AMERICAN AGKRIC ULTURIST 
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system is a simple one, requiring only ordinary intelli¬ 
gence, diligent attention, active and well applied labor, in 
its season—yet, rigid method, and well practiced econo¬ 
my. The very simplicity of its operations renders it 
easy of pursuit, while the system, economy, and industry 
it demands give active thought to the mind equally with 
that of any other agricultural pursuit. The improvements 
of the land occupied by our dairies with their increasing 
value as they shall become more thoroughly occupied, 
and the best means of augmenting their production will 
become more the study of our dairymen than now, and 
the lime is not distant when they will assume a much 
higher consideration in American agriculture than they 
yet have done. Such, however, belongs properly to 
another branch of the subject than what 1 have intended 
in these articles. 
One item of remark in relation to the butter producing 
capacity of milk escaped me when treating of cows, which 
I will here supply, viz.: Some cows excel in producing 
cheese milk, which are decidedly deficient in creamy milk. 
That is-their milk runs heavily to curd, when it will give 
not half the usual average of cream. It is hardly worth 
while to say that such cows should be at once transferred 
from the butter to the cheese dairy. On a strict exarnina- 
of the milk of cows in cheese or butter quality much de¬ 
pends on their relative value for one or the other. 
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Kates of Wages in New-York. City. 
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We are continally receiving inquiries as to chances for 
employment in this city, from those who seem to have 
formed the opinion, that to once obtain a situation in the 
oily, is to get upon the high road to wealth. To such we 
would say that, in proportion to the number of inhabi¬ 
tants, fewer people get rich here, than in the country. 
There are a few fortunes acquired here by energy or good 
luck ; so there are in the country. Proportionally, more 
men get rich by the accidental rise of land, than by com¬ 
mercial transactions. But this point we w ill not discuss 
now.To show what are the chances for employment 
here, and to give some iuea of the renumeration received 
(saying nothing of the great expense of living), we print 
below the current rates of wages and the demand, as 
made up by the Journal of Industry. The figures may not 
be exact in all cases, but they are near enough so, for all 
practical purposes. 
Artificial flower makers, $3 to $6 per week ; good hands 
in request. 
Bakers. $0to $14 per week ; no demand. 
Bakers’ boys, $3 to $5 per week ; no demand. 
Barbers. $6 to $8 per week ; no demand. 
Bedstead-makers, 33 per week ; no demand. 
Blacksmiths, $8 per week; no demand. 
Boat-builders, $10 per week ; no demand. 
Book-keepers, $100 to $2,000 per year; supply over de¬ 
mand. 
Book-binders, $6 to $12 per week; demand for good 
hands. 
Book-binders’ boys, $2 to $5 per week ; no demand. 
Book-folders, $3 to $6 per week ; no demand. 
Brass-founders, $12 to $18 per week; supply equal to 
demand. 
Brewers, $8 per week ; no demand. 
Brush makers, $8 to $15 per week ; moderate demand. 
Builders, $0 per week; no demand. 
Butchers. $8 to $10 per week ; no demand. 
Cabinet-makers. $7 to $lt) per week; no demand. 
Cap-makers, $3 to $4 per week; no demand. 
Carpenters, $7 to $10 per week ; demand moderate. 
Carpenters’ boys, $3 to $0 per week; no demand. 
Confectioners, $10 to $12 per week; no demand. 
Coopers, $12 per week; no demand. 
Coppersmiths, $9 to $12 per week ; no demand 
Designers, $15 to $25 per week; no demand. 
Dress-makers, $4 to $8 per week; supply over de¬ 
mand. 
Engineers, $10 to $30 per week; no demand. 
Engraiers, $10 to $20 per week; no demand. 
Faucet-makers, $8 to $12 per week ; no demand. 
Farm servants, $6 to $10 per month ; market opening. 
Female domestics, $5 to $8 per month ; supply over 
demand, but good ones in request. 
