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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[September, 
Dahlias .—A large thrifty plant frequently needs 
several supports for its many loaded branches, or 
they will otherwise break down and look shabby. 
'.Remove all blooms when they are past their prime. 
Chrysanthemums deserve more general cultivation 
for their beauty and lateness ; coming when nearly 
all else has gone. They can be taken up and potted 
before the frosts come, and kept for several weeks 
in full bloom in the window or greenhouse. If lice 
are troublesome, give a wasli with Tobacco Water. 
Geraniums are tine late plants, and should make 
a bright showing during September. Cuttings for 
next year’s stock may be made during this month. 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs may be transplanted 
in autumn, after the leaves are ready to fall. 
Violets. —Provide for late'winter use by means of 
a cold frame ; cover with leaves when frost comes. 
dreesilaoojse and Window S*lant@. 
Every thing should be in readiness to take in the 
plants as soon as the cold weather comes... .Soil 
and Dots should be at hand in sufficient quantity.... 
Remove the old Sarid from the shelves, and use new 
to get rid of various pests_ Hants for winter 
should be looked out for. Propagate geraniums 
and other bedding plants for a stock for next year. 
Hanging Baskets should be filled early that the plants 
may get well established.... When a slight frost is 
expected early in the season, provide a covering for 
the choicest plants in the shape of a sheet, or even 
newspapers will do. It is wise to bring in the 
plants before they have been severely chilled. 
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 Aug. Will, 
1879, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRA NS ACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MA UK ins. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. Barley. Oats 
27d’s this m’th..402,000 0,600,000 4.931,000 313,000 315,000 1,293,000 
23 ids last m'tli..341,000 2,937,000 5,104,000 196,000 312,000 1.171,000 
Sai.ks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27d’sl/iism’h461.000 9,384,000* 8,110,000* 450,000 -7 1,451,000 
23d’s last n 1*11456.000 8,148,000* 8.439,000* 289,000 — 1,393,000 
* Including sales for forward delivery, 
a. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1879..402,000 3,096,000 4,931,000 313,000 345,000 1,293,000 
27 days 1878..361,000 4,64J,000 4,384,000 251,000 204,000 3,213,000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1879.. 161,000 9,3S4,000 8,116,00) 450.000 — 1,451,000 
27 days 1878 .458,000 0,259,000 0,411,000 437,000 - 1,507,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at Few York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. J [alt. 
bush. bush. bush. bush. bush, bush 
Aug. 9,’79.. 1,083,000 1,313.000 99.050 45,100 351,100 160,01)0 
Aug. 12, ’18.. 1,127,000 598,750 02,050 203,200 472,400 137,000 
4. Exports froni New York, Jan. 1, to Aug. 10. 
Flour. meat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
’79. .1,814.000 28,135,000 21.412,000 2,007,000 106,000 369.00024! ,000 
’78.-. 1,508,200 27,101,20018,239,9002,564,9001,515,150 2,086,000306,100 
5. Tide-water Receipts at Albany, from opening of nav¬ 
igation to July 31 : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bbls. bush. bush. 
79.. 3,000 0,903.400 5,630,800 
75.. 3,100 9,856.000 10,114.000 
3.100 1,534,700 8,385,100 
13,700 7,597,000 2,565,000 
busli. bush. bush. bush. 
712,400 15,700 570,800 198.900 
725,000 304,000 2,221,000 197.000 
192,900 389,100 900,300 27 i,500 
327.000 111,500 7,791,200 365,51)0 
08,700 - 1,023,200 456,500 
’75.. 27,200 7,504,600 1,932,200 
A brisk business has been reported since our last, in 
the Breadstuff line, especially in Wheat and Corn, but 
at lower and irregular prices. The offerings of Wheat 
have been on a much more liberal scale, largely on specu¬ 
lative account, and in good part of new crop, leading to 
a sharp decline in values of both Spring and Winter 
grades. At the reduced figures, the dealings have been 
very extensive, for shipment, as well as for speculative 
purposes; closing weak. The later foreign advices have 
been of an unfavorable tenor, and have tended to de¬ 
pression. Corn has been more sought after toward the 
close, and has shown more steadiness. Rye lias been at¬ 
tracting much more attention from export buyers, leav¬ 
ing off more firmly. Oats have been moderately active, 
but unsettled, closing with more steadiness, particularly 
for White, which are most wanted by the local trade. 
