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VERMONT WATCBMAN & STATE JOCKWAL WEDNESDAY SFPTEMBER, 20, 1899. AGRICULTURAL. Cntllo Scnrc. Tlio explnuntlou which iho wcslcrn elnughtctora offcr of Iho rcccnt ad vanco iti tho prico of mcnt has somc trutb. For scvon years tlio nnmber of biof caltlu in Iho country has bccn cou&tautly dcctoaslng, ns tho "Fnrin ct" and "IIomtB'' havc ircquontly Bhown in quotlng Btntislics. A loss of tcn tnilllou huad in that tlmo is quito cuough to warrant tho argument that tliero has como to bo a ecarclly aud that somothlng llko scarclty prlcea mustbo expccted. liut how dld this Bcarcity como about? Whocauscd ii? Thoro has bcon no euch dccrcaao in milch cowb: thoir uumber rcrnaincd nlmost uncbanged frorn 1891 lo 1800 nnd though thero has becn eoino dc crcaao sinco it has bcon small. Why is it that tho dccrcaso in bccf cattlo has beeu 60 niuch largci? Is it not noesiblo that tbo combiua tion of Blaughtercra has had somelhing to do with tuis anu inat tuo scarciiy which thoy now cffer as an excuso for ndvanclng pticcs is m part oi tneir own makiDc? It is matter of common knowledeo that thcro has bccn constant complaint nmonc cattlo raisera, both west and anal thnf nrlnna haVA liAtin ntltl nrn llp clinfng and that proflts aro reaching or havc rcacncd tho vanieMne point Why should this be so if tho eupply of cattlo ia docrcasing, and how doea their coniplaint tally with tho statcmentof tho ehughtcrcrs that thty havo had to raiso the pricca of thoir meat becauae tht v have had to pay moro for their caltle? Tho westcrn buviui: of cattlo is al most entirely in tho hands of a eraall number of yackcrs in Chicago, Kuueas Citv and Omaua. i'ractlcaliy a uczen mcn or less fix tho nriccs of cattlo on tho hoof; and tho L'rovidenco Journal tninKs it tuo wnoio iruiu wcro Known it misht bc found that packets havo forced down nriccs to tho cattlo raieers uutil tho latter, flnding tho proflts cone, havo curtailed productlon : where upon tho packers havo turncd round and told the consumers with many pro teelations of rcgret that tho avallablo Bunnlv of cattlo hi.8 become so Btnall that they aro forced to chargo moro for moat, Then in New Encland auothor con dition has been brought about by the becf monopoliBts. The drossed becf refrieeratois all over New England hare diiven out tho old timo country butchor. Many timea this has been done, not in accordanco with tho ordi nary laws of trado but by actually forc- mg out ot buBine8s tno matkct man who would not handle exclusivcly western dreBBed becf. As a lesult .New England abounds in abandoncd slaugh ter nouBCB, and in tnousanUB ot cqbcs tho farmera who mightliko to raise two or.turee steers eacn year on clicap pas tures, as a small Bidc-isBue of their otherj linesof bueincaa, flnd themselves- aDBOiutejy witnout o marnct, oven at low prices. A half-truth is Bomelime3 worse than a falsehood, and thcro is only half oi tno trutn in tnc statoment uat tLore are fewcr beef cattlo in the country lo day than there, were several years ago. MAINE'S UIO ULUEBEItHY 1'ATCII. Thieo fourlhs of all tho canned blue beines UBed in tho Uniled Statea grow on thc nlaina of Washington county upon tho whito clay Boil from which tho pino trees havo beeu cut off and which is too poor to grow anythiug but nrav birches. Bedges and berrv shruba Tho tract which ia given un to blue berries has au area of about 25,000 ocres, and is owntd by hau a dczen friends who control and oporato can ueries for putting up bineberriet. The land is wortbless for all practical put poses, except for the growing of blue berriea, and is not taxed by the county or townB in which it is situulcd, though tho owuers pay a small rovenuo to tho Statc. Tho avorago yross incomo to tho owners is from $2 to 83 an acre cvery year, nearly one-half of which sum is paid to the pickera who harvest tho crop with rnkee, after which thc fruit is winnowid in a a fanning mill, pioked out by hand to remove green berries and stray insects, und ia thcn sent to tho cookiug vats to bo mado ready for tho cans. Tho picking begins about August 20 aud laBts until tho berriea aro all gath ered or driod up on tho vinos. As thero aro no housea or olher buildings on tho plains tbo pickera arrivo in wagons, bringing along tcntB, bedding, cooking uteuBils and material for mak ing bluoborry boxcs along. Whilo a patly, rnado up fiom tho young peoplo of n helghborhood, i