1868.1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
85 
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BOOKS FOE- FARMERS AND OTHERS. 
[For sale at the office of the Agriculturist , or they will he 
forwarded by mail, post-paid, oil receipt of price. All 
these are included in our Premiums, JVos. <1 to 8 G, above A 
Allen’s (L. F.) Rural Architecture. 
Allen’s (Ii. L.) American Farm Rook. 
Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals. 
Am. Agricultural Annual, 1S67& > 868 , each, pa.,50c.; clo. 
Am. Horticultural Annual, 1867 & 1SG8,each pa. 50c.: clo. 
American Bird Fancier. 
American Pomology—Apples—By Dr. John A.’Warder. 
American Rose Culturist... 
American Weeds and Useful Plants...................*.*’] 
Architecture, bv Cummings* Miller.. . 
Architecture, Modern Am., by Cummings & Miller.... 
Barry’s Fruit Garden. 
Bement’s Rabbit Fancier..... 
Bommer’s Method of Making Manure... 
Boussingault’s Rural Economy.. 
Breck’s New Book of Flowers. 
Buist’s Flower Garden Directory. 
Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener. 
Chorlton’s Grape Grower’s Guide. 
Cobhett’s American Gardener .. 
Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book. 
Cole’s Veterinarian.. .... 
Copeland’s Country Life. .. 8 vo , cloth,.. 
Cotton Culture, (Lyman).. 
Cotton Planter’s Manual, (Turner).. 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) Modern Horse Doctor.. . . 
Dadd s American Cattle Doctor.. 
Dana's Muck Manual.... 
Dog and Gun (Hooper’s).paper,30c.. cloth.. 
Downing’s Landscape Gardening (newEdition).. 
Draining for Profit and Health, by G. E. Waring, Jr . 
Eastwood on Cranberry. 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. 
Flax Culture..... 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. 
French’s Farm Drainage. 
Fuller’s Grape Culturist, (Revised Edition).... 
Fuller’s Strawberrv Culturist. 
Fuller’s Small Fruit Culturist.. 
Gardening for Profit, by Peter Henderson... 
Gregory on Suuashes.paper.. 
Guenon on Milch Cows... 
Harris’ Insects Injurious to Vegetation,clo..$l: cl’d pis. 
Harris’ Rural Annual. Bound, 8 Nos., in 2 Vols. Each 
Herbert’s Hints to Horsekeepers... 
Hop Culture. ... 
Johnston’s Agricultural Chemistry. .. 
Johnston’s Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. 
Leuchar’s How to Build Hot-Houses. 
Miles on the Horse’s Foot.... 
Mohr on the Grape Vine. 
My Vineyard at Lakeview. 
Norton’s Scientific Agriculture... 
Onion Culture. . 
Our Farm of Four Acres (hound) 60c.paper.. 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 
Peat and Its Uses, by Prof. S. W. Johnson. 
Pcdder’s Land Measurer.. . 
Ouinby’s Mysteries of Bee Keeping (new). 
Randall’s Sheep Husbandry. 
Randall’s Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry. 
Rivers’ Miniature Fruit Garden...... 
Richardson on the Dog, paper 80c.cloth.. 
Saunders’ Domestic Poultry (new), paper, 40c., bound 
Schenck’s Gardener’s Text Book. 
Skillful Housewife . 
Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 
Thompson’s Food of Animals. 
Tobacco Culture. 
Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens. 
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse. 
Youatt on the Hog... . 
Youatt ou Sheep... 
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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 
Feb. 15,1868, and for the corresponding month last year : 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NBW-YORIC MARKKTS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days this m’tlil36,000 131,000 1,191.060 4,500 51.000 111.000 
24 (lays last m’ th272,500 811,000 70S,000 48,000 333,000 463,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Oats. Barley. 
26 (lavs this m’tli,244.000 476,000 1,301,330 93,300 1,016,000 136,500 
24 days last m’tli,343,000 1,013,000 1,426,000 91,000 1,S13,000 293,000 
3, Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Earley. Oats. 
