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Best Printing Press; T. S. Reynolds, At
lanta, cup, 5
Best Cotton Gin; Clemmons 4 Brown,
Columbus, pitcher, 25
2d Best Cotton Gin; Thomas Wren, Rich
mond co., cup, 10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Best Dental Specimens—Dr. G. G. David,
Atlanta, cup, $5
Best Piano (Baltimore made) —Barth 4
Nicholai, cup, 10
Best Copying Press—E. & J. Platt, Au
gusta, cup, 5
Best Sheep Skins, Whang Leather, Sad
dle Robes, 4c., —B. F. L. Wanson, Decatur
cup 5 ;
Best Case Bobbins and Spools—J. 11.
Newton, Athens, Ga., cup, 5
, HORTICULTURE.
Best Collection of Table Apples—Peters,
Harden 4 Co., Atlanta, cup, $5
Best Collection of Grapes—R. C. John
son, Atlanta, cup, 5
Best Collection of Pears—Peters, Harden
4 Co., 5
Best late Keeping Apples, Shokley; Pe
ters, Harden 4 Co., Atlanta, cup, 5
Best collection of Seeding Pears ; Peters,
Harden 4 Co., Atlanta, cup. 5 i
Largest and best collection So., Seedling
Apple Trees ; P. G. Berkman 4 Co., Augus
ta, Ga., 5
Largest and Best collection of Peach
Trees; P. G. Berkman 4 Co., Augusta, Ga., 5
Largest and Best collection of Pear
Trees; P. G. Berkman 4 Co., Augusta, Ga., 5
Largest and Best collection of Evergreen
and Hot-House Plants; P. G. Berkman 4
Co., Augusta, Ga., 10
Best collection of Basket Willow; Peters,
Harden 4 Co., Atlanta, cup, 5
FINE ARTS.
Best Southern Landscape in oil, (Tallula
Falls); Miss M. A. Caraak, Athens, Ga.,
cup, $ lO
Best Fruit Painting in oil; Mrs. R. H.
Goodman, Athens, Ga., cup, 5
Best Fancy Painting in oil; Miss M. A.
Franklin, Athens, Ga., 5
Best Portrait in oil; Miss M. A. Frank
lin, Athens, Ga., cup, 5
Best Fancy Painting in Water Colors;
Mrs. E. J. Anderson, Atlanta, cup, 5
Best Specimens of Photographs; J. A.
Pugh. Macon, Ga., cup, 5
Best Crayon Landscape; Miss S. North,
Griffin, Ga., cup, 5
Best Sculpture in Marble; S. B. Oatman,
Atlanta, cup, 10
Best Wax Work in Fruit and Flowers;
Mrs. C. Gilbert, Atlanta, cup 5
Best Shell Work; Mrs. M. A. Warwick,
Atlanta, cup, 5
Best Grecian Painting; Miss Lizzie Gard
ner, Augusta, a child nine years old; gold
thimble, # 5
Best Sign Painting; Wm. Mackie, Atlan
lanta, Ga., cup, 5
The Committee in the name of the Society,
would express their thanks to Mr. R. Peters,
for the opportunity of examining an original
crayon drawing of the “ Father of his Country,”
taken by Sharpless, at the request of Judge Pe
ters, the distinguished ancestor of Mr. Peters.
It is a drawing of Historic interest.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Best manufactured Potassa; Hutchinson
4 Pritchett, Cherokee county, Ga., plate, 3
Best Samples of Vinegar; J. Whitney,
Atlanta, plate, 3
The Committee would call the attention of
Planters and Farmers, to the Super Phosphate
of Lime, exhibited by J. A- Anoicy & VO.,
agents, Augusta, Ga., as a valuable fertilizer.
We also notice favorably, Hoyt’s Super Phos
phate of Bone Dust and Lime, from T. P. Sto
vall 4 Co., agents, Augusta, Ga.
WINE.
Best Half Dozen Bottles Catawba Still
Wine, Vintage 1858 ; Charles Axt, Craw- *
fordsville, Ga., cup, $lO
Best Blackberry Cordial; Mrs. C. R. Han
leiter, Atlanta, cup, 5
Best Blackberry Wine; Mrs. H. A. Strok
ley, Barnesville, Ga., 2
Wine from Native Grape; Mrs. Wray,
Newnan, Ga., 2
Still Catawba, Vintage 1859, Wm. 11. Pol
lard, Ala., 10
Still Catawba Wine, Vintage 1856; M.
A. Cooper, 10
FIELD CROPS.
