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State of the Markets — Advertisements. 



Vol. IV, 



Quantity of rain which has fallen in each month 

 since January 1, J839. Inches. 



1st month, 5.fi3 



Cil month, 3.42 



3(1 uionih 1.50 



4tli month ^- ...150 



5th month, 6 07 



(ith month 3 92 



7tli month, 2.51 



f-th month 4.64* 



* It rain(!(l on seventeen difterent days. 



Philadelphia Hospital, 9th mo., 1st, 1839. 



State of the Market— Sept. 7, 1839. 



FLOUR AND MEAL— Supplies come in slowly, 

 and prices are maintained. Sales of superfine Wheat 

 at $13 a $0 2.1 per harrel. Rye 'meal is scarce ; demand 

 moderate ; sales made at $ J. Ctirn meal in request ; 

 stock liiiht; sales by the barrel at $4 ; puncheons, $17 

 a .$18 50. 



GRAIN.— Great caution pervades the grain market ; 

 supplies of fVkeut are limited ; price Penn. $1 30 a $1 :)3 

 per busi d ; Delaware wheat $1 30 a $131; Southern, 

 $1 25 a $130. /?j/e— 82 a 84 cents, being a decline. 

 Corji— 76 to 81, according to qu-ility. Oats—'i& to 38. 



PROVISIONS.— Prices are nearly stationary; no 

 change of consequence since our last. 



WOOL.— Prices have declined a shade or two. Sales 

 have beer made to some e.xtent ; prices generally un- 

 known. Full blooded, choice, 55—58. 



CATTLE MARKET.— At market 480 Beeves; 50 

 Cows and Calves; 500 Hogs, and 2,500 sheep. Beef 

 Cattle -T\\B demand was moderate, and the sales 

 ranged from $7 to $8 75 per 100 lbs. for common to 

 prime quality. About 80 head remain unsold. Caws 

 and Calves — Owing to the small number offered, prices 

 advanced to $30 a $40, and extra $43 a $45 each. Hngs 

 continue dull of sale, at $7 a $s per ICO lbs. for inferior 

 to prime quality. 130 remain unsold. Sheep and 

 L'imhs — There was an active demand, and nearly the 

 whole offering was taken at $2 25 a $4 25 for Sheep, 

 and $1 25 a $2 50 each for Lambs, as in quality. 



HAY MARKET— There were 222 loads brought in 

 this week, and sold at 85 a 90 cents for Timothy ; 70 a 

 £0 cents for Clover and Timothy mi.xed. There is some 

 enquiry for Wheat ktiaic, hut no supplies have been 

 brought forward lately, farmers not being disposed to 

 sell at the rates offered. Rye Straw sells freely at 5 a 6 

 cents. 



53' Several interesting communications on hand. — 

 Correspondents are earnestly requested to send in their 

 favors as early as possible. 



Buckwheat Straw. 



A correspondent wishes information as to the best 

 method of preparing this valuable straw for dry fodder. 

 Will the late Editor of the Farmer and Gardener be so 

 obliging as to furnish us with the information desired. 



J. D. Knies's Patent Cast Iron Tlxresliiug, 

 Macliine. 



An establishment for the manufacture of the above 

 machines, will be put into operation in this city, of 

 which due notice will be given. They are now con- 

 structed by Stevens & Hutchinson, at the Mechanics' 

 and Farmers' Depository, Boston, Massachusetts. 



J. D. Emes's Patent Cast Iron Threshing Machine, 

 without any disparagement toother valuable improve- 

 ments, warranted equal, if not superior, to the best in 

 any country, for threshing all kinds of small grain, 

 rice and small seeds, from wheat to herdgrass seeds. 



This machine is less than three feet square, strong 

 simple and plain, and not liable to get out of order. 

 One quarter the expense of tiail strings will keep it in 

 repair to thresh the same number of bushels. 



To thresh one hundred bushels with this machine is 

 considered a day's work ; it will, however, do as much 

 more, as the feeder can handle straw to make; and al- 

 ways at a saving of at least ten per cent, in extra 

 grain, above that threshed by flail, or any other ordi- 

 nary method ever yet introduced. 



If durability, expedition, convenience, economy and 

 profit, be an object, then this truly valuable and useful 

 machine will commend itself, above all others, to the 

 use of every grain raising farmer; being warranted in 

 every respect. 



Southern Rice growers are respectfully requested to 

 examine the machine as a superior article for tliresh- 

 Ricfi. An interest in the patent can be obtained 

 on reasonable terms. 



CURTIS BRUCE and HUDSON BURR have become 

 interested with the patentee, in the Slat(>s of Pennsyl- 

 vania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Any person wish- 

 ing to see the above machine, or become interested in 

 it, will receive all necessary information by callingoii 

 the subscribers, at Burr's Hotel, No. 2 South Wharves, 

 lower side of Market street, Philadeliihia. 



J. D. EMES. 

 CURTIS BRUCF,, 

 HUDSON BURR. 



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