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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
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Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
Gold has been decidedly more actively dealt in at much 
higher rates, but closes less buoyantly at lWVi The 
offerings of Flour and Wheat have boon raoro liberal, 
and prices have been depressed, though the demand has 
been good, largely for the common grades of Flour, and 
for Spring Wheat for export, the market closing heavily 
for both Flour and Wheat. Corn and Oats have been 
variable in price, and in quite active request, as a rule, 
the former closing in favor of sellers, and the latter with 
a downward tendency. Rye has declined materially, but 
at the reduced rates has been more sought after, chiefly 
by export buyers Cotton has been in brisk request, 
chiefly for home use, at a sharp advance in prices 
Provisions have been more inquired for, and hog prod- 
ucts have been quoted higher. Butter and cheese have 
been quoted cheaper, with more liberal supplies avail- 
able Wool has been less sought after, though ottered 
freely at yielding prices There has beon more activity 
in Tobacco, which has been quoted firm... Hay and 
Hops have attracted more attention Seeds very dull. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Juue 14, 1S69, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1, TRANSACTIONS AT Till'. NBW-YOBK MARKETS, 
Rbobifts. Flour. Wheat, Corn* Itye. Barley. Oats. 
daystUsm'tll.306.000 2,363,000 1,384,000 124.(00 13.000 946,000 
337,000 si t ,ooo 11,000 41,0110 237,000 
26 days laslm'th. 182,000 
Sales. Flour. WlieaL Corn. llye. Barley. Outs. 
27 days (ftfem'tll .248.500 2,119,0001,516.000107.000 81,00(1 1.3:18.000 
26 days fast in'th.217,500 1,098,000 1,148,500 16,500121,000 986,000 
9. Comparison with sunt'' period at litis time last war. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1809 311O.O0O 2,863,000 1,284,000 121.1*10 43.000 
26 days 1808 186,000 8:7,000 2,662,0(10 61,000 74,000 
916.000 
667,000 
Sai.ks. Flour. Wlteat. Com. Hue. Barley. Outs. 
27davslS09 .... 21S.500 2,119,000 1.516.000 107.000 31.000 1,338,000 
26 days 1368 ...298,000 1,829,000 8,563,000123,000 4,500 2,129,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jau. 1 to Juno 12: 
Flour. Wlteat. Corn. Jlue. Barley. Oats. 
1S69 420,294 3,802,539 1,328,869 40 101 
1S03 403,556 2,580,805 3,519,097 153,093 39,008 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York : 
Wltetit, Corn. Hire, Barley, Outs, Malt. 
bush. bush, lnish. bosh. bush. bush. 
637,877 385,241107.546 SS3 535.993 109.716 
....1,056,048 394,156 107,502 17,684 613,166 77.677 
....1.081.0:13 1,080,709 165,003 45,281 1,178,740 06.604 
1,990,416 1,301,167 211. 880 81,1110 2.00O.4.-.7 5" otr, 
2,708,609 1,407,646 225.182 91,384 2,380,529 5S.034 
3,534,172 1,309,2:13 203,260 51,710 2,861,351236,001 
3,475,541 2,005,819 287,101 312,021 3,011,504 99,526 
1.S2I.0.V7 2,773.309 123.218 371.1155 2,082,79s 23.1191 
Isl.snii 2,508,744 31,825 22.026 1,393,936 59,651 
isr»9. 
June 7.... 
May 11... 
Apr. 10... 
March 12. 
Feb. 10 . 
Jan. 13... 
1SOS. 
Dec. 14 . 
Nov. 10... 
Oct. 12... 
Sent. 9... 
An:. 11... 
Julv 13... 
Julie 10... 
May 12... 
24(1,519 2,143,590 
. . 535,370 1,611,468 
. 592.919 1.100.412 
.1,576.797 1.326.171 
.. 319,812 l,039,6il 
28 so; 
51.100 
33,341 
16,990 
575 
575 
256,427 97,094 
489.100 92.995 
780,825 57,138 
527.301 11,565 
493,491 8,705 
Receipts at head of tide icaler at Albany each sea- 
son to June Sth : 
1808. 
1867. 
1866.. 
1865.. 
Flour, WlieaL, Corn, 
bhls. bush. bush. 
'8.500 1,534.000 718.0011 
3,681,900 3,297.100 
21,700 592.100 
317.200 2,090.700 
517.900 731,800 
. 65,700 
. 17,100 
..34,200 
..91,100 
Rye. Barley, 
bush. 
11.800 
320.300 
2.8,21 K) 
11.700 
114,300 
bush. 
124,400 
1 19.200 
28. 
04,300 
51,000 
Oats, 
bush. 
519.600 
1,864.800 
270.5011 
898,700 
1,944,300 
Current Wiiolksalk Prices. 
May 14. 
