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THE ILLINOIS F^HMER. 



Strawbehkies. — AVe have the pleasure of acknowleflping 

 the receipt of a box of strawberry plants from 1)r. 'VVftrder, 

 containing nineteen varieties, and under laid with a hundred 

 of the Purple Cane Uaspberry. AVe shall remember you, 

 Doctor, in a dish of strawberries and cream. 



t^" There isno doubt that the Sewing Machine has become 

 an institution. We had thought that our experience was 

 some in regard to show-Stores, but the establishment for the 

 Bale of Singer's Sewing Machines, In St. Louis, is a light 

 worth going a little distance to see. Fancy a room si.xty feet 

 by twenty-five in extent, the floor covered entirely with the 

 richest and costly velvet^carpet. Lounge", sofas and chairs 



of rosewood and brocatt'l; Sewing Machines in rosewood cases 



inlaid with mother of pearl, ivory and gold, and the whole 

 or more reflected in French plate mirrors nine feet by twelve 

 12, stretching from the floor to the ceiling. Arches of ala- 

 baster stretched over marble pillarsjjand a coup d'ocil suggeiG 

 tivc of Alladdin's palace, and you will have some Idea of 

 Singer's Sewing Machine office at St. Louis. Perhaps the best 

 proof of the excellence of Singer's Sewing Machines, is the 

 fact that the clear profits for the last year were up ward of 

 Four IIundked Thousand Dollars — to be divided between 

 Messrs. Singer & Clark, who alone constitute the company. 



Their Machines having been constructed without regard to 

 decoration, but with a view to utility alone, those who re- 

 quire excellence without to regard to beauty, such as tailors, 

 dress-makers, shoemakers, in short the whole circle of manu- 

 facturers, find Singer's Machines indispensable, from their ac, 

 curacy, simplicity and capacity. And here Singer & Co. 

 might here remain content, especially as many have seen thei. 

 value and adopted them into their families. But after such 

 extraordinary success in the most difficult branch, they rej 

 solved to produce a family machine, that while it could be 

 sold at a reasonable rale it should also be divested of all ob- 

 jectionable features, and by its simplicity, capacity and beauty 

 recommends itself forcibly to all who desire to obtain a relia- 

 ble Sewing Machine. 



Thb McQciston Corn Shellbr. — AVe invite the attention 

 of farmers and corn dealers to the advertisement of this super- 

 ior sheller, which well be found in another place. A number 

 of ccrtiflc.itcs from highly respectable parties who have u.?ed 

 this machine, give the strongest evidence of its value and use- 

 fulness. They are sold by Isaac 1". Atwater, Morris, Cirundy 

 county. 111., who will give all particulars on application to 

 him by letter or otherwise. 



Grover & Baker's Sewing Machine. — We invite atten- 

 tion to the card of the Grover & Baker sewing machine in 

 this number of our paper. It speaks for its self, as does the 

 machine wherever introduced. Send for a circular. 



Brya.m & Stratton'3 Chaix of Natiosal Commbrcial 

 Colleges. — This well-known chain of Colleges, the AVestern 

 link of which is locaeed in St. Louis, has been established on 

 a broad basis for the promotioii»«f business education through- 

 out the entire country. It is an enterprise fraught with im- 

 portant public benefits, and strongly commends itself to the 

 American people. The development, legitimate accumulatiou 

 and wise use of wealth, so essential to private and public wel. 

 fare, demand suitable business education. Such education 

 every young man should secure, if possible, before embarking 

 in the pursuits and assuming the responsibilities of active life, 

 and nowhere can it be so well obtained as in a thoroughly 

 conducted Commercial College. The St. Louis link in the 

 " National Chain," at the head of which stands R. C. Spencer, 

 is of the first rank of excellence. 



Charles Stewart, the celebrated mathematician, has recent- 

 ly connected his long-established and popular Mathematical 

 bistitute with this institution. 



[From the Chicago Press and Tribune] 



Fawkcs' Steam Plow, 



AVest Urbana, April '21, ISCO. 



