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Notices — Prices Current. 



Vol. III. t 



We are under the necessity of ofier- 

 ing our subscribers an apology for the 

 late appearance of our present number. 

 The delay originated in the stereotype 

 department, and was entirely beyond 

 our control. 



Prices Carrent—Bfoveniber 13. 



auantity rf rain which has fallen in each month 

 since January 1, 1838. In-^hes- 

 iPt month 2.i0 



''''y^'.'^'.'.'.'....■..■^■l^ 



^...3.58 



'■■, ! 3.57 



2<1 month, 



3cl month, 



4tb month, - 



5th month, „. 



6th month, ^^ 



""" ^ "■.■.V.V!!i""".-2"7a 



9.51 



4.89 



FLOUP, PERB.XRREL. 



ppnnBylvauia and Brandywine $8 J^ ^ | SO 



Western., 

 .■'craped. . . 

 Middling. 

 Rye Flour 

 Corn Meal 



7 88 a 8 12 

 7 50 a 00 



4 75 a no 



5 00 a eo 



4 no a Ott 



Buckwheat Meal, percwt 2 25 a 2 75 



GRAIN, PER BUSHEL. 

 Wheat, Pennsylvania S} 63 a 1 70 



- — «-^''-" 'ZXV^ 



98 



67 



7th month, 



8th month, 



JHh month, 



10th month,.... 



Philadelphia, Nov. 1, 1838, 



jrf' Several communications are unavoidably de- 

 fenrd until our December number, among them a papor 

 en " Hoof-Ail," and a communication on the Burning 

 of clay. ^ 



r!=- The regular monthly meeting of the Horticultu- 

 ral Society, will be held at the usual place, on Tuesday 

 evening, the 20th instant. 



Rye, Penna =° 



Southern ™ 



Corn, Penna. round yellow, 



.Southern, yellow 



White 



Oats, Penna.. 



Southern »•- 



Barley, Eastern 



Penna 



Peas ■ 



Beans, white 



PROVISIONS. 



Beef me<=s S'6 <10 a 17 OO 



^^rimP 10 00a 11 00 



^Z; ^"."«;.V.V -25fl0a26 00 



19 00a20 00 



... 86 a 



. . . . 84 a 86 

 ... 83 a 84 

 ... 4ea 50 



. . . . 40 a 42 

 ...1 15al -25 

 ...1 05 a 1 10 



. . . . 88 a 1 12 



,...1 50al 7S 



Pork, mess. 



The meeting of the Agricultural Society will be held 

 in the Philosophical Hall, in Fifth street, below Clies- 

 nut, on Wednesday morning, 21st inst., at llo ciocK. 



Pronty and Mears's celebrated Plough, 



■Exhibited at the Fair of the Franklin Institute, will 

 bp left, after the exhibition shall close, at the office of 

 the Farmers' Cabinet, for the examination of farmers. 

 It has acquired a high reputation among the farmers 

 of New England. A description of this plough, with 

 a correct engraving, may be expected in our next. 



prune — 



Bacon, western, per lb 



Hams, Jersey 



Westerii. 



Butter, extra keg. No. 1... . — 



Cheese, country 



Lard, westerii 



Philadelphia 



Jersey 



WOOL, PER POUND. 



Prime Saxony 



American full blood ' • • • 



._ J Wood 



i blood 39a 



|_ i blood and common 35 a 



'Lamb's sup' pull. .. .•• ^5 a 



Nos. ],2,and3. •" ^ 



J2Aa 

 13 a 

 12 a 

 18 a 

 eia 

 12 a 



12 a 



13 a 



50 a 

 45 a 

 42 a 



A Fine Animal For Sale. 



We are requested to state that the thoroughbred 

 Short Horn Durham Bull, BRUCE, two years old the 

 Uth of September last, raised in England by Mr. 

 Whitaker, (see the Herd Book for his pedigree,) was 

 not sold at the Agricultural Fair, as mentioned in a 

 morning paper. At the Show he had the second pre- 

 mium awarded to him. He is gentle and quitt, and is 

 only oifered for sale because the owner ha.^ another to 

 cross with his stock. Application may be made to the 

 owner, Thomas Rotch, Claremont, Pliilad. county. 



Do. 



T- 



Hay, Timolhy, per lOOlbs 



Clover • • • • ■ • 



Hemp, American de\y rot, per ton. 



15 



14 



30 



10 



131 



IS 



14 



3i\ 

 521 

 451 

 41* 



37 

 50 

 43 



.... 85 a 1 

 .... 75 a 

 .$145 00 a ISO 



i 



Hops, per lb. 1838, prime • ' , J'^ * . Jg 



Plaster of Pans, per ton *,o 00 a 14 W 



Clover Seed, per bushel ^J eS a 1 6s' 



Fla.x Seed, rough l^ua im 



Timothy Seed. ..•■•■ *o fi2 a 73 



Herd Grass, or Red ToP;^;;-;; -;;- :;;:,^,f a"^ I 



Sumac, American, per 

 Tallow, American, per lb. 



11 a UJ 



NEW YORK— November 12. 



Flonr. per barrel 'f'^ a 1 » 



Wheat, per bushel *■ %'\^ * 



Corn, per bushel •••••• p„ j^ j J^ 



Rye, per bushel- ^ 



Oats, per bushel - 



THE FARMERS' CABINET, \ 



A monthly newspaper, is published by 



JOHN LIBBY, No. 45 NORTH SIXTH ST., PHILADELPHIA. ABOVE ARCH ST. 



PETER a PORTER. No. 97 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DEL. 



The Cabinet is published on or about the fifteenth 

 ©f every month. Each number will contain thirty-two 

 octavo pages on good paper and fair type. The sub- 

 jects will be illustrated l>y engravings on wood wlien- 

 evcr they can be appropriately introduced. Terms.— 

 One dollar per war pavahlc in ailvance. The CabiuPt 

 by the decision of the Post Master General, is subject 



onlv to newi'papfr poHage; that is, one cent on en^ 

 She? within the sl.te, and ^.thin one hundred n.W 

 of the nlace of publication, out of the slate,-one re" 

 and a ha f on each number to ^J^V ^'^'"YUlrf > 

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 subic'ribers must commence with the volume. No 

 or with the lialf volume. No. 6. 



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