AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
283 
to say nothing of “ the little dog running under the 
wagon?” So bring along all the boys and girls in the 
land into the Agriculturist Family. The big tent will 
cover them all, and there will be on the longtables plenty 
of cakes, sweetmeats, nuts, raisins, and oranges, to sup¬ 
ply them all. 
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Market Review, Weather Hotes, &c. 
American: Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Aug. 23, 1858 ) 
During a month past, the wholesale Produce Markets 
have been more active, with an improvement in prices of 
leading articles, owing to moderate arrivals. The gen¬ 
eral impression has been that, taking the whole country 
together, the wheat crop has fallen short of an average 
yield, and that the oat crop has partially failed. Holders of 
wheat are, therefore, in no hurry to sell, and speculators 
are looking out for a further rise. The foreign demand, 
however, is small. The Flour Inspectors adopted more 
rigid rules on Aug. 2, which cut off a large amount sent 
forward as good, and produced a considerable rise in the 
regularly inspected and branded article-Sound, prime 
lots of wheat are sparingly offered with an upward ten¬ 
dency, and prices favoring sellers-Corn closes irregu¬ 
larly, with a less plentiful supply of unsound and inferior 
lots. Good prime lots are in slack demand at languid 
price. The prospect of the incoming crop is generally 
very good....Rye is not abundant, with light demand, 
and prices steady_Barley, very little doing-Oats, 
sound and sweet, are scarce and much wanted; prices 
favoring sellers_Cotton, firmer rates recently- The 
first new bale, received from Texas, Aug. 14, sold at 16Jc. 
per lb Our available supply is 33.754 bales against 32,584 
same time last year. Total receipts at all shipping ports 
to latest dates, 3,0G6,549 bales against 2,905,189 bales to 
same date last year. Exports so far this year 2,554,869 
bales; last year, 2,233,986 bales....Hay, in fair supply 
and demand at uniform prices.... Hemp, quiet at nominal 
prices_Hops, under recent unfavorable reports from 
growing districts, have been more sought after by 
speculators....Rice, in good request for export.... 
Seeds, very lightly dealt in... .Tobacco, offered more 
freely at easier rates, which has attracted attention.... 
Wool has been actively inquired for at firm quotations. 
_Provisions have been unsettled. Hog products close 
heavily ; other articles, firmly....Sugars were actively 
sought after early in the month, at higher rates, but 
closed quietly....Coffee, Teas, and Molasses lightly 
dealt in. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
July 23. Aug 23. 
Flour —Superf to Extra State $4 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
Extra Western. 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Mixed to Extra Southern. 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
Corn Meal. 3 65 
Wheat—C anada White 
Western White . 
Southern White. 1 15 
All kinds of Red. 
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White Beans. 
Black-eyed Peas, per 2 bush 
Hay, inhales, per 100 lbs. 40 
Cotton—M iddlings, perlb. 
Rice, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, per lb. 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 
Prime, tier bbl. 
Beef—R epacked Mess. 11 50 
Country mess . 
Hogs, Dressed, per lu... 
Lard, in bills, 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. 1 75 
Sugar, Brown, per lb. 5 
Molasses. New-Orleans, prgl 40 la) 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 954® 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 614fa) 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 9 fa) 
WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 27 fa) 
Domestic, pulled, per II) . 25 fa) 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’npr ton. 110 (®125 
Dressed .American, per ton_170 (®I85 
Tallow , per lb. 9}ATS 
Oil Cake, per ton. 30 00 i®31 
Potatoes—M ercers, per bbl.. 
Long Island per bush — 75 (a) I 
Sweet Virginia, perbbl . 
Turnips—R utabagas, per bbl. 1 25 fa) 
Beets, per 100 bunches. 2 50 fa) : 
Onions, per bbl . 2 25 fa) < 
Cabbages, per 100. 2 00 fa) t 
Lima Beans. per bushel. 
Cucumbers, per 100. 
Corn, per ICO ears. 
Squashes, Marrow,per bbl.. 
Tomatoes, per bush . 
Watermelons, per 100. 
Nutmeg.Melons, perbbl_ 
Apples— Per bbl. 4 00 fa) 1 
Peaches per basket. 
Plums, per bushel. 
Blackberries, per bush. 5 00 rS> 
Huckleberries, per bush_ 4 00 fa) 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 15 fa) 
Chickens. Spring, per pair. 37 (a) 
Ducks, pei-pair.. 62 fa) 
Turkeys, per lb. 15 fa) 
Geese, each. 
N. Y. Live Stock Market—3eeves—R eceipts for 
fodr weeks, ending Aug. 17. 15,758. viz : week ending July 
27, (4.950), ic. lower : August 3 (3,167), ic. higher ; Aug. 
