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AMERICAN AORICULTUKIST. 
[April, 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following conJensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for a month, ending 
March 16, 1S66, and the exports of Breadstuffs from this 
port thus far, since January I : 
!• TKA^•SACTIO^•3 AT THK XEW-TOKK MAnKETS, 
Kkokipts. Flnnr. ^^ll<'(lt. Corn. Jxi/e. Jiarleij, Outs. 
24davsl/(ism'tli.ll7.000 13.700 161.000 8.400 ilS.OOO ISl.OtH) 
25 days Jaidu'th. 109,500 24,500 211,000 6,300 09,500 201,000 
Sales. Flour. JUteat. Corn. lirje. Barley. 
24 dfiyafftis month, 261.000 617.000 9S4.000 1R9.900 181,000 
25 days laul mouth, 251,000 312,500 950.000 09,000 101,000 
a. Comparison loith same period at tliif time last >/ear. 
Ukoeipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Hurley. Oats. 
24daysl8(i6 117.000 13,700 J61.O00 8.400 03.000 131.000 
22 days 1865 119.000 15,500 210,000 7,500 27,500 314,000 
Bales. Flour. Wheat. Cor?i. Tti/f. Harlet/. 
24 daj'S 1866 261.000 647.000 9S4.0O0 189.900 181.0(10 
22 days 1865 191,000 352,000 195,000 37,000 69,000 
3, Exports from New-York, January 1 to March 15; 
Flour, "Wher^t, Com. Rve, Oats. 
1866 210.295 67.700 1,265.387 79,7?2 192,271 
1865 274,759 128,900 101,045 141 16,613 
CURBBNT "Wholesale Prices. 
Feb 15. March 15. 
PRTCB OP Gold 138*^ .... 130V 
Flour— Supiir to Extra State ?6 85 Ct 8 40 f 6 70 Cfl 8 20 
Super to Extra Southern 8 85 ©15 50 8 65 @15 50 
Extra Western 7 80 (3*15 50 7 35 ©15 50 
Extra Genesee 8 45 @11 50 8 25 (31 11 75 
Superfine Western, 6 85 @ 7 35 6 70 @ 7 30 
liYK Flour.... 4 75 gs 5 90 4 50 @ 5 50 
CoBN Mkal. 3 75 @ 4 40 3 50 O 4 15 
AVheat— All kinds of White. 2 00 @ 2 65 2 00 @ 2 65 
AH kinds of Ked and Amber. 1 55 @ 2 50 1 50 @ 2 45 
CORN-Tellow 80 @ 90 75 @ 80 
Mixed. 74 @ 81 69 @ 77 
Oats— Western 55 ® 56 85 @ 55 
State 56 @ 57 54 (S 56 
Hye 87 @ 1 05 72 @ I 00 
Baklet 90 ® 1 20 BO ® 1 17 
Hay- Bale ^ 100 lb 85 ® D5 80 @ 1 05 
Loose 00 @ 1 10 83 @ 1 10 
Straw, ^ 100 lb 65 @ 1 20 65 @ 1 20 
Cotton— Middlings, ^ tt.... 44 @ 46 40 ® 42 
Hops- Crop of 1865, ^ lb 25 ® 65 25 @ 70 
Feathers— Live Geese, V tt. 00 @ 70 45 ® 05 
Seed— Clover, f* ft 12 @ ISJ^ 9^^® lOM 
Timothy. ^ bushel 4 00 4 So 3 2.5 @ 3 75 
Flax. ^ bushel 2 00 @ 2 90 2 55 @ 2 85 
Sugar— Brown. ^ ft 105^® U}i 10 @ 14 
Molasses, Cuba, ^gl S3 @ 50 37H@ 52)^ 
Coffee— Iiio,(Gold price)?! ft 17 @ 21 17 @ 21 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c.,?»ft. 6 ® SO 6 @ SO 
Seed Leaf, ^ ft 5 @ 40 5 @ 40 
Wool— DcmesticFleece.^ft. 50 @ 80 45 @ 77 
Domestic, palled. ^ lb 40 @ 67>5 37M® G5 
California, unwashed, 20 ® 40 13 ® 40 
Tallow. ^ ft , 12M® 12^ HS'^ 12 
Oil Cake— ?* ton 43 00 ®49 50 44 00 ®43 00 
Pork— Mess, ^ barrel 23 00 @28 6J>^ 25 50 (3,25 75 
Prime, ^ barrel .2100 @21 25 2100 ©2150 
Beef- Plain mt-ss 16 00 ®20 00 15 50 f«,19 50 
Laud, ia barrels. *» ft 15M@ ISK 16^® ISV 
Butter— Western, ?i lb 22 @ 35 23 ® 45 
State. ^ ft 2S @ 45 40 ® 60 
Cheese. 15 @ 22 16 ® 22 
Be.\ns-^ bushel 160@2 40 150@2 50 
Pkas— Canada. ^ bushel 1 25 @ 1 35 1 30 @ 1 35 
EGGS-Fresh, ^ dozen 33 @ 34 24 @ 27 
Poultry— Fowls, ^ ft 16 13 18 ® 20 
