SPECIAL NOTICES. 
OFFICE OF BENJAMIN F. BALLARD, 
Produce Commission Merchant, 311 Greenwich St. 
New York. Jan. 2,1809. 
Gentlemen — Tn our patrons and correspond¬ 
ents we send greeting, the usual compliments of 
the season and a copy of this Journal, “free for 
one year,'* containing, as it does and will, a full, 
correct, and approrni market report, together 
with other valuable information to the pro¬ 
ducer, merchant and household. Thus \v,o shall 
do away with other reports and price currents 
heretofore sent, as the one in ibis journal, from 
week to week, can he relied upon as the current 
prices at wholesale for good merchantable pro¬ 
duce, provisions, &o. Hoping for a liberal share 
of your patronage, Ac., we rornuiu yours to com¬ 
mand. BENJ. F. BALI, A HD. 
ESTABLISHED 1857. 
Bbn.t. F. BAf.LAitn, Produce Commission Mer¬ 
chant. No. 311 Greenwich street,oomerof Hondo, 
Post-Office box New York, receives Butter, 
Choose, Pork, Beef, Tallow, Poultry, Game, 
Dressed Hogs, Eggs, Hops. Wool, Cotton. Loaf 
Tobacco, Flour. Grain, Beans Peas, Dried and 
Green Fruits, Beeswax, Broom Corn, &e.; sells 
at highest market, prices; makes prompt re¬ 
turns; sends Die KfRA i. with approved market 
report “ free ” In all Shijipors. Commission,’, on 
large lots 3 per coni; on small lots 5 per crnl. 
0-bc markets. 
w ' 5 
MONEY AND STOCK MARKET, 
New York, Dec. 33,1888. 
Goim closed last night nt 1.35; after the dose it 
fell off to latjjf. Supply of cash gold a tuple. Ex¬ 
changes at the nearing House, f i-> 0 , fits, .gw gjj. j, a |. 
an™.*, *3.351. 5W, IP. Discounts arc fairly active nt 
raio fr in s to 10 per rant. Government bonds close 
steady at the following quotations: 
late New Orleans steamers brought but few, ns they 
were held at fin V 1,000. Peanuts arc again in heavy 
receipt; over 10,000 bushels for the week, and prices 
for Norfolk are running, with it wide range, at $1 
V bushel. Wilmington must tie choice to bring 
Cranberries are lower with a prosperf, of n, 
further decline, owing to several large lot • having 
been thrown upon the market from Heston. Grapes 
an? about used up; 1 '. few elmlce Catawba-, would 
realize quotations. 
Apples— 
Greenings. V bhl. $4 SO 1 5 50 
bpitzenburgs, e l.l,|. 1 so m 5 00 
Baldwins, .• but. t so <v> 500 
TaJamn Sweet-. '♦* l>bl. 4 25 ot 4 75 
Northorn Spy. r bbl. 4 25 © 4 75 
l.illlttiiwer, b bhl. 4 25 ® 4 75 
Grapes, &<•.-- 
Catuwba, \i tb.. pi fy 20 
Cranberries. V bbl ..|tf» 00 21 ix) 
Oranges, La. and Ida., P bb). 12 no if, ini 
finest. Among the fat cattle of the past week, a 
mammoth pair of grade Durham steers brought 
$1,080, after taking a #500 prize as til 0 best pair. They 
Were sent from here to Philadelphia. 
The following are the receipts of the past week, 
shown in comimrison with other seasons; 
Mitrli 
..... . Ik'wvA*. Cowt, OrtlvcA. Shflcp. Hoot. 
This week. 0,014 iff 8 K 114,170 29,t»8 
Last week. 5.021 01 WB 35,734 28 050 
( nrres g week of '07.. 5.1,70 102 722 28,842 25,802 
Average «7.. 5,511 tu 1,320 22,151 20,HU5 
J B I* IB O V I ', M !•', * x h 
CABINET OnOAINTS. 
(PATENTED ISOS.) 
IS IK 
THE 
SI.VTSMN 
Regi.-frl ,v>o r,7 <> n»''\ up' 
Coupon. 1881_III', III' .in’ - sain r m-' 
R«T-PS'J ,. m !(„; ' Reg! i(M 0 a 
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cou&.v^;&;:^ JjJgj l!n,on — "« 
'j'lie following are the closing stock quotations - 
„ Bid Asked. I Rid a>.i 
Cnmh.'.-lmd . 37 *7.* To). & Wabash., 57* 
y ■ 1 ■ - < o. Ex. 21 ‘4 2.1 Tnl. A W. Prof. 70 ■ 
Amerlec, Kx... p, p; , sf , Paul. . 07' 1 
Kx . *}'• ww SI. Paul Prof.'.. * | 
U. H. Ex ... ... fib. ||, Ki.il't Wuvnn llav i 
Araerlen, ISx... pi' 
Ad un, Ex.48', 
U. b. Ex . )-,L; 
Mct. Union Rif.. IdjJ 
Quicksilver. 21 
Cant an Go ...... !■; 
_ , Illd. Asked 
Tol. ,y Wabash.. 57', 57 v 
Tol. A W\ Prof. 70 73 
St. Paul. .. 1 : 7 ;, is;.*- 
Si. Paul Pref... Si 8 |V.; 
I'oi't Wayne. 1111-57 j|j 
Hickory Nuts. M l.bl. tl 25 c 15 On 
Peanuts, Va., e bushel. 1 no („■ •• in. 
Peanuts, X. r„ p bush. 3 (Nl a 23 
Pecans, p bbl. . 11 011 <-. pj 00 
H»y.—With a light supply, prime, retail qualities 
have advanced to #1.23 ,y #1.50, and good grade of 
shipping readily brings 00 c. 
Honey,—The In to lots jvhlch arrive are in had order 
and hard to sell. Prime white clover is quoted at 23c. 
&■ 28e. Buck wheat do. 23e. ® 25e. 
