AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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IV. Y. liive Stock Markets.— The Cattle 
Markets have been largely supplied since our previous 
report, 21,681 being received for the five weeks just ended, 
or an average of 4,336 per week. Prices have declined 
about |c. per lb., live weight, during this time. A large 
proportion of the so-called “beeves” now arriving are 
light half-fed grass cattle. At the last general market. 
August 17th, prices ranged at 101c.(a)10Je. per lb., on the 
estimated dressed weight, for a few of the best, or prime 
animals: 9c.®9jc. for medium quality and all the way 
from 8c. down to 5c. for poor and “scalawag” cattle. 
General average of all grades, 8ic. 
Veal Calves. —The receipts, which are large for the 
season, number 3,459 for the past five weeks. They now 
find ready sales, however, at 6c.®7c. per lb. live weight, 
for prime fat veals, and 41c.®5}c. for ordinary to fair 
qualities, which is fully Jc. per lb. better than last month. 
Sheep and Lambs.— Receipts of live sheep during the 
last five weeks have exceeded anything we have previous¬ 
ly seen. They were : July 20, 11,555 ; 27th 16,373 ; Aug. 
2, 18,346 ; 9th, 12,592 ; 16th, 16,113, giving a total of 74,979. 
or a weekly average o( 14,996 head. As to he expected, 
prices have declined materially, and large numbers have 
been sent out to pasture. There was a fine opportunity 
for farmers and graziers to stock their farms with store 
sheep, either to fatten for a late Fall market or Winter 
over. Prices improved to 5c.©51c. per lb., live weight. 
Hogs —Receipts for the five weeks just ended number 
19,490, which is a slight increase upon previous figures. 
The markets are overstocked and trade quite depressed, 
but will doubtless recover with the present cool weather 
Good corn fed hogs sold on the 17th at 5ic.©5jc. per lb. 
gross weight, or more than lc. per lb. lower than five 
weeks ago. The sudden termination of the European 
war has affected both the pork and beef trade. 
'i'Jie Wcatlicr for a month past, has been fine for 
the season. During the first two weeks the prevalence of 
showers interfered considerably with the harvesting oper¬ 
ations, though sufficient clear weather was enjoyed to se¬ 
cure the bulk of the crops without injury. Our Daily 
Notes Condensed read: July 19, cool, cloudy A. M., 
rain P. M.—20 clear A. M., shower, P. M.—21, cool and 
somewhat cloudy—22 cool and pleasant with shower at 
night—23 fine-24 very pleasant—25 temperature moder¬ 
ate, P. M. cloudy—26 cloudy A. M., shower P. M.—27 
clear and cool A. M., slightly cloudy P. M.— 28 clear and 
cool—29, 30 clear and fine—31 cloudy and mild- August 
1 and 2 clear and moderately warm, rain is needed—3 
clear and warm A. M., showers P. M.—4 warm A. M., 
heavy showers P. M. and at night—5 very heavy showers, 
settled into steady rain, doing great good—6, 7, 8 and 9 
clear and fine—10 clear and warm—11 clear A. M., show¬ 
ers P. M—12, clear A. M., warm rain P. M.—13 clear A. 
M„ showers P. M •—14, 15, clear and fine—16, 17,18. clear, 
quite cool morning and evening—rather cold for corn. 
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Dwarf Trees, budded on French stocks.to 3 
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Strawberries. Wilson’s Albany, Triomph de Gand, Hooker. 
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Evergreen Trees, a fine collection. 
Roses, over 150 varieties of kinds. 
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