AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
301 
Fifteen Hundred Knuckles at the Tub.— 
The New-York correspondent of the Charles¬ 
ton Courier writes : “ The latest inven¬ 
tion is a new washing machine now in opera¬ 
tion at the Astor House. It is called the 
“ great knuckle.” In the card of the owner 
it is stated that this new machine ‘ is saving 
from ten to fifteen girls a day, in the wash¬ 
room of the Astor House.’ A vial-washing 
man at the Crystal Palace offered a cup val¬ 
ued at $50 to any person who could produce 
anything that would beat his. The ‘ great 
knuckle-washing machine ' man will give a 
cup valued at $500 to any one who will bring 
his machine to the Astor House and wash one 
dozen pieces while he is washing three doz¬ 
en ! He says that instead of using one pair 
of‘knuckles,’ ‘ as Old Eve commenced with,’ 
his machine is a combination of from 200 to 
1,500. Great are the merits of washing 
machines !” 
Well Answered. —Uncle Bill Tidd was a 
drover from Vermont. Being exposed to 
all weather, his complexion suffered some ; 
but at the best, he was none of the whitest. 
Stopping at a public house near Brighton, a 
man rich in this world’s goods, but of notori¬ 
ously bad character, thought as Uncle Bill 
came in, he would make him the butt of a 
joke. As the black face of the weather¬ 
beaten man appeared in the door-way, he 
exclaimed . 
“ Mercy on us, how dark it grows.” 
Uncle Bill, surveying him from head to 
foot, coolly replied— 
“ Yes, sir : your character and my com¬ 
plexion are enough to darken any room.” 
Their Consciences Troubled Them. —An 
exchange paper says : “ A man in a cer¬ 
tain village, with whom we are acquainted, 
having had sanded sugar sold to him, in¬ 
serted in the weekly paper the following : 
“ Notice. —I purchased of a grocer in this 
village a quantity of sugar, from which I ob¬ 
tained One Pound of Sand ! If the rascal 
who cheated we will send to my address 
seven pounds of good sugar, (Scripture 
measure of restitution,) I will be satisfied ; 
if not, I shall expose him.” 
On the following day nine seven pound 
packages of sugar were left at his residence 
from as many different dealers, each sup¬ 
posing himself to be the person intended ! 
A beautiful Turkish story is going the 
rounds, illustrative of fortune's freaks. A 
beggar asked alms of a rich man, and was 
harshly driven from the door. Soon the 
rich man lost his fortune, and being unable 
to support his wife, was divorced. She 
married again. Soon a beggar asked alms 
at the door. She was directed to supply 
him ; the beggar proved to be her former 
husband, and the present husband,the for¬ 
mer beggar. 
A man with a moderate appetite dined at 
a hotel, and after eating the whole of a 
young pig, was asked if he would have 
some pudding. He said he didn’t care much 
about pudding, but if they had another little 
hog he would be thankful for it. 
Johnny —“ Charlie, do you ever get licked 
much V’ 
Charlie —“ No, sir-ee, I don’t; I’ve got a 
grandmother.” 
A lady in Troy is said to be so full of sym¬ 
pathy, that every time her ducks take a bath 
in the mud-gutter, she dries their feet by the 
fire to keep them from catching cold. 
’We have seen half the men in a large con¬ 
gregation, hunting for their hats while their 
venerable pastor was solemnly and fervently 
pronouncing a blessing upon them. • 
isbrkfe. 
The weather, with the exception of one 
day, has continued about as mild as last 
week. This is of no small importance to 
the poor and numerous unemployed of cities, 
as it saves them fuel and clothing. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
^Tuesday, January 16, 1855. 
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 market, if anything, has been more dull for a 
few days past than formerly, owing to the late open wea¬ 
ther which has brought in abundance of produce from sec¬ 
tions adjoining the city. Prices, as yet, remain firm, but 
if this weather continues, there must be a falling off soon. 
Potatoes have varied but little, and there is but little pros¬ 
pect of an advance in prices before spring. It is true they 
have not run as high as last winter, into nearly $1 per 
bbl.; but this year there is nearly that difference in the 
value of money. People could as well afford to pay $4 
per bbl. for potatoes last winter, as $3 this. 
