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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Septkmbeu, 
to grow more than six feet liijrb, and keep Hie side 
branches cut back to eighteen inches. 
Currants.— Remove all suckers, and keep the 
rows free from weeds. 
Grapes. — The prospects of the grape crop this 
year are, in most localities, very good, and plenty 
of boxes and baskets must be provided for market- 
ing the fruit. Five-pouud boxes are preferable. 
Hears.— Gather the early varieties as soon as they 
are matured, and, if intended for home use, allow 
them to ripen upon shelves in the fruit-room ; this 
greatly increases their flavor aud juiciness. 
Raspberries. — Tie up the new canes to stakes, 
after cutting out all but three or four, aud shorten 
the laterals. Gve the plants a dressing of stable 
isantire, spaded under. 
Strawberries. — Plants started in pots may be set 
out at any time during this mouth, but it is better 
to wait until spring for general planting. Keep all 
runners cut where the plants are grown in hills, 
and give the plants a good mulch of hay, after a 
dressing of manure has been applied. 
Flower-tiarden and l.an il. 
If a good collection of annuals were planted, 
they will be making a good show now. Asters, 
Balsams, Double Zinnias, etc., are very fine autumn 
bloomers. All weeds must be destroyed as soon as 
they appear. 
Bulbs. — Set the spring and early summer flower- 
ing bulbs late this month or early next month. If 
new varieties are to be purchased, order early, as it 
often happens that a dealer's stock runs low later 
in the season. 
Chrysanthemums. — Pot a few plants for flowering 
in the house ; place in the shade for a few days ; 
thin out, the weaker shoots, and stimulate with a 
little manure water. 
Dahlias. — If not kept tied to stakes, the stalks 
are easily broken by winds. Remove all flowers as 
soon as they have passed their prime, aud all im- 
perfect buds. 
Gladioluses. — Keep tied to stakes, and when they 
have done flowering, cut away the flower-stalks. 
Lawns. — Remove all weeds, as recommended last 
month, aud mow occasionally. Where there are 
bare places, sow grass-seed in time to receive the 
benefit of the autumn rains. 
Perennials and Biennials. — Sow seeds this month 
in well-prepared beds, and keep free from weeds. 
Potted Plants. — As soon as the nights begin to be 
cold, remove to the house, after washing the pots 
and pulling out all weeds. 
Seeds. — Continue to gather seeds as fast as they 
ripen, aud before the wiud has scattered them. 
Cireeiiliouse ami Window 8' hi hi-. 
All alterations aud additions should be finished 
by this time, as a sudden fi»st is liable to injure 
many of the plants which have been set out in the 
flower-garden and ornamei>tal grounds. See that 
there is a good supply of coal, potting earth, aud 
other articles needed during the winter. Remove 
all tender plants to the greenhouse as soon as the 
nights become cool. 
Annuals. — Sow seeds in boxes or pans for winter 
flowering. 
Bulbs. — Pot all tender greenhouse bulbs like the 
Cyclamen, Oxalis, etc., the latter part of the month. 
Callas. — Re-pot Callas after dividing them, aud 
give them a rich, turfy soil, which is particularly 
adapted to their growth. 
Potting. — Commence potting tbe tender plants 
which were bedded out during the summer, ana 
plants which are to be used for propagating from. 
Cuttings.— Prepare a quautity of cuttings for a 
supply of early plants in the spring. 
A. Remedy for a Hsir«l-mi II. ing 
Cow.— Etl. Skinner, Mlddletown, Orango Co., N. Y., 
gives a remedy for a hard-milking cow, as follows : He 
makes four wooden pegs about an inch aud a quarter long, 
of a proper shape and thickness to enter the orifice of the 
teat ami distend it somewhat. These are greased, and 
when the cow has been milked, the pegs are inserted 
carefully, and allowed to remain. The constant disten- 
sion of the teat enlarges the orifice gradually, and the cow 
will be more easily milked. When the teat is so obstruct- 
ed that the milk spatters about, a small quill is insert- 
ed in that teat at milking time, and the milk is drawn in 
a regular stream. — These suggestions seem practicable, 
and we should he glad to hear if on trial they are found 
to accomplish the results aimed at. 
