New Jersey 
farmers are turning their attention to to¬ 
bacco growing. They claim that tobacco 
raising is more profitable than conducting 
dairy farms. Last year’s trial crops proved 
profitable, and this season many more acres 
will be planted. 
The wooden leg of a Long Island farmer 
ignited while he was fighting a forest fire 
and he was severely burned before the fire, 
which extended to his clothing, was ex¬ 
tinguished. 
A recent law suit in Dahlonega, Georgia, 
originating about a hen and chickens, com¬ 
pelled the defendant’s husband to sell the 
only cow he possessed in order to get his wife 
out of it. 
Horses at auction have brought low 
rices. Fair to good business and car 
orses sold for $100 to $185, the latter price 
being for a 1,500-pound draught horse. 
Pairs sold from $325 to $425. The market 
demands heavy horses, weighing 1,600 
pounds and upwards,and well-broken, styl¬ 
ish, carriage horses having good knee 
action. 
The receipts of domestic beans are so 
small that the trade depend mostly upon 
foreign beans for their supplies. 
A MODEL RAILWAY. 
The Burlington Route, C., B. & Q. R. R., 
operates 7,000 miles of road, with termini 
in Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul, Omaha, 
Kansas City and Denver. For speed, safety, 
comfort, equipment, track and efficient ser¬ 
vice it has no equal. The Burlington gains 
new patrons, but loses none.—Adv. 
LATEST WHOLESALE PEICES 
-OF- 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, May 17 , 1890 . 
Beans.— Marrows—New, $2 40®$2 45; New Mediums 
choice, $1 95@$2 00; Pea, $1 90®$1 95; Red Kidney, $4 00; 
White Kidney, choice,$2 S5@$2 40; Foreign Mediums, 
$1 50®$1 65; California Lima, $8 60®$-: Italian,#l 60 
®$l 75. Green Peas, $1 90®$1 05. 
Butter— New—Elgin, best, 1S@—c; Western, best, 
17@—c; do prime, 14 316c; do good, 12®1S- do poor, 
ti@10; State, Dairy, half-flrkins, tubs. best,17®-c;do 
prime. 14@16; do fine, 12(313; Welsh tubs, One, 14®lt>e; 
do good, 13@—c. Western Imitation Creamery, best, 
12@18; do tine, 9910; Western dairy, line, 11®—c; 
do fair. S®10c; do poor. 6®6)4c; do factory,fresh, best. 
9@l0c. do prime, 8®9o; do good, 7@8 ; do poor, 5 
my&c. 
New Cheese.— Fancy White, 94s®—: fancy colored, 
9)4®—: fair, 864 ® 8 J 4 ; light skims, 7®8; skims, 2®3. 
Eggs.—N ear-by. fresh, 143—o; Canadian. 14®-; 
Southern, 13)4® 3)4c: Western, best, 13)4314c; Duck, 
15®lSc, Goose, 20®22c. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Apples, Der bbl. $3 25®$5 00; Lem¬ 
ons, per box, $2 50®$4 50; Oranges, Florida, $2 50®$7UU. 
Strawberries, 6®20c. 
Hay and Straw.— Timothy, best, 85®90c; do good, 
70®80o; do medium, 50c®60; Clover, mixed, 45®60c; 
shipping, 35®40c. Straw— No. 1 rye, 85®90o; short 
rye, 40®50c, oat and wheat, 30®40c. 
Poultry.- Dressed—T urkeys. mixed, per lb- 11® 
16c; Fowls, western, choice, 11)4® 12c; do common to, 
good, 9® 10c; Ducks, spring, good, 18®20; Squab; 
white, per dozen, $3 25®>$3 50, do dark, do, $2 90®$2.’U: 
Chickens, spring, 18®22e: Fowls, near by, 12@12t4e ; 
Capons, 16®22c; Slips, 16®lSc. Broilers, heavy, 25®32c; 
do. light, 35®37c. 
