RURAL NEW-YORKER 
261 
Products, Prices and Trade 
(Coutinned from page 250) 
GRAIN. 
W heat. No. 2. red, . 2 26 @ 
Corn, new. 1 SO @ 1 S2 
Uats, as to weicht. bush. 99 1 (il 
Kje, free from onion. 2 00 ® 2 2.> 
RKT.MI. PRICKS .VT NKW YORK. 
'Phese are not the highest or lowest 
prices noted here, but represent produce 
of good (iiiality and the buying oppor¬ 
tunities of at least half of New 'York's 
population. 
Rutter—Best prints .JjlO.o.S ,$0.00 
'Pub, good to choice.55 .57 
Kggs—Fancy..70 .7.5 
(lathered, good to choice.. .(>2 .OS 
■Medium grades..5.5 .(‘>0 
l^otatops, lb.04 .05 
< 'abbage. lb.04 .05 
Apples, doz..‘10 .0*2 
Turkeys, lb.40 .42 
Fowls, lb..50 .40 
('apons. lb.40 ..52 
Philadelphia Markets 
BCTTKR. 
Market steady, 'Pub creamery, 50 to 
n2c; fancy prints, .5,5 to 5.Sc. 
KGGS. 
Market easy, (lathered, be.st, .58 to 
50c; common to good, 50 to 5.5c; nearb.A' 
fan<\v, 00 to 02c. 
T.IVK POT'I.TKY. 
I'owls, .50 to .5.5c: chickens, 28 to 52c; 
roosters. 25 to 24c; ducks, 28 to .54c; 
geese, 28 to .5'2c; guineas, pair, (*»0 to 70(t. 
DRKSSKD I'Orr.TRY. 
Fowls, 50 to 55c; roosters, 24 to 25c ; 
broilers, fancy, 40 to 42c; common to 
good, 54 to 58c; roa.sters, 5.1 to .55c; 
capons, 50 to ,59c; turkeys, 55 to 40c; 
ducks, .50 to 52c; geese, 20 to 28c. 
FRUITS. 
Apiiles. barrel, .$4 to .$6; strawberries, 
quart. .50 to 00; cranberries, barrel, .$15 
to $18; oranges, box, .$2 to .$0. 
vegktari.es. 
Potatoes. 100 lbs.. .$'2.20 _to .p-.oO; 
sweet i)otat.oe.s, •‘iki-basket, .$1.1.5 to $1..50; 
lettuci*, barrel, ,$1 to .$1.,50; Brussels 
sprouts, (juart, 1.5c to 2.5c; kale, barrel. 
$1.50, to $2; cablnige, ton, .$45 to $.58; 
onions, 100 lbs.. .$1.50 to .$2.2;>; turnips. 
100 lbs.. .$1.25 to .$2; green jieas, bushek 
$5 to .$(‘>..50; string beans, bushel. .$.5 
to .89. 
HAY AND STR.VAV. 
jr,iv—No. 1 'Pimolhy. .$29 to .$50; No. 
2. $27.50 to .$28..50; N<v. 5. $25 to .$'20; 
ciov«>r. mixed. .$24..5(1 to .$27.;50. Htraw 
Itye, $1(‘>..50 to .$17..50. 
Industrial Statistics 
Shipments of decidious .fruits fi’om 
ralifornia during 1917 amounted to 
24.028 cars. 
The (lovernment has commandeered 
about lO.CKMl tons of beans in Pacific 
Coast m.arkets for Navy use. 'Phe lauins 
were grown mainly in China and .Tapau, 
The value put on them was about 10 
<*ents jier ))nund. 
Our imjjm-ts of hides for the ))ast two 
yciu's AV<‘r< 
tOl.". 
1910. 
1917. 
Founds. 
Founds. 
Founds. 
Argentina. 
na..'?c.c>.,'i44 
149,.')37..‘19 
118.987.42.". 
Ri'Hzil . . 
23.223..‘HO 
.">9,.362,121!) 
49.918,402 
TTrugnii.v . 
21,809.011 
43,497,431 
39.1.38,800 
Mt'Xii-o. . . 
43,.384.173 
42,89r),.')18 
34.137.7-22 
Cnini. . . . 
l.'.,200,lll 
10,008.2C>.') 
13.487.27.'. 
CnloinUin 
8,.3n4..Vi3 
10,730,<178 
1.'..,‘140.041 
Vene/ncla. 
.7,0.33..-)82 
7,.")30,.-.24 
8.l>.“.3.nt: 
Total. . . 
2.32.411.0.34 
.329.028..“.09 
279.002,780 
Last year 70 P.ritish cargo st<-amship 
comiianies jtaid dividends of 19.24 per 
<ent on the cajiital. Tn 14 ytuirs an aver¬ 
age of 508 vi'ssels of this class capitalizedi 
at about $.500,000,000. jiaid an average ofi 
8..5('> iier cent. | 
Our exi)orts for the 11 months (uiding 
with November. 1917. included: 
P reads! 11 ffs..$.570.( >08.000 
,\utomobiles.108.1(>4.(M)0 
Aeroplanes. 5..S09.()00 
(’otton. .504.981 >.000 
Explosives.(>0,5,540.000 
Meat and dairy goods. 59(5,191.000 
Horses and mub's . 48.9f51.000 
Iron and steel mfs.1.125.005.(M)0 
Commencing February 1, uniform demur¬ 
rage changes governing all the railroads 
of the country, were made as follows; 
A. (1) Forty-eight hours (two days) 
free time for loading or unloading on all 
commodities. (2) Twenty-four hours 
(one day) free time on cars held for any 
other purjmse permitted by taritT. 
