1878.1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
165 
provided Gloxinias, Gesncras. and ether summer 
bloomers, a grand show may be made. 
Evergreen Plants, such as Camellias, Ardisias, and 
other broad-leaved sorts, must have partial shade, 
but not under the drip of trees ; must be set upon 
coal ashes, so that worms will not enter the pots ; 
must be placed where they will not be blown over ; 
and must also be put where they will not be 
Reglected if they need water, or other attention. 
Fuchsias and Cactuses , the summer bloomers, 
make grand ornaments to a veranda, and they can 
have the needed shade and care. The Cacti, when 
making their growth, need water, however dry they 
may be kept when at rest. 
Plunging Pots of plants may often be done with 
advantage to decorate the grounds. Put the rim of 
the pot just level with the ground and place a layer 
of coal ashes under the bottom to keep out worms. 
Hanging Baskets often used on verandas dry out 
very rapidly, especially those of wire-work lined 
with moss. Every few days these should be placed 
in a pail or tub of water and soaked thoroughly. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending April VUh, 1878, 
and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NKW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheal. Corn. Hue. Harley. Oats. 
27 d’5(//.ism’tli271,000 3,102,000 1,113,000 203,000 387,000 496,000 
23 cl’s last m'th343,000 3,804,000 1,510,000 91,500 569,000 403,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harleu. Oats. 
27(Vs this m*tli326,000 3,491,000 3,105,000 412,000 563.000 019,000 
23 d’s trt.sC m’lli339,0U0 3,912,000 3,238,000 243,000 551,000 526,000 
ti. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Bariev. Oats. 
27 (lays 1878. .271,000 3,102,000 1,413,000 293,000 387,000 496,000 
26 (lays 1877. ,265,000 289,000 1,711,000 47,000 304,000 674,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27 (lays 1878. .326,000 3,491,000 3.105,000 412,000 563,000 619.001 
26 (lays 1877 . 331,000 1,265,000 2,307,000 53,000 257,000 896,000 
3. Exports .from New York. Jan. 1, to Apr. 17. 
Flour. Wheal. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
hbls. bush. bush. bush. hush. bush. bush. 
J878 _ 770,100 12,898,716 5,232,029 971,966 1,153,912 SO,504 115,351 
1877.. ..373.057 2,873,510 5,658,140 851.2S0 121,229 53,125 117,060 
1876.. ..569.514 4,991,177 3,668,928 13,320 --63,891 258,251 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Mall. 
bush. bush. hush. bush. bush. bush. 
Apr.15,1878..1,370,081 541,648 100,375 396.861 857,273 253,421 
Mar.11,1878 .1,639,371 420,481 111,260 C60.115 1,090,S97 275,705 
Feb. 11,1878..1,074,035 771,170 208,SI6 831,673 1,415,633 318,079 
Jan. 10.1878..2,586,715 105,909 286,333 913,898 1,687.985 321,474 
Dec. 10,1877..2,S41,982 1,722.229 399,077 801,787 1,879,052 358.S19 
Nov. 5, 1877.. 984,371 2,613,502 166,919 368,429 1,770,759 328,3S8 
May 7,1877.. 761,686 468,809 193,016 174,375 317,831 291,654 
Feb. 7, 1877. .3,083,819 2,302,261 374,112 671.111 950,111 388.605 
Jan. 8,1877. .3,668,010 S,077,501 341,750 905,615 1.083,104 425,406 
Dec. 11,1876. .3,110,283 3,385,554 218.811 873,S10 1,182,322 512.041 
Apr. 10,1876. .3,393,074 232,140 68.129 200,331 706,282 436,912 
Jan. 10,1876. .5,802,293 663,982 100,711 325,101 1,080,300 307,438 
Gold has been up to 101%, and down to 100 '4, closing 
April 17, at 100%, as against 100% on March 12; 
101% on Feb. 12; 102% on January 12; 103 on Decem¬ 
ber 12; 102% on Nov. 12; 103 on October 12; 105% on 
July 12; 104% on June 12; 107% on May 12; 105% on 
April 12, of last year_An active business has been trans¬ 
acted in Breadslnffs, during the month, largely on ex¬ 
port account, and in this connection, especially notable 
in Wheat, Corn, Rye, and Barley, with, toward the close, 
a considerable movement in No. 2 Chicago Oats for 
shipment to France. Prices of most articles in the Bread¬ 
stuff line, however, have fluctuated frequently, and 
widely, as influenced, mainly, by the tenor of the cable 
reports from Europe, as to the political position and out¬ 
look there. Speculation was stimulated early in the 
month by the warlike advices, but with the more peaceful 
aspect of the foreign situation, as represented later on, 
this feature measurably subsided. As we close this, 
the general market is irregular, and rather weak. The 
purchases of Rye for Germany and Holland reached un¬ 
usual proportions.... Provisions were quite freely dealt 
in, Hog products attracting most attention, largely on 
speculative account, but at very variable figures, leaving 
oft', as a rule, heavily, under urgent offerings. Butter, 
Cheese, and Eggs receded in value, on'liberal supplies 
and a moderate demand....Hops and Seeds were less 
sought after, and fell off materially... .Wool was much 
depressed, and in comparatively limited demand, as well 
for manufacturing purposes as on trade account, closing 
in favor of buyers.. Tobacco has been in less request, 
and quoted lower. Export movement light ...Hay and 
Straw have been quite moderately dealt in, but, as a rule, 
quoted about steady. ..Ocean freights have been more 
active, but unsettled as to rates, leaving off weak... .Grain 
ratesby steam to Liverpool closedApril 12th at 8 d. (about. 
