AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Farrier; W, Guenon’s Milk Cows ; 15, Nef- 
fin on Milk Cows ; 16, Weeks on the Honey 
Bee; 17, The Cottage and Farm Bee Keeper; 
18, American Rose Culturist; 19, Browne’s 
American Bird Fancier. 
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Muck Manual; Johnston’s Elements of Ag¬ 
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Agriculture for Schools; Hind’s Farriery 
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Economy ; PracticafFarrier, by Mason ; Al¬ 
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Manual; Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor ; 
Youatt and Martin on the Hog ; Canfield on 
Sheep ; Youatt on Sheep; Morell’s Ameri¬ 
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and Fruit Trees of America ; Barry’s Fruit 
Garden ; Browne’s American Field Book of 
Manures; Ruffin’s Calcareous Manures ;j 
Leibig’s Complete Works; Youatt on the 
Structure and Disease of the Horse ; Youattj 
and Martin on Cattle, by Stephens; Farm¬ 
ers’ Barn Book ; Randall’ Sheep Husbandry; 
LangstrothonBees ; Buist’s American Flow-; 
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wfefs. 
Remarks.— Flour has risen the past week 
25 to 50 cts. per bbl. Corn has advanced 
from 2 to 3 cts. per bushel. American wool 
is more in demand, foreign dull of sale. 
Cotton has fallen i to i cts. per lb. other 
Southern products are depressed. 
The weather the past week has been cold 
for the season, with 3 to 4 inches of snow, 
which soon disappeared. This morning we 
have alight snow shower which turned to 
rain. Soon after it cleared off fair, and the 
thermometer at 12 at noon stood at 51° de¬ 
grees. We hope it will thaw sufficiently 
west and north of us to liberate the Coal, 
Grain, Flour, and Provisions, froze up in the 
New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania 
canals. Of this however there is some 
doubt, as in some parts north of us the snow 
fell 30 inches deep, and the weather then 
cleared off intensely cold. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Saturday, December 9, 1854. 
The prices given in 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. 
The weather this morning is very cold, and the market 
not very lively. Vegetables are not plentiful, and com¬ 
mand higher prices than by our last. There are few good 
potatoes in market. The river is lrozen so that none can 
come, except by railroad, and these are liable to freeze. 
There are no Sweet potatoes in Market, though a load is 
due from Virginia. 
Apples have advanced about 50c. bbl. within two 
weeks. The late storm has doubtless had an influence on 
the supply, as weU as the prices, making it more difficult 
of transportation. Cranberries are also higher by about a 
dollar a barrel. The season is nearly past. 
In the butter market there is no change. Eggs are 2c. 
or 3c. ip dozen higher. Cheese the same. 
VeoEtables.— Potatoes, New-Jersey Mercers, $3®$3 
50 p bbl.; White, $2 50®$3 ; Carter, same ; Nova Scotia, 
$1 p bush.; Turnips, Russia, $1 50®? 1 75 ; White, ?1 25: 
Onions, White, $4 p bbl.; Red, $2®$2 50 ; Beets, Car¬ 
rots, and Parsnips, 75c. p basket; Cabbages, $5®$7 p 
100; Celery, $1 p dozen. 
Fruits.— Apples, Spitzenbergs, $2 25®2 50 p bbl.j 
Greenings, same; Russets, $2; Gilliflowers, $2; Cranber¬ 
ries, $9®$10.. 
Butter, Orange Co.. 21®24e. pib.; Western, 15©18e, j 
Eggs, 23®26e. p doz.; Cheese, 10c.®lle. p lb. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Thursday, Dec. 7. j 
Notwithstanding a resolution passed by the butchers on 
Friday night, that they wonld not attend the Market to4 
day, most of them were present, and doing the usual busi¬ 
ness. They are as dissatisfied as ever with the present 
order of things, and submit only on compulsion. They 
wish very much to resume Monday, but to this there are 
serious objections. We learn, however, from good au¬ 
thority, that as soon as arrangements can be made with the 
Erie Railroad for the transportation of cattle, Wednes¬ 
day will probably be fixed upon as the principal market- 
day. In that case the Philadelphia market, which also: 
takes place on Wednesday, will doubtless be changed tq 
Thursday. There will then be sufficient time to bring the! 
cattle through from Dunkirk without shipping them on' 
Sunday, beside giving opportunity to the brokers to attend! 
both markets. Such an arrangement, it is believed, will) 
be much more satisfactory to all parties. 
There are only 1483 cattle in market to-day, and yet the 
sales are slow'. The brokers complain of dull markets 
and the butchers of high prices and poor beef; which last 
appears a most reasonable complaint. A meaner lot oi 
cattle we do not believe it possible to collect together, 
They look like a crowd of old truck which has been put 
off to sell at auction ; if one comes across a good article 
it is only by chance. The prices vary little from last 
week. 