<4vain.—Wheat bus declined about 5c. during the 
week and the market closes dull, the advance In 
freight restricting movement. The latest sale of No. 
.’Spring was 81..51V. Corn is declining as the receipts 
of new are freeand with present railroad facilities lor 
transportation In bulk aroept tnincrease. Good new 
Southern white arriving. Oats are easier from the 
same causes. 
Wheat— 
Spring (> hnshol. ni 11 a 1 ~ n 
White, West, anil Mich. o i,n 
Western mixed, old... «1 0 d ill 
Western mixed, new. .,5 ni; 
icllow, new. iu, 
W Rve 0 ' " rw .:::::::::: mS 18s 
Ont^, VVeat, (U 1 rgoes, new.* V 5 U 78 
. 2 00 (» , 2 25 
Peas, Canada. 1 ;« <j i 55 
Poultry and fsiusui-, immense supplies of 
dressed are In and arriving from nil sections; and 
commission men dare not. baeard an attempt at j 
giving price? — a. Christmas phase. The quality of 
stock generally good, which materially helps sales. 
Pennsylvania poultry rales with Now Jersey. \ : ni- 
8 ou is abundant, and whole deer show it wide range, 
11 s very many old buck* are Included In the supply! 
Quail ami prairie lions are lower. But few wild ducks 
other than Mallard." ji ro arriving. 
Dressed Pouilrv 
Turkeys, N. , 1 ., prime «* lb... on l7h 00 
I urkey*, suite, G 71. . . ,o 2 S'. 
Chb'w!2^^ lu V R L! > ‘’:.TP ri ™«'' -p m.!! i« ® n 
' * VV!< ! Ohio AiIhh. .. 
Pach,,. Moil U7tf 117 f ' Ul. obnt M'lc' 
Mai'llii i< t ( Villi 7 / r. nii. ' 1 ... 
Muripovi Com.. < " 7 
Mariposa Prnf.. IMG 20 
Wen. U. Tel_33 1 -: :t3-y 
N.V.Col.15! , 152v; 
Erie.33Y 3i» 
Erie Pref. fio ,;i 
Hudson.130X 111 
Iteiulmg.’..ss# 9.3 
'-inIp 0c Miss. 30* 30’.’ 
Mich. Gem.. 130 ‘ 
Mioh. South .... fvijf si* 
III. Gant..U 2 14 ;; v, 
Mev. & pitta,... siv hi 
Ucv.AToi..ftp, ! 8 h, 
Koek Island. 112 * 114 ? 
North western .. 77 1 ; 771 
Northw’rn Pi... 70 V Ho 
Boston W. P_ 13 |;iu 
Boston, H. Sc K. 25 20* 
'"lev. Sc Pith,. .. MV 
Clev. Sc To)..ft-iG 
Hock Island.112* 
North western .. 77 if 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Nkw York, Dee. 23, Imis, 
Lcaiis. — The receipts for the week did not reach 
2,003 bushels, and with a fair demand prices are 
firmer. Quotations are for lots at railroad stations 
home of the hoavie.u dealers think these prices will 
not lie apt to hold long as better receipts will soon 
»be due. 
Beans, pea, fair to prime. §3 gn r „- c . { 
Beans, medium, fa rto prime. ' ‘3 (K % 'i - 
Hft/lli-i. rnr»fhj-k\v ___ , .? u 1 *• *-» 
Beans, marrow, prime, screened. 4 40 ^ i r 
Beans m.trroiv. fair good. * . 20 « 
Pea*.Southern, b. e. for two bush, bags'.', x fo ;j m 
BriTid.stuil.H, — State and Western flour has ruled 
dull and hea vy, and prices for the week show a de¬ 
cline of .Ac. In common and medium shades, while 
the advance in Ocean freights materially cheeks ex- 
I’ort. Rye flour is also 25c. lower, with a largo supply 
! J 1 :; 0, ' ,, rueul is f °H° w lng the decline in eoru 
a he follcnvlng are the closing quotations • 
Flour — 
Superfine, p bbl. «- lfts ... - 
Kxtrn Slate. .G, {,(, Si 
Shipping round hoop Ohio. S Si! • •” 
Extra Western, com mon to good . A I ' 
Double Extra Western and St i 5 !y ,» g’ 
southerncxrxuahd family;;:;;;;;;;.; , 5 ^ 
California now. n Z 77 
Kye Ilnur lino and superftno. l! tn % 1 ' £ 
. * M t»> o CO 
l!utt"r. — The market Is very quiet, but there has 
been sufficient business during the past week to 
keep prices from fulling off. parthmh.rly in choice 
table glades. It is probable thateommon grades will 
quote lower than the annexed figures, before any 
important movement will transpire. 3 he receipts 
for the week ending Dec. 22 , were ll,9ffi packages. 
1 he .supply or Western Hof no commercial import¬ 
ance. » alifornta buyers continue topurehiiso freely • 
the next sfeaumr , Deo. 24) takes about J.ii)i, iirkins 
.$!100ffi F! 50 
. 13 03 i'.i 50 
. 27 ik) <■, :.i nil 
. 5'J 00 (5 . ;! t ill) 
. 25 IN) <„, 47 (Nl 
. 20 00 © 27 75 
. 20 CO K 23 «l 
. 10 !, @ 17* 
. la <sj la 
. 13 M ill 
. 10 fa 11', 
. to u* 
tuu Xl ‘ >mcr (Deo. 21 ) takes about 1,(00 firkins. 
State firkin*, choke. 
State iirkins, good. .j. 1 ,in¬ 
state Iirkins, poor to lair.'. ,. .2 V' - 
State half-t ubs, prime, in lets ” ' . ie 1!''' 
State half-tub*, tan-to good . fo !?9/ 
State Welsh tut,a”prime . . 3 ’ 1-“" 
Uteio lV«ki, 4..i 1 . Y * •••••. .. *18 (rfl 
Michigan, 111., low., 
Western rolls, prime.. .32 % f f.. 
5Yestejn rolls, poor. .. 
