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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
scarce. Wholesale quantities, including all kinds except 
Russets, were sold for $4 ^5 bbl. Russets bring about 
$3 50. 
Butter is lower. New butter begins to come in. Eggs 
are quite low. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—New-Jersey Mercers.p bbl. 
Western Mercers. do 
White Mercers... do 
Nova Scotia Mercers.pbush. 
New-Jersey Carters.IP * 1 2 bbl. 
Washington County Carters. do 
Junes. do 
Western Reds.do 
Yellow Pink Eyes. do 
Long Reds. do 
Virginia Sweet Potatoes. do 
Philadelphia sweet. do 
Turnips—Ruta Baga. do 
White. do 
Onions—White... do 
Red. do 
Yellow. do 
Cabbages.p 100 
Beets.bbl. 
Carrots. do 
Parsnips. do 
Apples.IP bbl. 
Butter—Orange County.^ lb. 
Western. do 
Cheese. do 
Eggs.doz. 
$4 50®4 75 
4 25®4 50 
3 75®4 — 
. 1 35® 1 40 
4 50®4 75 
4 —®4 25 
3 50®3 75 
3 —®3 25 
3 —®3 25 
2 75®3 12 
4 50®5 — 
5 50®6 — 
1 75®2 
1 50® 1 75 
— ® — 
4 —®4 50 
5 —®5 50 
12 —®- 
1 75®2 — 
—®1 87 
1 87® — 
$3 50®4 — 
25®2Gc. 
—®—c. 
12®13c. 
15®—c. 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, Jc., Jc 
Ashes— 
Pot, 1st sort, 1855.p 100 lb.-® 5 S7 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1855. 6 12®- 
Beeswax— 
American Yellow. — 26®— 271 
Bristles— 
American, Gray and White. — 45 ®—50 
Coal— 
Liverpool Orrel.p chaldron-® 7 — 
Scotch..®- 
Sidney... 5 75 ® 6 — 
Pictou. 5 25 ®- 
Anthracite. 
Cotton— 
■ P 2,000 lb. 6 50 ®- 
Upland. Florida. Mobile. 
Ordinary. 
81 
8!- 
81 
8t 
Middling. 
9.1 
94 
91 
9i 
Middling Fair. 
101 
101 
lit 
1H 
Fair. 
101 
101 
111 
12 
.p yard.— 121®- 
Cotton Bagging— 
Gunnv Cloth .. 
Coffee- 
Java.P lb.— 13 ®— 141- 
Mocha.— 14 ®— 15 
Brazil.— 10 ®— 111 
Maracaibo. 
(cash). 
11 ®— 121 
.— 9 ®— 94 
St. Domingo. 
Flax- 
Jersey.p lb.— 8 ®— 9 
Flour and Meal- 
State, common brands. 9 68 ® 9 75 
State, straight brands. 9 81 ®- 
State,-favorite brands.. 10 — ®- 
Western, mixed do.10 12!®— — 
Michigan and Indiana, straight do.10 50 ®10 62 
Michigan, fancy brands.10 75 ®- 
Ohio, common to good brands..®10 50 
Ohio, fancy brands..®10 75 
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, extra do...-- ® 14 37 
Genesee, fancy brands..10 50 ®- 
Genesee, extra brands. 11 50 ®13 — 
Canada,. .10 75 ®— — 
Brandywine .10 62 ®— — 
Georgetown..10 63 ®11 — 
Petersburg City.10 62 ®- 
Richmond Country..®10 27 
Alexandria. ®10 37 
Baltimore, Howard-Street.—— ®10 37 
Rye Flour. 6 75 ®- 
Corn Meal, Jersey. 5 18 ®- 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 5 37 ®— — 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.p punch.-®21 50 
Grain- 
Wheat, White Genesee.p bush. 2 80 ® 2 75 
Wheat, do. Canada, (in bond, .— — ® 2 50 
Wheat,Southern, White. 2 50 ® 2 70 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 2 50 ®- 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 2 62 (S> 2 75 
Rye, Northern. 1 43 ®- 
Com. Round Yellow..® 1 10 
Com, Round White..® 1 10 
Corn, Southern White..® 1 II 
Corn, Southern Yellow..® 1 13 
Com, Southern Mixed.— — ®— — 
Com, Western Mixed..® 1 11 
Corn, Western Yellow..®- 
Barley. 1 28 ®- 
Oats, River and Canal..— 82 ®- 
Oats, New-Jersey. — 78 ®— 81 
Oats, Western.— 86 ®- 
Peas, Black-Eyed.pbush. 2 25 ®- 
Hay- 
North River, in bales.. 1 12 ®- 
Lime— 
Rockland, Common.p bbl,. 
