PUBLISHER’S NOTICES. 
TO THE LADY READERS OF THE RURAL. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
OF RARE PLANTS AND SEEDS 
Havxno a few choice plants now growing in 
the Rural’s Experimental Grounds, which 
we think would be desirable to some of the lady 
readers of the Rural New-Yorker, we nmko 
the following offer: 
Those who, in renewing their own subscrip¬ 
tion, send us an additional name (not already on 
our list) with the suui of #4.90 for the two, may 
select any two of the following-named plants 
and a paper of the seed of the Molucca Balm. 
Those who receive these premiums can divide 
with their friends, or keep them all, as they may 
agree among themselves, as our object in mak¬ 
ing the offer is to induce old subscribers to 
soud ua new ones, theroby increasing our list. 
Tho plants and seeds offered are very choice, as 
will ho Been in description given below. Tho 
plants will ho sent by mail free, and carefully 
packed and forwarded immediately on receipt of 
subscriptions. 
Almtiloti Bonle clc Neigc. —The best of the 
AhutUons. Its Dowers are large und white. It 
blooms throughout the wbolo rear and therefore Is 
aliko desirable for the conservatory and garden. 
Marie Lc-molne..—Among a hundred or more 
varieties of double-dowered Pelargoniums, new’ and 
old, this I* yet unrivaled. The Individual flower, of 
a delicate rose color, as well as the truss, are the 
argnstuf their class. 
llydmogin panlculntn Gi-iindilluru. — Bo 
much ha? been euld ol this now Japanese shrub 
during the past year that little need bendded now. 
It begins blooming In curly August, continuing until 
after hard frosts. Hardy. 
Variegated Ampelnpnis or i'Vis heterophylla 
varivguUi .—Wo do not hesitate to pronounce this 
Ope of the most attractive vines In cultivation. The 
leavosare deep!y-lohod and variegated with white 
and green. Hardy. 
Jerusnlem A rtlclioko.—Bello vine that the Je¬ 
rusalem Artichokes are exceedingly valuable as 
food for all kind* of farm stock, wo place them 
among our valuable premium plants, Wc will send 
one-hull pound each ol' the Long Purple and Bound 
White, for each new subscriber as above, or one 
pound of the tubera of either variety. 
Aclmitm rnulvaviMcus or iVInlvnvlscUH nr* 
boreiis.—The flowers are bright red, of a turban 
shape, two Inches long. It blooms Incessantly 
whether Indoors or out. In the conservatory It may 
bo trained so as to cover wood-work as readily as a 
vine. We commend this plant with confidence. 
MollUXellu brevis.— Wo will send, also,to ALL 
who aro entitled to acholcoof any two of tbeabovc 
plants, a package of tkB seeds of the beautiful Shell 
Flower, un account of which and an engraving were 
given In the Rural of Aug 17, p. 117. 
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TERMS FOB 1877, IN AOVANCE, 
INCLUDING POSTAGE, WHICH PUBLISHERS 1'IUit‘AT. 
Single Copy, $2.1,1) per Year. To Clubs-.—Five Copies, 
and one copy free to Agent or getter up of Club, for 
$11.26; Seven Copies,and one free.lor $16.05; Ten Cop¬ 
ies, and one free, $30—only $2 per copy, Tho above 
rates include pottage (under the new law) to any part 
of tiro United hiatus, and tho American postage on all 
cojlies mailed to Canada. On papers mailed to Europe, 
by steamer, the postage will be 85 cunts extra for each 
subscription. Drafts. Post-Office Money Orders and 
Registered Letters may be mailed at our risk. Lib¬ 
eral Premiums to all Club Agents who do not lake free 
copies. Specimen Numbers, Show-Bills, &c., sent free. 
flltS flf tj)f Mffli, 
NEXT PRESIDENT. 
