80 



^\)t irarmcr'0 iiTontl)lij Visitor. 



portatioii to nnd from Boston, an estimate of which 

 we have not lime now to make. Tlie hiisiness 

 of the meicliaiits in B.nie, (luring the past year, 

 in tlie sin!.'le nittcle of |iahii-|paf hats, has ex- 

 ceeded, as we aio infoi-mcd hy one of II, em, two 

 liundred thousand dolhns. — liaire Putriot. 



For tlie Farmer's Monthly Visitor. 

 Meteorological Observations at Concord, 



Taken at sxin-ri^f and 2 unlock P. M. 

 BY A. CHA1VD1.EK. 



Character of Clouds, etc. 



Important to Pork Raisers. — There is an 

 iJRcreiisiii^ demiind in the ea.-iern markets )<)r 

 ,pork ami hacoii friiiii ynmi^ Iioo.h, and of ihiiimn' 

 .<]uuliiy than formerly ; and farmers are heginiiiiii.' 

 .10 learn that hy selei-lin;; a fjuod thril'ty hreed, 

 and iiiana^iny: them properly, iliey can raise ho;;.-* 

 ■of 200 to 250 Ills. \vei;;lii at nine or ten months 

 old, unil at u savin;; of one-third to one-half the 

 ■exjieiise over the old syslem of wintering store 

 hogs, and shmghliMin;; them at eighteen or twen- 

 ty tnoiitlis olil. To pracliee this sysieni the pigs 

 eJionId come in winter or etirly in spring ; and 

 special care must he taken to htive them kept 

 Ihj-iving during Ihdr whole lives; lor if they he- 

 <:ome .siimted when young, it is imfiossihle to re- 

 cover them ill time tiir slaiigliteriiig till the lie.\t 

 yem: — Ohio Vullivuior. 



A VENEiiABLK ApPLE Tree, — Dining the hea- 

 vy hlow on l''ridiiy la.-^t, an Apple Tree, known as 

 the Great Wiiiiiate Apple Tree, .standing on the 

 farm of Mr. Win, I', VViiiiiate, on llii! Dover 

 Neck itiarl, ill thin town, was prostrated lo the 

 earth. This tree l)-om aiithtmlic tradition, is sup- 

 posed to have heeti two hiuidred year.s old ; it 

 iiieaHiired sixteen feet and u half in circiiinfer- 

 oiice, and has heeii known to bear (()rly hiishels 

 of apples a year for it iiiimln'r of y<>ars. One year 

 it litM'e sixiy liiishelrt — and it has pruhahly aver- 

 aged thirly hii.shels n year lijr one hundred and 

 fifty years, — Dover Eiiq. 



Mustard in Convulsions, — We find that 

 Chnrks S. Trifde, M. D,, Surgeon United Slates 



Ariny, recommends the ii.se of mustard in the 

 convulsions of chililren. lie remarks, that,"from 

 my experience, of the remedy, I do not hesitate 

 to recommend its employment in these trouhle- 

 some cases, in preference to any internal reme- 

 dies with which I am acquainted." 



To GET RID OF DEAD LOGS IN A FIELD. — Ml- 



Williams, of Florida, writes us: — With the Eagle 

 plough I am makinir trenches hy rniming it two 

 or three times h.ick and fnrw.ird along side of 

 the logs In my (ields, and then roll them in and 

 turn ii|)on them the tliil thrown out hy the plough. 

 In this wiiy the log i.s not only got rid of, hut the 

 labor of cutting, liftine, (>iling, an<l burning is 

 saved. When decomposed it furnishes a rich 

 bed of vegetable nititter to the land. You would 

 be surprised at the rapidity with which a log is 

 consigned lo its narrow house. Protecting the 

 land from washing is another great advantage of 

 thi.^ process of log burying. — .linerican Jlgricxd- 

 lurisl. 



i^j^ Preserve leached and unleached ashes, 

 whirh have accuninlated during winter, to be ap- 

 plied to corn ill the hill, or to nretldows. 



