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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[June, 
GOOD STKAWBERRY PREMIUM. 
We });ive none of the Agriculturist Strawberry Plants 
for sale, and shall not sell a plant this year at least, in 
accordance witii our agreement with Mr. Knox, who 
purchased all our surplus stock last autumn. We have, 
however, the original stock plants, whicii will produce 
a line lot of new plants by the last of .\ugust. We reserved 
(lie right to offer a part of these as premiums to those who 
piocure subscribers for the Agriculturist. As we have 
found a safe method of sending tliem by mail in wooden 
boxes (see below), we can send these plants about the 
first of September, with little danger of loss, and at 
that time they can be planted and get well established 
this year. We have heard of only three or four cases of 
loss in all the large number sent out last yeai' pr-ior to 
September 15th. and our new method of packing will add 
greatly to the security. We, therefore, offer : 
I. — To any one who will now, or any time brfore 
to August 1st, send us four subscribers, at the regular 
rates ($5). we will forward, post-paid, Ten of the Ag- 
riculturist Strawberry Plants, of first class, about Sept. 1. 
11. — To any one sending te7i subscribers now, or be/ore 
August 1st, we will send Twenty Plants as above. 
III. — .\nd so on. for a larger number of names we will 
send at the rate of 20 Plants for ten subscribers. 
This will be a fine opportunity to secure a stock of 
plants, and the premium will he a valuable one, as there 
will not be plants enough for sale in the country to reduce 
the price much below the : ates so far, for first class plants. 
The reason for making the offer larger than previously 
given, will readily be seen, viz., by having more time for 
multiplying plants it will be easier for rrs now to provide 
ten next autumn than it was to send one plant last year. 
Those who got one plant last fall, or the past spring, will, 
with fair cultivation, liaveseveraldozensof their own rais- 
ing by next autumn, so that they will really liave a larger 
stock than those who get ten plants then. 
About the "Agriculturist Strawberry" 
Plants sent out This Year— Boxes for 
Mailing Plants— Mr. Knox. 
I. The Publisher expended nearly a Thousand Dollars, 
last autumn, in trying to get up boxes, but owing to his 
absence by sickness, the effort failed then. But from 
the many favor^ible reports received from all pai ts of the 
country, we conclude that this yeai-'s plan of sending 
plants in wooden boxes is a complete success— and we 
confidently commend them to all dealers as worthy 
of adoption, not only for sending strawberry plants, 
but for all others small enough to put into any kind 
of mailable box, and also for cuttings, and eveir for seerls. 
We see no objection to using boxes which measure a 
foot or more long, and 3 to 5 inches in diameter, as the 
law allows any weight up to 4 pounds, at eight cents 
per pound. By having them made where wood is 
abundant, they can be got up cheaply, and dilferenl sizes 
of empty boxes might be " nested " to save transportaticm. 
A turneil box, 6 to 7 inches long, and 3 to 9 inches inside 
diametci', will suffice for a dozerr or more strawberry 
plants of the ordinary size. We first bed the plants in 
damp moss, then wrap the w hole in oil-cloth, and slip 
the parcel into the box." put on the cover, and paste on 
the wrapper, previously marked, addressed and stainoed. 
When sending off a large number we let the P. M. put 
on the post-mark while the wiappers are lying out flat, 
which is more convenient than to post-maik them when 
wrapped on round boxes. Enough are thus prepared 
every morning for the day's work. II, The warm sea- 
son came on much earlier than usual, so that the plants 
were in full leaves and in bloom, 2 lo ^ weeks sooner 
than we calculated upon. This rendered more doubtful 
the perfect safety and freshness of those sent out after 
May 1st. and we were obliged to suspend seniling after 
May ITtli, as the fruit was all set, and the weather very 
warm. Applications received after that will be reserved 
to Sept. 1st, when a double number of new plants will be 
forwarded to such delayed applicants. We are sure they 
will go very safety up to the 10th of September, but do 
not deem it expedient to send plants by mail at a later 
(late. III. A word for Mr. Knox, of Pittsburgh. He 
bought all our plants not reserved for subscribers. They 
were forwarded to him in boxes and barrels, by express; 
but unfortunately, at just the best time for transporting 
them, the terrible freshets in Pennsylvania interrupted 
all transportation for a considerable lime. The boxes of 
plants sent to him first were from 8 to 12 days on the way, 
while thev were packed only for a day or two. Befine 
rapid transportation was restored, the weather had be- 
come unusually warm for the season. He, however, did 
the best he possibly could, selecting the best and freshest 
only, as he had an unexpectedly large stock. He will 
undoubtedly make good any losses, as we rank him 
among the most honest and reliable dealers in the country. 
