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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Junk, 
that next year's crop is dependent upon a good 
growth of tops after the catting has stopped. Kci p 
down the weeds, and put on hone or phosphate. 
Beans. — It is not yet too late to plant bush sorts 
for late snaps, and Lirnas may now be planted with 
pood prospects for a crop should the frost not come 
too early in the fall. Set the poles 4 feet apart each 
way, and give the hills a liberal dressing of well rot- 
ted manure. 
Beets. — Weed and use the thinnings as spinach. 
Cabbages and Cauliflowers. — The early sorts will 
now be ready for table or market. Sow seed for 
late, and transplant from the seed-beds to open 
ground for second early. 
Carrots sown early should be hoed and thinned, 
and seed sown <br the late crop. 
Celery. — See that the plants in the seed-bed are 
kept clear of weeds. 
Corn. — Sow every two weeks for a succession, 
using only early sorts for the bite sowings. 
Peppers. — Set out in a warm, rich place, and culti- 
vate frequently. 
Cucumbers.— Sow seeds in hills four feet apart, 
using plenty of seeds to allow for those plants de- 
stroyed by the bugs. 
Egg-Plants. — Do not plant out until settled warm 
weather. Give frequent hoeing, and occasional 
waterings of liquid manure. 
Lettuce. — It is of little use to sow seed now unless 
one has a cool situation where the sun docs not 
fall upon the plants for long at a time. 
Onions. — Constant hoeing and weeding are ne- 
cessary in order to insure a good crop, and a dress- 
ing of wood-ashes is very beneficial. 
Parsnips. — Cultivate until the leaves cover the 
ground so as to prevent working. 
Peas may be planted now, though they are likely 
to mildew. 
Jihubarb. — Cutoff all flower-stalks as they soon 
exhaust the plants. 
Buta bogus. Sow seed in well manured drills the 
latter part of the moutti, and if insects appear sift 
ashes or plaster upon the younjj plants. The Long 
White French is best for table use. 
Spinach. — Sow New Zealand for summer use; 
make the hills 4 feet apart iu rich soil allowing three 
or four plants to each hill. 
Salsifg and Scorzonera. — Cultivate the same as 
parsnips. 
Sweet-Potatoes. — Prepare the ridges as directed last 
month, and set out the plants at once. Keep them 
growing, and do not allow the vines to root. 
Tomatoes. — Provide same kind of support for the 
vines to grow upon, and cut back freely; the 
fruit will be much finer thau if the vines are allowed 
to grow at will. 
Flower-Garden and Lawn. 
In this department there will be plenty to do in 
order to keep everything looking neat. 
Lawns will require cutting every week or ten days 
in order to present a good appearance. It is best 
to leave the clippings upon the lawn as they will 
serve in a measure to protect the roots of the grass 
from the sun ; if cut often the cut grass will not be 
seen for more than a day at most. 
Bedding Plants must be attended to, as the wea- 
ther has now become so mild that they will grow 
at once if planted out, provided they have been 
properly hardened off before removing from the 
greenhouse. 
Amiuals.- Transplant from the seed-bed and sow 
seed for sue. ion at ouee. 
Bulbs should not be removed until the leaves be- 
gin to turn yellow, wheu they maybe taken up and 
spread under cover to dry ; when perfectly dry 
store in a cool, dry place until next fall. 
Walks. — Keep the grass edgings at the sides of 
the walks and drive-ways cut and trimmed. The 
walks should be kept clear of weeds, and rolled oc- 
casionally to preserve the firmness. 
Neatness. — The various surroundings of the house 
and lawn must be kept neat in order to preserve a 
good appearance. Plants should be tied to stakes, 
and all unsightly flower-stalks removed. 
Greenhouse and Wiudovt -Plants. 
Unless a great deal of care is used in removing 
plants to the borders, the greenhouse will not pre- 
sent a very attractive sight during the summer. 
