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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
January 15,1868, and also for the year ending Dec. 31: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TIIE NEW-YORIC MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Parley. Oats. 
24 days this m’th272.500 811.000 708,000 48.000 333,000 463.000 
26 days last m’tli416,0001,869,000 1,057,000 94,000 571,000 1,318,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Oats. Barley. 
2 i days this m’th,315,000 1,013.000 1,426,000 91,000 1,813,000 293,000 
26 days last m’tli,325,000 1,339,000 1,661,000 153,000 1,617,000 721.000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Parley. Oats. 
21 days 1868....272.500 811,000 708.000 48,000 333.000 468,000 
30 days 1867....299,000 1,475,000 2,078,000 314,000 4,059,000 1,227,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Oats. Parley. 
21 days 1868 . 315,000 1,013,000 1,426,000 91,000 1,813,000 293,000 
30 days 1867 . 248,500 681,000 1,722,000 218,000 - 516,000 
15. Exports from JS T ew York, Jan. 1 to Jan. 15: 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Rye. 
Oats. 
.868..... 
.10,040 
7,095 
110,520 
450 
1867.... 
.17,652 
12,335 
194,021 
13,912 
11,324 
1866.... 
.55,237 
50,284 
63,850 
15,419 
2,001 
1865.,,. 
.47,74? 
j3,834 
74,500 
1,S?5 
441 
4. Receipts of Breadstuffs in New York in each of 
the last five years ; 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Parley. Oats. 
1807.2,602,892 9,610,131 14,979,277 705,376 2,669,724 8,630,807 
1866.2,720,835 5,729,912 22,189,532 1,314,943 5,695,4S5 8,S11,064 
1865.3,628,526 8,768,929 15,935,277 899,679 3,239,034 9.851,955 
1864.3,967.717 13,453,136 7.464,895 491,915 2,544,891 12,952,238 
1S63.4,574,059 19,937.856 14,234,599 439,567 2,143,4S5 11,076,035 
5. Exports fr 
Flour, 
bush. 
1867 .... 867,122 
1S66. 900,084 
1S65.... 1.402,144 
1864.1,918,592 
1S63.2,527,338 
1S62.2,961,518 
1861.3,110,340 
I860.1,626,202 
1859.1,038,516 
6 . 
•am New York during each 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, 
hush. bush. bush. 
4,450,963 7,981,748 454,096 
522,669 11,079,394 24S.G1S 
2,527,926 4,549,610 198,318 
12,193,433 8-16,831 588 
15,421,889 7,533.431 416,369 
25,564,755 12.029.848 1,041,549 
28,893,314 12,SS9,S50 1,000,405 
13,538,039 4,085.082 450 
297,587 497,886 - 
of 9 years past; 
Parley, Oats, 
bush. bush. 
886,863 120,195 
1,329,842 1,190,583 
- 9-1,567 
150 42,135 
52,439 126,556 
42,061 210.669 
3,927 160,825 
8,180 103,076 
6,550 2,568 
Comparative Stock of Flour in New York , Jan. 1: 
1S6G. 
Western and State Flour, bbls. .703,232 
Canadian Flour, bbls... 22,810 
Southern Flour, bbls. 26,250 
Grand total, bbls. .734,502 
1867. 
630,357 
3,200 
17,350 
650,929 
1868. 
4S2.294 
830 
25,459 
508,583 
7. Comparative Stock of Grain in New York, Jan. 1: 
1865. 4866. 1867. 
Wheat, bush.1,807,356 2,910,108 2,678,511 
Corn, “ . 401,414 4,501.704 4,715,908 
Rye, “ . 212,298 518.4-18 777,828 
Barley, “ . 304.164 1,009,837 2.540,525 
Oats, “ .3,018,304 2,246,852 3,479,384 
1868. 
1,908,940 
1,577,900 
202,400 
393,820 
2,805,000 
8 . 
Stock of grain in store at New York : 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Parley, Oats, 
bush. bush. 
1868. 
hush. 
bush. 
bush. 
Jan. 13... 
1,431,553 
1S9.330 
1867. 
Dec. 11... 
..1,804,215 
1,653,004 
202.900 
Nov. 12... 
.. 941,129 
1,954,706 
134.543 
Oct. 15_ 
... 167,608 
967,664 
7,300 
Sept. 10... 
