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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
RECORD OF THE BAROMETER FOR DECEMBER, 1803. 
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Explanations.— The perpendicular spaces represent the days of the month ; the horizontal spaces indicate tenth.* 
of an inch as figured on the left. The hight of the mercury at 7 in the morning and 9 in the evening of each day is 
shown by the cots in the zigzag line. The general state of the weather is given underneath. It will be seen that 
both rain and nigh wind (usually a N. E. wind here) are foreshown by a rise of the mercury, which falls during the 
stormy weather. Several attentive correspondents send us their observations, which we regret not to have room for. 
.New York Live Stock Trade for 1863. 
Below we present some carefully prepared and inter¬ 
esting figures, made up from the weekly records kept in 
the office of the Agriculturist by our own experienced 
reporter, who has for many years visited the live-stock 
yards during the sales-days of each week. (These tables 
we have already furnished to some other journals and 
they are being widely published, but we place them here 
In permanent form for examination and future reference.) 
RECEIPTS OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR 1803. 
Jan. 6. 
Jan. 13.. 
Jan. 20. 
Jan. 27.. 
Feb. 3. 
Feb. 10.. 
Feb. 17.. 
Feb. 24. 
March 3.. 
March 10. 
Marc'll 17. 
March 24.._ 
March 31. 
April 7. 
April 14. 
April 21. 
April 28. 
May 5. 
May 12. 
May 10. 
May 26. 
June 2. 
June9. . 
June 16. 
June 23. 
June 30. 
July 7. 
July 14. 
July 21. 
July 28. 
Sept. 1. 
Sept. 8. 
Sept. 15. 
Sept. 22. 
Sept. 29. 
Oct. 6.. 
Oct. 13. 
Oct. 20. 
Oct. 27. 
Nov. 3. 
Nov. 10. 
Nov. 17. 
Nov. 24. 
Dec. 1. 
Dec. 8. 
Dec. 15. 
Dec. 22. 
Dec. 29. 
Veal 
7,526 
5 , 
5,134 
8,534 
6 r 
5, 
5,462 
6. P 
6. Si 
4,382 
6 , 5:2 
4,928 
■1.1.-’.' 
2,412 
5,362 
6,214 
5,283 
8,479 
8,103 
71967 
9,503 
11,407 
11,213 
9,883 
11,231 
u.:;r 
11,783 
P.lSti 
13,489 
14.947 
12,854 
18,685 
17,0)5 
I'.'.:::..' 
18,132 
) I,ills 
16,221 
15,923 
17.052 
16,751 
15,505 
18.118 
10,618 
13,936 
18,113 
12,890 
8,792 
39,997 
40.1S5 
= : 5,424 
22,827 
31,040 
22,371 
£1,096 
22,692 
19.384 
13.691 
17,400 
10,356 
11,986 
17,276 
12,915 
11.043 
9,006 
9.270 
11.270 
111,5'k'> 
11,121 
11,437 
11,667 
10,460 
6,500 
7,224 
11,300 
9,750 
7,175 
11,310 
8,490 
6,M3 
9,830 
13,160 
81,939 
30.072 
53,258 
56,568 
42,360 
50,976 
44,858 
37,744 
15,703 
- I 5,253 I 30,258 | 475,722 I 1,098,712 
Vi | 1011 5321 9,1491 21,129 
1861. 
— I 5,316 I 33,383 | 57,352 I 593,509 
7 4-5 I HOj 630| 9,9501 11,292 
1860. 
- | 7,154 I 40,162 I 514,191 | 819,628 
Weekly avetage 4,360 | 8 1-5 | 138 | 772 I 9,888 | 0,147 
Total number of animals In 1863.1,921,898 
Weekly average of all kinds in 1863. 37,017 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds In 1862.1,845,605 
Weekly average of all kinds. 35.493 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds in 1861.1,387,336 
Weekly average of all kinds.. 36,176 
Total receipts of animals of all kinds in 1860_1,107,883 
Weekly average of ail kinds. :_ 31,305 
These tables include all the animals sold at the regular 
live-stock markets. There are many irregular sales, from 
boats and barges, and frorr .arn.ers direct to butchers, 
Tyhicji about rp^ke up the Itupibei taken hence to supply 
neighboring cities, so that the above figures show just 
about the consumption by this city and its immediate 
suburbs of Brooklyn and Jersey City. The prices given 
for beef are the weekly average wholesale prices of all 
the animals sold in that week, good, bad and indifferent. 