•-. .«♦■— .-• 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the mouth ending 
Aug. 1G, 1871, aud for the corresponding mouth last year. 
I. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieal. Corn, Hue. Barley, Oats. 
26davs«.'<K in'Hi.312.000 2,136,000 -l.117.CHm 37.000 10.100 041.000 
27 days last iu'tli.380,000 3,911,008 3,415.000 51,000 331,000 815,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barleu. Oats. 
;iiilavs(»i'siii , tli.304.0O0S,UiM00 4.037,000 178.000 11,4001,319,000 
27 days last m'Ui.343,000 3,430,000 2,235,000 59,000 6,800 1,371,000 
'Z. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Ml/eat. Corn. Rye. Barleu. Oats. 
26 days 1871 312,000 2.736.000 4,117,000 37.000 16,100 911,000 
27 days 1870... 296,000 2.869,000 1.574,000 9,000 59,000 3,191,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
36 days 1871 . . .301,0(10 3.138.000 4.037,000 178,000 11.400' 1.319.000 
37 days 1870. . .468,008 4,143.000 1,831,000 3S,5tO 5,100 1,573,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Aug. 10. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barleu. 
1871 1,095,079 10.556,653 ' 
1870.... ... 1,069.337 10,230,357 
1869 813,764 9,099.803 
180S 575,091 3,209,204 
6,341,033 71.399 81,797 
220.617 65.734 
1,537,077 72,811 
-1,903,872 153,093 
Oats. 
16,761 
11.3115 
43.737 
40,643 
1871. 
Aug. 14.. 
July 10... 
June 12.. 
May 9.... 
April 10.. 
March 13 
Feb. 13... 
Jan. 16... 
1870. 
Dec. 15... 
Nov. 9.., 
Oct. 10.. 
Sept. 12. . 
Aug. 8. . . 
Stock of grain in store at 
Wheat, Corn, Rue, 
bush. lmsb. bush. 
.... 397,516 2,403,359 31,599 
.... 380. 103 631.954 96.915 
330,370 293,188 114.783 
283.700 379.315 160,734 
.... 811,871 180.947 15H.964 
..1.523.785 304.388 150,514 
2.303.677 311.471 14,1,193 
3,685,116 272,618 157,730 
New York. 
Barley, Oats, 
bush. bush. 
34,405 
274,099 
334, 159 
376,226 
709,363 
1 ,133,897 
3,480 
50.735 
161.898 
339.319 
481.863 1.4119,9:15 
554,491 1,736,930 
Malt, 
bush. 
177,481 
199.511 
143.57! 
171.938 
171 897 
318,381 
315,131 
310,391 
.3.060.763 208,319 118.069 5110.397 2.0S5.137 231,129 
..3.092,9011 3011,01111 116.800 400.400 2.135.000 
..1.809,921 476.544 53.391 184.803 1.679,658 337.453 
..1,387.487 761,894 50,869 107,474 1,053,079 130,881 
..1,438,876 539,973 25,437 106,101 691,766 X19.046 
Receipts at head of tide-water at Albany each sea- 
son to Aug. 1th : 
1871.. 
1870.. 
1S69. . 
1868. . 
Flour. Wheal. 
bids. bush. 
..123.500 
..170,100 
..189,000 
..181,400 
.. 04,700 
6.109.000 
7,097.600 
; ,3-11,01111 
5,073,900 
316,400 
Colli. 
bush. 
9,895,000 
1,454,000 
2.600,100 
8.336, "Oil 
5,632,700 
Uye 
bush. 
57.900 
279.100 
217.100 
159.000 
126,300 
Barley 
bush. 
Oats. 
bush. 
40.400 1,404,800 
90,900 1,573,500 
11,800 1,737.600 
326.500 4.359.200 
35,100 1,646,200 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
July 17. 
5 40 
6 50 
4 60 
4 00 
3 40 
1 45 
1 30 
Prick or Gold 11S3>4 
Floor— Super to Extra State $4 60 © 6 50 
Super to Extra Southern 
Extra Western 
Extra Genesee 
Superfine Western 
I.ye Flour 
Corn-Meal. ... 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
All kinds of Bed and Amber. 
Corn— Yellow 
Mixed 
Oats— Western 
State 
ItYB 
Barley 
Hay— Bale* 100 IDs 
Straw, * 100 fts 
Cotton— Middlings, * ID ... 
