324 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[September, 
keep the others cultivated until the tops cover the 
ground. Sow seeds of the fiat kinds in any vacant 
spots, and if the fall is moderately long, a fair crop 
may be expected. 
Weeds .—Allow none to go to seed. Use the cul¬ 
tivator wherever it will save hand labor. Let no 
weeds run to seed along the fence rows, as these 
soon fill the ground with seeds. 
flower &Sai-4ieHi aia«l Lawn. 
The fall rains will in most places have started the 
grass and flowers into fresh growth, and the garden 
should now be in the glory of its late bloom. 
Lawn .—Mow every week or so to keep down 
annual weeds. If there are any spots in which the 
grass has been killed by drouths, sow grass seed, if 
possible just before a shower, or mend with sods. 
Crysanthemums .—A few of the best varieties 
should be taken up and potted for blooming in the 
house, giving them a few days shading. Tie up any 
that require it. 
Cuttings .—Provide a stock of cuttings of plants 
for winter flowering. Shade the cutting bed from 
the sun during hot days. 
Dahlias should now look their best, and must be 
kept tied up carefully to stakes, else they will be 
broken by the wind. 
Walks .—Keep free from weeds ; rake and roll. 
Cut the margins with an edging knife, and keep 
the grass roots from entering the walks. 
Perennial Plants .—Keep down the weeds and save 
seeds of such as are wanted as fast as they ripen. 
Insects .—Remove and burn all late caterpillars 
which infest shrubs and ornamental trees. 
CiJs'cenSaoiBse and 'Wimtlow jPJs&Hijs. 
The general overhauling and cleaning of the 
greenhouse should he over, so that tender plants, 
which have_ been out during the summer, may be 
taken in at any time. 
Glazing should be done, and if the glass is not 
perfectly tight, give the sash bars a.coat of thick 
lead paint, to close up all cracks. 
Pots .—Have a plenty on hand for all plants which 
are to be taken in. Wash and clean all which re¬ 
quire it, as it is a bad practice to put plants into 
dirty pots. 
j Ranging Baskets may now be refilled and set in 
the shade for a few days, and then removed- to the 
house or greenhouse. 
Propagation .—Make cuttings of all bedding and 
greenhouse plants which it is desirable to have a 
stock of, and take care not to allow the air to blow 
over the cutting bed, as this soon dries out the sand. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Gold lias been up to 112%, and down to 111%, closing 
Aug. 12, at 111%, as against Ill’s on July 12, and 112% 
on May 13 .. .The movements in the Breadstuff line have 
been on a restricted scale. The export inquiry for sup¬ 
plies has been comparatively moderate; the foreign ad¬ 
vices having been, as a whole, unfavorable to free pur¬ 
chases for shipment. The home trade demand has been 
fair, but not urgent. Supplies have been offered with free¬ 
dom, particularly Grain “out of order,” which, in the 
instance of Spring Wheat especially, constituted the bulk 
of the available stock here. The oppressively warm 
weather in July very seriously damaged the Grain accu¬ 
mulation here; and also injured the stock Flour consid¬ 
erably. Strictly prime Wheat, Corn, and Oats have been 
comparatively scarce. Prices have been quite variable, 
during the month, closing weak for Flour, Wheat, and 
Rye; and firm for Corn and Oats. New Winter Wheat 
Flour, and new Winter Wheat, and new Oats have been 
arriving more freely, and have been selling quite readily 
on arrival at relatively full prices. The new Oats, which 
have thus far come to hand, have been mostly very light 
and poor. The new Winter Wheat, particularly new ant¬ 
her, has been ot excellent quality, as a rule. New crop 
State Barley is now offering here by sample for late Sep¬ 
tember arrival. The samples appear to be of light weight, 
but otherwise of very good quality and color. Of Flour, 
the favorite brands with home trade buyers have been 
Minnesota extras, straight, and patent, which have been 
sold with promptness and close up to production. On 
Thursday, August 10, a sample of new crop Minnesota 
Spring was exhibited at the Produce Exchange. It was, 
as to berry, very hard and sound, and deemed much su 
perior to last year’s crop. Thus far the new crop of 
Spring in Minnesota has been harvested in fine condition. 
