AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
59 
should be on a separate slip of paper. (We shall probably 
distribute over two hundred thousand packages , and a min¬ 
ute’s time saved on each of these would amount to 333 
working days of 10 hours each—more than a whole 
year!) 
<K. Canada, California and Oregon subscribers will 
need to substitute 10 -cent stamps in all cases where 
3-cent stamps are named in the catalogue. When several 
send together from Canada, it will usually be cheaper 
to receive the seeds by Express. (Postage-need not 
necessarily be prepaid here, on Canada letters.) 
SI. Always put the stamps upon the envelopes, and 
not drop them loosely into the enclosing letter. 
I. It is always better to send envelopes of the ordinary 
size, and made after what is called the “Government 
pattern”—that is, those in which the back comes under 
the piece lapping over ; these seal up more firmly. This 
point is not essential, however. 
3. Usually, the lighter the envelope the better, that 
more seeds may go under the same stamps. 
E£. Send only the number of stamps required for post¬ 
age on the seed. We have no seeds of any kind to sell. 
JG. Those forwarding unpaid envelopes will of course 
not be disappointed if they do not return. We offer seeds 
free , but cannot, in addition, afford to pay postage also. 
SI. All seeds sent by mail are put up at our country 
residence, and each package is there mailed direct , to 
avoid its being overhauled at the Distributing Offices. 
N. We shall take time to mail all the seeds care¬ 
fully and regularly. This will occupy the entire months 
of February and March Those going to subscribers on 
the Pacific Coast, and in Southern States where the sea¬ 
sons are earlier, will be mailed first, and with dispatch. 
To others they will go as fast as the putting up and mail¬ 
ing can be accomplished—but to all in ample season for 
Spring planting and sowing. 
LIST OF SEEDS. 
Ficlsl Seeds. 
1 — White Sugar Beet—Single or double packages, as 
may be desired, requiring one or two 3-cent postage 
stamps. 
2 — King Philip Corn—Single, double, or triple pack¬ 
ages, as may be desired, requiring one, two, or three 
3-rent stamps. 
3 — Stowell's Sweet Corn—Same packages as No. 1. 
4 — White Poland Oats—Same packages as No. 2. 
5— Chinese Sugar Cane—Any subscriber may select 
any amount, from half an ounce up to a full pound of 
this, by providing for the transportation by mail, or ex¬ 
press, or otherwise. If to go by mail, a 3-cent stamp 
must be sent for each half ounce. No prepared envelopes 
will be needed if the address be plainly given. 
G—Ashcroft’s Swedish Turnip—Half of 3-cent stamp. 
T—River’s Swedish Stubble Turnip— do. do. 
GS—Purple-top Scotch, or Bullock Turnip— do. 
GO—Green-top Scotch, or Bullock Turnip do. 
70—Waite’s London purple-top Swede Turnip—do. 
03—Hungarian Grass—One 3-cent stamp. 
94—Crystal Flint or Hominy Corn—One 3-cent stamp. 
Vegetable or Garden Seeds. 
S—Daniel O'Rourke Pea—Packages same as No. 1, 
0 —Champion of England Pea—One 3-cent stamp. 
10—British Queen Pea— 
do. 
do. 
11 —Hair’s Dwarf Mammoth Pea— 
do. 
do. 
50—King of the Marrows Pea— 
do. 
do. 
5 2—Green Kohl Rabi—One-third 
of a 
3-oent stamp. 
1 3—Enfield Market Cabbage— 
do. 
do. 
1 4 —Alma Cauliflower— 
do. 
do. 
1 5—Mammoth Cabbage Lettuce— 
do. 
do. 
2 jl-r Winter Cherry— 
do. 
do. 
1 7—Red Strap-Leaf Turnip—One-half of a 3-centstamo 
10 -^-Round Spinach— 
do. 
do. 
20—Salsafy—- 
do. 
do. 
22—Boston Marrow Squash- 
do. 
do. 
55—White Globe Onion— 
do. 
do. 
72—Imported Brussels Sprouts— 
do. 
do. 
7 3—Egg Plants, (mixed)— 
do. 
do. 
74 —Solid White Celery— 
do. 
do. 
75 —Green Curled Endive— 
do. 
do, 
7G—Musk Melon— 
do. 
do. 
77 —Water Melon— 
do. 
do. 
f )2 —Okra— 
do. 
do. 
1G—Bong Orange Carrot— 
do. 
do. 
7 1 —Long White French Turnip—One 3- 
cent stamp. 
Flower and GranaEuesttal Seeds. 
