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AlVIERICAISr AG-RICULTXJRIST. 
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dryinK. For a small place there are a number of 
dwarf sorts that may be used with fine effect. See 
catalogues. For screens or wind-breaks, Norway 
spruce and ArborYitje are cheap and certain to grow. 
Roses need attention as soon as growth begins. 
For the Aphis or Green Fly, syringe with tobacco 
water, or nso the " dust " or sweepings of tobacco 
warehouses, sprinkling it freely while the dew is 
on. For the Eose-slug, whale oU soap is an old 
remedy. We are told that White Hellebore, used 
for currant worms (see " Kitchen Garden ") is ef- 
fective. Where the bushes are few, the slugs may 
be jarred oil early in the morning, and killed. 
Eose-bugs, which spoil tlie swelling bud, can only 
be shaken off. Catch in a dish of water to which 
some kerosene is added, and kill. Roses may still 
be planted. They can hardly be overfed with ma- 
nure, when well established. 
<j<reenlio»isc and ^VindoTV Plants. 
These are apt to be neglected in the press of out- 
door work. Window plants of the hardier kinds, 
that are not to go into the ground, may be set in 
the veranda, or other summer location. They will 
need care as to watering, and those making their 
growth should be shaped by pinching and pruning. 
In the Grrecnhouse fire-heat will be needed only 
in cold storms ; have the fire laid and ready for 
lighting when needed. Shading must be applied to 
the glass, common whitewash answering as well as 
anj' preparation. If put on by spattering with the 
brush, a partial shading will be secured, which may 
be increased as the sun's heat gets stronger. 
Ventilate ff'eehj, and remove the hardier plants 
that are to go out during the summer. Many plants 
do quite as well if left in the house, and it is less 
the custom than formerly to strip the houses of 
plants. Those that are left will require extra care 
in watering and keeping free fi-om insects. 
CameUia^ and other thick-leaved evergreens 
should be set out in a shady place, but not under the 
drip of trees. AVhere there are many, a roof of lattice, 
of strips an inch wide and as much apart, may be 
made to set them under. Set the pots on boards 
or a layer of coal ashes, to keep out worms. Water 
and shade the pots from the sun. 
Plunging is done with many summer-blooming 
greenhouse plants, and they serve to decorate the 
borders. Make a hole large enough for the pot, 
and put a layer of coal ashes at the bottom. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The followinu condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the Aiiieiican Agriculiiinil, 
from on r daily record during the year, ehow at a glance 
the transactions for the month cndini; April I'Jth, 1ST7, 
and for the correspoiulinjj; month lust year : 
I. TRANSA<rriONS AT TIIK N K\V YOKK MA1CKK'|-B. 
Rkokipts. Flour. Ulii'tU. Com. Uttf.. llnyteu, fhiln. 
26 il'» Hii ni'tli26".0OO 289,000 1.711.000 47.000 304,0(10 674,000 
23 il'a Iri.vl nrtlr339,000 2ft'.,000 1,401,000 09,000 194,000 613.000 
Sat.ks. Ftnnr. W'>"U. f'orn. }Uir. Barlfii. fiats. 
J6 il'« (//ij iii'tli334,000 1,265,0(10 2,:i07,000 53,000 257.000 B96,(i00 
23 d'a ((Ml iirili227,00O 634,000 1,931,000 98,000 246.000 771,000 
J4. CompuriHon with ^nintxitriod at, tUi.i time la.\t ijear. 
KitcKi I'T*. yioitr. W'h^at. Cofii. 
26 dnvs 1S77. .26.1,(100 2S9,O0O 1,T.1.000 
27 days 1S76. .281,000 1,062,000 437.000 
Sa[.K'(. Fionr. Wlif'tl. Corn. 
26dav8lR77 331.000 l..'Cr.,nOO 2.307.00(1 
87 daya 1876, .S-M.OOO 2,014.000 891.000 
Rue. 
47.000 
31,000 
Hue. 
53,000 
68,000 
BarUii. Oalx. 
304.000 674,000 
193,000 783,000 
Uariey. Oat*;. 
