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THE FARMEnS CABIKET. 



VOL. I. 



HEMP — America, dew rot, $175 per ton; 

 Italian $200 a $225; Russia, clean $190 a 

 200. 



PLASTER— $3,12 1-2 a $3,25 per ton. 



PROVISIONS— Sales of Mess Purk, at 

 $21,50 a $22; Pn'we, considerable sales at 

 $17,50 to $17; and $IG,50 cash. Wesiern 

 Bacon moves off freely at 8 a 11 1-2 per lb. ; 

 Jersey Hams, 15 a U). IVcstern Hams, 10 a 

 12. Lard, IVestem, 13 a 14; Philadelphia 

 Lard, 14 ; Jersey Lard, 15 a 16, and scarce. 



SEEDS— C/ot-mm/, $4 a $4,87 1-2 per 

 bushel; Flaxseed, considerable sales at $1,- 

 62 1-2, 165 a $1,70. Timothy, $2 a $2,50. 



TALLOW— America, 8 3-4 a 9; Foreio-n, 

 8 1-4. 



WOOL — Domestic wool is scarce and in 

 good request, sales amount to 40,000 lbs. 

 Prime Saxony, 77 1-2 cts. per lb. ; American 

 full blooded 60 a 65 ; three quarters ditto 

 53 a 59; half ditto, 45 a 50 ; quarter ditto, 

 and common, 40 a 44 ; unwashed, common, 

 20 a 30; lambs superfine pulled, 55 a 60 ; 

 No's. 1, 2, and 3, $52 a 55. Spanish sheep 

 R. F. and S,60a$l. 



Pliilada. Cattle Market, Awg. 29 



The supplies amounted to 520 head of 

 Beef Cattle; 150 cows and calves, 364 hogs 

 and 1300 sheep. 



The sales for Beef Cattle were rather dull, 

 at from $7 to $8 per hundred, according to 

 quality, being a decline on previous rales, 

 about 75 or 80 remained unsold. 



Cows and Calves were in good demand 

 and brought from $19 to $30; Fallow cows 

 sold at $12 a $18. 



Hogs were taken at $8 a $8,25 per hun- 

 dred, part of the supply remains on hand. 



Sheep sold readily at $2,75 a $4,50 each. 



New^ l^ork Cattle Market, 



Monday, August 29. — At market, 1400 

 head of beef cattle, 6000 sheep and lambs, 

 and 20 cows and calves. 



Beeves continue very abundant, and prices 

 in consequence continue to decline. The 

 sales reached about 1100 head at from $5,50 

 to $9, averaging $7,25 per cwt. being 50 

 cents below last week's rates. 



Cows and calves continue without change; 

 selling slowly at $18 a $35 each. 



Sheep and lambs are still arriving in great 

 numbers, and met by a very fair demand. 



The large stock at market, however, caused 

 a further decline of 6 a 12 1-2 cts. each, in 

 prices. Sales about 5500 head. Sheep at 

 $2 a $5, the latter rate for superior quality, 

 and lambs at $1,50 a $3 each. 



Hay and straw have both arrived more 

 freely, but are sustained in price. Old hay 

 at $1,50; new 87 1-2 cts. a $1,18 3-4. Straw 

 $4 a $4,50 per 100 bundles. 



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