Turkeys,^ ft IS ® 20 20 @ 22 
Potatoes— Mercers, t»bbl... 2 50 ® 3 00 2 00 @ 2 87 
Peach Blows, "«> barrel 2 25 @ 2 50 2 00 @ 2 75 
Buckeves— New, ^barrel.... 1 50 @ 2 00 1 25 @ 1 50 
Apple"s-V barrel 2 00 ® 5 50 2 00 (nJ 00 
The heavy fall of full 8 per cent, in gold since our last, 
reaching l%)\ at one tijne, has lessened tlie demand for all 
kinds of Produce and Merchandise, and seriously de- 
pressed prices The inquiry for the principal Bread- 
stuffs was quite limited througli the month, neither 
shippers nor the home trade having been disposed to 
operate, iu view of the steady downward tendency of 
gold. A rally to \30{a}\Z0^X lias partially restored confi- 
dence among buyers, who, within a day or two, have 
been purchasing desirable lots of flour, wheat, corn, rye, 
and barley, at improving prices— the market closing 
rather buoyantly, on light receipts, reduced slocks, and 
a growing demand, especially for home use. Tlie export 
trade of sound Corn has been steadily expanding, and 
there have been sliippeJ from this port alone, C09.000 
bushels, or 152,250 bushels a week. Tliere has also been 
an increased export movement in Rye— the month's 
shipments of which readied 54,345 bushels, chiefly to 
German ports : and in Oats, the exports of whicli. since 
our last, have been 17C,2C9 bushels, nearly all to London, 
where sound fodder for cattle finds a very ready market. 
.. . .There is increased heaviness in pork, cut meats and 
beef, prices favuring buyers, on a restricted business. 
Lard and Butter have been more active, and decidedly 
firmer. Cheese has been quiet, closing heavily Cot- 
ton has been nmre freely uff"ered. and has been in less 
request, at reduced figures. Tlie available supply here 
is estimated at 235,000 bales Wool has been unusu- 
ally heavy, havifLg been freely offered and in limited 
demand, at deciining figures. iManufacturers have been 
tlie principal buyers Bale Hay, and prime Hops have 
been actively sought after at buoyant rates Seeds 
and Tobacco have been dull and heavy. 
rVcTV York IjiTC iStock: Markets.— 
Beef Cattle.— The supply has been below an average, 
for a month past, but quite enough for the demand, 
Which has been unusually light during the Lent season. 
Like gold, the value of cattle has 1,'radually fallen. The 
present rates are equivalent to lidaHlc per lb., dressed 
weight, for medium to first quali'y ; a very few extras, 
lSc/a)19c; poor grades, l".2c;ii)13c. Milcli Cows have 
coniitahtly tended downwanl in prices. Goo.l to extra 
good, $65S$00 ; a few fancy animals, a little higher ; 
poor grades, from $00 down to $35. according to quality. 
Veal Calves are beginning to arrive quite freely, and 
prices aie weak, say 12cS13c per lb., live weight, for 
good, and llcfalQc for common to inferior. The new 
Health Board is actively at work breaking up the pre- 
viously large sales of " Bobs," or calves only a few days 
old. Slieep are aUo abundant and lower ; the fall of 
gold affects pelts materially. The poor and good grades 
sell at 6c'S)8c per lb., live weight, according to quality; 
extra good bring ScfS)?,'aC, and in a few cases. 9c. 
