1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
553 
tory in point of quality have been turned down 
by some exporters for lack of paper lining. In 
several instances, lines of creamery which were 
nicely packed with the best parchment lining 
have been placed one-lialf cent higher than equal 
quality in ordinary packing.” 
Champaign County, O.—It is, certainly, a year 
of disaster for the farmers of this region. May 
was very dry. Grass did not start at all. First 
cuttings of clover were extremely light. June, on 
the other hand, was very wet and nearly all the 
hay cut that month was wet and damaged or 
ruined. Wheat was a very poor crop, but was 
harvested in good shape. It has been in the 
fields ever since, and is now nearly worthless 
from the great and increasing wetness. Oats 
grew immensely tall and rank, and lodged badly. 
They are not nearly all harvested, and so far as I 
have seen, none of them are thrashed or in the 
barn. I do not see how they can escape great 
injury or total loss. The corn crop on well- 
drained land is immense. As was true last year, 
corn will be nearly the only crop secured in 
this country, except the grass that is pastured. 
While pastures are very rank, the grass is weak 
and watery, and Colonel Burch, editor of the 
American Sheep Breeder, says that he has never 
seen sheep and lambs in so bad condition as they 
are now. I have weaned my lambs and put them 
to eating rape and sorghum. I shall feed liber¬ 
ally of wheat bran to counteract the lush grass. 
If potatoes do not rot, there will be no need to dig 
more than two-thirds of the crop. They are now 
selling for 25 cents per bushel in this corn coun¬ 
try, where they are, generally, not grown in 
sufficient supply for home consumption. To add 
to the discomfiture of the farmer, the banks 
decline to loan money, and how the feeding lambs 
or other stock can be purchased to consume the 
surplus of last year’s corn crop, and the immense 
prospective this year’s crop, is a problem. How¬ 
ever, I have 150 tons of oat hay secured in fairly 
good shape, and can get through, I believe. 
J. E. WING. 
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BEANS AND PEAS. 
Beans, Marrow, 1895, choice.1 12@1 15 
Medium, 1895. choice.1 l)0@ — 
Pea, 1895, choice .1 00@ — 
Medium or pea, common to good. 8t@ 95 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.1 22)4@1 25 
Ked Kidney, 1895. choice .1 07® — 
Bed Kidney, common to good. 90@1 00 
Black Turtle soup, 1895.1 30@1 40 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice.1 20@ — 
Lima, Cal., 1895 ("GO lbs).1 65@1 67)4 
Green peas, bDl., per bushel. 72@ — 
Bags, per bushel. 67@ — 
Scotch, bags. 70@ 72 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .16 @— 
Western, firsts.13)4@14 
Western, seconds.12)4@13 
Western, thirds.11)4012 
State, fancy.15 @— 
Common to prime.11)4014 
State natry, hall-firkin tubs, fancy....14 @14)4 
Firsts.13 @13)4 
Seconds. 11 @12 
Welsh tubs, fancy. . 14 @— 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @ 13)4 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 11 @— 
Tubs, thirds. 10 @ 10)4 
Western Imitation oreamery, firsts.12 @— 
Seconds.10)4011 
Western dairy, firsts. 11 @12 
Seconds.9J4@10 
Thirds. 8 @9 
Factory, fancy. 11 @— 
Factory, firsts. 10 @ 10)4 
Factory, seconds. 9 @ 9)4 
Factory, thirds. 8 @ 8>4 
Old butter. 7 @10 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy. 7 @ 714 
Colored, good to choice. (%@ 6 % 
Fair to good. 5 ) 4 @ oj^ 
Fancy white. 7 @ 7 ^ 
White, choice. 6 %@ 6 % 
Small, colored, fancy. 7 @— 
Small, white, fancy. 6)4® 7 
Small, good to choice.(J @6)4 
Small, common to fair. 5 ) 4 @ b^i 
Light skims, choice. 5 @_ 
Part skims, good to prime . 4 @ 4)4 
Part sKims, common to fair. 2 @3 
Full skims. 1 @ 1)4 
BGG 8 . 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 15 @ l(i 
State, fresh gathered, average receipts . 13 @ 13)4 
