1878 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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worth §1 each, instead of, as with ns, 35 or 50 cts. 
a bushel), is that common-sense work which 
keeps the vine from becoming a matted thicket, 
and prevents them from being- loaded with half- 
grown fruit when fr®st comes. 
Insects on Tomatoes .—The potato-bug (Colorado) 
seems to be very freaky; sometimes it is a real 
pest on tomatoes, and again will leave them un¬ 
touched. The worst enemy is the great sphinx 
caterpillar, as large as one’s finger, which takes 
leaves, stems, and green fruit; wherever its coarse 
and abundant droppings are seen upon the ground, 
search for, and kill it. The horn on its tail is not 
a sting, and it can not bite the finger. 
Turnips of the ruta-baga sorts, in the climate of 
New York, should be sown before the middle of 
the month. As soon as fairly up, sprinkle with 
air-slaked lime or a mixture of ashes and plaster. 
Cultivators differ as to transplanting in field cul¬ 
ture, but in family gardens it is often desirable, to 
fill places that would be unoccupied. We know of 
none equal to the Long White French, for home use. 
Odds and Ends .—Root crops of all kinds are 
usually too much crowded ; one well developed and 
quickly grown root is better than two or three 
starved ones... .Keep the soil stirred between the 
rows until the leaves prevent_If seeds are saved, 
do not, as is often done, take the leavings, but 
select the seed melons, squashes, tomatoes, etc , 
from the earliest and finest....For late crops of 
Sweet-corn, etc., choose the early and quickly 
maturing varieties ; any excess may be dried. 
Flower harden unad. Lawn. 
The mowing of lawns is directed by some to be 
done once a week, which may or may not be proper 
according to the season. Like other garden opera¬ 
tions, this is one requiring judgment; the lawn 
should be mown when it needs it, and no oftener, 
and it is not generally likely to need it during a 
long continued drouth_The main work here is 
to keep everything in good order, and most of it 
has been anticipated by the Notes of last and earlier 
months.... Dahlias of varieties with heavy brauches 
will do better with three stakes instead of one.... 
A large share of the ornamental shrubs may be 
easily propagated from the cuttings of this season’s 
growth set in sandy soil under a well shaded sash. 
....Nothing is more unsightly than faded flower 
clusters left upon shrubs and perennials, and these 
should be always cut away as soon as they have 
done their best, unless seeds are wanted. 
Cireesalionse mad. Window Plants. 
The plants left in the house, whether few or 
many, need daily care in watering, ventilating, 
shading, and fumigating... .Plants that have been 
set out of doors, unless plunged, are apt to suffer 
from too much heat at the roots ; the pots should 
be screened, by the use of boards, or by some other 
method_The roots in pots that are plunged may 
make their way through the hole at the bottom, 
and finding fresh and congenial soil will often grow 
so rampantly that when taken up in the fall the 
larger share of the roots are on the outside; these 
can not be cut away without a severe check to the 
plant, and its occurrence should be avoided by oc¬ 
casionally turning the pots to break off such roots 
while young_Only a few plants will bloom con¬ 
tinuously, winter and summer, and carnations, 
roses, and others that are expected to flower in the 
window or greenhouse next winter, should have 
their buds removed as they appear_House-plants 
that have been turned out of their pots and set in 
the garden, will often grow duiing- the season to a 
size that unfits them for their former use, and the 
better way is to start new young plants from cut¬ 
tings to take their places_The so-calledSaucer 
System” of striking cuttings will answer most of 
the wants of the amateur in mid-summer. It is 
6imply to take a dish that will hold an inch or so 
of pure sand, put in cuttings of new and tender 
shoots, and keep them exposed to full sun, and at 
the same time to keep the sand always—not moist, 
but “ sopping wet,”—in fact, in the state of mud. 
Those who have never tried this will be astonished 
at the large share of cuttings that will take root. 
lA&hen rooted, pot off in small pots of good open soil. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Prick of Gold. 
CUItP.CN'T WlIOr.K3AI.IC PRICES. 
May 13. 
June 13. 
100 1-3 
Flour—S uper to Extra Stale $4 10 @ 4 60 $3 35 
4 10 @ 7 75 3 50 
100 7-8 
4 10 
3 00 
4 60 
3 75 
Super to Extra Southern_ _ __ _ . „ 
Extra Western. 4 60 @ 8 50 
Extra Uenesee. 4 75 @ 6 00 
Superfine Western . 
