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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
fore still depend upon the weather. It is not 
easy to determine, under existing circumstances, 
what would be the probable range of prices 
provided the harvest in this country and on the 
continent of Europe should be well secured. 
Stocks abroad are, we believe, as nearly ex¬ 
hausted as with us, which must, in the natural 
course of things, have some effect. 
CONTINENTAL COHN TRADE. 
By the latest advices from the north of Eu¬ 
rope, it appears that the weather, which had in 
the early part of the month been unsettled, 
had become very fine, and that the com cro^s 
were rapidly approaching maturity. Harvest 
will probably be commenced there about the 
same time as with us, the character of the 
summer having been very similar. It is yet 
too early to form any very definite estimate of 
the probable result of the harvest abroad, but 
most of the accounts agree in speaking well of 
the prospects, and we are therefore inclined to 
think that at least an average of AVheat will be 
produced by the countries bordered by the Bal¬ 
tic. The quality will be tine if the weather 
should prove favorable for harvesting. The 
prospect of good crops, and the very depressed 
tone of the advices from hence, had not been 
without influence on the trade, but hardly any 
stocks remaining on hand, prices had not given 
way to an extent corresponding with the fall 
here. 
Letters from Danzig, dated Wednesday last, 
report a very dull trade, with quotations little 
better than nominal. Rye cutting has been 
commenced, under highly auspicious circum¬ 
stances, the weather being dry and very warm. 
The accounts from Itostock, Stettin, Stral- 
sund, &c., are almost unanimous in describing 
the prospects for the harvest as very promis¬ 
ing. 
In Holland the cutting of Rye has been com¬ 
menced, and supplies of new being now ex¬ 
pected at market, old has receded in price. 
The Wheat trade, under the influence of fine 
weather and flat accounts from this side, had, ii 
appears, become exceedingly depressed at Am¬ 
sterdam, as well as at Rotterdam. 
The Belgian markets, where prices have till 
lately been well supported, have also given way 
this week, and it is evident that the value ol 
Wheat will be regulated at all the near continen¬ 
tal ports by quotations here. 
From France we learn that harvest was draw¬ 
ing to a close in the south, and that considera¬ 
ble progress had been made is the northern parts 
of the kingdom. The reports respecting the yield 
vary materially, but, on the whole, there appears 
reason to come to the conclusion that the entire 
produce will exceed that of good average years. 
Supplies of new Wheat, Rye, &c., had begun to 
come forward, and the exhaustion of old stocks 
had therefore been less severely felt than had 
been the case a week or two before ; prices had 
consequently given way more or less in all the 
leading markets; at some the fall had been con¬ 
siderable. 
Letters from the principle Italian ports in¬ 
form us that the crops of Wheat had been se¬ 
cured in excellent order, and that the result of 
the harvest had proved satisfactory in every 
way. Prices had rapidly receded, the down¬ 
ward movement having been facilitated by the 
fact that the exportation was prohibited till 
December, and that there would consequently 
be no outlet for the extra quantity that might 
be brought to market. 
In Spain the AVheat harvest has also given a 
very excellent return, and the chances are that 
that country will have some quantity of Wheat 
to spare for export to Great Britain. 
Hogs in Kentucky. —According to the re¬ 
turns received at the Auditor’s office, the num¬ 
ber of hogs over six months old is, 1,515,699, 
against 1,356,892, last year. Increase this year, 
153,806 head.— LcuisviUe Journal. 
arluk 
Remarks. —Under the advices of the Baltic , 
Flour advanced 25 cts. per bbl. Corn is sev¬ 
eral cents per bushel higher on account of the 
excessive drouth. Pork, Beef and Lard have 
all improved. Clover seed has again advanced 
one cent per lb. Wool has receded a little, and 
is dull of sale. 
Cotton and Sugar, an upward tendency. 