npt an uncommon fiight, moat of tho pickera como iti fam ily fttoups, grandparcnls, paronts and chlldron ubandoning thoir bomo for threo or four weoks in order to earn a little sparo change. As soon aa tho tcnta are aet and tho horees aro teth ered out umoug tho graas, tho ontiro eroup begins plcklug. Tho raen push tho blueberry rakes over tho broad tracts, whllo tho womou and cbildron pick among tho cradlo knolls by hand. A blueborry rako ia a modifled car-pot-aweepor. It runs on low wheols eimilar lo tlioao on a lawu mower. Placed closo to the ground ia a llat tiu pan for calcbiug nnd holding tho bor rlos. A fow incliea obove Iho pan aro two dozen atlff steel wires that aro placed sido by sido aud rcach out four or fivo lnclies boyond the pan. Tho man who drlvtB tho nicker forces tho wires among tho laden buBhes, vibrates tho framo up aud down and sidoways until tho truit talls into tuo pan anu thcn puBhes liia machiuo ahead for moro fruit. Au actlvo man with n ickcr can uather from two or threo bushola of berriea in a day. Thoso who pick by hand soldom get n bushel in a day aud conaldor a half bushel a fair Btintfor tou lioura' work. Whou Iho berriea aro uulliorcd and freed from chaif aud inBects thoy paaa undor tho eyea of tho iuspcctor, who pays from a ceut aud a half to two cents a quatt for all tho fruit ho nc ceptB. Aftor this tho fruit Is nailcd up in boxea holding oight quarla and huulcd uway to tho factorieB. Though tho indlvidual pay ia small, tho joint onrnlneB of n family often amouut to $4 or S5 a day. As ttio uviug is piam atul Incxpcualvo, and as iho outdoor ait nnd ixorcibo nro Buro to bring gcod nppetilcs ar.d ewcot alcop, many pro- ter lour woikb on ilo pin.ns io u iuuiu txpciiBtvo cu ing at tno scualioro or luouutninp. Ntarly 600 whito tonts are niw ecat lered ovir tho plaitiB, formina biluII villagea around tprhij;s of lling wa ter?, and slrelciiing i.way iu reumr strcets along iho bankB of stn'nn s. Tho occupatils of the tculs cime lioiu ncarly a 1 ttio towi s oi rjancru mhiuc Two famllies havo dtiven down from Ululnp, which is neaily 200 mllcs nwny. Mr. and Mre. Jamcs Colo of Colos Cornor, Wintcrport, arrivcd lioru a wcck ngo on tlieir wootnng j uri ey, and havo mado good wages tvciy day. "Jlmmy wanttu lo taKo mo 10 uob- ton and Beo liuiiker IliU Monumei.i and tho Old Soulh M oting IlruBc," said Mra. Colo in ttlliug wliy Bhe chosc a cotton U nt for a bridul chambcr, ''but Burcly a trip would have cost him near ly 850. He haaii't paid for hia now uoubo yct, acti i ioio uim ne u uuuu savo Lis money. so cnmo oowu hero. Wo've had a splendid timo and havo carned almott 815 in ono wcek. By thotimo wo got ready to go bome wo can pav aliuost 8100 on tho housc, and 1 thtli havo bluebtrrics tnough lo last us all wiuter. I think it Is just the niccst wcdding trip a jouug couple can take." In wintor, when ico clings lo the litnbs of tho trois, tho Bceda of the gr.y birch fall cff and the wind takis ttain and cnrrles thcm to tho plains on tcp of tho biiow. They fall down among tho bluobe.riy busbos, and in a few years ycung birch trces aro grow ing cvoiywhore. They would soon kill off the berries if they wcro not chick od. Theref c ro the proprielors burn off tho land evory flvo or six years, the tlre killing eveiything to tho grouud. The bluebeirie", havini? long creeping root stulks, stud up uow Bhoots which btar fruit the stcond jear. Tho birches are killed oulright and givo no moro troublo until new sccd is tocd. Thc ashes which result from the llre Btimulate tho blucborry plan 8 to u moro vigorous growih and caueo thom to produce largcr benies. About 40,000 bushulB of berries aro canned in Washiugton couuty every ear. This Btason tho crrp will prnbalilv leach 50,000 -u,,f,K WAVES OF ETHER. A IlemnrknltlL' .'Mciltiiin Tluit W'e Are Tohl Klllx All .lliiller nml All Sjinuu. The phenomcna of wirele&s teleg raphy aro most lnarvelous from the purely scientiiio side. They show us that this reiuarkable mediuui, the ether, which eucompas&ea us about on every side, penetratlug' the denscst aa well aa the rarest forms of matter and filling the whole of celestlal space, la In a Btate of endless disturbance, crossed and r crossed by waves in inlinite variety. In his addi-eBS on the "Six Gatewuys of Knowledgt" Lord Kelvln has called at--toution to "the vobt gaj between 100 vlbi-ations per second, the sound of a irather hlgh tenor