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superior earliness and productiveness ; but nothing 
surpassed the Improved Dan’l O’Rourke for first 
early, and we therefore still recommend it as the 
best for general early crop. For second early we 
name first Alpha, then Fill Basket, Premium Gem, 
and William I. For late, Champion of England 
and Omega Some of the Long Island farmers 
practice sowing the early varieties as a second crop 
in August, to be sold in October. For this pur¬ 
pose, Improved Dan’l O’Rourke is perhaps the 
best. When a good crop is thus raised, it is 
very profitable ; but so much depends on the sea¬ 
son that that is not always certain to be obtained. 
Potatoes .—The St. Patrick has had a general and 
thorough trial, and not only from our own grounds, 
but from all sections of the country the reports are 
almost, without exception, so favorable that there 
is but little doubt of it becoming a leading sort. R. 
O. Bunnell, Dunmore, Pa., testifies that from 1 lb. 
cut into eyes (not from cuttings), and planted May 
10th, he dug on Sept. 15th 226 lbs. All testimony 
goes to prove its wonderful productiveness. It is 
white, very oblong, and handsome; quality full 
average.Beauty of Hebron.—Anew early sort, 
very productive, and of good quality—a variety 
grown extensively in Northern New York. Genesee 
County King is late, but of average quality. Early 
Ohio is also fine and early, and will, we think, be¬ 
come one of our standard sorts. The earliest of all 
our potatoes was the Alpha, but the yield was poor. 
Peppers or Capsicum .—Large Bell or Bull Nose, 
and Sweet Spanish, for general use. Long Cayenne 
and Cranberry for pickling. 
Badish .—The best early kinds are Long Scarlet, 
French Breakfast, and Scarlet Turnip, which are 
nearly alike in the open ground, but for forcing the 
new Dark-Red Round and White-Tipped Scarlet 
are the best, as the tops are small and the root de- 
velopes rapidly. In summer Radishes the new 
Olive Shaped Golden Yellow sent out the previ¬ 
ous year proved very satisfactory. For winter, the 
Black and Grey Spanish and Rose China are the best. 
Spinach .—We have tried over 20 samples of 
Spinach the past season, and find the Savoy-Leaved 
the best, especially for market. Our trials also de¬ 
veloped the fact that a great deal sold for Savoy- 
Leaved is only the ordinary Round-Leaved Spinach. 
The new Thick-Leaved we find to be a very good 
sort, tender, and of fine quality. Large-Leaved 
Viroflay is a sort with large foliage; very good. 
We find great difference in the various stocks of 
Round-Leaved Spinach, some being quite inferior 
to others in quality and weight of crop. 
Squash— For summer varieties, Summer Crook 
Neck, and White and Yellow Bush. For winter, 
Hubbard and Yokohama. 
Turnips .—For early, White and Red-top Strap- 
leaf ; White Egg is yet rather new, but is fast gain¬ 
ing favor, as it is equally early as the Strap-leaf, it 
attains a greater size, and is remarkably handsome; 
it is also an excellent keeper, and can therefore be 
grown in fall for winter use. For second early, or 
winter for general crop, Yellow Globe and Golden 
Ball. French White is the best flavored of the 
Ruta-bagas ; the American Improved Ruta-baga is 
more used, and really one of the best. 
