'nus of ll)C Wall, 
Our next seed distribution will prove a 
heavy item in the Rural’s expenses for 1SS2. 
The postage alone will cos I probably not less 
than Twelve Hundred, Dollars. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Jan. 14, 1881. 
Governor Cornell, on the 11th presented his 
annual message to the State Legislature. It 
shows a very favorable condition of affairs 
within the State. The public revenues have 
satisfied all legitimate claims, provided $876,- 
500 for the Sinking Fund and furnished a sur¬ 
plus larger by $1,346,85(5 than that, which re¬ 
mained at the close of the fiscal year 1880, 
The canals have lost in traffic 1,282,151 tons, 
and the expenditures exceed the revenues by 
$205,642. Attendance on public schools has 
fallen off more than 10,000 during the past 
year. The Governor recommends biennial 
legislature sessions, and also thinks that there 
should be a World’s Fair in New York as soon 
as it nan be accomplished successfully. 
General Hancock declined to call a court- 
martial to try Sergeant Mason, who shot at 
Guiteau. This leaves Mason to be dealt with 
by the civil courts. 
The Massachusetts Woman’s Suffrage As¬ 
sociation met on the 10th with a large attend¬ 
ance. The special object of the convention 
is to secure municipal suffrage this Winter for 
women in Massachusetts. 
Owing to the continued warm weather the 
ice in the Missouri River at the Fort Lincoln 
D. T. crossing has broken and it is impossible 
to cross. There has been no snow this year and 
such weather as has prevailed is unprece¬ 
dented. 
The House of Representatives voted, ISO to 
24, that until there shall have been an exam¬ 
ination by the Commmittee on Elections, 
neither Mr. Campbell nor Mr. Cannon shall 
be admitted to a seat as a Delegate from Utah; 
and thus for the time being, that Territory 
will be unrepresented in Congress. 
Governor B. R. Sherman and Lieutenant 
Governor O. H. Manning were inaugurated 
at Des Moines,la., January 12, in joint session 
of the Legislature, sitting in Moore's Opera 
House. A large audience attended the cere¬ 
monies. 
Almost 6,000 American failures took place 
in 1881. All kinds of failures probably- 
amounted to $500,000,000,000. 
A terrible accident occurred on the Hudson 
River Road at Spuyten Duyvil last night at 
7:25. The Chicago express which bad stopped 
just as it rounded the curve, was telescoped 
by the Tarry town special express and the 
cars set on fire. A man had been sent to the 
rear to signal any approaching train, but 
having failed to do his duty, for some reason, 
the occupants of the Chicago train bad uo 
warning of the coming collision. The two 
rear cars were smashed and set afire, and 
many of their occupants were either crushed 
to death at once or survived the shock only to 
perish in the flames. On the train were sev¬ 
eral members of the State Legislature, among 
whom was Senator Wagner, who was burned 
to a crisp in one of his own palace cars. He 
was 65 years of age. Senator Jacobs and As¬ 
semblyman Chapin were slightly injured. A 
young bride and groom perished together in 
the flames. As far as can be ascertained, 
probably fourteen persons were killed and 
four others injured. 
The emigrants w-ho landed in New York the 
past year brought $11,000,000 with them. It 
is estimated that they paid $5,000,000 to rail¬ 
road and transportation companies after 
leaving Castl© Garden. 
The building of the International Cotton 
Exposition was sol l recently for $25,000. 
The purchasers will turn the building into a 
cotton factory. 
The choice of tie Iowa Republicans for 
United States Senator falls upon James F. 
Wilson. Iiis election will return to National 
politics and legislation a man who made an 
excellent record years ago as a member of the 
House. 
Itisstat -d that the doctors who attended 
General Garfield recently met iu this city, 
and have agreed that Dr. Bliss shall this week 
present to the congressional committee a bill 
of $50,000. For Blisi, $25,000, fur Agnew 
and Hamilton, $8,000 each, for Reybura $7,- 
000, and $1,000 each for Dr. Boynton and 
Mrs. Edson. Dr. Woodward and Surgeon- 
General Barnes are not included, as they were 
in government employ. 
Mr. Scoville says that the drafts for sums 
amounting to over $1,000 received by Guiteau 
recently were worthless and sent by some 
practical joker. It is not the first time during 
the trial that such a thing has occurred. Mr. 
Scoville himself has had worthless checks 
sent to him—one for $15,000. 
The Lincoln National Bank pf New York 
City, of which ex-Postmaster General James 
is President, was opened for business on the 
12th inst. 