volce, and 400,000,000, 000 per second, the sumber of vlbrationa corresponding to dull red Jight, and thercfore the lowest rate in the spee trum." But, now that llertz has given u ether wavca mllllons of miles long-, how cnormously had this range been widened? Withln this range there is room for 20 senses, ln place of flve, each equal ln range to thoso we have at pres ent; and if each should revcal to us os much as docs the eye whatan amazing iwtalth of knowledge would be oursl Indeed, Lodge has suggestcd an elec trlcal theory of vision based on co liercnt actiou. But why muy not thesc llertzian waves have been aheady utllized by our organism? Ve are told that the day that Ocn. Gordon was killed at Khar toum the people in the streets and ba zars of Cairo kuewof it, though the dis tancc in a direet Ilnc i.s 1,000 miles and no telegraph eonnects these cities. And .aBrltish ollicer ln Afghanistan narratea that inforination of tbe intcndcd move ment of troopa during the war at dis tances of S0 or 100 miles away was known to the natlves at these polnts al most iinmedlatcly, though no signaling of any sort could be detected. What worlds of posslble sensation He about us in these ether waves; and, when these aro fully recognlzed,'wlth what tremendous capabillties will thehuman raoo be endowed! In the eloquent words of Tyndall: 'The air about u may be full of llcaven's hallelujahs, whlle we hear only the feeble whisper of 9urown prayers." Qeorge V. Barker, in Llpplncbtt's. .X- ' Ilorae on nim. "Oot a good joheon myself," Bald thn man who has accumulated a little prop erty by hard work. "I asked my wlfe what was tho dlfterence between mo and a horse, intendlng to say that I was a forehanded man and the horse was a four-footed beast. What do you sup poBo she, sald?" "Qlve it up," sald the other man. "Bald she guessed it must be tbe Lenffth of my cars." Indlanapolls Jour- llow's This I We offcr ono hundred dollnra reward for any caso of cntarrh that can not bo cured by Hnll's Calarrh Curc. F. J. CIIENEY&CO., Proprielors, Toledo, O. Wo, tho uudersigned, havo known F, J. Cheney for tho last llfteen year8, and beliovo him porfectly honoraulo in all busincBa tnuiBacliouB and flnan cially ublo to carry out any obligations mado !y thoir urm. Webt & Tiiuax, Wholcsalo Urug gists, Toledo, Ohio. Waldino, Kinnan & Makvin, Wholesa o DruggistB, Toledo, Ohio. llall's Cntarili Curo ib tnkou inter nally, actlng direclly upon tho blood and mucous Burfacea of tho Bystem, Prico, Bovonty-llvo conls jier bottlo Sold by nll drugdstB, TcBtlmoniiils frco. Hnll's Family Pills aro the best. NEW 20TH CENTURY CREAM SEPARATORS SEPTBMBBR FIKST nmrkcd auothor grcat advonoo in ccntrif ugul crcani Bojiarutioii with tho introductiou of tho Imm-ovcd 20th OENTURY "5uby" or ""Da'ivy" sizca oi Do Lnvnl Orcam Soparutors, possosaing incroasod eapacitics nnd still grcntor oilicioncy. NEW STYLES, CAPACITIES AND PRICES. Old Sijio "Hollovr.Kowl" Ilnliy No. 1, l.io llis., - SoO.OO Old Stjio "Strap" llumming.Bird, - 175 lhs., - 50.00 Iiuprovcil "Crnnk" Hnmmiug-Blrd, 225 llis., 05.00 Imiiroved Iron-Stool liahy No. 1, .'125 lbs., 100.00 Improved Iron-Stool Baby No. 2, - - 150 lbs., 125.00 Iinproved High.Fnnnc Balty No. 2, 150 lbs., 125.00 Improved Iligh-Frnino Bnby No. I), - 850 lbs., - 200.00 Improved Dniry Steniu-TurbiiH-, - - 850 lbs., 225.00 Send for "Neiv Centuvy" cataloruc. The De Laval Separator Co. NEW ENGLAND AGENTS: S MOSELCY & STODDARD MFG, CO, RUTLAND, VT. xt OACB TO rf t li LcJi yOU RUfH NO WITH OUK gOODS SEND FOR DESCRIP riVE C1RCULARS Sodby le&dng Pea.ier-5 MAGBBFURNACE GO. 3a -3a umoN st.. boston Agenta for Montpelier, Barre and vicinily. Peck Broa., Montpelier; Phelps Broa., Barre; C. 1). Robinson, Waterbury; J. A. Stafford, Stowe; Mulliken & Davis, Wells River; G. W. Tillottsoo, Norti Qeld; Tunper & Graham, Bethel. Fiftv-Eieht acknouledtred tho country over as tho leuding Nntioual Family Nowepaper. Recngnizint! Us value to thope who desire all tho newa of tho Stato aud Na tion, the publiehor of The Watciisian, (your own favorito homo paper) haf entered into un alliancoith "Tho Now York Weokly Tribuno" which onablef him to furnitdi both papers nt Iho tritling coat of $2.00 por year. Every farmer and evfry villagfr owes it to himself, to hia family and to the commuuity in which ho lives a cordiul support of his local newapaper, as it work constantly and unlirintily for his intureatB iu ovory way, brings to his homo nll tho newa and happfninns of his neighborhood, tho doiegs of his friends, the con dition and prospccts for different crops, tho prices in homo marketa, aud, in fact, is a wrekly visitor which should be found in every wido awake. pro grrB8ivo family. JuBt think ol iti Both of thcso popora for only S2.00 a year. Send b11 Bubtcriptions to Tiik Watchman, Montpolior, Vi. A WRECKED LIFE. Tho Pltluble Ueuth-lleil Socne of Womnn Wlioae Cnreer Ilnd Been nilghted lij- Btronw Drlnk. Suggestlve nnd sad beyond expres ,oion were tho dying houra 9f a wretch. 