This m ice is what the dressed four quarters are estimated 
to cost the butchers per pound, allowing the skin and 
offal to go for the expense of killing and dressing. The 
weekly supply of different animals, the total supply for 
each of four years, with other items, will be worth study. 
New York City Meat Bill for 1863.—Our weekly 
note book makes the average weight of all the beef cattle 
brought here, a trifle over 700 lbs. net. At 700 lbs. we 
have 184,260,300 pounds of beef. At 9)£ cents this 
is $66>£ per head. Veal Calves averaged ; Sheep 
and Lambs $4X" live hogs $9%. We have, therefore: 
263.229 Beef Cattle, at $66)£ each.$17,504,728.50 
86,298 Veal Calves, at $7& each.263,060.50 
522 311 Sheep and Lambs, at $4K each.2,219,821.75 
1,096,773 Live Hogs, at $9% each .10,693,586.75 
or 830,681,147 for beef, mutton and pork during 1863. 
Who furnishes our Beef—O f the 209,941 beef cat¬ 
tle sold at the great 44th street yards, we have obtained 
and recorded the origin so far as could be ascertained 
each week, as follows: 
From. No. of Cattle. I From. No. of Cattle. 
Illinois.119,181 Canada.730 
New York.28,92DConnecticut.513 
Ohio.19,477|New-Jersey .194 
Indiana.13,837 Wisconsin.82 
Iowa.. .8,963|West-Virginia.35 
Michigan.8,8501 Massachusetts.49 
Kentucky. 6,709|Kansas.46 
Missouri.l,504|Nebraska.30 
Pennsylvania.763| Total.209,941 
It.will thus be seen that more than half of our beef is 
Credited direct to the great grain and corn producing State 
of Illinois, while many of those coming last from States 
further east were originally from Illinois. What could 
we do without the railroads to bring them here ? 
Current New-York Wholesale Prices. 
There are no specially noteworthy features in the agri¬ 
cultural markets. The two columns of prices below, in¬ 
dicate the state of the supply and demand. The rise in 
gold just now, carries up the prices of exportable bread- 
stuffs, and there is also a little better foreign demand. 
Oats are much called for by the government and are well 
up. Wool is not in large supply and is firmly held at 
full prices. Hay and Hops are in good request at firm 
rates. Hog products are active in request and advancing. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
December 18. January 16. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $6 10 @ 6 90 $6 50 @ 7 25 
Super, to Extra Southern_ 7 60 @11 00 7 65 @11 00 
Extra Western. 7 00 @11 50 7 00 @11 50 
Extra Genesee. 6 90 @ 9 25 7 SO @ 9 25 
Superfine Western. 6 10 @ 6 80 6 00 @ 6 70 
Rye Flour. 5 75 @ 7 00 5 60 @ 6 70 
Corn Meal. 5 70 @ 6 15 5 30 @ 6 20 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White.. 165@185 1 68 @ 1 88 
All kinds of Red. 1 43 @ 1 63 1 48 @ 1 68 
Corn—Y ellow. .. 1 32K® 1 22 @ 1 28 
Mixed.:. 1 32 @ 1 S3 188 @127 
OATS-Western. 91 @ 92 93 @ 93)4 
State. 90 @ 90)4 91 @ 93 
Rye. 1 25 @ 1 31 1 23 @ 1 35 
Barley. 1 35 @ 1 55 1 30 @ 1 50 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 82 @ — 82 @ 
Hors, crop of 1863, per lb. 20 @ 30 21 @ S3 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 62)4@ 65 63 @ 65 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 11 @ 11)4 12)4@ 13)4 
Timothy, per bushel. 250 @ 2 85 2 50 @300 
Flax, per bushel. 3 15 @ 3 25 3 10 @ 3 80 
Sugar—I trowu. per lb. 11>4@ 14)4 11M@ 14)4 
