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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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Italian. 
Jute. 
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American, Dew-rotted. 
American, do., Dressed.... 
American, Water-rotted_ 
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.210 — 
Hops, 
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1852. 
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Lime. 
35 — 
25 — 
40 — 
35 — 
17 — 
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— 24 
— 32 
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— 20 
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I lb. — 4X@:— 5 
Rockland, Common.^3 bbl.-@ 1 13 
Lumber. 
WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Timber, White Pine.^ cubic ft.— 18 @ — 22 
Timber, Oak.— 25 @ — 30 
Timber, Grand Island, W. O.— 35 @ — 38 
Timber, Geo. Yel. Pine.(by cargo) — 18 @ — 22 
yard selling prices 
Timber, Oak Scantling.M. ft. 30 — © 40 — 
Timber, or Beams, Eastern.17 50 @ 18 75 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Worked.— — 
Plank, Geo. Pine, Unworked.20 — 
Plank and Boards, N. R. Clear.37 50 
Plank and Boards, N. R. 2d qual.30 — 
Boards, North River, Box.16 — 
Boards, Albany Pine.^ pee.— 16 
Boards, City Worked.— 22 
Boards, do. narrow, clear ceiling.— 25 
Plank, do., narrow, clear flooring.— 25 
Plank, Albany Pine.— 26 
Plank, City Worked.— 26 
Plank, Albany Spruce.— 18 
Plank, Spruce, City Worked.— 22 
Shingles, Pine, sawed.bunch, 2 25 
Shingles, Pine, split and shaved. 2 75 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 1st qual_f3 M. 24 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 3 ft. 2d quality.22 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 1st quality.19 — 
Shingles, Cedar, 2 ft. 2d quality.17 — 
Shingles, Company, 3 ft.32 — 
Shingles, Cypress, 2ft.. 
Shingles, Cypress, 3ft.. 
Staves, White Oak, Pipe.65 — 
Staves, White Oak, Hhd.52 — 
Staves, White Oak, Bbl .40 — 
Staves, Red Oak, Hhd..38 — 
Heading, White Oak.60 — 
Molasses. 
New-Orleans.qj) gall. — 29 
Porto Rico... — 24 
Cuba Muscovado.— 25 
Trinidad Cuba.— 25 
Cardenas, &c.— 23%@ — 24 
Nails. 
Cut, 4d@60d. 
Wrought, 6d@20d. 
Naval Stores. 
Turpentine, Soft, North County 
Turpentine, Wilmington.— — 
Tar.$ bbl. 3 — 
Pitch, City.2 75 
Resin, Common, (delivered).1 75 
Resin, White.$ 280 lb. 2 50 
Spirits Turpentine.$ gall.— 66 
Oil Cake. 
Thin Oblong, City.$ ton,- 
Thick, Round, Country.. 
Thin Oblong Country.. 
Provisions. 
Beef, Mess, Country.$ bbl. 8 25 
Beef, Prime, Country.6 — 
Beef, Mess, City.13 — 
Beef, Mess, extra.15 50 
Beef, Prime, City.7 25 
Beef, Mess, repacked, Wiscon.— 
Beef, Prime, Mess.^3 tee. 20 
Pork, Mess, Western.tp bbl. 15 75 
Pork, Prime, Western. 13 50 _ 
Pork, Prime, Mess.14 88 ©16 — 
Pork, Clear, Western..@17 — 
Lard, Ohio, Prime, in barrels.$ lb. — 10%©- 
Hams, Pickled,. 
Hams, Dry Salted. 
Shoulders, Pickled. 
Shoulders, Dry Salted.... 
Beef Hams, in Pickle.f3 bbl. 13 — 
Beef, Smoked.tjj3 lb. — 9 
Butter, Orange County.— 22 
Butter, Ohio.— 12 
Butter, New-York State Dairies.— 16 
Butter, Canada.— 12 
Butter, other Foreign, (in bond,)... 
Cheese, fair to prime.— 10 
Plaster Paris. 