Cheese. -The position of the cheese market is at 
present or a character thuthurdlv permits the cstab 
lishment of any fixed rates. Holders of extra cholee 
purcels of fuetory are undecided as to what they will 
take, now that the light stock is. generally admitted 
to be not above our home requirement while (he 
favorable advices per cable from England further 
strengthen their views. The late Liverpool quota¬ 
tion was t» shillings. Shippers have bought mom 
freely this week at higher rates tins.a they have paid 
before, and there is considerable speunlativo ebatm- 
ing of stock union;: the dealers. The receipts were 
i,m paefcoges. 
Factory, i.rncy, V lb. 
Factory. State, fine, v r. 
18;, @ lfte. 
17:h' (2 18'4c. 
it: ... 
English dairy, fine. » i!,.. 
English dairy, poor toao> 
.. ijy: ® ino. 
V.uu 6 vwi4iin oaiLmuiSt*, V- JD. n 8 ((b ivt* 
Cotton. —There is a tail* in the spinning demand 
and the market closed Me. lower for the week On 
Saturday the market- was *e. above thu annexed 
figures. We quote i-JlirldJin* upland.25e.; do. Gulfs 
&.*c. t>. 25-Yc.; low middling, SM ! .c. dv25e.; good ordi¬ 
nary, 28* fe 34c.; orUluar.v, 22* <di 23c. 
Eggs. — Heceipts have been extromely light, 
( 2,100 bbs..) but this small supply ivic more than the 
trade required, and dealers wore unable to Improve 
recent quotation--.. Limed are abunrlam.and seldom 
go above .ilk'. Fresh Jersey and 1‘i nnsylvunia are 
scarce and firm at 12c. 0 : (3e. (.’auadaare quoted at 
!Wc. ( 5 : 30Rc., loss off. Western, by express, loss oil 
3He. (.' me-; the same at mai-k, 37c. m :n* c .; ordinary 
freight. Western, loss oil, 38c. 30c.; at mark 
SCO. 65 37.*e. 
I 'resh FTuiilH, The approaching holidays bring a 
fair business for domestiefruits, but the market is not 
active, enough to advance prices for scarcely anything 
but Southern oranges. The stock of these is small; the 
Chicken?, N, J.,gilorl to prime...!!. v, 1 
1 I in-keys. Western, good to prime. is ( ,. ->i 
’ rl'm ' 3 r?T Tn ' «" tM > ,n Wimo P if. .u p 
f lilekon* Western, poor, ft it. .; ., 
- Goeso, Western, ;> m . . , , 
' Duet -. Western, o in.. , " •< 
M Geese. Hlute und N .).,;» 18 ..!. - 5! 
Ducks. State and N'. .1., St it,.. . 3 
V Woodeoek. per pulr., ... SI "o n i -> 
1 I'ulrln Hens,pair .. . 7„ r 1 •' 
4 Italibits, o pair. . 1 S5 1 M 1 
u Hare. V pair. T 5'. 1 
'<■ Qmiil. 0 do/...;. r. n l’! 
Ued Head, v nuir..:...... A ' 1 JfJ 
Gomm.'u won i/iidis. p pair...— fj ;;; 
Yon Ison, long Huddles, p it. " , ,'! 
Veulson, siiiu t saddle,'. ,.i i„, . , , .*,, 
Wh de i - - - .. . . .” , ' |. j ■ 
, I’rovisinns, There has been a large speculative 
^ advance in pork but tho market doses ie.vi excited 
Beef is firm for tho better grades if packed. Con,! 
I mon is very dull. In cut meat , and bueon there la 
i only a moderate leisine -a. Lurd Is selling freely for 
export, ami there has been a strong specula live de- 
-) maud, but the market closes less buoyant. 
- S er I’ Flaln Me** 4< bbl.8 ii on fk in vi 
■ floer. Extra ab -.s. ', , , K , ., 
1 Beef, Frone. .Moss, P tee..iy (l i ii U m 
1 !»ork' moss® Mew ** * h«n»J m 
- I’.,rk: Frime.::::::.;;; .%g % % ^ 
Hums, Fieki.-d_;. 18 4 ; 1 ‘. ; 
Shoulder,-, I)ry Salted. . . m L J 
Be,-. Hams p bbi. i : a# fig M 
AVonl. Tho trade Or thl week pa t has been 
more active, man u Picture .-a showing quite a tll.-.p,,. 
Mtl'.n to take hold. The great it. inquiry la for the 
me,bum and lower grades which are dally bueoining 
Scarcer, although there i? i»,;m. de-m .nd for the liner 
kind». Tho stock of super In pulled wools has some- 
v/hiit iic€iiroulatod but- fcljo Uoldory hav<! no?* yielded 
at ah in price. California Spring clip is not plentiful 
and a few recent arrivals were easily disposed of at 
current rates. Prices la Fall clip show no great 
change. Gurh quotation , are as follows; Domes 1 1 - 
fleeces 47c. to 5tie. for native and '. Merino, -Wc. toai).- 
for * and } s "do.. 17c. to Me. for full blood .Merinos 
Hod 55c. to llOc, for Saxony fiee, -s ; ;;,v. to40c. for No! 
1 Pulled, -15e. to 50c. for superfine do., and !,,<•. luODc. 
for extra do. For eounnon unwashed California 27 ii! 
to 30c.; fine3Ue. to34c.; coarso, medium end fine Texas 
Be, to one., and Cue. to fiOc. for American Combing. 
South American common wa lied ;i..'e. to 35e. un- 
wa.she.l Jlestiiiaand Merino 3Se. to!, 7 e. ; washed Enlro 
Bioslkie. to3.se,: unwashed Creole30i:. tcM-lc.-, washed 
Cordova 30e. to ;*».*, Unwu- hecl valf.i r.ilsosse. to»)e • 
common washed Montovidoo 32o. to umvaslw-d 
Gape of Good Hope .Tie. to 17c.; washed Fa. t, India 
20 e. to file.; unwashed African He. to lie.: unwashed 
Mexican We. to 23c.; unwashed Smyrna 2 ij«. to :«)o.; 
washed do. Sic. to 4nn.; unwashed Syrian 37,t;. to28u. 
