eggs, 13c.; labor, $16@22per month; farms, $30@ 
$100 per acre, according to quality and situa¬ 
tion.—®. 
Clement, Clinton Co., III., April 28.— We have 
had a very beautiful spring, favorable for farm¬ 
ers. There Is considerable corn planted ; some 
yet to plant. Wheat looks poor: oats tine; fruit 
ail safe here, but south of us, and also north, re¬ 
ports say the fruit is mostly killed. On the 16th 
and 17th insts.. we had a snow storm and freeze, 
when our peach and pear trees were in full 
bloom. Snow fell about four inches, at which 
time all nature seemed to rejoice in a profusion 
of bloom. Rain fell and the wind came from 
the northwest, and soon the drops on the blos¬ 
soms, buds and leaves were congealed into pen¬ 
dants of ice; It was a beautiful sight, but the 
thought that all our peach and pear crop at least 
were destroyed was not so pleasant.. We were, 
however, happily disappointed, for our peach 
crop, as well as all other fruit, is safe, and bids 
fair for an ahundant crop. 1 give you a brief 
report of the fruit crop along the Ulluois Cen¬ 
tra) Railroad from Cairo to Vandnlio, 111. Our 
location is west of Sandoval, on the Ohio and 
Mississippi Railroad. In vicinity of Cairo all 
fruit reported killed: also at Jonesboro; at 
Carhondale, pears, early peaches and cherries all 
thought to be killed ; apples not hurt much; at 
Du Quoin, most of the fruit Injured; at Ashley, 
pears aud most of the pouches killed; at Rich- 
view, peaches and cherries killed, pears not 
much hurt; at JCInmundy, fruit not hurt; at 
Effingham, early varieties injured, but late ones 
unhurt; at Sandoval, untnj ured; also at I’atoka; 
at Vandalio, a slight injury. 
We have a good farming country, plenty of 
timber And prairie, good water; fifty miles oast 
of St.Louis, Very good grain, grass and fair fruit 
country. Improved farms can be bought in 
this neighborhood at from $25 to $75 per acre—a 
good chance Torn person to invest at the present 
time, especially to those who desire to turn their 
attention to fruitgrowing.—T. c. b. 
toes, 50c,@$l per bbl.: oats, 70c., per bush.; rye, 
90c.; hay. per ton, $13@U; rye straw, per ton, 
$1(V3>17; Cows, per head, $60(31120; sheep, do. $3.75 
<ae; land, $70@135 per acre; only very choice 
farms bring the latter prices.— k. b. f. 
Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tonn., April 28. 
—The wheat crop of t his county thus far has met 
with no accident, and promises to remunerate 
fairly for all labor and fertilizers applied. The 
prospect for fruit of all kinds was never better. 
We have had a cold, wet spring which has 
caused our fanners to be behind time with their 
work, but they are making vigorus efforts to in¬ 
crease their breadth of culture. I notice, too, a 
very general disposition to scratch the surface 
with some antiquated implement known in its 
youth as a plow. Rut there are many northern 
farmers coming in with their farming imple¬ 
ments, aud I think they will tell our people a 
story about farming they will eventually be¬ 
lieve, and profit thereby.— e. s. n. 
8onlh Trenton, Oneida Co., A. A',— The follow¬ 
ing is the meteorological record for the month 
of April;—No thunder yet this year; not any 
rain until t he 171b. Solar halos on the 87th and 
28th. First, frogs on the 10th. This has been a 
splendid April for the farmers; April Bhowers 
daily from the 17th to the 32d. The violet opened 
her petals on the 27th; white frost, 88th, 29th 
and 30th. Thermometrical averages, &e.:_11igb- 
est. point attained 24th, 70’; lowest, 9th, 30'; aver¬ 
age temperature at 7 A. M., 40"; at 2 1*. M., 56'; 
all) P. M., :ts IP; average for the month, 42' O'; 
amount of rain fallen,2 54-100tb inches; number 
of days on which rain fell, 7; winds all points of 
the compass; roads on the hist week quite good. 
obliged to continue running, with the hone that 
times will change for the better. The distrust 
and uncertainly al>out tho credits of buyers has 
never, since the beginning of the war, been so 
strongly evinced by wool dealers as at present, 
and this feeling Is Justified by tho unexpected 
failures which are occurring every few weeks. 
