176 



iJI)e Jarmer's ilUnttljli) bisitor. 



inches lower llmii llie cardinal, and was within 

 six months ufteruards marshal of France. It is 

 wise alioai/s to jnmp low. 



"Poems BY Mrs. Eumce T. Daniels. — This 

 is ll]i' title ol" a beautiliil little voUime of 184 pp. 

 coiiLiininj; u memoir and the poems of this lady, 

 who, during her liCo time, was wont to furnish 

 her valiKihIc contributions for the colnmns of 

 the Visitor. It has been pnblished by her friends 

 more particidarly for their own gratification ; a 

 few copies have been left on sale at the book- 

 store of Mr. .Jolm F. IJrown in this place. It 

 will answer admirably for a cheap Christmas or 

 New Yegr's Gift, bein'j handsomely printed and 

 bomid, and sold at the extremely low price of 

 G2.i cents. 



A notice of the decease of Mrs. Daniels has 

 already been published. Her death, it will be 

 recollected by oiu- readers at the time, occurred 

 nt Plainfield, Juno, IG, 1841. We transfer from 

 the volume of poems, noticed above, the follow- 

 ing beautiful effusion composed on her death- 

 beil ;i short tim<' previous to her decease, and 

 committed to jiaper by the hand of n friend 

 when the author herself was too weak to hold 

 a pen. 



The Flower of the Alps. 



'i'!;e Alpine Flower, (Rosa \Ipina,) a species of the 

 Rhododendron, is n native of the Alps and some other high 

 mountains, and '^rows above all other ligneous vegetation. 

 It is found, on the Alps, at an elevation of over 7000 feet, 

 and near the rej^ion ot' perpetual snow, — a solitary flower, 

 to adorn the ice-bound courts of the palace of the king of 

 : terms. With its roots deep set in the fissures of the 

 rocks, it stands thereupon the very outpost of vegetation 

 — a lone sentinel — the boundary line of life — and throws 

 out Us bright, red flower, and sweet odors, upon the sur- 

 rounding desolation — a blusli on the cheek of death. 



On Alpine cliffs, forever white 



With ancient drift and snow-wreath old, 



The sun pnnrs out his floods of light, 

 Where .nil is drear, and stern, and cold. 



There, iieverdolh the violet blue. 



That vesnor flower, its azure show j 

 -Nor purple bell, nor wild-rose hue, 



WMth tinted siiadnws, flush the snow. 



But, far below, from beetling cliffs. 

 The vulture spreads his sail-like wings j 



And heedless, o'er uufatlioined drifts, 

 From crag to crag, the chamois springs. 



But. far above the vulture's nest, 



The dauntless mountaineer hath trod, 

 '.Vherelife seems locked in dreamless rest, 



.•\nd JVature dwells alone with God. 



There doth he find that wondrous flower, 

 Whose buds those chilling airs endure j 



Its only bed, some rocky tower. 

 Its only ftiod, ths sunshine pure. 



Tale as the lily cheek of death. 



It breathes a balmy fragrance there j 

 As if some viewless angel's breath 



Were floating on the still, cold air. 



'Tis ever thus ; could we but soai 



.\nd track t!ie mind's mysterious flight, 



Or tlie deep caverned heart e.splore. 

 Whore thought lies, curtained from the sight ; 



There, haply should some maze unfold 

 ISright tokens of its birlhri;;lit power, — 



iNo human heart, so stern, so cold. 

 But bear-i some pure, rcdcei^ing flower. 



THE MARKETS. 



Coiicoril, Prices Current, jVoveraber 23, 1843. 



[Corrected weekly for Hill's .\. H. Patriot by Gilmorc Sc 

 I'ratt, at the Depot Store.] 



