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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[November, 
around tender shrubs, and, if need be, tied, to pre¬ 
vent them becoming displaced. Leaves are useful 
to cover beds, and they may be kept from blow¬ 
ing about by scattering a little earth upon them. 
Bulbs. —An article on planting on page SS3 last 
month, gives all necessary hints. The earlier this 
month they are planted, the better. Gladiolus and 
other tender kinds must be taken up before the 
ground freezes. 
Plants in Pits and Cellars are not expected to 
grow, and they must be held in a dormant state by 
keeping them as cool as may be without freezing, 
and allowing only enough water to sustain life. 
Mice are fond of many plants, and injury from 
these troublesome pests should be guarded against. 
Greenhouse and Window IPlants. 
Plants. —Air, light, heat, and water, are essential 
to vegetable growth. Air is the requisite most 
generally neglected. On mild days give abun¬ 
dant ventilation. Whether in the window or in 
the greenhouse, there should be a difference of 
10° or 15° between the day and night temperature. 
Camellias should have the foliage kept perfectly 
clean by syringing or by sponging. 
Bulbs. —Whenever the ball of earth in the pots is 
well filled with roots, the plants may be started by 
bringing them into a warm place. It is best to 
keep some pots in reserve to allow of a succession. 
Hanging Baskets usually dry out rapidly; give 
the earth a thorough soaking once or twice a week. 
Annuals come in usefully for cut flowers, and all 
spare corners may be occupied by pots or boxes in 
which seed of Candytuft, Mignonette, and the like, 
may be sown. Thin the plants well. 
Fumigation. —The frequent use of tobacco smoke 
will keep plants free of most insects. Use it in abun¬ 
dance in the greenhouse. Window plants are easily 
smoked by placing them in a box or under a barrel. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Oct. 13, 1870, and for the corresponding month last year. 
The fluctuations in Gold, since our last, have not been 
important. The speculative demand has been less active. 
The closing figures showed rather more firmness in the 
movement.Breadstuffs have been fairly active. The 
receipts were comparatively light, owing to breaks and 
delays on the canals, up to the last week under review, 
when the arrivals.became quite extensive, adding liberally 
to the available supplies, and leading to heavier pur¬ 
chases, particularly of Flour and Wheat for export; Corn 
for trade and speculative purposes ; and Oats and Barley, 
mainly for home consumption. Prices have been varia¬ 
ble, but, on the whole, quoted stronger, though closing 
•somewhat less buoyantly. The samples of new crop 
Wheat, particularly spring, thus far received here, have 
been of an unusually high average quality,and in generally 
excellent condition. A very moderate proportion of the 
receipts of Corn has been of strictly prime quality. The 
arrivals of Oats have been mostly of new Mixed Western 
and White Ohio. Barley has been coming forward very 
freely.Cotton has been much more freely offered at 
materially reduced prices, leading to a livelier business 
.Provisions have been in fair demand, but unsettled 
in prices. Pork, Lard, and Cheese, close firmly. Cut 
Meats, Bacon, Beef, and Butter, in favor of buyers. 
Wool has not been in urgent request, but the offerings of 
desirable grades have been very moderate, and prices 
have been well supported.Hay and Hops have at¬ 
tracted rather more attention from buyers, and though 
opening irregularly, have been steadier in price toward 
the close.. . .Grass Seeds have been offered quite liberally 
at lower and unsettled rates, yet have not been in remark¬ 
ably active demand.Tobacco has been less sought 
after at previous figures. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Jh/e. Harley. Oats. 
25 days III 1.1 m’Mi.453,500 2,814 000 1,387,000 90,000 715,000 1,558,000 
2G clays last in’tli.596,000 2,354,000 1,581.000 57,500 151,000 1,429,000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
25 days th is in'tli .307,500 3,103,000 1,521,000 71,000 217,001) 1,713,000 
26 days last m'tli.291,000 2,656,000 1,719,000 37,000 4,850 1,531,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
25 clays 1370.453,500 2,814,000 1,287,000 99,000 715,000 1,558,000 
26 days 1869.883,000 2,745,000 817,000 1,500 41,000 838,500 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Oct. 12: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1870.1,476,865 13,854,939 327,299 65,734 15,775 
1869.1,175,456 14,782,841 1,571,785 130,948 46,197 
1868. 747,384 4,220,727 5,471,816 153,093 43,536 
4. Slock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
hush. hush. hush. bush. hush. 
