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THE ILLINOIS F-AHMEB. 



82 and 86 sacks at 62c; 76 and 108 sacks at 56c; 100 at sej^c; 

 lis at 57c; and 60 shcI- s at 6«o f. bu. 



BARLKY— Very dull. Sales to-day were 140 and 167 sks 

 spriug at 60c, and 131, 209 and 340 sacks fall at $1 02}^. 



h YE— Sales of 340 sacks at 55c, sacks in. 



HUOKWUlSAT— In dnil sales; 'Oc^ bu offered. 



MllISKy— Steady; sales today of 100 bblsat the market, 

 and ;W, 37, 25, 45 and 140 bbls at 19c per gall. 



H AY— Sales of I'rairie yesterday at 65c, and prime Timothy 

 at 77}4c per 100 lbs. 



POTAT^yJKH — The market is well supplied for the present 

 and dull. To-day'» sales include 113 sks small pink eyes at 

 85c; 177 do mixed at 90: 33 at 9a, and 44 sks at the outside 

 price at $1 10 per bu. 



UNIONS — Katber dull; 18 sks to-day brought 60c per bn. 

 Choice ones sold on Tiiursday ttt 76e. 



BEANS— White range from 60c to $1 25 for inferior to 

 choice. Castor |2. 



GUNNIES— 5^ale of 3000 nt SJ^c. 



BACON — Pales to day of 50 hhds shoulders at 6c; 6 casks 

 city do 6J^c; 10 casks clearcouutry sid^s 8jJ^. 



LARD— Sale of 35 k'gs country at 9%c. 



TALLOW— Last sale of prime, 91^,0. 



SA LT— Sales to day of 2275 sks Turks Island SOc; Q A firm 

 at 90@95c. 



SUGARS— Sales to-day of 20 hhds good old in lots at 7}^c; 

 7@8c is about tho range — choice old is worth 8c. 



MOLASSES— Old rehoiled worth 2Sc; new SOc. 



COFFEE— 200 sks (in lots) sold to-day at ll%c. 



BICE — Sales of 4 or 5 bbls new at 534c. ■ J, 



St. I.ouis Liive Stock Market — Oct. 23. 



Bellevut House SU'Ck Fards 



BEEVE? — Arrivals of cattle for the week have been 

 heavy and market is well supplied. Price.^ uuchanged since 

 l"»st week. Butchers pay for good to choice 2}^ to 3c, gross, 

 fur interior and common $8 tj $20 '^>head, as to quality and 

 weight. 



lioGS — But few coming in at the present time, good butch- 

 er's Hogs are in fair demand at 5 to SJ^c 100 lbs net. 



SHEEP — -everal large droves have arrived this week.and 

 the market is well supplied. Prices rnnge 1 om $1 to $2 76 

 as to quality 



Cows AND CALVES— Suitable for shipping are in de- 

 maud at $25 to $35; Common and ordinary sell at $15 to 

 $20, 



2a, 



Chicago liive Stock Market— Oct. 



BEEVES — The demand is fair, but large receipts render 

 the market heavy, and prices are a shade under yesterday's 

 fleures. Good to extra choice Beeves, were sold at $2 50@ 

 $2 65 per 100 lbs gross; common to ordinary, $1 75(a>$2 25. 

 Left over, about 800 head. 



HO'lS — The demand is good, and prices are fair. Pat 

 heavy Ho s sold at$4@4 30 per 100 lbs; common lots, $3 50- 

 @3 75. Left over, about 8 car-loads. 



SHEEP— Dull. AlotofThiu Sheep were sold at $2 per 

 head. 



New York Cattle Market— October 2T. 



The cattle at Porty-fourth street were derived from the fol- 

 lowing sources: 



New York 1299 



Ohio 1186 



Illinois ™ _ 925 



Kentucky 174 



Indiana 171 



Iowa _ 39 



The following are the droves from Illinois: 



No. Owners. Salesmen. 



67 W J Hutchinson Hoag & Sherinan 



36 J H Perkins Budlong & Eavtman 



20 Robbius Endlong & Eastman 



90 Geo /unk O Uurd 



55 H K Smith White & Son 



39 G Wells .T Bloomer 



62 M C Gibson G llett k Toffny 



79 G Funk Westheimer & Bro 



16 Brooks Doty Church & Co 



169 J Nichols T Wheeler 



66 Alexander A. Fitch J A Merritt 



85 W L £tebhius Wostheimer A Bro 



69 W Richards Westheimer & Bro 



The average prices of all sales this week, as compared with 



last week, are about %c lower — the closing rates being even 



more than this. 

