THE ILLINOIS F^I^IMER. 



335 



Fairbanks' Standard Scalss.— It is no small 

 and unmeaninj^ term to apply to tha Fairbanks 

 Scales the term of "Standard," since they have 

 earned and won it throuj^h the Messrs. Fair- 

 banks' thirty years of expfrience in «calo man- 

 ufacture. A standard they are to the mnnufac- 

 tiirer, as all can attest, who have been brought 

 into communication with rival scale makers 

 and venders. "As good as Fairbanks'," "just 

 the same as Fairbanks'," "prpcisely v hat the 

 Fairbanks' claim," are phrases familiar t > many 

 ears, as our readers will bear us witness. To 

 be thus referred t« by your rivals is no small 

 praise. "Imitation is the sincerest flattery," 

 and we make the nppliciition not invidiously, 

 but only so far as the mrkers of other scales 

 may ohooso to render it of force by their own 

 assertions. 



There is a fuller and more wide significance 

 in the term 'Standard' when it goes out into the 

 world of buyers and sellers, and sees how im- 

 plicitly the 'weigh' of the Fairbanks' scale is 

 accepted as the weigh of truth' and accuracy. 

 The farmer who weighs bis beeves or his pro- 

 duce on his Fiiirbanks' scale at home accepts 

 never, uncontested, any orrections in his fig- 

 ures from warehouse men and city dealers who 

 may use other scales, and if the contestants 

 fail to agree, away they go to Fairbanks" scales 

 to set the matter right. — Chi. Piessand Trib. 



COMMEECIAL. 



Sprluglield Market— Ausust 30. 



W II E A T— 70c@ 80c -^ bu; 

 FLOUR— $:4{fet4 60 %i brl; 

 COUN— eOc^ba; scarce; 

 CORN M KA L,— 80c to $1 ^ bu; 

 OATS— 25c(a30c f.bu; 

 BKANS— aoc^Jl '^ bu; 

 BRAN— 10c f^tm; 

 SI10KT.-<— loc %«bu; 



BACON-Bhic-J. i2i^c ^ lb 

 KGGS-6@'8cfidoz; 

 LARD- 12c ^fc; 

 SDOAR— 8c@10f^tt); 

 COFFEE- 13c@loc fi lb; 

 M0LAS3EP— 46c@60c^ gal 

 SALT— $1 75^s.-.i£; 

 ^'ALT— $1 Oulbbrl; 

 TIMOTHY s'D-^fl 60tol 75; MACKEREL— 12. @13c No 1; 



HUNGAUIAN Or S'd— none 

 MILLET-None; 

 CLOVKR— $6 50@7 ^, bu; 

 POTATOKi— New, 40(g,50c; 

 IIAV— $8%» ton; 

 TALLOW— 9c fi lb; 

 SOAP— bar, 4 to 6c %> lb; 

 CANDLES— 12i^c^, box; 

 PICKLED I"K-$S(&,10^ TOO, 

 BACON— bams 12 tolScf),Ib; 

 CUlCKliNS— $1 60@.i;l 75; 



CODflPn— $5 75 fi 100 lbs ; 

 APPLES- dried; $3 ^bu; 

 WOOD -$3@$4 00 ^ cord; 

 COAL— ]2clbbu: 

 W H I8KY— 27@30c ^ gal ; 

 VINEGAR— 10c fSgttl; 

 BROOMS- $1 .'i0fe2 60 '^(doz; 

 BUTTER- 16i/2(s,2Cc ^ ft>. 

 HIDES— Dry, best, 14@16o. 

 HID KS— Green, 6c; 

 APPLES— green; 4Cfe75c; 



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Chfcagfo Market~Au^. 29, p. m 



The receipts of wheat to-day showed 8 falliDg off of about 



18,000 bu^ibuls. This fact, coupled with an active sLipping 

 demand, caused tbe market to open lirui, and Hdva-ncp^@lc 

 before tbo close. Upwards of Ui.OlO bubh.')8 of all grades 

 changed bauds, at $1 OS for No. 1 white on track; 92c tor No. 

 1 red on track; T6(ai7Gc for No. 2 red in store; 6(jc for rejected 

 ro<i; 7o(a73>^c lor No. 1 tpiiug; Hud GC3/^(a.71c for No. 2. 



Fpring clueiui; quiet ut 73c lorKo. l,aDd 70c fur No. 2 spring. 



