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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
Flour and Meal. 
Sour.... ..TPbbl. ” 25 ©7 50 
Superfine No. 2. 7 50 ©7 fi2% 
State, common brands. 7 87^@7 933 / 
State, Straight brand.. 7 93^@8_ 
State, favorite brands. 8 06%@818% 
Western, mixed do. 7 87%@7 93% 
Michigan and Indiana, Straight do. 8 — @8 06 V 
Michigan, fancy brands. 8 12%@8 18V 
Ohio, common to good brands. 7 37%@8 13 
Ohio, round hoop, common .. 7 37%@8 _ 
Ohio, fancy brands. 8 18%@8 25 
Ohio, extra brands. 8 25 @8 75 
.Michigan and Indiana, extra do. 8 25 @8 62% 
Genesee, fancy brands. 8 25 @8 37 V 
Genesee, extra brands. 8 50 @10_ 
Canada, (in bond)... 775 @7 87% 
Brandywine. 8 18%@8 31% 
Georgetown. 8 18%@8 31 % 
Petersburg ! City. 8 J 8%@8 31% 
Richmond Country. 8 _ @8 18% 
Alexandria. 8 — @8 18% 
Baltimore, Howard Street. 8 — @ 818 % 
Rye Flour.. . 6 87%@5 93% 
Corn Meal, Jersey.. @4 25 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 4 50 @ 5-1 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.$ punch. 21 — @ — 
Grain. 
Wheat, While Geneseo.$ bush. 1 95 @2— 
Wheat, do., Canada (in bond). 2 — @2 — 
Wheat, Southern, White. 1 85 @1 93 
Wtieat, Ohio, White. 185 @190 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 1 88 @1 95 
Wheat, Mixed Western. 1 82 @1 86 
Wheat, Western Red. 1 80 @1 85 
Rye, Northern... 1 24 @ — 
Corn, Unsound.,\..©—85 
Corn. Round Yellow.— 86 @- 88 
Corn, Round White. - 89 @- 90 
Corn, Southern White..'. - 90 ©- 93 
Corn, Southern Yellow. - 89 ©‘-DO 
Corn, Southern Mixed. - 85 ®- 86 
Corn, Western Mixed. -86 @-87 
Corn, Western Yellow..@- 
Barlpy.— 95 @1 10 
Oats, River and Canal.— 50 @—53 
Oats, New-.lersey.— 46 @—48 
Oats, Western.— 54 @—55% 
Oats, Penna.— 47 @—49 
Oats, Southern.— 43 n @—45 
Peas, Black-eyed .. -.$2 bush. 2 75 "@2 87% 
Peas, Canada.bush. 1 18%@- 
Beans, White. 1 50 @1 62% 
Hair. 
Rio Giande, Mixed.^ lb. — 23 
Buenos Ayres, Mixed.— 21 
Hay, for sHirriNo : 
North River, in halos.$ 100 lbs. — 87%@- 
Hemp. 
Russia, clean ..$ ton.285 — @320 — 
Russia, Outshol .— — @_ 
Manilla.$ lb.— 13%@- 
Sisal. — 10 @- 
Sunn._ 5%@- 
Italian.$ ton, 240 — @- 
Jute.120— @125 
American, Ilcw-rotted.195 — @200 — 
American, do., Dressed.210 — @260 — 
American, Water-rotted..@- 
Hops. 
1853 .$ lb. — 40 
1852.- 38 
lime. 
Rockland, Common.$ bbl. 
Lumber. 
WHOLESALE TRICES. 
Timber, White Pine.$ cubic ft. — 18 @ — 22 
Timber, Oak.— 25 © — 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O.— 35 @ — 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine.(by cargo),—• 18 @ — 22 
YARD SELLING PRICES 
Timber, Oak Scantling.$ M. ft. 80 — @ 40 — 
Timber, or Beams, Eastern.17 50 @ 18 75 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Worked.. ..@35 — 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Unworked.20 — @25 — 
Plank and Boards, N. R. Clear.37 50 @ 40 — 
Plank and Boards, N. R. 2d qual.30 — © 35 — 
Boards, North River, Box.16-— @ 17 — 
Boards, Albany Pine.tp pee. — 16 @ — 22 
Boards, City Worked.— 22 @ — 24 
Boards, do. narrow, clear ceiling. — 25 @- 
Plank, do., narrow, clear flooring.— 25 @-- 
Plank, Albany Pine.— 26 © — 32 
Plank, City Worked.— 26 @ — 32 
Plank, Albany Spruce. .. — 18 @ — 20 
Plunk, Spruce, City Worked.— 22 @ — 24 
Shingles, Pine, sawed.tpbunch, 2 25 © 2 50 
Shingles, Pine, split and shaved. 2 75 @ 3 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 1st qual_Sp M. 24 — @28 — 
Shingles, Cedar, .3 ft. 2d quality.22 — @25 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 1st quality.19 — @21 — 
Shingles, Cedar,2ft. 2d quality.17 — @18 — 
Shingles, Company, 3 ft.32 — ©- 
Shingles, Cypress, 2 ft..© 16 — 
Shingles, Cypress, 3 ft.. @22 — 
Staves, White Oak, Pipe.65 — @- 
Staves, White Oak, Hhd...52 — @ -- 
Staves, White Oak, Bbl.40 — ©- 
Staves, Red Oak, Hhd...38 — @35 — 
Heading, White Oak.60 — @- 
Molasses. 