Flour wound up heavily, on a more urgent offering, and 
comparatively moderate inquiry.Provisions fell off 
materially, and closed in favor of purchasers, on a moder¬ 
ate movement... .Cotton was quoted lower, and weak 
at the close, on a restricted business_Hops met with 
a readier sale at advanced prices_Wool ruled some¬ 
what cheaper, on a freer offering of domestic product, 
and a comparatively tame market... .Naval Stores and 
Petroleum have shown little animation, and have been 
quoted heavy_Hay and Straw have been in good re¬ 
quest, and quoted stronger... .Ocean freights have been 
decidedly more active, and quoted higher than before. 
The Grain movement has been of unusual magnitude. 
Current Wuor.K 3 Ai.it i j ricks. 
July 11. 
Flour— Super t.o Extra Stale *3 50 @4 50 $3 30 @4 75 
•• Super to Extra Soutb’n. 3 50 @6 75 3 30 @ 6 75 
■■ Extra Genesee. 4 60 @ 6 25 
•• Superfine Western. 3 50 @ 3 90 
•• Extra Western . 3 90 @ S 75 
“ “ Minnesota. 4 00 @ 8 25 
Uyk Flour, Superfine. 2 90 @3 65 
Corn-Mkai. 2 00 @ 2 55 
Oat Meal, $1 bbl. 2 75 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 105 
6 00 
1 21 
Aug. 11. 
4 75 @6 25 
3 30 @ 4 15 
4 25 @ 8 75 
4 25 @ 8 00 
3 10 @ 3 90 
2 10 @2 75 
2 75 @ 6 .10 
1 00 @ 1 15 
Red and Amber. 
1 00 @ 
1 22 
90 @ 
1 09>* 
Spring.... . 
78 @ 
1 15 
75 @ 1 03 
Corn— Yellow. 
43 14® 
52M 
46 @ 
56 
•• White . 
45>4@ 
52 
47 @ 
55 
■ Mixed . 
41 @ 
w>X 
44 @ 
4614 
Oats .. 
37 @ 
46 
32 @ 
41 
Rye . 
61 @ 
65 
63 @ 
68 
Barley . 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
IIay—B ale, 18 100 fts . 
35 @ 
85 
45 @ 
85 
Straw, $t loo fts. 
35 @ 
65 
35 @ 
65 
Cotton— Middlings. 18 ft .. 
12K@ 
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UH@ 
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Hons—Crop ol 1878. 18 ft. 
6 @ 
13 
8 @ 
18 
1877, 3) ft. 
3 @ 
5 
3 @ 
5 
olds, $ lb. 
2 © 
3 
2 ® 
3 
Feathers— Live Geese. $t ft 
35 @ 
47 
35 @ 
47 
Seed— Clover, West. & St.THft 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
•• Timothy, iR bushel . 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
'• Flax. 18 bushel . 
Nominal. 
1 37 1 42K 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„ 3* ft. 
214® 
11X 
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12 
• • Seed Leaf, 18 ft . 
5 @ 
40 
5 @ 
40 
Wool—D omestic Fleece. 18 1 b 
20 @ 
40 
18 @ 
40 
•• Domestic, pulled, 1R lb .. 
13 @ 
37 
17 ® 
37 
" California . 
10 @ 
20 
10 @ 
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Tali.ow, $ lb . 
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5%@ 
5% 
Oil-Cake— 3* Ion .. 
29 00 @29 50 
28 00 ® 
Pork—M ess, 10 barrel - 
Extra Prime, 10 barrel.. 
9 50 @10 25 
@ — 8 25 
75 @ 9 20 
Beef— Extra mess. .. 10 50 @11 50 
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35 @ 2 00 
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Baud, in tres. & bbls, 18 100 1b 6 10 
liUTT’Kii—State, ¥< It. 
■ • Western,poor to Pcy. n>. 
Cheese.. . .. 
Eggs—F resh, <8* dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, $ lb. 
•• Chickens, lb. 
Roosters, P ft. 
Turkeys—10 ft. 
Geese, $ pair. 
Ducks, pair. 
Capons, 10 ft.. . 
Woodcock,$ pair. 