The quiet existing in other branches ot trade, as 
well as in wool, is perhaps in a great measure 
owing to the dilatory action of Congress in re¬ 
gard to tin? tjirid mid financial questions; wore 
those finally disposed of, or should Congress ad¬ 
journ, in which case they would be settled for 
the time being, ii would probably give au im¬ 
petus to Iho general I raffle of the country, from 
which tho wool trade yf the country would ma¬ 
terially benefit. The stock of domestic wools 
In the Pastern markets is now very light, hold¬ 
ers having worked off most of their old Jots, pro¬ 
ps rator.v to receiving the new wools; and the 
prospects are that all theold fleece wools now In 
market will be wanted before tho next clip can 
begin to go into consumption. In summing up 
tho foregoing facts, it scouts reasonable to us to 
suppose that In view of the reduced stocks of 
nearly all classes of wool, there is not likely to 
beany further material decline, while tho un¬ 
profitableness of the woolen goods trade will 
prevent any tnllatlon. 
Rood Nelghhnr*.— What a blessing they would 
be! Row nice it .would seem if every man did 
what every neighbor of his believes is right and 
finds it profitable to do! There would be less 
trouble, wouldn’t there? A correspondent 
asks“ Is there any law to compel my neigh¬ 
bor to cut the berries on his side of the line 
fence so as to stop them spreading in my 
meadow? I have cut them on my side every 
year (four years) since I have lived bore, but he 
will not cut his; so they grow through the 
fence.” We commiserate our correspondent. 
We know how to feel for him. We have had 
our fields seeded with Canada thistles bemuse 
our neighbor would let them seed, and the seed 
flouted over on to our fair fields. We don’t, 
know of any law to compel such men to do what 
they ought to do, except the law of love. Wo 
should try to Win such an Influence over him as 
to be able to sbanic him into t idiness, and show 
him the profit thereof in figures that would ap¬ 
peal to his love of gain, if he has any. 
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date, to sooure proper classification Advertisements 
should reach the New York Olfleout least ten days 
before the date of the paper In which they appear. 
The Best Corn Planter.—K. It. Freeman asks 
the usual question, “ What kind of horse power 
corn planter is best, where manufactured and 
price?” Ho wants our readers to respond. Does 
he not know that if we were to admit answers 
to such a question In our columns every manu¬ 
facturer or ngctit of a corn planter would send 
In a strong article assorting tho superior merits 
of the respective implements made and sohl by 
them ? They would ; and the Rural would be 
foil of corn planters. We will dot hi*, however: 
Wo will receive votes from luma fiele. farmer*, 
who will tell us how many and what machines 
they have used, and which one they vole for re¬ 
spectively. Each who votes must give real 
name and lull post-office address. We will pub¬ 
lish the votes received within two weeks from 
t he date of this paper. But we will not publish 
the address of the manufacturer of any ma¬ 
chine named, except in our advertising columns. 
Science and Faith. —We said, a week or two 
since, “Wo believe that science develops faith 
in everything good." The Boston Cultivator 
asks “ How, if science be knowledge ? How can 
a man be made to believe oi have faith in what 
lie knows i ” I n this way:—If we know a bridge 
is Imilt ol iron and its base is solid rock, we have 
faith that If will support the train in which wo 
cross it; but wo do not know that it will. What 
we know helps us to have faith in what we can¬ 
not know. Don't it? 
The New York Standard is the title of a two 
cent morning daily, recently commenced by Mr. 
JuitN Kti6BBi.fi Young, formerly and tor some 
years managing editor of the Tribune. Judging 
from the first two issues, which exhibit decided 
editorial ability and journalistic enterprise, wo 
reckon the Standard will live and flourish. 
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1870. 
MARKET PLACES FOR FARMERS 
Elsewhere we publish a communication, 
to which we call attention, recommending the 
establishment of market placosand market days 
for farmers. We regard tho suggestion a good 
one. In different parts of the country it. hits 
been proved practically successful. At St. Al¬ 
bans. Vt., there is a market day each week for 
butter manufacturers. At Little Falls, N. V., 
the cheese makers and buyers meet and buy and 
sell. At Watertown, N. Y., a choose market has 
just boon established, and promises to prove 
profitable to all concerned. In many of the 
towns of tho Western States Saturday is a 
.market day by common consent and an old-es¬ 
tablished custom, rather ihan because of any 
formal, organized purpose to make it (such. 