Blue Nova Scotia.ton, 3 50 
White Nova Scotia.3 50 
Salt. 
Turks Island. ^ bush.- 
St. Martin’s...@—— 
Liverpool, Ground..$ sack, 1 10 © 1 12)£ 
Liverpool, Fine.1 45 © 1 50 
Liverpool, Fine, Ashton’s.1 72}£@ 1 75 
Saltpetre. 
Refined.$3— 6%@— 8 
12801b.-® 5 75 
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6% 
£15 50 
£- 9% 
£— 24 
£— 16 
£— 21 
£— 15 
£— 12 
3 75 
3 62# 
£—48 
Crude, East India. 
Nitrate Soda. 
7Jf 
5% 
Seeds. 
Clover.qp lb. — 10 @— 11% 
Timothy, Mowed.-qjl tee. 14 — @17 — 
Timothy, Reaped.17 — @20 — 
Flax, American, Rough.$ bush. — @ - 
Linseed, Calcutta. — @ - 
Sugar. 
St. Croix.lb. — — @- —- 
New-Orleans. — 4 @ — 6% 
Cuba Muscovado. — 4%@ — 6 
Porto Rico.— 4%@— 6% 
Havana, White. — 7)jf@ — 8 
Havana, Brown and Yellow. — 5 @— 7% 
Manilla. — 5)tf@- 
Brazil White. — 6%@— 7 
Brazil, Brown. — 5 @ — ■ — 
Stuart’s, Double-Refined, Loaf.— 9%@- 
do. do. do. Crushed : q: — 9)4©- 
do.. do. do. Ground : g : — 8%@- 
do. (A) Crushed... — 9 @- 
do. 2d quality, Crushed. none. 
Tobacco. 
Virginia.$ lb.-©- 
Kentucky.— 7 @— 10 
Mason County.— 0%@—11 
Maryland..@- 
St.Domingo.— 12 @ — ’18 
Cuba.— 18%@— 23% 
Yara. — 40 @—45 
Havana, Fillers and Wrappers.— 25 @ 1 — 
Florida Wrappers.— 15 @— 60 
Connecticut Seed Leaf.— 6 @— 20 
Pennsylvania Seed Leaf.— 5%@—15 
Tallow. 
American, Prime.f3 lb. — 11%@— 12% 
Wool. 
American, Saxony Fleece.^ lb. — 50 @— 55 
American, Full-blood Merino.— 46 @— 48 
American % and % Merino .— 42 @— 45 
American, Native and % Merino.— 36 j ©— 28 
Extra, Pulled,.— 42 @—48 
Superfine, Pulled.— 39 ©— 41 
No. 1. Pulled.— 33 @— 37 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Advertisements for the American Agriculturist must be 
paid for in advance. 
F or sale at the south norwalk nursery, the 
Great New Rochelle or Lawton Blackberry Plants; also 
plants of the White fruited Blackberry. For sale also a large 
stock of small plants of the new or North River Red Antwerp 
plants, at the low price of fifteen dollars per thousand. The 
above plants all warranted. 
GEO. SEYMOUR & CO., 
24-36 South Norwalk Nursery, Conn. 
W ANTED—A GARDENER —one who understands his 
business, and can bring the best recommendations.— 
A married man preferred. 
23-26* Apply to S., 189 Water street. 
A TKINS’ SELF-RAKING REAPER.—40 of these machines 
were used last harvest in grass or grain or both, with al¬ 
most uniformly good success, in nine different States and 
Canada. TWENTY-SIX PREMIUMS, including two at the 
Crystal Palace, (silver and bronze medals,) were awarded it 
at the autumn exhibitions. I am building only 300, which 
are being rapidly ordered. Mr. Joseph Hall, Rochester, N. 
Y., will also build a few. US'" Early orders necessary to 
insure a reaper. 
Price at Chicago $175—$75 Cash with order, note for $50, 
payable when reaper works successfully, and another for $50, 
payable 1st December next with interest. Or $160 cash in ad¬ 
vance. Warranted to be a good Self-Raking Reaper. 
