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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[February, 
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near the glass. 
Propagation. — Cuttings of Verbenas, Geraniums, 
Heliotropes, and such plants as are often needed 
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early, the stock may be multiplied extensively. The 
temperature of the air of the house should always 
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enough to handle, may be pricked out into other 
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will bloom the first year. 
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Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold has been without remarkable change since our 
last, the extremes of the price having been HO^fTjllllt^, 
and the closing quotation on Jan. 17, 110t4, against 111 
on Dec. 15 There has been more than an average 
trade in the leading kinds of Breadstuff's since our last, 
and the general tendency of prices has been upward. 
The export demand has been fair for Flour and Wheat, 
and moderate for Corn, at the advancing figures. The 
available supply of prime qualities has been much reduc- 
ed, and holders have shown increased confidence 
There has been renewed activity in Provisions, especially 
in hog products, which close decidedly dearer The 
Cotton movement has been fairly active, hut at variable 
prices, closing heavily There has been more call for 
Hay, Tobacco, and Wool, at rather steadier rates The 
dealings in Hops have been unimportant and prices have 
been much depressed, ou liberal offerings, particularly of 
undesirable qualities. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending Jan. 17, 1S71, 
and for the corresponding month last year • also for the 
year ending December 31, 1S70. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Hue. Barley. Outs. 
26ilavs</»sm't.h.304,000 270.000 198,000 5,1500 317,000 291,000 
86day8(«*< ni'tli.535,000 3,184,000 1,540,00076,000 1,212,000 1,1(10,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Ht/e. 
26days(Aism'th.321,000 2.041,000 1173,000 47,000 
26days<iisliii'th.547,000 3,451,000 4,110,000 67,000 
Barley. Outs. 
210,000 811.000 
456,000 1,713,000 
Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Wlieat. Corn. Hue. Barlei/. Oats. 
276,000 198.000 5.600 317,000 291,000 
135,000 141,000 178,000 237,000 
Receipts. Flour. 
26 days 1870 304.000 
24 days 1869 247,500 
Sales. 
26 days 1870 . 
24 days 1869. . 
3. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. 
321,000 2,041,0110 973,000 47,500 
214,000 1,756,000 995,000 32,000 
Stock of grain in store at New 
Wheat, Corn, line. Barley. 
Imsli. bush, bush. bush. 
. . .3,685,116 272,618 157,730 551,491 
1871. 
Jan. 16. 
1870. 
Dec. 15 3,060,763 
Nov. 9 2,092,900 
Oct. 10 1,809,921 
Sept. 12 1,387,487 
Aug. 8 1,438,876 
July 11 1,281,913 
June 7 lows 
MaylO 1.158,052 
April 11 1,845.180 
March 7 2.5011,608 
Feb. 11... 2.902.688 
Jan. 12 4,423,028 
Barley. Oats. 
216,000 811,000 
133,000 76S.OO0 
York: 
Oats, Malt, 
bush. bush. 
1,736.936 216,394 
20S.319 
300,0110 
4;o,544 
761 ,89 1 
5811,11 73 
483,510 
69,845 
110.S29 
28-i.ll 16 
484.116 
531,003 
591,903 
118.069 
116,800 
53,391 
50,869 
25.137 
28,816 
21,891 
20,502 
83,249 
39,089 
62,112 
38,289 
500,397 
400,400 
181,808 
107,474 
100,101 
98,600 
91,630 
126,043 
187,172 
278,905 
323,425 
34,900 
2,085,137 
2,135.000 
1,619,058 
l,o:,:;.o79 
691,766 
655,068 
488,143 
440.517 
756,811 
1,105,194 
1,199,672 
1,310,935 
231,129 
237,453 
130,881 
1111,046 
109.478 
108,715 
83,000 
99,988 
97.139 
36.214 
S5.405 
4. 
1870. 
l^Ol). 
Receipts of Breadstuff's in New 
the last eight years: 
York in each of 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. 
.4,143,993 21.083.742 9,143.478 550,169 
.3,535,716 23.813,652 11,660.784 357,803 
.2.800,7 J6 12.1188,117 19,058,615 773,351 
.2,602,892 9,640,131 14,979,277 76"..S76 
.2.720,835 5.729,912 22,189,533 1,314,913 
.3.6 .•8.526 8,708.929 15,935,277 899,679 
.3.967.717 13.453,136 7,164,89". 491.915 
.4,574,059 19,937,856 14,234,599 439,567 
Barlei/. Oats. 
5,020,718 9,626.606 
3,007,958 8,747,322 
2,853,043 10,221,590 
2,669.724 8.030.807 
5,695,485 8,811,064 
3,239,054 9,851,955 
2,544,891 13,953,338 
2,144,485 11,076,035 
1865.. 
1864. . 
1863.. 
5. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Bariev. Oats. 
1870 1,950,234 18,416,035 487,793 92,431 28,986 
1869 1,582,211 18,210,58.1 1,6:17,586 142,543 49,393 
1868 1,020,522 5,775,100 6,002,825 153,093 94,340 
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Comparative Stock of Flour in Neio York, Jan. 1. 
1868. 
Western and State Flour, . . .482.291 
Canada Flour 830 
Southern Flour 25,459 
California Flour 
Grand total, bbls 508,583 490,978 443,478 565,069 
•1869. 
1870. 
1871. 
438.173 
395,203 
518,319 
5,300 
575 
850 
30,601 
46,560 
45,870 
19,904 
1,140 
"I. Comparative Stock of Grain in New York, Jan. 1. 
