1866.1 
AMERICAN AG-KICULTUKIST. 
45 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Tile following condensed, comiirehensive tables, c.ire- 
fuliy prepared specially for tlie American Ag-riculturist, 
show at a glance tire transactions for a montli, ending Jan- 
uary 18, 1666, anit liie year ending December 31, 1S65, 
with olher interesting coinparati\'e figures. 
1. TR.VNS.VCriONS AT TUK XEW-YOKK MARKEl'S. 
Kkckipts, Ftonr. Mlient. Corn. li'/e. B'trle;/. Oats. 
ISdays<//i«m'tli.l2.i.000 31..i00 139.000 11.300 10,500 Gl.OOO 
37days;nrfni'tli.533,0002,-il6,000 1,9^,000 310,000 676,000 963,000 
Sales. Fioiii-. U'/teui. Corn. liye. L'ftrleij. 
a3davs</ii»nioutli, 31S.O0O 473.000 gril.OnO 65,000 4fi.300 
27 (lays ;us( montli, 273,000 1,393,000 2,lS.i,000 111,000 434,000 
Z* Comj)arifion icUft same period at tUif lime latt year. 
Rkcsu'Ts. Fioiir. Wheat. Corn. A'//e. JJarler/. Oat^. 
33dav3lS6« IM.OOO 31,600 130,(100 11..300 10,.'-.00 61,000 
aSdilj'SlSOo 231,000 11,000.137,000 10,500 31,000 178,000 
Sales. Finnr. Wheat. Corn. Ui/e. lial-leif. 
■H days ISHO ais,000 473,000 952.000 63.000 46,,'iOO 
■.'idayslSG3 267,000 461,000 351,000 33„i00 141,000 
3. Exports from New- York, Junttttrt/ 1 to Jan, 18: 
Flour, AVlieat, Corn, live. Oats. 
ISir. .3.1.2.17 .50.381 ftLffiO 15,419 2,661 
ISSl 17,743 43,SS1 71,300 1,S33 141 
4. Receipts of Ureadstuffs in Xew-Yorli in earli. 
of tlie last three years : 
Fluur. 'NVhciit. Corn. Uye. Barley. Oats. 
IS63 . . .3.025,530 S,76s.939 13,935,377 !!99,679 3.'S9,054 9,851,955 
186^1 . . ,3.967,717 13.4.3.3,133 7,161,805 491.913 2,.544.S0l 13,952.238 
1863. . . .4,.374,059 19,93;,8;6 14,334,599 439,307 3,143,485 11,076,035 
5. Exports from yew-York daring eacit of~ years past : 
Flour, "Wheat, Corn, Itye, Barley, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1863.... 1,402,144 2.537,626 4,549,610 198,348 91,567 
1S64....1,918,.593 13,193,433 840,831 5S.8 1.50 42,133 
1863. .. .3.337,338 15,4'34,S,S9 7..533.431 416,369 32,439 126.536 
1863.... 3,961.318 25,564,755 13,039,848 1,041,549 43,061 210,669 
1861 . . .3,110,346 2^898.314 13.389.850 1.000.405 3.937 160,825 
1860 ...1.636.303 13,538.030 4,085.083 450 8.180 ia3,07i; 
IS39. .. .1,038,316 297,537 497,886 6,550 3,568 
6. Comparative Stock of Flour in yew-York, Jan. 1 ; 
1861. ISGa. 1S66. 
Western and State Flour, bbls. 357.057 46.5.835 70:!.232 
Canadian Flour, bbis.. 15.100 4.9.50 22,810 
Bouthorn Flour, bbls 33,110 31,463 315,3.50 
Gr.ind total, bbls 603,367 593,348 731,503 
7. Comparative ^Stock of Grain in Xetv-York, Jan. 1 : 
1863. 1SG4. 1SG3. 1S66. 
