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THE ILLIISrOTS F^HMEH. 



175 



82 and S6 sacksat 82c; 76aiid 108 sacks at oGc; 100 at 56>4c; 

 IIH at 57c; and 60 shcv s at OOo ~f. bu. 



UAKLKY— Very dull. Sales to-day vere 140 and 167 sks 

 spiiug at OOc, and" 131, 209 and 340 sacks fall at $1 O^J^. 



kYE—Siiles of 3-lU sucks at 55c, sacks in. 



I'.UCKWIlJiAT— fn dnll sale?; '^Oc -jji bu offered. 



\\llltiKY— i^tcady; xales today of 100 bbUat the market, 

 and :'.0. 37, 25,45 and 140 l>h\a at IKc per gall. 



U A Y— Sales of I'rairie yesterday at 55c, aud prime Timothy 

 at 77 34c per 100 tbs. 



POfATv^K^ — The market is well supplied for the present 

 and dull. Today'* sabs include 113 sks small pink eyes at 

 8.')c; 177 do mixed at 00; 33 at 9a, aud 44 ska at the outside 

 jirice at f 1 10 per bu. 



u.MON>— itather dull; 18 sks to-day brought GOc per bu. 

 Cboice ones sold on Tciursday «t 75g. 



BKANS— VMiite range from UOc to $1 25 for inferior to 

 choice. Castor J2. 



(JUXNlKt;— ?ale of r.000 at Si^c. 



BACON — Sales to day of 50 bhds shoulders at 6c; 5 casks 

 city do Oj/^c; 10 caskBclearcountry sides 8-%. 



LAUD — Sale of 35 k."gn country at Oi^c. 



TALLOW— Last sale of prime, dy,c. 



SALT— Sales to day of2:i7;i ska Turks Island 80c; G A firm 

 at 90feU5c. 



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

 7®Soig about the range — choice old is worth 8c. 



MULASSKS— Old reboiled worth 2Sc; new 3Cc. 



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



HICK — Sales of 4 or 5 bbls new at 5],<j!c. 



St. Eouis Liive Stock Market— Oct. 23. 



Bellrvue. House Stock Fanh 



BEEVES- Arrivals of cattle for the week have been 

 lieavy and market is well supplied. Price* uuclmnged since 

 last week. Butchers pay for good to choice i}/^ to 3c, gross, 

 for inferior and common §S t j §20 ^, head, as to quality aud 

 weight. 



U^iGS — But few coming in at the pre.^ent time, good butch- 

 er's Hiigs are in fair demand at 5 to S^-^c 100 lbs net. 



SlIKKl' — -everal large droves have arrived this week, and 

 the market is well supplied. Prices range t om $1 to J2 75 

 as to qualitv 



Cows AND CALVKS— Suitable for shipping are in de- 

 mand at $25 to S35; Cumniou and ordinary sell at $15 to 

 $20. 



Chicago liive Stock Market— Oct. 22. 



BEEVES — The demand is fair, but large receipts render 

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

 figures. Gooil to extra choice Beeves, were eold at J2 60^H 



$2 65 per 100 lbs gross; commoa to ordiuary, $1 75®. fi 25. 



Left over, about SOO head. 



Iious — The demand Is good, and prices are fair. Fat 

 heavy IIo k sold at$4(S,4 3o per loo lbs; common lots, $3 50- 

 (ti 3 75. Left i>ver, al>oat 8 car-loads. 



SHEEP— Uull. AlotofThiu Sheep were sold at|2 per 

 head. 



New York Cattle Market~<>ctot>er 2T. 



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

 lowing sources: 



New York 1299 



Ohio 1185 



Illinois 925 



Kentucky 174 



Indiana 171 



Iowa 39 



The following are the droves from Illinois: 



No. Owners. Salesmen. 



67 W J Hutchinson „ IIoag& Sherman 



36 .1 II Perkius BudloMg& Kaktman 



20 Kobbius Budlong & Eastman 



90 Geo /unk O Hurd 



55 U U Sn.ith White & Son 



39 G Wells T Bloomer 



62 M C Gibscu G Uett & Toff-y 



79 G Funk Westheimer & Bro 



16 Brooks Doty Church & Co 



159 J Nichols T Wheeler 



06 Alexander &, Fitch J A Merritt 



85 W L i'tebbins Westheimer 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 

 wore than this. 



We quote: 



PRICES OP BEEF AT PonTT-PODETH STREET. 



