MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
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erty was destroyed. The Parker House was 
among the buildings burned. All the buildings, 
e.xcept the Delmonico Hotel, on Portsmouth 
square, and all on Washington st., commencing 
at the “ Eldorado ” and running to Montgomery 
st., were burned. 
A fire at Stockton on Sunday night, Dec. 23d, 
destroyed a number of buildings, with property 
valued at ^150,000. 
A murder was committed in a gambling house 
called the Bella Union on the morning of the 15th 
of December, by Reuben Withers of New York 
city. Artuther C. W. Reynolds was the victim. 
Withers came into the Bella Union about 4 
o’clock in the morning, and taking out a revolver, 
ordered several persons who were sleeping on the 
billiard and monte tables, to quit the house. Ho 
fired one or two shots, but no person was injured. 
Reynolds refused to leave the room, and, while 
standing at the bar, with his back to Withers was 
stabbed by him in the neck, and died instantly. 
Three thousand dollars reward had been ofter- 
ed for the apprehension of Withers, but it was 
supposed he had escaped to the Sandwich Islands. 
The body of a sailor, named Thomas Brown, was 
discovered near the road leading from San F’ran- 
cisco to the Mission, stabbed in 24 places. Mr. 
J. G. Mariner died on the 24th Doc. from the 
effects of an over dose of laudanum. Mr. Ed¬ 
ward Hitchins, aged 25, of Charleston, Mass., 
was drowned Dec. 25, in attempting to save some 
companions who were capsized in a sail boat, 
while shooting ducks in the harbor. 
It was reported at Stockton that three Ameri¬ 
cans had been killed in the mines by some Chil¬ 
ians. Considerable excitement prevailed there 
in consequsnce, and trouble was feared: 
The Oregon met the propeller Hartford, near 
Santa Barbara, three days steaming from San 
Francisco. She was then 11 months out from 
this city. 
We make the following extracts from the San Francisco 
Friccs Current, Jan. 1,1850: 
Flour—Richmond, ^ bbl ^‘20®21; Chile, in sacks, 200 
lbs, ®2I®22; Corn meal ^ bbl 81.5® 18; Harley, 100 lbs, 
811® 12; Wheat, i? f mega of 100 lbs, 81“^®I3. 
Fish—Mackerel, No. 1, 813(®‘J0 ^ bbl; Salmon 814® 
18; Dry Cod, ®8®10 100 «,s; Sardines, #3(!®40*tp doz. 
fhll bxs; do. do. half bxs 818®27; do. do. or, do. ^10®13 
Sugar—Brnwn 22®2j«'Plb; Yellow 24®26c; Loaf 30 
®33c; Crushed 30®.33c. 
Provisions—Beef t? bbl 8 to® 10; Pork, mess, 820t®30; 
do. do. No. 1, 83U®32; do. prime. 8'24®2i>; Hams, tP lb, 
4J®50c; t5houTder8^1b30®.'j3c, flutter do'P lb45®50c; 
Lard. do. 50®53c; Pilot bread tP lb, 12® 13c; Rice8® 10c 
Cheese 50®55c; Potatoes, P arobe, lbs) 3 50a3 60; 
Beans, .5a6c. 
Bools and Shoes—Men's light pegged boots, ^ doz 848a 
(10; do. heavy do. 872at)8; do Urogans, fine, 830a30; do. 
do. heavy 8®5a42. 
Terrible Fire in Sau Fraucisco—Tro- 
moiidous Destruction of Property. 
j ^ An appalling and destructive fire occurred on 
^) the 24th of December, which threatened for a 
time to reduce the famous city of Sau Francisco 
to a heap of smoking ruins, and caused the des¬ 
truction of a million and a half dollars worth of 
property. 
The Alta California says:—The fire originated 
in Dennison’s Exchange, in the second and up¬ 
per story At about one quarter before six o’clock 
on the morning of the 24th, it was discovered by 
an inmate of the house, almost immediately, al¬ 
so, the alarm was communicated by a watch¬ 
man in tho Parker House adjoining. Before 
water could be procured, the blaze had reached 
the painted cotton ceiling, and streaming through 
the sides, ignited the tarred roof. The alarm was 
sounded, and the neighborhood aroused, but by 
the time this was accompllshf d, the entire build¬ 
ing was one mass of soaring flame. 
The tivorning was still, scarcely a breath of 
air swerving the fiery volumes; soon come throng¬ 
ing to the scene our aflrighted citizens, and then 
commenced the din of a thousand voices, tho 
crash of property, jingling of battered windows, 
the quick, sharp sound of a.xes, plied vigorously 
iu cutting away encumbering timbers; and yet 
above this the roar of the devouring element, 
which now surged wildly around the Parker 
House to tho north, anon sweeping furiously 
across the United States Restaurant, to the South 
of the Exchange. Both these buildings were 
soon on fire, and as the blaze traversed the rear 
balcony of the former establishment, dense clouds 
of smoke rolled from the doors and windows, at 
either end, barely giving time to the occupants to 
escape. Portsmouth square, iu front of the burn¬ 
ing buildings, was crowded with anxious specta¬ 
tors, when ail alarm was created of stored pow¬ 
der ia the Parker House. A stampede of six 
thousand human beings then added to the terrors 
of tlte spectacle. ' * 
Meantime the proprietors of Dolmonico’s Din- 
I'jj^ ing Saloon had assembled upon their roof and 
■1|( that of the Florence Salooon adjoining, a strong 
^ j and effective force, and by dint of the most in- 
j' credible perseverance and energy, prevented their 
^ buildings, which form the corner of Clay and 
Kearney sts., from taking fire. The Exchange 
jW fell in, and the United States, nearly consumed. 
