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AMERICAN AG-RIOULTURIST 
[December, 
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 
Nov. 14,18GS, and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NKW-YOUK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheal. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. 
27 (lays this m’th.431,500 2,930.000 1,161,000 211,500 823,000 1,113,000 
26 days tost m'tli .368.000 1,725,000 2,3S9,000 01,000 310,000 2,217,000 
Salks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 davs this m’tli,353,000 2,086,000 2,289,000 196,000 357,500 1,991,000 
25 clays last m’tli.277,000 2,119,000 2,033,000152,000 217,500 1,761,000 
IJ. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheal. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
27 clays 1868.. .434.500 2,939,000 1,161.000 244,500 823,000 1,113,000 
26 clays 1807.. .503,000 3,598,000 2,491,000 371,000 1,163,000 2,719,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. llye. Barley. Oats. 
27 clays 1868 358,000 2,086,000 2,289,000 196,000 357,500 1,091,000 
26 days 1S67 277,000 2,119.000 2,038,000 152,000 217,500 1,761,000 
3. Exports from New York , Jail. 1 to Nov. 14. 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Bye, 
Barley. 
Oats. 
1863 . 
...842.393 4 
i,809,527 5 
,645,795 
153,093 
— 
61,598 
1867. 
...698,623 t 
!,252,969 6 
,900.400 
349,195 
111,970 
886,863 
1S66. 
340,735 10. 
,556,000 
192,489 : 
1,067,567 
434,561 
4. 
Slock Of 
grain in 
store at New 
York: 
Wheat, 
Corn , 
Rye, 
Barley, 
Oats, 
Matt, 
1808. 
bush. 
hush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
bush. 
Nov. 10.. 
...1,821,057 
2,773,309 
123,248 
371,055 
2,082,793 
23.691 
Oct. 12... 
2,508,744 
31,825 
22,026 
1,393,936 
50.651 
Sept. 9... 
... 246,549 
2,143,590 
— 
16,990 
256,427 
07,004 
Aug. 11.. 
... 585,370 
1.611,468 
-— 
575 
489,100 
92,905 
July 13... 
... 592,919 
1,460,412 
28,897 
575 
780,825 
57,138 
June 10... 
.. .1,575.797 
1,326,171 
51,460 
575 
527,364 
11.565 
May 12... 
.... 379,842 
1.039,Gil 
33,341 
— 
493,491 
8,705 
Apr. 13.,.. 
... 686,010 
1,228,259 
8,276 
13.235 
894,109 
Mar. 10... 
...1,175,152 
1.719,822 
43,542 
46,614 
1 , 794,212 
34,102 
Feb. 11... 
...1,507,679 
t. 705,330 
1S2,111 
03,032 
2,134.101 
65,237 
Jan. 13 . 
...1,647,418 
1,431,553 
189,330 
161,313 
2,379,8.26 
69,389 
1SG7. 
Dee. 11.. 
...1,804.215 
1,653,094 
202,900 
392,815 
.3,199.563 
83,445 
Nov. 12.. 
... 911,139 
1,954,706 
134,513 
361,053 
2,246.752 
53,155 
Receipts at tide water at Albany to Nov. 1th . 
1363. 
1367. 
1366 
Flour, 
bbls. 
..339,100 
..236,500 
. .213,900 
Wheat, 
bush. 
Corn, 
bush. 
Rye, 
bush. 
Barley, 
bush. 
Oats, 
bush. 
9.913,700 .15,959,200.500,700 2,343.100 9,189,101 
5,999,100 14,009,100 625,100 2,302,500 5,319,100 
3,893,000 23,135,900 857,500 3,210,600 7,786,400 
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Current Wholesale. Brices. 
Oct. 14. 
Price of Gold. J3GV 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 6 50 @9 15 
Super to Extra Southern_ S 75 @15 2. r 
Extra Western .. 7 15. - 
Extra Genesee... 
Superfine Western. 
Rye Flour. 6 00 
Corn Meal.. ... 5 35 @6 45 
Wheat—A ll kinds ol White. 2 25 @2 78 
AH kinds of Red and Amber. 1 50 @ 2 20 
Corn— Yellow . . 120 @123 
Mixed. . 1 15 @ 1 19« 
Oats— Western. 73^f@ 15 
State. "Nominal. 
