250 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[July, 
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 June 13 th, 
1879, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. tsansaotions at tub new yoiiic maekkts. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats 
27d’s this in’tli..447,000 4,510,000 3,107,000 385,000 339,000 952,000 
26 cl’s last m’th. .391,000 3,709,000 2,441,000 297,000 351,000 938,000 
Sai.ics Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27 (l’s this m’l)502,000 10,763,000* 6,215,000* 603,000101,000 1,469,000* 
26 (l’s last m’li 111,000 8,504,000* 5,763,000* 474,000 382,000 1,307,000 
* Including sales for forward delivery. 
li. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Rkcicipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1879. .447.000 4,510,000 3,107,000 385,000 339,000 952,000 
26 days 1878..311,000 4,812,000 3,017,000 646,000 307,000 811,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
*27 days 1S79. .502,000 10,763,000 6,215,000 603,000 101,000 1,469,000 
26 days 1878. .413,000 5,109,000 4,815,000 741,000 229,000 1,973,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
busli. bnsli. bush. bush. bush, bush 
June 10,’79.. 1,981,368 744,330 118,773 128,542 217,046 84,549 
June 11,’78.. 1,487,700 676,626 148,389 197,507 603,152 238,2S5 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1, to June 12. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. busli. busli. bush, busli. busli. bush. 
1879..1,316,000 18,872,918 13,873,494 1,848.600 100.800 326,400 173,450 
1878-1,119,950 20,252,242 10,805,561 1,904,500 1,477,800 747,400 252,200 
Current Wuolrsai.k Prices. 
Super to Extra South’ll. 3 40 @6 75 
•• Extra Genesee. 4 40 @6 00 
•• Superfine Western_ 
•• Extra Western . 3 65 @9 00 
“ “ Minnesota. 3 (i“ _~ 
Rye Ff.oui:, Superfine.... 2 85 @3 40 
Corn-Meat. 2 10 " 
Oat Meal, bbl. 2 75 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
Red and Amber. 
Spring.. 
Corn—Y ellow.. 
•• White. 
Mixed. 
Oats. . 
Rye .. . . 
Barley ... 
Hay—B ale, id 100 lbs . 
Straw, ft 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ft lb . 
Hops—C rop of 1878, 1ft lb. 
1877, ft ft. 
olds, ft ft. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ft ft 
Seed—C lover, West. & St.ftft 
Timothy, ft bushel. 
Flax, ft busli el. 
TonACCO, Kentucky, &c.,ftlb. 
• • Seed Leaf, ft ft . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, ft ft 
•• Domestic, pulled, ft lb .. 
•• California. 
Tallow, ft ft . .. .. 
Oil-Cake— ft ton . . 27 50 @27 75 
Fork—M ess, ft barrel . 9 00 @10 00 
Extra Prime, fl barrel. 9 50 @10 25 
Beef—E xtra mess. 10 50 @11 50 
Laud, in trcs. & bbls, ft 100 1b 6 15 @ 6 674 6 35 @6 85 
May 12. 
J une 13. 
@ 4 35 
*3 40 
@ 4 85 
1 @ 6 75 
3 45 
@ G 75 
) @ 6 00 
4 40 
@ 6 00 
) @ 3 90 
3 40 
@ 3 80 
i @ 9 00 
3 75 
@ 8 75 
i @ 8 75 
3 75 
@ 8 75 
i @ 3 40 
2 90 
@ 3 50 
1 @ 2 40 
1 90 
@ 2 25 
@ 5 75 
2 75 
@ 6 00 
@ 1 17J* 
1 00 
® 1 184 
95 @ 1 22 
74 @ 1 06 4 
9.5 @ 1 17>S 
77 @ 1 06 
45 @ 55 
45 @ " ■ 
44 @ 
30 @ 
58 @ 
40 @ 
30 @ 
30 @ 
12 £@ 
5 @ 
2 @ 
1 @ 
35 @ 
6 @ 
1 20 @ 1 40 1 20 ® 1 37H 
55 
134® 
55 
52 
45K@ 
5! 4 
47 
40 @ 
114 
42 
36 @ 
45 
64 
59 @ 
65 4 
95 
Nominal. 
80 
SO @ 
80 
55 
35 @ 
60 
1-2K 
12%@ 
13 
13 
5 @ 
12 
4 
2 @ 
4 
2 
1 @ 
2 
46 
35 @ 
47 
7 
Nominal. 
2H@ 
5 @ 
18 @ 
16 @ 
9 @ 
6X@ 
_ 
Nominal. 
