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that purpose ; but after full discussion, it was decided that 
there was abundant public spirit to keep up the exhibi¬ 
tion without the stimulus of prizes, while the awards of 
prizes would be constant sources of dissatisfaction and 
heartburning. Committees on articles exhibited will be 
appointedjfor each month, and receive and examine fruits, 
etc., and report them to the general meeting. It is de¬ 
sired that fruits, etc., be sent in at 11 to 11% o’clock A. M. 
on Thursday of each week, when they will receive the 
attention of the standing committee. The Prize Straw¬ 
berry Show in June, and the Pumpkin, Squash and 
Gourd Show in October, will be announced elsewhere. 
The following contributions to our Tables have been 
made since our last report: 
FRUITS.— Apples: The Freeman. Harrison, Bald¬ 
win, Canfield (sweet), Poughkeepsie Russet, and R. I. 
Greening, from E. Williams, of West Bloomfield, N. J.. 
Peck’s Pleasant, from A. G. Baldwin ...Queen Seedling 
of King, from P. J. Ward, of Bloomfield, N. J-Sweet 
apples and grafts for distribution, from Mr. Stewart, of 
Middle Island, Conn_Canfield apples from Mrs. Wheel¬ 
er, of N. J Northern Spy, from Mr. Parish ...Iron 
apples, from G. M. Usher, of Port Richmond, S. I. 
King of Tompkins Co., from E. C. Frost. Highland Nur¬ 
series, Schuyler Co., N. Y... Seedling apples, from J. D. 
McCabe, of White Plains. N. Y-Newtown Pippins, 
from W. S. Carpenter, of Rye, N. Y— Newtown Pip¬ 
pins (fine) from P. Vorhees, of Nyack, N. Y... .Eng. Gol¬ 
den Russels, Hubbardston Nonsuch. Newtown Pippins, 
Baldwins, from J. L. Gourgas, of Weston, Mass.Va¬ 
riety for name, from N. R. Grants of Rockville, Conn_ 
Pears : Vicar of Winkfield, in Winter, from W. S. Car¬ 
penter, of Rye, N. Y_Great California Pear (3 lbs. 7 
oz ), from Dr. Bellow's, of New-York City. 
FLOWERS.—Camellias (fine collection), specimen of 
Hexacentris Mysorensis, from Wm. Chorlton, of Staten 
Island_Bouquet of flowers made of wood, from John 
Sievers, of Hackensack, N. J ... Chinese Pinks in bloom 
in March, 8 large pots from M. Olm, in charge of grounds 
of O, Judd, at Flushing, N. Y_Strelitzia Regina, or 
Bird of Paradise (very fine specimen plant) from E. 
Janes, East Morrisania, N. Y_Cranston New Seedling 
Petunias, dilto Heliotrope Chieftain, from Mr. Cranston, 
Hoboken, N. J. 
VEGETABLES, SEEDS, ETC.—Garnet Chili Pota¬ 
toes, from P. H. Foster, Babylon, L.I....Large Turnips, 
from Wm. T. Peck, of N. Y. City, and L. F. Defiganiere, 
of Greensburg, N. Y_West India Yam (14 lbs.), from 
Mr. Bitter, of N. Y. City_Mormon Cotton, from C. H. 
Howard, of Utah ...Yankton Corn and Mandan Corn, 
(said to be ready for table in 40 days after planting), from 
J udge Caton, of Ottawa, Ill_Specimens of White Flint 
Corn, from Abram Brown, of Deer Park, L. I_Dent 
Corn (very large), from A. Monfort, of New Utrecht, L. 
I Chicory, from Solon Robinson, of N. Y. Tribune... 
Cotton, (grown at Deaf and Dumb Institute, Washington 
Rights), from Mr. Morris-Fancy Gourds, from A. S. 
Qiuiekenbusli, N. Y_Corn from Wm. M. Pierson, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y.... Corn for name, (yields upwards of 
lOti busiiels shelled corn to the acre) from E. Bunderhill, 
of Yorktown, N. Y_Corn for name, from N. R. Grant 
of Rockville Conn. 
IMPLEMENTS.—Model of N. J. Corn Marker, from 
D. C. Voorhees, of Blawenburg, N. J .. Patent Hog 
Ring, from Daniel Brown, of Lawn Ridge, Ill. 
MISCELLANEOUS.—Sorghum (excellent—improved 
method), from E. A. Van Meter, of Burlington, Iowa.... 
