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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[September, 
land Co., Majority Point, 29-Oct. 1 ; Octobek. Stephen- 
son Co., Freeport, 4—7 ; Washington Co., Nashville, 5— 
7 ; DeWitt Co., Clinton, 5—8 j Vermillion, Catlin, 11—14; 
Morgan, Jacksonville, 12 — 14. 
Michigan. October. Kalamazoo Co., Frank 
Little, Sec, Kalamazoo 6—8. 
■Wisconsin. Columbiana Co., Portage, Sept. 21— 
23 ; Dodge Co., John C. Halliger, Sec, Juneau, Sept. 21 
—23 ; Vernon Co., Wm. S. Purdy, Sec, Oct. 4-6. 
lOAvn. September. Clinton Co., George Burton, 
Sec, Lyons, 13—16 ; Floyd Co., Rockford, 14—15 ; Marion 
Co., P. F. Barth, Sec, Knoxville, 14—16 j Scott Co., Da- 
venport, 19—20 ; Chickasaw Co., B. E. Morton, Sec, 
New Hampton, 20—21. 
Canada. September. Shefford Co., Waterloo, 14; 
Missisquoi Co., Bedford, 15 ; Compton Co., Eaton Cor- 
ner, 22; St. Johns Co., St. Johns, 22 ; M'tcalm, St. Esprit, 
29th ; October, North Ontario, E. 1)., Prince Albert, 11. 
— . < | » .-« 
Commercial Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, made 
up to Aug. 16, show the transactions the past month. 
1. TRANSACTtONS AT THE NEW- YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley, oats. 
24days(/iism'th 396.500 2,309,000 1,318,000 11,500 31,000 757,000 
25 days tasfm'th 344.000 2,137,500' 773,400 36,000 37.000 876.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Com. Eye. Barley. 
24 days tins month, 467,000 3,172,000 1,581,000 
25days tost month, 549,000 3,978,000 1,546,000 10,300 81,000 
2. Comparison with same time last year. 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
396.500 2,309,000 1,318,000 11.500 31,000 757,000 
350,000 2,361,000 2,019,000 102,500 
Flour. Wh.eat. Corn. 
. 461,000 3,173,000 1,534,000 
days 1S63 303,000 2,584,000 2,197,000 81,000 
3. Exports from New-York Jan. 1. to Aug. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. 
478.614 405 
9,581,916 377,351 
RECEIPTS. 
24 days 1864 
26 days 1803 
Sales. 
21 days 1SG1 
87,000 974,000 
Bye. Barley 
1864 1,319,730 9,305,611 
1863 1.551,075 9.581,416 
1862 2,019,510 13,161,086 
8,103,203 937,857 
The fluctuations in prices of farm produce are so de- 
pendent upon the speculative value of Gold, that we can 
form no very reliable opinion as to the future. Favor- 
able military results would depress gold, and down would 
go breadstufis. The condensed but comprehensive tables 
herewith show at a glance the amount and character of 
the past month's transactions. The current prices at two 
dates are given as matter of reference ; the telegraph 
may announce other rates before the paper can reach the 
reader by mail. The very high price of cotton helps up 
the price of wool very materially. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
July 16. Aug. 15. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $9 00 @10 50 $9 10 ®10 50 
Super, to Extra Southern .... 10 25 @14 00 10 45 @14 50 
Extra Western 9 00 ©12 00 9 65 ®13 00 
Extra Genesee 10 50 @12 00 10 60 ©12 50 
Superfine Western 9 00 @ 9 50 9 10 ® 9 50 
Bye Floor. 8 50 ©10 00 8 50 ©1150 
Corn Meal 7 75 © 8 40 7 90 @ 8 50 
Wheat— All kinds of White. . 2 05 © 3 75 2 95 @ 2 70 
All kinds of Ked 2 25 ©2 52 2 15 @ 2 53 
CORN-Tellow 163 © 154 ® 1 55 
Mixed 1 57 ® 1 60 1 51 @ 1 52 
Oats— Western 96 © 98 98 @ 99 
State 96 © 97 97 @ 98 
Eye 190 ©195 195 ® 2 00 
Barley Nominal. Nominal. 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb.... 1 62 ® 1 64 1 72 ® 1 7S 
Hops, crop of 1S03, per lb 15 ® 30 18 ® 33 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 85 © 90 Nominal. 
Seed— Clover, per lb 17 @ 17M Nominal. 
Timothy, per bushel 3 50 @ 3 75 Nominal. 
Flax, per bushel 3 50 @ 3 75 Nominal. 
