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AMERICAN AQRroTJLTURIST. 
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RECORD OF THE BAROMETER FOR DECEMBER, 1863. 
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Explanations. — The perpendicular spaces represent the days of the montli ; the horizontal spaces indicate tenths 
of an inch as figured on the left. The hight of the mercury at 7 in the morning and 9 in the evening of each day is 
shown by the dots in the zigzag line. The general state of the weather is given underneath. It will be seen that 
both rain and high wind (usually a N. E. wind here) are foreshown by a rise of the mercury, which falls during the 
stormy weather. Several attentive correspondents send us their observations, which we regret not to have room for. 
New York Live Stock Trade for 1863. 
Below we present some carefully prepared and inter- 
esting figures, made up from the weekly records kept in 
the office of the Agriculturist by our own experienced 
reporter, who has for many years visited the live-stock 
yards during the sales-days of each week. (These tables 
we have already furnished to some other journals and 
they are being widely published, but we place them here 
in permanent form for examination and future reference.) 
RECEIPTS OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR 1SC3. 
Week 
ending. 
Jan. 6 
Jan. IS 
Jan. 20 
Jan. 27 
Feb. 3 
Feb. 10 
Feb. 17 
Feb. 24 
March 8 
March 10 
March 17 
March 24 
March 31 
April 7 
April 14 
April 21 
April 28 
May 5 
May 12 
May 19 
May 26 
June 2 
June 9 
Jane 16 
June 23 
June 30 
July 7 , 
July 14 
July 21 
July 2S 
Aug. 4 
Aug. 11 
Aug. 18 
Aug. 25 
Sept.l 
Sept. 8 
Sept. 15 
Sept. 22 
Sept. 29 
Oct. 6 
Oct. 13 
Oct. 20 
Oct. 27 
Nov.3 
Nov. 10 
Nov. 17 
Nov.24 
Dec. 1 
Dec. 8 
Dec. 15 
Dec. 22 
Dec. 29 
Totals 263,229 
"Weekly av 5,06? 
Beef Net Milch Veal Sheep Live 
Cattle. Price. Cows Calv's & L'bs. Hogs. 
Totals 235,660 1 
Weekly average 4,532 I 
Totals 226,023 1 
Weekly aTerage 4,265 I 
Totals 226,747 
Weekly avctage 4,360 
1863. 
5,253 
1H I 101 
1861. 
i,S16 
7 4-5 | 110 
1860. 
' 7,154 
81-5 | 138 
Total number of animals in 1863 1,934,898 
"Weekly average of all kinds in 1863 37,017" 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds in 1S62 1,8*5,605 
Weekly average of all kinds 35.493 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds In 1861 1,387,336 
"Weekly average of all kinds 36,176 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds in 1S60. ...1,107,883 
Weekly average of all kinds : 31,305 
These tables include all the animals sold at the regular 
lire-stock markets. There are many irregular sales, from 
boats and barges, and froiv .arn.ers direct to butchers, 
which about make up the nuintei taken hence to supply 
neighboring cities, so that the above figures show just 
about the consumption by this city and its immediate 
suburbs of Brooklyn and Jersey City. The prices given 
for beef are the weekly average wholesale prices of all 
the animals sold in that week, good, bad and indifferent. 
This price is whatlhe dressed four quarters are estimated 
to cost the butchers per pound, allowing the skin and 
offal to go for the expense of killing and dressing. The 
weekly supply of different animals, the lotal supply for 
each of four years, with other items, will be worth study. 
New York City Meat Bill for 1SG3. — Our weekly 
note book makes the average weight of all the beef cattle 
brought here, a trifle over 700 lbs. net. At 700 lbs. we 
have 18 1,2(10,300 pounds of beef. At 9}i cents this 
is $66!8< per head. Veal Calves averaged $7^"; Sheep 
and Lambs $4ii ; live hogs $9%. We have, therefore: 
263,229 Beef Cattle, at $66 J< each $17,504,728.50 
80.29S Veal Calves, at $"U each 263,060.50 
522 311 Sheep and Lambs, at $4Ji each 2,219,821.75 
1,096,773 Live Hogs, at $9Ji each 10,093,580.75 
or 830,681,147 for beef, mutton and pork during 1S63. 
