1878.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
85 
CSreeuliouse and Wittdnw Plants. 
The increasing heat of the sun will not only be 
favorable to flowering, but cause plant enemies of 
all sorts to propagate rapidly. Regular weekly fu¬ 
migation with tobacco, when practicable, or if this 
can not be done, the regular use of tobacco water 
will keep most insects in check ; copious shower¬ 
ing kills others, and removes dust. 
Airing may be done more freely, and plants 
should be gradually hardened off to prepare them 
to go outside later in the season. 
Fuchsias and other plants that have been resting 
during the winter may be started into growth. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the Ameiican Agriculturist , 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending Feb. 12th, 1878, 
and for the corresponding month last year, and also for 
the year ending Dec. 31,1877: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27 (l’s<Aisni’tli381,000 3,611,000 1,731,000 67,000 501,000 537,000 
25 d’s last in’tli397,000 3,981,000 2,463,000 181,000 416,000 546,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Far leu. Oats. 
27d’slftism’th351,000 3,976,000 2,874,000 203,000 476.000 5S1.000 
25 d’s last m’t!i343,000 4,101,000 3,513,000 159,000 341,000 839,000 
14. Comparison with same period at this time last near. 
Reoeip 
TS. 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Rue. 
Barter/. 
Oats. 
27 days 
1878. 
.381,000 
3,611,000 
1,731,000 
67,000 
504,000 
537.000 
27 days 
1877. 
.271,000 
491,000 
311,000 
87,000 
305,000 
719,000 
Salks. 
Four. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Hue. 
Barter/. 
Oats. 
27 days 
1878. 
.351,000 
3.976,000 5 
1.874.000 
203,000 
476,000 
581,001 
27 days 
1877. 
.221,000 
679,000 1 
,203,000 
41,000 
131,000 
529,000 
3. 
Exports from New York. Jan 
. 1, to Feb. 13. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Farletj. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. busli. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1878 - 279,199 4,605,476 1,756,258 185,461 305,382 19,878 28,584 
1877.. ..113.588 1,276,859 1,793,883 53,533 71,283 15,309 66,191 
1876.. ..241.098 1,843,457 1,731,215 15,337 - 35,537 16S.137 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
Feb. 11,1878. .1,674,035 774,170 208,816 831,673 1,415.633 318,079 
Jan. 10,1878..2,5S6,715 105.909 2S6,333 913,898 1,087.985 321,4:4 
Dec. 10,1877..2,341,932 1.723.229 399,077 804,737 1,879,052 358,S19 
Nov. 5, 1877.. 981,874 2,043.502 165.949 368,429 1.770,759 328.3S8 
May 7, 1877.. 761,686 468,809 193,') 16 174.375 347,881 291,654 
Feb. 7,1877. .3,083,319 2,302,261 314,142 671.114 956,114 388.605 
Jan. 8.1877. .3.668,010 3,077,504 341,750 905,615 1,088,104 425,400 
Dee. 11.1876. .3,110.283 3,385,554 213.841 873,310 1,182,322 512.041 
Apr. 10.1876..3, 93.014 232,140 68.429 200,381 706.282 436,942 
Jan. 10,1876. .5,802,293 663,982 100,741 325,191 1,080,300 307,433 
Gold has been up to 102%, and down to 101% @ 
101%, closing February 12, at 101%, as against 10228 on 
Jan. 12; 103 on Dec. 12; 102% on Nov. 12; 103 on Oct. 
12: 105% on July 12: 104% on June 12; 107.% on May 12; 
104% on March 12; 105% on Feb. 12, of last year_ 
Advices from Europe, in the political and commercial 
lines, have been generally unfavorable to free export 
purchases of produce. Receipts of Breadstuffs from the 
interior have been liberal for tbe season; and the offer¬ 
ings of Floor and Grain in the local market have been, 
as a rule, in excess of the requirements of buyers, lead¬ 
ing to a materia] decline in prices, in most instances, the 
market closing irregular. The principal operations for 
shipment in the Flour line have been in low grade ex¬ 
tras, largely of the Minnesota class—and in Wheat, 
mainly of the best qualities of Winter and Spring, 
which left off rather more firmly. The Corn movement 
has been less satisfactory even at the reduced quotations. 
New York No. 3 grade of the new crop—under the qual¬ 
ity of steamer—has attracted more attention. Barley 
has been fairly active, in good part for export, but at 
easier prices. State Rye has been more sought after, and 
has been held with a fair show of confidence. Oats have 
been depressed and unsettled, on a restricted trade, clos¬ 
ing more steadily. Some export purchases of No. 2 Chi- 
Feb. 12. 
