AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
72 
MARKET REVIEW, WEATHER NOTES, 4c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ( 
New-York, Feb. 26, 1857, j 
The unfavorable influences ; referred to in our last, ob¬ 
structed business, during the early part of the month. The 
recent severe freshets in the rivers of this and the neigh- 
ooring Slates likewise, worked against activity in trade. 
The increased demand for money, and the high ratf s of 
interest claimed on loans, also contributed to depress the 
general markets,—by compelling holders of produce, in 
want of means to meet the current calls upon them,— 
to sell their supplies, regardless ofprices,—which buyers, 
under such a pressure, could regulate to suit themselves. 
This pressure continues—to the injury of the market for 
Breadstuff* especially as these are the most freely offered— 
while the demand is comparatively moderate—though 
gradually reviving with the approach of fine weather. 
Local and Eastern dealers are the leading buyers. The 
resumption of navigation on Long-Island Sound has 
opened the markets of the New-England coast to our 
merchants. Exporters are purchasing with reserve, 
notwithstanding the temptations to free movements, 
offered by the reduced prices of Breadstuff's, as well as by 
the plentiness of shiproom, and the low rates of freight. 
The receipts of Breadstufls have been quite light, but re¬ 
ceivers have evinced much willingness to sell and with 
those, owning supplies in store here, they have very 
readily met the requirements of buyers, even at the de¬ 
clining rates, current, particularly during the last week 
of the month. Flour, Corn and Oats, are now most 
freely offered. Wheat, Rye, and Barley, are compara¬ 
tively scarce. Cotton is much dearer, with a fair supply 
and an active demand. Our available stock is estimated 
at about 82,560 bales, against about 47,200 bales same 
time last year. Owners are not anxious to sell, unless at 
full prices. Provisions are more inquired for at deeidedly 
higher prices—especially for Hog products. Telegraph 
advices from Cincinnati, to Wednesday evening, report 
the latest returns of the hog slaughtering in the West, 
this season, as showing a deficiency of about 25 ip cent in 
number, and of about 5Pcent in weight, as compared 
with the returns of the preceding season. This news 
affords much encouragement to factors, who show no 
hesitancy in availing themselves of the advantages which 
it occasions, in order to secure their own prices for such 
lots as they have to dispose of. The receipts of Provis¬ 
ions here are limited, as are likewise our available sup¬ 
plies. Groceries are in better request, yet, with pretty 
ample stocks of most articles, in market, prices show no 
remarkable changes. Ilay opened with a reduced sup¬ 
ply, and fair inquiry at very full rates, but during the past 
week, it has come in more freely, and though the demand 
has been pretty brisk, partly for shipment to Cuba, prices 
have favored buyers. Hemp, Hops, and grass seeds are, 
quiet, yet held with firmness, stocks generally being 
limited. Rice attracts more attention and is a shade 
dearer. Tallow, Tobacco and Wool, are in improved de¬ 
mand at rather better prices. 
We annex a comparative list of the closing prices of the 
principal agricultural products, last month and this, show¬ 
ing the fluctuations since our previous issue: 
Jan. 30. Feb. 20. 
Flour—C orn’ll to Extra Slate $6 25 
Common to Fancy Western.. 0 35 
Extra Western. 6 65 
Fancy to Extra Genesee.'_ 
Mixed to Extra Southern .... 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
Corn Meal. 
Wheat—C anada White. 
Western White. 
Southern White. 
All kindsof Red. 
Corn—M ixed. 
Yellow. 
While. 
Oats—S tate and Western. 
Jersey . 
Southern. 
livi:. 
Harley . 
White Beans. 
Black-eyed Peas, per 2 bush.. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per 16_ 
Fair. 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, per lb. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
Prime, per bbl. 
beef—C ountry Mess. 
Prime. 
Hogs, Dressed, per lb. 
Lard, in bills, per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Orange County, per lb. 
Cheese, per In. 
Potatoes—C arters, per bill.. 
Mercers, per bbl. 
Onions—R eds, per bbl. 
White, per bill. 
Apples, per bbl. 
Egos, fresh, per dozen. 
Limed, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Flax, per bushel. 
Timothy, mowed, per oushel.. 
Timothy, reaped, per oushel .. 
Sugar, New-Orleans, per lb . 
Molasses, New-Orleaus, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, tic. pr lb 
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1 75 (a) 2 00 
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6 50 fed 8 50 
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Seed Leaf, per lb. 1 f%® 35 1154® 35 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 33 ® 6254 4 0 (ci) 65 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 33 ® 50 34 ® 5254 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’n pr ton.210 00 ®215 190 00 ®210 00 
Dressed American, per ton... .240 00 ®260 240 00 ®260 00 
Flax—J ersey, per lb. 8 ® 11 8 ® 11 
Hay, per 100 lbs . 1 00 ® 1 25 90 fd 1 1254 
Tallow, per lb. 1154® 1154 1254® 13 
Whisky. Domestic, per gal 28 ® 2854® 29 
Oil Cake, per ton. 39 ® 
We also append a similar comparative list of the closing 
rates of freight, on the leading articles of Domestic pro¬ 
duce, being shipped for Liverpool. These rates are given 
in British, or sterling currency, which our leading ship¬ 
pers mainly employ in their freighting business A British 
Shilling is equal to 23 cents of our money : 
January, 30. February, 26. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. 
