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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 
Aug. 15, 1867, and also for the same month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Recetpts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
27davse/;«m - tM59.0nO 611.000 2.954.000 21,300 G7.000 102.000 
20(Urysta-s!ni'tlil3*000 121.000 983,000 67,000 29,000 381,000 
Sat.es. Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
27 (lays !7ti's month, 27S.O00 694,000 3.4S9.000 98.000 9,000 
26days/i«< month, 271,000 576,000 1,8S9,000 167,000 74,000 
2. Comparison with same period at tltis time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wlteat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
27 (lavs 1867.... 159.000 611.000 2.954.000 21.390 67,000 102.000 
24 days 1SG6. . . -232.500 30,300 3,820,000 115,000 23,000 1,292,000 
Sales. 
27 davs 1S67. . . 
24 days 1S06. . . 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. 
Bye. Barley. 
. 27S.OO0 C91.000 S.4«1.000 98.000 9.000 
131.000 147.000 3,S67,0O0 153,000 18,300 
3. Kiports from Xew Torlc, Jan. 1 to Aug. 15: 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Bye. Oats. Barley. 
1867 315,082 143.S75 5.431,360 135,561 102,024 809.183 
1860 610.72S 180,200 7.940.29S 187.1S9 914.SS5 25,916 
4. 
1867. 
Stock of grain in store at Xew York : 
Wheat, 
hush. 
Aus. 13... 90.174 
July 15... 245,509 
June 14... 578,279 
May 15... 731,330 
Corn, 
bush. 
863,724 
100,780 
217.796 
261,093 
Rve, 
hush. 
Barlev, 
bush: 
Oats, 
bush. 
200.349 
206.763 
379.865 
608,494 
Malt, 
hush. 
48.632 
34.700 
16,311 
16,161 
3. 
Flour. 
bbls. 
1S67.... 64,700 
1866. . . .114,400 
Barley, Oats. 
bu.sk. busli. 
35,100 1.016,200 
105,300 4,194,000 
32,785 12,376 
66,986 21.390 
117,257 69.643 
186,S04 145,706 
Heceipls of Breadstuff's at tide water at Albany. 
May 1st to August 1th : 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. 
bush. bush. bush. 
316,400 5,682.700 126,200 
1,499,500 11,435,000 473,000 
Gold has advanced one or two points since our last, 
closing quite firmly Receipts of produce have been in- 
creasing, especially in the breadstuff line. New wheat 
has come in quite freely, chiefly by coastwise vessels, 
and by railway. New wheat from the South has been 
abundant, but not of the best average quality The de- 
mand for breadstuff's has been good, but holders have 
been eager sellers, as a rule, and prices have been gener- 
ally lower, and quite Irregular. Old wheat and old wheat 
flour have been quite scarce, and have been quoted firmer 
than almost any other kind of produce. They have been 
given decided preference over new, which has been much 
depressed. Quite a brisk speculative business has been 
transacted in corn within the past two weeks, leading to 
a rapid rise in prices. The export trade is kept in check 
by the advance. Weather and crop reports from Europe 
have been more favorable, and have tended to lessen the 
export call. Oats have been scarce and held very stiffly. 
Various speculative operations have been in progress in 
them — Provisions have been quite active, but irregular 
in price, closing, as a rule, rather firmly Cotton has 
been in better demand, at higher quotations, closing 
buoyant — "Wool has been sparingly dealt in at declining 
prices. Holders have been rather eager to sell, in view 
of the accumulating supplies Tobacco has been freely 
purchased, especially for export, at uniform prices, qnal- 
ity considered Hay has been plenty, particularly new, 
which has declined materially. The demand has been 
moderate — Hops have been salable and firm... Seeds 
have been nominal and dull. 
Current "Wholesale Prices. 
July 15. 
