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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
A M E It I CAN AGItICULTUItlS T. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Gold has been decidedly more actively dealt in at much 
higher rates, hut closes less buoyantly at 139*4 — The 
offerings of Flour and Wheat have been more liberal, 
and prices have been depressed, though the demand has 
been good, largely for the common grades of Flour, and 
for Spring Wheat for export, the market closing heavily 
for both Flour and Wheat. Corn and Oats have been 
variable in price, and in quite active request, as a rule, 
the former closing in favor of sellers, and the latter with 
a downward tendency. Rye has declined materially, hut 
at the reduced rates has been more sought after, chiefly 
by export buyers_Cotton has been in brisk request, 
chiefly for homo use, at a sharp advance in prices_ 
Provisions have been more inquired for, and hog prod¬ 
ucts have been quoted higher. Butter and cheese have 
been quoted cheaper, with more liberal supplies avail¬ 
able_Wool lias been less sought after, though offered 
freely at yielding prices_There has been more activity 
in Tobacco, which has been quoted firm... Hay and 
Hops have attracted more attention... .Seeds very dull. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tallies, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
June 14,1869, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NKW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. Barley. Oats. 
27 (lays this m’til .806,000 2,363,000 1,284,000 124,000 43,000 946,000 
26 (lays last m’th .182,000 387,000 511,000 11,000 41,000 237,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
27 davs this rn’th.248.500 2,119,0001,516,000 107,000 31,000 1,338,000 
26 clays last m'tli.217,500 1,098,000 1,448,500 70,500 121,000 986,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour'. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1869.306,0(10 2.363,000 1,284,000 121,000 43.000 916,000 
20 days 1868.186,000 877,000 2,602,000 01,000 74,000 667,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 days 1809.248,500 2,119,000 1.516,000 107.000 31.000 1,338,000 
26 days 1868 ...298,000 1,329,000 3,563,000 128,000 4,500 2,129,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to June 12: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1S69. 420.291 3,802,539 1,328,869 —- -- 40,101 
1808...403,556 2,580,805 3,559,097 153,093 - 39,008 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt. 
1869. bush. bush. hush. bush. hush. hush. 
June 7.... 637,877 385,241 107,546 383 555,993 109,710 
Way 11.1,056,018 391,156 107,502 17,684 613,166 77,677 
Apr. 10.1,681,633 1,1)80,709 105,008 48,281 1,178,710 66,664 
March 12.1,990,416 1,301,167 211,880 81,616 2,000.457 50,095 
Feb. 10 . 2,708,609 1,407,616 225,182 91,884 2,390,529 58.034 
Jail. 13 .3,524,172 1,509,233 263,260 54,710 2,S64,354 230,001 
1868. 
Dec. 14.3,475,544 2,005,819 287,101 342,921 3,041,594 99,526 
Nov. 10.1,821,057 2,773,309 123,248 371,055 2,082,793 23.691 
Oct. 12. 483,806 2,508,744 31,825 22.026 1,393,936 59,651 
Sept. 9..... 240,549 2,143,590 16,990 256,127 97.094 
Aug. 11. 585,370 1,011,468 575 4S9.100 92,995 
July 13. 592.919 1,460,412 28,897 575 780,825 57,138 
June 10.1,576.797 1,326,171 51,460 575 527,364 11,565 
May 12 . 379,812 1,039,621 33,341 - 493,494 8,705 
5. Receipts at head of tide water at Albany each sea¬ 
son to June 8 th : 
Flour, 
Wheat, 
Corn, 
Rye, 
Bariev, 
Oats, 
bills. 
busli. 
busli. 
bush. 
busli. 
busli. 
1869... 
...28,500 
1,534,000 
718,000 
124,400 
11,800 
519,600 
1868... 
.. 05,700 
3,081,900 
3,297,400 
149,200 
326,300 
1,864,800 
1867... 
.. 17,109 
21,700 
592.100 
28,000 
28,200 
276,500 
18 GO... 
,. .84,200 
317.200 
2,990,700 
64,300 
44,700 
898,700 
1863... 
