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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[May, 
that purpose ; but after full discussion, it was decided that 
there was abundant public spirit to keep up the exhibi- 
tion without the stimulus of prizes, while the awards of 
prizes would be constant sources of dissatisfaction and 
heart burning. Committees on articles exhibited will be 
appointedjforeac.il month, and receive and examine fruits, 
etc.. and report them to the general meeting. It is de- 
sired that fruits, etc.be sent in at 11 to ll# o'clock A. M. 
on Thursday of each week, when they will receive the 
attention of the standing committee. The Prize Straw- 
berry Show in June, ai.d the Pumpkin, Squash and 
Gourd Show in Octuber, will be announced elsewhere. 
The following contributions to our Tables have been 
made since our last report : 
FRUITS.— Apples: The Freeman. Harrison, Bald- 
win. CaufiHd (sweet), Poiighkepnsie Russet, and R. I. 
Greening, from E. Williams, of West Bloomfiehl, N. J . 
Perk's Pleasant, from A. G. Baldwin Queen Seedling 
of Kmg. from P. J. Ward, of Bloomfield, N. J Sweet 
apples and grafts for distribution, from Mr. Stewart, of 
Middle Island, Conn ...Canfield apples from Mrs. Wheel- 
er, of N. J Northern Spy, from Mr. Parish ..Iron 
apples, from G. ftl. Usher, of Port Richmond, S. I 
King of Tompkins Co.. from E. C. Frost. Highland Nur- 
series, Schuyler Co., N. Y Seedling apples, from J. D. 
McCabe, of While Plains, N. Y ...Newtown Pippins, 
from W. S. Carpenter, of Rye. N. Y . Newtown Pip- 
pins /fine) from P. Vorhees, of Nyack, N. Y Eng. Gol- 
den Russets, Huhbardstiui Nonsuch, Newtown Pippins, 
Baldwins, from J. L. Gmirgas. of Weston, Mass Va- 
riety for name, from N. R. Grants of Rockville, Conn ... 
Pears : Vicar of Winkfield. in Winter, from W. S. Car- 
penter, of Rve, N. Y.... Great California Pear (3 lbs. 7 
oz ), from Dr. Bellows, of New-York City. 
FLOWERS.— Camellias (fine collection), specimen of 
Hexacentris Mysorensis, from Wm. Chorlton, of Stuten 
Island ...Bouquet of flowers made of wood, from John 
Sievers. of Hackensack. N. J Chinese Pinks in bloom 
in March, 8 large pots from M. Olm, in charge of grounds 
of O, Judd, at Flushing, N. Y. . . . Strelitzia Itegina, or 
Bird of Paradise (very fine specimen plant) from E. 
Janes, East Morrisania, N. Y Cranston New Seedling 
Petunias, ditto Heliotrope Chieftain, from Mr. Cranston, 
Hoboken, N. J. 
VEGETABLES. SEEDS, ETC.— Garnet Chili Pota- 
toes, from P. H. Foster, Babylon. L. I.... Larce Turnips, 
from Win. T. Peck, of N. Y. City, and L. F. Defiganiere, 
of Greensburg, N. Y West India Yam (14 lbs.), from 
Mr. Bitter, of N. Y. City . . . Mormon Cotton, from C. H. 
Howard, of Utah .. Yankton Corn and Mandan Corn, 
(said to be ready for table in 40 days after planting), from 
Judge Caton, of Ottawa, 111 ... . Specimens of White Flint 
Corn, from Abram Brown, of Deer Park. L. I ...Dent 
Corn i very Urge), from A. Monfort, of New Utrecht, L. 
I Chicory, from Solon Robinson, of N. Y. Tribune. . 
Cotton, (grown at Deaf and Dumb Institute, Washington 
Hights), from Mr. Morris.. . Fancy Gourds, from A. S. 
Quackenlnfli, N. Y Corn from Wm. M. Pierson. of 
Brooklyn, N. V Corn for name, (yields upwards of 
100 bushels shelled corn to the acre) from E. Bunderhill, 
of Yorktown, N. Y Corn for name, from N. R. Grant 
of Rockville Conn. 
