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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
Bulbs .— The earlier in the month these are plant¬ 
ed the better start they will get before frost. If 
there are any tender bulbs yet in the ground, take 
up and store in a cool, dry place. 
Tender Plants .—The time for taking up these de¬ 
pends upon the locality. If any are still out, they 
must he cared for. When such plants are placed 
in a pit or cellar they should be shut up only when 
necessary to protect them. 
Hardy Plants .—Divide and reset those needing it, 
if the ground remains open, as many will do bet-ter 
than if treated in spring. 
<t>reenliou«e iuid Window 
Whatever repairs are yet needed must be com¬ 
pleted at once, as a sudden “ cold snap” is likely to 
occur at any time. 
Ventilation must be watched as soon as heat is 
given ; during cold, windy days open the ventilators 
on the side opposite to which the wind blows. 
Fumigation once or twice a week is necessary to 
keep the plants in good health. House plants may 
he smoked by placing them under a box or barrel. 
Hanging Baskets if not watered frequently soon 
dry out; shower often and water thoroughly two 
or three times a week. 
Climbers need to be kept tied up neatly to the 
rafters to look well. A few Passion flowers and 
other climbers are useful to furnish shade for ferns 
and other plants. 
Camellias and Azaleas should have a cool place, 
where their flower buds will develope gradually. 
Shower the leaves occasionally, and if Camellias are 
wanted for the holidays, bring into heat at once. 
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Gommarcial Matters—Market Prices. 
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 Oct. 12th, 1676, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TI1IC NICW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheal. Corn. line, llarlei/. Oats 
26 cl’s this m’tli337,000 2,211.01)0 3,714,100 135,000 384,000 1.503,000 
25 d’s last m’tli291,,000 1,017,000 4,117,000 221,000 81,000 093,000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. Carle//. Oats. 
26 d’s this m’th359,000 2.189,000 3,821,000 107,000 178.000 1,419,000 
25 d’s last iii’t-l .431,000 2,302,000 3,349,000 253,000 10,500 1,214,000 
tl. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1876..327,000 2.211,000 3,714,000 185',000 384,000 1,503,000 
25 days 1875..347,000 3.976,000 3,771,000 19,709 329,000 1,111,000 
Sat.ks. Flour. Wheat.. Corn. Rue. llarlei/. Oats. 
56 davs 1876 .359,000 2,189,600 3,881,000 167,000 178,000 1,410,000 
25 days 1S75. .422,000 5,013,000 4,086,000 17,000 215,000 1,786,0.0 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
1 Vheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. Malt. 
hush. hush. hiisli. liusli. lmsli. hush. 
Oct. 9, 1876.. 1,931,892 1,195 337 153.305 91,245 825.187 421,751 
Sept. II, 1876..2.532.9 1 A 935,136 60,251 52.801 889,136 445,316 
Aug. 7, 1876. .2,831.299 904,557 91,960 53,914 1,232,895 434,203 
May 8. 1876. .1,543,826 172,090 16,363 33,301 437,337 450,613 
Apr. 10,1816..3,393,074 232,140 68.429 200,381 706.88 ! 436,943 
Juii.lO, 1876..5,802,293 663,982 100.711 325,191 1,080.300 307,438 
J)ec. 7, 1875. .5,878,036 816.962 99,908 305,9611.252,003 255,364 
May 11,1815... 969,S04 1,542.921 16,124 16,537 545,209 229,655 
4. Exports from New York. Jan. 1. to Oct. 12. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. llarley. Oats. Peas. 
hbls. bush. hush. bush. hush. lmsh. bnsli. 