■ -®1 - I 
Lumber- 
Timber, White Pine.p cubic ft.— 18 ®— 22 
Timber, Oak. —25 ®— 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O.' — 35 ®— 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine,.(by cargo)— 18 ®— 22 
Molasses— 
New-Orleans.Pgall —26 ®—32 
Porto Rico.— 27 ®—32 
Cuba Muscovado.— 22 ®—26 
Trinidad Cuba.— 23 ®—26 
Cardenas, &c..®— 24 
Oil Cake- 
Thin Oblong, City.p tun.30 — ®42 — 
Thick, Round, Country..®- 
Provisions— 
Beef, Mess, Country,..p bbl. 9 50 ®12 — 
Beef, Mess, City.10 — ®— — 
Beef, Mess, extra.16 25 ®16 50 
Beef, Prime, Country, ..® 9 — 
Beef, Prime, City..®— — 
Beef, Prime Mess.p tee.21 — ®24 — 
Pork, Prime.15 12 ®- 
Pork, Clear.19 — ®- 
Pork, Prime Mess.15 — ®- 
Lard, Ohio, prime, in barrels.p lb.— 10 ®- 
Mams, Pickled.— — ®— 91 
Shoulders. Pickled..®— 71 
Beef Hams, in Pickle.p bbl.-®21 — 
Beef, Smoked .p lb.— — ®- 
Butter, Orange County.— 30 ®— 31 
Cheese, fair to prime.— 10 ®— 12 
Rice- 
Ordinary to fair.P 100 lb 5 — ® 5 37 
Good to prime . 5 871® 6 25 
.p lb.-®- 
.— 41®— 6 
. — 41®— 5 
..'— 5 ®— 6 
— 6f®— 7. 
- 5 ®— 6i 
Salt— 
Turk’s Island.p bush.— — ®—50 
St. Martin’s..®- 
Liverpool, Ground.Psack. 1 — ®— — 
Liverpool, Fine. 1 30 ® 1 40 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton’s. 1 60 ®— — 
Sugar— 
St. Croix. 
New-Orleans. 
Cuba Muscovado. 
Porto Rico. 
Havana, White. 
Havana, Brown and Yellow. 
Tallow— 
American,Prime.p lb.— 111®- 
Tobacco— 
Virginia. 
Kentucky. 
Maryland. 
St. Domingo. 
Cuba. 
Yara. 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers.. 
Florida Wrappers. 
Connecticut, Seed Leaf,. 
Pennsylvania, Seed Leef. 
Wool— 
American, Saxony Fleece. 
American, Full Blood Merino.. . 
American, 1 and i Merino. 
American, Native and 1 Merino. 
Superfine, Pulled, Country. 
No. 1, Pulled, Country. 
• P lb 
' lb.— 
—®— 6i 
7 ®— 12 
— ® - 
12 ®— 18 
17 ®— 20 
40 ®— 45 
25 ® 1 — 
15 ®— 60 
6 ®— 15 
— ®- 
38 ®— 42 
36 ®— 37 
30 ®— 33 
25 ®— 28 
30 ®— 32 
21 ®—23 
^bucriisancntu. 
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 woids make a line. 
No advertisement counted at less than ten lines. 
