1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
569 
The Agent’s Share! 
The season for subscription work having arrived, we herewith offer terms for 
The First Contest 
which extends from August 15 to September 30, inclusive. During this period, you 
may offer The R. N.-Y .for the remainder of the year, as last season, for 25 cents. 
WHERE YOU COME IN! For each short-term subscription you secure, you may 
send us 15 cents, and drop a dime into your own pocket. There will, also, be a 
system of 
Weekly Premiums. 
$ 3 , $2 and $1 will be sent out every Saturday night during this contest 
to the three agents who send the largest three clubs during the week, and three 
extra premiums of $3, $2 aQ d $ | , will, also, be sent out every Saturday night 
to three agents who have not won any of the premiums during the previous weeks 
in this contest. That is, there will be three premiums the first week, and six 
premiums every week after. The first three premiums will be open to every one 
every week; but those agents who win any weekly premiums cannot compete 
afterwards for the second three premiums. The purpose is to reserve these 
second premiums as an encouragement to beginners. 
Great Big Premiums, Too! 
In addition to these weekly premiums, the following cash prizes will be given 
on October 1 , to the five agents who send the largest five clubs up to the night of 
September 30 : 
Largest club, cash $50 
Second largest club, cash ..... 30 
Third largest club, cash ----- 20 
Fourth largest club, cash - - - - - 10 
Fifth largest club, cash ..... 5 
Four short-term, or two six-month subscriptions count the same as one yearly. 
Where Do We Come In? 
We’ll attend to that side of it, and let you know in due time. Let’s waste no 
words now, but proceed to business ! All ready ! Go ! 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
The apple market is in bad shape; a large part 
of the receipts are of very ordinary quality, and 
sales are made at any price offered. Even then, 
it is impossible to dispose of the offerings. 
The first new wheat from South Dakota has 
been marketed. The wheat, this year, is said to 
be much lighter than usual, both in weight and 
color, and it is not expected to grade as high as 
usual. 
According to consular reports, Germany, which 
has, heretofore, been, practically, a rye-eating 
country, is rapidly changing to be a wheat-eat¬ 
ing country. The consumption of rye flour is 
steadily decreasing, and that of wheat flour in¬ 
creasing. 
CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE. 
Howard County, Ia. —We have had seasonable 
rains this summer. Harvesting is done, and we 
are busy stacking. Oats grew to straw, and will 
not be as heavy as last year. The army worms 
were bad in places, and stripped a good many 
oat fields. Corn is stalky, and will be a good 
crop if the season be long enough. Oats have 
been worth 12 to 14 cents ; barley, 15 cents; corn, 
18 to 20 cents; live hogs, $2.25 to $2.75 per 100 
pounds. 8 _ 
Otsego County, N. Y.—The mouth of August 
opened up extremely hot and sultry. More or less 
rain has fallen of late, and the weather was ex¬ 
ceedingly “catching” for the harvesting of grain. 
Buckwheat looks well in general, and pastures 
and meadows present a more favorable aspect 
than for several years. The scare of the army 
worm is now over, and, though it did some dam¬ 
age, especially in certain cases, it created, all in 
all, a great deal more fright than harm. Cucum¬ 
ber vines, in some instances, are dying, an evil 
resulting fi-om the work of the tiny grub. Hops 
look rather poorly, and, in some cases, they are 
quite lousy. This applies especially to valley 
yards. Oats are also rusting considerably. 
v. o. s. 
Crops in WYOMiNG.—The grass crop, usually, is 
better than the average year, as we have had 
more rain than is common to this country. Cattle 
are looking and doing well. Horses are looking 
well, and are very cheap, unbroken bringing $7 
to $15; broken horses from $20 to $40. Potatoes are 
looking fine. New ones are coming on to the 
table, of fine quality and good size. Butter is 
generally of fine quality, and brings from 14 to 25 
cents to special customers. Our days are warm, 
usually, with cool nights. Haying is just at its 
height, and the weather fine for securing it in 
good condition. The average land in this county 
will support about 20 head on a section (640 
acres). We never have any potato bugs to con¬ 
tend with. Hoeing potatoes is a thing of the past. 
When they are nicely up, they get a thorough 
harrowing, then when ripe are dug and stored 
for winter. H , A . w . 