IMPLEMENTS.— Model of N.J. Com Marker, from 
D. C. Voorhees, of Blawenbnrg. N. J Patent Hog 
Ring, from Daniel Brown, of Lawn Ridge, III. 
MISCELLANEOUS.— Sorghum (excellent— improved 
melhod), from E. A. Van Meter, of Burlington. Iowa.... 
Sorghum, (very fine, made on Cook's Evaporalor.) from 
Btymyer, Bates & Day, of Mansfield, Ohio. .. Sorghum 
Sugar and Syrup < from Otaheitan cane), from H. B. Mon- 
trose, of Tremont. Ill Prepared fiber and cloth made 
partly of China Grass, from Wright <fc Whitman, of Bos- 
ton. Mass Prepared Flax, from Mr. McFarlane, of 
N. J Cotton cloth (made from Illinois grown cotton), 
from Rev. J. A. Bent, of Hoyleton. Ill Strawberry 
Wine (good), from L. M. Pease, of N. Y. Industrial 
School — Cherry Wine, and Clinton Grape Wine, from 
Oneida Community. Oneida, N. Y . .Currant Wine, from 
J. C. F. Rommel. ...Concord Grape Brandy, from Perry 
& Oliver, of Fordham, N. Y Grape Jelly (fine), from 
J. K. Brick, of Brooklyn, N. Y Trunk of Palmetto 
tree (4 feet section, in inches in diameter), from Lieut. N. 
W. Duryea. of 7th Regt.. Brooklyn, N. Y ...Ice Spurs, 
ftom Mr. Lyman, of Brooklyn, N. Y.... Pieces of petri- 
fied pine (from whole tree found in marl near Fredericks- 
bin g. VaA from F. F. O'Hearne. of Brooklyn. N. Y 
Petrified Oak (found near Fortress Monroe), from Smith 
Briggs, 5ih N. Y. Vols. ..Maple Sugar (beautiful speci- 
men, made without being cleansed or clarified by anv 
substance whatever), from L. Woolcott, of Croton, N. Y, 
.. ..Sorghum Syrup (good) from Mark Cornell, of Ford 
Co., Ill — Specimens of paper made from corn -husks in 
Germany, from Hon. Truman Smith. 
Sewing - IHacliine.s.— No article of house- 
hold use is so much desired as a sewing machine. So 
rapidly has this invention grown into public favor, that it 
Is now considered almost indispensable to every family. 
Over a hundred thousand families already experience its 
benefits, and each week adds nearly another thousand to 
the list, and so the ratio of the demand increases in pro- 
portion as the advantages of the invention become known. 
The sewing machine of the present day is not, however, 
the sewing machine of some years back. Though retaining 
the first principles, many and valuable improvements have 
been added, and various modifications and alterations of 
machinery found necessary to increase the speed and ef- 
ficiency, render it more simple and noiseless, and adapt 
It to all the different requirements of the family and the 
workshop. The G rover and Baker Sewing Machine 
Company, among the first to produce a practical Sewing 
Machine, have been most successful In attaining these 
results. Their machines are now to be found in almost 
every part of the world, and they are everywhere recog- 
nized as excellent. 
The Markets. 
American Agriculturist Office. I 
New- York, Saturday Morning, April \S, 1803. ( 
1. TRANSACTION AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat, Com. Rye. Barley, Oata. 
26 rtitya (AM m'th 211.000 41,450 127.000 18.750 93.000 296.000 
24 days /outin'th 235,000 41,000 173,000 57,000 78,000 291.000 
Sales. Flour. WJteat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 days this month, 3J1.000 413.000 1,492.000 148,800 105,000 
24 days taet mouth 350,000 1.810.000 2,031,000 139,000 121,000 
3. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats, 
2fi days 1863 . 21 1.000 41.450 127.000 18.750 93.000 296.000 
26 days 1862.... 243.050 107,370 263,900 49,650 116,000 143,000 
bales. Flour. Wheat, Corn. Bye. Barley. 
