davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1873-02-06

C&tIH-NFHuEa hIub1b RPcFaHluH ltaVU l61
and UPWARDS. .......,...........
cloiec Deevea-Flne, fat, we'll formed 8 year
to j, 100 lbs. ..:........ ................... ;.
Good Beevcs-- -Ncll-fattoncd, flneiy-forntd
steors, averaging 1900 to 1900 lbs .,......
Medium Gmdea-Stccrs In falr 1esh, aver
aging ,1Gfl to 3250 lbs...................
Dutchers' Stock-Common to medium
steers, and good to extra cows, for city
slanghter, averaging 800 70 1900 lba. -. :.
Hcsh, Averaging TOO to 1,05O lbs, ,,.,,.,,,,
lnfcsior.-1ABht and thin COWS, he1fors.
stngs, bull5, and hcallawag steers.
Castle-Texas Northern bMtnmsrea
Cattlt-Geyn-fod Texas s,,....,.....
, 1873-02-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

"WEDNESDAY EVENING, Fob. s.
Tho receipts Of tive stock since Saturday
, 1873-02-06

= slight advance ia scen In. Virginia, and IN
horses es Of full ago In North. oaro'i4h.. In In
some states Which produce horse9 Tor t9
ealos limited BY tho prevailing, torse, dtaeabo;
Illinois. IN Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraakaa,
whero tho supply ia unequal to tho soqulromonts
full ago boar htKhor pricon. Thoro is also IN
advance In California mud Oregon. Wording
mu!os command advancing prloes IN tho solllli;
4 hljght advance 10 feen ID Indiana, Illinois, md
sut ss ssss gsg oge 5 ssn's Gs asos s
ae last year. emnll aoolno appears In several
Of tho Wostorn 8tatos' with somc o1ccptionss,
aud tho ratog fot 1niloh COVE aro not sustained.
In Maine, Now Hampshire and Vermont catilo
pnrtai fniinre Of tho grain md hay crops, prices
hayo rallied Will, m Increase Of forage. Thoro
Is m upward tendency In tho cotton Btate9 which
kcops pace with tho movomont toward
largemont OF tho dairy interest: Tho dooino in
m from ssobS to ssadS 'iaae IN Nov wy York. M s3sa 70
e92.1s In Ohio. sge.s8 to e39o2 In Michigan,
Iowa, and eao.77 to e2s.o4' in Kansas.
Otlor oattlo have appreciated In prices in
Northern Now England, and to small extent
in most Of tho Southern statos Little change
sppo'ra n Virginia. , Le9stans and Arkanaas a
las I'd DECLINED r. Kentucky from 81 ssozf a
in Michigan from e48.19 to Si6o0, In Wiecon-
sin from $42.99 to s87.o8, In Minnesota from
ana from s05s to $4,000, in Illinois from go, 40
to $38.83, in Iowa from $50. 10 to s3s.69 in Mis-
souri, from a29.73 to s5o.t5. Tho younger cat-
tlo commanded ,proportionato tnoreado In these
s9oy ha efnS IN h0g' Is III qu9 onoato oH 70
to tho doclIno In pork products. Ii many Locale
tieB thriving store hogs command aB high ratos
, 1873-02-06

OF the above tho following arc the valuos car
ricd in American md foreign yesaols, and in cars
and other land vehicles, rospectiyely:
, 1873-02-06

