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Commercial Notes—Prices Current. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for a month ending No¬ 
vember 16, with other interesting comparative figures. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days this m’th.481.000 1,287,000 988,000 239,000 861,000 2,534.000 
26 days last m’th.339,000 1,313,000 1,190,000 187,000321,000 1,925,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
27 days this month, 458,000 1,411,000 1,132,000 174,500 613,000 
26 days last month, 278,000 1,365,000 1,437,500 94,000 118,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1864.481,000 1,287,000 988,000 239,000 861,000 2,534,000 
27 days 1863.530,000 8,034,000 531,000 21,000 607,000 2,102,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. 
27 days 1861. 458,000 1,411,000 1,132,000 174,500 613,000 
27 days 1863. 499,000 3,113,000 3,018,000 26,000 588,000 
3. Exports from New-York, January 1 to November 16. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1864. 1,764,342 11,982,576 814,608 453 89,643 
WB. 2.27V33 U.IWSM 7,486,835 415,249 123,996 
1862.2,683,086 28,216,817 10,542,556 1,888,790 144,165 
4. Receipts of Breadstuff's at Albany, by the New-York 
Canals from the opening of navigation to Nov. 1th. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1861.. .. 970,400 13,415,600 9,035,500 525,500 2,078,700 9,440,000 
1863.. ..1.142.100 17,314,300 20,405,600 353,700 1,866,400 8,582,900 
1862.. ..1.311.200 27,574,800 19,891,200 737,400 1,438,100 4,449,000 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Oct. 15. Nov. 16. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State $8 00 @9 15 $9 30 ©10 40 
Super, to Extra Southern — 10 50 @14 50 10 70 @15 25 
Extra Western. 8 75 @13 00 9 90 @13 00 
Extra Genesee. 9 15 @12 25 10 40 @13 00 
Superfine Western. 8 00 @ 8 50 9 40 @ 9 80 
Rye Flour. ..'. 8 25 @ 9 75 8 25 @925 
Corn Meal. 7 65 @ 8 00 7 50 @ 8 50 
Whrat-AII kinds of White.. 2 10 @ 2 40 2 45 @ 2 65 
All kinds of Red. 1 81 @ 2 12 2 17M@ 2 45 
CORN—Yellow.. 155 @1 56 1 63 @184 
Mixed. 152 @1 53 1 82 @184 
Oats—W estern. 85 @ 86 98 @ 1 00 
State. 84 @ 86 97 @ 99 
Rye. 180 @ 1 40 1 62 @165 
Barley. 1 67 @ 1 95 1 80 @ 2 05 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 1 10 @ 115 1 40 @ 1 42 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb. 15 @ 35 15 @ 35 
Hops, crop of 1864, per lb. 38 ® 50 30 @ 52X 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 72X@ 75 i5 @ 80 
Seed—C lover, per lb. Nominal. 19 @ 20 
Timothy, per bushel. 5 00 © 6 00 5 50 @ 6 00 
Flax, per bushel. 3 00 @ 3 10 8 55 @ 3 65 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. 17 @ 21 18 @ 25 
MoLASSES.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 90 @110 1 00 @ 1 2a 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 86 @ 89)4 4247 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb„ 12M@ 40 12 @ 48 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 25 @ 6a 15 @ 65 
WOOL—Domestic fleece, p. lb.. 80 @ 97}£ 90 @ 1 05 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 65 @ 90 72^@ 1 00 
California, unwashed. So @ 60 SO @ 70 
Tallow, per lb. 15 X® 17 18 @ 19 
OiL Cake, per tun. 75 00 @80 00 82 50 @95 00 
PORK-Mess, per bbl. 43 00 @43 00 40 50 @40 75 
Prime, per bbl. 39 00 @40 00 37 25 @38 00 
Beef—P lain mess. IS 00 @17 00 14 00 @22 00 
Lard, in bbls., per lb ........ 20 @ 22 21M@ 24 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 28 @ 35 34 @ 46 
Beans- per bushel. 1 50 @ 2 55 1 80 @ 2 50 
Peas—C anada, per Bushel... 2 00 @ 2 00 Nominal. 
