AMERICAN AGRICULTUREST 
01 
A Pig Taking the Water Cure. —One of 
our friends in Indiana, who sends us a list of 
subscribers for the Journal, reports the fol¬ 
lowing case of instinctive Water Cure treat 
inent. The patient was none other, than one 
of those filthy animals—a swine—an infant. 
“ A few miles from this place, on a farm 
owned by a man well known here, one of the 
pigs of a litter was observed to be ailing, 
and while the others thrived, this little fel¬ 
low pined away, and was, in consequence, 
put into a yard apart from the rest—as they 
thought to die. 
“ It so happened that there was on a hill¬ 
side in this yard, an ever-flowing spring of 
sparkling water, the waterfrom which flowed 
in its course over a log, forming a ‘ young 
cataract,’ under which, led by instinct, this 
little animal stood for some half a day or 
more. Well, Mr. Editor, what think you 
was the consequence 1 Why, the little fel- 
law began to thrive immediately, and when 
last I saw it, was as brisk and large as the 
rest of the litter ! 
“ Now, I do not wish to be understood as 
valueing the life of such an animal, for I 
would that the whole ‘herd of swine ran 
violently down a steep place into the sea, and 
were choked,’ but in such a case we see the 
ostensible effects of water as a remedial 
agent .”—Water Cure Journal. 
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Remarks. —Flour has advanced from 25 to 
50 cts. per bbl. the past week ; Corn from 
1 to 2 cts. per bushel. 
Cotton is about i of a cent per lb. lower. 
Sugar an advance of i of a cent per lb. To¬ 
bacco of different grades from 1 to 2c. per lb. 
The Weather has been warm and cold by 
turns, and is very dry. One of the severest 
gales from the northwest we ever experi¬ 
enced set in on Sunday, and continued blow¬ 
ing for about. 40 hours. The season is very 
backward, all of two weeks later than that of 
1853. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Tuesday, April 3, 1855. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are the 
average wholesale prices obtained by producers, and not those 
at which produce is sold from, the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
There is still a very scanty supply of produce in market. 
Potatoes remain about the same, though they are in good 
demand and very limited. The weather is still too cold 
at the north, to open the potato pits. A few sweet pota¬ 
toes came in to-day from Philadelphia Cabbage is enor¬ 
mously high. 
Now is an excellent time to bring in apples from the 
west, as they are in good demand this cool weather. 
Butter is firm, though the market is rather bare. Eggs, 
a little higher. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—New-Jersey Mercers. 
Western Mercers. 
White Mercers. 
Nova Scotia Mercers. 
Mew-Jersey Carters. 
Washington County Carters. 
Long Reds. 
Virginia Sweet Potatoes. 
White ....... 
p bbl. 
$4 
—© 4 . 
50 
.. do 
4 
-©4 
25 
4 
—©4 
25 
—©3 
87 
pbbl. 
4 
5U(a)4 
75 
4 
—© 
— 
3 
25(5)3 
50 
2 
87©3 
12 
2 
75®3 
25 
2 
50®2 
75 
4 
25®4 
50 
5 
50(a) 
— 
1 
62®1 
8 
2 
—©2 
2 
Onions—White. 
6 —© — 
Red. 
3 50©4 — 
Yellow. 
4 75®5 — 
Cabbages. 
.p 100 
10 — ©11 — 
Beets. 
.p bbl. 
1 87©2 25 
Carrots. 
—©1 87 
Parsnips. 
1 50® — 
FRUITS, 
ETC. 
Apples—Spitzenbergs. 
.p bbl. 
$4 00®4 50 
Greenings.. 
3 50(54 00 
Gilliflowers. 
3 50®4 00 
Baldwins. 
3 75®4 24 
Butter—Orange County. 
.P lb. 
25®30c. 
Western. 
18® 20c. 
Cheese. 
12® 134c. 
Eggs. 
2l®22c. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Wednesday April 4, 1855. 
The whole number of cattle in market to-day is 1,784, 
being 217 more than last week. The market is rather 
slow, and the prices indicate a slight falling off. This is 
owing in a measure to the weather, but rather to the 
enormously high prices, which butchers are very unwil¬ 
ling to give. Still, the brokers remain pretty firm, and do 
all they can to sustain last week’s quotations. Poor cat¬ 
tle figure much more largely to-day than a week or two 
past, though taken together they are a very good lot. A 
large share came from Ohio, including some of the best 
animals in the yards. 