Tat cat. 1t port, ,t8 442025 kl2,967,922 $l2777o93
CodMEncE AND NAVIGATION.
Monthly Report No. q OF tho Chiof OF the
Bureau Of statistics il In press. Il contains tho
statistics of our foreig, trade for tho month Of
Auguat, 1872, and for the eight months ended
the same, compared with the corresponding
periods OF 1871.
Ing synopeiB
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, May T. 1873 :.
wise. sSS Sales. zoo. Stock. AGA. p'' . ~'"'''
Cotton in fair demand low middiinss issc myddinss
lss isis IS. Ne, Lse 81 sSs bales gross sls Es
today, $3.50. Stock, lSl. sos
Cotton dull and weak low middngs, lslsc. mddlngs,
u.s. c Ss, ssSsp ss sss gSe Ssea Britain"
rSsss ss a sas m s.ss @ bales
Cotton anl and nominal middnss, isTc B,.s. Net
receipts '' 0"ies saeS 'O0 s'0'k Mxass,s, May 1873
GS,,Sn dull lG s,o mdsins 7e Receipts 81 bales
end sil or double extra. Wheat quiet; sales Of
S%s
@ nsssd S per o Mil q S
s2l for shorts s for shpstaIs and ss for mddlnss per
s SssSs;
BUFFALO, May =, ls7a
bushels nsf .1a rs g. 00 snSa s1o
!Sssa sSs y ~ sas W. Eng SSs1sss I
eo: sdo sss wS vi s csnaSs
$ s &:
fo%sS CT ~ STATE co an let and
nominally at &c. Barley malt steady, at 81 aS 10 tor
Western; 81 10 81 Is for prime Winter western; 81 ~
81 - Tor prime Canada. Rye malt held at Csc.
CHICAGO, May T. 1879
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat excited; prices
higher demand mainly speculatvve market irregular;
No. Spring dull; prices nominal No do sold at 81 26s
e fssn u S,ssgpF sesr Way e9ssd q
jected, 81 Corn active and higher sales Of No. 2mixed
seller July rejected, 351sc S'lc. Oats active and
higher sales Of No at size. spot sc., seller June
6stc for No Barley hrm and IN iar demand At 7sc.
$7 IS seller May SIT So seller June Lard firm at DC.
&c., seller June. Bulk meats and bacon quiet and
changed; no sales Whskey active and higher at S8sc,
Freights In fair demand and lover wheat TO Buffalo &C.
wheat $1,000 do. S30V do. oats, LOO do and
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PROPOSALS FOR STOCKS OF THE CITY OF NEW
Sealed proposals will be received at the Comptrollers
office until thursday, Sth day OF May 1873 at two o'clock
T. NJ when the same will be publicly opened for tho
whole any part OF the sum OF one million and forty
ye thousand e hundred dollars OF Stocks Of the city Of
Ne xDDirio NEW cRoToN AouEDUCT STOCK,
authorized by chapter 80 Laws OF 1870 payable 90
august GRoToN WATER MAIN STOCK,
authorized by chapter 5s3, Laws OF 1872, payable -.
"', CITY PARIS IMPROVEMENT FUND sToCK, '''"
authorized by chapter 739 Laws OF 1873 payable 49,
- ~ ADDITIONAL oRoToN WATER STOCK,
authorized by chapter 81, amended by chapter -
323 Laws Of 1871 payable November 1891. 1W,M
CITY IMPROVEMENT STOCK,
authorized by chapter go Laws OF 1852 payable 49, -.
november !, isy2. WIUN
Said stocks will bear interest Mt the rate Of pei
cent per annum payable on the lH day of May and No
vemher in each year
The proposals will state the of stocks desired
and the 500 thereof and the persons whose
proposals accepted will thereupon be required de-
post with the Comptroller the sums awarded to them
respectively, together with premiums thereon when
they will be entitled TO receive certificates for equal
amounts OF the value Of the awarded to them
bearing interest from the dates OF payment
posals Stocks Of the City of Nov York" and enclosed
in a second envelope addressed 70 the Comptroller.
The right is reserved the part Of the Comptroller to
reject any all OF the bids II in his Judgment the In
terests of the Corporation require II.
ANDREW II. GREEN, Comptroller
CRY or NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT FINANCE,
ComrrRoLLER's OFFICE, April ~, 1873
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CLOSING PRICEs-4 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Dull and Heavy-Receipts Mt the
Ports $3.50 Bales = Flour steadier -
Wheat Ffrmer - Corn Steady - Oats
Higher-Pork Nominal - Lard Quiet
Groceries Quiet, but Firm-Petroleum
Stcady-Spirits Turpentinc Duil-Rosin
Easy-Whiskey n Shade Firmer.
WEDNESDAY, May TO M.
Business in general merchandise was only
moderate to-day, and the markets were In some
cases irregular. There was more tone to the
breadstufrs market and prices were rather higher,
slough business was very moderate. Flour was
trine firmer; wheat was cent bushel dearer Tor
prime samples, which were scarce. Corn was
without decided change, but quiet. Oats were in
better demand and dearer. Whiskey was also
dearer Pork was quiet, weak and nominal, while
lard was steady without much movement
Freights were quiet. Cotton was dull and heavy.
Groceries were quiet but firm. Petroleum was
quiet, but steady. Naval stores were dull and not
essentially changed in price.
APPLEs.-The market remained about the same
Us when last reported. There was continued
good demand for selected Winter, which are be-
coming scarce. The arrivals have been moderately
fair but included very few choice. We quote Selected
choice Winter, 50 a So SO per Dbl Western New York
mixed lots, 81 Is So; River mixed lots, 81 50 $3.50
BurrER.-The receipts have been more liberal but
under continued good demand, stock does not accumu
late TO extent Prices about steady The ex-
ports for the week ending "A 600 lbs We quote
New-State pals and tubs, good 70 fine, SIC. a 35c: do
Welsh, do. do, SIC 35c State tubs shipping selections
SIC. ssc. Western, dairy packed, SOC. 32c do store
packed, 2sc, 2c. Orange county pals, retail price,
3sc. 4oc. od-statc, frkins. good to fine, a0c. Ac
do, tubs do do, 40c l3c.; do, Welsh tubs do Sc
ssc Ohio and Michigan dairy, tubs &c Soc Western
nrkins, l5c 25c; do, tubs l6c. 23c.; Canada com
mon to good lac &c.
GnErss The demand ontInued good, both for export
and from the home trade The export clearance for the
week was about l,2UOU0 lbs. Market firm. We quote
Oid-State factory fine iobbing l5c. 6c State
tory fine Shipping lsc &c. state factory common to
1sc Western factory nne. shipping f2c iSc. farms,
&c. a Rc. skins, &C. i0c New-State factory, full
crssm sS .oc state factory skinned, ioc llc
ts @ he narfet to-day has been very quie.
changed although hardly is strong. No sales rom
nary osTsSes; HSc. fssr esrsoes, iss
sc exreme range lots Ike Ds Sa gold per b
90 81 Grass aays a s5ed java bags zoe as
l6hc IKE Ceylon, lsc i9c NsraeaiGo' isc q iec.
Laguayra, lShc. 1ghc.; Jamaica lie. l5c ST. Do
mingo, l5kc l6c Porto Rico, lsc i9c Costa Rics
s gs Hss,ssr ssy as f WY H. I'll
raSoa, l71sc Bye gold per h. co a 90 davs credit
CoroN-The market ror cotton on the spot was dull
ana heavy without anotabe change in prices Future
the closing sales showing reduction of fully &c per
pound, with the market still weak We up thus =
EAPort,, ...,s...s.s...s............. 4UU ITO oio
Consumption. ...,........... ll Isl ls
cpcCuiAuon....
= Total. So 400 9a
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NEW HERALD THURSDAY, MAY TRIPLE SHEET.