Best Bale of Cotton, Wm. S, Grogan, DeKalb county,
Georgia—Silver Cup $lO
Best Low and Corn on two acres, 11 bushels an acre,
D. H. Hutchinson, Lumpkin co.—Silver Cup 10
Best Upland Corn on two acres, Gen. G. P. Harri
son. Chatham county—Silver Cnp 10
Best Bale Timothy Hay, J. H. Dennis, Fulton co.,
Silver Cup 15
Best Bale Native Hay, J. H. Newton, Athens, Ga.—
Silver Cup 10
Best barrel Chinese Syrup, J. A. Hayden, Atlanta—
Sitver Cup. 10
Best crop of Sweet Potatoes on one acre, 533 bush
els, J. B. Hart, Green county—Cup 5
Best Fleeces of Wool, G. C. Sproull, Cass Co.—Cup.. 5
Best bale Peavine Hay, Dr. R. M. Young, Cass coun
ty—Cup 5
Best bale of Fodder, J. H. Newton, Athens—Cup... 5
SAMPLBS OF FIELD CROPS.
Best bushel Irish Potatoes, D. H. Hutchinson, Lump
kin county—Cup $ 5
Best bushel Field Peas, J. S. Thompson, Walton
county —Cuff 5
Best bushel Red Wheat, J. D. Farrnn, Whitelield
county—Cup 5
Best bushel White Wheat, J. C. Sproull, Cass coun
ty—Cup 5
Best bushel Oats, N. A. Crawford, Milton county—
Cup 5
Best bushel Barley, J. 8. Thompson, Walton county
—cup ■••• 5
Best bushel Bread Com, Daniel Johnson, DeKalb
county—cup 5
Best bushel Stock Corn, Joseph Pitts, DeKalb coun
Best bushel Sweet Potatoes, J. B. Hart, Greene co—
cup *. ••• 5
Best bushel Grass Seed. John Bowman, Hall county
—cup * 5
Best sample Leaf Tobacco, John Ficken, Atlanta —
cup 5
FIRST CLASS—HOUSES OF ALL WORK.
Best stallion, over 4 years old, R. 11. Lampkin, Ogle
thorpe county—cnp sls
Best Horse Colt, three years old, D. M. Taylor. Paul
ding county—cup I®
Best Horse Colt, two years old, James Stewart,
Campbell county —cup 5
Best Horse Colt, one year old, J. S. Jackson. Greene
county—cup 5
Best Mare, 4 years old and upwards, A. Bacon, Mon
roe county, Tennessee—cup 1®
Best Filly,» years old, Dr. P. F. Hoy I, DeKalb coun
ty—cup 10
Best Filly, 2 years old, 8. T. Burdell, Milton county
—cup 5
Best Filly, 1 year old, A. Leigh, Cow eta county—
cup ; 5
Best Brood Mare and c<At, J. B. Tanner, Clajton
county—cup 10
SECOND CLASS—BLOOD HORSES.
Best Stallion, over 4 yrs old, (Sligo) J. B. Magee.
Troup county —cup sls
Best Stallion, 8 years old, A. J. Persdig, Coweta co—
cup 10
Best Horse Colt, 2 years old, Jameß Mi'jjgan Jack
son county—cup 5
Best Horse Colt, 1 year old, A. Leigh, Cowetueounty
cup >..... ft
Best Mare and Colt, A. J. Persons, Cowet a county—
«>ip 10
Best Filly, 2 years old, J. W. Henderson, Cass coun
ty—cup 6
Best Filly, 6 year old, W'm. 8. Grogan, DeKalb coun
ty-cup. 5
twm mwTMmmM held mmv
MORGAN HORSES.
Bast Stallion, four years old, (Clive,) Geo. 11. War
ling, Habersham county—cup S2O
Second Best Stallion, Mr. Clarke—cup 10
Best Brood Mare (Fashion,) Shelton Oliver, Ogle
thorpe county—cup 10
GEORGIA RAISED HORSES.
Best Pair Matched Horses, H. R. J. Long, Athens,
—cnp $lO
Best Single Harness Horse, W. P. Anderson, Mariet
ta—cup, 10
Best Saddle Horse, J. 11. Jackson, Greene county —
cup, ' 10
HEAVY DRAFT HORSES.
Best Heavy Draft Horse, Ariosta Appling. Marietta
—cup, " $lO
FIFTH CLASS.
! Best pair Matched Horses, open to the world, I. N.
! Heggie, Marietta—cup, $lO
Best Single Harness Horse, T. Kingsberry, Carroll
county—cup, 10
i Best Saddle llorse, I. N. Heggie, Marietta—cup, 10
| Best Jack, J. S. Thompson, Gwtnett county—cup, 10
MULES.
Best Pair Mules, J, W. Nesbit, Milton county—cnp, $lO
Best Single Mule, W. A. Upton. Tennessee—enp, 5
Best Mule, 2 years old, J. S. Thompson, W'alton
county—cup, 5
Best Mule, 1 year old, J. B. Tanner, Clayton county
—cup, ’ 5
CATTLE.
Best Bull, 4 years old, W. C. Penn, Jasper county
—cup $lO
Best Bull 8 years old. Dr. R. M. Young, Cass coun
ty—cup 10
Best Bull 2 years old, R. Peters, Atlanta—cnp 5
Best Bull 1 year old, Mrs. T. C. Elder, Campbell
county—cup 5
Best Cow 4 years old, R. Peters, Atlanta—cup 10
Best Milking Cow, Rev. R. B. Lester, Atlanta—cup.. 10
2d Best Milking Cow, R. Peters, Atlanta—cnp 10
Best Heifer 2 years old, W. P. Mylun, Cass county
—cnp 5
Best Heifer 1 year old, R. H. Moody, Tennessee—
cup 5
Best Working Oxen, R. Peters, Atlanta—cnp 10
FAT CATTLE.
