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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
133 
Books for Farmers and Others. 
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[Any of the following boohs cun be obtained at the Of¬ 
fice of the Agriculturist at the prices named, or they will be 
forwarded by mail, post-paid, on receipt of the price. All of 
these books may be procured in making up a library. We 
indicate our opinion of their value by one or more Stars.] 
American llird Fancier. 
American Farmer’s Encyclopedia. 
American Weeds and Useful Plants—**. 
Allen on the Culture of the Grape . 
Alien's (It. L.) American Farm Hook*. 
Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals. 
Allen’s (L. F.) ltural Architecture_*.. 
Barry’s Fruit Garden—***. 
Bement’s Poulterer's Companion_**. 
Bridgeman’s Fruit Cultivator’s Manual. 
Bridgeman’s Young Gardener’s Assistant.. .. 
Bridgeman’s Kitchen Garden Instructor... 
Bridgeman’s Florist's Guide. 
Brandt’s Age of Horses (English and German)_*_ 
Brock's Book of Flowers_*. 
Browne’s American Poultry Yard. 
Buist’s American Flower Garden Directory. 
Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener—*. 
Burr’s Vegetables of America—*. 
Chorlton’s Grape-Grower's Guide. . 
Colo’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book—*. 
Cole's Veterinarian. 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) Modern Horse Doctor. 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor—*. 
Dana's Muck Manual for Farmers. 
Downing s Cottage Residences.** . 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America_* **_ 
Eastwood on the Cranberry_*. 
Employment of Women—By Virginia Penny—*. 
Every Lady her own Flower Gardener. 
Fessenden's American Kitchen Gardener. 
French’s Farm Drainage_*. 
Field’s (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. 
Fish Culture. 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses_**. 
Flint’s Milch Cows and Dairy Farming_***... 
Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist.*. 
Fuller's Grape Culturist. ***. 
Goodale's Principles of Breeding.. .**. 
Gray's Manual of Botany and Lessons in one Vol..***.. 
Gray’s How Plants Grow. 
Guenon on Milch Cows. 
Hall’s (Miss) American Cookery. 
Haraszthy Grape Culture &c . . 
Harris’ Insects Injurious to Vegetation, plain.**_ 
do. do. do. do. colored plates.** 
Herbert’s Hints to llorsekeepers—***. 
Johnson on Manures... .**. 
Kemp’s Landscape Gardening. 
Langstroth on the Honey Bee 
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Leuchar’s Howt 
Liebig’s Lectures on Chemistry. 
Linsley’s (D. C.) Morgan Horses.. 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 
Mavhew's Illustrated Horse Doctor . .***. 
Mayliew's Illustrated Horse Management.***. 
McMahon s American Gardener.*. 
Milburn on the Cow and Dairy. 
Miles on the Horse’s foot. 
Mistakes of Educated Men_**. 
My Farm at Edgewood_**. 
National Almanac and Annual Record—**. 
Norton’s Scientific Agriculture. 
Our Farm of Four Acres.. (paper 30c.) bound... .*. 
Onion Culture ...***. 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 
Parsons on the Rose. 
Pedder’s Farmer’s Land Measurer. 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves. 
Phin’s Grape Culture . 
Quinby’s Mysteries of Bee keeping... .**. 
Randall’s Sheep Husbandry . 
do. Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry. 
Rand’s Flowers for Parlor and Garden—**. 
Richardson on the Dog. 
Richardson on the Hog. 
Robins’ Produce and Ready Reckoner. 
Shepherd’s Own Book, Randall & Youatt. 
Skillful Housewife . 
Smith’s Landscape Gardening. 
Spencer’s Education of Children**. 
Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 
Tobacco Culture ...***. . 
Todd’s (S. E.) Young Farmer’s Manual_**. 
Tucker’s Register Rural Affairs —* . 
Turner’s Cotton Planter’s Manual. . 
Watson’s American Home Garden—***. 
Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens. 
Yale College Agricultural Lectures. 
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse. 
Youatt and Martin on Cattle. 
Youatt on the Hog—*. 
Youatt on Sheep. 
Youmans' Chemistry—*. 
Youmans’ Household Science—***. 
Commercial Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, made 
up to Abril 15th, show the transactiens the past month. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NBW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye'. Barley. Oats. 
27 days this m’th 209.000 156,000 285,000 7,500 126,000 353,000 
24 days last m’th 201,000 46,500 147,000 6,100 91.000 222.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
27 days this month, 379,000 784,000 836.000 46.500 410,500 
24 days last month, 432,000 2,501,000 1,154,000 16,500 287,000 
3. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1864.209.000 156,000 285,000 7.500 126,000 353,000 
26 days 1863 .211,000 41,450 127,000 18,750 93,000 296,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
27 days 1864 . 379,000 784,000 836,000 46,500 410,000 
26 days 1863 . 321,000 413,000 1,492,000 148,800 105,000 
3. 
1864 
I-f,:; 
1862 
Exports from New-York Jan. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, 
bbls. bus. bus. 
. .570,781 3,851,473 74,900 
. 705,603 3,860,161 2,251,870 
..806,575 2,360,557 4,170,010 
1. to April 15. 