16 cents) per bnslicl; Glasgow, 8J4@9cZ.; London, 8%d ; 
Bristol, 9d.; Hull, 8%(f.; the Continent, 8)4@9%cL ; 
by sail to Liverpool, 6 'fid.-, London, 7 %d.\ x? bush. 
Flour to Liverpool, by steam, 2s. t>d.@Zs. (about 66 cents 
bbl.); by sail at 2s.@2i\ M. ; London, 2s., and 
by steam, 3s.; Bristol, by steam, 3s., and sail, 
Is. 10%(L@2s. per bbl. Provisions by steam to Liverpool, 
30s.@35s. per ton. Cotton by sail and steam 
V 32 @'hPk ^ B>- Grain, by sail, for Cork and orders, at 
6s.©6s. 3 d. per quarter, (8 bushels), and to Continental 
ports, 5s. 6(f.@6s. 3d.; Italian ports, 5s. 6d.@Gs.; and from 
Philadelphia for Cork and orders, Gs.©6s. 3d., and from 
Baltimore for Cork and orders, Gs. 3d.@6s. 9d., in bags, 
15@15% cts. per bushel. 
Current Wholesale Pricks. 
Mar. 12. 
Apr. 17 
Price of Gold . 
TOO 
3-4 
100 3-8 
Flo in:—Suner to Extra State $4 10 
© 
5 50 
$4 15 
@ 5 60 
Suner to Extra Southern_ 
4 19 
@ 
7 75 
4 25 
© 7 75 
Extra Western. 
4 75 
@ 
8 50 
4 90 
0 9 00 
Extra Genesee. 
4 75 
@ 
G 25 
5 00 
@ 6 25 
Suncrflne Western. 
4 10 
(<V 
1 65 
4 15 
0 1 90 
Rye Flour, Superfine. 
3 ‘10 
@ 
3 90 
3 10 
0 4 15 
Corn-Meal.. . 
2 50 
@ 
3 10 
2 27 
© 3 15 
Buckwheat Flour, ?! 100 n>s 
1 25 
@ 
1 85 
Nominal. 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
1 35 
® 
1 41 
1 35 
@ 1 16 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
1 00 
1 86% 
1 OO 
0 1 10 
Corn— Yellow. 
52 
0 
5S 
52 
0 07 
Mixed.. 
47 
0 
GO 
45 
0 58 
White. 
52 
0 
G1 
50 
0 57 
Oats— Western. 
33 
@ 
40 
82 
@ 40 
State . 
35 
@ 
41 
83 
@ 40 
IwYJ5.. 
70 
0 
76 
67 
@ 75 
Barley . 
48 
0 
95 
49 
@ 90 
Barley Malt . 
60 
0 
1 20 
65 
© 1 20 
IIay— Bale, ?! 100 Its.. 
40 
0 
85 
10 
© 85 
Straw, ?! 100 Its. 
35 
0 
65 
35 
© 65 
Cotton—M iddlings. 3ft lb 
31 
0 
h% 
10%@ 10% 
Hops— Crop ol IS77, ?! 16 . 
5 
0 
13 
5 
@ 10 
oid, $ lb . 
1 
0 
5 
1 
@ 3 
Feathers—L ive Geese. 3ft lb 
35 
0 
47% 
35 
0 47% 
Seed— Clover, M est. & St if! 16 
8 
0 
8% 
7 
© 7% 
Timothy, ?! bushel. 
