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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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January No. We have only room here for the following : 
No.4*3—Clothes-W ringimg51acliinc. 
—A very useful, time-saving, strength-saving, clothes- 
saving implement, that should be in every family. The 
wringing of clothes by hand is hard upon the hands, 
arms, and chest, and the twisting stretches and breaks 
the fibres with lever power. With the Wringing Ma¬ 
chine, the garments are passed rapidly between elastic 
rollers, which press the water out better than hand wring¬ 
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No. 78. — Cramlall’s Improved 
Building Blocks furnish a most attractive amuse¬ 
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Fences, Furniture, etc., in almost endless variety, can be 
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For the Month of May. 
A Beautiful Book, 
Valuable to Everybody; 
Sold for only Half a Bollar, 
(and sent Post-paid;) 
Well Worth a Wliole Bollar. 
It is also , 
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For only a Few Minutes’ Work! 
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The Oiled is to Each one of You! 
Our Agricultural Annual No. 3, for 1869, and 
our Horticultural Annual No. 3, for 1S69, are 
among the most valuable and beautiful volumes issued iu 
this country during the present year. They arc packed 
full of good information, and each volume contains a 
Goldffias been variable during the month, selling up to 
133%, shut closing weak at 132%. There has been only 
•a moderate trade in Breadstuff's during a month past. 
• The export inquiry has been light and chiefly for low' 
| grades of flour, No. 2 spring wheat, and new mixed corn, 
[ which have been generally in good supply and depressed 
| in price. The home demand for flour and grain has been 
! confined to the supply of pressing wants as a rule, though 
| there has been an occasional call from buyers on specu¬ 
lative account. Purchasers will not operate very con¬ 
fidently, until the resumption of navigation shall have 
enabled forwarders at the interior to place fresh stock in 
the seaboard markets... .There has been a diminished 
business in most kinds of Provisions, and prices have 
tended downward, on increasing offerings, particularly 
of Pork and Beef....Wool lias been slow of sale, all 
through the month, and prices close less firmly with a 
downward tendency. Manufacturers are not purchasing 
much at present, as they are looking for lower values.... 
Cotton has been comparatively steady, and in fair request. 
— Hops have been in request at previous figures_ 
There has not been much call for Hay, Rice, or Seeds, 
prices of which have been rather depressed. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance tlie transactions for the month ending 
April 14,1S69, and for the corresponding month last year, 
1. TEAKS ACTIONS AT THE NKW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Harley. Oats. 
26 days this m’tli.146,000 779,000 497,000 3,900 30,500 101,000 
23 days last m’tli.114,500 519,000 337,000 8,100 25,000 187,000 
Salks. Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 (lays this m’tli,201,000 1.157,000 1,203,000 74,000 114,000 994,500 
28 days tastin’til,194,000 1,393,000 1,27-1,000 35,700 175,000 1,115,000 
Nos. 7<» to 81 — Volaames of the 
American Agriculturist (Unbound). — These 
amount to a large and valuable Library on all matters 
pertaining to the Farm, Garden, and Household, and con¬ 
tain more varied information on these subjects than can 
be obtained in books costing three times as much. We 
have stereotype plates from the Sixteenth to the Twenty- 
seventh Volume complete, from which we print numbers 
as needed. The price of the volumes is $1.50 each, at the 
Office, or $1.75 if scut by mail, as they must be post-paid. 
They are put up in clean numbers, with full Index to 
each volume. - They are profusely Illustrated, the 
Engravings used in them having alone cost about 
$40,000. Those obtaining premiums for less than twelve 
volumes can select auy volumes desired, from 10 to 27. 
Nos. 83 to 87—ISoamd Wolaiiiies* of 
Agriculturist.— These are the same as Nos. 76 to 81 
above, but are neatly bound in uniform style, and cost 
us more for the binding and postage. Sent post-paid. 
Nos.88to 99-GO«©MBSlAagIES. 
—In these premiums, we offer a choice of Books for 
the Farm, Garden, and Household. The per¬ 
son entitled to any of the premiums 88 to 99 may select 
any books desired from the list on pa^e 191, to the 
amount of.the premiums, and the books will be forward¬ 
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office, as we may find it most convenient to send them. 
No. lOO—General Hook IPi'emioim : 
Any one not desiring the specific Book premiums, 88 to 99, 
may select Books from list on page 191, to the amount of 
10 cents’ worth for each subscriber sent at $1: or 30 
cents for each name sent at the (ten) club price of $1.20 
each: or 60 cents’worth for each name at $1.50. 
This offer is only for clubs of 25 or more. The books 
will be sent by mail or express, prepaid through by vs. 
A fl<’ew Bollars’ worth of books pertaining 
to the farm will give the boys new ideas, set them to 
thinking and observing, and thus enable them to make 
their heads help their hands. Any good book will, in the 
end, be of far more value to a youth than to have an ex¬ 
tra acre of land on coming to manhood. The thinking, 
reasoning, observing man, will certainly make more off 
from 49 acres than he would off from 50 acres without the 
mental ability which reading will give him. Far better 
to sell the acre of land, than do without the books. 
Several good books arc announced in the Advertising 
columns, and in the list on page 191. , 
No. 106—Pocket Billc.— (Breech Load¬ 
ing).—A full description of this beautiful implement, with 
illustrations, was given on page 32, of Jan. No. No one 
who enjoys shooting, or who has occasion to carry a light 
but effective weapon in traveling or while at work, will 
regret the trouble required to gather the 24 (orl8) subscrib¬ 
ers required to secure this weapon free. £3?“Tf any one 
does not care for the mahogany case, we will present the 
weapon all complete, with extension breech and 100 car¬ 
tridges, all packed in a strong pasteboard box, neatly pa¬ 
pered, on receipt of 18 subscribers for 1869 at $1,50 each. 
large number of beautiful engravings. They are worthy 
a place in every family, in city, village, and country. 
