1805.] 
35 
AMERICAN AGRKRJLTIJRIST. 
Ik ... .. 
Jrromise to do, gold must go down materially, and carry 
down witli it the prices of farm produce, dry goods, etc. 
1. TKANSACriONS AT THE NEU'-YORK MARKETS. 
Keceipts. Flour. Wieal. Corn. Rue. Darleij. Oat's. 
28dayst/(!Sm’tli.231,000 11,000 137,000 10,.i00 24.000 173.000 
24daystotm’tli.4S7.o00 1,732,000 817,000 03,000 683,000 2,643,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Com. Rye. Barley. 
28(iays<AtsmontIi, 267.000 461,000 884.000 83,300 141,000 
24 days iastmonth, 416,000 1,061,000 635,000 104,000 434,000 
ft. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
BSCKiPTs. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats 
28 days 1863.. ..231.000 11,000 137,000 10.500 24,000 178,000 
24 days 1864.232,000 11,300 96,000 7,500 58,500 273,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley 
28 days 1863. 267.000 461,000 881.000 33,500 141,000 
24 days 1864. 297,500 2,573,000 1,467,000 29,000 102,700 
3« Exports from New-York, January 1 to January 20. 
Flour, 'Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, 
bbls. bus. bus. bus. bus. 
1865. 47,742 43,834 5,530 141 1,823 
1864. 90,384 633,800 4,793 - 047 
4« Exports from New- York during each of 6 years past. 
Flour, Wheat, 
bbls. bus. 
1864.. ..1.918.592.12,193,433 
1803.. ..2.327.338.15,424,889 
1802.. . .2,961,518 23,564,755 
1861.. . 3,110,346 28,898.314 
1860.. .. 1,926,202 13,338,039 
1859.. .. 038,516 297,587 
Corn, 
bus. 
Rye, 
bus. 
846,831 588 
7,.53:S,431 416,369 
12,020,848 1,041,549 
12,889,850 1,000,403 
4,0&5,082 450 
497,886 - 
Barley, 
bus. 
150 
52,439 
42,061 
3,927 
8,280 
6.550 
Oats, 
bus. 
42,133 
120,556 
210,069 
100,825 
103,070 
2,508 
5. 
Stock of Flour in New-York City, January I. 
„ 1863. 1863. 1864. 1865. 
Western Canal Flour, bbls.447,036 721,3,83 537,057 463.835 
Canadian Flour, bbls. 11,100 2,403 15,100 4,950 
Southern Flour, bbls.36,056 23,500 33,100 37,403 
Total. 
.495,112 732,288 607,257 508,248 
6 . 
Stock of Grain in New-York, January !. 
1861. 1863. 1863. 1864. 186,'». 
Wheat, bushels.8,535,741 2,046,052 4,734,817 5,540,<444 1,807,356 
Corn, bushels.2,712,000 5,373,911 4,223,013 1,731,320 464,414 
Kye, bushels. 26,400 58,.500 32,270 37,409 212,298 
Barley, bushels. 109,374 43,5,4T2 99,835 584,700 304,104 
Oats, busliels. 49-4,790 774.575 531,312 3,541,830 3,018,301 
1, Receipts of Breadstuff's at Albany, hy the Erie and 
Champlain Canals in each of the last Jive seasons. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barle}', Oats, 
bbl. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1860 .1,149,100 11,176,000 14,1,5,5,500 322,100 2,967,600 6,490,900 
1861 .1,493,2.38 39,886,687 23,312,334 832,792 2,235,8.50 5,978,333 
1862 .1,8-26,609 32,067,866 23,809.832 748,897 2,562,639 3,990,0'28 
1863 .1,560,800 22.206,900 20,603,600 470,500 3,190,500 12,438,500 
1864 .1,184,300 15,465,600 10,352,400 620,300 2,405,900 12,177,500 
CuKRKMT Wholesale Prices. 
Dec. 16. 
Flouk—S uper to Extra State $9 83 
Super, to Extra Southern_10 83 
Extra Western. 10 23 
Extra Genesee. 10 60 
Superllne Western. 9 85 
Ryk Flour. 8 50 
CoR.Y Meal. 7 75 
WuEAT—All kinds of White.. 2 50 
All kinds of Red. 2 23 
Coen—Y ellow. 1 70 
Mixed... 190 
30 
80 
24 
5 73 
Gats— Western. 
State. 
Rye. 
Barley.. 
