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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January,. 
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Harper’s Bazar ($4.00). 
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Appleton’s Journal ($3.00). 
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.... 3.90 
Popular Science Monthly ($5.00). 
. 6.50... 
.... 5.50 
Atlantic Monthly ($4.00). 
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.... 4.75 
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plaints of non-receipt of such magazines, these should be 
made direct to their respective Publishers, and not to us. 
The Poultry Shows for January. 
Poultry & Pet Stock Ass’n.Germantown, Pa..Jan. 3- 6 
"Windham Co.Brattleboro, Vt_Jan. 4- 7 
Southern Mass. Ass’n.New Bedford.Jan. 4- 7 
Saginaw Valley Ass’n.East Saginaw, Mich.Jan. 11-14 
Champlain Valley Ass’n.Burlington, Vt.Jan. 11-14 
Central Mass. Ass’n.Worcester, Mass... .Jan. 11-14 
Springville Ass’n.Sprmgville, N. Y—Jan. 12-14 
Cleveland Poul’v & Pet Stock.Cleveland, O.Jan. 12-19 
Western Penn. Society.Pittsburg, Pa.Jan. 13-19 
Western Poultry Club.St. Louis, Mo.Jan 12-19 
Lancaster Poultry Ass’n.Lancaster, Pa.Jan. 14-19 
Mascoma Poultry Ass’n.Mascoma, N. H_Jan. 18-20 
Vermont State Poultry Ass’n..Rutland, Vt.Jan. 18-21 
Union Pet Stock Ass’n .New Berlin, N. Y...Jan. 18-2 
Northern IndianaPoul’y Ass’n.Fort Wayne, Ind...Jan. 18-22 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our record kept daily during the year, show at a 
glance the transactions for the month ending Dec. 11 th, 
1880, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
2 6d’s<Aism’th 497.000 5.315,000 5,261,000 259,000 546,00fl 932,000 
27 d’S last m’th524,000 7,836,000 6,119,000 415,000 987,000 1,481,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 d.t’sm’th424,000 31,907,000* 9,885,000* 186.000 942,0003,414,000* 
27d.nm’th597,000 26,563,000* 12,609,000 * 354,0001,106,000 3,621,000 
* Including forward delivery. 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 18S0. .497,000 5,315,000 5,216,000 259,000 546,000 932,000 
25 days 1879. .526,500 6,127,000 4,036,000 589,000 602,000 916,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1880..424,000 31,907,000 9,885,000 186,000 942,000 3,414,000 
25 days 1879 . 465,000 28,817,000 5,902,000 354,000 611,000 1,805,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley . Oats. ' Malt. 
bush. bush. hush. bush. bush. hush. 
Dec. 6.’80. .5,670,242 2,508,081 166,054 163,592 809,992 116,641 
Nov. 8, '80. .3,775,143 2,919,519 21,826 46,024 928,079 117.113 
Aug. 10. ’80. .3,046,697 1,784,441 46,004 25,283 78,910 202,556 
Oct. 8, ’79. .2,137,893 1,672,136 ’ 27,312 31,211 578,056 207,729 
Dec. 8,’79.-9,249,862 1,249,704 422,873 454,157 432,106 175,205 
Dec .10,’78. .3,910,457 3,520,555 602,206 905,577 1,233,994 133,069 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. l to Dec 8, 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
’80.3,756,000 59,119,000 48,731,000 2,127,000 261,000 424,009 399,600 
’79.3,441,000 62.212.007 34,105,000 4,013,000 167.000 523.000 381.090 
■78.2,433,166 52,166,952 25,844.569 3,970.465 1,518.667 3,615.001 428,937 
’77.1.386,875 19.833.574 25.276.390 1,992,620 1,936,956 246.355 454,056 
■76.1,823,05023,606,29516,339,741 1,281,929 88,097 619,118 689,246 
General Merchandise has been in less urgent re¬ 
quest, and has shown considerable irregularity, Gro¬ 
ceries receding, while Fruit, Metals, Hemp and Fish 
ruling firm. Rice, Seeds, Leather, Skins and Building 
Materials improving in price.Transactions in Cotton 
large, chiefly in the way of options, at higher though 
variable figures.Petroleum, at advanced quotations. 
.... A brisk movement in leading Breadstuffs, especially 
in Winter Wheat, No. 2 Corn, No. 2 Oats, and in Barley. 
