1851 
THE CULTIVATOR 
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purchased.” Mr. J. names Messrs. Gilbert & Cughnot 
as the persons of whom many of these sheep were pur¬ 
chased. — 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.— An article hastily 
written last winter, and under extraordinary circum. 
stances sent off by the Editor of the Horticultural De¬ 
partment of this paper to the printing office unfinished, 
appears to have been entirely misunderstood by the Ru¬ 
ral New-Yorker. That paper was referred to as con¬ 
taining “ a copied article, ascribed to the Cultivator, 
[that article] giving as new and valuable the twenty 
times exploded humbug, of raising fruit trees of differ¬ 
ent sorts from cuttings, by dipping the lower end in wax 
or tallow.” 
The two words above in brackets were omitted by mis¬ 
take, and hence the Rural New-Yorker has supposed 
that we meant to charge him with endorsing the hum¬ 
bug, a thing not true, and never intended nor thought 
of by us. And we only noticed it, because that paper 
copied the humbug, as credited to this paper'. —placing 
us as its author,—and thus, however unintentionally, 
doing us great injustice.* 
This was all explained in a note from the Editor of the 
Horticultural Department, to the Rural New-Yorkerj 
and a brief explanation was received too late for inser¬ 
tion in this paper at the time. We supposed the ex¬ 
planation given in that paper would he sufficient to show 
that he entirely misunderstood us; but as he has lately 
repeated his former remarks, most singularly and unac¬ 
countably charging us with a 11 libel,” we furnish the 
above brief explanation. His sense of justice will per¬ 
haps suggest to him whether, first and last, he has not 
said many more unjust things of us, than we have ap¬ 
parently said of him. 
* This paper being the oldest of the name, and the only one in the 
United States without any other distinctive epithet , was regarded by 
every one as the paper meant by the term Cultivator. 
Calamus, or Sweet Flag. —A correspondent at Ells¬ 
worth, Ct,, wishes information in regard to the best 
mode of eradicating this plant from his moist meadows. 
Can some one tell the best way ? 
Albany Prices Current. 
Albany, October 20. 
FLOUR.—We have had during the month a dull market for flour, 
and although the quotations show no important change, the tendency 
has been downward. The aggregate receipts of flour so far this season, 
are still far in advance of the receipts to the corresponding period 
last year; this with a limited export demand leaves a large stock on 
dealers 5 hands in New-York. The stringency in the money market 
has prevented any speculative movement in flour, which the present 
low prices would otherwise have produced. Flour in England con¬ 
tinues to rule low, Western Canal being quoted at 15al8s , Philadel¬ 
phia and Baltimore 18al9s., Ohio 18a20s., and Canadian 18al9s. 6d. 
Tbe sales ot the month are 31,000 brls. at $3.75a3.87£ lor State, $3.75 
a4 for fancy State and Ohio and Michigan, $4a4.25 for good to fancy 
Genesee, -$4.25a4 50 for extra Ohio, and $4.50a5 25 for extra Genesee. 
The demand for Corn Meal has been steady with sales 4500 to 
5,000 bags at $1.15£al.l8£ per 100 lbs. The Buckwheat trade has 
opened with a brisk demand from store at $2a2.25. 
GRAIN.—Quotations of wheat follow the decline in the price of 
the flour, and prime Genesee is quoted at 5a6, lower than it was a 
month ago; the demand for Genesee at present quotations, 91c. is 
fair; the inferior descriptions of Western are neglected while those 
of a better grade are but in moderate demand ; the sales are 70,000 
bushels at 91a97£ for Genesee, S6c for white Ohio, 81a82c for mixed 
lots of do., 80c. for red do., 81c. for Ohio Mediterranean and 81 £ for 
this State Mediterranean; the market closed at 91c. for prime lots of 
Genesee, with no sales of Western for some days. The only sale of 
Rye during the month has been 300 bushels from store at 66c. for 56 
lbs. The supply of Oats both of new and old crop has been limited • 
prices have been variable with sales 114,000 bushels at 30a31c. for 
heated Western, 34a36c. for good Western, and 36a37£c. for do. State 
closing at 34a35c. for Western and 36c. for State. The sales of Corn 
during the month aggregate 230,000 bushels; the receipts by Canal 
continue very large and are confined exclusively to Western mixed, 
much of which comes forward in an unsound state ; the Eastern ana 
distilling demand is good; the market closes at 48a54c. for lots more 
or less unsound, and 54a55 for good to prime lots of Western mixed, 
show a decline on the quotations of this day month of 2a3c. Barley 
comes forward steady, but the receipts are far behind those to the 
corresponding period last year; the deficiency to the present lime 
amounting to upwards of 300,000 bushels The quotations during 
the month have been very uniform and the range between the two 
descriptions of Barley is wider this season than it was last. Quota¬ 
tions may be given at 72a74 cents for ordinary to prime two rowed 
and 78a80c. for four rowed, including a load to arrive soon at 80c.: 
samples of four rowed slightly mixed sold at 75a75|c. The sales of 
the month are 370,000 bushels 
The Liverpool quotations for wheat, U. S. red, per 70 lbs. 4s. 9da5s.; 
do white and mixed 5s. Ida5s. 6d.; Canadian red 4s. 9da5s. and whtie 
5s. 2da5s. 6d. Indian Corn, yellow, 26a27, white do. 27a28s 6d. 
