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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
Shrubs add much to the beauty of a place, and by 
a proper selection a succession may be had during 
the season. Lilacs, Japan Quinces, Weigelas, 
Deutzias, Spiraeas, Forsythias, Flowering Currants, 
and others, are among those commonly planted, and 
are all good. Among the less common, the Japan 
Judas-tree, Euonymus latifolia, Exochorda grandi- 
flora, Dwarf Buckeye, Ghent Azaleas, Rhododen¬ 
drons, and a host of others may be found in the 
catalogues. The same may be said of 
Trees .—While the common elms, maples, beeches, 
birches and others are unsurpassed, yet those who 
wish for a variety, can And ample means for grati¬ 
fying their tastes, not only with deciduous trees, 
but with 
Evergreens, of which a fair share should always he 
planted, not only for their cheerfulness in winter, 
but for the shelter they afford. The Norway Spruce 
has been found so generally successful, that we 
have an excess of it, to the neglect of equally use¬ 
ful kinds. Among evergreens, native and foreign, 
none exceeds in grace and beauty the Hemlock. 
For rapid growth and sturdy vigor, the Austrian 
Pine is unsurpassed. Our native pines should not 
be neglected, and those who would introduce 
variety of form and color among evergreens, will 
find that the nurseries offer abundant material. 
Greenhouse and Window Plants. 
As out-door work presses, the plants in the win¬ 
dow or greenhouse are apt to be neglected, at a 
time when they require all the more care. As the 
heat increases, insect life becomes the more active, 
and needs to be promptly met_Watering will re¬ 
quire careful attention, especially for the plants in 
small pots.... Select the plants that are to be set 
out in the borders, and give them the coolest part 
of the house, or if the weather will allow, set them 
in a pit or frame, to he hardened off_In propa¬ 
gating bedding plants, more trouble will be found 
in keeping the air of the house cooler than the tem¬ 
perature of the sand on the bench, and shading, 
sprinkling the walks, and every means must be re¬ 
sorted to. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Gold has been up to 105%, and down to 10414, to the 
latter point on March 2d. Closing March 12, at 104%, as 
against 105% on Feb. 12; 106on Jan. 12; 10714 on Dec. 
12,1876, and 114% on the 12th of March, 1876... Busi¬ 
ness in Produce and Merchandise has been seriously im¬ 
peded, during the month, by the political agitation, 
growing out of the question of the succession to the 
Presidency. The foreign market reports have been also 
of an adverse tenor, as a rule, operating as a check on 
export dealings. Home trade operations have been on a 
very limited scale. Breadstuffs have quite generally de¬ 
clined in price, materially, without stimulating the de¬ 
mand to any important extent, either for home use or for 
shipment. Flour and Wheat have been unusually dull, 
hilt closed with more symptoms of animation. The 
transactions in Flour on Saturday, March 10, wore re¬ 
markably large, reaching an aggregate of 25,000 bbls.— 
about half of which amount went to West India and 
South American buyers,—and the market wound up 
stronger. Corn has been moving with more freedom of 
late, but on a much lower basis as to values, here and at 
the outports, on very liberal receipts, and a pressure to 
place supplies promptly. Rye has been recently more 
sought after for export, chiefly to Germany and Belgium, 
at steadier figures. Barley has been fairly active, but de¬ 
cidedly cheaper, closing more firmly, the later offerings 
having been less urgent. Oats snd Malt have been mod¬ 
erately sought after. Corn-meal has declined considera¬ 
bly on free offerings and a moderate demand. Buck¬ 
wheat and Buckwheat Flour have passed out of season 
in the wholesale way. . .Provisions, as a rule, have fallen 
materially in price, especially hog products, under a lib¬ 
eral offering, and remarkable moderate inquiry. Cheese 
has been exceptionably strong and wanted... .Cotton 
has been quoted lower, leading to a brisk trade, particu¬ 
larly in the line of options... .Wool has been in rather 
better request, and quoted steadier in price toward the 
close — Seeds and Hops have been quoted lower, on a 
restricted movement_Tobacco has been in fair de¬ 
mand within the previous range... .Hay and Straw have 
been wanted at firm rates... .Ocean Grain Freights have 
been moderately active, nil in g firm during the early part 
Of the month, but closing cheaper.... Grain rates by steam 
to Liverpool closed on the 12th of March at 5%@6<2; to 
Glasgow at 5%<2; to London at 6<f; to Liverpool, by sail, 
at5<®5%(2; London, by sail, nominal, per bushel. Pro¬ 
visions by steam to Liverpool, 25«.®30». per ton; Cotton 
by sail and steam at 5 id. $tt>. Grain, by sail, for Cork 
and orders, at 4s.7%<2.@4s.l0%<i. per quarter. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending March 12th, 1677, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TIIK NKW YORK MAKKKT8. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live, liar lev. Oats. 