'ed woman ln Now York city tho other day. 8ho had been beautiful In her tlme, but had chosen, with n sister, to lead what the newBpapera call "a gay lfe" in this country and Europe. and llke all others who follow this path had come at last to a broken, mlscrnblo and frlendless condltlon, an nbject slnve to drlnk as well as other evil passlona. 'Two years ago the siBter died a drunk ard, nnd left the mirvlvor tjiq buui of $76,000. This only bnBtened "the end. As her lust hours npproacbed, a nelgh bor who had learned of her feeble con dltlon sent for a dootor. When he came the woman sald to him: "They Bhouldn't have sent for you, doctor. There's np ubo pf lncurrlng this ex penae'. I know I am going to die, and I want to dio. My sJijter died n drunk' ard, nnd I nm going ln tbe samo way. For tho past two yearB, dootor, I have done nothlng but drink. I have let out this bouse here and others that I own, and just Hvcd ln one flnt nnd nnother, Bpendlng my dnys and nights ln drlnlc ing. It's nearly over now, and all want 1b to be left nlone." After this her only plea wbb for moro drlnk. "Oh, glvo mo," Bhe sald, "a plnt of beer be fore I gol" Bueb a ploturo of tho awf ul dcgradatlon wrought by drink nnd vlclons llving cnlla for no comment. No worda of ours cau add to the dnrk nesB and horror of euch nn endlng. Chrlstlan Work. Get your Job I'riutini; douo at tlio Watcii uan Olllco. GENERAL 0FFICES: 7A CORTLANOT STREET, NEW YORK. StEAM VVA R TVB A B O ftff-DOAf fftOMP.'Rr, wFORvrr ofzfAr rtOlS(:tOLD? M Years Old!! It's a long life, but devolion to thc true inlertBls Bnd proept-rity of tho Americau People has won for it new friends as the )uus rolitd by aiid the original mcmbors of ita iamily paEBtd lo their reward, aud ihe&e admirers are lojal and sleadfast to dpy, with failh in ita teachings, and confldence iu thc informiition which ii brii gs to their homej and llrefidis. Aa a natural coiiBcqucncc it cnjoys ii its old ago all t'.io vitolitv and vigor of its youlu, Eticnntheued and riponed by the (xperiencea of ovtr half a century. It Iibb hvcd on itfi merit?, nnd un the cordibl fupport of nrognBsivo AmericauB. It is "Tuo New York Weokly Tribuno," MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. New York is said to have 7,500 barber hops and 25,000 barbers. Ilela Klttridge, of Belfast, Me., holds the world's record for wrlting.by plac ing 46,000 words on an ordinary poatal card. Elephants havo only clght tcelh two below and two above on eacb side. All baby elephants' teeth fall out when tbe aninial is about 14 years old, and a new aet grows. One street rallway systeru in Chicago netted over $1,000,000, beyond its usual incomo ln the world s fair year of 1893 The recelpts from passengers on the banner day were $37,500. L An Italian who pays $3,500 n year for the "shlnlng privllege" on tho Staten island ferry llne is reported to clear $12,000 aununlly. He employs a colony of boys of his own nntlonnlity. Tho men-of-wnr of the llamaus had a crew of about 225 mcn, of which 174 were oarsmcn worklng on three deckB The speed of these vessels wus nbout six miles au hour in fair wenthcr. A remlnlseenec of Aaron Burr was dug up ln n New York street a few dnys ugo. It was a hollow chestnut log, BtiU in good condition, used ns a water plpe nnd lnid undcr a contrnct Beeured by Burr from the legislature. The cost of Soloinon's temnle lms been estlmnted by nn emlnent Old Tes tnment student to cxcccd $50,000,000, 000. In tho 11 im t place, tho value of the materlals ln tbe rough 1r estlmnted at $12,500,000,000, and the labor at $3,000.' 000,000. Tho vessels of gold were valued nt $2,320,481,015; the vessels of sllver at $3,231,715,000; the vestmenta of tho prlcsts nnd tho robes of tbo singers nt $10,050,000, nnd the trumputs of gold at $1,000,000. 