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AMERICAN ACRICULTURIST, 
[May, 
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Downing’s Kural Essays. 
Eastwoou on Cranberry. 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. 
Flax Culture. . 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. 
Flint’s Milch Cows and Dairy Fanning. 
French’s Farm Drainage. 
Fuller’s Grape Culturist, (Devised Edition). 
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Guenon on Milch Cows. .. • 
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Peaf and Its Uses, by Prof. S. W. Johnson. 
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Yonatt and Martin on Cattle. 
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Toumans’ Household Science. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American AgricuUitr'ist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month, ending 
April 15, 1867, and also for the same month last year: 
1. TKANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YOKK 3IAKKETS. 
Keobipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
20day8<tom’thl54,000 159,000 141.000 8.800 54,000 51,000 
22 days tot m’th 111,000 94,000 139,000 15,000 47,500 76,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 days t/?i.s month, 278,000 1,040,000 2.914,000 .596,000 709,000 
22 days taft month, 164,500 1,565,000 236,000 516,000 923,000 
3. Comparison loith same period at this time last year. 
Ekoeipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1867....154.000 159.000 141,000 3,890 54,000 51,000 
24 days 1866....167,500 9,800 58,000 4,100 134,000 117,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 days 1807. 278,000 1,040,000 2,914,000 596.000 709,000 
24 days 1S6G. 218,500 899,000 1,418,000 137,000 374,000 
3. Hxports fi'om New York., Jan. 1 to April 15; 
Flour. Wheat. Corn, Rye, Oats. Barley. 
1867.114,888 82,742 1,981,639 127,28'3 78,5.35 753,520 
1866.283,495 109,467 1,824,243 125,263 566.000 . 
1865.353,290 155,701 129,749 141 21,302 ....... 
Gold has fluctuated considerably during the month. 
The extremes have been 132% and 1.3814. The warlike 
news from Europe has been the main cause of the rise. 
The latest advices thence have been of a more pacific 
tenor, and the drift of gold has been downward. The 
price on Monday, the 15th of April, was 135_Brcad- 
Btufi’s have been in much more demand, for home use, 
shipment, and on speculative account, and, ■with light 
receipts, prices have favored sellers decidedly. The most 
active foreign call has been for com, which has been 
quite excited and variable through the month. The mill¬ 
ing demand has been good at buoyant rates. Eye has 
advanced materially. Barley has been almost out of sea¬ 
son. There have 'been considerable arrivals of flour and 
wheat from California during the month, which have met 
with a more ready market at more remunerative prices. 
Our millers have about overcome their prejudices against 
California wheat, and are buying quite freely at the high¬ 
est ruling prices.There has been a fair degree of ac¬ 
tivity in provisions, at, however, irregular prices, most 
articles in the line closing heavily....Cotton has been 
decidedly depressed, by liberal receipts, and adverse 
foreign news. The demand for it has been quite mod¬ 
erate_Wool has been rather lightly dealt in at the im¬ 
proved prices noticed in our last... .In other agricultural 
products business has been restricted, and prices have 
been unsettled. 
Cur.RBNT Wholesale Pbices. 
March 15. April 15. 
Peiob of Gol-d. 134% 135 
TPr/^iir* Ci-i 4-pv 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $8 60 
@12 40 1 
S10 25 
@1.3 60 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
10 30 
@16 50 
12 00 
@17 75 
Extra Western. 
10 00 
@16 50 
11 60 
@18 75 
Extra Genesee. 
12 00 
@14 .50 
13 65 
@15 75 
Superfine Western. 
8 05 
@10 15 
10 25 
@11 45 
Eye Flour. 
6 80 
@ 8 00 
7 90 
® 8 75 
Corn Meal. 
4 90 
@ 5 .50 
5 25 
@ 6 25 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
2 90 
@ 3 25 
3 10 
@ 3 45 
All kinds of Eed and Amber. 
2 00 
@ 3 10 
2 35 
@ 3 35 
Corn—Y ellow. 
1 11 
@ 1 14 
1 26 
@ 1 32 
Mixed. 
1 13 
® 1 15 
1 29 
@ 1 31 
Oats—W estern. 
62 
® 60 
72 
@ 75 
State. 
70 
@ 72 
78 
@ 79 
Eye.. 
1 20 
@ 1 35 
1 50 
@ 1 63 
Barley . 
85 
@ 1 25 
80 
® 1 22 
Hay—B ale 100 a. 
1 45 
@ 1 85 
1 50 
@ 1 90 
Loose. 
1 50 
® 1 95 
1 55 
® 1 95 
Straw, 100 a. 
1 20 
@ 1 60 
1 15 
® 1 35 
Cotton—M iddlinjrs, ft a_ 
30 
® 8134 
27 
@ 2834 
Hops—C rop of 1866, ^ a. 
35 
@ 70 
SO 
@ 65 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ^ a. 
78 
@ 95 
75 
® 85 
Seed—C lOA'-er, a . 
1234® 143i 
17 
® 18 
Timothy, bushel. 
'6 b5 
@ 4 00 
.8 70 
@ 4 00 
Flax. bushel. 
2 80 
@ 3 00 
2 8;. 
@ 3 00 
Sugar-B roAvn, a . 
934® 1234 
9¥@ 12% 
Molasses. Cuba, ?igl. ... 
43 
@ 55 
49 
@ 5i3<; 
Coffee-E io,(Gold price)® a 
153^® 19 
16 
@ 1934 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.. ®a. 
4%® 22 
43i® 22 
Seed Leaf, ® a. 
3 
® 65 
3 
@ 6o 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,® a. 
40 
@ 70 
40 
@ 70 
Domestic, pulled, ® a. 
