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somewhat changeable, without resulting in any gain, 
although a better feeling is manifest towards the close of 
our report. The advance marked in our quotations, has 
been gained from an improvement in quality, and the 
absence of the lowest grades, rather than from a higher 
salable value. A very important element in the mar¬ 
ket, just now, is the increasing shipment of Use best 
cattle to Europe. Three shippers are now in the business, 
one of whom lias 17 steamers fitted up with refrigerators. 
In 11 months nearly 9,000 cattle have been sent out, and 
as the foreign market is only limited by the means for 
successful carriage and our supply, cattle producers should 
note this new feature of the trade. The market closes 
with a break in prices on poor grades, Texans selling at 
7 @ S14c. $ lb., on stock estimated at 54 to 56 S)s. dressed 
per 112 lbs. live weight, against 9c. for Ihc previous week; 
native steers were-sold at lO^c. 57 lbs. to the cwt., and 
the large sales at these prices look bad for future business. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows: 
WEEK ENDING 
Range. 
Large Sales. 
Aver. 
Aug. 21.. 
. 6K@ 1014C. 
7M@ 9%c. 
VK@ 9%c. 
9Mc. 
Aug. 28. 
. 7^@10Xc. 
9)io. 
Sept. 4...... ... 
. l'A®W'Ac. 
9 ®10Ke. 
Sept- D. 
. 7 @11 c. 
V4®W'AC. 
9 . 14 c. 
Cows.—To sell cows has been difficult work until 
the small receipts of the third week of the month, and 
advance in beef improved the demand. Prices are only 
steady at $40 for poor, to $75 for fine, averaging $50 to 
$65 per head.Calves.—The demand from farmers 
for good calves for feeding, has helped the market, and 
prices are firm. One good lot of blooded calves sold at 
$15 each to a farmer. Yeals sold at the close at 7)4@9)4c. 
sp lb., live weight. Grass calves arc in demand to go in¬ 
to the country, at 3)4 fa) 4J4c. $ H>. or $6.50 to $11 per 
head_Sheep and Lambs now go together, and 
many lambs have been purchased by farmers for stackers, 
at 4c. 1b. This is a bottom price, and being reached, 
affairs mended. Fat sheep were selling at the close at 
5Jfe., and of extra at 6c. ’p H>. live weight, others sold 
from 5?4 down to 4c-. fl lb., for very poor lots. The best 
lambs brought 7c. lb., Ohio Iambs 5J4 @,5,'fc. <p ib_ 
Swine.—The market has been up and down through 
the month, closing at 7)4 @ 7%c. for heavy dressed ; 8 
854c. B>. for'medium, and 814c. $ lb. for light, 100 lbs. 
and down. Live Chios of 183 lbs. sold for $6.70 100 lbs., 
and live State hogs brought 614c. jp lb. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton.$18.00®$20.00, 
Middlings, per ton... 19.00® 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ion. . 15.00® 21.00 
Linseed-oil-cako. western, per ton. 41.00® 47.00 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton.. 25.50® 40.00 
Chandler’s Scraps, per it>. 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No.l.Peruv. GuanolO p.ct. ammonia, standard, iR ton..$50.50 
do. do. guaraittged, 13 ton. 56.00 
do do. vectifiedTper ton. 61.50 
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Superphosphate, per ton... 45.00® 50.00 
“ Plain Superphosphate (mineral), per toil 30.00® 35.00 
“ Bone Superphosphate, per ton. . 40.00® 45.00 
“ Prepared Fish Guano, per ton. 35.00® 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
“ “ Dry around Fish Guano, ton 45.00 
“ “ Pint? Island Guano, per ton. 45.00 
Fish Guano (crude in barrels), per ton. 24.00 
Bone Black, per ton. 25.00@ 28.00 
Bone Flour, per ton. 40.00® 45.00 
Rawhoncs Ground (pure), per ton. 33.( 0® 40.GO 
Rouali Bones, per ton. . 22.00® 25.05 
German Potash Salts, (25@35 per cent), per ton. 20.00® 25.00 
Gypsum, Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 8.00 a 9.00 
“ In barrels, per bbl. 1.25 
Wood Ashes, per bushel..16 c.@18 c. 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 814c.@ 9 c. 
