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Notices of New Works.—Review of the Market* 
NOTICES OF NEW WORKS. 
Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by 
J. F. W. Johnston, M. A. &c. Fellow of the Geological Society, 
&c., &c., New York, Wiley and Futnam, 1842. 
The volume before us contains the first eight lectures of a 
course, and completes the first division of the subject relating 
“to the organic elements and parts of plants, the nature and 
sources of these elements, and an explanation of the mode in 
which they become converted into the substance of plants.” 
We hail the reprint of these valuable lectures, by an Ame¬ 
rican press, with sincere pleasure, affording as they do one of 
the most simple, clear, and accurate tompends on the subject 
embraced by the author^ that have yet been given to the public. 
It is comparatively but a short time since those very practical 
sciences, Chemistry and Geology, have been applied to the aid 
and improvement of Agriculture, Sir Humphrey Davy being the 
first great name, that gave method and utility and popularity to 
this application. Since then, others have appeared with equal 
ability and more success, from the accumulation of more ex¬ 
perience and further developments of principles. Among 
these, perhaps Chaptal and Liebig are the most conspicuous. 
This work however, is in advance of any thing that has yet ap¬ 
peared on this subject, being more plain, full, and accurate 
than any of its predecessors, and correcting many of their 
misapprehensions. We hope to see it in the hands of every 
farmer, and to afford them an opportunity of judging somewhat 
of its merits, we shall from time to time give such extracts from 
it, as will be most applicable to the wants of our readers. 
A Dictionary op Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, con¬ 
taining a clear exposition of their practice, by Audrew Ure, 
M. D., F. R. S., &c., &c., &c., illustrated with 1240 engravings 
on wood. From the second London edition. New York, La 
Roy Sunderland, 138Fulton-street, 1842. 
Tiie above work is issued in numbers of sixty four pages 
each, with covers, embellished with well executed engravings, 
at 25 cents each. Twenty one numbers to be issued semi¬ 
monthly, will complete the work, the first three of which have 
been published. The paper is good and the typographical exe 
cution unexceptionable. This work is an old and valued ac 
quaintance, though never before, we believe, published in this 
country. It has long been considered a standard work in Eng¬ 
land. It is throughout practical, being based on experiments of 
the learned author, or such as have passed under his own 
observation- Though intended for the arts in their more gene¬ 
ral sense, it is yet in many of its definitions and details, suited 
to the wants of the Agriculturists, especially such as are dis¬ 
posed to investigate closely, the relations and bearings of the 
science of Agriculture in its fullest extent. Its principles, too, 
are applicable to every condition of it, one of the first articles 
being acetic acid, which is so largely abundant in vegetables, 
and constitutes the sour principle of vinegar. Artesian wells, 
beer, bread, &c. are fully treated in these first numbers, and 
have a direct and intimate connexion with the domestic economy 
of every housekeeper. We are sure the enterpirising publisher 
will be well rewarded in this undertaking. We shall expect to 
see his design carried out, in “giving to the public a volume 
devoted especially to the mechanic arts, manufactures, &c., of 
this country,” and beg leave to suggest to him that it will add 
greatly to the value and interest of it, by interspersing it libe¬ 
rally with the elucidation of Agricultural principles. 
REVIEW OF THE MAKKJET. 
Prices Current isa New York, March 24, 184^. 
ASHES, Pots, per 100 lb.$ 6 37# to 6 50 
Pearls, do. 5 50 .. 5 62# 
BEESWAX, Yellow, per lb. 30 .. 31# 
COTTON, Louisiana, do. 5# .. 11 
Upland, do.5 .. 9# 
Florida, do. .. 5 .. 9 
Alabama, do. 6# 
FEATHERS, American, live, per lb.. 33 
FLAX, American, per lb... 7# 
FLOUR, Northern and Western, per bbl. 6 12# 
Southern, per bbl... 5 81# 
RYE, per bbl..... 3 26 
MEAL, Corn, per bbl.. 3 00 
do. perhhd. 14 50 
WHEAT, Western, per bushel,. 125 
Southern, do. 1 JSO 
RYE, Northern, per bushel,. 60 
CORN, do. do. 60 
Southern, do. 56 
BARLEY, per bushel,. 73 
OATS, Northern, per bushel,. 48 
Southern, do. 43 
PEAS, Black eyed, do. .. 50 
Small white, do. . 90 
Green, do.. 1 12 
Marrowfat, for seed, per bushel,. 1 40 
BEANS, White, per bushel,... 1 00 
CLOVER SEED, per lb. 7# 
TIMOTHY SEED, per tierce of 7 bu.16 00 
FLAX SEED, rough, do. do.10 50 
clean, do. do.12 00 
RICE, per 100 lb. 2 37# 
HEMP, Russia, per ton,.235 00 . .240 00 
American, do.— 
HOPS, first sort, per lb. 12# 
LEAD, Pig, per lb.. 3# 
Sheet and Bar, per lb. 5# 
OIL, Linseed, American, per gal. 90 
PLASTER OF PARIS, first quality, per ton, 2 50 
10 # 
.. 6 31# 
.. 6 00 
.. 3 62 
.. 3 12# 
..15 25 
.. 1 35 
.. 1 25 
.. 62# 
.. 63 
.. 58 
.. 75 
.. 50- 
.. 46 
.. 75 
.. 1 00 
.. 1 15 
.. 1 50 
.. 1 25 
.. 8# 
..17 00 
..11 00 
” 3 62# 
14 
BEEF, 
per bbl. 7 25 
Fourth Report of the Ariculture of Massachusetts, 
by Henry Colman, Comr. for the Agl. survey of the state, 1841. 
