1871.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
85 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Feb. 15, 1S71, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT Till'. NEW-VOIIK M AUK El’S. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Farley. Outs. 
25 days this m’th.291,000 251,000 296,000 17,300 104,000 217,000 
26 days last m’tli .304,000 276,000 198,000 5,600 317,000 291,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
25 days this m’th.341,000 1,651,000 879,000 33,500 198,000 716,000 
26 days last m’tli .321,009 2,044,000 973,000 47,000 216,000 811,000 
‘Z. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Outs. 
25 days 1871.291.000 254,000 296,000 17 300 104,000 217,000 
26 days 1870.164,500 156,000 101,000 1,630 90,500 141,500 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1871... 311,000 1,651,000 879,000 33,500 198,000 716,000 
26 days 1S70., .178,500 1,629,000 934,000 34,300 139,0001,018,000 
3. Fxjwrts from New York, Jan. 1 to Feb. 13; 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1871.226,8S7 1,006,917 129.562 - 7,934 
1870.195,353 1,212,227 40,888 - -■ 1,987 
1869.129,171 914,987 547,469 - 12,957 11,867 
1868 . 79,307 201,628 966,847 10,218 5,653 
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1871. 
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Jan. 16.. 
1870. 
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Nov. 9.. 
Oct. 10. 
Sept. 12.. 
Aug. 8.. 
July 11.. 
June 7.. 
May 10.. 
April 11 
March 7. 
Feb. 11.. 
Stock of grain in store at New York ; 
Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, Jfait, 
bnsli. busli. hush. bash. hush. bush. 
...2,203.677 311.471 148.498 481.803 1,409,995 215,124 
....3,683,116 272,618 157,730 554,491 1,736,936 216,394 
..3,060,762 20S,319 148.069 500,397 2,085,137 231,129 
..2,092,900 300,000 116,800 400.400 2.125,000 - 
..1,809,921 476,544 53,391 184.S03 1,679,658 237,453 
.1,387,487 761,894 50,869 107,174 1,053,079 130,881 
..1,438,876 589.973 25.437 106,101 691.766 119,046 
..1,231.913 483,510 28,816 98,600 655.068 109,478 
.. 706.478 69.S45 21.891 94,630 488,143 108,775 
..1.158,052 1I0.S29 20,502 126.043 440,517 83000 
. .1,845,186 285,916 23,249 187,172 756,811 99.9S8 
.2.509,608 484.176 39,089 278,905 1,105.194 97.139 
2,902,638 534,003 62,112 322,425 3,199,672 36,214 
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Flour—S uper to Extra State $5 69 @ G S5 
Super to Extra Southern_ 5 80 © 9 25 
Extra Western. G 30 
Extra Genesee. C 90 
Superline Western. 5 60 
Rye Flour. 4 00 
Corn-Meat,. 3 75 
4Vheat— All kinds of White.. 150 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
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Oats— Western .. 
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Rye. . 
Barley.. 
Hay—B ale illlOO lb. 
Straw, 73 100 lb. 
Cotton— Middlings, ?! &.... 
Hops—C rop of 1870, ?! lb. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ?! lb. 
Seed—C lover, lb . 
Timothy. 73 bushel. 
Flax, ill bushel. 2 10 © 2 20 
Sugar—B rown, ?! lb. 
Molasses. Cuba. i9gal. 
Coffee—R io, (Gold, in bond) 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ i?lb. 
Seed Leaf, ?! lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,til lb. 
Domestic, pulled, ?! Ib. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, $ lb . 
Oil-Cake— if) ton. 
Pork—M ess, 78 barrel.. - 21 50 
Prime, 7(1 barrel.18 50 
Beef—P lain mess..... H 00 
Laud, in tres. & barrels, i(l lb. 
Butter—S tate, ?! fi>. 
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Beans—?! bushel. 
Peas—C anada, free,?! bu.... 
Eggs—F resh. ?! do 2 .cn. 
Poultry—R ressed Fowls.... 
Turkeys, dressed, ?! lb. 
Geese,'?! tt.— 
Partridges, ?! pair. 
Ducks, 91b.. 
Ducks, Wild, ?!pair. 