Snipe, per doz. 
Pigeons, $ cloz. 
Plover, doz. 175 
Apples, 10 barrel. 100 
Pears, $ bbl. — 
derate. — 
Strawberries, $ quart. 5 
Cherries, $ ft. 4 
Raspberries, $ qt. 2 
Gooseberries, W bushel. 
Currants, ^ ft. 
Blackberries, $ qt. 
Whortleberries, qt. 
Apricots, $ quart. . 
Peaches, V hall bush, crate. 1 50 
$ basket. — @ 
Plums, 10 qt. 4 
Potatoes, $ bbl. 1 00 
Sweet, $ bbl. 2 50 
Turnips ¥ bbl 
wliite, : 
Tomatoes,'# box. .. 100 
Radishes, new $ 100 bun_ 
Beans— 10 bushel. 
Peas—C anada, In bond, $ bu 
new,$ bag. 
String Beans, $ bag. 
Broom-corn. 
Carrots, 100 bundles__ 
Beets, new. 50 100 bunches... 
Cabbages— ft 100 . 2 00 
Cauliflower, doz 
6 75 
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Onions— *t bbl. 3 00 @ 4 00 2 50 @ 3 25 
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crate. 
Squash. $ bbl. 
Cucumbers, ft 100_ 
Watermelons, ft 100. 15 00 @30 00 
MUSKMELONS.ft bbl. — @ 
Egg Plants, ft bbl. — @ 
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RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ENDING Beevei 
July 14.13,590 
Julv 21.12,948 
July 28 . 14,143 
Aug. 4.11,140 
Aug. 11.12,290 
Total for 5 Weeks. .64,111 
do.for prev.i lFects45,648 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week .12,822 178 4,411 32,947 19,351 
do. do. last Month ..11,412 72 4,712 35,741 27,347 
do. do. prev’s Month.. 10,648 65 5,306 31,706 34,804 
The prices for the past five weeks were as follows: 
Coios. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine.. 
81 
5,866 
32,828 
21,237 
211 
4,337 
36,163 
21,052 
202 
4,564 
35,881 
17,657 
253 
3,416 
28,597 
17,835 
144 
3,825 
31,266 
18,974 
891 
22,053 
164,735 
96,755 
287 
18,850 
142,964 
109,387 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
Larger Sales. 
Aver. 
■July 14. 
. 7 ®\0'4c. 
8A@ 6Xc. 
8%c. 
July 21. 
.. 6 ©lOlfc. 
8 '4® 9J4C. 
82(o. 
July 28. 
. 6‘/@10Mc. 
8 @ 914c. 
8‘Ac. 
Aug. 4. 
. 6!4@10;4c. 
8 '4® 3 Ac. 
SjKc. 
Aug. 11 . 
. 6X@10)ic. 
SX@ 9?fc. 
S^c. 
Keeves.— The market lias been very irregular, the 
changing supply influencing trade and prices almost 
every day. T’he week ending July 28, there were received 
the largest number of beeves ever known in this market, 
and a very unsettled business resulted. An improvement 
was made after a falling off in receipts of 3,000 head in 
one week, but prices remain weak, and but for the ex¬ 
port demand they would undoubtedly fall off considerably. 
The closing business was dull and unsettled, with a 
scarcely successful effort to advance prices. Sales were 
made at the close at 7@7%c. for Coiorados, 55 lbs. to the 
cwt.; native steers of same class at 8c. tp lb; good to 
prime beeves at 8%@9j<)C., and extra, 56 to 57 lbs. to the 
cwt., at 9%@10J4c. Cows.— The market has been 
overstocked, poor cows have sold for $20, and good ones 
have been slow of sale at $4C@$50 per head_ Calves. 
—The business in veals has been changeable and irregu¬ 
lar. Witli an alternate surplus and scarcity of stock, 
prices have fallen off’ or advanced; a firm feeling and 
higher prices are to be noted at the close; buttermilk 
calves sold at 2j£c. $ lb., grass and fed calves at 3%@,4c, 
7? lb, milk veals at 4%@.Gc., and extra at 6'f@(if<fc. $ lb, 
all for live weights_Sheep and Lainbs.-Aa 
usual, prime stock have been in demand at full prices, 
while common have been hard to dispose of at low 
prices, even with unusually low receipts. Prime sheep 
were in demand, as we close our report, at full prices, 
viz.: 4,‘4@5%c. $ lb; poor sheep sold at 3J4@4i4c. <p lb. 