Commercial Notes— Prices Current. 
New-York, May 18. 
The condensed and convenient tables below, show the 
transactions in the N. Y. Produce mar-kets during a 
month past. They arc carefully prepared specially for the 
American Agriculturist, from oflrcial and other reliable 
sources, including the dally notes of our own reporter. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TOE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
REOErPTS. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24days»ism'th.S!9.()00 23,700 153,000 2,600 67.000 107,000 
24 da5's;a.s-(ni'tll. 197,000 9,'iOO 173.000 3.100 91,000 286,000 
Sales. Flour. ^Vl^erlt. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
34 days (»is month, 249,000 6S.i.O00 273.000 8,500 61,000 
24 days tost month, 194,000 538,000 318.000 46,000 
3. Comparimn xcilh same period at tlm time last year. 
Keoeipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Jlarley. Oats. 
24 days 1865 339.000 23.700 153,000 2,600 67.000 197,000 
25 days 1864 281,000 . 219,000 143,000 31,100 174,000 376,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. 
24 days 1865 219.000 &5,5.000 273,000 8,500 61,000 
25 days 1864 373,000 514,000 9.38.000 0.200 141,000 
3. Exports from New-York, January 1 to May IS : 
Floirr, 
bbls. 
1865 484,598 
1864 751,4W 
1863 830,493 
Wheat, 
birs, 
219.946 
4,369.497 
4,103,939 
Corn, 
bus. 
163,502 
116.618 
2,597,012 
Kye, 
bus. 
141 
405 
216,978 
Current TynoLE-SALK Prices. 
April 20. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $7 CO ® 8 10 
Super to Extr-a Southern 9 00 --• — 
Extra "Westei-n 7 70 
Extra Genesee 8 15 
SnpeiTme Western 7 00 
livE Flour 5 50 
Corn Meal. 5 70 
Wheat— ."Vll kinds of White. 1 85 
All kinds ol'Ked 1 .55 
Corn— Yellow 127 
Mixed 1 15 
( )ats— Westei-n 90 
State 88 
Kye 1 00 
Barley 1 10 
Cotton— Middlinis, *»«>... 32 
Hops— Crop of ISM, ^ n, 10 
Feathers— Live Geese, ^ ft. 60 
Seed— Clover, ^ lb 29 
Tiinothv, *> bushel 5 00 
Flax. S'bushel 2 25 
Sugar— Brown, ^ n 
Molasses, New-Orleans, ^ gl. 
Coffee- IJio, f^ 1ft 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., ^Ib. 
Seed Leaf, f^ Vb . . 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, ?» 1ft. 
Domestic, ptrlled, ^ It. 60 
California, unwaslied, 18 
Tallow, f* lb , 11 
OIL Cake— (9 ton 50 00 
1'ork— Mess, ^ barrel 24 .50 
Prime. lb barrel 24 50 
Beef- Plain mess 12 00 
Lard, in barrels, lb lb. ... 
Butter— Western, ^ ft,,. 
State. Plb 2-2 
Cheese . 14 
Beans— F bushel 2 00 
Peas- Canada. 9 bushel 2 00 
Eggs— Fresh, » dozen 26 
Poultry'— Fowls, ^ ft 22 
Turkeys, ?<ft 24 
Potatoes— .Mercers, ?* bbl... 3 75 
Peach Blow?. '^ barrel 3 75 
Apples— i^ barrel 6 50 
@n 50 
®11 50 
(Sio 00 
® 7 50 
® 6 .50 
@ 6 50 
® 2 30 
® 1 85 
® 1 3(1 
® 1 30 
® 91 
® 90 
® 1 10 
® 1 35 
® 37 
® 40 
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® 6 00 
® 2 50 
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80 @ 1 10 
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9 @ 40 
7 i..® 50 
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® 85 
® 55 
® 115^ 
®55 00 
@37 50 
®35 00 
®16 00 
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25 
35 
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@ 2 50 
® 2 10 
® 27 
® 25 
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@ 4 20 
® 4 00 
$5 90 
7 15 
6 40 
6 80 
5 90 
5 00 
5 10 
1 75 
1 25 
90 
Oats, 
bus. 
