1876.1 
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Dec. 13th at 114%, as against 114% on Nov. 12th. 
With the practical close of navigation for the season, 
produce movements have generally been on a restricted 
scale. The stronger range of ocean freights has also 
worked against the export business. The fluctuations 
in gold have also been against active dealings... .Bread- 
stuffs have been in less request for shipment, as well as 
for home use, and prices have been quoted lower and ir¬ 
regular. Toward the close, Flour, Wheat, and Corn 
were quoted weak. Bye, Barley, Peas, and. prime Oats 
firm. The Barley market has been exceptionally brisk 
and buoyant. Malsters have been very free purchasers, 
and prices’have advanced. The now Grain grading sys¬ 
tem at this port went into partial operation at the begin¬ 
ning of this month....Provisions have been quite ac¬ 
tive, and at the 1 close held with confidence, in most in¬ 
stances_Cotton has been quoted lower, leading to 
more liberal transactions, in good part.on export account 
... .Wool has been moderately sought after, and has been 
quoted firm. Desirable grades of Domestic have been 
offered with reserve... .IIops have been in less demand, 
and at the close quoted cheaper. Export dealings have 
been recently quite limited... .Hay and Straw have been 
in good request at advanced rates....Grass Seed has 
been very scarce, and held above the views of buyers, 
checking operations. Prime Clover has been wanted for 
export... .Tobacco has been in fair demand at previous 
quotations. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.:.$18.00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 22.00® 21.QO 
Ground Feed, per ton. 22.00@ 24.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. 45.00® 46.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.00® 25.50 
Chandler’s Scraps, per B.. ® - 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Superphosphate of Lime, per toil.$25.00©$26.50 
“ Ammoniated, per ton. .@ 35.00 
Pure Ground Bone, per ton. 34.00® 36.00 
Bone Meal, per ton.. 40.00® 45.00 
Raw Bones Unground, per ton. 25.00 
Bone Black, per ton. . 30.00 
Pure Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton . 38.00 
Dried Blood, (ll@12 per cent ammonia), per ton 40.00® 45.00 
Fish Guano, per ton. 20.00® 25.00 
South Carolina Phosphate, (fine ground), per ton 21.00 
Niter Cake, (ground), per ton. 25.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 9.50 
In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Sulphate of Ammonia, per lb. . 4^e.®5 c. 
Chloride of Potassium, (muriate of potash), lb.. 3 c. 
Nitrate of Potash, crude, per lb. 8JZC. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 3Kc. 
Sulphate of Potash, per lb. . life. 
Sulphate Soda, ground, per ton. $25.00 
German Potash Salts. (30@35 per cent), per ton. 25.00 
Peruvian Guano, per ton... ... 60.00 
Leached Wood-ashes, Can. and N. Y., per busli.17 c.@19 c. 
r$ev* York Live-Stock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Beeves . Cows . Calves . Sheep . Swine . Tot ' l . 
Nov. 22. 
86 
1,648 
25,542 
37,707 
73,995 
Nov. 29. 
.. 7.320 
84 
845 
22,731 
27,108 
58,OSS 
Dec. 6. 
. 8,910 
79 
995 
22,(568 
33,034 
65,686 
Dec. 13. 
123 
970 
23,91)0 
31,620 
66,576 
Total for 4 
Weeks. .35,205 
372 
4,458 
94,811 
129,469 
264,345 
do .forprev. 
.5 Weeks 49,051 
523 
11,238 
154,351 
158,915 
374,078 
8,801 
93 
1,114 
23,7 i O' 
32,307 
. 9,810 
104 
2,247 
30,870 
31.783 
10,273 
94 
2,808 
31,212 
23,588 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Skeen. Swine. 
Average per Week.. 
do. do. last Moi 
do. do . prev's Month... 10,273 
Seer**.—The market has ruled somewhat irregular 
during the past month. The competition of cheap poul¬ 
try, which has sold for about the price of beef, has kept 
prices from advancing, and at times has even depressed 
the market in spite of smaller receipts. The higher av¬ 
erage which appears in our quotations, is due not to any 
real advance, but to a better quality of cattle offered, the 
receipts of Texans being light at the close of our report. 
The heavy receipts, 1,000 head over the last week but one, 
caused a dull market with a downward tendency of 
prices, sales being made only at a concession on the esti¬ 
mates of weights. Extra beeves of GO lbs., but estima¬ 
ted at 59 lbs. per gross cwt., sold for 13£c. Natives esti¬ 
mated at 57 lbs., sold for 12|.c. per lb., and 9c.@10c. on 
estimates of 55 to 56 lbs. per cwt. Texans sold at 7c. per 
lb. on estimates of 54 to 55 lbs. the cwt. 
The prices for tiie past four weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
Nov.22..7K@13J4C. 10 @11 c. 10KC. 
Nov. 29. 7‘®13Mc. 9 K@HMc. W'/W- 
Dec. 6. 7^@13 c. 10 @U!4c. 10%c. 
