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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
59 
Market Review, Prices, Weather, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office. I 
New-York, Monday Morning, Jan. 19, 1863. j 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rite. Barley. Out*. 
789,000 
24 days (Am m'th 317,000 739,000 S75.000 
21 days last m'tli 667,000 5,964,000 2,"S!,000 
o.r>oo iii.soosii.ooo 
6,850 295,000 809,000 
Bales. Flour. Wlimt. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
21 days this month 254,000 2,778,000 2,212.000 14.650 158,000 
24 days test month, 418,000 8,005,000 3,216,000 53,250 312,000 
3. 
Comparison with same time last near. 
REOEfPTS. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Hariri/. Oats. 
24 days 1863. .317.000 739.000 875,000 6.500 111,500 351.000 
25 days 1863 272.000 61,500 45,200 22,550 63,000 128,150 
bales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
Md'ayslBSS 224.000 2,7rs,ono 2,212,000 11,050 k.x.uiio 
25 days ISO:! 392,100 1,116,000 1,205,450 115,100 1;>S,;00 
3. Receipts in New-York during each of four years past. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Outs. 
Bbls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 
1863... 5.757.608 27,010,259 17.290,531 !f.2,081 1.151,818 5,051,874 
1881. ..4,968,971 2s.l59,l.r, 21.126,212 705,665 1,851,304 4,xv;.iio:i 
I860. ..3,581,150 i;,072,71Ki 14,709,563 206,008 1,251,007 4.0s5,656 
18S8. . .8.191.852 3,818.095 3,008,652 334,491 1,551,400 4,556,950 
4. Exports from New-York during each of four years past. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1862.. 2,961,518 25,564,755 12,020,848 1,104,549 42,061 210,669 
1861. .8,110,316 28,898,314 15,8,9,8.50 1,000,405 3.957 100,855 
1860 .1,950.505 13,538.039 4,085.082 450 8,580 108,010 
1S59... 938,516 297,58! 497,886 6,550 2,563 
/Slock of Flour in New-York City, January I. 
1860. 1801. 1863. 1863. 
.681,876 569,800 447,056 721,383 
. 17,150 10,500 11,100 2,405 
.228,503 91,993 36,956 28,500 
5. 
Western Canal Flour, bills 
( .inadiiin Klour, bbls 
Southern Flour, bbls 
Total 927,529 671,993 495,112 752,283 
O 
Stock of Grain in New-York, January 1. 
1860. 1861. 1863. 
Wheat, bushels 1,915,388 3,535.711 2,046,052 
Corn, bushels 79,100 2,715,000 5,573,911 
50,100 58,500 
169,574 135,472 
19 1,790 774,575 
1863. 
4,731,817 
4,353.018 
33,570 
99,835 
531,312 
liye, bushels 30,500 
Barley, bushels 868, 795 
Oils, bushels 1,576,100 
7. Exports of BreailstuJTs from New- York. Jan. 1, to Jan. 15. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1863 99,957 485,919 155.155 1,711 
1865 156,555 845,096 522,334 67,286 ■ 1,002 
8. Receipts of Bread stuffs 
1859. 
Wheat, bushels 8,184.716 
Com, bushels 5,410,003 
(lats, bushels 1.813,018 
Rye. bushels 228,179 
Barley, bushels ■ 662,187 
Total 16,298,103 
Flour luto wheat 3,110,000 
Total 20,008,223 
9. Breadstuff's atChieagoatthc closeof each of four years. 
1863. 1861. 1860. 1859. 
Flour, bbls 50,750 26,986 31,715 16,358 
Wheat, bushels 935,961 1,1x5,902 871.537 533,555 
Corn, bushels 1,036,979 1,56S,5S6 178,104 20,583 
10. Exports of Breadstuff's from Philadelphia. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, C.Meal, 
hlils. hush. bush. bhls. 
Total, 1S62 464,291 .916,613 778,525 50,149 
Total, 1861 305,552 2,051,988 893,235 81,672 
Total. 1860 595.187 811,961 390,389 49,357 
Total, 1859 175,911 54,1x4 151,015 41,464 
Total, 1858 319.871 88,199 468,181 39,773 
Total, 1857 198,861 190,400 625,526 4S.572 
at Chicago for four 
years. 
1860. 
1801. 
18G3. 
14,568,429 
17,539.909 
13,137,683 
15,487,966 
86,543,333 
31,115,721 
8,029,906 
1,888,258 
8,782,423 
895,436 
479,005 
976,752 
023.005 
417.129 
800,476 
33,004,746 
40.S65.534 
49,342,904 
3,500,030 
7,230,685 
8,770.590 
30,505,172 
51.093,219 
58,619,194 
11. 
