Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-12
SELECTIONS.
From the august No. efthe Farmers Register.
TIE MoRuS MULTICAULlS CROP AND


defnl II y noSt rupale omission ~ publication.
il they kept aPPnsed of tie general stair
OF The market fer thls agricultural product and
Important commodity ot Trade. ard subject al speeu-
lalon. We have not designed 10 offer frequent OF
very minute rcpotls. To do that would require
publication fof that purpose alone-and such one
already rxisis. in Mons Sill Farmer ct Pba.
rirphla which IS Little weekly sheet devoted to
this subject. aud whirh every person interested IN
the sales naahl 10 have Tie ESTABLISHING NJ OF such
publication is ono Of the most striking features OF
this very remarkable mulberry speculation; and y
file OF The Sill Famei will ptcscn hereafter a ril-
nous and copions record Of speculation statistics
and Of tpfteat opinions the subject Our own
reports. tins subject must necessarily be compaf-
aii,clv very shor aud gtscn AT distant intervals
We have rudcaYuurcd mol much to give the strong
est iarts. ur Tie osl recent of pflrcs as the
general anu uutoubted condition 4 tic market. and
well considered aud conet opnious. Ol course
We must be always ~ the al The lacs accounts
The npinDns expressed N our last report this
supjeet. given two months ago. tat page 37l) have
been fully confrt ed 10y tic Ncuia, so iat as known,
aud TO this day. lilsie have been some n1ctua-
tons. riices advanced more lapidly IN Juy than
expected and cafls IN August. thefe mas some
thing uf reafiinn Phiiadel ha, lthe etcai mulberry
ma,t) and some decline II pm IN lie case par.
Iculat holgers who Wcre either ycIy mid vt com
pelltd to raist m0t,Y lie general pressure IN tic
money market nee sssaillY ced mulberry sales
and ecu aiinns. Ne gard 10 stocks OF all
kinds, aud all subjects Il sFeculaton. Sail 10 sac
fihces lon previous pfiees) were made by any rx-
oept small cUItivaofs aud hedc,s and NJ
have heard 81 M sale OF any description made al less
han considerable advance tie pilges OF Juls 1si,
since Uhic ifnse There has been. on the whole a
general sound lnct case II the actual pces PAID OF
.opliacied fo, Al that time, 80 urn ifecs a psrt of
our own planting. TN Gaggin's Point tarm1 we're
sold ior % cents aud crops growing IN and near this
nwn act al better gtoeth have been sold witlan The
last ten days At prices ranging hom 50 to TO eenfs
aud TO persons who purchased to plant, aud 4 par.
r.sold at 80 ceurs.
We have. At 40 Time, beru so sanrotuc as mosi
other rsons IN regard 10 Tie prices Of this year;
still, We have attached uo poitduee 10 the rfeeat
depression, with sou l.apic, ~ The market aud con.
sder thai II has aleady nearly pa,srd away, wbetu
II originated, and had been most ltt Through the
c"nnify generally, II has tot been lti at all. aud
scarcely heard et, though exaggerated ruinofs tn
some qnastefs caused alarm and, eonscq ncnily OF.
iers were made 10 sell at reduced pncts. The lule
effect Produced by the decline OF demand, and the
consequent paiiic has served TO increase our degree
OF confidence IA the demand and IN present pieces,
at least. beng steadily maintained. Tie real d, maud
1er eutYauon has seaCty set ton mctctd and
indeed II is too to buy any crop months befo1e
II isfipe. The speculative demand started too soou
and advanced too fast and therefore uccessaril,
checked by pressure winch bore heavily ON The
whole Trade and moueyed transactions OF the roun.
try. 1t is perhaps out Of place here To discuss
state OF the markct which already Iassine away
where originated. Bnf the first news OF it, and
that much exaggerated may yci be slowly reach
ing our distant readers and may render this STATE.
ment OF some utllny TO them. Fot ourselves, Though
we may be rs liable to mistake as others) as Al ne
sent iniUrned. we would not take less than the n
yerage price ul 30 cents iuf our remaining trees
grown roln cuttings planted this year--which price,
indeed. w0uli be less than halt cent a piece iur the
buds thereon.
From the journal Amcl lean SIX Soeieig, Baltimore
PROSPECT AND PRICES OF THE MULTI
CAJLlS.
1t will no dou5i be expected of us 10 give our o.
pinon as TO tie prospect Il sales, aud the probable
prices OF The mnltcaulis, The ensuing season. The
numerous personal calls receive aily II nothing
slse, shew that this Is expected OF rs. We would
much rather leave lie whole subject To tho decision
OF Time bui as we have no choice, give our opin-
ION, such as II is-sugsesiing that Il be borne in
mind, that we have no pecunIaty interest be alice
ted by the result one MY the other; that we do
own, have we any interest in nee hundred
trees, aud that whole sole object. IN all we wlile
OF say, OF do, IS the success OF the great causf the
good OF our country, our whole country, and uohug
but our county,
We most sincerely believe that the prices of trees
The coming season, viii be iny cents, or upwards
for far slzedmell nalused wood. At present, how
tsei. iat price cannot be Obtained. nr various aud
Conclusive reasons. People seldom purchase trees
or seeds 10 plant, I'LL The time II planting. Last
year, is true, owing to the excitement, be pleat
majority OF sales made IN the fall aud winter
Bui the coming season viii be different lar as we
can judge. Planters OF trees viii prefer purchasing
in The latter part OF winter aud IN the spring TO run
ming the risk CT keeping them over winter and
hence attempts to sell nov will generally fiI or sue
coed only Al tie expense oil material reduction IN
price
We know full well thai sales lave been made at
80, 30, 40, and so Tree, Tor urge quanl.
ties, and some SMALLER sales have been made at even
higher rates. but not enough OF euher establish
market value 10 the article ibIs time. wheu there
IS no ,narke Tor H. property speaking. Bun the pub
M alton oil these sales has induced grow of tfees to
rush upon the market with the hope OF selling at the
same prices. They these publications. think
they the euireui prices, easily alaInaLr aud al
onlshed 10 fluid that thew cannot Oct the n,
or any thing like them, when they offer Heir
trees IN market. Now the whole fault lies in the
time Of offering sell, in the value ufhe artiel,
offered Suppose that the farmers should all at one,
come TO market with ali the wheat in the country
what would be the effect, The market would b,
overloaded with wheat and sales could moi b.
made ot any Of 1t, except at great reduction il
price.
Let growers OF trees bear in mind the simple fac,
that judicisus People never purchase pershable ar
cIes SIX months before they want 10 them and
bove ALL let il he renenbeicd, that farmers sedot
purchase ssedor plants any length OF Time beior
they are ready 10 plant.
We haye no reason TO change opinion, here
tefore expressed, % the present crop Throughout
The country. Most siacereIy do we be believe tn;
there are not trees Ugh 80 any one stale, IN III