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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show the transactions for the month ending November 
12, 1873, and for the corresponding month last year. 
I. TRANSACTIONS AT TIIK NKU' TOKK MARKKT8, 
Bkokilts. Finny. WJieai. Corn, /.v. Hurley. Out'}. 
24 it's Mm m'UiJMSLQOD 2,817,000 3^69,000 26,MK> l.n 1,000 ffifi.000 
25.1V l-i.t m'th.291,000 2,220,000 5^524,000 27,800 17H.O00 1,100,000 
Sat.rs. Flour. Wheat. (Jam. Hyr. Hurley. Out ft 
24ir.s^.?m'iti.:?l3,f>00 2 T 133,:i0U 3,597.000 41,000 410,000 l.iyil.OflO 
25d , S/WMn'tli.32l 1 0O02#49 l Q00 5,573,000 61,000 43,000 1,854,000 
£. Comparison with same period at thin time last year. 
Rbckipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
HdnyslK?2. 348.000 2,817,000 3.569,000 2'i.000 1,111.000 895.000 
27 days ISiL . .437,000 4.646,000 1.207,000 217,000 1,135^00 1,719,000 
Sat.ks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Bar leu. Oats. 
U rt's 1S72. ...313.000 2,438.500 3,597,000 41.000 416,0001,496,000 
27 d'a 1871.... 304,000 4,116.000 2,731,000 77,000 981,000 1.605,000 
3. Exports from New York. Jan. 1 to Nov. 6. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barley. Oatft. 
1872 931.176 10,351.411 23.1 02,1 OS IWO^SS 22,056 29,824 
1871.... ... l,50i;.ir>3 2'J.579.704 10.R72.oiW 437,547 90,134 S9.211 
1870 1.693.508 15.735.848 379,926 92,431 134 23.020 
1869 1,304.834 16,197.951 1,595,282 130,948 46,594 S4.969 
186S S42.393 4,809,527 5,645,795 153,093 61, 598,149,479 
4. Stock of grain in. store at New York. 
Wheat, Com, Bye, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
1873. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
November 6. 429.760 4.783,426 31.374 376,750 2,191,362 250,980 
October 7. 23,142 3,842,181 39.925 4 1,"25 2.505.006 12,535 
September9. 95,674 2,661,982 89.839 51,135 2,638,976 Sll.fiU 
AngUStl2.... 83,331 429.104 130,161 53,789 2,077.893 215,408 
5. Receipts at head of tide-water at Albany each sea- 
son to Nov. 1st ; ' 
Flour. IVheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. hush. 
1872 104,100 7,901,400 25.4S4.200 357.300 2.119,000 5.075.300 
18*1 233.000 18,184,000 18,124.000 707.700 2,528.000 4,833.200 
1S70 356,600 13,918,300 4.5S4.300 529,9002,300,800 5,210,900 
CURKRNT WHOLKSALH PRICKS. 
Oct. 14. Nov. 12. 
Prick op Gor.n 113 113M 
Flour— Super to Extra State *5 75 (§7 75 $5 65 (3 7 75 
Super to Extrn Southern. . . 5 80 <ai2 00 5 50 @13 00 
Extra Western 6 75 ©12 00 6 75 @13 00 
Extra Cienesee 7 80 ©10 00 7 80 &10 00 
Snperniie Western 5 75 @ 6 50 5 65 (3 6 25 
lira Flo ri: 4 25 @ 5 35 3 75 @ 6 \iy 
"orv-Mkm, 3 00 © 3 95 3 00 (T C 3 90* 
Buckwheat Floue— # 100 ft. 3 65 @ 4 00 3 75 @ 4 35 
Wiibvi— All kimlsof White. 1 70 @ 2 05 1 65 ia £ 00 
All kinds of lied and Amber. 1 30 © 1 75 1 28 © 1 75 
Con*— Tellow .... 65 @ 66 65 © 65 K 
Mixed 62 @ 64K 63 % 64 Vf 
