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THE CULTIVATOR, 
Oct. 
Albany Market, September 24, 1853. 
FLOUR AND MEAL—The demand for Western and 
Slate Flour is rather more active at an advance of 6al2.^c per 
bbl. oil the prevailing prices of yesterday. There is iio spec¬ 
ulative movement, and the sales making are for home con¬ 
sumption and the supply of Eastern and River market places. 
The sales of the morning reach 1200 1'ls. at $6,12u6,25 for 
common to good State; $6,12a6,50 for mixed to fancy Michi¬ 
gan and Indiana and common to,good Ohio; iff6.50a6,7-1 for 
fancy Genesee and extra Western;" $6,75a7 for extra Gene¬ 
see. Corn Meal is firm and in request at $1.56aL62. 
GRAIN—With limited receipts; and a pretty active home 
and eastern demand for prime samples of WHEAT, better 
prices have been realized. Sales 1,800 bu. prime Genesee at 
$! ,4C>£ 2,700 bu. on p.t. At the close very prime samples were 
held at SHI,48. CORN is rat her firmer with a good local and 
eastern demand. Sales 5.700 bu. Western mixed at 80a8i.c., 
the latter figure for lots at the road. FARLEY is in good 
request and the market rules very steady and firm. The re¬ 
ceipts are fair but not large. Sales 14.000 bu. including3,500 
bu. prime two-rowed to arrive soon at 78c. and the remainder 
four-rowed at 84c., part here and to arrive soon. OATS are 
buoyant and in active request at very full prices. Sales 13,000 
bu. state at 47c. No Western on the market 
CATTLE MARKET. 
ALBANY, Sept. 26.—W. W. Woolford’s Bull’s Head, 
Washington street. 
Beef Cattle—567 at market. Prices—Extra, $7; first 
quality, $6.50; second, $6 ; third, $5a5,50. 
Cows and Calves—18 in market. Prices from $25a30a35. 
All sold. 
Sheep and Lambs—1208 in market. Prices of Lambs 
Si ,75, 2, 2,50a2,75. Prices of Sheep, $2,50, 2,75, 3, 3,25, 
3,50a4. 
Hogs—Few in market. Prices per cwt. $5a5,50, and one 
choice lot at $6. 
Remarks—The market is firm and steady. 
CAMBRIDGE, Sept. 21, 1853—At market 2701 cattle.— 
About .1800 Beeves, 901 Stores, consisting of Working Oxen, 
Cows and Calves, yearlings, two and three years old. 
Market Beef-—Extra $ria?§ per cwt: first quality $7a7,J; 
second S6^a6|; third $5|a6; ordinary $4Ja5. 
Veal Calves.— $7, 9al3—very scarce. 
Stores—Working Oxen—$100, 118, 120, 136, 142al72. 
Cows and Calves—$25, 32, 36,' 44, ,52a68. 
Sheep and Lambs—6903 at market. Extra, $5, 5£, 6a8. 
By lot, 2i. 2,67. 3, 3}, 3 J 2 , 3|a4|—quick. 
Swine—Wholesale, still fat hogs 5^, and hard corn fed 6c 
per pound. 
Choice Fowls. 
ENTLEMEN who may be desirous of procuring the 
vX best and largest China Fowls in this Country—Cochin 
China, Black, Brown. Buff or While Shangha.es. Also a few 
pair of Black Spanish. All these fowls are from the best im¬ 
portations. All orders promptly attended to. Address post¬ 
paid 56 Schuyler street, Albany, N. Y. 
October 1—rnl t*._G EO RGE ANDE RSON. 
A Desirable Country Residence. 
M Y old Homestead farm (118 acres) is for sale. For par 
liculars, see Country Gentlemen No. 7, 8, 9, 10, or the 
Cultivator for March. Payments accomodating. 
DAVID THOMAS. 
Greatfield, near Aurora, Cayuga co., N. Y. Sept. 15. 
ANDRE LEROY, 
Nurseryman, ----- Angers, Prance, 
H ONORARY AND CORRESPONDING MEMBER, 
Ac., of ail the principal Agricultural Societies of Eu¬ 
rope and America, begs to inform his friends, and the 
public in general, that he has.just published his Catalogue for 
1853, which is. the most complete one ever made, All the 
prices and required information for the importation of all 
kinds of Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Stocks. Roses, Ac., 
will be found in said Catalogue, which can be. bad free of 
charge, on application to the undersigned, who will receive 
and forward ail orders, and attend to receiving and forward¬ 
ing of the trees ordered, on arrival here. It is useless to add 
that Mr. LEROY possesses the largest NURSERY on the 
Continent. I-Iis experience in putting up orders for Ameri¬ 
ca, and the, superior and reliable quality of all his trees, Ac., 
is too well established to require any further notice. Orders 
should in all cases he sent to the undersigned in the fall, with 
information when the trees are to arrive here, and how they 
are to be forwarded. E. BOSSANGE, 
Sept. 29—m3t. 138 Pearl-st., New-York. 