Crops in Noble County, Ind.—T he season is 
proving very unfavorable for farmers in north¬ 
ern Indiana. The rainfall in July, in many places, 
was 12 inches, and came in such torrents, that 
the lowlands were all submerged, and crops upon 
them lost. One-half the wheat is wet, much dam¬ 
aged, lots of it a total loss It was a light crop, 
standing thinly on the ground, and much of it 
rusted, making the crop as now damaged, poor 
indeed. Oats are a light crop here, and much in¬ 
jured also by the rain. The potato crop is ruined. 
There was a great prospect for a big potato 
yield, but the continued drought of the past five 
years has caused all farmers to seek low ground 
for potatoes, hence the crop is nearly all lost by 
the flood. Corn is fine, and only an early frost 
can prevent a very large crop. Pasture is abun¬ 
dant, but the flies and mosquitoes were never 
known to be so bad. _ Stock cannot and will not 
go out to feed, and are getting thin except where 
housed and fed. Crimson clover is a failure here; 
it grows no bigger or faster than Medium clover, 
and is, in no way, its equal. w. w. latta. 
MARKETS 
I II H 11 II II II II II II II II II 11 ll 
BEANS AND PEAS. 
8 eans, Marrow, 1895, choice. 
Medium, 1895. choice. 
Pea, 1895, choice . 
Medium or pea, common to good... 
White Kidney. 1895, choice.- 
Red Kidney, 1895. choice . 
Red Kidney, common to good. 
Black Turtle soup, 1695. 
Yellow Eye 1895, choice. 
Lima, Cal., 1895 (60 lbs). 
Green peas, bhl., per bushel. 
Bags, per bushel. 
8 cotch, bags. 
B OTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras . 
Western, firsts. 
Western, seconds. 
Western, thirds. 
State, fancy. 
Common to prime. 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy .... 
Firsts . 
Seconds . 
Welsh tubs, fancy.. 
Welsh tubs, firsts. 
Welsh tubs, seconds. 
Tubs, thirds. 
Western imitation creamery, firsts. ” 
Seconds. 
Western dairy, firsts. 
Seconds . 
Thirds. 
Factory, fancy. 
Factory, firsts. 
Factory, seconds. 
Factory, thirds... 
Old butter.’ 
CHEESE—NEW. 
State full cream, large, colored, fancy 
Colored, good to choice.. 
Fair to good. 
Fancy white. 
White, choice.’. [, 
Small, colored, fancy. 
Small, white, fancy. 
Small, good to choice. 
Small, common to fair. 
Light skims, choice. 
Part skims, good to prime . 
Part skims, common to fair. 
Full skims.. 
1 12@1 15 
97@1 00 
1 00 ® — 
81® 95 
.1 20@1 25 
1 05® — 
90® 1 CO 
1 30® 1 40 
1 17® 1 20 
1 65® — 
72® — 
67@ — 
70® 72 
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..14 @14)6 
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.15)6®- 
.11)6® 14)6 
.14 @14)6 
.13 @13)6 
.11 @12 
.14 @— 
.13 @13)6 
.11 @— 
.10 @ 10)6 
.12 @— 
.10 @11 
.11 @12 
. 9)6@10 
. 8 @ 9 
.11 @— 
.10 © 10)6 
. 9 @ 9)6 
• 7)6@ 8)6 
. 6 @ 9 
7 @ 796 
1H® 7)6 
6 @ 7 
7)6® 796 
7!4@ 7H 
7J4@ 7)6 
7 @- 
6 ) 6 @ 694 
5-14® 6)4 
5)4® 5)6 
4 @ 5 
2 @ 3 
1 @ 1)4 
I tVE R 7 YPOWER For full informatk 
VLvD jhil I about the best l.tv, 
T tiowow TrpuH.nnumi 
B owers, Tread poweis, 
off powers. Steam En¬ 
gines, 1 Threshers.Clover- 
,’hullers. Feed-mills, Cir¬ 
cular saw Machines and 
Land-rollers, send for 
Fearless Cata- 
— = --r cutters, Carriers and Drag-saw 
Machines, and for information showing “Why Ensilage 
Catalogue. 
logue. For 
Address MENARD HARDER, Co m,Will n. Y. 
EGGS. 
