THE ILLINOIS FA-RnSIER. 



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Only one twentieth of the usnul quantitj' of timber is requira 

 ed for the new iDTention. The next cheap fence ahonld be 

 made of moral suasion, addressed to all boTiues and packy 

 derms. The man is at the American for a few days only.— 

 Go and aee it — it will sell itself and the buyer. 



CcLTtTsa OF Fruit — We bare saimples of nearly all the Tar* 

 ieties of fruits shown at the S I. P. & Hort. Society at Tama« 

 roa, and intend to present outlines of the mottTaluable. 



EiraKiviNGS op Stock. — In this nnnber we present two ea* 

 graTings of stock, both from theherdof Hon. John Went^ 

 worth, of Cook county. Els herd of stock is among the best 

 as well ai oneof the most extensive in the State; it is there* 

 fore with no small degree of state pride that we eall attention 

 to them. Mr. W.'s stock are Herd Book animals, of the pur- 

 est order. Any person in want of blooded cattle, sheep or 

 Bwino will do well to call at the Summit Farm or address 

 him at Chicago. 



Priitcis Mblodioxs— We would call the attention of our 

 readers to the card of Messrs. 0. A. Prince k Co. They haT« 

 earnsd a wide spread fame for their Improved Patent Melo- 

 deons. Next month we intend to hare something to say on 

 the value of music in the farmers' family. 



Qkolooical Sdrvit. — Onr State has expended some $40,000 

 in a geological survey. And last winter the Legislature or- 

 dered the report of the State Qeologlst to be printed, The 

 report wa6 made bat as we'know,' baviag examined it in 

 manuscript. To our surprise we now.Iearn that tbeicopyTis 

 rasting In the desk of th* Secretary af State. Out with it 

 gentlemen officers, the farmers receive f«w enough favors 

 now. and are not disposed to be drove out of what has been 

 granted them, by the assembled wisdom. We want nc dry 

 nursing; if the report is valuable we need it, if it is not we 

 want to see Just huw much we are cheated, 



(JOMMliKClAL. 



Springfield Market— Dec. 24. 



WHEAT— 95@I00c ^bu; 

 FLOUit— |5@f6 ^ brl; 

 COKN— New, 30c fi bu; 

 COKN MEAL— 50c ^ bu; 

 OATS— 25c(a30c ^bu; 

 BEANS— $Ua>l 26 ^bu; 

 BRAN— 10c ^bu; 

 SHORTS— 15c ^bu; 

 TIMOTHY s'D— $1 75; 

 HDNOAHIAN Ot SM-none. 

 MILLET— None; 

 CLOVER— $6 60@7 ^ bu; 

 POTATOES— New, 40@60cr 

 HAV— $6@|;8 ^ ton; 

 TALLOW— 8>^^9c ^ft>; 

 SOAP— bar, 4 to Cc ^ lb; 

 CANDLES— 12}^cf4 box; 

 PICKLED P'K-$8@10 fi 100 , 

 BACON— hams J 2 to 13c fi lb; 

 CHICKENS— $1 a5@$l 60; 

 BUCKWHEAT— $3 ^100 



BACON-sides, "123^0 ^ lb 

 KQOS -I0@15c ^ doi; 

 LARD-lOc^.B); 

 SUGAR— 8c(ai0 ^ lb; 

 COFFEE— 13c@15c "i^ ft); 

 MOLASSES— t5c@60c^ gal 

 SALT— $1 25^sck; 

 HALT— fl 76 to brl; 

 MACKEREL— 12c@13c No 1; 

 CODFISH— $6 50 ^ 100 lbs ; 

 APPLES— dried; $1 60 f» bu; 

 WOOD-$3@$4 00 ^ cord; 

 COAL— llcfcbu: 

 WUISKY— 25@28c ^gal; 

 VINEGAR— 10c ^ gal; 

 BROOMS— $1 60@2 50 ^ doz; 

 BUTTER— 18@20c ^ tb. 

 HIDES— Dry, best, 10@12c. 

 HIDES— Green, 5c; 

 APPLES — green; 75@$1 

 FEATHERS— 35@40c ^fl); 



THE HOa TRADE. 



The number of hogs packed in thid city to date Is sbont 

 17,000. This is mneh short of last year's operations. There 

 are about .3,000 in the pens. We quote the market steady at 

 a range of |4 50 to 5 50 net; according to weight. The busit 

 nosB will probably cloBo here the first week in January. 



