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THE ILLIISroiS FA.HMER, 



the aniruaU have been of a heavy clnss, which gives a larger 

 imouiit of beef than tlian tlie corresponding numbers one wuelt 

 ago. Milch Cows sell a shade better. The receipts of fresh 

 animals show lOy less than the previous week. Numbers iire 



Still unsold, and those having cows in the country for sale had 



better dispose of them there. Calves are i|uite plenty, and 

 rather cheaper than one week ago, especially those which only 

 weigh aboni 60 tbs alive, and whose hoofs are scarcely hard- 

 ened. The best calves rarely bring over GSic |? R), live wght. 

 Sheep are not as plenty, and the best command slightly ad- 

 vanced rates, or say 6)it&7}4c, live weight, for wool sheep, of 

 prime quality. A lot of very fair shear sheep brought 6c. The 

 stock has all been sold. Hogs are plenty, and J»(^Xc cheap- 

 er. Large numbers remain unsold on the market. 



Of the 3,037 bullocks yarded at Forty-fourth street, this 

 week, so far as we could ascertain their origin from owners 

 and salesmen, and from the yard-books, 649 head came from 

 Ohio, 470 from New York, 129 from Indiana, 1,049 from 1111 

 nois, 27 from Pennsylvania, 78 from Canada, '24'2 from Michi- 

 gan, 866 from Iowa, 60 from Virginia, ^i from New Jersey and 

 14 from Missouri, and 80 Kentucky. Illinois is again a large 

 contributor, furnishing one-third of the stock. 



The following is the range of prices to-day compared with 

 last week : 



PRicrs. 



To-day. Last week. 



Premium cattle 10>ic.@llc. 10>ic.@U c. 



First quality lOo. ®10j^c. 10c. <£jlO>ic. 



Medium quality 9c. @ 'Jiic. 9c. © 9>4c. 



PoorquaUty 8c. @ 8^c. 8c. @ 8>4C. 



Poorest quality 7c. ® 7;sc. 6J4c.^ l}iC. 



General selling prices 8c. @10 c. 8c. @10 c. 



Average of all sales 8jtiC.® 9 c. - 8iJic.@ 9 c. 



As compared with this time last year, the prices of to-day 

 are fully i;^c ^ tt> lower than then. The receipts of the pre- 

 sent week are 1,100 greater than the corresponding week last 

 season. Looking over our tables of prices last year, we find 

 the maximum rates were reached during the latter part of 

 May, when grass cattle began to arrive. From what we can 

 gather of the amount of cattle being fed, we do not think last 

 year's prices will be reached, and it will not surprise us if some 

 of our future markets during April and .May should give a lot) - 

 er average than thj present. It is customary for brokers and 

 others buying droves at Albany to pay enough money down to 

 secure the lot, and usually there is no trouble. One case, how- 

 ever, is now undergoing litigation, where a firm paid less upon 

 a drove at Albany than they would lose by retailing them here. 

 The result was they forfeited what they had paid, and refused 

 to receive the cattle when they arrived here. The original 

 owner brings suit to recover what he lost by their failing to 

 comply with the engagement. It may yet be necessary to put 

 drovers and others on their guard agaiD3t this class of specu- 

 lators, even to calling names. 



The following droves of cattle from Illinois were at this 

 market : 



PERFECT AND PERMANENT SECURITY. 



IiVOZT'S PATENT 

 COPPER LIGHTNING 



RODS 



have been extensively used for five years in the States of New 

 England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, 

 Illinois, Wisconsin, .Minnesota and Iowa, and hao« always 

 given the most perfect satUtfaction for everything that 

 science or experience has shown to be essential to form PER- 

 FECT LIGHTNING RODS, has been adopted in their con- 

 struction . 



Copper Rods have from five to ee/veti times as much con- 

 ducting power as new Iron Rods. 



Copper Rods do not rust but will retain their conducting 

 power for years. Copper Rods need no paint. T. Merriam, 

 of Brooklyn, says paint destroys the conducting power of any 

 Rod. 



READ OUR CIRCULARS and see what the most 

 scientific and practical men in the country say of them. We 

 have reports from almost every one who has investigated the 

 science and principles of Electricity,and all are in favor of our 

 COPPER RODS. [Circulars aentfree.] 

 ; Rods of various styles of Spiral, Tubular and Flat furnished 

 in any quantities. 



Single Rods sent by Express to any part of the country. 



CAUTION. 



"Lyon's Patent" bears date July 11th, 1S54, and Is for the 

 "Metalic Surface" Lightning Rods, made in any and every 

 form where sheet copper is used. 