CoTTOk—Middlings, per lb.... 
Hops, crop of 1864, per lb. 
F'eathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 
Seed— Clover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Flax, per bushel. 3 43 
Sugar— Brown, per lb. 
MoLASsES.New-Orleans, p.gl.. 
Coffee. Rio, per lb.. 
Tou.acco—K entuclvy,&c,p.lb.. 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 16 
Wool—D omestic lleece,p. lb.. 90 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 70 
California, unwashed. 23 
Tallow, per lb. 17] 
Oil Cake, per tun. 80 50 
@10 60 
@13 00 
@13 50 
@13 23 
@10 10 
@ 9 50 
@ 8 60 
@ 2 75 
@ 2 52'A 
® 2 00 
@ 1 91 
@ 1 07 
@ 1 04 
@ 
1 73 @ 2 00 
1 32 @1 33 
@ 52M 
® 82 
@ 23 
® 6 122^ 
@ 3 70 
165f@ 24>^ 
1 10 @ 1 21A 
44K@ ■ 
12A® 
■" ® 
1 06 
1 03 
1 72 
Jan. 20. 
50 @10 40 
50 @15 00 
10 @13 00 
50 @13 00 
50 @ 9 83 
25 @ 9 25 
75 @ 9 00 
50 @ 2 70 
20 @ 2 5224 
80 ® 1 82 
83 ® 1 90 
06 @ 1 07 
03 @ 1 06 
63 @ I 70 
83 @ 2 05 
98 @ 1 00 
23 @ 5224 
@ 80 
23 @ 26 
5 75 @ 7 00 
3 
48 
40 
65 
1 1'2A 
1 0224 
6724 
@92 50 
@41 50 
@36 50 
@21 30 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 37 50 
Prime, per bbl. 35 00 
Beef— Plain mess. 18 50 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . 
Butter— -Western, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese. 
Beans— per bushel. 
Peas— Canada, per Bushel... 
Eggs— Fresh, per dozen. 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Potatoes— Mercers, p. bbl.... 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 
Apples— per bbl. 
Apples, R. 1. Greenings per bbl 3 73 @ 5 50 
Apples-Russets, per bbl. 3 75 ® 4 50 
@ 3 a5 
I’t @ 23 
1 30 @ 1 50 
42 @ 46 
1224® 40 
16 @ 65 
90 @ 1 1224 
7224® 1 0224 
25 @ 65 
1624® 1724 
3 00 @80 00 
0 50 @41 50 
3 50 @ 34 00 
21 
@ 
2424 
20 
® 
24 
35 
@ 
50 
35 
@ 
48 
45 
® 
58 
45 
@ 
60 
15 
@ 
24 
15 
® 
24 
2 75 
@ 5 
! 90 
3 00 
® 3 50 
Nominal. 
37 @ 42 
18 @ 21 
20 
3 00 
2 73 
@ 23 
@ 3 75 
" 3 00 
2 20 @ 2 33 
45 @ 50 
15 @ 22 
18 @ 24 
3 50 ® 3 00 
3 00 @ 3 30 
5 00 @ 7 00 
6 00 @7 00 
5 00 @ 5 50 
i^. Y. S.iive Stocic Markets.—ISccf 
Cattle have been less abundant, averaging 4,942 head 
per week, or 1,566 less than in previous month, with 
small supply Jan. 17. Prices range at 21c.®23c. per Ib, 
estimated dressed weight, for best or extras ; 19c.®20c. 
for very good ; and so down to 14c. for the poorest. 
Average of all sales 1524c. or 16c. 
Mild* Cows. —Averao;e weekly receipts 6.3, 
■with small demand. Very good milkers $70®$9o. Ex¬ 
tras, $100 and upwards. Common to poor, $65®$45 eacli. 
Veal Cal-vcs are in less supply, averaging 
511 per week, and liigliertliis week. The best I3c.ffll4c. 
&. live weight, and Ihence down to 10c. for poor. 
Slteep come in freely for the sea.son, averatriuo- 
14,594 per week. With a good demand the last sales 
were 14c per lb. live W'eight for extras ; the poorest 924c.; 
otlier grades between these figures, according to quality. 
B-iive ISog-s not abundant, receipts averaging 
•itlv 11.962 pe-week for the month past. Last sales at 
14g.® i424c. per lb. live weiglit for best corn-fed ; 13®14c. 
for inferior to good corn-fed; 11c. for poorest still-fed. 