WHISKEY has been in nominal supply during the month ; the 
sales have been light, closing at 21c. for S. P. and low proof Ohio. 
FEED.—Sales 50,000 bushels at 12£al4c. for shorts, 15a21c. loi 
second quality and lOOallOc. for fine middling. 
HOPS.—There is a large speculative movement going on in hops; 
in the hop growing districts of this state, the prices paid are full as 
high as in this market, 25a26c. being freely given for all that can be 
obtained, and taken on the spot; ihe retail demand here has been sup¬ 
plied at 25a26c., and on Saturdy a sale was made from store of 12,000 
lbs. at 26c., and within a few days a sale of 10,000 lbs. has been made 
in this city at a figure above our quotations. To day bidders general¬ 
ly ask 30c. for larger lots, while retail sales are making at 27c. 
PROVISIONS.—The market is confined to a limited retail trade. 
WOOL.—The market here is neglected. At Boston, on the 10th, 
the demand for domestic wool had been good for some days, and the 
sales larger than for a long time past, at prices rather in favor of buy¬ 
ers. The transactions add up 350,000 lbs. fleecs, at about 43a46c. 
Saxony, 39a41c. Full blood, 37a38f do., 34a36£ do., 31a33 common. 
Prices are still rather unsettled for the article, as the drouth which pre¬ 
vails in all directions keeps manufacturers out of the market. In fo¬ 
reign wool, sales of 50 bales washed Portuguese, on private terms. 
Besides the export of 592 bales foreign wool, noticed last week, 1,500 
bales more are ready for shipment to Europe, and only waiting a low 
freight. 
Trees! Trees! Trees! 
T HE subscribers would respectfully solicit a share of the public 
patronage in the purchase of all kinds of Fruit and Ornamental 
Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
All orders accompanied with the cash, or satisfactory reference, 
will receive prompt attention. SHEPPARD & CHERRY, 
Nov. 1—It.* River Bank Nursery, Rochester, N. Y. 
References. —A. Saul & Co., Newburgh, N. Y.; Wm. Reid, 
Elizabethtown, New-Jersey. 
EMERY & CO.’S Premium Horse Power. 
T HE subscribers offer to the Public with renewed confidence, their 
Superior Hohse Powers, Threshers, and Separators— as 
their success in competion with other Powers, during the fall, has 
shown that in the opinions of committees and the public we have the 
best Railroad Horse Power for general and particular purposes. Prices 
are as advertised in former numbers of the Cultivator. 
New-York State and Michigan Agricultural Societies, gave to 
above their first premiums. EMERY & CO., 
_ 369 and 371 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 
FOWLS AND EGGS. 
T HE great desire manifested in New-Engl and for procuring good 
Poultry, has induced H. B. COFFIN, Newton , Mass., to pay 
particular attention to breeding and importing first rate stock. All 
persons desirous of having the purest and best to breed from, may de¬ 
pend upon being faithfully served. Among many kinds of Fowls for 
sale by him, are the following, which he is very particular in breed¬ 
ing. 
Shanghae—Forbes stock. 
Imperial Chinese—Marsh stock. 
Cochin China—Coffin do 
White Shanghae do do 
Black Shanghae do do 
Golden Poland, or Spangled Hamburgh. 
Dealers in Fowls or Eggs for hatching, supplied upon liberal terms. 
Orders addressed to No. 5 Congress Square , Boston , will be promptly 
executed. 
Reference to Mr. J. Van Dusen, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who will 
take orders for Fowls, as advertised above. 
Boston, Aug. 1, 1851—12t. 
