1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
745 
The Rise in Wheat. 
(CONTINUED.) 
The late spasmodic jump in wheat prices did 
not affect us one cent, or any of our neighbors. 
What wheat we had, had been shipped and sold 
before. The custom hereabouts, is to ship direct 
from the thrashing machine; no one reserves 
more than is needed for seed and the year’s 
flour. There is practically no wheat left to mar¬ 
ket. Crop yields were exceptionally small, wheat 
ranging from 2 to 10 bushels per acre ; oats 
from 8 to 16; potatoes, from 25 to 80. Quite a 
large acreage was caught by early freezing and 
is now worthless. Prices started out a few cents 
better on wheat this season than last, on the 
average, about 8 or 10 cents per bushel; it is sell¬ 
ing here on track around 50 cents; oats, 11 cents; 
potatoes, no market, but called 15 cents, r. t. e. 
Clay Co., Minn. 
About 20 per cent of the crop of wheat had been 
sold prior to the advance in price. Wheat is not 
moving any faster than before the rise, farmers 
being inclined to hold for higher prices. Corn 
has advanced five cents, and the old crop is mov¬ 
ing fast. Hogs advanced 25 cents per 100 pounds, 
and are coming in pretty freely. Cattle advanced 
25 cents per 100 pounds. I could not give a very 
correct estimate of the extra money that will 
come into this county on account of the rise in 
wheat, but as other products of the farm have 
kept in sympathy with wheat, it will amount to 
considerable, and will be felt in all kinds of 
business. t. j. p. 
Fullerton, Neb. 
The wheat grown here this year will not grade 
above No. 3. One-half of all the wheat raised in 
this township was sold before the rise, at from 30 
to 35 cents a bushel. Probably one-fourth was 
sold when prices were from 40 to 52 cents; the 
rest is in the farmers’ hands yet, and wheat has 
dropped to 40 cents. I think that the assessor’s 
books show that there were just about 3.000 acres 
of wheat in this township this year, and it 
averaged about 12 bushels per acre, so the 
account would stand like this: Amount raised, 
36,000 bushels; one-half sold for 33 cents, one- 
fourth sold for 47 cents. So the township was 
benefited to the amount of, say,$1,200; I am satis¬ 
fied that it will not amount to more than that. 
There are about 175 farmers in the township. 
Oats are nine cents, and corn 13. a. h. 
Webster, Neb. 
Very little, if any, wheat is grown in this part 
of Iowa. Union and Adams Counties, for several 
years past, have marketed none. A few of our 
farmers, and a very few, have commenced to sow 
a few acres each year for their own bread. The 
most of our flour is shipped in from Minnesota, 
and some from the third county west, Montgom¬ 
ery. Thus you see that the amount of money re¬ 
ceived for wheat here is very small. Our farm¬ 
ers depend most on cattle, hogs and corn. 
Afton, Iowa. c. l. t. 
As wheat is our chief staple, any rise in price 
is of the utmost benefit to us financially. The 
local price to-day is 53 cents, it had, a week ago, 
reached 62 and we should receive 75 cents to be 
remunerated for our labor and the loss of soil 
fertility. I believe that fully one-half of the 
wheat is yet in the farmers’ hands. I cannot 
estimate the amount the farmers of this township 
will receive by the few cents rise. a. w. 
De Graff, Minn. 
As for myself, my wheat crop, like that of a 
good many of my neighbors, was very poor. I 
still have my last year’s crop on hand, but I 
think that, at least, seven-tenths of the entire 
crop in this section was marketed immediately 
after it was thrashed, before the rise in price. 
I have not known of any wheat being sold since 
the advance in price. w. m. h. 
Williamsburg, Ind. 
