MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
.foreign Intelligence. 
Utarket Intelligence, fcc. 
^klrertisements. 
Arrival of the Masrara. 
Arrival of the Northern Light. 
Halifax, Jan. 23.—'The Iloyal Mail Steamship New York, Jan. 24th.—The steamship North- 
r. lagaia, Capt. Lcilch, from Liverpool, Jan. 7th, eni Light front San Juan arrived here this niorn- 
arrived at this port this A. M.,and reports unusu- ing with California dates to the 31st of Decern- 
Rural New-Yorker Office, } 
Rochester, Jan. 25th, 1S04. $ 
. SPECIAL NOTICES-TO AGENTS, &c. HOVEY’S MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 
- New Volume for 1854.— The January Number com- 
ILge" To Canadians.—A s we are obliged to pre-pay the me need the Twentieth Volume of this old and established 
American postage on papers sent to the British Provinces, ** is ® ntlre L devoted to the diffusion of infor- 
„ • , ' . , , ,, . ’ mation in every department of Horticulture. Its contents 
our Canadian agents and friends must add 2o cents per copy embrace: —The Science of Cultivation; Descriptions of new 
to the club rates of the Rural, — making the lowest price Fruits; Homological Gossip; Notices of New Trees, Shrubs, 
ally heavy weather during her passage, which her, 313 passengers and $850,000 on freight 
has been prolonged to sixteen days. She will brought down the Pacific by the Bro. Jonathan. 
lie at Boston on Wednesday noon. 
The steamer Sierra Nevada with the New 
. Gre f t Britain, Belgium and France have been York passengers of Dec. 5th arrived at San Fran- 
visited with the heaviest snow storm experienced cisco Dec. 31st. 
for several years. 
The steamer Oregon left San Francisco on 
The Godins Steamship Atlantic, from New the 3lst ult for Panama with 100 passengers 
1 w U1 t U<;c ’ 24th ’ arnved at Liverpool and $400,000 in gold and the mails, 
at 2 P. M., Jan. 5th. 
m. . ., , 1 • A , v -at v , SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA NEWS, 
ihe screw steamship Andes, from New York T 
Dec. 17th, arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, the . io Llamath Valley there is pretty strong feel- 
lst inst, in S f <,r the formation of a new state, to reach 
'I’lie intelligence from Constantinople and St. 
Petersburgli, continues to be as contradictory as 
from the Truqua to Cape Mendocino. 
There is some excitement prevailing on the 
ever, but the latest rumors are of a Character to subject of land speculation practised under the 
leave, ini lie estimation «>f tlm miWio school land warrants, issued by the State, and 
leave, in the estimation of the public, scarcely Kcho<)1 land warrants, issued by the State, and 
any hope that the Czar will accept the proposi- memorials will be addressed to Congress on 
There has been another enormous rise in breadstuff's, in 
consequence of the news recently brought over by the Ni¬ 
agara. Flour rose at a single jump, in our Market, a dol¬ 
lar a barrel, and Wheat twenty-five cenls a bushel; so that 
the former may now be quoted at $9, and the latter at $2 
with no sales of any amount at that. The readers of the 
Rural will recollectour market reports and remarks there¬ 
on have pointed to such a result. Taking the greatest 
pains to make our reports reliable, and using all available 
means in our power to make our statements conform to 
facts, it is always gratifying to observe them sustained by 
results; farmers may deppnd upon no pain3 being spared to 
give true quotations. 
Hess Pork is quoted a dollar per barrel higher, and pork 
in the hog is also going at’ better prices, selling to-day at 
$5,76@6. 
Rochester "Wholesale Prices. 
Flour and Grain. i Fruits and Roots. 
to Canadian subscribers $1,50 per year. 
kc.; Notices of New Flowers and Plants; Notes on Gardens 
and Nurseries; Improved Modes of Culture; Construction 
irdening; General Notices; 1-oreign Notices; Domestic 
otices; Replies to Questions; Reports of Horticultural 
icieties; Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
And to facilitate cultivators in their labors, a Monthly 
tfil" Those who are forming clubs, (20 to 100 copies,) And to facilitate cultivators in their labors, a Monthly 
*•» “ *- -t? f “““"» ^iS^tssssrs^ 
not wish to wait, and complete their lists afterwards. them of the routine of operations which are necessarv to 
Jbgd”TiiB Rural is published strictly upon the cash 
be performed in the Fruit Garden, Flower Garden, Orna¬ 
mental Grounds, Green-houses, Grapery and Kitchen Gar- 
system sent no longer than paid for and all orders den through the varying seasons of the year. 
should be in accordance with terms. 
0 ?” Our lowest club price is $1,26 for any number of 
In the past nineteen volumes, more than five hundred 
drawings of the newest and finest Fruits have appeared, 
many of them in no other work, and upwards of fifteen 
tiny hope that, the Czar will accept the proposi- memoiiais w 
tion of the Western Bowers, and this view of the the subject, 
matter is very universally entertained at Con- * be larmen 
Flour, bid.$9.00@0,00 
Wheat, bn.2,00@0,00 
Fruits and Roots. 
