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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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that they should be planted from four to eight feet 
apart according to the variety. 
Onions require careful attention to prevent the 
growth of weeds. If there is a near market they 
are usually more profitable when green and half 
grown than if allowed to ripen. 
Parsnips need to be hoed often, or until the 
leaves cover the ground. 
Peas .—Plant for a succession, taking care to 
cover deeply. Give brush to all that need it. 
Rhubarb .—The flower-stalks should be removed 
as soon as they appear. When fruit comes stop 
cutting and give the plants rest. 
Ruta-Bagas may be sown the last of this month. 
Dust on ashes or plaster as soon as up to keep off 
insects. 
Salsify .—Keep the plants hoed and the ground 
loose and mellow. Seed may be sown at once, but 
the roots will not be so large as if planted earlier. 
Spinach goes to seed so quickly during summer 
that it is of but little use to sow now. New 
Zealand is best suited for hot weather. 
Squashes .—Plant the same as cucumbers; the 
bush sorts three to four feet apart, and the large- 
growing winter sorts eight feet. 
Siveet-Potatoes .—The first week in June is early 
enough to plant at the North. Set out the plants, 
12 or 15 inches apart, on well-manured ridges. 
Tomatoes.—Set out plants and keep well hoed. 
Provide some support in the shape of brush or 
trellis; this will allow the fruit to ripen, and also 
prevent it from becoming soiled by the earth. 
Flower and Fawn. 
Lawns .—In order to obtain a velvety surface, 
the lawn should be cut frequently. For this pur¬ 
pose a lawn-mower is needed, as it leaves the lawn 
with a smooth surface, and not ridged as when 
mowed with a scythe. 
Annuals may be sown in the open ground now 
that it is well warmed. Transplant such as require 
it, and weed those already sown. 
Bedding Plants should be planted out in the bor¬ 
ders where the practice of massing is followed. 
Specimen Plants from the greenhouse are often 
used to ornament the grounds with good effect. 
Oranges, Oleanders, Palms, and any other sub¬ 
tropical plants are useful for this purpose. 
Fuchsias .—Do not plant in the open ground un¬ 
less there is some shady spot for them. 
Bulbs. —Hyacinths, and other fall bulbs should be 
taken up as soon as the leaves begin to decay. 
Tuberoses started under glass may be set in a 
warm spot. Plant out Cannas, Gladioluses, and 
Caladiums in beds ou the lawn or in the borders. 
Climbers , whether woody or herbaceous, should 
be provided with stakes or trellises. 
Weeds will grow rapidly here as well as in the 
’vegetable garden, and care must be taken to keep 
them down. 
€Jr<eeaa3a©a»§e and Wiaialow IPlstJitis. 
Do not remove all the plants from the green¬ 
house during the summer; enough should be left 
to make good show during the season. Make all 
necessary repairs now before the house is needed 
for the plants in the fall. Shade will be needed, 
and should be given either by whitewashing the 
glass on the outside or by means of screens. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending May 13th, 1874, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NKW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harley, rials 
25 cl’s«t/i.i m't!i299,000 2,519,000 2.167,000 24,M0 49,000 611,000' 
24 d’s last in’th296,000 1,317,000 2,676,000 6,900 131,'00 794,000 
Salks. Flnnr. Wheat, f'nru. Hue. Harley. Oats 
25 d’s this in’r,0294,000 2,306,000 2,631,000 47.000 317,000 1,6)9,000 
21 d’s last in’tli 258,000 2,101,000 2,316,000 39,000 239,000 1,097,000 
Hi Comparison Willi, same period at this lime last year. 
ItKCKiPTs Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
2adays 1874...299 ,000 2,519,000 2,167,000 2-1,601) 49,000 611,000 
25 days 1873...312,000 619,000 496,000 500 101,000 635,uoO 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
25 (lays 1874...294,000 2,306,000 2,034,000 47,000 317,000 1,609,000 
25 days 1873,. .286,000 1,078,000 2,274,000 71,000 147,000 1,512,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. 
busli. 
May 11,1874.. 325,331 
April 6,1874.. 1,036,09; 
Mar. 9, 1874. .1,320,813 
Feb. 9, 1874. .1,070,649 
■lan. 12, 1871..1,235,418 1,146,202 
Dec. 10,1873. .1,553,313 2,093,544 
Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
bush. busli. busli. bush. 
