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Market Review, Weather Notes, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office. I 
New-York, Thursday Morning, Sept. 19, 1SG1. j 
*,* 1 he materials for this review are furnished specially for 
the Agriculturist by a reliable man of long experience, 
who spends the whole of each day in the.markets, watch¬ 
ing the transactions and collecting information, and we 
flatter ourselves that our report is one of tire most cor¬ 
rect anywhere published. 
The following tables show at a glance the aggregate 
amount of business transacted in the New-York Markets, 
for a month previous to this date, and also a comparison 
with the previous month. 
transactions at the new-york markets. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days this month 470,000 3,401,000 3,005,000 45,150 65,925 393,909 
20 days last month 325,000 1,784,000 2,434,000 130,247 114,700 4-19,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
27 days this month 533,812 5,473,125 4,439,250 47,137 6,300 
26 days last month 400,000 3,523,000 3,501,000 103,500 None. 
The figures in the above tables indicate a most remark¬ 
able increase in the movement of Breadstuff's from the 
interior, as well as in the sales in this city. We do not 
remember to have recorded in the Agriculturist so heavy 
a business for a single month. Indeed, the receipts and 
sales here during the past 27 days, are undoubtedly 
the largest reported for any other similar period. Reckon¬ 
ing Flour at the customary rate of 5 bushels of wheat to the 
bbl„ we find an increase in the receipts, eaual to 3,372,857 
bushels ; and an increase in the sales equal to 3,075,372 
bushels as compared with the receipts and sales of the 
preceding month. And as a further indication of the 
slate of the market, we may add that still heavier sales 
could have been effected, if the supplies had equaled the 
wants of buyers. But an unfortunate break in the Erie 
Canal interrupted navigation for a short time, and cur¬ 
tailed the receipts accordingly. At present, the canals, 
railroads, and river-barges, are taxed to their utmost ca¬ 
pacity in bringing forward Produce from the interior, and 
yet there is a daily complaint of deficient supplies in 
this market. Especially is this difficulty experienced in 
the execution of foreign orders. European Shippers pre¬ 
fer “extra State” and “ round hoop extra Ohio” Flour to 
all other brands : and of such grades the mills, though 
working constantly, have been apparently unable to make 
enough to meet the demand. The supplies of sound lots 
of Grain, which suit export buyers, have also been inade¬ 
quate. There has likewise been a scarcity of vessels in 
port, and rates on ocean freights have ruled high ; all of 
which circumstances have tended to embarrass merchants 
having foreign orders to fill. In canvassing these very 
Important, and. so far as concerns the most vital agricul¬ 
tural interests of the country, very encouraging facts, it 
-kould not he forgotten that the vast business in Bread- 
stiffs now being transacted, is almost wholly indepen¬ 
dent of speculation —being the result of the legitimate 
wants of buyers, who are purchasing on English, French, 
Spanish and German account, and to make good the great 
deficiency in the crops in most parts of Western and 
Central Europe. Moreover, from present indications 
there is no doubt whatever that these purchases must 
continue to be made in this market, on a pretty large 
scale, for months to come. Private letters from Europe 
nil agree in this—and that our market, as furnishing the 
cheapest supplies, must be relied on mainly if not ex¬ 
clusively. Canada has a considerable surplus of food, 
but the capital to move it seems to be utterly lacking. 
