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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Jantjart, 
markets. The decline in gold, and extreme flrmnesB in 
ocean freigMe, have also worked against activity in pro- 
dace, on export account Breadstuffs opened with more 
ainmation at advanced prices, with a good demand for 
Biiipment, especially for Flour, Wheat, Corn, and Eye,— 
Cam, in good part for Italian ports, and Rye mainly for 
Germany. Toward the close, however, the inquiry from 
all sources fell off materially, and values yielded slightly 
in the instances of Flour, while Spring Wheat, and most 
kinds of Barley ruled lower. Red and Amber Winter 
Wheat was quite firm at the improvement, the latest 
sales having been at about the highest figures of the 
month, including prime Amber Missouri, 56,000 bushels, 
in store, to a local miller, at $1.40 ; and fancy Amber In- 
diana, 24,000 bushels, in store, for shipment and milling, 
at $1.50. Corn ruled comparatively firm, on a fair de- 
mand. Eye closed up strong and wanted,— prime State 
selling at 95c. ; good to prime Western at 82@85c. Bar- 
ley declined materially, under heavier supplies and more 
urgency to sell, while the demand was moderate. No. 1 
Canada closed at $l.iaj®S1.15 ; ordinary two-rowed 
State sold at 68@70c. ; and sundry car lots of Feed stock 
at 46@50c. About 43,000 bushels California Barley, of 
late arrival here, have been taken for Cincinnati or Chi- 
cago, on private terms. In the Flour line, very liberal 
transactions were reported early in the month, largely in 
JUinnesota Extras, at buoyant rates ; but the final deal- 
ings were quite limited Provisions have been freely 
dealt in, especially hog products, but at very irregular 
prices Cotton has been quite active, but at lower fig- 
ures. Toward the close, more extensive purchases were 
reported for shipment, chiefly to Liverpool Wool has 
been in less demand, and somewhat less buoyant as to 
values. The inquiry from manufacturers has been com- 
paratively very moderate Hops have been in less re- 
quest, and at the close quoted easier — Seeds have been 
in fair demand, closing firmly Hay and Straw moder- 
ately sought after at steady rates Tob.icco has been 
fairly active, and essentially unaltered as to prices 
Naval Stores, more inquired for and dearer Petrole- 
nm has been iinusually brisk, mainly on export apcount, 
and has advanced sharply, — crude in bulk closing here 
at 15ic. ; in bbls. at 18Jc. ; refined, in I>bls., for December 
delivery, at 82@335c. ; and ditto, in cases, at 35@.37c. — 
the highest figures reached in a long time... Ocean 
grain freights have been fairly active, and rates have 
been quoted higher. Cotton and Petroleum freiglits also 
active Grain rates by stearn to Liverpool, closed on the 
11th of Deo. at 8fa>9d ; to Glasgow at 9 i^d ; to London at 
9d ; to Liverpool, by sail, at S(a)S)^d; London, Ijy sail, at 
8X^9d. per bushel. Provisions by steam to Liverpool, 
45s. fato5s. per ton ; Cotton at Jad. ^ ib. ftrain, by sail, 
for Cork and orders, at 7s.@7^\3f^. per quarter. 
IVcjT Iforli ffjive-SlocIf Msirlfels. 
RECEIPTS. 
WKKK KWDTNG Jieeves. Coivs. Calves. Sheep. Swine. ToVl. 
Nov. 20 11,763 55 1,874 29,577 40,:-iS6 83,849 
Nov. 37 8,S'H 133 1,713 21.377 33,940 65,384 
Dec. 4 10,402 151 1.353 26,721 33,533 71,168 
Dec. 11 9,649 99 1,476 31,732 a-,"70 78,226 
Total for 4 \Yeeks . .40,139 42S 6,421 109,304 J43,3ii-i 298,637 
ao./orpce!).5 IFeei.sJ8,674 364 10,263 153,66; 146,037 359,999 
Beeves. Corns. Calves. Sheet). Swine. 
Average per Week 10,034 107 1,603 37,330 35,533 
do. (lo. lant Month... 9,735 73 3,0,i2 30,733 29.407 
do_ do, ))r«;'.s .lft;!«;t.,. 10,369 48 ,3,313 26,801 24,4 >3 
Beeves.— The market for the past four weeks has 
been marked chiefly bj^ dullness. An advance of f c, ^ 
Jb in the first week was soon lost, mainly by the unfa- 
Torable pressure of thin and poor Texans, and receipts 
of western dressed beef. Nothing was able lo resist the 
downward tendency. The demand for fine fat oeeves 
for foreign shipment, of which about 1,600 head were 
shipped last week, did not help things, and these extra 
beeves sold for llic. per 60 ft to the cwt. Sixty head of 
fat Christmas cattle were sent alive from Philadelphia. 