Dec. 13. 7 ©13Kc. 10K@12 c. lOJfc. 
Cows.—The demand for good cows has been fair and 
steady, poor ones have been left unsold. The sales were 
at $55@$89 each. There is no call for poor cows_ 
Calves.—The market for calves has been easy, and 
prices tend downwards. The best bring only 10c. per 
lb. live weight. Milk calves, fair to good, closed at 
8c.@9c., and grass calves at$8@$13 perhead_Slaeep 
and J.asiiDs.—This stock has held its own fairly, and 
prices are fixed in accordance with quality. Poor to 
good sheep are selling at 5c.@6c. per lb. live weight; 
prime to extra bring G£c.@7c., and good lambs, 7ic.@8c. 
As an instance of the loss occasioned by careless man¬ 
agement, we cite the case of a lot of fair 80 lb. sheep, 
which should have brought 5|c. per lb., but being so 
burry as to be difficult to handle, they brought only 3£c., 
a loss of $1.60 per head. These burrs will doubtless 
stick in the owner's memory a long time ... Swine.— 
The market is very firm. The stock of hogs in the coun¬ 
try has been overestimated, and many are being bought 
by western farmers to consume the corn crop, iu lo¬ 
calities where large numbers were shipped last year. 
The market closes firm at 9c.@9£c. per lb. for dressed 
western, and 9|c.@10ic. for State and Jersey. 
Remember 
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The Valuable Premiums. 
See S^ag’e 158, sastd. @eas«l to ti»e 
F’osl»5isSsei’s fos- son Bllsnstirated SAst 
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i*ea«ly received It. 
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containing a great variety of Items, inc'uding many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for want of room elseivhere. 
EgiF” N.55.—TTlae New iPosSag-c I.aw. 
—On account of the new postal law, wlsicli requires 
pre-payment of postage by tlie publish¬ 
ers, each subscriber must remit, in addition to the reg¬ 
ular rates, ten cents for prepayment of yearly 
postage by the Publishers, at New fork. 
Every subscriber, whether coming singly, or in clubs at 
club rates, will be particular to send to this office postage 
as above, with his subscription. Subscribers in British Am¬ 
erica will continue to send postage as heretofore, for 
pre-payment here. 
Keiiaitt ioag’ money : — CSieclcs on 
New York City Hanks or Hankers are best 
for large sums; make payable to the order of ©range 
Judd Company. Post-Office Money Orders 
for $50 or less, are cheap and safe also. When these are not 
obtainable, register letters, affixing stamps for post¬ 
age and registry ; put in the money and seal the letter in 
the presence of the postmaster, and take his receipt for it. 
Money sent in the above three methods is safe against loss. 
ESocjnd Copies of Nolnoseae TSaiety- 
four arc now ready. Price, $2, at ojir office; or-$2.50 
each, if sent by mail. Any of the last nineteen volumes 
(16 to 34) will also be forwarded at same price. Se’ts of 
numbers sent to our office will be neatly bound in our 
regular style, at75 cents per vol. (50 cents extra, if return¬ 
ed by mail.) Missing numbers supplied at 12 cents each. 
Spesaic si Word for tSac CSca-ainsaHi 
American Agriculturist.—For 17 years past an 
edition of this journal lias been issued in the German 
language for the benefit of the large number of our citi¬ 
zens who read only the language of Vat.erlnnd. It con¬ 
tains the engravings and all the principal reading of the 
English edition. Several pages -devoted to the adver¬ 
tisements in the English edition, are in the German 
edition occupied by a special extra Department, edited by 
the lion. Frederick Munch, a distinguished cultivator of 
Missouri, which gives it additional value to the German 
reader. The colored cover only is omitted from the 
German edition. Many of our subscribers take the Ger¬ 
man copy for their gardener or their workmen. Will our 
friends make this edition known to their German friends 
and neighbors ? Having the advantage of the engravings 
of the English edition, it is larger, better, and cheaper, 
than it could he if published independently. Both edi¬ 
tions are issued on the same terms, and clubs may con¬ 
sist of either edition, or a part of both. 
Tlie Paper aiE-sI Its Cover.—Heretofore 
the American Agriculturist lias been simply folded and 
stitched, and only a portion of the pages could be opened 
until the leaves bad been cut. This year we send’itout 
with the edges neatly trimmed, and it may be opened at 
any page. There are advantages in both plans, and to 
judge from the requests that have come to us, we have 
no doubt that the one now adopted, of cutting, will please 
a largo number of our readers.—A word about the cover, 
which is not, as is most generally the case, the same for 
every month, and often for every year, hut there is prac¬ 
tically a new cover every month, as I he large central pic¬ 
ture, and the smaller ones in the corners, are new each 
month; they arc upon timely subjects, and are designed 
and engraved with as much care as the illustrations upon 
the inside pages. 