The higher price paid for wheat will certainly 
benefit me, and the individual farmers in this 
neighborhood. About one-third of the wheat was 
sold direct from the machine as thrashed; this 
was thrashed right from the shock. Thrashing 
begun about the middle of July. This grain 
was sold at 34 to 44 cents. Another third sold 
at 45 to 56 cents, and about one-third of the 
crop raised is still in the farmers’ hands. In 
our part of the State, the crops were light in 
1894 and 1895, consequently farmers have not 
been able to hold their wheat. About $2,000 will 
come into this township on account of the rise 
in wheat. a. m. m. 
Davenport, Neb. 
The higher price in wheat will not benefit the 
farmers in this county. There is very little old 
wheat in this township, as the wheat last year 
was a failure, large fields not being cut at all; 
what was cut was very light and chaffy, on 
account of the chinch bugs. The extra money 
will be taken out of the township. h. n. t. 
Belle Prairie, Ill. 
But little wheat is grown here, probably one- 
third enough for our bread, and about one-half of 
that went to market before the rise. Of the other 
half, the larger part will be used for bread and 
seed, and some will be marketed at the advance. 
Wheat growers, mostly, buy Minnesota flour, but 
a few take wheat to mill. o. e. p. 
Renwick, la _ 
The boxes for the week of the Horse show at 
Madison Square Garden sold for $26,000, against 
about $43,000 last year. 
The price of flour has advanced in sympathy 
with the rise in wheat. When wheat prices fall, 
however, the price of flour doesn’t respond so 
quickly. 
AMONG THE MARKETMEN, 
WHAT I SAW AND HEARD. 
“ Would those October strawberries which The 
R. N.-Y. has been telling about, find much sale in 
this market?” I asked a merchant who makes a 
specialty of fancy fruits, and who deals in hot¬ 
house strawberries in their season. “No!” was 
the answer. “ A few would sell as a novelty, but 
it is the wrong time of year for strawberries, and 
there are too many other fruits. People soon tire 
of these unseasonable things after the novelty 
wears off.” So an “ everbearing” strawberry 
would be of little use so far as market profits are 
concerned. 
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+ + + 
“ You ought to have seen a box of birds I re¬ 
ceived from Michigan yesterday,” said a game 
receiver “They were fine birds, and each one 
was wrapped in tissue paper of different colors, 
and all so nicely arranged that their very appear¬ 
ance was enough to sell them.” That’s the kind 
of care that pays 1 It didn’t really make those 
birds any better to wrap them up so nicely, but 
it made them look better, created a good impres¬ 
sion on the buyer, and made a quicker and better 
sale. The first look at any produce goes a long 
way towards making a sale. 
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+ + + 
I saw some nice-looking five-pound pails of but¬ 
ter in a commission house, and this reminded 
me that the cook had told me that the butter sup¬ 
ply was nearly exhausted. “ Just the thing for me 
to carry home,” thought I. I inquired the price, 
and asked about the quality. “ I am looking for 
a nice pail to take home myself,” was the reply, 
“ but I shan’t take one of those.” I examined 
one. The package was neat and clean, the but¬ 
ter was covered with a cloth (parchment paper 
would have been better), but the quality of the 
butter was poor. It was a good package wasted 
on bad goods ! Fine appearance with a poor 
backing ! 
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+ ■*• + 
“ What are the prospects for squashes ? ” I 
asked a large dealer who handles little else but 
vegetables. “Good! There are plenty of them, 
and they aren’t selling very high now. If the 
weather keep good, we shall have all we can 
handle for some time; many have them stored in 
barns, sheds, and other unprotected places, and 
if the weather should turn cold, as it is likely to 
do at any time, now, they would be spoiled.” In 
the vicinity of Boston, there are many squash 
houses, in which a proper and even temperature 
can be maintained, where sqashes are kept until 
winter, and even until spring, when good prices 
are, usually, obtained. There are some such on 
Long Island, so the market isn’t likely to lack for 
squashes, for some time to come. The prices 
obtained in winter and spring are sometimes 
high enough to make storing them profitable, 
and sometimes not. It depends upon various 
conditions. 
