arguments, theoretically prepared by those who 

 take interest in advocating sucli things through 

 the medium of the Agrioultural jounuils. The 

 flock of Col. Hampton is superior to any other 

 v,e have ever seen in any part of the United 

 States. They are pure blooded Leicesters, and 

 Bakewell himself were he living, would be 

 proud to own them. They cannot have lost 

 much, if any thing, of their characteristic supe- 

 riority, if we judge by some of his animals 

 which have matured. Mr. Taylor's flock is 

 chietiy Merino with a dash of the blood of the 

 African or Broad-tailed Sheep, and tlicy have 

 shown them.sclvcs to be extremely fine and pro- 

 lific. He recently showed us the fleece of a 

 buck lamb 14 months old, whicli weighed 10| 

 pounds. Dr. Parker, the Superintendent of the 

 Lunatic Asylum in this eity, has just shorn a 

 pair of last spring's Leicester lambs, about 14 

 mouths old, brea by Col. Hampton, and the 

 weight of the flc3ce from the buck lamb wa.s 

 13i pounds, whilst that from the ewe lamb 

 weighed 11 1 pounds. 



Col. Hampton has shorn all his lambs of the 

 present season, and we will make the wool 



growers of the North open their eyes when we 

 state that the average weight of the fleece of 

 about sixty head, was four pounds each. He 

 has done this in order to relieve them from the 

 oppressive heat of summer. 



On visiting his flock a few days since, we 

 found them in fine condition, without the least 

 appearance of di.sease of any kind amongst 

 them, and what is remarkable, they have kept 

 in good order on very .short pasturage, which is 

 one of the very best evidences we can give of 

 the thrift of this remarkable breed of sheep. 



\Yith such flattering results before us, why 

 should we despair of making a great portion of 

 our State profitable in this branch of rural en- 

 terprise. We have already adverted to the su- 

 perior advantages of our mountain regions as 

 .sheep -walks, and we shall on some other occa- 

 sion gather infonnation end give our own views 

 upon the propriety of introducing good breeds 

 of Sheep in the middle sections and lower coun- 

 try of South Carolina. That the whole sandhill 

 region bordering on our extensive swamps is 

 eminently adapted to this, has been fully proven 

 by the success of the flocks above mentioned. 



PRICES CURRENT. 



{Corrected, July 23, for the Monthhj Journal of Agriculture.] 



