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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[July 
Agricultural Exhibitions for 1880. 
STATE 
EXHIBITIONS. 
Name. 
JVkcrc held. 
Date. 
National Horse Show. 
... Springfield, Mass. 
Sept. 4— 7 
New-Jersey. 
... .Elizabeth. 
■ ■ 4—7 
■■ 10-15 
Vermont. 
•• 11 — 14 
Kentucky. 
_Bowling Green. 
•• 18—22 
Nebraska. 
_Omaha. 
19—21 
Wisconsin. 
•• 24-20 
Pennsylvania. 
_Wyoming. 
• • 22-25 
Missouri, (St. Louis Agr. 
and Mec.. Ass’ll. 
_St. Louis. 
•• 24—29 
Ohio. 
• • 25—28 
Maine. 
• • 25—28 
Iowa . 
Oct. 2— 5 
New-Hampshire. 
... Manchester. 
■ • 2-4 
New-York. 
_Elmira... 
•• 2—5 
Indiana . 
•• 15-20 
Georgia. 
_Augusta’. 
■ • 22—27 
Alabama... 
_Montgomery ... 
■•29—Nov. 2 
COUNTY EXHIBITIONS. 
NEW-YORK, 
...Saratoga Springs. . . Sept. 4—7 
. ..Jamaica. •• 1 *.* 
.... •• 19—21 
.. .Larisingbureh. •• 19 — 29 
... M t. ICisco(New Castle) • • 25—27 
..Brewster’s. ” 25—27 
...Utica. •' 26-28 
...Canandaigua. •• 26—28 
Market Review, Weather Rotes, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Monday Evening, June 18, I860. J 
Heavy as were the receipts of Breadstuffs, reported in 
our last Review—those of the past four weeks have been 
much larger. The unusually extensive arrivals have dis¬ 
couraged holders, who have been quite anxious to sell, 
and have generally reduced prices to tempt buyers to 
purchase. At one time, an increased supply of shiproom 
and a consequent decline in rates of freight to British 
ports assisted sellers in their efforts to dispose of their 
stocks, as shippers w ere induced to operate with consid¬ 
erable freedom. During a week or so past, however, 
freights have again advanced, vessels having become 
scarce, and there has been decidedly less inquiry for ex¬ 
port. The demand, from the home trade has been re¬ 
stricted. The competition to sell has had a depressive 
influence on the market, which has steadily tended 
downward. The decline in prices of Flour, since our 
last, has been 157145 cents per bbl., or an average falling 
off of 25 cents per bbl., which would make the loss on the 
reported sales of the month over $100,000. This result 
has been very injurious to holders, whose confidence has 
been superseded by manifest distrust in the future, and 
a strong desire to realize immediately. Buyers, how¬ 
ever, are purchasing with reserve, as they anticipate a 
further decline. Shippers allege that there is no prospect 
of an extensive export movement, unless produce can be 
obtained here at rates sufficiently low, to afford some 
margin for profit, on shipments to European markets.... 
The decline in the value of Wheat is still more remark¬ 
able than even that in Flour. Our comparative tables, 
below, indicate a reduction of 10(5)15 cents per bushel, 
and the tendency is toward a lower range. The stock 
here is large, and as millers are not buying freely, the 
main reliance of holders who want to sell, is upon ship¬ 
pers. These will only purchase, when they can do so 
advantageously, theie being less disposition to invest at 
a venture, than was the case early in the year. Their 
movements are therefore more uncertain this season than 
usual-Corn has been very irregular, but it is now de¬ 
cidedly cheaper than it was a month ago: The bulk of 
the available supply is Mixed Western, much of which 
has been received in very poor order. ..Rye has been 
quiet, and Barley has been neglected.. The transactions in 
Oats have been quite moderate. Prime lots, especially of 
Slate, are sparingly offered. The average quality of a 
large portion of the receipts is inferior, as is also the con¬ 
dition in which very many boat-loads arrive. Ilcnce 
the wide range of prices now current in tiiis market.... 