1876.1.517,090 20,121,369 14,245,477 806,474 29,392 460,481 470.830 
3375.1,142,211 20,631,499 10,160,680 151,510 225 101,323 240,832 
Gold lias been up to 110%, and down to 108.%, closing 
Oct. 12. at 109, as against 110 on Sept. 12, and 111% 
on July 12, 187(5, and 116,Jf on the 12th of Oct., 1875_ 
The movements in Breadstuffs have been moderate for 
the season, and prices of Flour and Grain have fluctuated 
considerably, influenced, in good part, by the tenor of the 
foreign market and weather reports, the war news, and 
Tumors from Europe, the course of ocean freights, and of 
Gold and Foreign Exchange. The export dealings have 
been on a somewhat restricted scale. Flour, Wheat, and 
Rye closed weak in price ; Corn firmer ; Barley and Oats 
lower. Further purchases of Canada Peas, in bond, have 
been made for shipment to England ; the most important 
having been of 9,200 bushels, ® 93c. a bushel, taken for 
the London market, freight by steam ®7$fd. per bushel, 
in bags. Buckwheat lias been very quiet thus far. Buck¬ 
wheat Flour has been meeting with a readier sale, as the 
weather lias been growing much cooler.Cotton has 
been depressed and irregular in price, on a comparatively 
fame business for prompt and forward delivery_Wool, 
of domestic product, lias been in very good demand, 
mainly for manufacturing purposes, though, in part on 
speculative account, at advanced prices, closing strong 
and buoyant. Foreign Wool dull, but held more firmly. 
... Tobacco has been less active and lower. The export 
movement has fallen off considerably_Provisions have 
been in fair demand; Pork, Lard, Bacon, and Cut Meats 
closed weak ; Beef steady; Beef Hams much lower; But¬ 
ter, Cheese, and Eggs in favor of buyers.Petroleum 
has been very quiet; but prices have been remarkably 
well supported.Naval Stores closed dull and droop¬ 
ing_Hops have been more urgently sought after, large¬ 
ly for shipment to England and Germany, at advanced 
rates. .. .Hay has been moderately inquired for at some¬ 
what lower figures.Seeds have been attracting more 
attention. Timothy Seed has been particularly brisk, 
chiefly for export, in great part to Hamburgh, at higher 
prices.Ocean grain freights have been fairly active, 
hut unsettled, leaving off weak on the berth, but firm in 
the chartering line_ Grain rates by steam to Liver¬ 
pool, closed on the 12th Oct. at 8 ® 8 J 4 «f; to Glasgow 
at S' 4 @.SX(l; to London at 7}4@7%d ; to Liverpool, by 
sail, at 7 %d ; London, by sail, at 7©7%d. per bushel. 
Provisions by steam to Liverpool, 35s.®5(te. per ton; 
Cotton at 5 /ig @,%d. $ lb. Grain tonnage for Cork and 
orders, at 6s.@Gs4>£d.. per quarter. Grain rates from San 
Francisco to Liverpool, quoted at G0@62sGcL Timothy 
Seed for Hamburgh, by steam, 47s.G(L@52s.6(L per ton. 
CuniiKNT WnoucsAi.K Pricks. 
BSeeves.— The market lias met with a steady decline 
during the past month until the close, when a better fuel¬ 
ing arrested tne downward tendency. The receipts have 
been larger than ever, with a perfect glut of poor stock, 
which brought the value of this sort down to Gc. f! lb! 
The shipments to Europe of over 1,000 head weekly, 
keep the market steady for the best qualities, although 
these have giveaway. 10X@llc. for 1,500 B>. cattle “is 
now hard to reach. Western dressed beef has begun to 
arrive, and on the whole there is no fair prospect of any 
better demand than now. At the close some Texans sold 
as low as 3%c., others at G%@7%c., on 55 Bis. net per 
cwt. Natives sold for 7%@9%c., and extra for 10J4<pllc. 
on estimates of 57 Bis. <p cwt. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Sept. 18. 
Sept. 25. 
Oct’r 2. 
Oct'r 9. 
Range. 
8 ©l'l c. 
6>4@1IJ4c. 
7 @11 c. 
G5f@U c. 
Large Sales. 
9 @10J4c. 
7>4@10^c. 
S‘A@ 9y.c. 
7 @10 c. 
A tier. 
9yc. 
9 c. 
9 c. 
