AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
48 
POSTSCRIPT—ABOUT SEEDS. 
Since page 37 was stereotyped, we have learned of large 
quantities of Sugar Care Seed ordered from France by 
leveral dealers, and the probability is that all ■who wish to 
procure it by the pound, can do so within a few weeks. 
We have, ourselves, secured an additional quantity from 
the best sources, and expect, by the 12th of February, to fin¬ 
ish mailing to all previous applicants—with supply enough 
remaining for all future subscribers. Owing to lack of 
suitable machinery, much of that raised in this country is 
improperly cleaned from light seed and chaff. In making 
up our packages w e allow’ for this, aiming to give every 
one at least 300 'perfect seeds. Often the best seeds are 
1855; and the total consumption of Foreign and Domestic Cane 
Sugar in the United States as 378,760 tons of 2,240 lbs., 1856, 
against 377,752 tons of 2.240 lbs. in 1855. The imports of Foreign 
Sugar into the United States during the past year, largely ex¬ 
ceed any like period in the history of the country. This large 
increase is owing chiefly to the continued and very serious fall¬ 
ing ofl'in the crop of Louisiana, &c., the past two years. The 
yield of Sugar from Domestic Cane, has been steadily and rapid¬ 
ly diminishing since 1853-4. That season, 449,324 hhds. was 
made from the Cane of Louisiana; in 1854-5, the crop was 346,635 
lihds.; and in 1855-6,231,427 hhds. The crop of this description 
now coming forward, will be even less than the small one made 
last year, being estimated at from 80,000 to 120,000 hhds.; it is. 
generally conceded that it will not exceed the latter figure, 
which will be insufficient to supply the wants of the Valley of 
the Mississippi, consequently tne entire Atlantic sea-board, and 
in a measure the Gulf ports also, will have to rely solely upon 
sugar of a foreign growth to meet their requirements. 
We annex a comparative list of the closing prices of the prin¬ 
cipal agricultural products, last month and this, showing the 
fluctuations since our previous issue ; 
stripped of the outer covering, and appear nearly white. 
These will germinate quite as well as others, if not kept 
in a hot dry place, previous to planting. Please note any 
figures upon the back of the seed-bags, as these indicate 
the sources of the seed, which may be referred to hereaf¬ 
ter. 
N. b.— Wherever a new Club of Six Subscribers (for 
FIVE DOLLARS,) is MADE UP FOR THE PRESENT YEAR, WE WILL 
SEND TO SUCH Club AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND SEEDS 
FREE IF THE POSTAGE (21 CENTS) IS PROVIDED FOR. 
MARKET REVIEW, WEATHER NOTES, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, / 
New-York, Jan. 30, 1857, ) 
The weather during the past week has been very unfavorable 
for business. Harbor navigation has been seriously obstructed 
by ice. The streets of the city have been in a very bad condition 
since the heavy snow storm a few weeks ago. Merchants ex¬ 
perienced great difficulty in moving produce. This has been not 
only difficult and tedious, but also very expensive. The bulk of 
the stock of produce in this vicinity is in store at the Atlantic 
Docks, Brooklyn. These have been inaccessible nearly all the 
month, owing to the ice in Buttermilk Channel. Hence factors 
could not guarantee the prompt delivery of what they had to 
sell to buyers. All these circumstances operated against a vig¬ 
orous business. Irregularity in the arrival of mails likewise 
served to repress activity. Produce has been very moderately 
sought after,—more by home dealers than by shippers. The re¬ 
ceipts of the leading articles from the interior have been quite 
limited. The available supply, however, has, in the main, been 
sufficient to meet all the immediate requirements of buyers. 
This has prevented, to a considerable extent, important fluctua¬ 
tions in prices. The European news received during the month 
Has, on the whole, been favorable to our agricultural interests. 
Its influence, however, has not been very decided, any way. 
The Arabia , at Halifax and Boston, brought the latest intelli¬ 
gence,—including Liverpool dates to Dec. 17th. The market 
accounts by this arrival are not encouraging to sellers of pro¬ 
duce here,—yet they generally evince undiminislied confidence, 
even in view of a spiritless demand for nearly all commodities. 
The stock of Breadstuffs immediately available is light, but, in 
the main, equal to the wants of buyers. Cotton is in fair supply 
and lively request. Provisions are generally scarce and much 
needed. Prices favor sellers. Hay is not plenty,—while being 
in fair demand and stiffly held. Rice is abundant and depressed, 
being tamely inquired for. Tobacco is in reduced stock and ac¬ 
tive request. It is on the advance. Wool is quiet, yet steady. 
