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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[March, 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The followin'; condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
from om- record kept daily during the year, show at a 
glance the transactions for the month ending Feb. 12 Lh, 
1679, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NKW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harleu. Oats 
28dVDm in’Ili..337,000 2,131,000 1,314,000 58,*00 429,000 431,000 
"23 d’s lust m’tli . .315,000 2,249,000 921,000 63,000 131,000 405,000 
Salks. Finin'. Wheat, thorn. Hue. Harleu. Oats. 
28 d’s this m’thSlS.OOO 7,316.000 4,104,000 333,000 290,0001,107,000 
23 d’s last m*i 1.267,000 6,109,000 3,051,000 279,000 307,000 768,000 
2. Comparison with, same period at this time last pear. 
Rkukipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harleu. Outs. 
28 davs 1379. .337,000 2.131,000 1,314.000 53,500 429.000 431,000 
27 days 1878..381,000 3,611,000 1,731,000 67,000 504,000 537,000 
Sacks. Four. Wheat. Horn. Hue. Ilarleu. Oats. 
28 days 1878 345,000 7,316,000 4,104.000 3'3,000 290,000 1,107,000 
27 days 1878. .351,000 3,976,000 2,374,000 203,000 476,000 581,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at Netc York. 
Wheat. Corn. Hge. Harley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. I 1119 I 1 . bush. bush. hush. bush. 
Fal). 10,1879. .2,918,206 1,501,708 513.557 859,804 734,745 35,154 
■Feb. II, 1878.. 1,674,035 774,470 208,816 831,673 1,415,633 318,079 
Feb. 7,1877. .3,083,319 2,302,261 314,142 611.114 956,114 383,605 
4. Exports from New York. Jan. 1, to Feb. 10. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. reas. 
hbls. bush. hush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1879.. 31 ',0"0 4,417.000 2,821,000 412.000 1,217 19,100 32,000 
1878.. 219.799 4,695.476 1.756,258 184,461 305,382 19,818 28,584 
1877.. 153.538 1,276,859 1,193.888 53,533 7i,2S3 15.309 66,191 
1816. .241,693 1,843,457 1,731,215 15,387 - 35,537 168,137 
Current Wholesale Pricks. 
Jan. 11. 
Feb. 12. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State »3 20 ® 4 25 
*3 20 
@ 4 25 
•• Super to Extra Soutli’n. 
3 25 ® 6 00 
3 25 
@ 6 25 
•• Extra Genesee. 
3 75 (a 5 50 
3 90 
@ 5 50 
*• Sunerlinc Western. 
3 15 ® 3 50 
3 15 
@ 3 55 
*• Extra Western . 
3 00 (a 8 75 
3 60 
@ 8 75 
“ " Minnesota. 
3 69 @ 8 50 
3 60 
@ 8 25 
Bye Flour, Superfine_ 
2 65 @ 3 15 
2 65 
(a 3 15 
Goiin-M ka i. 
2 10 hit 2 80 
2 10 
@ 2 75 
iBuoKwnF.AT Flour. 59 100 fts 
1 50 @ 1 75 
1 60 
® 1 85 
Buckwheat, per hush. 
45 @ 46 
49 
@ 50 
Wheat—A ll kinds 01 White. 
1 00 @1 12 
1 00 
@ 1 11)4 
All kinds of lied and Amber. 
75 m l n h 
74 
@ 1 11 
Corn—Y ellow .. 
47 K® 64 
45 
® 56 
Mixed . 
44^@ 48 
42)4® 47 V 
White. 
45 @ 52 
45 
® 52 
Gats.. 
29 ® 36)4 
29 
@ 37 
Kyic . . 
55 @ 61 
56 >4® 62 a 
Barley . 
75 ® 1 25 
70 
@ 1 25 
Hay— Hale. 18 100 Tbs . 
30 ® 80 
so 
i® 80 
Straw. $ 100 fts. 
25 @ 50 
25 
@ 50 
Ootton—M iddlings. 10 lb 
9)4® 9X 
9%® 9% 
Hops—C rop of 1S78. 19 ft. 
5 @ 15 
6 
@ 15 
1877, V ft. 
4 @ 6 
4 
@ 6 
* * olds, $ lb. 
