Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-14

faithful. sFt-ss''f - !.
We are informed that The Planters and other citis
zens throughout the State, are fully aroused to the
importance of making this good and glorious be- :
ginning. large company may be expected here
on this interesting occasion. Many persons have
already engaged rooms at the Hotels, SO we are IN.
formed. Push this along, Mr.. Editor. Let the !.
friends Of the Fair especially those of the good old
North State know that preparation will be made for
all articles that may be sent for exhibition.
The Railroads Will bring every thing for the exhi-
bition free. OLD NORTH STATE. -
GuANo. The demand for this article is daily In
creasing whilst the circumstances attending the sale
of it. in Richmond, have become the subject of gem
eral complaint 1t is being sold at the enorrn-
price of fiftyve and sixty dollarspcr ton fto
thousand pounds; price that must deter many 8
farmers from the of it altogether That there is
something wrong radically wrong, in the trade and
sale of it in Richmond we entertain scarcely doubt
A few facts bearing upon this subject viii show upon
what ground we base this assertion. The price of
Gusno in Richmond, for the Fall of 1852 was fifty
two dollars the short ton 1t was then thought
reasonably high and became, as now is, the prolific
theme of complaint Tc obviate this state of things
as far possible, and to the farming comnu.
nifty the benefits of this invaluable fertilizer the
Peruvian Government Agents, in Baltimore, during
the early part of the winter of 1S5253, caused to
be published the following notices
PERUVIAN GuANo.
The undersigned, exclusive Agents Of the Peruvian
Government for the importation and sale of Guano
into the United States have the honor of notifying
to the farmers and dealers of this countr that they
have settled in this city branch of their Lima house
Gin Peru under the especial direction of their part
ner, Mr.. Frederick Barreda, with the object of per-
forming all the business relating to that Agency in
| the United States.
| Following the views of the Peruvian Government
whose wishes are to establish fixed and convenient
price for this manure, offering the same facilities to
farmers and dealers of obtaining it from first hands,
the undersigned have decided to sell fhe Guano At
the rate of $t5 per ton of 240 Ibs put into good
bags for all quantities above 20 TONS with due notice
to purchasers, that all duties charges fees now
imposed or that may hereafter be imposed upon the
introduction of Guano by the laws Of the different
States into which it may be imported viii be paid by
them, in addition to the above named price of $40
| per ton.
Full cargoes Of Guano can be purchased and de.
lvered at any safe port of entry in the Chesapeake
| or Delaware Bays, or their tributaries;
The consignees only warrant as proceeding from
Peru the bags of Guano marked with their true mark
and sold by them or their Agents.
For further particulars apply to
| F. BARREDA BROTHER, -
| No. 62, S. Gay street, Baltimore, or to-
I. w. RILEY, 40 South street
| Our Agents in New York
The foregoing advertisement has been published
in the American Farmer and other journals In Balt
more, from its first appearance to the present tmc
All that could have been asked or desired on the part
of the Agents has been dine and the effect of this
distant dealers, as every one believes was redrc-
ton in the price; and guano readily obtainedin
Richmond, during the past spring, in any quantity
for SIG per ton of 1000 poundsa price satisfactory
to the farmers and, it to be hoped to the deal
ers also. Such, however, was not the faetss The
dealers not content with the profits arising from the
sale at S46, by some species of mercantile manage
ment have contrved to raise the price to SOB md
$50, as before stated, when informed by the
Editor of the American Farmer in his August NUM-
ber the second hand dealers an Baltimore are selling
it at this very time for and $46 the short ton
1t is greatly to be regretted that such state Of
things should exist, for we had hoped that the ar
rangement between the Peruvian Agents and the
dealers in Richmond locking to permanency as an
aim, would put an end to all complaint -and that the
farmers would be in future effectualy shielded
against imposition. To our surprise do we acknowl-
edge our disappointment -
Guano is now selling in Richmond at from 81 To
14 more per ton than it sold for during last spring.
of the dealers who have entered into the arrange-
ment with the Peruvian Agents the Farmers cAnob-
tain none They say they have now more orders
than they will be able to fill when not one in twen.
ty of the Farmers in the vicinity of Richmond has
been supplied And yet guano is daily arriving THE
city appears to be flooded plenty be had, bot
only at $50 and $50 per tom These are some Of the
facts connected with tho history and sale of gusno
in Richmond in the last twelve months From
careful examination of them, feel warranted in
saying abuse exists somewhere. The subject Is one
of vital Importance, since it deeply concerns the
Farmer whose interest is paramount to every othrr
The evil ought to be sought out and the proper corr
rection applied. We do not charge colluSon upon
any one, but are constrained to say, dc circam.
stances if not suspicious wear at least mysterious
aspect
Richmond Enquirer.
EAST TKxsEssEs CoprER MrEa We have FIRE.
quently observed {says the Savannah News) during
the past four months large quantities of Copper ore
on its way from the Ralrord Depot to our wharvcs
for shipment We learn that this ore is the produc
ton Of the rich mines now considerably worked BY
the Tennessee Mining Company, of which Mr. Charles
: Congdon is President On enquiry we learn thu,
since the 1st of June last this Company have sippeG
. fhronph this