The recommendation of our correspondent 
that fanners unite to build a store-house or 
place of exchange, Is commended. There is no 
good reason why the farmers of a town, or of 
two oi' three towns, may not. be organized into a 
Board of Trade for the disposal of (heir products 
and exchange of property. Of course, there is 
no need that a farmer who has a hundred or a 
thousand bushels of grain should deliver the 
whole at tho warehouse or exchange room in 
order to sell it; lie may sell by a sample, just as 
the grain dealers of Chicago make their vast 
grain and Hour exchanges. 
The adoption of this way ol' doing business 
will lie a most efficient, means of organization. 
It will bring farmers in contact with each other 
and with buyers, as business men. It will edu¬ 
cate them to a knowledge of business usages of 
which far loo many of them are now ignorant. 
A boiler knowledge of tho wants ol' the market 
atid a bettor appreciation of values and of t he 
agencies of trade will result. A clearer idea of 
the relation of supply and demand and of tho 
laws which control traffic will dawn upon them. 
Such association toget her will emancipate them 
from the power of speculators, In which tlieir 
present comparative isolation places them. It 
will not only give them n better knowledge ol 
the business world but of each other. It will be¬ 
get enterprises which can only succeed by as¬ 
sociated effort. It will stimulate exertions to 
excel in production, and in the quality of their 
products, because it will afford each opportuni¬ 
ties for comparison of Ids own with the products 
of others. And it will help to secure to the more 
skillful and pains-taking, prices corresponding 
to the comparative quality of their products. 
Wo see, plainly, great good, in every respect, 
to grow out of such u combination as our corres¬ 
pondent suggests. Rules regulating exchanges 
and securing equity and fair dealing will be 
found necessary and will be suggested by ex¬ 
perience. Wo hope to hoar that this plan meets 
the approval of our readers. 
IMPROVED STOCK MOVEMENTS, 
The Boston Horticultural Heliool tor Women, 
We notice that the Managers of this school are 
advertising in the New England papers for 
pupils. The Now England Farmer, referring to 
this advertisement, says: “This association is 
now ready to afford the Instruction and the op¬ 
portunity for practice necessary to enable 
women to become practical horticulturists. 
ThuBfar, however, it is only a proposed experi¬ 
ment,. As it requires two to make a bargain, 
the questions now arise, Do women Wlfib to 
learn tho art of raising flowers, strawberries, 
currants, &c., ns a business ? If any, how many 
will become pupils in the proposed Bchool? " If 
Boston cannot furnish women enough to fully 
equip such a school with pupils, wo shall be 
Very much surprised. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
Davie & Patrick, Bunker Hill, Ill., have 
lately sold three Porcheron stallions, two of 
them at $1,600 each, and oue at $1,500. One 
<" Gen. Sherman,”) purchased by w.m. Bkrxchi 
of Hancock Co., weighs 1,600 pounds.— Wm. II. 
Beverly, Atlanta, III., has sold his Short-Horn 
cow “Isadora,” by “Belmont," (1,230,) out of 
“Sylvia Grace,'* by imported “ Jnu. O'Gaunt,” 
(11,621,) to W.m. Sibert, Jacksonville, Ill.—Mr. 
Wm. H. T, 11 pures' eighth importation of Jer¬ 
sey cattle, embracing ti f k*en animals; ills second 
importation ol' Guernseys, embracing.!hree ani¬ 
mals, and his first importation of j»oultry, em¬ 
bracing Spanish fowls, Gray and White Dork¬ 
ings, and Rouen Ducks, have just- arrived by 
ship Hudson.— Frank D. Curtis, Charlton, N- 
Y., has sold D. H. ODBI.L, Brant, N. V., the year¬ 
ling Ayrshire bull “ Senator," sire “Doon 2d,” 
dam “ Diana 2d."—D. Swigkkt, Fayette Co., Ky., 
lias sold his Lexington horse “Woodburn” to 
Col. Ha vs, Memphis, Tenn., I'or $500; also Iho 
trotting stallion “Pelmonieo" to Dr. Calvert, 
Bowling Green, Ky., for $2,000 Davis Colla- 
moke, N. Y. City, has received from Edward 
Parsons Fowler an Invoice ol' Alderney cat¬ 
tle. Two heifers have been sold to Ira 11 arris, 
Albany, N. Y.-.l. W. Freeman, Troy, N. V., re¬ 
cently sold the following Ayrshiivs to Edward 
L. Coy, West fltbrott, N\ Y,“Kale 4th "and 
“Kate fid,” both out of “Kate 2d;” “Daisy 
lOtrh,” (334,) out of “ Daisy Olli,” (4H.) and “Daisy 
12th,” out of “ Daisy 10th," (334.) These were all 
sired by the bull “ Bannock," (92.)—It. Plum- 
htead, St. Johns, Mich., recently purchased of 
Joseph Julia nd. Buinbridge, N. Y., the Short- 
Horn bull “ Nashota’s Pride," by " Baroness 
Hotspur," (7,023,) out of “ Nashotn.— Charles 
Kirr, St. Johns, Mich., bought of Joserh Jo- 
liand, lialnbridge, N. Y., the Short-Horn holfer 
" Elizabeth,” got by “ Mosstrooper," out of 
“Ella Elizabeth."— R. Gibson, N.Y. Mills, N. V., 
lias Just received an invoice of Buff Cochins, 
Partridge Cochins and Dark Brahmas from Eng¬ 
land.—S. J. PABKRR, Wesf Chester, l’a., is re¬ 
ceiving Partridge Cochin prize winners from 
England. _ 
Indianapolis, Ilid., Ag„ Aleeh. and Ilort. Ass’n. 