Who furnishes our Beef — Of the 209,941 beef cat- 
tle sold at the great 44th street yards, we have obtained 
and recorded the origin so far as could be ascertained 
eacli week, as follows : 
From. No. of Cattle. 
Illinois 119,181 
New York 28,921 
Ohio 19,477 
Indiana 13,S37 
Iowa 8,963 
Michigan 8,850 
Kentucky 6,709 
Missouri, 1,504 
Pennsylvania 763 
From. No. of Cottle. 
Canada 730 
Connecticut 513 
New-Jersey 194 
Wisconsin 82 
West- Virginia 35 
Massachusetts 49 
Kansas 46 
Nebraska 30 
Total 209,941 
It. will thus be seen that more than half of our beef is 
credited direct to the great grain and coin producing State 
of Illinois, while many of those coming last from States 
further east were originally from Illinois. What could 
we do without the railroads to bring them here 1 
Current Hew-York Wholesale Prices. 
There are no specially noteworthy features in the agri- 
cultural markets. The two columns of prices below, in- 
dicate the state of the supply and demand. The rise in 
gold just now, carries up the prices of exportable bread- 
stuffs, and there is also a little better foreign demand. 
Oats are much called for by the government and are well 
up. Wool is not in large supply and is firmly held at 
full prices. Hay and Hops are in good request at firm 
rates. Hog products are active in request and advancing. 
Current Wholesale Prides. 
December 18. January 16. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $6 10 @ 6 90 $6 50 ® 7 25 
Super, to Extra Southern 7 60 @11 00 7 65 oil 00 
Extra Western 7 00 Oil 50 7 00 ©1150 
Extra Genesee 6 90 @ 9 25 7 30 © 9 25 
Superfine Western 6 10 @ 6 30 6 60 © 6 70 
Rye Flour 5 75 @ 7 00 5 60 © 6 70 
Corn Meal 5 70 @ 6 15 5 SO @ 6 20 
Wheat— All kinds of "White.. 1 65 © 1 85 163®188 
All kindsof Rod 143 @ 1 63 143 ® 1 68 
COKN— Yellow 1 32K® 1 22 @ 1 28 
Mixed 132 ® 1 33 126 ® 1 27 
Oats— Western 91 @ 92 93 ® 93)4 
State 90 ® 90>4 91 ® 93 
Eye 125 @ 1 34 128 ® 1 35 
BAr.LEY 185 @155 130 ® 1 50 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb... . 82 @ — 82 © 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb 20 © SO 24 ® 33 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 62><@ 65 63 @ 65 
Seed— Clover, per lb 11 ® lt>4 12K© 1354 
Timothy, per bushel 2 50 © 2 85 2 50 ® 3 00 
Flax, per bushel 3 15 © 8 25 3 10 @ 3 30 
Sugar— Brown, per lb 11H® 14K 11X® 1*K 
MOLissas.New-OrleanB, p.gl., 55 @ 70 - 60 © 70 
Coffee, Rio, per lb 83 @ 35 32M® 33K 
TOBACCO-Kentucky.cicp.lb.. 10 ® 80 14 © 32 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 15 © 55 15 © 50 
wool— Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 70 ® 85 72 © 85 
