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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
garden, where it can remain in heaps during the 
whiter. • 
Hoots. — Store in barrels or bins in a root cellar, 
or bury in pits in the open ground. Parsnips and 
gateify maybe left in the ground during the winter. 
Flower CSantSen and ILawn. 
Few things in addition to last month's notes 
'need be added, as many of the directions given 
then will answer equally well now. Strive in this 
department, aa in the others, to keep ahead of the 
.work, and 60 arrange it that the Bpring work will 
,go on smoothly nest season. 
Painting may yet be done, and the directions 
given for fruit tree planting will answer ns well for 
ornamc ital deciduous trees and shrubs. 
, JBu'b: should have been planted last month, but 
• if the weather is moderately mild it will answer to 
plant now w'th the expectation of good results. 
Take up bulbs of Gladiolus, etc., at once. Cover 
all bulb beds with a coating of leaves or hay before 
the ground freezes. 
Chrysanthemums. — Stake those in bloom, and re- 
.tnove such as aro worihy to the greenhouse, where 
they will flower for some weeks. 
Dahlias.— Take up all still remaining in the 
ground,and 6tore in a dry cellar. 
Protection. — As the weather grows cooler protect 
half-hardy plants with straw or litter, taking care 
not to apply until quite cold. 
Cis-ecnUioase sms«! WIsi«J©w Plants. 
Th'13 department will be the showy one for a few 
tnonth3 to come, and every means should be taken 
to render the greenhouse and the house itself as 
attractive as possible. Nothing adds so much to ! 
the cheery appearance of a room as a few well- 
grown plants, and every one can enjoy the comfort 
'nvhieh beautiful flowers bring. Look out for sud- i 
den changes of temperature, and if there is danger ' 
of freezing weather fires should be started at once. 
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Insects. — Look out for red-spider and mealy-bug. 
The former may be destroyed by moisture, and the 
.latter wlm TVlialu-oil poirp t>r alcohol. 
Pulbs which were potted last month and placed 
in a frame or the cellar may be brought out a few 
pots at a time, and a succession of Hyacinth and 
'•other flowers had from Christmas until March. 
Camellias. — Keep in a cool greenhouse, and use 
the syringe frequently to keep the foliage clean 
and healthy. 
Propagation may be carried on at any time to se- 
cure a stock for another spring and to fill vacancies. 
Climbers. — Train climbers upon the roof rafters 
eo as to furnish flowers and shade. For this pur- 
pose Passiflora, Tacsonia, Tropavlums, etc., are all 
valuable. 
Annuals. — Sow seeds of Sweet Alyssum, Mign- 
onette, etc., from time to time for cut flowers. 
Heliotropes are especially valuable for winter bou- 
quets, as their delicious odor makes them greatly 
Bought for. They should have plenty of pot room 1 
in order to give the greatest quantity of flowers. 
Poses. — Give a watering of liquid manure once or 
twice a week to hasten the growth and flowers. 
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Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
*Fhc 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 Oct. 13th, 1873. 
» and for the corresponding mouth last year. 
*1. TnANS ACTION'S AT TUB XKW YOKE MA.I1KKT9. 
REntiiTs. Flour, \neal. Corn, Hue. llarley Outs 
.26 cl st'm m't.1i.3ll..0j .1,1:6,0(10 8,si3,0i'0 104,i»i0 S7.00 > 817.000. 
S7d'sl(K! iii'tli..?jl,00» 8, 133,000 4.53S.O00 07,000 8,500 965,000, 
S£ x £*:. ■ . , F I11'L. ! r '^'" r " rn - "'"•■ Barley. Oats. 
26 dM <;.m in'lli. 1=0,010 .1.(10,000 4,596,000 117.0110 80,000" 1,043,000 
Z7d , s last in'Ui..1«8,030 2,917.000 4,802,000 229.000 7,00 1 2,017,000 
58. Cnniparison wltli same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour, xnteat. Corn. Rye Barley. Oils. 
26 days 1973.... 841 ,600 4,4115.' 00 S,B13,000 ioi.000 87000 817000 
25 days 1372 591,000 2,220.000 5,524,000 27,5';0 17S.O00 1,109,000 
' Sat.es. Flour. Wheat Corn. Uhp Rurleit Oati 
26 days 1873... 489/00 4,199,000 4,596.000 147,000 86,' no loriooe 
fc days 1872. .821,00) 2,740,000 5,573,000 61,000 13,000 l,S51,'ooO 
3. Stock of grain in store at yew York. 
Wlieat. Corn. Rue. llarley. Oats. Man. 
busli. busli. Inish. bush, busli. bush. 
