1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
393 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Tomatoes? have been in light supply. 
Peaches from Florida are in market. 
Dry beans are dull, and sales are slow. 
Asparagus is plentiful, and prices rule low. 
The old potato trade is about over for the 
season. 
Blackberries are scarce, though prices rule no 
higher. 
Cucumbers have been scarce and prices some¬ 
what higher. 
Only small lots of watermelons can be sold for 
the present prices. 
California cherries are becoming quite plenti¬ 
ful in our markets. 
Gooseberries are scarce, the supply hardly 
equaling the demand. 
Apples are beginning to run light, though there 
is a good demand for fancy fruit. 
Beeswax is in large supply, and the market is 
weak at 26 to 28 cents per pound. 
Cabbage is in large supply and outside quota¬ 
tions are extreme except for the choicest. 
Strawberries are having their innings. The 
supply is large, and prices not high, though sales 
are fairly good. 
Mottled butter is not wanted, although some of 
it is of very good.quality. Uniformity of product 
will go a long way toward securing better prices 
for butter, cheese and other products. 
Receipts of new cheese have been steadily in¬ 
creasing, .and prices have been as steadily de¬ 
clining. Old cheese meets only a small local de¬ 
mand, and prices are extremely uncertain. 
The Decoration Day holiday coming on Satur¬ 
day, upsets the market during the last half of the 
week. Many shippers make a big mistake in 
shipping perishable products so that they arrive 
late in the week. 
Efforts are being made by Pacific coast dealers 
to open a butter market in China. The steamers 
runuing to that country will provide refrigerator 
service if the trade be developed. The principal 
competitor for this trade is Australia. 
In this second or metropolitan district, Deputy 
Commissioner of Agriculture Van Valkenberg 
has prosecuted upwards of 3,000 cases of viola¬ 
tions of the law, during the 12 years he has held 
the office. The value of this work, both to pro¬ 
ducers and consumers, is too little understood. 
Pure food means better health for the masses. 
Receipts of eggs are lighter, and the market is 
in much better condition. A large part of the 
receipts are more or less off in quality, and strict¬ 
ly fancy stock is not equal to tlie demand. The 
higher prices have drawn out some of the eggs 
that were put into cold storage during the glut 
earlier in the season. This will be likely to check 
any material advance in prices of grades other 
than the fresh laid. 
Here’s a solid chunk of wisdom from Dr. 
Hughes, of the St. Louis Board of Health: “Clean, 
pure, honest milk, free from filth, manure, or 
foul exhalation, from cows that are honestly fed 
(that means with clean, pure food) cleanly cared 
for, properly aired, watered and exercised, will 
quadruple the milk business of St. Louis, because 
people will be neither afraid to drink it freely 
nor unwilling to pay a good price for it.” There 
are hundreds of other places where this truth will 
apply with equal force. 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 32@ — 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 12@ — 
Pea, 1896, choice .110® — 
Medium or pea, common to good. 90@1 05 
White Kidney, 1895, choice.1 25@1 35 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice .1 10® — 
Red Kidney, common to good. 80® 1 00 
Black Turtle soup, 1695.1 25® — 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@1 25 
Lima, Cal., 1895 160 lbs).1 82@1 85 
Pea, foreign, 1894 . 85® 90 
Medium, foreign, 1894. 75® 85 
Green peas, bbl., per bushel. 77@ — 
Bags, per bushel. 70@ 72 
Scotch, bags. 70® 75 
B OTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .15 @1514 
Western, firsts.14 @15 
Western, seconds.13 @13)6 
Western, thirds.11 @12 
State, fancy.15 @15)6 
Common to prime.11 @15 
Btate dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.14)6 #16 
Firsts.13 @14 
Seconds.11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy.14 @14*6 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, seconds.11 @— 
Tubs, thirds.10 @10)6 
Western Imitation creamery, firsts.11 @]2 
Seconds. 9)6 @10 
Western dairy, firsts.10 @i l 
Seconds.9 613 
Thirds. 8 @8)6 
Factory, fancy.— <S — 
Bactory, firsts.9)6@10 
Factory, seconds. 9 ®— 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8)6 
OLD BUTTER. 