Apples, bush.50@75c 
Do. dried.$1.00 
matter is very universally entertained at Con- Ihe tarmers are sowing a great deal of wheat, 
fitantinoples As a natural consequence of the especially in the southern part of the State, 
greatly increased probabilities of a general Eu- wluch mw begins to l m,s P c1 ' as a farming coun- 
Hides and Skins. 
Slaughter.4j£@5)£c 
greatly increased probabilities of a general Eu- W l 
ropean war, the English stocks and breadstuff 
markets have been greatly excited, and Consols * 
\ singular mortality is raging among birds 
closed, on Friday,at a decline of Zg per cent, on and beasts. 
the week. The surveying party sent out by the Railroad 
later Convention, who examined the Sierra Nevada, 
The Czar is indisnosed te nccervt th» at ttlG . bead of the . Stanislaus, have reported that 
The Czar is indisposed to accept the new note t T oi me cramsiaus, nave reported that 
of the great powers, but will heir the proposi- £ hc £ 'V 1 < P ractlcabk th ere. Alii the Paci- 
tions of Turkey for a settlement of the difficulty. IT t ,av ® ar ' 1Veck 1 be 
He holds the issue to be one wholly belonging *''%**** 8 P eak ^ghiy of the Southerit route, 
ThmI-ov ..ml t mi o u i and general opinion in the State was in its favor, 
to i in key and Russia, the Sultan has accept- , i> , f _ , , , , , , ,, „ 
_.i iini ni.i/i #.r ii lrt -li* i Ty • , Lieut ! arke lias started overland, by the Gi- 
ed the note ot the allied powers. His council p, w„ • . ’ J 
were not harmonious on the subject, and a pub- L,, , ,, 
lie outbreak at, Constantinople! was scrim,sly t S °i ^T mamfeS . - 
threatened, but matters were subsequently quiet. ?? 1 Je Custom House, were sixty-seven mU- 
The Sultan continues to insist that the Princi- lon y i d U hundred and seventy three thousand. Jive 
palities shall be evacuated by Russia as a sine andJtvc dollars 
qua non to new negotiations. , 1he ^ LN f bc wcathe f r haa been delightful 
Corn.70@75c Potatoes.37>£@50c 
Oats.40@42c Hides and Skins. 
Ryo... 00@00 Slaughter. 
Barley.62)£(q;66c Calf..9@lUc 
Buckwheat.tl0@(i5 Sheep pelts.$1@1,62 
Beaus.$1 Lamb do.7oc@$l 
Meats. ^ Seeds. 
Pork, mess bbl.$16,00 Clover, bu.$6,50@7,00 
Do. cwt..5,75@6,00 Timothy.. ..... 2,50@3,50 
Beef, mess bbl. .10,00®,,10,50 Flax.1,25 
Do. cwt.4,00®,5,00 Fuel. 
Mutton carcass,.4,()0<<t5 Wood, hard.4,00@4,50 
Hams, smoked tb. .. .9fn)10e Do. soft.2,50@3,00 
Shoulders .6j£@7Hc Coal, Lehigh, ton.. .9,50@10 
Chickens, .»..‘..@7c Do. Scranton.6,25 
Turkeys.8<g9c Illossburg.6,00 
Dairy, kc. Do. Char.8@I0c 
Butter.15®16c Sundries. 
Cheese.8@9c Salt, bbl.S 1 ,G 2>2 
Lard, tried.@9c Hay, ton.8@13 
Do. leaf.10c Wool, tb.3o@45c 
Tallow.11c White fish, bbl. .$S,50@9,S0 
Eggs, doz.18@20c Codfish, 'V quintal.4,50 
Caudles, box.14)4 Trout, bbl.8,00 
copies over 20 — and $1,50 under that number, unless a hundred other engravings, illustrating the great varietv of 
full club of twenty is obtained. subjects treated upon. 
r „_, . , , . , The Magazine is published in monthly numbers, of 48 
'P-lf making up clubs for the Rural, the Wool pages each, besides advertisements, printed on line paper, 
Grower* and Stock Register can be added at 35 cts. a copy, and handsome type, and illustrated with numerous engrav- 
which is the lowest club price. ln ojn _ 
37^” In remitting for clubs, please send Bank Bills, or 
Droits on New York (deducting the exchange,) instead of 
Checks or Certificates of Deposit on local banks. 
In’ writing us, please be particular to give your P. 
0. address correctly — the name of your Post Office (not 
Town,) County, and State. Write all names plainly. 
ings. 
Terms, $2 a year* in advance. Address 
212-lt iiOVEY k CO., 7 Merchants’ Row, Boston. 
