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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 17, 
PRODUCTS , PRICES AND TRADE. 
Lambs were a little more plentiful during 
the past week, and prices ranged a trifle 
lower. 
The Indian Itiver (Florida) pineapple crop 
is reported large and in good condition, with 
a probable output of 475,000 crates. 
Thk wool manufacturing industry is in a 
prosperous condition, the profits of the Amer¬ 
ican Woolen Company for 1905 being 1% mil¬ 
lions in excess of the previous year. 
Appi.es. —Trade continues only moderate, as 
might be expected from the high range of 
prices at which fair to choice apples are 
held ; $6, $7, and $8 per barrel are not un¬ 
usual prices for top-notch fruit. 
Exports from New York during the week 
ending March 6 amounted to $12,342,472. 
Countries receiving the largest amounts 
were: England and British possessions, 
$4,509,642; Netherlands. $1,161,117; France, 
$903,440; Germanv, $883.057; Argentina, 
$550,186; Italy, $355,253; Austria, $244,506. 
Purim, the first of the Hebrew Spring holi- 
idays, occurred March 11. Receipts of live 
poultry for this special trade were very 
heavy, somewhat in excess of needs. The 
next holiday will be the Passover, April 10, 
11, and poultry for this trade should be here 
three or four days previous in order to get 
into the hands of retailers in ample time. 
Strawberries.—A little better quality is 
noted and wholesale prices during the week 
have run from 25 to 50 cents per quart. A 
good many retailers fix them up in small 
baskets holding a little over a pint, and I 
have seen these selling at 20 and 25 cents 
a basket. Some baskets have a cone-shaped 
false bottom, invisible from the outside, yet 
filling about one-third of the space. 
Potatoes. —The market continues very 
weak. A good many holders appear to think 
that the outlook is hopeless, and are un¬ 
loading their stock at whatever it. will bring. 
No doubt the free sales of European potatoes 
at $1.50 to $1.75 per sack, and the appar- 
entlv endless supply of these tubers is large¬ 
ly trie cause of the lack of confidence in this 
market. Choice Bermuda potatoes continue 
high, but these are luxuries and not much 
affected by the ups and downs of the general 
potato trade. 
Army Stores. —Contracts made by the War 
Department for supplies during March in¬ 
clude: Hash, at 19.42 cents per two-pound 
can; mackerel at 10 cents per pound: canned 
salmon at 14 cents per pound; Irish pota¬ 
toes, 1.51 cents per pound; sweets, 2.38 
cents pound; onions, pound, 1.71 cents; 
beets, 1.7 and cabbage, 1.79 cents; carrots, 
1.50 cents; turnips, % cent pound; tomatoes, 
three-pound can, 11.25 cents; evaporated 
apples, 10.15 cents pound: apples, three- 
pound can, 7.73 cents; pickles, gallon, 15.99 
cents; butter in tubs, pound, 28.90 cents; 
sealed cans, pound, 33 cents. 
The Interstate Commerce Commission 
has had under consideration the refusal of 
an eastern railway system to participate in 
through rates in petroleum products from 
Cleveland and Pittsburg points. The com¬ 
plaint was made that this refusal to make a 
through rate gave one oil company a monop¬ 
oly of all trade in the large territory cov¬ 
ered bv this railway system. The Commis¬ 
sion found this true, but states that it is 
powerless to give any relief. Such incidents 
show how difficult is the handling of this 
rate regulation after railroads get “on the 
ground” and secure charters which hedge 
them about with all desired protection, while 
the voters permit themselves to lie Rip Van 
Winkled into a state of helplessness. It is 
easy to pass judgment on direct violations of 
the law, but it seems possible to do this vio¬ 
lating just as effectively indirectly in such 
a way that the offender can scarcely be 
touched wthout abusing what are considered 
his constitutional rights. Attempts to elimi¬ 
nate abuses in transportation matters usu¬ 
ally go along swimmingly until this point is 
reached. Then comes a period of “backing 
and filling,” and the end is. in effect, con¬ 
fessed failure to touch the vital spots in the 
abuses aimed at. 