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I don’t remember ever before to have seen so 
many poor quinces in market, as this season. 
Conditions must have been unfavorable for this 
crop And the price is so low for these poor 
specimens that there can’t be much left after 
paying for packages and freight, to say nothing 
of the labor in growing and harvesting the crop. 
+ + + 
+ + + 
Conspicuous in the markets are the red cab¬ 
bages. Their fiery color makes them so. Cab¬ 
bages of the ordinary color don’t make such a 
show, though most people prefer them. Still 
some people like the red cabbages, and they are 
used largely for pickling. Seldom do we see any 
Savoys in market. Why is it ? 
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♦ + + 
“ I sell these grapes for hogs,” said a fruiterer, 
pointing to some California Tokays which he was 
offering for 25 cents per basket, “and these for 
men,” pointing to some fine fruit which was sell¬ 
ing for 50 cents per basket. The former had been 
kept altogether too long, and were In bad condi¬ 
tion ; the latter were in excellent shape, and well 
worth the higher price asked. But there are 
people who are always looking for low prices, 
and who look more at the price of an article—at 
the time of buying, at least—than they do at its 
quality. Perhaps, it’s a good thing for producers 
and dealers that there are such; it enables them 
to dispose of all grades of goods. But the better 
goods are really the cheaper. f. h. v. 
MARKETS. 
Saturdays October 31. 1896. 
BUTTER—NEW. 
Creamery, Western, extras .20 @— 
Western, firsts.18 @19 
Western, seoonds.16)4@17 
Western, thirds.12J4@13)4 
State, fancy.19H@20 
Common to prime.12)4@]9 
State dairy, half-firkin tubs, fancy.17 @18 
Firsts.15 @16 
Seconds.13 @14 
Welsh tubs, fanoy.17 @17)4 
Welsh tubs, firsts.13 @16 
WelBhtubs, seconds.13 @— 
Tubs, thirds.11 @12 
Western imitation oreamery, firsts.12 @13)4 
Seconds.10 @11 
Western dairy, firsts.11 @12 
Seconds.9 @10 
Thirds. 8 @81$ 
Factory, fanoy.10 @10)4 
Factory, firsts.9 ©9)4 
Factory, seconds.8 @ 8)4 
Factory, thirds. 7 @ 7)4 
Old butter. 5 @ 8 
HOGS. 
Near-by,new laid,fancy, selected,per doz 23 @ — 
State, fresh gathered, average best. 20 @ 21 
Penn., country marks, average best. 20 @ 21 
State and Penn., fair to good. 18)4@ 19 
Western, northerly sections, fancy. 19 @ — 
Western, fair to good. 17 @ 18)4 
Western refrigerator, prime, early pkd. 15 @ 16 
Western refrigerator, fair to good. 14)4® 15 
Western limed, choice . 15 @ — 
Western, fair to good, per case.3 25 @4 00 
Western dirties, per 30-doz case.3 00 @3 90 
Western checks, per 30-doz case.2 50 @3 30 
FRUITS—DRIED. 