Prick of Goi.n 13S 
Fi.ouk— Stqier to Extra State $5 70 (.i 7 10 
Super to Extra Southern. .. 6 50 (q 12 75 
Extra Western 6 10 ©12 50 
Extra Genesee 7 10 do 9 75 
Superfine Western 5 70 (5 6 10 
Uye Flour 4 65 @ 6 85 
Corn Mkai 4 35 a 4 '.») 
Wheat— All kinds ol White 105 @ 1 90 
Ail kinds ol Ued and Amber. 138 era 1 6.5 
Corn— Yellow 86 @ 90 
Mixed SO 
Oats— Western S5 
State 
HTK 
Barley 1 
Hay— Hale V loo lb 
Straw, i" 100 it. 
Cotton— Middlings, =&) n> ... 
Hops— Crop ol 18(18. %i lb 
Featuers —Live (ieese. ^ lb. 
Skkd— Clover. (< lb 
so'. 
Nominal. 
1 S3 ® 1 86 
75 ® 2 00 
60 ® 1 25 
SO ® 1 15 
28X@ 29'.: 
.-. ',.,. Ill " 
"" ® 85 
® 14 
4 25 
13K 
60 
18 
16 
June II. 
139K 
4 60 tm 6 45 
- 12 15 
d 12 75 
® 9 25 
@ 5 IS 
,„ II 50 
® 4 65 
la) 2 00 
® 1 60 
@ 1 00 
m i oo 
13 
6 10 
5 85 
50 
4 60 
4 25 
4 00 
1 45 
1 85 
35 
05 
79 
Nominal. 
1 15 a 1 20 
Nominal. 
® 1 20 
i* 1 II) 
m 32 
® 10 
@ 95 
@ 14 
@ 4 00 
(Si 2 00 
IS* 
70 
31', 
G 
87 
13 
3 65 
2 45 
8 
l", t.i 110 
S3 ® 47 
21 ® 35 
1156® 11 
10 50 .,.:,:: "' 
30 75 @31 00 
25 75 .„2iloo 
8 00 to 16 00 
165C® 18 : 
23 ® 38 
35 ® 43 
10 ® 23 
,.■ 2 90 
a 1 55 
i.l 19 
to',.., 
35 ® 
SK@ 
5' .... 
8 ® 
13 .... 
60 
i2 a 
17 
ill! 
47 
35 
n% 
22 ® 
i\%® 
50 00 @51 00 
31 50 <§ 32 25 
25 50 @26 51) 
8 00 ®16 nil 
ll'.to 19^ 
20 @ ' 
Timothy. i" bushel... 3 75 6 
Flux, "('bushel 2 60 @ 
Sugar— Brown, Vto 10^6 
Molasses, Cuba. 9gal. .. 35 ta 
Coffee— Ilio.dlold, in bond) 9J^i^ 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c9)lb, 
Seed Leal. 7' lb 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,?) lb. 
Domestic, pulled, <fi lb 
California, unwashed, 
Tallow, hi lb 
oil-Cake— ft ton 
Pork— Mess, ?< barrel 
Prime, S barrel 
Peek— Plain mess. 
Lu:n, in trcs. & barrels, ift lb. 
Butter — western, If lb 
State, V lb 
ClIEESK . 
Beans— p) bushel 2 25 
Peas— Canada, lull, "fl bush... 1 50 
Eggs— Fresh, f' dowMi — 
Wild Pigeons— V dozen.... 
Poultry— Fowls, 9 » 
Turkeys, F>ib 
Pota toes, Old -V bbl 
" New— ?' bbl 
Apples— *& barrel 5 50 
Sweet Potatoes, f' hhl — 
TUBNEPS— 100 I'lllieheS — 
CvnnAHEs- 7 J 100 — 
Onions—? bbl 8 00 
Green Peas— p> bbl 1 50 _ 
Tomatoes, Bermuda, tp crate loo ® 1 50 
Stba.wbbrbibs— 9 quart — 35 ® 75 
St v .!AsnKS-'P lil.l — & — 
KtirnAC.B— fi 100 bunches — ® — 
Cucumbers— V crate — ® — 
Now York Live Stock Markets.— 
Beenes. Cows, cares. Sheep. Swine. Ton. 
14 
22 
1 00 
& 24 
to 24 
@ 2 25 
® - 
<3 7 00 
® - 
® — 
i„r. oo 
1 59 @ 2 00 
6 
2 25 
1 45 
17 
15 
18 
1 00 
4 00 
5 00 
3 25 
3 0,1 
1 50 
1 00 
6 
2 50 
1 30 
1 29 
35 
38 
... a 
.... 2 90 
@ 1 55 
..-. 21 
® 1 00 
@ 17 
.... 19 
... 1 50 
.11 
,. 7 50 
® — 
@ 5 50 
® — 
... 4 50 
® 2 00 
® 1 50 
® 15 
i.n I on 
... 3 .,0 
® 3 00 
WEEK ENDING. 