34,003 2 ,839 41,125 53,527 
128,692 20,379 118,820 468,673 
26,378 61,416 751,375 
14,608 40,906 735.992 
1,131 786,208 514,117 
—- 244,885 579,742 
754,511 
541.800 
Malt. 
busli. 
40,939 
45,475 
22,276 
23,709 
35.4S2 
60,865 
4. 
1874 . 
1813.. 
1872.. 
1871.. 
1870.. 
1869.. 
1868.. 
Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to May 9: 
Flour. Wheal. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
hbls. busli. busli. bush, busli. busli. busli. 
.782,169 9,309,705 5,515,551 352,373 45,113 158,947 
.392,997 1,485,326 3,965,331 49,700 11,830 10,564 24,152 
- 286,732 2,380,216 4,425,213 208,000 9,300 
. - 659,952 3,499,708 1,600,576 17,338 61.903 
• -■— 633,515 4,003,651 119,022 6,709 
. - 337,389 2,613,860 1,173,235 - 
■- 319,202 1,708,175 2,909,014 153,093 
12,388 
13.777 
1.0S9 
39,583 
36,469 
Current Wholesale Pricks. 
April 11. 
113% 
Prick ok Gold .. 
Flour—S uper t.o Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western . 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western. 
Kyk Flour . 
Corx-.M kai. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White: 
All kinds ol Red and Amber. 
Corn— fellow . 
Mixed .. 
White. 
Oats-W estern ... . 
State . 
Rye . . . 
Harley.. 
Hay— Itnlc, if) 100 lbs . 
Straw, fji 100 lbs... . 
Cotton— Middlings. it lb 
Hops—C rop ons7S. yi lb. 
Feathers — Live Geese, $) lb 
Seed—C lover, if) lb . 
Timothy. ID bushel. 
Flax, if( bushel. 
Sugar— Refi’g& Groceryif)lb 
Molasses. Culm. if) mil. 
New Orleans, $ gal _ _ 
Coffee— Kio(Gold). 
Ton mm. Kentucky, &c..9Mt». 
Seed beat, Of) lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, if) lb 
Domestic, pulled, if) lb. 
California, clip. . 
Tallow, ft lb . 
Oil-Cake— iR ton . 
Pork—M ess, if) barrel _ 
Prime, 59 barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess_ ., _ 
$5 S5 (a 7 75 
6 30 @10 75 
7 S5 
May 12. 
II H'A 
$5 20 lax 7 75 
6 30 ©10 50 
chiefly to provide for immediate want)?, while the trade 
inquiry lias been moderate. Prices have'shown firmness 
on really desirable grades of stock, which have been 
offered sparingly. Little new clip, comparatively, has as 
yet reached this market,, but considerable receipts of 
California by rail are looked for soon. Included in the 
recent sales in the local market were; Domestic 
Fleece at from 48c. 55c.; Georgia at 25c.; Unwashed 
i stock at 30c. @ 40c.; Washed at 85c.; Scoured at 55c. @ 
$1.05, chiefly at 55c. @ 7«Hc.; Combing at 50c. @ 65c. ; 
Domestic Pulled at 25c. @ 50c.; Lambs at 26.%c. ; Nevada 
at 33c; Texas at 18c. @ 32c; California Fall at 18c. @ 
26HC.; 17,000 lbs. New California Spring Clip, at 23c. 
@.32e.; and 17,000 lbs. Noils, part, domestic, at 47%c. 
At Boston considerable sales have been reported of new 
clip California Spring at 31% @ 36c.. the latter rate for 
fancy lots.In most other commodities trade has been 
; comparatively tame. 
Voi-li IJvcoSiock Miirltcls. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ending Heerex. Cows. Calves. Sheep’. Swine. Tot’l. 
-April 20.9,608 32 1,844 17,413 SS.SGII 62,218 
April 2‘. 8,354 23 2,850 15,790 42,468 69,485 
May 4.8,881 96 3,377 10,481 44,754 67,589 
May 11.9,310 91 3,795 13,548 42,811 69,545 
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10 
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10 
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1 50 
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2 50 
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4 00 
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7 00 
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2 25 
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2 25 
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30 
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1 50 
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Gold has been up to 114% and 
down to 111%- 
—closing 
May 12th at 112% as against 113% on April 11th. 
