AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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average wholesale prices obtained by producers , and not those 
at which produce is sold from the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
There has been little change in the market since last 
week. The supply of Nova Scotias begins to be mode 
rate, and in consequence they have met with a slight ad¬ 
vance. The prices of other potatoes, too, are a little firm¬ 
er. No Bermudas have come in since our last. 
There is an abundance of green stuff in market, most of 
which has fallen oft'since our last. 
Apples continue the same, with a fair supply. 
There is no change in butter, though cheese is higher. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—Bermudas ...< .P bbl. $7 —®7 50 
New-Jersey Mercers. do 4 52®4 50 
Western Mercers. do 4 —(a )4 37 
White Mercers. do 3 62®3 87 
Nova Scotia Mercers.ipbush. 1 20.® 1 30 
New-Jersey Carters.■p bbl. —fa) — 
Washington County Carters. do 3 50®3 75 
Junes . do 3 —r6)3 25 
Western Reds.do 2 75®3 12 
Yellow Pink Eyes. do 2 75®3 - 
Long Reds. do 2 50 ®2 75 
Virginia Sweet Potatoes. do —fa) — 
Philadelphia sweet. do 5 50a0 — 
Turnips—Ruta Baga. do 1 75® — 
White. do 1 25®1 50 
Onions—White. do — (a) — 
Red.•. do 4 —®4 25 
Yellow. do 4 25®4 50 
Cabbage Sprouts.P bbl.-®2 — 
Onions, green . (p 100 bunches. G — <®7 — 
Asparagus. ,1? doz. do_ 1 75®2 25 
Spinach.ipbbl. 1 50® — 
Water Cresses.p basket. — 50® — 
Rhubarb..p 100 bunch. 6 —®8 — 
Radishes. do. 1 50® — 
Apples.P bbl. $1 —®4 50 
Butter—Orange County.P lb. 22®25c. 
Western. do 20®—c. 
Cheese. do 12®I4c. 
Eggs.p doz. 14® 15c. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Wednesday May 16, 1855. 
The supply to-day is 338 greater than last week, though 
less than we anticipated. A large share is still-fed, and 
from this State ; but we learn that the supply from this 
source is nearly ended. Several distilleries, we under¬ 
stand, have been cleared the last week, the animsls hav¬ 
ing been hurried into market on account of the high prices 
—and as there are few cattle left in Pennsylvania and 
Ohio, it is evident that henceforth we must look farther 
west for our supplies. 
The prices to-day are about the same as last week, 
though the market is a little slow. To pay 14c. and 15c. 
for beef cattle knocks against the butchers mightily ; and 
it is not till they have wandered through all the yards, and 
sworn awhile at the brokers, that they consent to do it. 
Later in the day the prices appeared to be falling off a 
trifle. The cattle to-day are much more varied than last 
week, some being of the very choicest quality and others 
incomparably mean. And what makes the contrast more 
striking, these extremes were often to be seen in the same 
yards. Some of these ungainly brutes looked as though 
they had undergone a three years’ famine, and actually 
seemed ashamed of themselves. 
We notice the following lots: 
W. E. Wheaton was selling, for John A. Merritt, 62 
still-fed cattle from this State, at prices ranging from 13c. 
to 15c. The average price was about $62. $300 was of¬ 
fered for one pair. This was a mixed lot containing some 
very slim brutes. 
Geo. A\rault was selling another mixed lot from this 
State, owned by Mumford & Van Dusen. Some of these 
were fine beeves, and some disgraceful to the market. 
Geo Hawes paid, for six of the former, $35 per head, or 
15c. Some of the latter were only fit for the compost- 
heap. 
Ed. Wheeler had 99 Iowa cattle, owned by S. M. Baker 
& Co., or Ohio. Some of these were rather coarse. The 
lot would range from 13c. to 14ic. 
Chas. Teed, had a prime lot of still-fed cattle from Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., owned by D. Allerton. They were selling 
from 14c. to 15c., and would average about 1,000 lbs. 
Barney Bartam had a good lot of Illinois cattle, owned 
by Geo. M. Read, w hich sold for 13ic.®15c. and would 
weigh about 850 lbs. 
E. Gurney had a mixed lot from Morrisville, N. Y., the 
poorerst of which brought $66 per head, or 11c. p lb. 23 
will average $106, or 15c. 
