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may be put in the open ground early at a venture. 
Early Rose and Early Vermont are the established 
early variotios. Alpha and Snowflake are varieties 
of great promise, and Tliorburn’s Early Paragon is 
claimed to be “ the best early yet introduced.” 
Radishes.— If wanted early, sow in a genfle hot¬ 
bed or cold-frame. French Breakfast, Olive Shaped, 
and Early Turnip. When the ground is open sow 
in drills a foot apart once a week for a succession. 
Salsify— Sow seeds early the same as parsnips. 
Dig roots left in the ground. 
Scorzonera .—Treat the same as salsify ; by many 
is thought to be superior to it. 
Spinach .—Round Leaved is best; sow early in 
drills a foot apart. New Zealand for summer use 
is sown when ground is well warmed; Uncover 
beds sown last fall; hoe between the rows and it 
will soon be fit for use. 
Sorrel is valued by many as early greens ; mixed 
with spinach gives that a pleasant acid flavor. Sow 
in seed bed and transplant into rows 18 inches apart 
and 15 inches in the rows. 
Sweet Potatoes .—If only a few are wanted it is 
cheaper to buy the plants than to grow them. 
Southern Queen and Nansemond are best. The 
sets may be grown by placing the potatoes in good 
soil in the hot-bed. 
Syuashcs. —If desired early they may be started in 
the hot-bed on sods as directed for cucumbers. 
Summer Crookneck is best early; many like the 
Scolloped Bush, of which there are are white and 
yellow. Boston Marrow and Turban are best late 
summer and fall, and for winter the Hubbard and 
Yokohama are standard sorts. See the new But¬ 
man noticed on page 48, last month. The late sorts 
need a warm and highly manured soil with more 
manure in the hills. 
Tomatoes .—There are many good sorts, but one 
cannot go amiss if he takes Conqueror or Canada 
Victor for early, and Trophy for main and late crops. 
8tart in hot-bed or window boxes and transplant 
once, if not twice, before setting out. A few may 
be petted in pots to be turned out when it is safe. 
Turnips for spring must be sown very early. 
Early Flat Dutch is best early. For late, Red-top 
Strap-leaf is best of the flat kinds. Of the Ruta 
Baga sorts the White French is superior to all oth¬ 
ers for the table and best for garden purposes. 
Flower Garden and Lawn. 
Notes in thi3 department as well as that of 
Kreenliousc and Window Plants. 
must be deferred until another month, as we have 
taken more space for the others than will be again 
required. In the first only works of preparation 
can be done in most localities. The increase of 
sunlight will stimulate rapid growth of plants un¬ 
der glass ; with these the principal things to look 
after are propagating, killing insects, and the grad¬ 
ual hardening off of such as are to go out of doors. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending Feb. 13th, 1815, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NKW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Bariev Oats 
26(l’stftft m’tli216,001 513,(100 2,811,000 9,200 218,000 374 000 
23 d’s last m’tli324,000 459,000 1,617,000 13,800 57,000 407^000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. live. Bariev Oats 
26 d’s this in’t.)i279,000 2,096.000 2,907,000 21,000 142.000 1,119 000’ 
23d’s last 111’tli 291,000 2,911,000 1,918,000 34,000 251,000 2,105,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last ye< 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rve. Bariev On 
513,000 2,811,000 9,200 218,000 ' 374J 
3,175,000 1,004,000 61,000 106,000 895,1 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 days 1875.. .216,000 
26 days 1874.. .402,000 
Sales. Flour. 
26 day's 1875.. 279,000 2,096,000 2,907,000 21,000 142 000 1,119 
2« days 1874.. .296,000 2,312,000 1,597,000 131,000 813,000 1,437, 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 3fal 
_ . „ bush- luisli. hush. hush. hush, hush 
Feb. 8, 187a.. 3.269,000 1,408,485 50,890 266,928 945,137 137,0 
Jan. It, 1875..3.675,!22 1,019,900 50,889 191,470 877.014 145.6 
Dee. 7, 1874. .4,513,396 1.220,973 15,925 108,301 890,899 135.6 
Nov. 9, 18,4..3.680,141 1.727,510 19.123 117,185 794,722 135,8! 
NOV. 10, 1873. .1.720,338 3,133,896 22,907 232,942 755,153 82,6’ 
4. Exports from New York , Jan. 1 to Feb. 12. 
Flour When flnrti. Hup.. Unrip/ 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Bye. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
bbls. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
1815.. 
..212,846 
1,481,150 
4,735,119 
90 
12,549 
19,482 
1874., 
..291,169 
2,9X6,000 
1,142,700 
104,215 
— 
10,900 
1873 
152,290 
705,286 
2,004,309 
- . 
6,700 
2.561 
1872.. 
