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AMERICAN AGrRICU LT U RI ST. 
[August, 
(iireculioisse 5 »bi< 1 Window 
Now is the time to thoroughly cleanse the green¬ 
houses from insects, to do auy needed repairs, and 
build all additions. Labor and materials are now 
at their lowest, and one cannot choose a better 
time for building any horticultural structure. Sup¬ 
ply a plenty of water and air for the plants remain¬ 
ing in-doors, and give shade of some sort, to pro¬ 
tect the foliage from injury by the sun. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
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Current Wnor.ns.vLie Prices. 
June 13. 
Price of Gold .. 118 l-'J 
Flour—S aner to Extra Stale $4 00 @ .4 HO $3 2a 
Saner to Extra Southern.... I 10 @ 9 25 3 25 
Extra Western . 
Extra Genesee. 
Sunerfine Western. 
I’.yk Flour .. 
Cor.x-.MEAi,. .. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of Wliite. 
All kinds or lied and Amber. 
Cohn—Y ellow. 
Mixed. . 
White. 
Oats— Western .. 
State . 
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Barley... 
Hay—D ale, id 100 Bs. 
Straw, ?) 100 Tbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?t ft . . 
Mors—Crop ol' 1875. id lb. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, td lb 
Seed—C lover, id lb _ 
Timothy, id bushel.... 
Flax. ?) bushel. . 
Sugar—R efi'g& Grocery id lb 
Mor, assies, Culm, idgal. 
New Orleans, new crop,if* gal 
Coffee— 1 £ 1 o (Gold). 
Toracco, Kentucky,&c„ id ft. 
Seed Leaf, id lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, id lb 
Domestic, pulled, id tb. 
California, clip. 
Tallow, id lb . 
Oil-Cake— id ton. 
Pork—M ess, id barrel.19 50 ^ 
Prime Mess, id barrel. Nominal. 
Beef—P lain mess. 10 00 @11 01) 
JjARb, in trcs. & bbls, idlOO lb 11 60 @1165 
Butter—S tate. ?) ft. 
Western, poor to fancy, id It. 
Cheese.. . . 
Brans— id bushel. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ?( bu 
Eggs—F resh, ?! dozen . _ 
Poultry—F owls. 
Canons, ?) ft.. . 
Turkeys—id lb. 
Geese, id pair. 
Geese, ?! lb. 
Ducks, id pair. 
Ducks, ?! lb. 
Roosters, ?i tb. 
Chickens, spring. ?! pair. 
Chickens, dry pick’d lb. 
Pigeons, wild, ?! dozen 
July 13. 
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Beets, id bbl. . 
String Beans, ?! bag. 
Cauliflower, ?! bbl. 
Cabs tens—id 100. 
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Broom-corn. 
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Green Peas. ?! bag. 
Tomatoes, ?> cte. 
Rhubarb,?) 100 bunches_ 
Radishes, ?) too bunches .... 
Arrt.ES— id barrel. 
squash. ?) bbl. 
Oranges. Florida, ?! bbl_ 
GOOSEBERRIE3, ?! bllsll. . 
Currants, id lb. 
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Blackberries, $ qt. 
Karpberriks. 
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Maple Sugar, P ft. 
Maple Syrup, ?l gallon. 
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Gold has been up to 112%, and down to 111%, closing 
July 12, at 111%, as against 112% on June 12, and 112?,; 
on May 13.... Breadstuff'movements have been much less 
extensive, since our last; and with improved crops and 
depressed market reports from Europe, free arrivals here, 
increased urgency to close out supplies, lower gold, and 
firmer ocean freights, our market has been quoted much 
lower, and toward the close,,very unsettled, with less of 
an er-port inquiry for Flour and Grain, and a comparative¬ 
ly moderate home trade call. Much of the Wheat 
and @orn received here, during the month, arrived in 
poor order, which the very warm weather tended to ag¬ 
gravate, and thus render the sale of such stock extremely 
difficult, and, as to values, more or less demoralizing. 
Considerable quantities of Flour have been spoiled by 
the warm weather, and this also added to the depression. 
At the close, receivers generally were eager to realize on 
their holdings ; and, with little of an encouraging tenor 
in the advices by cable, prices ruled weak, even on the 
modified basis. Sundry lots of new Winter Wheat (of 
fine quality) from Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, and Dela¬ 
ware, and of new Flour from St. Louis, Tennessee, etc., 
have come to hand, since our last. New crop of White 
Oats of choice quality from New Jersey (Monmouth Co.) 
brought 41 els. on Tuesday, July 11_Provisions, and 
Cotton, have been less active, and lower and irregular in 
price_Wool lias been attracting more attention, and 
toward the close on a steadier basis as to prices for de¬ 
sirable lots of domestic product... .Tobacco has been 
fairly active, and generally firm in price... .Ilay, Hops, 
and Seeds, have been less sought after, and quoted easier. 