Former Prices of Cotton. — In 1828, ten 

 bags of Sea Islaiiil Cotton produced 90c lb. The 

 same |ihmter, for his two succeeding crops re- 

 ceived $1 and Sl.oO a pound. For two bags of 

 extni fine in 1798 $2 a pound was received, the 

 highest price ever ptiid for cotton. The Sea Is- 

 land cotton is superior lo the best cotton pro- 

 duced in any part of the world. While a pound 

 of the best produced elsewhere can be spun into 

 a thread of only 115 miles, mtiking 350 hanks to 

 the pound, a pound of Sea Island froni South 

 Carolina has been spun at Manchester, in Eng- 

 land, into a thread of over 238 miles. 



A Hint. — The new postage law which goes 

 into effect on tl>e 1st of July, prevents Postmasters 

 from franking leilers contiiiniuL' money for the 

 payment of subscriptions to publications. Those, 

 therefore, who are desirous of saving postage, 

 would do well to act on this hint and forvrard 

 their dues to publishers at once. 



Cold Weather, — The night of Friday the 

 30th of May was the coldest of the month : the 

 white lioiir frost on Saturday morning covered 

 the gronnd. We cannot tell how iiincli injury 

 Wits done to the tender plants beyond the re- 

 deeming iiilhience of ihe Merrimack river fog, 

 which generally conies tip o( a frosty morning. 

 If the last Friday of the month gives character 

 to the following month, we shall have as bad a 

 month of June as that of 18I(j, 



THE MARKETS. 



From the IS. E. Karnier. 

 BOSTON WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT* 



SF.KDS— Herds Grass, gl 75 a 2 00 per bushel. Ked 

 Tnp, t,0 a f)3 rents. Clover— JNorthern. 8 a 10c. — South- 

 ern, 7 a 8i;. Flad Seed, %\ 50 per bushel. Lucerne. 33c. 

 per pnuiid. Canary Seed, 5 1 50 a 2 00 per buslicl. AJilIel, 

 5175a 200. 



GK\li\. — The market is a litlle firmer fur Corn, and 

 llie receipts are about equal to tlie demand. 



Corn — .Norllicni, now, 51 ;i 52 per bushel — Southern, 

 round yellow, 49 a 50 — Southern fliU yellow, Jo a -iL) — tin. 

 do. vv'iitp, IG a A~t — l^ye, I\ot tlieni, 70 a 72 — ito. Southern , 

 70 a 00— Oita, Nnrtliero, 35 a 3G— Beans, per bushel, 1 )2 

 n 1 r,2— Sluirts. per double bushel. 30 a 31— Br.in, 13 a 20. 



FLOUR. — Tliere have been no important moveimmls 

 in lln! rn^irket duriiifj the past week j prices of (iunesoc 

 are about oiio-eiL;hth lower than our last report, owiui^ 

 to increased supplies, and holders anxioua to realize on 

 landinii;. 



Baltimore, Howard .Street, 4 mos. r,r., new, $A-^\ a 4 87 

 — Alexandria, wharf, 4 75 a 4 81— Cloncttee, common, rasfi. 

 4 SI a 4 87 — do.-funcy briuids,5 00a 5 25 — Ohio, via Canal, 

 4 75 a 4 87— Uye, 3 50 a 000— Indian Meal, in barrels, 2 50 

 a 2 fi2. 



iniOVISlOiNS.— There hare been no important trans- 

 actions at jirivate ccmtrict during the week past, and pri- 

 ces are somewhat lower. Lard is in good renuest. and 

 qiu)lations are more IVeely sustained. 



Beef— Mess. 4 moa. new bbl.. 9 00 a 950— Navy, 850 

 a y 00— JNo. 1,5 50 a GOO— do. Prime, 550 a 600— Pork. 

 Kxtra clr;ir, 4 mos. bbl.. 1450— do. Clear. 1400— do. 

 Mese, 1225 a 12 50— do. Prime. lOOO n 1050— Butter, 

 HJiipping. 12 a 15 — do. store, uninspected, 8 a 12 — dotlai- 

 ry. 15 a" 17— Lard, No. I, Boston ins., 8 a 8.^- do. South 

 and Western. 8 a 8^ — Hams, Boston, 8i| al) — Somhorn 

 and Western, 8^ — Cheese, sliipping and 4 mcil, 5 u 7 — 

 do. new nulk. 7^ a B. 