26 days 1863 321.000 413.000 1,412.000 133.000 105,000 
25 days 1862 305,800 389,000 1,367,000 148.000 235,000 
3* Exports from New-York, Jan. 1, to April 15. 
Flour. Wli eat. Corn. Rye. Oats. 
Bbls. Bush, Hush. Bush. Bush. 
1863 795,693 8,860,171 2.201.875 127.270 100,707 
1862 806,575 2,360,557 4.170,010 483,974 15,447 
4* Receipts at Chicago, Jan. 1. to April 13. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
Bbls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 
1863 201,193 1,196.270 3.266.22! 183.015 111,601 1,050,183 
1862 2S2.S66 1,666,068 1,453,177 186,837 291,637 204,414 
5* Shipments Jrom Chicago, Jan. 1. to April 13. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
Bbls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bnsh. Bush. 
1363 27.933 413.961 1,530.377 52,303 15,173 415,8°0 
1862 160,561 136,214 44,610 1,811 56,883 20,900 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
March 19. April 18. 
Flour— Super to Extra State f 6 70 @ 7 60 $6 10 @ 7 25 
Superfine Western. .. 6 70 @ 7 00 G 15 @ 6 50 
Extra Western. 7 00 ©10 25 6 80 @ 9 75 
Kxtra Genesee.. 7 65 @ 9 GO 7 30 @ 8 75 
Super, to Extra Southern ... 7 40 @10 25 7 00 @ 9 75 
Kye Flour— Fine and Super. 3 50 @ 5 50 3 40 @ 5 40 
CouN Meat . ... 4 15 @ 5 00 4 10 @ 4 80 
Wheat— All kinds of White.. 1 80 ® 1 90 1 75 @ 1 90 
All kinds of Red 1 37>£@ 1 78 132 @ 1 75 
Corn— Yellow 90 @ 93 92 @ 95 
White. 95 © 1 00 92 @ 1 05 
Mixed... 90 @ 92 88 @ 90 
Oats— Western. 82 @ 84 86 @ 87 
State 84 ® 85 87 @ 87K 
Rye... 1 OS @ 1 12 104 @ 1 09 
Barley — 140 ©155 145 ©160 
Beans— Medium and Pea, bu. 3 25 2 00 @ 3 15 
Marrow and Kidney — 3 25 2 00 © 3 15 
Hay. in bales, per 100 lbs 80 © 95 80 © 1 00 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb.... 71K© 82 66 @ 67 
Kick, per 100 lbs. Nominal. Nominal. 
Hops, crop of 1862, per lb 21 © 23 16 @ 24 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb. 47X© 50 52>£@ 55 
Seed— Clover, per lb. 9 © 10 8'^ @ 9% 
Timothy, per bushel 2 75 @300 165 @2 00 
Flax, per bushel 3 50 © 4 00 3 50 @ 4 00 
Sugar— Brown, per lb 9K© 12^ SH @ 12 
Molasses, New-Orleans, p.gl.. 42j^@ 57 45 © 55 
Coffee. Uio, per lb- .. 30^© 34 SO © 33 
Tobacco— Kentucky.&c.p.lb.. 14 © 32 16 © 35 
Seed Leaf, per lb... 9 © 32 14 © 45 
Wool— Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 85 © 1 05 75 @ 95 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. ... 80 © 92 K 65 © 90 
Wool. California, unwashed.. 35 © 65 SO © 55 
Tallow, per lb 12J^© 13 UH@ 12 
Oil Cake, per tun 48 00 ©53 00 40 00 ©47 00 
Pork— Mess, per bbl. 14 12}£@16 75 13 50 ©15 50 
Prime, per bbl 1150 ©13 75 1100 ©13 00 
Beef— Plain mess 1100 ©12 75 10 50 ©12 00 
Lard, in bbls.. per lb 10>*@ 11^ $% @ 10V 
Butter— Western, per lb 17 © 22^ 16 @ 19 
State, per lb. 23 © 2S 18 @ 24 
Cheese 13 @ 15 11 @ 14 
Broom Corn— oer lb 8 @ 10 8 @ 10 
Eggs— Fresh, per dozen 20 © 22 15 © 17 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb lo © 15 12 © 14 
Dncks.perlb ■■-. 15 © 19 15 © 13 
Geese, per ft... 8 © 13 7 © 10 
Turkeys, per lb.. . 14 © 19 10 © 14 
Potatoes— Common, p. bbl.. 1 25 © 1 50 1 25 © 1 50 
Bnckeves, per bbl 1 25 © 1 50 1 37 ® 1 50 
Peach "Blow, ner bbl 162 ©175 150 ©175 
Mercers, per bbl 2 00 © 2 50 1 75 © 2 25 
Nova Scotia, per bushel 60 © 40 © 50 
Sweet, per bbl 4 00 ©425 400 ©4 25 