Female domestics (hotel cooks), $12 to 18 per month ; 
demand good. 
Founders, iron, $10 to $12 per week; no demand. 
Frame-makers, $9 to $10 per week ; no demand. 
Furriers, $6 to $12 ; moderate demand. 
Gardeners $7 to $8 per week ; moderate demand. 
Gas-fitters, $9 to $12 per week ; no demand. 
Gilders, $10 to $12 per week; demand moderate for 
good hands. 
Gunsmiths, $9 to $12per week ; no demand. 
Glass cutters, $9 to $12 per week ; demand moderate, 
flatters, piece work, $4.50 per dozen ; plenty of work. 
Laborers, $8 to $3 per month ; market glutted. 
■Last-makers, $12 per week ; no demand. 
Last-makers’ boys, $4 per week ; no demand. 
Lithographers, $ : 12 to $30 per week; supply equal to 
demand. 
Lock makers, $9 to $15 per week; demand for good 
hands. 
Machinists, $6 to $10 per week, no demand. 
Marble-workers (artisans), $12 to $15 per week; de¬ 
mand moderate. 
Marble-workers (laborers), $-1 to $7 per week ; no de¬ 
mand. 
Masons, $9 to $12 per week ; supply equal to demand. 
Milliners, $3 to $6 per week; no demand. 
Musicians, $5 to $8 per week ; no demand. 
Nail-makers, $8 to $9 per week; no demand. 
Nurserymen, $0 to $12 per week; demand moderate. 
Operators on sewing machines, $5 to $6 per week ; 
demand moderate. 
Packing box-makers, $7 to $10 per week ; no demand. 
Painters, $8 to $10 per week: moderate demand. 
Paper-box-makers, $7 to $10 per week ; no demand.. 
Paper-hangers, $8 to $20 per week ; demand moderate. 
Paper-makers, $7 to $10 per week; demand good for 
experienced hands. 
Paper-makers’ boys, $2 to $4 per week ; no demand. 
Paper-makers’ women, $3 to $5 per week ; demand 
moderate. 
Paper-makers’ girls, $1.50 to $2.50 per week ; demand 
moderate. 
Paper-rulers, $10 to $11 per week ; no demand. 
Piano-makers, $9 to $12 per week ; no demand. 
Plasterers, $8 to $12 per week ; simply equal to demand. 
Plumbers, $9 lo $ 12 per week ; supply equal to demand. 
Pocket-book-makers, $10 per week; no demand. 
Porters, $5 to $Sper week ; supply equal to demand. 
Printers, Sit to $12 per week; demand good for first- 
class hands. 
Pump-makers, $6 per w eek ; no demand. 
Kefiaers, $6 tr $10 per week , no'demand. 
Sofa-makers, $12 per week ; no demand. 
Saddlers, $8 to $ 10 per week ; no demand. 
Seal Engravers, $10 to $12 per week ; no demand. 
Segar-box-makers, $8 to $10 per week ; no demand. 
Harket Eeview, Weather Eotes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, Thursday Evening, May 19, 1859. j 
The Flour market has been decidedly brisk since our 
last review, and has been much excited within the past 
two weeks. Influenced to some extent by the very light 
current receipts from the country as well as by the favor¬ 
able commercial accounts from Liverpool, but still more 
by the war news from Europe—the demand has largely 
increased, especially from speculators—and prices have 
rapidly advanced. As will be seen by the table of prices 
given below, th.e ris-e in Flour since our la?t review, has 
been, on the several grades, from 75c. to $1 10 p barrel, 
carrying up with it Wheat, Corn, and other grains. The 
supply of Breadstuffs in the hands of New-York receivers 
has been very materially reduced by the large sales during 
the month. The amount to arrive from the interior, be¬ 
fore the new crop, will most probably be very light. Apart 
from a brisk speculative demand, the regular trade have 
also been buying freely, as they appeared to have dreaded 
a further rise. Within a day or two there has been less 
activity apparent. Speculators are not quite so much dis¬ 
posed to move freely, until they shall have received far¬ 
ther advices from Europe. Just now the demand from 
the regular trade is fair, though not brisk. Most holders 
meet the requirements ot buyers readily, in the main, at 
our quoted prices. In some instances, lower rates have 
been accepted. Though no general decline has been re¬ 
ported, the tendency at present is obviously in favor of 
purchasers, especially in inferior and common qualities, i 
_Wheat has been briskly inquired for at decidedly bet¬ 
ter prices. The influences which have so favorably af¬ 
fected the market for Flour—and the rapid improvement 
in Flour itself—have induced buyers to purchase Wheat 
more freely, and encouraged Ihern to pay from 20e.®30c. 
