AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, Lumber, Src. 
Ashes. 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853.$ 100 lbs. 5 93%® 0 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852. 6 62%@_ 
Beeswax. 
American Yellow.$ lb. — 28 @29 
Bristles. 
American, Gray and White.— 40 @— 45 
Coal. 
Liverpool Orrel.$ chaldron, 10 50 @ 14 — 
Scotch..©_ 
Sidney. 7 75 @ 50 
Pictou. 8 50 @ - 
Anthracite....: .$ 2,000 lb. 6 50 © 7 — 
Cotton. Atlantic Other Gulf 
Ports. Florida. Ports. 
Inferior.— @— _ @— _ 
Low to good ord. 7%@8% 7%@8% 7%@8% 
Low to good mid. 9%@10% 10%@11% 11 @ 11 % 
Mid. fair to fair.10 @11 11%@11% 11%@12 
Fully fr. to good fr.11%@— 11%@— — @12% 
Good and fine..— @— — ©_ _ ©_ 
Cotton Bagging. 
Gunny Cloth.f) yard,.— 11%@11% 
American Kentucky... ..©_ 
Dundee..© 
Coffee. 
Java, White. $ lb.— 14 @—14V 
Mocha...— 13%@—11 
Brazil.. 10%@—12 
Maracaibo.— 12 @—12% 
St. Domingo.(casb).— 9%®—10% 
Cordage. 
Bale Rope.$ lb. — 7 ©—10 
Boit Rope..@—If, 
Corks. 
Velvet, Quarts.$ gro. — 35 
Velvet, Pints.... 20 
Phials.... 
@—45 
©—28 
@—12 
@0 75 
@6 87% 
@7 12% 
@7 50 
•.— 4 
Feathers. 
Live Geese, prime.^ lb. — 40 @— 49 
Flax. 
EJersey....^.$lb. — 8 @— 9 
Floor and Meal. 
Sour.$bbl. 0 50 
Superfine No. 2. 0 75 
State, common brands. 7 _ 
State, Straight brand. 7 18 
State, favorite brands. 7 38 _ 
Western, mixed do. 7 37%©7 431 ^ 
Michigan and Indiana, Straight do. 7 75 @7 87% 
Michigan, fancy brands. 7 87%@8 — 
Ohio, common to good brands. 7 62%©7 87V 
Ohio, round hoop, common. 7 62%@_ 
Ohio, fancy brands. 8 — @8 12 % 
Ohio, extra brands. 8 12%@8 87 
Michigan and Indiana, extra do. 0 62%©8 37 
Genesee, fancy brands. 8 _ @8 25 
Genesee, extra brands. 8 50 @9 75 
Canada, (in bond). 7 37%@7 43% 
Brandywine. 775 @7 87% 
Georgetown. 7 75 @7 8 7 % 
Petersburgh City... 7 75 @7 87 % 
Richmond Country. 7 62%@7 75 
Alexandria.. 7 62%@7 75 
Baltimore, Howard Street... 7 62%@7 75 
Rye Flour. 4 G2%@4 75 
Corn Meal, Jersey.. @3 62% 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 4 — @5 _ 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.$ punch. 19— @ — 
Grain. 
Wheat, White Genesee.tjP bush. 1 95 
Wheat, do., Canada (in bond). 2 — 
Wheat, Southern, White. 1 75 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 1 70 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 1 80 
Wheat, Mixed Western. 1 70 
Wheat, Western Red. 1 70 
.’ 1 — 
@2 03 
@2 — 
©1 85 
@1 85 
©1 92 
@1 80 
@1 75 
© - 
@—85 
©- 82 
@- 82 
@- 83 
@—83 
@- 87 
©- 
©1 08 
@—50 
@—4G 
@—54 
©-47 
©—45 
@2 87% 
Rye, Northern 
Corn, Unsound 
Corn, Round Yellow.. 81 
Corn, Round White. - 81 
Corn, Southern White.- 82 
Com, Southern Yellow. - 82 
Corn, Southern Mixed. - 81 
Com, Western Mixed. - 86 
Corn, Western Yellow.. 