Fawkes {irrivecl here yesterday, and 

 reports a ncAv machine nearly ready to 

 run, at the shop of Miles Greenwood, 

 Cincinnati. lie Avill ship the plows used 

 here, and Avhich are cast steel clippers, 

 for their trial on the nCAV machine. He 

 is busy taking draAvings and dimensions 

 for important improvements on the 

 "Lancaster," and expects to have it 

 ready to run hy the 15th of May, so as 

 to give us the benefit of a crop of sod 

 corn. A company of capitalists have 

 been formed for the purpose of bringing 



it to perfection, and we may now look 

 forAvard to a solution of the question of 

 steam ploAving at au early day. It Avill 

 thus be seen that our vicAvs in relation 

 to the imperfections of the machine have 

 been proved correct, and that the shouts 

 of a croAvd at our Fairs are not to be 

 taken as a true exponent of noAv princi- 

 ples in machines. The proposed im- 

 provements AA'e think must add to the 

 value of the invention, and we hope Avill 

 place it among the list of valuable farm 

 improvements. 



Plowing by steam has been tested and 

 no doubts can be had on that score ; but 

 the great problem is yet to be solved : 

 "Will it pay?" This Mr. F. is now 

 endeavoring to prove, and Ave can but 

 Avish him success. On this point he is 

 Still sanguine, and having good backers, 

 with abundant means, avc see no reason 

 why he will not settle the question. 



When the Lancaster again gets up 

 steam Ave intend to take careful notes of 

 its working, and keep the readers of the 

 Press and Tribune posted as to its do- 



ings. 



Eukal. 



COM MKRC^IA L, 



SPRINGFIELD MARKKT— MAY 1. 



AVUKAT— ?! 15@,1 '2.'; ^ bu; 

 FLOUR— »0@7 5til^ bbl; 

 CORN— •i^Hicmc ^-i bu; 

 CORN MEAL— 60c ^i bu; 

 OATS— SOfTf.a'ic \-i bu; 

 BKANS— fKT/.l •25x^bu; 

 BHAN- 10c ^ bu; 

 SHOUTS- loc ^J bu; 

 TIMOTHY S'D— 1-2 75@3 00 

 HUNGARIAN G'r S'i>— lal;.^ 

 MILLKT— None; 

 CLOVKR— *t) 50 ^3bu; 

 I'OTATOKS— New, 4(l(a,C0c; 

 HAY— *7(ii.» ^Um; 

 TALLOAV— Sl-'2(S)9c 1^ ft; 

 SOAP— Bar, 4C".t''C ^? ft; 

 CANDLKS— 121-'2c 'f box; 

 PICKLED P'k- ».S(r/,l(|-iJ 100; 

 BACO.N— Hams,12@i;3c-t^ ft; 

 CHICKENS— $1 &0 t^ d..z; 

 BUCKAVHEAT— f -2 50 %> 100; 



I BACON -Sides, lOc l^ ft; 

 I EGGS— Sciydoi; 

 I LARD— 10c ^> ft; 



SUGAR— l»{5;10c |1 ft; 



COFFEE- ia@.iric %i ft; 



MOLASSES-tiO^Oio ^ gal; 



SALT— ♦•> >(i sack; 



SALT— 12 \^ bbl; 



.MACKEREL— 1'2@13 No 1; 



CODFISH— ffi 50 W 1(K); 



APPLES— Dried, f 1 75 X3 bu; 



AVOOD— *:l(r; 4 \.i cord; 



Ct^AI.— loc %! bu; 



AVHISKY— 25@'2Sc ^ gal; 



VINEGAR— lOo \^ gal; 



BROO.MS— ^1 50((?i2 .50qpdo2; 



BUTTER— lo@.'2Uc %3 ft; 



HIDES— Dry, best, 12(g>12>4; 



IIIDES-Green, 4 fl^; 



APPLES— Green, |il@l 25; 



FEATHERS— 85((i»40c ^ ft; 



NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET— Mat 2. 



Beef Cattle — In good supply, and sold rather heavily at 

 last weeks' prices. Receipts, 3,200 common quality at 6><.@. 

 7><.c; best i»W,@ 10c. 



Slitep— Dull. Receipts, 1,800. 



Swine— Receipts, 6,3 0. Sales at 6?4@6;^c. 



ST. LOUIS HORSE AND MULE MARKET— April 2S. 



During the past week the market has been rather dull. 

