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lately in excess of the current wants of the trade.... 
Tobacco has been in active demand, chiefly for export, 
at former rates. 
Crr.nEXT Wholesale Prices. 
June 14. Jnly 15. 
Peict! of Gold 137 
Flock— Super to Extra State? 9 00 @12 00 
Snper to Extra Southern.... 10 30 _ 
Extra Western jo 00 
Extra Genesee 12 oo 
SnperDne Western ..'.'. S 00 
IlrE Flour 6 S3 
Conx Meal. 550 
iVheit— All kinds of White. 2 35 
All ki rids or Red and Amber. 1 83 
Corx— Yellow &5 
Mixed SO 
Oats— Western 70 
State S3 
HrE 1 35 
@15 50 
®16 50 
@14 Oil 
(S. 9 60 
@ 9 15 
@ 6 25 
@ 2 70 
<3 2 45 
© 1 10 
@ 1 10 
S 75 
11 80 
700 
730 
5 50 
2 70 
200 
Barley i 00 
@ — 
@ 1 50 
% 1 25 
@ 1 SO 
<3 1 90 
<3 1 20 
@ 2S;< 
@ 65 
@ 90 
@ 13 
@ 3 00 
& 3 25 
13* 
S9 
83 
92 
1 50 
Hay— Bale ?1 100 B> ... 130 
Loose 1 45 
Straw, 3» 100 » SO 
Cotton— Jllddlinis, Fa..... 27 
Hops— Crop of 1S«. ?' a M 
Feathers— Live Geese, pa. 73 
Seed— Clover, ?* a 11 
Timothy. "# bnshei 2 75 
Flax, H bnshei 3 10 
Sugar— Brown, ?> a 95 
Molasses. Cuba. T'gl ....... 42 @ 60" 
Coffee— Rio.(Gold price)?* a 15><.<3 19 
Tobacco. Kentuckv, &c..?> a. 4"© 20 
Seed Leaf, ?* a " 3 @ 55 
Wool — Domestic Fleece, Fa. 40 @ 75 
Domestic, pulled. -?* lb 30 @ 62K 
California, unwashed, 22 © 36 
Tallow, v a 11 © ii*£ 
Oil Cake— t< ton 50 00 ©55 00' 
Poke— Mess, f> barrel 2150 ©2175 
Prime, f barrel 13 50 ©IS 75 
Beef— Plain mess 14 50 ©2100 
Lvp.d, in barrels, ?* a 12 @ 13 
BrTTER— Western, ? a 10 © 21 
State, f< a 15 @ 28 
Cheese 7 © 16 
Beans— ^ bnshei 2 00 ©4 00 
Peas— Canada. ? bushel. 135 ©140 
Eggs— Fresh, ?> dozen 20}£® 23M 
Poultry— Fowls, t* a 35 @ 13 
Tnrkevs, ?n> 19 © 20 
Potatoes— Mercers, Pbbl... 3 00 ©3 25 
Peach Blows. ?> barrel 2 50 ©2 75 
Potatoes— Buckeye. Hbbl.. 137 ©2 00 
New Southern, ?> barrel 
Apples— ?t barrel 3 50 © 7 00 
Cilaxbersies, ^barrel 12 00 ©20 00 
139K 
00 ©11 75 
75 ©17 00 
©18 50 
©15 00 
© 3 *o 
© 9 25 
© 6 10 
© 330 
@ 3 00 
© 1 14 
© 1 IB 
© 93 
@ 93 
. © I 70 
Nominal. 