Near-by, new laid, fancy, per doz. 15 @ lfi 
State, fresh gathered, average receipts . 13 @ 13)6 
Penna.. country marks, average best_ 13 © 13W 
N. Ohio Ind., Ill. and Mich., prime . 12 @ _ 
Other Western,prime .... . 12 @ _ 
Western, fair to good. 11 @ 12 
Western & Sout.h’n, poor to fair, per case.l 60 @2 70 
Western culls, per case. 50 ©150 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1895, fancy, per lb..5J6@ 6 
Choice, 1895. per lb. 494@ 5)4 
Prime, 1895. per lb. 4)4@ 4>6 
Common to good, per lb. 3 @ 4 ' 
N. C., sundried, 1895, sliced, fancy.3)4@ 3)6 
Southern, sundried. common to choice .. 2 @3 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls. 2)6@ 3)6 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.2)6@ 3)6 
South-West’n, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2)4@ 3 
Southern, sundried. quarters, bbls. 2 @294 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 2 @ 2'4 
Chopped, 1895. per lb. — @— 
Cores and skins. 18S)4,per lb.— @— 
Peaches, Sundried, 1895, peeled, per lb. 3 @6 
Cherries, 1895. per l'o.9 @ 9)6 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9)6@10 
Blackberries, 1896. per lb. 5 ) 6 ® 6 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1896, per lb. 15 @— 
Huckleberries, 1895. per lb. 7 @ 7)6 
1896, per lb . 7)6® 8 
Plums Southern Damson. 1895. per lb. 4 @ — 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. 20-Ounce, per bbl. 1 25@1 75 
Alexander, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
Gravensteln, per bbl. 1 25@1 60 
Oldenburg, per bbl. 75 @i 50 
Nearby, Nyack Pippin, per bbl. 1 25@1 60 
Nearby, other k’ds, h’d-pick’d, per bbl... 60@1 00 
Nearby, windfall, r>er bul. 25® 75 
Blackberries, fine and large, per quart. 6 @ — 
Soft and poor, per quart. 3 @ 5 
Grapes. Md. & Del.. Moore's Early, per car’r. 50® 75 
Up-River, Champion, per 25-lb carrier.. 40© 65 
Up-River, Wyoming, per 25-lb carrier... 75@1 00 
Up-River, Moore's Early, per 26-lb car'r. 75@1 25 
Huckleberries. Md. and Del., per quart. 4 @ 6 
Jersey, per quart. 4 @ 5 
Mountain, Penn, and State, per quart... 6 @ 6 
Fair to fancy, per carrier. 76 @i 26 
Common, per carrier. . 40@ 50 
Muskmolons. Va., Jenny Lind, per bbl.I 00@1 50 
Virginia, other kinds, per bbl. 75 @l 25 
Baltimore, per basket. to@l 00 
Md. and Del., per carrier. 25@1 00 
South Jersey, per bushel-crate. 25@ 50 
South Jersey, per bbl. 1 00@3 00 
Anne Arundel, per bbl. ,1 00@1 75 
Hackensack, per bbl. 1 00@3 00 
Plums, Damson, per quatt. 4 @ 9 
Wild Goose, per quart. 4 @ h 
Green, per 10-lb basket. . 25@ 35 
Ordinary Blue, per basket. 25@ 30 
Fancy Blue, per basket . 40 ® 50 
Pears, LeConte, Southern, per bbl. 1 00@2 00 
Keltler, Southern, per bbl. 1 00@1 60 
Bartlett, per bbl. 2 60@3 60 
Bartlett, per keg. 1 25@1 50 
Clapp’s Favorite, per bbl. 2 60@3 00 
Clapp's Favorite, per keg. 1 25@1 50 
Nearby. Scooter, per bbl.2 00@2 25 
Nearby cooking, per bbl. 1 75@2 25 
Watermelons, choice, large, per 100 .16 00@25 00 
Small to medium, per 100 . 8 00@15 00 
Per car-load. 100 00@200 00 
Clover, per 100 lb 
Timothy. 
GRASS SEED. 
6 75@ 8 25 
3 50@ 4 OO 
Wheat. 
Rye. 
Barley. 
Buckwheat, silver. 
Buckwheat, Japan 
Corn. 
Oats. 
GRAIN. 
GAME. 
Woodcock, choice, per pair . , 
Partridges, choice, per pair ... 
Grouse, choice, oer pair. 
English snipe, choice, per doz . 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz 
Grass, choice, per doz . .... 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Hay, No. 1 Timothy, per 100 lbs. 
No. 2.. 
N 0.3 .;;;;;;; 
Clover, mixed. 
Clover. 
Sait.;;;; 
Straw, No. 1, long rye, Old. 
No. 2. 
New.. ” 
Short rye. 
Tangled rye ."' 
Oat. 
Wheat. 
HONE*. 
State, white clover, comb, per lb. 
Buckwheat, comb, per lb.. 
White clover, extracted, per lb. 
Buckwheat, extracted, per lb. 
California, comb, fair to prime, per lb.. 