p bushel more, for desirable lots, than a month ago_ 
Corn has been more sought alter, and has rapidly advanced 
. .say 12c. p bushel, on the average—the supply is quite 
moderate. Rye anti Oats are also in demand, and are 
dearer. Barley has not varied remarkably_The move¬ 
ments in Provisions have been very extensive. The 
speculative demand has been very brisk. The inquiry 
from the trade has also been good. Prices of the princi¬ 
pal kinds have advanced materially, as noted below.... 
Cotton has been very dull, and prices have declined. 
The war news has had tile effect of altogether checking 
purchases on speculation and for shipment. The availa¬ 
ble supply here is 80,481 bales, against 70,806 bales same 
time in 1858. The receipts at all the shipping ports to 
latest dates, this season,have been 3,505,410 bales, against 
2,779,759 bales to the corresponding period of last season. 
The total exports from the United States, so far this sea¬ 
son, have been 2,463,135 bales, against 1,939,582 bales to 
the same date last season. The total stock on hand and 
on shipboard in the shipping ports at the latest dates was 
514,750 bales, against 606,252 bales at the same time last 
year—that is 91,502 less now than last year. The stock 
in the interior towns at the latest dates was 94,117 bales, 
against 67,962 bales at the corresponding date a year ago. 
_Hay, Hops and Seeds have been in fair demand_ 
Rice has been more sought after at much improved prices. 
....Tobacco and Wool have been in rather slackdemand 
at easier rates... .Other branches of the Produce Trade 
have exhibited no very remarkable changes. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Common to Fancy Western.. 
Extra Western. 
Fancy to Extra Genesee. 
Mixed to Extra Southern. 
Rye Flour—F ine and Super. 
. jrn Meal. 
Wheat —Canada White. 
Western White . 
Southern White. 
All kinds of Red. 
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Oats— Western. 
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Southern. 
Rye. 
Barley . 
Cotton — Middlings, per lb. 
Rice, per 1(1(1 lbs.... 
Hops,-crop of 1358 per lb... 
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Country mess . 
Hogs, Dressed corn, per lb .. 
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. 
Seep—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Sugar, Brown, per 11). 
Molasses, New-Orleans, prgl 
Coffee, Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky, &c. pr lb 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
Wooi.-Domestic fleece, per lb. 42J^r7£) I 
Domestic, pulled, per lb . 33 ® : 
Hemp—U ndr’d Amer’npr ton. 140 (a.. 1 55 
Dressed American, per ton_195 ®225 
Tallow, peril). 10 mis, 
Oil Cake, per ton.34 mi ®38 00 
Potatoes—P each Blow.prbbl i 75 ® 2 00 
Mercers, per bill. . 1 75 ® 1 87 
Bermudas, new, per bbl. 
Tomatoes—B ermuda, per 4-qt 
Asparagus, .per dozen. 
Turnips—R utabagas, per bbl. 1 00 (a) 
Onions, N. O , new, per bbl. 
