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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Septembeb, 
can be cauned and preserved for winter use. Place 
either straw or brush around the plants to keep the 
fruit from touching the ground and decaying. De- 
stroy all green "worms" found upon the vines. 
Turnips, — Use the hoe between the rows of 
ruta-bagas. Sow flat sorts early this month. 
Flower-Garden and I.nwn. 
A large number of annuals and bedding plants 
will make the garden attractive at this 6eason if 
plenty of them were planted out in the spring. 
Pull out all weeds from the beds and borders. 
Bulbs. — The hardy bulbs may be planted late this 
month or early next. Make the beds planted 
rich by the addition of well-rotted stable-manure. 
Dahlias and all plants requiring stakes must be 
attended to at once, before the high winds have 
broken or otherwise disfigured the plants. 
Ecrbaceou, Perennials do best when moved in the 
fall, as they then hove time to recover and form 
new roots ready for an early start in the spring. 
Pits and Cellars for preserving half-hardy plants 
should be put in order, so that they may be ready 
in case of an emergency. 
Gladioluses should be tied up to stakes, as they 
are very easily broken by the wind. 
Perennials and Biennials. — Sow seeds of these in 
pots or boxes of well-prepared earth; this is a much 
better way than sowing theni in the open ground, 
unless one has a great many seeds. Keep the pots 
and boxes watered, and if the sun is too hot they 
may be sheltered by a lattice or wooden shutters. 
Cai-eenhousc and Window Plants. 
All alterations and repairs ought to be finished 
by this time, so that in ease of a sudden frost the 
tender plants can be carried into the greenhouse. 
Plenty of coal, soil, and everything necessary must 
be provided at the earliest opportunity. 
Polling of plants that have been turned out into 
the border needs attention, and also the potting of 
plants which are to be used for propagating from. 
Annuals. — Plant seeds of these for early winter 
flowering; Mignonette, Sweet Alyssum, Candy- 
tuft are the sorts usually planted. 
Eaitghtg-Baskets and Window-Boxes. — Refit these 
early, in order to get a good start before cold 
weather. 
Cuttings of bedding plants may be put in if auy 
young plants are wanted for house decoration. 
Commercial Matters —Market Prices. 
Gold advanced to 115^i © 1153^, closing August 13th at 
115J4 against 114>j on the 13th of July Flour has been 
in better demand and has been much firmer in price, with 
lighter supplies available of desirable brands The 
Wheat stock has been reduced to an unusually limited 
amount, and prices have advanced materially, checking 
business, though there has been a fair export and moder- 
ate home demand Corn has been in brisk request 
and dearar Eye and Oats have been more sought 
after at, stronger rates Provisions have been more 
freely dealt in and quoted firmer. At the close other than 
the finer makes of Butter were difficult to market ; and 
most grades of Cheese were weak and drooping Hay 
and Tobacco attracted more attention on the basis of our 
quotations — IIops and Seeds quiet Domestic Fleece 
"Wool has been moving slowly in most instances. Holders 
have been somewhat more confident in their views, and 
insisting «n full asking rates on restricted offerings of 
stock, thus checking operations. Manufacturers have not 
been eager to make purchases beyond the limitsof pres- 
ent requirements. The trade bids have been reserved, 
and generally under the views of sellers. Domestic 
Palled has been in light request within the previous 
nominal range. Texas Wool has met with a moderate 
eall, particularly grades available at from 35c.®45c. Ore- 
gon Wool has been in some demand and about steady. 
California Wool has not been in much favor with buyers, 
especially spring clip, the chief inquiry having been for 
fall clip, at the ruling figures Cotton has been de- 
pressed and lower, closing about steady. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American. Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
August 13, 1872, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW TORK 3IAKKETS. 
Receipts Flour. Wlieat. Colli. Rye. Harlot. nut*. 
86il'8</'ism'Mi.l97,")LlO 1.701,000 4.431,001)101,000 16-1,000 2,654.000 
27 d's lust in'Ch.269,000 1,007,000 C,9C8,000 69,000 111,000 1,640,000 
Satks Flour. Wheat. Corn. Thlt. Rarletl. Out*. 
"6 d's l>iism'tli.233,000 1,817.000 4,016,000 269.000 6,000 1,9:0,000 
27 d's (ustm'th. 180,000 1,93S,000 5,871,000 1S0.0CO 54,000 2,006,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time lust year. 
Kkoripts. Flour. WJieat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oatt. 
26 days 1-7.' 19;,5!i0 1,761,0004.431,000 101.600 167,000 8,654,000 
56 days 1B71...313.H00 3,730,000 4,117,000 37,000 10,160 941,000 
Sat.ks. Flour. 
