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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Tlie following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
March 14,1870, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
22 days this in’tl 1.193,500 228,500 118,000 1,000 87.000 1S9.000 
26 (lays tost m’tli .164,500 156,000 101,000 1,650 96,500 141,500 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
22daysWiism’tli.l99,000 1,251,000 S06.000 21,000 238,000 734,000 
26 days last m’tli.178,500 1,629,000 934,000 34,000 139,000 1,018,000 
!?. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Four. IVheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
22 (lays 1S70.193,500 228,500 118,000 1,000 87,000 189,000 
23 days 1S69.114,500 519,000 337,000 3,100 25,000 187,000 
Sales. Four. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
22 (lays 1870... .199,000 1,251,000 806,000 21,000 288,000 731,000 
23 days 1S69. ..194,000 1,393,000 1,274,000 35,700 175,000 1,115,000 
3. Exports from JYew York, Jan. 1 to March 14: 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Bye, Barley, Oats. 
1870 .295,725 1,717,501 19,327 G,709 -- 5,29S 
1869.191,449 1,712,169 656,051 -- 31,646 - 
1868.130,100 437,527 1,797,749 61,692 - 16,211 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York: 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt. 
1870. busli. bush. bush. bush, busli. bush. 
March 7.2.509,603 484.176 39,089 273,905 1,105,194 97,139 
Feb. 11.... 2,902,638 531,003 62,112 822,425 1,199,672 36,214 
Jan. 12 .4,423.028 591,903 3S.2S9 34,900 1,310,935 85,405 
1869. 
llec. 11.3,S10,562 833,909 50,043 2S5,906 1,386,594 77,097 
Nov. 10..1.610,030 693,0S5 31,700 31.5S4 281,581 G6.7S2 
Oct. 11. 978,272 445,068 34,467 5,918 120,950 67,094 
Sept. 6 . 745,121 127,736 56,081 -- 183,920 134,870 
Aug. 9. 034,262 253.155 75,797 361 50,219 105,458 
July 10. 531,657 328.013 71,418 2,966 259,085 97,177 
June 7. 637,87? 385,241 107,540 383 555,093 109.746 
May 11.1.056.018 394,156 107,502 17,684 013,166 77,677 
Apr. 10.1,684,633 1.080,769 105,008 48.281 1.178,710 66,664 
March 12.1,900,416 1,301.167 211.SS0 81,616 2.000.457 50,005 
Feb. 10.2,70S,609 1,407 646 225,182 91,384 2,390,529 58,034 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Feb. 15. March 14. 
Price of Gold . 
iauk 
U3k 
Flour— Super to Extra State 
4 60 
@ 6 00 
* 4 45 
© 5 75 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
5 50 
@10 00 
5 85 
@ 9 75 
Extra Western. 
5 00 
© 9 25 
4 65 
© 9 25 
Extra Genesee. 
6 00 
© 7 35 
5 75 
© 7 25 
Superfine Western. 
4 60 
@ 4 90 
4 45 
© 4 75 
Kte Flour . .. 
4 00 
@ 4 75 
4 30 
© 5 .50 
Corn Meal. .. . 
4 25 
© 4 85 
4 25 
© 4 90 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
1 35 
© 1 05 
1 35 
© 1 65 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
1 05 
@ 1 35 
95 
@ 1 33 
Corn— Yellow. 
95 
@ 1 15 
97 
© 1 12 
Mixed... 
85 
@ 1 07 
80 
© 1 05 
Oats— Western ... 
55*X@ 61 
52 
@ 6! 
State . 
61 
© 63 
60 
@ 62 k 
Rye . .. 
80 
@ 90 
00 
© 1 05 
Barley . 
87 k@ 1 20 
so 
@ 1 12k 
Hat— Bale ft 100 ft. 
85 
@ 1 20 
00 
© 1 25 
Straw, ft 100 ft. 
70 
@ 1 10 
70 
© 1 10 
Cotton — Middlings, ^ ib.... 
25k® 25?t 
21 k@ 22k 
Hops— Crop ot 1869, ^ lb. 
15 
@ 28 
10 
@ 25 
Feathers —Live Geese, ^ lb. 
75 
© 87 K 
75 
© 85 
Skkd— Clover, 3ft lb . 
12V@ 13k 
12k® 13 
Timothy. bushel. 
