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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
varieties, we would lather plant seeds from some of our 
natives, such as the Isabella, Catawba, Diana, Rebecca, 
<Src. We know of no work that will give you more infor¬ 
mation on “ cross-breeding of fruits and flowers,” than 
you find from time lo lime in the Agriculturist. 
Apples.- J. Williamson, Hunterdon Co., N. J. The 
Garretson Early is a recognised apple of merit in the 
Flushing nurseries, though little known elsewhere. The 
other is probably only known in the nursery where it 
originated, it would be well to let both come into bear¬ 
ing, and'f not found desirable, they may be grafted on the 
limbs. 
Grinding: Corn for Slock.—F. Hoover, Mar¬ 
shall Co., Ind., asks whether the K'ng Philip Corn is no 1 
too hard to feed without grinding. In our opinion, any 
well ripened corn is too hard to feed without grinding or 
soaking, but we would as soon feed the King Philip as any. 
Where whole kernels of corn are found in the fceces of 
stock, it is evident they have imparted very little nutri 
ment to the animal. 
Auriculas, Verbenas. &c.—E. D. Sturtevant, 
Essex Co., N. Y. Seed of the auriculas should be sown 
in March, or very early in April, in your latitude. Sow 
in pots or boxes, and place in a hot bed to form good, 
strong growing plants. They seldom grow well in the 
open ground. They are bast protected during Winter by 
placiug the pots containing them in a cold frame, covering 
them with straw or mats. Verbenas and petunias kept 
over should have the light. 
Egyptian Corn.—G. W. Murphy. Allegany Co., 
Pa, The sample you send under the above name is more 
generally known as “ Dourra or DurraCorn.” It is also 
called “ Indian Millet,” and is by some considered a very 
good grain for cattle, hogs and poultry. In the east it is 
ground for food, especially in Africa. We are not yet 
prepared to recommend or condemn it for general culture. 
Some of our Texas correspondents have written very 
strongly in its favor. 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Sept. 21, 1858 J 
The Wholesale Produce Markets, have been moder¬ 
ately active, during a month past, with pretty free ar¬ 
rivals of leading Breadstuff's. Most N. Y. State flour has 
been rejected as unsound, and the prices have been too 
diverse to admit of classified quotations. Sound, stand¬ 
ard brands have been in moderate supply, and really de¬ 
sirable lots scarce and higher. Recently the chief demand 
is from home dealers, though shippers are buying a little. 
.... Wheat has been in moderate request for home deal¬ 
ers and for speculation and export; the supply ample, 
and prices declining during the month, but firmer receut- 
1 v, it being now believed that the crop was a short one. 
We have seen samples of Spring wheat from Illinois and 
elsewhere West, which do not speak well for this crop... 
Corn was at first freely offered at reduced prices, and 
bought largely for distilling, and for regular home 
trade, and for export; but latterly the stock being dimin¬ 
ished prices have risen a little. The incoming crop prom¬ 
ises finely in most places, and will in part make up for 
the deficiency in Wheat and Oats-Foreign news has 
now comparatively little effect, as but little is doing in 
exporting Breadstuff's_The well-known Statistician of 
British Agrieultu e, Mr. James Caird, member of Parlia¬ 
ment from Dartmouth,has just arrived and started oa a first 
lour of inspection through the great wheat and corn grow¬ 
ing districts ol the North-west, probably to report his 
views thereon, which will be looked for with interest — 
Rye and Oats have declined, and Barley advanced during 
tiie month_Cotton isdearer, and in fair request-Pio- 
visions only moderately dealt in — Hay and Hops more 
sought after; the hop crop especially promises poorly- 
Hemp and Seeds sparingly inquired for....Rice and To- 
naeoo attract more attention-in part for export — Wool 
less active ; home-grown not plenty ; prices well sustained 
. ..The transactions in other domestic Produce have not 
Deen specially important. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Aug 23. Sep. 21. 
Flour—S uperf to F.xtra State 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
Extra Western. 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Mixed to Extra Southern. 
Eve Flour—F ine and Super. 
Corn Meal. 
Wheat—C anada White. 
Western While . 
Southern White. 
All kinds of Ked. 
Corn—Y ellow... 
White. 
Mixed. 
Oats—W estern. 
State. 
Southern. 
Eve. 
Earley . 
While Beans. 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb — 
Rice, tier 100 His. 
Hors, crop of 1857 per lb.. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
Prime, ner bbl. 
Beef—R epacked Mess. 
Country mess . 
Hogs, Dressed, per In... 
Lard, in bids, per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
Sta*“ -“rib. 
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Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Sugar, Brown, per lb. 
Molasses. New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K ent ucky,&c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
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Tallow, per ib. 
Oil Cake, perton. 33 50 
Potatoes—M ercers, per bbl.. 
J ones and Dykemans. per bbl. 
