AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
81 
1809 .] 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Feb. 15,1S69, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NBW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barley . Oats = 
26 days this m’th.131,000 153,500 601,000 950 26,500 79,000 
20 days last m’th.179,000 324,000 378,000 3,900 27,000 36,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. ltye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days this m'tli.226,000 1.339,5001,478,500 61,000 327,000 1,476,000 
SO days last m’th,211,000 1,052,500 1,497,000163,000 135,000 910,000 
Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1868...., 131,000 153,500 601,000 950 26,500 79,000 
26 days 1867..... 136,000 151,000 1,194,000 4,500 51,000 111,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days ISOS.226,000 1,339.0001.478,500 01,000 327.000 1,476,000 
26 days 1SG7 ... .244,000 476,000 1,391,350 98,500 1,010,000 136,500 
3. Exports from New Torlc , Jan. 1 to Feb. 15: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1869.. .....129,171 914,9S7 547,469 -.12,957 11,367 
1868.. ............ 79,307 201,623 966,847 10,21S - 5,658 
4. Stock of grain in store at Neiv York: 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt. 
1869. bueli. bush. hush. bush. bush. bush. 
Feb. 10........2,70S,609 1,407,646 225,182 91,384 2,390,529 58.034 
Jan. 13.........3,524,172 1,509,233 263,260 54,740 2,864,354 230,001 
1868. 
Dec. 14.3,475,544 2,005,819 287,101 342,921 3,044,594 99,526 
Nov. 10.1,821,057 2,773,309 123,24S 371,055 2,082,798 23,691 
Oct. 12... 483,806 2,508,744 31,825 22,026 1,393,930 59,651 
Sept. 9......... 216,549 2,143,590 - 16,990 256,427 97,094 
Aug. 11.... 585,370 1,611,468 575 489,100 92,995 
July 13........ 592,919 1,460,412 28,897 575 780,825 57.13S 
June 10........1,576,797 1,326.171 51,460 575 527,364 11,565 
Way 12... 379,842 1.039,621 33,341 - 493,494 8,705 
Apr. 13... 686,630 1,228,259 8,276 13,235 894,199 - 
Mar. 10........1,175,152 1,719,822 43,542 46,614 1,794,212 34,102 
Feb. 11........1,507,679 1,705,380 182,111 93,032 2,134,191 65,237 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Jan. 14. 
Feb. 15. 
Price of Gold.... 
135% 
135% 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
$5 
75 
@ 1 
1 75 
5 
90 
® 7 
60 
Super to Extra Southern.... 
6 
35 
@14 25 
G 
70 
@13 
75 
Extra Western... 
6 
35 
@13 75 
6 
65 
@13 
00 
Extra Genesee... 
7 
75 
@11 25 
7 
65 
@11 
00 
Superfine Western...... 
5 
75 
® 6 25 
5 
90 
@ 6 
45 
Rye Flour...... 
5 
50 
@ 7 75 
5 
21) 
® 7 
35 
Corn Meal.. 
4 
25 
@ 5 25 
4 
00 
® 5 
00 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
2 
GO 
@ < 
> so 
2 
00 
® 2 
20 
AH kinds ot Bed and Amber. 
1 
45 
> 00 
1 
40 
@ 2 
00 
Corn—Y ellow.. 
96 
® 1 00 
88 
® 1 
03 
Mixed. .. .... . 
DO 
@ ] 
1 10 
91 
@ 1 
04 
Oats— Western.. 
76 
@ 
78% 
76 
@ 
77% 
State.... 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
Rye... 
1 
48 
@ 1 
L 55 
1 
40 
® 1 
52% 
Barley. .. 
2 
00 
@ 2 
! 20 
1 
95 
@ 2 
30 
Hay—B ale W 100 lb.... 
75 
@ 1 
. 25 
75 
@ 1 
25 
Straw, $100 ft.. 
1 
00 
@ 1 
l 25 
85 
® 1 
20 
Cotton— Middlings, ?) lb_ 
29%@ 
29% 
29%@ 
29% 
Hops—C rop otlSG8,?) ft.. 