The Executive Committee would call the attention of
stock-growers to the pen of Cattle exhibited by Rev. C.
W. Howard, of Cass county, which have been raised en
tirely u(K)n pasture. Summer and Winter, having never
been fed with hay and grain, and award a ftpecial pre
mium of a Silver Pitcher.
SHEEP.
Best pen of Sheep, (Cotswold,) Rev. C. W. Howard,
Cass county—cup $lO
Second Best pen of Sheep, (Merino,) J- C. Sproulls,
Cass county—cup 10
Third Best pen of Sheep, J. C. Sproulls, Cass county
—cup 10
Best pen of Cashmere Goats, R. Peters, Atlanta—
cnp 10
SWINE.
Best Boar, R. Peters, Atlanta—cup $lO
Second Best Boar, Rev. C. W. Howard, Cass county:
cup •••• 5
Best Sow, R. Peters, Atlanta 10
Second Best Sow, R. C. Johnson, Atlanta 8
Third Best Sow, R. Peters, Atlanta : cup 5
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Best half dozen Bacon llama, A. G. Holmes, Gwin
nett county: cup $5
Best half dozen Shoulders, A. G. Holmes, Gwinnett
county: cut •••• 5
Best half dozen Sides, A. G. Holmes, Gwinnett
county: cup 5
Best 5 (rounds fresh Butter, Mrs. A. G. W are, Atlan
ta: cup 5
In this article there was very close competition. The
samples exhibited by Mrs. Harris and Young, of Cass,
Miss Henry and Mrs. Holmes, of Gwinnett, Mrs. Oliver,
of Oglethorpe, Miss J. A. Howard and Mrs. Peters, of
Atlanta, were excellent and seldom equalled.
Best bushel Dried Apples, Miss S. Thompson, Wal
ton county: plate • ••• •• • $
Best bushel Dried Peaches, Miss S. J. Henry, Gwin
nett county: plate •••••••• 2
Best and largest collection of Jellies, Jams, Ac., Mrs.
S. A. E. Means,Oxford: cup 10
2d Best collection of Preserves, Jellies, 4c, Mrs. T.
B. Daniel Atlanta: cup 5
Best 10 pounds Soft Soap, Mrs. C. R. Hauleiter, At
lanta: plate 8
Best 10 pounds Hard Soap, Mrs. B. H.rt, Green
county ••••• .
Best Jar Leaf Lard, Mrs. B. F. Reynolds: cup 5
Best Loaf Light Bread, Mrs. A. \\. Stone, Atlanta:
pl&tc •••• •••••• *
Best Butterscotch Candy, R. H. Humphrey; cup... 5
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE.
Best Woolen Coverlid, Mrs. M. ll.Sappington, Troup
county; cup ••• ®
Best Carpeting, Mrs. 11. Williams, Troup county;
itcsPffomeslic tlfngfi'ams, Miss O.' iienrv, 'owin'- °
nettcounty; cun 5
Best Bolt Jeans, Miss Jane Howard, Kingston, (.ass
county; cup -•••-. — "
Best pair Cotton Socks, Miss Jane Howard, Kings
ton. Cass county: cup 1
Best Hearth Rug, Mrs. R. M. Young, Cass county,
cup ••••••• .... O
Best Pair Woolen Blankets, Mrs. T. ,J. Smith, Han
cock county: cnp • • *
Raised worsted work.
Best Ottoman Covers, Mrs. A. G. Spier, Marietta;
plate 3
Best Lamp Mat, Miss M. A. Warwieh. Atlanta: cup.. 8
Best Table Cover, Mrs. E. H. Walker, Pike county;
Gold Thimble •••••••••• ®
Best Piano Cover, Miss E. Camp, Campbell; cnp... 10
Best Chair Covers. Miss Frederick, Augusta ; p ate 8
Best Lamp Mat Miss Lucv J. Reid, Augusta; plate 2
EMBROIDERY lN SILK. iLOsS, AC.
Best Robe, ladies’, Miss S. Fredrick, Augusta; Gold
Thimble, T , ®
Best Dress for child and Talnia, Mrs. M. J. Leonard,
Augusta. __ _ , , ~ 2
Best Sack for child, Mrs. W. L. Lampkin, Forsyth
Best l Embroidered Shawl for child, Mrs. Dc Laigle,
Best Embroidered Shawl for Lady, Miss M. G Les
ter, McMinnville, Tennessee, 3
KNITTING IN THREAD.
