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mor.th. The Sales of Wheat and Corn have been cor- 
espor.dingly large, though wheat has been in greater de¬ 
mand than Hour for shipping. The amount of wheat and 
flour disposed of, is equivalent to six million one hundred 
thousand bushels of wheat.Since the beginning of 
file year, the receipts at this port, mainiy from the interior, 
have been very large, amounting in five months, from 
Jan. 1, to June 1st, to 1,163,000 barrels of Flour, (last year 
885,000 bbls.); 4,246,000 bushels of Wheat, (last year 774,- 
250 bushels) ; 3,208,000 bushels of Corn, (last year 2,828,- 
000); 47,000 bushels of Rye, (last year 56,000 bushels) ; 
442,000 bushels of Barley (last year 232,000 bushels); 848,- 
000 bushels of Oats (last year 1,016,000 bushels).The 
Exports from this port, for the same period of five months 
ending June 1st, contrast still more remarkably with last 
year, thus: exports this year 989,000 barrels of Flour 
(last year 365,000 bbls.); this year 5,706,750 bushels of 
Wheat, (last year only 759,712 bushels); this year 4,084,- 
000 bushels of Corn, (last year 924,000bushels).Redu¬ 
cing the flour to wheat, we have exported from this City 
alone, in live months ending June 1st, 10,651,750 bushels 
of Wheat against 2,584,712 bushels last year, or an excess 
of 8,067,038 bushels this year. These are the official fig¬ 
ures made up three weeks ago, and the excess has been 
largely increased since that date.The stock of Flour 
here at present, is very moderate, but the large current 
receipts, with the local production, are equal to the 
wants of buyers. The supplies of Wheat and Corn, es¬ 
pecially of common and poor lots, are large. Though the 
export trade has been brisk during four weeks past, es¬ 
pecially of Wheat and Corn, the very liberal arrivals 
have made holders eager to sell, and a considerable re¬ 
duction in prices has taken place. A week ago, the ma¬ 
rine insurance offices made an attempt to charge an extra 
war rate of premium, amounting to 5 per cent on all prop¬ 
erty shipped to Europe in American vessels, as it was ap¬ 
prehended that there was danger to our commerce in the 
partial recognition by Great Britain of the right of the 
Southern States to authorize privateering. This move¬ 
ment seriously disturbed the market, and, for a brief pe- 
■•iod, prostrated business completely. The “ Underwriters ,” 
(as the chief officers of the insurance companies are 
called,) have since reduced war risks to 1 per cent, which 
is in addition to the usual rate of l*®^* per cent. Many 
shippers, however, are paying the usual rate only, as 
a protection against ordinary hazards, assuming the risk 
and chances of war themselves, as they entertain no 
fears of Southern privateering, especially since the whole 
Southern coast from Virginia to Texas is now effectually 
Dlockaded, and the latest advices from Europe place it 
Dcyond a doubt that the Great Powers of the old 
world will exclude privateers and prizes from all ports 
within their jurisdiction; it is, indeed, positively known 
that England and France have resolved to do so. This 
cause of anxiety having been removed, attention is now 
Deing generally directed to the growing crops, and the 
prospects of the harvest. The extraordinary condition of 
the country renders the question of an adequate supply of 
food one of universal importance. Fortunately, the ex¬ 
ports from nearly all portions of the Union are quite en¬ 
couraging, in this respect. The crops in the North and 
South, especially in the North, are spoken of, as being 
excellent. Southern accounts, however, complain of the 
damage which the army and cut worms have done to 
corn, but the injury has not been sufficient to give ade¬ 
quate foundation to the belief that the crop will be short, 
especially as a great deal more land has been planted this 
year than in any former season. The wheat in the ex¬ 
treme South is now about all harvested, and consequent¬ 
ly, out of harm’s way; but in Virginia, Kentucky, and 
Tennessee, it is yet susceptible of rust, and is liable to 
damage by weevil; but we have thus far heard of no se¬ 
rious complaints growing out of either cause. Grass in 
the North is uncommonly vigorous, and has passed all 
danger of being injured. But little, comparatively, of this 
commodity is raised in the South, and hay will be very 
scarce there, as the usual shipment of Northern bale hay 
to that region is precluded. The cotton, sugar, and rice 
crops we hear but little about, and can therefore give no 
idea concerning their prospects ; but the reasonable infer¬ 
ence is that they will all be short, except, perhaps, the 
yield of tobacco in Kentucky, owing to the peculiar pos¬ 
ition in which the States raising these articles have been 
placed. From a general review' we are led to the opinion 
that with fair growing weather the rest of the Summer, 
the corn crop of the entire country will be greater this 
year than ever before ; that wheat, rye, barley, and oats, 
will be fully up to the average, and that the production of 
hay will be unusually large... .The Cotton market has not 
been active, but as arrivals have mainly ceased for this 
season, and the stock here lias been reduced to a very 
low figure (less than 40,000 bales in all), prices have ad¬ 
vanced slightly, and close with an upward tendency.... 