MoLASSEs.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 55 @ 70 60 @ 70 
Coffee. Rio, per lb. 33 @ 35 
Tobacco—K entucky.&c.p.lb.. 10 @ 30 
Seed Leaf, per lb. is @ 55 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 70 @ 85 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 65 @ 80 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 25 @ 57)4 
Tallow, per lb. u%@ Vl% 
Oil Cake, per tun. 47 00 @52 50 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 13 25 @18 50 
Prime, per bbl. 12 .50 @13 00 
Reef—P lain mess. 12 00 @13 75 
Laud, in bids., per lb . hj<@ 12)4 
But,ter— Western, .per lb. 20 @ 2G 
State, per lb. 28 @ 32 
Cheese. 12 @ 16 
Beans- per bushel. 2 50 @3 00 
Broom C<--n—ner It. 8 @ 10 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 22 @ 27 
Kgus,.Limed, per doz. 20 @ 21 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 8 @ ll 
Ducks, per lb. 8 @ 12 
Geese, per lb. 7 @ 10 
Turkovs, per lb. 8 @ 12 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 2 25 @ 2 75 
Buckeyes pel bbl. 1 50 @ 1 62 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 1 R7 @2 00 
Nova Scotia, per.bushel. 50 @ 55 
Turnips—R uta baga, per bbl 1 13 @ 1 25 
Onions. Red & Yellow p.bbl. 4 50 @ 5 00 
Cabbages, per 100. 6 00 @10 00 
DriedAppi.es, peril). 5 @ 9 
Dried Peaches, per lb. 24 @ 26 
Dried Raspberries, per lb.. 24 @ 25 
Apples, choice, per bbl. 3 50 @ 4 00 
Apples, mixed lots, per bbl.. 2 50 @3 00 
Cranberries, per bbl . 8 00 @10 00 
Pigeons, Wild, per doz. 90 @ 1 25 
Pbaibie Chickens, per pair. ~ 
50 
72 @ 
62)4® 
25 @ 
I2X@ 
46 50 @52 
19 25 @23 50 
15 25 @10 50 
12 50 @14 50 
12 @ IS 
‘22 @ 23 
27 @ 33 
13 @ 16 
2 50 @ 2 90 
8 @ 10 
31 @ 32 
2 75 
I 1 75 
: 2 25 
5 50 @ 6 08 
8 00 @11 00 
9 @ 10 
24 @ 25 
23 @ 24 
3 50 @ 5 00 
2 50 @ 3 00 
8 00 @ 8 30 
90 @ 1 25 
Review of the Breadstuff Markets. 
Below are Ten very condensed and convenient tables, 
the first two referring to the transactions in the New 
York markets during a month ending January 16, to 
which date they are made up. These tables have been 
carefully prepared, specially for the American Agricul¬ 
turist , from official and other reliable sources, including 
the notes of our own reporter. They will be found high¬ 
ly interesting, as showing the course of trade and giving a 
general view of the condition of our breadstuff supplies. 
They will also be valuable for reference in after years. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days this m’th 232.000 11.500 90,000 7,500 58.500 273.000 
24 days last m’th 573,000 3,159,000 260,000 88,000 565,000 2,741,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
24 days this month, 297,500 2,573,000 1,467.000 29.000 102.700 
24 days last month, 373.000 2,772,000 2,146,000 33.500 350,000 
ii. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1864.232.000 11.500 96,000 7.500 5S.500 273.000 
24 days 1863.317,000 739,000 875,000 6,500 141,500 351,000 
sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
24 days 1864 . 207,500 2,573,000 1,467,000 29.000 102,700 
24 days 1863. 224,000 2,778,000 2,212,000 14,650 158,009 
3. Receipts in New-York during each of five years past. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1863. 4,574,059 19,937,856 14,243,599 439,567 2,143,485 11,076,035 
