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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[August, 
London, 7Bristol, Id.; Hull, 7^@8c«,; the Conti¬ 
nent, by sail to Liverpool, 8y.d. ; London, fit/ 
@7 d. $ bush. Flour to Liverpool, by steam, 2s.@.2«. 3d. 
(about 50@54 cents ^ bb!.); by sail at 2s.; London, 2s., 
and by steam, 2s. 6d. ; Bristol, by steam, 2s. 9tf.@3s., 
and sail, 2s. 4%d.@2s. 6 d. per bbl. Provisions by steam 
to Liverpool, 30s.@45s. per ton. Butter, in refrigerators, 
126s. Cotton, by sail, ls / oi d., allJ steam, y±d. $1 ib. 
Grain, by sail, for Cork and orders, at 5s. 9d.@fis. 3d. 
per quarter (8 bushels), and to Continental ports, 5s. 
6rf.@7s.; and from Phila. for Cork and orders, 6s. 
@6s. 3d . and from Balt, for Cork and orders, 6s.@6s. 3d. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
June 13. July 13. 
Fricic of Gor.n. 
Fl.oui:—Super to Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western.. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superllhe Western . 
Bvk Fi.oui:, Superfine_ 
Gorn-M lCAt. 
Wiikat— AM kinds of White. 
All hinds of Bed and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow.. 
Mixed. . 
White. 
Oats- Western. 
State. 
Byic . . 
Baki.ky . 
Barley Malt.. 
Hay—I hile, ?! 100 Its. 
Straw, ?! 100 its. 
Cotton’—M iddlings, ft n>... 
Hops—C ron of 1877, ft ib. 
old, ?! it). 
Feathers—L ive Geese, lit it 
Seed—C lover, West. & Stilt lb 
Timothy, ifl bushel —. 
Flax.?* bushel. 
Suga is— Refi’sr& Grocery?*lb 
Molasses. Cuba, ihgal. 
New Orleans, ?! gal. 
Coffer—B io (Gold). 
Toiiacoo. Kentucky, &e.. ijtlb. 
Seed Leaf. 7ft n>. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,?! lb 
Domestic, pulled. ?( lb. 
California, spring clip. 
California fell clip. 
Tallow, ?! Ib . 
Oil-Cake—'V ton. 
Pork—M ess. ?i barrel . 
Extra Prime, ifl barrel. 
Beef—E xtra mess. ... 
La ri), in tres. <fc bills, ?t 100 lb 
Butter—S tate. 7* lb. 
Western, poor to fancy, 7* lb. 
Cheese . . . 
Eggs—F resl), if! dozen - 
Poultry—F owls, lb. 
Chickens. . 
Penn., P lb. 
Turkeys—7* lb. 
Geese, ift pair. . 
Ducks, 48 pair. 
Roosters, 7* tt>. 
Capons, 1ft Ib.. . 
Pigeons, wild, ?! doz. 
Squabs, per dozen . 
Snipe, per doz. 
Apples— new, barrel. 
Peanuts, domestic, iH bush.. 
Strawberries,?! quart. 
Cherries, ?! lb. 
Currants, ?! Ib. 
Rarpberries. ?! pint. 
Blackberries, ?i qt. 
Whortleberries, ?! bush... 
Gooseberries, ?! bbl. 
Peaches, ?! crate. . ... 
Plums, ?! quart. 
Cranberries—'?! bill. 
Radishes, new, ?! lOObun.... 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ?! bu 
green, ?! bush. 
• ■ ?! bag. 
Potatoes, new. ?! bbl. 
Potatoes— old,?! bbl. 
■Sweet Potatoes— newTicte 
Beets, ?! 100 bunches. 
Turnips ?! bbl. 
•• white, ?! 100 bunches. 
Beans—?< bushel. 
Broom-corn. 
SprNACit, ?! bbl. 
Tomatoes, ?! crate. 
Cauliflower. ?! doz. heads. 
Cabs\gbs— new, ?! bbl. 
Onions—IS bbl. 
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Rhubarb,?! (00 bundles. . 
Asparagus, new, ?! doz. bun 
Lettuce, ?! bid. 
Watermelons, ?! 10(1 . 
String Beans, ?t bbl. 
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market again fell off j-c. per lb., sales being made at 7-)c. 
per lb. for Texans, to dress 55 lbs. per 100 weight; 8jc. 
for fair natives, 50 lbs. to the 100. The extreme price 
paid was 11-Jc. for extra steers of 1,635 lbs., estimated at 
57 lbs. dressed weight on 100 lbs. live. 
The prices for the past five weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
June 17. 7 @11 c. S^® 9^c. 9 c. 
June24. 7 ©U&c. 8 © 9J/c. STfc. 
July 1. 6%®\0%c. 8 '/,(«) 9J4c. 8Mc. 
