r^'Ti^sSSSSEW!"!?^ 



THE iLLiisrois f^i^m:er. 



319 



These questious and many more that 

 might be added, are of much importance 

 and of course, are of much interest to 

 thinking men — and who would not be a 

 a thinker, and a free thinker too. Who 

 is too old to learn ? I am r.ot, and the 

 acquisition of new ideas is ever a pleas- 

 ure to me, provided thej seem to be use- 

 ful ones. G, 



"—^ 



Hessian Fly — How To Trap Him. — 

 A writer in the Valley Farmer says he 

 has found the following practice to suc- 

 ceed well : About the middle of Au- 

 gust sow a strip of wheat adjoining where 

 you intend to put your crop — say one or 

 two acres. About the middle of Sep- 

 tember sow your field. "When that has 

 come up and shows cleverly, plow under 

 the first sown; turn it under well. Your 

 fly is headed and your crop is safe. — 

 Will you try it ? If you will, you wil^ 

 want to find out the wrtter. 



COMMr E(:;iAL. 



gprUif-lielU Market— J uJy 26 



WirKAT-7:'c(S;fl OOtSI.u; 



FUlUK— Ji-faife 60 '^ brl; 

 COUN— CO.-^liu; eriirct-; 

 Ci>KN MKAI^SI lOi^Jbu; 

 OATS— SOc^bn ; noiiH; 

 BUANS— 1 ii£@$l 5U^, bu; 

 BRAN— 10c fibii; 

 SHOKTS— iBC fi, bu; 

 TIMOTHYs'd- KoiK- in mrkt 



( BACnN -8i<!c-f, il'Ollc ^. ft 

 KGOS-10{a;12c%idoz; 

 I,AKD- 12c f* ft; 

 MJiJAR— 8r(olu^ft; 

 CoFKEK— 13f(aloc^ft; 

 >JUI,AS.-ES— 45 @t;uclf» g»I 

 SALT— $1 75 ^Nk; 

 -ALT— $2 d" ft brl; 

 MAOKKKKI,— 12 (gilScNol; 



liUXGA -;lANGr S'd-$4fe$6;;CUDbl?li-$5 76 %) lOOft.i; 



MILLUr— None: 



CLOVKIt— $8to{9 -^5 h\v. 

 rOTATORS— Ntw, GUgSOc; 

 HAY— $8%^tou; 

 TALLOW— 9ef) ft; 

 SOAl'— bar, eUcT^ft; 

 CANDLE S— 1 2)^0 f ■ I lox : 

 PICKLLD ["K-£8(aiW^ 100 

 BACON— liaiiis 10c ^1 ft; 

 CUICKENS— $1 254*1 50; 



AIM'LKS— diiid.sy flbu; 

 WdOU— $3 5(i@i,4 ^ cord; 

 COAI-— 12cftl.ii: 

 W U [ S K Y— 2 8((( 35c f? gal ; 

 VIXKGAK— 2IJC ^g«l; 

 liRoOMS— $1 fto@2 60 ^doz; 



liUT I KK— 15jx,fg 2< c ^ ft 



IIU)KS— Dry, bet, 15®16c. 

 U 11) KS— Green, 7c: 

 VPPLES— green; Jl OO; 



Saliit L,uuls IMdi-ket— July 20. p. m. 



A steady falling niin to-day prevented busiiit'hs and intiT- 

 feiireil with diierations in eeiieral articles. Li,ilit ^^ceipI8, 

 bowever, had much to du with tircuinscribinK tra-it-actions. 

 Wheat, ou such acC'Uiit, ailvauce<l a liltio lor very high 

 grades, and was soniewh 't fuller in prices tor uil descriptions. 

 Corn, for the same reiieon, wag two to thro' cents jjer bush 

 el higher. Flour and Oats were unchanged, wiih trifling 

 cp' rations Kye was dull, with a fi)rther tendency down- 

 ward. Whisky, from i no usiderublereteiits was tirnier, and 

 part of the sales were made at 27c p. r gallon, an advance 

 Other articles bad no features of interest. 



[By Telrgraph ] 

 New York Mai ket— July 2T. 



Fb ur in better demand; prices without change; $4 50@4 70 

 super state; $4 80@5 extra state; $4 9u(^5 old $5 lUfe5 35 

 fiesh ground round Hoop Ohio. 



Wheat 2@4c better: sales 0000 bu at 75c Chicago Spring; 

 $1 40 new white Ky. 6^6, 



Kye SOc; barley quiet. 



Cora uuil and he.ivy, saUs small at 8C(aS2c mixed wes- 

 tern. 



Oats dull at 41@42c. 



Pork heavy at $ 5 25(al5 50 fur laest; $10 e2>^(ai0 75 for 

 prime. 