101 7-8 
@ 8.50 
@ 9 75 
@ 7 25 
62 5 10 
@ 4 25 
a 3 25 
© 2 65 
65 
by sail, 7%®7,%<?.; London, by sail, 7%<?., ip bush. Flour 
to Liverpool, by steam, 3s. 6c?. ; London, by sail, 2 s. 3d., 
and by steam 3s. tSd.@Zs. 9 d.; Bristol, by steam, 3s. M. 
and sail, 2s. 3c?.@2s. 6c?. per bbl. Provisions by steam to 
Liverpool, 40s. @ 47s. 6 d. per ton; Cotton by sail ls /e 4 @ 
lid., and steam at s / 3i d. $ ib. Grain, by sail, for 
Cork and orders, at t 5s. 6c?., and to Continental ports, 5s. 
6c?.; Italian ports, 5s. 3<?@5s. 6c?. per quarter ; to Lisbon, 
in ship’s bags, 14% cts. per bushel: to Oporto, in ship¬ 
pers’ bags, 20 cts. per bushel. 
Current 7Vholksalic Prices. 
Jan. 12. 
Prick or Gold. 102 1-2 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $4 35 t<i 5 75 
Super to Extra Southern_ 4 50 
Extra Western . 5 00 
Extra Genesee. 5 35 
Superfine Western. 4 35 
Rye Flour. 3 25 
Corn-Meal. 2 60 
Buckwheat Flour. $ 100 as 2 00 
Buckwheat, per busli. 64 _ 
Wheat— All kinds of Wliite. 1 40 @ 1 52 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 100 no 148 
Corn—Y ellow. 
Mixed . 
White. 
Oats— Western. 
State . 
Ryu .. 
Baulky . 
Barley Malt. 
May—H ale, in 100 Its . 
Straw, if) 100 Its. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?) lb .. 
Hors—Crop of 1877, ?) ft. 
old, ?) ft. 
Feathers—L ive Geese. 18 ft 
Seed—C lover. West. & Stiff ft 
Timothy, 18 bushel... . 
Flax. 18 bushel. 
Sugar— Ilefi’g& Grocery lift 
Molassics. Cuba, ?<gal. 
New Orleans, ?)gal. 
Coffee— Rlo(GoTil). 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.,l8Ib. 
Seed Leaf. 18 ft . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, 7' lb 
Domestic, pulled. 18 ft. 
California, spring clip,. 13 
California I' ll clip. 10 
Tallow, ?< lb . 7; 
Oil-Cake—?< Ion 
Pork—M ess, ?< barrel 
Extra Prime. 18 barrel 
56 
53 
57 
37 
38 
71 
65 
70 
40 © 
40 @ 
11 %@ 
5 @ 
2 @ 
45 
8 
1 S5 
1 55 
63 
63 
64 
43 
43 
77 
1 05 
1 20 
95 
65 
11 % 
13 
6 
@ 50 
@ 9 
@ 1 40 
© 1 60 
4^4 00 
4 00 
4 85 
5 25 
3 85 
3 00 
2 70 
1 25 
55 
1 35 
1 00 
50 
44 
54 
33 
35 
68 
60 
65 
40 
40 
11 
5 
1 
45 
1 35^ 
1 55 
5 75 
@ 8 CO 
@ 9 00 
@ 0 50 
® 4 75 
@ 4 00 
© 3 10 
® 2 00 
@ 58 
@ 1 44 
@ 1 40 
60 
@ 
59% 
@ 60 
® 41% 
® 41% 
@ 75 
® 1 00 
® 1 20 
85 
65 
® 11 % 
® 13 
@ 5 
@ 50 
@ 8 % 
@ 1 40 
6%@ 
8% 
6 %@ 
8% 
Nominal. 
30 
@ 
36 
20 @ 
48 
25 
@ 
49 
15%@ 
18% 
15 
@ 
18% 
4 ® 
15 
4 
@ 
15 
4 @ 
50 
4 
@ 
50 
2S ® 
52 
28 
® 
52 
20 @ 
40 
20 
® 
40 
13 @ 
32 
13 
® 
32 
10 @ 
23 
10 
® 
23 
7 %@ 
7% 
7%@ 
7% 
- @32 
00 
30 00 
@S1 00 
12 00 ® 12 
50 
11 25 
@11 
75 
8 00 ©10 00 
9 00 
® 
— 
Beef— Extra mess. 
12 50 
@13 00 
12 50 
©13 00 
Laud, in tres. & l*1>ls, 100 Ib 
7 62 y,® 8 25 
7 12%@ 8 10 
Butter— State. 18 ft. 
12 
@ 35 
11® 87 
Western. poor to fancy, ¥< lb. 
9 
@ 38 
10 
@ 40 
ClIEKSK . . ... 
