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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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decidedly lower, and in very liberal supply; demand 
comparatively moderate... .Cotton shows less firmness, 
on a restricted trade... ."V^pol has been fairly active, but 
toward the close quoted easier in price, under more ur¬ 
gent offerings of supplies_Tobacco has been in mod¬ 
erate demand and quoted about steady....Seeds have 
been moving rather slowly. Clover closed lower, on ac- 
cumulating"supplies... .Hops in more request and held 
higher_Hay and Straw easier, on a light inquiry. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
per pound for forequarters up to 7@8 cents for sides, 
the large arrivals and the receipt of a 1st of poor distillery 
cattle from the Chicago “ crooked whiskey ” manufacto¬ 
ries, which have been seized by the government. The 
mild weather has had its effect, and also the poor condi¬ 
tion of stock arriving. Few first-class beeves have come 
to hand. At the close the lessened receipts helped to 
improve prices a fraction on good stock. Poor cattle re¬ 
maining dull and low, and selling at 31c.@4c. per lb. live 
weight for bulls; 94c.@10c. per lb. for native steers to 
dress 55 lbs., and 121 for prime cattle dressing 56 to 57 
lbs. per gross cwt. 
the transactions for the month ending February 14,1S76, 
and for the corresponding month last year; 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT Tint NKW TORE MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
28 d’s this m’tli211,000 1,007,000 1,309,000 13.500 425,000 411.000 
25 d’s last m’tii832,000 135,000 1,017,000 30,000 231,000 593,000 
Sarks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
28 d’s this m’th287,000 1,691,000 2,220,000 28,000 290,000 71-1,000 
25 d’s last m’th393,000 2,814,000 1,871,000 47,000 231,000 1,91S,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time Iasi year. 
receipts. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Caines. Sheep. Swine. Toi'l. 
Jail. 17. 7,545 112 1,080 31,275 29,068 69,680 
Jan. 24 . 9,014 91 750 25,976 29,073 64,904 
Jan. 31. 9,248 132 1,050 23,562 23,095 57,087 
Feb. 7. 8,921 96 055 29,894 21,061 61,187 
Feb. 14. 6,539 93 76L 20,583 23,187 51,163 
Total for 5 Weeks.. 41,267 524 4,296 131,310 126,084 304,021 
Ao.forprevA Weeks 27,185 209 3,189 76,342 85,973 193,258 
Average per Week . 
do. do. last Month.. 
do. do. prev's Month. 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen. Swine. 
. 8,253 105 859 26,202 25,337 
. 6,871 67 797 19,035 21,498 
. 8,801 93 1,114 23,710 32,367 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
28 days 1876. .211,000 1,007,000 1,309,000 18,500 425,000 411,000 
26 days 1875..216,000 513,000 2,811,000 9,200 218,000 374,0 -0 
26 days 1S74. .402,000 3,175,000 1,004,000 61,000 106,000 895,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
28 days 1876. .287,000 1,694,000 2,226,000 28,000 296,000 714,000 
26 days 1S75. .279,000 2,096,000 2,907,000 21,000 142,0 0 1,119,000 
26 days 1874 .296,000 2,312,000 1,597,000 131,000 813,000 1,437,000 
The prices for the past five weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
Large Sales. 
Aver. 
Jan. 17. 
. 8M@13>fc. 
10 @12 c. 
11 c. 
Jan. 24. 
. 7>£@ 13y 2 c. 
9J4@12 c. 
10«ifc. 
Jail. 31. 
. 7)<®13)4C. 
9K011KC. 
10>-c. 
Feb. 7. 
9 @11 c. 
10 c. 
Feb. 14. 
. s'A@n c. 
9>s@U c. 
10J4C. 
3. Stock of gram in store at New York. 
Milch Cows.— The demand for cows has been 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
busli. bush. bivsli. bush. bush. bush. 