1 25 
0 
1 40 
1 25 
© 1 10 
Flax, ?! bushel. ... 
1 45 
0 
1 50 
1 45 
0 1 50 
Suoar— Iiefi’g* Grocery 79 lb 
Molasses. Cuba. ?!gal. 
New Orleans, ?! gal. 
Coffee—U io (Gold). 
Toiucco, Kentucky, &c.,?M6. 
Seed Leaf, ?< 16 . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, IP lb 
Domestic, pulled, ift 1 b. 
California, spring clip,. 
California fell clip. 
Tallow, ^ lb . 
Oil-Cakic— toil .. . 
Pork—M ess, ?! barrel . 
Extra Prime, 19 barrel. 
Beef—E xtra mess. 
Lari), in tres. & 1-bls, ip 100 lb 
Butter—S tate. iP lb. 
Western, poor to fancy, ?! lb. 
Cheese.. .. 
Eggs—F resh, ?! dozen ..... 
Poultry—F owls, IP tb. 
Chickens. $ lb. 
Turkeys—P lb. 
Geese, $ pair... 
Ducks, IP pair. 
pih. 
Roosters,?! ib. 
Ducks. Wild, ?! pair. 
Grouse, ?)pair. 
6%@ 
8% 
6%0 
8% 
20 
0 
35 
26 
© 
38 
22 
@ 
48 
30 
0 
52 
14 
0 
17% 
13%@ 
17 
4 
@ 
15 
2%@ 
14 
4 
© 
50 
4 
0 
50 
25 
@ 
52 
25 
@ 
48 
28 
@ 
40 
20 
@ 
36 
18 
@ 
2S 
13 
@ 
28 
12 
@ 
20 
10 
@ 
19 
7% 
7? 
i© 
7% 
SO 00 
@31 
00 30 00 
©31 
50 
io oo 
@10 
25 
9 75 
@10 
25 
Nominal 
8 50 
@ 8 
75 
12 00 @12 50 
7 25 @7 05 
12 00 @12 25 
6 75 @ 7 ' 
10 
@ 
36 
10 
@ 
35 
10 
@ 
38 
8 
@ 
36 
5 
© 
14 
5 
© 
13% 
10 
© 
15^ 
9 
@ 
11 
7 
14 
8 
@ 
13 
— 
— 
20 
@ 
50 
5 
© 
34 
8 
© 
16 
1 00 
60 
5 
30 
75 
Pigeons, wild, West’n.lP doz 1 00 
® 2 00 
@ 1 00 
@ - 
@ 6 
@ 2 25 
@ 1 50 
@ 2 00 
@ 2 75 
© 25 
' 25 
1 12 %© 2 00 
60 1 12 
12 @ 20 
5 @ — 
20 @ 1 50 
Nominal. 
1 12J40 1 25 
1 12%@ 1 25 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
Snipe, per doz. 1 50 
Rabbits, ?! pair. 2) 
Harks, ?i pair. 20 
Turnips ?! bbl. 
Cabb iges—?! 100. 
Red. 
Onions—?! bbl. 
?! crate. 
Carrots, ?! bbl .. . 
Potatoes, new, ?! bbl. 
?! crate. 
Potatoes— old,?* bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes—?! bbl_ 
Beets, ?ibbl. 
• • Bermuda, 9 crate.. 
Apples—?! barrel. 3 00 
Peanuts, domestic, 9 bush.. 
Strawberries, ?! quart 
Cranberries—?! bbl.. . 
^ crate 
Oranges, Florida, ?! bbl.... 
Radishes, nw So,?! 100 ban.. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ?! bu 
green, ?ibnsli_ 
•• new So., ?! crate. 
Beans—?! bushel. 
Broom-corn. 
Spinach, ?* bbl. .. 
Kale, iP bbl. 100 
Tomatoes, ?) box 
Asparagus, So., ; 
Lettuce, ?! bbl.. 
Squash, ?i bbl_ 
Ken York Livc-Sfock Markets. 
