526 
AMERICAN AG-RICQLTURIST, 
[December, 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fnlly prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from onr record kept daily during the year, show at a 
glance the transactions for the month ending Nov. .10 tk, 
1880, and for the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 d’stAism’th 521,000 7,836,000 6,119,000 41.1,000 987,000 1,481,000 
27d’s last m’tti507,000 6,997,000 6,304,000 212,000 473,000 1,533,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 d. «’sm’h597,000 26,563,000* 12,609,000 ‘ 354,0001,106,000 3,621,000* 
27 d. r«m’th539,000 31,016,000* 14,94S,0i)0* 259,000 285,000 3,109,000* 
* Including forward delivery. 
Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1880. .521,000 7,886,000 6,119,000 415,000 987,000 1,481,000 
26 days 1879. .484,500 10,170,000 4,116,000 557,000 1,193,000 1,212,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 davs 1880. .597,000 26,563,000 12,609,000 354,000 1,106,000 3,621,000 
26 days 1879. .473,000 26,839,000 6,347,000 395,000 673,000 1,796,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. hush. hush. bush. bush. bush. 
Nov. 8, ‘80. .3,775,143 2,919,519 21,826 46,024 928.079 117,111 
Oct. 7. ’-0. .2,228,321 3,272,024 55,431 19,324 449,202 134,850 
Aug. 10.’80. .3,046,607 1,784,441 46,004 25,283 78,910 202,553 
Oct. 8, ’79. .2,137,893 1,672,136 27,312 81,211 578,056 207.729 
Nov. 10. ’79. .7,455,616 2,610,961 283,505 333,654 720,711 180,840 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Nov. 8. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
’80.3,209,000 56,736,000 45,141,0001,859,000 259,000 421,000 381,000 
’79.3,028,516 55,735,601 29,248,000 3,637,488 147,867 511,000 303,128 
’78.2,144,798 47,458,833 24,019,000 3,730,574 1,518,417 3,538,000 358,122 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Oct. 9. Nov. 10. 
general merchandise at, however, irregular prices, clos¬ 
ing with more steadiness_The leading kinds of do¬ 
mestic produce have been remarkably brisk, mainly in 
the home trade connection, though in good part for ex¬ 
port. Food supplies here and in Europe have shown a 
decidedly upward tendency. Speculation has shown re¬ 
markable vigor, having acquired practical control of the 
home markets, thus, in large measure, determining the 
course of values. Grain has been worked up rapidly 
in price, on extraordinary transactions, especially in 
No. 2 Red and No. 1 White Wheat, No. 2 Corn, the prin¬ 
cipal grades of Oats, prime Rye, and the favorite qual¬ 
ities of Barley. Export purchases have been checked, 
in part, by the rise in values, which has been most pro¬ 
nounced within the last week or two... .Flour has been 
on the advance, in sympathy with Wheat, and has met 
with a much readier sale... .Provisions have been also 
quite active, especially Western Steam Lard, which leaves 
off buoyantly, with a lively call noted for stock, partic¬ 
ularly in the option line.... Mess Pork, which ruled much 
higher early in the month under review, under specula¬ 
tive manipulations, broke sharply about the beginning of 
November, and closes about steady at the reduced fig¬ 
ures. More demand has been noted for Beef and Beef 
Hams, at stronger rates. Butter and Cheese have been 
sought after to a moderate extent, and Eggs have been 
in better request_A good demand has been noted for 
Wool, which has been quoted dearer and firm at the im¬ 
provement. .. .Tobacco has been quoted steady, on a fair 
degree of activity.. ..Naval Stores and Petroleum close 
weaker and less sought after... .Hops fell in price early 
in the mouth, under free offerings, leading to more lib- 
Flour—S uper State & Wes’n 
$3 
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4 
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$3 
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4 
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4 
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Rye Flour, Superfine. 
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30 
2 
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3 
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3 
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4 
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3 
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4 
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Oat-Meal, ?! bbl. 
4 
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6 
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4 
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Buckwheat Flour, ?! 100 IDs 
2 
25 
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2 
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2 
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Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
1 
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1 
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Corn—Y ellow. 