...91,100 
547,900 
731,800 
51,000 
114,300 
1,944,300 
Mav 14. 
June 14. 
138 
133% 
$5 70 
@ 710 
4 60 
@ 6 45 
6 50 
@12 75 
6 10 
@12 75 
c 10 
@12 50 
5 35 
@12 75 
7 10 
© 9 75 
6 50 
@ 9 25 
5 70 
@ 6 10 
4 60 
@ 5 15 
4 65 
© 6 85 
4 25 
01 6 50 
4 35 
@ 4 90 
4 00 
@ 4 65 
1 65 
@ 1 90 
1 45 
@ 2 00 
1 3S 
@ 1 65 
1 35 
@ 1 60 
86 
@ 90 
85 
@ 1 00 
80 
@ 87% 
65 
@ 1 00 
85 
@ SG% 
79 
@ 82 
Nominal. 
Nominal. 
1 33 
© 1 3S 
1 15 
@ 1 20 
1 75 
@ 2 00 
Nominal. 
60 
@ 1 25 
55 
@ 1 20 
80 
© 1 15 
70 
@ 1 10 
28%@ 29 % 
31%© 32 
5 
@ 10 
5 
© 10 
75 
@ 85 
87 
© 95 
13 
@ 14 
13 
© H 
3 75 
@ 4 25 
3 65 
@ 4 00 
2 60 
@ 2 75 
2 45 
© 2 60 
Current Wholesale Pricks. 
Price of Gold. 
Flour—S uper to Extra Stall 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superline Western.. 
Rye Flour. 4 65 
Corn Meal. . 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White, 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats— Western. 
State .. 
Rye.. 
Barley. 
Hay—B ale if) 100 lb. 
Straw, # 100 lb. 
Cotton—M iddlings, # lb ... 
Hops—C rop of 1868, IP lb. 
Feathers —Live Geese, ill lb. 
Seed—C lover,19 1b . 
Timothy, # bushel. 
Flax. # bushel. 2 60 
Sugar—B rown, # 1b. 
Molasses, Cuba. 19gal. 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, in bond) 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„ IP lb. 
Seed Leaf, # lb . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,# lb. 
Domestic, pulled, IP lb. 33 
California, unwashed,. 22 
Tallow,# lb . 11.._ _ 
Oil-Cake—# ton. 49 50 @53 00 50 00 @51 00 
Pork—M ess, # barrel- 30 75 @31 00 31 50 @32 25 
Prime, # barrel. 25 75 @20 00 25 50 @26 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 8 00 @10 00_ 8 00_ @16 00 
Lard, ill tres. & barrels, # lb. 
Butter —Western, # lb. 
State, # tt. 
CHEESE.. . 
Beans—# bushel.■ ••• 2 2o 
Peas—C anada, full, # bush... 
Eggs—F resh, IP dozen - 
Wild Pigeons—# dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, # lb. 
Turkeys, #lb... 22 
Potatoes, old—# bbl. 
“ New—# bbl. 
Apples—# barrel. 
Sweet Potatoes, # bbl. 
Turnips— 100 bunches. 
Cabbages—tP 100. 
Onions—# bbl.. 
Green Peas—# bbl. 
Tomatoes, Bermuda, # crate 
Strawberries—# quart — 
Squashes—# bbl—. 
Rhubarb—# 100 bunches.... — 
Cucumbers—# crate... 
Hfew York IjI vc Stock Markets.— 
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May 
do. 
do, 
June 
do. 
17th.5,077 
21th.0,824 
31st. 5,981 
7th. 6,054 
14th.7,366 
"otal in 5 Weeks _31,902 
o .forprev. 1 Weeks 25,59:2 
71 
67 
79 
54 
96 
361 
274 
2,164 
3,470 
2,972 
2,569 
2,911 
13,189 
8,871 
18.701 22,427 49,100 
20,522 22,691 53,592 
19,162 20,336 47,136 
9,927 27,972 46,576 
94,969 27,601 63,916 
94,841120,487 257,050 
72,683 77,490 181,819 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine 
« a 18,806 m os: 
Averaae per Week. 