6 
@ 
15 
5 
@ 
12 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ?t lb. 
75 
@ 
85 
75 
@ 
85 
Seed—C lover,lb ..— 
n 
® 
14 
14K@ 
16 
Timothy, $ bushel... 
3 
00 
@ i 
3 25 
3 
55 
@ 3 
75 
Flax, $ bushel....— 
2 
50 
@ 2 GO 
2 
55 
@ 2 
70 
Sugar—B rown, ?t ib. 
low® 
13% 
11 w® 
14% 
Molasses, Cuba, ?)gal. 
32 
@ 
48 
33 
1 @ 
50 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, in bond) 
7%@ 
12% 
s m 
13 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.,?Mb. 
8 %@ 
16 
7%@ 
16 
Seed Leaf, ?> lb. 
6 
@ 
75 
6%@ 
75 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, ?! lb. 
47 
@ 
62 
53 
® 
02% 
Domestic, pulled, lb........ 
85 
@ 
50 
35 
® 
51 
California, unwashed,.. 
20 
@ 
36 
20 
@ 
37 
Tallow, ft n> . 
57 
11W® 
12% 
11%@ 
11% 
Oil-Cake— 1 $ ton. 
00 
@60 00 
56 
00 
@61 
60 
Fork—M ess, ?) barrel. 
28 
50 
@29 50 
32 
00 
@32 
50 
Prime, 19 barrel.. 
24 
00 
@25 25 
26 
50 
@27' 
50 
Beef—P lain mess.— 
9 
00 
@16 50 
9 
00 
@16 
50 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, 79 lb. 
1S%@ 
19% 
18W@ 
20% 
Butter—W estern, ^Hb.. 
State. 7ft lb. 
25 
@ 
40 
25 
@ 
40 
88 
® 
43 
33 
® 
47 
Cueese. . . 
9 
@ 
20 
9 
® 
2L 
Beans—?) bushel. 
3 
25 
@ 4 35 
3 
10 
@ 4 
25 
Peas—C anada, in bond,?! bu. 
1 
40 
® 
— 
i 
35 
@ 
— 
Eggs—F resh, $ dozen.. 
36 
® 
41 
21 
a 
28 
Poultry—F owls, %) lb.... ... 
13 
® 
18 
16 
® 
20 
Turkeys, 79 lb. 
18 
® 
22 
18 
® 
22 
Potatoes—?) bbl... 
1 
50 
@ : 
! 50 
i 
50 
® 3 
50 
Apples—?) barrel. 
3 
00 
® ! 
5 25 
2 
50 
® 4 
75 
Sweet Potatoes, ?) bbl. 
6 
00 
@ t 
1 50 
6 
50 
® 7 
00 
Cranberries, 7ftbarrel. 
16 
00 
@18 00 
8 
00 
@15 
00 
Turnips—?) bbl.. 
2 
50 
@ i 
1 00 
1 
75 
® 2 
00 
Cabbages—?) 100.... 
12 
00 
@16 00 
10 
00 
@18 
00 
Onions—?) bbl... 
