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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



July, 1842. 



ers, iiiiil I 

 eriied Iw 

 iHboi'iiiiis 

 pe<le(l !ic 

 tlrioii;;li \ 

 is shown 



nhaincler i 

 with other ! 

 ,. This lie 



to thill |i:i 

 lots of |)l;iM 



nil only be reni- 

 ilistiincos, or liy 

 e^i.■^iIy of iiiiim- 

 1 of the !;rouiiil 

 < lire illsiriliiiteil 

 iii:r, wlieii iree.s 



rcil Willi iiii iidililioii.il qiiaii- 

 tity of earlh, when, if the tree lie ohl or sicUly, it 

 gpnenilly .lies, but if young ami vi-orous, i- s.en.ls 

 out a new set of roots nearer the siirlai-e, and 

 thu extension of tlie old ones ceases.— »"(•,?. Phj. 



t stated in the 

 as the JNever- 

 .U5ht It probn- 

 iroi-rese. Gut 



THE !\F.VEUSINK SINKING.— 1« 



papers Ihit the high laudi of J :rscy. kiio-vn as th. 

 sink, were really sinking'. We scarcely tliought 

 ble that such alevelhig operatiomv.is in prosjre 



yesterihv a friend, wh s been spending some 



' ■ Jersey, called and assured us that tl 



that pa 

 Alar 



lity of the 



ceda 



. that had settled wii 



upland, (say t>' 

 \ . so thai ther 



io.. n upon tin 

 ilh, ' 



undred acres) 



iilcl 





the 



precipirp, 



about to lonn .i set oi lower urancncs. 



A toot path estended i'rom a house in the ne 



the edge of the break, one look« down up ^n t 

 earth and sees the patli far below, continued 

 but not eisily reached. 



It is said tint the sand between the sinking 

 the sea, is risini;, so that what ia lost in the upl 

 ly to be -jaiiied on shore. But people will not 

 contidence in property which ia liable to sn 



ndecd, if those 



id^ of Neversiiik 



iuzrtte. 



t the ii|iheaveil earth 



:h fluctua- 

 continue, 



volo 



It is doubtful 

 •whether the high 

 realesLit,. — f'-. i>- 



It is eii.lent t 

 Jioes and carthqiiakes in limes long distant lias 

 left cavities, ami the inroads of fire and water, 

 and air. unidiially iinderiiiiiiin^' the proiKi which 

 sustain the arch, the i^rotind may be made to sink 

 as ill the ease of the plienomeiia at Neversiiik. 

 T^iere the cavities from led^ies of rocks iiiM.«t be 

 more extensive than they could be in alluvial 

 grounds where there are no rocks. 



Instaniis of civiiiis on u small scale we have 

 notice<l .111 alluvial lands— sometimes from the 

 fiowiiiL' 111' w. Iters imcler;4roiind in a sod soil, or 

 wliere they have loiij; [lercolated tlirougli a clay 

 bed. 



In the allnvion directiv fronting the falls of the 

 Yatvtic at Norwich, Ci. where the alluvial fortna- 

 timi is more than a hundred teet deep lis appears 

 by the b ink, we lately observed the cinkiiig of 

 the proiind in a cultivated fielil for a consklera- 

 Wedi.-taiiio. Atoiliei spots shown lis by tiie 

 late Jnili:e Go.ldard, rocks had been thrown in 

 the cavili.s which sunk down and were covered 

 deeper. The alluvion here was a coarse rich 

 mould seeiniiiyly consistina of decmiiposed rock, 

 very open and pm-oiis, and yet siilHciently adhe- 

 sive for the purposes of cultivation.— £J. VisUor. 



ig the first six 

 iioriality has been 

 >; upon both sides 

 Hampshire and 

 ,f .Mav there bad 

 Haxerhill Corner 

 iicipally children. 



the dog entered the hoi 

 aUerwar.l understood 



ipts to induce the fainiiy to folii 

 ^ person then iii the liou .e, but \ 

 clod's previous visit, observing 

 I karning that it was similar to \ 

 before, concluded that there w 

 IIS madness '* to constitute him 

 ■ordingly followed him out to se 

 At tirst, in liis eagerness, the d 

 in in who follo'ved him, but bet 

 . kept himself allerward only a 



Thet 

 r," but wa 



I'lyh 



1 followed 



liter 



ully. 



