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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[OCTOBEB, 
plants packed in as close as they will stand. Wider 
boxes briug too great a mass of leaves together, 
and there is danger from rotiing. 
Chid J&anKS should be ready for cabbage, cauli- 
flower, lettuce, and other plants wintered in them. 
Pirmips and Salsify are both handy, and a portion 
may be left in the ground to be dug in spring ; 
some think them improved by the winter's freezing. 
Put earth with those stored to keep them firm. 
S^macA.— Keep the ground loose, and apply a 
covering of hay, etc., only when hard frosts come. 
Sijuashes. — Cut if there is danger of frost, place 
in heaps and cover with vines. Handle carefully if 
you would have them keep well during the winter. 
Sweet Ihtaioes. — Dig as soon as frosts touch the 
Tines. Keep dry and where the temperature will not 
go below 00°. 
Manvre. — Make all that is possible, and save every 
fertilizing material that may be going to waste in 
the neighborhood ; compost with muck or dry earth. 
Flofver tiiarden and I^a>Tra. 
This month usually, at least in the northern 
states, brings two or three nights of frost in which 
all the most tender plants are killed, and then there 
will often be two or three weeks of charming 
weather in which those plants not cut down, bloom 
more profusely than ever. It will pay to provide 
Prokction against Frosts, and a very little thing 
wilt answer ; newspapers, if they can be kept from 
blowing away, will do. We prolong the season of 
oar Cannas several weeks by setting a pole in the 
center of the bed, and rigging an old sheet tent- 
lasliion.'-^he garden is often neglected as the end 
of the season approaches, but it should show 
GooclKoeping to the very end. Remove old flow- 
er stalks, cut back decaying herbaceous plants, and 
keep down late weeds. Neatness should compen- 
sate for any absence of display. 
Dahlias, when the frosif blackens the foliage, 
should be cut down ; the roots may be left until 
cold weather approaches, when they may be dug, 
labeled, and stored wherever potatoes will keep. 
Sulbs. — Procure the supply of spring flowering 
bulbs early. The catalogues of the dealers give 
fun directions for treatment. 
Tender Bulbs, such as Tiger Flower, Jacobean 
Lily, Gladiolus, etc., must be taken up before hard 
frosts, dried, labeled, and wrapped in paper; store 
in ft cool place, where it is not too damp, and 
where they will not freeze, and away from mice. 
C?CTf7ro«. — If the frost touches the leaves, cut at 
once ; the roots will not keep if the foliage is much 
frozen ; store in a warm dry place. 
Fbeonks. — Divide early this month if not done last. 
(■reenboiise and Wiiido^v Plants. 
Everything about the greenhouse should be in 
readiness tor sudden occupation. All repairs made, 
the heating apparatus in working order, and all 
places where insects can harbor, cleared out, coal 
or other fuel should be laid in, and pots and soil, as 
well as all other requisites, provided. 
The Cellar is an important adjunct to the green- 
bouse, and especially so to the window garden, as 
there many plants may be kept in reserve, and if 
h'gUt, all the potting and other rough work with 
trmdow plants, bulbs, etc., may be done there. 
Dulbi should be potted as soon as received, and 
tept in a dark cellar to form roots. 
Plants for Forcing, such as Bleeding Heart, Deut- 
lia gracilis, Astilbe Japonica, and others are to be 
potted anJ put in the cellar or cold frame. 
Talking in Plants that have been turned out for 
the summer, must be done before frost. It hardly 
jnys to bother with old Geraniums and other quick 
growing things which usually get oiitof shape, but 
new plants fnr the window or greenhouse should 
have been provided last month from cuttings. 
Ventil<ifc freely, whether the plants are in green- 
house or window, that the transition to a close at- 
mosphere may be gradual. 
/kserts. — Examine every plant before it is taken 
in, and if any insects are found, place the plant un- 
der hospiud treatment until clean. 
