200 



Notices — Prices Current. 



Vol. III. 



(liiantity of rain which has fallen in each month 

 since January I, ISIS. Inches. 



1st moil th 2.211 



2il moiiili, y.lO 



3d iMonih 3.17 



4fh rtinnth ...35S 



5th month, X57 



6th nv.nth t)-60 



7th month, 2.37 



i^th month 2.73 



{Ith month, 9.51 



Kith month, 4.89 



I Ith month 3.35 



1 2th month, 1-04 



45.25 



Philarlelphia, Jan. 1, WS. 



By rpfprence to page 18ti, vol. ii. of Farmers' Cabi- 

 net, it will he seen that the average qtiantity which 

 fell annually for twenty-eight years, was :(6.!I9 inches 

 —consequently the rain fallen this year, (1838,) was 

 8.2G inches above the annual average. 



Wo have not received the proceedings of tlie Chester 

 and Delaware county Cattle Show as promised. 



Errata. T-nst number, page 144, article Morus Mnl- 

 ticattli.a, last line, for "to have exclusive planta- 

 tions," read " not to have exclusive platitations. 



A Farmer. 



Wanted. — An indiistrinns, capable farmer— one who 

 understands the duties of the/(/CHj?/ard, as well as the 

 labors of the fie/d. To a pains taking, competent per- 

 son, a re.spectable salary will be given, or a share in 

 the proceeds, as an equivalent. 



The farmer requind by the advertiser is not merely 

 a laborer who can plough, sow, &c.&;c., but one who can 

 do all these well, and is also qualified to direct others 

 in their work, and to carry out all of the operations re- 

 quired on a respectable farming establishment. 



The app'iiant may be either with or without a fa- 

 mih — the only requisites required are capihtlity and 

 character, but thesr' must be nnquestionable. 



Applications, with references and recommendations, 

 will be received at this office until the 1st of April next 



Philadelphia, Dec. 4th, 1838. 



Miiltoerry Trees. 



Wivr. PRINCE AND SONS will make sales nf 

 TREES and CUTTINGS of the "■eiiM'ne CItinese Morns Mill- 

 ticaiilin. Mortis Ei /'"■""O, Jllpinr, Broiisi^n, Canton, and 

 other varieties, deliverable to the purcha.scrs at such 

 period in the spring as is convenient to tlip.m. and will 

 enter into contracts accordingly. Prices and terms for 

 the Trees and Cuttings will be forwarded to all «ho 

 may apply for them by mail, as well as prices of Silk 

 Worm's. Eggs, Mulberry Seeds, &c. The Mtiltiiaulis 

 Trees tire remarkably vigorous, and as we first im- 

 ported the genuine tree, purchasers are sure of obtain 

 ing the true kinil. It is from this cause, and from the 

 great attention paid by them, that the trees they have 

 gold have given universal satisfaction. 



Flushing, near New Vork, Jan. 1, 1339. 



Prices Current—January 7. 



FLOUR, PER BARREL. 



Pennsylvania aad lirandywine .$8 00 a 8 5ft 



Western 7 75 a h OL* 



Prraped 7 75 a 8 00 



Middling - . 1 lOa n 00 



Rye Flour 5 Oil a 00 



Corn Meal 3 fi2 a 00 



Buckwheat Men! percwt 2 25 a 2 75 



GRAIN, PER BUSHEL. 



Wheat, Pennsylvania SI 70 a I 75 



Southern I 7ii a 1 75 



Rye, Penna 1 00 a 1 10 



Southern 1 (Ml a 1 10 



Corn, Penna. round yellow,. 85 a 86 



Southern, yellow 84 a 86 



— White 82a 64 



Oats. Penna...., 46 a 50 



Southern 40 a 42 



Barley, Eastern 1 19 a 1 25 



Penna Oil a 00 



Peas 88al 12 



eans, white 1 50 a I 73 



PROVISIONS. 

 Beef, mess 815 00 a 16 00 



prime 10 00 a 10 00 



Pork, mess .22 00 a 25 00 



prime 19 00 a 20 OK 



Bacon, western, per lb 12i a 13i 



Hams, Jersey 14 a 15 



Western 12 a 14 



Butter, extra keg, No. 1 17 a 20 



Cheese, country f^i a ^\ 



Lard, western 12 a 1:1 



Philadelphia ]2i a 13 



Jersey -13 a 14 



WOOL, PER POUND. 

 Prime Saxon v 50 a 



American full blood. 



— J blood 



— i blood 



— i blood and common. 



Lamb's sup. pull. 



45 a 

 42 a 

 39a 

 35 a 

 45 a 

 Do. Nos. i,2,and3 33a 



Hav. Timothy, per ino lbs 85 a 1 00 



Clover 75a 90 



Hemp, American dew rot, per ton $145 00 a 150 00 



Hops, per lb. 18 i.«, prime I>i a 20 



Plaster of Paris, per ton .$ 3 50 a 4 00 



Clover Seed, per bushel 12 oO a 13 00 



Flax Seed, rough 175 a 181 



Timothy Seed 2 75 a 3 25 



Herd Grass, or Red Top 62 a 75 



Orchtrd Grass 2 (HI a 2 .=^0 



Sumac, American, per ton 35 00 a 37 50. 



Tallow, American, per lb 11a llj 



NEW YORK— January 5. 



Flour, per barrel »■> .50 a OO 



Wheat, per bushel 1 8ia 1 -'i 



Corn, per bushel 90 a W> 



Rve, per bush,'! 1 00 a 1 10 



Oats, per bushel 50 a 5S 



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