They are universally admitted to he the cheapest volumes 
issued. They are original, tlie matter and engravings be¬ 
ing all prepared exclusively for these volumes by a large 
number of first class practical writers. As these hooks 
are a permanent Annual Institution, and as we have 
made the volumes for I860 decidedly superior to those of 
1S68 and 1867, (though those were good as first attempts,) 
we want everybody to have a copy, for all who get 
them this year will he sure to want the numbers for 1870 
and thereafter. We therefore invite everybody who has 
not done so already, to send only 50 cents, and secure a 
post-paid copy of either the Agricultural Annual No. 3, 
or the Horticultural Annual No. 3, or send $1 and 
8. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Reokipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1869.146,000 779,000 497,000 3,800 36,500 101,000 
26 clays 1868.148,000 202,500 913,000 66,500 153,009 73,000 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 clays 1S69.201,000 1,157.000 1,203,000 74.000 144.000 994,500 
26 days 1863 ... .264,000 741,000 1,422,000 142,500 68,000 1,177,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to April 10: 
Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1869. 252,219 2,141,724 788,278 - - 84,934 
1868.205,245 815,8S9 2,393,946 148,822 - 24,107 / 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Mall. 
18G9. bush. bush. hush. bush. hush. bush. 
Apr. 10.1,084,633 1,080,769 165,008 48,281 1,178,710 06.664 
March 12.1,990,416 1,301,167 211,8S0 81,616 2,000,457 50,095 
Feb. 10.2,708,609 1,407,646 225,182 91,384 2,390,529 58,034 
Jan. 13.3,524,172 1,509,233 263,260 54,740 2,864,354 236,001 
18G8. 
Dec. 14.3,475,544 2,005,819 287,101 SJ2.921 3,044,594 99,526 
Nov. 10 .1,821,057 2,773,309 123,248 371,055 2,082,793 23,691 
Oct. 12. 483,S 06 2,503,744 31,825 22,026 1,393,936 59,651 
Sept. 9..... 246,549 2,143,590 - 16,990 256,427 97,094 
Aug. 11. 585,370 1,611,468 - 575 489,100 92,995 
July 13. 592,919 1,460,412 28,897 575 780,825 57,138 
•June 10.1,576.797 1,326,171 51,460 575 527,364 11,565 
May 12 . 379,842 1.039,621 33,341 - 493,494 8,705 
Apr. 13. 6S6.630 1,228,259 8,276 13,235 894,199 - 
get both of these volumes. They are entirely different. 
But we will do even better, when desired, viz. ; To 
S3P” any person sending during the month of May 
tSF” a subscriber to the American Agriculturist for 
< £Fl“ 18G9 at the regularprice ($1.50), we will present 
f a copy of either of the above-named Annuals _/spH I 
that may be desired, and we will send it 
CS*” post-paid to any point in the United States _^ | 
Sgsp” or Territories....A few minutes’ work or 
talking’will enable any person to secure a .dfh 
ifSN subscriber to the Agriculturist (as valuable 
as we are now making the paper), and 
%ST then the Annual will he obtained free. 
N. B.— One Annual is offered for each subscriber sent at 
$1.50. The sender can choose any one of the six Annuals 
already issued, viz.: Agricultural No, 3 for 1809, or No, ) 
for 1808, or No. 1 for 1807; or Horticultural No. 3 for 1809, 
or No. 2 for 1808, or No. 1 for 1867, One, two, three, four, 
or more subscribers will secure au equal number of Annu¬ 
als, of any issue desired N. B.—These premium Annu¬ 
als are special, and are not included in the general pre¬ 
miums, which are separate, hut aru continued, as noted 
elsewhere. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Price op Golt> . 
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Flour—S uper to Extra. State $5 40 @ 7 15 
Super to Extra Southern.... 6 30 @13 00 
Extra Western. 5 90 @12 25 
Extra Genesee... 7 15 @10 00 
Superfine Western. . 5 40 @6 00 
Rye Flour.. 5 00 @ 7 00 
Corn Meal.. 4 00 @5 10 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
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Oats— Western. 74%@ 
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Parley. 2 00 
Hay—B ale ? 1001b... 
Straw, ? 100 lb. _ 
Cotton—M iddlings, 28%@ 28% 28%@ 29% 
Hops—C rop oflS68, tb. 5 @ 12 5 @ 12 
Feathers —Live Geese, If) lb. 75 @ 85 77%@ 85 
Seed—C lover, ? lb . 14%@ 15% 14%@ 15% 
Timothy. ? bushel. 3 50 @ 3 75 3 45 @ 3 65 
Flax, ? bushel. 2 65 @ 2 80 2 70 @ 2 85 
Sugar—B rown, ? lb. 11%@ 14% 11%@ 13% 
Molasses, Cuba, ?gal. 35 @ 65 35 @ 60 
Coffee— Rio,(Cold, in bond) 9 @ 13 9 @ 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c..? lb. 6 @ IS 6 @ 
Seed Leaf, 13 1b. 8 @ 75 7%@ 
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Peas —Canada, in bond,? bu. 1 40 
Eggs—F resh. ? dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, lb— 
Turkeys, ?1b. 18 
Potatoes— 1 13 bbl. 150 
Apples—$ barrel. .... 3 50 
Sweet Potatoes, ? bbl. 5 50 
Cranberries. 13 barrel. 13 00 
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