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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[NOTESTBEE, 
sspose the roots for any length of time to the 
drying winds which usually jjrevail at this seasoa. 
Bidbf. — If these have been neglected until this 
month, plant at once, else there will be danger of 
the ground freezing before it can be done. All 
tenderjjulbs remaiuiug in the ground ought to be 
dug and stored now, if not attended to before. 
Pot a supply of hyacinths for winter flowering, and 
put into the cellar until the roots are well grown ; 
if the roots are not allowed to fonn, the bulb never 
znakes a good flower. 
Dahlias. — Remove the roots from the ground, and 
as soon as dry, store in the cellar. 
Clii-ysantheinums. — Stake before the wind breaks 
them, and take up some to flower in-doors. 
Protection must be provided for all half-hardy 
plants, but not applied untU the weather becomes 
quite cold ; if covered before, they are liable to 
start into growth and be injured by the winter. 
-Herbaceous Jireiuiiah may be divided up early 
this month, and planted out in new beds ; they do 
Best if divided as often as every three or four years ; 
TVhen not set until late they will be benefited by 
Saving a thin covering of marsh hay, or litter. 
ttreenliouse and ^Vindotv Plants. 
This department should be attractive at this sea- 
son, making up in part for the lack of display dur- 
ing the summer. Everything in the way of repairs 
eught to have been done earlier in the season, and 
not a day must be lost now, in completing all 
changes which are to be made. If the houses require 
glazing, attend to this at once, and give the sash 
bars a coat of thick paint to fill up all cracks. 
£iilbs required for flowers during the holidays, 
ought to have been potted last month ; a safe 
rale to follow, is to bring them into heat 5 or 6 
weeks before flowers are wanted. 
CamdUas. — Keep cool, and syringe occasionally, 
io retard the flowers as long as possible. 
Roses trained to the rafters should be tied up as 
tast as they grow, and a little weak liquid manure 
■irater given occasionally. 
Climbers, such as Passion-flowers, Tropoeolums, 
etc., make very good plants for training on the 
sifter, as they furnish a good shade for other plants. 
Heliotropes for winter flowers are very fine, and 
should be grown in boxes or large pots where they 
TviU have an abundance of root room. 
Insects. — Fumigate weekly with tobacco stems, 
to destroy the green "fly." Destroy mealy bugs 
by hand picking, and scale by whale oil soap wash; 
for red spider give the houses frequent syringings, 
Bprinkling a plenty of water on the pipes. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold has boon up to 117f, and down to 115|, closing 
Oct. lath at 116}, as aaaiiist 117 on Sept. 11th 
There has been quite a free movement in the leading 
kinds of Domestic Produce. The export inquiry has 
been good for Breadstuffa. Cotton, and Provisions. The 
home trade demand has been fairlj- active. Some specu- 
lative call has been noted toward the close for Corn, 
ehiefly on western account. The speculative dealings in 
Cotton. Pork, and Lard, have been quite liberal. Prices 
have been very variable. Flour, Wheat, and Barley, 
oloaed heavy ; Corn. Oats, Eye, Pork, and Lard, left off 
more firmly. The recent arrivals of Barley have been 
large, and the market closed in favor of buyers. The 
offerings of Rye have been light, and have been ruling 
stronger. Only a few car loads of Buckwheat have yet 
teen received and marketed, including State at 80 cents 
ger bushel. Butter and Cheese and Eggs have been 
quoted higher, but close less buoyantly Tobacco, 
Wool, and Naval Stores, have been in fair request, and 
quoted firmer — Petroleum closed at advancing prices, 
checking business, particularly for export. . . .Seeds have 
been quiet and irregular, , . Hay and Hops declined, on a 
moderate business — Ocean freights have been more 
active, and quoted much stronger, but the later opera- 
tions indicated a somewhat easier range of grain rates. 