—Tiiis is a joint stock association, composed of 
one hundred of the best business men of the 
State, having for its object the improvement of 
agriculture, the mechanic arts, fruit ami stock 
growing, a* well as a better development ol the 
natural resources of Indiana, and more particu¬ 
larly to point out to strangers visiting the capi¬ 
tal city, its railroad and iminnfuelnring advan¬ 
tages, The association will hold a fair from the 
1st to the 10th of September, on the grounds of 
the Suite Board of Agriculture, the use of which 
box been granted l’orthnt purpose. The premium 
list foots up fifteen thousand dollars, and every 
arrangement has been made possible to ensure 
a large and profitable gathering of live men for 
practical purposes. TneOfficers pi the associa¬ 
tion are: Pie*. Lewis W. Hasselsian. VUe- 
Prcs.— E. S. Alvord. Tree vt. E.J. Howland. Sec’w 
—J. G.Stiltz. ArttSec y-W. H. Lonmin. Bupt. 
John B. Sullivan. Directors- L. W.Huseoltnan, 
E. 8. Alvord, Hon. Fielding Bcelor, John Fisli- 
baek, R. J. Bright, John T, Francis. W. C. 
Holmes, Joseph 1). Pattison, Hou.T. B. McCarty. 
i.corgln Hinec Ag. Soc.^ 4Vc learn from the 
Rural Southerner Mint I). W. Lewis has resigned 
the secretaryship of the Georgia State Agricul¬ 
tural Society. We hope, for tho Society's sake, 
it will now secure a live, man lor that position. 
Since writing the foregoing, we see it an¬ 
nounced In the Atlanta Constitutionalist, that 
Sam. A. Echols, editor of tho KurnJ Southerner, 
has consented to tie regarded a candidate for tho 
vacant secretaryship. //<■ I* a live. man. 
Nelson Co., Ry„ Ag. As*’ n.—Officers l’or 1870: 
Pro*.— W. N. Bkckh aM. Vice~Pte*'t*- WiLlium 
Johnson, Elisha Mannika, Abner King. Directors 
W. W. George. Jr.. L. McKay, Jr., W. A. 
Roberts, N. it. Simmons, AJex. Sayers, Squire 
Murphy, Henry Sutherland, A. C. Wilson, A. H. 
Stuart, A. L. Tie-honor, D. A. Irvine, Jas. Coy, ,J. 
P. Minor, G. W. Anderson, J. P. Hinkle. Trem — 
J. W. Muir. Sec. Jnu. D. Wiekliffc. 
HnlvUn, Me roar Co., Ky., Stock Ahs’ii, —The 
following is the list of iilllcet* for 1870: Pres.— 
l)r. W.C. Conner. | Vicc-Prts'ts. Col. J. McAfee, 
A. Forsythe, W. H. Wilson, Lewis Witherspoon. 
Director*— O. R. Wheat. W. Voorhies, R. H. Pax- 
I’encli Orchard Girdling Extraordinary,—We 
learn from the Palladium, published at Benton 
Harbor, Michigan, that the peach orchard for¬ 
merly owned by M a rtfs’ Green, and now owned 
by W. C. Httntkr, has recently been girdled by 
some vandal for tho fifth time. We noticed the 
first girdling some time last year. The wounds 
of tho previous girdlings had healed over nicely, 
uu<l the watch which had been kept over the 
orchard had but just boon withdrawn when tho 
III lh villainy was commit ted. We cannot think 
that, the cit izens of that neighborhood will so far 
neglect their own Interests as to foil to ferret 
out and hang the mail who, from any motive, 
would thus seek to injure another. 
