16 



THE NEW GEx\ESEE FARMER, 



Vol 



Early Inipoitatiou of Slieei>. 



"A Subscriber" neks for infornintion reapecling 

 the Slieep imported into ibis country from Spain, by 

 Col. Humphrey, of Connecticut, "40 or 50 years 

 ngo"— pnrliculorly as to where, oi from what flock 

 they were obtained. 



We hove looked over a large number of agricultural 

 works, but find no definite information on this sub- 

 ject. The most that we can learn is, that in 1805, or 

 1806, Col. H. imported about 100 Merino sheep from 

 Spain. They were said to have originated from the 

 same breed as those imported into this State from 

 France, a year or two previous, by Chancellor Liv- 

 ingston, but differing from them essentially in their 

 character. Those from France were longer, had 

 Btraighter legs, longer necks, and bodies more barrel 

 shaped. Their wool was equally fine, but somev hat 

 loni'er, and the sheep were more delicate in constitution. 

 Those from Spain were short legged and slab sided, 

 with short necks heavily dulnpped; the wool fine, but 

 short; constitution moic hardy than those from France. 



If any of our readers can give the particular infor- 

 mation desired, we should be pleased to have them do 

 so. In the mean time perhaps the above may be of 

 service to our correspondent. — Eds. 



Post Masters 



Have very generally assisted us by obtaining subscrip- 

 tions and remitting money. For this they have our 

 sincere thanks, and deserve the thanks of the commu- 

 nity at large. We trust ihoy will see good results 

 from the circuktion of the paper in their towns, and 

 that they will feel disposed to continue their efforts in 

 our behalf. 



ment. The Societies formed last year in Western 

 New York, and their fine exhibitions, have already 

 given a new impulse to the cause in this section of 

 country; and it is confidently expected thai much 

 more will be done the coming season. 



The 2d Volume commenced Jan. 1, 1841. 



[Cr All Postmnslci-s arc rciiuested to act as agents, 

 and remit money to the publishers. 



Address, BATEHAM & CilOSMAN. 



Ruclicstcr, N. Y. 



ENGLISH MARKETS. 



Thela'.estnewstVoiiiEiiglaml, diUca4ihDec. is of liut little 

 imporlaiiee iis il respects llie Markets. Tlie iHoiiey Market 

 was said to l;e somewhat iiuprovcil and Cotton a slmde liigli- 

 er. The duty on Wheat was 21s. Ed per quarter, nnU on 

 Flour 14s loa per bill. 



London, Dec. 2.— The Corn market keeps declining; this 

 week's average of English wheat is GUs |i 

 scarcely any tl 

 dulv paid, and: 

 ^dper II)-, dry 



) to 2/; 



hund. 





\V, 



M . 



maud was leltl'.ir i.m- , ,,, , .,,-.. n h h 

 rates previuusiy <il:<. .'■' i '» ' ■ - /; 



spring inquiry I'r'iiii 111'- f lu.-.il ■ . ■^x'lil! 

 to the lirniuessofthclrade. Our foreign wo 

 somewhat brisker this week, and atole:ablenuinl:er oftr; 

 actions look place at the rates of Saturday, the ilst nil. 



h : A fair de- 

 vvcck, and the 

 rtcd. A good 

 nalerially i.dd 

 I market was 



.Manchester ai 

 ccived fur son; 

 tiful, and bills 

 timely interici 

 taken iiir ; 

 and thus i 

 triide were 



—The 



.(,( a more .1 

 jtimepast. A 

 norc ensy ..r 

 ■nccby ihcl, i 



eat iinmlerdi ; 



vcdllic luealiif 



edthi 



ihi 



ling fro 



Tlie Public Press. 



We are under great obligations to many editors of 

 newspapers who have pulilished our Prospectus, or 

 kindly noticed the New Genesee Farmer. To such 

 we will continue to send it without asking an cv- 

 change; and if they desire it sent to a friend also, 

 we wTill cheerfully add the name to our list. (Those 

 who have not done so, but feel disposed to aid us, will 

 confer a favor by inserting the prospectus below.) 



Editors of Agricultural, Scientific, or Literaiy, pa- 

 pers, who generously give us an exchange, will please 

 accjptour sincere thanks. 



■as again consnicrc I 

 m the Uni'e.l States, 

 by the next packets. 



i;U untlclpatiuns of i 



Garilens laid out, and Gardeners furnished ' 

 notice.— Persons reiiulring inf.irmatiun on any subject ec 

 nccted with ihc business, will receive a prompt reply. 



All orders, letters of inquiry, iic. mus: be arldrcsscd Cpi 

 paid) directly to us. 



Trees, ri lints, &c., will I.e carefully packed, so that th 

 may be carried to any pari ofthe country in siifely 5 and poe 

 ages will be marke.l and shipped as may be designated 

 order. 