Suoar— Brown, per lb 20 © 25 18><@ 24 
MoLASSES.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 1 10 © 1 25 1 00 @ 1 20 
COFFEE. Rio, per lb 52 © 55 47 ® 50 
Tobacco— Kentucky.&cp.lb.. 14 © 36 14 @ 36 
Seed Leaf, per lb 25 © 65 25 © 65 
Wool— Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 90 ©112"^ 90 ©115 
Domestic, pulled, per lb 80 ® 1 07^ 80 © 1 10 
California, unwashed 30 @ 65 30 @ 65 
Tallow, per lb 19 © 20 19 ® 19& 
OIL Cake, per tun 70 00 ®75 00 70 00 ©77 50 
Pork— Mess, per bill 35 00 @36 00 39 00 ©39 50 
Prime, per bbl 33 00 ©34 00 34 00 ®34 50 • 
BEEF-Plain mess 20 00 @24 00 17 00 ©21 00 
Lard, in bbls., per lb 18 @ 19 21)4© 22% 
Butter— Western, per lb 32 © 41 38 @ 46 
State, per lb 35 ® 44 40 ® 50 
Cheese 17 ® 23 18 ® 26 
Beans— per bushel 2 30 © 2 80 Nominal. 
Peas— Canada, per Bushel... 1 45 ® 1 50 1 90 ® 2 00 
Eacs— Fresh, per dozen 24 @ 26 22 ® 25 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb 20 ® 21 18 ® 20 
Tnrkevs, per lb. : 19 ©20 20 ® 21 
Woodcock, per pair 75 @ 1 00 
Potatoes— Mercers, p. bbl.... 3 50 ® 4 00 5 50 © 6 00 
Peach Blow, per bbl 4 25 © 4 75 5 00 @ 5 50 
Dyfcemans, per bbl 5 00 ® 5 50 
Apples— Sweet per bbl 3 00 @ 4 00 
Apples-Sour per bbl 3 50 @ 4 50 
Apples— Common per bbl 100 ©2 50 
Peaches— Delaware, perhskt 125 @ 1 50 
Peaches— Jersey, per basket... 1 25 @ 2 00 
New York Live Stock Market.— 
Beef Cattle. The drouth has driven into market a 
large lot of miscellaneous stock, called beef cattle, the 
numbers averaging 4781 per week. Some of these have 
sold as low as 6 cts. per lb. for the estimated dressed 
weight, others at 19 cents. The latter price is now paid 
for first class bullocks, which are very scarce. Medium 
to good bring \i%c.(a)\1\ic„ estimated dressed veight. 
Milch Cows. — Average weekly receipts 147, 
with dull demand, owing partly to closing of distilleries. 
Poor light cows $20©$35 each ; medium to good $40 
(a>$65 ; extra milkers at various rates above these prices. 
Calves. — Supply 2689 per week, prices 7 to 11 
cents per pound live weight, according to the quality. 
Slieep and. I>aiu1l>s. — Receipts averaged 
15,948 per week; prices have fluctuated materially, clos- 
ing better than last month. Good sheep 8K cents per 
lb. live weight, poorer 6% cents. Good lambs 10c. (5)104. ; 
choice, ll^c. ; and lots of over 2,000 at $4 25 per head. 
Ijive Hogs arrive sparingly, and prices ad- 
vance accordingly. Latest sales have ranged from 
l\\c(al\2c. per pound, live weight, according to quality. 
Additional Contributions to the " Agri- 
culturist Sanitary Fund-" 
Names. County. State. 
Amos A. Pope Essex Mass — 1 00 
Geo. Matson Middlesex Mass — 1 00 
E. M. Carpenter Essex Mass — 50 
W. H. Hill Fairfield Conn. ...2 00 
Hugh Gelston Fairfield Conn....l 00 
S. H. Chapman Yates N.Y....1 00 
C. M. Howard Franklin N. Y....1 00 
Luther Pierce Chautauqua. . .N. Y . . . . 2 00 
Albert Morehouse Seneca N. Y 1 00 
Fred'k E. Parker Westchester.... N. Y 50 
J.T.Howell Morris N.J 75 
Mrs. R. Vighte Somerset N. J 5 00 
Sophia Gauch Essex N. J 1 00 
B. W. Young Monmouth . ...N. J 1 00 
A.M. Engle Cumberland... . Penn 1 00 
T. J. Robinson Washington ...D. C....1 00 
Ezra Brainard ■ Tuscarawas. ...Ohio 1 00 
Caroline S. Fabrick Cass Mich....l 00 
C. Shanahan Cass Mich .... 1 00 
Frances M. Adams Livingston Mich — 1 00 
Mrs. A. E. Kennedv Will Ill 1 00 
Mrs.E. Tiffany; Winnebago.... Ill 50 
J. A. Cheeseman Sangamon Ill 1 00 
C. C.Hotchkiss Grundy Ill 1 00 
Rufus Porter Fulton Ill 2 00 
J. A. Mahard Scott Ind 1 00 
J. T.Mendenhall Hamilton Ind 1 00 
T. C. Johnson Floyd Ind 1 00 
Mary E. Johnson Floyd Ind 1 00 
Horace M.Johnson Floyd Ind 100 
Eliza Johnson Flovd Ind 1 00 
Frank H. Johnson Floyd Ind 1 00 
J. S. Goodge Randolph Ind 1 00 
A Discharged Soldier Clinton Iowa 5 00 
Mrs. H. Felton Clinton Iowa.. .1 00 
Wm. F. Hillman Fon du Lac ...Wis 1 00 
J. M. Tarr Monroe Wis 1 00 
H. G. D Olmstead Min 50 
C. Neutzel Siskiyou Cal 1 00 
the following had no post office mark. 
