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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Oats. 
237.009 
101,000 
Oats. 
386,000 
394,500 
year. 
Oats. 
237.000 
972,000 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
j fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
May 14,1869, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. transactions at Tint new-York markets. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. 
26 days </(i» m’tli.182,000 387,000 '541,000 11,000 41,000 
26 days last m’tb.146,000 779,000 497,000 3,800 36,500 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. 
26days«iiin’tli,217,500 1,098,0001,448,500 76,500 121,000 
26 days tor m’th, 201,000 1,157,0001,203,000 74,000 144,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley 
^ ayS Jt:S.I 8 ?' 000 387,000 511,000 11,000 41.000 
26 days 1868.218,000 1,786,0001,101,000 93,000 337.000 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
.:;17,500 1.093.0001,443,500 70.500 121,000 936,000 
26 days 1S63 ....325,000 1,967,000 1,858,000 133,000 141,000 l,36l]000 
3. Exports from New York , Jan. 1 to May 13 : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1869.-337,389 2,643.S60 1,173,235 - - 39 583 
1868.319,202 1,708,175 2,909,014 153,093 - 36’,409 
4. Stock of grain in store at New 
Wheat , Corn , Bye, Barley, 
1869. bush. hush. bush. hu$h. 
May 11.1,076,048 394,156 107,502 17,684 
Apr. 10.1,684,633 1,080,769 165,008 48,281 
March 12.1,990,416 1,301,167 211,8S0 81,616 
Feb. 10.2,708,609 1,407,646 225,182 91,384 
Jan. 13 .3,524,172 1,509,233 263,260 54,740 
1868# 
Dec. 14..3,475,544 2,005,819 287,101 342,921 
Nov. 10.1,821,057 2,773,309 123,24S 371,055 
Oct. 12 . 483,806 2,508,744 31,823 22,026 
Sept. 9..... 240,549 2,143,590 - 16,990 
Aug. 11. 585,370 1,611,468 - 575 
July 13. 593,919 1,460,412 28,897 575 
June 10.1,576,797 1,326.171 51,460 575 
May 12.... 379,842 1,089,621 83,341 --- 
Apr. 13. 686,630 1,228,259 8,276 13,235 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
April 14. May 14. 
Price op Gold. 133X 138 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 5 55 @7 15 
Super to Extra Southern. .. C 40 
Extra Western. 6 00 
Extra Genesee. 7 20 
Superfine Western. 5 50 
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All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow.. 
Mixed. . 
Gats— Western. 
State . 
Rye. 
Barley. 
Hay—B ale 1ft 100 Tb. 
Straw, ^t 100 Th. 
Cotton—M iddlings, V 
IIOPS—Crop or 1868,1ft lb. 
Feathers —Live Geese, it n>. 
Seed—C lover, ?t It .. 
Timothy. ¥ bushel. 3 45 
Flax, ift bushel. 2 70 
Sugar—B rown, if* lb. 
Molasses, Cuba, $gnl. 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, In bond) 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„ SMt. 
Seed Leaf, It It. 
Wool—D oinesticFleece.ii it. 
Domestic, pulled, 19 It. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, It it . 
Oil-Cake— ton.. 47 00 
Pork—M ess, W barrel_ 30 50 
Prime, 19 barrel.. 26 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 8 00 
Lakd, in tres. & barrels, 11 It. 
Butted — Western, 11 It... 
State, 1) It. 
Cheese. 
Beans— 1ft bushel. 2 40 
Peas—C anada, lull, It bush... 
Eggs—F resh, ft dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, It It. 
Turkeys, It ft.. 
Potatoes— 19 bbl. 
Apples— id barrel.. 
Sweet Potatoes, 19 bbl. 5 50 
Turnips —V bbl. 
Carrages—11100.. 
Onions— it bbl. 6 00 
Green Peas— id bushel. — 
Tomatoes, Bermuda, id crate — 
Strawberries—" 
Gold advanced materially during tiie montli under 
review, having been as high as 139)6, but it closes at 13S. 
... .There lias been a fairly active inquiry for most kinds 
of breadstuff's, which, however, have beeu offered freely, 
as a rule, at fluctuating prices. Export buyers have been 
purchasing common flour and Spring Wheat quite exten¬ 
sively, at the ruling figures. There lias been a good home 
and speculative trade reported in Corn and Oats, but at 
irregular quotations. Flour, Wheat, Corn, and Rye, close 
with reviving firmness, on a pretty li-uely inquiry for 
desirable lots. Oats leave off heavily, in view of the 
large amounts coming forward by rail. Some contracts 
are being made to deliver No. 2 Spring Wheat within the 
next twenty days on the basis of $1.44c.@$1.45c. per 
bushel, for export. Stocks have been reduced, holders 
baying been quite 5villing sellers, nearly all the month. 
.Provisions have been in very moderate request, but 
are closing steadily, on a somewhat better inquiry..,. 
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