Sorghum, (very fine, made on Cook’s Evaporator.) from 
Blymyer, Bates & Day, of Mansfield, Ohio_Sorghum 
Sugar and Syrup (from Otaheitan cane), from II. B. Mon¬ 
trose, of Trernont. Ill... .Prepared fiber and cloth made 
parlly of China Grass, from Wright & Whitman, of Bos¬ 
ton, Mass Prepared Flax, from Mr. McFarlane, of 
N. J • - Colton cloth (made from Illinois grown cotton), 
from Rev. .T. A. Bent, of Iloyleton, III... Strawberry 
Wine (good), from L. M. Pease, of N. Y. Industrial 
School_Cherry Wine, and Clinton Grape Wine, from 
Oneida Community, Oneida, N. Y .. Currant Wine, from 
J. C. F. Rommel.... Concord Grape Brandy, from Perry 
& Oliver, of Fordham, N. Y_Grape Jelly (fine), from 
J. K. Brick, of Brooklyn, N. Y — Trunk of Palmetto 
tree (4 feet section, 10 inches in diameter), from Lieut. N. 
VV. Dnryea, of 7th Regt., Brooklyn, N. Y-Ice Spurs, 
from Mr. Lyman, of Brooklyn, N. Y....Pieces of petri¬ 
fied pine (from whole tree found in marl near Fredericks- 
buig, Va.), from F. F. O’Hearne, of Brooklyn, N. Y_ 
Petrified Oak (found near Fortress Monroe), from Smith 
Briggs, 5lh N. Y. Vois. . .Maple Sugar (beautiful speci¬ 
men. made without being cleansed or clarified by any 
substance whatever), from L. Woolcott, of Croton, N. Y. 
.... Sorghum Syrup (good) from Mark Cornell, of Ford 
Co., Ill_Specimens of paper made from corn-husks in 
Germany, from Hon. Truman Smith. 
Sewauag" No article, of house¬ 
hold use is so much desired as a sewing machine. So 
rapidly has this invention grown into public favor, that it 
is now considered almost indispensable to every family. 
Over a hundred thousand families already experience its 
benefits, and each week adds nearly another thousand to 
the list, and so the ratio of the demand increases in pro¬ 
portion as the advantages of the invention become known. 
Tlie sewing machine of the present day is not, however, 
Hie sewing machine of some years back. Though retaining 
the first principles, many and valuable improvements have 
been added, and various modifications and alterations of 
machinery found necessary to increase the speed and ef¬ 
ficiency, render it more simple and noiseless, and adapt 
it to all the different requirements of the family and Ihe 
workshop. The Grover and Baker Sewing Machine 
Company, among the first to produce a practical Sewing 
Machine, have been most successlul in attaining these 
results. Their machines are now to be found in almost 
every part of the world, and they are everywhere recog¬ 
nized as excellent. 
The Markets. 
American Agriculturist Office, f 
New-York, Saturday Morning, April 18, 1863. j 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW-YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days this m’th 211.000 41,450 127,000 18,750 93,000 296.000 
24 days last m’tli 235,000 41,000 173,000 57,000 7S,000 294.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
26 days this month, 321,000 413,000 1,492.000 148,800 105,000 
24 days last month 350,000 1.810,000 2,031,000 139,000 121,000 
2, Comparison with same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
26 days 1863.. . 211.000 41.450 127,000 18.750 93,000 296.000 
26 days 1862.248,650 107,370 263,900 49,650 116,000 143,000 
sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Bai'ley. 
26 days 1863. 321,000 413,000 1,492,000 133,000 105,000 
25 days 1862. 305,800 389,000 1,367,000 14S,000 235,000 
3. Exports from New-York, Jan. 1, to April 
Flour. 
Bhls. 
1863.795,693 
1862.806,575 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. 
Bush. Bush. Bush. 
3,860,171 2.201,875 127,270 
2,360,557 4,170,010 488,974 
Oats. 
Bush. 
100,707 
15,447 
4® Receipts at Chicago, Jan. 1. to April 13. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
Bhls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush. 
1863.201,193 1,196,270 3,266,221 183,015 111,601 1,050,183 
1862 .282,866 1,666,063 1,453,177 186,837 291,637 204,414 
5. Shipments from Chicago, Jan. 1. to April 13. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oasts. 
Bhls. Bush. Bush. Bush. Bnsh. Bush. 
1863 . 27,963 418,961 1,580.377 52,803 15,178 415 820 
1862.160,561 136,214 44,610 1,811 56,883 20'900 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
March 19. 
Flour— Super to Extra State $6 70 
Superfine Western..... 6 70 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Super, to Extra Southern — 
Rye Flour— Fine and Super. 
Corn Meal... 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
@ 7 60 
@ 7 00 
©10 25 
@ 9 00 
@10 25 
3 50 @5 50 
4 15 @ 5 00 
1 80 ® 1 90 
April 18. 