Montreal houses, which iiave hitherto been the principal 
buyers and shippers of Grain, sustained enormous losses 
on their Winter and Spring purchases, and just now 
are either unable or unwilling to make any advances, 
so as to empower the farmers to get their produce to mar¬ 
ket. In the Northern States there is a combination of cir¬ 
cumstances such as perhaps never before occurred ; 
there is a surplus of grain, there is an unusual foreign de¬ 
mand, and there is an extraordinary abundance of money 
to move the crops. Our farmers have had bad seasons 
and financial troubles to contend with for years past; the 
tide is now evidently turned, and this, too, right in the 
midst of a great civil war. It would be needless to say 
with how much pleasure the present Review is written— 
the Agriculturist is too closely Identified with, and has 
t <<0 long labored for the promotion of the cultivating 
interests of the country, to be otherwise than exultant 
ovei tiie piesent features of the markets. The advance 
in the prices of Flour am. Corn a« indicated in the tables 
below, is scarcely less encouraging than the increase in 
tne receipts and sales.We are called on to notice a 
fiwtW advance of 3jtf . Up lb. in the market price of Cot¬ 
ton, with less activity, however, and a heavy feeling 
towards the close_Rice has slightly improved, with a 
fair inquiry_Tobacco has been in good request, at very 
firm rates_Hay has been more sought after, for City 
and Government use, and has advanced .. Hops have 
been more freely offered at declining prices, yet sales 
have been moderate_Wool of low and medium grades 
has been in brisk demand for manufacturing purposes, 
and having been in light supply, has been quoted dearer. 
It is now quite evident that wool-growers will find a 
ready market for their stocks of Wool, and that, too, at 
more remunerative rates than could have been anticipated 
earlier in the season. The manufacturers are working 
vigorously on goods for the vast armies collected and col¬ 
lecting, and wool must be had at all hazards. It is be¬ 
lieved that the consumption will be very large this year. 
It is known that a well-paid soldier will spend more 
money for clothing than a day-laborer, whether the latter 
be employed in country or city. And the families of sol¬ 
diers will have more ready money to spare, and will want 
more costly apparel than customary_The Grocery and 
Provision markets exhibit more activity_The changes 
in other branches of trade have not been very important. 
The table of current prices, below, shows the changes in 
prices at a glance. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Aug. 19. Sept. 19. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $4 45 @ 4 90 $4 75 @ 5 45 
Superfine Western. 4 45 @ 4 55 
Extra Western.. 4 60 ~ 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 5 00 
Super, to Extra Southern. 5 20 
Rye Flour— Fine and Super. 2 25 
Corn Meal. 2 70 
Wheat—C anada White. 130 
Western White. 1 30 
Southern White. 1 35 
All kinds of Red. 
Corn—Y ellow . 
White. . 
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Oats—W estern. 
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Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. .. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.. 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, crop of 1801, per lb__ 25 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. . 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. 
Molasses,N ew-Orleans, p.gl.. 
Coffee, Rio, per lb .. 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p. lb.. 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 
Tallow, per lb . 
Oil Cake, per tun. 
Pork—N ew Mess, per bbl. 
Prime, new, per bbl. 10 00 
Beef—R epacked mess. 9 25 
Lard, in bbls., per lb .. 8 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen.. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 
Chickens, per pair. 
Geese, per pair. 
Ducks, per pair. 
Turkeys, per lb. . 
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Partridges, per pair.. 
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Dried Peaches, per lb., peeled 
Dried Cherries, pitted,per lb 
Dried Raspberries, per lb _ 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl... 
June, new, bbl. 1 50 
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Sweet Delaware, per bbl 
Onions—R ed, per bbl. 1 00 
White, per bbl. 
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Tomatoes, per bushel . 
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Exports of Breadstuff's from New-York,from the \st of 
January to the lSf/i of September 
1860. 
Wheat Flour, bbls.1,054,276 
Ryu Flour, bbls . 
Corn Meal, bbls. 69,032 
Wheat, bushels. 
Corn, bushels.2,074,114 
Rye. bushels ... 
Barley, bushels. 
Oats, bushels . 101,224 
Total Exports from United States for suc¬ 
cessive Years, ending; Sept. 1st. 
1,054,276 
1,802,130 
6.249 
8,624 
. 69,032 
80,357 
5,258,544 
15,316,257 
2,074,114 
7,986,653 
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101,224 
145.282 
Year ending Flour, Bbls. 
