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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
347 
The Markets. 
American Agriculturist Office, ( 
New-York, Saturday Morning, Oct. 17, 1863. j 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TELE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Col'll. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days this m’tta 354.000 1,839,000 2,363,000 25,000 44,000 612,000 
25 days last m’th 335,000 1,734,000 2,019,000 48,250 62,000 491,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
25 days this month, 555,000 3,366,000 4,493,000 30,800 361,000 
25 days last month, 397,000 2,675,000 2,513,000 64,500 7,000 
2. Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
25 days 1863.354.000 1,839.000 2,363,000 25.000 44,000 612,000 
25 days 1862.438,000 5,079,000 3,19S,000 95,000 132,500 747,000 
sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
25 days 1S63. 555,000 3,366,000 4,493,000 30,800 361,000 
25 days 1862 . 541,000 6,514,000 3,687,000 101,101 94,500 
3* Exports from New-York, Jan. 1, to Oct. 15. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Oats. 
Bhls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 
1863. 2,076,765 
1862.2,446,328 
12,982,582 7,414,704 
19,097,373 9,228,402 
416,249 117,599 
1,016,018 133,631 
4 . The aggregate quantity of Breadstuff's left at tide 
water, at Albany, from opening of navigation to the 1th 
October inclusive, during 1862 and 1863, was as ollows : 
Flour, bbls. "Wheat, bus. Corn, bus. Barley, bus 
1862 .979,200 22,522,300 15,965,100 502,900 
1863 .. .894,90 0 13,01^900 18,935,500 686,700 
Dec.84,300 Dec. .9,504,400 Inc. 2,970,400 Inc...183,800 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Sept. 17. October 17. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $4 00 
Superfine Western. 4 00 
Extra Western. 4 40 
Extra Genesee... 5 50 
Super, to Extra Southern ... 5 10 
Rye Flour. 3 50 
@ 5 45 
@ 4 45 
@ 8 50 
@ 7 25 
@ 8 50 
@ 5 30 
@ 4 50 
@ 1 50 
@ 1 29 
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$5 40 
5 40 
6 10 
6 60 
6 40 
Corn Meal. 4 00 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White . 1 28 
All kinds of Red. 85 ^ 
Corn—Y ellow. 77 @ 
Mixed. 76 @ 77 
Oats—W estern.. 65 @ 73 
State .. 67 @ 73 
Rye. 80 @ 90 
Barley. . 1 25 
Beans— per bushel. 1 50 @ 3 00 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 68 @ 69 
Hops, crop of 1863, per lb. 16 @ 23 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 48 @ 50 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Flax, per bushel. 
Sugar—B rown, per lb. . 
Molasses,N ew-Orleans, p.gl.. 
Coffee. Rio, per lb.. 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 
Seed Leaf, per lb.... 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p.lb.. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb.. 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per tun. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
Prime, per bbl. 
Beef—P lain mess .. 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb- 
State, per lb. 
Cheese. 
Broom Corn—per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Eggs,.Limed, per doz. 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 
Ducks, per lb.. 
Geese, per lb... 
Turkeys, per lb. . 
Potatoes—D ykman, p. bbl.. 
Mercers, per bbl. 
Buckeyes per bbl. 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 
Nova Scotia, per bushel. 
@ 6 50 
@ 5 75 
@ 9 75 
@ 8 50 
@ 9 75 
5 60 @ 6 10 
4 75 @ 5 30 
1 45 @ 1 75 
1 20 @ 1 40 
1 00 @ 1 02 
96X@ 98 
80 & 82 
81 @ 83 
1 15 @ 1 20 
1 30 @ 1 55 
91 @ 92 
22 @ 28 
50 @ 52K 
Turnips— Iluta baga, per bbl 
Onions, Red & Yellow p. bbl. 
Cabbages, per 100. 
D ried Apples, per lb. 4 
Dried Peaches, per lb. 14 
Df.ied Raspberries, per lb.. 
Apples, choice, per bbl. 2 50 
Apples, common, per bbl 75 
Peaks, choice, per bbl........ 10 00 
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Pears, common, per bbl. 
Pumpkins, Cheese, per 100... 
Tomatoes, per bushel. 
Squashes, Marrow, per bbl.. 
Hubbard, per bbl . 
Cranberp.ies, per bbl . 
Grapes, Isabella, per lb. 
Grapes, Catawba, per lb. 
Quinces, per 100—.. 
Pigeons, Wild, per doz. 
PrairPe Chickens, per pair. 
? uail, per doz. 
artridges, per pair. 
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The foregoing tables present a very carefully prepared 
comparison of the receipts and sales of Breadstuffs here, 
during the past and preceding months. The business of 
the past month has been quite heavy, in the line of re¬ 
ported sales, but as these are largely on speculation, the 
reduction of the available supplies is not very serious. 4 
The principal speculative purchases have been made 
on Western account, especially of Wheat and Corn. 
