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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
An Unfortunate Rooster. —There are 
objections to Shanghais, no doubt, but we 
had never thought of this. It is very curious 
but it is true. The way of it was this ; Mr. 
S-, an old resident of Stillwater, on the 
upper Hudson, introduced among his family 
of hens a few Shanghais, including a roos¬ 
ter, of formidable dimensions, who had “ run 
to legs ” a good deal. His crow was pecu¬ 
liar, and easily distinguished from that of 
other cocks. One morning he had waited to 
hear a repetition of the usual summons, after 
being aroused by the “ shrill clarion ” once 
sounded, but he heard it not again. The 
other roosters were doing their best, but the 
preeminent chanticleer was still. Mr. S-, 
went out to see what had caused the silence. 
He found the rooster lying on his back, with 
both legs out. of joint. After an examina¬ 
tion, he set both legs ; the cock walked off, 
and gave vent to his satisfaction in a lusty 
crow. In the very act he dropped as if he 
had been shot. He had crowed his legs out 
again ! He was kept three or four days, and 
then killed. “It was too much trouble,” 
said Mr. S-, “ to set him up every time 
he crowed !”—Knickerbocker Magazine. 
A Delicate Ladf.—T he Louisville Cour¬ 
ier says, a lady who is staying at one of the 
hotels in that city, and who is an invalid, 
ordered for dinner a few days ago, chicken 
and vegetable soup, baked perch, boiled 
tongue, roast lamb, cold beef, cold lamb, 
boiled mutton chops, mashed potatoes, hot 
corn, peaches, grapes, cantelopes, water¬ 
melons, and percans. This, we should say, 
is doing pretty well for a sick individual. 
Cool, if not Comfortable. —On one oc¬ 
casion, when Lord Metcalfe was sitting after 
dinner with his secretary in Jamaica, a 
shock of an earthquake was felt, so severe 
as to throw down the decanters on the table. 
Amidst the general alarm created by this 
convulsion of nature, Metcalf remained un¬ 
moved “ My good fellow,” he said calmly to 
his secretary, with the placid smile, which 
was seldom absent, still upon his face, 
“ don’t be alarmed, it is only an earthquake !” 
An old lady, while indulging a few even¬ 
ings since in reminiscences of her girlhood, 
when she had lots of beaux, exclaimed— 
“ Why, the truth is, that at one time I was 
so happy that I was fairly uncomfortable.” 
REMARKS. 
^Tliere has been a little fluctuation in flour 
during the past week, but prices are now 
about the same as per our last. The supply 
is becoming more liberal. The wheat har¬ 
vest has already commenced in Georgia and 
Alabama, and promises an average yield. 
The general report from all parts of the 
country is favorable, though we hear of some 
localities where winter-kill, the autumn in¬ 
sects, the high winds prevalent in the early 
spring which blew the soil from the roots, 
and other causes, have greatly injured the 
crop. It has yet to run the gauntlet of rust 
and the summer insects. How far these 
will prevent an abundant yield, it is impos¬ 
sible yet even to guess. A very few weeks 
will determine. 
In Corn there has been no important 
change from last week’s quotations. From 
January 1st to May 31st, (five months,) the 
exports amount to— 
1854. 1855. 
Wheat.bushels, 1,413,464 46,170 
Corn. “ 2,720,252 1,467,411 
Oats have fallen off in price again several 
cents per bushel. The printer made us to 
give an advance of 50 cents per bushel last 
week. It should have been 5 cents. 
Cotton has made a great advance during 
the past week, equal to fully one cent per 
pound on all grades, or about ten per cent., 
and the telegraph news from the steamer 
just arrived at Halifax from Liverpool, re¬ 
ports another great advance there, with the 
largest sales on record—amounting to 150,- 
000 bales for the week preceding May 23 
This is more than our entire exports for five 
months preceding the 1st instant, which 
amount to only 130,000 bales. 
Rice, unchanged. Tobacco, a slight ad¬ 
vance and supply short. 
The weather continues cool, hardly warm 
enough to promote very rapid vegetation. 
On Friday and Saturday we were blessed 
with very opportune showers, which were 
abundant and extended over a large portion 
of the country. On Saturday we conversed 
with persons who had come directly through 
from St. Louis, and they stated that they had 
rode all the way in a rain storm. The rain 
apparently commenced in the far West, and 
progressed eastward over the northern and 
middle States. 
Green Peas. “ 3 50®4 50 
Asparagus.P 100 bunches. 12 —®16 
Spinach. . - _p bbl. — (a) 75 
Water Cresses.ip basket. —25® — 
Rhubarb.p 100 bunch. 4 — ®7 — 
Radishes. do. 50(5) — 
Lettuce. do. 1 —(a) 1 50 
Apples.pbbl. $4 —(5)5 — 
Butter—new.p ft. 22(5)24c. 
Western, old. do 16®17c. 
Cheese. do 9®llc. 
Eggs.P doz. —(5)15c. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Wednesday June 6, 1855. . 
There are 1,968 cattle in market to-day, 
which is 237 less than last week. We have to notice a 
still further decline in the market of fully 1c. p ft. The 
average sales, we think, are no higher than 11c., and it 
has been estimated by others at no more than 10J. This 
result was anticipated in consequence of the lecent high 
prices, but now the market has doubtless reached its min¬ 
imum, at least for the present. It is hardly possible for 
it to go lower, while the general impression is that we 
shall soon experience a reaction. For a week or two, 
now, the cattle business has been anything but profitable. 
Last week the losses fell on the brokers, who thought to 
put in an extra finger; but to-day, as a general thing, the 
owners suffer. 
