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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
REVIEW OE PRICES, WEATHER, &C. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New-York, Sept. 27, 1856. j 
The Breadstuff Markets have varied con¬ 
siderably during the month. Unfavorable 
reports of the crops in Europe elevated 
prices here for a time. More favorable re¬ 
ports recently have had a contrary effect, 
and as shown in the table below, the prices 
now vary but little from one month ago. 
The market is, however, quite firm. As 
stated in our last report, the crop of wheat 
in this country proves not to have been very 
large, though pretty good, and gathered in 
excellent condition. The corn crop has had 
rather a poor chance, owing to the late start 
in the Spring, and recent cold weather. 
Still, if early frosts do not come on, the 
yield will be fair. There is no appare nt rea¬ 
son for expecting any material decline in 
prices of grain, and the chances are about 
even for a rise or decline. 
Fruit is somewhat deficient in many parts 
of the country. Those who have a supply 
for drying will probably realize good re¬ 
turns. 
The following table shows the total re¬ 
ceipts of flour and grain in this city by Rail¬ 
road, River, Canal and Coastwise, for 26 
business days ending to-day: 
Rye.. 33,000 bush. 
Oats.. 180,000bush. 
Barley, 54,900 bush. 
Flour.. 388,000 bbls. 
Wheat. 1,274,000 bush. 
Corn... 1,830,600 bush. 
We find upon our note-book records of 
the following sales in this city for 27 busi¬ 
ness days ending to-day: 
Rye-105,300 bush. 
Barley. 37,500 bush. 
Flour...269,770 bbls. 
Wheat. 1,684,500 bush 
Corn.. 1,703,000 bush. 
The following figures show the present 
prices of some of the principal agricultural 
products, and also the variations since our 
last report: 
August 29. 
Sept. 27. 
Flour—Ordinary State. 
$6 00(a)6 
10 
$5 90® 6 00 
Various Western brands 
5 70® 7 50 
6 05® 7 75 
Favorite and Ex. State.. 
6 25® 6 60 
6 30® 6 65 
Extra Genesee 
7 00® 9 50 
7 00® 9 00 
Wheat—Canada White__ 
1 50® 1 
60 
1 56® 1 63 
Southern White . 
1 58® 1 
65 
1 55® 1 65 
Southern Red.. 
1 45® 1 
53 
1 52® 1 55 
Western Red and White 
1 25® 1 
65 
1 40® 1 63 
Corn—Mixed. 
55® 
62 
62® 70 
Yellow and White. 
60® 
68 
65® 72 
Rye—New. 
87® 
88 
66® 88 
Barley. 
® 
1 28® 1 30 
Oats—Western, &c 
41® 
50 
38® 46 
Cotton—Middling and Fair . 
11J® 
12 
Hi® i3 
Rice. 
.^lOOibs 
3 65®4 024 
4 0U®4 624 
Pork—Mess. 
ip bbl... 
19 25®19 35 
19 75®20 00 
Dressed Hogs. 
iptb.... 
7 4® 
87 
7s® 84 
Lard, in bbls. 
ipib.... 
13® 
134- 
144® 144 
Butter—Western... 
ipib.... 
14® 
191 
12® 19 
State. 
pib.... 
18® 
24 
15® 22 
Orange Co. 
.ip lb.... 
24® 
28 
22® 28 
Cheese. 
ip lb.. . . 
6® 
9 
7(a) 9 
Potatoes —Carters.. 
ip bbl.. 
® 
® 
Mercers. 
ipbbl.., 
. 2 50® 2 75 
1 50® 2 25 
Onions—Reds. 
ip bbl.. 
2 00® 2 25 
1 62® 1 75 
White. 
. ip bbl.. 
2 50® 2 75 
2 00® 2 25 
Apples. 
.ip bbl.. 
75® 3 50 
50® 2 50 
Beef Cattle have been in fair supply during 
the month. The receipts for four weeks, 
ending Sept. 24, compare as follows : 
1855. 1856. 
Total of Beeves for 4 weeks. 17,465 16,004 
Weekly average. 4,366 4,001 
During the month the prices on the prin¬ 
cipal market days have varied as follows : 
Sept. 3d, lalic. decline; Sept. 10th, ia^c. 
advance; Sept. 17th, 3-c. decline; Sept. 