Money has become higher again, and no pa¬ 
per sells under 10 per ct. in the street, while 
good goes all the way from 15 to 30 per cent, 
discount. This is a bad state of affairs for those 
who want to borrow, and should teach the 
farmers to avoid the perils of the needy mer¬ 
chant, manufacturer, and speculators in general. 
The Weather continues hot and dry; and 
the corn, root, and after grass crops are suffer¬ 
ing materially from want of rain in many parts 
of the country, but more especially at the 
South-west. 
Since the above was in type, we have received 
per Steamer Baltic the Mark Lane Express of 
August 7th, from which we make the following 
interesting extracts in regard to the British and 
Continental harvests: 
The change which has taken place in the 
weather since our last has naturally given rise 
to uneasiness in regard to the harvest. The 
showers were in the early part of the week par¬ 
tial, but few districts have wholly escaped ; and 
the rain has since become general, and so heavy 
that the crops have been a good deal laid, and 
otherwise injured. Should a period of settled 
dry weather succeed, the mischief might per¬ 
haps not be serious; but it must be confessed 
that matters are now in a somewhat precarious 
position, and that great injury might result in 
case much more wet should be experienced. In 
this position of affairs an opinion as to the pro¬ 
bable result of the harvest cannot be safely ven¬ 
tured on, and all we can say on the subject at 
present is, that, in point of quantity, we think 
there is a full average of Wheat, as well as of 
Spring Corn ; wet weather for any length of 
time might, however, greatly detract from the 
produce by waste and damage. AVe sincerely 
regret that any thing should have occurred to 
cloud the bright prospects which the appearance 
of the fields presented only a week ago; the 
change has been most unfortunate, but we are 
not inclined to give way to gloomy forebodings. 
True, the crops have been lodged and twisted 
about, but an interval of dry, settled weather 
might yet set matters right. We certainly con¬ 
sidered the late panic uncalled for, and endea¬ 
vored to pi'ove that such was the case; the dis¬ 
position appears now to be to run to the other 
extreme, which may be equally dangerous. 
Everything must depend on the weather; 
should it prove tolerably auspicious we might 
yet have a good average crop, in which case the 
range of prices would undoubtedly be much 
lower during the next twelve months than it 
has been since the autumn of 1853. 
In France harvest has not yet been finished, 
and as a somewhat similar change has taken 
place there in the weather, to that unfortunately 
experienced here, some mischief may be done to 
that portion of the corn still out. In the more 
forward departments, the great bulk has, how¬ 
ever, been safely secured; and though the ac¬ 
counts are not so uniformly favorable as from 
Italy and Spain, still the prevailing impression 
appears to be that France will have full average 
crops of Wheat and Rye, and we have heard of 
no serious complaints in regard to other articles. 
In Holland the seasons are not much more 
forward than in this country, and throughout 
Germany reaping is usually commenced about 
the same period as in England. The result of 
the harvest over the Northern and Eastern parts 
of Europe may therefore be said to be as yet 
doubtful, and dependent on the weather. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Saturday, August 19, 1854. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, ars 
the average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not 
those at which produce is sold from the market. The vari¬ 
ations in prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
Potatoes have risen within two weeks a dollar on a bar¬ 
rel. This arises from the dry weather, and from the rot, 
which prevails to some extent. There is but little prospect 
of their being down again at present. The dry weather has 
filled the market with plums. They come in this week by 
the cart-load, though there were not enough last week 
worth quoting. We saw a few green grapes in market. 
Cabbage still continues very high. In fact nearly all vege¬ 
tables bring a good price. Tomatoes, however, are rather 
dull. Berries are nearly out of season. Butter, little vari¬ 
ation. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes, Mercers, $3 50@$4 $ bbl. ; 
White, $3 25 ; Sweet, $-1 50 ; Turnips, yellow, $3 50 $ 
bbl. : Onions, rope, $4 50@$5 50 $ hundred bunches ; 
bbl. $2 25@2 75 ; Beets, $2 50@$3 $ hundred bunches; 
Carrots, same ; Tomatoes, 75c. Ip basket ; GreenCorn, 50c. 