Live Stock Trade in H. Y. City, for 1864. 
As a matter of general interest, and for future refer¬ 
ence, we give our ususal summary of the Live Stock 
Trade during the past year, taken from the records of 
our own reporters who have been at the piincipal mark¬ 
ets every Monday and Tuesday, the regular days of sale. 
Tliese figures we have already furnished to otlier jour¬ 
nals, but repeat tliern here for the benefit of the readers 
of tlie American Agriculturist, and to thus preserve ttiem 
in a permanent form. The principal places of sale are 
at Allerton’s Yards on 44th-street, near 4th Avenue; at 
Brownings and O’Brien’s, on 6th-street, near 3d Avenue ; 
at Chamberlin’s, on Robinson-slreet, -West of tlie City 
Hall; at the Bergen Yards just over the Hudson river, 
wliere they are landed from tlie Erie Railroad ; and at 
the Western Hog 1'ards, foot of 40th-street, on tlie Hud¬ 
son. Our tables include only the receipts at these regu¬ 
lar market places. Many Calves ami Slicep are sold 
from barges at tlie wharves, and some animals of all 
kinds are taken directly to the butcliers. These are 
probably balanced by lliose taken out of the city again 
on Government account and by farmers, and by butch¬ 
ers in neighboring towns and cities, so tliat our figures 
below give a fair stiowing of tlie actual consumption for 
food and for packing purposes, in New-York and its sub¬ 
urbs, Brooklyn, and Jersey City. First we liave the 
WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR 1864. 
Week 
^efs of 
Net 
dJilch 
Veal 
Sheep 
1 TAce 
ending 
Ca'tle. 
Price. 
owa. 
Calves. 
<& L'bs. 
Hogs. 
Jan. 5.... 
4,022 
lOi 
115 
621 
9,.561 
9,933 
.Ian. 12.. . 
4,149 
11 
103 
468 
10,473 
6,868 
Jan. 19.. . 
4,845 
101 
150 
40 
15,394 
6,150 
Jan. *26... 
5,3'3 
10} 
144 
329 
7 7>1 
6,64n 
Feb. 4... 
5,200 
10 
163 
369 
14,979 
1.5,796 
Feb. 9.... 
4,35? 
10} 
143 
49() 
11 13i 
5,o77 
Feb. 16... 
4.679 
1.56 
867 
12,231 
6,297 
Keb. 23 .. 
4,845 
m 
140 
3S9 
12,S*>2 
7,6:3 
Mar. 1. . 
3,291 
13 
212 
499 
11,777 
8,544 
Mar. 8... 
4,5'3 
Ik} 
213 
510 
9,015 
7,226 
Mar. 15... 
5.^27 
12} 
264 
598 
14.672 
9,060 
Mar. 22... 
3, .->59 
13 
237 
508 
.5,511 
6,776 
Mar. 29... 
5,0.53 
18} 
179 
884 
12 43 ' 
8,361 
April 5 .. 
3,457 
14 
180 
832 
8,673 
6,862 
April 12... 
4,244 
15 
163 
1,872 
9 676 
11,879 
April 19... 
4,.596 
15 
203 
1,732 
7,825 
11,232 
April 26... 
4,108 
14} 
124 
1,379 
ln.180 
8,814 
May 8... 
3,900 
14 
134 
1,206 
1091T 
13,832 
May 10... 
3,917 
15} 
196 
1,270 
7 4<i5 
13,598 
.May 17... 
4,969 
16 
129 
1,‘203 
5.6S7 
12,877 
May 24.,. 
3,314 
16i 
173 
1,000 
5 162 
11,113 
May 31... 
8,579 
18 
216 
1,397 
8 043 
ll>,C!4 
June 7... 
4,629 
17} 
ISS 
1,.52I 
8.613 
14,221 
June 14... 
4,447 
16} 
229 
1,404 
13,326 
13,512 
June 21... 
4,169 
16 
203 
1,324 
11,9.52 
10,136 
June 28... 
4,713 
14} 
143 
1,511 
13,372 
11,364 
July 5.. 
3,51 4 
16 
HO 
1 555 
14.’22H 
14,287 
July 12... 
4,97S 
15} 
163 
2,: 119 
11,134 
18,376 
■July 19.. 
3,765 
16 
162 
2,705 
14,147 
13,360 
July 26 .. 
5,202 
16 
144 
2,312 
19,72.1 
8,894 
Aug. 2... 
