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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
59 
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AffriciiUiiral Conv<‘isOon New iEaveis. 
TO BE KELft CURING THE MONTH OK KEBRUARY, 1860. 
[We have already announced tlie important agricultur¬ 
al and horticultural convention to be held at New-Haven, 
the present month, and have advised every one who can 
do so to attend during; the entire month. Below we give 
the official Programme af the lectures to be given. As 
each lecture will be followed by questions to the lectur¬ 
ers and discussions by the attendants, one can hardly fail 
to obtain a vast amount of practical information at com¬ 
paratively little expense. The names of the lecturers 
given below are a sufficient guaranty of the importance 
and value of the course. Had it been compatible with our 
other engagements, we should gladly have responded to 
the invitation to take part in the exercises ; as it is, we 
hope to attend as a listener, at least a part of the time. 1 
First Week —Science in its Relations to Agriculture. 
Chemistry.— Prof S. W. Johnson. 
Meteorology. — Prof. B. Silliman Jr. 
Entomology.— Dr. Asa Fitch. 
Vegetable Physiology— Daniel C. Eaton. 
Second Week,—P omology, etc. 
General Pomology.—lion. M. P. Wilder. 
Grapes. — Dr. C. W. Grant. 
Perries.— R. G. Pardee Esq. 
Emit Trees.- P. Barry Esq 
Emits as Earni Crops.— L. F. Allen, Esq. 
Arboriculture.— Geo. B. Emerson Esq. 
Agricultural Chemistry.— Prof. S. W. Johnson. 
Third Week.— Agriculture Proper. 
Drainage. — Hon. II. F. French, Esq. 
Grasses and Irrigation.— J. Stanton Gold. 
Cereals.— Joseph [lari is Esq. 
Hops , Tobacco ifco.—Prof. Wm. H. Brewer. 
Cultivation of Light Soils. — L. Bartlett. Esq. 
English Agriculture.— L. II Tucker, Esq. 
German Agriculture. —D r. Evan Pugh. 
Agricultural Ediwation and Statistics.— Prof. John A. 
Porter. 
Fourth Week. —Domestic Animals, <fcc., &c. 
Principle of Stock Erecding.— Hori. Cassius M. Clay. 
Stockbreeding in the XI. A'. —Lewis F. Allen Esq. 
Breeding for the Dairy.— Charles L. Flint, Fsq. 
Horses.— Sanford Howard, Esq. 
Breaking and Training Horses.—Dr. D. F. Gulliver. 
Boot Crops and Sheep Husbandry .—T. S Gold, Esq. 
Pisciculture .—John C. Comstock, Esq. 
Itural Economy. —Donald G. Mitchel, Esq. 
Agricultural Associations —Mason C. Weld Esq. 
Arrangements. An average of three lectures per day 
will be given from Feb. 1st to Feb. 25th, inclusive, mak¬ 
ing sixty six Lectures in all. For the accommodation of 
persons desiring to spend Sunday at home, there will be 
no Lecture on Saturday afternoon or Monday forenoon. 
Each Lecture will be followed by questions and a discus- 
s on. Persons attending the Lectures will have the liberty 
of introducing other topics besides those of the above list, 
and thus elicn ing infoi [nation adapted to their own case. 
Among other distinguished gentlemen, beside the Lectu¬ 
rers, who w ill attend, John Johnston, Esq. of Geneva, 
the pioneer in American Tile Drainage will be present 
during the third week of the course, to give any inform- 
malion des'red as to his own experience m Drainage. This 
Course of Lectures w ill be made intelligible and useful to 
beginners in Agriculture, as u ell as to experienced Farm¬ 
ers. Board at very reasonable prices may be obtained by 
early applicants. Tickets fur the w hole'Course, $10. For 
anysingle week $3. Single lecture 25 els. Foradetailed 
programme with subjects of each ufthe sixty-six Lectures 
address Prof. John A. Porter, New Haven, Ct. 
— ... ■ 
Market Review, Weather Uotes, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office, 1 
New York, Thursday Evening, Jan, 19, I860. S 
The transactions in Breadstuffs have been quite limited, 
since the date of our last. The receipts have been light, 
and the stocks on hand have been reduced somewhat. 