26 days 1S08....136.000 151,000 1,191.000 4,509 51,000 111,000 
24 (lays 1867....101,000 93,000 11,000 3,600 57,000 124,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Oats. Barley. 
26 days 18G3 .241,000 476,000 1,301.330 93,300 1,016,000 136,300 
24 days 1S67 .1S2.090 515.000 903,000 317,000 - 400,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Feb. 15: 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Eye. 
Oats. 
1803 ... 
.... 79,807 
201.623 
966.847 
10,218 
14,180 
18.5S8 
758,296 
73,754 
25,413 
18GG.... 
_12T,V>51 
61,626 
616,575 
25,427 
19,033 
I8G5.... 
... .19S.225 
69,GH 
53,401 
\41 
9,298 
4. 
Slock of 
grain in 
store at New 
York , 
Wheat , 
Corn, 
Eye, 
Barley, 
Oats, 
Malt, 
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bush. 
bnsli. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
Feb. 11... 
1,705,380 
182,111 
93,032 
2,134.194 
05,237 
Jail. 18.,. 
...1,047,418 
1,131,553 
189,830 
101,313 
2,379,826 
69,389 
JSG7. 
Dec. 11... 
...1,801,215 
1,653,094 
202,900 
392,SI-5 
3,199,563 
83,445 
... 911,129 
1,954,706 
131,543 
361,053 
2,240.752 
52,155 
Oct. 15... 
... 107.008 
937,661 
7,300 
32,793 
890,897 
57,977 
Bent. 10.. 
... 120,532 
1,154.892 
500 
9,370 
135,737 
61.508 
v\u'-r.18 
... 90,174 
803,724 
32,735 
12,376 
200,349 
48,632 
Jr.lv 
... 245,500 
160.780 
66,986 
21,390 
200,763 
SHOO 
217,976 
117,257 
69,043 
379.865 
16,311 
May 15... 
201,092 
ISO,SOI 
145,700 
608,494 
16,461 
Gold has been more active since one last, at variable 
prices, closing at 140%@141... Breadstuff's have been quit® 
freely dealt in by home, export, and speculative buyers. 
The receipts of Wheat, Wheat Flour, Oats, Rye, and 
Barley, have been limited, and prices favored sellers de¬ 
cidedly. At the close, the offerings of desirable lots of 
Flour, Wheat, and Barley, were quite light, and higher 
rates were looked for. Corn lias been much more abun¬ 
dant, and lias been quoted materially lower. At the re¬ 
duced figures, there has been an active business re¬ 
ported, largely for shipment. A very considerable part 
of the receipts of Corn from the West has been by 
way of New Orleans_Provisions have been more sought 
after, hog products have been less abundant, and have 
been quoted dearer... .Wool has been in very moderate 
request at less buoyant prices_An unusually brisk de¬ 
mand has prevailed for Cotton, for home use, shipment, 
and on speculation, at a marked rise in values, the market 
closing firmly and buoyantly_Hay has been in fair re¬ 
quest_Seeds have attracted more attention.Hops 
dull and heavy_Tobacco quiet, but held firmly. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
6(0 © 6 62 5 50 © 6 35 
2 75 @ 3 20 2 80 @3 25 
-.. <4 2 85 2 33 @2 82 
1 23 fa 1 40 1 22 © 1 32 
1 30 fit 1 41 1 26%@ 1 35 
Prick of Gold. 141% 140% 
Flour—S uper to Extra State? 3 50 @1110 $ 8 45 @1125 
Super to Extra Southern_ 9 75 ea 16-00 9 90 @13 50 
Extra Western. 9 65 ©lliioo 9 55 @15 75 
Extra Genesee. 11 15 @15 25 11 25 @14 50 
Superfine Western.. 8 50 @ 9 30 8 45 @ 9 35 
Rye Flour . 7 50 © 9 40 7 2- @ fl 25 
Corn II oi.. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White _ ... „ _ 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 2 25 © 2 8 
Corn—Y ellow . 
Mixed. ... . 
Oats—W estern.. 
State . 
Rye . l 
Barley. 1 
Hay—B ale p 100 lb. 1 
Loose. 1 
Straw, p 100 ft. 1 
Cotton—M iddlings, P n. 