M'inttr grades were quiet aud inHttive. Flour was active 



anil steady. About I'OO bbls changed bands at $3 75@ 

 4 00 for good to choice epring extras; $2 G2J^2 for fine spring; 

 aud $5 37^ for a email lot of eztra choice white winter 

 co-'n d cliucd Ic. About 40,C00 bushels changed hands at 

 59@6iJj/^c for caual afloat; 59c for No. 1 in store; 57c for No. 2 

 — closing dull aud weak, (lats were in fair demaud and 

 steady at previous prices. About 2o,000 bush were a Id at 

 2t 3^@26s^c for No. 1 afloat, and 25c for No. 1 iu store. Kye 

 quiet at 64c in store. 



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Saint L.oul!« Market— August 29. p. m. 



Wheat, which seems to have had rather a capricious 

 conrKe of late, maintained that character a^aiu to^dny, iu- 

 asmucb as prices went up about five cents per buthel on 

 nearly all qualities. The very moderate amount of 5,(>C0 

 bags, received since neon Saturday, is chargeable with the 

 iniprov«nient. The market moved buoyantly also up to 

 'Change cone In flour there was a heavier inquiry, and 

 while a sale or two of city siipeifine was quoted at the 

 price previously paid, four or five ihous-and barniU, chiefly 

 extras, went, bought for future delivery, at prices not made 

 public. Oats improved a little, through light deliveries and 

 lower freights. In corn, whisky, tobacco and hemp, no 

 chaLge at all was observed. 



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St. Louis Live Stock Market — Aug. 27. 



Bellevne Btusf, Manchester Hoad, 



Market is overstocked wilh light and inferior cattle, and 

 sell ing at very low rates Irom $lC'(g 20 per head; good fat 

 cows will briLg from }22@27 per bead. '' 



Best class of steers sell slowly from C@6J^ but few at the 

 latter figure. 



t-heep — A fair supply on the market, pood sheep are ready 

 Fale, at $2 60^3 per he&d; common to fair $1 2u@I 75 per 

 hea t. 



Hogs — Aroscarce, but slop fed hogs on the markct,aDd 



Uiug from 'li%iy2C. 



Cows and Calves — There is but little inquiry owing to the 

 o uthern market baiug overstocked, there being but few 



selling at over $30 per head — common to fair frem $15@ 

 25 do. 



St. L.oult Ilurse Market— August S"**. 



Supplies of horses havo been Oinewhat larger the past 

 week; but mules co itinue scarce, about 40 head, mostly 

 horses, purchased in this market, have been 8hipp?d south. 

 The demand has been good and prices about the same as last 

 week. 81 head were sold at auction and private sale, and 42 

 head were left over. 



New York Cattle Market— August 24. 



BEKVE8 — The market has advanced this week on the good 

 and prime grades of Cattle '%©'%<: 'f, ft. in addition to a full 

 allowance of weight in the owners favor, The quality was 

 better than for two months past, yet the dfmand being for 

 the better grades the supply of the class of stock was still 

 inadequate. We quote at 6@103^c, a few at 11c, and also 

 some few at 6c, At Bergen, N. J. 1086 head were sold at 

 rather better rates than were realiz d here. This place 

 seems to be increasing in favor with the Butcher as well as 

 the Drover. The accommodations are generally satisfactory. 

 The rec ipts have been: — From New Yoik 620 heal, Penn- 

 sylvania 42, Ohio 559, Indiana 527 Illinois 701, Kentucky 

 500, Inwa 25, aud Michigan 16. The conveyances were : — By 

 Erie Road 1420, llu sou 842, Ilarlem, 194. and Hudson Boats 

 434. The attendance at the Washington Drove Yards was 

 good all day, and before leaving all the stock will doubtless 

 be sold. 



QUOTATIOHS. 



The following are the prices at which etosk was sold : 



BEEF CATTLK. 



Prem. quality,, per cwt « $10 50@ — — 



Prime do do 11 OOicyOO 00 



Ordinary do do 76(^10 25 



Ceromon do do 8 50@ 9 50 



Inferior do do 6 00® 8 00 



MILCH COWS— The business is conflned tc small sales 

 to milkmen at our annexed quotations. The suppply is am 

 pie. 