Apples, evaporated, 1896, fancy, per lb.4?4® 5)4 
Choice, 1896, per lb. 4)4@ 4 % 
Prime, 1896, per lb. 4 @ — 
Common, per lb ...2)4@ 3)4 
1895, prime to choice, per lb. 3)4® 4 
1895, common to good, per lb. 2 @ 3 
N. C., sundried, 1896, sliced, fancy. 2)4® 3)4 
Southern, sundried, common to choice ..2 @3 
State, sundried, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Western, sundried, quarters, bbls.— @— 
South-West’n, sundried, quarters, bbls. 4 @— 
Southern, sundried, quarters, bbls.— @— 
Southern, sundried, coarse cut bags. 194@ 2)4 
Chopped, 1896. per lb. 1%@ 1% 
Cores and skins. 189(5, per lb. 1 @ 1)| 
Peaches, Sundried, 1896, peeled, per lb.6 ® 8 
Cherries. 1895. per l'o.8)4@ 9 
Cherries, 1896, per lb. 9 @10 
Blackberries, 1896, per lb. 4 @4)4 
Raspberries, evaporated. 1896, per lb.14)4@15 
Huckleberries, 1896, per lb . 6)4@ 7 
Plums Southern Damson. 1895. per lb.— @— 
FRUITS—GREEN 
Apples. 20-Ounce, perbbl.1 25@1 50 
Baldwin, per bbl.1 00@ — 
Culvert, per bbl. 75@ 90 
Gravenstein, per bbl. ....1 60@1 75 
Fall Pippin, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Greening, per bbl.1 00@ — 
Holland Pippin, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Rlbston Pippin, per bbl . 75@ 90 
Oldenburg, per bbl.1 25@l 75 
King, per bbl .1 25@1 76 
Detroit Red per bbl.1 25@1 37 
Fameuse, per bbl. ...1 00@l 75 
N. Spy, per bbl. ..1 00@1 25 
Pound Sweet, per bbl.1 25@1 37 
Nearby, open heads and common, per bol 50@ 75 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, extra large, per bbl.5 00@5 50 
Fancy, per bbl.4 25@4 50 
Good to prime, per bbl.3 50@4 00 
Defective, per bbl.2 60@3 25 
Per crate.1 25® 1 50 
Jersey, per crate .1 00@1 26 
Grapes. Up-River, black, per 25-lb carrier.... 30@ 60 
Up-River, black, per small basket. 6@ 7 
Up-River, black, per large basket. 10@ 11 
West’n N. Y., Catawba, per small basket. 6® 7 
West’n N. Y.. Concord, per large basket. 10® 12 
W'est’n N. Y.. Delaware, per small bkt.. 10® 12 
West’n N. Y., Niagara, per small basket. 10® 12 
West’n N. Y., Salem, per small basket.. 6® 7 
Wine grapes, black in bulk, per lb. 1 @ 194 
Wine grapes, white, per lb. 2 @ 2)4 
Wine grapes, red, per lb.1)4@ — 
Pears, Bartlett, per bbl.2 00@4 50 
Bartlett, per keg.1 00@2 26 
Bartlett, per box.1 E0@2 00 
Bose, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Clairgeau, per bbl.2 50®3 50 
Duchess, per bbl.2 00@2 75 
Anjou, per bbl.2 50@3 50 
Seckel, per bbl. .5 00@6 00 
Seckel, per keg.2 00@3 00 
8heldon per bbl.3 C0@3 50 
Swan's Oange, per bbl. .2 25@3 00 
KeilTer, per bbl.2 00@2 75 
Nearby cooking, per bbl.1 75@2 25 
Quinces, choice bright, per bbl.1 ?5@2 00 
Fair to good, per bbl. ....1 00@1 50 
Seconds, per bbl. 50® 75 
GAME. 
Quail, choice, large, per doz.2 OC® — 
Small, per doz.I 26@1 50 
Woodcock, average, per pair. 75@1 00 
Partridges, nearby, per pair. . 85@ 95 
Western, undrawn, prime, per pair. 70@ 75 
Western, drawn, prime, per pair. 60® — 
Grouse. Western, prime, per pair.1 00@1 16 
Grouse and partridges, inferior, per pair ... 30@ 40 
English snipe, choice, per doz.1 75@2 25 
Plover, golden, choice, per doz. 2 00@2 50 
Blackbirds, per doz. 16@ 20 
Rabbits, per pair. 30® — 
Wild ducks, canvas, per pair.2 00@2 50 
Red heads, per pair.1 00@1 75 
Mallards, per pair. .... 50® 80 
Blue wing. teal, per pair. 40@ — 
Teal, green wiDg. per pair. 25® 39 
Common, per pair. . 20@ 25 
Venison, per lb. 20® 25 
Whole deer, per lb. 10® 13 
MEATS—DRE88BD. 