Cotton has been very dull, and prices havo fallen off |[a)$c 
per lb. The accounts from the South are on the whole, 
favorable. The continued drouth is doing some injury on 
the high cotton lands, but benefitting the low* and bottom 
lands. The weather has become excessively hot at the 
South, and highly favorable for the growth of the plant.. 
Provisions have been in fair demand at irregular prices, 
however....Ilay has been more freely offered at easier 
rates. The sales have been of average magnitude.... 
Haps, Rice, and Tobacco have been in good request. 
Tobacco lias declined slightly — The inquiry for w ool in 
this and the principal markets on the seaboard lias been 
limited. The new clip is making its appearance at va¬ 
rious points in the interior, and thither buyers are direct¬ 
ing their attention at present. From our advices we in¬ 
fer that prices will open considerably lower this season 
Saratoga. 
Queens._ 
Monroe. 
Rensselaer . 
Westchester, 
Putnam. 
Oneida. 
Ontario. 
than last. The Philadelphia Commercial List thinks 
that the decline will be 2c.(5)5c. ^ lb., from the opening 
rates in 1859. Others predict a falling off of 5c. (a) 10c. 
lb. An unusually large clip is expected. Ohio, it is 
thought, w ill produce less coarse and more fine wool this 
season than last. Michigan will furnish an increased 
supply, as it is said that the clip in that State will yield 
this year between three and a quarter and three and a 
half millions of pounds of wool, of which about one third 
w ill probably grade as high as three quarter and full 
blood merino. Illinois is looked to for heavier stocks, 
and similar results are expected from the clip in most 
other States in which sheep-husbandry receives anything 
like general attention. It is also anticipated that the 
competition among buyers will be unusually brisk, and 
this may help to keep up prices. Commissions to pur¬ 
chase to the amount of over three million pounds are in 
the hands of agents in Michigan. One man alone has or¬ 
ders to the extern of almost a million pounds. It is stated 
that the agents of certain manufacturers are recklessly 
endeavoring to fix prices which will be ruinous to them¬ 
selves and others. At present, the stock of low grades 
in the hands of dealers is small; but the stock of finer 
grades is larger than ever before, ow ing, in a great meas¬ 
ure, to the extensive importations of foreign wools. The 
stock of foreign wools in the Eastern markets is large, 
and considerable quantities are known to be on the way 
hither_Other descriptions of Produce have been mod¬ 
erately dealt in. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
17 90 
13 62 
8 50 
5 00 
7 
11 
12 
13 
6 
11 
13 
Flour—S uper!'to Extra State $5 15 
Superfine Western.... 
Extra Western. 5 35 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Super, to Extra Southern. 6 15 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super 3 40 
Corn Meai. 3 70 
Wheat—C anada White. l 50 
Western White . 1 50 
Southern White. 1 50 
All kinds of Red. 1 24 
CORN—Yellow... 
White. 
Mixed. 
Oats—W estern. 
Slate. 
Southern. 
Rye. 
Barley . 
White Beans. 
Hay, in hales, per 100 lbs. 
Cotton — M iddlings, peril)_ 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, erop of 1859 per lb. 
Pork—N ew Mess, per bbl... 
Prime, old, uer bbl. 
Beef—R epacked Mess. 
Country mess . 
Hogs, Dressed corn, per lb . 
Lard, in bbls. per li) . 
Butter—W estern, per lb_ 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 
Geese, pei lb. 
Ducks, per 11). 
Turkeys,per lb .*— 
Wild Pigeons, per doz. 1 00 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 44 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 8 
Timothy, per bushel. 4 37 
Sugar, Brown peril). 6 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 46 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf per lb . 
WoOL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb . 
Hf.mf—U ndr’d Amer’n pr toil. 120 
Dressed American, per ton.... 160 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per t on. 
