AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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Cotton Bagging. 
Gunny Cloth.. . .$ yard,— 10)£@10% 
American Kentucky.,..@— 
Dundee.— — @— 
Coffee. 
Java, White. . f lb.— 13 @—11 
Mocha..— 13 @—l: 
lb. — 7 
Maracaibo. 
St. Domingo.. .(cash). 
Cordage. 
Bale Rope... 
Boit Rope. 
Corks. 
Velvet, Quarts.f gro. — 3 
Velvet, Pints. .— 2' 
Phials.— • 
Feathers. 
Live Geese, prime.f lb. —• 
Flax. 
Jersey.fib. — 
Flour and Meal. 
Sour.f bbl. 6 2 
11 @—iij 
9X0—10 
-@-14 
@—45 
@—28 
@—12 
"45 @— 47 
State, common brands. 7 81%@- 
State, Straight brand.. 7 81%@7 88 
State, favorite brands..... 7 S7>£@7 935 
Western, mixed do. 7 75 @7 81) 
Michigan, fancy brands. 7 68%©- 
Ohio, fancy brands... 7 93%@- 
Ohio, extra brands. 8— @8 50 
Michigan and Indiana, extra do. 8 — @8 31) 
Genesee, fancy brands. 7 93%@8— 
Genesee, extra brands. 8 06%@8 75 
Canada, (in bond). 7 75 @7 81), 
Brandywine. 7 87)£@8— 
Georgetown. 7 8~y@,8 — 
Petersburgh City. 7 87 y @,8 — 
@2 04 
@1 90 
@1 95 
@1 90 
@1 95 
@1 85 
@1 85 
@ - 
@-79 
@—90 
89 
@—90 
@—90 
@- 
@—90 
@—50 
@-47 
@—53 
@—50 
@—46 
@2 87X 
Corn Meal, Jersey.. 
Corn Meal, Brandywine..4 — 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.f punch. 18 — 
Grain. 
Wheat, White Genesee.f bush. 1 95 
Wheat, do., Canada (in bond). 1 85 
Wheat, Southern, White. 1 90 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 180 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 1 87 
Wheat, Mixed Western. 1 80 
Wheat, Western Red. 1 80 
Rye, Northern. 1 23 
Corn, Unsound.— 78 
Corn. Round Yellow.— 89 
Corn, Round White.— 89 
Corn, Southern White.— 88 @—89 
Corn, Southern Yello.w....— 88 
Corn, Southern Mixed.— 88 
Corn, Western Mixed.— 89 
Corn, Western Yellow.. 
Barley..— 84 
Oats, River and Canal.— 49 
Oats, New-Jersey.— 45 
Oats, Western.— 51 
Oats, Penna.— 48 
Oats, Southern.— 45 
Peas, Black-eyed .$ 2 bush. 2 75 
Peas, Canada.bush. 1 18%@- 
Beans, White. 1 50 @1 62 
Hay, for shipping : 
North River, in bales.$ 100 lbs. — 65 @— 70 
Hops. 
1853. 
1852. 
Hair. 
Rio Grande, Mixed.$ lb. — 20 
Buenos Ayres, Mixed.— 19 
Hemp. 
Russia, clean .f ton.285 — 
Russia, Outshot..@ — 
Manilla.f lb.— 10)£@ — 
Sisal.— 10 @ — 
Sunn.— 6 @ — 
Italian.f ton, 240 — @ — 
Jute.132 50 @135 
American, Dew-rotted.170 — 
American, do., Dressed.180 — 
American, Water-rotted.. 
Lime. 
Rockland, Common.f bbl.- 
Lumber. 
WHOLESALE TRICES. 
Timber, White Pine.f cubic ft. — 18 @ — 22 
Timber, Oak.— 25 @ — 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O.— 35 @ — 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine.(by cargo) — 18 @ — 22 
YARD SELLING PRICES 
! lb. — 45 @ — 48 
....— 38 @ — 40 
22 
21 
@300 
@175 50 
@220 — 
1 — 
Timber, Oak Scantling.f M. ft. 30 — 
Timber, or Beams, Eastern.17 50 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Worked.. 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Unworked.20 — 
Plank and Boards, N. R. Clear.37 50 
Plank and Boards, N. R. 2d qual.30 — 
Boards, North River, Box.16 — 
Boards, Albany Pine.tp pee.— 16 
Boards, City Worked.— 22 
Boards, do. narrow, clear ceiling.— 25 
Plank, do., narrow, clear flooring.— 25 
Plank, Albany Pine.— 26 
Plank, City Worked. — 26 
Plank, Albany Spruce.— 18 
Plank, Spruce, City Worked.— 22 
@ 40 — 
@ 18 75 
@35 — 
@ 25 — 
© 40 — 
@35 — 
© 17 — 
@ — 22 
@ - 24 
— 32 
— 32 
— 20 
— 24 
Shingles, Pine, sawed.99 bunch, 2 25 @ 2 50 
Shingles, Pine, split and shaved 
. 2 75 @ 3 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 1st qual... 
.f M. 24 — @ 28 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 2d quality 
.22 — @ 25 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 1st quality 
.19 — @ 21 — 
Shingles, Cedar,2ft. 2d quality. 
< Shingles, Company, 3 ft. 
<; Shingles, Cypress, 2 ft. 
