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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[September, 
land Cu., Majority Point. 29-Oct. 1 ; October. Stephen- 
»on Co., Freeport, 4—7 ; Wasliington Co., Nashville, 5— 
7; DeWitt Co., Clinton. 5—8; Vermillion, Catlin, 11—14; 
Morgan. Jacksonville. PJ—14. 
Michigan. October. Kalamazoo Co., Frank 
Little, Sec., Kalamazoo 6—8. 
Wisconsin. Columbiana Co., Porlage, Sept. 21— 
23; Dodge Co., John C. Ilalliger, Sec., Juneau. Sept. 21 
—23; Vernon Co., Will. S. Purdy, Sec., Oct. 4-6. 
Iowa. September. Clinton Co., George Burton, 
Sec., Lyons, 13—16 ; Floyd Co., Rockford, 14—15 ; Marion 
Co., P. F. Barth, Sec., Knoxville, 14—16; Scott Co.. Da¬ 
venport, 19—20 ; Chickasaw Co., B. E. Morton, Sec., 
New Hampton, 20—21. 
Canada. September. Shefford Co., Waterloo, 14; 
Missisquoi Co., Bedford, 15; Compton Co . Eaton Cor¬ 
ner, 22; St. Johns Co , St. Johns, 22 ; M’lc; in, St. Esprit, 
*9th; October, North Ontario, E. D., Pr ice Albert, 11. 
Commercial Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehen.- ve tables, made 
op to Aug. 16, show the transactions the past month. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Itye. Rarley. Outs. 
21 (lflyst/iM in’th 396.500 2,309,000 1,318,000 11,500 31,000 757,000 
25 days last m’th 344.000 2,127,500 773,400 30,000 37.000 876.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24 (lavs this month, 467,000 3,172.000 1,584,000 - - 
.5 days last month, 549,000 3,97S,000 1,546,000 10,300 81,000 
3, Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Rarley. Oats. 
24 days 1864.396.500 2,309,000 1.31S.000 11.500 31,000 757,000 
26 days 1863.350,000 2,361,000 2,619,000 102,500 37,000 974,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Rarley 
21 days 1864 . 467.000 3.172,000 1,584.000 -■ - 
20 days 1363. 303,000 2,581,000 2,197,000 81,000 - 
3. Exports from Hew-York Jan. 1. to Aug. 16. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn. Rye, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1861 . 1.319.730 9,305,611 478.G14 405 26,081 
1803. 1.551,075 9.581.116 9,581.916 377,351 106,375 
1862 .2,019,540 12,161,086 S, 103,203 937,857 21,625 
The fluctuations in prices of farm produce are so de¬ 
pendent upon the' speculative value of Gold, that we can 
form no very reliable opinion as to the future. Favor¬ 
able military results wouid depress gold, and down would 
go breadstuffs. The condensed but comprehensive tables 
herewith show at a glance the amount and character of 
the past month's transactions. The current prices at two 
dates are given as matter of reference ; til.) telegraph 
may announce other rates before the paper can reach the 
reader by mail. The very high price of cotton helps up 
the price of wool very materially. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
July 16. Aug. 15. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $0 00 @10 50 $0 10 @10 50 
Super, to Extra Southern_ 10 25 @14 00 10 45 @14 50 
Extra Western. 9 00 @12 00 9 65 @13 00 
Extra Genesee. 10 50 @12 00 10 60 @12 50 
Superfine Western... 9 00 @ 0 50 9 10 @ 9 50 
Rye Flour. 8 50 @10 00 8 50 @11 50 
Cor.N Meat.. 7 75 @ 8 40 7 90 @ 8 50 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White . 2 65 @ 2 75 2 95 @ 2 70 
All kinds of Red. 2 25 @ 2 52 2 15 @ 2 53 
Corn—Y ellow. 1 63 @ 1 51 @ l 55 
Mjxed. 1 57 @ 1 60 1 51 @ 1 52 
Oats—W estern.. 96 @ 98 98 @ 99 
State. 96 @ 97 97 @ 93 
Rye. 1 90 @ 1 95 1 95 @ 2 00 
Barley .. Nominal. Nominal. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 162 @ 1 64 1 72 ® 1 73 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb. 15 @30 18 @ 33 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 85 @ 90 Nominal. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 17 @ 17^ Nominal. 