A pules—D ried, Per b.. 
Dried Peaches—pi lb. South’n 
Dried Cherries, pitted per lb. 
Potatoes — M ercers, p. bbl.... 
Peach Blows, per bb ! . 1 87 
Nova Scotia, per bushel. 
New Bermuda, per hl)l. 
New Southern per bbl . 
Onions, New Red, per bbl ... 
Turnips, New, p. 100 bunch.. 
Cabbages, per 100 ... 
Cucumbers, South’n p. bbl.. 
Squashes, South’n, per bbl... 
Strawberries, p. lUO baskets 
Large, per quart box . 
Cherries, per lb. 
Gooseberries, per bushel... 
Asparagus, p bunch . 
Rhubarb, per ion hunches... 
Radishes, per 100 bunches... 
Green Peas, per bbl. 
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V. MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Fy*. Barley. Oats. 
26 bus. ds. this mon .351.978 874,505 2,079,922 26.558 25.288 481.891 
27 bus days last mon ,287,634 174.601 531,820 17,152 25,251 301,377 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 business davs this mon. 410.210 1,412,100 2,281.500 38,600 10,200 
27 business days last mon., 3G7.385 910,500 952.500 53,100 156,900 
Breadstuffs exported from N. Y., from Jan. 1 to June 13. 
Wheat. Flour, bbls. 
Rye Flour, bbls... 
Corn Meal, bbls... 
Wheat, bush. 
Corn, bush. 
Oats, bush. 
1859. I860. 
280.950 397,358 
, 3,132 4.209 
38,223 42,888 
21.916 861,622 
96,930 1,137,325 
. - 95,464 
The receipts at title-water of the principal kinds of 
Breadstuffs, from the opening of tho Canals to and in¬ 
cluding the Till inst., have been as follows : 
1858. 
1859. 
I860. 
Canal open— 
April 25. 
April 15. 
April 2 ft. 
Flour, bbls. 
... 243,010 
93,813 
185,520 
Wheat, bush. 
....2,101,082 
275.314 
1.800,084 
Corn, bush. 
. 4®,HI 
411,312 
2,000,744 
Barley, bush. 
.... 274,937 
114.312 
73.013 
Oats, "bush . 
.... 811,187 
1,725,1(18 
1,725,108 
Rye, bush. 
... 89,705 
67,164 
38,683 
N. Y. Live Stock markets.—T ub Cattle 
Markets have been even more abundantly supplied dur¬ 
ing thepast four weeks than for the month previous. The 
total receipts of beeves at tbe N. Y. City Markets for 
the four weeks ending June 1.3, numbered 16 744. or an 
average of 4,186 per week. This is 567 above the average 
for the same period last year, and more than could be 
sold at prices which would yield a profit to those who had 
purchased at the West. Many of these cattle were brought 
at rates quite as high as could be obtained sit the over¬ 
stocked markets here. The weekly receipts have been 
as follows: For market of May 23, 4.254 head—trade 
good, with an advance of J-c. per lb., estimated dressed 
weight, over the previous week, May 30, 3.769 beeves, a 
very large proportion of which were in prime order, and 
sold a shade better than at the previous market. June 6, 
4,066 cattle—too many lo sell readily. Sales dragged, at 
a decline of Je. June 13,4.115 head, whi h coining in 
“strawberry time” were more than could be readily sold 
at. a further decline of fc. per lb. The sales at this inatk- 
et ranged ; for prime beef, 9c ®9Je. per lb., estimated 
dressed weight; medium, 8a.®8Jc.: poor (Sc.®7ie. ; aver¬ 
age of all sales, Sic., or near lie. less than one year ago. 
From present indications there will be no scarcity of cal 
tie during the Summer, as many drovers are still lidding 
their cattle back for higher rales. An unusually large 
proportion of the above receipts were from the state of 
Illinois, and showed good feeding. 