We still hear complaints about high quotations, as tho’ 
that were the cause of high prices and not vice versa. 
One would think, to hear some persons talk, that reporters 
were a very crab-sided people, whose interest it is to look 
all one way. We beg leave to assure these very disinter¬ 
ested gentlemen who profess to look after the general 
welfare with such zeal, that we shall not misstate prices 
for their benefit, be they high or low. We know how 
agreeable it is for them to buy low, and sell high, but we 
are not particularly interested in that matter, which they 
will doubtless find should prices go ever so high. 
Below are some of the lots offered: 
Jas. Perrillhad an excellent drove of 77; fromlloss Co.,, 
Ohio, sold by John Merritt. They would weigh about 825 
lbs., and were selling at 11 12J c. 
The report of sales for the w eek, at Browning’s, are as 
follows: 
Sheep and Lambs.1684 
Beeves. 325 
Veals. U 3 
Cows and Calves. 85 
The following sales were made at Chamberlain’s : 
263 Beef Cattle. 8i®114 
85 Cows and Calves.$30®$00 
2,800 Sheep. $3 75®$8. 
60 Calves.4®6ic 
The demand for sheep is large and the supply very 
light. Good prices are offered now. 
Mr. James McCarty, sheep broker at Browning’s, Sixth- 
street, reports the following sales of sheep : 45 for $329 79. 
21 for $112; 149 for $687 75; 70 for $440 80; 93 for $374 5o! 
94 for $404—Total, 487 head, for $2,348 84. Average price 
per head $4 92. 
Mr. McCarty reports the market as continuing good and 
sheep very scarce. 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, 4 c., 4 c 
Ashes— 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853 . 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852 . 
Beeswax— 
American Yellow . 
. — 26®— 274 
Bristles— 
American, Gray and White. — 45 ®—50 
Coal— 
Liverpool Orrel . 
Scotch . 
Sidney . 
Pictou. 
Anthracite . 
.p chaldron— — ® 7 25 
. .©- 
. 6 25 ©- 
. p 2,000 lb. 6 50 © 7 — 
Cotton— 
Upland. 
Ordinary. 71 
Middling. 9 
Middling Fair. 91 
Fair. 101 
Florida. Mobile. N. O. J- Texas 
74 8 84 
9 9J 94 
10 104 10i 
to; n in 
Cotton Bagging- 
Gunny Cloth . 
American Kentucky.... 
Dundee . 
. Pyard.— 114® - 
.. (a) - 
. — ©— 
Another superior lot of 87, from Ross Co., was sold by 
Sam’l tilery, for 12 to 12ic. This was about equal to any 
in the yards, and belonged to David Moore. 
Forty- two Mason Co. Virginia cattle were sold by Jo¬ 
seph Williams, at from 11 to 12c. Durham grades, and 
very fair. 
J. W. Crabill had a good fair lot of 64 young cattle from 
Clarke Co., O., which were estimated to weigh about 725 
each. They were sold by Dr. Wellington, at from 11 to 
12 cents. 
Mead & Holcomb had a rough crowd of Illinois cattle, 
97 in all, selling for 9,®10ic. They were the property of 
Joseph Morgan. 
J. F. Hill had 78 still-led cattle, from near Buffalo, winch 
were selling by ,Geo. Toffey at llrSJlllc. per lb. Weight 
about 750 lbs. 
Sam’l C. McGraw had 14 nice cattle, fed by Dr. Colwin 
of Syracuse. They sold as high as 12Jc. p tb. 
David Belden was selling 56 fine still-fed cattle from 111 
to 12ic. p lb. 
Mr. Howard, of Huron Co., O., had a superior pair of 
full-blood Durhams, for which he was offered $450. They 
were 6 year olds, had taken three premiums—fed 3 years, 
and weighed 5,400 ibs. They were held at $475. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Extra quality at . . . 12®12-ic." 
Good retailing quality beef is selling at.... 104®12c. 
Inferior do. do. . 9®101c. 
Cows and Calves . $35®$70. 
Veals. 5c.®7c. 