There arc, however, many plants winch will prove 
much more satisfactory if kept inside, and with a 
little pains an excellent show may be made. If 
any plants are plunged in the border, place a little 
coal-ashes under the pot to prevent the worms from 
entering. Look out for a good supply of sods 
to stack up to decay and form soil to be used for 
potting. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold has been as low as 116%, and as high as 118%— 
closing May lath at 118%, as against 119 on April 12th. 
There has been more activity in Breadstuff's since 
our last. The home trade inquiry has been fair, and the 
export demand good. Holders have been offering stocks 
quite freely, and prices iu most instances have been 
quoted lower. Toward the close, desirable lots of ship- 
ping Flour, prime Wheat and Oats, dry samples of Corn 
aud Rye, were quoted steadier in price, with more call 
for prompt delivery. Barley has declined material- 
ly, and closed dull Cotton lias been easier in price 
and a restricted business "Wool has been more 
active, but at low rates. Holders have shown consider- 
rble eagerness to market supplies of both domestic and 
foreign. Toward the close the market was rather steadier, 
on less urgent offerings of stock Provisions have 
been quoted cheaper on a less active trade To- 
bacco, Hay. Straw, and Seeds. have been moderately sough, 
after Hops dull at reduced quotations. 
CrjRRKNT WHOLESALE PRICKS 
April 12. May. 13. 
Pr.TCK of t'.oi.n 119 118JS 
Fl.otm— Super to Kxtra State *6O0 & s 55 f 5 65 « « s 
Super to Kxira Southern.... 10 |)!ii 6 to tela 50 
Extra Western 6 90 ©12 75 6 65 ©12 50 
Kxira IScne-ee 8 30 ©10 50 8 25 ©11150 
Snneiilne Westeri 6 to © 6 60 5 65 a 6 25 
ItVE Floiik 4 10 © 6 00 4 10 a 6 no 
(\ii:v-Mkai.. 3 00 «« 3 75 3 15 © 3 75 
Wiirat— All kinds 01 White. 185 © 2 25 1 85 © i 30 
All kinds "I Ited ami Amber. 1 85 a 2 00 1 30 a 2 05 
( ,,i;v Villow ...... C4 © 66 68.U:© Q9'4 
Mixed 63 © 65K 67 © 08K 
Oats- 'Western 48 © 562< so © 56!$ 
Stale 50 @ 56JJ 51 @ 56M 
Kvk 87 © 93 95 © 1 00 
Ba.ri.xy 75 ©135 70 © 1 18 
JlAV— llule.il) lOOIbS 100 (t 115 75 ©150 
Srniir, »li»n* K> ©120 55 ©110 
COTTON— Middlings, V lb... 10JS© 20% 19)4® 20 
HOPS— Crop o] l^72. -in lb 40 ©55 35 © 50 
KitvniKits— I.ive Geese. V lb CO © 75 65 © 83K 
SKitn-Clover.it' lb 8^© 9 8M@ 9 
Timothy. * bushel.... 3 50 © 3 87 4 50 ©4 60 
Fl it -(<' hush el 2 20 ©2 35 2 25 13 2 40 
Sugar— Befi'gA Grocery V lb 7K© 10K 7>}@ 9& 
Molasses. Culm. * gal. ... So ® 40 22 © 45 
New Orleans. V sal 55 © 75 55 © 80 
UoFFRK-I:lo(Gold) lO^w 19,V 17)<@ 19& 
Toraooo Kentucky, Ac.V9>. 7M@ la 7 © 15 
See. I I. eat. (t lb . . . ... 9 @ 75 9 @ 75 
WOOL— Domestic, Fleece,?* lb 45 ©60 32 © 55 
Domestic, pulled. V lb SO © 52 28 © 48 
California, clip 18 © 31 18 © S3 
Tallow, ¥< It. 8K« 9 St-.,"® 9 
Oil-Cake— V ton 39 50 ©41 on 37 50 ©11 00 
Pork— Mess. ?' barrel 16 50 tsn 37« 17 fo ©17 75 
Prime ** barrel 12 75 @13 no Nominal. 
