I860.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
To Managers o£ Agricultural Societies. 
It seems hardly necessary to remind the managers of 
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, that the best 
and most economical premiums they can offer, are copies 
of agricultural periodicals. Money given, is soon spent or 
forgotten. A good paper, coming free during a year, is 
operative not only as a stimulus at the outset, but its fre¬ 
quent reception is a constant reminder of the society; 
and its perusal is likely to keep up an interest in agri¬ 
cultural improvements. We offer this as a general re¬ 
mark, not applicable to our own journal merely. Many 
thousand copies of the Agriculturist are annually given 
out in this way, however, and we shall be happy to cor¬ 
respond with the Officers of other societies, who may 
think the matter worthy of their attention. 
Market Review, Weather Notes, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Saturday Evening, Aug. IS, 1860. )' 
The receipts of Breadstuffs have been less extensive, 
except Corn, the arrivals of which have been unusually 
large. The sales also show a falling off, except corn, in 
w hich the transactions have been quite large. Receivers 
have generally sold quite freely, and prices have been de¬ 
pressed. The demand has been good, especially for Flour 
and Wheat, which have been in request for export. An 
unusual scarcity of shipping accommodation, and a 
further rise of freights to British ports, however, have 
checked business. The new crop of Wheat is coming in 
freely. The receipts have been very satisfactory, both in 
quality and condition. The harvest reports from tha 
West and Northwest are quite encouraging. At the 
South, crops have suffered great injury from the long 
drouth, and it is thought that supplies for the people in 
many parts of the Southern States will have to be pro¬ 
cured at the North. The excitement in Tennessee is 
similar to that which prevailed in the frosted districts of 
Ohio and Pennsylvania in June and Julv, 1859. The in¬ 
dications are, however, that ample provisions are being 
made to prevent anything like a famine at the South, and 
it is hardly probable that famine prices will be permitted 
to prevail very long, as railroads and steamboats leading 
in that, direction, are crowded to their utmost capacity 
in carrying food into the suffering districts ; while at the 
same time, the granaries at the great West are in no 
danger of being exhausted by any demand, either foreign 
or domestic, that is likely to be made upon them. Yet 
some operators look to the circumstance of deficient 
crops in parts of the South, as likely to occasion an ad¬ 
ditional inquiry, sufficient, at least, to keep up prices, 
especially in view of the accounts of unfavorable weather, 
and rather gloomy crop prospects in the British Islands, 
and in some other portions of Europe. Western millers 
are complaining of the high prices current, which are 
considerably above the value of flour, relatively, and they 
begin to manifest a disposition to withdraw. The ad¬ 
vance in prices has been attributed to the shipping de¬ 
mand, but this, according to the export figures, is light 
as compared with the receipts. Dealers report the 
amount going into store on commission as trifling. The 
great bulk of the receipts, therefore, must have been 
taken by local consumers, or on speculation.Cotton 
has been rather more sought after at somewhat firmer 
prices. The transactions in Hay, Hops, and Wool 
have been moderate.Provisions and other kinds of 
Produce have been quiet. 
TRANSACTIONS AT THE N. Y. MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. Oats 
S6bus. ils. Mbs mtm..221,520 1,285,000 1,858,100 12,300 22,465 387,500 
26 bus (Is last mull ,268,940 1,519,803 1,030,625 30,523 25,632 3su, >67 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 business days this mon. 431,335 1,676,450 1,815,000 22,600 - 
26 business days last mom, 459,460 2,050,400 1,199,000 39,600 35,000 
The receipts at tide-water of Flour, Wheat, Corn, and 
Barley, for the second W’eek in August, I860 and 1859, 
has been as follows : 
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bush. Corn, bush. 
I860. 9.800 188,000 559,100 
1859. 5,100 23,800 179,800 
Increase, 4,700 164,200 379,300 
The aggregate of the receipts of the above articles, so 
far, for the years 1860 and 1869, have been : 
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. 
I860.372,900 4,132,200 7,641,700 78,900 
1859.197,500 679,600 1,443,000 150,300 
in quantity and finest in quality ever grown by them. 
The stock of old malt is much less than last year, and 
the consumption is much larger. The abundance of Hie 
new crop will insure a low range of prices, but choice 
samples will undoubtedly command a higher price rela¬ 
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Current Wholesale Prices. 
July 19. 
Superfine Western.... 
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Fancy to Extra Genesee 
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Rye Flour—F ine and S 
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Wheat—C anada White. 
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White Beans. 
Hay, in hales, per 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, perlb_ 10 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hors, crop of 1859 per 111 
Pork—N ew Mess, per bbl 18 37 ,® 
Prime, new, per bbl. 
Beef—R epacked Mess... 
Country mess . .... 
Lard, in bbls. per lb. 
Butter—W estern, per lb 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Western, per doz. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb.. 
Chickens, per pair. 