Oct. 6. 1873.. 1,270,801 5.129,537 43.207 613,723 1,4517808 201,727 
Oct. 7, 18?.'. . 23,142 3,312,181 39,925 40,025 2,5053)00 12, ,35 
4. Receipt* at head of tide-water at Albany each season 
to Sept SOlh. 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Ttne. Barley. Oats. 
bbls. busli. busli. busli. busli. busli. 
1875 9;.4"0 13,001.200 12,323,800 "5.3110 95,100 2,370,500 
1872 83.900 5,670,800 22,562,500 350,700 635,900 4,760,700 
1S71 164.90)13,141,000 16,722,7410 511.500 600.500 3,114.500 
1870 301,200 10,052,300 3,7'3,0i0 392,700 723,600 4,037,300 
Crr.RKXT Wholesale PnlCES. 
Sept. 13. Oct. 13. 
Pnicii or (loi.n m% 101'. 
Floor— Super to Extra State S5 3D % 8 35 $5 40 <i 7 50 
Sillier lo Bxtra Southern. . 7 10 fill 00 6 50 is 11 ('0 
Extra Western 6 00 ©11 oo 6 20 @li 25 
Extra Genesee 8 35 cjiooo 7 60 09 75 
Superfine Western 5 30 a (7 25 5 40 ©6 15 
IIYK Fl.ot-n 4 40 @ 70 4 75 ® C "0 
Cor.N-M.KAI,. .. 2 65 ©3 93 2 65 ® 4 00 
WHEAT— All kind. ..I White. 1 r,2V7i5, 1 90 1 55 ® 1 80 
All klrids of lied and Amber. 1 40 a 1 75 1 so © 1 05 
Conw— Eellow 65^® 67 63 @ Qi 
Mixed . 58 @ 66 51 ft 64 
White 06 @i 70 04 @ 66 
Oats- Western... 45 @ 52 51 @ 58 
Stute 45 @ 52 51 ® 58 
KVR 88 @ 98 88 % 97 
Baui.kv 1 10 @ 1 25 1 25 @ 1 75 
Hay— Halo, *>100 lbs 100 ©155 95 @ 1 50 
Straw, * 100 lbs 70 @ 90 65 ia 90 
Cottox— Middlings, y n. ... 20^@ 21 18J6 7 <- 19 
Hoes-Crop or 1873. ¥> lb 40 ® 50 40 ® 53 
Featitebs — Live tieese, ¥ ft — @ — 60 ® 85 
Sunn-Clover. i» lb 9 @ 9>,' 10)4® 10'! 
Tnnntli.y. V bushel 3 25 © 3 50 — (m 3 00 
Flax, V' bushel 2 25 ® — 2 15 @ 2 25 
StiOAR-Reri'g& Grocery »>ft 7 © Ox 0\m 9,v: 
Mousses, Cuba. Vital. SO © 40 27 @ 40 
New Orleans, y gal 84 @ 93 SO @ 8S 
CoFrKR-l:lo(Gohl) 21 @ 23Jj' 19'/<@ ai-g/ 
Tonxcon, Keiiluckv, &c..V ft. 7 © 15 7 (g. 15 
Seed Leaf, V ft C © 65 6 @ 65 
Woot.-Domeslie Fleece, »i ft 40 @ 62'.; 40 @ 62',' 
Domeslic, pulled, fi ft 30 © 50 30 @ 50 
California, clip 18 ® 34 18 © Si 
Tallow, ¥<ft 8 © 8),' 7K« ',% 
Oil-Cake — * ton 36 00 ®38 50 37 00 ®33 00 
Pork— Mess, V barrel .... 17 37«@17 50 16 75 ©17 00 
Prime, 70 barrel — @15 00 — @14 75 
Beef— Plain mess 8 00 gno 50 
I, vim. in fc-cs. & barrels, V ft. 8 @ 8% 8 @ 8K 
miTTEll-Sliile, newK'lb 24 © 35 25 © 40 
\v in, yft 15 © 27 16 ® 2S 
Cheese.. . .... 5 © 13 5 © 145,' 
BEAKS— f bushel 165 ©3 15 135 ©3 00 
PEAS-Canada. frei •, V bu ... 1 10 @ 1 15 1 15 @ 1 10 
Rnn--Fresh.y dozen .... 22 © 25 24 © 2S 
Poultry— Fowls 15 © 20 16 @ 20 
Tinkvs— Vft 18 © 25 15 @ 52 • 
O-'-". 19 pair 1 50 © 2 50 1 75 @ 3 CO 
Ducks, Snail 1 60 ® 1 00 65 % 1 25 
Pis.-ons, ?> doz — @ — 125 ©825 I 
Woodcock, y pair 1 18 © 1 30 CO @ 80 i 
Partrid-.'cs, %' pair 125 ©137 40 © 85 ! 