Since the last writing, the Tribunal of Arbitra¬ 
tion has decided that It. cannot go behind the re¬ 
turns, but cau examine into the eligibility of the 
Electors returned. Under t his ruling, the case 
of tho State of Florida has been flulshed and a 
decision rendered In fa vor of tho Hayes Electors 
from that State. Much criticism has been passed 
upon tho Tribunal from the fact of their vote 
having stood exactly 8 to 7 ujxin each Question, 
thus milking It u strict party vote. It matters 
little t o tho people at large, however, which way 
the count eventuates, so long as the vexed ques¬ 
tion is definitely settled. 
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HOME NEWS PARAGRAPHS. 
Mrs. Caroi.ivk S. Brooks, whose model, la but¬ 
ter, of iho “Dreaming lolanthe” attracted so 
much attention at the Centennial Exhibition, is 
now at work ou a new study which she hopes to 
have completed to-morrow. The butter by con¬ 
tinued exposure to u uniform temperature or C2 
degrees soon acquires a solidity sufhcleut for 
modeling purposes. The new study Ls a head in 
alto relievo, and is remarkable for sweetness of 
expression and beauty ol finish. The *• lalanihe,” 
which was modeled in an ordinary milk pan, [sin 
a state of perfect, preservation, helng Inclosed in a 
frame packed with ice. 
During the year just, closed, upwards of nine¬ 
teen thousand new f irms have been established 
In the states and Territories. They embrace 
more t han three-quarters of a million acres, in 
ten years from now, these 19,500 farms, under 1 
good management, ought to produce annually 
some 80 , 000,000 bushels of wheat, some 40,000,003 
bushels of corn, and some 400,000 head of cattle or 
swine—making provision more than enough to 
furnish meat and bread Tor New York city for a 
whole year. 
The Philadelphia purchasing agent or the New 
Jersey state Grangers has been found to be be¬ 
tween $T,ooo and $9,000 short In his accounts, and 
[ It Is not kndWn Low much further this deficiency 
may extend. 
The United States steamer Essex, which has 
been al Fort, Monroe lor the past month, has 
sailed for Vera Cruz. 
Charles Wood, tried for the murder of Mrs. 
, Ilagard at Pittsfield, Mass., was tound guilty of 
murder In the second degree, and was sentenced 
to Imprisonment for life. 
John II. Murray and Alfred Smith, alias Leon, 
who were Indicted for cruelty to children, in the 
case of the youthful acrobats of Murray’s Circus, 
not appearing in court at Poughkeepsie, when 
called upon, tbclr bonds were declared forfeited. 
Joseph Mott, James Clark, and Joseph >lyer, 
who were Indicted for an attempt to rob an 
express car on the Hudson River Rallroud in 
January last, were each sentenced to two years 
and six months In the Albany Penitentiary. 
A lunatic did his best to wreck a train at Wav- 
erley, on tho Erie Railway, lately. About three- 
quarters of a mile east of tho town there Is a 
bridge over a creek, and a few rods further on 
there, is a switch. Ho forced open the switch by 
breaking rhelock, piled the rails out of place, und 
left la rgc spikes standing upright. The locomo¬ 
tive, baggage car, smoking cur, and some of the 
passenger coaches lert the track, but remained 
upon the embankment, which li about 40 feet 
high. Investigation showed that other obstruc¬ 
tions had been placed upon tho track further 
along. Five persons were arrested ou suspicion, 
and among them was a young man named Sam¬ 
uel J. Bailey, about 19 years old, who confessed 
his guilt. He had lost Ills reason through relig¬ 
ious excitement, lie said that ho had been read, 
big about the late P. P. llfiss and the Ashtabula 
Railroad calamity, and he had a great desire to 
witness a similar disaster. To gratify himself, 
therefore, he had destroyed the switch, and 
placed other obstructions upon the track and then 
seated himself upon a freight ear to enjoy tho 
scene. 
A mischievous Idiot, who endangers the lives 
of hundreds by placing obstructions ou railroad 
tracks, should bo put out of the way of doiug 
such murderous mischief. 