The old Bay state is largely indepted to her indefatigable and 
intelligent commissioner, (and we may add the country at large,) 
for the four successive reports he has made under her authority. 
We especially like one thing, par eminence , in the information 
he offers to the public; it is based on facts. Nothing but the tape 
rule, the scales, or the measure, will answer his views when 
available. He is too thorough-going a Yankee, to guess any¬ 
thing but what he is certain of. Had we more of such guessers , 
we should have fewer principles in nubibus than we now have. 
We like to see every thing reduced to as near certainty, as the 
nature of the ease will admit. We shall take an early oppor¬ 
tunity of spreading some extracts from his valuable work be¬ 
fore our readers. 
We acknowledge the receipt from Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, 
of his annual report , as Commissioner of Patents, with other 
documents containing much valuable agricultural information. 
Few men are doing more for the husbandman than Mr. E. His 
zeal in collecting and distributing information is surpassed by 
that of no one in this country. The Agricultural statistics of the 
U. States in this number of our work, emanates from his office. 
We have also the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of a 
valuable report on Water Rotted Herrjp , with other valuable 
papers from Hon. Millard Fillmore, M. C. 
SALT. Peters & Beebee, Liverpool stoved 
ground, for butter in sacks of 28 lbs. 
• 0 
40 .. 
u/2 
50 
SUGAR, New Orleans, per lb. 
3 .. 
5# 
TOBACCO, Virginia, do. 
Kentucky, do. 
3 .. 
6 
3 .. 
6# 
TALLOW, American, do.. 
WOOL, American Saxony fleece, per lb. 
6# .. 
8 
40 .. 
45 
Full blood Merino do. do. 
35 .. 
37# 
Half to three-fourths do. do. $.... 
30 .. 
33 
Native to half do. do. 
18 
26 
SHEEP PELTS, each, . 
35 ,. 
80 
Prime, do. 
Cargo, do.. 
PORK, Mess, do. 
Prime, do. . 
LARD, City, per lb... 
Western, per lb. 
BUTTER, best Table, per lb. 
Western, good, per lb...., 
common to good, do. ..., 
Shipping, do. 
CHEESE, in bozes and casks, per lb. 
HAMS, Smoked, per lb. 
Pickled, do. 
4 00 
2 75 
7 12# 
5 25 
5# 
4 
18 
11 
9 
6 
7 
6 # 
4 
.. 97 
.. 2 62 
.. 8 00 
.. 4 75 
.. 3 00 
.. 9 00 
.. 7 25 
.. 6 # 
.. 5 # 
.. 23 
.. 15 
.. 11 
8 
9 
,. 7# 
.. 4# 
FAT CATTLE, per 100 lbs. 4 5C 
Do. SHEEP, each,. 2 00 
Do. HOGS, scarce, per 100 lbs. 5 50 
HAY, unpacked, per 100 lbs. 87# 
APPLES, per bbl.... 2 00 
POTATOES, plenty, best, per bushel,. 25 
EGGS, per 100,. 1 00 
. 7 50 
.. 8 00 
. 6 50 
.. 95 
.. 3 50 
Remarks. 
The Market is uncommonly dull, and our quotations may 
generally be considered as the outside, as no large lots could be 
sold at those rates. 
Corn Market. The demand continued limited for all articles 
under this head except Wheat, which is taken for export as fast 
as it arrives. There has been some demand during the past 
week for flour for export, and some 2,000 or 3,000 barrels have 
changed hands at our quotations, which has given a firmer tone 
to the Market. The season having gone by for sowing, the de¬ 
mand for clover seed has fallen off, and prices are only nominal. 
Provision Market. The stock of all kinds of Provisions is 
very large and constantly accumulating. There is no prospect 
of any immediate change for the better. It is barely possible 
prices may be maintained where they are, but we should not be 
surprised if they receded from their already ruinously low 
price. 
Our last advices from Europe do not speak very favorable for 
any demand from abroad. 
