1867.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
393 
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 
Oct. 17, 1S67, and also for the preceding month: 
1. TRANSACTION'S AT THE NEW-YORK MATCKKTS. 
Usceipts. Flour. Wlieat. Corn, llye. Barley. Oats. 
27ilays(Msm'ih437.000 2,446,001) 1,750,000 1S9.000 805.000 1,210.000 
S7 days tost ni'tli31S.OOO .820,000 3,291,000 36,500 53,000 570,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Oats. 
2? days Mis month, 441.000 1,802,000 2,011.000 350,000 2,916,000 
CT.daysfeBJ month, 284,000 1,070,000 4,181,000 151,000 1,387,000 
2. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Oct. 1G: 
Flour. Wlieat. Corn. Rye, Oats. Barley. 
1S67 498,920 004,557 6,C52,19S 219,722 106.715 8S6,66i 
1S66 744,461 311,136 10,233,644 102.4S0 1,01S,105 106,416 
3. Stock of grain in store at Mew York : 
18G7. Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
hush. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
Oct. 15.... 167.608 067,061 7,300 33.703 S90.S97 57,017 
Sept. 10... 120,532 1,154.803 500 9.376 135,737 61.508 
Aug. IS... 90.174 803,734 32,785 12,376 200.340 4S.632 
July 15... 245.500 100,780 66,930 21.300 206.763 84,700 
June 14... 578,279 217,706 117,257 00,614! 379.805 16,311 
May 15... 731,330 201,002 1S6.801 145.706 603,191 10,461 
4. Receipts of Breadstuffs at tide water at Albany, 
May 1st to Ocloljer Sth. 
Flour, "Wheat, Corn, Iiye, Barley, Oats, 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush, bush. 
1567 .. .160,300 2.201,800 11.937,000 310,600 485,400 4.0S0.500 
1866 ...133,100 2,448,100 21,117,000 713,000 537,300 6,835,000 
Gold has been as high as llG-a, since our last, closing 
yesterday at 143" j Breadstuffs have been in much bet- 
ter request for home use, shipment, and on speculation ; 
and prices have advanced materially. The foreign inqui- 
ry is unexpectedly active for flour, wheat, corn, and rye ; 
and but for the very marked rise in ocean freights, an 
unusually extensive anti-raid movement would have been 
fairly begun by this time. As it is, despite the scarcity 
and dearncss of freight room, the shipments are increas- 
ing rapidly, enconraged by the highly favorable market 
reports from England and the West of Europe. The 
break in the Canal seriously checked receipts at the sea- 
board, but these are now comparatively liberal .... Provis- 
ions have been quiet, and depressed, in price Cotton 
has fallen materially, but closes in favor of sellers, on a 
reviving demand — Tobacco has been actively sought 
after at full prices "Wool has been in light request, and 
tending downward Hay, Hops, and Seeds, have been 
in moderate demand, at about steady rates. 
Cunr.KXT Wiiolesalk Pp.icks. 
Sept. 16. Oct. 17. 
Phice op Gold 144K 143>< 
Flour— Supef to Extra State? 8 25 <gal 20 f 00 ia'11 80 
Super to Extra Southern.... 9 75 @13 75 1100 @16 50 
Extra 'Western 9 70 @15 75 10 50 @1G S5 
Extra Genesee 1125 ©13 50 U 50 @1450 
Superfine Western 8 25 ©9 75 25 (S10 00 
IiTE Fr.oup. 5 50 @ 7 75 7 50 O) 9 50 
Corn Men 5 90 ® i; 75 6 50 @ 7 25 
Wheat— AH kinds of While 2 50 @ 2 71 3 00 @ 3 30 
All kinds of lied and Amber. 2 00 ® 2 50 2 15 @ 2 75 
Corn— Yellow 120 ft 1 SI 143 <3 I 40 
Mixed 1 1G @ 1 21 1 10 @ 1 42 
OATS— Western G7 @ 63}^ S3K@ 84^ 
State 07 @ 6S 85 O — 
IiYE.. 135 <3> 1 50 165 @ 1 76 
Uarlkv - @ — 137(31156 
Hat— Dale V 100 lb 70 @ 1 20 70 ® 1 45 
Loose 75 @ 1 25 95 @ 1 50 
Straw. S 100 lb 55 @ S5 60 a 90 
COTTON-— Middlings, "f It. 25 @ 26 19 @ 21 
Hops— Crop ol isi'.li, i< It. 40 @ 70 10 ® 65 
Fbatheks— Live Geese, V a. so @ 90 75 @ 90 
SKED-Clover, ¥> lb 12 @ 13 Viyi® 13'. 