Tomatoes .—I have repeatedly given my opinion in 
the columns of the American Agriculturist, that we 
had reached that point in earliness with the Tomato 
where further progress had stopped. This was 
very forcibly confirmed last season. There was a 
great excitement among the market gardeners in 
the vicinity of Newark, N. J., one of them having 
about an acre of a “ new ” Tomato that was ripe 10 
days before any other. The owner came to us and 
offered to dispose of the stock of seed. I took him 
through our collection, and showed him a variety 
that had some ripe fruit, and entirely distinct in 
foliage from any other. He admitted that it was 
very like his. A visit to his field, and comparison, 
showed it to be identical; and both were the old 
Keyes’ Prolific, introduced a dozen years ago, and 
which is, without question, to-day the earliest of 
any smooth Tomato, but too small and inferior in 
quality for a general crop. 1 was never more im¬ 
pressed with the value of our trial ground, for had 
we not had this lot of Keyes’ Prolific for compari¬ 
son, the chances were 20 to 1 that this old variety 
would have again been sent out as a new sort with 
a new name ; the man into whose possession it had 
come had never heard of Keyes’ Prolific, and honest¬ 
ly thought he had a new sort.—We find that the 
favorite Tomato for general use is Acme, early, 
smooth, prolific, and solid. The color is of a 
purplish shade, and for some time this was an ob¬ 
jection to its sale in the markets, but its other ex¬ 
cellent qualities have offset this, and now it sells 
equal to anything offered.—Golden Trophy is a 
very pretty fancy variety, of a rich shade of yellow, 
is equal in all respects to the original, red Trophy, 
which is yet a standard sort, though not often seen 
so smooth as at first. The kinds which appeared 
to be best for general market purposes with us the 
past season were as the year before, viz.: Conqueror 
and Canada Victor, while for canning, Paragon and 
Hathaway’s Excelsior are equally desirable. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agricidturist, 
from our record kept daily during the year, show at a 
glance the transactions for the month ending Feb. 10th, 
1880, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. liue. llarley. Oats 
24«r’s«/zi.s m'tli453,000 1,715,000 1.904,01)0 34,000 2S9.000 1,054,000 
25 cl’s last m'tli411,000 3,105,000 3,467,000 183,000 312,000 1,128,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
24 d’s this m’hffll.OOO 23,226,000* 3,807,000* 118,000 237.000 1,019,000 
25 cl’s last m'li316.00018,579,000* 4,091,000* 159,000 408,000 1,234,000 
* Including sales for forward delivery. 
2. Comparison xoilh same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1880. .453,000 1,715,000 1,904,000 34.000 28,900 1,054,000 
28 days 1879. .337,000 2,131,000 1,314,000 58,500 429,000 431,000 
Sales. Four. Wheal. Corn Hue. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1880. .321,000 23,226,000 3,807,001 118.000 237,000 1,019,000 
28 days 1879 . 345,000 7,316,000 4,104,000 383,000 290,000 1,107,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
busli. hush. bush. bush. bush, bush 
Feb. 5,1380. .1,822,400 736,350 257,400 904,300 1.56S.450 323,000 
Feb. 10,1879. .2,918,206 1,501,708 513,557 859,804 734,745 85,154 
Feb. 11,1878..1,674,035 774,470 208,816 831,673 1,415,633 818,079 
Feb. 7, 1877..3,033,819 2,302,261 374,142 671,114 956,114 388,605 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Feb. 8. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush, kusli. bush. 
1880. .382,650 2,351,000 2,048,500 262,450 58.300 13,100 6,100 
1879.. 311.01)0 4,417.000 2,821,000 412,000 1,217 19,100 32,000 
1878.. 279.799 4,605,476 1,756,258 184,461 305,3-12 19,878 23,584 
1877.. 153.538 1,276,859 1,793,888 53,533 7i,2S3 15.309 66,191 
1876. .241,693 1,843,457 1,731,215 15,387 - 35,537 168,137 
Of the notable features of general business, since our 
last Review, have been the growing ease in Money, which 
contributed to stimulate operations; very extensive 
dealings in the Public Funds, as also in miscellaneous 
Bonds, Mortgages, and Stocks at advancing prices; in¬ 
creasing activity and buoyancy in Real Estate, Dry 
Goods, Hardware, Metals, Drugs, Dyes, Chemicals, and 
toward the close in Groceries, with an improved demand 
also for Boots and Shoes, Fish, Petroleum, Naval Stores, 
Paints, Tobacco, Rice, Hemp, Oils, and most kinds of 
hnilding materials_Hides and Leather weakened per¬ 
ceptibly in price, ou a tamer movement_Hay and 
Straw met with a fair inquiry and generally strong quo¬ 
tations.Seeds attracted more attention, and closecl 
more firmly... .Cotton has been freely dealt in, chiefly 
in the option line, hut at variable rates, opening buoy¬ 
antly but closing in favor of buyers .. A better demand 
has been reported for Wool, which has been quoted 
somewhat firmer, leaving off with an upward tendency, 
in view of comparatively meagre supplies of domestic 
product available... Provisions have been quite active, 
but, in the instance of hog products, fluctuating fre¬ 
quently in value, closing generally lower. Butter also 
yielded slightly, and Beef declined a trifle. Cheese and 
Eggs advanced rather sharply... Breadstuffs have been 
unusually variable, on freer movements in Wheat, chief¬ 
ly in the speculative interest, though other articles, in 
this line, exhibited only a moderate degree of activity. 
