190 



2;[)c Jgr mcr^g iilontl)lij fatgitor. 



GoK Cqtton.— We were present on Moiultiy 

 afieinooM nt llie trial of f=oine of" llie fliiii eolton 

 prepaiecl in l|iis ciiy l).v IMr. Charles lluliiiii, in 

 the einpliiy of Dr. Di;.Mio\crs, iis a (lrMf.';;isl. 

 Ten ijr.Mns of the coliun, fnreeil from a (InulNnf.' 

 pistol at the dislance of 30 feet, passed ihroii;;!] 

 an nnseasoiied pine planU one and a hall inKlies 

 thirk, ami h>df;iil in ihn cenire of the second 

 plank, an inch in thickness. Experinicnls were 

 also made l.y fnini; 10 and 20 firanis ; hut in' 

 Hddilional qnanli:y did not seem lo propel the 

 liall uiih any greater force than the hrst nanied 

 quantily, ten grains heing ahont the qnanlity that 

 the pistol Nvonid consmne. The cotton used was 

 amongst the lir.-i prepared in this city, and with 

 experience n,i:;ht he improved. In appearance, 

 itdopsnotdilfer, except ill color, being slightly 

 shaded v^illl \cllow, from the common raw cot- 

 ton. The ex'pcriments were highly successhil.— 

 Dl. Free Pnas. 



Improved Pri^sses.— A London correspon- 

 dent of the National Intelligencer, says— that 

 anions other novelties of the day, may lie men- 

 tionerl an improved priming press, which was 

 recently tested in London, and threw oft' the as- 

 tonishing nnmhcr of \7,'MQ impressions in an 

 hour. The inventor is Mr. Little, a gentleman 

 connected "itii the office of the Illustrated News. 

 He is said to have refused the sum of iglO.OOO 

 for his inVHiilion. There is also an improved 

 jiress erecting by the celebrated engineers 

 Messrs. Drydeii, in the Times office, which is 

 warranted to execute 12,000 im|Messioiis in the 

 hour, or three in every second. 



The Horse Disease.— A singular and fittal 

 disiemiier prevails among the horses on Lony Is- 

 land, Staten Island, and some parts of New Eng- 

 land. Within ten miles of the Union Course, 

 Long Island, not less than 300 horses died in 

 three weeks! The disease adi'Cts parliciilarly 

 the brain, the horse becomes stupid, rests his 

 head against something, or leans lo the si<le of 

 the stable, or against a fence or tree for support ; 

 in a few hours he falls, and dies after a day or 

 two, ajiparently e.xhansted. A similar epidemic 

 prevailed upon the same ground in the liill ol 

 1828, which was equally final. 



Punishing IJorsf, Thieves.- Horse stealing 

 is so common in some counties of Illinois, that 

 it has been recommended by a wi iter in that 

 state, to pass H Ian making it punishable with 

 death. The American Quarterly Journal, with 

 better judgment, advises impriscumient at hard 

 labor, the wages of the convict to be first devot- 

 ed to making up to the owner of the stolen prop- 

 erty his loss, ami afterwards tin; punishnnni lo 

 he "continued as Uaig as the ends of justice may 

 be Ihouglit to require. 



To preserve Koos.— The fiillowing is the sim- 

 plest mode we have mc;l with. First a layer ol 

 pla^ter, then a layer of eggs— not allouinsr one 

 jjujr to touch another; with ihe small end down- 

 vi^ard. OvcM- thi! laycn- of eg;;s put about three 

 inches of plaster; then e(iver the vessel closely. 

 Eg''s thus put up have remainecl sweel and pme 



fi)r"eleve onlhs. They must he put down 



within three or four days of being laid. 



What the karheR ca.nnot afford to do 

 WITHOUT.— It is an afjricultural journal. The 

 nionient he drops iliat, he may expect lo fall he- 

 hiiidhaml, at least in thi^ knowledge of the age 

 and all good improvements in iigi ienltnre. Can 

 the farmer afTiu'd to do this ? No, he cannot. 



