1867.1 
AM RRICAN AGRIGUI.TURIST, 
393 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturut, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Oct. 17, 1807, and also for the preceding month: 
1. TRANSArrrio.vs at the nkw-youk jiaukkts. 
Ukokipts. PTottr. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Ikirleij. Oaix. 
27<lay8tAUiirtti437.000 2,246,000 1,750,000 189,000 805,000 1 , 210.000 
27diiy8/(M<m'tli218,000 829.000 3,291,000 36,500 53,000 570,000 
Salks. Flour. Whettl. Corn. Itye. Oari. 
27 days inontli, 441.000 1,802,000 2,911,000 850,0(X«,916,000 
27 (lay3 0Mt monih, 234,000 1,079,000 4,181,000 151,000 1,367,000 
2. Krj)or(s from Xew York, Jan. 1 io Oct. 1(5: 
Flour. W’htat. 
Corn. 
Dye. 
Oats. Burley. 
1867. 
49R,9’>9 994,557 6,ia;,198 
2i9,r>-> 
106,715 
1866. 
714,461 311,136 10,2o:V,614 
192,489 1,018,165 
106,110 
3. 
Stock of grain 
in store at New 
York ; 
1867. 
Wlieat, Corn, 
Burley, 
O.ats, 
Mult, 
bush. bush. 
bush. 
bu.sh. 
bush. 
bush. 
Oct. 15.. 
...167.608 967,1.61 
7,800 
32.793 
890,897 
57,977 
Sept. to. 
..120,.532 l,151.8'/2 
500 
9,376 
135,737 
61,508 
Aug. 13. 
.. 9'.171 S6:i,T2l 
3J,785 
12.:tT6 
200,319 
4S,6t> 
July 15, 
...21,5.509 160,780 
66,»<6 
21 ..890 
206.76:1 
31,700 
Jane 14 
...578.>79 217.796 
117,257 
iS.Gl:! 
879,865 
16,311 
May 15 
...731,330 261,n9» 
186,801 
115,706 
608,191 
16,161 
4. Jteceijife qf Ereadutnffs at title irattr at Albany, 
May l(tf to October 8/A • 
I’lour, Wheat, Corn, ISyc, Harley. Oat.-*, 
bbte. bu*h. bueh. bitrii. bush. bush. 
1867.... 160,300 2,261,800 11,937,000 319,000 48.->,400 4,089,500 
1366 ...133,100 2,418,100 21,117,000 713,000 IST.-IOO 6,8:1.5.600 
Gold has been as high ns Itfi^g, since our last, closing 
yesterday at 143! j_Bre.ndstnffs have been in much bet¬ 
ter request for home use, shipment, and on speculation ; 
and prices have advanced materially. The foreign inqui¬ 
ry Is unexpectedly active for Hour, wheat, corn, and rye; 
and but for the very marked rise in ocean freights, an 
unusually extensive anti-raid movement would have been 
fairly begun by this time. As it is, despite the^jicarcity 
and dearness of freight room, the shipments arc increas¬ 
ing rapidly, encouraged by the highly favorable market 
reports from England and the West of Europe. The 
break in the Canal seriously checked receipts at the sea¬ 
board, but tlicse are now comparatively liberal_Provis¬ 
ions have been quiet, and depressed in price_Cotton 
has fallen materially, but closes in favor of sellers, on a 
reviving demand ... Tobacco has been actively sought 
after at Aill prices .. .Wool has been in light request, and 
tending downward.... Ilay, Hops, and Seeds, have been 
in moderate demand, at about steady rates. 
Oct. 17 
CcanKXT WuoLKSALR Pricks 
S ept. 16. 
Price op Gold . 
Flour—S uper to Extra State? 8 25 fttfl 20 
Super to Extra tiouthern— 9 " 
Extra Western. 9 
Extra Genesee.11 25 
Su peril no Western. 8 25 
Kye Fixjur. ... . 5 50 
Cor.x .Meat. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White 
All kinds ofUedaud Amber. 2 00 @ 2 W 
CORX—Vellow. } 20 -ta 1 ^ 
Mixed .. 1 15 ® 
Gats— Western.— m « 
State.. 
UVE .. 
Harley. 
Hay— 15.aleP 1001b. 
Loose. 
Straw, V 100 n>... 
COTTOX—Middlinus, Ib. .. 
Hops—C rop oflSiHl. P Ib 
KKATiiEns-Live Geese, pm 
Seed-C lover, P m . 12 
Tlmotliy. P husliel. 3 - 
Flax, P bushel. 
SnoAU—Hrowii. P m ^. 
