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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
and France unavoidable. War being once com¬ 
menced, no one can foresee the issue. The regu¬ 
lar course of trade with the Black Sea has already 
been interrupted, and the probability ig that 
supplies from thence will for months to come be 
on a much more moderate scale than usual: in¬ 
deed, when we take into consideration the ex¬ 
tensive wants of the Italian States and the South 
of France, it becomes exceedingly doubtful 
whether Great Britain can safely calculate on 
receiving material aid from ports east of Gib- 
ralter. 
Notwithstanding the many causes to induce 
us to believe that the price of Wheat has not 
reached the maximum, it is quite possible that a 
period of calm may succeed to the excitement of 
the last few weeks. Present rates are too high 
to hold out inducement to enter into speculative 
investments. The continental demand appears 
for the present to be satisfied, and our principal 
millers having lately bought rather extensively, 
may, and probably will, pause for a time. Mean¬ 
while the American supply cannot be far off, 
and if importers should show any anxiety to 
realize from on board ship, we might witness a 
temporary reaction of a few shillings per quar¬ 
ter. 
Indian Corn has been held with increased firm¬ 
ness. For Ibraila 43s., and for Odessa 46s. per 
qr., cost and.freight has been paid. 
THE CONTINENTAL COEN TRADE. 
The latest advices from the north of Europe 
inform us that the frost had rather increased in 
intensity, and the chances are that the navigation 
of the Baltic will not again be free until next 
spring. 
Danzig letters, of the 20th instant, state that 
it was contemplated to cut a channel so as to 
release some of the laden vessels, and allow them 
to put to sea. The news of the rise here had 
given a fresh impetus to prices, and the advance 
in the course of about a week had been 3s. per 
quarter. Stocks in warehouse were small; and, 
though the deliveries from the growers had 
rather increased, the supplies had not been by 
any means large. 
Stettin letters, of Tuesday, state that the 
Wheat trade had been kept quiet owing to the 
increased caution which the banks had exercised 
in making advances on grain. 
The advance from Rostock, Anclam, and Stral- 
sund report business firm. 
The Hamburg market was quiet on Tuesday, 
and there was decidedly less disposition than the 
previous post day to make purchases of Wheat 
for spring delivery; meanwhile holders remained 
firm, and previous prices were steadily insisted 
on. 
From Holland we learn that after a temporary 
depression, the demand for wheat had again im¬ 
proved, and at Rotterdam, on Monday a decided 
rise took place in prices, caused partly by report 
from London by Telegraph. 
By the latest advices from France we learn 
that the excitement in the Wheat trade had in 
a measure subsided, but opinion as to the wants 
of the country had not undergone any change, 
and the prevailing belief was that considerable 
imports would continue to be required. The 
very high range of prices had, however, had the 
effect of economising consumption, and had 
checked all disposition to speculate. 
The accounts from the more distant eastern 
ports are of much the same character as before, 
the only change of importance reported being 
some reduction in the rates of freight. 
Odessa letters, of the 9th inst., inform us that 
the demand for Wheat for export had rather 
slackened since that day week, but that pre¬ 
vious prices had nevertheless been well sup¬ 
ported. 
PRODUCE MARKETS. 
Wholesale prices of the more important Vegetables, 
Fruits,'&c. 
Washington Market, Jail. 14,1854. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Carters, and Mercers, $ bbl., 
$3 ; Western Reds, <jp bbl., $2 50 ; Sweet Potatoes, $ bbl., 
S3 50 ; Cabbages, $ 100, $5@j!7; Red do., $8; Savoys, 
tp 100, $4®$5 ; German Greens, $ 100, $2 ; Onions, white, 
$ bbl., $2@$2 25 ; yellow do., $1 75 ; red do., $1 50 ; Pars¬ 
nips $ bushel, 50c. ; Carrots, $ bushel, 50c.; Beets, 50c ; 
Turnips, Ruta Baga, $ bbl., $1 50 ; white Dutch $ bushel, 
50c.; yellow stone,$ bushel, 50c.; Spinach, $ bbl., $2 ; 
Corn Salad, $ bbl., $1 50 ; Celery $ doz. bunches, $1 ; 
Parsley, $ doz. bunches, 31c. ; Leeks, $ doz. bunches, 
62%c. 
