1866] 
AMERICAN ^AGRICULTUHISTJ 
415 
GRAPE CULTURIST, 
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years will be supplied, post-paid, for 15 cents each. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, car**- 
fully prepiired specially for tiie American Agriculturist. 
show at a glance the trnnsitctions for a month, ending 
Oct. 15. IS66. and the ex|ions of Bieadstnffs from this 
port thiis far, since January 1 : 
; 1, Tn.VNSUJTIDNS AT TriE XEW-YOUK MAliKETS. 
I Keobipts. I'ionr. Wln'ftt. Com. /,'.'/«'. Vitrif!/. Oittn 
I •^rtays(//um'tIi.28S.000 r.19.000 4,101.000 ISfi.OftO 341.000 847.00O 
I 80aays/'rv«i„-tlj.33T.000 i-:8,000 3,358,000 111,000 l'J5,000 1,-Jai,000 
I Sales. Fiour. Wlieai. Corn. Hue. JiarJcy. 
\ *30dav9f//(<mouili. 3-39.000 TM.OOO 4,737.000 S-l^OOO 2.1800 
' a>days;«*fCnionlb. ','79.100 79:),000 3.153,000 319,000 11,000 
: '.J, Coinparisnn tcUh sains period at. thiH lime la^i year. 
By ANDREW S. FULLER. 
Thifi is the bent Book publltihed on Bardrf Grape Citliare. 
fONTESTS. 
IXTKODl'CTOUV.-nOTAXICAL CHAIIACTEI! OF THK 
Vine, rropagrtllon by Seed. — i ll/t(Stratio}t^. 
t.KOWIXG FROM SEED-GATHER WHEN FULLY RIPE. 
I'ltOPAGATIOX BY SINGLE BUDS— MODE OF OPERA- 
tion. Plaiitlnj; in Beds, Single Buds in Open Air, Starliuif 
ill Hot Beds, Form of Single Bud Cutting— j JHustrutioils. 
CUTTIXGS OF UNRIPE ■\V00D.-THOUSASDS OF VIXES 
are Annuully Produced from Green Cuttings.— I lUunt. 
rUOPAGATLN'G HOUSE.- PERFECTION SHOULD BE 
our Aim, Span Roofed Propagating Iloilse, Lean-to 
Propagating House, Single Roofed House, Flues.— 2 7"/;. 
CUTTINGS IN OPEN AIR-TIME TO MAKE CUTTINGS, 
Selection of Cuttings, Form of Cuttings, Mallet Cuttings. 
LAYERING THE VINE.— THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST 
Certain and Convenient Methods in Use.— 1 Illustrmtloiu 
GRAFTING THE GRAPE.-THIS IS ,\N OLD EOT VERY 
Uncertain Mode of Propagating the Gi'ane, but Can be 
Used Successfully. — t J/lustration^. 
HYBRIDIZING AND CP.OSSING.-THESE ARE OPERA- 
lions that Should Demand the Attention of Evei'y One 
Who Undertakes to Produce New Varieties, Mode of 
Operation.- -3 Illunt/'ationi. 
TKANSPL.VNTING-VINESWILLOFTEX REQUIRE ONE 
Season of Nnrscry Culture before being Planted in the 
VUieyard, Heellng-in.— 3 niui*tratl07i^. 
SOIL .VXD SITUATION.-MUCH DEPENDS UPON THE.V. 
Preparing the Soil, Manures and their Operations. 
SIE.M APPENDAGES. -SPINES, HAIRS, L.VTERALS, 
Forms of Leaves, Tendrils, Buds.— 7 Illustrations. 
PLANTING THE VINE. — A GREAT DIVERSITY" OF 
Opinion, My Own Rule, Root Pruning, How to Plant. 
GRAPE TKELLISES.-2 Illmlrations. 
TIME TO PRUNE VINES.-PRUNING AND TR.UNING, 
Opposite .Vrms, Oblique Arms, .V Plan for Poor Soils. 
GARDEN CULTURE.-POSITI0N OF BORDER, TKAIN- 
iug tlie Vines, Four Tiers of Arms, Double Stem, Trel- 
liees in Gardens, Training to Stalie-s Girdling the Vine, 
Removing tlie Leaves.— 9 Jlhuitrution-s. 
G.VTUERING THE FRDIT.-PRESERVING THE FRUIT, 
"^iuc Mailing, Pruning Shears.- 1 lUtiftration. 
