Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-21
LONDON CORN EXCHANGE

LoNOS" NINA
Friday, March 6 Our market was rather firm this
morning, stMondays prices, there being many country
buyers; bat particularly from the certainty that, from
the state of the averages, the duty on Foreign Wheat
viii rise from Is to 6s8d per quarter, therefore, Wheat
Rarley, and Oats, remain at the same prices as last
Monday. importations since Monday-English, wheat
1900; Barley, none; Oats, $500 qrs Wheat
none; Barley, none; Oats, $50 qrs, foreignm" nea'
IL. $50; Barley, none; Oats, none, our-3.l 100 sacks.
The following are the average prices of grain with
the respective rates ofduty as made up this day
AVERAGE PHIcE OF Cons FOR THE LAST wHLK.
Wheat .68s lid Oats e.. 2ls l0d Reans q. . Gas e.
Barley 32s Id Rye SOS Cd Pease Sos Cd
Imperial aggregate averages Of the sac weeks preceding.
Wheat =. 3 ID Oats 2Ssi cans . SIS Cd
Barley . . 34s Sd Rye . 4Ns 81 Pease 81 3D..
A THANKSGIVING TuRKEY.-An ingenious
c%on,riyer OF ways and msa sss, r 5a}SE n R &sEsI
of a turkey where wilhal to be thankful accord
ing to law, Oil the las, Thursday in November,
set his wits to work to procure one without la
Dor, love, or money Turkies, as every body
knows, are fond Of an apple tree for ,Leir couch,
and our hero, going, in the stiffness Of nigh:,
singled out a fine fat gobbler from, a tree full
belonging TO one of his neishbors. While re-
connoi,ering the roost, he heard the fra,hereo
bi2pds say, quite distinctly, "Quil! qui, !
quit !" but considering these as mere words Of
course, he did no, regard them a feather, but
taking bit Of red arm from his pocket, he
made j, fasr 10 the right leg of his intended
prize, and retired without further alarming the
brood, or at all disturbing their owner. The
NJ EXT day he went TO HI, neighbours house with
the following in]terroga,ory You hav'nt seen
no stray gobbler here, have you :" The neigh
-, ooea,,I tho, H.. n ~ NM, hnt rb,r tharo
Nigh, possibly BE- enc amongst his turkies; and
asked the other if h. should know the turkey
on seeing him ? 60 yes" ssjd the willy man
Of in. enuons, " should know him very well,
by a bit OF red yarn he had round his right
leg" Accordingly The whole Aock Of ,urkies
were assembled, and he man, deeply regretting
his loss, and DEE lariHg he would no, have ia.
ken a silver dollar for the bird, began to exa-
mine The " whole lot" "Gobble ! gobble !!
gobble !" said an indlgaau, turkey, taller than
the res, BY a head. "Ah /! THAT'S he," said the
man, springing as he spoke, " that's the very
identical teller ; dom, you see he has got the
mark on ;" " Well, 80 he has, sure enough"
said the honest ~nsighbor, taking two quids of
pig tail in three seconds, /" and ye, IN be darn
I'd and roasted alive if he doesn't look as much
like a gobbler of mine as Two white b, ans -
Howsomever, as the criter belongs 10 you, why
you must take him, that's ALL" He laid no
more, but caught the turkey, and handed him
over Gas he verify supposedly to the righ,ful
claimant. The other thanked him for his
trouble, and, after inviting him 10 come and
take a Thanksgiving supper with him, and tel.
ling him he should be as welcome as though il
was his o,n, he marched OFF triumphantly, with
the prize under his arm and a laugh in his
sleeve Berkshire american.