Barley.. 95 
Oats, River and Canal.[._48 
Oats, New-Jersey.. 44 
Oats, Western.. 53 
Oats, Penna.’_ 48 
Oats, Southern... 42 
Peas, Black-eyed..... $ 2 bush.' 2 75 ^ 
Peas, Canada.bush. 1 18%©- 
Beans, White... 1 50 @1 62% 
Hair. 
Rio Giande, Mixed.$ lb. — 23 ® — 23% 
Buenos Ayres, Mixed.— 21 © — 23 
Hay, for shipping : 
North River, in bales.$100 lbs. — 87%@— 90 
Hemp. 
Russia, clean .$ ton.285 — ©320 — 
Russia, Outshot..©_ 
Manilla.$ lb.— 13%®- 
f 18al .— 10 ©- 
S unn .— 5%@- 
Italian.$ ton, 240 — @- 
. 120 — 
American, Dew-rotted. 195 _ 
American, do., Dressed.210 — 
American, Water-rotted.. 
Hops. 
1853.$lb. — 40 @ — 44 
@125 
@200 — 
@260 — 
@- 
1852.— 38 © — 40 
Lime. 
Rockland, Common.$ bbl.-@113 
Lumber. 
WHOLESALE PRICES, 
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.$ pee.— 16 @ — 22 
Boards, City Worked..— 22 © — 24 
Boards, do. narrow, clear ceiling. — 25 @- 
Plank, do., narrow, clear flooring.— 25 @- 
Plank, Albany Pine.— 2G @ — 82 
Plank, City Worked.— 26 © — 82 
Plank, Albany Spruce.— 18 @ — 20 
Plank, Spruce, City Worked.— 22 © — 24 
Shingles, Pine, sawed.$bunch, 2 25 © 2 50 
Shingles, Pine, split and shaved. 2 75 © 3 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 1st qual_$ M. 24 — @ 28 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 2d quality.22 — © 25 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 1st quality.19 — @21 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 2 d quality.17 — © 18 — 
Shingles, Company, 3 ft.32 — ©- 
Shingles, Cypress, 2ft..® 16 — 
Shingles, Cypress, 3 ft..@22 — 
Staves, White Oak, Pipe.65 — @- 
Staves, White Oak, llhd.52 — @ — — 
Staves, White Oak, Bbl.40 — ©- 
Staves, Red Oak, Hhd.38 — © 35 — 
Heading, White Oak.60 — ©- 
Molasses. 
New-Orleans.$ gall. — 27 ©- 
Porto Rico.— 23 © — 30 
Cuba Muscovado.— 25 @ — 27 
Trinidad Cuba.— 25 © — 27 
Cardenas, &c...— 23%@ — 24 
Nails. 
Cut, 4d@60d.’gib.— 4%©"— 5 
Wrought, 6d@20d..@- 
Naval Stores. 
Turpentine, Soft, North County ,$ 280 lb.- 
Turpentine, Wilmington.. 
Tar.$ bbl. 3 — 
Pitch, City.2 75 
Resin, Common, (delivered). 1 75 
Resin, White....$280 lb. 2 50 
Spirits Turpentine.$ gall. — 66 
Oil Cake. 
Thin Oblong, City.$ ton, -- 
Thick, Round, Country.. 
Thin Oblong Country.. 
Provisions. 
© 
5 75 
5]50 
3 50 
1 87% 
4 75 
— 68 
@28 — 
@33 — 
Beef, Mess, Country.$ bbl. 9 
Beef, Prime, Country. 6 
Beef, Mess, City. 13 
Beef, Mess, extra. 15 
Beef, Prime, City. 7 
Beef, Mess, repacked, Wiscon.— 
Beef, Prime, Mess.$ tee. 21 
Pork, Mess, Western.$ bbl. 15 
Pork, Prime, Western. 13 
Pork, Prime, Mess. 14 
Pork, Clear, Western.— 
Lard, Ohio, Prime, in barrels.$ lb. — 
Hams, Pickled,.. 
Hams, Dry Salted.— 
Shoulders, Pickled..— 
Shoulders, Dry Salted.— 
Beef Hams, in Pickle.$ bbl. 13 
Beef, Smoked.$ lb. — 
Butter, Orange County. 
Butter, Ohio. 
Butter, New-York State Dairies. 
Butter, Canada_-.. 