10, (4,311), ic. lower : Aug. 17. (3,350)Ic, higher. Present 
prices per lb net weight. First quality, 9c.—9)c. Medi¬ 
um, 8fc.—9c ; Poor, 6jc—8c Average price, 8ic. (® 83c. 
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Sheep and Lambs—R eceipts large, footing up 51,400 
for the four weeks just ended. They are now worth 33c 
fa) 4c. per lb, live weight, for Sheep, and $2,00 f® $4,00 
per head for average lambs. 
Hogs—A rrivals have been heavy, amounting to 29.684 
for the past month. Prices have declined to 43c. f® 5|c. 
per lb, live weight, for prime corn feed hogs. 
The Weather, for the past four weeks, has been 
much cooler than the preceding month, but on the whole 
pleasant, and favorable to growing crops. Our Weather 
Notes, condensed, read : July 24 to 29, clear and fine, 
(somewhat cool on 25, 26, 27); 30, clear A. M.. heavy 
shower, P. M.; 31, clear and warm. August 1, fine; 2, 
moderate rain during day ; 3, cloudy, with heavy rain at 
night and next morning; 5, fog A. M., clear and warm 
P. M.; Oto 11, clear, fine, and moderately warm ; 12,clear 
A. M., rain P. M.; 18, clear and hot; 19 and 20, clear but 
quite cool; 21, 22, clear and warmer ; 23, clear and cool. 
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Agricultural Exhibitions for 1858. 
[The following: list of fairs ism addition to those published last 
month. We intended to give the whole in this place, but our 
regular subscribers have the others on hand, and being unex¬ 
pectedly crowded for room, we insert only those not before re¬ 
ported. Persons desiring all the fairs will need both the August 
and September numbers, or they will find the whole in the Ger¬ 
man edition for September, where we chanced to have room for 
them all ] 
STATE. 
Place. Where held Date 
Amer. Porno!. Soc.New-York. Sept. 14—16 
Georgia, (S. Central)_Atlanta. Oct. 10—13 
Tennessee.Nashville. “ 11—16 
Maryland.Baltimore. “ 19—24 
Mississippi.Jackson. Nov. 9—12 
COUNTY FAIRS. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Sept. 22- 
“ 21 - 
“ 22 - 
Sept. 24 Oct. 
Oct. 6- 
Oct 
New-London..Norwich. 
Fairfield.Danbury. 
L itchfield.Litchfield_ 
Windham.Brooklyn ... 
Middlesex...Middletown. 
INDIANA. 
Morgan.Centreton. Sept. 
Shelby.Shelbyville. 
Kosciusko.W arsa w. 
Montgomery.Crawfordsville.. 
Boone.Lebanon. 
Southwestern.Vincennes. 
Howard.Kokoma. 
Jefferson.Madison. 
Owen.Spencer. 
Henry.Newcastle. 
Wabash. ... Wabash. 
Ohio & Switzerland.Enterprise. 
Scott.Lexington. 
Sullivan.Carlisle . 
Greene.Bloomfield. 
Blackford.Hartford City.... 
Fulton.Rochester. 
Southwestern.Vincennes. 
Howard.Kokoma. 
ILLINOIS 
McLean.Bloomington_ 
Macon.Decatur. 
Henry.Cambridge. 
Rock Island.Rock Island. 
Union.Jonesboro. 
Lee.Amboy. 
Champaign.Urbana. 
Peoria.Peoria. 
Scott.Winchester. 
Winnebago.Rockford. 
Kane.Geneva. 
Hancock .Carthage. 
La Salle.Ottawa. 
Mercer.Millersburg. 
Du Page.Wheaton. 
Will.Joliett. 
Carroll.Mount Carroll.. 
Mason.Havana. 
W arsa w.W arsaw. 
Lake.Liberty ville. 
Livingston.Pontiac . 
Kankakee.Kankakee - 
Stephenson.Freeport. 
MAINE. 
Somerset.Skow began_ 
East Somerset .Hartland. 
Hancock.Ellsworth. 
Kennebec.Readfield. 
South Kennebec.Gardiner. 
Lincoln. Jefferson. 
MICHIGAN. 
Northern Lenawee. .Tecumseh — 
Oltoway.....Eastmanvdle ... 
Kalamazoo .Kalamazoo. 
Eaton.Charlotte. 
St. Joseph .Ceiitreville ..... 
Rent .Gran 1 Rapids .. 
Calhoun.Marshall . 
Berian.Nil"S. 
Lenawee.Adrian . 
Genessee.Flint. 
Jackson.Jackson.... 
Oakland. Po tiac . - 
Barry.Hastings. 
Clinton.St. Johns - 
NEW-YORK. 
Jefferson (Union)_Adams . Sept. 
St Lawrence ... Canton. 
Lodi. Lodi. 
Lewis.Turin. 
Albany.Albany. . 