The weather has not only been generally fine, but great- 
care has been exercised in handling. After last year’s se¬ 
vere experience, northwestern farmers are far more cau¬ 
tious than ever before, and have adopted the rule of 
“ stacking as they go along.” All reports seem to agree 
that the yield is below the average of the last two heavy 
crops, but opinions differ as to the extent of the deficien¬ 
cy, the range being from 15 to 30 per cent in various sec¬ 
tions. The sample shown here to-day will test at least GO 
lbs. per bushel_Provisions*liave been active, but, in 
the leading items, unsettled in price.... Wool has been in 
more demand for manufacturing purposes, closing more 
firmly, on less urgent offerings... .Cotton has been freely 
dealt in, and has advanced_Tobacco, Hay, Straw, 
nops, Naval Stores, and Petroleum have been more 
sought after, and have shown more steadiness as to values 
toward the close .. Ocean Grain freights have been mod¬ 
erately active, closing firmly. Grain rates by steam to 
Liverpool, closed on the 12th Aug. at 9rf; to Glasgow 
at 9 d ; to London at '7%@8 d ; to Liverpool, by sail, at 8 
@8 y.d ; London, by sail, at 7%rf. per bushel. Provis¬ 
ions by steam to Liverpool, 40s.®5&s. per ton; Cotton 
at lb. Grain tonnage for Cork and orders, 
at G5.@6s.3rf. per quarter. Grain rates from San Francis¬ 
co to Liverpool, quoted at 65s. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending Aug. 14th, 1S76, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
Cuar.itNT WuoLicsAi.it Pricks. 
Pkicic of Gold 
July 13. 
Ill 7-8 
Aug. 14. 
Ill 1-3 
Flop it—Super to Extra Stale $3 21 <3 5 30 $3 65 © 5 25 
Suner to Extra Southern_ 3 v5 @ 8 75 
Extra Western . 4 25 @9 50 
Extra Genesee. 5 30 @ 6 75 
Superfine Western. 3 (0 @ 4 00 
3 65 @8 50 
4 40 @9 25 
5 25 @ 6 50 
3 65 © 4 35 
Corn-.M eat . 
2 Cl) @3 35 
2 60 
@ 3 25 
Wiihat— All kinds ol' White. 
1 20 @1 45 
1 20 
@ 
1 35 
All kinds ol Red and Amber.. 
SO @ 1 2S 
70 
© 
1 30 
Corn— Fellow. 
55 YM 60 
57 
® 
61 
Mixed... 
47 @ 57 
48 
@ 
58% 
White. 
56 @ 62 
56 
© 
63 
Oats— Western .. 
30 @ 43 
26 
@ 
45 
State . 
37 @ 44 
80 
© 
48 
IlYK .. . 
72 © 88 
60 
© 
76 
Barley . 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
May— Dale, ifl 101) lbs. 
60 @ 1 00 
55 
@ 
95 
Straw, TR mo fts. 
60 © 1 15 
45 
95 
Cotton' — Middlings, if) lb ... 
H%@ 11% 
12%@ 
12% 
Hops— Cron ol 1875, iR lb. 
10 @ 17 
10 
© 
20 
new, $ lb. 
— @ — 
— 
© 
30 
Feathers— Live Geese, TR ft 
30 @ 60 
so 
@ 
60 
S icico— Clover, if) lb . 
Nominal. 
16 
@ 
16% 
Timothy, ift bushel.... 
2 70 @ 2 90 
2 75 
@ 2 90 
Flax, TR bushel. 
1 50 ® — 
1 40 
@ 
1 42% 
7 %@ 
2S @ 
45 © 
9 % 
38 
60 
15X® 18% 
6 @ 25 
5 @ 
18 @ 
16 @ 
10 @ 
8%@ 
7%@ 10% 
SO @ 42 
47 %@ 60 
li%@ 17% 
6 @ 
StioAi:— Refi’g& Grocery 10lb 
Mot, assks. Culm, TRgal. 
New Orleans, new crop,$ gal 
Coffick— l;io(Gold). 
Ton a coo, Kentucky, &c.,TRft. 
Seed Leaf, aft It. . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, if) tb 
Domestic, pulled, IP lb. 
California, clip. 
Tallow, %1 lb . 
Oel-(3akic— ft toil .3G 50 @39 50 38 00 @39 50 
PoUK— Mess, IP barrel. — @20 00 — @19 40 
Prime Mess. TR barrel . 19 00 @19 50 — @ — 
Bicicf—P lain mess. 10 00 @11 00 9 00 @11 00 
La ill), in t.rcs. & bids, ip 100 lb 11 00 @11 25 11 00 @11 15 
5 @ 
18 @ 
16 @ 
10 @ 
S%@ 
25 
40 
35 
25 
8% 
16 © 
14 
Uuttkk—S tate. It. 15 @ 26 
Western, poor to fancy, IP lb. 12 @ 24 
Cheese.. . . ■ 
Brans—¥ bushel. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, i? bu — @ 
Eggs—F resh, dozen. 
Poultry—F owls.. 
Turkeys—TP lb. 
Geese, TP pair.. 
Ducks, TP pair. 
Roosters, TP lb. 
Chickens, dry pick’d ft. 
Woodcock, #i pair. 
Pigeons, wild, TP dozen . 
tame, TP dozen. 
Cucumbers. 100. 
Turnips bbl. 
