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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
vessels. The shipping inquiry for Flour has also been 
fair, and has been mainly for low grades of State and 
Western, fresh ground. Corn has been in request for 
home use exclusively. There has been a lively move¬ 
ment in Oats, chiefly on speculative account, but at vari¬ 
able prices... .Provisions have been less sought after, 
and have been unsettled in value... .Cotton has been in 
very light supply and limited demand at the extreme 
prices claimed by holders... .Wool has been quite mod¬ 
erately dealt in at about previous figures... .Tobacco has 
been active at advanced rates, particularly low grades of 
Kentucky_Hay, Hemp, and Seeds, have been very 
quiet_Hops have been more inquired for. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Sept. 13,1S69, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days thin m’tli.359,000 2,728,000 729,000 2,400 5,300 879.000 
28 daystostm’tli.317,000 3,558,000 1,389,000 71,000 39,000 870,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Itye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days this m’tli.324,000 4,589,000 1,427.000 58,000 - 1,574,000 
28 days testin' til.405,000 5,47S,000 2,293,000 89,000 --- 1,396,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1869.359,000 2,728,000 729,000 2,400 5.300 879.000 
26 days 1868.117,000 611,000 2,416,000 3,500 49,500 713,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1809.. .324,000 4,589,000 1.427,000 5S.OOO- 1.574,000 
26 days 1868 ...337,000 1,236,000 3,217,000 31,000 - 1,916,000 
3. Exports from New York , Jan. 1 to Sept. 11: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1869. 975,290 11.615.661 1,557,677 114,006 -- 45,097 
1S6S.612,952 3,385,078 5,300,515 153,093 - 42,159 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt. 
1869. hush. bush. bush, busli. hush. bush. 
Sept. 6. 745.121 127,736 56,081 - 183,920 134,870 
Aug. 9........ 634,262 253,155 75,797 3G1 50,219 105,458 
July 10. 531.657 328,613 71,413 2,966 259,985 97.177 
June 7. 637,877 385,241 107.546 383 555.993 100 746 
May 11.1,056.048 391,156 107,502 17,684 613,166 77 677 
Apr. 10.1,681,633 1,080,769 105,00s 48,281 1,178,710 G6 661 
March 12.1,990,416 1,301,167 211,880 81,616 2,000.457 5n,095 
Feb. 10 . 2,708,609 1.407.646 225,182 91,384 2,890,520 58.034 
Jan. 13 .3,524,172 1.509,233 263,260 54,710 2,S64,354 236,001 
1868. 
Dee. 14 . 3,475,541 2,005,819 287,101 342,921 3,044,594 99,526 
Nov. 10.1,821.057 2,773.309 123,248 371,055 2,082,798 23.691 
Oct. 12..,..483,806 2,508,744 31,825 22,026 1,393,936 59,651 
Sept. 9.. 240,549 2,143,590 16,990 256,427 97,094 
Aug. 11. 585,370 1,011,468 575 4S9.100 92,995 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Price op Gold. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western. 
Rye Flour. .. 
Corn AJeal. 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow . 
Mixed. .... 
Oats— Western. 
State . 
Rye... 
Barley . 
Hay—R ale if? 100 n>. 
Straw, if? 100 Tb. 
Cotton— Middlings, iff ft_ 
Hops—C rop ol'lS69. if ft. 
Feathers —Live Geese, if ft. 
Seed—C lover.if ft . 
Timothy, ?? bushel. 
Flax, if bushel. 
Sugar—B rown, if ft . 
Molasses, Cuba. ??gal.. 
Coffee— Itio,(Gold,' in bond) 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ ??ft. 
Seed Leaf, if ft. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,?? ft. 
Domestic, pulled, if ft. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, ?? ft . 
Oil-Cake—?? ton. 
Pork—M ess, ?? barrel. 
Prime, if? barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess. 
La rd, in tres. & barrels, if ft. 
Butter —Western, if ft. 
State, if ft. 
Cheese. 
Beans—%? bushel.. . 
Peas—C anada, free, ?? bush... 
Eggs—F resh. ?? dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, if ft. 
Turkeys, if ft. 
Potatoes, New—?? bbl. 