A deputation ol Western oil refiners are in Can¬ 
ada, endeavoring lo secure the maintenance or 
the present tariff as protection to tho oil Industry, 
and tending to exclude American oil. 
The granite for the General W’ocn monument 
has been purchased and it, is expected soon to ar¬ 
rive In Troy, The base stono is said to weigh 
about seventy-five tons. 
A suit for the distribution of the rewards offered 
for tlm capture of Ruloff, the murderer, of Broomo 
and other counties, is now pending before a referee 
In Binghamton. 
A member of the Oneida Community has left 
that institution and departed with a wealthy 
young widow of Vernon, to establish a close com¬ 
munion home. Oh. ho! 
Rochester is getting over its scare from appre¬ 
hension of a llood. 
A bogus Directory man has been victimizing the 
citizens of Port Jervis. 
The “Tenth Duchess of Geneva ’’ is dead. In 
her life she was thirty thousand dollars’ worth of 
prize cow, and gave milk which was made Into 
punches for emperors. 
The House Committee on Appropriations agree 
with the Indians that the army should be reduced, 
and are contemplating some method of accom¬ 
plishing 11. The Indians would willingly take the 
entire contract. 
The Elevated Rallroadln this city wins Its claim 
In the courts to the use of the Battery Park. 
There will be as much regret as ever at the pros¬ 
pect ol a permanent disfigurement of this breath¬ 
ing-spot, but scruples of this sort are almost worn 
out In the universal impatience for rapid transit. 
In litigations ot this kind, public sympathy is 
likely to be with the fast road and against those 
who obstruct It. 
Tho N. J. Central Railroad is trying to keep out 
of the hands of a receiver. 
Bayard Taylor is about to deliver a course of 
lectures In this city. 
Rear-Admiral Alden, of the U. S. Navy, is dead. 
The latest devieo for chastising Ills Satanic Ma¬ 
jesty round tho stump, is the new bill introduced 
In the Assembly, allowing liquor dealers in New 
York to sell their beverages on Sunday, provided 
they keep their front doors shut and only admit 
customers at the side door. 
The Rev. Edward Evert tt Hale proposes In Bos¬ 
ton a specific solution ot the Tramp problem, viz., 
that the Governor of Massachusetts shotdd Issue 
a private circular to the town authorities, urging 
them, on a day indicated, to arrest and prosecute , 
all vagrants m their jurisdiction the night before. 
The Kingston Freoman thinks Rev. Mr. Ramsey, 
or the Bhondaken charge, need not complain of 
dull business. On one Sunday he has throe ap- ' 
point ments for preaching, riding seventeen miles, ' 
and on the next Sunday preaching four times, and , 
riding about twenty miles. Under his charge are 
ti v e or six Sunday schools. 
Liu le or no danger Is now anticipated from the 
Ice 1 n the Susquehanna; It Is believed that It will 
pass away without doing any great damage. 
A large lot ot wine will be sold out shortly to 
close an estate 1 n Georgia. Some ot it was boll led l 
in 179(5, and nano of it Is likely to sell for less than 1 
$25 per bottle, now this simple announcement | 
will cause t housands of those fellows who traveled i 
with Sherman In 1864-5 to jveep over their care- - 
lessness. j 
The largest chain ever manufactured In this 
» country Is about to be constructed lu Troy. It Is 
i to bo 450 feet in length composed of about WX) 
links, made ot 2'f Inch Iron, each link requiring a 
■ 38-lnch bar, weighing 00 pounds. The aggregate 
burden of the chain will consequently be about 
30,n<>0 pounds, or 15 tons, This mammoth cable is 
made for E. Barstow <£ Sons, San Francisco, to bo¬ 
used on a marine railway In one of the largest 
- dockyards In that city, In drawing ocean vessels 
upon the dock. 
The “Mayflower” Is a new $35,000 Pullman 
“sleeper” ou the Erie Railway. 
