1879 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
451 
iencies in the produce of the crops of Western Europe, 
and the activity and buoyancy of the foreign markets, 
which have likewise contributed to quicken and strength¬ 
en the speculative interest here. Wheat has been ad- 
advancing rapidly in the home and foreign markets, 
reaching the highest point as we write, and showing 
decided firmness, on unusually heavy trading for prompt 
and forward delivery. Corn has also improved sharply, 
winding up strong, on a liberal business, as well for 
early, as for forward delivery. Eye has been ruling 
much higher, and meeting with a very ready sale, chiefly 
to export buyers. Oats have been in more urgent de¬ 
mand and much dearer. Barley has been attracting 
more attention, and has been quoted towards the close 
steadier. Flour has followed Wheat in the upward move¬ 
ment, and has shown an important rise for the month.... 
Provisions have been ruling higher, though variable,— 
hog products meeting with most demand, chiefly from 
home trade sources. Butter and Cheese have been 
quoted up several cents per pound, the former reacting 
considerably, and the latter also weakening a little 
towards the close.... Wool has been in brisk request, at 
higher and buoyant prices, the market closing in favor 
of holders, who are very confident, in view of the re¬ 
duced and comparatively light supplies now available in 
the leading markets....Tobacco has been moderately 
active within the previous range_Cotton declined se¬ 
riously under free and urgent offerings, and unfavorable 
advices from England_An extraordinarily active busi¬ 
ness has occurred in Hops, chiefly for shipment to Eng¬ 
land, where the home crop failed, to a very serious ex¬ 
tent. Prices have been steadily on the advance The 
home consumption is also reviving... .Metals of all kinds 
have been rising rapidly in price, on very free dealings. 
.. .Hides, and Leather, also, much dearer, and unusually 
active_As resulting from the wonderful revival in do¬ 
mestic industries, and commercial interests, the inquiry 
for Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, etc., in the 
home markets, has been of remarkable magnitude and 
urgency at hardening prices. . .Altogether the month has 
been one of the most successful, satisfactory, and en 
couraging, in the business way, which we have ever had 
occasion to review. 
New 1'ork Lirc>$lock Markets. 
RECEIPTS. 
WKKK ENDING 7 leaves. C'nwst. Caines. Sheep. Su-lne 
Sept. In .12,651 187 5,561 31,180 83,661 
Sept. 22.12.678 262 3,451 37,073 33,391 
Sept. 29.12,716 191 4.227 32,151 33,969 
Oct. 6 . 9,843 326 3,597 25,703 31,546 
'I'otal for 4 IPeei-s..47,888 906 15,836 132,107 131,567 
io.forprev 4 IFee**S8,858 863 17,389 141,529 97,652 
Beenes. Caws. Caines. Sheen. Swine. 
Average per Week .11,972 
« 1 o . do. last Month ..14,839 
do. do. prev's Month .12,822 
226 4,209 33.027 
216 4,317 35.382 
178 4,411 32,047 
32,892 
24.413 
19,3f)l 
The prices for the past four 
w eeks were as follow 
s: 
WEEK ENDING 
Bunge. 
Utrger Sales. 
Aver. 
Sept. Ir>. 
Sept. 22. 
Sept. 29.... 
Oct.. 6 . 
. 8^®10J^C. 
. 8 ^@10gc 
. 6>:®10ge. 
6 @10Mc. 
9'4C. 
SX© 9J4c. 
site© 9j4c. 
8'A® 9%c. 
9 c. 
9 c. 
9 c. 
8&c. 
Beeves.— After a somewhat uneventful market dur¬ 
ing the fore part of tiie month, the closing week was 
marked by a surprising and disastrous falling off in the 
demand, and a corresponding decrease in prices. With¬ 
out any life or activity in the market, holders found it dif¬ 
ficult to sell any of their stock, and impossible to sell all. 
Wholesale dealers and shippers lost heavily, and at no 
: previous week this year was there so much depression, 
or so little desire to buy. The closing prices were (i%@ 
724 c. ip lb. for Texans, to dress 55 lbs.; 7!4@8c. lb. for 
Colorados of the same quality; poor native steers, 73<j@ 
S&c., to dress 56 lbs.; good to prime steers at 8%@9%c., 
to dress 56 lbs., and extra at 10@10'.ic., to dress 56®58c. 
per 100 — Cows.—Common cows are without improve¬ 
ment, the lowest price known in this market, viz., $19, 
was paid this month for a milking cow. Good milkers 
have been in better demand, and have sold freely at $45 
per head. Extra cows have brought $55 per head_ 
Calves. —An active market has existed for good veals, 
at 614 c. lb,, live weight. Grass calves have been al¬ 
most unsaleable at l%c. $ lb.; fed calves have sold at, 
and poor to fair veals at. 4@6c. Extra sold for 
6}£c. B> — Sheep and Lambs, —There has been 
a good demand for nearly all kinds of sheep, especially 
for heavy sheep fit for export; for such stock 4 x@ 5 j^c. 
ip lb. has been paid, and prices were firm a the close at 
the same rates. Common sheep liave-been steady, and 
closed at 3%@4c. <p lb. Lambs were higher at the close 
of our report, advancing Jfc. lb. at a range of 4A@ 
5%c. ^ lb., all live weights_ Swine.— Live hogs 
have weakened considerably, and without sates, are 
quoted at Z%@A%c. $ lb.; light pigs are quoted at 4^c. 
There has been no change in dressed hogs, city dressed 
are in fair demand at 5J4@5%c. <p lb. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$16.00©$18.00 
Middlings, per ton. 19.00® 20.00 
Ground Feed, per ton. 21.00® 23.00 
Linseed-oil-cake, per ton.. 35.00® 40.00 
Cotton-seed-meal, per ton... 26.00® — 
Chandler’s Scraps, per lb. 2® 3 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent ), per lb. 9 ®9\ic. 
Sulphate of Potash (potash 41 per cent) per 11)_ 3 @3J4e. 
do. do. (potash 27>4 per cent) per 11).. lK@ISfc. 
German Potasli Salts (potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton.$15.00@18.00 
Muriate of Potash (potasli 50 per cent), per lb_ 2 @2gc. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4c.@4gc. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per lb. 4c.@4gc. 
Dried Blood (ammonia 13 per cent) per ton.$40.00@45.00 
No. l.Peruv. GnanolO p. ct. ammonia, standard, $ ton..$50.50 
do. do. Lobos, do. do. do. 47.50 
do. do. guaranteed, $ ton, cargo It 56.00 
do do. rectified, per ton, 9.00 p. c . 65.00 
do. do. do. do. 3.40 p. c. 51.00 
Soluble Pacific Guano, ?! ton.. 45.00 
Excelsior Fertilizer Works, Fine Ground Kaw Bone,.. .55.00 
Mapes’ Complete Manure (clay soils) per 1,000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. (light soils) per 1,000 lbs.25.00 
do. do. do. “A” Brand, (wheat) ¥M,000 lbs.20.00 
do. Bone, strictly pure, meal .per ton.42.00 
do do. do. medium. do. 36.00 
do. do. do. dissolved. do. 42.00 
do. Fruit and Vine Manure. do. 35.00 
Stockbridge live Manure, per ton 45.00 
“ Wheat do do 45.00 
“ Seeding Down Manure, per ton. 40.00 
“ Turnip Manure, per ton. 50.00 
Bowker’s Wheat Phosphate, per ton. 40.00 
Baugh’s Raw Bone Phosphate, per ton. 33.00 
Baugh's Manure for Tobacco and Grain, per ton.. 45.00 
Walton, Whann & Co.'s Raw Bone Phosphate.... 40.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 
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