Spring, >1.7 d@ 1.80 for No. 1 do., in store and afloat, 
fcLNbvd.a-j for Winter red Western. *1.85<$3 for amber, 
ri>0a-M2)i for common to choice white. Prime 
< annda barley, FI.'U Coin is mther easier to buy, 
with e slow trade. Sales at ihe. for fair.dd mixed 
Western. In store, Gifts. for choice do., er.nVi'ye. for 
avenue lots oi now mixed We»ten»,i':!t..!,..r.ie. tor yel¬ 
low Jersey. Oats are steadily held at dr. tor old 
mixed Western in store for new mixed do.. 
ltodl.'> 5 e. for now black, 4!>rxo2e. for new white. 
liny ami s*irnw. -As the time dmws near when 
river navigation win be resumed, there i s an Increas¬ 
ing disposition to close out supplies as fast an possi¬ 
ble. and the reauIt is rather misfor prices for buyers. 
North lUver.tl.10from store. Kelall oualnipH,«.30@ 
I.7U; cJoyerat liftc.iiJSl. and puli at Ste.:3.rt!. Straw, one 
rre, at *l.»0,itUU; short do. ai S1 .lv 1.0;>: oat at 'JOc-Sifl, 
aod Wheat at i!kj. The following prices are obtained 
at the rjilruuJ depots: — Retail uxmiltlot., good to 
prime, 31.60ii 1^5 j do., medium to fair, SU20.aI.70; ship¬ 
pers* grade*. ?U)>; clover, mixed, fl,1001.20) clover, 
long rye straw, $1.30; short do.. flOe.iiiHs oat. 
R.iiJOc.; wheat, 85c. 
Hops.-Trade has been very dull. Brewers are 
h >.iung off, awaiting developments. Holders two not 
<lP.ii.isod to make further concussions, us with the 
cc-mp iratively small supplies uml the Indications of 
moderate receipts i rom abroad they believe that brew¬ 
ers will soon have to meet their views. 
Wu quote State at HI ,'ic. ; Raetcrn, m-50c.: West- 
crn.4Vc.tic..; old growth, i.-.Td, M olec;, Bavaria.**, to.t 
'“k*-. i-uglish, Subfile.; Belgian.oi Otflo.; Californian, 5u 
Ct'jUC; ’ 
Maple Susmr,-A few samples of Southern Ohio 
h i re arrived, it has gone to the fancy trade, whore 
h r a ul.s at The color I* tine, but the grain is a 
littio liunh>r tnan suit,! the taste here. 
Prijvislons.-Ho;: products throughout urn higher. 
Pork U in ll jhtveuelpt.un I m is obtained for new 
P !!W * "IW? 1 ’ Placed to Shippers promptly. Lard 
hi contro led by speculators at the moment. Beef hums 
- mourn Western, *d(ti33; Texas prime, ***$31; laird, 
8-,c. for Western st-oum ou cp.it, 8Xc. for March, md 
b.!;c. for April. Long clear, sc.; short clear, hmc. ; 
short HI), t.d$e. .Mesa pork at ?lii for spot dellr- 
£ r Y, : , • ot tern prime mess tumil- 
n diy 311-25, Dressed Itogs.oiCy.Otfi'.arjSc.; Western. ti« 
f/i.c- Cut in-"at are selling at »«4idtc. for lultns, 
loose; ban. lor sUonldein. loose; f*t8« cents for 
piekled bellies, loose. Boxed dry-nulled shoulder- 
!*V'. Smoked meat., at ldfwD.sc. for loose ham- 
> in- for loose Shoulder.-. Tallow at ye. for prime 
st ick, Hoof Id selling at $3" 11.75 lor rmrrele.i new 
We have advices from abroad for the middle of 
February. Our {.melon correspondent says cheese 
of medium grade soil* well, and stooks of flue nearly 
OXtUUistcd. Extra A inert ua tl Is qtiutod at 72t«:74s.; 
flue. 'Ovd'J i.; good, UliaH-s. The Other descriptions 
eell as follows Kuglfih Cheddar, 7ti6830«.; Wiltshire 
double. T'.MtSOH.; Cheshire medium, lil’iwT2a.{ fine. 74® 
w's.. Scotch, 7IK07I*. Dili eh cheese— Edams, I’,5®li7s.; 
Oondfts, oOirUOa.; Dorbv shape, SSiktlTa. In butter the 
demand continues for all descriptions, and stock 
seriously diminished. Clonmell.s sells at l;Mor I (Up.; 
Cork*. lafcyUOs.l Dorsets, laiujm.; Normandy. luff? 
lot's.; Canadian, iomIIOs. 'I'ho corresponding prices 
last year were, tor Clomnells bulter, 138s.: Auierlean 
cheese, 72s. 
