AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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or bound in two volumes with an index for each, 
or in one volume with the double index at the 
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two or three times with a darning-needle, and 
the work is done. We have scores of volumes 
of papers, pamphlets, and addresses, thus pre¬ 
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volume, and occupy less room in storing and 
carrying. We would, however, prefer to see 
volumes of agricultural papers neatly bound and 
laid upon the book-shelves or tables of farmers. 
They are much better and more appropriate or¬ 
naments, than gilded volumes of trashy maga¬ 
zines or novels. 
SJarktA 
Remarks. —Flour and grain of all kinds re¬ 
main nearly as per our last. It is the same 
with Cotton and other Southern products. We 
scarcely recollect a week when so few changes 
have been made in prices. This is owing partly 
to the dull season—but more to the pause in 
monied transactions, consequent on the gross 
frauds and rascalities in stock and other trans¬ 
actions which have come to light within the 
two past weeks. 
The Money market still continues tight. 
Stocks are lower and dull of sale. 
The Weather has been very fine the past 
week for growing crops—warm with copious 
rain. Notwithstanding so many partial inju¬ 
ries to Wheat in different parts of the country 
from the fly, joint-worm, weevil, mildew, rust, 
&c., still after summing up all the accounts 
and con , from different parts of the country, we 
think there is a full average crop. The harvest¬ 
ing is now nearly over. We may say the same 
of Rye. As for Barley and Oats, inasmuch as 
there was a greater breadth of land sown this 
season than last, the crops will be considerably 
larger. Corn is very promising, and will be a 
prodigious crop. Early Potatoes are coming in 
well, and with other roots promise an abundant 
crop. We beg attention to our remarks on an¬ 
other page, showing that it is not too late to 
sow Ruta Baga or Russia Turnips. 
less than the gain in price by throwing them into market 
at a favorable moment. We hear considerable complaint of 
the Northern Railroad route ; one man stated that he had 
brought 1200 cattle over that route this summer, but should 
never bring another one that way till they adopted their 
former standard of prices, and gave a free pass to those in 
charge of the cattle. We see that only 159 are reported as 
coming that way, while 1244 came by the Erie Railroad. A 
large number of the cattle are reported from Ohio, but we 
should judge from conversation with the drovers that the 
greater portion of them were originally from farther west. 
The cost of bringing cattle from Chicago is about $14 per 
head; those from Indiana cost from $12 to $13 per head. 
There is to be added to this, the expenses for yarding com¬ 
missions here, and the risk on the way, before the nett value 
at the West can be estimated. 
The supply of sheep and lambs is quite large. There were 
some in very good condition, while several droves appeared 
to have just come unfinished from the “factory” with a 
good frame and covering, bnt no “ filling up.” 
The great mass of beef cattle sold for 8%@9%c. Several 
however, sold for 8@8%c., and a few extra animals at 10c. 
It should be remarked, however, that there is considerable 
difference of opinion in regard to prices, as the weight is al¬ 
ways obtained by estimate, the sellers putting the weight 
high, and the price per lb. low, while the buyers put the 
weight low and the price high. In fixing the price per lb., 
we form our own estimate of the weight after learning the 
gross price. It is usually safe to put this at about a mean 
between that of buyers and sellers. 
The following arc about the highest and lowest prices : 
Beeves, 8@10% cts. per pound. 
Cows and calves, $30® $60 
Veals, live weight, 4@6c. per pound. 
“ gross, $1 25®$3 per head. 
Sheep, $3 @$7 per head. 
Lambs, $3@$6 
Swine, corn fed 4%@4% cts. per pound. 
“ still fed, 4@4%c. 
Mr. Chamberlin reports beeves 7@0c., and dull ; cows 
and calves, $30@$60; sheep, $2 50@$G 50 ; lambs, 
$2 50@$5 ; veal calves, 4, 5@6%e. 
ONE WORD MORE.—We thank our friends 
for the liberal aid they have afforded us in ex¬ 
tending the circulation of the Agriculturist. 
Our list has increased beyond our expectation, 
and we are daily encouraged to labor with the 
utmost diligence, to make our paper worthy of 
the confidence and admiration of our largely in¬ 
creasing list of readers. Our reliance for the 
continuance and increase of our list is upon 
those who are already readers. As stated above, 
we now divide the year so as to give either one 
or two complete volumes of the 52 numbers. 
Number 27 begins the second volume, or half 
of the year. 
Back Numbers. —We have taken the precau¬ 
tion to print each week a large number of extra 
copies, so that we can still supply new subscri¬ 
bers with full sets from the beginning of this 
volume, (March 15.) Any copies accidentally 
lost by a subscriber, will be freely supplied. 
Specimen copies sent to any person, whose ad¬ 
dress is furnished post-paid. 
To Correspondents. —We have several com¬ 
munications on hand which we will look over 
as soon as we have time, and some of them will 
be published. It is no trifling labor to prepare 
for the printer many communications which we 
receive. Some are written so closely that there 
is not room to put in corrections, without re¬ 
writing the whole. We cheerfully prepare ar¬ 
ticles, unless there is manifest want of care on 
the part of the writer. If he does as well as he 
can, we make all needful changes and correc¬ 
tions. 
As most writers doubtless wish to improve 
their own style, we suggest to them to keep an 
exact copy of their communications, and then 
compare this copy with the printed sheet. They 
may often learn something in this way. 
We are not anxious to receive original poetry. 
We have little space for rhyme, and we have 
good selections enough to last us a year at least. 