Onions, Red & Yellow p. bbl. 4 75 © 4 00 © 4 50 
Apples, Greenings & Rnssetfl 2 25 © 2 75 2 00 © 2 75 
Apples, choice, per bbl 2 50 ©500 200 ©400 
Dried Apples, per lb 5 © 6% 4 © 6>f 
Dried Plums, per lb 11 © 12 10 © 11 
Dried Peaches, per lb 15 © 16 12 © 18 
The Breadstuff Markets have been materially affected 
by the decline and fluctuations in gold, though as shown 
in the tables above, the volume of business, both in re- 
ceipts and sales has been fair, as compared with the 
same period last year. Every decline or rise in the cur- 
rency value of gold affects foreign exchange, and cor- 
respondingly depresses or raises the relative value of 
breadstuff's for exports. (Dry Goods, and all articles im- 
ported, arc doubly affected by these gold changes, for the 
importer pays one. premium on exchange, to "pay in for- 
eign markets, and another on the gold for duties). The 
demand for breadstuff's has teen quite moderate, both for 
shipment and home use ; and as most Judders have been 
eager to sell, prices have declined materially on this ac- 
count. Flour has fallen 30 to 60 cents per barrel; and 
Wheat about 5 cents per bushel ; and Mixed Western 
Corn 2 cents per bushel. The present tendency is toward 
a lower range : owing to the heaviness in the market for 
gold. Sterling Exchange Bills are not in much request 
and are quoted \y £ to 1% per cent, lower proportionately 
than gold, which circumstance operates as a serious hin- 
drance to active export movements. The shipments of 
domestic produce, within each of the past two weeks, 
have consequently been on a much less extensive scale 
than during each week in the month of March. The 
falling off is most obvious in breadstuff's, the exports of 
provisions indicating a vigorous foreign demand for Amer- 
ican hog products. The latter, however, have been very 
freely offered in this market at reduced prices. The an- 
nual statement of the Western pork packing business for 
the past season shows a marvellous result. The number 
of hogs packed the present season is over four million 
head (actually 4,c(i9,020j being an increase over the pack- 
ing of the season of 1861-63 of nearly a million and a 
Quarter, namely, 1.176,887, or 41) per cent. The decrease 
in weight is ~% per cent., leaving \ net increase of over 
32 3-5th per cent, as compared with last year. The yield 
of leaf lard is five pounds per hog less than it was in 
1861-2. but owing to the great increase in the number of 
hogs slaughtered, there is an Absolute increase in quantity 
of 2"X per cent, over last season The demand for 
Wool has been quite limited, during the past two or three 
weeks, and prices have declined considerably. Manu- 
facturers are afraid to buy freely, in the present unsettled 
slate of the market for gold, Which directly affects, and, 
to a great extent, positively governs every branch of re- 
gular business .. Cotton has fluctuated materially, clos- 
ing, however, tamely at drooping prices . . Hay has been 
In fair demand at full rates Hops anil Tobacco have 
been quiet and depressed There has been unusual 
dullness in most other commodities. The table of Prices 
Current show the present rates, and the changes from one 
month ago. 
Hogs packed in the West during each of the last two 
seasons : 
1SR1-3. 