Extracted, per lb. 
Southern, in bulk, per gallon. 
„ „ „ HOPS. 
N. Y. State, crop of 1895, choice. 
Medium to prime. 
Crop of 1894, fancy. 
Prime. 
Medi um.11 ' 
Common. 
Old olds. 
Pacific Coast, crop of 1895, choice . . . . . . . . 
Prime. 
Medium. 
Crop of 1894, common. 
German.” 
MEATS—DRK 88 ED. 
Veals, country dressed, prime, per lb.... 
Fair to good, per lb. 
Com. to med., per lb. 
Small, per lb. 
Buttermilks. 
Grassers. 
Pork, country dressed, light, per lb. . 
Medium, per lb. 
NUTS. 
Peanuts, Va., h. p., fancy, per lb . 
H. p., extra, per lb. 
Shelled, No. 1 , per lb. 
No. 2, per lb. 
Spanish, shelled, No. 1, per lb 
No. 2, per lb. 
Pecans ungraded, per lb.. 
.60 @70 
,32 @38 
,27 @32 
— @— 
— @— 
28 @31 
20 @30 
90@1 00 
75@1 00 
75@1 00 
1 75@2 CO 
1 75@2 no 
1 00@1 50 
87)6@92)6 
80@ 85 
60@ 70 
65® 70 
50@ 60 
45@ 50 
85@ 90 
75 @ 80 
75@ 80 
60@ 70 
50@ 60 
35@ 40 
30@ 35 
@- 
. 7 @ 8 
. 5 @ 6 
4 @— 
.10 @12 
5)6® 6)6 
,45 @55)6 
.7 @7)6 
5 @ 6 
4 @— 
3 J 6 @— 
3 @— 
2 @ 2)6 
1)6® 2)6 
6 @ 6)6 
5 ) 6 @— 
4)6®— 
2 @ 2)6 
14 @20 
7 @ — 
5)6® 6)6 
3 @ 5 
2 @ 4 
2 @ 4 
2 @ 3 
6 @ 6)6 
4)6® 5)6 
4 @ 
3 @ 
4)6@ 
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6 @ 
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4 @ 
4)4 
3)6 
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4)6 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, in bulk, per bbl. 76@1 00 
Jersey, per bbl. 7o@ 90 
Sweets, yellow, per bbl. 1 12@1 37 
Jersey, yellow, per half-bbl basket. 75® 1 25 
Sweets, red. per bbl. . 50 ® 75 
POULTRY—LI VE. 
8 prlng chickens, per lb. 8 ® 10 
Fowls, local, per lb. 10 @_ 
Western, per lb. 10 @ — 
Sout hwestern, per lb. 10 @ — 
Southern, per lb. 10 @ — 
Chickens, yearlings, per lb. ]() @ 11 
Boosters, old, per lb. h @ _ 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 70 @ 85 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 70 
Southern, per pair. 50 @ — 
Geese, local, per pair. 1 00 @1 37 
Western, per pair. 1 00 @125 
Southern, per pair. 75 @1 00 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 @ — 
Young, per pair. 15 @ — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, average, hens, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Average toms, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Chickens, Phil., selected, per lb. 14 @ — 
Phila., ordinary, per lb. jo @ 13 
L. 1.. scalded, per lb. 10 @ 13 
Pennsylvania, per lb. ]0 @ )3 
Western, dry-picked, per lb. 6 ) 6 ® 9 
Western, scalded, per lb. 7 @ g )6 
Western, small, per lb. 3 @ 5 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 9)6@ 10 
Dry-picked, fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 9 
Scalded, choice, per lb. 9 @ _ 
Old cocks, per lb. 6 @ 51 Z 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 12)6® 13 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. I2)6@ 13 
Spring ducks, Western, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Old ducks, Western, per lb. 5 @ 8 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 14 @ — 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.176 @ _ 
Mixed lots, per doz. 1 25 @1 60 
Dark and poor, per doz. 1 00 @ _ 
VEGETABLES. 
