AMEKICAN AGRICULTURIST 
365 
c. 
and, after what is known to be still on passage 
(no very large quantity) shall have reached us, 
there is likely to be a break in the arrivals from 
that quarter. It appears, therefore, that there 
is not much prospect of any material increase 
in the supplies of foreign breadstuffs for two or 
three months to come; meanwhile our stocks 
are boing diminished, considerable purchases 
having been made by buyers from the interior 
at all the ports where foreign Wheat could be 
obtained. The only circumstances which may 
perhaps have the effect of preventing any further 
immediate rise appears to us to be the cessation 
of the export demand. The recent material 
advance here has at length raised our prices 
somewhat above those current in France and 
Belgium, hence shipments from this country 
will no longer pay a profit in the French and 
Belgian markets, and it is not impossible that 
the balance may turn the other way, in which 
case re-shipments, to a moderate extent, to 
Great Britain might take place, which would 
certainly have some effect. On the other hand, 
there is a strong probability of Ireland (which 
has thus far taken very little Wheat) requiring 
supplies from this side of the channel; and any 
falling off in the foreign demand may conse¬ 
quently be counteracfed by an increased inquiry 
from the sister isle. 
From Ireland we learn that Wheat had 
become very scarce. Oats, though undoubtedly 
a good crop in that country, having been very 
largely consumed for meal, were beginning to 
appear at the different markets much more 
sparingly; and it seems highly probable that, 
in the absence of large arrivals of Indian Corn, 
Ireland will have to import Wheat on rather an 
extensive scale. 
Indian Corn has been held at very full terms, 
say 2s. to 4s. per qr. more than last week; only 
three cargoes have arrived off the coast, and 
these have been readily disposed of. 
From the Mark Lane Express, Jan. 23d. 
The dull reports from Mark Lane of Monday, 
and the rather important fall which occurred at 
Liverpool on the following day, produced con¬ 
siderable influence on the tone of the trade at 
most of the provincial markets. Farmers ap¬ 
pear to have been quite taken by surprise, and 
they manifested greater anxiety to realize than 
they have exhibited at any previous period for 
some months past. The fall from the highest 
point amounted, at several of the markets in the 
agricultural districts held on Wednesday and 
Thursday, to 4s. to 5s. per qr., but the decline 
generally has not exceeded 2s. to 3s. per qr. 
The deliveries from the growers have certainly 
increased, and in some districts rather large 
supplies have been brought forward, which has 
led to the belief that there is more Wheat of 
home growth remaining in the country than 
was previously supposed. We are not prepared 
to admit or to deny this inference, but we can¬ 
not regard the circumstance alluded to as any 
proof. When prices are as high as they now 
are, and the idea—whether well founded or 
otherwise—gains possession of the minds of 
holders that a reaction is about to take place, 
there is a natural desire to sell. This would 
have its influence, however small the quantity 
held might be. The trade appears to be already 
recovering from the temporary depression, and 
purchasers could not buy on as easy terms at 
the close as they might have done in the middle 
of the week. Several circumstances have com¬ 
bined to cause the reaction, the most prominent 
of which has, in our opinion, been the sudden 
cessation of the export demand,- and to the fact 
that a few offers of Wheat have been made from 
ports to which we have recently been shipping 
rather extensively. The liberal arrivals of 
bread-stuffs from America during the last week 
or two have also tended to check the upward 
movement, and the change in the weather from 
severe frost to thaw has not been altogether 
without influence, inasmuch as an earlier open¬ 
ing of the Baltic than had previously been calcu¬ 
lated on was thereby rendered probable. Hold¬ 
ers of foreign Wheat, who generally weigh the 
chances for and against a rise or fall more care¬ 
fully than our agricultural friends, have shown 
no want of confidence, and though some sales 
of American produce were made at Liverpool 
on Tuesday at rather lower prices, the decline 
was speedily recovered, and, according to the 
reports from thence received this morning, the 
decline had been almost wholly regained on 
Friday. The arrivals into Liverpool during the 
week ending the 16th instant from America 
consisted of 66,649 qrs. Wheat, and 140,000 brls. 
Flour. 
Having had very few offers of Indian Corn 
afloat, and extreme rates having been asked, 
nothing of interest has transpired in the article. 