Best Cotton Fringe: Mrs. E. Payne, Atlanta; cup, 5
Best Net Shawl, Mrs. Robinson, Atlanta, 5
Best Net Collar, Mrs. Robinson. Atlanta, 5
Best Underslceves. Miss Jane Howard. Cass county, 8
Best Tidy, Miss Julia T. Clayton, Cass county,
Best Cape for Child, Miss 8. J. Reid, Augusta, 8
James Camak,
Sec'y Southern Central Agricultural Society.
The above is all of the Premium List received
up to the time of going to press —from advance
sheets of Atlanta papers.
A Beautiful Extract. —The following par
agraph is from the Wisconsin Farmer:
To the majority of men we are satisfied that
the soil is nothing but dirt; but to the chemist
who knows its origin, its nature and its capa
bilities, it is a wonderful mixture of those beau
tiful elements, which in their ever varying
forms become the ambient air, the liquid ocean,
the precious opal, the timethyst, and the still
more precious diamonds ; or delicaie blue-bell
and the violet, the amarynth, the Idly and the
rosebud, the spear of blue grass and the cedar of
Lebanon ; or again the ruby lip, the love-liteye,
noble, palpitating heart, and yet more wonder
ful brain ! These are jewels of which the soil
is composed, and out of which the husbandman
so uuheedingly strives to force the iood hunger
craves. Henceforth as he turns the furrow of
the field, let the sleep of his thoughts be broken
by the retlection, this earth be stirred up by
ploughshare, is doubtleSs composed in part of
the ashes of ancestral heroes whose deeds are
the history of the past, and whose mortal re
mains are the plastic material out of which we
are building the bodies of men to-day.
— —
Farming for Young Men:—lf a young man
wants to engage iu a business that will insure
him, in middle life, ibe greatest amount of lei
sure time, there is nothing more sure than farm
ing. If he has an independent turn of mind,
let him be a farmer. If he wants to engage in
a healthy occupation, let him till the land. In
short, if he would be independent, let him get a
spot of earth. Keep within his means to shun
the lawyers; be honest to have a clear con
science; improve the soil so as to leave the
world better than lit found it; and then if he
cannot live happdv aud die content, there is no
hope for him.
—
Receipts of the St. Louis Fair. The sale
of tickets of admission to the grounds oftlio
late fair netted the handsome sum ot $38,000.
— -—— - - .... *■—
COMMERCIAL.
AUGUSTA MARKET,
[Now that the “season” has fairly set in, we shall
regularly keep our rural friends advised respecting the
City markets. The reports will be prepared by an ex
perienced Commercial Editor, and may be relied upon
for correctness.]
COTTON We have now reached a point where estimates
may be ventured of the probable ewtent of the cotton crop.
The frosts on the 29th, 80th and 31st of October, have certainly
put a stop to the growth of cotton, and as those frosts are
earlier than the two years previous, allowance will accordingly
be made. It should be rcmemliered by all who make esti
matesof the crop, that prlc.-s have generally ruled at fair re
munerating prices for nearly two years—that thousands of
negroes heve been conveyed from the border States to the cot
ton region—that the uatural yearly Increase of laborers Is an
important Item—god that a large r extent or country is yearly
cleared, settled arid planted In cotton. If the frost cuts off a
portion of the production, the increased labor and land em
ployed may more than supply the deficiency. Our own
opinion is, from the lights now be ore us, that the crop this
year will be a large one, and larger than last year. It will
hardly be so good la the Atlantic States, because last year
there was an unusually goed crop, but we look for an increase
in the Gnlf States which will over-balance this deficiency.
The planters have had fine weather this fall for picking, and
the crop coming forward Is of good qual lty and staple. There
is very little dusty and sandy cottou, and planters generally
seem disposed to withhold all such stuff from market. There
is, however, but dttle of such quality and condition brought
to this market, during any season, but there is tea. so far, this
year, than In former years. The little that has reached our
market remains unsold, and w 11 probably remain so, as no
person desires to buy such Bluff at any pr ce.
While it Is evident that the crop will be a large one, It Is
equally evident that the demand will le fully equal to the
supply. We must expect, however, about next spring, to hear
of new European complications—of apprehended war, or even
war itself—or of some new move on the c immercial chess
board to.induce holders of Cotton to press their stocks on the
market, and allow manmneturers and speculators to obtain
their supplies. Some plan will be adopted, as It has been In
former years, to depress the price of Cotton ; but whe her
such a policy he sue essful, or otherwise, the world will want
rll the good American Cotton which can be obtained, and the
great bulk of the crop will he sold at full remunerating prices
to the planters.
The present c op will be too large to hope for very high
prices, but It will be too small to justify fear of ru nously low
rates. The indications favor a sound trade to all who have
experience and judgment In buying, and have facilities for
holding and selling.
FLOUR.—There Is a better feeling In the Flour trade,
and country descriptions have advanced 25 cents per barrel.
Our city Mills are held at firm and full prices, with an advanc
ing tendency.
jjtW For latest quotations of Cotton Market,
see eighth page of this number.
1 - »
AUGUSTA PRICES CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICKS.