The Merchant*’ Life Insurance Co, of New 
York—whose first announcement will he found 
in this paper— Is said to have entered upon busi¬ 
ness under very favorable auspioes. A reference 
to the Jtst of Directors will show that, the or¬ 
ganization is a si rung one, as It comprises capi¬ 
talists and business men of largo means and 
undoubted integrity. Tho officers arc able and 
experienced gentlemen, well qualified for their 
respective positions. 
Ion, L. L, Penny. J. L Dawson. J. M. Reach, 
Reuben Munday, D. D. Wilson and D.T. Adams. 
Sec. —W. C. Nelson. Trem. —E. Burns. 
Michigan Agricultural College. —We learn, 
from a letter from Sanford Howard, that 
there are now one hundred and twenty students 
in this institution, two-thirdsof whom are farm¬ 
ers’ sous. Eight arc young women. The young 
women are admitted upon the earne conditions 
as the young men, and have to do whatever 
work is found for them—chiefly In the gardens, 
lawns, greenhouses and buildings. So there is a 
School of Horticulture In Michigan, for women! 
THE SEASON 
Ilninlllllg Rail wnys Gingerly.— B. F. JOHN¬ 
SON, Champaign Cp., JlLi writing ihe Country 
Gentleman of the Bloomiugton (Ill.) Anti-Rail¬ 
road Monopoly Convention, uses this language: 
lu fact, the ConveMJon men handled the rail¬ 
roads ana their agents us gingerly as one han¬ 
dles fancy eggs, costing six dollars t he dozen. 
It seemed us if every delegate held a pass he was 
tearful of belngdeprived bf. To be plain, 1 hnve 
no faith in convention* against railroads, until 
those who attend them have Independence 
enough and manliness enough to forbear from 
asking free or half-lure passes. 1 presume two- 
thirds of those who attended the Bloomington 
Convention rode them on free passes or com¬ 
muted tickets. Meantime, railroad men laugh 
at sueli demonstrations ulul treat them with con- 
touiptuous indifference. Said a prominent rail¬ 
road official when this convention was Mention¬ 
ed “ What, do we care for such conventions, or 
for those who attend them, so long as every pub¬ 
lic officer, judge, member of Congress, editor, 
reporter and politician in tho Ktato, including 
everv one of these fellows that attend such con¬ 
ventions either has, or will cmne down on Ids 
knees !o Ms, to obtain free passes ?” The out¬ 
side public have no Just, idea of tho extent to 
widen these fellows will abuse themselves for a 
tree ride. “1 suppose,” continued the official, 
"in times of political excitement, that at least 
one-filth of those who ride, do soon free or half- 
fare passes.” 
That is stating the case plainly enough, to be 
sure! And Mr. Johnson is an old railroad man, 
no matter where his sympathies are now. 
like spring. Wheat, $1.10@1.25; corn, $1; hay, 
$30 pc-r ton ; bacon. 14<2)15c.; lard, 16@l8o-; outs, 
6 (Kc/7f»e.; farm hands, $13®10 per month, and 
board themselves.— a. n. 
Howard, Howard Co., Nebraska, April IH.- The 
weather here is warm and pleasant; have had a 
light cold snap lor the last three days, the l'rost 
killing down the early spring wheat.. Market 
prices run about as follows:—Wheat, 70c.; pota¬ 
toes, 50c.; corn, 60c.; Oats, 40c.; butter, 20o. per 
ID.; eggs, 15c. per dozen.— K. l. c., Jr. 
Akron, Hunimlt Co., O., April 2tj.—Weather 
here fine through tins month, except 17th, L8t.li 
and 19th; rain and some snow the night of the 
17th. winter wheat, on heavy land, badly win¬ 
ter killed; on sandy land it looks fine. Oats are 
mostly in the ground, and some plowing done 
lor corn. Wheat, $1@1.10; oats, 50c.; corn, 40<3t 
600. in ear; potatoes, 25c.; land near tho city, 
from $100 to $500.— t. b. r. 