PRODUCE MARKETS. 
Wholesale prices of the more important Vegetables, 
Fruits,&c. m 
Wastangton Market, Feb. 11,1854. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Carters, $ bbl., $3 25©$3.37J£; 
Mercers, $3 25; Western Reds, $2 75 ; Junes, §3; Meri- 
noes, an inferior variety, $2 25 ; Sweet Potatoes, ^ bbl. 
only sold by the barrel at this season, as they are limited in 
supply, $4@$4 25; Cabbages, $ 100, $6@§6 50 ; Savoys, 
from §5@$7 50; Red Cabbage, $7@§8; Onions yellow $ 
bbl. $3; red do, $1 75@$2; Parsneps ^ bbl., $2 25; Car¬ 
rots, f! bbl., $1 50 ; Beets, $1 25@$1 50 ; Turnips Ruta 
Baga, $ bbl., $1 75 ; white do., $1 75@$2; Yellow Stone 
do., $1 75@$2 ; Spinach, $ bbl., $2 50; Celery, $ doz. 
bunches, $1@1 25 ; Parsley, doz. bunches, 25@37j£c. 
Lettuce tg doz. 37J£c-; Corn Salad per basket, $1@1 25. 
Fruits. —Apples, R. I. Greenings, $ bbl., $3@$3 25 ; 
Spitzenburgs, $3; Baldwins, $3 50@§3 75; Russets, $2 75 ; 
Pennock red, $2 50@2 75; Talman’s Sweeting, $2 25@$2 
50; Gilliflower, $2 75; Swaar, $3; Mixed sorts, ^1 bbl. 
$2 50; Cranberries, $ bbl., $5@$7 50 ; Hickory nuts, 
bbl., $4. 
Vegetables. —We have been treated to one or two wet 
days during the past week, and one unusually disagreeable. 
Snow four inches deep accumulated in a few hours, which 
disappeared almost as rapidly, having been succeeded by a 
steady rain, just what was desired by our mud and slush- 
hating citizens. To day a piercing frost makes walking 
pleasant, and the necessary to keep the blood in circulation. 
These rapid changes have their effect on vegetables and 
fruits. We observed many samples of damaged apples, not 
so much by frost as by heating, though when the change is 
sudden, each extreme has an equally injurious tendency. 
The varieties of vegetables have been increased by the ad¬ 
dition of Lettuce and Bermuda Tomatoes in boxes ; as the 
boxes were not opened, we could not .judge of the quality of 
the contents, they sell for $2 50 per box by retail; our hot 
house cultivators have not been behind the Bermudians, as 
we have eaten raw, ripe tomatoes four weeks ago, grown on 
Staten Island. Lettuce, though plentiful from the market 
gardeners’ frames, is not of that quality we hope to see in a 
few years raised by a little more skiil and attention. When 
it will pay the commercial gardener, it will be raised. Cel¬ 
ery and parsneps are scarce, and spinach quite so. All 
these features of the season, and the enormous prices of 
provisions —now a stereotyped phrase—will last but a short 
space. They cannot last much longer, for Spring will come 
to the relief of the poor at its appointed time. 
Fruits. —We have no special remark to offer as to fruit. 
Cranberries are still maintaining their average rates, though 
many speculators have been disappointed in their hopes of 
realizing an unusual rato for their lots, as they could not 
keep perfect through all the changes of weather. The supply 
at present is quite equal to the demand. Cranberry growers 
must look to their interests with a little more judgment. 
Next crop will be much more extensive than any heretofore, 
as many have embarked capital in the cultivation of this 
popular small fruit. Poultry and eggs maintain their prices 
9 to 10c. for chickens, and 10@llc. for turkeys. Eggs 
wholesale, six for one shilling; by retail, live for a shilling, 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, February 13, 1854. 