(a.75c. 58 hundred ears; String Beans, 75c. “p basket; 
Lima, $1 ; Marrow Squashes, $ l 25 $ bbl ; Cabbage, 
$12 ip hundred; Cucumbers, 75c. hundred; water¬ 
melons, $o@S12 Sg hundred ; Nutmeg, $1 25 $ bbl ; Pump¬ 
kins, $6 Ip hundred. 
Fruits.-P ears, cooking, $2 $ bbl. ; eating, $3 ; Apples, 
»2(&$2<SS2 50 bbl.; Peaohes, $1 50@$3 $ bakest ; 
Firms, Green Gage, $1 50@$1 75 18 basket; Common, 
$1@$4 25 ; Eggs, State, 15^c.@l6*£c. $ doz. ; Ohio, 13c. ; 
Butter, Orange Co., 23c.@,24c. IP lb. ; State, 18c.@2-c. , 
Cheese, 10c.@l0>£e. 
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NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET, 
Monday, August 21, 1S54. 
The general appearance of the cattle in market to-day is 
better than it has been for several weeks. The butchers do 
not find fault with the quality, but stand ont as to prices. 
In fact they are determined to have their own way in spite 
of tlie high prices demanded by the salesmen. We saw sev¬ 
eral droves of cattle to-day which it is a real pleasure to 
look at. The finest consisted of 82 Short-Horns from Fay¬ 
ette county, Kentucky, owned by W. E. Wheaton, and 
brought by Messrs. Ware. They were veal beef, estimated 
to weigh 850 lbs. each. We saw only the last of the drove, 
but even these were very fine. They were shipped at Cyn- 
thiana for Cincinnati, and thence to Buffalo and Albany, 
which place they reached in eight days, making the shortest 
time known. The cost of bringing was about $14 per head. 
Another superior drove also Short-horns, 112 in number, 
belonged to E. P. Turner, and were sold by George Ayvault. 
They were fed by Dr. Smith, of Scott Co., Kentucky, weight 
estimated at 750 lbi. They came through in the same time as 
the above. It will be seen from the list that there is a large 
supply of cattle in market, at least five or six hundred more 
than is wanted. 
As was stated last week, they are hastened on by the 
drought. It is stated that there will not be more than half a 
a crop of corn at the West. Of course this must materially 
affect the prices of be«.f. Good beef goes to-day from 8c. to 
0|c. per lb ; inferior quality from 7c. @ 8c. 
The sheep market has been dull the past week. The 
market is entirely overstocked. Cows and calves are also 
lower. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices. 
Beeves, 7}^c.@9^c. 
Cows and calves, $30@$65 
Veals, 4c@6c. 
Sheep, $3@$7 
Lambs, $2@,$6 
Mr. Chamberlin reports beeves cents lb. ; 
cows and calves, $20@50; Sheep, $2 50(§1$(3; Lambs, 
$1 25@$4 50 ; Veal calves, $4 50©$0 50. 
Mr. Browning reports beeves, 6@9c. IP lb-; cows and 
calves, $25@$35@$40; sheep, |2@£6; lambs, $2 25@§5 ; 
veal calves, 
Mr. O’Brien reports beeves 0c.@8c.; cows and calves, 
$25@$35 ; veal calves, 4c.@6c. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. M. Allbrton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves, J3333 31 GO 
Cows, 45 
Veal Calves, 321 
Sheep and Lambs, 1229 
Of the above there came by the Hudson River R. R., 600 , 
Hudson River Boats, 200; Erie R. R.,2300; Harlem Ra'l- 
road, 156. 
New-York State furnished 530 beeves; Ohio, 897; Ken¬ 
tucky, 550; Indiana, 109 ; Illinois, 696; Virginia, 13i>; 
Pennsylvania, 215. 