TTlSae N. IT. MorticoilifEaral Asso» 
elation.—There was once a Horticultural Society iu 
New York City, and a quarter of 'a century ago it mani¬ 
fested considerable activity. It gradually grew weaker, 
and at last fell into the hands of those who talked it—if 
not to death—into so profound a sleep, that it has not 
moved for several years. It was probably to get around 
the fact that such a society is somewhdre in a state of 
suspended animation, that the recently formed society 
took the name above given. A horticultural organiza¬ 
tion is so much needed in New York, that we may wel¬ 
come'it under whatever name it comes, and we are glad 
to know that Some 70 names are already on the list, as 
members of a society for the promotion of horticulture. 
The officers are: President, John Henderson, of Flush¬ 
ing, L. I. ; Vice-Presidents, George Such, of South Am¬ 
boy, IV. C. Wilson, of Astoria. James Paterson, of New¬ 
ark, N. J., and Robert Parsons, of Flushing, L. I.: Re¬ 
cording Secretary, J. Davidson, of Brooklyn ; Corres¬ 
ponding Secretary, Peter Henderson, of Jersey City; 
Treasurer, Isaac H. Young, of New York. These names 
indicate that there will he no lack of executive ability. 
Now let the patrons of horticulture do their share, and 
see that the Association is abundantly endowed. 
A CowvesatioiE EBs’ceslo 
ei’s met at Toronto, Canada, on the 1st of December. 
Breeders from nearly all the northern states and Texas 
were present. J. H. Pickerel!, Esq., of Illinois, who oc¬ 
cupied the chair, referred to the fact that more Short¬ 
horns had changed hands during the past year- than in 
any previous one. He objected to too much considera¬ 
tion being given to ‘-family breeding,” and advocated 
the cultivation of the beef producing qualities of the 
stock in preference to mere pedigree. The Secretary, 
S. F. Lockridge, of Indiana, then read a communication 
on the subject of Cooperation, from the president to the 
Duke of Devonshire, president of the Short horn Asso¬ 
ciation ef Great Britain and Ireland, and his reply, and 
that of the Association through their secretary, promis¬ 
ing interchange of publications and courtesies. The 
Treasurer, Claude Matthews, of Indiana, then read his 
report, showing a balance in the treasury of $187. On 
motion of Dr. A. C. Stevenson, of Indiana, a committee 
was appointed to revise the constitution. Much discus¬ 
sion took place upon the merits or demerits of close 
breeding, without any decided result. The Convention 
finally adjourned to ineet at St. Louis, in Dec., 1876. 
“ Camp iaa S-'Bos’Iclsa ” is the title 
of a compilation by Chap. Hallock, of numerous papers 
on Florida, which have appeared in that excellent jour¬ 
nal, “ Forest and Stream,” and issued by the publishers 
of that paper. It is full of the information needed by 
the sportsman or tourist who wishes to see some¬ 
thing of Florida aside from the route of regular 
travel ; it describes attractive portions of the state 
hut seldom visited, and gives much information not 
to be found elsewhere. Its directions for camp and 
boat outfit, sho'oting and fishing “ traps,” guides, and 
other matters, are judicious, and with due regard to 
economy. A large share of the hook is by our corre¬ 
spondent and friend, A1 Fresco, and we are sure he 
knows all about such things. 
If iflaoSOnootioag’ Notes.—The illustrated 
article last month seems to have met a popular want, and 
to have awakened not a little interest. Some tell us 
that though they had used a rifle almost a lifetime, for 
game, etc., they had never looked into the princi¬ 
ples involved until they saw that article. We did not 
thus intend to open a “ shooting department,” but will 
cheerfully respond to any appropriate queries that we 
can. The following will answer several inquiries: 1st. 
The Remington and Sharp rifles of 44-100 vary a little in 
diameter, which Is unfortunate, as the Sharp gun will not 
take the Remington bullet_2d. In using the “Bead” 
or globe sight, we think it preferable to sight over the 
top of it, depressing it to the lower edge of the bull’s 
eye, or other object, and adjust the rear sight according¬ 
ly. This avoids uncertainty and dimness of vision often 
occurring when the head just covers the object. For 
short range, or any oil-hand shooting, the bead is prefer¬ 
able, but for long -range, or shooting at 
rest, we prefer the “open bead” here 
shown, with a diameter of y 12 inch, which 
Covers some 7 feet at 1,000 yards, but it 
is easy to bring the object in a line with 
the center of this opening. Wc tried a 
smaller opening, (i/ 1(t ), but found it 
too small for cloudy days, and near sundown. Col. 
Wingate gives engravings of 21 different forms for the 
front sight, of which 15 are-allowed at Creedmoor... .3rd. 
As to powder; we have not sufficient experience to de¬ 
cide the relative value of different manufactures. We 
have tried samples of the same brand procured at differ¬ 
ent. places, and found one to require 1 to 3 points more 
elevation than another, at 1,0)0 yards. Finding “Hazard’s 
F. G. Kentucky Rifle powder” working well, wc pro¬ 
cured 5 pounds out of one lot, the most one can keep 
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