To-day. Last week 



Premium quality none. Ol-ijfi-ii^lic 



Firs.t quality 8)4fe9 c 



Medium quality 8 ('ii8),-:^c 



Poor (luulity nyj(pV/{,c 



Poorest quality 5 (2»b c 



General selling prices 7 (ctS c 



Average of all sales ''}-^(ti7Jx;c 



At BroAuing's, Chamberlin's aud O'Brien's piices do not 

 mateiialiy di tier from those at Forty-fourth street. lifO -vn- 

 iiig reports heeves at 7c(«9c. Chamberlin reports beeves at 

 6c(a,yc. O'Brien repjits beeves at ly^'^iaityj:. 



REMARKS OS THE BEEF M.\RKET. 



Five thonna-d bullocks (4,971) afjaiu 'ii ni;irki't fora single 

 week, te.lls the story of today « trausactions Of th<we 3.5ho 

 ■weri- olleroil at Allertou's alone, and nearly all of th-in this 



morning, as therb were eomiiaratively tew sales yesterday. 



The sales were slow tliis moruiuj;, and dull at u<.oii. but 



brisked up a little in the afteruoou. as buyers were Iheii ahle 

 to make about their own terms. The nominal were really 

 below the actual prices, for most of the bullocks will we'gh 

 out better than the estimates all >wed. We cimld liud no 

 '•premium'' cattle, and but few lots of ]>rinie quality. The 

 highest rates paid scarcely equaled 9c, wiiili- plenty of good 

 aniiiial-< brouiilit little over Sc, and any quantity wentat l^-^c 

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

 meuced at about 3^0 decline from Ijst Wednesday s average, 



9 (aO'-jC 

 8j4(a'8-!ic 

 ll/iiaii c 

 6/ij4i,7 C 

 8 (1x9 c 

 8 (gtSlic 



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

 The high Kailroad tariti keeps back Western cattle, and this 

 will operate BtiU more strongly if the e.\pocted iiicrease of 

 $10 ^ car load jioes into effect. The Railroad managers will 



do well to tJike into account the present uuprecedented low 

 prices of beef here before materially charging 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 iuducement for sending thorn forward. Nothing but 

 lowest possible rates at which cattle can be profitably carried 

 will prevent an almost t Jtal cessation of shipping Western 

 cattle until prif-es are better than now. 



MILCH cows. 

 Fresh Cows, selling at low prices, eay $25@J30 f<)r ordin- 

 ary, and $35@i|.45 for good, with a very tew at f50(a,:JBii. — 

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

 aud low prices only ollered. 



CALVES. 

 Veal Calves, selling at 4c(2 Oi^^c, and 7c, for a very few. — 

 Market slow, esijcciully for lilUe calves, of which there is 

 quite enough. 



SHEEP. 



S eep are Bclling at 3J^(fi4c. and fora few of the best 4c, 

 TJ> lb., gross. Lambs are worth 6c(ij5j.^c. gross, or $2(a»4 50 

 ■^ head. Sales very dull with more than are wanted on 

 hand. 



ewiNE. 



Selling at *4 25(3>$4 60 for good corn-fed Hogs, and 

 $4 00@$4 '25 for still-fed. Also, SC4 Hogs at Fort » -lourth 

 street, at similar price. Market largely overstocked, aud 

 more t n the wav 



TABL,E OF CONTENTS. 