1"' CONFIDENCE SHATTERED. Ciirlo Dcnlcr In I.nx AtikcIc I)f tnllx IliU llxiierlcncc u ltli Enl rrn Sclionlmn'niii. "There is n blg joke on somc of tho teachers who went on the I.os Angeiea excursion ln enrly July," nnid a Brook lyn tcachcr thc other dny, "and al though it is at thc expensc of my pro fession 1 Bhall hnvc to tcll it. "On the beach there is u elinrming old man who keeps n curlo shop. He has bccn nn expert mlnernlogist for 30 years, and is vcrscd ln conchology nnd gcology us wcll ns mlneralogy. When ho henrd that a lot of New York nnd New Jersey scliool teachers were com ing to the conveutlon his lieart over flowed with dclight nt the tliought of the dclightful symposiums he would' baxe with thoso lcarued women, who would npprcciute to thc full his rare and curlous trcasurcs. "For wecka ho busied himself in lelsure moments ln carefully brushing, nrrnnging nnd classlfylng his choicest Bpccimcns, many of which ho cotisid ered too sacred for tho casual gnze of tho ordinary tourlst." That his confldence in the intcllectual acumen of his prospective visltors was misplaccd may be glcaned from thc fol lowing bit of dialogue which he gravely transmitted to a relative here and wau furnished by the school teacher: "The Bchoolmarms," he wrltes, "are thick here, and all of thcm are asking qucstions at the same timc. They are not, however, of the kind that I cxpcct ed. Wc have n devllflsh ln a jar ln the shop, and I will give you n specimen of our conversation: " 'IIol What nretty shellsl How do you sell tlicmV " 'DiiTercnt prices.' " 'What Is in that jarV "'A devllflsh or octopus.' "(All together) 'Oh, it looks llke the devill' " 'What is the price of this shell?' " 'Whieb one do you mean?' " 'Have you got any for five cents? " 'Yes.' " 'Devllflsh.' "(All together) 'Let me see that pin.' (The tray is taken out.) " 'Let me see that other tray.' (It is taken out.) (From a new arrival) 'What ia in that jar?' " 'Devllflsh.' " Is itallve?' " 'No.' , "(All together) 'Wbat tlme does the train leave? " 'Don't know.' (Heaven forgive me, did, thoughl) " 'Dld you get all these shella here 7 " 'No.' M 'What comes out of these Bhells? " 'Shellflsh.' 44 'What hatches out of them? " 'Shellflsh.' " 'Is this coral real coral?' " 'Yes.' " 'Let me have five cents' worth, and pack it good.' 'Oh, yes 'Is this the Paclflo ocean? " 'Yes.' "And so on ad inflnltum." i What wonder that his confldence is the deep, iutellectual glfts of eastern echoolma'ams is soraewhat shattered? N. Y. Tribiine. PRETTY FANCIES. Vnriou Trinen Wlileh Are Xow I'opa lnr with Follover of the KnnliloiiH. Never was lace in such demand as it is to-day; every kind aud deseription for every possible use. It is the keynote of a young girl's attire, aud she never was daintier than sno has been sincetno avalanche of lace desceudcd upon her. Skirts, seamless and all over lace; bol eros ready to put on, parnsol covers, tunlcs and cruimps. as well as laco bouirht by the mile; polonaises of ex quisite imitations of Venetian point and "point de Flandre," ready shaped, are among the lace concoctlons of the day, Quinure has been revived. Laces are inixed regardlcss of their partieular era. Veils of white and cream colored and plalu tulle without dots take the lead There is a fresh rago for white gloves, The nopularitv of this article has di mlnished so very little that the sudden demand is scarcely noticeable. Orchlds for hat triraming is a new ldea this summer. When combined with a darker shade of velvet they are strlkincrlv hnndsome. Parnsols. narrow tucked from tho center to the edge, is the greatest nov' eltv offercd ln nny one llne of eun shades ln yenrs. Pique, llnen, crash and duek skirU are elnborately embroiuereu anu ap- plinued. A I'arisiau fnncy Ib to be a one ilower glrl. A striking brunettc who Indulgea ln this lllusiou wears all the shade3 o't vlolet, from lilnc to royal purple and green. The vlolet Is her Ilower, of course, and lndens her hat and her corsnge, is the ilgure ln the cloth of her gowns, and its fragrance on her per Bon makes hcr a very rcnl vlolet glrl. Sllks with blurred deslgnB nre com bined with some vivid hue, usually lald under lace insertlons or linlng ruflles. Spanlsh turbans, with jetted brlins aud pompons of tulle, glve dnshing nnd dnring eiTeet. N. Y. Tribune. Vnrknhlre rnrkln. Yorkshlre parkin, if made ub fol lows, will bo excellcnt, but it Bhould bo kept two or three dnys before Berv ing, till H has bccome perfectly Boft: Take ono pound of outiueal, one pound of dark molnsses, one-quarter pound of buttcr, one-quarter pound of moist sugar, mixed splce nnd glnger to tnste. Hub tho buttcr Into tho mcul, with tho eugar nnd spicc, then ndd tbe molasses, inelted if too thick, mlx nll together thoroughly, nnd bake in flnt tlns, such iib nre used for yorkshlre pudding, ln n slow oven for two hours or morc Boston Olobe. DcWitt's Witch llazei Saivo Curca I'lles. Sculila. llurns. WRflinV MAUinJT DtrDnRT1 I uuim umiUYUi nuiuiiii Vermont Markots. PIIOUUUK, wnltitlur lliittvr, Hb1j new, ln A Ib lioxet.TH It... . 