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AMERICAN AGrKI'CUETURIST. 
|£/eCember, 
Insects, such us green fly, thrip, scale, etc., will 
infest plants in spite of all precautions, and the 
only way is to keep up a constant warfare against 
them. The green fly its easily destroyed by tobacco 
smoke; the other two must be treated with a 
thorough washing of whale-oil soap, applied witli 
a cloth to the bark of shrubs, and with a sponge to 
the foliage. The l ed spider can usually be killed 
by frequent sprinklings of water, as it particularly 
dislikes moisture. 
Sods. —A good quantity of sods ought to be piled 
up and allowed to decay, as they make the best soil 
for potting that can be had. If it is desirable to 
lm'rry the growth of any plant, a little well-rotted 
stable manure may bo mixed with the soil. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for tiie mouth ending 
Nov. IT, 1871, and for the corresponding momth last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Karlen. Oats. 
a? d'.4 this m’111.437.000 4,646,000 1,207.000 217,000 1,135,000 1,719,000 
28 d’s last m'th.329,000 4,316,000 1,924,000 261,000 541,000 2,116,600 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27 days this m’th.304,009 4,116,000 2,781,000 77,000 981,000 1.005,000 
23 clays last m’th.391,000 4,259,090 3,710,000 114,000 206,000 1,601,000 
4. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
27 (lays 1«71. .437,000 4,616,000 1,297,000 217,000 1,1®,0001,715,000 
26 days 1S70.. .511,000 3,016,009 1,574,000 89,000 847,0001,716,000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
27 (lays 1971...304,000 4,116,000 2,781,000 7T,000 981,000 1,60.5,000 
26days 1870...329,000 3,417,000 1,549,000 61,500 239,000 1,856,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Nov. 16. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1871.1,506,653 20,579,701 10,872,069 437,547 90,131 39,211 
1870.1,693,508 15,735,848 379,926 92,431 134 23,020 
1869.1,304,834 16,107,951 1.595,282 130,948 46,594 84,969 
1863. 842,393 4,S09,52T 5,645,795 153,093 61,598 149,479 
4. 
Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat , Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
1871. bush. hush. luish. hash. hash. hash. 
Nov. 14 .7,532,7351,601,-103 285,072 296,590 2,450,197 130,756 
1870. 
Nov. 9.2,092,900 300,000 116,800 400,400 2,125,000 - 
5. Beceipts at head or tide-water at Albany'each sea¬ 
son to Nov. 1th: 
Flour. "Wheat. 
bhls. bush. 
Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
busli. bush. busli. bush. 
1871.2.33,000 18.181,000 18,12-1,000 707,700 2,528,000 4,833,200 
1870.356,600 13,018,300 4,534,300 529,900 2,306,800 5,210,000 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Oct. 17. 
Price op Gold.... 113% 
Flour—S uper to Kxtra Slate $6 25 © 7 75 
Super to Extra Southern_ 7‘20 @10 25 
Extra Western. 6 85 
Extra Genesee. 7 75 
Superfine Western . 6 25 
Kye Flour. 4 60 
Corn-Meal.. 3 50 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 1 05 
All kinds or Red and Amber. 
@10 00 
® 9 25 
@ 6 85 
7 80 
@ 4 50 
@ 1 80 
Corn—Y ellow 
Mixed.. .— 
Oats— Western. 
State . 
Rye. 
Barley. 
Hay— Bale ft 100 n>s. 105 @150 
Straw, 70 100 its.. 
Cotton—M iddlings, U lb 
Hops—C rop ofl870, _ 
Crop of 1871. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, 70 lb 
Seed—C lover, 70 lb . 
Timothy, 70 bushel.. 
Flax, 70 bushel. ... 2 03 @2 06 
Sugar—B rown, 70 lb. 
Molasses. Cuba. Waal. . 
Copper— Rio (Gold, in bond). 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &e.,701b. 
Seed Leaf, 70 lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,70 lb. 
Domestic, pulled. 70 lb. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, 70 tk . 
Nov. 17. 