It is evident that, as things go, owners will not plunge 
very deeply into business, and that we shall soon see 
shorter supplies and higher prices. Many of the cattle 
will be left over for next week. 
We present a few items : 
II. W. Alvord had 29 fine still-fed Durham grades, from 
Syracuse, N. Y., fed by Parker & Norton, and sold by 
Culver, Hurd & Co. They would average about 950 lbs., 
and sold at 10®12c. 
Mr. Gurney was selling 49 rather green Ohio cattle, 
owned by C. Pomeroy. They were selling from 10 to 11c. 
and probably they will wind up at 9c. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Tuesday, June 5, 1855. 
The prices given m 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. 
With the delightful weather of yesterday 
and to-day we find the market much improved. The sup¬ 
ply of old potatoes is rather light, and the tendency for 
good potatoes upward. 3,600 bbls. of new Bermudas have 
arrived since our last, and 80 bbls. to-day from Charles¬ 
ton, S. C. We notice also 500 bbls. of new Onions from 
Bermuda. 400 bbls. of Yams came in to-day from the 
West Indies, selling at $4 p bbl., though they fiqd a rath¬ 
er dull sale in this market. 
About 200 bunches of new Turnips came in this morn¬ 
ing from near Shrewsbury, N. J. Green Peas begin to be 
very abundant. To-day 1,200 bbls. came in from west 
Jersey. They bring $3 50®$4 50 p bbl., as they come, 
though the barrels usually fall short a half bushel. We 
notice also, to-day, about 10 bbls. of green gooseberries— 
the first of the season—bringing $3 50 p bushel. This is 
very high, but they will be down in two or three days 
1,500 boxes of Tomatoes came in market this morning 
from Charleston, which sell from first hands at $1 a box. 
We noticed, also, a lew Cucumbers, Beets, String Beans, 
some Green Corn, &c., mostly from Charleston. 
Light produce of all kinds is very plentiful. 
Apples are higher and scarce. Good Russets bring $5 
Pbbl. We observed no further changes of any import¬ 
ance. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes—Bermudas. 
... p bbl. 
$6 
50®7 
— 
Charleston, new. 
5 
—®5 
25 
New-Jersey Mercers .. . 
4 
50®4 
75 
Western Mercers. 
4 
—®4 
25 
White Mercers. 
3 
75(a) 3 
87 
Nova Scotia Mercers. 
1 
25 ®1 
30 
New-Jersey Carters. 
.... Pbbl. 
® 
— 
Washington County Carters.. 
3 
50®3 
75 
Junes. 
3 
—® 
— 
Western Reds. 
2 
87®3 
25 
Yellow Pink Eyes. 
2 
75(3)3 
— 
Long Reds. 
2 
50®2 
75 
Virginia Sweet Potatoes. 
® 
— 
Philadelphia sweet. 
® 
— 
Turnips—Ruta Baga. 
1 
87® 2 
25 
White. 
®1 
62 
Onions—White. 
® 
— 
Bermuda Reds, new,. 
5 
00®5 
50 
New-Orleans Reds . 
—(a)- 
Red, old. 
4 
—®4 
25 
Yellow. 
4 
25®4 
50 
Cabbage Sprout* . 
— 
—(a) 
75 
Henry Eckstein, had 30 good still-fed cattle from Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., selling by W. W. Hoag, at a range from 10c. 
(5>12c. They would weigh near 900 lbs. p head. Mr. 
Hoag, had also 13 other good cattle owned by Mr. Moore 
of Connecticut. 
S. M. Baker & Co., had 118 fair Ohio cattle which 
would average nearly lOic. or $75 p head. They were 
sold by John Merritt. 
Barney Bartam, w-as selling 97 good beeves from Pratt 
Co,, Illinois, owned by Read & Thompson. They would 
w'eigh about 800 tbs. and brought from lle.(5)12c. 
Mr. Ford, had 52 fine voung Illinois cattle, sold by Mr. 
Murray. They would average 775 lbs. weight and brought 
from llc.®12e. 
Joseph Williams, w'as selling a pretty good lot of 70 
Illinois cattle, at prices ranging from 11 to 12c. 4 sold for 
$110 p head, and 5 for $96. The tail end will probably 
go off at 10 cents. 
Daniel Barnes, was selling 80 rather slimpsy animals, 
from Rockingham, Va.. at an average of 10c. 7 sold for 
$80 p head. They were owned by Mr. Harlan. 
David Belden, was selling a mixed lot of animals, of 
every size and quality. Some were fed in this State and 
others in Michigan. They wouid range from 9c. to 12c. 
G. Toffev, was selling 113 fair Ohio cattle owned by W. 
Florence. 6 sold for $600. They would range from 10c. 
to 11 cents. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Extra quality. ll-J®12c. 
Good retailing quality. 10®ll*c. 
Inferior do. do. . 9®10c. 
Cows and Calves.$30®$65. 
Veals. 4e.®6c. 
Swine, alive,. 6c.®6Jc. 
“ dead,. 7}(a)8c 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
received during the week. in market to-dav. 
Beeves,. 1968 1908 
Cows,. 17 - 
Veals,. 754 - 
Sheep and lambs,. 582 - 
Swine,. 287 - 
Ofthese there came by the Erie Railroad—beeves.. 650 
Sheep . — 
Swine. — 
By the Harlem Railroad—Beeves. 30 
Cows. 17 
Veals. 754 
Sheep and Lambs.582 
By the Hudson River Railroad. 750 
Sheep. — 
By the Hudson River Boats—Beeves.450 
Swine. 287 