Window Boies and Hanging Baskets should now be 
filled, and the plants well established before they 
are taken iu-doors. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Tlie following comieiiaed, comprelionsive tables, care- 
I'ully prepared specially for the Anieiican AgiiatUiirisl, 
from our daily record duriiiL' the year, show at a jjlance 
the iraiisuctious i'ur the muiitli eluliiig Sept. 13th, 1S75, 
and for the correspouthn^ mouth last year: 
1. TliANSACriO.VS AT TUK KKW YUi:K MAUKHTS. 
IlEuKIl'TS. Ftoitr. M'f'e'li. Cntu. Uue. lUtrlfij. ti,a\ 
•JS <l's (//n lU'thSU.OOO 4,913,5<W 3,91S,000 ■_'9,000 41, DUO l,06I.0Hi 
37 it's («»( lu'tliSSl.OuO 4,117,Ul)0 1,984,UU0 24,000 411,000 
^^AI.KS Finiir. \Vlie<tt. lyn-u. Ut/e. linrleij. Onls. 
3Scrs</yi« Mi'U.378,000 "..774.liO0 4.103,000 19,000 30,000 l,97;i,0l>U 
27 a'3i<i.vlnrtli497,0iXl 8,711.000 3,105,000 49,000 81,000 1,004,000 
3, Comparison tcitlt. Hnnte period nt t/ti'i time la.'it >ienr. 
lUnKfl'Ts. Fioitr. Wheat. Corn. lifje. Bnrleii. Oata. 
» days 1S75.. 314,000 4.913.500 3.918,000 ail.OOO 41,000 ), 061, OiJO 
29 days 1874.. olii.OOO 3,671,000 1,%7,0J0 51,003 28,7jO 758,000 
^Al.BS. FInnr. W'Uent. Corn. Uije. liarley. Oatx 
23 d:iys 187=; SIS.OOO 5,774.000 4.163.000 19.000 36,0 1,973.(00 
,"J days 1S71.. 343,000 5,143,000 4,716,000 20,000 — ^2,304,000 
3. Stock of gram in store at yew York. 
Wheat. Corn. Di/e. Barleij. Onis. Jrait. 
Oiisli. bush. biis;li. biisli. bush, hiisli. 
Sept. 6.1375..1,2il.3-il l,0a3,l)iW 11,210 1,963 214,069 293.0*1 
All?. 9, 1875.. 55:^,894 78:5,396 21.608 1.163 .i91.480 201.029 
Mavll.lSrs.. 969.804 1,542.924 16,124 16.537 .54v;09 229,l>55 
.1:111. Il.l'i75. .3.675,122 1,019.900 50.S89 191.470 S77.014 145.617 
Nov. 9, 1S74.. 3.680,141 1.727,510 19.1J3 117,185 794,723 135,SSJ 
4. Exports from yeio Vork, Jan. 1 to Sep. 9. 
Flow. meat. Corn. Ri/e. Barlei/. Oats. Peas. 
iibls. tnipli. luisli. blisli. biiKli. busli. bush. 
18:5.1,282.732 18.IJ0.047 S.3'-'7.6.32 153,333 325 !i8,47^ 235,865 
1874.1.529.415 21.I62,';95 1.5,829.600 .5.5:!,050 3.:if30 86,896 272,105 
18:3.. 960,067 12.16ii.234 9.813.7)5 551,093 19.226 26.591 91.270 
5. lieceipts a', head of tiile-water at Albany/ eacft season 
to Sep. 91 ti. 
Flonr. meat. Corn. Hye. Ilnrley. Oats. 
bbls. bush. bii=h. bnsli. bnsli. bush. 
1873 •4.S0O 11.262.200 3.693,700 8:!.500 32,900 1,1.55,600 
1374 57,600 13,4118.600 12.811,00 189.800 74.100 1.26.3,100 
1873 6;,600 9.l8:i,.-00 10.071.100 671.110 27.000 2.333,700 
1S72 71,000 4,313,000 17,131,000 3.39,000 .4 70,000 4,811,000 
CUr.r.KNT WUOLKSAI.H rr.iCHS. 
Aug. 12. Sept. 13. 