WOOL. — Outy. The value whercoT at tho place ol 

 (;xportalHMi slull nut e.\need 7 cents per pound, 5 per ct. 

 ad val. All wliereol* the value exceeds 7 cts. per pound, 

 1 10 per ct. nd val., nnd 3 cts. per pound. 



There has been n steady demand for all descriptions, but 

 no roaterial change of prices has taken place. 



Prime or Saxuny Fleeces, washed, lb., 40 a 43 — .\meri. 

 can lull blood, do., 37 a 38— Do. 3-4 do., 35 a 3ti— Do. 1-2 



HOPS.— Duty 20 per cent. 



First sort Mass. 1841-, lb., 13. 



H.\y — 12 a 12A per ton — E istern Screwed, 12. 



EGGS.— 12 a 14. 



BRIGHTON MAJIKET,— .Mo-*D.vv, May 2G, 1845. 

 [Reported for the Daily Advertiser & Patriot.] 



At .Market 510 Beef Cattle, 15 pairs of Working Oxen, UOO 

 Sheep, and 2150 Swine. 35 Beef Cattle unsold. 



Prices. — Beef CaUU. — Tlie prices obtained last week were 

 not sustained. We quote Extra, $6 ; first quality, S^75® S6; 

 second quality, S5 35'a)S5 60; third, $4 75 fSi $5^ 



Working Oxen.— Sales at S7U, $75, and $90. 



SAeep,— Small lots sheared $1 50 @ $2 G-2. 



Swine. — Former prices were not sustained. Lots to peddle 

 4 '3' 4if!. for Sows, and 5 (a> 5jc. for Barrows ; one entire Jot 

 3| and 4Jr. ; old Hogs 4, 4^ and 4ic. At retail from 4^ to 6c? 



CONCORD "WHOLESALE 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For West iNDtA Goods & GnocERiEs, Flour, Graiti, Pbo- 

 ouce, Iron &. Steel, Plastlr, Salt, Lime, &.c, Slc. 



Corrected weekly for Hill's .V. H. Patriot by GILMORE & 

 CLAPP, at the Depot Store, (Joncord, -V. II. 



May 29, 1845. 