-- 
** Tire Asilima Left Me,” 
A patient writes : “ The Asthma left me 
after taking your Compound Oxygen about 
ten days, and I had a fine sleep of four or five 
hours without sitting up in bed.” Treatise on 
“ Compound Oxygen” sent. free. Drs. Star- 
key & Palen, 1109 and 1111 Girard St., Phil¬ 
adelphia. Pa.— Ado. 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Saturday, Jan. 14, 1881. 
During the Winter months the items of 
“ condensed news ” here are necessarily much 
fewer than at other seasons, because there is 
less work on tiie farm and less marketing of 
farm produce. When’he Spring opens this 
kind of news wi 11 be more lengthy and more 
interesting and important. The following 
items have been condensed from telegrams re¬ 
ceived in this city from yesterday morning 
until noon to-day: Portland, Me : Extensive 
preparation for large fishing business; timber 
prospects better owing to recent fall of snow. 
Suecessiu these two pursuits adds greatly to 
the prosperity of the State and thus helps the 
farmers.Boston, Mass.: Steady demand 
for wool at firm prices. Sales for week 2,275,- 
000 pounds of all kinds, including X and XX 
fleeces at 43(5 45c., the latter an extreme 
price, although the tendency of all fine wools 
is upward. The prim.dual sales of Ohio and 
Pennsylvania fleeces at 45m 46c. Michigan 
and Wisconsin X at 42m 43c. and quite firm. 
No. 1 Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio have 
been sold at 40m 48c., with a steady demand. 
Combing and delaine fleeces are firm, with 
sales of selections at-him 50c. A lot of 20,000 
pounds Australia cross-bred sold at 47c. New 
wool and the fine grades of delaine and comb¬ 
ing are firm, but coarse grades are neglected. 
Unwashed fleeces have been iu demand and 
range from 19m.24e. for coarse and low, to 25(i£ 
33c. for fine, and 25(837c, for medium, in¬ 
cluding choice selections. California wool 
has been in fair demand at unchanged prices. 
The most noticeable sale was a lot of 100,000 
pounds choice Fall at 27c. Pulled wools are 
firm and supers range from 30m 52%C,, in¬ 
cluding a number of lots of very choice at 
50@52%e. for Eastern and Maine. The small 
excess in domestic stocks at the seaboard iu 
comparison with this time last year is more 
than offset by the smaller amount unsold iu 
the interior, and the supply is likely to be 
exhausted before the new crop comes into 
market—hence firm prices. The entire 
amount of foreign wool afloat for this 
country is only 8,000,000 pounds to arrive in 
the next three months. Little more can be 
expected unless there is a considerable rise 
in wool here or fall abroad. 
Philadelphi t, Pa.—Provisions in fair demand 
at former pi-ices. Cotton firm at 12c for mid¬ 
dling upland. Manufacturers well supplied 
and disinclined to buy iu advance of require¬ 
ment. Little done in wool since New Year’s; 
prices, however, are firm..Cincinnati, 
Ohio.—Prices of cereals and their products 
are weaker—no speculation. Hog products 
firm with very little movement.Toledo, 
Ohio.—J Tices of grain firm. Weather still 
warm with much rain.Louisville, Ivy. 
—Cotton market very firm. Receipts rapidly 
fall! ig off.Evansville, Ind.—Country 
roads very bad, greatly checking or entirely 
stopping movement of farm produce. Manu¬ 
facture of agricultural implements is the only 
lively business here.Chicago, HI.— 
Hogs coming in freely; decidedly of better 
quality and greater weight. Prices weaken¬ 
ing. A curious feature of the grain move¬ 
ment is that, notwithstanding the low rates, 
the railroad shipments are light, and that, 
although the river and harbor are open, there 
has been less grain loaded on vessels than in 
any previous winter season for a number of 
years. Since October 1 there has been a fall¬ 
ing off in the cash means of the national banks 
of Chicago of $9,200,000, and a decrease of 
deposits of nearly $12,800,000. This would 
indicate that packers, grain operators and 
country banks have drawn largely on their 
balances, and that there has been within the 
last few week a free scattering of currency 
throughout the West for grain, hogs, etc. 
Peoria, 111.—Travel on country roads the 
past week very good: grain receipts, ditto. 
Detroit, Mich.—Pork packing brisk with hog 
receipts moderately large, bringing unusually 
high prices. Weather unusually warm for 
the season... .St. Louis, Mo.—Cotton mar¬ 
ket very lively with an advance on Monday on 
a previous advance on Saturday; present stock 
87,515 bales—more than double the stock a 
year ago. Middling 11 %c. Leaf tobacco 
sales resumed; large offerings in prospect. 