Thursday's St. Louis Democrat says: 



Up to last evening, about 60,000 heal of hogs had been 

 killed in St. Louis or an increase of 7,000 over the whole num 

 ber packed here last season. A little over 3,000 cameinby 

 rail today. The packing season closed here about the firat of 

 January last yeur, and will not, probably, continue much 

 later this year tbitn last. The market is yet firm at a little 

 higher figures than at previous quotations, |5 25@|6 40, Noth 

 ing is noted in pruvisious. 



Wednesday's Cincinnati Commercial says : 



Prices have ranged from $6 for 170 fl) averages to $6 £0 for 

 200 tb wfighte! At this date last year 210 9) hoge wore in 

 af-tiTO demand at |7, and receipts had run up to 306, 905. — 

 We are now in excess of those figures 12,000 or 14,000 head, 

 with a very indefinite basis for calculations as to what they 

 may continue to be from this on. 



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[By Telegraph.] 



CHICAGO MARKET— DEC. 23. 



Flour quiet. Wheat there is l>>8g doing: 1 car in bulk 10) 

 bags at 93c on track; 3 cars No. 3 spring in store at 92c; 3 

 cars, in bags nearly equal to No. 1, at 95c. Good enquiry 

 for corn, prices steady and firm; 7 cars in bulk on truck at 

 44c; 3 do 44i-^; 2000 bu delivered at 46c; 3 cars ear corn ou 

 t rack at 40c. Oa's in good demand and firmer if anything; 

 35c in bags on track, 1 car SSJ^c delivered. 



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ST. LOUIS MARKET— DEC. 21. 

 The only business iu flour consisted of sales of 2.000 bria 

 superfine, for February delivery, 1,000 brl8at$5 50, and 1,000 

 ou private terms, and a few small sales of country. Most of 

 the wheat sold was on private terms; and prices for corn, oats 

 4c. woje full, with small salKS. Whisky sold at 22c, Dealers 

 ja hides, relUBo toi)ay over I2c for flint. There was a further 



declinein salt Large sales of prime Miesouridried apples at 

 $1 50. New Orleans boats were n< t receiving freight uu uc- 

 count of the ice and the cold weather. 



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[By Telegraph,] 

 NEW YORK MARKET, DEC. 23. 

 Flour 6c better, sales SOOO bbls at $5 10@6 20 super state; 

 $5 30@5 40 extra western; $5 60(g^5 76 inferior to good ehipo 

 ping brands extra K. H. O. Canadian quiet, sales 150 bbls 

 at $6 60@6 6". Rye flonr steady at $3 60@4 40. 



Wheat very firm and quiet. Rye 89c. Barley steady at 

 76@86c. Corn dull and lower, sales 10,000 bu. at 86@87c 

 new. Oats dull at 46<g47c. 



Pork quiet and firm; $16 12 mess; $11 62 prime. Beef 

 unchanged. Cut meats steady. 

 Whisky dull and heavy at 26i^@27c. 



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NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET— DEO. 21. 



General Remarks. — The Live Stock Yards were largely 

 supplied again, more so than at any time since Nov. 16. For 

 the week ending to-day, the total receipts at tho regular 

 ^ardB of live animals dtslined for slaughter numbered : beef 

 cattle, 5,140; veal calves, 550; sheep and lambs, 13,701; 

 swine, 17,688; also of milch cows, 93; total, 37,172; total 

 last week, 31,875 ; being an increase of 1,341 beeves, 88 veals, 

 3,0!>9 sheep, 816 swine, and a decrease of 36 cows. The bul>' 

 locks were in better flesh and heavier than usual, making 

 tho excess of beef greater than indicated by the numbers. 

 At tho General Market beeves sold at a trifle lower than the 

 same grades last week; though, owing to the general better 

 quality, the average of all sales was higher than for some 

 time past. A few premium buUorks were sold at prices 

 equivalent to 10*^c@llc %^ lb for the dressed carcassas, but 

 mcst of the first quality went at about loc. Several hundred 

 head were left unsold last evoiiing. Milch cows were in lit- 

 tle request at any price. Veal calves were in fair demand at 

 6^c(a(7c ^ &, live weight, for the best, and 5c@6c for medi- 

 um grades. Sheep and l./amb8 were somewbat active at rates 

 equivalent to 4c@5c ^ B), live weight, for the better grades. 

 A few "Christmas slieep" went at $14@$16 tach. Swine 

 were in active demand at improved prices; 6j4e@5J^ for 

 corn-fed of medium and first quality ; h]^c for still led. 