O.AimGHS— TP 100 . 5 00 @ 
Onions—$ hbl. 
Potatoes—N ew bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes—TP hbl. 
Broom-corn. 
Watermelons, $ 100. 
Green Peas, TP hush. 
Tomatoes, TP hush. 
Beets, $ 100 bunches. 
Egg Plants, ft (loz. 
Green Corn, TP 100. 
Nutmeg Melons, TP bbl. 
Apples—TP barrel. 
Squash. TP bbl. 
Pears, TP hbl. . 
Pears. TR box. 
Peaches, TP basket. 
Plums, TP box. 
Blackberries, TR qt. 
Grapes, TR ft. 
Whortleberries, 7?bush... 
Maple Sugar, TP ft. 
Maple Syrup, TP gallon. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK- MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. 117.ro' Corn. Vue. Harley. Oats. 
26 d’s this m’tli305,000 2,451,000 2,060,100 112,000 65,000 1.015,00? 
21 d’s last m’tliS31,000 4,937,000 2,405,000 239,000 141,000 1,216,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. -Parley. Oats. 
26 d’s this m’tli412,000 2,634,000 2,107,000 39,000 -: 1 , 101,000 
21 d’s last m’th363,000 2,376,000 2,613,000 113,000 - 9S6.000 
ii. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1876..303,000 2,451,500 2.060.100 iriOOO 65,000 1,015,000 
27 days 1875. .361,000 4,117,000 1,984,000 21.000 411,000 
Sm.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. /lye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1876 .412,000 2,634,000 3,107,000 30,000 -■' 1,104,000 
27 days 1S75. .497,000 8,711,000 3,105,000 49,000 81,000 1.601,0.0 
4 
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3 
@ 9% 
40 
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50 
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90 
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15 
© 20% 
13 
@ 18 
12 
© 16 
13 
© 18 
13 
© 17 
1 25 
@ 2 50 
1 25 
@ 1 75 
60 
@ 1 12% 
56 
© 1 00 
8 
® 10 
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© - 
20 
@ 33 
16 
@ 25 
— 
@ - 
75 
@ 90 
90 
@ 1 37% 
.—. 
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1 50 
© 1 75 
1 00 
© 1 25 
— 
@ - 
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© 50 
— 
@ - 
2 00 
@ 2 50 
5 00 
@ 8 00 
5 00 
© 8 00 
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@ 4 50 
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90 
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75 
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@ 2 50 
1 50 
@ 3 50 
75 
@ 2 00 
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@ - 
2 00 
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■ — 
@ - 
1 50 
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@ - 
4 00 
@ 6 00 
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@ — 
25 
@ 2 00 
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© 5 00 
3 
© 15 
3 
© 12 
— 
© - 
6 
® 9 
2 00 
© 3 50 
75 
© 1 50 
6 
© 10 
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© - 
70 
© 1 00 
— 
@ - 
3. Slock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye.. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
hush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
Aug. 7,1876. .2,831.299 904,557 94,960 53,914 1,232,895 434,208 
July 10,1876..2,189,729 296,727 61,508 15,675 1,014,047 482,009 
T.,,,nQ lQTfi 1 101 OlIQ Pin {HU Q 11(111 1R CU CORRIO r/L- 
1,643 
1,942 
’,278 
,438 
_ . . . .... _ ___ _1,364 
Mav 11, 1875... 969,804 1,542,924 16,124 16,537 545,209 229,655 
Jan. 1L, 1S75. .3,675,122 1,949,900 50,889 191,470 877,014 145,647 
A. Exports from New York. Jan. 1. to July 12. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush, bush, 
1876.. 1.164.721.17,575,510 8.844,000 691,000 2S,100 362,009 455,987 
1875.. 1.129.041.14,650,208 7,225,590 120,103 165 75,147 229,589 
1571.. 1,305,4S0 23,290,750 14,513.411 531,001 320 72,311 263,883 
1873.. 791,993 9,278,612 7,669,335 327,970 19,226 20,839 92,496 
1872.. 547,791 5,479,949 14.572,323 510,678 22,666 29.706 123,093 
1571.. 1.095.079.10,556,653 0.341,032 71,399 81,797 16,764 - 
1870.. 1.069,227 10,236,257 220,047 65,731 - 11,205 - 
1860.. 812,764 9.099.S03 1,537,077 72,811 - 42,727 - 
1568.. 575,091 3,209,201 4,903,872 158,073 40,643 - 
5. Tale-water Beceipts at Albany, from opening of nav¬ 
igation to July 1 : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. , 
1S76. .13,700 7,597,500 2,565,000 327,000 114,500 1,791,2 0 365,500 ' 
1875.. 27.200 7,501,600 1,932,200 68.700 - 1,023.200 456,500 
1374.. 35.1.0 11,590,000 9,795,200 189,800 74,100 1,216,700 350,300 
New York fi.ive-St.odc Markets. 
