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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
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 
Nov. 15, 1S09, and for the corresponding month last year. 
X. TUANS ACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. 117 /eat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
29 (lavs(Aj« m'th.471,000 3,7(13.000 1,650,000 35,000 853,000 1,645.000 
27 days last m'Ui.383,000 2,745,000 847,000 1,500 41,000 838,500 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. line. Barley. Oats. 
29 days this m'r.h.312,500 3,841,000 1,955,000 38,500 381,000 1,537,000 
27days (asl m’tli.299,000 4,451,000 1,474,000 Oi.OOO 65,000 1,636,000 
‘l. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. Oats. 
29 days 1869.471,000 3.763,000 1 056,000 35,000 853,000 1,645,000 
27 (lays 1868.434,500 2,089,000 1,161,000 24-1,500 823,000 1,113,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
29 (lays 1869_ 312,500 3,811,0001,965,000 3S.500 SSI,000 1,537,000 
27 (lays 1863. ...358,000 2,0S6,000 2,289,000 196,500 357,500 1,991,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Nov. 13: 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Bye. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
I860. 
232 130,! 
343 46,594 
84,969 
1868. 
. 842,393 4,S09,527 5,615, 
795 153,093 61,598 
149,479 
4. 
Stock of g \ 
min in i 
store at New 
York: 
Wheat, 
Corn, 
Bye, 
Barley, 
Oats, 
Malt. 
1809. 
busli. 
basil. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
Nov. 10... 
...1.610,030 
693,035 
31,703 
31,584 
281.581 
G6,782 
Oct. 11.... 
. 978,272 
445,068 
34,467 
5,948 
120,950 
67,094 
Sept. 6. 
. 745.121 
127,736 
56,081 
— 
183,920 
134,870 
Aug. 9.... 
. 034,262 
253,155 
75,797 
381 
50,219 
105,458 
July 10... 
328,613 
71,418 
2,966 
250,985 
97,177 
.1 une 7. 
. 637,877 
385,241 
107,546 
383 
555,993 
109,746 
M av 11.... 
.1,056.018 
394,156 
107,502 
17,684 
613,166 
77,677 
Apr. 10_ 
.1,634,633 
1,080,769 
165,003 
48,281 
1,178,710 
66,664 
March 1*. 
.1,900,416 
1,301,167 
211,880 
81,616 
2,000.457 
50,095 
Feb. :0 . 
.2,703.609 
1,407,646 
225,182 
91,384 
2,390,529 
58,034 
Jail. 13_ 
.3,524,172 
1,509,233 
263,260 
54,740 
2,864,354 
236,001 
186 8. 
Dec. 14 . 
.3,475,54 [ 
2,005,819 
237,101 
342,921 
3,044,591 
99.526 
Nov. 10... 
.1,821,057 
2,773.309 
123,243 
371,055 
2,082,793 
23,691 
Oct. 12_ 
2,508,744 
31,825 
22,026 
1,393,936 
59,651 
5. 1leceipts at tide-water at Albany to Nov. 1th: 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats, 
bills. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1869.. ..304.COO 14.315,000 6,253,200 202,300 743,900 3,131,400 
1868.. . .353,700 10,710,500 16,091.400 445,600 2,673,300 9.400,400 
1867.. . .331,100 7,054,000 14,532,400 735,200 2,623,400 6,876,100 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Oct. 13. Nov. 15. 
Price of Gold ... 130% 136% 
Flour— Super to Extra State 5 35 @ (i 75 $5 00 ^ " 
Super to Extra Southern.... 6 00 @10 50 5 90 
Extra Western. 5 60 @ 0 50 5 25 
Extra Genesee. G 75 @ 7 75 G 50 
Superfine Western. 5 35 @ 5 75 5 00 
Rye Flour. 4 20 @ 6 05 4 70 
Corn Meal. 5 00 @ 6 25 4 85 
"Wheat— All kinds of White. 145 @170 140 
All kinds of Red anil Amber. 1 12%@ 1 47% 1 00 
Coax— Yellow 
Mixed . . 
