408 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
The Day After twenty rogues had escaped 
from jail out west, the editor of the village pa¬ 
per had an eloquent article on the morals of 
the place—not a prisoner within the walls of 
her jails. This may be called turning things to 
account. 
The woman who neglects her husband’s shirt 
bosoms is not the wife of his bosom. 
Whioh side of a horse invariably has the 
most hair on ? The outside. 
Wanted to know the exact length of a rope 
used when a man is “ tied to time.” 
A Worthy Senator. —Speaking of one of the 
United States Senators, the Boston Commin- 
wealth says: He’s Ben Wade and not found 
wanting. 
When a man dies, people generally inquire, 
“ What property has he left behind him ?” The 
angels will ask, “What good deeds has he sent 
before him ?” 
It has been aptly said that a false friend is 
like a shadow on a dial—appearing to the clear 
weather, and vanishing as soon as it is cloudy. 
Habit, in a child, is at first like a spider’s 
web; if neglected it becomes a thread or a 
twine; next a cord or rope; finally a cable; 
then who can break it ? 
Difficulties—whetstones to sharpen our for¬ 
tunes upon. 
Uariula. 
Remarks. —We have advices from Europe by 
the steamer Pacific, to the 23d Aug. There 
was a fall in Wheat, Flour, Provisions and Cot¬ 
ton, and all these articles were somewhat de¬ 
pressed in market. The weather was rather 
favorable on the whole for harvesting, and the 
crops were good. 
In our own (New-York market) Flour of the 
middling and lower grades has fallen 37-J- to 50 
cts. per bbl. It would be still less were it not 
that the farmers find it difficult to get laborers 
to thresh their wheat, and the streams in many 
parts of the country are so low as to prevent 
grinding almost entirely. Corn has fluctuated 
several cents per bushel during the past week. 
Provisions unchanged. Clover seed has ad¬ 
vanced from i to lc. per lb. Wool is lower and 
dull of sale. 
Cotton has fallen \ to £ cts. per lb.; Sugar 
&c., unchanged. 
The Weather the past week has been cool, 
with slight showers in this vicinity; but what 
we want to raise the streams and fill up the 
springs, is, at least one whole week of moder¬ 
ately steady rain. We are very thankful, how¬ 
ever, for what has fallen the two past weeks, 
and it has added thousands—perhaps some mil¬ 
lions—of bushels to the corn and potato crops, 
and greatly aided buckwheat, turnips and grass. 
From all we can gather, corn will not be near 
so short as was anticipated three or four weeks 
ago, and speculators in this article are much 
less disposed to operate in it to any extent. 
Destructive fires still continue in the forests, 
though the abatement in them is considerable 
within a fortnight. 
PRODUCE MARKET, 
Saturday, Sept. 2, 1854. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are 
the average toholesale prices obtained by- producers, and not 
those at. which produce is sold from the market. The vari¬ 
ations in prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
The prices of potatoes of all kinds, are not quite as high 
as last week. There is a good supply of sweetj potatoes. 
Lima beans are in abundance and low. Cabbage is very 
scarce and high. The market is well supplied with melons, 
and also with most kinds of fruits. Butter is somewhat 
higher than last week. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes, Mercers, $3©$3 50 $ bbl. • 
White, $2 75@$3 ; Sweet, Philadelphia, $3 50 ; Virginia.’ 
$4; Onions, $2©$2 25; Beets, $2 50@$3 $ hundred 
bunches ; Green Corn, 75c. ^ hundred ears ; Lima Beans, 
50c. $ basket; String, 75o. : Marrow Squashes, $2 $ bbl. ; 
Cabbage, $5@$10 $ hundred; Watermelons, $5@$12 
hundred ; Nutmegs, $1 50@$2 $ bbl. ; Pumpkins, 62#c.(J 
87^c. 
Fruits.— Apples, $2 $ bbl. ; Pears, cooking, $2 bbl. 
eating, $3; Peaches, $1 25®$l 75 $ bakest ; Plums, 
Green Gage, $3 $ basket; Blue, $2 50@$3 ; Common, 
SI 50@$2; Damcons, §2 50; Butter, Orange Co., 25c.@ 
26c. $ lb.; State, 21e.@23e. ; Western, 16c ©17c.; Eggs, 
State, 17c. $ d07„ ; Western, 10c><f. ; Cheese, 10#c.@llc. 
per lb. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, Sept. 4, 1854. 