5 
@ 18% 
© 13% 
Egos— F resh, $ dozen _ 
15 
@ 22 
12 
© 18 
Poultry— Fowls & Chickens 
7 
@ 15 
8 
@ 15 
I’uvkevs—18 ft. 
10 
@ 14 
6 
@ 15 
Geese, $ pair. . . 
1 25 
@ 2 00 
1 00 
@ 1 75 
Ducks. IS pair. 
60 
@ 90 
55 
© 90 
Roosters, ^ lb. 
5 
© 7 
5 
@ 6 
Ducks, Wild, $ pair. 
35 
© 2 50 
25 
@ 2 00 
Grouse. ?) pair . 
70 
@ 1 25 
75 
© 1 25 
Partridge, w pair. 
50 
© 1 00 
Nominal. 
Quail, ^ dozen . 
1 50 
@ 2 50 
1 00 
@ 2 00 
Rabbits. ?) pair.. 
4) 
@ 50 
30 
@ 35 
Hares, P pair. 
30 
@ 50 
30 
© 35 
Turnips 18 bbl. 
65 
@ 75 
75 
© 1 00 
CAB3VGKS—18 100. 
2 75 
@ 4 50 
3 00 
© 4 00 
Red. 
2 50 
® 4 00 
2 50 
® 4 00 
Onions— new,18 bbl. 
1 25 
@ 1 75 
1 25 
@ 1 75 
Carrots, p 1)1)1 . 
75 
© 1 00 
75 
@ 1 00 
Potatoes. Bermuda, ^ bbl.. 
.■— 
© - 
6 00 
@ 7 00 
Potatoes— ?• bbl.. 
1 25 
© 2 00 
1 25 
© 2 00 
Sweet Pocatoics— 7< bbl. 
1 fO 
@ 2 50 
1 50 
© 2 50 
Beets, w bbl. 
50 
© 75 
50 
@ 75 
Peas—C anada, in bond. ?) bu 
82 
@ 83 
— 
© 83 
green, P bush . 
1 30 
@ 1 35 
1 30 
@ - 
Beans— ^ bushel. 
1 60 
© 2 75 
1 50 
© 2 00 
Broom-corn . 
4 
® 7% 
4 
@ 7% 
Celery, ner dozen. 
60 
© 75 
60 
@ 75 
Cauliflower, & bbl. 
1 25 
@ 3 00 
— 
© - 
Tomatoes, Bermuda, ?) box.. 
— 
@ - 
1 50 
© — 
Apple*— 18 barrel. 
1 50 
© 3 75 
2 75 
© 5 00 
Peanuts, domestic, bush,. 
1 45 
@ 1 GO 
— 
@ - 
Grapes, 18 ft . 
3 
© 7% 
2 
© 7 
Cranberries—?) bbl . 
5 50 
© 6 50 
5 00 
© 7 00 
crate. 
75 
@2 00 
1 00 
© 1 25 
Oranges, Florida, ?) bbl _ 
5 00 
@ 9 00 
2 75 
@ 5 00 
Aew York 
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RECEIPTS. 
Ilnil.i 
WEEK ENDING 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. Sheen. 
Jan. 21 .. 
. 9.312 
145 
930 
22,728 
Jan. 28. 
. 7,623 
81 
687 
17,783 
Feb. 4 . 
. 9,177 
83 
842 
21,010 
Feb. 11. 
. 9,422 
123 
902 
21,758 
Total for 4 Weeks. 
.35,506 
440 
3,361 
, 86,279 
do .for prev. 5 Weeksiifipi 
389 
4,709 
106,008 
Swine. 
39,114 
32,294 
34,322 
37,956 
143.786 
191,676 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. -Sheep. Swine. 
cago have been made for the French market_Pro¬ 
visions have been fairly active, b it hog products further 
receded in price, leaving off a shade stronger. The ex¬ 
port movement has been extensive, largely on through 
freight account in Bacon and Lard from the West, for 
British and Continental markets. The better qualities of 
Butter and Cheese have been quoted firmer, with a good 
demand noted; poorer qualities generally slow of sale, 
and weak as to values. Eggs fluctuated widely, hutleftoff 
~ somewhat steadier—Hops have been selling quite free¬ 
ly, in good part for shipment, but at somewhat lower 
rates .. .Wool has been in comparatively moderate re- 
Average per Week .8,891 HO 810 21,570 35,916 
do. do. last Month.. 8,410 77 954 2i,201 38,935 
do. do. prep's Month . 9,226 78 1,157 23,805 36,963 
Tbe prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
Large Sales. 
A ner. 
Jan. 21. 
. 6%@1RC. 
S%©10 c. 
9%c. 
Jan. 23. 
. 8 @11><c. 