Of these any subscriber may choose three parcels, with 
one of those above ; or five’ parcels, with none of the 
above. The Flower and Ornamental Seeds are put up in 
small packages, the amount in each de'pending upon the 
variety of the seeds, their size, the number required for a 
common flower-bed, etc. 
39—Marvel of Peru—One-third of a 3-cent stamp. 
45—Sweet Peas— do. do. 
4G—Mixed Lupins— do. do. 
89— Cotton Plant (2 kinds)—One 3-cent stamp. 
90— Norway Spruce Seed—One-half of a 3-cent stamp. 
91— Arbor’Vitae Seed— do. do. 
On an average , about Jive of the following 32 varieties 
will go under a 3-cent postage stamp. 
23—Mignonette. 47—Morning Glory, mixed. 
25—Mixed Nasturtiums, 48—Flos Adonis. 
27—Extra Cockscomb. 49—Candy Tuft. 
2 8 —L)wf. Rocket Larkspur.50—Schizanthus. 
29— Double Balsams, mix’d.51 — Phlox Drummondii. 
30— Tassel Flower. 78—Ageratum Mexicanum. 
31— Chinese Pink. 79—Germ. 10-weeks Stock. 
32— Portulacas, mixed. 80—Yellow Havvkweed. 
33— Cypress Vine. 81—Canary Bird Flower. 
34— China Asters, mixed. 8 2—Thunbergia. 
35— German Asters, mixed.83—Snap-Dragon. 
37— Zinnia Elegans. 84—African Marigold. 
38— Sweet William. 8 5—Gaillardia, mixed. 
40— Escholtzia Californica.SG—Euphorbia, mixed. 
41— Elegant Clarkia. 87—Coreopsis. 
42— Foxglove. 8 8 —Globe Amaranth. 
Special Seed. Preniiiinss to JLadies. 
To any lady procuring and forwarding (after Feb. 1) 
six subscribers and $5, we will forward post-paid for her 
own use an extra package of fifteen papers of the above 
flower seeds. 
To any lady forwarding (after Feb. 1) ten subscribers 
and $ 8 , we will send a post-paid package containing the 
last named 32 varieties of flovvei* seeds in the above list 
(No. 32 to No. 8 S.) 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Jan. 21, 1859. ) 
Christmas and New-Year’s shortened the business of 
the month two days; otherwise, movements in the Pro¬ 
duce Markets have hardly been interrupted. Receipts of 
Bread Stuffs, limited, which inclines receivers to hold 
them firmly, in hopes of better prices. Demand from home 
trade, good, but from shippers light. The continued 
abundance of money has fostered speculation, since the 
advances of money easily obtained from bankers enabled 
dealers to meet all their engagements on January 1st; and 
as some of them have remarked to us, they now feel se¬ 
cure for ninety days more, during which time we shall 
not look for any pressure to sell.Western dealers 
who hold the bulk of produce within their control, are 
mutually interested with Eastern speculators, in keeping 
up prices. There seems to be little hope of a large foreign 
demand. Besides considerable amounts of produce re¬ 
maining in the interior, stocks here are pretty heavy. Tin- 
holders are very quiet, save the occasional exhibition of 
samples, at prices above the views of purchasers. Little 
new corn has come from the South as yet, which some 
attribute to the unfitness of the crop for shipping, while 
others contend that it is an indication of a deficient yield. 
At present the Bread stuff Market may be quoted as very 
firm.Cotton has fluctuated considerably in demand 
and price—closing quite briskly, however. On Wednes¬ 
day, January. 19, sales were made of 7,000 bales, being 
about the heaviest day’s business ever transacted in this 
Market_Pork and Lard have been quite active—much 
of the -former having been sold for future delivery. Prices 
favor sellers .Packed Beef has been in good request 
at full rates.Butter and Cheese have been in fair de¬ 
mand at steady figures.Coffee, Sugars, Molasses, 
Teas, Rice, Spices and Clover Seed, have been actively 
inquired for, at improved and rising prices-Hay, Hemp, 
Hops, with Flax and Timothy Seeds have been quiet.... 
Tobacco lias been more sought after at steady rates.... 
Wool has been less freely offered, and has been in good 
demand, at buoyant prices.In other varieties of Pro¬ 
duce, the variations have not been very remarkable. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24 bus. dnysthis mon , 112,923 6,688 118,318 - 2,496 8,672 
24 bus. days last mon, 273,053 210,313 240,529 9,167 132,468 187,870 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24 business days this mon. 239,200 338,570 413,550 15.650 46,590 
24 business days last month, 266,420 312,150 C 11,000 46,700 116,300 
Exports from N. Y., from Jan. 1st, to Jan. 17. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 
1858. 