Oats— Western. 
State . 
Rye ..». 
Parley . 
Hay—B ale if) 100 lb. 
Straw, ?) 100 it>. 
Cotton—M iddlings. P ir . 
Hops—C rop of I860, if) lt>. 
Feathers —Live Geese, ill lb. 
Seed—G lover, if) lb . 
Timothy, id bushel. 
Flax, if) bushel. 
Sugar—B rown, if) lb . 
Molasses. Cuba. iOgal.. 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, in bond) 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ if) lb. 
Seed Leaf, if) lb. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,id ib. 
Domestic, pulled, ?< lb. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, ifi lb . 
Oil-Cake— id ton.. 
Pork—M ess, ?) barrel. : 
Prime, id barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess. 
Da rd, in tres. & barrels, id lb. 
Butter—W estern, ?) lb. 
State, id lb . 
Cheese . 
Beans—'P bushel.. 
Peas—C anada, in bond, id bn. 
Eggs—F resh, id dozen 
Poultry—F owls & Chickens. 
Turkeys, id lb. 
Geese, id Pair. 
Potatoes, New—id bbl. 
Apples—I d barrel. . 
Sweet Potatoes, id bbl. 
Turnips—?) bbl. 
Cabbages—?1 100. 
Onions— p bbl.. 
Green Corn— if) 100. 
Cucumbers—?) 100. 
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The Gold market has been depressed since our last, by 
freer offerings of coin, and the price lias been as low as 
126J4. It closes at 12(>%@126;?g_There has been a more 
liberal supply of the leading kinds of breadstuff's availa¬ 
ble since our last, at generally easier though irregular 
prices. The demand has been fairly active, especially for 
Wheat, Corn, and Oats, partly on speculative account. 
Flour closed steadily ; Wheat, Barley and Oats, in favor 
of buyers; Corn, firmly, at the annexed quotations. 
Shippers are not purchasing as confidently, and the ex¬ 
port movement has been on a restricted scale... .Cotton 
has been much cheaper, and quite plenty at the reduced 
figures, on a moderately active market.Provisions 
have been in rather light demand and unsettled ; hut are 
quoted somewhat firmer and brisker at the close . . Hay 
has been salable and steady... .nops have been in more 
request at advanced rates, largely on speculative account 
....Wool has been moderately inquired for within our 
former range.... Seeds have been dull and nearly nominal. 
....Tobacco slow of sale at about previous figures. 
Scxv Yfox*l£ ILive Jif.ods — 
week ending. Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
Oct.10 th. 
do. 26tli. . 
Nov.2(1. 
(lo. 9th. 
Total in 4 Weeks _ 
do. forprev. 4 Weeks 
8,284 125 2,500 
8,199 123 2,143 
8,279 132 1,601 
70 1,7-12 
S.OS'2 
6,936 
51,751 21,424 84,108 
43,653 25,383 79.S06 
42,163 14,622 70,797 
31,646 17,536 60,901 
172,218 82,965 295,631 
149,4S4 69,353 253,853 
6,898 
31.960 450 
27,746 330 
Beeves. Coios. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average perWeelc .7,990 
do. do. last Month .6,936 
do. do. prev's Month.... 6.914 
Average per Week, 1863 5,733 
do. do. do. 1867. 5,544 
do. do. do. 1S66. 5,748 
do. do. do. 1865 . 5,255 
do. do. do. 1864 . 5,161 
Total in 1868.298,128 
Total in 1867. .293,832 
Total in I860. 298,880 
Total in 1365. 270,271 
Total in 1861. 207,009 
115 
2,020 
43,054 
20,741 
82 
1,734 
37,371 
17,338 
104 
2,544 
31,436 
20,149 
105 
1,583 
27.183 
IS, 309 
61 
1,320 
22,154 
20,605 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13,000 
118 
1,500 
16,001 
11,023 
145 
1,511 
15.315 
12,076 
>,466 
82.571 
1,413,479 
978,061 
1,369 
69,941 
1,174,154 
1,102,643 
,885 
62,420 
1,010.000 
672,000 
,161 
7?,991 
836,733 
573.190 
,603 
75,621 
782,462 
660,277 
There has been a large supply of beef cattle in market 
this month, and of better quality than for the few months 
past. The markets have been too full for lively trade, 
and drovers complain of hard bargains. Butchers have 
bought in larger lots, hut at a decline in price. At no 
time for the past four weeks have the markets been clean¬ 
ed out of stock, many stale cattle remaining over from 
week to week unsold. Butchers say that their stalls are 
overstocked, and that much meat has been salted or sold 
by the side at a sacrifice. This state of things makes a 
dull market,and the butchers very shy of anything but the 
best, and then they expect both price and weight in their 
favor. Below we give the list of prices, average price, 
and figures at which the largest lots were sold. 