II ^ was rapidly kindling the grocery store of Hughes, 
|j) Noel and Henshaw, situated between the United 
L} States and Florence Dining Saloons, when, with 
}) a crash, the store was pulled down; and here the 
»’ flames were arrested on the south, 
i j On the corner of Washington and Kearny, at 
I) the uortheru end of this block of buildings, stood 
I the El Dorado, a now four story Commodious 
! public edifice, connecting with the Parker House 
( From its windows and doors was seen to issue the 
( thick black smoke, premonitory of ja burst of 
j , flame. Ladders were reared, the glass crushed 
^ in, and the El Dorado shot forth darts of fire, fol- 
' lowed by an ignition of all parts of the house at 
j once, it was when the flames of this towering 
? pile rose highest that the general pulse quicken- 
j( ed and the hearts of the thousands assembled 
,, throbbed wildly with fear and anxiety. So in¬ 
i' tense was the lieat that men were forced to aban- 
j S don the roofs and windows of the row of build- 
I > lugs leading up from Kearney st., where they had 
^ been stationed aud supplied with buckets of wa- 
■) ter^by lines of men extending to the neighboring 
The V’erandali, opposite the El Dorado, was 
five several times on fire, and tho blankets protect¬ 
ing the roof of the Miner’s bank. Belle Union and 
Haley House were successively scorched & crisp¬ 
ed, although every exertion was made to keep 
timm saturated with water. Even the walls of our 
office, the fifth edifice from the comer, opposite 
the burning house, were heated to a degree scarce¬ 
ly permitting the hand to rest for a moment upon 
the window casement. From Koarny-st., down 
Washington, the stores and other houses on the 
north side of tho street were protected, at great 
labof and 6uflrering,by parties spreading wet blan¬ 
kets upon the roofs and fronts. 
Tho city authorities during this time iiad not 
been idle. Powder had been collected aud a train 
laid in the store of B. Ayres, in rear of the El 
Dorado, which during tho burning of this estab- 
lishment was fired, and the store partly demolish¬ 
ed. The fire was making rapid progress in the 
building below, however, ere this was achieved.— 
Very soon the El Dorado frame fell in and the cit¬ 
izens of the upper town breatiied free again. 
The two story house, of Dunbar & Gibbs, the 
apartment above stairs occupied as a Merchant’ 
Exchange aud reading room was the next to be 
blown up, by order of the city authorities. With¬ 
out removing much of the property this was done, 
and the vacuum was insufficient, aud still the 
flames rolled on. 
A dry good store, and the Our House, both re- 
staurauts were one sheet of fire. The whole of 
Washington Arcade consisting of five houses.soon 
added to the conflagration. The auction store¬ 
room of Pollard & Co.', in the rear of the fire,was 
then pulled dawn, at the instance of the proprie- 
ors, followed by the demolition of a new bowling 
alley, the jiroperty of Mr. Gaylord, which was 
torn down by order of the corporation. The tiro 
continued to rage on Washington-st., and fear.s 
were entertained (hat the new three story mercan¬ 
tile house on Montgoinery-st., would take fire iu 
the rear, in whicli event the lower part of the 
city could scarcely escape general destruction.— 
The establishment of Guerschurd & Van Bureii, 
on Washington-st., was therefore blown up, by 
order of the Alcalde. 
From the Merchant’s Exchange to the Balti¬ 
more Restaurant, which was the second building 
from the corner of Washington and Montgomery 
streets, in the former street, the row was compos¬ 
ed of mercantile houses, all two aud three story 
buildings. The fire communicated from one to 
tho other with such rapidity as to prevent the re¬ 
moval of goods; and its advance, it was thought 
could bo checked only by the destruction of the 
rear frame part of a handsome and capacious 
storer on Moutgomery-st., the property of Mr. Le¬ 
roy. This, with the store house of Mr. Heatley, 
was levelled with the ground. 
An engine, owned by Messrs Starkey, Jaiuon 
& Co., was at this juncture procured, and a well 
directed, steady stream of water was found to as¬ 
sist materially iu checking the progress of the 
flames. The block had been swept from Ports¬ 
mouth square to the still burning stores of Diaz & 
Cima, Mr. Guzman, Earl & Macintosh, and the 
Baltimore Restouraut. An unfinished brick store 
owned by Burgoyne & Co , stayed tho fire at the 
corner of Washington and Montgomery streets, 
and by vigilant and energetic exertions, the flames 
were prevented from spreading further. At about 
12 M. the last burning building came down, and 
the conflagration was considered at an end. 
