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Wos. 5®, 57, 58, 59 — Pocket. Knives. 
-sow for the Boys and girls ! — These Premiums are 
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heads help their hands. Any good book will, in the 
end, be of fur more value to a youth than to have an ex- 
tra acre of laud on coming to manhood. The thinking, 
reasoning, observing man, will certainly make more on" 
from 10 acres than he would olffrom 50acrcs without t lie 
mental ability which reading will give. him. £?T" Let 
the Farmers of a neighborhood unite their efforts and 
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Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist. 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
March 14. 1S70, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE XKW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Outs. 
22 daysMlfem'th.193,500 228,500 118.000 1,000 87.000 1S9.000 
20 clays tost m'tlt.164,500 130,000 lOUOOO 1,630 96,500 141,500 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
82 days iftismHll .199,000 1,251,000 800.000 21,000 238,000 731.00;! 
26daystasc:m , tli.l78,5O0 1.629,000 931,000 34,000 139,000 1,018,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
22dayslS70 193,500 228,500 118,000 1,000 87.000 189.000 
23 clays 1S69 114,500 519,000 337,000 3,100 23,000 187,000 
Sales. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
22clayslS70 199,000 1,231,000 S06.000 21,000 2SS.000 734,000 
23 clays 1S69. ..191,000 1,393.000 1,274,000 35,700 175,000 1,115,000 
3. Exports /mm New York, Jan. 1 to March 14: 
Flour, Wheat, Corn. Rye. Barley, Oats 
1870 295,725 1,717,501 49.327 0.709 3,293 
1869 194,449 1,712,169 056.051 31,616 
18SS 130,106 437,527 1,797,749 61,692 10,211 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oaf, Malt. 
1870. busli. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
March 7 2.509,003 4S4.176 39.089 27S.905 1,105.194 97,139 
Feb. 11.... 2,902,633 534,003 02,112 322,485 1,199,678 36,214 
Jan. 12 4,423.023 591.003 38,289 31,900 1,310,935 So305 
1869. 
Dec. 11 3,310,362 833,909 50.043 285,906 1,380,591 77,097 
Xov. 10 1.610,030 693,085 31,700 3I.5S4 2S1.53I 60 ;s" 
Oct. 11 97S.272 445,008 34,107 5,948 120.959 67094 
Sept. 6 745.121 127,730 50,081 183,920 134.S70 
Aug. 9 034,202 253,155 75,797 301 50,319 105,458 
Jnlv 10 531,657 328.613 71.41S 2,966 259.985 97.177 
Jnne7 637,37; 3S5.241 107,540 383 555.993 109 110 
May 11 1,050.04s 394,156 107,502 17,684 613,166 77 677 
Apr.10 1,681.633 l,"Si),709 105,00S 4S.281 1,178,740 00.661 
March 12 1.9:li.,41l1 1.301.167 211.8S0 S1.016 2.000.457 5<i,095 
Feb. 10 2.70S.009 1,407 640 225,182 91,384 2.390,529 5S.034 
CtTRRKNT lVnOLES.VLE PRICES. 
Feb. 15. March 11. 
