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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Poultry Wanted. —For several weeks 
past we have had inquiry after inquiry for 
various kinds of poultry, eggs, &c. As we 
are not engaged in fi commission business 
we cannot undertake to supply these orders, 
nor even to answer all the inquiries. Those 
who have poultry or other things to sell 
should make it known through the regular 
business columns, giving prices and other 
particulars. 
Raspberries. —Those who inquired about 
the Cattawissa Raspberry, last summer, will 
find it advertised in this number. 
Cold Weather at the South. —J. A. 
writes from Jackson, Clark Co , Ala., Feb. 
26 “ I live in latitude 31° 27', at an eleva¬ 
tion of only 300 feet above the Gulf. On 
the first Monday of this month the thermom¬ 
eter, at 6 o’clock, A. M., stood at 8°, and the 
barometer at 28.7. 
Mr. A. Clem writes from Shenandoah 
Springs, Va., March 12th: “The weather 
is very cold. The peach trees are all frozen, 
and many of them killed. A light crop of 
wheat is expected. The ground is very wet 
and freezes very hard at nights, which, with 
the day’s thawing, will destroy many of the 
roots of winter grain.” 
The Hog Trade. —The Cincinnati Price 
Current of February 26, gives the returns of 
the number of hogs packed in 145 places in 
the west, showing an increase in the num¬ 
ber as compared with last year of 214,000, 
and an increase in the weight equal to 217,- 
300. About 70 places are yet to be heard 
from. The average increase in weight is 
13 per cent. 
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REVIEW OE PRICES, WEATHER, Ac. 
American Agriculturist Office, j 
New-York, March 28, 1856. ) 
The past month has been a gradual taper¬ 
ing down of the long winter; the Almanac 
is about the only thing that assures us that 
we are now near the close of the first month 
of Spring. Business has not, till very re¬ 
cently, resumed its usual activity at this sea¬ 
son of the year. On the 7th insl., the Rail¬ 
roads leading westward were completely 
blocked up by snow, almost or quite as bad¬ 
ly as at any time in January or February. 
The transactions in Grain and Breadstuff's 
have been quite small The continued fa¬ 
vorable prospects of peace in Europe have 
depressed prices, and holders of Flour and 
grain have.been anxious to sell. Our state¬ 
ments last autumn, that there were large 
stores of these commodities at the west, that 
would be held over and sold at lower prices 
this spring than could then be obtained, are 
being proved true. Recent investigations 
instituted in the Daily Times office show the 
western store-houses to be quite full; thus, 
we learn that at Chicago there is an availa¬ 
ble stock, equivalent to 30,000 bbls. of Flour; 
150,000 bushels of Wheat; 100,000 bushels 
of Corn, and 25,000 bushels of other varie¬ 
ties of grain. Along the Illinois River, from 
Ottawa to Peoria, there is in store a stock of 
over 1,000,000 bushels of Corn. At Bath, 
Ill., the reported stock of Corn, in store, ex¬ 
ceeds 175,000 bushels, with nearly as much 
more expected to reach that point ere the 
resumption of navigation. At Lockport, 
Morris and Jolliet, III., there are about 200,- 
000 bushels of Corn available. At Milwau¬ 
kee, Wis., the stock of breadstuff's is com¬ 
puted at about 55,000 bbls. Flour, 275,000 
bushels of grain, chiefly Wheat. At Buffalo, 
N. Y.,the latest calculation placed the stock 
a little above 60,000 bbls. of flour, and 700,000 
bushels of grain—the latter consisting prin¬ 
cipally of Wheat. The available stock in 
New-York and vicinity is variously estima¬ 
ted as somewhat near 250,000 bbls. of Flour, 
300,000 bushels of Wheat, and 500,000 bush¬ 
els of Corn, with an unusually large amount 
of Oats, and an ample stock of Rye. The 
above, taken in connection with the large 
amounts known to be in the hands of farm¬ 
ers, does not afford very bright prospects for 
those who have their last year's product still 
on hand. It is foolish, however, to go into 
dispair, as some have recently done—lead¬ 
ing to suicide and insanity in two instances 
at least. All endeavored to plan for the most 
favorable results, and they should calmly 
and resignedly endure whatever consequen¬ 
ces may now arise. 
We find upon our note-book, records of 
sales of Breadstuff’s for 25 business days end¬ 
ing to-day : of Flour, 257,700 barrels ; of 
Wheat, 116,000 bushels; of Corn, 803,300 
bushels ; of Rye, 126,500 bushels; and of 
Barley, 16,200 bushels. Our last report, 
(Feb. 28) for 30 business days gave of Flour, 
276.650 bbls.; of Wheat, 141,200 bushels; of 
Corn, 606,300 bushels ; of Rye, 230,000 bush¬ 
els ; and of Barley, 36,300 bushels. 
The following figures show the present 
price of some of the principal agricultural 
products, and also the variations since our 
last report 
Feb. 29. 
March 29. 
Flour—Ordinary State. 
$6 62® 6 75 $6 87(a) 7 Oil 
Mixed Western 
6 62 Ca) 6 75 
6 75® 7 00 
Favorite and Ex. State.. 
6 87® 7 50 
7 12® 7 50 
Extra Genesee 
8 37®10 50 
8 5hfo)10 50 
Wheat—Canada White ..... 
1 75® 1 90 
1 75® 2 00 
Southern White 
1 75® 2 05 
1 75® 2 00 
Southern Red.. 
1 45® 1 70 
1 62® 1 75 
Western Red.. 
1 25® 1 55 
1 37® 1 62 
Corn—Western Mixed. 
72® 75 
68® 70 
New Yellow and White 
73® 75 
65® 70 
Rye. 
1 10® 1 15 
1 13® 1 14 
Barley. 