Prices have fluctuated throughout the month. The in¬ 
quiry for Flour has been moderate. The home traders 
have been the principal buyers. Shippers have been dis¬ 
posed to purchase freely, but at prices which have not 
been generally satisfactory to holders, who claimed high¬ 
er rates, and partially succeeded in establishing an ad¬ 
vance, which has prevented an active tiaue. The recent 
tightness in the money market has w orked against hold¬ 
ers of produce. Some of them have been compelled to 
dispose of their supplies, and the efforts to do so, have 
had the effect of depressing prices, w hich now have a 
downward tendency. The stock of all kinds of wheat 
fl ur in this market, on the 1st of January, amounted to 
917,529 hbls., against 741,541 bbls. at same date in 1859, 
and 603,150 bbls., at the beginning of 1858. It is believed 
that the quantity here at the present time is rather less 
extensive_Wheat has been less frrely offered, and 
higher prices have been demanded. The inquiry has 
been restricted, and mainly from millers and shippers. 
Some speculative purchases have been made on Wes¬ 
tern account. The market is now heavy, and the ten¬ 
dency of prices downward. The stock of Wheat here on 
the 1st of January comprised 1,915.388 bushels, against 
1,211,312 bushels the 1st of January 1659, and 389,000 bush¬ 
els at the beginning of 1858_Corn has declined mate¬ 
rially; the demand having been quite moderate. The 
stock on hand January 1st, was only 70,400 bushels, 
against 669,690 bushels January 1st 1859, and 97,000 bush¬ 
els same date in 1858_Rye has been quiet and languid. 
Stock on the 1st of January; 30,500 bushels, against 43.500 
bushels, same time last year-Barley has attracted less 
attention, and prices have favored buyers. On January 
1st there were 560.544 bushels on hand, against 807,416 
bushels same time in 1859... .Oats have been moderately 
sought after at rather lower rates. Slock here 1st of 
January 1,576,100 bushels, against 560,200 bushels Janua¬ 
ry 1st. 1659_By reference to our previous issue, it w ill 
be noticed that our estimate of the stocks of Flour and 
Wheat, here, approach very closely to the actual amount 
found to be on hand_Cotton has been in request at, 
however, a shade easier prices... Hay, Hops, and To¬ 
bacco have been in good demand. Hay has advanced ma¬ 
terially. The stock is limited_Hemp, Seeds, and Wool 
have been sparingly inquired for_Provisions and Rjce 
have been moderately dealt ill_The transactions in 
most other kinds of Produce have been limited. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Flour—S uperf to Extra J 
Common Western. 
Rye Fl our—F ine ami St 
Corn MeaI.. 
Wheat—C anada White. 
All kinds of Red. 
Corn— yellow... 
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Pork—M ess, per bid. 
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Hogs, Dressed corn, per lb .. 
Lard, in bbls. per lb. 
Butter— Western, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb.-. 
Eggs— Fresh, per dozen. 
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Poultry —Fowls, per lb.. 
Geese, pet lb. 
Ducks, per lb. 
Venison, per lb. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Sugar, Brown per lb. 
Molasses. New-Orleans, prgl 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf per lb. 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb 
Hemp— Undr’d Amer’nprtou. 125 
Dressed American, per ton- 165 
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Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbi.... 1 50 5) 2 00 1 75 5) 2 13 
Peach Blows, per bbl. ... 1 25 5) 1 75 1 25 5) 1 62 
Sweet, Virginia, per bbl. I 50 ® t 75 None offering. 
Delaware, per bbl. 2 50 5) 2 75 3 00 5) 3 25 
Cabbages, per 100. 2 50 (5) 3 50 3 00 5) 5 00 
Onions, Red, per bbl . 1 75 5) 2 00 1 62 ® 1 75 
White and Yellow, per bush... 1 75 5) 2 50 1 75 5) 1 07 
Squashes, Marrow, p. bbl. 2 50 5) 5 00 1 75 5) 2 00 
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transactions at the n. y. markets. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats 
25bus (lavs ffiismon , 126,630 74.9.10 179.550 3,000 23,875 141,600 
24 bus. ds. last moll , 523,050 533,347 204,776 43,461 413.577 815.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25bUsinessdavs this moil., 261,75(1 102,800 435,500 24,100 45,000 
24 business days last moil., 450,470 571,150 386,7,10 67,400 362,100 
The following are the exports of the principal kinds of 
breadstuffs, from the Atlantic ports of the United States, 
since Sept. 1 : 
TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
From To date. Flour, bbls. Wheat,bu. Corn btt 
New-York, .. .Jan. 13, ’60.. 170,773 411,421 
New-Orleans. .Jan. 1,’60.. 4 - 
Philadelphia.. Jan. 10,’60.. 3,956 52,621 
Baltimore_,.Jan. 5, ’60. . 