“ Tobacco 
do 
do 
50.00 
114 
2 4® 114 
“ Rye 
do 
do 
10.00 
40 
5 @ 40 
“ Wheat 
do 
do 
15.00 
20 @ 40 
13 @ 36 
10 @ 25 
5%@ 6 
— @29 00 
9 30 @10 25 
8 75 @ — 
10 50 @11 50 
17 
17 
1% 
14 
12 
22 @ 35 
5 @ 
4 @ 
2 @ 
10 @ 
Butter—S tate, f> 1b. 7 @ 19 
•• Western.poor to fey, 1b. 5 @ 19 
Cheese . . ... 2 @ 8 
Eggs—F resh, ft dozen . 10 4® 13 
Poultry'—F owls, ft lb. 9 @ 14 
•• Chickens, ft B>. 20 @ 35 
ft pair. 75 @ 1 40 — @ — 
” Roosters, ft ft. 5 @ 7 4 @ 
Turkeys—ft lb. 12 @ 18 
Geese, ft pair. . 75 @2 00 
■■ ft ft. — @ — — 
Ducks, ft pair. 50 ® 90 
ft lb. — @ — 
Capons, ft ft .. 20 @ 25 
Snipe, per doz. 
Pigeons, ft doz. 
Plovick, ft doz. 
50 @ 2 00 
30 @ 3 25 
— @ — 1 50 
8 
@ 18 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen. 
Swine. 
75 
@ 2 00 
Average per Week .10,648 
65 
5,306 
31,706 
34,804 
@ — 
do. 
do. last Month ..9,976 
64 
4,667 
22,670 
34,482 
40 
@ 70 
/Si _ 
do. 
do. prev’s Month. 8,830 
65 
2,303 
20,903 
28429 
Apples, fi barrel. 1 00 @ 2 50 
Oranges, ft bbl. — @ — 
ft box. — @ — 
Strawherp.ies, ft quart . 25 @ 75 
Cherries, ft ft. — @ — 
Potatoes, ft bbl. 2 00 @ 3 50 
new,. 5 00 @ 7 00 
Sweet, ft bbl. 2 75 @3 50 
Turnips ft bbl. 1 25 @1 75 
20 @ 25 
40 @ 2 00 
25 @ 1 00 
50 1 75 
1 00 @ 2 75 
@ 
10 
2 25 
2 25 
5 @. 12 
3 25 
6 5'J 
2 75 @ 3 25 
1 50 @2 00 
rvliite, ft 100 bunches. — @ — 2 75 @ 4 00 
'.nn — — »*T fJA o%VAnll 1 C\ fl Qft /TtY 
Tomatoes, new, ft small box. 75 @100 
“ ft crate. .. — @ — 
Radishes, neYV 18 100 bun_ 75 @ 1 Ofi 
Beans— ft bushel. 1 15 @ 3 00 
Peas— Canada, In bond, ft bu 75 @ 78 
new So., ft bnl. 50 @ 1 00 
String Beans, new, ft busli. 75 @ 1 25 
Broom-corn. 2 © 614 
Beets, new, ft 100 bunches... — ® 
30 @ 50 
1 25 @ 2 50 
25 @ 50 
75 @ 1 50 
- ‘ 75 
1 50 
74 
1 00 
Asparagus, new, ft doz. bun. 1 50 
Cabbages— ft 100 ... 
Spinach, So., ft bbl 
■Onions— ft bbl. 
_ S 25 
2 00 @13 00 
'5 @ 1 00 — 
1 00 @ 3 50 
2 @ 6 >2 
2 50 @4 08 
1 00 @ 1 50 
50 @ 5 50 
2 00 @ 3 00 — 
ft crate. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Squash, ft crate. 
CJtcumbers, new, ft crate... 
2 00 
1 00 
4 00 
3 00 
50 @ 
2 25 
Business in the Breadstuff line has been again on a lib¬ 
eral scale, and generally at stronger prices. Flour has 
been more sought after, in good part for export, at. hard¬ 
ening rates, on comparatively moderate offerings, especi¬ 
ally of the more desirable classes of Extras of both Spring 
and Winter Wheat, product; regular shipping Extras hav¬ 
ing been unusually scarce. Wheat has been quoted 
higher, and at the close strong at the improvement, 
the stack having been well concentrated and held under 
firm control, largely on speculative account. The demand 
has been quite brisk, export buyers operating freely. 
■Crop and weather reports have been of an unsatisfactory 
tenor. Cable advices have been of stronger markets. 