John Merritt had another uneven lot of Illinois cattle, 
which w ill average about 14c. 
Win. Belden had 68 fair still-fed cattle from this State, 
owned by S. Park. One pair sold for $300. They would 
average about $ 100 . 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices 
Extra quality. 14j®15c. 
Good retailing quality. 13®14ic. 
Inferior do. do. . lll®13c. 
Cows and Calves.$20®$G0. 
Veals. 41c.®6e. 
Swine, alive. . 41c.® 6 c. 
“ dead,. 7j®8tc 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A M. AlLerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY 
Beeves,. 1734 1481 
Cows,. 27 - 
Veals,. 1559 - 
Sheep and lambs,. 300 - 
Swine,. 2775 _ 
01 these there came by the Erie Railroad—beeves.. 604 
Swine. 50(i 
By the Ilarlem Railroad—Beeves. ot 
Cows. 2? 
Veals. 1559 
Sheep and Lambs.309 
By the Hudson River Railroad... 475 
Swine. 939 
By the Hudson River Boats—Beeves.525 
Swine.1232 
New-York State furnished—beeves. 467 
Ohio, “ 361 
Indiana, “ ]80 
Illinois, “ 239 
Iowa. “ 93 
Kentucky, “ 27 
The report of sales for the week, at Browning’s, are as 
follows: 
Sheep and Lambs..1669 
Beeves. 228 
Veals. ns 
Cows and Calves...'. S 6 
The following sales were made at Chamberlain’s: 
239 Beef Cattle. 9®12c. 
118 Cows and Calves.$30®$60 
2,417 Sheep......$3®$5J. 
The sheep market is not as good as last week, though 
there are not many good sheep in market. Lambs are 
getting more plentiful, but there are not many on hand toj 
day. 
The following are the sales for the week by Mr. Mc- 
Graw, sheep broker at Browning’s : 
30 Sheep. $195 00 
326 Sheep. 1411 58 
1 Sheep. io co 
31 Sheep. 155 CO 
8 Lambs. 40 50 
10 do. 52 62 
H do. 51 25 
2 do. 10 00 
4 do. 1 . 21 00 
5 do. 24 25 
428 
Average.$4 67. 
$2,001 20 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, 4-c., <Jc 
Allies— 
Pot, 1st sort, 1855.p 100 lb.-® 5 87 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1855. 6 IS®- 
Beeswax— 
American Yellow. . — 26®— 271 
Bristles— 
American, Gray and White. — 45 ®—50 
Coal— 
LiverpoolOrrel.Pchaldron-® 7 — 
Scotch..®—_ 
Sidney. 5 75 ® 6 — 
Pictou. 5 25 (a) - 
Anthracite.p 2,000 lb. 6 50 ®- 
Cotton— 
Florida. Mobile. 
Ordinary. 
' 81 
81 
81 
Middling. 
91 
91 
9! 
Middling Fair. 
101 
101 
Ill 
Fair. 
101 
10! 
111 
N. O. Sf Texas 
81 
9t 
111 
12 
• Pyard.— 12J®- 
Cotton Bagging— 
Gunnv Cloth . 
Coffee- 
Java.p lb._ 13 ®— Hi 
Mocha,.— H ®— 15 
Brazil.— 10 ®— lli 
Maracaibo._ 11 ®— 12j 
St. Domingo.(cash).— 9®— 9i 
Flax- 
Jersey.ptb.— 8®— 9 
Flour and Meal- 
State, common brands.]0 25 ® 10 50 
State, straight brands. 10 37 ®— — 
State, favorite brands.„ 10 43 ®- 
Western, mixed do.10 37i®- 
Michigan and Indiana, straight do.10 50 ®10 62 
Michigan, fancy brands. 10 75 ®- 
Ohio, common to good brands..®io 50 
O lio, fancy brands..(5 10 75 
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, extra do...-® ]2 
Genesee, fancy brands. 10 50 ®_ 
Genesee, extra brands. 11 50 ® 13 — 
Canada, .. 10 75 ®- 
Brandywine . 11 12 ®_ 
Georgetown . '!!!!!:: 11 12 a 11 25 
Petersburg City... 11 12 ®_ 
Richmond Country. . _(gin 75 
Alexandria._® 10 75 
Baltimore, Iloward-Street. . . _ 75 
Rye Flour. . 7 75 ®_ 
Corn Meal, Jersey. 5 jg _ 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 5 37 ®_ 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.p punch.— — ®21 50 
Grain- 
Wheat, White Genesee.Pjbush.-® 2 75 
Wheat, do. Canada, (in bond, ..® 2 50 
Wheat,Southern, White. 2 50 ® 2 70 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 2 50 ®_ 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 2 62 ® 2 75 
Rye, Northern. 1 64 (a) _ 
Corn. Round Yellow. _ _ ® j 14 
Corn. Round White..® 1 14 
Corn, Southern White. 