INSECTS.-ROSE CHAFER, GRAPE VINE FLEA BEE- 
tle. Spotted Pelldnota, Tree Beetle, Caterpillars, Yellow 
Bear. Hog Caterpillar, Grape Vlue Sphinx, Blue Caterpil- 
lar, Procris Amerlcami, Leaf Rollers, Thrips, .\phis. Red 
Spider, Vine Scale, Dise;ises, Mildew. Sun Scald.- ly Illm. 
DESCRIPTION OF {.nearly Seventy) VARIETIES. 
REVIEW OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF PRUNING AND 
Training, Reversing the Arms. Single .Vrra System, Bow 
System. Long Rod Spur System, Upright Canes, Thomery 
System.- Index. 
SENT POST-PAID. - - . PRICE SUM. 
ORANCE JUOp *; eo., 4t Park Row, 
Reukipts. 
30 rt.iya 13K0. . 
'il days 1S65.. 
S.^LES. 
20 davs 1801!. . 
34 days IS65. 
Flour. WlteiU. Corn. Hye. liavley. Chtt.t, 
519.000 J.IOLOM 130,000 Ml.OOO 847,000 
.•i8S.000 
.3.'i;,000 
411,000 2,779,000 64,000 (i8'),000 907,000 
K'our. W/uat. 
:f».100 7a4.000 
307,000 1,?<9,000 
Corn. l^fie. Burietf. 
4,H7.ilOO S!i7.000 33S,0(H 
l,3Sl,00O 63,000 3S.i,000 
3. Krporu from Xew-York, January 1 to Oct. 13: 
Flour. Wlient. Corn. Hye. Outn. 
isi>; ;:in.9:a su.i-w in.ow.70i loa.iso i,ooi,2ii 
180.1 l,0S.Vi99 1,T6S.8'B S.M.OOO 170,09-1 6:1734 
1861 l,ll,>S.9J.i ll.r..-i3,791 lOO.aOr J.W 37 793 
1861 ....■ •i.ms.-.d', l-«)S3,o*> 7.414.704 41.i,ai9 117,.i99 
1862.. -.'.IIO.SJS l'.l,097,o73 1V««,402 1,010,017 1311,631 
4. Reeeipts of llri.ulsluff's at the head of tiilf water at 
AlOa7tif, fnnn the commenctmejit of Xavig-iuwn to Oct. 7. 
flour. Whml, Corn. /?/,<•. Hariri/. Oats. 
.138.000 2.418,100 20.117,000 713,000 .'137,300 6,8^.000 
.519,000 .5.94.1,000 10.270.200 548,100 1,049.700 6.714 900 
.713.000 i-;.o*i,;oo 7.aoii.4oo 27i,;oo .'«i.noo 6493900 
.891,900 13,017,900 I3,;.8.'.,.700 SOl.OUO 0-«,T00 .''..OOS.iUO 
1.86)1. 
1865 
1<64. 
1803. 
CfUUE.NT WUOLES.^LK Pi 
ICES. 
PntcE or Gold 
F"i,orn— Super to Extra Stale 
Super to Extra Southern. . 
Extra Westerii 
Extra G*-nesee 
Sniterfine Western 
Rye Floui: 
Cui:x Me.m. 
Wheat— All liinds of Wliite. 
All kinds or Red and Amber. 
COKX— Veliow 
Mixed 
( '.\Te— Western 
State 
Rye 
Bahley 
H.vY--Bale?) 1001b 
Loose 
Srnxw. f< 100 rh 
t.'oTToN— Mi. Idlings, ii* ft .. 
Hill's -Cnjp ofisee, * tt 
Fe^tueijs- Live Geese, -^ B>. 
SK,":ri— Clover. ^ lb 
TiiiMtliv. f' linsiiel 
Flax. V busliel 
Sl'hai:- Brown, f' lb 
Molasses. Cuba, f'gl 
Coi-FEE- Rio.lGold prieet^ !h 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.. W lt>. 
Seed Leaf, ^ D> 
Wool— D.iniestic Fleece, ti* lb. 
Domestic, pulled, ^ lb 
California, unwashed, 
Talloiv. ?> lb 
OIL Cake- ?*_tou ... 
I'ORK— Mess, f* barrel 
Prime, '¥ barrel 
Beef— Pl.iiii mess 
Laud, in barrels, ?< ft. .... . . 
BuTTEi:— Western, ?» lb 
Stale, i^a 
CHEESE 
Bkahs— pi bushel 
Peas— Canada. ^ bushel 
Eggs— Fresli, ^* dozen 
PorLTP.Y— Fowls, |i lb 
Turkeys, i? lb 
Potatoes— Mercers, ¥* bbl... 
Peach Blows, fv barrel 
Potatoes— Buckeye, ti* bbl. . 