Sarah A. R. Jeffcott 2 00 John Boos 4 00 
Elisha Prentice 1 00 J. M. Prentice. .1 00 
For the IT. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. 
J. Rogers Sierra Cal 10 00 
Mrs. A.M. Dealy Columbia Cal 1 00 
W. T. Waters and wife Wilson Tenn 5 00 
E. Barber and wife Wilson Tenn 5 00 
Chas.A. Raulett Middlesex.. ..Mass 3 30 
I. W. Scott Noble Ohio 1 00 
SaraE. D Orange N. Y 1 00 
S.Hayes New-York... N. Y 100 
[Copy.] 
SiOOO.OO— Received, New- York, A«g. 1C, 
1S64, of Orange J udd. Esq., One Thousand 
Dollars Cash, as an installment of the funds con- 
tributed to the U. S. Sanitary Commission, 
through the Office of the American Agriculturist, by sub- 
scribers to that Journal. 
"' Signed GEORGE T. STRONG, 68 Wall-st., 
Treas. U. S. San. Commission. 
Crop Prospects. 
Notwithstanding the almost unprecedented dryness of 
the season (which cannot be measured altogether by the 
rainfall, but by the heat, dryness of the atmosphere and 
rain all taken together,) the prospects now are that the 
bountiful earth will yield nearly average returns for the la- 
bors of the husbandman. Not only so — for should we 
measure Ihe harvests by the labor expended this year, 
we well might expect a small return. It may perhaps 
with truth be said that rarely, if ever before, has labor 
been so well rewarded— and this, without reference to 
the prices obtained for crops. Except in dairy products, 
and those roots (potatoes included) which occupy the 
ground during the heat of summer, we can designate 
none of the great staples of the country of which there 
is likely at present to be a short supply. There has been 
in certain more or less extensive districts considerable 
damage to the corn crop from which it will not recover, 
but taking the whole country together, the promise is 
good, " Potatoes they grow small and the weeds are 
very tall," but where the weeds were kept out and the 
soil was deep, the product will be very remunerative, 
as the prices are and will be high, though present 
rates may not continue. There is an immense breadth 
of late summer crops, buckwheat and turnips on the 
ground, in excellent order, so far as we are informed. 
Contacting a great, variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we give in small type 
and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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thoroughly, we are able to still give about the usual 
amount of information and at the same time keep expens- 
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—a thing we are very loth to do and shall fight against. 
The " Only a Dollar a Year" has sounded pleasantly 
for 23 years, and does yet. 
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new subscriber this month. For $1.15 we will send the 
Agriculturist to new subscribers from October 18C4 to 
December 1865, inclusive (15 months). This offer extends 
only for the present month, as we may be compelled to 
advance the terms. New subscribers this month send- 
ing 5 cents extra will be entitled to the strawberry plant. 
Strawberries, Xransplanted in al- 
most any way, will live, if their crowns be not covered 
with earth ; but if it is desired to have them grow and 
multiply most rapidly, some little care will pay. The 
best method of planting, one we have often recommend- 
ed, is partly shown in this cut. Dig the hole, and with 
the hands make in its center 
a mound of earth reaching 
nearly to the surface. Spread 
the roots over this, as shown 
in the cut, and then fill in 
around, leaving the whole 
so -that on settling, the crown 
of the plant shall remain 
about even with the surface 
of the surrounding soil. 
Spread an inch or so of partly rotted strawy manure 
all around the plant, close up to it, and a foot or more 
each way. Water well through this manure and leave it 
on permanently as a mulch and nourisher. Shade from 
the direct rays of the sun for two or three days, by a 
newspaper held up with sticks, leafy branches, an in- 
verted flower pot, or anything that will break the fiercest 
rays, but not shut out free access of air and warmth. 
Notes on Grapes.— " T. H." We have 
the best evidence that the Creveling is a perfectly hardy 
variety and fruits well, north of New York City. The 
Maxatawney is a hardy vine, but thus far has not fruited 
well. It may improve with age. The Yeddo has not 
fruited yet, to our knowledge. 'It takes years to establish 
the reputation of any fruit. We give only what experi- 
ence and observation show, and our opinion may be 
modified by future developements. The Taylor or Bul- 
lit is not a black grape, as plants direct from the original 
vine will show. Its great fault is, that only a small pro- 
portion of the grapes ever perfect "A Subscriber." 
The best method of keeping grapes was given in the last 
volume of the Agriculturist, i. e. to put them in boxes 
and let them alone, unless there is danger of their freez- 
ing. "We have seen no native gr» pe whjV fi produces good 
raisins. The Delaware will dry to a rarsin, but there 
will be more seeds than pulp : the skin of the Diana be- 
comes perfect leather, and this variety will keep as a 
grape longer than any other, but it cannot be recom 
mended for raisins. An experiment can be made by ex- 
posing grapes to the autumnal sun, but we have no con- 
fidence in the result — S. H. Sayer, Orange Co., N. Y. 
The distance apart to plant vines will depend upon the 
