Show the true scale of prices hearing some expressions of dissatisfaction at the low rates of vegetables as 23 hawked through the streets by certain individuals we called upon mr I 1 fe E sayers and ascertained the prices fixed upon by the gardeners of this city which to us seemed fair and equitable at our request mr sayers furnished us hla hia views on the subject aa as follows it is not without reason that many complaints are made of the low prices at which garden vegetables are sold in comparison with other obber articles of food this subject although apparently of little consequence to td the community upon a little inquiry will be found to be worthy of serious consideration it will be readily seen that all communities must ia in a great measure live from the produce of the soil and it is from the garden as well as the farm that a great portion of the elements that contribute to our home supplies are derived under this supposition it has been held as a general rule that the produce from the soil should bro brt b in proportionate value with the price of chandeze dize and other articles in the market the present prices of vegetables are far below what is usual in the states while the articles of foreign growth and manufacture such as tea lea tobacco and all ail kinds of wearing apparel are from three to four times dearer than in the states from whence they are imported now the question is why not sell at prices in proportion to the prices of the at articles tides that are to be purchased in new york or st SL louis a bushel of green peas sells for suppose that this money is spent for sugar at 10 acts per ib lb the exchange would bring 15 lbs ibs in this city lushel dushel peas aas are sold at 25 acts per peck or a dollar per bushel and when exchanged exchange for sugar at 65 acts per ib lb will bring one pound and a half coffee tea and every other article will bear the same restriction other vegetable products also are sold at the he same low price of peas now carry out this tb is manner of sale or exchange and the he consequence will be a scarcity of vegetable food and many must suffer from parting with their garden produce when not ill in a matured state stale the great item of universal economy io in domestic produce is to use as little as possible of vegetable food until it comes into a state of maturity let any person for a moment estimate the value of a bushel of green peas as food and then compare the same when ripe and it will be seen that the latter are far the most valuable so also with beans carrots beets and most kinds of vegetables it may be to argued that every person has a right to dispose of any produce they ralso raise in any way that they think proper and why should any one ODB control that which they have no right or claim tot to T this is an argument which cannot be disputed but as the smith the painter and most other mechanics have agreed to conform to certain fa prices r i ces as a fair compensation for their industrial labors b ors why should not the gardener the farmer and all culli cultivators acors of the soil also agree to conform to certain prices equivalent to their labor many have cause to say cay 1 I have vegetables for sale but do not know what to ask for them thein I 1 do not know the price this caa be ascertained in no other way than by estimating the actual actual cost of labor and other expenses in in growing garden produce upon a fair estimate of the expense of producing articles fr arm m the garden I 1 find that in order to sell without a lon ion loss los peas are woith 50 to 75 acts per peck green beans the same beets turnips etc 25 23 io to 30 acts per dozen doten onions 15 to 20 acts per dozen cucumbers 20 to 30 acts per dozen cabbage 75 acts to sl ider lder per dozen and other things in proportion I 1 hear hoar h r of young potatoes being sold at this time for 50 cents per peck I 1 which should be sold for 1 to realize a fair compensation as one peck at this time will make three or four pecks in the fall when fully grown I 1 am well aware that it is is not my province to dictate prices to others my object in writing this article is merely to draw attention to the tha subject so far as it relates to the welfare orthe of the community trusting that every one will duly co I 1 sider the propriety ef of making the most roost and dest desy use in all respects of the produce of the son ai a a duty we owe to the giver of all whether necessity in some extreme case ha has induced any person to thus barter batter away their produce as it were for a mere mcra song we have not yet learned but have no hesitation in urging that as necessity is the mother of invention those who get BO so hard up for gew gaws gawe fancy fix ings and imported luxuries at exorbitant rate rates should either dispose of their vegetables etc at full value or invent some means mears of dispensing with the ha use of imported goods the graham tobacco in in mr G D watts gar garden den alluded to a few weeks since is now blossoming bloss oming the seed plants are about four feet high the measurement of a single leaf of this tobacco astonished us we give the dimensions to our readers length of leaf tuo two feet and nine inches width of leaf eighteen inches circumference of the stem near the ground grounds five and a half inches tha tile leaf of this variety Is rough while that of the other variety is smooth of entirely different shape and vastly inferior in la size there is yet encouragement for the inveterate chewer and smoker but this plant is Js most highly recommended for alses bruises br and all sick cattle for w which uses mr waft bears testimony from flom last winters experience that tobacco operates almost miraculously the potatoes in various localities are beginning to set new potatoes bo however wever have been selling in this city for two weeks past THE where is it what is it who knows who will tell us green oreen corn Is ij becoming somewhat plentiful |