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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
CUEBBNT WUOLKSALK PRICKS. 
Atlg. 12. Sept. 12. 
Prios of Gold 1095-8 1091-3 
Ktouu— Super to Estni Stule U 50 % 6 V, }4 40 19 6 lo 
Buper to Exlni Southern.- .. 5 50 @ 9 50 4 80 ® 8 25 
Extra Western 5 35 @ | 50 4 90 ® 8 25 
Extra Genesee 6 i5 8 is 5 50 @ B 00 
Supernne Western 4 50 8 o 25 4 40 @ 5 00 
lira Flour 5 2o @ 6 50 4 50 @ 5 50 
Corn-Mbal 3 50 (8 4 75 4 10 e 5 52 
Wheat- All Jiimlsot Wliite. 1 SO @ 1 55 125 @ 1 42X 
All kinds ot Ked and Amber. 1 15 e I jts 1 10 e 1 37 
CORS-Yellow 80 @ 81 99@100 
Hlxed 7S;.;9 80 97 @ 1 00 
White 90 O - 98 @ 1 01 
Oats- Western BO @ 85 65 @ 72 
State 60 @ 75 65 @ 70 
Kte 90 ® 1 05 87 a 1 00 
Barley Nominal. Nominal 
HAT-liale, V 100 hb 75 @ 1 40 60 a 1 10 
Straw, ¥ 100 Bs 50 a 95 45 a 75 
Cotton- Middlings. * lb ... II ® l~oi 16K® KX 
Hops— Crop id 1^74. V lb — @ 50 35 a 50 
Featbbus-Ijvc Geese. » lb 30 @ 60 3.5 @ 60 
SRKD-Clover, * lb 10 @ 10Jf 10 @ WX 
Timothy. V Inishel 3 23 a 8 50 2 »0 a 2 75 
Flax * hosliel 2 7.4® 2 10 2 05 a 2 07X 
Sugar- F.efl'<;& Grocerytflb 0><® 10 6X® K'4 
Mcilassks. Cuba. iSgal. 35 a 48 36 ® 50 
New Orleans, V gal 78 ® 8 ? .5 a 81 
CoFFEE-UiolGold) 18 a 31K£ »X® 19 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &e., if* lb. 6K® 1* iM@ 20 
Seed Leaf. V n> 5 ® 45 6 @ 50 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, <f B 30 ® 6o SO ® 6a 
Domestic, pulled,?) lb 25 ® 53 2.t a 52}^ 
California, clip 15 ® 08 li @ d7 
Tallow. *> lb 7.^® 8^ 8 @ S0$ 
Oi£<J*KR-*< Ion 45 00 ©47 00 44 00 @46 00 
POKK-Mess. tf barrel 23 25 ©23 75 22 50 ® — 
Prime if barrel Nominal. f^ommal 
BEEF-Plain mess 10 50 (5.13 00 1100 @13 50 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, V n 13)4® I* ISJ-m 14% 
BUTTEK— State, ? tt> 22 ® 35 25 ® 40 
Western. * B 18 ® 27 1< ® 30 
Cherse.. . ■• 5 a 13K 5 @ 14 
liEiNS-TB Imslicl ISO @ 5 50 150 @ 5 00 
PEAS-Canada, free, * bu ... 1 25 a 1 30 1 28 @ 1 i>0 
EGGS-Fresh.f dozen 17 ® 24 18 ® 21 
POULTBY— Fowls 15 ® 18 16 @ 18 
Turkeys— TUB 14 ® W IS ® IS 
Geese.'^pair 125 @ 2 50 1.85 ® 2 50 
Ducks, V pair 60 w 1 00 CO ® 1 12 
Pigeons, $ dozen 150 @ 1 75 175 a 2 25 
Woodcock, $ pair — @ — 90 @ 1 15 
Grouse, $ pair — © — 70 @ 75 
Partridges. ~& pair — @ — 50 @ t 25 
tuevips vbbi — a i oo 75 a i oo 
Cabsvoes-T» 100 6 00 @ 9 00 00 (5,10 00 
Onions— f> bbl 3 00 ® 4 25 1 B0 @ 3 00 
Potatoes— V bbl 2 00 ® 2 75 150 @ 2 00 
Sweet Potatoes— $bbl Nominal. 3 25 ©3 50 
Carrots-^ 100 2 00 ® — 1 75 ® 2 00 
He mm r. it:-: 5 ® 11 6 ® 12 
Whortleberries, F busn... 3 60 @ 3 oo nominal. 