Whisky firm at 21J^c. 



Chicago Market— July 26, p. m 



There was a better feeling both in Wheiit ami Corn today, 

 under a dema'd by short sellers Whoit dvauced l(^;'c on, 

 Spring j^ralcs. Wintir W h. at, liowever; was rather dull 

 and be ivy. About 24,000 bu.Oiels ofall kinds changed bands 

 at 93i^c for No 1 Ked on track; 87c for No 2 Red on track; 95c 

 for N'o 2 White on track; 03(<<j54o lor Standard fc^priug in 

 store; and 60c for No 2 rpring At the close the market 

 showed moieactivity than ibiou^hout theday.aiid ttaii-iard 

 Spring closed at 53c. Flour was dull and iincbanjrid. Co n 

 opened at 57c for No 1; but owing to an urgent detiiand, 

 holders became firm, and the market remaineil very istiffat 

 58o— bowing an advance (f 2(&,3- ou ycBtir ay"s frices. 

 About 18,000 bush-Is cliauged l:ai'ds at 59j fir Canal affoat; 

 67(a;aSc fir No I in store; and SOc lor Rejected- the n.irket 

 cbsing tirm at the outsid? (jMot;itions. Oats were heavy 

 with sales at 26@26c closing weak. Kye more active at 60c 

 Notliiug doing m Uarley lligli wines ilj-^c I'rovis ons in- 

 active, except for Bacon Hams which are's -at le and in j,ood 

 demand. Wool firm. Hides sttivo at pr-viuus prices. 



St. Luuis Horse Market— July 2:t. 



At the beginning of the week supplies t f abv.ut 50 head 

 were reciiverl at P Wilae' Ba^a r ^^fa'jles The moat of 

 them Were taken by g -vernmi nt buyers; Until they got a 

 supply iheniaiket Wf^B.bri^k, aiid<ifal>r8r<ceivtd t'-iir- prices i 

 Supplies b.ing light, rrices were held firmly durir:g the 

 week. iSom 2J head of good horses were sold to «< uihcrn 

 buyers. 



Sales of 1C8 head were made at tne Fifth street B.jzaar 

 Stables, between Washingten avenue and Green street, as 

 follows, viz: At Tuesday's auction sale no first class hnrst a 

 offered; !3 head of common and inferior s Id trom $41 to 

 $100. FrMay's sale. 21 head sold at fair pricen; the attend- 

 ance was large, and the demaud nice vhau equal to the sup- 

 ply. 



Private sales during the week, at the same stables, reach 

 74 head, at prices varying from$100 to $225 each. 



Some call for mules but vi>ry few in market. 7 head of 

 medium and common sold as foJIov.s: 1 single mule $110; 1 

 pair do $240; 1 jiair do Fmall j^22.i. 



Market closed with 25 to HO head of horses lelt over. 



St, I.ouis L,iTe Stock Market—July 23, p. m. 



Th'^re is no change in prices since our last quotation. 

 But fawgotd Cattle in the market. Those offering are prin- 

 cipally grass fc'd, »cd of iuf'rlr quality. Good fat Steers 

 etail at 7c net ; fat Cows nt 5c gri ss : common from $18 to 

 $28 ^ head. Indian and Texas Cattle, that have been 

 crowding tlie market for the past month, are mo tly gold, 

 and driven to the country for feeding; those ottering are 

 generally of inferior quaMy, and elling fiom $15 to $22*^ 

 head. I 



!-II?"EP — A fair demand for good one'', et from $2 to $3 ^ j 

 head ; common from $1 to $1 50 ^ head ; but few left o\er 

 unsi Id. 



UdG.-' — flood fat ones, for butcher's use, 8c net; for ship- 

 ping do. from tij^ to 7c net. 



COWS A.ND CAVK.S— Large fineCnvs, for (shipping South, 

 are gelli g from $C5to$40^ Lead ; cominuu to ordinal y 

 from $15 to $20 ^ head. 



New York Cattle Market — July 20. 



BEEVES — The market lias d'clineii over h Of ;< cent per ft. 

 ou our previou.s quotations, imd at the leduction I'Utchers 

 h ive not been di>p si d to buy freely. The con-umpti n has 

 been ci nsideraldy effected by tl e large uiiinberi fpeiple that 

 are spending the euminer away Irom thifGiiy. at tiiisseison. 