26,778 
15,812 
110.759 
Mav 18. 
Is,' 6 SO 
@13 00 
®11 50 
® 9 00 
® 6 20 
® 6 00 
® 6 00 
® 2 20 
® 1 75 
1 ( 
90 ® 1 00 
50 
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85 
1 15 
48 
10 
59 
22 
4 50 
2 10 
62 
51 
I 90 
1 1 45 
50 
15X® 
15 ® 
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Gold has receded from 147 lo 126ia, 
@ 63 
® 23 
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® 2 25 
9H® 15X 
75 ® 1 (5 
19>i® 23 
6 ® 20 
7 @ 30 
65 ® 80 
62X® 77M 
15 ® 45 
10 ® lOV 
4!! 00 ®50 00 
21 50 ®23 50 
21 ,50 @ 
10 00 ®14 00 
1514® 18 
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1 25 
1 90 
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20 
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2 50 
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_ 20 
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and has since 
Priixs of most 
ranged in the vicinity of 130, or below, 
kinds of domestic produce have declined nraterially, in 
sympathy with the gold, and the tendency is steadily 
downward, especially as holders are eager to realize, 
while the demand from the regular trade is quite moder- 
ate, and speculative buyers less active than usual at this 
season of the year. The resumption of canal and river nav- 
igation promises early and considerable additions to the 
available supplies in market ; and purchasers expect that 
these will seriously depress prices, in view of the decline 
in gold, the restricted home inquiry, and the unusually 
limited export movements particulaily in breadstuffs, 
which have been the least freely dealt in during the past 
month. The executive orders for the reduction of the 
national forces tend to lessen very decidedly the govern- 
ment consumption of breadstufl^s, provisions, and forage 
for hoi'ses ; and the partial loss of such excellent cus- 
tomers as the U. S. Quartermasters and Commissaries of 
subsistence will be seriously felt by the produce trade for 
some time to come. Toward the close, the markets are 
all depressed, and the tendency of prices is unmistak- 
ably in favor of buyers, who purchase very sparingly in 
anticipation of a further material reduction ,in values. 
The Financial Wonder. 
" Five ClioctaTvs, Alexander, and Ninety- 
fonr Iron."— These biief words, sent over the wires 
on May Olh. by Messrs. Fisk & Hatch of this City, were 
of startling significance. They indicated the largest 
subscription ever before made at one time to a Govein- 
ment Loan by a single firm, at least in this country. A? 
many may have already learned, the General Subscrip- 
tion Agent of the 7-30 U. S. I.oan, Jay Cooke, has 
devised a set of words for different sums, w hich saves a 
great deal of telegraph expense. Thus, •■ Lath " stands 
for the $50 U. S. 7-30 Bonds ; " Iron" for $100s , " Brick" 
forSSOOs; "Stone" for JI.OOOs; " Marble" for $5, OOOs ; 
" William " for $20,00us ; '■ A lex.inder " for $50,000s ; "Ma- 
ry" for $90,000s; "Emily" for $100,000s 1 "Choctaw" 
for $1,000,000; and other names for several intermediate 
sums. So when Messrs. Fisk & Hatch telegi-aphed for 
"Five Chocl.aws, Alexander-, and Ninety-four Iron. Seven- 
Thirties," they ordered $.1,059,400 ! (Tliis subscrip- 
tion they made on the day they changed to their new and 
larger rooms at No. 5 Nassau-slieet, near Wall-street, 
as noted in an advertisement elsewhere). So l^ge a 
subscription took every one by surprise, but on the same 
day thousands of others from all parts of the cormtiy sent 
in smaller sums, and the result was, that over 15 Mil- 
lion Dollars were subscribed on that day. This was 
talked of all through the city and country, as well it 
might he, for we well remember how hard it was four 
years ago to get a government loan of only $9,000,000 all 
told. Yet the subscriptions were not to stop here. The 
next day May 10th, the people look $17,000,000, the next 
day nearly $14,000,000, and the next day over $42,000,000 ' 
while for the week the subscrintions run up lo over 
One Hundred and Ten niilIlon)« of Dollars ! 
