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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.' 
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have been selling more freely, but at lower rates, seed 
values showing unusual depression. Important ship¬ 
ments of Hops have been made to England on consign¬ 
ment, for account of producers, chiefly from New York 
State, with the hope of realizing more satisfactory prices 
abroad than can be obtained in the home market.... 
Wool has been more sought after, and has shown more 
firmness....Tobacco has been in fair request at steady 
figures_Naval Stores and Petroleum weaker, on a 
slower movement... Groceries less active; Coffee cheap¬ 
er; Sugar and Teas firmer, and Molasses higher.... Ocean 
freights have been fairly active, and higher generally, 
though closing easier_Grain rates by steam to Liver¬ 
pool closed on the 12th of Oct. at9@9X^.; to Glasgow at 
8X@9d.; to London at 8*4@9d.; to Liverpool, by sail, 
8 l / 2 d. ; London, by sail, 8%d., per bushel. Flour to Liv¬ 
erpool, by steam, 3s. 3 d., @ 3s. 6 <7.; London, by sail, 2s. 
9c?., and by steam 3s.; Bristol, by steam, 3s. 6cf. per bbl. 
Provisions by steam to Liverpool, 35s. @ 45s. per ton; 
Cotton by sail %d., and steam at J4 @ 5 / 16 d. $ H>- Grain, 
by sail, for Cork and orders, at 6s. 9d. @ 7s. \ l A.d., and to 
Continental ports, 7s. @7s. 'id.; Italian ports, 6s. 9d. (a) 
6s. 10%cl. per quarter. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Sept. 12. Oet. 12. 
Prick of Gold. 103 3-8 103 
Flour—S uper to Extra Stale $4 85 © 6 35 $5 15 @ 6 35 
Super to Extra Southern.... 4 90 @8 75 5 15 @8 75 
Extra Western . 5 60 @10 00 5 75 @10 00 
Extra Genesee. 6 25 @ 7 75 6 35 © 7 75 
Superfine Western. 4 85 @ 5 50 5 15 @5 65 
Bye Flour. 3 75 © 4 75 3 75 © 4 65 
Corn-Meal.. 2 65 © 3 50 2 60 © 3 50 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 1 38 @ 1 58 1 40 © 1 58 
All kinds or lied and Amber. 1 10 © 1 48 1 15 © 1 50 
CORN—Yellow. 59 @ 62 60 @ — 
Mixed. 53 © 59K 58 © 60 
White. 60 @ 65 65 © 68 
Oats—W estern. 31 @ 44 31 @ 42 
State. 35 @ 44 35 @ 44 
Bye . 68 @ 85 68 @ 80 
Barley. 70 © 1 05 70 @ 95 
Barley Malt. 75 @ 1 30 75 @ 1 25 
Hay—H ale, ?) 100 Its. 60 @ 95 40 @ 85 
Straw, 11100 lbs. 40 @ 65 35 © 65 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?) lb ... UK® UK 11 K@ 11K 
Hoi's—Crop of 1877, ?) It. 10 @ 15 8 @ 13 
Old, ?f ». 2 @ 9 2© 7 
Feathers—L ive Geese, 19 ft. 38 © 48 40 @ 50 
Seed—C lover, 1(1 lb . 9&@ 10K 8K@ 8& 
Timothy, ifl bushel. 1 50 @ 1 55 1 40 @ — 
Flax. $ bushel.. 1 50 @ — 1 40 @ 1 45 
Sugar— Refi’g& Grocery ?) lb 79K 7K® 9K 
