XXII, NO. 31. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



271 



TllKllMOMETIUCAL. 



Itrpdrted lor liie i\ew Eiiglaml Farnipr. 

 ^eti lUf. riiei tiKJiiieleriit tlieCiardeiiof the pniprteloiB 

 i\ew England Farmer, UriglUun, M;(H9. in n slmdcti 

 ;rly pxp')stire, for the week cmiing Feb. 18. 



.liru.N MAUKKT.— MoM.At, Feb. 19, Iij41. 

 Kfl'drtf il rtirthe N. K. t'lirmer. 



.Market 5U0 Duuf Cattle, 900 Sheep and 40 

 'allle unEold. 



;£8. — lleej Cattle. — The prices obtained last week 

 ike quality were hnrdly Hustaiiied. We quote a 

 Ira $4 75 a $5, first quality $4 95 a $4 50, se- 

 [ualily $4 (10 a $ 4 25, third quality .$3 50 a $4. 

 p.— Small lilts were sold from $1 50 to $2 00. 

 :rs from $2 75 to $4 00. 

 IC. — None at market. 

 5. We noticed eight premium cattle which arri- 



Ihe cari from Connecticut, after the dote of tlie 

 t. 



VIIOLES.\LE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected iz'Uh great care, weekly. 



OS. Herds Grass, $2 37^ to 2 62 per hushel. Red Top 



cents. Clover — Northern, OU lo 12c. — Southern, 10 

 Klan Seed, Si 50 per bushel. Lucerne, 33 c. per lb. 



Seed. S2 75 per bushel. 



IN. The arrivals since our last report amount to 



0,000 bushels. A considerable portion of the arri- 



lout 16.000 bushels, is going into store on account of 



nds. 



. — Northern, new, bushel 00 to 00— Southern, round 



, old, 00 a 00 — Southern flat yellow, new, 49 a 50 — 



. white 46 n 47 — do New Orleans, 00 a 00 — Biirley 



— llye, Northern, 70 a 72— do. Southern, 00 a 00 — 

 joulhern, 30 a 32' — Northern do. 34 to 35 — Beans, per 



1 00 a 1 62.— Shorts, per double bush. 30 a 40 —Bran, 



lUR. There has been less activity in market during 

 it week, but as slocks are not large for the season, 

 are well supported for all descriptions, 

 imore, Howard Street, 4 mos.cr. So 00 a 5 12i — do. 

 So 00 a b 00— do. free of garlic. So 00 a 5 ISj— Phila- 

 i do. 4 mos. So 00 a 5 00 — Fredericksburg, low I'd 4 

 5 GO a 6 12 — Alexandria, wharf mountain, n 00 a 00. 

 •getown, S5 12 a 5 50— Richmond Canal, S5 00 a 5 12 

 ;uy, *aoOa 1100— Petersburgh, South side 80 00 a 00 

 jouniryij 00 a 5 50 — Genesee, common, cash, *5 18 a 

 do lancy brands S.> 37 a 5 02 — Ohio, via Canal, 

 00— do do ^\■w Orleans, cash SS Oil a's 50. Rye, 

 00— Indian Meal in bbls. S2 7D a 2 87. 



VISIONS. There is a little more firmness in the 

 for good qualities, and the private operations of the 

 ave been at present quotations. 



-Mess 4 110. new bbl. $7 00 a 7 25— Navy— SO 25 a 

 Xo. I, So 00 -T 00— do Prime 85 00 a 5 50— fork- 

 dear 4 mo. bid. S12 00 a 12 50— do Clear il I 50 a 12 00 

 ::ss, 9 50 a 10 OU— do Prime S3 50 a 00— do Mess 



Cher Stales, — a do Prime do do So 00 n u 00 



•go do. a 00 — — Clear do do 300 00 a 00 00— 

 shipping, 12 a 14— do store, uninspected, a 00— do 

 14 els. a 17— Lard, No. I, Boston iiis. ej a 7 —do 

 and Western, 64 a 7 — Hams, Boston, o a — 

 ■n and Western, 5 a 5i— Cheese, Ship'g and 4 reeal, 

 —do new milk, 4 J a 54. 



)L. Duly. The value whereof at the place of ei- 



10 shall not exceed 7 cts. per pound, 5 per cent, ai 

 llwliereol the value exceeds 7 cts. per pound, 40 per 

 val. and 3 cts. per pound. 



islic Wool of all descriptions is in active demand, 

 ces improving. 



e or Saxony Fleeces, washed, lb. 37 a 41 c. — Amer- 



11 blood, do 35 a 37— Do. 3-4 do 32 a 35— Do. 1-2 do 

 3—1-4 and common do 25 a 28 — Smyrna Sheep, 

 , 20 a 23— Do. unwashed, 9 a 13 — Bengasi do 



6 aI3 — Saxony, clean, 00 — Buenos A^ res 1111 pit ked, 7 a 10-" 

 do. do. picked, 12 a 16— Superfine Northern polled lamb 30 

 a 35— No. 1 do, do. do. 27 a 30 — No. 2 do flo do 22 a 25— 

 No. 3 do do do 15 a 18. 