Fruits.— Apples, R. I. Greenings, $ bbl., $3 50@$4 ; 
Baldwins, $2 75@$3 25 ; Spitzenburgs, $2 75@$3 ; Van- 
dervere, $2 50@$3 ; Swaar, $2 50®$3 25; Roxbury Rus¬ 
sets, $3 ; Gilliflower, $2 50; Seek-no-further, $2 50@$3; 
Cranberries, bbl., $4 50@$7 50 ; Hickory nuts, $ bush-, 
$2 ; Chestnuts, <g bush., $2. 
Poultry is beginning to fall off a little, the quality of the 
lots offered is not equal to the average of what has been 
disposed of for some weeks past, and the price is also re¬ 
duced a little ; good fowls have been sold in lots at from 
8©9c. per pound. Choice turkies will bring a little more, 
but 10c. is considered a fair price. 
Retailers ask 12c. per pound, but do not always get it. 
Eggs continue at last week's prices ; they are small, and 
though 5 for a shilling is the regular retail price, some per¬ 
sons are content to procure 4 good ones. 
Pork is selling here at 6%@7c., and single carcases 7® 
7% for the best quality. 
The weather this morning was unfavorable for exposing 
garden produce. There was, notwithstanding, a fair supply 
of cabbages and turnips in good condition ; the prices have 
advanced a little since last week. Fruit is not so abundant 
as for several weeks previously, and much of it becomes 
damaged in store during this variable weather. The varie¬ 
ties of apples are much more limited than we have known 
them to be for some time, Spitzenburgs, Swaars, and Rus¬ 
sets are still in good order; good samples of Greenings 
command a high price, as they are scarce. The choice 
samples of apples which may find their way to the city from 
a distance, are disposed of before they reach this market; 
there is always a demand for such, at rates much above the 
average. 
There is no description of produce more variable in price 
than that of vegetables, such as cabbages, turnips, celery, 
and other small articles. We can scarcely fix a rate,which 
will give a proper idea to the grower what his roots will 
bring him from week to week, as they are disposed of with¬ 
out much regularity or system. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, Jan. 16, 1854. 
After a good deal of talk, some excitement, and a little 
ill-feeling, the cattle market has settled back to its usual 
day; so that those who were disposed to rest on the Sab¬ 
bath, and allow their neighbors to do likewise, have been 
defeated in their good intentions. Some of them may not 
have been at all scrupulous about the matter, but they were 
at least willing to waive their right to prevent those who 
were particular on the point to act in accordance with their 
convictions of right and wrong. Other considerations have 
prevailed, and the countrymen must submit for the present. 
The subject will doubtless come up in some other form. The 
market to-day was decidedly a dull one, more so than any 
that has been held lor many weeks. This is not attributed 
to any irregularity in the holding of the market, but the want 
of demand for meat with the butchers. They were very 
careless about purchasing, and disposed to estimate weights 
low. The number of cattle in market was smaller, but the 
report embraces one day less than the week. 
Part of the lot of 30 Kentucky cattle mentioned last week 
were in market to day. The owner, Isaac Moore, of Clarke 
Co., Ivy., has not a very high opinion of the discrimination 
of purchasers in the market; he has not had much encour¬ 
agement to bring another such lot of cattle on here at an ex¬ 
pense of about $16 per head, and much annoyance from the 
unaccommodating disposition of railroad agents. A freight 
agent jat Columbus, Ohio, was unusually disobliging, and 
made a strong impression, though not a favorable one, 
on the minds of all who had’charge of cattle; public opinion, 
it seems, is the only tribunal before which such persons can 
be arraigned; their conduct must eventually injure the busi¬ 
ness of their employers. On the Dunkirk road they were 
treated in quite a different manner by the employees. He 
sold 11 steers to Mr. Lalor, Center Market, for $145 each, 
estimated weight 12% hundred, a little over 11c. He also 
sold 12 to Beny. Weeks, Fulton Market, at a little lower 
estimate. This lot was acknowledged to be the best ever 
brought to this market from Kentucky. 