Flood, the alleged murderer, has surrendered 
himself. 
“ Cutting ” rates against. New York Is causing 
great feeling among railroad shippers. 
The striking ’longshoremen are subsiding. 
Striking lor higher wages docs not now pay. 
The sugar smuggling trauds are being Investi¬ 
gated by Captain Brackett. 
Piers along the North River are crowded with 
grain waiting for shipment. 
Thieves stoic $3,000 worth of diamonds from the 
residence or John J. Walton, No. 22 Orange Street, 
Brooklyn. 
The Committee opposed to excessive bank tax¬ 
ation have left for Washington. 
The Inquest Into the cause of the Ashtabula 
accident still dniga-lts length along. The latest 
estimate la that eighty persons arc believed to 
have been lost and sixty-nine saved. 
i ttca has Mst had a sensation In the shape of a 
bareheaded woman running through the street at 
night, pursued by a man on horseback. Now, If 
it had been a man on horseback pursued by a 
bareheaded woman, nobody would have noticed 
it. 
The new schedule of rules lor the grading of 
grain bus been partly adopted. The Importance 
olYhls Innovation iu New York Is thoroughly ap¬ 
preciated by the business, and It Is strange, lu 
view of the benefits that are expected to come 
from It, that the grading has not gone lulo effect 
before this. 
Admiral Charles Wilkes of tho U. 8. Navy died 
Feh. 6, In this city. 
There was a grand ball at Indian Rock, D. T„ 
a fortnight ago. Among the lovely girls who 
danced were Miss Three Bears, dressed In a beau¬ 
tiful new calico worth 12# cents a yard and 
trimmed with beads; Miss Belly fat, the Cncapapa 
chief’s daughter, arrayed in buckskin embroidered 
with beads, and in legglns of Scarlet cloth; and 
Miss Antelope, Runulug Antelope’s ruddy daugh¬ 
ter, dressed lu a beautiful blue blanket and black 
cloth leggliLS, with her hair closely oiled to her 
head. 
A $30,000 fire In Houston St. In this city. 
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FOREIGN NOTES. 
The Sultan of Turkey has taken a very unex¬ 
pected Kteplnthe dismissal and banishment of 
Midhat Pasha, tho Vizier, who was the author or 
the new Turkish constitution and had been 
making a fine display of passion for reform, espe¬ 
cially “ within the party." It is now represented 
that the Sultan wished for reforms of the other 
sort, but was steadily opposed by Midhat, who 
began lo take on airs as the real hero of the late 
crisis from which Turkey had emerged so honora¬ 
bly. It may never be known whether ids thoughts 
went further than this, because ln'-ijrkey trea¬ 
son Is one of the most oonvenlent pretexts for 
getting rid of too powerful subordinates. Mid- 
hat, however, has been accused ol a design to 
depose the Sultan, has been tiled, und has only 
been allowed his life on condition of his leaving 
the country. He lms actually been shipped to 
Italy |and Edham Pasha Installed In his place. 
This change Is regarded by the Constantinople 
correspondentsof the London press as proof of ihe 
Sultan’s liberality and sincerity; but those who 
regarded Mldbnt as a genuine reformer are in¬ 
clined to believe that his removal Is a triumph ot 
the extremists and a death-blow to the Constitu¬ 
tion. If It la really tOj be Interpreted as a defi¬ 
ance to tho powers, war, of course, becomes all 
the more probable. 
A Vienna telegram announces that the Hunga¬ 
rian Ministers have tendered their resignations 
because of failure to effect an agreement with 
Austria on the bank question. It Is doubtful 
whether the Emperor has accepted their resigna¬ 
tions. 
The Dtrltto announces that an officer of the 
Roman Correctional Tribunal has served Arch¬ 
bishop Ledoehowskl with a copy of an Indictment 
and summous to appear before the Posen Tribu¬ 
nal, to answer for breaches ot the German law. 
