The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. No. XXXVII.-THE YEAR 1861.* Naval stores Spirits turpentine...gal.. 4. Beef, prime 6 6 .bbl..16 00a16 25 17 75a17 87 17 25a17 50 17 00a17 50 do.. 11 00a12 50 12 00813 00 12 50a12 75 12 50a13 00 .do... 575a 6 25 5 754 6 25 5 75a 6 25 5 75a 6 25 do.. 4 75a 5 00 4 75a 5 00 4 75a 500 4 75a 5 00 lb.. 7a 8 8 8a 9 8 56a 6 58 50 61 .... 60a 6 17 87a18 00 13 25a13 50 5 87a 6 25 4 00a 4 50 8 lb.. 10 За 10 За 10 Butter, State .........do... Cheese. ..do.. .cwt.. 3 25a 3 50 .sack.. 14a 21 14a 19 За 10 14a 19 14a 19 15a Уа 10 За 10 8a 10 7a 8:50a 8 75 500a 5 50 4 00a 4 50 4 Hams, pickled Beef hams, in pickle...bbl..11 00a14 00 12 00a15 00 12 00a15 50 12 00a15 00 13 00a15 00 13 00a15 00 12 25a14 75 14 00a15 00 12 50a14 50 12 50a15 0015 00417 00 1525a15 50 Lard Da 10 За 10 15 00a15 62 | 9 75a10 00 5 00a 5 50 4 00a 450 5 12 25a13 00 9 ra 9 20 9л 16 14 10 За 8 5 37a 5 62 2a 7 55a 60 60a 65 5a 7 10a 11 120 15 13а 18 7 5a 7 712a 7 25 90a 95 87a 90 4a 7 700a 7 25 80a 85 8. do.. 9 да 10 9 За 10 8a 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 50 30a 32 58 56a 60 32a 34 60a 63 7a 15 7a 16 28a 30 28a 30 65a 70 65a 70 1 50a 4 00 150a 4 00 1 50a 4 00 3 50a 5 00 3 50a 5 00 3 50a 500 30 00a75 00 30 00a75 00 30 00a75 00 28a 30 23a 38a 42 34a 36 314 26a 28 30 00a75 00 150a 4 00 3.50a 500 30 43a 45 36 44a 48 48a 50 284 30 32a 34 36a 38 *New tariff act passed at the close of the thirty-sixth Congress, March 4, and approved by President Buchanan. The range of prices of staple articles in the New York market at the beginning of each month, in each year, from 1825 to 1863. .b.. 3 3 40a 800 19a 20 23a 24 50a 55 45a 50 21a 28 20a 22 3 45 41a 46 23a 33 2la 231 24a 21a 16a 17 7 05a 7 15 21a 22 14a 19 12a 17 95a 125 95a 1.20 22 00₫23 50 22 00a24 00 52 50455 00 52 50455 00 15a 16 15a 16 15a 16 7 00a 7 12 6 62a 675 6 62a 675 22a 23 23a 24 22a 23 3 50a 800 3 50a 800 3 50a 8 00 27a 28 23 23 40a 45 40a 20a 25 22a 30 18a 22 19a 22 27a 31 375 .... 22a 23 3 50a 800 23a 25 37 3 75a 4 12 15 50a16 00 49 4 00a 4 37 15 50a16 00 15 3 10a 3 15 1 25a 1 50 275a 3 50 6·00a 625 3.75 23 16a 17 3 30a 3 35 1 25a 1 50 275r 350 6 00a 6 25 24 00a25 00 27 00a28 00 52 50a57 50 .... 65 00 15a 16 16a 17 6 75a 6 806 87a 6 90 21a 22 22a 23 3 50a 800 4 20a 8 00, 27a 28 31 51 375a 4 25 15 50a16 00 17 3 32a 3 35 1 25a 1 50 275a 3 50 650a 675 95a 145 1 15a 1 50 28 00a29 00 27 00₫28 00 65 00 57 50a60 00 16a 17 687 a 690 22a 23 4 20a 8 00 .... 19a 20 14a 20 375 24a 25 22a 23 4.00 24a 25 22 1 25a 1 50 275a 3 50, 6 50a 675 4.00 24a 25 22 250 300 3 75a 650a 675 50a16 00 21a 22 3 80a 3 F5 2.50 2 75a 3:50 6 50a 675 15a 20 14a 18 130 17 15a 19 15a 18 95a 115 95a 1 15 3 3 4 4 .do. 4 gal.. 1 40a 1 421 42a 1 45 Rosin, white ....280 lbs.. 10 00a12 00 10 00a15 00 10 00a15 00 10 0012 00 11 00012 00 47a gal. 51a 53 51a 50 53 48a 52 48a 50 4 4 1 05a 1 10 4 97a 1.00 1.50 4 4 4 4 4 5 5a 6 Beef, prime .do. 4 00a 4 50 b. 4a 12 00a13 00 850a 9 50 500 550 4 00n 4 50 5 5 lb.. 8 8 8 7a 8 Butter, Sta e.... do.. 13л 20 16a Hams, pickled Beef hams, in pickle..bbl..14 00a14 50 14 25a15 00 16 00a17 00 17 00a17 50 16 25a16 75 16 00a16 50 14 50a16 50 13 50a14 50 15 00a16 50 15 00a16 50 15 00a16 50 14 00a16 50 Lard 9a 10 10 155 1 15a 1 20 80a 81 8 88a 8 89 155 155 135a 1 401 35a 1 40 82a 83 8 89a 8 90 11 37a11 50 1.60 1 35a 1 40 86a 8 11 50a11 62 987a10 00 108a10 25 800a10 75 800/10 75 | 180 150a 1 60 87 1 15a 1 17 150a 1 55 1 15a 1 25 За 10 10 *The export of breadstuffs and provisions for the fiscal year 1861-'62 was $119.338,785, against an annual average of $471,744,000 for the ten years 1851-'60. The importations of foreign goods for the year 1861-2 were, free of duty, $52,721,64; paying duty, $136,683,123; specie and bullion, $16 415.052-a total of $205,819.823; while for the year 1860-61 the aggregate The exports to foreign countries for the year 1861-62 were $192,903,324. or $140,672,733 less than in the year 1859–260. Congress, in was $315,650,153; year 18.9-'60, $362,166,254. March, passed an act to authorize the issue of United States notes, and for the redemption or funding thecof, and for funding the floating debt of the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to issue $150,000.000 of United States notes, not bearing interest, payable to bearer in denominations of not less than $5. Also, an act to authorize the Secretary of Also, an act to authorize the purchase of coin, and for other purposes. The Secretary of the Treasury may purchase the Treasury to issue cert ficates of indebtedness to public creditors. coin with any of the bonds or notes of the United States authorized by law, at such rates, and upon such terms as he may deem most advantageous to the public interest, and may issue certificates of indebtedness, such as are authorized by act of March 1. |