The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-08
Our B.i,imors Co. respspdsnce.

aAtrrnomx, October 8, 1s4o.
TIE Mechanics' Hstffe Fer IA pi"t TO the Machinery
Reom-s.in, MA ,rs- Pi- Making SeWing ~ Ma
sh,>,v Confirm. 81 ~, UPr-v Saloon Conie Sho1, &c
The annual tair ~ the Mechanics Institute Of Mary
land. which bxs ben op-n at Washington Hall for .
week past 10 onlv aftrsctisg citizens, but
daily observe v-rer- yell exhibitors, from New
York and Phlsd-lphs In the saloons
The machinery pc Occupies the whole Of the
hrst noor of the buii0g aud presents scene Of bus
fling activity that !. seldom witnessed exhibition
of the kind The drives about twenty different
machines, most Of ~bich inventions and al
pssess an atsctop thar draws crowds of visiers to
view them. Among tho machines IL . netting loom,
nearly three ysrcs ioux FIR making dsbernens senss
which ties the knots and does its work with much
mere regularity ana strength than they be made
by hand IL viii ~ anoat 800 knots pr minute, and
requires not bsf the ate ntion OF common cotton
loom
pin msrh,p. 10. p.raton alsossttracts great atten
ton cuttipg % the ana throwing out ons hun
dred and ts-pry pins per- minute TO this Is attached
another mschiue takes the pins fast they
made aud stuck ihrs IN the papers forming
with great precision ana d.spstoh.
Then there l. usthiDe In motion making cotton
cards, cutting tbe Vie and placing It through the
leather w,ih TAR g"m''r regularity than they could be
done by baud; ana although not mach larger than q
piece of chalk, does much work In day ten mon
could do
Anotb or macbne weavers reeds ct the rate Of
thirty wires per npn. whit ten per hour would be
good work hand Than There IL y fine collection Of
cotton machinery in motion, portable and
Tour mills when a'rsct gr-at attention The agri-
cultural mschi"-'y on exhibition IL im~anse
Another machine novel rs 1t 1. ingenious attracts
crowds OF lsd-s IL is sewing machine, which will
seam up the leg Of pair of psntaloons with back
The stove m-nt attracts great attention and 10
unusually we'll stocked The only invention see,
board common fire cy Under and air valve, con-
nected with = hist, ornamental jacket which sur
rounds he nj. csnrdrr BY means OF the tube and
jacket al cold air he brought from the
cellar into direct With the heated and
thence thrown into the apartment IL occupies no
space in the room and the heat be regulated by
valves 20 as t. keep he Temperature always at
height The inventor IL "a wealthy Bsltimor-su who
had one made merely for his use and all Who see
AZ are struck vii is utility M veil as beauty and the
scientific principles on which It IL constructed
The saloon in the second story Is stored with in
mense collection ~ specimens ~ Baltimore workman
chip The ladies bve presented for exhibition great
number Of quite Of every description aud quite
test IL going among them for the premium
TIL. pianos trul, magnificent the builders Of all
the Northern cities he,og represented competing with
our own builders for thu palm of superiority.
But It would b- useless attempt further dsserp-
tion OF the saoops which we'll stored that they
can scarcely BE- properly examined In day indeed,
the whole exhibition Is not only highly creditAble to
mechanics aud arzans but IL honorts the city
This together with tho Agricultural Fair aud Cattle
SHOW. which will cowpsnc- ON "Wednesday next IL
already crowdps hotels with Strangers and brisk
time may be anticipated next week
down TO SIS laI. for both Howard Street and City Mills
ut which rates there sales ofsevers hundred bar
res The prices Of What have continued from day to
day without any va'ssu OF note, with sales OF COM
to good red ut vs. cents to ST. good to prime red
81 81 Os: white. 81 90 81 lo and family -four
white 81 I0a 81 IS The sales during the CLOSE
of sst week and the fore OF the present fol-
white, 90 6oc and yellow Go go but towards the
middle Of the ~set there being more inquiry for
port and receipts small Improvement Of . cent o,
two was made In price, subsequently sales have beer
made at 63 "a for yellow and Of 90 cents fol
white. at ~hish prices sales we're made yesterday.
The following we're the sales ct the stock board yes
terdsy:-
600 City q. 30 iol, oo DO loi's 1000 DO loik 700
do l0n nv Baltimore Ohio IN bonds a. 81; 80 BALI
and Ohio RR. ~ % 90, ~ 10 do tsSA; 10 DO l37s.