lht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
S peedy relief follows the 
first application of 
Gombault’s Balsam. This 
41-year-tested liniment 
penetrates without blis¬ 
tering—conquers the most 
Stubborn pain or ache. 
* Sprains, bruises, bums, 
open cuts, severe strains, 
muscular and inflamma¬ 
tory rheumatism, lum¬ 
bago, sciatica, sore throat 
and chest colds yield to 
the healing power of Gom¬ 
bault’s Balsam. It’s so 
effective that one bottle 
lasts a long time. Get a 
bottle today — keep it on 
hand. 
$1.50 per bottle at druggists 
or direct upon receipt of price . 
AS A VETERINARY LINIMENT 
Gombault’s Balsam also is the 
remedy which years of use have 
proved effective andsafeformost 
horse ailments. The Lawrence- 
Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
BALSAM 
HEALING and ANTISEPTIC 
The climate of Sunny Southern Maryland is 
ideal for stock-raising. Mild winters make 
elaborate provision for shelter unnecessary. 
The long growing seasons and abundant rain* 
fall reduce feeding costs to the minimum. 
Enjoy life in this favored land of nearby 
markets. 
Send for free book, describing fine bargains in 
farms suitable for stock-raising and explaining 
why you can secure real bargains so close to 
the Nation's Capital. 
Southern Maryland Immigration 
Commission, College Park, Md, 
QRasePainAway 
mtfiCMusterolc 
When the winds blow raw 
and chill and rheumatism starts 
to tingle in your joints and 
muscles, get out your good 
friend Musterole. 
Rub this soothing white ointment 
gently over the sore spot. As Muster¬ 
ole penetrates the skin and goes down 
to the seat of trouble, you feel a gentle, 
healing warmth; then comes cooling, 
welcome relief from Old Man Pain. 
Better by far than the old-fashioned 
mustard plaster, Musterole does the 
work without the burn and blister 
Grandma knew so well. 
For croupy colds, sore throat, rheu¬ 
matism and congestion of all kinds, 
just rub on Musterole. 
Don’t wait for trouble; keep a jar 
or tube on the bathroom shelf. 
To Mothers: Musterole is now made 
in milder form for babies and small 
children. AskforChildren’sMusterole. 
35cand 65c jars and tubes; hospital size. $3. 
BETTER THAN A MUSTARD plasteh 
BTien you write advertisers mention 
lhe Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get 
a quick reply and a "square deal." See 
guarantee editorial page. 
Various Market Notes 
POTATO OUTLOOK IMPROVING—AVAILABLE 
SUPPLIES BELOW LAST SEASON-MAR¬ 
KETS AFFECTED BY VARIOUS SPECIALS 
CONDITIONS'. 
The potato market entered the new 
year with considerable strength. Receipts 
at principal city markets have been less 
than average Winter volume for several 
weeks. The underlying features of the 
situation seem rather encouraging to 
holders. Apparently about three-quar¬ 
ters of the crop is still in possession of 
growers, and if there is any gain in prices 
they will get their share. Recent average 
advances of 5 to 15c per 100 lbs. in pro¬ 
ducing sections mean a great deal to pro¬ 
ducers who. at the old prices, were just 
about clearing cost in the remoter ship¬ 
ping sections. 
The facts point to available supplies 
for the rest of the season at least 10 per 
cent less than last season, owing to the 
shortage in the principal potato States as 
compared with last season. The decrease 
in available supply means that city mar¬ 
kers will have to offer a little higher price 
than last season to attract shipments 
from distant shipping points. No very 
great advance could be expected because 
it would attract many shipments from 
Canada, where they have nearly as large 
a crop as that of last season, and pota¬ 
toes are almost unsalable in that country, 
owing to the limited size of their city 
markets. The general range of_wholesale 
markets in this country is $1.25 to $1.85 
per 100 lbs. Western markets are 25 to 
50c lower than Eastern. Potatoes of 
special quality bring good prices every¬ 
where, as shown by quotations of $2 to 
$2.25 per 100 lbs. in the East for various 
lines of Gi’een Mountain stock, and $1.85 
to $2 for Russets from Idaho in Western 
markets. New potatoes from Florida 
bring $4 per bn. 
OTHER PRODUCE FIRM 
The Winter vegetable market seems 
trying to follow the lead of potatoes. Cab¬ 
bage. onions and sweet potatoes are up 
in some markets. The outlook for these 
is good because of the moderate quanti¬ 
ties suitable for long keeping. Spanish 
onions have been coming freely this sea¬ 
son. It is a question whether they affect 
the general market very much, but they 
tend to increase year by year in the face 
of the tariff of lc per lb. 
The few Eastern farmers who have 
surplus hay of best grade are getting high 
prices, with a top of $30 in New York. 
The price of feed makes for high cost of 
milk. A while ago wheat feeds were 
cheaper than corn feeds, but now there is 
about the usual difference. It is hard to 
see much profit for the stock feeder, with 
Western hogs $6 and $7 per 100 lbs., and 
fat steers $8 and $11. 
BOX APPLES DULL 
The apple markets are dull and draggy, 
because of the presence of enormous sup- 
’ plies of Northwestern boxed apples. 
Many of these are selling around $2 
per box, and some of the lower grades are 
as low as $1, at auction. Fully three- 
quarters of the sales in many of the large 
city markets are now by auction. Prices 
are considerably lower than the regular 
sales by dealers, but they have the ad¬ 
vantage of turning the consignments into 
quick cash. Apples in barrels are sell¬ 
ing about the same as a year ago. The 
general range is from $3 to $5 for the 
good grades of various standard varieties. 
A little stock has come out of cold stor¬ 
age, and sales have touched $0 for such 
apples in a few markets. The general 
run of Western Baldwins sell at $3.50 
to $4. 
NEW VEGETABLES 
The supply of fresh Winter vegetables 
is increasing, but still mostly from Soutli- 
arn parts of Florida, Texas and Califor¬ 
nia. The market for the earliest and 
highest priced vegetables and fruits, as 
well as for most of the Northern hothouse 
products, is, of course, in the great cities. 
Earliest and highest quotations often ap¬ 
pear in New York, and soon after. Chi¬ 
cago. This season St. Louis opened the 
Florida potato market. Boston has a 
reputation for sustained high prices for 
out-of-season produce. As the earliest 
and most costly products are shipped and 
re-shipped in small lots by express, there 
is no way to find out just where they all 
go. City hotels are reputed liberal buy¬ 
ers of such produce, but only when prices 
are fairly reasonable. Extreme prices 
seem to be obtained only from the more 
luxurious individual consumers. Smaller 
city markets draw from the larger ones, 
but not to any great extent until prices 
come down. Most small towns and vil¬ 
lages use little perishable out-of-town pro¬ 
duce except when the price is low enough 
to insure quick disposal. They obtain 
far more of their supplies close at hand 
than do the large cities. o. b. f. 
The regular annual meeting of the 
Rural Savings and Loan Association will 
be held at the office of the association, 
333 West 30th St., New York, on Janu¬ 
ary 21. 1024. The directors will meet be¬ 
fore the regular annual meeting on the 
same date. m. g. keyes, 
Secretary. 
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