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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Jan. 14, 1S70, and for the corresponding month last year; 
also for the year ending Dec. 31. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Earley. Oats. 
24 days this m’th.247,500 1S3,000 141,000 - 178,000 237,000 
24 days tosi m’th .519,000 3,173,000 720,000 56,5001,558,000 2,147,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Itye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days ttis m’tli.214,000 1,756,000 995,000 32,000 133,000 768,000 
24 days last m’tli.836,000 3,018,000 1,009,000 47,000 763,000 1,656,500 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1870.247,500 185,000 141,000 - 178,000 237,000 
20 days 1869.179,000 324,000 378,500 3,900 27,000 36,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1870.214,000 1,756,000 995,000 32,000 133,000 76S.OOO 
20 days 1S09.241,000 1,052,500 1,197,000 163,000 185,000 910,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1S69.1,582,211 18,240,586 1,637,586 142,542 ——- 49,393 
1868.1,020,522 5,775,109 6,002,825 153,093 - 91,340 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Jan. 14; 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats. 
1R70 
61407 410 258 16 646 
IRfiO 
26 014 121 002 9.149^0 
1868 
90 SO*670 200*027 
5. 
Slock of grain in store at New 
York: 
Wheat, 
Corn, Rye. Bariev. 
Oats, 
Malt. 
18G9. 
bush. 
bush. bush. 
bush. 
hush. 
husli. 
Jan. 12.. 
.4,423.028 
591,903 38.2S9 
34,900 
1,310,935 
85,405 
Dec. 11.. 
.3,810,562 
833,909 50,043 285,906 
1,380,594 
77,097 
Nov. 10. 
_1,610,030 
093,0S5 31,700 
3I.5S4 
281.5S1 
00,782 
Oct. 11.. 
445,068 34,467 
5,948 
120,950 
07,094 
Sept. 6.. 
. 745,121 
127,736 56,081 
— 
183,920 134, S70 
Aug. 9.. 
. 634,262 
253,155 75,797 
361 
50,219 105,458 
July 1». 
328,613 71,418 
2,966 
259,985 
97,177 
June 7... 
. 637,877 
385,241 107,540 
383 
555,993 109.746 
May 11.. 
394.156 107,502 
17.CS4 
613,106 
77,677 
Apr. 10.. 
.1,684,633 
1.080,769 165.00S 
48,231 
1,178,740 
60,664 
March 12.1,990,416 
1.301,107 211,880 
81,010 
2,000.457 
50,095 
Feb. 10 . 
.3,708,600 
1.407,016 225,182 
91,384 
2,390,529 
58.031 
Jan. 13., 
1,509,233 263,260 
54,740 
2,864,334 236,001 
1868. 
Dec. 14. 
.3,475,541 
2,005,819 2S7 101 342,921 
3,014,594 
99,526 
6 . Receipts of Rreadstuffs in New York in each of 
the last seven years : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1869.3,535,710 23,813,652 11,666,784 357,803 3,007,958 8,747,322 
1868.2,860,726 12,988,147 19,053,615 773,351 2,853,043 10,221,590 
1807.2,602,892 9,640,131 14,979,277 765,376 2,069,724 8,030,807 
1866. ...2,720,835 5,729,912 22,189,532 1,314,943 5,695,485 8,811,061 
1865.3,628,526 8,768.929 15,935,277 899,679 3,239,054 9,851,955 
1864.3,967,717 13,453,136 7,164,895 491,915 2,544,891 12,952,238 
1863.4,574,059 19,937,856 14,231,599 439,567 2,143,485 11,076,035 
Ctrr.r.KNT Wholesale Prices. 
Dec. 14. Jan. 14. 
Price oe Gold. 
132V 
131V 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
4 40 
@ 6 15 
?4 50 
@ 6 00 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
5 60 
@10 00 
5 40 
@10 00 
Extra Western . 
5 00 
@ 9 50 
5 00 
© 9 50 
Extra Genesee. 
6 25 
@ 7 50 
6 10 
@ 7 50 
Superfine Western. 
4 41) 
@ 4 90 
4 50 
@ 4 85 
Rye Flour... 
4 50 
@ 5 85 
4 25 
@ 5 35 
Corn Meal. .. 
4 50 
@ 5 15 
4 50 
© 5 10 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
1 40 
@ 1 05 
1 .35 
@ 1 60 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
1 03 
© 1 35 
1 00 
© 1 28 
Corn— Yellow. 
92 
@ 1 14 
92 
© 1 10 
Mixed. .. 
1 06 
@ 1 12V 
82 
© 1 08 
oats— Western. 
62 
@ 63 V 
57 
@ 60 
State . 
62V® 64 V 
60 
@ 63 
Rye.. 
1 02 
@ 1 15 
l no 
® 1 12 
Barley. 
1 05 
® 1 30 
1 00 
© 1 25 
Haa-—B ale 19100 ft. 