Chips and Shavings of News, &c. 
t;ATHERKD WITH I’KN AND SCISSORS. 
Opinions of the Press. 
THE MARKETS. 
liuRAi. Nkw-Y'orkkr Office, 
liochostcr, Pel). 14, 1850. 
AVith all our confidence and enthusiasm, on is- 
.sning the initial number of tho NF.w-YroRjcF.u, wo 
did not anticipate the substantial greeting since re- j ROCHEfiTER WflOI.ESALE PRICES. 
ceived from tho Veople, nor the cordial welcome | Flour, hbl ....<j;4 75,.A) 00 Butter, IL l lalG 
which has emanated from tho y'res.s'., Our broth-' . .a -. ’ .. 
ren have heralded the Rurai, in terms most flat¬ 
tering— and, egotistical though it may seem, wc 
cannot resist publishing a few of their testimonials, 
each one of whicit is an evideneo of our indebted¬ 
ness to tlio writer: 
i 
_The Mayor of St. Louis recently had a 
severe battle with a negro drayman, on tho levee 
of that city. 
Nearly two hundred officers were removed 
from the New York Custom House during the 
month of January. 
University of Wisconsin. — Horn J. W. La- 
throp, was, on Wednesday, tho IGth ult., installed 
Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. 
Germans in the United States. —The Spec¬ 
tator of the Potomac estimates the number of Ger¬ 
mans iu this countrj' at five millions. 
5J;^” An cbrolito, weigliing half a ton, (accord¬ 
ing to the Missouri Ropublican,) fell near Jefler- 
sou Barracks on the 25th ult. 
1 HE Choi, ERA. —The New York Evening Post 
states that the cholera is raging to a considerable 
extent among tho emigrants at Ward’.s Island. 
12:^ The burnt district in San Francisco is rep¬ 
resented by wood cuts in their papers. Before the 
steamer sailed, the ruins were cleared up, and now 
buildings rapidly erecting. 
Stii.l T hey Come.— 1 he number of emigrants 
landed at this port during January was 13,034, 
being_4,408 more than in January,' 1841)._ N. Y. 
Com. Adv. 
Lord Elgin has dismissed another largo 
batch of civil and military officers for their real 
or suppoj^cd inclinations towards annexation opin¬ 
ions. 
_ Coed. —At Queche village, Windsor county, 
\ t., on the morning of the Lth in.st., tlie mcrciirv 
stood at 37° below zero. There was full 2A feet 
of snow on the ground. 
T[ he YVooi. Trade. —T he Boston Atlas cxprcs.s- 
es his opinion that our annual production of wool 
is not le.ss than 70,000,000 pounds, and tliat it i.s 
worth at the present price about $25,000,000. 
Novei. Hunt.— The Binghanitown Republican 
says that a locomotive in descending the summit 
lately, outran a deer and fox on the track and 
killed both. 
A Large Busin e.ss. —The Evening Po.st is told, 
on good authority, that a manufacturer in Worces¬ 
ter, Massachusetts, has made, by the sale of six 
barrel jiistols, iu California, upwards jf $150,000. 
There arc now, in the diflerciit jails of 
France, eleven or twelve thousand children of both 
.so.\es, ui^er sentonce for terms that roach their 
twentietii years. 'I'lio central jirisons alone have 
4,7G1. 
Father Mathew is busy at Savanah admin¬ 
istrating the total abstinonce pledge. On the 27th 
of January, he administered it at the church of St. 
John the Baptist, to 700 persons in tho forenoon, 
and to 400 in the afternoon. He will proceed to 
F’lorida. 
Annexation. — The Montreal L’Avonier, a 
French paper, publishes an addres signed by sev¬ 
eral hundred FYcnch Canadians, living at Troy, 
Lansingburgh, aud Cohoes, in New York, who 
have addressed their countrymen iu Canada on tho 
subject of annexation, urgi’ng them to "obtain it by 
all peaceful means. 
The Legi.slaturo of Virginia has passed 
ultra resolutions on the Slavery question. On tho 
other hand, the Senate of Ohio have, by a vote of 
25 to 3, resolved that tho sentiment of the free¬ 
men of Ohio is — no fuore slave Statc.s, no more 
slave territor)-. 
Yankees Ahead.— A regatta took place lately 
at Santiago de Cuba, between light boats, an 
American, a Spani.sli, an English, a French one, 
&c. Tho American beat. Subsequently an 
American and English boat ran a race, and the 
American again triumphed. 
The Cooperstowu Journal says a draft for 
$900 on an Albany Bank, wa.s found" in the paper 
rags at a mill iu that place. Accompanying it 
was tho P. O. envelop and way-bills. It was ad¬ 
dressed to Richfield, and is supposed that the P. 
M. at that place accidoutally dropped it among tho 
waste paper, which he afterwards sold. 