Nothing like this has ever been known before, in any na- 
tion in the woiid. And what is more, many other hun- 
dreds of millions have been but recently subscribed, and 
are being subsc:ibed. It shows -the unbounded con- 
fidence of the people in the stability of our government. 
In fact the people are The Government, and they are 
merely lending money lo themselves. 
^ b 1j n t i s nil e n t s . 
Advertisements, to be sure of insertion, must be re- 
ceived BETOKE the 10th of the preceding month. 
IV. B.— A'o Adrertisonent of Patent Medicines or secret 
remedie^i desired. Parties unknown to the Editors personal- 
ly or by reputation, are requested to/uj-nUk good references. 
We desire to be sure that advertisers will doxohat they prom- 
ise to do. By living up to the.-ie requirements, we aim to 
tnake the adverti-Hng pages valuable not onlu to the readers, 
but to the advertisers thenuielves. 
TERMS- (cash before insertion) : 
One Dollar per line, fll lines in an inch), for each inser-tron. 
One half i-olumn (74 lines), $165 each insertion 
Otie icltole column (14S lines), f 120 each insertion 
Business Notices, One Dollar and a Quarter per line. 
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College. 
Courses of AgricuUrrral Instruction, including the Prac- 
tice of Agriculture and Horticulture. AKricnltural Chemistry 
and Physiology, Principles of Breeding and Feeding, Inju- 
rious Insects. Kural Economy. Forestr.v, French and German 
languages. &c., &c. Open Sept. 13th. 1865. For detailed Pro- 
gi-amme, apply to Prof. GEO. .J. BR USH, New Ha\'cn, Conn. 
AVlleeler & ^Vllsoii's 
Sewing Machines. 
Woman's Greatest Boon.— We would advise a man to fore- 
go a thi-cslier and thresh wheat with a flail rather than to 
see the wife wear her health, vigor and lite away in the ever- 
lasting "stitch, stitch, stitch," when a sewing machine can 
be obtained. The Wheeler & Wilson is an invaluable aid in 
every household. We have had several diUcreut kinds on 
ti-ial, and aner six years' service the Wlreeler A Wilson has 
taken the precedence as the best, where all kinds of sewing 
are to he done in a fanilly.— .4 iiiericfir>i Agriculturist, Jan. 1865. 
JONES' BUST OF LINCOLN. 
The under-signed is prepared to snpply Public LibrariCB 
i^ocreties or individrrals, with life-size copies in plastpr of 
Jones celebrated bust of our lamented Chief Magistrate 
1 his lias hecn pronounced by connoisseurs one of the finest 
worts of ait recently produced, and by his family and Pri- 
vate Secretary Mr. .lohn G. Nicolay, "the historic bust " of 
tlie late Mr-. Lincoln. 
Sample copy may be seen at No. 64'Wall et., where ordere 
by man should be aiMrcsscfl. Price, boxed and delivered to 
Express Coinpanv, $25. 
.J. DUliltliLL CHA 
CHADWICK,-No. 64 Wall-st., New-Tork. 
JEFF DAVIS ! 
burlesque 
IjIve of 
The most glorionsly funny thing, .iust as lull of humor as 
f »i"l,.',''v,'"''"' numerous comic Illustrations, in Julv No 
ofMEKRHMAIV'.S MONTHLY. A splendid nuinber- 
with improvements and new features. I»rlzc Piiizl.. 
every month with GroriiljacU Prizes. Sold by ner""nen 
or sent postpaid lor l.-j cents, 3 specimens 30 cents No 
free copies. HANKY & CO., 109 Nassaust., New Tork. 
ey" We will send it from Julv to end of the year (six 
months), for 60 cents, two subscribers SI, club of fonr and 
one to getter up tree, Sa. 
phi 
stammeriMir 
Cured by Bates' Patent Appliances. For descriptive pam- 
hlet. Address H. C. L. MEAlls. 277 West 23d St.. N. r. 
Pure Bi-ed Potiltrv and Esc;.^ for Scttiritr, for sale. 
Address E. A. WKN'DELL. Box 1144 P. p., Alb any, N. T. 
Every Fanner should have 
one of HaNted's Horse Hay Forks. 
