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VcarclabSe or Carden Seeds. 
8_T)aniel O’Rourke Pea — Packages same as No. t. 
g—Champion of England Pea—One 3-cent stamp. 
10— British Queen Pea— do. do. 
11 — Hair’s Dwarf Mammoth Pea— do do. 
50—King of the Marrows Pea— do.- do. 
1 2—Green Kohl Rabi—One-third of a 3-cent stamp. 
1 3—Enfield Market Cabbage— 
1 4—Alma Cauliflower— 
15— Mammoth Cabbage Lettuce 
21 —Winter Cherry- 
17—Red Strap-Leaf Turnip—Oi 
1 9—Round Spinach— 
20—Salsafy— 
22—Boston Marrow Squash— 
55—White Globe Onion- 
72— Imported Brussels Sprouts- 
73— Egg Plants, (mixed)— 
74— Solid White Celery— 
75— Green Curled Endive— 
7G—Musk Melon— 
77—Water Melon— 
02—Okra- 
16 — Long Orange Carrot— 
7 I —Long White French Turnip—One 3-cent stamp. 
Flower and Ornamcuitil Seeds. 
Of these any subscriber may choose three parcels, with 
one of those above ; or five parcels, with none of the 
above. The Flower and Ornamental Seeds are put up in 
small packages, the amount in each depending upon the 
variety of the seeds, their size, the number required for a 
common flower-bed, etc. 
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39 — Marvel of Peru—One-third of a 3 cent 
45— Sweet Peas— do. do. 
46— Mixed Lupins— do. do. 
89— Cotton Plant (2 kinds)—One 3-cent stamp. 
90 — Norway Spruce Seed—One-half of a 3-cent stamp. 
91 — Arbor Vitte Seed— do. do. 
On an average , about five of the following 32 varieties 
will go under a 3-cent postage stamp. 
23 —Mignonette. 47—Morning Glory, mixed. 
25—Mixed Nasturtiums, -IS—Flos Adonis. 
27— Extra Cockscomb. 49—Candy Tuft. 
28— Dwf. Rocket Larkspur.50—Schizanthus. 
20—Double Balsams, mix’d.5 I — Phlox Drummondii. 
30— Tassel Flower. 78—Ageratum Mexicanum. 
31 — Chinese Pink. 79—Germ. 10-weeks Slock. 
32 — Portulacas, mixed. SO—Yellow Hawkweed. 
33 — Cypress Vine. 81—'Canary Bird Flower. 
34 — China Asters, mixed. 8 2—Thunbergia. 
35— German Asters, mixed .8 3—Snap-Dragon. 
37— Zinnia Elegans. 84—African Marigold. 
38— sweet William. 85—Gaiilardia, mixed. 
40— Escholtzia Californica. 86 —Euphorbia, mixed. 
41— Elegant Ciarkia. 87—Coieopsis. 
42_Foxglove. 8 8 —Globe Amaranth. 
Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, I 
New York, Monday Evening, Feb. 21, 1850 $ 
The exact condition, or prospects rather, of the Bread¬ 
stuff Market is difficult to report. With an abundance of 
money, with a war-cloud overhanging the European hori¬ 
zon, with the cessation of arrivals from the interior by 
reason of the weather, and with the aid of reports of an 
unprecedented deficiency of grain at the West, the specu¬ 
lators and holders of breadstuff's in this city have been 
able to secure a considerable advance of prices since our 
last report. A small part of this advance is probably legi¬ 
timate and will continue ; but the increasing value of 
money and demand for it, the opening of navigation, the 
more probable peaceful termination of affairs in Europe, 
and the truth in regard to the actual deficiency of last 
year’s crop, will probably prevent any material advance, 
if it does not remove some of that already attained. The 
sales for consumption have not been large. The aggre¬ 
gate of sales reported below'of course embraces a large 
number of transactions, which have been merely the sales 
from one speculator to another. As these are made open¬ 
ly on the Exchange, it is impossible to separate them from 
sales for consumption.New Corn is plenty and de¬ 
clining.Barley in demand and dearer.R\e and 
Oats, no change.Cotton, transactions moderate, 
market closing more firmly.Provisions in good re¬ 
quest, but prices irregular. . . A fair inquiry for Gro¬ 
ceries, Tobacco, and Wool. Hay, Hemp, Hops, and 
Seed, quiet. 