The egg market is in somewhat better 
condition, as the demand is good and the sur¬ 
plus stock on hand is being gradually worked 
off. The better grades of storage eggs are 
about gone. As hens seem to be laying free¬ 
ly in most producing sections it is not prob¬ 
able that prices will advance much until the 
special Easter demand arrives. Of course the 
Lenten season as a whole has a stimulating 
effect on the egg trade, as many who ab¬ 
stain from meat do not care for fish and use 
eggs more freely. The Board of General Ap¬ 
praisers has lately been considering the 
status of eggs, with and without their jack¬ 
ets, from a tariff point of view. The case 
involved eggs from Canada. The importers 
repacked on the Canadian side. The shells 
were removed from all cracked eggs, which 
were put into cans for bakers’ use, entry be¬ 
ing claimed as “volks of eggs.” dutiable at 
25 per cent of their value. The appraisers 
decided that eggs are eggs so long as the 
identity of the white and yolk is preserved, 
even though they may have parted with their 
jackets, and that these “gallon” eggs must 
pay the five cents per dozen duty charged for 
eggs in the shell. Another knotty point con¬ 
cerned was the attempt of a Chinese im¬ 
porter, Sun Quong On, to bring in Chinese 
duck eggs under the classification “eggs of 
birds,” which are admitted free. The cold- 
hearted appraiser decided that the five cents 
per dozen duty must be paid, though they 
were non-committal as to whether this deci¬ 
sion effectually removes ducks from the bird 
kingdom. 
Proposed Poultry Storaoe Act.—A bill 
before the New York Legislature forbids the 
sale of “any slaughtered game, animal, poul¬ 
try or fowl, unless the carcasses of such 
slaughtered game, animal, poultry or fowl 
shall have been divested of its lung tissues, 
entire digestive and intestinal tracts, gall 
receptacle, craw, and gizzard lining, within 
forty-eight, hours after its slaughter; and any 
slaughtered game, animal, poultry, or fowl, 
found in any refrigerator, ice chest, cooler, 
storage apartment or market, whether ex¬ 
posed for sale, or in stock, shall be presumed 
to have been slaughtered for a longer period 
than forty-eight hours.” This contemplates 
such radical changes in methods of marketing 
these products that it is not surprising that 
poultry and cold storage men are excited 
about it, and at a hearing in Albany repre¬ 
sentatives of the trade made vigorous pro¬ 
test against the measure. In addition to the 
great financial loss that would be suffered 
by the poultry business it was contended that 
undrawn poultry is an entirely sanitary pro¬ 
duct. whereas when drawn it will keep but 
a short time. There is no doubt that the 
storage of poultry is much overdone. There 1 
ought to be some assurance that it Is in 
proper condition when put away, and rea¬ 
sonable restriction as to the time it may be 
kept. In a Pennsylvania lawsuit recently the 
fact was brought out that certain fresh fish 
had been in cold storage nearly five years! 
This was a gross abuse, even though, as 
claimed, the fish was just as good as when 
put in. Enough cases of poisoning have 
been traced to the misuse of the storage priv¬ 
ilege to show that indefinite storage is often 
unsafe, and this matter ought to lx under 
strict supervision. The framers of the bill 
above mentioned, however, seem to be more 
zealous than wise, and it is doubtful whether 
public sentiment would approve or enforce 
such an act, should it become law. H. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
TnE use of the rural telephone is spread¬ 
ing over the country at a rapid rate, furnish¬ 
ing a means of quick communication to farm¬ 
ers, as well as dwellers in towns and cities. 
The Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co., 
of Rochester, N. Y„ has issued an excellent 
little book, “IIow the Telephone Helps the 
Farmer,” which will be sent free to all in¬ 
terested. It is full of useful suggestions 
and may save many dollars for those about 
to build a line. 
There is no question but that there has 
been among dairymen a crying need for a 
high grade separator, which could be sold 
at a lower price. Everybody wants a cream 
separator, but many have felt they could not 
afford to pay the high prices demanded. It re¬ 
mained for a Chicago separator manufacturer 
to meet this demand and to place a separator 
of the first class on the market at a price 
which is within reach of even the smallest 
cow owner. We refer to the Davis Cream Sep¬ 
arator Co. It is easy running, clean skim¬ 
ming and easily cleaned. Write to the 
Davis Cream Separator Co., Clinton St., 
Chicago, for their catalogue No. 118. 
There has been a new additon to the 
Planet .Tr. family for 1906. It is numbered 
74 and is a two horse pivot wheel cultivator, 
plow, furrower and ridger. This covers the 
one spot in garden work not already provided 
for in the long line of Planet Jr. tools, and 
the new machine possesses more really good 
points than anything of like kind ever in¬ 
vented. If you garden and are not already 
provided you will find the Planet Jrs. to 
be your kind of tools. It’s an old saying 
that there’s a Planet Jr. for every need. You 
will find just what you want in the 1906 
Allen catalogue, mailed free. Address S. L. 