FARM AND HORTICULTURAL RESIDENCE, 
For Sale.— David Thomas, near Aurora, Cayuga Co., 
N. Y., wishing to retire on account of feeble health from 
the care of his farm, offers it with all its improvements for 
sale. It is pleasantly situated near Cayuga Lake, contains 
118 acres of fertile land, has a spacious and comfortable 
£3?” Those wishing their papers changed from one ad- j dwelling, with a laborer’s cottage, and various outbuikl- 
for the Rural New-Yorker in the counties of Chautau- * t e ?, j’ rf of kte 100 * I 01 Wither particulars, apply 
„„„ , r , „ - T v , _ r T> personally to David Thomas, on the premises, or to J. J. 
que anu Cattaraugus, N. Y., and Warren, I a. ■ Thomas, Macedon, Wayne Co., N. Y. 212-of. 
Persons who have forwarded $15 for a club of ten, | rrrrri - " ''' - 
can extend the number to twenty for $10, but all the \ , KAIN WAIEK FIai^pRS. 
, .. , . . , , I continue to furnish Filters as usual, much improved 
subscr.be.-s must begin at one date. j in the illsWe fixtures, for which I have obtained ™LetWrs 
It is not necessary that all members of a club re- ; Patent.” They are now complete and can be stmt to any 
RAIN WATER FILTERS. 
I continue to furnish Filters as usual, much improved 
in the inside fixtures, for which I have obtained “ Letters 
eatlicr has been delightful 
NEW YORK MARKET -Jan. 24. 
uiaueciaMis min ueiiLs are, iiuiu in uie v_,* , . , , . 
event of meeting Russian ships of war, they will have been found to be very productive. 
f ],„ ... ° f _ ;LL: _.Bower California.— We have dates to En 
meut. On refusal to comply force will be used. 
Adobe House, by about 100 Mexicans and Indi- 
iiisujt ecuon mrougnout tne Turkish Lmpire.— v <• i i • n L ■ . " 
^ organized by agent, of the 
The French Government has addressed a cir- ed ^\ c natives. . * , 
cular to all its European reporters, in regard to J u \ m GX Pected that companies to reinforce the 
tlie threatened wars. rimbusters are m the course of formation at 
The Times correspondent reports that when f^eral points in the interior Reports in circu- 
required 70,000 Frenchmen will be ready for the }?' 0r \ tl,a t another vessel is being fitted out, but 
Ashes—Market firm for pots at $5,77; pearls $6,25. 
Flour—Market for Western flour better; but for State is 
hardly so firm, and is offered more freely than o’her de¬ 
scriptions. Canadian quiet at $9,—$8,94@9 for common to 
straight Slate; S9.12®9,25 for mixed to fancy Michigan and 
common to good Ohio; State to arrive this month $8,S7>£. 
Rye Flour—Quiet, at $6 for fine. 
Corn Meal—Bettor—sales at $4,25 for Jersey. 
Grain—Prime white Genesee $2,50 is bid and is declined. 
We hear of only sales of red Long Island about $2,12. 
Oats—In demand at 51@54c. 
Corn—fij.i'c better and in demand for export. Supply not 
large. Sales, 9o@97c for new Southern white and yellow; 
95c for new white Jersey; 98@99c for old Western mixed; 
$1 for old round yellow—an extreme price 
Provisions—Fair demand for pork, and prices are (inner. 
Sales $14,50 for new mess; S32,75@80 for do. prime; $13,- 
75 for old mess; S12@12.12 for do. prime. 
Beef—Prime quite steady and in fair request. Sales at 
$8,25@11 for country mess; $13@13,50 for re-packed Chi¬ 
cago ; $5@5,50 for prime. 
Lard—Buoyant, at 9%@30c. 
Butter—Finn—sales 12@14Lc for Ohio ; State, 16@20e; 
Orange Co., 20@28c. , 
Cheese—Steady and in fair demand, 9><@11 t.(c. 
ceive their papere at one post office. We send to as manv ««“««<* « safete— no family living in lime sec- 
,,, 11 1 , , . ' tl0ns country ought to dispense with their use—as ivliat- 
oiuees as necessary to accommodate the subscribers. ever is taken into the circulation, has much to do with 
33 s ” The postage on the Rural is but 3cents per Jwaltlq as a preventive of disease. They have been fully 
. . , . . , , „ ,, ,,, 1 tested by hundreds of our first class ciuzens, within the 
quarter, payable in advance, to any part of the State—and last ten years. I make four sizes at $5, $ 6 , $8 and $10 
6)2 cents to any part of the United States,—except Monroe each,—they will last from two to four years without rc- 
County, where it goes free. packing, which can easily be done by any one with proper 
directions. Orders for Filters, or Rights of Territory will 
Persons entitled to cash premiums, will please be attended to at once. JOHN KEDZIE. 
retain the same in remitting for clubs—thus making Bure _R ochester. January, 1854._^ 212-tf 
of the premium, saving us the trouble of re-mailing. POLAND OATS—AGAIN. 
tL0"' Additions to clubs may be made at any time, at j For seed, a good supply of the celebrated Poland oats, at 
the price per copy paid for the original club 
©1 per bushel, delivered at my residence, or @1,25 if sent 
E3” Extra numbers of the Rural will be forwarded to ! ** ™ lroad * Eachbushelto weigh at least 40 pounds 
, i- , , ... ....... 4t J. A. CLARK, Marion, Wavne Co.. N. Y. 