The weather In Herkimer Is cold, with deep snows, 
and the country roads are bud. 
^flcnt.0’ Wanted 
MONEY 
Patent Pruning & Slicep-Toe Shears 
MANtrPACTPRKll BY 
HXt2NTB.1T SEVIYIOUR <&. CO., 
2 £» & P l Rose St., New York. 
li mpiHpwdh Stencil ,t Key Chock 
i JV.'i 1 *. 1 fl Vl 0 ."' samples anil nur- 
i. sr KNCttn.llt Hanover St., Boston. 
CLASS :V,A U ' k 011 1 KM ALE. 
w LHC O JMJa. week guaranteed. 
Sypipnt at home,day or w enlng : no 
l ull Instruction,and valuable puek- 
Ad 11 it-- i. with tie. ro- 
UL'.Nil \ CO., JljCortlttncit St., N.V. 
tloulars f rev 
FOR AGENTS V "' 1 l< \" y >0 "'" ,k with 
* ** u *• *« I sj Iiargest cauh par. f-ilhiir tenv 
cling or at home. Exclusive territory. New plans 
specimens, tornis, etc., free. Addv, ™ „i,J 1 
etc., free. Ad civ 
•J^**^Ji,V v *•• 1 *".V. ivmit TsS. at IJiU’P, 
Ot it I'lKKalDK FUIISN1>, Chll'.'igb, Ill 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS 
-I l Vl’u -i.'rdt -i . V111. |,. • i IiU d 
twelve ulllurnnt State l'iilrs. Highest reeommenda- 
tlou lroni Hon. It, S. Randall, Fres’t Wool Growers' 
Akseeiation, amt author “ Practical Shepherd.” Rec¬ 
ommendations Xroiu many practical shearers. 
“ The Sheep Shears work splendidly, and I would 
not, usic for any better. So »uys Mr. Jcpson. who 
shears our sheep, and lie has sheared thousands.” 
(Signed.) I,. A. CHASE, Am. Agriculturist. 
SsJ-SM S2..10 ai^.AO S‘i.75 
■ » w tlln. bludn. 
”1 hive tested yoilr Pruning and Sheep-toe Shears, 
2 ind they are excellent. I U8Ctl them to doek the* tail;* 
'd '; lV '-'el-- this eason, and found them the handi¬ 
est instrument for that purpose l ever used ” 
(Signed.) H KNIiY 8. RANDAIiL. 
PRUNINC SHEARS. & 
Nkw York, March 8, 1878. 
Dt imSESS still pervades the markets, and dealers 
Cuinpuiln .if heavy losses, biggs are now so plenty 
and cheap that they arc largely used Instead of moat. 
Besides, there is a continuation of crowded roads on 
Bomo or the routes, whloh prevents getting stock for¬ 
ward. It in very nimoylng to the ownov of a drove of 
cattle to have them roach the yards late In the after¬ 
noon of n principal sale.-i day after buyers ure gone, 
and thoro Is no other market for two or throe days, 
it costs a good deal lor feed and cure, utid when they 
are offered, buyer: ehgg; the;.* , ? -•- • 
preference to fresh arrivals, 
I) IMMEDIATELY 
MKN and LADIES in nr for post¬ 
il.ey can receive 8800to si.;oOayenr 
’ ou completing tlielr course at the 
In, O. Address M. W. CO BB, Pros. 
huyern class them as stale stock, and give 
> --- ; '77- It will take a long time 
for the roads to get clear of the vast accumulations 
of dead freight moving Rust. The opening of lake, 
canal and river navigation will ultimately iilcttr thorn. 
RECEIPTS OP MV K STOCK. 
Stn>i>i» Ac 
..... Hop vet. Cow*. Culv<.fi. [.aihVi«. Hofte. 