.. 120.532 
1,154,892 
500 
Aug. 13... 
.. 90,174 
863,724 
32,785 
July 15... 
160.780 
60,980 
June 14... 
217,976 
117,257 
May 15.... 
261,092 
186,SOI 
392,815 3,199,563 
361,053 2,246.752 
32,793 890,897 
9,376 
12,376 
21.390 
60,613 
145,706 
135,737 
2011,349 
206,763 
879,865 
608,494 
Malt, 
bush. 
69.3S9 
83,445 
52,155 
57,977 
61,508 
48,632 
34,700 
16,311 
16,461 
0. 
1860. 
1861. 
1562.. 
1803. 
1864. 
1865. 
1866., 
1S67. 
10 . 
Receipts of Breadstuffs at Albany, 
Canals in each of the last eight 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rye, 
bush. bush. bush. bush. 
...1,149.100 11,176,000 14,155,500 322,100 
...1,493,238 39,886,6S7 22,342,334 832,792 
...1,826,609 32,667,866 23,S09,S82 74S,897 
...1,560,800 22,206,900 20,603,000 470,500 
...1,183,300 15,465,600 10,352,400 620,300 
...1,014,000 10,579,200 18,630,900 1,351,900 
... 450,000 6,852,700 24,193,000 1,521,800 
... 391,S00 8,853,400 15,369,500 862,000 
by the New York 
years: 
Barley, 
bush. 
2.867.600 
2,235,850 
2,562,639 
3,100,500 
2,405,900 
4,551,000 
6.801.600 
3,560,600 
Oats, 
bush. 
6,400,000 
5,078,338 
5,990,028 
12.435.500 
12.177.500 
10.847.500 
10,240,300 
8,331,800 
Receipts at Chicago for four years : 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Parley. 
1867.. 
1866.. 
1865.. 
1861.. 
Shipments from Chicago for four years: 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
,.1,859,446 10,369,458 20,313,400 1,095,543 1,682,949 
■L'lffiJOO 9,670,000 33,300,354 1,500,131 1,343.374 
..1,022,527 6,877,81S 24,648.153 839,227 4S913 
, .1,153,486 10,515,389 12,557,995 793,703 262,145 
Oats. 
S,490,946 
9,835,085 
9,582,065 
14,588,630 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Price op Gold . 
Dec. 16. 
133% 
Jan. 15. 
Extra Western. 
Superfine Western. 
Rye Flour.. 
Wheat— All kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Oats— Western... 
State . 
Rye .. 
Barley. 
Hay— Bale if) 100 ft 
Loose. 1 65 
Straw, ?!100 ft. 
Cotton— Middlings, 13 ft_ 15 %@ 
Hops—C rop of 1S66, $ ft. 20 
Feathers— Live Geese, 13 ft. 80 @ 
Seed— Clover, 73 ft . 11 
Timothy, 73 bushel. 2 50 
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Sugar—B rown, 13 ft . 10 14 ® 
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Coffee— Rio,(Gold price)13 ft 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c„ 13 ft. 
Seed Leaf, ?1 ft. 
Wool— DomesticFleece,13 1b. 
Domestic, pulled, 13 ft. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, 13 ft . 10jSf@ 
Orr, Cake—?) ton . 50 00 @50 00 
Pork— Mess, ?! barrel.21 21 @21 85 
Prime, 13 barrel.. 18 00 @1S 25 
Beef—P lain mess. 12 00 @18 00 
Lard, in barrels, 13 ft. 12%® 13% 
Butter—W estern, ?! 1b. 23 "@ 42 
Stale, ?! ft. 30 - 
Cheese. 8 
Beans—?! lmshel. 2 fO 
Peas—C anada, 13 bushel . 1 40 
Eggs—F resh, 13 dozen. 35 
Poultry—F owls, 13 ft. 10 
Turkeys, 131 b. .. 15 
Potatoes—? 3 bbl... . . 3 50 
Apples— 13 barrel. 3 50 
Cranberries^?! barrel. 8 00 
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We give, in the accompanying tabular statements, a 
comparative exhibit of the stocks of flour and grain on. 
hand at this port, Jan. 1, in eacli of the last three or four 
years. This, with the comparisons of the receipts at, 
and exports from the port, for several years, constitutes 
an interesting feature... .Gold lias been more active and 
lias risen to 142J4, closing at 141J4... .Breadstuffs have 
been in fair demand, since our last, offering at advancing 
rates, but closing in favor of buyers. The export move¬ 
ment is checked by the scarcity of freight room and the 
enhanced claims of ship owners... .Provisions have been 
more freely dealt in, especially bacon, lard, beef, butter 
and cheese, at variable figures, closing with rather more 
steadiness... Wool lias attracted less attention, but has 
been held quite firmly... Cotton has been more active, at 
buoyant, though irregular prices_Hay lias been in bet¬ 
ter request and firmer_Most other articles have been 
inactive... .To make room for our tables, we have to cut 
down our remarks on the course of business. 
Peeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
New ’STorlc 
ILive 
WEEK ENDING. 
December 16. 
December 23. 
Peeves. < 
... 6,311 
December 30. 
January 6. 
....3,481 
January 13. 
Total in five Weeks.. 
Average per Week.... 
do. do. last Month. 
.. .23.842 
.. 4,768 
... 5,020 
77 
102 
50 
60 
64 
333 
71 
71 
74 
64 
94 
118 
145 
129 
3.369 
4,885 
6,161 
7,603 
6,470 
481 
722 
408 
446 
662 
2,719 
544 
897 
1,219 
1,320 
1,200 
1,500 
1,511 
694 
69,941 
62,420 
71,991 
75,621 
35,705 
27,927 
28,612 
13,846 
11,226 
22,856 
1.04,497 
20,S99 
32,615 
30,333 
22,154 
20,000 
16,091 
15,315 
9,941 
1,174,154 
1,010.000 
836,733 
782,462 
519,316 
22,672 
25,892 
16,355 
13,584 
10,710 
89,213 
17,743 
2S,6S9 
33,851 
20,605 
13,000 
11,023 
12,676 
21,670 
1,102,643 
672,000 
573,197 
660,270 
1,101,617 
do. do. prev's Month. 6,588 
Average per Week, 1867.5,514 
do. do. do. 1866. 5,748 
do. do. do. 1865 . 5,255 
do. do. do. 1864. 5,161 
do. do. do. 1863.. 5,150 
Total in 1S67.293,832 
Total in 1866 . 298,880 
Total in 1865 .270,271 
Total in 1861.267,609 
Total in 1863 .264,091 
The reader will observe that the totals for the year 1867, 
and the weekly average of receipts during the same 
period, have been placed in the columns for reference and 
comparison. The steady growth of the cities of New 
York and Brooklyn, and others adjacent, is indicated by 
the increase of animals sold, from year to year. The fall¬ 
ing off in the number of Beeves is fully made up in other 
columns ; nevertheless it is probably chiefly owing to the 
large quantities of dressed beef which at certain seasons 
arc sent to market. It would be better for the country, 
and better for the city, if a great deal more meat could be 
killed before coming to the city. The blood and offal are 
valuable at least for manure, and here they are a great 
nuisance, besides burdening the meat with the ex¬ 
pense of their transportation_ Beef Cattle.—The 
supply since Christmas lias been small, but with the abun¬ 
dance of game and poultry, prices were not extraordinarily 
affected, but worked up gradually. Our top prices for the 
market of the 13th vary but little from those of the week 
before Christmas, if we include those paid for one or two 
very superior bullocks. Tiie general average of sales is, 
however, fully 1% c. higher. We quote extra, 20c. ; poor¬ 
est, 12c. ; general average, i644c. per pound, these 
prices being based on the estimated dressed weight of the 
quarters. The market for ITIilcli Cows is very even. 
It is seldom that $100 is paid, though occasionally a fine 
one sells for $125 or more; $S5 to $00 is the common 
range, though often poor cotvs go as low as $50. 
_Calves bring 9 to 12c. per pound live weight, accord¬ 
ing to quality_Slaeep.—Prices have advanced decid¬ 
edly in the now year; we now quote prime sheep GJ4c. to 
7%c. per pound live weight; poor to fair, 5c. to 6*£c. 
Lambs are hardly subject to nuy distinction in price, and 
a few choice sheep, very large and fat, brought fancy 
prices_Swine,—Tiie supply has fluctuated somewhat, 
and with it prices readily paid for hogs for immediate use. 
Tiie prices now quoted, are; Prime hogs, 7$£@Sc. per 
pound live weight; common, 7 l A@7%c. 
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