75 
® 1 15 
80 
© 1 20 
Straw, 100 lb. 
75 
@ 1 10 
70 
© 1 10 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?< lb_ 
25 V® 26V 
25 
© 26 
Hops—C rop ol 1809. ^ B>. 
15 
@ 28 
15 
© 28 
Feathers —Live Geese, ?! lb 
85 
@ 95 
85 
© 95 
Seed—( lover, 79 lb . 
12V@ 13?f 
13 
© 14 
Timothy, bushel. 
3 75 
@ 4 00 
4 00 
© 4 25 
Flax, ® bushel. 
2 35 
@ 2 40 
2 20 
© 2 30 
Sugar—B rown, ?! ft. 
10 V® 12V 
9Y@ 12 V 
Molasses. Cuba, ®gal . 
30 
@ 48 
28 
@ 45 
Coffer— Iiio,(Gold, in bond) 
8 'A® 12?f 
SV@ 12V 
Touacco, Kentucky, &c„®ft. 
9 
@ 17 
9 
© 17 
Seed Leaf, 79 ft. 
12 
@ 75 
12 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,79 lb. 
44 
@ GO 
42 
© CO 
Domestic, pulled, ® ft. 
32 
@ 47 
30 
© 47 
California, unwashed,. 
22 
® 33 
20 
© 33 
Tallow,® lb . 
10 
@ 10 V 
9V@ 10V 
Oil-Cake—® ton .. 
45 on 
@48 00 
41 50 
@47 50 
Pork— Mess, barrel. 
32 00 
@33 25 
27 25 
@28 00 
Prime, 79 barrel. 
23 75 
@27 00 
—■ 
© — 
Beef—P lain mess. 
3 00 
@13 00 
8 00 
@14 00 
Lard, in tres. & barrels, 79 lb. 
18 
© 20 
15V@ 17V 
ButtkPv — \\ estern, lb. 
20 
@ 35 
20 
© 35 
State, lb. 
33 
© 46 
32 
@ 45 
Cheese. 
10 
@ 17V 
10 
@ 18 
Beans—® bushel.. 
2 10 
@ 3 40 
2 00 
© 3 25 
Peas—C anada, in bond, $ bn. 
1 05 
@ 1 10 
1 00 
@ 1 10 
Eggs—F resh. ?! dozen .. 
41 
@ 45 
40 
<3 43 
Poultry—F owls & Chickens 
12 
@ 17 
15 
@ 22 
Turkeys. ® lb.. 
14 
@ 20 
18 
® 24 
Geese, ® Pair .. 
1 75 
© 3 00 
1 75 
@ 3 50 
Potatoes, New—® bbl. 
1 00 
@ 2 25 
1 25 
© 2 00 
Apples— iO barrel. 
2 50 
@ 4 50 
3 00 
@ 4 75 
Sweet Potatoes, ® bbl. 
3 00 
@ 5 00 
— 
© - 
Turnips—® bbl. 
1 23 
@ 1 75 
1 59 
® 1 75 
Cabbages—® 100. 
4 50 
@ 6 50 
— 
@ - 
onions—® bbl. 
4 50 
@ 6 50 
4 00 
@ 7 75 
Cranberries—® bbl. 
— 
@ — 
10 01) 
@12 00 
Broom-corn—® ft. 
12 
@ 16 
12 
@ 19V 
Gold has been unsettled and lower, haying fallen to 
11954, hut it subsequently rallied to 12354, mid closed at 
12jjk_Breadstuff's have been offered freely, and have 
been depressed in price, on a moderate trade. At the 
close, holders of Flour, Wheat, Oats, and Barley, mani¬ 
fested unusual eagerness to realize, in view of the liberal 
Supplies available, and prices closed in favor of pur¬ 
chasers... .Provisions have been in better supply, and 
hog products have been much cheaper. The demand has 
been somewhat brisker, at the reduced figures.... Cotton 
has been less active, and irregular....Wool has been 
slow of sale, and weak in price... .There has been much 
less movement in Hay, nops, Seeds, and Tobacco, which 
have been held with comparative firmness... .We give 
monthly and annual statistics oP the breadstuff trade of 
this port, carefully made up, from our own records. 
New Voric JLive-Stoclc JJIarlcets.— 
week ending. Beeves. Cows. 
Dec.., 
...20th. 
. 5,821 
126 
do. 
28th. 
124 
Jan.. 
....4th. 
.. 4,788 
93 
do. 
llth.. 
.. 7,078 
128 
Total 
in 4 Weeks.. 
..23,256 
471 
do. forprev. 5 Weeks 29,588 
564 
Calves. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l. 