Rye Flour, Supertine.. 
Cor.N-.MKAr.. . 
Wiikat— All kinds of White. 1 35 ® 1 43 
All kinds of lied and Amber. 
Coun—Y ellow.. 
Mixed.. 
White. 
Oats— Western. 
State. 
Uvk. 
Baulky . 
Barley Malt.. 
Hay—B ale, 56 100 lbs. 
Straw, $ 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings. 50 lb ,.. 
Hors—Crop of 1ST?, 16 n>. 
old, $ lb. 
Feathers—L ive Geese. 56 lb 
Seed—C lover, West. & Stiff lb 
Timothy, if* bushel. 1 25 
Flax. 56 bushel. 
Siiga it—Refi’g & Grocery 56 lb 
Molasses. Cuba. 56gal. 
New Orleans, $gal. 
Coffee— Rio(GoTd). 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„ ?Mb. 
Seed Leaf. 56 lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, 56 lb 
Domestic, pulled. 56 lb. 
California, spring clip,. 
California f>-ll clip. 
Tallow, iff 16 . 
Oil-Cake — 56 ton. 
Pork—M ess, 56 barrel.. 
Extra Prime. 56 barrel. 
Beef—E xtra mess. 
La I'D, ill tres. & bills, 56 100 lb 
Butter—S late. 56 lb. 
Western, poor to fancy, P lb. 
Ciieksk.. . _ 
Eggs—F resh, $ dozen .. _ 
Poultry—F owls, $ ft. 
Chickens. $ lb. 
pair. 
Turkeys—56 lb. 
Geese, 56 pair.. 
Ducks, 56 pair. 
llocsters,5S ft. 
Capons, 56 lb- • . 
Pigeons, wild, $ doz. 
Squabs, per dozen. 
Snipe, per doz. — a — 
4 75 
_ 7 25 
4 15 @8 00 
4 50 @6 25 
3 35 @ 4 15 
3 00 @ 3 65 
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Apples— 56 barrel... 
Peanuts, domestic, 56 bush.. 
Strawberries, 56 quart. 
Cherries, ft. — ® — 
Cranberries—{! bill. 6 00 a 9 00 
Radishes, new, 56 100 him.... 50 @ 1 25 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ?) bo S2 @ 83 
green, Vbusli. 1 05 a 1 10 
now, p bid. -I 00 @ 5 00 
Potatoes, new, 56 bill. 3 00 @ 7 00 
Potatoes — old, 56 bbl. l 00 
6 00 
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20 @ 30 
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Sweet Potatoes— new 
Beets, 56 100 bunches. — @ 
Turnips?) bbl. 25 a 
•• while, ?! 100 bunches. 150 @2 00 
Beans— 56 bushel . 1 50 @ 2 60 
Broom-corn. 
Spinach, 56 bbl_ 
Tomatoes, $ box. 
Caulifloaver, $ bill. 
40 @ 75 
76 @ 18 
1 05 @1 75 
2 00 @2 75 
1 25 @3 50 
1 25 @1 75 
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1 00 
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Carsvges— new, 5R bbl . 5 00 @10 00 
Onions— 56 bbl. 1 25 © 3 50 
56 crate. —@ — 
Riiubarb, 56 100 bunches. ... 75 @2 00 
Asparagus, new, 16 doz. bun 75 @ 1 50 
Lettuce, 56 bbl. 1 50 @ 2 50 
Squash. 14 bid. 1 25 @ 1 75 
String Beans, 56 bbl. 1 50 @ 2 00 
50 
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1 50 
1 25 
1 25 @ 2 25 
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Watercresses. 56 bbl. 
