126 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[Apkil, 
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 
March 16, 1866, and the exports of Breadstuffs from this 
port thus far, since January 1 : 
1, TKAXSACTIOSS AT THE NEW-TOT.K HARKKTS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Barley. Oats. 
24days !/ii.sm’th.lli.OOO 13,700 161,000 8,400 93,000 131,000 
25 days last m’th. 109,500 24,500 211,000 6,300 
69,500 204,000 
Rye. Barley. 
189,900 181,000 
69,000 101,000 
Sales. Flour. Wlteat. Corn. 
24 days month, 261,000 647,000 984,000 
25 days last monili, 251,000 812,500 956,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Four. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1866.117.000 13,700 161,000 8,400 9,3,000 131,000 
22 days 1865.119,000 15,500 216,000 7,500 27,500 314,000 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24da}’sl866 . 261,000 647,000 9S4.000 189,900 181,0i)0 
22 days 1865. 191,000 352,000 195,000 27,000 69,000 
3, Exports from New-York, January 1 to March lb: 
Flour, lYheat, Corn, live. Oats. 
1868 . 210,295 07,700 1,26.5,387 79,772 192,271 
1865. 274,759 128,960 101,046 141 16,643 
CtTP.p.EJfT Wholesale Pp.ices, 
Feb 15. 
Price of Gold. 138 K 
Flour— Super to Extra State $6 85 ® 8 40 
Super to Extra Southern. 8 85 @15 50 
Extra Western. 7 80 
Extra Genesee. 8 43 
Superfme Western. 6 85 
Rye Flour. 4 73 
March 15. 
... 130=^ 
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Cork Meal, . 
AVhe.at— All kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn— Yellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats— Western. 
State. 
Rye... 
Barley. 
Hay—B ale 100 B. 
Loose.. 
Straw, ^ 100 b. 
Cotton—M iddlinas, B 
Hops— Crop of 1865, a .. 
@15 50 
@11 50 
@ 7 35 
@ 5 90 
@ 4 40 
@ 2 65 
1 55 @ 2 50 
80 @ 90 
@ 81 
@ 56 
@ 57 
@ 1 05 
@ 1 20 
@ 93 
@ 1 10 
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2 00 
74 
55 
56 
87 
90 
85 
90 
70 
8 65 
7 35 
8 25 
6 70 
4 50 
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80 
80 
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@15 50 
@11 75 
@ 7 30 
@ 5 50 
@ 4 15 
@ 2 65 
@ 2 43 
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77 
@ 55 
@ 56 
@ 1 00 
@ 1 17 
@ 1 05 
@ 1 10 
Seed— Clover, ^ B . 
Timothy, ^ bushel. 4 00 
Flax, ¥1 bushel. 
Sugar- Brown, B . 
Molasses, Cuba, ¥gl .. 
Coffee- Rio,(Gold price)?! B 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., ¥ B. 
Seed Leaf, ?! B . 
Wool—D ome.sticFleece,?! B. 
Domestic, pulled, ?! B. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, ?! B . 
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Pork—M ess, ?! barrel. 28 00 @28 62 
Prime, ?! barrel .21 00 
Beef—P lain mess.16 00 
'Lard, In barrels, ¥ B... 
Butter —Western, ?! B. 
State, ?! B. 
