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We feel more and more the need of information as the problems set before ns by the 

 emancipation of our laborers continue to widen. * * AVe caunot understand how it 

 is that, -with a soil and climate producing crops that give a much larger money-yield 

 per acre than in the Northern and Western States, we are not ableto j»ay one-fourth the 

 wages to labor that are paid there; unless it be that a laborer does more there tlian he 

 does here. We, therefore, feel a great interest in knowing the cost of the various sorts of 

 farm work, by the piece, in the different sections ; e. g., daily Avages being $1, what does 

 it cost to break up, broadcast, an acre of ground ; to plant an acre of wheat ; to build 

 ICO feet of fence ; to lay off an acre of corn ; to cut an acre of grass, Slc, &.c. 



Improved quality of Cotton. — The correspondent above quoted 



says : 



We believe that our cotton-seeds might be greatly improved by a system of buddiqg 

 and hybridizing the varieties of this plant where it could be scientifically conducted 

 for a length of time, as it might be under glass ; and we believe that the .southern cot- 

 ton-planter must rely more and more on the excellence of the staple he produces to. 

 overcome competition from other conntries. 



MAEKET PEICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. 



Articles. 



May. 



June. 



NEW YORK. 



Flour, superfine, State per barrel. 



extra, State do 



superfine western do — ^. 



extra to choice western do 



extra southern do 



good to choice southern do 



Wheat, No. 1 spring per bushel. 



No. 2 spring do.. ... 



winter, red, western do 



amber, western do 



white, western do 



Eye do 



Barley do 



Oats do 



Cora do 



Hay, shipping qualities per ton.. 



prime do 



Pork, mess per barrel. 



prime do 



Beef, plain mess do 



extra mess do 



Lard per pound. 



Butter, western do 



State dairy do 



Cheese, western dairy do 



State factory do 



Cotton, ordinary to good ordinary do 



low middling to good middli'g .do 



Tobacco, lugs, all grades do 



common to medium leaf .. ..do 



Wool, pulled do 



tub-washed do 



California, spring clip do 



fall clip do 



Texas, inferior to common do 



Flour, western, superfine jier barrel. 



V extras do 



$6 50 

 7 10 



6 50 



7 00 



8 00 



9 00 



to $6 90 

 to 8 00 

 to 6 90 

 to 13 00 

 to 9 75 

 to 12 25 



65 

 59 

 80 

 87 

 88 

 92 

 Gn 



rm 



7U 



29 00 



31 00 



13 60 



11 25 



8 00 



10 00 



81 



20 



30 



14 



15 



20 



23 



8 



9 



78 



90 



66 



64i 



84 



92i 



05 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



to 



to 



to 56 

 to 74 

 to 30 00 

 to 36 00 

 to 13 75 



to 



to 9 50 

 to 12 00 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



9f 

 25 

 31 

 17 

 17i 

 22^ 

 25* 



9i 

 lOf 



§6 00 



7 00 

 6 00 

 6 95 



8 25 

 10 80 



37+ to 



6 50 to 



7 25 to 8 50 



74 



68 



90 



05 



00 



95 



1 05 



' 54 



68 



32 00 



34 00 



13 00 



10 50 



8 00 



10 00 



8i 



15 



27 



10 



13 



. 20f 



25^ 



Si 



9 



70 



to $6 50 

 to 7 90 

 to 6 50 

 to 12 00 

 to 10 75 

 to 13 00 

 to 1 7ft 

 to 1 71 

 2 00 



08 

 12 

 96 

 06 

 56 

 72J 



to 38 00 

 to 33 00 

 to 13 25 

 to 10 75 

 to 9 50 

 to 12 00 

 to 9# 



25 

 30 

 13 

 14f 



23i 



27f 



9i 



lOf 



82 



30 to 



6 50 to 



7 25 to 



8 50' 