Butter, other Foreign, (in bond,). . ^ 
Cheese, fair to prime.— 10 © 12 
Plaster Paris. 
Blue Nova Scotia.$ ton, 3 
White Nova Scotia. 3 
Salt. 
Turks Island. $ bush. — 
St. Martin’s.— - 
Liverpool, Ground.$ sack, 1 
Liverpool, Fine. 1 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton’s. 1 
Saltpetre. 
Refined. .$ — 
Crude, East India.— 7 
Nitrate Soda.— 5 
50 @11 — 
50 © 7 — 
50 @14 — 
50 @16 — 
25 © 8 — 
— @14 — 
— @24 — 
75 @16 — 
50 ©- 
88 @16 — 
— @17 50 
10 % ©- 
8%@— 9 
— ©— 8 % 
6 %@- 
- 6 % 
— @16 50 
9 @— 9% 
21 @— 24 
12 @— 16 
15 @— 20 
12 @— 15 
50 © 3 75 
50 © 3 62% 
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1 1 50 
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45 
72%@ 1 75 
Seeds. 
Clover...$ lb. — 
Timothy, Mowed...$ tee. 14 
Timothy, Reaped.17 
Flax, American, Rough.$ bush. 
Linseed, Calcutta. 
Sugar. 
St. Croix.$ lb. — 
New-Orleans.— 
Cuba Muscovado.— 
Porto Rico.— 
Havana, White.—g 
Havana, Brown and Yellow.— 
Stuart’s, Double-Refined, Loaf.— 
do. do. do. Crushed lo! — 
do. do. do. . Ground : g : — 
do. (A) Crushed .'. : 3 ;; — 
do, 2d quality, Crushed. 
8 
— 7% 
— 5% 
10 ©- 11 % 
— ©17 — 
— @20 — 
4 ©— 6 % 
4%@— 6 
4%@— 6 % 
7%®- 8 
5 ©- 7% 
9%©- 
9%@- 
9 ©- 
none. 
Manilla.— 5%@- 
Brazil White.— 6 %@— 7 
Brazil, Brown.— 5 @- 
Tallow, 
American, Prime.$ lb. — 11%@— 12% 
Tobacco. 
Virginia.(gib.-@- 
Kentucky.— 7 ©—10 
Mason County.— 6 %@—11 
Maryland..@- 
St.Domingo.— 12 @—18 
Cuba.— 18%@—23% 
Yara.— 40 @—45 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers.— 25 @1 — 
Florida Wrappers.— 15 @— 60 
Connecticut Seed Leaf.— 6 @—20 
Pennsylvania Seed Leaf.— 5%@—15 
Wool. 
American, Saxony Fleece.$ lb.— 50 @—55 .’ 
American, Full-blood Merino.— 46 @— 48 
American % and % Merino .— 42 ©— 45 
American, Native and % Merino.— 36,1 @— 28 
Extra, Pulled,.— 42 @— 48 
Superfine, Pulled...— 39 @—41 
No. 1. Pulled.— 33 @—37 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Advertisements for the American Agriculturist must be 
paid for in advance. 
NEW AND CHOICE FRUITS. 
H OVEY & CO., NO. 7 MERCHANTS ROW, BOSTON 
have the pleasure of offering to amateur cultivators and 
the trade generally, the following superior new fruits, of which 
they possess the entire stock, and are now first offered for 
sale: 
BOSTON PEAR. 
A new native summer variety, ripening from the middle to 
last of August, just before the Bartlett, of large size, with a 
beautiful waxen yellow skin, and a red cheek, superior to any 
variety of its season. 
This fine pear was first exhibited by Messrs. Hovey & Co. 
before the Mass. Hort. Soc. in 1849, and repeatedly since that 
time, obtaining the highest commendation of the Fruit Com¬ 
mittee, who have spoken of it as follows: 
“From Hovey & Co. a new native pear, of good size, fair 
and handsome, of a brisk vinous flavor, fully equal to an 
Urbaniste in its best condition, and one of the finest early 
pears,”—Report of Aug. 1850. 
“The Messrs. H. & Co. have also presented this season a 
native variety of great beauty and of fine quality, which 
promises to rank among the best of our early pears.”— Hon. 
