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or a white plume, than an improved plow or a fine cow ! — how much more charming 

 for mankind the sound of the dinim and fife, than the rattle of the wheat-fan, and the 

 lowing of herds ! We only wish it were as easy to pay the debts, pensions and taxes 

 generated by wars, as it is to persuade sober agi-iculturists to give iheir time and means to 

 military equipments and parades, who yet reftise to give a V for uistruction, to their sons, of 

 inappreciable value in the line of their future calling. For the rest, with the best possible 

 wishes, we refer our friends to the reflections thrown out at pages 292, 293. We care not, 

 and go not, for the time present, or for existing factions, any farther than they are connected 

 with the real and solid prosperity of the landed interest. Truth will never offend a man 

 of sense — nor even eiTor, when conceived and propagated with good intent. 



Fair at Easton, Maryland. — We have heard nothing yet of the result. If not success- 

 ful, the gi-eater the reproach — for none know better than they, as to agricultural improve 

 ment, what has been done, what is wanting to be done, and how it should be done. We 

 don't doubt, and shall rejoice to hear, that all was 0. K. — that there was no hanging buck, 

 from false pride, from envy, from stinginess, or the feai" of a little trouble for one day in the 

 year. 



PRICES CURRENT. 



[Corrected, November 24, for the Monthly Journal of Agriculture.] 



ASHES— Pots, 1st sort, '47 .^ 100 16. ® 6 — 



Pearls, l8t sort, '47 ® 7 87J 



BEESWAX — American Yellow — 22 @ — 24 



CANDLES— Mould, Tallow.. !>■ 16... — 11*®- ISli 



Sperm — 31 ®— 33 



COTTON— From ^16.— 6J®— 8f 



COTTON BAGGING— Kentucky... — ]5i®— 16 



CORDAGE — American ^ 16. — 11 ® — 12 



DOMESTIC GOODS-Shirtings, ^ y. — 5®— 9 



Sheetings — 6 ®— 15 



FEATHERS — American, live — 36 ®— 40 



FLAX— American — 8i®— 9 



FLOUR & MEAL— Genesee, new, bbl. 6 12i® 6 18J 



Oswego 6 — @ 6 06i 



Michigan 6 — ® 6 12* 



Ohio 6- ® 6 12i 



Ohio, Round Hoop ® 



Ohio, via New-Orleans ® 



Pennsylvania ® 



Brandy wine ® 



Georgetown 6 37^^® 



Baltimore, Howard-street 6 37 J® 6 50 



Richmond City Mills ® 



Richmond Country _ ® — 



Petersburg 6 37j®— — 



Rye Flour 4 50 @ 4 62i 



Com Meal, Western and State.. . 3 12*^® 3 25 

 Com Meal, Jersey and Brandywine 3 43i® 3 50 



GRAIN— Wheat, White W bush. 1 30 ® 1 37 J 



Wheat, Red and mixed 1 20 ® 1 30 



Rye, Northern — 90 ® 



Com, Jersey and Northern yel... — 75 ® 



Com, Southern, yellow — 75 ® 



Com, Western, yellow — 75 ® 



Oats, Northern ®— 50 



Oats, Southern ® 



HAY— North River in bales, ^10016 — 56 ®— 60 

 HEMP — American, dew-rotted.. tonl40 — ®150 — 



water-rotted 160 —® 190 — 



HOPS— 1847 — 7®— 8i 



IRON— Ameiican Pig, No. 1 37 50 ®40 — 



" Common ®30 — 



LIME— Thomaston ^ bbl. — 75 ®— 80 



LUMBER— Boards, N.R., ^M. ft. clr. 35 — ® 40— 



Boards, Eastern Pine 'S> 



Boards, Albany Pine ^pce. — 12 ®— 21 



Plank, Georgia Y. Pine. ^ M. ft... 27 50 -g) 



(584) 



Staves. White Oak, pipe.^M 57 — ®58 — 



Staves, White Oak, hhd 43 — ®44 — 



Staves, White Oak, bbl 34— ®35 — 



Staves, Red Oak, hhd 32 — ®34 — 



Hoops 20 — ®30 — 



Scantling, Eastern 16 25 ®22 50 



Scantling, Oak 30 — @35 — 



Timber, Oak ■F' cubic foot — 25 @— 30 



Timber, White Pine — 18 ®— 25 



Timber, Georgia Yellow Pine — 28 ® — .•J2 



Shingles #■ bimch 1 75 @ 2 25 



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

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

 Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 1st quality. 18 — ®22 — 

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



Shingles, Cypress, 2 feet 15 — ®18 — 



Shingles, Company 35 — ®38 — 



MUSTARD — American ® 



NAILS— Wrought, 6dto20d...^ 16. — 10 ®— 14 



Cut-4dto40d — 4J@— 4^ 



PLASTER PARIS— #■ ton ® 2 50 



PROVISIONS— Beef, Mess, ■^bbl... 8 .50 ® 9 25 



Beef, Prime, 5 50 ® 6 25 



Pork, Mess, Ohio 15 — ® — — 



Pork, Prime, Ohio 9 75 @ 9 87^ 



Lard. Ohio ^ 16. — OJ®— 11 



Hams.Smoked — 12 @— 13 



Shoulders, Pickled @ 



Beef Hams in Pickle lo — ® 11 — 



Beef, Smoked f 16. — 7 @— 7J 



Butter, Orange County Dairy — 19 ® — 21 



Butter, Western Dairy — 14 ® — 16 



Butter. Grease ® 



Cheese — 6J®— 7i 



SEEDS— Clover f*- 16. — 7®— 7g 



Timothy ^' tierce 15 — ®17 — 



Flax, Rough ® 



SOAP— New. York ^16.— 4®— 7 



TALLOW— American Rendered ... — 9®— 9i 



TOBACCO— Virginia ® 16. — 2J®— 7i 



North Carolina ® 



Kentucky and Missouri — 4 ® — 7i 



WOOL— Am. Saxony. Fleece,.^ 16. — 45 ®— 50 



American Full Blood Merino — 38 ® — 40 



American i and 5 Merino ' — 33 ® — 36 



American Native and i Merino... — 28 ® — 30 

 Superfine, PuUed Country — 33 ®— 35 