It is said that Senator Douglas.s, of Illinois, 
is about to present a compromise schomo. Mr. 
Douglass, although tho representative of a free 
State, owns a plantation in Mississippi and is de¬ 
cidedly ])ro-slavery iu his viow.s. No contprom- 
i.sc which ho would be likely to ofl'er would bo re¬ 
ceived with much favor at tho North. 
^ Choi.era on the Ohio River.— Tho Loutsvillo 
Courier says tlie St. Louis stoamer Aleck Scott, 
passed up the river on the 24th, having on hoard 
several hundred German crnigrunts, among 
whom tho cholera broke out two days previous, of 
whom some eight or ten had died. IMany more 
were down with it. 
Moore’s Kurai. New-Yorker La.s made its ap¬ 
pearance, and in not only a hoaiitituliy printed jia- 
por, but is fillod with reading of an attractive, siib- 
.stiuitial and useful character. Mr. Moore enters 
upon this enterprise with the advantages of a favor¬ 
able acquaintance witii tho farmers of this and other 
States, formed through the (leaesoo J’armer, of 
which he was for several years the proprietor and 
associate editor. In addition to Ui.s own acknowl¬ 
edged ability and industry, the now paper will have 
the aid of several distiugiiishod agricultural and 
scientific writers. It can scarcely fail, therefore, to 
take rank as one of the b<:st family and agricultural 
jourmils in the country, and to exert a salutary in- 
tluonce in the departments to which it will bo devo¬ 
ted. We doubt not that the enterprise will be 
sustained, and are jfleased to learn that even before 
the issue of the first number, tlte indications of its 
success were of the most flattering eh.'iracter.— 
Rochester Democrat. 
Moore’s Rurai, Nf,w-\ orkf.r. —The first nnni- 
ber of this paper is before us, and we must say that 
it is a specimen sheet highly creditable .to all en¬ 
gaged in the dilVerent departments of the publish- 
oFs establishment. 'I’hc Rural New-Vorkek 
will be n valuable acquisition to every family into 
which it finds its way. It fills a desidemtum in 
periodical literature, tho want of which has long 
been felt. 'Fho agriculturul journalsJiavc been too 
exclusivethe farmer requires other information 
in connection with that usually presented in famv 
iiig periodicals, which is indispensable to succos iu 
his pursuits. A knowledge of Horticulture, Edu¬ 
cation, Mechanic ,'Vrts and Science, together with 
general news, arc required by the rural population. 
These the Rural New-Yorkf.r proposes to dis¬ 
cuss at length. We wish friend Moore and his as¬ 
sociates abundant succes.s in the new enterprise— 
liocheste)' Adeertiser. 
* * It is in quarto form, of beautiful typogra- 
Pfiy; adorned by elegant wood engravings. — 
Mr. Moore is well qualified to conduct a popular 
journal, and ho is assisted by I>. B. l.angworthy. 
Esq. , Prof. VVctherell, and other highly competent 
gentlemen, lermsof the Rur.al New-Yorker, 
,^ 2,00 a year .—Rochester American. 
Moore’s Rural New-Y'orkf.r. — Wc have re¬ 
ceived a large and handsomely printed paper, in 
quarto form, bearing the above title. It is published 
every week, in Rochester, N. Y'., by I). D. T, 
Moore, lato publisher and as.sociato editor of the 
Genesee Farmer. Associated with him is L. R. l.ang¬ 
worthy, Esq., and as corre.sponding editors we find 
Elon Comstock, formerly editor of the Central N 
Y. lariner, T. C. Peters, editor of the Wool 
Grower, and L. Wcthcrell, which last gentleman 
has charge of the Educational Department. 
YVith all this army of tirient the paper cannot fail 
of being one of the best, and we doubt not will re¬ 
ceive deservcil encouragement and support.—3 Ie. 
I'armer. 
The. plan oniyhich the Rural New-Y'^orkek is 
to be conducted is somewhat novel. We have had 
monthly periodicals on the subject of agriculture, 
but tills is the first attempt tliat has been made to 
disseminate information on this and the kindred 
matters through the medium of a weekly paper. — 
Ibis work also coinhincs in one. n-'viniber of fea¬ 
tures hitherto kept distinct or partmlly so, in the 
publications of the day, and thus brings before its 
renders a mass of varied information relative to the 
c ulture of the earth and the comfort and iniprovc- 
inent of its inhabitants, whicli could not otherwise 
lie obtained except by the purchase and study of a 
number of books. 'J’liis feature is a most valualile 
one and should secure to tho work a general and a 
generous sup|)ort.—Onenfe Herald. 