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Hay—B ale, $ 100 tbs 
Straw, # 100 fts. 
-Cotton—M iddlings. : 
Hops—C rop of 1880. 7 
old, $ ft. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, $ ft 
Seed—C lover, IV. & St. 79 ft. 
•• Timothy, $ bushel— 
• • Flax, 79 bushel. 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., ?ift 
• • Seed Leaf, $ ft. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, ?! ft 
Domestic, pulled. 
• • California. 
Tallow, $ ft. 
Dil-Cake— if) ton. 
Pork—M ess, $ bbl. 
Extra Prime, 79 bbl.. « ou au 
Reef—E xtra Mess. 10 00 @10 50 
Lard, in tres. & bbls, 7? 100lb 8 45 @ 9 10 
Butter—S tate, ¥ ft. 
• • Western, poor to f’cy,ft 
Cheese . 
E gs—F resh, $ dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, $ ft. 
Chickens, $ 79. 
Roosters, 79 % . 
Turkeys, 79 ft. 
Geese, 79 pair. 
79 ft. 
Ducks, 79 pair. 
•• ?! ft. 
Wild, 79 pair. 
Pigeons, 79 dozen. 
Snipe, ?! dozen. — „ — 
Woodcock, $ pair. 50 @ 75 
Plover, 79 dozen. 
Reed Birds, $ dozen 
Grouse, 79 pair. 
Quail, per dozen. 
Partridges, 79 pair. _ 
Venison,?! ft. 10 @ 17 
Hares, per pair. — @ — 
Rabbits, per pair. — @ — 
Apples, 79 barrel. 50 @150 
Pears, ?! barrel. 2 00 @ 6 00 
Quinces, $ bbl. 2 50 @ 4 50 
crRAFES, 79 case. 1 50 
79 1b. 
Potatoes, 79 bbl. 
Sweet, 79 bbl. 
Tomatoes, ?! box. 
Turnips, ?! bbl. 
Beans, ?! bushel. 
Egg Plants, ?! bbl. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, 79 bu 
■ • new, green, ?t bag. 
Corn, green, ?! 100. 
String Beans, ?! bag. 
Carrots, ?! bbl. 
Lima Beans, shelled, ?! bush 
Beets. ?! 100 bunches. 
Cabbages, new, ?! 100. 
Onions. ?! bbl. 
Cranberries. ?! bbl. 
Squash. 79 bb!. 
Okra. 79 100. 
Pumpkins, ?! 100. 
Cauliflower, ?! bbl. 
Celery, ?! dozen. 
month in Stocks and Bonds, prices of which have ad¬ 
vanced materially, despite the scarcity of Money.. More or 
less serious interruption to husiness operations resulted 
from the political excitement previous to election. 
.... A fair movement has been reported in most kinds of 
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been 
reported during the 
eral operations for home use and shipment....A dull 
market has been reported for Seeds, with values about as 
previously quoted... .Hay and Straw have been quoted 
higher, is in comparatively limited supply, and wanted. 
....Transactions in Cotton have been on a moderate 
scale, and generally at easier rates, as influenced by the 
weakness in the foreign markets and the depression re¬ 
ported from the Southern ports of outlet....Ocean 
freights have been fairly active for Breadstuff's, and Pro¬ 
visions, and Cotton, hut at variable figures, closing 
firmly, including Grain by steam to Liverpool, 15c. per 
bushel; London by steam, atlGc. ; Glasgow, by steam, at 
14c.; to Bristol, by steam, at 17c. per bushel; to Ant¬ 
werp, by steam, at 14c. per bushel, and sail to Cork, for 
orders for vessels of average carrying capacity—say 3,000 
to 4,000 qrs.—$1.32 $1.35 per qr. of 480 lbs_Ap¬ 
ples, by steam to British ports, at 84c. $1.08, mostly 
at 96c. on continued heavy shipments_The visible sup¬ 
plies of Wheat—embracing the hoards at lake ports, in 
transit, and on the seaboard—at latest dates, embraced 
about 19,118,100 bushels ; of Corn, 19,365,000 bushels; 
of Rye, 897,700 bushels; of Barley, 2,612,000 bushels, and 
of Oats, 5,054,000 bushels, against about Sept. 1, an ag¬ 
gregate of 14,716,000 bushels Wheat, 19,012,000 bushels 
Corn, 574,000 bushels Rye, 265,000 bushels Barley, and 
1,626,000 bushels Oats. 