PniCK OF OOI.l> 11.1 117 
Flol'K— Super to Kxtni State fS 40 a 7 15 J5 15 '» 6 50 
Super to Jixtni Southern 5 35 @ 8 75 5 00 cA 8 .'0 
ICxtra Wt'steni 6 10 @ 8 75 5 60 @ S 25 
l*:.\tra Ui'nesee 6 50 @ 7 75 6 00 @ 7 25 
Superlliie Western 5 40 tg 00 5 15 rii 5 65 
ItTK Ft.niii: 5 10 (S 6 35 4 50 @ 5 75 
Cop.x-Mkai — @ — 3 .30 a 4 50 
Wheat— All kinds ol' White. 1 55 <9 1 70 I .35 e 1 58 
All kinds or Ited and Amber. I 85 (a 1 60 1 05 la 1 48 
Coi:.N'— yellow SIM'S 85X 75 @ 78 
Mixed 75 @ 84>< 65 @ 75 
White 90 a 92 Xominal 
Oats- Western 61X9 71M 40 ® 59 
Statu 66 @ 73 49 @ 60 
V.IK 97;^® 1 10 90 @ 1 00 
B\t;l.Ey ... 1 20 @ 1 2S 1 15 @ 1 80 
Hay— r.iile, «< lOOlbs 70 @ 1 12K 63 ® 1 10 
Straw. %< 100 ffis 50 @ 90 50 (i^ 85 
l^orroN-Miihlliiigs. in lb .. UHO, 14X !4X® 14J< 
llors-Ciop ol ISTS, Vlk 18 ® 13 15 (8 23 
I''BATUEi:s— Live (jeese, ?» Bi ^ @ GO 33 @ 60 
SKKD-Clover.Vlti . 11!^® IIJ^ 13 @ 13^ 
Tiinothv. "il liuslicl .. 2 70 iS 2 87H 3 00 @ 3 15 
Flii.\. ? Iiuslipl 1 83 @ 1 93 1 75 ® — 
SroAii- Refi'K& Graceryifllb O^i? 9% ' @ 9,x 
Mor.AssKs. Cuba. iPgal. .-. 36 @ 45 32 @ 43 
New Orleans. ?> gal 70 ® 72 62 @ 68 
UoiTKK-KiiKCold) nxa 20 17)<ia 20 
IMlurni. Ki-iitiickv. &c..?illi. 9 S 24 S @ 33 
Seed \.c:\l. ?< n. 6 ® 55 7 @ 43 
Wool.— Dome-lle Fleece, fib 25 @ 53 25 (3 65 
Domi'stie, pulled, ?t B 25 @ 50 25 @ 48 
Ciilifoi Ilia, clip 15 O 34 17 ® Si 
Tai.i.ow. ill n. 9 @ — 95S® 9V 
OIL-Cauk- if- ton 40 00 @45 00 4100 @46 50 
Pnr.K— Mess. i» b.-in-el 21 65 @3I 75 21 25 ® — 
Piiiiie .Mess. i« bnrrel 19 25 <a;9 50 19 00 @19 50 
BEKF-l'laiii mess .. 3 OO ® 9 50 8 00 ® 9 .30 
I.Aun. ill tics. & ban-els. S B 125^® li;,' 1-')^® 13^ 
ItDTrKn— State. ?> Id 16 @ 35 ?2 @ 35 
Wnstprii. fib 14 @ 29 15 (j^ 33 
CnEKSE.. . .... 3 ® n% 2 ® 10!,- 
liE^xs-f bushel 150@290 165 03 00 
PEAS-Cunadii. IVee. S bu ... ■Nominal. 1 20 @ 1 .'30 
lilGOs-Fri'Sh.F dozen .... 2m® 35 IS ® 22 
Pen LTF.T— Fowls 13 ® 18 8 @ 17 
ruikevs— iSB. 14 ® 17 16 ® 20 
Geese. » pair 125 @ 2 25 125 a S .'0 
Ducks. liJ pnir 50 ® 87X 60 @ 93 
PtGEo.vs. ?> doz 175 ® 2 00 1.30 ® 2 8;« 
Woodcock, ppr pair 60 @ 75 SO @ 93 
SpniKG CHICKENS, fib 16 ® 20 14 @ 13 
TtlRvlPS ?i bid 1 25 @ 1 50 75 ® 1 25 
CAn.i!\GES-*> 100 1 75 a 5 00 1 75 a 3 75 
Omoxs— f bid 2 25 ® 4 OO 125 (S 1 73 
PoiATOES— f bid 75 ® 2 25 75 ® 1 .30 
Sweet Potatoes— 1» bbl — @ — 135 @ 3 30 
I'.ROOM.CORX 7 @ 13X 7 @ 13 
Pears, per crate 75 @ 5 00 50 11^4 00 
I'EAES.f'bld _ @ _ 2 73 ® 8 00 
Plcms. *> bnsi — ® — 200 lit 450 
Grapes. ?»lb — @ — 2 ® 10 
APPLE-— »< biiind 1 75 ® 3 50 1 00 ® 3 23 
Cr^xrkrries— f box ~~ @ — — ® — 
I'EvcnES. piM- crate 25 ® 2 00 25 ® 1 25 
Greek Corn, pi-r too 50 @ 1 00 GO @ 1 00 
GrkexPeas. 1» hbl 1 75 @ :l 00 — (a — 
Tomatoes, f luish 75 ® 1 75 20 ® 60 
Strikg Beans. p-T bat: 30 @ 1 50 — @ — 