Sept. 1, 1801.2.703,700 
Sept. 1, 18G0. 766,399 
Sept. 1, 1859. 157,845 
Sept. 1, 1858. 1,598.530 
Sept. 1, 1857. 1.332,944 
Sept. 1, 1856.2,389,673 
Sept. 1, 1855 . 1 82,972 
Tot. for 7 years..9,132,153 
Average per y’r.. .1,304.593 
Amount past y’r...2,703,790 
Wheat, Bush. 
29,005,866 
5,116,748 
496,855 
6,046,071 
10,355,054 
10,566,485 
329,399 
02,816,478 
8,973,783 
29,005,866 
Corn, Bush. 
11,806,179 
2,241,215 
367,532 
3,334,650 
5,289,868 
7,013.244 
7,047,566 
37,100,254 
5,300,036 
11,806,179 
Reducing the Flour to Wheat, the total exports for sev¬ 
en years past were equivalent lo 108,477,243 bushels of 
Wheat, or an average of 15,496,749 bushels a year. The 
Flour and Wheat exported for the year ending Sept. 1, 
1861, were alone equivalent to 42,524,810 bushels o! 
AVheat, and adding the Corn exported, the total export oi 
Wheat and Corn (exclusive of Corn Meal) amounted to 
54,330,995 bushels for the year past. The enormous 
exports during the month of September, if added, would 
raise tiie year’s exports to still larger figures. 
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one year, from. Sept. 1, 1800 to Sept. I, 1861. 
C. Meal. 
Bbls. 
3,266 
996 
Flour, 
Wheat. 
Corn, I 
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Bbls. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
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20,541.073 
8.653,569 
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179,427 
66,767 
1,464.267 
Philadelphia.. 
192,175 
1,593,416 
704.447 
Baltimore. 
127,031 
969,084 
853,200 
Boston 
126.846 
13.032 
14,100 
Other Ports.... 
100,844 
2,369,008 
15,451 
Totals, 
years endimr 
Sept. 1, 
1861... 
. 2,561,661 
25,553,370 
11.705.034 
Sept. 1, 
I860.... 
717,156 
4.93S.714 
2,221.857 
Sept. 1, 
1859.... 
106,457 
439,010 
342,013 
Sept. 1. 
1858... 
. 1,295.430 
6.555,643 
3.317.8-32 
Sept. 1, 
1857..,. 
840.600 
7.407,401 
4 74 fi 97ft 
Sept. 1, 
1850.... 
. 1.641,265 
7,956,406 
6.731,161 
Sept. 1. 
1855.... 
175.209 
324,427 
6.679.138 
Sept. 1, 
1854..., 
. 1,846,920 
6,038.003 
6.049.371 
Sept. 1. 
1853..., 
. 1,600,449 
4.623,519 
1,425.278 
Sept. 1, 
1852.... 
. 1,427,142 
2,728.442 
1,487.398 
Sept. 1. 
1851.... 
. 1,559,584 
1,4((G,355 
2,205,601 
Sept. 1, 
1850.... 
574,751 
461,276 
4,753.358 
Sept. 1, 
1849.... 
. 1.137,555 
1,140,194 
12.685,260 
Sept. 1, 
1848.... 
182,583 
241,309 
4,390,226 
Sept. 1, 
1847.... 
3,155.845 
4,000.359 
17,157,659 
To. for 
15 y’s. 
18,831,914 
74,176,428 
85,897.434 
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6.816 
4,708 
41,726 
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1.680 
5,620 
0.411 
82,900 
108,534 
844.187 
To the Continent, from New-York and other Ports. 
Flour, 
Bbls. 
142,129 
49,243 
51,388 
303,100 
483.344 
748,408 
7,763 
Year ending 
Sept. 1, 1861. . 
Sept. 1, I860... 
Sept. 1, 1859... 
Sept. 1. 1858... 
Sept. 1, 1857. . 
Sept. 1, 1856... 
Sept. 1, 1855... 
Tot. for 7 y’l-s. 17785,607 
Wheat. 
Corn, 
I’ve. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Busti. 
