GRATN.-Sprlng grade.* have been In quite active 
demand on export and speculative account, with 
price* more in the teller's favor. No. 2 Chicago 
spring, tl.11(31,H: No.3Milwaukee do., fl.l 5 «l.lKK; 
No. 2 Northwest do., Ul.l2®<.15; No.l spring.f ,18i« 
1.28; winter red and umber. $1.20® 1.32: white, *110® 
1.57 Rye is dull; sulea of Stale at lire Barley is too 
Irregular to quote. Sales of Canada West barley 
mult at $1.55. Com lias been in some little speouhi- 
live demand, with a .moderate trade from shippers. 
Sales of old mixed Western at 97®9fi ; new mixed do,. 
Swfcwu.; new yellow Western and Southern, 88®89c, 
Oats have been offered sparingly, and rule higher: 
mixed Western, 88 ® 711*0.: white do., 70 @72*0.; 
mixed State. 08®?L*e. 
Hay and fiTUAW. — With the closing of river 
navigation prices have been advanced. Shippers 
nave got to work, which, added to the usual loan! in¬ 
quiry, gives a very fair amount of business Prices 
for baled hay-Slilpping. 66®7oc,: retail qualities, 70® 
Wo.: clover at SO'* me.; salt at 50®H)o. Straw. 60®00c. 
for long rye; 50ut53c. for oat. 
Hors—W ith thetnrnof tite year business shows 
signs of Improvement. Tlie arrivals ure small, with 
prime stock especially hold with unusual firmness. 
1 he quotations are, for State, good to choice, 17irtf80.; 
low to fair, 5.'>®i0c.: Eustern and Western, 35®45e.; 
California, 4.i®50o. 
Pont ,try and HaMK.—R eceipts lire light but am¬ 
ple for the wants of ilic limited trade that Is so un¬ 
usually noticeable litis winter. New York Is not 
Using more than ono-half the poultry that for the 
past several years has had up outlet here. Large 
retailers only nuy a* they want it for mostraliatila 
trade. We quote ; 
Turkeys .lors.v, prime. 17018C.; do., fair to good, 
M@uie.; State, prime* 16 (it!: e.; do..fair to goon. 14® 
loe.: Northern Ohio itnd Michigan, prime, 18®17c.; do. 
Tair to good, 15®lie.; Central Oulu, Initliina, Ae., 
prime. 15® 16c.; fiilr in good, I2®14u. Chickens—Jer¬ 
sey. prime. 14®)Bc ; fair to good, 11® 17c. Fowls—Jor- 
*ey, prime. 1 . 2 ® I,y ; fair to good, U®l'.v. Fowls and 
Oil I cite ns Statu and Western,prime, 12@13c.; fair to 
tonal, 10(31 la. Cneki-7(®8e. Geese—Jersey, prime, 
12e.; State and Pennsjfviiniit. prime, 10o.; fair to 
gOQd, !)®10o.; Western, prime, Ida.; poor to good, 7® 
8 c. Uncka—TerMi v. prlma, l.’KSUlo.; Htate and West¬ 
ern. prime, 13®lGo; fair to good, livvelJio. 
Uve poultry Is not wanted It does not payutull 
to ship from long distances. 
Game. Tips mpjiiy of gurne Is liberal and sellers 
iiave to Adopt a stylo of prices to suit the popular 
purse, and at this time does not maun high prices. 
Venison is In oyer Mock and low for carcasses. 
PltAtKIR IIicnm —Trapped.prime, per pair, iiU@C5c.; 
shot, per pair, 60®55o. Partridges- Slate ami West¬ 
ern, prime, per pair, 50®65c.; Western, drawn, per 
pair, ;jO®tOe ; ltastcrn, per pair, 80®48c.; soft, per 
pair, 25®80c. Ratiblt* -n0s40c. per pair. Hares—30 
®50c. per pair Qnnll—good to prime, per dozen, 
$2.00®2.25; fair to good, per dozen, $l.S0<wl,75; South¬ 
ern, per doiun, rl.60isl.75. Squabs—Philadelphia, 
per dosen, $2.25® 2.50. Venison—Saddles, per lh., 
HAS 12c.; carcass, per lh.. 8 (Jilllc,: Minnesota, saddles, 
per Hi., 18 iilfic.; Mucks, Canvas-back, per pah, f 1,50® 
1.75: red-head, per imlr. 75c.®$l,00; mallard, per pair. 
60®(Klc.; teal and widgeon, per pair, 40®50c.; common 
ducks, per pair, 30®36c. 
Provision*.-M q»» pork haa been dull and avail¬ 
able at easier nrlc"*. New mess. 520.50: old, *13.76: 
extra prime, $1,: prime mes*,Jl!). Dressed bogs have 
been quiet lit 8Y®9for western, Cutincatx have been 
ill light receipt and generally placed Irr store; boxed 
dry salted shoulders,7\'. Western tlciced lining. 11 Ns. 