The following are the numbers for the week ending Jan. 
10, at the 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVER DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves 
, 1,951 
1,951 
Cows, 
2 
Sheep, 
1,019 
350 
Veals, 
120 
Swine, 
522 
115 
The 
prices of cattle were 
much lower to-day than 
have reported them for some weeks past, and sales were 
dull with the prospect of a large number being left over. 
Inferior, 7%@8c. 
Middling, 8%@9c. 
Extra, 9%c. 
A few choice ones sold for 10c. 
The general impression is that the price of beef cannot 
be sustained, and that a decided reduction must soon take 
place. 
The cattle reported above were forwarded as follows,: 
By Harlem railroad, beeves, 278 ; sheep, 819; veals, 120. 
Hudson River railroad, beeves, 526 ; sheep, 200 ; swine, 
115. 
Erie railroad, beeves, 462; swine, 407. 
New-York State cattle, by cars, 569 ; on foot, 226. 
Pennsylvania, on foot, 185. 
Ohio, by cars, 219. 
Kentucky, by cars, 189. 
Virginia, on foot, 228. 
Connecticut, on foot, 57. 
The numbers at the other market places were as follows : 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Chamberlin’s, Robinson street. 
Beeves, 
325 
20 
Cows and Calves, 35 
10 
Sheep, 
3,000 
400 
Veals, 
25 
Browning’s, Sixth street. 
Beeves, 
272 
Cows, 
46 
Sheep, 
3,385 
800 
Only a few beeves on hand here. 
O’Brien’s, Sixth street. 
Cows, 20 
Beeves, 100 
At Chamberlin’s there was little demand for either beeves 
or milch cows ; prices of beef quoted at 7%@9%c., and 
cows from $25©$50 ; very few of the latter inquired for. 
Sheep. —The supply at Chamberlin’s has not been as 
heavy this week as the previous one. The average prices 
quoted are $2 75, $4@$7. 
John Mortimork, broker at Chamberlin’s, furnishes the 
following: 
Sheep. 
Average per head. 
Per pound. 
- 89 
$4 25 
10c. 
125 
3 75 
9c. 
55 
4 25 
10c. full 
104 
3 75 
9%c. 
180 
4 00 
10c. 
89 
2 75 very poor. 
77 
4 50 fair 
10c. 
164 
4 00 
10c. 
11 
very fine 
10 25 
12%c. 
Lambs. 
20 
middling 
2 75 
11c. 
He quotes mutton at 4@8%c. per pound, according to 
quality. 
There has been a good supply of sheep from Jersey, 
which would average 55 pounds of mutton each ; sold from 
10@11 cents. 
Wm. Deheart sold several lots of which we quoted the 
following: 37 sheep, for $231 ; 45, ®§5 25 ; 121, for $660. 
At Browning’s there was no variation in prices with a 
little larger supply than last week. 
Veals.—T he supply is small, and prices same as last 
quotations. 
Swine have not been so brisk ; a lot of hogs are held by 
A M. Allerton at from 5@5%c.; the price of carcases at 
Washington market is from 6%@7c. 
Horse Market. —There is scarcely any business trans¬ 
acting in the horse market; it has been unusually dull for 
some weeks ; a revival will soon take place. 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, Lumber, d-c. 
Ashes. 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853.$100 lbs. 5 56%©- 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852.5 81%@- 
Beeswax. 
American Yellow.$ lb. — 27 @28 
Bristles. 
American, Gray and White.— 40 @— 45 
Coal. 
Liverpool Orrel.$ chaldron, 10 50 ® 12 50 
Scotch..@- 
Sidney. 7 75 @ 50 
Pictou. 8 50 @ 
Anthracite_: .$ 2,000 lb. 6 50 @ 7 — 
Cotton. A tlantic Other Gulf 
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 ft-.11%@— H%@— — @12% 
Good and fine.— @— — @— — @— 