_Naval Stores and Petroleum have shown more firm¬ 
ness, with abetter demand noted_Ocean Grain freights 
have been more active, at stronger rates. Grain rates by 
steam to Liverpool, closed on the 12th July at tM; to 
Glasgow at 8%@1W : to London at 9 cl ; to Liverpool, by 
sail, at M : London, by sail, at 8 %d. per bushel. Pro¬ 
visions by steam to Liverpool. 40s. ©50s. per ton; Cot¬ 
ton at Vic®>- Grain tonnage for Cork and orders, 
at Gs.3cf.@Gs.Gff. per quarter. Grain rates from San Fran¬ 
cisco to Liverpool, for the maturing crop, quoted at 
G2s.6cf.@67s.Gcf. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
tlie transactions for the month ending July 13th, 1876, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKET'S. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheal. Corn. llye. Harley. Oats. 
24 d’s this in’lli3Bl,000 4,937,000 2,403,000 239,000 111,000 1,216,000 
24 d’s last m't,li2G9,000 5,417,000 1,311,000 357,000 205,000 1,067.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. Barley. Oats. 
24 d’s this ui’tli363,000 2,370,000 2,613,000 143,000 9S6.000 
24 d’s last in’Hi329,0U0 4,434,000 3,101,000 381,000 15,000 1,111,000 
JJ, Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipt’s. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 davs 1876. .331,000 4,937,000 2.405,000 239,000 141,000 1,216,000 
24 days 1875. .279,000 S,918,000 2,312,000 23,000 815,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1876 . 363,000 2,376,000 2,613,000 143,000 986,000 
24 days 1875..417,000 5,391,000 1,9S5,000 31,000 2,117,0.0 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. bush. basil, bush. bush. bush. 
July 10,1S76..2,189,729 296.727 6I.50S 15,675 1.014,047 482,019 
June 9, 1876..1.121,293 525,818 3,969 15,614 885,042 507,157 
May 8. 1876.. 1,563,826 172,090 16,365 33,301 437,387 450.613 
Apr. 10,1876..3,393,014 232,140 68.429 200,381 706,282 436,942 
Mar. C, 1876..4,473,653 302,026 82,562 411.078 757,457 377,27S 
Jan. 10, 1876..5,802,293 663,982 100.741 325,191 1,080,300 307.43S 
Dec. 7, 1875..5,878,036 816,962 99,908 305,901 1,252,005 258,364 
Mav 11, 1875... 969,804 1,542.924 16,124 16.537 545,209 229,055 
Jan. 11, 1875..3,675,122 1,049,900 50,889 191,470 877,014 145,647 
4. Exports from New York. Jan. 1, to July 12. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
libls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1876.. 1,043,422 15,760,398 8,398,861 54,623 28,072 272,584 610,920 
1875.. 923,289 10,638,507 6,008.198 105,687 165 61,840 218.169 
1874.. 1,182,136 20,601,800 10.185,019 513.622 240 62,603 253,765 
1873.. 658,482 6,377,645 6,531,315 199,676 19,226 17,578 53,030 
1812.. 418,080 4,202.506 11.967,765 366.829 22.656 17.215 115,066 
1871.. 963.S31 8,193,157 4,824,872 43,018 83,679 14.SS9 - 
1870.. 880,626 7,691,408 161,468 65,734 9,783 - 
1869.. 605,950 6,260,268 1,481,840 68.536 42,257 - 
1868.. 481,663 2,956,532 4,044,602 158,093 30,368 - 
5. Tide-water Receipts at Albany, from opening of nav¬ 
igation to July l : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bbls. bush. busli. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1876.. 10,000 5,309,91)0 781.700 243,500 91,000 1,049,100 193,900 
1875.. 11.700 3,217.700 824,700 53,500 - 755,COO 377,900 
1874.. 17,900 S,618.000 4,100.000 174,100 74,100 996,200 -- 
1573.. 52,100 3,556,700 3,518,100 293.100 12,200 StO.-tOO - 
1872.. 32,200 1,682,890 0,516,600 203,100 451.500 J.561,200 - 
1871.. 78,700 4.328,300 4,258,000 46,200 ' 40,100 999,600 — 
?$ev» York ff.ive-Sitocli M:airl»ets>. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ENDING 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen. Swine. Tot'l. 
June 26. 
July 3. 
July 10..... 