1 disposed to aid in augmenting its circulation. \ --- - _ 
23F’ All business letters, communications, &c., should DISSOLUTION OF LIMITED CO-PARTNERSHIP. 
be addressed to D. D. T. Moore, Rochester, N. Y. Notice is hereby given, that the limited Co-partnership 
- now existing between the subscribers, under the firm of 
T'LTT? T?TTT?AT Unt* 165,1 Derby k Miller, Auburn, and Derby, Orton & Muli.i- 
AJ3.£i XiiU -vflL XvJjy loOtfc. can, Buffalo, will be dissolved and cease on and after the 
first day of February, 1854. And after that date Norman 
Lare Inducements to Agents and Others. C. Miller, of Auburn, and Eugene Mulligan, of Buffalo, 
- I each, and they alone, are authorized to sign the names of 
As heretofore announced, the Fifth Volume of the ! um m the liquidation of th ^Cij-paiuniusldj) Busi- 
TKE RURAL FOR 1854. 
Rare Inducements to Agents and Others. 
ALBANY MARKET — Jan. 23. 
A report from the War Department states that 1 _i„* • • , ,, ,, e r , 
the number of. men available for arms in France ° b f L Tim l by ^ lctter ° f the laW 
in the event of a general war is 1,250,0 d 0 for only ’ bllt 1,kewisc b >' the s P urit 
it is doubtful, since public opinion and the press 
are disposed to consider the expedition and its 
land service. 
The Patria and Bulletin gives a report that the 
The Marquis of Turgot has been rewarded 
Ozar had given orders for immediate prepara- by Louis Napoleon with a higher rank in the 
tions for crossing the Danube ; if this be true it Legion of Honor, for his chivalrous conduct in 
Flour continues in moderate sale at prices, varying from 
$8 to $9 for common State to extra Genesee, and Western 
from S8,12 to $S,75. Buckwheat Flour is selling in the 
street from wagons at $2,37@2,40 V cwt. 
In Grain there is nothing beyond street lots. Sales Rye 
at $1,12>£@1,13>£. Corn is better and is selling at 80.— 
Oats 46@48c. Barley S0@S8c. 
Dressed hogs are in fair supply, and prices are without 
material change. The demand is fair. Sales to a fair ex¬ 
tent have been made at $6,25@6,60 for fair to good lots, 
and $6,56 for selected. 
Rural New-Yorker, for 1S54, will be materially improved, i 
the Proprietor having determined that it shall in all re- j 
spects excel either of its predecessors, and all contemporary ! 
journals. He also offers greater inducements than ever 
before to each and all disposed to act as agents or form ; 
clubs. The attention of all interested is respectfully invi- ! 
ted to the following list of very liberal 
PREMIUMS E0R SUBSCRIBERS/ 
Special Partners. General Partners. 
Dated at Auburn and Buffalo, Dec. 1, 1853. 
Business Announcement. 
J. C. Derby will establish himself at No. 8 Park Place, 
New York, as Publisher upon his own account, and will 
keep 05 sale the Publications of Messrs. Phillips, Sampson 
indicates that the Czar had rejected the propo- Hm Soule affair. There is no reason for giving 
sition of the Four Powers. credit to the rumor that Mr. Soule had fought 
In England the utmost indignation has been another duel with the Duke of Alba, ending in 
aroused against Prince Albert, who is openly bis own death, 
accused ot betraying the secrets of the Ministry 
to the Czar of Kussia. /4 r * r 
MARKETS. C 0 111 111 t X C l a L 
MARKETS. 
The breadstuff market through Great Britain 
has been more excited than at any previous time 
since the great famine in Ireland, and prices had 
largely advanced. 
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET - Jan. 17. 
At Washington Drove Yard—Offered this day 950 Beef 
Cattle; offered during the week 1,951. Prices 8@10c per 
lb., according to quality. 
Veal Calves 4@7c. per lb. Sheep $3 to $14. 
Hogs $4,90 V cwt., live wt; Shoat 3 5'.j@o)4c. 
At Browning’s—(Lower Bull3, Head)—No beef cattle, 46 
Cows and Calves, and 3,385 Sheep and Lambs. 
Cows and Calves from $2o to $4o. 
1. SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, in Cash, to the person & ( ,'°F ^ ostou > ^ Miller > Ortou & Mulligan, of Auburn 
LtKCrlp^fo i ^ other members of the firm, being purchasers of the 
Rural NEW-YoRKEK-remitting navment according to o r en ltst °K ?*tocaUons, Plates, Copyrights, Stock, J-c., 
BUSINESS AND FINANCE. 
Sheep from $2,56, 4,50, 7,50@S; Lambs $2 to 3.50@5,50. 
Unsold 108. 