The first tliree numbers of this new weekly jour¬ 
nal liuve lound tlicir way to our table, and we take 
liigh jiieasure in commending it to the favor of our 
readers. With Ins new paper, in a splendid new 
dress, with an able corps of editors, devoted each 
to Ins own deimrtiiicnt, Mr. YIoore’s New-Yorker 
c.innot fail to be, not only an excellent agricultu¬ 
ral, but a highly popular and useful family newspa- 
it (* largo measure of success.— 
iMicn. Christian Herald. 
octavo, filled with a variety of 
u.selul matter in the v.arious departments of Agri- 
culture, uiuHllufstratod with muneroua wood engni- 
Miigs. Mr.,Moore brings to his aid several gentle¬ 
men well known ns experienced writers, and the 
Rural New-Yorker promises to he a valuable ad¬ 
dition to tho agricultural publications of the State, 
one of much iinportance in dissemiiiatiiig scientific 
and practical inforniation among those to whose 
interests it is devoted.— Com. Adc. 
W e have received the first three numbers of this 
x.iluable agricultural journal, and arc very much 
pleased witli its contents. It i.s just the paper for 
the farmer, and takes like wild-fire in this section. 
W o cheerfully recommend it to all. 
We notice among the receipts already received, 
that our excellent I’ostmnster has transmitted thro’ 
Bio mail nearly fifty dollars for the ItuRAi. New- 
\ ouKKR, feuccoss to tlic cntcrpriso, sny wo,— 
Odd Bee. 
^ jMoork d 1?UR.\L ^Kw-loRKl:R i.s one of tlie 
hnc.st things in the way of a weekly paper that has 
lately made its appennincc. It is "printed weekly 
at Rochester, in a large quarto form, at ,^ 2,00 per 
annum. All tlie subjects indicated by its title are 
ably treated in its columns, and its pages are beau¬ 
tified by clean and neat type, and a plenty of en¬ 
gravings. Elon Comstock, Esij.. of Rome, is a con¬ 
tributor, and general agent for Oneida Co.—Utica 
leetot alter. 
Y\ 0 hatl calculated, Iroin the know n genius 
and taste of Mr. Moore, upon a paper of the finst 
class. In this w'e have not been disappointed. Us 
appearance is beautiful. The reading matter orig¬ 
inal and selected, evidences much tident and dis- 
cnmination. Tho gentlemanly conductor has onr 
best wishes for the success of his enterprise._ Buff. 
Christian .‘idvocate. 
Moore’s liuRAi. New-Yorker h.as reached its 
second number;—and although the editor apolom- 
zos for some lack of the intended interests and at¬ 
tention, by reason of the delays and inipcrfoctions 
incident to tho beginning of a now periodical, (giv¬ 
ing nssnranco, however, of ample improvement in 
luturc,) it really proves itself already equal to the 
highest e.xpcctations of tho public, and worthy of 
an extensive iiatronagn.— TUrty/ie Sentinel. 
Moohf, s Rural New-Yorker, the prosjxictus 
ol whic i wo announced a little time ago, has made 
Us iippeiinince, and is a splendid quarto weekly ag¬ 
ricultural journal. The proprietor, lAlr. Moore, is 
an old caterer for the agriculturist, and with tho 
eilitorial assistance ho has at commaml. he will get 
out a superior farmer’s puiier.—//aiw<« Repnblican. 
’I'his is a new family paper, published at Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y., by 1 ). i). 'P. Moore. It is of a mam¬ 
moth size, quarto, and got up a little ahead of any 
weekly in the country. W’e welcome it to our ox- 
(‘hange list.— Mich. B,vpositor. 
” * It is ably conducted, and promises to ho a 
praclmal agricultural pajicr, such a.s every farmer 
ought to take.— Chenango Union. 
Fork, mc 8 .s.. 11 2,.7() Cheese, lli'!!..'v/Gc 
do cw't 4 5()fi4 GO poui.try. 
Beef, «wt.:) .7(G4')0 J'urkey.s, It)_ 7/i8c 
do bbl mess,. J) 00«0 00 Chickens.7a8c 
Card, tried. G(t7c see;ds. 
' fi«7c Cloycr, l)u..7 OOr/O 00 
Hams, smoked.7«0c 'I’imothy . 1 50a‘’50 
.Shoulilcrs, do..',rt5>c Flax...!’l 13ai 37 
Fotafocs, 1)11 -8la37c su.nt)uie.s. 
Buckwho’t, ewU, 150/11 75 W’hileflsh, bbl.-G 50ff7 00 
I ('odfish, cwt..-:i 25a0 00 
W heat, bit- 1 00/j 1 08 Salt, bbl. 1 0G«0 00 
.- - -D0fl50c ' Apples, bu. 75 al. 00 
.OOaSGc' do dried. 1 50al 75 
.y5rt34e j Eggs, doz.12al4c 
Barley... IOgOOc Beans, bu. 7 , 5 al 00 
HIDK.S. I Hay, ton-7 OOffS) 00 
.Slaughter, cw't-3 50rt4 00 | wood. 
Calf, II). .. 8 „j 0 c Hard, cord.,3 00ff3 50 
.Sheep Felts-7.5cal 25, .Soft, do. 2 00a2.50 
JSE \V 1 ORE. .HARKE'f- — ’Pelegraph. 