July 8. 7M@10KC. 9 @10 'c. 9‘4c. 
July 15.7>4@UMc. 9 @10 C. 9}£e. 
Cows ,- 1 There has been no demand for cows, and to 
sell those which have been offered has been impossible 
at any price. Milk from the country has sold as low as 
$1 per 40 quart can, and city dairies have no inducement 
to buy cows. There are no prices, and quotations are 
nominal. 
Calves. — The demand has been good for veals, 
and with a short supply trade has been active, and 
prices tending upwards. Naturally, things took a turn, 
more stock came forward, and the market, uneasy all 
over, declined at least J ct. per lb., with a dull feeling. 
The closing market was weak, with sales of buttermilk 
calves at 3c.@3Je. per ib., live weight. Veals brought 
6 c.@GSc. for good to extra, dead weight. Grass calves 
were as low as 4e. per lb., dressed. 
Sheep and Lambs,— A gradual improvement has 
marked the course of trade in this stock. The supply 
has been fair, the quality good, and the demand strong. 
Prices advanced up to the end of the month, when trade 
became weak, and prices declined. A falling off is to be 
noted as we close our report, and a range of prices from 
4Jc.@,5Jc. per lb., live weight, with Sjc.@6}c. for iambs. 
Swine.— Hogs have been steady, without much 
change in prices. The final quotations are 4ic.@.4|c. per 
lb. for live bogs, and 5§c.@6c. per lb. for dressed, with a 
firm market. 
The Horse Market.— The supply of horses the 
past month has been less than usual. At the same time 
trade has been very quiet. Over 2,000 head have been 
exported so far this year. In Europe the horse trade is 
very much depressed, and the now almost certain pros¬ 
pects of peace have not tended to change this feeling. 
There promises, however, to be a steady demand for 
useful horses for the “ tram-roads,” as the car routes are 
there called, and it is to be noticed that our thorough¬ 
bred horses are coming into favor there. Quotations are 
nominal, city business being entirely suspended at pres¬ 
ent. 
Prices of Feed. 
Brail, per ton.$1S.CO@$20.00 
Middlings, per toil. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton.. 15.00@ 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake. -western, per ton. ... 44.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per toil. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per lb. 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Peruv.GnauolO p.ct. ammonia, standard, T> ton..$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do. 47 50 
do. do. guaranteed,?! ton, cargo H 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, ?! ton. . 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raiv Bone,...55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure fVille formula) p. 1.000 lbs 26.14 
do. 
do. 
do. do. Grain aiul Grass, ?! 1,000 lbs. 
Fruit and Vine Manure, do. 
25.00 
17.50 
do. 
Bone, strictly pure, meal 
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. 
do. 
do. 
dissolved.... 
do. 
42.00 
Btockbridgc Corn Manure, per acre 
“ Potato do do 
“ Tobacco do do 
“ Rye do do 
“ Wheat do do 
Bowker’a Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 
Nitrate of Potasli <95 per cent.), per lb. 
Sulphate of l’otasli (potasli 41 per cent) per lb_ 
do. do. (potasli 27M per cent) per Hi.. 1¥@2 ». 
German Potash Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c. D. ton.$15.(J0@18.00 
Muriate of Potash (potasli 50 per cent), per Ib_ 2 @2!/c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. . 4 c.aippc. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb. 4fse.@5 c. 
DriedBlood (ammonia 14 per cent; per ton.$45.00@50.00 
20.00 
10.00 
50.n0 
10.00 
15.00 
45.00 
8.00 
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Hew i’ork Iiivc-Siock Miirketsi. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Reeve.s. 
June 17 .11,934 
■June 24.11,57a 
■July 1 8,254 
•July 8. 8.911 
July 15. 10.014 
Total for 5 lIVeAw. .50.715 
Ao.for prevA iretAs40,l95 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine. 
5 4J 
■1,819 
28,330 
32,261 
35 
4,285 
23,000 
26.337 
83 
5,488 
27,298 
29,133 
41 
2.126 
24,779 
27,501 
60 
3.692 
28,196 
23.198 
271 
21,010 
131,913 
138,450 
106 
19,413 
115,071 
135.448 
Reeves. Coios. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per 11 'eek .10.143 
do. do. last Month ..11,548 
do. do. prev’s Month .10,438 
54 
4,202 
26,384 
27.690 
41 
4.853 
28,768 
33,862 
51 
4.182 
21,570 
30,442 
Beeves.—The month’s business has been full of 
disaster to dealers. A worse market than has been found 
ilhe past month has never been known, and prices fell 
lower than we have any precedent for. The receipts 
have been large, and the demand both from butchers and 
for export has been small, and between the two, dealers 
have lost very heavily. Towards the end of the month 
lighter receipts gave matters a hotter look, but still the 
market dragged along, and purchasers did about what 
they pleased with the stock offered. At the close the 
“Big Head.” —“A.-V. C.,” Pensacola, Fla. 