476,544 53,391 184,803 1,679,658 237,453 
761,894 50,869 107,474 1,053,079 130,881 
589,973 25.437 106,101 691,766 119 046 
483,540 28,816 98,600 655.068 109,478 
69.S45 21,891 91,630 488,143 108,775 
110,829 20,502 126,043 440,517 83,000 
285,946 23,249 187,172 756,811 99,988 
484.176 39,089 278,905 1,105,194 97.139 
534,003 62,112 322,425 1,199,672 36,214 
591,903 38,289 34,900 1,310,935 85,405 
1870. bush. 
Oct. 10.1,809,921 
Sept. 12.1,387,487 
Aug. 8.1,438,876 
July 11.1,281,913 
June 7. 706.478 
May 10.1.158,052 
April 11.1,845,186 
March 7.2,509,603 
Feb. 11... -2,902,638 
Jan. 12 .4,423,028 
1809 
Dec. 11.3,810,562 
Nov. 10.1,610,030 
Oct. 11. 978,272 
Sept. 6. 745,121 
5. 
833,909 
693,085 
445,068 
127,736 
50,043 285,906 
31,700 31,584 
31,467 5,948 
56,081 - 
1,386,594 77,097 
281.581 66,782 
120,950 67,094 
183,920 134,870 
Beceipls at head of tide-water at Albany each sea¬ 
son to Oct. 1st: 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Eye, Barley, 
_ hhls. bush. bush. hush. bush. 
18(0—.290.000 10,563,000 3,533,700 358,700 328.800 
1809.. ..352.800 11,682,900 4,674*600 231,800 48,800 
1868.. . .212,800 7.298,700 14,214700 330,800 1,014,900 
1867.. ..160.000 2,261,800 11,937,000 300,600 485.400 
1860.. . .133,100 2,418,100 21,117,000 713,000 537,300 
Oats, 
bush. 
3,523,400 
2,271.500 
7,565,800 
4,089,500 
6,835,600 
Price of Gold 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Sept. 14. 
.113*; 
Flour— Super to Extra State 45 @ 5 I 
Super to Extra Southern.... 4 65 @ 9 00 
Extra Western. 5 00 @9 25 
Extra Genesee. 5 85 @8 00 
Superfine Western. 4 45 @4 95 
P.ye Flour.. 4 15 @ 5 35 
Corn-Meal . 4 50 © 5 85 
1 35 @ 1 65 
$5 10 
5 00 
5 30 
6 25 
5 10 
4 00 
4 50 
1 45 
Oct. 13. 
11357 
@ 6 15 
@ 9 25 
© 9 25 
© 8 50 
@ 5 35 
© 5 75 
© 5 30 
© 1 75 
90 
@ 
1 35 
1 00 
1 
40 
86 
@ 
95 
90 
© 
95 
76 
@ 
83 
81 
@ 
66*4 
47 
@ 
55 
52 
57 
Nominal. 
56 
® 
58 
85 
@ 
1 00 
83 
© 
95 
Nominal. 
95 
© 
1 
25 
85 
© 
1 25 
1 05 
@ 
1 
45 
60 
© 
1 10 
60 
@ 
1 
10 
19)7® 
20% 
1557® 
16% 
25 
@ 
35 
12 
@ 
20 
75 
© 
85 
75 
© 
85 
14 
© 
14 X 
9%@- 
10% 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White.. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
Mixed... 
Oats—W estern. 
State . 
Rye. 
Barley.. 
Hay—B ale if) 100 )b. 
Straw, $ 100 lt>. 
Cotton— Middlings, ?) ft_ 
Hops-Crop oflSTO. ?) Ib. 
Feathers— Live Geese, ?) ft. 
Seed—C lover, if) n> . _ 
Timothy, ?) bushel. 5 50 © 6 00 
Flax, $ bushel. 2 25 
Sugar—B rown, ?) lt>. 
Molasses. Cuba, ?)gal. 
Coffee— liio,(Gold, in bond) 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ ?)ft. 
Seed Leal, ?) ft. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,?) ft. 