Molasses. Cuba, if!seal.50test 33 © — — @ 8S 
New Orleans, new crop,?) gal 37 @ 50 40 @ 56 
Coffee— Bio(Gold). 16K@ 20& 16 © 20 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.,?)ft. 5 @ 15 4K® 15 
Seed Leaf. $ lb . 4K@ 50 4 !4@ 50 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, ?) Ib 28 © 53 28 © 55 
Domestic, pulled. ?) lb. 30 © 37K 30 @ 38 
California, spring clip,. 18 © 80 13 @ 31 
California fell clip. 10 © 23 10 © 25 
Tallow, If) lb . 8 © 8« IX® 7% 
Oil-Cake—?) ton. 33 50 @ — 33 00 @33 50 
Pork—M ess, ?) barrel'_ 13 40 ©13 50 14 35 ©14 45 
Extra Prime, if) barrel. 10 00 @10 50 10 00 @10 50 
Beef— Extra mess. Nominal. 13 00 @14 00 
Laud, in tres. & hbls, ?) 100 lb 7 50 @10 00 7 00 @ 9 75 
Butter— State. ?> lb. 14 @27 15 @ 35 
Western, poor to fancy, ?) lb. 12 © 27 14 © 35 
Cuekse.. .. 5 @ 18* 5 @ 18* 
Beans—?) bushel. 2 00 @ 3 50 1 70 @ 2 75 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ?t bu. — © — 85 @ 86 
green, ?) bush. — © 1 50 1 30 @ 1 40 
EGGS-Fresh, ?) dozen .... 18 @ 21 19 © 22* 
Poultry—F owls & Chickens 11 @ 17 10 © IS 
Turkeys—IS lb. 13 © 20 12 @ 17 
Geese, ?) pair. 1 50 @ 2 00 1 00 @ 2 00 
Ducks, 19 pair. 50 © 1 00 50 © 90 
Roosters.?) lb. 8 © 12 6 @ 9 
Ducks. Wild, ?) pair. 25 @ 60 25 © 75 
Grouse, ?)pair. 75 @ 80 80 © 90 
Partridge, ?) pair. 75 @ 1 00 40 © 75 
Plover, V doz. 1 37 © 1 62K 1 00 @1 25 
Snipe, per doz. 40 © 1 50 SO @ 1 25 
Woodcock,?) pair. 90 © 1 15 60 © 70 
Venison, ?) lb. — © — 15 @ 20 
Turnips?) bbl. 41 @ 50 60 @ 75 
•• ?) 100 bunches. 1 50 © 2 50 — © — 
Cabsiges— ?) 100. 1 00 © 2 50 1 00 @ 2 25 
Onions— new,?) bbl. 1 00 @ 2 25 1 00 @ 1 50 
Lettuce, ?) bbl. Sr © 50 50 @ 1 00 
Carrots, ?) 100 bunches. 1 00 © 1 25 1 00 © — 
Potatoes— new,?) bbl. 10!) © 1 75 1 25 © 2 00 
Sweet Potatoes—?) bbl. 2 75 @ 3 50 1 75 @ 2 25 
Tomatoes, new, per box. 20 © 25 20 @ 30 
Beets, ?) 100 bunciies. 1 00 © 1 25 1 00 @ — 
String Beans, ?) bag. 25 @ 50 — @ — 
Cucumbers, ?l bbl. — @ — — © — 
Broom-corn . 4@ 9 — @ — 
Lima Beans, ?) bag. — @ — 2 50 © 2 75 
Green Corn, ?l 100. 40 © 50 40 @ 50 
Egg Plants, ?) bbl. — © — 65 @ 1 00 
Peppers, ?) bbl. 1 00 © 1 50 1 00 © 1 50 
Apples—?! barrel. 1 50 @ 2 75 1 00 © 2 75 
Squash. ?) bbl. 50 @ 75 50 @ 1 00 
Okra,?) 100. — @ — 15 @ 20 
Peanuts, domestic, ?) bush.. 1 20 @ 1 50 1 15 @ 1 45 
Melons, per 100. 5 00 @20 00 - @ — 
Grapes, ?l lb. 2 @ 11 3 © 10 
Pears ?> bbl. 150 @ 8 00 2 00 @7 00 
Peaches. ?) basket. 50 @ 1 75 1 00 © 2 00 
Plums, ?)bkt,. — © — 2 00 © 3 00 
Cranberries—?) bbl. — @ — 5 00 © 7 00 
?) bkt. — © — 1 00 @ 2 25 
Keiv York Live-Stock Markets. 
receipts. 
