AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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New York ?*aa5*s<» ! , ’sibi*.— 1 The list 
of premiums iim| ivgiiiminns fi|i ; the Fair which is to be 
lirM iii Rnrliostcr, Sojii. 2<itl> to 23I . lots been received 
from the.Secretary at .Vibaiij who distributes them gra¬ 
tuitously to applicants. The list of premiums is large 
and liberal, covering almost every branch of industry. 
An Ag'i'ieiiKm-isi. Notice.?-The im¬ 
mense circulation of llie Agriculturist, and the care with 
which it is read, are well illustrated by tire following 
among, many incidents of the same kind. In the last 
fitimber a subscriber asked for a copy of an old song en¬ 
titled “ The Rolling stone.” Very soon copies of it be¬ 
gan to arrive, one, two, or three a day, until we have 
quite a'pile of them. If information of any kind is 
asked for and cannot be furnished by some of our read¬ 
ers, it is safe to conclude that it is unattainable. 
Tlic Fence 'JTj&x,—E ven in these days of 
heavy taxation, the tax upon farmers in many districts 
to keep up their fences is estimated as greater than all 
others put together. This ought not to be so. The in¬ 
troduction of live fences, or the regular “hedge and 
ditch” of England, in some parts of the country, would 
be some telief; but our laws in regard to fencing high¬ 
ways and between adjoining proprietors ought certainly 
to bp changed. The farmers can do it if they choose. 
Slicep astt! Carrots.—There seems to be 
considerable anxiety, among some Sheep farmers, to 
know if it hurts sheep to eat all the carrots they want. 
We have had four or five similar inquiries, and would 
say “iVo,” positively, were it not that there are some re¬ 
ports of sickness which was attributed to this cause. 
Who can throw the light of facts on this subject? 
Assises lor Slie Curl in Pencil Trees. 
—R., of Norwalk, Conn, states that he has successfully 
treated the curled leaf by dusting ashes upon the trees 
while wet with dew. 
<Sr;sj»es For Michigan.— 1 “ Michigander,” 
Barry Co. Delaware and Concord are hardiest and best. 
Any good corn land will do. Leaf mold from the forest 
composted with barn-yard manure would be good. 
Stigitr From the E6ox Elder.—The 
thgundo aceroides, Box Elder or Ash-leaved Maple, is 
a small tree with maple-like fruit, and ash-like foliage. 
Mr. C. Frick, Montgomery Co., Ill., sends a sample 
of 'cry good sugar made from the sap; he says that 
two pailfuls of the juice will make, when boiled down, 
I quart of sugar. 
A new Use For Gonrtls.— U. J. Hetman, 
Conn., says that when a boy he used gourds to aid him 
in floating on the water and suggests that they would 
make good life preservers and such as would not be af¬ 
fected by salt Water. We do not know how many gourds 
can be grown on an acre. They easily crack and break. 
Suiuhty School Quc.<iti«u BEoolt.— 
Price Chained.—Owing to the increase of Printing 
Paper, materials, etc , the price of the Question Book will 
be increased, after the first of August IS64, to 12 cents for 
single copies, or if sent by mail the following prices will 
be charged—allowing 3 cents postage on any number 
over 10 copies. 
1 copv, 10 cents. I 4 copies, 60 cents. I 7 copies. 1 04 cents. 
2 copies, 32 cents. 5 copies, 70 cents. 8 copies, 1 20 cents. 
3 copies, 48 cents. 1 6 copies, 92 cents. | 9 copies, 1 30 cents. 
“ Facfs For Farmers,” Solosi ESoh- 
inson’s Book.— A quarto volume of more than 1,000 
pages. The matter is thoroughly classified and arranged 
under independent paragraphs, and fully indexed. The 
work is illustrated by numerous finely executed steel 
engravings, and has an almost speaking likeness of the au¬ 
thor, with his snowy beard. The book, large as it is, is 
full of meat—nuts cracked, and the kernels only offered— 
concentrated pabulum, but rich food for thought on every 
page. Published by A. J Johnson, 113 Fulton street, 
New York. Sold only by Agents. 
