1866 .] 
AMERICAN ACRICULTURIST. 
45 
Cominercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for a montii, ending Jan¬ 
uary 18, 1686, and the year ending December 31, 1863, 
with other interesting comparative figures. 
1, TKAUSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YOKK MAKKBTS. 
Beokipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barley. Oats. 
i)5 days «/tw m’th.12.6.000 31,500 130,000 11.300 10.500 61.000 
37 days last m’tli. 553,000 3,216,000 1,979,000 310,000 576,000 965,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25 days tftis month, 318.000 473,000 933,000 6.3,000 46,500 
27 days last month, 275,000 1,393,000 2,185,000 111,000 454,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts, Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1866 125,000 31,500 139,000 11,300 10,500 61,000 
28 days 1865.231,000 11,000 _137,000 10,500 24,000 178,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25 days 1868. 218,000 473,000 953,000 63,000 46,500 
28 days 1865 . 267,000 461,000 384,000 33,500 141,000 
3. Exports from New-York, January 1 to Jan. 18: 
JFlour, Wheat, Corn, Rye. Oats, 
1865 . 5.5,237 50,284 03,850 15,419 2,661 
18M .47,742 43,384 74,500 1,825 141 
4. Receipts of Breadstuffs in New-York in each 
of the last three years : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1865.. ..3.638.526 8,768,929 15,935,277 899,679 3,2.39,054 9,851,955 
1864 ...3,967,717 13,453,135 7,164,895 491,915 2,544.891 12,953,238 
1863.. ..4.574.059 19,937,856 14,234,599 439,567 2,143,485 11,076,035 
g. Exports from New-York during each ofl years past: 
Flour, 
Wheat, 
Corn, 
Bariev. 
Oats, 
bbls. 
bus. 
bus. 
bus. 
bus. 
bus. 
1865.. 
..1,403,144 
‘2,537,636 
4,549,610 
198,348 
— 
94,567 
■1864.. 
..1,918,592 
12,193,433 
846,831 
588 
150 
42,133 
1863.. 
.,2,527,338 
15,424,889 
7,533,431 
416,369 
52,439 
126,556 
1863.. 
. .2,961,518 
2”),564,755 
12,029,348 
1,041,549 
42,061 
210,669 
1861,. 
..3,110,346 
28,898,314 
12,839,850 
1,000,403 
3,927 
160.825 
I860.. 
. .1,636.203 
13,588.039 
4,085.082 
450 
8,180 
103,076 
1859.. 
. .1,038,516 
297,587 
497,886 
— 
6,550 
2,568 
6. Comparative Stock of Flour in New-York, Jan. 1: 
1864. 
1865. 
1866. 
.557,057 
465,833 
703,232 
. 1.5,100 
4,950 
22,810 
. 35,110 
37,463 
26,230 
.605,207 
593,248 
734,502 
Grand total, bbls. 
7. Comparative'_Stock of Grain in New-York, Jan. 1 ; 
1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 
Wheat, bush.4,734.817 5,540,444 1,807,356 2,940,103 
Corn, bush.4,223,013 1,731,620 461,414 4,501 764 
Rye, bush. 33,270 37,409 212,298 518,448 
Barley, bush. 99,144 584,700 304,164 1,009 837 
Oats, bush. 531,312 3,441,836 3,018,301 2,246,852 
6. ZReceipts of Breadstuffs at Albany, by the New York 
Canals in each of the last six years-. 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, 
bbls. bus. bus. 
1860 .1,149,100 11,176.000 14,15:>,500 
1861 .1,493:233 39,886.687 23,342,334 
1862 .1,826,609 33,667,866 23,809,882 
1863 .1,560,800 22,306.900 20,603,600 
1864 .1,183,300 1.5,46.5,600 10,353,400 
1865 ....1,014,000 10,579,200 18,639,900 1,351,900 4,551,600 10,’847,’500 
CuBKEUT Wholesale Peices, 
Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bus. Inis. bus. 
322,100 2,867,600 6.490,900 
832,792 2,235,850 5,978,338 
748,897 2,563,639 5,990.028 
470.500 3,100,500 12,438,500 
630.300 2,405,900 12,177,500 
OS1 nnn A er-l UAft tn r, 
„ „ Dec. 20. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State:$7 00 @ 8 50 
Super to Extra Southern. 8 75 ‘ 
Extra Western. 8 10 
Extra Genesee. 8 50 
Superfine Western... 7 00 
Rye Flour. 5 50 
Corn Meal.. 4 15 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats—W estern. 
State. 
liYB .. . :.. 
Barley. . 
Hay—B ale ^ 150 B. 
Loose. 
Straw, ^ 100 Ib. 
Cotton—M iddlinss, ^ B_ 
Hops—C rop of 1865, ^1 B. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, B. 
Seed-C lover, B . 
Timothy. bushel. 
Flax, ^1 bushel. 
Sugar—B rown, ^ B. 
Molasses. Cuba, ?lgl . 
Coffee—R io, (Gold price)^ B 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., $ B. 