I>. That the average* agreement rule be 
p»'rmitted, but that it apply solely to cars 
held for unloading. 
('. 'Phat under the average rule the 
number of days on which debits accrue 
b>> made four instead of five. 
1). That the demurrage charge on all 
< ars. after the expiration of the free time 
allowed, be $3 for each of the first four 
day.s, $G for each of the next three da.Ss 
and .$10 for each .succeeding day. 
E. That the bunching rule be rein- 
sfalb d witliThe following change in para¬ 
graph 2: 
('ars for T'nloading or Reconsigning. 
When as a result of the act or neglect 
of any carrier, cars originating at the 
same point or at intermediate points mov¬ 
ing via the saim* route and dt'stined for 
one consignee, at one point, are bushed 
at originating point in transit, or at des¬ 
tination, and delivered by the carrier in 
.‘iccumulated numbers in excess of daily 
shipments, the consignee shall be allowed 
such free time as( he would liave bi'cn 
entitled to had the cars be«'n deliver»*d in 
accordance with the daily rate of ship¬ 
ment. (’laim to be presented to carriers’ 
■agent within fifteen days. 
'These charges will supersede all those 
named in any existing tariffs applicable 
to carload freight, except: 
1. Pars loaded with live stock. 
2. Em])ty cars placed for loading coal 
at mines or mine sidings, or coke at coke 
ovens, and cars under load at mine sid¬ 
ings, or coke at coke ovens. 
.5. Foreign exports freight awaiting 
shij>s at ports. 
4. Coal for transhipment ah tide Avater 
or lake ports. 
.5. Empty private car.s stored on rail¬ 
road or private track.s, provided such cars 
have not been placed or tendered for load¬ 
ing on the orders of a shipper, and speci- 
licially contemplate the cancellation of all 
conflicting provisions of exi.sting taritls. 
Crops and Farm News 
Wheat, ,$2 bu-shel; rye, .$2; oats, $1 ; 
buckvyheat, $.5.2.5 iier hundred. No corn 
at any price; good milk cows fresh. .$40 
to $75; veal calves dre.s.sed, '20 to 22 cents 
pound. Only one dairy near here; 7 
cents p<'r (juart for milk. Dressed pork, 
20 to 22 cents pi'r pound; potatoes from 
$1.50 to .$'2, bushel; apples', $1 bushel; 
eggs, ;5(> cents dozen; butter, ;50 cents 
1)011 ml; turnips. 7;5 cents bushel; (uiions, 
$1.50 bushel; no cabbage on the market; 
beans from $8 to*. $7 bushel. H. M. B. 
.Tefferson Co., Fa. 
Tn the Winter we have to carry our 
mails on snowshoes about 10 miles. Labor 
is scarce; .some of those dudes ought to 
come up here farming; they wouhl have 
plenty of,sport. 'The elk come up to the 
haystack in Winter, and tlie bears are 
always around the .shei'p camps in the 
Summer. I started farming about 10 
years ago. I had to depend on trapping 
to exist at first, but I sold $2,200 Avorth 
of stock last Fall. About 2,000 elk starved 
last Winter around m.v place. ,t. n. 
Park Co., Mont. 
Wheat is .$2.10 bu.; rye, .$1.8.5; corn, 
.$L.50; oats, !)0c; potatoes, .$1.;‘'>0 bu.; ap¬ 
ples, $L7;5 bu.; butter, 55c; eggs, 70<* 
doz. chickens. 24c, live AA’eight; milk, 50c 
gal.: mixed clover and 'Timothy hay, $2(5 
to $27; 'Timothy, .$28 to .$.50; Avheat 
straw. $12; rye straAV. .$14; dres.sed hogs 
of 140 to 200 lbs., 2,5c lb.; lard, ,50 to 
.54c lb.; bran, .$2 cwt.; white middlings, 
$2.80; flour. ,$,5..5;5. Hood York State 
grade Holstein dairy cows at a recent 
sale brought from $12;5 to $1(50; veal 
cah’es, 14c lb. g. E. K. 
Northampton Co., Fa. 
flood coAvs, from $75 to ,$12;5; hogs, 
alive, 17c. lb.; dressed, 22c. lb;; eggs, 
OOc. doz.; butter, ;5()c. lb.; hay, .$'20 per 
t(An; bran. $1.90 to .$2 100 ihs. 5Iilk 
brings 52i/{>c. i)er gallon at the railroad ; 
pot:itoes, .$L.50 to .$2 bu.; calves, 17c. 
Cattaragugus Co., N. Y. A. F. 
On page 11.5 I notice that G. W. .1. 
wants to know what cider bees are. 'They 
are not bees, but are a yeast pro<lu<4. of 
a - someAvhat solid nature, of whitish 
eolor, and about the size, and look some¬ 
thing Tike the larvae of bees, and from 
this I suppose they get th.eir name. As 
G. W. F. says; they are used not to make 
honey, but a tonic drink or liquor. In 
other wprd.s', beer, just as hop beer, or 
root beer, is made to drink. Al.so, they 
are as “husy as bees.” as they «‘ontiu-„-. 
iiall.v keep rising and falling in the liquid' 
in Avhich they are kept. As to the cura¬ 
tive poAver of this drink or the medicinal 
properties Avhich it may contain, I doubt 
if they are much different from any other 
beer. .T. E. French. 
Maine. 
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