■Wheat, bush 4,734.817 .5,510,141 1,807,3.56 3,940,108 
Corn.bush 4,333,013 1,731,620 461.414 4,501.764 
Uye.bush 33,270 37,409 213,293 518,443 
Barley, bush 99.144 534.700 304,164 1,009.8.37 
Oats, bush 531,312 3,1U,83G 3,018,301 2,246,852 
6. Receipts of Breadstuff's at A Ibany, by the New York 
Canals in each of the last six years : 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Outs, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1360 1,149,100 11 iri;,'«») 14,15.5.500 3-32,100 2,867,600 6.490,900 
1801 1.493.2:B :>,--' -: ' :i;,:B4 8:12.792 3.33.5.850 3.978.39< 
1863 1.836,609:'.' ,; (l,i.S8! 748,897 3..563,6:ffl 3,990.028 
1863 1,.560.S00 3 , - "I ,',n;,iiOO 470..500 3.100.500 12.438.300 
1S64 1,181.300 1.5.165.1,111) lii,:l5;,100 630.300 -2.40.5,000 l-3,177..50O 
18'J5 ....1,014,000 10,579,-300 18,619,900 1,351,900 4,551,600 10,847,500 
CURRRXT WUOLESALK PRICES. 
Dec. 20. Jan. 18. 
Flour— Super to Extra State .l;7 00 @ 8 ;50 5:6 90 @ 8 40 
Super to Extra Southern. .. 8 73 @I5 00 8 90 @15 25 
Extra Western S 10 @15 23 7 83 (§15 00 
Extra Genesee -. 8,50 ®ll ;50 8 45 @11 23 
Superflne Western 7 00 @ 7 30 6 90 @ 7 40 
liYE Flour ,. 3:50 f^ 6 30 5 00 @ 6 00 
Corn Meal. 4 13 ® 4 30 4 -35 (ia 4 85 
"WHE.vr— All kinds of White. 3 35 @ 3 75 8 35 ® 3 75 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 160 @ 3 37!^ 162 @ 3 35 
Corn— Yellow 90 @100' 86 @ 93 
Mixed, 83 ® 97 83 ® 89,1^ 
Oats— -Western 59 @ 6-2 58 @ 60 
state 62 (!9 — 60 O 61 
Ute 95 a 1 15 85 ® 1 10 
Barley 90 ® 1 13 83 ® 1 13 
Hay— Bale ?1 150 B 80 @ 1 00 
Loose 85 @ I 10 
Straw. ?i 100 n> 65 ® 1 15 
CorTOX— Mlddlln:;s, ?» lb... 48 ® 50 5-3 ® 53 
Hops— Crop of 1865. ?) lb 25 @ 60 25 @ 65 
Feathers— Live Geese, ^ ». 80 ® 90 80 ® 90 
Seed— Clover. ?> Ih 13 @ 13>^ 12 @ 13 
Timotbv, ¥> busbel 3 70 ® 4 00 3 75 @ 4 '35 
Flax. ?t bushel 2 90 ® 3 03 2 70 ® 3 00 
SUOAK— Brown, ^ B lOV® 1.5>i UK® 13 
^Molasses. Cuba, ^gl ... 43 @ 63 35 @ 55 
Coffee— Hio,(Goldprlce)i9 lb 17S<@ 20)< 173^® 20>i 
TonACCO. liciitucky, &c.,^lb. 6 ® SO 6 '® 30 
Seed Leaf. ?>Ib 5® 40 5® 40 
WnoL— Domestic Fleece, ¥1 B. 50 ® 78 50 ® 80 
Domestic, pulled, P lb .50 @ 65 50 ® 07!^ 
California, unwashed, 23 @ 45 '30 @ 42.'| 
TALLOw.JlIb IS^Sfii 14 12J^® 13<4 
Oil Cake— ?ton .52 00 @55 00 50 00 @54 00 
PORK-Mess, *l barrel 27 30 @-28 00 30 00 ®31 S7,l< 
Prime, ?i barrel 2100 ®33 .50 '23 50 ®as 00 
Beef— Plain mess 1100 ®14 00 16 50 (§20 00 
Lard, In barrels, S lb 15 @ 19 13}^® 18'^ 
Butter— Western, ?> B 25 ® 38 20 ® 33 
State, ¥1 B 33 a 45 25 ® 40 
Cheese . 14 ® 19 13 ® 18 
Beaxs—?> bushel 200 ®300 200 ®2 50 
pKAS—Canadii. "# bushel 123 ® 1 33 1 "25 ® 1 So 
Eggs— Fresh, «< dozen 37 ® 43 33 ® 40 
Poultry— Fowls, ?< B 14 ® 16 IS @ 20 
Tnrkevs, SB 14 @ 16 13 ® 20 
Potatoes— Mercers, ?lbbl... 2 50 ® 3 00 2 55 ® 3 00 
Peach Blows, |) barrel 2 00 ® 2 50 2 '35 ® 2 63 
Buckeves— New, ?< barrel.... 1 50 ® 1 75 1 75 @ 2 00 
ApplE6—"# barrel 2 00 ® 4 00 2 00 ® 5 00 
The foregoing tables liavc been cjirefully prepared, 
speci:iliy for the American Agriculturist, from official 
and other reliable sources, including tlie notes of our 
own reporter. They will be found iii.Eilily inleresling. as 
showing the cimrsc of trade and giving a general view 
of the condition of our ti-e.idstuff supplies. They will 
also be valuable fur leference in after years Gold has 
been as high as 145, and as low as 136,",^, since our last, 
closing (.Jan. 17) 140>i Receipts of ploduce, during Ilie 
past month, have been extremely iight, especially in the 
