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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
with unusually large stocks, especially of Flour and 
Wheat, no great difficult} has been experienced by buyers 
in haring their orders filled. The demand has been most!) 
for the home .rade, but towardsthe close, exporters have 
manifested more willingness to purchase. Prices have 
fluctuated slightly—closing, however, without indicating 
any very serious difference, compared with the current 
rates at the date of our last review. The supplies ol 
Flour and w heat, are large— but Coni is not abandant. 
Toe Dulk of the sales of Corn have been made up ol the 
new crop of Jersey and Southern. The receipts have 
been in better condition, and to this circumstance much 
of the improvement in prices of new Coni is to be as- 
scribed. Rye, Harley and Oats, have been in moderate 
supply, and limited request, chiefly for home use . . Cot¬ 
ton has been in belter demand at advanced prices. This 
improvement is mainly due to a singularly rapid revival 
of confidence on the part of Southern holders, who have 
still control of Ihe great bulk of the crop.Provisions 
have fluctuated_Pork closes heavily-Groceries have 
been in excess, and tend downward.... Sugars and Mo¬ 
lasses, have declined considerably... .African Hemp has 
been more sought, but at reduceil rates.... Hops have been 
moderately inquired for_Glass Seeds have been more 
freely dealt hi, at quoted rates. Tobacco m pretty brisk 
request, Iml at easiei prices-Wool remains dull and 
heavy . Other articles of produce have been moderately 
dealt in. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Dec. 23. Jan. 25. 
Flour— C'om'n to Extra State$4 15 (at 4 65 S4 25 (ffi 4 60 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
4 15 
ffi 4 65 
4 25 
fa) 4 50 
Extra Western. 
4 40 
(ffi 7 50 
4 45 
fa) 8 1)0 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
4 75 
fa) 7 50 
4 35 
fa) 7 00 
Mixed to Extra Souihern. 
4 70 
fa) 7 25 
4 50 
Cob 8 00 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
3 00 
(a) 4 25 
3 00 
fa) 4 00 
Corn Meal . 
3 25 
(a) 3 70 
3 00 
fa) 3 50 
Wheat—C anada White. 
I 10 
(a) 
1 30 
l 10 
fa) 1 25 
Western While . 
1 10 
Ob 
1 42% 
1 10 
(a) l 35 
Southern While. 
1 15 
fa) 
l 40 
1 15 
fa) l 38 
All kinds ol Red . 
90 
fa) 
1 20 
1 00 
,a) 1 20 
Corn — Mixed, old. 
68 
(a) 
72 
(a) 73 
Yellow , new.... 
55 
(a) 
65 
65 
(a) 67 
While new . . 
55 
(a) 
65 
67 
(ffi 70 
Oats—W estern . 
45 
fa) 
47 
45 
(ffi 46 
Slate . 
42 
(cb 
45 
42 
Cob 45 
Southern tec. 
30 
fa) 
38 
28 
Cat 38 
Rve. 
70 
fa) 
69 
Cat 72 
Barley . 
65 
fa) 
80 
68 
(a) 76 
White Beans . 
1 50 
fa) 
1 37^fa) 1 40 
Black eyed Peas, per 2 bush.. 
2 75 
(ffi 3 00 
3 12 %ffi 
Ha y, hi bales, per 100 lhs .... 
50 
fa) 
75 
55 
fa) 75 
Cotton— iM nM lings, per lb_ 
io%ffi 
10% 
I0%ffi 10% 
Ru.'b, per lt)t» lbs . 
2 75 
fa) 3 62J4 
2 75 
ffi 3 37% 
Hops, per ‘b 
5 
fa) 
9 
5 
fa) 10 
Pork—M ess, per bhl. 
15 50 
fa) 16 00 
14 65 
ffi 
Prime uer hbi . 
13 50 
(5)13 60 
11 50 
(ffi 11 75 
Beep—R epacked Mess. 
10 00 
f®12 00 
10 00 
(5)12 50 
Country mess . . 
9 00 
(at 9 75 
9 00 
fa)10 00 
prune 
5 75 
f® 
6 50 
6 00 
(ffi 7 00 
Hoos, Dressed, per In.. 
6 %ffi 
6 3 4 
6%rffi 6% 
Lard, in bids per lb . 
9 Web 
9% 
8% ffi 9% 
Bu i i ek—W estern, per lb. 
10 
(ffi 
16 
11 
fa) 15 
State, per lb . 
13 
(a) 
24 
12 
fa) 23 
Cheese, per lb. 
6 
I a) 
8 
6 
id) 8 
Fea thers, Live Geese per lb. 
38 
to) 
43 
38 
fa) 42 
Seed—C lover, per lb .. 
9 Ufa) 
10 
8 %:d) 9 
Fiinitilty, mewed, per bushel.. 
