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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR 



April, 1842. 



Manufactures.— The whole amount of cap- 

 ital invested in the niaiilactiu-t; of cotton in the 

 United States is §51,102,359, and in the mannfac- 

 tiu-e of wool 815.'tJ5,124. The whole number 

 of cotton factoiies is 1210— number of persons 

 employed Iji them, 7:3,119. Whole iminber of 

 woolen factories, 1420— number of persons em- 

 ployed in, fhem, 21,342. In both the cotton and 

 woolen .jjjatiufacture, Massachusetts staiuls first. 

 — .YorihamptoH Democrat. 



Splendid.— William Norris, the celebrated lo- 

 co-motive engine maker in Philadelphia, has re- 

 ceived from the Emperor of Russia a ring valued 

 at si.\ thousand dollars, as a comitlinient to his 

 skill and ingenuity. 



A VICTIM TO SUPERSTITION. — A lady arrived 

 in E.xeter last Monday week, bringing a female 

 servant with her. On the day after her arrival 

 the latter broke a looking-glass. She became 

 greatly alarmed at the trilling circumstance, cov- 

 ered over the glass with her handkerchief, and 

 turned it to the wall that she might not see it. 

 She expressed her conviction that it foreboded a 

 life of trouble and misfortune, and could not dis- 

 mis.o the subject from her mind. She said she 

 could never pros|)er in the world again. Haun- 

 ted by this idea, she became sad and dejected, 

 and went to bed on Wednesday, two days after 

 the accident, poorly and miserable, reliriiig earli- 

 er than usual on account of her illness. The next 

 day she was worse, and her mistress desired her 

 not to get up. On Friday one of the most expe- 

 rienced medical gentlemen of the place was call- 

 ed in. He found her free from bodily pain, but 

 suffering under a perfect prostration of strength 

 and spirits. She conlinncd to sink till 12 o'clock 

 next day, when she expired, a victim to the ab- 

 surd superstition of the dreadful consequence 

 of breaking a looking-glass. — .V. H- Standard. 



The apportionment bill reported to the 

 Senate by Mr. Tappan, proposes 68,000 as the 

 ratio. This would give — to Maine, 7 members, 

 [now 81; New Hampshire, 4 [51; Massachusetts, 

 10 [12] ; Rhode Island, 1 [2] ; Connecticut, 4 [6] ; 

 Vermont, 4 [5] ; New York, 35 [40] ; New Jer- 

 sey, 5 [6] ; Pennsvlvania, 25 [28] ; Delaware, 1 

 [1] ; Maryland, 6 [8] ; Virginia, 1,5, [21] ; North 

 Carolina,"? [13] ; South Carolina, (i [!•] ; Georgia. 

 8 [9] ; Alal)ama, 7 [5] ; Mississippi, 4 [2] : Loui- 

 siana, 4 [3] ; Tennessee, 11 [13]; Kentiickv, 10 

 [13] ; Ohio, 22 [19] ; Indiana, 10 [7] ; Illinois, 7 

 [21; Missouris, 5 [2] ; Arkansas, 1 [1] ; Michigan, 

 3 [1]. Whole number of representatives, 224; 

 number in present Congress, 242. 



NAnaow Escape of a RAii.noAD Train.— Mr. 

 Rogers, the architect, relates a thrilling story about the 

 removal of one of the ponderous pillars of the Boston 

 Exchange Irom Quincy lo Boston. The weight of the en- 

 ormous mass was neir sixty tons, to remove which requi- 

 red a team of seventy oxen. He was goiMj into the city 

 some time before linht, and on arrivini; nt one of the rail- 

 roads he found the gite closed and every tiling quiet, so 

 be pushed across. — When the team was about halfway 

 over, the g.ite-keeper appeared, shouting with all his might 

 to go b-ick. for the cars were coming on at the rate of 20 

 miles an hour. Itwasdjrkand no warning to the train 

 could be given. Toturnbiek was impossible, and the 

 only hope was to strain every power to brin.^ tlie pillar 

 over before the train could come up. On they urged the 

 eluggish beasts, goading Ihem to their utmost strength; 

