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Tub substance of the above has been repeatedly stated 
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parties interested. Our aim is to do the best wo can, 
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That we often err in judgment, is probable, but we must 
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consequences. An editor must necessarily possess somo 
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of his own duty, and what is proper to ho published, 
than any correspondent. In deciding according to his 
convictions of what is right, however, ho will often 
make enemies, and, temporarily at least, retard his 
pecuniary interests. But we regard an editor who is 
guided chiefly by self-interest in accepting or rejecting 
an article, as unfit for his position and unworthy tho 
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Many writers of merit were first introduced to the pub¬ 
lic through the pages of tho Rural— and some of these, 
we are proud to say, have become somewhat celebrated 
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provoked the enmity and rerengo of not a few who 
thought they know our business and duty better than 
tee diet ourselves. Allow us to amplify a little on this 
point, by giving two or three illustrations. 
Within tho past few years sundry authors of “ reject¬ 
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did not particularly disturb our equanimity ; others hare 
given vent to their vanity and ire by abusing us in “ the 
papers” —wliich didn’t make us feel any worse, or 
change our course in tho least, and probably benefited 
the Rural in the way of advertising. In one instance 
a correspondent sent us an ultra sectarian article as long 
as a sermon, and very abusive of a respectable denomi¬ 
nation of Christians—and because we would not deviate 
from our rule, ignore our own judgment, and publish 
whut was most objectionablo in style and length, “ be¬ 
rated ” us in another paper, and discontinued the Rural. 
[It is proper to say ho has since recovered, and, with¬ 
out any solicitation on our part, is now a subscriber and 
occasional correspondent on practical subjects ] An¬ 
other caso. Somebody sent us several anonymous 
articles on Woman’s Rights, from Erie Co.,—very rabid 
they were, too. Of courso they were rejected under our 
rule. Months after the writer favored us witli a regular 
Caudle epistle, saying how meanly she had been treated, 
and tiiat she was determined to make her William 
“stop tho Rural.” [Can’t say whether ho over did 
such a foolish tiling—presume likely.] The next wo 
heard from our valiant heroine was In tho shape of a 
complimentary communication u> numao ouliy— 
which was paid for as an advertisement, wo presume. 
We trust she is satisfied witli tho investment and feels 
relieved! Once more. Quite recently—only a week or 
two ago—an article appeared in a New York city paper, 
from one Rogers, who bitterly complains of martyrdom 
equal to Ids great prototype, for that whereas ho lias 
sent us threo several articles against tobacco culture, 
not one of wliich has been published, (wo quote from 
memory, after a hasty perusal, having lost or mislaid 
the paper,)—declaring, after firing several quotations of 
Scripture at our devoted head, that wo don’t allow 
“readers and patrons” to be heard in the Rural ! Mr. 
R. evidently feels bad, and lias our profound sympa¬ 
thies. But we cannot, even to please him, publish all 
that may be sent us by our two or three hundred thou¬ 
sand readers. For his special consolation, however, wo 
will say that one of his said articles lias been waiting 
insertion since “ long time ago,” but not so long as hare 
scores of better ones of a similar character—i. e., con- 
trover.'-ial rather than practical. And it is not likely it 
will appear soon ; indeed, there is now no need of it, 
as the writer has found a paper which allows him to bo 
“heard,” especially when lie gives a quid pro quo (we 
don't mean a quid of tobocco !) in the shape of praising 
books Avhich avo recently had tho audacity to fairly 
criticise l—[said books and paper being published by 
the same firm!] Wo congratulate our Avould-bc cor¬ 
respondent upon ids success in at last finding an organ 
(particularly as we believe he had been refused in his 
own State before applying to us,) and Li/e upon its 
acquisition! Yerily, each party hath his reward—on 
tlio principle, “ You tickle mo, Billt,” &c. Both 
parties being satisfied, must constitute a model “ mutual 
admiration and aid society.” AVondcr, though, if our 
very thin-skinned friend Rogers—avIio can’t endure the 
idea of tobacco-culture, and is down on the Rural and 
other journals for nnsAvering inquiries on the subject— 
really likes tlio manner in which the circus has boon 
extolled in his organ ! If so, perhaps lie might consist¬ 
ently have patronized a still more positive “sporting 
paper.” But in thus tarrying to “ answer a fool accord¬ 
ing to his folly,” avo aro digressing and will return. 