111% 
70 @ 7 40 
00 @10 25 
45 @10 50 
45 @ 9 00 
70 <a 6 30 
20 @ 5 15 
60 @ 4 45 
65 @ 1 76 
32 @ 1 67 
78 ® 80 ' 
80 
@ 
82% 
77 @ 79 
79 
81 
52 X© 55 
53%@ 
56 
53%@ 54% 
54 
% 
55 
92 @ 1 06 
90 
@ 
95 
80 @ 1 10 
87%® 1 13 
05 @ L 50 
1 10 
@ 
1 60 
55 @ 1 00 
60 
@ 
1 10 
20 %@ 
20 @ 
35 @ 
70 @ 
10 %@ 
: 00 @3 35 
18%® 19k 
20 @ 30 
35 @ 62 
70 @ 80 
11%@ 12}: 
00 @ S 25 
90 @ 1 95 
Pork—M ess, 76 barrel.. 
8%@ 
11 % 
8 
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10% 
20 
@ 
45 
20 
@ 
37 
14%@ 
10% 
13 14® 
15% 
7 %@ 
14 
7%@ 
14 
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68 
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63 
26 
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9 %@ 
91/ 
9 %@ 
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39 25 
©40 50 
39 00 
@41 00 
13 12 @13 25 13 1 
Lard, ill tres. & barrels, ft. 
Butter—S tate, $ lb. 
Western, lb. 
Cheese... 
Peas—C anada, free,?! bn.. 
Eggs—F resli. 76 dozen- 
Poultry— Fowls.. 
Turkeys, lb. 
Ducks, $ pair . 
Venison—$ lb. 
Cabbages—$ 100. 
Broom-corn— 76 lb. 
Apples—76 barrel...;.. 
Pears—| 7 barrel. 
Grapes— 76 pound. 
Quinces— 1 16 barrel. 
10 00 
@10 25 
9 50 
@10 00 
7 00 
@11 50 
7 00 
@11 00 
9%@ 10% 
9%@ 10% 
20 
@ 35 
20 
@ 40 
11 
@ 20 
11 
@ 25 
7%@ 13% 
8%@ 14% 
t 10 
@ 3 50 
1 70 
@ 3 no 
1 25 
@ 1 35 
1 20 
© 1 25 
27 
© 31 
25%@ 28 
14 
© 17 
12 
@ 17 
14 
@ 18 
12 
@ 19 
1 50 
@ 3 00 
1 no 
@ 3 00 
75 
© 1 25 
62 
@ 1 00 
14 
@ 20 
12 
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1 25 
® 2 50 
l 25 
@ 2 50 
1 50 
@ 3 00 
1 75 
@ 2 75 
3 00 
@ 7 00 
3 00 
@ 7 00 
1ft 
@ 15 
6 
@ 13 
2 00 
@ 4 75 
1 50 
@ 4 50 
4 00 
©10 00 
5 00 
@15 00 
5 
@ 10 
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@ 7 
5 00 
@ 9 00 
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7 00 
@10 00 
8 50 
@10 25 
3 00 
@ 3 58 
3 00 
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Buckwheat Flour— tOOibs. 
Gold lias been down to 111, cl sing November 16th at 
1115s;, against 113)4 on the 17th of October... .The receipts 
of produce, since our last, have been quite liberal_Re¬ 
ceivers of Breadstuff's have met t he demand from shippers 
as well as home buyers with considerable promptness, 
and at prices which show a pretty general reduction, 
though toward the close, with an easier freight market 
and rather more fav®rable reports from Liverpool, a fail- 
degree ofactivity prevailed, particularly in Flour, Wheat, 
and Corn, with more steadiness in values.There has 
been an unusually free movement in Barley, which has 
been purchased quite extensively on speculative account, 
closing much stronger as to price_Provisions have 
been moderately sought after, at fairly supported prices. 
The chief inquiry for Butter has been from the home 
trade, and for the finer makes of State, and nice, fresh 
lots of Western. Fresh roll Butter has been in better re¬ 
quest, but the re made old stock, offered as roll butter, 
has been neglected and nominal in price, as neither deal¬ 
ers, packers, nor grocers were deceived by the offerings 
in this form. The export trade in both Butter and Cheese 
has been comparatively light, the foreign advices not hav¬ 
ing been sufficiently encouraging to justify free purchases 
for shipment.Wool has been offered sparingly, and at 
prices which buyers have been unwilling to pay; hence 
business has been dull.Cotton, Hops, and Tobacco 
have been moderately sought after, closing about steady 
at our quotations.In the line of Grass Seed the only 
show of activity has been in Clover Seed, which has been 
in brisk request, mestly for shipment, at firmer prices. 
