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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. 191