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THE ILLINOIS FA.RMEK. 



95 



St. £.culs ntarket— May 22. 



FLOtJR — Dull, with only a few limited sales, inclnding SO 

 bags extra at $1 95 ; 75 bbls on its merits at $3 60, delivered, 

 and 25 bbls extra at $4 50. Nothing transpired in city, 

 though we understand that $3 75 was oifered for June de< 

 livery. 



WHEAT — Supply oifering was limited, and the market 

 quiet. Sales to-day compri<e 150 bags spring from 61 to 6Sc; 

 100 bafl;« choice dab at 65c; 185 bags good fall at 80@83c, and 

 51 bags prime at 90c; also, P32 bags club at 68@70c, and 308 

 bags choice do at 77c, including bags. 



CORN— Inactive. Sales 532 bags mixed and yellow at 42J^ 

 <^44c; 117 bags fair white at 48c, and 300 bags choice do at 

 55c. 



OATS — Supply offering small, and markst unchanged. 

 Sales comprise 259 bags at 42c. part delivered, and 189 bags 

 on private terms, 



RY£— 25 bags sold at 58c. 



BACON — Market firm, with a good demand for country 

 aides at quotations. Sales comprise 6 caskP country should- 

 ers at5^c, and 32 casks clear sides in lots at 6}4°- Also of 

 city 10 casks shoulders at 6^c; 20 casks ribbed sides at 8^c, 

 and 20 casks clear sides do at 9c 



LARD — The only sale noted was of 100 kegs choice leaf, 

 to fill an order at 13c. 



WHISKY— Market firm, with sales of 127 bbls in lots at 

 17V^':, cash, and 30 bbls at 18c, currency. 



JaiDFS— Dry flint active at 14@14i^c, and green salt at 6 

 @6i4c. 



Wool — Sales 2 bales unwasbed at 19c. 



Live Stock Marker— May 22. 



BiLLTiLU YarBs. — Market for cattle rather brisk, with a 

 light supply on sale; prices unchanged since last week. 

 Butchers pay for good to choice 6-% to 7c ; for ordinary to 

 feir, 6 to ej/^c net ; common, 2}^ to 3c, gross. There are sev- 

 eral droves to arrive In a day or two, and the market will be 

 easy^for purehasers, owing to a light demand for shipping 

 South. 



HOOS — In light demand at prices ranging from 4 to 5^c 

 npt. 



SHEEP — But few arriving and in fair demand for sheared 

 sheep at $2 to $3 perhead, according to quality. 



COWS AND CALVES— Demand is fair at $18 to $40 per 

 head, as to quality. Thuse suitable for shippins sell readily 

 at fair rates. 



Tlie Wool Trade. 



New Tore. — Since our last report, sales of Domestic have 

 been somewhat limited, and we have only to notice about 

 10,000 lbs Fleece and 15,000 lbs Pulled at our quotations, 

 and about 10,000 fbs California Unwashed Fleece on private 

 terms. Foreign continues very quiet. — V. & Economist. 



Boston. — The market for fleece Wool remains without 

 change, with a steady demand for lots as wanted by manu- 

 facturers at our quoted rates. Pulled Wool continues in re- 

 quest^nd as the demand for some weeks past has been fully 

 equal to the supply, there is a firmer feeling, altbOUgb QO 



change in prices to notice. The sales have been 100,000 Sis 



fleece and pulled at our quoted rates. In foreign Wool there 



has been a good business doing, the transactions of the week 



comprising some considerable lots of Cape and otUer kinds. 



We notice sales of 130 bales Cape and a large lot of do. the par- 

 ticulars of which are not public; 70 bales South American and 

 Mediterranean, and 320 bales East India at previous prices. 



About 50,000 lbs Texas Wool have been sold on terms we did 

 not learn — SlUpping List. 



Philadelphia. — The market has been extremely dull, man- 

 ufacturers manifesting no disposition to purchase except to 

 supply their immediate wants, and there is a general UDwil- 

 linguoss to operate, both dealers and manufacturers holding 

 back for the new clip, which will commence coming forward 

 in five or six weeks. The advices from Europe by the Van- 

 derbilt end Persia are unfavorable, noting a decline in Lon- 

 don within the week, of 6 c. per ffi». _^; 

 Among the sales were — 



14 000 fi)8 fine at 45c. cash. 



13,000 B)s do ^ 45c. cash. 



5,000 B)s do 42J^. cash. 



5,000 lbs % and ]4 blood 40c. cash. 



5,000 B)s Lambs pulled 27@31c. cash. 



10,000 R»s Merino pulled 33c.4mos. 



5,000 fts No.l pu'i.ed 28c. cash. 



20,000 8)s Sante Fe - J16c. cash. 



Baltimore. — Wool is still quiet. The new clip is beginning 

 to arrive, but the receipts of it have as yet been light. New 

 unwashed Wool is selling at 16@18c. per ft). We quo*e Wool 

 as before, viz : at 18@19c. for unwashed; 25@30c. for tub 

 washed; 19@24c. for No. 1 pulled; 23@27c. for pulled meri- 

 no; 23@27c. for common fleece ; 28@32c. for quarter to half 

 blooddo.; 32@3dc.forhalf tothree-qaarterblot ddo.; 35®40c. 

 for three-quarter t > full blood do., and 41@43c. for extra 

 Wool. 