1862 . 5,757,608 27,079,259 17,290,234 932,084 1.15L818 5,051,874 
1861 .4,968,971 28,429,135 21,120,242 765,665 1,854*304 4,852,009 
1860 . 3,581,420 17,072,796 13,709.562 206,008 1,251,007 4,685,656 
1859..3,191,822 3,818,092 3,068,622 334,491 1,527,400 4,226,920 
4. Exports from New-York during each of five years past. 
1863 .2,527,338 15,424,889 7,533,431 416,369 52,439 126,556 
1862 .2,961,518 25,564,755 12,020,848 1,104,549 42,061 210,669 
1861 .3,110,346 28,898,314 12,S89,850. 1,000,405 3,927 160,825 
1860.1,926,202 13,53S,039 4,085,082 450 8,‘280 103,076 
1859. 938,516 297,587 497,8S6 - 6,550 2,568 
5. Stock of Flour in New-York City, January 1. 
1861. 1863. 1863. 1864. 
Western Canal Flour, bbls... .569,800 447,056 721,383 557,057 
Canadian Flour, bbls. 10,200 11,100 2,405 15,100 
Southern Flour, bbls. 91,998 36,956 28,500 85,100 
Total. 671,998 495,112 752,288 607,257 
6. Stock of Grain in New-York, January 1. 
1860. 1861. 1863. 1863. 1864. 
Wheat, bushels.1,915,388 3,535,741 2,046,052 4,734,817 5,540,444 
Corn, bushels. 79,400 2,712,000 5,573.911 4,223,013 1,731,320 
Rve. Whets. 30,500 26,400 5S.500 32,270 37,409 
Barley, bushels.... 868,795 169,574 435,472 99,835 584,700 
Oats, bushels.1,576,100 494,790 774.575 531,312 3,541,836 
1, Receipts of Breadstuff's at Chicago the past four years t 
1860. 1861. 1863. 18631 
Flour, bbls. 713,318 1,479,284 1,755,258 1,474,284 
Wheat, bush....14,427,083 17,395,002 13.137,533 11,180,344 
Corn, bush.15,262,394 20,369,989 81,145,721 26,450,508 . 
Oats bush. 2,198,889 2,067,018 3,782,422 9,139,525 
Barley, bush. 617,619 457,589 800,476 1,098,346 
Bye, bush. 318,976 490,9S9 976,752 839,760 
Total grain.32,824,961 46,780,587 49,842,904 48,708,483 
8< Breadstuff's at Chicago at the close of each of four years. 
1860. 1861. 1863. 1863. 
Flour, bbls. 31,745 26.9S6 50,750 54,727 
Wheat, bushels. 871,537 1,185,902 935,961 824,169 
Corn, bushels. 178,104 1,568,586 1,086,970 209,859 
9. Receipts of Breadstuff's at Buffalo during the sea¬ 
son of lake navigation, for each of the past three years. 
1861. 1S63. 1863. 
Wheat In Flour, bush.10,039,575 1S,415,0I0 12,995,015 
Wheat, bushels .26,557.301 19,740,291 22,073.279 
Oats, bushels .20,S72,800 23,374,951 19,942,449 
Corn, bushels... 1.703,.IfM 2,661.929 6,418,400 
Barley, bushels. 273,773 4(2336 5^,671 
Itye, bushels. 316,Ml S93,l.)2 41 «,1—1 
Thtal grain, bushels.59,763.238 60,966,702 62,423,935 
10. Receipts of Breadstuff's at Albany, by the Erie and 
Champlain Canals in each of the last four seasons. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Data, 
bbl bush. bush, bush, bush. bush. 
1861) 1 149 100 11.176,000 14,155.500 32-2,100 2,967,600 6,490,900 
.1 493 233 39,886 687 23,342,3)1 832,792 2,‘235,850 5,978.338 
.i’826 609 82 667,866 23 709,882 748,S97 2,562,659 5,990,02* 
18B3.:L560.800 22,206,900 20,608,600 470,500 3,190,500 12.137.500 