BEKF-^PInln mess. 9 on ©1100 900 ©1100 
1,ari>, In trcs. & barrels, V n>. BX@ 9 SK@ 9X 
lltiTTKit— Slate, new* lb S5 © 4i 30 © 45 
Western * lb SO ©40 25 © 82H 
Cheese 9 © 16X 6 © 1$M 
i5rT5s-T bushel 200 ©360 150 ©300 
PK.\s-Cannda. free. V bll.... 125 ©135 135 © 1 45 
EOGS— Fresh. t> dozen .... 19,«® 2\H 14;<@ 16)4 
POULTRT-Fowls 12 © 24 14 © 21 
Tinkers— 1*» 15 © 24 13 © 18 
Geese * pair 2 00 © 3 50 1 25 © 2 50 
IJucks "p|i'ir ' 00 @HSX 75 ©125 
Turnips—* barrel 75© 1 50 1 2a @ 2 50 
CARBAass-agllOO SCO ©14 00 8 00 ft 20 00 
Onions-* bbl 9 50 ©10 00 4 10 ©7 00 
I'.r.iinM-cor.x— *!b 3 © i'A 8 © ,% 
A|. PI m-nrir. * laurel 1 00 © 3 00 1 29 © 3 50 
Potatoes-* bbl 150 © 3 6>K 150 ©3 50 
SWEET PoiATOKS-*bbl 3 50 © 1 00 3 75 ©4 25 
CMtnoTS-* bill 3 00 © 3 50 ©4 00 
Celery-* doz 1 60 @ 1 .5 — © -- 
CmxriERKiES-* hbl - "« — 4 00 © 00 
Strawberries-* quart. .. — © — 02 ft _,a 
Potatoes, new Bermuda & ol — © 
Tomatoes. " * crate. — © 
Green PEAS.Carolina* crate — ® 
Rhubarb— * doz — ® 
Radishes-* mo — ® 
Spinach— * bbl — ® 
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 May 13th, 1873, 
and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUlt NEW YORK MAP.EET3. 
Receipts Flour. Wl>eat. Cam. Rye. Rarlett. Oat*. 
SSd'sMttin'tll. Sr.'.OOO 619,000 406,1100 500 101,0n0 6S5.i 00 
25 il's <«*: m'tli. 191,01)0 267,000 3S1.000 2,750 59,000 643,000 
Qairr F'n.rr IH-ml horn Tine. Barley. Oats. 
25d'ai/it«in'rli.296,0oni.67S.ni'0 2.2T4.000 71, ram 147,00a 1.512.OH0 
25d , sttlj,tm'tli.22: > ,000 687,000 1,895,000 4,500 187,000 1,115,000 
— 1 00 -i. 1 25 
— 2 00 @ 3 00 
— 1 00 © 1 50 
— 1 50 © 3 00 
— 1 75 @ 2 50 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barletr. Oats. 
25 days 1873. 3:2.000 619.0U0 496.000 500 101.000 635,000 
24 days 1S72... 181,000 211,000 1,317,000 127,000 604,000 
Sales. Finny. Wheat. Corn. Tine. Barley. Onts. 
25 d'B 1873.. ..286.000 1,678.0110 2.274,000 71,0011 147.000 1,512.000 
24 d's 1872.... 291,000 1,795,000 S,:;;O,O0O 136,000 249,000 1,464,000 
Stock of grain la store at yew York. 
May 5,1873. 
Apr. 7, 1873. 
Mar. 10, 1873. 
Feb. 10, 1S73, 
ir/«!<((. 
bush. 
218,223 
483,904 
671,197 
Corn. 
bush. 
Jiye. Barley. 
bush. bush. 
Oats. 
bush. 