-- 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
„ New 4'ohk, Dec. 22 1868. 
Is KAm.Yall the cattle and sheep, with most of tho 
hogs consumed inand around Nc:v York, are brou-dit 
to the City alive, mostly by rail, from tho West. o„r 
own Slat., in-Id-, many she... u fair supply ot rattle 
unit few hcfft. The annual consumptive demand for 
these animals reaches close to i50.OCO.OIX). ThH con¬ 
veys lumo Idea of the magnitude of u trade mvolv- 
uig rm b large interests, employing aomaovnien mid 
yielding such a revenue, and still increasing curb 
year. 
Formerly one or two small market, places were suf- 
fiueiu. Now there are four extensive and one lesser 
mui .ct-vu., a largo tract and well arranged uccom- 
IWTh and*lfMkh m " ! * rt ° f tho between 
lwkli mul lh,th Streets and Third and Fourth Ave¬ 
nues. This is more for cattle, though sheep, fresh 
COW' and veal calves are also sold. 
The next in importance for cattle and sheep is at 
Hudson City. N. j., over tho Erie tunnel, receiving 
I the Eric liallroud stock. 
Another largo market for cattle, sheep, and espe- 
ciaBj hogs, with an extensive abattoir tor slau^hter- 
mg, Hon the N.-w J; rsey Central Ibdh-oad, at Com- 
immlpaw. A heavy trade in sheep an.l hogs Is 
Gin-led on at tho foot of Fortieth street, nea" the 
Noith Itiver, and a small market place for boeve 
sheep, cows and calves i j still kept down town, in 
Kohlnson street, near the river. Brokers are to be 
found ut each of these places, who will receive 
stock, pay back charges and sell il on commission at 
so much per head. Very frequently the owners do 
not accompany the drove, hut send them in chargo 
of another, eonslgned to a emuniijsiu.i man. 
The upproaoh of the holidays i.* a season when t he 
fattest or tancy bullock... a,„| tlmheaviwjbsheep are 
brought out, and the present w<.,k has seen largo 1 
quantities of such stock sent in for those who are 
:) Beeves. — Thosupply of the week just ended is too 
J large for the demand, nnd some hundreds remain 
* unsold. Especially were there too many thin eat- 
-, tie -m il a* dry c"Y.>, old oxen, stags, &c.,frOm tills 
State, and the unpopular, long-legged breed of wHd 
1 Texans. To eorqpetawlth holiday poultry, butchers 
| want fat cuttle ; and they bought all such at prices 
) ranging from llio. to 20e. P it for the net weight of 
i the dressed eiirtass, us estimated by looking at them 
j or putting them upon the scales and agreeing upon 
the shrinkage, which varies from 14 to 36Us. p ifjfi 
ms., live weight, according as they are thin or extra 
fat. Tho best rattle wore from Fayette county, 
Ohio. Some very fine steers cuiuo from Kentucky. 
It was a great mistake in sending In so many poor 
rough cattle,some of which went ns low us 10«. <«, l2o. 
B is, while the owners hold on to many lots rather 
than submit to e.ortai n loss byselling. The follow¬ 
ing are the prices for the week. Were it, not that 
many superior ea t tle wore sent in for Christmas, tho 
figures would show a decline from the former mar¬ 
ket. instead of an advance. 
M , . CftiU, 
Extra fine buHook, V lt>. 18 ( .n 20 
Good to prime. “ . 15* 17 
MeUfuiri . . H 15 
Ordinary. “ . 12 Ipi 13 
Gmirest grudi-. “ . p H 
Average of all sales.....15 
These cattle came from the following States, vie.: 
Illinois. 2,028 Missouri. lm 
New )ork. 857 Cmmectlcut. 1211 
Onio.... 7118 Indiana. Jo", 
I exits. It;; I’euusylvania. 26 
Kentucky. 501 
The chief, days for selling beeves uro Mondays at 
Hudson Gity and Cimuniujipuw, and Wednesdays at 
the Naiionsl, or 100th glreet Yards, with scattering 
snlea on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. 
illlloh Cows. Trade in these Is gradually leav- 
•ug the l it :,-, r in- large milkmen ell her going or send¬ 
ing directly to iho country for a supply. Dealers 
have Injured Hie business by attempted cheats, tack¬ 
ing a borrowed calf upon a part-tally milked out cow, 
“ bogging' her up and then selling herns fresh. To 
Insure (tic wife oF a now ttiilch now, it h necessary 
i ■ bhvo the calf by her side as a gminintoe of fresh¬ 
ness; and tin- calf Is UHUtilly Included hi the. pur¬ 
chase. Trado in quiet just how, with a scarcity of 
really fine cow*. I’riues vary from $50 to $65, oucli, 
for common, to $7i)6>< 800 for medium to good, ami 
-HD tor lino to fancy; average lots from the 
central park* of the Ml,ate selling fit -230 ® $S5. A very 
fancy now will sometimes bring $125. 
Veal ChIvch. -Comparntlvoly few of these are 
now sent in alive. In the spring the receipts run up 
to 2,600 per week. They urn mostly sold by the 
I'olnid, live weight; though what are demuniuated 
grass calves " go by the head at $ 81 : $12 each, and 
if very large $13, Fat veals ll'om the cow are now 
sellli'.-t at lie. <- I2*n. 7 !!». Jneold weal her many are 
- - -'il in dressed, with the skim, still on for protection, 
ami are known as '* hog-dressed. ” They aye worth 
all the way from file, to 18c. B 16. 