'",0(10 896,000 
264,000 971,0.0 
3. Stock qf grain in store at yew York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rue. Ilarleij. Oatn. Jlatt. 
biisli. Im.sli. liiiali. hush. li((sli. liiish, 
Apr. 10,1877,. 1,782,9 11 l,0ai,6,'>l 241.123 .f30.331 606.6.19 311.03; 
Mar. .'i, ISTT.. 2.730.641 1.711, 09i 2,88.S9i 5138;6 82' OTi 3.3". 203 
Feb. 7, 1877. .3.083,819 2,302,261 3T4.142 071.114 956 114 S,*i'6ni 
.I.in.R. ISn. .3.6<H,010 3.077, -.04 3.11,7^0 90-,61-, l.OS^.lOl 42V4O6 
Dec. 11.1876. .3,110. 2«3 S.tS.i.SM 21SS11 873.310 1 182 :!-i2 .11" 041 
Anir. 7. 187'i.. 2.8:11.299 904,."." 94.960 "■3,914 1.23" 895 llM'jm 
Apr. 10. 1876 .3.19.1,1174 23'.>,1I0 68.129 200,381 706 JS" 4S«'!ll'' 
.I.(n.l0, 1876.. .-.,802.293 66,3.982 100,711 S\5,191 1.08O|S00 SOiiisS 
4. Exiiortn.from yetc York. Jon. 1. lo April 12. 
Flour, meal. Corn. lii/e. Ilnrlni. Oata Peas. 
hhls. bnsh. tivisli. Inisli. Imsli'. liiish. hush 
1877. .. .3,57.887 2.093,19'2 4.27^.668 378,689 121229 4si -191 115 211 
1876..., .569,514 4,991,177 3,6()8,9-J8 13,320 olaO-l 2.58)251 
Gold has been up to lOfi, and down lo 104'4, closing 
April 13. at UK'^, as against Wl% on March 12 ; lOB on 
Jin. IS; lOTi on Dec. 12, I87fi, and 113 on the 12th of 
.'.pvu. ^3T6... The enconracini feature of business, this 
month, in the Produce line, le the notable advance In 
Breadstuffs, under the influence of the light offerings 
hero and in the interior, the much more favoiTible foreign 
market advices, the decidedly active inquiry for sup- 
plies (largely for export), and toward the close the re- 
ports and rumors as to the probabilities of a great war 
in Europe, which quickened demand on the later days of 
the month under review, and led to a sharp rise in values, 
especially of Spring Wheat, mised Western Corn (for 
prompt and forward delivery), and prime Rye, afloat. 
The dealings in Corn on Wednesday, April 11th, reached 
the very large aggregate of 650,003 bushels, about half of 
which amount was for April and May deliveries. Oats 
have found a very ready sale to the local jobbers, toward 
the close, at advancing prices. The whole position of 
the Breadstuff trade is deemed much more satisfactory, 
and the outlook quite encouraging. Of the purchases 
near the close were about 2,000 bbls. State Superfine Rye 
Flour, good to choice, at $4.90@§5.10. for shipment to 
Antwerp, the first important export movement reported 
in this article for a long time past — Provisions have 
been fairly active, but unsettled and lower as to values, 
closing, however, more steadily Cotton has receded 
materially in price, under free ofl'erings. and a less confi- 
dent demand Wool has been less sought after, and 
quoted weaker, and at the close generally heavy To- 
bacco. Hops, Hay, and Seeds, have been in moderate re- 
quest at the ruling figures Ocean Grain Freights have 
been depressed and irregular, hut closing somewhat 
stroUL;er Grain rates by steam to Liverpool closed on 
the latli of April at 5d., having rallied from id.; to Glas- 
gow at M. ; to London at 6)^(1.; to Liverpool, by sail at 
5d.; London, by sail, B^tSBd. per bushel. Provisions l)y 
steam to Liverpool, 17s. 6d.fS)32,«. 6d. per ton ; Cotton by 
sail and steam at lid. ^Ib. Grain, by sail, for Cork and 
orders, at 4s.3d.@.is.9d. per quarter. 
CCP.KKNT WuOLKSAI.ie PKICttS. 
Mar. 12. Apr. 12. 