Veals, oountry dressed, prime, per lb.... 9 @ 9)4 
Fair to good, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Com. to med., per lb. 7 @ 8 
Small, per lb. 4)4® 6)4 
Buttermilks. 5 @ 6 
Grassers. 4 @ 5 
Pork, country dressed, 10 to 25 lbs., per lb 7 @ 9 
40 to 60 lbs., per lb . 6)4® 6)4 
60 to »0 lbs., per lb. 69i@ 6)4 
80 to 120 lbs , per lb. 5 @ 594 
125 lbs and up, per lb. 4 @ 5 
POTATOES. 
Long Island, In bulk, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
State, per 180 lbs.1 00@1 12 
Jersey, per sack. .1 00@1 16 
Jersey, per bbl.1 00@1 25 
8weets. Va., yellow, per bbl. 75® 90 
Jersey, yellow, per d. h. bbl.1 00@1 25 
Vineland, per bbl.1 00@1 50 
POULTRY—LIVE. 
Spring chickens, per lb. 8 @ 8)4 
Fowls, local, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Western, per lb. 9)4® 10 
Southwestern, per lb. 8)4® — 
Southern, per lb. 8)4® — 
Roosters, old, per lb. 5)4® 6 
Turkeys, mixed, per lb. 8 @ 10 
Ducks, local, per pair. 65 @ 80 
Western, per pair. 60 @ 75 
Southern, per pair. 40 @ 60 
Geese, local, per pair.1 25 @1 75 
Western, per pair.126 @160 
Southern, per pair.1 00 @1 25 
Pigeons, old, per pair. 20 @ — 
Young, per pair. 15 @ — 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys, old, mixed weights, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Young, dry-picked, per lb. 10 @ 12 
Young, scalded, per lb. 9 @ 10 
Young, inferior, per lb. 5 @ 8 
Spring cmckens, Phil., selected, per lb... 13 @ 15 
Philadelphia, poor to good, per lb... 9 @ 12 
Western, dry-picked, good to choice. 8 @ 9 
Western, dry-picked, inferior. 5 @ 7)4 
Western, scalded, choice, large. 7)4® 8)4 
Western, ordinary, per lb. 6 @ 7 
Fowls, Western, dry-picked, choice. 7)4@ 8 
Scalded, choice, ner lb. 7)4® 8 
Old cocks, per lb. 5)4@ 6 
Spring ducks, Eastern, per lb. 13)4@ 14 
Spring ducks, L. I., per lb. 13)4@ 14 
Spring ducks, Penn, and Va., per lb. 10 @ 12 
Spring ducks, Western, per lb. 10 @ 11 
Old ducks, Western, per lb. 7 @ 9 
Spring geese, Eastern, per lb. 14 @ 15 
Squabs, tame, white, per doz.1 75 @2 00 
Mixed lots, per doz.1 26 @1 50 
Dark and poor, per doz.1 00 @1 25 
FANNING-MILL. 
For full information 
about the best Fanning- 
mill. Horse-power, 
Thresher, Clover-huller, 
Feed-mill, Circular-saw 
Machine, Land-roller 
and Dog-power, send 
for Fearle* 8 Cata¬ 
logue. For Fodder- 
cutters, Carriers and 
Drug-raw Machines, and 
for information show¬ 
ing “Why Ensilage 
Pays,” send for Ensi¬ 
lage Catalogue. 