Bacon has been ottered sparingly; long dear, UJNr 
short clear, lfijf. laird Is stronger: western steam 
on spot, 13*. For Deo. anil Jan deliveries 13*: Feb¬ 
ruary l.-JV; March. 13 15-18. Stmirlno, western Is 
easier, quoted at IIHeel Is lower; extra moss, 
(HI, fit; plain moss, flO. 
Reeds-—C lover is coming In less freely and held lit 
10'iC, for Western. Timothy ts quoted at |2.75®2.80. 
Bough ii.ix about(2.25. 
TADLOtv l» senreo and higher; prime stock, 8 *c. 
Tobacco.—as uniul at tho close of the year, bus) - 
ness is( 1 iuilteii, but a firm range of prices prevail* ; 
common lugs. Iba 12c.; good do,, lU<M13*o.; 26o. lor 
selcctua lent other gradations as before. 
Vbobta blrs. —Potatoes in quint. The. weather 
18 against handling, mid thorn la littln chance fora, 
sudden improvement 111 prlCPS. 15:n ly Bose, In bulk, 
r 7®2.25; Peach Blows, do., fl.2ar.y2 25; Peerless, do., 
1 . 8201.75 • Prince Albert*, qo , f t,75iiu2. For double 
heads add 26c. to bulk prices. Russia turnips, $1.26® 
1,50 (8 bb), Onions, f2.50@2.76 for red and yellow ; $3 
with the special purpose of examining: those 
Japanese and Australasian shells which come 
within his course of study. He will deilver a 
course of lectures In 8au Franclsce Just before 
starting. 
A tract of land amounting to 40,000 a ores, 
lying In Maryland and West Virginia, la about 
to be Tor the first time divided. It la owned by 
the belra of a grantee under the English Gov¬ 
ernment, who have heretofore amicably dis¬ 
tributed the revenue arising from it. An old 
map o! the property bears such names as Fat 
Pig, Devil Take It, Legs, Last Shift, and Take 
All. Coal and Iron mines of great value have 
just been discovered on the land. 
Capt. Samuel Green, the famous printer of 
Cambridge, Mass., came over with Gov. Win- 
throp In 1030. Ills family was remnrkable, con¬ 
sisting of 19 children by the first wife and 11 by 
the second, two of whom died young, while the 
remaining ones attained a good old age, not a 
death happening in the family for the space of 
62 years. 
According lo the last edition of Brockhouse's 
Conversations Lexlkon, Qen. Benjamin Frank¬ 
lin Butler was born on Nov. 5,1810; was des¬ 
tined for the study of theology, and attended 
the seminary at Watervllle, Mo., for that pur¬ 
pose; but after a whilo concluded to step down 
and out from that profession and become a 
lawyer instead. 
Mr. Ezra Graves of Ilcrkinier. N. Y.,publishes 
a long letter urging the public to give itsatten- 
tiou toward a reform In the management of 
our State Prisons. He wbhos the Inspectors to 
be chosen without regard to their political 
association, but on account of their fitness for 
the position. He thinks the treatment of con¬ 
victs ought to have the sole aim of reforming 
them. 
The Grangers congratulate themselves on the 
organization of 400 new subordinate Granges 
during the past month, making the total num¬ 
ber 021,931, The number of members is! ,548,571. 
The original discovery of Sharon's great 
mine was made In 1859, when the region was 
known as Washoe. Since then nearly two hun¬ 
dred millions’ worth of silver and gold have 
been drawn from the lode. 
to oblige customers and vrero on private terms The 
receipts of beeves ftir the year 1874 were 451,619; 
weekly average, 8,704 head. 
,91 llcli Cows.— Trade has been so small as to be 
almost nothing. Two cows and their calves sold at 
$50 lb head. Receipts of cows for year 1874 were 3,970; 
weekly average,Ml bead. 
Tenia nnd Calve*.-Trade nominal: smooth 
quality veals, 9®1QC. f ». Calves not quoted. Tlie 
reoelpis of veal* nmt calves for the year ikti wero 59,- 
238; weekly average, 1,139head. 
Sheep sml l.nitihM.— :Sheep lmve been firm In 
small lots, Lambs have not been offered tor sale. On 
Wednesday Sheen sold til 5R®7c. ¥ IV. and on Thurs¬ 
day at There wore no quotations on Friday. 
Receipts of shenp and lambs for the your 1874 were 
1 157,098; weekly average, <2,252 head. 
Hogs. -There has been no live hogs on sale since 
otir last, weekiv report. On Wednesday oltv dressed 
sold at 8 K® 8 o. ¥ !b.; Western do., 8 *** 8 * 1 * ; Thurs- 
dny, city dressed, 929*c.: Western do., Safe. Trade 
tlrin but small. Receipts of bogs for the year 1874 
wero 1.363,796, weekly average, 36,227 he ad. 