G p. M.-ASHRS-Marliet 
fSXSiS a?”.,'" ® 
inquiry for Western and 
k. tatc r lour. Prices of medium and beiter crades tend 
upwards Theinquiry for the cast is fair with a specu¬ 
lative demand. Hales 4,200 bbis at 4 bVagS common to 
mrnit Htato, .) lLa33l Michigan, i) 30a5 02 pure Genesee. 
Fancy and extra Imoy.ant. 
GRAIN—Holders of Wlie.it firm with prices above tlie 
Hevvs of buyers. Quotations noiiunatly the same. Oats 
3751140 Jersey and 42a45 northern. Corn better and in 
good demand. Sales .35,000 bu CO northern and mixed 
white Jersey, COi.aCl Jersey and southern yellow, 61a82 
southern white. Old dull and ncmlhal. 
sates 
>50 Ids prison 23a24, 
PROVISIONS—Transactions in pork are of a retail 
chaiacter. new mess 1073, do prime 9, old pork dull and 
nominal; heaf in fair demand; sales 100 bis 575 a 6 coun¬ 
try prime and ISO hiscitv primed 2.3, mess 8 50.a62 coun¬ 
try; lard less active, tiexv (ki7; butter firm and prime in 
good demand; Ohio 7aH State, 10al8; cheese 6 a 7 . 
ALBANY MARKET—Feb. 9 . 
I he snow storm is fast disappearing under a mild 
atmosphere, and Rut little produce has readied us 
to-day from the surrounding country. 
Flour — 'riicre is no change to notice in this mar¬ 
ket, the sales are limited to a few dray loads at for¬ 
mer quotations. 
Grain —There is no change in street quotation.s. 
Oats 38®3!)e; Corn.58®G0c; Rye .59c. 
Hogs—'I’ho market continues very firm and ac¬ 
tive. We notice sales since our last of 300 still fed 
at $4 37, and 150 good hog.s in lots at .$5 31®5 37. 
VV ool — We notice a farther sale of 4,000 ILs tub- 
washed, at about 35 cU.—Eve. Jonr. 
BUFFALO MARKET—Feb. 11 . 
I’lioro ha.s been more activity in the market the 
past week for flour, and the sales hax'o been quite 
large. Good Michigan sells at ,$4 37 .i, at which 
ligurc the inarket is firm. In grain we heard no 
transactions of importance. There has been a fair 
business done in seeds; Clover sells at $4 50; Tim¬ 
othy ,$2®2 25; Flax is scarce and quick at $l 25._ 
Frovisions are without change from last week. All 
kinds of country produce command good price.s. 
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET^Feb. 4. 
At market, 1,200 beeves, (2.50 .Southern, the re¬ 
mainder from this State, principally,) 40 cow.s and 
calves, and 4,000 sliecp and lambs. 
Beeves—Have been in fair demand during the 
week, though at the close, market is rather dull.— 
Frices remain at $G ®8 for fair retailing qualities." A 
lot of 20 head were taken for the supply of tho Ber¬ 
muda contract, and 100 driven to Brighton. About 
100 head left over. 
Cows and Calves — .Sales at from $25 to .35 75 . 
All sold. 
Sheep and f.amhs—Sales at from $1 75 to 3 5.5® 
3 50. Unsold 400. Frices as coiiipared with last 
xveek’s quotations show a decided advance upon the 
better qualities.— Tribune. 
CA.MBRIDGE CATTLE 3IARKET—Feb. G. 
At market 417 cattle—about 300 beeves and 117 
stores, consisting of w orking oxen, cows and calves 
yearlings, two and three years old, &c. ’ 
Frices—Market beef—extra, .$0 25 IP cwt; 1 st 
quality, ,$5 .50; 2dqunlity, .$5; 3d quality, 4 25- or¬ 
dinary $3®4. 
Stores—Working oxen $(>0, 70, 85®95. 
Cows and Calves —$17, 27®30. Yenrlinirs, .415 
®10. Two years old, .$ 10 , 12, 15®20. 'I’hreo 
years old, $12, 15, 20®24. • 
Sheep and Lambs— 1,931 at market. Prices ex- 
tm $4, 5, 7; by lot, $1, 1 50, 1 87, 2®2 7.5. ’ 
BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET—Feb. 7 . 
At market GOO lieef cattle; 9 pairs workiii”' oxeii' 
27 cows and calves; 3,000 sheep; 410 .swine.“ ’ 
Frices —Beef cattle, extra, $G25; 1st (luality $G; 
second .$5 75; third $5. 
Working Oxen—.$07, 75, 80, 92. 
Cows and Calves — $ 20 , 23, 24, 2G, 30. 
Sheep — $2, 2.50, 2 75, 3; one extra lot sold at 
$G 50 each. 
Swine—3i®4i cts; retail 4i®Gc. 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
.VAF.UABLE FARM FOR SALE^ 
M 1,Y ING one mile from tho Village of Le Roy, 
(Icnesee County, on the Canandaigua and 
Biifliilo Road, containing; 90 acres of choice 
liiiid, 22 acres in wheat, 20 acres in choice meddow, 
12 acres in heavy timber. The whole well adapt¬ 
ed to gram and grass. On tlie premises is a new 
and convenient cottage house, two barns, a largo 
apple orchard of grafted fruit, and a choice varie- 
ty of pears, pcacdios, plums, quinces, grapes, ocher 
Ties, ivc., all Jii full hoariiig. 