Domestic, pulled, ?) ft. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, ?) ft . 
Oil-Cake—?) ton.. _. .... __ 
Pork—M ess, ?) barrel. 27 00 @29 50 20 25 @26 50 
Prime, 19 barrel . 24 00 @24 75 21 50 @23 00 
Beef—P lain mess. 12 00 @19 50 10 00 @18 00 
25 © 
2 40 
2 10 @ 
2 20 
8%@ 
11% 
9 @ 
11% 
23 @ 
44 
18 © 
36 
9 @ 
12% 
9%@ 
13 
6%@ 
14 
6%@ 
13% 
7%@ 
55 
10 @ 
75 
42 @ 
56 
45 @ 
56 
25 @ 
45 
25 ® 
45 
23 @ 
33 
25 @ 
33 
9 © 
9% 
8%@ 
9% 
00 @44 00 
40 50 @41 00 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, ?) ft. 
15 
@ 16% 
14%@ 16% 
Butter— State, ?< ft. 
22 
@ 45 
20 
@ 47 
Western, ?! J> . . 
15 
@ 35 
18 
© 37 
Cheese . 
4 
@ 14 
5 
© 15 
Beans— W bushel. 
1 20 
@ 2 60 
1 40 
© 2 50 
Peas— Canada, in bond, ?) bn. 
1 1(1 
© — 
95 
@ 1 00 
Eggs—F resh. 18 dozen__ 
25 
@ 27 
28 
@ 32 
Poultry— Live Fowls. 
17 
@ 18 
16 
@ 17 
Chickens, Spring, ?) ft. 
19 
@ 20 
17 
© 19 
Turkeys, dres3ed, $ a. 
21 
@ 23 
20 
© 22 
Geese,?) pair. . 
1 50 
© 1 75 
1 50 
@ 2 00 
Woodcock, 19 pair. 
1 on 
@ 1 12 
87 
© 1 12 
Partridges, ?( pair. 
— 
@ - 
1 00 
© 1 12 
Green Corn, ?) 100. 
75 
© 1 25 
75 
© 1 00 
Potatoes, 19 bbl.. 
2 25 
© 3 50 
2 00 
@ 3 25 
Sweet Potatoes, ?) bbl. 
2 25 
@ 3 50 
1 75 
© 2 50 
Turnips— P bbl. 
2 00 
© 2 25 
2 00 
© 2 25 
Cabbages—?) 100. 
5 OH 
@10 00 
7 00 
@10 00 
Onions— 19 bbl. 
3 00 
@ 3 25 
3 00 
© 4 00 
Cranberries—?) bbl. 
— 
© - 
9 00 
@12 00 
Broom-corn— 19 ft. 
6 
@ 11 
3 
© 8 
Tomatoes, per basket.... .. 
50 
@ 75 
75 
© 1 00 
Pumpkins, per 100. 
— 
© - 
7 00 
@ 9 00 
Squashes, ?) bbl. 
1 00 
@ 1 25 
87 
© 1 25 
Peaches. 19 basket. 
75 
® 2 50 
— 
© — 
Plums, Gage, ?l bushel. 
1 50 
@ 3 50 
1 25 
@ 3 00 
Pears, $ bbl. 
2 01) 
® 9 00 
3 00 
@15 00 
Melons, 19 bbl. 
1 00 
@ 2 00 
1 00 
© 2 00 
Apples—?) barrel. 
1 00 
@ 2 50 
50 
© 2 75 
Grapes—?) ft. 
4 
© 12 
6 
© 8 
Wcw-Yorlc JLive-Siocis: Markets.— 
week ending. Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
Sept. 
19th. 
.. 9,458 
56 
2,920 
39,714 
17,227 
69,375 
do. 
26 th. 
.. 8,931 
49 
3,689 
38,357 
20.IS8 
71,464 
Oct. 
3(1. 
.. 6,876 
72 
3,6S7 
28,533 
19,049 
58,237 
do. 
10th. 
.. 6.420 
73 
2,565 
37,423 
19,103 
65,584 
Total 
in 4 Weeks.. 
.31,685 
250 
12,811 
144,027 
75,867 
264,662 
do .forprev. 5 Weeks 40,594 
318 
14,850 
176,966 
70,224 : 
302,982 
Beeves. Coios. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Averaae per 
Week . 