Quails, per dozen. 
Venison, per lb. 
Potatoes, ?! bbl. 
Sweet Potatoes, ?! bbl. 
Turnips— i? bbl. 
Cabrages—?! 100. 
Onions—?! bbl.. 
Cranberries—?! bbl. 
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Apples—?! barrel... 
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Gold market has been stronger since our last, the price 
advancing to 11254 , on a more active speculative demand. 
The inquiry now from all sources is less urgent, and the 
final quotations are lll@lll;4_Breadstuff's have been 
offered less freely, as a rule, and prices of the leading arti¬ 
cles have been quoted higher, on a fairly active business 
forthe season, mostly for home use and shipment, though 
considerable speculative purchases have been reported of 
shipping grades of Flour, ne\v crops Spring Wheat, 
and toward the close, of the better grades of Oats, Flour, 
Wheat, and Corn, closing in favor of buyers ;—the foreign 
advices not having been equal to the anticipations of 
holders, and the reaction in gold, and firmness in ocean 
freights, tending to weaken confidence in values. The 
hulk of the stock of strictly prime new crop Spring 
Wheat now here, is under speculative control—held, in 
part, on Western account. Provisions have been in 
more general request. Hog products have been held with 
more firmness. There lias been an unusually free export 
movement in prime mess Pork, prime steam Lard, Bacon, 
and Beef, partly for English and French Government 
use.Cotton lias been plenty and weak in price, on a 
moderately brisk trade. The receipts at the shipping 
ports have been very liberal, and have exercised a de¬ 
pressing influence on values.Wool has been more 
sought after, and has been quoted dearer. The offerings 
of prime stock have been on a reduced scale.There 
has been a fair inquiry noted for grass seeds, particularly 
for Clover, for export_Tobacco has been quiet at about 
former rates.Hay in demand, and firmer.Hops 
in moderate demand at easier and irregular prices. 
]Live-StocIc ITlitE-IieSs.— 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tol'l. 
. 4,861 75 796 24,895 11,796 42,423 
27,386 12,858 47,657 
rVevr-Yoi-lc 
WEEK ENDING. 
Jan. 23d. 
Jan. 30tli. 
Feb. 6th. 
Feb. 13th. 
Total in 4 Weeks. 
. 6,741 
:>7 
615 
. 5.0S3 
53 
1, 09 
. 6.923 
53 
978 
.23,608 
243 
3,398 
33,117 17.873 55,145 
24.195 13,931 46.0S3 
109.593 56,461 191,308 
142,674 102,452 272,021 
do.for prev. 5 Weeks 31,237 331 4,313 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week 
61 
849 
27,398 
14,115 
do. 
do. last Month. 
...6,217 
66 
863 
28,535 
20.190 
do. 
do. prev's Month. 
,...6,984 
89 
1,509 
34,089 
24,381 
Average per Week, 
1*70. 
6.817 
97 
2,240 
28,151 
17,108 
Averaae per Week, 
1809. 
6,275 
92 
1,752 
28.S36 
15,348 
do. 
do. do. 
1868 
5,733 
105 
1.58S 
27.182 
18.809 
do. 
do. do. 
1807. 
5.514 
Gi 
1.320 
22,154 
20,605 
do. 
do. do. 
1S66. 
5,748 
94 
1,200 
20.000 
13,000 
do. 
do. do. 
1S05. 
5,255 
118 
1.500 
10,091 
11.023 
Total 
in 1S69. 
.326/2S0 
4.827 
91,083 
1,499,509 
79S.199 
Total 
in 18GS. 
.298.12S 
5.460 
82.571 
1,413,479 
978,061 
'Total 
in 1807. 
.293.832 
3,369 
G9.911 
1,174.154 
1,102.643 
Toriil 
in 1866. 
298.880 
4,885 
62.420 
1.010.000 
672.000 
Total 
in 1865. 
270,271 
6.101 
71,991 
836.733 
573.190 
Total 
in 1SG1. 