When a pra('k is iliscovered in a stove, through 

 whicdi the lire and smoke pi'iu'lrate, the apeitnre 

 niav be readily elose'd in a moment, with a com- 

 posiiion con.--isting of wood ashes and conmion 

 sail, made into a paste with a little water, plas- 

 tered over the crack. T'he effect is equally cer- 

 tain whether the stove he cold or liol.— jl/ui/ie 

 Farmtr. 



To RESTORF, tainted MEAT. — Wlieii a ham 

 of pork is tainted, lake il out of the brine, rinse 

 it well, si-alil the brine ihorimghly, skiuimin;; olT 

 ihe impurities, and then adding giounil black 

 • pepper, at the rale of a pound to the barrel. I'm 

 liack the pork, S|iiiukrmir on s.ilt hi-tvveeii the 

 layers, then pour on the brine boiling liot. Un- 



less very far gone, the pork will have no iin(.leas- 

 ant taste. But if it has, boil it with several pie- 

 ces of fresh charcoal. The charcoal may be us- 

 ed a second or third time, if necessary, by taking 

 it out, and |ailling it into the fire, where it musl 

 remain until heated to redness. 



Force of Prejudice.— An English paper rath- 

 er singularly explains she prejudice winch the 

 people of that country entertain against the use 

 of Indian corn :—" An En};lishman cannot recon- 

 cile himself so the idea of eating the boasted In- 

 dian corn, though cooked in all the inultilorm 

 modes of a Yankee cuisinler. He feels in him- 

 self the dignity of civilization, and when eating 

 his dish of maize he assimilates to himself the 

 idea of the back-woods of America, the desolate 

 chaos snrrouniling him, and the monotony of life 

 of the back setiler.s." 



Cough in Horses.— The boughs of the com- 

 mon cedar, cut fine and mixed with the food of 

 horses, are said to be an efjectnal remedy for the 

 troublesome and very prevalent disease called 

 " cough." 



In London there are markets tor the exclusive 

 sale of poultry and game; in Dublin, there is one 

 wholly (leveled to that of eggs. 



A JtjLOGT. — We very much regret that the pub- 

 lication of the present number of the Visitor 

 should be delayed several days, in consequence 

 of our being unable to oblain in season the paper 

 upon which it is printed, although the hitter was 

 promptly ordered and should Imve reached us so 

 that our subscribers shotihl have received their 

 papers on the day of publication. In order to 

 avoid such provoking itiishaps in future, we in- 

 tend to print the next volume of the Visitor sev- 

 eral days previous to the close of each month. 



SiorM— Yearling.-' $7 a 9-t»-o year otd $12 a 10. 



Ifurl-in* 0/cii— N"enli-8. 



Cuius and Ca/rM— Sal.fs were noticed at $23 a SJJ. 



SAfpp— Sal.!, at 75i:, SI, I i!S. 1 "5, and 4 80. 



Sicint^Sales at wholcsalt.- from 4 and oc. At retail from i\ 

 a fit". 



4l' extra Slieip, fed by G. Clark, of Otsego Co., N. Y., sold 

 :it .510. The martlet generally, except Swine, was lower than 

 last report. 



From the Boston Daily Advertiser. 

 STATEMENT OF BRIGIITO.N MAHKET FOR 1640. 



3S,i;70 Betf Cattle, sales estimated at *'''^'II2 



15,lf^ Stores, " " 3UJ,--«U 



105,350 Siieep, " " 



44,940 Swine, " 



48,010 Beef Cattle, 

 13,275 Plorca, 

 107,9(!0 Slieep, 

 56,580 Swine, 



37,310 Beef Caltle, 

 4, I3li Stores, , 

 70,274 Shirp, 

 52,740 Swine, 



1845. 

 estimated eales, 



1814. 

 estimated sales, 



102,239 



200,824 



41,871,113 

 81,893,048 



$1,689,374 



COIVCORD WIIOI.ESAI.E 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For West India Goods &. Gbocebies, Flour, Grain, Pbo" 

 DCCE, Iro.i & Steel, Plaster, Salt, Lime, itt. tc. 