Corn,Southern Yellow. 
Corn, Southern Mixed. 
Corn, Western Mixed. 
Corn, Western Yellow. 
Barley. 
Oats, River and Canal.. 
Oats, New-Jersey. 
..® 1 15 
.. (ZD 1 10 
.. ® - 
..® 1 16 
. .. ® - 
. 1 28 ®- 
.— 82 ®- 
.— 78 ®- 
Oats, Western.— go ( 3 > __ 
Peas, Black-Eyed.pbush. 2 25 ®- 
Hay- 
North River, in bales. . 1 12 ®- 
Lime— 
Rockland, Common.p bbl,-®1 _ 
Lumber- 
Timber, White Pine.p cubic ft— 18 ®— 22 
Timber, Oak. —25 ®— 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O.— 35 ®— 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine.(by cargo)— 18 ®— 22 
Molasses— 
New-Orleans.Pgall—26 ®—32 
Porto Rico.— 27 ®—32 
Cuba Muscovado.— 22 ®_26 
Trinidad Cuba.— 23 ®_26 
Cardenas, &c.— — (5)_24 
Oil Cake- 
Thin Oblong, City.p tun.-®45 — 
Thick, Round, Country..®- 
Rice- 
Ordinary to fair.p 100 lb 5 — ® 5 37 
Good to prime . 5 871 ® 6 25 
Salt— 
Turk’s Island.p bush.-®—50 
St. Martin’s..®- 
Liverpool, Ground.p sack. 1— ®- 
Liverpool, Fine. 1 30 ® I 40 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton’s. 1 GO ®- 
Sugar— 
St. Croix.P lb.- (ZD - 
New-Orleans.— 45 ®— 6 
Cuba Muscovado. — 4 |®— 5 J 
Porto Rico.— 5 ®— 6 
Havana, White.— 61®— 75 . 
Havana, Brown and Yellow.- 5®— 61 
Tallow— 
American,Prime.p lb.— Ill®- 
Tobacco— 
Virginia.p lb —®— 
Kentucky.— 7 ®— 12 
Maryland.— — ®- 
St. Domingo.— 12 ®— 18 
Cuba.— 17 ®— 20 
Yara.— 40 ®— 45 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers.— 25 ® 1 — 
Florida Wrappers.— 15 ®— 60 
Connecticut, Seed Leaf,.— 6 ®— 15 
Pennsylvania, Seed Leef..®- 
61 
3tf)oerttscmcitt0. 
Terms— (invariably cash before insertion): 
Ten cents per line for each insertion. 
Advertisements standing one month one-fourth less. 
Advertisements startling three months one-third less. 
Ten woids make a line. 
No advertisement counted at less than ten lines. 
HEPHERD DOGS.—The subscriber lias 
for sale a few young SHEPHERD DOGS, bred from 
the well-known dog “ SWEEP,” at prices varying from 
$10 to $25, according to age and training. 
H. A. LAMPHERE, 
88.89nl 196 Weedsport, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 
WEYV-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL 
1 " SOCIETY. 
PREMIUMS ON FARMS. 
Premiums are offered for 1355, of $50, $30, and $20, on farms 
of not less than 50 acres, exclusive of wood and water land, re¬ 
gard being had to the quantity and quality of produce, the man¬ 
lier and expense of cultivation and the actual products 
Questions to be answered by the applicants will be furnished 
by the Secretary, on application. 
Notice must be given to the Secretary on or before the 
FIRST OF JULY, 
by persons intending to compete, so that some member or mem¬ 
bers of the Executive Committee may visit and examine the 
farms entered for competilion and report on the same. 
Agricultural Rooms, ) B. P. JOHNSON 
Albany, May 16 , 1855. fS8-91nl!97 Secretary. 
w 
ILLARD FELT, STATIONER, has 
removed to No. 14 Maiden-lane, New York. 86—6m 