267,609 
7,003 
75,621 
782,462 
600,277 
Beef Cattle.—Some interruptions to the trade have 
been caused by disasters on the railroads and heavy 
snows, keeping trains back, but, as a general thing, a 
good supply has been kept up. Prices have been rather 
uniform, and not favorable to the seller. Some of the 
extensive shippers have sustained heavy losses, and are 
reefing sails, hut new and venturesome craft put in in 
their places, under a full swell of canvas. During the 
past week a single Chicago shipper sent in 1,794 live 
cattle, besides numerous lots ready dressed. Receipts 
of Western-dressed beef average from 390 to 500 head per 
week. It is now selling at Si4c.@10!4c. per lb. Never 
before have we had anything like this am nnt of dressed 
beef, some of it from beyond the Mississippi. There is 
great complaint of bruised cattle among those brought in 
alive, and a call is made for those “palace stock-cars,” 
or something else, which shall remedy the evil. Buffalo 
meat continues to<come forward quite freely, and really 
has an effect upon the beef-market, as it can be sold at a 
profit, and yet below the price of good beef. The cattle- 
market closes dull. Less beef will be used in Lent. 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold : 
Jan. 23d,ranged 8 @15>4e. Av. 13Xc. Large sales 12 @14X 
do. 39th, do. 8 @:6 c. do. 13^c. do. do. 12X@14X 
Feb. Gill, do. 9 ©IGXc. do. 13%c. do. do. 13 @14!* 
do. 131b, do. 9 ©16MC. do. 13jSfc. do. do. 13 ©UA 
BIHeli Cows.—The “Foot and Mouth Disease,” 
more prevalent in cows than in other stock, has had a 
damaging effect upon the trade. There has been much 
more fright than the occasion warrants, hut it was just 
as effectual in checking transactions. The report that 
extensive milk-producers in Westchester and Dutchess 
Counties had been prohibited from sending milk to mar¬ 
ket—true in itself—caused a great falling off in the de¬ 
mand for milk, and, as a result, milkmen sought to dimin¬ 
ish rather than increase their stock of cows. Just now 
the excitement is subsiding, and there is every prospect 
of an improved fresh cow trade. Common cows are 
quo.ted at $50@$G0 each; medium to good, $65K$S0, 
with a few prime at $90—rarely $100.Calves.— 
There is a steady winter demand for calves, but as most 
of the stock is sent in dressed, the demand centers upon 
that. I*at hog-dressed milk-calves sell at llc.@12c. per 
lb. ; common-fed calves, Sc.@l0c. Live vary from 6c.@ 
8c. for those reared without “mother’s milk,” to 10c.(2) 
12c. per Ib. for fair to prime milk-veals.Sheep.— 
With only a slight decrease in numbers, prices have 
worked up slowly. The average quality is better, which 
partly accounts for the higher average. Many of the 
Canadian sheep average 115@130 lbs. by the car-load, and 
sell at 7 c.@ 7 ; 4 c. per fix, live weight. The general prices 
arc 5c.©554c. for thin ; Gc.@7e. for fair to prime; and 7J4e. 
@754c. for extras. A few of 130 ibs. reached 8c. 
Swine.—Here wc have a great falling off in live, but 
dressed hogs have been coming in somewhat freely— 
7,G64 average per week for a month past. All kinds have 
advanced more than lc. per lb., ruling steady for the 
past fortnight; but as the packing season is nearly over, 
and Western-dressed pouring in rapidly, there is a weak¬ 
ness as wc go to press, with every prospect of an early 
decline. We quote live at 8<4c.©S94c., with city-dressed at 
10‘4c.@llc.,and Western-dressed at 9^c.@9%e.,light pigs 
reaching 10c. The heavy drain upon our provision market, 
to help revictual Paris, has helped the advance in hogs. 
Let TJs Help France to Seed-Grain. 
Famine has conquered Paris. But when peace comes, 
as it must soon, famine will stare the peasantry of France 
in the face, for wherever the armies have marched and 
fought over tiie ground, and froth whatever districts the 
forces of either army could derive grain and food, the 
wheat, rye, barley, oats, peas, and beans of the country 
have all been devoured. Throughout some fifteen of the 
grain-producing departments, embracing a territory as 
large as the arable lands of the great State of New York, 
with seven millions of people, there is no seed left for 
the farmers. This fact appeals to the generous sympa¬ 
thies of our American farmers and grain-holders, and the 
moment peace is declared a circular will be issued from 
a responsible source, in New York, announcing what 
kinds and quantities of seed-grain are needed from, the 
United States to meet the more pressing wants of the 
peasant-farmers in the wasted provinces of France. 
