1879 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
73 
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 Jan. Wth, 
1S79, and for the corresponding period last year, and 
also for the year ending Dec. 31,1878: 
rent quotations. Corn has been less sought after, owing 
partly to the higher rates claimed. Rye has been slow of 
sale, and quoted weak. Barley, Peas, and Malt have been 
quiet at about former figures. Oats have been in good de¬ 
mand, and quoted stronger in price ...Provisions have 
shown more animation, the speculative temper having 
been more confident in the line of Hog products, which, 
though opening weak and irregular, left off buoyantly. 
Beef products were without change of moment, and not 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Fonr. Wheat. Corn. live. Bariev. Oats 
SSil’stAM m’th..815,000 2,249,000 921,000 68,000 137,000 405,000 
26il's lust 111 'til..475,550 4,230,000 2,434,000 387,000 743,000 831,000 
Sa i.ks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Bariev. Oats. 
23cl's this m'th267.000 6,109,000 3,051,000 279,000 307,000 768,000 
26 it’s last m’th584,000 3,936,000 4,094,000 411,000 609,000 1,302,000 
H. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
23 days 1878. .315,000 2.249,000 921.000 68,000 137,000 405,000 
25 days 1877. .397,000 3,981,000 2,463,000 181,000 416,000 546,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Barley. Oats. 
23 days 1878..267,000 6,109,000 3,051,000 279,000 307,000 768,000 
25 days 1877 . 343,000 4,104,000 3,513,000 159,000 341,000 839,000 
3. 
Four. Wheat, 
bbls. bush. 
Corn. 
bush. 
Rye. Barley. 
bush. bush. 
Oats. 
bush. 
Peas. 
bush. 
1879.. 
. .36,926 
723,555 
170,119 
132,409 - 
488 
2,877 
1878.. 
..47,039 
704,757 
320,173 
27,587 54,250 
1,298 
3,798 
1877.. 
. ,39,4'.'0 
460,703 
42,295 
7,984 --- 
4,285 
IS, 143 
18)6 . 
.71.714 
521,558 
453,833 
2,840 - 
6,183 
37,093 
1875.. 
. .67,408 
732,422 
480,372 
- - 
4,719 
5,095 
Current Wnor 
.esalk Prices. 
Dec. 13. 
■Tan. 
11 . 
FLOUR—Super to Extra State $3 15 @ 4 25 
•• Suner to Extra South'll. 3 15 @5 75 
•• Extra Western . 3 70 @8 75 
•• Extra Genesee.. 3 85 @5 50 
•• Superfine Western. 3 15 @3 65 
Rye Flour, Superfine_ 2 85 @ 3 30 
Corn-Mkal. ‘2 15 @2 85 
Buckwheat Flour. $ 100 fts 1 60 @1 90 
Buckwheat, per bush. 47 © — 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 1 00 @ 1 11 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
CORN—Yellow.. 
Mixed . 
*■ White. 
Oats. 
Rye. 
Barley . 
Hay—B ale. 18 100 lbs. 
Straw, ¥ 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?i ft .. 
Hops—C rop of 1878.18 lb. 
1877, 18 lb. 
•• olds, 18 lb. 
Feathers—L ive Geese. 18 lb 
Seed—C lover, West, & St.lidb 
•• Timothy. 18 bushel. 1 20 @ 1 30 
•• Flax. 18 bushel. 1 40 @ 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c..?i ft. 2)4@ 
Seed Leaf, 18 Tb. 3)4@ 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, 18 lb 20 
$3 20 
3 25 
3 60 
3 75 
3 15 
2 65 
2 10 
@ 4 25 
@ 6 00 
@ 8 50 
@ 5 50 
@ 3 50 
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Domestic, pulled, ?! ft .. 20 © 
•• California. 12 @ 
Tallow, W !b . 6$4@ 
Om.-Cakk—$ ton. 
Pouk—Mess, $ barrel. 
Extra Prime, 18 barrel.. 
Beef—E xtra mess.— 
Lard, in tres. & bbls, ?! 100 lb 
Butte u—State. ?* ft. 