Apples— iff barrel.. 
Sweet Potatoes, ?? bbl. 
Turnips— if bbl. 
Cabbages— iff 100. 
Onions—?? bbl. ... 
Green Corn— iff 100. 
Tomatoes—?? crate.... 
Cucumbers— iff 100. 
Peaches—?? basket. 
Squashes— iff bbl. 
Pears—?? bbl. 
Melons—I ff bbl. 
Watermelons— if? 100. 
Grapes—?? ft. 
Broom-corn— iff ft. 
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Xew Yorlc Lite Stock Markets.— 
The supply of stock for each department has been 
steady and even—excepting for the week ending Sept. 
6 th, when the supply of beef cattle was unprecedented. 
JMchere say, that there wag never before s'lftsh a tfilSttlKy 
for sale at one time, while for quality we hope never to 
see its like again. They were poor, and many fit only for 
store cattle. We noticed an unusual number of what are 
known as “ State cattle ” in small lots, brought from 
within 50 to 100 miles of New York. The advance of 54 c. 
per pound the week previous called everything in,—good, 
bad, and indifferent,—and the result was plenty of bulls, 
dry cows, and small things. Prices at once dropped to 
their old standard of two weeks previous,—15@16c. per 
pound for “Tops.” The new National Drove Yards at 
Weehawken, N. J., opposite 42nd St., New York, were 
opened for stock on August 30th, and the Butchers and 
Drovers for once agreed to have a jolly time. The table 
was bountifully supplied with all good things, and what 
sales were made were quickly settled. The grounds are 
not entirely completed, but 40 yards are in readiness for 
stock, and the Erie R. R. will hereafter unload their 
stock trains at these yards. The weather has been quite 
cool for the season, and butchers have felt more like buy¬ 
ing. People, too, arc returning homo from their summer 
vacations, and more and better beef is called for, and butch¬ 
ers feel that they can buy something really nice even at 
a little higher price. Below we give the range of prices, 
average prices, and the figures at which the largest lots 
were sold: 
Aug.16, ranged 10 @16c. Av. 14%c. Largest sales 12%@15 
do. 23d do. 10 @16c. do. 13%c. do. do. 13 @15 
do.30th do. 11 @16%e. do. 14%c. do. do. 13%@15% 
Sept. 6th do. 10 @16c. do. 14%c. do. do. 13 @15 
do. 13th do. 10 @16c. do. 14%c. do. do. 13 @15 
Some few very fat Illinois steers sold on Aug. 30th at 
17c. This was at the new yards in Weehawken. The 
majority, however, of the best only reached 1614c.; even 
good steers, a little small for our market, were sold for 
1514c. per pound. This advance, however, lasted only 
for a day or two, for the great rush of Sept. 6 th sent 
down prices at least one cent per pound on all kinds. 
Indeed some of the poorest were sold by the head as low 
as $45@$50 each, or about 10c per pound. Mllcli 
Cows.—We notice but little change in this department. 
The arrivals have been steady and quite equal to the 
demand. Moderately good milkers perhaps bring a little 
higher price and poor ones sell slowly. Some few brought 
from $100®$110, but this is “fancy.” Prices range for 
good from $S0@$90, and medium to poor all the way down 
to $50, according to milking quality... Calves.—Very 
few really good, fat calves are in market. The price ad¬ 
vanced a little for the week ending Aug. 30th, and drop¬ 
ped again with the abundant supply of beef. Such as are 
really fat and good sell for ll@ 12 c., common 9@10J4c., 
and inferior ones at 6 c. and less_Slieep have been 
plenty and not very good. The quality is perhaps 
improving somewhat, and prices keep about the same. 