85 © 1 40 
95 ® 1 35 
90 © 1 15 
26 © 27)rf 
SO © 65 
78 © 90 
„!J ® 12 « 
3 00 © 3 25 
3 10 ® 3 25 
10X© 13 
32 © 55 
14X© 19Jf 
4 © 20 
2 © 65 
40 © 70 
30 © 55 
18 © SO 
ll!i@ 
50 00 
23 00 
19 50 
18 00 
12 
13 
14 
2 00 
1 20 
17 
16 
18 
11^ 
@5b 00 
©23 12 
©19 75 
©24 00 
@ &i 
@ 21 
@ 30 
© ua 
©400 
© 1 25 
® 21 
© IS 
© 20 
2 25 © 2 50 
3 00 @ 6 50 
4 00 @ 5 00 
>ew York jL,ivc Stock JIai-lcets.— 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
....5,056 
5,551 
WEEK ENDING 
.Tune 18 
June 25 
July 2 
Julv 9 
July 16 
Total in Jive Weelf. . . .26,737 
Avtrane per Week 5.325 
do. do. last Month.... 5,179 
do. do. pret'e Month. 5,445 
2.032 
2,621 
2,305 
1.842 
2,082 
22.939 
16.477 
19,123 
22.485 
27,537 
255 _in*s» ifto =-m 
51 
61 
94 
113 
145 
129 
Total In I860 298,830 4,885 
Total in 1S65 270,271 6,161 
Total in 1864 267.609 7,603 
Total in 1863 204,091 6,470 
Average per Week, 1366.5,743 
do. do. do. 1S65 5,255 
do. do. do. 1S64 5,161 
do. do. do. 1S63 5.150 
2.4n -;..,, ]o 
2.020 14:41 
2,117 
1.200 
1,500 
1,511 
694 
62.420 
77.991 
75.621 
35,705 
64 
11,012 
20,000 
16,091 
15.315 
9,941 
1,040.000 
8:56.7*1 
7?;. 162 
17,60:1 
15.847 
19,210 
14,030 
16,571 
S3.261 
16,652 
19.305 
14,602 
13,000 
11,023 
12.676 
21,670 
672,000 
575.197 
660,270 
519,316 1,101,617 
Beef Cattle. — The five weeks which onr report 
covers are remarkable for the fluctuations in prices of 
beef animals. The decline in prices commenced at the 
close of our last report. They continued easily dropping 
a little, until a rush of stock, coming unexpectedly and 
undesired on a holiday week, cansed a collapse in the mar- 
ket, such as has very rarely been observed. This will be 
fairly shown by the estimated average of prices for each 
week. June ISth, 17c. June 25th, 16@16J£c, July 2d, 
15@1Sl;c, July !)th, 15J£C, Jnly 16th, liig.lG^c. This is 
accounted for by a reduction of railroad tolls, the hot 
weather, together with the abundance and excellence of 
lamb, salmon, and small fruits in market, which lessened 
the demand for beef for the city trade. We quote at 
present, extra beef, 17ti@17?ic. per lb., estimated dressed 
weight ; good average bullocks, 15!-S@16>-£c., and poor, 
Uyj&lS'/.c Mllcli Cows.— The supply and de- 
mand are both so small that it seems almost a farce to 
continue ibo enumeration and estimate of price*. A 
really good cow will bring— say $80 to $120, and this 
variation depends both on the quality of the cow and the 
chance of a purchaser, poor cows selling at a little less 
than they arc worth for beef, generally Calves. — The 
price of veal has been influenced in a measure by that of 
beef, the closing quotations being the result, of a contin- 
ual though gradual decline. We may state the general 
range of prices as about S to 1'2 cents per pound, live 
weight ; lie. being about the average, and very choice 
calves bringing a little more than 12c., and grass calves, 
4 to "c Sliecp and Lambs, — There has been an 
improvement in the quality of both sheep and lambs 
since last month, but we are getting too many poor, thin 
lots of sheep now. Prices about 6K@6£c, for good. 
mutton sheep, live weight, the poorer grades selling at 
4@6c. Lambs bring BghlSc., according t«» si/.* and fat- 
ness. The stock of the week was large, but as these 
figure- have been approached gradually, only a very 
short supply of sheep or falling off in some other depart- 
ment would cause a marked improvement at once.. . 
Swiuc — The market has been subjection fluctuating 
supply, and prices have varied accordingly. They now 
stand at iKdiifr. for grjod, fair hogs. 
The Fairs for 1867. 
State Agricultural Fairs. 
Wisconsia Madison Sept 23-27 
Canada West Kingston Sept. 23-27 
Kansas Lawrence Sept °4--' 1 7 
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Sept. 24-27 
Indiana Terre Haute Sept. 30-Oet 4 
Illinois. . Qnincy Sept. 30-Oct. 5 
New York Buffalo Oct 1-4 
Minnesota Eochester Oct. 1- 4 
Iowa Clinton Oct. 1- 4 
Missouri St. Lonis Oct 7-1-' 
Tenn.Ag'l & Mech.Ass. Clarksville Oct 15-19 
Maryland Baltimore Oct. 29-31 
Horticultural Meetings and Fairs. 
American Pomological..St. Louis Sept. 11-14 
Queens Co., N. Y7 Minneola, L. I Sept! 25-27 
Horse Fairs. 
N. T. Horse Fair Buffalo. N. Y An°. 13-16 
TJ. S. Horse Exhibition.Springfield, Mass An? 27-29 
Orange Co. Horse Fair.. Goshen, N. Y Sept. 11-12 
County and Local Fairs. 
NEW TORE. 