BACON.—Hams *lb 11 @ 14
Clear Sides *lb 1-2)4® 13
Rib Sides *lk 11 M@ 12
Shoulders V lb B>4@ 9
BAGGING—Gunny * vard... 13)4® 15
BEESWAX *lb 30 <8 35
BUTTER.—Goshen *ft 23 @ 25
Country. V 1b...... 15 @ 22
BRlCK—Building Brick * 10r0... @ 7 00
Paving Brick * 1000... <8 8 00
Pressed Brick * 1000... @2O 00
Well Brick V lOuO ... @ 9 00
CANDLES.—Adamantine. Vlb 20 @ 24
Chemical Sperm *lb 83 @ 35
Pure do n> N 43 @ 50
Patent Sperm 18 lb 66 @ 60
CHEESE.—Northern White *lb 12 © 12X
English Dairy 9lb 13 @ 14
COFFEE -Rio 18 lb 11*® 13
Laguira 18 lb 18 @ 14
Java *ft 17 @ 18
CEMENT 18 bb1.... 2 25 @ 2 50
Plaster 18 bb1.... 825 @3 60
DOMESTIC GOODS.—Yarns 18 yard... 95 @1 00
X Shirting. Brown V yard... 4 @ 4
% Shirting, " 18 yard... 6)4® 7X
1 Shirting, “ 18 yard... 8 @ 10
5- Shirting, “ 9 yard... 10 @ 14
6- Shirting. “ 18 yard... 12>4@ 16*
Fine Sea Island Shirting 18 yard... 8 (s> 12
Osnahurgs 18 yard... 10 @ 11
Drillings 18 yard... 8 @ 10
FEATHERS 18 1b 48 @ 45
FLOUR—Tennessee Extra Family* bb1.... 6 75 @ 7 00
Extra Superfine 4* bb1.... 606 @ 6 25
Te nesseeSuperfine 4* bb1.... 5 76 @ 6 00
Granite Mills, Extra Family....!* bb1.... 7 00 @7 60
« bbi;;;.'* 25 §6 60
Carmichael Mills, Extra Family* bb1.... 7 60 @ 7 75
“ “ Extra 18 bbl ....7 io@7 25
“ “ Superfine....* bb1.... 600 @6 25
Paragon Mills, Extra Family....* bb1.... 7 50 @ 8 00
•• *• Superfine * bbl.. .600® 650
GRAIN Corn, with sacks * busn.. 90 @1 00
Wheat, white, new * hush.. 1 15 @ 1 25
Wheat.red, new * bush.. 1 10 @ 1 15
Oats * bush... £0 @ 90
Rye * bush... 140
Peas * bush... 93 @1 00
Corn Meal, Country ground ....* bush... 90 @ 95
GUNPOWDER.—Dupont’s * keg... 6 50 @ 7 00
Hazard * keg... 6 50 @ 7 00
Blasting * keg. .. 6 (10 @6 25
HAY—N rthem * 100.... 140 @1 50
Eastern ..* 100.... 1 75 ® 2 00
HIDES *lb 18 @ 14
IRON Swedes * ft.. ... 5)4®
English * lb BM@ 4)4
LARD *lb 12 @ 13
LEAD—Bar * lb @ 8
LlME.—Country * b0x.... 1 25 @ 1 65
Northern...:. * bb1.... 1 75 @ 2 00
LUMBER... * 1000....12 00 @l4 00
MOLASSES—Cuba 4'ga1.... 28 @ 80
Gulden Syrup... *gal.... 60 @ 66
NewOrleansSyrup *gal.... 44 @ 50
NAILS * » 4 @ 4)4
OlLS—Sperm, prime .* ga1.... 2 00 @ 2 25
Lamp. I. * ga1.... 1 10 @ 1 25
Train *gal.... 75 @1 OO
Linseed * ga1.... 1 00 @ 1 10
Castor.... 4* ga1.... 2 00 @ 225
RICE * lb 4>f@ 5
ROPE—llandspun *ft 8 @ 8X
Machine *ft 9 @ 10
RAISINS * b0x.... 850 @4 00
SPlßlTS—NorthtrnGin *gal.„. 45 @ 60
Run * ga1.... 45 @ 50
N.O. Whisky *gal.... 83 @ 8f
Peach Brandy, old * ga1.... 1 75 @ 2 50
“ “ new 9 ga1.... 1 00 @ 1 25
Pure Cider Brand}-, old * ga1.... 1 50 ® 1 75
Apple Brandy, new *gal.... 78 @1 25
Axt’s Dry Catawba Wine, 1856..* ga1.... @lO 75
* 1857..* gal ... @8 75
Holland Gin * ga1.... 1 50 @ 1 75
Cognac Brandy * ga1.... 800 @ 6 00
Loi.gwortli’a Catawba Brandy..* d0z.... @l2 75
Longworlh's Wines * doz... 8 76 @l4 25
sUGAKS—N. Orleans *B 7)4@ 9X
Porto Rico * B 7X® 9S
Muscovado * B 6X@ 7)4
Loaf * B 12%® 18)4
Crushed * B JIX® lIX
Powdered * 8...... IDs® 11)4
Refined Coffee A *B 10)4® 10)4
Do. do. B * B 10)4® lo)4
Do. do. O * B 9*® 10.