Slump mul liUmliM. These are coming In faster 
than wanted. There were over 10,500 on sale Mon¬ 
day, ami the views uf bujur-i and sellers were so far 
apart that Hilly 3,000 were carried over to join the 
i-eeeinla of I he next day. Fat and ordinary fair or 
good stock lit sold by thu pound, Dvo weight, while 
linn are lumped oil' at so much eaoli. Some very 
thill lots of SI'ito stock have just bor n sold at $3 B 
head, leaving little profit lor the naiji-.v nit of utyu ig 
uH expenses. They wore in strong contrast with 
some prize Canadian stock, of 1H2 . ouch, sold for 
lie. B to or rising *1 V head. Fair stock of 80® fiO 
H>». is now worlu 5c. {f,i 5 jC. P poor, 4*c., and 
extra"'- ' lric., according as they are line or very 
fancy. Mr. G t:o. Oi.iv 1 1 ■, of Canada, lent In Uf head 
which averagod $21.30 each, showing wbut can be 
done in the fat sheep lino. 
I'wlue. The hog trade has been active of late, 1 
stimulated by a brisk shipping demand for bacon, 
mejs pork and lard. Sales art; made by tho pound, , 
weighed alive, at tho yards. They arc now worth 
T I 1 '.':' t'*c. p lb. Many of the receivers first slaughter 
thru hogs and then will them at 11 v < 3 . 12 .:., I he pres¬ 
ent price of city dreasod Western. Those dressed in 
Chicago nre b -» inviting when received, and are sel¬ 
ling at. lfl-kc.b 11 * 0 . in* VVeweru dn mod. Theyaro 
heglnuin;.' to mine forward freely, tho expense of 
bringing boilm less than on live hogs. 
MASON A HAMLIN R *X“lOA» ®»®AWY 
OFFER a LIMITED AMOUNT OF THEIR 
IMPROVED VOX HUMANA FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS 
Is a new invention, now ready In several stylos of 
tho MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS, to which the 
manufacturers invite attention, believing that it is 
likely to prove 
THE MOIST POPULAR. IMPROVEMENT 
EVER MADE 
in instruments of this class. 
t g now several years since the Invention nnd ap¬ 
plication to such Insti'unJOiilsnsfhc VOX HUMAN \ 
whl,-li was first applied by it.. Inventor to Die ■>, 10 ms 
el Mason .V Hamlin, who were urged lo ..it- 
to I he public. In ns then liupci-foet •date, and eape- 
IV :l 11 >■ considering Us liability to get mil or order, 
.hey wore unwilling to adopt it. From that timecon- 
• lm i"ii.' experiments for its inijn-ovcment have been 
made In tJlu factory of the Mm„i* ||„mliii organ 
( ompnny and elsewhere, whlel, lane |„st, ... 
eminently successfully.the result beint: the m wiv 
\ II AM 1 . 1 .V iMPitovKD Vox UrsiA NX, eombiuiiig 
several patents. - 
o. 11 .vxii.i,\,- UH'iiurai '.'o\ Humana, combining 
several patents, h 
In eorobluntlrm witli the AtToiATir Bei.i.owa 
HMki i,, used only in the*-,. Organs, ir. wundcrfiillv 
!no^v",instrument, 
W, M A L In is R hit INS T R IT CTO 56. 
21 PAGES. Entirely Neiv. op plain onir.r- 
tious To,- pl.'iuiing ami cultivating, tor Iti/nilt/ ;im well 
ip. uinrliL-t garden, and marketing ail Small Fruits. 
Written lroin XI years’experience and gives all Dm 
mroi-iuatlon oi the larger and nn,re costly works, so 
as to iuit new beginner* un equal fuuttng with old 
Irult- growers. We have hundreds ut resliuumluls, 
,'l Which the i'"llowl,i- from Rev. II. W, Bern:her is 
a sample :— u V,,Ur directions for growlia: Struwher- 
vu'.n and Hnt'phQvriet aiv? the Im*> t I liuvt* (*vor kqou, m 
I’ nce I) cents. Ready In January. Wholesale and 
D'Uul I'':'- sent by mail free on application. Address 
in ven J"HaST().\ Falmyra, N. Y„ or PURDY 
iV HANCh, south iiond, Ind. 
/1 ALES' VEHETARLESLICER.-NOT TO 
V 7 bo paid for till tried on your own farm and 
found sutk'Fueh>ry inr cutting turnips, carrots or 
potatoes, tine or coarse, sult.ihld for cattle, horses or 
sheep. Coht.ityour Railroad Station, if: and $17. 
Cuir a bushel In from one to two minutes when turn¬ 
ed by a, boy. Dealers supplied. Send for circulars 
to , 1 . K, DECATUR Si CO., Dealers lu Agricultural 
Implements, See., Iff,' Water street, New York. 
Impartimi: delict ,11 is qualities "i pin,?,and producing 
novel ami exqul i:e efic' ts ; c*peelftily a,I,ling to i(,h 
variety ami didleaev ut exjiressioii, ami Increasing, 
ftnimnvhal, 1th |,,over. I’lie peculiar e.veellem ier 
several (q-elu-.-i cal Instrnm,- uIh are eiecrsurullv tml- 
nted: 1111,1 alroceUiur, as frequen*4y cluiidclerlzeil 
J’f orgunlsts, " tneeffoct Isfiseirait.lng." It is Jiuel,, 
In eons(ruction, free from IJitbilifv to g,q out. or 
t order, aurl requires additional skill lm- u . 
. 1 , being operated by tlieor,Unary action ,,1 the hollows 
ii requiring m, separate pedal. 
16 
t Styles and Prices, 
Attention is invited to the nmv styles of Organs,and 
' ne 'x scale of m-lees announced this month. 
newstyi.I': no .21 to vi: stop double beed 
( A til,V ET ORiJAN. with Vox Humane I’aseol’ 
soli.l Bhu k Walnut, carved and panelled • now 
design. Stops, Dmp.i-on, Viola, Molmlla, Flute 
V ox 1111 mil nil. Tnr ln*t Or'iun o,t itit*i.u lh,:t run 
- ho Prlnc $170. 
