Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-09-30
WHEAT TRADE AT SOUTHPORT

Few persons at the cast we believe, have
an adequate idea of the rapid development
of our agricultural resources, land the pro-
gress which is being made in the growing Of
wheat. Especially when the comparative
recent date of the first settlement ofthis por
ton cfthe country is taken into the account,
our advancement from condition Of Deepen
dency, 10 suppliers and exporte rs,is almost
without parallel. Five years ago, that
portion of Wisconsin lying between Lake
Michigan and Rock River, was dependent
for its breadstuffs on Indiana, Michigan and
Oho-large quantities of flour were bro't
from Michigan City and various other pa-
ces across the lake, to supply the wants of
our new settlements; now this same dis
trict of country has large surplus ofwhcat
and every species of craft sailing the upper
lakes that can be obtained, is called in re-
QUESTION to transport itsproducts to the east
Before another five years shall have passed
away, that portion of Wisconsin included in
the before mentioned limits, will produce
wheat enough to supply all New England.
The first shipment of wheat ever made
from Southport was in the fall of 1871; The
amount however was small, probably not
exceeding in quantity what has been pur-
chase in single day at this place this fall.
In 1912, the amount sent east was also
small; in lo43 the amount shipped from this
place was about 10000 bushels; in 1914
(last year, the amount reached nearly I2O,-
COO bushels, We have not yet ascerained
with accuracy the number of bushels put
chased at This place this season, but we are
confident it will more than treble the amount
of last year before the clio Sc of aavigatle n.
New wheat commenced coming into market
about the first of August (:wo months ago)
and has continued TO increase in quantity
every week up TO the present time; during
last week over 10000 bushels were purchas
ed in this market. What proportion of the
surplus wheat produced in the eastern part
OF this Territory is marketed at Southport.
we are unable to say other places are pur.
chasing largely. The transition of our Ter.
rtory from infancy TO manhood in The mat.
ter OF gram growing,h has been rapid; short
time since our inhabitants were nearly all
buyers for their own consumption; now
our farmers are nearly all sellers, and thou
sands are fed from the products of Wiscon.
s'n in tho eastern states, as well as in her
mgcsiy's dominons.
The price of wheat a, this place ranged du
ring the past week from GO to G5 cents
which is quite falling off from tha, paid
two and three weeks ago. The falling off
the price is chiefly owing to the fact. tina,
ireights have recently been rais ed hun.
drcd per cent on the lakes: four weeks n.
Co. the freight on wheat to Buffalo was from
10 cents per bus he'll: now si.rseea cents
are paid for freight. This sudden rise has
been occasioned by the great demand for |
freight vessels this fall.
"eperceire b! our exchanges that whea,
is sell ne in Iowa Territory in the mar.
ket towns on the Mississippi, from 81 to |
oo cents per bushel. Our farmers in eastern
"isconsn, will perceive that they possess
decided advantages over many portions oil
the wes',so tar as marke, for their products
is concerned.