5,561 
14} 
158 
2,888 
15,047 
5,550 
Aug. 9... 
4,466 
14} 
184 
2,704 
16,869 
3,920 
Aug. 1&... 
5,290 
15 
137 
2,S3G 
15,440 
6,577 
Aug. 28.. 
5,273 
15} 
89 
2,099 
10,640 
6,143 
Aug. 30... 
5,714 
15* 
180 
2,948 
21,279 
9,838 
Sept. 6. . 
5,866 
151 
122 
2,018 
16,996 
6,'2S1 
Sept. 13... 
7, "32 
14} 
140 
2,370 
21,118 
8,1 36 
Sept, 20 .. 
5Mt 
15 
149 
2,799 
27,0.51 
11,105 
Sept. 27... 
6,395 
14 
127 
2,133 
20,603 
14,240 
Oc% 4... 
6,260 
13) 
101 
2,192 
22,614 
14,585 
Oct, 11... 
6,437 
14} 
lOS 
2,078 
22,247 
14,140 
Oct. 18.... 
7,6SS 
14 
140 
1,503 
24,707 
11,783 
Oct. 25.... 
6,511 
13 
113 
1,953 
23,840 
19,704 
Nov. 1... 
5,115 
14 
94 
l,n58 
17,062 
23,6.59 
Nov. 8... 
7,134 
13 
97 
1,836 
28,271 
32,335 
Nov. 15... 
6,476 
13} 
117 
2,029 
19,482 
28,725 
Nov. 22... 
7,413. 
14 
102 
1,965 
25.512 
‘24,973 
Nov. 29... 
6,597 
!«} 
98 
1,814 
21,351 
22 479 
Dec. 6... 
5,777 
13} 
93 
1,275 
19,274 
26.436 
Dec. 13,... 
6,245 
14} 
80 
1,893 
18,165 
24.267 
Dec. 20. 
7,02'i 
15 
79 
1,025 
22,637 
15,884 
Dec. 27.... 
4,787 
15} 
73 
844 
16.4S6 
16,4'J6 
Totals.. 
267,068 
7,576 
76,361 
777.990 
657,092 
Weekly av 
51.36 
14K 
146 
1,469 
14,961 
12,636 
The second column gives the average net price of all 
the beef cattle sold each week, tlie prices for the dif¬ 
ferent grades, running 2 to 5 cents per pound above and 
below this average, according to quality. The prices 
here are always based upon the estimated net or dressed 
weight of the four quarters, or the cost of the dressed 
carcass to the butcher. The skin, head, feet, loose tal¬ 
low, etc., called the “ fifth quarter,” in the market, 
are reckoned against the expense of killing, dressing, etc. 
1864 ... 
1863 ... 
1862 ... 
1861 ... 
1860 ... 
Total 
Beeves 
Milch 
Cows 
Veal 
Calves 
Sheep <& 
Lambs 
Live 
Hogs 
All 
Kinds. 
267.068 
263,229 
23.5,660 
226.1 2.3 
2'26,74-r 
7,576 
6,715 
5,2.53 
5,816 
7,154 
76,351 
36.2'8 
3 ’.253 
33,333 
4 M 62 
777,990 
522,311 
17.5,722 
.527,35 • 
.514.1'0l 
657,092 
1,006,773 
1, 98,712 
591,509 
319,623 
1,786,087 
1,924,598 
1,845,605 
1,.3S7,327 
1,107,832 
Comparative Receipts. —The above table shows 
the annual total receipts of each kind of animals for 
five years past, and the tolal of all kinds of animals 
Beef Cattle have increaseii in numbers each year.— 
Mitch Cows decreased in supply after the war upon llie 
swill-milk establishments in 1800-1, but during llie past 
year the receipts have exceeded even tliose of 1860.— 
Veal Calves were crowded in very freely last summer, 
owing to the high price of beef, the short pasturage, and 
the advance in dairy products, which led farmers to save 
all the milk possible. The receipts exceeded those oi 
1863, by over 40,000 head. This will tell materially upon 
the future supply of full-grown stock, especially in 1867-8 
when these calves, if raised, would appear as beef cat¬ 
tle, working oxen, and milch cows—40,000 being nearly 
one-sixth of the total number of beef cattle received dur¬ 
ing a whole year .—Sheep and Jjambs have also been sent 
to market more largely than in previous years, but Hie 
increase is about in tlie ratio of the increased prodiicl ot 
sheep throughout the country .—Live Hogs .— The re- 
caipts for 1864 fell off to less than two-thirds those of 
each of the two preceding years—due partly to the lack 
of corn to fatten them, and partly to the resumption of 
pork-packing in Western cities, especially along Die 
Ohio river where the incursions of the enemy in 
1861-2-3, materially diminished tills branch of business. 