4 25 
@ 4 75 
4 00 
@ 4 50 
Flax. 18 bushel. 
2 20 
© 2 30 
2 20 
@ 2 25 
Sugar— Brown, ft ft. 
9k® 12 
8 k@ Ilk 
Molasses. Cuba, ft gal. 
28 
© 45 
26 
© 45 
Coffee— Rio,(Gold, in bond) 
9k@ 13 
y\i© 13 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.,3Mb. 
8 
@ 14k 
IX® 14 
Seed Leaf, ft ft. 
10 
© 75 
10 
© 65 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, V lb. 
45 
@ 60 
44 
@ 70 
Domestic, pulled, iO lb. 
23 
@ 46 
25 
© 47 
California, unwashed. 
20 
© 32 
17 
© 33 
Tallow, ft ft . 
9¥@ 10k 
9 
© »k 
Oil-Cake— t* ton.. 
42 00 
@46 50 
40 00 
@44 00 
Pork— Mess, ft barrel. 
27 00 
@27 50 
26 25 
@26 50 
Prime, ft barrel. 
23 00 
@23 50 
20 50 
@21 00 
Beef— Plain mess. 
8 00 
@14 00 
8 00 
@14 00 
LARD.in tres. & barrels, ft ft. 
14k@ 17 
13k® 15k 
Butter —Western, ft ft. 
18 
@ 35 
18 
@ 32 
State, f ft . 
26 
® 43 
25 
© 42 
Cheese.. 
6 
© 18k 
6 
© 16k 
Beans— ^ bushel. 
1 25 
© 2 60 
1 20 
@ 2 40 
Peas— Canada, in bond, $ bu. 
1 00 
© — 
95 
@ 1 00 
Eggs— Fresh, ft dozen .... 
32 
@ 34 
26 
© 27k 
Poultry— Fowls & Chickens 
17 
@ 21 
18 
© 22 
Turkeys, ^ lb. 
IS 
@ 24 
20 
© 25 
Geese, ft ft. 
r _ 
© - 
16 
® 18 
Potatoes, W bbl. 
1 25 
@ 2 00 
1 25 
© 2 25 
Apples— ft barrel.. 
2 50 
@ 4 50 
3 00 
@ 5 00 
Sweet Potatoes, P bbl. 
— 
© - 
— 
© - 
Turnips— ft bbl. . 
1 25 
© 1 50 
1 25 
@ 1 50 
Garbages— $ 100. 
4 75 
@ 6 00 
6 no 
@ 8 00 
Onions— ft bbl.. 
1 00 
@ 5 50 
4 00 
@ 5 00 
Cranberries— ft bbl. 
io oo 
@13 00 
— 
@ - 
Broom-corn— ft ft. 
16 
@ 18 
15 
© 17 
Gold has fallen very materially since our last, having 
been as low, on March 9th, as 110k@.110)4, but it has 
since rallied to 114.Business in most branches 
has been disturbed by the fluctuations in gold, and values 
have been more or less unsettled.Breadstuff's have 
been moderately active, but generally weak and irregu¬ 
lar in price. The export demand has been fair for low 
grades of Flour, and for spring and amber winter Wheat. 
There lias been more call for Rye, which closes stronger; 
and for Barley, which, under liberal supplies, leaves off 
quite heavily. The main business in Oats lias been on 
speculative account, the market dosing tamely.Cot¬ 
ton lias been very freely offered at much lower and irreg¬ 
ular figures, leading to heavier transactions, largely for 
export.There has been more doing in tlie Provision 
line, but at depressed and unsettled prices, in most in¬ 
stances.Wool opened pretty briskly at firmer prices; 
but closed tamely, under the depression in gold, which 
discouraged the manufacturing interest.ITay lias 
been salable and firm.Hemp, Hops, and Seeds, have 
been quiet and irregular.Tobacco has been in mod¬ 
erate request at former rates. 
New York Lirc*^(o<‘k ITfsis-kets. — 
week ending. Reeces. Cotes . 
Feb... .14th. 
149 
do. 22(1 . 
.. 5,811 
109 
do.28th. 
.. 6,224 
in 
March 7th. 
.. 5,613 
120 
Total in 4 Weeks.. 
..24.275 
519 
do. for prec.l Weeks 25,S53 
40 1 
Calces. Sheep. Stciue. Tot'l. 