2 @ 3 
2 
@ 3 
'Feathers — Live Geese. 19 ft 
35 @ 50 
32 y*(% 47K 
Seko—(H over. West. & St.l8ib 
6 K@ IX 
6>4@ 7V 
** Timothy. 18 bushel . .. 
1 20 (at 1 SO 
1 20 
<a l 30 
•• Flax. 19 bushel. 
1 40 ® 1 45 
1 42'4® 1 45 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.,18 Ib. 
2'4@ WYi 
2 K'<4 12)4 
• • Seed Leaf. 19 Tb 
3 H® 45 
5 
® 50 
Wool,—Domest ic! Fleece. 18 lb 
21 @ 39 
22 
@ 40 
• • Domestic, pulled, 18 lb .. 
22 @ 36 
17 
@ 36 
*• California.. 
12 @ 26 
10 
@ 2a 
Tallow. V ft . 
6%® 6X 
6)4® 6¥ 
■Oil-Cake—'¥> ton . . 
-@27 00 
27 00 
@ — 
Pokk—M ess. 18 barrel _ 
7 45 @ 7 65 
9 00 
@10 75 
Extra Prime, 18 barrel. 
- @ — 
— 
@ — 
Beef—E xtra mess. 
10 50 (all 50 
10 50 
@11 50 
Laud, in tres. <fe bbls, 18 100 lb 
5 97)4® 6 25 
6 90 
® 7 25 
Butter—S tate. 18 lb . 
12 @ 30 
12 
® 27 
• • Western.poor to fey. Ib. 
8 ® 32 
7 
@ 30 
Cheese . ... 
3)4® 9Q 
3)4® 9)4 
Egos—F resh, 18 dozen .... 
24 @ 28 
21 
® 23 
Poultry—F owls, $ Tb. 
5 @ 10 
8 
@ 13 
■■ Chickens, Penn., ¥1 Ib...- 
8 @ 11 
9 
@ 13)4 
Turkeys—18 lb. 
6 @ 12)4 
10 
@ 14 
Geese, 18 pair. . 
90 ® 1 50 
1 12 
® 2 00 
$ a . 
— @ - 
6 
@ 10 
Ducks, Hi pair. 
45 @ 90 
50 
@ 90 
yw . 
9 ® 12 
9 
® 15 
Ducks. IVild, pair.. 
SO ® 2 00 
20 
@ 1 50 
Grouse. $pair. 
50 @ 05 
40 
@ 60 
Quail, 19 dozen . 
40 @ 65 
50 
® 90 
Hickory Nuts— bush _ 
2 00 ® 2 50 
1 50 
@ 2*00 
Aimu.ks.19 barrel. 
75 ® 2 25 
75 
@ 2 50 
Graphs, $ ft. 
2 © 7M 
— 
@ - 
Cranukrriks—$ bbl. 
6 00 @ 9 50 
6 51 
@ 9 00 
Oranges. V bbl. 
- ® - 
3 50 
@ 6 00 
Beans— 18 bushel. 
1 25 @2 45 
1 15 
@ 2 60 
Pea£*—C anada, in bond, $ bu 
72 ® lh 
73 
® 74 
Potatoes. 19 bid. 
1 87)4® 3 00 
2 00 
@ 3 00 
Sweet. 18 bi)l. 
2 00 @ 2 50 
2 00 
@ 2 50 
Turnips 19 bbl. 
50 (d) 75 
75 
@ 1 00 
Broom-corn. 
3 ® h% 
2 
@ 5)4 
Cabs ages—18 100 — . 
3 00 @ 7 00 
3 00 
@ 6 00 
Onions—$ 1)1)1. 
1 75 @ 2 50 
2 00 
@ 3 50 
Celery, per dozen. 