8‘4©10Kc. 
9%c. 
Feb. 4. 
. 8 @ll%c. 
s%@ 10 %c. 
9%c. 
Feb. 11. 
. 7%@U%C. 
9 ©10 c. 
9><C. 
Beeves. —The market has been dull, or worse, all 
through the month. Every market day, however, lias 
taught the same lesson, viz., Ihat good stock is always 
salable, and indeed in demand, so that it sells itself in 
fact, while poor stock drags, and when the market is life- 
quest, and at the close quoted rather weak as to price... 
Tobacco has been quiet within the previous range.... 
Seeds have been unsettled. Timothy and Flax quiet. 
Clover fell materially in value near the close, under free 
less must be sacrificed to be got rid of, if indeed it does 
not pull down better stock with it. The low valne of 
Western dressed beef, which has sold at 5@6c. <p 
Ib., has added to the general slowness of the market. 
offerings, and a moderate inquiry, mostly from shippers. 
... Hav and Straw have been in demand at about previ¬ 
ous quotations_Ocean freights have shown less activ¬ 
ity, and rates have declined ...Grain rates by steam to 
Liverpool closed on the 12th of Feb. at. 9@9 \d ; to Glas¬ 
gow at 8%@9(?.; to London at 9c?.; to Bristol at I Or?; to 
Hull atltkf.; to the Continent at 9%@10e?.; to Liverpool, 
At the close of our report, a loss of %c. ^ fl> was made 
from the previous week’s prices, and the tone of business 
was not encouraging. Sales were made at 8%@8 % for 
thin steers; 9@9%c. for good native steers 56 lbs to the 
cwt., and 9%@ll%c. for first quality to extra of 57 to 5S 
lbs. to the cwt_ Cows have been quiet and steady 
through the month, sometimes slow and picking up 
again without change in prices; a fair test of values is 
given by a sale of a lot of 16 fair milkers at $45 to $50 per 
head. Poor cows have sold for $20, and extra at $90, 
calves included Calves. —Prime veals have been in 
good demand, selling quickly at 8%c $1 tt> live weight; 
poor calves sell slowly at 2%@.2%c. lb alive. Hog- 
dressed are in light demand, and prices rule low. Sales 
made at the close were at 10@llc. $) lb for prime ; 9©10c. 
for ordinary; grassers at 5@6c. $ »... SSseep and 
Lambs.— It is a mistaken policy for farmers to send 
ewes to market that bring forth lambs in tbe sale. pens. 
Many such are now arriving, and do not tend to make the 
stock lively of sale. The market lias been dull, but im¬ 
proved toward the close when sheep sold for $4.50 to 
$6.75 100 lbs.; dressed mutton brought 7c. to 9c. Ib, 
and lambs 6%c. to 7c. a> live weight_ Swine.— 
After a dull market through tbe month ; at the close live 
liogs were quoted, but not sold, at 4i|'@4%c. $ lb ; city 
dressed closed quiet at 5©5%c. $ lb, and light near-by 
pigs at 5@6c. I? lb dressed weight. 
Prices of Feed. 
Brail, per ton.$1S,00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton.. 15.00@ 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton... 41.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. .25.56© 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 3@ 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No. 1. Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, 18 ton..$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do. 47.50 
do. do. guaranteed,?) ton, cargo F 56.00 
do do. rectified, per ton, 9.70 p. c.. 69.00 
do. do. do. do. 3.40 p. c. 51.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, ?l ton.. . 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raw Bone,. .'.75.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (Ville formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.14 
do. Spring Wheat Manure, 78 1,000 Its., 25.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, do. 17.50 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal .per ton. 42.00 
do. do. do. extra fine.... do. 40.00 
do. do. do. fine. do. 38.00 
do. do. do. medium. do. 36.00 
do. Lawn Top Dressing.. do. 60.00 
do. Potato Manuie, (Ville Formula).. do. 51.94 
Stockbridgo Corn Manuie, per acre. 22.00 
“ Potato do do 12.00 
“ Tobacco do do 60.60 
“ live do do 11.00 
“ Wheat do do 16.00 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 45.00 
Sulphate of Magnesia (55 to 60 per cent), per ton. 22-50 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 9%c. 
Sulphate of Potash (actual potash 44 per cent) per lb_4 c. 
do. do. (actual potash 27% per cent) per lb 2 C. 
German Potash Salts (actual potash 12 10 15 p. c. p. ton$!8.00 
Muriate of Potash (actual potash 50 per cent), per lt>...2%c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4%c.@ 4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb— 4%c.@ 5 c. 
Dried Blood or Dried -Meat (ammonia I I per cent) p. ton $50 
containing a great variety of Items, inc’vding many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of room elsewhere. 
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