We give, it will be seen, several distinct varieties, 
which will be well understood in sections where they are 
raised. The prices may be relied on as correct—being 
obtained from the largest dealers in Washington market— 
and being the actual wholesale prices given and received. 
The figures on the left show the prices at which pota¬ 
toes are bought from producers, while those on the righj 
show the profits at which they are sold from the stand. 
The potatoes that come into market are the New Jer¬ 
sey Mercers, being clearer in appearance and milder to the 
taste than others. The New-Jersey Carters, however, 
are nearly equal to them, being, when boiled, very dry 
and mealy. Western Mercers are dark colored and 
stronger to the taste, while the Nova Scotia are stronger 
still. The white Mercers are excellent potatoes in the 
spring, but in the fall, like the Long Red or Merinoes, they 
are too watery to be eaten. They have just begun to 
come into market The Western Reds and Yellow Pink 
eyes are round and of inferior quality , they are verv 
common'at eating houses. The Long Reds are only to be 
eaten in the spring, or rather not to be eaten at all 
Of Virginia Sweets there were none in market, having 
been frozen on the way. White Onions ;are very scarce 
and high. Cabbages the same. 
Apples have undergone no variations since our last. 
Butter sustains the same prices, but is slower of sale. 
Eggs a little stiffer. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes, New-Jersey Mercers, $3 50® 
$4 00 p bbl.; Western Mercers, $3 25®$3 75 ; Nova 
Scotia Mercers, $3 37®$3 75 p bbl.; New-Jersey Car¬ 
ters, $3 75®$4 00 p bbl.; Washington Co. Carters, $375® 
$4; Junes, $3 25®$3 50 ; Western Reds, $2 62{®$3 00 ; 
White Pink Eyes, $3 50; Yellow Pink Eyes, $2 50 
®$3 ; Long Reds, $2 12®$2 75 ; Virginia, Sweet Pota¬ 
toes, none ; Philadelphia, $4 50®$5 00; Turnips, Ruta 
Baga $2®$2 12 ; White, $1 00®$125; Onions, White, 
$4 50 ; Red, $2 25®$2 75; Yellow, $3 25 ; Cabbages, 
75c®$l 25 p doz ; Beets, $1 25 ^ bbl.; Carrots, $1; Pars¬ 
nips, $1 25. 
Fruits.— Apples, Spitzenbergs and Greenings, $2 50® 
$3 00 ^ bbl.; Russets and Gilliflowers, $2 25®$2 50. 
Butter, Orange Co., 21®24c. pit.; Western, 15®18c.; 
Eggs, 30®31c. p doz.; Cheese, 10c.®llc. p lb. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
, Wednesday January 17, 1855. 
There is a scanty supply of cattle in market to-day, 
being only 854, a less number than we remember to have 
seen before. This deficiency, however, is merely tem¬ 
poral, being occasioned by the late troubles on the Erie 
Railroad, by which some 600 cattle have been detained on 
the way. There are, we understand, 450 laying by at Al¬ 
bany, having been too late for the market. As might be 
expected, there is an advance in the prices to-day, and 
livelier sales. Good animals, what few there are, sell 
readily at 11c. per lb., and, in a few instances, higher. 
Poori animals command a quick price, and flourish abund¬ 
antly. If the animals continue to degrade, as they have 
done for a few weeks past, they will “ leave not a wrack 
behind” by spring, or nothing but a “ wrack.” 
We began to-day to take notes, but found so little wor¬ 
thy of praise, that ivc submit tho fyliojo to gonevnl con¬ 
demnation, 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices: 
Superior quality beef is selling at.10J®llc. p lb. 
A few extra. Hie. 
Fair quality do. .. .9®10Jc. do. 
Inferior do. do. . 8®9c. do. 
Beeves. 8c.®llc. 
Cows and Calves.$25®$55. 
Veals. 4jc.®6c. 
Sheep.*.$2 50®$7. 
