AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
markets. The decline in gold, and extreme firmness in 
ocean freights, have also worked against activity in pro¬ 
duce, on export account.... Breadstuffs opened with more 
animation at advanced prices, with a good demand for 
shipment, especially for Flour, Wheat, Corn, and Rye,— 
Com, in good part for Italian ports, and Rye mainly for 
Germany. Toward the close, however, the inquiry from 
all sources fell off materially, and values yielded slightly 
in the instances of Flour, while Spring Wheat, and most 
kinds of Barley ruled lower. Red and Amber Winter 
Wheat was quite firm at the improvement, the latest 
sales having been at about the highest figures of the 
month, including prime Amber Missouri, 56,000 bushels, 
in store, to a local miller, at $1.40; and fancy Amber In¬ 
diana, 24,000 bushels, in store, for shipment and milling, 
at $1.50. Corn ruled comparatively firm, on a fair de¬ 
mand. Rye closed up strong and wanted,—prime State 
selling at 95c.; good to prime Western at 82@85c. Bar¬ 
ley declined materially, under heavier supplies and more 
urgency to sell, while the demand was moderate. No. 1 
Canada closed at $1.121@$1.15; ordinary two-rowed 
State sold at 68@.70c.; and sundry car lots of Feed stock 
at 46@50c. About 43,000 bushels California Barley, of 
late arrival here, have been taken for Cincinnati or Chi¬ 
cago, on private terms. In the Flour fine, very liberal 
transactions were reported early in the month, largely in 
Minnesota Extras, at buoyant rates; but the final deal¬ 
ings were quite limited... .Provisions have been freely 
dealt in, especially hog products, but at very irregular 
prices_Cotton has been quite active, but at lower fig¬ 
ures. Toward the close, more extensive purchases were 
reported for shipment, chiefly to Liverpool... .Wool has 
been in less demand, and somewhat less buoyant as to 
values. The inquiry from manufacturers has been com¬ 
paratively very moderate_Hops have been in less re¬ 
quest, and at the close quoted easier... .Seeds have been 
in fair demand, closing firmly_Hay and Straw moder¬ 
ately sought after at steady rates.... Tobacco has been 
fairly active, and essentially unaltered as to prices.... 
Naval Stores, more inquired for and dearer_Petrole¬ 
um has been unusually brisk, mainly on export account, 
and has advanced sharply,—crude in bulk closing here 
at 15Jc.; in bbls. at 18£c.; refined, in bbls., for December 
delivery, at 32@32fc.; and ditto, in cases, at 35@37c.— 
the highest figures reached in a long time... Ocean 
grain freights have been fairly active, and rates have 
been quoted higher. Cotton and Petroleum freights also 
active_Grai n rates by steam to Liverpool, closed on the 
llthofDec. at8®9(f; to Glasgow at 9 yaf; to London at 
9d ; to Liverpool, by sail, at 8tSS%d; London, by sail, at 
8% @9<2. per bushel. Provisions by steam to Liverpool, 
45s.@55s. per ton ; Cotton at %d. ^ lb. fllrain, by sail, 
for Cork and orders, at 7s.@7s.3cf. per quarter. 
>ew York Live-Stock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
wrick ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
Nov. 20.11,763 55 1,874 29,577 40.5S6 83,849 
Nov. 27. 8,325 123 1,713 2i,277 33,946 65,381 
Dec. 4.10,402 151 1,358 26,724 32,533 71,168 
Dec. 11. 9,649 99 1,476 31,732 35,"70 78,226 
Total for 4 Weeks . .40.139 428 6,421 109,304 142,331 298,627 
do .forprev.5 Weekslifill 364 10,262 153,662 146,037 359,999 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week . 10.034 107 1,605 27,326 35,583 
do. do. last Month... 9,735 73 2,052 30,732 29,407 
do. do. prev's .l/oa<A...10,869 48 3,215 26,801 24,422 
Beeves.— The market for the past four weeks has 
been marked chiefly by dullness. An advance of Jc. f) 
fl> in the first week was soon lost, mainly by the unfa¬ 
vorable pressure of thin and poor Texans, and receipts 
of western dressed beef. Nothing was able to resist the 
downward tendency. The demand for fine fat oeeves 
for foreign shipment, of which about 1,000 head were 
shipped last week, did not help things, and these extra 
beeves sold for lljc. per 60 ft to the cwt. Sixty head of 
fat Christmas cattle were sent alive from Philadelphia. 