Prices of Wheat have been worked up materially, under 
speculative manipulation, which, in this, as in several 
other prominent instances, has been decidedly unfavora¬ 
ble to the export interest. Corn closed irregular, and 
generally weaker ; Flour, heavy; Barley—after breaking 
seriously—rallied perceptibly ; while Oats left off more 
firmly for future delivery. Extensive purchases of No. 2 
Oats on speculative account. Cable advices have been of 
unsettled foreign markets, though the latest were of a 
rather more encouraging tenor.Provisions have been 
fluctuating rather sharply, particularly Western Steam 
Lard, which has been in most favor, notably so in the 
speculative line. Mess Pork has further yielded in value, 
on a very moderate inquiry. Beef and Beef Hams have 
been quoted weaker, and slow of sale. Butter and Eggs 
have been advanced on a fairly active call for supplies. 
Cheese has been in less request at easier figures. Hops 
attracted less attention, while Wool met a readier sale, 
and tended upwards, being lightly offered. ..Hay and 
Straw brought higher prices, on quite moderate supplies. 
New York Live-Stock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ENDING 
Reeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheen. 
Swine. 
Nov. 15. 
.. .10,220 
138 
3,629 
41,860 
52,637 
Nov. 22. 
....15,243 
71 
2,635 
43,060 
49,677 
Nov. 29. 
...12,654 
164 
1,716 
26,687 
53,101 
Dec. 6. 
_11,064 
160 
2,082 
29,717 
55,684 
Total for 4 Weefcs.49,181 
533 
10,062 
141,324 
216,099 
do.forprev. 5 If eefcs65,990 
844 
19,167 
191,522 
200,120 
133 
2,515 
35,331 
54,025 
169 
3,833 
38,304 
40,124 
111 
4,903 
42,185 
27,631 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per week .12,295 
do. do. last Month. .13,198 
do. do. prev'sMonth.U,306 
Beef Cattle are sold and quoted by the pound of estimated 
dressed weight—Cows and Horses by the head—Sheep and 
Calves by the live weight—Live Hogs by the live weight 
and Dressed Hogs by the carcass weight. 
A Steer in good, fair order, dresses about 56 lbs. to the 
100 lbs. of live weight. Such an one weighing alive 1,428 
lbs. would dress 800 lbs., and at 10 cents per lb. would 
bring $S0, equivalent to 5)4 cents per lb. live weight. 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent), per lb. 8 @8)4c. 
Sulphate of Potash (potash 41 per cent), per lb.. 3J4@4 c. 
do. (lo. (potash 27X per cent, per ib„ 
German Potash Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c.), p. ton.$14.00@16.00 
Muriate ot Potash (notash 50 per cent), per lb.... 2R@2Hc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4 @4)4c. 
Sulphate of Ampionla (25 per cent), per lb. 4R@4Hc. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent), per ton.$48.00@50'00 
No. 1 Peruv. Guano,Lobos, ?! ton.46.00 
do. do. guaranteed, ?! ton, cargo M. 56.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, per ton. 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Co., Fine Ground Raw Bone. 45.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (clay soils), per 1.000 lbs. 25.50 
do. do. do. (light soils), per 1,000 lbs. 25.50 
do. do. do. “A” Brand (wheat), $ 1,000lbs. 20.00 
do. Tobacco do. do. 52.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, per ton. 37.01) 
do. Pure Raw Bone, per ton. 38.00 
Matfield Fertilizer, No. 1. 45.00 
do. do. No. 2. :. 30.00 
Homestead Superphosphate, per ton . 40.00 
do. Tobacco Grower; per ton. 60.00 
Banner Raw Bone Flour, per ton. 45.00 
Stockbridge Rye Manure, per ton. 45.00 
do. Wheat Manure, per ton... 45.00 
do. Seeding Down Manure, per ton. 40.00 
Bowker’s "Wheat Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Walton, Whann & Co.'s Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
It will be seen by referring to our price 
lists of Fertilizers, that the pure fine ground bone 
meal made by the Excelsior Fertilizer Company, at 
Alliance, O., has been reduced in price ten dollars per 
ton. Mr. Schilling, the originator of this brand of fine 
ground bone, says he is able to do this by increased: 
facilities for manufacture, at bis new mills at Alliance, 
and a wider and increasing trade, and at the same time 
maintain the same excellence of quality, which he war¬ 
rants pure in., every respect, and exactly as represented.. 
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