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Alphabet used by the Deaf and Dumb. 
For several years past we have had partial oversightof, 
and a special interest in one of the boys at the N, Y. In¬ 
stitute for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. He has 
grown to be quite a man now. From him we have ne¬ 
cessarily learned howto communicate ideas by means of 
the fingers instead of by articulate sounds, and it occur¬ 
red lo us that very many of our young readers would be 
interested in seeing how this is done. We have therefore 
procured the above engravings to show the various posi¬ 
tions of the hand used to express the different letters ofthe 
Alphabet. Formerly, the manual Alphabet required both 
hands, and a Deaf mute who had lost one of his hands 
would be almost as bad off as a boy who had lost half his 
tongue. But the Alphabet which is now every where 
used, requires only one hand, which may be eitherlhe right 
or left. You will so often meet with Deaf and Dumb per¬ 
sons, that it may be not only a pleasant but a useful 
amusement for you boys and girls, to spend some of your 
leisure hours (if you have them) in learning Ihe above 
Alphabet. It is easily acquired, though at first you w ould, 
perhaps, make as slow and as aw'kward motions with your 
hands, as your little sister who is just learning to talk, 
does with her tongue ; and the skillful Deaf mutes would 
perhaps laugh at you as you laugh at the little one. If 
you have never seen a company of Deaf mutes talking 
together, you can scarcely have an idea of how fast they 
talk. At the New-York Institute we have seen nearly 
three hundred children out playing upon the green, and 
though they were very quiet, they seemed to be just as 
active and to understand each other just as well "as the 
noisiest crowd of boys and girls we ever saw together. 
Their fingers moved so rapidly that we could no more 
distinguish the motions than we could watch the separate 
movements of your tongue, when you are uttering a thou¬ 
sand letters in a minute. 
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this is a favorable time to invite their friends and neigh¬ 
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then for a half year at half the annual rates in clubs or 
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one w hole one, in our premium offers. See Last Page. 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, \ 
New-York, May 25, 1858. ‘ 
The Wholesale Produce Markets have been very freely 
supplied with most ofthe leading kim's ofBreadstuffs. and 
prices have declined considerably. Y T et the demand has 
not been remarkably brisk, either for home use, or for 
shipment. Home dealers have purchased only such lots 
as they were immediately in need of, despite the tempta 
tion held out to them, in the way of greatly reduced 
figures. Prices are now lower for most brands of flour 
than they have been at this period, for several years, and 
holders are willing sellers, not anticipating any material 
improvement for some time to come Produce is mov¬ 
ing forward from the interior in unusually large quantities, 
and receivers appear indisposed to reserve their supplies. 
These circumstances, together with the absence of an ac« 
tive inquiry for export, and reluctance to speculate, 
have contributed to the dullness and depression in busi¬ 
ness. The demand /or Bread stuffs from shippers has been 
seriously restricted by the rapidly advanced claims of 
shipowners. It is noteworthy that within the month the 
freight rates on Breadstufls to Liverpool ha>e been dou¬ 
bled. Flour and wheat are now in good supply and fair 
demand. They close with more steadiness at our revised 
quotations below. Corn is 'scaice and wanted. Rye, 
Barley and Oats are plenty and heavy....Cotton has been 
moderately dealt in at, however, easier prices.... Provis¬ 
ions have been more active, but at irregular prices, 
closing generally cheaper than at the date of our last re¬ 
view.... Hay, Hemp, Hops, and Grass Seeds have been in 
very moderate request at about former rates... .Rice has 
attracted less attention, and has tended downward_To¬ 
bacco has been in lively demand at (till prices_A fair 
inquiry has prevailed lor Domestic Wool within the prices 
quoted below. The new clip win soon begin to arrive, and 
buyers are keeping back waiting for it, anticipating an easi¬ 
er market when t lie new clip arrives, ini he wool-growing 
districts of the interior there is an apprt liensioii that prices 
will open very low. In Chicago a considerable quantity 
of fleece Wool was purchased last season at an average 
of 42*c. ^ ib., and sent Eastward, where it had to be 
finally sold at 12c. lb. under cost. Our Western ex¬ 
changes calculate that prices will open much below last 
year... .Other articles *of produce have presented no im¬ 
portant variation from the previous month. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
April 24. May 25. 
Flour—C om’n to Extra State$4 15 
Common to Fancy Western. 
Extra Western.. . 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Mixed to Extra Southern ... 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super 
Corn Meal. 
Wheat—C anada Wiiite. 1 15 
Western White. 
Southern White. 
All kinds of Red. 
Corn—Y ellow, new,_ 
White, new. 74 
Oats—W estern. 
State. 
ioutliern. 
Rye. 
Barley . 
White Beans. 
Black-eyed Peas, per 2 bush. 
Hay, in bales, per 100 lbs. 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb... 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, per lb. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
-Prime, ner bbl. 15 00 
Beef—R epacked Mess. 
Countiy mess ... . 
“ prime _ .. . 
Hogs, Dressed, per in... 
Lard, in bbls. per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb..... 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Sugar, Brown, per lb. 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb . 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’n pr ton. 100 
Dressed American, per ton.... 170 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per ton. 
Potatoes—B ermudas, per bbl 
Mercers, per bbl. 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 
Carters, per obi. 
Onions—R ed, per bbl. 
Apples—R ussets, per bbl. 
Asparagus—per bunch. 
Green Peas—Norfolk, per bbl.. 
Rhubarb—per 100 bunches. 
Turnips—R uta bagas. per bbl 
Poultry"—F owls, per lb. 
Chickens, Spring, per pair. 
Ducks, per lb. 
Turkeys, per lb. 
The total receipts and the total sales of Breadstuff's for 
27 business days, ending with to-day, have been as fol¬ 
lows: 
7? PPPITitC 
Wheat-flour, bbls. 274.700 
Wheat, bush. 539 ,000 
Corn. 502*200 
Rye. 26,760 
Barley. .. 
Oats. 173,350 
This statement affords the following comparison of the 
total receipts and sales in each of the last two months: 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Parley Oats. 
25 bus. days last mon., 202.000 56,250 672,500 35,000 12 500 56,151 
27 bus. days this mon, 271,700 539,000 502,200 26,760 - 173,350 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
25 business days last month, 273.665 323,950 784 000 61,100 61,500 
27 business days this month, 347,470 730,250 741,600 74.400 101,300 
The following is a comparative statement of exports of 
the leading kinds of Breadstufls from the port of New 
York, from Jan. 1, to May 17, both days included . 
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