50 @ 75 
50 
@ 78)4 
Extraordinary ease in loans and discounts has been the 
prominent feature of the Money Market, which circum¬ 
stance has served to stimulate business, especially in the 
speculative line, the activity having been most notable 
in Stocks and Bonds, and in Wheat, Corn, and Hog pro¬ 
ducts. Cable advices have been rather adverse to the ex¬ 
port movement in domestic produce, though, toward the 
close, of a more encouraging tenor.Operations in 
Breadstuff's have been on a more liberal scale, in good 
part for export, and though prices have been variable, the 
market at the close was somewhat stronger. The in¬ 
quiry from shippers has been largely for the better quali¬ 
ties ot Red and Amber Wheat, Spring Wheat, old No. 2 
Com, new crop No. 2, Steamer Mixed, and No. 3 do., 
prime Rye, and low grade Extra Flour. White Wheat 
has been in much less favor. The speculative dealings 
in Wheat and Corn have been more extensive. Rye has 
been in unusually urgent request, almost wholly for the 
Continent. Barley has been very moderately sought after. 
Oats have been of readier sale, and, toward the close, 
have shown more firmness... .In the way of Provisions, 
the feature has been the brisk speculative demand here 
and at the West for Hog products, which have been quoted 
decidedly higher, though closing more or less unsettled. 
Beef products have been inquired for to a moderate ex¬ 
tent at about former rates. Butter and Cheese have been 
quoted rather weaker in price, on a restricted movement. 
Eggs declined materially, but closed more steadily... 
Hops have been without important change as to price, 
but have been less active, the export demand having 
fallen off perceptibly... Tobacco has been rather slow 
of sale, but held with a fair degree of confidence .. Wool 
has been in rather more request, though manufacturers 
have not been buying with much freedom. Prices have 
not varied materially_Seeds have been quoted steady. 
....Hay and Straw have been moderately active within 
the previous range_Ocean freights have been variable. 
Hew York Live>§tock Markets. 
WEEK ENDING 
Beeves, 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheen. 
Jan. 14. 
. 9,406 
93 
975 
21,889 
Jan. 11. 
. 9,770 
521 
804 
18,131 
Jail. 28. 
.10,992 
106 
937 
27,221 
Feb. 4 . 
.10,123 
53 
847 
23,715 
Total for i Weeks. 
40,591 
773 
3,463 
90,896 
tXo.forprev. 4 I[*eeAs40,374 
490 
4,443 
87,946 
Reeves. Cotes, Calves. Sheep. 
Average per Week .10,143 193 866 22,724 
do. do. last Month ..10,093 122 1,111 12,986 
do. do. prev's Month .9,533 164 1,695 23,325 
Swine. 
39.508 
41,656 
34,570 
30,718 
146,482 
175,564 
Swine. 
36,620 
43,891 
52,904 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. Larger Sales. Aver. 
Jan. 14. 7>4®10>4c. 1%® 9)4c. SJ4c. 
Jan. 21.11 c. 8 @ 9)4c. 8Vc. 
Jan. 28 . 1%®10%C. 8 ® 9)fc. 83D-. 
Feb. 4.7X@10>$c. 8 @ 9>$c. 9 c. 
Beeves. —A gradual improvement has marked the 
course of trade the past four weeks, and the market 
closes active -ad with promise of keeping good the gain 
made, which was fully Jc. per ib. At the close Kansas 
steers, 56 lb. to the 100 sold for 8J@r|c. per lb. Texans, 
same estimate, sold for 8c. per ib, and prime to choice 
steers of 57 to 58 lbs., brought 10c.@10Jc. per lb_ 
Cows. —With none bnt poor cows arriving, and no de¬ 
mand for good cows, trade lias been anything but brisk, 
sales have been made at $35@$60 per head; the latter for 
prime milkers... Calves.—A good demand exists for 
all grades, and the snpply being light, prices have stiff¬ 
ened, and close higher. Prices are 2J@3Jc. per lb. live 
for grassers, and 5@7£c. for fat milk calves. Hog-dresscd 
are in demand at 9@S}c. per lb., and 10c. for the best_ 
Slieep and Lambs. —A heavy snpply has run down 
prices and weakened the market, lvhich closed dull at 
a loss of }c. to ic. per lb.; prices being 4p@6J-c. per lb. 
for fair to prime sheep and wethers_Swine.—The 
market closed firm at higher prices. Live hogs were in 
demand at 4@4}c. per ib., and dressed at 5@5}c. ; light 
pigs were Jc. per lb. higher, closing at 5J-c. per lb. 