WEEK ENDING 
July 31. 
Aug. 7. 
Aug. 14. 
RECEIPTS. 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Shee.p. Swine. Tot'l. 
.. . 31,727 20,417 65,196 
20,060 21,832 54,134 
31,021 17,564 62.052 
30,570 21,382 67,088 
28,243 19,603 59,570 
91 
3,730 
.. 9,439 
85 
2,7 IS 
. 10,259 
93 
3,115 
148 
3,548 
. 8,988 
86 
2,750 
..49,347 
503 
15,861 
:s 34,931 
234 
12,575 
100 
3,172 
28,324 
20.159 
58 
3.144 
23,930 
19,893 
60 
4,838 
24,291 
22,224 
95,911 79,595 253,246 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week .9,871 
do. do. last Month... 8,732 
do. do. prev's Month... 9,204 
Beeves.—The crowded condition of the market dur¬ 
ing the past month, along with the moderate demand, 
has resulted in reducing prices considerably. No class 
of stock has held its own but extra beeves of 1,500 lbs., 
and of these over 2,000 head, or an average of 400 per 
week, have been shipped to England. Ordinary stock 
has had no such mode of relief, and has given way, as 
shown in our record of prices. The Texas drive of this 
season is now estimated at 311,390 head, which is larger 
than usual. Colorado beeves have made their first ap¬ 
pearance this season, selling at 7J@8c. f) fi>., 55 lbs. to 
gross cwt. The market closes at the lowest rates of the 
past 10 years. Chcrokees sold at GJ-c. lb., for 54 lbs. to 
the cwt. ; Natives at 7$@7}c. for poor, 8£@8Jc. for ordin¬ 
ary ; 9@9Ic. for medium, aad 9J@9}c. for good cattle; 
extra cattle of 57 lbs. to the cwt. were scarce, and sold 
for 10J@10Jc. f a. 
The prices for the past five weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range. Large Sales. Aver. 
July 17. 8 @10%c. 9%@10%c. 9%c. 
July 24. S%@10%c. 9%@10%c. 9%c.. 
July 31. 7%@10%c. 8 @10%c. 9%e. 
Aug. 7. G%@;0 Mc. Y%@ 9Irc. 9 "c. 
Aug. 14. 6%@10%c- G%@ 9%c. 8%c. 
Cows.—Poor cows that have been rushed in for sale, 
have helped to reduce prices $5 to $8 per head the past 
month. While good cows sell readily, yet on the whole, 
these being scarce, the business has been dull, and rates 
at the close were from $40 to $80 per head for extremes 
either way.Calves.—There has been a glut of 
veals, and sales have been made of grass calves at $5 to 
$6 per head, for 180 to 190-tbs. Milk veals sold at the 
close of our report at5£@CIc. lb. live weight for poor, 
and 7© 8c. lb. for good; really prime brought 8^c. 
Sheep and lambs.— 1 This stock has felt the effect 
of over-supplies as well as other kinds, and poor quali¬ 
ties have sold as low as 3c. lb. live weight. Better 
sheep have sold foi-4Je., and good at 5Jc.; the best bring¬ 
ing 5J@6c. f) S’. Lambs have sold for 7c. to 8c. $ lb., 
the best Jersey bringing 8Jc. As we close there is no 
change to be noticed_Swine.—For hogs the market 
has been quiet, with an advance early in the month, and 
a gradual dccliue'sincc then. The demand is week, and 
closing prices may he quoted at 7J@8} ^ lb. for city 
dressed, and $6.80@$7 $ 100 lbs. for fair to good live hogs 
Prices ot Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$1S.00@$20.00 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 15.00® 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per ton. . 44.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 3@ 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No. l.Pernv. Guano 10 p. ct. ammonia, standard, TR ton..$56.50 
do. do. guaranteed, TR ton. 56.00 
do do. rectified, per ton. 61.50 
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 45.00® 50.00 
“ Plain Superphosphate (mineral), per ton 30.00® 35.00 
“ Bone Superphosphate, per ton. 40.00® 45.00 
“ Prepared Fish Guano, per ton. 35.00® 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
“ “ Dry ground Fish Guano, ton 45.00 
“ “ Pine Island Guano, per ton. 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.t0@ 40.00 
Rough Bones, per ton. 22.00® 25.00 
German Potash Salts, (25@35 per cent), per ton. 20.00® 25.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. S.00.® 9.00 
“ In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel. . 16 c.©1S c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 8%c.@ 9 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash,;80p.c.), lb 2%c.@ 3%c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4 c.@ 4%c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per Lb_ 5 c.@ 5%c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat per unit of ammouia.$3.00® $ 4.00 