Flour by sail and steam to London, Is. Ikl. @ as. per bbl,; 
Grain by sail, to do., !»}rf. @ 10}i. per bushel ; Grain 
by steam to Liverpool. 91 @ !!}(;., and by sail, to do., 
8i@.9rf. per bushel. Grain tonnage for Cork and orders, 
Us. 9d. : for Penarth Roads, and orders. C«. Zd. : for the 
Continent, 6*. 9d. per quarter. 
Tlie lollowiug comlensed, couq)rehensive tables, care- 
fiiUy prepared specially for the Amencan AgriciiUurkt, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for [lie mouth ending Oct. 12th, 1S75, 
and for tbe corresponding mouth last year: 
1, TKANaACTIO.NS AT TIIK NttU* TOin; MAUKK'rs. 
Rkceii'TS. Flour. Wlieat. Corjt. Hf/e. llarle;/. 0<it.\: 
2,1 (I's tlni ui'thSli.OW) 3,9;(i,UlX) 3,7n,0ll0 19,700 o-.'9,000 1,111,000 
28 d'i lu.U ui'tli3U,000 4,9U,500 3,918,000 29,000 41,000 1,061,000 
Salks. Flonr. ll'/'enl. Corn. AV/p. liarleit. Outs. 
2,1 (I's Ihis iii'lliJ23,O0O 5,013.000 J.OSii.OOO 17,000 21,5,000 1,786,000 
2Scl'5tas(ui'tli378,000 5,774,000 1,163,000 19,000 36,000 1,973,000 
a. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
llKoaii'TS. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Etje. Barlei/. Oats. 
25 days 1875.. 317,000 3,970.000 3,771.000 19;700 329.000 1,411,000 
23 days 1874.. 331,000 3,214,000 1,711,000 103,000 117,000 802,000 
Sat.ks, Flour. Wheat. Corn. I'l/e. llarlei/. Oats. 
25 days 187.5 42i,000 r.,013,O00 4.086,000 17,000 215,0-0 1,786,000 
25 days 1871.. 317,000 4,807,000 4,218,000 48,000 129,000 1,911,000 
3. Stock Of grain in store at Keio York. 
Wheat. Corn. Ili/e. liarley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. bush. luish. bush. bush. bush. 
Oct.ll,1875,.3,SS2,502 l,r)S2,246 10.910 21,6SS 439,69s 261.423 
Sept. 6, l-i75.. 1,251.321 I,0f3,0S6 11,216 1,903 214,069 293,031 
Mavll.1875.. 969,804 1.542.924 16,124 16,537 545,209 229,655 
J:ili 11,1S75,. 3,675.122 1,0J9.WI0 50,SS9 191,470 S77.0H 14,5.047 
Nov. 9, 1S;4.. 3.680,141 1,727,510 19,123 117,185 791,722 135,882 
4. Exports from Neic I'ork, Jan. I to Oct. 6. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Ri/e. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
hbls. hush. husli. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
18:5.1.404.189 20.0;o.O70 10,142.607 154,510 225 101.133 239,857 
1874,1,687,023 29,692,058 16,676,486 563,181 S,3';0 94,438 285,699 
5. Beceipts at head of tide-water at Albany each season 
' to Sep. 3D(A. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
bbls. hush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1S75 69,9'I0 12,807.100 5.850.700 88.1100 3:!9.500 1,262,200 
1374 76.100 17.092,700 15.04,5.100 189.800 210,000 1,,506,200 
1873 9S,000 14.981.200 12.570.700 828,800 133.400 2,378.Jf« 
1872 83,900 5,670,800 22,,562,500 356.700 035,900 4,760,700 
CUUr.KN'T WUOLICSALIC TniCKS. 
Sept. 13. Oct. 12. 
Peiok or GOLD 117 1161-3 
Fl.oui;— Super to E.vtra Stale 15 15 @ 6 50 *4 90 @ 6 40 
50 
@ S 2.5 
@ 7 25 
« 5 65 
® 5 75 
& i .50 
® 3 25 
19 1 58 
@ 1 48 
75 @ 78 
65 ® "5 
Nominal . 
