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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
59 
Market Review, Prices, Weather, etc. 
American Agriculturist Office, j 
New-York, Monday Morning, Jan. 19, 11S63. j 
lit TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Bkceipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Barley. Oulu. 
24 days this m’th 317,000 739,000 875,000 6,500 1 11,500 351,000 
24 days last ra'tb 667,000 3,93.1,000 2,787,000 6.S50 295,000 869,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24 days this month 224,000 2,778,000 2,312,000 14.650 158,000 
24 days last month, 418,009 3,605,000 3,216,000 53,250 312,000 
3. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
2-1 day9 1863 . . .317.000 739,000 875,000 G,500 141,500 &51.000 
25 days 1362.272.000 61,500 45,200 22,550 63,000 12S,150 
BALES. 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. Rye. 
Barley. 
24 days 1863 ... 
. 224,000 
2,7 fS, 000 
2,212,000 14,650 
158,000 
25 day8 1862. 
. 392,100 
1,116,000 
1,205,450 145,400 
138,700 
3# Receipts in 
New-York during 
each of four years past. 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Rye. Barley. 
Oats. 
Bbls. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. Bush. 
Bush. 
1862.. .5.757.605 27,079,259 17,290,234 932,031 1,151,818 5,051,874 
1861.. .1,963,971 28,429,135 21,120,242 765,665 1,854,304 4,852,009 
1860. ..3,581,420 17,072,796 11,709,562 206,008 1,251,007 4,635,656 
1859.. .3.191.822 3,818,092 3,068,622 334,491 1,527,400 4,226,920 
4. Exports from New-York during each of four years past. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1862.. .2.961.518 25,564,755 12,020,818 1,101,549 42,061 210,669 
1861. .3,110,346 28,898,314 12,889,850 1,000,405 3,927 160.S25 
1860 .1,920,202 13,538,039 4,0S5,082 ISO 8,2S0 103,076 
1859.. . 933,516 297,587 497,SS6 - 6,550 2,563 
5. Block of Flour in New-York City, January 1. 
1860. 1861. 186-2. 1863. 
Western Canal Flour, hhls_681,S76 569,800 417,056 721,3S3 
Canadian Flour, bbls. 17,150 10,200 11,100 2,405 
Southern Flour, bbls.228,503 91,998 36,956 28,500 
Total.927,529 671,993 495,112 752,288 
6. Stock of Grain in New-York, January 1. 
1860. 1861. 1862. 1863. 
Wheat, bushels..1,915,388 3,535.741 2,046,052 4,734,817 
Corn, bushels. 79,400 2,712,000 5,573,911 4,223,013 
Rye, bushels. 30,500 26,100 58,500 33,270 
Barley, bushels.. 868,795 169,574 435,472 99,835 
Oats, bushels.1,576,100 494,790 774,575 531,312 
7. Exports of Bread-stuffs from New- York, Jan. 1, to Jan, 15. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
1863. 99,957 435,919 152,152 4,744 -- -- 
1802.156,555 842,096 522,334 67,286 - 1,002 
* 
8. Receipts of Breadstuff's at Chicago for four years. 
1830. I860. 1861. 1862. 
Wheat, bushels.8,184,746 14,568,429 17,539,909 13,137,533 
Corn, bushels.5,410,003 15,187,966 26,543,233 31,145,721 
Oats, bushels.1.813,048 2,029,906 1,883,'258 3,782,422 
Rye, bushels. 228,179 295,43G 479,005 976,752 
Barley, bushels....... 662,187 623,005 417,129 800,476 
Total.16,298,163 33,004,746 46362,531 49,842,904 
Flour into wheat. 3,710,060 3,500,030 7.230.6S5 8,776,290 
Total.20,008,223 36,505,772 51.093,219 58,619,194 
9. Breadstuff's at Chicago at the close of each of four years . 
186*3. 1861. 1860. 1859. 