A Ilome Wanted by every 



Man ICl 



The True Wife of the Far- 

 mer...- 162 



Physical Kducatiou 103 



The Steam Plow 163 



Hungarian Grass .I<i3 



The C5ine Crop 164 



Wheat Crop...- 164 



The One Crop System.«...164 



Ci,rr^ 104 



Oati - 164 



Labor the Creator of 



Wealth 164 



Pears 16-5 



Planting out Orchards 165 



Fall Oat« 165 



Catawba Wine 166 



The Great Object of Edu 



cation 166 



Sheep Kaisint; 106 



Beginning the World 167 



Texan Wild Grasses.. ..,..,167 

 The Grain Crop of Europe 1 07 



Pine Tree Culture..^ 107 



California Fruits 1^7 



Siiear from the Chinese 



fr.igar Cane 167 



Things Lost Forever 167 



Chiuese Molasses and Su- 



g.ir 167 



State Agricultural Society 168 



The Potatoe Crop 168 



Pumpkins 168 



Sangamon County Fair 108 



The flow Trial 168 



Fruit and Ornamental 



Trees, ic 16R 



To Preserve Tender Roses 



Through Winter 16S 



Orape Culture IGS 



The Springfield Sugar 



Mill lOJ 



Fall Plowing 169 



That ,-eed Corn 1(9 



f«eds li> 



Fair Bega'am ns 169 



Trial of Steam Plows 17o 



From Eirypt 170 



Shtep Husliandry 170 



Sheep for the West 170 



An Extensive Farmer 170 



Rust — Its cause (lud Kem- 



edy 170 



Equistrianisni.... 171 



Fall Planting 171 



'i Work, atid l-aiut Not 171 



Stenton's Improved Prai- 

 rie Breaker 171 



Gov. Wise on Ilorsa- 



raciug 172 



.\mericati Tea 172 



What can bo I'oue on an 



Acre of Ground 1"2 



Orchard Griiss 172 



Make Home and Farming 



Attr<irtivc 173 



Galls on Horses 178 



Tr-sting to a Single Crop..l73 

 Gardening Operations for 



October 173 



Cultivation of Cucum- 

 bers 174 



Gapes in Chickens 174 



Cairo and Fulton U.J5 174 



The Markets „ 174 



Advertisements .175 



o 



Itetns for Furniers 



AND .ALL THOSE I.VTKRESTED IN HORS!;8 iNI> CATTLE. 



The Great Pennsvlvania Remedy I 

 NE OF THE MOST VALUABLE MEDI- 



ciu«s saved from our late firois th«'-r/te Great Penn- 



iylvania Ctmdition P^rwder." 

 80 well known aud establish- 

 ed in this part of the coun- 

 try. Sulficieut to say that, 

 notwithstanding the pufliug 

 of other "UdrBe Powders" in 

 the papers, the experience or 

 our farniersfiilly corroborate 

 all we can say in regard to it. 

 Sceto it, farmers and horse- 

 men t 



It is every man's duty not 

 only to take care of his fami- 

 ly, but <)f his horses. He has 

 been given to usfiM-onr service, nsefulness and pleasure: it is 

 therefore highly essential that we should protect so willing 

 and devoted asorvant. The spring aud sirmnier campaign is 

 near at nanri, the hor«e must do the labor. Thousands and 

 tens of ti'.ousanda of dollars depend on that noble a\iiinal. 



Then, take care of him, Mr. FAHMKU as yon value your 

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

 plow head and tail up. havinga good appetite, not Lide-hoiind, 

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

 in the right place. 



Iifferciice!i—,''HUV'S Stewart, F.incy Crenk; Isaac Troxel 

 Brusii Greek; S A. Jonee, Uochester: N S. Kates, stageagiiit 

 Fairfield. Iowa; Joscphus UuttOll aod John IJell. I.ick Creek; 

 .1. B. Smith, John Cook. .John Kavanan-ili, M- VVicker.>-liani, 

 John Eck, I. K.Diller, K. F. Hutb, I. P. Dana. .Iwlm buriiap, 

 Ward Dana, Joseph Perkius, Joseph Stockdale, 11. P. Cone, 

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

 Chatterton, Butler &, Bros., O.Lewis, Charles Lerch aud many 

 others. 



Don't he mistalcen in the place! 



Be sure and call on u«at E. R. Wiley'sclothingstore.sonth 

 side of the square, where your wi.l find everything kept in the 

 drug line, which wewillsell very cheap. 



aprSKlaw COliNKAU * DILLER. 



M^or Fall Planting, 



T> ASPBERRIES, GOOSEBERRIES, 



JLA/ Roses, Pie Plants, Tulips, LiUie«, Peonaes, Spraes 

 lief u<tceoti8 Flowering Plants for sale by 



oct30 FR.VNCIS & BAKRELT... 



Ag^riculturai IniplemeutK, 



F EVEtiY DESCRIPXIUN FOR SALE 



by aug FRANCIS& BA RHKLL. 



Buckwheat aud Turuip Seed 

 OR SALE BX 



aug FRANCIS & BARBELL. 







F 



PKESERVIKG JARS. 



THESE AKE OF A GLASS, A NEW IN- 

 veution, very excellent, just received and for sale by 

 aug FRANCIS & BAKKKLL. 



Cliiuese Su<^ar Caue Molasses, 

 MOST EXCELLENT ARTICLE JUST 



received and for sal e by FRAN CIS & BARKELL. 



h ruit Trees for Sale. 