C-£i r “ Agents properly recommended, wanted throughout the 
country. Experienced agents preferred. It is important 
this year to have the machines widely scattered. 
Descriptive circulars with cuts, and giving impartially the 
difficulties as well as successes of the reaper, mailed to post¬ 
paid applications. J. S. WRIGHT. 
"Prairie Farmer” Warehouses. Chicago, Feb., 1854. 
23-35 
T rees and plants.-paiisons & co., flushing, 
near New-York, offer for sale their usual assortment, 
with the addition of many rare novelties of Fruit Trees, for 
the Orchard and the Garden; Ornamental Trees,Shrubs.and 
Roses, for the Avenue, Lawn, or Cemetery ; Vines for the 
Grapery, and Exotic Plants for Greenhouse culture. Cata¬ 
logues can be obtained at No, 60 Cedar street, or will be sent 
by mail to all post-paying applicants enclosing a postage 
stamp. 23-71 
A GEN! 
Am to c; 
TEER OF 
GENTS WANTED FOR EVERY STATE IN THE UNION, 
> canvass for FANNING’S ILLUSTRATED GAZET- 
OF THE UNITED STATES, noticing 23,275 Post towns, 
the population (census of 185u) of most of the places in the 
United States. 
The work contains a map of every State in the Union, and 
a map of fourteen of the largest cities. Price in full leather 
binding, $1 75; in strong neat half bound, $1 50; and for an 
addition of 25 cents on each copy, a large colored Map of the 
United States, showing the Isthmus and the Land Route to 
California. Address, post-paid, 
ENSIGN, BRIDGEMAN & FANNING. 
23-24* 156 William street, N.Y. 
POUDRETTE. 
T HE LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY OFFER their 
Poudrette for sale in lots to suit purchasers, from a sin¬ 
gle barrel up to 4000 barrels, at their usual rates, $1 50 per 
barrel for any quantity over seven barrels, delivered on 
board of vessel in the city of N. York, free of cartage or other 
charge. When 200 or 300barrels are taken, a deduction will be 
made from the above price. That this article has stood the 
test of fourteen years trial is proof of its efficacy. It is the 
cheapest and best manure for corn ever produced, and it has 
the advantage of being useful in small quantities and harm¬ 
less in large. It is a capital manure for peas, strawberries, 
Ac., and all garden vegetables. Apply by letter or person¬ 
ally to the Lodi Manufacturing Company, 
21-34 74 Cortlandt st., New-York. 
rfWAliDENER FOR THE GREEN-HOUSE AND GRAPE- 
House.—Wanted a Gardener as above, who is experi¬ 
enced in the management of the Green and Grape-House in 
the United States. None need apply except fully qualified. 
22—tf A. B. ALLEN, 189 Water st. 
^EICDS FROM THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—A few choice 
samples of Two rowed Barley, Four rowed Barley, White 
Poland Oats, Black Prince Edward’s Island Oats, SpriDg 
Wheat, Timothy, and Flax Seed, for sale by 
22-tf It. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water st. 
H OUSE WANTED FOR A SMALL FAMILY-ONE A few 
miles from the city, and of easy access daily, would be 
preferred. A plot of ground attached would be desirable. 
Possession wanted immediately, or at any time before the 1st. 
of May. A good tenant, and perhaps a future purchaser, may 
be heard of by addressing or calling upon J„ at office of this 
paper. 
HJ-felUECTIONS FOR THE USE OF GUANO.-Afull and mi- 
-BJy nute description of the different crops and soils to 
which Peruvian Guanols adapted, with full directions for its 
application, a pamphlet of 96 pages, and can be sent through 
the mail. [21 tf J R. L. ALLEN, 187 and 191 Water-st. 
6JHEPHERD DOGS.-WANTED ONE OF THE ABOVE 
V9 Dogs of the Scotch Collie breed. He should be under one 
year old, and partially trained. Name lowest price at once, 
which must be moderate. _ A, B. ALLEN. 189 Waler st. 