Best quality per head..J;60 00@60 0« 



Good qualities „....do .. 40 00(^45 60 



Fair qualities do .. 30 00@S5 00 



Common qualities do .. 20 00@25 00 



VEALS — The market has been fairly active a*. 4J^@7c. — 

 The supply is larger. Included in the leceiptg. not indicated 



by our tables, were a confidersble quantity of carcass Veal, 

 from various points on the Hudson River, brought in every 

 morning by barges and steamboats. 



sheep and Lambs — The receipts are ample, yet the demand 

 for good Sheep is active ai.d prices are no lowir. Some few 



poor quality remain unsaleable. Lambs are doing well. — 



The receipts contiuue liberal. At Browning's, 3,fl93 head 



were from New York i^tate; 1,372 from New Jersey; 130 from 

 Pennxylvi-nia, and 397 from Canada, Sales by J. C. I.arkin 

 of 1.387 head for $4,656 48; b? Thomas C. I.arkin, 2.421 lor 

 $7,547 35; by k. H. Hume, 1,559 for |4.817 47; and by McCar- 

 thy, 97S head at $2 50@$4 each. Sales also by McGraw and 

 O'Brien of 2,28 .• head for $7,081 67. We quote : 



Prime quality, per head, (extra) $4 50@7 00 



Ordinary, per head 3 50(2(4 00 



Inferior, per head -. 1 50(^3 00 



SWINK — The market has suddenly tnken an upward ten- 

 dency, and prices are J4@% °^ * '"*''' higher, caused by A 

 failing off in the supply, and the heavy rise in the price of 

 Ue8S and Prime Pork. Attho Western yards I434headwere 

 received. At the Hudsi'U River 801 head. We quote prices 



at 5J/^@6c gross, for prime Went ;rn coin ftd; store hugs are 



scarce aud nominal. 



BECBIPTB AT WESTEEK T.\BDS : 



By Hndsrn River Road— Van Brunt k Watrons, 449; N 

 Bloss, 1G3;0 Wells, 287; H Hogeboom.115; Tcrrv & Pendall, 



103; Smith & Brown, 92; A Keed, 112— total, 1321. 



By Krie Road, via Bergen — J Postlew^aite. 113. 



RATS 



A MOST NOVEL STRATAGEM FOR TA- 

 king Fats by wh lesalo, w ithout poison or trapt 1 

 Ships, MillB,Barus, Stables, Groceries, Worksteads, Houses, 

 cleared at oue sveep Any person can, b> this simpl i 

 arrangement, clear the entire premises of evejy Kat, how- 

 ?rver numerous they may be. fent free y tht- return of post 

 for One Dollar, by JOHN CAILCOTT, Jr , 



sepl fit EMP 72 f ultun-st., Brooklyn, h. I. 



Uuut's Sugar Caue Mill and Boiler. 



THIS MILL IS JUST THE ARTICLE 

 wanted by farmert; a cheap, strong, simple and effective 

 horrizontal Sugar Cane Mill. The boilers which can bsjiad 

 with the mill, are of these sizes and X'rio-s: No 1, 22 gal- 

 lons, $6; No 2, 30 gallons, $7: No 3, 45 gallons, $8; No 4, 60 

 gallons, $9, 



The large bills, giving size", prices £c. can bo seen in the 

 office of S. Francis, who Is autlioriied to sell the 55ill8 and 

 Boilers. We refer applicants to him for further informa- 

 tion. HUNT, BRAUNEK AOO. 

 septl-lt Louisville, Ky. 



Blooming ton J\ ursery^ 



BLOOMINGTON, - ILLINOIS. 



Eighty Acres Fruit and Ornameutal Trees. 

 Onn NAMED SORTS TULIPS, ALSO 



/^v/v/Hyacinth8,Crocu«,and a general assortment 

 of Bulbs 1 nd Fkwer Botta for Fall and tpriug^ 

 I'lautiug. Nursery stock, Evergroets. G.eenh(use^ 

 and garden plants — all at wholesale and retail at 

 lowest cash lates. 



iQ^For particulars see Catalogues or address subscriber. 



F. K. PU(ENIX. 



Bloomington, HI., August 1, 1859. 



FOUllTH ANNUAL FAIR 



OF THE - ■ 



ST. LOUIS AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL 



ASSOCIATION. 



To commence September 26, 1859, and continue 



SIX DAYS. 



$20,000 to be given Iu Premiums, 



A MONO OTHERS ARE THE ST. LOUIS 

 Prizes viz : 



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



No 2. For best RoadstT Stallion, iu haruesB„ 1.000 



No. 3. For best thoroufih-bred Stallion 1,000 



Arrangements have been made for the most brilliaBt ex« 

 hibitloD ever witne'-sed iu this country. 



The grounds enitra-e 50 acres of land, cavered rrith bine 



grass, ornamented with forest tn es-'ud evergreens, winding 

 avenues, and nine beautiful fountains 



The Amphitbeatre, much the largest in tfan United States 

 will seat 12.000 jiersons. and sholtef hs many as 36.000. '1 her* 

 are also Floral. Fine Art, and Mechanical Halls, and a 8pac« 

 iocis building with steam power attached a<iallina lum with 

 00 compartments, for the exhibftion of Poultry, aud a beau- 

 tiful cottage for the accomntodation of ladies. 