Good poetry, however, will not be rejected; but 
we advise all who attempt to write in verse to 
remember, that good rhyme does not constitute 
good poetry; on the contrary, some of the best 
poetry we have ever seen does not “ rhyme" at 
all, while some of the best rhyme contains not a 
single poetic sentiment. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Saturday, July 15, 1854. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, arc 
the average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not 
those at which produce is sold from the market. The vari¬ 
ations in prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
The continued rain for 30 hours past, has prevented a full 
supply from coming in, and in most articles the prices are 
considerably higher than they will be by the middle of next 
week. New potatoes are coming in quite plentifully from 
Long Island, and a few from New-Jersey. Norfolk potatoes, 
which have chiefly supplied tho market for several weeks 
past, have now nearly ceased coming. Wc found but one 
dealer who had any old potatoes, and he had only a few 
barrels; they were, however, in a good state of preservation. 
Of berries and small fruits, there is to-day a scanty supply, 
which will probably not be the case four days hence. Green 
corn is coming from Philadelphia in large quantities. There 
are also large quantities of small (some very small) pears— 
called sugar pears—from Long Island. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, (new.) $3@$4 $ bbl. ; old, 
$2 75@$4 ; Beets, $3 50@$4 25, hundred bunches ; Car¬ 
rots, S3@?5; Turnips, $1 50@tS2 tp hundred; Onions 
from Wethersfield, Ot., (a large supply,) $3 50®$4 50 tp 
hundred bunches ; Tomatoes, $1 50@S2 ^ large basket ; 
Green Corn, 62c. @ 75c. ^ hundred ears ; Green Peas, 
(scarce.) 62c@$l i2 !p bushel; String Beans, $ bushel, 
50c @88c.; Cucumbers, 33c.@50c. <p hundred ; Cabbage, 
5c.@8c.; Squashes, white and striped, 50c. ip basked ; Let¬ 
tuce, 15c.@28c. ^ doz. 
Fruits.— Sugar Pears, $2 50@$3 50 bbl.; Blackber¬ 
ries, $2 75@$3 50 ip bushel; Huckleberries, $2 25@$3 : 
Gooseberries, $3 25@$4 ; Currants and Cherries, 5@8c. <p 
lb. 
Eggs, Butter, and Cheese, about the same as last week. 
Westsrn Eggs, 6c.®13 doz. 
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NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, July 17, 1854. 
Another pleasant day. The smaller number of cattle 
than usual, and a fear of there not being a full supply, 
called the buyers into market early, and many sales took 
place quite early in the morning. We saw few very good 
cattle, and not many very poor. The average weight is 
somewhat less than usual. The animals do not show as 
well as at other seasons when they have been less jaded by 
hot traveling, flies, &c. We have never seen the cattle so 
badly marked by bruising, and especially hooking. The 
butchers say that many of them are so run down by scour¬ 
ing that there is little inside fat.; and, as must be expected, 
they do not show as much external fat as earlier or later. 
There are many cattle (including several numbered among 
those “received during the week”) which are out in pas¬ 
tures waiting for for a rise in prices. This is probably good 
policy on the part of drovers, as the cost of keeping will be 
Mr. Browning reports beeves 7%@9%c. ; cows and 
calves, $28@$35@$45; sheep, $2@$3 50@$7 ; lambs, 
$1 50@$6 50 ; veals, 5%c. live weight 
Mr. O’Brien reports beeves 8@9%c.; cows and calves 
$30@$45 ; veal calves, 4, 5,@0c. live weight. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. 
M. Allbrton, Proprietor. 
Beeves, 
2,347 
2,347 
Cows, 
23 
Sheep and Lambs 
, 742 
Swine, 
303 
Veal Calves, 
379 
Of the above there came by the Hudson River R. R., 159; 
Hudson River Boats, 494; Erie R. R., 1244 Beeves; Har¬ 
lem Radroad, 8 Beeves, 23 Cows and Calves, 742 Sheep ; 
379 Veal Calves. 
New-York State furnished 73 beeves ; Ohio, by cars, 1317, 
on foot, 203 ; Kentucky, 383 ; Indiana, none reported ; Illi¬ 
nois, 365. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. 
Chajibeblin’s. 
Browning’s. 
Obrien’s. 
Robinson st. 
Sixth st. 
Sixth st. 
Beeves, 
269 
241 
60 
Cows <fc calves, 148 
65 
60 
Veals, 
204 
44 
40 
Sheep, 
2,947 \ 
5,434 
Lambs, 
2,363 j 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, Lumber , i-c. 
Ashes. 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853 ...100 lbs.5 75 @5 81% 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852.5 50 @- 
Beeswax. 
American Yellow.$ lb. — 29 @30 
Bristles. 
American, Gray and White.— 40 @— 45 
Coal. 
Liverpool Orrel.chaldron,-@ 9 50 
Scotch..@- 
Sidney. 7 75 @ 50 
Pietou.... 8 50 ® 
Anthracite_: .^_2,000 lb. 6 — @ 6 50 
Cotton. 
Upland. Florida. Mobile. N.O. V Texas. 
Ordinary . 8 8 8 -8 
Middling . 9% 9% 9% 9% 
Middling Fair, 10% 10% 10% 11 
Fair. 11 11% 11% 12% 
Cotton Bagging. 
Gunny Cloth.$ yard,— 12%@13 — 
American Kentucky...@- 
Dundee.. , v .— ...— — @- 