A Small Farm For Sale, 
nUHREE miles south-west of the village of Macedon, in 
J Wayne co., N. Y., consisting of about 56 acres of excellent 
hind, three-fourths good Wheat soil, and the remainder fertile 
pasture or meadow, with about five acres of woodland. It 
has a two story dwelling, the upper part unfinished, a barn, 
granary and corn house, and a never-failing spring of water. 
The price if sold soon, is fifty dollars per acre. A portion, or 
the whole, may he paid when possession is given, the first of 
April next. For further particulars, apply lo the subscriber 
personally, at his residence in Macedon. 
Macedon, Sept. 15. 1853. J. J. THOMAS. 
Osier or Basket Willow. 
npHE subscriber will have for sale, to be delivered this fall 
-A or next spring, about 50,000 Willow Sprouts of the 
growth of this season, suitable for propagation or for baskets. 
Each sprout will make from four to five cuttings for planting. 
C. N. BEMENT, 341 Broadway, Albany. 
Aug 11—wlam-im.__ 
Country Residence. 
TAOR sale, a most desirable Country Residence, containing 
A about twelve acres of land—a sandy loam—in a high 
state of cultivation, within three quarters of a mile of the 
principal business street in ihe city of Sceneclady. On the 
premises is a large house 24 feet front by 70 in depth, replete 
with every necessary convenience; attached to the same,are 
all the necessary barns, out-houses, Ac. The garden con¬ 
tains a large number of choice fruit trees, consisting of Ap¬ 
ple, Cherry, Pear, Ac.; also a number of evergreen and de¬ 
ciduous Ornamental Trees;, together wiih a large quantity of 
Grape vines, Roses, new and rare Shrubbery. The fences 
are mostly new, and the house is in good repair, and lias re¬ 
cently been fitted up as a residence "for the proprietor, but 
other engagements render it necessary to dispose of the same. 
Price $2,500—less than the actual cost of the improvements. 
Possession given immediate'y; title perfect. Inquire of 
C. REAGLE.S, 
Union Gardens and Nurseries, Schenectady. 
Septe mber 1—m2t. __ 
Albany Tile Works, 
Corner Patroon and Knox Streets, Albany , N. Y. 
D RAIN TILE of the following descriptions and prices, 
suitable for land drainage, always on hand, in large or 
small quantities, of the first quality, delivered at the Docks 
and Railroad Depots free of cartage. 
Horse Shoe Tile. 
inch calibre, $18 per 1000 feet. 
$15 “ 
$12 “ 
Sole Tile or Pipe. 
3 inches calibre, $18 per 1000 feet. 
2 “ “ $12 - £ 
HorseShoe Hand Tile, 8 inches calibre, for drains around 
dwellings, at $8 per 100 feet. Sole The, 4 inch calibre, for 
sink drains, at $4 per 100 feet—9 and 6 inch square, polished 
face Floor Tile, less than one-fourth the cost of marble, for 
basement floors and cellar pavements—9 and 6 inch square 
Bakers’ Tile, for oven bottoms. Orders from a distance will 
receive prompt attention. A. S. BABCOCK. 
Albany, Ap.il 14, 1853—16—I3t—c6m. 
Albany Drain Tile Works, 
No. 60 Lancaster Street, Albany , West of Medical College. 
T HE subscriber, successor to JOHN GOTT, formerly A. 
S. BABCOCK A CO., is prepared lo furnish Draining 
Tile of both Horse Shoe and Sole, patterns, at from $i2to 
$18 per 1000 pieces. The tile are more than a toot in length, 
and fully equal to any of American or Foreign manufacture. 
They are so formed as to admit water at every joint, and 
drain the land perfectly from 12 to 20 feet on each side, ac¬ 
cording to the nat ure of the soil. 
Also. Large Tile for drains about dwellings, yards, Ac., 
at from $4 to $8 per 100 pieces. Tile delivered at the docks 
and railroads free of cartage. Practical drainers, for laying 
Tile, furnished if desired, 
more durable than brick drains. 
Full directions for preparing ditches, laying tile, Ac., will 
be sent free to those addressing the subscriber, post-paid, 
The tiles can be sent safely any distance. Orders are re¬ 
spectfully solicited. DAVID CALLANAN. 
Sept. 15—w&m tf._ Albany, N. Y. 
Orchard Grass. 
f>AAA BUSHELS Orchard Grass, handsomely cleaned, 
dUUU and for sale at the Western Agricultural Ware¬ 
41 inct 
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house of 
August 25, 1S53—w3m 
MILLER & SHREVE, 
Louisville, Ky. 