All but three or tlm students who on the 18th of 
December (St. Nicholas’s Day), during service In 
the Cathedral ot Kazan, made a demonstration and 
unfurled a red llagbearing the Inscription “ Union 
and Liberty,” have been sentenced to penal servi¬ 
tude or transportation. The participators In this 
demonstration were 11 women and 21 men. 
Burnett's Flavoring Extracin. —The superi¬ 
ority of these extracts consists in their perfect 
purity and great strength. They arc warranted 
free from the poisonous oils and acids which enter 
Into the composition of many of the factitious 
fruit flavors now in the market_ Ex. 
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SEMI-BUSINESS PARAGRAPHS. 
_THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Nkw York. Saturday, Feb. in. 1877. 
Bf.ans and Pevs.—M edium banns are firm, the 
demand supporting the late advance for prime 
state. VVcstcrn mediums are of irretrular quality, 
few worth Die extreme rate. Marrows are active 
tt, nUhigher. The export trade com pare? favorably 
wnth this date Dim year. Exports since Jan. 1st 
about o.OOO lhs. Choice marrows uro bee*or mg source 
ami the fact may Increase the call Tor Whit*' Kid¬ 
neys. For the moment, kidneys of all kinds are 
quiet; little doing iq pea bean.#. Southern B. E. 
pros aro higher. Otner sorl-a llrrn with sales. 
Mean?, modi,in), prime $2 .ito2.4ll : fair to good $2.15 
@2.25; western, prime, $2.00:42.26; other. $1.6031.75; 
marrow, prime, delivered to vessel, t2.VHi2.flO: fair 
to good, $2.15362.11): pea, choice. *2.73; fair to 
K°"rt. $-;,o05js2.M white kltJner. choice. $Zfl5<*2J0: fair 
to good. $2.39® 250; red kidney, prune. $2.71)@2.75; 
fair to good, $ 2 15,42.60; Mark V burl)el,$008,25. Peas, 
Canadian, bulk. Ill bond HUSflSc.,* green, V bushel, 
$1 &»1.40; southern. 1$. K.. F 2 ha. tv:.', «2.10f©2A0. 
(Jr.rswAx. Small has have been placed at he. for 
Western and 35<082j4e. for Southern. 
Butter. The disposition on ibe part of holders 
.or state to meet buyers is pretty general.and to 
some extent has brought out what may prove a 
good feature as the seuson advances, a divh Inn of 
. trade. In Western and Flute, Wo want, every Influ¬ 
ence Hint will put, Hu* heavy stock in motloD. and 
seller# have not begun too soon to accord n large 
quantity <-f State Its actual merit. Waiting for 
quality to improve because the frrm -‘Stale" can 
be given it. lias often proved baneful to the butter 
interest. I here Is n strong pressure to -oil and the 
new and easier rale# for State do not bring out the 
response they should. Holder# seem equal to the 
situation nod Intimate that they will go on and 
Shade further in order to keep up nny life that may 
show in ib*'market. Price# ore nmiiked lower, bnt 
“ s is tbeea.su in any sudden downward fluctuation. 
It l* difficult to give a positive scale of quotations. 
It 1# safe to ntnte that our in-idc figure# arc the most 
prevailing once*. Western u# mny be inferred Is not 
running with tt« u-ual buoyancy, and | r ice# me in 
buyers' favor, Notwlth minding the nnusmilliberal 
export tlda season tho annexed figure- show that 
we have had to hold und handle quite a# large 
receipts ns we did lUr ’75 mid '76. The promise that 
foreign want# will help u# out further, lends some 
brightness to the future, only the struggle to obtain 
a share of the trade, us the offering i- so huge, 
in oy give exporters un opportunity of making prices, 
and this Is a prospective cloud to that lino of busi¬ 
ness. 
Comparative receipts and exports from June 1 : 
Receipts, pkgs, Exports.pkgs. 