 We quote: 



PBICES OF BEEF AT FORTT-FOCRTH STREET. 



To-day. 



Premium quality none. 



First (juality 8l^@9 o 



Medium quality 8 ((fl&i^c 



Puor quality &^((^',]^ 



Poorest quality 6 @6 c 



General selling prices 7 ^8 c 



Average of all salts '.•7J4(&7;^c 



At Bro Auing's, Chamberlin's and O'Brien's prices do not 

 materially difl'er from those at Forty-fourth street. Bro*n- 

 inu reports beeves at 7c@9c. Chamberlin reports beeves at 

 6c@9c. O'Brien repoi Is beeves at 7}/^c(a;9i^c. 



REMARKS ON TUU BEIlF MARKET. 



Five thousavd bullocks(4,971)agaiu''n market fora single 

 week, tells the story of today s trausactious Of these 3.683 

 were offered at Allertou's alone, and nearly all of th-ni ttiis 

 morning, as there were comparatively few sales yesterday. 

 Ttie sales were slow thii morning, and dull at ui'Uii, but 

 brisked up a little in the afternoon, as buyers were then able 

 to make about their own terms. The nominal were really 

 below the actual prices, fur most of the bullucks will weigli 

 out better than the estimates all>wed. We could find no 

 "premium" cattle, and but few lots of prime quality. The 

 highest rates paid scarcely equaled 9c, wiiilt, plenty of good 

 aniinal-i hrouKht little over 8c, and any quantity wentat 7 J^c 

 down to 5c for the scallawags. The nioruing sales com- 

 menced at about J^c decline from Isst Wednesday s average, 



Last week 



9 fe.9^c 



7J^@8 c 

 6/2^7 c 

 8 Ca9 C 

 8 ©81^0 



while the later afternoon's transactions were fully Ic lower. 

 The high Railroad tariff keeps back Western cattle, and this 

 will operate still more strongly if tho expected increase of 

 $10 f4 car load goes into effect. The Railroad managers will 

 do well to fjtke into account the present unprecedented low 

 prices of beef here before materially changing the present 

 tariff on cattle. When the expenses alone equal 25 or 30 ^ 

 cent, or more of the entire proceeds of a drove of cattle, there 

 is little inducement for sending them forward. Nothing but 

 lowest possible rates at which cattle can be profitably carried 

 will prevent an almost t )tal cessation of shipping Western 

 cattle until pri<'eB are better than now. 



UILCH COWS. 

 Fresh Cows, selling at low prices, eay $25@$30 for ordin- 

 ary, and $35(ai|ft5 for good, with a very lew at f60@J;6o. — 

 Excepting for a few good Cows, the demand is quite limited 

 and low prices only offered. 



CA1VE8, 

 Veal Calves, selling at 4cfe'6i/^, and 7c, for a very few. — 

 Market slow, especially fur Utile calves, of which there is 

 quite enough. 



SHEEP. 



S eep are selling at 3}^c(S.4c, and fora few cf the best 4c, 

 ^ Sb., gross. Lambs are worth 6c(g>53^c. gross, or $2@$4 50 

 y, bead. Sales very dull with more than are wanted on 

 hand. 



/ EWINE. 



Selling at $4 25(al$^4 60 for griod corn-fed Hogs, and 

 $4 00@$4 25 for still-fed. Also, S64 Hogs at Fort\ -fourth 

 street, at similar price. Market largely overstocked, and 

 more on the way 



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TAB1.E OP CONTENTS. 



