attempts at street preaching have been made, 
and schools in which their religion is taught 
have been opened. The same paper states that 
the worship of the Hindoo goddess Durga has 
been Introduced into the city. 
The Japanese governrnent is to undertake to 
carry out the postal service with the United 
States, and is contracting with the Pacific Mail 
Company to carry the mails between Shanghs 
and Yokohama. 
The “Minutes of the Tridentlne Ecumenical 
Council," which were copied from the original 
manuscripts in the Vatican by the late Father 
Thelner, have been published by hla friend, the 
Bishop of Croatia. 
A church at Denbigh, England, was recently 
closed by the Bishop of St. Asaph on account 
of a reredos placed in it. Another is being 
placed In a church In London, St. Augustine's, 
at a cost of £1,300. 
The Swiss National Council has acted on part 
of the Civil Marriage bill. The clause adopted 
provides that the registration shall be in the 
hands of secular officers; the vote was 72 for 
the clause and 13 against. 
A society for the relief of distressed Ameri¬ 
cans is to be organized in Berlin. 
On account of the lowness of the Rhine at 
present, a church can be seen at Halea which 
was carried away three centuries ago by a 
sudden rising of the river, which swept away 
at the same time a part of the village. 
Very liberal premiums are offered. W. G 
Nicbolb, Springfield, O., is Cor. Sec’y. 
The Central IV. Y. Poultry Ass’n holds Its 
annual exhibition at Utica, Jan. 6-13. Great 
preparations are being made for a successful 
and interesting exhibition. 
Western .V. Y. Hort. Soc. holds its annual 
meeting in the Common Council Chamber, 
Rochester, Jau. 6-7. 
The Northern Wis. Poultry Ass’n holds an 
exhibition at Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 12-H. D. W. 
Fernandez, Sec. 
84s.; Scotch, 76080s. Dutch cheese—Edams, 6452683.; 
Gondas. t 80 C 8 :».; Derby shape, 00i«,62s. 
Fine butter Is In demand, as also low qualities; In¬ 
termediate qualities are neglected. Dorset* Is quoted 
at 160s.; Jersey. 144s ; Normandy extra, 154s.; Ameri¬ 
can and Canadian, none Iu market Oleomargarine, 
or artificial butter, sells at TtXgSOa. » cwt. 
REESE’S ADJUSTABLE STENCIL LETTERS 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS 
Nsw York, Dec. 26,1874. 
Beeves.—Trade opened slow on Wednesday lust 
at He. ¥ tt- reduction on sales last quoted: prices, 
THtflSHc. ¥ U>.. weights. iiwyvj cwt.; Thursday prices 
were 60l3Vj.c. ? n>., weights, 4<flil2 cwt.; Friday being 
Christmas Day sales wore Insignificant. Fr..iu 43ig>a3 
its. net have been allowed. 
Milch Cow*.—Sales have been slow. Those re¬ 
corded were 0 cons at $38064 V head ; 3 Cows at $660 
81 ¥ head, calves always Included. 
Veals nnd Calves.—The arrivals have been ilght 
and trade has been slow. Veuls sold at 80 llc. V 
grass calves at W.2aCiU ¥ head. Several lots re¬ 
mained over unsold. 
Sheep null Lambs.- On Wednesday sheep were 
free <>; sale In smalt lots at 6HOTHC. V it.; Lambs 
dull at "ko. V it. Thursday sheep were fuir at 4H@ 
’‘jo. H it, ; Lambs at 608)4c, ¥ It. There were no 
quotations on Friday. 
Hogs.—Live hogs were generally sold on private 
terms; those declared went at 7<»7)tfa ¥ It.: trade 
small. Wednesday, eltv dressed sold at 88i@8J4<‘. V 
it.; Thursday, 8H(8.8Vc. If it. Western dressed slow 
ou light receipts; rates, 8H®8He. ¥ it. 
Horne Market.—There have been so few gales 
that no returns have been made. Fifteen horses ar¬ 
rived per Pennsylvania Central via llarsimua Cove. 
A SIMPLE DEVICE, BY WHICH ANY NAME OR ADDRESS 
osd he formi'd la a moment, an.l be as readily distributed. 
For «sle by Hardware Dealers nnd Stationers. Sootl for Clrrnlars. 
It. K. ITAI.E 4 CO . SSnnilAt Park Plaoc, New York. 
THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC, 
BROWNE'S Metallic Weather Strips 
entirely exclude COLO drafts and 
OUST around windows and doors, stop 
RATTLING SASHES. Stood the test 
IO YEARS. Enclose25cls.rovsamples. 
