The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-03
LETTER FROM WISCONSIN.

member that my last communication discour-
scd somewhat of the spring-likc weather of
Wisconsin, especially as it was seen and felt
on the advent of IS. That weather, howcv-
err, did not long continue. After thaw of
three or four days, it became gradually cooler
down to the middle of January, when the
cold began in good earnest From that time
to the 18th, we have had genuine Gin kind,
not in degree) New England SHOWS, blows,
and freezes-morc snow am told than has
been seen here for the last fourteen years.
The weather is now very fine, corresponding
to month later in New Hampshire. By
the way, | must says word about Western
scigls. AS it has been fashionable to have
only two or three inches Of snow at time,
;cu can readily imagine how poorly prepared
tie people, as well as the Railroad compa-
mies. would be .::tcly to be. for from two to
three feet of snow upon .. l'vel, and here ai.;:
there in piles Of indefinite dimensions. The
ycomanry though. have met the contingency
much letter than the incorporated bodies
For instance, while the latter have several
times within month, required the best par,
of week to drive the iron secd from Chica-
20 TO Bc!oit, the latter have uniformly put
Heir teams through by daylight The storms,
however, have been more severe in Illinois,
than this state, in consequence Of Tie rrairics
being more lcvc! and more extensive. So Sc
Tcrc was it,about three weeks ago tint train
OF cars laden with the Speaker number o.
thcIinoisI.e legislature and few lr,ics, were 20
hcdocd in by snow-d:ifts on a shorclcss rrai-
II" that they could neither 20 forward or
acknowledging obliged to remain till they
had dcvoured the contents of the Express
car, AID used up the second class passenger
cars tor fuel!
The slci .l.s (:) that began to tell about.
were 90, up in time and style that Yankees
couldn'i beat. And 50 great has been the
demand for Boxes anl Hoop Poles. a. 70 pro-
d,:cc a scarcity, and iourncvman coorcrs are
wing On their oars :or Ike wal. o. hoops
promised TO speak Of Western meats
There has existed. for many years, through
ont Che east strong prciudicc against west
err. pork. The time was, when it was made
principally on nuts and the the r, fuse of the
wi:iskcv still. 1t is otherwise now. Corn j.
easily pro!urcd. and freely fed. 50 that the
PORK of the West i; more exclusively cora
fed ,tan in New Hampshire and Vermont
II The first fiul is found with Wisconsin beef
az. pork, i: ms. y. because ITS 50 t:.;."
Ihr farmers have an cxrcllcnt breed of hos
and their pork is in all rc<prc.S cjal in
quality 10 New England made and t!cir
beet much bc;tcr-nor tender and juicy
Nil Kinds OF meat are comparatively cheap.
Hound hos have averaged in tbs market.
TINS season. So per cwt. ara The highest
point. under The competition Of eastern buv-
rr>, was 50 Last year pork was about .
r;>. higher. The average prlce OF beef iii,
cwt. Poultry, cts. pound. or, hcn. often
SOIL without wcighiny chickens from $ to
~ cts, and turkic> - to - cents. There is
large amount OF r.o1Ucc sol,! in ....> mar
kct. DARN. the l.. two week, 500. 600 lis
of pork has been shipped at our Depot The
average price Of spring wheat. since las: Oc-
,oher, has been : %, a h">hcl and winter
>l,l5. For present prices add 10 cents
Ectorc next harvest it will advance at least
81 cents on IKE hu>hcl There is no accuu.u
!ation in the western ports EXCEPT Milwaukee
and much less there than last wear. And
when we take into consideration the fa.t That
not only the New England states, bat also
New York. Ohio and Pennsylvania are buy
ers, We must conclude, even though there be
no foreign demand that it will advance.
The node of markctir. here is very nv
Ike The eastern. The western farmer almost
invariably drives double team attached to \
New York style Of wagon. which is a straight
square box, from 10 TO II feet long, with the
Dutch rig, 50 IS 70 hc convertible at pleasure
TOR the various purposes for wi.ic'l the Green
Mountain Bows use the buggy, ox-car., cia
and lumber wagon and if they could Jus,
have Sprink!;nc Of tie Granite State RcnI-
der, they would find it an inf,ii,.c remedy
for govt and dyspepsia, and pclt;c' substitute
for The lahy. Jumper. To return from my
DEPRESSION ; the lords Of the soil here. who
have a surplus, (and they can't we'll avoid it
inasmuch as their average Weld is from 90 to
100 rorkers and 300 to 20oo bushels of crain)
usually ladc their carts .oycr night" hitch
up" carly in the morning, mount the load and
seldom dsmount till they reach the place of
deposit Arrived at the usual point in the bus
mess street, they are met by corps of street
buyers, having set themselves apart for that
particular business, make it point to "hlufr
OIL" intruders-who grab from the sample
bag, examine quickly and then begin
the bidding with more Or less spirit according
to the state of the market or moving power
of the commission. Their dnmb beasts have
become so accustomed to this state of things
that they no more think OF! moving till after
their master has Knocked off his wares and
obtained ticket, indicating price and dcsli-
nation, than did Balaam's long cared animal.
even though strongly urged to 90 forward
! The Female Seminary and some other mat
ters must be postponed, and in lien thereof
will give the