M. P. Wilder, in the Horticulturist, 1851. 
In 1850, the Mass. Hort. Soc. awarded Messrs. II. & Co. the 
premium to the variety, as the be 6 t summer pear. 
In 1853, the Mass. Ilort. Soc. awarded Messrs. H. & Co. a 
gratuity of $20 for the introduction of this variety. 
Fine trees of large size, 5 feet high, will be ready for sale on 
the 1st of April next, at $5 each. A few trees of very large 
6 ize, full of llower-buds, $10 each. 
nOVEY CHERRY. 
This new and superb Cherry was raised from seed b.v 
Messrs. II. & Co., and is one of the largest and most beautiful 
cherries known. It measures more than an inch in diameter, 
and is produced in clusters of twenty or thirty cherries each. 
The color is amber, beautifully shaded with deep’Sbral red. 
Flesh firm, sweet and rich, ripening the last of July and be¬ 
ginning of August. It is beautifully figured in the Fruits of 
America. It first fruited in 1848, and has obtained the follow¬ 
ing commendatory notice 
“ One of the best, if not the very best new cherries tasted 
the past season, 1851, was a Seedling of Messrs. Hovey. It 
was of the largest size, sweet, high flavored, and very fine. 
The present indications are that it will take a high rank, and 
become an established favorite.”—Mr. Cabot’s Report. 1851. 
“On the 17th July, Messrs. H. & Co. produced theirSeedllng 
Cherry, mentioned in the preceding report. This, notwith¬ 
standing the unfavorable season, fully maintained the high 
character then awarded to it.”—Report of Fruit Committee, 
1852. 
The committee awarded Messrs. Hovey & Co. the Appleton 
Gold Medal for this variety, it having proved, for five con¬ 
secutive years, a new and superior cherry. 
Young and handsome trees of this superior cherry will be 
ready for sale the 1st of April next, at $3 each. 
CONCORD GRAPE. 
MR. BULL’S NEW AND SUPERIOR SEEDLING, 
This remarkably fine American variety is the greatest 
acquisition which has ever yet been made to our hardy 
grapes, and supplies the desiratum so long wanted, of a supe¬ 
rior table grape, sufficiently hardy to withstand the coldest 
climate, and early enough to ripen its fruit in any part of the 
Northern or New-England States. It is pour weeks earlier 
than the Isabella, and two weeks earlier than the Diana. It 
was fully ripe the last senson (1853) on the 3d of September, 
when Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited specimens from Mr Bull's 
original vine before the Massachusetts Horticultural So¬ 
ciety. 
It is a most vigorous growing vine, perfectly hardy, with 
bunches of large size, handsomely shouldered, often weighing 
a pound, and with large roundish oval berries, frequently 
measuring an inch in diameter; color very dark, covered 
with a thick blue bloom; flesh free from all pulp : flavor very 
rich and lucious, with a fine sprightly aroma. -The foliage is 
large, broad, and thick, and the berries have never been 
known to mildew, rot, or drop offunder any circumstances, 
during the five years since it has borne fruit. All good judges 
who have tasted it pronounce it far superior to the Isabella 
in its ripest conditions. 
Opinions of the Fruit Committee of the Mass. Hort. Soc. 
1852, Sept. “Seedling grape from E. W. Bull; large, hand¬ 
some, and excellent.” 
1853, Sept. " Fully equal to specimens last year, and proves 
to be a remarkably early, handsome, and very superior 
grape.” 
Fine strong one-year old vines will be ready for sale April 
1, at $5 each, and to the trade, at $40 per doz. All orders 
will be attended to in the rotation in which they are re¬ 
ceived. 30-31 
iREMIUM SWINE.—SUFFOLKS FROM MORTON’S PIG- 
gery have taken the highest premiums, as may be seen 
by the published Transactions of the Massachusetts State 
and Norfolk County Agricultural Societies. The stock now 
for sale is large and well assorted, embracing the purest and 
best blood of this unequalled breed. Pigs, properly paired for 
breeding, $30 a pair. For prices of Boars and Sows, see cata¬ 
logue, which will be sent by mail on application. Animals 
purchased forwarded by Express or vessel from Boston, with 
pedigree. Orders must be accompanied by alremittance. 
JAMES MORTON. West Needham, or 
- 30* G. H. P. : FLAGG,'Bo3ton,;MaES. 