Wax Flowers anti Skclclon Leaves. 
*— !S. E. Tilton & Co., of Boston, have published two 
manuals, one upon.Wax Flowers and Fruit, giving direc¬ 
tion for preparing the wax and making it up, and the 
eihir is a similar treatise on Skeletonizing Leaves, Cap¬ 
sules, etc., and making tiiose beautiful objects known as 
phantom bouquets. The directions seem sensible and 
practical, and the works are properly illustrated. The 
books are on excellent paper, and, considering the fine 
style in which they are produced, cannot probably be sold 
for less than the price charged, ($1 50). We should have 
preferred cheaper hand books sold at a price within the 
reach of every one. These are placed on our list. 
Commercial Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, made 
up to June 10, show the transactions the past month. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TnK NKW-YORK MARKETS.' 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. 
28 days W/wm’th 357.000 3,130,000 GS9.000 20,200 264.000 1 779 000 
25 days test ill’til 281.000 tilO,000 143,000 81,100 174,000 370.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
28 days this month, 515,000 4,156.000 008.000 13.100 45 000 
25 days last mouth, 3?3,000 514,000 938,000 9,200 111,000 
2. Comparison icith same time last year. 
receipts. Four. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
28 days 1804.. .857.000 3,430.000 689.000 20.200 204.000’l,779,000 
25 days 1803.509,000 3,102,000 3,204,000 27,000 58,000 1,010,000 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley 
28 days ISO 1. 515.000 4,150,000 008.000 13,400 45.000 
25 days 1863. 375,000 3,256,000 3,631,000 82,000 50,000 
3. Exports from New-York Jan. 1. to June 16. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, 
hbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1304 . 921,785 5.619.979 133,802 405 19.74S 
1S03. 3,008,389 5.759.353 4.379.779 280,287 103,538 
1SC2.1,201,118 5,912,421 5,94G,S25 799,106 20.SS7 
The following comparative table shows the quantity 
of Breadstuffsleft at tide-water at Albany, from the com¬ 
mencement of navigation, to and including the 14th of 
June in the years indicated: 
Canals opened May 1, 1862. May 1,1S63. April 30, 1SC4. 
Flour, bbls. 185.200 181,300 77.100 
Wheat, bushels. 5,234,100 3.300,400 3,173 900 
Corn, bushels.1,977,300 3,978,300 554,200 
Barley, bushels. 317,100 49,500 123,300 
Oats, bushels. 542,500 1,667,700 2,352.000 
Rye, bushels. 209,900 48,500 03,100 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
May 14. June 15. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $0 60 © 7 40 $7 65 © s to 
Super, to Extra Southern .... 7 30 @10 50 8 20 ©tiro 
Extra Western. 7 00 @10 50 8 10 @1100 
Extra Genesee. 7 50 @ 9 00 8 50 ©10 00 
Superfine Western. .. 6 05 @ 0 95 7 70 @ 7 90 
Rye Flour. 5 25 @ 0 75 7 00 @ 8 25 
CORN Meal . 6 25 @ 6 63 7 40 @ ? 85 
Wukat-A lkmds of White.. 1 70 @ 1 87 2 09 ©2 12)4 
All kinds of Red.. 152 @ 1 70 1 80 @2 00 
CORN-Tcllow. 1 41 @ 1 42 1 48 @ 1 53 
Mixed . @ 1 42 1 44 @14? 
Oats-W estern. 87X@ 88)4 91 @ 92 
Rye. 1 49 @ 1 50 Nominal. 