Allen & Co., Box 1107 V., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Good Roads. —All through western New 
York farmers are becoming greatly interested 
in road improvement. In tne West the plan 
of road improvement advocated by D. Ward 
King of Missouri, has attracted great atten¬ 
tion. Special trains have been run on some 
of the railroads to take Mr. King out to the 
people. What is known as the split-log road 
drag is like a large ladder pulled sidewise 
at an angle of 45 degrees over the road, and 
it smooths ruts and bumps. Clark Allis 
of Medina, N. Y., wants to co-operate with 
other farmers and bring Mr. King to New 
York State to explain his method. This 
would be an excellent thing to do. 
STOP 
Rubbing Your Clothes 
Wash your clothes without wash¬ 
board or washing machine,without 
wasting time or strength or injur¬ 
ing your handfl. Use the Chinese 
Washing Compound. 
“WASHERMAN ” 
Guaranteed harmless. Send for 
full size cake and particulars Fkrk. 
Agents wanted. “WASHKKMAN” 
CO., Dept. 26, Rochester, N.Y. 
WE LEAD THE WORLD 
I We are the largest manufac¬ 
turers of Grooved and Plain 
Tire Steel Farm Wagon 
W T heels in America. We 
guarantee our patent 
Grooved Tire Wheels to 
be the best made by anybody 
anywhere. Write us. 
HAVANA METAL WHEEL CO. 
BOX II HAVANA, ILL 
NUTS Wabble^. 
Extension 
AXLE 
Make old buggies run like new. Quick gelleru and 
very profitable for Agents. Exclusive Territory. 
HARDWARE SPECIALTY CO., Box 543, Pontiac,Mich 
For Sale 
5000 Chestnut and Locust fence 
posts, also Anchor posts, satis¬ 
faction guaranteed, shipments 
made from Wheelersburg, Ohio. 
A. E. RICKER, Wait, Scioto Co., Ohio. 
c 
r If CUT DflOTC cheaper than wood, make your 
KIItIIIII I lUvIw own on a Hercules Post Ma¬ 
chine. Also Building Block Machines. Catalogue free. 
Hercules Mfg. Co. a Dept. A-35. Centerville, Iowa 
IWANS’ AND T WELL AUGER 
Best earth auger in the world. For Fence and 
Telphone Post Holes. Wells, etc. Three times 
the work ac-/ 5 ^SErs. eomplished with an 
Iwan Auger than with 
any other. Makes 
hole smoothly and 1 
IWAN, 
I quiokly;emptier easily; ia very durable. Used by U. 8. Gov’t. 3.4,6, 
16,7, 8. 9and 10 Inch, $2.60 each; 12 inch, 16.00,14 inch,$7.50. Sample 
^at special price to int rodu ce. Agents Wanted. Inquire of dealers or write 
direct for particulars. IWAN BROS.,Dept,No4. Streator, ILL. 
UUU Ut>J UUUt 
Jaroof 
4 THAT IS 
PROOF 
jAsainst lightning.fire, -—— 
•Wind A water. Both Iron A Steel. Catalogue & prioea f 
■(Free. Niles Ibon A Steed Rooting Oo_ Nile* 
V » vv«vV Y yTYXTrrYx>-)nr v t? n ~ 
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A LEAKY TANK 
is an abomination 
CALDWELL 
Tanks don’t leak. They 
are made right. We build 
tanks of Everlasting Cy^ 
preR.s; also White Pine. 
We have hundreds we 
cnn refer to in your 
vicinity. Send for illus¬ 
trated catalogue and 
price Hit. 
W. E. CALDWELL CO. 
Louisville, Ky. 
OLD ROOFING 
There is only one RUBEROID. Standard for 15 Yrs. 
Read What One Large User Says: 
the 
co. 
LEHR AGRICULTURAL 
Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements. 
_ Fremont, Ohio, November 1,1905. 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, New York, 
Gentlemen:—We have yonr letter of the 27th ult., asking us to report as to the satisfac¬ 
tion your RUBEROID ROOFING has given us. 
In reply would say that the Ruberoid Roofing used by us for the past 14 or 15 years has 
given better satisfaction than any other make of roofing we are using. On the first roof 
that we covered with your Ruberoid we used the 2-ply and so far as we know it is just as 
_ good to-day as it was the first season it was used, and after all these years it does not show 
S any wear, nor has it ever leaked a drop or cost us one cent for repairs. This is more than 
we can say for any of the other roofings, such as tin, slate, shingles and tar or sheet roofing, 
We do not believe that there is a roof on the market to-day that at all compares 
with the Ruberoid and we feel like congratulating you for having succeeded in placing 
sucha worthy article on the market. Yours respectfully, 
The Lehr Agricultural Company. N. P. Lehr, Treasurer. 
