AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
125 
Baby Shows. —The people of Ohio have 
become quite excited upon the subject of 
baby shows. The matter has been carried to 
such an extent as to call forth the following 
remarks from the Cleveland Herald : 
The thing is getting to be disgusting, 
when the contents of the cradle and the hog 
pen are judged by the same standard, when 
the babies are estimated by the pound like 
fat calves in the shambles. 
A man named Mead, who had two twins— 
or rather Avhose wife had—and who was an 
unsuccessful competitor at the late Baby 
Show at Springfield, offers to bet $200 on his 
babies against the field; and the babies to be 
shown with the other animals at the Na¬ 
tional Cattle Show, at Springfield, on the 
27th. 
We protest against baby shows becoming 
“ permanent institutions.” Or, if they must 
be repeated, we insist upon it that the fathers 
and mothers shall form a part of the show. 
If the design is—as in case of the exhibition 
of our animals—an improvement of the 
breed, why, by all means bring out the 
parents and let them be put through their 
paces around a ring. As the improvement 
of stock depends materially upon diet—its 
quality and quantity—the mothers should be 
questioned as to how and what they feed 
their babies upon, and whether nature re¬ 
ceives any aid from the bottle ; and remote¬ 
ly considered, the diet of the parents should 
be inquired into that the world may know all 
the whys and wherefores of the successful 
raising of human stock. 
The sale of cattle, sheep, hogs, &c., re¬ 
cently imported by the Kentucky importing 
company, took place on the farm of Charles 
W. Innes, Esq., President of the company, 
in Fayette County, in that State, on Tuesday 
last. There was a large attendance at the 
sale, the bidding was spirited, and prices re¬ 
munerative. The highest priced animal was 
a bull, Syrius, which received the premium 
at the recent Bourbon County agricultural 
fair, and was bought by Mr. R. A. Alexander, 
of Woodford, at $3,500. [Cincinnati Com. 
To become respectable — say ‘’yes” to 
every other man’s opinions, and have none 
of your own. 
A man of philosophic temperament resem¬ 
bles a cucumber; for although he may be 
completely cut up, he is still cool. 
The railroad employee who attempted to 
break up a train of circumstances , ran it into 
the ground. 
The man that “ Oh'd for a lodge in some 
vast wilderness,” has paid up. 
Ip any one speaks evil of you, let your life 
be so virtuous that none will believe him. 
Earn your money before you spend it. 
Ifekb. 
Remarks. —Flour has risen about 25 cents 
per barrel the past week. Wheat is propor- 
tionably higher, with few arrivals. Corn 
and most other articles, no change worth 
noting. 
The weather continues warm, with a co¬ 
pious rain on the night of the 28th October. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Saturday, October 28, 1854. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are the 
average wholesale prices obtained by producers, andnot those 
at winch produce is sold from the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
The Market has been quite dull of late, by reason of the 
warm weather. It is, however, more brisk this morning, 
varying little from last week. 
Potatoes of all kinds sustain no change. Cabbage is $1 
®$2 per 100 higher than last week. Other vegetables 
remain about the same. 
The market is pietty well supplied with apples. Win¬ 
ter apples, as Baldwins, Spitzenbergs, Fall Pippins, Gilli- 
floweis, &c., begin to come in plentifully. Cranberries 
are quite abundant, with no change. 
Butter, eggs and cheese we quote the same, though the 
latter is dull of sale. 
Vegetables. —Potatoes, Mercers, $3®$3 50 ^ bbl.; 
White, $2 50®$2 75; Sweet, Philadelphia, $2 75®®3 25; 
Virginia, $2 50®$3 ; Turnips, White, $1®$1 25 ; Russia, 
$175®2 25 ; Beets, $2 75®$3 ip hundred bunches ; Car¬ 
rots, same ; Parsnips, $3 50®$4 j Cabbages, $5®$7 
hundred; Pumpkins, $5®$8 ip hundred; Celery. $1 p 
dozen. 
Fruits.— Apples, Baldwins and Spitzenbergs, $1 75 p 
bbl.; Fall Pippins, $2 ; Newtown Pippins, $3 25®$3 50 ; 
Cranberries, $6®$7 pbbl. 
Butter, State 22c.®24c. p 16.; Western, 18c.®19c.; 
Eggs, 20c. p doz.; Cheese, 10c.®llc. p lb. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, Oct. 30, 1854. 