Barley.......... ... 1 35 @150 Nominal. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 85 @ 86 1 40 ffl 
Hops, crop oflS03, per lb. 13 @ SO 15 @ 28 
Feathers. Live Geese, p. lb. 70 @ 72 80 @ S2K 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 11 @ UK 12k® 13 
Timothy, per bushel. 2 50 @ 3 00 2 75 @ S 25 
Flan, per bushel. 3 45 @ 8 55 3 85 @ S 50 
Sugar— ltrown, per lb. Uy.® 19 15)4® 22X 
MOLASSES.New-0rleans, p.gl.. 90 @ 1 00 Sly® 1 00 
Coffee. Rio, per lb... 43 @ 40 41 @ 41 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 12)4® 30 12)4® 30 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 18 @ 05 18 @ 05 
Wool—D omestic tleece, p. lb.. 70 @ 85 75 @ 88 
Domestic, nulled, per lb. G2)4@ 80 65 @ 80 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 20 @ 50 20 @ 60 
Tallow, per lb. 13 M® 13Sf 15 ® 15)4 
Oil Cake, per tun. 50 00 @ 00 00 55 00 @63 00 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 23 12X@2S 25 37 00 @37 50 
Prime, per bbl. 21 00 @24 50 82 00 @32 25 
Beef—P lain mess. 15 00 @18 00 17 00 @20 50 
Lard, in bbls., per lb' . 13 @ 11)4 15V@ 16V 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 24 @ 82 25 @ 32)4 
State, per lb. 23 @ 81 28 @ SS 
Cheese. 14 @ 13 10 @ IS 
Beans— per bushel. 2 65 @ 2 95 2 50 @ 2 SO 
Peas, Canada, per Bushel... @ 1 18 1 40 © 
Broom Corn—per lb. 9 @ 12 12 @ 11)4 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 20 @21 22 @ 23)4 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 15 @ 17 18 @ 20 
Turkeys, per lb... 16 @19 17 @ 18 
Pigeons—W ild, per doz. 1 75 @ 2 00 1 25 O 1 50 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 8 50 @ 3 73 3 50 © 4 00 
Poach Blow, per bbl. 3 50 @ 4 00 4 00 @ 4 25 
Prince Albert..... 3 00 @ 3 25 3 00 @ 3 50 
New Bermuda, per barrel. @10 00 9 00 @10 00 
D ried Apples, per lb. 9>4@ 11 10)4® 11)4 
Dried Peaches, per lb. 20 © 28 26 @ 28 
Dried Raspberries per lb.. 26 @ 28 28 @ 80 
Apples, Baldwins & Pippins. 4 00 @ 4 50 5 00 @ 6 50 
Apples. Russets, extra, p. bbl. 8 75 @ 4 75 5 00 @ 6 00 
The business in Breadstuffs during the past month has 
been on an extensive scale, and has been mainly of a 
speculative character, though shippers have purchased 
Flour and Wheat freely, in part to arrive, from the in¬ 
terior during the summer months, at rapidly advancing 
prices, stimulated by the rise in gold from 173 at the date 
of our last, to 197, to-day. The specie value of common 
extra Western flour was $4,05; to-day, June 16, the 
same quality of flour is worth $4,11 in specie. Thus, 
though the currency price of this grade of flour shows an 
advance of $1,10 per bbl. the increase with specie value 
of it is only 6 cents per bbl. Apply this rule to the cur¬ 
rency prices of produce given above, the apparently 
large advance will be materially reduced, on the whole 
list. Yet a sufficient improvement has been established 
in most articles, to justify the remark that both in bread- 
stuffs and provisions the month’s business has been decid¬ 
edly prosperous, and the prospect at the present is quite 
encouraging. Current receipts are moderate, and do not 
add to the available supply, as they generally change 
hands ahead of arrival, and are not again offered for sale 
in this market — Cotton lias bounced up briskly, having 
advanced about 55 cents per lb., during Use past month, 
with lively sajes to manufacturers ami speculators .. To¬ 
bacco has been more active and tending upward.... Hay 
has been more abundant and has declined _ Seed, 
Hemp, and Feathers’held higher, but have been quiet. 
Wool. — The transactions in Wool have been very lib¬ 
eral, chiefly for manufacturing purposes, and prices have 
steadily favored sellers, in view of the reduced - stock* 
available, the rise in gold, exchange, and colton, and the 
high tariff legislation of Congress, all of which redound 
to the benefit of domestic wool growers. Advices from 
the West are to the effect that the clipping has progressed 
to afaVorabe extent and that small “blanket” lots have 
been sold, though not in sufficient quantity to establish 
a market price. The bulk of the Western Wools of the 
new clip, as far as we are able to gather reliable informa 
lion, are held at a range of 70c®80c, including Michigan 
i5e., and fine Ohio at 80c.; and it is probable that tc.r 
market will open at something under these rates. This 
will afford a fair profit to the grower. 