WE HAVE 15,000 TREES, 5 YEARS 

 old. from 82ven to ten feet hiLli, well bi-anched, (very 

 nio") that we offer .his fall at the low price of $12J.j^ per 100; 

 also 15,000 4 years old. at $10 per liO, to cash v-u»tou.er8. 

 Next spring we shall charge $15 for 5 year, and $12'^ for 

 4 year. Also Pear, Cherry, Pluiu, Grade. Curiantw, Pie 

 Plant, ornamented trees, .'.hrubs r ses, evergreens, Ac; Aus- 

 trian and Scotch Pines, from three to six feet higii. at 25c per 

 foot; Norway, Blue and Whita SpmceS: Hemlock, Arborvita, 

 Balsam Fir, European and American Ijin lies, with a good 



variety of hardy flowering pUhta. Orders respectfully solic- 

 ited. VKKRY ALDKICH. 



Pleasant Ridge Nursery, Arispe, Bureau County, Illinois. 



far aug-3m 



L>ERUE'S PLOWS. 



TWO HORSE PRAIRIE BREAKERS, 

 Dauble Michigan and common plows, of the be«t work- 

 manship, for sale by 

 aug FRANCIS k BARRELL. 



(^VJaVyUV/ nntluml 



mayll 



OF SEASONED WAL- 



liuuber for sale. 



J. HUTCHINSON 



NEW H ARDWAllE STORE 



W. B. MILLER & CO., 



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



SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS 

 in Hardware aud Cutlery, 



GaQ8, Window Glass, Nails, 

 Paints aud Oils, 



Coach Trimmings, Ac, 

 Beg leave to call the attention of Farmei s. Mechabirs, Bnild* 

 ers and others, to their extensive ai d well ■■■ -Itcted stock of 

 Hardware, Cutlery, Onus, *c. Having tin advantag* ol be- 

 ilig solely m the Hardware Trade, we can jutnibh goods as 

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

 our store a place where persons can always find a complete 

 assortmeni of 



Hardware of All Kinds, 



At the lowest prices. We have paid especiui attentioDto the 



selection of our Goods, being particular to liave tlum "f the 

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

 much to their advantage to purchase theii niaterialr here, ot 

 which they will always find a complete assortment, as they 

 will get tnem at h w prices. 



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

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

 a call and examine our stock. 



Uechanics. 



Anger and centre bits; 



Nose, shell and spouu bitts; 



Turnscrew bills; 



C<unter sinks and reamers; 



Plane irons, assorted: 



Biead aud post axes. 



Adzes; 



Hand, pan nel aud rip saws; 

 C. S. back and conii.abs saws; 

 Mill and ^ cut saws; 

 Gimlet point hcrews; 

 Files, uU kinds; 

 Spirit levels, gauges, 

 Wrenches: 

 Drawing knives; 

 Bench stops; 



Farnitrs. 

 Fu'' assortment shove's A 



S' '"les 

 Full 7"f.->rtment hay and ma- 



nuii '"'is; 

 Chainl <=<s; 

 HalteraL raas? chains; 

 Scythes, a. K 'ids, in season; 

 Farming iiut. ■ .lents; 

 Knives, forks ai. i spoons; 

 Porcelain and Brass kettles; 

 Pots, ovens, spiders, ic; 

 Augers, assorted; 

 Coffee mills; 



Axes, hatchets, hammers; 

 Shovel aud tongs, jiokers: 

 Sadirons: 

 Full astoi'tmentof Planes, | Oil stones. 



Jiiiiklers: — Butcher's, Beatty's aii<i Witherby's Oiisels. — 

 Nails, all sizes; strap and butt hinges reveal hinges; rliut- 



ter fasleniufjs. all kuids; boPs.all kinds: tutu bu<kk-h, sash 

 jniUeys and cord: sash weights: locks and latches, all kinds. 

 Orders for every thing in the waj of BiiildiU;; Ltardware so 

 lici'ed. which W 11 be filled to satisfaction of purcbasiis. 



Itiacksiiiiths and Ci'ach Builders stipplied with stock and 

 tools and all iiiticles in tlieir line at I. w :.iiees. j.-i;>.w 



CASH FOR 



Skins and, P e It 9 



IMides. 



COE & VAN DUYN, 



Opposite the Journal Office. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., wiJlpay 



the highest Market Price in cash for 



HIDES. SKiys AND PELTS. 



A good assortment of 

 Harness and Shoe Leatlier, Fludinfifs, Ac, 



always on hand aud for sale cheap for Cash. 

 Springfield, April 17. wly 



