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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
Insects, such as green fly, thrip, scale, etc., will 
infest plants in spite of all precautions, and the 
only way is to keep up a constant warfare against 
them. The green fly is easily destroyed by tobacco 
smoke; the other two must 'be treated with a 
thorough washing of whale oil soap, applied with 
a cloth to the bark of shrubs, and with a sponge to 
the foliage. The red spider can usually be killed 
by frequent sprinklings of water, as it particularly 
dislikes moisture. 
Sods.— A good quantity of sods ought to be piled 
up and allowed to decay, as they make the best soil 
for potting that can be had. If it is desirable to 
hurry the growth of any plant, a little well-rotted 
stable manure may be mixed with the soil. 
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 month ending 
Nov. IT, 1871, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE SI1V YORK MARKETS. 
Rrokupts. Flour. Wlteat. Corn. live. Harleu. Oat*. 
27 il's I'm iirth.-137.001 4.616.000 1.907.091 317.000 1,1:3.000 1,719.000 
SS d's last m/tli.329,000 4,316,000 1,924,000 251,000 511,000 2,116.000 
Pat.ks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Jlue. Jiarlei/. Ontx. 
27(laysttrtm'tl..801,0004.116.000 2.781.000 77.090 911,000 1.605,010 
28 days /ustm'th.391,000 4,259,000 3,710,000 114,000 290,0001,601,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
IIkceipts. Flour. Wtieat. Corn. Rye. JJar'ev Oats. 
27 days 1871. . .437,000 4.616.000 1 .2<r?.09O 217.000 1,135,0001,715,000 
20 days 1S70. . .511,000 3,916,000 1,574,000 89,000 847,000 1,716,080 
Sat.ks. Flour, WTtent. Corn. Hue. Tinrley. Oats. 
27 days 1871.. .304,000 4.116.000 2.731.000 77.000 981,000 1.605.000 
26 days 1S70... 329.000 3,447,000 1,549,000 61.5C0 239,000 1,850,000 
3. Exports from yew Tork. Jan. 1 to Nov. 16. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barlev. Oats. 
1871 1.106.653 20.579.704 10,372,069 437,547 91.134 39,211 
1870.... 1.693.50? 1577353IS 370.026 98.431 131 23.080 
1359 1,304,831 16,197.951 1.595JS2 130.943 40591 84.960 
186S 842,393 4,309.537 5,015,795 153,093 61,593 110,479 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wlteat. Corn, Hue. Iiarleu, Oats, Matt, 
1971. bush, linsh. bush, linsli. bnsh. hush. 
Xov. 11 .',552,7351.004.403 235,072 296,590 2,450,197 136,756 
1970. 
Nov. 9 2,092,900 300,000 116.800 400,400 2.125,000 
5. Jleceipts at head of tide-water at Atbany'each sea- 
son to Xop. 7//t .■ 
Flour. Wlteat. Corn. 
bbls. bush. bush. 
1-71 233,000 18,184.000 13.124.000 
IS70 355,000 13,91S,300 4,534,309 
itirc 
bush. 
Barlev. 
bush. 
Oats. 
bush. 
717.701 2,523,600 4.833,200 
529,900 2,306,800 5,210,900 
Prick or Gocn. 
Current "VYuoi,esai.k Trices. 
Oct. 17. 
. T.13K 
Fi.orn— Super to Extra State ?6 25 ® ' 
Super to Extra Southern.- .. 7 21 ©10 25 
Extra "Western 6 85 ©10 GO 
Extra Genesee 7 75 @ 9 25 
Superfine Western 6 25 ©6 85 
Kte Fi.our. - 4 CO ©5 80 
CORK-M&Af 3t)0 ©4 50 
Whmt- All kinds of White. 165 © 1 80 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 1 50 @ 1 68M 
Conx— Yellow 73 © 80 
Mixed 77 © 79 
Oats— "Western 52K© 55 
State 53>i@ 51W 
Kte Pi "@ 1 06 
Barley 89 ©110 
Hat— 13nle SMOOTHS 105 © 1 50 
Straw. $1 101 us 
roTTOX— Middlings, ?1 ib ... 
Hops— Crop ofl870, 9 B 
Crop of 1S71 
FeatiTk-RS— Live Geese, i' li 
Srkd— Clover. 1? ft> 
Timothy. V bushel.. 