Is 16c, 100 at Is 76c 100 at lsKe at 10 1880.
100 Mt Is 7i6c 500 at lsse 100 at Is i6c 200 at Is lS2c,
s AL iSs - iS e ssc July 400 at sc s at
is,fc 900 q ls Slsc 800 At iSsle NO at 100 at
~ i6s2c., $40 NJ Is 7ioc. 400 Mt ls4e 900 is 7-lfc
August 40 ut s7c 500 at Is 7l6c s at isSc., T0u at
500 a, lss s.psmbeE 100 az 4 Size 100 At y essc
70 00 bales The receipts at the ports follows
Galveston, 56s bales; New Orleans 6,os2; Mobile 1873;
norfolk, ss2; New York, s4s; Boston n. 70
day last year. 1853 bales Rates on cotton TO foreign
ports were nominal At the following fguresT0 Havre
by steam, c saii &c. compressed to Hamburg by stea
sd compressed: to Bremen by steam lc 10 Liverpool
BY steam, I'd. a 7.l6d. sail. 5-l6d ed. We quote =
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In the gold loan market the rates ranged from
TO per cent for carrying.
The Sub-Treasury paid out $Sso,ooo on account OF
interest. The European steamer took out s4455l.
In silver.
THE RAILROAD BONDS.
The railroad bonds were duh ana the tone OF the
market irregular. The Union Pacific land grants
were strong late in the day, but the nrsts con.
tnued heavy. The following were the bids at the
call "a amended by prices in subsequent dealings ;.
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-THt uuUHuUus bnseU on COttOH IN Store, running
In quality not than half grade above below the
grade quoted.
FLoUa DGRAiN.-Receipts -four, 9,SsG bbls. wheat
34 bushels 81 OO do. meal 70 bbls and 397
bags; oats 30 b99 bushels barley, 800 do. The -four
maTket was trite firmer under little better inquiry
tor shipping and family brands The sales since last
foot about II 500 bbs at prices within the Of the
uboined quotations. Corn meal quiet but steady
The sales were confined to $50 bbs, S. Is S. SO
for fair Western 10 choice caorc. Feed-The market
was quiet bu5 steady q tons sold at $40 90 = S2l
S23 $24 80 lbs 81 $25; 60lbs 81 $23 30 ib sos
$2 40 lbs, SO 81 rye teed $22 $23. Sales ri tons
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EUROPEAN MARKETS,