Lambs.$1 50®$4 50. 
Swine. 5c.®5J. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
RECEIVED DURING THE WEEK. 
IN MARKET TC-DAY 
Beeves,. 
... 1067 
854 
Cows,. 
— 
Veals,. 
... 160 
— 
Sheep and lambs,.... 
... 1526 
— 
Swine,. 
.... 1689 
— 
Of these there came by the Erie Railroad—beeves.. 250 
Swine . 1689 
By the Harlem Railroad—Beeves. 405 
Veals. 160 
Cows . 25 
Sheep . . 
By the Hudson River Railroad. 250 
By the Hudson River Steamboats. — 
New-York State furnished, 402, Pennsylvania, 64 
Indiana, —; Kentucky, —; New-Jersey, —; Conn ecti- 
cut, 20; Ohio, 167. 
The report of sales for the week, at Browning’s, are as 
follows: 
Sheep and Lambs . 3976 
Beeves . 517 
Veals . 49 
Cows and Calves . 40 
The following sale were made at Chamberlain’s : 
400 Beef Cattle . 8®10jc. 
56 Cows and Calves. . $25®$60 
5,600 Sheep. $2®$6 50 
60 Calves . 4J®7c. 
The fellowing sales were made at G’Brien’s 
Beeves . 265 
Cows and Calves . 65 
Veats . 32 
SHEEP MARKET. 
AVednesdav, January 17, 1855. 
There has been little change in the market since our 
last. The stock of late has muchimproved, and is in good 
demand. To-day the supply is not large. 
Mr. Samuel McGraw, Sheep Broker at Browning’s, re¬ 
ports sales of 670 sheep and lambs, sold during the past 
week for $2,733 35, in the following lots and prices : 
139 Sheep. 
. $879 
60 
132 Sheep and Lambs . 
. 367 
00 
100 Sheep. 
. 367 
00 
74 Sheep and Lambs. 
. 218 
50 
109 Sheep. 
. 408 
75 
64 Sheep. 
. 191 
00 
32 Sheep . 
. 165 
50 
10 Sheep. 
. 81 
00 
10 Sheep . 
. 55 
00 
PRICES CURRENT- 
Produce, Groceries, Provisions, $c., <tc 
Flour and Meal- 
state, common brands. 8 62 ® 8 75 
State, straight brands. 8 75 ®- 
State, favorite brands ... . 8 87 ®- 
Western, mixed do. 8 871®-- 
Michigan and Indiana, straight do. 9 25 ® 9 37< 
Michigan, fancy brands. 9 50 ®- 
Ohio, common to good brands. 9 12J® 9 37i 
Ohio, fancy brands. — — ® 9 62 
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, extra do ..— — ®10 50 
Genesee, fancy brands. 9 50 ® 9 75 
Genesee, extra brands. 10 62®I1 50 
Canada, (in bond,).. 9 — ® 9 25 
Brandywine . 9 — ®- 
Georgetown. 9 — ® 9 25 
Petersburg City. 9 25 ®- 
Richmond Country. ® 9 25 
Alexandria. ® 9 25 
Baltimore, Howard-Street. — — ® 9 25 
Rye Flour. 6 50 ®- 
Corn Meal, Jersey. 4 75 ®-- 
Corn Meal, Brandywine. 4 75 la) - 
Corn Meal, Brandywine.ppunch.-®22 — 
Grain— 
Wheat, White Genesee.P bush. 2 55 ® 2 60 
Wheat, do. Canada, (in bond, ..® 2 20 
Wheat, Southern, White. 2 25 ® 2 — 
Wheat, Ohio, White. ®- 
Wheat, Michigan, White. 2 40 ® 2 32 
Rye, Northern. 1 38 ®- 
Corn, Round Yellow. 1 05 ® 1 06 
Com, Round White. ® 1 04 
Com, Southern White. — — ®— 99 
Com, Southern Yellow. — 98 ®— 99 
Com, Southern Mixed.. — — ®— — 
Com, Western Mixed. ■ A’ ®—88 
Com, Western Yellow, ,.... ,m < *■ 