23 d’s this m'tli239,000 263,000 1,401,000 69,000 194,000 613,000 
27 <l’s last iu’th271,000 491,000 311,000 87,000 305,000 719,000 
Sa t.ks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Barley. Oats. 
23 d’s this in’.tll227,000 634,000 1,931,000 98,000 246,000 771,000 
27 d’s last m’t,li22l,000 679,000 1,203,000 47,000 131,000 529,000 
!4. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
ItKCKiprs. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
23 days 1877. .239,000 263,000 1,401,000 69,000 194,000 ' 613,000 
24 days 1876. .293,000 729,000 1,471,000 33,000 151,000 1,016,000 
Sat.es. Flour. Wheat. Cory.. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
23 days 1877 .227,000 634,000 1,931,000 98,000 246,000' 771,000 
24 days 1876. .346,000 1,911,000 1,617,000 33,000 336,000 841,0 0 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Jfalt. 
bush. hush. hush. hush. hush. bush. 
Mar. 5, 1877. .2,730,641 1,711,095 288,895 513,826 822,625 335,208 
Feb. 7, 1877. .3,083,819 2,302,261 374,142 671.114 956,114 388.605 
.Tan. 8, 1877. .3,668,010 3,077,504 341,750 905,615 1.088,104 425,406 
Dec. 11.1876. .3,110,283 3,385,554 218.841 873,310 1,182,322 512.041 
Nov. 8. 1876. .2,018,233 3,206.003 294,381 478,441 1,002,891 495,640 
Oct. 9, 1876.. 1,931,892 1,195.387 158,305 91,245 825,187 421,751 
Aug. 7, 1876..2,831,299 904,557 94,960 53,914 1,232,895 434,208 
Apr. 10,1876. .3,393,014 232,140 68.429 200,381 706.282 436,942 
Jan. 10, 1876. .5,802,293 663,982 100,741 325,191 1.0S0.300 307,438 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1, to March 8. 
Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
hbls. hush. bush. bush. bush. bush, hush 
1877.. . .254.958 1,576,839 2,078,553 164,389 95,457 29,338 124,857 
1876.. . .357,775 1,910,068 2,630,925 15,387 46,266 198,153 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Feb. 12. Mar. 12. 
Price oe Golu.. 105 5-8 104 5-8 
Fi.our—S uper to ICxtra Stale 15 40 at 6 35 *5 35 @ 6 25 
Super to Extra Southern.... 5 50 @ 9 25 5 45 @9 00 
Kxtra Western. 5 75 @11 00 5 55 @10 75 
Extra Genesee. 6 SO @ 7 50 6 25 @ 7 35. 
Superfine Western. 5 40 @ 5 90 5 85 @ 5 75 
IIyr Flour . 3 00 @ s 10 2 75 ® 5 00 
COUN-.Micat... 2 85 @ 3 55 2 65 @ 3 25 
Buckwheat Flour, ?) 100 Tbs 3 50 @4 10 Nominal. 