Creamery. Western, summer make. 9 @11 
State dairies, firkins and tubs, finest.10 @— 
Firsts. 9 @— 
Seconds. 8 @— 
Tubs or firkins, thirds. 7 @— 
Western factory. 7 @9 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, white, choice.6*6@— 
Good to prime. 0 @ (>M 
Colored, choice . 6-M® 6% 
Colored, good to prime.6)6® 6)6 
Small, colored, choice. 7M@ 7)6 
Small, white, choice. 7)4@ 7)6 
Light skims, choice. 5 @— 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @4)6 
Part skims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1)6@ 2 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per do/.. 13 @ 14 
State, fresh gathered. 12 @ 12)6 
Penna. and Md., country marks, fancy.. 12 @ 12)6 
Western, closely graded, fancy. 12 @ — 
N. Ohio Ind., 111. and Mich., prime . 12 @ — 
Other Western,northerly sections, prime 12 @ — 
Western, fair quality. 11 @ 11)6 
Southern,fresh collections.good to prime 9 @ 10 
Western and Southern, poor, per case... 2 25 @2 70 
Western culls, per case.2 00 @2 60 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb.6 @ 6)4 
Choice, 1895, per lb.5)6® 5)6 
Prime, 1895, per lb. 5 @ 6)4 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @ 4H 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy. 3 @ 3)4 
Southern, sundried, common to choice .. 1)6@ 2)6 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)6@ 3)4 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2 @3 
South-West'n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2 ® 2% 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls. l*y@ 2)6 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bags. l)t@ 2'A 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. 2 @ 2)6 
Cores and skins. 1894, per lb. 2 @2)4 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 4 @7 
Cherries, 1895. per lb.8 @ 9)6 
Blackberries, 1895, per lb. 5 @ 5)6 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1894, per lb.17 @17*6 
Sundried, 1895, per lb.16 @— 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 5 @5)6 
Plums, Southern Damsen, 1895, per lb. 4)6@— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples, Willow Twig, fancy, per bbl .5 00@5 75 
Baldwin, per bbl..2 50@3 50 
Greening, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Ben Davis, per bbl.2 5(j@4 £0 
Russet, Roxbury, per bbl.2 60@3 25 
Russet, Golden, per bbl .2 00@2 50 
Blackberries, N. C.. cultivated, per quart.... 15® 16 
Cherries, fair to good, per lb. 8© 12 
Gooseberries, green, per quart. 8® 10 
Hucklebe r rles, N. C., per quart. 10® 13 
Peaches, Fla., Bidwell. per carrier. 4 50@6 00 
Peen-to, per carrier.4 00@5 00 
Strawberries. Md. & Del., ex. large varieties. 7® 9 
Md. and Del , choice, per quart. 7@ 8 
Md. and Del., prime, per quart. 6@ 7 
Md. and Del., poor to good, pe- quart.... 4@ 6 
Eastern Shore, Va.. per quart. . 4® 7 
Norfolk, poor to choice, per quart. 2® 5 
Watermelons, Fla., each. 76® — 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.68 @83 
Rye.59 @45 
Barley.38 @41 
Buckwheat, silver. 40 @42 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.33 @38 
Oats.23 @28 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 6 75@ 8 25 
Timothy. 3 60® 4 00 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy. 95@ — 
No. 2. 85® 90 
No. 3. 70@ 80 
Clover, mixed. 70® 75 
Clover. 56® 65 
Salt. 45® 50 
8traw, long rye. 85@1 10 
Short rye. 65® 75 
Oat. 50® 65 
Wheat. 45® 50 
HONEY. 
State, white clover, comb, fancy, per lb.— @— 
Fair, per lb. — @— 
Extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. . 7 @ 8 
Extracted, per lb.4 @4)6 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @12)6 
Extracted, Der lb. 5 @6 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.45 @55 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 7 @8 
Medium to prime. 5 @6)6 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 4 @ 4)6 
Prime. 3)6@— 
Medium. 3 @— 
Common.... 2 @ 2)6 
Old olds. 1)6@ 2)6 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 7 @— 
Prime. 6 @— 
Medium. 5 @— 
Crop of 1894, common. 2 @ 2)6 
German.14 @20 
POTATOES. 