70S 20,038 16,704 51,181 
616 24,770 13,555 11.891 
615 31,308 12,550 50,908 
1,128 1 7,731 13,332 36,924 
3,162 100,807 55,111 183,904 
2.12S 112,511 50,062 190,976 
Beeves. 
Cows. 
Calces 
. Sheep. 
Swine. 
Average per Week 
.6,009 
130 
790 
' 25,602 
13,785 
do. do. last Month .6,466 
102 
532 
28,128 
14.015 
do. do. pren’s Month... .5,814 
113 
519 
26,598 
10,912 
Average per Week. 
,1869. 6,275 
92 
1,752 
28,830 
15,348 
do. do. do. 
18GS. 5,733 
105 
1,583 
27,182 
18,809 
do. do. do. 
1807. 5,544 
61 
1,320 
22,154 
20,605 
do. do. do. 
1806 . 5,748 
94 
1,200 
20,000 
13,000 
do. do. do. 
3 SOS. 5,235 
118 
1.500 
16,091 
11,023 
Total in 1809. 
4.827 
91,083 
1,409,509 
798,199 
Total in 1868. 
.298,128 
5,466 
82.571 
1.413,479 
978.061 
Total in 1867. 
.293,833 
3,869 
69,911 
1.171.154 1,102.643 
Total in 1866. .... 
. 298.880 
4,885 
02.420 
1 . 010.000 
672,000 
Total in 1865. 
. 270,271 
6,101 
77,001 
830,733 
573,190 
Total in 1861. 
. 207,609 
7,GOG 
75,621 
7S2.462 
660,277 
Feb. 14. ranged 10 
@17c. Av. l ike. 
Larg< 
3 sales 13 
@16 
do. 22 d do. 11 
@17c. do. 14-¥c. 
do. 
do. 14 
@16 
do. 28th do. 12 
©17kc. do. 
14&c. 
do. 
do. 14 
@16 
M’ch.Tth do. 10 
@17c. do. 14kc. 
do. 
do. 14 
@15 X 
Beef Cattle have been a little more plentiful this 
month, the quality averaging rather low. The weather 
has been favorable for trade, and sales of good stock aro 
easily made. Prices have declined somewhat, and varied 
from week to week for the same quality. The greatest 
decline is seen among medium and light steers, the 
“ tops ” generally holding their own. We place the de¬ 
cline since our last report at fully lc. per lb net on all 
grades; and among the light steers at least 114c. per lb. 
Since the season of Lent began, trade lias dragged a lit¬ 
tle, and fewer sales are made at high figures. The high 
prices given below are for the very best bullocks, and the 
l&v price for very poor ones. We see but little improve¬ 
ment in the beef stock coming to our market, and prices 
must decliue for medium and poor beef. 
Milch Co ws.- The supply has been lighter than last 
month, and we think poorer also. There are by far too 
many poor cows brought here for sale ; $40 and $50 cows 
are not wanted. A good cow always commands a good 
price. Prices range a little lower. We quote good cows 
at $7o@$90 each. Medium, $(10@$70, and some poor 
ones even as low as $35. Calves.— There is a little 
increase in the supply of live calves, and fewer dressed 
ones. The season of largest supply is close at hand, and 
prices arc good. A good fresh calf, just from the cow, 
which has not suffered from transportation will sell 
quickly at 12 c.@12 >/2C. ijjl lb., for very extra ones, 13c. has 
been paid. Prices range from 10c.@.12!4c., according to 
quality. Dressed calves range from 16c.@.18c. $ lb. 
Sheep have improved a little in quality since our last 
report, and are fully equal in quantity to the demands of 
the market. Poor lots drag somewhat, lint good sheep 
go off quickly. Prices range a little higher on prime 
sheep. The best lots in market sold for Sc.@9c. $ lb.; 
Medium, GJ£c.@.7J4c. <(8 lb.; and common slicep at 5c.@. 
5?4 c. f? lb. Swine. —Hogs still go in large num¬ 
bers direct to the slaughterers, and are sold afterwards as 
dressed pork. We think sales arc made at a little higher 
figures than last month, but trade is slow. Corn-fed bogs, 
live-weight, are worth 9 ) 4 c.@ 9 J 4 c.; Still-fed, about %c. 
per pound lower. Dressed hogs arc worth lli 4 C.@,ll%c. 
Western dressed, llc.@.ll> 4 c. per pound. 
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