As already stated, avo endeavor to encourngo corres¬ 
pondents so far as consistent. Wo are always glad to 
hear from sensible, experienced Men and Women on 
practical and useful subjects, — but wo cannot con¬ 
sistently, and will not to retain a subscriber or obtain 
favor, allow one-idea men, hobby-riders, silly senti¬ 
mentalists, &c., to preach and storm, grind axes, and 
utter ridiculous nonsense through tlio pages of tlio 
Rural. Wo believe in free speech, a free press, and 
reform and progress — but do not believe all that is 
thought and written should be said and printed, nor 
that reform and progress arc promoted by those avIio are 
devoid of judgment and discrimination, and above all 
sound Common Sense. “A place for everything and 
everything in its placo” is not a bad adage in this con¬ 
nection, trite as it may bo; and Ave don’t believo the 
pages of the Rural tho proper place for a thousand 
“things” sent us for publication — including matters 
ATliich aro only appropriate for political, sectarian and 
sporting Journals, pootry without rliyino or reason, 
advertisements in tho guise of valuable information, 
and so forth and so on to tlio end of the chapter. 
— This is plain talk, wo admit, but wo consider it just 
to all parlies concerned—correspondents, readers and 
ourselves. We aro far from claiming infallibility in 
Hus matter. No doubt we have committed various 
errors and neglected many correspondents; indeed we 
have found it utterly impossible to publish much that 
we desired, especially at tlio proper season, and noAV 
have many articles on (lie [and one in type] wliich were 
received over two years ago! Many an article of in¬ 
terest or value at a certain season, arrives too late, or is 
necessarily deferred for six months or a year. Others 
possessing morit-though of a purely literary oharaeter 
are of course deferred from time to time, according to 
our space and the large amount of such wares on hand. 
But, after reminding Correspondents that Patience is a 
cardinal virtue, and again referring to tlio rules at the 
head of this column, avo must close. 
Old World Matters. 
Tiik Royal Mail Steamship Arabia, arrived at 
Halifax on the afternoon of the 20th inst. Her 
news is of more than ordinary importance, seem¬ 
ing to indicate that Avar is not only inevitable, but 
that the crisis is at hand. We make the folloAving 
synopsis: 
Great Britian. —Lord Derby announced in the 
House of Lords on the 4th, the intention to dissolve 
Parliament. lie severely attacked Lord John Rus¬ 
sell’s course, and characterized Lord Palmerston’s 
recommendations, that Russell’s amendment be ac¬ 
cepted by the Ministers, as a direct insult. On the 
Gth, Palmerston defended himself from the impu¬ 
tations cast upon him by the Ministers, to which Sir 
J. Packington replied and reiterated the assertion 
that Palmerston had made a direct threat that if 
the Crown exercised its right to dissolve Parlia¬ 
ment, the House might refuse the supplies. 
In the House of Lords on the 8th, Earl Malms- 
bury said he hoped to make a statement to the 
House before the prorogation, Avhich Avould show 
that government had done all it could to preserve 
the peace of Europe. These remarks are construed 
into an admission that there is no hope for peace. 
In the House of Commons, Lord Palmerston had 
given notice of a question respecting our foreign 
relations and the affairs of Europe, but at the ur¬ 
gent request of Mr. D’Israeli, he postponed it.— 
The latter announced that in a day or tAvo heAvould 
make a statement on the subject. 
France.— The movement of troops and Avar ma¬ 
terial in France, continues on a large scale. The 
Paris correspondent of the London Herald, says 
that about 25,000 men are on their Avay to reinforce 
the army of Lyons. The correspondent of the 
Times, Avrites that the question of peace or war, is 
still left to conjecture. 
Tho feeling that the war is inevitable prevails at 
the French foreign office, and is shared by some of 
the highest functionaries. 
Count Carour is reported that he could at any 
time apply the match to the materials of conflagra¬ 
tion at his command, and force France to join him. 
The Daily News correspondent says:—Orders 
have been sent to Toulon that G8 vessels, which had 
been long prepared there, be ready to put to sea 
upon a day’s notice, if required. Eight vessels 
have already been ordered from Brest for Toulon. 
All Marseilles vessels in the Adriatic, are return¬ 
ing home, considering those waters unsafe, and that 
no freights from the Trieste are now to be had. 