Rye, Oats, 
bus. bus. 
405 12,145 
127,270 100,707 
488,974 15,447 
The Current Price Table shows the present value of 
the principal agricultural Products, with variations from 
last month. The chief activity has resulted from spec¬ 
ulation, stimulated by the advance in gold, the rise in 
which lias carried prices of some articles up materially 
....Wool was depressed until April 1st, but has since 
been more active at advancing rates. — The future of 
prices of all products will depend entirely upon the 
spring campaign. Marked success to our Arms will knock 
gold down, and carry prices of all commodities with it. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
March 15. April 15. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $6 30 @7 10 $7 30 @8 25 
Super, to Extra Southern .... 7 00 @11 00 8 00 @1150 
Extra Western. 6 75 @11 00 8 15 @11 50 
Extra Genesee. 7 15 @ 9 00 8 30 @10 25 
Superfine Western. 6 30 @ 6 55 7 30 @ 7 50 
Rye Flour. 5 50 @ 6 30 5 55 @ 6 35 
Corn Meal. 5 28 @ 6 20 5 75 @ 6 35 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White.. 175 @ 1 95 1 90 @ 2 06 
All kinds of Red. 1 60 @ 1 74 1 72 © 1 90 
Corn—Y ellow. 125 @1 27 1 34 @135 
Mixed. @131 133 @ 
Oats—W estern. 90 @91 89 @ 90 
State. 89 @ 90% 89 ® 90 
Rye. 1 27 @ 1 30 1 30 @ 1 31 
Barley.. 1 28 @ 1 55 1 25 @ 1 50 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 77 @ 78 78 @ 79 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb. 23 @ 32 20 @ 32 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 68 @ 65 65 @ 67 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 13 @ 13% 12 ® 
Timothy, per bushel. 3 00 @ 3 25 2 75 @3 12}$ 
Flax, per bushel. 3 37%@ 3 55 3 45 @ 3 55 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. 12%@ 15% 13%@ 17% 
MoLASSES.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 68 @ 80 85 @ 1 00 
Coffee. Rio, per lb.. 35 @ 37 42 @ 42 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 15 @ 35 12%@ 32% 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 16 @ 50 18 @ 65 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p.Ib.. 6S @ 83 68 @ 83 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 60 @ 77 58 @ 78 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 25 @ 50 20 @ 50 
Tallow, per lb. 12%@ 13 13 @ 13% 
Oil Cake, per tun. 48 00 @ 53 00 47 50 @57 50 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 22 00 @23 75 25 75 @25 87% 
Prime, per bbl. 18 25 @20 50 20 50 @23 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 13 00 @15 50 14 00 @17 00 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . 13 @ 13% 13%@ 14% 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 25 @ 34 25 @ 35 
State, per lb. 32 @ 40 35 @ 46 
Cheese. 15 @ 18 15 @ 18 
Beans— per bushel. 2 60 @ 2 80 2 60 ® 3 00 
Broom Corn—oer ft. 8 @ 10 8 @ 10 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 26 @ 27 24 @ 25 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 15 @ 18 20 @ 24 
Turkeys, per lb. 17 @ 20 22 @ 24 
Pigeons—W ild, per doz. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 2 25 @ 2 50 3 00 @ 3 50 
Peach Blow, per bbl. I 75 @ 2 00 S 00 @ 3 25 
Prince Albert. 2 75 @ 8 00 
Nova Scotia, per bushel. 55 @ 65 90 @ 1 00 
Turnips—R uta baga, per bbl 1 00 @ 1 25 1 50 @ 2 00 
Onions, Red & Yellow p.bbl. 5 00 @ 6 00 7 50 @ 8 00 
D ried Apples, per lb. 7%@ 11 7%@ 11 
Dried Peaches, per lb. 25 @ 28 25 @ 29 
Dried Raspberries, per lb.. 24 @ 25 24 @ 25 
Apples, Western, per Dbl_ 2 75 @ 3 00 4 00 @ 4 50 
Apples, Russets, Golden p bbl 2 00 @ 2 50 3 00 @ 3 50 
Cranberries, per bbl . 7 00 @ 9 50 12 00 @18 00 
U. S. 10-40 BONDS. 
These Bonds are issued under the Act of Congress 
cent, for premium,) or receive them drawing interest 
from the date of subscription and deposit. 
The fact that these Bonds are exempt from munici¬ 
pal or State taxation enhances their value from one to 
three per cent, per annum, according to the rate of 
tax levies in various parts of the country. 
At the present rate of pre^jB^on gold they pay 
over eight per cent. intere.s„ j 'fWSrrency, and are of 
equal convenience as a permanent or temporary 
investment. 
It is believed that no securities offer so great in¬ 
ducements to lenders as the various descriptions of U. 
S. Bonds. In all other forms of indebtedness, the faith 
or ability of private parties or stock companies or sep¬ 
arate communities only is pledged for payment, while 
for the debts of the United States the whole property 
of the country is holden to secure the payment of 
both principal and interest in coin. 