B. B. TaJjOYO, 



OrriCE ON NORTH FIFTH STREET, OVER J. RATDUR.N'S. 



A DENTAL PRACTICE OF FliTEEN YEARS WARRANTS 

 him in saying that all operations shall be carefully and 

 neatly performed. He is in possession of several premi- 

 ums and diplomas awarded by the best institutes for the pro- 

 motion of science and arts in the country. 



Tetth inserted, from one tooth to full sets, as substantial 

 and hf ndsome as can be had m any city of the United States 

 or Jiurope. Artificial palate plates inserted, supplying the 

 want cr loss of the palate, velum and would, so as to restore 

 articulation. 



Refer to Frof. David Gilbert, Pennsylvania College of Med- 

 icine, Philadelphia; Hon. J. S. Black, WashinRton City; Rev. 

 Dr. Harkey, Illinois University ; Drs. Helm, Ryan and Wal- 

 lace: Jtessrs. Jacob Loose, J. S. Condell, J. H. Gray, Fossel- 

 man, Owen, Corneau & Diller. 



June, 1857. 



TABIDS OF CONTENTS. 



Fair Day 81 



North American sheep 81 



Sowing Grass Seed 83 



Taxation..... 83 



Spare the birds 84 



Trial ot plows at the fair. .84 

 Derre's two-horse breaking 



plows 84 



Give ui work 84 



What can be done 84 



Chinese Sugar Cane... ......85 



Domestii recipes.. ....85 



Events, speculations on the 



future, Ac 86 



Beans, peas, oabbaget , Ac...87 



Impositions 87 



Cabbages 87 



The cut-worm 87 



Beans 87 



Culture of peas. 87 



Editorial Items.... 88 



Theseaaon 89 



The next sugar crop 80 



Grafters go 



Apple tree lice 90 



Young orchards 90 



Evergreens.. 90 



Chinese Sagar Cane 91 



The Mangnel Wurtzell 92 



Low prices ...92 



Grape eoltnre in MiBsoari..92 



Grapes 92 



Children in the flower gar- 

 den 93 



The circus — the flower gar- 

 den 92 



If agriculture declining in 



theU.B 93 



Roses 94 



Premium Native Wines. . . .94 



The Markets 94 



Advertisements ...4 95 



Advertiaemecti....^......96 



The J^auny JPrize ! , .^ < 



WHAT FARMER WItl. WIN IT? 



Thankful for tho patronage extended te us, and wishing to 

 promote the intereste ©f the Farmers who have done so much 

 for us, we have presented one of our Fully Improved Ma- 

 chines to the 



Illlaois State Agricultural Society, 



To be given as a prize for the 



BEST WHEAT FIELD. 



CotUeU open to all Farmers. 



THE CI.EVEI.AND WOOI. DEFOT, 



ESTABLISHED IN THE WINTER OF 

 1854, has been in operation over fonr years, during 

 which period, though its progress has been impeded by the 

 adverae years of 1854 and 1857; the practicability of the plan 

 has been clearly demonstrated. That tho house affords su- 

 perior advantages to the WOOL GROWERS OF THE WEST, 

 as a medium for passing their wools into the hands of the 

 manufacturer, is now no long' r a question. But although 

 a very largo number of Wool Growers have availed them- 

 selves of these advantages during the last fonr years, yet, 

 surprising as it may appear to many, our receipts hare been 

 larger from Merchants and Wool-buyers than from Wool- 

 growers, and this may be accounted for mainly from the fact, 

 that, as a class. Wool-growers have been more easily influen- 

 ced and misled than the former, by the statements of a ftw 

 operators who are wholly opposed to all efforts having ibr 

 their object the systematizing of the wool trade, or the en- 

 hancement of prices to the producer. 



The past year, characterized as it has been by the most dis- 

 astrous financial embarrassments, has been one of the most 

 unfortunate for negotiating and managing sales of wool, and 

 the fact that the enterprise has been remarkably successful, 

 notwithstanding these disadvantages, and given almost uni- 

 versal satisCKtion to consignors, should, we think, inspire 

 su£Scient confidence to induce large consignments from wool 

 growers. 



To those who have been prejudiced by false rumors, and 

 who have manifested a want of confidence we have frequent- 

 ly made advances equal to the price they have been offered 

 for their wool. Such advances, however, should not be re- 

 quired, as the enterprise was started for their benefit, and 

 this object has beep steadily kept in riaw, and we hope the 

 encouragement will be such as to enable us to continue our 

 efforts. Indeed, wool-growers, particularly the present year, 

 cannot afford to do withont such infinence and facilities as 

 this house can exteid to them. 