Price OF Gold. 104 5-8 105 7-8 
fl.oui:— Super to K.\tra StiUefS a5 (§j 6 25 );6 25 fro 7 75 
Super to Extra Southern.... 5 45 (^9 00 6 40 (i^ 9 75 
ICxtra Western 5 55 @10 75 6 85 (&11 00 
lixtra Genesee 6 21 (8 7 85 7 75 (3 8 75 
Snperline Western 5 35 (S 5 75 6 25 (^ 6 90 
UVK Flour 2 75 @ 5 00 3 00 5 25 
Corn'.-Mkal. .,. 2 65 (a 3 25 2 65 @ 3 50 
U'UEAT— All l;in(l8 of White. 1 45 (3 1 60 1 60 ® 1 80 
All kinds otliedaiul Amber. 1 05 (a 1 60 1 25 a 1 80 
Cons— Tellow 56 (S 58 57 @ 60 
.Mixed .54 @ aSH 57 ® 60 
White.. 57 ® 60 57 ® 60 
OA-rs— Western 37)4® 48 42 @ 57 
State 48 ® 56 62 ® 60 
IIVB 81 @ 91 85 (3 97 
lUcLKT 57),-® 1 05 57><® 1 02)i 
Bablet Malt 65 @ 1 25 65 ® 1 25 
Hav— Dale, iH lOUTbs 65 ® 1 00 65 e 1 00 
Stiiaw. ?( 100 tts 50 (a 80 50 ® 75 
(Jo rro.v— Middlings. *l Tb ... 12K@ 12Ji UK® H)i 
Hops— Crop 011876, ^ lb 7 ® 17 8 ® 17 
old, S B 4 ® 12 4 @ 10 
ICEATHEns-Live Geese, ^ n.. 45 @ 55 42).;® 45 
SKun- Clover, ¥1 lb 14)^® 16 14 @ 15)^ 
T(motliv, (8 iHishel 1 90 ® 2 05 1 85 <a 2 00 
Flax, ^hnshel 1 70 @ 1 75 1 60 ® 1 75 
StiGAa— Jtefl'gd: Grocerv»iTb S);® 10>^ 7!i9 10)i 
Moi.AssHR. Cdl.a, ^cal.Sbtest 39 @ 40 32 @ 42 
New Orleans, new crop, ^ gal 40 ® 56 38 ® 55 
CoFFiiK— KioCGold) 17 @ 20X 16 ® 20 
'I'onACCO. Jieiiuieky, Ac, ?(lb. 5 ® 8 5 (JS 18 
Seed Leaf. ?( lb 4X@ 50 4)B'(ai 50 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, V Tb SO ® 52)^ 27 ® 50 
Domestic, pulled, »> Tb 20 @ 45 18 ® 42 
C;ilifornta, sprjnp clip 15 @ 30 12 ® 28 
Calilornia f«ll Clip 12 ® 23 J2 ® 23 
TALi.ow,»(Ib 7%® 8X IJitSi S% 
Oil-Cakk— ?> ton — @S4 00 S3 00 (.a — 
I'ouK- Mess. 18 haiTcl 14 75 ® — 15 00 (3)15 10 
Prime, «l barrel 12 00 ® — 11 50 ® — 
Beef- Plain nie,s.s 10 50 ®12 00 10 00 all .50 
I.A CD, in tics. & l.bls, «1 100 nt 9 50 @10 12H 9 00 ®10 25 
lUrlTKi;— State. ?< Ik 18 ® 32 16 la 31 
iVesteni, poor to fancy, *< lb. 12 ® 32 10 ® 30 
Cheese.. . ... 6)*:® 16)^ 6'.;® IS)* 
He»ns— ?( bnslicl 1 .50 ® 3 25 1 50 ® 3 00 
Peas- Canada, free. 9 bush.. 1 07 ® 1 10 — @ 1 hi 
Knos— Fresh. *f dozen 15)<® 17H 17 (it K'4 
Poultry- Fowls & Chickens 10 ® 14 10 @ 15 
Tnikeys— l»Ib 5 @ 14 10 ® 18 
Geese, » pair 125 ® 2 00 125 ® 2 .10 
Geese, VIb... 7 a 10 8 ® 12 