Provisions firm early in the week, but 
weakened Later as the French embargo on 
American hog products was not removed as 
expected. All grain slightly lower. Cattle 
de clinin g; hogs and sheep advancing. Horse 
and mule*trade very brisk.Milwaukee, 
AVis.—Weather still unsettled with snow and 
rain; roads fairly impassable. Receipts and 
shipments of wheat light. Millers generally 
are getting few contracts for the month’s 
delivery..... 
bay ton, Ohio: Fruit very scarce and firm; 
apples command from $4@6.50 per barrel. 
Tobacco merchants are feeling good over the 
activity in leaf of all kinds. Prices ruling 
high.Winnipeg, Manitoba: Fine 
weather all through the holiday season. 
Woods between here and Thunder Bay alive 
with men getting out timber, principally 
for railway work. Farmers are coming in 
with great quantities of grain. Preparations 
are being made for the large quantity of 
wheat expected to be produced in the Pro¬ 
vince this year, owing to the enormous in¬ 
crease in the area under cultivation. The 
first roller mill will be ready in the Spring 
with a capacity of 800 barrels of flour per 
day.San Francisco, Cal.: Wheat active 
at $1.70 per cental. Barley, oats and corn 
are selling at advanced rates. The prospect 
fora dry season tends to harden prices. 
Baltimore, Md.: Cotton holders unwilling to 
make concessions. Small receipts of South¬ 
ern wheat. Prices of Southern corn firm; 
demand good. Western corn dull; prices a 
fraction lower. No demand for grai n tonnage 
owing to high rates.Nashville, Term.: 
Raining steadily nearly all the week. Grain 
and flour firmer... 
Commissioner Loring’s Congress of Agricul 
turists is in session at Washington, and some 
excellent essays on topics of agricultural inter¬ 
est have alreauy been read by Professors 
of colleges and others prominently con¬ 
nected with agriculture. Doubtless all of 
these, together with a full account of the pro¬ 
ceedings, will he printed at the Government's 
expense for free distribution, so that our read¬ 
ers will have an opportunity of revelling in 
them at full length, some day..On Jan. 
8 the Mississippi Cane Growers’ Association 
met at St. Louis. Mr. I. A. Hedges, the pres¬ 
ident, and others, talked hopefully and know- 
iugly of the culture of sorghum and the man¬ 
ufacture of sugar therefrom.A vigor¬ 
ous and persistent effort is being made in Con¬ 
gress to obtain large grants of money for the 
improvement of the Mississippi River. 
-- 
The art connoisseur and exhibitor, Prof. 
Cromwell, was cured of rheumatism by St. 
Jacobs Oil.—Norfolk Virginian.— Ado. 
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Women that have been given up by their 
dearest friends as beyond help, have been per¬ 
manently cured by the use of Lydia E. Pink- 
ham’s Vegetable Compound. It. is a positive 
cure for all their complaints. Send to Mrs. 
Lydia E. Pinkhnm, 233 Western Avenue, 
Lynn, Mass., for pamphlets.— Adv. 
What the Doctor Says. 
“ My doctor says he always recommends 
Kidney-Wort for bad cases of kidney disease 
or of biliousness and constipation.” 
In either dry or liquid form it is the effect 
ual remedy for these diseases.— Adv. 
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BURNETT’S COCOAINE, 
The Best and Cheapest Hair Dressing. 
It kills dandrufl’, allays irritation, and pro¬ 
motes a vigorous growth of the hair. 
Burnett’s Flavoring Extracts are invariably 
acknowledged the purest and best.— Adv. 
(tl)l' 
SPECIALS FROM THE CHIEF CENTERS. 
Until Saturday, January 14. 
Boston.—Butter. —Choice freshly-made 
creameries 88@40e. per lb., with fancy higher ; 
fine Northern and Western June creameries 
at 29(5j32cc ; choice fresh Vermont fall made 
at 36@80c; selections of Franklin county 
higher; fresh New York do at 26(5.30c ; long 
Northern dairies at 23@28c ; Western dairies 
at 20@26c ; and Western June factory at 15@ 
20c ; factory at 26(<L28c. Cheese.— The Liv¬ 
erpool quotation continues to be 05s. fo good 
to flue. Choice Northern factory 12}.$ @18%c ; 
while the best Western commands J2(512%c. 
and fancy 18c, with medium goods at 10(mllc ; 
and sharp Summer goods at 8@9c. Eggs. — 
Fresh Eastern at 20(527c. fancy higher; 
Northern at 25@26 ; icehouse stock nt23@24c ; 
Western at 23(&;34c ; with fresh stock selling 
higher, and limed at 20c, Grain. —Corn quiet, 
with small sales of No. 2 and high mixed at 
72%(5 74c ; of steamer corn at 71@72c ; of new 
at 70<571c ; to arrive for old mixed prices are 
nominally 72(5.73c ; per bush. No 1 and extra 
white Oats have been sold at 55(5 58c ; No 2 
white at 54c ; No 3 whim at 52@53c ; and No. 