Timothy. V bushel ... 2 15 ... :; iki 2 511 i... 2 75 " 
Flux, *) bushel ... 2 SO ffl 2 90 2 50 G} 2 CO 
Sugar— Brown, i< lb 10^® 1S3£ 11!7@ 14 
Molasses. Cuba. Pgal ...... 37 @ 56 36 ® 55 
Coffee— Bio.(Uol.ipiicei"K> lb UK® 19 13 is. r^ 1 . 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c, tf lb. 5 ® 22 5X® 20 
Seed Lent. "fit. ... 3', if., 05 3>S® 65 
Wool— Domestic Fleece,* lb. 40 @ 65 S3 © 62 
Domestic, pulled, V lb 30 ® 50 28 ® 50 
California, unwashed, 13 ® 30 18 ® 80 
Tallow. V lb 12 @ 12X 12 & V2<4 
Oil Cake— V ton 54 no ©02 mi 52 00 ®59 00 
I'uRK— Mess, ¥ barrel 21 Oil (.1.2185 210:1 (..22 05 
Prinfo, V barrel 20 50 a, 21100 t. 20 :.fi 
Beef— Plain mess ...1S011 ts24 00 11; on (s.-il on 
Lard, 111 barrels, ■() lb 13' ...... 1 I \ l::' . .. II' 
Hutteii— Weslern, : [1 lb 15 ® 28 18 ® So 
State, P lb 25 @ 40 20 ® 45 
CHXKSE G @ 15 9 © 17 
Heaxs-iI l.iisli.l 425 ©4 70 3 25 ©4 50 
Peas— Canada, ¥ bushel .... 1 25 © 1 45 1 40 @ 1 50 
Kggs— Frcsh.'.P dozen 21 © 30 29 © 33 
I'oultrv— Fowls, $ lb 15 @ 17 14 © 15 
Turkeys, «1 lb 20 © 21 18 © 20 
Potatoes— New,-fl bbl 175 fa 3 On 2 00 ...2 75 
Apples— "fi barrel 150 ©4 60 2 00 ©4 00 
Peaoitbs— V baskcl 75 ©175 100 ffl 225 
Cranberries,?! barrel.. . Nominal. 700 @HO0 
New York I^ive Sloelt Markets. — 
week exdino. Beeves. Count. Colons. Sheep. Swine. 
Soptcmbern 0.171 CO 1,781 3G,806 28,591 
September 24 7,807 18 I.69G 38,735 31,090 
October 1 ,'.it.n 11 2,001 83/120 
Octobers 8,363 37 l.lilll 26,050 65,298 
October 15 ...5,896 33 1,639 33,783 22,499 
Total inflve IVeeks. .. .35,087 222 8,7771 168,750 I7G,S 
Average per Week 7,017 II l,77il 33,750 33,262 
' Aglancc at the above table will show Unit there lia 
been a very large increase In all kinds "f live stock des- 
tined for slaughter, c"x"Cept-beef,*and the iamefs'prol 
trne of the receipts of slaughtered meats and poultry. 
The wonder is that prices have not seriously fallen off. 
Beef Cattle.— The supply has been fully up to the 
demand of the market, and prices have fluctuated but 
very little, except during the first week of October, when 
the receipts (reported on the Sth.) were very large, and 
of a quality not to sustain the previous prices. They 
came np again promptly with the smaller receipts of the 
next week, the last that we report, and we may now put 
them down about as follows : The very best steers, well 
fattened, sell at 17c.®17f£c. per pound, estimated dressed 
weight; excellent beef, 16c. ; general average, a little 
above 14c; poorest, (lc.@llc milch Cows.— The 
market seems a little more active, especially for family 
cows for citizens returning from the country, though 
most of these pnrchase in the country. §90 to §100 is 
paid for a really good cow, readily Calves. — Those 
classed as prime sell at llc.@.ll%c. per pound, live 
weight. Fat calves bring 12c.@12J4c, while grass fed ones 
bring 9c.@10c, according to quality. " Hog dressed " 
veal sells at 14c.@17c. A good many calves arc sold by 
the head, some to farmers for raising, others to butchers 
at prices all the way from $S to §25 each Sheep. — 
The rush of sheep to this market has been unprecedent- 
ed though hardly unexpected. Prices have come down 
somewhat, but hardly in proportion. Extra sheep bring 
this week, 6J£c:, good, fat sheep, 5V£c.@G., while the 
poorer qualities range from 4c. to 5V4C. Common lambs 
bring about 6c.@G%c, prime, 7c. ©7^0.. Swine.— The 
snpply has been most extraordinary, a great part 'of the 
hogs being of very poor quality, entirely unfit for slaugh- 
ter. Such brought only 5c. per pound on the 4th week 
reported, when the receipts were so much in excess of 
the demand that all grades fell off in price. The closing 
quotations this week are about as follows ; Prime, heavy 
hogs, 7 I /2C.@7%c., good, 7%c.@.'i%6., common to poor, 
6^c.@7c. per pound, live weight. The cause is the short- 
ness of the corn crop. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for tcant of space elsewliere. 