Hops— Crop ol'ISiO. %i id 
Fe*thkrs — Live Geese, * ID 
Seed— Clover, * ID 
Timothy, * bushel 
Flax.* bushel 
Sugar— Brown, * n> 
Molasses. Cuba. * gal. 20 19 45 
Coffee— itio (Gold, In bond). 10K@ 13& 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &e„* ID. 6 © 12 
Seed Leal. * ID 12 O 70 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,* id. 50 © 70 
Domestic, palled,* ID 37 © 55 
California, unwashed 23 @ 40. 
Tallow, * id 9 ® 9% 
Oil-Cake— * ton 40 00 ©42 50 
Fork— Mess, * barrel 14 75 @15 00 
Prime,* barrel . 12 00 ©13 00 
BEEF-Plain mess 8 00 ©12 50 
Hen, in ties. & barrels, * ID. 9X® 11 
BcTTER-State, *1D 13 ® 32 
Western. * ID 13 © 27 
Cheese . . . G © 12 
Beaks— * bushel 100 ©3 75 
PEAS-Caiuidn. free,* bu.... 1 25 © 1 35 
Rugs— Fresh. V dozen 16 @ 21 
PoVl.TRT— Live Fowls 18 © 19 
Turkeys, * ID IS © 19 
Geese,'* pair. 150 © 2 00 
Ducks, * pair 75 @ 90 
Potatoes. * hhl 2 50 ©3 00 
Sweet Potatoes, * bbl — @ — 
Cabbages-* 100 3 00 ©5 00 
Broom -corn— * ID 4 © 8 
Apim.es— * barrel 2 50 ©4 50 
Peaches— * basket — © — 
Peabs—P crate — © — 
In. 10 25 
© 9 75 
@ 8 75 
© 5 15 
© 5 50 
© 4 15 
© 1 70 
© 1 52 
T2 © 74 
67 @ 72 
64^® 70 
65H© 67M 
85 © 1 12 
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65 © 1 65 
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65 © 75 
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3 75 © 4 50 
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Gold has been moderately active since our last, with 
111>4@112X as the extreme quotations, closing, August 
15, at lte?a The arrivals of Breadstuff's have been very 
liberal during the month, and as receivers have been free 
sellers, prices have generally declined, influenced, to 
some extent, by higher rates on ocean freight. Toward 
the close, Flour, Corn, and Rye showed more firm- 
ness, with a livelier inquiry reported. Wheat left off 
heavily; Oats unusually depressed and unsettled, influ- 
enced by the large offerings of new, which are not com- 
ing to market in veiy desirable order. Rye closed 
strong, on a good export call for new-crop Western, of 
which considerable sales have been made for forward de- 
livery. Barley has been altogether nominal Provis- 
ions have been quoted lower, on a more extensive offer- 
ing of stock and a comparatively moderate demand... 
Cotton has been less active and quoted cheaper A 
moderate inquiry has been HOted for Domestic Fleece 
Wool, mostly for the lower grades, at previous quota- 
tions. Domestic Pulled has been scarce and wanted at 
decidedly firmer rates. Texas and California Wool has 
been selling moderately at former figures. Foreign Wcol, 
especially Cape, has attracted much more attention, 
chiefly from buyers for manufacturing purposes, at strong 
and buoyant prices. Holders of most kinds of stock 
have been very confident in their views Hops have 
been in better request and quoted decidedly higher, in- 
fluenced, in part, by the less favorable English, as well 
as home, crop reports.. . .Tobacco has attracted less at- 
tention within our previous range of prices. 
New "York Live-Stock Markets. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tol'l. 