According to the foreign intelligence brought by the 
Uie market, one per cent, on the eve of the steamer's de- 
Wheat has also advanced almost beyond pre- f' arUire - The tendency of these events may be, the turn- 
cedent. ranging from lOd. to 14d. per bushel of !n ° of attentiou to American securities, as the government 
11... ° P UL-aI.t In It_.1 ,_ 
At Chamberlain's — (Hudson River Bull’s Head.)— At 
market, 230 Beef Cattle, 50 Cows and Calves, and 3,600 
Sheep and Lambs, no Veal Calves. 
Prices—Beef Cattle ranged at from S@I0c. 
Cows and Calves from $25, 50@60. 
Sheep at from $2,75, 4@7. Lamhs, $4@6. 
At O’Brien's—(No. 9 Sixth street)—On sale 100 Beef Cat¬ 
tle, and 25 Cows and Calves. Beef sold at $7, 7,75@10 per 
cwt, and the Cows and Calves at from $25@40. 
the second largest number, as above. the firm of MILLER, ORTON k MULLIGAN 
3. THIRTY DOLLARS, in Cash, to the person sending Dec. 31,1S53. [212-ltJ at Auburn and Buffalo, 
us the next (third) greatest number. -:-—---* 
4. TWENTY DOLLARS, in Cash, to the person sending 1 FARM FOR SALE, 
us the next (fourth) greatest number. j Containing 30 acres, 5 of which are wood land, and 25 
5. FIFTEEN DOLLARS, in Plate or Books, to the ! ua<i , er s ° 0< i c'drivaiion. Good house, bam and out-houses 
person sending the next (fifth) greatest number. plenty of good fruit and good water,—one of the most 
Twm’i’ nmiiiN . pleasant situations in the county. Situated in Bane, Or- 
6 . TV ELv E D< FLAIL, in 1 late or Books, to the leans Co., N. Y., five miles south-west of Albion, and two 
person sending the next (sixth) greatest number. , south of the Railroad. Price, $2,300—one-half or more of 
7. TEN DOLLARS, in Plate or Books, to the person I which can remain unpaid for a term of years. Possession 
sending the next (seventh) greatest number, 
70 lbs. ~ * most likely to maintain both its credit and its neutrality. 
The market for Indian com is less excited than Bullion, of an amount scarcely worth mentioning in 
the flour market, but prices have been advanced comparison with the usual immense business in transatlan- 
since the sailing of the Europa, from 18d. to 20d. tic exclian g os > ,las lift ear shores during the past week.— 
per quarter of 480 lbs. The Canada, from Boston on the 18th, took out but $131,- 
The cotton market continues firm at previous 000 in 8 P ecie > and ll '° Baltic, from New York on Saturday, 
quotations, with transactions to the extent of had but $4,000 on her manifest. The feverish excitement 
about -.0,000 hales for the week. 111(1 high price of breadstuff’s, and the prospective foreign 
The provision market continues quiet without demand for them, will have a tendency to check the flow 
any material change in prices. ot ' specie abroad. No arrivals of gold from California 
---r—ifr . ( _ since our last. There has now intervened a period of some 
ALBANY CATTLE MARKET-Jan. 23. 
At W. Woolford’s Bull’s Head, Washington street.—Beef 
Cattle—590 at market. Prices— Extra $7,50; first quality 
87 ; 2d do, $6@6,50; 3d, So,50. 
Cows and Calves—12 in market. Prices at from $25, 30 
@45. 
Sheep and Lambs—1,115 in market. Prices at from $2,- 
50, 3,50(5)6,50. 
Swine—500 in market. Prices — Stores, $3@3,50 ; fat 
hogs $6@6,50. 
SPECIFIC PREMIUMS. 
In order to reach and reward every one who may lend ! 
a portion of influence in support of the Rural New- 
Yorker, we offer to those who do not compete for either : 
of the preceding prizes, the following liberal gratuities: 
given when desired. For other particulars inquire of the 
subscriber on the premises, or by mail, directed to Albion 
N. Y. H. D. BENJAMIN. 
January IS, 1854. 
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE, IN BATAVIA, 
GENESEE CO., N. Y. 
Situated 2% miles qorth of the village, on Bank street. 
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.—Jan. 18. 
At market 743 Cattle—700 Beeves, 43 Stores—consisting 
of V orking Oxen, Cows and Calve*, yearlings, two and 
(six month subscriptions proportional!v,) according to our 
terms, previous to the loth of April, 1854. 
2d. FI\ E DOLLARS, in Books, or four extra copies of 
the Rural, to every person remitting payment for forty 
or more subscribers, as above. 
3d. THREE DOLLARS, in Books, or a handsomely 
bound volume of the Rural for 1853, to every person re¬ 
mitting for thirty subscribers. 
adapted to the growth of wheat. There are 40 acres of as 
good looking wheat as can be found in Genesee Co., which 
Inal* 3° with the farm. Also, 30 acres well seeded to clover, 
preparatory for wheat next season, and 12 acres or more, 
plowed, and in good condition for spring crops. 
One-tliird or one-half paid down, and the balance may 
run to suit the purchaser. For further particulars, refer¬ 
ence is made t-o Hon. E. C. Dibble, Batavia village, Rev. 
a u.™™ in t , • weeks since the golden stream ceased to flow across the 
A Muttered Ioast. —In makine ira our out- • ,, ■,,* , , r .. . 