Wheat—A ll kinds ol White. 145 @ 1 65 1 45 @160 
All kinds of licit’and Amber. 1 10 @ 1 65 1 05 @ 1 60 
Corn—Y ellow. .... 56%@ 61 56 @ 58 
Mixed.. 55%@ 62 54 @ 5S% 
White. ‘ 56%® 62% 57 @ 60 
Oats—W estern..... . S9 @ 50 37%@ 48 
State. 47 @ 55 43 @ 56 
IIyr. 80 @ 93 81 @ 91 
Barley.. ... 05 © 1 12 57%@ 1 05 
Buckwheat . 95 @ 1 00 Nominal. 
Barley Malt. 61%@ 1 SO 65 @ 1 25 
Hay—B ale, TH 10u Its. 65 @ 1 05 65 @ 1 00 
Straw, ¥ 100 lbs. 55 @ 95 50 @ 80 
Cotton—M iddlings. W Tb.... 12%@ 12% 12%@ 12% 
Hops—C rop ol'187U, ?) Tt>. 8 @ 25 7 @ 17 
old, V lb. 6 @ 15 4 @ 12 
Feathers— Live Geese, ?) lb. 45 @ 57% 45 @ 55 
Sred—C lover. 10 Tb . 15 @ 16% 14%@ 16 
Timothv. ?) bushel—. 190 @2 10 190 @2 05 
Flax. 18 bushel. - @ 1 70 1 70 @ 1 75 
Sugar—R efi’g* Grocery Vlb 8%@ 10% 8%@ 10% 
Molasses. Culm. ?)gal.5btest 36 @ 37% 39 @ 40 
New Orleans, new crop,$ gal 40 @ 59 40 @ 56 
Coffee— i:io(Gohl). 17%@ 21 17 @ 20% 
Touacco. Kentucky, &e.. 1Mb. 5 @ 18 5 @ 8 
Seed Leaf. ?) Tb. 4%@ 50 4%@ 50 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, V lb 30 @ 53 30 @ 52% 
Domestic, pulled. Id lb. 20 @ 45 20 @ 45 
California, spring clip. 15 @ 30 15 @ 30 
California fell clip. 13 @ 23 12 @ 23 
Tallow, ?) lt> . 8 @ 8% 7%@ 8% 
Oil-Cake—?> ton. 35 00 @36 50 — @34 00 
Pork—M ess, ?) barrel. 16 65 @16 80 .14 75 @ — 
Prime, 18 barrel . 13 25 @13 50 12 00 @ — 
Berf—P lain mess. 10 50 @12 00 10 50 @12 00 
Lard, in tres. & libls, 18 100 Tb. 10 50 @11 25 9 50 @10 12% 
Butter—S tate. ?) ft.... 20 @ .35 18 @ S2 
Western, poor to fancy, ¥ Tb. 14 @34 12 @ 32 
CnEESE. 6 @ 15% 6%@ 16% 
Beans—?) bushel. 1 50 @ 3 25 1 50 @ 3 25 
Peas—C anada, free. 18 busli.. — @ — 1 07 @ 1 10 
Hogs—F resh, # dozen. 22 @ 20 15%@ 17% 
Poultry—F owls.. 9 @ 12 10 @ 14 
Turkeys—18 Tb. 8 @ 12 5 @ 14 
Geese, 18 pair. 1 25 @ 2 00 1 25 @ 2 00 
Geese,?) lb. 7 @ 11 7 @ 10 
Ducks, ?) pair. 50 @ 1 00 55 @ 1 25 
Rocsters,?) Tb. 6 @ 8 6 @ 8 
Chickens, dry pick'd lb. 10 @14 11 @ 14 
Grouse, ?)pair. 60 @ 80 — @ — 
Partridge. 18doz. 40 @ 45 — @ — 
Ducks. Wild. ?) pair. 20 @ 2 00 80 @2 00 
Quail, 18 dozen . 65 ® 1 00 — @ — 
Pigeons, wild, ?) dozen. — @ — 75 @165 
Venison, ?) lb. — @ — — @ — 
Rabbits. ?)lh. — @ — 5 @ 10 