The amount offering is limited. The stock of domestic Wool 
throughout the country is represented as not exceeding 6,000,000 
lbs., of which pulled Wool form about 1,000,000 lbs. This scar¬ 
city is not caused by any increase in manufacture, but by the 
decrease both of the importation and production of the country. 
As a matter of interest, and for future reference, we annex a 
comparative statement of the stocks of the leading articles of 
domestic produce, here, about Jan. 1: 
Flour—C om’n to Extra State 
$6 
25 
OS 6 75 
25 
(a) 6 
75 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
. 6 
35 
to) 6 70 
6 
35 
(a) 6 
Go 
Extra Western. 
70 
(a) 
00 
6 
65 
(a) 9 
00 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
80 
(a) 8 75 
6 
80 
(a) 8 
75 
Mixed to Extra Southern....: 
. 7 
10 
(a) 9 00 
7 
00 
f a) 9 
00 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
. 8 
50 
(a) 
37 
3 
75 
(a) 5 
25 
Corn Meal. 
. 3 
25 
(a) 
75 
3 
12%(5) 3 
62% 
Wheat—C anada White. 
1 
70 
(a) 
80 
1 
68 
(a) 1 
80 
Western White. 
68 
(a) 1 SO 
1 
65 
(a) 1 
80 
Southern White. 
. 1 
70 
(a) 
80 
1 
67 %(a) 1 
80 
All kinds of Red. 
41 
(a) 
60 
1 
40 
(a) 1 
60 
Corn—M ixed. 
68 
(a) 
71 
69 
(a) 
73 
Yellow. 
72 
(a) 
75 
72 
(a) 
75 
White. 
72 
(a) 
76 
72 
as 
75 
Oats—S tate and Western. 
46 
(a) 
50 
50 
do 
54 
Jersey . 
43 
(a) 
46 
Nominal. 
Southern. 
40 
(cO 
44 
Nominal. 
Rye. 
85 
(a) 
92 
95 
as i 
00 
Barley . 
. 1 
10 
(a) 
30 
1 
05 
(a) 1 
32 
White Beans. 
2 
06 
(a) 
1 
75 
(a) 2 
00 
Black-eyed Peas, per 2 bush.. 
. 4 
00 
(a) 
(a) 4 
00 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb_ 
1254(H) 
1315 
12%(H) 
13U 
Fair. 
13 
as 
13% 
13%(a) 
u% 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
. 3 
37 
(a) 
: 37^ 
3 
25 
(a) 4 
37% 
Hops, per lb. 
7 
as 
10 
7 
to) 
10 
8 
as 
su 
9 v,as 
10% 
12%(5> 
12% 
13 
(S> 
13% 
16 
as 
20 
17 
as 
22 
20 
(a) 
25 
21 
as 
26 
26 
as 
29 
26 
as 
30 
9 
® 
10% 
11 
as 
11% 
2 
50 
as ‘ 
1 00 
3 
00 
as 4 
l 00 
2 
00 
as ; 
f 25 
3 
00 
as s 
i 25 
1 
62 
as : 
l 75 
2 
50 
as ; 
1 00 
3 
00 
as ■ 
1 00 
3 
00 
as 4 
l 00 
2 
00 
as 5 oo 
2 
00 
as 8 oo 
as 
28 
30 
as 
22 
as 
23 
26 
as 
50 
as 
55 
12 
(a) 
12% 
1154(a) 
12 
1 
95 
OS : 
2 00 
Nominal. 
2 
25 
(a) i 
> 50 
Nominal. 
3 
00 
as 
3 
00 
as : 
1 50 
8 
as 
10% 
9 
to) 
11 
as 
80 
75 
as 
80 
Pork—M ess, per bbl.19 25 (5)19 87% 20 00 (&21 50 
Prime, per bbl.16 50 (5)17 00 17 75 (5)18 00 
Beef—C ountry Mess.10 00 (5)12 12% 10 75 (5)13 00 
Prime. 6 50 (5) 8 00 9 50 (5)10 50 
Hogs, Dressed, per lb 
Lard, in bbls. per lb.. 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 16 
State,’per lb. 
Orange County, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Potatoes—C arters, per bbl. 
Mercers, per bbl. 2 00 
Onions—R eds, per bbl. 1 62 
White, per bbl.3 00 
Apples, per bbl.2 00 
Eggs, fresh, per dozen. 
Limed, per dozen. 22 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 50 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 12 
Flax, per bushel. 1 95 
Timothy, mowed, per bushel... 2 25 
Timothy, reaped, per bushel_ 
Sugar, New-Orieans, per lb... 
Molasses, New-Orleans, pr gl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 9 (a) 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb. 9 (a) 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 10 (a) 
Wool—D omestic fleece, per lb. 34 (a) 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 34 (a) . 