Beeves 
Cows 
Veals 
Sheep 
Snmie 
All Kinds 
1864 . 
5,136 
146 
1,469 
14,961 
12,636 
34.348 
1863 . 
5,062 
129 
698 
10.044 
21,092 
37,"17 
1862 . 
4,532 
101 
5'2 
9,149 
21,120 
35,492 
1861 . 
4,265 
110 
630 
9,9.50 
11,292 
26,176 
1860 . 
4,860 
133 
772 
9,883 
6,147 
21,305 
Average Weekly Receipts.— Tills table gives the 
average weekly receipts for the whole of 5 years. Tlie 
first table, above, shows tlie receipis at tlie different sea¬ 
sons. It will be seen that llie supply of beef runs prettj- 
uniform for this standard meat, seldom sinking below 
4,000, and a few times running up to 7,000, but usually 
running only a liltle above or below tlic average of aboul 
5,000 liead, as given in this table.—Veal calves of cour.se 
came in most freely when tliey had a few weeks’ growth, 
and especially when tlie dry pasture season arrived. The 
receipts of Sheep began to be large soon after the June 
sliearing. Hogs were sent forward in unusual numbers 
in May, June, and July, when farmers began to fear the 
failure of the corn crop—the largest receipts being of 
course after the cooler packing season opened in autumn. 
Prices of Beef Cattle. —Tlie following figures show 
the average wholesale price of all the Beef Cattle sola 
during eacli of the past five years, the figures being the 
cents per pound for the estimated dressed weight. K 
1864. 1863. 1862. ISGl. 1860> 
14ic, O^c. 7|c. 7|c. 8ic, 
will be noticed that during the past year Hie price wat 
fully 50 per cent above the preceding year, and very near 
ly double that of 1862. Ollier meats have advanced in 
about Hie same proportion, excepting swine, of which, 
in 1864, the average price nearly doubled that of 1863. 
Total Supply op Beef.— Estimating the cattle to 
dress an average of only 700 lbs.. Hie 267,068 head yield¬ 
ed over One Hundred and Eighty-six million pounds of 
beef (186,047.600 lbs). This at the average 
wholesale price of 1424c. is nearly Twenty seven Million 
Dollars (S26,70S,823) —a nice sum to go to Hie coun¬ 
try from this city for beef alone—lo say noHiing of mut¬ 
ton, veal, and pork. 
Where the Beep Comes From. —Of the 267,068 
Beef Cattle recorded, 185,,550 were yarded at 44Hi-stieet, 
and of these we have records showing the States to 
which they were credited, thus : 
From 
So. of Cattle 
From So. of Cattle 
Illinois,. 
.93,210 
Michigan,. 
... 1,280 
New-York,.. 
.37,774 
Pennsylvania,. 
Ohio,. 
.....24,215 
Connecticut,. 
New-Jersey,. 
.. 858 
Indiana,.... 
.6,979 
Massachusetts,. 
.. . 292 
Missouri,.... 
.3,351 
Kansas,. 
... 149 
Iowa,. 
. 8,232 
Wisconsin,. 
.., 126 
Canada,.... 
. 8,016 
New Hampshire,.... 
... 11 
Here we have 93,210 set down as coming from the sin¬ 
gle State of Illinois. Some of these were doubtless from 
Wisconsin and Iowa, but many more of those credited 
to New-York, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, came orig¬ 
inally from Illinois, and were pastured for a season in the 
former States. Illinois is a great Slate in more respects 
than one. If any doubt, let them ride over her magnifi¬ 
cent lines of railway, running North and South, East and 
West, indeed in all directions, and they -will see where 
the cattle grow, and wliere Hie corn is raised to fatten 
them with. Our citizens who learn where the beef comes 
from, and our Western farmers w ho see w here it goes to 
and the money that it returns, will know how to appre 
date the great lines of railroads stretching from this 
city away to the Mississippi, and beyond, and to be thank¬ 
ful to those who have invested their funds, and ofle» 
sunk tliem in building up tliese great public enterpriSM. 