276.666 
666,596 
58.V33 27,360 46.761 
800,207 r.5.sl9 S3.0S0 
2,615,892 37,302 293,493 S 10.590 
805.501 3,189.195 39.5811 468.934 9".9.131 
Jsn.lS,' 1873. 1.177.359 4,713,961 44,039 571,051 1,30718; 
Dec. 9, 1872.1,305,975 5,675.730 51,665 684.5541,608,865 
197,203 271,50". 18.032 1,115,0-22 
421.S56 355,430 100,691 78,387 
,53 
946 
Malt. 
bifeh. 
181.196 
178,232 
100,302 
173,100 
175,605 
215,826 
8e.l47 
Oats. 
bush. 
10,561 
9,300 
07.903 
Peas. 
bush. 
24,152 
12.388 
13.777 
l.i-'.i 
SU.5S3 
30,1" 
May s, 1872. 1,015,5 
April 8, 1872. 1,881,! 
4. Exportsfrom Xew i'ork, Jan. 1 to May 9: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Rarley. 
bbls. bush. hush. bush. hush. 
1878.. 392,997 1,485.326 8.965,331 49.700 11,830 
1872... . 286.73! 2,380,246 4,425.213 208J000 
1871 659.0:2 3.499.7118 l.'OO.aaj 17,338 
1870 (33,51-. 4,003.651 119/122 0.709 
1869 337,389 2.0 13.860 1,173,285 
1S63 319.202 1,708,175 2,909,014 153,093 
I\evt York I-ive-Sioek Markets. 
were KNPtNO Ueeves. Cows. Calres. Sheep. Swine. To/'l. 
April 11th 7,245 95 1,780 14,451 41.481 66,934 
April 21st 9.2J5 145 2,043 20.303 41.825 74.160 
April 28th 9,440 80 3,079 20,209 41,254 74.582 
May 5th 9,480 102 3,318 10.089 41.776 64.7115 
May 12th 9,244 4S 3,710 16,25s 44,866 74,15:6 
Total for 5 !T«*s.... 41.651 470 15,49! 81.310 211,202 
io.fo'rprer. 4 U'cca-s. 28,708 517 4,769 60,409 143,674 238,177 
Beeves. Coies. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week 6.931 91 3,093 16,26: 42.240 
do. (In. last Month... .7,177 151 1,192 15.115 35.918 
do. do. prev's J/oiKA.... 7,199 09 634 19,030 83,268 
There has been a larger supply during the past than ihe 
previous month, but the demand has been greater and 
prices have been well sustained ; the average being r^c. 
per lb. off during the last 2 weeks wilh a much larger rim. 
The quality has been, generally fair to good, with fewer 
Tesans, which were mostly of better flesh. 
The prices of the past 4 weeks were : 
Range. 
April 14 10 ©14 c. 
April 21 10 @14Sc 
April 28 ..10k@13 c. 
May 5 ... B ©l3'.:e. 
May 12 9 ©14 c. 
Large Sales. Aver. 
1IK@13 c. 12 c. 
11*®l2Xc 12 c. 
ll)i®12HcS 12 c. 
UX®12!<c. HXc. 
HKsWKc lixc 
yi il cIi Cows. — There has been a good demand for 
choice milkers during the month at $5@$10 above our 
quotation to private parties. The bulk of cows sent in 
were ordinary to good. Prices aru $25 @ $40 for or- 
dinary. $50 @ $65 f..r fair to good, and $70 @ $S0 for 
choice Calves. — The prices for bolh live and 
dressed veals, have been lower during the past than 
the previous month. Quotations for live. 7c. @ 10c. 
s$ lb; dressed, 4c. © 9c. for poor to good, aud 9c. (a) 
12c. good to choice Slieep.— The receipts of 
sheep are larger. Prices have been quite uniform. Ten 
car-loads of Texas sheep were received during the past 
month ; they average 75 lbs each, and sold at 4 l ^c. per lb. 
Quotations are 7c. @ Slic. for unshorn, and O^c. @ G J i.c. 
for clipped Swine.— The receipts of hogs have 
been greater, but prices have been firm and steady at 
6c. @ 6'ic. for live, aud city-slaughlered 7?ic. @ 8c. for 
heavy to light weights. 
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