ASHES, Pots, 4J 



Pearls, 4,^ 



.\LUM, 4 



BRIMSTONE, Roll, 3 



Sulpliiir 1 



CAMPIIOU. Reflned,.... 75 



CAXULES, Mould, 10 



Sperm, 32 



COt'FBE, St. Domingo, 6 



Porto Kico, 8^ 



Porto CaliL-llo, 8^ 



Old Government Java,. .. Jl 



COPPEIIAS a 



FISH, Ranil,p-qilinlal,.. 3,75 



Polliiek 2,50 



Bav 2,75 



Old Uiin, 4,,i0 



No. 1 Salmon, J,»blil, 14,00 

 No. 1 Shad, p-bbl, 12,00 



Ton's tS ids, 'j>-bbl, 0,00 



II.B.Fin3,lr>hbl, 9,00 



FLOUli, GfRfsee 5,05 



Fancy brand, 5,50 



Ohio, Akron 0,05 



Spaiildins, extra, 6,25 



FKUIT. FlL's, 14 



Raisins, bine [nark,. , . .9,00 



DIacli mark, 8,.')0 



Bol, linneh, 2,75 



FUSTICK,c;uba,p-lon, 30,00 



Tampico, 22,00 



Gronnd, H> bund 1,75 



GLU li, Russian best, 17 



Anrerican, 11 



GRAIN. Oats, 40 cents Y bu 



C.rn 67 dodo hu 



Rye, 67 do dobu 



Beans, 75'ffil,.50 



Peas 50® 75 



GRINDSTONES, Tsl qual- 

 ify, linisl)ed,|i> hand. 2,25 

 Do. do. nnfinished, . . . .1,50 



HERRING,^ box. No. 1, ..50 

 Stated, 75 



INIIIGO, lkn!al,.l,IO® 1,75 

 Spanish float,... 1,00 «) 1,50 

 Manilla, 75ra)l,25 



IRON, Old Sable 5 



Kiifllish, 4} 



Batik?, refined, 4- 



Ennlisb, sheet, C 



Russia, do 12 013 



Old Sable nail rods, G 



Norwegian do t'.i 



Coininon do 4.4 



l-)o!;lish hoop, 5 



.Vurerieau do 4 



Slwe Shapes, Am i\ 



Pvvfdes, shoe shapes, 5 



LEATHER. New York 

 Sole Leather, Light, 14 » IG 

 Do. Hi'avy, 13S W 15 



LI.ME, Thomaston, first 



qnalilv, 1,25 



Camden, do I,12S 



l,OGV\OOD, St. Domin- 

 go, tfHoli, 20,00 



Cnnipearhy, 27,00 



Ground, IC" hund 1,75 



MACKEREL, No. 1, (^ 



bid ia,.50 



No. 2 lO.I'iO 



No. 3 8,.'.0 



MOLASSES, Havana 30 



Surinam, 30 



Trinidad, 32 



Porto Rii'o, 34 



Siiyar House, 50 



.SAILS. Boston Iron Co's 



brand, ."i. 



Old Colony do 



Wevmouth Iron Co 5, 



Maiden 5 



PLASTEIl, V> ton 5,50 



Do. croiind, 10,00 



PROVISIONS. Pork Ex- 

 tra clear li> bbl, 16,00 



Conimon do 1 4 ,00 



Extra Mcs 12,00 



Common do 10,00 



Bufler,lf>- lb, 8®ia 



Cheese, new milch,. . .6 1® 7 



Four meal, 4^5 



Dried apple, best Qji® 3 



I^ard, northern, 8} 



Do. southern, 8 



Tu I key s& Chickens, best,? 



Gosliihs, best, A\ 



Round Hogs A\(a'b^ 



REDWOOD, ground, $»• 



hund 2,75 



Nicarasiia, ^ ton, 35,00 



RICE, l/^-hund. best, 3,50 



ROSLN, p- bbl 2,59 



SAL.'EKATI.TS,firslqualilv,44 

 SALT, St. Ubes, (?• hhd. 3,20 



Cadiz, 3,20 



Bonaires, 3,-2» 



Turks Island 3,00 



Liverpool, 3,20 



Do. line, Wofthingston 



brand, ([► bae, 2,00 



Do. other brands, 1,75 



SALTPEiRB, crude, 8 



Do. refined, 9 



SEED. Clover, northern, ..84 



Do. suufhein, 7 



Herds grass, p- bu 1,75 



SHEETINGS. prime tf>vd ..6i 

 SHINGLES, first qualify. 



No. 1, pine, 1^ M 2,75 



do, do. do. spruce, 1,75 



SHIRTINGS, i(>yard, 61 



SHOT, assorted Sj 



SHOVELS, cast steel, ^ 



do7. 10,00 



Steel [lointed do 9,00 



Iron do. best, 8,00 



Do. common 6,50 



SO AP, Castile, U 



White Soap, best, 8 



Brown, No. 1, 4 



Family, ^ 



Extra,' l> 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 32 



Do. ground, 93 



Cloves, 30 



Ginger, pure, 7^ 



.Mace, |> lb 1,00 



Nuln-egs, best, 1,25 



Pimento, whole, 12 



Do. ground, 14 



Pe[»per, uhole, 11 



Do. ground, ...13 



STEEL, Swedes, best .71 



Sandersorr, Brothers & 



Co. cast steel, IS 



.li'ssop Sc Son, do 17 



Gi-rman , best, 194 



Do. courmon 10 



Coach spring, best, .94 



SUGARS. Brown Hova- 



na, very best, 94 



Do. do. )irim«, 84 



Do. do. fair, 8 



Double refined East Bos- 



t.ui loaf, 124 



Do. do. crushed, I24 



Do. do. powdered, 13 



Common loaf, II 



Porto Rico, best, .8 



Purified .Muscovado do ...8 



TAR, li> bbl 3,00 



TE.\S. Gunpowder, best 



quality, (^ lb, 75 



Inifierial, do 80 



Hvson, do 60 



Hyson Skin, do 30 



Young Hvson, common, .3.^ 



Do. do. fiiir, 45 



Do. ito. good, 50 



Do. d.i. Ik'sI 60 



TOB.ACCO, eommon keg,..G 



(Jood do 10 



Common box, 8 



G,.odilo 12J 



Honey Dew, do. be«t,....18 

 Cavendish, 26 



