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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Commercial .Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, made 
up to May I4th, show the transactions the past month. 
1. transactions at thk new-yobk markets. 
Rroripts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days this m’th 281,000 219,000 143,000 31,100 174.000 S76.000 
27 days last m th 209,000 156,000 285,000 7,500 126,000 353,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25 days this month, 973,000 514,000 . 938,000 9,200 141X00 
27 days last month, 370,000 784,000 836,000 46,500 410,TOO 
a. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1864.281,000 219,000 143.000 31,000 174,000 876.000 
26 days 1863.347,000 540,000 59&000 45,000 51,000 410X00 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley . 
25 days 1864 . 873,000 514,000 938,000 9,200 141,000 
26 days 1803. 849,000 783,000 1,839,000 102,000 91,000 
3. Exports from New-York Jan. 1. to May 13. 
W i eat > Corn, Rye, Oats. 
1864 ..7g| 4,832,6*79 A lY!i4 
1863 . 830,493 4,103,939 2,597',612 216,978 110 759 
!862.933,922 2,636,284 -i,733,120 60^,678 17,863 
Business in breadstuff's, as well as in other kinds of 
domestic produce, and general merchandise, has been on 
a limited scale during the past month.The receipts 
of flour and grain from the interior were quite limited up 
to the commencement of the current week, when the first 
considerable supplies by canal and river came to hand. 
The fluctuations in the premium on Gold were violent— 
from 89 per cent, the highest figures yet reached, down 
to 65 per cent—and the general tendency of the market 
for gold, and sterling exchange was toward a lower 
range. The news received this week of the.iEui!sfe§fLof 
our armies in Virginia and Georgia has served tordeHess 
the market, though the Wall-St. speculators have strug¬ 
gled earnestly to keep up the inflation of prices. All these 
circumstances have unfavorably affected the markets for 
produce. Sales of breadstuff's have been very moderate, 
for shipment and home use ; flour and wheat have de¬ 
clined materially, closing heavily. Rye and corn have 
been unusually scarce, and the few lots sold from day to 
day, brought higher prices. Oats have been more abund 
ant and cheaper, with rather heavier sales reported.— 
Government agents have been the principal buyers. 
Barley has been lightly dealt In,—closing with a down 
ward tendency.The main business in the provision 
line has been in hog products, as also in butter and 
cheese, chiefly on speculation, at extremely variable 
prices, the market closing generally in favor of pur¬ 
chasers .Cotton has been more active and has ad¬ 
vanced rapidly, especially within the past week.... Seed, 
hemp, feathers, and tobacco have been quiet at some¬ 
what irregular prices. 
The Wool Trade.—A very heavy business was 
transacted in wool, both domestic and foreign, early in 
the month, at much higher rates, in view of the diminish¬ 
ed supplies available, and the great increase in the duty 
on imported wools. The demand was, to a considerable 
extent, for manufacturing purposes, but mainly from 
speculative buyers. The activity of the national armies 
during the past fortnight, and the anticipation of an early 
and decisive victory have had the effect of checking ope¬ 
rations, and, within the past week, the reported sales 
have been quite limited. Holders, however, are very 
firm, and not eager to dispose of their supplies, unless at 
extreme prices. It is generally thought that under the 
revised tariff, the imports of foreign wool will be light, 
and that manufacturers will have to depend mainly on 
the domestic product; see Current Price Table. 
Current Wholesale Peioes. 
April 15. May 14 
FLOUE-Super to Extra State $7 80 @ 8 25 $6 60 @7 40 
K n ~ on so """ --- -- 
Super, to Extra Southern .... „ „„ u „ 
Extra Western. 8 15 @11 50 
Extra Genesee. 8 30 @10 25 
Superfine Western. 7 30 @ 7 50 
Rye Flour. 5 55 ® c 35 
CORN Meal.". 5 75 @6 35 
Wheat-au kinds*fWhite.. 190 @206 
All kinds of Red. 172 ® 1 go 
CORN-Yellow. 1 34 @ 1 35 
Mixed. 133 @ " 
Oats—W estern. 89 @ 90 
State. 89 @ 90 
Rye. 1 80 @ 1 31 
Barley. 1 25 @ 1 50 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... -78 @ 79 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb. 20 @ 32 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 65 @ 67 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 12 @ 11 ® nu 
Timothy, per bushel. 2 75 @ 8 12M 2 50 @ 3 OCI 
Flax, per bushel.. . 3 45 @ 3 55* 3 45 @3 55 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. 13>4@ 1714 1414® iq 
MOLASSEs.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 85 @ 1 00* 90*@ 1 00 
Coffee. Rio, per lb. 42 @ 42 43 @ 46 
| g* \i4 I 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 68 @ 83 7n ® as 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 58 @ 78 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 20 @ 50 
Tallow, per lb . 13 @ 13)4 
Oil Cake, per tun. 47 50 @57 50 50 00' @60 
Poke—M ess, per bbl. 25 75 @25 87)4 28 12)4@28 25 
Prime, per bbl. 20 50 @23 50 24 00 @ 24 50 
Beef—P lain mess ,. 14 00 @17 00 15 00 @18 00 
7 80 @10 50 
7 00 @10 50 
7 50 @ 9 00 
6 65 @6 95 
5 25 @ 6 75 
6 25 @ 6 65 
1 70 @ 1 87 
1 52 @ 1 70 
1 41 @ 1 42 
® 1 42 
87M@ 88), 
87 @ 8811 
1 48 ® 1 50 
70 @ 
20*® 
13 !4@ 
13V 
@ 18 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . 13)4® 1454 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 25 @ 
State, per lb. 35 @ 
Cheese.... 15 - 
Beans— per bushel. 2 60 
Peas, Canada, perBnshel... 1 15 
Broom Corn—per tb. 8 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 24 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 20 
Turkeys, per lb. 22 _ 
Pigeons—W ild, per doz. 2 00 @ 2 25 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 3 00 @ 3 50 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 3 00 @ 3 25 
Prince Albert. 2 75 @ 3 00 
New Bermuda, per barrel. 
Turnips— iiuta bnga, per bbl 150 @2 00 
Onions, Red & Yellow p. bbl. 7 50 @8 00 
D bird Apples, per lb. 7)4@ 11 
Dbied Peaches, per lb. 25 @ 29 
Dried Raspberries, per lb.. 24 @ 25 
Apblrs, Western, per bbl_ 4 00 @4 50 
Apples, Russets, Golden p bbl 3 00 @ 3 50 
Cbanbebbies, per bbl. 12 00 @18 00 
1 iX 
9 @ 
@24 15 @ 17 
~ 16 @ 19 
1 75 @2 00 
3 50 @ 3 75 
3 50 @ 4 00 
3 00 @ 3 25 
@10 00 
175 @ 2 00 
7 50 @ 
9)4@ II 
26 @ 28 
26 @ 28 
