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of Europe, and 24,r!00 to other foreign ports, making the total decrease in tlie exports for the 

 year ending Sc[)toniljer 1, 4t!5,570 bales. 



I'he quantity taken tor home use during the year amounted to 427,967 bales, being 

 4,900 bales more than last year. 



The quantity of new cotton received at the shipping ports up to the 1st of September 

 amoimted to 1,121 bales, against about 200 bales last year. 



GROWTH. 



Total Crop of Bale.=. 



1827-8 712,000 



1828-9 857,744 



1829-30 976,845 



1830-1 1,038,848 



1831-2 987,477 



Total Crop of Bales. 



1832-3 1,070,438 



1833-4 1,205,394 



1834-5 1,254,358 



1835-6 1,360,725 



1836-7 1.422,930 



Total Crop of Bales. 



1837-8 1,801,497 



1838-9 1,360,532 



1839-40 2,177,835 



1840-1 1,634,945 



1841-2 1,683,-574 



Total Crop of Bales. 



1842-3 2,378,875 



1843-4 2,030,409 



1844-5 2.394.503 



1845-6 2,100,537 



1846-7 1,778,651 



Barrel Making. — The Oswego Times estimates that S260,000vvill be paid out this year by the 

 Oswego millers for barrels, the number being from 600,000 to 800,000. The barrels are principally 

 made bv machinery, and the Times says in the shop of Mr. Wentworlh, his staves are cut and 

 dressed by machinery, propelled by a steam-engine. The staves are cut from the block at the 

 rate of 8000 a day. The steaming process is done by the steam from the engine. After the staves 

 are cut, they are sawed by two buss saws, all of one length, and then dressed and jointed in a very 

 expeditious manner on a large wheel, into which knives are inserted. The stave is then fit for 

 iise. Six men will cut and dress 8000 in a day. In another shop the barrels are put together. 

 The establishment turns out from 1000 to 1500 barrels weekly, and gives employment to about 35 

 workmen. 



^^ Mr. Randall's Letters on " Sheep Husbandry in the South " will be continued in 

 our next issue. 



PRICES CURRENT. 



{^Corrected, October 23, /or the Monthly Journal of Agriculture.l 



ASHES— Pots, 1st sort, '47 .qp 100 ffi. 6 



Pearls,lst sort, '47 8 



BEESWAX— Americim Yellow — 



CANDLES— Mould, Tallow.. •F IB.-- — 



SpCTOl — 



COTTON— From ^ ID. — 



COTTON BAGGING— Kentucky... — 



CORDAGE— American ^ lU. — 



DOMESTIC GOODS-Shirtings,Fy. — 



Sheclings — 



FEATHERS— American, live — 



FLAX— American — 



FLOUR & MEAL— Genesee, new, bbl. 6 



Oswego, new 6 



Micbigon, new 6 



Ohio, new 6 



Ohio, Round Hoop — 



Ohio, via New-Orleans — 



Pennsylvania — 



Brandy wine 6 



Georgetown 6 



Baltimore City Mills 6 



Richmond City Mills — 



Richmond Country 6 



Alexandria, Petersburg, &c 6 



Rye Flour 5 



Com Meal. Western and State. . . 3 

 Corn Meal, .lerspy and Brandywine 3 



GRAIN— Wheat, White ^ bush. 1 



Wheat. Rod and mixed 1 



Rye, Northern — 



Com, Jersey and Northern yel... — 



Com, Southern, yellow — 



Corn, Western, yellow — 



Oats, Northern — 



Oats. Southern, new — 



HAY— North River in hales, ^100 m — 

 IlEMP — American, dew-rotted . . tonl40 



•• " water-rotted 200 



HOPS— 1847 — 



n;,ON — -American Pii:, No 1 35 



" Common 27 



I,T!^IE— Tiioina'?ton qp hbl. — 



LUMBER- Boards, N.R., ^M. ft. clr. 35 



iiosrfls, Kaslcni Pine — 



Board 6, Alhanv Pine ^']>ce. — 



Plank, Georgia Y. Pine, f M. ft... 27 

 (480) 



Staves, White Oak, pipe. ^ M 50 — ®— 



Staves, White Oak, hhd 40 — @ — 



Staves, White Oak, bbl 30 — ® — 



Slaves, Red Oak, hhd 24 — ® 28 



Hoops 20 — @30 



Scantling, Eastern 16 25 ®22 



Scantling, Oak 30 — ®35 



Timber, Oak ^ cubic foot — 25 ® — 



Timbei-, White Pine — 18 ®— 



Timber, Georgia Yellow Pine — 28 @ — 



Shingles ^' bunch 1 75 @ 2 



Shiiiffles, Cedar, 3 feet, 1st quality. 26 — ®30 

 Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 2d quality. 24 — -5-28 

 Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 1ft quality. 18 — ■©22 

 Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 2d quality. 16 — ®20 



Shingles, Cypress, 9 feet 15 — ®18 



Shingles, Company 35 — ®38 



MUSTARD— American ®— 



NAILS— Wrought, 6dto20d...F 1)3. — 10 ®— 



■ Cut4dto40d — 4i@— 



PLASTER PARIS— F ton 2 37^® 2 



PROVISIONS— Beef, Mess, %>'bbl... 10 — ®11 



Beef Pi-ime 7— ®7 



Pork, Mess. Ohio 15 — ®— 



Pork, Prime, Ohio 10 50 ®10 



Lard. Ohio ^ IB. — 10 ®— 



Hams, Pickled — 7 @— 



Shoulders, Pickled — 6}®— 



Sides, Pickled , ®— 



Beef, Smoked ^ IB. — 10^®— 



Butter, Orange County Dairy — 19 ® — 



Butter, Western Dairy — 16 ® — 



Butter, Grease @ — 



Cheese — 6V® — 



SEEDS— Clover f It}. — 7 ®— 



Timothv ^ tierce 14 — ®16 



Flax, Rotigh ®— 



SO.\ 1'— N(!w-York ^ IB. — 4 ®— 



TALLOW — American Rendered ... @ — 



TO r.ArcO— Virginia ® IB. — 23 ®— 



North fi.roliiii: — — ® — 



Krniucky am! .Mispniiri — 4 'a) — 



WOOL— Am. Saxony, Fleece,. F IB. — 45 @— 



Anicri(wn Full Blood Merino — 38 ® — 



American < and J Merino .'. — 33 ® — 



American Native and \ Merino... — 28 ® — 

 Supfi-tine, Pulled Country — 33 -S)— 



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