Lyntionville, Vt., Doc. 81.—Bright and beau¬ 
tiful winter day. Thawing considerably in the 
sun ; cold air out of the sun. About a foot of 
snow at the present time. Splendid slelgbiug, 
und it has been for three weeks. The weather 
has been quite cold thus far during the mouth 
—two or three mornings 20° or more below zero. 
Fine time for teaming and sleigh rides, and it 
has been well improved. Excellent weather to 
give farm stock an appetite. Stock generally 
is looking well. Hay plenty and prices reason¬ 
able. Good hay $12 to $15 per ton ; oats, 50c. 
per bush.; corn, $1.10; potatoes, 50c.—i. w. s. 
20 Sheets of Choice Music, $1. 
A choloe selection of Vocal and Instrumental 
Music, by Strauss. List, Thomas anti other popular 
Authors. Any ten mulled for $1. Send stamp lor 
Catalogue. Address 
BENJ. W. HITCHCOCK, Publisher, 
No. 355 Third Avenue, New York. 
Monday » Holes.—Beeves.—Trade boon fulrfor 
good quality beeves and alowfor Inferior quality cat¬ 
tle. Yesterday and to-day prices ranged sit 80l4kc. 
V lb.; weight!, ItfOtOH cwt., on 56®5i It,a. net. 
Milch Cows.—Two cowa and their calves sold at 
$63070 ¥ head. 
Veals am) Calves.—No quotations. 
Sheep and Lambs.- Trad.' huiuII and Blow, but 
prices are firm; 607^0. ¥ lb. for »heep; lambs not 
quoted. 
Hogs. -Live hogs sold at TtATHc. ¥ Tb.; city dressed 
and Western dressed not quoted up to noon. 
RECEIPTS OF LIVE STOCK. 
Sheep A 
_ _ Bcpven. Cotr*. Gftlvop, Lamb*. H jri. 
One Hundredth St... 2 ,ala 6 3*0 130 000 
Forty-Eighth St. 20 20 lw 7.130 000 
Fortieth St. .... 000 00 Obi 4.WV5 25,528 
HursImtlS Cove .. ...4.391 00 000 6,758 11,194 
Weetiawken. 885 uo O'JO uou ooo 
Totals this week.7,291 25 428 18,981 56J22 
•• last week.7,HI'! 39 918 17.775 32,470 
COMPARATIVE RATES. 
Last week, 
, , Cents. 
Good Steers V lb .12 to if, 
Fair. ..11 H 
Poor..,.10 0 10 
Poorest. 5 Go y 
Gen. selling rates. 11 ® 12 
WHAT SOCIETIES ARE DOING, 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS, 
The American Ass’n of Short-llorn Breeders, 
which recently met at Springfield, III., elected 
the following officers for the ensuing year: 
Pres—J. H. Pick, hell, Harristown, III. Vtce- 
Pres'f.3.—Wm. Warfield. Lexington, Ky.; David 
Christie, Paris, Canada. Sec.—S. F. Lock ridge, 
Ind. Treats.—Catido Matthews, Ind. Director;. 
LucIub Desha, Ky.; T. C. Jones, O.; M. Miles, 
Mich.; J. R, Page, N. Y.; Stephen White, Out,; 
M. H. Cochrane, Quebec ; Clinton Babbitt, Wis.; 
A. J.Dunlap, Dl.; C m. Sprague, Iowa; J. H. 
Klaaenger, Mo.; Harvey Graver, Ind.; Cyrus 
Jones, Cal.; D. W. Crane, Kan.; M. S. Cockrtil, 
Term. 
The Association placed itself on record in re¬ 
lation to pedigrees aud herd-books by adopting 
the following report of a committee: 
Your committee, to whom were referred reso¬ 
lutions In relatleu to pedigree, respectfully re¬ 
port that while they recognize the importance 
of purity of blood in Short-Horns, it Is believed 
that it is not wttbln the province of this Asso¬ 
ciation to publish a Herd-Book, or to lay down 
arbitrary rules for tlio guidance of the proprie¬ 
tors or editors of Herd-Books, which are pri¬ 
vate property. Your committee Is likewise sat¬ 
isfied that the constant discussion of the sub¬ 
ject of recording pedigrees is productive of 
harm, by Interfering with the rights of individ¬ 
uals. Wo therefore recommend that the reso¬ 
lutions referred to be indefinitely postponed, 
and that eacli man bn allowed to Judge for him¬ 
self of the purity and authority of pedigrees. 