Beets, per 100 bunches. 75 ® _ 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100. 2 00®2 50 
Carrots, per 100 bunches. 75 ® _ 
Caul I flower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl. 1 50@2 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40 ® — 
Average, prime, per doz. 20® 25 
Small, per doz. g® 15 
Cucumbers, Jersey, per box. 26@ 40 
Long Island, per 100 . 40 ® 50 
Pickles, L. I., per 1,000 . 50 ®i 25 
Pickles, Jersey, per 1.C00. 5 o@i qo 
Egg plant, Jersey, per crate. —® _ 
Jersey, per bbl. 50 ® 35 
Green corn. Hackensack, per 100. 75 ® 35 
Other Jersey, per 100 . 40 @ 75 
Green peas. Western N. Y., per bag. 50@1 50 
Long Island, per bag. 75 ®! 00 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz . ;jo@ 49 
Lima b»ans, Hackensack potato, pc’- bag...l 00@l 25 
Jersey flat, per bag. 75 ® _ 
Onions, Southern, potato, per basket. 50® no 
Southern, potato, per bbl. 1 12@1 25 
Oiange County, red, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Connecticut, red, per bbl. 1 25@ _ 
Connecticut, white, per bbl. 1 75@2 00 
Connecticut, yellow, per bbl. 1 25@1 50 
State, Multipliers, per bbl. 1 25® _ 
Long Island, yellow, per bbl. 1 26@1 50 
Long Island, Red, per bbl. 1 00@1 25 
Peppers, 8 . Jersey, per bbl. 60® 75 
Spanish, per bbl. 75 ®! 00 
Spinach, per bbl. _@ _ 
Squash, marrow, per bbl . 75 ® _ 
White and yellow crook, per bbl. 50® 60 
String beans, Jersey, per basket. —@ _ 
Long Island, per bag. 75 ® _ 
Tomatoes, Monm'th Co.,J’y. fancy,per crate. 40® 50 
Monmouth Co.. Jersey. Grant, per crate. 20® gO 
South Jersey, per crate. 15 ® 25 
Turnips, new, white, per 100 bunches. 1 50@2 00 
Russia, per bbl. 60@ 65 
WOOL. 
XX and above, Ohio. 18 @19 
X, Ohio .. @19 
Other grades.20 @22 
Washed combing and delaine. 18 @23 
Unwashed combing. 17 @20 
Texas, medium to choice. go @13 
Fine and medium, fall clipped, Texas.. 9 @10 
California. 9 @15 
S re «o n .. @13)6 
Territory... 7 @ 14 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total daily supply has been 21,860 cans of milk, 
202 cans of condensed milk and 1)01 cans of cream 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
IttijSaUanmtjs gutxwtijsinfl. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
51 LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK. 
WU » uu rj IV I DU HttK . 
CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
EGGS, 
WILLIAM COHEN & CO.. 
Commission Merchants, 
22!) and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
Game, 
I Poultry, 
Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
I Calves, 
N uts. 
Ginseng-, 
1 Hothouse Lambs, | 
Live Quail. 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
Fruits and Produce 
Beceive and sell, in oar l oad lots and smaller 
quantities, all Products of the Orchard.Garden! 
Dairy, Hennery and Farm. 
8end for our little book, “Suggestions to Shippers,- Market 
Reports, Special References, Stencils, etc., all free. 
Inquiries and Corresoondence Invited 
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Address; 
AERMOTOR 
COMPANY. 
Chicago; San Fran¬ 
cisco, Cal.; Ft. Worth, 
San Antonio, Tex.; Lim 
f coin,Neb.;Kansas 
1 City, Saint Louis, 
I Mo.; Sioux City, 
Dubuque, Daven¬ 
port, Des Moines, 
la.; Minneapolis, 
1 M iTm.; Toledo, O. 
Milwaukee, Wis.; 
Peoria,Ill.; Detroit 
■ Mich.; Buffalo,NY.; 
New York City; 
Boston,Mass.; 
Baltimore, 
Md. 
1 C O || VCD UflNC and if farm produce, 
IT OIL V CI1 W InO labor and labor products 
double in price, then metals must also double in price, 
as they are 95 % labor. If labor doubles in cost and the prod¬ 
uct of the mine doubles in cost, Aermotors, Pumps, Spiral 
Pipe, Fittings, Cylinders, Tanks and Substructures, being the 
product of the mine and labor, must also double in cost and 
, price; therefore, your Si now will buy as much as 2 of the 
.same dollars if silver wins, or if people think it will win. 
1|T IQ O Til | in favor of buying now. The 
II IO C III I advance may come in a month 
J or in a week. Aermotor prices will not advance unless 
compelled by an advance in labor and material. Our 
• prices on Brass Cylinders are 40 ^ below anything ever quoted, 
_, and our other goods are as low as they can be produced, 
[even with our splendid facilities. A general rush to cover 
^ future needs, while Si buys so much, may quickly exhaust our 
1 immense stock and compel ti;e advance. Great saving can 
advance avoided IF YOU BUY NOW 