Flour, bbls . . . 50,750 26,986 31,745 16,358 
Wheat, bushels. 935,961 1,185,902 871,537 233,552 
Coru, bushels .1,086,979 1,56S,586 178,104 20,583 
10. Exports of Breadstuff's from Philadelphia. 
Floury 
Wheat, 
Corn , 
C.Meal, 
bbls. 
bush. 
bush. 
bbls. 
Total, 1862. 
,946,673 
778,525 
50,149 
Total, 1861. 
.362,552 
2,054,988 
893,235 
31,672 
Total, 1860. 
.295,137 
811,961 
890,389 
49,357 
Total, 1859 ... 
.172,944 
54,4S4 
151,015 
44,464 
Total, 1858.... 
.219,871 
88,199 
468,181 
39,773 
Total, 1857. 
190,400 
625,526 
48,572 
11# Stock of Breadstuff's on hand in Philadelph 
ia, at the 
close of each of the last eleven years. 
Flour, 
Wheat , C.Meal. Rye FI our 
bbls. 
bush. 
bbls. 
bbls. 
Doc. 25, 1862. 
102,800 
167,800 
1,600 
Dec. 27, 1861 . 
.143.1 no 
176,500 
1,324 
2,231 
Dec. 31, 1860. 
123,200 
115,800 
7,834 
650 
987 
Dec. 31, 1859 . 
.117,900 
152,500 
2,577 
Dec. 30, 1858. 
130,700 
85,900 
3,378 
1,965 
Dec. 31, 1857. 
. 40,100 
107,200 
1,773 
1,091 
Dec. 24, 1856. 
. 55,000 
95,500 
18,500 
920 
Dec. 20,1855. 
. 91,500 
121,500 
9,350 
2,952 
Dec. 18, 1854 . 
. 10,500 
43,000 
3,535 
1,952 
Dec. 25, 1853 . 
106,500 
10,325 
2,514 
Dec. 25, 1852 . 
125,800 
1,420 
308 
12 * Receipt of Breadstuffs in Boston. 
1802. 
ISfil. 
Flour, barrels . 
. 1,362,910 
1,429,697 
Flour, half barrels 
8,603 
Corn, bushels . 
. 1,SS9,021 
1,979,925 
Corn, sacks . ... 
1,191 
Wheat, bushels _ 
. 63,015 
29,388 
Oats, bnsliels . 
. 1,168,991 
1,047,345 
Rye, bushels. 
. 39,973 
33,156 
Shorts, bushels 
. 283,136 
515,833 
Rye Flour, Darrels. 
. 1,867 
865 
Corn Meal, barrels 
. 13,560 
14,711 
We present above very carefully and laboriously pre¬ 
pared statistics of tlie trade in breadstuffs during 18 62, 
witli comparisons for the two preceding years, also com¬ 
parative statements of the receipts, sales, and exports 
for the month ending to day, which included but twenty 
four business days, omitting Christmas and New Year’s. 
It will be seen (table 3) that the Receipts of flour at 
ftew-York City in 1862 exceeded those of 1861 by 788,637 
barrels, which is equivalent to 3,943,185 (or nearly four 
million) bushels of wheat. The receipts of wheat in the 
same time decreased 1,349,875 bushels, which still left an 
excess for 1862, of 2,593,309 bushels over the previous year. 
The receipts of wheat at Chicago (table 7) last year 
fell off from those of 1861 by 4,402,376 bushels. This was 
partly counterbalanced by an excess in flour equivalent 
to 1,545,605 bushels, but still leaving a decline of 2,856,771 
bushels in 1862. 
The exports from New-York, (table 4) in 1862 as com¬ 
pared with 1861, show a decrease of 148.828 barrels of 
flour, and 3,333,559 bushels of wheat, or reducing flour to 
wheat, a decrease of 3,977,699 bushels of wheat. 
The Stocks of Flour and Wheat on hand in New-York, 
(tables 5 and 6) are considerably larger Jan. 1st, 1863 at 
the same date, than in any of the preceding three years. 
Similar comparisons may be made with respect to Corn, 
Rye, etc., but all the tables are so arranged as to show 
at a glance the condition of the breadstuff trade, and we 
hardly need repeat the items further. 