With the resumption of inland navigation comes the 
promise of renewed activity in the wholesale produce 
line. The earliest receipts from the Canal have come to 
hand within a few days, and have made liberal and 
much needed additions to the available supplies, espe¬ 
cially Breadstufis. The demand has been fairly active, in 
good part for export. The distribution of stock lias 
seriously diminished the amount, remaining in store at 
this point. The high range of ocean freights has been 
against the export business. Prices of Flour and Grain 
closed lower.Cotton has been more active, for both 
prompt and forward delivery, at advanced figures. 
Provisions have been quite freely dealt in, particularly 
Pork and Lard, which closed higher, on a lively specu¬ 
lative inquiry.Tobacco, Hay, and the better grades 
of Hops have been selling moderately within our range. 
.A more active business lias been noted in Wool. 
Manufacturers have been making more liberal purchases, 
I 
Beeves. Coins. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average pel- Week . 8,903 60 2,964 11,308 40,973 
do. do. last Month... 8,258 1 34 1,200 16,695 31,523- 
do. do. prev's Month.. 6,915 55 622 19,753 24,619 
Ueef Ca: tie.—The month's business closes un¬ 
favorably for sellers, after a brisk trade, at gradually 
rising prices during the previous three weeks. Freights 
are now less than 40c. a hundred from Chicago to New 
York, and consumers look fora share of the advantage. 
If freight were just nothing, it is a question if farmers 
or graziers would reap a cent’s worth of advantage, 
and if the consumers whose needs really make the mar¬ 
kets would not get the profit. As it is, prices in the 
West are just now too high for dealers to make money at 
current rates here, and as we close our report they are 
losing $2 to $5 a head on every beast sold. The market 
is down at least %c. to y 2 c. $ lb. since May 4th, and this 
does not show ail the loss, as the estimates are also 
against the seller, and a good many head, at least 25 car¬ 
loads, go over unsold. Poor native steers to dress 55 lbs. 
to the gross cwt. sold at the close at 9%c. $ lb., and the 
best at 12%c. to dress 58 lbs. Fair Texans at 10c. @ 11c., 
and fat bulls at 5*4 @ 5%c. tp ft. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
week ending Range . Large Sales . Aver . 
April 20.9 @13 c. 10%@ll%c. 10%c. 
April 27. S%@13 c. 10%@11 c. Kijkc. 
May 4. 9X®13 c. 11 ‘@11 >.c. like. 
May 11. 9X@12%c. 10%@ll%c. 11 c. 
Itlileli fows.—In this class of stock there has been 
a steady business at fair prices. All that have been 
offered were taken readily, and dealers report a fair de¬ 
mand. at $40 to $80 per head for cow and calf. Really 
choice family cows have sold at $90 to $100 per head. 
Calves, — The unwholesome practice of shipping 
“ bobs” at the tender age of ten days only demoralizes 
the market for veals. Hundreds of these bobs ” are 
allowed to come on the market under the noses of the 
inspectors, and prices are run down in consequence. 
The market is weak under the pressure, and 4c. @ 7c. is 
all that is quoted for poor to prime veal*.Slieep 
and L,ambs.—Clipped sheep are now coming in, and 
have met with an active demand until the last week, 
when an increased supply and a weak market meeting 
prices went down and some sheep went over unsold. 
For prime shorn sheep 7%c. @ 8%c. is quoted at the 
close, and for unshorn 8c. @ 9%c. Good lambs are sell¬ 
ing as we write for ll%c. @ 12%c. R) .Swine.— 
Live hogs have been without animation throughout the 
month, and close dull at 5%c. @ 5%c. ^ ft. Dressed 
hogs have been active, but close easier at 7%c. 1b. 
Prcparlma;' Poultry for Market.— 
Agentleman in Maine reports that he followed the direc¬ 
tions for preparing poultry given in the Agriculturist for 
November last, and that in the Portland and other neigh¬ 
boring markets his poultry brought him several cents a 
pound less than it should have done had he not scalded it. 
At the head of the directions it was stated that they were 
for the New York market, and we did not expect them 
to apply to any other. In the matter of poultry espe¬ 
cially, the customs in the markets of cities vary greatly, 
and to bring the best prices the poultry must be dressed 
according to the customs and prejudices prevaSling at the 
place where it is to be sold. For example: poultry that 
is not drawn will not meet with a ready sale in Boston, 
Providence, or other New England cities, while drawn 
poultry in New York is likely to spoil on the hands o( 
the dealers. Each one should make himself acquainted 
with the requirements of the market to which he pro. 
poses to send produce of any kind. 