.. 50 
@ 1 00 
25 
© 
50 
© 4 50 
2 50 
0 
6 00 
. 2 50 
@ 4 50 
— 
0 
— 
. 1 12%@ 1 87% 
75 
0 
1 75 
— 
2 00 
0 
6 00 
@ 1 00 
50 
© 
75 
. 4 50 
® 5 00 
5 00 
0 
6 00 
— 
© — 
1 50 
0 
1 75 
. 1 25 
@ 1 87% 
1 00 
© 
1 50 
. 1 25 
@ 2 50 
1 25 
0 
2 50 
60 
@ 75 
60 
0 
75 
75 
© 1 00 
75 
0 
1 50 
.. 3 00 
© 5 50 
2 50 
0 
4 50 
1 00 
© 1 43 
85 
0 
1 40 
— 
@ — 
20 
0 
30 
. 7 00 
0 9 00 
6 50 
0 
8 50 
. 1 25 
@ 2 50 
1 50 
0 
2 50 
. 3 50 
@ 5 50 
4 00 
0 
7 09 
— 
0 - 
50 
0 
1 2 > 
u 82 
© 83 
83 
0 
34 
. 1 15 
@ 1 25 
1 12 %© 
— 
— 
@ - 
1 25 
© 
2 25 
. 1 45 
@ 2 50 
1 25 
0 
2 35 
4 
@ 7% 
4 
0 
71 
. 1 50 
@ 2 50 
1 00 
0 
2 50 
. 1 oo 
© 1 25 
75 
0 
1 00 
0 1 00 
75 
0 
l oo 
© — 
3 50 
© 
5 59 
0 - 
2 00 
0 
3 00 
© - 
2 00 
© 
2 50 
receipts. 
Beeves. Cows. 
9,141 
WEEK ENDING 
Mar. IS.. . _ 
Mar. 25.10,425 109 
Anr. 1 .10,432 62 
Apr. 8 .... . 9,347 48 
Apr. 15.10,926 85 
Total for 5 Weeks.. 50,271 390 
do . for prev. 4 Weeks30,U2 527 
Calves. 
1,028 
1,412 
1,700 
2,093 
2,000 
8,833 
3,011 
Sheep. 
22,710 
17,6.43 
19,073 
19,631 
18,917 
97,934 
86,718 
Swine. 
26,405 
21,797 
36,397 
31,698 
29,127 
118,724 
139,671 
,10,055 
78 
17,66 
19,590 
29,715 
9,060 
132 
903 
21,679 
31,918 
. 8.S91 
110 
810 
21,570 
35,916 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week .10,055 
do. do. last Month.. 9,060 
do. do. prev's Month . 8,S91 
Beeves. —The business of the past five weeks has 
been very irregular, beginning with an advance on a mar¬ 
ket as active as at the best of times, it continued to ad¬ 
vance with much spirit, and then suddenly fell away to 
its first condition, losing in a day what it had gained in 
two weeks. And this in spite of an export demand, 
which skimmed off over 1,000 head of the cream of the 
supply at one market, and in one week took off enough 
to make nearly 9,000 quarters of dressed, besides sever¬ 
al hundred of live beeves. The condition of the market 
may he shown by the fact that beeves fit for export were 
bought the last week at 10@10£c. ! (J? 56 to 57 lbs. dressed 
weight to the hundred live weight. The highest range 
was for a few single extra beasts, fair to good, 55 to 56 
lbs, estimated, brought 9 to 13c. $ B>. Dressed sides 
sold for 7J<g)8c. f! t>. 
Tlie prices for the past five weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. 
Mar. 18. 8%@fl%c. 
Mar. 25......8%@ll%c. 
Apr. 1. 8 @11 c. 
Apr. 8. 8 @11 %c. 
Apr. 15. 8 @11 c. 
Large Sales. 
9 @16 c. 
9%@10%c. 
8%@ 9J4.. 
9 'A® 9%c. 
8%@ 9%c. 
Aver. 
9%c. 
10 c. 
9%c. 
9>4C, 
9c. 
Cows.—The demand has been dull, and the market 
has been devoid of interest. The best cows have reached . 
$65 to $75, calf included ; the run of the market is from 
$40 to $60, and at the close no change comd be made in 
these quotations_Calves.—The fore part of the 
mouth this market was quite good, veals of more than 
ordinary quality being scarce and wanted. The increas¬ 
ing receipts weakened the business, and prices fell one 
cent per pound at ono drop, ending still duller, and with, 
downward tendency. Common to good veals fell to 5£ 
@ CJc. $ lb. live weight, on a very heavy market ... 