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from 
$50 up to any magnitude, on the same terms, and are 
thus made equally available to the smallest lender and 
the largest capitalist. They can be converted into 
money at any moment, and the holder will have the 
benefit of the interest. 
The fact that all duties on imports are payable in 
specie furnishes a fund for like payment of interest on 
all Government Bonds largely in excess of the wants 
of the treasury for this purpose. 
Upon the receipt of subscriptions a certificate of de¬ 
posit therefor, in duplicate, will be issued, the origi¬ 
nal of which will be forwarded by the subscriber to 
the Secretary of the Treasury, at Washington, with a 
letter stating the kind (registered or coupon) and the 
denominations of bonds required. 
Upon the receipt of the original certificates at the 
Treasury Department, the Bonds subscribed for will 
be transmitted to the subscribers respectively. 
Subscriptions will be received by the Treasurer of 
the United States at Washington, and the Assistant 
Treasurers at New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 
and by the 
First National Bank of New York, No. 4 Wall St. 
Second “ “ “ 23d St. & Broadway. 
Fourth “ ‘ “ Pine Street. 
of March 8th, 1864, which provides that in lieu of so 
much of the loan authorized by the Act of March 3d,1863, 
to which this is supplementary, the Secretary of the 
Treasury is authorized to borrow from time to time, 
on the credit of the United States, not exceeding 
TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS during the 
current fiscal year, and to prepare and issue therefor 
Coupon and Registered Bonds of the United States ; 
and all Bonds issued under this Act shall be EXEMPT 
FROM TAXATION by or under any State or muni¬ 
cipal authority. These Bonds are TO BE REDEEM¬ 
ED IN COIN, at the pleasure of the Government, at 
any period not less than ten nor more than forty 
years from their date, and until their redemption FIVE 
PER CENT. INTEREST WILL BE PAID IN 
COIN, on Bonds of not over one hundred dollars an¬ 
nually, and on all other Bonds semi-annually. 
The interest is payable on the first days of March 
and September in each year. The semi-annual Cou¬ 
pons are payable at those dates, and the annual Cou¬ 
pons on the 50 and 100-dollar Bonds are payable on 
the first of March. 
Subscribers will receive either Registered or Cou¬ 
pon Bonds, as they may prefer. 
Registered Bonds will be issued of the denomina¬ 
tions of Fifty Dollars ($50), One Hundred Dollars 
($100), Five Hundred Dollars ($500), One Thousand 
Dollars ($1,000), Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), and 
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) ; and Coupon Bonds 
of the denominations of Fifty Dollars ($50), One Hun¬ 
dred Dollars ($100), Five Hundred Dollars ($500), and 
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). 
Subscribers to this loan will have the option of hav¬ 
ing their Bonds draw interest from March 1st, by pay¬ 
ing the accrued interest in coin—(or. in United States 
notes, or the notes of National Banks, adding fifty per 
Sixth “ *‘ “ 6th Av. & Broadw’y, 
First National Bank of Bangor, Me. 
First National Bank of Portland, Me. 
First National Bank of Boston, Mass. 
Second National Bank of Boston, Mass. 
First National Bank of New Bedford, Mass. 
First National Bank of Springfield, Mass. 
First National Bank of Worcester. Mass. 
First National Bank of Providence, R. I. 
First National Bank of Hartford, Conn. 
First National Bank of New Haven, Conn. 
Second National Bank of New Haven, Conn. 
First National Bank of New London, Conn. 
First National Bank of Albany, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Buffalo, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Binghampton, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Dansville, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Elmira, N. \ T . 
Second National Bank of Elmira, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Lockport, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Syracuse, N. Y. 
Third National Bank of Syracuse, N. Y. 
First National Bank of Newark, N. J. 
First National Bank of Carlisle, Pa. 
First National Bank of Erie, Pa. 
First National Bank of Meadville, Pa. 
First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa. 
First National Bank of Scranton, Pa. 
First National Bank of York. Pa. 
First National Bank of Washington. D. C. 
First National Bank of Cincinnati, O. 
Third National Bank of Cincinnati, O. 
First National Bank of Cleveland, O. 
Second National Bank of Cleveland, O. 
First National Bank of Columbus, O. 
First National Bank of Hamilton, O. 
First National Bank of Portsmouth, O. 
First National Bank of Fort Wayne, Ind., 
First National Bank of Indianapolis, Ind. 
First National Bank of Terre Haute, Ind. 
First National Bank of Cairo, Ill. 
First National Bank of Chicago, Ill. 
Second National Bank of Chicago, Ill. 
Third National Bank of Chicago, Ill. 
First National Bank of Ann Arbor, Mich. 
First National Bank of Janesville, Wis. 
First National Bank of Milwaukie, Wis. 
First National Bank of Davenport, Iowa. 
First National Bank of St. Louis, Mo. 
First National Bank of Louisville. Ky. 
Second National Bank of Louisville, Ky. 
First National Bank of St. Paul, Minn, 
and by all National Banks which are depositaries of 
public money. All respectable Banks and Bankers 
throughout the country will furnish further information 
on application, and afford every facility to subscribers. 