May 17th 
Beeves 
... 5.677 
... 6,824 
do. 31st .... 
June 7lb 
do. 14th 
... 5.981 
... 6.051 
... 7,306 
71 
67 
79 
51 
96 
2,161 
3.470 
2.97 ; 
2.5113 
2,944 
1S.761 22,127 49,100 
20.522 22,691 58,592 
19,162 20,330 47,:*: 
9,927 27,972 40.576 
94,969 27,691 03,940 
Total lu 5 Wei Is.... 31, 902 307 13 
Ao.forprev.iWeeks!S,r»2 271 8.8' 
J;,eres. Coirs. 
Average perWeeX 
An. do. last Mouth . . 
do. do. prev"s Mouth. 
Averageper Wet 1. 1868 
do. do. do. 1807. 
do. do. do. I860. 
do. do. do. isr.5. 
do do. do. 1864. 
Total In ISiW 
Total in 1867 
Total in 1800. 
Total In 1865 
Total iu 1864 
..6,380 
..'1.398 
.5 839 
5,733 
5.511 
5.; is 
5.255 
;s 
84 
105 
64 
91 
118 
115 
5.I6H 
3.1V19 
189 94,311120,437 257,050 
II 72,683 77.490 181.819 
Calves, Sheep. Sir 
.161 
.298.128 
293.812 
298.880 4.SS5 
270.271 6.161 
267,609 7,003 
2.137 
2.21.8 
1,009 
1/588 
1.320 
1.200 
1,500 
511 
18,8110 
18.171 
21.: 
27.182 
22.151 
20.OH0 
10.0'it 
15.315 
82.571 1.413,479 . 
69,911 1.171.151 1.102.111:1 
62 120 1,0 10.000 672.1 no 
77 991 836,733 573.190 
75,621 782,162 660,277 
21.087 
19.372 
15.117 
18.809 
21 ,605 
18,000 
1 1.(123 
12,076 
978.061 
There has been a moderate supply of beef all the 
month, and the market kept steady. The losses sustain- 
ed by some dealers last mouth made thetn more careful 
about paying high prices for cattle at the West, and more 
cheerfulness was manifest among them. Butchers grum- 
bled somewhat at the advance of i.e. per pound for the 
same quality over the prices paid last month, but drovers 
were firm and they had to pay or go without stock. There 
were not as many large, heavy cattle for sale as we found 
last month, and the advance seemed to be on medium 
rather than on the fat, heavy bullocks. Good, sleek 
three and four-year-old steel's, if they are not bony, are 
what our butchers like, and such always sell readily and 
quickly. There has been some call for grazing cattle 
from feeders, and few sales were made at about 15c. per 
pound, live weight. The following list -ives the range 
of prices, average price, and figures at which the largest 
sales were made. 
May 17 ranged 12 ©17c. Av. I5«c. Largest sales 14 ®16 
do. 24ih do. 14 ®16c. do. 15c. do. do. 14 ®1G 
<ln. 3lst do. 14 &16SC. do. 15!<fc. do. do. 14X@16 
.nne.th do. 12x®16c. do. llj/c. do. do. 14 ®15« 
dO.Mtll. do. 12J<®16c. .1... ii...... do. do. 14 ®is3 
The advance of 54c. per pound on beef will not hold 
long, as the abundance of small fruits and green vege- 
tables just now makes dressed meat sell slowly. The 
butchers say their stalls are full and for the week ending 
June 14th sales of live-stock dragged a little. Drovers 
will do well to heed the warning before they get their 
fingers burned... Milcli Cows.— Poor milkers are 
still in excess and a drug on the market. But few sales 
reach above $S0, for good cows, while poor ones sell for 
tis50 or less. The highest price paid this month was jUO 
for a '• fancy cow." Good milkers are what are wanted 
in the market, and we hope to see more of them. Prices 
range from $50@$95, depending upon quality Veal 
Calves.— The run has been light all the month, and 
with the advance in beef, fat calves have gone up a step, 
with quick sales. Prime Jersey Veals are selling at lie. 
with a few very fat as high as ID Jc. per lb., live weight. 
Medium sell at 9J.Jc.@10c, while buttermilk calves sell 
at. 6c.(g!7c. There are but few sales by the head 
Slieep,— There has been a decided falling off in num- 
bers in this department. Drovers have lost a great deal 
of money this past winter and spring, on sheep and 
lambs, and they are trying to make up their loss by 
shutting off the supply. The advance may be set down 
at about c;c. per lb. Good sheep sell at from tie. <<7 7V: 
medium from 5)2C. down to 4c. per lb. Lambs range 
from 134£c.@14c ; a few very extra sold as bieh as 1414c, 
Stvine have been plenty and the arrivals steady. 
Most of them go at once to the slaughterers and but few 
sales are made on foot. Dressed they sell for ll^c.® 
11J4C. per lb, a decline of about lc. from last month's prices. 
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