Timothy, per bushel. 3 50 @ 3 75 Nominal. 
Flax, per bushel. 3 50 @ 3 75 Nominal. 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. . 20 & 25 18}$@ 21 
MOLASSES.New-Orleans, p.gk. 1 10 @ 1 25 1 00 @ 1 20 
Coffee. Rio, per lb.— 52 @ 55 47 ® 50 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 14 @ 35 14 @ So 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 25 @ 65 25 @ 65 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 90 @ 1 12M 90 @ 1 15 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 80 @1 07>£ 80 @ 1 10 
California, unwashed. 30 @65 SO @ 65 
Tallow, per lb. 19 @ 20 19 @ 19Jf 
Oil Cake, per tun. 70 00 @75 JO 70 00 @77 50 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 35 00 @36 00 39 00 @39 50 
Prime, per bbl. 33 00 @31 00 31 00 @34 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 20 00 @24 00 17 00 @21 00 
Lard, in bids., per lb .. 18 & 19 21K@ 22* 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 32 @ 41 38 @ 46 
State, per lb.. 35 @ 41 40 @ 50 
Cheese. 17 @ 28 IS @ 26 
Beans— per bushel. 2 30 @ 2 80 Nominal. 
Peas—C anada, per Bushel... 1 45 @ 1 50 1 90 @ 2 00 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 24 © 26 22 © 25 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 20 @ 21 18 © 20 
Turkeys, per lb. 19 @ 20 20 @ 21 
Woodcock, per pair. 75 @ 1 00 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 3 50 @ 4 00 5 50 @ 6 00 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 4 25 @ 4 75 5 00 @5 50 
Dykemans, per bbl. 5 22 ® ? S3 
Apples—S weet per bbl. 3 00 @ 4 00 
Apples—Sour per bbl — — 3 50 @ 4 50 
Apples-Common per bbl— 100 @2 50 
PKACnES—Delaware, per bskt 1 25 @ 1 50 
Peaches—Jersey, per basket.. 1 25 @ 2 00 
Nexv lork Live Stock Markct.- 
Beef Cattle. The drouth lias driven into market a 
Urge lot of miscellaneous stock, called beef cattle, the 
numbers averaging 4781 per week. Some of these have 
sold ns low as 6 ets. per lb. for the estimated dressed 
weight, others at 19 cents. The latter price is now paid 
for first class bullocks, which are very scarce. Medium 
jo&'ou bring UXc.faHI.'ic., estimated dressed weight. 
ITS Hell Cows. —Average weekly receipts 147, 
with dull demand, owing partly to closing of distilleries. 
Poor light cows $20@$35 each ; medium to good $40 
®$05 ; extra milkers at various rates above these prices. 
Calves.— Supply 26S9 per week, prices 7 to 11 
cents per pound live weight, according to the quality. 
Slieep and Lambs.— Receipts averaged 
15,948 per week ; prices have fluctuated materially, clos¬ 
ing better than last month. Good slieep 8}f cents per 
lb. live weight, poorer 6J£ cents. Good lambs 10c.©10] ; 
choice, U%c. ; and lots of over 2,000 at $4 25 per head. 
Live HogfS arrive sparingly, and prices ad¬ 
vance accordingly. Latest sales have ranged from 
ll]c®12c. per pound, live weight, according to quality. 
Additional Contributions to the “ Agri¬ 
culturist Sanitary Fund ” 
Names. 
Amos A. Pope. 
County. 
-Essex.. 
State. 
...Mass... 
.1 00 
Geo. Matson..... 
.Middlesex... 
...Mass... 
.1 00 
E. M. Carpenter. 
.Essex. 
...Mass... 
,. 50 
W. 11. Hill. 
.Fairfield. 
..2 00 
Hugh Gelston. 
.Fairfield.... 
...Conn.., 
.1 00 
S. II. Chapman.... 
.Yates. 
...N. Y... 
,.I 00 
C. M. Howard . 
.Franklin— 
...N. Y... 
.1 00 
Luther Pierce. 
.Chautauqua 
...N. Y... 
2 00 
Albert Morehouse. 
.Seneca. 
...N. Y... 
.1 00 
Fred’k E. Parker. 
.. ..Westchester 
,...N. Y... 