New York Live-Stock Markets. 
receipts. 
week ending Beeves. 
Oct, 11.11,500 
Oct, 18.15,932 
Oct. 25.12,845 
Nov. 1.13,066 
Nov. 8. 12,647 
lolal for 5 Weeks. .65,990 
do. for prev.i Tt-ceLS'57,223 
Cows. Calves. Sheep. 
129 4,679 35,843 
151 3,783 42,988 
122 3,986 38,524 
231 3,684 38,355 
211 3,035 35,812 
844 19,167 191,522 
444 19,614 168,740 
Swine. 
35,284 
36,657 
46,050 
41,483 
37,616 
200,120 
110,523 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per week .13,198 169 3,833 38,304 40,124 
do. do. last Month. .14,306 111 4,903 42,185 27,631 
do. do. prev’s Month.12,820 57 4,979 34,443 26,910 
Prices for beeves per lb. estimated dressed weight : 
week ending Range. 
Oct. 11. 8%@i{%c. 
Oct. IS.6->$@113fc. 
Oct. 25. 6%®U%c. 
Nov. 1. 6%@ll%c. 
Nov. 8. 8%@l\y i c. 
Larger Sales. 
Aver. 
8)4®10 c. 
9 C. 
8%® 9%C. 
83fc. 
8 %@ 9XC. 
9 c. 
8 @ 9XC. 
8%C. 
8 @ 9XC. 
8%C. 
Beeves. —A dull market has prevailed for most of 
the month. As this report closes, the weather is warm 
and the markets are filled with meat, some of which 
is spoiling on the butcher’s hands. Texans sold for 6Jc.; 
Colorados, 71c.; poor to fair natives ranged from 7@8fc.; 
extras at ll@ll}c. A fancy steer of 2,700 lbs. sold at 
111c., to dress 59 lbs_ ITIilcli Cows.— There are 
more cows coming forward, and the demand is better 
supplied than for some time. Prices continue steady at 
$30@$55 per head for common to prime cows. 
Calves.— Grassers were doing a little better under the 
lighter supplies,selling at If 4221c. per lb. live weight; Fed 
calves at 2§(g)3c., and common to prime veals at 4@7fc. 
_Sheep and Lambs.— 1 The market closed with 
prices strong for good stock. Lambs were also in good 
demand, and prices firm. Sheep sold from $3,621 for 
poor Kentucky to $5.60 for choice Pennsylvania wethers. 
Lambs ranged from 5}®6c. for common to prime. 
Swine. —Arrivals very liberal, and the tone of the 
market dull. Ohio hogs are being held for 5c. 
The Horse Market.- -Receiptsfrom all points are 
moderate. There is some demand for large draft horses, 
which sell for $250 to $350. Well-matched driving teams 
are wanted at $800 to $1,000. Several lots of stallions 
have been imported recently. Messrs. Powell Bros, re¬ 
ceived ten powerful Clydsdale stallions, ranging in 
weight from 1,800 to 2,000 lbs. These fine horses go to 
Crawford Co., Penn. W. H. Jordan, of Waverly, Iowa, 
received some fine prize Cleveland bays. We saw both 
of these lots of imported horses at Stoddart’s stables. 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent), per lb. 8 ®8%c. 
Sulphate of Potasli (potash 44 per cent), peril).. S%®1 c. 
do. do. (potash 27H per cent, per lb.. 