Quite an extensive business has been transacted in domes¬ 
tic Tobacco, partly on speculation, at full prices. The 
prospect of protracted warfare in the South is regarded 
as lessening the chances of even a moderate crop. 
Sugars have recently risen in price and been in active re¬ 
quest.Rice lias been quiet.Provisions have 
been dull and heavy, though prices have been reduced 
materially . Hay has declined in value, having been in 
very limited demand. Shipments to the Southern States 
are forbidden, and holders have mainly to depend on the 
local consumption... .The movements in other brandies 
of trade have been restricted. 
Exports from New-York, January 1, to June 12. 
I 860 . 18 G 1 . 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 397,358 1,038,453 
Rye Flour, bbls. 4,209 5,428 
Corn Meal, bbls. 42,888 41,433 
Wheat, bushels. 861.622 6,345,255 
Corn, bushels.1,137,325 4,309,513 
Rye, bushels. ‘ 100 72,293 
Barley, bushels. 8,280 1,000 
Oats, bushels. 98,464 91,376 
Receipts of Breadstuff's at Chicago, Jan. 1, to June 11. 
1861. 1860. 1659. 
Flour, bbls . 509.876 201,330 170,381 
Wheat, bushels .... 3,861,900 1,587,425 1,175,283 
Corn, bushels.6,862,155 6,569,931 2,030,241 
Oats, bushels. 367,358 508,987 302,491 
Rye, bushels. 152,658 58,790 22,646 
Barley, bushels. 289,980 .183,636 111,571 
The aggregate quantity of Breadstuff's left at tide water 
at Albany, from the commencement of navigation to the 
7th of June, inclusive, during the years 1860 and 1861, is 
as follows: 
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. 
I860 .185,520 1,008,084 2,996,744 73,013 
1801.111,486 3,985,497 2,824,051 99,645 
Decrease, 74,034 Inc. 2,977,413 Dec.172,693 Inc. 26,032 
By reducing the Wheat to Flour, the quantity of the 
latter left at tide water this year, compared with the cor¬ 
responding period last year, shows a gain of 521,448 bar¬ 
rels of Flour—equivalent to 2,607,240 bushels of Wheat. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $5 00 
Superfine Western.. .. 4 95 
Extra Western. 5 15 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 5 40 
Super, to Extra Southern. " r " 
Rve Flour—F ine and Super. 
Corn Meal. 
Wheat—C anada White. 
Western White. 
Southern White. 
All kinds of Red. 
Corn—Y ellow- . 
White. . . 
Mixed.. . 
O ats—W estern. — 
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Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 55 @ 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 13*@ 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 5 50 @ C 50 
Hops, crop of 1800, peril). 1 " 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. None selling. 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. 4 ^ ‘-*- 
MoLASSES.Ncw-Orleans, p.gl.. 30 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 10*® 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 3 '=• 
Seed Leaf, per lb....4 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 28 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 22 
Tallow, per lb. 9 
Oil Cake, per tun. 
Pork—N ew Mess, per bbl. 17 25 
Prime, new, per bbl. 13 00 
Beef—R epacked mess.10 00 
Lard, in bbls.. per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 12 
Chickens, Spring, per pair. 75 
Turkeys, per lb. .. 12 
Wild Pigeons, per doz. 1 00 
Apples, Prime, per bbl. 2 00 
Medium, ¥ bbl.. 
Dried Apples, peril) ... 