Address, flINAKD HARDER, Cobleskill, N. Y. 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, L. I., per 100.2 00@3 CO 
Red, per 100 . 3 00@4 00 
Carrots, per bbl. 60® 75 
Cauliflower, L. I. and Jersey, per bbl. 75@1 00 
Celery, fancy, large, per doz. 40® — 
Average, prime, per doz. 20® 30 
Small, per doz. 10@ 20 
Cucumbers, Florida, per crate.1 50@2 50 
Egg plant, Jersey, per bbl.. 50@1 00 
Florida, per crate.1 25® 1 75 
Green corn, per 100. 50® 1 50 
Lettuce, Boston, per doz . 25@ 40 
New Orleans, per bbl.3 00@4 00 
Lima b«ans. Hackensack potato, per bag...l 00@1 75 
Jersey flat, per bag. 60® 75 
Onions, Eastern white, per bbl.2 50@3 50 
Eastern red, per bbl .1 60® 1 75 
Eastern yellow, per bbl.1 25@1 50 
Orange County white, per bag.1 00®2 50 
Orange County yellow, per bag. 75@1 12 
Orange County, red, per bag. 75@1 50 
Jersey and Long Island yellow, per bbl..l 00@1 26 
Jersey and Long Island red, per bbl ....1 25®1 37 
Jersey and Long Island white, per bbl...l 60@2 50 
State and Western yellow, per bbl.1 00@1 12 
State and Western red, per bbl.1 25@1 37 
Pumpkins, per bbl. 40@ 75 
Red peppers, per bbl.1 C0@1 60 
Green peppers, Jersey, per bbl. 40@1 00 
Spinach, per bbl. —@ — 
Squash, Marrow, per bbl. 60@ 76 
Hubbard, per bbl. 75.® — 
String beans, Norfolk, per half bbl basket.. 50@1 59 
Charleston, green, per bushel basket.... 75@1 12 
Charleston, wax, per bushel basket. 50@l 25 
Turnips, Jersey and L. I. Russia, per bbl.... 50@ 70 
Canada, per bbl. 65@ 70 
MILK AND CREAM. 
The total dally supply has been 20,427 cans of milk, 
170 cans of condensed milk and 399 cans of cream. 
The average price paid for the surplus on the plat¬ 
forms has been $1.25 a can of 40 quarts. 
A Couon, Cold or Sore Throat requires imrae- 
mediate attention. “ Brown’s Bronchial Troches ’’ 
will invariably give relief.— Adv. 
SHORT-HORNS, 
BERKSHIRES, 
SHROPSHIRES. 
Ten months’ old Bull Calves and young Calves. 
Richest Dairy Blood, combined with Beef qualities. 
Boars six months old and young Pigs. Yearlings and 
Ram Lambs. GEO. E. TAYLOR & SON, Shingle- 
brook Stock Farm, Greenfield, Mass. 
TRUE TYPE CHESTER WHITES T 
ever asked I am the only Breeder with enough faith 
in the quality of his stock to guarantee to refund 
money and pay freight both ways on any stock re¬ 
jected. G. R. FOULKE, Bala Farm. West Chester, Pa 
Cheshires 
various ages. Pigs in 
pairs not akin. Most reg¬ 
istered stock and premiums of any one in this county. 
G U. STEARNS, Peru, Clinton County. N. Y. 
W ANTED—To buy apples direct from the farmer. 
Address P. O. Box 47, Newport News, Va. 
GARNER & CO., 
Produce Commission Merchants, 
51 LITTLE 12th ST., NEW YORK. 
More room and a better location enable us to handle 
to better advantage, CHOICE CREAMERY BUTTER. 
CHOICE CHEESE, FANCY LEGHORN EGGS, 
Shipping Cards and Stencils on application. 
Reference: Gansevoort Bank. 
Established 1876. 
GEO. P. HAMMOND & CO., 
Commission Merchants and Dealers in all kinds ol 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter, Eggs, Cheese, 
Poultry. Foreign and Dinnestic Fruits. Consignments 
solicited. 34 & 3(> Little 1121.lx St., New York. 
WNI. H. COHEN & CO., 
Commission Merchants, 
229 and 231 Washington Street, New York. 
OUR SPECIALTIES: 
Game, 
1 Poultry, 
| Mushrooms, 
Furs, 
I Calves, 
1 Nuts, 
Ginseng, 
| Hothouse Lambs, | 
| Live Quail. 
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PITTSBURGH, I* A. 
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