immediately 

 and although, M we learn 

 ing, was not considered iii 

 UazclU. 



nted >v 

 Deter 



[liscliarge of lii.s gun. He was 

 lie dog following in triumph, 

 III insensible yesterday morn- 

 hopeless condition.— Saiem 



Emiguatio.n to A.mekic.*.— Whole villages, inclu 

 ding the rich as well as the poor, are emigrating, (says i 

 letter from Mentz) from Germany to North Ainenc 

 Three of those of Upper Hesse fi.ave, withi: 

 months, been entirely abandoned, and several 

 Prussia are preparing to follow their e.\ainpli 

 time ago the whole pnpul 



these few 

 Rhemish 



these villages 



I America, accoinpan 



i schoohnai 



Ma.sure FOit Cranberries, 

 cultivated in tiardens or fiehl.s 



they L'liiw spontaiieoik-ly ; by 

 crops of this most valuable tin 

 with the greatest certainly a 

 trouble, and of superior flavor 



—When these are 

 of firm land, use 

 on; the bogs where 

 these means full 

 ii miiy be procured 

 nd a little cost or 



One of the chief errors of our husbandry is, 

 cultivate loo mucli land ; because it is only 

 lalfdone. Halflbe cpiaiitiiy, with double the 

 vork on it, would insure iloiilile crops, which 

 vould be Ibund more profitable. 



COAL— The market is 

 depressed. .A few cargoes 



.va Scotia have sold at li 00 



. 5 50 a fi 01) per ton, i and f. 



demand whatever lor English, and little 



COTTON.— There is no particular alteration in prices 

 since our I nt report. The market, however, is full as fa. 

 vorablc t.i buyers. Sales for the week reach -i a 500 bales 

 Upland and New Orleans at 7 a lUJc |)er lb, according to 

 qu ility. 



COKFEh"..— The demand, though limited and confined 

 wholly to the wants of the tride, is greater than last 

 week, but prices are generally lower. Silesof 3 a ilUO 

 b igs St. Domingo, 6J a TJc ; 3 a 400 do. St. Jago, 8 1 a yj 

 e— one parcel triage, 71c ; t a 30O do. Rio. 6\ a 9c par lb, 

 S moB. Small parcels Java and Porto Cabello have sold 

 at Itimier prices. Public sales of 81) baois Porto Cabello, 

 8jc ; 30 do. Java, common, Uc ; 70 do. St. Domingo, C§c 

 per lb. cash. 



KISH.— Old Codhsi. ;.re al.o.ii nil out of the market. 

 Sales of llniKl Bull, ' J... sh .1.. ii.il'J 12 a '2 17 per qll. 

 ,M,,ki-r.-l liiMrin tn mIv. Silesof No. 1, 



511; .N". J.7 :n ,. : ' ,., at 4a4 25perl.U. 



There an- vi:rv few --iiil in in ili.t A parcel of Mess 

 sold at 1(1 75 a 11 00 jier bbl, cash. 



FLOUR.— An improved demand has caused a slight im- 

 provement in prices. Closing rates of Genesee, com n 



brands, C, l'> a 6 IS, and fancy 6 18 a fi 25 ; Richmond 

 iitrj G VI i Howard street 6 a 6 Yl; Philadelphia, 5 75 



.\treinely snull, 

 IS as are usu illv taken for 

 Corn Meal sold at 2 75 per 



Gre.it Mortality.— Dii 

 months of the present year tin 

 great in several towns border 

 of Coiiiiecticiit river in Ne 

 V'ermnnt. Up to the month 

 been ivilhin a few miles of 

 alxtut one hiiiidrcd deaths, p 

 The <li<or(ler inonl fat.il has 



adults, iiiiil the ilisorder is in aliiiusi all cases fa 

 when it falls from the throat to ihe stomach a 

 liiiigs. The towns of Bath and lAinan, sitnal 

 on the New Hampshire side of the river diiec 

 above Haverhill, have encountered a iiiortalily 

 an extPtil equal almost to the destruction by I 

 cholera in I8.T2 in some of the cities. Lyin 

 liasa popnliitioii of 1500, and Baih lliOO sou 

 the imiiilu'r of de.iths from the first of Febrni 

 tothistiiiie {short ol six iiiontlis.) has been si: 

