AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
347 
State Agricultural HxIiiMtioms of Peim- 
eylvauia, New-Vork, and Connecticut. 
We were able to snatch a day or two from pressing 
office business to attend each of the above Exhibitions 
tins year, and were well repaid for the time spent. All 
three may be reported as the most successful ever held 
in the respective States—successful not only in money 
receipts, but also in the extent and value of the various 
productions exhibited. 
The Show at Philadelphia, was far ahead of the pre¬ 
vious one held at the same place. The fast-horse track 
was not this year the only point of interest, but we no¬ 
ticed that there was a greatly increased attention on the 
part of visitors to an examination of the animals, imple¬ 
ments, and other results of labor and skill, and of course 
more individual profit was derived. 
The N. Y. State Exhibition we think has never been 
excelled on this continent, in the large well arranged as¬ 
sortment of live stock, and the products of agricultural, 
horticultural, and mechanical labor. In short, it was all 
that could be expected. The receipts this year were 
larger by some $3000 than in any previous year. If we 
were in Col. B. P. Johnson’s place, we should be tempt¬ 
ed to resign, lest so proud a position should never be 
reached again. Of course the Col. can not be spared 
from his useful field of labor; too much of the success of 
the past Exhibitions has been due to his untiring zeal in 
behalf of the Agricultural Society of the Empire State. 
The Connecticut Exhibition was likewise a good one. 
The attention to the horse-track was rather marked for 
the dwellers in the “land of steady habits” ; but aside 
from this, the show was excellent in nearly every depart¬ 
ment, and we were glad to observe a large attendance of 
those who came to learn as well as to see, and who did 
learn. We congratulate the indefatigable Secretary, 
Henry A. Dyer, Esq., who has labored night and day in 
tlie enterprise, on a success this year which is likely to 
stop the mouths of certain croakers who have done al 
possible to retard the success of this important Society. 
The Society may, this year, at least, feel a little independ¬ 
ent of those who would, from parsimoniousness, or polit¬ 
ical demagogism, withhold the countenance and sup¬ 
port of the State government from the most important 
organization in the State. 
-a. , - —- *-*, - 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Wednesday Evening, Oct, 19, 1859. 5 
We are glad to announce material, though partly unex¬ 
pected improvement in prices of Breadstuffs during a 
month past, and especially during the last week or two, 
though this improvement is not so gratifying as it would 
be, had it not been brought about by diminished receipts, 
owing in part to breaks in the Erie Canal. These breaks 
have been repaired and boats are moving Eastward with 
more rapidity, and dealers are looking for larger supplies, 
and a consequent lower range of prices. This expecta¬ 
tion produces a dullness in the market the present week. 
Most sales have been to the Home trade ; but there has 
also been a fair inquiring shipment to Great Britain, chief¬ 
ly of “ Extra State ” brands. Foreign prices have 
ranged too low for an active export demand. The table 
of prices below, indicates the rise in the market value of 
flour during the month.—Of Wheat and Corn the sup¬ 
plies are unusually small, and there are no large lots im¬ 
mediately available.... Rye and Oats are als® rather 
sparingly offered in this market ; the demand, however, 
is not urgent or active_ Barley is plentiful and dull of 
sale with a downward tendency in prices.... Cotton has 
been in limited demand, and declined L cent per lb. 
Provisions have been freely offered and purchased.... 
Hog products are dearer than they were a month ago.... 
Beef is cheaper_ Butter and Cheese have advanced. 
.... An active inquiry has prevailed for Hay, at full rates, 
as well as for Hops and Wool, at improved prices ... 
Rice has been in fair demand- Seeds have been mod¬ 
erately sought after, but at reduced prices....T obacco 
has attracted less attention_ Hemp has been quite dull. 
The transactions in most other kinds of Produce have 
been of average magnitude, with no very noticeable alter¬ 
ation in prices. 
TRANSACTIONS AT THE N. Y. MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
26hus. days thismon., 410,270 513,128 251,924 37,961 65.411 357.700 
27 bus. daysfasl muii., 252,724 289,316 320,003 20,180 65,060 346,509 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
26 business days this month, 428,215 613,850 400,250 66,100 74,600 
27 business days last lliou, 366,160 343,850 575,400 29,500 88,100 
Breadstuffs exported from N. Y., from. Jan. 1 to Oct. 12. 
1858. 
1859. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 
567,918 
Rye Flour, bbls. 
. 5,484 
4,630 
Corn Meal, bbls. 
63,711 
Wheat, bush. 