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7 65 
7 40 
All kinds of Red. 1 37}£@ 1 7S 
Corn— Yellow. 
White. 
Mixed. 
Oats— Western, 
State... 
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95 
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82 
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1 75 
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@ 4 80 
@ 1 90 
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21 @ 28 
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2 75 @ 3 00 
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Barley. 1 40 
Beans—M edium and Pea, bu. 3 25 
Marrow and Kidney. 
JIa y, in bales, per 100 lbs_ 
Cotton—M iddlings, per lb.... 
Rioe, per 100 lbs. 
Hops, crop oi'1862, per lb. 
Feathers, Live Geese, p. lb.. 
Seed—C lover, per lb. 
Timothy, per bushel. 
Flax, per bushel. 3 50 
Sugar—B rown, per lb.. 
Molasses,N ew-Orleans, p.gl.. 
Coffee. Rio, per lb. 
Tobacco—K entucky,&c,p.lb.. 
Seed Leaf, per lb. 
Wool—D omestic fleece, p. lb.. 
Domestic, pulled, per lb. 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 
Tallow, per lb. 
Oil Cake, per tun. .. ... _ 
Pork—M ess, per bbl. 14 12A@16 
Prime, per bbl.. 11 50 @13 75 
Beef—P lain mess. 11 00 @12 75 
Lard, in bbls., per lb . 
Butter—W estern, per Hi.. 
State, per lb. 
Cheese. 
Broom Corn—ner B>. 
Eggs—F resh, per dozen.... 
Poultry—F owls, per lb... 
Ducks, per ft.. 
Geese, per ft... 
Turkeys, per lb. 
Peach Blow, per bbl. 
Mercers, per bbl. 
Nova Scotia, per bushel. 
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The Breadstuff Markets have been materially affected 
by the decline and fluctuations in gold, though as shown 
in the tables above, the volume of business, both in re¬ 
ceipts and sales has been fair, as compared with the 
same period last year. Every decline or rise in the cur¬ 
rency value of gold affects foreign exchange, and cor¬ 
respondingly depresses or raises the relative value of 
breadstuffs for exports. (Dry Goods, and all articles im¬ 
ported, are doubly affected by these gold changes, for the 
importer pays one premium on exchange, to pay in for¬ 
eign markets, and another on the gold for duties). The 
demand for breadstuffs has been quite moderate, both for 
shipment and home use; and as most holders have been 
eager to sell, prices have declined materially on this ac¬ 
count. Flour has fallen 30 to 60 cents per barrel; and 
Wheat about 5 cents per bushel; and Mixed Western 
Corn 2 cents per bushel. The present tendency is toward 
a lower range ; owing to the heaviness in the market for 
gold. Sterling Exchange Bills are not in much request 
and are quoted 1% to 2 A per cent, lower proportionately 
than gold, which circumstance operates as a serious hin¬ 
drance to active export movemenls. The shipments of 
domestic produce, within each of the past two weeks, 
have consequently been on a much less extensive scale 
than during each week in the month of March. The 
falling off is most obvious in breadstuffs, the exports of 
provisions indicating a vigorous foreign demand for Amer¬ 
ican hog products. The latter, however, have bepn very 
freely offered in this market at reduced prices. The an¬ 
nual statement of tlie Western pork packing business foi 
the past season shows a marvellous result. The number 
of hogs packed the present season is over four million 
head (actually 4,069,620) being an increase over the pack¬ 
ing of the season of 1861-62 of nearly a million and a 
quaiter, namely, 1,176,887, or 40 per cent. Thedecrease 
in weight is 1)4 per cent., leaving a net increase of over 
32 3-511; per cent, as compared Willi last year. The yield 
of leaf lard is five pounds per hog less than it was in 
1861-2, but owing to the great increase in the number of 
hogs slaughtered, there is an absolute increase in quantity 
of 21)4 per cent, over last season.The demand for 
Wool has been quite limited, during tlie past two or three 
weeks, and prices have declined considerably. Manu¬ 
facturers are afraid to buy freely, in tlie present unsettled 
slate of the market for gold, which directly affects, and, 
to a great extent, positively governs every branch of re¬ 
gular business— Cotton has fluctuated materially, clos¬ 
ing, however, tamely at drooping prices... Hay has been 
in fair demand at full rates_Hops and Tobacco have 
been quiet and depressed... There lias been unusual 
dullness in most oilier commodities. Tlie table of Prices 
Current show tlie present rates, and the changes from one 
month ago. 
Hogs packed in the West during each of the last two 
seasons : 
Ohio. 
1861-3. 
. 791,099 
1863-3. 