Hops—C rop of 1S6G. P lt>. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, v lb 
Seed—C lover, P lb . 
Timothy. P bushel.. 2 
Flax. P'bushel. 2 
Sugar—B rown, P ft . 
Molasses, Cuba. P gal 
Coffee— I!io.(GoId price)P lb 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &e.,PIb. 
Seed Leaf, p lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,p lb. 
Domestic, pulled, P lb. 
California, unwashed. 
Tallow. P lb . 
Oil-Cake—P ton. 51 __ v ,... .. ^- 
Pork—M ess, P barrel. 21 05 @22 12 22 87 @23 56 
Prime, P barrel . 17 25 @18 25 18 25 @19 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 12 50 @18 50 13 00 @19 00 
Lard, in barrels, P lb_ 
Butter—W estern, P ft.. 
State, P lb . 
Cheese. 
Beans—P bushel. 
Peas—C anada. P bushel.. 1 
Eggs—F resh, p dozen .... 
Poultry—F owls, P ft. 
Turkeys, P lb .. 
Potatoes—P bbl .. . . 
Apples—P barrel. 
Cranberries, P barrel. 
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week ending. Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tol'l 
January 13.5,076 04 032 22,856 10,710 39,368 
do 21). 7.170 93 479 29,308 15.967 51,020 
do 27.5,879 83 618 20,331 15.319 42.230 
Feb'y 3.4.833 100 718 20,862 11,833 33,416 
do 13.4.526 59 565 27.15S 3,089 20,117 
Total in five Weeks .25,531 421 3,072 120,513 56,918 197,1S1 
do for previous 5 lFeeLs.23,SI2 353 2,719 101,497 89,213 220,624 
Average 
per 
Week. 
81 
611 
21,104 
11,373 
do 
do last Mouth. 4,76S 
71 
544 
20,809 
17,743 
do 
do 
prev's Month. 5,020 
71 
807 
32,015 
2S,089 
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per 
Week, 
1867.5,544 
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1,320 
22,154 
20,005 
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do. 
do. 
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.5,748 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13,000 
do. 
do. 
do. 
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. 5,255 
118 
1,500 
16,091 
11,023 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1864. 
.5,161 
146 
1,511 
15,315 
12,676 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1863. 
. 5,150 
129 
694 
9,941 
21,070 
Total 
in 
1S67. 
... .293,832 
3,369 
69,911 
1,174,154 
1,102.043 
Total 
in 
1866 
... .298,880 
4,885 
62,420 
1 , 010,000 
072,000 
Total 
in 
1865 
... .270,271 
6,161 
77,991 
836,733 
573,197 
Total 
in 
1864. 
... .267,609 
7,603 
75,621 
782,462 
660,270 
Total 
in 
1S63. 
... .204,091 
0,170 
35,705 
519,31G 
1,101,617 
The above table gives the weekly receipts for the five 
weeks ending February 13th, the total number of all 
kinds for each week, also the number of each kind for 
the five weeks, as well as the sum of all kinds for the 
month. By comparison with the number given for last 
month we see a marked decrease in the number of bogs. 
The slight increase, however, of other kinds, kc^t the 
supply quite equal to the demand, and the market has re¬ 
mained brisk. The cold weather that has prevailed en¬ 
abling retailers to keep fresh meats, buyers have been 
less anxious for small lots,and but little “peddling ” lias 
been done, the seller usually disposing of his drove 
soon after the market became settled, and but few 
“shorts” remained at the close of each week_ ISeef. 
Prices kept rather even during the whole month, as will 
he seen by the following list, which gives the range of 
prices, average price, and figures for the largest sales: 
Jan. 13th ranged 12@20e. A v 10%e. 
do 2101 It do ll@l9c. do 10 c. 
do 27ih do ll@lSc. do 15%c. 
Feb. 3d do 12@t8c. do 15%c. 
do 13tli do ll@18c. do 15%c. 
Largest sales 15 @17% 
do do 15 @10% 
do do 1I%@1«% 
do do 15 @17 
do do 1-!%®16% 
There were hut few prime cattle in market. With a few 