June 1. ’77, to Feb. 1, ’77.. . 9.18,113 
June 1. '76, to Feh. I, in..,, 835.967 
Juno 1. ’75, to Feh. 1. '75..., 734.235 
June 1. '?!. to Feb. 1. ’71.... 769.408 
June J. to Fob. 1, ’73.... 513,412 
June 1. 72. w Fell. 1, '7?_ 536,780 
June J, 71, to Feb. 1, 71.... 402.567 
193.973 
28,136 
39.757 
25,623 
39,215 
57.754 
11,011 
State dallies, with tubs, choice. 25®26; pood to 
prime. »®34i\: full- to Bond. 20® 2 2c.; poor to fair. 
165320 c., dairies, firkins, choice, V8®74e.; good to 
prime. 21:»23p.; fair to good, Ifrttaie.: poor to fair. 169 
18--.: creamery, Joilf-flrkln tubs, cboh e Full, 30:583c.: 
good to mime, akS-Hc., lair to good, 22ffi26c.: poor 
lo fair, USf^ZZa.: dallies. 2?<n24c.; good to niime, 
2!5 >l24c.; fan- to good. 2Qst22e.: pour to fail', 16 
®'20c.; very poor, H«tl6o. Western creamery, select 
in voices, Skvga&c.; good to prime. Jfk«t22o.: lair to good, 
25fe2*<!.; firkins, good to prime. ICtilbr.; lair t.» good. 
14®l0e,; dairy mbs, soled invoices. 22®24e. good to 
prime. lllgiZlo.; fair to good, 17®19c.: luctory tubs, 
select invoices, 2(ki522-.!.; good to prime. 17®S0c,t fair 
to good. 1 Gallic.; all style#, poor to fair, 14®]5c.; 
Roll butler, western, good to prime, 19®20c.; fair to 
good. L-<« l’Jc.: Int erior, LValOe. 
curesK-T he stock is so moderate that holders 
manifest a good final (d confidence uoiwithstund- 
ing export trade I# modem to. shippers ure plcklngup 
small ots of fancy at 15c. for white and )5!#<«.!&Hc. 
foe colored. The medium grades ere mostlv wanted 
but they ure scntce. ami closer to tho better class of 
slock than usual. Wc quote : 
i X-SHe ; Western factory, fancy. llafeM .o; good 
and prime, J.kwlic.; factory. State ami skim.-, 5®10c. 
Comparative receipt* and export- from June 1st. 
, . Receipts, pkgn, Exports. Ibs. 
June J. 76, to Feh, I. '77. U76.T07 77.127,293 
Julie i, 75, to l ob. 1. *76. 2.177,367 82,261.854 
June I. ’7C. to Kch. 1. 75.1.837,41)5 83,378.143 
June 1, 73 to l-Vb. 1, 74. 1,-13 638 Hfi.574,206 
June I. \£ to I-cb. I, 73.1.378w7 60.242,758 
June 1. .1. to Fob. I. ’71.1.3.38,6711 61.212.988 
Juno l. '.U, to Kb. I. 77. 1,349,918 53,:83,850 
(3 i rroN.—There have been sharp change- In prices, 
gouunuiy tmi lower basis ou the heavy post arrivals 
the latest prices aro : 
February, 12 11 10c.: March, 1229-3201215-100.: April, 
13546 : May. J3 9-ffl@13&-tCo.-. June, 13 15-32c-; July. 13 
9-ltkalS 19-32c-; August, September, li »*82®13 
11-3*0: Oct iber, 12 15-hVn 13c.; November, 12Y<$12 
13-ltie ; December, 12;k®l2 KMOe. 
V.notations for spot cotton, based on American 
standard of classification: 
12 3-16 
12* 
13* 
12* 
13 * 
13* 
13Sf 
14 * 
The new remedy for dyspepsia, “Gestlano," 
Is effecting some very remarkable cures la Lyons, 
N. Y. Physicians recommend “ Gestlano ” to their 
patients, and It Is gaining a wonderful reputation 
as a specific in cases of dyspepsia and Indigestion 
—for which disorders only it Is recommended.— 
Lyons Mepuhlican. 