3,452,490 
101,145 
347,258 
178.031 
19,358 
57.845 
25.519 
390,428 
16,848 
13.100 
2.875,653 
543,590 
216,162 
2,610.099 
282,083 
1,975.178 
4,972 
308,428 
35.569 
9,509,504 
1,296,971 
2.587,267 
From Canada to Great Britain and Ireland , via the 
St. Laurence, Jan. 1st to Aug. 22d, 1801. 
Flour, bbls . 309.648 
Oatmeal, bbls .... 17,929 
Wheat, bushels... 3,221,277 
Corn, ousheis. .. 134,196 
Oats, bushels. 289,273 
Peas, bushels.1,236,218 
The tables above, (made up with great care from the 
most reliable sources of information,) give at a glance the 
extent of our exports of Breadstuff's for a series of years 
to Great Britain, Ireland and the Continent. Tiie past 
season, it will be seen, is greatly in excess of any preced¬ 
ing one. 
luilwruiig cllive IdUHJ ftllUWs me 
some of the principal kinds ef Breadstuff's left at tide¬ 
water, at Albany, from the commencement of navigation, 
to and including the 14th of September, in the years indi¬ 
cated ; 
Canal opened, 
Flour, bbls. 
Wheat, bush.. 
Corn, bush ... 
Barley, bush .. 
Oats, bush_ 
Rye, bush. 
Flour, bbls. .. 
Wheat, bush. 9,298,208 6.816,036 3,456:510 
Corn, bush.18,890.127 13,391,6 3 3,887,758 
Oats, bush. 1,658,378 954.688 706,251 
Rye, bush. 286,815 152,062 90.998 
Barley, bush. 346,707 236,370 141,338 
1859. 
1SGO. 
1861. 
April 15. 
April 25. 
Mav 1. 
. 233,606 
406.310 
686,552 
.. 979,700 
7.050,807 
14.673,402 
,.1,895,226 
10,901,897 
12,212,721 
. 176,696 
95,612 
200,624 
. 2,692,962 
3,978,095 
3,173,774 
,. 104,072 
149,275 
409,397 
stuffs at Chicago from Jan. 
1 to Sept. 1. 
1861. 
1800. 
1859. 
. 880.358 
312.336 
330,287 
Receipts of Breadstuff's at Buffalo from the opening of 
Navigation to Aug. 31, in the years 
1859. ISOiO. 1861. 
Flour, bbls. 643,535 535.280 1,009,803 
Wheat, bush-1,970,546 4,918,311 11,555,752 
Com, bush.2,103.834 8,679,421 10,486,445 
Oats, bush. 576,336 724,623 1,306,228 
Barley, hush. 59,438 9,668 106,425 
Rye, bush. 12,542 33,032 238,600 
Tot. Grain, bush... .4,722,096 14,366,055 23 , 693,445 
N. Y. Uive Stock Markets.— The Cattle Mari, 
ets have been supplied more largely since our Septembei 
issue, the receipts averaging 4,466 per week. There was 
no scarcity at any of the markets, while the receipts for 
one week (Sept. 10) were over 5,800, which greatly de¬ 
pressed prices. At the last sale, Sept. 18th, there were 
4,151 beeves offered, and prices ranged from 8j4c.to9c. 'V 
lb. estimated dressed weight, for prime cattle ; 7c. to 8c. 
for common to good ; and 5jkc. to Cc. for poor, thin stock, 
of which there was a surplus. The average of all the 
sales was 7jkc.'S7%c., with no stock left over. 
Veal Calves continue to diminish in numbers; but 
increase in size. Several lots of overgrown, grass-fed 
calves were bought by feeders to winter over. Good veal 
calves are worth 5e.(a>5%c *(?’ lb., live weight, but more 
sell for 4%c. than at any other price. Receipts have 
averaged 518 per week, for the past month. 
Sheet and Lambs.— The demand is good, and trade 
quite active. Receipts have averaged 14.006 per week, 
which is 1,700 more than last monlli. Prices are rather 
lower being equivalent lo 3}<iC..(33%c. 4?’ lb., five weight 