Texans have sold for 2J@31-c. f! ft live weight, with bulls 
at 2i@3c. The market, as we close our report, is dull, 
prices ranging from 7@7£c. $ ft for poor cattle: 8|@9}c. 
for pretty good, and 10@10}c. for good to choice. A few 
extra steers of 57 fts. to the cwt., brought 11c. 1b. 
While the average was helped by some good stock, the 
general decline during the last week was fully Jc. $ lb. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. 
Nov. 20. 63£@10Kc. 
Nov. 22. 7M@U c. 
Dec. 4. 7 @41Mc. 
Dec. 11.7 @11 c. 
Large Sales. Aver. 
8 @ 9|fc. 9 c. 
8H@10^c. 9'/ 2 c. 
IX -« lOMc. 9&c. 
8&®10 c. 9MC. 
Cows.— For poor cows there is very poor sale. A 
few of this character have sold for $35, while 25 fairly 
good cows averaged $60. An extra premium cow sold 
for $125. Many springers are arriving that pass at once 
into the hands of country dealers.... Calves.— Dressed 
veals are plentiful, and live are too numerous for the 
limited demand. Fat dressed veals sell for 10@llc. $ ft, 
choice have brought 12c. Dressed grassers are dull at 4 
@ 6c. Live calves are worth 3J@5c. $ ft for grassers 
and half fat veals; 6@8£ for good, and 8i@9c. for choice 
— Sheep.— The supply has outrun the demand, and 
after a dull time through the month, prices are down 
from Jc. to ic. ^ ft. Lambs are now sold with sheep, 
varying from 5 to 61c. f! ftv Prime sheep in lots, with 
lambs mixed in, and extra in quality, sell up to 7c. ^ ft; 
good sheep at 6@6ic.; fair, 5Jc., and poor go off very 
slowly at 3J@4Jc. -p ft live weight_ Swine.— Live 
hogs sold the last week of our report at 6|c. $1 average 
190 fts., and 6c. $ 240 fts. Dressed are firm at 7i@7fc. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$18.00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00@ 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 15.00@ 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. 44.00@ 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton.. 25.50@ 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 3@ 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, $1 ton..$56.50 
do. do. guaranteed, ¥ ton. 56.00 
do do. rectified, per ton. 61.50 
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 40.00@ 50.00 
“ Plain Superphosphate (mineral), per ton 30.00@ 35.00 
“ Bone Superphosphate, per ton. 40.00@ 45.00 
“ Prepared Fish Guano, per ton. 35.00@ 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton,. 40.00 
“ “ Dry ground Fish Guano, ton 45.00 
“ “ Pine Island Guano, per ton. 45.00 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 18.00 
Bone Black, per ton. . 25.00@ 28.00 
Bone Flour, per ton— . 40.00@ 45.00 
Iiawbones Ground (pure), per ton. 33.<0@ 40.00 
Bough Bones, per ton. 22.O0@ 25.00 
German Potash Salts. (25@35 per cent), per ton. 25.00® 30.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. .8.00® 9.00 
“ In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel. .16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent ), per lb. 9 c.@ 9Xc. 
Sulphate of Potash (80 per cent) per lb. 3y,c.® 4 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash,''SOp.c.), lb 2%c.Oi 3Xc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4)<c.@ 5 c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb_ 5 c.® 5Xc. 
Dried Blood or Dried .Meat per unit of ammonia.$3.00® $ 4.00 
containing a great variety of Items , including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed, form , for want of room elsewhere. 
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The Beat It of Charles I>. Brag-don. 
—The agricultural press lias lost one of its best writers, 
and one of the most industrious workers, in the death of 
Mr. Bragdon, which occurred at his father’s residence at 
Port Ontario, N. Y., on the last day of November. His 
disease was consumption, and his health had been such for 
some two or three years that he sought relief in a warmer 
climate, but without avail. Mr. B., when quite young, 
was a favorite with the late Dr. Kennicott, whose teach¬ 
ings did much to prepare him for his future career. He 
was at one time engaged upon the “Pyiirie Farmer,” 
then upon the “ Rural New Yorker " at Rochester; he 
went to Chicago, again, as agricultural editor of the 
“Chicago Tribune,” and while.on that paper filled other 
positions. When the “ Rural New Yorker ” was remov¬ 
ed toN. Y. City, he became its principal editor, and con¬ 
tinued in that position until he conld no longer discharge 
its duties. He was a versatile writer and an indefatigable 
worker ; he for many years reported the meetings of the 
American Pomological Society, and the volumes of its 
