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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[August, 
from being blown down during high winds or rains. 
Most florists have for sale stakes of different sizes 
and lengths, which are very serviceable, and last 
well, If properly taken care of. 
Hedges. — Give the summer clipping this mouth. 
Potted Plants, which have been placed iu different 
parts of the grounds for summer decoration, need 
to be watered often, as the soil dries very rapidly 
when exposed to the wind. 
Perennials. — A suitable frame or bed must be pre- 
pared, where 6eeds of perennials and bienuials can 
be sown as soon as they ripen. Keep the beds or 
boxes well watered aud shaded during the dry, hot 
weather. 
Clirysanthemums. — Bring them into good shape 
by pinching, and remove any imperfect flowers 
which show themselves. 
Seeds. — Gather as soon as they commence to ripen, 
and after they are thoroughly dry, clean aud put 
away iu a dry place, secure from mice. 
Greenhouse and Window Plants. 
Hanging baskets and window-boxes must have 
plenty of water aud be shaded during the middle of 
the day. The greenhouse will need a thorough re- 
novation, to clear it of all insects, and to make it 
ready for the reception of the plants iu autumn. 
All glass should be set before cold weather sets 
In, and the hea^ng apparatus put in good order. 
Put in a good stock of potting soil and sand for 
winter use, and provide plenty of pots and boxes 
for large plants. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold receded to 113 @ 113'i, closing July 13th at 1144, 
against 1137b on the 13th of June There has been a 
less satisfactory trade reported in Breadstuffs, with prices 
generally quoted much lower, in most instances, on in- 
creased offerings of stock. The home demand has been 
on a restricted scale, while the export inquiry has been 
mainly for Spring Wheat and mixed Western Corn. To- 
ward the close, the market exhibited more steadiness, 
particularly for Flour,Wheat, Corn, and Oats, which were 
less abundant, under lighter arrivals, though the scarcity 
of ocean freight room and the sharp advance in rates 
were against free export purchases Provisions have 
been in less confident demand. Hog products closed 
more firmly ; while Butter and Cheese showed weakness 
as to values; and Beef products were depressed 
Eggs have been less sought after, closing in favor of 
buyers nay has declined iu price, and closed dull. 
Hops and Tobacco have attracted more attention, 
atsteadierrat.es Wool was dull and lower early in 
the month under review. Toward the close there was 
more inquiry noted for desirable lots, which, however, 
have been offered with reserve and nt prices generally 
above the views of buyers, thus checking operations, 
particularly in Domestic Fleece and Palled. Compara- 
tively little of the New Clip is being forwarded to market, 
as farmers are not willing to sell at less than the ex- 
treme asking figures, and do not seem eager to realize on 
their holdings Cotton has declined materially, clos- 
ing tamely and heavily. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the mouth ending 
July 13, 1872, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW VOKK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. Barley Oat? 
27 d's this m'th.269.000 1,367,000 0.968.000 60.000 111,000 1,010 000 
26 it's last m'th.295,000 1,119,000 5,172,000 134,500 328,000 1,397,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hi/?. Barley Oats 
27 d'9 lftttm'ttl.186,000 1 .928,0110 5,871,000 180,000 51,11110 2 (100 
26 d'stastln'tli.191,000 1,401,000 5,119,000 108,500 155,000 1,413,000 
2. Comparison lollh. same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1872. . 209.000 1,3117,000 6,968,000 09,000 Ml.O'iO 1,610 000 
27 days 1871... 880,000 2,911,000 3,415,000 51,000 321,000 815,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
aid's 1S72...1S6.000 1,9'.>8,0:)0 5,SU,000 186,000 51,000 2,006,000 
aid's 1871... .313,000 3,436,000 2,225,000 59,010 0,800 1,371,000 
3. Exports from New Tork. Jan. 1 to July 12. 
,„_ Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barlev. Oats. 