Chloride of Potass,(muriate of potash,'SOp.c.), lb 2%cM 3J4c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. 4 c.@ 4Kc. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 percent.), per lb— 5 c.@ 5)4c. 
Dried Blood or Dried Meat per unit ot ammonia.|3.00® $ 4.00 
The Centennial—One More Month. 
There remains all the glorious month of October and 
about 10 days in November before the closing of the 
greatest exhibition the world has ever seen. We hardly 
know how to say more, than we have already said, to in¬ 
duce all who can possibly manage to do so, to visit this 
wonderful exhibition. It is really worthy ot any sacri¬ 
fice that one may properly make to compass the means 
of visiting it. In extent it is overwhelming, in artistic 
beauty it has been surpassed by European exhibitions, 
but in instructiveness, in interest for all—no matter what 
ones tastes, it is very far the greatest “ World’s Fair,” 
yet held. The American portion would bo naturally the 
strongest in machinery, and it is certain that such a gath¬ 
ering of devices, in which iron, informed by ingenious 
brains, is made to do the work of hands, was never before 
known. Such another assemblage of machinery at work 
(and machine products), as are now congregated In the 
acres of the Machinery Building, and worked by the 
miles of shafting all moved by the famed Corliss engine— 
itself an exhibition—is scarcely possible in any other 
part of the wjprld, and will not he seen in this country 
during the life time of most of us. Then there is the 
farm machinery in the Agricultural Building, equally ex¬ 
tensive in its way, and presenting objects for many days 
study. Then the Main Building will give a careful ob¬ 
server a better idea of the products and manufactures of 
the whole world, than many get in a journey abroad, and 
though there is much rubbish in the two immense Art 
galleries, there is still much that is of great interest. 
The Horticultural, the Dairy and the Government Build¬ 
ings have already been noticed; besides there are the 
Mineral, the Shoe and Leather, the Carriage, the Wagon 
and many other buildings, which, though called. “An¬ 
nexes,” are exhibitions of themselves. One can spend 
a day satisfactorily in visiting the various Statu buildings, 
some of which, like Kansas and Colorado, Arkansas and 
West Virginia, have each collections of more interest 
than one often finds at a County or Slate Fair. The 
writer, after his fourth visit of from 3 to 10 days each, 
finds that at each visit the immensity and excellence of 
of the exhibition grows upon him. While feeling that 
110 one can say that he has thoroughly seen the whole , not 
if he began on the first and staid until the last day, we 
are sure, that every one who can possibly manage to visit 
the exhibition, whether for one week or more, or if un¬ 
able to manage that, gives only three days to it, will feel 
amply repaid—repaid not only in the instruction he may 
receive, but in the feeling of pride that he is an American 
cilizeu, in the 19th century of the world’s history, and at 
the end of the first century of his country’s history. Wo 
would repeat that the expense of living in Philadelphia 
is not large. We know of those who found good board 
and rooms for $8. or $10 a week, and we have had letters 
from private individuals offering to furnish lodging, 
breakfast and 6 o’clock dinner for $1.50 a day. One ac¬ 
customed to look out for himself in a strange place will 
have no difficulty in finding comfortable quarters. Go to 
the exhibition even at some sacrifice—it is an investment 
that will make large returns. 
.containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions winch ice throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for leant of room elsewhere. 