This year must be a peculiarly f«rarable one for wool- 

 grower.s to test the merits of the Wool Depot System, and we 

 hazard nothing in assuring those who arc disposed to consism 

 to us, that they will avail themselves of 



BETTER PRICES 

 than they can obtain by any other method, and would, wa 

 trust, become permanent friends of the enterprise. 

 At this House, the 



WOOL IS CLOSELY CLASSIFIED! 



Into different styles and grades, thus rendering it more at- 

 tractive to the manufacturer, who frequently does not wish 

 to purchase mixed lots. Here he can obtain the particular 

 grade of wool adapted to the quality of goods he manufac- 

 tures, and can thus afford to 



Fizy 3 to 6 cenU a pound more 



Than under the old system of employing agents and sub- 

 agents to canvass the country to procure his stock. Here he 

 can find uniform grades, which are so WELL KNOWN te 

 Eastern Manufacturers, that the only 'expense attending 

 their buying is a letter or telegraph dispatch, ordering any 

 particular grade and quantity. 



10S.TO those who wish to consign Wool to us, we will for- 

 ward Sacks, by express or otherwise, numbered and marked 

 so that no other direction would be required to have the Wool 

 rf<ach us. 



WOOL TWINE 



For tieiug up Wool, will be sent to those ordering, at mann- 

 fJEtcturers' prices. 



To show our confidence in the future Wool Marl-el, we pr»< 

 pose to make more liberal 



Casb Advances 



than heretofore, if desired. 



Hoping to receive a more extended patronage from the 

 wool-growers and merchants of the west, we promise undivi- 

 ded attention to their interests, and remain 

 Very truly, Ac. 



GOODALE A CO. 

 Cleveland, May 25-wlm-F2t* 



^ TO FJtMtJfrJEMtS^ 



FOR SALE— CORN PLANTERS, REAP- 

 ers and Mowers, vaoious kinds, drills, various kinds, 

 threshers, plows, and almost every other agricultural imple- 

 ment, may FRANCIS & BARRELL. 



HRESHERSAND MOWERS AND REA- 



pers, for sale by FRANCIS A BARRELL. 



ARROT AND MANGUEL WUKTZEL j 



Seed, for raising food for stock, for sale by 

 m»y22 FRANCIS & BARRaLL. 



Taicott, JEmersan A tJo,^ 



SCCCESSOBS OF 



MANNY d{ CO., 



ROCKFORD, ,Iw,iKois 



Manufacturers of ' 

 JOHN H. MANNY'S 



REAPER AND MOWER 



COMBINED, 

 AND SINGI^E MOWER. 



GREA TL Y IMPE O VED FOB 1 858. 



Which received the 



GOLD MEDAL 



Of the UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, for 

 being the 



Best Combined Machiue iu America ! 



After a trial oCover a week, in competition with 40 other 

 Machines, at Syracsse, in July last. 



PRICES, (besides h-eight, for two-horse Machine, $135 00 

 Cash; or $J50 cash, with notes for $50. due Nov. 1st, and $45 



due January Ist For four-horse machines, $10 more. 



mayi-fonnerSm . , . ■■■■'-: - _ _ 



THB ' ■"■ 

 STOCKSIIvI, <k HUME 



Patent W*nE.MT 



rs NOW OFFERED TO THE 



Mfrill 



FARMERS 



of lllinoit. This drill distributes the seed by the turning 



of the axle — and is the only Drill in the market which will 

 ■ow the same quantity to the rod whether traveling fj^t op 

 tloio. All slide drills will sow slower as they travel/a.?fcr, so 

 will all drills which wipe over the space through which the 

 seed passes. 



Price for drill with grass seeder, $70 eas7t, or $75, $40 cash, 

 $35 Ist of January, 1 859. Without seeder $65 cash, or $40 on 

 delivery and $30 on the 1st of January, 1859. 



Orders left with Francis & Barrel. Springfield, Ills., or di- 

 rected to M Grant, Dayton, Ohio, will receive prompt atten- 

 tion. Every drill is warranted. 



ta-We challenge competition ...^j' mayl-FarSm 



WHITEI^EY'S SEIiF-RAKING 



RE.HPBR *SiJYMP JfiOJWER^ 



THE BEST MACHINE IN USE. 



THIS IS THE ONLY PERFKCT COM- 

 bined machine for ail purposes in existence, being a 

 perfect self-raker, and unlike most others, can 1n 5 minutes 

 time, be changed to a complete lian:I raker, and can also be 

 changed in 15 miautes to a mower, which has no superior 

 for cutting grass. It will not clog in any kind ol" grsss or 

 grain; it has no side draft nor weight on the horses neckf, 

 therefore it is the lightest running machine in use. All 

 machines warranted to give satisfaction. Francis & Barrel), 

 agents, SpringSeld, Illinois. 



All letters of information or orders, address Amos White- 

 ley, general agent, Bl'jomlngton, Illinois Box 591. 



May 1, tf. 



Bostou Blue Seed Potatoes. 



WE SH4.LL HAVE A SUPPLY 

 these choice potatoes for planting, for pale, 

 marl FRANCIS 4 BARRELL. 



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