 The warm weather hus helped to decrease the uetnaud. Un- 

 der such caufes with a large supply for cwo weeks it ia not 

 strange that the very best cattle should sell for l(i@Ki!-: c per 

 ft., atid the HVer"geofallr-aIesbeiow9c. Keitbei is^t strange 

 tba- butchers should forg t to i-hare their advtutagesof 

 cheap beef with Ihn actual c in.snmcr, «.« it b.-is long b-eii a 

 constitutional peculiarity with mo-t butchers to ina-e their 

 large profits on the sudden fluctuations of the cattle market 

 The rereipts ac Allerton's were 3.070 hea-1, via New 

 York 402; Uhio 1013:Iudinna244;lllinois850; Kentucky v3(); 

 Iowa 143; New .Jers-y 13. .Missouri 74: Catiada 62 Michig.in 

 39 by the following CJinveyaiices :— By the Erie Koid 1018; 

 Hnds.ju do 1507; Harlani do 14; Camden and Ambiy 75; Ilud. 

 son river b lats 40ti. At Berg'-n, New Jersey, 83G were sold to 

 butchers for this market. The quality was generally far; 

 some v« Tj- superior were on sale. 



Sunday Sales — It was ai^uouuced at A. M. Allerton & 

 Co') Yards this morning, that the Sunday trade would 

 henceforth he discontinued. And it was iiut mated that 

 Browning's Ynrds would also be closod hereafter on Sun- 

 day The proprftor* have taken this sep, they assert, 

 themselve.". It is said they wiKhed to anticipate any action 

 in reference to it by the City authorities. 



BEEF CATTLE. 



Prem. quality, per cwt $— @ 



Prime do do , 10 00@10 50 



Ordinary do do ., 9 7n@tO 25 



Common do do 8 td® 9 50 



Inferior do do 6 00@ 8 00 



MlLOn GOWS— Have been dull, particularly f.ir poor 

 qualities. Prime ara in moderate detaaud for pri-.ate use. — 

 We quote : 



Best quality per head...*50 OOffi 00 00 "" 



Good qualities do .. 40 00(a45 feO 



Fair qualities do .. 30 00(;i;"5 00 



Common qualities do .. 20 00@25 00 



VEAL CALVES — The lusineRs is very moderate, and 

 prices are lower; sales at 3]/,&6l4c' A fine calf, we ghing 

 345 lbs , only 11 weeks old. raised by J Perry, of W'are Co., 

 N Y , sold for $13 — lees than 4c ixjr lb., and a very g. od 

 cilf. We quote : 



Prime quali'y, per lb ....>.... 534a6'/^c. 



Oraiuary, per lb 33^a5e. 



RECAPITDLATrojf OF EECriPTS.. 



Beef. Milch Veal. fh<»epand 



Cattle, Cows. Calves. Lambs Swine. 



This day 3254 195 838 11 555 2630 



Last week 3.i57 171 !^^67 10,496 2160 



Increase 



Decreasi' 303 



24 



1959 



462 



19 



■CLLM T .L tlUJt P . I J VVS V ^ ^IM 



Hlooming-ton J^^ursery^ 



BLOOMINGTON, ILLIXOIS. 



Eighty Acres Fruit and Ornamental Ti ees. 

 Onn NAMED SORTS TULIPS, ALSO 



''^^^ 'Vyilyacin ths.Crocus.and a general aswrtm:nt 

 of Bulb? a d Flower Roots for Fall and Springs 

 jilanting. Nursery stock. FIvergrcens. G.eenh use^vv, 

 and Garden plants — all at wholesale and retail at ^ 

 lowest cash rates. 



i^^For particulars see Catalogues or address suhKcribr. 



F. K. PLKEXIX. 



Blcomington, 111 , August 1, 1859. 



Wheat Drills. 



B RE AKINGlNsi PLOWS. BROAD CAST 

 .•i'-WJiKe. For sale by S- FE.A.NCIS. 



augl 



WESTtUN TREKS 

 F o n T Si B w m S T ^ 



. .-., AT THE -..■■■ 



2 



WOOUBURN NURSERY : 



PERSONS WISHING TO PURCHASE 

 their Fruit Trees, Shade Trees, or fhrublery; 

 will find it to tboir advantage to order at the above' 

 named Nursery 



We havo for sale Thirty Thonsand of 5 to 7 feet ' 

 bi.:h, choiv'e Appe frees, of some tifty apprt)vcd variell'S, for 

 Western cultuio ; which "we cun with confidence i tier to the 

 public. 



We aUoJoffera good assortment of I'eaches, P. ars, (Dwarf 

 and Standard.) Clierrien, I'lums. Quinces, Go.jseberries Cur- 

 ran;s. lia.j berries, Lawtou Ulackbcrry, Strawbenies, Khu< 

 barb, or Pie Plant, &c. 