Heavy sheep for export sold at 5c@5%c. $ lb, and lambs 
brought 4>4@6c. $ tb, all for live weights_Swine.— 
An advance in Chicago strengthened prices here, and we 
note a strong market for live hogs at 4A@i‘ic. $ ib, 
with an upward tendency; $4.30 per 100 was paid for 
175 to 200 ib. Western hogs. 
The Hor.se Market.—Sales have been light, 
without change in prices. Street car horses have sold at 
$115@$130 per head ; farm horses at $100@$140; heavy 
draft horses at $200@$350; coach horses have sold at 
$500 to $800 per pair; Indian ponies and Shetlands are 
offered in excess of the demand, and there are no sales at 
present. Several lots of horses are now ready for or in 
course of shipment for export. 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Nitrate of Potash (05 per cent.), per lb. 9 @9>4C. 
Sulphate of Potash (potash 41 per cent) per lb.... 3 @34c. 
do. do. (potash 27>4 per cent) per lb.. lK@12(c. 
German Potash Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton.$l5.00@18.00 
Muriate of Potash (potash 50 per cent), per lb_ 2 ®2'4c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb... 3%c.@Y4c 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb. 4)4c.@4t<c. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent) per ton.$40.00@45lSo 
No.l. Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, $ toil..$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do. 47.50 
do. do. guaranteed, 3) ton, cargo IC 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, 3) 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 L000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. “A” Brand, (wheat) 31 1,000 lbs.70.00 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal .per ton.42.00 
do. do. do. medium. do. 36.00 
do. do. do. dissolved. do. 42.00 
Stockbridge Rye Manure, per ton 45.00 
“ Wheat do do 45.00 
“ Seeding Down Manure, per ton. 40.00 
“ Turnip Manure, per tou. 50.00 
Bowker’s Wheat Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 33.00 
Baugh’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 
Bee Notes for September. 
by l. o. root, mohawk, n. y. 
In most locations, the general honey yield is now over. 
If partly-filled boxes yet remain upon the hive, they 
should be removed, and all upward ventilation prevented. 
If extra combs have been supplied for extracting, they 
should he taken out, and the bees confined to the combs 
in the brood-nest. These combs must be watched, and 
if the moth-worm begins work in them they should be 
smoked with brimstone. If the two-story hive has been 
used for extracting, the part containing the queen and 
brood may be placed at the top, and the one with empty 
combs allowed to remain below, until later in the season, 
where the bees may protect them from the moth. The 
honey in the unfinished boxes should not be allowed to 
remain in the combs and become candied. If it is needed 
in the hives, it may be uncapped and placed upon the 
hive when the bees will remove it, if done when they are 
not gathering honey from flowers. If this is not desira¬ 
ble, the honey may be removed with the extractor and 
the combs saved to use in boxes the ensuing season. 
The requirements for successful wintering should now 
be borne in mind. It is very essential that each hive be 
supplied with a prolific queen. There is an advantage 
in furnishing colonies with young queens at this season, 
as they usually deposit eggs more freely, and continue to 
do so longer than old queens. As it is extremely desira¬ 
ble that each colony be supplied with a large number of 
young bees when it goes into winter quarters, the im¬ 
portance of using every means to secure them is apparent. 
Curved Combs.— Wm. L. Hyde, Lyme, Ct., says: ‘‘I 
have some combs that are bent almost square. Can they 
be straightened 
out and put into 
frames without 
injury ? ”. 
Most crooked 
combs can be 
straightened by 
the use of trans- 
fern jig slicks 
Where they are 
bent at a right angle, or nearly so, they should be cut 
apart, and the edges put together, as in the engraving. 
Worms’ Nests. —“ Will worms’ nests in the hive do 
any harm to bees f The worms are of a brown color, and 
about half an inch long.”_These are the larvse of some 
other insect than the Wax-moth. Remove as far as 
practicable, and if the combs containing them are placed 
in a strong colony, the bees will probably eject them. 
The Dogwood.— “Is the Dogwood tree valuable for 
pollen or honey ? ”_“Dogwood” in this section is not. 