Poultry—Live. —Chickens—Spring, per lb, 20@26c; 
Fowls near-by,per lb,;0»*®Uc, do Western,per lb,10)4 
@llc; roosters, per lb, 6)*®7e ; Turkeys, per lb, 10 ® 
11c; Ducks, Western, per pair, 70®$0 90; Geese,West¬ 
ern, per pair, $1 00®$1 37. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes—Maine, per bbl. $2@$3; New 
Brunswick, $2 50®$2 75; State do. $1 S7@$2 12: (lo New 
Orleans, *5 5U®$6; Charleston do, $5®$5 50, Western, 
do, $1 25®$2 00; Bermuda, do, $4 uo@$6 25; Florida, do, 
$3 50®$5 50; Scotch Magnum, per 163-10. sack, $150 
®$1 75, Sweets do, $2 50®$4 00 . Cabbage, per luu, 
$10 00®$15 00. Turnips, per bbl, $150@$175; onlons- 
Bermuda, per ciate, $2 2a; Havana, do do, $2 00®$2 25, 
Tomatoes, per crate, $1 50@$4 50. Beets, per crate, 
$1 00®$1 75; Asparagus, per dozen, $0 50®$2 00; Egg 
Plant, per bbl., $3 (Xi®$8 00; Kale, per bbl., $0 60®$u 15; 
Spinach, per bbl.. $1 00® $2 CO; Peas, per crate, f 0 50<® 
1 00; String Beans, per crate, $0 50®$1 50; Cabbages, 
lortda, per bbl., $2 00®$3 75. do Charleston, *S®$S 50; 
Cucumbers, per crate, $2 00@$3 50; Squash, per bbl., 
40@50c. 
Domestic Dried— Apples—Evaporated, old, 7®10c. 
do choice, new. 11 ®i2o; prime, 10@lo)ac; sliced, new, 
4)*@7e; do old, 8)4®894c; Chopped, 4®4)4e; Cores and 
skins, 2®2)4c. Cherries, new, 3® 12c; do, old, 8®10c. 
Raspberries, new. 25®29c; Blackberries, 4®4)4c. 
Peaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 15®21c; do do. 
unpeeled, 7®l0c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new, 13 
®15c; do do do, unpeeled,7®9)ac; do do, sundrled, S® 
iu)4c. Huckleberries, new,10>4®lle. Plums, new, 5 ) 4 ® 
6 ) 40 . 
Game.— Plover, per dox, $0 60®$1 50 ; Snipe do do, 
$1 00®$2 00. 
Honey— In one-pound boxes. White Clover U®i2c; 
Buckwheat, 10®llc; Beeswax 22®28c. 
Hopb.—S tate, New, 17®18c; do, good, 16®17e; do 
common,13®14c; do 1888, besl.l2®l3c; dodo, prlme.10® 
11c; do do, common, 7@8c; California, New, best, 15® 
16c; do good to prime, 12®14c do Old, best, ll®12c; 
do common and fair, 7@9c. 
Nuts. —Peanuts are quiet. Fancy,hand-picked,quoted 
8)4@8)4c, and farmers’ grades at 7®794c, Pecans, 9® 
10c. Chestnuts, $4 00®$6 00 per bushel; Hickory Nuts* 
$1 50® $2 00 per bushel. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
WHEAT.-Sales—Ungraded Spring and Winter Red, 
92)4c®$1 01; No. 2 Rea. f. o. b., 98c; No. 2 Red store 
quoted 97)4c, do afloat, 9864@99c ; No. 1 Hard Spring, 
nominal, $1 U4)b$i 05. RYE-Barely steady and In 
moderate demand. Sales- Western c. f. ana 1., 59)4® 
60c. for export; Western, In boatloads, quoted 60® 
60He; State, 60)4® 61c; Canada, 60@60)4C. BARLEY.— 
Entirely nominal. CORN.—Sales—Ungraded Mixed 
and While, 37)s®43)4c; Steamer Mixed, 4(j94®4ic. ele¬ 
vator, 41 )4@4l hc. afloat; No. 2 Mixed, 4f94®4i)4c. ele¬ 
vator, 4364@4lj4c. afloat. OATS. Sales—No. 8 Mixed, 
83c. elevator: No. 3 White, 36)4®36)4c. elevator ; No. 2 
Mixed, 33)4®3S94c. elevator, 8-i).?@34j4c. delivered: No. 