Sheep, poor..$4 50. 
do good.$54® $0. 
do extra..$7 50. 
Swine, alive.54c.®6ic. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street;. 
A. M. Ai.lerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves, . 1820 1784 
Cows,. 31 - 
Veals,. 530 - 
Sheep and lambs,. 460 - 
Swme. ... 1997 - 
Of these there came by the Erie Railroad—beeves. .1187 
Swine.1997 
Sheep . 460 
Veals. — 
By the Harlem Railroad—Beeves. 193 
Cows. — 
Veals. 530 
Sheep and Lambs. — 
New-York State furnished.291 
Ohio, “ 1191 
Indiana, “ 197 
Illinois, “ 395 
Virginia. “ 174 
Kentucky, “ — 
Connecticut, “ 4 
Coffee- 
Java . 
Mocha . 
Brazil. 
Maracaibo.. 
St. Domingo 
Flax- 
Jersey. 
.P lb.— 13 ©— 144 
.— 14 ®— 15 
.— 10 (a)— 114 
.— 11 (a )— 124 
(cash) .— 9 (3 >— 94 
.p lb — S fa)— 9 
Flour and Meal- 
state, common brands. 9 25 (a) 9 37 
State, straight brands. 9 37 (a) - 
State, favorite brands. 9 50 (a) - 
Western, mixed do. 9 621®- 
Michigan and Indiana, straight do. 9 75 (5) 9 87 
Michigan, fancy brands . 9 87 (a) - 
Ohio, common to good brands .. ® 9 76 
Ohio, fancy brands. — — (at 9 b7 
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, extra do... - (5)10 25 
Genesee, fancy brands . 10 — (5)10 50 
Genesee, extra brands,.10 50®12 — 
Canada, (in bond,). 9 62 (a) - 
Brandywine . 9 50 (3) - 
Georgetown. 9 50 (a) 9 75 
Petersburg City... 9 50 (a) - 
Richmond Country. .. - (a) 9 37 
Alexandria. . (5) 9 37 
Baltimore, Howard-Street.— — fa) 9 37 
Rye Flour. 6 25 (a) - 
Corn Meql, Jersey. 4 25 (a) - 
Com Meal, Brandywine . 4 50 fa) - 
Corn Meal, Brandywine . ppunch. - (5)20 50 
Gram- 
Wheat, White Genesee. 
Wheat, do. Canada, (in bond, 
Wheat, Southern, White. 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 
Rye, Northern. 
Corn, Round Yellow. 
Corn, Round White. 
Corn, Southern White. 
Corn, Southern Y’ellow. 
Corn. Southern Mixed. 
Corn, Western Mixed. 
Corn, Western Yellow. 
Barley. 
Oats, River and Canal. 
Oats, New-Jersey. 
Oats, Western. 
Peas, Black-Eyed. 
Hay- , , 
North River, in bales. 
Lime— 
Rockland, Common. 
. p bush. 2 70 (a) 2 75 
.. fa) 2 30 
. 2 25 (a) 2 30 
. 2 50 ®- 
. 2 52 (5) 2 60 
. 1 37 (a) - 
.— 97 fa) 1 — 
.. (a )— 99 
.. (a) — 99 
.— 98 fa)— 99 
.. fa) - 
.. ®—99 
... ® - 
. 1 28 (d )- 
. ...— 65 fa) - 
.— 55 (a)— 60 
.— 71 ®— 68 
P bush. 2 25 fa) - 
....— 90 (a) - 
pbbl - (3)1 05 
Lumber- 
Timber, White Pine . p cubic ft. — 18 (3 — 24 
Timber, Oak. — 25 (a) 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O .— 35 (5)— 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine, . (by cargo)— 18 (3 — 22 
YARD SELLING PRICES 
Timber, Oak Scantling . p M. ft. 30 — ®>40 — 
Timber, or Beams, Eastern.17 50 (5)19 7o 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Worked . t ..®40— 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Unworked.20 — ®25 
Plank and Boards, N. R. Clear . 37 50 (5)42 50 
Plank and Boards, N. R. 2d qual . 25 — (5)32 — 
Boards, North River, Box.16— (5)18 
Boards, Albany Pine.P pee.— 14 (3— 20 