• • Western.poor to fey, ft. 
Cheese.. . „ _ 
Egos—F resh, ?! dozen . 23 @ 
Poultry—F owls, ?! ft. 
Chickens, Penn., ?! ft.. 
Turkeys—ft.... 
Geese,?» pair.. 
Ducks, ?t pair. 
$ lb. 
Ducks, Wild, ?! pair. 
Grouse. 18 pair. 
Quail, 18 dozen. 
CnESTNUTS—?t bush. 
Hickory Nuts—?! bush ... 
Applks, 18 barrel. .... 100 
Grapes, V ft. ... 
Cranberries—?! bbl. 5 00 
Brans— 18 bushel. 1 50 
Peas—C anada, In bond, ?! bu 
Potatoes, ?! bbl. 
■ ■ Sweet. ?! bbl.. 
Turnips ?i bbl... 
Broom-corn.. 
Cabbages—^ 100-- 
Onions—?! bbl. 1 n0 
Celery, per dozen. 
Resumption of specie payments by the United States 
Treasury Department, which was formally inaugurated 
on the first business day of the current year, brought to 
an end all speculative dealings in Gold, the price of 
which, for two or three weeks previously, had scarcely 
varied from par, thus placing legal tender notes and Gold 
on the same basis, adding the Gold hoards to the avail¬ 
able currency supplies in the country, contributing to the 
extraordinary ease in Money (in the way of loans and dis¬ 
counts), and relieving industrial and commercial interests 
from the prolific source of depression, derangement, and 
distress, of which our people have had such bitter expe¬ 
rience in recent years. The promise of the new year is 
decidedly encouraging for legitimate business, in all the 
home markets. The rapid refunding of the public debt 
at a very low rate of interest is an important advantage to 
the producing classes who have to bear the burden of 
taxation. The circumstance itself very clearly indicates 
the high credit of the Rational Government in the money 
markets... .Foreign market advices have been of a less 
favorable tenor, as to the position of American products, 
and have tended to check the export movement, espe¬ 
cially in Breadstuff's, Provisions, and Cotton ...Flour in 
the local market has varied little in price, on a moderate 
trade in most kinds for home use and shipment. Wheat, 
particularly Winter, has been quite active, largely on 
speculative account, though toward the close, in good 
part also for export, leaving off, as a rule, firmly at cur- 
in much request. Butter, Cheese, and Eggs, choice qual¬ 
ities and marks, attracted a fair share of attention at 
somewhat higher prices_Hops have been in more de¬ 
mand, and Wool and Tobacco in moderate request, at 
somewhat irregular figures ...Cotton has been quoted 
lower, on a restricted movement_A comparatively lim¬ 
ited trade has been reported in Seeds; while a fair in¬ 
quiry has been noted for Hay and Straw at about steady 
rates_Ocean Freights have been further seriously de¬ 
pressed, but rallied toward the close, and left off in favor 
of ship owners, on a better demand for accommodation 
for early use. The recent severe storms, and resulting 
obstructions to railway traffic seriously delayed the trans¬ 
portation of produce from the interior to the seaboard, 
and thus adversely affected the volume of export opera¬ 
tions. 
Kew York Live-Stock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Dec. 16 .11,053 183 1,349 30,836 51.545 
Dec. 23.10,187 215 1,516 25,596 50,647 
Dec. 30 . 9,966 57 806 15,598 82,926 
Jan. 7. 9,168 35 772 15,916 40,446 
Total for 4 Weeks. .40,374 490 4,443 87,916 175,564 
tlo.for prev. 4 Wests 3S,133 657 6,779 93,301 211,613 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week . 10,003 122 1,111 12,986 43,891 
do. do. last Month.. 9,533 164 1,695 23.325 52.904 
do. do. prev's Month .11,207 127 2,995 33,529 49,464 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follow's: 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
Larger Sales. 
Aver. 
Pec. 16...... .... 
. c>%@n c. 
IX® 9)4c. 
8 ) 4 c. 
Dec. 23. 