Any other Lightning Rod made of sheet copper [whether 

 patented or not] is an infringement upon our Right, and all 

 persons who 6ity, sell or use, ure liable to prosecution and 

 damages, and will be dealt with according to law. We are 

 ownersBY DEED of this Patent, for the States of Illinois, 

 Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky and Tennesseee, and 

 do hereby notify all persons iu our Territory, to purchase 

 such rods, only of us, or our authoriEed Agents. 



Orders or Communications addressed to 



E. P. MARSH t CO., 



Post Office Box 3,174, 



apl Office, 150 South Water Street, Chicago, Illinois. 



NANSEMOND 

 SWEET POTATO PLANTS. 



BY THE MILLION— PUT UP SO AS TO 

 carry one thousand miles in good order. Price — 400 $1 , 

 1,00 $2, 6,000 $9, 10,000 *16. The plants have grown fine 

 crop844 deg. north. Send for my circular containing full 

 directions for cultivation and the experience of those who 

 have grown them. AddrcH 



M. M. MURRAY, 



Fruit Hills, Loveland, 

 apl-Sm Clermont, Co., Otiio. 



YOUNG'S ADJUSTABLE 

 CULTIVATOR AND WEED EXTERMINATOR. 



This is the most valuable Cultivator in use, and cannot fall to give the most entire satisfaction. Price of Cultivator, with 

 ^^" Ceding Cutters and a Set of sliares for Hilling, $12 They are made of good materials and workmanship. Address 



apl-Sm* JOHN YOUNG, Joilet, Will County. 



THE MQUISTION 8HELLER AND HO BSE POWER. 



MANUFACTURED BY J. C. CARR. 



For particulars address ISAAC P. ATWATER, Morris, Grundy County, lUinois. 



The most perfect, substantial and economical Farmer's Sheller ever btiilt. 



Cast Iron Land Rollers, 24 inch diameter in 13 inch sections. 



6 Sections $45 — 7 Sections $50 — 8 Sections $55 — All hung ready for the field. 

 TERMS.— Cash on delivery at Railroad. Purchaser pay freights. apl-y* 



NATIVE EVERGREENS. 



THE SUBSCRIBER HAS CONSIDERABLE 

 experience in the taking up and packing of 



NATIVE EVERGREENS, 



And now proposes to put them up at such rates as will make it 

 an object to those in want of 



TIMBER BELTS ON THE PRAIRIE, 



or make their homes beautiful during the winter months. 

 To those wanting 20,000 and over, I will ship as follows: 



8 to eincheshigh *5 00 per 1,000 



6 to 12 " " 10 00 " " 



12 to 24 " " 25 00" " 



Of DOUBLE OR WHITE SPRUCE, 



BALSAM FIR, 



ARBORVIT.*, 



NORWAY PINE AND WHITE PiNE. 



They will be taken from the open grounds at the lumber 

 station of our own 



Great Northern Evergreen Forests. 



Small lots will be charged some over the above rates. 

 Send orders soon as possible, as the season is advancing. 

 Address ISAAC MARVIN, 



Huntley's Grove, 

 apl-tm McUenry Co., HI. 



PUBLIC NOTICE. 



IN COMBINATION WTIH A CORN 

 planting machine that Is conptsntly moved over the 

 ground (when planting,) and drops the grain intermittently, 

 the so combining of two slides, one of which is at or near the 

 seed hopper, and the other at or near the ground, or their 

 equivalents, with a lever, as that the operator or attendent on 

 the machine can open said slides at the proper time to deposit 

 the seed, and prepare a new charge, by the double droping 

 here in specified. 



Rkmarka. — It makes no difference how the mode of opera- 

 ation, as the patent is on the dou))le drop, to compensate for 

 the forward motion of the machine. All those making, 

 selling or using will be made to pay for such infringement. 

 Yours respectfully, JARVIS CASE. 



April 1, 1S60. 



BLOOMINGTON NURSERY, 



BLOOMIXGTOar, ILLINOIS. 



Eighty ierrs Fruit and Ornamental Trees. 



900 NAMED SORTS TULIPS, ALSO 

 ^\)\j Hyacinths, Crocus, and a general assort- 

 ment of Bulbs and Flower Roots for Fall and Spring^ 

 planting. Nursery stock, Evergreens, Greenhou 

 and garden plants — all at wholesale and retail 

 lowest cash rates. 



^^For particulars see Catalogues or address subscriber. 



F. K. PHCENIX. 



BloomingtoD, 111., Aug. 1, 1&59. 



