THE SUN. 



. 130 WASHINGTON STREET. 

 ATURDAY, DECEMBElTis. 1855. 



WORM EATEX. Several piles have been removed 



. iu the vicinity of Mt-igg's wharf, 



' tnd were foniid to be thoroughly honey-combed 



he effect of worms. The destructiveness of these 



vorms has already rendered useless many thousand* 



if piles in this harbor, and in many instances, a 



oraplete set of new piles have been driven, or a re- 



Hort had to filling in the water lota with earth. In 



aany of the South American ports, and we oelieve, 



n one or two instances in San Francisco, the pile* 



ire specially prepared, either by covering them 



, vith copper, or some kind of coating, to resist the 



' vorm which bores into the hardest timber and speed;- 



"y render the wood unfit for the purpose intended. 



jAn old hulk lying off Rincon Point, was recently 



, Broken up and iu places where the copper had been 



; Torn off, the wood is perforated in every direction 



py the worms. There is no apparent remedy against 



che evil except the one mentioned. 



REMAINS OP A MASTODON. Messrs. 

 Stearns & Stevens, of Chaw's Flat, have 

 sbown the editor of the Sonera Demo- 

 crat an immense tusk, taken from the 

 mining claim of the first named gentle- 

 man, on the 3d instant, about five or 

 six feet below the surface. The tusk 

 was supposed to be, when perfect, 

 i about nine feet in length, the portion 

 I exhibited being three or four feet from 

 I the point, and in a very good state of 

 i preservation. A great many fragments 

 of the animal had been found from 

 time to time in the same vicinity, but 

 not enough sufficiently preserved to 

 form a conception of its character and 

 vast proportions. ^^.^ /&. {f& 



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50 ceijts at a f 1 per pair It wouU 

 compute the number brought to 

 dealer inFul on Market hae bought 



NEW-YORK AS A GAME MARKET. We queet'oa 

 wbetber there is a market in the world supplied with 

 aa great a variety Of wUd game as the City of New- 

 York. Not oly do the va*t regions of the West and 

 the Ca&adas afford their contributions, but wherein 

 they fail Europe is drawn upon to make up the defi- 

 ciency. All descriptions of good game brought to 

 market are retkdily bought up. / /..fiftf /frf5^~ 



VENISON may be placed at the' head of the list of 

 choice game. The carcasses are generally fir warded 

 from different points at the West, in a frozen state, 

 and aaeet with iea<3y sale 



WOODCOCK brings the highest price of any bird 

 bror.gbt to market, and ia to be had from the 1st of 

 July to about the 1st of December. It is estimated 

 that abo*t 40,000 are wrought to the Citv during the 

 season of which 15,000 are received at Faiton Mar- 

 ket. Prices range from 40 cents to $1 per brace, and 

 avf ra^ e eaj 75 cen's. 



PARTRIDGES or PHEASANTS are seen from September 

 to the 5th of January, w^en their sale is prohibited 

 by law. Like the woodcock this choice bird is to be 

 found in all the surrounding country, but especially in 

 the Eastern States At least 300 are brought to the 

 Cry per day, or say 36,000 during the four months 

 average price 75 ce-;te. 



QUAILS bring from f 1 50 to $2 50 per dozen during 

 the Fall months, bu'. during the Winter, when they 

 may be tracked on rhe BOOW, they are taken in im- 

 mei f e quantities in the Wetter n States, and brought 

 to the City b> tune; average price, $1 per dozen. 



GtousEfend PRAIRIE HENS come exclusively from 

 the West. In Wmter tnej are very abuudant, when 

 they/ ate trapped in great number*, aud ee 1 as low as 

 would be impose ble to 

 the Oity, but one 

 bought at one transaction, 

 to the aniMU't of $1,100. 



HARES are to be foui d in Canada, and some few io 

 tbis State; also in Rhode Island. In Wiuter toeir 

 skin is peiftc Jy w; it*. The ai.imal is not so highly 

 es'temed bere as it> Eogland. Price, about 50 cents 

 per pair. Abou", 3,000 are actually brought to the 

 City, mostly from tne Briish Provinces. The soaall 

 gray rabbit is quite plentiful all around us, and prob- 

 ably eome 10,000 are brought to market in the season. 

 Average pr ce 37| cents pir< 



PLOVER AND SNIPE Of this tribe there are some 

 ix or eight kinds, and tbere are probably 10,000 dozen 

 eold here during thn year. 



At least 10 to 15 per cent of all the game attempted 

 to be brought >o thus market is lost on its way. either 

 from charges in the weather or ignorance on the part 



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pair. Wild Geese f re verj abuudaut. Sone seasons 

 probably 3 000 to 5,000 ae kil'ed for this market, and 

 bring, on a , averse, $1 per head. Brant are proba- 

 bly ibe best ea't water Duck. We have them ia the 

 Sprk-g ai d Pall from Long Island, and sometiuaes dar- 

 irg the Wiater from the South They are of a delicate 

 construction, and ere un*ble to eodure the cold of a 

 Northern climate. About 5,000 are sold here at from 

 75 cents to f 3 a pair. In May they are very fat, and 

 tbe best duct at that eeaeoo. Tfce Mal'ardjs another 

 very fine duck, found on our lakes aud rivers-. Aoout 

 2,000 are brought to this market. Tue Black Dujk, 

 Widgeon aiid Broad-bill, abundant in our waters, 

 es^ ecmJly on tbe eeft shore, are acarctly ioferior in 

 quality. They are to be found in ibe market from 

 Fall till late in the Spring. About 30 000 are annually 

 sold bere, at an average of 50 cents to 62 cents per 

 pair We also receive from Virginia ouring tne Vv^utor 

 months, an immense quantify of Virginia or Gray 

 Duck whicb are veiy fioe. About 20,000 come to tbis 

 market. The Blue and Green Tail ia toother duct ia 

 nuch tf enrmiid, and of wbicb. about 5.000 are received. 

 WILD PIGEONS are very abuiidaut ttsome s^asoas. 

 Tin re bave arrived here iu one d&y 2>QQO nozen, aid 

 the> will sell from 50 centa to $1 50 per dozen. Tae 

 average number sold neve each year is estimated to 

 be 25,000 dozen, tboughthe' quantity varies widely in 

 d)ff(-rtit jears. One dealer hi Pulton Market h-s re- 

 ceived sixty barrels, or 1,500 dozen, iu a single day, 

 which had oeen caught in ibis S ate aod Peonsylvaaia, 

 and were forwarded over the Erie Railroad. 



The European tratfe in Americaa game is extensive, 

 as the steamers afford a rapid and prompt meaos of 

 transpcrtitioE. Luge quantities of cauvi8-bck 

 duckf are sent out, as nothing like it are to be had 

 abroad On the Other hand, we import English 

 pheasants, Scotch grouse, and occasionally a few 

 cares. [Journal of Commerce. 