Horse 9Inrket.-The following sales were ef¬ 
fected At auction l brougham horse. $160; 1 pair 
draught horses, $360; 3 pairs ordinary quality light 
harness horses, ?3fi.Vi390 1H pair II head do., f 102®till 
b head : 23 head poor quality do , $i0®95 18 head! 1 
pony, $85; I trotter. *185. Thirty horses arrived per 
Erie Railroad via Oak Cliff Station. 
A Complete Treatlae on Dairy Farm* 
and Farming, 
Dairy Stock and Stock Feeding, 
Milk, It* Management and Manu¬ 
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Hiatory and Mode of Organization of 
Rntter and Cfiecwe Factories, 
Dairy Utensils, Etc., Etc. 
BY S. A. WILLAHB, A. Jtt., 
ry Huabandrv R ditor of Moore'* Rural New- 
Yorker, Lecturer in Cornell VniverMty, Maine 
Agricultural College, Me,, Etc. 
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•On Dairy Husbandry extant j indeed tho only one 
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PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
New Yoer, Monday. Jun. 2, 1875. 
BEAV9 ANT) PKAfl -The market Is generally quiet. 
The past fortnight hus been broken by prolonged 
holidays, and scarcely anything in the line of prod¬ 
uce lnia a settled commercial value. Beans are In 
heavv supply and easy In prices ; mediums $1.75® 1.80 
for prime; other goods. 91.50@L65| marrows, prime, 
*2 35®2.40; red kldnev, ¥3.25; whit,! do., $3.60. Cana¬ 
dian peas firm nt $U3®1.15 for bond. Southern B. K. 
peas, $3.25 V 2 bush. bug. 
BtlkV-iT —Shippers have been Inclined to pur¬ 
chase, and with moderate supplies full price* have 
been real lied ■ Sales ut 30031c. for Western, and 81® 
31)4o. for Southern. 
Brvricit. The demand Is still restricted to the 
wants or best purchasers, and fancy tuba arc quoted 
at 40042c.: one pulls scarce at 43c. ThB intermediate 
grades of butter are not moving to any extent, and 
the range for State of such qualities Is undecided, in 
the absence of a steady nr stocking up market cull. 
Western solid packed 1 * quiet and not 11 feature lu 
the supply, western rolls, 30®32c. for flnn: 27®29o. 
for 1 1 1 r to good r 22®25e. fur other; Stale dairies 
range at 35039c.; choice full-made Welsh. 37®38o.; 
fair, 33a3'(C.: common, 28®30c. There Is quite an of- 
Reliable Medium 
through which they can supply all tlidr wants In 
eeenj branch (if Trade, at the {■.ctmni ly Low furcEri 
now ruling in New York Markets. Our 
1. 1875, inoludlng Wind-Break Attachment. War- 
rurnea to pitch a ton of hay from the winrow in five 
minutes, and take It as clean aw by the hand fork. 
Adapted nil ordinary meadow land. Manufac¬ 
tured at tho Ag’l Works, Mottdvllle, Pa. Heml for 
Descriptive Circulars early. 
with loading Manufacturer* and Merchants enable 
ua to purchase on more favorable terms than parties 
who trade direct could secern. 
We are also prepared to receive 
Consignments 
of any nature, and will dispose of such business at 
the least practicable expense to tho consignor, return¬ 
ing PROM PC account-*': to*. Parties availing them¬ 
selves of this and other Departments of our Agency 
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Middle-Men 
to imrchitse an elegant and durable gold watch, 
and mtikc a handsome Having In money, buy tho 
l.ADD patent' WATCH cake for your movement. 
They aro made In .Mansard, Flat, and Dome shapes, 
to which wo have this fall added our new and beau¬ 
tiful BA9CKNE—In Gents’. Ladles*and Boys’sizes, 
Key and Stem Winder*. 
For sain by dealers generally in all parts of tho 
country. 
N. It All genuineflrnt quality Ladd Patent Cases 
are stamped^’ U VV I,” Inside tho Cover, and date of 
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Send for full Descriptive Circulars to the manu¬ 
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thus reducing the cost of their merchandise very 
materially. 
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vite tlie patronage of Individuals, “clubs,” Ac. 
Everything comes within our province, from 
A NEEDLE TO A STEAM ENGINE! 
Onr commission 1* email, and always uniform. 
Ex planatory i'i rcul;i rs, 
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We will not be responsible for moneys, unless sent 
by Express, P. O. Money Order, ltegistered Letter or 
Draft on New York. 
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yr-p. o. Hex .ysi. 
t^“Inclose 25'Ceuls when you make business 
Inquiries thut costs our time, or’your request will 
bo lald*as!do In favor of those who comply. Our 
time ts money. 