bre:ldsluir line, yet receivers have been eager sellers, in 
view of the decline in gold. Tlie demand, however, has 
been quite limited both for home use and for export , and 
prices have f(Vored buyers decidedly. Tlie available 
supplies of flour grain in this market on tlie first instant 
proved much heavier lli.m had been generally anticipat- 
eJ, and this circumstance has had a depressing influence 
on the market. Toward the close, witli an upward 
tenleiicy in gold, prices of the leading articles stiffened 
a little, but there was no important increase in the vol- 
ume of business ..Provisions have been more active, 
owing to a revival of the speculative demand, and prices 
of liog products have improved, wiiile other articles 
have been rather heavy, particularly Butler and Cheese, 
the available articles of which are heavy Cotton has 
been more freely offered and purchased, closing at rising 
prices Fine grades of Wool have been in heller re- 
qnest and held more firmly. Other kinds have been 
dull and drooping . Hay, Hops, and Tobacco have been 
in fair (lem:ind at uniform rates. 
>'t'«' York I..!ve Stock Msirkets.— 
Beef Cattle.— .\veiage receipts for the past four weeks 
(ending January nth), 4,834 ; weekly receipts for previous 
month, 5,643; weekly average for past year (lS6o), 
5,'280 ; weekly receipts for same period last year, 4,942. 
The beeves offered for sale have been of about the usual 
range of qualities. Latest selling prices average about 
as follows: Extra qualities, ITcfBISc per lb. estimated 
dressed weight. Medium to good, 14cfa)I6c. Poor 
grades, 9c.®12c inllell Coavs.— .Average weekly 
supply, 122, Most of the cows offered for sale have been 
inferior milkers, and a large proportion of them from 
New York State. The best milkers have sold for $100® 
$1'35 each ; medium to fair, $T0f£90 ; poor to ordinary, 
$35®$50.. Veal Cal-ves.— .\verage weekly leceipts 
for past four weeks, 375 ; for previous month, 712 : weekly 
average for same period last year, 511 ; weekly aveiage 
for the whole of the last year (1865), L333. The demand 
since our last report has been active, and prices for 
calves well fattened have ranged $15®$-33 each, or V:clti> 
1.5>;c per lb. live weight Slicep nnd Ijaiiibs.— 
The market has been steady ami the ilemand uniform. 
The sheep offered, with the exception of a few- lots, have 
been of an ordinary and sometimes inferior qiinlily of 
mutton. A few small lots of extras have sold at prices 
far above the average of good sheep. Tiie average 
weekly receipts for the past month was 16,603 ; the 
weekly leceipts for the previous month. 18.948 ; avei age 
weekly receipts for the past year. 16,938. The avei age 
price per he:id. $7.71. Price per Ih. live weiglit. Tc^9c. 
. . . .Live Hogs. — The average weekly receipts fm Ihe 
past month. 18,038. Average per week for the previous 
month. 19.134. The second and third weeks w-ere un- 
usually dull and piices declined. The past week, sales 
have been more active and pi ices tending upvvjird slowly. 
The price per lb. for Western corn-fed swine now stands 
lie live weight ; diessed, $13,1!^. 
Containing a ffreat variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which wc throw into small 
type and cojidenstd form, for want of space elsewhtrr. 
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of this journal has been 32 pages, which is :iU we Iiuve 
promised, wc are compelled to issue -10 pages. :is we <\'h\ 
hist month. The extra advertising in pait meets tlie 
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