AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
85 
1873. 
holders to realize. Corn closed steady, with a fair in¬ 
quiry, especially for sound lots of mixed Western. Rye 
and Barley held above the views of buyers, checking busi¬ 
ness. Oats in good request and strong in price. The ex¬ 
treme scarcity of ocean frieght-room checked the export 
movement in Breadstuff's and Provisions.Cotton 
closed lower and irregular, influenced by the large arrivals 
at the shipping ports.Wool has been in very limited 
demand for all purposes at easier and yielding prices 
.Tobacco, Ilay, and Hops, steady, but less freely 
dealt in. Provisions more generally inquired for, par¬ 
ticularly hog products, but at variable figures. 
Seeds closed dull and weak. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
the transactions for the month ending February 13th, 
1873, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
kceipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. £ats. 
w d’s this m’tli. 165,000 413,000 427,000 1,450 95,000 508,000 
26d’s last m’th.356,000 2,258,000 1,380,000 28,000 604,000 821,000 
Sates Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
06 d’s tAism'Hi 316,000 1,254,000 1,975,000 18,000 499,000 1,327,000 
26 d’s last m’tli.263,000 1,955,000 2,606,000 42,000 325,000 1,335,000 
8. Comparison luilh same period 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat Corn. 
26 days 1873... 165,000 413,000 427,000 
25 days 1872.. .158,000 207,000 915,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn 
26 d’s 1873 . .346.000 1,254,000 1,975,000 
25 d’s 1872..,. 205,000 1,306,000 1,814,000 
3, Stock of grain in store at 
Wheat, Corn, Bye, 
bush. bush. bush. 
39,580 
44,039 
51,665 
Feb. 10,1873. 805,561 3,189,195 
J an. 13,1873.1,177,359 4,743,961 
Dec. 9,1872..1,303,975 5,675,730 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Feb. 12 
at this time last year. 
Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1,450 95,000 508,000 
1,800 203,000 397,000 
Rye. Barley. Oats. 
18^000 499,000 1,327,000 
31,000 273,000 1,109,000 
New York, 
Barley. Oats, Malt, 
bush. bush. bush. 
463,934 959,134 173,100 
571,051 1,367.187 175,805 
624,551 1,608,865 215,326 
1873... 
.1872... 
Flour. 
bbls. 
meat. Corn. 
bush. bush. 
705,286 2.004,369 
836,639 2,078,203 
Rye. Barley. 
bush. bush. 
- 6,700 
70,603 — 
Oats. 
hush. 
2,560 
2,682 
Peas. 
bush. 
6,158 
38,862 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Jan. 13. 
,Price op Gold . 11254 
Flour—S uner to Extra State $5 95 @8 00 
Super to Extra Southern_ 6 15 @12 75 
Extra Western . 7 10 @13 00 
Extra Genesee. 8 10 @10 25 
Superfine Western. 5 95 @6 50 
Rye Flour. 4 50 @ 6 50 
i Corn-Meal. . 3 20 
Buckwheat Flour— ?) 1001b 3 60 
■Wheat— All kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
.Corn— Yellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats — Western. 
State. 52 
j Rye. ?3 
1 80 
1 40 
67 
© 3 90 
@ 3 90 
@ 2 15 
■ 2 CO 
$6 25 
6 40 
7 20 
8 35 
6 25 
4 75 
@ 
45 @ 
© 
Barley . 85 @ 1 18 
1 15 
1 lb. 
85 
@ i 
i 30 
75 
@ 
20%® 
21% 
21 
@ 
42 
@ 
55 
42 
@ 
50 
@ 
75 
50 
@ 
9 
@ 
.954 
954® 
Hay— Bale, 10 100 fts 
Straw, 10 100 lbs. 
Cotton —- Middlings, 10 lb 
Hops— Crop of 1872. 10 lb . 
Feathers— Live Geese,? 
Seed— Clover, 10 lb . - _ - 
Timothy. ^ bushel. 3 25 @ 3 <5 
Flax 1ft bushel. 2 00 @ 2 10 
Sugar—R efi’g&Grocery 10 lb 
Molasses. Cuba. If)gal. 17 
Hew Orleans, 10 gal. 55 
Coffee —Rio(Gold). 16 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c., 10 a. 
Seed Leaf, 10 lb. 
Wool—D omestic Flo.ece,10 lb 
Domestic, pulled, 10 lb. 4 d 
California, clip. 
Tallow, ?) lb . 