,. 50 
J. T. Howell. 
.Morris. 
...N. J.... 
,. 75 
Mrs. R. Vighle. 
.Somerset — 
...N. J.... 
.5 00 
Sophia Gaucii. 
.Essex. 
...N. J.... 
.1 00 
B. W. Young. 
.Monmouth .. 
... N. J... 
.1 00 
A. M. Engle... — 
.Cumberland. 
...Penn... 
.1 00 
T. J. Robinson. 
.Washington 
...D. C... 
.1 00 
Ezra Brainard. 
.Tuscarawas. 
...Ohio ... 
.1 00 
Caroline S. Fabrick .. 
.Cass. 
..Mich... 
.1 00 
C.Shanahan. 
.Cass. 
..Mich... 
.1 00 
Frances M. Adams. 
.Livingston... 
...Mich... 
.1 00 
Mrs. A. E. Kennedy.... 
.Will. 
...Ill. 
.1 00 
Mrs. E. Tiffany. 
.Winnebago. 
...Ill. 
. 50 
J. A. Cheeseman. 
.Sangamon..., 
..Ill. 
.1 00 
C. C.Holchkiss. 
.. ..Grundy... ., 
...Ill. 
.1 00 
Rufus Porter. 
.Fulton. 
...Ill. 
.2 00 
J. A. Mallard. 
.Scott. 
J. T. Mendenhall.. 
.Hamilton_ 
...Ind. 
.1 00 
T. C. Johnson. 
.....Floyd. 
...Ind_ 
.1 00 
Mary E: Johnson..-- 
.Flovd. 
...Ind. 
Horace M. Johnson. .. 
.Floyd. 
.. .Ind. 
,.l 00 
Eliza Johnson. 
.Flovd. 
, ..Ind. 
.1 00 
Frank If. Johnson. 
.Flovd. 
J. S. Goodge. 
A Discharged Soldier... 
.5 00 
Mrs. II. Felton. 
.Clintofl. 
...Iowa.. 
.1 00 
Wm. F. Hillman. 
..Wis.... 
.1 00 
J. M. Tarr. 
.Monroe_ 
H. G. D. 
.Olmstead.... 
...Min. 
. 50 
C. Ncutzel. 
.Siskiyou_ 
...Cal. 
THE FOLLOWING HAD NO POST OFFICE MARK. 
Sarah A. R. Jeffcott. 2 00 .... John Boos. 
.4 00 
Elisha Prentice. 
...1 00.J. M. Prentice. 
..1 00 
For the U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION, 
J. Rogers. 
10 00 
Mrs. A. M. Dealy. 
_Columbia.... 
.Cal. 
. 1 00 
W. T. Waters and wife. 
.....Wilson. 
Tenn. 
. 5 00 
E. Barber and wife. 
.Wilson . 
Tenn. 
, 5 00 
Chas. A. Raulett...._ 
.Mass..... 
, 3 30 
I. W. Scott. 
.Noble. 
.Ohio__ 
. 1 00 
Sara E. D. 
.N. Y. 
1 00 
S. Hayes.. 
.N. Y. 
1 00 
[Copy.] 
$tOOO.OO—Received, Ncw-York, Aug. 16, 
1864, of Orange Judd, Esq., One Thousand 
Dollars Cash, as an installment of the funds con¬ 
tributed to the U. S. Sanitary Commission, 
through the Office of the American Agriculturist, by sub¬ 
scribers to (hat Journal. 
Signed GEORGE T. STRONG, 68 Wall-st., 
Trcas. U. S. San. Commission. 
Crop Prospects. 
Notwithstanding the almost unprecedented dryness of 
the season (which cannot be measured altogether by the 
rainfall, but by the heat, dryness of the atmosphere and 
rain all taken together,) the prospects now are that the 
bountiful earth will yield nearly average returns for the la¬ 
bors of the husbandman. Not only so—for should we 
measure the harvests by the labor expended this year, 
we well might expect a small return. It may perhaps 
with truth be said that rarely, if ever before, lias labor 
been so well rewarded—and tills, without reference to 
the prices obtained for crops. Except In dairy products, 
and those roots (potatoes Included) which occupy the 
ground during ttie heat ef summer, we can designate 
none of. the great staples of the country of which there 
is likely at present to be a short supply. There has been 
in certain more or less extensive districts considerable 
damage to the corn crop from which it will not recover, 
but taking the whole country together, the promise is 
good. “ Potatoes they grow small and the weeds are 
very tall,” but where the weeds were kept out and the 
soil was deep, the product will be very remunerative, 
as the prices are and will be high, though present 
rates may not continue. There is an immense breadth 
of late summer crops, buckwheat and turnips on the 
ground, in excellent order, so far as we are informed. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Bints and Suggestions which we give in small type 
and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere . 