. . & r isthmus. 1? e mav look for it to commence aaam ere lone*. 
’ . , 6 r out- isthmus. We may look for it to commence again ere long. 
Side pages, the sentiment given by the loreTnail It appears from a statement made ill the Legislature bv 
oi the Rural office at the Franklin Anniversary, Mr. Conklin, a member from New York, that the debts of 
was omitted. As it, embraces an admonition to that cit - v stand 18 follows: 
those who complain of errors of the ure«s in- Am0lint ,,f Cdy Permanent Debt.$13,960,856 
, ‘ r Fund Debt. 950,000 
eluding some of our good friends—we publish _ - 
for the edification of all interested : Total C!ty Uebt .$14,910,856 
By Samuel M. Raymond.— The A uthor and Stocks held by Commissioner's of Sinking Fund, 4,637,14S 
the Compositor — If the former be not critically ,, . . , - 
exact in his compositions, he casts the blame for Bal:inw a ^ nHt the c,ty .$ 10 , 273,708 
printed errors upon the latter. His hieroglyph- New York Central Railroad Company have finallv 
ICS ill English, which none but himself Can de- declared their dividend from the earnings of the past nine 
cipher, and “ quail-tracks” in J'oreiqn languages, montllR * It is 5 percent, and payable on the first of Feb- 
whick would scarcely be recognized by Uie best ruarv. The following is a brief statement of the business 
three years old. 
Prices—Market Beef. — Extra $8,00 V cwt; first quality 
$7,50; 2d, S7,00@7,’25; 3d do, $6,50; ordinary $6. 
Hides—$6,50 ^ cwt. Tallow, $S,50@9. 
Pelts Sl,37@l,50. Calf skins 12c V It). 
Veal Calves—$6, 7@8. 
Barreling Cattle—S6@6,50. 
Stores—Working Oxen—$92, 107, 115, 125, 136,142, 157 
@ 210 . 
Cows and Calves—$30, 32, 35, 38, 42, 47, 54@71. 
Yearlings—None. 
Two years old—$22, 26, 28, 30, 33@41. 
Three years old—$38, 44, 47, 50(5:76. 
Sheep and Lambs—2,325 at market. All sold quick and 
well. 
Brices—Extra $5, 7, 8@12. 
By lot—$3,50. 3,75, 4, 4,25, 4,33)4, 4,50@5. 
Swine—Still fat 4.1,c, and corn fed 5c per lb. 
4th. To every one remitting for twenty copies, (§25.) Allen Steele, near the premises, and the subscriber, 
ve will give an extra copy of the Rural, and four (tlie I 211-3t _ D. C. HOUGHTON, 
(resent and three past) volumes of The Wool Grower i dan * 1S54. Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y 
and Stock Register — or, if preferred, an extra copy of: - — . * — - 
the Rural and $1,50 in Books. KETCHUM’S MOWING MACHINE. 
5th. To every one remitting for ten copies ($15,) an ex- I ^ HIS machine stands without a successful rival, as the 
tra copy of the’ Rural and three volumes (past or present) j mousing machine of the age. The supply will not be equal 
of the Wool Grower — or, instead of vols. W. G. $1 iu 1 to t!le demand. If any person desires one for the coming 
Books. ’ j season, they cannot speak too soon. The uniform price at 
6th. To every one remitting for six copies ($10,) an ex- ■ ^ u| f ;do is $110,00. All who will forward us an order ac- 
tracopy of the Rural, either volume of the Wool Grower ! companied with the cash or satisfactory reference, may dc- 
and a bound Vol. of Genesee Farmer for 1848 or ’49. ’ i P end upon being faithfully served with a machine in good 
7th. To every one remitting for three copies (S5.) either I 0*2??' i w 1 a a Si S?'U D 
volume of the' Wool Growei* ana a bound Volume ot ? Gen- ! “ Y ’ * 13 * *££ T' 
esce Fanner for 1S4S or ’49. I ^ street > 1!umUo > - N • 1 • imf * 
8th. To every person remitting for one copy ($2,) we 
will give a copy of either volume Wool Groweror the Far- 
mer for 1S48 or "49 as preferred. 
SCRIBNER’S READY RECKONER, 
For Ship Builders, Boat Builders, Lumber Merchants. 