Texans have sold for 2i@3}c, "j! Ib live weight, with bull's 
at 2i@3c. The market, as we close our report, is dull, 
prices ranging from 7@7Jc. \9 t> for poor cattle : 8i®9Jc. 
for pretty good, and 10@10ic, tor good to choice. A few 
extra steers of 57 Sis. to the cwt., brought lie, ^ ft. 
While the average was helped by some good stock, the 
general decline during the last week was fully J-c, ^ lb. 
The prices for tlie past four weeks were as follows : 
WEEK ENDING Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Nov. 20 6K®10;ie. 8 ® 9?rc. 9 c. 
Nov.3; 7M®n c. 8i<®l0k(n. 91.1c. 
Wee. 4 7 @li;^c. 1'4-ilOy.c. SlJc, 
Dec, 11 7 ■811 c. S3i-®j0 c. 9Mc. 
CoH's.— For poor cows there is very poor sale. A 
few of ihis character have sold for $35, while 25 fairly 
good cows averaged $60. An extra premium cow sold 
for $125. Many springers are arriving that pass at once 
into the hands of country dealers CalveSo- Dressed 
Teals are plentiful, and live are too numerous for the 
limited demand. Pat dressed veals sell for 10@11c. ^ ft, 
choice have brought 12c. Dressed grassers are dull at 4 
© 6c. Live calves are worth 3i®5c. ^9 lb for grassers 
and half fat veals ; 6@Si for good, and Pi@9c. for choice 
— Slieep.— The supply has outrun the demand, and 
after a dull time through the month, prices are down 
from ic, to Jc. %9 ft. Lambs are now sold with sheep, 
varying from 5 to 6^c. ^ ft. Prime sheep in lots, witb 
lambs mixed in, and extra in quality, sell up to 7e. ^ lb ; 
good sheep at 6@6ic. ; fair, S^c., and poor go ofi' very 
slowly at •3i@4ic. $ ft live weight Swine.— Live 
hogs sold the last week of our report at 6Jc, ^ average 
190 ffis., and 6c. ^ 240 ffis. Dressed are firm at 7i@7ic. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton $1S.OO®$20.00 
Middlings, per ton 19.00® 31,00 
GroundFeed, per ton 15.00® 31.00 
Linseecl-oil-c;ike. western , per ton 44.00® 47.00 
Cottou-seed-cake, per ton 25,50® 40.00 
Chandler's Scr.aps, per lb 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No. l.Peruv. GuaiiolO p.ct. iinniioiiiii, standard, ¥* ton. .$56.50 
do. do, guaranteed, ¥* ton 56,00 
do do. rectified, per ton 61.50 
Mapes' Nitiogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 40.00® 50.00 
" Flain'Superpliosphate (inineral), perton 30.00® 35.00 
" Bone Superphosphate, per ton 40.00® 45.00 
" Prepared Fish Guano, per ton 35.00® 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Go's. Phosphate, per ton,, 40.00 
" " Dry ground Fish Guano, ton 45.00 
" " Pine Island Guano, per ton. 45.00 
Fish Guano fcrndn in barrels), per ton is.OO 
Bone Black, per ton 35,00® 38,00 
Bone Flour, per ton .,. 40.00® 45,00 
Kawbones Ground (pure), per ton 83.00® 40.00 
UouEh Bones, per ton 33.00® 35.00 
German Potash Salts, (25®S5 per cent), per ton. 25.00® 30.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton S.OOf?.^ 9.00 
" In barrels, per bbl 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel — * ,.,.16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb 9 c.@ 9Mc. 
Sulphate of Potash (SO percent) per lb S'Ac® 4 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash,'8Up,c.). lb S^c.rti 3Kc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb 4><e.@ 5 c, 
Sidphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per lb — 5 c.@ 5|^c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat per unit of ammonia. $3.00© $ 4.00 
containing a qreat variety of lleins, inc'uding many 
good Ilinls and Sugge-itions whicli we throto into stn alter 
type and condemed fonn, for want of room elsewhere. 
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Xlie I>e.itU o< CUarles B>. ISragdon. 
—The agricultural press has lost one of its best writers, 
and one of the most industrious workers, in the death of 
Mr. Bragdon, which occurred at his father's residence at 
Port Ontario, N. Y., on the last day of November. His 
disease was consumption, and his health had been such for 
some two or three years that lie sought relief in a warmer 
climate, l)ut without avail. Mr. B., when quite young, 
was a favorite with the late Br. Kennicott, whose teach- 
ings did much to prepare liim for his future career. He 
was at one time engaged ui>on the "Pjiairie Farmer,'* 
then upon the '■ Rural New Yorker " at Rochester; he 
went to Chicago, again, as agricultural editor of the 
"Chicago Tribune," and while on that paper filled other 
positions. When the "Rural New Yorker " was remov- 
ed toN. Y. City, he became its principal editor, and con- 
tinued in that position until he could no longer discharge 
its duties. He was a versatile writer and an indefatigable 
worker ; he for many years reported the meetings of the 
American Pomological Society, and the volumes of its - 