Austria. —The Vienna correspondent of the Lon¬ 
don Times telegraphs as follows: 
“ The long expected crisis is at hand. A corps 
of 50,000 men goes from this city to-morroAV, and 
on the folloAving day another corps of 60,000 men, 
to be assembled here. A reserve corps of 70,000 
men Avill be placed in Bohemia and Moravia. Tho 
reserve of the army in Italy and of the corps about 
to leave this city have been called in.” 
Advices from Milan state that the following or¬ 
ders of the day have been posted in the barracks 
of the town:—“Austrian Soldiers, the Emperor 
calls you round his banners t<f beat down for the 
third time the pride of Piedmont; to expel from 
their den those fanatics who destroy the tranquility 
of Europe. Advance against the enemies who have 
always fled before you. Remember the victories 
of 1848 and 1849; remember Navarare, Avhere your 
foes were dispersed and annihilated. Let our 
Avatchword be ‘Vive Imperalore ’—our rights for¬ 
ever 1” 
Italy. — The correspondent of the Times, at 
Rome, says that the general opinion there is that the 
Congress will simply delay Avar, but cannot prevent 
it, because it will not effectually settle the Italian 
question. It is confidently stated that neither the 
Papal government nor the King of Naples Avill send 
representatives to Congress. 
Portugal.— The government has authorized the 
free admission of corn. 
India. —The Bombay mail of March 12th, reach¬ 
ed England on the Gth. Tantia, Topee and other 
leading rebels were hiding under false names.— 
The soundings taken by the steamer Cyclops in 
the Red sea, for the Indian telegraph, had been 
perfectly successful. 
Australia. —Australian papers and correspon¬ 
dents from Melbourne to Feb. 13th, are received 
but add little of importance to previous telegrams. 
Ncav gold fields of fair promise had been discovered 
near Melbourne. There was much activity in the 
shipment of gold — over a million sterling Avas cn- 
route to England. 
Cosimeroial— Breadstvffs .— Richardson, Spence &, 
Co. quote American flour very dull, and difficult to soil 
at quotations, namely: 10(gU2s3d. Wiieut dull, but 
sternly. Western red 5s9d@9sld; white 8s7d@10s. 
Southern white 10@10s9d. Corn dull; prices easier. 
White5s8@5sll. Provisions. —Messrs. Bigland, Altliya 
St Co., Richardson. Spence & Co., Jumes McHenry and 
others, quote beef firm for good sorts, but there has 
been a decline of 2sGd on inferior kinds. Pork Arm. 
Lard quiet at 58s. Irish had advanced l@2s. 
Markets, Commerce, Sic. 
Rural Nkw-Yorkkr Office,? 
Rochester, April 20. 1859. > 
Flour—T he only change observable In the rates of Flour 
is in that manufactured from Sprint; Wheat, which lias de¬ 
clined 25 cents per barrel, and is now selling at $5,o0@6,75. 
Grain— Wheat is drooping, $l,0ol>eing the outside price. 
Canada Wheat continues to arrive here, and sells to our mil¬ 
lers, and Canada dealers continue to arrive here to purchase 
flour for that market. A Montreal buyer was in town last 
week and purchased something like 1,030 barrels, to he taken 
down the St. Lawrence. On Saturday two lots of fair white 
Canada wheat were sold. Four thousand bushels sold for 
91.G0—one thousand at $1,01 free on the cars at Charlotte. A 
lot of Milwaukee club sold at $1,22. All other kindsof grain 
unchanged. 
Our tabic of “Sundries” will pay for looking over, as con¬ 
siderable alteration is noticeable in such matters as farmers 
are compelled to purchase. 
Hat took a considerable start during tho week, $8@14 be¬ 
ing the range, and is in good demand. 
Rochester Wholesale Prices. 
Flour and Grain. 
Flour, wint. Avlieat 97,2507,50 
1)0. spring do. $5,50@6,75 
Do. Buckwheat 79 cwt. $1,75 
Wheat, Genesee..91,60@1,65 
Best white Canada91,60®l,65 
Corn,.72@75c 
liye, (ill lbs TSt bush_77@78c 
Oats, by weight.48@50c 
Barley. ..65@70o 
Buckwheat,.48@50c 
Beans,.65@75c 
Meats. 
