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hands at this port. There has been a good home demand during the 

 year, and prices reached a higher figure than for many years previously. 

 The table which follows shows tho prices upon the first and fifteenth 

 of each month during the year. The inside figures exhibit the prices 

 for shipping parcels : 



1853. 1854. 1855. 



January let 48a50 46a52 55a60 



" 15th 48a50 46a52 60a65 



February 1st 50a52 55a60 60a65 



« 15th 4SaoO 55a60 60a65 



March 1st ...43a50 54a60 60 



" loth 4Sa50 54a60 60 



April 1st... 48a50 54a60 60a62 



" 15th 48a50 55a58 65a70 



May 1st 52a54 56a60 TSaSO 



"15th 56a60 55a5S 83a85 



June 1st .._56a60 57a60 83a85 



"15th 56a58 57a60 80a83 



Julylst 53a56 57a60 77a80 



« 15th 53a56 50a55 75a7(7 



August 1st 60a64 50a54 73a75 



" 16th 63a67 60a54 70a74 



September 1st 63a66 56a60 70a73 



" 15th 65a68 60a62 67a70 



October 1st 65a68 60a62 67a70 



" 15th 68a72 60a62 75a80 



November 1st 55a60 60a62 75a8a 



" 15lh 55a60 60a62 75a8a 



December 1st.. 55a60 58a60 70a75 



« 15th 50a58 58a60 65a70 



« 31st 46a52 55a60 58a62 



OATS. 



In consequence of a light crop of oats in 1855, the shipments from 

 this port were very light, being 147,659 bushels less than in 1854. 

 The receipts by the Michigan Central Railroad were 180,152 bushels 

 less. The home demand is growing larger with each succeeding year 