w 
ILLARD FELT, STATIONER, has 
removed to No. 14 Maiden-lane, New York. 86—6m 
W ILLARD FELT, No. 14 Maiden-lane, 
Manufacturer of Blank Books, and Importer and Dealer 
in PAPER and STATIONERY of every description. Partic¬ 
ular attention paid to orders. 78-130 
IMPORTED MONARCH, by Priam, out 
Jfl- of Delphine by Whisker, will stand the present season at 
L. G. Morris’s Herdsdale Farm, 1% miles from Scarsdale depot, 
and 24 miles from New-York by Harlem Railroad. Terms, $20 
the Season for mares not thoroughbred, and $50 for thorough¬ 
bred. Pasturage $3 per month. Accidents and escapes at the 
risk of the owner. All business connected with the norse to be 
addressed to “Monarch’s Groom, Scarsdale P. O., Westchester 
County, N. Y.’’ A portrait taken from life, with performance 
on the turf, full pedigree, &c., will be forwarded by mail, by ad¬ 
dressing L. G. MORRIS, Fordliam, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
April 24, 1855. 86—tfnll93 
D omestic animals at private 
SALE.—L. G. MORRIS’S Illustrated Catalogue, with 
prices attached, of Short Homed and Devon Bulls and Bull 
Calves, a few Horses, Southdown Rams, Berkshire, Suffolk and 
Essex Swine, will be forwarded by mail (if desired) by address¬ 
ing L. G. MORRIS. Fordliam, Westchester Co., N. Y., or N. J. 
BECAR, 187 Broadway, New-York. It also contains portrait, 
pedigree, and performance on the turf of the celebrated horse 
“ Monarch,” standing this season at the Herdsdale Farm. 
April 24, 1855. 86—tfnll94 
E MERY’S PATENT CHANGEABLE 
HORSE POWERS, THRESHERS and SEPARATORS. 
Single Porse Power - $85 00 
Double do. do. 116 00 
Do. do. do., with Thresher and Separator, 160 00 
Single do. do. do. do. 128 00 
Belts $5 and $10 each. R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-York. 
H 
OME ON A FARM WANTED.—A 
Young Man who has been obliged in consequence of ill 
health to discontinue a regular course of study, wishes to engage 
in the lighter services of afarm. Proximity to New York city 
is desirable. He will assist in the instruction of those members 
of the family who may desire it, in the English branches, in 
Latin and Greek preparatory to a collegiate course, and in plain 
and short-hand writing. 
No compensation will be expected. 
Communications descriptive of the farm addressed to FARM¬ 
ER, Office of American Agriculturist, will be immediately 
noticed. References exchanged. 85nll92 
B lack hawk horse raven.— 
This Horse will stand at the farm of the subscriber, in 
NORFOLK, Conn., called the Robbins Farm, the coming sea¬ 
son, at ten and fifteen dollars. The oldest colts of this Horse are 
three years old. The stock is of extraordinary promise. 
RAVEN is by Vermont Black Hawk—dam has the blood of 
Gilford Morgan and of Cock of the Rock. 
85—80nll91 ROBBINS BATTELL. 
F armers attention.—B asket wn- 
lows are imported m large quantities from Europe, and yet 
the market is not supplied. 
The Willows can be grown very profitably in this country; it 
is believed that more than one hundred dollars per acre profit, 
can be realized with proper attention. 
WHY NOT TRY ITT 
Cuttings can be had in any quantity upon early application to 
the subscriber, and instructions for planting &c. 
R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water-st. 
Hitherto the labor of of Reeling willows by hand has been the 
great objection to their cultivation, but now a machine bas been 
perfected, capable of doing the work of twenty men, and doing it 
well. 79—tf 
IfflPKOfE® SWIRE FENCE. 
npHIS ADMIRABLE FENCE is well worthy of attention for inclosing Fields, Gardens, 
-3- Cemeteries, Heneries, also for Ornamental Trellis Work around houses or gardens. 
It is cheap and durable, covered with asphalt varnish, which requires renewal only once in 4 or 5 years. 
Perfectly secure against stock; does not catch the wind ; can not be destroyed by floods; admits the sunbeam, while it does not 
confine heat, and is withal ornamental. 
This superior FENCE can be supplied at the following prices: ( 
A—16 inches high, 3-inch mesh, 2 longitudinal wires, -■ - 
B—45 
C—45 
D—33 
E—33 
F—45 
G—45 
6 -inch 
6 -inch 
3-inch 
3-inch 
3-inch 
3-inch 
$0 95 per rod. 
1 25 “ 
1 50 
1 63 
1 75 
2 00 
2 25 
Fine Netting for windows or Irellis work, 9 cents per square foot. . . 
The rod measures 16kj feet. Each coil contains about 25 rods, or 400 feet. When taken in quantity of 2 coils or over, a discount 
will be allowed from the above prices. 
R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water-st., New-York. 
The fence is secured to posts of wood, 7 to 12 feet apart, secured with staples over each lateral wire, keeping it a few' 
inches from the ground. 