Geese, pel pair. I 25 © 1 50 
Ducks, per lb. 15 (a) 
Turkeys, per lb. 12 led 
Tame Pigeons, per doz. 1 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 44 © 55 
Seed—C lover, per lb . None selling. 
Timothy, per bushel. . .. 
Sugar,’B rown, per lb. 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Kin, per lb.. 
Tobacco—K entucky, Sir., pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WooL-Domestic lleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb . 
Hemp—U ndr’d Anier’n pr ton. 130 
Dressed American, per ton.... 160 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, perton. 30 00 ©36 00 
Apples, per barrel. 2 00 (a) 3 75 
Pears, per bbl. 
Peaches. South’ll, per bush’l. 3 50 (S3 G CO 
Delaware, per basket. 
Plums, per bushel. 
Huckleberries, per bushel.. 3 00 (S3 4 00 
Blackberries, per bushel... 3 00 (a) 4 00 
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N. Y. ILtvc Slock Markets.—T he Cattle 
Markets have been abundantly supplied; Receipts for 
4 weeks prior to Aug. 14, were 19,452, averaging 4863 per 
week, or about one-fifth more than for the previous 
month. Of course prices have declined. At the last 
weekly market (Aug. 14), 5,195 cattle were offered, and 
barely sold out at following prices per pound for the es¬ 
timated dressed weight of the four quarters : Best cat¬ 
tle 9c.©>9jc. per lb.; Medium, 8c.®8ic.; Boor grade, 6c. 
©"(-.; Average price of all sold, 7}c. 
Veal Calves.—R eceipts have been light, numbering but 
2,998 for four weeks past. Prices have advanced Ic.® lc. 
per lb. live weight. A very few of thebestsel! at 7c.; 
good for 61c.; Poorer grades 5£c. Present demand very 
good. 
Sheep and Lambs are abundant.—Receipts for 4 weeks 
55.813, or 13,953 per week. Sales active at a little lower 
rates. Good Sheep sell for 41c. per lb. live weight; ordi¬ 
nary sheep at 4c. Lambs are plenty, and sell for 5c. 
©6c. per lb. 
Hogs.—R eceipts for 4 weeks 17,650, or 4,412 per week. 
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Fair of tlie Americium InstilttHc. 
This association has decided to hold an Agricultural 
and Horticultural exhibition at the Palace Garden, on 
Fourteenth-st., near Sixth Avenue, in this City, to com¬ 
mence Sept. 25th, and continue two weeks. 
Competition is open to all, whether members or not. 
All articles (except poultry and the second series of 
cut flowers) to compete for prizes must be presented l.e 
fore 2 P. M. on Monday, Sept. 24th. 
Those intending to exhibit should give early notice to 
Tlios. McElrath, Cor. Sectetary, who will also receive 
and take charge of packages sent for exhibition. 
mhrfmnunts. 
Advertisements to be sure of insertion must be re 
ceived at latest by the X 5th of the preceding month. 
TERMS — (invariably cash before insertion): 
T'OR THE ENGLISH EDITION ONLY. 
Thirty-three and one third cents per line of space for each irw 
sertion, (three lines for $1 ) 
One whole column (115 lines) or more—$10 per column. 
6SP 3 * Business Notices Sixty cents per line. 
FOR THE GERMAN EDITION ONLY. 
Ten cenls per line of space for each insertion. 
One whole column (130 lines), or move, S10 per column. 
Business Notices twenty cents per line. 
FOR BOTH EDITIONS—ENGLISH AND GERMAN. 
Forty cents per line ; $45 per column. 
5^* Business Notices Sixty-five cents per line. 
PePOn Advert isements to stand three months or more, a dis 
count of 5 per cent will be made from the above terms for each 
three months of the whoD term paid for in advance. Thus: 
5 per cent off for 3 months ; 10 per cent off 1 for G months ; 15 per 
cent off for 9 months ; and 20 per cent off for 12 months. 
M<titr®p<fi>iM»sa Vi’rasMBag MsicSaicSe. 
(From Rev. A. Dunning , Congregational Clergyman,) 
Thompson, Ct., July 17,1860. 
David Lyman, Esq.: 
My Dear Sir —From the testimonials which, week after week, 
come up from tlie kitchen to the study, testimonials in which I 
have the fullest confidence, T am prepared to speak in very fa¬ 
vorable terms of the “Metropolitan Washing - Machine” and 
of the "Attachment,” and without hesitation to recommend 
them both. For a number of months they have been in use in 
my family, and have given entire satisfaction. 
I think I speak within bounds when I say that with the Me¬ 
tropolitan the washing; can he done in a third of the time, and 
with a third of the labor ; and that with the Attachment , the 
wringing - (without any “ wringing”) can he done in a third of 
the time and with a third of the labor, required in the old wav. 
The whole sisterhood, and therefore the whole brotherhood 
ought to feel under last ing obligations for t hese “easy methods” 
of washing—a sort of “royal road” to cleanliness. 
I am truly yours, &c. A. Dunning. 
For sale by DAVID LYMAN, Middlefield, Conn. 