Cayuga Co Sept. 17-19 
Duchess Co Washington Hollow. . Sept. 17-20 
Putnam Co Carmel Sept. 1S-20 
Ulster Co (Fair Grounds) Sept. 24-26 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Bucks Co Sept. 24-26 
Cumberland Co., Oct. 1- 4 
Chester Co Westchester Sept. 26-28 
Susquehanna Co., Pa.. .Montrose Sept. 11-12 
Union Co Oct. 2- 4 
Wan-en Co YoungsviUe Sept. 13-20 
OHIO. 
Ashtabula Co Jefferson Oct. 9-11 
AthensCo Athens Oct. 3-4 
Belmont Co St. Clairsville .Sept. 25-27 
Champaign Co Urbana Oct. 1- 4 
Clarke Co Springfield Sept. 10-13 
Clermont Co Boston Sept. 17-20 
Clinton Co Wilmington Sept. 18-20 
Cuyahoga Co Newbnrgh Oct. S-ll 
Defiance Co Degance Oct. 15-17 
Delaware Co (Fair Grounds) Sept. 24-26 
Eric Co Sandusky Oct. 1- 4 
Franklin Co Colnmbus Sept. 10-13 
Fulton Co Ottokee Sept. 25-27 
Geauga Co Bnrton Sept. 1S-20 
Geauga. (Free) Claridon Sept. 23-25 
Greene Co Xenia Sept. 4- 6 
Guernsey Co ..Cambridge Oct. 1- 2 
Hamilton Co Carthage Sept. 3- 6 
HancockCo Findlay Oct. 3- 5 
Harrison Co Cadiz Oct. 2- 4 
Huron Co Norwalk Oct. 2- 4 
Jackson Co Jackson Oct. 3- 4 
Lake Co Painesville Oct. 2- 4 
Lawrence Co Ironton Sept. 25-27 
Lorain Co Elvria Oct. 1- 4 
Lncas Co Toledo Oct. 2- 4 
Madison Co London Sept. 18-20 
Marion Co Marion Oct. 1-4 
Medina Co Medina Oct. 2-4 
Miami Co Troy Oct. 2- 5 
Morgan Co McConnellsville Oct. 1- 3 
Morrow Co Mt. Gilead Oct. 2- 4 
Portage Co Ravenna Oct. 18-20 
Preble Co Eaton Sept. 17-20 
Putnam Co Ottawa Oct. 2- 4 
Richland Co Mansfield Oct. 2- 4 
Sandusky Co Fremont Oct. 2- 4 
Seneca Co Tiflan Oct. 9-12 
Stark Co Canton Oct. 1- 4 
Trumbull Co Warren Sept. 17-19 
Tuscarawas Co Canal Dover Sept. 25-27 
Union Co Marysville Oct. 9-11 
Van Wert Co Van Wert Oct. 3- 5 
Warren Co Lebanon Sept. 11-13 
Wavne Co Wooster Oct. 9-11 
Wyandotte Co Upper Saudusky Oct. 1- 3 
TOWN, OR INDEPENDENT FAIRS. 
Jamestown " Union, 11 . .Greeue Co Aug. 28-30 
Uhrirksvi'.le Tuscarawas Co Sept. 10-12 
Richfield Summit Co Sept. 18-20 
Blanchcster Clinton Co Sept. 24-27 
Orwell Ashtabula Co Sept. 24-20 
Conneant Ashtabula Co Sept 25-27 
Garrettsville Portage Co Oct. 1- 3 
ILLINOIS. 
DeKalb Co De Kalb Sept. 25-28 
Greene Co Carrollton Oct. 15-18 
Henderson Co Biggsville Oct. 9-11 
Jo Daviess Co Galena Sept. 21-27 
Mercer Co Millershurgh Sept. 24-26 
Montgomery Co Ilillsboro Oct. 1- 4 
Pike Co Pittsfleld Sept. 2 1 :; 
Stark Co Toulon Sept. 21 26 
INDIANA. 
Morgan Co Martinsville Sept. ; 
Spencer Oo Rockport Oct. 2- 5 
IOWA. 
Kossuth Co Ugona Sept. 
Mahaska Co Oskaloosa Sept 11-13 
muni:. 
Franklin Co Earminnton ..Oct, i 
TeiltCo Saco and fllddcford. . ,Oet. S 10 
New England Providence. R. I Sept. 3- 7 
California Sept 9.13 
New Hampshire Nashua 
Michigan Detroit 
Vermont Brattleboro! '. 
Kentucky Louisville . . . 
Ohio Dayton 
...Sept. 10-12 
...Sept. 10-13 
...Sept. 10-13 
...Sept. 17-20 
. . -Sept. 23-27 
MISSOURI. 