During the past month, the breadstuff trade has been 
almost wholly governed by the rise and fall in gold, the 
higher currency rates in gold increasing the value of flour 
and grain for export. As shown in the table of “Current 
Wholesale Prices,” the closing prices are considerably 
above the quotations in our last report (Dec. 18.). Holders 
are now quite firm, under the expectation of further ad¬ 
vance. Tiiis will depend wholly upon the price of gold. 
Any financial schemes or changes reducing the relative 
values of gold and currency, will have a corresponding 
effect upon breadstuffs, so far as the latter are not in¬ 
fluenced by other circumstances—foreign demand, etc... 
Provisions, especially hog products, have been in brisk 
demand, partly for export, and have advanced in price... 
Cotton, Wool, Hay, Hops, and Tobacco, have been more 
freely purchased at buoyanf prices.Heavier sales 
of other articles of general merchandise have also been 
effected. The table of Prices will show both present 
values and changes since last month. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Dec. 18. 
Jan. 
19. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
$5 
80 
® ( 
5 40 
$6 
30 
@ 7 
00 
Superfine Western.. 
5 
80 
@ ( 
j 05 
6 
30 
@ « 
60 
Extra Western. 
6 
15 
@10 00 
6 
75 
6410 
00 
Extra Genesee... 
6 
50 
@ 8 50 
7 
05 
@ H 
50 
Super, to Extra Southern ... 
6 
80 
@10 00 
7 
65 
@10 
00 
Rye Flour— Fine and Super. 
4 
00 
@ f 
> 65 
3 
50 
fa) 5 
25 
Corn Mk\l.. 
3 
80 
@ < 
1 50 
3 
95 
@ 4 
GO 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White.. 
1 
50 
@ : 
1 65 
1 
58 
@ 1 
75 
All kinds of Red.. 
1 
22 
@ : 
L 47 
1 
80 
@ 1 
58^ 
Corn— Yellow. 
80 
@ 
85 
@ 
87 
White.. 
85 
@ 
85 
@ 
95 
Mixed.. 
76 
@ 
77 
83 
@ 
85 
Oats—W estern.. 
68 
@ 
70 
72 
@ 
74 
State... 
69 
fib 
70 
73 
64 
74 X 
Rye. . 
83 
(a) 
97 
90 
& 1 
112* 
Barley.. 
1 
25 
(hi ' 
l 45 
1 
in 
@ 1 
55 
Beans—M edium and Pea, bu. 
2 
35 
@ ‘ 
l 75 
2 
25 
m 2 
50 
Marrow and Kidney.. 
2 
50 
@ a 
; oo 
2 
50 
@ 2 
75 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs_ 
75 
64 
90 
90 
@ 1 
10 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 
66 
64 
72k@ 
73 
Rice, per 100 lbs.. 
6 
76 
& i 
) 00 
Nominal. 
ifops, crop of 1862, per lb. 
17 
m 
25 
17 
@ 
25 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb. 
43 
& 
45 
Nominal. 
Seed— Clover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
10 '4® 
m 
10V@ 
UK 
2 
25 
@ 5 
2 37>4 
2 
25 
64 
Flax, per bushel. 
2 
80 
@ 3 
00 
Sugar—B rown, per lb .. 
Molasses,N ew-Orleans, p.gl.. 
8 
@ 
11 X 
8K@ 
12* 
82 
64 
40 
32 
@ 
56 
Coffee. Rio, per lb .. .. 
28 
@ 
32 
28*@ 
31 V. 
Tobacco —Kentucky,&c,p.lb.. 
13 M@ 
30 
14 
64 
32 
Seed Leal, per lb.... 
9 
@ 
30 
10 
64 
35 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 
53 
64 
65 
58 
@ 
66 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 
48 
62 
56 
64 
65 
Tallow, per lb. 
iox@ 
10/f 
11 
& 
hm 
Oil Cake, per tun. 
43 
00 
@51 00 
Nominal 
Pork— Mess, per bbl. 
14 
00 
@14 12K 
14 
62>2@14 
75 
Prime, per bbl. 
