THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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Literary Notices. 



ILLUSTRATED HORSE DOCTOR. By Edward Mat- 

 IP, M. R. C. V. S. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippbncott &, Co. 

 2. 



8 is a reprint of an English work, admirably got "P and 

 lely illustrated with engravings, showing the horse in all 

 of comical attitudes. There is scarcely one of the four 

 •ed pictures that will not cause a smile. Before we saw 

 ook we had no idea that the horse was liable to so many 

 les, or that the subject afforded such a fine Held for the 

 s pencil. These pictures lead one to suppose that the work 

 of a high scientific and practical character. If a work on 

 :ine was illustrated with comic drawings, showing a man 

 ing under the agonies of the gout, or the tortures of the 

 ache, or shaking with the ague, wo should be apt to con- 

 that the author was a quack. 



30N BROWNLOW'S BOOK. Philadelphia: George W- 



lds. 1862. 



h is the interest felt in the redoubtable " Parson," that 



ty thousand copies of his Book have been already sold. 



rbody desired to hear his account of the doings ol the 



i and his own experience in the Knoxville jail, and his final 



e from Secessia. Some parts of the Book are of thrilling 



ist. and make one's blood boil by the recital of tbe suffer- 



>f the Unionists of East Tennessee. Other portions are oc- 



d with extracts from his old paper — the Knoxrille Whig— 



with speeches made on different occasions — all readable 



;h but not particularly interesting. The Book was evidently 



p in a hurry, and was made to sell. The " Parson" never 



•emarkable for mildness of expression, and whatever else 



jesaid of his Book it certainly shows his consistency in this 



ct. 



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The Markets. 



OFFICE OF THE GENESEE FARMER. ) 

 Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1862. j" 

 ce our last report there have been few changes in the price 

 heat and Corn. The tendency of the market has been 

 sing, owing to the increase of ocean freights, but prices are 

 f well maintained. About the last of August, Oais advanced 

 jw Y >rk nearly 6c. per bush., but they hare again receded 

 ;vious rates. Rye has advanced from le. to 2c. per bush, 

 e Wool market has been excited, and prices have advanced 

 5c. to 7c. per lb. Common "Wool is now worth 5c. per lb. 

 i than fine. Tbe price ranges here from 58@5Sc. Some 

 clean tub-washed course Wool sold in New York a few 

 since for 70c. p^r lb. ! Of course, this was an unusually 

 i and fine sample. 



ts are scarce and in demand. There is as yet very little 

 y in Barley. 



e recent accounts from England prove conclusively that the 

 est has not been by any means to abundant as was anlicipa- 

 ind it is certain that a large amount of Breadstuffs will be 

 ired from this country. The crops in Portugal, also, are so 

 ient that official notice has been given that the duty on 

 n has been removed until April next. That Europe will re- 

 5 all the Grain we can spare is now no longer a matter of 

 )t. The last London Mark Lane Ex-press says : "The better 

 ecome acquainted with the Wheat crop, the l-ess satisfactory 

 it appear." It also says there is little old Grain on hand, 

 that they il must again be in the condition of large importers 

 lie year through." 



[change on England has again advanced. It is now quoted 

 W to 181 — that is to say, from 20 to 21 per cent, above its real 

 e. In other words, the high premium on Exchange in- 

 ses the value of American Produce full 20 per cent. Every 

 g favors an increase of prices, except the high rate of rail- 

 I, canal, lake and ocean freights. A great Union victory 

 bt reduce the rate of Exchange, and this, of course, would 



be followed by a reduction of prices in all articles exported ; bnt 

 on the other hand, it might increase our importation of Foreign 

 Merchandise, and this would tend to keep up the rates of Ex- 

 change. 



It is a remarkable fact that notwithstanding the high tariff and 

 the high rate of Exchange, our importations of Foreign Good* 

 are much larger than they were last year. These goods cost 

 us from 50 to 70 per cent, more thin formerly, and yet the de- 

 mand, contrary to expectation, i» increasing rather than dimin- 

 ishing. This extravagance in dress is greatly to be deplored, but 

 it has the effect of keeping up the rate of Exchange, and that 

 keeps up the price of our agricultural products. 



Butter and Cheese have advanced. The exportation of these 

 articles to Europe never was so great as at this time. The pre- 

 mium on Exchange is more than sufficient to pay Vie freight, 

 commission and icliole co.it or exportation , so that Butter and 

 Cheese ought to be as high in New York as in London. 



Rochester, September 18.— While Wheat, $1 2S@1.80 ; Red, 



$1.0.s@.1.10. Corn, 5t;@6nc. Oats, 42@-!6e. Barley, 60@,65c, 

 Beans, $1 50@$2.00. Butter, 12@18c. Eggs, 10@ V.'c. per doz. 