 in Bath, iiiakiiijral the rule iif niic death per yi 

 ill everv limrteen iiilialiitants. r^i\ persons i 



lid I 



" We should be sorry to have every body agree 

 with us, or ourselves to agree with every body 

 else— Ibis would be dull work, and put an effect- 

 stop to all imiiiiry, consequently, to all iiitel- 

 lectnul inogress." 



The lulick respcdint^ Mi: If'hipple's lall rye on 



pane 111 was u-rillen he/ore Ihe iiill lyc of Mr. Sum- 



(iiid Mr. Tfislier, on /r/y. 108, tea* received. 



per bbl, cash. The stock of Southi 

 particularlv such descriptioi 

 export. 300 bbls Missouri 

 bbl, cash. 



GRAIN— The supplies of Corn are pretty large, and 

 exceed the dem ind. which is more limited ; prices in con- 

 sequence are again lower. S.des of Southern yellow (lit 

 57 a 58c. and white 55 a 56c ; Pennsylvania round, (JO a 

 file per bushel. The public and private sales of New 

 Orleans are quite large, at 42 a 53c per bushel, according 

 to qu.ility, cash. Siles Northern Oits. 37 a 40c, and 

 Southern 33 a 36c ; Northern Rye 75c per bushel, cash. 



HIDES & SKINS.— The demand for Hides has ceased. 

 A sale of 120O Rio Grande, heavy. 33 lbs caeli, sold lor 

 export at 1 lie per lb. fi mos. Skins are dull, and there 

 have been no recent salea. 



HONEV.— Small sales of Cuba to the trade at67a5Sc, 

 larcel for export at 50c per gal. short price. 6 mos. 

 Further sales of Scotch pig at 25 OO a 26 CO 

 per ton, 6 mos Bar Iron is dull. No Russia old sable in 

 market. Stock of new sable about 100 tons. No sales 

 for some months, and quotations nominal. Swedes is also 

 dull. 



LEAD.— The market is quiet, and no sales making. 

 The last transactions were 3^c per lb. cash. 



MOLASSES.— The stock is I irge, and nrices continue 

 pressed. The sales for the w^■ek are 13 to 1500 hhda 

 ivaiij and Matanzas sour, II a Hi j smill parcels do do 

 eet. 13 a U.Jc ; 4 to 500 hhds Trinidad sweet. Ikja 

 c .accirding to quality, 6 mos. Public sales of 10 hhds 

 Porto Rico, lei a 17c ; 40 bbls New Orleans, 16 a Ifi'c 



OIL.'— Sales of about 8000 gals English Linseed at Sfic 

 .subsequent sales at 87c for small lots. G mos. Tvvo 

 crude While. 3000 bbls, sol.l for export at 31|e- 

 r gj|. 



d a pa 



lRo^ 



THE MARKETS. 



July 19—2 P. M. 



From the Journal 

 NEW YORK M.XRKE 

 The movement in Cotton continues very moderate, sales 

 sonic .')00 bales perhaps. Flour steady with light receipts 

 and sales Genesee at gC; round hoop Ohio Jj5 75a81. 

 rhietlySl; flat Ohio and Michigan 5 88; Howard street 

 and Georgetown G a 6 12 i 5000 bushels very handsome 

 Illinois Wheat sold hard upon 1 30 perbushel. Nochange 

 in Rve or Corn ; Ohio Corn, north about, is worth 55c 5o 

 lbs. ;' Outs are cheaper, canal cm only be quoted at 31 a 

 a'JC. Pork is quite tirin at 5 25 a 5 75, and not much to be 

 had at that. Whiskey lil-i a JLic. Sales by auction of 

 1000 b.ags Rio Coffee at 7J a Dijc. and 75 hhds. Porto Rico 

 Su"ar at 43 a -H, both i mos.; 2000 boxes Sicily Oranges 

 at T 37.i a 3 12i ; 900 boxes Lemons at I 37A, cash. 