S-weet Virginia, perbbl . 
Sweet Delaware, per bbl. 
Turnips—R utabagas, per bbl. 
Onions, per bbl. 
Cabbages, per 100.. 2 00 
Lima Beans, per bushel. 62 (a) 
Corn, per 100 ears. " 
Squashes, Marrmv, per bbl.. 
Tomatoes, per bush. 
Watermelons, per 100. 
Nutmeg Melons, perbbl_ 
Apples—P er bbl. . 2 50 
Peaches per basket_ 
Plums, per bushel. 2 00 
Poultry—F owls, per lb.. 
Chickens, Spring, per pair 
Ducks, per pair. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Geese, each. 1 25 
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Partridge, per pair. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Fy. Barley. Oats 
25 hus Ha.ysth.ts men , 416,500 197,700 903,500 27,075 5,700 365,800 
26 bus. days last mon, 361,689 931,938. 1,033,595 42,440 9,000 23a’o58 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley 
25 Business davs this mon. 313,150 771.000 1.122,000 100.000 *25,000 
26 business days last month, 805,937 1,367,170 1,295,675 80,450 8,450 
* Includes 5,000 bush, from California, Sold at 80c. per bushel. 
We present below several carefully prepared and impor¬ 
tant Tables. 
Exports from N. Y t ., from Jan. 1st, to Sept. 13. 
1857. 1858. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 587,955 1,046,653 
Rye Flour, bbls. 3.084 4,683 
Corn Meal, bbls. 37,471 47,959 
Wheat, bush...... 3,384,858 2,895,027 
Corn, bush. 1,621,965 1,265,963 
Rye, bush. 81,446 12,487 
Exportsto Great Britain and Ireland, Sept. 1st 1857, to 
Sept. 1st, 1658, and for eleven years previous. 
From To Date. Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. 
New Y r ork....Sept. 1, 1858..764,355 5,434,319 1,709,107 
New Orleans.Sept. 1, 185S. .282,149 610,251 851,184 
Philadelphia.Sept. 1, 1858.. 94,043 
Baltimore.... Sept. 1, 1858.. 96,805 
Boston .Sept. 1, 1858.. 3,607 
Other Ports..Sept. 1, 1858.. 54,411 
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251.288 
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4.746.278 
6,731,101 
6,679.138 
6,049,371 
1.425.278 
1.487,398 
2,205,601 
1,140,194 12!685!260 
241,309 4,390,255 
4,000,359 17,157,659 
128,597 
6,550,643 
7.479,401 
7,956,406 
324,427 
6,038,003 
4,823,519 
2,728,442 
1,496,355 
461,276 
Total to Sept. 1. 1858, 1.295,430 
To about same period, 1857, 849,600 
To aboutsame period, 1856, 1,641,265 
To about same period, 1855, 175,209 
To about same period, 1854, 1,846.920 
To about same period, 1853, 1,600,449 
To about same period, 1852, 1,427,412 
To aboutsame period, 1851, 1,559 584 
To about same period, 1850, 574,757 
To about same period, 1849, 1.137,556 
To about same period, 1848, 182.583 
To aboutsame period, 1847, 3,155,845 
Total for 12 years.15,346,639 43,240,334 71,028,530 
To the Continent. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rve. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. 
From N. Y., to Sept. 1,’58. 126.186 237,953 10.818 13,100 
From other ports to latestdate, 176,914 152,475 6,030 -- 
Tota'to Sept. 1, ’58, 303,100 390,428 16,848 13,100 
Total to Sept. 1, ’57, 483.344 2,875.053 543,590 216,162 
Total to Sept. 1, ’56, 748,408 2,010.079 282,083 1,975,478 
Total to Sept. 1,’55, 7,763 4.972 308.428 35,569 
Total to Sept. 1,‘54, 791,028 1,904,693 90,550 318,860 
comparative cotton crop statement —35 YEARS. 
1857—8.. 3,113,962 18 
1856—7. .2,939,519 18 
1855-6. .3.527,845 If 
1854—5.2,847.339 18 
1853—4. .2,930,027 1811—2. 
1852—3. .3,262,882 1840—1 
1851—2. .3,015,029 1839 -40 
1850—1..2,355,257 1838-9 
1849-50..2.096,706 1837—8 
1848 - 0. .2,728.596 1836-7 
1847—8. .2,347,634 1835—6 
1846—7.. 1,778,651 1834—5 
At 
New Orleans.• • • 
Mobile... 
Texas..... 
Florida... 
Georgia. 
South Carolina. 
North Carolina........ 
Virginia ----...- 
New-York, overland. 
Philadelphia, overland 
Baltimore, overland... 