Corn lias been in better supply and pressed for sale, 
leading to a decline on an active movement. Extensive 
shipments of Wheat and Corn—notably of Corn—have 
been reported from first hands, in the way of through 
freight from the West. Bye has been in very good re¬ 
quest, at slightly advanced figures. O.its have been in 
more urgent demand for prompt and forward delivery, at 
a sharp advance, though closing irregularly .. Hog pro¬ 
ducts have been quoted dearer and fairly active. Beef and 
Beef Hams quiet at former rates. Butter and Cheese 
lower on free offerings, and a moderate inquiry_Wool 
has been of very ready sale at a further improvement, 
closing strong, on a meagre supply of desirable qualities 
in the seaboard markets.... Cotton has been less active, 
and at the close quoted lower and weak... Hops quiet at 
about former quotations... .Hay in less request at easier 
prices. Straw wanted at full figures_Tobacco in fair 
demaud and steady_Petroleum declined sharply, and 
left off at about the lowest figures known to this interest, 
on a liberal supply and moderate call from shippers_ 
Naval Stores also weaker and slow of sale....Ocean 
freights closed somewhat firmer, with a better demand 
reported for accommodation for early use, especially for 
Grain, Flour, Petroleum, Provisions, Lumber, and Coal. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$1G.OO@$1S.OO 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 20.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 21.00® 23.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. 35.00® 40.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.00® — 
Chandler’s Scraps, per S>.. 2@ 3 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Nitrate of Potasii (95 per cent.), per lb. 9 @94c. 
Sulphate ol Potash (potasli 41 per cent) per lb_ 3 @3 lie. 
do. do. (potasli 27H per cent) per lti.. 14 @\%c. 
German Potasli Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton.$ 15.00@,18.00 
Muriate of Potasli (potasli 50 per cent), per lb_ 2 @24c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. . 3%c.@14c 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per lb. i'4c.@l%c. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 percent) per ton.$40.00@T5.00 
No. 1. Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct.. ammonia, standard, 18 toil..$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do. 47.50 
do. do. guaranteed, $ ton, cargo K '56.00 
do. do. rectified, per ton, 9.00 p. c.. 65.00 
do. do. do. do. 3.40 p. c. 51.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, 18 toil.. 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground llarv Bone,...55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (clay soils) per 1,000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. (light soils) per 1,000 lbs_25.00 
do. do. do. “A” Brand, (for wheat) 
per 1,000 lbs.20.00 
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. 42.00 
do. Cabbage and Cauliflower Manure per 1.000 lbs.. .23.00 
do. Corn do.per 1,000 lbs_23.75 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, per acre.. 
“ Potato do do 
20.00 
10.00 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 45.00 
Baugh’s Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 33.00 
Baugli’s (Manure for Tobacco and Grain, per ton.. 45.00 
Walton, Wliann & Co.’s Raw Bone Phosphate_ 40.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
I'ui’k Ijre>8lock JTInrltets. 
RECEIPTS. 
WKI?K ENDING 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine. 
Mav 19. 
198 
6,230 
33.501 
30,280 
May 25. 
. 10.179 
47 
5,092 
31,240 
36,403 
June 2. 
.11,325 
65 
5,589 
31,213 
34,196 
June 9 . 
. 8.758 
43 
4,314 
30.870 
34,336 
Total for 4 Weeks. 
. 42,594 
260 
21,225 
126,824 
135,215 
tlo.forprev.l TFee£s39,904 
257 
18,670 
90,680 
137,927 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
weekending Range. Larger Sales. Aver. 
Mav 19. SH@10Sfc. 9 @ 9%c. 94c. 
May 26. 8 @10^c. 8%® 94c. 9 c. 
June 2.6 @10fi;c. 84® 94c. 8%c. 
June 9. 8 @10Xe. S%@ 94c. 94c. 
Beeves.— The extraordinary receipts and the unfa¬ 
vorable weather totally upset the market the past month, 
and prices fell oil' very largely. The first week opened 
with a decline of |-c. lb, another Jc. was lost the sec¬ 
ond week, a further tumble occurred, and it was only in 
the last iveek under notice that the decline was stopped 
by a wise reduction of supply. Dressed beef shared the 
decline, and was at times unsalable at any price. A light 
supply improved matters, and }c. $ fi) was regained at 
one bound, with a brisk business. During the depres¬ 
sion, heavy cattle were quite neglected, a significant cir¬ 
cumstance for breeders, feeders, and shippers. Sales 
were made of 56tt> Montana cattle at 9c., and Colorado at 
8}c. <p B> for export; good natives of 56ft) at 8i@9ic., and 
56 to 57ft> average at 9£@10c.; and fancy selected steers 
atlOJc. sp ib. A hopeful feeling marked the close, and 
many cattle were held back for the further advance look¬ 
ed for Cows.—Lower prices were paid for cows, 
which were in poor demand. The orders given by the 
Cattle Inspectors that cows sent out of the State should 
be closely examined for the detection of pleuro-pneu- 
monia before shipment greatly restricts trade. It is 
obviously to the interest of dealers, and all others con¬ 
cerned, to quickly stamp out this contagions disease_ 
Calves. —The market opened lower under the general 
depression, but quickly recovered and advanced fully lc. 