The next meeting of the Association is to be 
held at Toronto, Can., Dec. 3,1875. 
hi. Y. Stale Wool Growers' Ass'n.—Tho fol¬ 
lowing are the officers-elect for 1875:—Pres't„ 
Henry 8. Randall; Vlce-Pres's„ Edward 
Bronson, Elbert Townsend, Peter Martin. Jo- 
Blah Harris, Lionel Sherwood, Daniel Jennisou, 
E. C, Brown, Henry A. Morgan, B. A. Avery. 
Wm. M. Holmes, Mavis Cassett, A. H. Avery, 
R. J. Gardner, W. N. Perry, Win. Robbie, C. D. 
Cbtimplln, Silas Hillman, Richard Peck, G, F. 
Mills, Frank D. Wurd, Curl Heine, C. Sayse, Ira 
D. Crandall, Isaac N. .Johnson, Joel W. Bardy, 
Rec. See., John P. Ray; Cor. Sec., W.T. ltamer, 
Penn Yan; Treas., A, F. Wilcox; Ex. Com., J. 
Geddtss, Peter H. McMillan, J. E. Short, James 
G. Shepard, J. J. Ilraluard, EL D. L. Sweet, S. 
Briggs, Edwin Gage. Wm. Markham, 8. B, Lusk. 
Sou I hern Tier (N. Y.) Poultry Soc.—The fol¬ 
lowing are the officers elect for 1875:—Pres.— 
Wm. Atwood, Big Flats, N. Y. Viee-Pres'ts,— 
1st, J. H. Hall, Catherine, N. Y.; ad, F. P. Butts, 
Havana. N. Y.; 3d, G. L. Whitoti, Elmira, N. Y. 
Sec.—C. S. White, Elmira, N. Y. Treas,—G. W. 
Chidscy, Elmira, N. Y. Ex. Com. —G. W. 
Chidsey, Elmira; H. B. Buttlson, Elmira; L. E. 
Lang, Elmira; W. H. S. Scott, Elmira; A. K. 
Martin. Binghamton, N. Y,; J[. L.Pelton, Penn 
Yan, N. Y.; Burr Hollis, Hornellavllle, N. Y.; 
F. F. Preston, Candor, N. V.; Wm. Fltz-Hugh 
Miller, Geneva, N. Y.; D. G. Eacker, Havana. 
Tho socloty propose to have their first- annual 
exhibition about the 1st of February. 
Rhode Island Poultry and Coluiubarian So¬ 
ciety .-The officers elect of this Society are: 
President—J. T. Pkckqam, Providence. R. I. 
Vice-Presidents — 8aui. W, Clarke, Warwick; 
W. E. O. Roberts, So. Scltuate; Geo. L. Cooke, 
Warren; W. H. Bateman, Newport; Daniel H. 
Brown, Peace Dale. Rec. Sec.—Walter L. To- 
bey, Valley Falls. Ass't Rec. Sec.—C. G. San¬ 
ford, Providence. Cor. Sec.-Jamea L. Bullock, 
Providence. Treas.—E. B. Whltmarsh, Provi¬ 
dence. Ex. Com.—Oliver Kendall, Providence 
Co.; Caleb Westcott, Kent Co.; T. J. Gough. 
Washington Co.; John H. Chase, Newport Co.; 
Otis Monroe, Bristol Co. 
Maryland Poultry Ass’n.— The following are 
New York, Monday, Dec. 28, 1874. 
Receipts.—The receipts of the principal kinds of 
produce for the past week are as follows: 
Flour, bbls. 69,700 Dried Fruits, plots.. 2,000 
Wheat, bush. :«J.500 Bags, bbls.. 3,075 
Com, hush. ... 2»W00 llops. bales. LOGO 
Oats, bush. 87,700Teunuts. bags. 2,800 
Grass Seed, bush.. 1,640 Pork, bbls. 11,700 
Rye. bush. - lieef, pkgs. 735 
Malt, hush. 6000 Cut moats, pkirs... 11.150 
Corn meal, hb)*.... 2,400 Lard, tea. 11,975 
Corn meal, bags... 1.500 Butter, pltg*. 5,200 
Beans, bbls.., ..... 2,100 Cheese, pkgs........ 7.800 
Cotton, bales. 2rt.suO Wool, halos.... 1,080 
The markets this week admit of merely a cursory 
allusion. Almost every branch of trade has been 
closed since Thursday hist, and sis the prevlou* line 
of business was shaped for the interruption, valups 
ure more ur less nominal. In Change Items no defi¬ 
nite quotation* can be given, as Grain, Flour and 
Provisions have not moved at all. 
Be.\ ns art! abundant nnd offered at easy prices for 
mediums or marrow*. 