Price op Gold 130X 1135s 
FLOUR— Super to Extra State 4 60 © 6 00 ?4 45 © 5 75 
Super to Extra Southern.... 5 50 ©10 00 5 S5 @ 9 75 
Extra Western 5 00 ® 9 25 4 65 ©9 25 
Extra Genesee 6 00 @ 7 33 5 75 @ 7 25 
Superfine AVestern 4 60 © 4 90 4 45 © 4 75 
11TB Fwrlt 4 00 © 4 75 4 30 © 5 50 
Corn- Meal 4 25 ©4 83 4 25 era 4 90 
Wheat— All kinds ot" White. 1 35 © 1 65 1 35 © 1 65 
All kinds of Red ancl Amber. 1 05 © 1 35 95 © 1 S3 
Corn— Yellow 93 ©115 97 ©112 
Mixed 85 © 1 07 SO @ 1 05 
Oats— Western 55K© 01 52 ca 61 
State 01 © 63 60 © 62)< 
Rye 80 © 90 110 ©105 
Baulky S7W3 1 20 SO @ 1 1VA 
Hay— Dale*) 101) lb 85 © 1 20 90 can 25 
Straw, V 100 lb 70 © 1 10 70 (5) 1 10 
Cotton— Middlings, *) lb ... 25%© 25;s- 21'.;© 22'.; 
Hops— Crop ol'lS69, ¥<lb 15 ® 2S 10 ta 25 
Featuers — Live Geese, ^ lb. 75 ® 87!.; 75 © So 
Seed— Clover, S lb 125s;® 13M 12>.® 13 
Timothy, V bushel 4 25 ® 4 75 4 00 @ 4 50 
Flax, fi bushel 2 20 @ 2 SO 2 20 ® 2 25 
Sugar— Brown, V lb 9%@ 12 SJC© 11M 
Molasses. Cuba. *lcal 2S ® 45 26 © 45 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, in bond) 9K@ 13 9} 4 "© IS 
Toracco. Kentuckv. cfcc.filb. 8 ® W/. 1%® 14 
Seed Leaf, *t lb 10 ® 75 10 ® 65 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,* lb. 45 ® 60 44 @ 70 
Domestic, pulled. * lb 23 @ 46 25 @ 47 
California, unwashed, 20 ® 32 17 ® S3 
Tallow, is lb 9J<;@ 10J, 9 @ 9M 
Oil-Cake— '•? ton 42 00 ©1650 40 00 ®44 00 
Pork— M ess, «l barrel 27 00 ®27 50 26 25 @26 50 
Prime, 59 barrel 23 00 ©23 50 20 50 ©21 00 
Beef— Plain mess S 00 ©14 00 8 00 ©14 00 
Lard, in trcs. & barrels, * lb. 14H@ 17 18)i@ 15}$ 
Butter —Western, * lb IS ® S3 IS ® 32 
State, 5? lb 26 ® 4S 25 ® 48 
Cheese ® 18X 6 ® 16>.; 
Bears— tlbnshel 1 25 @ 2 60 1 20 © 2 40 
Peas— Canada, in bond, Shu. 100® — 95@100 
Eggs— Fresh. *' dozen -. S2 © S4 26 ® 27J4 
Poultry— Fowls & Chickens 17 © 21 18 ® 22 
Turkeys, *Ib 18 a 24 20 © 25 
Geese,' fl lb r — © — 16 ® 18 
Potatoes. 1-3 bbl 125 @ 2 00 125 ® 2 85 
APPLES— B barrel. 2 50 r.a 4 50 3 00 ©5 00 
Sweet Potatoes, fi bid — ® — — © — 
Turnips— * hbl - 1-5 ® 1 50 125 ©150 
Cadbac.es— "p 100 175 ©6 00 6 CO ©8 00 
"nioxs— V hbl. 4 00 ©5 50 4 00 ©5 00 
Cranberries— 9 bbl 10 00 ©13 1)0 — © - 
Broom-corn— P lb 16 © 13 15 © 17 
Gold has fallen very materially since our last, haying 
been as low, on March 9th, as li0' 8 <n 110'.,, but it has 
since rallied to 111 Business in most branches 
has been disturbed by the fluctuations in gold, and values 
have been more or less unsettled Breadstuffs have 
been moderately active, but generally weak and irregu- 
lar in price. The export demand has been fair for low 
grades of Flour, and for spring ancl amber winter Wheat. 
There has been more call for Rye, which clones stronger ; 
and for Barley, which, under liberal supplies, leaves off 
quite heavily. The main business in Oats has been oil 
speculative account, the market closing tamely Cot- 
ton has been very freely offered at much lower and irreg- 
ular figures, leading to heavier transactions, largely for 
export There has been more doing in the Provision 
line, but at depressed and unsettled prices, In most in- 
stances. : Wool opened pretty briskly at firmer prices : 
but closed tamely, tinder the depression in gold, which 
discouraged the manufacturing Interest TTay has 
been salable and firm Hemp, Hops, ancl Seeds, have 
been quiet and irregular Tobacco has been in mod- 
erate request at former rates. 
IVe'w lock I.ivc-Stocu Mairitcis.— 
weekending. Beeves. Cows. Calces. Sheep. Sto'me. ToCl. 
Feb... .14th 0,597 149 793 2li,93S 16,79) 51 IS! 
do- 22(1 5,841 109 010 Jt.770 13,553 1 1 St! 