 Wool, 53@58c, the latter lor course. Mill feed— Shorts. 7c. per 

 bush, of 12@15 lbs., or by the quantity at $7.00@.8.00 per ton, 

 Shipstuffs, $12@.13 per ton; Fine Middlings, $1S@,23 per ton. 



New York Cattle Market — September 16. — Last month we 

 noted an advance of X c . P** r lb. on Beef Cattle. This advance 

 has been fully sustained. The average of all the sales last week 

 was 7?i(g>Sc. per U> The greater proportion of the Cattle still 

 come from Illinois, and :ire more tban an average quality. S.me 

 of the scrubs which have been picked np at low prices and kept 

 in this Stale during tin' summer, are now brought into market. 

 They are in poor condition still — it being next to impossible to 

 fatten ihetn. It is well to remark that for fattening purposes a 

 poor, ill-bred animal is dear at any price. [We Tesrn by tele- 

 graph that the number of Cuttle in market this week is very 

 large, and it is probable prices will decline somewhat.] 



Milch Cows continue low, and those offered foi sale are gene- 

 rally old ones which haveseen their besl days. They are bought 

 by the distillery milkmen at from $20 to $85 e;:ch. A good milch 

 Cow brings .$40 and some $45, but they are rare. 



Good Veal Calves are in demand at 6>jc; poor are sold as low 

 as S^c. 



The Sheep market is active. Last week good Sheep were 

 worth 2:')c. a head more than the week previous. The average 

 price is about $3.50 per head. A fat lot of 100-lb. Sheep are 

 worth $4.50. Some extra tut ones brought 5e. per lb. 'ihere is 

 a demand for store Sheep to winter over at about $3.00 per head. 



Hogs have advanced %e. since our last month's report, and the 

 i rrket is active. Heavv corn-fed Hogs, 4@4%c; medium, Zy 

 ©3J£c.; light, SKdP^c. per lb , live weight. 



Horses are dull. Few are offered, but enough to supply the 

 demand. Dealers report a scarcity in the country, and it is 

 thought prices must advance. The exchange on Canada, which 

 is now 15 per cent., cuts off the supply from that quarter. It 

 amounts to a duty of 15 per cent, on ail articles imported from 

 Canada. 



New York, September 17. — White Wheat ranges all the way 

 from *1.35@1.55 per bush., and Rod from SI. 1 7@1.85, according 

 to quality — average samples of Western and Canadian White 

 being from 81.85@1.4(t ; and of Red Winter $1. 25 @1. 30. Ind ; an 

 Corn, mixed Western. 55@.60c. Some choice White Southern 

 was sold for shipping at 85c. Barley, 85c.@ $1 00. live, 80@S5c. 

 Oats, 50@55c. Beans, medium, common to good, $2.2 '(?5\2.75 ; 

 choice do., $2.S5@8.00; Marrows, common to good, *2.25@,2.75; 

 choice do., $3.0!t@3.25. The new crop is not yet in. The above 

 rates are for the old, and fre merely nominal. 



Butter— Supply lieht. Ferkins, State, l5@2Ce. : Western Re- 

 serve, 14(f?i,15c. ; Pennsylvania and Western, 12@18e. ; Grease 

 Butter, 9@,9^c. per lb. 



Cheese— Extra choice, 9@9}£c. ; choice, 1%@,%Ke.\ poor to 

 fair. 6^(5*7Xc per lb. 



Eggs— 16@16%c. per ooz. 



Potatoes, choice Mercers and Peachhlows. $1,88@,2.12 per brl.; 

 common. $1.38@1.62; Buckeyes, $1.25@L50; Junes, $1.0U@ 

 1.25 per brl. 



Apples— $1.00@1. 50 per brl. 



Pears— Common, $1.00@1.50 per brl.; Bartletts, *3.00@5.00; 

 Seckels, 8.50@4,00. 



Plums— Common, 75c. per bush.; Blue Gage, $1.50; Wash- 

 ington and Green Gage, $2.00. 



Wool--60@65c. pef lb. 



Hay— $13@14 per ton. 



Hops— New crop, 16(3>20c.; last year's crop, 13@18;\ per lb. 



Timothy Seed— $1.75@2.00 ; rough Flax Seed, old, $2.00; new, 

 $2.10; Clover Seed, 8%c. per lb. 



St. Loots, September 11 — Common Fall Wheat. COc; fair to 

 good, 65@70c; extra, 75c. Corn, 82(9; 35c. Oats,S8@40c. Hay, 

 in bales, $15 per ton. Flax Seed, $1.25 per bush. "White Beans, 

 $2.25@2.75 per bnsh. 