Domestic, pulled, per lb 65 © 80 G2K© 78 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 25 ® 57K 35 © 55 
Tallow, per lb lix® 12% lsy® 12* 
Oil Cake, per tun 47 00 ©52 50 46 50 ®52 00^ 
Pore:- Mess, per bbl is 25 ©18 50 19 25 ©23 50 
Prime, per bbl 12 50 ©13 00 15 25 ©16 50 
Beef— Plain mess 12 00 ©13 75 12 50 ©14 50 
Laro. 111 bills., per lb 11%© \V4 12 @ 13 
Butter— Western, per lb 20 © 26 22 © 28 
State, per lb 26 © 32 27 ® 33 
Cheese ,— ■■■• 12® 16 13® 16 
Beaks— per bushel 2 00 ©3 00 2 50 ©2 90 
Broom Corn— ner lb 8 ® 10 8 ® 10 
Eggs— Fresh, per dozen 22 © 27 31 ® 32 
Kup-.Liiiicd per doz 20 © 21 24 © 26 
Poultey— Fowls, per lb S @ 11 8 @ 11 
Ducks, per lb 8 © 12 8 ® 14 
Gcese.pcrlb 7 © 10 6 © 9 
I 111 keys, per lb 8 ® 12 10 © 16 
Potatoes— Mercers, p. bbl... . 2 25 ® 2 75 2 25 © 2 75 
Buckeyes per bbl 150 ® 1 62 162 ® 1 75 
Peach Blow, per bbl 1 87 © 2 00 2 00 © 2 25 
Nova Scotia, per bushel 50 ® 55 50 ® 60 
Turnips— Iiuta baga, per bbl 1 13 ® 1 25 ® 1 50 
Onions. Red & Yellow p. bbl. 4 50 © 5 00 5 50 © 6 00 
Cabbages, per 100 6 00 ©10 00 SOU ©1100 
1) bied Apples, per lb 5 © 9 9 © 10 
I'Girn Peaches, per lb 24 © 26 24 @ 25 
Dried Raspberries, per lb.. 24 © 25 23 ® 24 
Apples, choice, per bbl 3 50 © 4 00 3 50 © 5 00 
Apples, mixed lots, per bbl.. 2 50 © 3 00 2 50 © 3 00 
Cranberries, per bbl 8 00 ©10 00 8 00 ©8 30 
Pigeons, Wild, per doz 90 ® 1 25 90 @ 1 25 
Pr.AiP.iE Chickens, per pall*. SO @ 55 
-»-4 — m 9 ^ — 1 * 
Eeview of the Breadstuff Markets. 
Below are Ten very condensed and convenient tables, 
the first two referring to the transactions in the New 
York markets during a month ending January 16, to 
which date they are made up. These tables have been 
carefully prepared, specially for the American Agricul- 
turist, from official and other reliable sources, including 
the notes of our own reporter. They will be found high- 
ly interesting, as showing the course of trade and giving a 
general view of the condition of our breadstuff supplies. 
They will also be valuable for reference in after years. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW- YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days (Ms m'tli 235.000 11,500 96.000 7,500 5S.500 273.000 
24day3tas!m'lh573.0003,159,000 260,000 88,000 565,000 2,741,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat, Corn. Bye. Barley. 
24 davs this month, 297,500 2,573.000 1,407.000 29.000 102.700 
54 days ta«8 month, 373,000 2,772,000 2,146,000 33,500 350,000 
3. Comparison loith same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
24 davs 1861 232.000 11.500 06.000 7.500 58.500 273,000 
24 days 1863 317,000 739,000 875,000 6,500 141,500 351,000 
bales. Flour. Wieat. Corn. Bye. Barley. 