Blackberries, ~$ ouart 6 ® 10 Nominal 
Plums, 9 bbl — ® — 00 ®12 00 
Gr.m'ES, V lb — ® — 6 ® 12 
APSI.E8— 9 barrel 1 00 ® 3 00 1 00 ® 3 00 
Cranberries— «f bbl Nominal. 100 ® 3 00 
Peaches. %> basket 2 00 @ 1 no so a!a 
Pe u-.s, 5S bbl 2 50 ©15 00 250 @10 00 
Watermelons, iP 100 8 00 ®10 00 6 00 ®25 00 
NuTHBG Melons, V lib! 125 ® 3 00 1 (10 ® 1 50 
GreenPeas. new, S bushel.. 2 00 a 2 25 2 00 a 2 25 
Let-took, * bbl 150 a — 1 50 ® — 
Tomatoes. V bushel 50 ® 1 50 25 ® ,.) 
6auASH.?lbb] 125 ® — 100 ® 1 7a 
■Water-Cresses, "f 1 basket... 30 @ 40 30 @ 40 
CUOTJMBERS, 9 100 75 a 90 90 @ 1 25 
Cauliflowers. $ dozen 1 50 ® 4 00 1 00 @ 4 00 
Egg Plants, 3> dozen — © — 50 @ 75 
Lima Beans, S bag — ® — 1 25 @ 1 75 
Hew York I,ivc-Siocli Markets. 
receipts, 
week endino Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Toft. 
Ana 17 10.022 1G6 2,786 21,743 21,797 00,514 
An*. 24 10,880 23 2.(00 2S.887 25,663 67.W3 
Aug. 31 0,771 56 8,576 22,013 25,747 61,068 
Sept. 7 10,216 28 8,073 21,986 27,447 65,780 
Sept. 14 8,205 73 2,318 28,645 23,077 06,318 
Total for 5 Weeks.. 40,124 346 1:1.153 139,179 1:3,731 321,483 
Ao./orprev. 4 ireeA's37,068 383 10.516 104,116 91,311 246,424 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week 9.825 CO 2,630 20,035 25,746 
do. do. la>,t Month... 9.267 96 2,634 2(1,029 23,577 
do. do. prev's Month.. 9,149 53 3,210 21,556 28,775 
Beef Caltle.— At tlie outset the market opened 
with an improvement of hCc. a lb. upon prime to extra 
cattle, while poor stock dragged heavily. It was ap- 
parent that the influx of poor cattle would result in a 
lower average, and while extra beeves sold at fully 5fc a 
3b. higher than at the same time last year, the low range 
of 5 cents for the poorest weakened the market all round, 
and prices drooped throughout the month. At the close 
the market was dull, with a losing business to shippers. 
To get $3 a head above first cost In Chicago, was thought 
to be doing well, and many were sold at prices which 
paid nothing for freight. At the close extra sold for 13 ^'c, 
to dress 58 lbs. ; good native steers brought 9@18c. $1 
lb., to dress 56 to 57 lbs., and poor Texans and natives 
eold for "®9c, to dress 55 lbs. 
The prices for the past five weeks were as follows : 
week ejtdino Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Aug. 17 6K®lSXc 11 ®UXe. ll«c. 
Aug. 24 5M®13Mc 10X®ll'^c. 11 c. 
Aug. 31 5X®13Kc 10«®llHc. 11 c. 
Sept. 7 7 ©13 c. 10«®ll!4c. lO^c. 
Sept. 14 7\-®i3\c. io; 4 -®u>jc. loxc 
laHdi Cows.— Tho business in fresh cows has been 
fair throughout the month. Good average cows would 
fetch $55 to $00, and choice cows, with the calf, sell for 
$75. Fancy cows, for family use, sell occasionally for 
$80 to $100. Only choice cows are wanted at this season. 
Calves.— The market for veals has been firm 
throughout, grass and buttermilk calves have eased off. 
Quotations arc for good veals, 7@10c. $ tb. ; grassers, 
$4.75@10.50 per head, and buttermilk calves at ?,/ ov 
'■$ lb Sheep and Lambs have becu hard to sell, 
unless fat. With many poor on hand, the market has 
drooped, and prices are off. For fat stock the prices are 
6(S6)ic. ; common to prime, 4^(35J£c. Choice lambs 
sell for 6GtT%c. $ lb Swine.— With increased re- 
ceipts, the quotations for dressed hogs have given way 
slightly. Corn-fed hogs have touched 9%c. ¥ lb. during 
the month. As we close, wc note quotations for live at 
$7.18@T-31 $ 100 lbs.; dressed hogs at 8>i@9c., and slow 
of sale for grassers, and 9!i®9^c. $ lb. for corn-fed. 
Don't Fail 
To Read about the 
New Campaign 
On Pages 393 to 396. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
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will receive from the American Agriculturist. 