2OO0 barley Shpments-f2O0O bbls -four FOG bushels
wheat 10000 do corn 81 100 do. oats 1000 do. and
NlA0 20. harley.
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For future delivery Oasis low mddlng) the sales have
Dcen as follows SALES last evening after three O'Clock
May 100 at Is 7l6c June Loo Is 96c july 400 at
~ ll.l6c 500 az lsAc Total $500 bales Sales to-day
at ls7sc 100 at Is 5l6c June isc, 500 at Is 76c,
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Tne FACTS contained IN the above statement
plain the depression Of the stock during the past
Winter and Spring. 1t is easy to see that with
surplus OF less than 5000 at the end of 1872 the
CHANCES OF DIVIDENDS
in 1873 are materially lessened by the increase
meantime Of the capital stock to the extent OF at
least ten millions and an addition Of Seo0O,OOO to
the bonded debt. In other Words the additional
demand upon the company for the current year is
II per cent upon s6,OOO,oOo q per cent interest
and 10 per cent sinking fund.- and per cent upon
$1O0o0,00o, making an aggregate Of $1,s2O,ooO.
Now, as the operating expenses last year were 81
per cent, the earnings this year must increase
nearly So 900 to allow o. the payment of all the
company's obligations and the maintenance of
per cent dividends upon the capital stock.
., STOCKS QUIET AND IRREGULAR.
The stock market was quiet and the course OF
prices irregular. Lake Shore was steady notwth.
standing the unfavorable nature of the annual re-
port, its fuctuation being confined within the mar
row margin of u per cent. Erie, Pacific Mail, Union
Pacific and Central were also steady. The stronger
features Ohios, st. Paul, c., G. and l. c. and
toward the close, wabash. At the opening Rock
Island was strong and advanced to 11IA but re-
ceded to 11Ok. western Union was the weak spot
of the list and declined about u per cent.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
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The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices of the principal stocks during the days.

but recovered and closed steady, Reading at 115X
and Pennsylvania at 1O7X. The latter sold as low
as 1919.
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GOVERNMENTS STRONG