SIseep and Lambs have been lively through the 
month, except for heavy sheep, which are not now want¬ 
ed, except for export. A brisk trade has been done at a 
range of $5.37}@$G.50 per 100 lbs. for unshorn sheep, and 
$4.50@$5.50 for clipped, which have been arriving for a 
month past, and are becoming plenty. Yearling lambs 
have brought Gf@7c. ^,8 lb., and spring lambs are in de¬ 
mand at $5@$8 per head for fair to prime. The market 
closed without change in these prices, but with a dull. 
look forwards_Swine.—Live hogs have gone as low 
as 3jc. $ lb., the heavy receipts havkig weighed down 
the market. The demand is unsteady, and 180-lb. hogs 
sold at a little advance before the close, bringing 4c. $ 
ffi>. City dressed were in good demand at 4£@5c. (p lb., 
and market pigs at 5J-c. ^9 lb., dressed. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$18.00@$20.0D 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per Ion. 15.00® 21.00 
Linsecd-oil-cake, western, per ton. 4 1.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per 16 . 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Peruv.GiianolO p.et. ammonia, standard, ?! 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.. 60.00 
do. do. do. do. 3.40 p. c. 51.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, ?! ton...45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Iiaw Bone,...55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (Ville formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.11 
do. Spring Wheat Manure, ?! 1,000 16 s„ 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, do. 
Bone, strictly pure, meat .per ton. 
do. do. extra fine_ do. 
do. do. fine. do. 
do. do. medium. do. 
Lawn Top Dressing. do. 
Potato Manuie, (Ville Formula).. do. 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, per acre. 
“ Potato do do 
11 Tobacco do do 
“ Rye do do 
“ Wheat do do 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 
Sulphate of Magnesia (55 to 60 per cent), per toil. 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 
Sulphate of Potash (actual potash 41 percent) peril)_4 *c. 
do. do. (actual potash 27% per cent) per lb 2 c. 
German Potash Salts (actual potash 12 lo 15 p. c. p. ton$18.00 
Muriate of Potash (actual potash 50 per cent), per lb.. ,2%c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb.. 4%e.@ 4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb_ 4%c.@ 5%c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat (ammonia 11 percent) p. ton $55 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
25.00 
17.50 
42.00 
40.00 
38.00 
36.00 
60.00 
51.94 
20.00 
10.00 
50.00 
10.00 
15.00 
45.00 
22.50 
8.00 
9%c. 
Xlie Conn. Agr. ExpcriniMii §ta> 
tiou, makes the following report (No. 7, April 9) of ana¬ 
lyses of fertilizers manufactured by the Quinnipiac Fer¬ 
tilizer Company, of New Haven, the samples being 
taken on April 1, from lots as shipped to agents and pur¬ 
chasers: No. 86, half dry fish scrap. No. 8 7, fine 
ground fish. No. 88, Superphosphate, guaranteeing 
2 y. per cent Nitrogen, 6 per cent of soluble and reverted 
Phosphoric Acid, and 1% per cent of Potash. No. 89, 
fish and potash, guaranteeing 3.7 per cent Nitrogen, 3 
per cent soluble and reverted Phosphoric Acid, 2% per 
cent Potash. No. 90, Pine Island Guano, guaranteeing 
4.1 percent Nitrogen, 3% per cent soluble and rev-enti- 
ed Phosphoric Acid, and 2 per cent Potash: 
9(> 
5.00 
1.53 
2.92 
1.54 
2.74 
$35.36 
$42.50 
No. 
80 
87 
88 
89 
Nitrogen. 
.. 4.32 
6.85 
3.03 
3.64 
Soluble Phos’c Acid. 
, , - 
0.82 
5.64 
1.20 
Reverted Phos’c Acid... 
, . - 
— 
1.15 
2.01 
Insoluble Plios’c Acid... 
.. 4.88 
5.40 
2.46 
1.58 
Potash . 
. . -- 
— 
1.82 
3.07 
Calculated Value. 
$37.01 
$33.38 
$28 05 
Cost*. 
.$20.00 
$-12.50 
$40.00 
$35.00 
* A discount from these prices made 
for cash. 
KleasairenMeHiit of Cont-Ears.—“C. 
R. C.,” Republic Co., Kansas.—To measure corn in the 
crib, reduce the size of the crib to cubic inches and di¬ 
vide this sum by 4,300. If the crib is square or right- 
angled, the reduction is easily made ; if it is spreading 
from the bottom upwards, take the length, bight, and 
width in the center, or half way from floor to caves, in. 
inches and multiply all together. This gives cubical con¬ 
tents in inches. Then two bushels, or 4,300 cubic inches 
of ears will, under usual circumstances, give cue bushel of 
shelled corn. This can easily be tested by measuring two 
bushels of ears and shelling them. The result will ho. 
cubic inches of ears to bushels of grain. 