The market has kept up and sales are steady. We can¬ 
not notice any advance in price. Lambs, if they are fat, 
go off readily at from SJ£@ 8 %c. per pound; for very 
choice 9c. is paid. Sheep vary from 4!4c. for poor, to 
654 c. for good. Some are still sold by the head_ 
Swine.—The arrivals have been a little loss than those 
of last month and although the weather is more favor¬ 
able for keeping meat, the demand is not active and the 
market is dull. Prices are at least 54 c. per pound lower 
than was paid last month. Dressed hogs, if fat, bring 
12%c. per pound. On foot they sell from 9@9%c.; if very 
choice 10 c. is paid. 
week ending. Beeves. Coivs. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
August 16th. 6.617 110 2,288 31.526 21,100 61,641 
do. 23th. 5,564 65 3,160 34,675 21,682 65,146 
do. 30th. 6,551 119 2,353 31,545 21,003 61,561 
Sent. 6th. 8.769 124 2,491 31,988 18,824 65,196 
do. 13th. 7,068 102 2,429 39,447 18,090 67,136 
Total in 5 Weeks _34,569 520 12,721 172,181 100,699 320,680 
do. forprev. 4 Weeks 27,024 436 10,594 131,471 89,891 259,417 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week.. .6,914 
do. do. last Month .6,756 
do. do. prev’s Month 6.233 
Average per Week, 1863 5,733 
do. do. do. 1867. 5,544 
do. do. do. 1866 . 5,748 
do. do. do. 1865 
do. do. do, 1SG4, 
Total in 1868 
Total in 1867 
Total in 1866 
Total in 1865 
Total in 1861 
104 
2,544 
34,436 
20,149 
109 
2,649 
32,868 
22,473 
85 
3,434 
31,443 
50,851 
105 
1,588 
27.182 
18,809 
64 
1,320 
22,154 
20,605 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13,000 
118 
1,500 
16,091 
11.023 
115 
1,511 
15,315 
12,676 
5,255 
5,101 
.298,128 5,466 82.571 1,413,479 978,061 
.293,832 3,369 69,911 1,174,154 1,102.643 
298.880 “4,885 62.420 1,040,000 672,000 
270,274 6,161 77,091 836,733 573,190 
267,609 7,603 75,621 782,463 660,277 
Hale’s Eai-ly JPeacli.—W. L. Sanborn, 
Princess Anne Co., Va., finds that the Hale’s Early 
rots badly when green, is much attacked by the curculio, 
and will not bear shipping. He asks what has been the 
experience of others. It has a similarly bad reputation 
for rotting in some parts of Illinois, and some cultivators 
discard it. 
California Fruit. —A quantity of pears, 
grapes, etc., were received in August by rail from Cali¬ 
fornia. Some of the fruit arrived in fair order, and ihc 
experiment, if not altogether a success, was encouraging. 
Long after this fruit has been disposed of, wo sec at the 
fnfifc stores dud stands the sign of “ California Fruit,” 
and ddubiless many Wily Jersey Bartlett pears at a gotxt 
pi'iCtf, thinking that they efimo from California, 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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The Rasket Pushed Along-. — The 
publishers*bave provided some very attractive reading, 
which will he found on pages 364 to 367. It is only once 
a year that they turn editors, and they think so well of 
their efforts that a good share of the Basket is pushed 
along to page 386, where will be found various items, 
together with some notes from Mr. Judd, who is so¬ 
journing in the Far West. 
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they are still better for our subscribers. Hundreds of 
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The Fairs.— As we go to press, the NVY. 
State Fair just opens at Elmira, and the meeting of the 
American Pomological Society is commencing at Phila¬ 
delphia. The American Agriculturist will be represented 
at both these important points, as well as at as many of 
the local fairs as we can find time to visit. We do not find 
it expedient to make extended reports of fairs, as it 
serves the purpose of our readers better to have the in¬ 
formation gathered from these exhibitions presented 
from time to time, rather than in the form of a dry cata¬ 
logue. A great exhibition is being held in New York 
City by the American Institute. This, though devoted to 
industrial products generally, contains much that is of 
interest to the agriculturist and horticulturist in the way 
of implements, etc. None of our readers who visit New 
York should fall to see this great display of the products 
of American skill. By the way, October is the finest 
month in which to visit New York. 
How to Clean Harley.— “ S. C. M.,” 
South Carolina. When barley is dry and in good con¬ 
dition, and is thrashed with a machine, the beards are 
all knocked off and the barley is prepared for market by 
simply running it through an ordinary fanning mill. In 
England, wlibTo great flttchtfon is paid tb the barley crop, 