Prinfing Paper is Higher than 
Ever Before, and for some time past we have not 
been able to buy any stock in advance. The dryness of 
the streams, by stopping many of the mills, has added 
greatly to the scarcity and price. The present cost of 
manufacturing the Agriculturist Is a quarter more than the 
price we have received for it. The advertisements help in 
part, and by dropping out 4 leaves and condensing more 
thoroughly, we are able to still give a„out the usual 
amount of information and at the same time keep expens¬ 
es within receipts, without raising our subscription rates 
—a thing we are very loth to do and shall fight against 
The “ Only a Dollar a Year" has sounded pleasantly 
for 23 years, and docs yet. 
Please Aid Ls.—As above noted, we are 
fighting hard to keep to old terms. Will each reader help ? 
The more subscribers we have, the greater the number 
to divide the general fixed expenses among. As before 
explained, the heavy present cost of printing, stereotyp¬ 
ing, engraving, editorial and other help, etc., etc., are no 
more for half a million subscribers than for half a thou¬ 
sand. So please let us have as many names as possible. 
Friends, we are giving you this paper at less than 40 
cents a year in gold valuation. Please each give us a 
new subscriber this month. For $1.15 we will send the 
Agriculturist to new subscribers from October 1864 to 
December 1865, inclusive (15 months). This offer extends 
only for the present month, as we may be compelled to 
advance the terms. Neu> subscribers this month send¬ 
ing 5 cents extra will be entitled to the strawberry plant. 
Strawberries, Transplanted in al¬ 
most any way, will live, if their crowns be not covered 
with earth; but If it is desired to have them grow and 
multiply most rapidly, some little care will pay. The 
best method of planting, one we have often recommend¬ 
ed, is partly shown in this cut. Dig the hole, and with 
the hands make in its center 
a mound of earth reaching 
nearly to the surface. Spread 
the roots over this, as shown 
in the cut, and then fill in 
around, leaving the whole 
so that on settling, the crown 
of the plant shall remain 
about even with the surface 
of the surrounding soil. 
Spread an inch or so of partly rolled strawy manure 
all around the plant, close up to it, and a foot or more 
each way. Water well through this manure and leave it 
on permanently as a mulch and nourisher. Shade from 
the direct rays of the sun for two or three days, by a 
newspaper held up with slicks, leafy branches, an in¬ 
verted flower pot, or anything that will break the fiercest 
rays, but not shut out free access of air and warmth. 
A'otcs on Grapes,-“ T. II.” We have 
the best evidence that the Creveling is a perfectly hardy 
variety and fruits well, north of New York City. The 
Maxatawney is a hardy vine, but thus far has not fruited 
well.. It may improve with age. The Yeddo has not 
fruited yet, to our knowledge. It takes years to establish 
the reputation of any fruit. We give only what experi¬ 
ence and observation show, and our opinion may be 
modified by future developcments. The Taylor or Bul- 
lit is not a black grape, as plants direct from the original 
vine will show. Its great fault Is, that only a small pro¬ 
portion of the grapes ever perfect. 11 A Subscriber.” 
The best method of keeping grapes was given in the last 
volume of the Agriculturist, i. e. to put them in boxes 
and let them alone, unless there is danger of ilieir freez¬ 
ing. We have seen no native grape which produces good 
raisins. The Delaware will dry to a raisin, but there 
will be more seeds than pulp: the skin of the Diana be¬ 
comes perfect leather, and this variety will keep as a 
grape longer than any other, but it cannot be recom 
mended for raisins. An experiment can be made by ex 
posing grapes to the autumnal sun, but we nave no con¬ 
fidence in the result_S. II. Sayer, Orange Co., N. Y 
The distance apart to plant vines will depend upon *b« 