11 
62 k@ 
11 
25 
6412 
50 
Beef— Plain mess. 
11 
75 
@13 00 
11 
25 
@12 
75 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . . 
9K@ 
10 
10 
@ 
l«K 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
16 
@ 
20 
16 
64 
20 
State, per lb... 
21 
64 
26 
20 
64 
26 
Cheese. 
9 
64 
13 
9 
64 
13 
Broom Corn—ner D&. 
7 
64 
8 
7 
64 
8 
Eggs Fresh, per dozen. 
22 
64 
24 
22 
fa) 
23 
Limed, per doz. 
15 
64 
16 
15 
64 
16 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb. 
8 
64 
9 
10 
64 
11 
Ducks, per lb. 
10 
64 
11 
11 
64 
12 
Geese, per lb . 
7 
«4 
9 
7 
(<4 
9 
Turkeys, per lb. 
10 
64 
32 
11 
(-4 
14 
Venison, per lb. 
10 
@ 
11 
8 
64 
13 
Potatoes—C ommon, p. bbl.. 
1 
50 
@ 1 75 
1 
25 
@ 1 
75 
Buckeyes, per bbl. 
Peach Blow, ner bbl. 
Mercers, per bbl.. 
1 
50 
@ 1 
L 75 
1 
25 
@ 1 
75 
1 
00 
64 1 
5 00 
2 
00 
@ 2 
25 
1 
75 
@ S 
! 50 
2 
50 
65 3 
00 
Sweet Delawares, per bbl— 
2 
50 
64 t 
t 00 
3 
00 
64 3 
50 
Sweet Jerseys, per bbl . 
Onions, Red & Yellow p. bbl. 
o 
00 
64 1 
» 25 
2 
50 
@ 3 
00 
2 
25 
@ 2 
! 50 
2 
50 
@ 3 
50 
White, per bbl. 
2 
50 
64 2 
1 ID 
2 
50 
@ 3 
50 
Turnips—R utabagas, p. bbl.. 
1 
00 
64 
» 00 
75 
64 
87 
Cabbages, per 100. 
3 
00 
64 ; 
3 
00 
64 
Apples, Western, per bbl. ... 
1 
62 
@ 1 
. 87 
1 
25 
64 1 
50 
Annies, choice, per bbl. .. 
2 
50 
@ a 
; oo 
2 
00 
@ 5 
00 
Cranberries, Cape Cod, p.b 1 
11 
00 
@13 00 
in 
00 
6611 
00 
Western, per bbl. . 
7 
00 
@ i; 
) 00 
8 
00 
(a, 9 
00 
Dried Apples, per lli. 
4 
(<4 
6 
4 
64 
5 
Dried Plums, per lb. 
12 
64 
14 
10 
64 
11 
Dried Peaches, per lb. 
16 
fa) 
18 
13 
fa) 
15 
Hickory Nuts, per bushel.. 
1 
75 
64 2 
5 50 
1 
75 
fa) 2 
00 
Chestnuts, per bushel. 
4 
50 
@ £ 
> 00 
5 
00 
<3> 
rV. Y. fi.i-ve Slock Markets. —The Cat¬ 
tle Markets have not been so well supplied during the 
past month as previously, the average being only 4,506 
per week, or less than foi any previous montli since 
August, but larger than usual. Prices have advanced X 
c. during the past two weeks. This week’s averages are 
not yet made up ; at the last general market, Jan. 13th, 
with 4663 head offered, a few extra fat cattle brought 
prices equivalent to 11 c. fa) llXc. per lb. for the dressed 
quarters; prime steers 9)<fc. © 10c. ; fair beeves 8>£c., 
poor 6Xc. ® 7j<fc., average of all sales 8c. Caltle are 
now selling well, with a prospect of good prices during 
tlie Winter. 
Teal Calves. — Receipts have averaged 370 
per week since our last report. They sell readily, a few 
choice ones at Sjfc. per lb. live weight, but mostly at 6c. 
for good veals, and 5c. © 5Xc. for ordinary to fair calves. 