24th, I-c. advance. On Wednesday of this 
week the receipts were 3,955, and prices at 
Forty-fourth street ranged : Premium cattle 
lOc.alOIc. per lb. net or dressed weight; 
First quality 91rc.al0c. ; Medium quality, 9c- 
a9|c. ; Poor quality, 8£c.a9c.; Poorest qual¬ 
ity, 7Ic.a8c.; General selling prices, 9c.a 
10c. Average of all sales about 9^a9Jc. 
Sheep have been in fair supply, though less 
than for the same time last year, and prices 
continue higher. Receipts for four weeks 
ending Sept. 24 : 
1855. 1856. 
Total of sheep and lambs.... 67,587 55,268 
Weekly average.16,897 13,817 
Prices of Sheep and Lambs the past week 
have ranged from $2 to $11 per head, the 
majority of good animals bringing $3a$4 50 
per head. 
The Weather. —During most of this month 
the weather has been quite cool, with con¬ 
siderable rain at times. Corn has not grown 
so rapidly as seemed to be needed by the 
backward state of that crop. Overcoats have 
been quite comfortable on several mornings 
and evenings. During the past week, re¬ 
ports of frosts have reached us from several 
parts of the country, both North and South. 
Our Weather Notes condensed, read :—Au¬ 
gust 29, cloudy ; 30, 31, clear, fine. Septem¬ 
ber 1, cloudy, cool; 2, 3, clear and cool; 4, 
5, clear, warm, fine; 6, cloudy; 7, clear, 
warm; 8, warm rain; 9, 10, fine, clear, 
warm; 11, rainy; 12, 13,14,15, 16, clear, 
fine, but cool; 17, clear, warmer ; 18, clear, 
quite warm, 84° ; 19, clear, warm ; 20, rainy, 
21, clear, fine ; 22, rainy; 23, 24,.25, clear, 
but quite cool; a little frost on morning of 
25; overcoats needed; 26, 27, clear, mode¬ 
rately warm. 
Domestic Animals. —J. E. Raht, Tenn. 
Probably the book coming nearest your 
wants, that is, one on “ raising cattle, hogs, 
or stock generally,” is Allen’s Domestic An¬ 
imals. Price 75 cents. 
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INDEX. 
Apples, best kinds for Orchard.301 
Apple Trees, Blooming of, for 59years.302 
Asparagus—Fall treatment of.305 
Attics, Can Grapes be grown in.303 
Books—Agi icultural and Horticultural.292 
Calendar of Operations.290 
Cattle, Relieving Choked.296 
Cauliflower Poetry.305 
Cemeteries, Rural.293 
Church, High or Low.298 
Cider, Hard.301 
Corn, Save Seed carefully.297 
“ Shortening-iu.297 
“ Gathering—Saving Good Seed.297 
Currants, How to Raise. 304 
Editor’s Farm Notes. (Eastern Con].297 
Eggs, Drying.296 
Exhibitions, Agricultural for 1856, List of.296 
Grape Growing.302 
Graperies, More About Attic.393 
Hasty Pudding—How to make.305 
Hay, Putting Lime into.296 
Horses, A Chapter on Wateiing.299 
Horses, Scratches in.296 
Hogs, About Fattenig.300 
Heaves, a Horse with.299 
Insects, Destroying Injurious.304 
“It is Said,”.296 
Jackets, Whipping. 307 
Little Thing, Importance of a. 298 
Marshes, Reclaiming Salt.298 
Millet, A trial of.295 
Order, some thoughts on.306 
Peppers.301 
Plants, Natural vs Chemical Analyses.295 
Potatoes, Harvesting.30 
Poultry, How to send to Market.294 
“Professorship” That.307 
Recipes—Fried Pudding—Green Corn Cake—and 
Omelet—Creamed Pine Apple—Baked Tomatoes . 306 
Review of Prices, Weather, &c.312 
Rhubarb.305 
Root Tops, Valuable for feeding.295 
Sandy Soils—Why Clay benefits.294 
Seeds—Distribution of.305 
Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane.305 
Strawberry, new test for.305 
Strawberries.305 
Sulphur, Blight cured by.303 
Swamps, Draining and Reclaiming.298 
Tim Bunker going to the Fairs.296 
Trees, When and how to set out.292 
“ The beauty of... 304 
WORK FOR THE MONTH.289 
Writing.for Agricultural Journals.295 
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