Farmers and Mechanics. Being a correct measurement of 
BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET-Jan. 19. 
which would scarcely be recognized by Uie best Tuan*. The following is a brief statement ofthe business 
linguist, subject the compositor to unrequited Of this gigantic corporation. Gross receipts for the nine 
mental toil, exhaust his patience, and rob him of months: 
time which is to him almost invaluable. Let the From passengers. $2,410,435 26 
copy always be faultless, and the printed jiagc will For fl ' d ght . 1,512,427 85 
approximate to the author’s idea of perfection. Total receipts. $3,922,863 li 
-- » •<»•> -- Disbursements, including spcc’l expenditures, 2,042,328 26 
Railroads. —The Railroad Journal for Jan- $1 sso 543 S 5 
nary, 1851, states that the aggregate length of Uoduct nin e montiis interest, at 
if *i 1 * xt t, , , . . . Oiierceut., on debtcertificafe.s 
Kailroaas in Aew England is 3,29 miles.— (.$ 8 , 885 , 210 ) ivncl on debts of 
New York roads 44, aggregate length !2,473 tbe , 0 V} coni P a j I . des assum(ld 
At market 900 Beef Cattle, 30 Working Oxen, 25 Cows 
and Calves, 2,350 Sheep, and 300 Swine. 
Prices—Beef Cattle; prices advanced on the best quali¬ 
ties. Extra $7,75@S,25; first quality $7,25@7,75; 2d do, $6,- 
75(3)7,25; 3d do, $o,50@6 50. 
All competitors for premiums are expected to adhere Scantling, Boards, Plank, Cubical Contents of Souare and 
strictly to the following Round Timber Saw lop. Wood, etc., comprised in a num- 
rtvr.Ti-M-7 TXT . ttt. . her of Tables; to which are added Tables of Wages by the 
lUKulS IN Aaj VANCE: month, Board or Rent, by the Week or Day, and Railroad 
Two Dollars a Year. Three Copies, one year $5 Six Distances. Also Interest Tables, at seven per cent. 
Copies for $10—Ten Copies for $15—Twenty Copies for$25, Bv T W Sevihrer 
niwl anv Additional n„miu.r oi th« \*_ Jr l - v “■ oenuner, 
Working Oxen—Very few, if sales were made. 
Cows and Calves—Sales $"J4, 2S, 31 @38. 
Sheep—Sales quick; small lots $2,75, 3,75, 5,25, 6@S. 
Swine— Small shoats to peddle. 4c for sows, and 5c for 
barrows. At retail from 4U@6};C. 
.eu iui —a wen vy copies iorszo, j M Scntmer 
and any additional number at the same rate. Names of I , *. - . ir . *, ’ , . .... 
subscribers written on tlie papers if desired, however lm*ge Author ° f J „"v “iT " 1 En * 
the club. Club papers sent to different offices if desired. ] gmeer’s Pocket Table Book, etc., etc- 
u. ,*„_• Scarcely is it possible to add to the recommendations of 
cjr Specimen number.-, Ac., furnished free to aU dis- the above book, more than to give its title page. Every 
: T)OS*Hi TO rmrnipfo frvr lVominmc nr wlm iwi av 4a«j - ...v. ^ _ a i__ . .• “ 
w S under the contolidation agree- 
nines ; 1 onnsylvama roads 50, aggregate length ment ($1,861,823,) in aU say 
1,316 miles; Ohio roads 30, .aggregate length Bro,mrrio^f stoking fund 
1,757 miles; Indiana 18 roads, aggregate leno-fli months to pay debt certificates 
1 Oils -ir i • , ° , & , at tbe rate of 1>4 percent., per 
i ,~u« miles, Michigan roads 6, aggregate length annum.. 83,298 
6.11 miles ; Illinois roads 14, aggregate length - 
i*>J miles; Wisconsin 1 road, 80 miles in length ; Total receipts for nine months, after pa 
Virginia roads 21, aggregate length 1,077^ aaabove . 
miles. In the United States there are 17,776 T1 >e diyWeaJ amounts in the aggreg: 
montiis to pay debt certificates 
at tbe rate of 1)4 percent., per 
annum. S3,298 84 
- 566,915 33 
Total receipts for nine months, after payments 
1 above.. .$1,313,619 52 
Tlie dividend amounts in tlie aggregate to $1,100,000, 
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET-Jan. 16. 
Beef Cattle—The number of Beef Cattle offered this week 
amount to 1,600 head, a slight increase over tlie number of 
last week. Prices of common to inferior qualities are low¬ 
er. Sales at $7 per 100 lbs. About 400 head were taken 
for New York. 
Cows range from $12 to $36 each. 
Hogs are selling at $6@6,50 V 100 lbs. 
Sheep and Lambs—Sales of 1,100 at $2@3 each, as in 
quality. 
posed to compete for Premiums, or who desire to extend ■ one who is engaged in buying, selling, measuring or in* 
the circulation of the New-Yorker. Subscription monev ' specting Lumber of any kind, will at once appreciate a 
| Die circulation of the Nsw-Y orker. Subscription money 
; properly enclosed, may be mailed at our risk, if addressed 
t° D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y. 
JOHN PHTN, Consulting Engineer, Draughtsman, ,y mg " Y°i TUT-- IF v,'”’ — 
work of this kind. No pains or expense has been spared 
in revising and enlarging tills edition, to make it in every 
respect convenient and accurate. 