 but as tlicy were pushing forward the chain thnt held them 

 in one line parted ; it \vas an awful moment, but there 

 was no lime to unite the broken chain, and those still uni- 

 ted to the pillar were driven and urged with a desperation 

 thatthe terrible altPrnalive required. On they went and 

 onward c.ime the cars, tlie whistie and the bell giving use- 

 unconscious of the dan ;er before them. On urged tlie 

 stone, its car creaking and groaning with the ponderous 

 weight, and it had barflv cleared tiie rails a few leet, when 

 the train flew by ami p issed on in the darkness, and the 

 anxious and horror-struck men, who had charge of tlie 

 pillar, wiped the sweat from their brows and breathed as 

 though they had themselves just escaped from a dreadful 

 death. — Niwbwyporl Hernld. 



■lington (fowa) Gazette 

 ■ of two Indi 111 traders, 

 1 party of Siou.i Indians. 

 )it and Burkhalter, left 

 ith the Sacs and Foxes 



Traders Killed.— The 

 of March 19 reports the mu 

 and the wounding of a third. 

 These ineu, nained Jones 

 Burlington in the Fall t<, irai 

 for peltries and furs -, and th 



the spot and Burkhalter wounded. Particulars of place, 

 lime and cause are wanting. 



The same paper says that the principal cliinfs of the 

 Sacs and Foxes have applied for leave to visit Washing- 

 ton, there to ncgociate a treaty fur the sale of the country 

 now owned by them, or part of it 



THE MARKETS. 



BOSTON PRICES CURRENT. 



From the Boston Courier's Review, April 18. 



C.VNDLES.— Duty on tallow 5 eta. per lb. Sperm 8 



Nothing-doing beyond a slight retail demand, and for- 

 ler quotalions continued. Sperm 26c. and Moulds lie. 



"f-OFFEE.— Free".' 

 The principal operations of the week have been confin- 



the trade, 



for the s 



unusually limited. 



St. Domingo, 

 Java, 

 Brazil, 

 Mocha, 



DOMESTIC GOODS.— All descripti 

 Goods continue very low, and in couseq 

 treme low prices, there lias been an improvement in the 

 demand for home and loreign markets. 



27 a 23 in. brown shirtings, ^ a t)k 



30 do. do. do. very stout, G a Gj 



37 do. do. sheetings, 7 a 7^ 



FISH.— Duty, on foreign caught, dry, $1 per 112 lbs; 

 Mackerel, gl 30 per bbl ; Salmon. S~, Shad, $1. 



Moderate sales of Bank, gl 75 per quinUl, Hake 75 a 

 75 ; Bay Chaleur, gl 25 a 1 37 do. Nova Scotia Salmon, 

 sales at 20 a 21 per tierce, equal to our quotations per 

 bbl. 



Labrador, 112 lbs. per qtl. ' ^T ^ ' ^ 



Bank, Grand, Cod, 1 75 



Bay Chaleur, 1 iT a 1 50 



FLOUR. — The stock of all descriptions being unusual- 

 ly small for the season, with a good steady demand, prices 

 during the week have been fully supported. Howard 

 street, and all other kinds of bakers flour being scarce, a 

 slight advance has been realized for some selected par- 

 cels. S.de3 consist of Fredericksburg at $o 94,, cash, 

 and gS 12 on i mos ; Genesee, 5S ''-A, ^'"^ lancy, ,^6 by 

 cash ; 400 bills Ohio, gfi 18}. 



GRAIN.— Corn, Rye, .and Beans, free ; Barley 2e per 

 cent; Oats, 10 cts. per bushel. 



There has been a steady demand for Corn throughout 

 the week, and prices have been quite uniform ; sales of 

 yellow flat, 66, 6Gi, and 67c per bushel; northern round, 

 d7.ic ; Oats, few in market, and' lu better demand ; sales 

 northern Rye 70c per bushel. 



Beans, per bush. 75 a 1 50 



HOPS — Duty 20 per cent. The article is without 



1st sort Mass. 18U,lb. 8 a 10 



2d do. do. do. Ga 8 



IRON.— Dutv, on Bais and Bolts, 5I8 per ton ; do. on 

 Pig, 5IO; do. on Rolled and Bloom. §30 per ton; do. in 

 Sheets, Hoops, or Rodi, 3 cts. per lb. 