The whole number of cattle received during the week is 
3064 against 2583 of the previous week. The general ap¬ 
pearance, as well as the prices, is a shade higher. Good 
beef, however, is a scarce article in Washington Yards to¬ 
day. If, as is said, there is nothing to feed the cattle on, 
this is a sufficient excuse, but if there is any fodder in the 
western country, it would be for the credit of the owners, as 
well as the health of consumers, to let the animals have it. 
Owners say, however, that they cannot afford to feed cattle 
now, and that for this reason many are shipped which they 
had intended to keep over. One tnan from Kentucky told us 
that there would not be more than a third of a crop of corn 
in that State, nor more than a fifth as many cattle and swine 
raised next year. If this be true of other States, those who 
eat beef next spring will have to pay for it. 
We learn that the cotton dealers are determined not to 
submit if the railroad companies raise the price of transpor¬ 
tation. They say that if the companies look more to the 
good of stockholders than to their own, or that of beef-eat¬ 
ers, either the one or the other will gain nothing by it. Ow¬ 
ing to the advanced fall on the Hudson River Rail-road, one 
of the owners told us that he shipped his cattle at Albany 
for Brighton market, and that he had another specimen lot 
coming on next week, which he should also send there. We 
hope the rail road companies will not run against their own 
interests. 
Mr. Allerton being out of town, we were unable to get the 
number <f cattle from the different States, as well as the 
different routes by which they came. We omit also Mr. 
Chamberlin’s report, in consequence of the sickness of the 
clerk who gives them. 
The principal sales to-day are from8#c. © 10 per lb. In¬ 
ferior from 7#c. © 8#c. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices. 
Beeves, 7#c.@lCc. 
Cows and calves, $30@$60 
Veals, 4c@6#g. 
Sheep, $2@$7 
Mr. Browning reports beeves, 7@10c. $ lb.; cows and 
calves, $25@$50; sheep, $2@$6; Iambs, $1 50@$5. 
Mr. O’Brien reports beeves 7#©9#c.; cows and calves, 
$30@$45. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves, 3064 2954 
Cows, 
Veal Calves, 
Sheep and Lambs, 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. 
Browning’s. 
Sixth st. 
523 
74 
64 
8,319 
Chamberlin’s. Browning’s. O’brien’s. 
Robinson st. Sixth st. Sixth st. 
Beeves, 3064 
Cows & calves, 
Veals 
Sheep, ) 
Lambs, \ 
The following are the sales of Mr. McGraw for the past 
week: Lots of sheep, 86, $354 ; 400, $1260 , 193, $602 ; 179, 
$479 87 ; 396, $1204 ; 42, $105 25 ; 329, $976 50 ; 187, $374. 
Lambs. 115, $303 75 ; 108, $358 50; 113, $380 87; 152, 
$412 12 ; 50, $173 50. Sheep and Lambs, 92, $282 62. 
Mr. McCarty reports the following lots; Sheep, 26, $84 50; 
27, $97 50. Sheep and lambs, 107, $308 ; 131, $372 25 ; 204, 
$576 37; 131, $302 25 ; 103, $272; 125, $300 75; 108, $181; 
76, $186 81 ; 170, $516 ; 210, $400 37; 40, $160; 150, $262 
50. 
Sales of Sheep and Lambs at Chamberlin’s by John Morti- 
more. 
Sheep. 
Price per Head. 
Price per lb. for mi 
245 
$4 25 
8 cts. 
60 
3 50 
185 
3 12# 
7# 
41 
3 50 
8 
210 
3 38 
7>i 
245 
2 70 
7 
78 
2 50 
6# 
100 
4 50 
8 
230 
2 62# 
6# 
Lambs. 
Price per lb. for 
61 
3 50 
10 
41 
3 37# 
10 
80 
3 50 
10# 
60 
2 90 
9 
224 Stock Sheep 
2 25 
120 
2 00 
90 
2 12# 
87 
1 87# 
The market has fell off considerable from last week’s 
prices, but taking the abundant supply, and the quality of 
stock offered, and the prices mutton has sold for, Sheep and 
Lambs have been sold for as much or more than they were 
worth, for there has been a great part of the mutton sold 
from 2#@5c in market. The week closes with an abun¬ 
dant supply on hand, and the quality generally inferior. 
Good Sheep and good Lambs are in demand. Mutton has 
been selling by the carcase in Washington Market 2©5 and 
8c. ^ lb. ; Lambs, 5@llc., according to quality. 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Terms—( invariably cash before insertion.) 