Fork, mess.$17,00(3)18,00 
Do. cwt.$7,50@8,00 
Beef cwt.95,50@G,00 
Spring lambs each $1.50(3)2,00 
Mu'ton (carcass).5@6c 
Hams, smoked.9@10c 
Shoulders.7@8o 
Chickens.7(n)8c 
Turkeys.1 Oft! 11c 
Geese.38@44c 
Dairy, &u. 
Butter, roll.20@22c 
Do. firkin.0n@l8c 
Cheese.10@12c 
Lard, tried.ll@12c 
Tallow.i0®10Kc 
F.ggs, dozen.10@11c 
Honey, box.15@16c 
Candles, box.12ft)i:ic 
Fruits and Roots. 
Apples, bushel ... ,60c® $1,75 
Do. dried,_$1,60@1,75 
Potatoes.250500 
Hides and Skins. 
Slaughter.6@6%c 
Calf.lOftslO^c 
Sheep pelts.$ 1,75ft)2.1)0 
Lamb do .38@03c 
Seeds. 
Clover, bush.$1,50(3)5,00 
Timothy.92,00ft, 1 2,50 
Sundries, 
Wood, bard.$ 1,00(3)1,50 
Do. soft.$:!,ft0(«i:!,50 
Coal, Lehigh.$5,75ft)0,00 
Do. Scranton .. .$5,0305,00 
Do. Blossburg . .95,0005,00 
Do. Shamokin. .$5,0005,00 
Do. Char.10ft; l25<c 
Salt, bbl.$1,80® 1,35 
Hay. tun.$8,00014.00 
Wool, 78 li>.85®50c 
White fish, bbl_$7,00(3)8,00 
Codfish "(i quintal.$1,50®5,CO 
Trout, bbl.$7,50@8,00 
Produce aiul Provision Markets. 
NEW YORK, April 23.— Flour— The market for Flour is 
heavy and lower. Sales at $4,85®5,50 for com to choice 
super State: 95,8006.20 for extra State; $1,9035,35 for super 
Western; $5,e0@6,>30 for extra do.: $0.10®0,30 for round 
hoop Ohio—closing heavy. Canadian flour is quiet at $0,41) 
@7,40 for common to choice extras. 
Grain— Wheat is dull and drooping. Sales nt?2c for un¬ 
sound Chicago spring; $1,45 for red winter Western, liye 
lower; gales at 85@80c. Barley dull; sales at 05c for State. 
Corn lower; sales at 85@8lic for Inferior to prime yellow 
Jersey and Southern: 81c for white Southern; mixed West¬ 
ern nominal at 82@83c. Oats are more active at 52@55e. 
for State; 53@58c for Western and Canada. 
Provisions— Pork market dull and heavy. Sales at $17,12 
@17,37 for new mess; $16.00 for thin do; $17,00 for old iness; 
$15,50 for prime mess; $19,75020,00 for clear: $I2,50@12,75 
for prime. Lard firm; sales at ll>i@llXc. Butter quiet at 
8X@12c for Ohio; 15@2lc for State. Cheese dull at 8@9c. 
BUFFALO, April 25.- Flour— A fair demand has prevailed 
since the date of our last, which was mainly confined to the 
home and interior trade, at steady prices. Receipts by lake 
are moderately large, but the great hulk is consigned direct¬ 
ly through by rail. As heretofore the demand is mainly con¬ 
fined to the better grades. Sales at $5 for low State from 
Chicago wheat; $5,50 for fair do from Milwaukee club wheat, 
$5,87X@G.37X for the range of extra Michigan, Indiana and 
Ohio, and $0,5007,00 for double extras and favorite family 
brands. 
Grain— Wheat, Avitli a moderate milling demand, the mar¬ 
ket continues steady. No speculative feeling is observable 
on account of the firmness of holders. Sales red winter Illi¬ 
nois at $1,35, and Chicago spring at $1. Corn—Sales prime 
Slate at 80c. Oats heavy at about 40c for ordinary State and 
Western, and 51@52c for Canadian. Barley heavy within the 
range of <K)©70c. Bye scarce and firm at 00c. 
Seed—N o sales and market steady. 
Provisions— Sales heavy mess pork at $17, and bacon at 
6%c for smoked shoulders, and 9>£c for hams. Nothing do¬ 
ing in other articles, and market steady. 