Corrected weekly for Ililfs"N7H. Patriot by GILMORE &; 

 CLAPP, at the Depot Store, Concord, N. H. 



Jan. 2. 1817. 



ASHES, Pols, ■'4 



Pearls 1'. 



4 



3 



4 



.. 50 

 ....10 

 . . . .32 

 6 



.. 10 



CiVST STEEL SHOVEL.S. 50 ilnz. O. Ames' Cast 

 i-leel SHOVELS. 50 iloz. do. Stei-l Pointed do., for sale 

 at Ihe New I), pot Su.re, by OIL.MOKL & CLAPP. 



Comoril, Oct. 1, 1840. 3in 



Coiiiitiiig-House Almanac, for 1847. 



y'g; 



4 J Hi 



BRIGHTON MARKET— MoKDAT, Dec. 28, 1646. 



[lU-porled for Ihe Boston .lonrnul.l 

 At Market 805 Ueef Callte, 200 Stores, 13 pairs Worlun! 

 0\.n, '.15 Cows anil Calves, 3J.'.U ShiH:|i, and 2011 swine. 



Pui.i •..-/).(/ CilKe— A d.ellne In prii-ea Iroin llie last re^ 

 pori. IMra ui So 20 aSSO; first quality §5 a S 28 ; secoud 

 (juality, $4 50 a 83. 



ALUM, 

 BRIMSTO.NE, Roll,.. 



Snlptiur, 



CA.MPllOR. Rutined, 

 CAN0L13S, Mould,.. 



SpiTIll, 



COFFEE, St. Uoniingo,. 



Porto Rico, 



Porto Catikllo 



Old Government Java, 



COPPERAS, ••;? 



FISH, Bank, )f>iiniillal,..2,7j 



Pollock, -^.a^ 



Bav 3,0 



Old »nn, -i.-'^ 



No. 1 Salmon, Jf^ bid, 14,00 

 No. ISlKol, V* I'l'h l-.O" 



Ton's & Sounds, ri)'''. ''>"" 

 H.».Fins,8*l''''. **>"" 



FLOUR, Genesee 6,12* 



Fancy brand, 7,00 



Ohio, Akron, Iff 



Spanliiini!, extra, 7,60 



1. H Beach, 7,50 



FRUIT. Fl!!s, ••10 



Raisins, blue mark, (',-^0 



Black mark 0,00 



Box,bnnrli, '-7o 



FUSTICK, Cuba, e> ton, 30,(10 



Tampico ■.■■"'^, 



Ground, K> bund I,'0 



GLUE, Russian best 17 



American, •■I' 



GR.MN. Oats, 42 cents V bn 



Coin, S7'>dodolm 



Rve 75 do do lui 



Beans, 75ru'l,<o 



p,.j,^ 50 'tt' 7o 



GRlNl'lSTON ES, 1st qual- 

 ity, liiii=liod,|t» bund. 2,2o 



Do. do. uirlniislied, li-w 



HERRING, t> box. No. 1,..51) 



Scaled, :-.' 



NDIGO, Bein;lil,.l,10ft<l,<.T 

 Spaiiisll tloal,.. .1,00 Cn) 1,50 



Manilla, 75&1,25 



IRO.N, Old Satde 5 



En^lish,....... \ 



Bank:, r.hned, Ji 



English, sheet, j.o 



Russia, do i:rn)13 



Old Sable nail rods, 



Norwegian dt 



(Simmon do 



Eniilisli hoop, 



.American do 



Stioe Shapes, .\m 



Swedi's, sime shapes,... 

 LE.VTIIER. New York 

 Sole Leatlicr, Light, 14 TO 



Do. Heavy, 12i <Il 



LIME, Tbomaston, tiist 



■pialiiy,... 1.5f; 



Canidcu, do '."O 



LOGWOOD, St. Domili- 



eo, V>ton, --.'''' 



