THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 20, 
4i6 
markets 
Prices current at New York during week 
ending May 13, 1905. Wholesale except as 
noted. 
GRAIN. 
Wheat, No. 2, red. — @ 96% 
No. 1, Northern, Duluth.... — @1.03% 
Corn, No. 2, mixed. — @ 55 
Oats . — @ 35 
Barley . — @ 46 
FEED. 
Wholesale prices. 
Spring bran . — (hi7.50 
Middlings . — <<2-0.50 
Red dog . — 24.50 
Hominy chop . — @19.50 
Oil meal . — @ 29.50 
Retail, Western New York. 
Spring bran .22.00 4/23.00 
Middlings .24.00 (a) 26.00 
Oil meal .34.00 @35.00 
Corn and oats.25.00 @26.00 
BEANS. 
Marrow, bushel .2.80 @2.90 
l'ea . — @1.75 
Red kidney . — @2.65 
Black turtle soup. — @3.25 
White kidney . — @3.10 
Yellow eye . — @2.05 
1IAY AND STRAW. _ 
Hay, No. 1... .. 75 @ 80 
No. 2 . 67 %@ 72 % 
No. 3 . 60 @ 70 
Clover and clover mixed. . . 60 @ 70 
Straw, long rye. 85 @ 90 
MILK. 
In effect May 8, the New York Exchange 
.rice was reduced to .$1.31 per 40-quart can, 
or 2% cents per quart in 26-cfnt freight zone. 
BUTTER. 
Creamery, extras . 
26 %@ 
27 
Firsts . 
25 
% (fi 
26 
Seconds . 
24 
25 
Thirds . 
@ 
23 
State dairv, half-tubs, extras. 
— 
@ 
26 
Tubs, firsts . 
24 % <" 
25% 
Tubs, seconds . 
23 
@ 
24 
Fresh, lower grades. 
21 
@ 
*22 
Western imitation creamery, 
ext i as . 
25 
@ 
25% 
Firsts . 
23 
(a) 
24 
Seconds . 
21 
@ 
22 
Western factory, firsts. 
23 
(a> 
24 
Seconds . 
21 
@ 
Lower grades . 
1 9 
@ 
20 
Renovated, extras .. 
25 
@ 
25 % 
23 
@ 
24 
Seconds . 
21 
@ 
22 
Lower grades . 
18 
20 
Packing stock . 
17 
@ 
21 
CHEESE. 
OLD, 
Full cream, small, fey. 
— 
@ 
14% 
Small, fine . 
@ 
13% 
Small, choice . 
— 
@ 
1 3 % 
Small, fair to good. 
12 
% (<J 
13% 
Small, poor . 
10% @ 
11% 
NKW. 
Full cream, small, line. — @13 
Small, fair to choice. 1 1 Vi@ 12% 
Light skims, small, choice.... 10 Vi @ 10% 
Part skims, good. 8%@ .8Vi 
Full skims .. 3Vi@ 4% 
EGGS. 
Fresh gathered, fancy, white.. 20 @ 21 
White, good to choice. 19 @ 19Vi 
Fresh gathered, extra mixed — @ 18Vi 
Fresh gathered, firsts. — @ 18 
Western and Southern. 15 <a 18 
Duck eggs, Baltimore, doz.... 22 <(1 24 
Goose eggs, dozen. 35 @ 40 
DRIED FRUITS. 
Apnles, evaporated, fancy.... 
Evaporated, choice . 
Evaporated, com. to prime. 
Sun dried . 
Chops, 100 lbs. 
('ores and skins. 
Raspberries . 
Cherries . 
Huckleberries . 
Blackberries . 
7 @ — 
6 @ 6 Vi 
4 % @ 5 
2 (<v 4 
1.45 @ 1.50 
90 @ 95 
•>4 (■; 25 
— @ 13 Vi 
10 (a 11 
6 Vi @ 11 
FRESH FRUITS. 
Apples, Spitz, and Spy...2.50 
Ben Davis and Baldwin .... 2.00 
Russet .2.00 
Strawberries, qt. 2 
@ 3.50 
@2.75 
(a 2.75 
@ 15 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes, old, 180 lbs. 7;> 
Bermuda, No. 1, bbl. 4.00 
Bermuda. No. 2.2..»0 
Florida Rose. No. 1, bill....2.75 
Fla., Chili red. No. 1.2.75 
Charleston & Savannah Rose.. 2.50 
Charleston & Savannah, ('bill. 2.50 
Southern, seconds, bid.2.00 
Southern, culls .1-50 
Southern, second crop, bbl.... 1.00 
Sweet potatoes, bbl.2.50 
Asparagus, doz., cholc.e.2.00 
Common to good. 50 
Beets, new. 100 bunches.2.00 
Carrots, new, 100 hunches.... 1.00 
Cabbage, old. ton.4.00 
Cucumbers, Southern, Du. 50 
Corn, 100 ears.1.00 
Celery, dozen . 20 
Chicory and escarol, bbl.3.00 
Egg plants, bushel.2.00 
Horseradish, 100 lbs.3.00 
Kale, bbl. 50 
Lettuce, bill.1.00 
Onions, old, bbl.1.50 
Parsnips, bbl. — 
Peas, basket . 75 
Parsley, N. O., 100 bunches... 1.00 
Radishes, nearby. 100 bun.... 1.00 
String beans, Fla., bn. basket. 50 
Charleston, basket . 75 
Spinach. Norfolk, bbl. 75 
Baltimore, bbl... 75 
Nearby, 1)1)1.1.00 
Squash, marrow, 1)1)1. 75 
Hubbard, 1)1)1.1.00 
Southern, white, bu.-box. . . 25 
Turnips, ruta baga. bbl. 50 
Tomatoes, Fla., 20-qt. carrier. 75 
HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. 
