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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
MARKETS. 
moro important Vegetables 
PRODUCE 
Wholesale prices of the 
Fruits, &c., 
Washington Market, Dec. ,241853. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Carters, 33 bbl., $2 50 ; Mercers, 
$2 50 ; Western Reds, $2 ; Sweet Potatoes, $3 50 ; Cab¬ 
bages, 33 100, $4@$4 50 ; Red do., $5 : Savoys, $4 50 ; Cau¬ 
liflowers, 33 dozen, $1 50@S2 ; Broccoli, $l@$l 25 ; Onions, 
white, 33 bbl., $2 25 ; do. yellow, $2 ; do. red. $1 75; Pars¬ 
nips 33 bushel, 50c. ; Carrots, 33 bushel. 37#@44c. ; Beets, 
33 bushel, 37#@44c.; Turnips, white $ bushel, 44c. ; yel¬ 
low stone do., 50c. ; Ruta Baga, tp bbl., $1 12#@$l 37# ; 
Spinach, $ bbl., $1; Corn Salad, 33 basket 31c.; Lettuce, 
33 100, 75c.: Leeks. 33 doz. bunches, 50c. ; Parsley, 33 doz. 
bunches, 18#c.; Celery 33 doz. bunches, 75c.@§1; Salsafy, 
$ doz. bunches, 50c, 
Fruits.—A pples, Newtown Pippins, 33 bbl., $4 50@5 ; R. I. 
Greenings, $4@$5 ; Baldwins, $2 50@$2 75; Spitzenhurgs, 
$2 Q5@$2 50 ; Swaar.$2 25; Pound Sweets, $2 50@$2 75 
Pennock Reds. $2 25: Russets. $2 25@$2 50; Seek No 
Further, $2 50(21 ®2 75 ; Twenty Ounce Pippins, S2 50@$3 ; 
Gilliflower, $2 ; Quinces, 33 bbl- $3 50@$4 ; Cranberries, 
33 bbl.. $ 6@$8 ; Hickory nuts, 33 bush., $2 75; Chestnuts, 
$2 75@$3. 
The severity of the weather has prevented the vegetable 
raisers from bringing their produce to market in large quan¬ 
tities for the last few days. There is very little encourage¬ 
ment held out to them to dispose of their own produce, as 
no convenient place is set apart for their accommodation. 
The market stalls are all monopolized by hucksters, and it 
is considered a great favor for a countryman to be permitted 
to stand on the market ground, and sell his vegetables from 
the wagon. They are frequently driven from place to place, 
till so annoyed, that they are glad to accept almost any price 
from speculators to get rid of trouble. The vegetables in 
market to-day were rather inferior in quality ; some of the 
cabbages very poor. Potatoes are rising in price steadily, 
and lessening in value. Ruta Baga turnips are plentiful 
and with parsneps and carrots form a substitute for tha po¬ 
tato during the remainder of the season, at least with those 
who do not feel disposed to pay three dollars a barrel for 
that uncertain root, with the probability of one-third being 
more or less imperfect. 
Apples if in the least damaged have suffbred during 
the last few days, large quantities have been thrown into 
the docks, worthless from rotting. This tends to increase 
the retail price of good and sound fruit, as the dealer will 
not suffer the loss if he can avoid it; so that the perfect 
ones must be sold at an advance to make up for the defi¬ 
ciency. 
Poultry.—T he great article in demand this morning 
was poultry. Heaps of turkeys, geese, and chickens were 
accumulated at every vacant spot, and met with a ready 
sale at a condsiderable advance on last week’s prices ; whole¬ 
sale price 8@10c. per pound, retail ]2#c 
Swine, 114 
The above were forwarded by the following routes, and 
from the undermentioned States. 
By the Harlem railroad, 143 beeves, 19 cows, 2024 sheep 
and lambs, and 232 veals. 
By the Hudson River railroad, 200 beeves, 103 sheep, and 
114 swine. 
By the Erie railroad, 300 beeves. 
