1863. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
347 
The Markets. 
American Agriculturist Office, t 
New-York, Saturday Morning, Oct. 17, 18^3. J 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flow. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days (Afom'tU 354.000 1,839,000 2.S63.000 25,000 44,000 612,000 
25 days fcwl m'th 833,000 1,134,000 2,019,000 48,250 62,000 41)1.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. ' Rye. Barley. 
25 days this month, 555,000 8,868,000 4,493,000 S0.800 361,000 
25 days last montli, 307,000 3,673,000 2,513,000 64,500 7,000 
2. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats, 
25 (lays 1863 354.000 L880.OOO 2,363,000 25.000 44,000 613,000 
25 days 1862 . 438,000 5,0?J,000 3,198,000 95,000 132,500 747,000 
balks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25 days 1863 . 555,000 3,366,000 4,193,000 30,800 361,000 
25 days 1862 541,000 6,514,000 3,687,000 101,101 94,500 
3. Exports from New-York, Jan. I, to Oct. 15. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Oats. 
Bbls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 
1863 2,076,765 12,982,582 7,414,704 416,249 117,599 
1862 2,446,328 19,097,373 9,228,402 1,016,018 133,631 
4. The aggregate quantity of Breadstuff's left at tide 
water, at Albany, from opening of navigation to the 1th 
October inclusive, during 1862 and 1863, was as follows : 
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bus. Corn, bus. Barley, bus 
1862 979,200 22,532,800 15,965,100 502,900 
1863 394,900 13,017,900 18,93 5,500 686,700 
Dec 84,300 Dec. 9,501,400 Inc.2,970,400 Inc.. .183,800 
The foregoing tables present a very carefully prepared 
fciid thoroughly reliable comparison of the receipts and 
sales of Breadstuff's here, during the past and preceding 
months, as also during the month ending with Oct. 17, in 
each of the last two years ; and of the exports from this 
port, from Jan. 1 to Oct. 15, this year and last. The busi- 
ness of the past month has been quite heavy, in the line of 
reported sates, but as these are largely on speculation, the 
reduction of the available supplies is not very serious. 
The principal speculative purchases have been made 
on Western account, especially of Wheat and Corn. 
Western dealers have been endeavoring to get com- 
plete control of the market, and have labored strenuously 
to accomplish this object, but have been only partially 
successful, and they are now becoming apprehensive of a 
reaction that may prove disastrous to many of them. In- 
flation of prices by any illegitimate means is always of 
very temporary duration, and is ever sure of being fol- 
lowed by extreme depression. As will be seen on com- 
paring the annexed list of prices, this day and a month 
ago, every article in the produce line is much dearer to- 
day. The rise has resulted less from legitimate causes 
than from the action of speculators. It has checked the 
demand from regular buyers, both for home use and for 
shipment. Stocks, instead of diminishing, have been ac- 
cumulating, and at the close most holders appear to be 
eager to realize. A serious falling off in prices is mo- 
mentarily expected, though the rapid rise in, and prevail- 
ing high quotations for gold and foreign exchange, serve 
for the time being as a prop to the market. The wisdom 
of parties, purchasing flour and grain on speculation, 
with the hope of making produce the ruling power 
in the Money Market, Instead of confining themselves to 
their legitimate province of forwarding supplies to their 
agents, to be sold as advantageously as practicable, is 
questioned even by the self-same agents, who are 
generally experienced business men, and not apt to 
give injudicious advice to their principals. Those 
agents now say that they are quite willing to make 
commissions on the executions of all orders, which are 
accompanied with ample means to protect them from 
injury ; but if they had any positive influence with their 
principals, and were really consulted as to the propriety 
of making such extraordinary speculative ventures, they 
would unquestionably discourage all irregular attempts 
to get control of the market, which never can be govern- 
ed by such means, for any considerable length of time. 
These remarks are applicable mainly to the operations 
in breadstuff's, and less directly to those In provisions 
during the past month. The following significant para- 
graph from the commercial article of the Chicago Tri- 
bune, October 13, is decidedly relevant here : "The wild 
recklessness displayed during the past week in the pro- 
duce market in this city was very materially checked to- 
day by an extraordinary scarcity of currency. The 
'brakes' were most effectually let down and the specu- 
lative train was 'slowed,' much to the annoyance and 
regret of those on board, who chafed impatiently at not 
being allowed to keep on at lightning speed and— perhaps 
experience a general l smash-up.' It is not surprising 
that currency should be scarce. The excitement in grain 
has affected nearly all classes and almost every third 
man who has a thousand dollars to spare, is eager to put 
it up as a margin to buy wheat, corn, or oats. Nor is it 
surprising that bankers should be unwilling to discount 
as freely to produce buyers in the present state of the 
markets, as when there is nothing but the usual shipping 
and speculative inquiry. The truth is, a very slight cir- 
cumstance would ' knock' our market 10c. per bushel in 
as short a space of time as it takes to read this paragraph. 