.. .7,921 
62 
3,203 
36,007 
75.745 
do. 
do. last Month. 
...8,119 
69 
2,970 
35,399 
94,045 
do. 
do. wen's Month. 
...6,937 
93 
2,343 
31,4-14 
14,748 
A veraae per 
Week 
, 1869. 
6,275 
92 
1,752 
28,836 
15,348 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1868 
5,733 
105 
1,588 
27,182 
18,809 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1867. 
5,544 
64 
1,320 
22,154 
20,605 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1S66. 
5,748 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13,000 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1865. 
5,255 
118 
1,500 
16,091 
11,023 
Total 
in 1869, 
.326,280 
4.827 
91,083 
1,499,399 
798,199 
Total 
in 1868 . 
5.466 
82.571 
1,413,479 
978,061 
Total 
in 1867. 
.293,832 
3,369 
69,911 
1,174,154 
1,102,643 
Total 
in 1866. 
298,880 
4,885 
62.420 
1,010,000 
672,000 
Total 
in 1865. 
270,274 
6,161 
71,991 
836,733 
573,190 
Total 
in 1864. 
267,609 
7,603 
75,621 
782,462 
660,277 
Beef Cattle.— Frosty nights and autumn winds have 
driven home to New York most of the summer absentees, 
and thus there is a demand for the best cuts of good beef. 
The change of season has also caused more firmness in 
the meat trade, and first quality beeves are in demand at 
good prices. The supply of live-stock has been large, 
and for the two weeks ending Sept. 26th, too plenty for 
a good market. For five or six weeks previous to Octo- 
very low figures. For the weeks ending Sept. 19th and 
26th, many drovers slaughtered their own cattle, in order 
to save the expense of keeping them, and sold them by 
the side or quarter. Dealers in light cattle have lost 
money. First quality beef has nearly held its own in 
price; some large dealers may have dropped y t c. per lb. 
when the purchaser took the “bunch.” Below we give 
the range of price, average price, and figures of large sales. 
Sept. 19th,ranged 6%@17 c. Av. 1357c. Large sales 10 ©16 
do. 26th, do. 6%@16%c. do. 13Xc. do. do. 10 @15)4 
Oct. 3d, do. 6%@16%c. do. 13%c. do. do. 10 @15 " 
do. 10th, do. 9%@17 c. do. 14%c. do. do. 11 @16 
Mileli Cows are in moderate supply, and the mar¬ 
ket a little improved. First quality milkers are in good 
demand, milkmen having raised the price of milk to 12c. 
per quart, they feel able to offer larger prices for good 
cows. Prices range, for medium to good, from $G0@$90, 
with extra milkers and fancy at $100®$110.Calves 
are abundant for the season, and with the exception of a 
few, milk fed, go at low figures. We notice but little 
change in quality since our last report, and quote prices 
as follows: Milk calves from 12c.@13c. per pound. 
Those known as “fed” calves from 5c.@6*4c., and 
“grass fed ” at 4c.@5c. per pound, or by the head. 
Sliecp.—There is a fair demand for good sheep, and 
about the prices paid last. We think that the quality of 
the stock has been a little better, we notice fewer very 
poor lots; there are yet enough thin ones though, to make 
the market look poor and keep prices low. Prices range 
for good sheep from 4J4c.@Gc. per pound. Lambs from 
7J4c.@8c., with extra fat ones at S^c. per pound. 
Swine. —The arrivals have been quite steady, and trade 
firm. Prices keep about the same as last month. We 
quote for light dressed, llc.@ll%c. per pound. State 
and Jersey pigs sell for 13c.®13%c. per pound, net, and 
Western mixed, alive, 8J4c.@9c. per pound. 
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Tlio Agriculturist and Mcarlli and 
Home.— Since the purchase of Hearth and Home by 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Bariev. Oats. 
25 days 1870 ... 307,500 3,168,000 1,521,000 71,000 217,0110 1,718,000 
2b days 1869. ...299,000 4,461,000 1,474,000 37,000 65,000 1,636,000 
her 1st, trade was dull; tlie large arrivals were mainly 
made up of thin “Texan Hoppers,” and sold if at all at 
tlie proprietors of the American Agriculturist, several 
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