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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, | 
New York, Wednesday Evening, March 23, 1859. S 
As will be noted in a table below, prices of Breadstuff's 
are higher than at our last report. Early in the month 
they were still higher than now. The receipts of Flour, 
Wheat and Corn were light, and speculators pushed up 
the prices. As remarked last month, the sales reported 
in the aggregate below were mainly between speculators 
themselves—regular dealers buying only what was re¬ 
quired for consumption. For the past ten days prices 
have declined, owing to the opening of navigation, favor¬ 
able reports from the growing Wheat crop, and the ab¬ 
sence of foreign demand. Everything considered, the 
advance since last November of $2 per barrel, on Flour, 
and 36 cents per bushel on Wheat, is remarkable. 
The revival of business, and the acknowledged mode¬ 
rate supply of Breadstuff's at the West may keep up this 
advance through the Summer, but it can hardly be looked 
for.The stock of Barley is large, having been in¬ 
creased by recent arrivals from California_Rye is dear¬ 
er, with moderate sales... .Oats are heavy and languid 
_The Cotton trade has been unusually large, with im¬ 
proving prices. Available supply here, 99,289 bales, 
against 40,345 last year. Receipts at all shipping ports to 
latest dates this year, 3,037,549 bales, against 2.128,922 
bales to same time last year. Total United States Exports 
so far this year, 1,690,426 bales, against 1,241,883 bales at 
same date last year. Total stock on li md on ship-board 
and in port, 943.653 bales ; last year, 783,008 Stock in 
interior towns 151,079 bales ; last year, 107,980 bales.... 
Provisions have continued irregular in prices, but with 
prettv brisk demand for principal kinds, except Butter 
and Cheese_Butter being unusually plenty.. .Tobacco, 
Meal and Rice have been in lively demand at buoyant 
prices_Hav and Seeds have been in fair request at uni¬ 
form rates.. .’.Hemp, Hops, Feathers, Oil-Cake and Tal¬ 
low. inactive_Groceries have been in demand, especial¬ 
ly Coffee anil Teas, at former prices. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Farley. Oats 
26bus. davstfa'smon, 101,078 12,173 176,734- 54,659 40.200 
’ ' ... 1,760 88,359 
oil UUo. UilVo litto 111 U 11 , 4 UI,UM 1 10,1 1 J iiu,i o l 
29 bus. days last moil, 110,750 9,100 121,350- 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye Barley 
29 business days this month, 428,500 857,150 545,800 8.650 84.300 
24 business days last moil, 388,918 423,670 511,450 10,158 199,110 
Exports of Bbeadstuffs from N. Y., from Jan. 1st, 
to Mar. 14. 
1858. 
1859. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 
. 283,716 
93,803 
Rye Flour, bbls. 
1,506 
Com Meal, bbls. 
. 13,196 
1(5,565 
Wheat, bush. 
. 264,306 
17,349 
Corn, bush. 
. 570,742 
31,383 
The following is a statement of the exports of the prin¬ 
cipal kinds of Breadstuffs, from the Atlantic ports of the 
United States, since Sept. 1, 1858 : 
TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
From To Date. Flour, bhls. Wheat, bush. Corn bush. 
New-York, to March 11-83,689 
New-Orleans to March 1- 
Philadelphia to Feb’y 28. 
Boston to March 4.. 
Other Ports to Feb’y 25. 
Total from Sept. 1. 1858.. 85,758 
To about same period, 1658. .712,496 
.83,689 
380,532 
299,172 
. - 
3,375 
2,250 
. 2,029 
20,281 
14,081 
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3,949 
85,758 
415,800 
319,452 
712,496 
3,337 332 
1,515,818 
662,066 
6,739,339 
3,249,414 
682,470 
3,570,982 
3,U48,3S7 
TO THE CONTINENT. 
New-York to March 1, 1859. 28,391 51,258 
Other Ports, to latest dates. 13,853 6,020 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
17,179 
8,175 
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Tobacco — Kentucky, Sic. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WooL-Domestie fleece, per lb. 
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IV. TST. Live Stock Markets.— The Cattle 
Markets have been rather scantily supplied during the 
past month, and prices have kept pretty well up. The re¬ 
ceipts for the 5 weeks ending March 23d, number 16,623, 
or a weekly average of 3,924. The closing prices stand : 
Premium cattle, ll}c. ® 12} c.; Prime quality 91- © 10} 
c. 1 Medium 8}e. © 9} c.; Poor 7c. ® 8c. ; average sales 
9}c. lb. net or dressed weight. 
Sheep and Lambs.— Receipts oflive sheep have been 
very light, amounting to only 23,('87 for the past five 
weeks. They are very scarce just now, and are worth 
7c. ® 7jc. live weight. A few extra fat ones bring $15 
each, or 8c. ip ft. gross weight. 
Hogs. —Receipts for the five weeds just ended amount 
to 35,019. The demand is not active as warm weather 
approaches. Heavy cornfed hogs are now worth 6}c., and 
light hogs 6}c. pit. live weight, or }c. less than last 
month. 
The Weatlicr, during the past month, has been 
marked by sudden changes and some severe storms, with 
a general temperature, however, remarkably mild. Rain 
has fallen in great quantity, causing floods in some dis¬ 
tricts. The season at present is the most forward expe¬ 
rienced in this latitude for several years, and if not follow¬ 
ed by cold weather in April, will prove favorable to the 
farmer and fruit grower. Our Daily Notes read, Feb. 
23 and 24, very warm and summer-like—25. cloud A M., 
snow P. M.—26, snow and rain—27 and 28, fine, clear and 
warm. March 1 and 2, clear and fine—3, snow, with rain 
at night—4, cloudy—5 and 6, warm and clear—7, cloudy, 
with rain at night and on the 8th — 9 and 10, fine Spring 
days—II, cloudy A. M., rain at night — 12, rain A. M.. fine 
P. M.— 13, clear and very Spring-like — 14. cloudy, warm 
rain at night, w illi a heavy storm 15th- 16. clear and fine 
—17, clear A. M-, cloud P. M., rain at night—18, N. E. 
rain storm—19. cloudy, with high wind—2u and 21, clear 
and pleasant—22, cloudy, rainy night—23, fair and warm. 
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