.\SHES.— Pearls per ton ,§5,37 



Pots ■' " '«t37 



ALUM, per lb '...'.j 



COFFEE, — St, Domingo per lb 6 a GA 



Porto Rico •■ 3ay 



Porto (.'abello '■ 8A a 9 



Old.Iaia '■ - 10 



DYF. STUFFS.— Copper.as, ■• '.'.'.'.2\ 



Indigo Bengal. (!,est) •• gl 75 aVso 



M.milla ]icr ib glCOa 1 25 



Logwood 1st qnil per ton .'SSOOO 



Redwood, per ton gSOOO 



'■■"^tio •' ,ij(3000 



Cimwood ." ,^S0 00 



Jirinietonc roll, per hiiu ,^?3t'0 



Camphor per lb jjl 00 



Madder " IG 



iisu Ml p.. t:aslor Oil per g:,l gl m 



I- ISH.— Old dun per quintal Ja 00 



Coniinnn cod '■ 'ii^> iij 



Mackerel No 1 ptrb'b'l".'!!.".".'..'!!.'.'!'.!".51100 

 " - " gooo 



Herring per box 50 a 75 



FLO UK. — Genesee common brand, bbl .?5 50 



" fancy " " $515 



FRUIT. — Cask raisins blue mark per cask JjiBfiO 



" black mark ■■ ^C 25 



Box " bunch per box ^2 25 



Figs Turkey per lb 12 



" Kleme " 14 



GLUE.— Best Russia •' 25 



Best American *' lb 



GR.'VI N. — Corn Jvorthem, per bush 65 



Rye, bushel 53 



Oats, '■ 30 



Beans, " gl 00 a 1 25 



GRASS SEF.D.— Herds seed per bush gi 76 a 2 00 



Clover Northern per Ib 10 



" Southern " 7 



GRINDSTONES.— Rough per ton S25 00 



Finished •' " g3750 



IRON, — English Hat and square per ton ^60 00 



Banks refined ■• " <jt8000 



Swedes assorted JjfSOOO 



Square extra Swedes per tou 5^0 *W 



LEATHER.— Sole New York extra per lb 17 



LIME, — Thomaston per cask S' 25 



iM OL ASSES.— Havanna per gal 26 



Surinam " '* 28 



Trinidad " " 30 



Porto Rico " •• 32 



East Boston sugar-house per gal 42 



MUSTARD,— English per lb 15 



American " *' 10 



N.MLS, — Boston Iron assorted per lb 5A 



Other brands '* '* 5^ 



NAIL RODS.— Old Sable per hun §5 75 



OIL. — Spring Sperm per gal 75 



Winter bleached per gal 90 



" unbleached " 85 



" Whale refined per gal 50 



Linseed per gal 80 



FAINTS. — Lead Bo?tc:i and Salem extra dry lb 6 



" " " ground in oil 7 



" " " dry No 1. hun...5a50 



" '* " ground in oil No I **. .§6 50 



Red Lead per hun ,5'' 50 



Whiting (pure) per hun gl 00 



" common 75 



(.'balk per ton 6 50 



\'enetian Red II 4 



Chrome Yellow 3^ 



FLASTER.— First qual. I ump per ton ,?5 00 



" Ground ■• 5850 



PRO VISION S.— Pork extra clear per bbl g] ■\ 30 



" Common clear per bbl S\35() 



" Mess " ,?1250 



Butter store [ler lb G a o 



•*' Family Prime 10 a 1 1 



Cheese 4 meal per lb a 3 



New milk 4a 5 



Hogs, round per liun ^oOO a 5 50 



Rice per I b 3 



Salaeratus perib 5 



Turkeys iSi. Cliickeus per Ib 6 a G^ 



Geese per Ib 3 a An 



SALT,— Turks Island per hhd of 8 bu 54 50 



Boiiaires • " .S-1 00 



■St, Ubes ' '• ,^375 



Liverpool '■ " '• '• ,^350 



Liverpool per bag 5--^ 



.Salt Fetrcpcr hun S750 



SHOT, assorted sizes " '• ^550 



SI'iCES. — (;assia per Ib ...20 



Cloves •' 30 



Pepper '■ ; 10 



Mace •• 5100 



Ginger ■• 6.J 



Pimento " 12 



Nutmegs best •• £1 00 



SO A P.— Brown per lb i 4 a 7 



White ■' 8aI0 



.\ssirted " K,\ 



SPIRI'rS TURPENTINE per g,al 50 



SUGARS, — Brown Havanna per Ib ''3 a 8.{ 



Porto Rico " 7,ia8 



LnafA " 12,4al3 



Crashed " 12| a 13 



Powdered " 13 a 13,'. 