Molasses. Culia. Pgal - 
COKPEK—Kio,(Goid price)P m 
Toiiacco, Kentucky, &c.,Plb. 
Seeil Leaf. Ptb_ • - •••• 
Wool—G omestie I' leece.P lb. 
Doiiiestic, pulled. P m. 
California, unwashed. 
Taliaiw. pm . 
OilCakk—P ton .. 
Pork-Moss, p barrel. 
Prime, P l.arrol . 
JlEKF-Plalu iu;-8'».----. 
I.AUi), ill barrels, pm._^. 
liu rrKR-Western, pm...... ij 
State, pm.. ^-2 
CIIKKMK., . , ,2 
IIKAXS—P biisbel ... s 
Peas—C anada, P bushel. 1 
Eons-Fresb.’.P dozen. f 
Poultry—F owls, pm. * 
Turkeys, Vm i. 
I’OTATOKS-New,P bbl. 4 L? 
Apples—< 1 barrel. . i ^ 
Peaches-P ba^ct.. . .. 
Ckaxheuiues, Pbarrel.. 
Yorlt I.<ive !**tocU .^larlcets*- 
•WEEK EXDtxo. Eeeves. Coios. Calves. 
14 
4K 
143>4 
35 
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50 
70 
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75 
10 
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11 
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9 
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00 
1 50 
0 7 
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1 90 
0 6 
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84K 
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35 
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65 
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0 3 
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65 
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0 
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28 
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0 
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12 
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28 
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0 15 
0 4 70 
0 1 45 
0 80 
0 17 
20 0 21 
0 3 00 
0 4 .50 
0 1 75 
Nominal. 
13K® 
15 0 
14J^ 
35 
20 0 45 
0 17 
0 4 50 
1 40 0 1 50 
29 0 33 
11 0 15 
18 0 20 
2 00 0 2 75 
2 (K) 0 4 00 
0 2 2.5 
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13K@ 
18 0 
9 
3 25 
1 00 
7 00 
September 21- 
October .. Gli.7; 
October A. 
October .. 
Total in five Wee As.... M,08 7 
Average per WeeA. <.01 < 
41 
37 
33 
2%” 
11 
1,731 
1.696 
2,601 
1,610 
1,639 
8,757 
1,751 
Sheep. 
36,806 
Sa.7.35 
33,420 
26,a56 
33,7:33 
168,750 
33,750 
Swine. 
28,59t 
31,090 
28,827 
(»,298 
22,499 
176,308 
35,262 
A ulance at tho above table will show that there has 
been a very large increase in all kinds of live stock des¬ 
tined for slaughter, except beef, and the samo Is probably 
true of the receipts of slaughtered meats and poultry. 
The wonder is that prices have not seriously fallen off. 
Beef Cattle. —The supply has been fully up to the 
demand of the market, and prices have fluctuated but 
very little, except during the first week of October, Avhcii 
the receipts (reported oil tlie 8th,) were very large, and 
of a quality not to sustain tho previous prices. They 
came up again promptly with the smaller receipts of tho 
next week, the last that we report, and we may now put 
them down about as follows : The very best steers, well 
fattened, sell at 17c.(gil7?.4c. per pound, estimated dressed 
weight; excellent beef, Kic.; general average, a little 
above 14c.; poorest, 9c.@llc.MilcU Cowm.—T he 
market seems a little more active, especially for family 
cows for citizens returning from the country, though 
most of these purchase In the country. $iK) to $100 is 
paid for a really good cow, readily_Calves.—Those 
classed as prime sell at llc.@ll!4c. per pound, live 
weight. Fat calves bring 13o.(^12!ic., while grass fed ones 
bring 9c.(®10c., according to quality. “ Ilog dressed ” 
veal sells at 14c.®17c. A good many calves are sold by 
the head, some to farmers for raising, othci’S to butchers 
at prices all the way from $.8 to $25 each- Slioep.— 
The rush of sheep to this market has been unprecedent¬ 
ed though hardly unexpected. Prices have come down 
somewhat, but hardly in proportion. Extra sheep bring 
this week, ClJc., good, fat sheep, 5!4c.(f^()., while the 
lioorer qualities range from 4c. to 5540 . Common lambs 
bring about f)C.(Sl6!4c., prime, 7c.(g!7!.4c. .Stviiie.— The 
supply has been most extraordinary, a great jiarl of the 
hogs being of very poor quality, entirely unfit for slaugh¬ 
ter. Such brought only 5c. per pound on the 4th week 
reported, when the receipts were so much in excess of 
the demand that all grades fell off in price. The closing 
quotations this week are about as follows: Prime, heavy 
hogs, 7!4 c.(^ 7*8C., good, common to poor, 
6!4c.(gl7c. per pound, live weight. The cause is the short¬ 
ness of the com crop. 
