AMERICAN AGRIOCLTUPJST. 
volume They are profusely Illustrated, tin- En^raviu^ 
used ill them having aloue cost above Twenty Thousand 
Dollars ! Those obtaining premiums for from one to ten 
volumes, can Belect auy volumes desired, from XVI to 
XXVI, inclusive. For ordinary use. the Beta of numbers 
unbound wffl answer quite well.— Many hundreds of 
these volumes arc taken every year as premiums,— In 
Nos. 01 to 71 we offer the bound volumes also. 
IYos.74to 85-GOOD LIBRARIES. 
—In these premiums, we offer a choice of Books for 
the Farm, Garden, and Household. The per- 
son entitled to any one of the premium- ~i to 85, may 
select any books desired from the list below, to the 
amount of the premiums, aud the books will be forward- 
ed^paid through t<> tin- nearest Post-Oftice, or Express 
office, as we may find it most convenient to send them. 
We need not enlarge upon these premiums ; every one 
knows the value of good books. Twenty-five or Fifty 
dollars' worth of books on subjects pertaining to the farm 
will give the boys new ideas, set them to thinking and 
observing, and thus enable them to mol< their heads 
kdp (ht U- hands. Any good book will, in the end, be of 
far more value to a youth than to have an extra acre of 
land, cm coming to manhood. The thinking, reasoning. 
observing; man, will certainly make more on" from in 
acres, than he would off from 50 acres without the men- 
tal ability which reading will give him. Our premiums 
will enable many a family to secure a larger or smaller Li- 
brary. 5^~ This is a good opportunity for the Farmers 
of a neighborhood to unite their efforts and get an Agri- 
cultural Library for general use, as others have done. 
Xo, 86 — General Boole Premium. — 
Any one not. desiring the specific Book premiums, 74 to 85, 
on sending any number of names above 25, may select 
Books from the list below, to the amount of 10 cents 
for each subscriber sent at $1 : or to the amount of 30 
cents for each name sent at the (ten) club price of $1.20 
each : or to the amount of (>0 cents for each name at 
$1.50. This offer is only for cfttfts of 25 or more. The 
hooks vttl be sent by mail <>r ,.rpr-**. prtpaid by us. 
BOOKS FOR FARMERS AND OTHERS. 
[For sale at the office of tlie Agriculturist, or they will be 
forwarded by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. Z&~ All 
those are included in our Ftemtums, Nbs. 71 to 86, above.] 
Allen's (L. F.) Rural Architecture *l 50 
Alleu's ill. L.) American Farm l'.ook 1 SI) 
American Aerieultural Annual. 1807. paper, 5tlc; tioth 75 
Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals 1 00 
Am. Horticultural Annual, ls67 it lsns.eaeh pa. .".lie; clo. 75 
American Bird Fancier 30 
American Pomoloev— Apples— By Dr. John A. Warder. 3 00 
American Pose Cull u list 30 
American Weeds ami Useful Plants 1 75 
Architecture, by CtunmingSds .Miller 10 00 
Barry's Fruit Garden 175 
Bement's Rabbit Fancier 30 
Bommcr's Method of Makire.: Manure 25 
BoUSSingau'.t'- Itur.d Keouoniy 100 
Breck's New Book of Flowers 1 71 
P.uist's Flower Garden Directory 150 
Buist's Family Kitchen Gardener 1 ml 
Chorlton's Grape Grower's Guide 7". 
Cobbett's Americ tn Gardener 13 
Cole's (8. \V.) American Fruil Book 75 
Cole's Veterinarian 75 
Copohmd'sOnntrv Lite svo., cloth,.. 5 00 
Cotton Planter's Manual, (Turner 1 .Ml 
Dadd's (G Hi Modern Horse Doctor 150 
Dad. Is A rieau Cuttle Doctor 1 50 
Dana's Muck Manual 125 
Dog and Gun ■ Hooper's. paper, ane. . cloth.. GO 
Down item's I,nndse:ipo Gardeniti-' i n.av Fditioul fi 50 
Draining for Prot-i and Health, hv G. E. Warimr. Jr . 150 
f.eni 1 on Cranberry 7. 