New York liive-Slock Markets. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. ToVl. 
October 23(1_*_ 8,662 137 1,558 41,396 41,144 92,897 
October 30tli. 6,223 132 1,832 26,134 54,089 88,423 
November 6th. 7,554 100 2,311 36,470 42,632 89,067 
November 13th. 8,942 100 1,835 32,565 38,725 82,183 
Total ini Weeks... 485 7,536 136,565 176.590 352,578 
(lo.forprev. 5 Weeks 41,109 580 13,218 158,225 169,493 385,926 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week . 
..7,815 
121 
1,834 
34,141 
44,147 
do. do. last Month... 
..8.882 
116 
2,643 
31,645 
33.899 
do. do. prev’s Month.. 
..8,703 
91 
3,009 
30,755 
23,757 
Average per Week, 1S70. 
6,817 
97 
2,240 
28,151 
17,108 
Beef Cattle. —In comparison with the previous 
month—that greatest month for moving live stock—there 
has been a falling off of 1,000 cattle per week, and the 
market closes stronger. Prices declined at first, but have 
recovered during the past week, the final sales being 
about 94c. higher than they were at the opening. Poultry 
is now plenty and cheap, and goes a long way towards 
supplying the place of beef. Other meats are also plenty, 
pork being much lower than-usual at this season of the 
year, so it is only a matter of surprise that cattle sell as 
well as they do. The average quality of flic cattle lias | 
been good, Texas sending in lightly. Dealers in that 
kind of stock have become convinced that it is useless 
to run in cattle direct from their native prairies, as such 
droves are too poor to bring remunerative prices. When 
kept a year or more in Kansas, Illinois, or some other 
good grazing State, they make passable beef, worth at 
the present writing 8c. ®» 9c. $ tt>., net weight. 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold : 
Oct. 23d. ranged 6ji@12Kc. Large sales’ 9%@10%c. Av. 13 
Oct. 30th, do. 8 @12%c. do. do. 10 @11 Me. do. 10% 
Nov. fith, do. S @13 c. do. do. 10%@ll%e. do. 10% 
Nov. 13th, do. 7%@13 c. do. do. 10 @ll%c. do. 10% 
Mileli Cows.—The change from green to dry feed 
causes a shrinkage of milk, and more cows are required 
to keep up the amount contracted for by the producers. 
This lias caused agood demand for fresh cows, and prices 
have advanced about $5 per head, helped by the higher 
price of beef. Ttiey vary from $45 to $55 each for poor, 
$(>5 to $75 for medium to good, with a few choice at $80 
to $85.Calves.—Live calves continue to fall off in 
numbers, while more are sent in dressed. It is cheaper 
to send them in dead, and they can be sent from greater 
distances, and will keep in cool weather if not sold at 
once. And still prices are lower, the demand running 
upon other meats. Good to prime milk-fed calves are 
worth 9c. ® 1014c. $ lb.; common to fair sell at 7c. © 
8J4c.; mixed lots, half grassers and half milk-fed, of large 
size. 4c. @ U!4c.; and common grassers at $0 © $9 per 
head. Hog-dressed are worth 12c. @ 14!4c. for milk-fed, 
and 5c. @ 9c. for grassers. Slieep and lambs, 
These are coming forward more freely, and iambs sell for 
more money, choice lots reaching 8c. Sales were made 
during the month at 8>ic., for some extra State lambs of 
SO lbs. Sheep are in fair request, most sales being at 5)4c. 
@5%c. Scarcely anything exceeds 6J4C., and it takes 
fine 110 © 120 lb. Canadas to roach those figures. Poor 
to medium sheep are selling at 414c. @ 5}£c. ^ 5).; fair 
to good at 5)4c.@5J4c.; and prime to best selections at 6c. 
© 6)4C. Lambs >" .ge from 0c.©7>4c. ^ lb., a few choice 
reaching 8c.... ..Swine,—The arrivals of hogs have 
been the largest ever known, and prices rule lower than 
at any time since the war, having declined about )4c. since 
the low rates one month ago. Heavy losses have been 
sustained in the “"de, many a car-load selling here at 
very little lrK than they cost in Chicago. Country 
dressed are arriving freely from this State and Jersey. 
Live are worth 4%c. © 5Mc.; city-dressed Western Cc. © 
7c.; State and Jersey, 6J4c. © 7!4c., the latter price only 
for light pigs. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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