Stock of Brcadstuffs on 
close of each of the 
Flour, 
bhls. 
Dec. 25, 1S62 105,800 
Deo. 57, 1861 113.100 
Dee. 31, l-ut.... 153,500 
l>eo. 31, 1x59 
Dec 80, 1838... 
Dec. 81, 1857 . 
Dee. 24, 1X.56 . . 
I)CC. 20, 1855 . 
Dee. tx, lx;4 
Dec. 25, 1S53.... 
..117.900 
1311,7110 
.. 40,11X1 
.. 55,000 
.. 91,500 
.. 10.500 
. 92,800 
hand in Philadelphia, at the 
last eleven years. 
Wheat, C.Meal, RyeFlour 
bbls. bbls. 
1,000 
1,824 
7.8774 
Dec. 25, 1852 S0.300 
12. 
bush. 
107,800 
176,500 
115.XII0 
152,500 
85.900 
107,500 
95,500 
131,500 
477,000 
1110,500 
125,800 
8,878 
1,173 
18,501) 
9.350 
3,57 75 
10,325 
1,120 
Receipt of Breadstuff's in Boston. 
1863. 
mour, barrels l,:to.',9IO 
Flour, half barrels 5,785 
Corn, bushels 1,889,021 
Corn, sacks 
Wheat, bushels 63,015 
Oats, bushels 1,168,991 
Bye, luixhels 39,973 
Shorts, bushels 283,136 
Bye Flour, liarrels 1,867 
Corn Meal, barrels 18,560 
1,155 
2,331 
650 
987 
1/105 
1,091 
950 
2.955 
1.955 
2,511 
308 
1861. 
,429,697 
8.6071 
,979,985 
1.191 
29,388 
,017,315 
3:1,156 
516,833 
865 
14,711 
We present above very carefully and laboriously pre- 
pared statistics of the trade in breadstuffs during 1 862, 
with comparisons for the two preceding years, also com- 
panitive statements of the receipls, sales, and exports 
for the month ending to day, which included but twenty 
four business days, omitting Christinas and New Year's. 
It will be seen (table 3) that the Receipls of flour at 
(few-York City In 1862 exceeded those of 1861 by 783,637 
barrels, which is equivalent to 3,943,185 (Ol nearly lour 
million) bushels of wheat. The receipts of wheat in the 
same lime decreased 1,349,875 bushels, which still left an 
excess for 186-2, of 2,593,309 bushels over the previous year. 
The receipts of wheat at Chicago (table 7) last year 
fell off from those of 1861 by 4,402,376 bushels. This was 
partly counterbalanced by an excess in flour equivalent 
to 1,545,605 bushels, but still leaving a decline of 2,856,771 
bushels in 1862. 
The exports from New-York, (table 4) in 1862 as com- 
pared witli 1861, show a decrease of 148.829 barrels of 
flour, and 3,333,559 bushels of wheat, or reducing flour to 
wheat, a decrease of 3,977,699 bushels of wheat. 
The Stocks of Flour and Wheat on hand in New-York, 
(tables 5 and 6) are considerably larger Jan. 1st, 1863 at 
the same date, than in any of the preceding three years. 
Similar comparisons may be made with respect to Corn, 
Rye, etc., but all the tables are so arranged as to show 
at a glance the condition of the breadstuff trade, and we 
hardly need repeat tile items further. 
During the past month, the breadstuff trade has been 
almost wholly governed by the rise and fall in gold, the 
higher currency rates in gold increasingthe value of flour 
and grain for export. As shown in the table of "Current 
Wholesale Prices," the closing prices are considerably 
above the quotations in our last report (Dec. 18.). Holders 
are now quite firm, under the expectation of further ad- 
vance. This will depend wholly upon the price of gold. 
Any financial schemes or changes reducing the relative 
values of gold and currency, will have a corresponding 
effect upon breadstuff's, so far as the latter are not in- 
fluenced by other circumstances— foreign demand, etc... 
Provisions, especially hog products, have been in brisk 
demand, partly for export, and have advanced in price... 
Cotton, Wool, Hay, Hops, anil Tobacco, have been more 
freely purchased ;it buoyant prices Heavier sales 
of other articles of general merchandise have also been 
effected. The table of Prices will show both present 
values and changes since last month. 