Export purchases of Wheat and Flour continued ou a 
restricted scale, the relatively high prices current here 
impeding operations. Corn met with a readier market 
for shipment, and, early in the month, at hardening 
prices. A good demand was noted for Oats, and a fair 
inquiry for Rye and Barley; Oats at stronger rates ; 
Rye at irregular figures ; while Barley receded, under 
more liberal and urgent offerings, with a moderate call 
for export account, mainly for feeding or low grade 
stock. The visible supplies of Wheat,—embracing the 
hoards at lake ports, in transit, and on the seaboard—at 
latest dates, embraced about 30,100,000 bushels ;—of 
Corn, 13,100,000 bushels; of Rye, 979,000 bushels; of 
Barley, 4,155,000 bushels; and of Oats, 3,080,000 bushels, 
against, on Jan. 17, an aggregate of 31,024,000 bushels 
Wheat, 11,927,100 bushels Corn, 1,068,100 bushels Rye, 
4,403,100 bushels Barley, and 3,318,000 bushels Oats. 
Receipts at this port have fallen off considerably, due, 
in good part, to interruptions in the forwarding move¬ 
ment, resulting from speculative manipulation of the 
markets of the interior, as well as the seaboard. Ocean 
grain freights further declined to the lowest quotations 
made here, on actual business contracts, in many years, 
having been down, by steam to Liverpool, to 2$d. per 
bushel; to Bristol, by steam, to 3@3Jd. per bushel ; to 
Antwerp, by steam, to 4d. per bushel; and by sail to 
Cork, for orders, 3s. 9d.@4s. per quarter of 480 lbs. To¬ 
ward the extreme close, a livelier inquiry was developed 
for Flour and Wheat, especially for shipment, favored 
by the latest market advices by cable, which were of an 
encouraging tenor, leading to a rally in prices of Flour, 
of 10@20c. per bbl., and of Wheat, of 2@3c. per bushel, 
winding up firmly. Important shipments of Wheat, on 
through freight account, were reported recently, and re¬ 
presented as, in good part, consignments, receivers and 
holders availing themselves of the current extremely 
low rates on ocean freight, in which, however, a slight 
rise occurred in the final negotiations. Corn fell severe¬ 
ly, particularly new crop, under a pressure to realize. 
Oats also weakened again, and Barley closed barely 
steady. Rye was advanced sharply, in view of the light 
offerings, with prime Western and State, boat loads, 
quoted up to 95c. bid, and as high as $1 asked, per 
bushel. Hops left off very tamely, owing, partly, to the 
very confident views of sellers of the better qualities ; 
very choice to fancy lots of State having been held as 
high as 38@40c. per lb. 
Current Wholesale Pricks. 
Jan 
. 13. 
Flour—S uper to Extra Stats 
*5 
00 
@ 
6 
00 
•• Super to Extra South’ll. 
5 
00 
m 
8 
50 
** Extra Genesee. 
5 
85 
@ 
7 
25 
•• Superfine Western. 
5 
00 
@ 
5 
60 
•' Extra Western . 
“ “ Minnesota. 
5 
50 
@ 
9 
00 
5 
75 
@ 
9 
00 
Buckwheat Flour, fl 100 lbs 
2 
10 
@ 
2 
an 
Buckwheat, per bush. 
— 
@ 
62 
Rye Flour, Superfine. 
5 
00 
@ 
5 
40 
Corn-M kai.. 
2 
60 
<a 
3 
30 
Corn-Flour, per bbl. 
Oat Meal, fl bbl. 
4 
00 
@ 
4 
50 
5 
(X) 
@ 
7 
00 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
i 
35 
@ 
1 
50 
•• lied and Amber. 
i 
15 
& 
1 
55 
Spring. 
Corn—Y ellow . 
53 
@ 
@ 
70 
• • White. 
58 
@ 
70 
Mixed. 
56 
® 
60 
Oats. 
46 
@ 
51)4 
Rye . 
92 
w 
95 
Barley . 
70 
@ 
1 
08 
Hay— Bale. 38 100 lbs. 
60 
@ 
95 
Straw, fi 100 lbs. 
50 
@ 
93 
5 VS @ 7 00 
4 60 @ 5 25 
5 25 @ 9 00 
5 50 @ 8 75 
1 60 @ 1 90 
60 @ 62 
4 60 @ 5 00 
2 60 @ S 35 
4 00 @ 4 50 
4 75 @ 5 25 
1 35 @1 46 
120 ® i 47 y , 
1 20 @ 1 40 
58 @ 67 
58 @ 
56 @ 
46)4@ 
93 @ 
67 
61« 
53 
— >a, 95 
55 @ 1 05 
90 
65 @ 
Cotton—M iddlings. n> .. 