Even before the armistice, the Royal Agricultural Socie¬ 
ty of England resolved to take action to anticipate this 
want of seed. They have pledged a fund of several thou¬ 
sand pounds sterling, and many of the English country 
auxiliaries have begun to contribute small quantities of 
the much-needed seeds. But America should send as 
much as England and Belgium together. Let us he ready 
to give quickly and abundantly when the call comes in 
a way to be met.—P.S. Fob. IS. — The N. Y. Chamber 
of Commerce Committee just announce that they will 
forward to France, free of all cost for freight, etc., all 
seed-wheat given by Americans. The Treasurer of the 
Committee also oilers to pay the freight to New York on 
any quantity exceeding 100 bushels. (Cannot a great 
number of villages and country neighborhoods ciub to¬ 
gether and eacli collect a hundred bushels or more ?) On 
smaller quantities the freight to New York should he 
prepaid. Some of the railroads will carry such parcels 
free—wc hope all will. Note that spring wheat only is 
wanted for seed. Mark {he name and variety on eacli 
sack. Send to “Storehouse of French Relief Com¬ 
mittee, No. G-l Pearl street, New York City.” 
Messrs. Orange Judd & Co., Publishers of American 
Agriculturist and Hearth and Home , start the list with the 
gift of 1OO Bushels of Spring Wheat. Who speaks next? 
--a—-—.»-» — —«■- 
Annual Meeting of the H. Y. State Agri¬ 
cultural Society. 
The New York State Agricultural Society has a noble 
record. It lias done, is doing, and will continue to do 
great good. There is no agricultural society in the 
country—probably none in the world — which lias more de¬ 
voted, self-denying, disinterested, and intelligent friends. 
It is always a pleasure to meet at the Annual Meeting with 
these noble old friends of the Society. But where are the 
plain, practical, common-sense farmers and fruit-growers 
of the State? We had the gentlemanly breeders of im¬ 
proved stock, inventors, implement-makers, nursery¬ 
men, and editors, but where are the farmers of the State ? 
They are at home, grumbling libout “the Albany Agri¬ 
cultural Ring,” and they will continue, year after year, to 
grumble and stay at home, leaving the management of 
the Society in the hands of a dozen or so of wealthy, 
“ gentlemen farmers.” Now, we have no disposition to 
find fault with “ the ring.” There are no nobler men. 
We cannot spare one of them. What we want is to see 
this ring enlarged. It should contain half-a-dozen of the 
best farmers in every county in the State. Wo believe no 
one wishes this more than the “ ring” gentlemen them¬ 
selves. What they are afraid of is the politicians, the 
fast-horse men, and the uneasy radicals, who want to 
pull down without building up. But if the “ring” could 
know more of the true farmers of the State, and the farm¬ 
ers knew more of the “ring,” mutual confidence and 
esteem would spring up, and great good to the agricul¬ 
tural interests of the State would be the result. 
The late Annual Meeting, held at Albany February 8-9, 
was unusually well attended. The meeting convened in 
the House of Representatives at 12 o’clock. The Secre¬ 
tary and Treasurer’s reports were read, and the meeting 
then proceeded'to elect officers for the ensuing year. Do 
our readers know how this is done ? The State is divid¬ 
ed into eight districts, and all the members of the Socie¬ 
ty from the district, who happen to be present, are invited 
to meet in this or that corner of the room for the purpose 
of selecting three delegates to form a committee of twen¬ 
ty-four, who shall nominate officers for the coming year. 
If in the 1st district there happen to be four members 
present, one of them nominates the other three ; in the 
2nd district perhaps there are five members. This is 
much pleasanter. One of them is elected chairman and 
another names the three remaining gentlemen for dele¬ 
gates. And so the committee of twenty-four is formed. 
These twenty-four gentlemen retire and talk over who 
shall ho elected. They call it “nominated but it means 