Dried Peaches, per lb., peeled 
Dried Cherries, pitted,per lb. 
Dried Raspberries, per lb. 
Potatoes—M ercers, per bbl.. 2 2a 
Peach Blows, ?! bbl. 2 00 
Bermuda, new, per bush. 4 00 
Onions, New Bermuda,?! bbl. 
Onions, do. hampers,?! 1b. 
Turnips, New,per 100 bunch. 
Tomatoes, Bermuda, p. 4-qt. 
Asparagus, per doz. bunches 
Asparagus, Oyst er Bay, do — 
Rhubarb, per 100 bunches.... 
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N. Y. Iiivc Stock Markets.— The Cattle 
Markets have been fairly supplied during the month, 
but more medium cattle could have been sold to neigh¬ 
boring graziers for further feeding. Pasturage is very 
abundant, and many farmers along the Hudson River and 
Harlem Railroads would buy cattle to feed, could they 
get them at about 4*c. lb, live weight, for smooth, good 
fleshed steers of 700 lbs each. The supply for 4 weeks 
past, numbered 16,796, or 4,199 per week—varying but 
little from the previous month. The demand usually falls 
off somewhat at the beginning of the strawberry season, 
but with some thousands of soldiers quartered near the 
City and others passing to the seat of war, the drain upon 
the New-York cattle market is heavy, and prices are as 
high as they were one year ago. The supplies for Wash¬ 
ington and. vicinity are sent direct from the West, for 
which gos<frnment has been paying 8c. $>’ tt>, live weight 
delivered. Prices at Forty-fourth street, ranged, at the 
last market, from 9c. to 9*c. per lb. estimated weight of 
the dressed quarters for prime bullocks ; 8c.®8*c. for 
fair ; and 7c. to 7*c. for poor, with an average of 8*c. 
for all kinds sold. 
Veal Calves.— Receipts about as last month, or 1,013 
per week. Prices rule low, say at 3*c.®4*c. lb. live 
weight, except for a very few extra fat calves which sell 
for 5c. Trade dull. Most of the calves now sent to this 
market should be reared upon the farm. 
Sheep and Lambs, —Since Hie lambing and shearing 
season, sheep have come in more freely, the receipts being 
35,103 for the month, or a weekly average of 8,776. Wiln 
near 11,000 offered for the pastweek, the market was very 
much depressed and prices low. Good sheep sold at 4c. 
(5)410. per lb. live weight, and medium stock 3%c. Mark¬ 
et over supplied. There is a fair demand for good Spring 
lambs at $3 50 a$4 50 per head. 
Live IIoos. —Receipts have fallen off materially during 
the warm weather, only 5,570 per week coming in during 
the month, but the demand is small and prices have de¬ 
clined nearly lc. per lb.—good corn-fed hogs now selling 
at 4Jc. and still-fed hogs at 3%c. per lb. live weight. 
r E'Iie Weatkcr, until this week, continued cool and 
wet, making the season backward and discouraging to 
Northern farmers. Corn is small, but should we have 
settled warm weather, as now indicated, a bountiful har¬ 
vest may be gathered.- Our Daily Weather Notes, 
condensed, read thus : May 19, clear, fine, rain at night- 
20, rain—21, to 24, clear, fine—25, rainy A. M., clear, warm 
P. M. —26, clear, warm, heavy thunder shower at night— 
27, heavy showers, P. M. —2S clear, cool, rain at night- 
29, cool—30, 31, clear, fine .—-—June 1, 2, clear, warm— 
3, rain A. M., clear, hot P. M., thunder showers at night— 
4, showery—5, cloudy A. M., clear P. M.—6, very heavy 
rain, 2.80inches water failing—7, cloudy A. M., clear and 
fine P. M.—8, clear A. M., showers P. M.—9, clear—10, 
clear, hot, 80° in shade, thunder showers at night—11, 
heavy thunder showers, with hail—12, to 15, clear, warm- 
16, showers, then clear and cool—18, fine, but cool. 
The amount of rain that has fallen at Washington HIghts, 
this City, for 30 days past, measures 4.59 inches. 
Tkermomcter at G A. M., New-York. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)— r indicates rain— s, snow.] 
MAY. 
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