Ten cents per line for each insertion. 
Advertisements standing one month one-fourth less. 
Advertisements standing three months one-third less. 
Ten words make a line. 
No advertisement counted at less than ten lines. 
LAWTON BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 
I JOR SALE THIRTY OFFSHOOTS WITH PLENTY OF 
roots, to be taken from plants which are in full bearing, 
witli the true variety of Mammoth fruit, in packages of not 
less than half a dozen, or by the hundred, 
Apply at the office of WM. LAWTON, 
52 54 Wall-st, New-York. 
TOtfEW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRIES.—MY STOCK OF 
l'i plants for the coining spring is already sold out. For 
the satisfaction of those who wish to know the price at whicii 
I sell them, I state that it is twenty-five dollars per hundred, 
and not twenty-five nor fifteen cents, as it has been incorrect¬ 
ly printed in the newspapers. ISAAC ROOSEVELT, 
Sept. 2d, 1854. Pelham, 
52-56 Westchester Co., N.Y. 
F ancy fowls.-shanghai fowls-direct im- 
portations—and Golden Pheasants for sale by 
52-58 WM. DAY, Morristown, N. J. 
SUPERIOR SEED WHEAT.—A LARGE ASSORTMENT 
of the best varieties of improved seed wheat; among 
which are the Red Mediterranean, White Mediterranean, 
Soule’s and Blue stem, Seed Rye of the best winter variety. 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
52-tf 189 & 191 Water-st. 
143 3v 
POULTRY. 
FOWLER, NO. 14 FULTON MARKET, NEW-YORK, 
_ e Dealer in live and dressed poultry of all kinds; for 
Shipping, Ac. Also all the various kinds, Fancy Poultry, 
Pigeons, Ac., for Breed, 
N. B.—Persons having good poultry to dispose of, would do 
well to give Mr. F. a call before selling elsewhere. 52-64 
ANTED IMMEDIATELY AT THE OFFICE OF THIS 
PAPER, A YOUNG MAN to attend to mailing papers, 
keeping books, taking care of the office, &c. This is a good 
opportunity for a smart, active young man to acquire a know¬ 
ledge of business, providing he is ambitious, and not afraid of 
work. One who has been brought up in the country preferred. 
It is necessary that he be a good penman. For further par¬ 
ticulars, address the Publishers of this paper in the hand writ¬ 
ing of the applicant, and state age, residence, and former oc¬ 
cupation ; together with testimonials of faithfulness and good 
habits. To a person of proper qualifications this is an open¬ 
ing for permanent business and future advancement. No one 
is wanted who is not worth at least $200 salary for the first 
year. 
Application may be made personally at the office, between 2 
and 4 o’clock. P. M. 
F OR SALE AT THE SOUTH NORWALK NUBSERY A 
fine stock of the New-Rochelle, (or Lawton) Blackberry 
Plants, at six Dollars per Dozen; also the White Fruited 
Variety at 3 dollars per dozen; also the new or pure Red Ant¬ 
werp Raspberry. GEO. SEYMOUR & CO., 
51-76 South Newark, Conn. 
W HEELER AND WILSON MANUFACTURING COM¬ 
PANY’S IMPROVED SEWING MACHINES, manufac¬ 
tured at Watertown, Conn. Office and Warerooms, at 343 
Broadway, N. Y. 
These Machines have been in successful operation, in the 
hands of manufacturers and families, for the past two years, 
and in every case have given universal satisfaction. The 
Proprietors are now prepared to offer them to the public, with 
that increased confidence in their merits which the united 
testimony of their numerous customers has strengthened and 
confirmed. 
These Machines are entirely different from any other, the 
principles on which they are made being exclusively our 
own. 
Among the advantages of this Machine over any others are 
the following: 
1. The simplicity of its construction, and the ease with 
which it can be kept in the most perfect order. 
2. The perfect manner with which the operator is enabled 
to stitch and sew the various kinds of work, from the finest 
linen to the coarsest cloths. 
3. It particularly excels in the rapidity witli which work 
can be executed; in that respect it has no equal. 
. The litt.l epower required to propel them, enabling even 
those of the most delicate constitution to use them without 
injury to their health. 
We are now manufacturing a larger sized Machine, more 
particularly adapted to the sewing of leather, canvass bags, 
and the heavier kinds of cloths. 
An examination of our Machines is respectfully solicited 
at our Office, 343 Broadway. 37-55 