Elliott's Western Fruit Grower's Guide 1 50 
Flai Calture 50 
Field's (T ias iV.i Pear Culture 125 
French's Farm Drainage 150 
Fuller's Grape Cultnrist. i le \ t- ■'. F mini 150 
Fuller's Mr.nvli. are ('uhu -' 20 
Fuller's Small limit Culm-.. 1 50 
Gardening for Profit, by P< ' t II. tilt 150 
Gregory on Squashes paper.. 30 
Guenon on Milch Cows 75 
Harris' Rural Annual. Bound. SlN'os., in - Vols, l.ach 150 
He I lie it's Hints lo Housekeepers 1 75 
Hop Culture 10 
Johnston's ,\gt [cultural Chemist rv 1 75 
Johnston's Fie merits ot Agt ienltural Chemistry 1 50 
Leuchar's How to Build Hot-Houses 1 50 
Miles on the Horse's Foot 75 
Mohron the Grape Vine 1 00 
Mv Vineyard at Lake Me a- — 1 25 
8'ort ott's scientific Agriculture 75 
union Culture 20 
Our Farm of Four Aer.s (hound. ..a. , r.. 30 
Pardee .jll Sneiwh.-rrv Culture 75 
Peat and lis I'ses, hv Prof. s. YV. Johnson 1 25 
Pedder's Laud Measurer HO 
Ouinbv's Mysteries of Bee keeping (Mao I :.u 
Randall's S nHusb inery i :.i 
it.ui.l ill's Fine iV.i.. I Sheep Husbandry 1 0.1 
Livers' Miniature I I'l.l I, n'deli .. 1 00 
Richardson on c ■ |. . i ... ■■.■• clotli.. no 
Saunders' In .He .sin- l'oultn ,\ t:\vi. paper, 
Schcnck's Gardener's feat Book 75 
SkllltiO Housewife .... 7". 
Stewart's i.Iohui Staid.- Pool; 1 00 
Thompson's Food of Animals 1 00 
tobacco Culture 25 
Todd's (S. E.i Youn-r Farmer's Manual 1 50 
Warder's Hedges and Evergreens 1 50 
Youatt and Spooncr on the IIor=e 1 50 
Youatt and Martin on Cattle 1 50 
Youatt on tie Hoc; 1 00 
Youart on Sheep 100 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transaction- for the month ending 
Dec. Hi, 1S07, and also for the preceding month : 
I, TRANSACTION'S AT THE NEW-YOr.K MARKETS. 
P.kckipts. Flour, meat. Corn. By 
23ilavs(7/ism'thflO.0'l'i l.soo.oon 1,057,1 94.000 Sil.OOO l.e.ls.ooo 
20days((is!ni'lli:.i', 
Sales. Flour. Wheal. Corn, r.ije. OaU). Barley. 
33 days //lis in'th.3'35.000 1.339,0011 1,661,00(1 153.(100 l.nil.llnn 72l.niiu 
20da'ys/<isliu'th.3;ii,00tf a.:: ' 
a. Comparison u-iih game period <*' t/...i time Joel year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
23dnysTS07. ...lio.ooo l.sno.nnn i.r.-,;., i l.aH.umi 
25 days 1866... .417,1 2,409,oou '..isi.tinu 131. n. i 2.21,, o.m i. ■„-,:, 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Cam. Bye. Oats. Barley. 
23 days 1867 325,000 1,539.000 1.601.1 '.53.1100 1.617.11 n 
25 (lays I860 214.000 1,012.000 2,503,00(1 lit'. I 1.31., .en I stll.oofl 
fi. Exports ./Vow New York. Jan. 1 lo Dee. II: 
Flour, wiaai. Corn. Bye. Oats. Barley. 
1861 884,596 1,376,810 7.502.sin 417,995 118,345 
1S66 867,170 iio.121 10,86-,, I8ii .....;..,-, t.i..i-..-,;i 
4. Slock of grain in earn at New York; 
1SG77. Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oafs, Malt, 
bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
Dec. 11. ..1,801,215 1.053,001 202,900 392,815 3,199.563 83.115 
Nov. 12. ..(Ml. 129 1,051.706 131.543 361.053 2. 246. 752 52.1.53 
Oct. 15.... 167.608 .,167,664 7,30(1 32.793 S!I0.S!I7 57,911 
Sept. 10. ..120.532 1.151.802 500 0.376 135.7:. i 61.50s 
Alls. 13... 9..17I S63.721 3-2.785 12.376 200,310 Kit:;; 
JulV 15. ..245.509 160.780 66,9-6 21.390 206.763 3.1.7(10 
.lime 14. ..5787279 217.796 117.257 60.613 3;.,i,865 16,311 
May 15... 731,330 261,093 186,801 115,706 608, 101 16,161 
5. Receipt-? of Breadstuff* at tide water at Albany, 
May 1st lo November 80$ ; 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats,' 
bile. hush. bush. bush. hush. hush. 
1-67... 301.8(111 8,-53.100 I5.300.50II :.(',2.9:i0 3,561,700 S.tBl.ROO 
1866. .. .399,900 5,821,700 21,496,10'J 1.307.800 6,001.800 9.381.600 
Gold has been as low as 133, since our last. It closed 
on Saturday, Dec. 14th, at 13354 Breadstuff's have been 
in moderate demand, during the month. The sudden 
closing of the State canals, and the detention therein of 
unusually heavy amounts of produce, have materially re- 
stricted our winter supplies, giving holders of available 
lots the advantage as regards price, in the local market. 