75,724 
1859. 
22,816 
Rye Flour, bbls . 
467 
666 
Corn Meal, bbls. 
3,997 
4,825 
Wheat, bush. 
112,872 
600 
Corn, bush. 
110,004 
4,393 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Dec. 22. 
Jan. 21. 
Flour—S uperf to Extra State $ J 25 
® 4 75 
$4 80 
OO 5 85 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
4 40 
(a) 5 10 
4 85 
00 5 50 
Extra Western. 
4 90 
® 8 fill 
5 50 
(w 8 50 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
5 35 
(® 7 75 
5 85 
(a) 7 75 
Mixed to Extra Southern. 
4 84 
1® 8 75 
5 25 
fed 8 75 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
3 25 
I® 4 10 
3 40 
OO 4 10 
Corn Meal. 
3 40 
(a) 4 00 
3 50 
fa) 4 10 
Wheat— Canada White. 
1 20 
(a) I 40 
1 30 
fa) 1 50 
Western White. 
1 18 
(a) 1 45 
1 27)4 a) 1 65 
Southern White. 
1 20 
® t 50 
1 30 
OO l 65 
All kinds of Red. 
66 
® 1 23 
80 
fa) 1 37*5 
Corn—Y ellow... 
75 
( a ) 85 
fa) 87 
White. 
72 
(a) 81 
00 88 
Mixed.. 
76 
® 77 
87 
(a) 8834 
Oats—W estern. 
53 
(a) 55 
61 
fa) 63 
State. 
48 
(a) 51 
56 
fa) 60 
Southern. 
42 
OO 45 
48 
(a) 52 
Rye. 
75 
® 80 
86 
fa) 88 
Barley. 
White Beans. 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, peril).... 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, crop of 1858 per lb. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
Prime, per bbl. 
Beef—R epacked Mess. 
Country mess . 
Hogs, Dressed corn, per in .. 
Lard, in bids, per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheesf., per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Sugar, Brown, per lb. 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr ]b 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WoOL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb . 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’n pr ton. 
Dressed American, per ton.... 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per ton. 
Potatoes—P each Blow, prbri 
Mercers, per bbl. 
Sweet Camden, per bbl 
Turnips—R utabagas, per bbl! 
Onions, per bbl. 
Squashes, Marrow, per bbl.. 
Pumpkins—C heese, per too . 
Cranberries, per bbl. 
Apples—C ommon, Per bbl 
Prime winter, Per bbl. 
Dried, per lb. 
Poultry—F owls, per ib!!.’."! 
Ducks, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Geese, per lb.'" 
Venison —Carcass, per lb. 
70 
® 9234 
70 
® 923*s 
1 12 ViCcO 1 25 
1 00 
® I 25 
60 
® 80 
75 
® 1 00 
12 
® 1234 
12 
® 1234 
2 62%(a) 3 75 
2 75 
® 4 00 
10 
® 17 
10 
® 18 
17 50 
®I8 00 
17 50 
®I8 00 
13 50 
®I3 60 
13 50 
® 
8 50 
®10 50 
8 75 
®I0 50 
7 50 
® 9 00 
7 75 
® 9 00 
734® 0 
7 Hfcb T/k 
11 
® llH 
1134® U% 
12 
® 19 
12 
00 20 
16 
® 26 
15 
00 25 
8)4® 934 
8 
to) 9% 
24 
(a) 25 
20 
00 22 
44 
(a) 50 
44 
OO 50 
. 9 34 fa) 10 
10 
oo io y> 
2 00 
® 2 6234 
2 1234® 2 6234 
5 34® 734 
534® 834 
3534® 36 
40 
OO 42 
934® 12 
934® 12 
6 
00 14 
6 
® 14 
6 
00 25 
6 
® 25 
36 
00 56 
36 
® 56 
30 
00 45 
30 
® 45 
115 
®135 115 
® 135 
170 
®!90 170 
®I90 
® 10J4 
1034® 
31 00 
®36 00 
32 50 
®36 50 
1 62 
® 2 25 
1 62 
® 2 no 
1 37 
® 2 00 
1 25 
® 1 87 
3 50 
® 4 00 
4 00 
® 
75 
® 87 
87 
® 1 12 
1 87 
® 3 50 
2 50 
® 4 00 
1 25 
® 1 50 
2 25 
® 2 50 
7 00 
®10 00 
12 00 
®13 00 
12 00 
®16 00 
10 00 
®!6 00 
2 00 
® 2 50 
2 00 
® 2 50 
3 00 
® 3 50 
3 50 
® 4 00 
8 ® 834 9 fa) 934 
10 fa) 1234 8 <® 9 
12 (a) 14 It (a) 14 
9 fa) 13 9 (a) 12 
8 fa) 10 7 (a) 10 
7 fa) 8 6 fa) 7 
The reported receipts of the leading kinds of produce, 
by the Hudson River boats, from March 25 to Dec. 22 , 
1858, or while the river was navigable, as well as by the 
Erie Railroad and the Southern boats, during the whole 
of the year 1858, were as follows ; 
Hudson R. Erie Southern 
boats. Railroad. boats. Total. 