30 
@ 58 
30 
® 58 
California. uuAvashed,. 
22 
® 42 
22 
@ 42 
Tallow, ® a . 
lOV® 113^ 
1134® 11% 
Oil CaKe— ® ton. 
@.55 00 
48 00 
@.52 00 
Fork— Mess, ® barrel. 
14 00 
@22 50 
22 00 
@23 95 
Prime, ® barrel. 
17 00 
@18 00 
19 00 
@19 25 
Beef— Plain mess. 
12 00 
@18 00 
12 00 
@18 00 
Lard, in barrels, ® a. 
12 
@ 133f 
1234® 1334 
Butter— Western, ® a. 
12 
@ 32 
11 
@ 28 
State, ® a. 
25 
@ 45 
20 
@ 40 
Cheese... 
10 
@ 20 
10 
@ 18 
Beans—® bushel. 
2 75 
@ 3 50 
2 '25 
@ 3 70 
Peas— Canada. ® bushel. 
1 40 
@ 1 50 
1 35 
@ 1 40 
Eggs- Fresh, ® dozen. 
26 
@ 29 
23 
@ 26 
Poultry— Fowls, ® a. 
17 
@ 22 
18 
® 22 
TurkeA's, ®a. 
20 
@ 24 
24 
@ 25 
Potatoes— Mercers, ® bbl... 
3 00 
® 3 25 
3 50 
® 3 75 
Peacli BIoavs, ® barrel . 
2 25 
@ 3 75 
2 75 
@ 3 00 
Potatoes— Buckeye, ® bbl.. 
2 00 
@ 2 25 
2 00 
@ 2 50 
Apples—® barrel . 
3 50 
@ 7 50 
3 50 
® 7 50 
Cranberries, ® barrel . 
17 00 
@22 00 
12 00 
@20 00 
New Yorlc SLiive Stoclc Msirkets.— 
The supply during the past four weeks has been fair 
for the season, as is shown in the following table: 
WEEK ENDING. 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine. 
March 19. 
75 
1,005 
11..5.59 
14,233 
March 26. 
89 
906 
13.810 
14,350 
April 2. 
93 
1.216 
17,023 
14,609 
April 9.. 
....4,704 
79 
1,604 
10,937 
16,153 
Total in four Weeks. 
...19,035 
336 
4,731 
53,329 
59,410 
Aver an e per Week... 
... 4,759 
84 
1,183 
13,332 
14,352 
do. do. last Month. 
... 5.096 
76 
625 
14,211 
14,950 
do. do. prev's Month. 4,737 
62 
510 
19,753 
11,345 
Averane per Week, 1866..5,718 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13.000 
do. do. do. 1865... 
118 
1,.500 
16,091 
11,0-23 
do. do. do. 1864... 
... 5,161 
145 
1,511 
15,315 
12,676 
do. do. do. 1863... 
129 
694 
9,941 
21,670 
Total in 1866 . 
..298,880 
4,885 
62,420 
1,040,000 
67.2,000 
Total in 1865. 
6,161 
77,991 
836,783 
573.197 
Total in 1864. 
..267,609 
7,003 
75,0'21 
782,462 
600,270 
Total in 18.63. 
. .264,091 
0,470 
35,709 
519,316 
1,101,617 
The Lenten season extending over the past fonr -weeks 
has diminished the consumption of beef, so that the sup¬ 
ply, though moderate, has generally been equal to the 
demand.... Beef Cattle were a little higher the flrst 
of April, and remain a trifle above onr previous quota¬ 
tions, the present rates being equivalent to 17V2C.@.18c. 
Ib., dressed weight, for the few of the best or extra 
cattle ; 16i£c.(^1714c. for flrst quality ; 16c.@15c. for me¬ 
dium grades, and 14c.@.1214c. for inferior to very poor... 
Milch Cows are very slow of sale now, and it does 
not pay to send them here. Very good cows seldom 
bring over $75(^$80, calf included, though occasional 
extra or fancy cows sell at $90@,$100 and upward; com¬ 
mon to poor range from $70 to $50, according to quality. 
_Veal Calves are coming in freely, live, and “hog- 
dressed,” that is, with head, feet, and entrails removed, 
hut the skin left on most of the carcass. Live range 
from 12c. ^ lb. live weight, for the best or- extras, down 
to 7c. for the worst_ Sheep and harnhs have not 
been very plentiful, but prices are a little lower than one 
month ago, the latest sales being at 9%c.(^10c. ^ lb, live 
weight for extras, 9c.@9%c. for flrst quality, and fl-om 
that down to 7c.@7%c. for poor. Senne sheared sheep, 
and a few lambs have appeared, but not in quantity 
enough to establish a price.... hive Hog's have been 
abundant for the demand, most of the time, and prices 
have not varied much during a month; the latest sales 
range between 7i4c.@8c. ^ lb. live weight, for good, and 
7c.@6%c, for poor, rough lots, 
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Crreat Sale ofUiacliess and Oxford 
Shorthorns. — Mr. Samuel Thorn, of Thorndale, 
Duchess Co., N. Y., has recently sold to Mr. James O, 
Sheldon, of Geneva, N. Y., his entire herd of Shorthorns, 
Avith the exception of tAVO hulls, the 6th and 12th Dukes 
of Thorndale. This sale is the largest ever made of ani¬ 
mals of the Oxford-Dirchess tribe, the number sold, old 
and young, being 40, and the aA’erage price paid $1,000 a 
head, Mr, Thorne’s reputation as a careful, discreet, and 
snccespfiil breeder, is knoAvn Avherever this most favorite 
family of S})Qpthqrns, (the Duchesses,) is admired, and in 
the regard Pf bptli Anierican and English breeders, this 