2 White, 37)4@37)«e. elevator, 88 ) 4933)40 delivered; do 
c. f. and 1., 36® 3664c; Mixed Western, 32@85)4c; White 
do, 35®42c. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
BEEVES.—Medium to prime native Steers ranged in 
price from $4 50 to $5 15,with no really choice on sale. 
Ten cars of still-fed cattle sold at $4 5.6, bulls and 
stags at $2 85® $4 ; Cows at $2@$8 70. Cable advices 
are no more encouraging than at the close of the 
week, and shippers of live cattle declare that every 
Steer sold is losing from $12 to $15 per head" Refrlg 
erated beef Is bringing scant 8c. per lb. and American 
Steers 9@l0)tc.. dead weight, with sales extremely 
slow. The contracts for space have been made to the 
1st of August, and the cattle must go or the freight be 
forfeited. With prices still tending upward here, 
the outlook is rather discouraging. 
MILCH COWS.—Receipts 200 bead. Demand fair 
and prices firm with reported salas at $20®$5d per 
head. 
CALVES.—The very heavy supply gave buyers the 
advantage and prices dropped from hi te)4c. per lb., 
although most of the offerings were sold. Buttermilk 
Calves are quoted at 3® 8 ) 40 ,“mixed Ws soldat $S 70® 
$4 50 per 100 lbs; Common to Choice Veals at $4 50 @ 
$5 50, while a few selected and extra went as high as 
$5 75. Sales—Buttermilk Calves, ICO lbs. average, at 
$3 5u per 100 lbs; mixed do, 130 lbs., at $3 75; Veals. 107 
lbs., at $4 50. 
SHEEP AND LAMBS.—Sheep ruled firm: spring 
Lambs were )4c. lower, and winter-fed Lambs dull 
and weak. Clipped Sheep sold at $5 25®$5 75 for 
common to prime; wooled Ewes at $6 25®$7; spring 
Lambs at 7 ) 4 @ 8 ) 4 c. per lb. Sales—Kentucky Lambs, 
61)4 lbs. average, at 7 ? 4 e. per lb. clipped Ohio Sheep, 81 
lbs,, at $5 65; Kentucky do, 95 lbs. scant, at $5 50; Vir¬ 
ginia Lambs, 61 lbs. at 8)4c. per lb, wooled Virginia 
do, 106 lbs., at $6 40; clipped Bucks, 124 lbs., at $4; 
clipped Buffalo winter fed Lambs, 70 lbs., at $6 25; 6594 
lbs., at $6 60. 
HOGS.—Market weak at $4 25@$4 60, with 17 head 
sold at $4 70® $4 75. Sales—Ohio Hogs, 154)4 lbs. aver¬ 
age, at $4 45 per 100 lbs; rough do, 330 lbs., at $3 45; 
State Hogs, 240 lbs., at $4 25; 263 lbs. at $4 60; 122 lbs. at 
$4 75. 
Readers of R. N.-Y. will please the ad¬ 
vertisers and benefit the paper by always 
mentioning it when writing to advertisers. 
LINSEED OIL MEAL 
As produced by the 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 
Is the Best Feed for 
DAIRY COWS. HORSES, PIG8, SHEEP 
-AND ALL- 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 
The large and increasing trade the Detroit Linseed 
Oil Works enjoy, without any personal solicitation 
whatever, together with other facts they can give 
upon mail application, fully sustain the above state¬ 
ment. 
Write for further particulars, referring to this 
notice found in the Rural New-Yorker. 
A HANDY TOOL. 
The MANAHAN LADDER HOOK 
is a convenient device to be attached to the top of 
the ladder, for the purpose of holding It in position 
when placed upon the roofs of buildings, when in use 
for picking fruit, pruning trees, etc. It combines 
strength with light weight and small cost, and being 
reversible is entirely out of the way when closed. 
Regular Price, #1 per Set: my Price. 50 
cents per set by mail, post-paid. Address 
N. E. FELLOWS. Box 4, Tenafly, N. J. 