21 (lavs 1864 297,500 2,573,000 1,467,000 29,000 102,700 
24 days 1S63 224,000 2,778,000 2,212,000 14,650 158,000 
3. Receipts in New-York during each of five years past. 
Flour, Wlieat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. bus 
1S63 4,574,059 19,937,856 14,243,599 4.19,567 2,113,1-85 11,076,035 
1865 5,757,00.S 27,079.559 17,290.231 932,084 1,151,818 5,051,874 
1801 4,90.8,971 2S.429.135 2I,12","12 765,665 1,85-1,304 4,852,009 
1860 3,581,150 17,072,796 13.71)0,562 2o6,u0.3 1,251,007 4,685,656 
1859 8,191,823 3,818,092 3,008,622 334,4911,537,400 4,226,920 
4. Exports from New-York during each of Jive years past. 
1S63 2,527,338 15,424,SS9 7,533,431 416,369 52,439 126,556 
1863 2,961,518 25,561.755 12,020,843 1,104,519 42,061 210,669 
1801 3,110,316 2-8.898,311 12,880,850 1,000,405 3.927 160,825 
1860 1,920,205 13,538.039 4,085,082 450 8.5S0 103,076 
1859 938,516 297,537 497,836 6,550 2,568 
5. Stock of Flour in New-York City, January 1. 
1861. 1863. 1863. 1864. 
Western Canal Flour, bbls.... 509,800 417,056 721,383 557,057 
Canadian Flour, bbls 10,200 11,100 2,405 15,100 
Southern Flour, bbls 91,998 36,956 28,590 35,100 
Total 671,998 495,112 752,288 607,257 
6# Stock of Grain in New-York, January 1. 
1860. 1861. 1863. 1863. 1864. 
Wheat, bushels 1,915.388 3,53.5.; 11 2,010.0,-/: -1,781.817 5.510,114 
Corn, bushels 79,-100 2,712,001) 5,578,91 1 4,523,013 1,731,320 
30,500 26,400 5S.500 32,270 37,409 
868,795 169,574 435.472 99,885 584,700 
1,576,109 494,790 774,575 531,312 8,541,836 
7 • Receipts of Breadstuff's at Chicago the pastfour years 
1860. 1861. 1863. I863' 
Flour, bbls 713,348 
Wlieat, bush 14, 1 57,083 
Corn, bush 15,262,894 
Oats, bush 2,198,889 
Barley, bush 617,619 
Rye, bush 318,976 
Rye, bushels. 
Barley, bushels. . 
Oats, bushels... 
1.479,284 1.755,258 
17,395,1)02 18.137.583 
20,300,989 31,115,721 
2,067,018 3,782.-125 
457.5S9 800,476 
490,989 976,755 
1,474,284 
11,180,344 
26,150,508 
9,139,525 
1,098,316 
839,760 
Total grain 32,S24,961 46,780,587 49,842,904 48,708,483 
8. Breadstujfs at Chicago at the close of each of four years. 
1860. 1861. 1863. 1863. 
Flonr.bbls 31,745 26,986 50,750 54,727 
Wheat, bushels 871,537 1,185,002 985,961 82-1,169 
Corn, bushels 178,104 1,568,586 1,0S6,970 209,859 
9. Receipts of Breadstuff's at Buffalo during the sea- 
son of lake navigation, for each of the past three years. 
1861. 1S63. 1803. 
Wheat in Flour, bush 10,039,575 13:415,010 12,995,015 
Wheat, bushels 26,557.301 
Oats, bushels 20,872,860 
Corn, bushels 1,703,183 
Barley, bushels 273,773 
Rye, bushels 316,541 
19,740,291 22,073,279 
23,874,954 19,912.449 
2,661,929 0,413,400 
472,336 577,671 
803,152 417,121 
Thtal grain, bushels 59,763,238 60,906,702 62,423,935 
JO. Receipts of Breadstujfs at Albany, by the Erie and 
Champlain Canals in each of the last four seasons. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bbl. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1860 .1,119,100 11,176,000 14,155,500 322,100 2,967,600 6,100,000 
W,l 1 19322.8 80,886,687 23.3.I5.331 882.795 2.233,850 5,o;8,38S 
Rl 1,826 609 82,667,866 28,700,882 ; 18,807 2,562,059 5,990,058 
1863"" ..1560,800 22,200,900 20,603,000 470,590 3,190,500 12,437,500 