July 17th 7,435 74 3,180 28,565 26,792 66,046 
July 24th 8,206 91 2,495 30.239 23.979 65.(160 
July 31st 8,125 56 2,563 30,000 23,685 64,430 
August 7th 5.97S 93 2,588 27,861 21,886 57,906 
August 14th 7,498 93 3,662 38.558 18.083 58,793 
total HIS Weeks.... 87,302 406 14.4SS 143,213 111.825 312 -'35 
Aoforprev. 4 Weeks 32,198 326 12,301 110,163 103,128 363,716 
Beeves: Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per West 7,460 si 2,898 29,043 22,965 
do. do. last Month ... .S.IH9 SI 3,075 27,616 27.107 
do. do. p7-ev's Month... S'tlO 84 3,968 19,801 20 800 
Average per Week, 1S70. 6,847 97 2,240 28,151 17,103 
do. do. do. 1S69. 6,375 92 1,752 28,836 15.34S 
do. do. do. 1868 5,733 105 1,588 37.183 18 809 
do. do. do. 1867. 5.544 64 1,320 22,154 26 605 
do. do. do. 1S66. 5,748 94 1,260 20,000 13.000 
do. do do. 1S65. 5,355 IIS 1,500 16,091 11,023 
Total in 1869 336.380 4.827 91,033 1,499,500 798,199 
Total in 1868 29S.128 5.466 82,571 1,413.479 978,001 
Total in 1867 .293.832 3,369 69,911 1.171.154 1,102.043 
Total in I860 298.880 4,885 63.420 J.Oto.ooo 672.000 
Total in 1S65 270,371 6,161 71.991 836.733 573,190 
Total in 1864 267,609 7,603 75,631 783,463 660,277 
Beef Cattle. — The supply has been quitelarge dur- 
ing the past five weeks, though less than for the previous 
month. With many people out of town during mid- 
summer, and peaches and other fruits abundant, less beef 
is consumed. Texan cattle have not come forward as 
freely as anticipated, the first shipments losing money. 
They are now increasing in quantity. The average 
quality of the receipts is fair, and trade has been some- 
what uniform, the close being marked with some firm- 
ness, though the average decline for the month is nearly 
14c. $ Tb. As a general thing, the business of late has 
becv. unsatisfactory to shippers. 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold : 
July 17th, ranged 6 ©12HC Large sales 10^®11 tic. Av. Uii 
Julv34th, do. 8 ©13 c. do. do. 11 ©12 c. do. ll£ 
JulySlst, do. 6M@13 c. do. do. 10 ®U c. do. 105C 
August 7th, do. 8 ©13KC. do. do. ]0J^@llHc. do. 11 
Aug. 14th, do. 8K@13Si'c. do. do. 11 ©12 c do. UK 
MilcH Coiva.— With a fair supply of cows coming 
forward to keep up the flow of milk at a time when it is 
in most request, the market has ruled heavy, and low 
rates have generally obtained. Some miserably poor cows 
have been sent in fur sale. They only brought £30 @. 
$35 each, what are generally termed common selling at 
$40 @ $55, fair to good at $60 @ $70, and prime to ex- 
tras at $75 @ $80 Calves.— Receips continue quite 
liberal ; but many of th«se now sent in are known as 
11 grass calves," generally sold by the head, at $8 @ $9 
each, or 4!4c @ 5y 2 c. ty lb. Prices have latterly ad- 
vanced about lc. $ lb., and the demand is good. Or- 
dinary milk veals arc quoted at 6'4c.rtz>7;4c ; fair to prime, 
Sc.@9c. ; and only extras reach 9y 2 c. (a) 10c Sheep 
and Lambs, — Arrivals are increasing, as is usual at 
this season of the year. The greatest increase is in 
lambs. Fat sheep are scarce and wanted. Butchers arc 
accustomed to use a portion of the loose fat of old sheep 
in setting off thin lambs upon the hooks. This makes 
the former in special request, and 6c. is readily obtained 
for those weighing 85@90 lbs. Some of 100 lbs. and 
upwards are selling at G}^c.@,w : 'c. Thin sheep aud poor 
lambs go slowly. The hulk of the sheep are now coming 
from Ohio, with many lambs from Canada. Poor 
sheep sell at 4y t <:.®5}ic. ; fair to good, 5!4c<S'6c, and 
prime to extras, 6>ic.@o'/;c. Lambs sell at Gc.@7;,$c. ; 
few choice, 8c Swine.— There has been a littlo fall- 
ing off in receipts, and some fincitVttion in prices — first a 
decline, then an adva:. ■ ....-; now an easier feeling 
again. iLivc hogs are quoted at 5%c.@59$c. ; dressed, at 
6Jjc.@7 I 1 c. The market closes heavy. 