\ Shingles, Cypress, 3ft. 
..©22 — 
i Staves, White Oak, Pipe. 
Staves, White Oak, Iltid. 
Staves, White Oak, Bbl.. 
.40 — @- 
Staves, Red Oak, Ilhd. 
Heading, White Oak. 
Molasses. 
New-Orleans. 
^ gall. — 28 @- 
Porto Bico. 
.— 23 @ — 37 
Cuba Muscovado. .. . 
Trinidad Cuba. 
.— 23 @ — 25 
Cardenas, &c. 
Nails. 
Cut, 4d@60d. 
-fib.- 4)<(@:- 5 
Wrought, 6d@20d. 
.— - ©- 
Naval Stores. 
Turpentine, Soft, North County,f 2801b.-@5 — 
Turpentine, Wilmington. 
Tar. 
f bbl. 3 — @ 3 50 
Pitch, City. 
. 2 75 ©- 
Resin, Common, (delivered). 
.1 75 @ I S7M 
Resin, White..f 280 lb. 2 50 @ 4 75 
Spirits Turpentine.$ gall.— 66 @ — 68 
OU Cake. 
Thin Oblong, City. 
.f ton, — — @- 
Thick, Round, Country. 
Thin Oblong Country. 
..@33 — 
Provisions. 
Beef, Mess, Country. 
.fbbl. 8 25 @11 — 
Beef, Prime, Country. 
.5 50 @ 5 75 
Beef, Mess, City. 
.13— @13 50 
Beef, Mess, extra. 
.15 50 @16 50 
Beef, Prime, City. 
.6 25 @ 6 62)1 
Beef, Mess, repacked, Wiscon.. 
..@13 50 
Beef, Prime, Mess. 
.f tee. 18 50 @22 — 
Pork, Mess, Western. 
.f bbl. 13 50 @14 I2y 
Pork, Prime, Western. 
. 12 87 y@, - 
Pork, Prime, Mess. 
.14 50 @- 
Pork, Clear, Western. 
..@16 — 
Lard, Ohio, Prime, in barrels... 
..f lb.-10%@- 
Hams, Pickled,. 
Hams, Dry Salted. 
..@- 
Shoulders, Pickled. 
.- 6%@- 
Shoulders, Dry Salted. 
..@— 6% 
Beef Hams, in Pickle. 
.$9 bbl. 13— @15 — 
Beef, Smoked. 
..fib. - 8y @— 9 X 
Butter, Orange County. 
.— 20 @—22)£ 
Butter, Ohio. 
.— 10 @—13 
Butter, New-York State Dairies. 
.— 16 @—19 
Butter. Canada. 
Butter, other Foreign, (in bond,) 
..@- 
Cheese, fair to prime. 
.- syM— nx 
Plaster Paris. 
Blue Nova Scotia.. 
.f ton, 3 50 @ 3 75 
White Nova Scotia. 
Salt. 
Turks Island. . 99 bush. --@—48 
St. Martin’s. 
..@- 
Liverpool, Ground. 
f sack, 1 10 @1 12 y 
Liverpool, Fine. 
.1 45 @ 1 50 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton's. 
.1 72 y@ 1 75 
Saltpetre. 
Relined. 
.f — 6%©— 8 . 
Crude, East India. 
.- 7 @— 7y 
Nitrate Soda. 
Seeds. 
Clover. 
..fib.-10 @-n y 
Timothy, Mowed. 
.f tee. 14— @17 — 
Timothy, Reaped. 
.17— @20 — 
Flax, American, Rough.39 bush. — - 
Linseed, Calcutta. 
Sugar. 
.^ lb. — — - 
New-Orleans. 
Cuba Muscovado. 
.— 4 %@— 6 
Porto Rico. 
Havana, White. 
.- 7)f@— 8 
Havana, Brown and Yellow. 
.— 5 @— 7% 
Manilla. 
.- 5X@ - 
Brazil White. 
Brazil, Brown . 
.- 5 ©- 
Stuart’s, Double-Refined, Loaf... 
.— 9%@- 
do. do. do. Crushed : oi — 9%@ - 
do. do. do. Ground : g : — 8%@- 
do. (A) Crushed. 
. :g: — 9 @ - 
do. 2d quality, Crushed. 
Tobacco. 
Virginia. 
.fib. - ©- j. 
Kentucky. 
.- 5x@- 9 y 
Mason County . 
.— 6%@— 11 
Maryland . 
St.Domingo . 
.— 12 @—18 e 
Cuba. 
. — ]8y@,— 23y > 
Yara. 
.— 40 @—45 c 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers .. 
.— 25 @ 1 — a 
Florida Wrappers. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. 
.— 6 @—20 „ 
Pennsylvania Seed Leaf. 
. — 5 y®.— 15 1 
Tallow. 
f 
American, Prime . 
,f lb.-11%©- 12 
Wool. 
e 
American, Saxony Fleece. 
.fib. — 50 @— 55 \ 
American, Full-blood Merino. 
.-46 @-43 ' 
American y and % Merino . 
American, Native and )( Merino. 
.— 38 @—40 
Extra, Pulled, . 
......— 46 @—48 f< 
Superfine, Pulled. 
.— 42 @—44 
No. 1. Pulled. 
.-38 @—40 9 
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