® 69 
® 1 00 
® 1 30 
Super to ICxtrji Southern '5 00 
ICxtra Wcsteru 5 60 
lixtra Genesee 6 00 
SuiioiTiite 5Testeru 5 15 
ItvE Flout. 4 50 
<'onx--\lKAL. 3 50 
BuCKWnEAT Floub, ^lOOIbs 3 00 
Wheat— All Iciuils ol White. 1 35 
All kimls ol lied ami Amber. 1 05 
Cor.K— Vellow 
Mixed 
VVIiitc.. ____ _.. 
Oats— Western 40 
Slate 40 
llYl! 90 
IJaulev 115 
Buckwheat. ^ bush — @ — 
ilAV-lJale, V lOOBrs 65 ® 1 10 
Straw. "# 100 Bs 50 ® 85 
(JorroN— Miihlliiig.s. fi B .. UH® 14Ji 
Hoes-Crop 011875. * lb 15 " 
Feathers —Live Oeese, ^ B 35 
Sbed— Clovei, ¥* lb .- 13 
Tiniotliv, fi hnshel .. 3 00 
Flax, * bushel 1 75 
Sugar— Rcfl'g& Grocery ¥* lb 
Mof.AssKS, Cuba, ^gal, 
New Otleaus. ^ gal 
Coffee— l:io( Gold) 
TouACcn. Keulucky, &e,.?*Ib. 
Seeil Leaf, ifl lb 
Wool— Domestic Fleece. li> lb 
Domestic, pullctl, ^ lb 
Calironiia, clip 
Tallow, i* lb 
OilCake— 1< lou 
Fork— Mess. ^ barrel 
Priuie Mess, ?* barrel 
Beef— Pl.tiu mess 
Lard, iu trcs. & harrels, ^ lb 
Butter— State, Va 22 
Western. ?< B 15 
Cheese.. 2 
Beiss- V bushel 1 65 
4 90 
5 40 
5 90 
4 90 
4 25 
5 00 
2 90 
1 35 
90 
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76 
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41 00 @4G 50 37 50 
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PEAS-Cau.ida. free. ^ bu ... 1 20 
Eggs— Fresh, ^ dozen 18 
Poultry- Fowls 8 
Tuikevs— 1« lb 16 
Geese, ^pair 125 
Ducks. Iipair 00 
Pigeons, ?* doz 150 
Woodcock, per pair 80 
Sprixg CniCKENS, ^ lb 14 
Grouse, ?) pair — 
Partridge, ¥» pair — 
DrcKS. Wild.?* pair — 
Vexsion, *> lb — 
TuRNipsVhbl 75 
Cars \GEs-?a 100 173 
Onions— ft bbl 1 25 
Potatoes- I* bbl 73 
Sweet Potatoes— ^ bbl 123 
BROO.M-CORN 7 
Pears, per crate 50 
Pears. *lbbl 2 75 
Plums. *i bush 2 00 
Grapes, ?9 lb 2 
Api'LEs-^ff barrel 100 
Craxberries- ^ bbl — 
Peaches, per crate 25 
Green Corn, per 100 60 
Green Peas. ^ bbl — («i — 
Tomatoes, ^ bush 20 ® 60 
String Beans, per bag — @ — 
ScjUAsn, ¥' bbl 50 ® 1 25 
Cauliflower, per bbl — @ — 
Pumpkins, l> 100 , — @ — 
Egg Plant, ?< 100 — ® — 
® 1 25 
® 3 73 
® 1 75 
@ 1 30 
® 3 30 
® 13 
® 4 00 
® 8 01) 
® 4 50 
® 10 
® 3 25 
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1 15 ® 
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IVeM' York I^ivc-StocU iUarkcts. 