Pig Am'n, No. 1, Foundry 24 00 a 25 00. 



do. Forge, 24 00 a 26 00. 



LEAD.— Duty, 3 r.ts. per lb. 



There have been some recent operations in Pig for ex- 

 portation, which were omitted, being noticed in a previous 

 report; 2 a 3000 pigs were shipped to England, part on 

 owners' account; prices realized were equal to 33 a 3^c 

 per lb. cash ; 3 5-8 a 3-t do. do. G inos. or. 



Pig, Missouri, lb. 3^ a 3} 



Sheet, 



LE.\THER.— Duly 30 per c 

 Philad. best city tan 

 Baltimore city tannage 



do dry hide 

 New-York red, light 



do. do. middling 



Eastern, dry hide 



LIME.— Duty 20 per cent. 

 Per cask, Thomaston 

 Camden 

 MOLASSES.— Dutv 5 c's.i 



LUMBER.— Duly 20 per 

 Bangor, 1st quality 



44a4| 



lb 27 a 28 

 2Ga28 

 22 a 24 

 20 a 21 

 IS a 20 

 13 a 20 



impn.-e about 600 hhds. 

 prrgul. A saleby auc- 

 Uico, 171a 18 c per gal.. 



29 00 a 30 00 



KAILS.— Duty 5 cents per lb. 



Sales during the week of several hundred casks, in lots, 

 at4.^a4jc per lb. for assorted, siz mos, and 1000 casks 

 do. do. for delivery, at about 43c per lb. 



Nail Rods, old Sable pr ton 110 00 a 115 00 



do. do. Swedes iron 100 00 a IDS 00 



OIL. — Duty — Sperm, Whale, and Cod, 15 cts. per gal. ; 

 Linseed, 25 cu., and Olive 20 cts.; do. in bottles and 



A sale of 10,000' gallons Olive was made for export, at 



75c per gallon, short price, G mos. The transactions in 



Linseed have been at a reduction on previous quotations ; 



American, S3c, 6 mos. 



Whale, crude 3.') a ,3G 



^ do. refined 4-1 a 50 



Sperm, crude 70 a 75 



PLASTER PARIS,— Free. 



Per ton 2240 lbs. cash 2 00 a 2 25 



POTATOES.— Duty 10 cts. per bushel. 

 Chenangos 30 a 50 



PROVISIONS. A more active demand has been ex- 

 perienced during the past week, and sales to a considera- 

 ble extent have been made, Tlie sales by auction com- 

 prise the following parcel.s ; 100 brls Western Clear Pork, 

 10 75 a 11 37 J 412 do. Mess, 8 25 a »8 50 ; 384 brls NVest 



ern Prime Beef, g4 a 5 50 ; 72 do. Mess do. $1 per brl., 



SALT.— Duty 10 cts. per 56 lbs. 



.\ sale of a small cargo Turks Island, 6000 bushels, was 

 made to a dealer, at a shade under $\ 85 per hhd.. 6 mos. 

 cr. ; 400 bigs Liverpool fine, by auction, $\ 47 a I 50 per 

 bag ; 100 do. coarse, $\ 15 a 1 25, do. do. cash. 



STAVES.- Duly '20 per cent. Nominal. 

 Pipe, WO. pr. long M. com'n 



Hogshead, do. 



Whil 



Barrel 



R. O. Hogshead 

 _ STEEL.— Duty gl 50 perc 

 English blistered; best per lb. 



112 1 



Co 



Swedish, Tub, 



do. Faggot 

 German Halbach 



SUGAR.— Duty— Brown, 2J 

 12 cts. Lump, 10 cts. per lb.' 



TALLOW.— Duty 20 per cent. 

