The Litchfield County post., 1827-12-20
Litchfeld, Dec. II, 1927.
Mr.. SMITH

Litchfed, Dec. II, 1897.
Mr.. SMITH
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The Albany papers mention the arrival at that city
oh Abiudy SATURDAY Oth oHu 'tH luSlo' VI oo
Canal Boats, from the west, and on Monday following
37-Tuesday %, and Wednesday 30, making in five
days, hundred and twenty-seven boats, heavily
laden mostly with flour and wheat The early suspen-
sion of internal navigation by the November frosts
threatened serious evil, not only to western mer-
chants who had made contracts, 20 be paid in -four
and grain, but also to those parts of the country which
dopon1 in ho;r choaoe and much
the prices Of provisions in the Albany and New-York
markets. Even in this vicinity, -four rose in Nov.
from 1925 to 1915 $500 per hundred, il ancipa-
ton that the canal would again open this season,
and that Duchess county farmers would find a
great market for their grain in New-York The late
busy hum of business, however, at Albany, will put
stop any further specuatons in this article, and we
shall be able hereafter to buy the staff of life at the
good old fashioned price, $500 and 1926 per hun
dred. By the way, find in the last New-York pri-
current that butter is but from to Is cents per
round there and in the Boston prices current that it
IRON II to IS cents per pound in that city. One Of
our Litchded farmers this day informed US that he
recently sold large quantity Of the very best table
butter IN New Haven for II cents per pound and that
he firmly believed the article is high as it will
be this winter. We suspect that our farmers who are
now refusing one shilling per b. for butter will not
make per cent. interest on the property by keeping
il on hand. 1t is fact which applies to Amos, every
article ofproduce, that early cry Of scarcity Of any
one article Invariably produces surplus Of the article
before The close of the The purchaser cacu-
Iates to consume less, & in anticipation ofhigh prices
and The seller is careful little none; and
| what, with common consumption, would have been a
scarcity, very soon becomes redundancy, and those
who in the early part of the season refused large
price for this article of produce, in the end obi
ged to sell at comparatively low price, The natural
consequence of Withholding produce from the market
in hopes Of higher price hereafter, i, to learn the
purchaser get along with much less quantity than
he would have otherwise consumed, and in the end
to throw much into the market at TO enable him 10
purchase at very nearly his own price, instead OF Civ
ing the price which the farmer may ask In this par
ticuar think market men don't work right
| for their own interest.
State Register-The State Register for 1923, re-
Gently published by Norton Russell, of Hartford is
for sale in town, and is recommended by gentle.
men who have carefully examined il, being cor
rect and highly valuable work. The typographical
appearance 10 very honorable 10 the publishers and
we hope they will Obtain liberal reward for the la
bour and expense they have bestowed upon the work
Those who purchased the first number Of their
al, presume viii prefer the second number any
other .! the kind. -
The Rev. AbsaIom Peters, OF MY. has declines
the cali Of the Second Parish in Portland, on accoun
he pressing calls Of his present duties, Cores
ponding SccTTsary ofthe American Home MisssCnar!
Society.