The weather for the past few days has been quite warm 
and close, and to-day is very rainy. This may account, 
partially, for a further decline and dulness In the market. 
The brokers find it quite difficult to dispose of their stocks 
though they are not lorge, and mostly of superior quality. 
Indeed we do not remember to have seen a choicer lot of 
cattle in the Washington Yards, with the exception of a 
few droves brought there, it is hoped, for the purpose of 
showing the effect of contrast. We could wish, too, that 
it would teach cattle-dealers the folly of filling up the 
market with ungainly animals, which, at the best, are a 
mere burlesque on beef. 
Best quality is selling at ... .9c® 94c. p lb. 
Fair do. do. .74®9c. do. 
Inferior do. do. . 64®74c. do. 
We noticed to-day 90 cattle from Clarke County, Ky., 
owned by Wm. Gateskill, and sold by Geo. Toffey. Some 
of these were Durham grades, very large, and good quali¬ 
ty ; selling from 84 to 9Jc. Weight about 700 lbs. 
Seventy-four grass-fed steers, from Chester county, Pa., 
owned by II. Underwood, of the same place, and sold by 
C. G. Teed. Good beef, bringing about 9c., and estima¬ 
ted to weigh about 700 lbs. 
One hundred and fourteen Chester Co. steers, owned by 
E. Wheaton, of New-York City. Thees were superior 
quality, and sold at 9c.®94c. Estimated to weigh about 
725 lbs. 
Sixty-five Durham grades from Bourbon Co., Ky., owned 
by Moreland and Hicks, and sold by David Belden. These 
were very fine Western cattle—part of them having sold 
at Albany for 11c. They were selling to-day from 9c.® 
94. c. Estimated to weigh 750. 
Eighty-eight sold by Geo. Ayrault. Of these 55 were 
from Livingston Co., N. Y., owned by Matthews & Lyon, 
and rather slim. They were selling at about 8c. The 
others were owned by Mr. Shelden, of Cayuga County, 
Ky.; good quality, and selling at about 9c. 
Two droves belongingto Joseph Williams, Chester Co., 
Pa. One of these was a superior lot of 97 beeves, sold by 
Culver, Hurd & Co., for 9jc. p lb., and estimated to 
weigh 750 lbs. The other lot were good fair quality ; sold 
by Mr. Merritt for about 9c. Estimated to weigh about 
725 lbs. 
Seventy-five Ohio cattle, owned by T. M. Vail, and sold 
by W. II. Gurney, from 84 to 94c. Weight estimated at 
650 lbs. 
Eighty-three Chester Co. cattle, owned by Killough and 
Harlan, and sold by Mr. Merritt. These were good cattle 
selling for 9c. Weight about 700. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Beeves. 7c.®94e. 
Cows and Calves.$25®$50. 
Sheep. $2®$5. 
Lambs.$1 50®$4. 
Veals. 4c.®6c. 
Swine. . 4c.® 4|c. 
Mr. Chamberlain reports beeves, 7c.®9c.; cows and 
calves, $20®$50; veals,5c ®6Ic.; sheep, $2®$6; lambs 
$1 75®$4 50. 
Mr. Browning reports beeves, 7c.®9e.; cows and 
calves, $20®$45 ; veals, 44c.®6c. ; sheep and lambs, 
see sales below. 
Mr. O’Brien reports beeves, 6c.®8c.; cows and calves 
$25®$40. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-DAY. 
Beeves,. 2413 2367 
Cows,. 33 - 
Calves. 238 - 
Sheep and lambs,. 720 - 
Swine,.— 1575 - 
New-York State furnished, by cars, 373; on foot, 94 , 
Ohio, 213; Kentucky, 531; Illinois, 69; Pennsylvania, 
734; Virginia, 27; Indiana, 104 ; Connecticut, 35. 
RECEIVED DUniNG THE WEEK. 
Chamberlin’s. Browning’s. O’Brien’s. 
Robinson-st. 
Sixth-st. 
Sixth-st. 
Beeves,. 
... 598 
448 
315 
Cows and calves, 
... 123 
34 
65 
Sheep and lambs 
....8462 
4946 
— 
Veals. 
.... 108 
42 
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All the brokers report the sheep market very dull the 
past week, with no prospect of a change till there is a 
change of weather. 