Feb. 7, 1876..5,369,611 566,331 89,837 465,205 922,536 352,737 
Jan. 10,1876..5,802.203 663,932 100.741 325,191 1,030,300 307,433 
Dec. 7, 1875. .5,878,036 S16.962 99,908 305,961 1,252,005 253,364 
Nov. 8, 1875. .3,219,457 1,112,993 79,355 277,400 815,591 249,9S6 
Oct. 11,1875. .2,382,502 1,682,246 10,910 21,688 439,693 261,428 
May 11,1875.. 969,804 1,542,924 10,124 16.537 545,209 229,655 
Jan. 11,1375. .3,075,122 1,019,900 50,889 191,470 877,014 145,617 
Nov. 9, 1874..3,680,141 1,727,510 19,123 117,185 794,722 135,382 
steady, and prices have improved, notwithstanding an 
unfavorable market for milk and for beef cows. At the 
close, stock worked off heavily and prices fell off. Selected 
cows sold for $75@$80 per head. Good cows brought $70 
and poor $50@$60_ Calves..— Good veals have been 
scarce and high, selling readily at 10|@11 cents per pound 
through the month. Fair to good veals have been in 
A. 
Exports from New York. Jan. 1, to Feb. 10. 
Flour. Wheat. 
bills. 
1876...207,647 
Corn. 
bnsli. bush. 
1,558,121 1,592,314 
1875...179,832 1,266,529 1,412,517 
Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bush. bush. bush. bnsh. 
15,387 -■ 
- 90 
33,756 125,008 
11,384 9,784 
Current Wholesale Prices, 
Price of Gold . 
Jan. 13. 
1X3 7-8i 
Feb. 14. 
113 7-8 
Flour—S uper to Extra Stale 44 20 
(ft 5 85 
$4 25 (ft 5 85 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western. 
4 20 
(ft 8 50 
4 25 @8 75 
4 85 
@ 9 50 
4 90 @ 9 75 
Extra Genesee. 
5 
@ 6 75 
5 75 @ 7 00 
Superfine Western. 
4 20 
(ft 4 05 
4 25 @ 4 75 
Rye Flour. .. 
4 10 
@ 5 40 
4 10 @5 05 
Corn-Meal. . 
3 00 
( t?) 3 75 
2 75 @ 3 50 
Buckwheat Flour, # 100lbs 
1 90 
(ft 2 30 
1 75 @ 2 2 5 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
1 30 
(ft 1 52>£ 
1 35 (ft 1 55 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
95 
@ 1 45 
90 @ 1 47 K 
Corn—Y ellow . 
63 
© 73 
62 K@ 70 
Mixed.. 
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@ 73 
59>4@ 72 
White.. . 
64 
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Oats— Western. 
44 
@ 52 
44 @ 5214 
State . 
45 
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45 @ 52>£ 
IiVE.. 
88 
@ 97 
S6 @ 92 
Barley. 
80 
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70 (ft 1 30 
Buckwheat, # bush. 
58 
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58 @ GO 
Hay— Bale, # I0I) tts. 
Straw, # 100 fts. 
75 
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70 @ 1 10 
60 
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Cotton— Middlings. # ft... 13J4@ 
Hops— Crop of IS75,7(11b. 10 © 
Feathers— hive Geese, 73 ft 35 @ 
Seed—C lover, id 1b . 13 
Timothy, id bushel. 2 -10 
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45 @ 
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Flax, id bushel. 1 65 @1 
Sugar— Refi’g& Grocery id lb 
Molasses, Cuba, ideal. . . 
New Orleans, new crop,# gal 
Coffee—R io (Gold). 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ id ft. 6 
Seed Leaf, id lb ... G @ 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, id ft 28 @ 
Domestic, pulled, id lb. 26 @ 
California, clip.... 14 @ 
Tallow, id lb . 9 @ 
Oil-Cake— id Ion. 41 50 @45 50 
Pork— Mess, V barrel. 20 75 @21 00 
13 @ 13 'A 
12 @ 20 
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2 45 @ 2 85 
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Prime Mess, Id barrel.19 00 
Beef—P lain mess. 10 00 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, $ ft 
Butter—S tate, # ft. 
Western, id lb . 
Cheese.. .. 
Beans—" ft bushel. 
Peas—C anada, free, # bu ... 
Eggs—F resh, # dozen . 
? oultry—F owls. 
ufke.vs—# ft. 
Geese, id pair.. 125 
Geese, id 1b. 
Ducks, id pair. 
Ducks, # ft. 
Roosters, id lb. 