3.000 S1LV'ER-L.EAVED MAPLE. 



Than which a handsome Shade Tren c«nnot be found — 

 They are eiaht to teu 'eel I igh, of thriity growth, and to be 

 had f >r teu dollare a hundred. 



t;3_We will Sell the iib > e named Trees and Plants as rea 

 sonable as they car be had at any respectable Nursery — dig- 

 t nctly labeled, and carefully packed and delivered at the 

 Kiirseiy. or at the I'aiUoad l»ep,it. 



WV- desire and ^hAll I'lm to conduct our bininess. in all 

 respects, sattifacorily to Ih se who favor us with their pat- 

 rouat;e We are per niauently engaged in the business and 

 intend to make it to the iuterest of our trtendi to call oo us. 



JuNATIlAN UUGGINS. 



Woodburn, Maci upin Couuty, llliuois. 

 Augl 



rOUKTH ANiSUAL FAlii 



OF THB 



ST. LOUIS AGRICILTURAL AND MECH.iXICAL 



ASSOCIATION. '. 

 To commence Sejitanber 26. 1859, and continue 

 SIX DAIS. 

 $20,000 to toe glvcu in Premiums. 



AMONG OTHERS ARE THE ST. LOUIS 

 Prizes viz : 



No. 1. For the best thorough-bred Bull $1,000 



No 2. For best KoadstT Stallion, in harness l.OtO 



No. 3. Kor best thorough-bred Stallion 1,000 



Arraugetnent.s have been tuade for the luost brilliant es« 

 hibition ever wimehsed in this country. 



The gri)ands emi rt -e .50 acres of land, csvered T^ith blu« 

 grass, ornamented with forest tr. e« nd evergreens, winding 

 avenues, and nine I eautifnl fountains 



The Amphitheatre, much the larg<?.st in th« United States 

 will seat IJ.OtHJ persons, and shelter as many as 36.0H0, Thar* 

 are also Floral. Fine Art, aad .Mechanical Halls, and a Bpac< 

 ious building with steam power attached a Gallina lum with 

 9J compartments. iiT the exhibition of Poultry, and a beau- 

 tiful cottage for the4iCC'>mmo<latiou of ladies. 



A Horse RHilroad will convey persons to and from the 

 Fair at i'O Cf nts a piece. 



Competition invited from the whole Union, and no Entry 

 Fee charged 



Persons desiring stalls should lose no time in engaging 

 them. 



Office of the A^socUtion, No 65 Chestnut Pfri'an 



J. K. BARRKT. President. 

 aogltf Q. O. IvALB . Secretary 



Il^VEKY fAR.MEK SHOULD OWN ANo 

 J READ "PLAIN AND PLEA«ANT TALK ABOUT 

 FRUIT, FLOWERjS AND FARMING." It gives v-luablb 

 isformation about thb succe<8fcl ccltlva71on of wheat, 

 Corn, Ktk, Oas, Fruits and Frc t Trees, &c The proper 

 ma.n.ageMent of Cattle, — a l;st of choice .Seeds, Fruits anj 

 Flowers. How le THANiPLAM and pbuse trees amd vines, 

 Grahi.\g &c. 



'•PLAIN AND PLEASANT TALK AROUT FRUITS, 

 FLOWkRS AND FARMING," writte.v bt HKNRV 

 WAHD UERCUryR, who to his alreadt renowweb BfPOTA. 

 Tio."« . s A Preacher, Orator a.vd 'uthos. must sow be added 

 ihat of a Practical Farmer, a.nb GAimyBR — fob sv-tt he is 

 akd has bees. i volume, i'rice $125. for c^ale btai-l 

 Bookskllers and Agents, or se.vt by Majl, postpaid, on 



RECEIPT OF the (RICE. B 



DERBY & JACKSON, 



Au3U-st 1 — It Pnlil'i-hers, New York. 



FRUIT ASiD OUii^A-MEiyTAL. TREE«. 



SHRUBBERY A.\D EVERGREEN TKEES, 

 with a general assortmfnt of Nuraery art'eles 

 for sale at thrt f leasant Ri<lgu Nursery, Arispe, Bu- 

 reau, CO' nty. Ill , Very .tidrich, proprietor. I have 



a few thousand 6 year, 15.0;:0 five year. 30,000 three 



year, 50,00!l two year, and lUO.OltO one year old apple troej), 

 at woolesalo or retail Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Cur- 

 rants, Goo<eberrit-s. Raspieriies, Blacls berries, irtrawber- 

 rie.s, (fee Our stock of Evergreens is large, and very fln« 

 specimens; the N. Y. Pippin. W';gner, and Ked Seekiiofur- 

 thcr, are the most hnrdy in the liit, of wbic i I have a g. oj 

 supply, a.to of the TompUim county King. Catalogues 

 sent free. P 0. address, Tiakilwa, 111. 

 August, 1859— 3ni VKRRY ALDRICH. 



