1866 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
85 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for a month, ending Feb. 
15, 1866, and the exports of Breadstuffs from this port 
thus far, since January 1 : 
1. TKANSAOTIONS AT THB NEW-YOEK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oats. 
25 days tAwm’th. 109,500 24,500 211,000 6,300 69,500 204,000 
25 days last ra’th.l23.C00 31,500 189,000 11,300 10,500 61,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn, Bye. Barley. 
25 days month, 251.000 312.500 936,000 69,000 101,000 
25 days last month, 218,000 473,000 952,000 63,000 46,500 
a. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
25daysl8B6.109.300 24,500 211,000 6,300 69,500 204,000 
21 days 1865.... .107,000 2,100 185,000 6,250 27,000 255,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. 
25 days 1866 . 251,000 312,500 936.000 
24 days 1865 . 221,000 434,000 196,000 
S. 
Feb. 15. 
$6 85 @8 40 
8 85 @15 50 
Bye. Bariev. 
69,000 101.500 
31,000 37,000 
Exports from, New-York, January 1 to Feb. 15: 
Flour, IVlieat, Corn, live. Oats. 
1866. 127,231 61,626 616,.575 25,427 19,033 
1863 .198,225 69,644 53,404 141 9,298 
CDERENT lyHOLESALE PRICES. 
Jan. 18. 
Price of Gold. .. 
Flour—-S uper to Extra State .$6 90 @ S 40 
.Super to Extra Southern. 8 90 @15 23 
Extra Western. 7 85 @15 00 
Extra Genesee. 8 45 @11 25 
Superflne Western. 6 90 @ 7 40 
Rye Flour. 5 00 @6 00 
Conn Meal. 4 25 @ 4 85 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 2 35 @2 73 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 162 @2 55 
Corn—Y ellow. , 86 @ 93 
Mixed. 83 @ 89^ 
Oats—W estern... 58 @ 60 
State. 60 @ 61 
Rye. 83 @ 1 10 
Barley. 85 @ 1 15 
Hay—B ale 19 100 tt. 80 @ 1 00 
Loose. 83 @ 1 10 
Straw, 100 Ib. 65 @ 1 15 
Cotton—M iddlinTS, ^ lb.... 
Hops—C rop of 1865, ib. 
Feathers—L ive Geese, ^ ft. 
Seed—C lover, 19 lb . 
Timothy, bushel. 
80 @15 50 
43 @11 50 
85 @ 7 35 
75 @ 5 90 
.73 @ 4 40 
1 00 @2 65 
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1 33 @ 2 50 
SO @ 90 
74 @ 81 
55 @ 56 
56 @ 57 
87 @ 1 03 
90 @ 1 20 
85 @ 95 
90 @ 1 10 
■" @ 1 20 
Sugar —Brown, ¥ ft. 
Molasses, Cuba, ^gl . 
Coffee- Hio.(Gold price)?! ft 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., 19 ft. 
Seed Leaf, ? ft . 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, 19 ft. 
Domestic, pulled, ? ft. 
California, unwashed. 
Tallow, 19 ft . 
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Pork—M ess, ? barrel. 30 00 @31 SIX 28 (., „ - ^ 
Prime, ? barrel . 22 50 @23 00 21 00 @21 25 
Beef—P lain mess. 16 50 @20 00 IG 00 @20 00 
Lard, in barrels, 19 lb_ 
Butter—W estern, ft.. 
State, ? ft. 
Cheese. 
Beans—? bushel. 2 00 
Peas—C anada. 19 bushel. 1 25 
Eggs—F resh, ? dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, ? ft. 
Turkeys, ? ft . 
Potatoes-M ercers, ?bbl... 
Peach Blows, ? barrel. 
Buckeyes—New, ? barrel.... 
Apples—? barrel. 
‘ Business in produce and merchandise has been checked 
by the declining tendency of gold. The difference in the 
closing prices of gold this month, and last, is nearly two 
pei'cenl. in favor of buyers.. ..Flour and grain h;is been 
more freely offered, and the tendency of the market has 
been generally downward. This is particularly true of 
grain. Medium and finer grades of flour close firmer on 
an improved home demand. Shippingbrands of flour and 
nearly all descriptions of gram leave off at drooping prices 
under a limited inquiry. Most of the new wheat avail¬ 
able is rather inferior, or unsound, and not suitable for 
shipment. Unsound Corn and Oats are also in large supidy. 
_Provisions have been unsettled. Hog products have 
been less sought afler at reduced prices, closing lieavily. 
Beef has been dull, but firm. Butter and cheese have 
been in active demand, and quoted higher. Cotton 
has been in less request and has declined materially, un¬ 
der the pressure of accumulating supplies, and unfavor¬ 
able foreign news. At the close, more steadiness results 
from a partial revival of the spinning and shipping in¬ 
quiry. Wool has been ifloderately active, the better 
qualities having been in most favor and at steady rates; 
while inferior grades have beendepressed.... .Ilay, Hops, 
and Tobacco have been in moderate deman l at our quo¬ 
tations.Seeds have been quiet and heavy. 
New Yorlc ILive Stoclc Marlcets.— 
Beep Cattle.—T he supply for the past four week.s 
(ending Feb. 13th) has been good and full for the season, 
averaging 5399 per week. Prices declined somewhat at 
the last market and stood : Extras, 16Xc®I8c per lb., 
estinialed dressed weight ; medium to gooil, 13c(®14c ; 
poor qualilies, 10c®I2c..... Milcli Cows w-ere in 
light demand.Veals.—Weekly average on the in¬ 
crease. Good veal brings 12cfa)14c per lb., live weight. 
... Slieep.—Average supply, 18,7.57. Prices declined at 
last market to ScfSRcperlb.. ..I-iveHogs.—Supply 
averaged 10,567. Prices, according to quality, JO^c.fS 
ll%c. per lb., live weight. 
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