Oueks, »)palr 55 ® 1 25 70 ® 1 25 
*' lb — a — 13 ® 18 
Rorsters.^Ib 6 ® 8 4 ® 8 
Capons, ?i lb,. — ® _ 18 ® 22 
Docks. Wild. ^ pair 80 ® 2 00 15 ® 75 
Pigeons, wild, ?s dozen 75 ® 1 65 1 00 («, 1 75 
S(jUABS. per dozen — @ — 3 50 @ 3 75 
Plover, ^ doz .... — ® — 1 00 (g 1 25 
SxiPK. per doz _ @ — 35 @ 1 25 
TcRKIPs^bbl 50 ® 7:. 75 ® 1 00 
CAn3\GHs-ls too — ® — 5 00 (cil2 00 
Onions— 19 hhl 2 75 @ 4 liO 3 SO ® 5 00 
LF-rrrcE. 10 bid — @ — 1 75 @ 3 25 
Potatoes- ^l.bl 2 75 ® 3 ei),' 2 75 ® 3 87',' 
new, Bermuda 6 00 ® 7 00 8 CO ® 9 00 
SWF.KT PoTATOHS— ^ibhl 2 00 @4.50 3.50 @ 5 00 
SplNACn. )8 bill 2 00 ® 2 25 2 00 (3)3 00 
Tomatoes, new Bernuidft, bl 1 25 (3) 1 75 1 00 (3> 1 25 
Beets. J) orate — & — 200® 3 00 
RAnisiiKS. "f lOiibiinehes .... — ® — 1 ."0 ® 3 (10 
.\sPARAOrs, %1 doz. bunches. — @ — 62S@ 1 00 
Broom.corn 3 (^ 7 3)^® 8 
Green I'EAR. I" crate — ® — 2 00 ® 4 00 
CR^NnKRRIKS— 9 erate — ® — 50 ® 2 50 
APP(.Ks- * l.iirrel 1 25 ® 2 (10 1 50 ® S 75 
SijUAsn. ?! hhl 125 ® 1 75 175 (.e 3 00 
Peanuts, domestic, V bush.. — @ — 65 ® 1 25 
^ew V4»i-U fiirc-SlocU Marltels. 
kkceipts. 
WEEK ENIUNO rieereK. Coirs. Calres. Stieen. Sirine. 
Mar. 19 10,6)7 42 1,281 20,081 21.952 
Mar. 2(1 11.125 86 1.199 24,.8.57 19.526 
Apr. 2.. 9,069 77 1,G2'J 17,399 18.703 
Apr. 9 9,2.57 61 2,204 23.n63 21,663 
71)((J/ ror 4 Week.^ .40.078 256 6,309 84.900 82.814 
do../'(ll'/)r<rl).4 Ifi;fA!«3l.287 419 3,338 72,741 70,201 
Beereji. Cown. CalreJi. fffieen. Sirfne. 
Averaae per Week lo.mg 66 1,577 21.225 20.711 
do. do. (n.s( JAon(» .. 8.5.82 112 831 18.185 17,.5.50 
do. do. prju's J^OHIA,, 9,337 108 T27 52,103 20,347 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows : 
WEEK ENDLNQ Range. Large Sale^. Aver 
Mar. 19 9 ®l23^c. 10 ®Il)ic. i0)<c. 
Mar. 26 SK'8.12?i'c. 9)i@ll)fc. lOKc 
M>r. 2 S)4'®125i-c. 9)j®ll c. I0«o. 
Apr. 9 9K®12),-c. 9\®n)s-c. lOKc. 
Beeves.— With over 10,000 of the best cattle taken 
out of the market for export to England, we have still 
had hut a dull and drooping market. What would have 
happened had these 10,000 head hem added to the 30,000 
sold, it is impossible to say. hut no one doubts that the 
bottom would have dropped entirely out of the market. 