HOPS. Duty 20 per cent. 



The receipts of the week are 75 bales, on account of grow, 

 ers, which brought G 3-4 a 7c. 



Islsort .Mass. 1343, lb. S 3-4 a 7 1-4; 2d do 4 1-2 a 5 1-4. 

 HAV, 14 lo 16 per ton- Eastern Screwed «lu lo 12. 

 EGGS, 15 a 13. 



POULTRY. Turkies per lb. from 9 to I2cts.— Geese 

 common 7 lo 9— Bremen 10 lo 12— Chickens 6 10 10— Ducks 

 3 10 10. 



CO. 



WANTS A SITUATION AS GAKDNBR, 



A middle aged married man, has a practical knowledge of 

 the management of Vines, Greenhouse Plants, the Flower 

 and Kitchen Garden : is also well acquainted with the Prun- 

 ing and Training of wall Trees has had mure then 20 ye.irs' 

 expeiience, can have a good character if required from the 

 place he is leaving. 



Apply 10 JOSKPH BRECK & CO., No. 51 North Mar- 

 ket Street, Boston. Feb. 14. 



WANTS A SITUATION AS U\Ri)NKl{. 



A young man who understands the Green House, Hot 

 House, Forcing, Nursery, Flower and Kilhen Garilening, in 

 all its various branches, and who has had several years ex- 

 perience in one of the best places in New England, wishes a 

 situation in any private or public establishment. Can fur- 

 nish the best reference. 



A line addressed to If, W. O. Roxbury, Mass., will com- 

 mand immediate atteniiou. Feb. 14. 



SITUATION WANTED AS GARDNER 



By a man who understands the management of a Green- 

 house perfectly, and the Flower Garden generally. Good 

 references given. Apply to J. BKKCK & CO., 52 North 

 Market St. Feb. 7. 



POUDRETTE I PoUDRETTE I ! 



The subscribers keep constantly on hand, and for sale 

 Poudrette in quantilies lo suit purchasers j packed in Bar- 

 rels in order for shipping, or transportation by wagon or 

 Hail Road. 



The experience of five years past has satitfied many far- 

 mers, that this manure has the quickest operation upon veg- 

 etable matter, producing grealer abundance, and is the cheap- 

 est manure they have ever tried. 



Orders left at the New England Seeil Store, and at the 

 factory in Brookline, will meet with prompt altention. 



For sale by J. BRECK & Co., 51 and 52 North Market 

 Street, Boston. Oct 26. 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROLLERS. 



Grindstones of different sizes, hung on friction rollers ana 

 moved wiih a loot treader, is lound 10 be a great improve- 

 ment on the old mode of hanging grindstones. Stones hung 

 in this manner are becoming daily more ill use, and wherever 

 used, give universal salisfaciion. The rollers can be attach- 

 ed to stones hung in the common way. For sale by J. 

 BRECK & Co., No. 51 North iMarket street. 



PU1IIPKIN SEED WANTED. 



The subscribers will pay a fair price for a few bushels of 

 the " old fashioned yellow Pumpkin Seed," suitable for 

 planting. JOoEPH BRECK & CO. 



Boston, Nov. 23. 



GARDEN &, FLOWER SEEDS FROAI LONDON. 



We have received, by the Barque Huntress, from London, 

 a choice assortment of GAHDE.N AND FLOWER SEEDS. 

 We have also received the invoices of three other shipments 

 of Seeds and Trees, which arc expected to arrive in the 

 course of 30 days, which will give us the largest and most 

 choice collection of SEEDS AND TREES ever oflered by 

 us. Our customers and friends are requested 10 send m 

 tbeir orders. JOSEPH BHECK &, CO. 



Boston, Dec. 27th, 1843. 



SUPERIOR SALT FOR THE DAIRY. 



For sale at the Grist Mdl 111 Beach St., superior Jine Salt, 

 ground from the very best of Bonajre and St Martin's Salt, 

 and is decidedly the best and cheapest article for the Dairy 

 and family use, being of nearly double strength and muctt 

 purer ihaii the Liverpool salt. For sale by 



A. SHIVERICK and 

 HOWES &CROVVELL, 

 Boston, Dec. 27. 3ino 36 Commercial wharf. 



HUCK MANUAL. 



The Farmer's Muek Manual, by Dr. S. L. Dana— price 



62 1-2 cents, for sale by '" ~ " 



Dec. 11. 



JOS. BRECK & CO. 



JOSEPH DRECK & 



NEW ENGLAND 

 .^i^ricultural IVarefiouse 



AND 



S2ED STORE. 



51 and 52 North Market Street, Boston. 



JOSEPH HRECK & CO. buving received a lull and gen- 

 eral assonment of FIELD, GRASS, GARDEN and FLOW- 

 ER SEED.S, woriliy of cultivation, confidently recommend 

 ihem as being pure and of the first qualiiies, unmixed with 

 other varieties; they have no hesitalion in saying that their 

 collection of Seeds is the best, and ot the greatest variety 

 ever offered for sale at any establishment in the U, Stales, 

 and would invite all to send m their orders as soon as pos- 

 sible, that they may supply themselves with the choicest va- 

 rieties in good season lor the Spring pianling. 