Oats- Western ... 41 @ 50 39 @ 49 K 
Stale 45^@ 55 42 <& 48K 
liYK SO © 88 82 © 90 " 
IWui.EV 85 @ 1 IS 80 @ 1 19 
H\Y— Ibilc. FMOOIbS 1 00 © 1 50 95 © 1 50 
Straw, glooms 65 © 1 05 75 © 1 20 
Cotton— .Middlings, ^ lb ... 19^© 19-^ 19 © i9v 
HOPS-Crop of]S72. VJb 25 @ 30 30 © 37>£ 
Kb* nines— Live Geese, %* ib 40 © 70 40 © 70 * 
Shed— Clover, * ib 9^© 10& 9>i@ 9V 
Timothy. KMiiishel... 3 50 ©3 75 3 12^© 3 50 
Flax, if bushel . 1 95 © 2 00 1 90 © 2 00 
Sugar— Iicfi'g& Grocery V lb 8 © 11>£ 8>£@ \1\ 
MOLASSKS. Cuba. *ga1. . 20 © 38 18 @ 37 
CoFFttK— Uio(Cold) 14 © 17^ 15 © 18H 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c ft lb. 9 @ 16 9 © 16 
Seed Leaf, Vtt 8 © 50 8 @ 50 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,?* lb. 53 © 73 55 © 73 
Domestic, pulled. ^ lb 25 © E5 25 © 55 
California, clip 20 © 40 20 © 40 
Tallow, tfib $%<& 9^ 8H@ 9% 
OrL-CAKR— ¥* ton ,. 37 00 ©38 00 33 50 ©40 00 
Fork— Mess. 3* barrel ...... 13 90 ©14 40 15 87 ©16 12 
Prime, V barrel 1150 ©1175 12 50 ©12 75 
Bkrf— Plain mess 3 00 @ 9 00 3 75 © 7 75 
L.iRD, in tics. & barrels. V lb. 8><© 9K $H<& 8& 
IUtttkr— State, V lb 15 @ 35 20 © 38 
Western. V lb 9>£@ 23 9&@ 25 
CnEKSE 5 © 14^ 5 © 15 
Brans— H bushel 150 © 2 S5 150 ©3 25 
PEAS-Canada. free, V bu.... l 10 @ — 108 © 
Eeoa— Fresh, p dozen 27 © 31 29 @ 34 
Poultry— Fowls 17 © 20 12 © 20 
Tinkers— V ft* 18 © 21 14 @ 22 
Geese. ¥* pair 2 0J © 3 25 1 75 @ 3 00 
Ducks, fpair 62X© 1 12H 62>..© 1 00 
Woodcock— 13 pair 1 00 © 1 25 70 "@ 85 
Partridges 1 00 © 1 25 62K@ 1 25 
Wtt.D Duck — % pair 37M© 75 35 © 2 50 
QuviL-tf doz — @ — 2 00 ©3 00 
\ eniso.V— ¥» lb.... — @ — 13 © 21 
Hakes— lb pair — © — 50 © so 
Rabbits—* pair , — ® — 35 © 50 
Trnxips— 9 barrel 2 00 @ 2 50 1 00 © 1 75 
CABBAGES— # 100 6 00 ©10 00 6 00 ©10 00 
Os'ioxs— "F* 100 bunches 2 50 © 3 50 2 50 © 3 50 
oxinxs— V bbl 2 00 @ 3 50 2 50 © 4 50 
Broom -corn— 38 ft> 2 @ 7 2 @ 8 
Applies— new, ¥» barrel 62M@ 2 50 l 25 © 3 50 
Potatoes— V bbl 1 25 © 2 25 1 75 @ 3 00 
Garlic— ?» 100 bunches 1100 ©13 00 15 00 ©IS 00 
Sweet Potatoes— H bbl 2 50 © 3 5) 2 ou © 3 00 
SQU.xsnES— s bbl 75 © 1 25 75 © 1 00 
C\rrots— 3* bbl - © - 2 00 @ 2 50 
Celert— b> doz — @ — 1 37 © 1 75 
Cauliflower— I* doz — © — 1 00 © 3 00 
Pears— *» bbl 2 00 ©18 00 4 00 ©25 00 
Grapes— HB 3 © 12 5 © 12 
Cranberries— $1 crate — ® — 2 50 © 3 TO 
QurxPBs— * bbl 4 00 © 8 00 — ® — 
New York I^ive-Sloclc Markets. 
wkrk knttn'o Beeves. Cows. Cilnes. Sheep. Swine, ToCl. 
Ortobor 14th 10.226 74 2,418 ^t.816 43.010 85.574 
October 21st 9,5'.5 53 2,270 26,930 44,680 83,493 
October. 28tll a. 170 60 1.655 27,152 59.476 96,513 
November 4th s,870 S4 1,600 25,569 38,780 74.903 
November 11th ...7.171 75 1.403 28,406 46.829 S4.184 
Total fnrT.MWl s... 12.292 351 9.346 137.S7:! 232.803 426.669 
do./arprCT.4 IFseAs. 39,824 322 10.611 115,789 175,316 341.802 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen, Swine. 