2 
ffi 
1 75 
ffi 2 00 
nmol hy. reaped, per bushel... 
2 50 
(a) 
2 00 
I® 2 25 
Flax, Am rougn pei lu sh .... 
1 20 
f® 
1 25 
fffi 1 20 
Sugar, Brown per lb . 
5%fd) 
8% 
4 
ffi 7% 
Molasses, New Orleans, prgl 
33 
(ffi 
3*5 
25 
Cat 27 
Coffee, Rio, per ih. 
8 WcO 
10% 
8 
fa) 10 % 
Tobacco—K entucky, tec. pr lb 
7 
(ffi 
18 
634(a) 18 
Seetl Leal per lb 
10 
fd) 
35 
9 
ffi 35 
Worn. Domestic fleece, per lb. 
27 
(a) 
45 
27 
fa) 45 
Domestu pulled, per lb . . 
20 
fa) 
28 
20 
fd) 30 
Hemp— Umir'd Amer’n pr ton. 
1 20 
fa) 
1 30 100 
rffiiio 
Dressed A merman, per ion .. 
1 45 
r® 
1 65 1 
140 
(5)165 
Tallow, per lb . 
10 
fffi 1(1% 
Oil Cake, per ton. 
34 00 
(0)36 00 
Potatoes—.L ines, per bbl. 
2 25 
(ffi 2 37 
2 25 
fa) 2 37 
Peach Blow. i»er bbl . 
2 75 
(ffi 3 00 
2 75 
(ffi 3 00 
Carters, pel obi.. 
2 50 
(ffi 2 75 
2 50 
(at 3 50 
Nova Scotian, per bushel. 
90 
(ffi 
95 
85 
(ffi 90 
Sweet. Del , per bbl . 
2 75 
Cob 3 00 
Cat 5 50 
Mercers, per bbl 
3 50 
I® 
3 25 
Ccb 3 75 
Onions— Red, per bbl . 
(® 
1 62 
1 25 
Cat 1 37 
Wlute and yellow,per bbl. 
I 75 
(ffi 2 50 
1 75 
ffi 3 00 
Cranberries—P er bbl. 
5 50 
(ffi 9 00 
7 00 
fd) 9 00 
Hickory Nills, per bu . 
2 00 
fa) 
A ppi.es—C ommon, per bbl . 
2 50 
fa) 3 00 
2 50 
(at 3 00 
Spitzenbnrgh per bhl. 
3 50 
fa) 4 50 
3 50 
(5) 4 60 
Greenings, per bbl . 
3 00 
(ffi 3 50 
3 00 
(at 3 50 
Turnips—R uta bagas, per bbl 
62 
(ffi 
75 
50 
fd) 
Squashes —Marrow, per bbl.. 
2 00 
Cob 2 50 
2 25 
fa) 2 50 
Cabbages—P er iOU . 
2 50 
fa) 4 00 
2 00 
(ffi 4 00 
CE'.ERY — Per dozen. 
75 
I® 
i 00 
50 
fffi 75 
Poultry—F owls, per lb... 
9 
(ffi 
11 
7 
(at 12 
Chickens, per Ih. 
8 
(a) 
12 
8 
(at 12 
Ducks, per lb. 
12 
ffi 16 
P:u i ridge, per pair. 
63 
rffi 
75 
63 
ffi 75 
Guinea FowIs, per pair. 
44 
fffi 50 
Turkeys, pei lb. . 
10 
(a) 
14 
10 
fd) >4 
Geese, per lb. 
8 
fa) 
11 
8 
® lo 
Pigs—R oasters — .. 
1 25 
(ffi 
2 25 
1 25 
ffi 2 50 
Venison—C arcass, per lb- 
8 
fa) 
10 
8 
ffi 10 
Tnl.al receipts of the leading Breadstuff's, by 
railroad. 
triver and coastwise and sales for 27 business days, end- 
ing to-day: 
Receipts. 
Wheat-flnur, bills. 
325 125 
233,190 
Wheat, bush. 
117,562 
207,506 
Com . 
372,385 
483,187 
Barley. 
22 500 
38,418 
Oats . 
30.150 
low, are now 5c fffi5tc. p lb., live weight, for Corn-fed ; 
41c.ffi4ic. for distillery fed. 
The Weather, has been remarkably Spring-like, thus 
far (Seepage 40.) Nosnow worth mentioning, to this 
date. Fruit and leaf buds are starling so much as to he in 
danger of freezing out Our Oaii.v Notes, condensed, 
read : Dec. 24, very mild; 25, cool, rough ; ?fi, light fall 
of snow , 27, coldest day thus far (10°), 2 inches of snow ; 
28, cloudy, mild ; 29, 30, rain with flurries of snow ; 31, 
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rain ; 17, clear, cooler, 18 to 22, clear, inllei, a little freez¬ 
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slight rain. 
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