Hemp—U ndrkl Amer’n pr ton.210 00 (5)215 
Dressed American, per ton_240 (5>260 
Flax—J ersey, per lb. 8 (5) 11 o \w xi 
Hay, per 100 lbs. 1 00 (a) 1 12% 1 00 (5) 1 25 
Tallow, per lb. 11 (5) 11% 11%(5) 11% 
Whisky, Domestic, per gal. 27 (a) 27% 28 (a) 
The subjoined tabular statement presents summaries of the 
total receipts of the leading kinds of Breadstuffs, by railroad and 
coastwise, for twenty-nine business days, ending to-day, of the 
sales at the Com Exchange in this city, and of the exports of 
the port of New York for the same period: 
Receipts 
Wheat Flour, bbls.228,950 
Wheat, bushels.212,100 
Corn, bushels. 54,750 
Rye, bushels 
Oats, bushels. 5,300 
Barley bushels 
This statement of the receipts and sales of Breadstuffs ena¬ 
bles us to make the following comparison : 
11 % 
16 
32 
62 
50 
9%(5) 
9 (a) 
n%(5) : 
33 (a) ( 
33 (5) i 
210 (5)215 
240 (5)260 
8 (5) 11 
Receipts. 
Sales. 
Exports. 
.. .228,950 
250,395 
140,900 
.. .212,100 
364,000 
535,162 
598,500 
222,920 
38,000 
15,857 
... 5,300 
40,500 
670 
1856. 1857. 
Wheat Flour, bbls.596,000 392,000 
Wheat, bush.788,000 532,000 
Corn, bush.646,000 1,968,000 
Cotton, bales. 74,000 30,000 
Rice, tcs. 3,500 4,788 
Tobacco, lihds. 2,571 5,747 
Wool, lbs.Unknown. 1,908,000 
Fork, bbls. 32,678 13,046 
Beef, bbls. and tcs. 84,588 19,488 
The editors of the New-York Shipping and Commercial List 
have issued their annual statements of the Coffee, Molasses, and 
Sugar trade of the United States, (exclusive of California and 
Oregon,) for 1856 : 
The statement of the Coffee trade of the United States for 1856, 
makes the total receipts of Coffee, for the year ending Dec. 31, 
1856,1,678,902 pkgs., weighing230,943,150 lbs., against receipts in 
1855 of 1,704,857 pkgs., weighing 238,214,533 lbs.; and the total 
consumption in 1856, 218,228,490 lbs., against a consumption in 
1855 of 210,378,287 lbs.—being an increase of 7,850,203 lbs., or 3.73 
per cent. The total exports from the United States was 67,733 
bags, weighing 8,750,000 lbs., in 1856, against 118,544 bags in 1855. 
The statement of the Molasses trade of the United States for 
1856, gives the receipts of Foreign Molasses in the United 
States for year ending Dec. 31, 1856, at 25,035,724 gallons, against 
total receipts in 1855 of 21,152.446 gallons; and the total con> 
sumption of this description in 1856, at 23,014.878 gallons, against 
a consumption of Foreign in 1855 of 23,533.423 gallons, being a de¬ 
crease in the consumption of Foreign in 1856, as compared with 
1855, of 2.20 per cent., while the total consumption of Foreign 
and Domestic in 1856, was 39,608,878 gallons, against a consump¬ 
tion in 1855, of 47,266,085 gallons, a falling off in 1856 of 7,657,207 
gallons, or the largo decrease of 16.20 per cent. The consump¬ 
tion of all kinds in 1856, was 16.20 per cent. iess than that ol 1855, 
while that of 1855 was 16% per cent smaller than the consump¬ 
tion of 1854. This continued large decrease is attributable, in a 
great measure, to the rapid decline in tne yield of Louisiana 
Cane. 
Thestatement or the Sugar trade of the United States for 1856, 
represents the total receipts of Foreign Cane Sugar at all ports, 
as 275,662 tons of 2,240 lbs. in 1856, against 205,064 tons of 2,240 
lbs. in 1855; the total consumption of Foreign Cane Sugar as 
155,293 tons of 2,240 lbs., 1856, against 192,607 to as of 2,240 lbs. in 
Receipts. Sales 
Total 29 days this month, in bushels.1,407,600 2,292,975 
Total 26 days last month, in bushels__3,610,050 4,090,675 
The Cincinnati Pnce Current , of the 21st, gives the receipt of 
Hogs there for the week, &c., as follows: 
Past For the Same time Same time 
week. Season, last Season, in 1854-5. 