38 761 
Corn, bush. 
170,118 
Rye, bush. 
— 
Sept 
19. 
Oct 
19. 
Flour—S uperf to Extra Stateg 
4 
20 
to) 
65 
$4 65 
® 
4 
95 
Common Western. 
4 
20 
(a) 
1 55 
4 70 
® 
4 
80 
Extra Western. 
4 
50 
(a) 8 50 
4 85 
(a) 
8 
50 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
4 
90 
(a) 
50 
4 95 
(a) 
7 
25 
Super, to Extra Southern. 
5 
()() 
Co) 
00 
5 40 
(cO 
7 
25 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
3 
70 
(a) 
; 30 
3 70 
(CO 
4 
40 
Corn Meal. 
3 
85 
(a) 
: 15 
4 05 
(a) 
4 
35 
Wheat— Canada White. 
1 
10 
(a) 
25 
1 25 
(a) 
1 
27 
Western White. 
1 
10 
(al 
30 
1 27 %® 
1 
42% 
Southern White. 
1 
20 
tcO 
40 
1 25 
(a) 
1 
45 
All kinds of Red... 
75 
(a) 
18 
93 
(cO 
1 
28 
Corn — Yellow... 
92 
(a) 
96 
98 
(cO 
1 
00 
White. 
92 
ta) 
95% 
98 
fa) 
i 
00 
Mixed. 
92 
(al 
93 
98 
(a) 
1 
00 
Oats — Western. 
39 
1al 
42 
43 
fa) 
44 
State. 
38 
(a) 
42 
42 
fa) 
43% 
Southern. 
32 
(al 
37 
37 
fa) 
41 
Rye. 
81 
(al 
83 
88 
fa) 
90 
Barley . 
60 
(al 
85 
75 
fa) 
83 
White Beans. 
80 
(al 
87% 
75 
fa) 
82% 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 
60 
fa) 
90 
65 
fa) 
90 
Cotton — Middlings, perlb_ 
ll%f a) 
12 
ii%'® 
11% 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
2 
87 
(a) 
00 
3 00 
(a) 
4 
25 
The following are the exports of the principal kinds of 
breadstuffs, from the Atlantic ports of the United Slate#, 
since Sept. 1 : 
TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
From To date. Flour, bbis. Wheat,bush. Corn bust, 
New-York, .. ..Oct. 7,’59.. " 
New-Orleans Sept. 24, ’59.. 
Philadelphia. .Sept. 28, ’59.. 
Baltimore.Sept. 29, ’59.. 
Boston.Sept. 29, ’59.. 
Other Ports.. .Sept. 23, ’59.. 
Total from Sept. 1, ’59.. 
To about same period, 1858.. 
To about same period, 1857.. 
To about same period, 1856.. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
11,425 
" 8ii> 
2,900 
661 
12,901 
2,900 
36,326 
117,105 
86,105 
55,580 
906,964 
241.55; 
53,593 
2,603,244 
1,111,721 
Hops, crop of 1859 per lb. 
It 
... f a) 15 
Pork— Mess, per bbl. 15 87 ®16 no 
Prime, old, oer bbl. 10 80 (®10 90 
Beef—R epacked Mess... 7 50 ® 9 50 
6 00 (cO 7 00 
12 to) 18 
15 12% 5)15 25 
10 68 ®10 75 
6 00 (a) 8 50 
5 00 (a) 5 50 
7%® 
8% 
7%® 
8% 
10 %(c0 
11% 
11 (a) 
11% 
12 (a) 
16 
12 (a) 
18 
14 ® 
20 
. 15 ® 
21 
6 (a) 
9% 
7%® 
10% 
15 (a) 
16% 
15 (5) 
18 
11 (a) 
14 
13 (a) 
14 
14 (SO 
16 
13 (a) 
16 
12 (a) 
13 
45 (a) 
55 
46 ® 
54 
8%® 
9 
8 %® 
9% 
2 12 '5) 2 62 
2 25 (a) 2 37% 
5 %® 
8 
5%® 
8% 
39 (a) 
42 
40 ® 
45 
10%® 
12% 
10 %® 
12% 
4 
12 
4%® 
12 
6 (a) 
25 
5%® 
25 
35 ® 
55 
38 (a) 
60 
30 ,® 
50 
32 fa) 
52 
(a) 150 
0210 
140 
190 
0150 
0210 
io%® 
10% 
10%® 
U 
30 
00 
®37 
00 
30 
00 
®36 
50 
6 
(a) 
7% 
6 
ao 
7% 
10 
(a) 
14 
11 
(SO 
13 
1 
25 
(SO 
1 
75 
1 
25 
(SO 1 
75 
1 
50 
(SO 
2 
00 
1 
50 
(a) 1 
75 
2 
25 
(cO 
1 
38 
® 1 
50 
2 
(ii) 
(SO 
2 
50 
2 
00 
(SO 2 
25 
2 
50 
(SO 
3 
00 
2 
00 
(cO 4 
00 
1 
25 
(SO 
1 
50 
1 
25 
fS) 1 
50 
31 
(SO 
50 
38 
(SO 
50 
88 
(SO 
1 
00 
75 
(SO 
88 
1 
00 
(SO 
1 
25 
75 
(SO 
88 
2 
00 
(SO 
2 
50 
2 
00 
(SO 2 
50 
1 
25 
(cO 
1 
75 
1 
00 
(3) 1 
25 
12 
00 
®18 
00 
2 
50 
(a) 
3 
50 
2 
50 
® 4 
00 
10 
(cO 
15 
10 
00 
®15 
00 
2 
00 
f® 5 
00 
9 
00 
®16 
00 
Markets.— 
■The 
Cattle 
Country mess 
Hogs, Dressed corn, per lb .. 