9 C. 
Cows, —For cow-s there has been little demand and 
small supply. Now they are wanted, and more is offered 
Sept. 12. Oct. 12. 
Prick of Gold. 
no 
109 
Flour—S illier to Extra Stale $3 85 
@ 5 35 
$4 35 
(ft 
5 GO 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
3 85 
(ft 8 50 
4 35 
@ 8 50 
Extra Western.. 
4 60 
@ 9 
i"5 
5 10 
@ 9 75 
Extra Genesee. 
r> 3'. 
© 6 
75 
5 60 
@ 
6 85 
Superfine Western. 
3 85 
© 4 50 
4 35 
© 
5 00 
Rye Flour .. 
2 00 
(ft 5 
15 
2 50 
5 20 
COIIiV-M 1CAL. . 
2 60 
@ 3 30 
2 65 
© 3 30 
Buckwheat Flour,*) 100 lbs 
— 
© 
— 
3 25 
@ 4 00 
Wheat—A ll kinds ol White. 
1 18 
(<5 1 
33 
1 20 
© 
1 34 
All kinds ol lied and Amber. 
90 
(fix 1 28 
i oo 
© 
1 23 
Corn— fellow. 
56 
© 
58 
57 'A® 
60 
Mixed . 
50 
© 
57K 
50 
© 
58 
White. 
54 
@. 
58 
5734 @ 
60 
Oats— Western ... 
37 
© 
48 
28 
© 
4S 
42 
@ 
50 
43 
@ 
43 
Ryu . 
68 
© 
90 
70 
© 
90 
15.\ UM5Y.. 
85 
@ i 
10 
83 
© 1 18 
Buckwheat. 
< —-• 
© 
— 
80 
© 
90 
Barley Malt.. 
— 
© 
— 
SO 
@ 1 30 
JIay—B ale, *1 i00 lbs. 
60 
@ 1 00 
55 
© 
90 
Straw, *) loo as. 
50 
© 
05 
50 
@ 
95 
Cotton— Middlings, lb ... 
HX 
10 H® 
1US 
Hops—C rop of 1870, ifUb. 
20 
Oh 
30 
2 1 
© 
40 
old, $ It*. 
4 
© 
20 
4 
© 
22 
IfKATinsus— Livc Oeese, ^ lb. 
30 
@ 
60 
35 
@ 
57 K 
Srcicn — Clover, iR lb . 
10 
© 
11 
1314© 
14 
Tmiol.hv. iff bushel. 
1 70 
© 2 00 
2 CO 
© 2 10 
Flax, bushel. 
1 43 
© 1 44 
I 44 
© 
— 
Sugar—R efi’g& Grocerv if) lb 
8 
© 
10 A 
8 
© 
aw 
Molassics. Cuba, tftiral.50 test 
30 
© 
40 
32 
© 
33 
New Orleans, new crop,9 gal 
45 
© 
GO 
40 
© 
62 
COFFisic— I iio (Cold). 
15 
18& 
16 
@ 
19 M 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.,lb. 
5 
@ 
25 
C 
© 
19 
Seed Leaf, r tfMb. 
5 
© 
55 
3 
M 
50 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, lb 
20 
© 
45 
2S 
M 
50 
Domestic, pulled, iff lb. 
17 
@ 
ss 
22 
M 
42 
California, spring: clip,. 
12 
© 
30 
13 
© 
30 
California f Tl clip. 
— 
© 
— 
10 
© 
21 
Tallow, if) lb . 
8 %@ 
s% 
SM@ 
Oil-Cakk— : on . 
38 50 
© 
33 CO 
@39 50 
Pork —Mess, if* barrel_ 
17 50 
@17 
75 
17 00 
@i 
7 25 
15 ® 
16 © 
Prime, if) barrel . 15 50 @16 75 
Beef— Plain mess. S 00 @10 00 
Laud, in tres. & hbls. *) 100 It 11 15 @11 2“ 
Butter—S tate, if) a*. 
Western, poor to fancy, if) lb. 