8,184 
24 
3,983 
9,872 
90 
2,912 
8,067 
59 
3,593 
. 8,SOS 
61 
2.087 
.34,931 
234 
12,475 
37,057 
241 
17.352 
18,613 
25,402 
27,667 
21,229 
95,911 
19,019 48,823 
24,125 02.401 
20,717 62,103 
15,731 00,019 
79,595 253,246 
97,164 88,899 240,713 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheen. Swine. 
Average per Week . 8,732 58 3,144 23,980 19,893 
do. do. last Mouth... 9.264 00 4.833 24,291 22,224 
do. do . prev's Month.. 9,129 50 3,214 40,1S5 21,0S5 
ESeeves.—The hot weather of the past two weeks, 
which lias been unprecedented for more titan 30 years, 
has not been in favor of an improved market. On the 
contrary, the tendency has been steadily downwards, and 
as we close our report, we have no improvement to note 
in prices, although the general feeling was more lively 
and encouraging. Shipments to Europe continue, 290 
head having been sent out to Scotland last week; this 
destination having probably been chosen that the beef 
may appear in the London market as choice Highland, 
for which the quality is good enough. How long a busi¬ 
ness can continue on such a basis, however, is a ques¬ 
tion. Prices at the close were 9@9Jc. per lb. for native 
steers, 55@5G lbs. per gross cwt.. and 10@10}r. for prime 
beeves of 56®57 lbs. estimated per c'wt. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
j Range. 
Large. Sales. 
A ver. 
June 19. 
. 7 @105*0. 
9 (ft 10 c. 
9%c. 
June 26. 
. 7 ®:o%c. 
9 @ 9iSfc. 
9%c. 
July 3. 
. 8%@10%c. 
9 @ 9r*c. 
9%c. 
July 10. 
. 8'..@n c. 
9 @10 c. 
9%c. 
Cows.—The market lias been dull and without change 
at $40@$50 eacli for poor cows, and $G0@$75 for choice, 
calves included.Calves.—The business lias been 
fair, and with light receipts, prices have improved. Poor 
calves have sold for 4@5c. <£i 11)., and veals at 7@S%c. 
II). for N. Y, Jersey, and Pennsylvania....Sliecp and 
Lambs-There lias bceu a very slow demand for this 
stock, especially poor qualities—good stock has sold 
freely. The prices paid at the close were 4%@5%e. 
lb. for sheep of 75 to 102 ibs., and 0%@9%c. $ lb. for 
iambs, according to quality; Virginia selling for the low¬ 
er quotation, and New Jersey 08-11). lambs at the higher. 
... Swine. — Receipts of hogs for the first half of 1675, 
wore 751,548, and for the same period in 1870, 597,319. 
This is a large falling oft’ with which to meet a fair aver¬ 
age demand, and should bo taken into account in estimat¬ 
ing probabilities. The market has improved during the 
past month, closing with a light supply at 6@8%c. ^111). 
for city dressed, and S%e. for light pigs. 
Prices of Peed. 
Bran, per ton.$18.00© $20.01) 
.Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 45.00® 21.00 
Linseed-on-cake, western, per ton.. 41.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per 16 . 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilisers. 
No. 1. Peruv. Guano (6.80 p. ct. ammonia) ?) ton,_ $56.00 
“ “ (Rectified), per ton... 61.50 
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 15.00® 50.00 
“ Plain Superphosphate (mineral), per toil 30.00® 35.00 
“ Bone Superphosphate, per ton. 40.00® 45.00 
“ Prepared Fish Guano, per ton. 35.00® 40.Oo I 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 24.00 I 
Bone Black, per ton. 25.00® 28.00 i 
Bone Flour, per ton.... 40.00® 45.00 
Ru'.vbones Ground (piue), per ton. 33.60® 40.00 
Rough Bones, per ton. . 22.00® 25.00 I 
German Potash Salts, (25®35 per cent), per ton. 20.00® 25.00 i 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. S.00@ 9.0/1 
“ In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel.16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 8%c.@ 9 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash,iSOp.c.), 11) 2%c.® 3%c. • 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb.. 4 c.@ 4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per 11)_ 5 c.@ 5%c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat per unit of aimnouia.$3.00® $ 4.99 
containing a great variety of Items, inc’vding many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for leant of room elsewhere. 
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American Agriculturist. —For 17 years past an 
edition of this journal lias been issued in tlie German 
language for tlie benefit of (he large number of our citi¬ 
zens who read only the language of Vaterland. It con¬ 
tains the engravings and all tlie principal reading of tlie 
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 Hon. Frederick Munch, a distinguished cultivator of 