 The demand has in no wise fallen ofi", but the dullness has 

 proceeded from a lack of supplies. A drove of twenty-four 

 liead arrived yesterday, and a good part of them were taken 

 immediately. There have been buyers from Kentucky for 

 mules, taking them as fast as they arrive. A Southern buyer 

 was also in the market during the week, and Government 

 purchased a few head of horses for artillery use. At the close 

 there were no mules and only about 50 head of horses in the 

 Bazaar Stables. The sales have been as follows : 



At auction on Tuesday and Friday — 41 head, mostly at rates 

 last quoted, but good stock at something higher. 



[By Telegraijh.] 

 NEAV YOUK MARKET— Mat 8. 



Flour market a shade better; sales 10,S00 bbls at f ."> 50@ 

 5 5."> for sujier stale; .t5 57(<>5 Co extra do; .f5 ,'»o^> 5 55 

 super western; fo 00(((^o 75 conmnm to medium extra do.; 

 !fti20^»,ti 30 inferior to good shipping bran<ls extra H.H.O. 

 Canadian llour; sabs 5 I bbls; $570(;47 40. l!ye Hour stea<ly; 

 $3 50(57,4 50. AVheat more steady; sales 0,00 > bu; fair to 

 Mil. club If 1 31 in store; ■)f.\ tA) choice white Mich. Barley 

 dull. Ilye 81c. Corn market steady; sales 22,0(10 bu; 8i c 

 mixed western; Slg>'2c yellow ,)er.-ey. Oats dull; 42{r>;13c 

 western and state. Pork steadv; sales 13 bills at fl7 4.")((& 

 17 80 old mes.-i; ^17 75 new do; :ti'l2S7old prime; Jfll 20^1125 

 new prime. Beef steady; sales 190 bbls. Cut meats un- 

 changed. 



NEAV YORK CATTLE M.ARKET— April 35. 



The receipts are again very heavy, being about 200 in ex- 

 cess of last wctk. As a iiatund consequence the market 



dragged .soniewlmt, and liolders* had liurrt work to obtain last 



week's prices. Notwithslandin;.' this fi:ct, however, all tlie 

 oOerings, amounting to 3,751 head, were disposed of at our 

 range of prices inserted lielow. The <>irerin};s were mainly 

 large, fat oxen, but they were mostly coarse and undesirable. 



I The number of first quality which were offered was conse - 

 quently small, and were all taken readily at 7J<.' to 1 c, and 

 •, occasional sales were made at higher rates. The sales at Ber 

 I gen_llill were 344 bead, and prices correspond with those paid 

 I pt Al'.erton's to-daj-. At tlie other yards the market was 

 JJbout as last week, and all tlie ollerings were readily taken at 

 srevious prices. A fair proportion of the supply was sold 

 testerday. The number of cattle reported at Forty-foui'th 

 areet for this market was 3,071. 



Illinois 1045 New York 821 



Pennsylvania 131 Ohio 447 



Indiana 130 Liwa 324 



Kentucky 00 A'irginia 55 



Missouri 5'J7 Michigan 16 



Canada 34 



The following droves from Illinois were at this market : 



Evans & Evans 129 



Steele & AVest 14T 



P. AVhalen 20 



John T. Alexander 225 



Patrick Keams 16 



Woodruff and Dudley 85 



AVm. J. Hutchinson 78 



Baldwin & Adams 93 



J. Reagan 5-3 



Conover & Co 100 



T. C.Eastman 80 



D.Barnes 140 



Ben AA'esthcimer 03 



Mr. Heywood 60 



Seuester and Katz 38 



M. Dalton 33 



Pratt & Reed 71 



Edwards & Pickerill 63 



AVm. P. Mclntyre 65 



Phelps & HoUingsworth... 62 

 Belden & McElwee 35 



The current prices for the week at all the markets were as 

 follows: 



BEEF CATTLE. 



First quality, f? lOO fts |9 25@.10 00 



Ordinary to good tiuality i) 00® U 50 



Common quality 7 50®, 8 75 



Inferior quality 6 00® 7 0(J, 



MiLcn cows. 



First quality f.'iO 00@60 00 



Ordinary to good quality 40 ( 0@50 ) 



Conmion quality 35 ( 0®40 00 



Inferior quality 25 00®30 00 



VEAL C.VLVES. 



First quality ^ ft 5 c.@6.;<c. 