981,683 
Illinois . 
. 835,S81 
1,484,834 
Missouri. 
. 138,766 
284,011 
Kentucky. 
130,920 
Wisconsin. 
196,745 
Tennessee. 
. 182,000 
None. 
Grand Totals. 
.2,892,733 
4,069,620 
Increase.1,176,837 
Average weight Yield of Lard 
per Hog. per Hog. 
1861-3. 1863-3. 1861-3. 1&62-3. 
Ohio, lbs.230 223 )4 34 27 
Indiana, lbs.221 % 209 30 % 2 
Illinois, lbs.236 Ml% 30)Z 28 
Kentucky, lbs.221 204 30% 31 
Missouri, lbs.227 220 84 1-5 29 
Iowa, lbs.....224 209% 34 26% 
Wisconsin, lbs....260 214 35 33% 
ILive SiocSi I?Sarjk«4 .—Beef Cattle have 
averaged 4,610 head per week, which is a large supply 
for the Lenten season. Government agents, and shippers 
to Bermuda, tlie West Indies, and to Nevv-Orleans, have 
bought pretty freely, and prices have advanced about 1c. 
^ lb., net weight, since our last report, and are 2c. highei 
than a year ago. The present rates are equivalent to 
Il)Jc.@12c. 9? ib., net weight of tlie dressed quarter, for 
the best; ]0c.®llc. for good cattle; and 8o.(5)9c. for 
poorer grades. New-York State is thoroughly drained 
of beef cattle, and with the large demand likely to con¬ 
tinue, dealers are looking for higher prices before July. 
Veal Calves come in freely, as usual at this 
season. The weekly receipts have averaged 785 for a 
month past. Tlie higher rates for beef have benefited 
the Veal markets, and good calves readily go at 0) : ,c.® 
7c. 4? ib., live weight; common to fair class at 5c.®0c. 
SBieejs.—The receipts have averaged 5,673 per 
week. The decline in wool consequent upon the de¬ 
cline in gold, has lessened tlie value of fuli-wooled pells 
about $1 each, and sheep are about that much lower. A 
few of the best fine-wooled fat sheep go at prices equiva¬ 
lent to 10c. sg’’ lb., live weight; ordinary to good, 8c.<®9c. 
SLive Mogs—Receipts have averaged 14,633 
per week. Tlie little demand for packing, and the ap¬ 
proach of warm weather, depress the market. Prices 
now rule at 6%c.(a)6%c. H? ib., live weight, for heavy, 
fat, corn-fed hogs ; 4%c.ffi4%c. for still-fed ; and 3) z c.(a) 
4c. for mast-fed. 
Mine Weather.—Since our last notes, Feb. 
20, lias been changeable, with a good deal of cold and 
wet, making tlie season quite backward. There was a 
fall of one foot of sriovv on Feb. 22, cold lo 24, warm 25, 
with heavy rain 26 and 27.- March J, rain—2, clear, 
warm—3, rain and snow—4, 5, cool—6 to 8, snow anil 
rain—9, clear, sleighs out—10, 11, more snow—12 to 17, 
clear, cool, light rain on night of 17—18 to 20, flue, warm 
—21. cloudy, heavy rain at night—22, 23, clear, fine—24, 
cloudy, rain at night—25, hard N.E. rain ending uilli 
thunder-shower at night—26, 27, clear, fine—28, N.E. 
rain-storm—29, 30, clear, cool—31, snow and rain.- 
April 1, clear—2, cloudy, rain at night—3, clear, fine—4, 
5, snow and rain—6, clear A. M., cloudy P. M., rain at 
night—7, rain and snow—8, cloudy—9 to 12, clear, fine, 
warm, rain night of 12—13, cool, cloudy—14, clear, fine— 
15, cloudy, rainy night—16, hard N.E. rain day and 
night—17, 18, cloudy, ground too wet for farm work. 
Some farmers have planted their potatoes, and sown oats 
and peas. Market gardeners have set out early cabbages. 
Thermometer at 6 A. M., New-York. 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)—r indicates rain— s, snow.] 
FEBIIUBIi v. 
i... 
.. 27 r 
7... 
13 
. ...26 
19... 
...37r 
25... 
...25 
2... 
...38 
8 .. 
...29 
14 
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20... 
... 41r 
26... 
.. 34r 
3 .. 
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9... 
...37 
15 
.39 
21 .. 
.. 22 
27... 
... 39/* 
4... 
... 5 
10... 
. . .37 
16 
.32 
22... 
...16s 
23... 
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5... 
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11... 
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17 
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MARCH. 
1 ... 
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15 
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29... 
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2... 
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9... 
. . . 30 
16 
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