2 mixed at 50@52c per bush ; of rye iu small 
lots at $1 per bush ; of barley at 95c(§ 1.15 per 
bush ; of shorts at 1S.50@19.50 per ton ; of fine 
feed at $20(3,21 ; of middlings at22.50@25 per 
ton and of cotton seed meal at $31 per ton. 
| Hay and Straw, —First quality coarse East- 
! ern and Northern hay $20@21 per ton ; poor 
and medium at 12@18. Rye straw $17@18 per 
. ton ; swale straw at 10(3; 11, and oat straw at 
$9(510 per ton. Beans.— Northern hand- 
tiicked pea at 8.35(53 40 per bushel, do New 
'"York at $3.80 @3.85 ; do common $2.50@3.00 ; 
j medium choice $3.80(53.35 ; common to good 
$2.50@8 00 ; Yellow Eyes $2.60(3;3.00; Red 
! Kidneys at $2.75(52.00. Canada Peas 75@$1.10 
' per bushel for common to choice. Green 
Peas at $1.25(51.75. Potatoes —Aroostook 
Rose $1.00(31,05 Maine Central Rose at $1.@ 
1.05. Northern Rose at 95c@$l. Jackson at 
95c.(31. ITolitics at 95(31.05, and Peerless at 
05c(3.$l per bush. Sweet Potatoes at $5.50@ 
5.75 per bbl. Onions at $2.25(52.50 per bbl. 
Apples at 1.50(53 per bbl. Cranberries $7@11 
for Cape and Country', as to quality. 
Chicago, III.—Wheat No. 2 Chicago 
Spring $1.2?%@$1.29. cash; $1.27%, January; 
$1.28%(<J1.2S%, February; $1.29%, March; 
No. 3 do., $1.173,.(3.1.18; Rejected, 88(5:96c. 
Corn steady, with a fair demand, at 61%@ 
68%c, cash; 0l%@61%c., January; 01%c., 
February; 62%c., March; 07c., May:Rejected, 
61c. Oats dull and drooping at 44y.c., cash; 
43%(544c., January; 433,0., February and 
March. Dressed Hogs easy at $7.25(3$7.30. 
Pork steady at $17.15. @$17.20,*cash; $17.- 
22%@17.25, February; $17,42%@$I7.45, March; 
$17.62%@ 17.05, April. Lard steady’ at $11.02 
%@$ 11.05, cash; $11.27%, March. Bulk- 
meats firm (Shoulders, $6.40; Short-Rib. $8.85; 
Short Clear, $9,25, Hogs— Market slow and 
weak; common to good mixed, $6(3$0.30; 
heavy packing and shipping, $0.35@$6.00; 
Philadelphias and larders, $6.79(50.85; light 
Hogs, $0(5 $6 85; skips and culls, $4.50(55.00; 
Cattle active and firm; exporters, $5.90@ 
$6 30; good to choice shipping, $5.20(5$5.60; 
common to fail 1 , $4.50(5$4.90; mixed butch¬ 
ers’ weak and 10c. lower; common.to good 
cows and mixed, $2.40(3-8.70; choice, $8.75@ 
4.25; stockers aud feeders, $2.90@$4.25. Sheep 
—Market steady' with a fair demand; common 
to medium, $3.25(5 $4; good to choice, $4.50@ 
5.50; extra, $5,00(5$6. 
St. Louis. — Wheat, No. 2 red fall, $1.39%, 
cash; $1.41, February; $1.41%, March; 
$1.42%, April; $1.43%, May; 3 do., $1.33%; 
No. 4 lo., $1.20. Corn, 66%c., cash. Oats 
very slow at 46%c., cash. Rye, 97%c. Bar¬ 
ley dull at 80c.@$1.10. Pork quiet at $17.25, 
cash. Bulk meats steady; car lots shoulders, 
$6.10; clear rib, $8.90; clear sides, $9.15. 
Bacon steady; shoulders, ?%o,; clear rib, 10c.; 
clear sides, 10%c, Lard nominally $11.05 
Cattle demand light and movement slow; 
supply consisted mainly of common to good 
shipping steers,, which sold at $4 50(55.50: 
choice to extra at $5.75@6.25; butcher stork 
dull and unchanged; stockers and feeders 
scarce and wanted, $3.50(34.50; fair. Sheep 
fair lemand for good to best grades 
at $4(35; lower grades dull at $2.75(0,3.50. 