55 © 1 00 
20^9 21 
20 © 88 
85 © 65 
70 © 7S 
IDJf® u 
.. oo ass 3 
Flax. 9 bushel 2 03 ® 2 06 1 
SrGAR— Brown, ?> Ib 8)4© ll^f 
Molasses. Cuba. ¥* sal. ... 20 "ft 45 
Coffee— itio (Gold, in bond). 141^© 16^ 
Toiucco. Kentucky, &c..t*r. 7:-,'© 14 
Seed Leaf. ~? It 12 © 05 
Wool— Dome-lie Fleece, f* tt. 50 © 68 
Domestic, puilcd.Sib 37 © 65 
California, unwashed, 26 © 40 
Tallow. ?>ft 9!<£<a 9X 
Oil-Cake— V ton 39 25 (340 50 39 
I'or.K— Mess, fi barrel 13 12 ©13 25 13 
Prime, * barrel 10 00 ©10 25 9 
Beef— Plain mess 7 00 ©1150 7 
Lard, in trcs. & barrels; ^ lb. 913© 10^ 
Butter— State, ?* Ib 20 "@ 35 
Western. ?t lb 11 © 20 
cheese 7K© 13V 
Beans— V bnshel 1 10 '© S 50 1 
Pkas — Canada, free, $ bu 1 25 @ 1 S3 1 
F.ggs— Fresh. ^ dozen 27 © 82 
Poultry— Fowls 14 © 17 
Tnrkevs.fllb 14 © 18 
Geese, ?> pair 1 50 © 3 00 1 
llncks. ¥> pair 75 @ 1 25 
"Venison— ?> Ib 14 © 20 
Potatoes, 9 bbl 1 25 ® 2 50 1 
Sweet Potatoes, ?* bid 1 50 © 3 00 1 
Cabbages— S 100 3 01 © 7 01 3 
Broom -corn— V Ib 10 © 15 
Apples— "P barrel 2 00 ©4 75 
Peabs— ? barrel 4 00 ©10 00 
Grapes— V pound 5 © 18 
Quince— ¥ barrel 5 00 ©9 00 
Cranberries— V barrel 7 00 ©10 00 8 
Buckwheat Flour— tHOOfts. 3 00 © 3 50 3 
Nov. 17. 
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Gold has been down to 111, closing November 18th at 
Ill's, agau\stll3J4 on the 17th of October The receipts 
of produce, since our last, have been quite liberal Re- 
ceivers of Breadstuffshave met the demand from shippers 
as well as home buyers with considerable promptness, 
and at prices which show a pretty general reduction, 
though toward the close, with an easier freight market 
and rather more favorable reports from Liverpool, a fair 
degree of activity prevailed, particularly in Flonr, Wheat', 
and Corn, with more steadiness in values - There has 
been an unusually free movement in Barley, which has 
been purchased quite extensively on speculative account, 
closing much stronger as to price. ...Provisions have 
been moderately sought after, at fairly supported prices. 
The chief inquiry for Butter has been from the home 
trade, and for the finer makes of Slate, and nice, fresh 
lots of Western. Fresh roll Butter has been in better re- 
quest, but the re-made old stock, offered as roll bntter, 
has bean neglected and nominal in price, as neither deal- 
ers, packers, nor grocers were deceived by the offerings 
in this form. The export trade in both Butter and Cheese 
has been comparatively light, the foreign advices not hav- 
ing been sufficiently encouraging to justify free purchases 
for shipment Wool has been offered sparingly, and at 
prices which buyers have been unwilling to pay; hence 
business has been dull Cotton, Hops, and Tobacco 
have been moderately sought after, closing about steady 
at our quotations In the line of Grass Seed the only 
show of activity has been in Clover Seed, which has been 
ifi brisk request, niestly for shipment, at firmer prices. 
New York I.ive-Stoclc Markets. 