Ciiekse... . 
Beans— if) bushel. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, ip bu 
Eggs—F resh, if) dozen __ 
Pou lt r. Y’—F o w Is. 
Turkeys—if) lb. 
Geese, if) pair. 
Bucks, if) pair. 
Rocsters, *) lb. 
Chickens, dry pick'd lb. 
Grouse,*) pair. 
Snipe, per doz 
Partridge.*) doz. 
Plover, if) doz. 
Ducks. Wild.*) pair. 
Woodcock, *i pair. 
Pigeons, wild, if) dozen. 
tame, *) dozen. .... 
Venison, *) ib. 
Rabbits. *) pair. 
Hares, *) pair. 
Cucumbers, if) bbl. 
Turnips *) bbl. 
CA113 \GES—if) 100. 
Onions—*) bbl. 
Potatoes— if) bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes—*) bbl. 
Radishes, *) 100 bunches_ 
I,ima Beans, *) brg, . 
String Beans, *) bag. 
Cauliflower, V doz. 
Broom-corn. 
Watermelons, *) ICO. 
Okiia,*) 100. 
Pumpkins, *) 100 . 
Green Peas. *) bush. 
Tomatoes, *> bskt. 
Beets, *) 100 bunches. 
Ego Plants, lb doz. 
Green Corn, *) 100. 
Nutmeg Melons, if) bbl. 
Cranberries— if) bbl. 
if) crate. 
Apples— if) barrel..... 
Squash, if) bbl. 
Pears, *) bbl. . 
Peaches, *) basket. 
Plums, *) bbl. 
Grapes, *) lb. 
Whortleberries, *1 bush... 
Maple Sugar, *) lb. 
Maple Syrup, if) gallon. 
Cider, *) gal. 
30 
12 
00 
98 
26 
19 
... @ 20 
1 25 @ 2 50 
60 @ 1 00 
© 10 
22 
„ _ 93 
1 25 @1 50 
@ 1 00 
@ 
75 © : 
95 © 
20 @ 
14 © 
15 
15 ® 
80 
85 M 
1 31 A® 1 75 
25 _ 
80 ® 
(if 
^ 90 
© - 
1 25 @ 1 75 
— @ — 
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- @ - 
no @ l oo 
l oo @ 2 no 
3 00 @ 8 00 
1 25 @ 2 50 
1 50 @2 75 
2 75 @ 3 75 
50 @ I 00 
75 © 1 75 
50 © 1 (-0 
75 @ 5 00 
3 @ 9 
5 00 ©20 00 
- @ - 
- © - 
1 00 © 1 15 
50 © 1 00 
2 00 © 3 00 
75 © 1 25 
75 @ 1 25 
2 00 @ 3 50 
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75 @ 2 00 
50 @ 1 00 
1 75 ©10 (0 
50 @ 1 75 
5 00 ©11 00 
2 © 10 
1 50 © 2 30 
r- ® ~ 
8 00 @10 00 
10 1 !K® 10 75 
22 © 33 
16 @ 35 
5 © 13'A 
1 00 © 2 10 
93 @ — 
22 © 26 
12 @ 20 
® 20 
@ 2 25 
:0 © 1 00 
8 @ 10 
12 @ 
1 CO © 
— © 
70 © 
— m 
so ® 
75 © 
- © 
13 
1 37 
20 
85 
12 © 
30 © 
50 @ 
20 
40 
05 
X 00 © — 
3 00 © 7 00 
2 00 © 2 75 
2 00 @2 75 
1 75 © 2 CO 
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50 © 3 00 
3 © 8 
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40 @ 50 
C 00 @ 9 00 
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50 © 75 
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1 00 '© 1 25 
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2 00 @3 25 
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60 © 1 00 
2 00 @13 00 
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6 
New York JLive-ikjoeik Msu-lfels. 
r.ECEIPTS. _ 
WEKIC ENDING 
Sept. 18..10,98' 
Sept, 25. 
Oct’r 2. 
Oct’r 9. 