Boston .Jan. 6, ’00.. 731 .... 
Other Ports.. .Jan. P, ’60.. 15 - 
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Total from Sept. 1,’59.. 175,479 464,242 
To about same period, 1858.. 83.787 412,425 319.352 
To about same period. 1857 . 444 055 3,088,120 6-0,234 
To about same period, 1S56.. 554,275 6,417,428 2,431,880 
N. V. Live Sloclv Markets. —The Cattle 
Markets have been pretty well supplied during the 
past month, but not largely overstocked. The heavier 
weights of the bullocks recently brought in have added 
more to the actual amount of meat, than the numbers 
would indicate. The largest bullock ever sent to this 
market, was sold one week ago for $850. He w as a 
Durham ox, seven years old, raised in Dutrhe s Co.. 
N. Y., and weighed upon the scales at the yards. 3.452 
lbs. gross. One fat pair of premium beeves brought 
near $700. For I lie five weeks ending Jan. 18, the re¬ 
ceipts were 20,038 or an average of 4.007 per week. 
At yesterday’s general market. Premium beeves liroiigit 
lOe.ialojc.; First quality. 9jo.® 10c.; Medium, Sc.® 
84c.; Poor and ordinary, 5c.®7u ; with an average of 
7ic.®7-ic., for all tho animals sold. 
1859-Total receipts of Beeves, in N. Y. cily_205.3P6 
Weekly average. 3.950 
Veal Calves,— Receipts for five weeks past, 1,984— 
a falling off from previous weeks. Prices range at 5c. 
to 7c. per lb., live weight, according to quality. 
1859—Total receipts in N. Y. city.38,513 
Sheep and Lambs.— These come in less freely, and 
command better prices. For the five w eeks just ended 
49,014 live sheep have been sent lo tin's market, besides 
large numbers of dressed carcasses. They are now in 
fair demand at prices equivalent to 5jc.®6c. pr. lb live 
weight for good fat sheep, and from that down lo 4c. pr.lb_ 
1859. Total receipt of Sheep in N. Y. city.568,791 
Weekly average...9,7 6-1 
Hogs.—R eceipts have been large, footing up 06,776 for 
the pastfive weeks, which is an average of 13,355 pr. week- 
Besides these there have been very large arrivals of dres¬ 
sed hogs, many of them in a frozen stale, Piiees have 
mainly ruled low. They are now selling at 5i®5Jc. per lb 
live weight, for corn-fed,.and 4ic-®5fc. for still fed. 
1859. Total receipts of Hogs in N. Y. City. 392,525 
T5sc Wcallier for the month ending Jan. lStli, has 
at limes been extremely severe. Considerable snow lias 
fallen, and sleighing has continued rather longer than is 
usual. The season is, thus far, generally consideied 
good fur winter grain, and on ilie w hole Hie month can 
not be called unpleasant. Oua Daily Notes, con¬ 
densed, read thus: December 18, cloudy—19, clear and 
fine—91), rainy—21, 22, cloudy and cool—23, clear and 
cool—24. 25, clear and cold—26, cloudy and mild—27, 
Clear and growing cold —28, coldest day of the season, 
Cloudy A. M , snow P. M. — 29. cold ; cloudy A. M., snow 
P M.—30, cloudy A M., clear P. iM.—31 c ear and tool 
— January I, 2, 3, clear and cold — 4, snow slorin — 5, 6, 
clear and cold, good sleighing—7, cloudy and mild, rain at. 
night melted most of the snow—8,cloudy A. M., char and 
warm P. M. — 9, clear and warm—ID. foggy, cloudy and 
warn!—11, the same, wii.li ram and snow at night—12, 
snow A. M ., clear P M —13, clear, moderate.rain and 
sunn at night— 14, snow and rain — 15, 16, clear and mild 
— 17, cloudy and mild— 16, cloudy, and warm. 
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