Florida, prime, per bbl.l 76@3 00 
Savannah and Charleston, prime, per bbl...l 76@3 09 
New Orleans prime, per bbl.2 0b@3 00 
Southern, seconds, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Culls, per bbl. 500100 
Bermuua. prime, per bbl.3 0o@4 00 
8econds. per bbl.1 5D@2 50 
Maine Rose, per d. h. bbl.1 (J0@ — 
State Rose, per d. h. bbl. 75@1 00 
Maine Hebron, per d. h. bbl. 75@1 00 
Maine Hebron, per sack. 75® — 
State Rose and Hebron, per 180 lbs. 60@ 70 
State Burbank, etc., per 180 lbs. 50® 70 
Jersey, per bbl or sack. 50® 65 
State Burbank, per sack. 60@ 65 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 15 @ 22 
Fowls, local, per lb. 9*6 at 10 
Western, per lb. 9)6® 10 
Southwestern, per lb. *J)6@ 10 
Southern, per lb. 9)6@ 10 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 9*6® 10 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6 @ — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Ducks, local, per pair. 60 @ 90 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 76 
Southern, per pair. to @ 60 
Geese, local, per pair.1 00@ — 
Western, per pair. 85 @100 
Southern, per pair. 75 @ 83 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 35 @ 
Young, per pair. 20 @ 26 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, av’ge best,mixed hens and toms 10 @ — 
Average toms. 8 @ 9 
Chickens, Phil., under 3 lbs. per pr., per lb 26 @ 28 
Phila., broilers, 3-4 lbs. per pr.. per lb. 23 @ 25 
Phila., broilers, 4-5 lbs. ner pr., per lb 20 @ 22 
L. I.. broilers, scalded, per lb. 'll @ 24 
Western, average best, scalded. 18 @ 20 
Fowls, Western, light weights, per lb_ 9 @ 10 
Western, heavy, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Old cocks, per lb. 4*4® 5 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 16 @ — 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 16 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per do*.2 25 @2 50 
Mixed lots, per do*.1 75 @2 00 
Dark and poor, per do*.1 50 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, extra, per do* bunches.1 50@1 75 
Prime, per doz bunches.1 C0@1 25 
Culls, per doz bunches. 50® 75 
Beets, New Orleans, per 100 bunches.2 00@5 00 
Florida and Charleston, per 100 bunches.4 00@5 00 
Florida, perorate. 60® 1 00 
Cabbage. Ch»rleston, per bbl-crate. 75@1 50 
Savannah, per bbl-crate. 75@1 50 
N. C . per bbl-crate. 75® 1 5u 
Norfolk, per bbl-crate. 00@1 00 
Carrots, Southern, new, per 100 bunches.1 50@2 60 
Cauliflower, Fla., per half bbl. —@ .— 
California, per case. —@ — 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 75@1 00 
Average, prime, per doz. 40@ 65 
Small, per do*. 15® 30 
Cucumbers. Charleston, per basket.1 O0@l 75 
Savannah, per basket.1 0C@1 60 
Florida, per crate. 50@1 25 
Egg plant, Florida, per bbl.2 00@4 00 
Green peas, Jersey, per basket.1 25@1 60 
Maryland, per bbl. 2 00@3 00 
Maryland, per basket.1 00@1 25 
Eastern Shore, per half bbl. 75@1 25 
Baltimore, per basket.1 C0@ — 
Norfolk, per half bbl. 60@1 00 
Horseradisn, per lb. 3@ 5 
Kale, per bbl. £0® 76 
Lettuce, per bbl.1 C0@1 50 
Onions, old, prime, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
Old, poor, per bbl. 26@ 75 
Bermuda, per crate.1 20@1 26 
Egyptian, per bag. 1 6U@1 75 
New Orleans, per bbl.1 75©2 00 
New Orleans, per bag. 75® 90 
Radishes, per 100 bunches. 50® 75 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches. .1 00® 1 60 
Spinach, per bbl . 75@1 00 
Squash, Fla., white, per bbl crate. 75®l 25 
Florida, yellow, per bbl crate. 75@1 25 
String beans. Savannah, wax. per crate. 75© 1 26 
Savannah, green, per basket. £0@ 75 
Savannah, green, cer crate.1 00@1 25 
Charleston, wax, per basket. oOfel 60 
Tomatoes, Fla., prime, per earner.1 75@3 60 
Average, per canier.1 50@2 £0 
Turnips, Jersey, Russia, per bbl. £0® 75 
New, white, per 100 bunches. I 50® 3 00 
Watercresses, per 100 bunches. .1 00@1 £0 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 23,464 cans of milk, 
175 cans of condensed milk and 839 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.10 a can of 40 quarts. 
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