But the light offerings and the advanced rates claimed, 
have checked the home and export trade in both flour 
and grain. Export orders generally run below the earlier 
figures here, and can be executed with difficulty. Toward 
the close, holders were linn in th-dr views, and buyers 
were more disposed to operate Cotton has been quite 
freely offered and purchased, since our last, at reduced 
quotations, closing however, with more steadiness 
Wool has attracted more attention from manufacturers, 
a- well as from the trade, and desirable lots of domestics 
have been held with more confidence Hay has been 
less plenty and more sought after at an advance Pro- 
visions have been in light demand, generally a! irregular 
rales .... Seeds and Tobacco have been quite dull at about 
previous prices. 
Ct'r.r.KNT Wholesale Pm< i - 
NOV. IS. Dee. 16. 
Price op Gold 139K I33J< 
FLOCK— Super In K\lra Statef 8 30 toll) SO $8 25 i/t'l 1 00 
Super to Extra Southern. .. 9 65 to 15 75 9 70 .'15 50 
Extra Western 25 @15 50 75 . 
Extra Genesee 10 40 to 13 50 1100 to 13 2". 
Superfine Western S so ....020 825 is 9 25 
Rye FLOtJB ,. 700 to 9 15 7 50 - 9 
Coax Meai 6 15 a 7 15 6 00 to. 6 50 
WHEAT— All kinds ot White 2 85 „,:',.!. 201 ,...'25 
All kinds ol lied and Amber. 2 15 ,,,.2 73 2 30 ... ; -5 
Coair— Yellow 1 81 ..• 1 10 1 80 ts 1 10 
Mixed 1 35 (.« 1 36« 137 ,.. 
Oats- Western i- 
State 78 ... 7'. -. @ — 
1:ve 1 65 ... I 'e. 1 7.1 s 1 B0 
I'.naa.v 1 42K& 1 C2Jj 150 ©190 
Hat— Bale * 100 B 80 en 1 50 90 @ 1 50 
Loose 90 to, 1 50 100 ... 150 
Straw. ¥' 100 9. 70 to) 95 65 ... Ba 
CorTox-Mld. Mings, f> m ,. 17:V© 19>£ 15XO 16',' 
Hops -Crop ,,i' 1866. v 18 85 ... 65 20 @ 65 
li: Tti 1 1:- -Live Geese. * lb. 75 to 87« SO (3 90 
Seed -Clover,* it> lljs.a I2J4 11 @ 
Timothy, Vbnsbel - ..' 2 50 ... 3 75 250 @ 2 75 
Flax. ¥1" bushel 2 50 :' i ..'2 50 
SrHAC-ISrown, IM(. 1 ". 
MOLiSSBS. Cuba. Seal ■' I '' " 
CoKFKE-Hio.(GohJpriccip.Ib !3'-...« 18 12 ■■ 
roBACCO. Kentucky, &c¥B. 6 @ 23 6 @ 
S I Le.H. (' ft..... 
W,...L— Dome-iieFlcece.WIb. 35 a 60 33 3 62 
Domestic, pulled, 7* lb 35 ... :.'.' 27 .. 52 
California, unwashed. Hi .... -- 16 ■ 
•lil.l.ow. X lb I.'. . i". ' 1 . 
(lit, Cake V ton ... 51 in 
Pons— Mess, V barrel 20 95 S21 m 
Pi line, I' barrel 18 75 .,,19 35 18 01 
KrvT -Plain mess n "" ■ i'- 1 "" i '■ n" "■ : 00 
I. Mil., in I irrel- .' !■ 
Butter— Western, V D !i a 8? 28 i 
s: lie, !• Ib I 80 a 48 
s 18X 8 ® 16« 
Beans—* bushel . . . 2 so . I m 3 :o 
Peas— 1 n ' 1 40 a l 41 
Ho. :s- Flesh. 9 dOJSCll 80 (■« 35 15 ot, 39 
POOLTKT— FOWlS, * » 16 ® 18 10 @ 12 
Turkeys, #ib a @ 23 15 @ 16 
Potatoes— » bbl 2 25 in, 3 75 3 50 - I i 
'pple — s barrel 2 75 r-, 4 25 3 50 ra 5 00 
Ckaveerries, abarrel.. .10 00 all 00 SCO ®10 00 
>«w York tive Stock Markets. — 
week endixg. Beeres. Coirs. Calves. Sheep. Steins. 