26 d's 1S78... 333,000 
36 d's 1871... 304,000 
Wheat. Corn. Title. 
1,817,000 4,653,000 209,000 
3,128,000 4,037,000 173,0.0 
Barley. Oats. 
6,000 1,929,0 M 
11,403 1,319,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. \ to Aug. 12. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
1S72 547.794 5.479.949 14.372,323 510,678 31,06: 
1871 . 1,09.1,07!) 10,530.653 6,311,033 71,399 
1870 1,069.22; 10.230,857 220,617 65,734 
1869 812,764 9,099.803 1,537,077 71,8:1 
186S 575,091 3,209,201 4,903,872 153,003 
Oat*. 
20,700 
81.797 16,701 
11,205 
•13,727 
40,043 
Receipts at head of lute-water at Albany each sea- 
son to July 28!/7 . 
1873. 
1371. 
1870. 
Corn. 
bush. 
ilour. meat. 
bbls. bush. 
.. 33.S0O 2,051.000 11,433,003 
..111,100 6.105,000 8,415,000 
..151,900 0,733,630 
Rye. Barley. Oats. 
bosh. bush. busb. 
245,803 401,503 3.109,1(13 
57,900 40,400 1.392.100 
l',39S',000 271,000 82,4001,472,000 
Stock of grain in store at New York. 
1873. 
August 12. 
July 8. . . . 
June 11... 
Mays 
April 8 
1871. 
May 9 
April 10.. 
March 13. 
Wheat, 
busb. 
... 83,321 
.. 363,405 
... 431,241 
..1,015,553 
..1,881,946 
Corn, 
bush. 
410.104 
-I43,:'34 
130.673 
19;,2,I3 
-131,356 
Rye, Barley, Oats, 
busb. bush. busb. 
130,161 53.789 2,077,893 
236.:'.85 r.3.73) 1,135,071 
284,017 61,844 727,123 
271,165 13031 1,115,022 
335,430 190,691 78,387 
, . 283.700 259,245 160,734 50,783 376.236 
. 811.S71 130,917 150,954 101.398 709.363 
.1,523,783 304,383 150,511 339,340 1,133,897 
CtritRBNT WHOLESALE I'lUCKS. 
Piuos of Gold 
Fr.ouu — Super to Extra State 
Super Lo ICxti'a Southern 
ESxtra Western 
Kxtra Genesee 
Superfine Western 
Hve Floor 
Corn-Meat. 
Witbat— All kinds of White. 
All kinds o!" lied and Amber. 
Corn— Yellow 
Mixed 
Oats— Western 
State 
Utie 
VUki.ev 
Hay— Hale «> 100 Its 
Straw, $) 100 n.s 
Cotton— Middlings. W n> . 
Hops-Crop of 1871. 9 lb 
Feathers — Live Geese, ¥' lb. 
Seed— Clover, if) lb 
Timothy. if) husbel 
Flux. 9 bushel 
Suoar— Ren'g& Grocery %) lb 
Molasses. Cuba. %) gal. . 
Coffee— Itio (Gold) 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c..ftt>. 
Seeil Leaf, id lb 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, # Hi. 
Domestic, pulled.?) lb 
California, unwashed, 
Tallow, 9 lb 
Oil-Cake— 9 ton 
Pork— M ess, if) barrel 
Prime, If* barrel . 
Beef— Plain mess .... 
La an. in trcs. & barrels, $ I). 
Potter— State, * lb 
Western. $ lb 
Cheese . . 
He\ns— IS bushel 
PEAs-Canada, free. 9 bu — 
EGGS— Fresh, If* dozen 
PotJLTBT— Fowls 
Turkeys— "# B 
Geese, $ pair 
Ducks, 9 pair 
Spring Chickens— Q lb 
Turnips— I) barrel 
Cabbages— is 100 
Onions— if) 100 bunches — .. 
Onions— S bbl 
Broom -corn— *) lb 
Apples— new, if) barrel 
New Potatoes— $ bbl 
Tomatoes— ¥ basket ... 
Beets— if) basket 
Green Corn— %) too 
Cucumbers— i? 100 
Whortleberries— 1? bush. . 
Watermelons— is 105 
Sweet Potatoes— is bbl 
Egg-Plants— is dozen 
Squashes— 2) bbl 
Peaches— iS basket 
Pears— * bbl 
Grapes— ? ft 
July 13. 
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5 90 
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New Yoi-lc ILive-Sioclf Markets. 
week ending 
July 13th 
July 22d 
July 29th 
AUgllSt 5th 
August 12th.... 