The Horse Market.— There is a confident feel¬ 
ing in the horse trade. The recovery of general business 
is expected to react favorably on this market, and deal¬ 
ers are laying plans accordingly. Extensive preparations 
are making to export largely the coming season; 13 fine 
coach horses have already gone out, which is begin¬ 
ning earlier than usual. A less demand is expected for 
car horses on account of the change in the modes of 
transit. Prices can not be expected to advance until 
a large stock is worked off, and improvement in the 
trade must be slow. Prices for all kinds are nominal. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$1R.OO@$20/0 
Middlings, per ton.. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton..15.00® 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. 4U)0® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per tb. S@ 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Pcrnv.CuanolO 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, 10.20 p. c.. 69.00 
do. do. do. do. 8.40 p. c. 51.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, ton. 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raw Bone,.. .55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (clay soils) per 1.000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. (ligtit soils) per 1,000 lbs_25.00 
do. Grass and Grain Top-dressing, 19 1,000 Its.25.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, do. 17.50 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal .per ton.42.00 
do. do. do. medium. do. 36.00 
do. do. do. dissolved. do. 42.0fl 
do. Potato Manure .per 1.000 lbs—22.50 
do. Corn do.per 1,000lbs....23.75 
Stockbridgc Corn Manure, per acre. 20.00 
“ Potato do do 10.00 
“ Tobacco do do 50.00 
« Rve do do 10.00 
“ Wheat do do 15.00 
Bowkev’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 toil.. 45.00 
Gvpsnm, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
Nitrate of Potasli (95 per cent.), per lb. 9 @9>4C. 
Sulphate of Potasli (potash 44 per cent) per 11)_ 3 @3>4c. 
do. do. (potash 27H per cent) per lb.. 1)4®2 c. 
German Potasli Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton.$15.00®18.00 
Muriate of Potash (potash 50 per cent), per lb_ 13C@2 c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb...... S54c.@4)4c 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb. 4 1 4e.@4)i4c. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent) per ton.$40.00@45.00 
Ilomc-Jlade Harrow.—“W. H. S.,” Payson, 
Ill. Good forms of home-made harrows will be found in 
back nnmbers of the American Agriculturist. Various 
forms of them are figured in nearly every volume of this 
journal, which “ W. H. S.” and others will do well to 
examine who are in want of almost any implement. 
Catalogues Received. 
Very often a dealer offers articles in two very distinct 
branches of business—for example—seedsmen offer flor¬ 
ist’s plants or small fruits. In such cases, we place his 
catalogue under what appears to be the leading business, 
and mention the others. Where separate catalogues are 
issued, they are named under their respective heads. 
SEEDSMEN. 
Seedsmen, as a general thing, keep all kinds of horti¬ 
culturists and florists’ supplies, such as garden imple¬ 
ments and fertilizers, frames for florists’ designs, etc. 
Beach, Son & Co., No. 7 Barclay St., N. Y., besides 
the quarterly “ American Garden,” issue in the same 
form their regular and very full list of seeds and supplies. 
Benson. Maule & Co., No. 223 Church St., Philadel¬ 
phia.—This firm does a varied business ; we have already 
noticed their catalogues in other departments, and can 
say that their list of seeds is full and up to the time. 
B. K. Buss & Sons, No. 34 Barclay St., N. Y., can 
their fullest kind of a catalogue, a “ Hand-book for the 
Farm and Garden,” and upon looking at its contents we 
do not dispute the title. They issue separately a report 
on the award of their premiums for Pringle’s Hybrid 
Spring Wheats, which all wheat-growers should read. 
Wm. E. Bowditch, 645 Warren St., Boston. An illus¬ 
trated seed catalogue which also gives greenhouse plants. 
D. C. Brainard. Mt. Lebanon, N. Y.—A very full and 
well-illustrated “ Amateur Guide to the Flower and Vege¬ 
table Garden.” 
Alfred Biiidgeman, No. 876 Broadway, N. Y.—This, 
one of the very oldest of our seed houses, keeps up the 
reputation of one who was known to ail New Yorkers as 
the leading horticulturist of his day. The catalogue offers 
the fullest variety of vegetable and flower seeds. 
John A. Bruce & Co., Hamilton, Canada. — A very 
comprehensive and illustrated list. 