Slieep as»«l iLamibs.— Receipts are falling 
off rapidly. The average weekly receipts have been only 
6,301 during tlie past month, against over 10,000 for (lie 
preceding 4 weeks. Farmers and graziers are holding 
them back on account of the high prices of wool which 
make sheep raising one of the most profitable operations 
of the farm. Skins alone are worth $2.37 © $2.50 in lots, 
while large selected pelts sometimes sell for $3.00 each. 
Tlie short supply in market has caused a rise in the 
price of sheep equal to lc. per lb. Good sheep that will 
weigh 100 Jbs. alive, are worth $6tf (a) $6% each. A mix¬ 
ed lot of 1000 head averaged $6.55. Ordinary sheep sell 
at prices equivalent to 51fc. la) 6c. per lb. live weight. 
Sjive Megs — Receipts have averaged 44,120 
per week, which is nearly equal to last month. For the 
week ending Deo. 30, no less than G1,1G5 live and sev¬ 
eral thousand dead hogs were received in the cily and 
completely glutted the market, carrying prices dqwn to 
4J£c.per lb., live weight, for prime corn-fed iiogs. Prices 
have since recovered Xc. being now 5c, ® 5% c. for fat 
corn-fed, 4Jfc. for medium, and 3%c. © 4c. for distillery- 
fed hogs. Western mast, or nut fed hogs are worth only 
3c. © 3X c., being disliked by packers. Tlie average 
weekly receipts of hogs last year was 21,129 against 
11,292 for the year 1861. 
TClie W«-;sSStei- has been remarkable for the 
season of the year. We have had very few cold days, 
and not over an inch of snow. The ground has been 
open most of the lime, and farming operations have been 
carried on to an unusual extent. Fears are entertained 
that the warm weather followed by sudden freezings 
without the protection of a snowy covering, has injured 
the winter wheat and rye.- Our Daily Notes con¬ 
densed, read: December 20, clear, cool, the thermometer 
at 9° in the evening and 4° the morning of the 21st, which 
was a clear day, with a light snow fall at night.—22 
cloudy, cool—23, 24, clear, mild—25, cloudy—26. cloudy, 
light rain at night—27, 28, 29, clear, warm—30, clear A. 
M., cloudy P. M., rain and snow at night—31, N.E. snow 
storm, mingled with rain, 1 inch snow remained on the 
ground- January 1, 2, 3, clear and moderating—snow 
gone—4, fog A. M., clear P. M.—5, clear, warm—6, fog, 
rain at night—7, cooler with snow squalls—8, clear, fine 
—9, cloudy—10, N.E. rain, and at night—11, 12 clear mild 
—13, cloudy—14, heavy rain at night—15, N.E. rain and 
heavy fog—16, continued rain—17,18, 19, clear, cold. 
Tlie ESaiai Fall and melted snow, for month 
ending Jan. 15, amounts to 3.11 inches. The rise and 
fall of the Barometer has made a crooked path on our re¬ 
cording paper during the month. Tlie range has been 
from 29.18 to 30.50 inches, rising and falling rapidly, in 
some cases over an inch in 24 hours. 
Thermometer at 6 A. M., New-Yorlt. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)— r indicates rain—s, snow.l 
DECEMBER. 
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.. 47r 
8 .. 
...18 
15 .. . 
...46 
122... 
.. 25s ! 29.... 
.35 
2... 
...37 
9... 
...26 
16... 
...58 
23... 
...32 J30.... 
.40r 
3 .. 
...30 
10... 
. ..26 
17... 
. .32 
24... 
. . 25 |31.... 
34 s 
4... 
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... 34 
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...18 
25... 
...36 1 
— 
5... 
12... 
.. 38 
19... 
.. . 26 
26... 
.320 
6... 
...30 
13 . 
...37r 
20... 
...10 
27... 
...46 
7... 
...14 
14... 
...40 
21. 7 
JANUARY. 
28... 
...34 1 
1 ... 
...22 
4. . . 
...26 
1... 
. . . 30 
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...34r113 . .. 
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