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THE FARMER S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



in 1B37, and $2,255,734 in 1836. The chief ex- 

 ports of domestic cottons in 1833, were to the tol- 

 lowing countries : 



China 



British East Indies 



Dutcli East Indies 



Manilla . 



I'eru 



Chili 



Argentine Republic 



Brazil 



Mexico 



Cuba 



Cape De Vcrd Islands 



Turkey, Levant, etc. 

 The following table exhibits the relative impor- 

 tance of our trade during the year 1«38, with the 

 following countries : 



Imports from 

 Gieat Britain and de- 

 pendencies $49,051,181 

 France and depcnden- 



18,037,140 



$532,097 



140,702 



133,350 



79,531 



97,7! 3 



640,831 



104,254 



536,41 G 



597,330 



157,621 



66,555 



111,937 



Pciliiate, R. I. 

 Wtscapsel, Mo. 

 Koxlpurj al Itoilmry 

 Noifolk, '' 



cics 

 Spain and dependen 



cies 

 Netherlands and de 



pendencies 

 China 

 Mexico 

 Texas 



15,971,394 



Exports to. 

 $58,843,392 

 16,252,413 

 7,684,006 



pendencies 

 France and do. 

 Spain and do. 

 Netherlands and do. 

 China 

 Mexico 



2,436,166 3,772,206 



4,764,536 1,698,433 



3,500,709 2,164,097 



165,718 1,247,880 



With the same countries (omitting Texas) our 

 trade was as follows in 1836 : 



Imports from. Exports to. 

 Great Britain and de- 



$S6,022,315 $;64,4S7,5,'50 



37,036,235 21,441,200 



19,345,690 8,081,668 



3,861,514 4,799,157 



7,324,816 1,194,264 



5,615,819 6,041,635 



In 1838 our imports from Great Britain were 



nearly thirty-seren. millions less than in 1836, and 



from France HinrdcH millions. 



In 1836 the commercial balance was, as cxlnbit- 

 ed by the custom house books, nearly ticcnti/.two 

 millions in favor of Great Britain. In 1838, the 

 balance is nearly ten millions in favor of the Unit- 

 ed States. 



In 1836 tlie balance in favor of France was near- 

 ly sixteen millions. In 1838 it was less than two 

 millions. 



The following exhibits the total value of the mi- 

 ports and exports of the States which were most 

 deeply engaged in the foreign trade during the 

 year 1838 : 



Imports into. 



$13,300,925 



68,453,206 



9,360,731 



5,701,867 



577,142 



2,318,781 



776,068 



524,548 



9,476,808 



I^nfiijette *' 



Cllel!*ra, rhclsea, 

 C.isline, Me. 

 Derby, Conn. 



Liit u( biinks In New Eiiglahfl. whose rlurlera have ex- 

 iiircil .-Snilon Hank, WilkinaonvUle, JMas«.; Fntiiiera and 

 .Mechanics' Tawluckel, K. 1; B.ilh, Ualh, He.; Wliilhinp 

 Hank, Me., Keiinebunk Uank, at Aillndil, .Me.; L'angor 

 Hank, Me.; Sam Bank; Newbnrjp'ut Bank, Cuncnnl, 

 (Sparhawk cashier) N. H. Phenii Bank, Naiitnckel. 



BILLS NOT RECEIVED .IT THE BCrraLK C.vrtK. 



Oxford Bank al Fryeburf, . frauil. 



-\i;rir.ullilral, Brewer iMe. ^ to 



Haiigur Coininercial, 5 to 



OhUi.wn, at Oroiio, 90 to 



Daniariscotla Bank, 10 lit 



GeoraJa Lurnlter Co. at Portland to 



Calais, nl Calain, 5 lo 



Stillwater Canal, at Oronn, .5 lo 



Wcsibrook alWcstbrook, 3 lo 



NEW IlAHrSHlRE. 



Wolfeborougli Bank, 50 lo 



MAS3ACHU9LTTS. 



Midilline Interest Bank bills ate not 

 Bank. 



Norfolk, at Roxbury, 

 iMiiMlesex, at Cambridge, 

 FuliDii, atL'oslon, 

 Kilby, " 



(.'oMiiiion wealth, Eostttn, 

 Nal'anl, 

 Cllelsea, 



Ruxhory, al Roxbtiiy, 95 



rariners' anil Mechanics' Aii- 

 anu. South Village "3 



VERMOM. 



ftcivcdal Ihd Suffolk 



5e 



.•31 Alban?, al gl .Mbans, 



Bsse.v, at Guialhall, 



Manchester, at Manchester, ii to 3 



CONNECTICUT. 