, NEW oTVI.I-;, No. Tl -Tho : .mic Organ In Hnsowooil 
, Case. Price $2fin. 
z Nf.VV si* LE, No., 1 U— Tho - pur in Plpo Organ stylo 
M ’ 'I, Walnut, with rich I v 
Gilt Pipe.,. Price $.m 
■ NEW ST VUE, No. 27 -sun BASS AND OCTAVE 
COUPLER GA HI NET ORGAN El VE STOI'S - 
, Diapason, Principal. Ootnvn. Coupler HiiIi-Riish 
, Vo* Humana. Solid Walnut fa--. Ka, b key 
t pornummls lour sepamie reel;'or vihrntora An 
"‘•gun of nrprising uovrer and brllll.incv, and 
great variety. Prlro $3.0. 
STYLE No I Foil R OCTAVE ORGAN- Solid 
, Walnut (.use, plain, l-m-is ?,vi, 
STYLE Nil. 3 Foru OCTAVE DOUBLE KEUD 
OKI. - X. Solid W alnut 01 ,c, plain. Urlce re- 
: Uncoil to $7.i. 
STYLE A FIVE OCTAVES, ONE STOP -'/’itKVI- 
l LA.NT, With one set of Vihrulors Gironeliotil 
ai"l Kill", Swell. Carved and Panelled Walnut 
t use. Pi lots $1011. 
STYLE G FIVE OCTAVES, FIVE STOPS, Viola, 
1 >! A I* A 8 O V, 51KI .< * I) I a , l-'U 'Tl-;. TllK.ll i I, A NT, with 
Jwo oi V ihrators tlmitmhout ;u.'<l Knen 
Uirml nn<l PanellLHl Walnut Cuhc. I'rico 
O 
M VI'FS 111:!t AT proportionate 
Th, 1 superiority of 111 ,- 31 AfiON 5. ll AVT.IN OlttiA.VH 
lri well ,-rialil,-lied, t, h - -. are I lie Af'KMnv 1 i.in, i.;r> 
r.\ vu ii 0 ,". i-:m i.i.I.'-.Ni'-f: .iinoiu; Inslruiiienls of 
l . 1 ;: - iMvur-li-l the PA (tie f \ p,> 81 ti,in 
m. -.dai., iiiiiI Iuivo b;-,'!! Iprimrod with 111 "mount ami 
degree of caminemli.lion IT'im (he uupm-al prol'os- 
-toM ot Ibis and tiuher oonnlrie:-never given lo anv 
other instrument. l y 
A now ,1, erlpllv- ami IlhutralW eataloguc.Just 
issued, will be sent free to every applicant. 
THE I.IASO:: A- uAMI.IN ORGAN COMPANY, 
Wbireroom:',, No. 5 :k; Broadway, New York, 
and No. I.,) Tremoi.-t Street, Bostou. 
M K S W Q C OF 
SPRING WATER, 
FOR SALE EY PFtITJGIPAL DRUGGISTS. 
<TRER CUT.UEfil'8 AFFECTIONS, 
O 'ffj XI. X3 23 ac E. OP iTT, A. 
7 
AND ALL THE 
Impurities of tlie jEIood, ! 
AND IS THE SOVEREIGN REMEDY FOR 
BRIGHT’S DISEASE 
’ 1 
AND OTHER 
OB-’ T5SI-: SkBISi.^BOVW. j 
This I hr oriijinttl Spring m itrv from Vermont 
‘Which lm* w 1 ought m itulnn womtrrful cures, and is 
tulecrt isnl twig lo itinUnunMi it from the many tmita- 
hiom: limitin' tmm nth mptril lit hr [tnlmrrl Ujton thr 
public tut being rcptitl to thr rlrtuecof thr hltuhuiuoi. * 
PamphlotK containing an account of many wonder¬ 
ful cures, atlas tod by eminent physicians anil, it, het^H 
can be had gratis, by culling alornddroasing a note to ° 
MIS.SIritilOl HP RINGS, t 
NO. W BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ’ 
M anhattan HAViNLH institution, ! 
•Ill Buoaiiwav, eon. fii.Kpr-Kmt st 
.. Nkw York, Dec. 10 , 1808 . u 
...J 1 , 0 Trustee* n| this Insttt 11 I Ion have declared Hie 
thirty-sixth Semi-Aiimml Dividend on all Den d V 
e at PAD. 
Is _ 
r NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILES 
Of the line west from Omaha are now completed, 
and the work is going on through the Winter. As 
,,ie distance between the finished portion el' the 
■- , ,,n “ < '•'“’'HO Railroads is now less than 
s Ft* ratios, anil both companies are pushing forward 
it 0,0 ' v ' ,rk wl,h onergy, employing over 30,000 
1 - 411 ere can be no doubt that the whole 
n firaml Line to tlie Paciiic 
!! Will bo Opon for Business in the Summer of 
g 1869, 
I lie regular Govormiient Cuinmlsslonors have pro- 
v "?. , V'‘ ;, ' d U "' Pncllle Railroad t" lie first 
. Y ,ASS every respect, and the Special Comm I s- 
slmi appointed by the President says : 
h 'Taken a,;:, whole, Tl I E5 I NION PACIFIC RAH 
f Rm * WEL1. CONSTRUCTED AND 
MIL GENERA I. ROU'I'E FOR 'I’ll E LINE «v. 
I cekdingj.V WELL SELECTED. The energy ami 
f OC-iOVerancn with whielL tile work has hern urged 
. '"'•ward,and the rapidity with which it has been ex- 
. i.-eiUerl are wll linul parallel tn l.lstorj-, and In gran¬ 
deur and magnitude of undertaking it has never 
men equalled." The Report states that any de- 
leienees that e:,-1st are Only those incident to ali new 
loads, and that could nuMtnvo been a voided without 
mil eriiilly i'H" r ,"" U the progress of the great work. 
" h ^".enresaresappib-d by nil railroad com,,,,. 