New-York State cattle, forwarded by cars, 236 ; do. on 
foot, 86 ; do. by boats, 90. 
From Pennsylvania on foot, 40 do. 
From Ohio, on cars, 255 do. 
From Connecticut, on foot, 63 do. 
From Kentucky, 89 cattle were bought at Albany, and sold 
by D. Allerton, whieh have not been included in the num¬ 
ber for to-day, as they were not received through the regular 
channel. They were good catt'e, averaging upwards of $90 
per head. 
From Virginia, on foot, 386 do. 
A few more have been received during the day too late to 
enter into the report. 
The prices of beef will stand at a fair average as follows : 
Inferior, 7#c. 
Middling to good, 8 c. 
Fair beef, 8#@9c. 
Superior, 9#c. 
Extra and best in market, 10@10#c. 
Very few animals brought the last mentioned price, and it 
cannot be considered as a regular figure. 
The receipts of stock at the other market places are ; 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries , Provisions, Lumber, 4 -c. 
Ashes. 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853.^ 100 lbs. 5 50 @- 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852.... 56#@_ _ 
Beeswax. 
American Yellow.^ lb. — 27 @28 
Bristles. 
American, Gray and White. —40 @— 45 
Coal. 
12 — 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Browning’s, Sixth street. 
273 a few on hand 
54 do. 
3,336 1,000 
©’Brien’s, Sixth street. 
40 very few on hand. 
170 do. 
Beeves, 
Cows, 
Sheep, 
Cows. 
Beeves, 
Chamberlin’s, Robinson street. 
Beeves, 
300 
10 
Cows and Calves, 
35 
Sheep and Lambs, 
4,600 
500 
Veals, 
25 
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NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, Dec. 27, 1853. 
Owing to the regular market day having been observed as 
a holiday, the reports for the past week are up to Tuesday, 
instead of Monday, as heretofore. Next market day will be 
Tuesday for the same reason. 
The market has maintained, if not improved, upon the 
favorable conditions which have characterised it for the 
past few weeks, and to-day good beef has been sold higher, 
perhaps, than at any market during the year. The quality 
is unquestionably better, the high priced animals are 
extras, and may be set down as show-beef. The raisers of 
cattle will do their best for a few weeks to come, to please 
the admirers of improved cattle, and the general opinion is 
that some improvement has really been effected. Some 
persons hint this has been brought about rather by deference 
to public opinion, than from a true conception of their in¬ 
terests. We will not dispute the point, but rest satisfied 
that ten and a half cents per pound is a better price for 
good cattle and more renumerative to the raiser, than 6 # 
for the miserable specimens of the ox family which have 
been chronicled at the New-York cattle market during the 
year now drawing to a close. The decrease in the number 
of cattle forwarded during the week, and the small supply 
on hand to-day, in a great measure accounts for the steadi¬ 
ness of the demand at the high prices quoted. The number 
of cattle reported at the Washington Yards to-day is less by 
five hundred than that of last week. The weather, though 
elear, was very cold, and had the effeet, we should imagine, 
of closing the bargains quickly, as very few uninterested 
individuals were to be seen about the yards ; the drovers 
and butcher's boys made up the crowd, which was smaller 
than usual. 
The number of eattle received for the week ending Dec. 
26, and the number in market to-day at the Washington 
Yards is as follows : 
RECEIVED DURING 
THE WEEK. 
IN MARKET TO- 
Beeves, 
1,533 
1,370 
Cows, 
19 
Sheep and Lambs, 
2,127 
250 
Veals, 
232 
At Chamberlin’s few beeves have been disposed of, and 
these at from 7@9#c. Cows and calves are not in brisk 
demand ; a few have been sold during the past week at 
prices varying from $25@$50. There were about s dozen 
on sale this forenoon, and a few calves. 
Veals. —The veals offered at Forty-fourth st. would av¬ 
erage from 5@7e. per pound ; they would not bear much 
criticism. A few have been sold at Chamberlin’s by Wit. 
Deheart, at 6c. 