Apples—P rime, Per bbl. 3 50 15)5 00 
Dried, per lb. 7%® 0 
Dried Peaches—pr lb..South’ll 10 (cb 15 
Poultry—F owls, per lb. 13 (a) 15 
Ducks, per in. 14 (5> 18 
Turkeys,per lb. 15 ® 16 
Geese, per lb. 12 ® 14 
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Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley Oats 
22 bus. days this mon , 152.000 18.250 155,000 6.500 89,714 159 000 
26bus. days last mon, 137,902 30,541 208,290 14,300 72.500 81 200 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
22 business days this mon. 419.000 540,000 610,000 41.800 180 000 
26 business days last month, 281,600 277,150 400.500 68,000 3021800 
Exports of Breadstuff •ifrom N. Y., from Jan. 1 to May 9. 
1858. 
1859. 
215,199 
2,633 
30,038 
18,916 
74,350 
The following is a statement ofthe exports ofthe prin¬ 
cipal kinds of Breadstuffs, from the Atlantic ports of the 
United States, since Sept. 1, 1858 : 
Wheat Flour, bbls . 450,585 
Rye Flour, bbls. 2,412 
Corn Meal, bbls. 25.686 
Wheat, bush. 450,649 
Corn, bush. . .1,218.691 
From 
New-York, 
New-Orleans 
Philadelphia 
Baltimore 
Boston 
Other Ports 
TO GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
To Date. Flour, ibis. Wheat.bush. Corn bush 
May 6-83,689 380.532 299, 17 -_ 
April 29.... 
April 27.... 2,029 
April 28....- 
April 29.... 
April 23.... 
40 
Total from Sept. 1, 1858.. 85,758 
To aboutsame period, 1658..837,032 
To aboutsame period. 1857. .828,236 
To aboutsame period, 1656..782,874 
to the continent. 
New-York, to Ap’126, 1859.. 3?,609 
Other Ports, to latest dates. 13,053 
3,375 
20,281 
11,612 
415.800 
3,571 200 
6,995,934 
3,874,918 
51,825 
6,020 
2,251 
14,081 
3,949 
319.452 
2,715,539 
4.372,679 
5,134,053 
17,344 
8,175 
IV. Y. Live Stock Markets.— 1 The Cattle 
Markets have been moderately supplied during the past 
■four weeks, until yesterday’s Weekly Market, (ihe 18th,) 
when a good supply was offered. The receipts for the 
month amount to 13,020, or an average of 3,255 p week. 
The present prices range at 12c.®12((c. for premium 
grades; llc.®lli<:. for good qualities; lOc.lffilO-Jc. for 
medium animals ; and Sic ®9ic. for poor grades, with 
■a general agerage ofI0£c. 
Veal Calves are very abundant just now. The sup¬ 
ply has been large during the past month—amounting to 
4,567 head. Prices range at 6c.®7e. p lb., live weight, 
for prime to extra calves, and 4)c.®5c, for medium 
qualities. Very young calves sell by the head, at $1 50® 
$2 each. 
Sheep and Lambs.— Receipts of live sheep have been 
even lighter than last month—the numbers at all the City 
yards for the pa-st four weeks amounting to only 15,093. 
They have been scarce and very high, but just now are 
in better supply, and worth 6jc.®7c. live weight, for 
choice sheep, and 5jc.®6c. for ordinary stock. Sprint 
lambs begin to come in quite freely. They bring $3®$6 
each. 
Hogs.— Receipts fpr the four weeks just ended amount 
to 20,790—a little falling off from last month. The demand 
is pretty good at 6jc.®6te. for corn fed, and 6c.®Gfc. for 
still fed hogs. 
Tine WeaS It or— During the past four weeks, has 
been favorable for farm operations. Wilh but few exces¬ 
sively warm days and no frost, with just about sufficient 
rain for grass and grain crops, and to start the corn and 
other seeds recently put in, the season certainly promises 
fair for ordinary farm crops, and for fruit with the excep 
tion of peaches, in certain localities. Our Daily 