> BM 111 tar l he eompletloh ot the II,,.-. when and 
wherever experience shows thorn to be - lrv 
I be report concludes by saying that," tip 
bus reason 1 ,, congratulate itself that this , ,e-m 
work ot national Importance is sc rnpldly approaeh- 
"; , "l’ l "i‘"n unde,- such favorable anspii.-es." 
l,: ;r" n " " •‘ff’locomotives and 
• y-,00P e.ns Oi all dosei-lptlmi... \ im-ge addl- 
Sm-Iu,- 'T," mi0r ' 1 , ' ;i ? rannHi ln "" ««dy '» the 
,1 , o' , 1 ',' KnKl,n * 1:1 nearly completed, and ties 
nis r l u tl ," rra nil|,,M 1,1 adv luce oi the western 
tnd of tho track. Fully 1211 miles of iron for new 
Imekare new delivered west e| the Missouri river 
imilUfi miles more are , iniitr. The total expendi¬ 
ture tor conBU iietton purposes in ..j ..1 the 
eomplnted portion of the road is not less than ebdit 
million dollars. 
Besides a donation from the Government of 
U,80l)acres o( land per mile, the Company la entitled 
to a subsidy in I . H. Jtoml.i oil Its line as completed 
and ueeejiied, at the average rate of a bout $ 211 . 1 ,py p UP 
"I le, according („ Iho diffleult.les eneountered, for 
wlmih thoGoveromeuit takes a Moeond lieu as seen- 
1 ity. The ('ompany have already roeeived (,,‘’2 eh txifi 
or this subsidy, of which $1,280,WK) was paid Di' 11 . Otb 
and $ 1110 , 0(10 Dec. Hth. 
tiOVEBNMKA'T All) MCrilUT 1)1'' THE MM 
By its charter, Mo- Company is permitted to issue 
Us own FIRST MORTGAGE UdNDS to the sumo 
iimoiml. as the Government Bonds, and no more. 
,, ' j ”°^ l f aru Mortgage tt|.-,pi l|,o whole 
read and all Its r-qnipmeut.s. y u «h a morlga;-.,. upon 
"I., lorn Ion,- rjpig, wll) be Lhe. only railroad eou- 
\T" n * 11,0 Atlantic and Paeiau Stales, takes the 
1 W* •»» TOOOrll) Tl.arena: from 
Up; way local buMness for the year ending Juno 
4 b 472 miles, were over FOUR 
11.,I,ION DOLLARS, Whiuh, after paytug an C t- 
peu-ies, wore much more than sufficient' to cover all 
inLc*rr*rt llubiMty upon that cii«t*i.nce, arifj tho earn- 
ing: tor the lust live months have boon $2,380,870. 
they would have been greater If the r,in ,1 Imd not 
Iiei-I, taxed to its utmost rapacity to transport its 
own material* for construction. Tho income from 
the. great passenger travel, the Chirm freights and 
Mro supplies for the new Rocky .Mountain States and 
l orr lories, must bo ample for all interest and other 
liabilities. No pulitl. al action can reduce thorateof 
Interest, It must, remain for thirty yours— six per 
rent per annum, in gold, now equal to between eight 
and nine per cunt In currency. Thr pmMpul. is then 
vngtih/r in gold. If a. bond with such guarantees were 
Issued by the Government, Its market* price would 
not tie loss than from 20 to 2ft per cent premium. As 
theso bonds are Issued under Government authority 
and supervision, upon what is very largely a Govern¬ 
ment, work, they must uttimntoly approach Govern¬ 
ment prices. 
Tho price for tho present Is PAR, and accrued in- 
tere.t at ii per cent trorn July 1, lkfift, In currency. 
Subscriptions will be received in New York 
At the Company’* Office, No. 30 Nassau St., 
AND HY 
John ,J. Cisco »fc Sou, Hankers, No. 50 
Wall St., 
And by the Company's advertised agents through¬ 
out the United States. 
I limvtssmt f ree, hut part tec subscribing through local 
r agent will took lo I hem for their safe dellrcru. 
A NEW PAMPHLET AND MAP WAS ISSUED 
Oct. 1st... containing a. report of the progress of the 
work to that date, and a more, complclu statement in 
relation to the value of the bonds than can lie given 
in an advertisement, which will ho sent free on ap¬ 
plication at tho Company’s offices, or to any of tho 
advertised agents. 
JOHN J. CISCO, Treasurer, New York. 
; N '\ Y liiUnmmlcnK etc. Tried pract-iaiUg by mem¬ 
bers of Bedford Farmer s CHuh. 
WARRANTED GARDEN SEEDS Oil! 
*T N t,5V DESCRIPTIVE PltiCEDCA’i'ALtKlUE 
for l.-,l!) will bo issued about. January 1st. and duly 
mailed to our customers; to others desiring copy if, 
will oe sent on racoipt. of 10 cents. A largo supply of 
elioice M;i:i> 1'O'IdTOES, NfcW BiU'.vjWI, I, f»ATS 
and ul! desirable novelties. 
Descriptive Priced NurseryCatalogues mailed ap¬ 
plicants. KliWARD J. KVA.VS x CO., 
York, Pemisylvania. 
O L?W) 1-TEN LADIES MA t»E TH JS CAN- 
O vasslngsix weeks for ■ DAKOTA LAND." El«- 
gant new Book on Upper Mississippi anilGi-eyt N'ortli- 
we.st. splendid tor Agents, too engravings. Foil par¬ 
ticulars free. Address Publisher:* 
" HOME GAELTTE,” Now York. 
•rated circular t„ .J Ii. MIC ATI' K & CO., m w-it, r 
Street, Now 3 ork. 
delphla. Pa. 
rnl ( *' owe i: and 
x Bi'.hDts.—NVholcsalu or retail list to any 
aceustomed to dress off their stalls in fine st^! f ‘SEEdV-OTc^ 
Rivalry among the butchers of fancy stock will often b?fv^\7Y'^' I V' UISKl ‘' 1 '- Agents wanted. B.'.M. WAT- 
enable a salesman to get »n enormous price for t he F?ymoqth?& y . ItetablK®^ K8Ult>UB, " nent ' 
FIX .r-BR CUNT' i'l-d 'w.M d.ov xi b Kl mh Kfu.M A dd.csr ; _.t. II. LAMPM A N, Coxsacldo, N. Y. 