The government list was strong and prices nd
vanced n u per cent, holding the Improvement
to the close, when the following quotations pre-
vailed limited States currency SKIES, 1i57s 1853
do. slxes 1884, registered, 11s lis do. do coupon,
12lk q l2l3s do. ave-twenties, registered May and
November, 115h 1l6; do. do, 1862, coupon,
do, 1867 ZIG; do. do, 1864 do. do, 115h 49,
do. do, 1885, do. do, l173s 117 do. do 1857 reg
stered, January and July, 1l1Z 49, do. do, 1865
coupon do, 11s 11s9s; do DO, 1867, do. do, 100
q 12Oh; do. do, 1868, do. do, 1881 1881; do
ten-iorties, registered, 1llss 111H do. do, cou-
pom, 1881 Ia; do. nvcs, or 1881, registered,
ia lis; do do. do, coupon, 114Z q 115.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.
The Southern State bonds were dull and lrm.
The Tennessees sold at 8lH 81H. The others
were steady, the market closing as follows Ten
nessee, ex coupon, 81 Sly; do, new, 81 a s1h !;
Virginia, ex coupon, 43 4S; do, registered STOCK
old, SO 40; do, sixes consolidated bonds, 53A
53a; do, siXes deferred scrip, Is 1917; Georgia
skies, IS rs; do, sevens 80 81 North Carolina
ex coupon, ~ IS; do, new, 16 o II; do, special
tax, Is 16; Missouri sixes, "a a s44; do, Hann-
bal and St. Joseph, 90 q 81; Louisiana SKIES 40 a
Al; South Carolina skies, 25 81; do, new, January
and July, Tx 49, do, DO, April and October, ~
a 2S; Arkansas sixes funded, 80 a 40.
THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD.
Copies OF the annual report OF the Lake Shore
Railroad Company were presented to the Stock
Exchange to-day at the same time that the official
document was given to the stockholders meeting
at Cleveland Ohio. The following is summary Tor
the results tor the year ending December 81
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DECLINE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Government Bonds Higher and Mercantile
Paper in Active Demand.
THE STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.
Western Union Weak, Ohios, c., G. and 1.
G. and st. Paul Strong and
the Others Steady.
WALL STREET,

WALL STREET, [
WEDNESDAY, May TO p. M.
On 'Change to-day cotton was duh and heavy for
spot and &c per Id. lower for future. Flour was
steadler, wheat was quiet, but firm, while corn
was about steady.
COMPARISON OF THE EXPORTS.
The total exports Of domestic merchandise from
New York to foreign ports for the week ending
May o, and since the beginning Of the year, COM
pare IS follows-
1871 1872. 1873
Fer the week. So, 80 936 $4TsO.733 $754S, $40
Previously reported 732s,5oS 6s,o4569o s7l23, l46
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WATCHES. JEwELRY, &c.

A ELEGANT DIAMOND BRACELET FOR SALE
design unsurpassed; rare chance to any one de-
string 70 make beautiful present Address HEIRLOOM,
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I, May 7-1O:I5 A. M.
$4,000 US Ds. l0-40, c.. ll3Z
2UOOO US 6's, cur. ll5L
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Del Lack w LIST m. .lc0h Bom. II A Erie istm Ts ~
Del Lack West "a IN. Hlz Ced Falls Min LIST m. %
Del Lack w IFS con- leu
TIE CITY BANK STOCKS.

TIE CITY BANK SIUUks'
The following were the bids for the city bank
snares:-New York, 1876; Manhattan. lbl; Mer-
chants, 1l6; Mechanics. 1873; America, $50; City,
255; Mechanics and Traders, 100; Gallatin Ma
nonal, ll9: Merchants Exchange, 90; State OF New
York, ex 1o6; Commerce, ZIG; American Exchange,
los; Bank OF the Republic, 100; Bank OF North
America 100; Hanover, lo5; Metropolitan, 1874 /;
Market, 122; Nassau, ex 1903; Continental, so; St.
Nicholas, 100; Commonwealth, So; Importers and
Traders, 1856; Park. l4s; New York National Elk
change 90; Central National, o.; Fourth National
ll0A Ninth National, 104; German American, 100
ERIE RAILWAY EARNINGS.
The following is the last official return OF es
tmated weekly earnings OF the Erie Railway Com
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Total earnings since Nov. 1. $S,5ls,2s9 $S,soo6ss
Decrease for week. ............. l,O03
Increase for six months to date........... 2Sl34S
The earnings OF the Central Pacific Railroad CON-
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LONDON MONEY MARKEr.-LoSpon. May 7-5 r. Moon
and Amercan securities closed unchanged Consols
opened M tor money and 95h for the ACCOUNT United
orues, s9; new hves ss7s, and Erie Railway shares
at 5Ob.
FRANKroRr BouRse.-FRASKFoRr, May I-Unied states
hvc-twenty bonds. 9516 for the issue OF 1867.
Msales OF cotton shipped from Mobile and still at sea At
led The opened quiet Middling upands, SGD
~ middng Orleans 9Sd Odd o. the sales to-day eUO
naes were American Sales OF cotton shipped rom sa-
vannah or Charleston, April and May, at sgd. from
ne rev Orleans May and June sgd; from savannah OF
Charleston deliverable in june led, and from the
same ports deliverable in May at lll6d
The market II quiet
LONDON PRODUCE MARKEr.-LosDoN, May z-Refned
cwt
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STORA GLE.