.. - 
836,639 
2,078,208 
70,603 
— 
2,682 
Gold has been up to 115}, and down to 113, closing Feb¬ 
ruary 12th, at 114} as against 112} on January 12th_ 
Breadstuff's have been depressed and generally lower in 
price, the offerings having been more liberal, while the 
demand for home use and shipment has been on a re¬ 
stricted scale. The export inquiry has been checked by 
the unfavorable foreign advices. Toward the close, 
Flour, Wheat, Rye, and Barley, favored buyers ; while 
Corn and Oats were quoted stronger, these influenced, to 
some extent, by speculative purchases... .Provisions 
have heen generally less freely dealt in at reduced prices. 
Hog products have heen particularly weak and variable 
_Cotton has been more active, and quoted firmer_ 
Wool and Tobacco have been less sought after within 
the previous r&nge... .Hops have been quoted lower, on 
a limited business....Hay, Straw, and Seeds in fair 
request, and held with firmness. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
r eu. ia. 
Price of Gold . 
112 3-8 
114 5-8 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 44 00 
@ 
5 75 
43 85 
© 
5 65 
Super to Extra Southern _ 
4 75 
@ 
7 25 
4 60 
@ 
7 25 
Extra Western . 
4 60 
@ 
8 00 
4 50 
@ 
8 00 
Extra Genesee . 
5 00 
@ 6 75 
4 90 
@ 
6 50 
Superfine Western. 
4 00 
© 
4 50 
3 85 
@ 
4 35 
Bye Flour ... .. 
4 00 
@ 
5 25 
4 00 
© 
5 20 
Corn-Meal. 
4 00 
@ 
4 85 
3 90 
4 75 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
1 25 
® 
1 35 
1 24 
® 
1 32 
AU kinds of Red and Amber. 
1 07 
@ 
1 31 
1 02 
@ 
1 26 
Corn—F ellow .. 
87%@ 
90 
82 
@ 
85 
Mixed . 
86 
@ 
96 
S0%@ 
82 
White.. . 
87 
@ 
89 
81 %@ 
85 
Oats— Western .. 
6i 
@ 
71 
66 
@ 
70 
State . 
65 
@ 
71 
66 
@ 
70 
IvYE .. 
93 
@ 
96 
90 
@ 
96 
Barley . 
1 25 
@ 
1 60 
1 20 
© 
1 55 
Hay—H ale, ^ 100 lbs . 
55 
@ 
95 
55 
@ 
95 
Straw, $ 100 Tbs . 
45 
© 
65 
45 
® 
70 
Cotton— Middlings. P fb 
15%@ 
1554 
1554® 
16 
Hops— Crop ol 1874. ft lb . 
37 
(ib 
50 
32 
@ 
47 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ^ lb 
35 
& 
65 
35 
@ 
65 
Seed—C lover, iff lb . 
1054® 
10% 
11%@ 
ii% 
Timothy. P bushel . 
2 75 
© 2 85 
2 80 
© 
3 00 
Flax. 19 bushel. 
Sugar— Refi’g& Groceryp 18 
Molasses. Culm. Pgal. 
New Orleans, 19 gal . 
Coffee— Uio(Gold). 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„ ft lb. 
Seed Leaf, if It. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, P lb 
Domestic, pulled, P D>. 
California, clip.. 
Tallow, 19 it . 
Oil-Cake—V ton . 
Pork—M ess, P barrel _ 
Prime Mess. 19 barrel ... _ 
Beef—P lain mess.. 
2 05 @ 2 40 2 20 @ 2 30 
6 @ 
9 '4 
5%@ 
8% 
Nominal. 
33 @ 
39 
58 @ 
67 
55 @ 
66 
17%@ 
20K 
17%@ 
19% 
9 @ 
25 
9 @ 
8 @ 
60 
8 © 
00 
28 @ 
65 
28 @ 
65 
27 @ 
55 
27 @ 
55 
16 ® 
37 X 
16 @ 
36 
8%@ 
9 
S%@ 
8% 
50 @47 00 
44 00 @47 
50 
18 75 @19 50 
9 50 @10 50 
18 00 @18 25 
9 50 (ft 10 50 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, $ lb 
13%@ 14% 
13%@ 11% 
Butter—S tate, lb. 
25 
@ 45 
20 
© 40 
Western. ^ lb .. 
18 
@ 35 
15 
@ 32 
Ciiekse.. . .. . 
6 
@ 16% 
6 
@ 16% 
Beans— 1R bushel. 
1 60 
@ 1 70 
1 40 
® 2 30 
Peas—C anada, free. 1? bu ... 
1 25 
@ 1 35 
1 15 
@ 1 25 
Eggs—F resh, # dozen .... 
29 
@ 33 
33 
@ 42 
Poultry—F owls. 
10 
@ 18 
8 
@ 17 
Turkeys—'# ft. 