ALBANY, April 25.—Flour and Meal— 1 There is a fair busi¬ 
ness doing in Flour at rather easier prices. Corn Meal 
is steady. 
Grain— There is a moderate deir 
Mediterranean on p. t. Corn is 
round yellow at 83c, delivered 
sic here from store, liye rail) 
85Xc. Barley is dull and reduc 
two-roweil Onondaga county », 
sales street at 58c. 1 _ 
Seed— There is no change to note 
Clover and Timothy, Avith only a m< 
War with the Texas Indians. —General Twiggs 
has ordered out u cavalry force for active service 
against the Indians in Texas. Major Van Dorn is 
charged Avitli the duty of scouring the country to 
the western line of the State. The force numbers 
about one thousand men. The settlers on the 
frontier complain bitterly of neAV outrages from 
the savages. The arrangements made by the Gov¬ 
ernment for the removal of the Reserve Indians 
beyond the limits of the State are said to be at tho 
point of consummation. 
Thirty Men Drowned. —A special dispatch 
from Memphis to the Cincinnati Commercial, says 
that two coal barges, containing 72,000 bushels, 
belonging to J. L. llyatt, of Louisville, Avere swept 
into the crevasse near Lake Providence on the night 
of the 22d inst., and their cmvs, consisting of 30 
men, perished. Several neAV and disastrous breaks 
are reported in the levee below Memphis. 
Another Filibustering Expedition. —The Saint 
Louis Republican of the 21st inst., calls attention 
to a secret movement among the emigrants at Pike 
Peak for the organization of an expedition to take 
possession of the Mexican provinces of Sonora aud 
Chihuahua. A consultation has been held over 
this matter at St. Josephs, and probably at other 
points on the border, and prominent parties in St 
Louis are cognizant of the movement. 
r tp Wheat, with sales 
lower; sales 
Albany, and 
t.uiet; sales at 
» '-llleil ; sales 
' steady, with 
irket for either 
iness doing. 
TORONTO, April 23.— Flour— Dull, and irom the absence 
of sales in large lots, is almost unquotable. The accumula¬ 
tion here, about 15,00(1 barrels, has not been materially di¬ 
minished by shipments this Spring, and as yet we have no 
sales for export, to report. The present wholesale quota¬ 
tions are therefore nominal at 9606.2i for superfine, and 
some hold as high as 9(3,50 per bbl; fancy $G,50@6,75; extra 
$6.75@7,00 per barrel. 
Grain— Wheat remains as before. The quantity brought 
in is insufficient to cause any anxiety on the market, and 
tticre is little or no competition. The demand is very steady 
and not at all affected by the movements in other markets. 
For very prime $i,liO (8s) has been paid freely, hut the rela¬ 
tive quantity of prime sample brought in tins week is much 
smaller than usual, and the average is therefore lower, say 
$1,57 (7s lOd) per bushel—medium and common lots have 
brought from 7s 3d to 7s 9d per bushel, inferior 6s (id to 7<l._ 
Spring Wheat Is in very active request, and for samples fit 
for seed 7s(«)7s tid has been paid, ranging from that to Us 9d. 
Scotch Fife Wheat is much inquired from dealers at8s@8s6d, 
hut it is very scarce. (lata are firmer, and 3s per bushel lias 
been paid in several instances to farmers, the price most 
current ranging from that down to 2s lOd per bushel. Peas 
are more active, and 4s@4s 6d is the frequent rate for the best 
samples. Barley and Rye are both in very poor supply at 8s 
6d to 4s per bushel. 
Seeds—T imothy Seed is not so firm, and purchases of the 
best varieties could be made at $1.75@2,20 per bushel.— 
Clover is in good demand, and is held firmly at $5,50@0 per 
bushel, the first being the wholesale price. 
The C.'ntllc Markets. 
NEW YORK, April 20.—Tiie current prices for the week at 
all the markets are as follows: 
Beef Cattle.—F irst quality, 70 cwt., $H,75@12.n0: Ordi¬ 
nary do., $ 11,25® II, 50; Common, do., $10,50ft, 11 , 00 ; Infe¬ 
rior do., $10,00® 10,50. 
Cows and Calves— First quality. $55@65; Ordinary do., 
$45ft)50; Common do., 935040; Inferior do., $20ft;28. 