Oct. 10, ranged 10 @17c. Av. ]4%c. Large sales 13 @ 15% 
do. 26th do. 9 @16%c. do. lie. do. do. 13 @ 15 
Nov. 2d do. 9 ©lfici do. 13%c. do. do. 13 @ 14% 
do. 9th do. 9 @16c. do. 13%c. do. do. 13 @ 14% 
By a comparison of these with the figures given for last 
month there will be seen a marked decline in price, and 
this, together with an advance of at least ten per cent in 
quality, makes a wide difference in the condition and 
feeling in market. Many really fat steers sold as low as 
14c. to 1414c. per pound, and only the very best reached 
16'4c. We place the decline in price at l!4c. per pound 
compared with prices paid last month.Ulileli Cows 
have been a little more in demand, and the supply quite 
enough for good trade. Prices have looked up a little, 
and fresh cows sell quickly. Old, half-milked cows are 
not wanted in onr market, and seldom bring more than 
$50 each. Common cows have sold in lots of 4 and 5 each 
to the city milkmen for $70 to $75 each. Good cows 
bring $90 or more, if “ fancy.”_Veal Calves,—We 
see but little good veal in market, but plenty of calves, 
grass-fed and thin, which owners call veal, but it hardly 
deserves the name. A decline in beef always affects the 
price of other meats, and generally depresses the market. 
Sales are made at low figures. Grass-fed calves range 
from 4c. to 5c. per pound, while the few really fat, fresh 
milk calves went quickly at 11c. to 12c., and if very extra 
13c. per pound. "‘Hog dressed” are coming in quite 
plenty, and sell from 15c. @ 19c. per pound.SSseep.— 
The receipts still keep in excess of demand, and prices 
are low. We notice but little change in either tile state 
of trade or prices paid; perhaps the quality is a little 
better. We quote very thin sheep as selling for 3‘4 and 
4c.; medium 5c., and good 6c. to 0'4c.: iambs 6c. @ 7>4c., 
if very extra 8c. per pound_Swine.—The supply has 
not been regular, and prices have varied somewhat. The 
“ run ” is light for the season, caused, it is said, by the 
early cold weather at the West, enabling western packers 
to begin operations sooner. Prices ranged, Nov. 9th, 12%c. 
@ 13c. for western dressed, and 14c. @ 15c. for home 
dressed. Live hogs sell from 94c.@10c. per pound. 
Cows fni* E&fiiry UTse. —A man who thinks 
of going into the “ dairy business ” asks, “ Had I better 
buy cows at $40 a head, or calves at $3 to $5, and raise 
the cows?”—We would buy cows one at a time, looking 
well to both quantity and quality of milk, taking ocular 
demonstration of both several times. If an average cow 
is worth $40, a good one is worth $80, and an extra one 
$100. The average cow gives 10 quarts of milk a day, 
the good cow 16 to IS quarts, t.hc extra cow 20 to 25 quarts, 
and the butter increases too, but hardly in a similar ratio. 
