, 1865-12-30

advantages Is derived from the use of half
ton OF the compound and he points out three
qualities which will recommend It to farmers
everywhere, namely, chcapuess OF cost, aim
plicity In application, md the immediate dis
appearance Of all bad smells wherever II is
applied. ave use It," says the writer, "dls-
solved In hot Or cold water; the hot I prefer,
over the sheds and buildings, piggsties, &c.
In the manuro-tanks, where dead animals
and refuse matter have been thrown, VIC strew
a bag ofil, weighing g lbs, over The top ocea-
sfonully the eject Is as complete rs could be
desired. The discovery L., beyond sill doubt,
a most valuable one to the agricultural inter
est."
ENGLISH E1roRT HORSE TRADE.
We lave very important trade with the
continent In the matter Of carriage and saddle
torses. In the ten months, ending October
:;lst, we exported G,9A animals, as against
4,125 in the corresponding period Of 1866,
and 4, 557 IN '63. The vnluc Of the horses IN
these three years Was, respectively. 1886
fug an average value to cael beast Of SA2 1es.
in 1865, ESQ lbs. In 1864, and 4e5l l5s. In 1sS:.
The present Emperor has greatly Improved
the breed Of horses In France by fostering
lofse-racIng, and the wealthie5t men Of his
dominions have ably seconded him French
men hive, In consequence, less than formerly
TO look to us for their mounts, and the horse
trade Is therefore diminishing. Il, rs seems
likely, VIC arc to have war In Europe next
year, our export Of horses will soon increase
again In number and value.
GRAIN TRADE AND FARMING PROSPECTS,
Dizziness continues to characterize our grain
markets. and VIC shall probably lnva no
change for the better until after the approach
ing holidnys-that Is to say, toward the latter
part Of January The damp and rain are Sc
riouelJ interfering With wheat sowing, aud the
same cause is eicctlng the condition Of newly
thrashed samples OF our homegrown wheat.
The Nark Lane EIpres1 writes as follows,
under date of December 18th:
"Fore1en adr,cea. thongh generally calm, do no.
increase our expectations OF liberal tnpplies, espet
cts,ly in t:e1mBny and roand and We are now In
formed that the earliest soEfngs show anything
hnt st1ong pla1ts, md thus strengthen ihs opinion
country markets, showing q. further decline Of Il
per 4r hut thte may Ire partly osiug to the dulles
Enellsh adytces Nantea northern port Of easy &C.
cess. being highly sensitive; though. free chip
neDts thence hare been made to Liverpool, change
may CARLY take place; snd as the crop IN that
country has been estimated at below an aEesage,a
dfnGcht upon lie slender RESOURCES wouIa soon be
bygone dayr, from New YorE ria uarrc. American
cd growth Of 1sGs: when he estimate was 10 nil
millions Of bu IN 1sGa 100 mllliona; nnd tins sea
son. 14s millions 70 that the fallfng-oF from
q about tSo-'hisds Of our ssgnIas .nnual imports
Thai II, Il Eneland be the only customer But with
Enlopc deficient and Egypt become blaak, who
therefore, for BtttIkh croR to be discouraged by
any temporary depression, especially when We add
| 10 there considerations the feaHal rasaees still
worthy men into tho Bankruptcy Court; while ne
shall be wonderfully fortunate such course does
not Increase the number Of deaths from dest,uiioD
Never Dit. the s!4ns Of the times more directly point
to the absolute necessity OF tho ttzicteat economy
| and nyoldnnce OF waste. But the nation has 80
sseH ssnssa vos 1goD is s & E f
| ne may remain 20"
The imports ofwheat into the United King
| dom during the week ending Nov 25th, were
Al, ,5N cwts., aud 1SS5, 10 cwts. OF -four. Lon
don averages are 49s.1d. on 3,3.7 qrn. Flour,
| peas. beans, and mailing barley have not
1 chnnged In value since last adylces, while
| other qualities of the latter are turn lower
| Large arrivals of oats have come to hand du-
| ring the week, producing q decline Of I'd. to
| Cd. pcr ar. Indian corn has been taken freely
| ut an advance of Is. per or.
4 NOBLE WEATHER PROPHET.
An Irish noblemau, the Earl Of Portarlins-
ton. made very lucky guess, or prediction,
| about the weather some si1 months or so ago,
4 and He now regard him as our clerk Of the
| weather. To do his lordship Justice, expect
there is good amount Of science tn bis PIE.
1 iictions; and seeing thnt be has been quite
right once, where all chances seemed against
| him, his opinion IL certainly entitled TO some
| consideration. Our late summer set in With
such an amount Of rain and humidity that oil
our farmers got frightened; when, one fine
letter, over the signature "Portarlineton,' p
telling them to keep up their spirits, for the
approaching summer promised to be exccp,
tionally long and dry. And Portar1fngtou
was right, By the Lord right to strange e1
tent; for We have had what ! never heard o.
=
blossomfng and lehfng anew In the latter par1
Of October, and two crops Of strawberries II
one year. Well, his Earlship hns come ou1
with a fresh prediction, addressed to the Leln
eter Express. 1t reads as follows:
"S1s: ! sha1l adyise n1l our formers 70 husbsnt
their ret ou1tee az much as possible, there beint
and moet ftkeiy setting 81 with the next moon.
hope may be mIstaken this ans s.o,snt .e,nt
roRrAntIsaTox, Nov. 10th. "
We arc on the lookout for the sforesais
uoon I. e., the 18th inst. and such contdenc
does your correspondent feel IN PortatltnG9
toms predictions that he has ordered devil
may-care oyercoat TO welcome the weather.
\ Eso11su IMPORTS OF ouASo.
The following paragraph, CIT from th
Mark Lame Express, may be interesting +
some of your shippers:
fpc1ease ID October, having amounted TO aS,ss
1a5ss S tons d october, 1853 In the ten month
asatae .ons % ss %co@pafed viz ton. il osts
ber, 1861, and s01. .965 tons IN October, 1855. ~
great increase ta the deliveries has been frGa 9 Fet
sEanst 81 e6 toGs IN 1861 and 11o s9l In 1858 teo
responding periodp.l The deliFertes have increase
npm The Vest coast o. Mfafa HoMsa NE =. ann y 4
! clncd rom The United States. The val1e Of Il
: cnano imported e the INT nine months s, q M r