 American per lb. GJa 7J 



TEA.— Duty from places east of Cape of Good Hope, 

 and in vessels of the United States, free. From places 

 this side of the Cape of Good Hope, or in foreign vessels, 



There has been a good demand for the article during 

 the week, and of the Calumet's cargo, about 1000 pack- 

 ages have been sold, and 10 or 1200 do. do, of other im- 

 portations, at 60c for Hyson, 50 a GO for Young Hyson, 

 and Souchong 37 a 38c per " 

 Hyson per Ibr 

 Young Hyson, Canton 



65 



do. 



50 



WOOL. Duly— The value whereofat the place of 

 portation shall not exceed 8 cts. per lb. free. All whei 



■ - is. pi 



the value exceed 



per lb. 



Ih. 32 per ct. ad. val. and 4 cts 

 of this articis have been during the past week, 



to a very limited extent. 



There was a large public 1 



the 12th inst. nearly 2000 pieces of both descriptions were 



sold at prices which would barely cover the cost, even 



at the present low prices of wool. 



Prime or Saxony Fleeces. 



washed lb 47 a 50 



American full blood, do. 43 a 45 



do 3-4 



do 



33 



35 



l-l and common, do 29 a 30 



^'ew Yorti Market April, 16.— To-day 1500 barrels New 

 Orleans Flour have been sold at ^5 87i. A sale of North- 

 ern Rye w.as made at Gl a 62 cts bu, A cargo of Dela- 

 ware Corn sold at Gl cts. measure. 50 bbls. Brandywino 

 Flour sold at $5 81 ; 500 Genesee, ofgood brand, at 6 31 

 PltUadelphia, April, 15. — Our wharves present just now 

 quite a lively appearance, from the circumstance of nu- 

 merous arrivals of vessels, hut as yet the sales are few. 

 We are happy, however, lo be able to say that much 

 better feeling 'is spreading among our business community, 

 with increased confidence. The money market is also 

 much easier. 



CONCORD CASH PRICES. 



FLOUR. 



Genesee, I?- bbl, 7 IR r, 



Ohio do, 7 50 



Pefrsburg, 7 371 



Bear Skins, 3 00 1 



Fox cro.s.s, a 00 



Do. red, 75 



Oats, per bushel, 50 



GR.^S.S SEEDS. 

 Herds grass, north- 

 ern, f>- bushel, 3 25(i 

 Kcd top, . 1 00 



hern, r lb. 



Clapboards, sap 



clear do. Ji 



Do. inerch. do. t 



Do. No. a, do. 2 SO 

 Laths, do. 1 75 



Square Timber, 



do. e. 00 



PROVISIONS. 

 Beef, p- hund. 4 50 (i 

 Pork, clear, f^ 



Hams, 1(V tb, 

 Lard,northcrn,1p-tl 

 do. western do. 

 Biillcr, Isl quality, 

 2d do. 



12 



Cheese, new milch, "t 



SALT, l|> bush. ' 624 @ 75 



SUNDRIES. 

 Enes, {^ doz. 10 & 



Cider, p bbl, I 50 

 Apples, IP bbl, 2 50 2 75 

 " dried, rib, i 4J 

 Mackerel, No. 1, 



r lb, 10 



Do. No. 2, 8 ■ 



Beans, p bushel, 1 50 1 75 

 Potatoes, do. 30 31 



WOOD. 

 Hard, 2 500300 



PiiK-, hard, 2 00 2 25 



BKIGHTOiV MARKET— MoNDAV, April 11. 

 [Reported for the Boston Patriot.] 



At market, 260 Beef Cattle, 30 pairs Working Oxen, 15 

 Cows and Calves, 100 Sheep, and 1780 Swine. 



Pricks— /Jm/ C'a«Je— Last week's prices wore fully 

 sustained. We quote lirst quality, g5 75 a GOO; second 

 quality, .55 00 a 5 ."iO ; third quality gi 25 a 4 75. 



IVorAinff 0.cen— Sales at g70, iJ84, ^95, «105 and 

 111), 



C'oim and C'aJrcj- Sales at ^22, g24. g25 and «32. 



Slieep—hots at ^3 25 a 3 60. A fine lot of Cosset 

 Weathers at about J«7. 



.Vn'tnc— Lots to peddle from 3] to 4c Ibr Sows, and 

 from 4.J to Sc Ibr Barrows. 



