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State of the Markets — Advertisements. 



Vol. IV. 



Quantity of rain which has fallen in each month 

 since January 1, ]839. Inches. 



1st month, '. 5.03 



2d month, 3.42 



3d month, 1-50 



4th^onth, t- ...1.50 



5th month 6*7 



6th month, 3.92 



7th month 2.51 



8th month 4.64* 



9th month, 2.92 



* It rained on seventeen different days. 



Philadelphia Hospital, 10th mo., 1st, 1839. 



State of the Market— -Oct. 7, 1839. 



FLOUR.— The flour market has become quite ani- 

 mated—Pennsylvania and Brandywine $5 fS $5.50 per 

 barrel ; Baltimore and Ohio $5.25 (o) $5.36 ; middlings 

 %\M.—Ryc, $;i.75.— Corn Meal, $3.75. 



GRAIN— Is scarce, holders keep back. — Wheat, Penn. 

 and Ohio, $1.08 (a) $1.13 per bushel ; Southern $1.07 (3) 

 $1.12.— fli/r, 70 (a) n.—Corn, 70 (a) 73.— Oats, 31 (a) 33. 

 Peas, $1.75 (a) $2. White Beans $1.50. 



PROVISIONS, 

 limited. 



-No essential change; — operations 



PLASTER.— Sales at $3.75 per ton. 



WOOL.— The market has undergone no further va- 

 riations in prices, and the operations noted during the 

 last three weeks have considerably reduced the stocks, 

 which were only moderate. 



CATTLE MARKET.— The supplies brought forward 

 consisted of 6(l0 beeves, 220 Cows and Calves, 550 

 Swine, and 2,000 Sheep. Beef Ca«<e— sales of 550 

 head at from $7 (a) $3.75 per 100 lbs. for common to 

 good quality. Cows were dull at $25 to $35 per head, 

 and .50 were left over ; Calves sold at $5.75 (a) $6 per 

 100 lbs. S)T/7ie— Sales of 420 head at $7.'J5 fa) $8.50, 

 and extra $8.75 per 100 lbs. SAeep— Sales to a fair e.x- 

 tent at $1.25 (a) .$2.50 for lambs, and $2.50 to $4.50 for 

 sheep, according to quality. 



Citron Pumpkin.— Onr friend, David Comfort, Esq., 

 of Byberry, has left at this office, for the examination 

 of all interested in such matters, a Citron Pumpkin, or 

 Valparaiso Sguash, weighing eighty-four pounds! 

 Friend Comfort and Byberry have certainly taken the 

 lead this season, 



S^" Several interesting communications on hand will 

 be disposed of as soon as possible. 



J. D. Emes's Patent Cast Iron TUresKing 

 Macliiiic. 



An establishment for the manufacture of t^ 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, Mas.^achiisetts. 



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

 without any disparagement to other 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 flail 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 

 mnre, 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 tlie 

 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 thresh- 

 ing Rice. An interest in the patent can be obtained 

 on reasonable terms. 



CURTIS BRUCE and HUDSON BURR have become 

 interested with the patentee, in the States 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 calling on 

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

 lower side of Market street, Phila:lelphia. 



J. D. EMES. 

 CURTIS BRUCE, 

 HUDSON BURR. 



THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



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