791,099 
205,1*8 
494.298 
835, S81 
Ohio 
Iowa 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Missouri 138,766 
Kentucky 144.945 
Wisconsin inn,556 
Tennessee 182.000 
Grand Totals 2^892,733 4.069,620 
Increase 1,176,8*87 
Average weight Yield of Lard 
per Hos:. per Host. 
1851-i. 18f,3-3. 18fil-3. 1862-3. 
Ohio, lbs 230 283# 34 27 
Indiana, lbs 221# 209 30& 2 
Illinois, lbs 236 217# 3UJ£ 23 
Kentucky, lbs 221 '204 JU# 31 
Missouri, lbs 227 220 34 1-5 29 
Iowa, lbs 224 209# 34 26^ 
Wisconsin, lbs. ...260 214 35 33j£ 
I.*ive Stock LHarlcef, — Beef Cattle have 
averaged 4,610 head per week, which is a large supply 
for (he Lenten season. Government agents, and shippers 
to Bermuda, the West Indies, and to New-Orleans, have 
bought pretty freely, and prices have advanced about lc. 
^ lb., net weight, sinca our last report, and are 2c. higher 
than a year ago. The present rates are equivalent to 
ll^c,@12c. ¥* lb., net weight of the dressed quarter, for 
the best; lOc.'allc. for good cattle; and Sc.fdSlc. for 
poorer grades. New-York Slate is thoroughly drained 
of beef cattle, and with the large demauu likely to con- 
tinue, dealers are looking (or higher prices before July. 
"Veal Calves come in freely, ns usual at this 
season. The weekly receipts have averaged 785 for a 
month past. The higher rates for beef have benefited 
the Veal markets, and good calves readily go at b'-.c.'Sl 
7c. *P lb,, live weight; common lo fair class at 5cM6c. 
Sheep.— The receipts have averaged 5,673 per 
week. The decline in wool consequent upon the de- 
cline in gold, has lessened the value of full-wooled pelts 
about SI each, and sheep are about that much lower. A 
few of the best fine-wooled fat sheep go at prices equiva- 
lent to 10c. V lb., live weight ; ordinary to good, Bc.ri£>9c. 
Lire Hogs — Receipts have averaged 14,633 
per week. The little demand for packing, and the ap- 
proach of warm weather, depress the market. Prices 
now rule at 5%c.(a'5?£c. HP Ik, live weight, for heavy, 
fat, corn-fed hugs ; 4%c.(a4%c. for still-fed ; and Z^c.fa) 
4c. for mast-fed. 
The Weather- Since our last notes, Teb. 
20, has been changeable, with a good deal of cold and 
wet, making the season quite backward. There. was a 
fall of one foot of snow on Feb. 22, cold lo 24, warm 25, 
with heavy rain 26 and 27. March I, rain— 2, clear, 
warm — 3, rain and snow — 4, 5, cool— 6 to 8, snow and 
rain — 9, clear, sleighs out — 10, II, more snow — 12 to 17, 
clear, cool, light ruin on night of 17—18 to 20, fine, warm 
— 21, cloudy, heavy rain at night— 22, 23, clear, fine — 24, 
cloudy, rain at night — 25, hard N.E. rain ending with 
thunder-shower at night — 26, 27, clear, fine — 28. N.E. 
rain-storm- 29, 30, clear, cool — 31, snow and lain. 
April 1, clear — 2, cloudy, rain at night— 3, clear, fine — 4, 
5, snow and rain — 6, clear A. M., cloudy P. M., rain at 
night — 7, rain and snow — S, cloudy — 9 to 12, clear, fine, 
warm, rain night of 12—13, cool, cloudy — 14, clear, fine — 
15, cloudy, rainy night— 16, hard N.E. rain day and 
night — 17, 18, cloudy, ground too wet for farm work. 
Some farmers have planted their potatoes, and sown oats 
and peas. Market gardeners have sel out early cabbages. 
Thermometer at 6 A. HI., New-York. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther- 
mometer (Fahrenheit.) — r indicates rain — *, snow.] 
FEBRUBRY. 
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