New-York live stock ivi arkbt.— i ne «-,u.i.ic 
its have been very largely supplied during the past four 
eeks—more so than at any similar period since Novem- 
:r, 1856, when the receipts scarcely varied from the 
esent figures. Of course prices have ruled low. Re¬ 
mits for the four weeks ending Sept.. 15, are 19,482, or a 
eekly average of 4,870, whilethe weekly average of all 
st year was but 3,334. Receip's and prices varied as 
.2.100,537 
1833—4. 
1,295,394 
..2,394,503 
1832—3.. 
1,070,438 
. .2 030 499 
1831—2. 
987,477 
. .2,378.875 
1830— 1. 
1,038,848 
. .1.683,574 
1829-30. 
976.845 
. .1,634.945 
1828-9.. 
870.415 
. .2.177.835 
1827—8. 
727,593 
..1.360,532 
1826-7. 
957,281 
.. 1,801.497 
1825—6. 
720,027 
..1.422.930 
1824—5. 
509,“49 
. .1,360 725 
.. 1,254,328 
1823—4. 
509,158 
tton at Sea Ports. 
1858. 
1857. 
1856. 
.1,576.409 
1,435 000 
1,661.433 
. 522,361 
503.P7 
659 738 
. 145.286 
69,882 
116.078 
. 122,351 
136,344 
144,404 
. 282,973 
322.111 
389 >145 
. 406,251 
397,331 
495,976 
. 23.999 
27.147 
26,098 
. 24,705 
23.773 
20,458 
3,363 
2.022 
2.086 
3.275 
1,236 
7.938 
2,986 
1,406 
4,191 
...3,113,962 
2,939,519 3,527,865 
Market.- 
-The flattie Mar- 
follows: Aug. 25,4,161 head, a shade higher; Sept. 1 
5,(140, lc. lower ; Sept. 9, 5,778, (the largest we have evei 
known), !®}e. lower; Sept 15, 4,503, rates unchanged. 
Prices, Sept. 15, were: First quality, 81®81c.; medium, 
7f®8c.; poor, 6®7c.; pooiest, 5®0t;; average price 7i 
IS)7{c. 
Sheep and Lambs. —Receipts for the past four weeks 
51,900, which varies but little from last month. Trices 
are about as four weeks ago, or 3J®4c. per lb gross ; good 
Lambs are worth 44®5jc. 
Hogs. —Arrivals have been heavy until the past week 
Receipts for the past four weeks 39,518. Prices ruled 
low until the 15th, when lighter receipts and coolet 
weather advanced corn-fed to 5®5Jc.; and still-fed to 41 
®4ic. gross. 
The Weather has been fine during most of the past 
four weeks, and very favorable for the ripening of late 
crops. There were one or two slight frosts in some low 
places, but nothing in this vicinity to injure vegetation.— 
Our weather notes read; Aug. 24, clear and col; 25 
and 20. fine clear weather ; 27, cioudv and light rain ; 28, 
fog A. M., heavy rain P. M.; 29 lo 31, clear and mild ; 
Sept. 1, clear and warm, showers at night; 2, clear and 
fine ; 3, cloudy with high wind, and rain at night.; 4 to 10, 
clear, fine and warm ; II, rainy day ; 12 to 14, clear and 
chilly: 15. c.lomly, with rain at night; 16. rain A. M , 
clear P. M.; 17 and 18 clear and cool; 19 to 21, fine, 
warm, and pleasant. 
GP The actual circulation of the Agriculturist to 
regular subscribers, is believed to be much larger 
than that of any other Agricultural or Horticultural 
Journal in the world. 
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“ ©RANGE COMT¥ FARMER. ” 
erateful for past favor, renews the offer of his services as a 
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NOTICE. 
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San Francisco. July 1, 1858. 
All communications should be directed to 111 Sansome st, 
San Francisco, Cal. 
1 Q/J9 THE FLUSHING FEMALE 
Oustr^® COLLEGE, at Flushing, L. I. has just closed 
its Sixteenth year. It will re-open on the second Monday (13th; 
of September. For circulars addr ss the Presbb nt. 
Kev. W. H. GILDER. 
N OTICE NOW.—Good Traveling Agents 
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cally hired till the end of Nov at $12 per week, and expenses 
paid. Address, (wi* h stamp,) “ Gen’i Agent,” Burlington, Vt. 
Farm Produce of nil Kinds 
Sold on Commission,such as Flour. Butter. Cheese. Lard, Pro¬ 
visions of all kinds Grain. Eggs, Poultry. Game, Sic. %c. 
HAIGHT & EMENS. 226 Front-st., New-York 
Refers to the Editor American Agriculturist. 
R. H. Haydock, Cashier Market Bank, New York. 
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labor. ' QUARTER MAN & SON, 114 John-st., New-York. 
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notice. Address R. CUNNINGTON, 271 South-4th St. Wil¬ 
liamsburg, L. I. 
p s. —For the genuine character and good condition cf these 
plants, reference may be made to the editor of the Agr cultu^st 