Lard, in bbls. per lb. 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Venison, per lb. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Sugar, Brown, per lb. 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, Stc. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 30 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’n pr ton. 140 
Dressed American, per ton-190 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per ton. 
Apples—D ried, Per lb. 
Dried Peaches—pr lb.,South’n 
Potatoes—M ercers, p. bbl.... 1 25 
Peach Blows, per bbl. 1 50 
Sweet, Virginia, per bbl. 2 25 
Delaware, per bbl. 2 00 
Cabbages, per 100. 
Onions, Red, per bbl. 
Tomatoes, per bushel. 
Squashes, Marrow, p. bbl. 
Turnips, Rutabaga, per bbl... 
Apples, Winter, per bbl. 
Common, per bbl. 
Pears, Virgalieus,per bbl— 
Common, per bbl. 
Grapes. Isabella&Catawba,p.lb 
Quinces, p. bbl. . 
Cranberries, per bbl. 
N. Y. ILive Stock 
Markets have been more largely supplied than ever, 
during a month past. Receipts of Beeves for four weeks 
ending Oct. 12th, 20,247—an average of 5,062 per week, 
or an excess of 1,386 over the weekly average of last year. 
At the last sales day (Oct. 12th), prices ranged at 10c. (a) 
10ic. per lb., net or dressed weight, for Prime animals; 
8Io.(®9Ie. for Medium; 6c.(S)8c. for poor to ordinary; 
general average of all sales, 8ic. 
Veal Calves.—R eceipts for four weeks just ended, 
3,019, against 2,495 last month. Good calves sell readily 
at 6}c.®7c. per lb. live weight; ordinary at 5e.®6c.; and 
“ bobs ” at $1,50® $2,50 per head—they can not be sold by 
weight. There is a large supply of “ bobs ” or “kittens” 
(calves but a few days old, really not fit for veal). 
Sheep and Lambs.—R eceipts of live sheep during the 
last four weeks have been fair, but less than last month, 
and prices have advanced at least 50c. per head. Receipts 
for the four weeks ending Oct. 12th, 56,823 head, besides 
large numbers of dressed carcases. Good Sheep now 
command 4c.®5o. per lb. live weight. Fat lambs are 
worth about 5c. Store Sheep for Winter feeding are in 
demand at $2®$3 per head. 
Hogs.—R eceipts for the four weeks just ended number 
29,129 against 14,958 last month. The market has been 
evenly supplied, and prices have varied but little. They 
were all sold at the last general market at 6c.®6(c. per 
lb. live weight, for corn fed hogs ; and 5}-c.®5ic. for dis¬ 
tillery fed. The demand for good hogs is very fair. 
'A’Ue Weather during the past four weeks has been 
generally mild, but rather wet, especially the first week 
or two. Our Daily Notes condensed, read thus : Sep¬ 
tember 20, 21,22, rainy—23, cloudy, rain at night-24, 
cloudy, ground wet—25, showery—26, 27, 28, clear and fine 
—29, cloudy—30, clear. October 1, clear A. M-. cloudy P. 
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night—10, rain A. M., clear P. M.—11, 12, 13, clear, fine 
and warm—14, cloudy, light rain at night—15, 16, clear 
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