Lump •■ 10 a 10^ 



TAR per bbl g3 30 



TE.\S, — Y'oung Hyson good •' 40 



Young HvKon extra '' 45 



Old ■"• • " G5 



Souchong, best •' 32 



Ning Y'onj:t ^t^^t *' 55 



TOB.\CCO.— According to quality per lb 5 a 30 



VARNISH.— First quality Furniture per gal g200 



'• " Coach " " g2,W 



BRIGHTON iHAKKET—.Mo.sp;v, Nov. 20. 1843. 

 [Reported for the Boston Daily .\dvertiscr,] 



At Market 3000 Cattle, (about IMO of which wore Beef,) 

 and 1100 Stores, 5200 Sheep. and 1420 Swine. 



PlllcKS — tier/' C'aUte — We tjuote a very small numl»er 

 extra 4 25 a 4.50 ; first quality §4 a 4 25; sec and nnaliiy 

 3 50 a 3 75 ; Ihiril qualitv, 2 50 a 3 23. 



Burrehn:; Catlte—Mha 3 12.^ ; No. 1 , 2 62^ ; No. 2 gi. 



Stores — Two year old go a 12; three year old gll a 

 17. 



W/ocp- Dull, Small lots at 60c, 75c, y2c, SI 33, and 

 1 50. Wethers from 1 25 to g2. 



tiioinc — (jood Lots to peddle, 4c for Sows, and 5c for 

 Barrows. Ohio .Shoats, 3,\ a 3Ac for Sows, ij a 4.\c for 

 Barrow^■, (:ild Hogs from 3 i'o Jc, .Vt retail from U 

 to Gc. 



NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Nov. 20, At 

 market 1000 Beef Cattle, (225 from the South) 31 Cowa 

 and Calves, and 2000 Sheep and Lambs, 



Prices — Beef Cattle — The market rather dull, and the 

 range of prices for good retailing qualities from gi a 4 73 

 to go, with a very few extra at g5 25—200 unsold. 



Cows and Calves— All taken at gl8 to g25. 



Sheep and Lambs— Sales of 1850 at gl 12J a 3 25, g4 

 for Sheep, and ,§1 a 1 87i for Lambs, 



H.ay— Supply equal to "the demand. Price from 56c to 

 75c per cwt. for loose by the load. 



NEW Y'ORK, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 3 P. M, There has 

 been very little done in Cotton, and what effect the news 

 shall have is not ascertained, 



FLOUR is still rather cheaper. Common Michigan 

 and Ohio, and f ienesee wet, have been sold at gl 50, yet 

 good fair brands of Ohio and Michigan have brought g4 

 33 a 65, and of Genesee gi GO a 62, '' 



ALBANY, Nov. 21. The flour market is very inactive 

 to-day. There is scarcely any demand, and our quota- * 

 tions are almost nominal. For Genesee, ,si4 36:J a 62,V, 

 Michiaan, ,^4 50 a 5G:J. A lot of 1000 bush, Ohio wheat 

 sold afgl ; 2000 bushels oats at 28^c ; 1800 bushels four 

 rowed barley at 54n, and 1000 do, two rowed at 50c, not a 

 bright article. The receipts of flour continue heavy; 

 yesterday, 14,013 bbls. ; to-day, at 5, P. M,, 11,841, The 

 receipts for the week at tide water will be about 102,(XX) 

 bbls., making the aggregate for the season, 1,932,916 bbls; • 

 only 17,o0t bbls. short of our estimate 2,000,000 bbls, for 

 the season. It will exceed that estimate. 



NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10. Cotton— Arrived since 

 the 7th inst. of Louisiana and Alississippi, 8856 bales ; 

 Tennessee, 2214; Arkansas, 108; Mobile, 38; Florida, 

 16; together, 11,227 bales; making the total receipts 

 since the 1st of September, 131,570 bales, against 160,312 

 at the same period last year. Cleared in the same time, 

 3328 bales; making an" addition to stock of 5,899 bales, 

 and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on shipboard not ■ 

 cleared this day, a stock of I'O, ill bales. 