SALT * sack.... 1 15 @ 1 25
SOAP—Yellow * B 6 @ 8
STARCH *B 7>i@ 8
SHOT * nag.... 200 @2 25
TWINE—Hemp Baggng *B 20 @ 22)4
Cotton Wrapping *B 28 @ 87)4
WHISKY * ga1.... 83 @ 85
fW~ It is proper to remark tha' these are the current rates
. at wholesale, trom store—of course, at retail, prices are a
shade higher : and trom the wiiart or depots. In large quantl
tit.s,asfiade lower.
M
STOCK OF CO i”rON
In Augusta and Uumbu g, November 1, 1859.
1859. 1858.
In Augusta !8>242 22,(64
. 11l Hamburg 991 1.616
Total stack.... 19,233 23,790
SHIPMIN.S OF CoTToN
- To Charleston und Savotnahin Octob r.
1859. 18t«.
To Charleston, from Align da 12.808 2e,.V 0
•• “ Hamburg 6.697 6, 63
To Savannah by Railroad 6. 29 10,059
1 •• “ ■' steamboats 2<512 8,0-2
Shipments In Cc'nb. ‘-’8 -237 43.134
“ '- September 8.666 3,iVl
Total shipments 36.8-8 48,925
SHIPMENTS OF “THROUGH COTTON."
1369. 1858.
Through Cotton In Sept in >er ,443 262
•• •* ** October.... 6.935 5.547
Total throu gn cotton 7,378 6,8fi9
RECEIPTS.
1 1839. 1858
l Shipped in October *,**l &P 4
( Stock on hand. Novemtx-ri, 1859 •19 233 23, <9O
47.(70 699124
. Deduct stock September 17, 96
l Re-elpts in October ®-®J **-*£B
, “ “ September - 7-' lB 13,986
Total receipts 46,973 76,814
Th.- decrease In the ie ulpts, according to our table. Is 9.841
, bales, a* Hamburg and Augusl-i. oompared with the receipts
from the Ist of September, to the let of NoVemi'drof 18 8.
There la bowev. r, au iuercase In the roceltts of “through cot
ton” of 1,569 Nth I.
Heceipts of Colton.
Os the quantity of cotton received In this city, during the
month of October, there were received by the Georgia railroad
23,735 bales; by the Waynesboro' and Savannah railroad 2.870
hales, and, w. understand, between 200 and 800 by the Diapatch
steamboat line.
Commerctal Intelligence-Per Xova Scotian.
Liverpool Marled, —There was no material change
in prices. Holders were*tfeilng freely, but showed no dir
position to press sales. The sales for Saturday, Mouday and
w'i^ d “ y , „ UP , : 4 J$° of which speculators took
1.000 and export era ‘ Jh® on 'y quotation* furnished
Up’and»°6 iT-T&f 11 dd lnft Urlea *«. I 1-16@7XJ.; Middling
State of Trade.—' The adylcejfrom Manchester were favor,
able, the market cl- sing quiet, but stead j,
BAVK IVOTE TABLE.
PREPARED AND CORRECTED BY F. C. BARBER
Stock Broker and Exchange Dealer, Augusta ffa,
Augusta and Savannah Bank notes par.\
“ “ Columbus 1 per discount.
“ “ Fulton, Atlanta 1 “ “
“ “ Empire State, Rome 1 “ “ ’9 “
“ “ Middle Georgia, Macon 1 “ “ V
Manufacturers' Bank, Macon 1 “ “
North-Western Bank, Ringgold 2“ “ “ '
Commercial Bank, Brunswick 5“ • “ ,
LaGrangeßank 5“ “
Timber Cutters’Bank, Savannah 5“ “ "
Northern and Eastern notes of solvent
Banks 1 “ “ “
Good Banks In Tennessee, North Carolina,
Kentucky, Alabama an ] Virginia 2“ “ “
The annexed lists comprise the names of the Banks con
sidered good : •
IN- TENNESSEE.
Bank of Chattanooga;
“ “ Commerce;
*• “ Knoxville;
“ “ Memphis;
“ “ Middle Tennessee ;
“ “Nashville;
“ “ Paris:
“ “ Tennessee;
“ “ the Union ;
Commercial Bank;
Buck's “
City “
Dandrldge "
Merchants’ “
Northern “
Ocoee “
Planters’ “
Shelbyvllle “
Traders’ “
Union "
OOOD BANKS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Bank of Cape Fear ;
“ •• the State of North Carolina;
** “ Wilmington;
“ “ Wadesboro' ;
“ “ Washington ;
•* “ Charlotte ;
“ •• Yancsyvllle;
“ “ Clarendon;
“ “ F’ayettevllle;
“ “ Lexington;
Commercial Bank;
Mei chants’ “
Farmers' “
Branch at Greensboro’.