Sheep.— At Browning’s ihe stock of sheep is not so large 
and the market a little heavy. The prices quoted are for 
sheep $2 25, $3, $4 50@$5, and some extras as high as $14. 
Lambs, $1 75, $2 26, $3, and a few extras $5. 
At Chamberlin's sheep and lambs are in a little better 
demand, with a prospect of improvement. From the notes 
of sales given below by two of the brokers, an idea may he 
formed of the actual state of the market. 
John Mortimore reports the following : 
186 sheep, average price per head, $4, or about 10c 33 lb. 
189 do., @$3 37#-8#c. 33 lb.; 101 do., @$4 37#—full 10c. 
lb.; 196 do., @$4 12#—10c. $ lb.; 160 do., @$3 75—10c. 
33 lb.; 28 do., 50; 105 do., @$5 37#—full 10#c.; 21 
@.$5 25—10c.; 32 lambs, @$1 54 ; 126 sheep, @$2 87#— 
about 9c. 33 lb. 
He reports the sale of four sheep, raised by Elithan Ga. 
zely, of Dutchess Co., and sold for $67. They will weigh 
about 490 pounds in the mutton; the best of the four, a 
Cotswold wether, weighed 228 pounds mutton : the others 
are not quite as large. Mutton in Washington market is 
selling at from 6@10c. per pound ; and lambs by the carcase, 
S@llc .; good sheep are in demand at fair prices. 
Wm Deiibart has sold the following lots at the prices 
quoted, copied from his sales’ hook : 40 sheep from Warren 
co., N. J., © $4 25 ; 55 @ $4 50; 24 Lambs © $2 35 ; 95 
Sheep © $4 50 ; 12 sheep,© §7; 12 @ 4 ; 29 © $4 25 ; 46 
@ $4 87# ; 63 @ $2 25; 12 lambs © $2 50 ; 178 lambs @ 
$3 75 ; 64 sheep © $4 25 ; 35 lambs © $4 ; 135 sheep © 
$4 62# ; 164 sheep © $4 44. 
The number of sheep on hand at this market place is 
small. 
Swine. —We have no variation to note in the price of 
swine ; the 114 shoats reported by Mr. A. M. Allerton, sold 
for 5 ic. per pound. The wholesale price of dressed carcases 
on board tho North River market boats is 6©6# cents, and 
for retailing 7c. by the single carcase. 
Poultry has been supplied to the various markets in 
such quantities as to affect materially the rates of other 
meats, and has commanded unusually high prices the past 
week. 
Liverpool Orrel.tp chaldron, 11 
Scotch... ., ••••••••«•».,.— ■ (fj)r _ _ 
Sidney.... 7 75 @ 8 — 
Pictou....... 6 50 @ 7 — 
Anthracite.... : ...$ 2,000 lb. 6 50 @ 7 — 
Cotton. Atlantic Other Oulf 
Ports. Florida. Ports. 
Inferior.— @_ — ©— — @_ 
Low to good ord. 7#@8# 7#@8# 7#@8# 
Low to good mid. 9#@10# 10#@11# 11 @ 11 # 
Mid. fair to fair.10 @11 11%@11# 11#@I2 
Fully fr. to good fr.11#@— 11#@— — @12# 
Good and fine.— @— — 
Cotton Bagging. 
Gunny Cloth.33 yard, — 10#@10# 
American Kentucky...@_ 
Dundee......_ 
Feathers. 
Live Geese, prime.$ lb. — 48 @— 50 
Flax. 
Jersey. 331 b. — 8 ©— 9 
Flour and Meal. 