Current Wholesale Prices, 
Dec. 18. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $5 SO @ 6 40 
Superfine Western.. 5 80 @ 6 05 
Extra Western 6 15 ©10 00 
Extra Genesee 6 50 ® 8 50 
Super, to Extra Southern ... 6 80 @10 00 
IIye Flour— Fine aud Super. 4 00 ©5 65 
Corn Meal 3 80 ©4 50 
Wueat-AU kinds of White.. 150 ©105 
All kinds of lied. 122 ©147 
Corn— Yellow 80 @ 
While 85 ® 
Mixed... 76 @ 77 
Oats— Western 68 © 70 
State 69 @ 70 
Rye 83 © 97 
Barley ... 125 ©145 
Beans— Medium and Pea, bu. 2 35 © 2 75 
Marrow and Kidney 2 50 ©3 00 
Hay. in bales, per 100 lbs 75 © 90 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb.. . 66 © 
Kice. per 100 lbs. 6 75 ©9 00 
Hops, crop ol 1865. per lb 17 @ 25 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb, 43 © 45 
Seed— Clover, per lb UIX® 10 
Timothy, per bushel 2 25 @ " " 
Flax, per bushel 
Sugar— Brown, per lb 8 © 
MOLASSEs.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 82 © 
Coffee. Ilio, per lb .... 28 © 
Todacco— Kentucky.&c.p.lb.r 13M@ 
Seed Leaf, per lb 9 © 
Wool— Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 58 © 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 48 © 
Tallow, per lb 10><© 
11^ 
40 
32 
30 
80 
05 
62 
10X 
Oil Cake, per tun 43 00 «?,51 00 
Jan. 19. 
f 6 30 © 7 00 
6 30 @ 6 60 
6 75 ©10 00 
7 05 © 8 50 
7 65 ©10 00 
3 50 © 5 25 
3 95 © 4 60 
1 58 © 1 75 
] 30 © 1 58K 
85 © 87 
85 © 95 
871 ® 85 
72 © 74 
73 © 74K 
90 © 1 02« 
1 40 @> 1 55 
2 25 @ 2 50 
2 50 © 2 75 
90 © 1 10 
72K® 73 
Nominal. 
17 © 25 
Nominal. 
lO-tf® U'A 
2 25 © 
2 80 @ 3 00 
8«@ 12X 
33 @ 56 
28J4© Sl« 
11 ® S3 
10 @ 35 
58 @ 66 
06 © 65 
11 © Wi 
Kominal. 
Pork— Mess, per bbl. 14 00 (Till 12.!.< 11 62>i<3l4 75 
Prime, per bbl 11621^® 1125 ©13 50 
Beef— Plain mess . 1175 ©13 00 1125 ©13 75 
Lard, In bbls., per lb . 9>4© 10 10 © 10K 
Butter— Western, per lb 16 @ 20 16 @ 20 
State, per lb 21 ® 26 20 ® 26 
Cheese 9 ® 13 9 ® 13 
Broom Corn— per 7 © 8 
EGOS— Fresh, per dozen 22 @ '.'I 
Limed, per doz 15 © 16 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb 8 ® 9 
Ducks, per it> 10 © 11 
Geese, per lb ■■ 7 © 9 
Turkeys, per lb 10 © 12 
Venison, per lb 10 © 11 
Potatoes — Common, p. bbl.. 150 ©1' 
Buckeyes, per bbl 150 © 1 
Peach Blow, per bbl 1 60 © 2 00 
Mercers, per bbl 175 @ 2 50 
Swni Ihlawares, per bbl 2 50 r.i. 3 00 
sweet Jerseys, per bbl 2 00 ©2 25 
Onions, lied & Yellow p. bbl. 2 25 © 2 50 
White, per bbl 2 50 ©2 75 
Ttjbnips— Rutabagas, p. bbl.. 100 © 
Cabbages, per 10o; 300 ©500 
Apples, western, per bbl. .. 1 62 © 1 87 
Apples, choice, per bbl, .. 2 50 @ 3 00 
Cranberries, CapeCod.p.bT 11 00 ®l:t 00 
Western, per bbl 7 00 iffl 9 00 
Drif.p Apples, per lb. ... 4 @ 6 
Dm Kb Plums, per lb 12 @ 14 
IlRiF.n 1'evoiies, per lb 16 © 18 
iii-K.-Rv Ni'-rs, per bushel., 175 ©2 50 
Chestnuts, per bushel 4 50 @ 5 00 
J?|, Y. )L,ive Stock Markets.— The Cat- 
tle Markets have not been so well supplied during the 
past montii as previously, Hie average being only 4,506 
per week, or less than foi any previous month since 
August, hut larger than usual. Prices have advanced V 
<-. during I he past two weeks. This week's avei ages 
not yet made up , at lhe last general market, Jan. 13th, 
10 
16 a 
20 ® 
9 a 
7 © 
23 © 
15 © 
10 ® 
11 ® 
7 ® 
11 © 
8 ® 
1 25 ® 1 
1 25 ® 1 75 
2 00 ® 2 25 
2 50 ® 3 00 
3 00 © 3 50 
2 50 a 3 00 
2 50 ® 3 50 
2 50 ©3 50 
75 ® 87 
3 00 © 
1 25 ® 1 50 
2 00 © 5 00 
in mi ,„ II mi 
8 00 © 9 00 
4 ® 5 
10 © 11 
13 ® 15 
1 75 © 2 00 
5 00 ® 
with 4663 head offered, a few extra fat cattle brought 
prices equivalent to 11 c. la) lljfc per lb. for the dressed 
quarters; prime steers 9,Vc. la) 10c. ; fair beeves 8Xc, 
poor 6>ic. (a) 7,Vc, average of all sales 8c. Cattle are 
now selling well, with a prospect of good prices during 
the Winter. 
