American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-16

OF Hay there were seventeen million tons,
worth, at Sc per ton, Sl02 900 900; the second
most valuable product of American agriculture,
doubling that of cotton, as will be seen below
New York raises about five million tons; Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Ohio, about two millions
each; Name and Vermont, one and quarter
million each; Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
and Connecticut, from six TO seven hundred
thousand pounds each; New Jersey and Illinois,
about three hundred and seventy-five thousand
each; and Virginia. four hundred and forty-iour
thousand.
Of Cotton the crop is put at eight hundred
and seventy-two million pounds, equal, at six
cents per h. to $50 900. Georgia raises
the largest quantity, two hundred and thir-
teen million pounds; Mississippi, one hundred
and ninety-fve millions; Louisiana, one hun
dred and iiity-four millions; Alabama, one
| hundred and forty millions; North Carolina,
! ifty-onc millions; South Carolina forty-nine,
and Tennessee thirty-ninc; Arkansas fourteen,
Florida nine millions.
Of Sugar the estimate is for two hundred
aud one million pounds, equal, at l-2 cents
per h., to $1,000, 900. Louisiana produces
one hundred and sixty million pounds, and the
next highest is Indiana, with her maple sugar,
seven and quarter millions; Ohio and Yer
mont each produce about four and quarter
millions.
Of Rice there are one hundred and eleven
million pounds South Carolina has almost a
monopoly of this staple raising about eighty
four million pounds. Georgia raises between
seventeen and eighteen millions, and Louisiana
about five millions,
| Of ICJacco there are grown about one hun
drcd and fiity-two million pounds. Kentucky
takes the lead in this article, raising about fifty
eight millions; Tennessee and Virginia each
raises about thirty-thrce millions; Missouri
twelve, Ohio six, and Maryland not much over
half a million pounds.
From this estimate of the quantity and va
lue of the chief agricultural crops of the
United States, it results that Indian Corn is
the most valuable of all our products. Hay
comes next, and only just below. Its value
exceeds that of Wheat, which comes third,
about so per cent, and doubles that of Cotton,
which stands fourth. Oats stand fifth, and Po-
tatoes sixth.
RELIEF TO THE PITTsBURGH SUFFERERS
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives,
on Tuesday, received the following message
from Gov. Skunk:
/ Gcntlemen-Tho destroyer has come upon
our Western Emporium. 1t is estimated that
one-third of the city of Pittsburgh, including
two-thirds Of the business capital, was consum-
ed by fire on Thursday last The mind is APP
palled by the contemplation of this desolation
About | 100 dwellings are in ruins-six or eight
thousand inhabitants are houseless, and mil
lions of property are destroyed This vista
ton of Providence strikes from beneath us all
self-dependence, and enforces the instruction
from the Book of Life, that ssother foundation
can no man lay than that is laid, which is Je-
sus Christ" and the necessity of that faith,
''that looks for city which hath foundations,
whose builder and maker is God''
A week ago Pittsburgh was like the season
expanding its energies, renewing its vgor, and
animated with abundant life. Now its strength
is humbled. more hospitable, benevolent,
and energetic people than its citizens can no
where be found The weight of their present
distress is tremendous. 1t appeals for some re-
lief with rcsstless force. have had an inter
view with committee Of the citizens, and re-
ceved written communication from them
This, and letter which has been received while
this message is transcribing, are herewith trans
mitted. They give graphic outline of their
loss, and express manly confidence in their I'LL
innate ability to restore it.
This is one of those public calamities that
speak to the whole people and their represen-
tulVes III terIls tilat are 1elt ana understood by
all. 1t invokes your immediate attention. |
shall most heartily concur in any measure of
rolief, Which your wisdom may suggest, know
ing that it will be worthy of the commonw ealth
that gives, and the people who receive.
FRS. r. SKUNK.
A bill was Immediately submitted, which APP
proprates the sum of $50, 900 out of the State
Treasury for the relief of the suffering, sus-
ponds the cancellation of relief notes, releases
the State and County taxes of the sufferers for
the present year, and the years lS46, At and
AS, and RENTS the licenses taxed upon dealers
in merchandise whose establishments have been
destroyed. The bill was forthwith taken up
and passed by unanimous vote
LATER FROM PITTSBURG.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE. The
mails of last evening furnish some further but
rather unsatisfactory, accounts of the great fire
at Pittsburg. We copy the following from the
Gazette Of Saturday afternoon;
The bldiriI,loL ToSsss Tha Ioss of Soma IA,