Stamford, at Stamford, 2 to 4 



BiMlgcport, al Bridgeport, '2 lo ■) 



aj- Bills of the Frankfort Bank, Me. areac.iin received at 

 the Sullolk Bank. Also, l^afnyelte Bank, Bai:|;or, 



■I'he bills of the following Banks are fliU received 

 Cumberland Bank, Puitiand ; Walerville Bank 

 Itaiik. 

 Banks In New York City 



" Slate of N. Jetsey, 



" City of Phil idelphia, 



" State of New York, 



" City of Baltimore, 



" Dutrictof Columbia, 



Old IJnilid States Bank Notes 



Old 

 Menditn 



par. lo I pr. ct. discount, 

 a to' J 



PRICES AT BOSTON. 



[Friim the Biirtoa Daily JJrcrliser, ^i/g. T.] 

 C'„^fc— Transactions continue liphi at about foriner prices, 



Exports from. 

 $9,104,862 



23,008,471 

 3,477,151 

 4,.524,576 

 3,986,228 



11,042,070 

 8,803,839 

 9,686;244 



31,502,248 



Exports from. 

 $10,388,346 



3,971,555 

 3,(j75,475 

 6,192,040 

 13,6^4,376 

 10,722,200 

 11,184,166 

 37,179.828 



ISlassachusetts 



New York 



Pennsylvania 



Mar^'land 



Virginia 



South Carolina 



Georgia 



Alabama 



Louisiana 



In that ever memorable year, 1836, the foreign 

 trade of these States was as follows 



Imports into. 

 .Massachusetts $25,681 ,462 



New York 118,253,416 



Pennsylvania 15,068,233 



Marvland 7,131,867 



Virginia 1,106,814 



South Carolina 2,801,361 



Georgia 573,2'.-'.* 



Alabama 651,618 



Louisiana 15,117,649 



The various facts here stated abound in instruc- 

 ti<m to both the merchant and the Statesman, but 

 we have no time to make comments. 



HANK NOTE TABLE. 



Frum Iht Boston CultivatDr, .iag. 10. 



OCT The bills of all the banks in the New England Stales, 

 which are in good credit, arc received at itar, on (/c/m.vi^, by 

 the following banks, viz;— Alias, Atlantic, Commercial, Ea- 

 gle, Freemans', Globe, Hancock, Hamilton, Market, Mer- 

 chants', Middling Interest, North, Oriental, State, Miltolk, 

 Shoe and Leather Dealers', "'reinont. Traders', Shanniul. 

 Union, Washingion and Mechanics. 



The SutTolk Hank Iransacla all the business relating lo 

 Country Banks, foi Ihe above named Banks. 



ThoSiili'olk bank redeems the bills of all the banks in U.l. 

 except the Rhode Island Central at East Greenwich, which 

 is 5 pr. f.l. disc. Scitu.ate, 10 do. 



anOEEN BANK3 I .M NEW ENGLAND. 



_tlie sales since our last report enibraie obonl 1-00 bacs .-.. 

 Uoliiineoat lOJallc; Puerto Cabvlh. at llj a 13t, and Java 

 i:ic per lb. 6 ins. Sale by aiictioii of 77 bags St. Domingo al 

 9J a lOJc, and 35 do Puerto Cabollo, ord. at lOJc. 



Cotton— 'ne sales since our last report eiiihraco about 1000 

 bales, mostly at n further decline of I a Ic pr lb.— one entire 

 lot of 450 bales New Orleans sold for Kite pr lb., 4 in"— other 

 descriptions, to the extent of 5 a fiOO bales have sold within 

 reduced quotations. 



F:our—\ further improvement lias taken plate on all de- 

 scriptions ; Ihe market, however, closes Willi less animation. 

 The closing rates for Genesee common brands are 6 62 a b 1)9; 

 and Howard street G 25 pr bbl.. cash. The sales since our 

 last report embrace 3 a 400U bbls., mostly ol the above de-- 



"''Oroin— The market stands n little higlier than it did la=t 

 week for corn, with limited ariivals. The sales have been 

 of vBllowflat,90a'Jlc— whiieBOat<lc,and Ne.v ( Irlenns fOc. 

 Considerable arrivals of new Oats are now daily evpecled, 

 which has caused a decline; .sale ofeasletn OJ, and soul hern 

 Iiew42a4.ic. Rye is dull ; o.iOO bushels Russian, per Ves- 

 pasian, sold at auction 70.; a 7;i per bushel, 4 nis. 



/r.oi— Sales of all the old Sable in market, about 120 tons 

 at S105, and 50 tons Swedes at S'J.'i pr ton, C ms. Sales of 

 about 100 ions .American pig al $M a ;lii pr ton, 6 ms. 