A -SToRAGE.-wEST SIDE STORAGE WARE
IA. houses 593, 634 636 Hudson street. 779 Greenwich
street and 10 Abingdon square for furniture pianos bag
gage and all other family property; all goods are placed
scperatc these establishments the most
sponslbc reliable accommodating and lowest in rate in
New York. trucks and always ready for
the removal Of furniture, either in city or country h
TAGGAKT. owner and manager,
office sos Hudson street. near West Twelfth street
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market is shown in the table:-
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FURNITURE,

-PAhLoR AND SOFA BEDS; THE LARGEST VA
az o. any mouse In the city; Paynes patents
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-26
WILMINGTON, DEL. -. MONDAY MAY. 20, 1873.

PERsoNAL. Hon. Hester Clymer, of Read
ing, sailed for Europe on Saturday, in response
to telegram stating that his brother-in-law,
William B. ClyTnef, was lying at the point Of
death, and that his sister, Mrs. Clymer, is also
ill. They are residing at Florence, Italy.
K lAT arecetit meeting Ofsthe sdarylaDd His
tOrical Society, the Attorney General of the
Statp said that Maryland, OF right, owned
Philadelphia, and that their State was short
600, 900 acres Of ground" 'e1' ''|
AiroNe the passengers by the Leipsic, from
Baltimore for Bremen, on Saturday, were A.
s. Abel, Esq, proprietor of the Baltimore San,
his son, and. two daughters on a visit to the
Vienna Exhibition.
T HENRY WARD BEEcHER was thrown from
his carriage OnlSaturday by q collision with a
heavy truck. His vehicle was badly broken,
but Dir. Beecher was not hurt. "''
Columbus 'DOnneil, one OF the oldest and
most influential citizens of Baltimore died last
night. He wasfOr thirty years president Oi
the Gas Company of that city,
James W. Wallack, the actor died of con.
sumption, ina sleeping -eaFnear Richmond, va.
en- route from South Carolina hOmeward. or
lSatuFday. HsFemains were brought to New
i York yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. WALLACE
and Lester Wallack. ~ iNif q
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-26
naInwnra Fnrrns.

Al coiresrondant of the New York TIMtta,i in
speaking Of the condition farms in New Cas-
tie county, says: at is gratifying TO ride over
the country and view the spleldld manner IN
which everything pertaining TO the agricultural
interests of it il kept. We can ride for miles
and never see a shrub or bush growing under
the fences. either along the road or the division
fences of the farms. Beautiful hedges Of Black
thorn aud Of Usage Orange can be seen 10 eVefy J
direction. all Of them trimmed 10 the perfection
| of dandy's hair. The fences are principally
Of four rails, and posts ten feet apart stand up
straight, and looking down a row Of fencing
sometimes a. mile long, not post will be seen
ont Of line NIr rail- broken. The houses are
all either phinled or Whitewashed, and look
clean and neat, while unpretentious lawns O.
small proportions, filled, however, with rares
| trees and aoWers, add attractions to their neat
ness. The barns and Out-builbings are invaria-
bly, kept in good repair, well whilewashed. anC
| in perfect order, and judging from what, see
think the most careless and Indifferent iarme
coming into this country could not help catch.
ing the infection Of neatness. II he'didnot,
think public odippls would drive him ogtv ~
land Of the county is general ola yellpY Clay
1 with 'shfIiclent sand to make it pnlverize. III
very rolling, yet no hills rise to more than slxt
feet above The sea, with two Orthfee exceptions
+ and llIle .creeSs,, mostly naplgable, FUN etrol
the Delaware river westward, and scarcely a
acre Ofupland in the county that is not thorpugt
sl1y drained by natural drainage. Situated as
: i between two such bodies of water as the De
} aware River and the Chesapeake Bay, 4 ca
conceive of no finer land for the cultivation an
shipment Of peaches. J. 4 a3iiUj ''ir'i a'so