From Kentucky. 96,061 86,828 64,286 
By River and R. R.3,265 188,447 250,854 188,168 
Through Toll-gates.... 800 33,309 24,437 47,680 
Slaught’d at Plainville. 1.500 26,000 25,270 33,130 
Totals.5,565 343,817 389,391 333,248 
The receipts of Beeves for the five weeks ending Jan. 28, 
scarcely differ from the number of last month, being 15,550. Re¬ 
ceipts were Dec. 31, 2,570; Jan. 7, 3,071: Jan. 11. 3,735; Jan. 21, 
2.197; Jan. 28, 3,977. The prices Dec. 31 were tne same as the 
preceding week ; Jan. 7 no change, Jan. 14 %c. lower; Jan. 21 
advanced about %c., which price ruled on the 28th Wednes¬ 
day, Jan. 28, prices were : Premium Cattle, llc.(5)12c.; first 
quality, 10%c.(a)llc.; medium quality, 9%c.(S)10%c.; poorquality, 
9c.(a)9%c.; poorest qualty, 8c.(5)8%c. Average price, 9^c., or 
same as Dec. 24. 
Receipts of live Sheep have fallen off, but large numbers of 
dressed are constantly arriving. The numbers of live sheep for 
the five weeks ending Jan. 28, were 37,063. 
The Weather —Has been unusually severe the past month 
in every direction, with heavy snows and high winds, in many 
places aoing extensive damage upon the coast, and blocking up 
roads upon the land. Our condensed notes run: Dec. 28, light 
rain; 29 and 30,fine and mild ; 31, cloudy A. M., light snow P. M. 
Jan. 1, cloudy; 2, clear and fine ; 3, six inches snow fell; 4 to 10, 
clear but cold, with a range at 7 A. M. of 4° (on the 8th) to 178 ; 
11, cool, light snow A. M.; 12 aud 13, clear and cool, mercury 10P 
each morning; 14 and 15, clear and milder; 16, clear, 6° in morn¬ 
ing; 17, clear; 18, coldest morningto this date, mercury 5° below 
zero, snow storm commenced at 2 P. M.; 19, snowing all day, 
with high wind, mercury 4«, which is unusually cold for so se¬ 
vere a storm,—traveling stopped, although only about 10 inches 
of snow fell on a level in many places it was blown into drifts 10 
feet deep ; 20 and 21, clear and milder , 22, about three inches 
snow fell; 23, colder, mercury 6° below zero ; 24, coldest day of 
the season, thermometer showing a temperature of 11^ be¬ 
low zero ; clear and calm; 25, cold, 8°; 25, cold, 6° below zero; 
27, milder with light rain ; 28, snow at evening; 29, two inches 
snow fell; 30, clear and mild; 31, snow morning, but soon 
changed to a severe rain with high wind. 
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUART, 1857. 
Apple Trees, Bearing. 44 
Artichoke, Jerusalem. 39 
Ashes, Hard Coal. ... 30 
Barbarism, A Relic of. 36 
Beans, A Chapter on. 38 
Bread, Apple. 34 
Calendar for February . . .. 27 
Cellars for Milk. 43 
Chaff, Save the. 34 
Coffee, How to Make. 31 
Cooking Food for Farm Use—Illustrated..32 
Correspondents, Notes to. 43 
Com, Oregon. 36 
Cotton Ten Dollars a Pound for.36 
Cranberries, Upland. 31 
Currant, The. 40 
Dwelling, Plan for a Cheap—Illustrated.33 
Farmers’ Boys—Poetry. 42 
Farmers’ Clubs. 44 
Fences, How to Make. 43 
Files, Keep Them Perfect. 45 
Forests, Preservation of. 32 
Gardens, Small. 42 
Grape Culture—No. 2 . 41 
Grapes Under Glass. 43 
Gum Arabic. 39 
Honey, Substitute for. 35 
Ice, Thawing from Pumps, &c. 33 
Labor on the Farm, Division of. 35 
Leaves, Have they been Saved.33 
Lessons in Life—No. 1 . 31 
Manures, Chapter II. 28 
Manures, Pay for Poor, not Collectable. 37 
Manure Sheds.26 
Oyster Shells, Save the. 33 
Pear Trees, Stunted. 44 
Poultry, Sending to Market. 31 
Pruning, Time for.. 27 
Race-course at the Fair Grounds.26 
Rural Surroundings—No. 1 . 29 
Salsify, How to Cook. 31 
Seeds, More Offered Free.i.. .40 
Straw'berry, Peabody’s. 44 
Strawberries, Chapters on—No. 2. 40 
Sty, Esthetics of. 32 
Sugar-cane, New—Illustraied, &c. 37 
“ “ Chinese—Humorus Cut. 36 
Tim Bunker at the Farmers’ Club. 33 
Tooth-ache, Cure for. 43 
Trees, Pruning. 44 
WORK FOR THE MONTH.25 
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