G 
50 
@ 8 
5 00 
5 
00 
@ 8 
00 
Gold has been as high as 1361s, hut closes tamely at 
135%... .There has been more inquiry for the leading 
kinds of Breadstuffs for home use, shipment, and on 
speculative account—in several instances at advanced 
prices, though the market closes dull, and slightly in fa¬ 
vor of purchasers_Provisions have been in much bet¬ 
ter request, especially hog products, which have been 
freely dealt in by speculative buyers, at decidedly firmer 
jvfes. The market, however, is inactive at the close, and 
values are down considerably from the highest points, in 
the instances of Pork and Lard.Wool has been in fair 
demand, and held with more confidence. The opening 
trade-sale of Wool from a number of consigners to the 
highest bidders took place January 23, with an offering 
of some 300,000 lbs. (out of 400,000 lbs. advertised) most¬ 
ly of other than strictly choice qualities, though all fairly 
graded. The sale was advertised for weeks in leading 
journals of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, as also 
by means of circulars, widely distributed among the 
trade generally. Avery full attendance of the trade, manu¬ 
facturers, and others, was the result, and the bidding was 
spirited in view of the dullness so long prevailing in the 
regular business. All sellers agreed unhesitatingly to 
the conditions, and the sale was positive and unexcep¬ 
tionable in every particular. The terms were “cash with¬ 
in 30 days, for all sums less than $3,000; for all larger 
amounts, cash in 30 days, or approved indorsed paper 
at not over 90 days, with interest added from date of 
sale. Interest at 10 per cent per annum allowed on all 
amounts paid before the expiration of 30 days.”_Cot¬ 
ton has been quite active and buoyant, but closes in fa¬ 
vor of buyers....Seeds have been more sought after, 
and quoted firmer... .Hops, fairly active, but lower_ 
Tobacco, quiet... .Hay, dull. 
New York Live SSstoclc Markets.— 
week ending. Beetles. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
Jan’y 18th. 6,305 88 690 25,991 7,681 40,755 
Ido. 25th......... 4,883 60 399 31,552 6,278 43,172 
Feb. 1st. 5,845 79 017 27,959 7,614 42,115 
do. 8th.....5,612 61 378 25,055 7,699 38,805 
do. 15tb.. 5,078 132 593 19,662 10,924 36,391 
Total in 5 Weeks. ... 27.724 420 2,679 130,219 40.197 201,238 
do. for prev.iWeeks 19,018 266 2,820 105,328 58,307 182,935 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per 
Week . 
5,545 
84 
535 
21,844 
8,039 
do. do. last 
Month.. 
4.754 
66 
705 
26,332 
14,577 
do. do. prev's Month. 
6,191 
65 
1,026 
39,503 
35,582 
Average per Week, 1868. 
5,733 
105 
1,588 
27,182 
18,809 
do. do. 
do. 
1867. 
5,544 
64 
1,320 
22,154 
20,000 
20,605 
do. do. 
do. 
1866. 
5,748 
94 
1,200 
13,000 
do. do. 
do. 
1865, 
5,255 
118 
1,500 
16,091 
11,023 
do. do. 
do. 
1864. 
5,161 
145 
1,511 
15,315 
12,676 
Total in 1868. 
298,128 
5,466 
82,571 
1,413,479 
978,061 
Total in 1867. 
293,832 
3,369 
69,911 
1,174,154 1,102,643 
Total in I860. 
298.8S0 
4,885 
62,420 
1,040,000 
672,000 
Total ill 1865. 
270,274 
6,161 
77,991 
836,733 
573,190 
Total ill 1864. 
267,609 
7,603 
75,621 
782,462 
660,277 
There has been very little improvement in the cattle 
for sale this month over those of last month. But few 
really desirable lots were in market on any one day, and 
few droves run even enough in quality to sell in a 
“ bunch ” at one price. Such a condition of stock always 
necessitates “peddling,” and slow sales is the result. 
The weather has been extremely mild for midwinter, 
and butchers bought in small lots, just to suit immediate 
demand. There have been a few pair of choice steers on 
sale each week, fully equal in fatness to the “Christmas 
stock,” and were sold by private sale, a little above the 
highest prices given in our list. Thin stock always 
drags on the market, and many lots remain daily unsold. 
The following list gives the range of prices, average 
price, and figures at which the largest lots were sold: 
Jan.18th ranged 8 @17%c. Av. 15c. Largest sales 11 @16 
do. 25th do. 10 @17%c. do. 15c. do. do. 14 @16 
Feb. 1st do. 10 @17%c. do. 14%c. do. ^do. 13%@16 
do. 8th do. 10 @17%c. do. 15c. do. Tlo. 14 @10 
do. 15th do. 10 @17 c. do. 14%c. do. do. 14 @16 
The season of Lent brings a dull trade for meats of all 
kinds. For the past month, prices have been quite even, 
and the market steady. With the poorer grades, sales 
were dull, but good steers have quite held their own. 