18 M 19 .lui.ui. ireBU iiuw. III IUU9, H 1D Itt P IB t'lieeao. daltr, W ft 11 (g .i f-KK f "OZ 17 M 18 I'utntaea, H bmliel, uew 35 W 4M lloni, llve, fi IB g 4 IIOK,drMe(l,?tR) suS n I.Hiiiba,TI ft '',". j Vcula, lire ( g j Clilckena j ft, is f,"l IU UH Barre iiutiiT, uairr ig (a KKk.tliIui g I'otatoea, fl liulhel, new 40 a lloK,clrood, f) 1b , juj Vonla, llve 20 17 iit lieet, hlndtjuartera W lb y:n ty. lleel, loreuuattera, TH 16 3k'S k Kowla, W ft 10 ig IJ Krrli'fi clilckonl.. 19 ap 19 li W 16 lurKeTa., Richmond. llutter, crcamorr 20 W 21 lliitter.dalrr.tub 16 IS llutter, cratea H Cbeeae. factorT .0 Cheeae. dalrj IU (Jbeeae, aaxe i" 11 KKK it 16 I'otatoea, II busbel new 4) &U lloxa. llie V B w I IIoKa, dreaaed, V B tf 6 Voala, llTe lleef, hlndquartera & 5 lleef. forequartera 4 Bbeep, llve 9 0 4 Hpring luuiba & 6 Tutkuja 0 10 Hprlnx clilckeua , II 12 St. Atoam llutter. creauierr 23 & 21 llutter, dalrr, fair to nood 16 Vf '1 llutter. dalrr. aelectlons 17 & 14 Vutter, dalrr. aoparator ltl & WH Wattrbury ituiier, irean, 10 ivfi 'tp vy, llutter, crutea, box 18 tt 20 Kttxa, V doz 15 16 I'otatoea. W bushel new 35 i 40 IIoKa, llve, 1 Iti ,. ia liona.droaeod, V K t)i lHulOB IKtp O Veala, llve kj S Lblckeua 10 12 lurker 12X& li ltBTAlr. DKALKaS ritlCKS, Vlour, BprliiR Wheat V barre! 4 7.3 JW Flour, Wintor Wheat, W barrel 4 2Ya 4 50 Klour. Farullr Itoller. W barrel 3 Vm 4 00 Keed. m cwt 903 D Meal, $1 cwt t.Vgi t'U Oata.'H bualiel 33B K Coru.buahel iUf 16 ouuainiKa. ncwi i vy iiran, percwi 03tg w ueana, (W Duanei i - i du Honton Produco Mnrkct. fjf" Tbe Quotatlona Rlven below repreaeut prlcea obtalned dt recetvbra lor tcnvtuate toii inot lobttint Vrictii dnieia utnerw 10 U.aicateu, ua aro lntended to repreaeut actual aa.ea. .BUTTKlt. Oreaiuerr, Vt. aua N. IL.aaaorted aliea, 23 a 23 Creamerr. North'n N. Y.,aaaortediliea, 22 2J Crearaerr, nortbern Qrata 21 '11 Creamerr, eaatern 20 t$ 21 Creamerr. weatern Qrata 21 w 22 ureamerr, aeconaa 19 & rj Dalrr, Vt.. extra 21 & 22 Ualrr, N. Y extra 20 & 21 Dalrr, N. Y. and Vt., ttrata 19 & 19 Dalrr, ."' V. and Vt., aecond 15 16 Dalrr. N. V. and Vt., low Krade 13 14 ltoxea, extra creamerr 23 & 24 lloxea, extradalrr 21 w 22 lloxea, com. to good 16 IS Trunk, prlnta, ex. creauierr 21 25 Truuk, prlnta, ex. dalrr 21 & 22 Trunk, prlnta, com. to Kood 16 p 18 CHKKSB. New York, extra 9 10 Vermont, extra 9 s Vermont, large extra 8 w 9 Vermont, flrata 8 &s 9 Vermont, aeconda 6 m 7 Mage 9 g 10 Part aklma . 6 f( 8 FLODn. Commou extraa 2 2i2S0 Cnolce extraa and aeconda 2 flv. Mlnnneaota clear and atralgb'. 2 7V Mlcblgan, clear and atralgbt ISOi New York, clear and atraixht 3 2IX Oblo and St. Loula clear 3 20 Ohio and Kt. Loula.atralKht 3 45.fi Oblo and tit. Loula pateut 3 75 wiaconain anu Aiinn. patent t COllN MEAL. Oranulated, per bbl 2 00 3 20 Common, per bbl 1 75 1 81) Uagmeal 80 82 MILL FKKD. Mlddlluga, aacked, per ton., 16 Slxstl9 50 llran.aacked, wlnter 1625AI6'0 llrau, aacked, aprlng 16u0nl6 25 Cottoueeed meal 23 WSn 25 Kaatern, cliolce Iteau Kaatern, fair to good Vt. and N. II. cliolce f reab COHW. POTATOKS. New llanipablro llebrona... Vermont llebrona OATB. No. 2, cllpped white... No. 2, white No. 3. white Uejected white HAT AND STUAW. Mht, N. Y. and Canada. cholce to f ancr.. 15 CKVW16 50 Ilay, N. Y. and Canada, fair to good 14 0Sl4 50 llar, eaatern, cbolce 11 00I3 00 llar, eaatern, ordlnarr to fair 9 mmn 00 llar.eaatern, common 8(hkS10ihj llar, eaatern. cholce flne 11 Ottgis 00 llar, eaatern, common Qne 10 Wll 50 raoviHioNa. Pork- llacka V bbl 11 M'lU 50 Hhortcut clear (1250 Clear 13I0 Leauenda 011 00 iorrf Cltj rendered, pnre V Ib 5 Weatern compound 4 Pure kettle reudered SmoUd llamt lloatou, amall V Ib lloaton medlam ,. .. Uotton, large 6 7 7X VBKSU UBAT3. lleef, cholce Vlb - lleef, llght cholce W lb 1X& Ileer, bearr good V lb 7 lleef. good llb K0 lleef, hlndquartera, cbolce lOHaS lieer.ninaquanera, cominou 10 gou s lleef, f orequartera, cholce iWi lieei, loreuuarien, cuuiuiuu w kwu...... 1 Mutton, extra 7 Mnttou, common to good 6 Lamba, cb. eaat.tllb 8 I.Atnba. com. to eood lb.. 8 Veala. cholce eaatern 1) Ib 8 Veala, falrtogood 7 Veala, common a lioston Lumber Market. LONO LUMUBll. llemlock boarda, rough 10 OOSIO 50 llemlock boarda, planed yj?f!.4fS llemlock boarda, No. Hpruco boarda, lat, clear floor "H ' Knrnce boarda. 