Totals this week.7,020 73 770 21,508 28,237 
last week.7,1-iii 132 i!21 2t,7l« 
Average lust year....8,178 2,111 22.083 36.075 
Hcovpi*.—Receipts are a little less than they wore 
fbo previous week, but they are -till more than Mulll- 
Clerit {or present wants. Tip; remnants of droves 
hold over nearly every night, and it took almost the 
entire W 00 k In Which tn work olf some oi the lets,and 
even then they figured up a mss. in the compelIIIon 
to secure cattle at the dl.slrlbutingiliapota of Chicago, 
i ittsbiirgh ami Buffalo, buyers run .nor), ai.n.yr riitm 
wldrh It is mi tv to pay. The emam of the trade Just 
now lies with Healer- who buy of farmers or feeders, 
hihI tala* to tliOBif wholpuulo innrt 3 . Tbo foo<l»uv them - 
selves have done well the iiart Winter, buying com¬ 
paratively low lust Summer and Fall, and having 
plenty of cheap corn with which to feed. 
Texans begin to come in more freely, those holding 
wintered stock diminishing their herds to make room 
lor fclio fresh or Hpring driva from Texas, At the I i^t 
marluit day mere were 126 ear loads of CtittTh 
u vWtli Mtre<;t, <7 at \v r i‘t.»liawU<»n ami (YZ at Ccnunmnt- 
paw. making4,831 head on sale. In paint of onallty 
there -.vip. the UBiittl range of HtUeO!4 ewt. Texans at 
. up to choice grade DurltiimA at 1 P ;m I te., with 
iiow and then one picked .ml at still lii B Iicr figures. 
-Most of the sulwtt were between I PTel'.’Ko. The dead 
meat. iiKirket i continue to receive Clilcago-dresjed 
heor. and there l» sumo prospeet that u will t.miu in 
remgcnitor cars nil Summer. 
The following ure tho closing prleos for the week in 
r < ?I' l .P'V IHll f 1 Witt, vvhrvt cattle hrouglit one week ago, 
for net weight of beef: K ’ 
This week. Last week. 
. , Cents. Cents. 
Choice boeyes, e i ft.KBf 64 11 13 <» 1814 
Goo, to prime.12 (6 13 11 1 $. 
'-"V..H', I.su-V IF I, n« 
Average sales.- <>,) u* - gjj 
. flogs. -With lighter receipts of live. and fin'd/* h 
I —*> Business new. Novnt/t v Go., Sacb.Mo. 
AGENT'S WANTED for (he New llluttratcd Book 
WILD LIFE ;,7« FAR WEST. 
drotut WILEY,WATBRJlAN A EATON,Hartford,Ot 
$*»0O liACH \\i 
Agents wanted everywhere, llnalness strictly legiti¬ 
mate. Particulars free. . 1 . WORTH. St. Louts, Mo. 
ENTS VVAN'l' KJ> for (hucluuraat. lull. ,t und 
inoMt •■llceiiye lamlly luedieal book ever publish. 
Vi 1 : ! |;A , I T" AT Ho.m k. Written liy the CelcbiAted Dr. 
!ioie.‘o^ .lolirniil ot Health. Deals with nil suOJOets 
delicatelyumlexhnualively. Gireularn sent. Address 
8, M. BE 1 18 A CO., Hartford, Ct., or Chicago, III. 
Every pair warranted. Free by mall on receipt of 
price. 
Pruning or Sheep-toe Shears, $3 p t , v pair. 
Sold everywhere. State where you saw this. 
R. B. PARSONS & CO, 
Offer in their lnrge assortment of all the R EST \ \ 
RTETIES, especially line stocks of tho following 
oF.rrtM ors lavvn-trf.es. 
EVElt<iREENH-both now and old sorts. 
11A It I* \ and TEA KOSKS strong plants. 
It HOIHlOP.N fiRONS—grafted and Imrdy. 
FLOWERING HIIUFBS. 
EVERGREEN TUOR.V for Hedges. 
Package:! delivered in Ngw York, For Catalogues 
nddressat FLUSHING. N. \\ 
(ANVASSINC, 
Agents are selliiig from 1,1 to "J5 copies of this 
work a day, and we send a canvassing book Irco to 
any hook agent■ Address, stating experience, etc 
NATIONAL PlTBUwill.NU go. PlilVa,' Pa 
AGENTS READ THIS A MISTAKE CORRECTED, 
Plants by the Million 
To Ftnri.ity, Chiba or others buying in iiunntlt 11 , my 
Monthly Wholesalo Circular of RtiSES, BULBS, 
miscellnnooufl GREEN-HOUSE and BEDDING 
PLANTS, will bo sent fren on application. 
