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All should turn to page 469, and examine carefully what 
is said about premiums. There is undoubtedly a flue op¬ 
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warranted first-class in every respect. There is no clap¬ 
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no reason why Thirty to Forty Thousand persons should 
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_The Steam Engines on page 464 will be very 
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Clubs can at any time be increased by remitting 
foreacli addition the price paid by the original members; 
or a small club may be increased to a larger one; thus : 
a person having sent 10 subscribers and $12, may after¬ 
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club at $20; and so of the other dub rates. 
The “Novel Exhibition, announced 
on page 449, will attract universal attention, and will 
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he a great, blessing to many poverty stricken sufferers. 
Millions of bolbirs have undoubtedly 
been saved to the people, by the untiring exposure of 
humbugs kept up in this journal for more than a dozen 
years past. These cost us no little trouble, and some 
lawyer’s expenses, for the swindlers now and then 
“ strike back” in, the form of lawsuits. We seldom al¬ 
lude to these suits, as wo do not propose to give the fel¬ 
lows the notoriety and advertising they thus seek. We 
have never been beaten by them, and probably never shall 
be, as we constantly aim to he truthful in all exposures. 
Though often wearied with the time and trouble re¬ 
quired, the benefit is so great to our readers, and through 
them to millions of others, that we shall not, hesitate to 
keep up for another year a vigorous investigation and 
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It Will I»ay to supply yourself, your sons, 
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of expense; and plenty of good books, to ho ddivered by 
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SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 
For renewal and one subscriber to American 
Agriculturist, or one subscriber to Hearth and 
Home. 
Trophy Tomato has proved so far superior to 
others that we desire to have it widely distributed, and 
we have made such arrangements witli Col. Waring as to 
enable us to offer pure seed from headquarters, with his 
trade mark guaranty of genuineness. (See page 445.) 
Japan Lillies.—We offer from the gardens of A. S. 
Fuller, Esq., several of the beautiful Japan Lilies, some 
of which have been sold by seedsmen within the last two 
years as high as $5 each. Any one of these is an orna¬ 
ment to any garden, and they can be had/r® as premiums. 
Humeian Grape-Vines,—Ilasbrouck & Busline]], 
proprietors of the original stock, will supply us with 
vines of this most excellent variety, and wc wish all of 
out- subscribers would try at least, one. 
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who after this date renews, and sends one new subscrib¬ 
er, with $1.50 for each, and 5 cents for postage on the 
premium, we will send any one of the following eight 
articles that may he chosen: 
1 Package (200 Seeds) of Trophy Tomato Seeds. 
Or1 Bulb Red Japan Lily, LUium speciosum rubnttn. 
Or:—1 Bulb White Japan Lily, Lilium speciosum album. 
Or:—1 Bulb Golden-banded Lily, LUium auratum. 
Or:—1 Bulb Long-flowered Lily, Lilium longiflontm. 
Or:—1 Bulb Gladiolus, or Sword Lily, named varieties. 
Or:—2 Bulbs Tigridia, or Mexican Tiger Li 1}', differ’t kinds 
Or:—1 Eumelan Grape-Vine No. 1. 
II. —For one subscriber, received after this date to 
HEARTH AND HOME, for one year, at $3, with 5 cents 
for postage on the article, we will send any desired one 
of the above premiums. Subscriptions taking these spe¬ 
cial premiums will not he counted in other premium lists. 
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 
Nov. 14,1S70, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. transactions at the new-York markets. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harley. Oats. 
26 (lays m’t.h.511.000 3,196.001)1,574,01)0 89,001) 347,000 1,710,000 
25 (lays last in’tli.453,500 2,814.0001,287,000 90,000 715,000 1,588,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
26 days this in’t.li.3’9.0DO 3.437,000 1,519,000 61,500 239.000 1,856.000 
25 (lays last m’th.807,500 3,168,000 1,521,000 71,000 217,000 1,718,000 
2. Comparison with same, period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1S70.511.000 3,196,000 1,574,000 89,000 847,000' 1,716,000 
29 (lays 1869.471,000 3,763,000 1,656,000 35,000 853,000 1,645,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1870 ...,829,000 3.437,000 1,549,000 01,500 289.000 1,856,000 
29 (lays 1S69. ...812,001) 3,841,000 1,965,000 38,500 381,000 1,587,000 
3. Exports from New Yrn'k, Jan. 1 to Nov. 14: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1870.1,677.064 15.291,499 366.877 92,431 134 22.050 
1869.1,304,834 16,197,951 1,595.282 130,94S 46.594 84,969 
1868 . 842,393 4.809,527 5,645,795 153,093 61,593 149,479 
1870 . 
Nov. 9.. 
Oct. 10. 
Sept. 12.. 
Ana. 8.. 
July 11.. 
June 7.. 
May 10... 
April 11. 
March 7. 
Feb. 11.. 
Jail. 12.. 
1869 . 
Dec. 11.. 
Nov. 10., 
Stock of grain in store at New York : 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt , 
bush. bush. bush. bosh. bush. bush. 
... .2,092,900 300,000 110.800 400,100 2,125,000 - 
,...1,809,921 476,514 53,391 184,803 1,679,058 287,453 
...1,387,487 761,894 50,869 107,474 1,053,079 130,881 
...1,438,876 5S9.973 25.437 106,101 691,766 J19.046 
...1.281.913 483,510 28,816 98,600 655.068 109,478 
.... 706.478 69.845 21,891 94.630 488,143 108,7 75 
...1.158.052 110,829 20,502 126.043 410,517 83,000 
.. .1,845.186 285,91G 23,249 187,172 756,811 99,988 
...2.509,60S 484.176 89,089 278.905 1,105.194 97,139 
2,902.633 531.003 62,112 322.425 1,199,672 36,214 
...4,423.028 591,903 S8.2S9 84,900 1,310,935 85,405 
.3,810.562 
....1,610,030 
833.909 50,043 285,906 1,886,594 77,097 
693,085 31,700 81,584 281,581 66,78*2 
5« Receipts at head of tide-water at Albany each sea¬ 
son to Nor. 7 ; 
Flour, Wheal, Corn. Rye. Barley, Oats, 
biffs. hush. bush. hush. hush. bush. 
1870.. ..356.600 13.918.300 4,584.300 529.900 2,306.800 5,210,000 
1860. ...301.600 14,315.000 6.253.200 202.300 713,000 3,131.400 
1868.. ..353.700 10.710,500 16.001.400 445,600 2,673,300 9.400,400 
1867.. ..884.100 7,051,000 11,582,400 735,200 2,626,400 6,876,100 
Gold has fallen to 110, since om- last, influenced by the 
reported signing of an armistice between Prussia and 
France ; and by the very liberal disbursements of coin 
from the United States Treasury, chiefly on the Novem¬ 
ber interest account. The closing quotation is 111_ 
Breadstuff's have been quite active. The export demand 
for Flour and Wheat lias been brisk; and the home 
trade have been free buyers. The large receipts, howev¬ 
er, added to the rise in ocean freights, operated against 
prices, which have been quoted lower and quite variable, 
but which leave off with reviving firmness. Corn and 
Oats have been in mere request for home trade and spec¬ 
ulative purposes, and have advanced. Barley has been 
offered freely at lower rates, yet has been very moderate¬ 
ly inquired for. Ryo has been dull and more or less nom- 