Average per We4k 8.458 70 1,869 27,575 46.561 
do. d<>. laH Month.... 9,956 80 2,652 28.947 43.S29 
do, do. previ's ifonth....9pl3 65 2,764 28,663 35,425 
Beef Tattle.— The above figures show a decrease 
of 1500 bnllocke per week, as compared witb the previous 
month, Fat native steers have been scarce, while abetter 
grade of Tesaus have largely taken their place. We 
usually expect the largest run of cattle from Illinois, but 
daring the pa^t week Texas has led off. Where this 
kind of cattle has been improved by the introduction of 
native bulls, the progeny is very much better. For the 
most part our markets have been rather tame and inactive, 
but the close is very firm, with an advance of more than 
y 2 c. for the week. Appearances point to high prices 
for prime stock the coming winter. The kite horse disease 
made quite a call for work oxen, and when well-matched 
pairs could be picked out of lots, they brought much 
more for work than for beef. 
The prices of the past 5 weeks were : 
Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Oct. 14 7 ©14 C. S ©ll^c. 11 c. 
Oct. 21 7 ©14HC 9 @U c. 10VC. 
Oct.28 7 @14 c. 9 ©11 c. lO^c. 
Nov. 4 7 ©14KC 8 ©12Mc. 11 0. 
Nov. 11 . S @14Kc. 9 ©13 c. ll' = c 
ITIilcIi Cows.— Receipt? have been light of late, 
and the market has improved, milk itself advancing with 
the cool weather. Very few good cows are now sent to 
market, farmers preferring to keep them over. The prices 
are $35 (a) $50 each for very ordinary to thinnish cows of 
small size ; $60 fa) $75 for fair to good milkers, and $80 @ 
$85 for prime to extra large cows Calves.— As 
cold weather comes on these are sent in dressed instead 
of alive, the transportation being less. Live calves are 
both scarce and high, while hog-dressed sell well. They 
are in quick demand just now. Quotations for live. $6 @ 
$11 each for grass-calves ; $8 (a) $11 for ordinary to prime 
milk-veals; 6c. @ 9c. for hog-dressed grass-calves, and 
12c. ® 16c. for poor to fat milk-veals : .Slieep and 
Lambs.— Now that most of the lambs are in, the receipts 
are lighter. The only variation in price's from \he previ- 
ous month is that a class of stock has been sent in from 
frosted pastures which were worth very little there, and 
still less here. Some of these scallawag sheep and lambs 
have been sold at $1.75 (a) $2.25 each. While choice stock, 
both sheep and lambs, continue in good request, thin 
flocks move slowly. The quotations are : for sheep, 4l%c 
(a) 5 l a 'c. for poor to medium, and 5?£c. (a)Q%c for fair to 
choice, a few extras going at 7c. Lambs take the wide 
range of 6c. @ 7Hc for mean to thinnish lots, and 8c. (a) 
9c. for medium to extra Swine.— These show quite 
a gain in point of numbers, and there is no decrease in 
prices, the demand running very large at present. Being 
cheaper than beef, there is always an increased call for 
fresh pork as soon as cold weather sets in. Many dressed 
hogs are being sent in from the surrounding country. 
Quotations of live bogs, 5VqC. @ 514c; (Sty-dressed West- 
ern, 6?£c. (§}■ 7c. for heavy to medium, and 7>4c (a) 1%z. 
for light. State and Jersey pigs sell at Sc. (a) 9e,, the latter 
price for those of less than 100 lbs. weight. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed for??i, for want of space elsewhere. 
Remitting; Money : — Clieclcs on 
New York City Banks or Bankers are best 
for large sums : make payable to the order of Orange 
Judd A: Co Post-Ofnce Money Orders, 
for $50 or less, are cheap and safe also. When these are not 
obtainable, register letters, affixing stamps for post- 
age and registry ; put in the money and seal the letter in 
the presence of the postmaster, and take his receipt for it. 
Money sent in the above three methods is safe against loss. 
Postage : On American Agriculturist, 3 cents 
a quarter, in advance ; on Hearth and Home, 5 cents per 
quarter. Double rates if not paid in advance at the 
office where the papers are received. For subscribers in 
British America, the postage must be sent to this office 
for prepayment here. 
Itonnd Copies of Volume Xhirty 
are now ready. Price, $2, at our office; or $2.50 
each, if sent by mail. Any of the last fifteen volumes 
(16 to 30) will also be forwarded at same price. Sets of 
numbers sent to our office will be neatly bound in our 
regular style, at 75 cents pervol. (50 cents extra, if return- 
ed by mail.) Missing numbers supplied at 12 cents each. 
i ' I n hs can at any time be increased by remit ting 
for each addition the price paid by the original members ; 
or a small club may be increased to a larger one; thus: 
a person having sent 10 subscribers and $1*2, may after- 
ward send 10 more subscribers with only $8 ; making a 
club of 20 at $1 each ; and so of the other clnb rates. 