_ . . 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 
W heat, bushels 1,008,940 4,038,065 4,466,369 3,700,006 
Corn, bushels 1,517,900 2,064,079 640,500 303,033 
Rye, bushels 202.400 296,443 66,650 2,289,065 
Barley, bushels.... 396,820 647,459 639,983 192,070 
Oats, bushels 2,805,000 3,213,388 1,796,962 1,461,192 
Malt, bushels 121,173 91,114 14,571 
Peas, bushels 74,708 47,671 358,380 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Price of Gold 
Flour— Super to Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern 
Extra Western 
Extra Genesee 
Superfine Western 
Rye Flour 
Cokn-Mkal. 
Wheat— All kinds of White., 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn— Yellow '...... 
Mixed 
Oats— Western 
State 
Rye 
Barley 
Hay— Bale* 100 lb 
Straw, * 100 lb 
Cotton— Middlings, * Tb . 
Hoes— Crop ol'lSTO, * ft 
Feathers— Live Geese, * 16. 
Sksd— Clover, * ft. 
Timothy. * bushel... 
Flax. * bushel 
Sugar— Brown. * lb 
Molasses. Cuba. * gal 
Coffee— Rio, (Gold, in bond) 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.,*lb. 
Seed Leal. * lb 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,* lb. 
Domestic, pulled, * lb 
California, unwashed, 
Tallow, * ft 
Oil-Cake— * ton 
Pork— Mess, * barrel 
Prime,* barrel 
Beef— Plain mess 
Lap.d, in trcs. & barrels, * ft. 
Butter— State, * lb 
Western. # ft- 
Cheese ... 
Beans—* bushel 
Pkas— Canada, free,* bu 
Eggs— Fresh. * dozen 
Poultry— Dressed Fowls. . . 
Turkeys, dressed, * lb 
Geese, * pair 
Woodcock, * pair 
Partridges, * pair 
Ducks, * ft 
Prairie Chickens, * pair 
Quails, per dozen 
Venison, per ft 
Potatoes, * bbl 
Sweet Potatoes, * bbl 
Turnips—* bbl 
Cabbages—* 100 
Onions— * bbl 
Cranberries — * bbl 
Broom-corn— * lb 
Apples—* barrel 
Dec. 15. 
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New-York Ijive-Stoclt Blankets.— 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tol'l. 
78 950 35.890 25.583 60,071 
69 1,178 36,033 37.373 71,217 
61 778 21,157 19,609 47,184 
65 805 21,463 14,916 44,205 
58 602 28.142 14,971 49,347 
331 4,313 142,674 102,452 272,024 
448 7,543 173,440 121,905 338,202 
WEEK ENDING. 
Dec. 19th 6,570 
Dec. 26th 6,574 
Jan. 2d 5.579 
Jan. 9th 6.957 
Jan. 16th 5,557 
Total in 5 ir«*s....31,237 
do.forprev. 5 Weeks 84,920 
Average per Week 6,247 
do. do. last Month.... 6,984 
do. do. prev's Month 
Average per Week, 1870. 
Average per Week, 1869. 
do. do. do. 1868 
do. do. do. 1867 
do. do. do. 1866 
do. do. do. 1865 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. 
66 
Sheep. 
28,535 
34,689 
41,306 
28,151 
28,886 
27,183 
22,154 
20,000 
16,091 
Swine. 
20.490 
24,381 
26,206 
17,108 
15,848 
18.809 
20,605 
13,000 
11,023 
798.199 
978,061 
1,509 
.8,403 111 2,139 
6,847 97 2,240 
6,275 92 1,752 
5,733 105 1,588 
5,544 64 1,320 
5,748 94 1,200 
5,255 118 1.500 
Total in 1869 320.3S0 4.837 91.083 1,499,509 
Total in 1868 29S.128 5.466 82.571 1,413,479 
Total in 1867 293.832 3.369 69.911 1.174.154 1.102.643 
Total in 1866. 298,880 4,885 62.420 1,040,000 672,000 
Total in 1865 270,274 6.161 71,991 836,733 573,190 
Total in 1861 267,609 7,603 75,621 782,462 660,277 
Beef Cattle.— The lighter supply during the five 
weeks just ended fails to add anything to the price. In 
fact, prices have steadily declined, with the exception of 
holiday week, when large quantities of fancy cattle were 
sent in for sale, — more than ever before, and more than 
could be sold at the rates such animals usually reach. A 
few of the first choice ran up to 20c.@21c. per Tb., net 
weight, but nearly as good bullocks went at 17c.@18c. 
before all were closed out. The course of trade has been 
such as to inflict serious loss upon speculators and drov. 
ers who had previously contracted for stock. Some of 
the old dealers have been compelled to retire, and others 
will be forced to follow, unless something more favorable 
turns up. Cattle have been costing nearly as much at the 
West as they would sell for here. The causes are a con- 
tinued large supply, and markets never before so filled 
with poultry and game. Buffalo from the prairies, cattle 
dressed in Chicago, deer brought down in the western 
wilds, with innumerable quail, grouse, and rabbits, all 
detract from the trade in live-stock. A whole car load ol 
15,000 lbs. buffalo saddles has Just arrived from Colorado 
and Kansas. The meat is offering below the price of 
beef. Late arrivals of cattle show a better quality, with 
very few Texans among them. During the year 1S70, 
there were 39,652 Texan cattle, that Slate standing second 
in source of supply. The present trade closes in a very 
unsatisfactorily for dealers. Orders have gone West 
to hold back the stock until there is an improvement here. 