2da, clear tloor 13 IXmM 00 Npruce boarda, coarae 13 & 3 Hpruce, nor. do. cara IJ 50gl4 ' 0 irruce, matcbed ii(XliH llox boarda, 1 in, uangor iv w llox boarda nrd 9 7Vi Box boarda, 7-8 do , 9u llox boarda, S-4 dj 8 50u llox boarda, 11-16 do 8 00 llox boarda, 5-8 do 7 0iHi BIIOllT LTJUDKH. 1100 10 73 9 25 8 73 819 Bblnglea, Eaatern, aawed, cedar, ex 3 IjjS 3 25 ul.lnirlA. ilnnlnar SWtpll UIHnirlAB. rto ,,...... Y' 2 25 Mimgiea . do ex. No. 1 ' J) 1 I 75 125 31 Oi l-liniinurill. do (ft. ex Clapboarda, do clear Clapboarda,2da, clear.. Olapboarda, extra No. 1 L'lapboarda, No. 1 Lath.apruce, bycara Lath, apruce, br carsoea 28 0U.") IHI 17 0(l;o0) 10 00112 ll JfOn) 2b5 3 55 3 3 C0 Hoston Wool Mnrket. UIClliaAN. X andaboye 24 No.l JJ No, 3...... .- H Klne unwaahed 19 llmnercliBiitable...... " No, 1, comblng, i aud K blood 13 No. 2. coinblng, Vi blood Oelalne 11 KBNTUCItr AND 1NDIANA. Oomblng, j J.jood 23 Oomb n, k b ood 22 OombliiK. brald.... , 20 & ClothlriK, blood ;3 it Clotlilnn, coarae..,,. 21 rULLKI) AND SCOURED. A Qne., , (0 ft a auper ., 49 II aupnr 17 O auper 28 Combliiir, Dne , K CoinblliK, common 37 Ciirrcnt Commt'Ht. Ckalb. UecfcintB are not vorr hoavr. but trade Is (julut aud the niirkut no tnore than nteiuly. RuhI niiirron' Loa lianl to place z. cont ln a Jobblui? way at ovor 81.35 Et ta yeltow oyen ln moderate dautaod at 81 40. Oatb. There Ib a moderA'.o buaiuens do- lug with tho murkot Bhowlng about uil- vouceiorme weeK. Dancy cnppeu vuiuo oalH nn the track blllud through are quo'ud t 3i-3ic, with No. 2 cllppoil whito at about 2'JJc. Lower gradus ranne down as to qual- ny. Cokn The local ilemiinl ia alow rtnd snlos are llniilod, moat bualucsa boiug tions in purcuaniuK to arrive iroia tbo West. lror No. 2 ycllow 011 t;aok bllluil throuh to out sldo polnta tho prlca ls aboul 421 to 4-io, with Bteamer yolloiv ubout io loss. Fjr lower gradun tbe price raugcs down ub to quallly aud color. Potatoks. Keceipts coatlnaa llbdral, and ratber In excesaof tho dumaud. i'rlcas have fallun on a little sltica our latt vveukly ropoct and Blnco Moaday 43c has buen tho extreme for bo.it Iltibrons and Green Muuu talns with plenty of ijood fair stock at40i. Tho market olusea with a dull and rather weak tone. Cueksb. Hucelpts fur expor, 42J boxei. Supplies aro inoderate, and tho market hn a lirin tono but demtnd la not vory ac lva at tho higb prlcea. Some ot the boat north, erd twius are helil at 12a, but tbore lm Loen little businosa except In a jobblnj; ay at 11J at lljo. Fair to good Btock iu lighs stipply at 10 at 11c. Extra weatorn twitn in steady demand at lljc. Kooa. Ilecelpta have boen Ulrly libaral bul there haa ulso buun a ateady, gooJ de 111 und for the past week with a cradual lui- provement In prlcei. Since Monday faucy Mlcli. and buuio of tho buat northweatern have been aelllng at 18c, with other selected westorn at 174". aod fair to coo.l gradp.i at 10 lo 17o. Kaney neatby aud extra eatern in llght supply and bringing full prices. Hay and Stuaw. The uiirket maintalns a ateady tone for the best hay, and aucli Is qalte tlrin in prico. Lower gradea havo been reuuceu aouiewnai in hiuck turou 111 the tuore moderate recelpts, but valuoj are no better, auch yet ruling ratber eaay, with ln tho tange quoted. Uyeatraw ig atetdy, with modt buelntsa doing at about S9 to 10. Tho demand ia tnoderace, with otTerlnga fair, Oat atraw contiouea dull. Dhbssed Plultuy. Keceipts have been larger than last week but therd has been a fair demand, aud the matket for weHtern fowla haa rultd ateady up to-day at 11 1 to 12c. But at the cloae thero la some accn mulatinn of atock and best marka have to go at lljc. Cholce large weatern roasting chicketjs havo ruled falrly ateady at 12 to 13c, but medlum aizea have been dull and hard to place at 11 to 111c. Fancy brollers ateady at 111 to 12' 01,1 turkeya Drlug 11 to 12 c In a mnall way. Nortbern and eaat ern