RECEIPTS. Flour. Wheal. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
29bus. daystAismon, 110,750 9,100 121,350 - 1,760 86 359 
21 bus. Uaystal mon , 112,923 6,688 118,318 - 2,196 8,672 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye . Barley 
29 business days this month, 388.918 423,670 511,150 10,158 390 110 
24 business days last mon, 239,200 338,570 413,550 15,650 46,500 
Extorts of Bkeadstuffs from N. Y., from Jan. 1st, 
to Feb. 14. 
1858. 
1859. 
Wheat Flour, bbls. 
297,698 
53,876 
Rye Flour, bbls. 
821 
],U48 
Corn Meal, bbls. 
8,632 
13.477 
Wheat, bush. 
255,208 
16.749 
Corn, bush. 
252,164 
12,973 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Jan. 21. 
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Flour— Superf to Extra State $1 80 
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Rice, per 100 lbs . 2 
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Pork—M ess, per bill. 17 
Prime, lier hid . 13 
Beef—R epacked Mess . 8 
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Hogs, Dressed corn, per lo .. 
Lard, in bids per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per lb. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese, per lb . 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen. 
Feathers, Live Geese per lb. 
Seed—C lover, per lb . 
Timothy, per bushel . 
Sugar. Brown per hi. 
Molasses, New-Orleans. prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco — K entucky,&o pr lb 
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WooL-Domestic fleece, per lb. 
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Tallow, per lb . 
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Potatoes—P each Blow, prbrl 
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IV. Y. Ei’ve Slock Markets.— The Cattle 
Markets have been scantily supplied the past month— 
only 12,251 beeves received for 4 weeks ending Feb. lfi. 
Prices have advanced about. If c. p lb. At I he last mar¬ 
ket day (Feb. 16) with a receipt of 3,1)14 head for the w eek, 
prices ranged at 13c. (a) 14c. for choice premium animals ,■ 
IDJ. fa) lljc. for first quality ; ‘Jc. (a) 10c. on medium, and 
7j- fa) 84 for poorer grades, with an average of 91c. fur the 
entire sales. 
Sheep and Lambs.— Receipts of live sheep have also 
heen light, footing but 22,794 for the past four weeks. 
Free supplies of dressed carcasses by railroad in part 
make up for the deficiency. Prices have advanced ma¬ 
terially, being now 6 (a) 61c. ^ lb. live weight for good 
sheep, and 7e. for extra fat ones. 
Hogs —Receipts for the four weeks just ended amount 
to 26.834, or 17,903 less than the previous month. R cent 
arrivals are quite light, and high prices obtain. Good 
heavy corn hogs are worth 6}c. (a) 7c., and still-fed Glc.® 
6}c. tp lb. gioss or live weight. 
i’lic Weather since our last record has been variable, 
but generally mild for this latitude Our Daily Notes 
show, Jan.22, clear A M.,cloudy P.M.—23, clear and cold- 
24, clear and cold (16°)—25, milder — 26, warm — 27, cloudy, 
rainy night—28, rain and fog—29, cloudy, rain at night 
—3(1, clear and fine—31, plesant— Feb. 1, clear—2, cloudy, 
rain in night—3, cloudy, light rain—4, clear and cold—5, 
clear and fine—6, cloudy A. M., snow P. M.—7, clear, ten 
inches snow—8, cloudy, fine sleighing—9, cloudy and 
drizzling —10, clear and freezing—I I. cloudy, slight snow 
in nigh't—12, cloudy and snoiv squalls—13 clear and cold 
—14, clear and mild—15 cloudy A. M., rain, P. M.—16, 
rain A. M 1 , clear and warm, P. M.—17, clear and warm 
A. M , cloudy P. M.—18, ram—19, remarkable fog A M„ 
cleared suddenly, and cloudy P. M. — 20, foggy and rainy 
—21, clear and cooler—22, cool, light clouds. 
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