SPECIE TABLE.
Spanish Dollars 2 per cent, premium.
Mexican Dollars 2 “ " “
South American dollars .....2 “ “ “
American Halves, coinedprevlonsto 1858.2 “ “ “
Quarters of same kind 1 ’’ “ “
Old Spanish Quarters are worth 21 cents, and smaller Spanish
ooln, in proportion.
Sovereigns sell from 64 75 to $4 86
Napoleons, (20 franc pieces) 8 76
Ten-Guilder Pieces 8 90
Five Franc Pieces 95
Thalers 70
Spanish Doubloons 816 @l6 20
Patriot Doubloons sl6 80® 15 60
Old American gold, previous to 1832 5 per cent, premium.
BANKABLE MONEY.
All the bills of the banks In Savauuah, (except the Timber
Cutters’ Bauk,) all the Augusta banks, and the branches of tne
State Bank, and the banks in South Carolina, are bankable
here.
Our banks take from their customers bills on the—
Bank or Alliens;
Bank of Columbus;
Bank of Middle Georgia ;
and some take. In the same way, bills on the—
Bank of Fulton.
The bills of the other interior banks of Georgia are not bank
able, and are i urchased by our brokers at the rates wc pub
lish In another place.
EXCHANGE—Our banks charge )4 per cent, premium for
Northern Sight Exchange, but the tendency Is to a lower
rate.
The New York correspondent of the
Charleston Courier says there is now a lively
movement of horses to the South. -They are
generally fine blooded animals, bought in the
New England market at high figures, and are
destined to grace the stables of wealthy plan
ters. The equine exportation to the South is
uncommonly large this year.
Chiiap Living in Paris.—A correspondent of
the New York Herald writes from Paris as fol
lows:
Here is the result of one day’s expenses:
Room 20 sous; breakfast 5; lunch 7; dinner 16
—making a total of 47 sous, or little less in fed
eral currency than thpt number of cents. But
many live here at a much less rate than that. I
do not, of course, refer to the laboring people—
men and women who live on half of it—but to
clerks, students, artists, men about town, and
the like. It is not considered disgraceful hero
to be economical, and I have often seen very
gentlemanly men coming out of a baker’s shop
in the morning with a small roll in their hands
which cost one sou, and which they ate as they
passed along the streets. A very distinguished
professor in the college of Sarbonne was pointed
out'to me a few days since, engaged in this eco
nomical combination of locomotion and mastica
tion.
Some men eat to live; while others live to eat.
Which of the .two is the more useful class in
society ?
—
Horse Cheskut Starch.—Dr. Jewett has
left in the counting-room of the Traveler, where
it may be seen by those interested in the mat
ter, au ounce or two of fine starch, extracted
from only eight horse chesnuts, picked up in
the street, The experiment shows this nut to
be so abundant in starch, that it may readily be
turned to valuable account. —Boston Traveler.
Few trees bear fruit more abundantly than
the one referred to; and as it may be easily
propagated, especially at the South, we trust
that the statement to the effect, the nuts abound
in starch may prove true and of value.
A Planters' Convention was held at Nashville,
(Teuu.) on the 10th ult., which passed resolu
tions recommending to the several Southern
Slates the establishments of State Boards of
Agriculture, with auxiliary county societies;
the adoption of a plan for collecting and publish
ing annual agricultural statistics, and semi
monthly reports of ths growing cotton crops in
all the counties of each State; also appointing a
committee to apply, through Congress, to the
Navy Department for a corps of engineers to
survey the Mississippi valley, with a view to the
improvement of the levee system; also recom
mending the publication of a periodical to be de
voted to the cotton and sugar interests. The
next convention will be held at Holly Springs
(Miss.) on the first Monday of October, 1860.
CHINESE COOLIES IN CHINA.
According to the official report, recently pub
lished, upwards of forty-three thousand coolies
have been imported into the Island of Cuba, up
to the present time. The first vessel, the Oquen
do, arrived in Havana on the 3d of June, 1847,
witli 206, and the second on the 12th of the
same month and year, with 365. But these
were only experiments. The trade did not real
ly open until six years later—in 1853. In that
year the number of arrivals was fifteen, and .the
number of colonists, as they then, and are still,
by euphemy, officially called, landed was 4,307
out of 6,lso'shipped. The next year, as also in
1855, there was a considerable falling off, but in
1856 it revived again with renewed vigor. The
importations that year were 4,968. In 1857
they were 8,547, and in the following year 13,-
385, a very high figure, which will scarcely be
reached the present year.