Mr. James McCarty, 388 Bowery, sheep broker at 
Browning’s, reports sales of 2050 sheep and lambs, for 
$5,747 42, as follows : 
Sheep.— 54 Sheep for $94 05 ; 203 sheep and lambs, for 
$528 75 ; 191 for $534 25 ; 141 for $481 50 ; 109 for $266 75 ; 
208 for $710 74 ; 97 for $155 25 ; 97 for $163 25; 150 for 
$422 25 ; 43 for $175 75 ; 115 for $378 75 ; 193 for $482 25 ; 
401for $125 50; 17*4 for $392 25 ; 163 for $441 13; 72 for 
$298. Total number of sheep and lambs, 2,050—sold for 
$5,747 42. Average per head, $2 80. 
Mr. Samuel McGraw, Sheep Broker at Browning’s, re¬ 
ports sales of 941 sheep and lambs, sold during the past 
week for $2,727 63, in the following lots and prices : 
Sheep and Lambs.— 217 sheep for $695 62 ; 134 sheep 
and Iambs for $283 75 ; 85 lambs for $267 88 ; 198 lambs 
for $332 87 ; 29 sheep for $81 75; 36 lambs for $77 ; 82 
sheep for $275 ; 51 sheep for $134 Cl ; 39 lambs for $104 ; 
13 sheep for $39 50 ; 109 sheep and lambs for $308 ; 38 
sheep for $128 25. Total number of sheep and lambs, 
941—sold for $2,727 63. Average $2 89. 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, <5 c. 
Ashes— 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853.p 100 ft. 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852. 
Beeswax— 
American Yellow. 
Bristles— 
American, Gray and White. 
Coal— 
Liverpool Ori el.p chaldron 
Scotch.. 
Sidney. 
Pictou. 
Anthracite.p 2,000 ft. 
Cotton— 
Upland. Florida. Mobile. 
Ordinary. 7i 71 71 
Middling. 91 91 9J 
Middling Fair. 101 101 101 
Fair. 11 111 111 
Cotton Bagging- 
Gunny Cloth. 
American Kentucky. 
Dundee . 
, 4 c 
-® 7 — 
6 25®- 
— 28®— 30 
— 40®-r- 45 
-®11 50 
- ® - 
8 — ® 7 50 
8 — ®- 
7 — ® 7 50 
N. O. &■ Texas. 
8 
10 
111 
Hi 
p yard.— 121®— 13 
.. ® - 
.. ® - 
Coffee- 
Java. 
Mocha. 
Brazil. 
Maracaibo. 
St. Domingo. 
Flax- 
Jersey .p ft. 
Flour and Meal- 
State, common brands. 
State, straight brands. 
State, favorite brands. 
Western, mixed do. 
Michigan and Indiana, straight do. 
Michigan, fancy brands. 
Ohio, common to good brands. 
Ohio, fancy brands. 
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, extra do... 
Genesee, fancy brands. 
Genesee, extra brands. 
Canada, (in bond,). 
Brandywine . 
Georgetown. 
Petersburg City. 
Richmond Country. 
Alexandria. 
Baltimore, Iloward-Slreet. 
Rye Flour. 
Corn Meal, Jersey. 
Com Meal, Brandywine. 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.p punch. 
Grain- 
Wheat, White Genesee.p bush. 
Wheat, do. Canada, (in bond, . 
Wheat, Southern, White. 
Wheat, Ohio, White. 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 
Wheat, Western and Mixed. 
.P lb.— 12 ®— 131 
.— 14 ®— 141 
.— 9 ®— 11 
.— 10 ®— 11 
(cash) . — 9 ®— 101 
— 8 ®— 9 
8 25 ® 8 50 
8 62f®- 
8 81 ® 9 — 
8 624® 8 75 
9 25 ® 9 374 
9 50 ® - 
9 121® 9 374 
9 314® 9 50 
-® 9 50 
9 25 ® 9 50 
9 75 ®10 50 
8 62 ® 8 75 
9 55 ® 9 50 
9 25 ® 9 50 
9 25 ®- 
-® 9 25 
9 — ® 9 25 
9 — ® 9 25 
6 50 ®- 
4 50 ®- 
4 75 ®- 
-®19 50 
2 43 ® 2 50 
-® 2 10 
2 — ® 2 20 
- ® - 
2 25 ® 2 40 
1 90 ® 2 08 