2 00 @ 3 00 — 
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Cucumbers, %4 crate. 2 00 @ 4 75 30 @ 1 25 
Gold lias been up to 101$-. and down to 100$, closing 
June 13, at 100$, as against on May 13; 100$on April 
17th; 102*4 on January 12; 103 on December 12 ; 102$ on 
November 12: 103 on October 12; 105$ on July 12 ; 104$ 
on June 12, of last year_Under very liberal offerings, 
favorable crop reports, and the pacific tenor of the Euro¬ 
pean advices, prices of Breadstuff's have declined materi¬ 
ally within the month, leading to extensive dealings, 
largely on export account (shippers buying Wheat, Corn, 
Oats, and Rye, quite freely), though closing weak_ 
Provisions have been more aclive, but very unsettled as 
to values,closing for Hog products generally higher; Beef, 
weaker: and Butter and Cheese much lower. Eggs, 
which fell off considerably in price, closed more firmly. 
_Cotton has been in mor.e demand, and has advanced. 
.. .Wool has been pressed for sale, resulting in increased 
depression, without stimulating purchases, which have 
been on a very moderate scale_Tobacco, Hops, Hay, 
and Straw, have been in quite moderate request at irregu¬ 
lar figures_Ocean freights have been active, especially 
in the Grain and Provision interests, leaving off more 
firmly_Grain rates by steam to Liverpool closed June 
13th at 8$<f. (about 16$ cents) per bushel; Glasgow, 9 d .; 
London, 9$ d .; Bristol, Od .; Hull, 9fcf.; the Continent, 
8jJi®9>Icf.; by sail to Liverpool, 7@7 Ad. ; London, 7@ 
7 Ad. 5$ bush. Flour to Liverpool, by steam, 2s. 6 d. 
(about CO cents $ bbl.); by sail at 2s. 3 d. ; London, 2s. 
3 d . and by steam, 2s. (id .; Bristol, by steam, 2s. 9<L@3s., 
and sail, 2s. 4%d.@2s. (id. per bbl. Provisions by steam 
to Liverpool, 30s.@40s. per ton. Cotton by sail $<?., and 
steam \d. lb. Grain, by sail, for Cork and orders, at 
6s. per quarter (8 bushels), and to Continental ports, 5s. 
6cL@6s. 10*4(L ; and from Phila. for Cork and orders, 6s. 
@6s. 3d., and from Balt, for Cork and orders, 6s.@6s. 3d. 
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 June Wh. 1878,. 
and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TI1E NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley Oats. 
26(1’sMHa ni’t.)i341,000 4,812,000 3,617,000 616,000 307,000 811,000 
26 d’s last m' Mi823,000 3,417,000 2,109,000 396,000 405,000 584,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat, (lorn. Hue. liar lea. Oats. 
26<l’s IAisin’l,h413,000 5,109,0110 4,815,000 741,000 229.000 1,973,000 
26 d’s last m’th407,000 4,376,000 2,531,000 423,000 371,000 853,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Ri/e. Bariev. Oats. 
26 clays 1878..341,000 4.812,000 3,617,000 646,000 307,000 811,000 
26 clays 1877. .231,000 486,000 1,916,000 113,000 89,000 S14.000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Bariev. Oats. 