$ ft); closing actively at 3}@3}c. for buttermilk ; 4c. for 
coarse calves, and 4}@5£c. for prime veals, all for live 
weights. Fancy veals reached 6c. $ fii_Sheep and 
Lambs.-A gradual advance has been gained for sheep, 
and lambs have been steady. Common to fair sheep 
brought 3i@l£c. sg fl) live weight; good to prime, 4f@ 
5ic., and lambs 5|@8j-c. 11). Dressed mutton has sold 
freely at 7i@8Jc., and lamb at 14@16c. <p fl>_ Swine. 
—Live hogs have been firm and steady at 33£@4c. (g fl). 
City dressed is quoted at 4%®5^c. fl). 
Horse Market.— A fair business has been done in 
horses, at $110,'3)130 per head for common workers; 
light ones sell at $75 to $100 per head : heavy drafi horses 
have brought $200@$325 per head ; and there is consid¬ 
erable inquiry for carriage and coach horses, at from $200 
to $400 per head for driving animals, and $000 to $1000 
for fancy teams. Indian ponies have been introduced in 
the market, and sold readily at $100 @$150 per head for 
use in pony phaetons for park and road driving. 
containing a great variety of Items , including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which uie throw inU) smaller 
type and condensed form , for want of room elsewhere. 
Clubs can at any time be increased by remitting for 
each addition, the price paid by the original members: 
or a small club may he made a larger one at reduced rates, 
thus: One having sent 6 subscribers and $7, may after¬ 
wards send 4 names more and $3, making 10 subscribers 
for $10.00; and so for the various other club rates. 
Bound Copies of volume 37, and of every pre¬ 
vious volume back to Vol. XVI. (1857), neatly bound, with 
gilt backs, Index, etc., are supplied at $2 each (or $2.30 
ifto be sent by mail). See Publishers’ Notes,2d cover page. 
Read tl»e Advertising- Columns.— 
Letters are daily received by the editors, asking where 
pigs, fowls, seeds, fertilizers, machinery, etc., can be 
procured. We consider all the information of this kind 
that is given in the advertising pages sufficient, if those 
needing anything will only look there ; and can not find 
room to repeat wlrnt is already plainly told elsewhere. 
Every page of the American Agriculturist , including the 
covers, is interesting reading, and should all be carefully 
examined every month. In addition to lookingafter what 
one may want, the reading of what others have to say, in 
offering their wares, etc., starts up some new idea in the 
mind of the reader.—When writing to any advertiser, al¬ 
ways tell him in what paper his advertisement was seen. 
Tlie German (Edition.— All the principal arti¬ 
cles and engravings that appear in the American Agricul¬ 
turist are reproduced in the German edition. Besides 
these, there is a special department, edited by an eminent 
German cultivator. Our friends can do us a good service 
by calling the attention of their German neighbors and 
friends to the fact that they Can have the paper in their 
own language, and those who employ Germans will 
find this Journal a most useful and acceptable present. 
Sending Papers.— Those who wish to bring to 
our notice an article in a local, or other paper, should 
direct the paper to “ The Editors,” and mark the article 
so plainly that it will catch the eye at once. If the paper 
is directed to “ The Orange Judd Company,” and the 
article is not marked, the clerk who opens the mail has 
no means of distinguishing the paper from one of the 
regular exchanges, and it fails to reach the editors. We 
have just torn up an accumulated file of letters and postal 
cards, informing us that papers containing such and such 
articles had been sent, but which, probably from disre¬ 
garding the above, have failed to reach those for whom 
they were intended. 
Terms to New South Wales, New Zea¬ 
land, Australia, Africa, etc.— To several in¬ 
quirers. Under the latest revision of the Postal Union 
Regulations the price of the American Agriculturist, 
(either English or German edition), including postage 
prepaid through, will be covered by 7 shillings sterling 
per annum. This applies to the above countries, and to 
all others embraced in the General Postal Union. The 
simplest mode of remittance is by Postal Money Orders, 
payable in London, to the order of Orange Judd Com¬ 
pany. These can be readily cashed in N. Y. City at a 
slight discount, which the publishers will cheerfully pay. 
For Club rates, (postage included), see our second cover 
page, and reckon the dollar at 4s. 2d. 
Horticultural Exhibition.— 1 The spring ex¬ 
hibition of the N. Y. Horticultural Society opens just as 
rve go to press. A brief visit enabled us to see that the 
exhibition, while not so full as some former ones, is not 
behind any in the character of the exhibits. We Yvere 
surprised to see so few exhibitors of Strawberries; the 
principal collections Yvere by E P. Roe, ConiYvall-on-the- 
Hudson, N. Y., and E. & J. C. Williams, Montclair, N. J. 