■week ending Beeves. Cows. 
Sept. 24.11,362 125 
®ct. 1 .11,316 95 
Oct. 8. 9,153 78 
Oct. 15 .12,310 88 
Total for 4 Weeks.. 44,141 386 
do .for prat. 5 TKeelisSO.OOS 403 
Calves. 
3,667 
2.975 
12,1M 
Sheep. 
31,688 
32,810 
II","56 
13S.712 
Swine. 
28,248 
24*809 . 
32.971 
. 107.214 
100,266 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week .11,035 96 3,028 29,014 26,803 
do. do. last Month . .10,01 80 3,206 27.742 20,051 
do. do. prev's Month. 8,908 61 3,562 23,118 15,698 
Beeves.—The past month’s business begun with a 
depressed market. Several serious failures of leading 
dealers adding to the bad feeling. For two weeks the 
receipts were large, and this helped the fall of prices un¬ 
til the lowest point since 1875 was reached. Choice cat¬ 
tle sold at ll%c. $ lb., and Texans at 6c., in the middle 
of the month. Lighter receipts, and a much better quality 
of stock, mended matters and stiffened the market, but 
prices could hardly be quoted higher, considering the ex¬ 
tra good beeves offered. The foreign shipments during 
the month have largely increased over any previous 
month’s business. It is easily seen how the list of ship¬ 
ments appears as a barometer of the market, increasing 
rapidly with lower prices. The market closed very weak, 
extra cattle selling at 12c.; good fat steers at lllZbll%c.; 
ordinary to medium at 9)*@10c., and poor Texans at 7 % 
@8>£c. per lb., a decline of %c. per lb. in the last week. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Sept. 24. 8^@13 c. 9K@10>fc. 10 c. 
Oct. 1. 6 @12*C. 7H@12jkC. 9*c. 
Oct. ’ 8.7*@12%C. 9 ©11>4C. 9Vc. 
Oct. 15. 7&@12Kc. 8 @11 c. .10 c. 
Cows.—The demand for extra good cows fit for beef 
when done milking, lias lifted prices up a point or two. 
Extra large cows and good milkers, are worth $3 to $5 a 
head more than last month ; the best cows selling for 
$75, and poor ones for $40 to $60... .Calves have done 
well throughout the month; the receipts are getting 
lighter, and most of them are grassers. The closing 
prices are 3@3J4c. $ fib for grass calves, and 8*c. ib. 
for good veals—Slieep and Lambs.-Tlic business 
in this stock has been active, and prices have advanced a 
little, notwithstanding the large arrivals. Prices stood 
at the close of the month at 6c. $ tt. for extra sheep, 5J4C. 
$ fib for fair, and 4*c. $1 fib for thin and poor. The best 
lambs brought 6c. Ib — Swine have been weak, 
steady, and strong at intervals, gradually bettering 
through the month. At the last the tendency was again 
towards weakness; the market closing on the 15th Oct. 
with sales of live at 5)£c. fl fib, and of city dressed at 6%c. 
fl fib Jersey market pigs have begun to arrive, and have 
sold at 8c. fl fib, dressed. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$18.00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00© 21 00 
Ground Feed, per ton. ir>.on@ 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 lb. 3@ 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No. 1.Peruv.Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, ?! ton..$56.50 
do. do. Lobos, rflo. do. do. 47 50 
do. do. guaranteed, ?) ton, cargo C 57.50 
do. do. rectified, per ton, 10 p. c.. 70.50 
do. do. do. do. 3.4U p. c. 52.50 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Raw Bone,...55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (vine.formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.14 
do. Wheat and Grass Manure, ?) 1,000 lbs., 27.00 
do. Frnit and Vine Manure, do. 17.50 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal.per. ton. 42.00 
do. do. do. extra fine_ do. 40.00 
do. do. do., fine. do. 38.00 
do. do. do. medium. do. 36.00 
do. do. do. medium do. 37.00 
do. Dissolved Bone, 15 per cent. do. 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
“ “ Dry g’d Fish Guano, ton 9 p.c. am’a 42.00 
“ “ Pine Island Guano, per ton. 42.00 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, (Boston) per acre... 22.00 
“ Potato do do do 12.00 
“ Tobacco do do do 60.00 
“ Rve do do do 11.00 
“ Wheat do do do 16.00 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton. 45.00 
German Potash Salts. (25@3o per cent), per ton. 20.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 7.00@s.00 
Nitrate of Potasli (95 per cent.), per lb. 9Kc. 