38.2 448.030 4.202,506 11, 967.Ii>.-. 3(;6,'s29 22.6.56 17,315 
ISjl 963.831 8.103.157 4,824,872 43,018 83.796 14,889 
t8'2 880.026 7.964,108 161,168 65.734 9788 
}?59 60.-,.950 6,360.268 1,481,819 68,516 42,257 
1868 481,663 2,956,522 4,044602 ]5l!o93 39;363 
4. Becetpts at head of tide-water at Albany each sea- 
son to July 1th : 
Mow: Wheat. Com. Rye. Barlev. Oats. 
.o-i *iS ,s - hnsh - hush. hash, husti. hush 
}|i? 29.200 1,946.600 8,473.100 201.300 401.50(1 1 60.; 300 
}f7t 89,500 4.912,000 5.109.900 57.900 40 100 i"n..| '"mi 
16,0 105,700 6,011,000 309,000 260,600 82,100 1,0 '0/100 
5, Stock of grain in store at New i'ork. 
Wheat, Corn, Bi/e, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
1872. busli. bnsli. busn. bnsb. bush. bush. 
July 8 30S.405 419.354 236.335 53,730 1,135,011 10:1,392 
JuneU 481,241 156.673 284,017 61,844 727.120 7,269 
May 8 1,015,553 197.203 271,565 18.032 1,115,022 80.117 
Aprils 1,881,946 421,856 355,430 190,691 78,3S7 
1871. 
May 9 2*:>,7f'0 259,245 160,731 50,725 376,226 171,933 
April 10 811,871 180,947 150,901164,398 709.303 171.897 
March 13.... 1,523, 785 201.38S 150,514 329,349 1,133,897 218,231 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
June 11. July 13. 
Peioe op Gold 113% 114-!£ 
Flouk— Super to Extra State $5 00 © 8 00 $5 15 © 1 25 
Super to Extra Southern.. . . 6 60 ©13 50 5 00 aisoo 
Extra Western 6 75 ©13 50 5 90 (Sill 50 
Extra Genesee 8 10 ©10 75 7 30 ©10 00 
Snpeillnc Western 5 60 © 6 25 5 15 © 5 75 
Rye Flour 4 10 ©5 50 3 90 © 5 00 
Corn-Meat 3 45 ©3 95 3 25 ©3 80 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 1 95 @ 2 15 1 00 © 1 77>i 
All kinds ol lied and Amber. 1 70 © 2 05 1 48 © 1 05 
Corn— Vellow 70 @ 7254 62«'.j> 6354 
Mixed 63 @ 70 56 @ 62'i 
OATS-TVestem 48 @ 55 . 43 © 46;., 
State 51 © 55 45 © 4754 
Rye 90 © 95 75 © 82)4 
Barley 60 @ 1 12 Si Nominal. 
Hat— Male *» 100 lbs 130 ©170 110 ©165 
Straw. V 100 lbs 60 © 1 20 60 © 1 15 
COTTON-Middlings. V lb... 26 @ 86K 2454© 242Y 
Hops— Crop onsfl. V lb 25 @ 75 25 © 75 
Feathers — Live Geese, ^ lb. 60 @ 75 50 © 70 
SEen-Clover, V lb 9!,'© 102< 9H® 10>< 
Timothy. ¥ bushel 3 12)4® 8 50 3 12>4@ 3 50 
Flax. * bushel 2 20 ©2 35 2 20 ©2 35 
Suo a i:-Ren'g& Grocery V H> 7&@ 10)4 8 © 10J4 
Molasses. Cuba. 5f»gal . 80 © 38 25 © 38 
CoFFEE-liio(Gold) 16 © 19K 16K® 19'4 
Toracoo. Keiilucky, &C..VB. 8 ® 16 8 © 16 
Seed Leal. ¥ lb 7 © 48 7 © 48 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,*! lb. 65 © 83 60 @ 80 
Domestic, pulled. ¥ Tb 60 © 80 55 © 75 
California, unwashed SO © 55 28 @ 52 
Tallow. ¥ Tb 9X© 954 9 © 9% 
Oil-Cake— W ton 40 00 ©42 00 4100 ©42 00 
Pork— Mess, ¥ barrel 13 50 © 13 00 ©13 87)4 
Prime, » barrel 10 75 © 10 75 @ 
Beef— Plain mess 7 50 ©10 00 7 50 ©10 00 
Lard, in trcs. & barrels, V B>. 8«@ 9% sx® 9X 
Butter— State, ¥ Tb 16 © 26 14 © 80 
WeRtern, *> lb 10 @ 21 10 @ 20 
Cheese 4 © 14)4 3 © 11X 
ISbans- V bushel 8 10 © 3 75 2 20 © 3 75 
PEAS-Cunadu, free. V hu.... 115 ©120 1 10 © 1 15 
Eggs— Fresh, P dozen 13 © 17)4 14 @ 22 
PouLTRT— Fowls 17 © 22 17 © 20 
Turkeys— V lb — © — 15 a 20 
Geese,* pair 125 ©3 00 150 ©3 50 