.\PFLES— "0 ban-el 
Pears, p barrel 
Sept. ir. 
"" Cill 75 
@16 00 
®16 00 
(gil3 75 
® 8 75 
a u 50 
i;» 4 85 
® 3 15 
(ffl 2 72 
*0 00 
11 20 
7 40 
11 75 
6 00 
5.50 
4 10 
2 50 
1 50 
8a 
S3 
41 
55 
R5 
1 20 
® 
80 
50 
S! 
45 
25 
11 
83 
53 
® — 
1 20 
<B — 
® 1 25 
(8 1 25 
® 1 00 
fgl 36 
11 80 
8.50 
11 80 
780 
C 50 
4 75 
385 
1 70 
90 
94 
51 
6-i 
1 05 
1 15 
95 
1 00 
05 
41 
Oct. 1.5. 
133'; 
5 (all 75 
(t?16 .50 
W 16 .50 
«14 25 
eiO 10 
® 7 60 
@ 5 25 
® 3 30 
@ 3 00 
® — 
® 06 
® C. 
12;.; 
S3 ® 
.". Ta ® 
3 65 ® S &5 
9.V® 13; 
40 @- no 
10V<® J9|. 
5X® 30 
5 ® 43 
35 @ 75 
25 ® 55 
15 ® 42 
]2>^@ Vflf 
51 00 S5<] 00 
31 00 @33 25 
30 00 @ 
14 CO @19 01 
17K® 20 
20 ® 33 
48 
17M 
2 95 
1 30 
® I iS 
® 1 33 
@ 1 45 
® 1 30 
® 1 00 
® 44 
- 60 
82,'^ 
14 
@ 
25 
13 
3 .50 
3 30 ® 
9X® 
43 ® 
17 @ 
5;~® 
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20 ® 
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58 00 ®00 00 
31 00 ®S3 15 
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13 00 ®18 ."0 
3 45 
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30 
43 
75 
60 
40 
13;/ 
30 ® 
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1 20 
24 ® 
23 ® 
29 
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18 '(■!-- 
81 (.<! 
6 a 
1 9) 
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35 
55 
l:? 
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3 00 
3 00 
30 
C^ 2 75 
@ - 
@ 1 75 
(f4 5 00 
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19 
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2 25 
1 50 
3 00 
4 00 
34 
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(3:20 00 
The rise in gold lias been very marked since our lait, 
influencing ali coniniercial values, favorably for sellers, 
Breadstuffs have been in active demand, partly on 
speculative account, and prices have rapidly improved. 
Receij.ts have been moderate. Croji accounts from tlie 
interior have been discouraging. Toward the close, 
holders of flour, vvlieat, and barley seemed more eager to 
realize, and ilie market become depressed. Corn, rye 
and oats, however, continued in lively leque^t at i-A- 
vanciiig rates. There has been comparaltvely little doing 
for export, «^ shippers havo not been proparod to paj' ask- 
ing figures. . . .Cutton has been quite briskly sougltt after, 
by s|)inners and speculators, and prices liave advanced 
materially, closing buoyantly, under favorable telegraph!.^ 
news from Liveipoui. Accordiiif; to the i)flricial annual 
exliibit t)f the cotton trade of the l.'uiled States, for the 
year ending Sept. 1,1866, the total receipts at nil the 
shipping ports of the United States, were 2.151,043 bale^, 
against 3,656,086 bales in )a60 -'61 : total exports, 1,554,664 
bales, against 3,127,565 bales in ISOO-'Gl ; total taken for 
home consumption, etc.. 667.292 bales, against 843,740 
bales in 1860-61. The total receipts at all the shipping 
ports from May 1, 1865, to Sept. I, 1S6G. were 2,571,043 
bales Provisions have been less freely dealt in, espe- 
cially by speculative buyers, anil the tendency of prices 
has been downward. . ..Wool has been in very mnderatc 
demand at declining rales, influenced by the liberal le- 
reipli- and accumulating supplies of domestic ... .Tobac 
CO has been in fair request at steady fitjures. . . . Hay, hop> 
and clover seed have been decidedly more active and 
buoyant in ]jrice .... One year old broom corn has been in 
moderate supply and limited demand at fic'flUOc, per Ih. 
for fair to good. The new crop has not yet begun to ar- 
rive freely. 
;\'e\v Vorli liive SlocK ^lurket^. — 
The supply during the past five weeks has been vciy 
good for the season, as is shown in the following table : 
WEEK EX1HKO. JJeevest. Cows. Catrcs. Hfieep. Siciuc. 