A Horse Railroad will convey persons to and from the 

 Fair at 20 cents a piece. 



Competition invited from the whole Union, and no Entry- 

 Fee charged 



Persons desiriug stalls should lose no time in engaging 

 them. 

 Office of the At^sociation, No. 65 ChestBut Street. 



J. K. BARRKT. President, 

 augltf G. O. Kaib. Secretary 



VERY FARMER SHOULD OWN ANi^ 



E£AD "PLAIN AND PLEASANT TALK ABOUT 

 FRUIT. FLOHEKS AND FARMING." It gives vluabl« 



INFORMATION ABOCT THE BDCCESSFCL CULTIVATION OF WnEAT, 



Corn, Rte, Oa's, Kkots and Fru t Trees, ic The PRuptK 



MANAGEMENT OF CaTTLE, — A LIST OF CHOICE SEEDS, FRUtTSi AND 



Flowers. How te transplant and prdnb trees and vimf.8, 

 Gbafti>g 4c. 



"PLAIN AND PLEASANT TALK ABOUT FRUITS, 

 FLOWERS AND FARMING," written by HENRY 

 WARD BEECH iiK, who to bis alp.eadt benownei> bcpdta> 

 HON / 8 A Pbeacher, Orator and author, must .xow be added 

 5 hat of a Practical Farmer and Oardjikr— fob such he is 



AND BAB BEEN. 1 VoLUME, I'RIUE $l.:25. FOB SALE BT ALL 



B00E8ELLEB8 AND Agents, ok bent by Mail, pgst-paio, on 



BECEIFI OP THE I'RICE, BY 



DERBY & JACKSOHr, 



August 1 — It Publishers, New Tork. 



FUUirAKD OKNAMGNTAL. iKfelE:^. 



SHRUBBERY AND FV'ERGREEN TREES, 

 with a general assortment of Nurt>ery articles 

 for sale at the Pleasant Ridge Nursery, Arispe, Bu- 

 reau, cov.nty. 111 , Very Aldrich, proprietor. I have 

 a few thouaand 6 year, 15.000 five year, 30,000 three 



year, 50,000 two year, and 100,0l..0 one year old apple trews, 

 at Wholesale or retail. Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Cur- 

 rants, GoOf'cberri.'S, Rasp) erries, lilackberries, fc'tiavi ber- 

 ries, &c. Our stock of JKvergreens is larpe, and very flne 

 specimens: the N, Y. Pippin. Wegner, and Red .^eekiiofor- 

 ther, are the most hardy in the li-it, of wbic i I havo a k^^oI 

 supply, also of the Tompkins county Kinj;. Catalogues 

 B'lit free. P. O. addresp, Tifkilwa 111. 



l^Vieat Drills, 



BREAKINGING PLOWS, BROADCAST 

 SOWERS. For sale by S- FRANCIS. 

 augl _j 



WESTERN TREES 



FOR TUB n^ JE S T , 



_ .'■ AT THE ■ ,.-:-. 



WOODBURN KURSERYI 



PERSONS WISHING TO PURCHASE 

 their Fruit Trees, Shade Trees, or Shrubbery; ^m^ 

 will find it to their advantage to order at the above ^^V 

 named Nursery ^^^ 



We have for sale Thirty Thousand of 5 to 7 feet 

 high, choice App'e Trees, of some fifty approved varieties, for 

 Western culture ; which wo can with coDlldeuce cfler to the 

 public. 



We also offer a good assortment of Peaches, Pears, (Dwarf 

 aud Standard.) Cheiriea, Plums, Quinces, Gooseberries. Cur- 

 lantg. Rax I berries, I.awtou Jilack berry, Scrawberi ies, Rhu> 

 barb, or Pie Plant, ic. 



3.000 SlLVER-r.EAVED MAPtE. 



Thnn which a handsome Shade Tree cannot be found. — 

 They are eight to ten feet Ugh, of thrilty growth, and to be 

 had for ten dollars a hundred. 



i8c5=,We will sell the abo e named Trees and Plants as res 

 Bonable as they cat be had at any respectable Nursery — dig. 

 t uctly labeled, and carefully packed and delivered at Iho 

 Nurseiy, or at the Railroad Depot. 



Wo desire and shall aim to conduct our businosa, iu all 

 respects, satisfactorily to those who favor us with their pat- 

 ronafje. We are permanently engaged in the business, and 

 intend to make it to the interest of our friends to call on us. 



JONATHAN HUGGINS. 



Woodburn, Macoupin County, Illinois. 

 Augl 