week enoing Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
October 23d 8.662 137 1.558 41,396 41.144 92.S97 
October SOth 6.223 132 1.832 26,134 51.089 83.423 
November 6th 7.551 100 2.311 36.470 42.632 39.067 
November 13th 8.942 106 1,835 32.565 38.725 S2.1S3 
TbtOiini Weeks... 31.331 1-5 7.536 136.565 176.591 K5;.57i1 
io.forprev. 5 Weeks 41,409 530 18,218. 158^225 169,198 385,926 
Scenes. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Averaae per Week 7.815 121 1.854 31.111 44.147 
do. do. last JfoniA.... 8,832 116 2.641 31.615 33.899 
do. do. prer's J/o>ir'i... .8.703 91 3.060 39.755 23,757 
Average per Week. lSiO. 6,847 97 2,340 28,151 17,103 
Beef Cattle. — In comparison with the previous 
month— that greatest mouth for moving live stock — there 
has been a falling off of 1,000 cattle per week, and the 
market closes stronger. Prices declined at first, but have 
recovered during the past week, the final sales being 
about 3£c higher than they were at the opening. Poultry 
is now plenty and cheap, aud goes a long way towards 
supplying the place of beef. Other meats are also plenty, 
pork being much lower than usual at this season of the 
year, so it is only a matter of surprise that cattle sell as 
well as they do. The average quality of the cattle has 
been good, Texas sending in lightly. Dealers in that 
kind of stock have become convinced that it is useless 
to run in cattle direct from their native prairies, as such 
droves are too poor to bring remunerative prices. When 
kept a year or more in Kansas. Illinois, or seme other 
good grazing State, they make passable beef, worth at 
the present writing Sc. @ 9c. t3 lb., net weight. 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold : 
Oct. 23d. ranged 6J4"@12Xc, Large sales' 9V@10«c. Av. 18 
Oet. 30th, do. 8 ©12KC. do. do. 10 ©lljic. do. 10K 
Nov. 6th, do. S 6M3 c. do. do. 10'«Mluc. do 
Nov. 13th, do. 7)i@13 c. do; do. 10 ©ll^c do. 1 . 
JWilcli Cows. — The change from green to dry feed 
causes a shrinkage of milk, and more cows are required 
to keep up the amount contracted for by the producers. 
This has caused a good demand for fresh cows, and prices 
have advanced about $5 per bead, helped by the higher 
price of beef. They vary from $45 to $55 each for poor, 
$65 to $75 for medium to good, with a few choice at $S0 
to $S5 Calves. — Live calves continu? to fall off in 
numbers, while more are sent in dressed. It is cheaper 
to send them in dead, and they can be sent from greater 
distances, and will keep in cool weather if not sold at 
once. Aud still prices are lower, the demand running 
upon other meats. Good to prime milk-fed calves arc 
worth Dc @ lO^c. ^> In.; common to fair sell at 7c. @ 
8!4c. ; mixed lots, half grassers and half milk-fed. of large 
size. 4c. @ Otic. ; and common grassers at $0 @. $9 per 
head. Hog-dressed are worth 12c. 5t 14uc. for milk-fed, 
and 5c. @ 9c. for grassers Sheep aud Lambs. 
These are coming forward more freely, and lambs sell for 
more money, choice lots reaching Sc. Sales were made 
during the month at St-ic, for some extra State lambs of 
80 lbs. Sheep are in fair request, most sales being at51-iC. 
@ 5*£c Scarcely anything exceeds 6 l .jc, and it takes 
fine 110® 120 lb. Canadas to reach those figures. Poor 
to medium sheep are selling at 4J4c © 5J£c. \> Tb. : fair 
to goodat 5}£c.@53£c. ; and prime to best selections at6c. 
@ Okie. Lambs range from Gc.@7^c ^ ft., a few choice 
reaching Sc Swine. — The arrivals of hogs have 
been the largest ever known, and prices rule lower than 
at anytime since the war, having declined about J^c. since 
the low rates one month ago. Heavy losses have been 
sustained in the trade, many a car-load selling here at 
very little more than they cost in Chicago. Country 
dressed are arriving freely from this State and Jersey. 
Live arc worth 4%c. @ 5ijc. : city-dressed Western 6c. @ 
7c. : Slate and Jersey, CHc. @ 7!Sc, the latter price only 
for light pigs. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
typs ana condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Remitting Money : — Checks on 
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obtainable, register letters, affixing stamps for post- 
age aud registry ; put in the money and seal the letter in 
the presence of the postmaster, and late his receipt for it. 
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Many Items are left ovev, including 
answers to correspondents— also Farm Xotes — because 
the Annual Index takes out pages of this number. To', 
add these pages extra would increase the weight beyond 
% pound, and double the postage to all subscribers. 
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Products of Washington Terri- 
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in Xen- Tork specimens from Olympia and other places 
near the terminus of the Xortheru Pacific Eailroad. 
There were apples and pears of wondrous size and fair- 
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aud weight that will make it necessary for California 
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