. 7 @ll)4c. 
8 @ 9)4c. 
85fc. 
Dec. 30 . 
. 8 V 4@11 c. 
IX® 9 c. 
8)4c. 
Jan. 7. 
. 7 @11 Ac. 
8 @ 9)4c. 
8 Kc. 
Beeves. —After an irregular market through the 
month, business closed dull, and with a downward ten¬ 
dency of prices. At the close the best steers sold at 
lljc. to dress 57 lbs. to the cwt., but only 5 head of 
premium cattle of 1S86 lbs. reached this price, the run 
being from 7$c. for 55 lbs., estimated up to the limit men¬ 
tioned. Colorado stock sold for 8}c. for55 lbs. estimated. 
... .Cows have been in too great supply, and prices are 
down to $30 to $45 for common, and $50 to $G0 for good. 
... Calves. —Hog dressed sold at the close for 8$@9$c. 
for the best; choice milk fed live calves brought 7$c., 
and common 5c. lb. Grass calves sold for 2$@,3c. 
lb. alive_ Sheep. —An advance in price has been 
marked for sheep. Common to fair sold for 3$@4$c. ^ 
lb., and choice at 5f®5$c. live weight S wine.— Live 
hogs are quoted at‘3f@3fc. $ lb.; dressed sold for 4}@5c. 
$ lb. for light, down to 4c. for heavy, according to quality. 
The Horse Market.— Business is so dull as to 
amount to an almost complete suspension. Quotations 
remain unchanged; draught horses are valued at $175 to 
$375 per head; farm horses at $150, and railroad horses 
at $120. Roadsters are worth from $400 to $1,000, ac¬ 
cording to speed and style. Coach horses for exportation 
have sold at $250 to $300 per head. The foreign business 
is dull, and values are declining. During the past year 
3,028 horses have been exported, 1,833 of these having 
been taken for city “tram-roads.” One whole cargo of 
54 head was lost. 73 head of stallions and brood mares, 
mainly French, have been imported for breeding purposes. 
Prices of Feed. 
Brnn. per ton.$18.00@$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 ton.25.50@ 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 3© 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No. 1. Peruv.Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, ^ ton. .$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do..... 47.50 
do. do. guaranteed,?! ton, cargo J 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. 9 ton. . 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raw Bone,. ..55.00 
Manes’ Complete Manure (clay soils) per 1.000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. (light soils) per 1.000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. Grain and Grass, ?! 1,000 fts.25.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, do. .17.50 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal ..per ton.42.00 
do. Potato Manors. .per 1.000 lbs_22.50 
do. Corn do.per 1,000 lbs....23.73 
do. do. do. medium.per ton 36.00 
do. do. do. dissolved. do. 42.0fl 
Stockbridgc Corn Manure, per acre. 2 ( 1.00 
“ Potato do do 10.00 
“ Tobacco do do 50.00 
" Rve do do 10.00 
“ Wheat do do 15.00 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 45.00 
Baugh’s Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 33.00 
Baugh's Manure for Tobacco and Grain, per ton.. 45.00 
Gvpsnm, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
Nitrate of Potash (95 ner cent.), per lb. 9 @9>sc. 
Sulphate of Potash (potash 44 per cent) per lb_ 3 @3Mc. 
do. do. (potash 27)4 per cent) per lb.. 1 ) 4©2 c. 
German Potash Salts (potash .12 to 15 p. c. p. ton.$1500@18.00 
Muriate of Potash (potash 50 per cent), per lb_ 154©2 o. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb.. 35(c.@4)4c 
Sulphate of Ammonia (23 per cent.), per lb. 4t<o.©43?e. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent) per ton.$40.00@45.00 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throiv into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Continued from p. 47. 
Cure for Chicken Pox,- “W.L. E.” sends the 
following recipe ns a remedy for the poultry disease 
called chicken-pox, that he says is more simple and will 
cost less than the one we recently published : “ Sweet oil 
and turpentine, equal parts; apply to the sore spots with 
a brush. Too or three applications will cure the disease. 