»OYembei IE 5,678 
■ '.' 15... ,:..e:i 
| 3 . . . .4,247 
December 1,723 
Tola! in four Weel ....22,080 
5020 
do. do. last Month... 6,688 
do. do. . 
I" ■ w ' II'., 2. 1860.5.5 18 
. . 5.255 
do. do. IS6I -,.161 
do. do. do. 
Total in I860 2987S80 4,885 
i ml i . . ■ ;.„■... i 5,nli3 
Total in ISO:; 264,091 6.170 
1.170 
1,017 
582 
819 
82,700 
10,01 t 
3,l,.,l:,2 
28,609 
27,567 
3,588 
130,101 
111,756 
. 
3.2.615 
. - 
1.210 
30,333 
33.851 
1.300 
29,974 
24,488 
1,200 
1,500 
1,511 
691 
20,000 
16.001 
9,911 
13,000 
11.025 
1 1,676 
21,670 
6 2,120 
6l2,(itlO 
373,197 
660.370 
...5 519,310 1,101,617 
Beef Cattle. — With a decreased supply and some- 
what improved quality in beef cattle, prices have looked 
up decidedly, though they have been considerably affect- 
ed by the large nxnnberaof sheep and of poultry that have 
come to market. At the date of our lasl report there had 
been an advance of fully 1 c. per B>, over prevalent prices 
during the proceeding three weeks. We quote extra 
beeves 17<g is cts. pet 3), estimated dressed weight, me- 
dium quality 1437.67 1.51. cis., poorest 11(77 12 cts., the aver- 
age of sales being about la'-ets. This advance was on 
account of the cold weather, which has since continued, 
and been accompanied by storms which have seriously 
interfered with the transportation of stock, so that we 
cannot anticipate an overstocked market, or lower prices 
for the present Mildi Cows.— The supply is hard- 
ly equal to the demand, and prices for good cows have 
advanced to JlOOffjsJllO: poor to fair ones bring all the 
way from $50@ $60 I" son. . . .Calves.— Well fined veals 
sell now at an advance over previous weeks, bringing 13 
cts., only moderately good ones selling at 1(1 cts. per S... 
live wcie/ht. Hog-dressed, that is dressed with the 
-kins on. and heads, feet, aud entrails removed, sell, if tat. 
S Cts. per lb Sheep.— The great supply which 
oppressed the market has in a maimer been relieved, and 
with the cold weather, juices have advanced, We quote 
prime sheep 66' U 1 . et-. per It,, live weight : inferior .PjfTv} 
5'.j cts., lambs being just about 1 c. per lb higher ... 
Swine. — We quote the pricesofthe last week of our 
report as follows: Prime hog- 7 |,,677^. — eonim... 
7't : — the market being quite active. 
i.'oiilainiitg a great variety of Berne, including menu 
gnotl Hints and Suggestions w/ucAwe throw iniost 
t>jp, and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Premiums for Everybody. — Atten- 
tion is called tothe Publishers' announcement on page 4. 
which ii will be worth while to read through. Several 
persons in every town may each easily collect a club of 
subscribers, and obtain in return a choice of the very de- 
sirable articles offered as premiums. A few hours may 
be profitably used in collecting a list of names by any 
person disposed to try it. This is a good season for such 
work, and it may be continued for several months, as the 
premium lists will be open until May at least, and all the 
narne- sent in by any person, marked '' for a premium 
list." w ill be counted, whenever lie or ;-he i- ready to call 
for the premium. About ten thousand persons have al- 
ready received our good premium articles, and almost 
always w iih (?rea1 satisfaction. Let all our friende 
hold this year, and thus benefit themselves as well as 
those whom they induce to become readers. 
liO»t Papers — llail-t'jir Kurnrd. — 
By the burning of a railroad ear at Jersey City, a number 
of papers in our Western mail, for last month, were 
destroyed. We cannot, of course, know who of our sub- 
scribers have thus been disappointed until we hear from 
them; but we will send the paper again to those who 
inform us that their December number is missing. 
Lost Letters — I*ost Money.— The. P 
M. GeneraTs Annual Report presents some striking facts 
in regard t.» the carelessness of people generally indirect 
ing their letters. During the past year there were sold 
371,599,606 post Ige -lamps and 61,328,900 stamped enve- 
lopes, or, in all, 432,828,505, K hi. h i- about the number of 
letters sent through the mails But 4,306,506, or one in 
05, of these letters reached the Dead Letter Office, 
1 v.rong- 
ly or illegibly. About 1,000,000 of the dead letters were 
without any signature. Add tothi te the number that 
reached their proper destination, but which were 
tivc in date or signature, and we may safely estimate that 
at least one fetter in every seventy-five is defective cither in 
the direction, date, or signature, or in the sealing ! Is It 