HECEIPTS, 
WEEK RNntNG Beetles. Co^r^. Calves, 
Sept, 20 9,373 65 3.330 
Sept.2T 10,160 118 2.730 
Oct. 4 10,7,52 109 2,.5,53 
Oct, 11 10,807 81 2.600 
Total for 4 ircf».i..4l.092 S76 ll.-!33 
do,/oi-/)!-er,4ireeil-.S 33,520 297 11,286 
Beeves. Cows. Ci 
Arerane per Week 10,273 91 2 
do. do. laH Mouth... 9.630 74 2 
An. An. pree's Month.. 9;'.M 100 3 
BeeTes.— The market for beeves 
Sheep. Swine. Toi'l. 
32,780 20,572 66,126 
29.699 19,086 61,813 
22,031 72.730 
32.661 r2,2M 
94.35:! 271.903 
71,:i01 226,922 
tires. Sheev. Swiue. 
:,80-i 31.212 23.583 
1.821 26."79 17.825 
,336 27,2!2 22,265 
has been generally 
1,282 
26.082 
124.SI9 
105.518 
unsatisfactory throughout the month. Dealers have lost 
money through the constant shrinkage in prices which 
have steadily given way without any permanent recov- 
ery. Slaughterers have also lost by the poorer quality 
of the stock offered. The market has consequently 
dragged slowly, buyers holding off for concessions which 
dealers could not afford. Each week has marked a loss 
of value up to the close, 5vhen the market lost a further 
i to ic ^ tt), nnder the iveight of a lot of poor coarse 
cattle, which butchers were not willing to purchase ex- 
cept at a reduction. Prices ranged from "i to lOJc, ^ B) 
on poor to prime native steers, to dress 54 to 58 tts, |! 
gross cwt. ; extra and fancy steers sold at 125(ii;13ic. to 
dress 58 fts., and common to fair Tcxans and Cherokees 
were forced off at 7i<<5 9c. ^ lb to dress 55 to 56 fts. i^ 
112 lbs. live iveight. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows : 
WEEK ending Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Sept. 20 -'/.<S\.i'Ae. 10>s®llHc. 11 c. 
Sept. 27 8 ®13>ic. I0M®I1J<C. lO^c. 
Oct. 4 7><@13MC. 10 ®11 c. lOkc. 
Oct. 11 7M®13Kc. 10 ®11 c. lOXc. 
mich CoiTS.— The offerings of cows for some 
time past have been very poor, while the enquiry for 
good stock has been active. The market has been dull 
for want of salable stock. Poor strippers have been sold 
as low as $l(j, and many poor cows for $30 t? head, which 
has injured the market for anything hot extra stock. 
Good cows 5vith calf have sold readily for $60@$80, The 
market closed dull at $,30@$80 for common to choice, and 
$85 to $108 for extra good and fancy cows . . . Calves* 
— This class of stock has kept very steady, 5vith fair de- 
mand. The prices of veals are now about Ic. ^ B>, and 
grass calves are $3 per head, less than at this time last 
year. The trade at these figures has been fair through- 
out the month, and as we close our report, fair to prime 
veals are selling at 7(ii!9Jc, t3 tb live weight, and grassers 
at $5@$0.50 ^ head , , , . Sheep and L,aiiib8.— There 
has been a very fair market through the month for sheep 
at slightly lower prices, 5vhich have been marked down 
Jc, Lambs have given way ^c, ^ ft) on a generally dull 
market up to the close, when there 5vas a better feehng, 
and a large business at .T}<a'7Jc. |9 lb live weight tor 
lambs, and 4}@61c. for sheep . . Sivlne.— The market 
for hogs has been active at advancing prices. The busi- 
ness of the past month opened at an advance of ic, per 
lb, all round. Another Jc, 5vas gained on dressed soon 
after. 5vith an active business. Prices at the close were 
lower, live hogs being quoted at 8c., and dressed at 10c. 
@10ic. per lb. 
m <%i ^ 
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