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FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 6. 



rent cause) has. advanced the price of wheat in 

 Richmond and Petersburg beyond that of any 

 other market in the United States. From $1.15 

 at the commencement of September, it has reach- 

 ed SI. 30 and even $1.35 for choice quality, whilst 

 in Philadelphia and New York $1.25 is the cur- 

 rent rate. The price of flour has not kept pace 

 with that of wheat. Other than City Mills is 

 quoted at $5 75 to $6. The impression that the 

 crop is greatly deficient gains strength as the sea- 

 son advances. 



A momentary pressure for money lately prevail- 

 ed in the northern cities, but it appears to be no 

 longer felt. The United States' Bank is gradual- 

 ly closing its various offices, and has in many in- 

 stances, made arrangements to transfer to State 

 Institutions, the debts due at its branches, which 

 course will tend to prevent any commotion in the 

 money market — a result which has been seriously 

 apprehended from the withdrawal of so large a 

 capital. 



Exchange on England 9 percent, premium. 



September 25. 



From the Globe. 



RAILWAY FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NASH- 

 VILLE. 



By our advertising columns it will be seen that 

 the magnificent undertaking,the New Orleans and 

 Nashville Rail Road, is to be commenced immedi- 

 ately, the first fifty miles being advertised for con- 

 tract. 



The length of the road is 565| miles, estima- 

 ted to cost $10,063,946, including the machinery, 

 depots, water stations, &c. 



This estimate is predicated upon a graduation 

 not exceeding ten feet rise per mile towards New 

 Orleans; or twenty feet from it. There will be no 

 curvature less than five thousand feet radius. 

 The rails will weigh not less than forty-five lbs. 

 per yard. 



We learn that its projectors have determined to 

 make it one of the most perfect works that the 

 present state of science and art will admit. When 

 completed, the time between Nashville and New 

 Orleans will not exceed thirty-six hours. 



This, by facilitating the mails and transit of 

 passengers, will render it, in a commercial point of 

 view, the most important improvement ever pro- 

 jected, and in case of invasion, the south may 

 have a more prompt resource in the western mili- 

 tia — as cantonments in the vicinity of Nashville, 

 where the abundance of provision and health of 

 the climate are equal to any in the world, can be 

 made for the rendezvous of the Western Army, 

 and when required, transferred to the coast at a 

 single day's notice. 



Mr. Ranney, the Chief Engineer, is now on his 

 way to Europe, with a view to make contracts 

 for the delivery of iron, and the examination of' 

 the machinery and roads now in use or progress 

 there. 



Should the Virginians determine to connect their 

 contemplated James River Improvement with this 

 work, we may expect to travel from Washington 

 to New Orleans in four days, with an ease and 

 comfort never before contemplated. 



EDITORIAL NOTICES. 



The first volume of the Farmers' Register is no lon- 

 ger for sale, the first edition (of 1500 copies) having 

 been exhausted. A second edition of the first volume 

 will be printed if there should be sufficient demand. 

 A subscription list is opened for this purpose, on 

 which has been placed the names of those persons 

 whose orders for the first volume have been received 

 since the last copies were sold. All persons who may 

 desire to obtain it, are requested to send in their names 

 to the editor. Subscriptions for 5 copies, entered at 

 once, and under a single name, will be discharged by 

 paying $-20. For single copies $5. 



Nos. 10, 11, 12 of Vol. I. may be obtained at the 

 subscription price, if desired, an increased impression 

 having been commenced with No. 10. A few other 

 and earlier odd Nos. of that volume may be had (by 

 ordering as many as may be on hand,) at 25 cents 

 each. 



Vol. II. including the Supplement containing the 

 Essay on Calcareous Manures, may be obtained from 

 the publisher, or at the bookstore of J. W. Campbell, 

 Petersburg, half bound for $5.50, and full bound in 

 calf for $6. Without the supplement the price will 

 be less by 50 cents, at which price the Supplement 

 will be sold singly. 



$2 a piece will be paid for a few conies of No. 8, 

 Vol. I. if delivered uninjured, and free of postage. 



For entire sets of the Nos. of Vol. I. uninjured, will 

 be given in exchange copies of Vol. II, in half bind- 



In reply to several good humored rebukes which we 

 have received on account of the Nos. of the Farmers' 

 Register not being trimmed at the tops, we have to say 

 that the omission has not been caused by the trouble or 

 expense of the operation — for neither is of much 

 amount — but because that its execution would often 

 so much retard the issue of many copies, as to make 

 them a mail later. To include the latest notices, the 

 closing sheet of each No. is put to press as late as the 

 time of publication will permit, and after the copies 

 are ready, every exertion is used to commit them to 

 the mails as soon as possible. We shall attend to the 

 wishes of our subscribers in this respect whenever it 

 can be done without delaying the delivery — but shall 

 still act on the supposition that each one will prefer to 

 cut open a few sheets with a knife, rather than wait 

 the time of another mail to receive the journal. 



ANOTHER MULE S COLT. 



From a letter from J. T. Kilby, Esq. of Nansemond, 

 received too late for insertion, we learn that his breed- 

 ing mule has had another colt. It is hoped that it may 

 live to decide whether this rare departure from the or- 

 dinary course of nature may he continued, or not, 

 through a future progeny. 



Printed by? Ilobcrt Mickeits, 



AT THE SIIELLBANKS PRESS, 



Prince George County, Va. 