Ducks, Snair 75 ©125 65 ©125 
Spring Chickens— V pair — © — 50 @ 1 2j 
Turnips— ¥ 100 bunches.... 3 00 @ 3 50 2 50 © 6 00 
OAlinAGES-ifl UlO — © — 3 00 ©0 01 
Oxioxs-P 100 bunches — ® — 3 00 @ 4 50 
BR(» im -corn— V Tb 3 @ 9 3 ® 9 
Apples— new,* barret — & — 2 00 © 4 00 
New Potatoes— * bbl 2 50 © 9 00 1 50 © 3 00 
Lkttuce— * 100 150 ©2 50 — ® — 
Tomatoes— * crate , — © — 87 @ 1 25 
Beets-* 100 — © — 3 50 © 5 00 
Green Peas— * bag — '© — "73 @ 85 
String Beans— * bug — © — 75 @ 1 00 
Green C.irn-* 100 — ® — 75 © 1 50 
Cherries— *a 6 © 16 5 a 15 
Gooseberries, ?t bushel 2 00 @2g 2 00 ©3 00 
Cucumbers-* 100 100 @ 1 50 75 ©100 
Currants—*!. — ® — C @ 10 
Whortleberries— * hush.. — @ — 4 50 @ . 00 
Blackberries— * quart — © — 5 © 20 
Watermelons ¥ 10j — © — 30 0C @.5 Oo 
I¥ew York Live-Stock Markets. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
June 17th 8,050 72 8,437 21,509 37,962 71,030 
June 24th 9,283 132 3,054 21,945 30,788 71,807 
Julv 1st - ..7,003 139 2.845 21,172 30,712 62,471 
.lulVsth 8.469 64 2,517 19,691 32,349 63,000 
Ta&l in 4 Weeks 33,410 407 12.453 84,317 137.SU 368.398 
do. for prev.i lPeeA-s.33,322 362 10,528 70,305 150,554 270,911 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Slieep. Swine. 
Average per Week 8,352 102 3,113 21,079 34,453 
do. do. last Month.... 8,305 90 4,132 17,576 37.038 
do. do. orev'a Mon (A.... 8.070 85 3,987 13,211 34,094 
Average per Week, 1871 7,187 83 2,301 25,133 25,177 
Beef Cattle.— Several causes combined to make a 
dull cattle market the past month. One was the generally 
poor quality of the stock after the corn-fed cattle had 
nearly run out, and before the grass steers had be- 
come fat. They are now improving in condition each 
week. Besides this we have had too many cattle for the 
extreme heat of the past few weeks. Much of the meat 
would spoil before it could be used, while those employed 
in getting out aud distributing ice took advantage of the 
situation, and struck for higher wages. Then, again, so 
many men of the various trades were unemployed and 
out on strikes, that the laboring classes had not the money 
with which to buy beef. Just at the close there is a better 
tone to the market, the prospect being favorable for a 
lighter run of stock. Still the decline for the month has 
been more than '£c. ^ ft). 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold : 
June 17, ranged 10>4@lt c. Large salesllX@13!. 1 'c. Av. 1254 
June 24th, do. 8 @13>4c. do. do. 10 ©12S4C. do. 12 
July 1st, do. 8 @13kc. do. do. 10 ©12 c. do. UX 
July Sth, do. 7)4@13 c. do. do. 9 ©12 c. do. 11)4 
Itlilch Cows.— With a larger average, the cow trade 
has been variable during the past month. The market 
has been largely overstocked with milk, so that farmers 
were more inclined to reduce than add to their stock of 
cows. Just now there is more inquiry, and all the good 
cows are selling. Prices are rather higher all around. Com- 
mon cows sell at $35 (a) $50, fair at $60® $65, and good to 
prime at $70® $80 Calves.— These decrease in 
numbers as summer wears away, but their use is also less. 