New-Orleans.$ gall. — 29 
Porlo Bico.— 24 
Cuba Muscovado.— 25 
Trinidad Cuba.— 25 
- 23% 
— 23 
90 
— 44 
— 40 
— © 1 13 
Cardenas, &c. 
Hails. 
Cut, 4d@60d. 
Wrought, 6d@20d. 
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@ — 28 
@ — 27 
@ — 27 
23%@ — 24 
Naval Stores, 
Turpentine, Soft, North County,2801b.-@ 5 75 
Turpentine, Wilmington..@ 5 50 
Tar.$ bbl. 3 — @ 3 50 
Pitch, City. 2 75 @- 
Resin, Common, (delivered). 1 75 @ 1 87% 
Resin, White...$ 280 lb. 2 50 @ 4 75 
Spirits Turpentine.<p gall.— 66 @ — 68 
Oil Cake. 
Thin Oblong, City.sp ton,-@- 
Thick, Round, Country..@28 — 
Thin Oblong Country..@33 — 
Provisions. 
Beef, Mess, Country.$ bbl. 9 25 @1150 
Beef, Prime, Country.G— @ 6 37% 
Beef? Mess, City.13— @13 50 
Beef, Mess, extra.15 50 @16 50 
Beef, Prime, City.7 25 @ 8 — 
Beef, Mess, repacked, Wiscon..@14 — 
Beef, Prime, Mess.$ tee. 21 — @25 — 
Pork, Mess, Western.$ bbl. 15 75 @16 — 
Pork, Prime, Western. 13 50 @- 
Pork, Prime, Mess.14 88 @10 — 
Pork, Clear, Western...@17 50 
Lard, Ohio, Prime, in barrels.'P lb. — 10%@- 
Hams, Pickled,.— 8%@— 9 
Hams, Dry Salted..' @— 8% 
Shoulders, Pickled.— 6%@- 
Shoulders, Dry Salted..@— 6% 
Beef Hams, in Pickle.*p bbl. 13 — @16^50 
Beef, Smoked... $1 lb. — 9 @—’ 9% 
Butter, Orange County.— 21 @— 23 
Butter, Ohio.— 12 @—15 
Butter, New-York State Dairies.— 16 @— 20 3 
Butter, Canada.— 12 @—15 
Butter, other Foreign, (in bond,).— — @- 
Cheese, fair to prime.— 10 @—12 
Plaster Paris. 
Blue Nova Scotia.^ ton, 3 50 
White Nova Scotia.3 50 
Salt. 
Turks Island. bush.- 
St. Martin’s.. 
Liverpool, Ground.Jp sack, 1 10 
Liverpool, Fine.145 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton’s.1 72%@ 1 75 
Saltpetre. 
Refined.$ — 6%@- 
@ 3 75 
@ 3 62% 
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~ 1 50 
.— 5 
l lb. — 4%g£- 5 
Crude, East India.. 
Nitrate Soda. 
Seeds. 
Clover.$ lb. — 10 
Timothy, Mowed.tec. 14 — 
Timothy, Reaped..17 — 
Flax, American, Rough.-p bush. — 
Linseed, Calcutta. — 
Sugar. 
St. Croix. 
New-Orleans. 
Cuba Muscovado. 
Porto Rico. 
Havana, White. 
Havana, Brown and Yellow 
Manilla. 
Brazil White. . 
Brazil, Brown . 
Stuart’s, Double-Refined, Loaf. 