Rye . . 1 60 @ 1 70 
Barley .. 
Hay"—B ale 73 100 16. 
Loose. 
Straw, fi 100 ft. 
Cotton— Middlings, 19 ft 
Hops—C rop of 1868,19 ft _ 
Feathers —Live Geese, IP ft 
Seed—C lover, 19 ft . 
Timothy, .19 bushel. 3 00'® S 25 
Flax. 19 bushel.. 2 70 @2 80 
Sugar—B rown, ?( ft . 10%@ 14% 
Molasses. Culm, 19 gal . 35 @ 05 
Coffee—R io.iCold, in bond) l‘A® 12 14 
Tobacco. .Kentucky, &c.-,fl ft. 8 @ 20 
Seed Leaf, 19 ft . 5 © 65 
Woor_Domestic Fleece, 19 ft. 35 © 65 
Domestic, pulled, ¥ ft. 34 @ 52 
California, unwashed,.. 
Tallow. 19 ft. 
Oil-Cake—.?) ton. 58 00 
Pork—M ess, 19 barrel. 28 75 
Prime, 19 barrel.. 24 00 
Beef—PI Tin mess. 11 50 
Lard, in Ires. & barrels, ?! ft. 
Butter—W estern, ?! ft. 
Slate, 19 ft .. 
Ciieesk. 
Beans—?) bushel. 3 50 
Peas—C anada, in bond,?) Ini. 1 45 
Eggs—F resh, 19 dozen 
Poultry —Fowls, 19 ft.. 
Turkeys, 19 ft. 
Potatoes, new—19 bbl.. 
Apples— 19 barrel. 
Sweet Potatoes. P bbl. 1 25 
Cranberries..?! barrel.10 00 
Turnips— 19 bbl. 2 00 
CAlSBAGtiS—?* 100. 7 50 
Onions— 19.100 .bunches. 5 50 
Beets— 19 100 bunches... 2 00 
Cucumbers—?i 100. 
Tomatoes— 19 basket... 
Squashes— 19 bbl. 
Pears—® bbl. 6.00 
Crapes—?! pound. 
Quinces—® bbl.. .. 
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Gold has fallen to 132, and rallied to 135%, since our last, 
closing at 133% . .Money has been unprecederftedly ac¬ 
tive and c .ose to-day, but closes more comfortably for bor¬ 
rowers ... General business has been seriously embar¬ 
rassed by the decline in Gold, and the severe stringency 
in money .. Breadstuff's have been quite freely offered at 
much lower prices, as a rule ; yet the demand lias not 
been remarkably active, either for shipment or for home 
use. The transactions toward the close are on a re¬ 
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buyers_Provisions have been likewise in better supply 
and less request at reduced quotations, closing heavily, 
in most instances_Cotton has been plenty and depress¬ 
ed ; the inquiry has been moderately active, largely for 
export. The receipts at tiie ports, thus far this season, 
since Sept. 1st, are some 410,000 bales, against 235,000 
same time last year; exports, 142,500 bales, against 
84,000 bales same time in 18G7: stock at the ports at latest 
dates 160,000 bales, against 118,000 bales last year.... 
Wool has attracted less attention, and prices have been 
quoted less firm, on a moderate offering of all grades_ 
Hay has been in demand at uniform prices....Hops, 
Seeds, and Tobacco have been inactive at drooping prices. 
New York I.ive Stock Jlurkets.— 
week ending. Beeves. Cows. Caines. Sheep. Swine. Tot'l 
Oct. 19th.7,690 73 1,589 45,923 29.155 84,331 
do. 26th.6,929 92 1,661 43,765 29.296 86,746 
Nov. 2d.5,997 71 1,877 33,924 37,354 79,223 
do. 9th.5,163 92 1,406 40,102 24,402 71,165 
do. 16th.5.648 110 1,150 40,850 23,195 70,952 
Total in .five Weeks .31,337 438 6.677 209,564 143,402 392,417 
do.forprevious lireets.27,924 456 7,028 160,G34 79,817 275,869 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
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age per Week. 
. 6,223 
87 
1,335 
41,913 
28.680 
do. 
do. last Month 6,981 
114 
1,756 
40,158 
19,954 
do. 
do. prev's Month 5.724 
178 
1,870 
36,011 
16,309 
Average per lire/'. 