Cfcimbrrs. piT bush, box . 50 @ 75 — @ — 
Watermelons, f 100 7 PO ®33 00 4 00 ®33 00 
SQCASH. >> bid .30 @ I 23 50 @ 1 25 
Cacmflower. per bbl. 300®560 —at — 
MrSKMELON-s. |> bbl — ® — 50 ® 2 CO 
Gold has been up to 117i. and down to 112|. closinjj 
Sept. nth at 117. as a^-ainst 114 on .\ng. l'2Ui... . 
The movements in Boniestic Prodnce have been quite 
liberal since oar last, but prices have been generally rul- 
ing lower, under freer oftV-rings of the leading kinds 
The BrL-ailstufl' trade has bueu fairly active, the export 
demand having been good, but with more favorable har- 
vest and crop reports, and more urgency on the part of 
receivers to realize, prices have di.-elined materiallv. 
New crop winter Wheat has been arriving in very poor 
condition, aud has been quite difficult to market. A fe^v 
of the best samples have been taken for shipment. New 
crop Oats have also been coming forward in very poor 
order, much of the receipts having been unsound. Con- 
siderable purchases, on specolative account, have been 
made of prime new Mixed Chicago Oats, chiefly for Oc- 
tober delivery, at 48c. per bushel. New crop Rye has 
been attracting very littl.- attention, and has been much 
depressed in value. New crop Barley has been more 
sought after, mostly for forward delivery, closing quite 
firmly — Provisions have been unnsually variable as to 
price, on free dealings, closing generally in favor of pur- 
chasers Cotton has been quoted lower, under the very 
liberal arrivals of new crop at the shipping ports. At 
the reduced figures, the dealings have been comparative- 
ly large, chiefly for forward delivery Wool has been 
more sought after toward the close, and has been quoted 
steadier. .. .Tobacco has been fairly active within our 
range Hay has been in less request, and quoted cheap- 
er Seeds have been quiet, and at the close easier in 
price Hops much lower, and slow of sale Ocean 
freights have been moderately active, but quoted lower. 
Flour by sail and steam to London, 3.«. Zd. per bid. ; 
Grain by sail, to do.. 7rf. @ 'iit. per bnshel ; Grain 
by sti-am to Liverpool. &J@6}rf., and by sail, to do., 
rj©6J<^. per bnshel. Grain tonnage for Cork and orders, 
fi^. 3rf. ; for Penarth Roads, and orders. 5«. 9d. @&s.\ for 
the Continent, (i?. Zd. (^ 6^\ (irf. per quarter. 
i\en VorK l.iTO-Slocli iTIsirliets. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK HJfnixQ lleere^. Co/rs. Cnlres. Sheep. Sirine. Toft, 
Aug. 23 8.200 108 3.030 2-.'.162 17.668 51.168 
AUK. 30 11.522 66 M44 24.747 16,9:5 56.454 
Sept. 6 8,90-i 00 2,672 31.263 179 9 60,827 
Sept.13 9,!-90 63 3,410 27.311 18,739 58.473 
Tbln; /br 4 irfifj'-i. 3-.320 297 11,286 105.518 71.301226.922 
do./oi-prer.3ireeHs46.083 504 16,680 136,110 lll,3;4 310,701 
Iieei-e.t. Cows. Cnlres. Sfteen. Sirine. 