640 27,925 12,763 47,275 
4 S3 20,882 11,610 38,868 
370 20,100 8,725 31,076 
582 37,487 10,552 55,827 
2,075 106,394 43,650 176,046 
5,077 169,145 81,70S 286,092 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average perWeek .5,814 
do. do. last Month .5,918 
do. do. prev’s Month... .7,990 
Average per Week, 1869 . 6,275 
do. do. do. 1868 . 5,733 
do. do. do. 1867. 5,544 
do. do. do. 1866. 5,748 
do. do. do. 1S65 . 5,255 
Total in 1869.326,280 
Total iu 1868.298,128 
Total in 1867. 293,832 
Total in 1866.. 298,880 
Total in 1865. 270,274 
Total in 1861. 267,609 
118 510 26,598 10,912 
113 1,015 33,829 16,341 
115 2,020 43,054 20,741 
92 1,752 28,836 15,348 
105 1,588 27,182 18,809 
04 1,320 22,154 20,605 
94 1,200 20,000 13,000 
118 1,500 16,091 11,023 
4,827 91,OSS 1,499,509 798,199 
5,466 82,571 1,413,479 978,061 
3,369 69,911 1,174,154 1,102,643 
4,885 62,420 1,010,000 672,000 
6,161 77,991 836,733 573,190 
7,603 75,621 782,462 660,277 
Ill summing up the yearly supply of stock coming to 
the New York market for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1869, 
wc find a large increase in some departments over the 
receipts given for former years, while in others the sup¬ 
ply has not quite equaled that of last year. In the num¬ 
ber of beeves there is an increase of 28,152 over the total 
for 1SG8, making the weekly average 6,275, or 542 more 
than the weekly average for 1868. The largest increase 
is among sheep, where the sum total exceeds that of last 
year by over 86,000. These figures are a pleasing feature 
to all intei-ested in the growth of New York City. The 
markets have been much enlarged, improved, and they 
are undoubtedly at present second to none in comfort 
and regularity, care and attention given to the stock, or 
in the general courtesy to both buyer and seller.... 
ISeef Cattle. —The weather, since our last report, has 
not been favorable for the beef trade. There have been 
several rains, followed by close, unseasonably warm 
days, which depressed the price somewhat. We quote 
some high figures, hut they are only for fancy “ Holiday 
Beef;” the prices of fair to medium grades change hut 
little. The market has not been active since the new 
year began, but the yards are pretty well cleaned out 
each day. Butchers will not look at any animal that is 
not fat, and the price paid for such, over poor ones, is 
quite marked. Poultry has been abundant and cheap 
this year, and much of the high priced holiday beef, after 
hanging on the hooks for a few days, was finally sold 
at a loss to the butcher. There were many fin? bullocks 
for sale, as is always the case in New York at Christmas 
time, but there is no space to give them special men¬ 
tion. The display (and the markets are a real show in 
the holidays) was fully equal to that of former years. We 
have seen heavier cattle in market, but a drove of fifty 
head, warranted to run 64 lbs. to the cwt., is pleasant to 
look at, and such were in market, and sold as high as 22c. 
per pound. The following is the list of prices, average 
price, and figures at which the largest lots were sold: 
Dec. 20, ranged 11 @22c. Av. 15c. Large sales 14 © 16V 
do. 27th do. HV®18c. do. 14?fc. do. do. 14 @ 15*4 
Jan. 4th do. 10 ©lSVc. do. 15c. do. do. 13 © 16V 
do. 11th do. 10 @l7Vc. do. 14Vc. do. do. 13 © 16 
By comparing the averages of this month with those 
for last month, it will be seen that the advance in price 
is really very little. We place it at about %c.@, l Ac. per 
pound for fair beef. Of course the high price paid for 
very extra steers is not taken into the calculation.... 
Ulilcli Cows have been more plentiful, and the 
market steady. There being a good demand, prices 
keep about the same. Fresh cows sell quickly for from 
$80@.$100, but they must be good, and not half milked 
cows, with borrowed calves. A few, very fine, have sold 
for a few dollars over $100. Medium cows may ho 
bought for from $70@$S0, and sell slow at lower prices.... 
Calves.— The supply is small in this department, and 
sales rather slow. Butchers prefer in good weather to 
buy “ Hog-drcssed,” which come in quite freely this 
season. Live calves sell, if fat, from 12c.@13c. With 
poor ones, 10c., and lower, per pound. “ Hog-dressed,” 
best quality, are worth 14c.@.lSc. Medium to poor, 
8c.@10c. per pound. SSiecy are in fair demand, and 
prices a little better. The quality also has improved, 
and buyers seem a little more ready to take them. Sheep 
that average over 100 lbs. bring from 7!4c.@Sc.; those of 
less weight from 4^c@5j4c. and Gc. per pound. Fat 
sheep always sell quickest and best, and we urge upon 
farmers to send only such to market .. Swine.— 
The advance noticed in our last report has been more 
than lost this month. Tlie supply has not been large, 
hut the great number of “ Western-dressed ” offered, 