Live Hogs are diminishing in number ; only 7,000 
this week. But the warm weather, and the "worm" 
stories afloat, lessen the demand, and affect Ihe prices, 
■which this week stand at lOci©10?iC per lb., live weight. 
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Burr's Veiretubles ol America 5 00 
Canarv Birds, paper 50 cents cloth — 75 
Carpenters and Joiners' Hand Book.. (Uolly) 75 
Chorl ton's Grape-Grower's Guide 75 
(jobbett's American Gardener 75 
Cole's (S. W.) American FruitBook 75 
Cole's Veterinarian 75 
Colmau's Agriculture 4 00 
Cotton Planters' Manual (Turner) ^ 1 50 
Dadd's Modern Horse Doctor 150 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor 1 50 
Dana's Muck Manual 1 25 
Doe: and Gun (Hooper's) SO 
Downinss's Country Houses 8 00 
Downing's Landscape Gardenmg (new Edition) fi 50 
Do wning's Cottage Piesidence.s 2 50 
Downing'3 Fruits and Fruit Trees of America 3 00 
Downing's Rural Essays 5 CO 
Eastwood on Cranberry 75 
Elliott's Western Fruit Grower's Guide 1 50 
Flax Culture EO 
French's Farm Diainace 1 50 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture . 1 25 
Fisli Culture 1 25 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses 2 50 
Finn's Milch Cows and Dairy Farming 2 50 
Flor.a'3 Interpreter and Fortuna Flora (Mrs. Hale).. — 1 50 
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Goodale's Principles Of Breeding 1 25 
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Gray's How Plants Grow 1 ^ 
Guenon on Milch Cows i^ 
Hall's (Miss) American Cookerv 1 25 
Haraszthy's Grape Culture, &c ....* 5 00 
Harris' Insects Iniurious to Vegetal ion, plain 4 00 
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Hatfield's American House Carpenter 8 r;0 
Herheit's Hints to Horsekeepers 1 73 
Holly's Country Seats 4 50 
Hop Culture 40 
How to Buv a Farm and \N here to Find One 1 75 
Insect Ent-raies of Fruit Trees, (Trimble) * S 00 
Jennings on Cattle 2 00 
Jennings on Swine and Poultry 2 00 
Jenning's on the Horse and his Diseases 2 00 
Johnston's A gricultural Chemistry 1 75 
Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry 1 25 
Kt'iup's Landscape Gardening 2 00 
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Langstroth on the Honev Bee 2 CO 
Loudon's (Downing's) Ladies' Flower Garden 2 OJ 
Leuchar's Howto Build Hot-houses 1 50 
Liehitr's Familiar Letters on Chemistry 50 
Liebig's Katural Laws of Husbandry 1 75 
Linsley'a (D. C.) Moriran Horses 1 50 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 1 50 
Mavhew's Hlnr.trated Horse Doctor 3 W 
Mavhew's Illustrated Horse. Manasrenient ... ..3 50 
Mavhew's Practical Book-Keeping for Farmers 90 
Blanks for do. do. 120 
Kew Clock and Watch Maker's Manual 2 03 
McMahon's American Gardener ^ 50 
Jliles on the Horse's foot ^^ 
Morrell's American Shepherd 1 t5 
My Farm of Edgcwood 1 p 
Norton's Scicntilic Agriculture '5 
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Pardee on Strawberry Culture ■ ■ 75 
Parsons on the Hose ■ ■ 150 
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Pedder's Land Measurer «0 
Ouinbv's Mvsicries of Bee keeping (new.) 1 i5 
liabbit Fancier S3 
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Handall'sFino Wool Sheep Husbandry 1 OO 
Rand's Flowers for Parlor and Garden i> CO 
Richardson on tlie Dog 30 
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Rural Annual (bv Joseph Harris) 25 
Rural Register (by J. J. Tliomas) PO 
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Warder's Hedges and Eversreens 1 50 
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