Sour.$ bbl. 6 25 @6 62# 
Superfine No. 2.. 6 62#@68l# 
State, common brands. 6 93#@7_ 
State, Straight brand... 7 _ @_ 
State, favorite brands. 7 06#@7 12# 
Western, mixed do. 7 @7 06# 
Michigan and Indiana, Straight do...._ 7 06#@7 12# 
Michigan, fancy brands. 6 93#@7 — 
Ohio, common to good brands. 6 87#@7 — 
Ohio, round hoop, common. 7 — @7 12# 
Ohio, fancy brands.. 7 12#@7 18# 
Ohio, extra brands. 7 18#@7 87# 
Michigan and Indiana, extra do. 7 — @7 75 
Genesee, fancy brands. 7 — @7 18 # 
Genesee, extra brands. 7 25 @8 25 
Canada, (in bond). 6 93#@7 — 
Brandywine. 7 18#@7 25 
Georgetown. 7 25 @7 37# 
Petersburg!! City. 7 18#@7 25 
Richmond Country. 7 12#@7 18# 
Alexandria. 7 12#@7 25 
Baltimore, Howard Street. 7 I2#@7 18# 
Rye Flour. 5 12# @5 25 
Corn Meal, Jersey. 3 75 @3 81# 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 4 18J 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.$ punch. 1850 
Grain. 
Wheat, White Genesee... ..33 bush. 1 75 
Wheat, do., Canada (in bond). 1 70 
Wheat, Southern, White. 1 68 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 167 
Wheat, Michigan, White .. 1 73 
Wheat, Mixed Western. 1 54 
Wheat, Western Red. 1 57 
Rye, Northern. 1 08 
Corn, Unsound.— 78 
Corn, Round Yellow. — 75 
Corn, Round White.— 80 
Corn, Southern White.— 80 
Corn, Southern Yellow.— 76 
Corn, Southern Mixed.— 78 
Corn, Western Mixed.— 80 
Corn, Western Yellow.— — 
Barley.— 81 
Oats, River and Canal.— 50 
Oats, New-Jersey.— 48 
Oats, Western.— 51 
Oats, Penna.— 48 
Oats, Southern.— 45 
Peas, Black-eyed . 33 2 bush. 2 75 
Peas, Canada.bush. 
Beans, White. . 
Hay, FOR shipping ; 
North River, in bales.$ 100 lbs. — 65 @— 70 
Hemp. 
Russia, clean . 33 ton.285 — @300 — 
Russia, Outshot. ..@- 
Manilla.33 lb.— 10#@- 
Sisal. —10 ©- 
Sunn.— 6 @- 
Italian. 33 ton, 240 — <a- 
Jute.132 50 
American, Dew-rotted.170 
American, do., Dressed...180 — 
American, Water-rotted. - 
Provisions. 
Beef, Mess, Country.$ bbl. 8 50 
Beef, Prime, Country.5 50 
Beef, Mess, City.13 — 
Beef, Mess, extra.15 50 
Beef, Prime, City. 6 25 
Beef, Mess, repacked, Wiscon.— — 
Beef, Prime, Mess.33 tce - 21 — 
Pork, Mess, Western. 33 bbl. 13 50 @13 62# 
Pork, Prime, Western.11 12#@11 25 
Pork, Prime, Mess.14 50 " @- 
Pork, Clear, Western.. @19 — 
Lard, Ohio, Prime, in barrels _ 33 lb. — 10#@- 
Hams, Pickled. —- 9#@— 10# 
Hams, Dry Salted.. . @— 8 # 
Shoulders, Pickled.— 6 #@ - 
Shoulders, Dry Salted.— — @— 6 # 
Beef Hams, in Pickle. 33 bbl. 13 — @15 — 
Beef, Smoked. 33 lb. — 8 # @— 9# 
Butter, Orange County. — 20 @— 22# 
Butter, Ohio... — 10 ®— 13 
©1 81 
@1 78 
@1 74 
@1 72 
@1 76 
©1 60 
@1 60 
@1 09 
@—79 
@—82# 
@—82 
@- 
-82 
-80# 
-81# 
S-—86# 
1—52 
@—49 
1—53 
S—50 
1—46 
@2 87# 
1 18 #@- — 
1 50 ©1 62# 
@135 
@175 50 
@220 — 
©11 - 
@ 5 75 
@13 25 
@16 50 
1 6 50 
13 50 