The quality is poorer. Some of the best milk veals are 
as good as those sent in last month, but we now get a 
good many grass and buttermilk calves. Farmers were 
in market for such last, year, but they do not come now. 
Such animals sell low. Quotations of grass calves are 
8c. ® 5c. 'l 1 lb., live weight ; common to fair milk veals 
7c. (a) 8i ;e. ; good to choice, 9c. @9!£c Sheep aud 
Lambs. — As lambs are ready for sale, aud some of the 
ewes can be turned oft', we are getting quite an increase 
of stock. The demand lias also improved during the hot 
weather, mutton being decidedly a favorite meat during 
the summer. Sheep declined at first, and have since im- 
proved, though they are scarcely as high as they were one 
month ago. Lambs have held their own, notwithstanding 
it is the season when they are expected to decline. Quota- 
tions: Ordinary sheep, 5c. (a) E'.jc. $ lb., live weight ; 
fair to good, 6c. ® 65\£c; prime to extra, &\' z z. la) &%c. : 
few very choice, 7c. Lambs, 8'^c. @ 10c. for poor ; lie. 
® 12V4c. for medium to good, and 13c. for choice Jerseys. 
,. Swine. — With a falling off in arrivals there is 
little change in the market. Heavy dressed declined to 
5*40. during a scarcity of ice, but are now improved. 
There is seldom a sale alive, nearly all the hogs being 
consigned to slaughterers. Live are worth 4 1 £c. (a) 4t^c; 
city-dressed Western, 5V^c. ® Cc. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions vhich we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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club of 20 at $1 each ; and so of the other club rates. 
'I'lie Union Pacific Railroad Co. 
— The Land Department at Omaha, Neb., reports : " The 
sales of the Land Department of the Union Pacific Rail- 
road Co., for the month of June, 1872, were aS.OOOO/ioo 
acres, amounting to $103,610.62, at an average of $4.30 
per acre. The total sa!cs from July 28th, 1S69, to the 
present date are BTl,169"/ioo acres, amounting to $2,399,- 
410.55, at an average of $1.20 per acre. Sales In April, 
1S72, were 12,466 3 '/ 100 acres, for $51,000.05. Sales in May, 
1872, were 16,835"/ioo acres, for $67,746." 
The Georgia State College solicits 
for its Industrial Museum models of machines of any 
character ; models of bridges ; plans and photographs of 
buildings, bridges, etc. ; minerals, specimens of ores ; 
specimens of woods ; products of agriculture ; products 
of manufactures, exhibiting as far as possible the various 
stages of preparation ; and generally whatever may illus- 
trate the industrial arts. Donations will be acknowledged 
by publication in the Catalogue. Direct all articles to 
President State College, Athens, Georgia, marked "For 
Industrial Museum." 
The A. A. F. T. A. O. S., -which of 
course everybody knows means the yearly " mud-fog," as 
an irreverent lady of our acquaintance calls the " Ameri- 
can Association for the Advancement of Science," will 
hold its meeting at Dubuque, Iowa, on the 21st inst, The 