Oil-Cake— 10 ton . 
Pork —M ess, 10 barrel. 
Prime, 10 barrel .— 
Bef.f— Plain mess. 
Lard, in ti cs. & barrels, ?) lb. 
1 75 1 10 
Feb. 13. 
11-454 
" @ 8 30 
@13 00 
@13 00 
@10 50 
@ 7 00 
© 6 30 
3 25 @ 3 90 
3 00 @ 3 25 
1 85 @ 2 35 
1 50 @ 2 0.7 
65)4© 67 
6354® 
52 © 
52 @ 
90 @ 
75 
6654 
57 
57 
95 
1 27 
@ 1 65 
1 35 
21 % 
75 
10 
3 70 "@ 4 00 
2 15 @ 2 25 
’ Western, 
i Chef.se.. 
10 lb. 
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1154 
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11 
17 
35 
18 @ 
35 
55 
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70 
55 @ 
76 
16 
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1954 
1754® 
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16 
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Nominal 
42 
@ 15 
© 17 
@ 3 50 
@ 1 12 
Peas—C anada, free, ?) bu. 
Eggs—F resh, 10 dozen .... 
Poultry—F owls. 
Turkeys—10 ft. 
Geese, ?) pair.. 
Ducks, 10 pair. , - 
Partridges. 40 @ 70 
Quail—?) doz.. 1 12 © 1 2a 
Venison--?) ft. 10 © 16 
Hares-?) pair. 50 @ io 
Babbits—?) pair. 30 @ 50 
Turnips—?) barrel . 1 <•> @ 2 00 
Cabbages—10 100. J 00 @10 00 
Onions—? i bbl. o 50 @ i 00 
Broom-corn— 10 ft. 2 @ 8 
Apples— new. 1$ barrel. 1 59 @ 2 d 
Potatoes— 3* bbl—.. J £*> ® ? 50 
Sweet Potatoes—$ bbl. 3 50 @ 4 00 
Carrots—^ bbl. J 50 ® 2 00 
Celery—P doz. .... 1 a0 @ - to 
1 15 
30 
12 
15 
1 75 
75 
70 
1 25 
6 
25 
15 
1 00 
6'00 
5 00 
2 
1 75 
1 25 
3 00 
2 00 
@ 1 20 
@ 38 
@ 8 
@ 8 
@ 3 00 
@ 1 25 
© 1 00 
@ 1 75 
@ 14 
@ 45 
@ 35 
@ 1 75 
@10 00 
@ 6 50 
@ 8 
@ 3 50 
@ 3 25 
@ 4 00 
" 2 25 
1 25 @ 1 50 
Sew York: Live-Stock -Markets. 
week ending Beenes. Cotes. Calves. Sheep. Swine. ToVl. 
--- - "703 25,900 44,722 81,216 
673 26,922 53,101 88,218 
583 27,905 23,105 60,483 
753 24,246 46,172 79,841 
2,717 101,973 167,100 309,761 
3,194 91,163 201,393 330,755 
January 20th. 5,806 
January 2Tth. 7,417 
February 3d..8.812 
February 10th.8.501 
Total for 4 Weeks... .34,536 
ia.for.prev. 5 Weeks. 31,680 
Beeves. 
85 
105 
73 
167 
435 
325 
.8,634 
109 
679 
26,243 
41,775 
..6,336 
65 
639 
18,883 
40.219 
. .9,051 
108 
1,452 
28,089 
51,618 
do do. last Month.. 
do. do. prev's Month.. 
Beef Cattle.— The two principal features of the 
trade during the past month are heavy receipts and poor 
quality. Never before have we had such large arrivals at 
this season of the year, upsetting all calculations regard¬ 
ing the markets, and causing heavy losses to owners. It 
seems strange that with corn so plenty and cheap at the 
West, such trash, in the shape of mean little 5 @ 0 cwt. 
Ill. and O. steerB should be sent here. The elements 
had something to do with the poor quality, for the blocked 
state of the roads, with extremely cold weather, keeping 
the droves a long time on the way, pinched them out of a 
good many pounds of flesh. Texans are in light supply, 
and close at 8% @ 954 c. per lb., some fat Cherokees sell¬ 
ing at 10c. Prices have declined about y 3 c. per lb. during 
the month. Besides the live cattle figured in the above 
receipts, wo are getting a good deal of Chicago dressed 
beef, the cold weather favoring sending. It sells at 4c. 