Magnolia or Not?— (l R. E. F.," Pa. 
The leaves sent arc apparently those of some kind of 
magnolia, but it is not safe to determine a plant from 
leaves only. That they drop in autumn, is no proof that 
the tree is not a magnolia, as all apeciea thai art **: j> 
at the North do so. None of the evergreen magnottaf; 
would be hardy with yon. 
Manual of Geology, by James D. Dana, 
2nd edition, New York : Ivieon, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. 
In noticing a work by Prof. Dana, the reviewer has only 
to name the author, and all who know about such mat- 
ters, will at once understand that the work is aa well 
nigh perfect as it is possible for one of its kind to be. 
We rejoice that one of Dana's eminence, can find time 
and inclination to write text books for popular instruc- 
tion. A large share of the school-books treating of the 
natural sciences are made to sell, and when one like 
Dana or Gray steps into the field, it should be a matter 
of congratulation. We need only to say in reference to 
the present work, that it has special reference to Ameri- 
can geology, and that the abundant illnstrations are 
mostly from American sources. While it ie- admirable as 
a text book, it is also of great value as a work of refer- 
ence to the farmer and general reader, a matter in which 
its very full and complete index will prove of great help. 
It only remains to a.:d that the publishers have worthily 
done their part, and that type, paper, and engravings, 
all tend to make a handsome volume. 
Sending: Fruit Samples.— The same 
thing has happened this year that has given us trouble in 
previous years. Persons send us samples of fruit, with 
no mark on the parcel to show where it came from. 
After some days a letter will come saying that a pear, a 
bunch of grapes, or other specimen was sent sei 
da3'9 ago, and asking us to give our opinion of it. In 
the mean time a dozen samples will have accumulated, 
and we are without the slightest cine to whom they 
belong. This has happened a number of times this sea- 
son, and those who have received no reply concerning 
their pear, grapes, or other fruit, will know that it is 
because we are entirely unable to identify their speci- 
mens. The law does not allow any writing to be 
with the fruit, unless full letter postage is paid, and our 
friends must take some other method to designate their 
parcels. We are always ready to name specimens ae 
as we are able, and hope that friends who send us pack- 
ages by mail, will send a letter concerning the fruit by 
the same mail, or before, never after, and request tl i 
postmaster to mark the post office upon the bundle or 
boac, in each a innnner tljnt it c«n be rend. When bOXf S 
are sent by express, the charges should be paid. Iti- 
not fair to ask us to pay all the way from 50 cts. to $2 f< 
the privilege of looking at a fruit, whether good or bad. 
A few years ago we paid over $2 on a box, which, wbx i 
opened, contained only a decayed watermelon. Always 
prepay. 
KricU Machine.— "J. P.," and others. 
Wc are unable, at present, to give the address of the 
maker of the best brick machine. Wc know of one, at 
least, that is working steadily making brick, bnt have 
not yet been able to ascertain the address of the maker. 
We believe there is no machine made that will make- 
both brick or tile by changing the dies. 
A Draiuins; Plow.— " W. L.," Oberlin, 
Ohio. There are many varieties of draining or mole 
plows made, and their use is certainly to he recommend- 
ed as beneficial. They operate by breaking up the sub- 
soil and leaving a number of more or less effective chan- 
nels, by which the surface water fir. .^ an outlet to the 
lowest portion of the farm. This, as fa. "S it goes, is i 
sort of draining, which is to be practise^, rather than 
none. The mole plow known as the blind ditching plow, 
made by n. Chamberlin & Son, of Olean, X. Y.. -.v > 
the work required. 
Wistaria.— "H.," Somers' Center, N. Y. 
You do not say when the leaves of yonr Wistaria bun 
yellow. If before their time it may be mildew, or the 
plant may be in a very wet place, and nnhea!ihy. 
Hedge for ^T. J.— "R.," Pittsgrove, N. J. 
The best general hedge plant for yon, is the II one y 
Locust. Sow seeds in spring, and when plants are a year 
old set them in the hedge row. 
notation of Crops.— " A. B.,*' West- 
moreland Co., Pa. Our present rotation of crops is sus- 
ceptible of improvement. We have now corn, oats, wheat, 
and clover, almost universally. There arc three grain 
crops successively, and but one green crop. This helps 
the land to become foul and weedy, and is too exhaus- 
tive. A better rotation in some places, would be to 
substitute barley for the oats, and to sow clover with the 
barley, following the clover with wheat. The corn 
would come between the two small grain crops. ThU 
would help to clean the land, as the cleaning crop, corn, 
would not come next to the green crop, clover. Or 