Best quality is selling at.94©10c. lb. 
A few extra sold as high as.104c. do. 
Fair quality do. .84®94e. do. 
Inferior do, do, . 7®8c4. do. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Beeves.7c.®105e. 
Cows and Calves.$30®$75. 
Veals. 4jc.®7c. 
Sheep. $2®$6. 
Lambs.$1 50®$4 50. 
Swine. 44.®4$. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A . M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. IN MARKET TO-tJAY. 
Beeves,. 1640 1483 
Cows,. 8 - 
Veals. 107 -— 
Sheep and lambs,. 1778 —— 
Swine,. 1581 - 
Of these there came by the Erie Railroad . 300 
By the Harlem Railroad. 353 
By the Hudson River Railroad. 500 
By the Hudson River Steamboats. . 75 
New-York State furnished, 334 ; Pennsylvania, 333; 
Ohio, 172 ; Illinois, 116 ; Kentucky, 157; Connecticut, 54 ; 
New-Jersey, 11. 
We give the following names of owners, and where the 
cattle are from, and by whom sold; 
Owners. 
State. 
Salesmen. 
No. 
White <& Ulery. 
..Penn... 
.. Owners. 
..142 
Frank Ferguson. 
•■Ky. 
.. .Geo. Toffey. 
.. 92 
J. W. Hatch. 
...Ill. 
...Hurd. 
.. 65 
Lem. Bush. 
. -Ky. 
..W. H. Belden.... 
.. 65 
Sidell & Co. 
.. 95 
Welling & Martin.... 
...N. Y... 
.. .Owners. 
Thomas M. Vail. 
... Owners. 
.. 12 
A. Chandler . 
.. .Penn.. 
..109 
F.Jacoby. 
...Ill. 
.. Barney Bartam .. 
.. 51 
Teed <fc Barnes. 
. Penn.. 
.. Owners. 
.. 85 
Freeman & Bartlett.. 
..N. Y... 
.. .Hoffman. 
.107 
Alva Mead. 
.. 44 
John Carpenter. 
..N. Y... 
. ..Owner. 
.. 32 
P. A. Crow. 
.. 17 
Miner & Toffey. 
...N. Y... 
.. 10 
Haight & Merritt. 
.. Conn.. 
.. 10 
Sam Robbins. 
..N. Y... 
. . 17 
John Retter. 
. Ohio... 
...Jo. W. Williams. 
.. 60 
Phillips & Carey. 
..N. Y... 
.. .Owners. 
.. 29 
J. B. Roe. 
.. .Owner. 
.. 18 
D. D. Hunt. 
... do. 
.. 10 
J. L Mores. 
... do.;_ 
.. 20 
S. Sandford. 
... do.. 
.. 10 
Wm. Whiting. 
... do. 
.. 20 
Messrs. Hoag. 
... Owners. 
Kelley & Drew. 
... do. 
Geo. Ayrault. 
.. do. . 
.. .Owner. 
.. 40 
W. Sherman. 
... do. 
.. 24 
R. Boies . 
.. Ohio... 
.. 66 
SHEEP MARKET. 
Monday, Dec, 11,1854. 
The Sheep Market opened a little more favorably last 
Monday, but towards the close of the week it became over¬ 
stocked and exceedingly dull. The appearance is a little 
better this morning though there are large quantities on 
hand, especially of lambs. 
PRICES CURRENT. 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, <fc., 4-c 
Ashes— 
Pot, 1st sort, 1853.^ 100 lb.-© 7 — 
Pearl, 1st sort, 1852. .. 7 00®- 
Beeswax— 
American Yellow.. — 28®— 30 
Bristles— 
American, Gray and White...— 45 ®—50 
Coal— 
LiverpoolOrrel.ip chaldron-® 7 50 
Scotch,.,..®- 
Sidney. 8 — ® 7 50 
Pietou. 8 — ®- 
Anthracite.^2,000 lb. 7 — ® 7 50 
Cotton- 
Ordinary. 
Upland. 
7* 
Florida. 
7* 
Mobile. 
71 
N. O. & Texas. 
74 
Middling. 
8 { 
8 j 
9 
94 
Middling Fair. 
9j 
94 
101 
104 
Fair. 
10 
104 
104 
11 
Cotton Bagging- 
Gunny Cloth.Pyard — 121®— 13 
American Kentucky..®- 
Dundee..®- 
Coffee- 
Java.^ lb.— 13 ®— 131 
Mocha.— 14 ®— 141 
Brazil.— 9 ®— 11 
Maracaibo.— 10 ®— 11 
St. Domingo.(cash).— 9 ®— 101 
Flax- 
Jersey,,...,..^ lb.— 8 ®— 9 