Total for 4 Weeks ..43.47 
do .forprev.i TFeeis38,7SG 
Peenes. Cows. Caines. Sheen. Swine. 
Average per Week .10,869 48 3,215 26.801 24,423 
do. do. last Month... 9,696 53 3.6S2 27.602 22,030 
do. do. prev's Month... 9,871 100 3,172 28,324 20,ia9 
J'eevts. Cows 
. Calves. 
, Sheen. 
..10,987 
85 
3,355 
29,766 
.. 9,893 
4G 
3.1 CS 
23,511 
...12,552 
50 
3,230 
23,541 
.10,045 
12 
3,106 
25,387 
..43.477 
193 
12,819 
107,205 
1*538,786 
231 
14.731 
110,110 
for them than has been paid during the month, when 
they sold for $10®$75 each. Calves have sold read¬ 
ily ; farmers taking many grassers for stock at $5 to $6.50 
per head. Hog-dressed are now arriving, and sell for 10 
@14c. $ Ib. for prime. Grassers are in demand at 
7c. fj? Ib. live weight; veals bring 9>4@10c. B>. for se¬ 
lected. Sheep and Lambs,- The market is bet¬ 
ter, and prices arc improving, but so slow, as to be hard¬ 
ly quotable ; >fc. on sheep, and %c. $ lb. on iambs has 
perhaps boon made in the month; closing at 5 ® 6 )fc. for 
sheep, and G'f@-7%c. for lambs_ Swine have been 
weak and strong alternately, closing at $G.G5 f! 100 Bis. 
for Ohio live hogs of 212 Bis.; 7M®8c. for city dressed 
heavy, SM® 8 ^c. for medium, and 8 =f£c. fur all under 100 
lbs. Country dressed sell for for very light pigs. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton. 
Middlings, per ton. 
Ground Feed, per toil. 
Linseed-oil-.cake. western, per toil. 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 
Chandler’s Scraps, per lb. 
Prices of Fertilizers, 
$18.00© $20.00 
. 19.00© 21.00 
. 15.00© 21.00 
. 41.00© 41.00 
. 25.50© 40.00 
3© 4 
No. 1.Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct. aiv.monhi, standard, *) toil..$56.50 
do. do. guaranteed, *) ton. 56.00 
do do. rectified, per ton. 61 50 
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 45.00@ 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.C0@ 40 00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
“ Dry ground Fish Guano, toil 45.00 
“ “ Pine Island Guano, per ton. 45 00 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 18.00 
Bone Black, per Ion.;. 25X0© 28.00 
Born-Flour, per ton.... . 40.00© 45X0 
Rawbories Ground (pure), per ton. S3.i0@ 40.00 
Rough Bones, per ton. 22.0C© 25.00 
German Potash Salts. (25@S3 per cent), per ton. 20.00© 2.5.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. S.OOc, 9.00 
“ In barrels, per bill. 125 
Wood Ashes, per bushel. . ..16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent ), per lb. 8'<lc.@ 9 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of notash.'SOp.c.), lb 2%c.u/ SJfc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. . 4 c.@ 4yc. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb-_ 5 c.@ 5)rc. 
Dried Blood or Dried .Meat per unit of animonia.$3.00© $ 4.00 
containing a great variety of Items , inc’uding many 
good Hints and Suggestions which ire throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for want of room elsewhere. 
Remember 
The V ahiable Premiums. 
See Page 433, and send to the 
Pnldishcrs for am Illustrated S.fst 
of Premiums if yon have not nl- 
t'cady received it. 
Ft.15.—The New P’ostag-e Law. 
—On account of the now postal law, wliicli requires 
pre-payment of postage by the 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 chibs at 
club rates, will be particular to send to this office postage 
as above, with his subscription. Subscribers in British 
America will continue to send postage as heretofore, 
for pre-payment here. 
Remitting; Money: — Clieeks oit 
New Yoi-lt City Ranks or Rankers arc best 
for large sums ; make payable to the order of Orange 
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- 