Now Fork Uive Stock Market.— 
Beef Cattle.— Since our last report of this market, beet 
cattle have reached most extraordinary prices,— such as 
have not been known in this city for many years, if ever, 
before. The average weekly supply has been 4,287 head — 
fully up to the demands of the market. The first week of 
the month, commencing May 16th, beef cattle advanced 
about Me. per lb. The next week the supply was light, 
and the prices of the previous week were sustained. 
Monday, May 30, the receipts were still lighter, and 
salesmen opened their sales about 2c. higher than thp 
week before, selling the best of the market at 20c. per lb. 
net; and as the estimates were in favor of the seller, 
even higher figures were doubtless paid. The general 
selling price was from I7c. (S> 19c., while the average 
was about 18c. Such exorbitant rates were, however, 
too elevated to hold, and speculation was destined to re¬ 
ceive a cheek. The next week, there was a large In¬ 
crease of beeves, and the market commenced to decline, 
ana this week, ending June 13th, the receipts continue 
fully up to the demand, with a further falling off of Me¬ 
la) 1c., we should judge ; prime bullocks selling at lSlsf © 
19)£c. on the estimated weight; general selling prices 15c. 
IS 18c.—the poorer average quality of this week having 
considerable effect in lowering the price The market 
has been dull the past week, and we look for a still 
further decline. Beef is too high, and the farmers do 
not get the high prices. Let the public lessen the con¬ 
sumption of this article, and thwart speculation. The 
season is fertile in other articles of diet, and a limited 
consumption of beef can for a while be tolerated, which 
would teach speculators a needed lesson. 
MilcU Cows.— The arrivals average 1S7 per 
week. The range of prices is wide, extra cows aver¬ 
aging from $S0 to $100'; fair to good, from $45 IS) $00. 
The market this week is heavily supplied. The show is 
good, but the demand is not active, and sellers report a 
modest decline in prices. 
Veal Calves.— Weekly average, 1,305. The 
calves now offered are improved in quality, and sell ac¬ 
tively, the high prices of beef creating a better demand. 
Prices rate this week at 8Mc. IS 12c., live weight. 
Sliecj* ami Latnbs. —Average weekly re¬ 
ceipts about 6,166. Since our last report sheep have 
made a decided advance, wool sheep reaching 13c., and 
shorn 10>4c., live weight. There has, however, been a 
decline from these prices, and quotations stand at about 
the figures of the close of last month; shorn sheep at 
6Mc. (a) 8>fc. - As the past month has been the shearing 
season, wool sheep have been comparatively scarce. 
We hear of sales the last week, at 10X <® He. Lambs 
have sold as high as 14c.; this week at 11c! ©14c. 
Uivc Iff ogs.- Average weekly receipts, 12,473. 
The market has been active, and prices for the first week 
of the month experienced a repeated advance. For the 
last two weeks, the market has been steady and brisk. 
Our last quotations are 9 (a) 9>fc. for prime hogs, live 
weight; dressed, lie. (5) lljfc.; medium S%c. @9c. ; light 
and fat, 8>£c. ® 9c.; still, 8Jfc. © 9c. This is an advance 
of from 1 c. © IMc. over the closing prices of last month. 
Things Supplied by the TJ. S. Sanitary 
Commission. 
White House, Va,, June 7th, 1864. 
It will be a matter of interest to the contributors ol 
the funds, and especially to the friends of the soldiers, t<- 
know what is supplied by the U. S. Sanitary Comm’ 
The following is only a partial list of the -osion. 
hand at this place yesterday. They arc supplies on 
a dozen Steamers, Barges, and S'-' - on board of Half 
and arc being carried on she -nooners in the river, 
tents, and part to some . ; ,e ’ pai t to eI S h t distributing 
«0 four-bqrse wagons which at. 