BeANS—^ bushel .V ^ . 1 60 @ 2 40 
Peas-C anada. ?! bushel. 1 25 @ 1 35 
Eggs—F resh, ?! dozen. 82 @ 84 
Poultry- Fowls, ?! B. 16 @ IS 
Turkeys, ?! B . 18 @ 20 
Potatoes—M ercers, ?! bbl... 2 50 @3 00 
Peach Blows, ^ barrel. 2 25 @ 2 50 
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Apples—'^ barrel. 2 00 
2 00 @ 2 
2 00 @ 2 
1 23 @ 1 
2 00 @ 6 
The heavy fall of full 8 per cent, in gold since our last, 
reaching 1294 ;,t one time, has lessened tlie demand for all 
kinds of Produce and Merchandise, and seriously de¬ 
pressed prices.The inquiry for the principal Bread- 
stuffs was quite limited through the month, neither 
shippers nor the home trade having been disposed to 
operate, in view of the steady downward tendency of 
gold. A rally to 130(®130>i has partially restored confi¬ 
dence among buyers, who, within a day or two, have 
been purchasing desirable lots of flour, wlieat, corn, rye, 
and barley, at improving prices—the market closing 
rather buoyantly, on light receipts, reduced slocks, and 
a growing demand, especially for home use. The export 
trade of sound Corn has been steadily expanding, and 
there have been shipped from this port alone, 609,000 
bushels, or 152,250 bushels a w eek. There has also been 
an increased export movement in Rye—the month's 
shipments of which reached 54,345 bushels, chiefly to 
German ports: and in Oats, the exports of which, since 
our last, have been 173,238 bushels, nearly all to London, 
where sound fodder for cattle finds a very ready market. 
-There is increased heaviness in pork, cut meats and 
beef, prices favoring buyers, on a restricted business. 
Lard and Butter have been more active, and decidedly 
firmer. Cheese has been quiet, closing heavily.Cot¬ 
ton has been more freely offered, and has been in less 
request, at reduced figures. The available supply here 
is estimated at 235,000 bales.Wool has been unusu¬ 
ally heavy, having been freely offered and in limited 
demand, at declining figures. Manufacturers have been 
the principal buyers.Bale Hay, and prime Hops have 
been actively sought after at buoyant rates.Seeds 
and Tobaaco have been dull and heavy. 
New Yorlc Live Stock Markets.— 
Beef Cattle.— The supply has been below an average, 
for a month past, but quite enough for the demand, 
which has been unusually light during the Lent season. 
Like gold, the value of cattle has gradually fallen. The 
present rates are equivalent to 14c®17c per lb., dressed 
weight, for medium to first qiiali'y ; a very few extras, 
IScfStlSc ; poor grades, 12cf3l3c. Milcli Cowas have 
constantly tended downward in prices. Good to extra 
good, $fl5@$90 ; a few fancy animals, a little higher; 
poor grades, from $50 down to $35, according to quality. 
Veal Calves are beginning to arrive quite freely, and 
prices are weak, say 12c'3'13c per lb., live weight, for 
good, and llc®9c for common to inferior. The new 
Health Board is actively at work breaking up the pre¬ 
viously large sales of “ Bobs,” or calves only a few days 
old. Slieep are also abundant and lower ; the fall of 
gold affects pelts materially. The poor and good grades 
sell at 6o®8o per lb., live weight, according to quality ; 
extra good bring 8c®8Kc, and in a few cases, 9o. 
liive Hogs are diminishing in number; only 7,000 
this week. But the warm weather, and the “worm” 
stories afloat, lessen the demand, and affect the prices, 
which this week stand at 10c®10Xo per lb., live weight. 
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Allan's Diseases of Domestic Animals. 
American Bird Fancier. 
American Rose Culturlst. 
American Weeds and Useful Plants. 
Art of Saw Filing _ (Holly). 
Barry's Fruit Garden. 
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Burr’s Vegetables of America. 
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Cliorlton’s Grape-Grower's Guide. 
Cobbett’s American Gardener. 
Cole's (S. \V.) American Fruit Book. 
Cole’s Veterinarian.. 
Colman’s Agriculture. > . 
Cotton Planters’ Manual (Turner). 
Dadd’s Modern Horse Doctor. 
Dadd’s (Geo. II.) American Cattle Doctor. 
Dana’s Muck Manual. 
Dog and Gun (Hooper’s). 
Downings’s Country Houses . 
Downing's Landscape Gardening (new Edition). 
Downing’s Cottage Residences. 
Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 
Downing’s Rural Essaj'S. 
Eastwood on Cranlierry. 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. 
Flax Culture.. 
French’s Farm Drainage. 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. 
Fish Culture. 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses.. 
Flint’s Miloh Cows and D.airy Farming. 
Flora’s Interpreter and Fortuna Flora (Mrs. Hale). 
Fuller’s Grape Culturist. 
Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist. 
Goodale.’s Principles of Breeding. 
Gray's Manual of Botany and Lessons in one Vol. 
Gray’s How Plants Grow. 
Guenon on Milcli Cows. 
Hall's (Miss) American Cookery. 
Haraszthy’s Grape Culture, &c. 
Harris’ Insects Iniurious to Aiegctation, plain. 
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Hatfield's American House Carpenter. 
Herbert’s Hints to Horsekeepers. 
Holly’s Country Seats. 
Hop Culture. 
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Insect Enemies of Fruit Trees, (Trimble). 
Jennings on Cattle. 
Jennings on Swine and Doultry. 
Jenuing’s on the Horae and his Diseases. 
Johnston’s Agricultural Chemistry. 
Johnston’s Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. 
Kemp’s Landscape. Gardening. 
Klipp.art’s Land Drainage. 
Langsuotli on the Honey Bee . 
Loudon’s (Downing’s) Ladles’Flower Garden. 
Lenchar's Howto Build llot-honses. 
Liebig’s Familiar Letters on Cliemistry. 
Liebig’s Natural Laws of Husbandry. 
Linsley’s (D. C.) lilorgan Horses. 
Manual of Agricnltn're by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 
Mavbeiv’s Illustrated Horse Doctor . 
Mavlicw’s Illustrated Horse Mauagement . . 
Mayliew’s Practical Book-Keeping for Farmers. 
Blanks for do. do. . 
New Clock and Watch Maker’s Manual. 
McMahon’s American Gardener. . 
Miles on the Horse’s foot. 
Morrell’s American Shepherd. 
My Farm of Edgewood. 
Norton’s Scieiuitlc Agriculture. 
Onion Culture .. 
Our F.arm of Four Acres (bound) 60c.(paper) 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 
Parsons on the Rose. 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton i.eaves. 
Phenomena of Plant Life, (Leo.H. Orindon). 
Pedder’s Land Measurer. 
Qninby’s Mj'steries of Bee keeping _ (new.). 
Rabbit Fan'cier. 
Randall’s Sheep Ilnsb.'mdry. 
Randall’s Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry. 
Rand’s Flowers for Parlor and Garden. 
Richardson on the Dog. 
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Rural Annual (by Josepli Harris). 
Rural Register (by .1. J. Thomas). . ...... 
Saunder’s Domestic Poultry_paper, 80 cts. ..bound.. 
Saxton’s Farmers’ Library, .set ol'S Vols .morocco. 
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Sclienck’s (Jardener’s Text Book. 
Shepherd's own Book. 
Silloway’s Modern Carpentry. 
Skillful Housewife . 
Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 
Ten Acres Enough... 
Tonny’s Natural History and Zoology. 
The (ireat West,. 
Thompson’s Food of Animals. 
Tobacco Culture ... 
Todd's (S. E.) I'oung Farmer s Manual. 
Vaux’s Villas and Cottages. 
Villas and Farm Cottages, (Cle.aveland and Backus)... 
Warder’s Hodges and Evergreens. 
Watson’s American Home Garden . 
Wax Flowers (Art of Making)., . 
AVet Days at Edgewood. 
AVctlierell on the Manufacture of Vinegar. 
AVheat Plant (John Klippart’s). 
AVoodward’s Country Homes. 
AA’oodward’s Graperies. 
A'onatt and Siiooncr on the Horse. 
A'onatt and Alart.in on Cattle. 
Youatt on the llog. 
A'ouiitt on Sheep. 
Youmans’ Household Science. 
Youmans' New Chemistry. 
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