_do 28th 6.2:4 141 6J5 01.31:3 V" 
March 7th 3,613 
Total in 4 Weeks.... 24.275 
do. forpreo. 4 Weeks 23,865 
120 
519 
107 
.550 
1.128 17,731 13,332 
3.162 I00,S07 r.'.lll IsVtflt 
■,0,90s 
6,924 
3.12S 112,311 36,012 195,971 
Beeves. Cows. Calces. Sheep. Scri/c--. 
Average per Week 0,069 130 790 25,202 
do. do. last Month 6,466 102 332 28,133 
do. do. pre"'* Jfoi/f/c... 5.314 118 519 26.59S 
Averageper Week, 1869. 6,275 92 1.752 '^s:'o 
do. do. do. 1868. 5.733 105 1.58s. ti7.1S'2 
do. do. do. 1807. 5,544 04 1,330 22,154 
do. do. do. 1300. 5,718 ij4 1,200 - 20,000 
do. do. do. 1305. 5,253 US 1.500 10,091 
Total in 1869 3-26,280 4.827 91,033 1,499,509 
Total in 1S6S 298,12.3 5,460 82.571 1,413,479 
Total in 1S67 293,832 3,069 69.911 1,171.154 l.le.'.V,!:; 
Total in 1806 298,850 4.S35 02.420 1.010.000 672,000 
Total in 1865 270.271 6.161 77.991 830,733 :.7;.l!«i 
Total in 1864 267,609 7,603 75,621 7S2.I6: 600,277 
13.7r:. 
1 1.015 
10.912 
15,348 
18,809 
30,805 
13,000 
11.023 
i 98,199 
"8,00! 
Feb. 14. ranged 10 @17c. A v. 14}<rc. 
do. 22d do. 11 ©17c.' do. live. 
do. 28th do. 12 @17>c;e. do. 14^c. 
M'elr.ltli do. 10 ©17c. do. 14>;e. 
Large sales 13 ©1G 
do. do. 14 ©16 
do. do. 14 ©10 
do. do. 14 (513 V 
Beef Cattle have been a little more plentiful this 
month, the quality averaging rather low. The weather 
has been favorable for trade, and sales of good stock are 
easily made. Prices have declined somewhat, and varied 
from week to week for the same quality. The greatest 
decline is seen among medium and light steers, the 
''tops 1 ' generally holding their own. We place the de- 
cline since our last report at fully lc. per lb net on all 
grades ; and among the light steers at least l^c. per H>. 
Since the season of Lent began, trade has dragged a lit- 
tle, and fewer soles are made at high figures. The high 
prices given below arc for the very best bullocks, and the 
low price for very poor ones. We sec but little improve- 
ment in the beef stock coming to our market, and prices 
must decline for medium and poor beef. 
MilcliCows.— The supply has been lighter than last 
month, and wc think poorer also. There arc by far loo 
many poor cows brought here for sale : $40 and $50 cows 
are not wanted. A good cow always commands a good 
price. Prices range, a little lower. We quote good cows 
at $75(7^$H0 each. Medium, $00c77$70, and some poor 
ones even as low as $33 Calves.— There is a little 
increase in the supply of live calves, and fewer dressed 
ones. The season of largest supply is close at hand, and 
prices arc good. A good fresh calf, just from the cow, 
which has not suffered from transportation will sell 
quickly at 12c. c77 1 -2 1 «c. ^9 lb., for veryextra ones, 13c. has 
been paid. Prices range from 10c.@12^c., according to 
quality. Dressed calves range from. 16c.@lSc. x> in 
Slieep have improved a little in quality since our last 
report, and are. fully equal in quantity to the demands of 
the market. Poor lots drag somewhat, but good slice].' 
go off quickly. Prices range a little higher on prime 
sheep. The best lots in market sold for Se.©t)c. ^ it>. ; 
Medium. o^e.cT) 7 l ,c. <j9 lb.; and common sheep at 5c.@ 
o-^c. %? B) Swine. — Hol v s still go in large num- 
bers direct to the slaughterers, and are sold afterwards as 
dressed pork. We think sales are made at a little higher 
figures than last month, but trade is slow. Corn-fed hogs, 
live-weight, are worth 1 ic.(7iti^e. : Still-fed, about -v. 
per pound lower. Dressed hogs are worth ll 1 1 c.<?Jll-\;e. 
Western dressed. llc.iJJ'lli.jC. per pound. 
containing a great variety of Perns, including many 
good Ilin/s and Si/goestions which ire tln-ow info smalle'r 
type and cindensed form, for leant of space elsewhere. 
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