EGGS-Fresh, per dozen. 28 @ 29 48 @ 50 
Poultry-FowIs, per lb. 16 @17 16 @ 20 
Turkeys, per lb. 18 @ 20 16 ® 24 
Spring Chickens, per pair... . 50 @ 1 00 „ 60 © 75 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 3 00 @ 3 50 2 50 @ 3 00 
Peach Blow, per bbl. .. 2 75 @ 3 00 2 00 @ 2 50 
Dykemans, per bbl. 2 50 @ 3 00 2 00 @ 2 2a 
Apples—B aldwins, per bbl.. 2 75 @ 3 00 4 00 @5 00 
Apples—Fall Pippins, per bbl 1 00 @ 1 75 4 00 © 5 00 
App es-Commou perhbl.... 2 00 @ 3 00 3 00 @ 4 50 
Cranberries, perW. 12 00 @15 00 11 00 @15 00 
Quinces, per bDl.... i. 3 00 @ 6 00 8 00 @1100 
Owing to the rise in gold, domestic produce improved 
during the past month. Breadstuff's were more in de¬ 
mand with very light receipts, and prices went up, but 
now tend downward. Our tables above, carefully 
prepared from official and other reliable sources, indicate 
the absolute and comparative magnitude of the business 
of Ihe month—receipts, sales and exports—to November 
16.Provisions have been very animated. Receipts 
and sales of hog products have been very large, but 
at quite variable prices, closing in favor of buyers. The 
demand for Beef, Butter, and Cheese, has been quite 
brisk, at high rates.Domestic wool has advanced 
considerably, and prices still tend upward, partly because 
holders anticipate further improvement.Hay and 
hops have been in fair demand at steady prices.... Hemp 
and Seeds, quiet.Tobacco, active and stiffly held, 
Mew York lave Stock Markets.— 
Beef Cattle.— The weekly receipts for 5 weeks past, 
average 6,555. With plenty of common cattle, there has 
been a lack of choice beeves. Prices have fluctuated. 
Monday, Nov. 14, demand active, rates advanced. Good 
bullocks sold at 16®18 cts. per lb., for estimated dressed 
weight; medium, 12%(a)lS% cts.; poor grades, 9®12 cts. 
Milch Cows.— Average arrivals per week, 
112. The demand is not very active ; but first-rate milk¬ 
ers command high prices—good stock, from $60 to $75;; 
choice, $80 and over; ordinary and fair, $30 to $50. 
Calves.— Receipts average 1,767 per week. 
Good veals are worth 12®13 cts. per lb. live weight; 
fair, 10®11 cts. The supply is lighter than last month. 
Sheep.— Weekly average, 21,662. Prices of 
good sheep, 8/5)8% cts. per lb. live weight; select 9 cts.; 
medium, 7/5)1% cts.; light sheep, about _$4 to $6 per head. 
Lambs sell at $4.50®$6 each ; 10 cts. per lb. for best. 
liive Hogs.- Supply per week, 23,241; or 
nearly 10,000 above last month. Prices vary from 11® 
12% cts. per lb., live; or 14®15K cts. per lb. for dressed. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into small 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Many Good Articles and Items, ready 
in type, and in manuscript, are crowded over to the next 
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To Correspondents.— Several letters from 
our readers remain as yet unattended to, simply because 
the days are only 24 hours long, and because the paper- 
makers’ prices, and the demand for a low-priced journal, 
limit our space to 32 pages.—The Publisher has regained 
nearly his former strength and vigor, and all his lost flesh, 
and more too, and is rapidly bringing up arrears 
in business matters requiring his personal attention. 
Over Two Thousand Items.— The 
editor in charge of the Index, reports over 2,000 sepa¬ 
rate articles and items contained in this single volume. 
Has any reader failed to derive more than one hint, or sug¬ 
gestion, or train of thought, that, has been, or will in the 
end be worth a dollar ? Would any one part with all he 
has learned, or thought of, while reading the Agricultur¬ 
ist since last December, and receive a dollar instead 1 
The Irishman who said “ one man was as good as an¬ 
other ; faith, an a little better,” said just what we think 
about the next volume. {Mem. The next volume, with 
its thousands of articles, Items, engravings, etc., etc., 
will cost only $1,50, or less to'clubs of subscribers.) 
About Books.— On page 353 will be found 
a list of such books as we can now supply, on subjects 
relating to the farm, garden and household. Many of the 
books are out of print, and only a limited supply remains. 
New editions will not be issued until paper and labor 
materially decline, so that those wanting any of these 
books will do well to supply themselves at an early day. 