Henderson Co., Ky., April 17.— Yesterday 
morning snow was four inches deep, but soon 
disappeared. This morning snow is falling rap¬ 
idly, and the fruit will probably he destroyed, us 
the thermometer stands below freezing point. 
The weather lias been beautiful all the month 
until now. Wheat is worth $1(31.25; corn B0o., 
and scarce; oats, 75(380c.; pettitoes, 00c.@$l; 
mil eh cows, $3G@50; horses, $125(3)200; tobacco, 
$8@12 per cwt.-, hay. $20 per ton.-L. s. M. 
Anna, Villon €•>., III., April 17.— The most 
violent snow storm of the season raged all day 
yesterduy and until noon to-day, freezing quite 
hard Iasi night. The peach crop is entirely 
killed: the apple and pear crop very much in¬ 
jured; all of the strawberry blooms that were 
out arc killed ; wheat a foot high, and is unin¬ 
jured, and Looks line. This is a fruit-growing 
region, aud the loss of the peaeh crop will be 
set erely felt,— u. t, e. 
•Stillwater, Hnrntogn Co., \. Y., May 2. — 
Weather fine for iho past, week, Ihe farmers arc 
generally done sowing spring crops, and some arc 
done planting potatoes. There will not be over 
one-half planted this year there was last, on ac¬ 
count of the rot Iasi season and low prices. Fruit 
trees promise a l ull supply of blossoms. Winter 
grain looks well; apples, per bbl., $3@5; pota- 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
Meteorology— New Classification of Clouds.— 
At the session of the American Academy of Sci¬ 
ence, held in Washington lust week, Prof, Andre 
Poky, the eminent Meteorologist, road a paper 
on the “ New Classification of Clouds" which at¬ 
tracted attention and elicited marked commen¬ 
dation from Prof. Hen tit of the Smithsonian 
I nstitut ion. One report says s—“ President Hen- 
r y alluded to ITof. Poky at the close of this pa¬ 
per as one of the first meteorologists of t he day, 
and certainly the most indefatigable. While at¬ 
tached to the l'Ycueh Commission in Mexico, he 
made upward of 100,000 scientific observations, 
many of which were presented to the French 
Academy. Tilts paper on Clouds the President, 
considered of so much value that ho intended to 
publish it with the report of the Smithsonian In¬ 
stitution, with full plates of illustrations. To 
scientific men and to farmers this will prove of 
great interest." 
— Those of onr readers who have carefully 
noted Ihe Illustrated articles entitled “New 
Classification of Clouds," contributed to this 
journal by Prof. Poky, (and which art'substan¬ 
tially the same that Pro!'. 11 knrv proposes pub¬ 
lishing in his fori booming report,) will endorse 
t he high oommendation of our aide contributor 
by one ot the most distinguished of American 
scientists. And we may be permitted to feel 
some pride in having been the first to introduce 
Prof. Poky’s Classification of Clouds to the sci¬ 
entific world. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
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begin itt any time. New Clubs, aud Addi¬ 
tions to Clubs, are therefore iu order. 
The Depressed Wool Trade.— Walter Brown 
& Son of N. Y. city, in their monthly circular re¬ 
viewing the wool trade for April, say: 
The inactivity which was so prevalent in t lie 
wool market at the beginning of April has con¬ 
tinued, and the mont h closes with an exceeding¬ 
ly dull trade. The* distrust felt by both wool 
manufacturers ami dealers, noticed m our last, 
is without any abatement . The spring trade in 
woolens Inis ralien far short of the expectations 
of I Ikwo interested, both in the amount of goods 
sold and t lio prices obtained : thelultor showing 
a still furlhor depreciation in values, and in 
many cases being less than the cost of produc¬ 
tion. Some mariui-'ielimws becoming discour¬ 
aged by this condition of business, and finding 
that they cannot make goods at present rates, 
and get their money buck, ore working up their 
stock with a view of stopping their machinery; 
but the trouble is, there are too many wlm are 
not in a position to stop, in spite of the knowl¬ 
edge that they are daily consuming their capital 
in meeting the losses ou their goods, but arc 
Additions to Clubs are always in order, whether 
in ones. twos, lives, lens, or any oilier number. A 
host ot people are dropping oilier papers about these 
days, and our Agent-Friends should improve every 
occasion to secure such as recruits for Hie Rural’. 
-- 
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far and near, as you think will or ought to take the 
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