Containing a qi'eal rariely of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaUer 
type and condensed form, for tcant of space elsewhere. 
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Clieap Ice-lloiiwe.—“B. W. B.,” Wind’ 
sor Locks, Conn. In former years we have given plans. 
Select a dry spot having perfect natural drainage, if possi¬ 
ble Throw out the earth not more than a loot deep, 
over 14 feet square. Lay a founifatiop of brick, about 18 
inches high ; on this lay sills 14 feet long, 10 Inches wide, 
and 3 inches thick, halved and pinned together at tho 
ends ; on the sills set posts or uprights, 7 feet high on 
the sides, and higher on the gables. For these use two. 
inch spruce or hemlock planks, 10 ii;ches wide, nailing 
them to the sills, and also to the plates. Board up, nail¬ 
ing to the uprights on both sides. Fill in with tan bark, 
dry sawdust, planing mill sliavings, etc. Put on a roof 
shingled or thatched, and board on the under side of the 
rafters, filling with sawdust, if you please. There must 
be a sliding shutter in the gable for ventilation, and' 
the earth thrown out of the cellar should be banked 
around the foundation. There must be perfect drainage, 
and if a drain is laid opening in the floor of the ice-house 
it must be covered by a bed of gravel or a trap. The 
outside boarding may be spruce boards, the inside two- 
inch hemlock. Bank up against the foundation with earth 
so that no draft of air shall have access. The door should 
be in the gable end, some feet up from the ground, and 
double; or movable boards may be used instead of an 
inner door. The house will be 12 feet square on the in¬ 
side, and will keep ice enough for any ordinary family. 
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Ntntc aii«l of lici* I'^airs.—Some represent¬ 
ative of the Agricultwist has been present at most of 
the important exhibitions held this autumn. While we 
present brief notes on several of these, our space does 
not allow of extended reports. W'e visit these fairs to 
gather information for the benefit of oui readers in all 
parts of the country; tliis is used from time to time much 
more to their advantage than it could be in a single re¬ 
port. Besides the brief sketches of those given this 
month, we have been obliged to leave out several already 
ill type, including those of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 
Society, Illinois and Pemisylvaiiia State Fairs, and Fair 
of the American Institute, New York. 
H-siiiibiig'S.—The list of humbug 
etters for the last month is quite long, hut most of them 
lave been previously shown up in the Agricidturist, and 
ithers are so precisely similar that it would seem to be 
mpossible for any one to mistake their character. Follow 
Dur advice, and do business, as far as possible, with those 
mly who arc well known and reliable dealers,', .v Wright 
Bros. & Co. are filling the coiinti-y ivilh their circulars, 
offering rare chances to obtain fine watches valued at 
Tom $45 to $1000 for only a $10 greenback, and a trifle 
nr a case and postage. Among other styles is a Silver 
[lunting Clironoiiieter, valued at $100, recommended as a 
jplendid article. WTtha pocketful of tickets we “drop- 
;)od ill” to their place, or rather, we climlied up, and 
round their very small rooms on the top fioor, and ex- 
imined some of tlieir stock. It is tlic kind known 
iinong dealers as bogus, and that word the same all 
3 \’cr the country, though it may not he in the dictionaries, 
—that is, not whatit is represented to be. ATepnrebasod 
the Hunting Chronometer, valued at $100, as a curiosity, 
it has a little silver in the case, perhaps two dollars 
worth; the movement is very showy, and it ivill tick a 
few times if shaken very liard, and kept bottom upwards; 
turn it over, and it is dead as a hammer, and as a time¬ 
keeper it is utterly useless. The “Anniricaii Watch,’ 
described as retailing at $;t5 to $45, ivith 2 oz. solid 
silver hunting cases, ive saw, and “the iiiaii told us 
that both case and movement ivere made in this city; 
it was stamped “Union Watch Company, New Fork. 
There *is no such institution in the city, and no such 
watches were ever made here. An importer m Maiden 
Lane examined our $100 Duplex, and offered to se 1 the 
same article, which he had in stock and showed to ns 
for $6.75 gold, or $0.50 greenbacks. Iho Union Wa ch 
Company’s Watch in Hunting Case^ precisely like the 
one at W. B. & Co.'s, and which wc were informed was 
whit? metal, and not silver, was offered for $8.25 green¬ 
backs.. ..We warn our readers again, that those parties 
who are induced by irrmU circulars and tickets to buy 