Campeachv 27,00 



Ground, \t bund 1.75 



MACKEREL, No 



bid 



No. 2, 



No. 3, 



MOLASSES, Havana, 



Suriunni, 



Trinidad 



Porto Rico 



Siltiar Ibuise, 



N.MLS. Boston Iron Co's ^ 



lirand, J( 



Old Colony do ji 



Wevinoulh Iron Co 'H 



Maiden •,•••'1 



PI,\SfElt, «► ton, .'',50 



t.o. cToun.l, 10.00 



PROVISIU.N'S. I'.irk E.x- 



trn clear I? bbl Jt',00 



Common do 14,00 



E.xira Mess 12/10 



Common d. 10,00 



Butter,r lb loe 15 



Clieese,new niilch,...7 ?S 8 



Four meal, SiffG 



Dried apple, best, 4 



Lard, northern, 9 



Do. southern 8 



Turkeys & Chickens, best ,8 



Coslins, best, 4 



Round Hogs 4!'65i 



REDWOOD, ground, ^ 



hund i.^S 



Nicaragua, f» Uin 35,00 



RICE, ^ bund, best 5,00 



ROSIN, ^bld 2,.t0 



SAL-CBATCS, first <iuulit),j 

 SALT, St. Ubes, <? hhd. 3,50 



Cadi?., 3,aS 



Bonaires, 4,00 



Turks Island, 4,00 



Liverpool, 3,-o 



Do. fine, Worlhingslon 



brand, li* liag, 2,00 



Do. olllt-r brands, I,7o 



SALTPETRE, crude, » 



Do. refined, 9 



SEED. Clover, northern, .12i 



Do. southcin, 10 



Herds srass, «> liu 5,25 



SHEETINGS, prime V^yd ..Si 

 SHINGLES, first qnalllv. 



No. I, pine, V M ^-^O 



do. do. do. spruce, 2,23 



ISIIIRTIXGS, V^yard, 6* 



SHOT, assorted, SJ 



SHOVELS, cast steel, ^ 



do/. 10,00 



Steel pointed do 9,00 



Iron do. best, 8,00 



Do.coiuNlon 0,50 



SO.\P, Castile, 



Whitf Soap, best,.. 



Brown, No. 1, 



Family, 



Extra, 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 20 



Do. ground, 



Cloves, 



Ginger, pure, . . . 



JIacc, ^Ib 



Nutii'ews, besi,. . 

 Pimento, whole, 

 Do. iiround 



..A\ 



'. '. .4 

 ...4i 

 .4i 



.10 

 ..8 

 ..4 

 ..5 

 .6 



...30 

 ....9 

 ,.1,00 

 . . 1 ,50 

 ... 12 

 I'J 



1. I' 

 .....10,00 



7,00 



.5,00 

 ...20 

 ...92 

 '. '. !25 

 ...30 

 .IJ 



Pepper, whide, 1 1 



Do. cround, t3 



STEEL, Swedes, best "J 



Sanderson, Brothers & 



Co. cast steel '8 



Jessop& Son, do '7 



German, oest, i-i 



Do. common, 10^ 



Coach spring, best, lij 



SUGARS. Brown Hava- 

 na, very best, 8J 



Do. do. prime, 8 



Do. do. fair, i 



Double refin. East B. loaf.l 1,1 



Do. do. crushed, 114 



Do. do. powdered 12 



Ciuninon loaf, 10 



Porto Rico, liesi, SI 



Purified .Muscovado do . . .Bi 



TAR, ||>.bld 3,00 



TE.\S. Gunpowder, best 



iliiality, rib, 3n 



Imperial, do so 



Hvson,do ;;0 



irysonSkin,do -'0 



Vonng Hyson, common,. .is 



I Do. do. fair ■»'' 



I Do. do. pood, 4.;; 



r>o. do. iM'Sl '*^ 



TUB ACCO, common keg,..c 



Good do ''! 



Common box, .J; 



Goodd ■\\ 



Honey Dew, do. >»«ii;- ■'=, 

 Cavendisli, 26 iS 371 