SiC7icceidtr?z 
35 Cortlandt Stroet, N„ V, 
-- ,.. V.- ILCn II lll-lli; II 
drowsed, particularly, arc very lirui, 
pi line lots soiling at ft*.. There are searoely nnj 
'll live hogs, nearly all tbo stock being bought 1 
W eel tor slaughtering tlrum hero. Hog produeti 
11 good Inuuliy, which adds mutorlally to the ac 
^dresaedhog*, Andgttll.ao close do Maiigh 
wot k. that ttioy And very little margin for profit. 
n ,, , . 4 ,.. TV mil UIIIADV/VII IXlIJllflJl/U 
WIV ‘'" ll ,' lhc b"ok, and /,. will 
'till' V ' " c "»v." Circulars, i ,5., aont 
Jit.e, A HK.\'l h W AN'i’KB. Rend for terms. 
OUR 
Illustrated ^Catalogues 
1*011 T Kit A ( DATES. 
_ * wbllw hci'w, PliiTndolpiiia, Pn. 
V|OR.HON KEVEi.ATlONs SENT I'REE. 
Add ie:.- a. HENLEY, Publisher, Omaha, Nob, 
A d Month I Horse and carriage f umlshed. 
O I a jriomii 1 ttorse and carriage 
~JtJ Expenses paid. IJ. B.SSILVW, Alfred 
FOR 1873 
N uiuberit) 
tainiug \t Colored Plates, *t* 
mailed on receipt of ‘25 cents. 
All piti-eliaNCVn of our hooliH, $) 
" Gnrdciiilig for Profit” or ** Pru<’-**“ 
Floriculture,” price SI..10 cnqli, (pr< 
by moll.) arc entitled to receivn nbov 
oguPM free nutliially. 
JeieAsJjzA'ije/eAd driiC^ k 
Seedsmen, 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, H 
I v> beautifui 
I tmi for 50 cents, Ov 
OIL (TlRO.IIOS mailed 
'. h. RILEY, Holland, N. Y. 
made from 60c 
r (P0»* free) f< w 50c. that retail 
forilO. B. L. WOLCOTT, 181 (thathftm Hqnaro 
(hOn '' EEK arid expenses paid. Wc 
\ ill ‘i VY'oblo Agent m ovru’y County in tin 
OuU A<lUr<;»i HimImoii River Wire Co 
T w w Maiden Lane, N. Y„ or Chicago, 111 
I»r ilny I Ag«nt. wnntvil I Allrla . , 
PPDBIB, of vlliwf m'at, yniinjror t*l*< r m«f<i 5 it 
*W» inoTuvrir^ornll tlmn i 
fit***. AiI.Ik.-m fj, S(jji »oii (V <'*i,. Porlli 
Uealtlifal Climate, Free Homes, Good markets, 
OW ’TI.K done, 
SPECIAL NOTICES 
1111: xiic i ii i:i:\ pacific 
lii .411.ICO A I> offers for sale 11 b I .it ntls in 
('cniral and WeNieru .lliniicsota, 
wmbraciug: 1. The host of Wheat Land; 2. Excel¬ 
lent Timber for the Mill, the Farm und the Fire ; 3. 
Rich Prairie Pasturage and Natural Meadow, watered 
by clear Lakes and running streams—In a Healthful 
■Climate, whirr Fever and Ague it unknown. 
j Lirnin can 00 shipped hence by lake to market 
ah cheaply us from Eastern Iowa or Central lllimds. 
“dars new run through tlieso Lands from Lake Hu- 
perUir to Dakota. Price of land close to track ft to 
=fS per ucre; further away, t2.50 to ft. Sc veil 
^ COl’s' ( I’l'dit ; Warmnled Deeds; Northern 
Pacific 7-BO Itonil-., now selling ut par, re¬ 
ceived for land at $1.10. No 0thor unoccupied I.unds 
present such adviinfugoa to aettlers. 
soi.i>ii:iss tinder the New Law (March, 
1872) get 1*0 acres FREE, near the railroad, by one 
and two years’ residence. 