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§peak a Word for tlie German 
American Agriculturist.—For 17 years past an 
edition of this journal lias been issued in the German 
language for tlie benefit of the large number ot our citi¬ 
zens who read only the’language of Vaterland. It con¬ 
tains the engravings and all tlie principal reading of the 
English edition. Several pages devoted to the adver¬ 
tisements in tlie English edition, arc in the German 
edition occupied by a special extra Department, edited by 
the Hon. Frederick Munch, a distinguished cultivator of 
Missouri, which gives it additional value to the German 
reader. The colored cover only is omitted from the 
German edition. Many of our subscribers take the Ger¬ 
man copy for their gardener or their workmen. Will our 
friends make this edition known to their German friends 
and neighbors ? Having the advantage of the engravings 
of the English edition.it is larger, better, and cheaper, 
than it could be if published independent!)’. Both edi¬ 
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©eatls of Horn. Messry S. ffiandall, 
Sj.fi.I5.— 1 This gentleman, so thoroughly identified with 
the wool-interests of the country, and President of the 
National Wool Growers’ Association, died on August 
14th, last, at his residence at Cortland, N. Y. lie was at 
one time Secretary of State of New York, and occupied 
other public positions, and was the author of an excellent 
Lite ol Jefferson. Ho was best known to the agricultural 
community as an author on sheep husbandry, his works 
upon tlie Merinos being standard authorities for that 
breed. lie was for a long time an associate editor of the 
Rural New Yorker. 
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SIMt in Msiissas.—Some months ago we 
noticed a pamphlet on silk culture by Mr. L. S. Ci-ozier, 
of Silkvillc, Ks. Mr. C. lias recently sent us specimens of 
the cocoons and silk of bis production, showing his suc¬ 
cess in that branch of industry, and, which interested us 
still more—specimens of several new varieties of the Mul¬ 
berry, some of which have remarkably large leaves. 
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where they will have all the care and kindness of a judi¬ 
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or flimsy education, can find just such advantages by 
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Flushing, N. Y. This is a beautiful village, seven 
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museums, etc., that are enjoyed by city residents. 
Having bad four children under Miss Macgregor's care at 
different times, within ten years past, wo speak from 
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have 5vhen away anywhere from their own home. o. j. 
IE ace’s Sg»riscg' US races.—In the usual 
mode of using elliptic (steel) springs on wagons, buggies, 
and other vehicles, there is a severe lever strain upon 
.their narrow attachments to the axle, and the spring-bar 
above—especially in going up and down bills, and in 
starting and stopping, C. L. Rice, of Scranton, Pa., has 
devised a steel-bar to extend from the rear spring to the 
reach, which seems to be well adapted to relieve and pre¬ 
vent this strain. It is attached to the spring by a curve, 
so as not to impede the free perpendicular action of the 
spring, while it braces it against sudden back or forward 
movements. It is not expensive. Further particulars 
may be found in the advertising columns. 
SSssMetams of t3ae IBsussey EnsSitia- 
tton, in which are recorded the experiments and in¬ 
vestigations made at that Department of Harvard Uni¬ 
versity, will not he distributed gratuitously as heretofore. 
Five “Bulletins,” constituting Yol. 1, and containing 25 
separate papers have been issued and distributed. That 
the efficiency of the Institution, as an Experiment Sta¬ 
tion, may not be impaired by the expenditure of its funds 
in publishing and distributing future Bulletins gratui¬ 
tously. it has been determined to issue them at the price 
of 75 cents per part of 80 to 100 pages. The Bulletin will 
in future be published by John AUyn, 30 Franklin street, 
Boston, who will receive subscriptions. The parts al¬ 
ready issued can bo procured from the publisher for 75 
cents each; they contain matter of great 5 r alue to the 
scientific farmer and horticulturist, and as the record of 
original investigations their value will yearly increase. 
C*rsa4,ei!- for Apples and Cider 
Press. — “J. W.W.,” Framingham, Mass.—An ceceilent 
grater for apples is one made by the Boomer & Boschert 
Press Company, of Syracuse, N. Y. A very powerful 
press is made by tlie same parties on the principle of the 
toggle or elbow joint, worked by a screw, by which great 
pressure is exerted by a comparatively smail power. 
TBse CSoorg'ia Sits&te EIortlcMltBaral. 
Society._We ha.ve on more than one occasion re¬ 
ferred to the activity of the people of Georgia in agri¬ 
culture and rural matters generally. A recent manifesta¬ 
tion of this is seen in the formation of a State Horticul¬ 
tural Society, which held its meeting for organization at 
Macon, Ga... on Aug. 15th, last. A report of the meeting 
shows that the most eminent horticulturists of the State 
were present, and the new society did much to insure its 
success by electing our friend P. J. Berekmans, of Augusta, 