Send for a circular. 
HiBlter a end €Biees« Makes 1 Wanted. 
Either to take charge of, or have an interest in a dairy of 6) 
to 100 cows, with nmple fixtures and facilities for the manufac 
ture of butter and cheese. Address, with eood references, 
RAND & RICHARDSON, 
North Fork, Mason Co., Ky. 
AGENTS WANTED—To sell 4 new inventions 
'5 Agents have made over $25,000 on one,—better than 
all other similar agencies Send 4 stamps and get 80 pages par¬ 
ticulars, gratis. To sell Alarm Locks, Steamers, Book Holders 
and Belt Hooks. EPHRAIM BROWN, Lowell, Mass. 
Choice Ilaalhosias Hoofs. 
New descriptive and priced Catalogue of 
HYACINTHS, 
LILIUMS, 
TULIPS, Sic., Sic 
Embracing the largest assortment ever offered. 
Cata ogues sent FREE. 
ANDREW BRIDGEMAN, 
878 Broadway, New-Yorlt. 
Increase..175,400 3,452,600 6,198,700 Dec. .71,400 
Reducing the Wheat to Flour, the excess in the re¬ 
ceipts of 1860 is equal to 865,920 bbls of Flour. 
The receipts at tide-water of the principal kinds of 
Breadstuffs, from the opening of the Canals to and in¬ 
cluding the 14th inst., have been as follows : 
1800. J859. 1858. 
Canal open— April 28. April 15. April 25. 
Flour, bbls. 372,900 197,500 885,000 
Wheat, bush.4,132,200 679.000 4,926,600 
Corn, bush.7,641,700 1,443,000 2.553.600 
Barley, bush. 78,900 150,300 383.200 
Rye, bush. 118,900 106,000 214,100 
Oals, bush .3,544,900 2,261,000 2,375,000 
The prospects of the new crop of Barley are beginning 
to attract the attention of our merchants. The crop of 
1860 will undoubtedly exceed that of 1859 in quantity, 
but the average quality will be inferior to that of the pre¬ 
vious year. The crop of Illinois and Wisconsin, and 
Spring Barley in this State, are much poorer than last 
tear’s crop. The crop in the Canadas will be the largest 
Supply equal to demand. Prices same as last month ; 
corn-fed hogs, 6ic.ffi6}c. per lb., live weight; still fed, 
Gc.®6ic. 
T5ie Weather, since our last report, (July 19,) 
has been quite favorable for farm crops. The drouth that 
was prevailing when our former number was issued, early 
gave place to copious rains followed by hot weather w hich 
pushed corn and other late crops ahead rapidly. Abun¬ 
dance of rain has fallen during the past four weeks.— Our 
Daily Notes, condensed read thus : July 20, clear and 
hot, (93°)—21, cloudy with light showers—22, clear and 
warm, rather dry—23, fine rain A. M., doing much good, 
but not enough of it—24, 25, clear and hot—20, clear and 
fine A. M„ heavy thunder showers P. M.—27, 28, clear 
and fine—29, cloudy, rain at night—30, 31, clear and hot. 
- August, 1, 2, 3, clear and fine—4, showery during 
day with heavy thunderstorm at night—5 to 11, clear hot 
weather; mercury rose to 95° on the Slh, being the hot¬ 
test day of the.season—12, 13, heavy rain, the best of the 
season, filling cisterns and thoroughly soaking the ground 
the first time this Summer—14, rain A. M.; clear P. M.— 
15, 16, 17,18, clear, cool, everything growing finely. 
METAL FINGER NAILS FOR HUSKING CORN, 
Gould’s Celebrated Husking Thimbles. 
We continue to invite the attention of Farmers and Dealers 
to this simple and effectual implement for husking corn, and 
are ready to place into their hands (free of charge) credentials 
of such a nature, ns to defy disbelief in its real merits, and aug¬ 
menting popularity. 
Agents wanted. Circulars, giving full particulars, sent gra¬ 
tis ; six pairs of sample Timbles (assorted sizes) send free of 
postage on receipt of one dollar. 
Orders covering five dollars fulfilled at wholesale prices by 
Express. Address GOULD & CO., Alliance, Ohio. 
ESA Y—Iff AY—IIA V. 
INGERSOLL’S IMPROVED PORTABLE HAY PRESS, for packing 
Hay, Cotton, Rags, Hemp. Broom Corn, &c., &c., 700 of Ihese 
machines having been sold durine the last three years, letters 
from every State in the Union testify to their superiority, con¬ 
venience and economy. 
Price. Hay Press No. 1, $50 ; wt. of bale 150 to 200 lbs No. 2 
$75 ; wt. of bale 250 to 300 lbs. Cotton Press. $150. Any sizes, 
and for any purpose of packing, made to order and delivered on 
shipboard'in New-York. Address for Circulars or Mar,bines 
FARMERS MANUF’G CO., Greenpoint, Kings Co., N. Y. 