10 
@ 17 
12 
@ 18 
Geese, P pair. . . 
1 00 
® 2 25 
1 3 1 
@ 2 12 
Ducks, p pair. 
50 
@ 1 00 
— 
@ - 
Pigeons, P pair. 
— 
® - 
30 
a 35 
Grouse, $ pair. 
50 
@ 6.) 
35 
@ 50 
Partridges. ?! pair. 
40 
© 65 
70 
© 1 00 
Venison, P tb . 
10 
@ 16 
— 
@ — 
Wild Ducks, P pair. 
40 
© 1 75 
40 
@ 1 50 
Wild Turkeys, P lb. 
15 
@ 20 
15 
@ 20 
Quail, P dozen. 
90 
@ 2 00 
1 50 
© 1 75 
Hares. $ pair. 
SO 
© 50 
45 
© 50 
Rabbits, per pair. 
30 
@ 40 
35 
@ 40 
Turnips P bbl. 
1 00 
@ 1 25 
1 25 
@ 1 37 
Cabs vgks—^ 100 . 
4 00 
@ 7 50 
5 00 
@ 8 00 
Onions—$ bbl. 
2 25 
@ 3 00 
2 25 
@ 3 50 
Potatoes— P bbl. 
1 62 
@ 2 25 
1 50 
@ 2 12% 
Sweet Potatoes—$ bbl. 
3 00 
<a 4 00 
3 50 
@ 4 00 
Broom-corn . 
9 
@ 15 
0 
@ 15 
Grapes, P lb. 
8 
@ 9 
— 
@ - 
Apples— barrel. 
1 00 
@ 2 25 
1 00 
® 2 25 
Cranberries— P bbl. 
5 00 
@10 00 
4 no 
@ 9 50 
Green Peas, new, P bushel.. 
1 85 
® 1 90 
1 85 
© 1 90 
Squash, P bbl.. 
— 
@ - 
1 75 
@ 2 25 
Kew York Iflve-Siock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
week ending Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot’l. 
Jan. 18 . 8,923 153 619 
Jan. 25. 9.474 74 G29 
Feb. 1 . 7,281 121 850 
Feb. 8. 8,148 80 690 
Total for 4 Weeks.. 33,826 423 2,TSS 
do./oj'pi'eu.4IFeet.s29,808 318 3,097 
28,053 37,936 75,684 
25,476 35,474 71,127 
23,655 24,850 56,757 
18,229 29,685 56,902 
95,483 127,945 260,470 
75,412 134,935 243,600 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week..... . 
do. no. last Month.. 
. 8,456 
107 
697 
23,870 
31,986 
. 7,452 
79 
774 
18,800 
33,734 
do. do. prev's Month. 
. 8,254 
70 
1,269 
23,346 
49,442 
Beeves.— The market during the past month has 
been an unfortunate one for sellers. Unfavorable weath¬ 
er and dull business has depressed prices and weakened 
the market. The worst business of the season has been 
done in the past four weeks. At the close there was a 
little improvement, which helped to meet the advance in 
the West, but the market was weak. The new Stock 
Yards at 60th to 65th sts., were opened on Feb. 8, and 
hereafter no business will be done on Sundays. Mon¬ 
day will be the opening day, and yards and scales are to 
be locked on Sundays by united consent at all market 
places. Prices at the close ruled }c. to }c. ib. above 
last week, with sales at 8}@13}c. ib for native to extra 
steers to dress 54 to 58 lbs. gross cwt. 
Tlie prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Jan. 13.8 
Jail. 25. 
Feb. 1. 
Feb. 8_ 
Ban ye. 
Large Sales. 
Aver. 
8 @14%e. 
10%@11%c. 
11 c. 
7 ©13%c. 
7 @14 c. 
10 @11 c. 
10 KC. 
10 @10%c. 
10^c. 
8 @14 c. 
10%@11 c. 
10&C, 
Milcli Cows.—The market for cows has been 
steady and fair. There was a demand for all sorts at $45 
@$90 per head for cow and calf_ Csilves.— The sale 
for calves has been dull, but an improvement was notice¬ 
able at the close for milk fed veals. The best Bucks Co., 
Pa., veals sold at 11c. $ a, others at 8}@10}c. $ lb; 
grassers brought $8@$17 $ head, the latter price being 
paid for fine western calves.... Sheep.— The markot 
has been very unsteady for this stock ; generally prices 
have given way for poor sheep. At the close fair to 
prime sheep were fully }c. $ B better, bringing 7}@8c. 
B. Poor sheep were selling from ,'}c.@5}c. f} ib_ 
Swine. —There have been no live hogs offered. 
Dressed hogs have improved, advancing to 8@8}c. foi 
fair Western and 8}@9}c. for C ity dressed. 
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