Pel sons wi'.h whomthe proprietors are unacquainti 

 requcsteil to give a satisfactory reference, or nameiion 

 son in the city of iloclicsler,^ who t 

 uieiit. 



Rochester, Dec. 1, 18411. 



TjmOTHY SEED WA!VTEJ>,,,At_.he^Roch, 

 ter ^?ceu More. 



JtATEllAM i CROSMAN 



pn.SON'S STRAW CUTTKR. -Tills mar 

 V_T h^isl.een lullv IcstcJ by a laige 111 mber of Individ 

 i;na is pronounce'd decidedly suierior 10 any other of ll'^', 

 kind — Tliey . - ^■-.- . ^' 



NEW YORK MARKET— Dec. 22. 

 tm, Gk.\in, &c.— The rei'cipts of Genesee and all other 



sorts of Flour through the 1 

 on hand is variously estinialed [Voni 2 

 Theic is a consiant demand and price; 

 sales of Genesee are atg4 94 " tf.'t nir 

 Ohio in go.id order round and Hat lioi.i 

 «4 00; Michiron «4 8H, fancy brands 

 ran"c from Sj 2.> to 5 75. Some sale; 

 j{.5 50, and of Georii; 



THE 1VE"^V GEXBSEE FAICMER. 



The Chanpcst Agricultural Paper in the Union — Onli/ 

 50 CKNTS a year, (in udcancc. ) 1 G large pages 

 monthly, loiih cuts. J. J. Thojus & M. U. B.atk- 

 H.iM, Editors. D-iviD TnoM.is and others, assis- 

 tants. 0.>"E Ho.NDRED CORKESPG.VDKNTS. 



Th"! flattering encouragement which the New 

 Goneseo Farmer has received during the past year, 

 has convinced the proprietors that the pajicr can be 

 BUitaiued in its nadcesoil, and at M.^ economical price ; 

 and while they express their gratitude for the assis- 

 taiice they have t!iu3 far received, they would now, 

 with renewed c.mfiilenc-e, appeal t.i the friends of agri- 

 culture in behalf of the Second Volume. The paper 

 is so well known, and so highly approved, that it is 

 unnecessary to speak of its character, further than to 

 say, that it will mt suffer by a comparison with any 

 other paper of the kind in the United States. Each 

 Buccessive number has shown an increase of talent and 

 orresiondrnis. It has received durim^ the pn?t year, 

 orirria-d coniinunicaiions from ONE HUNDRED 

 WRITERS, most of whom are well known prarlicid 

 arai::rs. It also contains the most useful selections 

 from other agricultural journals, re/orts of the mar- 

 kets, &c. 



Tne object of the New Genesee Fanner is to ad- 

 vance the great interests of Agriculture an;l Horticul- 

 ture — to benefit the c )m;nuntity in general, and farm- 

 c:-3 in particular; Experience proves that it is well 

 calculate I to piomote thisobject; and therefore it ia 

 th; duty of every friend of improvement to extend its 

 circulation, in order that its influence may be felt 

 throujlnut the ngricultural community. 



Tiio friends of Aaricriltiiral Socielias should cs])c. 

 linllv encourage this paiior: for. unless farmers rk.vd 



Inscd. The stock 

 ,CUU to 3(IU,UU0 bids, 

 rather stiftcn. The 

 ommnn brands; .oOU 

 Fold on Saturday at 

 f Genesee and Ohio 

 vcre mode of Bran- 



J53a3 23, and Corn Merd'S2e8per bid: Snmll 

 s.-dcs were made of prime Oliin Wheat at 107 cts. Rye 

 closed at 37 a .59 cts. One of the last sales of Corn was a 

 car^o of Southern new at 52 cts. wt.; old Southern is held 

 at 5.) cents; Jersey might bring a little more. Northern 

 Oats have ailvanced a little and command 40 a 41 cents per 

 liushel. Jersey sold at D3 cents. There were no sales of 

 Barley. 



MoNEV M sKKET. — There was a pretty large linsiness trans- 

 ar'te I at tlie S;.,ick Exchange, and prices generally well sus- 

 tained liillel Slates liank was jolil at (>6, buyer 3U days; 

 Deb.warc iiul lliilsiin went up J; North American Trust 

 do. I ; Vicksiitir;,' (ianlt do. ^; Canton Company down g ; — 

 " " '; ^ew Jersey U. R.do. ^; Stonin^ton 



d.nvn L 

 1 Philadelphia sold at98J, and ©20i;0 do. 



Is sold at 74 fo; 



ROCHESTER PRICES CURRENT. 



tOKRECTED FOR 



THE NEW GENESEE FARMER, JAN. 1, 1811. 



WHEAT per bushel, .$ 75 o $ 71 



CORN,.. " 37J. 



nn R. R. n|) i 

 .1; llarlei. 



R. U. 



$;.)00U 

 at SlSJlierceiit. 



