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GENESEE FARMER. 



April. 



MAKKET INTELLIGENCE. 



Rochester Produce Market — M'^holeiitale. 



Wheat, 



Corn, 



Barley, 



Oats, 



Flour, 



Beans, .' 



Apples, bushel. 



Potatoes, 



Clover Seed, 



Timothy, 



Hay, ton, 



Wood, cord,- - 

 Salt, bbl,.:.. 

 Hams, lb, 



1,U 



,13 Oj 



2y 

 38 



4,00 

 1,75 



7,0i( 



1,15 



50 



44 



29 



5.37 



I'.OO 



.37 



50 



5,25 



2.50 



8,00 



:j,00 



Pork, bbl, .... 



Pork, twt, 



Beef, cwt, 



Lard, lb, 



Butter, lb, 



(Cheese, new lb 



Eggs, doz, 



Poultry, 



Tallow, 



Maple Sugar,.. 

 Sheep Skins, 

 (ireen Hides, lb 

 Dry " .._. 

 Calfskins 



12,50 

 4,00 

 3,50 



7 

 10 



5.00 

 4,00 



8 

 1.00 



Rochester, Murch 2fi, 1847. 



[Bi/ Magnetic Telegraph.] 



New York, March, 2.5—7 P. M. 



Ashes. — Fair business doing ; s lies 100 bbls. at $4,87:i, 

 and $6,25 for Pots and Pearls. 



Flour is in good demnnd. About 3000 or 4000 bbls. have 

 been sold to-day at $7 a 7,l2i for Michigan, and .$ 7,12.J- 

 $7,25 for Genesee, good brands. To arrive on opening of 

 river, 1000 bbls. $7,12^, and to arrive in May, 1500 bbls. 

 sold at $6,25, which is an advance ; also 500 bbls. fancy 

 Ohio to arrive in IMay at $6,50. There was considerable 

 inquiry for the French market ; 3000 bbls. Philadelphia sold 

 at $6,50. 



Meal is indimmd at $4,75. 



Rye Flour $4, 62g a $4,75. Small sales of grain. Wheat 

 only 1500 bush, southern, for milling, at $1,32, but there 

 were several negotiations for lots to arrive. 



Transactions in Corn continue to be very large ; much the 

 larger portion however to arrive in the summer. Sales to- 

 day of all descriptions, reach 175,000 bush., to arrive at dif- 

 ferent periods, at from 70 to 94 cts. 



Rte in fair demand to airive at 90 cts. 



Barley nominally 70 cts. to arrire. 



Oats 44 a 45 for River. 



Beans and Peas in small supply and firm. 



Pork. — Old Pork was heavy and I hear of few or no 

 transactions. Prime could be bought at $12, and one lot 

 was offered below that figure; of new there has been 1100 

 bbls. sold to arrive in June at $12,50 a $13and $15 for prime 

 and mess. 



Beef is quiet and steady at $8,50 a $9,50, and $11 a 12. 

 Last sale, good beef hams, $16,30. 



Pickled meats are firm. 



Of Lard there have been sales 400 to 500 bbls. at 9 a 10 

 according to quality, and 400 or 500 at 10 a 10|. There has 

 oeen a little movement in a small .stock of cheese remaining 

 and 600 boxes taken at 7J n 8 cts. 



Butter is scarce and firm. 



Sales 100 bbls. Pennsylvania new clover at 8 cts., and 

 120 do. Ohio, no price reported. Rough flax is wanted at 

 fll,50. 



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Contents of this Number. 



The Prospect, 81 



Milk — its production and properties, 82 



" Farmers' Agricultural Chemistry," 83 



Dr. Lee's Criticisms ; Potato Rot ; Valuable Colt, 84 



Hints for April ; Indian Corn for Exportation, 85 



Clearing Land,... - 86 



Hop Cultuie ; Ashes on Corn ; 87 



"Agricultural Information Wanted;" Credit, 88 



Fence Posts ; Destroying Sorrel, 89 



The Farmer— His Positii n, &c.; Agricultural School ; 



Clover Roots,.. - 90 



Farm Labor ; Indian Corn Planted for Fodder ; Hop 

 (;r.)wing ; Matched Horses ; Plaster on New Land ; 



Ignorance, or prejudice, or both ?... 91 



Original Design of an Italian Cottage, (with three illus- 

 trations,) 92 



Pennock's Patent Grain Drill ; To C'orrespondents ; 



Foroign Demand for Breadstuffs, 93 



Premium List, &c., of the New York State Agricultu- 

 ral Society, for the year 1847, 94 



horticultural department. 



Culture of Annual Flowers, 96 



Answers to Correspondents ; The Fruits of America, 



by C. M. Hovey, 97 



(iui nee Stocks for Pears ; " New Names,"' 98 



The Canada Reinette Apple, (with a figure;) The St. 



Ghislain Pear, (with a figure,) - 99 



Peach Grub ; Yellow Newtown Pippin ; Grafting the 

 Quince ; Grafiing the Quince on the Thorn , Graft- 

 ing Pears on the Thorn ; The Peach Crop, 1 DO 



Stkam Prk.h3 of Jeromk Si. Brother, 



