1883.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
151 
Wheat— Corn—Pork—Lard. 
Advancing Prices.—Oct. 6.—Feb. 6. 
During a period of four months prior to the 
middle of January, there was an unusual steadi¬ 
ness in the range of prices for wheat, corn and 
lard, leaving out of account the temporary violent 
changes produced by corners in speculation, which, 
for example, sent corn up 10 cents per bushel for 
a few consecutive days. Pork dropped materially 
between the first of October and first of Decem¬ 
ber. The table below shows the general range 
about the close of the first week in each month. 
At later periods in the several months, corners and 
deals exercise a marked influence, which closes 
with the deliveries for the month. It will be noted 
that between Jan. 6 and Feb. 6, there is a decided 
advance all along the line. Wheat rose from 95ic. 
in October, and about the same for three mouths 
later, to $1.07 per bushel for February delivery, 
and $1.12 for May. Corn, after falling from 561c. 
in October to 501- in January, rose to 57c. for Feb. 
delivery, and 59e. for May. The table shows the 
fluctuations in pork and lard, which are influenced 
by the price of corn. We give the Chicago rates, 
those in New York usually differing only by the 
cost of transportation. 
CURRENT PRICES IN CHICAGO. 
"Wheat, bu. Oct. 6, 
. 98 % 
Nov. 6. 
92 % 
94 
94 % 
Dec. 6. Jan. 6. Feb. 6. 
95% 
95% 
95% 
96% 
102% 
107 
107% 
113% 
$18.20 
18.25 
18.40 
11.30 
11.30 
11.50 
Nov, 
Dec.... 
Jan. 
Feb.... 
March. 
April. 
llay. 
Corn, bu. 
Dec. 56% 62% . 
Jan. 54% 54 52 
Feb. 53% 50% 
May. 53% 
Pork, bbl. 
Nov. $21.85 $19.02 . 
Dec. $17.60 . 
Jan. 17.65 $16.40 
Feb. 17.80 17.07 
March. 17.27 
May. 
Lard, 100 lbs. 
Dec. 11.02 10.67 . 
Jan. 11.02 10.30 
Feb. 10.70 10.40 
March. . 10.50 
May. 
Oats, for Feb. and March, 88%c.; for May, 41c. 
The Causes of tlie Recent Advance 
are several. The good grain crops reported in 
the autumn for all the world, except Spain, have 
since come to be considered as too high-colored, 
though not necessarily so. The general lower rates 
largely increased the consumption. The failure of 
the root crops in Europe generally—a falling off of 
some $20,000,000 in the value of the potato crop in 
Ireland, for example—largely increased the demand 
for breadstuffs, these two causes being alone 
enough to make away with the reported surplus. 
Then the bad weather, and the remarkable freshets 
in many parts of the Old World, have lessened the 
prospects of the next wheat crop. In our own 
country, there has been a slight lowering of the 
autumn estimates of the wheat and com crop, and 
with the lower prices, much more has been con¬ 
sumed by the masses than in previous higher-priced 
years. All the above causes, taken together, have 
encouraged speculators to take hold of the bread¬ 
stuff and provision markets, from which they had 
abstained previously, and they may succeed in 
keeping up the present rates, and possibly advance 
them somewhat. The diminishing supplies, as the 
year advances, render it more feasible to control 
the stocks in hand. There are several things which 
will have a tendency to check a very large advance 
in rates, such as the lessened consumption follow¬ 
ing any rise; the fact that farmers at the West have 
held on to their corn, and considerable of their 
wheat, so that there are now large amounts ready 
to come out whenever prices come up to the ideas 
of the producers, and the further fact that parties 
are now offering to contract to deliver large amounts 
of wheat from India and Russia at about the pres¬ 
ent advanced prices. 
Iligli Price of Pigeons.—The rage for 
fancy pigeons, and the greatly increased prices they are 
now selling at, seems ti have been stimulated by recent 
public exhibitions. At the last one held in this city, 
1,500 or more birds competed for prizes, and over $1,000 
were awarded, in various small sums, to the winners. 
Since this, we understand that single pigeons have been 
sold for from $50 to over $100 each. 
Ths Only machine that received an award on both 
Horse-power and Thresher and Cleaner, at the Centen- 
I nial Exhibition; was awarded tho two last Cold ; 
ftfledals given by the New York State Agricultural 
Society on Horse-powers and Threshers; and is the 
Only Thresher selected from the vast number built in 
the United States, for illustration and description in 
“Appleton’s Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics,” re¬ 
cently published, thus adopting it as the standard 
machine of this country. Catalogue sent Iree. Address 
BIINARD HARDER, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y. | 
COOLEY 
CREAMERS. 
Their superiority demonstrated. 
Their success without a parallel. 
They are Self Skimming. 
Five Uolil Medals and Seven 
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Use Less Ice. Make Better But¬ 
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VT. FARM MACHINE CO., 
Bellows Falls, Vt. 
SPAIN’S 
CHURNS. 
Seven sizes. 
Made of White Cedar, and 
bound with Galvanized Iron 
Hoops. Send for Descriptive 
Circular and Prices. 
CLEMENT & DUNBAR, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Pat. Channel Can Creamery. 
Deep setting without ice. 
Perfect refrigerator included. 
Suited for large or small dairies, creameries, or 
gathering cream. 
Special discount on large orders. One creamery 
at wholesale where I have no agents. Send for 
circular. Agents wanted. 
WM. E. LINCOLN, Warren, Mass. 
REED’S 
CREAMERY 
ALWAYS MAKES GOOD 
BUTTER. 
Simplest and Best. 
Agents Wanted. 
BUTTEE W0EKEE. 
Most Effective and Convenient, also 
Power Workers, Butter Printers, 
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DOC POWERS. 
Write for Illustrated Catalogue. 
26 S^i6th St.? Phila.’, Pa. 
BUTTER 
For COLOR and SWEETNESS 
Use BEAN’S CONCENTRATED 
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(Nature’s own Color. Brightest 
# and Strongest. Buy of your Mer¬ 
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BEAN & RABE, Prop., 47 & 49 N. 2d St., PHILAD’A. 
We are now readv to offer to Dairymen and to the Trade, 
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We claim that it is the only Butter-Worker which will 
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