Ashes, bbls. 6,383 
Flour, bbls.2,237,733 
Wheat, bushels... .5,781 001 
Corn, bushels.4,544,730 
Rye, bushels. 216,416 
Barley, bushels_ 846,617 
Oats, bushels.2,783,744 
Malt, bushels. 305,795 
Provisions, pkgs.. . 141,654 
Whiskey, bbls. 77,388 
9,626 175 16,184 
665,766 1,272,117 4,175,616 
132,959 672,368 6,586,328 
11,423 3,689,337 8.255.490 
1,552 5,132 223,200 
25,192 33 871,842 
243.513 314,808 3,342,065 
07,267 21.150 394.212 
180.106 187,785 509,545 
50,630 30,129 158,147 
The foregoing is only a partial exhibit of the receipts of 
produce here. The receipts by the Hudson River Rail¬ 
road, as well as those by transient boats and other con¬ 
veyances from various sources, which together have 
constitued a very large amount, have not been ascer¬ 
tained ; hence they are not included in the preceding 
statement. 
Stocks of various articles in New-York, about Jan. 1: 
„ ^ , 1858. 
Coffee, pkgs.127,297 
Cotton, bales.j^’sog 
Western Canal flour, bbls...476,900 
Canadian flour, bbls. 7,800 
Southern flour, bbls.!.118,450 
Wheat, bushels.389,000 
Corn, bushels. 97,000 
Rye, bushels.. ’ 
Oats, bushels. . 
Barley, bushels. . 
Hemp, bales. 22,173 
Hemp, tons. ’550 
Molasses, hlids. 4,613 
Molasses, bbls. 4^512 
Provisions: 
Pork, bbls.. 10 ,558 
Beetles and bbls. 39,144 
Rice, casks.*. 3,161 
Rice, bags.4,71)8 
Sugars, hhds. 16.036 
Sugars, boxes. 8^731 
Sugars, bags. 1,400 
Tobacco, Crude, hhds. 4,641 
Tobacco, Crude, bales. 8 797 
1851 
67,11 > 
32,81 ) 
558.2 i 
2,3 5 
160,4 10 
1,211, 12 
669 ‘90 
43 100 
5G(. 200 
53 ,410 
S 1,502 
375 
4,314 
2,041 
60 828 
71,880 
3,910 
12.873 
14,489 
9,461 
14,005 
FT. If. Give Stoelc Markets..— 7 r Cattle 
Markets have been moderately supplied d- tg the past 
five weeks, except on Jan. 19th, (the lutes Market day] 
when a few hundred more were offered thai were needed. 
The total receipts for five weeks, ej ling Jan. 19, 
amount to 17,183, or an average of 3,430 p< ■- week. Prices 
have declined }c.®jc. per lb. during that ireo. Averagt 
prices on Jan. 19th were 10c.®101c. per II dressed weigh 
for prime ; 8e.f58ic. for medium , and 6 j■i,f®7ic. for pool 
while some animals, totally unfit to kill brought no mors 
than 5c. per lb. net. The average was stumt 8 c. 
Sheep and Lambs.— Receipts of lf-v; sheep have no, 
been large ; footing up 30,839 for the p*st fi ve w-eeks, 01 
7,308 per week. There is a good dem .jfd for prime sheep 
at 5c.®5ie. per lb. gross or live weig’-t. Common stock 
commands about 4c.®4ic. Dead irutton is coming in 
freely by railroad. 
Hogs.— Receipts for the five weeku just ended amount 
to 53,174, which is less than for the Ihree weeks immedi¬ 
ately preceding. Large numberso f the late arrivalshave 
been poor, and have sold at 5-ic.®5jc. mostly for feeding 