This is a disease of the bones of the head, and con¬ 
sists of a spongy growth of bony matter, which not only 
injures the jaws or the skull, tut causes tumors and ab¬ 
scesses in the muscular covering. As these abscesses 
have their origin in the diseased bone, they can not be 
cured by any direct treatment of them alone. The dis¬ 
eased bone must be cut away. As it is obvious that, to 
remove the hone of the skull or that of the jaw, would 
seriously affect, if not fatally injure the horse, this dis¬ 
ease is classed among those which are incurable, except 
through a favorable natural action by which healthy bony 
tissue may be deposited, and the disease cease. The 
trouble is constitutional, and scrofula is generally the 
predisposing cause. No amateur treatment can he re¬ 
commended. The advice of a competent veterinary sur¬ 
geon should bo sought. We are aware that such advice 
as this is difficult to get, but it is to be hoped that it may 
not be many years before skilled veterinarians may be 
available, and that their need will be recognized. 
containing a great variety of Items , inc’uding many 
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The Latest Crop Reports to this date (July 
16) are generally very good. The fears that the open, 
mild winter, and early, warm spring would be followed 
by a cold, wet summer, have not been realized. The hot 
weather during the last of June and the fore part of July, 
was just what the corn-crop wanted, to push it ahead 
rapidly, and, with the large acreage, the yield will be 
very great, if it is not cut down by unusually early frosts. 
The favorable weather also helped to filling out the 
wheat at the North, where it was not ripe. The later 
rains of the second week in July, while interfering with 
wheat-gathering somewhat, came just in time to avert 
the parching effects of the hot spell. Thus far, we have 
every indication of considerably larger yields of the 
great staple crops even than last year, taking the country 
as a whole ; there are exceptional places where storms, 
insects, worms, etc., have injured the crops. These mag¬ 
nificent crops, while tending to lower the prices per 
bushel to be obtained by the producers, yet furnish a 
fair income from the large quantity, and an abundance 
of cheap food will help out manufacturing and other 
pursuits, and tend to set in motion the wheels of indus¬ 
try generally; more products to be moved by railways, 
moans more iron to be used, and more manufactured 
products to be consumed. This wealtbfrom the soil will 
tell strongly towards a recovery from the depression of 
the past five years. Our wheat and corn, however abun¬ 
dant, cannot sink in price below a certain figure, for the 
lower the price, the greater will be the foreign demand, 
as well as the larger the consumption in our own country, 
which will prevent any disastrous fall in prices. 
Bailroud Crop Reports.— 1 The Chicago and 
Northwestern Railway Company has inaugurated a most 
important system of gathering accurate reports of the 
condition of the leading crops, from the hundreds of sta¬ 
tions along the great extent of road it owns or oper¬ 
ates. The strict discipline among railway employees, 
enables the managers to gather very complete and syste¬ 
matic reports, and it is desirable that every principal 
railroad running through agricultural regions should 
adopt the practice. From the reports of the C. & N. 
W. R. R. for the early part of July, we learn, that from 
266 stations where wheat is the main crop, 102 report the 
wheat above the average of last year’s large yield ; 126 
report it as good ; and only 38 as not so good. Of 273 
stations where Corn is the main crop, the acreage reports 
from 139 stations are larger than last year ; 133 about the 
same, and 1 below. Of its condition, 12 report it better 
than last year, 155 as good, and 106 not as good. The 
recent hot weather has doubtless greatly improved the 
corn crop generally. 
A Selection of Boses.— A correspondent in Iowa, 
apparently a beginner in business, asks us to give a list of 
the best “ Hybrid Perpetual Roses, the best white, the 
best crimson, the best climber, etc.” He says that “ the 
American Agriculturist has been worth a small fortune to 
meand though we are desirous of aiding so apprecia¬ 
tive a correspondent, he lias proposed a very difficult task. 
The rose catalogues number thousands of varieties, and 
each year twenties, if not. hundreds, arc added to the list, 
hence, to give a list of “ the best,” is a matter almost im¬ 
possible to one who is not a “ rose fancier.” We can 
perhaps help our friend by giving him a list, if not ot 
“the best,” of really good sorts. The name “Hybrid 
Perpetual” is a thorough misnomer—so far as the “per¬ 
petual ” goes, and if wo wish a succession of bloom, dur¬ 
ing summer and autumn, we must take China and Tea 
Roses, which are not usually hardy. These are generally 
smaller in flower, and of less vivid color than the others, 
but they bloom almost continuously. As to the “ Hybrid 
Purpetnnls,” for which tlie better name is “Remontant,” 
we should for six, well established and standard kinds, 
take Baronne Prevost, pink; Charles Lefebvre , reddish 
crimson; General Jacqueminot, richest crimson; Madami 