„ Uplan'l*. Ala. Orlrant. Ttxat 
Ordinary. 111-16 II 1-16 113-16 113-16 
Strict ordinary.117-16 117-16 119.16 1115-15 
Good ordinary.II 1H.16 11 13-16 II 15-16 11 15-16 
Strict good do. 12 1-16 121-15 12 8-16 12 3-16 
Low middling. 12>* 12!^ 12« 12« 
Strict low middling... Vij( 12 q 13« ysi 
Middling—. 125 f 12k 1214 1234 
Good middling. 13 13 ]3q 13 $ 
fjftot good middling, is* ISjtf l.'im ys% 
Middling fair. )3g JSJ 4 13V lav 
. im 14X 14H 
Stained, 
Good ordinary ,...J011-16 Low middling.nv 
Strict ordinary ....11 £-10 Middling.....12>| 
Diued Fruits.—A pples are hard lo sell, nnd lower 
prices accepted for some small lots on expurt ac¬ 
count. Peaches Ufa inactive as well as small limits 
geiK-nilly. 
Apples—State, nlloed, 4Y<s5k'c.; do..quarters.514® 
5,Hc.:_ Southern sliced, now, fnir. 4H©5c.. choice do. 
5K®6e.; fancy, nominal: Western or-., £@5uc. 
reeled pencilos-Prime new Georgia, 22t5,34c.: prime 
oul. 166119c.; lull- to good ; do. I2(»iric. Pitted < her- 
ries-i’r one soul hern, l6Html7c.; prime Suite, I7t»l8c. 
Raspberries, —®26e.; blav.kberrl**# iH®8e. Plums 
—New State. 20c.: southern. 10®17c.; old, Kkalge. 
Eggs.—T ho supply of frc»h Is not heavy, but sel¬ 
lers tear liberal prospective receipts, and prices have 
declined dully. Tiude 18 quiet, ron-iiiopiinn might 
be increased if refill!era would follow flu- decline in 
tlie wholesale markets, and oiuke more frequeni vis- 
it*. Southern eggs are quite a feature Ihesu days. 
/'J® Norfolk Steamer, at limps, brings as many as 
409 bfils, quality verv desirable, w> givt* quota¬ 
tion#, but they are liable to a further downward 
shift at any moment The empty rgg-hnrrcl diffi¬ 
cult* is not yet tut justed. The question a# to who 
shall ln*e them, will liavo further discussion. We 
quote: 
Near points, single barrels, 28®29c.: State tic Penn., 
fresh laid,-.‘T'.t-'kr.: Western do.,20®27c,: Western and 
Canadian, held, 2*a25e.: Southern, fresh laid.26«27c.; 
J'lrtn-d;State, prime. JSffl?5o.: do. Western, prime, )9 
®20e.: do. poor to fair, 17<<al8c. 
Essentia i. Oils, The home market Is quiet; 
tile local demand for winter has not been satisfac¬ 
tory tins iuiHL season. Europe send# few orders, and 
nothing til the moment promises (o relieve the mo¬ 
tionless market abroad. Sassafras is lower We 
quote: 
. Peppermint, in tin. $3.00 V !»d In glass, $3.5?@- 
Wintergreen, $2.S0®2 75. Spearmint. $1.75. Sassa¬ 
fras, 4iC- 
Fkatm EU8.—NominalJ!at58@55e, 2orl livelWcstern: 
mixed, 40cyU5e. 
Flour.—T he arrival# have been larger, with ex¬ 
port demand light aud the home trade purchasing 
sparingly : prices are weak at the decline. 
The latest sales are $5.40fii5.75 for poor to very 
choice superfine State: $&,75®5.S5 for very common 