&- 7% 
&- 5% 
@— 11 % 
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4 %@- 
4%@- 
7 %@- 
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do. 
do. 
do. 
do. do. Crushed 
do. do. Ground 
(A) Crushed. 
2d quality, Crushed. 
9%@- 
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9 @- 
.— 12 
Tallow. 
American, Prime. 
Tobacco. 
Virginia.lb. 
Kentucky. 
Mason County . 
Maryland. . 
St.Domingo. 
Cuba. 
Yara.— 40 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers . 
Florida Wrappers. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. 
Pennsylvania Seed Leaf. 
Wool. 
American, Saxony Fleece.$ lb. 
American, Full-blood Merino.— 46 
American % and % Merino . — 42 
American, Native and % Merino_____ — 36 
Extra, Pulled,.. 
Superfine, Pulled. — 30 
No. 1, Pulled. 
lb. — 11%@— 12% 
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mhsqtht^kassT^ 
rnpilE TRUE MUSQUIT GRASS, GROWN BY A CAREFUL 
a Georgia Planter. This has proved the most sure and 
valuable grass for stock yet cultivated at the South, and is 
invaluable to the planter. For sale by 
RICHARD PETERS, Atlanta, Ga., 
also by R. L. ALLEN. 
27-tf 189 and 191 Water St.. N.Y. 
SUPERIOR FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES-CHEAP, 
Wm. R. PRINCE & Co., Flushing, Long Island, in conse¬ 
quence of the Railroad passing through their largest Nur¬ 
sery. will sell about 50,000 trees at very reduced prices—com¬ 
prising Fruit Trees in a bearing state! and Ornamental Trees 
of the largest size, including the finest evergreens and all 
other articles. Catalogues may be had at 113 Chamber st„ 
and will be mailed to all applicants. . 27-29 
SHANGHAI BUFF, GREY, AND WHITE ; ALSO BRAMA- 
Pootras and Malay fowl; 100 pairs assorted for sale. Also . 
Bralima Pootra White Shanghai Eggs, at $5per dozen ; Black 
and Buff Shanghai Eggs, $3 per doz, They also have for sale 
Trees and Plants. Ornamental Shrubs, Roses and Grapevines. 
Catalogue furnished. Apply by mail (post paid) to 
GEO. SNYDER A CO., 
27-35 Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co.. N.Y. 
CLARK, AUSTIN & SMITH, 
TOO. 3 PARK ROW. and No. 3 ANN STREET, HAVE RE- 
ivl centlv published new editions of the following books: J 
NORTON’S SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 
Elements of Scientific Agriculture, or the Connection between 
Science and the Art of Practical Farming. Prize Essay of the 
New-York State Agricultural Society. By John P. Norton, 
M. A. 
CATECHISM OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND 
GEOLOGY. 
By James F. W. Johnston. With an Introduction by John P. 
Norton. 26-29—31-33 
CHARTER OAK GRAPES. 
M OTICE.—THE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO DIRECT 
particular attention to these magnificent grapes, which 
he lias propagated with such success, that they are beyond 
comparison the largest grapes known. He has many one 
and a half inches in diameter. The grape is perfectly hardy, 
and will endure the winter, and ripen 2 or 3 weeks sooner 
than the Isabella or Catawba. The Charter Oak Grape is 
unsurpassed for preserving and for wine—and a delicious 
table fruit. Orders up to 1st May received by subscriber, at 
5 Scammel street, New-York city. After that date at Frank¬ 
fort, N.Y. [27*] JOHN P. WILSON. 
MORRIS FEMALE INSTITUTE. 
T his institution is situated at morristown, 
N. J., about an hour and a halfs ride from the city of 
New-York, on the Morris and Essex railroad ; the cars leav¬ 
ing New-York several times a day. It has been ably patron¬ 
ized for the last six years. There will be a vacancy for a few 
more pupils in April. 
Faithful teachers are provided for English branches usually 
required ; also Drawing and Painting. French, Latin, and 
Spanish under a native teacher. 
Vocal and instrumental music by an accomplished player, 
whose time and attention has been for years devoted exclu¬ 
sively to this object. 
Further particulars, and circulars, may be obtained by ap¬ 
plying to J. A. SEELEY, Principal, or at the book-store of 
Messrs. C. Shepard A Co., 152 Fulton street, near Broadway, 
or at this office. 
Persons wishing to send their daughters from home, would 
do well to visit this Institution before deciding. 27-tf 
F resh garden seeds of all the best varie- 
ties. Also a choice collection of GREEN-HOUSE and 
GARDEN PLANTS. FLOWER ROOTS. &c. For sale at A. 