Cucumbers, Eastern, bu. case..2.50 
Charleston, basket of 7 doz. — 
Cauliflowers, dozen .2.00 
Mushrooms, lb. 10 
Radishes, 100 bunches. 75 
Tomatoes, lb. 10 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls. Western, lb 
Roosters . 
Turkeys, old . 
Ducks, pair . 
Geese, pair . 
Pigeons, pair .... 
00 
1.20 
@1.15 
(a 4.50 
@3.50 
@ 3.50 
@3.25 
@3.25 
fa 8.00 
@2.50 
(q 2.00 
@1.50 
@4.00 
@ 3.00 
@1.50 
@7.00 
@1.50 
@ 10.00 
@1.25 
@3.50 
@ 90 
@5.00 
@3.50 
@ 6.00 
@ 75 
@2.00 
@3.00 
@ 1.00 
@1.25 
@2.00 
@1.25 
@1.50 
@1.50 
@ 1.00 
@1.00 
@1.50 
@1.00 
@ — 
@ 75 
@ 1.00 
@2.25 
@3.50 
@4.00 
@4.00 
@ 50 
@1.25 
@ 15 
@ 14% 
@ 9 Vi 
@ 12 
@ 80 
@1.25 
@ 25 
DRESSED POULTRY. 
Turkeys . 13 @ 18 
Chickens, fey., 3Vi to 4 lbs. to 
pair, lb. 35 @: 40 
Common to good..... 15 @ 20 
Fowls . 13 @ — 
Spring ducks, lb. 22 @ 25 
Squabs, dozen .1.50 @2.75 
CO ENTRY-DRESS E D M E ATS. 
Calves, veal . 7Vi@ 9 
Spring lambs, head.3.00 @7.00 
D ogs . 5 Vi @ 8% 
LIVE STOCK. 
Steers . 4.75 @6.45 
Stags aud oxen.4.00 @5.05 
Bulls ..3.30 @4.50 
Bologna cows and bulls.1.75 @4.00 
Milch cows with calves.35.00 @50.00 
Calves .5.00 @7.50 
Sheep . ..3.75 @5.00 
Lambs .5.75 @0.50 
Hogs . — @6.00 
ESSENTIAL OILS. 
Wholesale selling price here. 
Peppermint .2.90 @3.25 
Wintergreen .1.85 @2.10 
Tansy .3.75 @4.25 
Spearmint .4.50 @4.75 
Sassafras . 57Vi@ 75 
FARM CHEMICALS. 
Prices for ton lots f. o. 1). New York. Single 
bag lots 10 to 25 per cent higher. 
Nitrate of soda. — @53.00 
Muriate of potash. — @43.00 
Acid phosphate . — @12.50 
Kainit . — @12.00 
Dried blood . — @25.00 
Tankage . — @35.00 
Bone meal . — @25.00 
Peruvian guano . — @37.00 
Sulphur flowers, bbl. lots. lb. — (a 2% 
Copper sulphate, bbl. lots, lb. — @ 5% 
TOBACCO. 
SEED DEAF. 
Connecticut broadleaf fillers.. 5 @ 10 
Seconds . 25 @ 35 
Wrappers . 30 @ 70 
Light wrappers . 60 @ 70 
New York State fillers. 3 @ 5 
Fine and selections. 25 @ 26 
Average running lots. 5 12 
Pennsylvania broadleaf. 3 @ 5 
VIRGINIA SIlirPING. 
Common lugs . 6 @ 6% 
Good lugs . 6% @ 7 
Common to medium leaf. 7Vi.@ 8Vi 
Medium to good leaf, dark. 9 10 
Medium to good leaf, light... 10 @ 11 
Good to fine leaf, dark. 11 Vi @ 12% 
BURI.EV-LOUISVILLE. 
Common lugs . 10 @ 11% 
Medium lugs . 11 %@ 12% 
Good lugs . 12Vi@ 13% 
Common leaf short. 10 @ 11 
Common leaf. 11 Vi @ 12% 
Medium leaf . 12%@ 13% 
Good leaf . 13% @ 15%> 
EXPERIENCE WITH WATER TANKS. 