(iniii \ trapped, V parr 75 @ 87 70 © 75 
Hares. ^ipair — © — 65 @ 75 i 
Vi Nis.'X.y ft — @ — 15 @ 23 ! 
Tfiixtrs i' hbl 1 00 © 1 50 1 25 @ 8 25 
CiauGXSHiJOO. 4 00 ©10 00 4 00 ©10 00 
Onions — v em ur @ aw son @ r. oo 
Potatoes-* 1 bbl 150 ©2 50 150 ©2 50 
Sweet Potatoes— Vlibl 3 50 © 5 00 8 00 © 3 50 
C.ykk, its -V 100 bunches 8 50 © 4 00 — © 
Broom-corn 5 © 12 6 © 14 
Appr.ES—* barrel 1 00 © 4 00 2 00 @ 4 00 
Plums, S bushel 3 00 ©7 00 4 00 ©1000 
PEACnES, X 1 crate ^ 175©3 50 — @ — * 
Cranherries— li> 9bl — ® — 4 50 ©9 00 
Peaes, ybbl 2 00 ©SCO 2 00 all 00 
Graves, P ft 5 @ 12 4 @ 12 
Tomatoes, Pbusli.l 40 <7i 50 60 @ 75 
Greev Peas. ¥' bushel 1 37 © 1 50 1 65 © 1 80 
Green-Corn, * 100 75 @ 1 25 1 00 @ 1 50 
Lima Beaks, $ blr-hel 1 75 ® 2 50 2 25 ® 2 50 
Mavle Sugar, H ft 5 @ 8 5 © 8 . 
Mavle Strcv. V gallon 1 00 © 1 35 1 00 © 1 35 
Cider, new, V gallon 16 © — 20 ® 22 
Milk, $ 40-quai-t can 125 ©153 150 @ 3 00 
Gold has fallen to 10S^— closing October l'Slh at 10.-'„ 
@ lOSJvj. as against HI'S on September 18th. An ex- 
traordinary and o"ery disastrous financial panic has been 
the notable event of the month. lis effects on general 
business have been very injurious. It led to extreme 
stringency in Money, and unusual depression in foreign 
exchange. For some days there was no marke' for 
either, and no prices named. These very adverse cir-. 
cumstanccs greatly embarrassed the produce movement. 
Exporters were unable to execute their orders for bread- 
stuffs, provisions, etc., without extreme difficulty. Prices 
of mosl kiiuls of produce yielded materially to these un- 
favorable influences. Tet, in the face of the gravest finan- 
cial disturbances, the commercial classes were remark- 
ably strong and confident, feeling the Money pressure, of 
course, but not as severely as might have been anticipa- 
ted, and no houses of any great prominence ia the pro- 
duce or merchandise lines were reported as having had 
to succumb to the stringency. This argues well for the 
substantial soundness and prosperity of the mercantile 
classes, as reflecting the actual condition of the indus- 
trial and commercial inlerests of the country. Toward 
the close, the markets ivcre reported as working more 
satisfactorily, influenced by the improved Monetary 
movements, and increasing activity in the foreign ex- 
changes. Though business was so seriously Impeded 
during the month, through the effects of the financial 
panic, the export trade in produce forced itself up to an 
enormous aggregate at the port of New York— the week's 
shipments lo foreign ports for the week ending Octobcr 
6th, having been the unprecedented amount of $8,373,130 
in gold and currency values. The exports, that week, in- 
cluded of 'Wheat aloue, l,7S4,9Sa bushels Bread- 
stuffs. Provisions, and Cotton, closed lower, on a moder- 
ately active inquiry.. ..Tobacco has been Btcady and 
in fair request, mostly for shipment Wool lias at- 
tracted much less attention, closing irregularly Hops 
and Seeds quiet, and weak in price Hay and Straw 
slow of sale, with values favoring buyers. 