A Home Wanted by every 



Man 161 



The True Wife of the Far- 

 mer........ 162 



Physical l<^ducatiun 163 



The Steam Plow 163 



Hungarian Grass I'i3 



The Csne Crop.. l&i 



Wheat Crop.......» ..164 



The One Crop System......l64 



Corr',.... 164 



Data 164 



Labor the Creator of 



Wealth 164 



Pears. .7... 166 



Planting out Orchards 166 



Fall Oati 165 



Catawba Wine 166 



The Great Object of Edu 



cation 166 



Sheep Raising 166 



Beginning the World 167 



Texan Wild Grasses 167 



The Grain Crop of Europe 1 67 



Pine Tree Culture.... 167 



California Fruits Ib7 



Sucar from the Chinese 



IKigar Cane 167 



Thiiigs Lost Forever 167 



Chinese Molasses and Su- 

 gar 167 



State Agricultural Society 168 



The Potatoe Crop 168 



Pumpkins .168 



Sangamon County Fair 168 



The Mow Trial 168 



Fruit and Ornamental 



Trees, Ac 16R 



To Preserve Tender Roses 



-Through Winter 168 



Grape Culture .. ]C8 



Tho Springfield Sugar 



Mill .160 



Fall Plowing 169 



That j-eed Corn It 9 



f«eds ^....1(9 



Fair Begtcaiuns 169 



Trial of iiteam Plows... 170 



From Etypt 170 



Shtep Husbandry 170 



Sheep fur the West.. 170 



An Extensive Farmer 170 



Rust — Its cause and Rem- 

 edy 170 



Equi'Strianism.^.. 171 



Fall Planting „ 171 



/ Work, and faint Not .171 



Stenton's Improved Prai- 

 rie Breaker 171 



Gov. Wise on Horse- 

 racing 172 



American Tea 172 



What can be Pone on an 



Acre of Ground 172 



Orchard Grass 172 



Make Home and Farming 



Attractive 173 



Galls on Horses 178 



Tr"8ting to a Single Crop..l73 

 Gardening Operations for 



October 173 



Cultivation of Cucum- 

 bers 174 



Gapea in Chickens 174 



Cairo and Fulton B.R 174 



The Markets 174 



Advertisements. 175 



Itetns for Fanners 



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AND ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN HORSES AND CATTLS. 



The Great Pennsylvania Remedy I 

 NE OF THE MOST VALUABLE MEDI- 



cinss saved from our late fit^is tha'T/K Great Ptnn- 



iylvania Condition P^nvder,^^ 

 so well known and establish- 

 ed in this part of the coun- 

 try. Sufficient to say that, 

 notwithstanding the pulling 

 of other '-Uorse Powders" in 

 the papers, the experience oi 

 our farmersfuUy corroborate 

 all we can say in regard to it. 

 Seeto it, farmers and horse- 

 men/ 



It is every man's duty not 

 only to take care of his fami- 

 ly, but of bis horses. He has 

 been given to ugff>ronr service, usefulness and pleasure; it is 

 therefore highly essential that we should protect so willing 

 and devoted aservant. The spring and summer campaign is 

 near at hand, the horse must do the labor. Thousands and 

 tens of thousands of dollars depend on thatnoble aVimal. 



Then, take care of him, Mr. FARMER as you value your 

 crop; see that he is in good condition; let him go forth to the 

 plow head and tail up.havingagoodappetite.uot hide-bound, 

 but full of energy to do the great work, every hair on his hide 

 in the right place. 



References — James Stewart, Fancy Creek; Isaac Troxel 

 Brush Oreek; S A. Jones, Rochester: N S.Bates, stage agent 

 Eairfield, Iowa; Josephus Gatton and John Bell. Lick Creek; 

 J. B. Smith, John Cook. John Kavanaugh, M. Wickersham, 

 John Eck, I. R.Diller, R. F. Ruth, I. P. Dana, J»hn Burnap, 

 Ward Dana, Joseph Perkins, Joseph Stockdale, H. P. Cone, 

 Col. A. G. Herndon, S.G. .Jones. Charles Dunn, Ben. Gray, Geo. 

 Chatterton, Butler &, Bros., O.Lewis, Charles Lsrchandmany 

 others. 



Don't be mistaken in tlu place/ 



Be sure and call on u«at E. R. Wiley's clothing store, sonth 

 side of the square, where your wiil find everything kept in the 

 drug line, which wawillsell very cheap. 

 aprSKiaw CORNBAU * DILLER. 



I^or Fall Planting. 



EASPBERRIES, GOOSEBEKRIES, 

 Roses, Pie Plants, -Tulips, Lillies, Peonaes, gpraes 

 UefbuceouB Flowering Plants for sale by 



octao FRANCIS & BARRELL. 



Agricultural Iniplemeuts, 

 F EVEttY DESCRIPTION FOR SALE 



by ang FRANCISA B ARRELL. 



Buckwlieat aud Turnip Seed 

 OR SALE BX , 



aug FRANCIS A BARRELL. 





 F 



PRESERVING JARS. 



THESE AKE OF A GLASS, A NEW IN- 

 vention, very excellent, just received aud for sale by 

 ang FRANCIS & BAR KELL. 



Cbluese Su^^ar Caue Molasses, 



MOST EXCELLENT ARTICLE JUST 



received and for sale by FRANCIS 4 BARRELL. 



i< ruit Trees for Sale. 



WE HAVE 15,000 TREES, 5 YEARS 

 old, from ssven to ten feet hith, well branched, (very 

 nice) that we offer .his fall at the low price of $12},^ per 100; 

 also 15,000 4 years old, at $10 per loO. to cash custoiuers. 

