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Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold has been variable during the month, selling up to 
138,'b, but closing weak atl32?j. There has been only 
a moderate trade in Breadstuffs during a month past. 
The export Inquiry has been light and chiefly for low" 
grades of flour, No. 2 spring wheat, and new mixed corn, 
which have been generally in good supply and depressed 
in price. The home demand for flour and grain has been 
confined to the supply of pressing wants as a rule, though 
there has been an occasional call from buyers on specu- 
lative account. Purchasers will n»t operate very con- 
fidently, until the resumption of navigation shall have 
enabled forwarders at the interior to place fresh stock in 
the seaboard markets There has been a diminished 
business in most kinds of Provisions, and prices have 
tended downward, on increasing offerings, particularly 
of Pork and Beef. ...Wool has been slow of sale, all 
through the month, and prices close less firmly with a 
downward tendency. Manufacturers are not purchasing 
much at present, as they are looking for lower values 
Cotton has been comparatively steady, and in fair request. 
— Hops have been in request at previous figures 
There has not been much call for Hay, Kice, or Seeds, 
prices of which have been rather depressed. 
Tho following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
April 14, 1869, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1* TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YOKE MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieal. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
2Sdays«/(nm'th.146.000 779.000 497,000 3,300 
23daystos<m'th.ll4,50O 519,000 337,000 3,100 
36,500 
25,000 
101.000 
187,004 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. Oats. 
26days(M»m , th^01,000 1,157,0001,203,000 "4.000144,000 904,501) 
2Sdaysfas<m'th,194,000 1,393,0001,274,000 35,700175,000 1,115,000 
H, Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1869 145.000 '.79,000 497.000 3,800 30,300 101,000 
26 clays 1808 118,000 202,500 913,000 66,500 153,000 73,000 
Sales. 
26 days 1809 
26 days 1863 204,000 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
201,000 1,15-1.000 1.203,000 74,000141.000 994.500 
741,000 1,422,000 142,500 08,000 1,177,000 
3. Exports from New Turk, Jan. 1 to April 10: 
Flour. IVheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1S69 252.219 2,144.721 788,278 34,934 
186S 205,245 815.8S9 2,393,946 148,822 24,107 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Malt. 
busll. bush, bush, busli. bush. bush. 
.1,684,633 1,080,769 163,00-1 4S.281 1,178,710 66.664 
.1,990,416 1,301,167 211,880 81,616 2,000.457 50,095 
2,708.609 1.407,646 225,182 91.384 2,390.529 58,034 
1869. 
Apr. 10. .. 
March 12. 
Feb. 10... 
Jan. 13. . . 
1868. 
Dec. 14... 
Nov. 10... 
Oct. 12... 
Sept. 9.... 
Aug. 11... 
July 13... 
June 10... 
May 12... 
Apr. 13.... 
....3,524,172 1,509,233 263,260 54,710 2,S64,354 236,001 
...3,475,541 2,005,819 237,101342,921 3,044,594 99,526 
...1,821,057 2,773,309 123,248 371,055 2,iis.',798 23,691 
483,806 2,508,744 31,825 22.026 1,393.936 59,651 
.... 246,549 2,143,590 
.... 585,370 1,611,468 
... 592.919 1,460.412 
...1,570. 707 1,326,171 
.... 379.842 1.039,62t 
... 680,630 1,228,259 
23,897 
51.460 
31.341 
8,270 
16,990 
575 
575 
575 
13,235 
256.427 97,094 
489,100 92,995 
780,825 57,138 
527,364 11,565 
49:5,491 8,705 
891,199 
CoT.r.ENT Wholesale Prices. 
March 15. 
Price of Gold 131 
Flour— Super to Extra State $5 40 ® 7 15 
Super to Extra Southern.. . . 6 SO ©13 00 
F.xtra Western 5 90 ©12 21 
F.xtra Genesee 7 15 ©10 00 
Superfine Western 5 40 (3 6 00 
Kye Floor 5 00 ©7 00 
Cork Meal. 4 00 (3 5 10 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 1 70 ® 2 05 
All kinds diced aud Amber. 1 S3 ©175 
Coiw— Yellow 94 ® 98 
Mixed 92 @ 1 00 
Oats— Western 74X® 76>f 
State 78 @ 80 
Kye 140 ® — 
Parley 2 00 2 25 
Hay— Bale ? 100 tt 70 ® 1 25 
Straw, ? 100 Ih 85 ©115 
Cotton— Mi(hllin<:s, ? fl> 28>i@ 28K 
Hops— Crop of 1868. ? n> 5 © 12 
Feathers —Live Geese, ? lb. 75 © 85 
Seki>— Clover, ? lb 14X® 15M 
Timothy, ? bushel. . 
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Molasses. Cuba, ?tral 35 ® 65 
Coffee— i:io,(Gold, in bond) 9 © 13 
Tobacco. Kentucky, <fcc? lb. 6 @ 18 
Seed Leaf, * lb 8 ® 75 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, $ lb. 46 © 60 
Domestic, pulled, ? lb 35 ® 50 
California, unwashed, 20 @ 37 
Tallow, V lb llJi® HJi 
Oil-Cakk— ? ton 40 00 ®50 00 47 
Pork— Mess, V barrel 3100 ©3150 30 
Prime, V barrel 26 00 ©27 25 26 
llEEF-Plain mess ... 8 00 ©16 00 8 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, ? B>. 17M® 19& 
Hotter— Western, ? lb 25 ® 45 
State, V lb 42 @ 55 
Cheese 10 @ 23 
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Pkab— Canada, in bond,? bu. 140 ©145 
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