HOGS—Light grades better; light shipping, 
$0(36.10; Yorkers, $6.15@0.25; packing, $6,00@ 
6.45; butchers’ to fancy, $6.50(56.65; pigs, 
$5.70(5:5.90. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Nkw York, Saturday, Jaa. 14, 1882. 
Alcohol.— Quoted aii’ifc. tor this month’s delivery. 
Brans and Peas.— The stoat of white is in good 
control and holders are generally showing more 
eontldence now that It Is pretty well settled that 
foreign goods cannot seriously Interfere with the 
home production. Most of the German have been 
pushed out for common use ami line Stale marks are 
undisturbed In their usual Winter cull, lied kidney 
slow. White kidney have sonic export trade and 
they are a shade cheaper than marrows and till cer¬ 
tain West Indies wants. Peas of all kinds nearly 
nominal. 
lien us marrow, prime, $;l.57><ji-,;:l.li(t; fair to good, 
$.l,25«iA4.'>: medium, choice, $3.20®S.25; fair to good, 
g3(./,3.IS; pna, choice, $3,2Wt3.23; fair to good,$2.8*J@8.U>; 
white kidney .choice, gl-LTiKkiU.M, lair to goOd,8.'i.'25@3.40; 
reil kidney, choice, $V.7;Vii2.!Hi; rnlr to good, $2.40@2.60; 
turtle soup, 9l.70dtl.8U; German tn bags, $2.83@3.00: 
California Lima, ?l.5bes4.','\ 
Peas, green, prime, In bids., $1.45011.50! green, In 
bags, $1.2001.10; Southern b, c., per 8-bu. bag, $3.40@ 
3 50 
Receipts for the week, 3,800 bushels. 
Exports do, Uni bids. 
Hem.it.—A very steady bus! ness has ruled and buy¬ 
ers pay full last prices promptly when quality equals 
a previous purchase. The supply is not burdensome, 
especially of tine, aud a good many lines of State can 
be pushed up In the quality list as the season ad¬ 
vance:;. The weather Is poor aud the market lacks 
the crisp days so much needed to make the butter 
bore out solid. Western butter Is active when of 
table merit. A number of creamery marks have 
gained a good reputation during tlm high rule of fan¬ 
cy, and a lair proportion of best grocery trade can be 
satisfied with stock quoted 3S04uc The stored West¬ 
ern Is expected to go out if the shipper can tie made 
safe in the dealing, ami prices are tending that way. 
Roll6 quiet. 
Creamery, fancy, special bra mis, etc., Hi", tie,; choice, 
4he..: fair to good KariuWe.: ordinary, 28<kl«le.; State lialf- 
111 kin tuba fancy, fresh. Step lie.; choice,3l<«.Ato.; prime, 
liV'blho,.; fair to good, SEWAe,: tlrkins, choice, 30@8 lc.; 
fair to good. 25Ciisl'.ie; ordinary, 20®W8»*.; dairies, entire 
choice,JUsi/kie; fair to good, 2i£i3e.:Wel*!i tubs choice, 
32@3lc.; fair to good .250310.; Western Imitation cream¬ 
ery, 250350,; dairy choice, iKnari'ic.; good to prime 25® 
385,; ordinary to fair 180230.; Western factory, special 
marks, June 150160.; general run do. 13@14c.; choice, 
current make, 2T>e.; fair to good do. 15@22c.} common 
butter, 12®14c.; roll butter, line, 23023c.; ordinary, 
AXa'E’c. 
1 Receipts for week, 13,847 pkgs. 
Exports do. 1532 do. 
Cheese The moderate suppliee and steady, though 
not. heavy, demand permit holders to name full 
llRtircs, with I3e. n current rate for most of the 
week It Is not likely that many New Voik owners 
! will get out whole this year, aud the recent fractional 
additions to prices are very welcome. The producer 
has had the best side Of trade. The homo demand 
[ Is fair; It loses some by the comparatively warm 
' tC Stnto factory’, Taney, Fall, WiaiiWtfe.; choice, 12 14® 
mm.: prime, llk®l2We.i fair to good, lOfell'iC..; ordln- 
1 ary.RMBillkfic.: Ohio, Cheddar, fine, 12V6c.; fair to good, 
m%7«i2e.: flat, best, 18V-I Prime. Il%@l2c,; fair to 
good, ikgilUe.; creamery, part skints, choice, 8^c.; 
fair to good 7®bo ; ordinary, 5@6c.; full, 8@4e. 