Jefferson Co De Soto Sept 25-"7 
Pike Co Ashley Sept. 17-20 
St. lotus Ag'l & Mech..St. Louis Oct. 7-13 
MASS.— Franklin Co., Greenfield Sept. 27-28 
N. J.— Hunterdon Co., (Flemington?) Sept. 24-26 
KT. — Washington Co Oct. 18-21 
Mason & Bracken Co., Genuantown Sept. 10-14 
TENN.— Maury Co., (At old grounds) Oct. 8-12 
WIS.— Outagamie Co., Grand Chute Sept. 17-18 
NEB.— Douglass Co., Omaha Sept, 24-26 
Crop Reports and Prospects. 
The high prices which have prevailed thus far during 
the year for all kinds of provisions, make the crop pros- 
pects a theme of unusual interest. Everybody watches 
the weather, and consults the papers, and dreams at night 
of the crops. In the main the reports from all parts of 
the country are favorable, and there is every indication of 
a bountiful harvest. As we go to press, we are in the. 
midst of the summer fruits, of which there has been an. 
abundance, with the exception of cherries, which have 
been a failure in the east. Forty cents a pound in the 
retail market would indicate a general dearth of this fruit 
throughout the land. Strawberries were never better. 
They have been so abundant, and the prices ruled so low 
in the glut of the market, that in some places we have 
heard of, they were left to rot npon the vines. But these 
were not the largest and best kinds. Fine berries always 
sell well in the New York market. Raspberries have 
been abundant, and sold at good prices. We have never 
known a glut of this fruit. Currants have been plenty 
and cheap. The market is improving for this fruit, and 
we have seen large quantities of the Cherry and other 
large varieties at 10 to 20 cents per pound at wholesale. 
The wheat harvest of the South is gathered, and has 
been a great relief to the necessities of the famishing dis- 
tricts. The reports made to the Agricultural Depart- 
ment at Washington show an increased acreage of twenty 
per cent, devoted to this grain, and the yield has been 
among the best npon record. In the large wheat growing 
districts of Pennsylvania, and the States lying west, they 
are gathering the wheat crop, under the most favor- 
able auspices, as we go to press. It is admitted on all 
hands that the wheat never looked better, and, in recent 
years, has not been less troubled with insects, rust, or 
falling down. Reports from the newspapers iu Missouri 
are highly favorable. The weather is fine, and the yield 
of wheat bountiful. In Central and Southern Illinois the 
harvest is glorious, and the earth burdened with count- 
less stacks of the golden sheaves. All through Southern 
Kansas there is an unusually large crop. In Western New 
York, the appearance of the crop is said to be encouraging. 
The wheat crop is heavier than it has been for years, and 
the area of ground sown having been enlarged, there will 
be a handsome yield. From these and many other re- 
ports, we think the yield of this grain cannot be less 
than two hundred millions of bushels, and from present 
appearances, it will be gathered in good condition. 
Rye is much less cultivated, but has a good report from 
all quarters. Oats and barley are doing well iu the 
sections where they are raised. 
It is too early to prophesy concerning Indian corn, which 
is the king cereal of our country. Its prospects have been 
somewhat damaged by the cold and rain ofiMay and June, 
but it is now looking of good color. Reports generally 
are favorable. . Jnly and August make the corn crop. 
The season has been very favorable for grass and hay. 
Butter and cheese have been plenty, and of good quality. 
The hay crop will be abundant wherever the soil is in 
good condition. We are now in the midst of the hay bar- 
vest, and it is generally admitted to be abundant. 
The large promise of apples and pears will not be real- 
ized in the East, probably not more than an averago crop, 
which indicates a good market in New York for all the 
fruit the West can send us. Of grapes it is too early to 
speak, though the vines are said to be looking well. 
Peaches in Jersey and Delaware will be plenty. 
The great crops of the South, corn, cottou, and tobacco, 
are doing quite as well as could be expected under the 
circumstances. In the Mississippi Valley there were ex- 
tensive breaks in the levees, and wide spread destruction 
therefrom. In other parts on the sen-board there have been 
excessive rains and overflows, but the damage is confined 
to the low lands in the river valleys. In some part- there 
are complaints from tin' freedmon, that they are diverted 
from their labor by political speakers, « ho are anxious t" 
indoctrinate them in their duties ascltiiens. Butnot- 
» Ithstanding these drawbacks, the reports from the South 
are In the main of a cheerful character. The frcedinen 
are better paid, and work better than last year. The reel- 
ing for the future, growing OU( of the prospects of the 
Crops, ;- v. iv hop, in! and Jubilant In North Mississippi 
theyhav. dsrotod ,: - IDurtb t»l Iheii land to bread- 
Huff* 1 UM cotton loc!<« hialthf, AM enffrrs for luck of tba 