I>ew York I^ive-Wlook Markets. 
week EN'DTN'G Ueeres. Cowr.. C"!rcs. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
September 15 10.060 4: 2,816 28,990 39,358 81,273 
September K 10,043 90 3,179 31.151 33,211 77,709 
September)* 9,W5 8o &129 29.470 S5,is9 77,356 
Octobi-r6 9.993 44 2,031 2f.677 81,653 7I.39S 
OctoberlS 8,175 103 2.397 28,015 29.017 67, 712 
Totaljor 5 Weeks... 47,464 365 13.55; 145,3 9 108,7:8 370,118 
do./or',u!OT.4IF<.<?A's40,235 403 11,229 117,793 131,082 301,316 
Bectev. Cows. Calces. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week 9.493 72 2,710 29,flt>2 33,751 
do. do. last Month... 10,058 102 2,807 29,418 82,920 
do. do. prev's Month.. 9,213 113 8,132 20,696 31,072 
Beeves. — The market for the pa«t month has been 
affected more by the uufavorablc condition of the money 
market than by any other influence. The scarcity of cur- 
rc-icy has tended to contract operations, and the dealings 
have been mostly for cash. As might be expected under 
suchcireumslances prices gave way, and if receipts had 
not fallen off they wculd probably have been lower still. 
Arrivals, however, have been light, and last week Ihe 
market regained what bad been lost previously. The re- 
ceipts for the past four days were 6,261 head against 
E.047 for the same time the previous week. The quality 
was poor, and this with the large receipts caused a re- 
duction on poor and inferior stock and a slow trade gen- 
erally. A lot of 7 cars of mixed Texans and Cherokces 
direct from Kansas hold for 6!4c. to dress 64 to the gross 
cwt., were left unsold. A few of the best native steers 
were sold at l?yc. @ 12!;c. ^ lb. to dress 58 lbs. to the 
gross cwt., and several car-loads of common do. at 9!4c. 
$ fc. to dress 65 lbs. @ 50 t>s., to the gross cwt. ' Very 
fair Texans were selling at 9c. v?> fuse. ^1 lb., to dress 
60 lbs. 
Prices for the last four weeks were: 
weee EN-piN-n Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Septembei-15 7 @12«c. 9^®11KC. 10>ic. 
September 2;.... 7 @12*fe. 9>£@llKc. lose. 
»ept»mher 29 6V7®13 c. 9^@12 c. *>Kc. 
October 6.. . 6 ffll2}£c. 9 ®U c. 10 c. 
October 13 7 013 c. 9 ®ll c. 10 C. 
Milch fows,- The demand for milch cowshas con- 
tinued light ; the light receipts, however, bad about met 
the demand, and prices remain the same. Commen to 
extra cows will bring $35 @ $f3 readily with the present 
demand .....Calves. — The demand for calves has fal- 
len off somewhat, but notwithstanding a slow trade prices 
remain steady. C7r.oss calves are in better supply and of 
slow sale at $5@ gS ■£! head. Veals sell for 7;;c. @9V$c. 
39 tb. for common t - good, and 9' 3 ^c. @ 10c. for choice 
to extra Slleep ami [iambs, -The market lias 
been lower on both sheep and lambs, and the depression 
has been assisted by the failure of one of the largest 
slaughterers. Last week prices declined fully '^c. $ lb. 
and the quotations now are 4j£c. ® OUc. V d. for sheep 
and 6Jiq. © S'ic ^ lb. for lambs Swine.— Re- 
ceiptsbove been light with steady prices. Live hogs have 
been scarce, and although the general tone of the market 
has been weak yet prices remain the Bamc. The market 
for live hogs is now brisk, and sales are readily made at 
5^c. (?. Bjjjc. |! ft. Dressed sell fairly at 6>;c. @ 7^c. 
$ ft., with light pigs at TJ^c. 
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