Five years ago we put water into our 
house, using two tanks, a wooden tank out¬ 
side for watering plants, lawn, etc. We do 
not drink from this tank, because It Is not 
piped to (he house, but would not consider 
the fact that it is wood an objection. This 
tank is empty in the Winter and apparently 
is as good as ever. The other is a galvanized 
Iron tank in use all the time, but is rusting 
in spots, and will soon have to be replaced. 
Dozens of small spots of rust form In the 
bottom, and In the course of a few years eat 
holes through the iron. Sometime ago our 
bathtub needed a new coat of enamel. I was 
advised to try white .Tapalac ; Ibis makes a 
fine covering, hut softens in warm water. 
Now, when the present, tank logins to leak, I 
shall get a new' one and paint the inside w'lth 
Japalac. This will l)e clean, and I believe 
will protect the surface from rust, which Is 
the chief objection to Iron tanks. Of course 
I have no experience in this, but believe It 
will work. Z. C. B. will find an Iron tank 
satisfactory if he can keep it from rusting, 
but the ordinary galvanizing will not do that 
many years. There is no bad taste from a 
galvanized iron tank, and I should not expect 
It -from cypress wood, from which most tanks 
are made. L. w, r. 
Michigan. 
We have on our place a 50-foot tow'er and 
wind wheel, and a 65 barrel cypress tank 
standing 20 feet from the ground. We have 
drank the water from this tank for the last 
three years, and have never found an un¬ 
pleasant taste, nor have I ever heard any 
complaints from any of the neighbors who 
have cypress tanks, but those w T ho have pine 
tanks find the taste of their water something 
vile. I do not know of any iron tanks in 
this vicinity, but should think the Iron would 
give a taste to the w r ater in time. I know' 
that cypress is all right, and where we have 
to d<pend on wind to fill It I would not care 
for a smaller tank than 60 barrels. With a 
gas or hot-air engine a tank half the size 
would answer all purposes. Perhaps our 
method of caring for the water during the 
Winter may Interest some. The standpipe is 
covered with a felt packing that comes on 
purpose and Is enclosed In a four-inch box, 
outside of which is a 12-inch box, leaving an 
air space between, both boxes extending from 
the platform of the well to the bottom of 
tank. In cold weather I start the mill pump¬ 
ing at chore time at night, and when through 
with chores hang my lantern in the pit or 
well and turn off the mill. The pump has 
forced warm water from the well through 
the standpipe, and the heat of the lantern 
rising up between the two boxes prevents the 
cold striking through to the pipe over night. 
No saw’dust-packed standpipe for me. Will 
It be practicable to put a little water motor 
in my shop for turning grindstone and run¬ 
ning a little circular saw to saw up half-inch 
stuff for berry crates, etc. T could not well 
use a pipe larger than an Inch, as It is a good 
way to run it, and the connections are only 
an Inch. I can get pressure generally of up¬ 
wards of 25 feet. What would such a motor 
cost? c. l. v. 
Long Island. 
WANT TO KNOW. 
As strawberry picking will be in order 
before long, I and probably others would like 
to hear from those who tried the strawberry 
picker advertised last Spring. Did it work 
as represented and could you pick berries 
with it that lay on the ground? i*. s. 
Exeter 1’a. 
Hand Bumping Machine. —Tan I get a 
suggestion from some one through the col¬ 
umns of The R. N.-Y. of how to rig a hand 
machine of some kind to pump water? 1 
have a drilled well 125 feet deep; have an 
Empire double-action pump with windmill 
attachment. 1 need water for 23 head of 
stock. 1 cannot afford at present a hot-air 
or gasoline engine or windmill. The pump 
has a six-inch cylinder, which allows for the 
rise and fall of pump rod six inches. 
New York. n. j. h. 
Water and Sewage Questions.—I n a re¬ 
cent number I see the compressed air sys¬ 
tem of water supply recommended. As 1 am 
about to install a water system of some 
kind, and incline towards this one. I would 
be glad if some others of your readers would 
give their experience with it, and state how 
large a tank under these conditions is nec¬ 
essary for ordinary house supply, also 
whether or not it is necessary to have any 
special tank so long as it is air and water¬ 
tight. As I understand it, all the mechanism 
Is located at the pump, which can only l>o 
bought from one firm. Also, would you mind 
opening the question of the “septic tank" 
system of sewerage for country places and 
farms. This system seems to be highly rec¬ 
ommended, and is not, so far as I know, 
patented. It seems to be Simple, inexpen¬ 
sive, and without mechanism of any kind, 
and ought to be easily constructed by any 
mason. Am I right, or is it necessary to 
go to a high-priced “company” to get the 
thing done right. If not, how can we go 
about it? If half that, is claimed for it is 
true it is one of the greatest hygienic dis¬ 
coveries of the age. I shall also have to 
put down an artesian or drilled well, and if 
any of your readers have any hints to throw 
out as to how I am going to tell that the 
well driller will not to go past good water In 
order to run the bill up I would lie grate¬ 
ful. X. Y. Z. 
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