.J/nfn-wt..— About 1000 hh.ls. Havana and Malan/.as have 

 28 920 638 sohl lordistilling this week al B9a2Sc, mostly at 2rl.i2Ci.:, 

 ' '--- I which isadeclin«. Sales ol aboil -300 hhds 'I nni.lad to go 

 out the markel :i4c, and 60dn .Mansanllla 3.1c pr pal. Ij l«s. 

 Some small sales of other descriptions al former |irices. .Sale 

 by auction 30 hhds Marllniquc, good, .10c , and 20 bbis New 

 Orleans, 32.ic pr fal. cash. 



rri/ulsioiis— There are hut fev/ transact ions In Pork, and 

 prxis are unsettled and allofethet nominal. Some varrelsol 

 poo"r quality have been sold at auctiioi tin- week, luH al pri- 

 ces which would be no crileiion for a goorl ajtitle. Sab s ol 

 lleof have been made at sume redili tioii on lormer pines, 

 and quotations will be found lower. Lard and Hams dull. 



iZice— Salesof 2 a 300 tierces C.irolina at 4J a Jli I" "'> '' 

 ms. and 100 tierces al 4 20 a 4 10 pr 100 lb. cash and 1 ms. 



T-ja— Since the recent accountsifrom ('anion, the hn:k nf 

 all the good Teas have been withdraw ii from market, bidders 

 anttcipaling better prices. The transactions for the week 

 are confined mostly to ordinary qualities, which have been 

 lieretofoie neglected, and some parcels good at an advance 

 ol 2 a 5c pr lb. 



a83clSiOals arrived plentifully, and delined tnolnSc 

 Si'iilhern oats worth about 40c. 



Coltnn— On Mondav, in consequence of the news by the 

 Uuccn, the market became quite unsettled, and no business 

 was done. On Tuesd ly buyers began lo move, and have 

 continued to operate WMh moderate vigor thionph the weeli, 

 at prices coming op nearly to those beloio Ihe arrival of the 

 aueen. The salesare ahiTUtSOlRI iiags in all,vi7. ; 



1000 bales Upl.md.i.t lOi a llUcts. 



700 do M..bile, al lOaHctJ. 



SOO do New Orleans, at lOJaHcls. 



43 do Florida, at 10al3cts. 



„W,);oi«fs— No important change in prices; 120 lihds. Ha- 

 vana scdd at 99ic ; 100 Marlinique at 30 els ; and some prime 

 St. Croix nt 4Ut. 



Ji;e(o;s— From the recent arrivals, old Sable iron was sold 

 on the wlinrl a $107 50, and Goeillie at $100. Pig load 

 stanc's al be lb. 



Jthneii and Eicluinges— There is no material change in llie 

 plentilulness of money. The rale lor U. S. Bank post notes 

 is lU per ct. per annum, and oilier bonds and notes ol un- 

 doubted companies are sellins up lo .9 per cl. .Money stocks 

 declined most liberallv duiiiig the last three days, though 

 thev had not bef.ire iieeii liilloenced by the news by the 

 Quiien. A million of dollars was taken off by the packets, 

 and some considerable demands among tlio banks themselves 

 served to create excitement. Ellison Encland declined, and 

 closed at 91 a 10 prem. f.'r the packets of Ihe 1st. Domestic 

 exchanges stand thus— N. O. 4 a 4idis; Mobile 11 al2j 

 Miss •).'); do Specie drafts 10; Savannah 4 a 5; Charleston, 

 3 a3i ; Richmond 1 a U. 



Oils— There is but liule change In the market. English 

 Linseed was sold al (IS cents cash, and 71 a 72 cts., time ; 

 Ameiicm is dull al 70 cts ; Olive, in pipes, sold al 98 cts; 

 Ne.ats' Foot is held al 1 19^ cts ; 300 chests Marseilles Sallad 

 sold al .'$3 75 a 87. 



Surror.,'— The demand is moderate and Mascovados of the 

 lowe'r qualities are a little cheaper tliough importers general- 

 ly preler storing I' r Fall sale! to pressing the market at this 

 dull sea-on. Sale;- — 

 400 hhds Porto Rico, al H » 6J 



150 do St. Croix, at r" " ,< 



90(1 do Martinique, al "» " '? 



100 do i;ubn,al o? '^ in 



400 boves brown Cuba, at ^.l » ^5 



200 do white, at "''*,ni 



120 barrels while Brazil, 'OJ 



Talloic — .limerlcan sells in a small way at 13^ a Jc lb. 

 7'ra,t— The news from China, togel her with asniall cargo 

 in the ship which broiiabt the news, and quite a sionll slock 

 here, gave holders confidence to demand an advance of about 

 2(1 per cent, on all kinds. Some sales wore made in grocer's 

 hands al 10 a 15 |ier cent, advance. 