Western dealers have been endeavoring to get com¬ 
plete control of the market, but have been only partially 
successful, and they are now becoming apprehensive of a 
reaction that may prove disastrous to many of them. In¬ 
flation of prices by any illegitimate means is always of 
very temporary duration, and is ever sure of being fol¬ 
lowed by extreme depression. As will be seen on com¬ 
paring tlie annexed list of prices, this day and a month 
ago, every article in the produce line is much dearer to¬ 
day. The rise has resulted Jess from legitimate causes 
than from the aelion of speculators. It has checked the 
demand from regular buyers, both for home use and for 
shipment. Stocks, instead of diminishing, have been ac¬ 
cumulating, and at the close most holders appear to be 
eager to realize. A serious falling off in the pi ices is mo¬ 
mentarily expected, though the rapid rise in, and prevail¬ 
ing high quotations for gold and foreign exchange, serve 
for the time being as a prop lo the market... Cotton and 
wool have been in brisk demand, and have rapidly ad¬ 
vanced, the market closing very firmly with a lively in* 
quiry, especially for all kinds of Wool wanted by manu¬ 
facturers_Tobacco has been more sought after and has 
been tending upward... Hay, Hops, and Seeds are dearer, 
with more doing_In most other agricultural products, 
transactions have been fair. The Price table shows 
present prices, and changes since our last quotations 
IV. Y. Bjive Stock Marlsets.— The Cattle 
markets have been very largely supplied during the past 
month, the receipts averaging 6,238 per week, while the 
weekly average for all of 1862, was only 4532. For the 
week ending Sept. 22, 5,775 beeves were received and sold 
at last month’s prices. For the week ending Sept. 29th, 
the supply was the largest ever received, amounting to 
7,051 head. They were all disposed of, some of tiiem 
to graziers, at an average decline of %c. ^ lb For the 
week ending Oct. 6 th, 6,581 cattle were received, and a 
further decline of Jc. was the result, with 200 left unsold. 
At the last general market, Oct. 13th, the weekly stipDly 
was 5,647, and all were sold at !<c. advance, a few of the 
best atl(Ho.®llc. per lb. for the estimated dressed weight; 
good steers, 10 c.; ordinary cattle, 8 c.; and the poorer 
sorts, of which there was a large number, at6c.®7c. The 
average of all sales was about 8 %c. 
Hflilcli Cows. —The receipts have averaged 
112 per week, and they are now selling rather better than 
last month, a few fancy ones as high as $70 each, but 
most at $40®$50, which is the price of good milkers. 
Veal Calves. —Average receipts, 775 per 
week. They are now selling readily at 7c.®7)£c. per ft. 
live weight, for fat calves, and 6 c. for fair veals. 
Slieep anal CamUs.— The receipts have 
averaged. 15,198 per week. There lias been considerable 
inquiry for store sheep to winter over, and butchers have 
bought freely, paying pretty uniformly, 514©5;tfc. per lb., 
live weight, for fat sheep, and about 7c. for lambs. In 
lots, as they arrive from the West, sheep and lambs aver¬ 
age $4.25®4.50 per head. The advance in wool enhan¬ 
ces the value of sheep, and farmers are very generally in¬ 
creasing their flocks. 
Cive Meg's—Receipts increase as the weather 
grows cooler. Weekly average for the past month, 
20.700, or double the number for the previous month. 
Prices are unchanged, ruling at 5 tfc.® 5 J£c. per lb., live 
weight, for fair to prime corn-fed hogs; and 4c.@5Jfc. 
for poor mast and fat still-fed hogs. Market brisk. 
Tlie Weather —For a month past has been 
mild and pleasant for the season, with comparatively little 
rain, and but one or two light frosts, hardly enough lo in¬ 
jure vegetation in this vicinity. Timely rains after our 
last report, revived the drying pastures somewhat, and 
helped out the buckwheat crop, and was of material help 
to growing turnips. It has, however, been much too 
dry for strawberry plants, and few runners have been 
made without artificial watering. — Our Daily Notes, 
condensed, read :- September 18 and 19, rain—20, 
showery—21 to 24, clear, cool, with the first frost here on 
the morning of the 23d—25, light rain—26 to 30, clear and 
fine.- October J, clear and fine—2, cloudy, rain at 
night—3, 4, cloudy—5 to 7, clear, cool, frost morning of 
8 th— 8 , cloudy A. M., light rain P. M.—9, clear, fine—10, 
cloudy—11 to 15, clear, fine, rather dry—16, rain. 
Rain Fall for September, 1.05 inches, making a 
very dry month. The Barometer has ranged from 29.35 
to 30.40, making a variation of nearly 1 inch. 
Thermometer at 6 A. JI., New-York. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)— r indicates rain—s, snow.] 
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IMPORTANT SALE 
OF 
VALUABLE H©RSE§. 
The most valuable collection of Trotting Stock ever 
offered to breeders, will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION on 
Thursday, Nov. 19th. 1863, at the farm of S. R. Bowne, Flush¬ 
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34th-st. Ferries, ten times a day.) 
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§1,700, and has never failed to produce a colt every year. 
Her first two colts were sold to breeders for §4,500. She 
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Toronto Chief will also be sold. He is a very dark 
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