PROSPECTUS OF THE 



FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



VOL. 0, CO.MMENCING J.UN. 1844. 



WHILC other periodical publications, political, liter- 

 ary and scientific, have made much greater noise in^ 

 the world, and uiany of them have gone the way of alf 

 things perishable — our quiet, little monthly Journal has 

 kept on its way, and done a little more than support itself. » 

 The Editor lias written more on the subject of A^'ricul- 

 ture within the last five years than he has upon politics, 

 although a part of tlic time lie has been connected in a 

 political newspiiper; and he has derived more subsiantiat 

 satislaction in intercourse and conversation with l.irmers" 

 ot long experience than he ever derived from all political 

 associations — even from intimacy with the leading states- 

 men and politicians of the day. This intercourse hap ini- 

 pLirled to the X'isitor that spirit wliich hap made it most 

 acceptable to its numerous readers — it has, as he has ^ood 

 reason lo believe, gathering as in a focus the better and' 

 more useful part of the furiners' know ledge and experience, 

 given our Visitor the character more acceptable than that 

 of being a herald for the mere book farmer. It has en- 

 couraged no new experiments where the Kdilor did not 

 believe Ibeir practical utility had not been established. — 

 Most delightful to him have been the results which have 

 followed the recommendations of uur \'isitor in bringing 

 hundreds and thousands of acres of useless swamp lands 

 into profitable grounds of high fertility, m reclaiming many 

 fields that hud been treated as waste because they were 

 considered worn out. in tlio light which it has thrown upon 

 the nature and compof^ition of the various manures, in the 

 examples it has presented of successful farming: — in fine, 

 in that good spirit it has infused in those neighborhoods 

 where il has been read. 



The f dlowing voluntary compliment paid us by a vete- 

 ran observer and favorite ul the Fanners of jNcw Hamp- 

 shire who has calculated and cumpiled one of the most 

 popular Almanacks of the country for forty-eight tucccs- 

 sive years, will show any man wlio subscribes and pays 

 for our \'i3itnr that he cannot be in danger of losing an. 

 tiling by subscribing for the Vis^itor. VViiere can be select- 

 ed a belter judge of the merits ol a Farmer's newspaper,, 

 than DuiJi.MY I.k.witt of Meredith ? ' 



" 7'/ie rarmcr's Month!;/ Visilor. — This is the title of 

 a valuable work published at Concord, W. H.. edited by 

 ex-governor Mill. Tliis useful and welcome ' Visitor' is 

 surpassed by no work of the kind now before the .-Xmeri- ;| 

 can public. It is aflbrded for about one half of what it is ' 

 really worth, and should be in the hands of every farmer." 



Hitherto, our subscription list has varied f^om four lo six 

 thousand. That our next year's subscri[)tion may be made 

 at least ten thousand copies, we offer the following induce- 

 ments to agents : 



l^ize of the Visitor sixteen large pages upon the largest 

 size dcuble rojal paper, giving more reading matter in one 

 number lli:in h:is been usual in four comiiion weekly 

 newspanerii. Price to subscriljcrs, 



FIFTY CENTS A YEAR. 

 lltirly r.opivH will be se;it to one address for 'VV.1\ DOL- 

 LARS, and at the satne rate (or anv additional number. 

 Tioenlu cofdis forSEVK.N DOLLA'RS,or Ttn copies for 

 FOURDOLL,\RS. 



Persons wi^tiing to take advantage of these terms must 

 in all cases forv.ird the cash in advance. 



{j^A^ents in the several toicns will in all cases notify 

 us.previoui, to Jun. 1, IS44, ot those jJi-c^cnl siibscribirx 

 vjho intend to (liycontinuc. It is hoped that our Agcnt'i will 

 send in their subscripiicns bc/bre the commencement q/ the 

 year IS'W. ■* 



AddieSF. ISAAC HILL, h SOiSS, Concord, W. H. 



i\ov. ir>, WAo. 