Hares, ?) pair. 20 @ SO 8 @ 12 
Turnips ?* bill. 75 @ — 50 @ 7> 
Cabbages—?) 100. 5 00 @ 9 00 — © — 
Onions—?) hhl. 3 00 @ 5 00 2 75 @ 4 50 
Potatoes—?) hbl. 3 25 @ 4 00 2 75 @3 6;% 
new, Bermuda. 6 25 ffl 8 00 6 00 @ 7 00 
Sweet Potatoes—?! hbl. 2 50 @ 4 75 2 00 @ 4 50 
Watercrebses. ?* bkt. — & — 37 @ 50 
SpiNAcn, ?> bbl. — @ — 2 00 @ 2 25 
Tomatoes, new Bermuda, bx 2 50 @ 3 00 1 25 @ 1 *5 
Broom-corn. 3%@ 8 3 @ 7 
Green Peas. V bush. 1 35 @ 1 40 1 50 @ 1 62% 
Cranberries—$ bbl. 8 00 (a 10 50 — @ — 
?) orate. 2 50 © 3 00 2 50 @ 3 00 
Apples— 18 barrel. 1 25 @ 2 25 1 2.> @ 2 00 
Squash. ?* bbl. 1 25 @ 1 75 1 25 @ 1 75 
Grapes. ?)lb. 4@ 8 — @ — 
Cider, 1? giu. — @ — 7 @ 9 
New Voi-lc Uve-Ktock .llsn-Uets. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen. Strive. 
Feb. 19 . 8,542 148 693 16,861 19,257 
Feb. 26. 8,659 87 942 24.127 20,455 
Mar. 5. .... 9.047 111 770 16.719 16.831 
Mar. 12 . 8,039 153 933 15,035 13,658 
Total for 4 Weeks ..34,287 449 3,338 72,741 70,201 
do.for prev. 5 TPfcet.446,684 532 3,637 110,518 101,731 
Beeves. Cotos. Calves. Sheen. Swine. 
Average per Week 8.582 112 831 18,185 17,550 
do. do. last Month.. 9,337 106 737 22,103 20,347 
do. do. prev’s Month,, 7,831 85 729 19,137 26,597 
Beeves.— The foreign trade in dressed meats has 
now a very great influence on our market. The export 
of 5,357 out of a total receipt of 34,287 head in the past 
month is very noticeable, besides these about 300 head 
were sent out alive. In addition a very noteworthy 
thing was the receipt of extra beeves from Colorado, 
which sold for llic. on 57 Sis. estimated dressed weight. 
The fore part of the month the market drooped, hut the 
relief of 1830 head exported in the last week of the 
month restored prices, and left a gain of £c. $ ib on the 
whole. Closing rates were 9 to 10c. for rough stock, 55 
lbs to the cwt.; 10i@10fc. for good smooth cattle, 57 fils 
to the cwt., ll@llic. for extra, estimated 58 fils, and 12® 
12Je. for the best. The market closed strong. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: ' 
WEEK ending 
Pel). 19. 
Feb. 26. 
Mar. 5. 
Range. 
7%@12%c. 
8%@12%c. 
8%@12%c. 
9 @12%c. 
Large Sales. 
9%@ll%c. 
9%@10%C. 
9%@L1 c. 
9%@11%C. 