K I)o YOU not want a roofing which has shown such durability? It is In- 
■ expcuslve. You can apply it yourself. Send for samples and Booklet “R.” 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, 
SOLE MANUFACTURERS, 
IOO William Street, New York. 
Steel Roofing $1.76 per 100 Sqi Feet 
Painted red both sides, most durable and economical roofing, siding or celling for bams, sheda 
bouses, stores, cribs, poultry houses, etc. Easier to lay and cheaper than any other material 
No experience necessary to lay It. A hammer or hatchet are the only tools you need. 
UfC DAY TUP PDPIflUT to all points east of Colorado, except Oklahoma, Texas 
** “ j " ■ • nt rnCIUn I and Indian Territory. This Is our No. 15, seml-hard- 
ened, flat steel roofing, 24x24 Inches, per square of 100 square feet... 01 . 7 & 
Corrugated V crimped or standing seam, per square. 1.8S 
For 25e per square more we furnish this material In 6 and 8 ft. lengths. 
Brick siding and beaded celling or siding, per 100 square feet. 2.25 
As k for Free Catalogue NqD 67 MX) pages of bargains—Roofing Furniture, Ac., Ac. 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO*. - • 35th and Iron Streets, CHICAGO 
LEARN TO BE A JUDGE! 
OF WIRE FENCE. 
The size of the wire and the form of the “knot” 
are the vital points to be considered. Ask different 
makers for FREE SAMPLES of these parts, compare 
them carefully, and you won’t need advice from any¬ 
body. Our Sample is ready for the asking. 
BOND STEEL POST COMPANY, ADRIAN, MICH. 
LAWN FENCE 
Many designs, any 
height up to 6 ft. for 
Parks. Our price, freight 
paid, will i terest you. 
Cyclone Fen e Co.. 
THE TOWNSEND 
WIRE STRETCHER 
is the most easily attached or detached 
of any implement made. Stretches to last 
post as well as to any. Steel gripe that 
never slip. Can bo got at any Hardware 
store. Write for circulars. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. 
F. K. TOWNSEND, Painted PoRt, N. Y. 
JONES™ 
S GATES 
are economical because—they wear 
three times longer. Need no repairs. 
Keep your stock in—others' out. 
GOOD GALVANIZED WIRE 
uninjur.d by machinery hfrceui. It 
it not "woven wire.” Ev.ry laterel 
» coil.d »p»l«g—.v.ry stay a brae*. 
Catalog N». 2— fr»a—contain, prac¬ 
tical fcne. and (at. pointer,. 
INTERNATIONAL FENCE k F. CO. 
«22 Battle. Arc. Colombo,, Ohle. 
An ag oat wanted in evevy locality. 
«r > » '-vy —- 
^ Every wire— 
both strand and stay—No. 9 gauge. 
Thickly galvanized. Best grade steel. We mail free sample for inspec¬ 
tion and test. A more sobstantial, stock-resisting, time-defying fence 
was never stapled to posts. We pay freight on 40 rods. Write for book 
Brown Fence «k Wire Co. 
showing 110 styles. 
Cleveland, O. 
|6 To 35ct 5 . 
PER ROD 
DELIVERED 
AMERICAN FENCE 
TALKS 
American fence is a structure of hard, stiff steel wires, 
^possessing great strength and flexibility, adjustable to uneven 
ground, sound durable and guaranteed. Great improvements 
^are continually being made over the fences of years ago. See the 
modern, up-to-date American fence, built of big lateral wires, 
with heavy upright or stay wires hinged—the most perfect 
1 -—- structure for a square mesh fence. 
It is Steel that makes possible the 
great modern structures, like bridges, sky¬ 
scrapers, locomotives and steamships that 
people confidently trust. Steel for wire is 
specially made and becomes stronger and 
more durable by drawing into wire and 
annealing. And when thoroughly galvan¬ 
ized by lately improved processes and 
woven into American fence, makes the most substantial struc¬ 
ture about a farm. Properly put up and treated, it is a per¬ 
manent and money-making investment for many years. 
We sell through dealers all over the country. In this way the buyers’ interests are 
best looked after. Dealer then becomes your business friend and he will see that you 
are treated right. See him, examine different styles, get catalogue and make selection 
to suit your requirements. Or, write us direct and we will send catalogue and tell you 
where you can get the fence. 
NOT EXPENSIVE—Prices range from about 17 cents a 
rod up, according to height, style and location of your place. 
American Steel & Wire Co. 
Chicago New York Denvir San Francisco 