recelpta stll ln small lotn at quotationa. BoTTEB. The market cleaned up well laat week, and alnce our last weekly report an advance of llc haa been establlahed on llne freah goods. Kecelpta have been mod erate and demand waa falrly active early ln the week, but at tbe advanceJ prices fteah goods are a little qulet and bujern are clving more attentlon to early made atock. Fine freah nortbern creamery continuea in lieht siipp.y, 'and late sales have been at 231c generallv. Freah weatern creamery is in moderate supply and Urm, but no qnota able aales of aaaorttd sizes have been mada at over 23c. Flour. The tone of the market la qulet, but there haa been a little better aale dur ing the week which la due to the fact that aome buyera happened to need supplies. No one ls buylug ahead becauae they feel that now ia a good time to put ln auppliea, but they operate when their necesalties coinpel them, and will not buy largely eveu then. Thete is no excltement even on a rislng or falllng market, buyera only tak Ing auppliea aa they requlre to meet thetr trade. Hprlug patents are tnoatly aeiling at S3 001O S4 10 with few aalea above $4.00 to 4 05. Some off branda can be bought at S3.85 or below. Wintor pitenta are tuov iug quietly at S3T5 to 3 90 as a gennral range of nales with aome apecial brands held at S1.00. For clear and atralght win tera the market is about $2.25 to 3.G5 aa a full range of aalea. Woul There haa been aomething of a bCN.inbla for wool during the wtek ending to-day, and an active demand haa been Mr; large and hmall manufaciurera par'icipat iug in tho very largs operationa. It has been a more geiieral iLqulry than haa besu experienced for many a day, and tbo trad ing haa been widely dlatributed, not con llned to few houaea aa waa the case laat neek. The wool diatrict haa been ln a hlgh atate of activity, with tho "over the rlver" aectlon displaying perhaps the great est amount of Uvellnena. At the cloae there was no (ilmtnntion of activity, manj cieat liuea ot the supply ot domeatio holilli'Ca be ing under ((in-idHratJon with manufacu ers on the cluaing dajs ot the week LoMnmt. The wholeaalera have etijo.ved an exceptlonally goud demand agalu thla week and epeak of proapecta for the Autnmu trede with aa much buoyancy aa ever. For all aorta of lumber cuatomera are numerous and urgent and the delay in gettlng snp pllea forward la still the only trouble to contend with. Lateat newa from Bangor aeem to Indicate that thia diOlculty la likely to increaae, for the drouth wblch haa pre valled in that uection of Maino Bince nild summer Btill continues, recent ahowers hav ing had but little effect ou the rlvers, The Penobacot la at a very low pltch, ao that the lumber tnllls depeniling wholly upon water are In aome oaaea able to run only a part of tbetr machinery. On aome of the amall rlvers operationa havo been auapended alto gether for a tlme. Llvo Stock Market. At tho Brighton lhe atock market laat Tuosdv leceipts aggregted 1,648 head of eHttle, 7G'J sheep and lamba, 484 swlne untl 850 calvea. , The prlcea reallzed for the cattle were blgher than for a long tlme. Boally good Nnrtherii aud Kaatern beef cattle fetcheil SO 50 pr cwt. and cholce brought as much aa $0 75. 1'oor to medlum gradea were plentllul aud comparatively low. Weateru beef eatile were of poor qnalltv, prlcea in Chicago for atock aultable for export bolnfj praotlcally prohlbltory. There was agood demand for lamba and after a good deal ot blckering a fair buai ueas waa put througb. The aalea were as followBi 34 bIihp. avernge 7U lbj 4jr; 21 lamba, average 03 Iba, (io; 89 lamba, averago 07 lbe, Oo; 97 lamba, averago 68 lbe, 6cj 18 elioep, average 80 lba, 4c; 165 lamba, avnr nee 61 lbr, BJo; 100 laiiibi, average 00 lbs, 60; 215 slieep aud lamba, average 63 lbe, Cgc. Tbe boca on ofter met wltb a fair demand at 41 to 4Sc. For calvef' tbo demand proved equal to abanrblng aupplies. Salea; 4 calvra. aver nge 160 lbs, OJc; 21 calven. avrago 110 lba, 6!o; 3 calvea, averBB 137 lbs, CJn; 15cnlveB, Hveraao 138 Ibf, 6e;.5 cnl vea, aveiaie 158 lba, OJo; 69 cnlvts, average 132 lba, 0o; 57 calves, uveiago 108 lba, Cgo. Hon. Jaines M. Slado, udgo of prob-ilo, dled auddeiily Wedmsday oventng at hia hoiuelu Middlebury, Ho had been c.rltically 111 for aoveral daya, but tbe end cuuu ao swlflly that no meiiiber of hia family was with him wheu be dled. Funeral armuge ments aro not yet completed.