Sulphate of Potash (actual potash 44 percent) per lb_4 ”c. 
do. do. (actual potash 27K per cent) per lb 2 c. 
German Potasli Salts (actual potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton$20.00 
Muriate of Potasli (aetual potasli 50 per cent), per lb...2*c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4> 2 c.@ 5 c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb_ 5 *c.@ 5'4e. 
Dried Blood or Dried .Meat (ammonia 14 per cent) p. ton $50 
Bffog- JPsielkiias' eeb Hite 'West. —The 
number of hogs packed since March 1 to dates men¬ 
tioned are estimated as follows, at the places named: 
1877. 1876. 
Cincinnati, September 26. 122,400 92.200 
Chicago, September 26. 1,200,000 1,005,0*0 
Indianapolis, September 26. 1*5,000 221,000 
Cedar Rapids, September 26. 95;500 81,800 
Kansas City. September 18. 66.157 12,630 
Cleveland, September 22 122.642 145,408 
Other places approximately. 273,301 191,962 
Total. 2.055,000 1,750.000 
This shows an increase of 305,000 hogs in the periods 
mentioned. The monthly extreme range of prices at 
Chicago for 1877 and 1876, from Jan. to Sept., are : 
5.47 
5.00 
5.15 
January.. 
February 
March.... 
April. 
May. 4.95, 
June. 4.49 
July. 4.73 
August. 4.61 
September .. 4.92 
Ex. Range. Gen. Av. Ex. Range. Gen. j 
$5.90 @6.85* $6.28 $6.84. @7.44 $7.! 
6.57 
5.77 
5.74* 
5.86 7.50 
5.31* 7.65 
5.37 7.48 
5.20 6.57 
8.50 
9.09 
8.50 
7.30 
6.21 
5.69* 5.38} 5.52 
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sailed, see the American Agriculturist for March, 1876. 
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The Bllsiess of W. €. IMag-g-.—We 
regret to learn through correspondence from Alton, Ill., 
that the Hon. W. C. Flagg, of Moro, HI., was (early in 
October) seriously and even dangerously sick. We speak 
the wishes not only of all the agriculturists and horti¬ 
culturists of his own State, but of those of the whole 
country, when we say that we hope that the fears of his 
friends are not well founded, and that he may soon he 
restored to health and usefulness. 
(-FoiiRd Mono.—The Excelsior Fer¬ 
tilizer Works, Salem, O., send a sample of one of their 
products, tbeir “ Premium, Pure, Odorless, Fine Ground, 
Raw Bone.” A rather long name, hut one which the 
makers say is all required in order to describe the 
article. It is certainly “fine” and “odorless,” and a 
rather careful examination with the microscope failed to 
discover any particles that were not bone, and we do 
not doubt its value as a fertilizer. 
H^;jii*«-e Shipments of JFsn-m IP re¬ 
duce. —Whole fleets of large steamships are departing 
every week loaded down with American farm produce. 
Sometimes 500.000 bushels of wheat go on a Saturday. 
The steamship “England,” of the National Line, alone 
took 65,000 bushels of wheat on October 8, equal to 
3,900,000 lbs., or nearly 2,000 tons! The eight Steamers 
on that day carried 263.000 bushels of wheat (15,780,000 
lbs.); 9,150 barrels of flour (1,830.000 lbs.); 8.COO bushels 
of corn; 32,000 bushels of rye; 3,850 bales of cotton 
(1.925,000 lbs.); 2,465 boxes of bacon ; 21.000 boxes of 
cheese ; 4,500 packages of butter ; 1,450 tierces of lard; 