Grouse, $ pair. 
Partridge, id pair. 
Ducks, Wild,"# pair. 
Quail, trapped, $ dozen. 
Hares, # pair. 
Rabbits, # pair. 
Vension, # ft. 
Turnips # bbl . 
Carrots, # bbl. 
Beets, id bbl. 
Cabbages— id 100. 
Onions—# bbl. 125 
Potatoes—# bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes—# bbl 
Broom-corn. 
Pears, per box. 4 00 
Grapes, # ft. 
Apples—# barrel... . 
Cranberries—# bbl.. 
Squash. # bbl. 
Cauliflower, per bbl. „ „ v 
Oranges, Florida, # bbl.... — 
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month has been downward. The causes for the decline 
have been chiefly the large arrivals of dressed beef from 
Colorado and Chicago, which have been sold from 4 cents 
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better supply and slower demand. The market closes 
fairly at 7c.@9c. per lb. live weight for common veals, 
and $10®$13 per head for grass calves.... Slieep and 
liambs.-In spite of large receipts this class of stock 
has sold freely at advanced prices until near the close, 
when the decline was fully }c. per lb. Fine sheep which 
sold at 8£c. per lb. two weeks ago, sold at the close at 
7|; fair to prime at 6}c.@.7c. per lb., and poor went at 
5c.@5Jc. per lb. live weight_ Swine. — The market for 
hogs has been weak and strong alternately. Dressed 
hogs were weak as we close, selling J below last week’s 
prices at 9-J-c.@5j-c. for western, and 10|c. for city. The 
last sale of live hogs was at 8Je. per lb. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$is.00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 22.00@ 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 22.00® 24.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton.. 45.00® 46.00 
Cotton-9eed-cake, per toil.. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Peruvian Gn.ano (10 perct. ammonia), per ton..$54.00@$5C.50 
“ “ (Rectified), per ton. 61.50 
Manes’ Superphosphate (mineral), per ton. 30.00@ 35.00 
■ Bone Superphosphate, per ton. 40.00® 45.00 
“ Prepared Fish Guano, per ton. 40.00® 45.00 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 24.00 
Bone Black, per ton.. 25.00® 28.00 
Bone Flour, per ton. . ... 40.00® 45.00 
Rawbones Ground (pure), per ton. 33.00® 40.00 
Hough Bones, per ton.. 22.00® 25.00 
German Potasli Salts, (25@35 per cent), per ton. 20 . 00 ®.25.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 u 9.00 
“ In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel.16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 8f<c.@ 9 c. 
Chloride of Potassium, (muriate of potash), lb.. 33fc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 3?4c.® 4 c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb_ 4 : *fe.@ 5J4c. 
Dried Blood or Dried -Meat per unit of ammonia. 3 c.@ 4 c. 
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American Agriculturist.— For 17 years past an 
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EPeacli Culture at Madisoin, lad.— 
The utility of an article is by no means confined to the 
instruction it may contain, but the matters it suggests or 
calls out, are often of more value than the article itself. 
In November last, we published an article which gave 
some reasons for the unprofitableness of last year’s east¬ 
ern peach crop. This is used by Mr. Argus Dean, as a 
basis for a series of three longer articles in the Madison., 
IncL, Evening Courier. Mr. D. very judiciously points 
out such parts of our article as do not apply to peach 
culture in Indiana, and treats the whole with so much 
intelligence, that we regret that we can not give a place 
to his remarks. Madison is an important peach center, 
and Mr. Dean is one of its principal growers. 
“At as CareaS: u ILeiagtia as FossI® 
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ject go back to the time of William the Conqueror—Lf 
not to that of the Creation. 
Our Fowls anal Ollier TTliiaag-s.— 
Whenever we publish an engraving of fowls, or poultry 
of any kind, we get letters actually by scores, asking 
the price of such birds, and we also have numerous 
requests to send a catalogue of “ your fowls.” This 
is not confined to poultry, though for a few weeks the 
letters have been more numerous in relation to these, 
hut it is the same thing with cattle and all kinds 
of animals, as well as with fruits, flowers, plants, and 
vegetables. We are led to infer two things. First, that; 
the owners of poultry (and other things) are very remiss 
