, 1873-12-29
penrs. 'Eno lattcr l,ava sold ut 42.006O4.60 nnl
3500 per boz.

penrs. 'Ello lattcr l,avo sold at *2,00@4,50 mud
36.0l par boz.
POTATOES.
Intaeoes hNyo haon exceptionally high during
he lattor part Of tho yonr, owing to tho fauro
Of tho crop In This Stato anl othor parts Of Tho
Woat.' II fact. The ytold Of tho ont}ro country
wa% m''c ess than Usual Tl.o s!,pples Of ths
otllor rnrs Of tho Eaat BY lnle, also from Mich
ignn and wisconsin. The shipments to tl,e III.
tolior o. this state. Iowa, md otllor pnlnta
sojg ava qS ot eSr ya1y Bason a}S S . y9 IN fny
lono senand. Old petatoes zo s IL tl,o is' spri"g lux
at l0G6uc md early Mt i0c, iii cars; mud iii tiio
summon " few small lots Of old brought s20n
per b,l. In the fall potatuoF nofd at 76cfDS1.l5
IN cars OFT track. mud oocsl l.25 iron. utore. lilo
market III llbsrally supplied h,,t 1nnc]i OF tho
Now York stock has boon found to bo frosted,
before gathered, ahd the local trado hns becn
light, tho high pricca causifg large class OF tho
consumers to substitute chearor produce.
generally axpcuted; In fact they aro n triile
lower, closing ut 31 .0e1. III for lots from store.
Tho lust report Of the Department Of Ayrionl-
ture gives sumo interesting information coli
product Of tic country ia IL per cont lens than
II 1872. The crop Of that year was stimatctl Mt
13,51U, ,U00 BIT, flo yield Of 1879 il ahoi,t H.
000,00o bu less. B.. Tho deerease III 1illllois liz
4,157 QUO bu, Iowa ., ,O70,0 and Indiana 500 On0
hu. Tho quality, oxcoNt in thobo acetions Of
tho cuunlry wlleEo tt was afoctetl by rot Ia sll
perior. Tic cause Of tho diminished production
ia attributed chiefly to the drought a,ld BOTTLES;
also to THO luto spring frost, uud rot. Til Bono OF
tho counties Of this State, potntoes Eayo sold ut
s1.2o, a1.25, uud :,l.4o per bu; in Iowa, at Coo,
Soc, aud T1.20 per hi.
1fOrH,
The ho,, vines suffered severely last winter
and there was only about one-lInff I'LL ayurage
$k iunrf IkI .E
tho prospective short supply, thu market opouel
very firm at 50c for prime hops, but Subsequent
ly weakened under adviecs oil large i1nportations
from Bavaria. Thun the panic followed and
and prices irregular. ForuiEn hops lave bocn
sold ut lower pricoB tlan they could DO laid down
for In Now York. But few brewers Or doalers
nre carrying large Atocks, nd MANY Of tic for
NOR. who usually supply themselves nheaa, nre
now buying as necessity requires. Probably
not over ono-half the domestic crop las been
marketed.
THO trade In timothy Hoed has been very largo.
Tho crop was aboyo tito nvo1use, and consilor-
Tho receipts were enormous in July and August.
aud It is thought that two-shirdB Of tho yield
has been marketed. Primo seed sold carly III
tho year ut 93.25@3.G0, aftcrward declined to
stant reduction Of stock, advanced to 94.25.
Thore was very little, If any, Of tho old crop left
over. The heavy rocoipts Of new aood In tho
summer months caused prices to decline to
$780, and since tho panic to s2.G0. %he lnnr-
kot is now firm Mt S2.6O0S.00 for common to
choice seed, with Tho supp1y light.
The clover trade has boen light, though fair
iu the spring; aud sRles were nlado Ut aA75M
thn s,,,r,, " 1,rcaa fo1l ~ "a IN ma cinrar aa
aon raru n;n thonr1, 4 r. v @ scarca o t
~ ss & I;h0h 75 rI,o crn, ij,ron"h ttn Wcat
;s varv i;cht but or snncrinr Smo,;tv ria
v;,,d ~ WFarn.,ain IL n,rl! sasa tGn, ,voa oan.
s,ru,ly ~ nactci IT. nrcaant tLorc ia n gnoi 2 ~.
unrt 1c,nnnd fnr rlnvar -. .~, - e'
a o,'I 1pr"a ~ 1 ~ ,namy M" nn norta ~ to vast
T. i, S., ",ao ~ a,oror anatv lin ,norlot
a,,n,,od ~ a,t;,o Viii u,,a ~ "a s51 m n,i
* ~ viii i;1,ooI ro"onto ~ ~ III t;.,',o ~
-" ,a'r ,vho, the marl,et waa ;ntara,,,t cd ond
.r;oas ano,' artar fou ~ ~ 5S@1 m iro MN"
at na 'oJ sco racovar' aoo,,1ot o,5 !, na,v
@ ftrm M at si15oi 30. viii, lsbt rccei,lts. M " ~"
~, tia a,r;S;,. f,oro 1yau . ln,Ta i,3o !, ni,,at
AVID 'Htu Torta ,sar "aa n contro
- ~ n fos III 1J,nnara, anI cnms1 TX for
n,;;iot h,t nr;caa f;nai|v Tnli IN Y1Gao, ~, for
~ ''' .oar,dp, p.'3o' ,na ' cas ~ "s;,,at ~
Aftor ~ ,,a,,;, or;cao ro,1 ~ S555o and enmcso
fa n,int iLb ps,1 I1,,.o s;a osnnet;,o 49, St
1rnra rosv n',;ot 'ccnntr eo,ne ~ th;a rnnra
49, ,ea 'ono s,r,rn1d a,J rn;i1ot ouanSoJ ~
7nI7Ec e an;1 i1nnrnr;ni, - so@abc ;Thn cron ia
hoI;nvoi ~ r. inr5o ~ 0A0f ~
N'''''o' W ~ 'Ao"' wo,,
,,or,, a. at;sIartor, ~ aon1"ra ria dcmond iro,n
| nosyter" danIora anI mannfan1nra,s has hoan
sorsr"i voo., o1onn n hasis If an tt,,.u for na U
| wushet tleece, have ruled with remarkable
etondirnaa fhrorr}out t1a nn;rn ao,gnn