Give a little tincture of iron in the water at the same 
time. I have just cured my chickens with this remedy.” 
150,000,000 Bushels of Grain at a Sin¬ 
gle Fort !—Some striking figures are presented in the 
reported of grain receipts at N. Y. City alone. Reduc¬ 
ing the 4,675,271 barrels of flour to its grain equivalent, 
and we find that during 1878, the canal and railroads de¬ 
livered at this port no loss than 149,270,128 bushels of 
grain of all kinds, against only 98,637,058 bushels in the 
previous (1877), a gain in round numbers of 50,000,000 
BUSHELS, or 50 per cent!—a strong confirmation of 
our statements from time to time of the great crops of 
1878. But few persons can have an adequate idea of 
even one million bushels. Here is a belp to one’s concep¬ 
tion : Load this 150,000,000 bushels upon wagons, 30 bush¬ 
els to each; arrange them in line, giving each team about 
26$ feet ;26~/ 5 ), and the line of teams carrying this grain 
would extend 25,000 miles—or, clear around the world! 
Spring Cblcken.—" A. C.,” Orange Co., N. Y. 
Light Brahmas are the favorites for “the production 
of spring chickens for broiling.” This breed lays well in 
the winter, and the young birds mature very rapidly, so 
that at from 8 to 10 weeks old they are ready for market. 
Side-Cutting Saw-RIill.— In looking over the 
advertisements, the reader will sec in that of Chandler & 
Taylor an engraving of a curious looking saw-mill ; this 
is the “Side-Cutting Mulay Saw-Mill,” the makers of 
which claim superior merits for it. It cuts from the side 
of the log, the same as a circular saw, and will cut any 
size of log. It is adapted to farm engines, or can be 
driven by other power. The main frame is made wholly 
of iron, and the whole is a neat and compact machine. 
Cotton Seed Food. —“ Subscriber,” Atascosa 
Co., Texas. Decorticated cotton seed is merely the seeds 
with the hulls removed. They can not be so wholesome 
food as cotton-seed cake, from which most of the oil 
has been expressed, as the former contains too much oil. 
Cotton-seed in bulk is so oily that it would be likely to 
heat in a short time and rapidly deteriorate in value. It 
is too concentrated and carbonaceous to be used as the 
principal food for any animals. Only small quanti¬ 
ties of the oil-cake can be fed at a time, and even less of 
the whole seed. From a gill to a pint per day, for sheep 
and swine, and not over two quarts for a cow or horse, is 
all the oil-cake ttiat can be fed profitably, and much less 
of the whole grains of decorticated seed should be fed. 
Black-Log In Calves.—" H. J.,” O’Brier. Co., 
Iowa. There is no certain cure for the disease known as 
black-leg in cattle, young or old. It may be prevented 
by not over-feeding, and giving full-grown animals which 
appear plethoric an occasional purgative of 12 ounces of 
salts, and a calf 2 to 6 ounces, according to age. A seton 
in the dew-lap is also beneficial as a preventive. 
A New Seed Sower.— We have received a new 
seed sower from Benson, Maule & Co., of Philadelphia. 
It consists of a hopper with bag attached, from which the 
seed falls upon a horizontal iron disk. This disk is pro¬ 
vided with guides that throw the seed to the front, right, 
and left, as the disk is rapidly revolved by means of a 
crank and cog-wheels. We have tested this machine on 
a floor only, but find that it works very well. 
Hog Cbolera.— The investigations of the “Hog 
Cholera Commission ” confirm the position taken by Mr. 
Coburn in his work on “ Swine Husbandry ” (soe Book¬ 
list), that the term “cholera” as applied to the disease, 
is a misnomer, as in nearly all cases the lungs are affect¬ 
ed. The identity of the disease in various parts of the 
country has been established, and it is expected that the 
able gentlemen of the commission. Prof. Law, of Cornell, 
Dr. Detmers, of Chicago, and Dr. Salmon, of N. C., will 
he able to devise means for checking this epizootic, 
the cause of such immense losses to Western farmers. 