Price moderate. Title in/lisimtnble. Terms nc- 
commodaling. Possession given in April ni'xt. In¬ 
quire ol mo, on Main street, in said village 
, „ . HENRY BREW'S'I’ER. 
1-0 Roy, Jan. 23, 1850. 
village possesses all the advanta¬ 
ges of churches, schools, mills, stores, meclianical 
business, and liealtlifulncss, necessary to rmider a 
residence in it, or in it.s vicinity, pleasant and profit- 
_ (5-9 
engraving. 
B/Vf-DWfN, would respectfully inform his 
friends and the public generally, tliat he has 
located limi.self in Rocliostor, ami is prepared to ex¬ 
ecute all descriptions of Engraving, Heals, Labels 
' '•‘*'*'”'0 U’edding Cards, Letters’ 
l>ook rnul (^loth St*unp.s, \ie\VH ol' iSiiildiiio'.s or An- 
nniils, in short every thing in his line wilFbe done 
nen^tly and rciisoniibly. All those wishing any thing 
in his line, will please call at No. J.5, third lloori 
Kcynolds Arendo, lUjcliester. N. V. 
E. 
[Et’ Notice.—Investigations made us to the Pat¬ 
entability of iiix'entions and discoveries — models, 
drawings and engravings procured —and Patent 
Rights obtained, at the oflice of tlie Rural New- 
Y'orker. All valuable macliines and inventions 
notieed and brought before the puhlie, with a full 
description of their properties. .Advice given’in re¬ 
lation to the mechanical powers, and the propriety 
of their application to particular uses. Inventors 
will find it to their advantage to communicate brief 
notices of their discoveries and inventions, with 
drawings and references for publication. Inventors 
can at all times consult and confer with the Editors 
and tlieir assistants, on all agricultural, mechanical 
and minenilogical pursuits. 
Rare and valuable seeds — extraordinary jiroduc- 
tions of nature — minerals, metals, petrifactions, 
organic remains, and specimens of earths and rocks 
are solicited, for wliich a quid pro quo will be 
rendered, by a chemical and physical examination 
and due notice in this pajier. 
All services free, except the details of procuring 
Patent Rights, and quantitative analysis of minerals 
and soils. 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
FRUIT SCIONS. 
jg-. I am prepared to furnish Scions for tliis sea- 
son’s gnit ting, which can bo sent by express 
^ mail, at all times. I will send siieciniens of 
fruit when practicable. 'J’he scions will be true. 
Northern Spy. Hawley. 
Norton’s Melon. Eamousc. 
Early Joe. Ponimo Gris. 
I’^waar. St. Lawrence. 
Esopus Hpitzenbcrg. Baldwin. 
Ribstone Pippin. 
I’rice, one dollar per hundred. Post paid appli¬ 
cants shall have prompt atUmrion. 
Pear Scions. —“Onondaga,’’ or “ iSwiin’.s Or¬ 
ange,” “Virgalieu,” “Oshand’s Summer Virgalieu,” 
and all the celebrated varieties for sale also, ^rice 
3 to 4 shillings penlozen. 
O’ A fexv choice Apples for sale. 
JAMES II. WATTS. 
Rochester, Jan. I, 1850. (l-eow 2 m]. 
New and Imjioitant Agricultural Paiier; 
THE WOOL GROWER, 
and Magazine of Agriculture and Horticulture, 
Edited by T. O. I’E'rER.S, Proprietor of the Buira- 
lo Wool Depot. Monthly—50 cents single .subscrib¬ 
ers; to clubs, 20 per cent, discount. 
This publication makes wool growing in all its 
branches a loading subject, and puts the farmer in 
possession of the host and most reliable information 
on the markets and prices for wool. The pre.sent 
volume closes 1st of April. Address 
[1-tf.J T. C. PETERS, BufTuIo. 
AGENTS WANTED—TO YOUNG I»IEN. 
Local and Traveling Agents wanted for Moore's 
Rural New- Yorker, and to sell bound copies of tho 
Genesee Farmer, (embracing all the volumes from 
184o to 1849, inclusive.) Active and responsible 
young men can do well in the business. In all cases 
where certificates of agency are given, satisfactory 
recommendations as to integrity and resjionsibility 
will be required. Local agents w ill not need certifi¬ 
cates, as they will only act among their friends and 
acquaintances. 
'Po all properly qualified, who wish to engage in tho 
business, n very liberal commission wall he allow ed. 
For particulars address (post paid)or apply personallv 
_ D. D. T. MOORE, 
January 1, 1850. Rochester, N. Y’. 
C. J. HAYDEN’S 
CABINET AND CHAIR WAREHOUSE. 
C AONST.YNTLY'' on hand every variety of CABI- 
J NE'P FURNITUK,E, every style of Bedsteads 
and Chairs, which he is now oft’enng at greater 
RAUGAiNS that can bo had elsewhere in Western 
New Y'ork. 