J5J000 Indiana I: 



The Philadelr.hia Banks have nr 

 ing the loan, that they are in re;idi 

 tionoflhc two and a half millim 

 forthwith. 



The Richmond Whig of Tuesday says— "Money matters 

 are tight this week, and will cnntinuctolesofDr some weeks 

 to conic. Discounts will l;c comparatively small until the 

 yearly reports of the Banks are mi.de." 



ie.\t week. 

 c.i to the parties mak- 

 ip to receive their por- 

 and issue Post Notes 



says — "Money 



PRICE 



Bos; 



Philadelphia. . 

 Ba'tiiiiore. . . 

 Richmond . . . 

 Alexander. . . 

 Cincinnati. . . 

 Wihnimrtnn. . 

 New Orleans. 



OF FLOUR AT DIFFERENT PLAC|-.S. 

 3^.7 22 (2 g.T .jO Market firm. 



5 CO 



.i 00 Dull. 



4 81 



4 30 



CINCINNATI PORK MARKET. 



Up to December llith, the. whole number of hou 

 this market was 36,000. The drovers, geiieraMy ; r; 

 their own pork, having p.iid p,ii 



OATS, " 



BARLEY, " .... 



RYE, " .... 



BEANS, White,.. " 



POTATOES " .... 



APPLES, Desert,. " 



" Common, " .... 



" Dried,... " .... 



CIDER barrel, 



FLOUR, Superfine, " .... 



" Fine, " . .. 



SALT, " .... 



PORK,Mess " .... 



" Prime,.... " .... 



'< Hog 100 lbs 3,5C . 



BEEF, " 3,50 



POULTRY per pound, _6 



EGGS, per dozen, 15. 



BUTTER, Fresh, .. per pound 14 



35.... 

 50.... 

 75.... 

 19.... 



:n.... 



19.... 



75 ... . 

 1,00.... 

 4,25.... 



:5,5ii.... 

 2,00.... 

 11,00.... 

 8,00.... 



33 



I 



.'S,75i 



12,0^1 

 , 9,0fil 



. 4,oai 



. 4,Ud 



:■:% 



..12U 



r le.~" til 



1 SI 30, and the pa 



offer 



ROCHESTER MONEV MARKET. 



I l'.as:ern Funds 



Treasury No'es 1 pr ct. 

 R.-.stern 'Drafts U, " 

 Pennsylvania 3 a G 

 Oliio 8 a 



Michigan 12 a 13 



Marylauil 7 a 



do. 1 : 



MOUNT HOPE GARPE-V & NURSERIES, 



ROCriE.^TER, NEW VORK. 

 rXIHR Proprietors of this establishment off.-l 



))i </ii! stt/y.-.:/., anJ got their mir.../3 interested in their I ii'io,v^ei-in's"si'irubs. Green II. hi 

 profeesi^it, they will not act efficiently for its advance- 1 Rok,<, Double Dahiiae, ic. ic. 



Firkin "... 10. .. 



CHEESE " ... G ... 



LARD, " ... 7... 



TALLOW, Clear, .... "... 8..., 



HIDES, " ... 5... 



SHEEP SKINS,.... each,... 75.... 



WOOL pound,.. 35... 



PEARL ASHES, ..100 lbs.. 5,00..., 



POT, " .... " .. 4,50.... 



HAY, ton,.. 7,00 8,( 



GRASS SEED,.... bushel,.. 1.00 1. 



CLOVER, " " ... G,nO 7,( 



FLAX,.... " "... 75. 



PLASTER, (in bbls.) per ton, G,fl0. 



sle-ghf 



cheerful asai 

 Business has greatq 

 sual on "pay day, 

 iicy, xve have great rc( 

 nplaint about the ! 



bulk, fat Wheatland) 3,00. 



REXt.\nics. — After sevcr.il weeks of unusual diilliiessj 

 bad going, we were, a few davs since, favored with 

 fall of snow, nid now the g'idlii 

 make Old Winter apiiear gay an; 

 pure us for a " happy new year.' 

 vivcd ; and, although there is, as 

 complaint aI;OMt the scarcity of ni 

 to be thankful that there is no ci 

 i)t' lirciid. 



Wi!E.-.T is now brought iu to a. 

 price has advanced a trifle since 



Pork still comes in most ahimdantly, and sells at a I 

 better price than last month. The largest sized hogal 

 sell at $4 1 cr 100 lbs. 



PoiTLTRV has been very fine and abundant du 

 davs, and sold realilv .-'t U to 7 cents per lb. £^i'.« are! 

 scarce mid dear: Grocers have pairl as high as iEj ceiltf 

 do/ftii for llieni during the past week. 



Cl.ovHR Si:fd begins to appear, but the price i; 

 taUiilioJ: SS per bushel hn-.t tccn pcid for some smti 