Ponirhkcrpsif. .Market, Aii;iist 3.— Wool—Tliu agents of 

 Eastern inaoufacturcrs have already purchased one half of 

 the entire clip of tins year, al 40 to i,0 cents. Our rcpular 

 dealers have now on hand about 100,0(10 llis. and continue to 

 purchase at 40 to .'i.i cts. cash, which is rather a decline from 

 the prices of last month, owing to the low priced clolhsand 

 the great scarcity of monej-. 



THE CAITLE MARKET. 



Baltimore, Aas. l.—Al.n., dance ol cattle have been brought 

 to this city by Virginia gra/.ie.s. prices range from $7 for in- 

 lerior to $8 50 for prime mess cattle. 



PIMadi.lrhm,Ani:. 1— Prices of lieef callle reduced 25 cts 

 in a hundred pounds during the last week. Sales of hrst 

 qualilv S8toK,95 per bundled: interior 7 to $8. Cows and 

 calves', sales at from $23 l" 50. Sheep dull— sales al .=>0 cti 

 a head less than cost in tlie ctiiintrv: ICUO head sold al pri- 

 ces Irom 1,.'>0 to ,«3,.W. Ho=F have fallen in price— sales at 

 $7,75 to 8,25 per hundred pounds. 



^Tew rork,Jlog. 5.— For beef of an inferior quaility the de- 

 mand was good ; the sales of good and superior, averaged 

 .$9, 75the huiidied pounds. Milch cows sidd at $35 '"45. 

 Sheep and lambs— deinaud good: sheep 2,50 to .$5, 50— lambs 

 at .$2, lo 3,95. 



Briirhlon.Ai". .5.— Higher prices and advanced quotations 

 Ihisvveek. First quality $S,.iO to 8,t.2. Second, 7,75 to 8,25. 

 Third, 7. 10 7,. =.0. Cows and calves— a large iiroportion at 

 market from Canada and of ordinarv quality : salesfrom 2.S 

 lo S55. Sheep- sales fpiick and higher prices. Lots $2 to 

 9,75. Wethers 3to3,75. Swine on the decline. A lot of 

 small pigs of piiiiie quality soW for 7 cents : At retail 7 to 

 10 cents. 



Conoirf, .V. n, .iug. 10— In this vicinity cattle conllnue lo 

 bear Irgli lirices. Oxen are sc.irce and sell from $100 for 

 small lo $1.50 for large cattle by the yoke. A lot of ordinary 

 yeailinga sold tins week al Dunbarlon, Ironi ll,.Wto l.icach. 

 Cows and lalves bear quite -..b high price thoughoul New 

 Hampshire as nt Brighton- Ordinary cows sell at $35 and up- 

 wards: Flrsl rate cows -sell at CO lo s;70. Calves lor llie but- 

 chers are scarce, because almost every farmer keeps them 

 lorrni-iio". Calves at four weeks o(d hav.; sold in this lown 

 lo the borcliers foroversis d.dlars each. The new growlb 

 will harJlvsupplvthe imineiise vaciiom in cattle that has been 

 prorloced'by tbeteiii]4lalloiis the farmers have encountered 

 in Ihi- high pnres of the la.t lew years. Willi the abuud- 

 aiicc of hav, coni stufT, roi,l<, kc. of the present season, there 

 can be no danger too loaoy young cattle will be r,rised. 



LIST OF 



nurrilville, R. I. 

 Commonwealth, Boston, 

 Fulton " 



Kilhv " 



Franltliii. Bouth Boston, 



Eagle, N. Haven, Conn. 

 Fanners', Belchertown, 41a ' 

 Kennebec, Me. 

 Naliant Bank, Lynn, 

 {'assaniai^uoddy, Eastport. 



PRICES AT NEW YORK. 



Front the Journal of Commerce, Jlug. 5. 

 Corn i-'rcAniije.- Flour t.iok a start early in the week and 

 advanced trom day to day until the close when the whole 

 advance on Ohio and Genesee was 02 a 75c per bbl. An Ad- 

 vance just about this lime will be found lo have taken place 

 almost every year for a long series of years. The stock of 

 Western is quite light and the [receipts small. Genesee 

 was sold Saturday nt &(i 37 a 50 for common and good 

 brands, and Ohio' at SO 25 a 37; New Orleans gO. Fresh 

 Georgetown was offered at §(> 95, and the common Southern 

 kinds at .$5 75. The sales of rye flour are at $4 95 and of 

 corn meal at $4; new Southern wheat, not prime, sold at 

 199 cts ; in rye we have heard of no sales ; Jersey corn sidd 

 by boat loail on Salutdny, at 99 cts SClbe ; N. O. btouglit fc 



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