IRANSFOinvilON AT KG. 
nVCGD KATE S furnished from all prin¬ 
cipal points East to purchasers of Railroad Lands, 
and to Settlers on Government Homesteads. Pur¬ 
chasers, their wives aud children carried Iret: 
over the Northern Pacific Road. Now Is the time for 
Settlers and Colonies to get Railroad Lauds and 
Government Homesteads close to the track. 
Send for l*uvnplilc| containing full Informa¬ 
tion, map und copy of New Homestead Law. Address 
LAND DEPARTMENT, NORTHERN PACIFIC 
RAILROAD, ST. PAUL, MINN., 
OR »J3 FIFTH AVENUE, COR. NINTH STREET, 
NKW YORK. 1 
A Punitive Radical Cure for Rupture.—The 
Elastic Truss Company, at No. (183 Broadway, New 
t ork, will nond their Descriptive Circulars to any 
person afflicted with Hernia. This Truss can be sent 
by mall to any part of the country. 
$200 per month 
made selling 
OUR NKW 
II. S. and State 
Maps, Charts, 
Etc. 
Salable A pro¬ 
fitable. Send 
for Catalogue to 
K. C. BRIDG¬ 
MAN, 6 Barclay 
St., New York. 
RtunoV? 6 • Jltti’cli 7.—Flour quiet and dull 
vehila llt t!*^ e( l Prices. Wheat dull and slightly lower, 
ouim rod at $1.70*4160. Corn Is 
tor li'JtVV 0 ' 0ilU ilru higher, selling at t.VaUe. But- 
tt l tui ! >cs ^ "" 8 advanced to 32®35u. if* 
tatoe^T,? iY W0 . r ' !ic - Anp es. 50.480c. per busll. Po- 
«nH'i1,' l0l " nDl * al : ner bushel. Hay 
W, L' "<>ol dull, at (55S5do. V m. 
SL 7 sl?V ° X! J. ‘••Ejaor. $7®7.'2H n uwt. Sheep pelts, 
ti.7vi2.a3 each. Clover seed, $5.50*3,5.75 per bush. 
HORSE HOE 
«iu 1 un BEST AND CHEAPEST 
liiMui.'ciii.v Pulverizes and works Sob,h o^iaurs’ 
RAKE Attach’t workesttp! weeds out, baa Hilling Plows 
First Pr' mium SILVER MEDAL Nrw England F i - 1872 
Fflfil F SEED SOWFR. Plan Is in Bills or Drill 
nlVrtorn^ 4 ® izpH Friccs SO to £lG. 
CLIPPER WHEEL HOE, $i k ;5,50. Agent - WflntOd 
Aitilroii* E. D. & O. B. REYNOLDS, 
(Circulars Free.) North BiunaEWATEit, Mass. 
SHRUBS, HIjAWTS ! 
SPRING OF 1873. 
B *-’ in/bite the attention < 1 / Planters and Dealers to 
feu r larye and cum-pIrU /stock of 
8iiimlard nuil Dwarf Fruit Trees. 
Grape-Vines. Smnll Fruits, 
prnuiiieniuI Trees, Shrub*. Roses. 
New null Rnn- l ruil and (Iruomeutnl Trees. 
Evergreens und Bulbous Roots. 
New and Rare Green nod Hoi-Uouse Plum*. 
Small parcel* tor wanted Ini mull when limited. 
Prompt attention given to all inquiries. 
Descriptive, and I Hunt rated orient (Mainlines sent, we~ 
x. - P'B'L [, u TiLfipt of .fuini/ii, nti foltowa: 
-in' J. ~ Ktolti, 10c. No. t£ — Ornamental Trees, 
10c. No..{—(.reen-House, I0c No. 1-Wholesale! 
Free. Address 
Hetabl’d 1810. ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, KOCH KSTICK, N. Y, 
COUNTilY CHEESE MARKET 
VV 1 a ra u 11 r.M, 10 hvory l ow 11 . 
TV us agent for the Collins Steel Plows. For 
terms, Ac., address COLLINS A c*', 
212 Water St,., Nev. York. 
FARMERS & VILLAGERS need the Planet ('oniluo t Car¬ 
den Drill,Wheel Hoe, Plow and Stibsoiler; tin oq other 
Myles for Heals, tert ilium, ami lev'old rapid hoeln/i 
Made only by S. L. ALLEN A Co., 113 3. 4th' St., Phtid 