Wm. H. Carson, No. 125 Chambers St., N. Y.—We 
have already noticed Mr. Carson’s preliminary list of 
novelties. The present general catalogue offers all de¬ 
sirable vegetable or flower seeds, with full cultural in¬ 
structions and is characteristically neat. 
John Lewis Childs. Queens (L. I.), N. Y.— An illus¬ 
trated list of half-dime packets of flower seeds. 
Cole & Brother. Pella, Iowa, send us their seed list, 
which is as full of good things as usual. 
Cromwell & Congdon, 51 Light Sf., Baltimore, Md., 
issue a “ Combined Catalogue,” which is really a volume. 
It is very full in seeds and implements, and offers florists’ 
and nursery stock. 
D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.—This, which is 
said to be the largest seed house in the world, issues a 
neat and modest catalogue, but as full as one could wish. 
James J. H. Gregory, issues a catalogue different in 
shape from any oilier, and generally manages to have in 
it things not to be lound in any other, besides all the 
usual seeds.—P. S. Mr. Gregory is at Marblehead, Mass. 
E. M. Haven, Bloomingdale, Mich., offers vegetable 
seeds and plants of his own growing. 
W B. Jones, Birdsville, G 11 .. offers farm and garden 
seed, mostly of kinds suited to the Soul hern States. 
A. W. Livingston, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.—The standard 
seeds and several specialties. 
Manz &Neuner, Louisville, Ky., send a very full cata¬ 
logue offering all kinds of seeds, bulbs,and florists’ plants. 
A. C. Nellis, Canajoharie, N. Y., calls his neat cata¬ 
logue, his “Floral Instructor.” 
Geo. W. Park, Mt. Vernon, O., sends a catalogue of 
flower seeds. 
W. H. Spooner, Boston, Mass., calls his very neat and 
full catalogue of seeds a “garden guide.” 
Wm. H. Sterling, Cutchogue,(L. I.), N. Y., offers ihrm 
and garden seeds and vegetable plants. 
James M. Thorburn & Co., No. 15 John Sf., N. Y., 
formerly issued separate catalogues of vegetable, flower, 
and other seeds. They now combine all in one compre¬ 
hensive catalogue, which is wonderfully full, and offers a 
number of specialities in the different departments. 
Price & Knickerbocker, 80 State St., Albany, N. Y. 
—Very full list of seeds of ali kinds, implements, etc., 
and well illustrated. 
n. M. Smith, South Sudbury, Mass.—Select list with 
novelties. 
Vanderbilt Brothers, No. 23 Fulton St., N. Y.—As 
full and compact as usual, with illustrations of a large 
number of farm and garden implements. 
David R. Wood. Morrisville, Vt.—A good selection 
of garden und field seeds. 
NURSERYMEN AND DEALERS IN SM AL T, FRUITS. 
J. W. Adams, Springfield, Mass.—Fruit and ornamen¬ 
tal trees and a special strawberry catalogue. 
G. L. Anthony, Greensboro, N. C., has s general as¬ 
sortment of fruits, including those specially suited to 
southern localities. 
Seth A. Bushnell, Oberlin, Ohio, offers a number of 
specialties in apples, pears, etc. 
Crosly, Gordon & Co.. Danbury, Ct.—A general col¬ 
lection of orchard and small fruits, ornamental trees, etc. 
L. J. Denton, Plainfield, N. J., Sends trade list with 
wholesale rates of general stock. 
Robt. Douglas & Sons, Waukegan, HI., give in their 
catalogue of trees and tree seedlings some useful in¬ 
formation to planters. Their remarkable offer of young 
trees is noticed in the “ Basket.” 
Ferkis, Minard & Co., Poughkeepsie,N. Y., issue an 
abridged catalogue of their general stock with specialties. 
“Kissena Nurseries.”—Parsons & Sons Co., Flush¬ 
ing (L. I.), N. Y.— a remarkable collection of new and 
rare plants, including many Japanese and other species 
not offered elsewhere, at home or abroad. 
J. W. Manning, Reading, Mass.—Fruit trees and 
plants, with several specialties. 
King & Murray, Flushing (L. I.), N. Y.—A wholesale 