26 clays 1878. .413,000 5.409,000 4.815.000 741,000 229,OoO 1,973,000 
26 clays 1877..283,000 99 ,000 5,840,000 121,000 270,000 917,00ft 
3. Exports from Mew York, Jan. 1, to June 11. 
Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
Iibls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
’78.1,091,000 20.151,000 10,104,000 2,101,000 1,484,000 732,000 255,000 
’77 . 516,494 3,676.969 7,725,024 496,525 291,497 72.800 148,944 
’76 . 868,469 10.828,697 6.134,527 280,954 8,000 93.922 376,791 
.. -.•- ..'“,582 
,916 
,200 
4. Slock of grain in store at Nero York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Halt. 
bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
JunelO, ’78..1,487,700 616,623 148,889 197,507 603,153 238,285 
May 7, 1878., 749,196 263,020 75,229 207,576 579.298 258,327 
Apr.15,1878. .1,370,081 541.648 106,375 390,861 857,278 253.424 
Mar.11,1878.. 1,639,371 420,481 114,260 f60,145 1,090,S97 275,705 
Feb. 11, 1878.,1,074,035 774,410 208,816 831,673 1,415,033 318,079 
Jan. 19.1878..2,536,715 105,909 286,333 913,898 1,087.985 321,474 
Apr. 10.1876. .3,:'.93,074 232,1 10 68,429 200,381 706,282 436,942- 
Jail. 10,1876. .5,802,293 663,982 100,711 325,191 1,080,300 307,438 
5. Tide-water Receipts at Albany, from opening of nav¬ 
igation to Juneisl: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bills. Imsh. bush. hush. bush. bush, hush, 
’78.. 1,000 5,271.300 3,900,400 425,800 221,800 813,300 72,200 
’77.. 100 303,800 1,282,300 100,200 76,000 211,100 68,300- 
’76.. 6,600 2,499,300 606,000 182,500 81,300 777,100 129,600 
Kew Yorlc Hjive-SiocSf itJai-Ssets. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Caines. Sheep. Swine, 
May 20 
May 27 .... .10,783 
June 3.10,813 
June 10 . .12,125 
Total for 4 ireeitx. .46,195 
34 
5,862 
37,012 
,183 
49 
4,502 
25,746 
,813 
46 
5,902 
21,319 
,125 
37 
4,017 
30.894 
,195 
166 
19,413 
115,071 
,754 : 
205 
16,729 
86,282 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. 
Sheep. 
. .11,548 
41 4,853 
28,708 
..10,43s 
51 4,182 
21.570 
1 .10,055 
78 1,766 
19,590 
Average per Week .11,518 
do. do. last Month . .10,438 
do. do. prev's Month .10,055 
Beeves.— The market for the past month has been, 
very irregular, and trade has been dull. The weather has 
been very unpropitious. At the beginning of the month, 
the demand was light, and the receipts heavy, causing 
several hundred head to go over unsold from day to day, 
' and a fat of a full 4- c. lb. in one week, after consid¬ 
erable fluctuation. As the month passed, business be¬ 
came no better, and it closed at the lowest rates, with, 
few buyers for poor stock, and no eager ones for good, 
and a generally lifeless feeling all round. The most active 
purchasers were the foreign shippers, who took all the 
best stock and a large portion of the second best. 29 
car-loads of cattle were sold for shipment alive. The 
best grades sold for 10 c. $ lb. to dress 55 lbs. p) cwt., 
and 11 c. 57 lbs. The bulk of the stock offered, sold 
at 9 @ 9J- c. I? lb. for fair natives; poor stock sold 
slowly at 8 @ 8J- c. $1 lb. 
Tlie prices for Hie past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
large Sales. 
Aver . 
May 2(1. 
. 8k<@liKc. 
9K@10Kc. 
10 e. 
May 27.. 
. SX@11 c. 
9 tall) c. 
912c. 
.June 3 . 
.. S ®11 c. 
9 ©WAc. 
9?fc, 
J line 10. 
. 8 @11 c. 
9 @10 c. 
9 lie* 
Cows. —There is scarcely any demand for cows, and 
the few arriving arc held over, some, indeed, having been 
shipped back to the country, for want of a market at any 
price. There is no market value for cows just now, and 
quotations would be deceptive_Calves.—Yeals have 
improved somewhat under the beneficial effect of light 
receipts with a good demand. Common to prime State 
veals sold at 5 7 c. IL>.; extra veals brought 7$ c. 
No grassers were on sale at the close, but 2$ @ 4} c. $ 
lb. may be quoted for these_Sheep ami Lambs. 
—The large receipts gave heaviness to the market at the 
close of our report, after an irregular business through 
the month. The stock, however, was all worked off' 
without material decline in prices, except for lambs, 
which fell off $ c. f) lb. Prices for sheep have ranged 
from $3.60 to $4.80 100 lbs. Lambs of fair quality sold 
for 5$ @ 7 c. lb., with 7$ c. for the best Wooled sheep 
brought 5 @ 5$ c. ; and a lot of Virginia stock ewes went 
at 3$ c. tjp lb., live weight. Dressed mutton went off' 
slowly at 7 P$ c. lb., and lamb at 7 @ 12$ c. lb.. 
Swine.—The market has been better for hogs through, 
the month, but closed easier as to prices. Live may be- 
quoted at 3$ @ 4 c. <p lb. without sales, and dressed sold 
the last day at 4$ @ 5$ c. $ lb.; pigs bringing 5 @ 5$ e. 
'S’Sae SForse Market.—The steady demand for 
horses for city use, and also for export, makes it necessary 
that we should in future refer to the horse market id ot;r 