SI to Sii.MW, will |>a allowi *! rinnrwiii* i a ‘niv I t>ui\ _ _ _ . 
an (1 January m, \m. ' 11 ’ ‘ UJy J ’W A T B « S’ FIRST P WL K .Tf l L 
ii. J. BROWN, President ’ , x pl A . N, re' .' vitl * ! . r, : n Frame, OverMrung Buss 
Eon Ann SettKi.t„ Treasurer, and jVirratfe Bridge. AlclodcoDH, l’urinr, Church and 
G. F. Alvord, Secretary. t*'a.btt" i Organs, tho best manufactured : Warranted 
-for Six Yours. 
ICO Pianos, MKLODEONKanil Oroans of six tirst- 
class nuiKers, at low prices for t 'osU, or, one-quarter 
"DABMERS! MORE Til 4 V nvr ....u, ,lltf the balance In Monthly or guurterlv ln- 
mav bo added lo the <!n-'-Il,i!,- (7O, .. ''MaMmellLs. Sec,,ip|.|,.-ui,| Ins!niliUf/lt* fit, • ,-,-at liar, 
mid Carriage^S l **}>"•, 1 lustra ted Cataloguer mailed. (Mr. Waters 
saved with little rn..,n ri Im',,','. ,.7 ""niey m.iybe ts the Author of Sir Suntlny-srliaol Mnsir. Honk*; "Hear. 
FRANK M LIE US' UK ■ P ;!>' 7 uXv&'W W' "Z*h "'“l A ^ W jUst ™ Ut:d -> Ware- 
BLACKINtL which I*'pjatljvuluabm fnr Boot roonls -“roadway, New ork 
Hiney, but U not. etTo* writer nrnnf >i« tVr.nL \\ A I l-l^ cV CO. 
" Mi,. »>] w*, !; — - - -- 
r!u,nd K (! We 1 ?*., KA,ts ‘ '' B<>R>trm bus been DATCHKLORtS II A I It D V 15. 
round to equal these articles. They tan he andiv lx _ 
obtn<n< olmori. evirywIn - Tm | r nye rid; 
VO, 1 PERUVIAN (J| VNO.Tmssoi V i i> ,h ° 0,lly trut * aiul P nrf ' 1,6 »yo; harmless, roUablo, 
fx Bones. Amiuoiiiiite.i SuiM-rpIp.ijpInite pure msUiutaueous; no disuppohilidnnt; no ridiculous 
Groiiml ISoees. Bone iu„ | Flesh, 8q|,,)nite of .Soda', tints; remedies the UL effOCth of bad dyes; luvlgor- 
^eT|OrY^Y5^J*''' f ,a'7/'.SaiSrD'tHh’ Guano 1 aU ' B ana I, ' !IV< ' H th, ‘ IInir and kwxutlful hlacli or 
^ * *-<w)>rled and Ground Meat, for brown. Sold by al! Druggists and Perfumers, and 
•a"-, ,ml, »ie.M,,r W ..... Win .-actor,. K 
_ ' *' Bond .street. Now York. 
H E l rofi R A PII i <: 
STi.ci. E,\.iHAVIN'.; AND printing Company fri«E LITTLE GIANT HORSE- POWER 
Meet Kro.o-aving* produced by an Improved procesa ■ b'l' been Ii) use and highly approved for over 
aL« , ” 0 ".ii . ‘ rat*?;*. Portraits, Country IliveM voare. It 18 jilmplc, durable, compact, cheap, 
• 'Dla-'truti«| f iroulurs, reproduetlona of Un- easily loaded and moved about by two men : weight, 
graving*. Designs,.to. Ui lbs.; is valuable for Threshing, Sawing Wood 
... i - L' 'I .GFFSTKI N, Superintendent, cii 'in -dig. Ginning Cotton, or win-re por, nr I s’wanted 
l...aml I , West Twenty-fifth Street, New York. lro,n " n,! lo tour horses. Send fm- circular. 
■ , JOHNW. QUINCY, SM William til ..Now York. 
5 t'ENI INE BAKU ROSE POTA- 
X 5 Cl. i'" Ml , nt - Nor'vay Oat. v ffrom Jones I > EJ;’ORE BUYING TURBINE WATER 
* lark,) 5d cts..frpo by mail. Both for '!. Order IS WHlfiELS—Sfilid for Cireulai-H oi' PEEKSKII I 
now. o, fl. HIGGINS, Wilmington, Delaware, MANUFACTURING <XL, PeokskUI. N. Y, 
BLACKING, which I, dually valuable for Bunts ami 
5)jh®g. bit! is not >o effectuaflv water proof as Frank 
Miller's ceiobrated Wxreu I'nucro,,. UlaV- K in ; 
During Til utTV-VKAUS' n.iAL nothing ha* been 
found tn equal Direr arri.-iea. They can be easily 
obtained aliiw.4 everywhere. ' 
VO. 1 PERI VI VN GI ANO. DISSOLVED 
Imre 
properly applied at Batchelor's Wig Factory, No. 10 
Bond street, N'uw York. 
rjHIE LITTLE GIANT HORSE-POWER 
1 tin - been in use and highly approved for t.v-i- 
lliroo vour-. it is simple, durable, compact, dieap, 
easily loaded anrl moved iiliout by two men : weight, 
Ui lbs.: is valuable for Threshing, Sawing Wood, 
i Iiiindug. tiinnlng Cotton, or whom pov. nr Is wanted 
Irom '.no to four horses. Send fm- circular. 
JOHN W. QUINCY, (« William St,, New York. 
B efore buying turbine water 
WHEELS Semi for Circulars of PEEKS KILL 
MANUFACTURING CO., Peckakill, N. Y. 
k TPg 
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