Price of Gold 139M 
Flour— Super to Extra Stated 7 00 @ll 
Super to Extra Southern 9 75 
Extra Western 8 75 
Extra Genesee 11 SO 
Superfine Western 7 00 
Rye Flout.. 7 30 
Corn Meal 5 50 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 2 70 
All kinds of Bed and Amber 
Corn — Yellow 
Mixed 
Oats— Western 
State 
Rye. 
Barley 
Hay— Bale %i 100 lb 
Loose 
Straw, V 100 B 
Cotton— Middlings, ft lb... 
Hops— Crop oilSfiG. 5U 
Feathers — Live Geese, ft lb. 
Seed— Clover, ft lb 
Timothy. ?* bushel : 
Flax. ft bushel 3 10 
Sugar— Brown, ft lb 
Molasses. Cuba, ?tgl 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold price)?* lb 
Tobacco, Kentnckv, &c. ft n>. 
Seed Leaf, ft lb 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,?* lb. 
Domestic, pulled, ft lb «. 
California, unwashed 
Tallow. ft lb 
Oil Cake— ? ton 50 00 _ 
Pork— M ess. ft barrel 23 00 ®23 12 22 75 @23 i 
Prime, 9 barrel 19 50 ®19 75 19 75 @20 00 
Beef— Plain mess 18 00 Ci24 00 14 50 @2t 00 
Lard, in barrels. f> lb 12 ® 18ft 12J4® 1S?S 
Butter— Western, ?! lb 13 ® 21 15 @ 20 
State, ¥> B. 14 @ 30 22 @ 85 
Cheese. 7 @ 14J< @ igjf 
Beans— !> bushel 2 00 ® 4 00 3 00 @ 4 70 
Pkas— Canada. ft bushel 1 20 ® 1 25 1 25 @ 1 45 
Eggs— Fresh, f' dozen 17 @ 21 23 ® 27 
Poultry— Fowls, 5Hi 16 ® 18 20 ® 2! 
Turkevs, ft lb 18 ® 20 20 @ 22 
Potatoes— Old & New, ft bbl, 2 25®650 2O0@2 5O 
Apples— ft barrel 4 00 ® 5 00 2 50 ® 4 50 
PEACHES-^ft basket — — 1 00 @ 2 50 
Cranberries, ft barrel © Nominal. 
I^'ew York: 1£ve Stock Markets. — 
week ending. Beeves. Cores. Calves. Sheep. Serine. 
July 23 .5,905 51 1,891 27.537 16.571 
(317 00 
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@ 9 25 
@ 6 10 
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® 1 70 
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85 ® 1 40 
95 @ 1 35 
90 @ 1 15 
20 ® 27M 
SO ® 65 
78 ® 90 
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325 
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98 
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82 
92 
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Aug. 15. 
$ 6 75 ®11 50 
1100 ®14 T 
8 25 
11 60 
6 75 
7 00 
5 50 
2 25 
1 90 
1 10 
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1 40 
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® 93 
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4 ® 
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20 
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®23 12 
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85 ® 1 15 
28M® 30 'i 
30 @ 65 
78 ® S3 
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3 20 @ 3 50 
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5600 — 
19 
15 
65 
65 
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12 
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July 30 5.372 
Auiust 6 6.283 
August 13 5,997 
51 
44 
54 
33 
1.891 
1,188 21.810 20,494 
1,453 24,501 25,391 
1,439 27.718 19,531 
Total in four Weeks. . . .23,562 
Areraoe per Week 5.S90 
do. do. last Month.. . . 5,325 
do. do. prev's Month. 5.179 
Areraoe per Week, 1866.5,748 
do. do. do. 1SU5 5,255 
do. do. do. 1864 5,161 
do. do. do. 1S63 5,150 
Total in 1866 298.880 
Total in 1S65 270,271 
Total in 1S64 267.609 
Total in 1S63 264,091 
Beef Cattle. — Our report covers four weeks of ex- 
ceedingly variable weather, part of the time very hot and 
moist — bad weather both for animals and for butchers. 
Irregularity of supply, at this season, influences the 
prices promptly, and consequently there has been rather 
more than the ordinary fluctuations in the ruling prices. 