COUNTRY CHEESE MARKET 
A NY MAN OF HENHE—who wishes to save 
dollars—will send for free Price List of THE 
JONES SCALE WORKS Binghamton, N. Y. 
Little Falls, N. Y., Jan.< 2 , 1875. 
Farm dairy cheese 1 * now confined mostly to “ odds 
and ends,’’ and the delivery ts In small lots. Tlie 
quulUy I* variable, running from Unit made from 
milk deprived nt nearly all the Cream to ihut made 
from a mixture of skimmed and whole milk. Prices 
vary according to quality,««n«l may he quoted at lb® 
13c.. with Inferior Join going below lUo. 
Factory cheese now coming forward is mostly of 
“ late end*. 1 ’ There are but lew long lines, reaching 
through October, now back, and such are held tor 
more money than current mt«B. Prices lmve not 
improved during the week, and may he quoted at 13 
®l4J4e, according to quality, though extra lots may 
reach UXC. Wh hour of no sales ut this last figure. 
The butter on delivery till* week Is fur the most 
part winter make, and some of it l* defective III color 
und texture. Prices range at 2 5®35c., according to 
quality, with little going at the last figure. 
We begin lo hear complaint* of abortions occurring 
In the herds, and lii some cases the losses have been 
severe. In other respect* stock nt ull kinds is win¬ 
tering well There 1 * considerable surplus hay In 
Herkimer Co., but present pneo* are considered too 
low for shipment. 
Wohave advices from abroad for tho second week 
in December. Uur London correspondent reports 
that fine Amcnc.iin cheese t* selling well, with more 
dting in fresh, clean medium*. The prices are as 
follows; 
Best American. 7i!®'8*.: uext quality, 7FS.75s : sec¬ 
ondary, 6 t j >688 Tho other (Inscriptions of cheese 
sell tm follows (—English Cheddar. 84t«i!)2s.: Wiltshire 
double, 76®82s.-. Cheshire medium. 72®78s.; line. HI® 
fils.' Scotch, 76®& s. Dutch chc«'*(.—Edams, 64@Wa.; 
Gotidas. 62®f6s.; Derby shape, ia>ii62». 
There Is an improved demand for butter, especially 
tor fine and low qualities. Nothing Is being done in 
Irish. We elve quotations : 
Dorset*. 160s.; Jersey. 144s.; Normandy extra, 154s.: 
Danish. Kiel 11 ml Hwedlsb, 14001648.; American and 
L'unadt&n, 1100130*. Oleomargarine, or artificial but¬ 
ter, sells at 70®110». ** cwt. 
BROWNE’S Metallic Weather Strips 
entirely exclude COLO drafts and 
DUST around windows and doors, stop 
RATTLING SASHES. Stood the test 
10 YEARS. Enclose25 cts.forsamples. 
20 Sheets of Choice Music, $1. 
A choice soleotion of Vocal and Instrumental 
Music, by StruuBs, Llzt, Thomas and other popular 
Authors. Any ten mailed for $1. Send stamp for 
Catalogue. Address 
BENJ. ‘.V. HITCHCOCK, Publisher, 
No. 355 Third Avenue, New York. 
ALLEN’S 
AMERICAN CATTLE 
A Work on tho Breeding, Rear¬ 
ing, Care and General Man¬ 
age m e rvt_of_P o u 11 ry. 
BY WIX.L IA1H M . LEWIS. 
This Is one of the finest aoiteo-uu works on the 
subject on which It Heats, for its size and price, of 
any publication of the kind In this ooontry. It is 
finely and profusely Illustrated, and printed and 
bound m extra style. Contains 221 large octavo 
pages, dent, by mail, post-paid, for tl.50. Address 
D. D. T. MOORE, Publisher, 
78 Dun no 8r-, New York. 
THEIR HISTORY, BREEDING AND 
MANAGEMENT. 
Every breeder or owner of Cattle should have this 
work by Hon. I.KWIB F. ALLEN, Kx-Prest. N. Y. Suite 
Ag. Society, Kdltorof “ American Short-Horn Herd 
Book,” Ac., Ac. it Is a handsomely Illustrated and 
well printed and hound v j'ume of 528 duodecimo 
pages. Mailed, post-paid, to HDy address In United 
States or Canada ou receipt of reduced price, $2. 
Address 
O. U. T, imiORE, 
78 Dunno Bit., N. V. 
LIYE STOCK MARKETS 
NKW YORK. Jan. 2, 1876. 
Beeves.—T here was a very small trade In horned 
cattle on Wednesday; prices,88®13,SC. V ®.. weights, 
6 @ 8 H cwt., and a still smaller amount of business on 
Tuesday at ll®138e. V It,, weights 6!4®8 cwt., on 65® 
58 its., net. Any sales effected 00 Friday were solely 