73 
2,437 
<lo. last 
Month .. 
.. .6,898 
08 
2,818 
do. 
do. vrev's Month. 
84 
1,009 
Averaae per Week 
, 1868 
5,733 
105 
1,583 
do. 
do. 
1867. 
5,544 
64 
1,320 
do. 
do. 
do. 
1 S 6 G. 
5,748 
94 
1,200 
do. 
do. 
do, 
1865. 
5,255 
118 
1,500 
do. 
do. 
1801. 
5,101 
145 
1,511 
Total 
ill 1868. 
..298.128 
5.466 
82.571 
Total 
ill 1867. 
.293,832 
3,369 
69,941 
Total 
ill 1866. 
298.880 
4,885 
62,420 
Total 
ill 1865. 
270,274 
6,16! 
77,994 
Total 
ill 1861. 
207,609 
7,603 
75,621 
18,171 
21.399 
27.182 
22,154 
20.000 
16,091 
15,315 
24.087 
19.372 
15.117 
18,809 
20,005 
13,000 
11,023 
12,076 
1,010,000 672,000 
836,733 573,190 
732,462 600,277 
There has been a moderate supply of beef all the 
mouth, and the market kept steady. The losses sustain¬ 
ed by some dealers last month made them more careful 
about paying high prices for cattle at the West, and mors 
cheerfulness was manifest among them. Butchers grum¬ 
bled somewhat at the advance of 14 c. per pound for the 
same quality over the prices paid last month, but drovers 
were firm and they had to pay or go without stock. There 
were not as many large, heavy cattle for sale as we found 
last month, and the advance seemed to he on medium 
rather than on the fat, heavy bullocks. Good, sleek 
three and four-year-old steers, if they are not bony, are 
what our butchers like, and such always sell readily and 
quickly. There has been some call for grazing cattle 
from feeders, and few sales were made at about 15c. per 
pound, live weight. The following list gives the range 
of prices, average price, and figures at which the largest 
sales were made. 
May 17..ranged 12 @17c. Av. 1514c. Largest sales 14 @1G 
do. 24th do. 14 @16c. do. 15c. do. do. 14 @16 
do. 31st do. 14 @16%c. do. 15%c. do. do. 14%@16 
June 7th do. 12%@16c. do. 14%c. do. do. 14 @15% 
do. 14th. do. 12%@16e. do. Uy.c. do. do. 14 @15% 
The advance of 14 c. per pound on beef will not hold 
long, as the abundance of small fruits and green vege¬ 
tables just now makes dressed meat sell slowly. The 
butchers say their stalls are full and for the week ending 
June 14th sales of live-stock dragged a little. Drovers 
will do well to heed the warning before they get their 
fingers burned... BSileSi. Cows.—Poor milkers are 
still in excess and a drug on the market. But few sales 
reach above $80, for good cows, while poor ones sell for 
$50 or less. The highest price paid this month was $110 
for a “ fancy cow.” Good milkers are what are wanted 
in the market, and we hope to see more of them. Prices 
range from $50@$95, depending upon quality_Veal 
Calves.—The run has been light all the month, and 
with the advance in beef, fat calves have gone up a step, 
with quick sales. Prime Jersey Veals ai'e selling at lie. 
with a few very fat as high as 11 * 40 . per lb., live weight. 
Medium sell at 9J4c.©10c., while buttermilk calves sell 
at 6c.@7c. There are hut few sales by the head_ 
Slicep.—There has been a decided falling off in num¬ 
bers in this department. Drovers have lost a great deal 
of money this past winter and spring, on sheep and 
lambs, and they are trying to make up their loss by 
shutting off the supply. The advance may he set down 
at about. 54 c. per lb. Good sheep sell at from Gc.@.7%c.; 
medium from 5J4c. down to 4c. per lb. Lambs range 
from 12*4c.@14c.; a few very extra sold as high as 14*4c., 
.... Swine have been plenty and the arrivals steady. 
Most of them go at once to the slaughterers and hut few 
sales are made on foot. Dressed they sell for llj^c.© 
11 * 40 . per lb,a decline of about lc. from last month’s prices. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
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