 Next spriug we shall charge $16 for 5 year, and $12}^ for 

 4 year. Also Pear, Gheny, Plum, Grade. Currants, Pie 

 Plant, ornamented treew, .shrubs r ses, evergreens, Ac; Aus- 

 trian and Scotch Hues, from three to six feet high, at 25c per 

 foot; Norway, Blue and Whiu Spruces. Hemlock, Arborvit«, 

 Balsam Fir, European and American I..arche8, with a good 

 variety of hardy flowering pUhts. Orders respectfully solic- 

 ite.l. VERRy ALDIUCU. 



Pleasant Ridge Nursery, Arispe, Bureau County, IlUnuis. 



far aug-3m 



DERKE>S PtOWS. 



TWO HORSE PRAIRIE BREAKERS, 

 Dauble Michtgan and common plows, of the best work- 

 manship, for sale by 

 aug FRANCIS A BARRELL. 



FEET OF SEASONED WAL- 



nut lumber fur sale. 



J. HDTCHINSON 



20,000 



mayll 



NEW HABrDWARE STOEE 



" W. B. MILLER & CO., 



West side Capitol Square, (David Spear's old stand,) 

 SPRIJXGFIKLD, ILL. 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEBS 

 in Hardware and Cutlery, , .^^"" / 



Giins, Window Glass, Naila, ' ' ?■ 



■',..■_. , Paints and Oils, 



Coach Trimmings, Ac, 

 Beg leave to call the attention of Farmers. Mechanics, Build* 

 ers and others, to their extensive ai d well ^ jlected stock of 

 Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, 4c. Having th< advantag* ol be- 

 ing solely in the Hardware Trade, we can luvnit-h goods as 

 low as they can be bought elsewhere. Our object is to make 

 our store a place where persons can alwajs find a complete 

 assortraeni of 



Hardware of All Kluds, 



Ai the lowest prices. We have paid especial attention to the 

 selection of our Goods, being particular to ha^ e them of the 

 best quality and at the lowest prices. Builders will find it 

 much to their advantage to purchase their niateriaU here, ot 

 which th<-3' will always find a complete assortment, as tbey 

 ■Will get tnera at !• w' prices. 



Annexed will be found a short list of the articles to be 

 found in our store. Hoping you will be induced to give ui 

 a call aud examine our stock. 



Farmers. Mechanics. 



Full assortment shove's A Auger and centre bits;. 



Nose, shell and spoon bitts; 



Turnscrew bitts; 



C( uuter sinks and reamers; 



Plane irons, assorted: 



Bread aud post ax«c>. 



Adzes; 



Hand, pan ncl and ripsaws; 



C. S. back aud comi.ab8 saws; 



Mill and ^ cut saws; 



Gimlet point screws; 



Files, all kinds; 



Spirit levels, gauges, . 



Wrenches: --•.";. 



Drawing knives; _ .. > 



Bench stops; -^^t-" 



Oilstones. ■..,.:^.:... 



if«iW«ri-.— Butcher's, Bcatty'h and Witberby's Cliisels. — 

 Nails, all sizes; strap and butt hinges; reveal liingeis; shut- 

 ter fastenings, all kinds: bol's, all kinds; turn buck leh, sash 

 pulleys and cord; sa.sh weights: lucks and latches, all kinds. 

 Orders for every thing In the way of Ruildiu^: Hardware so 

 lici'ed, which wll be filled to satisfaction of purchast-rs. 



Blackfiiiiithfi and Coach liuilders stipplied with stork and 

 tools and all articles in tlieir line at b w ;.rices. jel6-w 



CASH FOR 



Hides, Skins and PeltM 



COE & VAN DUYN, ';-.■ ■"..■•—•:•.■ 

 Opposite the Journal Office. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., will pay 

 the highest Market Price in cash for 

 HIDES. SKlJfS AND PELTS. 



Si -des 

 Full 5S.'>rtment hay and ma- 



nuii •■'sk; 

 Chain t -'^s; 

 Halterat rsas* chains; 

 Scythes, a. >»-';ds,in season; 

 Farming imi- 1 wients; 

 Knives, forks au ! sp'.'ons; 

 Porcelain and Brass kettles; 

 Pots, ovens, spiders, &c; 

 Augers, assorted; 

 Co8ee mills; 



Axes, hatchets, hammers; 

 £U<ivt-l aud tonga, pokers: 

 Sadirons; 

 Fultastortmentof Planes, 



A giod a.ssortment of 

 Harness and Shoe Leather, Fludiiig^s, Ac., 



always on hand and for sale cheap for Cash. 

 Springfield, April 17. wly 