Hoes—Crop of 1379,38 lb. 
1878, ¥1 Tb. 
•• olds, $ ft. 
Feathers—L ive Geese. 38 !t> 
Seed—C lover, West. & St.fHb 
•• Timothy. $ Inishel. 
•• Flax. bushel.'. 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c., filb. 
• • Seed Leaf, fl Tb 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, 38 n> 
•• Domestic, pulled, fv lb .. 
" California. 
Tallow, V lb . 
Oil-Cake—V ton ... .. 
Fork—M ess. 38 barrel _ 
Extra Prime, ¥1 barrel. 
Beef—E xtra mess. . 
La rd, in trcs. & bbls, 38 100 lb 
Butter—S tate, 38 lb. 
Western.poor to f’ey. lb. 
Chekse.. . _ . 
Eggs—F resh, fl dozen .. .... 
Poultry—F owls, fl ». 
•• Chickens, fl lb. 
•• Roosters, $ lb. 
Capons, $ lb.. . 
Turkeys—3» lb. 
Geese, ft pair... 
Geese, f> lb.. 
Ducks, 38 pair. 
R>. 
Ducks. Wild, f) pair. 
Aimm.es, 38 barrel. 
Potatoes, new Bermuda,bbl 
f> bbl. 
Tomatoes, new, W. I., pr bx 
Turnips fl bbl. 
Beans— 38 bushel. 
Peas—C anada, in bond. fl Ini 
new, green, fl bag.. 
•• new, Florida, per crate 
String Beans, nw, Flor.,p.c 
Carrots, fl bbl. 
Beets, 38 100 bunches. 
• • new Bermuda, per crate 
Cabbages— fl 100. . 
Onions— 38 bbl. 
Cranberries, per bbl . 
Squash, fl bbl. 
Celeky, per dozen bunches. 
12 K 
13 
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© 
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27 
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38 
7 
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18 
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2 75 
2 
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1 
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12 
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12 
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@12 35 
10 
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10 
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@10 50 
11 
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@11 50 
10 
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@11 25 
7 
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7 
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18 
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37 
17 
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36 
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12 @ 
6 @ 
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8 
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1 75 
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@ 1 25 
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@ 13 
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@ 1 95 
@ 86)4 
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75 @ 1 00 
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4 00 @ 7 00 
2 25 @ 4 50 
6 00 @ 9 00 
1 12)4® 1 50 
75 @ 1 00 
20 
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16 @ 20 
7 @ 34 
1 00 @ 1 75 
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7 @ 
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8 @ 
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10 
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1 25 
75 
1 45 
1 80 
1 75 @ 3 00 
6 00 @ 7 00 
75 @ 2 00 
1 00 @ 1 25 
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1 35 @ 1 80 
Nominal. 
1 75 @ 1 80 
1 50 @ 2 50 
3 00 @ 4 00 
62)4® 87J 
~~ 1 00 @ 1 25 
— 2 00 @ 2 25 
4 00 @ 7 00 
2 25 @4 75 
6 50 @ 8 75 
1 00 
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New York IJie-Slock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ENDING 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine. 
Jan. 12. 
204 
1,031 
27,079 
38,286 
Jan. 19 . 
.14,183 
246 
988 
38,421 
33,982 
Jan. 26.... 
197 
915 
25,008 
32,451 
Feb. 3. 
,.12,618 
172 
1,159 
36,655 
32.718 
Feb. 10. 
.10,890 
167 
1,202 
34,339 
33.672 
Total for 5 Weeks. 
.59,566 
986 
5.295 
161,502 
171,109 
do. for prevAWeeks 43,503 
1,051 
5,130 
100,719 
118,278 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week . 
..11,913 
197 
1,059 
32,300 
34,222 
do. 
do. last Month . 
..10,877 
263 
1,282 
25,180 
29,569 
do. 
do. prev's Month.. 10/266 
814 
1,613 
30,906 
45,590 
Prices for beeves the past five weeks were as follows : 
week ending Range. 
Jan. 12.6>£@U c. 
Jan. 19. 7 @11 c. 
Jnn. 26 . 7 @llKc. 
Feb. 3.7 faille. 
Feb. 10. 7X@11 c. 
Larger Sales. 
Aver. 
854@10 c. 
9>£c. 
8&@10 c. 
9xc. 
9 @10 c. 
9kc. 
854® 954c. 
854@ 954c. 
9Hc. 