A. M. Allerton A Co , proprietors of the Washington Drove 

 Yards, Forty-fourth street, report the cattle in market from 

 the following States : 



New York.. 1,310 Iowa 131 



Pennsylvania 149 Connecticut 88. 



Ohio 720 New Jersey „« 84 



Indiana 231 Michigan 35 



Illinois 466 Kentucky....- 251 



Virginia 76 Canada... .151 



QcoTATioNs. — The current prices for the week at all the 

 markets are as follows : 



BEEF CATTLE. 



First quality, per 100 fts $10 00@10 BO 



Ordinary to good quality 9 60@10 00 



Common quality „.„ 8 00@ 9 00 



Inferior quality 7 00® 8 00 



Tho following droves from Illinois were at this market : 



D. Tallman, J. BndUng, £. 0. Lockman, Martin & Valen* 

 tine, Thomas Conner, Wm, J. Hutchinson, Quinn & Fowler, 

 Mr. Shaw, M.Cougfaman. 



Reoapitclation.- The total receipts of all stock at the 

 yards, for the week and last week, were as follows : 



Heeces, Cbwt. Veals. Sh.t£L. 



Washington yard... 3,711 24 380 1,737 



Browning's 178 6 36 3,767 



Ch«mberlin'B 83 29 78 6 182 



O'Brien'B 43 34 66 3,016 



13,701 

 10,612 



Total .4,016 93 650 



Last week _a,836 120 463 



EECEIPTB BT EAILBOAS. 



Cattle 1,952 Hogs 4,721 



Sheep 4,763 Horses 1 



Calves „ 6 



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CHlCaGO CATTLE MARKET— DEC. 17. 

 Market less active and prices a shade lower. The following 

 sales are reported : 



6 Cattle averaging 14S0 &h at $2 40 



32 do 1350 do 3 10 



11 do 980 do „ 2 60 



8 do 1310 do 3 05 



THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



THE FIFTH VOLUME OF THIS JOURNAL 

 will commence on the first day of January, 1S60. 

 It will be the aim of the publishers to make the paper a favor- 

 ite with the farmers of Illinois, and to tliat end we shall bring 

 all ourencrpes. 



The former Editor, Mr. Francis, has removed to Oregon, in 

 accordance with a desire long expressed, and we now have the 

 satisfaction of announcing 



M. L. DUNLAP, 

 the well known "Rural" of the Cliicago Press and Ti-U/une, 

 who will take charge of its Editorial Department. 



Arrangements are now being made to secure a list of valu- 

 able contributors, and no expense will be sjiared to make this 

 an ever welcome visitor at the farmers' fireside. 



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DUNLAP'S NURSERY. 



40 ACRES IS TREES AND P1.AMTS. 



IN ESTABLISHING A NURSERY AT 

 this place, we have done fo with a view of making it 

 a permanent business. We invite the prtronage of those 

 who wish to encourage home industry, and have a doRire to 

 beautify their grounds and fill their orchardi with such 

 plants and fruits as are adaiited tt onr soil aud climate; at tfa« 

 Bume time we disclaim any intention to make war on those 

 Who purchase of peddlerB, or send east for their supplies, we 

 arc content to wait, as we lo 'k to these persons to make us a 

 valuable class of customers, at no distant day. The well 

 cultivated ground where their d«-ad trees stand will be in 

 excellent condition to do ample Justice to live healthy trees, 

 to which we may point with pieasure. Trees grown in New 

 York, with highly stimulating manures, and being protect- 

 ed by snow in the winter, can hardly be expected to 

 Btand, unscathed, onr changeable climate. It is our pride to 

 give Lur customers satisfaction; this wo intend to do on all 

 occasions, as we can live by a fair aud legitimate business. 



Apple Trees, 5 to 7 feet high................. SOcentseach 



" " " " " $16 per 100 



" " 6 years old „ 25ceut8each 



Dwarf aud Standard Pears. 60 " " 



" «» " Cherry 60 " " 



Standard Plums 60 *' " 



A General Stock of Everg-reeiis. Oruameiital 

 Trees and Plants. 



Catalogues had on applicatioe. 



Conductors on the Illinois Central Railrnadhavedirections 

 to leave passengers at the Nursery, 3J.i miles South of Ur- 

 bans, when requested before leaving the last station, when 

 on time. Farmers and tree planters < f Central Illinois, will 

 you enccurage home inJustrj? M. L. DUNLAP, 



West UriyBna, P. 0., Chumpagn Co., HI. 



July 1, 1859 — If. 