Good news from Charleston or Chattanooga— or any 
other important point, would spread as much dismay 
among some operators in grain in this city as it would in 
Jefferson Davis" cabinet at Richmond." Cotton and 
wool have been in brisk demand, and have rapidly ad- 
vanced, the market closing very firmly with a lively 
inquiry, especially fur all kinds of Wool wanted by manu- 
facturers Tobacco has been more sought after and has 
been tending upward. . ..Hay, Hops, and Seeds are dearer, 
with more doing Inmost other agricultural products, 
transactions, have been fair. The annexed table shows 
present prices, and changes since our last quotations. 
Current Wholesale Tricks. 
Sept. 17. October 17. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $4 00 ® 5 45 $5 40 @ 6 50 
Superfine Western.. 4 00 © 4 45 5 40 @ 5 75 
Extra Western 4 40 @ 8 50 6 10 @ 9 75 
Extra Genesee.. 5 50 @ 7 25 6 60 @ 8 50 
Super, to Extra Southern .... 5 10 @ 8 50 6 40 @ 9 75 
II vk Flour 3 50 @ 5 30 5 60 @ 6 10 
Corn Meal 4 00 @ 4 50 4 75 @ 5 30 
Wheat— All kinds of White. . 1 28 @ 1 50 1 45 @ 1 75 
All kinds of Ked. 85 ® 1 29 1 20 @ 1 40 
Corn— Yellow 77 @ 79 1 00 @ 1 02 
Mixed 76 @ 77 96^® 98 
Oats— Western 65 @ 73 80 @ 82 
State... 67 @ 73 81 @ 83 
Kye 80 @ 90 115 @ 1 20 
Barley 183 130 @ 1 55 
Beans— per bushel 1 50 @ 3 00 
Cotton— Middling, per lb.. . 68 @ 69 91 @ 92 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb 16 © 23 22 @ 28 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb. 48 @ 50 50 @ 52% 
Seed— Clover, per lb 9 @ 10 10 @ 11 
Timothy, per bushel 2 40 @ 2 75 2 50 @ 2 75 
Flax, per bushel 2 25 ©2 55 3 00 ©3 25 
Sugar— Brown, per lb 9W@ I8W 9jtf@ 14K 
MoLASSES.New-Orleans, p.gi.. 3J^@ 53 40 @ 60 
Coffee, Rio, per lb ... 28 © 31 31 © 34 
Tobacco— Kentucky,&c,p.lb.. 10 © 25 9 © 27 
Seed Leal', per lb. . 13 © 42 12 © 45 
Wool— Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 60 © 74 70 © 80 
Domestic, pulled, per lb 60 © 70 65 @ 80 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 23 © 50 28 © 55 
Tallow, per lb . . 10J4® 10% 12&© 12% 
Oil Cake, per tun 38 00 @44 00 44 50 ©52 20 
Pome— Mesa per bbl 13 62>f@18 7:. 14 60 @16 50 
Prime, per bbl 10 50 ©10 75 1175 ©12 25 
Beef— Plain mess 10 50 ©13 50 10 50 ©13 50 
Lard, inlibls., pprlb . 10 © 10^ 11H© 12 
Butter— Western, per lb 15 @ 19 19 © 23 
State, per lb 16 © 23 23 @ 28 
Cheese 9 © 12M 12 © 16 
Broom Corn— per lb 8 @ 10 8 © 10 
Eggs— Fresh, per dozen 17 © 21 21 © 22 
Eggs,.Liined, per doz 17 © 18 
PutLTRY—Fowls, per lb 14 © 16 10 © 14 
Ducks, per lb 50 @ 75 10 @ 16 
Geese, per lb 75 @ 1 50 10 © 12 
Tnrkeys, per In 15 © 19 12 © 18 
Potatoes— Dykman, p. bbl.. l 25 @ 1 55 l 25 © l 50 
Mercers, per bbl 1 75 © 2 28 2 00 @ 2 50 
Buckeyes pur bbl 125 ©137 125 ©150 
Peach Blow, per bbl .. . 140 ©2 00 
Nova Scotia, per bushel 40 @ 50 
Sweet Delaware per bbl 4 00 © 4 25 4 00 
Jnsrv Sw.'fl per bid .... 3 50 «• 3 75 3 0(1 © 3 51) 
TdknipSt— Rutabaga, per bbl 2 00 © 2 25 1 25 © l 50 
Onions, Red &, Yellow p. bbl. 2 50 3 25 © 4 00 
Cabbages, per 100 10 00 ©12 00 4 00 @ 8 00 
D ried Apples, per lb. 4 © 7 4 © 7 
Dried Peaches, per lb 14 @ 16 15 © 17 
Dried Easpbekkies, per lb.. 16 © 18 
Apples, choice, per bbl 2 50 @ 3 00 3 00 © 5 00 
Apples, common, per bbl 75 © 1 50 1 50 © 2 00 
Pk\ks, choice, per bbl 10 00 ©15 00 14 00 ©16 00 
Pears, common, per bbl. 3 00 © 5 00 3 00 @ 6 00 
Pumpkins, Cheese, per 100... 7 00. filO 00 8 00 ©10 00 
Tomatoes, per bushel ....... 75 © 1 00 50 © 62 
Squashes, Marrow, per bbl. . 2 00 © 2 50 2 25 © 2 50 
Hubbard, per bbl ... 2 50 
Cranberries, per bbl 8 00 ©10 00 
Grapes, Isabella, per lb 6 © 10 
Grapes, Catawba, per lb 10 © 15 
Quinces, per 100 2 00 @ 3 00 
Pigeons, Wild, per doz 75 © 1 00 
Prairie Chickens, per pair. 50 @ 62 
Quail, per doz 75 © 1 25 
Partridges, per pair 75 @ 80 
N. Y. I^ive Stock Markets.— The Cattle 
markets have been very largely supplied during the past 
month, the receipts averaging 6,238 per week, while the 
weekly average for alt of 1862, was only 4,532. For the 
week ending Sept. 22, 5,775 beeves were received and 
sold at last month's prices. For the week ending Sept. 
