New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-08
he FIVE preceding years :

Tbrs the reoei, ts show decrease Of III 900 balse
from those Of Last year and decrease of pc 900 bales
from 1859 and the exports exhibit the following result:
comRd with e. frsDSs GO 3S fa De-. T0 g ps 1850
Is5s-g Inc 900 Dee 1900 Inc 1900 Ire l" Inc 'V"
The American Gusno Co. have recently received
two cargsts Of gusno from Bakers leland which have
bean sold to 20 South, where it stands in very high
rspute. The Company have received In the aggregate
since they commenced operations about thirty cargoee
q, 30 600 tune and their sales sre quite mp 10 their
receipts. The wholesale price lie 30 per tun The
Ouano of this Company hss been recently examined
by Baron Lebig who made an analysis, and reported
a. follows:
The Bakers island guano contains more phosphonc
acid than any other known ferulzer; ana IL IL siun
IN its ingredients TO natural phospbore, differing from
II however in the following remarkable particulars;
Phosohorite is in crystazed state, and IL co npe'ey
jnsolutle in wafer. The Baker isi2oo gusno, on
The contrary Is amorphous is soluble TO considerable
sx,ent I'm pure water and when mosiened colors HI
INNS paper red The Jarvis Island guano has also an
acid reaction, and is partly soluble IN WAFER: AZ y
wor.hy Of remark, that the Jarvis gnano, nInoubn
only half as rch In earthly phosphates ~ the Baker
gives so water greater quantity OF soluble phosPnofe
acid regard the discovery OF these gusno aePosiIe
a. most fortunate event for agriculture. Az ne pro-
ent time the prices Of fertilizers, Ike BONES Are pow
cotuusy on The increase AND soon tue agrpcuItuisi
IN will not be able 10 procure, at paying rates, an
amount sufficient for hls wants. Baker nAnu
orano being of all fertilizers the richest IN phospnorlc
sc6 " IN be of especial importance. Az lar ~ cnoms
g., can iudpe there Ii hardly room for doubt tnst IN
III sses w mere the fertility of field would be In
T.sssd by the use of bone dust, the Bakers Island
onano Will be used with decided advantage Inc
eosIbste of lime in the Bakers Island gusno n lar
ro,a easily dissolyed than mat OF bones, ana we
- the proportion Of that ingredient 10 DC W 10 IN
,be lauer 100 n in the Bakers lshind guSno are
snn,vsIent 70 $40 ID of bones Thus the grlonilarA
s yronld be benef ed az much BY uslng ~ ID OF pa
Lers Llald guano, as by 100 ID OF bone ous.. ln'
onano contains 10 ammonia, nitric acd Aho a1ouo euy
stsne.s nearly T. cent Of active nitrogen. ~ eu aAT
sddItion Of sat Of ammonia would give lne iun
strength Of peruvian guRno. y.,.,a c,ana Il
For turnifs clover, &C., the JARVIS islAoo 49," -.
lust az good the Bakers. Judging nnpy noA az, =,
per 70 Of phoephates, 1t Is Of 1858 vuo an -
eIs of importation; but 1t 10 rich m suphste OF n"o,
which il also fertilizer and e phosphoric ACID Of
higher value, nearly half OF II exists III soiuV,1
phosphate OF lime. The Jarvis leland guano wOuid
4tn 20 be an excellent Of restoring cotton or
,uu. piau tations who&e coil has been worn out py
o1uLiI ued cultivation. think 1t IL preferable 70
Peruvian cnanO which, being rich IN ammonia, TENDS
rather 40 treat development OF leaves and stems.
The boIasrs Of the first mortgage bonds against the
Eew.I,ondon, Wilimantic, and Palmer Railroad COR
20, ston net on Friday, in New'London and organized
q new company under the title Of she Now-London
Northern Railroad Corporation. board OF esn' d.
r,co,s Wa, elected consisting Of the fouowingnamed
gentlemen: Henry y. Haven, hoh' Coi'' Ac0r.
asyus. Frsncis Allyn, aud Wsoion A. weaver Oh
Sop, william q Iohnson Of AcntviiSi ~