German Potash Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c.), p.ton.$14.00@16.00 
Muriate ot Potasli (potash 50 per cent), per lb.... 2 ®2%c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4 @4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent), per lb. iy.®i%c. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent), per ton.$45.00@50.00 
No. 1 Peruv. Guano,Lobos, 79 ton.46.00 
do. do. guaranteed, ?! Lon, cargo M. 56.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, per ton. 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raw Bone... 55.00 
ilapes’ Complete Manure (clay soils), per 1.01)0 lbs. 25.50 
do. do. do. (light soils , per 1,000 lbs. 25.50 
do. do. do. “A” Branu (wheat), 79 1,000 lbs. 20.00 
do. Tobacco do. do. 52.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure, per ton. 37.00 
do. Pure Iiaw Bone, per ton. 38.00 
Homestead Superphosphate, per ton .. 40.00 
do Tobacco Grower, per ton. 60.00 
Banner Haw Bone Flour, per ton . 45.00 
Stockbridge Rve Manure, per ton. .j. 45.00 
do. Wheat Manure, per ton. 45.00 
do. Seeding Down Manure, per ton. 40.00 
Bowker’s Wheat Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Walton, Whann & Co.’s Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.U0 
Lightning.— “ G. B. S.,” Boonville, Mo. It is no 
certain indication of mineral deposits to have the light¬ 
ning strike and tear up the ground : in fact it is no in¬ 
dication at all. Metallic veins are good conductors of 
terrestrial electricity, so are veins of moisture in the 
ground. For this reason the lightning may be more 
likely to strike near moist ground, or near metallic 
veins, than elsewhere. 
Sore Shoulder.—“J. S.,” Warrenton, Va., has a 
horse which had a very sore shoulder, and ho is now 
afraid to use a collar for fear the sore will break out 
again. Try a Hutch or breast collar ; that will probably 
not bear on the same spot. If that, too, irritates the 
sore, give the animal a rest until it is well. 
Whitman and Burrell’s Silo.— The names 
of Whitman and Burrell are familiar to all our readers as 
extensive advertisers of dairy implements and appliances. 
Not only do they make and sell dairy utensils, but they 
use them on their dairy farm, near Little Falls, which 
they have recently equipped, mainly for experimental 
purposes. An important feature of this dairy establish¬ 
ment is a silo sufficiently large to test the preservation 
of corn-fodder as a part of dairy management. The silo, 
completed last summer, is 56 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 
22 feet deep, built in the most thorough manner, and di¬ 
vided by a brick partition, crosswise, into two compart¬ 
ments. The corn from eight acres was cut and stored 
away in the early part of September, covered with ton- 
gued and grooved boards, over which planks are laid 
cross-wise and weighted with about 50 tons of stone on 
each silo. The cost of the fodder as stored was 80 cents 
the ton. Feeding will commence in December, and we 
hope the friend who forwarded the above facts, will report 
the opening of the silos and the condition of the fodder, 
and as to its feeding results. 
Currants.— “ J. M. D.,” wishes to know if currants 
can be raised on a hill side with a slope to the east; 
where the plants can be had, and what fertilizer can be 
used in the absence of wood ashes.—Any good soil that 
will bear sixty bushels of corn to the acre will be suit¬ 
able for this crop. The slope, if not so steep as to wash 
badly, is not objectionable. We should prefer a clay 
loam well drained to gravel, but this fruit is not so 
particular about a soil as some others. Farm-yard ma¬ 
nure will answer a good purpose. Almost any nursery 
or dealer in small fruits will furnish either cuttings or 
the plants at reasonable rates. 
Danger in the “Silos.”— We are impressed 
with the importance of warning people who have put 
their corn-fodder in tanks, especially in deep ones, of 
the dangerous carbonic acid gas—the “ choke damp ” of 
mines and wells. A farmer near Sing Sing, used an old 
ice-house for pitting his corn-fodder; on Saturday night, 
when they knocked off work, there were some seven or 
eight feet of fodder cut in half-inch bits, and well trod¬ 
den down in the pit. On Monday morning it had settled 
considerably and one of the hands jumped in and was 
treading about on it to see if it had settled evenly, when 
he felt dizzy and faint; the thought of “choke damp” 
flashed through his mind, and he called out to have a 
ladder lowered to him. This was done just in time, and 
he half crawled and was half hauled out. His head was 
four or six feet above the worst of the “ damp," for it is 
very heavy. Had he fallen he would have been drowned 
in the gas, as effectively as in water, without a strug¬ 
gle or a murmur. When going into a pit never fall to 
lower a lantern first, for half a minute, and if it bums 
brightly the air of the pit is fit to breathe. 