29th, the supply was the largest ever received, amount- 
ing to 7,051 head. They were all disposed of, some of 
them to graziers, at an average decline of y 3 c. "$ lb. For 
the week ending Oct. 0th, 6,581 cattle were received, and 
a further decline of %c. was the result, with 200 left un- 
sold. At the last general market, Oct. 13th, the weekly 
supply was 5,647, and all were sold at lie. advance, a 
few of the best at 10>£c.(2>llc. per lb. for the estimated 
dressed weight; good steers, 10c; ordinary cattle, 8c; 
and the poorer sorts, of which there was a large number, 
at 6c.fa)7c. The average of all sales was about 8^c. 
I9£ilclft Cows, — The receipts have averaged 
112 per week, and Ihey are now selling rather better than 
last month, a few fancy ones as high as $70 each, but 
most at $40.a$50, which is the price of good milkers. 
Veal Calves. — Average receipts, 775 per 
week. They are now selling readily at 7c(5>7 Vc. per lb. 
live weight, for fat calves, and 6c. for fair veals. 
Sheep and Lambs. — The receipts have 
averaged 15,198 per week. There has been considerable 
inquiry for store sheep to winter over, and butchers have 
bought freely, paying pretty uniformly, 5#c.fS)5Xc. per 
lb., live weight, for fat sheep, and about 7c for lambs. 
In lots, as they arrive from the West, sheep and lambs 
average $4.25(£>$4.50 per head. The advance in wool en- 
hances the value of sheep, and fanners are very gener- 
ally increasing their flocks, 
liive Hogs — Receipts increase as the weather 
grows cooler. Weekly average for the past month, 
20,700, or double the number for the previous month. 
Prices are unchanged, ruling at 5^cS5?i'c. per lb., Uva 
weight, for fair to prime corn-fed hogs; and Ac.(cvb\-£c. 
for pour mast and fat still-fed hogs. Market brisk. 
. The Westther— For a month past has been 
mild and pleasant for the season, with comparatively 
little rain, and but one or two light frosts, hardly 
enough to injure vegetation in this vicinity. Timely rains 
after our last report, revived the drying pastures some- 
what, and helped out the buckwheat crop, and was of 
material help to growing turnips. It has. however, been 
much too dry for strawberry plants, and few runners 
have been made without artificial watering. — Ouit Dailv 
Notes, condensed, read : September 18 and 19, rain— 
20, showery — 21 to 24, clear, cool, with the first frost here 
on (he morning of the 23—25, light rain— 26 to 30, clear 
and fine. October 1, clear and fine — 2, cloudy, rain at 
night— 3, 4, cloudy— 5 to 7, clear, cool, frost morning of 
7lh— 8, cloudy A. Si., light rain P. M.— 9, clear, fine— 10 
cloudy— 11 to 15, clear, fine, rather dry — 16, rain. 
Itain Fall for September, 1.05 inches, making a 
very dry month. The Barometer has ranged from 29.35 
to 30.40, making a variation of nearly 1 inch. 
Thermometer at 6 A. M., New-York. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther- 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)— r indicates rain— s, snow.] 
1 60 
2 56 
3 57 
4 59 
5 56 
60 
SEPTEMBER 
7 67 113 fi6/-;i9 55r 
8 63 14 ... .62 20 51 
9 67 (15 62 |*21 48 
10 50 16 64 122 50 
11 53 17 70 23 44 
12. 
-filr JlS 
.72r|24 47 
25 54r 
26 47 
27 44 
28 49 
29 50 
30 . . 50 
The coldest Sept. at 6 A. M., for 17 years. Aver*e..57° 
OCTOBER. 
1 54 1 4 54 | 7 46H10 52H13 42 
2 56;- 5 52 8 58r 1 1 48 ! 14 46 
3 62r| 6 47 | 9 48 |l2 43 |15 55 
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