Penna.. country marks, average best_ 13 @ 13)6 
N’.Ohio Ino., 111. and Mich., prime . 12 @ — ~ 
Other Western, prime .. . 12 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 11 @ 12 
Western & South’n, poor to fair, per case.l 60 @2 70 
Western culls, per case.1 00 @1 80 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. Md. and Del., per crate. 40@ 60 
Alexander, per bbl . 1 50@l 75 
Gravenstein, per bbl.. 1 50@1 75 
Oldenbu'g, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
Nearby, Nyaek Plopin, per bbl.1 25@1 60 
Nearby, other k’ds, h’d-pick'd, per bbl...l 0C@1 25 
Nearby, windfall, r>er b 1. 76@i 00 
Blackberries, fine and large, per quart. 6 ® 8 
Soft and poor, per quart. 3 @ 5 
Currents, per quart. . 2@ 4 
Per lb . . 2@ 4 
Grai es. Southern Niagara, per carrier. 60@1 25 
Southern Moore’s, per carrier. 75@1 00 
Southern Delaware, per carrier. 1 00@1 60 
Southern, common, per carrier. 60@ 75 
Huckleberries Md and Del., per quart. 4 @ 5 
Jersey, oer quart. 5 @ 6 
Mountain. Penn, and State, per quart... 6 @ 7 
Peaches. Md. and Del., per basket. 30@ 75 
Md. and Del , per crate . 50@ 75 
Fair to fancy, per carrier. 1 00 0 2 to 
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Muskmelons, Va., Jenny Lind, per bbl.1 O0@l 50 
Virginia, other kinds, per bbl. 75@l 26 
Baltimore, per basket. 75@1 00 
Md. and Del., per carrier.1 00@2 00 
South Jersey, per bushel-crate. 25® 50 
South Jersey, per bbl.1 00@2 5u 
Anne Arundel, per bbl..1 60@2 25 
Plums, Damson, per quart. 4® 6 
W i Id Goose, per quart. 4@ 6 
Fla.. Japant se. per carrier.1 00@2 00 
Gieen per 10-lb basket. . 2b@ 35 
Oroinary Blue, per basket. 30@ 35 
Fancy Blue, per basket. 50a — 
Pears, LeCo- te, ■'outhern. per bbl .1 60®3 60 
Keiffer, Southern, per bbl.2 0003 00 
Bartlett, p-r br,l. 2 50@4 00 
Clapp’s Favo ite, per bbl. 3 00@3 50 
Clapp'B Favorite, per keg.1 60@ — 
Nearby, Catherine, per bbl.2 6003 50 
Nearby, B“ll, perbbi.2 00@3 10 
Nearby Scoote r , per bbl. .2 C0@2 25 
Nearby cooking, perbbi.1 75@2 25 
Watermelons choice, large, per 100 .16 00@20 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 8 00@15 00 
Per car-load.125 00@250 00 
GRASS SEED. 
Clover, per 100 lb. 6 75@ 8 25 
Timothy. 3 50@ 4 00 
GRAIN. 
Wheat.61 @78 
Rye.32)4039 
Barley.27 @32 
Buckwheat, silver. — @— 
Buckwheat, Japan.— @— 
Corn.31 @36 
Oats.20)4030 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy, per 100 lbs. 87)4@92J4 
No. 2. 80@ 83 
No. 3. 60@ 70 
Clover, mixed. 6 s@ 75 
Clover. 50® 60 
8 alt. 45@ 50 
Straw, No. 1, long rye, old. 95@ — 
No. 2. 8 )@ 90 
New. 75@ 90 
Short rye. 60® 70 
Tangled rye . 60@ 60 
Oat. 35® 45 
Wheat. 35@ 40 
HONEY 
State, white clover, comb, per lb.— @— 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb. 7 @8 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 5 @6 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb . ..4 @— 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.10 @12 
Extracted, per lb. 5)4® 6)4 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon.45 @56)4 
HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 7 @7)4 
Medium to prime. 6 @ 6 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 4 @— 
Prime. 3)4@— 
Medium. 3 @— 
Common. 2 @ 2)4 
Old olds. 1)4® 2)4 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice. 6 @ 6)4 
Prime.6)4@— 
Medium. 4)$@ — 
Crop of 1894, common. 2 @2)4 
German.14 @20 
MEATS—DRE 88 BD. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 7)4® — 
Fair to good, per lb. 6)4@ 7 
Com. to med., per lb. 4H@ 6 
Small, per lb. 3)4@ 4)4 
Buttermilks. 4 @ 454 
Grassers. 3)4@ 4 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. 6 ~@ 6)4 
Medium, per lb. 4J4@ 5)4 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
H. p., extra, per lb. 3 @ 3)4 
Shelled, No. 1, per lb. 4)4® — 
No. 2, per lb. — @ — 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb. 6 @ 6)4 
No. 2, per lb. — @ — 
Pecans, ungraded, per lb. 4 @ 4)4 
POTATOES. 
