, 1881-01-01
SEEDS.

averaged about ~ per cent higher tlinn III
1870. Tho extreme prices Of prime casl, seed
were 500 In January aud $500 III August.
The average pr1co of tho ye,tr was nlsout
Sa.4O ngninet S1.G7 In 1870. In tlIa first
months Of the year Timothy was strong, with
tho promise of much higher prices tllnn OBJ
taincd. Tho stock OF the country WIS stl-
posed to be below tho average, tho crop Of
1870 being light and the quantity held hero
was chiefly controlled bya crowd Of ardent
spirits, or Spectators. But tho trnde did
not open so btlskiy rs many tltougllt 1t
would, md tho late furnishings wrro COLI
siderable. Prices gradually weakened rs
sellers got tired of carrying tho seed, and lut
60 Of It. The market declined y good tieal
ta basa S q tgpsa ssa wRs fsRSe'Gyx y nsas %e SSs s
This made Eastern buyers chary, anil they
used up more closely thAn usual tllelr nwr!
stock, leaving them with practlenlly, no sSed @
stock TINT spectators, loaded up with tho
previous fall was retldletl out, and towards
is te ast s1la at loss: Meawiil9 w. out.
s!do stocks wore disposed Of. and ,l tl11 new
nenrly exhausted. this fact anil tilo theory
Of a BLK crop. wliicl, was bulteyetllM by r'any
operators, lod to much moro extensive tra!l-
@ ief August t a md IL sape'a5er ] Thass atTrs
sold at Sl.s5{13 %, tho average price being
not far from 89.00, and nn,iy OF tho sales
were subsequently settled at = !oss. tho M re.
cetpts being innuedtlnte, md prlinU cnsI
seed did not fall below $500.
THE NEW Timothy
began to arrive rather earlier tl!nn usual, antl
the fatl demand Was lctirp, hutnE inrRciY
from tho, rr.gtlar traae., Eastern dcale!rs
puscl,ased literally, ail!i the stock !tGrg tild
yeAr closes with the iocal stock estimated ut
70, 000{g 00O bags, the bulk Or wlIcl, il suh
= to bs owned by i lucal Clnsus WHO Inns faItll
In TIC future of Timothy.
10 be light, and tho fall sowing Inns not been
very stcccssful; henca fair prospect for The
tn1lg III ti.e sprl.lg. Therc were no exports
9f Timothy entine thu year. Tho domestic
and lla receipt Of foreign orders for tho prcs-
c'lt crop would probably result IN ralsing
prices % y point 1at would Ut once prevent
shipments.
Thv crop IL undoubtedly q moderate one,
Of proves u liz foul scod. Tlau farnsers are
pr0lAhly to blame fOr tho deterioration In
quality. AlhMy OF theM laye marketed their
bsst Sretl yeAr nfter year, alnl reSerye.! tho
"tn!lihsB" for sowing, an1 they llnyD neg
lccted 10 tnko proper !caro Ut thu flcl1s md TO
secure the sDnd III q elcan condition.
IN cL0yE1t HEED
the season has proved q disappointment. Tho
= export movement, which AsslllneA seh man.
moth proportions iii tho previous yenr, fell
OIL over III PER cent. Tbs ioFelgn shipments
" were consltterahs carIy in lsSo. hit soon
Mlan4 has buzz, below the average. The
truubto nppears to ll!ve been too lialcll clio.
ycr. 'rlle crop OF 1879 was tho largest tlIa
country every g59dused. and the speculative
.sprlces u the clouds. se.sl.,ed to draw frotI
tbs farmers all they llad. Ths ,Anrkets OF
the country, both East Gud Weat, wUru Bool,
stopped, tho NritEbllers nlso being flied nv
with purchases AI,d cousIgnlnellts, though
they bought slowly I'll July. !! was cstl;
Dlatc1 vt ta!e close Of tho scasoll tltat q good
over tA this country. Under these circul,'
stauees little disposition WAS shown "