Important to Advertisers. —Distant 
parties, or others unknown to the Publisher personally 
or by good repute, who may wish to use -the business 
columns of the Agriculturist, must satisfy us with re¬ 
spect to their integrity. We can not go into every man’s 
establishment and examine his wares and prices, but un¬ 
less we have reason to believe that a dealer will treat his 
customers well, and that goods selected or ordered, ahd 
paid for, will be delivered as promised, in kind, quality, 
and price, we can not consent to the use of these col¬ 
umns as a guide-board to his establishment for our hun¬ 
dred thousand subscribers. No patent medicines, secret 
remedies, or other such things, are advertised on any 
terms.—At the special desire of many advertisers, we 
as usual request those ordering, or sending for circu 
lars, etc., to state where the advertisements were seen. 
Petroleum Humbugs. —To avoid the 
possibility of leading our readers astray, we have de¬ 
clined large sums offered for advertisements by petro¬ 
leum companies, some of them apparently got up in good 
faith. The chance success of some stock companies—not 
a dozen in all—is leading to the formation of hundreds of 
others, with an aggregate capital reported at $160,000,000. 
Of these probably nine-tenths will turn out failures or 
frauds. We incline to Cuffee’s advice In Cholera times: 
“ Eat nossing at all, and den you no ’spose yourself.” 
Papers tbr Wounded Soldiers.— 
A liberal hearted business man of this city, after renew¬ 
ing his own subscription the other day laid down a twen¬ 
ty dollar bill, saying: “ Send twenty more to soldiers’ 
hospitals of your own selection, that wounded men may 
have something besides ‘ trash ’ to read.” This is worthy 
of imitation. A large number of our soldiers are farmers, 
and in our labors among the wounned men in Virginia, 
we seldom found more acceptable gifts than copies of 
this journal. Now and then some one who had been at 
the Office would recognize, us, and pass our name along, 
so that we received many a welcome from former readers. 
In one case there were seven of our old subscribers in a 
tent of thirty men. We are distributing a good many 
thousands of copies to the hospitals this year on our own 
account, and will be happy to have the co-operation of 
others, as in the instance above-named. Such subscrip¬ 
tions will be very willingly supplied at cost or less. 
The Wheeler & Wilson Establish¬ 
ment.— A very pleasantly written account of this ap¬ 
pears on page 351. Every one coming to New York 
City should visit this “palace of industry,” which all 
are freely invited to do, without regard to their being cus¬ 
tomers. The ceiling and wall paintings there give 
one some idea of the manner of adorning the finest public 
buildings, churches, art galleries, hotels, etc., in Europe. 
Portraits of Our Succssful Milita¬ 
ry Heroes will be in demand amODg their thousands 
of admirers. We have examined those advertised in our 
columns by C. B. Richardson. They are beautifully ex¬ 
ecuted on steel, and will be ornamental in any dwelling. 
The latest Fruit-picker.—We thought 
that we had described all 
the fruit-picking contri¬ 
vances, but here is an en¬ 
tirely new one by E. L. 
Nichols. It is made from 
a common bottle gourd, 
in the larger end of which 
is cut a hole large enough 
to receive the fruit. The 
smaller or stem end is 
cut off to admit a wooden 
handle, which has a 
shoulder to make a snug 
fit to tile gourd, as in the 
sketch. The part of the 
handle entering the gourd has a hole through it, or a 
groove, and melted lead is poured in to fasten the handle. 
A Hearty Laugii is a luxury—and ofteu is 
a first-rate medicine. We indulged in such a laugh the 
other evening, while the young folks were amusing 
themselves with an innocent and very comical game, ad¬ 
vertised on another page, under the fanciful head, *• The 
most Laughable Thing on Earth.” It is not a humbug. 
“ ©isr Farm of Four Acres. ”—This 
pleasant and instructive volume is worth procuring and 
reading by every person in the country or city. It has 
been out of print lately, as its former publishers have 
gone out of the book business. To meet the want for it, 
we have procured the publishing of a new edition, which 
is now just ready. The price, post-paid, is only 30 cents 
per copy in neat paper covers; or 60 cents if full bound. 
“ Tobacco Culture “ Onion Cul¬ 
ture. ’’—The best information on these subjects which 
can anywhere be found, is given in two little works, con¬ 
taining the plain, practical directions of a large number 
of cultivators of long experience, and residing in different 
parts of the country.- Price, post-paid, for “ Tobacco 
Culture,” 25 cents; and for “Onion Culture,” 20 cents, 