Aver 
10%c 
10 c 
10 c 
9%c 
Cows.—It has been difficult to sell cows, the supply 
having been In excess of the demand. For poor stock 
prices are lower, but extra cows have been firm. Ordi¬ 
nary cows sold through the month for $40@$45 ; good 
cows for $50@$60, and extra for $75. A full blood Short¬ 
horn cow, an extra milker, brought $75_ Calves.— 
“ Kits ” sold to save milk, and fortnight-old calves have 
been too plentiful to make a good market, and prices 
close weak. “ Kits ” sell for $2@$3 each; for 100 to 110 
fi> veals 6@,7c. $ fi), live weight, is paid; prime veals 
bring 9c.; hog-dressed range from 7@10c. $ fib, and the 
best Jersey veals at ll@12c. <p fi> live weight_Sheep 
anti Lambs.—For sheep the market has been varia¬ 
ble, changing with the very irregular receipts. As we 
close, an advance of Jo. fi> was obtained, and prices 
were 4i c. <g fi) live weight, for very poor Colorado sheep; 
7i@8c. $ fi) for fine Pennsylvania sheep, weighing 140 
B)s, and 8fc. ip B> for somo Ohio weighing 150 fi)s. Or¬ 
dinary fair to good ivere worth 6J@7c. fl fi). Lambs are 
appearing sparingly, bringing from $8.50 to $10 fpr40 fi>s 
and over; one lot of 7 brought $70. ... Swine.— Dull¬ 
ness has been the general character of the market for tho 
past month. The short receipts have not raised prices, 
or even stiffened the market, except temporarily. City 
dressed western closed at 7}©7fc. fi B>; light pigs at 7|c,; 
western dressed at 0$@6}c.; State dressed at 7£c. for 
heavy, 8@8ic. for medium, and 8£c. fl B> for pigs. The 
whole western packing for the winter season foot up to 
4,144,572 head, an increase of 115,334 head over last season. 
.$18.00@ $20.00 
.. 19.00® 21.00 
.. 15.00® 21.00 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton. 
Middlings, per ton. 
Ground Feed, per ton. 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.5(1® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per 16. 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Peruv.GuanolO p.ct. ammonia, standard, ?l ton..$56.50 
do. do. guaranteed,?)ton, cargo A 56.00 
do. do. rectified, per ton, 10 p. c.. 6S.50 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (Ville formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.14 
“ Potato do do do do 25.97 
“ Turnip do do do do 19.36 
“ Fine Bone, strictly pure.per ton 40.00 
“ Dissolved Bone, 15 per cent. do 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 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, (Boston) per acre... 22.01 
“ Potato do do do 
“ Tobacco do do do 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton.. 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 
Bone Flour, per ton. . 
Kawbones Ground (pure), per ton 
12.00 
60.00 
45.00 
18.00 
45.00 
S3.00@ 40.00 
22.00® 25.00 
German Potash Salts. (25@35 per cent), per toil 
Gvpsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 
Nitrate of Potash <95 per cent.), per lb. 8%c.@ 9%c. 
Sulphate.of Potash (SO per cent) per lb. 3%c.@ 4 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash, 80p.c.), lb 2%c.@ 3%c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb.. 4%c.@ 4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per lb_ 5 c.@ 5%c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat per unit otanmiouia.$3.00@ $ 4.00 
Discuses of the Horse’s Foot.—“E. 
H. M.,” Hancock, N. Y. The horse’s foot is so com¬ 
plicated a mass of hones, membranes, tendons, and la¬ 
minae, all highly sensitive to injury and disease, that it 
is difficult to say precisely from any written description, 
what may be the cause of lameness. For instance, it 
may be stated that there is heat in the foot, hut the par¬ 
ticular part in which the heat is, is very important to 
lead to a decision. In your case we suspect disease of 
the small sesamoid hone of the foot—the bony pully over 
which the flexor tendon of the foot plays—and of the 
tendon also. The symptoms of this affection are step¬ 
ping short on the road, and tendency to stumble when 
first at work, which disappears after a short time. There 
is heat in the hack part of the foot, swelling over the 
coronet, and throbbing of the arteries of the pastern. If 
the sole is struck with a hammer on each side of the 
frog, or the hoof is struck on the quarters, tenderness is 
shown by flinching. From disuse of the muscles on ac¬ 
count of the lameness, the shoulder wastes in time, and 
then occurs what is popularly, but wrongly, known as 
sweeny. The treatment is to remove the shoe, and tie 
up the hoof in a poultice at night. Apply a mild blister 
to the sides of the coronet and pastern, and repeat it 
when the effects of the first are gone. 