Ordinary quality 5 c.@6)tc. 



Common quality 4 c.®5 c. 



Inferior quality 3^!,'c.@4 c. 



SHEEP AND LAMBS. 



First quality, %? head |6 00®9 00 



Ordinary 4 00®5 50 



Common 8 50@4 00 



Inleiior 2 00®3 00 



SWINE. 



First quality, ^ ft <i)^c.®&%c. 



Other qualities 5>4c.®5?ic. 



NEW ORLEANS CATTLE MARKET.— Mat 2. 

 Beef Cattle Receipts unimportant. About 200 AVestcm 

 beeves and 50 Texas cattle remain on sale. AVe quote Te.\as 

 at $20@45 ^ head, and AVestern beeves at 8®U>^c. ^ft 

 net. 



Hogs— At 5y((T,G3<;c. \0 ft gross. Stock 600he.id. 

 Sheep- Receipts 150 head. Prices |2 50@6 50 « head.— 

 Stock 900 head. Dull. 

 j Milch Cons— Near SO head offer at |S0@9O fp head. 



Veal Cattle— Receipts 600 head. Stock 450 head. 

 |S®12 %i head. 



Prices 



ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET— April 28. 



Beef Cattle — The supply has been fair and the shipping de 

 mand good, with sales at 3 to 4c \^ ft gross. From 500 to COO 

 head shipped during the week. 



Hogs — Good hogs, such as sought for by butchers, have been 

 scarce and in demand, selling at t)>j®7c \i ft net. There has 

 been very little inquiry for light hogs, and prices have ranged 

 from 5 to Gc ^3 ft net. The Southern markets continue to be 

 well supplied and prices so low as to prevent shipping almost 



Sheep — Good sheep are scarce and worth ?4@5 ; common 



Cows and Calves — Demand good and supply very light; 

 worth from fH) to f 40 ^-! head. 



PIANOS AND 



MELODEONS. 



A. REED, 49 North Fifth 

 Street, St. Louis, Mo., 

 AVholesale and Retail 

 Dealer in A. AV. Ladd & 

 Co.'s AVorld's Fair Prize 

 Medal Full Iron Frame 

 Grand and Square Piano 

 Fortes; Hallet, Davis & 

 Co.'s Celebrated Patent 

 Suspension Bridge New 

 Curved Scale and Re- 

 peating Grand Action Piano, with entire Iron Frames. Every 

 Instrument fully warranted. Also, Mason & Hamlin's un- 

 rivalled .Alelodeons .and Harmoniums for Parlors, Churches, 

 Seminaries anil Lodges ; all of which have received upwards 

 of sixty gold and silver medals for their superb instruments. 

 A lilitral discount to Clergymen, Seminaries, A'estries, 

 Churches and Lodges. Orders by letter or otherwise prompt- 

 ly attended to. Pianos tuned and repaired in the best man- 

 ner. mayl dawCm 



BT.003IINGT0N NURSERY, ILLINOIS. 



on ACKIvS FRUIT, OKNAMENTAL AND 



Ov/Nmsery Stock— for cash. 10,000 Root Grafts 1(50. 

 Per l,'i — A]>p/e, one to three and four years, ?25 to f95; 

 lit rate lie IT J/, AVilson's Albany |10, other fine lots 15; Aspar- 

 nguK, two years, |3; Jihvbaib, Linneu's best, two sizes, |6i) 

 to $S5; Oooxibernj, Houghton, two and three years, f 40; 

 Currunt, Red, two years, $30; Evergreens, American and 

 Foreign, f 15 to $30. Grajiffi, old and new, a great variety, 

 very low. Per 100— Orange Raspberry, Lawton Blackberry, 

 f7; Ita/iliim, tireen flO, dry J15; yerbe7ias, 14o sorts, |5 to 

 S; Dyclytras, $S. Per dozen — Tiger Flowers, Double Tube- 

 rose, 50 cents; J'hloxes, Rose Geraniums, 1150; Delphin- 

 inm.x, Ciinipaiiulas, I>emon Terlienas, ¥'2. Prince Albert 

 Potatoes, packed, $1 5tt, bush. Rosis, Bulbs, Greenhouse, 

 Garden Plants, Ac. See fieiv lUi. F. K. PUtENIX. 



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