No. G, Front street, Rochester, N. Y. 
U* All w ork warranted good, or no sale. [l-tf. J 
E. C. JOHNSON, 
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IX 
Fur and Silk Hats; Cloth and Fur Caps; Mohair and 
Silk I’liishos, and Slik Plush Caps; Leghorn, Pana¬ 
ma and Straw Hats; Canes and Umbrellas, &c. &c.; 
all of which will be sold cheap, for cash. No. 38! 
Buflulo street, Rochester, N. Y. [5-tf.] 
A NEW ROOK FOR EVERY F\RY1ER» ' 
(i^ClENTIFfC AGRICULTURE, or the E!eme.it.s < 
of Chemistry, Geology, Botanv, mid flieteorol- < 
‘>gy, applied to pnietical Agriculture: bv I\L AL ' 
Kudcer.s, M. D., with tho apjiroval and assistnuoc ! 
of several (mictical aud seieutilie gentlemen. 'I’lie < 
w:ork is illustrated by a large iiumlierof engruvinirs * 
and IS published iu a neat .style, ’well bound, and ! 
sold cheap. ' 
NOTICES OF THE WORK. ( 
“ The general correctness, brevity, clearness, and ' 
multitude of its principles applicable to practical ; 
agrumlture, that first best of arts, commend the work / 
to the youth of our land, as well as to tho older and < 
younger agriculturists. Professor Chester Dewey, < 
1 nncipal Rochester Collegiate Institute. J 
3 his is an interesting and much needed volume, < 
well adapted to the wants and taste of that intclli- ^ 
gent portion of the community for whom it is more / 
parricularly adapted — making combined a complete ( 
.sy.stem of agriculture, easily understood and readily 
defined. — N. 1. Farmer and Mechanic. ^ 
“It appears to be exceedingly well adniited for ( 
tlie purpose of instruction. It is concise and plain ■ 
--neither too much nor too little.” — Hon. Zadock ; 
Pratt. \ 
“ YVe liavc seen enough to convince us that it is ' 
a work of rare merit, such an one as will meet w ith / 
the^ approbation of all intelligent renders. Every / 
agricultnrist who rends and digests should procure ( 
tlie work. — Amei-icnn Farmer, Baltimore. ^ 
“ M’e commend the work to the Farmer, especial- ^ 
fy to the young farmer, as well worthy of his atten- ^ 
tion. —Berkshire Cnltnrist, Pittsfield, Muss. ) 
‘‘ M e think the author has ably performed the '' 
clittieult task of rendering science easy to the iirncti- 
cal New England Farmer, by S. W. Cole. 
w u. 1 . , ERASTUS DARROYV, 
1 nbhslier and Bookseller, corner YInin and St. Paul 
streets, Rochester. 
For sale by the Publisher; also, at the oflice 
of Moores Rural New-Y'orkcr, and bv the Book¬ 
sellers generally. * []-tf.] 
Harrow has a large stock of BOOKS at 
wholesale or reta il. Orders promptly answered. 
DUNN’S SUYTHES. 
an act of incorporation of the Legislature of 
.. tke Scythe Manufacturing Establishment 
of R. B. Dunn, Esq., at North Wayne, Maine, has 
been formed into a corporate Ixidv umlor the stvle 
ami name of the NORTH WAYNE SGY'riiE 
COMPANY', with 11 Capital of $1.50,000. 
I he Coinpiiny are now fully organized, and fur¬ 
nished with means to continue the making of Scythes 
to a greater extent tlian any other manufactory iu 
tlie wend. Such is the perfection of the machinery, 
and the knovvn skill and experience of the workmen 
thilt tiio quality oi the Scythe will be luisurpas.sed 
by any m the market. 
To their article of Cast Steel Grass Sc.yflies they 
desire to call particular attention, fliade from San¬ 
derson iV Bros. Genuine Cimt Steel, iiniiorted ex¬ 
pressly for that puriKise, they will always bo w hat 
they are represented, and not like some that could 
be named, made of Hnssenclevcr or German Steel 
and staiTi])ed and palmed oft' as Cast Steel. No 
eft’ort will bo spared to meet the just expectation of 
dealers and consumers, and customers may be as- ^ 
sured of prompt attention and honorable dealing. . 
1 flrticulnr uttention will be given to furnishing 
Grain Scythes for Cradle makers, of any pattern de¬ 
sired, and of as good style, finish and temiicr as the 
best know n. 
Orders and inquiries are respectfully solicited; 
and luiy addressed to tlie subscriber at Mohawk, 
Herkimer Co., iV. Y'., will meet with prompt atten- 
tion. [l-tf.] HIRAM C. WHITE, Agent. 
B ound copies ol‘ the I4eiiesee Parmer, 
including all the volumes published in octave 
form (4845 to 1849, inclusive,] for sale at tliis oflice. 
Price 50 cents per volume in paper covers — 62J in 
boards and INither. A large discount to agents. 