Avernae per Week 9,630 74 2,S21 26,79 17,825 
do. do. /<!-<( Month... 9,210 100 :!,3."6 27.2J2 23.253 
i\n. An. prev's Jfonth.. S,io3 95 8,860 21,629 25,847 
Beeves. — Serious complaints have been made by 
shippers of stock via Albany, of the treatment of cattle in 
the change to and from the feeding pens in that city while 
on their way to New York. Owners of stock have charged 
that the treatment is *' shameful and outrageous." The 
eflFect is sei-n to some extent in the fact that in one week 
of the past month, n. 800 liead 3vere sold at the yards in 
Jersey City, which ari: supplied by the Erie and oilier 
railroads, while but 2.000 were sold at the yards at liOth 
street. New York, supplied by the Nl-w York Cuiitral 
Road. Cruel and iulmtnan treatmrnt of stock en-route to 
the market is unprofitable to all concerned, and in this 
fact lies the strongest protection for Ilie niifortiinate aui- 
nials. The market for the past month has been unsteady. 
Opening strong, it gave way soon after to the extent of 
,*-4e. per lb., and another Uc. the following wevk. This 
last loss was recovered the same day with a firmer tone to 
the market. At the close thtf tendency 3vas downwards 
for all grades except extra. The best qualities of cattle 
sold in email lots at IS^ic.^l.S.Vc. ^ lb. to dress 5S B>s. 
perLTOsscwt.: the range for native steers was SXc.fi/ 1:3c. 
^ lb to dress 55 to 5S lbs., and Tpxan and Cherokee cat- 
tle sold for7'4c.@9-. ^ ft to dress 54 to 56 lbs. These 
prices are fully vc. ¥* ft. above the rates of the same 
week last year. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows : 
WEEK ENDING Ranqe, jMrge Sales. Aver. 
Alls. 23 7'<;®13VC. 11 ®12 c. ll\c. 
Ank. 30 7^@IS>^c. 10.i.:(§ll>^c. 11 c. 
Siipt. 6 7 ®13!.-c. 10!.:®l|i.;c. 11 c. 
Sept.13 7i;@;:;;ic. iOH®n><c. ii c. 
milcb CoTTs.— The market has been doll throngh- 
out the month, and the hopes of dealei*s for a better feel- 
ing are not yet realized. The demand slowly takes up 
the meager offerings. Prices as wp close an- ?30 to $70 
per head with a dull market. .. .Calves have been in 
dull but steady demand through the month, easing oif 
somewhat last week. Fair to good veals sold ut the close 
nt SV'c.SOc. r" ft. live weight; poor veals bronght CJ^e. 
@7e. If ft. Grass calves sold for $0.75 lo $8 p rlipad for 
good, and $5 50to $Gforpoor... Sl&eepaiid I^ambs. 
— The market advanced '^c. ^ ft, ar tli" beL:iiiiiinL,'of the 
mouth's business, 3vith a brisk trade. Th-* improve- 
ment has been maintained notwilhstan "inglhe increased 
receipts, and the market closes with an active demand for 
good sheep at 4vc.i«'ni.ic. ^ lb. live weight, and for 
lambs at 6i.iC.®8Vc. ^ ft. Poor stock is not in favor, 
and is dull of sale . Sw'Ine.— The demand has been 
chiefly for dressed hogs. A few heavy State live hogs 
have been sohl at S.'^c. ^ ft. weighing 250 to 300 lbs. 
Nearly all the arrivals have been consigned direct to 
slaughterers. Dressed hogs have sold ar lie. \7 ft., hut 
this price was not ma'ntained, and the market for this 
stock fell back to 10c.@10?:^c.. which are the closing 
rates. A few live hogs were sold at S^^ctgiS'^c. ^ B). 