Veal Calves. — Receipts have averaged 370 
per week since our last report. They sell readily, a few 
choice ones at S.'jC. per lb. live weight, but mostly at 6c. 
for good veals, and 5c. (a) 5^o. for ordinary to fair calves. 
Slieep aiitl Lambs.— Receipts are fallintr 
off rapidly. The average weekly receipts have been only 
6,301 during the past month, against over 10,090 for the 
preceding 4 weeks. Farmers and graziers are holding 
them back on account of the high prices of wcol which 
make sheep raising one of the most profitable operations 
of lhe farm. Skins alone are worth $2.37 (a) $2.50 in lots, 
while large selected pelts sometimes sell for $3.00 each. 
The short supply in market has caused a rise in the 
price of sheep equal to 1c. per lb. Good sheep that will 
weigh 100 lbs. alive, are worth $6Vi & $6>;each. A mix- 
ed lot of 1000 head averaged $6.55. Ordinary sheep sell 
at prices equivalent to 5; 2 'c. (a) 6c. per lb. live weight. 
Live Hogs — Receipts have averaged 44,1^0 
per week, which is nearly equal to last month. For the 
week ending Dec. 30, no less than G1,I65 live and sev- 
eral thousand dead hogs were received in the city and 
completely glutted the market, carrying prices down to 
4l2C.per lb., live weight, for prime corn-fed hogs. Prices 
have since recovered %a. being now 5c, (a) 5>„ c. for f;it 
corn-fed, 42ic for medium, and 3^c. la) 4c. for distillery- 
fed hogs. Western mast, or nut fed hogs are worth only 
3c. fa) Z% c, being disliked by packers. The average 
weekly receipts of hogs last year was 21,129 against 
11.292 for the year 1861. 
The Weatlier has been remarkable for the 
season of the year. We have had very few cold days, 
and not over an inch of snow. The ground has been 
open most of the time, and farming operations have been 
carried on to an unusual extent. Fears are entertained 
that the warm weather followed by sudden freezings 
without the protection of a snowy covering, has injured 
the winter wheat and rye. Our Daily Notes con- 
densed, read: December 20. clear, cool, the thermoinele r 
at 9° in the evening and 4° the morning of the 21st, which 
was a clear day, with a light snow fall at night.— 22 
cloudy, cool — 23, 24, clear, mild — 25, cloudy — 26. cloudy, 
light rain at night— 27, 28. 29, clear, warm— 30. clear A. 
M., cloudy P. M., rain and snow at night — 31, N.E. snow- 
storm, mingled witli rain, 1 inch snow remained on the 
ground January 1, S, 3, clear and moderating — snow 
gone — 4, fog A. M., clear P. M. — 5, clear, warm— fi, fog, 
rain at night — 7, cooler with snow squalls — 8, clear, fine 
—9, cloudy— 10, N.E. rain, and at night— 11, 12 clear mild 
—13, cloudy— 14, heavy rain at night— 15, N.E. rain and 
heavy fog — 16, continued rain— I", 18, 19, clear, cold. 
Xlie Rain Fall and melted suow, for mouth 
ending Jan. 15, amounts to 3.11 inches. The rise and 
fall of lhe Barometer has made a crooked path on our re- 
cording paper during the month. The range has been 
from 29.18 to 30.50 inches, rising and falling rapidly, in 
some cases over an inch in 24 hours. 
Thermometer at 6 A. M., New-York. 
(Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther- 
mometer (Fahrenheit.) — r indicates rain — s, snow.] 
1 
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37 
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