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Brought forward, |3,581 58 |18,826 62^27,861 26 



Glass, for repairing cases,. _ 



Books for signatures,. 



Hardware, 



Broadway Tabernacle and 

 expenses of annual ad- 

 dress, 



Expenses of lectures,. _ 



Painting and signs, 



Repairs of settees, 



Sundry disbursements, 



3,786 27 



Total disbursements, _.. 22,612 90 



Which being deducted from the receipts, leaves $5,248 36 



Of which $5,000 has been paid into the treasury, . . 5,000 00 



Leaving a balance on hand, of _ $248 36 



The cattle show was held on Hamilton Square, under the direc- 

 tion of the Agricultural Committee, and although the exhibition 

 was not quite equal in numbers to those of past years, yet in 

 point of quality it has never been surpassed. 



The following is the description of stock entered : 



Cattle of all breeds _ 153 



Horses, _ 92 



Mules, - 6 



Sheep, - _ 89 



Swine, _ 55 



Poultry of various choice breeds, ._ 60 coops. 



Pigeons, _ 50 pairs. 



Rabbits, &c., 10 



The weather for the tw^o first days was very cold and inclement. 

 Had it been favorable, as was hoped, the results no doubt would 

 have fully met the expectations of the committee. The expense 

 of erecting th^ enclosure, sheds, pens and buildings are necessa- 

 rily large, and has nearly taken the whole receipts, leaving the 

 expenses of printing, advertising, labor and premiums, which 