Veai. Calves— First quality, 78 lh„ 6@6Xc.; Ordinary, 5X 
@6c.; Common, 4@5c ; Inferior, 3® lc. 
Sheep and Lamps— Prime quality, per head, $6,50@7,00; 
Ordinary, $5,50®0,00; Common, $ 1,50ft),5,50; Inferior, $3@4. 
Swine— First quality, 6X@0Xc.; Other qualities, 5@6Xc. 
CAMBRIDGE, April 20.—At market. 735; about 600Beeves, 
and 135 Stores, consisting of Working Oxen, Milch Cows, 
and one, two and three year olds. 
Prices— Market Beef—Extra, $8.50@9.0n ; First quality, 
$7,75@8,25: Second quality, $0,2506,75; Third quality, $5,50; 
Ordinary quality, $-4,50. 
Working Oxen— Per pair, from $75,1000180. 
Coavs and Calves—$25, 30, 45(5)08. 
Storks— Yearlings, 00@00; Two Years Old, $22@26; Ttirce 
Years Old, $28@33. 
Sheep and Lambs— 1100 at market. Prices—In Lots, $1,75 
2,50@3.25 each; Extra, 94, 5,50, $0ft>8, or from 4@i)Xo W lb. 
Veal Calves—$2.50, 4@G. 
Hides— 7X@8Xc. 7? lb. Tallow— 1 ’X@8c. 79 it>. 
Pki.ts— 91,62®2,00 each. Calf Skins, 14@loc, 79 n>. 
Tho Wool Markets. 
NEW YORK. April 20.—The demand has been moderate 
pending the result of the auction sale. In domestic fleece, 
sales of some 50,000 lbs fine grades have been made at I s ® 
60c, as to quality; 30,000 do Pulled at 3l@52Xc. In foreign, 
the transactions include 100 hales Mogadore at about 29c; 
88 do Smyrna and Cape at 31@35c; 100 do Buenos Ayres, 
and 40,000 tbs Peruvian on p. t. 
BOSTON, April 20.—We notice a better demand for fleece 
Wool, and, with a small stock, prices are firm. Pulled is 
plenty and dull, but lias been rather more inquired for at the 
close. The sales have been 130,000 lbs at 40@ii0c for fleece, 
and 34@50c for No. 1 and extra pulled. The sales of foreign 
have been 400 bales Cape and 131 bales Oporto aud Buenos 
Ayres on private terms. 
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that of any similar Journal in America or Europe, rendering 
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Sax. and tiler, tine_55@57 
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Half and % blood.43049 
Common.40(5)42 
Pulled, extra.49@58 
Do. superfine_43(5)47 
Do. No. 1.34@43 
Do. No. 2.@.. 
Western mixed.35@45 
Smyrna, washed.17@30 
Do unwashed ...9X@19 
Syrian.lift) 23 
Cape.24@60 
Crimea.9® 17 
Buenos Ayres. 9@45 
Peruvian, washed.30@35 
Auction Sale of Wool in New York. —The Tribune of tho 
22d inst., says:—"The Wool sold at aution in this city, to¬ 
day, was mostly made up of undesirable lots of foreign, 
such as had proved unsalable at private sale; and though 
there was a good number of buyers present, there was but 
little spirit manifested, and prices generally did not come up 
to the expectations of owners. A few lots of rough brought 
their value, but many of the better parcels sold for conside¬ 
rably below tiie prices asked at private sale. Many of the 
larger lots were either entirely withdrawn, or only a very 
small portion offered, at which considerable dissatisfaction 
was expressed by some buyers wtio had come from a dis¬ 
tance, expecting the wool to be sold in good faith, as adver¬ 
tised. There is no fairer way of selling wool than at auction; 
but If, when buyers are called together, they are deprived of 
the opportunity of laying in their supplies, ns they had a 
right to expect, such sales will cease to be well attended. It 
is supposed that a very largo portion of the wool offered at 
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continent, if, indeed. If. was ever surpassed in number any¬ 
where. Tiie prices paid for California wool were from 8 to 
26c; for fine domestic (Atlantic slope) wools from 36 to 52c 
Shoddy brought from 14 to 18c. 
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Assormknt 
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and doinff business, .and is now prepared to oft’er greater in- 
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Ladies’ 18k. Case Gold Lever Watches. .. . 50 00 
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