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Cheap lee-IIouse.— "P.. W. B.," Wind- 
eor] ks, Conn, In former yeara we havegiven plans. 
s.-leei a dry snot having pcrfocl nathral drainage, if possi- 
ble, Throw out the earth not more than a foot deep, 
over 11 feet square. Lay a foundation of brick, about is 
inches high ; on this lay sills 14 feet long, 10 inches wide, 
and 3 inches thick, halved and pinned together at the 
ends ; on the sills set posts or uprights, 7 feet high on 
the sides, and higher on the gables. For these use two- 
inch spruce or hemlock planks, 10 inches wide, nailing 
them to the sills, and also to the plates. Board up, nail- 
ing to the uprights on both sides. Till in with tan bark, 
dry sawdust, planing mill shavings, etc. Put on a roof 
shingled or thatched, and board on the under side of the 
rafters, filling with sawdust, if you please. There must 
be a sliding shutter in the gable for ventilation, and 
the earth thrown out of the cellar should be banked 
around the foundation. There must be perfect drainage, 
and if a drain is laid opening in the floorof the ice-house 
it must be covered by a bed of gravel or a trap. The 
outside boarding may be spruce boards, the inside two- 
inch hemlock. Bank up against tlie foundation with earth 
so that no draft of air shall have access. The door should 
be in the gable end, some feet up from the ground, and 
double ; or movable boards may be used instead of an 
inuer door. The house will be 12 feet square on the i»- 
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State and other Tairs. — Some represent- 
ative of the Agriculturist has been present at most of 
the important exhibitions held this autumn. While we 
present brief notes ou several of these, our space does 
not allow of extended reports. We visit these fairs to 
gather information for the benefit of our readers in all 
parts of the country ; this is used from time to time much 
more to their advantage than it could be iu a single re- 
port. Besides the brief sketches of those given this 
month, we have been obliged to leave out several already 
in type, including those of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 
Society, Illinois and Pennsylvania State Fairs, and Fair 
of the American Institute, New York, 
Sundry Iliimoug's. — The list of humbug- 
letters for the last month is quite long, but most of them 
have been previously shown up in the Agriculturist, and 
others arc so precisely similar that it would seem to be 
impossible for any one to mistake their character. Follow 
our advice, and do business, as far as possible, with those 
only who are well known and reliable dealers Wright 
Bros. & Co. are filling tho country with their circulars, 
offering rare chances to obtain fiue watches valued at 
from $45 to $1000 for only a $10 greenback, and a trifle 
for a case and postage. Among other styles is a Silver 
Hunting Chronometer, valued at $100, recommended as a 
splendid article. With a pocketful of tickets we "drop 
ped in " to their place, or rather, we climbed up, and 
found their very small rooms on the top fioor, and ex- 
amined some of their stock. It is tbe kind known 
among dealers as bogus, and that word means the same all 
over the country, though it may not be in the dictionaries, 
—that is. not what it is represented to be. We purchased 
the Hunting Chronometer, valued at $'iim. as a curiosity. 
It has a little silver in the ease, perhaps (wo dollars 
worth; the movement is very showy, and it will tick a 
few times if shaken very hard, and kept bottom upwards ; 
turn it over, and it is dead as a hammer, and as a time- 
keeper it. is utterly useless. The "American Watch," 
described as retailing at $35 to $46, with 2 oz. solid 
silver hunting cases, we saw. and "the man" told tr-' 
that both case and movement were made in this city; 
it was stamped " Union Wan h Company! Now York." 
There Is no such institution in tbe city, and no stich 
watches were ever, made here. An importer in Maiden 
Lane examined our $100 Duplex, and offered to Bell tho 
same article, which he had in slock and showed lo us, 
for $6.75 gold, or $9.60 greenbacks. The Union Watch 
Company's Watch in Hunting Case, precisely like tho 
one at. W. P.. & Co.'s, and which we were informed was 
white metal, and not silver, was offered [or $4.25 green- 
backs.. ..Wo warn our readers again, that those parlies 
who are induced by private circulars and flckeG I" I )" iy 