The foreign export now saves the live stock trade from 
utter disaster. Nothing is more certain than that. The 
whole month's business has been far from lively, and 
the advance of ic. ^ lb the first week, was more than 
lost immediately, and was not recovered at the close, 
when fair native steers. 56 t) to the cwt., sold for 10® 
lOJc. ^ ft : good cattle brought 10J-@llJc., and really 
prime beasts, of which there were plenty, IKgillJc. No 
extra cattle sold for over lajc. ^ ft, estimated 58 ft to 
the cwt — Cows.— The market has ruled dull all 
through the month. Strange to say, although the Board 
of Health has, by numerous successful prosecutions, 
compelled milkmen to sell milk without mixture of wa- 
ter, yet the demand for cows has fallen off. A large sup- 
ply of country milk keeps the trade in city milk at low 
water. By and by it may turn out that the city " Orange 
Co." dairies based largely on swill, may need no more 
cows, " a consummation devoutly to be wished." Few 
cows have brought as much as $60, the range has been 
$40 to $50 for common, to $55® $65 for good to extra 
Calves.— Weakness has afllicted the veal market. The 
supply has been too great for the demand, and 7c. is the 
limit oflered by butchers for the best. Poor little veals 
from a week old upwards, and of the "hob" character, 
have sold in large numbers at $3@$4 each. Fair veals 
have brought 6((j).6J<;. 1? ft, and the best picked lots occa- 
sionly have gone as high as 7ic. ^ ft live weight 
Sbeep and liOmbs, —Trade has been slow and easy 
for all except the best fat sheep, which have been picked 
up freely for shipment, 2,000 head thus went in the last 
week. Most of the business was done at 5J<5::6ic. ^ ft 
for ordinary, ti^7c. for good and the best, a lot of 131- 
ft fat sheep, very fine, from Steuben Co.. N. T., brought 
8ic. ^ ft live weight S^'Ine.— There is nothing 
worthy of note in hogs, except that live Ohio hogs, 151 
fts., sold the last week for 5|c. ^ ft, and city dressed at 
7(gl7K. — small pigs brought Tfc. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton $1,8.00® §120.00 
Middling, per ton 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton 15.00® 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake. western, per ton 44.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton 25.51® 40.00 
Clhandler's Scraps, per lb s® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers, 
No.l.Peruv. GnaiiolO i..ct. anniionia, standard, ^ ton. .$56.50 
do. do. guaranteed, ^1 ton, cargo C 56.00 
do do. rectiUed, Iter ton, 10 p. c. . 66.50 
Mapes' Complete Manure (Vilfc formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.14 
" Potato do do do do 25,97 
" TlU'nip do do do do 19.36 
" Fine Bone, strictly pure per ton 40.00 
" Dissolved Bone, 15 per cent do 40.00 
Quinniptac Fertilizer Go's. Pliosithale, per ton.. 40.00 
" " Dry g'd Fish Guano, ton 9 p. c. nm'a 42.00 
" " Pine Island Guiino, per ton. 42.00 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, tBoston) per acre... 22.00 
" Potato do do do 12.00 
" Tohac(;o do do ■ do 60.00 
Bowker's Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton J5.00 
German Potash Salts. (25®35 per rent), per ton. 20.00 
Gypsum. Nova Scotia, ground, per ton 3.()0 
Nitrate of Potasli (95 per cent.), per lb 9><c. 
Sulphate of Potash (SOpercentl per lb 4 'c. 
Chlorideof Potass, (muriate of jiotash.SOp.e.), lb 2>^c.(a S c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb 4J^c.® 4Vc. 
Sulplmte of Ammonia (i5 per cent.), per lb 5 c.@ 5.(^0. 
Dried Blood or Dried .Meat per unit of aiumouia.$S.OO(g) S 4!0O 
Artificial Fertilizers— What Fanners are 
Doing. 
Probably never, since artificial fertilizers were known, 
have they been used so intelligently as they are being, 
and will be applied this year, and it is safe to say that 
more will be added to the general knowledge in relation 
tc these fertilizers than ever before. The American 
Affricu/tirri.-il cau fairly take to itself a good shar(i of the 
credit in producing this state of aflaii's. as nowhere else 
has the matter of fertilizers been more thoroughly dis- 
cussed, and the priuciiiles upon which they should be 
used more clearly explained, than in these columns. 
Especially have the articles of Prof. Atwatcr. seconded 
by those of the Editors, pointed out to fanners the only 
way in which they cau learn the deficiencies of their 
soils -by experiment ; they have given the constituenta 
of plant food most likely to be lacking, and indicated 
the most economicnl and available sources wlienco these 
CJin be obtained. It has been shown that it is a waste 
of money to apply a complete manure, when potash only 
is needed, aud that it is equally useless to add ammonia 
when the one thing needed for a paying crop is pboi- 
phoric acid. Farmers, and cultivators generally, have 
made an important step in learnin-.: thai then, is no more 
one universal fertilizer, than there is a universal rcmcdj' 