IIEI.SWA x in fair demand at 30®3Ie. 
Broom Corn dull but firm, owing to light stock. 
Hotter Is .quiet for nil hut fine tubs; these are 
firm at 4Je.. aud 4bo. can be obtained occasionally 
when the quality shows what is desired In flrst-cluss 
pulls. 9 ho under grades <>f State are undecided nnd 
ure likely to open lower than our last quotations. 
CHEESE has no special activity; the top rate is 13c. 
for home or export use, Receipts are small and 
holders are firm. 
Cotton closed quiet but firm under a recent ex¬ 
port inquiry. 
DniEb Fkl its quoted as before. Firm for apples. 
Kocifl do not move up quickly, and 30c. Is extreme 
for best Western und Canadian. Limed range at 19 ® 
A Complete Trentlcie on Dairy Farms 
and Farming, 
Dairy Stock and Stock Feeding, 
Milk, its Management nnd Mann* 
lactnre Into Uuttor nnd Cheese, 
History and Mode of Organisation of 
Butter and Cheese Factories, 
Dairy Utensils, Etc., Etc. 
This week. 
Cents. 
12 to 14 !* 
11 to 11 * 
10 to 10 Y 
6 (4 9Y 
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rv Husbandry Editor o) Moore's Rural Ntv>- 
Yorker, Lecturer in Cornell University, Mains 
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5.2U; do. trade brand*, $6,3005 75; luncy St. Louis 
76.4U03.JiQ; Minnesota extras, $5.30® 10.50. 
Frksii Fruits unchanged. 
Funs and Skins unchanged. 
Gami: lias sold well. Quail quoted at $2.2502.37 
for trupped, $1.75^i2 lor shot. Grouse, 4(hi,75e. for 
shot and trapped. Ventgon, 130170. for saddles and 
ltMllc. for whole deer. 
Grain l» running light. Wheat closes quiet and 
firm at $1.1901.20 for No. 1 spring; $1.10*641.IS* for 
No. 2; wlntor, $L21 (miI. 30; amber, $1.2801.30; corn, 
95c. for mixed ultoat. Out*. 07Mia09)$c. 
Hat and Stuaw at $18020 Tor prime tlmotliy. 
Hops are firm at tho now prices: 45047c. for 
to'".r Ca ' f0r poor t " kOud; '74s and T.is, 12 
I'eas of all kinds are unchanged. 
Potatoes range at old prices. 
Tho Poultry market was a very poor one for 
Litrlstmas ; the extreme for best N. J. turkeys was 
hVit lic. Lt Western -a large portion of them 
llLtluC. Chickens ranged at 10015c. Geese, 7013c. 
Ducks, 10015c. 
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COUNTRY CHEESE MARKET 
Little Falls, N. Y., Dec. 26,1874. 
The market ha* been dull and lusii'llvc this week 
wtin a iihmia lower price* than those or last week 
barm dairy cheese In market was mostly "odds and 
tin<ls” of November make and variable quality and 
Sold at 9013c. Much of It was more or leu* skituuictl 
and some parcel* were not well cured. 
The offering* from factories were quite large for 
th« season, but only u few lots change?! hands. The 
factories holding October cheese were unwilling to 
take anything bolmv 15*c. Tho sales were mostly of 
Nu vein bar make and prices ranged nt 13014EC. Wo 
heard of nothing going above the last figure Tho 
Septembar cheese has now nearly nil gone forward 
The largest lot ot this tnako In this vicinity in held 
by the Fairfield Association. BrocIcettS Bridge and* 
Manhelin Center have u considerable number of Oc¬ 
tober cheese, bat owing lu the low rates offered this 
week rein*itd to sell. 
Butter is coming forward quite plentifully and 
sal cj were made ut 30035c., the last figure being for 
grass make. Winter butler i* slow of sale, and the 
highest price reached tvas 30c. Several lots of this 
class of goods went ut a lower price. 
We have advices from abroad for the first week In 
December. Our London correspondent sayB cheese 
Is slow In all Its branches, but line goods are very 
firmly held- There Is tin export demand for extra 
fine ut 2@4s. over quotations. We give prices as fol¬ 
lows : 
Best American. 76078s.; next quality. 72075a ; sec- 
ondary. «6 / ai68g. The other desert'JJori5 of cheese 
® eil a a f'jjtowv,—English Cheddar. 8;JWs.: Wiltshire 
double, 72®82*.; Cheshire medium, 68074s.; fine, 780 
ALLEN’S 
AMERICAN CATTLE 
THEIR HISTORY, BREEDING AND 
MANAGEMENT. 