'l'lie Itasfcet. — On account of the publica- 
tion of the annual index, the space devoted to "Basket" 
and other short items is four pages lees than usual. To 
give the index upon an extra sheet would increase the 
weight of (lie paper beyond the proper limit. Fortu- 
nately, the questions at this season of the year are not 
generally pressing, and the large amount of Basket mat- 
ter that we have in type will be as timely next month as 
it would be were we able to publish it now. 
Read It Over. — After writing a letter read 
it over, at least sufficiently to be sure that you have given 
Post-office, State, and signature. One or all of these are 
sometimes omitted. Always date from your pos -office, 
and not from ** Home," u Pleasant Valley," ■■ Prospect 
Hill." or any other local name. 
Costly Pictures. — Some people estimate 
the value of pictures as they do land— viz., by the acre, 
or rather by the number of square feet they cover. 
Hence, large pictures, as a rule, command a high price. 
Those of cultivated tastes look more to the subject and 
its artistic execution, as well as to the reputation of the 
painter. Thus, at Mr. Belmont's sale, Nov. 12th, a paint- 
ing, by Meyer von Bremen, of two children looking at 
their sleeping brother, sold for $1,900. It is about the 
size of our American Agriculturist Chromo, and by the 
mass of people would be considered of little more value. 
Another painting, by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, of 
Paris, entitled the Cavalier awaiting an Audience, sold 
for $6,050! Yet this is only about the size of the 
Hearth and Home chromo, and probably the majority of 
people would choose the latter as the more interesting 
of the two. 
The New York College of Veterin- 
ary Surgeons. — The recently prevalent horse-disease 
has done at least some good, as it has called the attention 
of the public to the need of educated veterinary surgeons. 
We were quite surprised to read in a paper 60 generally 
well informed as the New York Tribune the following ; 
41 There ought to be an Academy of Veterinary Science, 
and all that concerns the treatment of that inestimable 
animal in sickness and in health should be the subject of 
study as methodical, as patient, and as accurate as that 
which is exacted by the College of Surgeons or the 
medical schools of France and Germany." Now, this is 
what we have had for years. The New York College of 
Veterinary Surgeons, on Lexington avenue, has an able 
corps of professors, and offers admirable facilities for a 
veterinary education, and we wonder that young men 
should in such numbers enter the already overcrowded 
medical profession while there is a demand in every 
community for skilled veterinarians. It is not too much to 
say that the prompt and constant labors of Drs. Liautard, 
Large, and others of the college did much to abate tbe 
fatality attending the recent horse epidemic. 
Mr. Sisley'w Pelargoniums. — Since 
our announcement of Mr. Sisley's gcod fortune in ob- 
taining a double white Pelargonium, Aline Si.>ley, persons 
have written him from this country in relation to it. Mr. 
S. is an amateur, and does not deal in plants. He has 
placed his stock of the double white and some other 
fine doubles in the hands of M. Alegatiere, Horticulteur, 
Lyons, who scuds us a catalogue of prices. 
Xlie Wew York Weekly Tribune 
has long been an institution. As a record of news, a? 
an exponent of progress in the various departments of 
science and industry, and as an index of current literature 
it h;is no equal among papers of its class. While its cir- 
culation is already enormous, the publishers lake the 
proper means to increase it by setting forth its claims in 
our advertising columns. 
■iumig-ra.nt Laborers.- U E. T.," Mo- 
bile, asks where he can procure families of immigrants 
for farm laborers and to do housework. A vast number 
of persons would like to know this, ourselves included ; 
but there arc difficulties in the way which seem insuper- 
able. Immigrants may be procured, but in almost every 
case which has come to our knowledge, either they don't 
know anything at all, or shoemakers or townspeople ~wbo 
don't know a cow from an ox happen to be gotten, or 
women perfectly helpless in a house, or if they are »ood 
for anything, many have not sufficient honesty to work 
out the money advanced for their passage, and leave as 
soon as they find a place where they can get highi r 
wages. We see no help but in organized action of those 
interested to send an agent and procure the right sorl of 
immigrants, and pay them on their arrival as much wages 
as they can get elsewhere. 
Union Pacific K.R.— In October, 1S7.\ 
there were over twenty thousand acres of land sold b\ 
the Union Pacific R.R., at an average price of $4.50 per 
acre. The total sales by this company amount to 650,000 
acres, very nearly. Thus the great West is filling up. 