BRIDGEMAN’S HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT, Nos. 
874 A 878 Broadway, above 18th street, New-York. 
CW Garden A Greenhouses, Astoria, L. I. 26-38 
S NARLY EXCELSIOR POTATOES.-THIS IS A NEW AND 
’Avery superior sort. They are as early as the June pota¬ 
toes, grow above the average size, are mealy and paltable, 
and have kept better than any other variety planted in this 
vicinity. The rot has never been known among them. ■ 
26-tf R. L. ALLEN, 189 A 191 Water st„ N. Y. 
ILLARD FELT, NO. 191 PEARL STREET, (NEAR 
.. _ Maiden Lane,) Manufacturer of Blank Books, and Im¬ 
porter and Dealer in Paper and Stationery of every descrip¬ 
tion. Particular attention paid to orders 26-77 
VALUABLE PLANTS 
F or the garden, nursery, green-house and 
Pleasure Grounds. Carriage paid to Boston. B. M. 
WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Mass., offers for 
sale a very complete collection of plants of every description, 
including all those of recent introduction. Catalogues gra¬ 
tis, and post-paid on receipt of a postage stamp. Usual dis¬ 
counts to trade. 
Dwarf and Standard fruits of the very best sorts. 
200.000 APPLE, PEAR, Cherry, Quince, (Angers.) Mahaleb 
and Paradise Stocks. 
CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, Rhubarb, 
Ac. : Asparagus, Needham’s New White Blackberry, High- 
Bush cultivated Blackberry. 
STRAWBERRIES, the finest collection in the country, in 
nearly a hundred varieties, including every novelty of for¬ 
eign or native production. 
SCIONS OF BEST FRUIT and Ornamental Trees and 
Shrubs, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS AND HEDGE PLANTS, 
for the Avenue, Lawn, Cemetery and Street, in great variety, 
including many novelties. Weigelia Amabilis, (new yellow.) 
$1. Deutzia gracilis, (new.) $1. Spirea Callosa, (new,) $1 50. 
Pyrus umbilicata rosea. $1. 
300,000 NORWAY SPRUCE, SILVER FIR, Austrian Pine, 
Scotch Fir, Arbor Vitae of sorts. Scotch Larch. Ac., with vari¬ 
eties of Deciduous Trees, suitable for nurseries or belts, Ac., 
worth from $10 to $20 per 1000. 
A very large and fine collection of new and striking varie¬ 
ties. recently imported, of Verbenas, Fuchsias, Daisy-flow¬ 
ered Chrysanthemums, (100 var..) Salvias, Heliotropes, Scar¬ 
let Geraniums, Petunias, Roses, Double-Quilled Belgian 
Daisies, Lnntanas, Carnations, Dahlias, Cupheas. Achimenes, 
Gesneras, Gloxinias, Cinerarias, including the best foreign 
novelties for 1854. 
Fine named collections of Iris, Phlox. Viola, Lobelia, Sedum, 
Potentilla, Campanula, Polyanthus, Hollyhock, Pansy, Ac. 
Japan Lilies, Gladiolus, Tiger flowers. Tuberoses, Ac. Oxalis 
Deppei. fine for edging and bedding, $10 per 1000, 
IB?” Catalogues now ready. 26-33 
M ursery stocks.—quince, plum and cherry 
stocks for sale, also cherry pits in their season, packed in 
damp moss, suitable for transportation to any part of the 
United States. Apple and quince seed Ac., Ac. 
Orders from any distance promptly attended to. Address, 
postpaid WM.IDAY. 
26-4t Morristown, Morris Co., N. J. 
ASSISTANT EDITOR WANTED. 
T he publishers of a standard agricultural 
Journal wish to secure the services of a young man who 
has had experience on the farm and in the garden, and who 
is capable of assisting in the office duties of a paper, such as 
writing and preparing articles, correcting proof, answering 
correspondence, Ac. To such a man there is a fine field open, 
both for self-improvement and for rising in the editorial pro¬ 
fession. The place is a good one for a young man who has 
just completed a collegiate course, provided he has had suffi- 
cient farm experience to qualify him for an accurate observer 
and writer on agricultural subjects. Salary first year mod¬ 
erate. For further information address Alexander, to the 
care of the editors of the American Agriculturist , New- 
York, stating age and experience, and sending articles of 
composition if he has written any for the press. Communi¬ 
cations on this subject will be considered strictly confiden¬ 
tial. 25-27 