Unless a man breeds his own heifers, or knows all about 
those lie raises, he had better buy cows. 
flffoiiae-Mjadle —Mr. N. J. Shepherd, 
Lebanon, Ill., says: “ Procure some good fat pine, and cut 
in small pieces; fill a large kettle that will hold at least 
15 gallons. Turn the kettle bottom upwards on a largo 
stone, place sods around it, leaving a small place for the 
tar to run out, and put a dish under to catcli it. Then 
build a fire on top of the kettle to try out the tar, and if 
the wood is good you will have at least from 4 to 6 quarts. 
containing a great variety of Items , including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throiv into smaller 
type and condensed form , for scant of space elsewhere. 
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in advance, twice these rates may he charged. 
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Vorlt Banins or Bankers are best for large sums ; 
made payable to the Older of Orange Judd <fc Co. 
I*ost-OiUce money Orders may be obtain¬ 
ed at nearly every county seat, in all the cities, and in 
many of the large towns. AYe consider them perfectly 
safe, and the best means of remitting fifty dollars or less, 
as thousands have been sent to ns icithout any loss. 
Ifieg'isteretl JLetters, umlea* tlae new 
system, which went into effect Oct. 1,1S68, are a very 
safe means of sending small sums of money where P. O. 
Money Orders cannot he easily obtained. Observe, the 
Registry fee, as well as postage, must be paid in stamps at 
the office where the letter is mailed, or it will be liable 
to be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Buy and affix the 
stamps both for postage and registry , put in the money, and 
seal the letter in the presence of the postmaster, and take his 
receipt for it. Letters thus sent to us are at our risk. 
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Cinaljs can at anytime be increased by remitting 
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if the subscriptions all date at the same starting point. 
The back numbers will, of course, be sent to added names. 
IPlease Spealc of osar Cnea-aaisasa EMI- 
lion. — This has all the principal articles and engravings 
of the English edition, besides a Special German Depart¬ 
ment, by Hon. Frederick Munch, a practical cultivator in 
Missouri. This paper is useful to the great number of 
German-speaking cultivators of the country, and espe¬ 
cially so to the scores of thousands of new comers from 
Faderland. Terms the same as for the English edition. 
Clubs may consist of either edition, or partly of both. 
Sim«liry 5Inml>ug’g. — Mr. J. Arthurs Mur¬ 
phy says our reporter did him injustice in the 
reference to his circular in this column in August 
last, and that he is doing a legitimate business, viz., that 
of collecting lists of traders, manufacturers, etc., for the 
use of merchants and other business men_T. F. 
Woods, Vernon, N. Y., is bothering people with his cir¬ 
culars offering fac simile U. S. Treasury Notes, and an 
Oroide Watch for $5; also, sundry books— 1 “ Scat 
The U. S. Treasury Note Swindlers have an ingenious 
r dodge to avoid arrest. The circulars arc so worded as to 
make the recipient think he is to get very perfect counter¬ 
feit money, whereas a careful examination will show that 
they offer only a fac simile, which is really only a small 
photographic picture of the notes, without, the Treasurer's 
signature. This is worthless as money, of course, but 
they find plenty of customers who send $5 to $15 a piece. 
These hope to get counterfeit money to circulate, and we 
have no pity for them, badly as we esteem the villains 
who do the swindling. Among these swindlers are the 
pretended firm of Noyes & Co., who have several modes 
of operation. One is, to excite faith on the part of their 
dupes by first sending a blank to be signed, pledging him 
not to expose the said Noyes & Co. if they will deal with 
him_One of J. M. Blake & Co.'s cheating circulars 
we printed last month. A multitude of similar ones 
have come to hand — also an advertisement by them of an 
alleged Spanish Lottery, offering prizes of $7 to $7,777.00 
for 10 ct.s. To make this pay, there must be more fools 
than we have yet dreamed of—but, wo suppose the so- 
called J. M. Blake & Co. know, as they have been so long 
in the swindling business tinder different names. ..Wogan 
& Co., were shown up by us last month. They must have 
sent, out an immense number of their circulars, judging 
from the great number forwarded to us. One of their 
schemes is the “fac simile” U. S. Treasury Notes, de- 