Seed Leaf, ^ B. 
Wooi^Domestic Fleece, B. 
Domestic, pulled, B. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow. ?! b . 
Oil Cake— ton. 
2 35 
1 60 
90 
83 
59 
62 
95 
90 
■IS 
25 
80 
@15 00 
@15 25 
@11 50 
@ 7 50 
@ 6 50 
@ 4 50 
@ 2 75 
@ 2 37H 
@ 1 00 
@ 97 
@ 63 
@ - 
@ 1 15 
@ 1 15 
50 
60 
90 
Jan. 18. 
$6 90 @ 8 40 
@15 25 
@15 00 
@11 25 
@ 7 40 
@ 6 00 
@ 4 85 
@ 2 
90 
7 85 
8 45 
6 90 
5 00 
4 25 
2 35 
1 62 
86 
83 
58 
60 
85 
85 
80 
85 
65 
52 
25 
80 
2 55 
® 95 
@ 89K 
® 60 
@ 61 
@ 1 10 
@ 1 15 
@ 1 00 
@ 1 10 
@ 1 15 
@ 53 
@ 65 
@ 90 
Prime, barrel . 
Beef— Plain mess. 
Lard, in barrels, ^ B. 
Butter— Western, B. 
State, ft B. 
Cheese. 
• Beans— ^ bushel. 
Peas— Canada, fl bushel. 
Eggs— Fresh, ft dozen. 
Poultry- Fowls, fi b. 
Turkeys, B . 
Potatoes— Mercers, ^ bbl... 
Buckeyes—New, ^barrel....' 
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The foregoing tables have been carefully preimred, 
specially for the American 'Agriculturist, from official 
and other reliable sources, including the notes of our 
own reporter. They will be found highly interesting, as 
showing the course of trade and giving a general view 
of the condition of our breadstuff supplies. They will 
also be valuable for reference In after years — Gold has 
been as high as 145, and as low as 136X, since our last, 
closing (Jan. 17) 1403^.. .-Receipts of produce, during tlie 
past month, have been extremely light, especially in the 
breadstuff line, yet receivers have been eager sellers, in 
view of the decline in gold. The demand, however, has 
been quite limited both for home use and for export; and 
prices have favored buyers decidedly. The available 
supplies of flour grain in this market on the first instant 
proved much heavier than had been generally anticipat¬ 
ed, and this circumstance has had a depressing influence 
on the market. Toward the close, with an upward 
tendency in gold, prices of the leading articles stiffened 
a little, but there was no important increase in the vol¬ 
ume of business ... Provisions have been more active, 
ow'ing to a revival of the speculative demand, and prices 
of hog products have improved, while other articles 
have been ratlier heavy, particularly Butter and Cheese, 
the available articles of which are heavy_Cotton has 
been more freely offered and purchased, closing at rising 
prices_Fine grades of Wool have been in better re¬ 
quest and held more firmly. Other kinds have been 
dull and drooping. . .Hay, Hops, and Tobacco have been 
in fair demand at uniform rates. 
New Yorlc liive Stock Markets.— 
Beef Cattle. —Average receipts for the past four weeks 
(ending January 17th), 4,834; weekly receipts for previous 
month, 5,843; weekly average for past year (1865), 
5,280; weekly receipts for same period last year, 4,942. 
The beeves offered for sale have been of about the usual 
range of qualities. Latest selling prices average about 
as follows; Extra qualities, 17c®I8c per lb. estimated 
dressed weight. Medium to good, 14o(®16c. Poor 
grades, 9c.® 12c_ Milch Cows. —Average weekly 
supply, 122. Most of the cows offered for sale have been 
inferior milkers, and a large proportion of them from 
New York State. The best milkers have sold for $100® 
$125 each : medium to fair, $70(®90 ; poor to ordinary, 
$35®$50... .Veal Calves.— Average weekly receipts 
for past four w eeks, 375 ; for previous month, 712 ; weekly 
average for same period last year, 511 ; weekly average 
for the whole of the last year (1865), 1,333. The demand 
since our last report has been active, and prices for 
calves well fattened have ranged $15®$23 each, or 12c® 
ISlifc per lb. live weight — Sheep and l<ambs. — 
The market has been steady and the demand uniform. 
The sheep offered, with the exception of a few lots, have 
been of an ordinary and sometimes inferior quality of 
mutton. A few small lots of extras have sold at prices 
far above the average of good sheep. The average 
weekly receipts for the past montli was 16,603 ; the 
weekly receipts for the previous month, 18,948 ; average 
weekly receipts for the past year, 16,938. The average 
price per head, $7.71. Price per lb. live weiglit, 7c.®9c. 
_hive Hogs.— The average weekly receipts for the 
past montli, 18,038. Average per week for the previous 
month. 19,134. The second and third weeks were un¬ 
usually dull and prices declined. The past week, sales 
have been more active and prices tending upward slowly. 
The price per lb. for Western corn-fed swine now stands 
11c live weight; diesseJ, $13X. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
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