The weather had very little influence on the state of the 
market to-day. Many butchers had little meat on hand as 
their purchases this day week were not very heavy. They 
were disposed to make quick business of it, which enlivened 
the market a little. The choice steers reported this day 
week, namely, the Red Devon, fed by Asa H. Stevens, of 
Livingston County, N. Y., for sale by Miller & Co., and 
two Durhams, fed by Col. Mills, Steuben Couuty, N. Y., 
had not been disposed of, and were in market, having been 
kept over at an expense of about $3 per head. The owners 
were still disposed to obtain a very high price, little less 
than the figures then quoted, namely, §300 for the Devon, the 
estimated weight of which in the beef is 1800—the Durham 
steers fed by Col. Mills, Mount Morris, were estimated by 
him at 1500 for one and 1400 for the other ; the former is 
held at $200, the latter $225 ; neither had been disposed of 
when we left. There were some lots of choice cattle besides 
these sold in the early part of the day. 
Eighty-four head of grade Durhams about three years old, 
owned by McClure and Read, part of them from Logan 
Co., Qhio, and a part from Erie Co., Pa., averaged about 
700, and were held at O^c. P ei ' pound. 
There is nothing of importance to report with the above 
exceptions. Prices of beef ranged about the same as last 
week's quotations, and may stand as follows : 
Lowest price, 8>£c. 
Middling beef, 9@9%c. 
Best, 10c. 
excepting the few choice steers particularised above. 
The receipts of cattle at the 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor, 
for the week ending Feb. 13, are 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves, 
1,839 
Cows, 
16 
Sheep, 
761 
Veals, 
290 
Swine, 
375 
Of these there were forwarded by the Ilarlem railroad, 
beeves, 152 ; cows, 16 ; sheep, 488 ; veals, 290. 
J,By the Hudson River railroad, beeves, 675 ; sheep, 164; 
swine, 125. 
By the Erie railroad, beeves, 800 ; sheep, 109 ; swine, 250. 
New-York State furnished 417 cattle forwarded by cars 
From Pennsylvania, on foot, 139. 
Ohio by cars, 561. 
Virginia, on foot, 29. 
Connecticut, on foot, 17 beeves and 10 sheep. 
Kentucky, on foot, 474. 
Mr. A. M. Allerton reports the price of swine at 6c. 
The cattle received at the other market places, are as fol¬ 
lows : 
Chamberlin’s, Robinson street. 
This market place we are informed, will not be discon¬ 
tinued till tho street is widened, if that should be decided 
upon. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves, 
275 
50 
Cows and Calves, 30 
14 
Sheep, 
3,000 
400 
Veals, 
20 
“Browning’s, Sixth street. 
Beeves, 
287 
Cows, 
75 
Sheep, 
2,760 
1,600 
There were 95 Iambs from Elmira, N. Y. ; these were 
held at $4@5. The demand on Saturday last, and the 
prices were a little better than the average to-day. No 
variation need be quoted from the prices of last week. 
O’Brien’s, Sixth street. 
Beeves, 156 
Cows, 33 
At Chamberlin’s the prices of beef are quoted from 7J£ 
©10c. 
Sheep. This market is very dull. , Mutton in tho car¬ 
case at Washington Market is selling from 5@8J£c. per 
pound, according to quality. 
John Mortimore, broker at Chamberlins’, reports the 
following sales during the past week : 
Sheep. 
Average per head. 
Per pour'd 
180 
$4 50 
10c. 
100 
5 25 
lO^c. 
140 
3 -37 
8#c. 
85 
3 50 
9c. 
335 
5 25 
10c. 
160 
4 00 
9%c. 
312 
5 50 
I0%e. 
179 
4 37J£ 
10c. 
Wh. Deiieart has had nothing of importance to report 
this week. 
Cows with Calves maintain a steady price, from $25© 
§40. Two were sold according to one of the dealers, for 
§36. The calves were left behind, which may be calculated 
as worth four dollars. The highest price quoted is $45. 
Veals are not altered either in supply or price 7©Se. is 
the average. 
a Swine. —The price of pork is considerably advanced. 
Carcasses in Washington Market sell for 7J^@8Xc. per 
pound, and by the lot, for 8c. Western Markets are also 
firm at advanced rates. 
The improved cattle exposed for sale during the few past 
weeks, have excited the emulation of feeders, and when we 
consider the rapid progress made since the press of this city 
commenced to bring the facts before the public, we must ex¬ 
pect a still greater improvement during the present year, 
Mr. A. M. Allerton is at much pains and labor to perfect 
the lists as they now stand in the reports without any 
reward, hut the sense of benefit to the Agricultural interest, 
and the consumers of meat in this city. 