Flour, per bbl.2 3 (a )—— 1 9 ®- 
Grain, per bushel_— 654 ®— 754 — 454 ®— 554 
Cotton, per lb.— 11-32®— % — 3-16®— 7-32 
Beef, per bbl. 4 6 ®-3 9 ® 4 — 
Heavy Goods,such x 
as Bacon, Butter, >25 — ®27 6 17 6 ®22 6 
Tobacco, &c., pr In ) 
The subjoined tabular statement presents summaries of 
the total receipts of the leading kindsof Breadstuff's, by 
railroad and coastwise, for twenty-live business days, 
ending to-day, of the exports from the port of New-York 
for the same period : 
Receipts Sales. Exports. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 31,500 217,195 89,931 
Wheat, bushels. 72,500 2G2.400 147,747 
Corn, bushels. 600,000 220,825 
Rye,bushels. 40,000 4,073 
Barley, bushels. 13,200 
This enables us to make the following comparison of 
the receipts and sales : 
Receipls. Sales 
Total 25 days this month in bushels.... 230,000 2,003,075 
Total 29 days last month in bushels. 1.407,600 2,292,975 
It also affords the following comparison of the exports, 
from the port of New-York, for twenty-nine business days 
last month, and twenty-five business days, this month : 
LAST MONTH. THIS MONTH. 
Flour, bbls . 140,900 89,934 
Wheat, bush . 535,162 147,747 
Corn, hush . 222,920 220,825 
Rye, bush. i5,857 4,073 
Oats, bush . 670 - 
About 400,000 bushels of wheat are in store at Chicago, 
to come forward as soon as navigation opens. 
Cattle Market. —The receipts of Beeves for the 
four weeks ending Feb. 25, were 13,077, a little decrease 
upon the average receipts of January. The receipts 
ranged for weeksending Feb. 4,3,518; Fob. 11, 2,545; 
Feb. IS, 3,227 ; and Feb. 25, 3,757. Prices have varied as 
follows: Feb. 4 th, jc. advance ; Feb 11, lc. advance; 
Feb. 18, 'c. decline, and Feb. 25, ic.®jc- decline, leaving 
an advance of 3c. during the month. Wednesday, Feb. 
25, prices were ; Premium cattle, 13c.®14c. ip lb. net or 
dressed weight; First quality, 11c.® 12c.; Medium quali¬ 
ty, 10}c.®10Jc.; Poor quality, 9Sc.®10c.; Poorest quality. 
9c.ffi9)c.; General selling price, 10c.®1 lc.; Average ofall 
sales, about 10!c.®103c.* 
Receipts of Sheep show a gain over last month, being 
33,599, forthe last four weeks. Prices now range at 12c. 
®14c. dressed weight. 
The Weather— during the present month has been 
in direct contrast with that of January. No snow has 
fallen in this vicinity, nor has the mercury fallen lower 
than 4 P . The past-week especially has been very mild 
and farmers are commencing their spring operations, The 
frost was nearly out of the ground by the 20th, and blue¬ 
birds made their appearance on the 21st. The prospect 
is favorable for an early spring. Our condensed notes 
read thus : Feb. 1, 2, clear, and mild; 3, coldest day of 
file month, mercury 4° ; 4, milder, rain at eve ; 5 to 7, 
mild with thick fog, deep mud; 8, rain ; 9 to 12, clear and 
cooler, mercury 5°. morning of 11th ; 13, light warm rain, 
mercury 67° ; 14, 15, clear and warm; 16 heavy fog and 
rain, A.M., clear P. M.; 17, 18, mild and spring-like, 
with foggy mornings; 19 and 20, fog A. M., lain P. M. 
each day ; 21, blue-birds made their appearance and 
nurserymen commenced to dig trees ; 22 to 25, mild and 
ver . pleasant ; 26, clear and cooler, froze at night. 
Extensive and heavy fogs prevailed for a good portion 
of the month retarding the otherwise opening navigation . 
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CONTENTS FOE MAUCH, 1857, 
Apples—Cooking dried.59 
Asparagus—A Dish of Early.52 
Basil—Its value and Culture.62 
“ Beans, You Don’t Know ”.67 
Bees—Notes for the Month.52 
Broom Corn, Culture of.57 
Barley Sprouts—Cows killed by Eating.58 
Calendar of Operations for March .51 
Corn, Improved King Philip.56 
Correspondents—Notes to, &c.68 
Cows—Spayed.59 
Draining, Number One.54 
Envelopes for Seeds.68 
Grafting.55 
Grape Culture—No. III. Illustrated.04 
Grass Lands, Renovating.67 
Homesteads, Two—Illustrated.60 
Home, The Rural.60 
Hot beds, Howto prepare—Illustrated. 63 
Kitchen Garden, Planning work for.50 
Lambs, Dead ones on trees.60 
Lost Numbers, Send for them.68 
Manures—Chapter III.52 
Markets, Review of.72 
Mechanical Treatment of Soils.53 
Norris, Geo. P. Residence of—Illustrated.56 
Onion Culture—Chapter on.57 
Ox-Yokes, Hints on. 58 
Peach, Cultivation—No, 1.66 
Pear, The Virgalieu.... 68 
Peas, On their Garden Culture.62 
Pictures, the Two—Illustrated.60 
Plants, Over feeding of.59 
Potatoes, Ilovv to raise early.60 
Preserving Fruits in Cans—Editor’s Experience.63 
Pruning, When and How—Illustrated.63 
Pumpkins, Squashes &c., mixing of Seed.68 
Rainy Day Rambles-No. 3.65 
Rhubarb, A Grower’s Experience.67 
Scions, Cutting.64 
Seeds, Further offers free.56 
Seeds, Get now and prove them.61 
Sheep, French Merino—Illustrated.58 
Sheep, Origin of Merino.58 
Strawberries—Chapter III.—Illustrated.61 
Succotash, How to make.67 
Sugai-cane, Chinese—Economizing Seed.59 
Tobacco Growing—A Chapter on.54 
Trees, Planting and Grafting.65 
Trees, Planting Ornamental.67 
Woodlands, White Pines, &c.\.68 
WORK FOR THE MONTH.49 
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