The importations were made in 108 vessels, of
which 37 were British, 17 American, 16 Span
ish, 15 French, 15 Dutch, 9 Peruvian, 3 Portu
guese, 3 Bremen, 2 Norwegian, 2 Chilian, and 1
Danish, the tonago of which varied trom 240 to
3JJO6, and the voyage from 80 to 230 days.—
Th« number of passengers likewise varied, but
n o l Apparently with the size of the ship, but
with tV? convenience or conscience of the ship
per. on% B \,ip i n 1857 brought out from Macon
900 souls, another 915 in 1858, and still another
the first monl\ 0 f the present year 1,000, lack
ing only one. \
.As to-the moi't;TVv during the passage, it va
ries still more, and 'Syparently according to the
length of the voyagS\the size of the vessel,
number of passengers, character of the ship
per combined. In 1854 only 2.23 per
cent., but two years later, up«n the revival of
the trade, it ran up to 19,24i% e r cent. This
was in 1856, nor does there appeh* to be much
falling oft’ since. The last year it per
cent The average since the opening 0 f the
trade is 15.20 per cent. \
The greater part of these shipments
made from the ports of Amoy, Macao and SwV
tow; comparatively few from Hong Kong.—
They were, of course, from the lowest of the
low, the very refuse of the mixed population is
which collect in those cities; all of them in the
greatest destitution, and many of them fugitives
from justice. It is, indeed, but the confession of
all, both the interested shipper and the uninter
ested traveler, that a more vicious set of men
was never gotten together, than the mixed
Asiatics, which from almost every city and is
land of the South Pacific, under the common
name of Cooly, have been introduced into the
Island of Cuba.
We have frequently before had occasion to
speak of the character of this trade, two clearly
showed, indeed, by the above statement, as also
of the present value of Cooly labor, as compared
with that of the negro. But these are not, by
any means, the paramount questions which na
turally come up in the consideration of the sub
ject. It is that of the future disposition of the
vicious “ colonists” when at length the limited
limited term of their service has expired. Will
they, or can they, even if the Government should
insist upon it, be shipped back home again, or
are they to remain, free and permanent colonists
of the island, after their eight years at all have
expired ? These are questions of the highest
importance, which we are not surprised to see
extensively agitating tho public mind.
We are afraid the day of the opening of the
Cooly trade will provo an unfortunate one for
our neighbors, it has, it is true, apparently
supplied the great demand for labor, but consid
ering its actual cost and its character, it is very
doubtful whether it has, as a whole, proved a
source of national wealth. In the meantime, the
number of colonists is daily increasing—lt is al
ready about one-tenth of the entire white popula
tion of the island—and what to db with them
when the term of their labor shall have expired,
and they shall be free to do with themselves as
they please, remain to be seen. It is possible a
portion of them may settle down and make good
citizens in their new home, while others seek
their older ones, though where they will find
the means it is difficult to say; but it is to be
feared, judging from what we know of their
character and from the history of their brethren
elsewhere, especially in California, that the num
ber in oitlier case will be small. —[W. 0. Pic.
■— - ■
The Cooly Emigrant Trade. —The Havana
correspondent of the New York Journal of Com
merce furnishes that paper with some interest
ing statistics of the Cooly Trade, from which we
condense the following: The number of ships
engaged in the traffic since 1847—the year of
the first importation—to Sept. 1859, is 116 ; ton
nage, 90,216; number of emigrants shipped,
50,880, of whom 43,038 were landed, and 7,842
died, being an average loss of 15.20 per 100.
Western Hog and Corn Markets —The
Opening Rates. —The Cincinnati Price Current ,
of the 12th inst., has the following concerning
the Western hog market, and the opening prices
of new corn:
In the early part of the week about 2,500
head hogs sold at $6 net, to be delivered the first
ten days of November. A portion of them were
taken to fill contracts. The last day or two the
offerings at this rate were quite large, and 1,000
head, to average 225 lbs. and to be delivered be
tween the 10th and 15th of November, were on
the market at $6, without finding a purchaser.
1,500 head, we understand, were contracted to
be delivered before the 20th of November, at
$5.75; but for all November $5.50 is the outside
rate offered.
In Kontucky, hogs are forward and fat, and
it is probable they will be in earlier from that
State than is expected. The feeling on the part
of regular dealers is quite probable that the
opening prices will be the highest paid during
the season. Packers will undoubtedly profit by
the experience of last year, and there must be
the strongest kind of inducements, we think, to
tempt them to pay even moderately high prices.
During the past week there has been quite a
large business done in the way of contracts for
new corn, and the sales reached 50,000 bushels,
beginning at 65 cents and closing dull at 50
cents. Included in these sales were one lot of
25,000 bushels, to be delivered in all this month,
at 65 cents. This was bought in Indiana, east
of Indianapolis, at 20 cents, and cost but 13
cents to deliver it here, so that the operation
paid the sellers handsomely—the gres* anxiety
to sell corn, and at the same time to buy hogs to
feed it to, are very suggestive -bots for those
who deal iii pork.
Our advices from Kentucky, with hardly an
exception, report a good torn crop, and a pros
pective large hog crop Beef cattle are repre
sented abundant throughout the West, and in
good condition. Bi* the wheat crop is, without
an exception, reported below an average.
A Rare BisO. —A flamingo was shot a few
days ago nesf Wilmington, N. C. It was six
feet six iDshes high, and when its wings were
extended, measured six feet eight inches. It is
a fowl rarely seen in the United States.
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