1867. 5.514 
64 
1,320 
22,154 
20,605 
do. 
do. do. 1866. 
. 5,748 
94 
1.200 
20,000 
13,000 
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do. do. 1865. 
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16,091 
11,023 
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do. do. 1861. 
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15.315 
12.676 
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do. do. 1863. 
129 
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9.941 
21,670 
Total 
in 1867. 
....293,832 
3,369 
60,941 
1,174,154 
1,102,643 
Total 
in 1866 . 
... .208,880 
4.885 
62.420 
1.040.000 
672,000 
Total 
ill 1865. 
... .270,274 
6,161 
71,991 
836.733 
573,197 
Total 
in 1861. 
... .267,609 
7,603 
75.621 
782,162 
660.270 
Total 
in 1863. 
6,470 
35,705 
519,316 
1,101,617 
The above table gives the weekly receipts for the five 
weeks ending Nov. lflth,the total number of all kinds for 
eacli week, also the number of each kind for the live 
weeks, as well as the sum of all kinds for the month. 
The cattle trade has been dull and discouraging to drov¬ 
ers. Prices have been on the decline, and sales slow. 
The majority of the stock has been below ordinary, and 
only half a dozen or so of the best in every hundred head 
bring within l@,l' »c. per lb. of the highest prices given. A 
large run of sheep and lambs, together with a fair increase 
of hogs, has affected the sale of beef somewhat; but the 
generally poor quality of the beef has done more than nil 
else to lower the tone of the market and depress prices. 
Many farmers have been obliged to come to town with 
their own droves, for want, of homo purchasers. The re¬ 
ceipts for the week ending Oct. 19th glutted tiie market,.— 
not, however, with good beeves, which nearly held their 
own and sold quickly, blit with little ones, three of which 
would hardly be equal to an ordinary bullock, and sold 
slowly. The following gives tliarange of prices, average 
price, and the figures at which the largest lots were sold 
Oct. 19th ranged 
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The lowest prices oil the list were for a few iots of 
yearling and two-year-old bulls, which can hardly be said 
to belong to the market, proper. The majority of tiie 
cattle, however, were poor, and 12c.@14c. per pound may 
be considered the average price. We think the decline 
to be lc. per pound below last month’s prices, witli a lit¬ 
tle more firmness manifest at tiie close of our report. Nov. 
16th... .Milcli Cows are more frequently called for, 
and not enough good milkers are to be had to supply tiie 
demand. Some fresh cows have sold as high as $110@ 
$120 each, with their calves. The market lias been brisk 
all the month, and every thing sold out each day. Prices 
range from $50@$120; most of the sales are between $85 
@$100... Veal Calves go off quickly at an advance 
of lc.@l 14c. per pound live weight. A few “ hog-dress- 
ed” calves are coming into market, and sell at 15c.@ 
17c. per pound. Prices for fresh calves range at 12c.@ 
1354c. per pound. Poor ones sell as low as 10c. ncr 
pound, or by the head for $8@$14 each.. .Sheep and 
Lambs come running to the city as if frosty fields were 
a dislike to them. To say the market was more than 
full, is putting it very mild. Some idea may be had of the 
abundance of the supply by comparing tiie weekly aver¬ 
age for the month, 42,178 head, with the weekly average 
given for last year, 22,151 head. With a large lot of mut¬ 
ton on the hooks in butchers’ stalls yet unsold, drovers 
have found it hard work to get rid of their flocks, even 
at a decline of lc.@l!4c. per pound. Selections from 
the best lots of “ prime ” sheep brought as high as 6c. per 
pound, and good lambs rarely exceeded 754c. per pound. 
Some lots sold by the bead for less than $2.00 each, and 
some remained from day to day unsold. Prices range 
at 4;lc.@6c. per pound for sheep, and 5c.@754c. for 
lambs... .Swine begin to come in more freely, and a 
decline of 14 c @%c. per pound is the result. The large 
run of over 37.000 bead for the week ending Nov. 2 was 
a little more than the market could stand, and prices de¬ 
clined full lc. for the first day. At the close of our re¬ 
port, tilings look a little better, and good bogs bring 
8j4c. per pound; poor to medium, 7'4ci@8!4c. per pound. | 
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Msirsisiie.—Frank Stone, Wilming¬ 
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