Southern Rose, fair to prime, per bbl. 60@ 75 
Seconds, per bbl. 30 ® 50 
Culls, perbbi. 20® 30 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl. 76@1 00 
Jersey, per bbl . 76 @ 93 
Sweets, yellow, per bbl. 1 50@l 75 
Jersey, yellow, per half-bbl basket.1 00@1 25 
Sweets, red. per bbl. 75 @i 00 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 9)4@ 10 
Fowls, local, per lb. 10J4@ — 
Western, per lb. 10)4@ — 
Southwestern, per lb. 16)4® — 
Southern, per lb. 10)40 — 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. 10 ) 4 ® 11 
Roosters, old, per lb. 6)40 — 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 70 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ — 
Western, per pair. 1 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 25 @ — 
Young, per pair. 15 @ 20 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Average toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. 16 @ _ 
Phila., ordinary, per lb. 12 @ 15 
L. L. scalded, per lb. 12 @ 14 
Pennsylvania, per lb. 12 @ 15 
Western, dry-picked, per lb. 11 @ 12 
Western, scalded, per lb. 9 @ 11 
Western, small, per lb. 8 @ — 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 11 @ — 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb_ 10)4@ — 
Scalded, choice, ner bbl. 10)40 — 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ _ 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 13 @ 13)4 
Spring ducks, L. L, per lb. 13 @ 13)4 
Spring ducks, Western, per lb. 7 @ 10 
Old dneks. Western, per lb. 6 @ 8 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 16 @ 17 
Squabs, tame, white, per dox.2 00 @ — 
Dark and poor, per doz. 1 25 @ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per 100 bunches. 75 @l 00 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100. 2 00@3 00 
Carrots, per lOu bunches. 75 @ _ 
Cauliflower, L. I. »na Jersey, per bbl.1 50@2 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40 ® — 
Average, prime, per doz. 20@ 26 
Small, per doz. 8 @ 15 
Cuoumbers. Baltimore, per basket. 50 ® — 
Je'sey, per basket. 30 @ 40 
Long Island, per 100. so@ 60 
Egg olant. Jersey. w er crate. —@ - 
Jersey, per obi. 60® 75 
Green corn, Hackensack, per 100. 75 ® 80 
Other Jersey, per 100. 400 50 
Green peas, Western N. Y., per bag. 1 00@2 00 
Long Island, per bag. 1 00@1 25 
Lettuce, per bbl. 4 o@ 50 
Onions. Southern, potato, per basket. 600 60 
Southe n, potato, per bbl. i i 2 @i 25 
O. ange Countv, red, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Connecticut, red, per bbl. 1 2>@ — 
Connecticut, white, per bbl. 1 76@2 00 
Connecticut, yellow, per bol. 1 25@1 60 
State, Multipliers, oer bbl . 1 25@ _ 
Long Island yelow, perbbi. 1 25@1 50 
Long Island, Ked, per bbl. 1 0l)@l 25 
Peppers. S. Jersey, per bbl. 60@ 75 
Spanish, per bbl. 75@1 00 
8 pinach per bbl _@ _ 
Squash, L. I., yellow, per bbl. 40 ® 50 
Long Island, white, per bbl. 40 ® 60 
String beans. Jersey, per basket.. —@ _ 
Long Island, per bag. 75 ® _ 
Tomatoes, Monm’th Co ,J’y, fancy,per crate. 6 u@l 00 
Monmouth Co.. Jersey. Grant, perorate. 25@ 40 
South Jersey, per crate. 15® 25 
Turnips new, white, per 100 bunches.1 5G@2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 5 o@ 75 
WOOL. 
XX and above, Ohio.18 @19 
X, Ohio. 15 @16 
Other grades .20 @22 
Washed combing and delaine.18 @23 
Unwashed combing.17 @20 
Texas, medium to choice.10 @13 
Fine and medium, fall clipped, Texas. 9 @10 
California. 9 @15 
Oregon.12 @13)4 
Territory.7 @14 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 21,964 cans of milk, 
200 cans of condensed milk and 815 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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