Chautauque.Fredonia. 
Dutchess. .Washington Hollow 
Delaware.Franklin. 
Tonawanda Valley..At'ica. 
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7- 
13- 
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19- 
21 - 
22 - 
22 - 
22 - 
28- 
28- 
28- 
30 Oct. 
13- 
14- 
15- 
19- 
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Sept. 2- 
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Sept. 29 Oct. 
29 “ 
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Oct. 5- 
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Sent. 
Oct. 
Sept. 
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Yates.. 
•< 
23-24 
Yates.— 
“ 
24—25 
Brookfield. 
27-28 
Schuyler. 
“ 
28—29 
Wyoming. 
.. .Warsaw.. 
28-30 
Niagara. 
“ 
28—30 
Orleans. 
29—30 
Dryden. 
OHIO. 
“ 30 Oct. 1 
Clinton. 
Sept. 
22—24 
Darke. 
22—24 
Hocking. 
»< 
29—30 
Montgomery.... 
“ 29 
Oct. 1 
Nuskingum. 
. .Zanesville. 
“ 29 
“ — 1 
Miami. 
_Troy. 
“ 29 
“ — 1 
Wayne. 
“ 29 
“ —1 
Logan. 
Oct. 
5— 8 
Holmes. 
VIRGINIA. 
“ 
12—14 
Lowdoun. 
Oct 
19—20 
Valley.. 
19—22 
For other Fairs see page 288. 
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SHEPHERD WANTED—One who thor- 
^-^ouglily understands his business—to go to Texas. A single 
man desired. To the right kind of man a liberal salary will be 
paid. Call upon or address WM. H. SELLERS, 
175 Pearl-st., New-York. 
H OME IN THE COUNTRY —Wanted a 
situation with a practical farmer within 50 miles of New- 
York, for a hoy 13 years of age. where he can make himself gen¬ 
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and diet. Address or call unon J. McNICOL, 
33 W. Washington Place, New-York. 
$500 to $2,000 a Year ! 
A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY AND DO GOOD! 
More than a Hundred kinds of Popular Books 
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BOOK AGENTS. roLPORTEURS AND CANVASSERS 
can be sore of pleasant, and profitable business by engaging in the 
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well bound, and very popular. Scarcely a family in the country 
but would be glad to buy one or more of them, when brought to 
their door 
From $5 to $19 per day can he cleared where perseverance^ 
industry and skill are exercised. 
Those desiring Agencies will,for particulars, address 
C. M. SAXTON, 
25 Park Row, New-York. 
PROFITABLE Employment may be had 
by addressiug (post-paid) R. SE ARS, 161 William-st , N. Y 
G reat national work—frank 
FORESTER’S HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP OF 
AMERICA. Agents wanted for this and oiher valuable works. 
Address E. D. BARKER, 348 Broadway, NewY-ork 
1 Q/49 THE FLUSHING FEMALE 
COLLEGE, at Flushing, L. I.. has justclosed 
its Sixteenth year. It will re-open on the second Monday (13th) 
of Sept ember. For circulars address the President- 
Rev. W. H. GILDER. 
CAUTION. 
. .. . . _Jff, ' 
vending anv machines in violation of CHAS. W CAHOON’S 
Patent for SOWING SEED and GRAIN BROADCAST, is¬ 
sued Sept. 1st. A. D. 1857, and re-issued on the 11th day ofMay 
last. Suit* have already been commenced against A. Leach 
the assignee of Aaron Ring, for using and selling machines un¬ 
der the Rins patent; and also against tbo manufacture! of the 
Ring Machines. And any person who shall heieafter be found 
using or vending any ot the Ring Machines, or in anv way vio¬ 
lating said Gaboon’s patent, will be prosecuted immediately. 
June 1 18*0. «D. H. FURBISH, Proprietor. 
D. H Furbish. Esq. Boston, May 21, 1858. 
D-ar Sir I have eta mined with care the model of a broad¬ 
castsower, deposited in the Parent Office by Aaron Ring, and 
am clearlv of the opinion that machines made according to that 
mode.l would be infringements of the Letters-Pafent )e-issued 
to i he assignees of Charles W. Cahonn, on the UtTh of May in¬ 
stant. Yours respectfully. 
GEORGE T. CURTIS 
D. H. Furbish, Esq Portland, June .1, 1858. 
Dear Sir .-—Having seen the machine ol Aaron Ring in opera¬ 
tion, I entertain no doubt of its being a 4 * infringement ot the 
patent issued to C. W Cahoon’s assignees. 
Yours truly, EDWARD FOX. 
> ERKINS’ Corn Husking Machine, $5 50. 
Agents wanted to solicit orders in e\ e-v Town and County, 
ms usually liberal. Address J. PERKINS 3c CO, 
West Killingby, Conn. 