The Log Table was computed by drawing diagrams for 
each and every log, from 12 to 44 inches in diameter, and 
Canal Election. — The Amendment to our 
State Constitution authorizing the Speedy Com¬ 
pletion of our Unfinished Canals lias been per- 
tected so far as tlie Legislature can do it, and 
now only requires the People’s Ratification; for 
which purpose u Special Election will be held 
throughout the State on the third Wednesday 
(15th) of next month. Let the people be ready 
and sanction the amendment 1 
SHORT-HORN BULLS AND SUFFOLK PIGS 
placed upon such strictly mathematical accuracy, no one 
wdl hesitate for a moment to abide the results here given, 
as the method adopted by the author can result in nothing 
For Salk. — I have three One-Year old Bulls for sale got I °^ se than strict honesty and mathematical accuracy, to the 
by my imported Bull Vane Tempest— colors, Roan and Red. ; parties interested. 
Also, a few pair Suffolk Pigs, bred from my imported stock 
J. M. SHERWOOD. 
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1854. 212-31 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
And Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste. —The : 
Horticulturist is a Monthly Journal, devoted to Horticul- j 
tnre and its kindred arts,’ Rural Architecture and Land- | 
Railroad Didst.—T he shareholders of the 
companies are reaping copper-harvests, which are speedily 
converted into gold ; and on tlie success of these, many 
scape Gardening. It is edited by P. Barry, late Horticul- j man. re so 
tural Editor of the Genesee Fanner, and author of that pop- j pu ' e . lase j?’ ( 
The best evidence of the usefulness and popularity of 
this book is the rapid and extensive sale of nearly one 
hundred thousand, since its publication. We do not hesi¬ 
tate to say that no book of its size and price contains more 
useful or correct tables. 
In all new and lumber countries the book will be found 
very convenient, as it comprises much that is useful for the 
farmer, mechanic, and business man. 
Orel ere solicited, and a liberal discount made to wholesale 
; first mortgage from Attica to Buffalo $500,- 
rotul is running the credit system for buildim 
railroads into tlie ground. 
on tlie continent, not even excepting California. 
P. 8.—Since tlie above was written and in type, the tele¬ 
graph announces the arrival of the San Juan steamer 
Northern Light, having on board $S50,000 in gold, and al¬ 
so, that a steamer is Isthmus bound from San Francisco, 
with $400,000 more. 
Proclamation. — President Pierce has issued 
his proclamation against the expedition now be¬ 
ing fitted out iu California and elsewhere in the 
United States, with a view to the invasion of 
Mexico, and calls upon all good citizens to dis¬ 
countenance, and by all lawful means to pre¬ 
vent, such unlawful and criminal enterprises. 
ular work, “ The Fruit Garden.” ’To those who cultivate 25 ^ a * Tf'o QOpk '*f r one ,,ollar > sent po > U 
Fmit and Flowers, tliis work is indispensable, as it con- i *** P a: ' d ’ ( ’ n recei P t ot 1116 ai r 1 j') lu :j; _____ _ ... , 
tains full directions for cultivation, as ‘well as ev“y thfog Rochester ''n Y 1854 °‘ ’ 
new on the subiect. either in this countrv or in I'l-.rrm., Rochester, N. l., 1854. | 209-4ttow J 
Cassius M. Clay, recently drove home 
from the Cincinnati cattle market a cow and a 
calf for which he paid $2,300. 
new on the subject, either in this country or in Europe. ! KOC1U8ur ’ 1 ” _ | -ara-ueowj 
Ihe Horticulturist is beautifully printed on the best pa- t fj'S'NriTTTCnr f'nPTTrvr GHTNA VAWT8 
per, with costly illustrations on wood and stone. It con- ; UlKK LOLHiN CHINA xOWLb. 
tains 4S pages, without advertisements, and each number 1 HAVE for by the pair, young Cochin China fowls, 
has a full page engraving, on stone, of some rare fruit or ! warranted genuine, and desirable for their symmetry, great 
flower,drawn from nature, bv the best^living artist in the line. ! siz, ‘ and beauty of plumage. They are of tlie latest, largest 
Terms.— Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance. A dis- I and best importations iu the United States. The genuine 
count of twenty-five per cent, allowed to agents. Post- Cochin Chinas have no superiors. Circulars, with a large 
masters and others are invited to act as agents, to whom I illustrative engraving, sent to applicants. Lyons i>eiiig on 
specimen numbers will be sent, free of postage, cn applied- I tlie New York Central Railroad,, fowls can be forwarded by 
cation to JaS. VICK. Jr., Publisher, Rochester, N. Y. I Express, daily, to all parts of the country. Address, posy 
P. S.—A new volume commences on the first of January i P‘ dd , RODNEY L. ADAMS, Lyons, X. Y 
January 1, 1854. v [209-4teow-2ta] 
icimen unpibers will be sent, f)*ee of postage, cn applica-r New i ork Central Kaiiroaa^iowis can oe lor'vaxaea by 
:ion to JaS. VICK. Jr., Publisher, Rochester, N. Y. ! Express, daily, to aU parts of the country. Address, pos" 
l’. S.—A new volume commences on the first of January i P‘ dd , RODNEY L. ADAMS, Lyons, X. \ 
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