Quinby’s Mysteries 
OF 
BEE-KEEPING EXPLAINED. 
As Bees “work for nothing and find themselves, ” it is 
apparent to every one, that all necessary care would be 
profitably rewarded if successfully managed. 
WITH THE 
Mysteries as a Guide, 
every one can keep Bees, as well as other stock. 
A NEW FEATURE OF THE BOOK 
IS, 
Thai it is not Written to introduce a patent hive, but con 
tains plain pkactioal directions for obtaining from a com¬ 
mon hive the 
Surplus Honey. 
Witli minute directions for the 
SWARMING- SEASON, 
to prevent two or more swarms issuing at once, or their 
leaving for the woods.—How to make 
Artificial Swarms Successfully. 
To ascertain Hie LOSS of QUEENS, and the remedy. 
Preserving honey from the moth. How to avoid the 
spreading of disease among the brood, and ravages of the 
moth among the combs. 
How to make one good stock from two poor ones in the 
fall for wintering. 
HOW TO WINTER BEES WITHOUT LOSS. 
The publisher offers this book to the public with full 
confidence, believing it contains more reliable and truthful 
directions for managing Bees, than all other boolcs combined. 
The price is only One Dollar, and will be sent free of 
postage. 
Address 
C. m. SAXTON, 
Agricultural Book Publisher, 
152 Fulton Street, New York, or 
the author, If. QUINBY 
23-26 Palatine Church, N.Y. 
GARDEN IMPLEMENTS. 
NJTEDGE, LONG-HANDLE, AND SLIDING PRUNING 
JOl SHEARS ; Budding and Edging Knives; Pruning Hatch¬ 
ets, saws and knives; pruning, vine and flower scissors ; bill 
and Milton hooks; lawn and garden rakes: garden scufflers, 
hoes of great variety, shovels and spades; hand engines, 
which throw water forty feet or more, syringes and water 
pots; grafting chisels, tree scrapers, and caterpillar brushes; 
transplanting trowels, reels; hand plow and cultivator, very 
useful to work between rows of vegetables, together with a 
large assortment of other implements too numerous to men¬ 
tion. [21tf] R. L. ALLEN, 187 and 191 Water-st. 
SJHORT-HORNS.—I have on hand and for sale two good 
thorough-bred Short-Horn Bull Calves. 
20-25* JOHN R. PAGE, Sennett. 
WANTED, 
A N EXPERIENCED, PRACTICAL GARDENER, WHO 
who understands laying out grounds, and the culture of 
Ornamental Trees, Fruit Trees, and Gfape Vines. 
Apply to JAS. FRENCHE, 
18tf 41 Exchange Place, N.Y. 
M EN AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, AT WHOLESALE AND 
Retail—cheaper than ever, at J. VANDERBILT’S, No. 
81 Fulton street, New-York. A very large assortment of all 
qualities and sizes; also a splendid assortment of fashionable 
goods, which will be made to order in a style that cannot be 
surpassed. Also India rubber clothing and furnishing goods. 
Your patronage is respectfully solicited. 
2-30 J. VANDERBILT. 81 Fulton street. 
SHANGHAI BUFF, GREY, AND WHITE ; ALSO BRAMA- 
ic9 Pootras and Malay fowl, 100 pairs assorted for sale. Also 
Trees and Plants. Ornamental Shrubs, Roses and GrapeVines. 
Catalogue furnished. Apply by mail (post paid) to 
GEO. SNYDER & CO.. 
Rhmebeck, Dutchess Co., N.Y. 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 
(f^RAIN MILLS, STEEL AND CAST IROn'mILLsTaL$ 6 
to $25, and Burr-Stone at $50 to $250, for Horse or Steam 
Power. 
T ile machines.-for making draining tiles of 
all descriptions and sizes. 
W ater rams, suction, force, and endless- 
chain Pumps; Leather, Gutta Percha, India Rubber 
Hose, Lead Pipe, &c. 