ASHES— Pots, iBt sort ^ 100 ft. 3 8U@ 



Pearls, 1st sort 4 12.^® 4 lej 



BEESWAX— American Yellovi' — 291 @— 30 



CANDLES— Mould, Tallow.. f'' lb... — 9'®— 11 



Speiin, Eastern and City — 27 @ — 29 



COTTON— From — 6 @— 10 



COTTON BAGGING— American... — 13 @ 



CORDAGE— American ® tb. — 11 ©_ 12 



DOMESTIC GOODS-Shirtings,^y. — 5 @— 11 



Sheetings — 6i@— 12*^ 



FEATHERS— American, live — 2fi @— 30 



FLAX — American '. — d^® — "i^ 



FLOUR & MEAL— Genesee, f bbl. 4 37^® 



Troy @ 



Michigan 4 31^® 



Ohio, flat hoop 4 3l|@ 



Ohio, Haywood & Venice 5 25® 5 37^ 



Ohio, via New-Orleans 4 12^® 4 25 



Pennsylvania 4 75 @ 



Brandy wine 4 75 ® 



Georgetown 4 75 © 



Baltimore City Mills 4 62^® 4 75 



Richmoiiil City Mills ® 



llichniond Country 4 62^® 4 75 



Alexandria, Petersburg, &c 4 62l® 4 75 



Rye Flour 2 87^® 3 2.5 



Com M<>al, .lergcy and Brand 2 3U@ 2 56J 



Com Meal, Brandyvrine hhd, 11 75 @ 



GRAIN— Wheat, Western..^ bush. — 95 ® 1 05 



Wheat, Southern 1 00 ® 1 06 



. Rye, Northern — 65 ® 



' v';<ji'n, Jersey and North ... (meaa.) — 50 ® — 53 



V>a~ii Southern (measure) — 50 'S> 



Com, Southern (weight) — 49 -S— 50 



Barley, WtMcm @ 



Oats, Northern — 42 '®— 44 



Oats Southern ® 



HAY— North River bales — 50 ®— 75 



HEMP — American, dew rotted... ton 85 — ®100 — 



water rotted 120 —® 1 82 50 



HOPS— 1st sort, 1845 — 12i @— 15 



IRON— American Pig, No. 1 35 — -S'S? 50 



Common 32 50 ®35 — 



LIME— Tliomapton i^ bbi, •&— 75 



LUMBER- Board;', N.R., ^M. ft. c\i. 30 — ®35 -— 



Boards, Eci"Urn I'ine 10 — ®11 — 



Boards, Albany Pine ^pcc. — 7 ®— 17 



Pknk, Geor-ia Pino ^M. ft. X\ — @35 — 



• Heading, Wh'iie Oak f^ M. ®45 — 



(2241 



Staves, White Oak, pipe 45 — ® 



Staves, White Oak, hhd 37 — ® 



Staves, White Oak, bbl 28 — ® 



Staves, Red Oak, hhd 27 — ®28 — 



Hoops 25 — @30 — 



Scantling, Pine, Eastern 14 — ®16 — 



Scantling, Oak 30 — @35 — 



Timber, Oak f>' cubic foot — 25 @— 37 



Timber, White Pine — 18 ®— 25 



Timber, Georgia YeUow Pme — 35 ® — 40 



Shingles, 18 in ^ bunch 1 50 ® 2 — 



Shingles, Cedar. 3 feet, lsto,ualitv. 22 — ©24 — 

 Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 2d quality. 20 — ®22 — 



Shingles. Cedar, 2 feet, 1st qua. 'y. ®17 50 



Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 2d quality. 15 — ®16 — 



Shingles, Cypress, 2 feet 11 — ® 13 — 



Shingles, Company ®30 — 



MUSTARD— American — 16 ®— 31 



NAILS— Wrought, 6d to 20d — 10 @— 12i 



Cut,4dto4ad — 4}®— 4| 



PLASTER PARIS-HP ton 2 50 ® 2 62i 



PROVISIONS— Beef, M., new ^ bbl. 8 75 ® 9 25 



Beef, Prime, 5 75 ® 6 — 



Pork, Mess, Ohio, old and new.... 12 62i®13 Vii 

 Pork, Prime, Ohio, old and new.. 9 75 ® 10 62 J 



Lard, Ohio ^ Iti. — 7i®— 8i 



Hams, Pickled — 6}:®— 7 



Shoulders, Pickled — 4J-®— 5 



Sides, Pickled — 6®— 6i 



Beef Hams, in Pickle ^ bbl. 12 — ®12 50 



Beet; Smoked <>■».— 8 ®— 8} 



Butter, Orange County — 15 ® — 18 



Butter, We.«tem Dairy — 11 ® — 13 



Butter, ordinary — 10 ® 



Cheese, in casks and boxes — 51® — 6i 



SEEl )S— Clover ^ U5. — 6i®— 7i 



Timothy ^ tierce 12 — ®14 — 



Flax. Rough 8 50 ® 8 75 



Flax, Clean ® 



SOAP— N. York, Brovni ^16.— 3J®— 5* 



TALLOW— American, Rendered... — 7®— 7i 



TOBACCO— Virginia ® tb. — 2|®— 5* 



North Carolina — 2}®- 5 



Kenmckv and Missouri — 2^® — SJ- 



WOOL— Anie. Saxony, Fleece,^ lb. — 36 @— 38 



American, Full Blood Merino — 32 ® — 34 



American \ and J Merino — 27 & — 28 



American Native and i Merino. . . — 24 @ — 26 

 Superfine, Pulled —31 ®32 — 