@6c. for very poor, up to 7c. @ 9c. for decent to prime car¬ 
casses. Buffalo beef is also competing. 
The prices of the past 5 weeks were: 
Range. 
Large Sales. 
Aver. 
Jan. 20. 
.8 @14 c. 
11 @125<c. 
1154c. 
Jan. 27. 
11 @1254c. 
1154c. 
Eel). 3. 
.8 @14%c. 
11 ©1254c. 
1154c. 
Feb. 10. 
10>4®12 c. 
U54C. 
Milcli Cows.—There has been an increase in re¬ 
ceipts, dealers counting upon an improved trade towards 
spring. They have been mistaken, and now the market 
is in about as bad a state as it well can be, with many 
cows unsold. Prices are much lower. The rates are 
$38 © $45 each for very ordinary to thiunish cows of 
small size, $55 @ $65 for fair to good milkers, and $70 @ 
$75 for prime to extra large cows.Calves.—As is 
usually the case at this season of the year, most calves 
are sent in dressed, hence the light receipts of live. All 
kinds have had a good inquiry, with somewhat variable 
markets, but prices have averaged high, though not sell¬ 
ing at the extreme rates of last month. Quotations for 
live, $8 © $12 each for grass-calves ; Sc. @ ll^c. $ ft. 
for ordinary to prime milk-veals; 7c. @ 9c. for hog- 
dressed grass-calves, and 11c. (® 15c. for poor to fat milk- 
veals.Sheep.—There was considerable excitement 
soon after last report, a sensational story about diseased 
sheep getting into some of the papers and nearly killing 
the trade. Western farmers were charged with sending 
scabby sheep here, which butchers had bought and were 
killing for mutton. This story had its origin in the loos¬ 
ened wool, with occasional bare spots on the backs of 
sheep, caused by feeding heavily on corn, thus heating the 
blood and producing irritation. The story took many thou¬ 
sands of dollars out of the pockets of dealers, for which 
they had no remedy. Trade has not yet recovered from 
its lifeless condition, though people have ceased to be 
frightened out of eating mutton. The receipts have been 
large even for a good trade. The quotations are : 4 Ac. © 
Gc. for poor to medium sheep ; and 6J4c. © 7'4c. for fair 
to choice, a few extras going at 8c.Swine.—Ar¬ 
rivals of Western dressed for the past 4 weeks were 33,- 
297. As dead hogs pack to better advantage than live 
ones, and as the railroads can not bring all the stock for¬ 
ward which is pressing for an Eastern market, dealers 
are killing their hogs at the West, and sending forward 
dressed. Live hogs too, are in full supply, but prices are 
firmer. Quotations of live hogs, 554c. © 554c.; city- 
dressed Western, 5%c. @ 6c. for heavy to medium, and 
Okie. © 6!ic. for light; Western dressed, 5J4C. @6c.; 
State and Jersey, 6c. © 714c. 
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Sundry Humbiigs.—In looking over our 
monthly budget of Humbug material we get tired of the 
old dodges, and wish that we may come across some 
new development, just for the sake of variety. This 
time we have a surprise in the shape of an 
unauthorized reference. 
Here are several letters containing cards of B. Fox & 
Co., Canal street, New York, which say, “ Parties doubt¬ 
ing our responsibility, are referred to the following well- 
known firm— Messrs. Orange Judd & Co., Publishers of 
the American Agriculturist, 245 Broadway, New York 
City,” and then follows another reference. We wish 
to state that this reference is wholly unauthorized, and 
that we know no good whatever of B. Fox & Co. This 
reference to us fairly entitles B. Fox & Co. to a promi¬ 
nent place in our list of humbugs. 
PAWNBROKERS AROUND. 
There is a nice pawnbroker in Bond street, which his 
name it is Robinson. Rob. writes to a gentleman in 
Vermont that he has $500 worth of jewelry, silver- 
plated ware, “and sich,” on which he loaned a young 
man $75. The young man has not called for his goods, 
and “ for fear that he might have stole the goods ” 
Rob. offers them to the Vermont gentleman for $100, 
provided he will not tell where they came from. This 
is a very nice little game for Rob., but he knows another. 
He writes to a gentleman in Union Co., Pa., that he 
failed in business ; his creditors seized all that he hed, 
save about $500 worth of pocket cutlery, silver-plated 
forks aud spoons, etc. He will sell the lot for $100, as 
he wants to go to California. There is a remarkable sim- 