Oct. 16 0,824 9S 1,254 25,i;G lft.^5S 
Oet.'J fi;il5 90 1.901 27.'ni 1.M27 
Oct. 2 6,448 72 l.fiitt Z\V.i 14.4(K 
Sept. 25 »jm 112 1.6'^9 23.710 10.719 
Sept. 18 ....G,345 Hi 1,456 26.08: 12,031- 
Total per Jfonfh 33,966 511 7,93fl 12:,573 7:.<ai 
Arerage 2>er Week 6.793 103 1,587 25,514 U,328 
do. (fo. Imt ^fo/lth.... G.'2i'! fl3 1,909 23.300 11.908 
do. (\o.pr€v's Mont/i.:),3m 111 LITI 18,018 Ijm 
do. do. do. 18i;5 5,2t5 118 1.500 lii.O-Jl 11.02:-; 
(\o. do. do. 1864 .M6I li:^ 1..M1 1.5.315 12.676 
do. do. do. 1863 5,150 129 691 9,941 21.C70 
The weekly receipts of all kinds' of animals have ad- 
vanced consideraljly upon tiie previous month. As 
shown above, the weekly increase in cattle is 566 head. 
The average weekly receipts, 6,793, compare with 5,25 J 
the weekly average for all of 18G5, or an increase of 1,538, 
equivalent to 256 for each day, Sundays excepted — 
Beei" Cattle, under tlie ^ery laige receipis nolcl 
above, have gradually declined in price, with notve-y 
good present indications fr.r a recovery. The sales at 
the last regular market were at rates equivalent tu 17r. 
^l"Ke. per lb. dressed weight, for some of tiie best cat- 
tle, perhaps 17?4C.®lSc, for a dozen of the extras; 16*-. 
(®17o. for the general run of reaiiy good cattle ; 15c. W 
I6c. for comnion or medium grades ; l-i}ic.(a)l3c. for in- 
ferior and poor; ]2c.{a)\lc. for some of the worst 
Iflilcli Cows.— The demand has been slightly better 
tiie present week, but the cow trade has generally been 
qtiite (hill. Poor cows are hard to sell at $50.'a)$55 , com- 
mon to fair, $60ffl)$70 ; good. $T5fa$85 , extras. $90fii)$9:.. 
and upwards for a few fancy animals Veal Calves 
of very good quality have improved a little in \aiue, and 
have sold at IZc.fa^lic. per lb. live weight ; fair qualities, 
Il,Vc,fail2,'jc. ; inferior to poorest. llcJa^c — Sheep 
aud Ijaiubs have been in unprecedented supply, 
averaging over 25,000 head per week, and pri«es have 
f.illen off materially, the very i-est sheep hardly reaching 
7.':iC. per lb. live welglil; most good ^lieep. 6c.i®tV'jC- : 
common to very paor, b!2C.(ai^>c. Lambs. GJ^c/w'^c. for 
poor to best liivc Hogs,— The weekly receipis 
have increased about 2,000. Willi 15,127 swine on sale 
this week, and Ihe low ji-ices of beef and mutton, prices 
range at lO.^^c (Sll Vi :. per lb. live weight, according to 
quality. 
X''lic Aniei*i<^nii Iu<>>tHnfc Slio^v of 
fruits, flov\ers and vegetables, at their rooms in the 
Cooper Institute, New York City, was an attractive and 
insiruciive display. The giapes competing for the third 
time for the Gieeley prize of $100 formed a prominenl 
feature. The show made by Mr. II. Z. Ellis, of Vine- 
land, N. J., of pears, apples and quinces uf great excel- 
lence, as well as other products, corn, egg-plants, etc., 
astonislied those of us incredulous as to Ihe great fertil- 
ity of the Vine! and district.— Mr. Horace Greeley 
showed monster squashes, and Solon Uobinson mado 
an exhibition of fruits "as they grew .''—siune fair, and 
large, and some curiously distorted and deformed by in 
sect stings, and cracks, worm-eaten ones, etc. This was to 
show the fruit consumers of the city what the fruit 
raisers have to contend against, and why fair handsoma 
fruit is really worth so much. The "Waiter" grape 
shown by Ferris & Cay wood, of Poughkeepsle, is 
a seedling of promise, said to be a cross of Delaware and 
Diana, and it looks so. Mr. W. S. Carpenter covered 
much space with the fruits of his orchard and farm, and 
Reisig & Hexamer made an especially fine show of pota- 
toes. The impression is prevalent that no award can 
fairly be made of the Oreeley prize for the best grape, all 
things considered, and that the matter will drop hcie, 
(hough the commlMee shoyld cprtain-ly report In full. 