The following are a lew of the most important kinds 

 which Ihey ofl'er wholesale and retail, viz : 

 PEAS. 



Cedo Nulli, Hills' Early, Early Dwarf do, Charllon, do. 

 Frame, do. Warwick, Improved Blue Imperial, Womirnrd's 

 Dwarf Marrow, Bishop's Uwarf, for borders, Knights' Dwarf, 

 Dwarf Marrowfats, Tall do, 



BEANS. 



Lima, Saba, Horticultural Pole, Dwarf China, do. Mo- 

 hawk, do. Marrow, Ked Cranberrj Pole, While do. do. Kiil- 

 ney Pole, Dwarf Kidney, do. Case knife, do. Six Weeks, &,e. 

 CABBAGES. 



Large Late Drumhead. Late Sugar-loaf, Green Globe Sa- 

 voy, Red Dutch, Low Dutch, Early York, Battersea, Va- 

 nack, Hope, Early Sugar-loaf, with a complete variety of 

 other kinds. 



Long Blood and Turnip Beets, French Sogar Beets. Man- 

 gel Wurtzel, Ruta Baga, Long Orange, Early Horn and 

 White Field Carrots, Early and Late Cauliflowers, Broc- 

 colis of all sorls. Cucumbers, Melons, Squashes, sweet Mar- 

 jorum, Sage, Summer Savory, Thyme, and Turnips, more 

 than twenty fine varieties. 



They have ju.?t received per Ship Minerva, a fine and choice 

 lot of new Flower Seeds, which together wilh an assort- 

 ment of over four hundred kinds, comprise the most com- 

 plete collection ever offered for sale. 



FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, 



Shrubs, Grape Vines, Roses, Dahlias, Green-house Plants, 

 Rhubarb and Asparagus Roots, and all Nurserf productions 

 furnished at one day's notice, and when requested, can be 

 packed in mats and boxes, so as lo be sent to Europe or any 

 part of America. 



Dealers supplied on the most liberal terms with Seeds of 

 various sizes, containing a complete assortment, neatly put 

 up in papers, labelled and sealed ready lor retail, with print- 

 ed directions on each package for its mauagemeni and cui- 

 tivaliou. 



GRASS SEEDS, 



At wholesale and retail, at the lowest market prices. 

 Also, Kentucky Blue Grass, a first rale article for Lawns. 

 Clover Seed, Red and While, Orchard Grass, Oat Grass, 

 Fowl .Meadow, Northern and Southern Red Top, Barley, 

 Oats, Millet. Rhode Island Grass, Buckwheat, &c., &c., of 

 the best quality and for sale low. 



AGRICULTURAL BOOKS of all kinds, constantly on 

 hand. 



AGRICULTURAL AND GARDE.N IMPLEMENTS 

 of all kinds, among which are the following, viz :— 1000 

 Howard's Patent Cast Iron Ploughs, 2u0 Common tio. do, 

 200 Cultivators, luo Greene's Straw Cullers, 50 Willis' do. 

 do. too Common do. do, 100 Willis' Patent Corn Shillers, 

 60 Common do. do, 200 Willis' Seed Sowers, 60 do. Vege- 

 table Cutlers, 50 Common do. do., 200 Hand Corn Mills, 

 200 Grain Cradles, 100 Ox Yokes, 1500 Doz. Scythe Stones, 

 3000 do. Austin's Rifles, 100 doz. Cast Steel Shovels, 160 

 do. Common do, 100 do. Spades, 500 do. Grass Scythes, 300 

 do. Patent Snailhs,200do. Common do,, 500 do. Hay Rakes, 

 200 do. Garden do,,20u do. Manure Forks, 3i'0do. Hay do. 

 500 Pair Trace Chains, 100 do. Truck do. 100 do Draft do, 

 500 do. Tie up do, 60 doz. Halter do, 1000 yards Fence do, 

 25 Grind Stones on Rollers. 



TIE UP CHAINS!— Just received by the "Oceanus" 

 300 Chains for lying up cattle. These chains, introduced 

 by E. H. Derbv, Esq, of Salem, and Col, Jacques, for the 

 purpose of securing cattle to the stall, are found to be the 

 safest and most convenient mode of fastening cows and oxea 

 10 the stancliioii. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO., 

 N. E. Agricultural Warehouse ami Seed Store, 51 ? 

 and 52 North Market Street, Boston. \ 



Feb. 21, 1844. 



FRUIT TREES. 



The subscribers are prepared to furnish every 

 description of Fruit Trees, and Ornainenlat 

 Trees, Shrubs and Plants. The autumn is a 

 suitable time to transplant many Trees and 

 _ Pl.inis, and often times mote convenient than in 

 s|iriiiL,', We have as great a variety of Applc.>-', Pears, Cher- 

 ries, Plums, Peaches, Ciuniccs, Currants, Gooseberries, &c. 

 as can be found in the country, and ofler them at tlie lowest 

 prices. JOSEI'H BRECK & CO. 



Boston, Oct. 11, 1843. 