Sales 150 tons large Scotch Coal at go. 6 mos. per 

 chaldron ; 200 logs Cuba Cedar, were sold tor export «n 

 terms not public ; 8c is asked for another lot. 



ESCHVNGES INCLUDi.NG CKIUI FICATE5 AN D CHECKS. 



1}a- 



Philidelphia 

 lidiuiiore 



day in 1$;, 



i.liiy 



11' 



3 a — 

 IJa- 



35 



Interior, Ala. — : 



.\. Orleans about ^■■ 

 St. Louis — : 



Louisvdlc — ! 



M.chi-in 2ia 5 



Treasury Notes par a — J 

 Bills on London 6.1 a GJ 

 Do. on France 5r42a5f45 



From the Boston Evening .lonrnal, July 

 THE MARKETS. 

 BEESWAX.— Small sales of Southorn yell 

 30c per lb. cash. 



CANDLES.— No change in price's. Small s 

 21 a 2.5c, and Mould T.iUow 10 a lO.Jc per lb. 6 

 COCOA.— A small eaie of St. Domingo was 

 per lb. TtieK is but iittU iu loarkeu 



20. 



ow at 23 

 alesSpern 



per gal, cash. 



s.iles 85c per : 



of a sale of 8000 

 at 6f per lb, cash, 



fhe quality vines 

 riterion for a good 



ales hive been almost wholly at 

 ally at r.athcr lower prices for Pork, 

 much til It the prices would be no 



RICE.- The stock has been considerably incre.ased by 

 le arrivils. and tbriner prices are not obtained. 

 SALT— By auction, 3000 sacks Liverpool fine from 

 vessel, 1 51 a 1 58; 2000 do coarse ottered, 100 sold, 1G2 



SUGAR.— The market is without particular change. 

 Sales of 2 a 300 boxes Havana white, 7^ a 8^0 ; 4 a 500 

 do. brown, 5 a Gtc; 50 hhds Cuba iVIiiscivado. 4 a He 

 per lb. 6 mos. Public sales of New Orleans, ,g3,65 a 4,37, 

 and one parcel. J?3,12 per box, 4 mos ; 30 boxes Havana 

 white, 7c per lb. 6 mos. 



TEAS.— The sales are quite limited— greens are a 

 shade lower, and blacks a little higher, the latter being 



WOOL.— Siles .are light, and prices altogether nomi- 

 nal, there being too little business doing to cstabluh 

 prices. 



aly 18, 1842. 

 Calves, 2400 



BKIGHTOX MARKET— .M).Ni,AV,, 



Reported for the Boston Daily Adv 



At market 285 Beef Cattle, £0 Cows an 



Prices— Bo?/' Cattle.— We quote a few extra at J.'i 25 

 a V'JSS. First quality, JJ4 75 a 500; second quality 

 Si 2,5 a 4 50 ; third qu.ility gS 50 a ^4 25. 



Cow^ a»d_ C'aiues.-Salcs at 5 18, £21, 5t23, ^25, S'^8 



s'h''eB.— \)u\\. We quote lots at SI 38, gl 50, gl 75, 

 SlBl.S191.if200,S225,andS250. 



Nirine.— No lots sold to peddle. At retail from 4J to 

 5ic. 



NEW YORK CATTLE MAKKET-July 13. 



In market. 175 head of Beef Cattle, left over from la 

 week, and 850 received since, of which 125 were Iro 

 this State, and 725 from the West and South, most 

 from Kentucky ; 2500 Sheep and Lambs. 



Betf.— l'he range for fair cattle was .«5 00 a G .50 ; 

 ernee ab .ut ,§6 per 100 lbs. 50 were sent to Brighton, 



i«Aeep.— 150 were left over. Prices of LamU gl 00 

 : 73, and of Sheep Jjl 25 a 3 75 and g4 00 »ach. 