The extreme low price during the week ending Janu¬ 
ary 18th was for a few lots of inferior stock. The high¬ 
est price on our list, 1714c., may be considered the very 
top of the market, only the very best of each drove reach¬ 
ing that figure on the scales at 60 lbs. net to the cwt_ 
Milcli Cows have been a little more in demand, and 
really good cows sell quickly. The prices paid have 
been about the same as last month. The highest paid 
this month for a “ fancy ” cow was $110 ; the lowest for 
a poor one, $60. Stock-men are asking $80 $90 for 
good cows, and find steady sales. Half-dry cows of milk¬ 
men drag slowly op the market; still there is a demand 
for good milkers at prices given... Veal Calves have 
been quite plenty, and the market rather dull. The con¬ 
tinued warm weather made dealers in Western “hog- 
dressed ” calves anxious to get rid of their lots, and 
prices declined lc. or more per pound for this sort. A 
comparative decline ran through the live calf market, 
and trade was dull. Western “hog-dressed ” sell at 14c.@. 
18c. per pound. A few extra fat, and very nice, brought 
20c. Live calves, of fair quality, bring 12c.@12%c., live 
weight_Slieep and Lambs have been plenty, and 
a little improved in quality. Sales have been a little 
more steady, and rates have advanced about y 2 c.@lc. per 
pound over the prices paid last month. Prices range for 
good from 7c.@.7%c. per pound, and extra as high as 9c., 
while common to poor sell for 5c.@Gc. per pound.... 
Swine.—There has been a marked falling off in arriv¬ 
als. The market has been steady, but not strong, and 
prices a little advanced. But few sales are made on foot, 
packers preferring to buy the dressed carcasses. On foot, 
prices run Il%c.@.ll2£c. per pound, live weight. City 
dressed, 14%c.@.14%c., and Western dressed, 14c.@14%c. 
Stock-men formerly engaged in selling cattle at Hudson 
City now have their offices at Communipaw. A differ¬ 
ence between the managers of the Erie R. R. and cattle 
men is the cause of the change, and hereafter such stock 
from the west as formerly reached here by the Erie R. R. 
will he shipped from Pittsburgh, via the Pennsylvania 
and New Jersey Central Railroads to Communipaw. 
Tlie Great White Ox.—The readers of 
the Agriculturist will remember the great ox, “ Pride of 
Livingston,” of which we gave a portrait at the time of 
his exhibition at the Sanitary Fair, m New York, in 
1864. At that time he weighed 3,602 pounds, as certified 
by respectable persons under oath. He was sold for 
$1 ,000, and became the property of a gentleman in the 
State of Vermont, who named him “General Grant,” 
and presented him to Mr. Lincoln, on his re-election la 
November. Mr. Lincoln gave him to the Sanitary Fair 
at Boston. Here he earned $2,000, and sold for $2,000 in 
a raffle—the winner selling him to his late owner for $850. 
He was also shown at the Sanitary Fairs of Chicago and 
Philadelphia, in 1865, and in all his exhibitions and sales, 
earned more than $12,000 for the sick and wounded sol¬ 
diers. He has, besides, visited numerous State and 
County Fairs, and been carried about in torchlight pro¬ 
cessions, and exhibited in other ways. The ox has been 
given to be roasted for the Invalid Soldiers, on the 4th of 
March. As beef, he is not worth so much as he was in 1864, 
hut he is still a very handsome, fat ox, in excellent health, 
active, clear eyed, and fresh skinned as possible, no meas¬ 
ures from base of horns to root of tail, 8 feet, 9 inches; 
in girth, 11 feet, 2 inches; in height, 5 feet, 10 inches; in 
width, through the hips, 3 feet, 11 inches; perpendicular¬ 
ly, through shoulder and brisket, 4 feet, 8 inches; and 
the brisket is 14 inches thick. The meat will be cut 
from the bones, and the skeleton given to Professor 
Agassiz, for the Zoological Museum at Cambridge. 
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