Veal Calves have been very abundant during the 
month, and prices have ranged comparatively quite low. 
In addition to the large numbers reported, the calves 
themselves have been quite large, thus increasing the 
amount of veal. For the four weeks just ended, 5,177 
live calves have been received at Ihe regular markets, 
besides large numbers sold from the boats direct to butch¬ 
ers. At no one market previous to the last could they all 
be disposed of, although offered at very low prices. They 
have mainly sold at 5c.®5)o. per lb. live weight, for 
prime veals. 4c ®4)c for medium qualites. and 3)c.®4e, 
for poor. The total sales have been at even lower rales. 
Siieep and Lambs have come in more freely, the re- 
ceipis being 33.161 during the month ending June 13th, 
against 22,906 for the previous month. There has been a 
steady increase in the supply at each succeeding market, 
until the last sales day (June 13) when 11,685 were re¬ 
ported for the week—the largest number for any one week 
since last December. The market was dull and prices 
declined to 4c ®4)c.—with a very few of the best, at 5c. 
per lb. live weight for sheep, and 7o.®8e. for iambs. 
Hogs. —Receipts have been light of late, but sufficient 
for the diminished demand during the heat of Summer. 
For the four weeks just ended, 17,472 live hogs have been 
received and sold at pretty uniform rates, viz.: 6c.®fic. 
per lb. live weight, for prime corn fed hogs; 6c.rtf6tc. 
(or light corn fed hogs ; and 5)c.®5ic. for stiil fed. Hogs 
are now selling as fast as they arrive. 
The Weather since our last report, (May 18,) 
has mainly been favorable to vegetation, and crops are 
generally in a flourishing condition, although the drought, 
which prevailed in some localities last month (there be¬ 
ing no rain for six w eeks), permanently injured the liny 
crop, and prevented corn and lale sown grain from vege¬ 
tating readily. Subsequent, rains, however, brought the 
crops forward, and the late hot weather has caused them 
to grow rapidly. But a soaking rain would now do great 
good to all kinds of crops in this vicinity. Ouk, Daily 
Notes, condensed, read thus:— May 19, wa rn with 
showers—20. clear and cool—21, cool with wind and 
showers—22, showery—23, 24, 25. clear, fine and w arm— 
26, cloudy A. M.. heavy rain P. M.—27, cloudy—28, cloudy 
A. M., clear I’- M —29, clear and fine—30. cloudy, heavy 
showers at night—31, clear and hot, showers at night’; 
high wind, amounting to a tornado in Western N.Y.— 
June 1, 2, 3, clear, fine growing weather-4, clear and 
warm, with showers at night—5, rainy most, of ihe day— 
0, clear and warm—7, showery—8, clear, fine day w ith 
showers at night—9, 10, 11, cool, but fine—12. 13, 14, 15, 
16, 17, 18, clear and warm, everything growing rapidly, 
but rain needed. 
'i'Sic 'H'orjiailoes.—June, thus far has been prolific in 
heavy storms and tornadoes in some parts of Ihe country, 
but mainly at the West. There was a heavy blow, in 
Western New-York, on the night of May 31, which up¬ 
rooted trees, demolished buildings, and destroyed a few 
lives. It was limited in extent. The next was on 
the 2d of June, and was mainly confined to Western Illi¬ 
nois, and Eastern Missouri, along the Mississippi River. 
This was a violent wind accompanied by rain and hail, 
and much damage was done to crops, trees, building and 
shipping, with some loss of life. But the great tornado, 
one of the most violent ever known in this country, oc¬ 
curred during the night of June 3d, beginning in south¬ 
eastern Iowa, thence over the Mississippi into Illinois, 
and so on into Kentucky, and across North Carolina, on 
the 4th. The wind was’most violent in Lynn Co , Iowa, 
where several villages were demolished, and hundreds of 
people killed. A multitude of animals, a large extent of 
growing crops, and a great number of farm buildings were 
destroyed. 
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