1 12® 1 23 
1 20,® 1 30 
Oats—Western- 
30® 46 
31® 45 
Cotton—Middling.. 
10*® 1C1 
10i® 101 
Rice. 
pinoibs 
4 25® 5 12 
4 00® 4 75 
Pork—Mess . 
$>bbl... 
15 75® 16 25 16 (I0®16 25 
Dressed Hogs. 
^ lb.... 
71® 8* 
74® 9 
Lard, in bbls. 
P' lb.... 
liq® 11 
10® iiq 
Butter—Western... 
tp lb ... 
17® " 24 
16® 21 
State.... 
tp tb.... 
24® 28 
21® 28 
Potatoes - Carters.. 
49 bbl.. 
1 75® 1 88 
1 75® 2 25 
Mercers. 
Tf> bbl.. 
2 00® 2 12 
1 50® 1 75 
Onions—Reds. 
;p bbl.. 
1 88® 2 00 
1 25® 1 50 
White. 
$7’ bbl.. 
2 25® 2 75 
2 00 ® 2 25 
Apples. 
.IP 1 bbl.. 
1 75® 2 75 
1 50® 2 50 
Beef cattle were in very short supply at. 
the first two market days of the month (5th 
and 12th). On the 12th there was the 
smallest supply of animals we have ever 
known offered in this market. On the 19th 
and 26th there was a surplus—the total city 
receipts of beeves for the two weeks ending 
on the 26th, being some 8,850, or 4,425 for 
each week. For this week we quote Pre¬ 
mium cattle lO^c.allc. per lb. net or dressed 
weight; Firstquality9c.al0c.; Medium qual¬ 
ity 8c.a9c.; Poor quality, 7c.a7trc.; Poorest 
quality, 6£e.a7c.; General selling prices 8c. 
alOc. Average of all sales about 8^c.a9c. 
Apples, Potatoes, and other roots and 
vegetables are falling in price somewhat with 
the opening of spring. 
The Weather. —A single paragraph will 
suffice as a record for the month. Begin¬ 
ning with considerable snow upon the ground 
which has slowly melted away at midday, 
the weather has very gradually moderated, 
but snow still lies in sheltered spots, and in 
few places is the frost out of the ground. 
The prospect for the appearance of wild 
flowers, during the first week of April, is ex¬ 
ceedingly slim. . This morning the ther¬ 
mometer stood at 24°-8 degrees below freez¬ 
ing. We have had three considerable falls 
of snow this month, and to day we had a 
small flury. Taken as a whole the weather 
during March, has been very like that of 
December in ordinary years inverted. 
Advice to Advertisers. —Those who offer 
articles for sale often fail to receive the full 
benefit of their advertisements, simply be¬ 
cause they do not stale particulars as to price, 
forwarding, &c. During the past month we 
have spent nearly one-fourth of our time in 
answering private letters of inquiry about 
fertilizers, stock, bees, poultry, &e., &c., 
(often paying postage ourselves.) We are 
good-natured, we believe, and willing to do a 
favor to any one, especially for our subscri¬ 
bers or advertisers, but we have not been 
able to do half asked us, for several weeks 
past. The days have not been long enough. 
TERMS — (invariably cash before insertion): 
Ten cents per line (of ten words) for each insertion. 
No adveitisement laken at less than one dollar. 
By the column or half column, £12 per column for tho first 
insertion, and $10 for each subsequent insertion. 
WARMER WANTED IMMEDIATELY— 
-B- A man who understands well the care of stot-k and general 
farming operations, may hear of an excellent situation by ad¬ 
dressing L COXE. at the Office of this paper, or calling hero 
for his address. N. B —An American, English, or Scotch farm¬ 
er desired. 110-1in)3 
IThYNAMOMETER, for testingthe draught 
of Plows and various Machinery—one of the most ap¬ 
proved English pattern—for sale, or will be loaned for a reas¬ 
onable price. R. L ALLEN, 189 arid 191 Water-st. N. Y. 
1¥EW CHINESE POTATO—(OR YAM.) 
-1^ DIOSCOREA BATATAS.—By recent arrivals we have 
received further supplies, sound in the bej>l possible condition. 
Price S3 per dozen or $20 per 100. carefully and properly packed 
for transport to any part of the Union. 
They are sent to us direct by the parties mainly instrumental 
in introducing and disseminating them through Frame and Eu¬ 
rope ; and we can with the fullest confidence warrant them to 
be the true and genuine White variety (Imperial Rice) of this 
new and interesting esculent, and of a quality equal to any 
any where to be procured. Printed descriptions, with directions 
ior their culture, furnished to purchasers and applicants inclo¬ 
sing a st amp. Having ai ranged tor a large and regular supply at 
intervals to the end of the planting season, we can meet all de¬ 
mands ; and in a few days shall he able to fill t he orders ol deal¬ 
ers and others, in quantity and possibly at reduced rates. 
JAS. M. I'HORBUHN & CO., 
Seedsmen, Nurserymen, &c , No. 15 John-st.. New York. 
Every approved variety of Vegetable. Flower. Grass, and Ag¬ 
ricultural Seeds, of only the finest qualities, in large or small 
quantities. Priced Catalogues mailed to applicants, inclosing 
a three cent stamp. 
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Chorlton’s Grape-Grower’s Guide. 60c. 
Reemelin’s Vine-Dresser’s Manual. 50c. 
Cranheiry CuRure. 60c. 
Strawberry Culture. 50c. 
Elliott’s American Fruit-Grower’s Guide. $1 35. 
The Stable Book. SI. 
Boussineault’s Rural Economy. §1 25. 
Thompson on Food of Animals. 75c. 
Praciical.Land-Drainer 50c. 
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