Total/or 5 Weeks 
Beeves. 
....7.008 
...7,339 
....7.SU 
.. 9,351 
. ..8,101 
. .40,408 
Coie. 
101 
133 
123 
120 
112 
5S9 
407 
ao./o'rprev. 4 lftefca.33,410 
Beeves. 
Average per Week 8.094 
do. do. last Month.... S.S53 
do. do. prep'-*) Month.... 8,305 
Average per Week, 1371 7,137 
. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tofl. 
2,375 21,704 31,257 03,040 
2,311 26,8-12 23.S79 60,704 
2,631 28,866 31,392 70.876 
2,489 26,899 27,773 66,032 
3,187 26,590 42,159 80,109 
13,043 130,001 156,360 341,861 
18,453 84,317 137.S11 283,398 
Cows. Calves. Sheep. 
118 2,009 26,180 
102 
90 
3,113 21,079 
4,132 17,376 
8,301 25,132 
Swine. 
31,272 
34,453 
37,633 
83,177 
Beef Cattle— Soon after tho close, one week ago, 
the markets began to improve, and now we have a strong, 
active trade, with all that waslostdurlng the first week or 
two fully restored. There are a great many Texans now 
coming forward, eomc of them very green, and have to 
be sold low, but well-matured stock sells even better by 
contrast. Fat Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky grades readily 
command 13c., while the best selections sell at 13>4c. Tho 
bidk of Texans go at St£c. @ 9'^c. Sales were made 
below 8c. in one of the glutted markets. More than 
300,000 Texans have already been driven into Kansas 
this season, and they arc still coming, showing that this 
is an important branch of the trade. 
The prices of the past 5 weeks were : 
Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
July 15 . 73£®13 c. 10 @12 c. 11!{C. 
July 22 ....9 ®13 C. 11 ®12!<c. 18c. 
Jilly29 8 ®13fcc. 10 ®12>JC. 12XC 
Aug. 5 9 ffl!3^c. 10 al8 c. 12c. 
AuS-13.... S'j@13i£C. 9 @12 C. 12C 
IWilcIi Cows. — Seldom have we had so bad a tow 
tradcat any season of theyear, much less in hot weather, 
when the demand for milk is usually such that all the 
producers are anxious to add to their stock of milkers. 
Milk has sold at $1 (2) $1.95 1? 40-quart can, much of the 
time during the past month, which leads those in the 
business to lessen rather than increase the number of 
cows. Common cows sell at$25 $10, fair at (50® $60, 
and good to prime at $G.1 @ $70 Calves. — There 
was a good demand for veals during the first half of the 
month, and prices improved. Fat milk calves sold at 10c. 
© 10i4c. Just now there is a snrplus, especially of 
grass calves. The latter sell very low, and ought not to 
be sent in, or, if they are, farmers ebonld buy them for 
raising. Quotations of grass calves are2'jc. (a) 3;4c. <j9 
lb., live weight ; common to fair milk veals. 7c. fa) 8%c; 
good to choice, 9c. ® 9;ic... Sheep and Lambs.— 
"We have had an increase in numbers and not much 
variation in the price of ebeep, but lambs are very much 
lower, and glut the market. They are coming from the 
West, but largely from this State, from Canada, and from 
Kentucky. Fat sheep reached 7c, and even 71^c, a fort- 
night ago, but it now takes good lots to sell above 6}4c. 
The majority of the lambs sell at 8c. © 9c. Quotations : 
Ordinary 6heep, Ec. (a) oVa.c. ^ lb., live weight ; fair to 
good, 6c. @ 634&J prime to extra, GI^c. la) 6?^c. ; few very 
choice, 7c. Lambs, 7c. ® 7 : /ic. for poor ; Sc. @ 8J£c. for 
medium to good, and 9c. ©O'^c. for extras Swine. 
— With lighter receipts hogs have improved in price. 
They are now being sold alive, and the close is strong, 
with rather an upward tendency. Live are worth 4^c. (a) 
5c.^city-dressed Western, 6'uC © G^c. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions irhich we throw into smaUer 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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ward send 10 more subscribers with only $3 ; making a 
club of 20 at $1 each ; and so of the other club rates. 
State and County Fairs.— According 
to our usual custom we give, on pages 353 and 354. a list 
of the Fairs to he held during the present month and the 
two following ones. The preparation of a list of this 
kind demands a great deal of patient labor, and we have 
endeavored to make it as perfect as possible. If Secreta- 
ries would send ns notice of their Fairs earlier than 
most of them do, our list would be more satisfactory. 
